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[Daz]

A lot of you will be familiar with this diary from WF but for those who are not here’s a little back-story.

Homicide held the ROH world title until Weekend of Champions Night 2 ploughing through any opponent that got in his way, he would eventually lose the title to Delirious who, with the help of Davey Richards had picked up a lot of steam going into the championship match.

After Delirious successfully gained the belt he would go onto defend it against nemeses Bryan Danielson and Jimmy Rave. Davey Richard’s jealousy would grow however he kept quiet and his friendship with Delirious remained, even after his jealously reached boiling point when Delirious pinned him in a four way match for the belt.

ROH have gone to Japan and Delirious fended off KENTA in a one hour long classic as well as Dragon Gate star CIMA the following night. Who is next for Delirious?

Also in Japan Kotaro Suzuki and Ricky Marvin wrestled the ROH World Tag Team belts away from the Briscoe’s who had dominated the tag team division most of the year taking on such teams as Daniels and Sydal, The King’s of Wrestling, Chris Sabin and Sonjay Dutt Adam Peace and Shane Hagaodrn as well as Colt Cabana and BJ Whitmer.

The Briscoe’s must re-affirm their place in the ROH Tag Team Division, starting with Christopher Daniel’s New Prophecy. Meanwhile Suzuki and Marvin take all challenges for their ROH Tag Championships.

Reunited, BJ Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs fight against Lacey’s Angeles. Jacobs was thrown out of the Angles after a hellacious losing streak, since then the weapons have been flying and the blood has been flowing as these two teams try to take the other out for good. And Lacey is behind it all.

Homicide and his Rottweilers cannot get a break, they cannot seem to recapture gold in ROH and their frustration mounts. Homicide vows to take it out on ROH and its fans, and he’ll use Reyes and Romero to do it, or will?

Roster
Adam Pearce (Heel) (Hagadorn and Pearce)
Austin Aries (Face)
BJ Whitmer (Face) (Whitmer and Jacobs)
Brent Albright (Heel) (Lacey’s Angels)
Bryan Danielson (Heel) (Rave and Danielson)
Chris Hero (Heel) (Kings of Wrestling)
Christopher Daniels (Heel) (New Prophecy)
Claudio Castagnoli (Heel) (Kings of Wrestling)
Daizee Haze (Face)
Davey Richards (Face) (Richards and Delirious)
Delirious (Face) (Richards and Delirious) (Current ROH World Champion)
El Generico (Face) (El Generico and Kevin Steen)
Homicide (Face) (The Rottweilers)
Jack Evans (Face)
Jay Briscoe (Face) (The Briscoe's)
Jay Fury (Face) (Fast and the Furious)
Jerrelle Clark (Face) (Fast and the Furious)
Jimmy Jacobs (Face) (Whitmer and Jacobs)
Jimmy Rave (Heel) (Rave and Danielson)
Kevin Steen (Face) (El Generico and Kevin Steen)
Kotaro Suzuki (Face) (Suzuki and Marvin) (Current ROH World Tag Team Champion)
Lacey (Heel) (Lacey’s Angels- Manager)
Mark Briscoe (Face) (The Briscoe's)
Matt Cross (Heel) (New Prophecy)
Matt Sydal (Face)
Nigel McGuinness (Face)
Pelle Primeau (Face) (Current - ROH Top of the Class Trophy Holder)
Ricky Marvin (Face) (Suzuki and Marvin) (Current ROH World Tag Team Champion)
Ricky Reyes (Heel) (The Rottweilers / Havana Pitbulls)
Rocky Romero (Heel) (The Rottweilers / Havana Pitbulls)
Roderick Strong (Heel) (Current FIP Heavyweight Champion)
Shane Hagadorn (Heel) (Hagadorn and Pearce)
SHINGO (Heel)
Tyler Black (Heel) (Lacey’s Angels)

ROH Newswire

ROH have announced that the first of this weekend shows will be Do or Die Night. On tap for our Pennsylvania fans:

Do or Die: Delirious and Davey Richards vs. Bryan Danielson and Jimmy Rave: One of the hottest feuds of the year re-ignites here with a Do or Die challenge. If Delirious and Richards come out victorious Danielson and Rave will not receive any future ROH World title shots until the belt changes hands. If Danielson and Rave come out victorious they will have guaranteed shots at the belt whenever they choose to use them.

(Note: Roderick Strong also has this privilege after coming out victorious in Trios Tournament at the start of the year.)

Do or Die: Kevin Steen and el Generico vs. Irish Airborne: Both teams have made waves since joining the ROH roster however with the talent pool being so deep here in Ring of Honor there is quite literally no room for the both of them. This match will go a long way in deciding both teams futures, with a win or loss being the determining factor.

Do or Die: Kikutaro vs. Mike Quackenbush vs. Pelle Primeau vs. Erik Stevens vs. Gran Akuma vs. Jigsaw: This match has quite an array of talent, and with that talent they all bring different styles. This should be an interesting match with plenty of hard hitting, high flying action. This match will also have ramifications on all 6 men’s futures as they look to earn full time roster spots here in ring of Honor.

Plus!

The Briscoe’s will be in singles action, B.J Whitmer will square off against Tyler Black and The NEW ROH World Tag Team Champions will defend against The Havana Pitbulls.

ROH’s Upcoming Schedule:

* TBA (August 24; Philadelphia, PA; Pennsylvania National Guard Armory)
* TBA (August 25; Philadelphia, PA; Pennsylvania National Guard Armory)
* Glory By Honor VI: Night 1 (September 14;Manhattan, NY; Manhattan Center)
* Glory By Honor VI: Night 1 (September 15;Manhattan, NY; Manhattan Center)
* Survival of the Fittest (October 6;Dayton, OH; Montgomery County Fairgrounds)
* TBA (October 7;Dayton, OH; Montgomery County Fairgrounds)

ROH: Do or die (August 24th, Philadelphia Pennsylvania)

-Before the show Homicide and the Havana Pitbulls cut a promo about the ROH World Tag Team title match later in the show. They insulted Suzuki and Marvin as well as Pro Wrestling NOAH in general. Homicide would then go onto say tonight is their night, and by the end of it The Rottweilers will be on top once again.

