Post by JJ on Jun 25, 2012 3:08:56 GMT
ROH - Best In The World
From: New York City, New York
Arena: The Hammerstein Ballroom
Theme Song: Bottoms Up - Nickelback
Christopher Daniels promo
The show fades in from black, with Chris Daniels in the ring with jeans on and a leather jacket.
"I thought I should explain my actions the past few months since I won the title, but first a history lesson, when the new owners took over, and the new companies started in a few years back I was excited, when I heard I was going to ROH, I was pumped, but I wasn't gonna fool myself, I knew we would never be as popular as the WWF, and the guys that were here would be looked down by the NWA "purists" but when I came here, things changed, there was no AJ, no Punk, no Joe, no Bryan... it wasn't my ROH, but I dealt with it, I did pretty good and won a world title, until a month ago, James Buchannan was in negotiations to re-sign me, when he resigned, after that I saw the writing on the wall. Tonight is my last night with ROH wrestling, I'm taking the title with me, I may take it to WWF, to NWA, to my house on my wall, or maybe to a nice big bonfire. Right now it's the perfect time for me to say goodbye, goodbye to ROH, and management, and all the guys in the back, and the fans can say goodbye to this, I know what you all are thinking, I'm gonna come back in 6 months get a rematch, whatever, no. whether I win, lose, or get screwed, I am leaving, and to prove it..." Daniels takes off his jacket and has an NWA shirt on... he also pulls a contract out, signs it, shows it to the camera, the contract has the NWA logo on it too. "this will be the end of the ROH world as you know it."
New Owner announcement
We see a shot of the entire roster besides Daniels and Aries in the locker room, a graphic says this was "earlier" today, in the locker room with a podium where Joey Styles is
Styles: "Ladies and Gentlemen, the new Owner of ROH wrestling... Mr. Jefferson Trupe."
Mr. Trupe: "hello, for the record this is being recorded to be aired later tonight, I want to start off for thanking James Buchannan for his 4 years of service to this company, as you guys now know ROH has suffered financial trouble, and was unable to get a TV or PPV deal, I wanted to keep it a secret until tonight, but thanks to dirt sheets, other companies, and our own Champion, the cat was let out of the bag, I see a lot of great talent in this room, but I don't have the money to keep you all, for some of you it'll be your first ROH show, for many of you, this will be your last ROH show, to the ones who's ride is over - thank you and I wish you luck, to the ones that stay - you won't regret it, to the fans - things are gonna get a lot more exciting, to the other owners - watch out."
*Opening Promo*
The pyro goes off and we’re welcomed to the Hammerstein Ballroom, the stage is much nicer than what’s usually seen in ROH, truss’ on the stage spell out the words “Best” and “The” on the left and “In” and “World” on the right, with a small doorway in the middle.
Styles welcomes us
Joey Styles: "Hello everyone and welcome to ROH Best In The World and it appears the rumors are true, we have new management and moments ago the current ROH Champion just signed a contract in the middle of the ring to go somewhere else!... I can't believe... *music plays* oh god! what is he doing here? you know, he owes me money, hey Paul! you got that thousand you owe me?"
Heyman: no, isn't that why you're here?
Styles: I can do this job all by myself... maybe the Champion is right, if you're here this company is going downhill... Anyway, let’s get this show started with Kurt Angles open challenge...
Kurt Angle's American Hero Open Challenge
Kurt: "tonight I am once again issuing the Kurt Angle American Hero open challenge, now any non-American out there that thinks they might beat me, come one out..."
Kofi Kingston answers the challenge.
Kingston and Angle shake hands and the bell rings for the first match in the new era.
They lock up, Angle gets a head lock, Kofi pushes him off Angle bounces off the ropes, Kofi leapfrogs, leapfrog again, goes for the turning elbow, but Angle ducks, catches him in the air and hits the Angle Slam, Angle goes for the cover quick, 1, 2, no, Kingston kicks out.
Angle gets a facelock, with knees to Kofi's body, then hits a body slam, picks Kofi up and try’s again, Kofi slides off, lands on his feet and chops Angle, chops him again, but Angle ducks and goes for a German,, Kofi blocks and pulls Angle's leg from under him, but Angle pushes Kofi with the other leg into the corner.
Angle forearms Kofi's back, turns him around and hits a few European uppercuts, he now puts Kofi's leg between the second and bottom rope, and kicks at the ankle of Kofi. Angle gets Kofi's foot out of the ropes and throws it to the side so hard that Kofi's leg hits the post.
Angle grabs Kofi from behind and hits a big German suplex, Kofi landing on his front, Angle picks him up and hits a back suplex, Angle goes for a gutwrench, Kofi counters into a hurricanranna that spikes Angle.
Kofi hits a jumping clothesline, runs around the ring, albeit gingerly, goes off the ropes Angle gets up and hits a knee to Kofi's gut, flipping him over. Angle hits knees to the back and elbows to the head.
Angle does a triangle choke, Kofi with has hand up, Kofi stacks Angle up for a pin, 1, 2, Angle gets the shoulder up, Kofi is able to drag himself to the ropes. Angle breaks, puts Kofi in the corner and unloads with elbow, knees, and punches, then hits a belly-to-belly, and another one, he goes for another one, but Kofi deadweights and hits a jawbreaker, then an SOS into a pin for 1, 2, Angle kicks out.
Kofi pulls himself up in the corner and goes for the Trouble in Paradise, but Angle catches it and turns it into an Ankle Lock, Kofi quickly rolls and turns it into a victory roll type pin, 1, 2, Angle kicks out. Kofi goes after him, and Angle grabs him and belly-to-belly's him on the floor, but the cat-like Kingston lands on the floor feet first. Kingston gets back on the apron and springboards with a jumping clothesline, and a two handed chop that sends Angle into the corner, then runs for the koronco buster, hits it and goes for the monkey flip, but Angle holds on the Kofi's feet, steps forward some and catapults Kofi into the turnbuckle, Kofi lands on the second rope, jumps off and grabs Angle's arm and arm drags him out of the ring.
Kofi runs off the ropes jumps out of the ring and over the ropes, clearing them clean, and hits a leg drop on the standing Angle, both men are down, Kingston taking a beating in this match so far. Kofi rolls Angle back in the ring, drags him in the center, runs around the ring and hits the Boom Drop, gets the cover, 1, 2, Angle kicks out.
Kofi warms up for Trouble in Paradise, spins for it, but Angle runs in and hits a German sluplex, hold on, hits a another one, and hits he third one.
Angle climbs up the ropes, jumps with a moonsault, Kofi gets his knees up, both men get up, Kofi runs at Angle but he throws Kofi to the ropes, Kofi does his rebound off the ropes right into an Ankle Lock, Kofi reaches for the ropes, he's in pain, hand in the air, doing anything he can into the post back first to get to the ropes, his hand goes down... on the ropes.
Kofi grabbed the ropes, and is now on the apron, Angle goes after him but Kofi is able to hit a Trouble in Paradise from the outside to the inside of the ring, but Kofi is still hurting from the Ankle lock, Angle is stirring as Kofi try’s to go to the top rope, Angle goes over to stop him, Kofi goes through the ropes and shoulder blocks Angle, climbs to the top rope, Angle runs up the ropes but Kofi punches him and Angle falls off the ropes, Kofi jumps off with a giant Cross Body for the 1, 2, 3!
Styles: “what a great opening match, I expect great things from Kingston
Heyman: he just beat Kurt Angle, one of the best right now, Kofi’s future is bright”
Styles: “that’s right, before we go on to the next match… we are live and I need to say something to our champion, I’ve been one of your biggest supporters the past few years, but this is unforgivable, to think I ever supported you makes me sick, the last guy to want to take a title with him got screwed, and I hope you do too, by a big black guy or with a rusty spike, I hope the company down south has you be a fake sting and you fall, you aren’t nearly as good as you think you are, you piece of shit!...
Heyman: “wow…”
Styles: “I’m sorry people, let’s go on to the next match, the monster Abyss vs. a newcomer in Dean Ambrose”
Hardcore Title: Dean Ambrose vs. Abyss w/James Mitchell
Ambrose runs and goes for a boot, but Abyss catches it and pushes him off and hits a clothesline, James Mitchell puts a chair in the ring, Abyss grabs it but Ambrose drop toe holds Abyss, his face smashing into the chair, Ambrose grabs the chair and starts beating the back of Abyss, Ambrose open the chair, and looks to end this match early, goes to pick up Abyss for an Air Raid Crash on the chair, but Abyss starts hammering the back of Ambrose, he lets go and Abyss grabs him by the neck and chokeslams him on the chair, goes for the cover, gets a 2.
Mitchell puts a few trash cans in the ring, Abyss puts one in between the top and middle turnbuckle, puts Ambrose in the corner, Grabs a can and runs with it splashing him in between 2 trash cans, and hits a sidewalk slam on a trash can, he covers for 1, 2, Ambrose kicks out.
Abyss grabs the stairs puts them in the ring, hits Ambrose with the side of them, Ambrose rolls out of the ring, Abyss chases after Ambrose, but Ambrose grabs a kendo stick from the ring and goes to hit Abyss, but Abyss just grabs the cane, and kicks Ambrose and smacks him with the cane.
Ambrose rolls in the ring but Abyss smacks him with the cane, again, again, and again.
Ambrose's body is red at this point.
