Dean's ROH- 8/12 Up: Ki/Davey, New Embassy Member!

ROH Death Before Dishonor IV Night 2 on 7/15/06 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan, NY. Attendance: 1,360.

Pre-Show:

Four Corner Survival
Sterling James Keenan defeated Jason Blade, Derrick Dempsey and Jerrelle Clark in 8:28 when Sterling James Keenan defeated Jerrelle Clark by pinfall with a MK Ultra. Rating: C-.

Mercedes Martinez Vs. Daizee Haze
Daizee Haze defeated Mercedes Martinez in 6:39 by pinfall with a Daizeecanrana. Rating: D.

Main Show:

Matt Sydal Vs. Delirious
Matt Sydal defeated Delirious in 10:53 by pinfall with a Here It Is Driver. Rating: C.

Backstage Promo
Bryan Danielson cuts a promo about how he is more ready than ever to take on Low Ki tonight, and how he has beaten everyone that has been placed in front of him. He says Low Ki will be no different. Rating: C+.

Alex Shelley w/Prince Nana Vs. Jimmy Jacobs w/Lacey
Jimmy Jacobs defeated Alex Shelley in 8:40 by pinfall with a roll-up. Rating: C+.

Post-Match
Jacobs grabs the mic and says how he is going to finally accomplish his dream of marrying Lacey. He said the ROH World Title doesn't even matter to him as long as he is with the love of his life. Rating: C.

The Briscoe Brothers Vs. Arrogance
The Briscoe Brothers defeated Arrogance in 10:57 when Mark Briscoe defeated Chris Bosh by pinfall with a Cut-Throat Suplex. Rating: C.

Samoa Joe Vs. Jimmy Rave w/Prince Nana
Samoa Joe defeated Jimmy Rave in 15:51 by pinfall with a Muscle Buster. Rating: C+.

Post-Match
The match is over, and Samoa Joe is in the ring playing to the crowd. Jimmy Rave looks furious, and jumps him from behind, throwing a series of wild overhead shots. Samoa Joe fights off the attack though, and returns the favor by blocking Rave's shot and nailing him with a standing lariat. After the solid blow by Samoa Joe landed, Jimmy Rave tumbled out of the ring and headed for the higher ground of the backstage. Rating: C-.

AJ Styles Vs. Colt Cabana
Colt Cabana defeated AJ Styles in 16:33 by pinfall with a Sunset Flip. Rating: B-.

Backstage Promo
The Kings Of Wrestling are shown backstage with their ROH Tag Team Titles. Hero and Claudio talk about how they are getting use to have ROH gold, and actually think the belts are pretty nice. They go on about how they have beaten the best teams ROH has to offer, and that they are clearly proving that CZW has superior talent than ROH. Rating: C-.

ROH Pure Title Match: Nigel McGuinness (C) Vs. Christopher Daniels w/Allison Danger
Nigel McGuinness defeated Christopher Daniels in 4:50 by pinfall after nailing Daniels with his iron when the referee wasn't looking. Rating: B.

Post-Match
After the match, Daniels complains to the ref that Nigel hit him with the iron, and shows the referee his open wound. Referee Mike Kehner sees the iron outside the ring on the floor, and notes it isn't on the time keeper's table where Nigel originally placed it. Kehner says that he can't DQ Nigel because he did not see it, but due to the circumstances, he orders the match to be restarted. Nigel is furious, and begins to walk away, but Daniels attacks him while he is leaving up the entrance ramp and throws him back into the ring. The bell sounds, and the match has been restarted! Rating: F.

ROH Pure Title Match: Nigel McGuinness (C) Vs. Christopher Daniels w/Allison Danger
Nigel McGuinness defeated Christopher Daniels in 12:01 by pinfall with a Tower Of London, damaging the already wounded head of Christopher Daniels. Rating: B. Tie for Match Of The Night.

Davey Richards Vs. Austin Aries
Austin Aries defeated Davey Richards in 13:41 by pinfall with a 450 Splash. Rating: C.

Post-Match
Aries has left the ring and is already in the back, when The Embassy of Jimmy Rave and Alex Shelley run in and attack Davey Richards. The Embassy couldn't get Joe before, so they attacked the already weakened Richards. Shelley hits a Shell Shock, and than Rave has Richards set-up for the Greetings From Ghana when... Rating: E.

Samoa Joe comes running in and fights them both off, saving Richards from a serious beating. He nails Shelley with a running Yakuza kick and Rave flees before suffering any damage. Rating: D.

Joe grabs a mic and says that he wants The Embassy to take on him and Richards one more time so he can kick the crap outta them and show them what disrespecting ROH gets you. Rating: C.

Homicide w/Julius Smokes Vs. Low Ki
Low Ki defeated Homicide in 17:31 by pinfall with a top rope Double Stomp. Rating: B. Tie for Match Of The Night.

