Official ROH World Title Tournament Discussion Thread

[187_Joeism]

So in Providence we will have:

Adam Cole vs Mark Briscoe
ACH vs Karl Anderson
¿Sonjay Dutt vs Jay Lethal?
Adam Page vs Silas Young for a spot in the tournament

[JigsawVs.Jason]

this is definitely awesome! ACH can gain so much from facing Anderson, even though it's clear he's losing; plus this will be such a bad-ass match, I think Anderson's strength will match up perfectly with ACH's athleticism.

I really like the final Providence match-up, since Lethal and Dutt have a lot of history and great chemistry as well.

So far, my fantasy booking holds up

@DieHard, I think that both London + Spanky should be losing their first round matches, as this could mean we could get London + Kendrick vs Wolves at the Manhattan show.
Moreover, I think ROH wants to make up for cancelling London/Elgin at the last toronto show, I'd be betting a lot of money this match will go down in the first round in Toronto

[187_Joeism]

My fantasy booking for Toronto would be

Kevin Steen vs BJ Withmer
Michael Elgin vs Paul London
Tommaso Ciampa vs Brian Kendrick
Mike Bennett vs Matt Taven
Adam Cole vs Silas Young/Adam Page

[TYFDK]

So would anyone be opposed to me posting the results on the front page after the TV tapings? Or should I put a spoiler tag over it until they air?

[187_Joeism]

Better put the spoiler tag until they air

[DieHard]

Not a fan of this match.. I don't think Anderson will work that good with a junior like ACH. Lethal vs Anderson could've been an awesome first round match.

[DXvsNWO1994]

http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/1st-round-has-been-set

The 16 entrants for the World Title Tournament have been named and two of our first round match-ups have been finalized for our kick-off event in Providence on July 27th. Now ROHWrestling.com has been provided with a complete look at the pairings for the other 6 first round matches taking place between Providence and "All Star Extravaganza V" in Toronto on August 3rd!


July 27th
* FIRST ROUND - Adam Cole vs. Mark Briscoe
* FIRST ROUND - Jay Lethal vs. Sonjay Dutt
* FIRST ROUND - Karl Anderson vs. ACH

August 3rd
* FIRST ROUND - Tommaso Ciampa vs. Silas Young/Adam Page
* FIRST ROUND - Michael Bennett vs. BJ Whitmer
* FIRST ROUND - Kevin Steen vs. Brian Kendrick
* FIRST ROUND - Michael Elgin vs. Paul London
* FIRST ROUND - Roderick Strong vs. World TV Champion Matt Taven

There you have it, the complete field for the first round of this historic ROH World Title Tournament! You can also expect some second round match-ups in Toronto including, as we announced yesterday, the winner of Briscoe/Cole in action!

Tickets for all these events, as well as the NYC & Philadelphia tournament shows, can be found in the ROH Store right here!

Which of these 16 men will achieve their dream come Philadelphia? Who will be the next Ring of Honor World Champion? Let the betting begin!!!

There is a nice graphic with the brackets included in the link. Feel free to post it.

[fudge]

cole vs ciampa, elgin vs steen. cole vs steen final would be my guess

[KL_]

Here it is.
Well, theoretically there is a chance of Adam Cole vs Michael Elgin in the final match.

[ROHFan25]

So Toronto =
Cole vs Lethal
Ciampa vs Page (hopefully)
Bennett vs Whitmer
London vs Elgin
Taven vs Roddy
Kendrick vs Steen
Bucks vs Hooligans
Wolves vs Red Dragon

Holy stacked card.

[YimYac]

No question about Cole sweeping his brackets

Cole vs Lethal and Cole vs Ciampa sounds amazing

We're getting London vs Elgin and Elgin vs Anderson 2

Elgin vs Steen in the Semi will be a tough one

[DieHard]

Meh. London should've had a much bigger role in this tourny. He's the perfect underdog and screwy win for Cole against him could help him gain some heat.

[isles11]

OK, here is my prediction.
Cole beats Briscoe, Lethal beats Dutt, Ciampa beats Young/Page, Bennett beats Whitmer, Anderson beats ACH, Elgin beats London, Strong beats Taven, and Steen beats Kendrick.

Cole beats Lethal, Ciampa beats Bennett, Elgin beats Anderson, and Steen beats Strong.

Cole beats Ciampa and Elgin beats Steen.

Cole beats Elgin and goes heel afterwards.

[The Dragon Saga]

I think Mark will beat Cole in an upset win, I don't see Briscoe losing.

[DXvsNWO1994]

Meh. London should've had a much bigger role in this tourny. He's the perfect underdog and screwy win for Cole against him could help him gain some heat.

But we are getting the London/Elgin match that we were denied after Richards stomped on his face...

[ROHFan25]

I think Mark will beat Cole in an upset win, I don't see Briscoe losing.

If that happens I'll be done with ROH. Not only is Mark the most boring singles wrestler in ROH, this is also Adam Cole's tournament to win. Heel Cole vs face Elgin is the perfect finals. Hopefully Delirious doesn't swerve just for the sake of swerving.

[DieHard]

Meh. London should've had a much bigger role in this tourny. He's the perfect underdog and screwy win for Cole against him could help him gain some heat.

But we are getting the London/Elgin match that we were denied after Richards stomped on his face...

And?

Cole vs London anyway sounds better to me.

[Zmanjets]

OK, here is my prediction.
Cole beats Briscoe, Lethal beats Dutt, Ciampa beats Young/Page, Bennett beats Whitmer, Anderson beats ACH, Elgin beats London, Strong beats Taven, and Steen beats Kendrick.

Cole beats Lethal, Ciampa beats Bennett, Elgin beats Anderson, and Steen beats Strong.

Cole beats Ciampa and Elgin beats Steen.

Cole beats Elgin and goes heel afterwards.

Yup that's about what I have, seems most obvious way to go. Got some real strong matches there though, can't wait for Steen-Kendrick and Elgin-Anderson

[DXvsNWO1994]

Maybe we will get London/Cole in the future...doesn't have to be here in the tournament

[Thelone]

The final four seems pretty obvious, perhaps too much so. Anyway :

First round

Briscoe vs. Cole
Lethal vs. Dutt
Ciampa vs. Page or Young
Bennett vs. Whitmer
Anderson vs. ACH
London vs. Elgin
Taven vs. Strong
Kendrick vs. Steen

Quarter-finals

Cole vs. Lethal
Ciampa vs. Bennett
Anderson vs. Elgin
Taven vs. Steen

Semi-finals

Cole vs. Ciampa
Elgin vs. Taven

Final

Cole vs. Elgin