ROH house show report 9-15 East Windsor, CT
by Joe Gagne
There was a problem with the building, as the show was moved to a tent outside on a soccer field. No explanation was given, although when they announced a 12/22 return date to the same building, they specified it would be inside. And of course, it poured rain throughout the night, and the roof leaked on fans that were already packed in like sardines. Crowd was about 450-500.
Pre-show:
Alex Payne beat Bobby Dempsey with an inverted DDT
Derrick Dempsey beat Mitch Franklin by submission
Regular show:
Dunn& Marcos beat Rhett Titus & Pelle Primeau when Marcos pinned Titus after a double team senton. Very quick opener.
Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli then came in unannounced through the crowd and challenged Dunn & Marcos to a match to prepare for their title shot on Saturday.
Hero & Castagnoli beat Dunn & Marcos with a double team powerbomb.
Jack Evans won a four way match over Ricky Reyes, Colt Cabana, & Jimmy Jacobs. Basic story of the match was Colt tormenting Jimmy. After Colt accidentally clotheslined Jimmy, Jack hit what amounted to a somersault legdrop on Jimmy for the win (the tent was too low for regular highflying). Very fun match.
Nigel McGuinness beat Christopher Daniels: They tried mat wrestling at first and the crowd was not into it at all. It also started raining very hard so the crowd was distracted. The tent ceiling was so low Daniels couldn’t do the BME. Got pretty good by the end and Nigel got the win with a Tower of London off the ropes.
Austin Aries beat Davey Richards. Crowd was more into this match. Very good, and Aries won with a nasty kick to the head and a brainbuster.
Brief intermission
Delirious beat Shane Hagadorn by submission. Brief but good.
Samoa Joe beat Roderick Strong. Big surprise, these two just mauled each other. Excellent match, maybe the best of the night. Joe hit a top rope Death Valley Driver that looked like it broker Roderick’s neck for the win. Absolutely terrifying.
Marufuji & KENTA bear the Briscoes when KENTA hit the Go 2 Sleep on Marc. Excellent match, and it only went about 21 minutes so it didn’t wear out it’s welcome.
The wrestling was excellent overall, but the live situation made it a tough show at points. Should be a great DVD.
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