-El Generico and Kevin Steen performed a Pre-show promo about their Do or die match tonight. They said they worked hard to get here and they’re going to work harder to stay.

Homicide vs. TJ Perkins
Perkins made his first appearance for ROH 2007 here, and afterwards he probably wished he hadn’t. Homicide beat him around ringside, in the ring and in the crowd. The onslaught was nonstop and eventually Cide’ finished him off with an Ace Crusher, Lariat combination.

El Generico and Kevin Steen vs. Irish Airborne
Irish Airborne put up a tremendous fight here fighting for their ROH Roster spots. They were on fire and dominated the bigger Steen as well as Generico. They hit several arm drag variations as well as a set of plancha’s over to “Steenerico” on the floor. Steen and Generico eventually made the comeback, to Irish Airborne’s credit they gave as much as they got however in the end the Package Piledriver / Brainbuster Combination proved too much to handle and “Steenerico” picked up the victory.

Kikutaro vs. Mike Quackenbush vs. Pelle Primeau vs. Erik Stevens vs. Gran Akuma vs. Jigsaw
This match saw many different styles collide, the high flying antics of Jigsaw and Quackenbush wreaked havoc in the opening few minutes with both men clearing the ring before taking to the air once more. They took all of their opponents out on the floor to the delight of the ROH Crowd. The match soon settled down Steven’s power came into play. He dominated almost every man in the match until Kikutaro came in. Channelling Hulk Hogan Kikutaro managed to take the big man of his feet, it didn’t last long though as Erik got straight back up and chassed Kikutaro out of the ring, Akuma would come in and have a nice exchange with Erik Stevens that did not end well for Akuma. Stevens would eventually tire and the Pelle scored a closed near fall over him after a nice head scissors. The match would come down to Quackenbush and Jigsaw as the other four men in the match were taken down by one of their various opponents. Jigsaw attempted the Leap of Faith but Quack held onto the ropes and Jigsaw would find nothing but mat. Quackenbush followed up with a diving Palm Strike off the turnbuckles and the Q.D. 3 for the victory.

-After the match Jigsaw and Quackenbush shook hands, Jiggy helped Quack celebrate his win before all six men shook hands and headed to the back.

Mark Briscoe vs. Claudio Castagnoli
Claudio matches his hard hitting European style with Mark’s smash mouth risk taking technique. Claudio would dominate for vast portions of the match however Briscoe managed to hold his own and kept getting his shoulder up before the three. He would manage to snap Claudio throat first across the rope taking him down, he followed up with the slingshot double stomp before calling for the Cut Throat Driver. Claudio slipped off behind and rolled Mark up for a two count. The match continued and Castagnoli came close to gaining victory with the Alpamare Waterslide, however Briscoe kicked out at two and seven eights. Mark would make one last comeback and hit Claudio with the Saito Suplex which served as a set up for the Shooting Star Press. Claudio manage to get the knees up and Mark hit the mat holding his ribs. Claudio would then hit the Match Killer which earned him the victory.

-After the match Jay came to the ring and helped his brother to his feet, they would then go onto demand a rematch for their ROH World Tag Team Championships.

Intermission

-During Intermission Suzuki and Marvin cut a promo in Japanese, they would however say it was good to be in ROH in English.

End Intermission

ROH World Tag Team Championship Match: Kotaro Suzuki and Ricky Marvin © vs. Havana Pitbulls
Marvin and Suzuki came to impress and it showed in the opening few minutes, they totally dominated Reyes and Romero and Suzuki even came close to hitting the Tiger Feint Kick however Reyes managed to pull his partner out of the way before he could hit it. The match would settle down and The Pitbulls gained control. They worked over Suzuki’s arm and tried to gain the submission victory on several occasions. Marvin would prevent this however his distractions only turned the ref’s attention allowing Reyes and Romero to do more damage. Eventually Suzuki hit a picture perfect dropkick on Romero which allowed him to make the tag. Marvin came in and snapped of a huracanrana or two taking both Pitbulls to the floor. From there he and Suzuki took them out with duel plancha’s the outside. Marvin rolled Reyes back into the ring and picked up a near fall, regaining control for his team in the process. The champions would go onto get several more near falls, including an extremely close one following a shinning wizard from Marvin. The Havana Pitbulls would also get their fair share of two counts, and their work on Suzuki’s arm almost paid off as Romero locked in the Jujigatame, however Marvin was able to break it up before Suzuki tapped out. Eventually the tag champions put their opponents away after a deadly sequence which saw Suzuki connect with a Mist Crush suplex, Marvin with the Santa Maria Slam and finally Suzuki with the 450 Splash.

-After the match Homicide came to the ring, he berated the Havana Pitbulls before slapping both of them. He then would tell them to get to the back only to attack them as soon as their backs where turned. He would go onto hit Romero and Reyes with a steel chair before nailing Reyes with the Lariat and Romero with the Cop Killa. He spat on both before leaving to a chorus of boos and jeers.

Christopher Daniels vs. Jay Briscoe
Daniels and Briscoe had a nice back and forth match here, Daniels lived up to his heel role and used varying illegal manoeuvres to keep control. Jay would fight back with his baby face powers and sent Daniels to the ropes before snapping off a huracanrana, followed by a nice leg lariat. Jay would keep the momentum in his favour from there hitting several signature moves, it wouldn’t be until he attempted the Yakuza kick that Daniels finally found his way back into the match up. He ducked Jay’s kick and Briscoe turned into the Reverse STO, Daniels would go onto apply the Koji Clutch which weakened Jay Briscoe. With the ball firmly in his court Daniels attempted to finish Jay off, his attempt to hit the Angel’s wings did not pan out well for him as Jay was able to escape however Daniels soon re found his footing and hit the Uranage. He would go onto attempt the B.M.E but Jay rolled out of the way, Daniels saw this and managed to land on his feet. He would try to grab Briscoe in an effort to keep control however Jay pulled him down face first into the turnbuckle pad. Briscoe went onto hit the Yakuza Kick, followed by the J-Driller for the three count.

