ROH in Review 2016 - Day 3

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ROH in Review 2016 - Day 3

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On this last day, we will look at many of the touchstones of the past calendar year in ROH, in both the tone of a fan of the product as well as integral to the larger voice of the board.

The awards below will be conducted via written response in this thread. Up to three candidates can be awarded, using a tiered scoring system, 5 Points (greatest candidate), 3 Points, and 1 Point (lowest of the three candidates). Write-ins for candidates not suggested in each category are very much encouraged. All categories are to be ROH-focused, in which work from other promotions should bear little influence. Voting in this thread will be open for one week.

I have written a short summarizing statement for each category. If this hack editorializing fails to provide clarity, then please vote to the best of one’s conscience!

I would also like to provide a special thanks to 187_Joeism, AlexROH, Big Red Machine and Brada for their help editing these categories.

Where the big posters vote. (Vote, look at the adjective):


Best Show

A Best Show-quality event examples a worthwhile card, buildup, and delivery.

- Honor Rising Night 1 (February 19, 2016)
- 14 Year Anniversary (February 26, 2016)
- Conquest Tour Philadelphia (March 12, 2016)
- Supercard of Honor X Night 1 (April 1, 2016)
- Supercard of Honor X Night 2 (April 2, 2016)
- War of the Worlds Night 3 (May 14, 2016)
- Road to Best in the World Milwaukee (June 12, 2016)
- Death Before Dishonor XIV (August 19, 2016)
- All Star Extravaganza VIII (September 30, 2016)
- Survival of the Fittest Night 2 (November 4, 2016)
- Reach for the Sky Liverpool (November 18, 2016)
- Reach for the Sky London (November 20, 2016)
- Final Battle 2016 (December 2, 2016)

Best Story

Stories that made product compelling, gave continuity between shows, and made the talent involved look all the better for it.

- Roderick Strong vs. The World
- Bobby Fish and the TV Title
- Matt Taven creates a new Kingdom in his own spit and image
- Adam Cole, The Young Bucks, and Adam Page dismantle ROH
- Adam Cole antagonizes Jay Lethal en route to the ROH World Title
- Ladder War build: Christopher Daniels (and, by the former as a proxy, Frankie Kazarian) tell time to [REDACTED] off, and are willing to do anything to retain their titles; the toll is paid at All Star Extravaganza VIII
- Adam Cole attempts to close the chapter on Kyle O’Reilly once and for all

Best Feud

Best Feud is separate from Best Story in that the workrate between the talent involved is what is valued most. Decide which series of matches impressed most in terms of workrate and positive crowd behavior.

- Roderick Strong vs. Bobby Fish vs. Tomohiro Ishii
- The Addiction vs. The Motor City Machine Guns vs. The Young Bucks
- Jay Lethal vs. Colt Cabana
- Adam Cole, The Young Bucks, & Adam Page vs. Jay Lethal, The Briscoes, Kyle O’Reilly, et alia
- Donovan Dijak vs. Lio Rush
- War Machine vs. Keith Lee & Shane Taylor
- Adam Cole vs. Jay Lethal
- Adam Cole vs. Kyle O’Reilly

Best Match

The greatest match of the year.

- Roderick Strong vs. Tomohiro Ishii (Honor Rising Night 1)
- Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks vs. KUSHIDA, Matt Sydal, & ACH (14 Year Anniversary)
- Adam Cole vs Kyle O’Reilly (Supercard of Honor X Night 2)
- Jay Briscoe vs. Adam Page (Death Before Dishonor XIV)
- Jay Lethal vs Colt Cabana (Reloaded Tour Duluth)
- Dragon Lee vs. Kamaitachi (All Star Extravaganza VIII)
- The Addiction vs. The Young Bucks vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (All Star Extravaganza VIII)
- Adam Cole vs. Jay Lethal (Reach for the Sky London)

Best Tag Team

The Best Tag Team is one that represents the tag team division at large in ROH and pushes themselves as well as the division forward.

