Austin Aries and Roderick Strong vs Jimmy Rave and Alex Shelley Weekend of Champions Night 2 4/29/06

Another really good match involving these people. Had some really fun comedy and pretty damn good control section with the Embassy. It’s just too bad that control section went too long and ended with Haze kind of sentoning on Shelly. Needs a rewatch.

Christopher Daniels vs Alex Shelley Best in the World 3/25/06

Finally found this. This was actually pretty good. Nothing wrong per se, but it is a match that is not really that deep. They do some stuff and it is fine, but it is not something you should go out of your way for. No.

KENTA VS Samoa Joe VS Bryan Danielson In Your Face 6/17/06

I really liked this, but it did have its problems. There were control issues at points where people who should have been in control weren’t, and you had KENTA getting knocked out earlier in the match and Danielson hurting his leg later on. There also a bit too much setup on some spots in the middle, but that’s kind of to be expected in a 3-way. Definatley good enough for a rewatch all things considered.

Homicide vs. Chris Hero In Your Face 6/17/06

It’s a good match, but it went on too long. Granted the crowd elevated this match, but by why in the hell was this match not hate-filled. Hero takes Julius Smokes out and they kind of do a match that you could have just as easily seen in a throwaway midcard match, not in the CZW vs ROH feud. It’s good, but this match has too many detractors. No.

Jimmy Jacobs VS BJ Whitmer In You Face 6/17/06

This is a tough one. This was definatley a fun match, but a bit uneven. You have the beginning and the end which were pretty hate-filled and then you have the middle which was just a regular match. In DGC, they at least started as a normal match and built into these two trying to kill each other at the end. The only reason I’m going to give this another shot is because of the powerbomb into the crowd but I feel they have a better match in them.

Austin Aries/Roderick Strong vs Jay Briscoe/Mark Briscoe Destiny 6/03/06

This is a tough one. Part of it is that the crowd seemed lukewarm for most of it because of Danielson/Homicide. Another part was that it went too long even though it was under 20 minutes. This is a good match, but the lack of story tips this into the no column.

Bryan Danielson vs. Homicide Destiny 6/03/06

This held up pretty well. Homicide did some great selling through 90% of the match although he kind of ignored it near the end. Better match for Danielson because he had a better opponent to work with. Keep.

Jimmy Rave vs Davey Richards Destiny 6/03/06

And the legend of Davey Richards begins, for better or worse. This match was actually pretty good and was this over right out of the gate. Hell, he even carried himself like he was hot shit. The match served as a contrast of styles that really made Davey shine. Some of Davey’s comebacks were a bit too quick, but that issue was minor. I going to put it on rewatch just get a better sense of the story.

Homicide VS Necro Butcher Ring of Homicide 5/13/06

This is a tough match to judge. This was an OK brawl until the chair riot where they both literally wrestle in the sea of chairs which was just lunacy. I can’t even tell you if this was a good match or not. Still, this was a hell of a spectacle. So yes, this needs to be rewatched.

Bryan Danielson vs. Delirious Ring of Homicide 5/13/06

So I can’t find Embassy vs Roderick Strong and Austin Aries or Jay Briscoe vs Austin Aries. Nor can I find the Briscoes vs Roderick Strong and Austin Aries from Ring of Homicide. Bummer.

Good match, but many issues. The beginning could have been cut along with the unnecessary armwork and Danielson’s control section should have been cut by a couple minutes. Delirious show some good hate, but then the CZW fans reared there ugly head and Danielson seemed to preoccuoied by them. So 0 for 2 on Delrious/Danielson.

Nigel McGuinness VS Bryan Danielson Weekend of Champions Night 2 4/29/06

As the beginning of this great rivalry, this was very good. Had some swank arm work and it was sold well. There did seem to be issues when it came to control. What I mean is that when people are supposed to be in peril they take back control a bit too quick and several times during the match. They do have a better match in them but this a good start. Rewatch.

