{"id":35348,"date":"2016-11-23T16:40:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T22:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=35348"},"modified":"2016-11-23T16:41:32","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T22:41:32","slug":"radicans-black-fridayholiday-buyers-guide-part-1-top-picks-ring-honor-shows-compilations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/11\/23\/radicans-black-fridayholiday-buyers-guide-part-1-top-picks-ring-honor-shows-compilations\/","title":{"rendered":"RADICAN&#8217;S BLACK FRIDAY\/HOLIDAY BUYERS GUIDE (Part 1) &#8211; Top Picks for Ring of Honor shows and compilations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-584038379\" 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><em>This is part 1 of my annual Black Friday\/Holiday buying guide. ROH held their Black Friday sale last weekend. I don\u2019t know if they will hold another sale before Christmas, but be on the lookout for one and I will bump up this column as they run sales. Be sure to check the main page for more installments of this series over the next couple of days.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><u>EVENTS<\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>-ROH \u201cSupercard of Honor X: Night 1,\u201d April 1, 2016 (9.0)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was one of the best ROH cards of 2016. There were no bad matches on the card. The pacing just felt right. The undercard was highlighted by Fish and Strong both getting victories in a great two match segment that built perfectly towards the blow-off to their feud at \u201cSupercard of Honor X: Night 2.\u201d Adam Cole and Kyle O\u2019Reilly also both got strong wins to build their No DQ match on the next night as well. Cole vs. ACH was a blazer, as was O\u2019Reilly vs. Sydal.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/StaffRadican07_120.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-389 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/StaffRadican07_120.jpg\" alt=\"RadicanSean_profile\" width=\"120\" height=\"138\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lethal defending the ROH World Title against Lio Rush was amazing. They told a really good story with Lethal being overly cocky against Rush and nearly paying for it. Colt Cabana came out to interrupt Lethal\u2019s post-match promo as Lethal was discussing how there was nobody left for him to take out in ROH. This was the best Colt Cabana promo I can recall. He nailed it and got a great reaction. The show ended with an incredible match between The Young Bucks and The MCMG. These two teams tore it up, although the crowd took a long time to get into the action. Down the stretch they had some insane exchanges leading into the finish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>-ROH \u201cDeath Before Dishonor XIV,\u201d Aug. 19, 2016 (8.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was one of ROH\u2019s best cable PPV offerings I can recall off the top of my head. Every match connected from top to bottom outside of the Bullet Club vs. Chaos six man tag match. Adam Page vs. Jay Briscoe and ROH World Champion Jay Lethal vs. Adam Cole are both must-see matches.<\/p>\n<p>The best match on the show was the excellent main event, which saw Adam Cole defeat Jay Lethal kick off his second ROH World Championship reign. The intensity was lacking a little during the early going as Lethal was trying to not let his emotions get the better of him, but then both men really turned things up and set the crowd on fire with some fantastic back and forth action late in the match. Kyle O\u2019Reilly attacking Cole after the match was a key piece in the setup to Final Battle as well. This was one hell of a war that was fitting of the feud between these two men. Jay Briscoe rarely loses singles matches, so this was a huge win for Page. The result of this match was one of the biggest surprises of the year to date in ROH.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2145089901\" 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><strong>-ROH \u201cAll Star Extravaganza VIII,\u201d Sept. 30, 2016 (9.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was ROH\u2019s best show of 2016. It was a notch above \u201cSupercard of Honor X: Night 1. The undercard was really good. In fact, the first three matches, especially Dragon Lee vs. Kamaitachi, burned out the crowd for a couple of matches before they came back around later in the show. I really liked the presentation of Donovan Dijak, as he challenged Bobby Fish for the ROH TV Championship. His MMA style entrance was fantastic and both men set the stage for the rest of the card. Lee vs. Kamaitachi was simply insane.