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RING OF HONOR TELEVISION

2014 Season Episode 10

Kyle O'Reilly def. Michael Elgin by pin
At first it looked like Elgin was going to manhandle O’Reilly but Kyle used his MMA background to chop down his opponent. O’Reilly pinned Elgin after triple butterfly suplexes for the upset win.

Bobby Fish def. Caprice Coleman by submission
In a highly competitive match, Coleman had an impressive streak of offense but couldn’t put Fish away. As time was running out, Fish snagged Caprice with the Fish Hook and won by tap out.

INSIDE ROH: Ring of Honor presents Supercard of Honor VIII from New Orleans! AJ Styles returns to face Mike Bennett with championship ramifications. Also signed to appear: Chris Hero and The Young Bucks. Stay tuned in the weeks to come as more matches will be announced.

Prior to the main event, The Fringe of Jimmy Jacobs and Tomasso Ciampa did an in-ring promo. Jimmy addressed his near-blinding of Mark Briscoe and stated that The Fringe had no problem with the Briscoes. “Sometimes you need the dark to better see the light.” Jacobs once again railed against ROH management and his perception that they only wanted watered down, family friendly wrestlers in their company. He used The Fringe’s opponents for tonight, JCH, as an example: “We are on the Fringe of society and, if we have to, we will hurt these two Cosby Kids to make our point.”

Jay Lethal & ACH def. Jimmy Jacobs & Tomasso Ciampa by pin
JCH were didn't appreciate Jacobs comments and took it out on Ciampa. Jacobs tagged in and worked over Lethal with a lot of dirty tactics. JCH were sharp this night and used good teamwork to prevail. Lethal pinned Ciampa after a Lethal Injection. “You just got your asses kicked by the Cosby Kids!” shouted ACH as The Fringe retreated up the ramp.

Next: Roderick Strong & Shelton Benjamin take on Matt Taven & Rhett Titus in a Proving Ground match.

[aceldamas]

RING OF HONOR TELEVISION

2014 Season Episode 11

Adam Cole def. Jay Briscoe by pin
Jay seemed unfocused with his brother Mark out injured at the hands of The Fringe. Cole scored an early pinfall with the Florida Key.

Mike Bennett def. BJ Whitmer by pin
It took Bennett three Photo Finishes in a row to put away BJ in this one-sided contest. After the match, Bennett got in the camera and told AJ Styles to expect the same at Supercard of Honor.

INSIDE ROH: Two more matches are announced for Supercard of Honor. Jay and Mark Briscoe will defend the ROH World Tag Team Championships against The Fringe.
Roderick Strong defends the ROH World Championship against Jay Lethal.
Jay Lethal promo: “Roderick Strong, I know I’ve been concentrating on tag team wrestling lately but when Ring of Honor offered me a chance at the ROH World Championship, I had to take it. The ROH title has always been my goal, and Roderick? Don’t think for a second that I won’t be ready to take it from you.”
Roderick Strong promo: “Jay Lethal, what makes you think that you can do what no one else has been able to do for the last nine months. And that is defeat me for the ROH Championship. They don’t call me Mr. ROH for nothing. And at Supercard of Honor, you’ll be one more name added to the list of guys who thought Roderick Strong was going to be their stepping stone to greatness.”

PROVING GROUND MATCH
Roderick Strong & Shelton Benjamin def. Matt Taven w/Truth Martini & Rhett Titus by pin
If either Taven or Titus could take the fall over one of the champions, they would be awarded a title match against that title holder on next week’s show. The Taven/Titus dynamic was complicated. They do not get along but had to rely on each other to win the match, at the same time competing against each other for the pinfall. The first stage of the match saw the champions decimate Titus who showed amazing resilience. Taven tagged in and Roddy went to work on his back really cranking on the Strong Hold. Taven endured and tried a comeback. He whipped Roddy into the corner and charged. Roddy dodged and Taven ran into Shelton who bashed him in the face with the TV title belt. Taven was out and Strong covered him for the pin. As Roddy and Shelton gloated, Michael Elgin came down and yanked Benjamin’s belt away from him, vilifying him for again attacking someone with the strap. Officials intervened and the belt is returned to Shelton as Elgin is escorted to the back. Truth Martini saw to the hurt Taven. Seleziya helped Matt to the back and Martini noticed Scarlett linger behind with Titus. Martini shouted at Scarlett, who hurried to his side, and gave Titus the stink-eye.

