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On December 1, 2007, ROH held Unscripted III in Chicago. The weather
forced the company to make the best of a bad situation, so let's check it out.
A quick note: I'm not going to bother talking about what the show was
supposed to be. This DVD is going to be judged on its own merits.
Austin Aries vs. Tyler Black
Aries cuts a ra-ra promo before the match. Black comes out and talks about
seeing an opportunity in Aries.
Black strikes first and pounds Aries in the corner. They reverse each
other and trade shots. Black gets the better with some punches to the
head, and then some stomping. Black stands Aries up and chops him.
Aries gets out of the corner and hits a springboard back elbow, followed by some
arm drags. Aries shoulderblocks Black to the mat for two. Black
tries to get some holds locked in, but Aries dropkicks him for two. Aries
works the arm. Black dumps Aries out of the ring. He comes off the
apron and stomps Aries in the head. Black rams Aries into the apron.
More punches from Black.
Black rolls Aries into the ring and elbows him in the head. Aries holds
onto the ropes to avoid a dropkick, but Black amazingly flips right through and
lands on his feet. Aries knocks him out of the ring and hits a suicide
dive. Slingshot senton into the ring and an elbow drop from Aries gets
two. He elbows Black in the back of the head. Black blocks a suplex,
so Aries DDTs him instead for one. Aries climbs to the top rope, but Black
dropkicks him off the top and to the floor. Suplex on the floor by Black.
Aries punches back, but he gets slammed into the guardrail.
Black rolls Aries back in the ring and toys with him. Aries gets sick of
that and slaps Black in the chest. Black with a knee to the gut and a
backbreaker for two. Black keeps the pressure on Aries' back. Aries
tries to fight back, but he runs into a dropkick for two. Black hits Aries
in the chest with a forearm. Aries punches Black in the head, but gets
caught in a sleeper hold. Aries elbows out, but Black applies another
sleeper. Aries uses his momentum to toss Black to the apron. Aries
punches Black on the apron, but Black gets a hot shot. Aries ducks a
springboard clothesline, then clotheslines Black.
Aries back up with some punches and a forward Russian legsweep, followed by his
twisting elbow drop. Aries clothesline Black to the floor. Twisting
bodypress out of the ring by Aries. Aries rolls Black into the ring.
He rams Black into the turnbuckle, then leaps back in the ring with repeated
elbows in the corner. Black recovers to kick Aries on his dropkick
attempt. Black kicks him again for two. Aries rams Black into the
corner. Aries ducks a charge and hits the shinbuster back suplex combo.
Dropkick in the corner by Aries for two. Aries goes to the top again, but
Black meets him. Black climbs up with him, but Aries hits him in the head,
then comes off the top with an overhand chop. Backslide by Black for two.
He kicks Aries in the side of the head. The two jockey for position.
Aries and Black trade shots. Black with a spin kick, but Aries no sells
and kicks him in the head. Brainbuster followed by the 450 Splash for the
win.
Your winner, Austin Aries!
Lacey whines on the mic after Aries leaves. She offers to take on any
woman's wrestler. SHIMMER Champion Sara Del Ray obliges.
Lacey vs. Sara del Rey
This is a non title match. Lacey bails from the ring before anything can
happen. Collar and elbow tie up. Sara pushes Lacey to the ropes,
then chops her on the break. Side headlock takedowns by del Rey. del
Rey works the wrist on the mat. Lacey kicks her, but del Rey picks her up
and manhandles her. Scoop slam to Lacey, followed by a back senton for
two. Lacey punches and kicks her way back into the match. del Rey
reverses a wristlock and sits on Lacey. Lacey rolls her up, but it's too
close to the ropes.
del Rey wants a test of strength. Lacey drives del Rey to the mat with a
top wristlock for one. Waistlock takedown by del Rey. del Rey drives
her knee into Lacey's arm. Armlock on the mat to Lacey. del Rey
tries to turn Lacey over, but Lacey blocks it by using the hair. Gory
Special by Sara del Rey. She puts Lacey on the mat for two. Lacey
uses some heel kicks to get out of trouble.
