{"id":55249,"date":"2018-02-09T22:54:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-10T04:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=55249"},"modified":"2018-02-09T22:54:19","modified_gmt":"2018-02-10T04:54:19","slug":"pageots-2-9-roh-honor-reigns-supreme-report-young-bucks-vs-best-friends-bullet-club-vs-kingdom-new-role-bully-ray-debut-former-wwe-superstar-emma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/02\/09\/pageots-2-9-roh-honor-reigns-supreme-report-young-bucks-vs-best-friends-bullet-club-vs-kingdom-new-role-bully-ray-debut-former-wwe-superstar-emma\/","title":{"rendered":"PAGEOT&#8217;S 2\/9 ROH \u201cHONOR REIGNS SUPREME&#8221; REPORT: Young Bucks vs. Best Friends, Bullet Club vs. The Kingdom, new role for Bully Ray, debut of former WWE superstar Emma"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3648273450\" 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><b>ROH Honor Reigns Supreme report<br \/>\n<\/b><b>February 9, 2018<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Concord, N.C. at Cabarrus Arena<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Aired live on ROHWrestling.com<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Report By Harley R. Pageot, PWTorch Contributor<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><i>Commentary: Ian Riccaboni, Colt Cabana<\/i><\/p>\n<p>We opened in the arena with ring announcer Bobby Cruise introducing \u201cthe new ROH enforcer\u201d Bully Ray.\u00a0 Bully made his way to the ring wearing a flannel jacket, jeans, and a baseball cap.\u00a0 Bully took a mic and put over this show being a big potential first-time entry point for new ROH viewers. He led the fans in an ROH chant.<\/p>\n<p>-Riccaboni and Cabana appeared on camera to run down some of the matches on tonight\u2019s card.<\/p>\n<p><b>(1) PUNISHMENT MARTINEZ vs. FLIP GORDON<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Wristlocks to start and Martinez drove Gordon into the corner.\u00a0 Martinez no-sold an enziguiri but fell over the top rope to ringside and took a dropkick through the ropes.\u00a0 Martinez blocked a 619 attempt and shoved Gordon off the ropes to a hard fall at ringside.\u00a0 The barricades looked further back than usual, giving the wrestlers significantly more room at ringside than usual.\u00a0 Martinez threw Gordon into the barricades twice.\u00a0 Jumping back elbow onto Gordon in the corner.\u00a0 Gordon moved out of the way of a senton attempt.\u00a0 Gordon unloaded with chops and got a boot up when Martinez charged in the corner.\u00a0 619 around the turnbuckle.\u00a0 A springboard slingblade put Martinez down.\u00a0 Gordon with a Samoan drop and running shooting star for the first pinfall attempt of the night.\u00a0 Martinez tossed Gordon with a falcon arrow for a two-count of his own.\u00a0 Gordon flipped out of a torture rack but ate a big kick.\u00a0 Martinez went to the top but Gordon cut him off.\u00a0 Gordon with a springboard kick and hurricanrana.\u00a0 Martinez was down and Gordon nailed a 450 for a close two-count.\u00a0 Martinez immediately sprang back up and tried for a choke slam but Gordon escaped.\u00a0 Martinez with a curb stomp and the South of Heaven choke slam.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Punishment Martinez in 9:34.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective:\u00a0 A strong win for the #1 contender to the world title and a nice mix of styles for new viewers.\u00a0 Riccaboni acknowledged that Martinez challenges Castle for the title on this weekend\u2019s television.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Bully, Riccaboni, and Cabana have all been consistent with the goal of selling this show to first-time ROH viewers, which is very smart and clearly a large part of the reason for this event being streamed for free tonight.\u00a0 On the technical side of things the show loaded immediately on the website for me with no issues whatsoever and the stream\u2019s been clear and high quality with no buffering or lagging.\u00a0 Very impressive and a great sign of optimism for people considering joining Honor Club.)