{"id":56479,"date":"2018-03-09T19:34:26","date_gmt":"2018-03-10T01:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=56479"},"modified":"2018-03-09T23:03:33","modified_gmt":"2018-03-10T05:03:33","slug":"3-9-roh-16th-anniversary-ppv-report-live-ongoing-coverage-including-castle-vs-lethal-world-title-briscoes-vs-motor-city-machine-guns-tag-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/03\/09\/3-9-roh-16th-anniversary-ppv-report-live-ongoing-coverage-including-castle-vs-lethal-world-title-briscoes-vs-motor-city-machine-guns-tag-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"3\/9 ROH 16th Anniversary PPV report: Live coverage including Castle vs. Lethal for world title, Briscoes vs. Machine Guns for tag titles, current Impact Wrestling champion appears"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3708249805\" 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><strong>ROH 16TH ANNIVERSARY<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>MARCH 9, 2018<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>LAS VEGAS, NV AT SAM&#8217;S TOWN LIVE<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AIRED LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW &amp; ROH HONOR CLUB<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>REPORT BY HARLEY R. PAGEOT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>PRE-SHOW<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>Commentary: Ian Riccaboni, Colt Cabana<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Deonna Purrazzo joined the commentary team for the opening contest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(A) SUMIE SAKAI vs. HANA KIMURA (w\/Kagetsu) \u2013 WOMEN OF HONOR CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT EIGHTH-FINAL MATCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kimura took a cheap shot early on but Sakai came back with a headscissors and quick roll-up.\u00a0 Kagetsu choked Sakai early on at ringside while Kimura distracted referee Todd Sinclair.\u00a0 Kimura locked in a surfboard submission before transitioning into a one-legged crab.\u00a0 Sakai pulled off a DDT, then a drop toe-hold and a swinging neckbreaker for a close two-count.\u00a0 Kimura came back with a dropkick and a charging boot to the head for a two of her own.\u00a0 Bridging saito suplex from Sakai for another near fall.\u00a0 When she went to the top rope Kagetsu grabbed her leg and Kimura capitalized with a superplex.\u00a0 Kimura held a long vertical suplex but Sakai kicked out again.\u00a0 Kagetsu tried to get involved again but Sakai moved and Kimura took out Kagetsu with a boot by mistake.\u00a0 Sakai went up top for a big splash onto both women on the floor.\u00a0 Missile dropkick on Kimura back in the ring.\u00a0 Kimura with a helluva kick in the corner but Sakai kicked out again.\u00a0 Sakai with a roll-up for another believable near fall, then a CrossRhodes-like move for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Sumie Sakai in 8:01.<\/p>\n<p>-Kimura offered the code of honor but slapped Sakai instead and Kagetsu dropped her with a kick.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot&#8217;s Perspective: Kimura and Kagetsu are tag partners in Japan&#8217;s Stardom.\u00a0 If Kagetsu can defeat Jenny Rose in their first-round tournament match she&#8217;ll face off with Sakai herself in the quarter-finals.\u00a0 This was easily the best of the three WOH tournament matches that we&#8217;ve seen televised so far.\u00a0 Kimura and Kagetsu used all the classic heel tactics and Sakai was the fighting veteran who wouldn&#8217;t stay down.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Mandy Rose replaced Purrazzo on commentary for the next match.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3473018146\" 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>(B) BRANDI RHODES vs. TENILLE DASHWOOD \u2013 WOMEN OF HONOR CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT QUARTER-FINAL MATCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dashwood tried for a quick roll-up out of the gate.