Ring of Honor TV 10/12/2013

Ring of Honor TV 10/12/2013

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/ring-of-honor-tv-1052013.html

Tadarius Thomas vs Mark Briscoe

They push this as a martial arts matchup with redneck kung-fu vs TD's capoiera. TD ducks a backfist and takes a chop to the throat TD up kicks him then Mark flips out of a back body drop. TD upkicks him and ducks another backfist. They stand off.

TD chest kicks him down. Mark goes up and over then northern lights release suplexes him into the buckles. Mark slingshot asai moonsaults him outside. TD blocks a punch with the top of his head. TD slingblades him then does a swinging up kick. TD kicks him with the heel of his foot then release half-nelson suplexes him.

Mark hits back fists and chops him in the neck. Mark uraken's him. TD handstands on the buckles then forearms him. Mark rolling death valley drivers him then hits a froggy bow off the top to win.

Thoughts: It was an entertaining opener here with them kind of doing some martial arts here. TD had cool upkicks and handstand kicks here and this couldn't have gone much better than it did. These are two of my favorite ROH guys so I wasn't surprised I like this.

Mark bows at him after and runs on the handshake.

Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander talk. They say they get a tag title shot at Red Dragon tonight. CC says they will slay the red dragon. Red Dragon walks in. Fish says the hurricane of irony is getting out of control. He says this won't be their first shot and says they didn't get done what they wanted to get done the last time. Fish says they will end up with a loss in what is the epic tale of Red Dragon. CC says it's better to be silent and thought of as ignorant than to speak and remove all doubts.

Thoughts: I never liked Red Dragon and this hipster technical wrestling gimmick was unusual. 

We get an Adam Cole video where he says that walking way with the ROH Title is all that's on his mind.

Adam Cole comes out to talk. He says being champ is like being a real man. He says a real man says what he wants, does what he wants and gets what he wants. He says he achieved his dream with the gold around his waist. He said he was told to shake hands, smile and show that you are happy to be there to achieve greatness. He says he just showed that he was the best wrestler on the planet instead. He said he wouldn't be champ if he was happy to be here.

He says to get things you've never gotten,  you have to do things you've never done. He calls Jay Briscoe and Michael Elgin two real losers. He said Jay achieved his goal of being champ and said Jay tried to ruin his parade when he won the title. He said Jay should feel lucky that all he did was kick him in the head.

He said him and Elgin were labelled as the future of ROH. He said that was only to mask that they wanted elgin as the poster boy. Michael Elgin comes out. Elgin gets in, Cole slides out and Elgin tells him it's only a matter of time. Jay Briscoe shoes up behind Cole and looks mad. Nigel McGuinness calls for security. Cole drops his title in the ring and Elgin holds it up. Jay then grabs the title from Elgin. They have words and security and refs step in.

Thoughts: I liked this angle and thought Cole provided some solid life advice here.

Larry Mercer hypes up upcoming events. Silas Young says the midwest cities they are going to is lacking a real man. He says Jimmy Jacobs will find out what a real man is. He says Jimmy doesn't look or dress like a man and says he will find out what a man is all about.

There's a Brutal Burgers vs Michael Bennett and Maria intergender tag that I won't be covering here. Maria and Mike got the win.

Mike says he's the one who ended BJ Whitmer's career. He said he dropped him straight on his head. He says that makes him heartless and says people say he doesn't know what he's doing. He says he has the best piledriver in wrestling and says he will show us right now. He goes to piledrive Cheeseburger then Kevin Steen comes out.

Steen says, "liar, liar, pants on fire". He says he doesn't have a problem with him ending BJ's or Cheeseburger's career. He says he has a problem with him spreading lies about having the best piledriver in wrestling. He says let me drop you on your head and we'll see. He said Mike cried like a little b!tch the night he ended BJ's career. Maria slaps Steen then security breaks up the Steen/Mike fight.

Thoughts: It wasn't the best way to do this. Steen goofed around some and made it hard to believe that he really cared. Mike looked about 30 pounds heavier here in muscle than he does in 2024.

Eddie Edwards vs Ricky Marvin is next week. Edwards and Davey Richards do a promo. Davey says other companies try to emulate ROH. He says Steen is a great wrestler but not a friend of theirs. He says Marvin has been around the world but will run into an American brick wall against The American Wolves.

They do a video on the tag titles changing 3 times in 3 weeks. Steve Corino comes out to do commentary. Kevin Kelly and the ref tell him to go. He says this is not a 3 man crew and this needs to stop. Steve then gets in the ring. Nigel comes out. Steve says he's been starved out for 3 months. He says he has a contract and he is the permanent color commentator.

Nigel is on the apron and Steve says now Nigel wants to talk to him. Steve says he's a legend and they owe him money. Steve puts his contract down and tells Nigel to do what's right.

ROH Tag Titles - Red Dragon (c) vs Forever Hooligans (Rocky Romero and Alex Kozlov) vs C&C Wrestle Factory (Cedric Alexander and Caprice Coleman)

RR an Ced go at it. Ced spin kicks him then flying kicks him in the head. Ced flips him from the gutwrench. RR takes a suplex + slingshot swanton from CC. CC dropkicks RR. RR is held in the air for a leg lariat from CC. CC back body drops Alex then Fish hits a surprise lariat on CC.

CC STO's Fish then Ced springboard lariats Fish. Ced dropkicks KOR in the corner. Fish takes a top rope double stomp + an attitude adjustment onto Ced's knees. CC hits elbows to the heads of people then planchas 2 people outside. Alex catches him then Ced tope con hilos onto Alex and CC. RR lariats Fish as we go to break.

We return and RR hits corner lariats on Fish. Fish boots him out of the corner then RR flying hurricanrana's him. Fish makes RR chase him around the ring. RR is hit from behind by KOR. KOR knee drops RR's back for 2. 

Fish push kicks and chest kicks RR. RR takes corner moves and a 2nd rope knee drop + tilt-a-whirl backbreaker combo. Fish knees RR in the gut. RR rewind kicks him. Alex springboard crossbodies KOR then hits a jumping knee on Fish. Alex enzugiri's KOR. Alex then does his russian dance with boots on KOR. Alex then single leg stomps him.

KOR is held in the catapult for a springboard knee from RR. KOR flying knees him. KOR regalplexes Alex for 2. RR flying knees CC. KOR hits strikes on RR then legsweeps him. Caprice does a fireman's carry kick to the head of KOR. Ced takes an electric chair flying knee. RR is double knee rammed into opponents. KOR tornado ddt's Alex. Alex takes chasing the dragon and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was a fast paced three way. There were lots of people coming in and out the whole time and there was no lack of action. There wasn't a ton of selling and it wasn't that great or anything but I think it fulfilled it's job.

Outlaw Inc. come out. Homicide is wearing a wig and tries to break Fish's fingers. Eddie holds him but Fish slips out.

Overall thoughts:  I liked the opener and the Cole/Briscoe/Elgin angle. I did not see the intergender match. I thought the angle after with Steen didn't work as he got too goofy. The Corino stuff is still in progress so we'll have to see to get an idea as to where it was going. The main was a fast paced three-way. It was fine for what it was but had the usual limitations with three-ways. I'd say it was an average show overall.