{"id":9773,"date":"2016-02-03T22:23:54","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T04:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=9773"},"modified":"2016-02-05T16:03:52","modified_gmt":"2016-02-05T22:03:52","slug":"february3rohresults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/02\/03\/february3rohresults\/","title":{"rendered":"2\/3 ROH TV Results &#8211; ReDragon vs. ROH Champ &#038; Adam Cole, Strong defends TV Title, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2267475983\" 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><p><strong>ROH TV Report<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Aired January 31, 2016 in syndication<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Aired February 3, 2016 on Comet TV<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Taped 1\/9 in Charlotte, N.C.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Report by Mike Metzger (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/md0uble\" target=\"_blank\">@md0uble<\/a>), PWTorch contributor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ROH TV opening aired. The clips within were changed up this week,<br \/>\nwith A.J. Styles having been completely removed from the video<br \/>\npackage.<\/p>\n<p>1 &#8211; ROH TV champion RODERICK STRONG vs. MASADA &#8211; ROH TV Title match<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Kelly billed this as the latest installment of &#8220;Roddy versus The<br \/>\nWorld,&#8221; while Mr. Wrestling III referred to it as &#8220;Mr. ROH versus Mr.<br \/>\nDeathmatch.&#8221; Both men shook hands and then the bell rang. There was a<br \/>\nTest of Strength. Masada came out on top at first, but Strong was able<br \/>\nto wrestle him to the mat. Masada was no slouch on the mat, himself,<br \/>\nas he was able to reverse into a leg lock. Roddy quickly reached the<br \/>\nropes, however. Both men tied up in the center. They wrestled on the<br \/>\nmat some more, where Masada actually scored some leverage nearfalls.<\/p>\n<p>A frustrated Roddy starting throwing punches at Masada, and then both<br \/>\nmen exchanged chops in the center. They fought to the outside, where<br \/>\nMasada slammed Roddy on the floor. Masada threw Roddy back into the<br \/>\nring, but Strong took advantage with a jumping knee and then a<br \/>\nbackdrop onto the apron. The show cut to its first commercial at the<br \/>\n2:43 point in the match.<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>Back at 5:13, Masada was back in control He threw some chops at Roddy<br \/>\nand followed up with a short-arm clothesline. Masada hit a back<br \/>\nsuplex, which was good for a two count. The replay showed that Strong<br \/>\nappeared to jam his knee into his nose during the fall. Masada<br \/>\nfollowed up with a Death Valley Driver and another two count. Masada<br \/>\nthrew some more chops. He went for a suplex, but Roddy wriggled free<br \/>\nand hit an Olympic Slam!<\/p>\n<p>A determined Roddy got to his feet and charged at Masada in the<br \/>\ncorner. He hit a running back suplex and then covered Masada, but<br \/>\ncould only get a two count. Masada fought back with a boot, and then<br \/>\nwas able to apply a cross armbreaker! Roddy was quickly able to get to<br \/>\nthe rope. Masada grabbed a foreign object of some sort out of his<br \/>\nshorts. He swung and missed, which allowed Roddy to grab it. Strong<br \/>\nattempted to hit Masada with it, but he was able to dodge it and<br \/>\nnailed Roddy with a piledriver. Masada then attempted to stab Roddy<br \/>\nwith a shard of bamboo, but Roddy nailed him with a jumping knee for<br \/>\nthe victory!<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1853945368\" 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>WINNER: Roderick Strong via pinfall in 8:55 to retain the ROH TV Title.<\/p>\n<p>ANALYSIS: Fine for what it was. I liked the story of Masada<br \/>\nfrustrating Strong with his mat wrestling. I thought Masada played the<br \/>\nhungry challenger role well with several pin attempts early on. He did<br \/>\nlook a bit limited without being able to rely on the hardcore stuff.