ROH's 100 Greatest Matches

[Joey Slugs]

this is the top 100 matches during the first 100 shows of ROH as discussed in the ROH fan board on their site.

1. Samoa Joe vs. Kenta Kobashi- Joe vs. Kobashi
2. Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk- Joe vs. Punk II
3. Blood Generation vs. Do Fixer- Supercard of Honor
4. Low-Ki vs. KENTA- Final Battle 2005
5. Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk- All-Star Extravaganza II
6. Bryan Danielson vs. Roderick Strong- Vendetta
7. Bryan Danielson vs. Roderick Strong- Supercard of Honor
8. Samoa Joe vs. Bryan Danielson- Midnight Express Reunion
9. AJ Styles vs. Paul London- Night of the Grudges
10. Team ROH (Samoa Joe, BJ Whitmer, & Adam Pearce) vs. Team CZW (Chris Hero, Necro Butcher, & Super Dragon)- The 100th Show
11. Low-Ki vs. American Dragon vs. "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels- Era of Honor Begins
12. Paul London vs. Bryan Danielson- Epic Encounter
13. CM Punk vs. Austin Aries- Death Before Dishonor III
14. Austin Aries vs. Bryan Danielson- Testing The Limit
15. Bryan Danielson vs. James Gibson- Glory By Honor IV
16. American Dragon vs. Low-Ki- Round Robin Challenge
17. Generation Next vs. The Embassy- Steel Cage Warfare
18. Austin Aries vs. Samoa Joe- Final Battle 2004
19. Homicide vs. Steve Corino- Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies
20. Samoa Joe vs. Jay Briscoes- At Our Best
21. Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk- World Title Classic
22. Paul London vs. Michael Shane- Unscripted
23. Generation Next vs. John Walters, Jimmy Rave, & The Briscoes- Generation Next
24. Bryan Danielson vs. Austin Aries vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Homicide vs. Colt Cabana vs. Samoa Joe- Survival Of The Fittest 2004
25. CM Punk & Ace Steel vs. Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer- Death Before Dishonor II: Night 2
26. Low-Ki vs. Samoa Joe- Glory By Honor
27. Roderick Strong vs. James Gibson- Unforgettable
28. Blood Generation vs. Generation Next- Dragon Gate Challenge
29. CM Punk vs. Jimmy Rave- Nowhere To Run
30. Low-Ki vs. "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels vs. Doug Williams vs. Spanky- Crowning A Champion
31. Bryan Danielson vs. Roderick Strong- This Means War
32. Roderick Strong & Jack Evans vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe- Best In The World
33. Paul London vs. AJ Styles vs. Low-Ki- One-Year Anniversary Show
34. Austin Aries vs. Alex Shelley- Manhattan Mayhem
35. Steve Corino vs. Homicide- War Of The Wire
36. Samoa Joe & Jay Lethal vs. Low-Ki & Homicide- Punk: The Final Chapter
37. CM Punk & Colt Cabana vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe- Death Before Dishonor II: Night 1
38. Homicide vs. Bryan Danielson- Reborn: Stage 2
39. Bryan Danielson vs. Jimmy Rave- 4th Anniversary Show
40. Bryan Danielson vs. Spanky- Best of the American Super-Juniours Tournament
41. Samoa Joe & Jushin "Thunder" Lyger vs. Bryan Danielson & Low-Ki- Weekend of Thunder: Night 2
42. Kenta Kobashi & Homicide vs. Samoa Joe & Low-Ki- Unforgettable
43. Bryan Danielson vs. Alex Shelley- Arena Warfare
44. Colt Cabana vs. Homicide- Better Than Our Best
45. AJ Styles vs. American Dragon- All-Star Extravaganza
46. CM Punk vs. James Gibson vs. Samoa Joe vs. Christopher Daniels- Redemption
47. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. AJ Styles & Matt Sydal- 4th Anniversary Show
48. Jack Evans vs. Samoa Joe vs. Delirious vs. Ebetaroh- The Final Showdown
49. Low-Ki vs. The Amazing Red- Road To The Title
50. Austin Aries vs. James Gibson- The Final Showdown
51. BJ Whitmer vs. Homicide vs. Colt Cabana vs. Dan Maff- Death Before Dishonor
52. Scramble Cage I- Main Event Spectacles
53. Samoa Joe vs. Jay Lethal- Manhattan Mayhem
54. Bryan Danielson vs. Lance Storm- Better Than Our Best
55. AJ Stlyes vs. Matt Sydal- Hell Freezes Over
56. Paul London vs. Bryan Danielson- Night of the Butcher
57. KENTA & Naomichi Marufuji vs. Bryan Danielson & Samoa Joe- Best In The World
58. AJ Styles & Matt Sydal vs. Austin Aries & Jack Evans- Supercard of Honor
59. Jay Briscoe vs. Mark Briscoe- Honor Invades Boston
60. BJ Whitmer vs. Jimmy Jacobs- Dragon Gate Challenge
61. Samoa Joe vs. Homicide- Death Before Dishonor II: Night 1
62. Homicide vs. BJ Whitmer- Main Event Spectacles
63. CM Punk vs. Alex Shelley- 3rd Anniversary Celebration: Night 2
64. BJ Whitmer & Jimmy Jacobs vs. Roderick Strong & Jack Evans- Manhattan Mayhem
65. Jushin "Thunder" Lyger vs. Bryan Danielson- Weekend of Thunder: Night 1
66. Alex Shelley vs. Jimmy Jacobs- Joe vs. Punk II
67. Doug Williams vs. Christopher Daniels- Night of Champions
68. AJ Styles & The Amazing Red vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe- Night of Champions
69. CM Punk vs. James Gibson- Fate of An Angel
70. John Walter vs. Xavier- Final Battle 2003
71. Jimmy Rave vs. CM Punk- Manhattan Mayhem
72. AJ Styles vs. Roderick Strong- Fate of An Angel
73. Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. AJ Styles & Matt Sydal- The 100th Show
74. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. CIMA & Naruki Doi- Better Than Our Best
75. AJ Styles vs. Bryan Danielson- Main Event Spectacles
76. CM Punk & Colt Cabana vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe- Reborn: Stage 2
77. CM Punk vs. Roderick Strong- Escape From New York
78. The Prophecy vs. The Second City Saints- Battle Lines Are Drawn
79. AJ Styles vs. Low-Ki- Night of Appreciation
80. AJ Styles vs. Bryan Danielson- Dissension
81. Nigel McGuinness vs. Austin Aries- Unscripted II
82. CM Punk vs. Raven- Death Before Dishonor
83. Samoa Joe vs. Homicide- Do or Die
84. CM Punk vs. Roderick Strong- The Future Is Now
85. Bryan Danielson vs. Chris Hero- Hell Freezes Over
86. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. Bryan Danielson & Jay Lethal- Tag Wars 2006
87. Samoa Joe vs. Austin Aries- Escape From New York
88. CM Punk vs. AJ Styles- At Our Best
89. Bryan Danielson vs. Naomichi Marufuji- Final Battle 2005
90. Jimmy Rave, Alex Shelley, & Masato Yoshino vs. Do Fixer- Better Than Our Best
91. Austin Aries vs. Bryan Danielson- Nowhere To Run
92. Alex Shelley vs. Claudio Castagnoli- This Means War
93. The Rottweilers vs. Samoa Joe & The Briscoes- Reborn: Completion
94. James Gibson vs. Spanky- 3rd Anniversary Celebration: Night 2
95. Low-Ki vs. Austin Aries- The Future Is Now
96. Samoa Joe vs. Christopher Daniels- Vendetta
97. CM Punk & Colt Cabana vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe- Round Robin Challenge III
98. Samoa Joe vs. Low-Ki vs. Dan Maff vs. BJ Whitmer- 2nd Anniversary Show
99. Homicide vs. Doug Williams- Nowhere To Run
100. Roderick Strong & Jack Evans vs. Homicide & Rocky Romero- Joe vs. Punk II

