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ROH on SBG Discussion Thread

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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.
 
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Good thing they air it on a local channel here because I'm pretty sure I don't get Comet.
 
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That Corino promo had me choking up. I've been a big fan of his for the past 12 years and I was looking forward to just one more match. But of course, I don't want Steve's health at risk and I hope he recovers. If he doesn't come back as a colour commentator, I wish him all the best and thank him for the memories, he's a real legend in my eyes and I hope he enjoys his retirement, he deserves it.
 
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Seems that way. I'm kinda disappointed by the card so far, tbh. Was hoping ACH or Sydal would be getting the TV Title shot. Bobby Fish really doesn't do much for me in singles (even though his match with Lethal was quite good).

Kingdom vs. War Machine is meh, but hopefully Cole/O'Reilly is a Fight Without Honor. I still say the Tag Title match should've been Kingdom vs. the Bucks.
 
#4,431 ·
Is there an ROH curse in WWE? Claudio Castagnoli, El Generico, Tyler Black, and Bryan Danielson are all out of action at the same time and Samoa Joe busted another guy's neck. With most of their talented wrestlers out of action, WWE's PPV last night is being panned. Will this cause WWE to stop signing ROH stars or will they re-double their efforts out of spite?
 
#4,432 ·
I kinda wondered the same thing. It seems like every guy they've signed over the last few years that had made a major name for themselves in the ROH/Indy/Japan market has ended up on the shelf for a long period of time (Itami included). Is it the wear and tear of wrestling week in and week out at such a high level all over the world for so many years?

Doesn't seem to be slowing them down with the signings though since they went after Sombra and the EVOLVE guys.
 
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Yeah that's essentially what I meant, @Saintpat. You may actually work more matches in the WWE, but they're a tighter formula with fewer risks. You may work five 10 minute matches a week with them but through the indies you may only work two matches that could go 15-20 minutes and involve little restriction as far as what risks you can take.
 
#4,465 ·
I absolutely hate Young Buck matches. You have a 5 count to get out of the ring. Both of you hanging out in the ring for 90% of the match and never tagging so you can just hit a shitload of big spots is annoying as hell. Other supposed tag teams do it to but not as bad as the Young Bucks. ROH can't claim to have the best tag division if every match is tornado rules.
 
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Guess you are right. Though, I'am freaked out by how quickly some guy on ROH forum predicted this match. Almost as soon as Shelley unmasked.

I just hope that Shelley will stick with ROH long enough to make it possible.

Bit out of topic, but anyway: I honestly believe that NJPW is the best wrestling promotion in the world right now, but I hope so much that Alex Shelley is finished with them. One singles match every couple of years, BOSJ, and few multi man clusterfucks are just not good enough.
 
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In response to what you said about the FB card, @Leon Knuckles, I'm just not all that excited about it. Styles vs. Lethal has immense potential and a very worthy main event, but I just don't see much else on the card that excites me. It also worries me that Styles is still injured. Could hurt the match. Kingdom vs. War Machine for the Tag Belts is totally meh. Should've been the Bucks getting their shot since they kept getting SCREWED over and over again by Kingdom. Cole vs. O'Reilly should be great, but why not have a Fight Without Honor in Philly? OR at least some kind of Street Fight or No Holds Barred match. Final Battles always need a good blood feud ender. The triple threat #1 contender's tag match is the same old same old. They run so many of those types of matches. Elgin vs. Moose is meh. 6-man with Sabin & Shelly should be fun. Strong vs. Fish should be a solid workrate match but there's no story to it at all so it's easy to forget about. I may still end up buying the PPV because I buy all of them anyway. :p I would just rather Cole/O'Reilly be a war.

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FRI, JAN 22ND ASHEVILLE, NC & SAT, JAN 23RD ATLANTA, GA



THE BULLET CLUB INVADES ASHEVILLE AND ATLANTA
“Machine Gun” Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows Return to ROH!

@Saintpat, goin to next month's Atlanta show?​
 
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Yessir, FRONT ROW BAY BAY!!!!

Been up to my eyeballs in some work stuff -- good to see this. Never seen the Bullet Club live (I've seen AJ in last year's Atlanta show, but he wasn't really billed as BC) so that's cool. I guess we'll get a lot more updates after FB.

Come to think of it, I've seen Gallows back on a WWE house show, but that doesn't count either.
 
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