{"id":64783,"date":"2018-08-19T11:33:34","date_gmt":"2018-08-19T16:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=64783"},"modified":"2018-08-19T11:33:34","modified_gmt":"2018-08-19T16:33:34","slug":"8-19-roh-tv-results-alex-shelley-retires-kenny-king-vs-marty-scurll-karen-q-vs-jenny-rose-scorpio-sky-vs-chris-sabin-big-roh-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/08\/19\/8-19-roh-tv-results-alex-shelley-retires-kenny-king-vs-marty-scurll-karen-q-vs-jenny-rose-scorpio-sky-vs-chris-sabin-big-roh-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"8\/19 ROH TV RESULTS: Alex Shelley retires, Kenny King vs. Marty Scurll, Karen Q vs. Jenny Rose, Scorpio Sky vs. Chris Sabin, big ROH debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-252302988\" 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 \/>\nAUGUST 19, 2018<br \/>\nATLANTA, GA AT CENTER STAGE<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>Opening theme.<\/p>\n<p>-In the arena we opened with \u201cSCU!\u201d SoCal Uncensored\u2019s music hit and Scorpio Sky entered alone. Chris Sabin was still billed as representing The Motor City Machine Guns. Video recap of Sabin defeating Silas Young two weeks ago to become the #1 contender to Punishment Martinez\u2019s television title. They followed the code of honor. ROH has a new stark white canvas to replace their former black one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) CHRIS SABIN (w\/Alex Shelley) vs. SCORPIO SKY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dueling \u201cMotor City \/ SCU\u201d chants. Sky caught Sabin with a double stomp to the back at 1:20 and followed with a splash over the ropes to the floor. Sky with a leg drop to Sabin on the apron. It earned him the first two-count of the night. Sabin with a kick to the chest and another as he ran the apron and caught Sky walking along at ringside. [C]<\/p>\n<p>Sabin with a top rope hurricanrana but Sky immediately came back and hit his jumping hurricanrana on Sabin from the top rope as well. Slingshot cutter to Sabin for two. Sabin countered a suplex into an inside cradle for two. Sabin with another roll-up. Enziguiri. Cradle Shock ends it.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Chris Sabin in 8:28.<\/p>\n<p>-Alex Shelley took a mic and cited how long he and Sabin have been wrestling. He said their goal upon arriving in ROH was to win the tag titles and they did it. He started to get teary while saying he doesn\u2019t feel like he has much left to offer pro wrestling. He also doesn\u2019t think MCMG are needed. He said the realization came when he was sitting in a dentist chair dealing with mouth surgery from a match. He said this isn\u2019t a retirement because nobody really retires in wrestling. Shelley asked Sabin to validate them and prove that MCMG were one of the best tag teams in wrestling at one time. He wiped away his tears while Sabin looked pensive. Shelley said part of the reason they were so great was because of their individual talents. With Sabin coming out of NJPW\u2019s <em>Best Of Super Juniors<\/em> he opened a lot of eyes and Shelley wants to see him fulfill his potential, preferably by winning the ROH television title. They hugged.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2944300734\" 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>-Punishment Martinez ran down to ring in street clothes with a steel chair. He clotheslined both men from behind and stomped Sabin onto the chair. He set up Shelley for the same but Sky returned with a chair to chase off Martinez. [C]<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: There had been rumors for weeks that Shelley had retired but it wasn\u2019t clear where or when and he was never explicit on his Twitter. Clearly this was where it stemmed from. The loss of MCMG to the tag division will be felt and I\u2019m not sold yet on whether Sabin will succeed as a singles act but Shelley needs to do what\u2019s right for him. I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll see MCMG team together again in a few years time but Shelley\u2019s time as a full-time wrestler is almost assuredly at the end.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Meanwhile Sky continues to have the worst record of anyone in ROH this year at 0-8 now. He\u2019s fluid in the ring and makes his opponents look good but his offense is very limited. He has about four moves and it feels like he just cycles through them in a really obvious way.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Kenny King was backstage. He\u2019s found himself at a crossroads between the man he is and the champion he wants to be. The devil told him he can\u2019t stop. It leads him to a villain. Marty Scurll doesn\u2019t care what it takes to win so tonight King\u2019s going to take a page out of his book.