[Jack Evans 187]

ATTENTION: SPOILERS FOLLOW

Final Battle 2011

TJ Perkins vs. Michael Elgin - **1/2

Tommaso Ciampa vs. Jimmy Rave - **

ROH Television Title - Elimination Match
Jay Lethal(c) vs. Mike Bennett vs. El Generico - **3/4

No Disqualification
Kevin Steen vs. Steve Corino - ***1/2

Contender's Cup Tag Team Gauntlet
The Bravados vs. Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander - **
Coleman & Alexander vs. Future Shock - **1/4
Future Shock vs. The Young Bucks - **3/4
The Young Bucks vs. The All Night Express - **1/2

Roderick Strong vs. Chris Hero - ***

ROH World Tag Team Titles
Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team(c) vs. The Briscoes - MINUS. FIVE. STARS!

ROH World Title
Davey Richards(c) vs. Eddie Edwards - ** (for effort I guess)

Overall: 5/10

- Solid opener in Perkins/Elgin. Some really sicks spots. Ciampa/Rave was forgettable. Decent match but another pointless bring in involving the Embassy this year.

- The TV Title was pretty average until the last few minutes when Generico TORE IT UP. I loved the heat Bennett got with Maria and the finish was exciting too.

- Steen/Corino was good old school ECW style fun. A lot of basic hardcore stuff but also a few really really brutal spots thrown in. A lot of nice callbacks with Corino's busted ear and the infamous Steen chair shot. Show definitely peaked here with the aftermath, and then...

- Crowd was completely dead for the Tag Gauntlet. No real mystery in who was winning and Titus sold the leg very well in their match but the finish was just flat.

- Roddy/Hero was a big disappointment. Pretty basic match from the two. Hero looked a little flabby and they didn't seem to have much chemistry. It had its bright spots but nothing memorable and a weak finish. Plus we got no news on Hero at all. One time thing? Is he back? No clue...

- Holy fucking shit at WGTT/Briscoes. (Be prepared, I'm about to get all Meltzer on TNA). Briscoes come out to cheers, WGTT come out to mixed reactions, mostly boos. So it's a double turn!~ WGTT beat the shit out of Dem Boyz for a legit 10 minutes with nothing but chairs and tag belts. Jay's a bloody mess. No bell ever rang, so when the Briscoes are at their lowest point, oh hey, let's ring the bell! Ridiculous. So you get a bit of a comeback, then Shelton "hurts" his ribs randomly and he's actually taken to the back with help from the trainers. Maybe 2 minutes later, EPIC RE-ENTRANCE OF INJURED TEAMMATE! But no one gives a fuck because they're being booed and Charlie has said fuck you to the crowd a few times. Random ref bump, so Shelton grabs a piece of wood under the ring and puts it to use. WHAT THE FUCK? Crowd chants HOOOOO and USA! So yeah, couple minutes later, Briscoes win with a doomsday. Quite honestly the worst booked matched I've ever seen in my life. Jesus christ.

- Oh wait, there's a main event too? Oh good god. Nothing but no selling. Tombstones, superplexes, top rope hurracanranas, kicks to the face, etc. Countless standoffs in the middle of the ring which lead to stupid ass strikefests. I don't even wanna go on. Plus we got pretty much the same finish. Bad. Worst Final Battle I've ever seen.

[Obfuscation]

Jesus fuck. I didn't even expect that piss poor of a show.

I'll totally watch Steen vs Corino. Should be a lot of fun.

btw, can anyone hook me up with a link to Finlay vs Sami Callihan? I had it download but apparently it got corrupted or something and it cut off towards the final part of the match. I'm furious. Really want to see how it ends because I was in heaven with that match.

[KingCrash]

Was it Seabs' copy you downloaded, if not here's a link - http://www.wrestlingforum.com/indy-m...volve-9-a.html

And as a lover of horrible matches now I apparently have to check out WGTT/Briscoes.

[Obfuscation]

Yeah it was his. Apparently the link had to be "fixed" or something. I did it, it worked, but apparently it cut off part of the match. I'll try it again and see what happens.

[Rah]

Originally Posted by HAYLEY AFICIONADO

Yeah it was his. Apparently the link had to be "fixed" or something. I did it, it worked, but apparently it cut off part of the match. I'll try it again and see what happens.

VLC should fix that problem?

I'm not too clued up in the rules in posting media, but I've found the match on Megavideo. If I cannot post it, can a mod please remove it.
http://www.megavideo.com/?v=6J6ZMI7U

Anyway, I'm totally bored by Evolve (not sure why, I'm guessing I'm just not entertained by it's concept) but I may give it a watch, myself. I fucking hate Sami, though, and not the greatest fan of Finlay. Inb4 I rage my face off later in a post (I apologise in advance).

Originally Posted by Jack Evans 187

Overall: 5/10

Ouch, that bad? I guess I'll only be going out of my way just to see how bad the WGTT match was, then.

[Obfuscation]

Thanks, but I re-downloaded the Seabs link and it worked out fine.

The match ended up being one of my personal favorites of the year. I talked about it in the MOTYC thread.

[Rah]

Reading it now.

I'm actually wondering with all this hype if I'll actually like Sami, in the end. Both Sami and Moxley were like the lowest forms of shit in the industry for me this year. I couldn't buy any of their hype. But, somehow, when Moxley became Ambrose my hate changed to absolute sheer marking out. Don't ask why I hated him as I don't know, but the Jacobs/Moxley feud and Moxley's promos throughout the scene were one big meh-ball for me. I'm the only one who wasn't sold by him, I guess. I'm weird like that, lol.

[Thomazbr]

Originally Posted by Rah

Reading it now.

I'm actually wondering with all this hype if I'll actually like Sami, in the end. Both Sami and Moxley were like the lowest forms of shit in the industry for me this year. I couldn't buy any of their hype. But, somehow, when Moxley became Ambrose my hate changed to absolute sheer marking out. Don't ask why I hated him as I don't know, but the Jacobs/Moxley feud and Moxley's promos throughout the scene were one big meh-ball for me. I'm the only one who wasn't sold by him, I guess. I'm weird like that, lol.

I'm still not sold on Moxley. Sure he can cut a good promo, but his work on the ring, in my opinion at least, is really underwhelming. Even some of the work where everyone seems to love, like Regal/Him, were underwhelming once they enter in the ring

[Rah]

Yeah, I agree with you in terms of his in-ring work but the Rollins/Ambrose match had me sold completely.

But, like I said, even his promos never got me into him. Thankfully, though, he's exactly what WWE need, considering they're not too phased on continually having MotY contenders. I'm not sure how much they will let slip through (noting his gimmick sometimes seems a bit too risque), but he is destined for stardom, imo.

[Caponex75]

Wow there is no love for this show. I haven't watched it yet but not even a bit except Buxx giving the Main 5 stars.