Philadelphia, PA – 9.21.2002

Commentary is provided by Chris Lovey & Ray Murrow. Lovey is ROH booker Gabe Sapolsky, and Murrow is Doug Gentry, who also was an ROH camera man and worked for RF Video. He would later become the on-paper president of the company.

The show “Unscripted” refers to the fact that multiple changes to the card needed to be made. First, Spanky and Paul London were going to be part of the tag team tournament, but Spanky ended up in Japan in ZERO-ONE instead. Second, Steve Corino was scheduled to face American Dragon in a singles match, but like Spanky, he ended up in ZERO-ONE as well. The singles match between Michael Modest and Takao Omori was also canceled as a result of these card changes – more on that later.

The show begins with ring announcer Stephen DeAngelis informing the crowd of Spanky’s absence and presenting Paul London with the microphone mid-ring. London says he has chosen American Dragon to be his partner in the tag team tournament. Dragon comes to the ring, but before he can say anything Michael Shane comes to the ring, pretending to limp. He pulled the same stunt last month during his singles match with London, which resulted in him winning the match, as well as reminding London of the Chris Marvel incident from his ROH debut. Shane takes offense that London chose Dragon over him as a partner, saying that he made it clear last month that London couldn’t beat him, so now he should join him. Shane smacks London in the face, and London retaliates. Shane bails to the floor, but London follows with a shooting star press off of the top turnbuckle! When London gets his bearings in the ring, he apologizes to Dragon, saying he is going to exit the tag tournament and instead face Michael Shane in a street fight tonight. He then takes out a ladder from under the ring and climbs it inside of the ring, vowing to use it during their fight. Shane tells London he’ll see him later tonight as he backs away to the backstage area. DeAngelis then asks Dragon if he has a tag team partner in mind for tonight. He says he doesn’t, but he might have an idea.

This above was an unusual intro for an ROH show, and was more akin to an episode of wrestling television that laid out what was to come in the evening. ROH had told ticket buyers that due to the card changes, they could come to the show and receive a full refund before the first two matches had concluded. The above segment was a wise way to let the audience know that even if they didn’t happen to enjoy the first two matches, they had a Street Fight and Dragon’s mystery partner to look forward to.

ROH Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round Match
The SAT (Joel Maximo & Jose Maximo) vs. The Prophecy (Christopher Daniels & Donovan Morgan)

Simply Luscious is in the Prophecy’s corner. Trinity of ECW fame is in the front row and smack talks her during the Prophecy’s entrance. Commentary only alludes to her as a mystery woman, and I don’t know why. Despite the Prophecy sneak attacking the SAT at the start of the match, the SAT quickly takes control with a Boston Crab/Camel Clutch double submission. The SAT earns a nearfall on Daniels with a missile dropkick. Morgan blind tags himself in and backdrops Joel to the floor after Daniels reverses an Irish whip. The Prophecy beats down Joel in their corner until Joel ducks a double clothesline and wipes out the Prophecy with a double flying clothesline. Jose tags in and takes down Morgan with a tornado DDT. The Prophecy and Jose end up on the floor, and when Joel looks poised to dive, Luscious trips her. Trinity gets involved, taking out Luscious and Daniels with a moonsault, and then taking Luscious to the back. The SAT drills Morgan with a Doomsday Flying DDT, but Daniels breaks up the pin just in time. Despite Morgan getting rid of Jose, Joel still pulls off a one-man Spanish Fly onto Daniels. Morgan pitches Joel to the floor. Daniels enzuigiri’s Jose to Morgan, who drops Jose with Sayonara (his Pedigree) for the pin at 7:21. This was fun, and the two teams worked together better than I anticipated. It was probably the smoothest the SAT has looked yet. The Prophecy were the obvious and right choice to move forward, but they made the Maximo’s look formidable. **½

Dick Togo and Ikuto Hidaka are chatting backstage in Japanese. They’re interrupted by The Christopher St. Connection who call them Chinese. They now have a masked man as part of the team, who they do not name. It’s Japanese Pool Boy from ECWA and he blows Togo and Hidaka a kiss. They get offended and Togo breaks one of their bananas in half. The masked man whispers what Togo said to the CSC and they leave in offense. Stupid. Elsewhere, Togo and Hidaka’s opponents, James Maritato and Tony Mamaluke are getting dressed for their match. The music guy approaches them asking for their entrance music CD. Maritato tries to hand them one thing, saying Mamaluke has their old music, but Mamaluke switches CD wallets on Maritato without him noticing.