Abyss Irish whips Ambrose and spins for the Black Hole Slam, but Ambrose counters into a tornado DDT on the stairs, Ambrose covers for 1, 2, Abyss kicks out.
Ambrose gets up, James Mitchell hits him with his cane, both men are down, when Mitchell bends over in pain holding his groin, someone comes from under the ring - it's a girl! she grabs Mitchell's cane and hits him in the legs, she then goes under the ring and hands Ambrose a barbed wire baseball bat.
Ambrose hits Abyss in the gut with the bat, now hits him in the back, the legs, the back, back, legs, legs, back, legs, back, Ambrose goes crazy with the ball bat, the mystery Girl hands Ambrose some gloves, he then unwraps some barbed wire from the bat, and locks in an STF with the barbed wire wrapped around Abyss' head, Abyss is trapped and has no choice but to tap out.
Ambrose holds the new title close to him as he and the mystery girl, walk up the ramp.
Triple H vs. Austin Aries
as soon as the bell rings Triple H tackles Aries and starts pummeling him, Aries try’s to cover up, the ref having to physically pull Triple H off, Aries rolls out of the ring and walks up the ramp, Triple H runs after Aries, grabs him by the hair and rams him into the guardrails on each side walking back into the ring, they get back to the ringside area as Triple H runs Aries head into the post, he rolls in and out of the ring breaking the count, and runs Aries head into the post again, again, again, again, the ref counts to 4 and Triple H stops, Aries is out on his feet, Triple H rolls him in the ring, mounts him, and punches him repeatedly, Triple H Irish whips Aries goes to hit the high knee, but Aries hangs on to the ropes, Triple H runs at him, but Aries jumps with both feet up, hitting a dropkick on Triple H while flipping over the ropes.
Aries springboards and hits a 450 splash, goes for the cover, but Triple H gets his foot on the rope, Aries drags him in the center of the ring and hits the powerdrive elbow, Triple H stirs up, and Aries gets him up in a fireman’s carry, and hits a rolling slam, and goes straight into the no hands springboard moonsualt, but Triple H gets his knees up.
Both men get up, Aries holding his ribs when Triple H hits a DDT, and a knee drop. Triple H Irish whips and goes for a spinebuster, as he lifts Aries, Aries elbows Triple H on the top of the head.
Aries Irish whips Triple H, but he counters into the Facebuster with the knee, and a clothesline, even an elbow drop, he drags Aries to around the post and rams his leg into the post a few times. Triple H goes for a figure-four, but Aries kicks Triple H with the free leg, Aries runs at him when Triple H goes for a back drop, but Aries grabs the ropes, head scissors Triple H, and rana's him out of the ring.
Aries celebrates as if he's actually done something, Triple H appears to be down for a while, but actually gets the sledgehammer from under the ring, he looks at it possessed "oh god, Triple H this is too much!" Heyman says, when he turns to go in the ring with the hammer Aries hits a baseball slide, Triple H being knocked against the guardrail with the hammer bouncing back into Triple H's shoulder. the ref then calls for the bell with a DQ finish, a win for Triple H - but not the way he wanted.
Aries walks away up the ramp gingerly, Triple H is yells at the ref that he's alright, but the decision is final. Triple H comes back in the ring, looks around disgusted, then Pedigrees the referee, walking up the ramp going after Aries...
HHH backstage
we now see Triple H in the back where he runs into an old buddy... Kevin Nash
Nash: "Hey Hunter"
HHH: "Kev, I can't talk right now I'm gonna go beat Austin Ar- wait, what the hell are you hiding?"
Nash is hiding what looks to be a present, gift wrapped with ribbons and all.
Nash: "you'll find out soon enough, good luck catching Austin, with that bald head he's quite the aerodynamic one..."
Mr. Trupe announces the new GM
Jefferson: "I've always wanted to do that... anyway, before I announce the GM of Ring of Honor, I want to say a few things, I love a fight and a brawl and the unknown, but we do need rules, and someone tough enough to enforce them, the guy I've picked isn't afraid of a fight and if I'm lucky, and I've picked the right guy, you guys won't have to see me often, if at all, also, Danny-boy - I'll be damned if you walk out with our World Title, if I have anything to say about it tonight will not be the end of the ROH world, it’ll be the end of you, with that I bring you the new ROH GM..."
William Regal is the new GM, the fans appear to be happy with this decision, they go to shake hands when...
Kevin Nash and Scott Hall walk down, Nash being, well, Nash on the way down, holding a present.
Nash: "hey boss, I got you a present, a housewarming gift if you will, I think you'll enjoy it.
Jefferson is gullible and seems happy and excited to open the box, he opens to box to reveal... a rock.
Jefferson: "Nash... what the hell is this?"
Nash: "it's a rock... in a box! forget Dwayne, that's "The Rock." it just turns out I was on that roster at that time... hey, don't feel too bad, you were young then, oh wait" Nash doubles over in laugher "How old are you? 15?"
Jefferson: "no Kevin, that’s the age of the hemorrhoid you have, Nash the only reason you're here with your bad leg, errr, legs, is a clause that I'm sure you know about and put in there, I can't let you go until your contract en-"
Hall: "hey yo!... how many of you wanna se-"
Jefferson: "Hall, you're fired"
Nash: "hey you can't do that"
Jefferson: "he's picked the wrong night to piss me off, you may be untouchable Nash, but he isnt, get out of here."
Regal: "Gentlemen, cool it! hold on Mr. Trupe, I have a better idea *whispers into JJ's ear*
Jefferson: "I like that, Hall I won't fire you... if you win this next match, tonight Nash & Hall, it'll be you 2, vs. the tag team of Drew McIntyre and Sheamus, oh, and it's right now..."
Sheamus/McIntyre vs. the Outsiders (Nash/Hall)
Nash and Sheamus start the match, they stare off, Nash covering his eyes complaining about "the sun" and then using his hand as a visor looking for "the ghost"
Nash tags in Hall.
Hall walks in and slaps Sheamus in the face, Hall slides out of the ring Sheamus chases after him and Nash clotheslines Sheamus and rolls him in the ring, Hall hitting knees to the back and head, Hall gets admonished by the referee, Sheamus gets up in the corner Nash uses the ring rope to choke him, and punches him in the face.
Hall gets a cheap shot on McIntyre knocking him off the apron, McIntyre tries to get in the ring but the ref is distracted. Nash actually pulls out the rock and hits Sheamus in the back of the head with it, he's dazed now as Nash throws the rock in the ring. "Rock, I choose you" Nash jokes, the ref gets the Rock out of the ring when Hall hits a low blow, Nash now wanting in.
Hall tags Nash, Nash puts Sheamus in the corner and chokes hit with his boot, then hits a sidewalk slam, for 2, Nash hits a Urinage slam, gets up and is at the head of Sheamus, goes to take off his elbow pad, but decides against it, he instead puts his hand up in the air and bends down waving his hand in front of his face, telling Sheamus "I can't see you"
Nash runs off the ropes, brushes the dandruff off his shoulder, literally, then hits a fist drop.
Nash goes for a cover, gets a 2, then picks Sheamus up and Irish whips him into the ropes, goes for a big boot, but misses, Sheamus runs to the other side when Hall kicks him in the back, Nash is now able to hit the Big Boot, he points down at Sheamus, goes to the ropes, cups his hand behind his ear, now runs off the ropes and hits a Leg Drop.
Nash covers Sheamus for the 1, 2, Sheamus kicks out, Nash tags in Hall, Sheamus gets up and Brogue Kicks Hall's head off... Sheamus is exhausted and can't cover Hall, Hall rolls on his stomach and tags in Nash, Sheamus attempts to crawl to his corner.
Sheamus is at the corner and goes for a tag, but McIntyre moves out of the way, Sheamus is on the rope exhausted, McIntyre jumps and curbstomps Sheamus while on the second rope, Sheamus stumbles into a Jackknife powerbomb, for the 1, 2, 3.
Nash and Hall celebrate the win as if they've won the tag titles, McIntyre drags Sheamus out of the ring, hits a Future Shock on the floor, puts him on the ring steps, and stomps on his again...
Orton Backstage
Orton is sitting in a chair when Triple H comes in.
HHH: "I know you and I haven't always seen eye-to-eye, but if it means anything, I know you can beat him, I know that at times you can be the best in the world, no pun intended, that’s why I put you in Evolution years back, and joined you in Revolution here in ROH, we can do th-
Orton: We? Hunter, I know what you were gonna say, I don't need help, I can, and want to, do it by myself, I don't need you, I don't need Edge, I don't need management, I just need me..."
Jack Swagger vs. Taz
Swagger laughs off Taz at first, making fun of his height, big mistake, Tazz slaps Swagger in the face, he goes for a clothesline but Tazz counters into a tazmission, Swagger grabs the ropes quickly, Taz lets go and when they lock up again takes him down Olympic style, Tazz lets him back up, and now hits a belly-to-belly throw, a judo arm throw, Swagger is frustrated and now try’s to kick Tazz in the gut, but he catches it and turns it into a capture suplex, Tazz using his low center of gravity to his advantage.
Tazz toys with Swagger, going for an Olympic style fireman’s carry, but Swagger elbows Tazz in the hand and picks him up for Swagger bomb and hits it, instead of covering he just does push ups over Tazz, he then drags Tazz around the corner, goes for a running Vader bomb, Taz rolls out of the way, Swagger landing on his feet, Taz then hits a Taz hits the Tazzplex bridges and rolls over, locking in the Tazzmission fully, Swagger tries to get to the rope with his long legs, but can't reach them and has no choice but to tap.
