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http://www.cheap-heat.com/honorable-mention-roh-tv-52315/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/honorable-mention-roh-tv-52315/#comments Wed, 27 May 2015 19:06:59 +0000 Mark Adam Haggerty Reviews Bobby Fish Caprice Coleman Destination America Jay Briscoe Jay Lethal Kevin Kelly Kyle O'Reilly Michael Elgin reDRagon Ring of Honor ROH Steve Corino TNA Todd Sinclair wrestling http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=11999 Welcome back to another edition of "Honorable Mention," the once-weekly Ring of Honor report exclusively available at Cheap-Heat.com. My name is Mark Adam Haggerty and in addition to my production credits at the "B+ Players Podcast," I'm the resident ROH reviewer at Cheap-Heat. It's tough being a Ring of Honor fan in Southern California as […]

Welcome back to another edition of "Honorable Mention," the once-weekly Ring of Honor report exclusively available at Cheap-Heat.com. My name is Mark Adam Haggerty and in addition to my production credits at the "B+ Players Podcast," I'm the resident ROH reviewer at Cheap-Heat. It's tough being a Ring of Honor fan in Southern California as I've mentioned in the past; Sinclair Broadcasting, ROH's parent company, doesn't currently distribute their programming in Los Angeles, making it increasingly difficult to get my weekly fix without forking over a couple of dollars. But as JR likes to say: "That will not be my hill to die on." I appreciate and value the ROH product, and I recognize the strides they've made in recent years, so I can get over the lack of syndication in SoCal. For now. As a matter of fact, I finally forked over the $7.99 to subscribe to the official website, and I have to say I'm very satisfied with what Ring of Honor has to offer.

EDIT: DESTINATION AMERICA just announced Ring of Honor will debut on their network this Wednesday before a brand new episode of TNA Impact.

This week's episode of Ring of Honor TV comes to us from the Eisenhower Community Center in Hopkins, Minnesota and kicks off with none other than "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin. Does Elgin remind anybody else of the "Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan? Not only does he dress like the former leader of the Dungeon of Doom, but he's also fucking crazy. Elgin is one of my favorite performers in Ring of Honor; I wasn't sold on him during his time as champion because I didn't buy him as a babyface title holder. Tonight Elgin is going one on one with Caprice Coleman, who has been conspicuous by his absence in recent months, aside from his role on commentary during the "Top Prospect Tournament." Coleman is looking to shut Elgin up once and for all, and arrives to an extraordinary ovation and a sea of streamers. According to the Tale of the Tape, Caprice Coleman has been lacing up his boots since 1998, and has no problem adhering to the "Code of Conduct." Despite his wily ways, Elgin is also receptive to the initial handshake, and then immediately takes the fight to Caprice. After a successful headlock takeover, shades of the great Brad Armstrong, Caprice was rushed to the outside of the ring by an imposing Elgin, who was unwilling to waiver at such an early stage in the match. We head into a quick commercial—even on the official website that I PAY for—and when we return, Caprice is on the offensive and putting the former world champion through his paces. Caprice hit Michael Elgin with his signature "Sky-Splitter" leg drop from the top rope, but achieved only a two count before Elgin responded. Once on his feet again, Elgin proceeded to dominate Coleman with a series of turnbuckle and spinning powerbombs for the 1-2-3.

The next match is for the world television title; Jay Lethal has been champion for over 400 days, and is the only man to wear the coveted TV belt on two separate occasions. His opponent and challenger is the former ROH world tag team champion, and one half of reDRagon, Kyle O'Reilly. Jay Lethal has become accustomed to calling himself the "Ring of Honor Champion," and has customized his television title by removing the "TV" and superimposing a golden globe. Kyle O'Reilly is only one of a handful of wrestlers on the ROH roster who actually poses a threat to the longevity of Lethal's title reign, and wastes little time in showing the "Greatest First Generation Wrestler" why he is a world-renowned professional athlete. O'Reilly is currently competing in Japan as part of the "Best of the Super Juniors" tournament along with his longtime partner Bobby Fish, but tonight O'Reilly's eyes are on the prize. He keeps Lethal grounded with an onslaught of educated feet, and an impressive precision-based mat style that would make Drew Gulak dizzy. Lethal hits Kyle with a belly-to-back suplex, but the Irish-American O'Reilly is unwilling to relent on the vice-like headlock.

After another commercial break—this time an advertisement reminding us to WATCH Ring of Honor—we head back to the ring where O'Reilly is continuing to prove himself to the current title holder. Lethal is finally coming around by now, and returns the offense with a drop kick to Kyle's jaw and a number of knees to the midsection. The TV champion Irish-whipped O'Reilly across the squared circle into the opposing corner for a near fall, and then applied an incredibly innovative submission to the technically-sound Kyle O'Reilly. This match continued back and forth with both men gaining the advantage. Truth Martini tried to council his charge, but was unable to save him from the brutality of the former ROH world tag team champion. O'Reilly locked Lethal in a submission hold around the top rope, but was blindsided by the "Book of Truth," wielded by the veteran manager Martini. Lethal took advantage by slamming O'Reilly directly into the Canadian flag adorning the ringside barricade. He then wrapped the red and white maple leaf around O'Reilly's neck and choked him until referee Todd Sinclair ordered him to cease. The action returned to the ring before the 20-count and Lethal attempted to end things quickly; he climbed the ropes, "Hailed the King" and hit a double axe handle across the skull of O'Reilly. Back and forth, kick for kick and shot for shot, both men fought valiantly for the right to be champion. There aren't many men who can go toe-to-toe with O'Reilly in terms of kicks, but Lethal is eager to try his luck at matching his opponent's veteran BJJ-skills.

