ROH Battle of Richmond
ROH Battle Of Richmond (5/19/2012)- Richmond, VA
OPENING SEGMENT- Steen comes out and announces that he suffered a concussion during last night’s match and thus the state athletic commission won’t let him wrestle. Then Davey & O’Reilly come out and Davey just comes off like a huge jerk here. Eventually, they change the main event to Jimmy Jacobs (w/Steen) vs. Davey Richards (w/Kyle O’Reilly). This segment wasn't very good because Davey came off like a huge jerk here, and there were some audio problems, too.
MIKE MONDO vs. JAY LETHAL- 5.75/10
ROH WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: Wrestling’s Greatest Tag Team(c) vs. The Bravado Brothers- no rating. Great segment. We got a good little segment to set this match up. Charlie & Shelton really came off like bullies here, which set up…
WRESTLING’S GREATEST TAG TEAM vs. THE ALL NIGHT EXPRESS- DUD!
I wouldn’t have given this a dud if it hadn’t come right after they did the same finish to set up this match. If this was on the next show, I would have been fine with it, but two in a row on the same show was too much.
ADAM COLE vs. TOMASSO CIAMPA (w/The Embassy)- 6/10
I loved the Mia Yim spot.
BRISCOES PROMO- okay
THE BRISCOE BROTHERS vs. THE HOUSE OF TRUTH (Roderick Strong & Michael Elgin) (w/Truth Martini)- 5.75/10
I really didn't like Elgin taking the pin here. Roddy is no longer TV Champ, so there is no need to protect him.
TOTALLY AWESOME PROMO- Silvio did most of the talking here. The promo was eh, but you should check it out if you ever wondered what it would be like if Chris Hero were a flower child.
A-1 (the tag team, not the member of Team Canada in TNA) vs. TOTALLY AWESOME (Chris Silvio & Paradyse)- 4.75/10
It's nice that ROH is using OVW talent, but can we please get some that is better than just mediocre?
EDDIE EDWARDS PROMO- okay
EDDIE EDWARDS vs. â€"THE PRODIGY†MIKE BENNETT (w/Maria Kanellis)-6.75/10
JIMMY JACOBS (w/Kevin Steen) vs. DAVEY RICHARDS (w/Kyle O’Reilly)- 4.5/10
THAT’S IT? This didn’t even go ten minutes!
LIGHTS OUT MATCH: Charlie Haas vs. Jay Briscoe-5/10
Nowhere near acceptable for a main event. I’m not exactly sure what makes a â€"Lights Out†match different from a regular old No DQ match, but I am absolutely sure that nothing called a â€"Lights Out†match should ever end in a roll-up. Another sub-par match from this feud.
Overall, this is BY FAR the worst ROH show I have ever seen. Stay away from it, and warn others to stay away from it, too.
OPENING SEGMENT- Steen comes out and announces that he suffered a concussion during last night’s match and thus the state athletic commission won’t let him wrestle. Then Davey & O’Reilly come out and Davey just comes off like a huge jerk here. Eventually, they change the main event to Jimmy Jacobs (w/Steen) vs. Davey Richards (w/Kyle O’Reilly). This segment wasn't very good because Davey came off like a huge jerk here, and there were some audio problems, too.
MIKE MONDO vs. JAY LETHAL- 5.75/10
ROH WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: Wrestling’s Greatest Tag Team(c) vs. The Bravado Brothers- no rating. Great segment. We got a good little segment to set this match up. Charlie & Shelton really came off like bullies here, which set up…
WRESTLING’S GREATEST TAG TEAM vs. THE ALL NIGHT EXPRESS- DUD!
I wouldn’t have given this a dud if it hadn’t come right after they did the same finish to set up this match. If this was on the next show, I would have been fine with it, but two in a row on the same show was too much.
ADAM COLE vs. TOMASSO CIAMPA (w/The Embassy)- 6/10
I loved the Mia Yim spot.
BRISCOES PROMO- okay
THE BRISCOE BROTHERS vs. THE HOUSE OF TRUTH (Roderick Strong & Michael Elgin) (w/Truth Martini)- 5.75/10
I really didn't like Elgin taking the pin here. Roddy is no longer TV Champ, so there is no need to protect him.
TOTALLY AWESOME PROMO- Silvio did most of the talking here. The promo was eh, but you should check it out if you ever wondered what it would be like if Chris Hero were a flower child.
A-1 (the tag team, not the member of Team Canada in TNA) vs. TOTALLY AWESOME (Chris Silvio & Paradyse)- 4.75/10
It's nice that ROH is using OVW talent, but can we please get some that is better than just mediocre?
EDDIE EDWARDS PROMO- okay
EDDIE EDWARDS vs. â€"THE PRODIGY†MIKE BENNETT (w/Maria Kanellis)-6.75/10
JIMMY JACOBS (w/Kevin Steen) vs. DAVEY RICHARDS (w/Kyle O’Reilly)- 4.5/10
THAT’S IT? This didn’t even go ten minutes!
LIGHTS OUT MATCH: Charlie Haas vs. Jay Briscoe-5/10
Nowhere near acceptable for a main event. I’m not exactly sure what makes a â€"Lights Out†match different from a regular old No DQ match, but I am absolutely sure that nothing called a â€"Lights Out†match should ever end in a roll-up. Another sub-par match from this feud.
Overall, this is BY FAR the worst ROH show I have ever seen. Stay away from it, and warn others to stay away from it, too.