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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.
 
#2,910 ·
I just caught back up, and man I said it the first time I saw Hanson, but the dude is freakin' awesome. That triple threat with Ciampa, Hanson, and Elgin was awesome.

Dug this week's main event, and the top prospect match, Dijak looked like he's got tons of potential.

Looking forward to Daniels v. El Patron this week. I canceled my ringside membership so I have to wait a few days :(
 
#2,914 ·
The TV show has been enjoyable since the start of the new year. I guess I started to watch because I wanna keep up with everything in 2015, but it's actually been worth my time and that surprises me. The Fairgrounds in Nashville is such a great television arena. I love the blue lighting all around the place and it looks so much better than whatever venue they used for Final Battle. Manhattan Ballroom has to be missed.

Roddy & Mark Briscoe had a quality match a few weeks ago and I liked this past week's episode. The Briscoes & Kingdom tag match was a lot of fun, even though it was just to setup another match down the line. ODB!

Alberto vs. Daniels was pretty good, but I obviously know both men are capable of better. I think Alberto is just getting accustomed to some of the faster paced styles of indy wrestling, so he'll only improve from here. Those whips into the barricade though. DAMN. Really looking forward to his TV Title match with Lethal. That guy has a great character and I loved him on commentary.

Can we effectively say ROH has moved into the #2 spot in the U.S. or is that still TNA? The advertisements for the 13th Anniversary PPV have been fantastic. Just the artwork itself is top notch. Love the theme and how they incorporated it into the main event (even though I'm not necessarily looking forward to the match). With it being an anniversary event, I'd love to see them book Styles vs. Daniels.
 
#2,917 ·
Alberto vs. Daniels was pretty good, but I obviously know both men are capable of better. I think Alberto is just getting accustomed to some of the faster paced styles of indy wrestling, so he'll only improve from here. Those whips into the barricade though. DAMN. Really looking forward to his TV Title match with Lethal. That guy has a great character and I loved him on commentary.
Those whips were really insane and definitely one of the highlights of the match. Alberto reminded me that, although being a face wrestler at the moment, he can be brutal anyway and even quite aggressive as he almost put his hands on Sinclair during the match at one point.

Cannot wait for him and Lethal finally getting a proper match. Will be a spectacle to behold.
 
#2,915 · (Edited)
I vowed to watch every episode of ROH TV this year after being a sporadic viewer in 2013-14. So far I'm 3 for 3.

First show of the year was really good. 3 Way was tons of fun. Elgin's top rope frankensteiner into a moonsault is the coolest thing I've seen so far this year. I also enjoyed the Ciampa/Elgin promo segment. Strong/Mark was fine. I liked all the counters and dodges early on, and Mark's apron bump was sick. Diesel/Ferrara was crap though.

Second show was the weakest of the three. ADR's pandering cheap pop babyface promo did nothing for me but that segment picked up when Lethal came out. I'm starting to care about Lethal for the first time since he wrestled Angle in 2007. Now if only he would go back to wrestling like Chris Benoit and not like random indy guy #218 . "The Greatest First Generation Wrestler" is a fantastic heel nickname. Jay/Taven started off good with Taven and the gang using heel tactics but ended up being 'meh' aside from the way Jay set up the finish. Alexander/Kaz died for me when Alexander started selling everything by popping up only to fall down again. What was up with that? As for Dijak/Dirden, it was nice to see a hossfest in ROH and it was better than Diesel/Ferrara. Dijak is going to get annoying real quick with all those noises though.

I actually really liked Briscoes/Kingdom from this past week. The brawling stuff early on was great and Mark takes his sick apron bump again. ODB was a nice surprise and she is a perfect fit with the Briscoes. Beer City Bruiser for president! It amuses me to see a guy like that in ROH and I'm hoping he wins the whole thing. His fat guy Liger flip from the apron to the floor popped me. BCB/Webb was my favorite Top Prospect match yet. ADR/Daniels was a little too stereotypically ROH for me. It went long. There were lots of kicks and a Codebreakerish move or two from ADR. Vintage ROH! He'll fit in fine. ADR (& Addiction) vs. Lethal (& House of Truth) could be fun though.