The Prophecy attack Edge
The camera cuts quickly as Edge is being attacked by Austin Aries and a few others, we join the beatdown in the middle, as Austin Aries has hit what looks like a piledriver on the concrete floor in the parking lot, Tyler Black, and Low-Ki are join in on the attack, security are now pulling Black and Low-Ki off of Edge but it's too late as Aries slams the garage door on the back of Edge's neck...
William Regal has now out to the garage area and furious, the garage door is lifted but Aries is nowhere to be seen.
Security has got a hold of Black and Low-Ki.
Regal: "don't throw them out, here, put them in a locker room, lock the door and watch them carefully..."
TV Title: MVP vs. Tatsu (c)
Tatsu starts off heavy with multiple kicks to the legs, then sweeps MVP with a spin kick, MVP gets up Tastu goes for the parallel snapmare, but MVP pushes him into the corner goes for the Drive By kick but Tatsu ducks, rolls him up in a school boy, 1... 2... MVP kicks out, Yoshi goes for a roundhouse kick MVP ducks and runs and hits a facebuster into his knee.
MVP runs off the ropes, goes for the Ballin' Elbow, but Tatsu rolls out of the way and hits a dropkick that sends MVP out of the ring, and runs to ropes with senton dive, but MVP moves out of the way and Tatsu crashes onto the floor, MVP hits the Play of the Day on the outside rolls Tatsu in the ring then locks in the TTB - Take it to the Bank, a crucifix neck crank, Tatsu is trapped and has no choice but to tap, giving MVP the win, and the TV Title
Best In The World comes to MSG Next Year!
Los Guerrero's vs. Beer Money (c)
James Storm rides the Boozer Cruiser down the ramp, and around the ring, Storm opens it up and hands Roode a leather strap, Storm having one for himself too, The Guerrero's try to run, but Storm and Roode pull Eddie and Chavo to opposite corners, and start whipping their chests and backs, they Irish whip Eddie and Chavo into each other, and Beer Money hit clotheslines.
Beer Money catapults Eddie & Chavo into each other, Beer Money grab the belts and continue whipping the Guerreros until Chavo rolls out of the ring. Beer Money set up for the DWI early, as Roode suplexs Eddie, he counters with a hurricanrana to Storm, almost sending him through the ropes, but Chavo hits him with a Kendo Stick, he picks up another one from under the ring a throws it to Eddie, who hits Roode, Chavo hits Storm in the back, both men hit Roode in the legs, Chavo hits Storm again.
Eddie gets a Ladder from under the ring, Chavo grabs it and slams it on Roode, then grabs Storm and slams him on the ladder, Eddie hits a Hilo on Storm who’s on the ladder, which smashes Roode.
Chavo sets the ladder in the corner, whips Storm into it, then puts his legs between the rungs of the ladder in a tree of woe position. Eddie drags Roode to the center of the ring, Eddie opens the ladder and goes on the tope rope with Storm still stuck in the ladder, but Storm is able to pull himself up and delivers a right hand to Eddie, he falls off, getting crotched on the turnbuckle, Storm reaches down and pulls Eddie up facelocking him.
Chavo goes after Storm and hold on to him as now Roode is up and goes up the ladder and has Chavo in a powerbomb position, while Chavo has Storm is a back suplex position and Storm has Eddie in a suplex position, Roode pulls, Chavo and Storm jump and all 4 men crash to the mat off the ladder.
The Crowd chants Holy Shit, as all men are down for about half a minute when Eddie rolls out of the ring, Roode goes for a cover on Chavo, 1, 2, Chavo kicks out. Roode facelocks Chavo going for the DWI but Chavo counters and suplexes Roode out of the ring. Eddie grabs Storms legs and pulls him out, Eddie and Storm brawl, when Storm pushes Eddie into the ring apron.
Eddie goes under the ring, Storm goes under to follow him but gets blasted in the head with the bottom of a fire extinguisher, Storm now in a pool of blood, Eddie come out from under the ring and hits Roode in the back with it, The Guerreros roll Roode in the ring and Chavo raps his legs around the post in a deathlock position, while Eddie bashes Roodes legs with the fire extinguisher against the post, Chavo then drags Roode to the center on the ring and Eddie locks in the Lasso from El Paso.
Roode is in pain, but is somehow able to almost get to the ropes, when a James Storm comes up on the apron with a kendo stick and smacks Eddie in the back, he releases the hold as Chavo runs and knocks him off the apron, Chavo jumps off the apron and hits a hurricanranna that sends Storms already bloody head hard into the guardrail.
Roode crawls outside to go after Chavo, but Eddie follows, Eddie and Roode brawl outside, Eddie then rams Roode's head into the post, Eddie pulls Roode over to where Chavo and Storm are, Eddie and Chavo pull out 2 tables, and put the ladder from earlier on the outside, the Guerreros set Beer Money sup on Tables, Eddie has Chavo hit the Frog Splash off the ladder through the tables, Roode gets hit, Storm rolls out of the way though.
Eddie runs Storm into the post, grabs a chair and hits the back of Storm, Eddie pulls out a bag from under the ring and pulls out of the bag, handcuffs, he handcuffs Storm and rolls him in the ring, Chavo is now recovered on the apron holding Storm against the ropes, Eddie is punching away at Storm when Roode comes in and low blows Eddie, and spears Chavo through the ropes to the floor.
Storm asks Ring Announcer Lilian Garcia to open a beer bottle for him Lilian hands Storm a beer that he holds with his mouth and chugs down, the crowd getting a kick out of that, Eddie still suffering from the low blow, when he gets up and turns around Storm spits some beer in his face, Eddie is blinded and gets hit with the Last Call superkick, and lands with his back on Eddie for the 1... 2... no! Eddie kicks out.
Roode comes in and whips Eddie into the corner and hits a spinebuster, Roode then goes for a fisherman suplex, but Chavo comes in with a chair and hits Storm in the back, and chop blocks Roode with the chair, Eddie grabs the rope with the handcuff key around it then points to the stage and hands it to Chavo.
Chavo chokes Roode with the key, and drags him up the ramp and on to the stage, rams him into a metal truss part of the set-up, Meanwhile in the ring Eddie is toying with Storm in the ring, Storm is in the corner, and Eddie grabs a chair and uses the top of the chair as a spike almost, repeatedly jabbing Storm, on the stage Chavo has Roode, Chavo climbs up part of the set, and pulls Roode up hanging him, but he’s able tp get his feet on part of the truss and pulls Chavo down, Chavo crashing through the stage, landing on the concrete! back in the ring Storm is still getting hammered, what happens on the stage distracts Eddie and stops the attack on Storm for the moment, but as Storm gets out of the corner and tries to get away from the assault, Eddie blasts him in the head!
Joey Styles: "I'm getting awful flashbacks to Mick Foley... just pin him Eddie, win the damn title"
the crowd is silent, Storm is out cold, Eddie gets the cover for the 1... 2... no! Storm gets the shoulder up! Heyman mentions how it wasn't really a "kick-out" as he barely got his shoulder up
Heyman: "it might serve Beer Money better for Storm to get pinned here, live to fight another day"
Styles: "Paul, there is no quit in Beer Money, Guerrero will have to injure Storm severely to win the titles"
Heyman: "I think he's already injured and you know as well as I that Guerrero is willing to that" Heyman replies.
Roode tries to walk, but collapses from the pain, and instead has to crawl to the ring to have any chance to save his partner.
Eddie hits the 3 suplexs, still with Storm handcuffed, heads to the top for the Frog Splash, Roode has now barely made it to the ring, and starts to shake the ropes, Eddie realizes, kicks Roode and pulls him into the post knocking him to the floor.
Eddie get jumps off for the frog splash, but the distraction gave Storm enough time to get his knees up, Eddie falls back in the in pain and out of breath for the time being
Roode from the outside then grabs Eddie, pulls him by the neck, and takes the key which was still around his neck and digs and punches at Eddies head with the key, the blood now pouring out of his head now, Roode smirking at what he's done as Eddie is now down long enough for Roode to unlock Storm from the cuffs.
Storm whispers something to Roode, and Roodes smirk turns into an evil smile, while this is happening Eddie runs in with a chair but Beer Money move out of the way, the chair bounces off the ropes and hits Eddie in the face, Roode kicks Eddie in the gut, gets in the Suplex position and Beer Money hit the DWI...
go for the cover... and get a 2! Roode decides that’s not enough and tells Storm to get something as he handcuffs Eddie and picks him up to his knees, Storm comes back in the ring with 2 Beer bottles, Beer Money make a toast and after they drink up, from opposite ends they smash their beer bottles onto the face of Guerrero, Storm covers him for the decisive victory.
Beer Money walk up the ramp drinking a few more beers, each helping the other up the ramp.
Styles & Heyman run down the main event situation.
Styles: “eariler tonight ROH mainstays Austin Aries, Tyler Black, and Low-Ki attacked the Edge, you saw the way they targeted his neck, with the piledriver and the garage door down on the same neck that was injured many years ago."
Heyman: "I don't want to, but my job here in the booth is the give the devil his due, and this is smart move by the Champion, take out the Supercup winner Edge, then just focus on the man you know you can beat, Randy Orton."
