New Jay Lethal Compilation

[Big Red Machine]

Today's "Tuesday Rollout" was a "best of" for Jay Lethal. Here is the description and match listing:

The fans of Ring of Honor have seen Jay Lethal grow up right in front of them. From his debut as Hydro in 2002 as part of the party-happy group known as Special K to his time spent under the tutelage of Samoa Joe, the ROH faithful watched Lethal grow as both a competitor and as a man. When he captured his first ROH championship, it was the culmination of a young man’s dream and the battles he fought against the likes of CM Punk, Low Ki, Spanky, and even Joe were proof that he earned his respect every step of the way.


After several years away, Lethal came back to the fold in 2011 a matured, seasoned fighter and immediately jumped back into the hunt for championships with contests against El Generico, Mike Bennett, Davey Richards, Roderick Strong, and others. From his return at “Best in the World 2011” against Bennett through his ROH World Title bout against Richards at “Homecoming 2012”, Jay hit the ring running and hasn’t looked back since. This 2-DVD set is a look back at what shaped Lethal, at the challenges he has faced since his return, and a warning to every competitor in ROH that there’s likely a Lethal Injection in their future…

Disc 1 (2003-2005)
1. Special K (Deranged, Hydro, Angel Dust, Yeyo, & Slugger) vs. The Ring Crew Express & The Outcast Killaz...Revenge On The Prophecy 1/11/03
2. Hydro vs. Alex Shelley...Generation Next 5/22/04
3. Hydro vs. CM Punk...Survival of the Fittest 2004 6/24/04 (include closing moments of tag title match and Punk promo which leads into this match)
4. Segment from ROH Completion (first thing on show) where Samoa Joe tells Hydro to change his name and become more serious
5. Jay Lethal vs. Low Ki...Midnight Express Reunion 10/2/04
6. Jay Lethal & Samoa Joe vs. Nigel McGuinness & John Walters...Weekend of Thunder Night 1 11/5/04
7. Clips of Jay Lethal vs. John Walters (ROH Pure Title Match)...Trios Tournament 3/5/05
8. Jay Lethal vs. Spanky (ROH Pure Title Match)...Stalemate 4/16/05
9. Closing minutes of Lethal/Joe vs. Ki/Homicide from Manhattan Mayhem 5/7/05
10. Highlights of Low Ki vs. Lethal from Death Before Dishonor III 6/18/05
11. Jay Lethal & Samoa Joe vs. Low Ki & Homicide...Punk: The Final Chapter 8/13/05
12. Jay Lethal vs. Low Ki (Fight Without Honor)...Glory By Honor IV 9/17/05
13. Aftermatch of Homicide vs. Colt Cabana...Glory By Honor IV 9/17/05
14. Jay Lethal vs. Low Ki (Fight Without Honor II)...Glory By Honor IV 9/17/05
15. Jay Lethal vs. Samoa Joe...Steel Cage Warfare 12/3/05 (include promo/video package earlier on the DVD)

Disc 2 (2011-2012)
1. Jay Lethal vs. Mike Bennett...Best in the World 6/26/11
2. Jay Lethal vs. El Generico (World TV Title Match)...ROH TV 10/1/11
3. Jay Lethal & Homicide vs. Tommaso Ciampa & Rhyno...Death Before Dishonor IX 9/17/11
4. Jay Lethal vs. Mike Bennett (World TV Title Match)...ROH TV 10/22/11
5. Jay Lethal vs. Mark Briscoe...Gateway To Honor 11/6/11
6. Jay Lethal vs. Roderick Strong...Glory By Honor X 11/19/11
7. Jay Lethal vs. El Generico (World TV Title Match)...ROH TV 11/26/11
8. Jay Lethal vs. TJ Perkins...Spartanburg, SC 12/3/11
9. Jay Lethal vs. Adam Cole...Greensboro, NC 12/4/11
10. Jay Lethal vs. Mike Bennett vs. Jay Lethal (World TV Title Elimination Match)...Final Battle 2011 12/23/11
11. Jay Lethal vs. Davey Richards (ROH World Title Match)...The Homecoming 2012

[Big Red Machine]

I'd definitely give this one a "don't buy" unless Jay Lethal is your favorite wrestler ever. Most of the matches on the first disc are pretty good, but not spectacular, although I will admit that many of them are important moments in Jay's ROH career. The second disc, though, is where the problem comes in. ROH has pretty much just thrown together every match that Jay has had since he returned to the company, put it on a DVD and claimed it was the "best." They did the same thing with the WGTT "best of" from early last year. Don't get me wrong, so of the new "best of"s (Steen, Nigel, Homicide, Year One, Dragon, Hero) have been good, but when they do things like this, it just shoots all of that in the foot.