{"id":58120,"date":"2018-04-09T11:16:18","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T16:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=58120"},"modified":"2018-04-09T11:18:55","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T16:18:55","slug":"4-8-roh-tv-report-cody-vs-matt-taven-vs-christopher-daniels-jay-lethal-vs-caprice-coleman-punishment-martinez-vs-shane-taylor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/04\/09\/4-8-roh-tv-report-cody-vs-matt-taven-vs-christopher-daniels-jay-lethal-vs-caprice-coleman-punishment-martinez-vs-shane-taylor\/","title":{"rendered":"4\/8 ROH TV Report: Cody vs. Matt Taven vs. Christopher Daniels, Jay Lethal vs. Caprice Coleman, Punishment Martinez vs. Shane Taylor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4074671518\" 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 \/>\nAPRIL 8, 2018<br \/>\nLAS VEGAS, NV AT SAM\u2019S TOWN LIVE<br \/>\nAIRED ON SINCLAIR AFFILIATES &amp; ROHWRESTLING.COM<br \/>\nREPORT BY HARLEY R. PAGEOT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Commentary: Ian Riccaboni, Colt Cabana<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[Q1] Opening theme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) SHANE TAYLOR vs. PUNISHMENT MARTINEZ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interesting \u201cPunishment\u201d chant from the crowd to start in this heel vs. heel match. They began with a test of strength, which Taylor won, forcing Martinez to the mat for a two-count. They traded shoulder tackles before getting aggressive but Martinez ducked a series of punches and Taylor avoided some kicks. Taylor caught a crossbody attempt and blocked a hip toss. Taylor nailed two right hands to Martinez\u2019s jaw and clotheslined him over the top rope. Martinez landed on his feet and blocked an apparent suicide dive attempt from Taylor. [C]<\/p>\n<p>Taylor with a fallaway slam and a cannonball in the corner. Another cannonball off the apron onto Martinez on the floor. Taylor went up top but Martinez caught him with a falcon arrow for two. Martinez hit his jumping elbow in the corner and connected with some right hands of his own. Taylor blocked the chokeslam attempt with a knee, and then another. Taylor chokeslammed Martinez and hit a standing frog-splash for two. Martinez caught him with some kicks that sent Taylor to the floor and followed with a springboard flip over the ropes. South Of Heaven chokeslam in the ring for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Punishment Martinez in 9:14.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: An interesting open since heel vs. heel matches are so rare in pro wrestling. This was captivating, though. The crowd was into the battle of the big men and decided to support Martinez due to his flashier offense. Taylor is 0-4 this year now but he always looks so dominant and hard-hitting that I think people forget about his last loss the second his next match begins.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>COLEMAN\u2019S PULPIT with JAY LETHAL<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3373647566\" 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>Lethal started by saying he\u2019s watched past episodes of the Pulpit and knows how this usually goes but he\u2019s only here because ROH asked him to be and he\u2019s not going to be insulted like the other guests. Caprice can ask two questions so he better make them good. Coleman laughed it off and acted star-struck by having Lethal on his show.<\/p>\n<p>[Q2] He said he read Lethal\u2019s Wikipedia page. Lethal lost the world title in August 2016. His goal in 2017 was to get it back. His goal in 2018 is to regain. Is that his goal in 2019 too? Lethal pointed out that Coleman knows nothing about the world title. He pointed out that Jay Briscoe was undefeated for two years before Lethal beat him for the title. He beat two people in the same night on pay-per-view. He\u2019s been beaten and humiliated and had his head shaved and he\u2019d do it all again because the ROH world title means you\u2019re the best wrestler on the planet. Coleman cracked that having his head shaved was a positive since he was losing his hair anyway. He read over his research. \u201cSays here you wrestled Ric Flair. Nobody cares about that\u2026 You wrestled Sting?\u201d \u201cI did.\u201d \u201cNobody cares about that\u2026 Kurt Angle? That was pretty cool\u2026\u201d He finally found something in his notes that he liked. He started to ask about Lethal dating AJ Lee but Lethal stopped him, told him off, and stormed off. [C]<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: The last edition of Coleman\u2019s Pulpit was two and a half months ago. I knew it had been a while but I didn\u2019t realize it was that long. This was a welcome return. Coleman is really fun in these segments. He needles and antagonizes his guests in a similar way to The Miz on MizTV but the fact that Coleman is always laughing throughout and constantly defending himself by claiming that he\u2019s just joking makes it different. The Pulpit never overstays its welcome either. I loved that he was straight-up just reading Lethal\u2019s Wikipedia page and it was a subtle way to remind us of Lethal\u2019s already-storied career.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) were backstage. Kaz spoke to Hiromu Takahashi. At one time he was an ally. He fought alongside them. They took him under their wing and even gave him a rub. Now he\u2019s back in Japan, blowing up, and brings a stuffed cat to the ring. The marks might think it\u2019s funny but Kaz thinks it sucks. After he beats Takahashi he\u2019s going to shove Darryl down his throat. Takahashi might be a time bomb but Kaz is a bomb that you can\u2019t defuse and a gun that you can\u2019t unload.