<\/p>\n<p>-Kelly Klein joined the commentary booth for the next match. We got video footage from July 15 television of Klein vs. Jenny Rose. Klein had thrown away her mouthguard and lifted Rose into a firewoman\u2019s carry. Rose fought out with hard elbows to Klein\u2019s unprotected face and as a result Klein ended up with a chipped tooth and needed to have cosmetic surgery done. A photo was shown of Klein\u2019s chipped tooth.<\/p>\n<p>-Karen Q had a backstage promo saying she\u2019s sick of all her losses this year. (She\u2019s 0-4 in 2018.) She threatened Rose in Chinese.<\/p>\n<p>-Rose got her own promo saying she hasn\u2019t been on her A-game lately. (She\u2019s 0-2 in 2018.) Her path to the Women Of Honor Championship starts with Q. Rose offered the code of honor but Q slapped her hand instead of shaking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) JENNY ROSE vs. KAREN Q<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2657608945\" 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>Rose with an early roll-up for two, and another. Inside cradle for another. They traded shoulder blocks but neither went down. Rose with a clothesline. She missed a splash in the corner and Q took over. Q choked her with her boot in the corner. Neckbreaker. She spent too much time jawing at the fans before making the cover so Rose kicked out at one. [C]<\/p>\n<p>Q with a clothesline and she choked Rose on the second rope. Q with her signature corner to corner sequence. Ura nage for a two-count. Rose fought back and hit a sidewalk slam. Northern lights suplex for two. Rose with a spear for a big two-count. Klein left commentary and jumped onto the apron. She threw her mouthguard at Rose. The distraction allowed Q to hit a full nelson slam for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Karen Q in 7:34.<\/p>\n<p>-Klein jumped on Rose and punched away at her while Q just looked on, nonplussed. Q mouthed off at Klein a bit before leaving. Klein threw her dentist bill at Rose before leaving herself.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: With neither women picking up a singles victory this year this could have gone either way. This was a good outcome as it gives Q some momentum as she enters WWE\u2019s <\/em>Mae Young Classic<em> in a few weeks time and sets up a feud between Rose and Klein. The women\u2019s division needs more full feuds and that one should be great.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Video package on Jonathan Gresham vs. Jay Lethal. Gresham spoke about being the best pure wrestler in the world and being in need of that one signature win. Lethal admitted to underestimating Gresham at first but loving wrestling him. They faced off in February at <em>Honor Reigns Supreme<\/em> with Lethal going over and then again in April at <em>Masters Of The Craft<\/em> with Lethal winning again. In three weeks on television it\u2019s round three \u2013 Lethal vs. Gresham in a 30-minute iron man match for the ROH World Championship. [C]<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: That\u2019s going to be a lot of fun. There\u2019s no way Gresham wins the title, but it will still be a lot of fun. Their previous two matches were both around 18 minutes so theoretically a 30-minute iron man match should only end up with a final score of 2-1 or 1-0. We\u2019ll see.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Alex Shelley was in the fetal position backstage with both hands over his mouth and a steel chair on the ground next to him while Sabin screamed for help. Four guys came to investigate. One got on his cellphone while Sabin told the cameraman to stop filming and go get help. Riccaboni and Cabana assumed it was the work of Punishment Martinez.<\/p>\n<p>-The 2018 Top Prospect Tournament is here! Future Of Honor competitor F.R. Josie came out as the first entrant. He got a picture-in-picture promo. In a purposefully funny monotone he referred to himself as the \u201cresident body guy\u201d and said he\u2019s going to\u2026 He checked the writing on his hand because he couldn\u2019t remember the rest of his promo. \u2026win.<\/p>\n<p>-Caprice Coleman joined the commentary team. Riccaboni acknowledged that the Top Prospect Tournament usually takes place in January (but was presumably pushed back this year due to the Women Of Honor Championship tournament taking place around that time).<\/p>\n<p>-In Isom\u2019s PIP promo he pointed out that he\u2019s the only man in the tournament with a pinfall over Christopher Daniels. He\u2019s going to prove it wasn\u2019t a fluke and he\u2019s legit.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: If this match actually occurs and isn\u2019t just interrupted by Bully Ray in two minutes, I\u2019ll be shocked.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) ELI ISOM vs. F.R. JOSIE \u2013 TOP PROSPECT TOURNAMENT OPENING ROUND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lock-up. Standing switch. Arm drags. Isom with a release suplex and the fans got behind him. Isom with a springboard but Josie ducked. Josie with some boots. Josie jumped off the second rope but Isom caught him and flipped him into a backbreaker. Someone ran out to interrupt the proceedings but it wasn\u2019t Bully Ray.