-After the match Matt Cross jumped Jay from behind, The New Prophecy beat Jay Briscoe down until Mark came to the ring and chased them off.

Brent Albright vs. Mitch Franklin
Franklin didn’t stand a chance and was violently dismantled within minutes. Albright mercifully finished him off after hanging him up across and hitting the Half Nelson Suplex.

-After the “Match” BJ Whitmer charged to the ring and attacked Albright, they brawled around ringside until Lacey and Tyler Black made their way out, the numbers game caught up to Whitmer and Jacobs was not in the building to come to his aid.

BJ Whitmer vs. Tyler Black w/Lacey
The bell rang and the brawl continued. Black would hit BJ with a steel chair several times before running to the ropes, Whitmer showed his fighting spirit and nailed Black with an overhead Belly to Belly as soon as he had rebounded. Black got to his feet and got hit with an Exploder Suplex which got BJ a two count. A bloody Whitmer was furious now and headed to the floor where he pulled out a table, he set it up on the floor but Black attacked before he could use it. Black would nail Whitmer, who was still on the ring apron, repeatedly and BJ came very close to falling backwards to the table he himself had set up. Tyler would eventually spring off the turnbuckles and dropkick BJ off the apron however he just managed to avoid the table. They continued to brawl on the floor and here Whitmer regained control whipping Black into the guard rail. It would not last long as Lacey caused the distraction allowing Black to low blow Whitmer and swing the momentum back in his favour. Black would follow up with a very impressive move that saw him kick off the ring post before hitting the moonsault on Whitmer. Black was unable to pick up the victory on that occasion but it seemed irrelevant as these two men continued to mutilate each other. Both men we’re battered and beaten and by now both were wearing the proverbial crimson mask. Tyler would set Whitmer up on the turnbuckles and looked to hit a Frankensteiner however Whitmer managed to prevent it. He would recover on the ropes before grabbing Black and nailing the Exploder Suplex from the top turnbuckle to the table set up on the floor. Whitmer rolled Black back into the ring and picked up the three count to Lacey’s fury.

Delirious and Davey Richards vs. Bryan Danielson and Jimmy Rave
Delirious and Richards have had their fair share of problems in recent months however they teamed well here. After a few minutes of miscommunication they got their act together and managed to hold of Rave and Danielson. Eventually the ROH World Champ Delirious became isolated and worked over by the Unstoppable pairing of Rave and American Dragon. They worked over Delirious’ arm and prevented him from making the tag, however eventually he would do just that after hitting a leaping lariat on Danielson. Richards exploded and took firm control for his teams with a series of kicks including the handspring variation which he hit on an unsuspecting Jimmy Rave. Despite his eagerness Richards would eventually burn out and Danielson capitalised. He would go onto lock in the Cattle Mutilation but Delirious broke it up with a Back Senton. From there the match broke down even further, Danielson and Delirious brawled on the floor as Rave and Richards took the fight to one another inside the ring. Rave appeared to gave the match in hand after nailing the Ghanarhea but Richards kicked out. Rave called for the Pedigree and set Richards up for it. Davey however managed to escape and took Rave down. Richards then rolled Rave onto his stomach and applied the 14:59 which Rave would eventually tap out to.

[Daz]

ROH Newswire

September 5th: The BLK OUT debuted on August 25th, alongside Homicide. Homicide, along with his new crew have let the world now they plan to destroy ROH. But first, Homicide must defeat his former Rottweilers, Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero. Romero and Reyes have laid down the challenge and signed for October 7th is a huge 8 man tag match which will headline the show, now aptly named “Tag Wars II”

September 5th:Last weekend Kevin Steen and El Generico defeated Cheech and Cloudy to become the CHIKARA Campeones de Parejas. As previously stated Mike Quackenbush will now receive a shot at the titles with a partner of his choosing. Kevin Steen and El Generico have told Quack to bring his partner to Manhattan.

Ring of Honor
Glory by Honor VI Night 1
August 14th, 2007- 8:00 pm belltime
Manhattan Centre
311 West 34th St.
New York, NY 10001

Tickets are available at www.rohwrestling.com or www.Tickets.com as well as calling 215-781-2500.

September 5th: Brent Albright has been announced as the next challenger for Delirious’ ROH World championship. Albright is quite possibly the biggest and meanest challenger Delirious has faced to date. Delirious will have a hard job keeping both Albright, and Lacey who will be at ringside under control But that is just what he’ll have to do if he wishes to hold onto the championship he won from Homicide at Weekend of Champions Night 2.

September 5th: The Briscoe’s have had their problems with Christopher Daniels and Matt Cross, collectively known as the New Prophecy as of late. They will square off against them in a set of singles matches. Jay Briscoe will take on Matt Cross. Jay will pit his power and strikes against Cross’ amazing speed and agility. Christopher Daniels will have a similar battle as he will take on Jay’s athletic daredevil of a brother Mark.

September 5th: As Survival of the Fittest approaches the undercard of ROH are desperately trying to earn their spots in the one night battle of endurance. Mike Quackenbush recently defeated Matt Sydal. But if he wishes to compete in Survival of the Fittest he must impress once more, this time against Davey Richards.

September 5th: Austin Aries returns to ROH action at Glory by Honor VI Night 1. He will square off against former Generation Next partner Roderick Strong, with Strong’s FIP World championship on the line. Friends turned foes will go head to head come September 15th, and only one can work away with glory, and honor.