Kyle O'Reilly landed a strong knee to the jaw of Jay Lethal, nearly knocking the champion unconscious in the process. He applied the "Guillotine" submission hold, which caused Lethal to fade ever so slowly, until he summoned the strength for a LETHAL COMBINATION! Jay covered Kyle for a two count, and this contest continued to a chorus of "This is Wrestling," from an army of anti-establishment former �Federation fans. O'Reilly attempted to finish the job with what could have been a Superplex, but ultimately became a full-fledged "Hail to the King" elbow drop by Lethal. Lethal tried for a Superplex of his own, but was countered into "Arm-ageddon" in the center of the ring. Lethal jockeyed for the ropes and both men went flying to the outside, where Truth Martini checked on the welfare of his champion as Todd Sinclair counted higher and higher toward twenty. Jay Lethal returned to the ring at thirteen, and O'Reilly made it just after nineteen, thanks to some fans at ringside who helped him to his feet! The two men met in the ring and stared each other down before engaging in what would be the final moments of this incredible contest.

O'Reilly almost fell from the ring but returned in much the same way as Terry Funk, or Dean Ambrose, and hit the champion with a massive lariat for this trouble. He hit Lethal with a brainbuster, and once again, locked him in the lethal—no pun intended—"Arm-ageddon" cross arm bar. Both men refused to lose as Lethal made it to the ropes and both wrestlers staggered to regain their composure. Kevin Kelly reminds the audience at home that we are less than three minutes removed from the time limit, a concept that this wrestling fan completely forgot about! Lethal went for the "Lethal Injection," but O'Reilly caught him in his patented arm-bar. The bell sounded; the time limit was up! The fans chanted "Five More Minutes," and O'Reilly led them in their cry. Lethal was given the microphone and it was on the champion to decide whether or not he would continue.

The fans chanted "Man Up"—the popular catchphrase belonging to world champion Jay Briscoe—and Lethal informed everyone that he was GOING to accept the challenge, but the fans ruined it. He left the arena just as the world champion was making his way down to ringside. "Jay Lethal stay in the back, boy," Jay Briscoe began, "Let a real fighting champion show you how it's done." Briscoe told O'Reilly that he just went to war: "To hell with five more minutes, I don't care if this takes all night!" Jay Briscoe was ready to give Kyle O'Reilly a world title match, but once the bell rang, Lethal returned to cause the disqualification.

All in all, a much better program than last week's show that never really delivered. I've said on recent episodes of "The Outsiders' Edge" that I would rather three or four two-star matches to one or two four-stars. Yes, I love to watch wrestling, but weekly broadcasts are meant to introduce the fan base to the entire roster, and that's hard to do when you're limited to just one or two matches within an hour long show. The big breaking news as of this writing is that Destination America—the current home to TNA Impact—will begin to feature Ring of Honor as early as this Wednesday, June the 3 ^rd . Until next time, please LIKE "The B+ Players Podcast" on Facebook, and FOLLOW me on Twitter for all the latest and greatest updates courtesy of Cheap-Heat and Daily Wrestling News!

http://www.cheap-heat.com/results-ring-of-honor-roh-conquest-tour-31415-chicago-ridge-illinois/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/results-ring-of-honor-roh-conquest-tour-31415-chicago-ridge-illinois/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2015 05:45:11 +0000 Cassidy Haynes Indy/Puro/Lucha ACH Beer City Bruiser BJ Whitmer Bobby Fish Cheeseburger Cliff Compton Conquest Tour J. Diesel Jay Briscoe Jay Lethal Jimmy Jacobs Kyle O'Reilly Mark Briscoe Matt Jackson Matt Taven Michael Elgin Nick Jackson NJPW Proving Ground reDRagon Ring of Honor Rocky Romero Roderick Strong ROH Romantic Touch Roppongi Vice Samoa Joe Silas Young Stokely Hathaway Tommaso Ciampa Trent Baretta Trent? Truth Martini Will Ferrara Young Bucks http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=10431 ROH Conquest Tour March 14, 2015 Chicago Ridge, IL Credit: Greg Davis Dark match: Romantic Touch def Stokley Hathaway Truth Martini came out with J. Diesel and informed the crowd that the House of Truth had accepted the Street Fight with Cliff Compton for later in the evening. J. Diesel def Will Ferrara with his […]

ROH Conquest Tour
March 14, 2015
Chicago Ridge, IL
Credit: Greg Davis

Dark match: Romantic Touch def Stokley Hathaway

Truth Martini came out with J. Diesel and informed the crowd that the House of Truth had accepted the Street Fight with Cliff Compton for later in the evening.