Post-Match
Low Ki is recovering in the ring, celebrating his win. As KI has his back turned, Homicide nails him with a sick lariat to the back of his head. As Ki rises to his feet, Homicide tosses a vicious fireball into Ki's face, just like he did to Joe back at Reborn: Stage One. As Low Ki rolls around the mat screaming in agony, Homicide makes a hasty retreat to the locker room. Rating: C-.

Roderick Strong and Jack Evans Vs. Naomichi Marufuji and KENTA
KENTAfuji defeated Strong & Evans in 17:13 when Naomichi Marufuji defeated Jack Evans by pinfall with a Shiranui. Rating: C+.

Fight Without Honor
Adam Pearce defeated BJ Whitmer in 22:10 by pinfall with his feet on the ropes for leverage. Rating: C+.

In The Ring
Bryan Danielson comes out, and informs all of the fans that Low Ki is in the hospital right now with severe burns to his face. Danielson says he has to face someone, so he is issuing an open challenge to anyone that thinks they can take the belt off of him. Rating: C+.

Danielson asks again, but no answer. After the third time, none other than CZW's Super Dragon walks out, and strolls right up into the ring. After getting right into Danielson's face, Super Dragon bitch slaps him right across the face. And it's on. Rating: C-.

ROH World Title: Bryan Danielson (C) Vs. Super Dragon
Bryan Danielson defeated Super Dragon in 17:45 by pinfall with Super Dragon's own move, the Psycho Driver. Rating: C+.

Show Rating: C.

July 17th: What a huge success Death Before Dishonor IV was. With so many unexpected moments and great matches, this weekend is a must-see event for all ROH fans.

July 17th: First and foremost, the next event is scheduled for 7/22 and will be at the Amherst Pepsi Center in Buffalo, NY! Also, another event is booked for 7/29, which will be held at the Sports Plus Entertainment Center in Lake Grove, NY!

July 17th: We have news on the condition of Low Ki. Ki has suffered 1st degree burns to his neck and face cause by the vicious fireball Homicide threw at him. Low Ki will not be able to compete until 7/29, but he will get his rightful ROH title shot on that date!

July 17th: Some matches have also been announced for the 7/22 show. Jimmy Jacobs will receive his title shot against ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson. As Lacey has mentioned, is Jacobs wins the match, he will marry Lacey, but if he looses, Lacey will dump him forever. Jacobs defeated both Delirious and Alex Shelley in impressive matches over the weekend. Will 7/22 see Jacobs propose to Lacey with ROH gold around his waist? Find out next Saturday!

July 17th: In another match for 7/22, Samoa Joe's request to face The Embassy in a Tag Team Match has been accepted. 7/22 will see Samoa Joe and Davey Richards take on The Embassy of Jimmy Rave and Alex Shelley w/Prince Nana in a Tag Team War!

July 17th: In other Embassy news, Prince Nana is still scouting for new members. Will someone new make their way into ROH through The Embassy? Or will Nana pay someone on the roster enough to join him?

July 17th: On Night 2 of the DBD weekend, Arrogance and AJ Styles and Matt Sydal got into a huge backstage brawl that had to be broken up by ROH security. These two teams will meet in the ring again on 7/22 to settle the score!

July 17th: In other news, Roderick Strong and Jack Evans won the #1 Contendership to the ROH Tag Team Titles by winning Ultimate Endurance on DBD IV Night 1. But, on Night 2, the team of Naomichi Maurfuji and KENTA defeated Strong and Evans in an amazing tag team battle. Because KENTAfuji won the match, we feel that they are the #1 Contenders, with Strong and Evans getting their shot after them. The match has been signed, and 7/22 will see The Kings Of Wrestling defend the ROH Tag Team Titles against Naomichi Marufuji and KENTA! Also, 7/29 will see Roderick Strong and Jack Evans face the winners of the KENTAfuji/KOW match for the ROH Tag Team Titles!

July 17th: More news on both 7/22 and 7/29 will be announced throughout the week!

July 20th: A Special Attraction Match has been signed for 7/29. We will see AJ Styles take on delirious in a First Time Ever Match!

July 20th: Davey Richards has impressed ROH officials so much in his matches, that a Davey Richards Trial Series will be initiated on 7/29. Davey Richards will face 7 of the best wrestlers ROH has to offer, and he will get an opportunity to truly establish himself as a star in ROH. His first opponent will be announced shortly.

July 20th: Samoa Joe said he is sick and tired of The Embassy disrespecting the ROH locker room, and especially took offense when they attacked his protege Davey Richards. Samoa Joe has said he is going to tear The Embassy apart piece by piece.

July 20th: We have heard news that Low Ki is recovering well in the hospital, and is looking forward to his title match on 7/29. Will Low Ki be able to become the first person to hold the ROH World Title twice? Find out on 7/29!

July 20th: This is the last NewsWire before the show. We all hope to see you at the Amherst Pepsi Center this Saturday to watch the best action going in wrestling today!