{"id":52727,"date":"2017-12-18T13:24:06","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T19:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=52727"},"modified":"2017-12-18T13:24:06","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18T19:24:06","slug":"12-17-roh-tv-report-elite-vs-best-friends-rocky-romero-addiction-vs-coast-coast-colemans-pulpit-brandi-rhodes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/12\/18\/12-17-roh-tv-report-elite-vs-best-friends-rocky-romero-addiction-vs-coast-coast-colemans-pulpit-brandi-rhodes\/","title":{"rendered":"12\/17 ROH TV Report: The Elite vs. Best Friends &#038; Rocky Romero, Addiction vs. Coast To Coast, Coleman\u2019s Pulpit with Brandi Rhodes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1974726842\" 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 17, 2017<br \/>\nTAPED 11\/12 IN LAKELAND, FLA. AT RP FUNDING CENTER<br \/>\nAIRED ON SINCLAIR AFFILIATES &amp; ROHWRESTLING.COM<br \/>\nREPORT BY HARLEY R. PAGEOT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><i>Announcers: Ian Riccaboni, Colt Cabana<\/i><\/p>\n<p>[Q1]\u00a0 Opening theme.\u00a0 In the arena it was The Addiction and the announcers acknowledged that it was <i>Final Battle<\/i> weekend.<\/p>\n<p><b>(1) THE ADDICTION (Christopher Daniels &amp; Frankie Kazarian) vs. COAST TO COAST (Shaheem Ali &amp; LSG)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Addiction laughed off the Code of Honor so Coast To Coast hit them with stereo dropkicks to start the match.\u00a0 Cabana mentioned the <i>Final Battle<\/i> development of The Addiction showing an interest in the six-man titles but Riccaboni encouraged us to check out the pay-per-view replay on their website to find out what exactly they were alluding to.\u00a0 Ali hit a weak knife-edge chop on Kaz in the corner, then looked at his hand in confusion.\u00a0 Kaz sent him to the far corner and gave him four hard ones of his own.\u00a0 Kaz spit at LSG, who complained to the ref, and The Addiction used the distraction to double-team Ali.\u00a0 Daniels tagged in and ran Ali into Kaz\u2019s boots.\u00a0 Kaz tagged back in and double-stomped Ali\u2019s back going into the break.\u00a0 [C]<\/p>\n<p>Daniels tagged in and hit an Arabian moonsault on Ali before doing an arrogant one-foot cover.\u00a0 Ali tried to fight out of their corner and managed to hit an Olympic slam on Daniels.\u00a0 Ali with the hot tag to LSG.\u00a0 Jumping double clothesline on Daniels and Kaz.\u00a0 Kaz tried for the unprettier but LSG countered into a front-face DDT.\u00a0 Daniels broke up the pin.\u00a0 Coast To Coast took out Daniels, who rolled to ringside.\u00a0 Ali hung up Kaz in the corner and they went to opposite corners for Coast To Coast but Daniels yanked LSG out of the ring by his feet and Kaz pulled himself up and out of the way of Ali\u2019s dropkick.\u00a0 Kaz with a lungblower to Ali and the unprettier.\u00a0 LSG springboarded back into the ring and traded punches with Kaz.\u00a0 The heels took over and Kaz set him up in tombstone piledriver position.\u00a0 Daniels to the corner and it\u2019s the Best Meltzer Ever (Young Bucks\u2019 Meltzer Driver + Daniel\u2019s Best Moonsault Ever) for the victory.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: The Addiction by pinfall in 9:37.<\/p>\n<p>-Riccaboni said Coast To Coast are doing everything a young team should do.\u00a0 Except winning, Cabana pointed out.\u00a0 LSG took a microphone.\u00a0 They\u2019ve been in ROH for a year and haven\u2019t accomplished anything.\u00a0 They haven\u2019t won one match that matters.\u00a0 What do they need to do?\u00a0 Ali stole the mic.\u00a0 \u201cWhat do we need to do?\u00a0 We need to win!\u201d\u00a0 Ali puts it on the line: one more match.\u00a0 If they don\u2019t win, they\u2019re done as a team.\u00a0 [C]<\/p>\n<p><i>(Analysis: A strong, clean win for The Addiction setting up them going after the six-man championship by taunting The Young Bucks with their own finisher at the same time.\u00a0 I think this is the first time a TV episode airing on the same weekend as the pay-per-view actually acknowledged the pay-per-view so big kudos to ROH for that.\u00a0 Alluding to results from the show without fully explaining what happened makes the show feel timely and relevant without causing any real continuity errors, considering these matches were taped over a month before Final Battle.\u00a0 Coast To Coast haven\u2019t won a single televised match since first appearing in ROH in March 2015 so the post-match development is intriguing.