J. Diesel def Will Ferrara with his AA variation

ACH def Jimmy Jacobs with the 450
– after the match Jacobs shook ACH’s hand which annoyed BJ Whitmer but the Decade still left together

Four Corner Survival: Proving Grounds match for the main event against ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe
Silas Young def Mark Briscoe, Matt Taven, & Roderick Strong after getting his knees up on an attempted froggy bow from Briscoe and pulling on the shorts
– Post match Silas wants a handshake but everyone leaves

ROH TV Title Street Fight
Jay Lethal def Cliff Compton with the lethal injection
– It’s basically a 3 on 1 handicap. Brawling outside. Jay wrestled in business attire. But was stripped of it later and is now in boxers. Lethal hit an elbow outside though a table. Truth hit Compton with salt which lead into the lethal injection

Beer City Bruiser def Cheeseburger with the Rikishi driver

Tommaso Ciampa came out to cut a promo. He talked about his injured ribs and stated that he’s a free agent because he hasn’t gotten a new contract yet. The promo was finally interrupted by Silas Young. Silas said we all have problems with our bosses. “You’re hurt, go to the back, so the last real man can win the title.” Refs had to separate the two.

Proving Ground: Instant Reward for ROH World Title
Jay Briscoe def Silas Young with the jay driller

Proving Ground: Instand Reward for ROH Tag Title
Roppongi Vice def reDRagon to win the instant reward for a ROH Tag Title match
– The Champs tried to leave but they were forced to come back

ROH World Tag Titles
reDRagon def Roppongi Vice to retain their titles after Kyle reverses Trent’s reversal of Chasing the Dragon
– Post match Roppongi Vice says they will be back for the titles but that for now they are going to focus on going back to NJPW and getting the jr tag titles from the Young Bucks

Samoa Joe def Michael Elgin

credit: PWPonderings

http://www.cheap-heat.com/results-ring-of-honor-roh-13th-anniversary-winner-takes-all-3115-las-vegas-nv/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/results-ring-of-honor-roh-13th-anniversary-winner-takes-all-3115-las-vegas-nv/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2015 20:32:45 +0000 Cassidy Haynes Indy/Puro/Lucha 13th Anniversary ACH Adam Page Adam Thornstowe AJ Styles Alberto El Patron BJ Whitmer Bobby Fish Cedric Alexander Christopher Daniels Frankie Kazarian Hanson J. Diesel Jay Briscoe Jay Lethal Jimmy Jacobs Karl Anderson Kyle O'Reilly Luster the Legend Maria Kanellis Mark Briscoe Matt Jackson Matt Sydal Matt Taven Michael Bennett Michael Elgin Moose Nick Jackson ODB reDRagon Reno SCUM Ring of Honor Roderick Strong ROH Shayna Baszler Stokely Hathaway The Addiction The Decade The Kingdom Tommaso Ciampa Truth Martini Veda Scott War Beard Winner Takes All Young Bucks http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=10117 The following results are from a recent Ring of Honor live event. В The event took place on March 1st, 2015 from theВ Orleans Hotel & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada:   Dark Tag Team Match The Decade (Adam Page & Jimmy Jacobs) defeat Reno SCUM (Adam Thornstowe & Luster The Legend) Singles Match Matt Sydal defeats […]

The following results are from a recent Ring of Honor live event. В The event took place on March 1st, 2015 from theВ Orleans Hotel & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada:

Dark Tag Team Match
The Decade (Adam Page & Jimmy Jacobs) defeat Reno SCUM (Adam Thornstowe & Luster The Legend)

Singles Match
Matt Sydal defeats Cedric Alexander (9:39)

Singles Match
Moose (w/Stokely Hathaway & Veda Scott) defeats Mark Briscoe (5:15)

Three Way Tag Team Match
The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Michael Bennett) defeat Karl Anderson and The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) (11:58)

Singles Match
Roderick Strong defeats BJ Whitmer (w/Adam Page) (11:01)

Singles Match
ODB (w/Mark Briscoe) defeats Maria Kanellis (w/Michael Bennett) (5:21)

Singles Match
AJ Styles defeats ACH (15:31)

ROH World Tag Team Title Match
reDRagon (Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly) (w/Shayna Baszler) (c) defeat The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) (15:42)

ROH World Television Title Match
Jay Lethal (w/J. Diesel & Truth Martini) (c) defeats Alberto El Patron (12:35)

ROH World Title Four Corner Survival Match
Jay Briscoe (c) defeats Hanson and Michael Elgin and Tommaso Ciampa (16:22)

http://www.cheap-heat.com/results-ring-of-honor-roh-winter-warriors-tour-22115-atlanta-ga/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/results-ring-of-honor-roh-winter-warriors-tour-22115-atlanta-ga/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2015 20:03:41 +0000 Cassidy Haynes Indy/Puro/Lucha ACH Adam Cole Adam Page AJ Styles BJ Whitmer Bobby Fish Brandon Espinosa Caprice Coleman Cedric Alexander Corey Hollis Delirious Hanson Jack Jameson Jay Briscoe Jay Lethal Jimmy Jacobs John Abraham Jon Williams Jonathan Gresham Kyle O'Reilly Maria Kanellis Mark Briscoe Matt Sydal Matt Taven Michael Bennett Michael Elgin Mike Posey Moose Ring of Honor Roderick Strong ROH Stokely Hathaway The Briscoes The Decade The Kingdom The Washington Bullets Tommaso Ciampa Trey Williams Veda Scott Winter Warriors Tour http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=9925 The following results are from a recent Ring of Honor live event. В The event took place on February 21st, 2015 from the North Atlanta Trade Center, in Atlanta, Georgia:   Dark Tag Team Match Brandon Espinosa & Jack Jameson defeat The Washington Bullets (Jon Williams & Trey Williams) Singles Match Caprice Coleman defeats Mike Posey […]