Side headlock by Lacey. She blocks a del Rey counter with a side headlock
takedown. Roll up by del Rey for two, followed by a suplex. She
continues to focus on Lacey's arm. Another roll up to Lacey gets two.
Lacey takes over in the corner and catches del Rey when she tries to leave the
ring, grabbing the hair to get a modified lungblower for two. Lacey kicks
del Rey in the back. Lacey takes her time and del Rey takes advantage.
Lacey dodges a big boot in the corner and drives her knee into del Rey's back.
Lacey takes a drink of water and del Rey pounds her. Lacey dodges the
cross body for two. Lacey rakes her forearm across del Rey's face.
Lacey uses her legs to apply a Full Nelson. Lacey turns del Rey over for a
near fall. Lacey calls for the DDT, but del Rey knocks her down and gets
two. Lacey boots del Rey in the face. Lacey continues to kick the
back. Lacey with a running knee to del Rey's back in the corner. del
Rey blocks a charge with a big boot, then hits a dropkick off the middle rope,
knocking both down. Lacey gets to her feet and del Rey follows. They
trade forearms. del Rey boots her to the mat a couple of times. del
Rey catches Lacey's spin kick and suplexes her for two. Neckbreaker by
Lacey into a butterfly submission. del Rey stands up and gets a lungblower.
Lacey goes for the DDT, but gets caught in a Fisherman's Suplex for two.
Kick to the head by del Rey. Butterfly suplex for two when Lacey's valet
interferes. Lacey grabs the tights on a roll up for two. del Rey
kicks her down and wins with a German Suplex.
Your winner, Sara del Rey!
6 Man Mayhem: Dan Lawrence vs. Seth Skyfire vs Silas Young vs. Dingo vs.
Trik Davis vs. Danny Daniels
This is the "Let's do the best we can with local talent" match.
They all shake hands before the match. Young and Lawrence start off.
They lock up, but Young quickly gets a wristlock. Lawrence gets a side
headlock. Young with a shoulderblock, but he is quickly tripped up and
Lawrence puts on another side headlock. Arm drag and leg sweep to Young
for two. Lawrence counters a wheel barrow with an arm drag and brings in
Seth Skyfire.
Skyfire with a wristlock to Young. Forearms by Young get him off, but
Skyfire with a headscissors takedown. Lawrence comes in and sends Skyfire
out of the ring with his own headscissors. This brings in Davis, who takes
out Lawrence with headscissors. More head scissors until Danny Daniels
keeps Dingo from hitting him with the ubiquitous move. Daniels dumps
Dingo.
Davis and Young come in. Young suplexes Davis for two. Dingo tags
Young out and kicks Davis in the head. Skyfire comes in with a dropkick to
Dingo for two. Gutbuster and rollup by Skyfire for two. Skyfire
works on the back of Dingo. Dingo with an armdrag. He goes for a
baseball slide and turns it into a headscissors.
Daniels and Lawrence come in. Daniels throws Lawrence to the floor.
Lawrence wipes out Dingo and Skyfire. Daniels climbs to the top and
somersaults onto them. Davis leaps over the ropes, but Daniels turns it
into a gutbuster. Young teases a dive, but heels the fans. Lawrence
with an enziguri to Young. Lawrence gets superplexed onto a pile of
wrestlers on the floor by Young.
Dingo and Davis are the legal men. Trik Davis with a 2K1 Bomb for two.
Daniels dropkicks Davis into the turnbuckle, then tosses Dingo out.
Daniels gets Davis on his shoulders and hits a Rubix Cube for two when Young
breaks the pin up. Young plants Daniels with a somersault.
Backbreaker by Young. Skyfire with a crossbody to Young for two.
Skyfire plants Young for two when Lawrence breaks the pin up. Skyfire
hurts Lawrence's jaw. Skyfire chops Lawrence in the chest on the top.
Chinbreaker by Lawrence. Dingo comes in and hits an enziguri and Dragon
Suplex on Lawrence for the win.
Your winner, D-I-N-G-O!
