BRM Reviews ROH No Escape

[Big Red Machine]

ROH No Escape (7/9/2011)- Charlotte, NC

ANDY RIDGE PROMO- okay

MIKE BENNETT PROMO- decent

ANDY RIDGE vs. MIKE BENNETT- 4/10

EACH MAN’S TAG TEAM PARTNER IS HANDCUFFED TO THE RINGPOST: Kenny King vs. Mark Briscoe- 6/10

I have always hated this gimmick for the following simple reason: If you really want to stop the other guys from interfering, why are you handcuffing them RIGHT NEXT TO THE RING? Why not handcuff each one to a radiator in the back where they are not WITHIN ARM’S REACH OF THE RING?

EACH MAN’S TAG TEAM PARTNER IS HANDCUFFED TO THE RINGPOST: Rhett Titus vs. Jay Briscoe- no rating. Okay segment. Jay frees Mark and they beat Rhett down. Jay takes his belt off and whips Rhett with it, leading to a chant of “PULL YOUR PANTS UP!” After a while, Haas and Benjamin come out to make the save.

FUTURE SHOCK PROMO- good

DAVEY RICHARDS PROMO- as if we thought the Wolves would ever go soft on anybody

THE AMERICAN WOLVES vs. ADAM COLE & KYLE O’REILLY- 8.75/10
An awesome match with an interesting finish, which came off well.

COLEMAN ALEXANDER PROMO- okay

TRUTH MARTINI PROMO- eh

CAPRICE COLEMAN & CEDRIC ALEXANDER vs. CHASE OWENS & MICHAEL ELGIN (w/Truth Martini)- 6.25/10

COLT CABANA vs. CHRIS HERO (w/Shane Hagadorn)- 7/10
I liked seeing Hero go back to the cravate-based stuff.

SHELTON BENJAMIN PROMO- good

THE BRAVADO BROTHERS vs. WRESTLING’S GREATEST TAG TEAM- 3.5/10
Short, and never made you think the Bravados had anything close to a chance.

BRISCOES AND WGTT BRAWL- okay

STEEL CAGE MATCH: Roderick Strong vs. El Generico- 8/10
Awesome match. Both guys looked tough. I popped huge when Truth Martini got what he deserved

Overall, a very good show from ROH, but is entirely skippable, storyline-wise.