{"id":51994,"date":"2017-12-04T15:37:58","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T21:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=51994"},"modified":"2017-12-04T15:37:58","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T21:37:58","slug":"12-3-roh-tv-report-hangman-vs-flip-villain-vs-bruiser-briscoes-invade-team-3d-academy-colemans-pulpit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/12\/04\/12-3-roh-tv-report-hangman-vs-flip-villain-vs-bruiser-briscoes-invade-team-3d-academy-colemans-pulpit\/","title":{"rendered":"12\/3 ROH TV Report: Hangman vs. Flip, Villain vs. Bruiser, Briscoes invade Team 3D Academy, Coleman&#8217;s Pulpit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4043909818\" 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><h3>ROH TV Report<br \/>\nDecember 3, 2017<br \/>\nTaped November 12 in Lakeland, FL at RP Funding Center<br \/>\nAired On Fox 29<br \/>\nReport By Harley R. Pageot, PWTorch Contributor<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Ian Riccaboni, Colt Cabana<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[Q1] We opened with a close-up on the video wall for your IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Marty Scurll. Ring announcer Bobby Cruise introduced him as such and Scurll had the title around his waist. He was also \u201crepresenting Bullet Club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) BEER CITY BRUISER vs. \u201cTHE VILLAIN\u201d MARTY SCURLL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On paper this would seem to be a rare heel vs. heel matchup but none of the Bullet Club members are truly treated like heels and even Riccaboni referred to Scurll as \u201cone of the big time fan-favorites.\u201d Scurll flapped his arms early before stomping on Bruiser\u2019s fingers and dropkicking him to ringside. Scurll chopped Bruiser at ringside before rolling in and out to break the referee\u2019s count. Bruiser did the same and charged with a cannonball on Scurll, who had been sat in a metal folding chair. Scurll dove out of the way and Bruiser crashed back-first into the metal barricade. [C]<\/p>\n<p>Scurll\u2019s Final Battle opponent Jay Lethal was at the top of the entrance ramp, scouting his opponent. Bruiser attempted a frog splash from the top rope but Scurll moved out of the way again. Scurll dropped to the floor, yanking Bruiser\u2019s arm down over the top rope. Bruiser hit a surprise clothesline for the first two count of the match. He went to the second rope for another splash but Scurll caught him and hit a powerbomb. Scurll covered with his feet on the ropes but referee Todd Sinclair spotted it before counting three. Lethal chuckled and shook his head. Bruiser attempted a cannonball off the apron onto a standing Scurll at ringside but The Villain moved out of the way and Bruiser crashed yet again. Sinclair began to count out both men. At 15 (it\u2019s a 20 second count-out in ROH) Scurll attempted to get Bruiser back in the ring but couldn\u2019t lift the big man. Scurll gave up and elected to take a count-out victory but Bruiser rolled in at 19.<\/p>\n<p>Scurll with an octopus hold. Bruiser to the ropes. Scurll called for the chickenwing. Bruiser tossed him off. Bruiser charged Scurll in the corner, The Villain dodged, yanking Sinclair into the trajectory, and the referee took the big splash instead. \u201cYou deserve it\u201d chant from the crowd. With the ref down, Scurll grabbed his umbrella while eyeing Lethal warily. Lethal took a few steps down the ramp but paused. Scurll clocked Bruiser across the side of the head with the umbrella. Sinclair recovered and Scurll pinned Bruiser. Lethal nodded from the top of the ramp.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: \u201cThe Villain\u201d Marty Scurll in 10:31<\/p>\n<p><em>(Analysis: The story of the match was Bruiser attempting big moves and Scurll simply side-stepping each one. When the opportunity arose to use the umbrella he did so not because he needed to but because it was the villainous thing to do. Lethal\u2019s decision not to get involved and his nodding after the victory poses a question in response to Scurll\u2019s challenge from three weeks ago. Which opponent will Scurll get at Final Battle: the heroic Jay Lethal of late or the villainous Jay Lethal who once held both ROH singles titles at the same time?)<\/em><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2328163057\" 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>-Footage from October 28 in Mount Pleasant, MI of Dalton Castle first defeating Flip Gordon in a singles match and then pinning Matt Taven in a four corner elimination match to become the inaugural Soaring Eagle Cup winner. [C]<\/p>\n<p>[Q2] -Dalton Castle was backstage, wearing a suit with a peacock pin. He was twelve years old the first time he stepped foot on a wrestling mat. High school wrestling photos of Castle were shown. \u201cThis is not something I like to do; this is what I do.