Three awesome matches and attention paid to nearly every match for Friday’s All-Star Extravaganza made this week’s ROH TV a solid one, despite the fact that the main event of War Machine vs. the Kingdom wasn’t nearly as engaging as the opening match of the House of Truth vs. ReDragon.
At this point, ROH should know better than to have their Undisputed Champion opening a show doing color commentary just two days before a Pay Per View. It’s sad that they still don’t know how to book their shows properly, but at the end of the day, it’s hard to argue with how good the in-ring product is.
Matches:
Jay Diesel and Donovan Dijak w/Truth Martini and Jay Lethal vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions ReDragon: Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly: ReDragon was on fire in the early going, hitting strikes, high-flying moves and even slowing things down when they had to with submissions. Dijon got the House of Truth back in the match with his strength, throwing O’Reilly around like a baby, while Diesel used Suplex variations to keep him down. Fish battled back once tagged in and nailed Diesel with an Exploder Suplex, while he and O’Reilly started literally chopping Dijak down with kicks. Fish then locked in the Ankle Lock on Diesel, when O’Reilly locked a submission on Dijak. After fighting the Ankle Lock for a while, Diesel was forced to tap after Fish grape-vined the leg to apply more pressure.
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