ROH WEEKEND OF THUNDER (BOTH NIGHTS)

 

ROH WEEKEND OF THUNDER

Jay Lethal & Samoa Joe vs. John Walters & Nigel McGuinness
This was a lot of fun! Joe's complete dislike towards the Pure Title and its champion is awesome to watch, and both Nigel & esp Lethal get a lot of shine here. ***1/2

Austin Aries vs. CM Punk
This rules. I love Aries' work over the knee here. He's focused, greatly vicious & creative with it. Punk's selling is on point with it being a big part of his (also awesome) comebacks. Great stuff. The early section of the match with Punk kicking Aries' ass all over the place was a lot of fun as well. There's some unfortunate technical issues with the lights going out in the middle of the match, but I thought it took nothing away from the thing. It's a great match. ****

Bryan Danielson vs. Jushin Thunder Liger
Liger coming to ROH is a great moment. It is a great match too. Danielson is excellently entertaining with his work on top being an arrogant prick going after Liger's mask while beating him up with his brilliant, vicious arsenal. The match has just the right amount of him doing his thing & then Liger playing the hits. Great moment, great atmosphere, great match. Super fun! ****

NIGHT 2

Jay Lethal vs. Jimmy Rave
This is a solid midcard match with two charming personalities going at it. Just some pretty fun, energetic wrestling all the way through w/ a fun ending a la Embassy. ***

No DQ
Ace Steel & CM Punk vs. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong
A very entertaining & wild no dq match here. Great usage of the ladder & all people involved, including Jack Evans, bump their asses off. There's a little period here where the action isn't all that entertaining, but it's just a few minutes off of an otherwise awesome match. It's a very good one. ***3/4

Bryan Danielson & Low Ki vs. Jushin Thunder Liger & Samoa Joe
I would put this about on par with the Liger vs. Danielson singles bout from the previous night. Extremely fun from start to finish. Ki being there was a lot of fun with him just being the arrogant, hard-hitting prick that he is. ****