I was planning on just doing a PPV edition of Worth Your Money this week, but with everything that’s come out over the past week, I can’t deprive the ROHbots around the world the analyses only The ROHbot Report can give you.

The Motor City Machine Guns of Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin will not be able to appear at the 10/24 & 10/25 events due to a scheduling conflict. We apologize for the lineup change.

Wow, that’s a huge blow to the cards as we were prepared to see some of the best action made in Detroit. I’m really disappointed that we won’t see the Generation Next leader reunion, but things happen. I don’t know how this will affect the Iron Team tag. Card subject to change, you know? But ROH always has an ace up their sleeve when it comes to replacements.

However, we feel we have a suitable replacement. Former ROH World Champion Homicide and his regular partner Hernandez, known as LAX, will now wrestle on the 10/24 Danbury, CT and 10/25 Edison, NJ events. It will be a homecoming weekend for Homicide in Ring Of Honor.

We’ve wanted it for a long time, and now we finally have the chance to see Homicide in an ROH ring again. Homicide, inarguably, is an ROH legend, and is one of the main people that got me interested in Ring of Honor back in 2003. Hernandez has grown leaps and bounds since leaving ROH nearly five years ago, and teaming with Homicide to form LAX. During 2006, they were nothing short of the best tag team in the country. While they haven’t been given the spotlight like they should in TNA, their matches are still great when they are able to go like they want to. Maybe they’ll replace the MCMG in the Iron Team match on the 24^th. But I think they shouldn’t replace Sabin & Shelley in a six-man tag the next night. I think this is the time for us to see the top tag team, arguably, in TNA against the biggest tag team in ROH. I’m begging, yes, begging, for this match to happen. ROH give us LAX vs. The Briscoes on the 25^th. Gabe, please smile upon us.

Friday night, October 24th, in Danbury, CT originally had the first Iron Team Match scheduled. We are pleased to announce that this match will still take place even though Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin won't be in attendance to participate. ROH officials have also pulled Jay & Mark Briscoe out of the match (you'll find out why in a minute). The rules for the Iron Team Match are simple. There will be four tag teams. The one with the most falls at the end of 30 minutes is the victor. The match in Danbury will pit LAX vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black of The Age Of The Fall vs. Davey Richards & Chris Hero vs. ROH World Tag Team Champions Kevin Steen & El Generico!!!
The fans have demanded one particular match from LAX. There is a dream tag team contest that they have been waiting for. They want to see two of the hardest-hitting, most intense teams on the planet fight it out. Jay & Mark Briscoe have been pulled from the Iron Team Match so that they will lock horns with LAX on October 25th in Edison, NJ. That's right, Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. LAX will go down on 10/25 in Edison. Homicide has feuded with The Briscoes in the past. Now he is bringing Hernandez into the battle. There is history behind this one!!!

Let me use a Don West-ism and say, you have got to be freakin’ kidding me! Okay, forget that. That is annoying no matter who says it…or types it. LAX will be a great addition to the Iron Team match, with the possibility of someone getting Border Tossed is just enough to make you want to jump out of your seat. I still don’t know how well this match will work, but it will be exciting nonetheless.

And then it was proclaimed. From the mountaintop of his keyboard, it was proclaimed that the match of matches in today’s tag team wrestling was made official. This is a dream match of epic proportions, and I’m just happy that the ROHbots, and possible TNA fans, will get to see why these four men make up two the best teams in the world. To guess a winner is pretty tough. You’d think LAX just because they’re visiting and I don’t know if TNA would like their #2 tag team to lose at an indy show. But previous TNA visitors (mainly the MCMG) have done their all to help the ROH competitors, including putting them over. No matter who wins, I can’t envision anything less than a MOTYC.

The card for 10/24 in Danbury, CT is really taking shape now. Just signed is Go Shiozaki vs. Austin Aries and if Shiozaki is still FIP World Heavyweight Champion the belt will be on the line. A grudge match has also just been signed. It will pit Jimmy Jacobs vs. The Necro Butcher.

I’m happy to see the FIP title match due to the fact that their match at the 6^th Anniversary Show was so good. With all the great matches happening this year, I feel that match has gotten a little underrated, and given the short stick on the long pole of MOTYC. Hopefully they’ll follow up with another great contest. As for Jacobs and Necro, I don’t know. Jacobs can brawl like nobody’s business, so he and Necro should have a great fight. But I’m wondering will this be more of a storyline than a match, similar to what we saw at Battle For Supremacy between Butcher and Aries. If it isn’t, I think it might be the brawl of the year.