\u00a0 The commentators announced that the tournament semi-finals will take place on the <em>Supercard Of Honor<\/em> pre-show with the finals taking place later the same night on the main card.\u00a0 A drop toe-hold from Dashwood sent Rhodes head-first into the corner but Rhodes rolled out to avoid The Taste Of Tenille (former Emma Sandwich).\u00a0 Rhodes targeted Dashwood&#8217;s left arm and hand aggressively while Leon questioned if some of her husband&#8217;s influence was showing.\u00a0 Slingblade from Rhodes for two.\u00a0 Wrap-around clothesline from Dashwood left both women down.\u00a0 Forearms exchanged and a tarantula from Dashwood in the ropes.\u00a0 She nailed The Taste Of Tenille for two.\u00a0 Double underhook butterfly suplex for another two.\u00a0 Rhodes leaped over Dashwood and cried out, claiming a knee injury.\u00a0 Dashwood didn&#8217;t believe her but the referee did and Rhodes hit an eyepoke while he couldn&#8217;t see.\u00a0 Rhodes followed with CrossRhodes for a close near fall.\u00a0 Dashwood side-stepped a missile dropkick and nailed The Spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER:\u00a0 Tenille Dashwood in 7:31.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot&#8217;s Perspective: Rhodes was definitely the greenest of the four women who wrestled here tonight, which is fair as she&#8217;s only been competing for less than two years.\u00a0 She has the psychology down.\u00a0 It&#8217;s just a matter of firming up the actual speed and flow in the ring.\u00a0 Dashwood faces either Sakai, Kagetsu, or Rose in the semi-finals.)<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>MAIN CARD<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>Commentary: Ian Riccaboni, Colt Cabana<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-A video package opened the show with ROH staff and wrestlers talking about their favorite matches in ROH history while clips of those matches played over top.\u00a0 It ended with Dalton Castle citing him winning the world title at\u00a0<em>Final Battle<\/em> as his personal favorite.\u00a0 The video then shifted into a setup of all of the feuds and matches here tonight with promos mixed in.<\/p>\n<p>-ROH enforcer Bully Ray was live in the ring with a mic.\u00a0 &#8220;Ring Of Honor is the best frickin&#8217; pro wrestling on the planet!&#8221;\u00a0 He said &#8220;all thrilla, no filla.&#8221;\u00a0 Drink.\u00a0 &#8220;This ain&#8217;t sports entertainment, this is ROH!&#8221;\u00a0 ROH chant from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>-Riccaboni and Cabana were also fired up on commentary and ran down tonight&#8217;s card again.\u00a0 Pyro went off on stage as the New Japan star made his entrance.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-165444781\" 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>(1) HIROMU TAKAHASHI (w\/Daryl) vs. FLIP GORDON<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gordon did his kip-up sequence and Takahashi danced along.\u00a0 Shoulder tackle from Takahashi and Gordon kipped back up.\u00a0 Gordon with a handstand into a headscissors.\u00a0 Standing moonsault for a one count.\u00a0 Diving shoulder tackle through the ropes.\u00a0 Takahashi dropkicked Gordon through the ropes, then ran around the ring and nailed a shotgun dropkick off the apron.\u00a0 Takahashi yelled at Sinclair to shut up while the referee counted them out.\u00a0 Clothesline in the corner and a drive-by dropkick for two.\u00a0 Takahashi went to ringside and traded the small Daryl to a fan for a larger Daryl.\u00a0 He brought the cat in the ring and Daryl nailed Gordon with paws to the face.\u00a0 Sinclair ordered Daryl out of the ring.\u00a0 Gordon came back with a tornado forearm off the ropes.\u00a0 Samoan pop.\u00a0 Running shooting star.\u00a0 Gordon went up top but Takahashi met him in the corner.\u00a0 Gordon tried a flip-over power bomb but Takahashi blocked.\u00a0 Kinder surprise from Gordon, superkick, twisting falcon arrow and Takahashi kicked out at two.\u00a0 Gordon set up Takahashi for a 450 but Takhashi moved and Gordon landed on his feet.