Best house/B shows in ROH history?

[Homicide187]

Hopefully with enough suggestions we can compile a top 100 list.

[supersonic]

The B-show concept didn't really come into account until summer 2005, which not coincidentally is when the company first booked having 4+ events in a single calendar month. So keep that in mind.

On my stickied revisit, I've taken an extended intentional break after one of the mother of all A+ shows, that being Glory By Honor V Night 2. So keep that in mind with my list.

The candidates would be:
Tag Wars 2006
Dissension
Weekend of Champions Night 1
Chi-Town Struggle

These four particular shows wouldn't get the brunt of attention at the time and even looking back now nearly a decade later. They all delivered a variety of quality matches and/or major moments of storyline progression. In particular, Tag Wars 2006 and Chi-Town Struggle, if taken place in the current scene, would be legitimate candidates for Show of the Year in the various awards and polls, thanks to a plethora of under-appreciated ****+ matches and others that came close, plus the peak angle of the company with the CZW invasion.

[Montana]

It probably comes down to the definition of "B" show. Non-New York/Chicago shows? Non-PPV? Non- recurring show event?

Here's a few... a few might not be considered based on the B show criteria.

Northern Navigation... one of if not the first Toronto shows.

Good Times, Great Memories.... COlt Cabana Farewell (Chicago though)

Salvation - Tyler Black vs. Kevin Steen (another Chicago show)

Escape from New York ( Punk vs. Strong)

Steel Cage Warfare 2005 -

Better than our best 2006

Death Before Dishonor 4 (2006)

Unified

Proving Ground 2008

Violent Tendacies

Aries vs. Richards

Socal Showdown

Epic Encounter III

Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies 2

Allied Forces

Rising Above 2012

[Homicide187]

Thanks guys this is great stuff, your obviously very knowledgeable fans. Believe it or not I have been a fan since day one I just haven't seen every show or even close. I've basically seen most of the important main market shows and a number of shows in between, but there's still a lot of matches/shows I want to see.

[PoyzunTiiiger]

It probably comes down to the definition of "B" show. Non-New York/Chicago shows? Non-PPV? Non- recurring show event?

Here's a few... a few might not be considered based on the B show criteria.

Northern Navigation... one of if not the first Toronto shows.

Good Times, Great Memories.... COlt Cabana Farewell (Chicago though)

Salvation - Tyler Black vs. Kevin Steen (another Chicago show)

Escape from New York ( Punk vs. Strong)

Steel Cage Warfare 2005 -

Better than our best 2006

Death Before Dishonor 4 (2006)

Unified

Proving Ground 2008

Violent Tendacies

Aries vs. Richards

Socal Showdown

Epic Encounter III

Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies 2

Allied Forces

Rising Above 2012

Even by your standards some of these aren't B-Shows

Aries vs. Richards, Death Before Dishonor 4, Rising Above 2012, Better Than Our Best, Unified & GT,GM are not B-Shows in anyway

[donkitrk99]

Those recent Winter Warriors shows qualify as B shows?

[supersonic]

Better Than Our Best is the epitome of an A+ show. Sapolsky NEVER booked B-shows when piggybacking on WrestleMania.

[Big Red Machine]

The definition of B Show that I've always seen thrown around is a show that is the first show of it's weekend and wasn't a big annual show or a show that was special in some way like a PPV, a trip to Japan or the UK (or even, I'd argue, their first trip to Canada). Under this definition, I think the following are good choices:

Breakout
Violent Tendencies
Pick Your Poison
Hate: Chapter 2
Reclamation: Night 1

Also, there were others, but this is all of the research I feel like doing ATM. I'll add to this list later.

[raymondisgood]

Hate: Chapter 2! That show gets crazy overlooked.