The Briscoes come out and dispatch of Young and Daniels. He says nothing
stops the Briscoes from coming to Chicago, and they say they are ready for
anything.
Best 2 of 3 Falls: Chris Hero w/ Sweet & Sour, Inc. vs. Claudio
Castagnoli
No Larry Sweeney, so hopefully the stalling is kept to a minimum. Before
the match, Hero cuts a promo talking about how much things have changed since he
was last in Chicago. He berates Dempsey when the crowd starts to get
behind him.
Claudio gets a quick rollup for two and Hero bails. Stalling and the Bobby
Cruise spot by Hero. He tries to sneak up on Castagnoli, but gets tripped
to the mat for two. Wristlock by Hero. Claudio takes Hero down and
ties up Hero's legs. Hero goes for Claudio's ankle. He gets kicked
off and Castagnoli goes for a Giant Swing, but Hero grabs onto the ropes.
Claudio drops Hero to the mat a couple times, then applies a cravate. Hero
bails again.
Hero tries to go to the back, but Castagnoli applies another cravate and brings
him to the ring. Hero slingshots over the top with a boot to Claudio's
head. Dropkick to Castagnoli on the mat. Chop by Hero in the corner.
Side headlock by Hero. Claudio gets back to his feet, but Hero hits a
shoulderblock. Hero begins the showboating. He springboards back in,
but Castagnoli nails a European Uppercut for two. Delayed vertical suplex
by Double C gets two. Scoop slam to Hero, and Claudio walks the ropes.
More showing off by Hero leads to another European Uppercut by Claudio. He
rolls up Hero for two. Hero stomps Claudio in the feet, and hits him with
a right hand.
Camel Clutch by Hero. Hero chokes Double C with a towel, then stomps
some mudholes in the corner. Hero goes to the floor and pulls Claudio out,
chopping him a couple of times. Castagnoli chops back. Hero with a
thumb to the eye. Cover by Hero for two. Hero kicks Claudio in the
head and steps on his fingers. Hero takes Castagnoli to the mat, then hits
a couple back sentons for two. Hero chops Claudio again. Claudio
slams Hero to the mat face first, then hits the Giant Swing for two.
Roaring Elbow from Hero, followed by a Blockbuster from the second rope for two.
Hero slaps Claudio around. Kick to the guy, then a kick to the head by
Hero. Claudio blocks a neckbreaker, then hits a Euro. He goes for a
big one, but Hero drives him to the mat. Hero wraps Double C's arm around
the ringpost. Hero kicks Claudio around back in the ring. Claudio
takes him to the mat, but Hero ties him up.
Hero stomps Claudio on the mat and ties up the arms. Claudio rolls to the
floor. Hero makes Dempsey sit on him so he can assault the arm. He
gives Dempsey a hug, then slaps him. Heh. Hero rolls Claudio back in
the ring for two. Hero taunts Castagnoli and eats a European Uppercut.
Claudio starts a comeback, but Hero keeps on him. Hero with a running Big
Boot in the corner. He continues to work on Claudio's arms.
Claudio picks up Hero and tosses him off. Gutbuster and bicycle kick by
Claudio for two. He goes for a Ricola Bomb, but Hero blocks it.
Roaring Elbow and a cravate-plex by Hero for two. Hero knocks Castagnoli
down with a forearm. He climbs to the top, but is met by Claudio.
Does anyone make it to the top before the end of a match without being met by
someone? Claudio hits a European Uppercut followed by an Alpamare
Waterslide for the first fall.
Claudio Castagnoli leads 1-0.
After the first fall, Larry Sweeney officially makes it a 2 out of 3 falls
match. The DVD cover gave it away. Hero quickly rolls Claudio up to
tie it up at one.
Hero continues to beat on Claudio's arms. Chop in the corner by Hero.
Hero pounds Claudio in the back. German suplex by Claudio for two.
Hero applies an armbar on the mat. He rolls over and applies a cravate.
He goes for a Hero's Welcome, but Claudio counters. Cross armbreaker by
Hero. Claudio musters up enough strength to turn over and pin Hero.