Also in attendance: Jimmy Jacobs, BJ Whitmer, Lacey, Tyler Black, Ricky Marvin, Kotaro Suzuki and many more!

[Daz]

ROH Video Wire

We open the video wire with several clips from the August 24th and 25th shows. First of Kotaro Suzuki and Ricky Marvin retaining the ROH World Tag Team Championships against Rocky Romero and Ricky Reyes, following the match Homicide attacks Romero and Reyes with the BLK OUT. Homicide takes credit for the ROH Message Board crash before calling, Sabian, Ruckus and Joker his new crew.

Homicide is backstage, he cuts a promo with The BLK OUT talking about how they are going to take over ROH. Homicide says this is his show, and Cide’ and the BLK OUT will dominate it. He told Delirious, Suzuki, Marvin and the rest of the ROH Locker Room they better step aside, or get stepped on.

We cut to more clips of the 24th and 25th shows, first of Richards and Delirious defeating Bryan Danielson and Jimmy Rave in the DO or die tag match, followed by Danielson and Rave suffering defeat to the ROH World Tag Team Champions.

Danielson and Rave are talking backstage at a Full Impact Pro show. Danielson says that they’ve got to start picking up victories, that they’re supposed to be unstoppable. Rave agrees, as they leave they clash with the Fast and the Furious. Clarke and Fury say something that Danielson and Rave don’t take to kindly too, the “unstoppable” duo lay into Clarke and Fury before leaving the locker room laughing.

We cut back to one final clip, this time of Tyler Black, Brent Albright, Jimmy Jacobs and BJ Whitmer in all out warfare. The last clip show is Albright nailing Whitmer with a steel chair before hoisting him up for the Awesome Bomb. He charges as the screen fades to black, the fans continue to chant “ROH! ROH! ROH!”

To end the video wire we see Nigel McGuinness, McGuinness called out NOAH star Takeshi Morishima saying his actions in Japan were not necessary and now Nigel wanted his revenge. McGuinness ended by saying "October can't come quick enough"

[Daz]

ROH Newswire

September 12th: Mike Quackenbush has announced that his partner for the CHIKARA Campeones de Parejas title match that will take place at Glory by Honor VI Night 2 will be none other than fellow CHIKARA star Jigsaw. Jigsaw and Quackenbush have partnered in the past and will look to use that familiarity to wrestle the CHIKARA Tag straps away from Kevin Steen and El Generico.

Ring of Honor
Glory by Honor VI Night 1
August 14th, 2007- 8:00 pm belltime
Manhattan Centre
311 West 34th St.
New York, NY 10001

Tickets are available at www.rohwrestling.com or www.Tickets.com as well as calling 215-781-2500.

Current Line Up:

ROH World Title Match: Delirious vs. Brent Albright
FIP World Title Match: Roderick Strong vs. Austin Aries
Davey Richards vs. Mike Quackenbush
Mark Briscoe vs. Christopher Daniels
Jay Briscoe vs. Matt Cross

September 12th: Nigel McGuinness was attacked in Japan by Takeshi Morishima, Morishima vowed at the end of his last ROH tour to return to the company in October, along with fellow NOAH stars KENTA and Naomichi Marufuji. Nigel McGuinness has called out Morishima. However it is Chris Hero who has answered this challenge. Hero will square off against McGuinness on September 15th.

September 12th: After winning the CHIKARA Tag Team titles, ROH Management have granted El Generico and Kevin Steen and shot at the ROH World Tag Team Champions. Steen and Generico will face off against Kotaro Suzuki and Ricky Marvin with the titles on the line come Glory by Honor VI Night 1. Can Steen and Generico become double champions?

September 12th: Lacey will team with Lacey’s Angels member Tyler Black to take on Jimmy Jacobs and the World’s best female wrestler, and SHIMMER woman athlete’s champion Sara Del Ray. Jacobs will be desperate to get his hands on Lacey after she cut him loose from Lacey’s Angels and has attempted to end his career ever since.

[Daz]

Glory by Honor VI Night 1 (September 14th, Manhattan, NY)

-Before the show began Delirious performed a backstage promo, he ‘talked’ about his title match with Albright, and how neither of them are 100% going into it. Delirious finished off by saying he would make Albright “Tappy! Tappy! Tappy!” To the Cobra Stretch.

-The New Prophecy cut a pre-show promo, Daniels said that tonight they prove to the world the New Prophecy are the dominant tag team in ROJH. And once they beat the Briscoe’s, they’re coming for Suzuki and Marvin’s World Tag Team Championships.

Tyler Black and Lacey def. Jimmy Jacobs and Sara Del Ray
Jacobs was clearly distracted by Lacey from the outset, he constantly tried to get his hands on her and this caused problems for his team. Del Ray spent a large portion of the match in the ring and was beaten down by both Black and Lacey. Eventually Jacobs made the tag and went to work on Black, he hit a spear, and a senton but did not make the cover. Instead he tagged in Del Ray and chased Lacey, who had entered the ring. Del Ray came in but was so bewildered by Jacobs behaviour she fell prey to a Tyler Black rollup.

Christopher Daniels def Mark Briscoe
After a back and forth match Daniels was able to put Briscoe away with the Angel’s Wings. Both men came close to ending the match after hitting a number of their signature moves. After a lengthy period of offence Mark nailed the Cut Throat Driver only for Daniels to break to pin by putting his foot on the ropes. Moments later Daniels would hit the Last Rites which also received a two count. However Mark at that point had taken too much and was soon put way by “The Fallen Angel’s” trademark move.

Nigel McGuinness def. Chris Hero
Both men showcased their talents here, both used a very European style but the match soon broke down into an all our race to the finish. McGuinness hit various lariats in hope of putting Hero away, he failed to do so with the Cobra Clutch spin out variation, as well as the Rebound Lariat. Hero also scored one or two near falls, the closest of which saw him jump off the top rope after blocking a Tower of London attempt, he would connect with a Cravate variation of the blockbuster which provided the pinning opportunity. The match family came to an end after Hero connected with a running boot to the skull of McGuinness, Nigel fell to the ropes and performed the seesaw and sprang back into a second boot. He fell into the ropes again and this time he connected with the Rebound Lariat that almost took Hero’s head off.