<\/i><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-84693239\" 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>-Caprice Coleman joined commentary for our second match, a showdown between his former stablemates in The Rebellion.<\/p>\n<p><b>(2) SHANE TAYLOR vs. KENNY KING<\/b><\/p>\n<p>King got some shots in early but Taylor nearly hit a huge right hand that scared King.\u00a0 King with a roll-up for two.\u00a0 The men fought at ringside with King hitting a twisting senton off the apron.\u00a0 King posed for a selfie with a fan in the front row.\u00a0 \u201cWins and losses matter,\u201d Riccaboni reminded us, with King striving to get the TV Championship back from Silas Young on television in a few weeks.\u00a0 Taylor hit a big splash for a two count.<\/p>\n<p>King with a tornado senton over the top rope onto Taylor at ringside.\u00a0 King made sure Taylor rolled back into the ring first before he re-entered.\u00a0 King with a blockbuster for another two.\u00a0 He tried to get Taylor up in a fireman\u2019s carry position but couldn\u2019t manage it.\u00a0 Taylor dodged a series of jabs and hit a knee to the face and a sit-out slam for a two count of his own.\u00a0 Taylor went to the second rope but King cut him off with a European uppercut.\u00a0 Taylor headbutted out but King pulled him off the ropes into a Royal Flush for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Kenny King in 10:22.<\/p>\n<p>-Taylor sat on the apron post-match and looked frustrated.\u00a0 King hugged him and gave him a pep talk.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective:\u00a0 Another solid showing for the #1 contender to the television title.\u00a0 Does the post-match suggest a Taylor face turn or was it just a small moment between two former teammates?\u00a0 Taylor\u2019s \u201cI\u2019ll do whatever I have to in order to support my daughter\u201d puts him in a gray area between face and heel.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-On stage Riccaboni acknowledged the Women Of Honor Championship tournament.\u00a0 15 of the 16 participants had already been announced and he was happy to introduce the final entrant.\u00a0 Tenille Dashwood (formerly known as Emma in WWE) made her entrance to a huge ovation.\u00a0 Dashwood thanked them for the reaction and was happy to be in ROH.\u00a0 Riccaboni asked Dashwood about her thoughts on Deonna Purrazzo, Mandy Leon, and the other women in the tournament.\u00a0 Before she could reply Bully Ray came out and suggested that what people really want to see is for Dashwood to wrestle here tonight.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-215977418\" 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><i>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective:\u00a0 Yes!\u00a0 I jumped out of my seat when \u201cIt\u2019s still all about me\u201d appeared on the videotron.\u00a0 For weeks I\u2019ve been thinking that I would love for Dashwood to join Women Of Honor. She was fantastic in NXT and as good as she could hope for on Raw.\u00a0 I never actually thought it would happen, though, as WOH has been such an afterthought for so long.\u00a0 This, more than anything, is a very good indicator that they\u2019re finally getting serious about the women\u2019s division.\u00a0 Dashwood one hundred percent has the opportunity to do for WOH what Cody did for ROH upon his arrival.\u00a0 I don\u2019t see her winning the tournament, as Purrazzo and Kelly Klein have got to be the heavy favorites, but I can see her losing in the finals and being a major presence in the division afterwards.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>(3) JOSH \u201cTHE GOODS\u201d WOODS vs. ROH WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPION SILAS YOUNG (w\/Beer City Bruiser)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This was originally supposed to be Young vs. Cheeseburger but the latter is out with an illness so the 2017 Top Prospect winner was given the opportunity instead.\u00a0 Woods worked over Young with amateur wrestling holds but Young was able to give as good as he got.\u00a0 Ovehead belly to belly suplex from Woods.\u00a0 Jumping knee strike.\u00a0 Bruiser pulled Woods off the apron and hit a cheap shot behind the ref\u2019s back.\u00a0 Young mouthed off with some fans.