Styles: "Paul you've faced a situation like this before years ago in ECW, tell the people at home how did you fixed it?"
Heyman: "Simple I put that champion at the time up against the baddest dog I could find, tonight, Orton will have to be that big bad dog... but he hasn't done it yet, so if worse comes to worse, we can always screw Dan-uhhh the Champion"
Styles: "well Orton has said he wants to do it alone, and we still don't know the condition of Edge, it doesn't look good, I never thought I'd say this, but let’s hope Orton can get the monkey off his back, and keep the ROH title, in ROH."
Main Event, ROH World Title Match: Randy Orton vs. Christopher Daniels (c)
Orton and Daniels stare off... Orton actually offering his hand for a handshake, but Daniels spits in his face, Orton goes berserk and beats Daniels too the corner, the ref counting 1... 2... 3... 4... Orton finally backs off having to keep a level head, Orton looks like he's gonna kick him in the groin, Daniels put his hands down to block, but Orton fakes him out, and pokes Daniels in the eye.
Daniels rolls outta the ring, Orton goes after him, and runs him into the post, and rolls him into the ring, Orton gets on the apron when Daniels hits a shoulder to the gut as Orton crashes back first onto the floor, he rolls out of the ring and rams Orton back first into the guardrail, again, again, now back first into the post again and again.
Daniels rolls him back in the ring, underhooks his arms but Orton blocks and runs Daniels into the turnbuckles, ramming his shoulder into Daniels gut a few times and hitting a European uppercut, Daniels now in a seated position, Orton stomping on Daniels.
He lifts Daniels up for a top rope superplex, but Daniels pushes Orton onto the ropes groin first, Daniels hits a flying clothesline, Orton’s back landing on the apron, Daniels drags Orton in the ring, hits a bodyslam, and locks in a reverse Boston crab, Orton is able to slip one leg out, tries to flip over and he pushes Daniels with the free leg, pushing him almost out of the ring through the middle rope, Orton goes for the spike DDT, goes down, but Daniels grabs the ropes, and stacks Orton up, his feet on the rope, 1... 2. Orton kicks out.
Daniels picks Orton up and goes for the Angels wings, but Orton counters and catapults Daniels into the turnbuckles, he runs towards Daniels in the corner but Daniels slides through the ropes and on the apron, as Orton runs into the turnbuckle and gets his neck pulled on the ropes, Daniels runs into the ring but gets hit with a clothesline, another, another, Daniels runs at him but Orton ducks and Daniels slides outside the ring, stopping the momentum.
Orton slides outside to the side and clotheslines Daniels yet again, rolls him in the ring, goes for a powerslam, but Daniels jumps into it landing on his feet and hip toss’ Orton, hits a dropkick, runs with an STO, gets a cover for a 2. Daniels mounts Orton and punches him, then goes for the BME, Orton gets his knees up, Daniels land on his feet, Orton pushes him with his feet, Daniels hangs on t the ropes, Orton runs at him but Daniels backdrops Orton on the apron, run and springboards off the ropes with a cross body, both him and Orton hitting the floor, Daniels picks Orton up and runs his back into the ring, then goes for a suplex on the floor, but Orton blocks and hits a front suplex on the guardrail, and finally hits the spike DDT, this however hurts his back as well.
Orton is in pain and goes in the ring to break the count, then he picks Daniels up and puts him against the post and hits a dropkick on Daniels still up against the post, Daniels collapses and Orton throws him in the ring, and locks in a sleeper hold, Daniels is almost out, the referee raising his hand once, twice, the third time Daniels keeps his hand in the air, Daniels rolls over and is on his feet but Orton scissors him, Daniels grabs the ropes, Orton get on his feet again then Daniels twists around and counters into a back suplex, but Orton rolls through on his feet, goes for his backbreaker, Daniels turns around and hits a German sluplex with a bridge for a 2, Orton kicks out but Daniels holds on goes for another one, but Orton blocks and gets a victory roll for a 2, Daniels kicks out but Orton holds on to the leg locks it between his and hits a leg breaker, then a knee smash, and locks in a figure four.
Daniels rolls over and grabs the ropes and goes out sitting on the apron, Orton grabs him and goes for another DDT but Daniels pulls Orton through the ropes, both men are on the apron, Daniels pushes Orton and his back hits the post, and then runs, hits a hurricanranna off the apron with Orton's back landing on the guardrail collapsing that section.
Daniels picks up the portion on the guardrail and slams it on Orton’s back, then sets it up against the ring, the ref warning Daniels, but Daniels obviously not caring, he Irish whips Orton into it but Orton counters and whips Daniels into it then hits a powerslam right afterwards, Orton rolls in the ring and out breaking the count, he then throws the guardrail on the ramp side of the floor, Drags Daniels over and goes for a powerbomb on the rail, but as he lifts Daniels up, Daniels punches Orton and forces him to turn sideways as Daniels grabs the ropes, puts his feet on the apron, kicks Orton, Springboards off the second rope into a tornado DDT on the floor .
Both men are down and out on the outside, and the ref starts the count, 1... 2... 3... both men are still down 4... 5...they now begin to stir 6.. 7... they’re crawling to the ring 8... 9... they’re now at the apron, Both men get in the ring and are now grabbing on each other just to get on their feet, when Orton jumps for the RKO! but Daniels pushes Orton off and hits a rolling cutter from behind, Daniels cover for 1, 2 Orton kicks out, Daniels runs off the ropes into a powerslam, but Daniels elbows Orton's face and slides behind and hits a reverse DDT
Daniels goes for the BME, but Orton nips-up and hits and RKO in mid-air, Orton's back is in pain, but he crawls over and gets his arm over, for the 1... 2... Austin Aries pulls him out of the ring! and Orton's body landing on the floor, Triple H runs out and chases Aries away, up the crowd, HHH has his back to the ring and Daniels hits a baseball slide into Triple H forcing him into the guardrail.
Orton is now behind Daniels and hits his version of a backbreaker, Orton and Daniels are both down, each crawling over to opposite corners, Orton gets up first, Daniels is on his hands and knees, Orton pulls out the big gun runs and goes for the punt, but Daniels moves and removes the middle turnbuckle, Orton’s knee crashes into the exposed buckle, Orton’s limping as Daniels hits the Angles Wings! 1... 2... 3!
Aftermath
the crowd is silent, stunned, as Daniels goes to walk back up the ramp, when a wall of the ROH Roster, guys like Kofi, Angle, Tazz, and Triple H with a sledgehammer are seen blocking the ramp.
Daniels smiles as some of the crowd runs the ring, only it’s not the crowd, it's ROH mainstays Austin Aries, Tyler Black, Low-Ki, Yoshi Tatsu, Nigel McGuinness.
The wrestlers on the stage rush towards the ring, and an all-out brawl has now broken out between the loyal ROH Roster and the disgruntled ROH Roster, it looks like a giant battle royal in the ring, when the lights go out...
a silhouette appears on the ramp, Lights flash around it and it looks like it's arms are out to the side, the figure turns around to reveal it's self as Chris Jericho.
The crowd goes crazy, the action in the ring has stopped, all the wrestlers looking shocked, Jericho slaps hands with the fans on the ramp, and around the ring walks up the steps, takes off his jacket, goes in the ring... the loyal wrestlers and the disgruntled wrestlers have formed on opposite sides of the ring, Jericho stands in the middle where Daniels is lying, Daniels stirs to get up, Jericho stares, Daniels holds his hand out, Jericho looks around, smiles, grabs Daniels hand, and pulls him in for a Codebreaker, the brawl issues again this time, the brawl actually breaks the ropes, and now spills to the outside, even into the crowd, equipment everywhere being smashed against or used as weapons.
Edge vs. Daniels?
yes, it's Edge! Edge is walking slowing still feeling the effects of the attack earlier, but he's ready to go, Daniels stands in the corner, Edge goes for the Spear, but Daniels grabs the world title that’s still in the ring and smashes Edge with it, the bell hasn't rang yet, when Orton slides in the ring and hits the RKO! Both men are down, the referee looks confused on whether to ring the bell, the GM Regal makes him way down the ramp, tells the ref to ring the bell, then joins in the brawl himself.
The bell rings, Edge crawls over for the cover, gets an arm on Daniels, 1...2... Daniels kicks out,
Edge crawls to the corner, pulls himself up, and goes for the Spear, but Daniels leapfrogs, Edge has to put on the breaks to avoid falling off the open side of the ring, he turns around and Daniels hits a STO facebuster - and locks in the Koji clutch, Edge reaches for ropes, but they've been severed from the brawl making them pointless in getting the hold broken, Edge is able to grab some rope on the ground and wrap it around Daniels neck and is now choking him with the rope, Daniels breaks the Clutch from the choke, and Edge locks in the Edgeucation submission move, Edge grabs the ring rope still lying around both men and pulls on it, the rope is now around Daniels head forcing not just his back, but his neck to bend back as well...
Daniels gets the ring rope off his head that relieves a lot of the pain and he is now able to get a leg free, roll over and push Edge off, Daniels kicks Edge in the gut and hits a piledriver... Daniels covers for 1, 2, Edge kicks out!
Daniels goes for the Angel's Wings, but Edge spins out and hits the Edgecution, gets a pin for the 1, 2, 3!
