Ring of Honor Wrestling on Sinclair
January 25, 2014
Nashville, Tennessee (Nashville Fairgrounds)
Commentators: Kevin Kelly, Steve Corino
Recap by: Jason Namako of Wrestleview.com
Top Prospect Tournament Semi-Final Match: Ray Rowe vs. Corey Hollis
Rowe takes over early, but then Hollis dropkicks him to the outside. Hollis then wipes out Rowe with a plancha. Back in, Rowe catches Hollis off the top with a Northern Lights for a nearfall. Belly-to-Belly for a nearfall. Hollis comes back with a dropkick to the knee, but then Rowe with a side slam.
Death Rowe for the win.
Winner and advancing to the finals: Ray Rowe by pinfall (Death Rowe)
Commercial
Barrister RD Evans w/Veda Scott vs. Matt Sells
Sells quickly rolls up RD for a nearfall. RD comes back with a neckbreaker and a leg drop for a nearfall. Sells fights back with a clothesline and a Russian Leg Sweep for a nearfall. RD does a Flair flip onto the apron, but Sells knocks him down to the outside. Veda pulls at Sells’ leg from the outside, allowing RD to hit a Slingblade.
RD heads up top and hits the Crainial Crescendo for the win.
Winner: Barrister RD Evans by pinfall (The Crainial Crescendo)
Afterwards, Veda grabs a mic and says that the New Streak is at 14-0, but they are not done tonight. They want to make it 15-0. Veda issues an open challenge to the ROH roster. Michael Elgin comes out to accept.
Barrister RD Evans w/Veda Scott vs. Michael Elgin
Elgin quickly hits a Black Hole Slam. Veda distracts Elgin, but he sends RD into the barricade. Elgin says to the camera this is a sign of things to come for Adam Cole. Elgin hits a running powerslam to RD on the outside. Back in, Elgin goes up top with RD. Veda goes onto the apron, but Elgin grabs her. RD tries for a Sunset Bomb, but Elgin blocks it. Elgin dropkicks RD onto the apron. Elgin grabs RD and hits the Deadlift Superplex. Buckle Bomb, followed by the Revolution Elgin Bomb, but Elgin does not make the cover. Elgin goes outside and brings in 2 steel chairs. Elgin places the chairs against each other.
Elgin grabs RD and powerbombs him onto the 2 chairs! Ref rings the bell.
Winner: Barrister RD Evans by DQ
Commercial
Matt Taven vs. Tadarius Thomas
Chain wrestling early. TD with a rolling snapmare, followed by a head kick. Running elbow in the corner, but Taven comes back with a kick. Taven heads up top, missile dropkick for a nearfall. Taven with another kick for a nearfall. Delayed suplex, followed by a kip-up. Springboard corkscrew senton for a nearfall. TD comes back with a clothesline, followed by a Slingblade. Another running elbow, followed by a series of Capoiera Kicks. Half & Half for a nearfall. TD blocks a Taven kick and hits an enziguri. TD wipes out Taven with a moonsault off the top to the outside! Back in, Taven comes back with an enziguri to TD when TD heads up top. TD blocks a Super Rana, sending Taven crashing to the mat. TD leaps off, but Taven catches him in mid-air with a superkick!
Taven heads up top, Air Taven for the win.
Winner: Matt Taven by pinfall (Air Taven)
Commercial
Jay Briscoe makes his way out to the ring. Jay tells Adam Cole that he is getting sick and tired of this. Jay says he came here to kick ass and chew bubblegum and he’s all out of bubblegum. Bobby Fish comes out and says he will spell it out for the morons. He is a real champion. Adam Cole is a real champion. Jay’s championship is fake. The fact that Jay parades around with that thing is reprehensible and disappointing. He is insulted. He speaks for Adam Cole and says that as a real champion, Adam will not tarnish his legacy and involve himself with that thing. It is a title that exists merely in the mind of the man who made it in his basement at his farm in Sandy Fork, Delaware. Having beaten Jay multiple times, he would be willing to represent and give back to this company by beating the bag off Jay’s ass one more time.
Main Event: ROH Tag Team Champion Bobby Fish vs. Jay Briscoe
Series of strikes by both men early. They go to the outside where Jay throws a couple of chairs into the ring. Back in, Jay with a back elbow for a nearfall. More strikes by Jay until Fish retreats to the outside. Jay chases after him until they get back in. Jay with a dropkick that sends Fish to the outside. Fish sent into the barricade as we go to commercial.
Commercial
Back from commercial as Fish sends Jay into the barricade. Jay sent into the barricade a second time. Back in, Fish gains a nearfall. Slingshot senton for a nearfall. Back suplex for a nearfall. Front kick/chest kick combo for a nearfall. Fish with 2 avalanches in the corner, but then Jay comes back with a kick. Fish misses a head kick and Briscoe with a series of headbutts. Back back drop, followed by a running forearm in the corner. Jay with the 10 punches in the corner to Fish, followed by a superkick for a nearfall. Fish fights back, but Jay with a rolling forearm, followed by a neckbreaker for a nearfall. Falcon Arrow for a nearfall. Fish blocks the Jay Driller and sends Jay into the corner. Fish misses a back heel kick, but hits the head kick for a nearfall. Fish heads up top with Jay, but Jay blocks a superplex. Fish is knocked off the ropes, then Jay hits a Frog Splash. Adam Cole comes out to cheer on Fish. Strike exchange between Fish & Jay with Jay gaining advantage. Cole distracts Jay by hopping up on the apron. This allows Fish to low blow Jay. Backdrop Driver, but Jay kicks out! Cole tells Fish to finish Jay. Jay avoids another Fish head kick and sends Fish into Cole, knocking Cole off the apron.
Jay Driller to Fish for the win.
Winner: Jay Briscoe by pinfall (Jay Driller)
Afterwards, Cole comes in and goes to hit Jay with the ROH World Title belt. Jay ducks the belt shot and sends Cole to the outside. Jay holds up both his title belt and the ROH World Title belt as we go to credits.