\u00a0 Takahashi with a Canadian Destroyer but Gordon caught him with a superkick on the way down.\u00a0 Sinclair began to count with both men down on the mat.\u00a0 They traded blows in a kneeling position before getting to their feet and continuing to slug it out.\u00a0 Gordon with another superkick and a Star-Spangled Stunner but Takahashi kicked out at two and a half.\u00a0 Gordon immediately went up top for a 450 but Takahashi got the knees up.\u00a0 Inside cradle and Gordon kicked out.\u00a0 Death valley driver to Gordon in the corner.\u00a0 Enziguiri from Gordon.\u00a0 Takahashi countered another stunner attempt into a German suplex for two.\u00a0 Takahashi called for Time Bomb but Gordon avoided it.\u00a0 Takahashi hit it a moment later for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER:\u00a0 Hiromu Takahashi in 12:21.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot&#8217;s Perspective: Solid match with a confusing finish since Takahashi rarely appears in ROH and Gordon hasn&#8217;t won a singles match in 2018.\u00a0 This seemed like an easy opportunity for Gordon to get a meaningful win over someone who would not be hurt by the loss.\u00a0 A much more straight-forward match than expected as well with only one one comedic Daryl spot.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) PUNISHMENT MARTINEZ vs. &#8220;THE VILLAIN&#8221; MARTY SCURLL \u2013 WINNER EARNS A FUTURE ROH WORLD TITLE MATCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scurll wore a gorgeous long purple coat with metal studs on it.\u00a0 They started brawling during the tale of the tape.\u00a0 Martinez threw him with a falcon arrow and hit a running flip over the ropes onto Scurll at ringside.\u00a0 Scurll with a dropkick to the knee as Martinez re-entered the ring.\u00a0 He kept working over the leg but Martinez planted him with a curb stomp.\u00a0 Body slam from Martinez and a springboard senton for two.\u00a0 Scurll&#8217;s right eye wound up busted open.\u00a0 Around the world DDT on Martinez.\u00a0 Big slap to Martinez, who responded with a Last Ride attempt but Scurll slipped out.\u00a0 Martinez had not left his feet during the first four minutes but Scurll finally put him down with a brainbuster.\u00a0 The referee tried to check on Scurll as blood dripped down his cheek.\u00a0 Scurll called for the chicken wing but Martinez escaped.\u00a0 Scurll kicked Martinez off the ropes on a springboard attempt.\u00a0 Scurll went after Martinez&#8217;s leg again.\u00a0 Scurll wound up ringside and pulled his bag of flour out from under the ring but referee Paul Turner saw it and stopped him.\u00a0 Scurll threatened to punch Turner, security swarmed between them, and Martinez hit Journey Into Darkness over the ringpost onto Scurll and all the security members.\u00a0 Martinez took out two more security members with kicks.\u00a0 Martinez hit a curb stomp on Scurll on the apron and went under the ring himself.\u00a0 Martinez pulled out a table and set it up at ringside.\u00a0 Turner checked on Scurll&#8217;s cut eye but Martinez interrupted with a big fist and lay Scurll across the table.\u00a0 Martinez hit the ring and ran for his flip over the rope only for Scurll to move.\u00a0 Martinez crashed back first through the table.\u00a0 Scurll managed to roll Martinez back into the ring.\u00a0 Piledriver but Martinez kicked out at two.\u00a0 Scurll tried to crack the fingers but Martinez powered out.\u00a0 Superkick, superkick, and Scurll jumped up and down on the back of Martinez&#8217;s head.\u00a0 Martinez sat up Undertaker-style.\u00a0 Ripcord kick but Scurll avoided a spin kick.\u00a0 The referee ducked to avoid Martinez&#8217;s kick and Scurll pulled his bag of flour out of his pants.\u00a0 He feigned throwing flour at Martinez, kicked him between the legs, and rolled him up for the victory.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER:\u00a0 Marty Scurll in 10:43.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot&#8217;s Perspective:\u00a0 Another match that played out quite differently than you might have expected.