Your winner, Claudio Castagnoli!
Hero and Sweeney assault Claudio after the match.
Ernie Osiris & Alex Payne vs. The Hangman 3 (Shane Hagadorn and Adam Pearce)
Oh, dear. Hi, bottom of the barrel! No offense to the competitors,
but this doesn't put butts in the seats. Hagadorn and Pearce attack before
the bell. Pearce pounds Payne in the ring. Hagadorn and Pearce win
with a Spike Piledriver.
Your winners, Adam Pearce and Shane Hagadorn!
Brent Albright issues an open challenge and Jigsaw answers.
Jigsaw vs. Brent Albright
Jigsaw goes for some quick pins when he runs out. Albright puts him in the
corner and punches him. Jigsaw dodges a charge and dumps Albright to the
floor. Jigsaw leaps over the top onto all members of the Hangman Three.
He rolls Albright back in for two. Brent Albright military presses Jigsaw
to the floor. Suplex on the floor by Albright. Punch to the head by
Albright. He chops Jig on the ropes, then kicks him into the corner.
Elbow drop on the mat for two by Albright.
Albright applies a headlock on the mat. Jigsaw stands up, then blocks a
charge, but he runs into a powerslam for two. Albright continues his
assault. Jig ducks a clothesline, but cross bodies himself right into the
ropes. As he is hung up, Albright dropkicks him. Albright with a
suplex. Jigsaw blocks the half nelson, then plants Albright with a DDT.
Albright tosses Jigsaw up, but he gets hit with a dropkick. Superkick by
Jigsaw for two. Knee to the gut by Albright. He puts down Jig with a
pumphandle for two. Albright puts Jigsaw on the top, but is tossed off.
Jigsaw with a missile dropkick. Albright clotheslines Jigsaw for two.
Jigsaw turns the 6-1-Knee into a roll up for two. Step up enziguri by
Jigsaw. Unfortunately, he springboards right into the Half Nelson Suplex.
Your winner, Brent Albright!
BJ Whitmer makes an open challenge. Unfortunately, this keeps Pearce on my
screen. Delirious answers the call. OK, now tis one makes sense.
Delirious vs. BJ Whitmer
Delirious fights off the Hangmen Three and tosses Whitmer out. Delirious
climbs to the top and somersaults onto the them. He gets a steel chair.
Delirious knocks Albright in the head with it, but Whitmer comes behind him and
attacks. He puts Delirious in the ring, then gets a mic. It's now a
No Disqualification match.
Delirious knocks BJ to the floor, then hits a somersault press off the apron.
He tells the crowd to separate, then throws Whitmer out of the ringside area.
Whitmer recovers and hits Delirious in the back with some chairs. Whitmer
uses the seats as weapons some more. Delirious hits Whitmer with an
umbrella, then opens it up inside and hits Whitmer some more.
Delirious throws Whitmer into a trash can. Headbutt by Delirious.
The action moves toward the ring. Whitmer elbows Delirious and chops him
in the chest. Chair to the back by Whitmer. He dumps Delirious over
the guardrail and charges, but is sent into the guardrail with a drop toe hold.
Delirious places a chair against Whitmer's head and nails Panic Attack. He
sets the chair on his face again and gets a second Panic Attack. Delirious
bites Whitmer in the head. Whitmer is gushing blood.
Delirious bites the bloody head of Whitmer. Whitmer rolls into the ring.
Delirious runs into an Exploder. Whitmer throws Delirious into the corner.
Delirious tries to fight back, but Whitmer chokes him on the ropes.
Delirious with some kicks, but Whitmer drops him onto the top rope. A
cocky cover by Whitmer accomplishes nothing.
Whitmer with a hard forearm strike to Delirious. Delirious with some shots
to Whitmer's midsection, but to no avail. Whitmer puts Delirious on the
top, but surprise surprise, he is knocked down. Delirious with a missile
dropkick that puts both men down. Delirious with a series of lariats.
He mounts Whitmer and pounds the open wound for two.