The following results are from a recent Ring of Honor live event. В The event took place on February 21st, 2015 from the North Atlanta Trade Center, in Atlanta, Georgia:

Dark Tag Team Match
Brandon Espinosa & Jack Jameson defeat The Washington Bullets (Jon Williams & Trey Williams)

Singles Match
Caprice Coleman defeats Mike Posey

Singles Match
Corey Hollis vs. Jonathan Gresham – No Contest

Tag Team Match
The Decade (Adam Page & BJ Whitmer) defeat Corey Hollis & Jonathan Gresham

Singles Match
Matt Sydal defeats Delirious

Singles Match
Roderick Strong defeats Kyle O’Reilly (w/Bobby Fish)

Singles Match
Moose (w/John Abraham, Stokely Hathaway & Veda Scott) defeats ACH

Six Man Mayhem Match
Hanson defeats Cedric Alexander and Jay Lethal and Jimmy Jacobs and Michael Elgin and Tommaso Ciampa

Singles Match
AJ Styles defeats Bobby Fish (w/Kyle O’Reilly)

Armageddon Best Two Out Of Three Falls Tag Team Match
The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Michael Bennett) (w/Adam Cole & Maria Kanellis) defeat The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) [2:1]
– The Briscoes defeatedВ The Kingdom
– The Kingdom defeatedВ The Briscoes
– The Kingdom defeatedВ The Briscoes

http://www.cheap-heat.com/results-new-japan-pro-wrestling-njpw-road-to-the-new-beginning-day-6-2715-akita-japan/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/results-new-japan-pro-wrestling-njpw-road-to-the-new-beginning-day-6-2715-akita-japan/#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2015 17:30:31 +0000 Cassidy Haynes Indy/Puro/Lucha Alex Shelley Bad Luck Fale Bobby Fish Bullet Club Captain New Japan CHAOS Cody Hall Doc Gallows Gedo Hirooki Goto Hiroshi Tanahashi Hiroyoshi Tenzan Jushin Thunder Liger Karl Anderson Katsuyori Shibata Kazuchika Okada Kenny Omega KUSHIDA Kyle O'Reilly Manabu Nakanishi Mascara Dorada Matt Jackson New Japan Pro Wrestling Nick Jackson NJPW reDRagon Road to The New Beginning Ryusuke Taguchi Satoshi Kojima Shinsuke Nakamura Sho Tanaka Tama Tonga Tetsuya Naito Tiger Mask IV Togi Makabe Tomoaki Honma Tomohiro Ishii Toru Yano Yohei Komatsu YOSHI-HASHI Yuji Nagata Yujiro Takahashi http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=9538 The following results are from a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling live event. В The event took place on February 7th, 2015 from the Akita Terrsa in Akita, Akita, Japan:   Tag Team Match reDRagon [2] (Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish) defeated Sho Tanaka and Yohei Komatsu (10:48 minutes) Six-Man Tag Team Match Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi […]

The following results are from a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling live event. В The event took place on February 7th, 2015 from the Akita Terrsa in Akita, Akita, Japan:

Tag Team Match
reDRagon [2] (Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish) defeated Sho Tanaka and Yohei Komatsu (10:48 minutes)

Six-Man Tag Team Match
Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima and Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Manabu Nakanishi, Tiger Mask #4 and MГЎscara Dorada (11:57 minutes)

4 on 4 – Eight-Man Tag Team Match
Hirooki Goto, Katsuyori Shibata, Ryusuke Taguchi and Captain New Japan defeated Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows, Kenny Omega and Cody Hall (11:43 minutes)

4 on 4 – Eight-Man Tag Team Match
Yuji Nagata, Togi Makabe, Tetsuya Naito and Tomoaki Honma defeated CHAOS (Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano and YOSHI-HASHI) (14:57 minutes)

Tag Team Match
BULLET CLUB (Bad Luck Fale and Yujiro Takahashi) defeated CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada and Gedo) (11:21 minutes)

