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We are live to tape from The Arena in Philadelphia, PA and your announcers are Mike Hodgewood and Dave Prazak. Hodgewood reminds us of the main event of Nigel McGuinness against Colt Cabana. The two joke about the “interweb” and rumors regarding McGuinness’ future in professional wrestling.
Match Number One: The Young Bucks versus The Briscoes
The crowd wants these two teams to “man up” before the action even starts. Hands are shook across the ring. Matt Jackson starts for the Bucks and Jay Briscoe leads off for the Briscoes. They begin with a series of chain wrestling which Jay gets the better off with an arm drag and hurricanrana. Matt with a head scissors takedown, Jay with another arm drag, Matt with a trip and unsuccessful cover attempt, and the two men are at an even stand-off. Mark Briscoe and Nick Jackson both tag in.. Mark powers Nick down. Mark with a headlock on the ground. Nick sends Mark against the ropes, but Mark with a fireman’s carry. Nick with a dropkick and arm drag. Nick has the arm, tags Matt in and gives the arm to Matt. Nick is tagged back in and gives Mark’s arm a double axe handle from the top rope. Matt tags back in and does the same. Nick tags back in to stay, but this time delivers a top rope double stomp to Mark’s arm. Nick continues to work the arm, but Mark backs him into a corner and works him over with elbows and punches. Jay tags in, hits a double stomp, and knocks Matt off the apron. Jay with an Irish whip, but Nick with a kick and a tag to Matt. Nick with an elevated dropkick with the assist of his brother, and Matt with a two count.
Matt and Jay trade punches but Jay gets the better of it. Mark with a blind tag, and the Briscoes with an STO-leg lariat combination. Mark with a cover and two count. Mark locks in a head scissors. Matt gets to the ropes for the break. Mark with some punches and chops in the corner, and a northern lights suplex for a two count. Mark with an Irish whip and Nick Jackson with a blind tag this time, who hits a kick on Mark. Nick with a gutbuster, and then Matt with a swinging neckbreaker over the knee of Nick for a two count. Matt tags back in and throws some forearms at Mark. Matt bounces off the ropes, but Jay runs in and drops him with a spinebuster. Mark with a cover for a two count. Jay tags in and pummels Matt Jackson in the corner. Jay with a snap suplex for a two count. Mark tags back in and the Briscoes hit a double running shoulder block for another two count. Mark with a vertical suplex for two. Mark makes the tag to Jay, and both Briscoes with chops in the corner before launching Matt across the ring with a double beal for two.. Mark tags back in and hits a Russian leg sweep for two. Jay tags in but Matt ducks a double clothesline. Matt pushes Mark into Jay. Matt drops Mark’s neck across his knee and is able to make the tag to Nick Jackson..
Nick with a springboard crossbody to Jay. Nick with a dropkick to Mark, and another for Jay. Nick with a spinning heel kick to Mark, but Jay takes Nick down. Jay goes for an Irish whip, but Nick grabs the ropes and hits a boot on a charging Jay. Nick backdrops a running Mark out of the ring, and then hits him with a moonsault off the apron. Nick with a springboard facebuster to Jay and Matt with a top rope elbow for two. Mark and Nick trade forearms until Mark hits a clothesline. Matt jumps off the top rope but Mark catches him and hits an exploder suplex. Mark throws Nick into a Jay clothesline for two. The Briscoes call for a Doomsday Device, but Matt pushes Mark off the top rope and to the outside of the ring, while Nick victory rolls Jay into a pin for two. Jay eats a superkick in the corner from Nick. The Young Bucks set up for More Bang For Your Buck, but Dark City Fight Club runs in and attacks the Bucks for a no contest.
No Contest
The Young Bucks are thrown out of the ring by the Dark City Fight Club. The DCFC and Briscoes start slugging it out inside the ring. The Bucks get back in and help the Briscoes fight off the DCFC as officials attempt to separate the teams.
A reminder that next week will be The American Wolves, Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards, against the team of Roderick Strong and Bryan Danielson. We pick back up with Bryan Danielson’s top 5 moments in ROH, this week with number 4. Bryan remembers his match with Nigel McGuinness at Domination in 2007, which was taped for the Driven 2007 PPV. Bryan and Nigel went head to head with stiff headbutts and Bryan gushed blood. He ended up being sent to the hospital along with Jimmy Rave, but remembers the match and night being memorable and special ones.
