ROH on HDNet, April 4 2009
Due to my vacation last weekend I’m late watching ROH weeklies; going to catch up today, I hope.
Show opens with a few quick highlights from last week, and then Mike Hogewood and Dave Prazak discuss Jerry Lynn winning the world title from Nigel McGuinness in Houston.
Then we have two matches that nobody cares about. It’s like an undercard from a 2002 ROH show.
Is this Chris Hero’s new permanent goofy look? And if you’re going to have a loaded elbow pad, why would it be a different color than your normal elbow pad? That said, I often like how Hero wrestles. Some of it is a little too wacky, but other times he does logical things to set up spots that would otherwise be illogical—witness his setup for the top-rope blockbuster in this match.
Danielson and Aries is fun.
This week, the ref doesn’t seem to be miked at all. Boo.
Oh, continuity fun— they announce Jerry Lynn as the new World Champ, but next week he’ll appear without the belt, and on April 17th a taped PPV will have Nigel defending the title.
Match Results
1. Sterling James Keenan vs. Erick Stevens
2. Cheech & Cloudy vs. Dark City Fight Club
3. Necro Butcher vs. Chris Hero
4. Main Event: Bryan Danielson vs. Austin Aries
Next week: Brodie Lee vs. Jerry Lynn!