Six-Man Tag Team Match
Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA and Alex Shelley defeated BULLET CLUB (Tama Tonga, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (16:09 minutes)

http://www.cheap-heat.com/results-new-japan-pro-wrestling-njpw-road-to-the-new-beginning-day-5-2615-wakayanagi-japan/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/results-new-japan-pro-wrestling-njpw-road-to-the-new-beginning-day-5-2615-wakayanagi-japan/#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2015 00:36:54 +0000 Cassidy Haynes Indy/Puro/Lucha Alex Shelley Bad Luck Fale Bobby Fish Bullet Club Captain New Japan CHAOS Doc Gallows Gedo Hirooki Goto Hiroshi Tanahashi Hiroyoshi Tenzan Jushin Thunder Liger Karl Anderson Katsuyori Shibata Kazuchika Okada Kenny Omega KUSHIDA Kyle O'Reilly Manabu Nakanishi Mascara Dorada Matt Jackson New Japan Pro Wrestling Nick Jackson NJPW reDRagon Road to The New Beginning Ryusuke Taguchi Satoshi Kojima Shinsuke Nakamura Sho Tanaka Tama Tonga TenKoji Tetsuya Naito Tiger Mask IV Time Splitters Togi Makabe Tomoaki Honma Tomohiro Ishii Toru Yano YOSHI-HASHI Yuji Nagata Yujiro Takahashi http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=9518 The following results are from a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling live event. The event took place on February 6th, 2015 from the Wakayanagi City Gymnasium, in Wakayanagi, Miyagi, Japan:   Singles Match Yohei Komatsu defeats Jay White (8:40) Tag Team Match reDRagon (Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly) defeat Jushin Thunder Liger & Sho Tanaka […]

The following results are from a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling live event. The event took place on February 6th, 2015 from the Wakayanagi City Gymnasium, in Wakayanagi, Miyagi, Japan:

Singles Match
Yohei Komatsu defeats Jay White (8:40)

Tag Team Match
reDRagon (Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly) defeat Jushin Thunder Liger & Sho Tanaka (9:38)

Six Man Tag Team Match
Manabu Nakanishi, Mascara Dorada & Tomoaki Honma defeat TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) & Tiger Mask (9:34)

Eight Man Tag Team Match
BULLET CLUB (Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeat Time Splitters (Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA), Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata (11:12)

Tag Team Match
BULLET CLUB (Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi) defeat CHAOS (Gedo & Kazuchika Okada) (10:23)

Eight Man Tag Team Match
CHAOS (Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI) defeat Captain New Japan, Tetsuya Naito, Togi Makabe & Yuji Nagata (15:30)

Tag Team Match
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ryusuke Taguchi defeat BULLET CLUB (Kenny Omega & Tama Tonga) (14:43)

http://www.cheap-heat.com/results-new-japan-pro-wrestling-njpw-road-to-the-new-beginning-day-4-2415-chiba-japan/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/results-new-japan-pro-wrestling-njpw-road-to-the-new-beginning-day-4-2415-chiba-japan/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2015 19:11:38 +0000 Cassidy Haynes Indy/Puro/Lucha Alex Shelley Bad Luck Fale Bobby Fish Bullet Club Captain New Japan CHAOS Cody Hall Doc Gallows Gedo Hirooki Goto Hiroshi Tanahashi Hiroyoshi Tenzan Jushin Thunder Liger Karl Anderson Katsuyori Shibata Kazuchika Okada Kenny Omega KUSHIDA Kyle O'Reilly Manabu Nakanishi Mascara Dorada Matt Jackson New Japan Pro Wrestling Nick Jackson NJPW reDRagon Road to The New Beginning Ryusuke Taguchi Satoshi Kojima Shinsuke Nakamura Sho Tanaka Tama Tonga Tetsuya Naito Tiger Mask IV Togi Makabe Tomoaki Honma Tomohiro Ishii Toru Yano Yohei YOSHI-HASHI Yuji Nagata Yujiro Takahashi http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=9508 The following results are from a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling live event. The event took place on February 4th, 2015 at the Port Arena Sub Arena in Chiba, Japan. Tag Team Match reDRagon (Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly) defeated Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka. 6 Man Tag Team Match Manabu Nakanishi, Tiger Mask IV […]

The following results are from a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling live event. The event took place on February 4th, 2015 at the Port Arena Sub Arena in Chiba, Japan.

Tag Team Match
reDRagon (Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly) defeated Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka.

6 Man Tag Team Match
Manabu Nakanishi, Tiger Mask IV & MГЎscara Dorada defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Jushin Thunder Liger.

8 Man Tag Team Match
Hirooki Goto, Katsuyori Shibata, Ryusuke Taguchi & Captain New Japan defeated BULLET CLUB (Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows, Kenny Omega & Cody Hall).

8 Man Tag Team Match
Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma defeated CHAOS (Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Gedo).

Tag Team Match
CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI) defeated BULLET CLUB (Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga).

6 Man Tag Team Match
Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley defeated BULLET CLUB (Yujiro Takahashi, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson).

http://www.cheap-heat.com/honorable-mention-roh-tv-1315-review/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/honorable-mention-roh-tv-1315-review/#comments Sat, 10 Jan 2015 04:52:40 +0000 Mark Adam Haggerty Other Reviews Reviews Adam Cole AJ Styles Bobby Fish Bullet Club Chris Adams Doc Gallows Impact IWGP Jerry Lawler Karl Anderson Kevin Steen Kyle O'Reilly Matt Jackson New Japan Pro Wrestling Nick Jackson NJPW NWA NXT Randy Orton reDRagon Ring of Honor Roderick Strong ROH Steve Corino TNA Wrestle Kingdom 9 Young Bucks http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=8717 Honorable Mention ROH TV 1/3/15 Written by Mark Adam Haggerty Everyone will always remember 2014 as the year ROH stepped onto the "Sports Entertainment" battlefield with huge successes including their first-and-second classic pay-per-view events, the return of many former ROH stars, but most importantly for me? The ACTION FIGURES! Ring of Honor signed a merchandising […]