The scheduled 10/12 FIP event will now be on Saturday, October 11th in Crystal River, FL. The Go Shiozaki FIP World Heavyweight Title Match vs. Roderick Strong will now take place on 10/11 in Crystal River. Also signed for this event is Kenny King & Jason Blade vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe for the FIP World Tag Team Titles. There will be more matches announced soon. Check www.FullImpactPro.com for more info.

Glad to see the Florida fans won’t completely get deprived of wrestling that weekend. I feel for Erick Stevens, as he’s lost the belt, and still can’t get a shot. I know Kenny King & Jason Blade are pretty big down in Florida, but no one thinks The Briscoes can’t kill those boys.

Go Shiozaki is looking to put together a respectable FIP World Heavyweight Title reign. He is taking on a workhorse schedule with a defense at the 10/11 FIP event in Orlando against Roderick Strong. If he is successful he will put the championship on the line against Austin Aries on 10/24 in Danbury, CT. Now he has made that weekend even tougher. If Shiozaki retains the title against both Strong and Aries he will defend it on 10/25 in Edison, NJ against The Necro Butcher. If Shiozaki loses the belt in any of these defenses all these scheduled matches will still take place.

That’s a nice little set of defenses for Mr. Shiozaki. All the matches should be great, stiff contests that make me happy to be a ROHbot.

Jerry Lynn has joined the ROH roster and is looking to climb the rankings. Davey Richards is set to return full time to ROH after spending the summer touring for Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan. Both men need wins to accomplish their goals. Only one will walk out of Edison with a victory. 10/25 will see Jerry Lynn vs. Davey Richards.

Can we say fun? This should be nothing short of a great contest. Lynn can put on a great match with anyone, and Richards has become much more than a stiff kicker in the past couple of years. I’m really looking forward to seeing this one.

It is now official. Kevin Steen & El Generico will put the ROH World Tag Team Titles on the line against former five time champs Jay & Mark Briscoe on 11/8 in Toronto, Canada.

The Briscoes have gone on the record (on rohwrestling.com) stating that Steen & Generico can’t beat them when the belts are on the line. They’ve had great match after great match, and every time the belts were up for grabs (literally in that Ladder War), The Briscoes have taken the big “W”. Now, for the first time, Steenerico are walking in with the belts, and The Briscoes have to beat them. Add to it that they are in the champs’ home country, and I say we have an interesting match, possibly more interesting than any tag match we’ve seen all year between two full time ROH tag teams. For the first time in years, I have a feeling The Briscoes are going to get booed out of the building. That’s those rebellious Canadians for you.  

ROH's recent tour of Japan was a "break-even" trip financially, but the shows are expected to do well in DVD sales. As of now, they plan to return next year.
Credit: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

In the last Report, I expressed my worry about the toll the trip to Japan could take on ROH’ finances. The fact that the trip broke even is okay. They didn’t lose any money, but they also didn’t make a little extra. But they still have a chance to make up for that with the DVD sales. The two shows from their first trip to Japan are two of the highest selling DVDs in ROH history. If these shows follow suit, then ROH shouldn’t have a problem making up for the yen they didn’t pull in from across the Pacific.

Ring of Honor's next PPV will be titled "Driven" (the second time the company has used that title for a PPV) and will debut on InDemand on 11/14.

The PPV was taped in Boston a few weeks back headlined by ROH champ Nigel McGuinness vs. Roderick Strong and Kevin Steen & El Generico challenging The Age of the Fall for the ROH Tag Team championship.

ROH's current PPV, New Horizons, is currently running on InDemand and other outlets, headlined by a pair of excellent matches in Bryan Danielson vs. Tyler Black and ROH champ Nigel McGuinness vs. Claudio Castagnoli.

I actually like the fact that they use the same pay-per-view name, as it gives that familiarity as you keep up with the PPVs like all the big companies do. And it makes sense in terms of the main event. Since the Man Up PPV, Steen & Generico have been driven to win the ROH Tag Team title. They are driven to become the best tag team in the world. We already know the results, but I still want to see how it all finally came together. Strong and McGuinness have never had a bad match, and I doubt pay-per-view will change that.