\u00a0 Scurll didn&#8217;t play the coward at all and his cheating antics were resigned to the two moments.\u00a0 This was incredibly fast-paced out of the gate and lots of fun.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) KENNY KING vs. SILAS YOUNG \u2013 ROH WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beer City Bruiser walked out onto the ramp with Young and high-fived him before heading backstage.\u00a0 King&#8217;s daughter was in the front row.\u00a0 They exchanged pinfalls but could only get one each.\u00a0 King with a hip toss, a body slam, and a dropkick for two.\u00a0 Young with a hammerlock and he booted King to ringside.\u00a0 King went to springboard into the ring but Young shoved him off the ropes.\u00a0 Young tossed King through the ropes suddenly and King crashed into an ROH photographer, which may or may not have been intentional.\u00a0 King suplexed Young and himself backwards over the top rope to the floor.\u00a0 Referee Todd Sinclair reached 19 before both men were able to roll back in.\u00a0 When Young wound up at ringside again King hit a corkscrew flip over the ropes onto him.\u00a0 Overhead belly to belly suplex from King on the floor.\u00a0 Big crossbody off the top rope onto Young in the ring for two.\u00a0 Spinebuster for another two.\u00a0 Young tried for Misery, King tried to counter into Royal Flush, but Young escaped as well.\u00a0 With King on Young&#8217;s shoulders, Sinclair got bumped.\u00a0 Young hit Misery but King kicked out by the time Sinclair finally made the count.\u00a0 King rolled up Young but Young kicked out at two.\u00a0 Young with a roll-up but King was in the ropes and Young got caught with Royal Flush.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER:\u00a0 Kenny King in 14:39 to retain the ROH TV title.<\/p>\n<p>-Austin Aries suddenly walked out onto the stage with four title belts hanging over his arms including the Impact World Championship.\u00a0 He congratulated King on a hard-fought victory.\u00a0 &#8220;I&#8217;ve been traveling the globe, collecting belts, and it just so happens there&#8217;s one title in Ring Of Honor I&#8217;ve never held &#8211; the ROH Television Championship.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot&#8217;s Perspective: Wow!\u00a0 I don&#8217;t think anyone saw that coming.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><em>King held onto the gold in his hometown.\u00a0 He and Young are always good in the ring with each other.\u00a0 Both men avoided and countered each other&#8217;s signature offense throughout which is great storytelling considering how many times they&#8217;ve faced each other over the past three months.\u00a0 Aries&#8217; appearance seems to be setting up a TV title match for\u00a0<\/em>Supercard Of Honor<em>.\u00a0 Riccaboni implied that Young is deserving of staying in the TV title conversation so maybe a three-way?)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(4) THE HUNG BUCKS (Hangman Page, Matt Jackson, &amp; Nick Jackson) vs. SOCAL UNCENSORED (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, &amp; Scorpio Sky) \u2013 STREET FIGHT FOR THE ROH WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The champions dove over the ropes onto the heels before the bell.\u00a0 Page with a buckle bomb on Kaz into boots from the Bucks.\u00a0 Nick set up a chair in the ring.\u00a0 The Bucks sat Sky down and hit him with stereo dropkicks.\u00a0 Page dropped Kaz on the folded up chair and hit a dropsault on Daniels and Kaz.\u00a0 Sky took a garbage can to the face and Page power bombed him on the entranced ramp.\u00a0 Nick with a corkscrew flip over the ropes onto Daniels.\u00a0 Page introduced his nail-studded belt but Sky caught him with a kendo stick from behind.\u00a0 Nick held Daniels while Page cracked him with the kendo.\u00a0 Matt held Daniels up for a running shooting star press from Page off the apron.\u00a0 The Bucks pulled a table out from under the ring.\u00a0 Kaz was busted open and bleeding badly from the forehead.\u00a0 Kaz was laid across the table on the floor while Matt went up top.\u00a0 Kaz moved and Daniels shoved Matt off and through the table.