{"id":96565,"date":"2020-04-24T16:39:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T21:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=96565"},"modified":"2020-04-24T16:39:55","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T21:39:55","slug":"4-17-roh-tv-report-matt-taven-special-including-taven-vs-mark-haskins-taven-vs-ultimo-guerrero-vincent-interrupted-taven-promo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/04\/24\/4-17-roh-tv-report-matt-taven-special-including-taven-vs-mark-haskins-taven-vs-ultimo-guerrero-vincent-interrupted-taven-promo\/","title":{"rendered":"4\/17 ROH TV REPORT: Matt Taven special including Taven vs. Mark Haskins, Taven vs. Ultimo Guerrero, Vincent interrupted Taven promo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-571782372\" 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 (ep.448)<br \/>\nAPRIL 17, 2020<br \/>\nAIRED ON SINCLAIR SYNDICATED TV &amp; ROHWRESTLING.COM<br \/>\nREPORT BY RYAN SULLIVAN, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Host: No Host This Week<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-The opening theme aired.<\/p>\n<p>-The show begins with Matt Taven in a chair, sitting in front of a camera.\u00a0 The setup is similar to the past two weeks with PCO and Jay Lethal.\u00a0 Taven reflects on the year 2016 both negatively and positively.\u00a0 He was rehabbing his injured knee, and developed a list of goals, including becoming ROH World Champion.<\/p>\n<p>-Taven then discussed his need to prove himself against Adam Cole, and that their matchup in Minnesota does not get the recognition it deserves. (Truth, it\u2019s worth watching on Honor Club.)<\/p>\n<p>-Then, Taven spoke about his time wrestling in Mexico, and returning to Ring of Honor as the \u201cREAL\u201d Ring of Honor World Champion.\u00a0 Taven mentioned his match, and win, against Dalton Castle at Final Battle, as a pivotal moment in his journey.\u00a0 Matt quickly pivoted to discuss his match against Jay Lethal at the 17<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary show.\u00a0 While he did not win the title that evening, he proved a lot of doubters wrong in that match.<\/p>\n<p>-Next, Taven talks about winning the ROH World Championship at Madison Square Garden, and says it is the best moment of his life.\u00a0 This was a goal he had worked toward his entire career, and the smile on his face is one of pure joy.<\/p>\n<p>-Finally, Matt says he defended his world title so many times, and he thinks several of his matches do not get the respect they properly deserve.\u00a0 One of the matches that immediately comes to mind was his battle against Mark Haskins. (c)<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) MATT TAVEN (Champion) vs. MARK HASKINS (Challenger) \u2013 ROH World Title match<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1490805849\" 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>Back \u201clive,\u201d the show resumes with Bobby Cruise doing the full introductions for both competitors.\u00a0 The bell rings and Taven immediately attempts to hit Haskins with the title belt, but misses.\u00a0 The match goes to the outside, where Haskins beats on the champion.\u00a0 Haskins sends Taven back into the ring, and Taven begins to sell an injury to his left knee.\u00a0 Haskins quickly recognizes this, and begins to work over the knee.\u00a0 Haskins puts Taven into a modified figure-four submission for nearly a minute, but Taven breaks the hold and goes to the outside to recover.<\/p>\n<p>While outside the ring, Taven takes the opportunity to ram Haskins left shoulder into the ring post, which Haskins sells well.\u00a0 Taven sends Haskins into the ring, and continues to work on the injured shoulder into commercial break. [c]<\/p>\n<p>Returning to action, Taven is delivering punishment outside the ring.\u00a0 Taven drags Haskins to the entrance ramp, and runs back to the ring, in order to encourage the referee to count Haskins out.\u00a0 Haskins barely makes it back to the ring at 19, and the match continues.\u00a0 Taven continues to work on Haskins arm, before the action again goes outside the ring.\u00a0 Haskins, however, outsmarts Taven and throws Matt into the guardrail. [c]<\/p>\n<p>Haskins is still in control, and continues to work over Taven\u2019s injured knee.\u00a0 After a few minutes of offense, almost exclusively by Haskins, Mark puts Taven into Haskins\u2019 notorious Sharpshooter finisher.\u00a0 Bully Ray soon walked to the ring with a microphone, asking Haskins how his wife was doing.\u00a0 This distraction forced Haskins to release the hold, and diverted the attention of both Haskins and the referee.\u00a0 Taven used this opportunity to \u201clow blow\u201d Haskins, and then deliver his \u201cClimax\u201d finisher for the 1-2-3. [c]<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Matt Taven at 21:41<\/p>\n<p><em>(Ryan\u2019s Reaction: I remembered this match as the best of Taven\u2019s title reign, and it was even better than I recalled.