\u00a0 Both men showed frustration with losing but not necessarily with one another.\u00a0 Will they finally pull off a win and begin a slow underdog climb into serious tag team contention?\u00a0 Will they pull the plug on the team but remain friendly with each other?)<\/i><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-339154003\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" 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happened to bring their own best friend tonight.\u00a0 Enter Marty Scurll.\u00a0 They grimaced and had to break it to him that they weren\u2019t talking about him.\u00a0 He exited, then Kenny Omega stood up from where he had been crouching behind the Jacksons the entire time.\u00a0 They chanted \u201cThe Elite.\u201d\u00a0 [C]<\/p>\n<p>-Coleman\u2019s Pulpit: it was his first ever Woman of Honor guest, Brandi Rhodes!\u00a0 Rhodes is going to be a main cast member on a new reality series called <i>WAGS Atlanta<\/i>, premiering January 3 on the E! network.\u00a0 The show follows the personal and professional lives of a group of women and girlfriends of professional athletes.\u00a0 Coleman mentioned that Rhodes hasn\u2019t won any matches in ROH yet but she pointed out that she\u2019s only had two.\u00a0 She asked him if he won his first two matches and he admitted that he probably didn\u2019t win any matches his entire first year.<\/p>\n<p>[Q3]\u00a0 He asked if her being married to Cody should give her an edge.\u00a0 She said she likes to work hard and wants to work for everything in wrestling.\u00a0 Coleman said he used to feel that way too but he sees now that that\u2019s just not how things work here.\u00a0 Caprice asked her about her figure skating background.\u00a0 They pitched <i>WAGS <\/i>again on the way out.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Analysis: Having Brandi be the first female guest on the Pulpit elevates her and it obviously makes sense for ROH to publicize the other show, like they have with Kenny King and The Bachelorette.\u00a0 Brandi came across as confident and concise and they did discuss her ROH career so far, ensuring that this wasn\u2019t just an extended advertisement for WAGS.\u00a0 That said, all her wrestling comments were very admirable, which seems to put her at odds with her husband, and there wasn\u2019t one mention of the new Women\u2019s Championship that was unveiled last night.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>(3) BEST FRIENDS (Beretta &amp; Chuckie T.) &amp; ROCKY ROMERO vs. THE ELITE (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, &amp; Nick Jackson)<\/b><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4080086063\" 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>Big video opening, pyro, and a huge pop for Bullet Club.\u00a0 The streamers filled the ring.\u00a0 [C]<\/p>\n<p>The bell rang and Romero and Matt Jackson started us off.\u00a0 Matt pie-faced him twice and spit on him.\u00a0 Romero responded with a slap.\u00a0 Romero tried for sliced bread and Matt countered into Meltzer Driver position, but Romero escaped.\u00a0 Matt milked tagging Omega into the match for the first time.\u00a0 Beretta wanted to face him but Chuckie tagged himself in.\u00a0 Chuckie and Omega with the Code of Honor only for Beretta to attack Omega from behind.\u00a0 Best Friends knocked the Young Bucks off the apron.\u00a0 Omega fought back and the Bucks returned to clean house.\u00a0 Triple dives through the ropes onto Best Friends and Romero.\u00a0 Matt tagged back in.\u00a0 Best Friends double-teamed him again in front of the referee.\u00a0 We\u2019ve got a heel trio that gets cheered louder than anyone else in the company and a face trio that are double-teaming and attacking from behind at every opportunity.\u00a0 Bizarre.\u00a0 [C]<\/p>\n<p>[Q4]\u00a0 Best Friends with Two Dog Night on Matt and a hug in the middle of the ring.\u00a0 Romero tried to join in but they side-stepped him and re-hugged without him.\u00a0 Chuckie with a cheap shot on Omega on the apron.\u00a0 Matt finally made a tag to Nick who unloaded with kicks on Chuckie and Beretta.\u00a0 Clothesline bulldog.\u00a0 Springboard kick to Romero on the apron.\u00a0 Nick tried for a senton on Beretta but the knees were up.\u00a0 Dudebuster countered with a kick to the face from Matt.\u00a0 Omega tagged in.\u00a0 Dragon rush suplexes on all three opponents.\u00a0 Young Bucks with double superkicks on Romero and Chuckie.\u00a0 Chuckie flipped over the top rope onto the Bucks at ringside.\u00a0 Beretta with a snap piledriver on Omega for two.