ROH Crowning A Champion
ROH Crowning A Champion (7/27/2002)- Philadelphia, PA
LOW KI PROMO- awesome
STEVE CORINO & SIMPLY LUCIOUS PROMO- great
SEGMENT WITH THE NATURAL BORN SINNERS, JAMES MARITATO, & TONY MAMALUKE-
Great!
TONY MAMALUKE vs. JEREMY LOPEZ- 5.75/10
PRINCE NAN & JACOBS LADDER vs. JOEY YORK & CHRISTIAN MATTHEWS (w/Alexis Laree)- 2/10
The match wasn’t very good, but Nana’s pre-match promo and the commentator’s debate over whether he was actually hurt made this fun. I particularly loved Corino’s exclamation of surprise â€"You mean [Cowboy Bob] Orton wasn’t hurt either?!â€
WINNER OF THE FALL GETS AN ROH CONTRACT: Paul London & Don Juan vs. Michael Shane & Bio Hazard- 4.25/10
A short match, but a very well executed simultaneous pin spot. GREAT post-match segment, too.
DIVINE STORM vs. DA HIT SQUAD- 3.25/10
LOW KI & XAVIER SEGMENT- hmm… this seems small and innocuous. I doubt it will lead to anything important.
JAMES MARITATO vs. JAY BRISCOE- 5.25/10
CHRISTOPHER DANIELS PROMO- a bit over the top… but still great.
DOUG WILLIAMS PROMO- AWESOME
BUNKHOUSE MATCH: The Carnage Crew vs. The Natural Born Sinners- 6/10
Violent and brutal. This really helped get this over as a real feud.
SPANKY PROMO- AMAZING!
THE CARNAGE CREW & DUNN & MARCOS BACKSTAGE- good
THREE WAY ELIMINATION MATCH FOR THE NWA-TNA X-DIVISION TITLE MATCH: AJ Styles(c) vs. David Young vs. Adam Jacobs- 6/10
Quick, but full of action.
RUDY BOY GONZALEZ PROMO- not good. Rudy having one of his students face Dragon instead of him felt very heelish.
RANDOM STUFF WITH SLUGGER CHOKESLAMMING PEOPLE- random
IF SCOOT LOSES, HE VOWS TO LEAVE ROH: Scoot Andrews vs. Xavier- why would you clip this match? It is the blow-off to an angle you have been building to since the first show!
SIXTY MINUTE IRON-MAN MATCH TO CROWN THE FIRST-EVER ROH CHAMPION: Low Ki vs. Doug Williams vs. Spanky vs. Christopher Daniels- 9.5/10
Absolutely amazing storytelling here!
BONUS MATCH:
ICW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH: Low Ki(c) vs. Eddie Guerrero- 7.25/10
Overall, this was a one-match show, but that match is extremely awesome and extremely important.
LOW KI PROMO- awesome
STEVE CORINO & SIMPLY LUCIOUS PROMO- great
SEGMENT WITH THE NATURAL BORN SINNERS, JAMES MARITATO, & TONY MAMALUKE-
Great!
TONY MAMALUKE vs. JEREMY LOPEZ- 5.75/10
PRINCE NAN & JACOBS LADDER vs. JOEY YORK & CHRISTIAN MATTHEWS (w/Alexis Laree)- 2/10
The match wasn’t very good, but Nana’s pre-match promo and the commentator’s debate over whether he was actually hurt made this fun. I particularly loved Corino’s exclamation of surprise â€"You mean [Cowboy Bob] Orton wasn’t hurt either?!â€
WINNER OF THE FALL GETS AN ROH CONTRACT: Paul London & Don Juan vs. Michael Shane & Bio Hazard- 4.25/10
A short match, but a very well executed simultaneous pin spot. GREAT post-match segment, too.
DIVINE STORM vs. DA HIT SQUAD- 3.25/10
LOW KI & XAVIER SEGMENT- hmm… this seems small and innocuous. I doubt it will lead to anything important.
JAMES MARITATO vs. JAY BRISCOE- 5.25/10
CHRISTOPHER DANIELS PROMO- a bit over the top… but still great.
DOUG WILLIAMS PROMO- AWESOME
BUNKHOUSE MATCH: The Carnage Crew vs. The Natural Born Sinners- 6/10
Violent and brutal. This really helped get this over as a real feud.
SPANKY PROMO- AMAZING!
THE CARNAGE CREW & DUNN & MARCOS BACKSTAGE- good
THREE WAY ELIMINATION MATCH FOR THE NWA-TNA X-DIVISION TITLE MATCH: AJ Styles(c) vs. David Young vs. Adam Jacobs- 6/10
Quick, but full of action.
RUDY BOY GONZALEZ PROMO- not good. Rudy having one of his students face Dragon instead of him felt very heelish.
RANDOM STUFF WITH SLUGGER CHOKESLAMMING PEOPLE- random
IF SCOOT LOSES, HE VOWS TO LEAVE ROH: Scoot Andrews vs. Xavier- why would you clip this match? It is the blow-off to an angle you have been building to since the first show!
SIXTY MINUTE IRON-MAN MATCH TO CROWN THE FIRST-EVER ROH CHAMPION: Low Ki vs. Doug Williams vs. Spanky vs. Christopher Daniels- 9.5/10
Absolutely amazing storytelling here!
BONUS MATCH:
ICW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH: Low Ki(c) vs. Eddie Guerrero- 7.25/10
Overall, this was a one-match show, but that match is extremely awesome and extremely important.