FIP World Title Match: Roderick Strong © def. Austin Aries to retain.
Aries and Strong’s personal issues with each other showed as these two fought in a match of the night contender. Aries and Strong both hit their signature moves and both failed to put the other away. Aries hit the Lionsault, Strong kicked out. Strong hit a combination of brutal backbreakers Aries kicked out, Aries hit the Brainbuster, Strong kicked out, Strong hit the Gut-buster, Aries kicked out. Aries would re-gain control after taking quite a beating and took Strong down to the mat, he nailed the kick to the head, followed by the brainbuster and he looked to end the sequence with the 45o splash. Strong cut him off however and would hit a SUPER Gibson Driver to put Aries away.

Intermission

-Lacey and Lacey’s Angels cut a backstage promo. Lacey said she has turned Lacey’s Angels around since she fired Jacobs. She said she should have done it a long time ago. Lacey would continue and say tonight Brent Albright wins the ROH World Championship. And tomorrow night Lacey’s Angels take Whitmer and Jacobs out for good.

End Intermission

Davey Richards def. Mike Quackenbush
These two possibly out did Aries and Strong with this match, it was fast paced, hard hitting and very entertaining. Richards would spent a surprising amount of time on the back foot and Quack thought he had Richards put away after hitting a Swanton followed by a Leg Drop but the resilient Richards kicked out. Richards would continue to fight, and after a series of kicks he whipped Quack into the corner. Richards would hit the running forearm, followed by the handspring kick. All of this served a as a set up to the 14:59 which Quackenbush came very close to tapping too. Quack survived that time, and would even re-gain for control for a brief period of time. He would hit the palm strike as Davey went up top for the Shooting star Press. Quack ascended himself but Richards blocked “Lightning” Mike’s intended manoeuvre. He then would hook Quack and nail a double arm DDT from the top. Richards then re-applied the 14:59 which Quack subsequently tapped to.

ROH World Tag Team Title Match: Kotaro Suzuki and Ricky Marvin © def. Kevin Steen and El Generico to retain.
This match is without a shadow of a doubt a top five contender for MOTY. Hard hitting, fast paced, exciting and an all around incredible tag match, both teams just threw it all out there and Steen and Generico certainly solidified their position as a top team in Ring of Honor. The Japanese duo held their own though and fought courageously, Marvin even managed to kick out of top Rope Brainbuster. On the other hand Steen sustained multiple blows to the head including a double enzuigiri, he would go onto receive the Santa Maria Slam as well as a Tombstone Piledriver and still he managed to kick out. The two teams traded about a hundred near falls before Suzuki finally put Generico away with the Gory Neckbreaker.

Jay Briscoe def. Matt Cross
Briscoe definitely had the size advantage and it showed early on as he dominated Cross with his ground and pound offense. Cross made a comeback with his speed but never really did much damage until he took Jay to the floor and hit him with a springboard corkscrew moonsault. From there Cross gained the momentum and would use several more high risk manoeuvres to do damage. Once he had Jay where he wanted him he would hit the fireman’s carry head breaker but Jay would kick out of the pin that followed. Briscoe worked his way back into the match and finally picked up a head of steam. He would hit a huge combo that included the Yakuza kick as well as the guerrilla press to Death Valley Driver. Cross did a great job of avoiding the Jay Driller and even made a brief comeback, however eventually Jay would hit it and gain the victory.

ROH World Title Match: Delirious © def. Brent Albright
Albright completely over powered Delirious for large periods of the match but the champion refused to stay down. Delirious however had a huge speed and quickness edge and used it to its full advantage. He used explosive moves like the leaping lariat as well as a few shortcuts such as biting Albright gain and keep control. He would hit the Panic attack which served a s a set up for the Shadows over Hell. However Albright cut it off and hit Delirious with a Super-Plex. This become a pattern in the match, and Albright would continually avoid Delirious signature moves countering them into one sickening suplex after the other. Albright thought he had the win and the title after a series of high angle German Suplexes but Delirious, to his credit kicked out. Lacey would make her way to the ring to will her client on, and for a brief moment in appeared as if it worked. Delirious was put off by her presence, and thus his comeback thwarted. Albright would connect with the Half Nelson but again Delirious kicked out. That very move would also lead to his downfall, as he attempted it again Delirious flicked off and went behind applying the cobra clutch. Albright span out of it but Delirious would pull him into a drop toe hold. The champion would go onto hit a knee strike to the head of Albright, a move Brent himself likes to put to use. The match turned around and much to Lacey’s dismay Delirious would hit the Bizzaro Driver and finally the Shadows over Hell for the three count.

[- Sniper Hunter -]

This is turning out really well. I'm glad Delerious won the ROH World Title match.

[Daz]

ROH Newswire

Ring of Honor
Glory by Honor VI Night 2
September 15, 2007- 8:00 pm belltime
Manhattan Centre
311 West 34th St.
New York, NY 10001

Tickets are available at www.rohwrestling.com or www.Tickets.com as well as calling 215-781-2500.

Current Line Up:
ROH World Title Match: Delirious © vs. Austin Aries
CHIKARA Campeones de Parejas Match: Kevin Steen & El Generico © vs. Mike Quackenbush and Jigsaw
ROH World Tag Team title match: Kotaro Suzuki and Ricky Marvin © vs. BJ Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs
FIP World Title Match: Roderick Strong vs. Jack Evans
Bryan Danielson vs. Davey Richards

More to be announced on the night!!!