\u00a0 This was a great match, with both selling an injured body part, and the other wisely working it over to achieve victory.\u00a0 This is one of the top-10 matching in Ring of Honor in 2019. #MustWatch)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Back from commercial Taven discussed his feud with Ultimo Guerrero, which originated in Mexico.\u00a0 He was particularly proud of his match with him at the Hammerstein.\u00a0 Taven thought people came away from this contest thinking he was doing something right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) MATT TAVEN (w\/T.K. O\u2019Ryan) vs. ULTIMO GUERRERO<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2287280851\" 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>This matchup took place June 2, 2018 in New York.\u00a0 Both men received their full entrances and ring introductions.\u00a0 There was no Code of Honor before the bell rang.\u00a0 The fans were loudly chanting \u201cLucha Libre\u201d and the competitors were slow to lock up, soaking up the cheers.\u00a0 Quickly Guerrero was distracted by O\u2019Ryan and went to the outside to chase him down.\u00a0 This allowed Taven to take advantage of the preoccupied Guerrero, and go on the offensive. (c)<\/p>\n<p>Back to the action, Taven has applied a rear chin lock on Guerrero.\u00a0 Taven sends Guerrero outside the ring, and attempts his \u201cflight of the conqueror\u201d leap, but strikes O\u2019Ryan instead.\u00a0 Guerrero then places both Taven and O\u2019Ryan on a chair, one on the other, and hits a running dive into both men.\u00a0 Guerrero throws Taven back in the ring, and starts working him over in the corner.\u00a0 A minute or two later, Taven reverses an attempted powerbomb by Guerrero into his \u201cjust the tip\u2026 of the knee\u201d, as the show goes to commercial. (c)<\/p>\n<p>Returning \u201clive\u201d, Taven is still on offense, and soon delivers an impressive swinging neckbreaker, into a springboard moonsault.\u00a0 Taven puts Guerrero on the top rope and attempts a \u201cSuper Frankensteiner\u201d, but Guerrero reverses it into a nasty powerbomb.<\/p>\n<p>The finish occurs when late in the match, Guerrero places Taven on the top rope.\u00a0 TK O\u2019Ryan jumped onto the ring apron, and distracted the referee.\u00a0 This diversion allowed Vinny Marseglia to emerge from under the ring, and pop a balloon in Guerrero\u2019s ear.\u00a0 The loud noise disoriented Guerrero, and gave Taven the opportunity to deliver his \u201cClimax\u201d finishing move for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Matt Taven at 12:16<\/p>\n<p><em>(Ryan\u2019s Reaction: This match was solid, but felt more deserving on a \u201cBest of Matt Taven\u201d DVD, rather than one of two matches shown in a one hour feature.\u00a0 In addition, it felt odd to go from a title defense in 2019, backwards to a standard match a year earlier.\u00a0 I could list 10+ matches I would have shown in its place, making it a poor selection, in my opinion.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-After the match, The Kingdom (Taven, Marseglia, and O\u2019Ryan) were celebrating in the middle of the ring.<\/p>\n<p>-The show quickly pivots back to Taven in the chair, sitting in front of the cameras.\u00a0 Matt says all the hard work he is doing to rehabilitate is because his story is far from over.\u00a0 Taven continues talking, but the footage quickly (and presumably) appears to be hacked, and Vincent appears on-screen.\u00a0 Vincent is shown clapping and says that Taven has not changed, because he still loves talking about himself.\u00a0 Vincent says he defeated Taven at Final Battle and made him a \u201cbroken toy\u201d.\u00a0 Vincent says that while Taven might think 2019 was his best year, \u201cI am the best of Matt Taven\u2026 Dig what I\u2019m sayin?\u201d\u00a0 And the show faded to black.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS: <\/strong>The Haskins match was outstanding, and the Guerrero match was entertaining, in spite of the wonky finish.\u00a0 Taven\u2019s commentary was entertaining, but similarly to the past two week\u2019s episodes, it was rather vanilla and did not provide much in terms of character development.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Vincent interruption and promo was outstanding.\u00a0 I thought it was cleverly done, and adds additional fuel to their eventual feud later down the road.\u00a0 This was a quality, entertaining hour of professional wrestling, and I am curious to watch next week\u2019s episode featuring Flip Gordon.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/04\/18\/4-10-roh-tv-report-pco-reflects-on-his-career-in-the-lead-up-to-challenging-rush-for-the-roh-title-in-the-main-event\/\">4\/10 ROH TV REPORT: PCO reflects on his career in the lead-up to challenging Rush for the ROH Title in the main event<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3552658351\"><div id=\"pwtor-967611203\"><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 (ep.448) APRIL 17, 2020 AIRED ON SINCLAIR SYNDICATED TV &amp; 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