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Jim and Kevin are at ringside after the house show in Greensboro. Kevin mentions that history was made. Jim says that they were going to give the sights and sounds of the show. Because history was made, they have decided to scrap the format. Instead we are going to see exclusive footage of the longest match in modern wrestling history that took place at the show. It was an elimination match with the House of Truth and the Briscoe Brothers facing El Generico, Eddie Edwards, Charlie Haas, and Shelton Benjamin. The match lasted an hour and twenty minutes.
We will see how the show was supposed to start, and we see an interview in the ring with the general manager of the Greensboro television station that airs Ring of Honor.
We go to comments from the participants in the eight man elimination tag match.
We hear first from the team of Shelton Benjamin, Charlie Haas, Eddie Edwards, and El Generico. Haas says that all they have to do is outlast the other team and they will be victorious and they will also win $10,000. Eddie says that it is not about the money. He talks about the past problems that he has had with Roderick Strong. He is going to settle it once and for all. Eddie asks El Generico about Michael Elgin and Generico says that Elgin is no bueno and he is no unbreakable. Shelton says that they have been chasing the Briscoes and there are things more important than money. They want to get their hands on the Briscoes. They have an infinite amount of time to beat them up. He says that they should have fun after the match when they split up their money.
We go to the team of Michael Elgin, Roderick Strong, and the Briscoes for comments and Truth Martini has the mic. He lives for the great moments in wrestling. Truth mentions the $10,000 for the winner. Mark says that he is a fountain of wisdom just like Truth and he wants to know how are they going to distributate the ten thousand dollars. Jay wants to know as well. Roderick says that they are going to split it right down the middle with half going to the Briscoes and half to Roderick Strong. Strong says that he will take care of ‘Big Mike’. Truth points out that ten percent goes to the House of Truth Foundation. Jay says that since him and Mark are going to be the last two in the match, they will have to figure out how to divvy it up.
Match Number One: El Generico, Shelton Benjamin, Charlie Haas, and Eddie Edwards versus Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Roderick Strong, and Michael Elgin with Truth Martini in an Elimination Tag Team Match
Haas wants to start with Mark or Jay but they do not want to give Charlie what he wants. We move ahead to Edwards and Strong and they lock up. Edwards pushes Strong away when Strong refuses to give a clean break. We move further into the match and Strong and Edwards are still in there. They lock up and Strong works on the wrist. Edwards rolls through and reverses. Strong reverses himself and he gives Edwards an arm drag. Edwards with a rollup for a near fall followed by an arm drag and drop kick.
We move further into the match and now Elgin and Jay argue while Generico tags in Benjamin. Shelton runs across the ring and the Briscoes go to the floor. We have a standoff . . . wait we cut to a point further in the match and Elgin kicks Shelton in the corner. Jay tags in and he attacks Shelton before tagging Strong in and . . . we cut to a point later in the match where Jay and Generico are in the ring. Jay with a shoulder tackle and Generico with deep arm drags while we get a deep camera shot of the action in the ring.
We move further into the match and Mark with an elbow to Eddie Edwards in the corner. Mark with a kick and Irish whip but Edwards floats over and he tries for an O’Connor Roll on Briscoe but Mark holds on to the ropes. Edwards with a rana but Mark with a rana of his own. Eddie and Mark with arm drags and then they try for drop kicks at the same time.
Mark backs Eddie into the corner and he chops Eddie. Eddie chops back. Mark with more chops and then . . . we move ahead to Haas and Strong and Charlie with an arm bar. Jay kicks Charlie in the back and he gets out of the ring when Shelton tries to get involved. We go to action later in the match when Generico is the legal man. Generico with a shoulder from the apron and then he tries to flip back into the ring but Strong moves and hits Generico with a back breaker.
Elgin tags in and he kicks Generico followed . . . we move further into the match and Elgin with a delayed vertical suplex on Generico. Elgin gets a near fall . . . and now the Briscoes are double teaming Generico in the corner. They biel Generico across the ring and Jay gets a near fall. . . We go to fans banging on the guardrails while action goes on in the ring. Generico and Strong exchange punches with Generico getting the advantage. Strong with a drop kick for a near fall.
We move ahead in the match even further and the Briscoes are back in the ring double teaming Generico with a double Irish whip. Jay runs into an elbow from Generico and Mark runs into a boot. Generico makes the slow trek to make the tag to Shelton but he has to avoid the Briscoes one more time. Shelton gets pulled off the apron by Jay so Generico cannot make the tag.
Generico is finally able to make the tag to both Haas and Benjamin and we have four men battling in the ring. Haas and Benjamin with punches and then all four fight outside the ring. Haas and Benjamin send the Briscoes into the guardrails. The other four men join in the battle outside the ring. Edwards chops Strong on the floor while Generico punches Elgin and sends him into the guardrails while Mark almost collides with them.
