{"id":66163,"date":"2018-09-17T18:00:49","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T23:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=66163"},"modified":"2018-09-17T18:00:49","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T23:00:49","slug":"9-16-roh-tv-results-the-briscoes-punishment-martinez-vs-socal-uncensored-sumie-sakai-in-action-death-before-dishonor-developments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/09\/17\/9-16-roh-tv-results-the-briscoes-punishment-martinez-vs-socal-uncensored-sumie-sakai-in-action-death-before-dishonor-developments\/","title":{"rendered":"9\/16 ROH TV RESULTS: The Briscoes &amp; Punishment Martinez vs. SoCal Uncensored, Sumie Sakai in action, Death Before Dishonor developments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-312128028\" 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 \/>\nSEPTEMBER 16, 2018<br \/>\nPHILADELPHIA, PA AT 2300 ARENA<br \/>\nAIRED ON SINCLAIR AFFILIATES &amp; ROHWRESTLING.COM<br \/>\nREPORT BY HARLEY R. PAGEOT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Commentary: Ian Riccaboni, Caprice Coleman<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Opening theme.<\/p>\n<p>-In the arena we opened with our ROH World Champion, Jay Lethal. He walked out in his civilian clothes with the title over his shoulder. The commentators discussed the fact that Lethal still doesn\u2019t have an opponent for next week\u2019s pay-per-view. In the ring Lethal took a mic. People often ask him which ROH match he\u2019s had has been his favorite. He mentioned bouts against Roderick Strong, Samoa Joe, and AJ Styles but said his new favorite is his iron man match against Jonathan Gresham from last week. It reminded him that you don\u2019t need storylines or angles, you just need two wrestlers in a ring to prove who the best is. He issued a \u201cLethal challenge\u201d to any wrestler from any locker room around the world. \u201cBoys, come and get it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Will Ospreay suddenly appeared on the videotron. He asked if Lethal remembered him and accepted the challenge to face Lethal at <em>Death Before Dishonor<\/em> in Las Vegas. Lethal pondered this before signing off on the match.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Did word of Lethal\u2019s open challenge leak to the wrestling community ahead of time? How else did Ospreay know to record a video and send it in to production in advance? Was this a first-come, first-served situation? Were guys like Gresham, Matt Taven, and Jeff Cobb backstage running to the entrance ramp following Lethal\u2019s proclamation only for Ospreay\u2019s video to play before they could get there? Are Lethal\u2019s open challenges going to be an ongoing thing after he (obviously) defeats Ospreay next week? If so, is this with the intent of putting over Lethal as a workhorse champion or just so ROH doesn\u2019t have to bother writing stories and booking angles? Probably both. Lethal\u2019s partially right. You don\u2019t need multifaceted, emotional stories in order to produce great wrestling. But, boy, it sure is a lot more enjoyable when you have both rather than just throwing out a random match-up a week and a half before a pay-per-view.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-SoCal Uncensored were backstage. Scorpio Sky spoke about Punishment Martinez interjecting himself into the feud between The Briscoes and SCU. Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian chuckled and they yelled \u201cSCU!\u201d [C]<\/p>\n<p>-Tag champions The Briscoes and television champion Martinez were standing outside somewhere. Jay said they\u2019re going to show them how east coast boys get down. Martinez told them to prepare to be punished.<\/p>\n<p>-Brandi Rhodes joined the commentary team for a Women Of Honor match.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2162691820\" 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>-Video recap of Sumie Sakai retaining the women\u2019s championship against Madison Rayne two weeks ago on TV.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) WOH WORLD CHAMPION SUMIE SAKAI vs. \u201cTHE BAD ASS BORICUA\u201d TASHA STEELZ \u2013 PROVING GROUND MATCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boricua followed the code of honor but looked for a cheap kick in the process. Sakai blocked and dropkicked her to ringside moments later. Steelz threw her into the guardrail. Coleman played a WWE-style heel commentator cutting down Sakai as barely surviving every title match she\u2019s had. Rhodes defended her. Flying knee from Sakai. TJ neckbreaker. Missile dropkick. The champ dominated the first two minutes but Steelz came back with a springboard bulldog. Steelz called for her Boricua Butterfly but Sakai countered into Smash Mouth.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Sumie Sakai in 3:10.