ROH Third Anniversary Celebration Part 2

ROH Third Anniversary Celebration Part 2ROH Third Anniversary Celebration Part 2

By Big Red Machine
From February 25, 2005
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ROH Third Anniversary Celebration Part 2 (2/25/2005)- Dayton, OH

HOMICIDE PROMO- decent. Allison Danger is a crazy-woman.

MATT SYDAL & FAST EDDIE vs. THE RING CREW EXPRESS (Dunn & Marcos)- 4.25/10
Decent aftermath

DAN MAFF PROMO- Good words, the delivery was just plain creepy.

PUMA vs. HOMICIDE (w/Julius Smokes)- 6/10
The aftermath here wasn't good. Dragon and Cide aren't allowed to fight, so guys from the locker room come out to him back... but no one is interested in stomping Cide and Smokes from beating on PUMA, which is the reason that Dragon came out in the first place.

COLT CABANA vs. NIGEL MCGUINNESS-5.5/10

JAMES GIBSON & SPANKY BACKSTAGE- this segment all but broke kayfabe, which really pissed me off.

ROH WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer(c) vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Delirious- 5.75/10
Actually made you think that Jimmy and Delirious might win, then made Maff & Whitmer look like beasts.

JAMES GIBSON vs. SPANKY- 8/10
An awesome debut for Gibson

CM PUNK PROMO- okay

FOUR CORNER SURVIVAL MATCH: Lacey vs. Daizee Haze vs. Allison Danger vs. Tracy Brooks- 4.75/10
Short, but full of lots of high-impact stuff. Very good for the time it was given.

ALEX SHELLEY vs. CM PUNK (w/Davey Andrews)- 8/10
Just plain awesome storytelling. Good aftermath, too. Shelley's attempt at redemption was a great angle.

SAMOA JOE & BRYAN DANIELSON vs. AUSTIN ARIES & JACK EVANS- 6.75/10
I can think of only two ways that Jack Evans' body can possibly bend in the ways that it is bent in this match: Either he is secretly Mr. Fantastic, or his mom got knocked up by a slinky. Whichever you find more plausible. They spent way too much of this match goofing around with Jack Evans, IMO. After the match, Cide and Dragon brawl.

AJ STYLES vs. JIMMY RAVE (w/The Embassy)- 8.5/10
AWESOME match, and GREAT heat on Rave. At the end of the match, I actually shouted "F*ck you, Jimmy Rave. I Hope you die in a ditch!" at my TV. The aftermath was good.

DRAGON AND CIDE ARE STILL FIGHTING- okay segment, but commentary just made it seem very lame.

GOOD TIMES, GREAT MEMORIES WITH SPECIAL GUEST NIGEL MCGUINNESS- okay

Overall, an awesome show from ROH. Definitely recommended.

STUPID ANNOUNCER QUOTES:
1. Gabe (in the middle of a rant trashing the politics in WWE and restraints put on the wrestlers there) "You wouldn't see this stuff on Smackdown. This doesn't draw ratings. This is just great wrestling." Facepalm.

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