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ROH TV Title: Samoa Joe vs. Mark Briscoe

I will not cry if Briscoe wins. The entire Briscoe clan is here. He has to win, right? Code of Honor adhered to. Joe bails, time is on his side. Lockup, we have a stalemate. Lockup, Briscoe with a chop, kick to the leg by Joe. Redneck Kung Fu by Mark, elbows by the champion.. BIG chop by Joe, Mark fires back. We got an old fashioned hoss fight. KArate chop by Briscoe. Spicolli Driver by Mark, Joe bails. On th efloor its a big belly to belly by Joe. Kick by Joe and he throws MArk into the ring. Jabs by Joe. Mark strikes back but a HUGE clothesline by Joe.

Joe fires forearms to the neck. Kicks by the champion. Suplex by Joe he scores a 2 count. Jabs by Joe, Mark gets back to his feet. MArk with forearms. Enziguri by Joe, Mark rolls out. Mark gets back in but Joe throws him out and nails a big tope. Remember when Vince though Joe had no value anymore?  Mark gets the edge and nails a tope off of a chair. Mark kisses one of his kids and brings out a table. Joe sends Mark into the post. Chop by Mark, Joe and Mark trade blows.

I LOVE THIS!

Headbutt by Joe. Forearm by Joe both men are down.  Mark to his feet first.Uranagi by Mark for 2. Joe blocks a Jay Driller and nails a powerslam for 2. Joe with an STF, he has it locked in deep. Mark makes the ropes. Belly to back by Joe into a lariat for 2. 

Mark blocks a muscle buster and nails a dropkick. Froggy Bow for 2 by Mark! This match is clearly the emotional highlight. Joe with a choke. MArk iks fading. Sleeper suplex by Joe, he maintains the choke and the ref calls for the bell.

WINNER AND STILL ROH TV CHAMPION SAMOA JOE

I am completely gutted over this. Long live the Briscoes.

Daniel Garcia vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

No code of honor. Lockup, clean break. Garcia mocks him. Lockup, go behind by Tanahashi. Garcia grabs him and nails a throat thrust. Hair pull by Garcia. Back elbow into a cross body by Tanahashi. Tanahashi with air guitar. Garcia to the floor and Tanahashi follows him and nails a clothesline. Drop toe hold into the steps by Garcia. Dragon screw by Garica. Garcia poses to the crowd and kicks Tanahashi as he returns to the ring. Surf Board by Garcia, instead be just stomps Tanahashi's knees into the mat. Garcia goes to work on Tanahashi's right knee. Elbow to the knee by Garcia, Tanahashi desperately makes the rope. Garcia with kicks in the corner. Garcisa mocks Tanahashi. 

They trade forearms in the center. Tanahashi puts Garcia down with a clothesline. Slam by Tanahashi. Cannon ball by Tanahashi for 2. Garcia with a dropkick to the knee into a famouser for 2.  They trade forearms again and then kicks. Garcia with a 2 count after a takedown. Tanahashi with a dragon screw. Tanahashi with a cloverleaf, Garcia makes the rope. Garcia with a cutter to the knee into a German Suplex. Knee strike for 2 by Garcia. Tanahashi blocks a piledriver and nails a neck breaker. Sling blade for 2 by Tanahashi.. Tanahashi to the top and nails a frog splash for the pin.

WINNER HIROSHI TANAHASHI

Reach for the Sky Ladder Match for the vacant ROH World Tag Team Championship: Mike Bennett & Matt Taven vs. Mark Davis Kyle Fletcher vs The Lucha Bros vs. Drastilico & Rush vs. Dante & Darius Martin

I'd like to say I can keep up but this has to be a bullet point report:

• They immediately scramle for ladders as La Faccion Ingobernobles and the Kingdom seen to have an uneasy alliance. 
• Bennett and Taven try to nail Top Flight with a ladder but tge brothers evade them,
• Fenix with a facedrop to Drasticilo.
• Rush with a dropkick to someone on a ladder. 
• LFI and Aussie Open slug it out. Aussie open With tende, cutters on Rush.
• The Lucha Bros stop any momentum Aussie Open had.
• Taven with a corner splash to Davis
• Code Red onto the ladder by the Lucha Bros on Aussie Open
• Fenix with a superkick to Fletcher
• LFI is alone in the ring. I'm sorry I'm  not keeping up. This is insanity.
• Taven nails a tope to Drasticilo
• On the outside Rush tries to tear away at Pentas mask
• Aussie Open goes after the biggest ladder, they nail the Kingdom with pile drivers on the ramp
• Aussie Open control the ladders. Bennett is busted wide open.Lucha Bros stop Aussie Open. Rush with a destroyer to Penta
• Bennett and Rush sqaure off and trade forearms. Now it's chops. Rush wins the exchange but Taven with a disaster kick to save his partner
• Trust me, you want to see this
• Dante and Fenix slug it out on the ladder LFI breaks it up. Top flight with a Van Daminiator to Rush. 
• Ausssie Open pulls Top Flight off the ladder. AO with superkicks to Penta.
• Pents gets beel tossed into a ladder by Aussie Open.
• Dante Martin kicks Aussie Open off the ladders.
• Taven tries to stop Dante but he eats a Northern Light off the ladder
• Dante with a Sunset bomb to Bennett off the ladder
• Aussie Open nails the Correalis to Darius, I think it was Darius.
• Darius eats a spine buster on a bridged ladder.
• Dralistico nails a rana off the apron to Dante.
• Taven splashes Dralistico through a ladder
• Davis gets suplexed through a ladder.
• Dante and Fenix slug it out. Now it's Penta and Dante on the ladder
• Penta with a destroyert off the ladder through 2 tables at ringside to Darius Martin
• Bennett gets kicks off the ladder by Fenix and Fenix grabs the belts the top.

WINNERS AND NEW ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE LUCHA BROS

Mark Briscoe celebrates with the new champions. I just saw Mike Johnson's report about Dante Martin. Heal up young man! Much respect.

ROH Pure Championship: Wheeler Yuta w/ Jon Moxley vs Katsuyori Shibata

Pat Buck, Madison Rayne and Christopher Daniels are your judges

Code of Honor adhered to.  Kicks by Yuta. Go behind by Shibata into an armbar for 2. Tie up by Shibata into a chinlock. Headlock takeover by Shibata. They grapple into the ropes, no break called by the ref. Greco Roman  knuckle lock into a go behind ny Shibata. Double wristlock by the challenger into a head scissor. Drop toe hold into a seat belt by Yuta. Fireman carry by Shibata. Figure 4 by Shibata. Shibata bears down. Yuta tries ti break it but has to go to the rope. He doesn't make it. 

5 minutes down.

Yuta makes the ropes.  That's 1. Shibata with elbow strikes and scores a 2. Snap mare into a leg choke. Yuta with a bridge for 1. High wristlock by Yuta. Knee drop by Yuta. Arm wrench by the champion. Escape by Shibata they exchange chops. Kicks by Shibata. Elbow by Yuta. Yuta with a closed fist for his warning, Suplex by Yuta for 2. Kicks by Yuta into a chop exchange.

10 minutes have passed.

Kicks by Shibata in the corner. Dropkick in the corner by Shibata. Suplex by Shibata for 2. Rear chinlock by the challenger. Suplex by Shibata for 2. The ref declares that Yuta used his 2nd rope break. Kicks by Shibata. Yuta spits on Shibata and nails a dropkick for 2. KicknbyShibata he nails a choke. PK by Shibata and he scores the pin

WINNER AND NEW ROH PURE CHAMPION KATSUYORI SHIBATA

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