{"id":84414,"date":"2019-08-10T00:05:49","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T05:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=84414"},"modified":"2019-08-10T07:05:18","modified_gmt":"2019-08-10T12:05:18","slug":"8-9-roh-summer-supercard-in-person-report-the-briscoes-vs-g-o-d-in-a-ladder-war-for-the-tag-titles-matt-taven-vs-alex-shelley-for-the-world-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/08\/10\/8-9-roh-summer-supercard-in-person-report-the-briscoes-vs-g-o-d-in-a-ladder-war-for-the-tag-titles-matt-taven-vs-alex-shelley-for-the-world-title\/","title":{"rendered":"8\/9 ROH SUMMER SUPERCARD in-person report: The Briscoes vs. G.O.D. in a ladder war for the tag titles, Matt Taven vs. Alex Shelley for the world title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2471735095\" 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 SUMMER SUPERCARD<br \/>\nAUGUST 9, 2019<br \/>\nTORONTO, ON AT MAPLE LEAF GARDENS<br \/>\nAIRED ON ROH HONOR CLUB<br \/>\nREPORT BY HARLEY R. PAGEOT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Commentary: Ian Riccaboni, Caprice Coleman<\/em><\/p>\n<p>ROH was back in Toronto for the first time since <em>War Of The Worlds<\/em> in May and back at the Gardens for the first time since last November. Pre-show meet and greet talent were set up by the concession stands upstairs. When we arrived the four members of Villain Enterprises were together with about a dozen people in line. Matt Taven and Angelina Love also had a couple people taking photos while Alex Shelley, Shane Taylor, Lifeblood, and Guerrillas Of Destiny had no one.<\/p>\n<p>In the dark match The Bouncers defeated two enhancement talents with Closing Time.<\/p>\n<p>The arena felt significantly lighter than last time they came to the Gardens. We were fourth row floor on the aisle and there were two empty seats next to me all night. The bleachers were also very sparsely filled.<\/p>\n<p>Before we went live on Honor Club the entire roster, including CMLL and NJPW guests, came out in single file and surrounded the ring. The champions stood on the stage. We thought it was going to be a moment of silence for the victims in El Paso and Dayton but it turned out to be a ten bell salute for the late Harley Race.<\/p>\n<p>-Brody King was the first man out on the main card, followed by his fellow NWA tag team champion PCO. Canadian hero PCO main evented the last ROH show in Toronto, falling to Matt Taven and the shenanigans of The Kingdom, so this opening contest was a bit of a sequel to that, allowing him an opportunity for revenge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) ROH WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS VILLAIN ENTERPRISES (PCO &amp; Brody King) vs. THE KINGDOM (Vinny Marseglia &amp; TK O\u2019Ryan)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the previous <em>War Of The Worlds<\/em> match PCO\u2019s eye was injured after Taven drove him onto Marseglia\u2019s ax. Sure enough Marseglia proceeded to gouge the same eye here behind the referee\u2019s back. In the end it was O\u2019Ryan being dumped to the floor and Marseglia taking a Gonzo Bomb from King and a top rope moonsault from PCO for the pin.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-518243605\" 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>WINNERS: Villain Enterprises in ???.<\/p>\n<p>-After the vilains left The Kingdom discovered The Bouncers, who had taken seats in the crowd following the dark match. The teams exchanged words over the guardrail. Marseglia slapped a cigar out of Beer City Bruiser\u2019s mouth so the Bouncers smashed their open cans of beer off the heads of O\u2019Ryan and Marseglia. Bruiser and Brian Milonas jumped the guardrail and the teams brawled around the ringside area until security separated them.<\/p>\n<p>-Our next match was scheduled to be PJ Black vs. Silas Young in a rematch from <em>Mass Hysteria<\/em> on July 21. Rhett Titus joined commentary.\u00a0 Black was out next in his ring gear only for Young to walk out in a tank top, shorts, and sneakers. He had a bottle of whisky and said he thought their match was later on the card. Full confession: when some dork messaged him and told him they were having a match he texted back, \u201cWhy?\u201d He already beat Black three weeks ago. He\u2019s a two-time television champion, winner of <em>Tag Wars<\/em>, winner of <em>Survival Of The Fittest<\/em>\u2026 When Black\u2019s done any of those things maybe he can get back to him. Young bailed.<\/p>\n<p>But Black came to wrestle. He wondered aloud if there was anyone in the back who wasn\u2019t booked for a match that would like to be his impromptu replacement partner. Some fans started chanting for Marty Scurll only to be drowned out by consistent, louder chanting for Cheeseburger. It was Scurll who answered, though.