{"id":55613,"date":"2018-02-19T14:54:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T20:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=55613"},"modified":"2018-02-19T14:54:42","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T20:54:42","slug":"2-18-roh-tv-report-hung-bucks-vs-socal-uncensored-six-man-titles-bully-ray-enforces-karen-q-vs-brandi-rhodes-woh-tournament-jay-lethal-vs-flip-gordon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/02\/19\/2-18-roh-tv-report-hung-bucks-vs-socal-uncensored-six-man-titles-bully-ray-enforces-karen-q-vs-brandi-rhodes-woh-tournament-jay-lethal-vs-flip-gordon\/","title":{"rendered":"2\/18 ROH TV Report: Hung Bucks vs. SoCal Uncensored for six-man titles, Bully Ray enforces, Karen Q vs. Brandi Rhodes in WOH tournament, Jay Lethal vs. Flip Gordon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2177480893\" 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 \/>\nFEBRUARY 18, 2018<br \/>\nTAPED IN NASHVILLE, TENN. AT MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM<br \/>\nAIRED ON SINCLAIR AFFILIATES &amp; ROHWRESTLING.COM<br \/>\nREPORT BY HARLEY R. PAGEOT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<b><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><i>Commentary: Ian Riccaboni, Colt Cabana<\/i><\/p>\n<p>[Q1] Christopher Daniels and Scorpio Sky were backstage.\u00a0 Daniels spoke about the debut of SoCal Uncensored at <i>Final Battle<\/i> and their subsequent attacks on The Young Bucks and Adam Page.\u00a0 The end is near.\u00a0 Daniels and Sky began an S-C-U chant.<\/p>\n<p>The ROH six-man champions were elsewhere backstage.\u00a0 Nick Jackson was excited to take them on tonight.\u00a0 They showed off the new six-man belts.\u00a0 Page got fired up and started shouting about how he\u2019d break their backs, their necks\u2026\u00a0 The Bucks tried to calm him down.\u00a0 They tried to get him to sing the \u201cBTE is drug free, and that\u2019s the way to be\u201d jingle with them but he was still too crazed.<\/p>\n<p>-Opening theme.<\/p>\n<p><b>(1) FLIP GORDON vs. JAY LETHAL<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Riccaboni discussed some of the matches on the <i>Honor Rising<\/i> event happening this weekend in Japan including Beretta vs. Dalton Castle for the ROH World Championship.\u00a0 Lethal with a shoulder block.\u00a0 Gordon with a standing 450 to flip over Lethal on the mat.\u00a0 Lethal went for a cutter but Gordon countered into a handstand, preventing him from crashing to the mat.\u00a0 [C]<\/p>\n<p>Gordon hit two running dropkicks in the corner.\u00a0 Lethal avoided a third.\u00a0 Lethal went for a cover following an Irish whip into the corner.\u00a0 Knees to the back and another cover.\u00a0 Backbreaker and another cover attempt from Lethal.\u00a0 Gordon managed to catch him with him an enziguiri and hit a suicide dive onto Lethal at ringside.\u00a0 Lethal dumped him out the other side of the ring and returned the favor.\u00a0 Both men attempted a second suicide dive but both dodged it.\u00a0 Gordon caught him with a corkscrew flip on the floor.\u00a0 [C]<\/p>\n<p>[Q2] Gordon and Lethal faced off mid-ring.\u00a0 They both pulled their elbow pads off and exchanged forearms to the face.\u00a0 Lethal with a figure four attempt but Gordon rolled him up for two.\u00a0 Gordon avoided a Lethal Injection and hit a springboard slingblade.\u00a0 Samoan pop and Pele kick from Gordon for two.\u00a0 With Lethal seated on the top rope Gordon hit a Kinder surprise but Lethal got Gordon into Styles Clash position and transitioned into a figure four.\u00a0 Gordon made it to the ropes.\u00a0 Gordon unloaded with chops, kicks, and a jumping knee.\u00a0 Gordon tried for a springboard stunner but slipped off the middle rope and Lethal took advantage with a dragon suplex.\u00a0 Lethal Injection for the win.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-50112143\" 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>WINNER: Jay Lethal in 15:47.<\/p>\n<p>-As Lethal made his way up the ramp he was met by Colt Cabana with some breaking news.\u00a0 At ROH\u2019s 16<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary Pay-Per-View on March 9 it will be Jay Lethal vs. Dalton Castle for the ROH World Championship.\u00a0 Lethal vowed to be a two-time\u2026\u00a0 Marty Scurll stormed out of the back and grabbed the microphone.\u00a0 He asked who\u2019s giving the title matches as he\u2019s had zero world title shots joining ROH.