ROH Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round Match
James Maritato & Tony Mamaluke vs. Dick Togo & Ikuto Hidaka

Maritato is mad at Mamaluke when he hears the “Stayin Alive” remix that they used as the FBI in ECW plays over the speakers. Hidaka and Maritato wrestle to a stalemate, with Hidaka damaging Maritato’s left leg during the exchange. Mamaluke shows his technical prowess against Togo, who avoids a cross armbreaker from Mamaluke and gets to his feet. Togo kicks Mamaluke in the stomach as he comes off the ropes and holds him by his arm so Hidaka can take him down with a shotgun dropkick to the face. Togo holds Maritato in an abdominal stretch so Hidaka can deliver the same shotgun dropkick to him. Maritato expertly escapes a scoop slam, rolling Hidaka into a leg lock. When he grabs the ropes to break, Mamaluke cheap shots him with a clothesline from the apron, which Maritato does not approve of. Mamaluke continues to attack Hidaka’s left leg, and forces him to grab the ropes again out of a Stretch Muffler. Mamaluke kicks Hidaka while Maritato is fighting for a cross armbreaker, and once again Maritato does not approve, telling Maritato to stay out of his business. Mamaluke does however save Maritato from a double leg submission from Togo and Hidaka. Hidaka drops Mamaluke with a sit-out powerbomb and tags Togo. Maritato saves Mamaluke from being pinned after a tornado DDT and a basement Diamond Dust. Hidaka superkicks Maritato to the floor. Togo Pedigrees Mamaluke before landing his diving senton for the pin at 9:42. They did a good job incorporating the FBI dissension into the action without it being overblown or affecting the match’s quality. In fact, I think Maritato and Mamaluke both looked tremendous. The crowd was really hot for the opening exchanges and delighted to see the international team win, making this an all around success. ***

Gary Michael Cappetta then comes into the ring with a microphone. Why GMC wouldn’t debut in the opening segment and fill the role played by DeAngelis makes no sense to me. Instead, he’s dropped in as a surprise. It’s tough to hear what GMC is saying, but he basically asks Maritato what’s up, and he explains that he wants to drop the FBI act and become serious but Mamaluke wants to be a comedy act. An angry Mamaluke tells Maritato that he is tired of being called a comedy act. He says Maritato was nothing until he joined the FBI and made him a champion. He says if Maritato wants to fight him so badly, they can do so right now. Mamaluke calms down and offers a handshake to Maritato. Maritato accepts and they hug, but Mamaluke turns the hug into a belly-to-belly suplex, leading to an impromptu match.

James Maritato vs. Tony Mamaluke

Mamaluke’s attempt at a side Russian leg sweep off of the ring apron backfires, with Mamaluke ending up crashing onto and crushing a guardrail. Maritato tries to attack Mamaluke with a ring bell, only for Mamaluke to drop toe hold him and the bell into the guardrail. Back in the ring, a bloody Maritato kicks out Mamaluke’s shin and lands a superkick for two. Maritato also comes out of the corner with a shotgun dropkick for two. Maritato low blows Mamaluke behind referee Mike Kehner’s back and rolls him up for the pin at 3:30. Not much of a match, but a solid brawl. Not sure this needed to be on this specific show, but they really wanted to amplify the“unscripted” vibe. ½*

Maritato insists the match did not count and challenges Mamaluke to a match on October 5th. He says if Mamaluke can beat him, the FBI gimmick will continue forever, but if he wins, the FBI gimmick dies and they become a serious tag team.

Backstage, GMC asks American Dragon if he’s found a partner, and he nods in the direction of Michael Modest. Modest introduces himself as one of Pro Wrestling NOAH’s top competitors, and says he and Dragon will hold the ROH tag team titles after tonight.

ROH Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round Match
American Dragon & Michael Modest vs. Divine Storm (Chris Divine & Quiet Storm)

Surprisingly, Divine Storm are able to keep Dragon grounded at the start of the match. After failing to muscle his way out of Divine’s short-arm scissor, Dragon pummels his way free and brings him to the corner where Modest blasts Divine with forearm strikes and kicks to the gut. Despite being beaten thoroughly, Divine is able to cut off Modest with a headscissors into a side Russian leg sweep. Storm drops Dragon with a Spinal Shock, and the two of them go to the floor as Divine lights up Modest with forearm strikes in the corner. Dragon slams Storm on the floor as Modest brings Divine down with a super fisherman’s suplex for the pin at 6:23. Modest’s ruthlessness and intensity were on full display, instantly showing the crowd that he and Dragon are going to be a force to be reckoned with during the tournament. I could’ve gone without commentary saying Modest “hadn’t taken a bump” (I legitimately cringed hearing that) but otherwise this was a fine glorified squash. *½

We get a clip from the pre-show fanfest where The Carnage Crew of Loc and DeVito attack some of the ring crew out of anger for not being part of the tag title tournament. I believe one of the people attacked was Oman Tortuga.

