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Live March 13th from The RexPlex in Elizabeth, NJ - Start Time 7:30 PM:

Scramble Cage II:

The Carnage Crew (Loc, DeVito, Masada & Justin Credible) Vs Special K (Hydro, Izzy, Dixie, Angel Dust & Whoever Else They Can Find)

Rules:

• One man from each team will start in the cage
• Every two minutes thereafter, a man from a team will enter. This is dependant on who wins the coin toss. After 8 men have entered the “Scramble Cage” pinfalls become accecptable.
• First pinfall or submission is victorious.

After cheating to win The Tag Team Titles from The Backseat Boyz in Glen Burnie, MD. Special K were forced to take on The Carnage Crew in a title match. Izzy & Dixie won after Angel Dust interfered, and Loc & DeVito felt screwed once again. At the first Double-Shot weekend in a 10 Man Tag Team Match. These two teams met once again as Special K took on The SAT, Slugger & The Carnage Crew. After hitting the Spanish Fly, Loc made the cover, but Jose Maximo pushed him off as he wanted to make the pin. After they battled, Loc was rolled up as Special K stole another victory.

The two teams met on the afternoon card of Final Battle 2003, and as The Crew looked to have victory the match was stopped by the Philadelphia State Athletic Commission. At “The Last Stand” back In Glen Burnie in a Three-Way No DQ Match, Loc & Justin Credible handed out a brutal beating to Special K along with The Backseat Boyz. Just as The Crew finally looked to get a win, Acid & Kashmere turned on them and hit Loc with the T-Gimmick. Special K had gotten away again. Just one month ago at ROH’s “Second Anniversary Show” in a Old Fashioned Country Whipping Match, Special K struck The Carnage Crew’s last nerve. As DeVito chased Dixie & Becky Bayless backstage, and with Masada down, Special K hit Loc with a variation of The Carnage Crew’s own fishing move. After taking a Double Stuffed Piledriver through a table, Loc was laid out in the ring, like many times before. Now it has come to this, “Scramble Cage II” the original Scramble Cage made history, after this Scramble Cage, someone may BE history. Come witness the end of The Carnage Crew/Special K feud!!!

ROH World Title - Cage Match

(Note: Joe Can Only Win Via Pin, Submission or KO. Jay Briscoe May Escape The Cage):

Samoa Joe © Vs Jay Briscoe w/ Mark Briscoe

Back at “Beating The Odds” in a Four Corner survival including Chris Sabin, AJ Styles & ROH World Champion Samoa Joe, Jay Briscoe earned a ROH Title Shot after winning the match. During the match itself, Joe & AJ were more interested in each other, which lead to Jay getting a surprise victory after hitting the “Jay Driller” on Sabin. After the match Joe was not happy as he believed he should be the winner in every match he‘s in and the champ got up in the face of Briscoe. At “Tradition Continues” Jay got his shot at The ROH Title. Earlier in the night Jay had gone after the champ after he had been put-down verbally in-front of the crowd.

Throughout the actual match Joe dominated the crowd favourite, Joe for the first time showed heelish-tactics when Jay began to make comebacks. Jay had many near falls and fought back when he was thought to be down for the count. But Joe was too much, and after kicking out of The Island Driver, Jay was turned inside out by a vicious lariat. Jay's brother Mark came to his aid after the match and the champ cheap shotted the younger brother, choking him out in quick succession. Joe, once again mocked Jay after with a smug look on his face while giving a sarcastic like handshake. Jay Briscoe had showed himself to become a superstar in one night and this would become the beginning of The Briscoes being a thorn in the side of the ROH Champion.

At Main Event Spectacles, Joe chased The Prophecy out of the ring and along side him was Jim Cornette. The Briscoes came out to face off with the champ, but Cornette blindsided Joe with his patented tennis racket, and became manager for The Briscoes. Claiming he’d rather make champions that already have one, Cornette lead Jay & Mark to Tag Title glory later in the night.

The feud between The Briscoes & Samoa Joe had reached a boiling point and they faced off in a Tag Team Title match. Joe had hand-picked AJ Styles as his tag team partner. After mis-communication between Joe & AJ, Mark Briscoe hit a SSP, earning him a title shot at some point. Mark Briscoe would get his chance at Joe next, at the biggest show of the year "Final Battle 2003". Even with the moral support of Jay at ringside, Mark succumbed to "The Choke". Samoa Joe had defeated another and had choked Mark Briscoe out right in-front of his brother Jay, sending him a clear message.

