ROH - Ring of Honor Show #21 and 1/3 NW Now Up!

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Ring of Honor Show #21 (1/2/07)

Jimmy Rave vs. Jay Briscoe They lock-up... and Jay gets an unbelievable amount of strength advantage over Rave. Rave gets thrown into the corner. Rave calls for time out. He rolls out of the ring. He tells the fans to shut up. Boos explode. Rave covers his ears. He's all alone, tonight. He goes back into the ring. They lock-up again. Rave puts a hammerlock in. Jay counters it into his own hammerlock and flips Rave over. Rave grabs the ropes. Rave calls for time out again, but Briscoe isn't having it. He grabs Rave up by his hair and forearms him. He sets him up for an Irish Whip, but Rave puts on the brakes and rolls back outside the ring and points at his head, shades of Bobby Heenan. Jay runs off the ropes, Suicide Dive! Rave gets taken out. Jay pounds away at Jimmy Rave, on the floor. Rave covers up his head, to take away a lot of impact from Briscoe's hands. Jay rolls him back in the ring. First cover of the match, 1...2... no. Jay goes into a headlock, Rave gets out of it, and hits a stiff knee to the side of the head. Cover by Rave. 1...2... Jay powers out. Rave stomps away at the head of Briscoe. He goes to the 2nd rope and drops an elbow onto the head of Jay. 1.....2..... Jay kicks out. Rave goes for Ghanaria. Jay counters it into a neckbreaker. He springboards of the top rope, what a closeline! 1....2..... Rave barely gets a shoulder up. Jay goes up for a Guillotine Leg Drop. Rave moves. He hits Ghanaria! 1....2..... Jay kicks out. Rave wants to show Storm how it's done and he's still not getting the job done. He goes for Greetings from Ghana, Jay back drops out of it. Jay comes off the ropes, Lariat! 1....2..... Rave kicks out, barely... Jay Briscoe picks him up. JAY DRILLER! AND HE HITS IT! 1.....2...... RAVE KICKED OUT! Wow... Rave gets a hard elbow into the gut of Jay as he recovers. He's going for it... Greetings From Ghana, he has him halfway up... Jay hits him in the chest with a knee. He goes back into double arm position. JAY DRILLER! Forget about it. 1....2.....3! Rave didn't get the job done. I wonder what Jonny Storm is thinking right about now. Although, Rave does deserve credit for kicking out of the Jay Driller.
****1/4

Four Corner Survival Match: Shiima Xion vs. Davey Richards vs. BJ Whitmer vs. Jonny Storm Well, Storm's partner was unsuccessful at defeating Jay Briscoe, like he said would. But now Storm has the change to turn this all around. Storm starts the match off with Davey Richards. Davey Richards, just last week, made his debut in a successful match against Shiima Xion. Can Davey stay undefeated? Davey Richards stars the match off with some stiff kicks to the chest, Storm quickly tags out to Xion. Xion was defeated Davey last week. Let's see what he can do this week against Davey. Davey calls for Xion. But Xion seems a little afraid. He goes in anyway. Wow... Xion hits a beautiful spinning heel kick to the jaw of Richards, knocking him down. 1...2... Whitmer breaks it up. Xion hits a double stomp to Davey's chest. Davey tags out to Whitmer. Whitmer comes in with a series of closelines to Xion. And he hits a back body drop. Whitmer is on fire. T-Bone Suplex to Xion. 1...2... Xion kicks out. Xion quickly makes the tag back to Davey Richards. Oh man... the place is about to explode with Whitmer and Richards going at it. "COME ON!", says Richards. Whitmer throws a stiff punch. Davey throws a stiff kick. Whitmer throws a stiff kick. Whitmer hits a discuss lariat. 1...2.... Davey kicks out. Whitmer goes for the Exploder '98, Davey counters, Saito Suplex! Right on mark. Storm and Xion both get tagged in. Storm goes for the crescent kick, Xion catches the foot, Snapmare Driver! 1....2..... Davey breaks it up. Xion would have won the match, right there. Davey is anxious to get back into the ring with Xion. These two have unfinished business. Storm makes the tag to Richards. Whitmer is still out from the Saito Suplex. Storm comes running at Davey, Davey ducks and hits an enzuigiri that sends Storm flying out of the ring! "COME ON, MOTHERER!" Davey Richards calls for it... DR Driver! 1....2....3! Xion has been pinned again by Davey Richards. The crowd is satisfied with Davey Richards winning. The future looks very bright for him.
**1/2

