Richards/KENTA rewatch

Tricky match. I think it is good and all, but I’m not exactly sure why it was so restholdy in the beginning. I also feel it was a bit back and forth and no selly at points. Granted KENTA kicked hard and Richards was putting extra mustard on his kicks, but the lack of story makes me put this in the no column. Slight no.

Richards/KENTA vs Briscoes rewatch

Good, but not great. Had some no selling in it and the hot tag looked awful. They cut a good pace but they started to lose steam through the second half. Better then I thought it would be, but no.

Danielson/Nigel Generation Now rewatch

This was way better then I thought it would be. I was afraid that “going after a body part” strategy would sink the match. However, neither really had control during any part of that, so no one fell into any traps. Still had some sweet mat wrestling, but it still had some moments of back and forth. I liked the first match just a smidgen better because there was selling, but this is top 10 worthy. Keep.

CZW vs ROH Cage of Death rewatch

Yep, still a great match. Everything I said the first time bares repeating here. Maybe a tiny bit of no selling near the end with Webb, but he did get cut off at the end. I pretty sure this is No. 1.

Nigel/Strong rewatch

Tough one here. On one hand, they were really blasting each other and was awesome. Then, you have the story of Nigel getting his back worked over to a point where he doesn’t sell any of it, and Roderick who has his arm worked over sells alright but is forgotten at the end. Add in some back and forth and a fighting spirit spot, and just by a little bit, I have to regrettably say no.

Danielson/Colt Chi-town Struggle rewatch

I really like this, but suffers from the usual issues I find in Danielson matches. There were points in this match where he and Colt shrug offense off and go to the next move. It’s sad because this was really fun for a lot of this. Possible top 5 if they the issues I named were cleaned up, but it probably won’t be top 10 when all is said and done. Keep.

Rave/Richards/Delirious/Joe rewatch

Definitely the best ROH 4 way of 06. Joe brought the asskicking, Delirious brought the comedy, and Rave brought the stooging. Richards was ok and took a good asskicking but he doesn’t have the instinct to bring it consistently. I did love how the match was put together although the middle did meander at times. Again not a top 10 match for that year, but the match is listable.