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Csonka Reviews This Week’s ROH Free Matches
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Csonka Reviews This Week’s Free ROH Matches
OFFICIAL RESULTS
– Kelly Klein defeated Deonna Purrazzo @ 8:20 via pin [**¾]
– Vinny Marseglia defeated Shaheem Ali @ 6:35 via pin [**¾]
– Deonna Purrazzo defeated Mandy Leon, Jenny Rose, and Faye Jackson @ 5:20 via submission [**]
– Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Jushin Liger, Mark Briscoe and Jay Lethal @ 13:00 via pin [***]
Deonna Purrazzo vs. Kelly Klein: Klein refuses the handshake, and is undefeated in WOH competition. They work some back and forth, with Purrazzo looking to work the arm early and set up the arm bar. Klein cuts her off with knee strikes, works some ground and pound and covers for 2. Klein then repeatedly slams Purrazzo to the buckles, easily keeping control and again covering for 2. Klein then lays in knee strikes from a front facelock position, but Purrazzo fires up with forearms. Klein then follows with rights and then hits a code breaker. The sack of shit slam follows, and she slaps around Purrazzo a bit. Purrazzo fires back, but Klein works more knee strikes. Purrazzo works a sleeper, but Klein takes her to the corner to break. She follows with strikes, a knee and clotheslines for 2.Klein fights off the suplex, and follows with a DDT for the near fall. Klein lays in more forearms and knee strikes, and then they trade forearms center ring. Chops by Purrazzo followed, and then the kick drops Klein. Klein answers back with a kick, and covers for 2, pulling Purrazzo up before 3. Purrazzo escapes a slam; works for the arm bar but Klein hits the ref in the struggle to escape. Purrazzo locks in the arm bar, and Klein taps but there is no ref. Purrazzo is pissed at the ref, argues and Klein hits the northern lights suplex and bridge for the win. Kelly Klein defeated Deonna Purrazzo @ 8:20 via pin [**¾] Pretty good match here, Klein plays the dominant figure really well, but is starting to show weakness as her overconfidence almost cost her and she had to resort to nefarious means to remain undefeated.
Shaheem Ali vs. Vinny Marseglia: Marseglia is a former ROH six-man tag team champion as part of the Kingdom. Ali is part of an undercard tag team (Coast to Coast) with Leon St. Giovanni. Taven is out with Marseglia. Marseglia plays bully early, shoving Ali around and basically disrespecting him. Ali picks up the pace, works some fun counters and connects with dropkicks. Taven gets involved, allowing Marseglia to take control. Marseglia slaps around Ali some more, and then hits a running kick and covers for 2. Marseglia then follows with rights, talks to Taven and that allows Ali to fight back. Marseglia cuts him off with a bicycle kick and corner clotheslines. Marseglia connects with the side effect follows for 2. Marseglia takes some time to celebrate with Taven, but Ali hits the back elbow and then a big clothesline and side kick. Ali then hits a gut wrench into a sitout powerbomb for a near fall. Ali hits the corner charge, but then misses the coast-to-coast dropkick; Marseglia hits the swanton for the win. Vinny Marseglia defeated Shaheem Ali @ 6:35 via pin [**¾] Another pretty good match, Ali can be fun but at this time, there’s just no substance to his character, he’s just “a fun performer.” Marseglia is good in his role, but I’m not sure he has a ton of upside as part of the Kingdom or with how ROH books.
Mandy Leon vs. Deonna Purrazzo vs. Jenny Rose vs. Faye Jackson: Leon makes her way to the ring, covered in red paint, signifying that she has killed Taeler Hendrix and removed her from ROH/WOH. So they wrote her off by killing her off screen. Purrazzo and Jackson to begin, Purrazzo works the arm right away. Jackson uses her size advantage and escapes. Purrazzo again tries for the arm, but Rose tags in and levels them with clotheslines off the top. She then runs wild on Jackson, slaps her ass a few times, but Jackson fights off the German. Jackson hits the leg drop for 2. Leon tags back in, she and Rose trade strikes and Leon follows with a knee strike but Rose answers back with a German for 2. Purrazzo tags back in, hits a clothesline and a big boot on Leon. They then both hit big boots for the double down. Jackson tags in, hits corner ass attacks on Purrazzo and Leon, Rose in and she also more ass attacks by Jackson. Leon avoids a charge, Jackson climbs the ropes, everyone is up and we get a tower of doom spot. Purrazzo and Leon argue, Leon hits a stunner and Jackson spears Rose. Leon then hits Rose with an unprettier, but Purrazzo gets the arm bar on Jackson and she taps. Deonna Purrazzo defeated Mandy Leon, Jenny Rose, and Faye Jackson @ 5:20 via submission [**] This was ok, but felt really rushed and disjointed at times. They worked hard and Jackson is slowly improving, but shows great charisma.
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jushin Liger vs. Jay Lethal (2015 War of the Worlds): Liger and Mark to begin, good crowd early as they work back and forth. Mark sent to the floor, and Liger poses. Jay tags in and Liger hits shoulder blocks and counters Jay’s attempt at a dropkick. Nakamura tags in and gets a huge reaction from the crowd. He sends Jay to the floor, and plays to the crowd. Jay back in and Nakamura just plays around a but, they work back and forth with Jay hitting the cartwheel into the dropkick. A suplex follows, and Jay covers for 2. Mark tags in and takes control working some red neck kung fu on Nakamura. Nakamura cuts him off with a kick, but as they work to the corner Liger tags in and takes control, but Jay tags in and looks to work over Liger. Mark tags himself back in, and then quickly tags Jay back in; they work quick tags and look to double team Liger, but Jay crotches Mark on the ropes. Liger and Mark then do a double down, Nakamura and jay tag in and trade strikes center ring. Nakamura then takes control, lighting up Jay with strikes in the corner and hits good vibrations, Nakamura sidesteps a moonsault press attempt, hits the corner knee strike and that gets 2. Nakamura locks in a sleeper, and then hits a reverse XPLODER. It breaks down, Nakamura sent to the floor and Jay hits suicide dives on everyone. Back in and Jay up top, the elbow drop connects and gets 2. Jay sets Nakamura up top, follows but Liger tags in but hits him with a kick off the ropes, and Mark counters the lethal injection with a German. He takes Jay to the floor, but Nakamura takes him out but runs into a shotei by Liger for 2, Jay back in, Mark cuts off the lethal injection and Nakamura hits Liger with the boma ye for the win as Jay and Mark brawl on the floor.Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Jushin Liger, Mark Briscoe and Jay Lethal @ 13:00 via pin [***] This was an overall fun four-way match with a nice mix of styles and personalities. They worked a good match, but it was designed to rely more on the personalities and a few trademark spots instead of trying to be a classic. They started well, and kinda got stuck between 2nd and 3rd gear and just stayed there. It was fun, but nothing special at all; which isn’t a bad thing, but with the talent involved it should have been much better.
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