Honorable Mention
ROH TV 1/3/15
Written by Mark Adam Haggerty

Everyone will always remember 2014 as the year ROH stepped onto the "Sports Entertainment" battlefield with huge successes including their first-and-second classic pay-per-view events, the return of many former ROH stars, but most importantly for me? The ACTION FIGURES! Ring of Honor signed a merchandising deal this year that includes a variety of Ring of Honor Action Figures! How cool is that? Yes 2014 was a cataclysmic year for professional wrestling which is why I decided to write about this week's episode of ROH TV, even though it was nothing more than a "Best of 2014" clip show. We're going to cover an array of bouts from earlier in the year, including the Ring of Honor Match of the Year. If you would instead prefer to read more recent match reviews then I suggest you check out my extensive reaction to Wrestling Kingdom 9 or the reboot of TNA Impact, also available here at Cheap-Heat, otherwise let's get right to business.

The first match that Ring of Honor would like you to remember this year was the duel between former Ring of Honor World Champion Roderick Strong and then-IWGP Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles. While the fundamentals were sound enough and the bell-to-bell was without flaw, I still found it awfully peculiar that ROH would want to highlight this match above any else. But more on that when we come to it. I enjoy Roderick Strong despite the mixed-to-negative reaction he seems to elicit from the majority of wrestling fans. I think that has a lot to do with how he's been booked and how quickly he was pushed in relation to his post-championship career. I think it's similar to several other wrestlers and superstars, I've even referred to him once-before as the "Randy Orton of Ring of Honor." I think he's got all of the necessary tools needed to build an outstanding career, but at the end of the day he lacks originality and the charisma needed to carry him beyond his current surroundings. Styles on the other hand is a man who made the most for himself in 2014. He abandoned what appeared to be a sinking ship in favor of uncertain waters, but has been met with unprecedented success by becoming the IWGP Heavyweight Champion, a title which I consider the most prestigious honor in the world of wrestling. From the moment the bell sounded it appeared as though AJ might have underestimated Strong who had no trouble in putting AJ through his paces. The war between aerial and ground based maneuvers is an ever-present backdrop in Ring of Honor, brought to the foreground in this contest. I wonder—is New Japan's most decorated champion allowed to lose a match in America? In the old days of the NWA, promotors would book accordingly so as to protect the champion without damaging the territorial stars. I'm curious if Ring of Honor's Roderick Strong ever stood a chance of winning, or if the politics of professional wrestling protected AJ clear through the summer. That leads me to the final moment of the match, and the reason I'm surprised ROH would want the fans to remember this contest. Twenty-fourteen was the year AJ Styles came under fire for continuing to use a supposed dangerous finishing maneuver—"The Styles Clash." More than one worker came forward including Roddy Strong claiming the move is not only unsafe but goes against the core instincts developed by professional wrestlers. As AJ lifted Roderick Strong into position to perform the �Clash, you could clearly see Strong tuck his head at the last moment—a reflex that's almost impossible for any wrestler to ignore. By the end, the match belonged to Styles, although I debate whether or not this was his best showing in Ring of Honor all year. Maybe his best SINGLES match, or his best match against ROH talent. Three stars, although I don't generally award star ratings in my ROH reviews. But I figured this edition was a special occasion.

Up next is one of my favorite matches from 2014, the heartfelt farewell bout between Steve Corino and "Mr. Wrestling" Kevin Steen. On the one hand you have a much-despised villainous wrestler and heel commentator combination in Steve Corino who, on the flip-side, is the close friend and mentor to one of the most visible professional wrestlers in the world, Kevin Steen. For those who have followed Ring of Honor for the past few years, I don't need to define the depth of the relationship between Corino and Steen. Former tag partners but more often-than-not opponents, Kevin Steen was given the chance to wrestle anyone he wanted in his last match and he chose the semi-retired Jerry Lawler of ROH Steve Corino. The first thing you'll notice about Corino is his ridiculous wardrobe, as well as his uncanny ease of movement despite having succumbed somewhat to middle-age. One of the most amazing parts of Ring of Honor is the "Code of Honor" and the inherent personal accountability that appears to come with it. I know from speaking to several �Universe Residents,' they don't like the handshake because it doesn't make for a provocative storyline. "Why are they fighting if they like each other? It doesn't make sense" Why are football teams playing one another? Why do karate students kick their friends in the face? Tennis players don't HATE other tennis players, do they? Ring of Honor is about competition and not comedy; for fans of professional wrestling and not soap operas. I was entirely too emotionally invested in this match due to the way in which both Corino and Steen interacted. You could tell that both were taking great care not to injure the other all while at the same time trying to give the fans a match of the year contender. Part of the story of course were the words not being mentioned: what of the relationship outside of this ring when all is said and done? Would it be too far to venture a guess that some little part of Steve Corino might be jealous that Steen's been called up? Or does he view Kevin more through the eyes of a big brother, simply proud of the man that this kid has become? None of these question-marks found sentences as we were riddled with a machine-gun fire of exclamation points. Stiff chops made way for harsher clotheslines and even package pile-drivers. When Kevin Steen got the pin and had his hand raised, the local fans were in tears as they chanted, "Thanks, Steen, Thanks," while wearing t-shirts adorned with the same sentiment. Ring of Honor is known for borrowing the streamer aspect of their presentation from Japan; as Steen stood in the squared-circle, the audience proceeded to decorate the former champion and future NXT Superstar, tossing what must have been miles of colored paper into the ring. If you're looking for another Star Rating, I'd have to think about that. On the one hand you have one of the most emotional match-ups of the year fought between two industry legends. On the other the contest was kind of hindered by neither man wanting to hurt the other, a result of Steen moving to Florida maybe? Regardless I'd be willing to meet halfway and then-some so I'll award this match: Three and a Half Stars.

