Before I continue I would like to state that I was not able to see all of this event because of a poor stream (yes, I streamed it for free). But from what I did see I was impressed and disappointed in equal measures.
First off I want to discuss the poor parts of the show. The Necro Butcher/Stevens vs Ballz/Redwood match was absolutely pointless. The one highlight of the match was when Grizzly Redwood went crazy taking out anyone who came into his path. He reminded me of a young Spike Dudley. The only difference is that he seems quicker and more polished than the 'Little Dudley'. I missed the opening two single matches which involved both Briscoe Brothers, but from what I have heard I didn't miss much, which is a shame.
As for the rest of the card? All I can say is that I was very impressed. Eddie Edwards beat Daivari to retain his TV Title. It was a match that shown me just how good Daivari can be when he is in the ring with a great talent. Is that a compliment to Daivari or Edwards? Make up your own mind. Chris Daniels defeated Austin Aries after an Angel Wings off the top rope. Yes it sounds just as good as it looked. The match was excellent and it was a shame it only went for 13 odd minutes. Since his return to ROH, Daniels seems to have a new lease of life and this match proved that he and Aries are still two of the best around. This match blew anything they did together in TNA out of the water. With near falls, BME's, 450's and great chain wrestling, it NEARLY stole the show. That honour went to a 'Dream Tag Team Match' which I will talk about a little later.
In the first of a 'Triple Main Event', Colt Cabana and El Generico defeated Kevin Steen and Steve Corino in a Double Chain Match. Being brought up on a WWF/WWE product, I haven't seen that many Chain Matches, and ones that I have were poor. But this match was very good. They were able to do innovative moves and simple moves without the chains never really restricting them. In a great image Steen and Corino both got cut loose from their chains and then tied up Cabana in a crucifix style pose in the middle of the ring before, of course, Generico made the save. Cabana eventually made Corino tap with the excellent looking Billy Goat's Curse. After the match, Steen unmasked El Generico, put the mask on a chair, and wrote Mr Wrestling in Corino's blood on the back rest. Steen is nuts. My only criticism is that there was too much blood. Yes the match needed it, but none of them needed to blade as bad as they did.
In the main event, but not, the match of the night. Roderick Strong finally won the big one and beat the WWE bound Tyler Black. In a match of slow counts, Hulk Hogan impressions, stumbling and rambling - all by Terry Funk, and an awful overbooked finish, Tyler Black wrestled, what could be, his last match for ROH. In the main talking points, Tyler Black told the crowd and Strong that they 'couldn't see him' in typical Cena style and flipped them all off at the end. While Homicide made his return to ROH and confronted Strong when he was celebrating in the ring as the show closed. What lies in store for the new champ over the coming months? In my opinion a combination of Homicide, Daniels and Davey Richards. All matches should turn out better than Blacks final match in ROH, which was no fault of his.
In the co - main event and match of the night, The Kings of Wrestling defeated the newcomers Shelton Benjamen and Charlie Haas, It was easily one of the greatest tag match of the last five years. Shelton proved why he is easily one of the best athletes in the whole of Pro Wrestling. With awesome chain wrestling, near falls and such crisp speed, he could be on his way to not only ROH Tag Team Title gold, but ROH World Championship gold as well. Haas also shown that the WWE kept him on a leash during his stay there, as he put in one of his best performances ever. The match ended when Chris Hero used the 'loaded' elbow pad on the back of Haas's head.
Overall I am giving the PPV an 8 out of 10 and with the feuds and potential matches going into the next supershow, I believe I could be giving the next show a higher score than this one.
8/10
Match of the Night - The Kings of Wrestling (Claudio Castagnoli and Chris Hero) defeated Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin)
Worst Match of the Night - Erick Stevens & Necro Butcher defeated Grizzly Redwood & Ballz Mahoney
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