\u00a0 Young with his backbreaker\/clothesline combo for a one-count.\u00a0 Young locked in a headlock while the crowd tried to rally behind Woods.\u00a0 Woods got a roll-up for two.\u00a0 As Young kicked out Woods was shoved forward through the ropes and Bruiser clocked him with a beer bottle.\u00a0 Woods survived, though.\u00a0 Young charged Woods off the apron but Woods ducked and Young took out Bruiser.\u00a0 Woods threw Young across the mats at ringside with a suplex.<\/p>\n<p>Woods staggered Young with punches and no-sold the same beer bottle attack that cost Kenny King the TV title at <i>Final Battle<\/i>.\u00a0 Woods with a series of strikes on Young and a cover for two.\u00a0 The crowd was rallying behind the crowd at this point and the commentators were impressed with his showing.\u00a0 Woods locked in a heel lock but Bruiser pulled Young to the ropes for the break.\u00a0 The commentators questioned why the ref hasn\u2019t thrown out Bruiser yet and why \u201cthe enforcer\u201d Bully Ray hasn\u2019t done anything.\u00a0 Woods rolled through for a German suplex for two.\u00a0 Woods tried for an armbar before transitioning into the heel lock again but Young escaped and hit Misery.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Silas Young in 11:02.<\/p>\n<p>-Kenny King came out and applauded from the stage while jawing at Young.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective:\u00a0 This was one of Woods\u2019 best showings in a while and a reminder of why he won last year\u2019s Top Prospect tournament.\u00a0 Bully\u2019s role as enforcer is unclear, though.\u00a0 Bruiser\u2019s involvement here was a time when some enforcement would have been useful and Bully was nowhere to be found.\u00a0 Meanwhile he apparently booked a match in his last appearance, something which you wouldn\u2019t think would be part of an enforcer\u2019s job description.\u00a0 Is he essentially just playing a general manager minus that baggage-heavy title?)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>(4) SOCAL UNCENSORED (Scorpio Sky, \u201cThe Heavy Metal Rebel\u201d Frankie Kazarian, &amp; \u201cAlmighty\u201d Christopher Daniels) vs. ROH WORLD CHAMPION DALTON CASTLE &amp; THE BOYS (Brandon &amp; Brent)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Castle and Daniels started the match.\u00a0 The Dawgs (Rhett Titus &amp; Will Ferrara) ambushed the commentary table.\u00a0 Titus couldn\u2019t believe they were being left off the first Honor Club pay-per-view.\u00a0 Riccaboni pointed out that this isn\u2019t a pay-per-view.\u00a0 Cabana told them to call the action or leave.\u00a0 Castle tried tagging out to the boys but they both walked off down the apron and refused the tag.\u00a0 They teased dissension before jumping into the ring and going to town on SoCal.\u00a0 The heels were cleared from the ring and Castle peacocked to big applause before posing on a Boys throne.\u00a0 Kaz tagged in and hugged Daniels and Sky.\u00a0 One of the boys took a tag.\u00a0 The boys double-teamed Kaz before the other Boy tagged in.\u00a0 Kaz knocked Castle and the other Boy off the apron.\u00a0 Daniels and Sky worked over Boy 1 at ringside.<\/p>\n<p>SoCal Uncensored tagged in and out, working over the Boy.\u00a0 The Boy took four boots in the corner.\u00a0 Riccaboni reminded us that SoCal\u2019s contracts expire at the end of December and ROH COO Joe Koff has vowed that they\u2019re finished with ROH after that.\u00a0 Daniels hit a moonsault for two.\u00a0 Castle mouthed off with Daniels and The Boys used twin magic.\u00a0 The fresh Boy unloaded on SoCal and hit the hot tag to Castle.\u00a0 Castle took out all three men and was left alone with Daniels.\u00a0 Kaz broke up the pin attempt.\u00a0 Sky and Daniels tried for twin magic but the referee was certain they weren\u2019t the same person.\u00a0 Castle took turns throwing the Boys over the top ropes on the SoCal members at ringside.\u00a0 They managed to hit their targets six times in a row, twice on each SoCal member.\u00a0 Celebrity Rehab on a Boy in the ring.\u00a0 Castle broke the count.\u00a0 Sky got a pinfall on one of the Boys shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: SoCal Uncensored in 14:10.