Next: Kyle O'Reilly vs. Jay Lethal!

[bookerbill]

The stink eye... classic! Like the open match upset.

[aceldamas]

RING OF HONOR TELEVISION

2014 Season Episode 12

Steve Corino w/Bobby Fish vs. Cedric Alexander
Before the match could even begin, Corino and Fish attacked Alexander. They used Chasing the Dragon on Cedric and Corino looked over at matchmaker, Nigel McGuinness, talking smack as he landed punches to the prone Alexander. Cedric's partner, Caprice Coleman, came to help him but Bobby dropped him with Sleeps with the Fishes. The beating continued until Nigel could take it no more.  He stripped off his jacket and climbed into the ring. Corino and Fish circled McGuinness, who adopted a defensive posture. Fish feinted with a kick and when Nigel reacted, Corino connected with a hard right. Nigel stumbled back and fell into the corner.
“You just made the biggest mistake of your life,” said Corino.
“You know Steve,” added Bobby. “I wonder if we need to teach our 'mate' here a lesson.”
With things looking bad, BJ Whitmer raced to the ring and came to Nigel's side. Corino and Fish did a reset but didn't back down. Nigel got to his feet and called for the microphone. He pointed at Corino saying that if BJ was willing, they would do this tag match right now. BJ nodded and Corino and Fish accepted with some amusement. As C&C were helped from the ring, Nigel rolled up his sleeves. “You've had this coming, Sunshine!”

Steve Corino & Bobby Fish def. BJ Whitmer & Nigel McGuinness by DQ
The Gaijin Express went to work on Whitmer, double teaming him. BJ was in trouble and locked in the Fish Hook. Nigel came in to break it up and a wild brawl ensued. Once order was restored, BJ tagged in McGuinness and the fans went crazy. Nigel rocked Fish with some offense and sent him over the top rope with a running lariat. The crowd was on their feet as Nigel pursued Bobby and bashed him with the ring bell. McGuinness and Whitmer were disqualified and their opponents wasted no time fleeing to the back. The crowd applauded Nigel with a 'You still have it!' chant.

INSIDE ROH: The main events for Supercard of Honor VIII are official! The Briscoe Brothers will defend the ROH World Tag Team Championship against The Fringe of Jimmy Jacobs and Tomasso Ciampa. And, for the ROH World Television Championship, Shelton Benjamin defends against Michael Elgin in a Ladder War!
Michael Elgin promo: "Shelton, you've been going around using the ROH Television title belt as weapon to beat your opponents, including myself. What are you going to do in New Orleans when that belt is suspended twenty feet above the ring and you won't be able to use it to win? Instead, you have to climb a ladder to reach that belt, and you have to get it done before I do. I think your chances have just been narrowed. At the end of the night in New Orleans, there will be a new Television Champion, and that man will be Michael Elgin."

Jay Lethal def. Kyle O'Reilly by pin
The main event showcased two of the top contenders for Roderick Strong's ROH World Championship. Lethal had no trouble putting O'Reilly through his paces and finishing him with a Lethal Injection. Jay looked sharp heading into his title match with Strong at Supercard of Honor.

Next: Supercard of Honor VIII!

[Crimson Cross]

It's good to see Lethal with the victory and Supercard of Honor VIII will be fun to see unfold...

[bookerbill]

Like the blow off to Elgin - Benjamin. I enjoyed the booking of Nigel.

[aceldamas]

Uploaded to the Ring of Honor YouTube Channel:

Steve Corino and Bobby Fish are backstage at an ROH television taping.
"Bobby, can you believe Nigel actually went through with that match?"
"Unbelievable, Steve. But I'm glad because I've wanted to smack his cockney-spewing mouth for a while now."
The two are interrupted by the arrival of 'The Zombie Princess' Jimmy Jacobs.
"Excuse me. Steve, can I have a word?"
"What's up, Jimmy?"
"We've both recently been working to put a wrench in the gears of the ROH machine. This company has had it in for the both of us from the start. We've worked well together in the past. I think we should join forces. Together we could really strike a blow."
"That's fine, Jimmy, only there's two problems with what you're suggesting.  One, my problem is with Nigel McGuinness, not ROH. ROH is a great company. Two, I'm evil.  You're just crazy. There's a difference. I'm sorry but we can't help you."
Jacobs is obviously unhappy. His lips curl as if to respond but he just nods and stalks off.
Corino looks at Fish. "That's a loose cannon we don't need to get involved with."
"Suits me. I always thought he was a little creep anyway."

