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Kevin Steen vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
They went nose to nose and began brawling. They exchanged punches and forearms. Nakamura choked him with a boot in the corner. Steen caught the boot and nailed a big chop. They battled back and forth with hard shots.
They battled back and forth with some great brawling. Steen did a dive to the floor. Nakamura nailed him with a series of hard knees. They returned to the ring and continued battling back and forth. Steen caught a kick but was nailed with an enziguiri.
Nakamura sent him into the corner but Steen blocked a kick and nailed a DDT off the ropes for a two count. Steen missed a cannonball into the corner. Nakamura missed a charge in the corner and Steen nailed a clothesline, then hit the cannonball.
Nakamura worked over Steen and locked in a sleeper. Nakamura nailed a backcracker and nailed several sick suplexes. He charged at Steen but was caught with a sitdown powerbomb.
Steen went for another but was driven into the buckles. He was nailed and Nakamura went for a superplex. Steen fought him off and nailed an F5 off the ropes for a two count. The crowd, which has been chanting for both men, began to chant, “This is awesome.â€
Steen went for a powerbomb but Nakamura landed on his feet and drilled Steen with a kick. Nakamura DDT’d him but Steen kicked out at one. Nakamura nailed a leaping knee to the head and scored the pin.
Your winner, Shinsuke Nakamura!
Another hard-hitting back and forth match. Real good stuff.
The crowd chanted, “Thank you Kevin†after the match. Steen took the mic and said he’s been in ROH a long time. He said that he thinks people believe he’s a genuine guy. He said that he won’t claim that he was happy here all the time and no one is happy all the time with anything. He said he does genuinely love this place. Some fan yelled, “F*** you.†Steen challenged him to come out of the balcony and say it to his face, so the whole building chanted, “a***hole†at the fan. Steen said that he hasn’t felt like he’s belonged here for a year and now he’s lost two big matches in a row. A fan yelled that he loves Steen. Steen said that was a “nice moment.†Steen said that due to the losses and the beautiful family he has to take care of, it’s time for him to “step away for a little bit.†The crowd hated that and chanted, “No!†He said that he wanted to thank NYC….and out came Silas Young.
Young began running down everyone but then said Steen was the only other man in the locker room beyond him. He said that he can understand putting his family before himself, but he’s going to thank these fans and act like he appreciates them. He said that Steen will just be replaced by the next flavor of the month and told him to go just quit and knocked him. Steen and Silas brawled and were held apart. I’m guessing we will see this at Best in the World on 6/22.
Everyone pulled Young to the floor so Steen hit a flip dive over the ringpost onto everyone. The crowd loved that.
An authority no less than Strictly ECW’s Tony Lewis said that this may be the best crowd he’s seen since the first ECW One Night Stand.
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Michael Bennett (with Maria Kanellis)
Bennett attacked Tanahashi but was fought off and nailed with a dropkick. Bennett was nailed with shots to the gut and slammed down, Tanahashi went to the ropes but was knocked off and sent to the outside. Bennett worked over Tanahashi and whipped him into the guard rails. They battled on the floor for some time.
They returned to the ring, where Bennett kicked him and flung him across the ring by his hair. He locked in a waistlock from behind and squeezed, trying to wear Hiroshi down. He drilled Tanahashi with an over the knee tiltowhirl backbreaker. The crowd tried to rally Tanahashi.
Tanahashi made a comeback and went for a Texas Cloverleaf. Maria got on the apron. He approached her but saw Bennett coming from behind and moved. Bennett almost nailed Maria but stopped short. Tanahashi nailed him with a neckbreaker for a two count and tried to turn him over in the Cloverleaf. Maria hit the ring and tried to slap him so he stopped her and turned her into one.
Bennett nailed Tanahashi and drilled him with a spinebuster. They battled to the top. Tanahashi drilled Bennett and nailed him with a forearm. He came off with a frog splash but Bennett moved. Bennett speared him for a two count. Maria distracted Todd Sinclair and kissed him as Bennett nailed a piledriver on Tanahashi for a close two count.
They battled to the apron where Tanahashi nailed a belly to back suplex on the apron. That is freaking nuts. Tanahashi ascended to the top and nailed an awesome dive to the floor. Bennett was rolled into the ring and nailed with a top rope frog splash for the pin.
Your winner, Hiroshi Tanahashi!
Good back and forth wrestling match. Bennett looked really good here. Tanahashi as always, is awesome/
The crowd chanted, “Please come back†at Tanahashi.
ROH Tag Team champions The Young Bucks vs. ReDragon
UFC fighter Tom Lawlor is cornering ReDragon. He had a banner for them like a UFC entourage would have for them. As he left the ring, the Bucks kicked the ropes and he got crotched.
The Bucks were in control early and they nailed a series of dives. Lawlor tossed a bag in the ring to distract the referee and shook the ropes, crotching Matt Jackson. ReDragon worked over Matt, including Bobby Fish nailing a double team flying knee off the ropes as Kyle O’Reilly held him
Fish nailed a slingshot splash into the ring for a two count. O’Reilly began nailing some sick suplex combinations. Matt finally came back with a twisting neckbreaker off the ropes for a two count. Nick Jackson tagged in and drilled O’Reilly off the apron with a springboard dropkick and went back and forth with Fish in some fun sequences. He nailed a X-Factor as he leapt into the ring for a two count.
Jackson ducked as Fish charged and sent him to the floor, and nailed a moonsault to the floor. O’Reilly nailed a running leaping knee off the apron on Matt Jackson. Nick returned to the ring, working over Fish and scored a two count. They powerbombed Fish in the corner as Matt kicked him in the back of the head. They set up for the tombtone double team but O’Reilly took out Nick.
Fish turned it into a forward roll for a two count. The Bucks made a comeback with a superkick party and a tombstone for a two count. Everyone went back and forth with insane spots. O’Reilly locked in a forward choke on Matt but Nick came off with a 450 splash on him while Matt was trapped for a two count. They went for More Bang for Your Buck but Kyle caught Matt in a triangle choke. Matt turned it into a forward roll for a two count. This match is sick.
ReDragon nailed brainbuster for another two count. They locked Matt Jackson in a submission and finally got him to tap.
Your winner and new ROH Tag Team champions, ReDragon!
Holy hell, this was awesome. Way too much going on to recap, just watch the show!!!
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