<\/p>\n<p>-SoCal beat down Castle and the other Boy after the match but the World Champion fired back, clearing Sky and Kaz and hitting Bangarang on Daniels.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective:\u00a0 The only criticism I have of the presentation tonight is that there have been no replays during or after the matches.\u00a0 As a result I missed the finish here and only looked up from my report in time to see Sky get the cover.\u00a0 Again, the presentation of the wrestlers was logical.\u00a0 SoCal are going after the Six-Man Tag Team Championship so their win was necessary but the World Champion was the last man left standing tall at the end.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-We went to intermission 76 minutes into the show with the commentators saying we\u2019d be back in roughly 15 minutes.\u00a0 A graphic with the show logo appeared on the screen.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective:\u00a0 This seems like a missed opportunity.\u00a0 They could be playing video packages, promos, or a replay of an old match here to give viewers something to engage in.\u00a0 A countdown clock would be beneficial too.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-We returned at 8:43 after a 27-minute intermission.<\/p>\n<p>-The Briscoes made their entrance.\u00a0 Riccaboni said they weren\u2019t scheduled to be out here.\u00a0 Jay said there was about to be a lot of bloodshed in ROH and it was going to be the fans\u2019 fault.\u00a0 Mark repeatedly told a fan to shut his ass up.\u00a0 Mark said they want their property (the ROH World Tag Team titles) back.\u00a0 They bragged about Chris Sabin not being here tonight due to them giving him a Jay Driller on a steel chair last week on TV.\u00a0 They called out Alex Shelley and suggested he hand over the tag titles to them.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Shelley\u2019s music hit.\u00a0 As the lights dimmed and his video played he hit the ring and attacked The Briscoes from behind.\u00a0 The numbers got to him, though.\u00a0 Jay choked him with a chain.\u00a0 Security tried to intervene but The Briscoes took them out.\u00a0 Jay hit a Jay Driller on Shelley.\u00a0 He gave a fan the finger.\u00a0 The Briscoes posed with a \u201cSandy Fork vs. Everybody\u201d flag.\u00a0 They tore up a fan\u2019s \u201cWhy, dem boys, why?\u201d sign.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective:\u00a0 Despite being with ROH since day one The Briscoes have managed to reinvent themselves so thoroughly that they feel like one of the freshest, most exciting acts in the company at the moment.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-WOH competitor Brandi Rhodes joined the commentary team for the next match.<\/p>\n<p><b>(5) STACY SHADOWS &amp; \u201cTHE GATEKEEPER\u201d KELLY KLEIN vs. \u201cTHE EXOTIC GODDESS\u201d MANDY LEON &amp; TENILLE DASHWOOD<\/b><\/p>\n<p>All five of these women are competing in the tournament to crown the first Women Of Honor Champion.\u00a0 Shadows obeyed the Code of Honor but Klein declined.\u00a0 Leon and Shadows started.\u00a0 Shadows requested Dashwood.\u00a0 Dashwood hit a neckbreaker across a middle rope.\u00a0 Klein tagged in and held Dashwood in a chinlock.\u00a0 Dashwood with a headscisoors into a Russian leg sweep.\u00a0 Leon tagged in but quickly fell to Klein.\u00a0 Shadows hit a blind tag, which annoyed Klein.\u00a0 Brandi talked about how nobody likes Klein.\u00a0 Shadows stomped away on Leon and mocked Dashwood.\u00a0 Leon finally made the hot tag to Dashwood.\u00a0 She knocked Klein off the apron and unloaded with forearms on Shadows.\u00a0 She hit the f\/k\/a \u201cEmma sandwich\u201d in the corner.\u00a0 Klein broke up a pin attempt but Dashwood tossed her from the ring.\u00a0 Leon took out Klein on the floor.\u00a0 Dashwood pinned Shadows.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: Dashwood &amp; Leon in 7:31.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: I missed the finish again.\u00a0 Really wish they would have some replays here.\u00a0 Dashwood being on the babyface team was logical, knowing how excited people would be to see her, as was Shadows taking the pin.