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Here's my quick review on the show

www.spam.com/wrestling/kevs-quick-death-before-dishonor-13-review/

Is that in order? I would've thought Cedric/Moose and Page/ACH would be swapped

I don't think the suits at DA are ever happy with anything.

Taking From "Today In Wrestling" Column - WrestlingInc.com - July 27, 2015 -

www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2015/0727/598763/today-in-wrestling-history-727-low-ki-becomes-first-roh-champion/index-2.shtml

13 years ago in 2002, Ring of Honor promoted their sixth card, "Crowning a Champion," at the Murphy Rec Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The show was built around, well, crowning the first ROH Champion. On the previous show, Road to the Title, they they held the first two rounds of a tournament where each each bracket winner (where they had to win two matches in one night) went to the finals at Crowning a Champion, which was a 60 minute four-way iron man match.

The finalists in the match were Low-Ki, Christopher Daniels, Spanky (Brian Kendrick), and British indie standout "Anarchist" Doug Williams. Instead of just scoring the match with the usual one fall = one point system, a wrestler would get two points for winning a fall but could also lose a point if he lost a fall. Daniels pinned Low-Ki, Low-Ki submitted Spanky, and then Low-Ki also submitted Doug Williams, giving him the win and the title. The booking also made Daniels look strong because he was the first wrestler to pin Low-Ki in ROH while also being the only wrestler in the match not to drop a fall.

After the match, Low-Ki, who had dropped at least several pounds of water weight going 60 in a non-air conditioned rec center, did a backstage promo where he dedicated the win to Russ Haas. Haas (and his brother Charlie) had come up with Low-Ki through the northeast indies before going to WWE developmental, where Russ died of a congenital heart defect.

Low-Ki had been positioned as the clear top star in ROH going into the show so it was natural that he won the title. He didn't hold it long, though, and ROH took the title in a different direction by having him drop it to Xavier in September. Xavier was very much a clear heel, and while a super talented performer, the ROH fans back then were fickle and really into the idea that he wasn't good enough for ROH, much less being their champion. In the end, that just played into him being heel champion, and he was honestly more effective than Low-Ki would have been until Samoa Joe destroyed him to start his famous long title reign.

Ring Of Honor finally tweets - themselves - the time change of the premiere - and only - showing on Destination America -

Just got my ROH tickets for the Lockport ny show. Can't wait.