After an array of vignettes highlighting some of the more impactful programs from the previous year, we're back to the action and this time it is the 2014 Ring of Honor Match of the Year featuring reDragon taking on the Young Bucks for the ROH World Tag Team Titles. The Ring of Honor tag teams are in many ways an extension of NJPW's vibrant junior-tag division. Both the Bucks and reDragon have held both sets of titles, in fact both teams have held both sets of titles simultaneously! If it's Ring of Honor or NJPW, you've got about four or five teams you can always count on to provide an engaging show. At the top of the mountain however has to sit the best team in the world, and this match proved worthy of declaring the kings of tag team wrestling. The Young Bucks are always being discussed in some capacity or another; traditionalists mock their flamboyant attitude while we—the hipsters of wrestling—consider their antics an homage to the wrestling that we grew up with. Too sweet me! The "Superkick Parties" as they've been nicknamed are only abhorrent if you consider the super kick a viable finishing move—which I do not. I really love how Nick and Matt Jackson have been able to modernize a move made popular by Chris Adams in the 1980's so that it works in a variety of settings. The Young Bucks are way beyond super kicking chins, but more on that in a moment. Across the ring are the challengers, the equally talented and highly decorated duo of Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly. O'Reilly has been named one of the best wrestlers on the planet but I think Fish does more than his fair share to ensure reDragon is a team name that strikes fear in the hearts of their opponents. Much the way The Young Bucks do inside the squared circle, reDragon has been able to evolve outside of the ring by taking their promos and interviews to a whole new level. When not competing you might catch Fish and O'Reilly sporting sweater vests and spectacles, but once the bell sounds it's all about business—it's MOUTH GUARD TIME! Now that I'm done selling you on both teams and what they're doing to further the industry as a whole, let's discuss what made this The Ring of Honor Match of the Year.

This contest of course went down at ROH's joint-venture with NJPW in New York City, War of the Worlds. Going in I think the crowd was split regardless of who may be pegged a heel and who's the babyface, because like most of ROH's big money matches, this was about respect. As soon as the bell sounds we're hit with the flagrant disregard of authority that is The Young Bucks. The match seems to go off the rails rather early as tagging one's opponent quickly loses all merit. The Bucks appeared to gain the offensive from the onset even delivering a yet-to-be-named Meltzer driver to a member of reDragon in the early going. It seems like Kyle O'Reilly is always bleeding from his mouth, which I guess is why he should keep that mouth guard in! There were some incredible spots scattered throughout this match, the first that really caught my eye featured the Bucks once again on offense stacking O'Reilly and Fish in "Tombstone Pile driver" formation, and then super kicking Fishes knees, thus drilling his partner in the process. This wasn't enough to stop reDragon however, and O'Reilly took the lead as Fish provided support; it seemed as though Kyle O'Reilly was insistent on winning the match and the titles by making the Jackson's submit. His hubris almost got the better of him toward the finale, when Nick Jackson proceeded to drop a 450 springboard splash on O'Reilly who had his brother on the verge of tapping out. Once the move was hit and the pin was attempted, the audience in NYC and around the world got to see what was perhaps the nearest fall in history—close but no cigar for the ROH Tag Champs the Young Bucks. That's when Fish found his way back into the action to help O'Reilly fend off the tireless Jackson brothers. Once again, O'Reilly set out to make the squirrely Bullet Clubbers tap. After all of the insane acrobatics and innovation that this match has become known for, the decision was eventually decided by a crippling Fujiwara Armbar—performed by Kyle O'Reilly! Your new tag team champions and still champions to this day are Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish of reDragon! Was this the Ring of Honor Match of the Year? Without going back and digging too deep I'd say it's a number one contender, for sure. I'm happy to give this remarkable altercation for the coveted ROH tag titles a near perfect: Four and a Half Stars.