Chris Bosh vs. Ace Steel Chris Bosh, known very well for his work in PWG, his making his debut in ROH. His opponent will be Ace Steel. Bosh comes out to the late 80s' very popular Whitesnake song, "Here I Go Again", mostly known for its video, but that's another story. Bosh stops to pose and joke around with the fans, very arrogant person. Bosh throws a punch, as he calls out his own name, on each punch, BOSH! BOSH! BOSH! OOOOOHHHHHHH... BOSH! Bosh hits Steel with the Fisherman Suplex. 1....2.... Steel kicks out. Bosh swats his gum. The crowd acknowledges that awesome impersonation. Bosh stomps away at Steel. Steel starts to get up and throws some closelines, Bosh goes down. Steel hits a picture perfect dropkick. 1....2.... Bosh kicks out. Steel hits a brainbuster and hooks the leg. 1....2.... Bosh again, kicks out. Steel goes up for a moonsault, but Bosh seems him coming. He delivers a high angle dropkick while Steel is on the rope. He drops Steel and hits a vicious backbreaker. 1....2.... Steel uses the bottom rope. Bosh picks him up and hits a double underhook backbreaker. 1....2.... Steel kicks out. Bosh picks him up. He goes for a powerbomb, they're in mid-air, Steel reverses it! Facebuster reversal! Wow... what a move. Steel makes the cover. 1....2.... Bosh kicks out. Steel starts to recover. He calls for the Steel Spike. He picks him up. Bosh counters it, turns him around... DDT. Bosh picks him up. He hits the Maximum Bosh. 1....2....3. Bosh impresses everyone with his debut.
***

Alex Shelley vs. Roderick Strong vs. Ultimo Dragon Shelley props himself up in the corner. He lets Strong and Ultimo go at it. No one can forget their classic at Glory By Honor. What a match that was! Strong lays in a loud chop to the chest of Ultimo. Dragon takes him over in a headlock takeover, to stay away from the chops. Those can be vicious. Ultimo is playing it smart. Ultimo goes for an early Dragon Sleeper. But Shelley quickly gets into the match, as he pounds away at Ultimo. Shelley puts Ultimo into a headscissors submission, trying to train all of his energy from him. Strong begins to get up to his feet. He comes down with a knee drop into Shelley's chest. 1... Shelley kicks out. Strong goes for the Stronghold. Shelley rolls out. Shelley goes for the Border City Stretch, Strong rolls out of it. Ultimo goes for Asai DDT, Shelley throws him out of the ring. The crowd is going wild! Strong and Shelley do a lot of chain wrestling. Shelley gets in a mahistrol cradle. 1...2... Strong kicks out. Strong hits a powerbomb. 1...2.... Shelley kicks out. Strong hits the Gibson Driver. 1....2.... Ultimo breaks it up. Ultimo goes up top and hits a crossbody block on Strong. 1...2... Strong kicks out. Ultimo picks him up and hits a Tiger Suplex. 1.....2...... Shelley breaks it up. These guys are going all out. Shelley delivers the brainbuster to Ultimo and goes up top for a frog splash. He hits it. 1....2.... Ultimo kicks out. Strong recovers and hits a half nelson back breaker to Shelley. Shelley rolls out. Strong picks up Ultimo. Ultimo gets the standing Dragon Sleeper in! Strong is inches away from tapping out. Ultimo just drops him in a reverse DDT after being in the Dragon Sleeper for 35 seconds. 1....2.....3!!! Wow... he got him! Congratulations to Ultimo for this win. This will definitely add flame to his feud with Shelley. Ultimo wins, but he doesn't pin Shelley. It's still a loss for the upset Alex Shelley.
****

