ROH Rising Above
ROH Rising Above (12/29/2007)- New York, NY
KEVIN STEEN PROMO- okay
ADAM PEARCE PROMO- good
DELIRIOUS vs. BRENT ALBRIGHT (w/Adam Pearce & Shane Hagadorn)- 4.25/10, ending in a brawl that leads smoothly (minus a great Jimmy Jacobs promo in the middle of the brawl) into…
TAG TEAM SCRAMBLE MATCH: Kevin Steen & El Generico vs. Tyler Black & Jimmy Jacobs (w/Lacey) vs. Adam Pearce & BJ Whitmer vs. Jack Evans & Ruckus (w/Julius Smokes)- 6.25/10 crazy spotfest.
BRISCOE BROTHERS PROMO- standard Briscoes promo
DAIZEE HAZE vs. LACEY vs. SARA DEL REY- 5.75/10. Lots of good stuff from all three women
ERICK STEVENS vs. DAVEY RICHARDS- 5.5/10. Probably the worst match you’ll ever see between these two.
POST-MATCH SEGMENT WITH LARRY SWEENEY & DANIEL PUDER- AWESOME!
CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI vs. CHRIS HERO (w/Sweet N’ Sour Inc.)- 6.25/10
- If Hero wins, Sweeney gets control of Claudio’s contract
AGE OF THE FALL PROMO- good, although the split-screen also showing the Briscoes warming up in their lockerroom didn’t look good here, IMO.
RELAXED RULES MATCH: Bryan Danielson vs. Takeshi Morishima- 7/10. Great storytelling, and I absolutely LOVED the finish! Awesome aftermath, too. Dragon got busted open badly very early on, and bled a lot throughout the match.
HANGMEN THREE BACKSTAGE SEGMENT- okay
2 OT OF 3 FALLS MATCH FOR THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES: The Briscoe Brothers(c) vs. The No Remorse Corps (Roderick Strong & Rocky Romero)- 7.25/10. I LOVED the booking on the first fall, bt the rest of the match felt like it ended WAY too quickly. They set up for an awesome story, but then never told it.
ROH WORLD TITLE MATCH: Nigel McGuinness(c) vs. Austin Aries- 9.5/10. AMAZING!
PPV ENDING BACKSTAGE BRAWL- the music playing absolutely killed this. It took something that could have potentially been awesome and made it comical.
Bonus Material:
SUNNY SEGMENTS- these bookended the women’s match. Tammy put the company and the women over. Lacey then cut an AMAZING promo on Tammy! Lacey shot from the heart here. This promo makes the DVD a must for Lacey fans. The way this all played out worked perfectly with what the Age Of The Fall were trying to get over. Great booking by Gabe, and AWESOME stuff on the mic from Lacey and Tammy.
BUSHWHACKER LUKE APPEARANCE- Luke got beaten down by Pearce and Albright. It got some good heat, so it was a good segment.
FOUR WAY FRAY: Matt Cross vs. Mitch Franklin vs. Necro Butcher vs. Jigsaw (w/Julius Smokes)- 6/10
CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI vs. NAOMICHI MARUFUJI- 6.75/10
Overall an okay show propped up by an unbelievably amazing main event which is worth the price of the DVD alone. A must-by for fans of Nigel, Aries, and Lacey and still recommended for everyone else.
KEVIN STEEN PROMO- okay
ADAM PEARCE PROMO- good
DELIRIOUS vs. BRENT ALBRIGHT (w/Adam Pearce & Shane Hagadorn)- 4.25/10, ending in a brawl that leads smoothly (minus a great Jimmy Jacobs promo in the middle of the brawl) into…
TAG TEAM SCRAMBLE MATCH: Kevin Steen & El Generico vs. Tyler Black & Jimmy Jacobs (w/Lacey) vs. Adam Pearce & BJ Whitmer vs. Jack Evans & Ruckus (w/Julius Smokes)- 6.25/10 crazy spotfest.
BRISCOE BROTHERS PROMO- standard Briscoes promo
DAIZEE HAZE vs. LACEY vs. SARA DEL REY- 5.75/10. Lots of good stuff from all three women
ERICK STEVENS vs. DAVEY RICHARDS- 5.5/10. Probably the worst match you’ll ever see between these two.
POST-MATCH SEGMENT WITH LARRY SWEENEY & DANIEL PUDER- AWESOME!
CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI vs. CHRIS HERO (w/Sweet N’ Sour Inc.)- 6.25/10
- If Hero wins, Sweeney gets control of Claudio’s contract
AGE OF THE FALL PROMO- good, although the split-screen also showing the Briscoes warming up in their lockerroom didn’t look good here, IMO.
RELAXED RULES MATCH: Bryan Danielson vs. Takeshi Morishima- 7/10. Great storytelling, and I absolutely LOVED the finish! Awesome aftermath, too. Dragon got busted open badly very early on, and bled a lot throughout the match.
HANGMEN THREE BACKSTAGE SEGMENT- okay
2 OT OF 3 FALLS MATCH FOR THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES: The Briscoe Brothers(c) vs. The No Remorse Corps (Roderick Strong & Rocky Romero)- 7.25/10. I LOVED the booking on the first fall, bt the rest of the match felt like it ended WAY too quickly. They set up for an awesome story, but then never told it.
ROH WORLD TITLE MATCH: Nigel McGuinness(c) vs. Austin Aries- 9.5/10. AMAZING!
PPV ENDING BACKSTAGE BRAWL- the music playing absolutely killed this. It took something that could have potentially been awesome and made it comical.
Bonus Material:
SUNNY SEGMENTS- these bookended the women’s match. Tammy put the company and the women over. Lacey then cut an AMAZING promo on Tammy! Lacey shot from the heart here. This promo makes the DVD a must for Lacey fans. The way this all played out worked perfectly with what the Age Of The Fall were trying to get over. Great booking by Gabe, and AWESOME stuff on the mic from Lacey and Tammy.
BUSHWHACKER LUKE APPEARANCE- Luke got beaten down by Pearce and Albright. It got some good heat, so it was a good segment.
FOUR WAY FRAY: Matt Cross vs. Mitch Franklin vs. Necro Butcher vs. Jigsaw (w/Julius Smokes)- 6/10
CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI vs. NAOMICHI MARUFUJI- 6.75/10
Overall an okay show propped up by an unbelievably amazing main event which is worth the price of the DVD alone. A must-by for fans of Nigel, Aries, and Lacey and still recommended for everyone else.