Punk is in 18 of these.

[Stickman]

There's a bit too much Samoa Joe in the list.

[Dave Youell]

There's a bit too much Samoa Joe in the list.
I don't understand what the problem is? :wtf:

[Dave Youell]

7. Bryan Danielson vs. Roderick Strong- Supercard of Honor


Bullshit, that was sooo fucking dull

[The One]

Joe is over rated.

Seriously you guys, the more I watch RoH the more I am convinced RoH marks are just a pathedically blinding loyal to the idea of "Anti-WWE/underground" as the TNA marks. RoH is not that great, and quite frankly I am getting bored with all the RoH dick sucking that has been going on, bored and upset. I had high hopes for them, and they basically let me down. RoH is not the end all be all, Samoa Joe is quite possibly the single most over rated and over hyped wrestler in history, and I am done. I've said my peace, thank you and good night.

[Dave Youell]

Joe IMO is awesome, he's been involved in many of my more favourite matches of recent years and offers something different to anyone else as no one his size works that style with as much agility.

The guy looks super stiff, yet I've never once heard of him hurting anyone seriously, he's a great worker for that alone, by working that style and still 'working' take notes Low Ki

[M-A-G]

WTF? Did they really have to go with 100? Need attention much?

[What Would Kevin Do?]

I stand by my claim that ROH has the best and most consistent wrestling in America today.

[loopydate]

WTF? Did they really have to go with 100? Need attention much?

Well, they just did their 100th show, so the theming fit.

[Jordan]

Joe is as good as the hype.

[ron the dial]

That's a pretty solid list. 100 matches might have been overkill, but the top of the list is definitley solid.

I hype ROH because I feel that it is the best wrestling promotion in North America, hands down. Nothing else gets me as excited to watch wrestling as ROH does. I could give a fuck less about WWE and TNA. I watch those because it's free wrestling. ROH, however, gets me to pay hard earned money to see what they have to put out. Yes, they're a young organization, and yes, they have room for improvement, but they're far more on track than WWE or TNA are.

[Caged Heat18]

I have only seen a couple ROH shows, and I have enjoyed them, but I would love to see some of those Joe/Punk matches, as they seem to be the one's who are being the most hyped on the internet right now.

