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Csonka’s ROH TV Review 4.27.16

April 27, 2016 | Posted by Larry Csonka
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Csonka’s ROH TV Review 4.27.16  

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ROH TV 4.27.16

OFFICIAL RESULTS
– Jay Lethal & Tetsuya Naito defeated Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI @ 12:56 via pin [**¾]
– KUSHIDA defeated Kazarian @ 9:47 via submission [**½]
– Kenny Omega, Matt & Nick Jackson defeated Kyle O’Reilly, Bobby Fish & Katsuyori Shibata @ 10:16 via pin [***½]


– Matches come from the ROH Honor Rising Night One, which took place on February 19th. It seems a bit silly to be airing them now, here are my review from when they aired.

Jay Lethal & Tetsuya Naito defeated Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI: I didn’t realize it until today, but The House of Truth and Los Ingobernables joining forces were everything I needed in life. This was largely solid and improved as it went on, but wasn’t quite as good as the last few matches. Okada and Lethal has some very good exchanges, and it was very interesting to see the crowd take to Lethal and even cheer for him with some enthusiasm. Okada ate a shot from the Book of Teeth and Lethal scored the win with the Lethal Injection on YOSHI-HASHI. Naito then spent some time reading through the Book of Truth; this was completely fascinating heel unity and was enjoyable.

KUSHIDA defeated Kazarian: I am not sure if Kaz was having an off night, or if he is finally slowing down, but this match was nowhere near as good as I had hoped. I felt they worked ok together, but the match really never got into a smooth flow or developed a rhythm. Kaz was a late replacement for Adam Cole (BAY BAY) but at age 38, he seems to be slowing more than Daniels, and is really best set for tag matches these days. KUSHIDA looked as if he had to hold back and slow things down here too much, which also hurt the match. KUSHIDA won with the hoverboard lock in a match that ended up being fine, but also a disappointment.

Kenny Omega, Matt & Nick Jackson defeated Kyle O’Reilly, Bobby Fish & Katsuyori Shibata: Shibata teaming with reDRagon felt a bit odd, but was also a cool teaming to face off with the Elite of the Bullet Club; it was a total clash of styles in the best way possible. The over the top sports entertainers vs. the MMA lads, and it worked and delivered the best match on the show to this point. The Bucks and reDRagon work so well together, and again did so here while Omega worked well with everyone and is really feeling like a star. I am so glad to see that because with Styles and Nakamura gone, he simply has to come off that way. Omega and Shibata came off as very interesting, and will likely be a major feud down the line. Omega scored the win with the one winged angle on O’Reilly, which was the right finish as they need to stay all in with Omega. Your enjoyment here all depends on how much you like the Bucks and Omega, as I can understand why some will not enjoy this all that much.

* End scene.

* Thanks for reading.

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“Byyyyyyyyyyyyyye Felicia.”

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I really do not see the value in re-airing matches from these shows at this time. I guess they think they may be a hook for the Global Wars shows and PPV, but I still feel they would have been better utilized being intermingled into the regular weekly product.
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