The next match scheduled is a first round tag tournament match between Da Hit Squad and The Natural Born Sinners. The Carnage Crew attack DHS during their entrance with hubcaps and wipe out Mafia and Monsta Mack with chairs in the ring. DeVito says they laid out the Sinners in the locker room, and now Da Hit Squad in front of the crowd. If ROH won’t give them a spot, they’ll make their own damn spot. Commentary confirms that this attack means Dragon and Modest go straight to the tournament finals.

Commentary also says Boogalou was injured and taken to the hospital. The reality was that Booglou no showed this event, opting to work with XPW instead, debuting for them two weeks after this event when XPW went head-to-head with ROH in Philadelphia. Allegedly, Rob Black offered a handful of people on this show pay to ditch ROH and work for him, and Boogalou was the only taker. XPW and ROH were at odds because XPW owner Rob Black, without the permission of Rob Feinstein, used his address to get a promoters license to run in Pennsylvania after RF turned him down. Boogalou deciding to work with XPW resulted in him being blackballed from ROH, ending the Natural Born Sinners tandem.

ROH Tag Team Championship Tournament Semifinal Round Match
Dick Togo & Ikuto Hidaka vs. Christopher Daniels & Donovan Morgan

Thanks to Trinity, Simply Luscious is NOT in the Prophecy’s corner. Morgan teases a handshake with Hidaka after they wrestle to a stalemate, but that serves as a distraction so that Daniels can attack Hidaka from behind. The two teams fight on the floor, ending with Daniels landing an elbow drop off of the apron onto Hidaka. In the ring, Hidaka retaliates with a rewind spinwheel kick, leading to a stalling slingshot senton from Togo. Daniels is worn down by the Far East Connection until a distraction from Morgan gives Daniels the opportunity to low blow Hidaka. The Prophecy then beat down Hidaka. Togo at one point gets so fed up, he applies a headscissors to Morgan while Morgan has a headscissors on Hidaka, and Daniels uses a top rope elbow drop to get rid of Togo. However, Togo’s interjection gives Hidaka a recovery window, enabling him to surprise Daniels with a tornado DDT. He tags Togo who gets two on Morgan with a delayed tornado DDT. Daniels saves Morgan from Togo’s crossface, but then is quickly pitched out by Hidaka. Hidaka wipes out Daniels with a springboard tumbleweed senton. Morgan drops Togo with two fisherman’s suplexes and a Golden Gate Swing, but Hidaka breaks up his cover just in time. Hidaka slams Morgan into Togo’s diving senton and Daniels breaks his pin. Daniels drops Hidaka with the Angel’s Wings and lands the BME, with Togo saving Hidaka from being pinned. Hidaka traps Daniels with a Guillotine choke in the ropes and then delivers a missile dropkick. He fights for the sit-out powerbomb, with Morgan interrupting the pin attempt afterwards. Morgan takes out Togo on the floor, and while he is on the floor, Morgan holds onto Hidaka’s leg out of sight from the referee so that Daniels can pin him after an STO at 14:24. The booking of this tournament had me perplexed with the team looking to tear down Ring of Honor having to wrestle more than the good guys in the final round. Them cheating to win this match should get the crowd more behind Dragon and Modest, so that’s something. Kudos to Hidaka and Togo for busting their butts and not treating this show like a vacation. ***¼

Alex Arion vs. Dunn

Prince Nana is in Arion’s corner and Marcos is in Dunn’s corner. Originally, this was supposed to be a tag team match, but Nana says he is still recovering from a concussion after facing Low Ki at “Road To The Title“. He puts on a white helmet before taking his spot ringside. Arion and Dunn have a pretty basic back and forth match, with Arion landing a Superfly Splash for the pin at 1:36. Marcos claims they are still the top tag team in ROH despite this loss. Nana beats him down, still wearing the helmet, leaving him laying an elevated DDT. Nothing to this. ¼*

The Christopher Street Connection, along with Allison Danger and Japanese Pool Boy come to the ring. Mace and Buff-E give Nana a double kiss to the head as a manner of checking on him, and he runs to the back. Mace teases marrying Buff-E, clearly a dig at the Billy and Chuck same sex marriage angle WWE did not see through nine days earlier. They don’t get married, but end up kissing, and Alexis Laree attacks them both along with Japanese Pool Boy. The crowd chants “you are hot” as she drills Pool Boy with a flying tornado DDT. That was a solid re-introduction for Laree, but it was more filler on a show that did not need it.

