BRM Reviews The 1/21/2012 ROH
Posted: Feb 13th, '12, 02:27
I'm trying to get back into this, completely spoiler-free, so here we go:
PRE-MATCH PROMOS- okay
EDDIE EDWARDS vs. MIKE MONDO- 5/10. Told a nice little story.
HYPE FOR SHOWDOWN IN THE SUN: Hype for PPV’s is always good.
WRESTLING’S GREATEST TAG TEAM PROMO- GREAT! (more Shelton than Charlie, though).
CHAIRSHOTS TO THE HEAD ARE NOW KAYFABE BANNED- hmmm…
JIM CORNETTE INTERVIEWS THE BRISCOE BROTHERS- okay
RICKY REYES vs. RODERICK STRONG (w/Truth Martini & Michael Elgin)- 5.5/10. Roddy shouldn’t need a handful of tights to beat Ricky Reyes.
KEVIN STEEN PROMO- great
DAVEY RICHARDS & KYLE O’REILLY PROMO- O’Reilly wanting to be an American Wolf with Davey (rather than their own team name) came off too fan-boyish, and made Kyle not seem like his own person.
KENNY KING (w/Rhett Titus) vs. MATT JACKSON (w/Nick Jackson)- 7/10
Overall, a decent episode of ROH.
PRE-MATCH PROMOS- okay
EDDIE EDWARDS vs. MIKE MONDO- 5/10. Told a nice little story.
HYPE FOR SHOWDOWN IN THE SUN: Hype for PPV’s is always good.
WRESTLING’S GREATEST TAG TEAM PROMO- GREAT! (more Shelton than Charlie, though).
CHAIRSHOTS TO THE HEAD ARE NOW KAYFABE BANNED- hmmm…
JIM CORNETTE INTERVIEWS THE BRISCOE BROTHERS- okay
RICKY REYES vs. RODERICK STRONG (w/Truth Martini & Michael Elgin)- 5.5/10. Roddy shouldn’t need a handful of tights to beat Ricky Reyes.
KEVIN STEEN PROMO- great
DAVEY RICHARDS & KYLE O’REILLY PROMO- O’Reilly wanting to be an American Wolf with Davey (rather than their own team name) came off too fan-boyish, and made Kyle not seem like his own person.
KENNY KING (w/Rhett Titus) vs. MATT JACKSON (w/Nick Jackson)- 7/10
Overall, a decent episode of ROH.