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Ring of Honor Best in the World 2016
June 24th, 2016
Report by Joshua Lopez for WrestleZone.com
First Match: Kamaitachi vs. Kyle O’Reilly
O’Reilly takes Kamaitachi to the mat and goes for a cross armbreaker, but Kamaitachi quickly makes it to the ropes. Kamaitachi targets O’Reilly’s knee and relentlessly attacks it with elbow strikes and kicks to ground O’Reilly. O’Reilly has to use the ropes to escape a pair of anklelocks, and he tries to get to the apron to create some space, but Kamaitachi tackles him to the floor. O’Reilly drops Kamaitachi with a leaping kick to the temple of Kamaitachi. Kamaitachi goes to the floor and O’Reilly goes after him, but he misses a kick and connects with the ringpost, then Kamaitachi hits O’Reilly with his own running dropkick off the ring apron.
Kamaitachi ascends to the top rope and hits O’Reilly with a senton to the floor. Kamaitachi rolls O’Reilly back into the ring. Kamaitachi with a series of kicks to the leg of O’Reilly. O’Reilly fires up and lands a knne strike. The referee checks on Kamaitachi, but he gets back on his feet. Kamaitachi plants O’Reilly with a german suplex. Kamaitachi with a pair of thrust kicks, but O’Reilly with the Nigel Lariat and both men are down. Kamaitachi hits a belly to belly into the corner and then gets a sitout powerbomb, but O’Reilly counters to a triangle choke. Kamaitachi stomps out of it, they trade kicks, O’Reilly reverses a brainbuster attempt to one of his own for a two count. O’Reilly gets Kamaitachi in the ARMageddon and Kamaitachi taps out.
Winner: Kyle O’Reilly via Submission
