Kazara
05-23-2004, 05:44 AM
<i>Ring of Honor returned to the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory (or, more accurately, just outside of the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory, as the show was held outdoors under a tent due to troop mobilisation) for "Generation Next," or as I liked to call it, "Generation Put Alex Shelly Over A Lot."
1. A scramble match between the Ring Crew Express and the Christopher Street Connection never took place as Generation Next, a heel group led by Alex Shelly consisting of Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, and Jack Evans attacked both teams. An open challenge led to a six man tag after that.
2. Roderick Strong, Austin Aries, and Jack Evans defeated Special K (Izzy, Dixie, and Angel Dust) when Strong hit his power bomb into a backbreaker, Aries hit his 450, and Evans hit his 720 for the simultaneous pin. Afterwards, Shelly did mic work saying that nobody in Special K could wrestle, leading to...
3. Alex Shelly made Hydro tap to his crossface-like submission. A good match, but by the end of the show, I had to wonder why these two matches even took place.
The Carnage Crew hit the ring for their match with the people who ****ed up their bags at the last show in Elizabeth. While the music of Trent Acid and Danny Daniels played, Masada of the Carnage Crew attacked Loc from behind, leading to...
4. Masada, Trent Acid, and Danny Daniels over Loc, Devito, and Justin Credible after Acid pinned Loc with the Yakuza Kick. Between the tan, the tatoos, the short black hair and goatee, and the orange bandana, Loc looked like Taz. Devito looked to have perhaps injured his knee in the match.
5. John Walters and Jimmy Rave was another no-contest when Generation Next did another beatdown on the two of them, saying they were going to take their spots.
6. Nigel McGuinness defeated Jimmy Jacobs using an arm submission. Nigel looked impressive with his cool mat work.
7. Colt Cabana and CM Punk defeated Danny Maff and BJ Whitmer to retain the ROH tag titles after Punk pinned Whitmer after a Pepsi Plunge. This started off as a formula tag that degenerated into a brawl over the building type match.
Intermission
8. The Briscoes defeated the Outcast Killaz, who were accompanied by Prince Nana and Josh Daniels. Daniels showed more personality than I've ever seen him show on his way to the ring. This was basically a glorified squash.
After their match, Generation Next came down to the ring again and told the Briscoes that they were going to take their spots. Jay Briscoe did some mic work saying they weren't going to back down, and then John Walters and Jimmy Rave came out to back up the Briscoes, leading to an eight man tag...
9. Generation Next defeated the Briscoes, John Walters, and Jimmy Rave after Shelly made Walters tap to his crossface like move in approximately 45 minutes. This was a good match, but a lot of people will say it was Match of the Year quality when it was nowhere near it. It was a fun match, with Strong really impressing me the most with his offense. However, just because a match goes 45 minutes does not make it a Match of the Year candidate. This was booked to get over Generation Next strong, and I suppose it accomplished that, but it probably went a little too long. Also, what was the point in having the earlier six man and the Shelly singles match if they were going to have a 45 minute match later in the show? Especially when the show wound up going almost 4 hours, they could have shaved some time off by dropping some of the undercard matches.
The confrontation between Ricky Steamboat and CM Punk saw the two argue back and forth, and Steamboat challenged Punk to a fight. Punk backed down and offered his hand for a handshake. After Steamboat grabbed it, Punk attacked. It was kind of sad, because it was apparent Steamboat really shouldn't be doing stuff like this, as he seemed to really stiffen up when it came time to bump. He got an advantage on Punk, and went for the flying body press, but Cabana cut him off and the two of them laid out Steamboat, including Punk coming off the top with a chair. Steamboat had to be helped to the back.
10. Samoa Joe defeated Homicide to retain the ROH World title. This would have been a great match if Homicide was winning the belt. As it was, it was still a good match. Homicide had most of the offense, and brought out old stuff like his fork. It really got over the fact that Homicide would do anything to win the title, but in the end Joe pinned him after a brainbuster. Afterwards, Julius Smokes and Homicide did some mic work with Smokes saying that all of the people in the crowd were racist, and called them all crackas. Homicide turned heel also, saying that he didn't need the fans. There may have been more, but it dragged out for like 10 minutes and I really didn't see the point anymore, so I left.
Overall, it was a good show, but WAY too long. Four hours is a little too long for a show like this, especially one outdoors in the heat. The last two matches were good matches, and worth buying the tape/DVD for, but don't believe the Match of the Year hype for the eight man. It was good, but not at that level. </i>
All I have to say is, WOW.
What an AWESOME Show. I believe that Alex Shelly has the power to lead this new stable to HEIGHTS. He's always been a favorite of mine and it seems this Stable is Covered Well.