<br \/>\nJust standard stuff for Roddy, but that was fine given this was<br \/>\nbasically an enhancement match for him. (**)<\/p>\n<p>After the match, Bobby Fish&#8217;s voice rang out through the arena. He<br \/>\nmockingly referenced &#8220;Roddy versus The World.&#8221; Fish then brought up<br \/>\nFinal Battle. He said that since then, Strong had defended his title<br \/>\nagainst &#8220;anyone and everyone&#8230; except Bobby Fish!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Strong grabbed the mic and reminded Fish that he retained his title<br \/>\nagainst him at Final Battle. He talked to Fish condescendingly about<br \/>\nbeing an &#8220;old man.&#8221; Fish wouldn&#8217;t let up. Strong responded by telling<br \/>\nBobby that he hated him, and then he demanded Fish leave his ring.<br \/>\nFish still wouldn&#8217;t shut up, which prompted Strong to angrily leave<br \/>\nthe arena. Fish closed by saying he had no better place to be than up<br \/>\nin Strong&#8217;s face.<\/p>\n<p>ANALYSIS: Odd promo exchange. Strong should be the heel since he won<br \/>\nby nefarious means at Final Battle, but Fish came across as whiny and<br \/>\nannoying. I don&#8217;t think Fish was trying to act like a heel, but his<br \/>\ndelivery needs some work if he&#8217;s going to be a solo babyface.<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>Clips aired from last week on ROH TV when Michael Elgin challenged The<br \/>\nBriscoes to a match against him and Hiroshi Tanahashi at the 14th<br \/>\nAnniversary PPV on February 24. Apparently the match was made<br \/>\nofficial, as a match graphic then aired.<\/p>\n<p>2 &#8212; COLBY CORINO (w\/B.J. Whitmer) vs. PUNISHER MARTINEZ &#8211; Top<br \/>\nProspect Tournament first-round match<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2603717927\" 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>Colby looked scrawnier than ever without a shirt. Punisher had a huge<br \/>\nheight advantage. Colby threw some fists and then a kick. Colby<br \/>\ncharged at Punisher, but Martinez sent him down to the mat hard with a<br \/>\nshoulder tackle. Martinez pummeled Colby, and then nailed him with two<br \/>\nrunning elbow smashes in the corner. Martinez hit a unique backbreaker<br \/>\nand went for a cover, but Colby kicked out at two. Light &#8220;Let&#8217;s go<br \/>\nColby&#8221; chant from the crowd, as Martinez slammed Colby to the mat<br \/>\nhard. Martinez went for a Superman Punch, but Colby reversed with a<br \/>\ndropkick!<\/p>\n<p>Colby hit a tuck-and-roll kick and then went for a cover, but Martinez<br \/>\nkicked out at two. Colby followed up with a charging dropkick into the<br \/>\ncorner, and then a Jimmy Jacobs-esque springboard stunner out of the<br \/>\nsame corner. Colby went for the cover, but Punisher kicked out and<br \/>\nthen rolled to the outside.Colby was right behind him with a flip<br \/>\ndive! Colby went to follow up with a a hurricanrana off the apron, but<br \/>\nMartinez caught him and powerbombed him on the floor. Punisher then<br \/>\npowerbombed Comby onto the apron, Kevin Owens-style. Back in the ring,<br \/>\nMartinez hit a chokeslam for the victory.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Punisher Martinez via pinfall in 3:25.<\/p>\n<p>ANALYSIS: Not a total squash, as Colby got some hope spots in. Man,<br \/>\ndoes Colby look scrawny. I guess I understand why he&#8217;s being featured<br \/>\non the show, but his physique is the definition of indy-riffic,<br \/>\nperhaps even backyard wrestler-riffic. Unless ROH ends up teaming him<br \/>\nwith Cheeseburger as a comedy act, I don&#8217;t see the justification for<br \/>\nkeeping him on the show, as it just makes ROH look bush league.