But we’re thinking ahead right now. We need to take a few steps back and look at what is on rotation now, in the form of ROH’s newest pay-per-view offering, New Horizons. The title of the show has to tie in to the possibility of Claudio Castagnoli winning his first ROH World title. It could also tie into the uprising, or should I say, the inner uprising in the Age of the Fall. But no matter what, the most important thing New Horizons ties into is your wallet. Lets find out if it’s Worth Your Money.

New Horizons

Aired 9/26/08

Detroit, MI

The ROH Tag Team champions Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black of the Age of the Fall welcome us tonight to Detroit. They proclaim themselves all-powerful as the Tag Team champions, going as far as to declare that the fans will see no Tag Team title defense tonight. The AOTF explain there were no challengers for their belts, bringing out The Briscoes, who beat them out of the ring. The fans and The Briscoes wanted the champions to man up, but they refused after feigning a run in. This brought out Austin Aries, who attacked Jimmy, beating him to the back. Dave Prazak entered the ring to find out how Mark Briscoe was ready to compete after that wrist injury. All Mark had for an answer was he is here to man up!

We shoot to the opening video, highlighting the events of the last PPV as we wait for The Briscoes’ opponents.

The Briscoes vs. Silas Young & Mitch Franklin

Young & Franklin get beaten down after Young used an impressive handstand moonsault out of the corner. This just turned into a squash, with Franklin getting slung across the ring like he was shot out of the cannon. They finished off the son of Grizzly Redwood Sr. with the Doomsday Device.

To show how The Briscoes pass the time between beating on Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black, we go to Sandy fork via a promo video to look at the home of The Briscoes, where they drink, shoot guns, and fight each other will going back to their roots.

Delirious vs. Erick Stevens vs. Ruckus vs. Shane Hagadorn

Delirious went wild at the opening bell, as usual, taking the attack to Stevens, only to get powered down with a Samoan drop. Hagadorn tagged himself in, only to tag out when Ruckus came in. Ruckus was powered down by Stevens, causing Hagadorn to return to get in some cheap shots. Ruckus was able to tag out to Stevens, allowing Erick to knock Hagadorn out of the ring. Delirious and Ruckus pitched Hagadorn back in, leading to a Stevens, Delirious, Ruckus high impact triple team, with Ruckus going for the pin after a standing moonsault. Stevens and Delirious stopped Ruckus from getting the pin, but couldn’t stop the Vulture Squad member from sailing over the top, somersaulting on top of Hagadorn when they whipped Ruckus into the ropes. Stevens grabbed Delirious, going for the Choo-choo rush, only to fall into the turnbuckles, giving Delirious the chance to hit the Panic Attack. On the outside, Hagadorn slammed Ruckus into the steel ring post. Delirious ran to the top rope, only to get crotched by Hagadorn. Hagadorn turned around, getting dropkicked out of the ring by Ruckus after Delirious jumped off the top with Shadows Over Hell to the back of Erick Stevens. Ruckus hooked Delirious, hitting the twisting neck breaker before running to the top, moonsault leg dropping the masked man. Delirious was able to kick out. Hagadorn slipped back in, taunting Ruckus, only to get clotheslined by Stevens. Erick Stevens used the Doctor Bomb on Hagadorn to get the win. Just as the replay of the finish was shown, Austin Aries ran to ringside.

Aries grabbed a microphone before entering the ring. Aries was here talk about how he and Jacobs had a feud going on that was deeper, bloodier than any feud in wrestling history. Wow, didn’t know it was like that. Thanks for the heads up Austin. During Aries’ promo, clips were shown of everything that had happened at the events before this show. Jacobs walked down the ramp, acting as a distraction for Tyler Black. Aries was ready, dumping Black to the floor. Out of the crowd came Shimmer champion MsChif, who low blowed Aries from behind. Black and MsChif held Aries so Jacobs could use as steel hook. Wrestlers from the back had to help Aries out of the area as AOTF propaganda filtered onto the screen. Just as it appeared everything had calmed down, Kevin Steen stepped out. Steen was here to get the answer to the question, “When do Kevin Steen and El Generico get a Tag Team title shot?” Steen proclaimed that he and Generico would do what it takes to earn a Tag Team title shot. Jacobs had a way for Steen to earn a title shot, and it was in the form of a match with…