At “The Battle Lines Are Drawn” Jay Briscoe managed to pin Bryan Danielson in a Tag Team Title defence, while Joe was busy on the outside hitting Mark with the ole ole kick. Feeling like he had let an opportunity slip away, Joe opted for one more re-match. This time with Jerry Lynn as his partner. In the end, Joe was blasted with Jim Cornette’s Tennis Racket and was pinned by Jay Briscoe. At the last show, in a Tag Team Title defence, Jay insulted the champ by winning with one of Joe’s trademark finishers “The Muscle Buster”. Jay has even gone as far as to saying he’ll defeat Joe by hitting him with his own move.

Now with, everything on the line Joe is looked to end his rivalry with The Briscoes. Meanwhile, Jay has everything in the world to gain and because of Jim Cornette’s influence all he has to do is escape the cage to become ROH World Champion. Will be crowning of a new ROH Champion?

ROH Pure Wrestling Title:

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles © Vs Matt Stryker

After defeating three very tough opponents to become the first ever ROH Pure Wrestling Champion, AJ Styles could be faced with his toughest match-up yet. Field Of Honor champion, Matt Stryker is looking to get back on track after being eliminated early in the tournament and this match has been favoured towards him. AJ suffered a heinous attack at the hands of his former protege’, Jimmy Rave after their match at the “Second Anniversary Show” and is still not up to 100% according to some people. This may be just what Stryker needs if he wants to get his first taste of ROH Gold. Stryker has said if he’s able to get his “Stryker Lock” on AJ this match will be over. Will Styles’ title reign last only one match? We’ll have to see!!!

Four Corner Survival: Winner Earns Spot In The ROH Top 5

"The All Around Best" Xavier w/ Prince Nana Representing The Embassy Vs "The Next" Alex Shelley Vs "The Future" Chris Sabin Vs Mark Briscoe

This could possibly be the most important match in all these men’s Ring Of Honor careers. “The All Around Best” Xavier is looking to get back in the ROH Title hunt while establishing The Embassy as a top faction in ROH. Xavier who has recently left The Prophecy needs some victories to get him in line for a #1 Contenders Trophy shot. “The Next” Alex Shelley, who impressively defeated the veteran Jerry Lynn to advance to the semi-finals of The Pure Wrestling Title Tournament is looking to continue his winning ways and Chris Sabin, who missed an opportunity at The Pure Wrestling Title due to injury is looking to get back on track. Meanwhile, Mark Briscoe is looking to get some singles wins as he's currently one half of the tag team champions. This is also a very dangerous match for these competitors as the losers will not be near contention for any ROH Titles in the near future and if anyone pins Mark Briscoe they could be in line for a future Tag Team Title shot.

Saints Vs Prophecy:

The Second City Saints (Ace Steel & "Classic" Colt Cabana w/ Tracy Brooks) Vs The Prophecy (Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer) w/ Allison Danger

A continuation of the hottest feud in ROH. BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff continue to get revenge for their leader Christopher Daniels as he was put out of action by The Second City Saints after taking a “Pepsi Plunge” through a table. Meanwhile, The Saints are back to 100% after all missing The Second Anniversary Show, Steel has Japanese commitments, Cabana’s shoulders were injured at the hands of Maff & Whitmer at “The Last Stand” in Baltimore and the leader of The Second City Saints; CM Punk took time off top help Cabana recuperate in time for this event. Who will gain the advantage in this war of factions!!!

Tag Team Scramble:

The Backseat Boyz (Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere) Vs Petey Williams & Jack Evans Vs Dunn & Marcos Vs The Outkast Killaz (Diablo Santiago & Oman Tortuga)

The Tag Team Scramble, a mainstay on ROH Shows will be showcased in front of what is likely to be the biggest crowd in ROH History. Each team in this match has something to gain from a victory. The Backseat Boyz of Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere missed their scheduled Tag Team Title match against The Briscoes at “The Second Anniversary Show” due to a car accident. They will get a Tag Team Title match in the future but need momentum as they are still the hottest tag team in ROH, having not lost a singles or tag match since October.