*Nigel McGuinness is seen backstage. Nigel has some words for Colt Cabana.*

You know what, Colt? I'm beginning to grow... to respect you. You're a tremendous talent. What do you say we end this disrespectful stuff? You know... this is Ring of HONOR. Let's make this last match out of respect. What do you say we make our match at Dissension... a good ole' classic Steel Cage Match? I mean... yeah... it's brutal. But there doesn't have to be hate going into this, Colt. Have you ever seen a Steel Cage Match out of respect? Chances are... you most likely haven't. Do you want to make this a first, Colt? I can't wait to hear your response, next week. By the way, the "Pure Title" rules are still in play. There's a difference in this Steel Cage Match though. You can't use the steel cage as a weapon. It's only there to keep us in the ring, to settle this thing. There's nothing pure about using the steel cage as a weapon. And yes... this has been labeled the "Final Chapter" to our singles series feud. Who's to say there won't be a Three-Way Match or even a Four Corner Survival Match down the road, for the ROH Pure Title? That's if you don't win it. Colt, there's no more singles matches after Dissension. Next week, I'll be defending my title against anyone who steps up. This is it. It's do or die time at Dissension.

*Ring of Honor has announced that the final team competing at Dissension for the ROH Tag Team Titles will be... Jimmy Jacobs and BJ Whitmer.*

ROH World Title Match: Delirious vs. Bryan Danielson (c) Delirious runs around the ring in circles, getting the crowd pumped up for what will be his biggest match ever. Danielson takes Delirious over in a arm drag to start this match off. Danielson wrenches at the arm. He stomps away at Delirious' shoulder, great psychology there, utilized by Danielson. He drops a knee onto Delirious' shoulder. Delirious is feeling the pain. Danielson goes up to the 2nd rope and goes for a knee drop, Delirious moved. Delirious picks Danielson up and Irish Whips him into the ropes. He hits a big flying shoulder block. Pins him. 1...2... Danielson kicks out. Delirious hits a flying headscissors. It sends Danielson to the outside. Delirious hits a Suicide Plancha! He throws Danielson back into the ring. 1...2... Danielson kicks out. He goes for Shadows Over Hell. Danielson hits a flying European Uppercut as Delirious was coming down. Cattle Mutilation! Delirious might tap. Delirious gets to the ropes. Danielson brings him back into the middle of the ring. Goes for the Cattle Mutilation... Delirious counters it into a roll-up! 1....2..... NO! Dragon almost lost the title. The title is looking a lot shinier tonight. It seems like Danielson might be shining that title up for Delirious. Danielson goes for the Crossface Chicken Wing. Delirious rolls out of it. He locks in a cobra clutch. He bridges! COBRA STRETCH! COBRA STRETCH IS LOCKED IN! Danielson is trouble. He might be tapping soon. He cannot reach the ropes from here. He has to think of a counter. He tries to roll out. But he can't! Danielson is in trouble... serious trouble. Danielson tries to bridge forward, but he jars his neck. That isn't going to work. He tries to roll to the left. But Delirious is blocking his roll. He looks to the right. He rolls out of it! NO! Cobra Stretch is still locked in! And Danielson is STILL nowhere near the ropes. He fake rolls to the right and tricks Delirious. Delirious lets go. Danielson blasts him with a roaring elbow. Both men are down. 1... 2... 3... 4... 5... 6... 7... Both men get to their feet. Danielson hits him with a Dragon Suplex. 1...2... He tried to turn it into the Cattle Mutilation, but his hands weren't in position like they would have been if he were going for the Tiger Suplex. He puts him into a surfboard stretch. He crashes his legs down. He puts him back into the Cattle Mutilation. Delirious might tap this time. Danielson turns it into a roll-up. 1...2.... Delirious kicks out! Danielson quickly goes back into the Cattle Mutilation. Danielson turns it BACK into a roll-up! 1....2.....3!!! HE GOT HIM! "The Final Countdown" hits. Wow... what a match! Oh my God! They are actually shaking hands. Deliirous might have brought out the respect to Danielson. Danielson has a little honor in him, deep down.
***1/4


Overall Rating: 77%