The referee hands Edge the title, as he celebrates the rest of the loyal roster join him in the ring and lift him on their shoulders
Styles: Edge has done it! Edge has saved this company’s world championship, what a moment, what a night, we’ll see you next year in MSG”
From: New York City, New York
Arena: The Hammerstein Ballroom
Theme Song: Bottoms Up - Nickelback
Christopher Daniels promo
The show fades in from black, with Chris Daniels in the ring with jeans on and a leather jacket.
"I thought I should explain my actions the past few months since I won the title, but first a history lesson, when the new owners took over, and the new companies started in a few years back I was excited, when I heard I was going to ROH, I was pumped, but I wasn't gonna fool myself, I knew we would never be as popular as the WWF, and the guys that were here would be looked down by the NWA "purists" but when I came here, things changed, there was no AJ, no Punk, no Joe, no Bryan... it wasn't my ROH, but I dealt with it, I did pretty good and won a world title, until a month ago, James Buchannan was in negotiations to re-sign me, when he resigned, after that I saw the writing on the wall. Tonight is my last night with ROH wrestling, I'm taking the title with me, I may take it to WWF, to NWA, to my house on my wall, or maybe to a nice big bonfire. Right now it's the perfect time for me to say goodbye, goodbye to ROH, and management, and all the guys in the back, and the fans can say goodbye to this, I know what you all are thinking, I'm gonna come back in 6 months get a rematch, whatever, no. whether I win, lose, or get screwed, I am leaving, and to prove it..." Daniels takes off his jacket and has an NWA shirt on... he also pulls a contract out, signs it, shows it to the camera, the contract has the NWA logo on it too. "this will be the end of the ROH world as you know it."
New Owner announcement
We see a shot of the entire roster besides Daniels and Aries in the locker room, a graphic says this was "earlier" today, in the locker room with a podium where Joey Styles is
Styles: "Ladies and Gentlemen, the new Owner of ROH wrestling... Mr. Jefferson Trupe."
Mr. Trupe: "hello, for the record this is being recorded to be aired later tonight, I want to start off for thanking James Buchannan for his 4 years of service to this company, as you guys now know ROH has suffered financial trouble, and was unable to get a TV or PPV deal, I wanted to keep it a secret until tonight, but thanks to dirt sheets, other companies, and our own Champion, the cat was let out of the bag, I see a lot of great talent in this room, but I don't have the money to keep you all, for some of you it'll be your first ROH show, for many of you, this will be your last ROH show, to the ones who's ride is over - thank you and I wish you luck, to the ones that stay - you won't regret it, to the fans - things are gonna get a lot more exciting, to the other owners - watch out."
*Opening Promo*
The pyro goes off and we’re welcomed to the Hammerstein Ballroom, the stage is much nicer than what’s usually seen in ROH, truss’ on the stage spell out the words “Best” and “The” on the left and “In” and “World” on the right, with a small doorway in the middle.
Styles welcomes us
Joey Styles: "Hello everyone and welcome to ROH Best In The World and it appears the rumors are true, we have new management and moments ago the current ROH Champion just signed a contract in the middle of the ring to go somewhere else!... I can't believe... *music plays* oh god! what is he doing here? you know, he owes me money, hey Paul! you got that thousand you owe me?"
Heyman: no, isn't that why you're here?
Styles: I can do this job all by myself... maybe the Champion is right, if you're here this company is going downhill... Anyway, let’s get this show started with Kurt Angles open challenge...
Kurt Angle's American Hero Open Challenge
Kurt: "tonight I am once again issuing the Kurt Angle American Hero open challenge, now any non-American out there that thinks they might beat me, come one out..."
Kofi Kingston answers the challenge.
Kingston and Angle shake hands and the bell rings for the first match in the new era.
They lock up, Angle gets a head lock, Kofi pushes him off Angle bounces off the ropes, Kofi leapfrogs, leapfrog again, goes for the turning elbow, but Angle ducks, catches him in the air and hits the Angle Slam, Angle goes for the cover quick, 1, 2, no, Kingston kicks out.
Angle gets a facelock, with knees to Kofi's body, then hits a body slam, picks Kofi up and try’s again, Kofi slides off, lands on his feet and chops Angle, chops him again, but Angle ducks and goes for a German,, Kofi blocks and pulls Angle's leg from under him, but Angle pushes Kofi with the other leg into the corner.
Angle forearms Kofi's back, turns him around and hits a few European uppercuts, he now puts Kofi's leg between the second and bottom rope, and kicks at the ankle of Kofi. Angle gets Kofi's foot out of the ropes and throws it to the side so hard that Kofi's leg hits the post.
Angle grabs Kofi from behind and hits a big German suplex, Kofi landing on his front, Angle picks him up and hits a back suplex, Angle goes for a gutwrench, Kofi counters into a hurricanranna that spikes Angle.
Kofi hits a jumping clothesline, runs around the ring, albeit gingerly, goes off the ropes Angle gets up and hits a knee to Kofi's gut, flipping him over. Angle hits knees to the back and elbows to the head.
Angle does a triangle choke, Kofi with has hand up, Kofi stacks Angle up for a pin, 1, 2, Angle gets the shoulder up, Kofi is able to drag himself to the ropes. Angle breaks, puts Kofi in the corner and unloads with elbow, knees, and punches, then hits a belly-to-belly, and another one, he goes for another one, but Kofi deadweights and hits a jawbreaker, then an SOS into a pin for 1, 2, Angle kicks out.
Kofi pulls himself up in the corner and goes for the Trouble in Paradise, but Angle catches it and turns it into an Ankle Lock, Kofi quickly rolls and turns it into a victory roll type pin, 1, 2, Angle kicks out. Kofi goes after him, and Angle grabs him and belly-to-belly's him on the floor, but the cat-like Kingston lands on the floor feet first. Kingston gets back on the apron and springboards with a jumping clothesline, and a two handed chop that sends Angle into the corner, then runs for the koronco buster, hits it and goes for the monkey flip, but Angle holds on the Kofi's feet, steps forward some and catapults Kofi into the turnbuckle, Kofi lands on the second rope, jumps off and grabs Angle's arm and arm drags him out of the ring.
Kofi runs off the ropes jumps out of the ring and over the ropes, clearing them clean, and hits a leg drop on the standing Angle, both men are down, Kingston taking a beating in this match so far. Kofi rolls Angle back in the ring, drags him in the center, runs around the ring and hits the Boom Drop, gets the cover, 1, 2, Angle kicks out.
Kofi warms up for Trouble in Paradise, spins for it, but Angle runs in and hits a German sluplex, hold on, hits a another one, and hits he third one.
Angle climbs up the ropes, jumps with a moonsault, Kofi gets his knees up, both men get up, Kofi runs at Angle but he throws Kofi to the ropes, Kofi does his rebound off the ropes right into an Ankle Lock, Kofi reaches for the ropes, he's in pain, hand in the air, doing anything he can into the post back first to get to the ropes, his hand goes down... on the ropes.
Kofi grabbed the ropes, and is now on the apron, Angle goes after him but Kofi is able to hit a Trouble in Paradise from the outside to the inside of the ring, but Kofi is still hurting from the Ankle lock, Angle is stirring as Kofi try’s to go to the top rope, Angle goes over to stop him, Kofi goes through the ropes and shoulder blocks Angle, climbs to the top rope, Angle runs up the ropes but Kofi punches him and Angle falls off the ropes, Kofi jumps off with a giant Cross Body for the 1, 2, 3!
Styles: “what a great opening match, I expect great things from Kingston
Heyman: he just beat Kurt Angle, one of the best right now, Kofi’s future is bright”
Styles: “that’s right, before we go on to the next match… we are live and I need to say something to our champion, I’ve been one of your biggest supporters the past few years, but this is unforgivable, to think I ever supported you makes me sick, the last guy to want to take a title with him got screwed, and I hope you do too, by a big black guy or with a rusty spike, I hope the company down south has you be a fake sting and you fall, you aren’t nearly as good as you think you are, you piece of shit!...
Heyman: “wow…”
Styles: “I’m sorry people, let’s go on to the next match, the monster Abyss vs. a newcomer in Dean Ambrose”
Hardcore Title: Dean Ambrose vs. Abyss w/James Mitchell
Ambrose runs and goes for a boot, but Abyss catches it and pushes him off and hits a clothesline, James Mitchell puts a chair in the ring, Abyss grabs it but Ambrose drop toe holds Abyss, his face smashing into the chair, Ambrose grabs the chair and starts beating the back of Abyss, Ambrose open the chair, and looks to end this match early, goes to pick up Abyss for an Air Raid Crash on the chair, but Abyss starts hammering the back of Ambrose, he lets go and Abyss grabs him by the neck and chokeslams him on the chair, goes for the cover, gets a 2.
Mitchell puts a few trash cans in the ring, Abyss puts one in between the top and middle turnbuckle, puts Ambrose in the corner, Grabs a can and runs with it splashing him in between 2 trash cans, and hits a sidewalk slam on a trash can, he covers for 1, 2, Ambrose kicks out.
Abyss grabs the stairs puts them in the ring, hits Ambrose with the side of them, Ambrose rolls out of the ring, Abyss chases after Ambrose, but Ambrose grabs a kendo stick from the ring and goes to hit Abyss, but Abyss just grabs the cane, and kicks Ambrose and smacks him with the cane.
Ambrose rolls in the ring but Abyss smacks him with the cane, again, again, and again.
Ambrose's body is red at this point.
Abyss Irish whips Ambrose and spins for the Black Hole Slam, but Ambrose counters into a tornado DDT on the stairs, Ambrose covers for 1, 2, Abyss kicks out.
