Ring of Honor Wrestling on Sinclair
February 14, 2015
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2300 Arena)
Commentators: Kevin Kelly, Steve Corino
Recap by: Jason Namako of Wrestleview.com
We see the usual intro, then the music of ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe hits as he makes his way to the ring to do commentary for the first three matches that will feature his three opponents in the main event 4-Way ROH World Title match at the 13th Anniversary PPV on March 1 in Las Vegas, Michael Elgin, Hanson and Tommaso Ciampa.
“The Zombie Princess” Jimmy Jacobs vs. “The Sicilian Psychopath” Tommaso Ciampa
Before the match, Ciampa grabs a chair and stares down Jay. Jacobs goes to dive onto Ciampa, but Ciampa throws the chair at him! Ciampa unloads with right hands and chops, then sends Jacobs into the barricade. Ciampa continues to stare down Jay. Back outside, Jacobs locks Ciampa in End Time, but Ciampa drives him into the ringpost, then into one of the support beams that hold up the arena. More chops by Ciampa, then sends Jacobs back in as the bell sounds. Jacobs knocks Ciampa off the apron, hits a headscissors, then nails Ciampa with an elbow drop off the apron! Back in, Jacobs goes for the Contra Code, but Ciampa counters it with a backbreaker for 2. Ciampa unloads with right hands from the mount, followed by an elbow for another 2. Ciampa goes for the Hangman’s Neckbreaker, but Jacobs slips out. Ciampa misses a clothesline and Jacobs hits the Inward Ace Crusher, then holds on and this time hits the Contra Code, but Ciampa kicks out! Jacobs can’t believe it! Jacobs goes for the Spear, but Ciampa catches him in mid-air with a Knockout Knee! Ciampa hits the Discus Clothesline, followed by a running Knockout Knee that sends Jacobs to the outside. Ciampa places Jacobs by the barricade and hits a series of running Knockout Knees against it!
Referee checks on Jacobs, who is out, and stops the match.
Winner: “The Sicilian Psychopath” Tommaso Ciampa via referee stoppage (Running Knockout Knees)
Ciampa stares down Jay afterwards, pointing at Jacobs as if to say this is what I will do to you at the 13th Anniversary PPV as we go to commercial.
Commercial
Back from commercial as we go to our next match.
The Romantic Touch vs. “The Warbeard” Hanson
Touch comes out with a lady on each arm, some roses, some chocolates and some champagne. Bell sounds and Touch hands Hanson some chocolate as Hanson adheres to the Code of Honor.
Hanson responds with the Spin Kick of Doom, then takes a bite of the chocolate before getting the win.
Winner: “The Warbeard” Hanson by pinfall (Spin Kick of Doom)
Hanson stares down Jay afterwards, saying he is coming for the ROH World Title at the 13th Anniversary PPV as we go to commercial.
Commercial
Back from commercial, we go to our next match.
MOOSE w/Veda Scott & Stokely Hathaway vs. “Unbreakable” Michael Elgin
Code of Honor before the bell. Elgin unloads with forearms early. MOOSE goozles Elgin, but Elgin with a gut kick and taunts the crowd. Elgin lifts up MOOSE and hits a 30-second delayed suplex, then motions how easy it was, but MOOSE POPS RIGHT UP AND HITS ELGIN WITH A DROPKICK!!! Elgin rolls outside, but pulls MOOSE out with him and hits a forearm. MOOSE sends Elgin into the barricade multiple times. Back in, crowd chants for MOOSE, but Elgin comes back with an enziguri. Elgin goes to the middle rope, but MOOSE grabs him and hits a sit-out tree slam from out of the corner for 2. MOOSE calls for the end and goes for the Hit Stick, but Elgin avoids him, sending MOOSE outside. Elgin mocks MOOSE’s taunt, gets a head of steam, but MOOSE leaps onto the apron to stop him. MOOSE misses a right hand and Elgin neckbreakers him across the top rope, followed by a slingshot double stomp. Elgin heads up top, but Veda hops up on the apron and grabs Elgin’s leg. Elgin shoos Veda off and knocks her off the apron, wiping out Hathaway on the outside. Elgin cartwheels off the ropes to avoid MOOSE and hits a big boot, followed by Shotgun Knees in the corner. Elgin heads back up top and goes for a splash, but MOOSE moves out of the way! Elgin avoids another charge by MOOSE and hits a release German, but MOOSE POPS UP AGAIN!! Moose hits a lift-up into a knee to the ribs to Elgin, but Elgin catches him with a Pop-Up Powerbomb, then HITS MOOSE WITH A DEADLIFT POWERBOMB, BUT MOOSE KICKS OUT!! “This is awesome” chants by the crowd. We see the two hooded men in red masks watching from the crowd. Elgin goes for the Buckle Bomb, but MOOSE drives him into the corner and hits a throat thrust. MOOSE places Elgin up top and dropkicks him off the ropes and to the outside! Elgin gets up by the commentary table, then shoves Jay out of his chair and into the barricade.
