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!