Ambrose gets up, James Mitchell hits him with his cane, both men are down, when Mitchell bends over in pain holding his groin, someone comes from under the ring - it's a girl! she grabs Mitchell's cane and hits him in the legs, she then goes under the ring and hands Ambrose a barbed wire baseball bat.
Ambrose hits Abyss in the gut with the bat, now hits him in the back, the legs, the back, back, legs, legs, back, legs, back, Ambrose goes crazy with the ball bat, the mystery Girl hands Ambrose some gloves, he then unwraps some barbed wire from the bat, and locks in an STF with the barbed wire wrapped around Abyss' head, Abyss is trapped and has no choice but to tap out.
Ambrose holds the new title close to him as he and the mystery girl, walk up the ramp.
Triple H vs. Austin Aries
as soon as the bell rings Triple H tackles Aries and starts pummeling him, Aries try’s to cover up, the ref having to physically pull Triple H off, Aries rolls out of the ring and walks up the ramp, Triple H runs after Aries, grabs him by the hair and rams him into the guardrails on each side walking back into the ring, they get back to the ringside area as Triple H runs Aries head into the post, he rolls in and out of the ring breaking the count, and runs Aries head into the post again, again, again, again, the ref counts to 4 and Triple H stops, Aries is out on his feet, Triple H rolls him in the ring, mounts him, and punches him repeatedly, Triple H Irish whips Aries goes to hit the high knee, but Aries hangs on to the ropes, Triple H runs at him, but Aries jumps with both feet up, hitting a dropkick on Triple H while flipping over the ropes.
Aries springboards and hits a 450 splash, goes for the cover, but Triple H gets his foot on the rope, Aries drags him in the center of the ring and hits the powerdrive elbow, Triple H stirs up, and Aries gets him up in a fireman’s carry, and hits a rolling slam, and goes straight into the no hands springboard moonsualt, but Triple H gets his knees up.
Both men get up, Aries holding his ribs when Triple H hits a DDT, and a knee drop. Triple H Irish whips and goes for a spinebuster, as he lifts Aries, Aries elbows Triple H on the top of the head.
Aries Irish whips Triple H, but he counters into the Facebuster with the knee, and a clothesline, even an elbow drop, he drags Aries to around the post and rams his leg into the post a few times. Triple H goes for a figure-four, but Aries kicks Triple H with the free leg, Aries runs at him when Triple H goes for a back drop, but Aries grabs the ropes, head scissors Triple H, and rana's him out of the ring.
Aries celebrates as if he's actually done something, Triple H appears to be down for a while, but actually gets the sledgehammer from under the ring, he looks at it possessed "oh god, Triple H this is too much!" Heyman says, when he turns to go in the ring with the hammer Aries hits a baseball slide, Triple H being knocked against the guardrail with the hammer bouncing back into Triple H's shoulder. the ref then calls for the bell with a DQ finish, a win for Triple H - but not the way he wanted.
Aries walks away up the ramp gingerly, Triple H is yells at the ref that he's alright, but the decision is final. Triple H comes back in the ring, looks around disgusted, then Pedigrees the referee, walking up the ramp going after Aries...
HHH backstage
we now see Triple H in the back where he runs into an old buddy... Kevin Nash
Nash: "Hey Hunter"
HHH: "Kev, I can't talk right now I'm gonna go beat Austin Ar- wait, what the hell are you hiding?"
Nash is hiding what looks to be a present, gift wrapped with ribbons and all.
Nash: "you'll find out soon enough, good luck catching Austin, with that bald head he's quite the aerodynamic one..."
Mr. Trupe announces the new GM
Jefferson: "I've always wanted to do that... anyway, before I announce the GM of Ring of Honor, I want to say a few things, I love a fight and a brawl and the unknown, but we do need rules, and someone tough enough to enforce them, the guy I've picked isn't afraid of a fight and if I'm lucky, and I've picked the right guy, you guys won't have to see me often, if at all, also, Danny-boy - I'll be damned if you walk out with our World Title, if I have anything to say about it tonight will not be the end of the ROH world, it’ll be the end of you, with that I bring you the new ROH GM..."
William Regal is the new GM, the fans appear to be happy with this decision, they go to shake hands when...
Kevin Nash and Scott Hall walk down, Nash being, well, Nash on the way down, holding a present.
Nash: "hey boss, I got you a present, a housewarming gift if you will, I think you'll enjoy it.
Jefferson is gullible and seems happy and excited to open the box, he opens to box to reveal... a rock.
Jefferson: "Nash... what the hell is this?"
Nash: "it's a rock... in a box! forget Dwayne, that's "The Rock." it just turns out I was on that roster at that time... hey, don't feel too bad, you were young then, oh wait" Nash doubles over in laugher "How old are you? 15?"
Jefferson: "no Kevin, that’s the age of the hemorrhoid you have, Nash the only reason you're here with your bad leg, errr, legs, is a clause that I'm sure you know about and put in there, I can't let you go until your contract en-"
Hall: "hey yo!... how many of you wanna se-"
Jefferson: "Hall, you're fired"
Nash: "hey you can't do that"
Jefferson: "he's picked the wrong night to piss me off, you may be untouchable Nash, but he isnt, get out of here."
Regal: "Gentlemen, cool it! hold on Mr. Trupe, I have a better idea *whispers into JJ's ear*
Jefferson: "I like that, Hall I won't fire you... if you win this next match, tonight Nash & Hall, it'll be you 2, vs. the tag team of Drew McIntyre and Sheamus, oh, and it's right now..."
Sheamus/McIntyre vs. the Outsiders (Nash/Hall)
Nash and Sheamus start the match, they stare off, Nash covering his eyes complaining about "the sun" and then using his hand as a visor looking for "the ghost"
Nash tags in Hall.
Hall walks in and slaps Sheamus in the face, Hall slides out of the ring Sheamus chases after him and Nash clotheslines Sheamus and rolls him in the ring, Hall hitting knees to the back and head, Hall gets admonished by the referee, Sheamus gets up in the corner Nash uses the ring rope to choke him, and punches him in the face.
Hall gets a cheap shot on McIntyre knocking him off the apron, McIntyre tries to get in the ring but the ref is distracted. Nash actually pulls out the rock and hits Sheamus in the back of the head with it, he's dazed now as Nash throws the rock in the ring. "Rock, I choose you" Nash jokes, the ref gets the Rock out of the ring when Hall hits a low blow, Nash now wanting in.
Hall tags Nash, Nash puts Sheamus in the corner and chokes hit with his boot, then hits a sidewalk slam, for 2, Nash hits a Urinage slam, gets up and is at the head of Sheamus, goes to take off his elbow pad, but decides against it, he instead puts his hand up in the air and bends down waving his hand in front of his face, telling Sheamus "I can't see you"
Nash runs off the ropes, brushes the dandruff off his shoulder, literally, then hits a fist drop.
Nash goes for a cover, gets a 2, then picks Sheamus up and Irish whips him into the ropes, goes for a big boot, but misses, Sheamus runs to the other side when Hall kicks him in the back, Nash is now able to hit the Big Boot, he points down at Sheamus, goes to the ropes, cups his hand behind his ear, now runs off the ropes and hits a Leg Drop.
Nash covers Sheamus for the 1, 2, Sheamus kicks out, Nash tags in Hall, Sheamus gets up and Brogue Kicks Hall's head off... Sheamus is exhausted and can't cover Hall, Hall rolls on his stomach and tags in Nash, Sheamus attempts to crawl to his corner.
Sheamus is at the corner and goes for a tag, but McIntyre moves out of the way, Sheamus is on the rope exhausted, McIntyre jumps and curbstomps Sheamus while on the second rope, Sheamus stumbles into a Jackknife powerbomb, for the 1, 2, 3.
Nash and Hall celebrate the win as if they've won the tag titles, McIntyre drags Sheamus out of the ring, hits a Future Shock on the floor, puts him on the ring steps, and stomps on his again...
Orton Backstage
Orton is sitting in a chair when Triple H comes in.
HHH: "I know you and I haven't always seen eye-to-eye, but if it means anything, I know you can beat him, I know that at times you can be the best in the world, no pun intended, that’s why I put you in Evolution years back, and joined you in Revolution here in ROH, we can do th-
Orton: We? Hunter, I know what you were gonna say, I don't need help, I can, and want to, do it by myself, I don't need you, I don't need Edge, I don't need management, I just need me..."
Jack Swagger vs. Taz
Swagger laughs off Taz at first, making fun of his height, big mistake, Tazz slaps Swagger in the face, he goes for a clothesline but Tazz counters into a tazmission, Swagger grabs the ropes quickly, Taz lets go and when they lock up again takes him down Olympic style, Tazz lets him back up, and now hits a belly-to-belly throw, a judo arm throw, Swagger is frustrated and now try’s to kick Tazz in the gut, but he catches it and turns it into a capture suplex, Tazz using his low center of gravity to his advantage.
Tazz toys with Swagger, going for an Olympic style fireman’s carry, but Swagger elbows Tazz in the hand and picks him up for Swagger bomb and hits it, instead of covering he just does push ups over Tazz, he then drags Tazz around the corner, goes for a running Vader bomb, Taz rolls out of the way, Swagger landing on his feet, Taz then hits a Taz hits the Tazzplex bridges and rolls over, locking in the Tazzmission fully, Swagger tries to get to the rope with his long legs, but can't reach them and has no choice but to tap.
