Saturday, September 17, 2011

Death Before Dishonor IX iPPV

A quick listing of the matches
1.The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. Future Shock (Adam Cole & Kyle O’Reilly) vs. The Bravados (Lancelot & Harlem) Three-way tag elimination match
2.ROH World TV Champion Jay Lethal & Homicide vs. Tommaso Ciampa & Rhino with The Embassy
3.El Generico vs. Jimmy Jacobs
4.ROH World Tag Champion Charlie Haas vs. Michael Elgin with Truth Martini
5.ROH World Tag Champion Shelton Benjamin vs. “The Prodigy” Mike Bennett w/ Brutal Bob
6.“Die Hard” Eddie Edwards vs. “The World’s Greatest Athlete” Roderick Strong
***2/3 Falls (1st Fall – Pin Only, 2nd – Fall Submission Only, 3rd Fall – 15 Minute Iron Man) ***
7.Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. The All Night Express (Rhett Titus & Kenny King)
***winner to receive a Tag Title match at “Glory by Honor X” on 11/19***

That looks like a solid card, don't ya think? Well it didn't disappoint. I'll touch on, what I felt the highlights were. ***SPOILER ALERT***

I'll start with the three-way elimination tag match. Great match, very high paced and fast action. Not a lot of wasted time, which I liked. I also like moves that I've never seen before, which there were a couple of those in this match. Example, A tag team tombstone pile driver/regular pile driver performed by the Young Bucks. Awesome move and awesome match

Next; Kevin Steen interrupts the El Generico and Jimmy Jacobs match. Oddly enough Kevin didn't attack either wrestler, instead they tried to attack him. But becuase of security they didn't lay a hand on him. Even Jim Cornett tried to get a shot in on Steen, which was funny to me.

Third on the list, Eddie Edwards vs. Rodrick Strong. What can I say. They gave it their all and then some. I don't know how long the match went on, but it had to be at least 35 minutes. It did start off a little slow for me, but that only lasted for 5 minutes or so. Great match.

Last but not least; Ladder War III ANX vs. the Briscoes. The crowd was blood thirsty. How do I know this? Because they were chanting "we want blood" in the first 2 MINUTES!!!! The wrestlers didn't even get a chance to get a ladder in the ring before the chant!! Also Ive never seen a ladder match, were no one goes for the object(contract) above the ring until the last couple of minutes of the match. What did they do before then? They beat the hell out of each other. Tables, ladders, chairs(insert Mick Foley joke here) and of course blood, lots and lots of blood. This match was fast paced, so much so that the camera had a hard time keeping up with the action(at times) and great spots. Example Jay Briscoe(I think) diving off a 20 foot ladder onto Rett Titus who was lying on a table.

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