{"id":19129,"date":"2016-05-12T11:07:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T16:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=19129"},"modified":"2016-05-12T14:13:48","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T19:13:48","slug":"kyghts-ppv-evaluation-roh-global-wars-2016-bestworst-match-surpriseletdown-updated-2016-ppv-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/12\/kyghts-ppv-evaluation-roh-global-wars-2016-bestworst-match-surpriseletdown-updated-2016-ppv-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyght&#8217;s PPV Evaluation &#8211; ROH Global Wars 2016: Best\/Worst Match, Surprise\/Letdown, Updated 2016 PPV Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1250520907\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>PPV Evaluation &#8211; ROH Global Wars 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BEST MATCH \u2013 TETSUYA NAITO VS. KYLE O&#8217;REILLY<\/p>\n<p>The crowd didn&#8217;t seem to be into this match as much as I&#8217;d have hoped, but that could easily have been an issue with how the crowd was mic&#8217;d and not a reflection on their actual response. Naito is settling in nicely to his role as NJPW&#8217;s top guy, and O&#8217;Reilly was great as the underdog. This was kind of a strange show, but in ring their were several good matches. This was the best in my opinion.<\/p>\n<p>WORST MATCH \u2013 JUSHIN LIGER\/CHEESEBURGER VS. KAZARIAN\/DANIELS<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t dreadful by any means, but unless you find the story of Cheeseburger to be compelling (I don&#8217;t), it was basically just killing time until a surprise finish that was instantly negated with a beat down. Not sure what the point of this was. Kazarian and Daniels are great, though.<\/p>\n<p>BIGGEST SURPRISE \u2013 NON-FINISH!<\/p>\n<p>A non-finish in the main event of a Ring of Honor show on pay-per-view?! Whoulda thunk it? I didn&#8217;t like the show-closing angle at all, and it was made all the more baffling without crowning a main event winner and then having the on-screen &#8220;superkick count&#8221; continue to go as ROH was &#8220;being invaded&#8221; &#8230; er&#8230; why? Was someone watching in the back watching in shock and horror at the destruction, but then paused to think &#8220;I should keep track of the superkicks?&#8221;\u00a0Daft.<\/p>\n<p>BIGGEST LETDOWN \u2013 OVERALL<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-264617486\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>On paper, this is NJPW and ROH in a series of very anticipated matches, and I just didn&#8217;t get a sense of a big show afterwards. It wasn&#8217;t a terrible show, but the ending left a bad taste with me and it just didn&#8217;t have the memorable feel I was hoping for.<\/p>\n<p>BEST QUOTE \u2013 USB!<\/p>\n<p>After B.J. Whitmer ominously handed Steve Corino a flash drive, the crowd chanted &#8220;USB.&#8221; I don&#8217;t why I found this so funny, but I did.<\/p>\n<p>BEST MOVE \u2013 JAY BRISCOE<\/p>\n<p>The Briscoes and War Machine had a really fun, wild tag match. Jay putting Hanson through a table with a double foot stomp was a stand-out moment.<\/p>\n<p>BEST MATCH FINISH \u2013 NAITO VS. O&#8217;REILLY<\/p>\n<p>Naito is the IWGP champion, and despite the match being non-title, any result other than Naito going over would have been foolish. The post-match show of disrespect was also a nice touch.<\/p>\n<p>OTHER THOUGHTS<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-598939626\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>As I said, an odd show. Nothing was outright terrible but it certainly felt thrown together and at the end I didn&#8217;t get the sense that I had seen anything that special. I&#8217;d watch the Naito match and The Briscoes and War Machine if you&#8217;re looking to check anything out. The show-closing angle was endless and not for me, but your mileage may vary depending on your love of superkicks. And NWO angles from 1997.<\/p>\n<p>WHAT IT\u2019LL BE REMEMBERED FOR<\/p>\n<p>Not sure. I&#8217;m guessing the beginning of the summer&#8217;s &#8220;invasion&#8221; angle with New Japan&#8217;s heel faction attacking the company, but this also could have been a one-off angle to avoid booking a finish and have some chaos on the air as the pay-per-view closed. Whatever the idea, it didn&#8217;t work for me. The follow up, as always though, will be key.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATED 2016 PPV EVALUATION RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 &#8211; WWE PAYBACK (2016-05-01)<br \/>\n2 &#8211; ROH 14TH ANNIVERSARY (2016-02-26)<br \/>\n3 \u2013 WWE ROYAL RUMBLE (2016-01-24)<br \/>\n4 &#8211; WWE WRESTLEMANIA 32 (2016-04-02)<br \/>\n5 &#8211; ROH GLOBAL WARS (2016-05-08)<br \/>\n6 &#8211; WWE FASTLANE (2016-02-21)0<br \/>\n7 &#8211; WWE ROADBLOCK (2016-03-12<br \/>\n8 \u2013 TNA ONE NIGHT ONLY LIVE! 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