German suplex by Whitmer into a Dragon Suplex, followed by a Powerbomb for two.
Whitmer climbs to the top, but misses the Frog Splash. Delirious kicks him
in the head and drops him onto the mat. He climbs to the top and hits
Shadows Over Hell for two when Hagadorn pulls the ref from the ring.
Delirious knocks Hagadorn to the floor. Pearce runs in and hits Delirious
with a chain. Pearce goes for the mask, then hits Delirious with a chain
again. Pearce busts Delirious open, then chokes him with the chain.
The Hangmen Three hang Delirious a la Repo Man hanging British Bulldog so many
years ago. Some of the pre show wrestlers come out to help Delirious.
The Hangmen beat these poor guys up as Delirious is helped to the back.
The cameras miss a cool looking move. No contest.
Jimmy Jacobs and the new member of AOTF come out through the crowd. Jimmy
says AOTF is stronger then ever. Daizee Haze runs out and attacks the
groupie. Jacobs spears Haze and picks the mic back up. He says to
further a revolution, you have to destroy things. Sometimes you have to
destroy the best in the world. The Final Countdown interrupts his promo.
Bryan Danielson vs. Jimmy Jacobs
This is a first time singles match in ROH. Jacobs attacks while the lights
are still out and these two start by punishing each other. Danielson goes
for a cross armbreaker, but Jacobs resists. Dragon mounts and punches
Jacobs. Jimmy eats some elbows, and smartly goes to the floor.
Jacobs talks some smack before getting back in the ring. Jacobs cheats out
of a test of strength and uses a hammerlock to take Danielson to the mat.
Danielson reverses by floating over. He gets a side mount and elbows
Jacobs in the gut. Jacobs blocks the single leg crab, but Dragon is able
to get a Mexican Surfboard. Jacobs bails again.
Jacobs takes his brace off and gets back in the ring. Danielson picks up
Jacobs and sits down for two. Dragon pulls him up violently by the arm.
Snapmare by Jacobs and a fist to the nose. Danielson gets out of the
headlock and dropkicks Jacobs. Jimmy kicks free of Dragon, who falls to
the mat. He elbow drops Danielson for two. Jacobs knees Danielson in
the head, then elbows him to the mat.
Fist drop from the second rope by Jacobs. He gets down on the mat and
punches Dragon some more. Dragon comes back with a Diving European off the
second rope. He hits some clotheslines on Jacobs, followed by a running
knee strike. Snap butterfly suplex by Dragon. He climbs to the top
and nails the diving headbutt for two. Dragon traps the arms of Jacobs,
but is tossed into the turnbuckle. Neckbreaker by Jimmy. He climbs
to the top and connects with a back senton for two.
Dragon drives Jimmy to the mat, then cinches in Cattle Mutilation. Lacey
comes out to distract the ref. Danielson threatens to pop her but good.
Jacobs tries to hit him with the cane, but Dragon grabs it. Jimmy uses a
spike instead for two. Good sequence.
Jacobs works on the cut that he opened up with a spike. He stares at
Danielson for a moment, then bites the forehead. Jacobs chokes Danielson
in the corner. Jacobs hangs Danielson in the Tree of Woe and charges with
his signature moves. More punches and chokes on Dragon. Jacobs put
Danielson's head against the ringpost and dropkicks Dragon.
On the floor, Jacobs fires some rights. Jacobs sets up a chair and sits
Danielson on it. Jacobs slingshots over the top and dives onto Dragon,
collapsing the chair. Danielson's convulsions are a little much.
Jacobs rolls him back in the ring and covers for two. Jacobs pounds Dragon
in the head. Dragon tries to stand up, but even with the aid of the ropes,
he is unable to do so. Jacobs kicks a rope into Dragon's throat.
Jacobs stomps on Dragon's chest, then drops an elbow for two.
Jacobs goes back to the top rope, but Danielson crotches him and meets him on
the top. Dragon with a superplex. Jacobs punches are blocked, and
Danielson gets a nice combo with the forearms. Charging forearm strike by
Danielson, followed by a kick. Jacobs bails again and Danielson hits him
with a suicide dive. Danielson with a missile dropkick from the top.
