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#1 ·
Unlike HDNet, the weekly broadcasts will air at different times and for those of us abroad, we'll be seeing it at all different times online too, so I guess we can discuss events/happenings here.

Here's the preview for this week.



SBG have brought some great technical leaps since HDNet. The Haas/Benjamin segment with them holding the belts looks real clear, for instance.

Can't wait.
 
#489 ·
Pulled from the newswire:

- Just signed moments ago! Jay and Mark Briscoe will face Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander in tag team action at the next set of Ring of Honor TV Tapings on Saturday, November 5th at the Davis Arena in Louisville, KY. This is the first time these teams have squared off and, although very new to ROH, Coleman and Alexander have been very impressive and shown that they have a place in the ROH tag team division. Hurry and order tickets here because seating is limited.
 
#490 ·
Nice to see Caprice and Coleman getting a shot in the spotlight, I think both guys got a lot of potential. I remember Coleman from his NWA days and Cedric has really rose through the ranks these past 2 years. Glad to see ROH making attempts to keep the Tag division fresh, but I would love to see an unknown talented tag team come in and make waves, although that rarely happens besides the Young Bucks to my memory.
 
#493 ·
I'm trying to watch this weeks ROH, All the download links on this site have WMR on the end of the file name and a shit quality (constantly skipping) so I tried their site, and it's a crappy little stream window and goes ape if I try to skip things, Can I download from the ROH site?
Maybe with my download manager/Youtube ripper perhaps, or is there a copy somewhere that doesn't skip?
 
#495 ·
ROH on Sinclair - 24/9/11

1. FutureShock vs The Bravado Brothers
**3/4
Comparing the Bravados with the Steiners is a bit off.. Otherwise fun opener.

- Davey seemed really scripted in his promo bit with Kevin Kelly.

- Jay Lethals Promo during Inside ROH was pretty dull. I still feel his promos are really awkward.

- Mark Briscoe forgetting who the Tag Champs are is pretty amusing.

2. ROH Tag Team Title Match
Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team vs The Kings of Wrestling
***1/4
 
#496 ·
I know the sinclair broadcasting is still in it's early stages but they need to do a better job promoting more storylines/angles. At least one more.

WGTT/Briscoes is the big feud they pushing. Of course we know the All Night Express have a bitter rivalry with Briscoes which is kind of an another storyline from this plot.

Then you have the Strong open challenge but that's really nothing.

Then you have this Kevin Steen guy that the fans of the Sinclair broadcasting really know nothing about. All we know is that he is banned from ROH and random fans keep chanting for him. Of course I know the real story.

Other than that, we really have no storylines to live off.

They doing a good job introducing people. Davey Richards is the MMA guy, Eddie Edwards is his best friend and former champ. Strong,Bennett,Elgin is the clear cut heels. Briscoes is the 6 times champions. Lethal is a strong TV champion. TJ Perkins is the young,small underdog.

Bennett is the guy who is clearly made for television.
 
#499 ·
E06 Thoughts

- If ROH sticks around long enough for it to happen, O'Reilly could be one of the company's most important wrestlers ever. Perfect fit.
- Nigel on fire in the Briscoes-ANX match. Genuinely LOL'd a couple of times.
- This whole episode did a lot to realise Cornette's vision of "the logic of the 80s, with wrestlers born in the 80s".

- Strong talking about getting laid is cringeworthy. He desperately needs to settle down into a gimmick that he actually believes in. They've tried so many goofy, cheap heat tricks with him. Awkward.

Most action packed-episode, with the added Ciampa squash.

On a sidenote, I was actually stunned that Alex Silva is only 20. Tons of potential.
 
#502 ·
EDIT: Sorry for the double post. Forgot I was the last who posted.

Episode 6 in the books. Highly enjoyable episode. Commentary was great all night. Video quality was much improved. First show with 3 matches!

Roddy/O'Reilly was pretty good. O'Reilly sold Roddy's strikes well and I liked truth on commentary. Seems like Kyle has toned down the weird intensity poses and that's great because he looks like he needs to take a shit most of the time. Like Shirley said, if he sticks around for a while I can definitely see him being a main event player. Post match stuff was great. Really gets the faction warfare thing across as a focal point and could set up plenty more matches in the future. Strong & Elgin vs. Future Shock NEEDS to happen and I'd love to see Davey/Roddy go at it in some sort of stipulation match. Fight Without Honor, Last Man Standing(or Lights out match, whatever you prefer), even a Steel Cage match. Good stuff to start the show. ***

Inside ROH made me laugh. Haas made the WGTT promo weird as hell and as soon as they showed Coleman & Alexander I busted out. It's just weird, with Caprice's hair I feel like I'm watching Koko B. Ware in an 80s movie or something and then with Coleman standing there with his hand on his shoulder it was just... odd.