We go backstage to Kyle Durden, who is with the American Wolves to talk about next week’s main event. Davey wonders why Durden isn’t wearing an American Wolves shirt. Davey says he’s wearing the T-shirt not to sell merchandise, but to prove a point. He’s tired of seeing people wearing The Final Countdown shirt for Bryan Danielson, as ROH isn’t about him anymore, it’s about the Wolves. Davey says that next week won’t be Danielson’s second to last match in ROH, it will be his last. Eddie takes the microphone from Durden and Davey shoves Durden down. Eddie says that the Wolves are history, and make history. He says the Wolves are the greatest team in ROH history, and Strong and Danielson are going to find that out the hard way. The hunt is on.
Match Number Two: Alex “Sugarfoot” Payne versus Rhett Titus
Payne throws a roll of toilet paper in the face of Titus to start. Titus with an elbow collar tie up and a fireman’s carry. Both men attempt to work over the other’s arm. Titus with a drop toe hold into a front chancery and he gyrates. Payne with a reverse atomic drop and some gyrations of his own. Payne off the ropes but takes a high knee from Titus. Titus with an Irish whip, but Payne ducks a clothesline and hits an arm drag. Titus gets back to his feet and hits a knee to the stomach. Titus attempts to throw Payne out of the ring, but Payne lands on the apron. Payne with a shoulder to the gut of Titus, but Titus with a really nice dropkick as Payne attempts to jump back into the ring for a two count. Titus lands a punch and then dances before getting a one count. Payne with a jawbreaker, but Titus with a knee and a running Yakuza kick to the face for two. Titus sets up for the Taintalizer (Razor’s Edge), but Payne turns it into a hurricanrana. Payne blocks a few punches and lands a few of his own. Payne with a roll up for two.. Payne ducks a clothesline and hit a bridging German suplex for two. Payne attempts a flipping chin breaker from the second rope, but Titus avoids it and rolls Payne up with a handful of tights for the three count.
Winner: Rhett Titus
We see clips of Ladder War II from Glory By Honor VIII, as well as the return of Jim Cornette. We see the streamers fly for the farewell of Nigel McGuinness and Bryan Danielson.
We cut to Skullkrusher Rasche Brown, who will be appearing live next week. Skullkrusher is in a parking garage, and talks about a time when he fought 7 unlucky men at a bar, and plucked out 13 eyeballs. Why didn’t he take the last eyeball? Because he’s a considerate man! Skullkrusher cracks himself up. Skullkrusher is coming to ROH to hurt people. Pain is coming.
Kyle Durden is backstage with Tyler Black to discuss the condition of Jerry Lynn. Black says it’s only been a couple of weeks but Lynn is getting better. It’s a shame that Lynn is spending the twilight of his career in bed when it wasn’t even his fault. Black is interrupted by Nigel McGuinness. Nigel says that this isn’t Good Will Hunting, this is professional wrestling. If you get hurt in the ring, you’ve only got yourself to blame. Nigel tells Black that the ROH World Title is cursed, and whoever holds it ends up hurt. It’s not a question of if, but when. Black doesn’t care what others have to say. It is Black’s dream to be ROH World Champion, and he will be ROH World Champion.
Match Number Three: Grizzly Redwood versus Claudio Castagnoli (w/ Prince Nana and Ernie Osiris)
Grizzly goes for a handshake but Claudio slaps him with his glove. Grizzley attempts to chop Claudio’s knee but it proves to be futile. Osiris provides a distraction and Claudio hits a bicycle kick. Claudio lifts Grizzly off the ground and slams him. Claudio with an Irish whip. Grizzly ducks a clothesline and attempts a springboard crossbody but is caught by Claudio. Claudio repeatedly military presses Grizzly with ease before dropping him to the canvas. Grizzly rolls out of the way of a Claudio elbow drop, but gets pummeled in the corner. Claudio tosses Grizzly across the ring by his beard. Claudio lifts Grizzly up in a torture rack position and gives him an airplane spin. Two rotations are even done with no hands, and Grizzly is then dropped to the mat. Claudio throws Grizzly into the corner, where Grizzly dodges a charges and answers another one with a shoeless big boot. Grizzly jumps at Claudio from the second rope but is caught. Claudio throws him into the air and demolishes him with a European uppercut on the way down. Claudio lifts him back up for a standing Ricola Bomb and that is more than enough for the three count.
