BRM Reviews ROH Survival Of The Fittest 2005

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ROH Survival Of The Fittest 2005 (9/24/2005)- Dorchester, MA

AUSTIN ARIES & RODERICK STRONG PROMOS- good

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST QUALIFYING MATCH: Sal Rinauro vs. Jay Lethal- 5.25/10

LACEY PROMO- okay

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST QUALIFYING MATCH: Colt Cabana vs. Ricky Reyes-

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST QUALIFYING MATCH: Roderick Strong vs. Jerrelle Clark- 6/10

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST QUALIFYING MATCH: Austin Aries vs. Jimmy Rave (w/The Embassy)- 5.75/10
It felt like they did a bit too much for a match that was going to have the finish that they did.

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST QUALIFYING MATCH: Samoa Joe vs. Milano Collection AT- 7/10.
Impressive debut for Milano Collection AT

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST QUALIFYING MATCH: James Gibson vs. Christopher Daniels- 7.25/10

MORE JADE CHUNG ABUSE- in hindsight, this set up for Jade to turn on Nana, so this segment wasn’t just gratuitous abuse (in the booking sense).

ROH PURE TITLE MATCH: Nigel McGuinness(c) vs. BJ Whitmer- 5.25/10
There is no way in the hell that the referee could possibly have not seen Nigel using the ropes.

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST 6 MAN ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT FINALS- 8.75/10
A great match with great storytelling.

PROMO BY THE WINNER- very good.

Overall, a pretty good show from ROH. The quality of SOTF shows is usually determined almost solely based on the tournament finals, and this one was definitely worth buying.