ROH Better Than Our Best
ROH Better Than Our Best (4/1/2006)- Chicago, IL
SIX MAN MAYHEM: Matt Sydal vs. Jack Evans vs. Jake Crist vs. Dave Crist vs. Ace Steel vs. Jimmy Jacobs (w/Lacey)- 6.25/10. Lots of fun, cool stuff.
Next we got a good segment involving Jim Cornette and Colt Cabana. Cornette agreed to give Cabana one last match against Homicide tonight.
Then Cornette called out Delirious (who is super-over at this point) and tells him that he needs to win some matches to stay in ROH. Cornette says he likes Delirious, so he will let him choose his opponent tonight. Delirious picks Ricky Reyes, who had told Delirious “YOU DON’T BELONG HERE!” the previous night. Despite this, everyone is surprised by this choice because Reyes’ Dragon Sleeper finisher had never been broken out of.
DELIRIOUS vs. RICKY REYES (w/Julius Smokes)- 5.5/10, good match, but nothing too impressive.
DRAGON KID, RYO SAITO, & GENKI HORIGUCHI vs. MASATO YOSHINO, JIMMY RAVE, & ALEX SHELLEY (w/Daizee Haze & Prince Nana)- 8/10. Lots of good action. The thing that amazed me the most is how well Yoshino fit in with the Embassy. I didn’t know he was capable of being that much of a jerk.
FOUR CORNER SURVIVAL: AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Jimmy Yang vs. Christopher Daniels (w/Allison Danger)- 8.5/10
ROH WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: Austin Aries & Roderick Strong(c) vs. CIMA & Naruki Doi- 8/10 Good, fast-paced action.
ROH WORLD TITLE MATCH: Bryan Danielson(c) vs. Lance Storm- 8.5/10. This match was so smooth and just technically perfect that it could only have been wrestled by… well… Lance Storm and Bryan Danielson.
CHICAGO STREET FIGHT: Colt Cabana vs. Homicide- 9/10. This match was the perfect way to end this feud. After the match, Julius Smokes & Ricky Reyes, who had interfered on behalf of Homicide, went to be Cabana down, but Cide stopped them, then shook Cabana’s hand, indicating that Colt had earned his respect.
This show is an absolute MUST-BUY for anyone who likes wrestling. This has good Tag Team Wrestling, good Hardocre Wrestling, good singles wrestling, good multi-man wrestling… everything (the women’s wrestling was on the pre-show, and thus, not on the DVD, but you can get it on the “Straight Shootin’ with the Women of Honor DVD. The match is Lacey, Rain, & Cheerleader Melissa vs. MsChif, Allison Danger, & Daizee Haze, and is the best pre-show match in ROH history). Five of the seven matches on this show are worth going out of your way to see. Overall, this show is a definite 10/10!
SIX MAN MAYHEM: Matt Sydal vs. Jack Evans vs. Jake Crist vs. Dave Crist vs. Ace Steel vs. Jimmy Jacobs (w/Lacey)- 6.25/10. Lots of fun, cool stuff.
Next we got a good segment involving Jim Cornette and Colt Cabana. Cornette agreed to give Cabana one last match against Homicide tonight.
Then Cornette called out Delirious (who is super-over at this point) and tells him that he needs to win some matches to stay in ROH. Cornette says he likes Delirious, so he will let him choose his opponent tonight. Delirious picks Ricky Reyes, who had told Delirious “YOU DON’T BELONG HERE!” the previous night. Despite this, everyone is surprised by this choice because Reyes’ Dragon Sleeper finisher had never been broken out of.
DELIRIOUS vs. RICKY REYES (w/Julius Smokes)- 5.5/10, good match, but nothing too impressive.
DRAGON KID, RYO SAITO, & GENKI HORIGUCHI vs. MASATO YOSHINO, JIMMY RAVE, & ALEX SHELLEY (w/Daizee Haze & Prince Nana)- 8/10. Lots of good action. The thing that amazed me the most is how well Yoshino fit in with the Embassy. I didn’t know he was capable of being that much of a jerk.
FOUR CORNER SURVIVAL: AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Jimmy Yang vs. Christopher Daniels (w/Allison Danger)- 8.5/10
ROH WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: Austin Aries & Roderick Strong(c) vs. CIMA & Naruki Doi- 8/10 Good, fast-paced action.
ROH WORLD TITLE MATCH: Bryan Danielson(c) vs. Lance Storm- 8.5/10. This match was so smooth and just technically perfect that it could only have been wrestled by… well… Lance Storm and Bryan Danielson.
CHICAGO STREET FIGHT: Colt Cabana vs. Homicide- 9/10. This match was the perfect way to end this feud. After the match, Julius Smokes & Ricky Reyes, who had interfered on behalf of Homicide, went to be Cabana down, but Cide stopped them, then shook Cabana’s hand, indicating that Colt had earned his respect.
This show is an absolute MUST-BUY for anyone who likes wrestling. This has good Tag Team Wrestling, good Hardocre Wrestling, good singles wrestling, good multi-man wrestling… everything (the women’s wrestling was on the pre-show, and thus, not on the DVD, but you can get it on the “Straight Shootin’ with the Women of Honor DVD. The match is Lacey, Rain, & Cheerleader Melissa vs. MsChif, Allison Danger, & Daizee Haze, and is the best pre-show match in ROH history). Five of the seven matches on this show are worth going out of your way to see. Overall, this show is a definite 10/10!