ROH Championship
Low Ki vs. Xavier

Ki has been champion since 7.27.2002 and this is his second defense. Before the match we’re shown Xavier’s challenge from the end of “Honor Invades Boston.” The opening exchange breaks down into a kick battle and then a chop battle. Ki ends it with a Mongolian chop and Muta elbow, adding a kick to the spine for good measure. Ki kicks Xavier in the jaw from the mat as he is still engaged in a double knuckle lock, but Xavier muscles him over into a side headlock. Ki dropkicks Xavier in the thigh to bring him to the mat where Ki delivers a pair of chest kicks. Xavier blocks his third, but Ki maneuvers him into a swift head kick, and then snapmares him into yet another back kick. This leads to them trading back kicks and chops once again. The crowd gives Xavier a hard time for a slam going awry, so he instead gives Ki an inverted Samoan Drop. Ki escapes the X-Breaker and sends Xavier to the apron with a Koppu Kick. Ki then Koppu Kicks Xavier off of the ropes and to the floor. Back in the ring, Xavier turns the match in his favor with a buckle bomb, and then puts on a version of the Cattle Mutilation to wear down Ki. Ki rolls to the floor after taking a knee drop. He blocks a baseball slide and throws several chest kicks to Xavier from the floor. Things break down after Low Ki gets two with a flying elbow drop, leading to some messy pin exchanges, ending with a powerslam from Xavier to get a two count. Xavier falls backwards to break a Dragon Clutch and then blocks Ki’s Tidal Crush with a Dominator facebuster. At this time, Christopher Daniels makes his way ringside. Xavier wears down Ki’s left knee but misses a 450 splash
Ki takes out Xavier with Kawada kicks and is ready to go for the Ki Krusher until he gets distracted by Daniels’ presence. Ki chases (limps) after Daniels, but gets chop blocked by Xavier. Xavier places a pole with a concrete slab onto Ki’s stomach, and Daniels holds it so Xavier smashes the pole into Ki’s chest with a chair. Ki as he slowly crawls back towards the ring, coughing up blood. Once he crawls back in, Xavier lands the 450 splash for the pin and the title at 25:41. This was a solid match for the first few minutes, but then things got sloppy and the wrestlers and fans both seemingly lost their interest. I understand what they were going for, but this was a pretty lousy way for a company’s title to change hands. *½

Daniels and Xavier embrace after the match and Xavier holds up the title belt to the Philly fans. Simply Luscious and Donovan Morgan join them in the ring and place an ROH banner on top of Low Ki’s unconscious body. Xavier and Morgan shake hands. All four celebrate, with Xavier being welcomed as the newest member of The Prophecy.

Sonny Siaki vs. Takao Omori

This is both men’s ROH debuts. Omori is in Pro Wrestling NOAH at this time, and many people reading this may know him from his appearance in Royal Rumble 1996. He has been in the States since July. Siaki is a surprise appearance. He is part of the Flying Elvises in NWA-TNA and is donning his Elvis jumpsuit attire for this match, but as of late, he has been breaking out on his own, very much parroting The Rock in his promos. Omori dominates Siaki for a long time. Finally, Siaki takes down Omori with a back elbow and a clothesline. He gets two with a rolling neckbreaker, then Omori takes him down with a spin kick for his own two count. Omori pins Siaki with an Implant for the pin at 7:28. I was amazed how little offense Siaki got in this match. It ultimately doesn’t matter because neither man would show up in ROH ever again, but it was surprising to see that, and boring to watch. Unlike Togo and Hidaka, Omori did seem to treat this show like a vacation. DUD