I like how they seem to be focusing on angles and feuds and storylines and all that good stuff now. Almost all these segments have had a point. One of my problems with this show in the past was it never felt like it was going anywhere. There were too many random matches and not enough stuff that mattered. It's tighter now. Oh, and the Briscoes the best guys in this company. Until AJ comes back, it's not even close. And I've been on the HANSON bandwagon since he squashed Cheeseburger in the TPT a year ago. I've been keeping a tally on weekly awards. Here it is....

Match of the Week 1/10: Elgin vs. Ciampa vs. Hanson
MVP 1/10: Michael Elgin

Match of the Week 1/17: Jay Briscoe vs. Matt Taven
MVP 1/17: Jay Briscoe

Match of the Week 1/24: Briscoes vs. Kingdom
MVP 1/24: Alberto El Patron

Edit: And the Nashville crowd was great. They actually (gasp!) booed the heels! What a novel concept! I also enjoy Corino & Kelly on commentary. They fill me in on ROH stuff that happened in the past, tell me what to look for in the Top Prospect guys and are always namedropping old wrestlers. This week even 911 got a mention!
 
#2,918 ·
Another great episode of ROHTV, it's really improved. Went from pointless back in early fall to a very good show packed with actually relevant stuff which is now. Highly enjoyed Alberto vs Daniels (both tremendous workers). Opening stuff that included ODB's debut was fun. Funny promo. Lethal vs Sydal vs ACH next week should be sick.

Lethal's been great by the way. Excellent mic worker. One of the only good talkers there, especially when you've got guys like Taven that sound shit even during a pre-taped promo.

So is the Beer City Bruiser's gimmick that he has a beer belly? :tommy
 
#2,923 ·
No review this time, but another great show in ROH rasslin. The Briscoes vs The Kingdom was very entertaining. The Top Prospect matches have been really great so far. El Patron and Lethal is building up nicely. The ROH product is at a really high level right now.
 
#2,931 ·
Yeah, he's signed for the show but no match announcement yet. The only person they have signed that doesn't have a match so far is Mark Briscoe (really wouldn't be opposed to the idea of a singles match there).

With it being an anniversary show, I think they should put some of the older guys together. The Decade vs. The Addiction, Styles vs. Daniels, Styles vs. Whitmer, Styles vs. Jacobs, etc. We'll have to see who else gets signed for the show first.
 
#2,933 ·
I watched my first ROH show (ROH tv) yesterday. Wow. It's how I like my wrestling: gritty but not overly trashy (i.e. hardcore wrestling). Treating it like sport and showmanship with emphasis on in-ring technique. Short promos and to the point story telling. Really like this. Between NJPW, Lucha, NXT, and now ROH, I'm getting all the pro wrestling I need and it's fucking beautiful.
 
#2,934 ·
Only caught half the show this week. I don't know what the point of that Adam Cole segment was and :lol at the commentary team being afraid of little Adam Cole with his arm in a sling. I'll come clean. I don't get what's so great about Adam Cole.

3 Way was about what I expected with lots of action. Psychology was weird with two babyface friends vs. the heel champion. I guess Lethal did a good job of staying heel because he'd have been easy to root for in this situation. ACH & Lethal had some nasty chop battles. ACH had some very weird sells and needs to drop those goofy Ambrose faces. But Lethal's wacky finisher is even goofier. Fun match though, even if I preferred Hanson vs. Elgin vs. Ciampa from a few weeks ago.
 
#2,938 ·
Not sure what to make of this, but I had fun with their brawl on TV, so this could be something good. Right up the Briscoe's alley, too.



Here are the rules of TAG TEAM ARMAGEDDON, a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match.

First Fall – Regular Tag Team rules apply.
Second Fall – Tables Match. The first team to put one member of the opposing team through a table will win the fall.
Third and Final Fall – Falls Count Anywhere. A pin fall or submission can happen anywhere!

More importantly, this will be the last time these two teams will be signed to face one another, so it must be settled in Atlanta on February 21st. With so much at stake, one can only imagine to what lengths each team will go to end this feud once and for all.
 
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