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: No contest in 1:55.<\/p>\n<p>-Jeff Cobb clotheslined Isom and hit a belly to belly suplex. He threw Josie down next to him and lifted both men with one arm each for a back suplex. Deafening \u201cthis is awesome\u201d chant from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: If you\u2019re not familiar with Cobb from New Japan, Lucha Underground, or PWG you\u2019re in for a treat. He hails from Hawaii and was a 2004 Olympic athlete. His power, intensity, and swagger reminds me a lot of a young Samoa Joe at times. ROH has been in need of some strong heels and Cobb vs. Adam Page or Jay Lethal or Dalton Castle\u2026? Yes please.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As to what this means for the Top Prospect Tournament? Presumably we\u2019ll get a rematch of this one in a week or two, right? Or will it just be forgotten about like when Isom tried to face Fa\u00e7ade in the first match of the 2018 Top Prospect Tournament back in May. Ray interrupted that one and it was never mentioned again.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-The ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, &amp; TK O\u2019Ryan) were backstage. They congratulated Cody and The Young Bucks on finally being on the same page. Taven ranted about them being handed an unearned tag title match next week.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: It\u2019s not really a good thing when your heels are totally truthful and right. Cody and the Bucks have never teamed as a trio in ROH and haven\u2019t won a match as a trio since February in New Japan. Isom, King, &amp; Chuckie T had to win a gauntlet match to earn a shot at the six-man titles. Why are the <\/em>All In<em> organizers simply being handed a title shot?)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-King and Scurll made their entrances for the main event. [C]<\/p>\n<p><strong>(4) \u201cTHE VILLAIN\u201d MARTY SCURLL vs. KENNY KING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Basic back and forth action through the opening minutes. Scurll locked in a surfboard at 3:00 by pulling back on King\u2019s nose. Chops from Scurll. Hammerlock with another dirty hook of the nose. King swept his legs. They fought at ringside. Scurll re-entered and grabbed his umbrella. King took it away, then referee Paul Turner took it from him. Scurll kicked King in the head. [C]<\/p>\n<p>Scurll with an uppercut. Superplex to King. Scurll looked for the chicken-wing but King fought out to boos. Scurll tried to steal a pin by holding the ropes but King kicked out. King went back on the offense. Spinebuster for two. Scurll tried to steal the pin again using the tights but King escaped. King locked in Austin Aries\u2019 Last Chancery on Scurll. Scurll made it to the rope break. Scurll with a clothesline. Brainbuster. King kicked out. Back and forth. Scurll stomped on King\u2019s hand. King countered the chicken-wing into a Royal Flush attempt but Scurll countered that into a DDT. King kicked out at two. Scurll grabbed his umbrella again. Turner took it away again. In the midst of this King rolled up Scurll and put his feet on the ropes for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Kenny King in 13:18.<\/p>\n<p>-The crowd showered King with loud boos which Cabana and Coleman questioned, pointing out that Scurll tried to cheat the entire match and King just gave him a taste of his own medicine.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: King\u2019s slow seduction toward the dark side begins. Is his feud with Aries actually continuing or is this going to be like Shane Taylor vs. King Mo where we just talk about him for months and never actually see him? If Aries doesn\u2019t appear again but this leads to King finally achieving main event status as a top heel, I\u2019m okay with that. We need some new faces in the world title picture and a tweak or two to his presentation is all it will take for King to be one of those faces. Scurll\u2019s world title shots are behind him and he seems to be sinking back down to a role where he\u2019s the template villain whose established use of dirty tactics and cheating allows him to fit into different spaces where they need a character like that. It might not be doing wonders for him but I guess the hope is that he\u2019s so over with the fans that losses like this won\u2019t have any long-term consequences for his ROH career.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Next week: it\u2019s Christopher Daniels vs. Jay Briscoe, Flip Gordon vs. Silas Young, and The Kingdom vs. Cody &amp; The Young Bucks for the six-man titles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-473457942\"><div id=\"pwtor-2391048009\"><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 AUGUST 19, 2018 ATLANTA, GA AT CENTER STAGE AIRED ON SINCLAIR AFFILIATES &amp; ROHWRESTLING.COM REPORT BY HARLEY R. 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