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Csonka’s ROH TV Review 9.21.16

September 22, 2016 | Posted by Larry Csonka
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Csonka’s ROH TV Review 9.21.16  

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Csonka’s ROH TV Review 9.21.16

OFFICIAL RESULTS
– Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa defeated Rhett Titus and Kenny King @ 9:05 via pin []
– Shane Taylor and Keith Lee defeated Ken Phoenix and Ricardo Rojas @ 1:40 via pin [NR]
– Hanson and Raymond Rowe vs. Keith Lee and Shane Taylor went to a no contest @ 4:30 [**]
– Kamaitachi, Christopher Daniels, and Frankie Kazarian defeated Kazuchika Okada, Trent Baretta, and Rocky Romero @ 13:00 via pin [***]


– Steve Corino is back on commentary after his one-year suspension.

Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa vs. Rhett Titus and Kenny King w/Caprice Coleman: Tonga and Titus started off, working a bland back and forth open. Tonga did his wacky rope running spot and seemed to actually confuse Titus. Loa tagged in, he scored with a slam and leg drop and then King tagged in. Titus got in a cheap shot on Loa, allowing King to hit the Savage stunner off the ropes and we took a commercial break. Post break, Loa hit a backdrop suplex and tagged in Tonga. He missed a corner slash King in and took out Loa and hit an atomic drop and a spinebuster for 2. King and Titus worked double teams, Loa in and it broke down. They brawled and this just has zero energy from the work and the crowd doesn’t care. King hit a slingshot plancha, and back in the ring Tonga fought both of them off showing fire for the first time in the match. He and Loa hit the neck breaker/powerbomb combo for 2. Tonga was sent to the floor, Coleman tried to get involved but was tossed onto King. Guerrilla warfare finished Titus. This featured no energy, lethargic work and felt like it went 30-mnutes. It wasn’t good.

– Post match Coleman ranted about finishing their work and Bullet Club not belonging here.

– We get highlights of Naito and EVIL bailing on Lethal last week, setting up their PPV match.

– Shane Taylor tells a story of Rowe training him and said they ran the streets together. But Rowe left for Texas and formed War Machine, and left Lee alone with the enemies they created. He buried them all and is now after Rowe.

Shane Taylor and Keith Lee defeated Ken Phoenix and Ricardo Rojas: Phoenix threw some dropkicks, which only angered the big men. Rojas is in and he got destroyed. Corner clothesline to Phoenix, powerbomb and splash combo connects and that is all. Squash.

– Taylor cuts a promo on War Machine and says they are too stupid to stay down, and calls them out. War Machine arrives, says they aren’t dead and that was a mistake, and we’re getting another match.

Hanson and Raymond Rowe vs. Keith Lee and Shane Taylor: This is an official HOSS DIVISION match. Taylor and Rowe beat the hell out of each other, with Lee and Taylor taking control early. Rowe tried to fire back, but the big men kept control. Rowe eventually hit a desperation superman punch and Hanson got the hot tag. He ran wild with rights and corner splashes, and then hit the big powerslam. Taylor cut him off, but ate a dropkick from Rowe as it broke down. We got clotheslines and suplexes and then a DVD into a powerslam by Taylor. It came down to Rowe vs. Lee, Rowe hit the knee and then Taylor used a chair, so did Hanson and we got a big brawl. This is a no contest. Taylor and Lee set up chairs in the ring and then they powerbombed Rowe through them. The match was fine, but the post match was better. I don’t mind the no contest here as they are building to the big blow off match and have done well setting the story.

– Matt Taven is out for commentary. Taven says that “The Kingdom” will be part of the six-man tag team tournament, but did not reveal who his partners will be.

Kamaitachi, Christopher Daniels, and Frankie Kazarian vs. Kazuchika Okada, Trent Barreta, and Rocky Romero: Kamaitachi and Romero to start, Kamaitachi talked shit and demanded that Okada start the match. Okada agreed, and Kamaitachi attacked and mocked Okada a bit. Okada then fought back, took out Daniels, Kamaitachi and Kaz and then posed. Okada hit the slingshot senton on Kaz, and we then went to a commercial break. Post break, Romero was hitting forever clothesline on Kaz, Daniels cut him off but then he ate clotheslines. Barreta tagged in and Daniels bailed. Barreta tossed Kamaitachi to the floor and then hit a dive onto Daniels and Kamaitachi. Back in the ring, and Barreta stomped n Daniels’ face. Daniels tried to beg off, Kaz then tripped up Baretta and Daniels took the heat before tagging out to Kamaitachi. Kamaitachi controlled with a basement dropkick, but Okada broke up the pin. Daniels distracted the ref as Kamaitachi and Kaz double-teamed Barreta. Kamaitachi and the Addiction worked quick tags, isolating Barreta in their corner. The Addiction worked a series of double teams and we took another commercial break. After the break, Barreta made a comeback and got the tag to k Okada. He ran wild, leveled Daniels with an uppercut and got a near fall. The elbow drop and rainmaker pose followed. He called for the rainmaker, but Kaz cut it off and tagged Romero in. Romero got to run wild with Barreta, they hit a dropkick combo and Okada hit a neck breaker, but Kamaitachi made the save as it broke down. Double knees to Kaz by Romero and Barreta, Romero hit a dive onto Kamaitachi RPG looked for strong zero but Daniels made the save. Kaz countered sliced bread and the Addiction finished Romero with the best Meltzer ever. This was an overall good main event, with some fun stuff down the stretch, but nothing you have to see.

– End scene.

– Thanks for reading.

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“Byyyyyyyyyyyyyye Felicia.”

5.5
The final score: review Not So Good
The 411
An overall weak edition of ROH TV, with nothing must see and not much PPV build to be found.
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