CM Punk then makes his very first ROH appearance, a surprise one at that. Earlier in the night he wrestled for 3PW at the former ECW Arena. The fans chant his name, which is a good sign. Punk says he came to the show because he heard there was legitimate professional wrestling in Philadelphia. He takes the sport of professional wrestling very seriously and appreciates that the fans do too. He will debut for ROH on November 9th, and it will be his pleasure to show the fans why he is called “The Best in the Midwest. Colt Cabana then makes his way to the ring. This is also his first appearance in ROH, and he defeated Punk at the aforementioned 3PW show. Cabana says it takes two to tango, and that they made each other in the Midwest. He doesn’t understand why Punk got the call to come to ROH and he didn’t. Punk says Cabana has to prove himself to the fans, just like he did Cabana vows that he will be in ROH someday soon. This seemed to be a genuinely good surprise for the crowd. It was weird to see Punk cut a white meat babyface promo and Cabana be serious in their first appearance given how the opposite for either of them would allow them to thrive.

Jay Briscoe backstage talks about his tumultuous ROH career so far, with footage from each match played. Last month he wrestled and was defeated by his brother Mark Briscoe, and in that match, Mark made Jay bleed for the first time in his career. Jay vows to not lose in Ring of Honor anymore.

Jay Briscoe vs. The Amazing Red

This is a rematch from “The Era of Honor Begins.” Before Red went to the ring, Mark offered to be Red’s manager, and Red not only said no, but superkicked him into the bathroom behind him. They go back and forth with little offense connecting as they have each other scouted. Red kicks away at Jay’s leg on the floor where they reach a stalemate. They maintain eye contact as they climb back into the ring. Red counters a side slam into a reverse DDT for two. Jay pulls Red out of the corner by his legs. He key locks Red’s legs and snaps back on them twice. Red comes back with a rolling gamengiri and a backslide driver for two. Jay evades a senton attempt and big boots Red for two. Red stops Jay as he is climbing the ropes and brings him down with a super Code Red, following it up with a Red Star Press for two. Jay blocks another Code Red with a Mad Scientist Bomb. He then powerbombs Red and pulls him up into the Jay Driller for the pin at 7:47. Jay redeeming his first ROH loss was a good way to begin his redemption arc. This was almost as good as their first match, but the crowd was just a bit more subdued, likely because they were accustomed to what Jay and Red can do by now. That last minute of the match was especially killer. **¾

Elax and Dixie of Special K attack Red as he is recovering in the ring. The SAT saved Red and took out Special K. Thankfully we didn’t get another impromptu match. The large man in a black suit from “Crowning A Champion”, who had been standing in the crowd the whole night, makes his way into the ring and takes out the referee with a Rikishi Driver. He then resumes his spot in the crowd to cheers. Strange!

Street Fight
Paul London vs. Michael Shane

Commentary notes that the Code of Honor does not need to be upheld in this match. Shane tries to sneak attack before the bell, but London ducks and unloads with his own offense. He dumps Shane to the floor, and even though Shane sent him shoulder first into the ring post, London caught him back in the ring and crotched him onto the top rope. Shane hip tosses London to the apron, and when London attempts to skin the cat back in, Shane instead tackles him to the floor. He sets up a table ringside. London throws him back into the ring and pulls a chair out from under the ring, only for Shane to tope con hilo onto London, crushing him underneath the chair. Shane beats down London back in the ring. He props up a chair in between the top and middle ropes, and London throws Shane face first into it, busting open his forehead. Shane pulls the ladder out from under the ring. London avoids being struck with it and thrust kicks it into Shane’s face. The ladder is set up in the corner, and after some posturing, Shane belly-to-belly suplexes London onto it for a two count. A cocky Shane lets the ladder fall onto London and celebrates on the ring apron. London surprises him with a headscissors off of the apron and through the ringside table! London pulls the taller ladder out from under the ring which he teased earlier in the evening. He sets it up in the corner facing the entrance way back in the ring and backdrops Shane onto it. Shane goes to the floor looking to recover, but London walks up the ladder and dives onto him! London leapfrogs over the over ladder from the top rope, but lands in a sit-out powerbomb from Shane for two. Shane also gets two with a top rope elbow drop. London ducks a bicycle kick, superkicks Shane, and then lands a London Star Press for two. London climbs the taller ladder, despite it being bent to heck, but ends up being thrown down from it by Shane. Shane climbs up and comes off of it with an elbow drop for another two count. Shane climbs the ladder again, but this time, London lionsault kicks Shane off of it as Shane is climbing. London then climbs the ladder as the fans chant “Please Don’t Die.” London hits a London Star Press off of the ladder and gets the pin at 20:38. If anyone in this crowd felt cheated by the card changes, I think this spectacle eased those woes. London and Shane put on a perfect balance of spectacle and blood feud, as the escalation in dangerous offense both felt like it was both a result of them wanting to hurt each other and prove they were the superior competitor. The fans chanted “match of the year” afterwards, and while I would not agree, it says something that on a night with two title changes, this is the most memorable thing on the card. I would also say it is the launching point for London and Shane both going to national wrestling companies later on. ****