\u00a0 Lethal got pissed and argued that his track record speaks for itself, including beating Scurll at <i>Final Battle<\/i>.\u00a0 Scurll said he wants to be Lethal\u2019s first challenger after Lethal beats Castle for the title.\u00a0 Lethal gauged the crowd reaction and agreed.\u00a0 [C]<\/p>\n<p><i>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Slow but methodical through the middle.\u00a0 Lethal\u2019s in-ring IQ and storytelling ability was on display here.\u00a0 This was a good reminder of why he\u2019s one of the best in the company.\u00a0 Gordon looked good in defeat, as always.\u00a0 The tale of the ending was that Gordon made one mistake and Lethal, the pro that he is, capitalized.\u00a0 Lethal and Castle has been building since the first episode of the year.\u00a0 Lethal remains the face of ROH so a win over him on the 16<\/i><i><sup>th<\/sup><\/i><i> anniversary show and first ppv of the year will continue to help establish Castle as champion.\u00a0 Scurll and Matt Taven are both chasing the championship as well, though going about it in completely different ways.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-Video package on Brandi Rhodes and Karen Q.\u00a0 Rhodes labeled herself the biggest underdog in the tournament.\u00a0 She\u2019s been wrestling less than two years but she trains every day.\u00a0 Rhodes spoke respectfully of Q, who smugly listed off her recent victories over Deonna, Sumie, and Stella.\u00a0 Rhodes\u2019 qualifying match for this tournament was her first win in ROH.\u00a0 Q was ringside during that match.\u00a0 Rhodes claimed she was trying to distract her and cause her to lose; Q claimed the only reason Rhodes won was due to her presence.\u00a0 Rhodes described her winning the tournament as a Cinderella story.<\/p>\n<p><b>(2) KAREN Q vs. BRANDI RHODES \u2013 WOMEN OF HONOR CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT EIGHTH-FINAL MATCH<\/b><\/p>\n<p>[Q3] Q attacked Rhodes from behind while she was posing in the corner before the bell.\u00a0 Arm drag from Rhodes.\u00a0 Dropkick and Q begged off in the corner, before suckering Rhodes in.\u00a0 Q choked Rhodes in the corner with her foot.\u00a0 Handspring forearm and running kicks from Q.\u00a0 [C]<\/p>\n<p>Standing moonsault from Q for two.\u00a0 Rhodes rolled out of the way of a top rope frog-splash.\u00a0 Rhodes unloaded with chops.\u00a0 Slingblade from Rhodes for two.\u00a0 Back elbow landed but Q avoided a missile dropkick and locked Rhodes in a Boston crab.\u00a0 Rope break.\u00a0 Rhodes leapt over Q but landed awkwardly on her ankle and collapsed to the mat.\u00a0 As the ref checked on her, Rhodes revealed that she was faking and rolled up Q for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Brandi Rhodes in 7:30.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3199491671\" 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 I\u2019m really appreciating the video packages before the matches.\u00a0 They\u2019re simple but they give each woman mic time and a chance to define their characters.\u00a0 A lot of the lower-card men would benefit from something like this as well.\u00a0 Q played a strong heel here and Rhodes was the plucky underdog.\u00a0 This was a nice dynamic following last week\u2019s face\/face match.\u00a0 Having the wife of one of the top heels in the company playing the babyface seems like an odd decision but I guess they know she\u2019ll be cheered regardless so let\u2019s just go with it.\u00a0 And she was.\u00a0 But it\u2019s also clear that Rhodes should probably not be wrestling on television yet or picking up wins over much more polished competitors like Q.\u00a0 She was pretty green in this match and the fact that the first two people to advance in the tournament were gorgeous women who aren\u2019t very good wrestlers (yet) is a bad look for Women Of Honor.\u00a0 Rhodes faces the winner of Stacy Shadows vs. Tenille Dashwood in the next round.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-Dalton Castle and The Boys were backstage.\u00a0 Castle began his promo by talking about bean bag chairs and baby bunnies when Marty Scurll interrupted.\u00a0 Scurll reminded Castle that he beat him in his very first ROH match.\u00a0 Scurll requested that he be first in line should Castle defeat Lethal.\u00a0 Castle said that he doesn\u2019t know what he\u2019s asking for.<\/p>\n<p>-Both teams made their entrance for the main event with the Bucks one-sweeting fans in the aisle.