Matt Sydal vs Christopher Daniels Weekend of Champions Night 2 4/29/06

Damn this was better then I thought it would be. More motivated Daniels match and some really good Daniels selling. Considering I didn’t think Daniels had it anymore, I’m pleasently surprised. This is barely on the rewatch list because of some execution issues in the beginning and little BAF in the end.

Claudio Castagnoli, Super Dragon, Necro Butcher, & Nate Webb vs. Adam Pearce, Ace Steel, Colt Cabana, & BJ Whitmer CZW vs. ROH 8 Man, Anything Goes Weekend of Champions Night 1 4/28/06

This match is every bit as good as the 100th show match. Just a chaotic ECWish brawl. BJ probably could have sold his neck better and Pearce and Webb kind of disappeared from the match, but it would be a good idea to compare and contrast the two CZW vs ROH brawls. Keep.

Matt Sydal & Samoa Joe vs Austin Aries & Roderick Strong Weekend of Champions Night 1 4/28/06

It looked good on paper, but it turned out to be pretty bland. Especially the control sections which just seemed to never end. Skip.

Bryan Danielson vs Jimmy Yang ROH World Title Match Weekend of Champions Night 1 4/28/06

Pretty nothing match to be honest. The only stuff that really stood out was a couple Yang kicks. Other then that it is skippable.

Samoa Joe, BJ Whitmer, & Adam Pearce vs. Chris Hero, Necro Butcher, & Super Dragon The 100th Show 4/22/06

Well that was chaotic. It is everything that you would want from an interpromotional brawl. There was some stuff that probably could have been taken out for selling purposes (Joe’s sidewalk slam through the table on Super Dragon), and this match just seems to be missing something to me. It is still a firecracker of a match and needs a rewatch.

Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. AJ Styles & Matt Sydal The 100th Show 4/22/06

Meh, not as great as it looked on paper. It was fine at points, but it failed to really grab me. Maybe, I thought the match would be a little more even. Good, not great.

And while I’m at it, I going to put the Aries/Strong vs Styles/Sydal match from the 4th Anniversary show on the rewatch pile.

Bryan Danielson vs Delirious ROH World Title Match The 100th show 4/22/06

It was fine. The shenanigans with Dragon in the beginning could have been cut in the beginning. I just would have preferred that match was all the stuff in the second half. Again it was fine, but I feel they have a better match in them. No.

Colt Cabana vs. Homicide Chicago Street Fight Better Than Our Best 4/1/06

Not as good as there February match, but still pretty crazy. The match did go a bit too long and had some finisher overkill, but it had a lot of great callback spots from the feud. Keep.

Bryan Danielson vs. Lance Storm Better Than Our Best 4/1/06

You know what, I liked this. It had some good mat wrestling and it had good desperation from Storm to get out of predicaments. I don’t know if it will hold up on rewatch, but it definitely deserves a second look. Keep.

Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. CIMA & Naruki Doi Better Than Our Best 4/1/06

Better then I thought it would be. This a little more going for it with Aries getting his busted nose worked over. Plus, the finishing stretch didn’t really have the no selling tendencies that the 6 mans did. Not by any means perfect, but this match offered more. Keep.

AJ Styles VS Samoa Joe VS Jimmy Yang VS Christopher Daniels Better Than Our Best 4/1/06

We are 0 for 2 on Better than Our Best. Daniels and Yang were in there too much to really make this feel special. No.

Jimmy Rave, Alex Shelley, & Masato Yoshino vs. Do Fixer Better Than Our Best 4/1/06

It’s a good match but not high end. First third didn’t work for me (except for Yoshino hitting Saito with a roll of toilet paper). Second third was fun with the Embassy controlling. Last third was the DG finishing run where no one really sells down the stretch. The Blood Generation 6-mans had a little more going for it. Close but no cigar. No.

Bryan Danielson vs. Roderick Strong Supercard of Honor 3/31/06

It was better then I thought it would be and my hopes weren’t high. The problem, it went 55 minutes and there really didn’t seem to be a thread from one section to the other. The sections separately were good, together it just didn’t fit. There was just no story there for more then half of it. And for as long as it was, there was finisher overkill down the stretch. I just can’t watch this again. No.