\u00a0 At the five-minute mark SoCal took control for the first time.\u00a0 They triple-teamed Nick in the ring with one move after another.\u00a0 Kaz leapt over the top rope and landed on Page with a hurricanrana.\u00a0 Kaz hit Nick with a chair while Daniels hit Matt with a garbage can.\u00a0 Daniels hit a leg drop on a kendo stick that see-sawed across a chair and low-blowed Nick.\u00a0 Sky and Kaz held Nick on a chair while Daniels told him to &#8220;suck it!&#8221;\u00a0 SoCal too-sweeted each other to loud boos.<\/p>\n<p>Nick avoided a kendo shot from Sky and Daniels took the swing.\u00a0 Kaz whipped a garbage can at Nick.\u00a0 Sky with a leaping hurricanrana took Nick off the apron to the floor.\u00a0 Kaz and Sky with slingshot cutters on Matt and Nick.\u00a0 Page returned with the garbage can lid and unloaded on all three opponents.\u00a0 Kaz got one of his own and they went back and forth on each other&#8217;s heads.\u00a0 Kaz got the better but Page grabbed his nail belt and whipped Kaz across the back.\u00a0 Nick unloaded with kicks on Daniels and Sky.\u00a0 Sky threw a chair at him.\u00a0 Daniels set up a chair but Matt saved his brother.\u00a0 Daniels gave Matt a sidewalk slam across the seat of the chair.\u00a0 Daniels and Sky went to ringside and rearranged the metal barricades, building a table out of three out of them.\u00a0 They tried to suplex Matt over the ropes but Nick caught him.\u00a0 Sharpshooters from the Bucks on Daniels and Sky.\u00a0 Kaz broke it with a kendo stick.\u00a0 Page with the buckshot lariat on Sky.\u00a0 Daniels with Best Moonsault Ever on Page.\u00a0 Daniels tried for Angel&#8217;s Wings but Page gave him a back drop over the ropes and onto the barricade table.\u00a0 Kaz ended up splayed out across a table at ringside.\u00a0 Nick pulled a ladder out from under the ring and scaled it but Sky tipped him off and hit a cutter on the apron.\u00a0 Matt with a jumping DDT to Sky on the apron.\u00a0 Matt superkicked Kaz back onto the table and started climbing the ladder despite his bad back.\u00a0 Matt balanced on the very top and hit a big diving elbow that put Kaz through the table.\u00a0 Nick set up Sky in the ring with a garbage can across his chest.\u00a0 Nick hit a 450 on the garbage can and Sky but Shane Taylor pulled Todd Sinclair out of the ring to prevent the three count.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor with an apron bomb to Nick.\u00a0 Big knee to Page&#8217;s face.\u00a0 Matt with a superkick to Taylor.\u00a0 And another.\u00a0 Page with a kendo shot to Taylor and he was able to get him up for the Rite of Passage with a follow-up spike from Nick.\u00a0 SoCal returned and tossed Page and Matt.\u00a0 They zip-tied Page&#8217;s wrists around the ringpost.\u00a0 The Bucks with superkicks on everyone in the ring.\u00a0 Meltzer Driver attempt on Sky but Sky escaped and Daniels yanked Nick off the apron.\u00a0 Sky with a cutter on Matt.\u00a0 Kendo stick choke hold from Sky on Matt while Kaz locked in a leg submission.\u00a0 Daniels held Nick at ringside so Matt was forced to tap.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS:\u00a0 Socal Uncensored in 18:50 to capture the ROH six-man titles.<\/p>\n<p>-SoCal took off with the titles and Vinny Marseglia and TK O&#8217;Ryan hit the ring to beat down the Bucks some more.\u00a0 Bully Ray ran out and chased them off.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot&#8217;s Perspective: The wild street fight covered about as much ground as you might hope for.\u00a0 Nearly every weapon you can think of and nonstop action.\u00a0 Christopher Daniels is your first ROH grand slam champion which is one more fitting addition to his long list of career highlights, a career which just might be coming to an end this December.\u00a0 The commentators questioned how SoCal will hang onto the titles going forward since not every match can be a street fight.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) MATT TAVEN vs. CODY (w\/Brandi Rhodes &amp; Bury The Drug-Free Bear)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taven wore the ring of honor to the ring.