\u00a0 [C]<\/p>\n<p><b>(3A) SOCAL UNCENSORED (\u201cThe Heavy Metal Rebel\u201d Frankie Kazarian, \u201cAlmighty\u201d Christopher Daniels, &amp; Scorpio Sky) vs. THE HUNG BUCKS (Adam Page, Matt Jackson, &amp; Nick Jackson) \u2013 ROH WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Page and Kaz renewed their long rivalry, firing away with punches.\u00a0 Page clubbed down Kaz in the corner.\u00a0 Sky and Daniels cleared the Bucks from the apron and stomped away at Page.\u00a0 The Bucks returned to clear house.\u00a0 Page with a dropsault onto Daniels.<\/p>\n<p>[Q4]\u00a0 The heels called for a time out at ringside and thought about leaving but Nick cut them off with a senton over the ropes.\u00a0 Triple suicide dives through the ropes from the champs.\u00a0 Page with a lariat for two.\u00a0 SoCal triple-teamed Page at ringside while the Bucks complained to the referee.\u00a0 If SoCal win here Daniels becomes the first ROH grand slam champion.\u00a0 [C]<\/p>\n<p>Page fought out of the heel corner.\u00a0 Double clothesline left Page and Kaz down in the ring.\u00a0 Daniels and Matt tagged in.\u00a0 The Bucks took out Daniels and Sky with all of their signature offense.\u00a0 Frog-splash from Nick and standing moonsault from Matt for a two count on Daniels.\u00a0 Kaz and Sky prevented a Meltzer Driver.\u00a0 Matt unloaded with superkicks.\u00a0 Sky with a leaping splash over the ropes onto the Bucks.\u00a0 Page with a top rope moonsault onto everyone on the floor.\u00a0 Matt countered Angel\u2019s Wings into a hurricanrana in the ring.\u00a0 Sharpshooter on Daniels.\u00a0 Nick took out Sky on the floor.\u00a0 Kaz yanked the ref from the ring as Daniels tapped out.\u00a0 Nick took out Kaz.\u00a0 Sky clocked Matt with the title belt.\u00a0 Daniels with the pin.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: SoCal Uncensored in 10:50 to capture the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship?<\/p>\n<p>-Bully Ray\u2019s music hit and he made his way down the aisle.\u00a0 He described ROH as being chaotic and the wild west lately.\u00a0 He said they\u2019ve been lacking honor lately.\u00a0 ROH COO Joe Koff gave him permission to do whatever he needs to in order to get some order back in this company.\u00a0 Ray doesn\u2019t want to be a boss, a general manager, or an authority figure.\u00a0 But he will be an enforcer.\u00a0 He\u2019s going to enforce the Code of Honor.\u00a0 He told SoCal they\u2019re not getting away with their crap anymore.\u00a0 He said it\u2019s not his decision and polled the fans.\u00a0 Yes chants all around.\u00a0 Ray told the referee to ring the bell.<\/p>\n<p><b>(3B) SOCAL UNCENSORED (\u201cThe Heavy Metal Rebel\u201d Frankie Kazarian, \u201cAlmighty\u201d Christopher Daniels, &amp; Scorpio Sky) vs. THE HUNG BUCKS (Adam Page, Matt Jackson, &amp; Nick Jackson) \u2013 ROH WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Three superkicks from Bullet Club.\u00a0 Page took out Sky at ringside.\u00a0 Meltzer driver on Daniels.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: The Hung Bucks in 0:31 to retain the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship.<\/p>\n<p>-Ray posed with the champions in the ring.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Once again ROH falls victim to their own taping schedule.\u00a0 This episode was recorded 29 days ago and was clearly meant to be the proper debut of Bully Ray as the new on-air authority figure despite his official first appearance ending up being at <\/i>Honor Reigns Supreme <i>last week.\u00a0 At least it cleared up some questions we had from that night with him being dubbed an \u201cenforcer\u201d but proceeding to book a match.\u00a0 I presume the outcome of the match here tonight leads to a rematch at the 16<\/i><i><sup>th<\/sup><\/i><i> anniversary show.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-Next week:\u00a0 it\u2019s Silas Young vs. Kenny King for the ROH World Television Championship\u00a0 and Kelly Klein vs. Bonesaw Brooks in the WOH tournament.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT LAST WEEK&#8217;S ARTICLE:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/02\/12\/2-11-roh-tv-report-castle-vs-martinez-roh-world-title-leon-vs-rayne-woh-tournament-king-coast-coast-vs-young-bruiser-milonas\/\">2\/11 ROH TV Report: Castle vs. Martinez for ROH World Title, Leon vs. Rayne in WOH tournament, King &amp; Coast To Coast vs. Young &amp; Bruiser &amp; Milonas<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-706994674\"><div id=\"pwtor-271262840\"><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 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