September 15th: Aries signed the contract and now he takes on Delirious with the ROH World title on the line. Aries failed to defeat Roderick Strong last night but will look to pick up the pieces here. However neither man can be in the best of conditions, at glory by Honor VI Night 1 Aries took one of the most brutal moves we have ever seen in an ROH ring, a Gibson Driver from the top rope. Delirious on the other hand was victim of a savage beating from Brent Albright and only escaped with his title by the skin of his lizard like teeth. Also, will Aries mind still be on his former partner? And will that affect him in his quest to become ROH’s first ever two time ROH World Champion?

September 15th: Tonight, at Glory by Honor VI Night 2, Kevin Steen and El Generico will face Mike Quackenbush and Jigsaw. Generico and Steen failed to become the ROH World Tag Team Champions however they still hold the CHIKARA Campeones de Parejas. They will be desperate to walk out of Manhattan with at least one set of title belts, however Quack and Jigsaw will be looking to take the titles home to CHIKARA.

September 15th: Whitmer and Jacobs have proven to still be an effective duo and that is why they have been granted a shot at the ROH World Tag Team titles currently held by Kotaro Suzuki and Ricky Marvin. But much like Aries these two have to keep their minds on the tag belts on not on the continuing threat that is Lacey’s Angels.

September 15th: Bryan Danielson vs. Davey Richards will be one of many showcase matches at Glory by Honor VI Night 2. These two have been involved in many heated matches with each other over the last year, and that feud looked to have come to an end when the team of Delirious and Richards defeated the ‘unstoppable’ duo of Jimmy Rave and Danielson, thus resulting in Danielson and Rave receiving no further shots at the ROH World title whilst Delirious remains champion. Danielson will look to gain a measure of revenge over his former rival and rectify that loss.

September 15th: Jack Evans returns from Dragon Gate to square off against former and Gen Next stable mate Roderick Strong, with the FIP World Title on the line. Evans has been less than vocal about the split between Aries and Strong but now it seems he can no longer keep quiet. Evans called Strong out at a recent FIP event and ROH has decided to make this match happen. Strong (who has been on the sidelines with a leg injury for nearly a month) will have a his hands full with the quick, agile, daredevil Jack Evans.

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Glory by Honor VI Night 2 (September 15th, Manhattan, NY)

- Before the shoe got under way The Briscoe’s performed a backstage promo challenging any team to a tag match tonight. They said the ROH Locker room better “Man Up!” before leaving camera shot.

-Delirious, cut a promo before the show began, he said he will retain his belt (or so we think) and prevent Aries from becoming two time ROH World Champion

CHIKARA Campeones de Parejas Match: Kevin Steen & El Generico © def. Mike Quackenbush and Jigsaw to retain
Quackenbush seemed determined to leave Manhattan with the CHIKARA Campeones de Parejas, and it looked as if that would be a huge possibility after the opening five or so minutes. They completely dominated the match however Steen and Generico struck first getting the first fall with a fluke rollup that came literally out of nowhere.

Second Fall

Quack and Jigsaw did not stop, did not tone down their offense and came at Generico and Steen even stronger, they hit several of their signature moves and after a Quackenbush Swanton the second fall seemed to be in the bag. But then Steen struck. He cleaned house and hit Jigsaw with a Steenalizer into the turnbuckles. If it weren’t for Quackenbush making the save the match would have ended. Quack and Jig worked tirelessly to keep control and eventually their hard work paid off when Jig hit the Jign’ Tonic on El Generico for the second fall.

Third Fall

This is where business well and truly picked up, both team came agonisingly close to taking the match on several occasions, Steenerico thought they had it after Generico hit the running Yakuza to Quackenbush in the corner, however Jigsaw broke it up. Quack and Jig thought they had the match all tied up when Quackenbush nailed Steen with the Quackendriver but Generico broke it up. The match continued in this fashion until Steen and Generico retained the belts with the Package Piledriver, Brainbuster combination now known as “The Assembly Line” on Jigsaw.

FIP World Title Match: Roderick Strong def. Jack Evans to retain
Evans matches his high flying, high octane offense with Strong’s hard hitting, backbreaker heavy style. And Strong definitely came out the best of it, he stretched Evans every which way possible and worked over the back, however the bendable, and not to mention resilient Evans fought back connecting with various spinning kicks as well as a standing corkscrew splash. Jack seemed to have the match in hand and after a flurry of close near falls he set Strong up for the Shining Ninja. Strong held onto Evans and span him around into a powerbomb position, from there he dropped Evans down across the knee. Strong dominated with yet more Backbreakers and would eventually call for the Gibson Driver. He lifted Evans but he balanced on the shoulders. Jack span around on them before dumping Strong on his head with a Reverse Frankensteiner. Jack ran to the ropes looking to follow up however Strong showed his fighting spirit popping off the mat and nailing Evans with a hard boot to the face of Evans. The pin that followed got a two count however the combination of the Gutbuster and Gibson Driver was enough to put Jack away.

Homicide def. Rocky Romero
Romero wanted nothing more than revenge here and it only pandered to Homicide. Romero tried to brawl with Cide’ and it did not bode well for him, the former World Champion beat Romero all around ringside driving him into the barricades as well as the ring post. Cide’ would soon lose control as he attempted a running knee in the corner, Romero capitalised putting Cide’ on top and connecting with the Diablo Arm Bar. Cide’ would not tap out on this occasion and despite the damaged arm Cide’ was still able to put Romero away with the lariat.

- After the match The BLK OUT hit the ring and began to beat down Romero along with Homicide. Reyes tried to make the save but the numbers game soon caught up to him, that was until … “Gimme back my Bullets” hit and The Briscoe’s hit the ring. They brawled with Ruckus and Joker on the floor which led to...

The Briscoe’s def. The BLK OUT
The Briscoe’s dominated the match almost completely however Ruckus and Joker both had their time to shine. They even came close to winning after the Razzle Dazzle, Cannonball Senton combination. The Briscoe’s soon made a comeback and after some very efficient double teaming they were able to put Joker away with the Springboard Doomsday Device.