The new tandem of Petey Williams & Jack Evans are looking to impress in their ROH debut (as a team). Evans of course has amazed crowds in his two prior ROH appearances, including his breath taking Double Moonsault from the top of the Scramble Cage, back at “Main Event Spectacles”. Williams, another Canadian Based wrestler, who is out of the Can-AM Wrestling School in Windsor, Ontario has made appearances all over the U.S. and is famous for his “Canadian Destroyer” flipping piledriver. They two are looking to make an impact on the ROH tag team scene.

Meanwhile, The Outkast Killaz & The Ring Crew Express of Dunn & Marcos are looking to get some wins and potentially get off of ring crew. Dunn & Marcos showed alot of heart at “The Second Anniversary Show” but were decimated by The Briscoe Brothers in a impromptu Tag Team Title Match. With more experience, Dunn & Marcos could become one of the best Tag Teams in ROH. A win here would be huge for The Ring Crew Express.

After winning a Scramble Match earlier today during the “Do Or Die II” afternoon card, The Outkast Killaz have some momentum going into tonight's match. Not being able to garner alot of wins and catch alot of breaks, Oman & Diablo are looking to showcase their skills in front of all the ROH fans.

Jimmy Rave's Open Challenge:

Jimmy Rave Vs Any Former ROH Opponent Of AJ Styles

After heinously attacking his former mentor AJ Styles, after their first round match in the Pure Wrestling Title Tournament, Jimmy Rave has set out on a quest of his own. Rave stated that Styles never really wanted to mentor Jimmy he was giving him bad advice and was holding him back so he wouldn’t be shown-up but his young protege’. Rave has made this a personal issue, and it started by him snapping and chop-blocking Styles in Boston. Jimmy has laid out an open challenge to any former ROH opponent of AJ Styles, he is destined to show AJ that he never needed him and that he is the true better wrestler. Will Rave show this or has he bitten off more than he can chew?

Singles Match:

"Hurricane" John Walters Vs CM Punk

In a first time ever meeting, “Hurricane” John Walters & CM Punk will do battle. Walters has been impressive lately, winning his feud against Xavier after an absolutely brutal “Fight Without Honor” and defeating Chad Collyer on back-to-back occasions. Walters with a win here would be in line for a shot at the #1 Contenders Trophy. Meanwhile, after taking The Second Anniversary Show off to help Colt Cabana recuperate, CM Punk needs a win and some momentum going into the huge Midwest double shot. Punk wants to be in the big time match when he goes back to his hometown of Chicago.

PLUS!!! Gary Michael Capetta & Julius Smokes will have “The Notorious 187”Homicide’s Huge Announcement!!!

GA tickets available at the door, $15 each. Card subject to change

OOC: The show is next, I shall get to work. Thanks for all the comments everyone. Feedback, likes/dislikes and what you want to see more/less of is always welcome.

- Congratulations to Jerry Lynn who has signed a contract with WWE. Good luck and thanks go out to Jerry for his contributions to Ring Of Honor. Unfortunately Jerry will not be able to appear at "Scramble Cage" II or the Mid-West doubleshot due to the recent events.

- Two more matches have been signed for 3/13 in the RexPlex. In a first time meeting in ROH, CM Punk will take on "Hurricane" John Walters. After taking time off to help Colt Cabana recuperate, Punk needs momentum going into the doubleshot, especially in his hometown of Chicago. Walters on the other hand, needs some more victories if he wants a shot at the #1 Contenders Trophy. Also, a Tag Team Scramble has been signed: The Backseat Boyz of Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere Vs Dunn & Marcos Vs the new team of Jack Evans and Petey Williams Vs a team TBA.

- Close colleagues of Samoa Joe's have been saying that the champ has been very stressed out as of late as his biggest ROH World Title defence approaches. With the mind games by Jim Cornette stating that Jay Briscoe will pin Joe with one of his own finishers "The Muscle Buster" and simply the fact that Jay only needs to escape the cage to win the belt, Joe has been stressed.

- "The New Age Punisher" B-Boy will make his ROH debut on the "Do Or Die II" Card, also several Midwest standouts have been signed to the show. These wrestlers include: Delirious, "The Wrestling Machine" Austin Aries, "The Anarchist" Arik Cannon & Matt Sydal. Northeast tag team All Money Is Legal aswell as Florida standout Jay Fury have also been signed to the show.

