Curt McGirt Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 I'm sorry, but when Jay asked Mark what comes after 11 I had to say out loud "I don't think he knows" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grilledcheese Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 On 1/21/2020 at 6:08 PM, Casey said: JUSTICE. PAIN. It's likely the reefer talking, but I'm getting caught up on this thread, and the timing of this has me fucking ROLLING. I am the world's worst person. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 For those not following along at home - Justice Pain committed suicide a few days ago 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Goddamn, the main event this week was AWWESOME. Villain Enterprises are a great six-man squad. Bandido is a machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Marty showed up at NJPW's USA show and challenged White for a match at Supercard show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Marty is a bridge builder... or at least a really good repairman. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Dug the main event until the weak finish. Marty's dumb chicken-wing prance leading to the roll-up made him look like a chump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nice Guy Eddie Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 My favorite Pure Title match was Nigel vs. Roderick Strong @ DBDIV. Even the bloodthirsty CZW fans, who shat on the match at the start were into it by the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 And it's in Pittsburgh. Cool. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 That 3-way tag was a blast. Stiff! I don't think I've ever seen Cobb pull off a practically Okada-esque dropkick before either. Master and Machine vs. Castle/Hendry was fine too as was the first appearance of Danhausen, who has a gimmick too silly not to enjoy. More matches is the right way to go. If I can offer some constructive criticism however, ROH needs less guys with facial hair. One of the backstage videos was like walking into a hipster gastropub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 I'm really glad I went back and watched the six-man from last week too, that put a big smile on my face. A crowd full of lucha fans melting down for Mexiblood, a spot train that left Riccobone and Caprice slackjawed, Brody being a fucking beast. It made up for the rest of the episode being a clipfest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 On 2/1/2020 at 8:17 PM, Curt McGirt said: That 3-way tag was a blast. Stiff! I don't think I've ever seen Cobb pull off a practically Okada-esque dropkick before either. Master and Machine vs. Castle/Hendry was fine too as was the first appearance of Danhausen, who has a gimmick too silly not to enjoy. More matches is the right way to go. I say this not to be an autocorrecting dweeb but because it was a fun match worth checking out... Danhausen actually debuted about 2 months ago against Shane Taylor for the TV Title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 It's cool. I might've been fooled by that hilarious video he did saying he was gonna show up in "Ring of Hausen", requesting a million dollars while wearing fuzzy slippers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 I love Danhausen. I reminds me of a less pretentious Darby Allin. He made me watch a Rhet Titus match. I hate Dalton Castle in the ring and Joe Hendry is boring and I was hoping Hendry and Machine would have gone World of Sport to make me give a fuck. But they didn't. And I hate three ways. BAHHHH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Ape Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 (edited) Huh, Marty’s really trying to build bridges back up, huh? Good on him tapping into that old magic from the mid-aughts, in between this and the Past & Present card, and bringing back the Pure title. Watch him try and do something crazy like bring Xavier back after so many ye— *RECORD SCRATCH* Edited February 4, 2020 by Super Ape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 I was gifted a ticket for the free show in Baltimore. Yes, I know I could have got it myself but he ended up being unable to go so sure why not. Unless I get roped into some family shit I think I may check this out after all. So long as I don't spend a dime what's the worst that can happen? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 I'd always assumed they got rid of the pure title after two-ish years because someone finally woke up to what a silly idea it was. But nostalgia for 2000s wrestling seems to be in right now, so whatevs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 (edited) The pure title was a great concept that helped ROH stand out from other indies at the time. It fit wrestlers like Doug Williams, John Walters, and Nigel like a glove. Speaking of ROH's past, John Walters has also been added to Past vs. Present show. Generation Next (Alex Shelley & Matt Sydal) vs. Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll & Flip Gordon) has also been added to the show. I've got a problem with Shelley teaming Sydal as Gen Next. Sydal didn't join until long after Shelley had been kicked out and Gen Next had turned face, while Shelley had turned heel again and joined The Embassy. There's three former Embassy members (Shelley, Xavier, Walters) on the show, but this needs Prince Nana and Jimmy Rave to make it complete. Edited February 5, 2020 by Nice Guy Eddie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Campbell Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 3 hours ago, West Newbury Bad Boy said: I'd always assumed they got rid of the pure title after two-ish years because someone finally woke up to what a silly idea it was. But nostalgia for 2000s wrestling seems to be in right now, so whatevs. FWIW, Sapolsky said on WOL way back when they first got rid of the title, that they want to keep the spotlight focused on Bryan Danielson as champion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 On 2/1/2020 at 12:41 AM, RIPPA said: I liked the ROH Pure Wrestling Championship, glad it's back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Suge D is doing something like that in PWX: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 The Bouncers are my new favorite tag team. Let them splatter everyone! Brian Johnson is such a loudmouth little weasel. ROH reads my mind and puts Bouncers against Maff/Cobb next week in an eight-man. Six-man was good though they got a little spot-happy at the end. That finish was vicious; it's nice to see that Marty is the one booker that doesn't mind laying down for the three when needed. My favorite part though was Rush and PCO locking up because they just whop each other. Thank you fast forward for your blessing of skipping Bully Ray promos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Well if you like the Bouncers now 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I'm so glad that Session Moth is already tied to them. They're going to be just wonderful together. Speaking of I went to the Free Enterprise show yesterday. It was a good show that by the battle royal was able to distract me from the crummy day I was having. The battle royal was a fun one with the likes of Gangrel and Blue Meanie being in there which were welcome surprises. And Maria Manic had a strong showing which the crowd was super into until the Bully Ray bullshit. I would say it was a tie between her and the Briscoes match for loudest reactions. It helps they're some Delaware boys coming up to MD but they can seemingly do no wrong. I was also tickled pink at how much Aldis was cheered. It almost took him by surprise but that's a result of NWA being really awesome (and dare I say better than ROH) So overall I liked it and for a free show that meant me having zero guilt afterwards. Also wanted to give love to Vincen's horror group which seems That said while it was good there was no reason for it to be a 3 1/2 hour show. It's a wonder the crowd was still into it but there were definite lulls in reactions. It also didn't do much to make me consider watching the shows despite the promised changes on the horizon. It also didn't help that Joe Koff was on there promising the full archive is still coming to Honor Club and I was reminded of why I stopped watching in the first place. But I'm hopeful that Marty is able to turn things around though one thing they need to do is establish a firm identity with the company. It started out as a place where indy darlings came to shine. Then it ended up being the promotion where the darlings either went to WWE or somewhere bigger. Then it went in a more family-friendly direction after the Sinclair purchase. Now it finds itself in a weird mix where they want to appease the hardcores yet maintain that family friendly image. And it just ends up being a weird mix that I don't know if they have an answer for. For example, while I completely adore Session Moth her match was met with silence because the idea of beer being her spinach just doesn't resonate with families (good luck trying to explain that one to little Timmy) And with shows that have them going against ROH originals along with New Japan's involvement it's only to further complicate things. Despite all that I am honestly hoping they manage to right the ship. There were some ugly things that happened recently that are going to take time to recover from. But if it's able to end the year in a fairly respectable position then they deserve some credit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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