We get more footage of the Fanfest earlier in the day where Donovan Morgan called Michael Modest into the ring. Morgan tells Modest the Code of Honor is garbage and invites him to join The Prophecy. Modest says he thinks it’s best if he makes his own mark. Morgan says Modest never listens to him and thinks Modest still sees him as nothing but his trainee despite being a team in NOAH and having similar career trajectories. The argument results in them coming to blows and Morgan ends up bailing to the backstage area.

ROH Tag Team Championship Tournament Final Round Match
American Dragon & Michael Modest vs. Christopher Daniels & Donovan Morgan

The winning team becomes the first ever ROH tag team champions. Simply Luscious is still gone. Modest and Morgan have themselves a pissing contest via shoulder block battle. Dragon does some damage to Morgan’s back, but Daniels takes Dragon down with a dragonscrew leg whip. The Prophecy attacks Dragon’s left knee. Dragon makes a tag to Morgan after delivering an enzuigiri to Daniels, but the referee doesn’t see it, and the Prophecy continues to wear down Dragon, including Morgan throwing Dragon into the guardrails twice. In the ring, Dragon manages to take down Morgan with a cravate suplex and finally tag in Modest. Modest brings Daniels off the middle turnbuckle with a headstand Frankensteiner and follows up with a diving headbutt for two. All four men end up knocked down, and upon recovering, Modest and Morgan end up on the floor where Morgan is sent crashing through a guardrail. Daniels wipes them both out with an Arabian Press. Dragon suicide dives onto Daniels, but does more damage to his left knee in the process. Modest uranage suplexes Daniels onto his head back in the ring for two, and also gets two with a super fisherman’s buster with Morgan breaking up the fall. Modest kicks out of Morgan’s Golden Gate Swing. Modest and Dragon both strike Morgan in the neck, leading to Dragon Regalplexing Morgan and locking him in the Cattle Mutilation. Danielson keeps his weight off of his left leg while doing so, and Daniels makes the save. Morgan super Rydeen Bombs Dragon into the BME from Daniels for two. Dragon kicks out of a Blue Thunder Bomb as well. Daniels wears him down with the Koji Clutch until Modest breaks it. Morgan tosses Modest to the floor and follows. Dragon enzuigiri’s Daniels for two. Morgan grabs Dragon’s leg from the floor as he goes for a superplex, resulting in Daniels turning in mid-air and crashing down onto Dragon. Dragon pulls up Dragon into the Last Rites for the pin and the titles at 14:42.
I completely understand why this was the main event, but coming after the Ladder Match and a long show overall definitely hurt. It just didn’t come as the huge victory for the Prophecy that it should have, and perhaps that’s because Morgan and Modest, two non-regulars, were involved. You’d expect the night to end with The Prophecy feeling like this looming threat to ROH and they just didn’t. I think if Xavier came out with them and celebrated it would’ve felt that way. Instead, Modest and Dragon, the team who got to the finals with a bye, smashed the trophy Daniels and Modest won. Who are the bad guys again? ***

Dragon and Modest embrace Simply Luscious and Xavier backstage. Daniels says he who holds the titles has the power. They are going to bring down the Code of Honor and rebuild ROH in their image. Glory By Honor on October 5th is supposed to be a celebration, but Daniels says none of their titles will be defended at that show. In fact, Xavier is going to wrestle a tune up match against the biggest loser in the building. Suddenly, Daniels is interrupted by Mark Briscoe, who says there is no bigger loser in ROH than his brother Jay. Daniels agrees, and says Xavier will face Jay Briscoe on October 5th in a non-title match. Daniels says both Doug Williams and Dick Togo have issues with him, and they’ll need to fight to see who faces him in a singles match on October 5th. Daniels then tells Mark Briscoe to scram before the Prophecy gets back to strategizing.

While this is a significant show with two title changes, the first appearances of CM Punk and Colt Cabana, and an iconic street right, it is another overstuffed show. Unless you’re a completist, you definitely do not need to watch everything on this show. I recommend checking out London vs. Shane on ROH’s YouTube channel and that’s it.