I didn’t know what to expect from ROH, but I wanted to see
what was up, and review it. So here we go, we are going to be reviewing ROH
Honor Club 15, from 6/8.
Kyle Fletcher defeated Christopher Daniels
I’ve never seen Fletcher before, but I have seen Christopher
Daniels. Daniels is great, and Fletcher was doing well against him. The match
was mid-paced, slowly moving towards an ending. It wasn’t fast paced like you’d
expect from modern wrestling, but that doesn’t mean it was bad. I just expected
a little more of a frenetic pace considering the show is only 2 hours long. Daniels
focused on Fletcher’s neck, doing a little technical wrestling overall, and
slowing down the fast paced offense of Fletcher. It wasn’t bad, smart move from
the veteran. Fletcher got a win with a hammerlock piledriver out of seemingly
nowhere, which was nice.
Matt Sydal defeated Zack Clayton
A fast paced, quick bout of a match. This was under five
minutes, mind you. There was a little back and forth, but it was a fast paced
match that ended in a meteora, and that was that. Less than five minutes folks.
Not exactly much to write about.
Dralistico defeated Willie Mack
The match started with all Dralistico getting into action,
and throwing his body around. A lot of high flying moves were had at first.
However, Willie Mack would turn things around and show off some moves of his
own, including some interesting moments where he was doing some high flying. After
some help from Jose, a low blow, and a
knee, Willie Mack would get the win. Not a bad match, but not a great one
either.
Willow Nightingale defeated Rachael Ellering in the NJPW
Strong Championship Match
Ellering did a good job of showing off her offense against
Willow, but she wasn’t going to win t his one. Willow as champ is strong, and
she has some interesting moves to go through her opponents. She reminds me a
little of Bull Nakano in the way that she can dominate at times. This was a
little back and forth, but it wasn’t meant to be for Ellering. Good match even
if it wasn’t too long.
The Mogul Embassy defeated Cheeseburger, Eli Isom, Marcus
Kross
Another fast match, under five minutes, and not too bad. It
was fast moving, with a great deal of focus on each participant getting some
quick moves in. Of course, the trio that was just thrown together would fall to
the Mogul Embassy. The Mogul Embassy
dominated a great deal of the match, and once again tour through their
opponents. There’s a reason why they are the trios champs.
Mercedes Martinez defeated Vertvixen
Another short one folks, less than 5 minutes of action, and
really just a simple match. This was a little back and forth, with a few moves
from each woman. They threw down some sweet moves, including a blue thunder
bomb that was crisp, and a nice submission move to end the match. A good match
overall, even if it wasn’t too long overall.
Lee Moriarty defeated Griff Garrison
This was mostly Griff Garrison getting all the offense. He
was beating up Lee left and right, getting some good amount of offense in, but
it was Lee Moriarty with a roll up, I kid you not, and the win. This was a
short match, and it really was nothing to write about. Skippable if you ask me.
Kiera Hogan defeated Robyn Renegade
Robyn Renegade had a good showing against Kiera Hogan. There
was a bit of back and forth, but with such a short match, it was hard to really
get into it. Renegade did a good deal of the offense, but it was Hogan that
would get the win here. Not bad.
After the match Athena showed up with a kendo stick and
tried to jump Hogan. This was fun, Hogan would get the upper hand though, and
boom, kendo stick breaks.
The Dark Order defeated Shane Taylor and The Work
Horsemen
I was surprised that this wasn’t one sided. It actually had
some good back and forth overall. The Dark Order would get the win, but it wasn’t
easy for them. The other team had a great deal of offense, and some tandem work,
making it interesting to see. This was a fun match, with a lot of attention
against the Dark Order. They weren’t getting their best foot forward, even
though they would turn things around and would win, it wasn’t an easy brawl for
them.
Action Andretti, AR Fox, and Darius Martin defeated The
Trustbusters
A back and forth affair, with some good overall wrestling,
but nothing that stood out too much for me. I was impressed by Sonny Kiss’
offense though, and outside of that, it was just ok overall. I didn’t hate it,
but it was shorter than I would have liked. Around 6 minutes of action and that’s
it. Action Andretti, AR Fox and Darius Martin would get the win here, and that
was that.
The Kingdom defeated El Cobarde and El Dragon
The lucha libre guys were impressive. They are good, and
swift overall. They definitely fought hard, and was nice to see them go through
the steps of lucha style. The Kingdom was getting beat a lot, but would comeback
and hit a few nice moves including tandem moments to get the victory. The Kingdom
would get the victory, and the crowd would go mild. Not a great match, but it
had some fun overall.
Rey Fenix defeated Gravity
The main even went a little longer than the rest of the
card. I liked that overall. This was one hell of a lucha libre matchup. It was
pure lucha style, with a lot of high flying moves, and some impressive
reversals and counters. Swift, and to the point, Rey Fenix would get the win,
but Gravity was pushing the laws of sorts, as he was flying through the air,
and also doing some good submissions too. Fun match, lots of great moments, and
something that you should check out. Rey Fenix with the win, but wow, what a
match.
Overall Thoughts
The crowd could’ve been better They were ok at times, but
they were not as loud as I’d have hoped. Other than that, this was a long bit
of wrestling for only having 2 hours. They packed a lot into a short span, but
that means that many of the matches were quick and under 5 minutes. The main
even was only about 10 minutes or so, so that gives you an idea of how long
these matches were. The final match was great, but other than that, I wouldn’t
go out of my way to see this.
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