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) ROH WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPION \u201cTHE VILLAIN\u201d MARTY SCURLL vs. \u201cDAREWOLF\u201d PJ BLACK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some nice internal consistency here with Scurll\u2019s partners competing in the previous match and Black giving Lifeblood a victory over Villain Enterprises at <em>Manhattan Mayhem<\/em> on July 20. Regardless, Scurll won with Graduation.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Marty Scurll in 8:04.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective:\u00a0 This was a clever move.\u00a0 Advertising Scurll vs. Black would have likely got a ho-hum reaction from most people.\u00a0 By instead leading us to believe Scurll wouldn&#8217;t be competing and having him answer an open challenge they got a big pop.\u00a0 It&#8217;s still baffling, though, that the biggest star in their company by far is wrestling meaningless early card matches and six-man tags instead of being used as a main event player.\u00a0 The meet and greet was a big reminder to me of the difference in size between the <\/em>Being The Elite<em> fan base and the rest of the ROH roster.)<\/em><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4090295370\" 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>(3) \u201cTHE GATEKEEPER\u201d KELLY KLEIN vs. TASHA STEELZ \u2013 WOH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Klein won via K-Power.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Kelly Klein in 8:18 to retain the women\u2019s title.<\/p>\n<p>-Klein raised Steelz\u2019s arm as a show of respect only for both women to be clotheslined from behind by Angelina Love. She hit a Botox Injection on both women and held up the title belt. No Maria Manic appearance to save us, unfortunately.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(4) LIFEBLOOD (Mark Haskins &amp; Bandido) vs. JAY LETHAL &amp; JONATHAN GRESHAM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gresham has been cheating lately, beating Young with a low blow at <em>Best In The World<\/em> and hitting Kenny King with a shoe on July 21 TV. Big brother Lethal did not approve of these tactics. Sure enough, Gresham used some more questionable tactics here. First he lowbridged Bandido as he ran the ropes, causing the luchador to fall to the floor. Gresham then ran him into the guardrail and the apron repeatedly. When he grabbed a steel chair Lethal got involved. The partners bickered and Lethal was knocked down in the process.<\/p>\n<p>A short while later Gresham &amp; Lethal looked for the Cornette Cutter on Haskins but Haskins caught Gresham and nailed him with a death valley driver. Lethal with a figure four to Haskins but Bandido broke it up by powerbombing Gresham onto Lethal. Bandido would end up catching Lethal with a 21plex and Haskins flowed it instantly into a sharpshooter. With Gresham out of action on the floor Lethal was forced to tap.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: Lifeblood in 19:43.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Depending on your tastes, this and the main event were a toss-up for match of the night. This was a classic ROH match, the kind of wrestling the company should be centering its identity around, and the crowd uniformly loved it. Everyone was engaged and on board throughout.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Match #5 was scheduled to be Tracy Williams challenging for the TV title. As he made his entrance he was attacked from behind by Flip Gordon. (Punishment for having the nerve to invite Gordon to join Lifeblood.) Gordon attacked Williams\u2019 arm with multiple shots from a kendo stick before security intervened. Gordon fled. Williams insisted he was still able to compete but referee Todd Sinclair wouldn\u2019t allow it.<\/p>\n<p>-Dalton Castle made his entrance for a No DQ match. He wore a matador hat to mock his opponent, The White Bull. He also had two boys (not The Boys&#x2122;) with him. They wore cow masks and, using his riding crop as a would-be sword, they enacted a short skit in the ring wherein both cows were slain by Castle. Rush was unimpressed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) \u201cEL TORO BLANCO\u201d RUSH vs. DALTON CASTLE \u2013 NO DISQUALIFICATION MATCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They fought to ringside immediately. Castle looked to head backstage at 3:30 but Rush caught him and they spilled into the crowd and onto the stage. Castle choked Rush with a TV cable temporarily but otherwise was on the defensive for the first third of the match. A shot to Rush with his riding crop turned the tide at 6:30. Chairs were thrown and Castle mocked Rush with a sleep version of his tranquilo pose. At ringside Castle picked up Rush and hurled him over the guardrail into a crossbody on a group of fans. (Either they were Future Of Honor plants or some real fans have quite the memorable story to tell later on.) Castle paused for a selfie with a fan before delivering more chair shots to Rush. After exactly the same amount of time on defense Rush mounted his comeback at 13:00.