{"id":63006,"date":"2018-07-13T18:48:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T23:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=63006"},"modified":"2018-07-13T18:48:44","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T23:48:44","slug":"dojo-pro-tv-report-season-1-episode-9-aaron-solow-vs-white-belt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/07\/13\/dojo-pro-tv-report-season-1-episode-9-aaron-solow-vs-white-belt\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJO PRO TV REPORT (Season 1, Episode 9): Aaron Solow vs. White Belt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1230320138\" 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>DOJO PRO TV REPORT \u2013 S1E09<br \/>\nRELEASED JULY 9, 2018<br \/>\nTAPED IN NASHVILLE, TN<br \/>\nAVAILABLE IN THE U.S. AND U.K. THROUGH AMAZON PRIME<br \/>\nREPORT BY HARLEY R. PAGEOT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Commentary: Marc Warzecha<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>DOJO PRO presents the ultimate professional wrestling opportunity. A gauntlet competition in which 13 independent wrestlers fight their way up the ladder. The winner of each match receives the Dojo Pro White Belt and continues on. At the top, the Dojo Pro Black Belt, and a shot at the Ring Of Honor World Television Championship.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Opening video.<\/p>\n<p>-In the studio Matt Lott recapped Ricky Starks defeating Joey Janela and Janela attacking him after the match. On this episode Starks faces his tag partner Aaron Solow. Starks insists he\u2019s able to compete but declined the usual interview here and won\u2019t let anyone know how badly he\u2019s hurt.<\/p>\n<p>-Video package on Aaron Solow. He\u2019s been wrestling for nine years and was introduced to it by his father. The red in his hair is an homage to Tatanka, one of his favorites when he was a kid. He\u2019s moved around a lot since becoming a wrestler and met Starks in Texas. They\u2019ve had multiple tag title reigns and wrestled on TV (including a loss to The Revival on <em>WWE Raw<\/em> earlier this year). Solow said he\u2019s talked to Starks since the last episode but he\u2019s not 100% sure about what happened [to him].<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: So the guys in the gauntlet don\u2019t watch the other matches in the gauntlet? That just seems foolish. You should definitely be taking any opportunity to study your future opponents, shouldn\u2019t you?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Solow was trained by Lance Storm and Davey Richards and hails from San Francisco, California. He\u2019s wrestled for Progress Wrestling, WrestleCircus, and Full Impact Pro.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Starks slowly limped out to the ring. Solow wore a sleeveless black hoodie over black pants. They slapped hands. Ring announcer Dominic Malnar handled the introductions. The referee is Adam Real.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-537707218\" 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>(1) DOJO PRO WHITE BELT \u201cTHE STROKE DADDY\u201d RICKY STARKS vs. AARON SOLOW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Solow took Starks down. Break and reset. Solow tried whipping Starks into the ropes but Starks just collapsed to the mat. Starks tried to run at him for a lock-up but collapsed again. The referee called it.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Aaron Solow in 1:52 by referee stoppage to capture the Dojo Pro White Belt.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Okay, I\u2019m intrigued. Now what?)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Solow took a mic and called for the medics. Two referees helped Starks to the back. Solow said he guesses he\u2019s the new white belt but he literally didn\u2019t do anything to earn it. He volunteered to issue an open challenge to anyone in the back. After a long pause some unfamiliar music hit. Ring Of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling fan favorite Cheeseburger made his entrance!<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Cheeseburger was trained by Delirious, Lance Storm, and Tom Prichard among others and hails from Trenton, New Jersey.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) DOJO PRO WHITE BELT AARON SOLOW vs. CHEESEBURGER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Code of honor from both men. Back and forth in the early minutes. Test of strength at 3:00. Solow got the better of Burger. Roll-up on Solow for two. Waist-lock exchanges. Ankle lock from Solow but Burger kicked him off. Double clothesline put both men down. Burger with a bulldog. Solow with a superkick. Burger with an arm submission. Warzecha spoke about how evenly-matched both men were. Solow ended things with a cradle DDT.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-524088459\" 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>WINNER: Aaron Solow in 6:17 to retain the Dojo Pro White Belt.<\/p>\n<p>-Code of honor followed again after the match. Solow will defend the white belt against MJF on our next episode.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Obviously this creates some questions like why Cheeseburger was backstage in his wrestling gear or why someone like Janela didn\u2019t jump at the opportunity to get back into white belt contention but try to forget those. For the ROH and NJPW fans familiar with Cheeseburger this was a fun, unexpected surprise. It didn\u2019t make Solow look particularly credible as we now head into the top three rankings but, hey, there are only three episodes left and we know absolutely nothing about MJF or Shane Strickland at this point anyway so they\u2019re basically all on an even playing field.)<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Find Harley on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/talkinghonor\">@talkinghonor<\/a> and listen to he and Emily Fear talk all things ROH every Tuesday on the PWTorch Livecast \u201cTalking Honor.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-728513984\"><div id=\"pwtor-2874964949\"><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>DOJO PRO TV REPORT \u2013 S1E09 RELEASED JULY 9, 2018 TAPED IN NASHVILLE, TN AVAILABLE IN THE U.S. AND U.K. THROUGH AMAZON PRIME REPORT BY HARLEY R. 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