- After the match Eddie Kingston made his ROH debut charging to the ring and attacking The Briscoe’s along with his BLK OUT team mates. Romero and Reyes who has stuck around to watch the tag match got involved in the fight and the 5 on 4 brawl spilled to ringside. Eventually the two rival teams made their way into the crowd and out of the building. It took the entire security staff and half the ROH locker room to finally separate them.

Intermission

- During the Intermission Homicide and The BLK OUT cut a promo in which they declared war on ROH. Cide’ claimed that ROH has been keeping him down even since he lost the ROH World Championship and know he’s going to take the title, and the company by force.

End Intermission

Nigel McGuinness vs. Jimmy Rave
This was a great showcase match with both men putting in good performances. MCGuinness was without a doubt the focus and it showed as he dominated large portions. Rave came close to winning on one or two occasions, once with a Spear/Ghanarhea combination however it was clear he would not be walking out with the win. And that was confirmed when McGuinness connected with the Jawbreaker Lariat.

ROH World Tag Team title match: Kotaro Suzuki and Ricky Marvin © def. BJ Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs to retain
Jacobs and Whitmer still seemed to be a little bit beaten up from their last encounter with Lacey’s angels however it did not seem to play a big part of this match as they gave their best effort against Marvin and Suzuki. But despite hitting several high impact moves such as an Exploder from the top rope, a devastating spear as well as the Doomsday Rana they could not seem to put Marvin nor Suzuki away. In the end it would be the Tag Team champions retaining after hitting a Doomsday Knee strike followed by a Gory neckbreaker from Suzuki. Marvin made the cover and got the three count.

Bryan Danielson def. Davey Richards
This was an epic battle, the rivalry between these two competitors continues here in bloody fashion. After several stiff kicks Davey managed to bust Danielson wide open. Richards would keep control for large portions and Danielson seemed to be content to let Davey wrestle the match his way, however Danielson soon picked up using varying holds such as the Crossface Chickenwing to wear Richards down. Danielson soon began to dominate and went to work on Richards in brutal fashion, he hit several Brutal elbow shots but Davey managed to reach the ropes avoiding referee stoppage. Davey would head to the floor where Danielson dumped him over the guard rail. Danielson followed up with a springboard suicide plancha before dragging Richards back into the ring. Davey would kick out of the pin that followed, and after a Northern Lights, and Regal Plex Davey still refused to give up. Danielson prepared to lock in the Cattle Mutilation but Davey fought it off, he would manage to work his way back up to a vertical base before switching behind. He hit a series of German Suplexes before applying the 14:59. Danielson was able to escape after minutes of torture, Davey pulled him back to his feet and lifted up onto the shoulders however Danielson drifted behind and took Davey to the mat. He locked in the Cattle Mutilation, and once again Richards tried to force his way out of. He got to a seated position however Danielson hit him with repeated elbow strikes to finally take the match via ref stoppage.

ROH World Title Match: Delirious © def. Austin Aries to retain
This was a gruelling match that saw plenty of near falls. Aries had his ribs tapped up after taking the Super Gibson Driver the previous night, this presented a target for Delirious and the champion didn’t waste any time going to work on them. He used submissions, strikes and even biting to do damage, this sufficiently weakened Aries and would lead to Delirious hitting a Panic Attack and later the Bizzaro Driver, however Aries kicked out time and time again. He would make several comebacks throughout and would eventually find his stride hitting the slingshot corkscrew splash followed by a lionsault. Aries would come close to hitting his signature high impact sequence but Delirious performed a knee strike to escape the brainbuster. He would drop toe hold Aries into the turnbuckles before attempting the Shadows over Hell. Aries evaded it and would go onto hit Delirious with a roaring elbow. After a very close two count Aries would ascend the turnbuckles looking for the 450, Delirious got the knees up and Aries collided sickeningly with them. Delirious applied the Cobra Stretch making sure to wrench as far back as possible doing more damage to the ribs and back. Aries would tap and Delirious would retain the title.

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ROH Newswire

September 24th: Steen and Generico successfully defended the CHIKARA Campeones de Parejas over the weekend, defeating the 2.0 (Jagged and Shane Matthews). El Generico and Kevin Steen will once again face Quackenbush and a partner of his choosing sometime in the near future on a Ring of Honor show.

September 24th: With the standards of ROH talent continuously growing several RPH wrestler have gotten lost in the shuffle. As such three ROH regulars have opted to leave the company pastures new. Adam Pearce, Shane Hagadorn and Pelle Primeau are amongst these wrestlers.


Ring of Honor
Survival of the Fittest
October 6t , 2007- 8:00 pm belltime
Montgomery county Fair Grounds
1043 S Main St
Dayton, OH 45409

Tickets are available at www.rohwrestling.com or www.Tickets.com as well as calling 215-781-2500.

Current Line Up:

Survival of the Fittest with Matt Sydal, Mike Quackenbush and more!

Nigel McGuinness and ? vs. Bryan Danielson and Jimmy Rave

Fight without Honor: The Briscoe’s vs. The BLK OUT (Kingston and Ruckus)


September 24th: Survival of the Fittest is approaching and already confirmed for the one night endurance tournament are Mike Quackenbush. Quack has officially been entered after two impressive matches against Matt Sydal and Davey Richards. For similar reasons Matt Sydal has also been added.

September 24th: Nigel McGuinness continues his build up for a showdown with Pro Wrestling Noah’s Takeshi Morishima. Morishima attacked Nigel in Japan and the pair are expected to square off when Morishima returns to ROH in October. Until then Nigel will have to deal with Jimmy Rave and Bryan Danielson.

September 24th: The Briscoe’s along with Rocky Romero, and Ricky Reyes will do battle with Homicide’s BLK OUT at Tag Wars II in an 8 man tag team match, with no disqualifications. As we continue the road to Tag Wars Jay and Mark will square off against Eddie Kingston and Ruckus in a Fight without Honor.