\u00a0 Dashwood and Shadows will meet again in the first round of the tournament while Leon takes on Madison Rayne and the unpinned and unsubmitted Klein faces Bonesaw Brooks.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-Short video promo on Honor Club.\u00a0 Cabana pointed out that every live event being streamed through Honor Club means there will no longer be any such thing as a house show in ROH.<\/p>\n<p><b>(6) \u201cTHE OCTOPUS\u201d JONATHAN GRESHAM vs. JAY LETHAL<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Lethal\u2019s tights and boots were an homage to Randy Savage at Wrestlemania 3.\u00a0 Lethal with a hip-toss.\u00a0 Gresham countered Lethal\u2019s usual follow-up cartwheel, catching him by the wrist.\u00a0 They exchanged chops with Lethal getting the advantage.\u00a0 Big back suplex for a one count.\u00a0 More chops, which fired up Gresham.\u00a0 Lethal with a suplex for two.\u00a0 Lethal hit his hip-toss, cartwheel, dropkick successfully.\u00a0 Gresham wrenched in a knuckle-lock.\u00a0 After three or four minutes spent in the hold Lethal finally fought out.\u00a0 Gresham began to win over the crowd at this point, despite the immense popularity of Lethal.\u00a0 Lethal with a cutter out of nowhere on the floor.\u00a0 Gresham rolled back in at 19.<\/p>\n<p>Lethal unrolled his wrist tape and worked over Gresham\u2019s left knee with kicks.\u00a0 Gresham went after Lethal\u2019s injured elbow.\u00a0 Back and forth shots culminated in the men throwing punches mid-ring.\u00a0 Gresham with a snap German suplex.\u00a0 Bicycle kick from Lethal.\u00a0 Lethal tried for Lethal Injection but his arm gave out on the handspring.\u00a0 Gresham with a series of roll-ups for two and he rolled through into a crossface.\u00a0 Lethal reached the bottom rope with his leg to break the hold.\u00a0 The crowd applauded.<\/p>\n<p>Lethal worked over the knee again and tried for a figure four but Gresham rolled him up.\u00a0 Dragon-screw leg whip on Gresham for a two count.\u00a0 Lethal climbed the ropes for an elbow drop but Gresham met him in the corner.\u00a0 Lethal tried for a sunset flip power bomb but Gresham fought back and hit a jumping tornado DDT.\u00a0 Gut-wrench German suplex from Gresham for two and the first \u201cthis is awesome\u201d chant of the night from an otherwise somewhat subdued crowd.\u00a0 More exchanging of chops.\u00a0 Superkick from Lethal.\u00a0 Gresham cut off a Lethal Injection attempt.\u00a0 Gresham went for the Octopus but Lethal dropped out.\u00a0 Hail To The King top rope elbow drop.\u00a0 Gresham kicked out but Lethal transitioned right into a figure four and Gresham\u2019s hurt knee forced him to tap.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Jay Lethal in 17:59.<\/p>\n<p>-Standing ovation for both men.\u00a0 \u201cBoth these guys\u201d chant.\u00a0 Code of Honor between Lethal and a discouraged Gresham.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective:\u00a0 Match of the night so far and a great showcase for Gresham.\u00a0 Lethal is ROH\u2019s John Cena where he\u2019s always near the top of the card, even if he isn\u2019t directly in the championship picture.\u00a0 As the face of the company his losses are also somewhat rare so Gresham holding his own for 18 minutes makes him look like a star.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>(7) THE KINGDOM (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, &amp; TK O\u2019Ryan) vs. BULLET CLUB (\u201cThe American Nightmare\u201d Cody, \u201cThe Villain\u201d Marty Scurll, &amp; Hangman Page w\/Brandi Rhodes)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This was Cody\u2019s first ROH appearance since the Bullet Club implosion in Sapporo, Japan.\u00a0 The commentators discussed the fallout on <i>Being The Elite<\/i> including Page seeming to side with Cody over Kenny Omega and Scurll finding everything to be far too complicated.\u00a0 Taven was wearing the official ring of honor after stealing it from Cody on television last week.\u00a0 When Marseglia and O\u2019Ryan stared down Brandi at ringside Cody got hot and grabbed a steel chair.<\/p>\n<p>Scurll and Marseglia started for their teams.\u00a0 Scurll took a dropkick.\u00a0 He ran for his umbrella and Marseglia went for his ax.