<\/p>\n<p>-Riccaboni said he\u2019d interview Sakai in the ring after a commercial break. [C]<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Just an enhancement match, which seems a little unnecessary at this point considering Sakai already has the best record of anyone in ROH in 2018 at 11-0 now. It\u2019s hard to say how familiar casual fans are with her, though, as the women\u2019s division hasn\u2019t had any real stories or feuds since Purrazzo-Klein concluded.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Bullet Club (Marty Scurll, Cody, Adam Page, and The Young Bucks) were backstage on the promo set. Scurll ranked the most popular groups in New Japan Pro-Wrestling: #1 \u2013 Bullet Club, #2 \u2013 L.I.J., #3 Suzuki-gun, #4 \u2013 the Firing Squad. At the very bottom, least popular, is\u2026 Cody whispered \u201cChaos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-Riccaboni was in the ring with Sakai. He spoke about her defending her title against wrestlers from various nations, in the United States and in the U.K. The ROH board of directors has made it official \u2013 the WOH Championship is now known as the WOH World Championship. She said she can speak English, but broke English. The fans applauded. She said this is her home and nobody can know how happy she is to be the first WOH Champion. She started to tear up. She wants to be the best WOH champion but there\u2019s one person she wants to face \u2013 Tenille Dashwood.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1399306409\" 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>Dashwood\u2019s music played and she strolled out wearing one of her \u201call about me\u201d t-shirts and her signature sunglasses. Dashwood said if Sakai is challenging her, they should do it in Vegas at <em>Death Before Dishonor<\/em>. Dashwood said she respects Sakai but that doesn\u2019t mean she won\u2019t take the title from her. The women shook hands as Riccaboni made it official.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Sakai just always comes across as so endearing and so personable in her appearances. Rather than try to hide the fact that she\u2019s not terribly fluent in English like some promotions might I love that she was allowed to just own it and try her best. The fans were understanding and applauded her for the effort. After Sakai Dashwood has the best women\u2019s record in ROH this year at 5-1 so this match isn\u2019t as random as the men\u2019s title bout announced earlier. It is, however, the third match on the <\/em>DBD <em>card to have no storyline support behind it. If it leads to Dashwood turning heel and chasing Sakai for the title, though, I\u2019m all for it. Her face run in ROH has been a bit lackluster and she showed in NXT how much she can bring to a division as a top villainess.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Kenny King was backstage on the promo set. Don\u2019t worry, he\u2019s on this show too. He\u2019s facing Adam Page next week and he\u2019s on a Bullet Club bagging spree. Page can ask his buddy Scurll. [C]<\/p>\n<p>-Riccaboni was still in the ring, joined by Jonathan Gresham this time. Riccaboni asked what\u2019s next for him after last week\u2019s iron man match. Gresham started to address Lethal when Bully Ray walked out in silence. The fans chanted \u201cE-C-dub\u201d for one of the top heels in the promotion. Ray got in Riccaboni\u2019s face and pointed out that Colt Cabana wasn\u2019t there to protect him. Ray dared him to say to his face what he says about him on commentary. Ray bullied Riccaboni out of the ring. Gresham approached him and said Ray interrupted his interview. Ray asked if he knows who he is. Ray took credit for single-handedly selling out Madison Square Garden. Gresham rolled his eyes. Ray used an obscure <em>Piper\u2019s Pit<\/em> reference to make fun of Gresham\u2019s height and called him a jobber. Ray said the fact that the fans didn\u2019t give Gresham a standing ovation when he walked out is proof that they don\u2019t care about him. They of course stood up at that prompt and cheered. One person threw a streamer.<\/p>\n<p>Gresham asked for the mic and called him Bubba. Gresham acknowledged that he can\u2019t beat Ray in a fight so he challenged him to a wrestling match. He knows he can beat Ray in a wrestling match because he watched D-Von carry his ass for twenty years. If Ray beats him Gresham will shake his hand like an honorable man but if Gresham beats him he wants Ray to shake his hand. Ray called for a referee and Todd Sinclair ran out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) BULLY RAY vs. JONATHAN GRESHAM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ray immediately kicked him between the legs.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Jonathan Gresham in 0:15 by disqualification.