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Welcome to PWInsider.com's live, ongoing coverage of Ring of Honor's return to Philadelphia, PA at the 2300 Arena!!
Pre-Show Notes:
Visiting are The Blue Meanie, CZW owner DJ Hyde and a contingent from The Monster Factory.
They introduced the announcers, Mr. Wrestling III and Kevin Kelly.
Dalton Castle came out took the mic and introduced himself and his Boys. The crowd chanted for the Boys. He said this was the debut of his new talk show and, playing off Oprah, said everyone in the crowd was getting a puppy. Out came The All Night Express. Rhett Titus said everyone is excited about puppies but the only puppies here are a fat 30 year old virgin in a Bullet Club shirt. That was pretty damn funny. The crowd chanted for "Puppies." Somewhere in Memphis, Jerry Lawler's ears perked up.
Kenny King said that they have long memories and they don't remember that the last time they were in Philly, they beat the Bucks and The Briscoes and everyone booed. He knocked Dalton for wanting to apologize to the audience for not wrestling and said he thought Dalton was one of the boys, but he isn't. He challenged King. The crowd chanted, "P****y" at him and King responded that he was what he eats.
King challenged The Boys and Castle to face The All Night Express. Castle accepted.
The All Night Express vs. Dalton Castle & The Boys.
Rhett started out with one of the Boys. He had control but the other Boy tagged in. Rhett kept avoiding their moves until being caught with a double dropkick. Ricky and Robert must be proud. Castle tagged in and nailed some nice offense, including using the Boys as weapons. One of the Boys went for a dive on King but Titus leapt up and kicked him in the chest as he went through the ropes to prevent the move.
King worked over the Boy until he ducked a clothesline and made the hot tag to Dalton Castle. Castle cleaned house and nailed a running knee in the corner. He repeated and then nailed a nice throw suplex. Titus tried to come off the ropes but was caught and tossed in a suplex as well. King and Titus nailed some double team moves on Castle and sent him out of the ring. The Boys snuck in and rolled them up for a close two count. They nailed one of the Boys with their finisher and scored the pin,
Your winners, The All Night Express.
Good match with some fun stuff with Castle's mannerisms and the Boys nailing some 80s babyface double team maneuvers. Castle is REALLY over with the audience. Nice opener.
Cedric Alexander & BJ Whitmer vs. Jonathan Gresham & Adam Page.
Jonathan Gresham attacked Alexander as he came to the ring. Adam Page hit the ring and started brawling with Whitmer. They brawled around ringside and there were lot of chops. The battle finally settled down into the ring with Whitmer and Alexander working over Gresham with double teaming. They trapped him in their corner and beat him down.
Page finally tagged in and clotheslined Whitmer over the top. Alexander attacked him but he fought him off and nailed a shooting star press off the top to the floor. Gresham nailed a springboard into an inverted DDT on Cedric for a two count.
Page and Whitmer grabbed chairs and clashed with them in the ring. Alexander tried to come off the top but was caught by Page with his Kryptonite Krunch variation and pinnned.
Your winners, Jonathan Gresham & Adam Page!
A fun little back and forth brawl with some good wrestling and nice highspots. Another solid bout.
ROH Tag Team champions War Machine & Moose vs. The Briscoes & Cheeseburger.
Moose came out dressed like War Machine, which was a nice idea. Lots of chants for Cheeseburger. He started with Moose. Moose tried to overpower him but Cheeseburger slipped behind, jumped and his back and cinched in a sleeper. Moose shrugged him off. They faced off. The audience kept chanting for Burger, who tagged out to Mark Briscoe.
Ray Rowe tagged in and went back and forth with Mark Briscoe. Jay tagged in and took him down with a shoulderblock. The Briscoes used Cheeseburger as a battering ram, drilling his knees into Rowe. Mark worked him over with elbows in the corner. Rowe made a comeback and tagged Hanson, who drilled Mark in the corner. They trapped Jay on the top, holding him for a big Moose dropkick that sent the former ROH champion to the floor.
War Machine and Moose trapped Mark in the corner and stomped away at him. They worked him over for a long time. Mark tried to fight back but was taken down and overpowered by Hanson. He was sent in the corner and nailed some Redneck Kung Fu. His partners were taken out by Rowe and knocked off the apron, leaving Mark to be taken back down.
Cheeseburger got the hot tag and tried to nail a series of palm strikes but was trapped in the center of his opponents and killed with a triple big boot to the head. Jay hit the ring and battled back and forth with strikes and headbutts to Rowe. He nailed a hangman's neckbreaker. He went for a DVDR but Hanson kicked him. Mark hit the ring but was sent into the ropes. He was backdropped but landed on his feet and nailed some of his eclectic offense.
Hanson powerbombed him down but was superkicked by Jay. The crowd chanted, "Man Up" to rally the Briscoes. They tossed Cheeseburger over the top onto War Machine but he was caught and tossed back over the ropes into the ring where Jay caught him. Mark nailed a dropkick through the ropes. Pandemonium broke out.
Moose and Jay went back and forth with forearms. Jay caught him with a DVDR out of nowhere. Hanson went to the top but Rowe was sent into the corner and caused him to crotch himself on the top. The Briscoes nailed a double superplex. Cheeseburger splashed him but Hanson kicked up at two.
War Machine made a comeback Hanson tossed Burger to Rowe, who caught him in mid-air and nailed a nasty German suplex. The Briscoes and Machine went nose to nose. They went back and forth delivering big bombs to each other. Really damn good stuff. Mark and Moose went back and forth. Mark kept evading his big moves until eating a big clothesline that sent him staggering to the ropes.
Moose speared Cheeseburger and scored the pin.
Your winners, ROH Tag Team champions War Machine & Moose!
A great six man tag with some good brawling and nice highspots. They made everything Moose and Cheeseburger did mean something and Burger came off with a lot of sympathy as a babyface who wouldn't back down even when he was obviously overmatched.
Everyone shook hands after and the fans chanted for Cheeseburger. He's over similar to the way Mikey Whipwreck was here twenty years ago.
Coverage continues on Page 2!
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