- The Addiction
- The Briscoes
- The Motor City Machine Guns
- Keith Lee & Shane Taylor
- Silas Young & The Beer City Bruiser
- War Machine
- The Young Bucks

Best Wrestler

The Best Wrestler is one that balances the act of being the most valuable, performing at a high workrate, producing convincing interviews, and delivering consistently on each event, no matter the place on the card.

- Adam Cole
- Bobby Fish
- Christopher Daniels
- Jay Briscoe
- Jay Lethal
- Kyle O’Reilly
- Lio Rush
- Roderick Strong
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Best Show
All Star Extravaganza VIII (September 30, 2016) - 5 Points
Reach for the Sky London (November 20, 2016) - 3 Points
Supercard of Honor X Night 2 (April 2, 2016) - 1 Point

Best Story
Adam Cole antagonizes Jay Lethal en route to the ROH World Title - 5 Points
Bobby Fish and the TV Title - 3 Points
Ladder War build - 1 Point

Best Feud
Adam Cole, The Young Bucks, & Adam Page vs. Jay Lethal, The Briscoes, Kyle O’Reilly, et alia - 5 Points
The Addiction vs. The Motor City Machine Guns vs. The Young Bucks - 3 Points
War Machine vs. Keith Lee & Shane Taylor - 1 Point

Best Match

The Addiction vs. The Young Bucks vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (All Star Extravaganza VIII) - 5 Points
Adam Cole vs. Jay Lethal (Reach for the Sky London) - 3 Points
Roderick Strong vs. Tomohiro Ishii (Honor Rising Night 1) - 1 Point

Best Tag Team
The Young Bucks - 5 Points
The Briscoes - 3 Points
The Addiction - 1 Point

Best Wrestler
Adam Cole - 5 Points
Bobby Fish - 3 Points
Jay Lethal - 1 Point
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Best Show

- Supercard of Honor X Night 1 (April 1, 2016) - 3 points
- Death Before Dishonor XIV (August 19, 2016) - 1 point
- Reach for the Sky London (November 20, 2016) - 5 points


Best Story

- Bobby Fish and the TV Title - 5 Points
- Matt Taven creates a new Kingdom in his own spit and image -1 Point
- Adam Cole antagonizes Jay Lethal en route to the ROH World Title - 3 Points

Best Feud

- Adam Cole, The Young Bucks, & Adam Page vs. Jay Lethal, The Briscoes, Kyle O’Reilly, et alia - 5 Points
- War Machine vs. Keith Lee & Shane Taylor - 3 Points
- Adam Cole vs. Jay Lethal - 1 Point


Best Match

- Adam Cole vs Kyle O’Reilly (Supercard of Honor X Night 2) - 1 Point
- The Addiction vs. The Young Bucks vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (All Star Extravaganza VIII) - 5 Points
- Adam Cole vs. Jay Lethal (Reach for the Sky London) - 3 Points

Best Tag Team

- The Motor City Machine Guns - 3 Points
- Keith Lee & Shane Taylor - 1 Point
- The Young Bucks - 5 Points

Best Wrestler

- Bobby Fish - 3 Points
- Jay Lethal - 5 Points
- Lio Rush - 1 Point
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Best Show
Reach for the Sky Tour: London- 5
Final Battle 2016- 3
Conquest Tour: Philadelphia- 1
(Philly might be slightly better in the ring, but Final Battle had a lot of big moments on it while the Philly show is one of those that was pretty much irrelevant to any sort of storyline).