[Crimson Cross]

Sept 2, 2014 1:01:15 GMT -5 aceldamas said:

Uploaded to the Ring of Honor YouTube Channel:

Steve Corino and Bobby Fish are backstage at an ROH television taping.
"Bobby, can you believe Nigel actually went through with that match?"
"Unbelievable, Steve. But I'm glad because I've wanted to smack his cockney-spewing mouth for a while now."
The two are interrupted by the arrival of 'The Zombie Princess' Jimmy Jacobs.
"Excuse me. Steve, can I have a word?"
"What's up, Jimmy?"
"We've both recently been working to put a wrench in the gears of the ROH machine. This company has had it in for the both of us from the start. We've worked well together in the past. I think we should join forces. Together we could really strike a blow."
"That's fine, Jimmy, only there's two problems with what you're suggesting.  One, my problem is with Nigel McGuinness, not ROH. ROH is a great company. Two, I'm evil.  You're just crazy. There's a difference. I'm sorry but we can't help you."
Jacobs is obviously unhappy. His lips curl as if to respond but he just nods and stalks off.
Corino looks at Fish. "That's a loose cannon we don't need to get involved with."
"Suits me. I always thought he was a little creep anyway."

This is a great segment, I loved the "Suits me. I always thought he was a little creep anyway." line...

[aceldamas]

SUPERCARD OF HONOR VIII

April 26 2014

New Orleans LA

ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Roderick Strong(c) def. Jay Lethal by pin
The event opened with a world championship match. Lethal got the fans excited early by coming out like a house on fire. Strong left the ring to regroup. Lethal came out after him and ended up getting a backbreaker across the timekeeper's table. Roddy unleashed a hat trick of Sick Kicks and Lethal went down for the count.

Matt Taven w/Truth Martini & Rhett Titus def. C&C Wrestle Factory by pin
The ROH office has seen potential in the team of Taven and Titus and booked them for tonight. T&T worked well together and only C&C's experience as a team kept them in this one. Titus and Taven both seemed to be trying to one-up each other to impress the Hoopla Hotties. Taven pinned Caprice Coleman after an Arm Trap Headlock Driver as Titus prevented a Cedric Alexander save with a standing dropkick.

ACH def. Chris Hero by pin
Hero and ACH fought a very competitive match. ACH scored the upset with a Big bang Attack.

Bobby Fish def. BJ Whitmer by pin
The first half of the match saw these two go toe-to-toe. Fish's kicks started to take their toll on BJ and multiple diving headbutts saw Whitmer badly busted open. Despite this, BJ would not stay down nor submit. Fish used a variety of kicks and the Fish Hook but Whitmer was a warrior, fighting back. Each man went through a table before Fish was finally able to KO Whitmer with a Flying Fish Hook.

After the win, Fish was joined in the ring by Steve Corino. The Gaijin Express looked to set upon Whitmer once again but Nigel McGuinness left the announce position to defend the man who came to his rescue against the pair on a recent television taping. Corino insisted that Fish leave the ring and removed his jacket, preparing to confront Nigel one-on-one. While McGuinness was focused on Corino, the recently banned Rhino crept into the ring. When Steve motioned for Nigel to turn around, Rhino charged and Gored the ROH matchmaker. The Man Beast continued his attack on Nigel as security entered the ring to restrain him. Rhino mowed through the security and officials but was eventually subdued and handcuffed. The crazed Rhino was removed from the building and Nigel was carried to the back.

Adam Cole & Homicide def. The Young Bucks w/Truth Martini by pin
Cole went after Matt Jackson aggressively. Even though Matt outmaneuvered him at first, Cole was relentless and pinned him quickly with a Florida Key. The Bucks and Martini were in shock as Homicide jumped up and down on the ring apron.