<\/p>\n<p>Rush powerbombed Castle onto the timekeeper\u2019s table but the table didn\u2019t break. (Painful d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu of the same thing happening between PCO and Vinny Marseglia in Toronto in May.) Another chair thrown at Castle\u2019s head. Rush began tossing plastic trash bins, chairs, and a toolbox into the ring. Castle hit Rush in the head thrice with the garbage bin but Rush no-sold the shots. A German suplex to Castle sent the bin flying out of the ring and The Bull\u2019s Horns put him away.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Rush in 15:22.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: I didn\u2019t really expect Rush\u2019s undefeated streak to end here but I was a little surprised to see it come so cleanly and decisively. It seemed like a perfect opportunity for the real Boys&#x2122; to return and cost their father the match or the fake Boys to get involved and backfire in some way. It puts Rush over in what is almost definitely the end of their feud but where does Castle go from here?)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Tracy Williams hobbled out to the ring, nursing his bad arm. Despite Gordon\u2019s best efforts he still wanted to fight and still wanted the TV title.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(6) SHANE TAYLOR vs. \u201cHOT SAUCE\u201d TRACY WILLIAMS \u2013 ROH WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately the bad arm was too much. Williams fought valiantly but the injured arm, along with the size of Taylor, made getting him up for Williams\u2019 piledriver finisher impossible.\u00a0 Greetings From 216 ended things.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Shane Taylor in 8:30 to retain the TV title.<\/p>\n<p>-A vignette aired for newest ROH signee \u201cThe Prestigious One\u201d Joe Hendry.<\/p>\n<p>-Silas Young joined commentary for the trios tag.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(7) STUKA JR., CARISTICO, &amp; SOBERANO JR. vs. HECHICERO, TEMPLARIO, &amp; B\u00c1RBARO CAVERNARIO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The crowd went from quiet respect while Hechichero\u2019s team made their entrance to standing in unison and losing their minds, all by the 3:30 mark. Caristico hit a tilt-a-whirl armdrag into an armbar and Cavernario tapped out.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: Caristico, Stuka, &amp; Soberano in 11:55.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: The match was a blast. Just imagine how much hotter the crowd would have been if ROH told us even one single thing about who any of these men are as characters. This was Cavernario\u2019s debut for ROH so I had him pegged to win and I\u2019m actually stunned he took the loss. He has history with Taven and Rush in Mexico and he\u2019s an entrant in the 2019 PWG <\/em>Battle Of Los Angeles<em>. This seems shortsighted?)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-I\u2019m sorry to report that our world title match was a disaster from the start. Taven being introduced from Boston brought about a deafening \u201cBoston sucks\u201d chant. (Something to do with sports? I genuinely don\u2019t know.) Shelley was greeted with apathy from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(8) MATT TAVEN vs. ALEX SHELLEY \u2013 ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One group of obnoxious men in the audience seemed intent on hijacking the match from the start. Taven and Shelley had barely locked up when they were berated with chants of \u201cWe want Cena\u201d, \u201cCorbin\u201d, and counting slowly to ten. They then noticed a large man in a tie-dye shirt and overalls who had passed out drunk in the first row at ringside and he became their focal point from then on. Chants of \u201cwake him up\u201d took over. Soon the majority of the arena were paying more attention to the passed out man than the wrestlers. Taven and Shelley tried in their part to get the attention back on them with Shelley even going so far as to slap the man in overalls to a pop from the crowd. The man woke up briefly then went back out. Around the 17-minute mark the man awoke enough to be helped staggering out of the arena by a friend.<\/p>\n<p>Shelley hit sliced bread but Taven kicked out. Taven hit a Climax but Shelley countered the pin into a backslide for a two-count. A second Climax put away the challenger and mercifully ended the match.