<\/p>\n<p>-Ray shoved Sinclair down and grabbed his steel chain. He shook Gresham\u2019s hand and acknowledged he\u2019s the better wrestler. Ray whipped Gresham with the chain. Flip Gordon hit the ring and unloaded with right hands but Ray dropped him with a big boot. Lethal hit the ring and ripped off his shirt in a rage. He unloaded on Ray with fists in the corner. Silas Young hit the ring next and pulled Lethal off Ray. Young hit Misery on Lethal. Ray cackled. A \u201c&#8212;- you, Silas\u201d chant was bleeped. Ray looked for a hug but Young shoved him back and stormed off. [C]<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: A lot going on there. Gresham\u2019s being positioned as a huge underdog fan favorite, which makes total sense. Ray is getting nuclear heat at this point so his act is working. He now has feuds going with Cabana, Gordon, Gresham, and Young. Gordon takes one boot and is dead on the floor, while we\u2019re on the topic of jobbers. Lethal is a top-tier, purely heroic babyface, which is so refreshing. And Young is set to embark on his own skewed version of Lethal\u2019s recent \u201croad to redemption\u201d story, determined to show everyone that he\u2019s not an afterthought. How this all coalesces into a match at <\/em>Death Before Dishonor<em> is unclear. Maybe a four corner survival match minus Lethal and Cabana?)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Lethal came through the curtain backstage and he was in a huff. He paced back and forth. Gresham followed and Lethal called him over. Lethal called Gresham the greatest technical wrestler in the world. He said Gresham doesn\u2019t need his protection or help but he\u2019s sick of Bully Ray. Gresham said this is not what ROH is built on. Lethal suggested a tag match next week with them against Ray &amp; Young.<\/p>\n<p>-Video package on Chris Sabin defeating Young to become #1 contender to the TV title, Alex Shelley retiring, and Punishment Martinez attacking both of them including smashing Shelley\u2019s surgically-repaired jaw (off-camera) backstage.<\/p>\n<p>Sabin was on the promo set. He knows Martinez is trying to blame mind games but Martinez doesn\u2019t know who he\u2019s playing mind games with. Sabin called Martinez insecure and said he\u2019s walking out champion. He yelled \u201cChris Sabin rules!\u201d to close.<\/p>\n<p>-Sabin joined commentary for the main event. [C]<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) ROH WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPION PUNISHMENT MARTINEZ &amp; ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE BRISCOES (Jay Briscoe &amp; Mark Briscoe) vs. SOCAL UNCENSORED (Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky, &amp; Christopher Daniels)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SCU attacked before the bell. Teams paired off. Sky hit a high knee to Mark on the floor. Kaz and Sky took out Martinez and double-teamed Jay. Daniels tagged in. Mark hit a knee to the back as Daniels ran the ropes, which allowed the heels to take advantage. Martinez chokeslammed Daniels onto the apron. The champions isolated Daniels and took turns tagging in and out. The commentators acknowledged how well Martinez and the Briscoes were working together. [C]<\/p>\n<p>Daniels avoided a chokeslam and hit a blue thunder bomb to Martinez. Tag to Sky. He was a house of fire on all three opponents with his usual signature moves. Jay hit a death valley driver out of nowhere and Martinez followed with the Silencer for a two-count. Everyone entered the ring and bodies went left and right. Sky elevated Kaz into a DDT on Mark. Daniels with a suicide dive to Jay. Kaz with a slingshot cutter to Mark but Martinez broke up the pin. Referee Paul Turner tried to get Martinez out of the ring as he was the illegal man.<\/p>\n<p>Jay swung at Kaz with a steel chair but cracked Turner across the back by mistake. The heels attacked SCU with chairs. Sabin headed to the ring. He threw hands with Martinez, took off his shoe, and chased him up the ramp and to the back. Kaz and Daniels hit Best Meltzer Ever on Mark and Kaz covered. Todd Sinclair ran out and counted three.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: SoCal Uncensored in 10:35.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: If Sinclair was watching from the back and has the authority as ROH senior official to take over when Turner went down, shouldn\u2019t he have ran out and disqualified the Briscoes for using a steel chair? Was Sabin chasing Martinez with his shoe meant to be comedic? It sure didn\u2019t make the fearsome big man look all that great. What a weird episode this was.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Next week: it\u2019s the <em>Death Before Dishonor<\/em> go-home show featuring Jay Lethal &amp; Jonathan Gresham vs. Bully Ray &amp; Silas Young, Kenny King vs. Adam Page, and another 2018 Top Prospect Tournament match (lol).<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-57690018\"><div id=\"pwtor-3822267218\"><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 SEPTEMBER 16, 2018 PHILADELPHIA, PA AT 2300 ARENA AIRED ON SINCLAIR AFFILIATES &amp; ROHWRESTLING.COM REPORT BY HARLEY R. 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