ROH Night of Champions
ROH Night of Champions (3/22/2003)- Philadelphia, PA
PROPHECY PROMO- Great. Set things up well for later.
FOUR CORNER SURVIVAL MATCH: Alex Arion vs. BJ Whitmer vs. Matt Stryker vs. Dixie (w/Hi-Jinks & Lit of Special K)- 5.75/10
TAG TEAM SCRAMBLE MATCH: The S.A.T. & QUIET STORM vs. SPECIAL K (w/Mikey Whipwreck)- 5/10- spotfest. Good aftermath, too. Where does Gabe find these extremely large black men (and more importantly, where does he find all of these extremely large suits to fit them).
THE BACKSEAT BOYZ vs. THE RING CREW EXPRESS- 6/10. Not any better than the opener technically, but in terms of emotion, it was great! Dunn and Marcos eat, breathe, and sleep pure, unadulterated babyface! They are great underdogs. It is impossible not to root for these guys! Like two AJ Lee's, but with less interesting characters and less breasts. The Backseat Boyz were a perfect choice of opponent for them.
MATCH FOR THE FWA TITLE, THE VACANT ROH #1 CONTENDER’S TROPHY, & IF DOUG WILLIAMS WINS, HE WILL BE ALLOWED TO SHAKE HANDS IN ROH AGAIN: Christopher Daniels(c) (w/Allison Danger) vs. Doug Williams- 8/10!
CW Anderson gets into an argument with a fan who we now recognize as Julius Smokes. J-Train and his friend are taken away be security, but get jumped by Jack Victory & Guillotine LeGrande, who toss them towards the ring and , with The Group, beat them down. This brings out Homicide & Da Hit Squad, leading to…
DA HIT SQUAD & HOMICIDE vs. THE GROUP (Samoa Joe, CW Anderson, & Jack Victory) (w/Simply Luscious & Guillotine LeGrande)- NO RATING- good segment.
MACE & HOTSTUFF HERNANDEZ vs. THE CARNAGE CREW- 5/10
ROH TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: AJ Styles & Amazing Red(c) (w/Alexis Lareee) vs. The Briscoe Brothers- 8/10! And at this time, AJ was the only one of these guys over 21!
LOW KI vs. JODY FLEISCH- 8/10 Hard hitting, high-flying AWESOMENESS.
Why CM Punk is awesome: Exhibit #437:
CM Punk to a fan who was flipping him off: “Is that how many friends you have? One? Or is that your sperm count? That’s a real nice goatee you have there. I’ll bet it makes a perfect target for your boyfriend”- CM Punk is AWESOME!
FREAKIN’ AWESOME pre-match promo by Punk!
CM PUNK & ACE STEEL vs. COLT CABANA & RAVEN- 7/10 Interesting post-match stuff, but confusing. It made me rethink who the babyface is, and who the heel is.
HOMICIDE, JULIUS SMOKES, & LOW KI BACKSTAGE- Great!
ROH TITLE MATCH: Xavier(c) vs. SAMOA JOE- 7/10. Just barely acceptable for a main event.
RAVEN PROMO- pretty good.
DANIELS PROMO- pretty good
Overall, this was a very good show, with everything being at least 5/10, and a bunch of matches over 7/10.
PROPHECY PROMO- Great. Set things up well for later.
FOUR CORNER SURVIVAL MATCH: Alex Arion vs. BJ Whitmer vs. Matt Stryker vs. Dixie (w/Hi-Jinks & Lit of Special K)- 5.75/10
TAG TEAM SCRAMBLE MATCH: The S.A.T. & QUIET STORM vs. SPECIAL K (w/Mikey Whipwreck)- 5/10- spotfest. Good aftermath, too. Where does Gabe find these extremely large black men (and more importantly, where does he find all of these extremely large suits to fit them).
THE BACKSEAT BOYZ vs. THE RING CREW EXPRESS- 6/10. Not any better than the opener technically, but in terms of emotion, it was great! Dunn and Marcos eat, breathe, and sleep pure, unadulterated babyface! They are great underdogs. It is impossible not to root for these guys! Like two AJ Lee's, but with less interesting characters and less breasts. The Backseat Boyz were a perfect choice of opponent for them.
MATCH FOR THE FWA TITLE, THE VACANT ROH #1 CONTENDER’S TROPHY, & IF DOUG WILLIAMS WINS, HE WILL BE ALLOWED TO SHAKE HANDS IN ROH AGAIN: Christopher Daniels(c) (w/Allison Danger) vs. Doug Williams- 8/10!
CW Anderson gets into an argument with a fan who we now recognize as Julius Smokes. J-Train and his friend are taken away be security, but get jumped by Jack Victory & Guillotine LeGrande, who toss them towards the ring and , with The Group, beat them down. This brings out Homicide & Da Hit Squad, leading to…
DA HIT SQUAD & HOMICIDE vs. THE GROUP (Samoa Joe, CW Anderson, & Jack Victory) (w/Simply Luscious & Guillotine LeGrande)- NO RATING- good segment.
MACE & HOTSTUFF HERNANDEZ vs. THE CARNAGE CREW- 5/10
ROH TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: AJ Styles & Amazing Red(c) (w/Alexis Lareee) vs. The Briscoe Brothers- 8/10! And at this time, AJ was the only one of these guys over 21!
LOW KI vs. JODY FLEISCH- 8/10 Hard hitting, high-flying AWESOMENESS.
Why CM Punk is awesome: Exhibit #437:
CM Punk to a fan who was flipping him off: “Is that how many friends you have? One? Or is that your sperm count? That’s a real nice goatee you have there. I’ll bet it makes a perfect target for your boyfriend”- CM Punk is AWESOME!
FREAKIN’ AWESOME pre-match promo by Punk!
CM PUNK & ACE STEEL vs. COLT CABANA & RAVEN- 7/10 Interesting post-match stuff, but confusing. It made me rethink who the babyface is, and who the heel is.
HOMICIDE, JULIUS SMOKES, & LOW KI BACKSTAGE- Great!
ROH TITLE MATCH: Xavier(c) vs. SAMOA JOE- 7/10. Just barely acceptable for a main event.
RAVEN PROMO- pretty good.
DANIELS PROMO- pretty good
Overall, this was a very good show, with everything being at least 5/10, and a bunch of matches over 7/10.