\u00a0 The rest of The Kingdom were not with him due to what just happened moments ago.\u00a0 Taven bailed to ringside immediately.\u00a0 He stuffed the ring in ring announcer Bobby Cruise&#8217;s vest for safe keeping.\u00a0 Cody went for CrossRhodes quickly but Taven escaped.\u00a0 Bury distracted Taven at ringside and Cody took Taven out with a dive.\u00a0 Cody asked Cruise for the ring so Taven jumped him from behind.\u00a0 Flatliner from Cody for two.\u00a0 Hip toss and American death lock but Taven made it to the ropes.\u00a0 Taven did a cartwheel and the old Stardust hand parting.\u00a0 Cody with a DDT.\u00a0 They traded chops in the ropes.\u00a0 Taven slid to the floor and wound up between Bury and Brandi.\u00a0 Taven avoided a splash from Cody and hit a suicide dive of his own that took out Cody.\u00a0 Double underhook backbreaker from Taven.\u00a0 The commentators questioned if Cody&#8217;s been spreading himself too thin with Bullet Club,\u00a0<em>All In<\/em>, Bury, Kenny Omega, and the ring of honor.\u00a0 Taven avoided a power slam attempt and locked in a bow and arrow.\u00a0 Beautiful Disaster avoided and Taven with a Boston crab.\u00a0 Cody kicked out but took a knee to the face.\u00a0 Taven tried for a springboard moonsault but Cody got the knees up.\u00a0 Cody with the power slam for two.\u00a0 Alabama slam for another two.\u00a0 Brandi went under the ring and pulled out a steel chair, which she handed to Bury.\u00a0 Cody with a missile dropkick on Taven.\u00a0 Bury slid the chair into the ring.\u00a0 As the referee tossed it, Taven cracked Cody across the back with his walking stick and hit CrossRhodes on Cody for two.\u00a0 Both men went for springboard kicks simultaneously and collided in the air.\u00a0 Taven up top for a frog splash but Cody rolled out of the way.\u00a0 Beautiful Disaster connected.\u00a0 Climax from Taven for another close two count.\u00a0 Cody went for a splash from the second rope but Taven ducked and referee Paul Turner went down.\u00a0 With all three men down in the ring O&#8217;Ryan and Marseglia jumped the guard rail.\u00a0 They held up Cody for another running low blow from Taven but Cody pulled a cup out of his pants as they celebrated.\u00a0 (He read my preview column!)\u00a0 Bully Ray chased off the Kingdom stooges again as Taven realized Cody was fine.\u00a0 CrossRhodes sealed it.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER:\u00a0 Cody in 14:14.<\/p>\n<p>-Cody posed with the ring of honor back on his hand and his wife and his bear at his side.\u00a0 Taven slunk off only for Bury to shove Cody down to the mat.\u00a0 Bury slowly lifted off his head to reveal&#8230; Kenny Omega!\u00a0 Omega took out Cody with the V-Trigger.\u00a0 Brandi got hot and slapped Omega.\u00a0 She asked if Omega was going to hit her and he insisted he wouldn&#8217;t so she grabbed him and kissed him instead in a call back to Cody kissing Kota Ibushi during their tag match at <em>Honor Rising<\/em>.\u00a0 Omega looked confused and disgusted.\u00a0 Once Brandi and the others left Omega played to the crowd on the turnbuckle while still dressed as a bear from the neck down.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot&#8217;s Perspective:\u00a0 Cody continues to come across as the biggest star in the company.\u00a0 The Omega appearance was somewhat unexpected and a great use of Bury here tonight.\u00a0 Now that the Cody\/Taven feud is over I suspect we see Cody go back into full heel mode for the build to <\/em>Supercard Of Honor<em>.\u00a0 That show already feels huge based on the main event alone.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(6) MOTOR CITY MACHINE GUNS (Chris Sabin &amp; Alex Shelley) vs. THE BRISCOES (Jay Briscoe &amp; Mark Briscoe) \u2013 ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both teams went after each other immediately before the bell at ringside.\u00a0 Mark and Sabin started things off in the ring.\u00a0 Mark and Jay worked over Sabin in their corner with repeated tags.