We move ahead in the match and the brawl continues on the floor. Apparently this is a no count out match because it has probably been minutes that they have been on the floor. Generico punches Jay . . . and we move ahead to the point in the match where Shelton hits a suplex on the entrance ramp. Elgin with forearms to Benjamin and then he punches Benjamin in the ribs. Strong with a forearm and then Mark with a running senton splash onto Haas from the apron. Generico hits Strong with a beverage. Jay with a DDT to Benjamin on the apron. We are told that Generico hits a Yakuza kick to Strong because we did not see it.
Mark hits Haas in the back and Jay holds Haas but Haas is able to hit both Briscoes with a water bottle. Benjamin sets for a super kick and we see one of the Briscoes go down after the kick apparently connects. We move ahead in the match and Haas holds Jay for a super kick from Benjamin. We move even further and Generico hits Strong in the head with the giant prop check that is going to be awarded to the winner and Strong with a kick to the head because cardboard is not something that hurts you.
We have an announcement from Bobby Cruise as to who the legal men in the match are. They are Jay Briscoe and Shelton Benjamin. They have a ten count to get back into the ring or they will be disqualified (this is after minutes of brawling on the floor for anyone who has not been paying attention).
We go to commercial with the cliffhanger of whether Jay or Shelton will be counted out.
We are back, but did Jay or Shelton get back into the ring or does one team have an advantage? After minutes of complete chaos, we have someone in the ring and it is Jay and Shelton so no one has been eliminated and we are more than a half hour into this match.
Jay and Shelton exchange punches and Shelton with a back body drop. We move ahead to more action in the match and we see fans in the front row banging on the guardrails because that is the type of action you see at Ring of Honor and nowhere else. Jay with a low kick and he is able to tag in Elgin. We skip ahead to Benjamin with elbows but Elgin with an Irish whip. Elgin runs into a boot but Elgin with a power slam for a near fall.
Shelton and Jay are now in the ring and Shelton with an Irish whip and Stinger Splash into the corner. Mark with a drop kick . . . and we move ahead to the Briscoes and Shelton in the ring but Haas tags in and it is four man mayhem one more time. The Briscoes are thrown to the floor. That must mean that everyone has to fight on the floor.
We see random action on the floor and Strong sends Edwards into the crowd and . . . we move ahead to Haas sending a Briscoe into the guardrails. Jay sends Haas into the guardrails. We move head and there is more of the same with Haas and Jay fighting at the guardrails. We move ahead and Elgin slams Generico on the entrance ramp. Edwards is choking Strong. Elgin hits Benjamin from behind. Strong chokes Haas with a towel and Benjamin jumps on Strong. Jay chokes Shelton with the towel.
We have been told that Charlie Haas and Jay Briscoe are the legal men and they have until ten to get in the ring or face elimination. We go to commercial.
We are back and through some sort of miracle, Jay and Haas are back in the ring. Now all eight men are in the ring and they brawl. They go to the four corners of the ring and the referees try to gain control. Benjamin with a super kick to Mark. Jay punches Haas and . . . we move ahead and Haas chokes Jay while in the background we are told that Generico hits a Michinoku Driver on Elgin. Haas, Edwards, Benjamin, and Generico go to the corners for stereo punches of ten.
Then we get a four way Irish whip and the Briscoes, Strong, and Elgin collide in the center of the ring. Edwards, Haas, Benjamin, and Generico walk around the ring but make no effort to try to pin their opponents. We move forward in the match and They set for the Leap of Faith on Jay and Benjamin hits it. Benjamin gets a near fall. We move ahead and Mark sends Shelton to the floor and then he elbows Haas to the floor. Jay hits Shelton in the back with a chair and sends him back into the ring. Mark goes up top for an elbow drop and he pins Benjamin to eliminate him.
We move ahead and Haas punches Mark and kicks him. Haas with an Irish whip and elbow. Haas comes off the ropes and he is staggered. Mark with a flying Yakuza kick and then Mark tries for a piledriver or power bomb but Haas with a back body drop while Generico pulls Jay to the floor. Haas with an Olympic Slam and he pins Mark.
Haas looks at Jay and he wants a piece of him. Jay distracts Haas long enough to allow Strong to hit an enzuigiri and Strong with a rollup to eliminate Haas.
Haas does not want to leave the ringside area and he grabs the ring bell. While we see the referee dealing with Haas, we see Briscoe with a rollup on Generico but while one referee is dealing with Haas on the floor, the referee in the ring is distracted by Martini who is costing his team the shot at a three-on-one advantage. Haas hits Briscoe with the chair when Generico kicks out. Generico with a brainbuster to eliminate Briscoe.
We are now down to Eddie Edwards and El Generico versus Michael Elgin and Roderick Strong.
Elgin kicks Generico and then we go to commercial.
We are back and Strong with a half nelson back breaker after countering a wheelbarrow move and Strong gets a near fall. . . we move further into the match and Elgin is dealing with Generico. Elgin with a forearm to the chest followed by an Irish whip but he misses the charge into the corner. Generico uses the turnbuckles for a tornado DDT but Elgin blocks it and turns it into an Oklahoma Stampede but Generico kicks out at two.