[Skippord]

Samoa Joe is probly the most overrated person of all time

[McLegend]

No

Even if he is overrated (which I dont think he is) there is no way he is the most overrated ever.

[Fignuts]

I think that roh is a little overrated. A little bit. Its still awesome, but not as amazing as some roh marks make it out to be. Part of the problem is a lack if unique styles. Most of the guys that work there are cruiserweights. They do have some guys that have unique styles like samoa Joe, lo-ki, and AmDrag. And these guys are usually the ones to be the post popular stars there. They would do good to get some heavyweights. And even though there are great matches with great storytelling and psychology, its usually in the main event. A lot of the undercard matches, ARE spotfests. They could do with a veteran to teach all the younger guys about these aspects.

[Bad Company]

ROH is overrated ;)

[Londoner]

I'm not bothered about RoH tbh, doesn't appeal to me, but I do respect what they try to be about though it isn't getting them anywhere.

[Fignuts]

I'm not bothered about RoH tbh, doesn't appeal to me, but I do respect what they try to be about though it isn't getting them anywhere.

Dunno about that. There fan base has expanded more and more since its debut show. Also, they have been doing a lot of work with NOAH lately. And for Big company in Japan like Noah to give a roh wrestler a clean win over one of their bigger stars like KENTA, is a testament to how far they've come.

[KingofOldSchool]

Fat Joe

Keep it poppin, Joe.

[redoneja]

RoH does put out consistently solid shows for they're style of wrestling. Not the flashiest, nor the most entertaining in terms of storylines and the like, but solid wrestling. They are good for what they do. It's a good alternative to WWE and TNA. I'm not a hardcore RoH mark or anything and I don't really keep up with it anymore(except for the results posted here on the forum) but it is what it's advertised to be. And from my limited exposure to RoH I have not been let down.

And hardcore RoH marks are just as bad as TNA marks, WWE marks, ECW marks, or mid-80s NWA marks. Of course they're going to think they're favorite thing is the best thing out there and everything else is shit in comparison. But that is the nature of the mark.

[Destor]

Yeah, except the hardcore mid 80-s NWA mark's are right. ;)

[Londoner]

Dunno about that. There fan base has expanded more and more since its debut show. Also, they have been doing a lot of work with NOAH lately. And for Big company in Japan like Noah to give a roh wrestler a clean win over one of their bigger stars like KENTA, is a testament to how far they've come.


What I meant was they wont appeal to the larger audience. Yes their fanbase may have grown, but it wont appeal to the majority imo.

[Mr. Monday Morning]

I had high hopes for them, and they basically let me down.

You need to elaborate more. What did you watch, what didn't you like about it, what do you feel they need to do to improve, etc.

I'm not sure if this was a consensus vote or one guy's list, can't really remember. Here are my picks of the better ones btw (I don't agree with all of them or the rankings necessarily but I'll just stick with the list for simplicity):

2. Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk- Joe vs. Punk II
3. Blood Generation vs. Do Fixer- Supercard of Honor
4. Low-Ki vs. KENTA- Final Battle 2005
6. Bryan Danielson vs. Roderick Strong- Vendetta
9. AJ Styles vs. Paul London- Night of the Grudges
10. Team ROH (Samoa Joe, BJ Whitmer, & Adam Pearce) vs. Team CZW (Chris Hero, Necro Butcher, & Super Dragon)- The 100th Show
12. Paul London vs. Bryan Danielson- Epic Encounter
15. Bryan Danielson vs. James Gibson- Glory By Honor IV
17. Generation Next vs. The Embassy- Steel Cage Warfare
19. Homicide vs. Steve Corino- Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies
27. Roderick Strong vs. James Gibson- Unforgettable
32. Roderick Strong & Jack Evans vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe- Best In The World
34. Austin Aries vs. Alex Shelley- Manhattan Mayhem
39. Bryan Danielson vs. Jimmy Rave- 4th Anniversary Show
47. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. AJ Styles & Matt Sydal- 4th Anniversary Show
48. Jack Evans vs. Samoa Joe vs. Delirious vs. Ebetaroh- The Final Showdown
58. AJ Styles & Matt Sydal vs. Austin Aries & Jack Evans- Supercard of Honor
73. Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. AJ Styles & Matt Sydal- The 100th Show
74. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. CIMA & Naruki Doi- Better Than Our Best
77. CM Punk vs. Roderick Strong- Escape From New York
80. AJ Styles vs. Bryan Danielson- Dissension
92. Alex Shelley vs. Claudio Castagnoli- This Means War

I haven't seen a few of them for a while so my memory might be a bit hazy but there's something for everyone in there.

[Dave Youell]

ROH isn't the best promotion in the US IMO, but they have the best wrestling

[Fignuts]

Yeah, except the hardcore mid 80-s NWA mark's are right. ;)

Have to admit, Flair/Steamboat matches are more enjoyable to me than anything in roh.

[Mr. Monday Morning]

Flair/Steamboat matches are more enjoyable than pretty much anything in wrestling