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) CAPRICE COLEMAN vs. JAY LETHAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coleman shoved Lethal off the apron from behind as Lethal posed amidst a shower of streamers. They traded blows outside the ring. Lethal with a suplex on the floor. They fought around ringside some more with Lethal unloading with a barrage of chops. Another suplex to Coleman on the floor. Lethal tried to whip Coleman into a guard rail but he spun around the ring post and through the ropes to take out Lethal with a dropkick. He choked Lethal with a boot. They traded chops again. Lethal with an enziguiri. Coleman avoided a suicide dive. Both men finally entered the ring for the first time only for Lethal to dump Coleman again and hit his suicide dive. [C]<\/p>\n<p>[Q3] Both men were in the ring out of the break. Lethal with a dropkick and a two-count. Coleman with an STO and a headlock. Lethal fought out. More chops. Coleman blocked a Lethal Injection and hit a cobra clutch into a submission move. Coleman hit a snapmare driver for two. Another chop battle in the corner. Coleman cut it off with an eye poke. Lethal avoided a dropkick and caught Coleman in a torture rack. A Lethal Injection finished it.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Jay Lethal in 11:03.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3458115860\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Another interesting one in that the first half of the match took place entirely on the outside. This was Coleman\u2019s first singles match this year and a reminder that he\u2019s as reliable in the ring as he is on the microphone.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Video footage recounted Kelly Klein defeating Mandy Leon two weeks ago in the Women Of Honor Championship tournament. Klein cut a backstage promo. She said Mayu Iwatani\u2019s list of accomplishments speak for themselves. Iwatani also appeared in a pre-taped segment with English subtitles. She was excited to participate in the tournament. Klein said she\u2019s dominated for over two years. Nobody will stop her. Iwatani spoke about defending her titles in Japan and defeating HZK and Deonna Purrazzo in the tournament. In English she said \u201cKelly, kick your ass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-Video package on Tenille Dashwood and Sumie Sakai. Dashwod said she\u2019s going to do everything in her power to defeat Sakai. Sakai had English subtitles as well. She always loved wrestling in Japan but coming to ROH changed her life. She started to tear up. She will win this tournament. [C]<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: She did. It\u2019s really a shame that these packages didn\u2019t air before the tournament semi-finals. Well, they may have in some regions as ROH TV premieres sometime between Friday and Monday depending on where you live. For me it\u2019s usually Sunday afternoon so I already witnessed Sakai defeat Klein in the finals to win the Women Of Honor Championship the night before this aired. If ROH can do English subtitles like this hopefully they do so regularly going forward with Sakai as champion. She\u2019s got a great story as the 21-year wrestling veteran and they need to take advantage of it.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) MATT TAVEN vs. CHRISTOPHER DANIELS vs. CODY (w\/Burnard The Business Bear)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Q4] None of the human Kingdom, SoCal Uncensored, or Bullet Club stablemates were at ringside for this one. [C]<\/p>\n<p>Taven was punched back and forth between Cody and Daniels. Daniels clotheslined him to the floor and faced off with Cody, the man who took the ROH world title from him. As they traded blows Taven caught them both with a split-leg dropkick. Taven took a back drop on the floor. Cody shook Burnard\u2019s hand. Vertical suplex from Cody to Daniels. Cody with a suicide dive on Taven. Daniels with an Arabian moonsault on Cody. Taven accosted Daniels from behind. Taven swung at Cody with his walking stick but Cody ducked. Cody went after Taven with the staff but the referee took it away. Taven with a knee to a seated Cody. Taven dropkicked Daniels off the apron. Burnard paced at ringside with his hands behind his back. Daniels clotheslined Taven and hit an STO on Cody. Taven flew over the top rope to take out Daniels on the floor. Cody followed with a springboard splash that wiped out both men. [C]<\/p>\n<p>Cody with the American deathlock on Taven. Daniels broke it with a Best Moonsault Ever on Cody. Taven broke up a pin attempt. Double crossbody took out Taven and Daniels. Burnard watched respectfully. Taven tried to use the ropes to steal a pin but Daniels kicked out. Daniels tried to use the tights for a pin but Taven escaped. Beautiful Disaster kick to Daniels. Cody dumped Taven and did Kenny Omega\u2019s Rise Of The Terminator but Daniels cut him off. CrossRhodes on Daniels. As Cody covered, Taven hit a big frog-splash on both men and pinned Daniels.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Matt Taven in 9:35.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Another unusual choice in an all-heel match, though the fans seemed to be into the action by itself without backing anyone in particular. This furthered both the Cody-Taven feud, which continues in a first blood match at Masters Of The Craft next weekend, and the Kingdom-SoCal feud, which picked up steam when The Kingdom stole the six-man belts at Supercard Of Honor. Nicely done in that respect.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Next week: it\u2019s Frankie Kazarian vs. Hiromu Takahashi and a tag team gauntlet #1 contenders match featuring Coast 2 Coast, The Dawgs, The Kingdom, Beer City Bruiser &amp; Brian Milonas, Motor City Machine Guns, and The Young Bucks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-641994257\"><div id=\"pwtor-3775616071\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>ROH TV REPORT APRIL 8, 2018 LAS VEGAS, NV AT SAM\u2019S TOWN LIVE AIRED ON SINCLAIR AFFILIATES &amp; ROHWRESTLING.COM REPORT BY HARLEY R. 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