The Prophecy attack Edge
The camera cuts quickly as Edge is being attacked by Austin Aries and a few others, we join the beatdown in the middle, as Austin Aries has hit what looks like a piledriver on the concrete floor in the parking lot, Tyler Black, and Low-Ki are join in on the attack, security are now pulling Black and Low-Ki off of Edge but it's too late as Aries slams the garage door on the back of Edge's neck...
William Regal has now out to the garage area and furious, the garage door is lifted but Aries is nowhere to be seen.
Security has got a hold of Black and Low-Ki.
Regal: "don't throw them out, here, put them in a locker room, lock the door and watch them carefully..."
TV Title: MVP vs. Tatsu (c)
Tatsu starts off heavy with multiple kicks to the legs, then sweeps MVP with a spin kick, MVP gets up Tastu goes for the parallel snapmare, but MVP pushes him into the corner goes for the Drive By kick but Tatsu ducks, rolls him up in a school boy, 1... 2... MVP kicks out, Yoshi goes for a roundhouse kick MVP ducks and runs and hits a facebuster into his knee.
MVP runs off the ropes, goes for the Ballin' Elbow, but Tatsu rolls out of the way and hits a dropkick that sends MVP out of the ring, and runs to ropes with senton dive, but MVP moves out of the way and Tatsu crashes onto the floor, MVP hits the Play of the Day on the outside rolls Tatsu in the ring then locks in the TTB - Take it to the Bank, a crucifix neck crank, Tatsu is trapped and has no choice but to tap, giving MVP the win, and the TV Title
Best In The World comes to MSG Next Year!
Los Guerrero's vs. Beer Money (c)
James Storm rides the Boozer Cruiser down the ramp, and around the ring, Storm opens it up and hands Roode a leather strap, Storm having one for himself too, The Guerrero's try to run, but Storm and Roode pull Eddie and Chavo to opposite corners, and start whipping their chests and backs, they Irish whip Eddie and Chavo into each other, and Beer Money hit clotheslines.
Beer Money catapults Eddie & Chavo into each other, Beer Money grab the belts and continue whipping the Guerreros until Chavo rolls out of the ring. Beer Money set up for the DWI early, as Roode suplexs Eddie, he counters with a hurricanrana to Storm, almost sending him through the ropes, but Chavo hits him with a Kendo Stick, he picks up another one from under the ring a throws it to Eddie, who hits Roode, Chavo hits Storm in the back, both men hit Roode in the legs, Chavo hits Storm again.
Eddie gets a Ladder from under the ring, Chavo grabs it and slams it on Roode, then grabs Storm and slams him on the ladder, Eddie hits a Hilo on Storm who’s on the ladder, which smashes Roode.
Chavo sets the ladder in the corner, whips Storm into it, then puts his legs between the rungs of the ladder in a tree of woe position. Eddie drags Roode to the center of the ring, Eddie opens the ladder and goes on the tope rope with Storm still stuck in the ladder, but Storm is able to pull himself up and delivers a right hand to Eddie, he falls off, getting crotched on the turnbuckle, Storm reaches down and pulls Eddie up facelocking him.
Chavo goes after Storm and hold on to him as now Roode is up and goes up the ladder and has Chavo in a powerbomb position, while Chavo has Storm is a back suplex position and Storm has Eddie in a suplex position, Roode pulls, Chavo and Storm jump and all 4 men crash to the mat off the ladder.
The Crowd chants Holy Shit, as all men are down for about half a minute when Eddie rolls out of the ring, Roode goes for a cover on Chavo, 1, 2, Chavo kicks out. Roode facelocks Chavo going for the DWI but Chavo counters and suplexes Roode out of the ring. Eddie grabs Storms legs and pulls him out, Eddie and Storm brawl, when Storm pushes Eddie into the ring apron.
Eddie goes under the ring, Storm goes under to follow him but gets blasted in the head with the bottom of a fire extinguisher, Storm now in a pool of blood, Eddie come out from under the ring and hits Roode in the back with it, The Guerreros roll Roode in the ring and Chavo raps his legs around the post in a deathlock position, while Eddie bashes Roodes legs with the fire extinguisher against the post, Chavo then drags Roode to the center on the ring and Eddie locks in the Lasso from El Paso.
Roode is in pain, but is somehow able to almost get to the ropes, when a James Storm comes up on the apron with a kendo stick and smacks Eddie in the back, he releases the hold as Chavo runs and knocks him off the apron, Chavo jumps off the apron and hits a hurricanranna that sends Storms already bloody head hard into the guardrail.
Roode crawls outside to go after Chavo, but Eddie follows, Eddie and Roode brawl outside, Eddie then rams Roode's head into the post, Eddie pulls Roode over to where Chavo and Storm are, Eddie and Chavo pull out 2 tables, and put the ladder from earlier on the outside, the Guerreros set Beer Money sup on Tables, Eddie has Chavo hit the Frog Splash off the ladder through the tables, Roode gets hit, Storm rolls out of the way though.
Eddie runs Storm into the post, grabs a chair and hits the back of Storm, Eddie pulls out a bag from under the ring and pulls out of the bag, handcuffs, he handcuffs Storm and rolls him in the ring, Chavo is now recovered on the apron holding Storm against the ropes, Eddie is punching away at Storm when Roode comes in and low blows Eddie, and spears Chavo through the ropes to the floor.
Storm asks Ring Announcer Lilian Garcia to open a beer bottle for him Lilian hands Storm a beer that he holds with his mouth and chugs down, the crowd getting a kick out of that, Eddie still suffering from the low blow, when he gets up and turns around Storm spits some beer in his face, Eddie is blinded and gets hit with the Last Call superkick, and lands with his back on Eddie for the 1... 2... no! Eddie kicks out.
Roode comes in and whips Eddie into the corner and hits a spinebuster, Roode then goes for a fisherman suplex, but Chavo comes in with a chair and hits Storm in the back, and chop blocks Roode with the chair, Eddie grabs the rope with the handcuff key around it then points to the stage and hands it to Chavo.
Chavo chokes Roode with the key, and drags him up the ramp and on to the stage, rams him into a metal truss part of the set-up, Meanwhile in the ring Eddie is toying with Storm in the ring, Storm is in the corner, and Eddie grabs a chair and uses the top of the chair as a spike almost, repeatedly jabbing Storm, on the stage Chavo has Roode, Chavo climbs up part of the set, and pulls Roode up hanging him, but he’s able tp get his feet on part of the truss and pulls Chavo down, Chavo crashing through the stage, landing on the concrete! back in the ring Storm is still getting hammered, what happens on the stage distracts Eddie and stops the attack on Storm for the moment, but as Storm gets out of the corner and tries to get away from the assault, Eddie blasts him in the head!
Joey Styles: "I'm getting awful flashbacks to Mick Foley... just pin him Eddie, win the damn title"
the crowd is silent, Storm is out cold, Eddie gets the cover for the 1... 2... no! Storm gets the shoulder up! Heyman mentions how it wasn't really a "kick-out" as he barely got his shoulder up
Heyman: "it might serve Beer Money better for Storm to get pinned here, live to fight another day"
Styles: "Paul, there is no quit in Beer Money, Guerrero will have to injure Storm severely to win the titles"
Heyman: "I think he's already injured and you know as well as I that Guerrero is willing to that" Heyman replies.
Roode tries to walk, but collapses from the pain, and instead has to crawl to the ring to have any chance to save his partner.
Eddie hits the 3 suplexs, still with Storm handcuffed, heads to the top for the Frog Splash, Roode has now barely made it to the ring, and starts to shake the ropes, Eddie realizes, kicks Roode and pulls him into the post knocking him to the floor.
Eddie get jumps off for the frog splash, but the distraction gave Storm enough time to get his knees up, Eddie falls back in the in pain and out of breath for the time being
Roode from the outside then grabs Eddie, pulls him by the neck, and takes the key which was still around his neck and digs and punches at Eddies head with the key, the blood now pouring out of his head now, Roode smirking at what he's done as Eddie is now down long enough for Roode to unlock Storm from the cuffs.
Storm whispers something to Roode, and Roodes smirk turns into an evil smile, while this is happening Eddie runs in with a chair but Beer Money move out of the way, the chair bounces off the ropes and hits Eddie in the face, Roode kicks Eddie in the gut, gets in the Suplex position and Beer Money hit the DWI...
go for the cover... and get a 2! Roode decides that’s not enough and tells Storm to get something as he handcuffs Eddie and picks him up to his knees, Storm comes back in the ring with 2 Beer bottles, Beer Money make a toast and after they drink up, from opposite ends they smash their beer bottles onto the face of Guerrero, Storm covers him for the decisive victory.
Beer Money walk up the ramp drinking a few more beers, each helping the other up the ramp.
Styles & Heyman run down the main event situation.
Styles: “eariler tonight ROH mainstays Austin Aries, Tyler Black, and Low-Ki attacked the Edge, you saw the way they targeted his neck, with the piledriver and the garage door down on the same neck that was injured many years ago."
Heyman: "I don't want to, but my job here in the booth is the give the devil his due, and this is smart move by the Champion, take out the Supercup winner Edge, then just focus on the man you know you can beat, Randy Orton."
Styles: "Paul you've faced a situation like this before years ago in ECW, tell the people at home how did you fixed it?"