- Matt Stryker is apparently as confident as ever going into his ROH Pure Title Match with AJ Styles in just two weeks. AJ's knee is rumoured to still not be 100% after the attack by Jimmy Rave at the Second Anniversary Show. Stryker believes that if he gets the "Stryker Lock" on AJ then he will be the new Pure Wrestling Champion.

- A Four Corner Survival match has been signed for the "Do Or Die II" card. It will be "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong Vs "Dynamite" Josh Daniels Vs Slyk Wagner Brown w/ April Hunter Vs Sonjay Dutt.

- Loc of The Carnage Crew recently called ROH offices and said that they should expect an amount of violence un-seen in Ring Of Honor before. Loc also said, Special K can bring whatever "surprises" they want, because in the RexPlex The Carnage Crew will finally get revenge.

- "Hurricane" John Walters is apparently looking at his match with CM Punk at "Scramble Cage II" as his biggest match to date in his young Ring Of Honor career. Walters has hinted towards going for the Pure Wrestling Title if he gets an opportunity to wrestle for the #1 Contenders Trophy, which he'll most likely get a shot at if he wins against Punk.

- The special guests for the 3/13 bus trip from New York City to The RexPlex will be none other than Julius "The Devil's Son In-Law" Smokes, Chris Sabin and Gary Michael Capetta. A Q&A session will take place on the bus aswell as DVD watching from previous ROH Events. For more into on the trip, Email Agentclpt@aol.com for all the info or check WrestlingBusTrips.com.

Locker Room Scoops - March 10th, 2004:

- Both Jay Briscoe and Samoa Joe's camps have been completely silent this week in preparation for the Steel Cage Match this Saturday in The RexPlex. You have to wonder what the mental state of both men, going into possibly the biggest matches of their careers.

- Jimmy Rave has set-out an open challenge to any former ROH opponent of Pure Wrestling Champion and former mentor AJ Styles. Rave has said that Styles should watch his matches very carefully on Saturday because he has a surprise for him. Also, Rave will face Angel Dust of Special K on the "Do Or Die II" show.

- The Prophecy/Second City Saints war rages on still as both teams prepare for their Tag Team battle on Saturday. Dan Maff was quoted as saying "Each group is 1 and 1 in terms of moral victories (SCS taking out Christopher Daniels, Prophecy taking out Colt Cabana) but The Prophecy will gain the advantage in the war for group supremacy in Ring of Honor with a victory on Saturday".

- The Last of The "Do Or Die II" matches have been signed. First a Tag Team Scramble will take place, and the winning team will advance to the 3/13 "Scramble Cage II" night show and take part in the Scramble on that show. It will be; Rainman & Caprice Coleman Vs All Money Is Legal Vs Don Juan & Fast Eddie Vs The Outkast Killaz. Also several one-on-one matches have been signed. "The New Age Punisher" B-Boy will take on Jay Fury, Nigel McGuiness is in action against "The Anarchist" Arik Cannon. "The Wrestling Machine" Austin Aries squares off against Hydro of Special K and Matt Sydal Vs Delirious is also scheduled. Remember, if the talent is impressive they may get future ROH bookings, if not we may never see them again!!!

Tickets only $5 and free if you bring your ticket for the “Scramble Cage II” night show!

- "The Human Torture Device" Doug Williams will return to ROH sometime this summer. ROH has a full summer schedule this year including stops in Boston, Dayton, Philly and Baltimore.

- Special K has dropped some more hints towards what their "big" surprise is for "Scramble Cage II". The rich kid ravers have said that they have someone to "guard" them from getting any punishment. On Saturday we will finally find out what this means. Special K has also stated that Izzy, Dixie, Hydro & Angel Dust will be the four participants inside the Scramble Cage.

- Julius Smokes has revealed that Homicide's message has to do with the Midwest Doubleshot weekend.

- There is still no word on when "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels will return to ROH. Allison Danger has refused to release any details on Daniels condition.

Upcoming Events:

Do Or Die II:

Live March 13th from The RexPlex in Elizabeth, NJ - Start Time 3:00 PM:

Main Event:

Excalibur Vs Super Dragon

Tag Team Scramble - Winner Advances To Main Show Scramble:

Rainman & Caprice Coleman Vs Fast Eddie & Don Juan Vs All Money Is Legal Vs The Outkast Killaz

Four Corner Survival:

Slyk Wagner Brown w/ April Hunter Vs "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong Vs "Dynamite" Josh Daniels Vs Sonjay Dutt

Nigel McGuiness Vs "The Anarchist" Arik Cannon

Jimmy Rave Vs Angel Dust of Special K

"The Barbaric Berzerker" Jimmy Jacobs Vs Danny Daniels

"The New Age Punisher" B-Boy Vs Jay Fury

Hydro of Special K Vs "The Wrestling Machine" Austin Aries

Matt Sydal Vs Delirious

Tickets only $5 and free if you bring your ticket for the “Scramble Cage II” night show!