Jacobs blocks a charge and leaps onto Danielson. Danielson jumps off the
second rope, but is hit with a spear for two. Jacobs goes for the Contra
Code, but gets slapped instead. German Suplex into Cattle Mutilation by
Dragon. Jacobs turns himself over, but Dragon uses some elbows.
Jacobs counters with the Contra Code for two.
Jacobs goes to the top, but Dragon gets the knees up on the back senton.
Leg lariat by Danielson, followed by some stomps to the chest into the triangle
choke. Elbows to the head by Dragon while maintaining the hold.
Jacobs is able to reach the ropes. Dragon places Jimmy on the top for a
belly to back superplex. Jacobs fights it off, and comes off the top with
a guillotine choke. Danielson rolls around in the ring and gets to his
feet for a moment, but Jacobs is able to knock him out for the win.
Your winner, Jimmy Jacobs!
Jacobs leaves through the crowd and Nigel McGuinness comes out. He wants
to revel in the worst moment of Dragon's career. He says Dragon has to
beat people if he wants to face him for the belt. Nigel wonders who the
next loss will be to...Bobby Dempsey? Hero comes out and hits the Hero's
Welcome on Nigel.
This brings out Roderick Strong, the FIP Champion. He calls himself the
real world champion, and challenges for a title shot on ROH's return to Chicago
on January 26th. Nigel gets up and challenges Strong, but he is tripped
and pulled out by Dragon. Dragon goes after Nigel's injured arm.
Erick Stevens comes out to attack Roderick, but the No Remorse Corps come out to
overwhelm him.
No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards, Rocky Romero, & Roderick Strong) vs. Erick
Stevens & The Briscoes
The Briscoes go after Davey and toss him out of the ring. Roderick and
Mark start off. Mark gets the upperhand, but Strong takes him to the mat,
then works a wristlock. Mark gets Strong in his corner and tags Stevens
in. Strong makes the tag to Davey Richards, the man who put Stevens on the
injured list.
Strong works on Stevens' legs. He then punches him in the back of the
head. Stevens mounts and punches Davey. Richards turns over, and
they go back and forth. Leg lock by Stevens. Richards goes for a
cross arm breaker. Chinlock by Stevens. He goes after Davey's arm
and tags Jay in. Snap suplex by Jay. Richards drives Jay into his
corner and tags in Rocky Romero. Romero and Jay trade shots. Jay off
the ropes with a forearm. Dropkick to Romero for two. Mark tags back
in.
Mark punches, then boots Rocky in the corner. Vertical suplex to Romero
for two. Stevens tags in and elbows Romero in the chest for two.
Romero goes for the eyes and applies a side headlock. Stevens throws him
off. The meet with shouldertackles, but Stevens doesn't budge. They
trade shots. Romero misses an enziguri, but he gets a kick on the rebound.
Rocky spits on Stevens, who shoves him to the mat. Jay tags in, but the
NRC get him in their corner.
Roderick in with a nice dropkick. Davey comes in with a clothesline for
two. Back suplex by Davey for two. Rocky tags in. Romero
slingshots Jay into a Roderick forearm. Boston Crab by Romero.
Strong tags in. Strong blocks a charge and hits a dropkick off the second
rope for two. Davey tags in and gets two with a snap suplex.
Richards tags Strong in. Romero comes in to help with a double team.
Jay fights them off and tags Stevens in.
Stevens cleans house. Full Nelson Slam to Strong for two. Chops to
Romero. Mark springboards in with a kick to Rocky, then dives over the top
rope. Strong is put back in the ring, but Davey hits a springboard missile
dropkick to give the NRC the advantage. Davey whips Stevens into the
guardrail. Romero with a high knee on the floor. Stevens is rolled
back in and Strong covers for two.
Strong chops Stevens to the mat. Rocky tags in and kicks Stevens around
the ring for two. Davey tags in and works on Stevens arm. Davey
traps the arm and Romero and Strong knock the Briscoes off the apron.