Jay goes in after Elgin, but as MOOSE goes to hit Elgin with the Hit Stick, Elgin sidesteps it, causing MOOSE to hit Jay as the ref calls for the bell.
No Contest
Afterwards, Elgin sends MOOSE outside as Elgin grabs the ROH World Title belt from the commentary table and stands over Jay, holding up the title belt. Hanson runs in and he & Elgin slug it out. Tommaso Ciampa runs in and goes after Jay, unloading on him with right hands and stomps. Mark Briscoe runs in after Ciampa, then goes after Hanson as well. Jay kicks Ciampa off as Ciampa, Hanson, Elgin and Mark brawl on the outside. Jay then gets a head of steam and wipes out everyone with a flip dive! Mark is back in, then turns around as MOOSE lays him out with the Hit Stick! MOOSE, Veda & Hathaway stand over a fallen Mark as we go to commercial.
Commercial
Back from commercial, we see video on the upcoming ROH TV Title match at the 13th Anniversary PPV between champion Jay Lethal and Alberto El Patron.
Main Event in a 6-Man Tag: Cedric Alexander, “The Last Hero” ACH & #Reborn Matt Sydal vs. The Bullet Club (The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) & “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles)
BIG reaction for the Bullet Club in Philadelphia. Code of Honor before the bell. Sydal & Matt start. Matt unloads with back clubs early, then crotch chops Sydal. Sydal comes back with a running rana. Matt avoids a dropkick, Sydal avoids a superkick. Sydal with a leg sweep and a standing moonsault. Nick & Cedric get the tags in. Nick with a shoulder tackle, Cedric with a spinning headscissors. Cedric avoids a superkick, hits a dropkick and crotch chops Nick. ACH in, Nick with a jawbreaker. Styles in, ACH with a side headlock takedown. Styles counters with a headscissors, ACH kips up. Same thing occurs in reverse order, then ACH takes Styles back down. ACH with a series of handsprings, Styles misses a clothesline, ACH hits a dropkick and mocks Styles’ pose as we go to commercial.
Commercial
Back from commercial as Styles & ACH exchange chops, ACH gains advantage. Styles then hits ACH with the Phenomenal Dropkick and crotch chops Cedric. Matt in, leaping stomp to ACH for 1. ACH fights back with forearms, then Styles & Nick with Too Sweet Eye Pokes, followed by Matt hitting a running eye poke. Nick in, knee to the back of ACH. Styles in, elbow to the back of ACH, followed by a chop. ACH fights back with gut shots, but Styles with forearms. Styles avoids ACH trying to sidestep a backdrop, then ACH slips out of a back suplex, does a Tiger flip over Styles and tags in Sydal. Sydal avoids a Styles corner charge and hits a spin kick. Bucks comes in, but Sydal hits them with a Sunset Split/Flatliner combo. Sydal walks the ropes and hits Styles with a rana, then nails Matt with a running stage dive attack in the corner. Matt avoids a Sydal corner charge, then Bucks hit Sydal with a Draping Hangman’s Neckbreaker/Slingshot Senton Bomb combo. ACH knocked off the apron, then the Bucks hit Cedric with the Backflip Headscissors/Running Dropkick combo, sending Cedric outside. Bullet Club does the Too Sweet, then Nick back rakes Sydal. Matt with right hands to Sydal, but Sydal with a leg kick. Matt grabs Sydal, Styles tags in and hits Sydal with a backbreaker. Matt in, Bucks with a double back elbow, assisted spinning back kick, gutbuster/flipping neckbreaker/backbreaker combo, then Nick holds Sydal across his knee for Styles to nail Sydal with a running leaping knee drop. Bullet Club stands tall as we go to commercial.