Scramble Cage II:

Live March 13th from The RexPlex in Elizabeth, NJ - Start Time 7:30 PM:

Scramble Cage II:

The Carnage Crew (Loc, DeVito, Masada & Justin Credible) Vs Special K (Hydro, Izzy, Dixie, Angel Dust & Whoever Else They Can Find)

ROH World Title - Cage Match (Note: Joe Can Only Win Via Pin, Submission or KO. Jay Briscoe May Escape The Cage):

Samoa Joe © Vs Jay Briscoe w/ Mark Briscoe

ROH Pure Wrestling Title:

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles © Vs Matt Stryker

Four Corner Survival: Winner Earns Spot In Top 5

"The All Around Best" Xavier w/ Prince Nana Representing The Embassy Vs "The Next" Alex Shelley Vs "The Future" Chris Sabin Vs Mark Briscoe

Saints Vs Prophecy:

The Second City Saints (Ace Steel & "Classic" Colt Cabana w/ Tracy Brooks) Vs The Prophecy (Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer) w/ Allison Danger

Tag Team Scramble:

The Backseat Boyz (Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere) Vs Petey Williams & Jack Evans Vs Dunn & Marcos Vs Winner of Do or Die II Scramble

Jimmy Rave's Open Challenge:

Jimmy Rave Vs Any Former ROH Opponent Of AJ Styles

"Hurricane" John Walters Vs CM Punk

GA tickets available at the door, $15 each. Card subject to change

ROH's Debut In The Midwest!!!:

Live April 23rd from The National Guard Armory in St. Paul, MN:

Matches TBA

Signed for this event are; ROH World Champion Samoa Joe, ROH Tag Team Champions Jay & Mark Briscoe, ROH Pure Wrestling Champion “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, Matt Stryker, Ace Steel, Colt Cabana & CM Punk of The Second City Saints, BJ Whitmer & Allison Danger of The Prophecy, Jimmy Rave, “The All Around Best” Xavier w/ Prince Nana representing The Embassy, Chad Collyer, Jack Evans, “Hurricane” John Walters, Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere of The Backseat Boyz, “The Next” Alex Shelley, & Nigel McGuiness. Plus more names to be added in the coming weeks!!!

ROH's Debut In The Midwest!!!:

Live April 24th from The Frontier Fieldhouse in Chicago Ridge, IL:

Matches TBA

Signed for this event are; ROH World Champion Samoa Joe, ROH Tag Team Champions Jay & Mark Briscoe, ROH Pure Wrestling Champion “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, Matt Stryker, Ace Steel, Colt Cabana & CM Punk of The Second City Saints, BJ Whitmer & Allison Danger of The Prophecy, Jimmy Rave, “The All Around Best” Xavier w/ Prince Nana representing The Embassy, Chad Collyer, Jack Evans, “Hurricane” John Walters, Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere of The Backseat Boyz, “The Next” Alex Shelley, & Nigel McGuiness. Plus more names to be added in the coming weeks!!!

Also:

4/15 From The National Guard Armory In Lexington, MA (Matches/Talent TBA)

5/22 From The National Guard Armory In Philadelphia, PA (Matches/Talent TBA)

6/12 From The Montgomery County Fairgrounds In Dayton, OH (Matches/Talent TBA)

6/24 "The 6th Annual Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup" From Michael's 8th Ave. In Glen Burnie, MD (Matches/Talent TBA)

OCC: Next is the "Do Or Die II" Show. This will basically be in recap format (as if a fan had sent in a report to PWTorch for example). Then i will put a detailed preview on The "Scramble Cage II" show and finally the "Scramble Cage II" show itself (which will be fully written out like the "Second Anniversary Show").

