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Ricky Reyes def. Grizzly Redwood in 5:10. This was the
dark match that opened the television tapings. In the final
minute of the match, Reyes and Redwood exchanged a series of
near falls including a brainbuster by Reyes and a roll-up by
Redwood. In the end, Reyes pokes Redwood in the eyes, using
the opening to hit Cross Rhodes.
Match 1: Adam Cole
def. “The Psychedelic Superstar†Chris Silvio with the
Florida Keys (his new cross-armed suplex) after a
back-and-forth match. After the contest, Kyle O’Reilly
appears at the announce table and grabs a microphone. He
comments that Adam is on a winning streak, then challenges
him to a match at Showdown in the Sun on March 30. Adam
responds by saying that Kyle has whined and PMS’ed long
enough. He accepts the match and tells Kyle that he will
learn who the true backbone of Future Shock really was.
Kevin Kelly comes to the ring to interview Kevin Steen.
Steen emerges on the entrance ramp to his remixed Davey
Richards theme music while carrying the tennis racket with
Richards’s face on it. Steen is swamped in streamers upon
entering the ring and continues wearing them around his neck
through the segment. Kelly brings up that Steen will be
facing Eddie Edwards in the Blind Destiny Challenge at
Showdown in the Sun. Steen comments that the concept is
aptly named considering that Cornette is going blind. He
says that Jim can try to keep him away from the ROH
Championship, but he will win it and hold ROH hostage. He
says that he will force Cornette to kiss his feet, then his
ass, then his balls.
This draws Cornette out. Steen
mocks him by doing the “you can’t see me†gesture with his
tennis racket. Jim Cornette informs Steen that he has just
gotten off the phone with someone that he hadn’t spoken to
in a long time, someone who was looking for revenge. He
tells Steen that at Showdown in the Sun – Day 1 he will face
El Generico. He reminds Steen that he will be suspended if
he uses the piledriver and that he won’t make it to his
match with Eddie the following afternoon. Steen says all of
this is fine because he thrives on causing El Generico pain.
He warns Cornette that his sense of disbelief will be
suspended when he takes Generico out and that he won’t let
anyone stand in his way to the ROH Championship.
The
main event is the first of four qualifying matches for the
“March Mayhem Great 8†tournament. The winners of the four
qualifying matches will participate in a 4-way elimination
match in 3 weeks with the winner earning $24,000.
Main Event: Jay Lethal def. Roderick Strong (with Truth
Martini) in 15:30. Both men trade holds to start. They go to
the outside where Jay gains an advantage before Truth turns
things in Roderick’s favor. In the latter section of the
match, things turn very hard hitting and exhausting for both
men. Strong executes a reverse Samoan drop over his knees,
but Lethal kicks out. Lethal connects with the Lethal
Combination, but Strong kicks out. Jay goes for his top rope
elbow, but Truth Martini distracts the referee allowing
Michael Elgin to run to the ring. Jay fights off Elgin long
enough for Roderick to run into him allowing Jay to earn the
roll-up pin. After the match, the House of Truth argues as
the show goes off the air.
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