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Matt Taven in 18:03 to retain the world title.<\/p>\n<p>-Shelley left and Taven boasted about adding another name to the list of people he\u2019s retained the title against. This brought out Rush and the two long-time foes had a staredown.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: I will in no way defend the types of morons who attend wrestling shows with the intent of making it all about them. They ruin the show for everyone around them and are never as funny or clever as they think they are. And it\u2019s always the same type of dudes. If you\u2019ve ever been to a live wrestling show yourself you can picture them instantly with no adjectives from me. That said, the presentation of this match definitely played its role. I just can\u2019t see the same scene having played out the way it did during the main event ladder match.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Taven\u2019s title reign was kicked off with a series of flimsy victories filled with shenanigans painting him as a weak paper champion. The last time ROH was in our city, three months ago, the night ended with Taven using an ax, a railroad spike, a manager, two henchmen, a table, and a nearsighted referee to steal the win. It got him over as a heel, sure, but as the type of character the fans genuinely loathe. They take pleasure in trying to rattle him and hijack his matches. Meanwhile Alex Shelley returns from \u201cnot retirement\u201d after a year away via a clip show video package on weekly TV, is given a world title match without earning it, and only makes one further appearance between then and here. Even diehard ROH fans were given little reason to invest in him or this match or buy the former tag team midcarder as a credible threat to take the belt here. The \u201cfans\u201d were 70% of the problem here but the other 30% falls squarely on ROH\u2019s booking and their refusal, or inability, to give us compelling stories with characters we are invested in and care about.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(9) THE BRISCOES (Jay Briscoe &amp; Mark Briscoe) vs. IWGP TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS GUERRILLAS OF DESTINY (Tama Tonga &amp; Tanga Loa) \u2013 LADDER WAR FOR THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was carnage as you would expect. Multiple tables and ladders destroyed. Dozens of chair shots. Mark bled from the forehead by 10:30 with Jay wearing a crimson mask shortly thereafter. Jay also wound up with a bad slice vertically down his back which will almost certainly require stitches. A Jay Driller off the apron through a table. Tonga ran from the ringside floor to the top rope, up a ladder laid diagonally, and jumped off the top into a facebuster to Mark who was perched on a ladder in the ring. Mark hit a splash off a giant ladder in the aisle and through a table at ringside. In the end it was the older brothers, Jay and Tonga, squaring off in center ring. They threw hands. They battled on a ladder. But it was Briscoe who was able to knock Tonga off and pull down the straps for Delaware.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: The Briscoes in 21:48 to retain the tag titles.<\/p>\n<p>-All four men exchanged the code of honor, symbolically ending their rivalry for good.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: It was a great match, which my report obviously can\u2019t do justice. Now imagine how much huger it would have come across if we hadn\u2019t just had a no DQ match on the same show, and a street fight in their last encounter, and a ladder match at <\/em>G1 Supercard<em>, and a ladder war in December\u2026 Who do the Briscoes defend against now? The tag division has been depleted. Gresham &amp; Lethal seemed like candidates prior to their loss tonight. Rush &amp; Dragon Lee have a victory over the Briscoes on July 28 TV but Rush is apparently poised to challenge Taven at <\/em>Death Before Dishonor<em> so that would put them out of contention. Lifeblood are busy with Villain Enterprises. There are no apparent challengers left, which means we\u2019re either poised for a big surprise or a nonsensical insertion of a team with no real credibility. Place your bets.)<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Find Harley on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yrechoheart\">@yrechoheart<\/a> and listen to he and Emily Fear talk all things ROH every Wednesday on the PWTorch Dailycast \u201cTalking Honor.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2166264231\"><div id=\"pwtor-4089390588\"><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 SUMMER SUPERCARD AUGUST 9, 2019 TORONTO, ON AT MAPLE LEAF GARDENS AIRED ON ROH HONOR CLUB REPORT BY HARLEY R. 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