Nigel McGuinness vs Tyler Black ROH Injustice 2 1/17/09

God this was the worst. Nigel controlled practically all of this and it was as awful as you would expect from a match that goes to a 47 minute draw which makes no sense (they say he bribed the timekeeper later on). They tried to throw some dog and pony shit in there which distracted from the awfulness temporarily. But this was the worse ROH title defense I can remember. Hell no.

Jerry Lynn vs. Bryan Danielson ROH Injustice 2 1/17/09

Better then I thought it would be to even being good. Same scientific style match, but executed better and less Lynn gassing. Still, it is nothing that has not been done better in the past. No.

Nigel McGuinness vs. Tyler Black ROH Full Circle 1/16/09

It wasn’t as useless as I thought it was going to be. Nigel was Nigel as usual although he did have some new stuff when it came to attacking the arm and Tyler sold well again. It also established a new combo as a finisher (yeah, it’s not technically new, but they at least made it known). Still, I want this Nigel reign to end. No.

Jimmy Jacobs vs Bryan Danielson ROH Full Circle 1/16/09

This was good, but it took too long to get going. Jacobs was getting owned by Bryan so he had to resort to his heelery to get his advantages. Whether it be because Jacobs stuff didn’t register with me or I wasn’t convinced that Bryan would fall for his stuff, the first part left me disconnected. Bryan (accidentally or purposely) messed his leg up doing a springboard maneuver and Jacobs went after it. It got better, but I still don’t think Jacobs was doing anything to bring this to the next level despite Bryan’s outstanding selling (or was in pain). I could give it another look, but this just wasn’t great enough. No.

Jerry Lynn vs. Austin Aries ROH Full Circle 1/16/09

Good match because of Aries new character. The face/heel dynamic benefitted Jerry because he actually had something to play off of instead of trying to come off as this legendary worker which he is not good at. Still, it’s not a match to get your hopes up about. No.