EPISODE #3
1. Adam Cole over Rocky Romero. Another really good match, and this got fans back into it. It was paced well enough to allow that to happen. Cole had his mouth busted open early, as Romero hit a great dive through the ropes. Cole took over and worked the legs, before finally using the Figure Four to finish things off.
2. Tommaso Ciampa over Adam Page w/ Roderick Strong. This was a real surprise. Page was super competitive. Ciampa seemed a little pre-occupied with Strong as well. Ciampa won with Project Ciampa and cut an “angry” promo about being overlooked by everyone and that he wanted a shot at Michael Elgin.
Silas Young interrupted and told Ciampa that when he wins the title on 8/22 in Milwaukee, he wouldn’t be handing out title shots like Elgin was. Ciampa popped him in the mouth and sent Silas fleeing.
3. ROH World Title Match: MIchael Elgin (c) over Kyle O’Reilly w/ Bobby Fish. Elgin called out a mentor to him, Tyson Dux, to even the sides with Fish in O’Reilly’s corner. This was a fantastic match, quite possibly the best of the night. It was very hard-hitting and O’Reilly was a wizard with the armbar submissions and hangman’s clutch chokes throughout. Fans were into it big. Elgin was finally able to survive and nail a wicked powerbomb for the win.
Post-match, Silas, then Ciampa, then Cole, then Cedric hit the ring. Then The Briscoes, then WAR Machine and a huge brawl erupted in and around the ring. Elgin was out inside, recovering. Mark Briscoe nailed a moonsault on the collection on the mass on the floor. Alexander was next and nailed a swanton style dive, high over the top ropes to everyone on the floor.
Cole returned to the ring and grabbed the ROH World Title, setting up to smash Elgin with it. It doesn’t happen and for his trouble, Elgin powerbombed Cole onto the still recovering group at ringside.
Episode #3 is must-see in my opinion!
Intermission was taken, which was odd at the time of night but good since the segment preceding it was HOT! It was announced that ROH returns to Michigan, debuting in Kalamazoo (the main city where the Sinclair owned TV station resides) on Saturday, October 11, 2014.
Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
