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Opening Promo
Joe opens the show, interrupting Bobby Cruise. He wishes he could complete tonight, and puts over ROH in Hartford.
Match #1: Jason Blade pinned Pelle Primeau with a moonsault
Seems like Blade hurt his ankle on the guard railing hitting a moonsault to the outside. Said to be a good opener.
Match #2: Austin Aries pinned Eddie Edwards with the brain buster/450 splash combination
Decent match, no one really got into Edwards.
Match #3: Adam Pearce pinned Delirious following a brass knucks shot to the stomach
Hagadorn tried to use knucks, but Pearce used his own. Pelle Primeau argued with Hagadorn, leading to Hagadorn taking a pile driver from Delirious.
Match #4: BJ Whitmer & Daizee Haze over Jimmy Jacobs & Mercedes Martinez when Haze pinned Martinez
Big brawl that saw Daizee pin Mercedes with a splash off of Jacobs, who was on Whitmer's shoulders. Martinez seemed legit hurt after BJ hit a double exploder on both her and Jimmy. UPDATED: Mercedes needed a lot of help to the back following this match, and she basically didn't move after taking the double exploder w/Jimmy. Seems more and more likely she was legit hurt.
Afterwards, Albright attacked Whitmer, and Albright & Jacobs worked Whitmer over with a pipe and went after Daizee, bringing Colt out, leading to...
Match #5: Colt Cabana pinned Brent Albright by reversing an armdrag into a roll-up. Good, technical match, a little slow for the crowd, who was on Alright heavily.
ROH returns to Hartford, CT on Friday, May 11.
Match #6: The Kings of Wrestling defeated Jay & Mark Briscoe when "Sweet & Sour" Larry Sweeney hit Jay and Hero rolled up Jay up for the pinfall. Match was very good. Larry Sweeney got a small chant from the crowd.
Crowd seems a little smaller than the East Windsor shows had been. Crowd has been okay, more interesting on giving certain wrestlers a hard time. Never super hot, but clearly into the matches. Not Long Island level, but not spectacular.
Currently at intermission, it was announced that the FIP title match and the Tag Team title match are a double main event.
Match #7: ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson pinned Nigel McGuinness with a small package in a Four Corner Survival Match that also included Homicide & Jimmy Rave
Early on, this nearly broke down into a tag match with Homicide/Nigel vs. Dragon/Rave. The finish saw Dragon ramming Homicide's injured shoulder into the ring post, leading to Joe coming out to check on Homicide, and recruiting more help. Todd Sinclair was distracted during this, and missed Nigel pinning Rave. Dragon took the opportunity to secure the pin on Nigel amidst all of the confusion. The finish also fueled some words between Nigel & Joe.
Match #8: Roderick Strong defeats Davey Richards by countout to retain the FIP Heavyweight title
Good, hard hitting match, although the crowd didn't seem to appreciate it as much as would be expected. The finish saw both men fighting on the outside, and Roderick hitting a big move on the ramp (Pat couldn't see what it was). Roderick then made it back in the ring before the count-out, taking advantage of the FIP 20-count.
Match #9: Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal beat CIMA & Shingo from Dragon Gate to reatin the ROH World Tag Team titles
Match of the night according to Pat. Daniels & Sydal won with the BME/SSP combo on Shingo. All four men celebrated together in the ring, and CIMA celebrated with the fans. The crowd was more into this match than any other.
Joe opens the show, interrupting Bobby Cruise. He wishes he could complete tonight, and puts over ROH in Hartford.
Match #1: Jason Blade pinned Pelle Primeau with a moonsault
Seems like Blade hurt his ankle on the guard railing hitting a moonsault to the outside. Said to be a good opener.
Match #2: Austin Aries pinned Eddie Edwards with the brain buster/450 splash combination
Decent match, no one really got into Edwards.
Match #3: Adam Pearce pinned Delirious following a brass knucks shot to the stomach
Hagadorn tried to use knucks, but Pearce used his own. Pelle Primeau argued with Hagadorn, leading to Hagadorn taking a pile driver from Delirious.
Match #4: BJ Whitmer & Daizee Haze over Jimmy Jacobs & Mercedes Martinez when Haze pinned Martinez
Big brawl that saw Daizee pin Mercedes with a splash off of Jacobs, who was on Whitmer's shoulders. Martinez seemed legit hurt after BJ hit a double exploder on both her and Jimmy. UPDATED: Mercedes needed a lot of help to the back following this match, and she basically didn't move after taking the double exploder w/Jimmy. Seems more and more likely she was legit hurt.
Afterwards, Albright attacked Whitmer, and Albright & Jacobs worked Whitmer over with a pipe and went after Daizee, bringing Colt out, leading to...
Match #5: Colt Cabana pinned Brent Albright by reversing an armdrag into a roll-up. Good, technical match, a little slow for the crowd, who was on Alright heavily.
ROH returns to Hartford, CT on Friday, May 11.
Match #6: The Kings of Wrestling defeated Jay & Mark Briscoe when "Sweet & Sour" Larry Sweeney hit Jay and Hero rolled up Jay up for the pinfall. Match was very good. Larry Sweeney got a small chant from the crowd.
Crowd seems a little smaller than the East Windsor shows had been. Crowd has been okay, more interesting on giving certain wrestlers a hard time. Never super hot, but clearly into the matches. Not Long Island level, but not spectacular.
Currently at intermission, it was announced that the FIP title match and the Tag Team title match are a double main event.
Match #7: ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson pinned Nigel McGuinness with a small package in a Four Corner Survival Match that also included Homicide & Jimmy Rave
Early on, this nearly broke down into a tag match with Homicide/Nigel vs. Dragon/Rave. The finish saw Dragon ramming Homicide's injured shoulder into the ring post, leading to Joe coming out to check on Homicide, and recruiting more help. Todd Sinclair was distracted during this, and missed Nigel pinning Rave. Dragon took the opportunity to secure the pin on Nigel amidst all of the confusion. The finish also fueled some words between Nigel & Joe.
Match #8: Roderick Strong defeats Davey Richards by countout to retain the FIP Heavyweight title
Good, hard hitting match, although the crowd didn't seem to appreciate it as much as would be expected. The finish saw both men fighting on the outside, and Roderick hitting a big move on the ramp (Pat couldn't see what it was). Roderick then made it back in the ring before the count-out, taking advantage of the FIP 20-count.
Match #9: Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal beat CIMA & Shingo from Dragon Gate to reatin the ROH World Tag Team titles
Match of the night according to Pat. Daniels & Sydal won with the BME/SSP combo on Shingo. All four men celebrated together in the ring, and CIMA celebrated with the fans. The crowd was more into this match than any other.
