ROH Best in the World 2015
Opening Video: Same awesome one they had been promoting all week leading to the show.
Donovan Dijak w/ Truth Martini vs Mark Briscoe w/ODB - 5/10
Really good opener to get the crowd pumped. Mark took some sicks tosses around the match, Dijak on the other hand continues to fail to impress me, the only thing he has going on for him is he's tall. Announcers also said Mark is now a dad, and something in my head tells me the Briscoes shouldn't be breeding.
ACH and 'Reborn' Matt Sydal vs The Decade - 6/10
Sydal and ACH were fantastic, just beautiful execution of moves. Page now feels more like a household name, and Whitmer didn't break his neck, so it's all good. Didn't like Page pinning Sydal, but I realize it's the only combination that works to further the feud for DBD.
Dalton Castle vs Silas Young - 6.5/10
The greatest entrance in ROH history, and now the 'boys' with the greatest chant. The match was fun, loved the boys fanning Silas to fall to the pin. The right man won and I hope it eventually leads to a 'If Silas loses, he becomes one of the 'boys'' match. On a side note, Silas is the older, manlier, mustache version of Jon Moxley.
C&C Wrestle Factory vs War Machine - 3.5/10
the battle of the 'I don't have nothing to do'. I've never cared for CC to a point where I would have rather have War Machine be super dominant in this match. Post-match stuff with Cedric and CC was dumb, they were already done and we don't get neither a mean streak from Cedric, we don't get follow up on Cedric bragging on beating Moose, and no one gets elevated here. Bad Segment.
No 1 Contendership for the World Title Match
'Unbreakable' Michael Elgin vs Moose w/The Embassy vs Roderick Strong - 7.5
Moose came out with cheerleaders tonight, awesome, one of them was Alicia Way of PWG and Candice and Joey Show fame. Moose looked stupid wearing a helmet, i liked the shoulders. Roderick comes out to one of the loudest pops of the night so far. This is likely the best match Moose has had since he signed, and potentially one of the best Elgin matches I've seen all year. Roderick was a freaking machine tonight, i wonder if he's on coke or something, his stamina levels is just off the charts. The two superplex spot was awesome. It's interesting that Roddy defeats these two big guys tonight, since I had just watched him defeat Brian Cage and Chris Hero at PWG DDT4.
Post-Match - Veda attacks Moose, Cedric Attacks Moose, Apparently Cedric joins Veda. Ok, now we got some follow up from ROHTV stuff. Thank you, that's all I wanted.
The Kingdom w/ Maria vs The Bullet Club - 9/10
The Kingdom t-shirt says 'Big in Japan', not related to Hero and Cabana who are 'Big in USA'. This match is the graphic representation of why I love wrestling, just tons of fun, wrestling, good heel/face work, Maria getting superkicked, and Adam Cole BAYBAY!! AWESOME FINISH!
ROH World Tag Team Title Match
The Addiction (C) vs reDragon - 8/10
O'Reilly takes one of the sickest chair shots in the latter years of wrestling, actually, the whole match had some really stiff looking spots considering these are two teams that don't usually go hardcore. With some work, they could really escalate this to a Ladder War. While they kept showing Sabin in the promos, they someone made me forget he could still be a factor in the match.
ROH World Title vs ROH World TV Title Match, Winner Takes All
ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe vs ROH World Television Champion Jay Lethal w/House of Truth - 8/10
Dijak and Diesel get kicked out to the back in the first minute removing shenanigans. This match from start to end to post-match is a perfect example and embodiment of Ring of Honor. Match started with some mat wrestling and quickly escalated to fists and kicks and barricades. The match as it escalated got super hot to some great near falls, at some point Lethal cheated with a low blow, but Briscoe retaliated with a Jay Driller on a table, so no one really had the upper hand, and all we got was to make better when Nigel removed Truth from the match. At the end of the match, it feels like it delivered in the hype and big moment for Lethal winning and Briscoe getting pinned for the first time in almost 3 yrs.
Post-Match - This win for Lethal feels like such a huge thing, brings tears to my eyes to finally see him win the title. A proper use of the 'You Deserve It" chants, and god bless the Code of Honor.
OVERALL THOUGHTS:
Great show from ROH, everything after the no 1 contendership match felt like a big deal, having said that the quality was good for the most part. The crowd got super hot by the final match giving it a very memorable feel.