No DQ match: Necro Butcher vs. Kevin Steen

Butcher jumped Steen from behind, butterfly suplexing him on the ramp. Butcher pulled one of the guardrails from the ramp, using it to beat Steen. Steen was able to fight back, using a ring bell to ring Necro’s little bell. Steen followed up by power slamming Necro on the steel ramp. The action finally entered the ring, where Steen tried to rip the teeth out of Butcher’s head. Necro got underneath Steen, dropping him throat first across the top rope to turn the hardcore tables in his favor. Steen tried to punch his way out of the corner, only to take a few of those heavy right hands to the jaw. Steen took them all, trying to put Butcher in the Sharpshooter. Once again, Necro punched his way free before locking in a sleeper. Wait, a sleeper in a hardcore match? Whatever, it didn’t work anyway. But another hard right to the jaw did as it sent Steen tumbling to the floor. This actually helped Steen as he grabbed a chair, ramming it into Necro’s stomach before slamming him off the apron, onto it. Steen followed that up with a frog splash off the apron, to the floor on the prone Butcher. Steen ran to the top after pitching Necro back in, using the Swanton. Necro got his knees up to stop the attack, grabbing a couple of chairs as Steen writhed in pain. Necro bulldogged Steen into one of the chairs for a near fall. Necro set up one of the chairs in the middle of the ring to Tiger Drive Steen through it. Steen stopped him, Michinoku driving Necro through the chair. When Necro kicked out, Steen Package Piledrove Butcher on the chair to pin the wildman.

In the back Adam Pearce was here to talk how he burned Brent Albright with a fireball. Pearce understood that nothing means more in wrestling than titles, especially the NWA title, which is the reason he’s done everything he’s done in his life, including joining Sweet & Sour Inc. Pearce then shows an amazing “what would Larry Sweeney do” t-shirt. I want that shirt.

Chris Hero & Go Shiozaki w/Sweet & Sour Inc. vs. Roderick Strong & Naomichi Marufuji

Before the match, a video of Davey Richards turning on Strong and The No Remorse Corps is shown, explaining that Richards has been sent to Japan on tour as a reward for joining Sweet & Sour Inc. I guess Queens get that money, Japan get that yen! Sweeney follows up his Japanese acquisition of Go Shiozaki by offering a spot in S & S Inc. to Marufuji. Marufuji answered by giving Sweeney the finger. I guess that’s a universal gesture. Sweeney was so upset that he ordered his group to leave the ring to stop this match from happening. Thankfully, Lance Storm was here to stop him. Wait, Lance Strom? Yes, Storm was here in all of his serious glory to make sure this match happened. The action started with a chop brawl between Strong and Go, the two hardest choppers in ROH. Strong had to take a chop to leg lariat Go down. Just as Go dropkicked Strong, Nigel McGuinness entered the announce booth to continue his three PPV streak of announcing duties. Back in the ring, Marufuji dropped Hero to the mat. Hero elbowed his way to his feet before using the ropes to knock the wind out of the NOAH star. Go tagged in, only for Naomichi to beat him down before calling in his partner. With Strong holding Go in an over the knee backbreaker, Marufuji was able to hit the ropes a half a dozen times for momentum to dropkick Go in the side of his head. Strong tagged back in, chopping Go before knocking Hero off the apron. Strong tried to follow up, but Hero grabbed him, pulling Roderick out of the ring before slamming him in the barricades. Shiozaki chopped Strong before tagging in Hero, who kept Strong grounded. When Strong tried to fight back, Hero pitched him to the floor for Sweeney. Before Larry could get some cheap shots in, Lance Storm stopped him. Strom couldn’t stop Go, who used a knee lift to the face of Strong as he dangled across the apron. Go tried to keep the chops coming, but Strong kicked him down. Shiozaki recovered, preventing Strong from tagging out. Hero followed up on Shiozaki’s momentum, dropkicking Strong as he hung in the tree of woe. When Go put Strong in the tree of woe, he lifted Strong up before chopping him back down. Once again, Strong fought back, kicking his way out of the corner, tagging in Marufuji.   Naomichi came in like a house of fire, avoiding a double clothesline before dropkicking Hero in the side of the head. Marufuji closed the gap clotheslined Go before putting Shiozaki in the corner. Roderick ran across the apron, kicking Go in the face. Shiozaki stumbled out of the corner, into the super kick for a near fall. Marufuji wanted the Shiranui, but Go blocked it, fighting out of the corner before hitting the fisherman’s buster. Hero tagged in, grabbing Naomichi for the knockout elbow. Naomichi blocked it, but couldn’t hit his Shiranui. Hero flipped through, kicking Marufuji in the mouth. Strong ran in, helping Naomichi hit a gut buster/code breaker combo on Hero before super kicking Go out of the ring. Hero was able to recover to knock Marufuji out with the Roaring Elbow, but didn’t notice that Strong tagged himself in before Hero connected with the strike. Roderick came in, knocking Hero down with the big boot, into a backbreaker to get the three count. Lance Storm congratulated the winners, causing Sweet & Sour Inc. to attack them. Sweeney was left in the ring alone with Storm, who put him in the single leg Boston crab. Hero ran back in, freeing Larry before Storm could cripple Sweeney. Hero was able to knock out Lance Storm with the Roaring Elbow.