<br \/>\n(*3\/4)<\/p>\n<p>After the match, B.J. Whitmer entered the ring with a mic.Colby looked<br \/>\nexhausted after the beating he&#8217;d taken. Whitmer demanded that Colby<br \/>\nask his father to remove his mask. Mr. Wrestling III ignored the<br \/>\npleas, and just looked on from the announce desk. Whitmer continued<br \/>\nstirring the pot, bringing up that Steve Corino spent the holidays<br \/>\nwith his new family and his new son, instead of with Colby. Whitmer<br \/>\ndemanded Mr. Wrestling III remove the mask again, to no avail<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer suddenly grabbed Colby by the neck. He accused Colby of<br \/>\nsneaking away at Christmas to call his father. Whitmer called it a<br \/>\nbetrayal, but quickly forgave Colby. He could not forgive the sins of<br \/>\nhis father, however, as Whitmer hit four consecutive Exploder suplexes<br \/>\non Colby. Mr. Wrestling III said nothing, as Whitmer dragged Colby&#8217;s<br \/>\nlifeless body over to the announce desk. Mr. Wrestling III got in<br \/>\nWhitmer&#8217;s face at ringside. Whitmer accused Mr. Wrestling III of<br \/>\nsacrificing his son for his own selfishness. Mr. Wrestling III had no<br \/>\nresponse, as Kevin Kelly demanded the show cut to a break.<\/p>\n<p>ANALYSIS: Yet another chapter in the Steve Corino-B.J. Whitmer saga.<br \/>\nThe big payoff is coming one of these days&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>Clips aired from last week&#8217;s episode, when ROH matchmaker Nigel<br \/>\nMcGuinness announced that Jay Lethal would defend the ROH World Title<br \/>\nagainst both Adam Cole and Kyle O&#8217;Reilly in a three-way at the 14th<br \/>\nAnniversary PPV.<\/p>\n<p>Ringside: Kevin Kelly and Nigel McGuinness hyped the 14th Anniversary<br \/>\nPPV main event. They then commented on clips of Mr. Wrestling III<br \/>\nhelping Colby Corino to the back during the previous commercial break.<\/p>\n<p>3 &#8212; ROH World champion JAY LETHAL (w\/Truth Martini and\u00a0Taeler Hendrix)\u00a0&amp; ADAM COLE vs. REDRAGON (KYLE O&#8217;REILLY &amp; BOBBY FISH)<\/p>\n<p>Lethal shook hands with his opponents, while Cole did not. Lethal and<br \/>\nO&#8217;Reilly were set to start the match. O&#8217;Reilly wanted Cole, however,<br \/>\nand Lethal obliged by tagging his partner. Cole entered, but quickly<br \/>\ntagged back out. Fish yelled, &#8220;there&#8217;s no shame in being a little<br \/>\ngirl, Cole,&#8221; as O&#8217;Reilly and Lethal wrestled on the mat. There was a<br \/>\nstalemate at the 1:30 mark. Lethal went for a sunset flip, but<br \/>\nO&#8217;Reilly was able to reverse into an cross armbreaker. Lethal quickly<br \/>\ngot to the bottom rope, however.<\/p>\n<p>Fish tagged in and then reDRagon double-teamed Lethal for a moment.<br \/>\nFish scored a couple of nearfalls on Lethal, before tagging O&#8217;Reilly<br \/>\nback in. Kyle worked on the left arm with some knee strikes. Fish<br \/>\ntagged in and continued to work the same arm. Lethal was able to<br \/>\nescape and tag Cole. They tried to double-team, but Fish backdropped<br \/>\nLethal to the outside. Fish nailed Cole with a shot to the<br \/>\nmid-section. He tried to tag O&#8217;Reilly, but Cole held him at bay. A<br \/>\ndistraction from Lethal allowed Cole to nail Fish with a neckbreaker<br \/>\nover the knee, which was good for a two count.<\/p>\n<p>Lethal dragged Fish to the outside and then threw him into the hockey<br \/>\nboards at ringside. Back in the ring, Cole stomped Fish in the corner<br \/>\nand then did his &#8220;Adam Cole, bay bay&#8221; pose. The show then cut to a<br \/>\nbreak at the 5:15 mark of the match.<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>Back at 6:15, the heels were double-teaming Fish in their corner. Cole<br \/>\ndrove his knee into Fish&#8217;s back a few times. He tried to hit O&#8217;Reilly<br \/>\nwith a cheap shot on the apron, but Kyle hit him with a strike of his<br \/>\nown! Cole responded by spitting in O&#8217;Reilly&#8217;s face! Kyle tried to run<br \/>\nin, but was held back by referee Todd Sinclair. This allowed the heels<br \/>\nto double-team Fish some more behind the ref&#8217;s back. Lethal dropkicked<br \/>\nFish on the mat and then posed for the crowd. Cole tagged in, but Fish<br \/>\nbegan fighting back against both Cole in the ring and Lethal on the<br \/>\napron.<\/p>\n<p>Fish hit Cole with a back suplex and then struggled to get over to his<br \/>\ncorner. He eventually made the hot tag to O&#8217;Reilly, while Cole tagged<br \/>\nLethal. O&#8217;Reilly nailed Lethal with a flurry of strikes and kicks.