\u00a0 The Briscoes are 8-time ROH tag team champions but haven&#8217;t held the titles since dropping the belts to reDRagon at the <em>11th Anniversary<\/em>.\u00a0 The champions took control temporarily but Mark hit a blockbuster on Shelley on the floor.\u00a0 Sabin shoved Jay into the ring post and Shelley did the same to Mark.\u00a0 Mark came up wearing the crimson mask.\u00a0 Shelley punched him and wiped Mark&#8217;s blood on his cheek.\u00a0 Jay came in angry and unloaded on both Guns.\u00a0 Mark went for a dropkick through the ropes but Shelley moved and Mark took out Jay.\u00a0 Sabin followed by taking out both men.\u00a0 Assisted sliced bread to Mark in the ring.\u00a0 Cradle shot but Jay broke up the pin.\u00a0 Dream Sequence on Jay.\u00a0 A neckbreaker and froggy-bow combination got the Briscoes a two count.\u00a0 Some crowd members started a &#8220;man up&#8221; chant but Mark told them to shut up. Mark and Shelley went down at ringside and Jay hit the Jay Driller on Sabin but he kicked out at two.\u00a0 Riccaboni and Cabana questioned how many people have ever done that.\u00a0 The Briscoes followed up with a Doomsday Device on Sabin and Mark held Shelley down at ringside while Jay made the pin.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS:\u00a0 The Briscoes in 13:41 to capture the ROH tag team titles.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot&#8217;s Perspective: The Briscoes have been on a tear and built up incredibly strong the past five months but the same cannot be said of the Machine Guns.\u00a0 That became evident the longer the match went on.\u00a0 Sabin and Shelley just have no personalities.\u00a0 This is partly on them but also largely due to the fact that they never get promo time.\u00a0 What do we really know about Chris and Alex?\u00a0 The #1 area where ROH could learn a thing or two from NXT is in terms of character development and establishing who these people are besides just being great wrestlers.\u00a0 Overall this match just felt disappointing considering I thought there was a chance they could steal the show going in.\u00a0 Maybe it was the lack of heat behind the now-former champions or maybe it was the crowd coming down following the Cody match and Omega appearance.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(7) DALTON CASTLE (w\/The Boys) vs. JAY LETHAL \u2013 ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Castle caught Lethal in Bang-A-Rang position early on but Lethal quickly escaped.\u00a0 The went after each other slowly in the opening minutes.\u00a0 Castle took Lethal down with an around the world hurricanrana at ringside.\u00a0 Lethal caught him with his patented suicide dive and followed with number two but Castle prevented a third with a bear hug into a German suplex on the floor.\u00a0 They fought around the ringside area and Lethal drove Castle head-first into the timekeeper&#8217;s bell.\u00a0 Lethal cleared their table and tried for a suplex.\u00a0 Castle fired back and shoved Lethal into the side of the table.\u00a0 One boy fanned Castle but Lethal hit him with a springboard dropkick.\u00a0 The Boy was knocked off the apron into the arms of ring announcer Bobby Cruise who then took an accidental suicide dive from Lethal.\u00a0 Cabana left the commentary table to check on Cruise.\u00a0 He said Cruise has never taken a bump like that before.\u00a0 The wrestlers finally returned to the ring.<\/p>\n<p>Lethal Combination for two.\u00a0 Torture rack from Lethal into a reverse Samoan drop.\u00a0 Dead-lift German suplex from Castle for two.\u00a0 Lethal hit a cutter and looked for Lethal Injection but Castle hit a forearm to the back.\u00a0 Lethal countered Bang-A-Rang into a figure four but Castle made it to the ropes.\u00a0 When Lethal went for the hold again Castle rolled him up.\u00a0 Kick out.\u00a0 Lethal Injection.\u00a0 Kick out!\u00a0 Both men wound up on the apron.\u00a0 Lethal seemed to want a cutter but Castle fell to the floor and Lethal hit a baseball slide.\u00a0 Lethal threw Castle knee-first onto the apron and tried for a cutter on the apron again.