\u00a0 Scurll tagged out to Page.\u00a0 The referee threw the ax out.\u00a0 A second ref ran down and took it backstage.\u00a0 O\u2019Ryan tagged in to face Page.\u00a0 Page shoved him to the mat and unloaded with chops.\u00a0 Page is one-third of the Six-Man champions with The Young Bucks and was voted Most Improved in the 2017 ROH awards.\u00a0 Taven and Cody tagged in.<\/p>\n<p>Taven put on his new \u201ckiss the ring\u201d t-shirt.\u00a0 He held out the ring of honor for Cody to kiss.\u00a0 Cody hit a Beautiful Disaster kick instead.\u00a0 Scurll with a suicide dive onto The Kingdom, Cody with a springboard splash, and Page followed with a top rope moonsault, landing on his feet.\u00a0 In the ring Page hit a dropkick on Marseglia into a moonsault on Taven.\u00a0 The Kingdom took control and worked over Page.\u00a0 Tags to Scurll and Marseglia.\u00a0 Scurll twisted Marseglia\u2019s dreads and stomped on his hands.\u00a0 Scurll fought out of the heel corner but Taven hit a blind tag.\u00a0 Superplex on Marseglia.\u00a0 Taven threw Scurll to ringside where O\u2019Ryan and Marseglia double-teamed him.\u00a0 Spinebuster from O\u2019Ryan for two.\u00a0 The Kingdom continued to work over Scurll with frequent tags.\u00a0 They cleared Cody and Page from the apron and tried for Rockstar Supernova but Scurll fought back.\u00a0 Scurll got his knees up on a senton attempt from Marseglia.\u00a0 Hot tag to Cody.<\/p>\n<p>Cody was a house of fire on Taven.\u00a0 Power slam.\u00a0 Dragon suplex.\u00a0 Taven kicked out at two.\u00a0 Drop toehold, dropkick from Scurll, and running shooting star from Page.\u00a0 Everyone was in and out with bodies flying everywhere.\u00a0 Cody wound up with Taven in an Indian deathlock.\u00a0 Taven to the ropes for the break.\u00a0 Taven tried for a low blow again but Cody blocked and set him up in the corner for his brother\u2019s Shattered Dreams.\u00a0 O\u2019Ryan was a distraction so Brandi yanked him off the apron.\u00a0 The referee ejected her.\u00a0 Cody ran in for Shattered Dreams but Taven met him with a punch while wearing the ring of honor that Marseglia slipped to him in the confusion.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: The Kingdom in 16:48.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective:\u00a0 The Kingdom continue to be pushed as one of the top heel acts in the company.\u00a0 Cody was in babyface mode here tonight and even posed with Scurll and Page to cheers after the match.\u00a0 Post-match the commentators discussed how everything seemed to be fine between Bullet Club here despite Cody vs. Omega being announced for Supercard Of Honor XII on April 7.\u00a0 This wasn\u2019t a case of that storyline being ignored, rather that things being fine between Cody, Page, and Scurll tonight is a piece of the puzzle.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>(8) BEST FRIENDS (Beretta &amp; Chuckie T) vs. THE YOUNG BUCKS (Matt Jackson &amp; Nick Jackson)\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The bell rang at 10:00 on the dot.\u00a0 Beretta and Matt began.\u00a0 The Bucks got dueling sharpshooters early but Best Friends got to the ropes.\u00a0 The BFs talked strategy at ringside.\u00a0 \u201cRun right in, punch him in the face,\u201d Chuckie suggested.\u00a0 It didn\u2019t work.\u00a0 Best Friends mocked the classic Young Bucks pose but Nick took them down with a crossbody.\u00a0 Beretta hit a cannonball over the ropes onto the Bucks at ringside.\u00a0 Beretta and Chuckie hugged in the ring.\u00a0 The Bucks cleared the ring and hit suicide dives onto the friends.\u00a0 The Jackson brothers hugged.\u00a0 Best Friends with a lawndart cutter on Matt on the floor.\u00a0 Chuckie whipped Nick into the barricade.\u00a0 Best Friends worked over the back that Matt injured at Wrestle Kingdom in a match against Roppongi 3k.\u00a0 Beretta put on some sunglasses and locked Matt in an abdominal stretch.\u00a0 (Beretta and Chuckie are notoriously known to be dicks in real life.)\u00a0 Chuckie cleared Nick from the apron and Beretta got some sunglasses for Chuckie too.\u00a0 Abdominal stretch from Chuck Taylor on Matt.\u00a0 The BFs arrogantly tagged in and out and slowly worked over Matt.