\u201d Footage from the 2015 Top Prospect tournament, Castle\u2019s introduction to ROH. Footage of his recent brawls with Cody. Nobody gave him a free pass to becoming #1 contender to the ROH World Championship. He earned this and he\u2019s willing to suplex everybody who doubts him. He wishes their Final Battle match was just about two men finding out who\u2019s the best but Cody has made this about so much more. Footage from ROH The Experience (February 2 in Columbus, OH) where Cody disguised himself as one of The Boys and kicked Castle between the legs. Footage of the last time Castle challenged for the ROH World Championship at Supercard Of Honor XI (April 1 in Lakeland, FL) where he lost via roll-up to Christopher Daniels. Post-match Cody jumped both men from behind and kicked Castle between the legs again. Footage from War Of The Worlds UK (August 20 in Edinburgh, Scotland) with Cody attacking Castle backstage and in the parking lot, taking him out of action, all while calling him a novelty act. Footage of Cody throwing The Boys into two large trunks and \u201cshipping them\u201d somewhere. Footage of Castle making Hangman Page tap out in their singles match two weeks ago. \u201cAt Final Battle, Cody\u2019s going to walk in as Ring Of Honor Champion and I\u2019m going to be the man who kicks Cody\u2019s (bleeped out).\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>(Analysis: Solid promo and video package telling the story that this is not a new rivalry between the two but rather something that has been building steadily for nearly a year. The ROH Championship match at Final Battle is almost always a heated grudge match with a long history and while this doesn\u2019t quite match the intensity of Cole vs. O\u2019Reilly or Steen vs. Generico this package did a nice job of collecting all the pieces of the Castle-Cody feud and lining them up. It\u2019s worth noting, though, that Castle only promised to kick Cody\u2019s (bleep). He didn\u2019t make any such promise about capturing the gold.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Riccaboni and Castle discussed the match on camera. Next week on television will be the contract signing.<\/p>\n<p>-Clip of The Briscoes at a live event in Fort Lauderdale. The brothers called out Bully Ray but he was nowhere to be found. We then went to \u201cdisgusting\u201d footage that Riccaboni didn\u2019t even want to show of The Briscoes going to Bully\u2019s wrestling gym, the Team 3D Academy.<\/p>\n<p>-Mark Briscoe was filming with his cell phone. Two men and a woman were training in the ring when they arrived. Mark demanded to know where Bully was but the trainees claimed he wasn\u2019t there. \u201cHe\u2019s got to be around here somewhere,\u201d Mark said. \u201cD-Von here?\u201d The trainees introduced themselves and reasserted that Bully wasn\u2019t there. Jay Briscoe thought they were full of (bleep) and coldcocked the two men. The woman yelled for help as Mark told her to \u201cshut the (bleep) up.\u201d Jay took some photos off the wall (The Dudleys with The Hardy Boyz, with Terry Funk, with The Midnight Express and The Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll Express) and smashed them. \u201cTag team legends right there.\u201d Jay found a giant poster of Bully that listed all the concussions and injuries he\u2019s had in his career. \u201cAnd you\u2019re going to let me take you out?! What\u2019s it going to take to get your (bleep) in the ring with us?!\u201d Jay spit on the poster. The female trainee said the cops were on the way and The Briscoes needed to leave now. They ignored her and threw one of the male trainees into the ring, dropping him with a 3D. [C]<\/p>\n<p><em>(Analysis: I\u2019m a big fan of almost any time a wrestling company leaves the arena to record video and this was no exception. Jay wants Bully in the ring and he\u2019s not going to stop until he gets it. Roughing up his prot\u00e9g\u00e9s and spitting (both literally and figuratively) on his accomplishments is terrific. They say you should never meet your heroes. I guess the story here is that Jay Briscoe did and he was completely disappointed with what he found.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Coleman\u2019s Pulpit: his guest this week was a 20-year veteran on the cusp of the most important match of his life\u2026 Caprice Coleman! Host Coleman sat in his usual chair wearing a vest while Guest Coleman sat across from him, dressed in a full suit. Guest Coleman didn\u2019t know why Kenny King got so upset last week. All he did was tell the truth. Host Coleman asked his guest if he was jealous of King\u2019s success. Guest Coleman believes anyone can be champion if they\u2019re given the right opportunity. Host Coleman pointed out that, should he win the World Television Championship from King next week, he would then have to defend it in a four-way match at Final Battle. Guest Coleman said, \u201cKenny King, you\u2019re not a king. You\u2019re not a peasant. You\u2019re not even a pawn. Kenny, you\u2019re a ho!\u201d Host Coleman laughed.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2070919375\" 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><em>(Analysis: When the segment began I groaned. Coleman\u2019s Pulpit has been pretty good since its inception, but I don\u2019t want them to have it on the show every week. I\u2019m afraid that would run it into the ground like a certain talk show on a competitor\u2019s Monday night wrestling show. This was actually really fun, though. The split screen use of Coleman interviewing himself was funny. Since Coleman tends to laugh at his own jokes most of the time anyway, what better than literally having two Caprices to banter with each other?)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Riccaboni and Cabana reminded us that the winner of King vs. Coleman next week will defend the TV title in a four corner elimination match against Punishment Martinez, Shane Taylor, and Silas Young at Final Battle. Also on that card is War Machine vs. The Addiction.