\u00a0 Castle countered with a German suplex that sent them both flying and Lethal flipping in mid-air, landing on his head and shoulder on the ringside mats.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the ring Lethal pulled off his wrist tape and they traded punches.\u00a0 Castle&#8217;s injured knee gave out and he fell but recovered.\u00a0 Lethal with an enziguiri and a superkick.\u00a0 Castle side-stepped Lethal Injection, tried for a Bang-A-Rang, Lethal rolled through, but Castle lifted him up and finally hit Bang-A-Rang successfully.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Dalton Castle in 26:04 to retain the ROH world title.<\/p>\n<p>-Lethal got into Castle&#8217;s face during the post-match celebration and the music cut out.\u00a0 A disappointed Lethal obeyed the code of honor before leaving.\u00a0 Marty Scurll quickly walked down to the ring.\u00a0 He pointed at Castle&#8217;s belt and Castle held it in the air while grinning.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot&#8217;s Perspective:\u00a0 Some have said that Castle doesn&#8217;t feel like a main eventer yet so wins like this will definitely help point him in that direction.\u00a0 I wonder how much of that perception is due to the fact that he didn&#8217;t have a long, multi-title run in another company before climbing to the top here like Lethal and Daniels in TNA and Cody in WWE.\u00a0 Castle never held the TV title as a stepping stone either like so many have in ROH history.\u00a0 \u00a0Castle&#8217;s definitely one of the most fully-formed characters and assured personalities in ROH, though, so a heated feud with a top heel would do wonders for his title reign now much as how his feud with Silas Young helped build him up to his current level.\u00a0 Despite its length this match never quite reached &#8220;instant classic&#8221; status but maybe I&#8217;ll feel different on a second viewing.\u00a0 We went off the air at 11:58 PM E.S.T.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Overall a very enjoyable show if a bit of a quieter affair compared to the year-ending<\/em>\u00a0Final Battle <em>that preceded it and the Wrestlemania -weekend\u00a0<\/em>Supercard Of Honor\u00a0<em>that&#8217;s coming up next.\u00a0 No big surprises in any of the match outcomes but the Aries appearance definitely qualifies and the fans loved seeing Kenny Omega unadvertised.\u00a0 This is the second live event I&#8217;ve watched through Honor Club now and again I had absolutely zero problems loading or watching the show.\u00a0 Great quality and $10\/month to watch every single ROH live event going forward is a steal even if some people are understandably disappointed at the current lack of 2002-2010 footage in the video vault .<\/em>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2352607579\"><div id=\"pwtor-2275889863\"><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 16TH ANNIVERSARY MARCH 9, 2018 LAS VEGAS, NV AT SAM&#8217;S TOWN LIVE AIRED LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW &amp; ROH HONOR CLUB REPORT BY HARLEY R. PAGEOT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR PRE-SHOW Commentary: Ian Riccaboni, Colt Cabana Deonna <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/03\/09\/3-9-roh-16th-anniversary-ppv-report-live-ongoing-coverage-including-castle-vs-lethal-world-title-briscoes-vs-motor-city-machine-guns-tag-titles\/\" title=\"3\/9 ROH 16th Anniversary PPV report: Live coverage including Castle vs. Lethal for world title, Briscoes vs. Machine Guns for tag titles, current Impact Wrestling champion appears\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":56460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,18,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spotlightarticles","category-tvshowsandevents","category-results_rohppvs"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/03\/ROH_16-PPV_3x2_600.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56479"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56501,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56479\/revisions\/56501"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}