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli
Prince Nana and Ernie Osiris hit the ring after the match and attempt to cut the beard of Grizzly Redwood, but Necro Butches makes the save.
Kenny King is backstage to talk about the Jerry Lynn injury. People get hurt in wrestling, so King does not feel remorseful. Wrestling is not a game for old folks. King may feel bad that Jerry can’t buy groceries, but he doesn’t feel bad about anybody that gets in the ring when they don’t belong there.
Match Number Four: Nigel McGuinness versus Colt Cabana
A handshake to start but Nigel doesn’t want to let go right away. Nigel with some work on the arm, but Colt rolls through and flips Nigel with an arm whip. Colt goes back to the arm, but this time Nigel reverses and gains the advantage. Nigel goes for an arm whip, but Colt cartwheels out of it…sort of. Colt flops around on the ground like only Colt could do. Nigel gives him a bit of applause for all of that. Nigel extends his hand but Colt uses it to take Nigel down. Colt continues wrenching the arm until Nigel gets to the ropes, and Nigel throws an elbow as Colt goes for a clean break. Nigel takes Colt down to the mat with an arm lock, but Colt reverses with some more arm work of his own. Nigel back to his feet with a hammerlock, but Colt reverses with a hammerlock of his own. Nigel rolls through and gets his hammerlock back, but it isn’t long until Colt regains a hammerlock of his own. Lots of British-styled chain wrestling here. Nigel looks to be going for a crossface chickenwing, but Colt gets to the rope. Nigel kicks the rope into Colt’s face and proclaims himself to be the best wrestler in the world.
Nigel throws Colt outside the ring. Nigel follows Colt outside and throws Colt back-first into the barricade. Nigel brings Colt back into the ring. Colt with some punches but Nigel with a hammerlock into divorce count. Nigel goes back to work on Colt’s arm. Nigel ties Colt up with various arm holds. Colt won’t quit and answers with a couple of elbow. Colt to his feet, but Nigel trips him up and continues working on Colt’s arm. Colt rolls out but takes a boot and punch to the head, allowing Nigel to get to his feet. Both men exchange punches until Colt hits a couple of running forearms and some Dusty Rhodes-styled elbows to the head that send Nigel down to the mat. Nigel with a charge but Colt dodges and pins Nigel with a sunset flip-like cover (minus the flip) for two. Colt throws Nigel into the corner and hits an elbow, but misses the Flying A**hole. Nigel with a kick and club to the chest out of the corner. Nigel sets Colt up on the top rope for the Tower of London, but Colt blocks it. Colt with a sunset flip attempt off the second rope, but Nigel avoids it and hits a knee drop for two. Nigel takes a Colt forearm and goes for the Jawbreaker Lariat, but Colt grabs his legs and tosses him to the mat. Colt with a folding press for two. Colt climbs to the top rope but is stopped by Nigel. Nigel with some strikes and attempts a Tower of London to the floor but fails. The men exchange strikes on the apron until Colt knocks Nigel off with the Flying A**hole. Colt with a scary looking moonsault off the apron and onto the floor.
Colt brings Nigel back into the ring and hits a splash off the top rope for two. Colt sets up for the Colt 45 but Nigel sends Colt into the corner. Nigel charges Colt in the corner and Colt goes for a double boot, but Nigel catches his feet and sends them over the rope. Nigel with a Tower of London for a two count. Nigel gains some momentum off the ropes and tries for a lariat, but Colt ducks and hits a backbreaker/Colt 45 variation and gets the three count.
Winner: Colt Cabana
Next week will be the first interview with the new executive producer of Ring of Honor on HDNet, Jim Cornette. There will also be the American Wolves versus Roderick Strong and Bryan Danielson tag team main event.