It’s the Yeti! Oh, wait, it’s Brent Albright’s face wrapped up after that fireball Adam Pearce used on him. Albright explains that his little boy and his baby girl couldn’t bear to look at his face after that attack. His wife was just as upset. Not about his health, but how they’re going to pay the bills if Albright can’t wrestle. Albright has more of a reason now to hurt Adam Pearce, and disfigure him like Pearce has disfigured Albright.

We get a video package of Claudio Castagnoli, and his story of coming from Switzerland, as well as his training for this match, to win the ROH World title. Great stuff.

ROH World title: Nigel McGuinness(c) vs. Claudio Castagnoli

Claudio has on a pin stripe pink suit on tonight. Castagnoli starts the match in an explosive manner with a bicycle kick that nearly got him the victory in the first five seconds. He followed up with an attempted Ricola Bomb, but Nigel blocked it, connecting with an early Lariat. Castagnoli showed fighting spirit, popping off the mat before McGuinness could go for the pin, hitting a Lariat of his own before using the Ricola Bomb for another close near fall. Nigel ran to the floor, where Claudio followed, beating him around ringside. Claudio tried to dive on top of Nigel after reentering the ring, but got caught. Nigel wanted to pull his challenger down with the Tower of London on the floor. Claudio blocked it, slinging the champion into the steel guardrails. Nigel was able to use the ropes to whip himself back to the floor, elbowing Claudio in the side of his head. The champion thought he had everything under control after driving Claudio chest first into the top of the barricades. Nigel followed up by using the Tower of London to bounce the challenger’s head off the floor. McGuinness pitched Claudio back in, focusing on the woozy noggin of Castagnoli. Nigel also got a few verbal cheap shots in on Bryan Danielson during his attacks. Claudio was able to fight back with his European uppercuts. Nigel used one to his advantage, spinning Claudio into another Lariat. Nigel, instead of going for the pin, tried to make the challenger tap out. Claudio tried to get some momentum to fight back, but was mule kicked to the mat before being locked in a cravat. Nigel moved from the head to the left shoulder of Castagnoli. Claudio was able to avoid another mule kick, hitting a springboard European uppercut out of the corner. Castagnoli followed up with a barrage of uppercuts that downed the champion. Claudio hit the swinging face plant, but couldn’t get the pin. Claudio clotheslined Nigel over the top rope before connecting with a tope that got the fans behind Claudio. Claudio wanted to fly again, but got caught on the top. Nigel tried to superplex Castagnoli, but got knocked down instead. Nigel was able to avoid the flying cross body block, arm breaking Claudio. Nigel used the kick and swat in the corner to knock the wind out of Claudio before finally executing the Tower of London. Nigel couldn’t get the three count out of the move, causing him to go for that running European uppercut. Claudio blocked it, hitting another uppercut before bicycle kicking Nigel to the mat for two seconds. Claudio tried to go for the Ricola Bomb again, but the champion got free, flipping into the ropes for the Jawbreaker Lariat. Claudio grabbed Nigel’s legs before he could spring off the ropes for the big swing for another near fall. Claudio wanted to use another springboard uppercut, but got caught again. Nigel put Claudio in position for another Lariat on the top rope. Claudio somehow walked up the ropes, hitting an enzuguri that left Nigel on the top rope so Castagnoli could superplex him. When Nigel kicked out, Claudio rolled him over for the German suplex. Claudio turned that into the Waterslide, getting another crowd raising near fall. Claudio hit the ropes after Nigel blocked the Ricola Bomb, knocking Nigel down with another uppercut. Claudio picked up the reeling McGuinness, slamming him to the mat with the Ricola Bomb. It was to no avail as Nigel kicked out. Nigel avoided the Bomb again, but couldn’t hit the Jawbreaker Lariat. Claudio tried to roll Nigel up, but Nigel reversed it. Castagnoli kicked out, propelling Nigel into the ropes, where he used the momentum to finally knock Castagnoli out with the Jawbreaker Lariat to retain the ROH World title.