Heyman: "Simple I put that champion at the time up against the baddest dog I could find, tonight, Orton will have to be that big bad dog... but he hasn't done it yet, so if worse comes to worse, we can always screw Dan-uhhh the Champion"
Styles: "well Orton has said he wants to do it alone, and we still don't know the condition of Edge, it doesn't look good, I never thought I'd say this, but let’s hope Orton can get the monkey off his back, and keep the ROH title, in ROH."
Main Event, ROH World Title Match: Randy Orton vs. Christopher Daniels (c)
Orton and Daniels stare off... Orton actually offering his hand for a handshake, but Daniels spits in his face, Orton goes berserk and beats Daniels too the corner, the ref counting 1... 2... 3... 4... Orton finally backs off having to keep a level head, Orton looks like he's gonna kick him in the groin, Daniels put his hands down to block, but Orton fakes him out, and pokes Daniels in the eye.
Daniels rolls outta the ring, Orton goes after him, and runs him into the post, and rolls him into the ring, Orton gets on the apron when Daniels hits a shoulder to the gut as Orton crashes back first onto the floor, he rolls out of the ring and rams Orton back first into the guardrail, again, again, now back first into the post again and again.
Daniels rolls him back in the ring, underhooks his arms but Orton blocks and runs Daniels into the turnbuckles, ramming his shoulder into Daniels gut a few times and hitting a European uppercut, Daniels now in a seated position, Orton stomping on Daniels.
He lifts Daniels up for a top rope superplex, but Daniels pushes Orton onto the ropes groin first, Daniels hits a flying clothesline, Orton’s back landing on the apron, Daniels drags Orton in the ring, hits a bodyslam, and locks in a reverse Boston crab, Orton is able to slip one leg out, tries to flip over and he pushes Daniels with the free leg, pushing him almost out of the ring through the middle rope, Orton goes for the spike DDT, goes down, but Daniels grabs the ropes, and stacks Orton up, his feet on the rope, 1... 2. Orton kicks out.
Daniels picks Orton up and goes for the Angels wings, but Orton counters and catapults Daniels into the turnbuckles, he runs towards Daniels in the corner but Daniels slides through the ropes and on the apron, as Orton runs into the turnbuckle and gets his neck pulled on the ropes, Daniels runs into the ring but gets hit with a clothesline, another, another, Daniels runs at him but Orton ducks and Daniels slides outside the ring, stopping the momentum.
Orton slides outside to the side and clotheslines Daniels yet again, rolls him in the ring, goes for a powerslam, but Daniels jumps into it landing on his feet and hip toss’ Orton, hits a dropkick, runs with an STO, gets a cover for a 2. Daniels mounts Orton and punches him, then goes for the BME, Orton gets his knees up, Daniels land on his feet, Orton pushes him with his feet, Daniels hangs on t the ropes, Orton runs at him but Daniels backdrops Orton on the apron, run and springboards off the ropes with a cross body, both him and Orton hitting the floor, Daniels picks Orton up and runs his back into the ring, then goes for a suplex on the floor, but Orton blocks and hits a front suplex on the guardrail, and finally hits the spike DDT, this however hurts his back as well.
Orton is in pain and goes in the ring to break the count, then he picks Daniels up and puts him against the post and hits a dropkick on Daniels still up against the post, Daniels collapses and Orton throws him in the ring, and locks in a sleeper hold, Daniels is almost out, the referee raising his hand once, twice, the third time Daniels keeps his hand in the air, Daniels rolls over and is on his feet but Orton scissors him, Daniels grabs the ropes, Orton get on his feet again then Daniels twists around and counters into a back suplex, but Orton rolls through on his feet, goes for his backbreaker, Daniels turns around and hits a German sluplex with a bridge for a 2, Orton kicks out but Daniels holds on goes for another one, but Orton blocks and gets a victory roll for a 2, Daniels kicks out but Orton holds on to the leg locks it between his and hits a leg breaker, then a knee smash, and locks in a figure four.
Daniels rolls over and grabs the ropes and goes out sitting on the apron, Orton grabs him and goes for another DDT but Daniels pulls Orton through the ropes, both men are on the apron, Daniels pushes Orton and his back hits the post, and then runs, hits a hurricanranna off the apron with Orton's back landing on the guardrail collapsing that section.
Daniels picks up the portion on the guardrail and slams it on Orton’s back, then sets it up against the ring, the ref warning Daniels, but Daniels obviously not caring, he Irish whips Orton into it but Orton counters and whips Daniels into it then hits a powerslam right afterwards, Orton rolls in the ring and out breaking the count, he then throws the guardrail on the ramp side of the floor, Drags Daniels over and goes for a powerbomb on the rail, but as he lifts Daniels up, Daniels punches Orton and forces him to turn sideways as Daniels grabs the ropes, puts his feet on the apron, kicks Orton, Springboards off the second rope into a tornado DDT on the floor .
Both men are down and out on the outside, and the ref starts the count, 1... 2... 3... both men are still down 4... 5...they now begin to stir 6.. 7... they’re crawling to the ring 8... 9... they’re now at the apron, Both men get in the ring and are now grabbing on each other just to get on their feet, when Orton jumps for the RKO! but Daniels pushes Orton off and hits a rolling cutter from behind, Daniels cover for 1, 2 Orton kicks out, Daniels runs off the ropes into a powerslam, but Daniels elbows Orton's face and slides behind and hits a reverse DDT
Daniels goes for the BME, but Orton nips-up and hits and RKO in mid-air, Orton's back is in pain, but he crawls over and gets his arm over, for the 1... 2... Austin Aries pulls him out of the ring! and Orton's body landing on the floor, Triple H runs out and chases Aries away, up the crowd, HHH has his back to the ring and Daniels hits a baseball slide into Triple H forcing him into the guardrail.
Orton is now behind Daniels and hits his version of a backbreaker, Orton and Daniels are both down, each crawling over to opposite corners, Orton gets up first, Daniels is on his hands and knees, Orton pulls out the big gun runs and goes for the punt, but Daniels moves and removes the middle turnbuckle, Orton’s knee crashes into the exposed buckle, Orton’s limping as Daniels hits the Angles Wings! 1... 2... 3!
Aftermath
the crowd is silent, stunned, as Daniels goes to walk back up the ramp, when a wall of the ROH Roster, guys like Kofi, Angle, Tazz, and Triple H with a sledgehammer are seen blocking the ramp.
Daniels smiles as some of the crowd runs the ring, only it’s not the crowd, it's ROH mainstays Austin Aries, Tyler Black, Low-Ki, Yoshi Tatsu, Nigel McGuinness.
The wrestlers on the stage rush towards the ring, and an all-out brawl has now broken out between the loyal ROH Roster and the disgruntled ROH Roster, it looks like a giant battle royal in the ring, when the lights go out...
a silhouette appears on the ramp, Lights flash around it and it looks like it's arms are out to the side, the figure turns around to reveal it's self as Chris Jericho.
The crowd goes crazy, the action in the ring has stopped, all the wrestlers looking shocked, Jericho slaps hands with the fans on the ramp, and around the ring walks up the steps, takes off his jacket, goes in the ring... the loyal wrestlers and the disgruntled wrestlers have formed on opposite sides of the ring, Jericho stands in the middle where Daniels is lying, Daniels stirs to get up, Jericho stares, Daniels holds his hand out, Jericho looks around, smiles, grabs Daniels hand, and pulls him in for a Codebreaker, the brawl issues again this time, the brawl actually breaks the ropes, and now spills to the outside, even into the crowd, equipment everywhere being smashed against or used as weapons.
Edge vs. Daniels?
yes, it's Edge! Edge is walking slowing still feeling the effects of the attack earlier, but he's ready to go, Daniels stands in the corner, Edge goes for the Spear, but Daniels grabs the world title that’s still in the ring and smashes Edge with it, the bell hasn't rang yet, when Orton slides in the ring and hits the RKO! Both men are down, the referee looks confused on whether to ring the bell, the GM Regal makes him way down the ramp, tells the ref to ring the bell, then joins in the brawl himself.
The bell rings, Edge crawls over for the cover, gets an arm on Daniels, 1...2... Daniels kicks out,
Edge crawls to the corner, pulls himself up, and goes for the Spear, but Daniels leapfrogs, Edge has to put on the breaks to avoid falling off the open side of the ring, he turns around and Daniels hits a STO facebuster - and locks in the Koji clutch, Edge reaches for ropes, but they've been severed from the brawl making them pointless in getting the hold broken, Edge is able to grab some rope on the ground and wrap it around Daniels neck and is now choking him with the rope, Daniels breaks the Clutch from the choke, and Edge locks in the Edgeucation submission move, Edge grabs the ring rope still lying around both men and pulls on it, the rope is now around Daniels head forcing not just his back, but his neck to bend back as well...
Daniels gets the ring rope off his head that relieves a lot of the pain and he is now able to get a leg free, roll over and push Edge off, Daniels kicks Edge in the gut and hits a piledriver... Daniels covers for 1, 2, Edge kicks out!
Daniels goes for the Angel's Wings, but Edge spins out and hits the Edgecution, gets a pin for the 1, 2, 3!
The referee hands Edge the title, as he celebrates the rest of the loyal roster join him in the ring and lift him on their shoulders
Styles: Edge has done it! Edge has saved this company’s world championship, what a moment, what a night, we’ll see you next year in MSG”