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EPIC LETHAL VS. CASTLE MATCH, VEGAS STREET FIGHT, NEW CHAMPIONS CROWNED, BURY REVEALED, ARIES RETURNS AND MORE: COMPLETE RING OF HONOR 16th ANNIVERSARY PPV COVERAGE FROM LAS VEGAS

By Mike Johnson on 2018-03-09 20:39:00

ROH TV champion Kenny King vs. Silas Young

They battled back and forth before facing off.  Young went to the floor to try and stall King’s momentum.  King attempted a Muta Lock but Young grabbed the ropes and returned to the floor.  King chased him back into the ring and nailed a series of rights and a hiptoss.  He slammed him again and nailed dropkick for a two count.

Young gained control and beat him down with right hands.   He beat down King daring him to fight back.  King obliged.  He went to the ropes but Young made him crash and burn on a springboard attempt.  Young cinched in a side chinlock, trying to wear down the champion.  King fought to his feet and they battled back and forth.  King was knocked to the floor, taking out a ringside cameraman in the process.

Young brought him back into the ring for a two count.  Young worked over King’s back and tried to muscle him up for a suplex.  King reversed, and they crashed over the top to the floor.  The two were almost counted out but returned to the ring at the 19 count.  They continued the battle on their knees, exchanging punches.

Young was knocked out of the ring to the floor.  King nailed a spinning dive to the outside.   King said it was selfie time and played to the crowd but Young attacked him from behind.  King gained control and took a selfie while holding Young in a headlock on the floor.  King tossed him back into the ring and nailed a high cross bodyblock for a two count.

King snapped a great looking spinebuster for a two count.    They went back and forth until King scored the win.  My Internet router died and I had to reboot it during the latter portion of the match.

Your winner and still ROH TV champion, Kenny King!

I liked what I saw of the match.

Former ROH champion (and current Impact champion) Austin Aries.  He congratulated King on a hard-fought victory.  He said that he’s been traveling the world collecting belts, but there’s one he hasn’t collected in Ring of Honor, the TV title.  He said they have history, so he’s going to make it very clear, King has something on his shoulder that Aries wants, and the belt collector is never done collecting belts.

The Hung Bucks (The Young Bucks & Hangman Page) defend the ROH Six Man Tag Team Championship against SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) in a Vegas Street Fight.

It was all brawling all over with weapons.  Lots of chaos.  Entertaining chaos, but chaos nonetheless.  Page powerbombed Daniels on the rampway.   The Bucks and Page worked over Daniels.  Kendo sticks were brought into the equation.

So Cal Uncensored isolated Nick Jackson and worked him over with all sorts of triple-team attacks.     Way too much going on here to keep up.  There was a cool spot where they dropped Jackson’s crotch on a Kendo Stick that was positioned on a chair.  No babies tonight.  No one will ever give them credit for it, but both Matt and Nick Jackson are great sellers.

Page hit the ring with a trash can lid and cleaned house, busting open Kazarian, who fired back with a can lid of his own.  Jackson, selling his back, fought off Daniels but was nailed with a sideslam through a chair.

SCU set up guard rails at ringside, bridging one across two others.  They attempted to suplex Matt out of the ring onto the rail, but Nick made the save and the Bucks nailed stereo sunset flips into Sharpshooters.  They whipped out superkicks as Page nailed lariats.  Daniels caught Page with a Uranage.

Daniels ended up taking the bump onto the guard rail structure.  Kazarian was laid out across a table outside.  Nick Jackson pulled a ladder out from under the ring, but Sky nailed a cutter on the apron on him.  Matt Jackson nailed a springboard dropkick off the buckles.

Matt ascended the ladder outside, seeking to soar down onto Kazarian.    He dropped a flying elbow through the table.    Shane Taylor came out, with the story being he was a hired gun, and interfered, powerbombing Nick on the apron.   Matt, hurting, nailed several superkicks.  He tried to slam Taylor, but his back gave out.  Page attacked Shane and he picked him up for Rite of Passage, with Nick spiking it off the top.  Page was attacked and taped up to the ringpost, unable to help.

Daniels attacked but ate a series of superkicks from The Bucks.     They went for a Meltzer Driver, but Matt Jackson’s back gave way.  Kazarian locked on a Boston Crab while Daniels choked out Jackson with the Singapore Cane.  Jackson blacked out.

Your winners and new ROH Six Man Tag Team champions, So Cal Uncensored!

This was entertaining as hell, All big stunts and ECW style brawling.

The Kingdom's Vinny Marseglia and TK O'Ryan attacked the Bucks.   Bully Ray ran them off.  

They showed highlights of the Women of Honor matches from earlier this week.

Cody Rhodes (with Brandi Rhodes and Bury the Bear) vs. Matt Taven

Good action from the onset.  Taven hit a dive to the outside.  He worked over Cody, who went for the Disaster Kick but Taven nailed him and locked on a Boston Crab.   Taven went for a quebrada, but Rhodes pulled his knees up.  Rhodes nailed a missile dropkick.  Bury the Bear slid a chair into the ring.  Lots of streaming buffering from me during this match.  I apologize – I had to reboot my router again.

Taven missed a frog splash.   Cody nailed the Disaster Kicks.  The ref bot bumped.  The Kingdom hit the ring and held Cody for Taven, who nailed a low blow.  Bully chased them out and to the back.  Cody revealed he was wearing a cup and nailed CrossRhodes for the pin.

Your winner, Cody Rhodes!

From what I saw, it was very good.

After the match, Bury the Bear attacked Cody and laid him out, then revealed himself to be KENNY OMEGA.  Brandi began berating Kenny and slapped him.  She then asked him if he was going to hit a girl, then kissed him and told him to go tell Ibushi that he was a fraud, with the idea that he liked her as opposed to his Golden Lovers partner.  

Coverage concludes on Page 3!

 

 


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