<br \/>\nO&#8217;Reilly then turned his attnetion to Cole and hit a running knee off<br \/>\nthe apron! Back in the ring, Lethal tried to counter a bulldog, but<br \/>\nO&#8217;Reilly reversed him into a Tornado DDT! He went for another cross<br \/>\narmbreaker, but Cole ran in to break it up. Cole and Lethal went to<br \/>\ndouble-team O&#8217;Reilly, but Kyle sent Cole to the outside where Fish<br \/>\nthen drove him into the barricade!<\/p>\n<p>In the ring, O&#8217;Reilly and Lethal traded blows in the center at the<br \/>\n10:00 mark. Fish re-entered and then he and O&#8217;Reilly hit their Two-Man<br \/>\nSmash Machine combo. O&#8217;Reilly went for the cover, but Lethal kicked<br \/>\nout at two! ReDRagon went for Chasing the Dragon, but Lethal was able<br \/>\nto wriggle free. Cole reappeared and hit O&#8217;Reilly with a bicycle kick.<br \/>\nCole then nailed Fish with a superkick, immediately followed up by a<br \/>\nLethal Combination from the champ. Cole was right there with a Shining<br \/>\nWizard, but he couldn&#8217;t put Fish away! Amazing sequence, as the show<br \/>\ncut to a late break at the 11:25 point in the match.<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break]<\/p>\n<p>Back at 12:25, Lethal came off the top with his Hail to the King elbow<br \/>\nsmash on Fish, but O&#8217;Reilly broke up the pin attempt! Martini was<br \/>\nfrustrated on the outside, as Lethal and Fish traded blows in the<br \/>\ncenter. Fish went for a single leg and followed up with a dragon screw<br \/>\nlegwhip. Both men were down, as they inched over to their respective<br \/>\ncorners. Both men made the tag and it was O&#8217;Reilly and Cole,<br \/>\none-on-one!<\/p>\n<p>Cole and O&#8217;Reilly traded blows furiously, until Kyle came out on top<br \/>\nafter several forearm strikes. Lethal reappeared, but O&#8217;Reilly made<br \/>\nshort work of him. Cole capitalized on the distraction with a German<br \/>\nsuplex on O&#8217;Reilly. Kyle came right back with a roaring elbow, but<br \/>\nCole countered with a superkick! O&#8217;Reilly bounced right back with a<br \/>\nrebound lariat that missed Cole, but hit Lethal! Unfortunately for<br \/>\nO&#8217;Reilly, Cole was right there with another superkick! Fish reappeared<br \/>\nand nailed Cole with an Exploder suplex in the corner!<\/p>\n<p>After the smoke cleared, it was Lethal and O&#8217;Reilly. Lethal hit an<br \/>\nenziguri and a superkick. He went for a Lethal injection, but Fish<br \/>\nshoved Cole into directly into Lethal&#8217;s finisher! ReDRagon threw<br \/>\nLethal out of the ring and hit Chasing the Dragon on Cole. O&#8217;Reilly<br \/>\nthen covered Cole for the victory!<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: ReDRagon via pinfall in 15:14.<\/p>\n<p>ANALYSIS: Stellar main event. This had all the ingredients of a<br \/>\nclassic- a slow build that culminated into a couple of amazing<br \/>\nsequences from four of the best wrestlers\u00a0in the industry. While this<br \/>\nmatch made more excited to see Lethal-Cole-O&#8217;Reilly, I just hope that<br \/>\nthey saved something for the PPV. (***3\/4, maybe ****)<\/p>\n<p>Next Week: War Machine defend the ROH World Tag Team Titles against<br \/>\nThe All Night Express!<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL REAX:<\/strong> Another week, another ROH TV episode. Bigger picture<br \/>\nissues aside, tonight&#8217;s main event is certainly worth going out of<br \/>\nyour way to see. ROH has something special with Lethal, O&#8217;Reilly, and<br \/>\nCole. Now that they are all under contract for the near future, it&#8217;s<br \/>\ntime for ROH to build the promotion around them, along with rising<br \/>\nstars Dalton Castle and Donovan Dijak. If not, ROH will continue to<br \/>\nslip further and further away from relevancy, and that can be very<br \/>\ndangerous in today&#8217;s over-saturated pro wrestling landscape.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3232905893\"><div id=\"pwtor-3520862085\"><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 Aired January 31, 2016 in syndication Aired February 3, 2016 on Comet TV Taped 1\/9 in Charlotte, N.C. Report by Mike Metzger (@md0uble), PWTorch contributor The ROH TV opening aired. 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