Ring of Honor on HDNet – 12/21/09
Ring of Honor is in the middle of a Pick 6 competition to see who will become contenders for the ROH World Title and take on the champion, Austin Aries. Here’s what went down on HDNet tonight:
Video Package: What happened last week in the Pick 6 contender matches. Delirious over Kenny King; Tyler Black over Sonjay Dutt.
Shane Hagadorn is in the ring and introduces Sara Del Rey and “That Young Knockout Kid” Chris Hero. Hero calls out Jim Cornette for not saying that he was one of the top 12 wrestlers in ROH. “No one in ROH can match my size and strength.”
- Out walks Claudio Castagnoli who spouts off something in another language and they start to get into an argument about their striking moves.
- Interrupted by Jim Cornette who says that Claudio better get ready for his Pick 6 match tonight, and that Hero has a match coming up in the Pick 6 against Kenny Omega, but he’s got a match for him tonight so he better be ready.
Chris Hero vs. Kyle O’Reilly
WINNER: Chris Hero via pin fall after hitting the Deathblow elbow strike.
Backstage: Kyle Durden is with The Embassy and asks them about what they want for Christmas. Joey Ryan says that “he doesn’t want, it’s what he can give… The gift of getting rid of Necro Butcher from ROH.”
Video Package: Colt Cabana talks about reversing the curse and looking at becoming the ROH Champion.
Video Package: Necro Butcher talks about his dual personalities – The family man and the crazy man!
Video Package: Delirious accepts the challenge from Sonjay Dutt to a submission match… We think!
Joey Ryan with Prince Nana & Ernie Osiris vs. Necro Butcher
WINNER: Necro Butcher via DQ after Ryan threw powder in his eyes and the referee saw it!
- After match, a beat down of Necro ensued until Erick Stevens came out to help save the day.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Next week, the HDNet broadcast will be a Best Of ROH on HDNet show.
Pick 6 Contenders Match
Claudio Castagnoli with Prince Nana & Ernie Osiris vs. Colt Cabana
WINNER: Colt Cabana via roll up pin fall
ROH new theme song artist, Kidd Russell‘s music video is shown. Has some of ROH’s finest in it!
QUICK THOUGHTS:
The opening segment of the show was a little unlike ROH. You don’t always see wrestlers in the ring cutting promos unless it’s a champion and I think announcer, Mike Hogwood said it best, “We don’t do this here! This is Ring of Honor WRESTLING!” One of the few times I agree with The Hog! Please don’t continue this. I watch ROH because they give me real wrestling like how I remember it as a kid; interviews backstage and great action packed matches with colorful characters!
It’s really weird to see Ernie Osiris all cleaned up after losing his beard! I don’t know what to think anymore. It’s almost as if Prince Nana finally found him worthy to spend some money on to get him a clean set of clothes!
Castagnoli & Cabana are two guys at the top of their game. Seriously, I would love to see a consistent feud between them on HDNet. I know they’ve faced each other over the years and have their confrontations when it comes to the Embassy, but I would like to see a good feud between them. I think it would be very entertaining to go along with it being very European!