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Csonka’s ROH TV Review 1.25.17
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Csonka’s ROH TV Review 1.25.17
OFFICIAL RESULTS
– Proving Ground Match: TV Champion Marty Scurll defeated Jonathon Gresham @ 9:20 via submission [**¾]
– Decade of Excellence Tournament Semifinal Match: Christopher Daniels defeated Chris Sabin @ 11:30 via pin [***]
– KUSHIDA defeated Dragon Lee and Will Ospreay @ 15:00 via pin [***¾]
TV Champion Marty Scurll vs. Jonathon Gresham: If Gresham wins, he earns a TV Title shot. I am always happy to see Jonathon Gresham on TV. They worked a slow beginning, with both guys looking for position. Scurll did his chicken dance, with Gresham attacking the arm early. Gresham was out wrestling Scurll early, but Scurll fired back with chops. Gresham is so smooth, countering Scurll with ease, but Scurll escaped the head scissors, making the ropes. Scurll sends Gresham to the floor and hits a superkick from the apron. Post break, Scurll has control, delivering chops and clubbing strikes. Scurll looked to ground Gresham, but Gresham countered again and started to attack the arm. They worked standing counters, and Gresham keeps focus on the arm, but Scurll takes out the knee. Gresham with a roll up for, which gets a near fall. Scurll slams Gresham’s legs off the ropes, looks for the chicken wing, Gresham fights it off and escapes. Scurll does the finger break spot, locks in the chicken wing and Gresham has to submit. TV Champion Marty Scurll defeated Jonathon Gresham @ 9:20 via submission [**¾] This was pretty good overall, but the second half really lacked energy and came off as a bit lazy. It did work in getting Scurll on Tv and getting him a clean win, so it had that going for it.
– We get highlights of Cole vs. O’Reilly from WrestleKingdom 11.
– We then get short promos from Jay lethal & Jay Briscoe.
Decade of Excellence Tournament Semifinal Match: Christopher Daniels vs. Chris Sabin: Kazarian is out for commentary, selling that this is Daniels’ last chance to get an ROH title shot. They worked a smooth back and forth; Sabin took control and hit a suicide dive to maintain control. Sabin again sent Daniels to the floor, hit a head scissors. Sabin got distracted arguing with Kaz, allowing Daniels to hit an STO into the barricade. Kaz is doing a good job on commentary, selling the importance of this match. Post break, Daniels worked the heat, grounding Sabin. Sabin countered angel’s wings into a RANA, fired up with forearms and then scored with a kick to the face. Sabin then hit the cannonball off of the apron; back in the ring and Sabin up top, connects with the missile dropkick for a near fall. Sabin fires away with kicks, but Daniels a clothesline and then a moonsault. Daniels locked in the koji clutch. Sabin rolls and manages to get the ropes. Enziguri by Sabin and then a tornado DDT gets 2. Daniels counters cradle shock with a crucifix, which gets 2. They traded chops, they then went crazy fists, Daniels hits a Samoan drop, best moonsault ever by Daniels picks up the win. Christopher Daniels defeated Chris Sabin @ 11:30 via pin [***] This was an overall good match, but the crowd was not into it. They popped for trademark spots, but they just weren’t invested, which hurt the match. In front of a hotter crowd, this comes off even better. Kazarian was absolutely tremendous on commentary, selling Daniels’ quest for the ROH title, while also putting over Sabin.
– Post match, Daniels shook Sabin’s hand, pulled him to his feet and they hugged.
– Daniels faces the winner of Jay lethal vs. Jay Briscoe.
– We get highlights from last week’s Cody vs. Steve Corino match. We then get footage of Corino telling Sullivan and the family that he failed them. Sullivan then told Corino he’ be welcomed back if he brought him the golden one. Kelly says he doesn’t know about Corino’s future…
KUSHIDA vs. Dragon Lee vs. Will Ospreay: This was taped when KUSHIDA was still the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, as he is wearing the belt here. They went fast and furious at the bell, doing some really great counters and leading to a stand off. Post break, Lee grounded KUSHIDA, but KUSHIDA escaped and attacked the arm of lee; Ospreay made the save before KUSHIDA could get the hover board lock. KUSHIDA cut him off, attacked his arm and Ospreay managed the back handspring elbow, and hit it no handed. Ospreay hit the fosbury flop to KUSHIDA, and then lee wiped then out with a sweet dive as the crowd is finally awake and really into this. Back in, Lee ran wild, but Ospreay countered the dead lift suplex into a RANA. To the floor, KUSHIDA and Ospreay brawled; Lee hit a RANA on KUSHIDA, who was on the apron and he was sent into Ospreay on the floor. That was a beautifully wild sequence. Post break, Lee hit a dead lift, sit out dump suplex on KUSHIDA for a near fall. Ospreay returned, fired up and took control, missing a moonsault but hitting a running shooting star press on KUSHIDA. Lee hit the double stomp on Ospreay, and then a dead lift German on KUSHIDA for the near fall, which Ospreay broke up with another running shooting star press. It broke down as Ospreay and lee traded strikes, lee hit the reverse RANA and then went back and forth with KUSHIDA, who attacked the arm and locked in the hover board lock, but Ospreay flew in and took out both men. KUSHIDA blocked the springboard cutter into the hover board lock. Ospreay escaped, but KUSHIDA hit a spike DDT, rolled through into God’s last gift for the win. KUSHIDA defeated Dragon Lee and Will Ospreay @ 15:00 via pin [***¾] This was a fantastic main event, with all three delivering the exact math you would except from them. They didn’t over think it delivered an awesome athletic spectacle, and the crowd loved it. People don’t want to see Ospreay or Lee “work holds,” they want cool shit and that’s exactly what they did here.
– We then get footage of Adam Cole defeating Kyle O’Reilly at WrestleKingdom 11.
– End scene.
– Thanks for reading.
“Byyyyyyyyyyyyyye Felicia.”