AJ Styles def. Mike Bennett by submission
Bennett put the hurt on AJ with piledrivers and spears. The crowd was stunned by the beating Styles took. Just as it looked like 'The Prodigy' was going to roll on to victory, AJ had a short burst of offense, tapping Bennett with the Calf Killer for an amazing comeback. The Phenomenal One will go on to Best In The World to challenge for the ROH World Championship.

ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
No Disqualification
Jay & Mark Briscoe(c) def. Jimmy Jacobs & Tomasso Ciampa by pin
Before this match started, Jay Briscoe got on the mic and said that Nigel McGuinness had agreed to make this a no DQ match against The Fringe because there was no way the ref was going decide this one. Mark Briscoe was returning from an eye injury suffered at the hands of Jimmy Jacobs and the eye was still bandaged. Jay and Ciampa tore into each other. It was a violent brawl that left the ring. Jay sent Tomasso headfirst into the ring post and tossed him back into the ring. The Briscoes combined for a Spike Jay Driller for the win. Jacobs shook his head with disgust and left before Ciampa had recovered.

ROH TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
LADDER WAR
Michael Elgin def. Shelton Benjamin(c)
The months-long feud between these two culminated in this much anticipated main event. The Television title was suspended high over the ring. Elgin dominated early with big suplexes but Shelton retaliated with a series of clotheslines. Benjamin then went to work on Elgin’s leg maybe hoping to diminish his ability to climb the ladder. Shelton hit Paydirt and set up a ladder and started to climb. Elgin recovered and met the champion at the top where they traded blows. Shelton dropped and Elgin reached for the belt. Benjamin tipped the ladder before the belt could be taken. Elgin used a Rolling Deadlift German Suplex and set the ladder back up. The two met at the top again and this time the situation was reversed. Shelton came out on top and it was Elgin tipping the ladder to prevent the win. After smacking Shelton around some more, Elgin delivered a Spinning Sit-Out Powerbomb and went for the belt again. Shelton weakly tried to climb after him but slipped and fell back to the mat leaving Elgin free to reach the title and become the new Television champion!


Current Rankings:
 

1. Roderick Strong
2. Michael Elgin
3. Shelton Benjamin
4. Jay Lethal
5. Kyle O'Reilly
6. AJ Styles
7. Mike Bennett
8. Bobby Fish
9. Steve Corino
10. Adam Cole

[aceldamas]

RING OF HONOR TELEVISION

2014 Season Episode 13

Steve Corino came out at the opening of the show dressed in a suit. He asked Nigel McGuinness how his ribs were, joking about Rhino Goring the ROH matchmaker at Supercard of Honor. Nigel stood up at the commentator’s position and said that he knew Steve was behind Rhino’s attack. Steve plead innocent and said that Nigel had heat with a lot of the boys and he couldn't be held responsible if one of them decided to go after the matchmaker. Nigel stated that Rhino had been arrested and that ROH management would be pressing charges. Steve shrugged then dismissed Nigel’s threat that the same would go for Corino if he is proven to be involved. Before leaving, Steve told Nigel to fight him like a man and to quit hiding behind ROH’s lawyers.

Chris Hero def. BJ Whitmer by pin
BJ held the advantage for most of the match but Hero loaded his elbow pad for a Rolling Elbow Smash that knocked Whitmer out cold.

Shelton Benjamin def. Homicide by DQ
Homicide was all over Shelton early and immediately disqualified for attacking with a fork.

INSIDE ROH: The next ROH live event takes place in three weeks as Border Wars returns to Toronto, Canada.

Jimmy Jacobs & Tomasso Ciampa def.The Young Bucks w/Truth Martini by pin
Ciampa rushed Matt Jackson at the bell and put a hurt on him. The Bucks rebounded and their double teaming had Tomasso in trouble. Matt missed a Moonsault and Jacobs tagged in. He hit a diving senton on his downed opponent and got the pin with a handful of trunks before Nick Jackson could make the save. The Fringe got the underhanded victory despite the protests of Truth Martini.

Next: AJ Styles vs. Bobby Fish!