Bryan Danielson vs. Tyler Black w/Jimmy Jacobs

Before the match, Dave Prazak ran down Danielson’s impressive tour during the month of June, including a win over Lance Cade at Raw in a dark match, and his impressive AAA showing at their Triplemania event. Before the bell could ring, and before Danielson could get his ring robe off, Black jumped him, pounding Bryan to the mat. When Black tried to pick up the pace, Danielson used it for momentum, sending Black scurrying to the floor to avoid his head getting kicked in. When Black reentered the ring, he tried to wrestle Danielson to the mat, only to get his arm barred. Black was able to get free, taunting Danielson while gripping and wrenching his left arm. This didn’t last long as Danielson flipped out of the hold, dropkicking Black before kicking away at Black’s left leg and back. Danielson used this to soften Black up for an Indian deathlock as Nigel McGuinness entered the broadcast booth to honor us with his announcing greatness. Black was able to free himself, bringing us to another standoff. Black kneed his way into an advantage, forcing Danielson into the corner. “The American Dragon” fought back, whipping Black to the mat by his left arm. Black could only free himself from the cross arm breaker by stomping on Danielson’s head. Danielson fired back with a couple of kicks to the arm again before turning it backwards, nearly popping the shoulder out of Black’s socket. The fans were really digging this as they chanted, “this is wrestling!” Black took the wrestling element out of it after blocking a suplex, landing on the apron. Danielson held on, trying to neck break Black on the side of the ring. Black blocked it, sending the back of Danielson’s head into the apron. Black slammed Danielson’s head into the barricades, the side the ring, and the ring post. The AOTF member stayed on top of Danielson, using the ropes to choke the life out of Bryan. Tyler got a little too cocky, allowing Danielson to fight back with a few forearms. Danielson had the momentum going, running into a sleeper. When Danielson freed himself from the sleeper, Black downed him with leg lariat before stomping the side of Bryan’s face. Black was trying to forearm Danielson to the mat, but “Dragon” propelled off the mat with a dropkick that allowed Danielson to connect with a flying forearm in the corner when Tyler tried to rush him. Black had to go to the eyes to regain the advantage, but Danielson used an Irish whip to knock Black off of his feet. Danielson followed up with a dropkick that sent Black flying through the ropes. When Black got to a vertical base, Danielson tried to dive on top of him with a tope. Black avoided the attack, moonsaulting from the top rope to successfully level Bryan Danielson. Black waited until Danielson got up before springboard forearming him in the face. Still focusing on the head and neck, Black used a hangman’s neck breaker for a near fall. The fans got behind Danielson as Black slapped him in the face. Danielson took it all, coming out of the corner with a flying knee strike that left Black in position for Cattle Mutilation. Black struggled around until he got his right foot on the bottom rope. As Black laid on the mat, Danielson decided to slap him around a little. Danielson tried to tiger suplex Black, but Tyler flipped out of it, leading to a slew of near falls. Black ended the series by turning a roll up into a sleeper. Danielson fought out of it, putting Black in the cross arm breaker, into a triangle choke. Black somehow made it to his feet, with Danielson still latched on. Black ran across the ring; power bombing Bryan Danielson on the top turnbuckle, obliterating the top turnbuckle and rope. They got up slugging. Black avoided a forearm, kicking Danielson in the back of his neck. Danielson somehow flipped up the broke top rope after an Irish whip, running into a super kick that nearly got him pinned. Black wanted to go for the Phoenix Splash, but opted to use God’s Last Gift to get another two count. Black beat Danielson as he rose, causing “Dragon” to do the same. Danielson somehow slapped Black down, using the elbows to the side of Black’s head to knock Black out for the victory.      