I don't generally waste my keystrokes on clip shows but in the case of this 2014 Ring of Honor Retrospective, I was happy to make an exception. From Michael Elgin's Cinderella-story victory over Adam Cole to Kevin Steen's final match with his friend and mentor Steve Corino, this was the first year in some time that Ring of Honor felt in any way relevant. Join me next week for the January 10th edition of Ring of Honor TV where I'll be dissecting and discussing every aspect of the fastest growing promotion on the planet. Until then my name is Mark Haggerty reminding you to be safe and make this week count for something other than a paycheck because life is too short not to have fun.

http://www.cheap-heat.com/updated-lineup-for-the-new-japan-pro-wrestling-new-beginning-events-on-211-214/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/updated-lineup-for-the-new-japan-pro-wrestling-new-beginning-events-on-211-214/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2015 01:59:58 +0000 Cassidy Haynes Indy/Puro/Lucha A.J Styles AJ Styles Alex Shelley Bobby Fish Bullet Club Chase Owens Doc Gallows Hirooki Goto Hiroshi Tanahashi Hiroyoshi Tenzan IWGP Jushin Thunder Liger Karl Anderson Katsuyori Shibata Kenny Omega KUSHIDA Kyle O'Reilly Matt Jackson Meiyu Tag New Japan Pro Wrestling Nick Jackson NJPW reDRagon Rob Conway Ryusuke Taguchi Shinsuke Nakamura The New Beginning Time Splitters Togi Makabe Tomohiro Ishii Young Bucks Yuji Nagata http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=8609 Here are the updated card for the NJPW New Beginning events, which will be available via New Japan World… The New Beginning in Osaka, The Bodymaker Coliseum, February 11th: * IWGP Junior Tag Team Championship: Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly (ReDRagon) vs. Nick & Matt Jackson (The Young Bucks) vs. Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA (Time […]

Here are the updated card for the NJPW New Beginning events, which will be available via New Japan World …

The New Beginning in Osaka, The Bodymaker Coliseum, February 11th:
* IWGP Junior Tag Team Championship: Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly (ReDRagon) vs. Nick & Matt Jackson (The Young Bucks) vs. Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA (Time Splitters)
* IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Kenny Omega vs. Ryusuke Taguchi
* IWGP Tag Team Championship: Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata (Meiyu Tag) vs. Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows (Bullet Club)
* IWGP Heavyweight Championshi: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. AJ Styles

The New Beginning in Sendai, Sendai Sun Plaza, February 14th:
* NWA World Jr. Heavyweight Championship: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Chase Owens
* NWA World Heavyweight Championship: Rob Conway vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
* NEVER Openweight Championship: Togi Makabe vs. Tomohiro Ishii
* IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Yuji Nagata

http://www.cheap-heat.com/results-new-japan-pro-wrestling-njpw-new-years-dash-1515-tokyo-japan/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/results-new-japan-pro-wrestling-njpw-new-years-dash-1515-tokyo-japan/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2015 02:18:13 +0000 Cassidy Haynes Indy/Puro/Lucha AJ Styles Alex Koslov Alex Shelley Bad Luck Fale Bobby Fish Bullet Club Captain New Japan CHAOS Davey Boy Smith Jr. Doc Gallows El Desperado Forever Hooligans Hirooki Goto Hiroshi Tanahashi Hiroyoshi Tenzan Jushin Thunder Liger Karl Anderson Katsuyori Shibata Kazuchika Okada Kenny Omega Kota Ibushi KUSHIDA Kyle O'Reilly Lance Archer Manabu Nakanishi Matt Jackson Minoru Suzuki New Japan Pro Wrestling New Years Dash Nick Jackson NJPW reDRagon Rocky Romero Ryusuke Taguchi Satoshi Kojima Shelton Benjamin Shinsuke Nakamura Sho Tanaka Suzuki-gun Taichi TAKA Michinoku Takashi Iizuka Tama Tonga Tetsuya Naito Tiger Mask IV Togi Makabe Tomoaki Honma Tomohiro Ishii Toru Yano YOSHI-HASHI Yuji Nagata Yujiro Takahashi http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=8547 The following results are from a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling live event. The event took place on January 5th, 2015 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan:   Tag Team Match Suzuki-gun (TAKA Michinoku and Taichi) defeated Tiger Mask #4 and Sho Tanaka (7:29 minutes) Tag Team Match reDRagon [2] (Kyle O’Reilly and […]

The following results are from a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling live event. The event took place on January 5th, 2015 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan:

Tag Team Match
Suzuki-gun (TAKA Michinoku and Taichi) defeated Tiger Mask #4 and Sho Tanaka (7:29 minutes)

Tag Team Match
reDRagon [2] (Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish) defeated Forever Hooligans (Rocky Romero and Alex Koslov) (10:30 minutes)

Special Five on Five Match
Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka, Shelton Benjamin, Lance Archer and Davey Boy Smith Jr.) defeated Tomoaki Honma, Manabu Nakanishi, Satoshi Kojima, Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Captain New Japan (11:59 minutes)

NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title Match
Jushin Thunder Liger (c) defeated El Desperado (16:56 minutes)

Six-Man Tag Team Match
Ryusuke Taguchi, KUSHIDA and Alex Shelley defeated BULLET CLUB (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (9:16 minutes)

Special Match
BULLET CLUB (Bad Luck Fale and Tama Tonga) defeated CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada and Toru Yano) (10:17 minutes)

Special Match
Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata and Kota Ibushi defeated CHAOS (Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii and YOSHI-HASHI) (13:58 minutes)

Special Match
BULLET CLUB (AJ Styles, Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows and Yujiro Takahashi) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Katsuyori Shibata and Tetsuya Naito (14:45 minutes)