<\/p>\n<p>[Q3] -Recap of last week\u2019s brawl between the two tag teams. Riccaboni said it led to a fan getting hurt but they didn\u2019t show any footage of the incident and Cabana said the litigators were dealing with it. Nice touch. \u201cPending further investigation, Ray Rowe has been temporarily sidelined.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-The announcers took us to footage from the November 11 live event in Fort Lauderdale, FL at the War Memorial Auditorium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) THE KINGDOM (Vinny Marseglia &amp; TK O\u2019Ryan) vs. MOTOR CITY MACHINE GUNS (Alex Shelley &amp; Chris Sabin) \u2013 ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Matt Taven was not at ringside. The Kingdom jumped the champions as they were finishing introductions. Early in the match Shelley put O\u2019Ryan on the shoulders of a kneeling Marseglia and Sabin hit a bulldog on both men from the top rope. Shelley covered O\u2019Ryan for two. Shelley put O\u2019Ryan in the figure four. Sabin did the same to Marseglia. O\u2019Ryan made a rope break. The Kingdom tossed the Machine Guns out of the ring and posed with the tag titles on the apron. [C]<\/p>\n<p>Shelley broke free of a double team and made the tag to Sabin. Sabin took out both opponents. Missile dropkick to Marseglia. Suicide dive on The Kingdom. O\u2019Ryan with a cutter on Sabin, followed by Marseglia with a senton. Sabin kicked out at two. Cabana reminded us that Best Friends are challenging the winners at Final Battle. After some back and forth action Marseglia decided to get his ax. O\u2019Ryan grabbed a baseball bat. As the referee removed the ax O\u2019Ryan charged Sabin with the bat. Sabin moved and O\u2019Ryan stopped just short of hitting his partner. But when O\u2019Ryan lunged a second time, Sabin dodged again and Marseglia went down. Machine Guns hit a double team move I didn\u2019t recognize (Riccaboni simply said, \u201cYes indeed! Has to be it!\u201d) for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: Motor City Machine Guns in 11:50 to retain the ROH tag titles.<\/p>\n<p>[Q4] -Back at RP Funding Center, it was main event time. Out first was a \u201cco-holder of the ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championship, representing the Bullet Club, Adam Page\u201d. [C]<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) HANGMAN PAGE vs. FLIP GORDON<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Page pie-faced Gordon before the bell. After that, Gordon refused to attempt the code of honor. Page swung a series of fists at Gordon but he flipped out of the way repeatedly. Gordon headscissored Page out of the ring, followed up with a dropkick through the ropes, and landed the first successful moonsault of the match. Page caught Gordon with a big boot in the ring. Gordon was hung up in the corner, dangling upside down over the apron. Page set up a steel chair, ran, and jumped off the chair into a dropkick on Gordon. [C]<\/p>\n<p>Gordon hit a leaping hurracanrana on Page off the top rope and followed with a running shooting star press for two. Page landed a moonsault from the top rope to the floor. In the ring they exchanged chops. Gordon flipped out of a Rite of Passage attempt. Gordon with a Pele kick and a corkscrew springboard stunner for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Flip Gordon in 8:42<\/p>\n<p>-As Gordon celebrated, the referee was tossed out and replaced by Matt Jackson in a referee shirt. He went from raising the victor\u2019s hand to trapping Gordon by the arm. \u201cWhere do you think you\u2019re going?\u201d he asked over a microphone. Nick Jackson with a superkick to Gordon. The fans of course cheered.<\/p>\n<p>-Backstage at the production booth Cody was watching with the ROH World Championship over his shoulder. \u201cFlip Gordon is delusional! He\u2019s just as delusional and na\u00efve as Dalton Castle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>(Analysis: Page is the lowest-ranking member of Bullet Club but he\u2019s still consistently presented as a star so this is a big win for Gordon. Actually it\u2019s only Flip\u2019s second televised singles victory in ROH, the first being an enhancement win over Corey Hollis back in September. Both men looked good here and I\u2019m still surprised Page hasn\u2019t held singles gold in ROH, though I suspect a TV title reign could definitely be in the cards for him in 2018.)-Next week: it\u2019s Kenny King vs. Caprice Coleman for the ROH World Television Championship, Matt Taven vs. Jay Lethal, and the Final Battle contract signing between Cody and Dalton Castle.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT LAST WEEK&#8217;S SHOW:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/11\/27\/11-26-roh-tv-report-bullet-club-vs-flip-gordon-friends-silas-vs-gresham-tv-title-shot-colemans-pulpit\/\">11\/26 ROH TV Report: Bullet Club vs. Flip Gordon &amp; friends, Silas vs. Gresham for TV Title shot, Coleman\u2019s Pulpit<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1745098746\"><div id=\"pwtor-3257103583\"><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>ROH TV Report December 3, 2017 Taped November 12 in Lakeland, FL at RP Funding Center Aired On Fox 29 Report By Harley R. 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