Best Story
Kyle overcomes all of the obstacles to finally win the ROH World Title- 5
Adam Cole antagonizes Jay Lethal en route to the ROH World Title- 3
Colt Cabana returns to ROH looking to prove himself- 1

Best Feud
Adam Cole vs. Jay Lethal- 5
Adam Cole vs. Kyle O'Reilly- 3
War Machine vs. Lee & Taylor- 1

Best Match
Ladder War VI (All-Star Extravaganza VIII)- 5
Adam Cole vs. Jay Lethal (Reach for the Sky Tour: London)- 3
Young Bucks vs. Scurll & Ospreay (Reach for the Sky Tour: Leicester)- 1

Best Tag Team
Young Bucks- 5
Briscoes- 3
War Machine- 1

Best Wrestler
Adam Cole- 5
Kyle O'Reilly- 3
Jay Lethal- 1
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Best Show

- Reach for the Sky London (November 20, 2016) - 5 points
- Supercard of Honor X Night 1 (April 1, 2016) - 3 points
- Final Battle 2016 (August 19, 2016) - 1 point

Best Story

- Adam Cole antagonizes Jay Lethal en route to the ROH World Title - 5 Points
- Adam Cole attempts to close the chapter on Kyle O’Reilly once and for all - 3 Points
- Bobby Fish and the TV Title - 1 point

Best Feud

- Adam Cole, The Young Bucks, & Adam Page vs. Jay Lethal, The Briscoes, Kyle O’Reilly, et alia - 5 Points
- Adam Cole vs. Kyle O’Reilly - 3 Points
- Adam Cole vs. Jay Lethal - 1 Point


Best Match

- The Addiction vs. The Young Bucks vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (All Star Extravaganza VIII) - 5 Points
- Adam Cole vs. Jay Lethal (Reach for the Sky London) - 3 Points
- Adam Cole vs Kyle O’Reilly (Final Battle 2016) - 1 Point

Best Tag Team

- The Young Bucks - 5 Points
- The Motor City Machine Guns - 3 Points
- Keith Lee & Shane Taylor

Best Wrestler

- Jay Lethal - 5 Points
- Bobby Fish
- Kyle O'Reilly - 1 Point
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Wilson wrote:On this last day, we will look at many of the touchstones of the past calendar year in ROH, in both the tone of a fan of the product as well as integral to the larger voice of the board.

Best Show

A Best Show-quality event examples a worthwhile card, buildup, and delivery.

- All Star Extravaganza VIII (September 30, 2016)-3
- Reach for the Sky London (November 20, 2016)-1
- Final Battle 2016 (December 2, 2016)-5

Best Story


- Adam Cole antagonizes Jay Lethal en route to the ROH World Title-1
- Ladder War build: Christopher Daniels (and, by the former as a proxy, Frankie Kazarian) tell time to [REDACTED] off, and are willing to do anything to retain their titles; the toll is paid at All Star Extravaganza VIII-5
- Adam Cole attempts to close the chapter on Kyle O’Reilly once and for all-3

Best Feud

- The Addiction vs. The Motor City Machine Guns vs. The Young Bucks-5
- War Machine vs. Keith Lee & Shane Taylor-3
- Adam Cole vs. Kyle O’Reilly-1

Best Match

The greatest match of the year.
- Dragon Lee vs. Kamaitachi (All Star Extravaganza VIII)-1
- The Addiction vs. The Young Bucks vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (All Star Extravaganza VIII)-5
- Adam Cole vs. Jay Lethal (Reach for the Sky London)-3

Best Tag Team

The Best Tag Team is one that represents the tag team division at large in ROH and pushes themselves as well as the division forward.

- Keith Lee & Shane Taylor-1
- War Machine-3
- The Young Bucks-5

Best Wrestler

The Best Wrestler is one that balances the act of being the most valuable, performing at a high workrate, producing convincing interviews, and delivering consistently on each event, no matter the place on the card.

- Adam Cole-5
- Bobby Fish-1
- Kyle O’Reilly-3
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Results of Day 3

Best Show: Reach for the Sky London
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Best Story: Adam Cole antagonizes Jay Lethal en route to the ROH World Title
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Best Feud: Adam Cole, The Young Bucks, & Adam Page vs. Jay Lethal, The Briscoes, Kyle O’Reilly, et alia
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Best Match: The Addiction vs. The Young Bucks vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (All Star Extravaganza VIII)
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Best Tag Team: The Young Bucks
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Best Wrestler: Adam Cole
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