ROH Glory By Honor VI: Night 1
ROH Glory By Honor VI: Night 1 (11/2/2007)- Philadelphia, PA
BECKY BAYLESS INTERVIEWS NIGEL- Good. He is such a babyface here!
AGE OF THE FALL PROMOS THROUGHOUT THE SHOW- These really exposed the one problem with the AOTF. They wanted to spread their message… okay… now that they have promo time… what’s the message? They said some things that were sort of anti-big business, and Lacey said some things about women… but they never actually said anything.
KEVIN STEEN & EL GENERICO vs. THE HANGMEN 3 (Brent Albright & BJ Whitmer) (w/Shane Hagadorn)- 5/10
WHITMER & ALBRIGHT PROMOS- okay
CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI vs. HALLOWICKED- 4.5/10 Good post-match segment with Claudio and Larry Sweeney.
DAVEY RICHARDS vs. DELIRIOUS- 6/10
ROH WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: The Briscoe Brothers(c) vs. The No Remorse Corps (Roderick Strong & Rocky Romero)- 6.75/10 Good post-match schmoz, too, leading into…
TAG TEAM SCRAMBLE MATCH: The Age Of The Fall (Jimmy Jacobs, Tyler Black, & The Necro Butcher) (w/Lacey) vs. The Vulture Squad (Jack Evans, Jigsaw, & Ruckus) (w/Julius Smokes)- 6/10 AWESOME post-match schmoz involving the AOTF, Daizee Haze, Delirious, The Vulture Squad, The Briscoes, the No Remorse Corps, The Hangmen 3, Steen, & Generico
BRISCOES & DAIZEE HAZE PROMO- Good build to tomorrow night.
ROH TOP OF THE CLASS TROPHY MATCH: Mitch Franklin(c) vs. Ernie Osiris- 0.75/10. I blinked and I almost missed it.
MATCH #3 IN THEIR BEST OF 3 SERIES: Bryan Danielson vs. Austin Aries- 8/10.
ROH WORLD TITLE MATCH: Nigel McGuinness(c) vs. Chris Hero (w/Sweet N’ Sour Inc.)- 6.5/10. I thought that the finish made Hero look weak. A roll up would have been better, IMO.
MITSUHARU MISAWA & KENTA vs. TAKESHI MORISHIMA & NOAMICHI MARUFUJI- 8.5/10, but the finish was very disappointing. I get keeping Morishima strong, but I see no reason why Marufuji couldn’t have taken the pin. The fans came here see Misawa… but they also wanted to see him win.
Overall, a great show from ROH, and, obviously, a must-buy for American fans of both Misawa as an individual and Pro Wrestling Noah.
BECKY BAYLESS INTERVIEWS NIGEL- Good. He is such a babyface here!
AGE OF THE FALL PROMOS THROUGHOUT THE SHOW- These really exposed the one problem with the AOTF. They wanted to spread their message… okay… now that they have promo time… what’s the message? They said some things that were sort of anti-big business, and Lacey said some things about women… but they never actually said anything.
KEVIN STEEN & EL GENERICO vs. THE HANGMEN 3 (Brent Albright & BJ Whitmer) (w/Shane Hagadorn)- 5/10
WHITMER & ALBRIGHT PROMOS- okay
CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI vs. HALLOWICKED- 4.5/10 Good post-match segment with Claudio and Larry Sweeney.
DAVEY RICHARDS vs. DELIRIOUS- 6/10
ROH WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: The Briscoe Brothers(c) vs. The No Remorse Corps (Roderick Strong & Rocky Romero)- 6.75/10 Good post-match schmoz, too, leading into…
TAG TEAM SCRAMBLE MATCH: The Age Of The Fall (Jimmy Jacobs, Tyler Black, & The Necro Butcher) (w/Lacey) vs. The Vulture Squad (Jack Evans, Jigsaw, & Ruckus) (w/Julius Smokes)- 6/10 AWESOME post-match schmoz involving the AOTF, Daizee Haze, Delirious, The Vulture Squad, The Briscoes, the No Remorse Corps, The Hangmen 3, Steen, & Generico
BRISCOES & DAIZEE HAZE PROMO- Good build to tomorrow night.
ROH TOP OF THE CLASS TROPHY MATCH: Mitch Franklin(c) vs. Ernie Osiris- 0.75/10. I blinked and I almost missed it.
MATCH #3 IN THEIR BEST OF 3 SERIES: Bryan Danielson vs. Austin Aries- 8/10.
ROH WORLD TITLE MATCH: Nigel McGuinness(c) vs. Chris Hero (w/Sweet N’ Sour Inc.)- 6.5/10. I thought that the finish made Hero look weak. A roll up would have been better, IMO.
MITSUHARU MISAWA & KENTA vs. TAKESHI MORISHIMA & NOAMICHI MARUFUJI- 8.5/10, but the finish was very disappointing. I get keeping Morishima strong, but I see no reason why Marufuji couldn’t have taken the pin. The fans came here see Misawa… but they also wanted to see him win.
Overall, a great show from ROH, and, obviously, a must-buy for American fans of both Misawa as an individual and Pro Wrestling Noah.