Express Live , Columbus, OH<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ian Riccaboni, Colt Cabana & NWA World Champion Nick Aldis on\ncommentary<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rhett Titus VS Jeff Cobb<\/strong> ( non-title match)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before the match even started we had Titus doing his Mr Olimpia\nbit (no doubt he has worked on his physique and his confidence has shot up\nbecause of it).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cobb came out to a good reception from the crowd, he is becoming a solid fan favorite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nice to see the code of honor being adhered to by both men, although it gave Titus an excuse (like he needs one) to flex his well toned Biceps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The match itself was pretty decent with both men showing something\nnew in their respective arsenals ( Titus- Top Rope X-Factor & Cobb- 2\nGutwrench Suplexes finished with a Piledriver) , which was cool , as I feel its\nalways good to see a wrestler evolve his\/hers repertoire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Titus’s biggest advantage was the amount of baby oil he uses, it\nwas amazing that Cobb could get a grip of him to Suplex him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Titus did have a scary moment when he overshot a Slingshot Plancha\nand took an awkward landing that could have been a lot worse if Cobb wasn’t\nthere to break the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cobb destroyed Titus with 2 Gutwrench Suplexes and a\nPiledriver before sealing a hard fought victory with Tour Of The Islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner Jeff Cobb in just over 10 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A good opening match with Cobb again looking unstoppable, If Titus\ncould get past his overwhelming need to flex his physique at every opportunity\nand concentrate on the match he is having , he could be a major player in ROH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next up – the Women Of Honor take centre stage<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jenny Rose VS Holidead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This was my first time seeing both ladies perform, and\ni’m going to be honest, Holidead needs to put people away when she has\nthem beat , not trash talk them as this was her downfall in this match, she had\nRose beat a number of times following high impact moves such as \nPumphandle Slam and then an Unprettier, Rose showed a lot of fire and even with\nthe distraction of the group known as Allure (Velvet Skye , Angelina Love &\nMandy Leon) Rose managed to get a surprising victory following 2 Spears and a\nUranage Slam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner Jenny Rose in just over 9 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This victory will put rose in contention for a WOH title match\nsomewhere down the line, but the beat the current champion Kelly Klein, she\nneeds to have more of a killer mentality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Following the match Rose And Leon were having a Discussion of\nsorts when Velvet Skye sprayed Rose in the eyes with either hairspray or\nperfume, which left Rose writhing in pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Allure found this a perfect opportunity to take a team\nselfie…\u2026\u2026..Lovely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8 Man Tag Team Action is next on the card with-<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Bouncers & Coast 2 Coast VS The Briscoes ,Silas Young\n& Shane Taylor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This match started off in the ring , surprisingly with technical\nwrestling , then after a few minutes it all went pear shaped , I don’t remember\nseeing many ‘official’ tags in the match and in just degenerated down into an\nall out brawl , with most of the competitors taking risks , with a variety of\nDives , any of the teams could have won at anytime, especially The Bouncers and\nThe Briscoes after they both hit respective Tag Team Finishers ( i’m a big\nfan of the Briscoes ‘Red Neck Boogie’-Crucifix Powerbomb\/ Neckbreaker combo) ,\npoor Shameem Ali took a horrible landing following the Red Neck Boogie from The\nBriscoes but the resulting pin attempt was broken up by the Beer City Bruiser. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The action continued until there was only Ali and Taylor in the\nring , and the ever-thinking Taylor caught Ali from a Tip-Up in the corner and\ndelivered the Greetings From 216 got get his team the victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winners The Briscoes, Silas Yong & Shane Taylor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Taylor impressed me again, not just with his intelligence in the\nring , but his athleticism for such a big guy is amazing. the powers that be\nmust be taking notice, I see gold in this man’s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n a very rate moment after the previous match saw Colt Cabana offer\nthe Columbus crowd an NWA World Championship Match when the Champion Nick Aldis\nagreed to anytime, anywhere ( to be fair he has been riding Cabana all night\nabout his victory 1 YEAR ago \u2026\u2026..IN CHINA) Aldis stormed off to get ready for\nthis impromptu match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Up next on the card , go south of the border when CMLL’s <\/p>\n\n\n\n RUSH takes on Soberano Jr <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n One word sums up this match \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.Impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n RUSH absolutely dominated Soberano Jr , it wasn’t even a match ,\nit was a mauling , Soberano Jr is the CMLL Welterweight champion not some\njobber , but he was made to look like that by a very game RUSH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It took ‘El Toro Blanco’ just under 4 minutes to dispatch his\nopponent with the Bull’s Horns Running Corner Dropkick. WOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Caprice Coleman Joined Ian Riccaboni on commentary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next Up – 4 Corners Survival Match<\/p>\n\n\n\n Caristico VS PJ Black VS Bandido VS Flip Gordon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n What a match \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 this was as high-flying , death defying as you\nlike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well , what would you expect from 4 world renowned high-flyers, it\nstarted quickly as you would expect , the code of honor was adhered to by all\nmen, and that was a slow as it got ( I wish I had another pair of eyes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The action was everywhere and insane, all 4 men left it all in the\nring and some of it in the crowd, especially Flip Gordon who no doubt diced\nwith death when he performed one of the most beautiful , insane Springboard Somersault\nPlancha from the ring into the his 3 opponents who were in the crowd ( to put\nthis in perspective Flip went from the top rope , over the security railing\nwhich was on top of a 2-3 foot high wall onto his opponents) he must have flew\n15-20 