Also in attendance: Jimmy Jacobs, Brent Albright, ROH world Champion Delirious and ROH World Tag Team Champions Kotaro Suzuki and Ricky Marvin.

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ROH: Survival of the Fittest 2007 (Dayton, Ohio)

- Before the show Kotaro Suzuki and Ricky Marvin announced they were in the Survival of the Fittest Tournament, in a predominantly Japanese and Spanish promo.

- Kevin Steen also announced entry into the tournament along with partner El Generico.

- Austin Aries also cut a pre-show promo, he said he has missed out on winning Survival of the Fittest on several different occasions. He claimed tonight will be the last time he enters the tournament, and tonight he guarantees victory.

First Round Match: Kotaro Suzuki def. El Generico.
In the first of these Survival of the Fittest time limit matches Suzuki took victory in just under twelve minutes with the Gory Neckbreaker. Generico had plenty of near falls towards but was eventually overcome by one half of the ROH Tag Team Champions. ( ***)

First Round Match: Matt Sydal def. Jigsaw.
Jigsaw looked impressive in this match and came close to scoring victory with the Jig n’ tonic until Sydal reversed into in to a rollup. Sydal would be the one who came out victorious hitting the Shooting Sydal Press after a flurry of offence. This did not go far past the 10 minute mark but was impressive nonetheless. (*** ½)

First Round Match: Roderick Strong def. B.J Whitmer.
Despite Whitmer’s renewed connection with the crowd he lost them during this match and received several “boring” chants from the crowd. Strong was the saving grace and managed to work a decent strong style match out of Whitmer. However it peaked to early and the fans lost interest towards the end. Strong mercifully finished it off towards the 15 minute mark. (**)

The Briscoe’s def. The BLK OUT (Eddie Kingston and Ruckus).
A hell of a brawl, the spot of the match was without a doubt a Mark Briscoe’s shooting star press from the turnbuckles into the first row. Kingston and Ruckus got plenty of offense in and looked like they belonged in there with The Briscoe’s. Jay and Mark picked up the victory in an early match of the night contender after connecting with a Leg Drop/Cut Throat Driver Combination. (*** ¾)

-After the match Homicide and the remaining BLK OUT members hit the ring. They bloodied the Briscoe’s with barb wire as well as Homicide’s Ghetto Fork. Joker who was without his usual face paint smeared Jay Briscoe’s blood across his face before throwing him to the floor. Meanwhile the other BLK OUT members hand cuffed Mark to the ropes where they continued their attack with a steel chair. Homicide cut a promo saying that the BLK OUT and he will be the end of Ring of Honor.

--Intermission--

- During intermission Tyler Black defeated Dave Crist of Irish Airborne. It was said to be a pretty fun fast paced match.

- Lacey cut a promo saying that Lacey’s Angles member Brent Albright would win the Survival of the Fittest tournament.

- The Briscoe’s declared war on the BLK OUT.

--End Intermission--

First Round Match: Ricky Marvin def. Kevin Steen.
Steen ran his mouth before the match got underway, telling partner El Generico to watch and see how a real man takes care of things. It would come back to haunt him as Marvin rolled him up within seven minutes to take the victory. Despite the ending and the somewhat miss matches styles the fans seemed to enjoy it. (**)

First Round Match: Jimmy Jacobs vs. Brent Albright.
Very heated match and the fans eat it up. Jacobs played the underdog role very well and also taunted Lacey with a slightly edited version of the Ballad of Lacey, which the fans also enjoyed. Albright looked great as always hitting some signature moves, he looked to have Jacobs finished off at around 13 minutes with the Half Nelson Suplex however Jacobs kicked out. Jacobs hit the Contra Code minutes later to advance. (***)

First Round Match: Mike Quackenbush def. Austin Aries.
This was the money match and it showed as the fans were almost delirious before it got under way. Quack and Aries did not disappoint with a great showcase match here. Some great mat work, some amazing high flying moves and an exciting conclusion, this match seemingly had it all and was topped off with Quackenbush’s biggest win to date. Aries was eventually put away with the Q.D 3 followed by the CHIKARA Special submission hold. (*** 3/4)

Bryan Danielson and Jimmy Rave def. Nigel McGuinness.
The fans were treated to another installment of the Richards/Danielson and Rave rivalry and they certainly wouldn’t have been disappointed with this. Lots of hard hitting action with a very puro feel to it, the drama picked up at exactly the right time and it continued until the end. Eventually Richards was rendered unconscious with Danielson’s MMA elbow strikes. (***)

Survival of the Fittest Final: Mike Quackenbush def. Jimmy Jacobs, Ricky Marvin, Kotaro Suzuki, Roderick Strong and Matt Sydal.
Very exciting match up from start to finish. Quackenbush looked strong throughout and stood toe to toe with all of his opponents. It came down to him and Ricky Marvin and in the end Quack forced Marvin to tap out to the CHIKARA special. Quackenbush will now receive a one on one title match with Delirious.

The order of the elimination was somewhat surprising to the Dayton crowd as ROH veteran Roderick Strong was the first to be eliminated.

Order of Elimination:

1) Roderick Strong via pinfall (eliminated by Jacobs)
2) Kotaro Suzuki via submission (eliminated by Jacobs)
3) Matt Sydal via pinfall (eliminated by Quackenbush)
4) Jimmy Jacobs via pinfall (eliminated by Marvin)
5) Ricky Marvin via submission (eliminated by Quackenbush)

(*** ¾)

--Overall Thoughts--
Nothing particular spectacular on this show, Austin Aries vs. Mike Quackenbush is worth a watch but given more time it could have been better. The restrictions of the tournament brought down one or two matches but overall it was a solid wrestling show with some nice angle advancement (Briscoe’s/BLK OUT).