Shelley- All Around
Evans- High-Flyer
Aries- Big Man/High Flyer
Strong- Brute Power.
Joe/Homicide was OFF THE HOOK. And I was GLAD that Joe Retained.
1. A scramble match between the Ring Crew Express and the Christopher Street Connection never took place as Generation Next, a heel group led by Alex Shelly consisting of Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, and Jack Evans attacked both teams. An open challenge led to a six man tag after that.
2. Roderick Strong, Austin Aries, and Jack Evans defeated Special K (Izzy, Dixie, and Angel Dust) when Strong hit his power bomb into a backbreaker, Aries hit his 450, and Evans hit his 720 for the simultaneous pin. Afterwards, Shelly did mic work saying that nobody in Special K could wrestle, leading to...
3. Alex Shelly made Hydro tap to his crossface-like submission. A good match, but by the end of the show, I had to wonder why these two matches even took place.
The Carnage Crew hit the ring for their match with the people who ****ed up their bags at the last show in Elizabeth. While the music of Trent Acid and Danny Daniels played, Masada of the Carnage Crew attacked Loc from behind, leading to...
4. Masada, Trent Acid, and Danny Daniels over Loc, Devito, and Justin Credible after Acid pinned Loc with the Yakuza Kick. Between the tan, the tatoos, the short black hair and goatee, and the orange bandana, Loc looked like Taz. Devito looked to have perhaps injured his knee in the match.
5. John Walters and Jimmy Rave was another no-contest when Generation Next did another beatdown on the two of them, saying they were going to take their spots.
6. Nigel McGuinness defeated Jimmy Jacobs using an arm submission. Nigel looked impressive with his cool mat work.
7. Colt Cabana and CM Punk defeated Danny Maff and BJ Whitmer to retain the ROH tag titles after Punk pinned Whitmer after a Pepsi Plunge. This started off as a formula tag that degenerated into a brawl over the building type match.
Intermission
8. The Briscoes defeated the Outcast Killaz, who were accompanied by Prince Nana and Josh Daniels. Daniels showed more personality than I've ever seen him show on his way to the ring. This was basically a glorified squash.
After their match, Generation Next came down to the ring again and told the Briscoes that they were going to take their spots. Jay Briscoe did some mic work saying they weren't going to back down, and then John Walters and Jimmy Rave came out to back up the Briscoes, leading to an eight man tag...
9. Generation Next defeated the Briscoes, John Walters, and Jimmy Rave after Shelly made Walters tap to his crossface like move in approximately 45 minutes. This was a good match, but a lot of people will say it was Match of the Year quality when it was nowhere near it. It was a fun match, with Strong really impressing me the most with his offense. However, just because a match goes 45 minutes does not make it a Match of the Year candidate. This was booked to get over Generation Next strong, and I suppose it accomplished that, but it probably went a little too long. Also, what was the point in having the earlier six man and the Shelly singles match if they were going to have a 45 minute match later in the show? Especially when the show wound up going almost 4 hours, they could have shaved some time off by dropping some of the undercard matches.
The confrontation between Ricky Steamboat and CM Punk saw the two argue back and forth, and Steamboat challenged Punk to a fight. Punk backed down and offered his hand for a handshake. After Steamboat grabbed it, Punk attacked. It was kind of sad, because it was apparent Steamboat really shouldn't be doing stuff like this, as he seemed to really stiffen up when it came time to bump. He got an advantage on Punk, and went for the flying body press, but Cabana cut him off and the two of them laid out Steamboat, including Punk coming off the top with a chair. Steamboat had to be helped to the back.
10. Samoa Joe defeated Homicide to retain the ROH World title. This would have been a great match if Homicide was winning the belt. As it was, it was still a good match. Homicide had most of the offense, and brought out old stuff like his fork. It really got over the fact that Homicide would do anything to win the title, but in the end Joe pinned him after a brainbuster. Afterwards, Julius Smokes and Homicide did some mic work with Smokes saying that all of the people in the crowd were racist, and called them all crackas. Homicide turned heel also, saying that he didn't need the fans. There may have been more, but it dragged out for like 10 minutes and I really didn't see the point anymore, so I left.
Overall, it was a good show, but WAY too long. Four hours is a little too long for a show like this, especially one outdoors in the heat. The last two matches were good matches, and worth buying the tape/DVD for, but don't believe the Match of the Year hype for the eight man. It was good, but not at that level. </i>
All I have to say is, WOW.
What an AWESOME Show. I believe that Alex Shelly has the power to lead this new stable to HEIGHTS. He's always been a favorite of mine and it seems this Stable is Covered Well.
Shelley- All Around
Evans- High-Flyer
Aries- Big Man/High Flyer
Strong- Brute Power.
Joe/Homicide was OFF THE HOOK. And I was GLAD that Joe Retained.