\u00a0 [C]<\/p>\n<p>Beretta tried for a suicide dive onto Omega at ringside.\u00a0 When Omega moved out of the way, Chuckie caught him with a hug instead.\u00a0 Both men turned into superkicks from the Bucks.\u00a0 Romero with a double hurricanrana on both Jacksons only to take a big jumping knee from Omega.\u00a0 Matt with a leaping DDT to Chuckie on the apron.\u00a0 Beretta piledrived Omega on the apron.\u00a0 Nick with a German suplex to Beretta on the apron.\u00a0 Romero with sliced bread on Nick from the apron onto everyone else at ringside.\u00a0 Romero and Matt are your legal men in the ring.\u00a0 They traded punches with Matt coming out on top.\u00a0 Romero with a series of clotheslines.\u00a0 Omega came in and was taken out too.\u00a0 Matt with the sharpshooter on Romero.\u00a0 Nick with a moonsault onto Best Friends at ringside.\u00a0 Omega with the crossface on Romero\u2019s other half.\u00a0 Nick tried to hold back Best Friends but they managed to shove him into his teammates to break up the submission.\u00a0 Everyone was down.<\/p>\n<p>The teams exchanged punches.\u00a0 The crowd booed Best Friends and Romero and cheered for The Elite.\u00a0 Three superkicks from The Elite; three high knees to The Elite.\u00a0 Triple hug among the babyfaces(?).\u00a0 Three piledrivers to the Bullet Club members followed by three pin attempts and three kickouts.\u00a0 Referee Todd Sinclair wasn\u2019t making any attempt at all to get the four illegal men out of the ring.\u00a0 Romero and Best Friends with a super dudebuster to Matt but Nick broke up the pin.\u00a0 The Elite took over again.\u00a0 Omega and Matt picked up Best Friends in tombstone position.\u00a0 Nick went to the top rope and dropkicked them into tombstones while landing on Romero with a back senton.\u00a0 Best Friends rolled out of the ring.\u00a0 One-Winged Meltzer Driver on Romero.\u00a0 Sharpshooter\/crossface submission from The Young Bucks on Romero for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: The Elite by submission in 20:51.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Analysis: Look, I understand that this was just a fast-paced match full of high spots to entertain the live crowd and won\u2019t actually have any long-term storyline consequences.\u00a0 I just feel badly for every babyface team that competes against Bullet Club.\u00a0 Best Friends have already been struggling to get cheered by the ROH fans not familiar with them from their time in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.\u00a0 This is in part because they\u2019ve had barely any promo time and in part because they started teaming in this company with ROH acting as if everybody already knew who Chuck Taylor was.\u00a0 Rocky Romero, meanwhile, had only made one televised ROH appearance in the seven months prior to this.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>This is an issue I have with ROH television overall.\u00a0 There seem to be a lot of assumptions made that anybody who watches ROH must also be a dedicated follower of New Japan, PWG, CMLL, etc.\u00a0 I\u2019m sure many ROH fans are.\u00a0 I\u2019m also sure that there is a significant percentage of the ROH viewing audience who don\u2019t watch those other companies.\u00a0 You don\u2019t need to structure the show as if the average viewer at home has never watched a wrestling event before in their life but if you treat too many of the competitors as \u201cOh, you already know who this guy is\u201d then you risk alienating new and casual fans.\u00a0 If there\u2019s one thing Ring Of Honor should be striving to do the most in 2018, it\u2019s bringing in new viewers and making them feel welcomed and informed, not like they\u2019re trespassing in some private club.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-Next week:\u00a0 it\u2019s a Christmas surprise ten-man tag match with Dalton Castle captaining one team and Cody captaining the other.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT LAST WEEK&#8217;S REPORT:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/12\/10\/12-10-roh-tv-report-go-home-show-final-battle-cody-castle-contract-signing-king-vs-coleman-tv-title-lethal-vs-taven\/\">12\/10 ROH TV Report: Final push for Final Battle PPV, Cody-Castle contract signing, King vs. Coleman for TV title, Lethal vs. Taven<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3307547643\"><div id=\"pwtor-3349789607\"><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  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