The Sicilian Psycopath vs. Alex Silva was fine for what it was, which was a squash obviously. Silva has a great look and while he's still very young and seemed pretty green, who knows, maybe we'll see him back in the coming years. Ciampa continues to impress me on every level. Busted out a new move or two I haven't seen from him. Future champ for sure. *3/4

I'm getting pretty tired of seeing Briscoes/ANX, but this was another good main event. Little better than their match from a couple weeks ago and it had a somewhat creative finish. Oh and Nigel's commentary. Hilarious stuff. ***

Next week:

Official announcement of Davey's opponent at Final Battle
Proving Ground: Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team vs. Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander
 
#504 ·
I fucking hate the fact that The All-Night Express competed in a no.1 Contendership match for Final Battle, since they are ALREADY no.1 Contenders for Glory By Honor X. WHAT! A! BOOKING!
 
#508 ·
Great for ROH with the new broadcast areas, just got done watching the show. Holy Bastion Booger I really enjoyed Roderick Strong vs. Kyle O'Reilly, I mean other than Kyle's hilarious facial expressions I thought it was fantastic I was really into it, probably far more than I should have been. ANX/Briscoes came off like a throwaway tbh. Overall, great show and I love the Davis Arena, underrated venue.
 
#512 ·
I have to say, one of ROH's major advantages for their TV show in comparison to WWE is their heavy use of pre-recording interview promos. Its amazing how not having to either cut a promo in front of a crowd or cut a backstage promo live really helps out mediocre guys not come off as ****. The only guys who come off as cringeworthy even in these videos are Edwards, Richards, and Caprice & Coleman. Provided, most guys aren't good, but only those 4 guys come off as bad and even Richards seems to have his good moments. Even the likes of O'Reilly and WGTT come off as tolerable.

Roderick has also impressed me a lot. His cocky, jerk jock routine is pretty funny, and unlike WWE heels, he isn't presented as a whiny bitch, just a douche. These promos are so much better than the video wires from earlier in the year. I still don't think he can be a top guy for ****, but the guy is personally growing on me.
 
#513 ·
The only major problem I had with this week's episode was with the Kevin Steen segment. Not with Steen though, he was very good as usual but whoever hired his "lawyers" needs to be punched because they were terrible. And why when Steen was cutting his promo did they cut to one of them making the cheesiest face possible is beyond me.
 
#515 ·
Just finished Episode 7(11/5). BY FAR the worst episode they've put on, mainly due to a lack of wrestling.

The Davey/Eddie segment was actually the best thing of the night. Curious to see who's training Eddie now.

Michael Elgin vs. Shiloh Jonze. Squash city. *

Inside ROH. Well they tried something different with the whole Steen suing angle. But his "lawyers" were fucking goofs. The Lethal/Bennett thing didn't really accomplish much. Just last week Cornette said no one say Steen's name and they aren't doing business with him, but now they're gonna promote him with this whole "The Crimes of Kevin Steen" thing? Yeah, that makes sense.

WGTT vs. Coleman & Alexander was borderline terrible. No chemistry between the two teams at all. C & C's offense looked really weak against Charlie & Shelton, who were noticeably quite larger than their opponents. I'm pretty sure the match was edited in at least one part and the camera missed moves late in the match. Not to mention the finish was as flat as Tara Reid's ass. Not impressed. **

Next week:

The Young Bucks vs. The Bravados (I'm assuming so)
American Wolves vs. Strong & Elgin
 
#516 ·
Just finished Episode 7(11/5). BY FAR the worst episode they've put on, mainly due to a lack of wrestling.

The Davey/Eddie segment was actually the best thing of the night. Curious to see who's training Eddie now.

Michael Elgin vs. Shiloh Jonze. Squash city. *

Inside ROH. Well they tried something different with the whole Steen suing angle. But his "lawyers" were fucking goofs. The Lethal/Bennett thing didn't really accomplish much. Just last week Cornette said no one say Steen's name and they aren't doing business with him, but now they're gonna promote him with this whole "The Crimes of Kevin Steen" thing? Yeah, that makes sense.

WGTT vs. Coleman & Alexander was borderline terrible. No chemistry between the two teams at all. C & C's offense looked really weak against Charlie & Shelton, who were noticeably quite larger than their opponents. I'm pretty sure the match was edited in at least one part and the camera missed moves late in the match. Not to mention the finish was as flat as Tara Reid's ass. Not impressed. **

Next week:

The Young Bucks vs. The Bravados (I'm assuming so)
American Wolves vs. Strong & Elgin



That sounds like it could be the best show so far wrestling wise.
 
#519 ·
I wasn't a big fan of the Wolves promo. Just seem awkward, I was expecting for Eddie to hit him but never did.

It was a really weak show. I've been watching the SBG shows and I must say, it's no big difference from NWA Main Event(the indy promotion not WCW) I used to watch.
 
#521 ·
Some stuff from this weeks Observer

- House Show Crowds were down on what was hoped for and what ROH had previously done in the area.
- Apparently the shows doing good ratings not to far off TNA. Just not as many people can view it.
- Haas & Benjamin have 2 yr contracts and everyones being paid better now then when Cary was running ROH
- Everyones being flown around so expenses have gone up.
- ROH are looking to tape TV in Baltimore
 
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