feet at least and the miracle was that nobody was injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once some sort of order returned to the match each man tried\nclosing the match out with signature\/ finishing moves (Flip- 450 Splash, PJ –\nSpringboard 450 Splash, Bandido- Blockbuster Suplex & Caristico – Spanish\nFly)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Flip and PJ were the only 2 men left standing, Flip tried a\nFireman’s Carry but PJ countered it and tried to German Suplex Flip but he held\nonto the rope, Bandido saw the opening and executed a 21Plex on both PJ Black\nand Flip Gordon to whom he scored the pinfall victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner Bandido in the most exciting 15 minutes I’ve watched in quite a while, huge win for the Mexican Sensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kenny King Joins Commentary – albeit using a blind gimmick after\nbeing misted by The Great Muta at the G1 Supercard Honor Rumble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 30 Minute Iron Man Tag Team Match <\/p>\n\n\n\n Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham VS Mark Haskins & Tracy\nWilliams – Winners go on to face Guerrillas Of Destiny for the ROH Tag Team\nChampionships <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n All 4 men are technically sound wrestlers with Williams and\nGresham being the 2 ‘Shooters’ if you will and their exchanges were stuff you\nshow any aspiring young wrestler , with hold and counter hold exchanged. ( I\nmay sound boring , but I love the technical style.) and then the more innovative\noffense came from Haskins and Lethal , making this a very even contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This match came alive in the second 15 minutes with Haskins\ngetting the first fall via Sharpshooter Submission, after that I saw a new\nfound urgency to Gresham and Lethal trying to event he score , although\nthroughout the next 10 minuets or so it seemed like Haskins and Williams were\ndesperate to get a second fall and it cost them , Haskins went for the\nSharpshooter again and successfully locked it in , for what seemed like an eternity\nto Gresham , but some how he countered and rolled up Haskins to make it 1 fall\na piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That left the clock at around 3 minutes remaining , so both teams\nwere pulling out all the stops with Haskins hitting a Samoan Driver on Gresham\nLethal locking Williams in the dreaded Figure 4 Leglock to which Williams got a\nrope break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mr Williams got little reprieve when Lethal and Gresham Combined\nto hit the Cornette Cutter ( Wheelbarrow Slingshot Cutter) for the second fall.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Haskins was like a man possessed for the final 2 minutes of the\nmatch trying to gain a submission on Gresham using various Leglocks such as\nFigure 4 Leglock , Windsor Knot \/Indian Deathlock but in his attempts\nGresham stretched and tagged in Lethal who delivered the Hail To The King\nElbow Drop to Haskins for a near fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All 4 men were spent when the time limit expired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winners and Number 1 Contenders for the ROH Tag Team Championships\n– Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All 4 men shared a handshake and mutual respect , which was\nrefreshing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Impromptu NWA World Championship Match <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nick Aldis (C) VS Colt Cabana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This match was slowly building up to a good finish after both\ncompetitors were even for most of the match , Cabana being his usual jovial\nself , playing to the crowd cost him ( This is a championship match , he needs\nto be more serious) and Aldis, ever the thinking man’s wrestler was a step\nahead on a number of occasions , Cabana locked Aldis in the Chicago Crab but\nthe champion got to the ropes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aldis regained advantage and scored a near fall following a Tombstone Piledriver and Top Rope Elbow Drop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then for no reason at all the super arrogant Marty Scurll came to\nring side and made off with the NWA Title only for the Amazonian Kamille to\nstop him dead in his tracks, <\/p>\n\n\n\n Aldis ate a Cabana Dropkick fro his trouble and when Cabana got\nhim back in the ring Scurll decided to have a physical exchange with Cabana ,\ncausing the DQ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner by DQ – Colt Cabana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A terrible finish to a good match , Cabana looked perplexed by the\nactions of Scurll , I have no doubts that their paths will cross eventually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Main Event Time <\/p>\n\n\n\n ROH 6 Man Tag Team Champioship Match<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Kingdom ( ROH World Champion Matt Taven , Vinny Marseglia\n& TK O’Ryan) VS Villain Enterprises ( Marty Scurll , Brody King & PCO)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Marty makes it interesting , declaring a Columbus Street Fight –\nThe Kingdom Agree – bedlam ensues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And it never slowed down , action everywhere you looked , weapons\n, tables , umbrellas if it wasn’t nailed down it was going to be used as a\nweapon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marseglia and O’Ryan thought that they took out PCO early with a\nDouble Superplex through 4 Chairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brody King And O’Ryan each got through tables as does Taven, bur\nsomehow kicks out from the resulting pin attempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scurll nails Taven with The Climax(Headlock Driver & Taven’s\nown Finisher) for a 2 count but in the end it was the crafty Scurll and his 2 monsters getting\nthe victory after he cracked Taven with his signature umbrella and PCO hit a\npicture perfect PCOsault for the 3 count – this makes PCO the number 1\ncontender for the ROH world Championship (what a career revival this is for the\n51 year old French-Canadian Frankenstein)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winners and Still ROH 6 Man Tag Team Champion Villain\nEntrerprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Show ends with PCO holding the ROH World Title High – Taven and\nhis Kingdom could soon fall……only time will tell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A good show overall , with plenty of good action , even the crowd\nwere alive throughout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next stop for me is the Crockett Cup April 27th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I’m looking forward to reviewing it for you all .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Happy reading<\/p>\n\n\n\n Danny <\/p>\n\n\n\n @BiekoDaniel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Express Live , Columbus, OH Ian Riccaboni, Colt Cabana & NWA World Champion Nick Aldis on commentary Rhett Titus VS Jeff Cobb ( non-title match) Before the match even started 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