Commercial
Back from commercial as Sydal with knee strikes to the Bucks to get out of a double suplex, but Styles grabs Sydal from the apron. Nick goes for a running knee in the corner, but Sydal moves and Nick accidentally hits Styles! Matt stops Sydal from making a tag, but Sydal blocks a Nick superkick and sends Nick’s foot into his own brother’s head! Sydal then hits the Bucks with a double rana! ACH in, Styles misses a clothesline, ACH with shots to all of the Bullet Club, followed by a series of forearms to Styles. ACH avoids a moonsault press by Styles off the top, catches him with a boot, followed by a spinning headscissors that sends Styles outside. ACH goes onto the apron, running PK to Styles! Cedric in, ACH catches a Matt superkick, Cedric hits Matt with a springboard clothesline. Clotheslines to Matt, 2 Suplexes to Nick, but Nick hits him after blocking the third with a spinning back elbow, then goes out onto the apron and superkicks ACH! Nick with a Slingshot Facebuster to Cedric, then hops back onto the apron and wipes out ACH with a Tornado DDT on the outside! Nick heads up top, but Cedric gets the knees up off a Swanton attempt! 540 Kick by Cedric, then he & Sydal hit a Powerbomb/Top Rope Meteora combo on Nick, but Styles breaks up the pin. “ROH” chants by the crowd. Styles with the KENTA series to Sydal, but Sydal avoids the spinning backfist and hits Styles with a leaping knee and a spin kick, but then Matt nails Sydal with a superkick, followed by Styles hitting the Pele! Cedric in, but Matt nails him with a superkick! ACH in, catches a Matt superkick, misses 2 head kicks, but third time is the charm as ACH hits Matt with a head kick! Nick & ACH both go for superkicks, but get their legs caught up, allowing Cedric to hit Nick with a 540 Kick and Styles hitting ACH with a running enziguri, everyone is down! HOLY SMOKES!! “ROH” chants again by the crowd. Styles goes onto the apron, but Cedric stops him off a springboard, then ACH gets a head of steam and RANAS STYLES OFF THE APRON AND TO THE OUTSIDE!!! Cedric with chops to Nick, but Matt pulls him outside. Nick with a flip dive, but Cedric moves and Nick hits his own brother! Cedric back in, gets a head of steam and wipes out the Bucks with a flip dive! Back in, Cedric heads up top, Overtime to Matt, but Matt kicks out! Cedric can’t believe it! Cedric charges, but Nick nails him with a superkick! Styles in, heads up top and goes for the 450, but Cedric gets his knees up! Cedric charges and hits Styles with Concussion on Delivery! Sydal in as ACH heads up top, Midnight Star on Styles, Sydal heads up top and goes for the Shooting Star Press, but Styles moves out of the way as Sydal lands on his feet and is treated to a Superkick Party by the Bucks!! Bucks then with superkicks to Cedric & ACH, sending them to the outside. Sydal is left all alone with the Bullet Club. Styles leaps off the ropes and grabs Sydal for Phenomenon, but then lifts him up into Matt’s awaiting arms, putting Sydal in Tombstone position. Nick charges, Styles throws him up overhead, MORE BANG FOR YOUR F**K (Alley-Oop Spike Tombstone) TO SYDAL!!! Matt then holds Sydal upside down to hand off to Styles, who lifts Sydal up in Styles Clash position, but holds him upside down as the Bucks treat Sydal to one more Superkick Party!!!
STYLES CLASH!!! 1-2-3!! HOLY YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT A MATCH!!!
Winners: The Bullet Club by pinfall (Styles Clash)
Bullet Club celebrates their win afterwards as the show closes.