\u00a0 Another abdominal stretch from Beretta while Chuckie lit a cigarette.\u00a0 Beretta took a drag while keeping the hold locked in on Matt.\u00a0 Beretta worked over the Jacksons while still wearing sunglasses and dangling the cigarette in his lips.\u00a0 Matt with a big kick that took down Beretta and knocked the cigarette free.\u00a0 Nick stomped it out.\u00a0 Cabana reminded us that <i>Being The Elite<\/i> are drug-free and that\u2019s the way to be.\u00a0 Nick with the hot tag.<\/p>\n<p>Nick unloaded on both friends, knocking the sunglasses off of their heads.\u00a0 Dropkick knocked Taylor to ringside, facebuster on Beretta, moonsault on Taylor.\u00a0 Matt attempted More Bang For Your Buck but his back gave out.\u00a0 Best Friends took over on Nick.\u00a0 Matt tagged in but was slow and clearly hurt.\u00a0 Matt slipped out of a lawndart cutter and ran the BFs into each other.\u00a0 He wanted a tag but Nick was nowhere to be found.\u00a0 German suplex from Nick to Beretta on the apron.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually we wound up with Beretta putting Matt into a sharpshooter.\u00a0 Nick with a superkick.\u00a0 Nick put Beretta in a sharpshooter while Taylor put Matt in a sharpshooter.\u00a0 The referee broke them up and tried to clear the illegal men.\u00a0 Beretta hit another shot to Matt\u2019s back.\u00a0 Beretta with a piledriver to Matt on the apron.\u00a0 Nick with a 450 on Taylor for two.\u00a0 Beretta with a running piledriver on Nick.\u00a0 Matt broke up the pinfall.\u00a0 Matt was wrecked but dragged Nick to the corner and tagged himself in.\u00a0 Taylor hit a series of backbreakers on Matt.\u00a0 Taylor yelled \u201cWhy won\u2019t you die?\u201d at Matt.\u00a0 Matt hit a big spear and superkick to fire up the crowd.\u00a0 Beretta tagged in and tried to get the pin with a roll-up, holding the tights.\u00a0 Superkicks to Beretta.\u00a0 Nick helped Matt get Beretta up for the Meltzer Driver and they managed to land it.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: The Young Bucks in 25:19.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Matt selling his back for as long and consistently as he did, coupled with the small number of superkicks, really seemed to be the Bucks sending a message to their critics.\u00a0 Not a surprise that they won but Best Friends have never been this heelish in their time in ROH.\u00a0 Maybe it was just having some fun by incorporating a bit of their character work from <\/i>Being The Elite <i>or maybe it\u2019s a sign of a permanent shift going forward.\u00a0 They haven\u2019t been winning a lot of matches lately, which is often a lead-in to a frustrated heel turn in wrestling.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-As Best Friends limped away up the ramp it appeared that the Bucks were asking for a microphone from Bobby Cruise.\u00a0 Riccaboni thanked us for tuning in and the show abruptly cut to black in the middle of his sentence.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: As an intro to ROH for first-time viewers (which seemed to be the intention) this was a success.\u00a0 All the top stars were showcased, the champions and challengers got strong victories, and an array of different styles were on display.\u00a0 The quality of the live stream was terrific on my end and super easy to access.\u00a0 The only criticisms I have would be the lack of video packages and replays (especially of the match finishes).\u00a0 Also an intermission is perfectly fine for the live crowd but there has to be a better way to fill the 25 minutes of dead air for viewers at home.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Notable developments from tonight are the new on-air position for Bully Ray and the big debut for Tenille Dashwood.\u00a0 Outside that there wasn\u2019t much, which is particularly disappointing where Bullet Club are confirmed.\u00a0 I wasn\u2019t expecting a huge angle here but any kind of furthering of the relationships between the various members would have been something to get people talking.\u00a0 For new viewers this show was a fine entry point but regular ROH visitors weren\u2019t left with much to buzz about. 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