We move ahead and Elgin with kicks to Generico. Generico gets a second wind and he connects with forearms while exchanging shots with Elgin. Generico with a clothesline but Elgin stays on his feet. Generico with another clothesline and Elgin stays on his feet again. Elgin tries to send Generico into the air but Generico with a drop kick. Elgin with a kick and Elgin chases after Generico for a clothesline but Generico pulls down the ropes and Elgin goes over the top rope to the floor. Strong is sent over the top rope by Generico when Strong tries to interfere. Edwards with a suicide dive onto Strong while Generico hits a plancha onto Elgin.
We move ahead and Eglin and Generico are in the ring. Elgin with elbows to Generico but he misses a clothesline and Generico hits a Blue Thunder Driver on Elgin but Elgin kicks out at two. Strong and Edwards are still down on the floor and Strong sends Edwards onto the apron with a back breaker.
Generico goes up top for a cross body but Elgin catches Generico and hits a TKO but Generico kicks out at two. We move ahead and Generico is now in control and he tries for the brainbuster off the turnbuckles but Elgin blocks it. Elgin pushes Generico off and Elgin with a flying shoulder tackle and then he hits a spinning sit out power bomb and Generico is eliminated.
We are now down to Strong and Elgin versus Edwards.
Strong rolls Edwards into the ring and Elgin with a lariat and he gets a near fall. Strong pulls Generico out of the ring. We move ahead and Strong tags Elgin back in and Elgin kicks Edwards. . . We move further into the match and Strong with a forearm to Edwards but Edwards with a forearm of his own. Strong pops up and they exchange forearms and Strong with another half nelson back breaker but he can only get a two count.
Elgin tags back in and Elgin tries for a suplex but Edwards blocks it. Elgin dead lifts Edwards up and hits a sit out Splash Mountain for a near fall. We are more than an hour into the match and Strong is tagged back in. Strong with forearms in the corner and the referee warns Strong. Strong puts Edwards up top to set for the superplex. Strong tries for the superplex but Edwards blocks it. Edwards with head butts and Strong goes down to the mat. Edwards with a missile drop kick and both men are down.
Edwards with forearms to Strong and Elgin hits Edwards from behind. We move ahead in the match when Elgin is the legal man and Strong is tagged back in. Strong with forearms and they try for a double belly-to-back suplex but Edwards is able to land on his feet and Edwards with a kick to Strong and he forces Elgin to the floor. Edwards with a sit out facebuster from a fireman’s carry position and Strong kicks out at two.
We move ahead and Edwards with an enzuigiri to Strong on the turnbuckles and Edward with a backpack chin breaker but Strong kicks out at two. Edwards rolls into the STF but Strong gets to the ropes and Edwards releases the hold.
We move ahead and it is time for the boo-yay forearm sequence. They stagger each other but they stay on their feet. Strong with a knee but Strong runs into a super kick and Martini tries to interfere but Edwards is able to put Martini in the rolling Maple Leaf. Strong with a running knee and Strong gets a two count.
Elgin tags in and he gets Edwards up but Edwards rolls through for a sunset flip but Elgin rolls through himself and he tries for a power bomb but Edwards lands on his feet. Edwards with an elbow to Strong who tried to attack him from behind and then Elgin splashes Strong in the corner. Edwards with a rollup and bridge to eliminate Elgin.
We are down to Strong and Edwards for all the marbles. We go to commercial.
We are back and we go to the seventy-five minute mark of the match. Strong and Edwards struggle to get to the center of the ring and they go face to face and then it is time for them to exchange punches. Strong with a roaring elbow and then he tries for a second one but Edwards ducks it. Edwards with belly-to-back into a sit out front driver for a near fall.
Strong runs Eddie into the turnbuckles and he runs into a boot. Strong with an enzuigiri when Edwards tries to go to the turnbuckles. Strong sets up a Gibson Driver from the top but Edwards blocks it. Strong and Edwards with forearms on the turnbuckles. Strong with forearms to the back as they continue to battle on the turnbuckles. Strong sends Edwards through a table at ringside.
The referee checks on Edwards and the referee starts the twenty count. Edwards gets up at fifteen and he is back in the ring at nineteen. Strong with a super kick for a near fall. Strong tries for the Strong Hold and he puts Edwards in it after a brief moment of a Liontamer. Edwards looks like he is going to tap but he is able to fight through the pain and he counters into a small package for a near fall.
Edwards with a clothesline but Strong with forearms. Strong with a roaring elbow but he misses a second one when Edwards ducks. Edwards with a German suplex but Strong over rotates and lands on his knees. Strong with a leaping knee but Edwards with a clothesline and Edwards gets a two count.
Both men are down and they struggle to get back to their feet and the referee starts his count. Edwards gets to his feet first and then Strong gets up but he runs into a boot. Strong charges into the corner again and Edwards sees Martini trying to interfere so Edwards goes after Martini and hits a Codebreaker off the turnbuckles. Strong tries for the alley oop gutbuster but Edwards escapes the hold and he applies the Dragon Sleeper and he adds a body scissors and Strong taps out.
Winners: Eddie Edwards, El Generico, Charlie Haas, and Shelton Benjamin
We go to credits with Edwards, Generico, Haas, and Benjamin celebrating in the ring.
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