Jimmy Jacobs came in to check on Black, only for Austin Aries to run out, attacking the leader of the Age of the Fall. Aries was beating Jacobs around the broken ring. Aries got Jacobs in the corner, dropkicking him in the face until he could get up on his own. As Jacobs escaped the ring, Aries came running for the heat-seeking tope. Jacobs moved, sending Aries head first into the barricades. Jacobs jumped on top Aries, pounding him in the face with his fist, then with a chair. With Aries seated in that chair, Jacobs reentered the ring before diving over the middle rope. Aries moved before Jacobs could come crashing down on top of him. Aries was dripping blood as he whipped Jacobs into the guardrails. The action spilled into the crowd, with Aries clotheslining Jacobs as he laid in the front row. Jacobs fought back, driving a chair into the top of Aries’ head after jumping off the bleachers. Aries used some great agility to leap on top of some rolled up mats to clothesline Jacobs on the rebound of an Irish whip. Aries tried to Brain Bust Jacobs, but Jacobs turned it into the End Time. Aries countered it, slamming him into the walls in the back of the building. Jacobs took a few steps back, going for the spear as Aries recovered. Aries hooked the incoming Jacobs for the Last Chancery before pitching Jacobs off the mats, to the floor. Aries beat Jacobs back through the crowd with a chair. Aries noticed a ladder near the lighting rigs, so he brought it over to Jacobs’ prone body. Jacobs fought him, slamming Aries on top of a table before hitting him with another chair. Aries recovered, putting Jacobs on the table. Aries made a climb up the ladder, but Jacobs stopped him from diving. Jacobs forced Aries onto the table, taking Aries’ spot on the ladder. Aries got up, following Jacobs on the other side. They met at the top, slugging away. Necro Butcher ran out with a chair, but Aries yelled that Jimmy was using Necro for his own personal gain. Conflicted, Necro pushed the ladder over, sending both men off the ladder, through the tables. Officials and other wrestlers had to came out to help the crumbled heap of Jimmy Jacobs and Austin Aries to close the show.      

Is It Worth Your Money: That was an interesting show to say the least when it comes to Ring of Honor pay-per-views. The most interesting part was the Aries/Jacobs brawl and the way the show ended. If there was a time where I felt ROH did the best for this floundering feud, it was here. Now I hate that the show ended with a brawl that just fed into a storyline, but that was a fun little brawl that couldn’t end the show on a wilder note. That’s what this feud has needed. The main event of Danielson and Black was as incredible as their previous matches, and I can’t get enough of these guys in a ring together. Black plays a perfect young rebel to the talented ROH legend that is Bryan Danielson. Unlike other pairings, where I feel you shouldn’t do too many matches of the same guys, Danielson and Black don’t fit that category. The ROH World title match was one of the best ROH title matches of the year, and that’s saying something. Claudio wanted that win so badly, and it came through in his emergency like attack in the first few seconds of the match. Nigel has been in his groove for a while, and each defense has made Nigel a more viable threat to greatest ROH champion ever. The undercard, while solid, wasn’t as memorable as previous shows. The four way was just there. The tag match helped in the progression of the Strong/Sweet & Sour Inc. feud, but not the greatest of tags. The Briscoes squash was probably the most enjoyable squash I’ve seen in a long time. And Steen and Butcher had a nice brawl, but the ending sucked. You drive a person through a chair on his head, it should be over there, especially when you do another finish of driving the same man on the top of his head on a chair some five seconds later to end it. But it did help solidify the main event of the next PPV. One thing I say that impressed me the most was the video packages and promos. It helped introduce/reintroduce people to the wrestlers, as well as show only PPV purchasers what they are missing on the DVD releases. Great move, ROH! Overall, I can say that this wasn’t the best ROH PPV of the year, but it still stands up better than most of the PPVs done the other companies. Once you get through the undercard (which flies by), you are thrust into two great matches, then a wild brawl to end the show. You’d be doing yourself an injustice if you wait for this to come out on DVD. New Horizons Is Worth Your Money.

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