Stevens reaches the ropes. Richards keeps up the assault on the arm and
tags Strong in. Stevens is put on the top rope. Backbreaker off the
top by Strong, and he then elevates Romero into Stevens for two. Richards
keeps pressure on the arm of Stevens. Stevens tries to fight back and hits
a lariat, putting both men down.
Stevens tags the Briscoes in. Jay and Mark go after Davey and Rocky.
Mark with karate thrusts to Romero. Superkick to Strong. Mark
catches Romero with an exploder. The Briscoes double team Richards with
superkicks. The Briscoes and Stevens charge Strong and Richards in the
corner. Mark covers Strong for two. Stevens is pulled out by
Richards.
Mark with a karate chop to Strong and a springboard corkscrew for two.
Richards come in and kicks Mark in the head. German Suplex by Richards to
Mark for two. Jay comes in and hits a DVD on Davey for two. Big boot
from Jay Briscoe. DDT off the second rope by Romero. Stevens catches
Romero with a TKO for two.
Strong and Stevens trade chops. Strong with some forearms in the corner.
Strong with a charging forearm in the corner. Backbreaker to Stevens for
two. Richards plants Stevens, then double team kicks him with Romero for
two. The Briscoes come back in the ring. Moonsault press by Mark to
Strong and Richards. Romero is thrown out of the ring and onto his
partners. Mark climbs to the top rope and hits a Shooting Star to the
floor on the NRC. The Briscoes chop Romero and alley oop him into a sitout
powerbomb by Stevens for two.
The Briscoes hit a double team neckbreaker on Richards for two when Roderick
breaks the pin up. Strong us put on the top, but he tosses Mark into an
Ace Crusher by Romero. Richards kicks him for two when Jay and Stevens
break the pin up. Richards is caught by Stevens and driven to the mat with
a clothesline. Springboard DDT by Romero. Leg lariat by Mark.
Richards suplexes Jay onto the corner for two.
Richards hits a tombstone on Jay Briscoe and climbs to the top. Mark meets
him and suplexes Richards off the second rope for two. All six men are in
the ring. Jay Driller to Strong, DVD by Mark to Richards, and a sitout
powerbomb by Stevens on Romero for the win.
Your winners, The Briscoes & Erick Stevens!
The DVD is in memory of the late Tammie Hamaoui. RIP.
Match thoughts:
Aries and Black had a really well paced, action filled match. Black looked
great in a losing effort. Aries did a nice job of elevating him.
Great start to the show.
Lacey and del Rey put on a good show, though it was probably five minutes too
long.
6 Man Mayhem was a preshow extra put on the main show because of the weather.
It's not bad, and has a couple good spots, but pretty forgettable.
You've seen Claudio and Hero a dozen times before. The best thing I can
say about it is the Hero stalling was kept to a minimum, so the fast forward
button didn't get that much of a workout. Good match, but nothing
groundbreaking.
Nothing to say about the squash.
Albright-Jigsaw was a pretty standard match. Again, nothing to write home
about, but it was solid enough.
Stop me if you've read this before, but Whitmer and Delirious was something
you've seen several times over, right down to the beating. OK for what it
was, but you probably have this on DVD already.
Now we're back on track. Jacobs and Danielson had a great first time
singles match, and the upset was a nice touch. Big win for Jacobs.
The trios tag was about 7-10 minutes too long. The heels dominated for
most of the match. When all six men got involved at the end, it picked up,
but this was paint by numbers.
Overall, I couldn't say this is a must buy DVD. For a show called
Unscripted, there were a few too many familiar matches. I would have mixed
it up and had the usual suspects fight different opponents. Sure, it
furthered key storylines, but the seen it all before nature of the show, coupled
with the great Jacobs-Dragon match, had the crowd worn out and quiet by the end
of the show. Aries-Black and Jacobs-Danielson are the only matches that
are really worth your time. It should be mentioned again that ROH was
forced to make the best of a bad situation, so the fact that they were able to
put out a three hour DVD in the first place is pretty impressive.
Thanks for reading. For any questions or comments, please email me at
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