Yeah, Briscoe's reaction to losing to Lethal was almost like relief.

187_Joeism wrote:HoT banned from ringside means they will have a clean finish.

Not really.

I'm not even being cynical, cause their last two matches were MOTYCs in my mind and filled with interference, but this guarantees nothing. It doesn't even guarantee the HoT won't interfere.

If this is a troll job, it's genius but basically this commenter on the ROH Facebook has an interesting idea... Just watched it. Excellent match. Loved both guys. My first thought with Gresham was what a shame things didn't work out with Tadarius Thomas. Gresham and TD could make a great tag team. O...

U mean to tell me ACH is more of an all star this year than Adam Cole? Elgin? O'Riley? Fish? Bullshit. I like ach but the all star moniker should be for someone who had an all star year. Why would they book Cole against his own faction they just went to ridiculous lengths to re-establish? Besides, ...

Satisfying and conclusive aren't necessarily the same thing. Seth Rollins cashing in MITB at Wrestlemania was a fuck-finish and inconclusive, but it sure was one of the most satisfying things WWE has done this year. Cole turning on O'Reilly wasn't satisfying because it came after a ton of interferen...

Well yeah, obviously we already know that's what the intention was. Still doesn't make it a satisfying outcome.

I don't think Delirious needs to step down as booker, just sort out whatever his deal is with fuck/overbooked finishes in PPV main events.

Corino/Striker?

Striker: "This guy spent a good part of his career struggling as A JOB GUY before being given the right opportunities..."
Corino: "Just like Thunderbolt Paterson!"

Oh God, it was probably the worst "tour" in recent memory.

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He actually did beat Will Ferrara with a Superplex recently, which I remember because it was pretty damn surprising. But that's the only match he's won with it, so Kelly definitely shouldn't be putting it over like a finisher.

I mean, they basically just did this match as a throw-away 6-man tag on a random house show a month ago. Another reason that you may as well cheat the premise and go with an 8-man regardless. Besides, is the appeal of the match REALLY that it's Champions vs. All-Stars, or is it the novelty of an ep...

I felt bad for Kingston. Clearly between the fans, Homicide and ROH, he was the only one who knew what the gimmick was supposed to be but Homicide not giving a shit about anything and the terrible booking just ruined them.

I kinda like it. It just feels less cool than it should be because it's Kelly and Corino trying to get it over.

Bobby Fish is an obnoxious enough person that it would've been better if it started with him referring to himself as that in promos.

They've been calling him that on commentary sometimes. No idea where it comes from.

Eh, it's that type of heel heat where it's less "I want to see you get your ass kicked" Does anybody in ROH actually have that type of heel heat? Maybe Adam Page? For me, I'd say it's fun seeing guys like Lethal, Cole, Truth, The Addiction and Page get what they deserve. I'll put it this ...

It was always my kayfabe assumption that when a wrestler does that and gets the crowd hyped up, the booker's hand is basically forced because he doesn't want to disappoint the fans that now think they're gonna see the epic Sportatorium cage rematch. That, or sometimes the booker's like "Sure, i...

I feel like I have to be the one to say, on record, to balance out the hate. I actually really like both Mike Bennett and Matt Taven, especially as a tag team. It took a long time for both to grow on me but I really like them both, great heels. I dunno, maybe when you guys are skipping your matches...

With The Kingdom re-established, might as well figure out some excuse to keep the 8-man tradition and throw Cole in. The addition of Cole couldn't hurt any match. As for the babyface team, I think reDRagon are pretty certain. Roddy's (hopefully) still in the title scene, and there's Elgin who they'l...

I don't think his debut should've been with Lethal, but damn if Stevie hasn't made me excited to see more of him in ROH with this promo.

I don't think it requires being outright said, it's just obvious. If they said it, I think it opens things up to making that the main focus of him, which I can't see being done well.