<\/p>\n<p>Jay Lethal beat Naito later in the show in a match that started slow, but got great late. The match everyone will be talking about for a long time is Ladder War 6, which saw The Addiction defend their ROH World Tag Team Championship against The MCMG and The Young Bucks. This match saw The Young Bucks and The Addiction take some crazy risks. They put on one of the best ladder matches I\u2019ve ever seen and this was definitely one of the best matches of 2016. This release is a must on DVD when it becomes available or on VOD now.<\/p>\n<p><em>Other ROH events recommendations for holiday shopping<\/em>: \u201cConquest Tour: Philadelphia,\u201d March 12, 2016 (IWGP Jr. Hvt. Champion KUSHIDA vs. ACH, The Addiction vs. The MCMG, The Young Bucks), \u201cSupercard of Honor: Night 2,\u201d April 2, 2016 (Adam Cole vs. Kyle O\u2019Reilly in a No Holds Barred match, Bobby Fish vs. Roderick Strong in 2 out of 3 Falls match, The Addiction vs. The Briscoes vs. The MCMG vs. The Young Bucks in a Tag Team Championship #1 Contender match.<\/p>\n<p><u><\/u><u>COMPILATIONS<\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>-The Phenomenal A.J. Styles: There\u2019s No Place Like Home (2016)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Any time you get the chance to own an A.J. Styles compilation, you should jump at the chance. This compilation features most of Styles ROH matches from when he was a semi-regular in the company in 2014. ROH did throw in several really good matches from 2006 including the excellent Styles vs. Matt Sydal match from \u201cHell Freezes Over,\u201d which has been severely overlooked as time has passed in my opinion.<\/p>\n<p>The second disc in this set is really strong. It includes a really good IWGP Hvt. Champion A.J. Styles vs. Michael Elgin vs. Kazuchika Okada match from \u201cWar of the Worlds.\u201d Elsewhere on the set is one of the best ROH matches of 2014, which saw Styles face Kyle O\u2019Reilly at \u201cDeath Before Dishonor XII: Night 1\u201d in an instant classic. The set rounds out nicely with Styles vs. Cedric Alexander from \u201cDeath Before Dishonor XII: Night 2\u201d and the Styles vs. Hanson match from the Oct. 24, 2014 ROH TV tapings that really helped build Hanson at the time as a singles wrestler.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2480786278\" 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><strong>&#8211;The Best of the Briscoes: Man Up (2016)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although Jay and Mark Briscoe have been primarily singles wrestlers the last couple of years, ROH has released a new set of their tag matches covering the end of 2011 through the early part of 2015. This two disc set does a good job including major matches and some matches that might have otherwise flown under the radar. The first disc features some of the Briscoes vs. SCUM matches as part of the selection of matches, but the match that stuck out to me most was the Briscoes defending the ROH World Tag Team titles against Jigsaw &amp; Hallowicked from \u201cUnity\u201d in a really fun match.<\/p>\n<p>The second disc doesn\u2019t have a theme that ties it together, but there are some matches worth adding to your collection. The Briscoes vs. The Kingdom (Matt Hardy &amp; Michael Bennett) is a really good No DQ match from \u201cBest in the World 2014.\u201d Another highlight of disc 2 is The Briscoes vs. The Young Bucks from \u201cDeath Before Dishonor XII: Night 1.\u201d This was one of my favorite Briscoes vs. Young Bucks matches to date<\/p>\n<p><em>You can purchase these releases at ROHWrestling.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><em>You can contact Sean at <a href=\"mailto:pwtorchsean@gmail.com\">pwtorchsean@gmail.com<\/a>. You can follow him on Twitter at Twitter.com\/SeanRadican. Click \u201clike\u201d at Facebook.com\/SeanRadicanRWC to join his fan page on Facebook. <\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2016744318\"><div id=\"pwtor-3580658467\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>This is part 1 of my annual Black Friday\/Holiday buying guide. ROH held their Black Friday sale last weekend. 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