From the sounds of it, the fans of Chicago brought that high energy they’re known for to make even the most average of shows into memorable ones. I talked about The Young Bucks beating Dark City may be a precursor of the future in regards to the Tag Team championship. It’d be very interesting that of all the teams they’ve faced thus far, the DCFC might finally have found a team that has their number, possibly leading to the best tag team feud since…well, since The American Wolves versus Steenerico. Maybe even better than The Briscoes and Steenerico. Speaking of The Briscoes, their disqualification win over The Wolves makes me wonder if ROH is getting ready for a feud between the two teams over the belts. Or maybe they’re ready to give us the inevitable triple threat match involving The Briscoes, The Wolves, and Steenerico. Ladder War 2 should really give us a great idea of where ROH is going when it comes to their tag division.

Well, I guess my hopes of Danielson winning the gold on his way out is officially null & void. I have no problems with Aries keeping the title, or having Bryan put him over on his way out. I just wanted something really unexpected to happen before The Final Countdown Tour ended. But with Petey Williams and Kenny Omega waiting to step up and face A-Double, I can’t blame ROH for not changing their plans for this little ROHbot.

Must say the turn out number is a little depressing. It used to be a time when Chicago events would easily pull double the people that came here. As I said last week, I have to wonder if ROH has driven away its loyal fans with its booking changes over the past year, and the leaving of big stars like Danielson and McGuinness, or if it’s the economy. I understand that it’s hard for any form of entertainment to do financially what it was a few years ago, but seeing a huge drop in attendance on so many consecutive shows worries this ROHbot.

Well, that’s only the first half of results for Ring of Honor’s most recent shows. Lets see how Boston turned out last night.

From the sounds of it, this could be the best Boston show to date, maybe even better than Driven 2008 (the awesomeness of Dutt probably put it over the bar). First thing that surprised me was Claudio pinning Petey. I know Claudio can’t lose all the time, but it’s been put into motion that Williams and Aries are posed to clash for the World title. Why not let the guy keep his momentum after those tag wins over the champion? Then, I might be wrong about Williams. Maybe Cabana will take his place as next in line. I know the next night will be Cabana and Titus one on one, but I wonder if Cabana is getting ready for, not only a title chase, but also his final chase (more on that later). As much as I love seeing Davey win, I just hoped Danielson would get one win during his final matches. It’s nice to see him putting people over, but come on. Would it hurt anyone for Danielson to win one match (including his match tomorrow night)? I do like that the winning of Danielson vs. McGuinness is pretty unpredictable because both men lost here. But that’s not the only thing to be excited about when talking about Glory By Honor VIII. Want to know what’s happening? I have it all below.

This has to be one of the most stacked cards in recent memory. Definitely the best-looking card of the year thus far. While it appears Ladder War will go on last, I hope ROH doesn’t go that route. Danielson and Nigel deserve every bit of the evening’s final spotlight. I know I did a little reflection last week, but as the night nears, I can’t help but realize that these two men really helped me fall in love with the art of pro-wrestling again. Even though ROH had a banner year in 2006, lack of funds didn’t allow me to enjoy it to the utmost until almost the end of it. Even though I was following the happenings, I couldn’t help be feel a little burned out on wrestling. Then Unified came along, featuring the two men taking their exit tonight, and I just forgot everything that made me want to give up on the physical form of entertainment I loved so much. They followed up on that classic from England with amazing match after incredible match after match of the year candidates. Looking back, so many wrestlers have become synonymous with each other, and for good reason. Ric Flair/Ricky Steamboat, Bret Hart/Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin/The Rock, so on and so forth. I gladly say that these two men shouldn’t only be synonymous with each other, but also with excellent wrestling.

While we won’t have the stunner of Danielson winning the ROH World title before the night’s over, we could still have some shocking turn of events. How about The Bucks beat The Briscoes in their third shot against the fellow brother tandem? What about Kenny Omega getting some momentum for his inevitable showdown with Aries by having him pin Claudio? Maybe give Cheech & Cloudy a win here? Okay, scratch the last one. What I mean is that ROH has a chance to turn in a very memorable, unpredictable, and unforgettable event. All the ingredients are there for something special. I just hope nothing goes wrong to hurt, what should be, the best night of ROH action in 2009 so far.

Signed for October 10th for ROH's return to Indianapolis is singles action. "That Young Knockout Kid" Chris Hero has had a 2009 to remember, and it only got better when he defeated Bryan Danielson last Friday in Dayton. Now he'll face a man that was right in the thick of things before his Japan tour – Kenny Omega!

Omega and Hero are in two very similar, but unique positions. Chris Hero, seemingly, is on the verge of breaking through to the top of the card finally. His dedication to truly become “TYKOK” has been nothing short of exemplary, and I look forward to anything he does now more than before (and I always looked forward to Hero in action). Then there’s Omega, who is also on the verge of doing something big in ROH, even though he hasn’t been around for a full year yet. When I talked about ROH shaking things up in the World title picture, I put an emphasis on Omega either being the man to end up with the World title by Final Battle, or have him take Aries to the limit like Aries did Danielson so many years ago. Both men have bright futures in Ring of Honor, and like The Bucks and the DCFC, this could be the beginning of big things in for both men. Who knows, they might become synonymous with each other before it’s all said and done.

It seems The House is the real deal, getting more and more bookings to be a part for a good sized Tag Team division. Take it one step further, and you see that not only are The House earning their spots on the roster full-time, they’re also getting a chance to shine with some of the very best tag teams in the U.S. If they can have a great match with The Briscoes, which shouldn’t be too hard, I’ve got the feeling we’ll be seeing more of The House for a long time.

I said earlier I was a little worried about the financial status of Ring of Honor. And this just adds to those worries. While Colt Cabana is no Bryan Danielson or Nigel McGuinness when it comes to groundbreaking importance, but he’s one of the more valuable proponents of the roster. I really like Cabana. I felt he wasn’t used at all properly in WWE. There can be an intense discussion that TNA might or might not treat him better than WWE. I highly doubt TNA would do any better with Colt compared to ROH. TNA can barely do well with the majority of their roster under the age of 35. I doubt his leaving after such a short return-he just came back at the Seventh Anniversary Show-would hurt ROH much. Outside of winning the ROH World title, nothing much is left for Cabana to do outside of random feuds. But random feuds are better than being jobbed out to Eric Young. I’d just hate to see him misused again.

Once upon a time, TNA and ROH got along. Both used the other’s wrestlers on a frequent basis, and all was right with the wrestling world. I think we all know what happened after that. Now ROH is really in the position TNA was at when everything was good between the two companies. And like TNA, ROH has TV. You know what that means…

Lets call it a week, ROHbots. If you don’t know already, you can show your support of The ROHbot Report by joining the Facebook group ( http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=135858249616 ). And if you’re going to the Manhattan Center tonight for the show, have a wonderful time. I have a great feeling that this will be ROH’s show of the year.

Till Then.