- After a fantastic night of Pure Wrestling, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles is the first ever ROH Pure Wrestling Champion. Winning the title after great victories over Jimmy Rave, Alex Shelley & Doug Williams, AJ is committed to bring prestige to the belt as he's scheduled to defend it for the first time on March 13th at "Scramble Cage II" against Field Of Honor Winner, Matt Stryker. The ever dangerous Stryker used his FOH victory to gain this oppertunity and with AJ's knee weakened from Jimmy Rave's vicious attack the "Stryker Lock" is more dangerous than ever.

- Special K aren't coming alone to the RexPlex. What does this mean? We'll find out in the coming weeks!!!

- ROH World Champion Samoa Joe felt insulted on Saturday after Jay Briscoe used the "Muscle Buster" to retain his Tag Team Titles against Dunn & Marcos. Joe said he will go to any length to make sure Jay Briscoe does not escape the cage on March 13th.

- Johnny Kashmere is feeling better after being involved in a car accident on his way to The Second Anniversary Show. The Backseat's lost their Tag Team Title oppertunity on that night, but will get another shot in the near future. Acid & Kashmere said they'll be at full strength for "Scramble Cage II".

- At The Second Anniversary Show, Gary Michael Capetta informed The Prophecy of Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer that on 3/13 they'll be faced with The Second City Saints of Ace Steel & returning to action "Classic" Colt Cabana. The Prophecy/Second City Saints feud rages on 3/13 at The RexPlex!!!

- War Of The Wire is flying off the proverbial shelfs. The Main Event "No Rope Barbwire" match between Steve Corino & Homicide is getting rave reviews. Get your copy now!!! Final Battle 2003, headed by All Japan Pro Wrestling Vs Ring Of Honor is now avaliable on DVD. Check RFVideo.com for more details.

- Teddy Hart has been forced to cancel off of the 3/13 RexPlex event. Hart suffered a career threatning knee injury on the weekend competing for IWC. It is predicted that Hart may miss up to a year and a half with the injury. Here's hoping this young charasmatic & controversial star can get well soon.

- A few more names have been signed for the "Do or Die II" afternoon show on March 13th in The RexPlex: Rainman & Caprice Coleman, Don Juan of The Texas Wrestling Academy, Nigel McGuiness, Slyk Wagner Brown & April Hunter and Sonjay Dutt!!! Already Signed are; Excalibur, Jimmy Jacobs, Danny Daniels, Fast Eddie, The Outkast Killaz, Josh Daniels, Roderick Strong, Angel Dust of Special K & Super Dragon. More names to be announced in the coming weeks along with matches.

Tickets only $5 and free if you bring your ticket for the “Scramble Cage II” night show!

- The bus trip to the 3/13 Elizabeth, NJ event from NYC will have some special guests. Check the newswire in the coming weeks for more info on who these guests are. For more into on the trip, Email Agentclpt@aol.com for all the info or check WrestlingBusTrips.com.

- AJ Styles has told us that he doesn't know what is going on in Jimmy Rave's head, but he's primed to get revenge on his former protege' for viciously attacking his knee after their match this past saturday.

- The new ROH Top 5 Rankings are as follows:

1) Vacant (#1 Contenders Trophy Holder)

2) Jay Briscoe (Recieves ROH World Title Shot 3/13)

3) Doug Williams (Gains spot after victories over a ranked wrestler - #4 John Walters & Field Of Honor winner Matt Stryker)

4) John Walters (Stays in the #4 spot after advancing to Pure Wrestling Title Tournament Semi-Finals)

5) Dan Maff (Falls a few spots, but stays in Top 5 after not taking the pinfall in the triple threat match)

Locker Room Scoops - March 13th, 2004:

- Jim Cornette phoned ROH head offices this past week and said to tell Samoa Joe that Jay Briscoe will be ready to end his ROH World Title reign at "Scramble Cage II". Cornette said that Jay will be waiting for his opportunity to hit the "Muscle Buster" on Joe to win the title. These are obvious mind games from one of the greatest managers in wrestling history.

- Speaking of The Briscoes, a huge Four Corner Survival has been signed for The RexPlex on 3/13. Not only will this happen on possibly ROH's biggest show ever but the winner will get a spot in the top 5 rankings. It will be Former ROH World Champion, "The All Around Best" Xavier w/ Prince Nana Vs "The Future" Chris Sabin Vs "The Next" Alex Shelley Vs ROH Tag Team Champion, Mark Briscoe.

- The Carnage Crew are primed and ready to go as their big feud ending match with Special K inside The Scramble Cage approaches. The feud reached new levels in Boston after Special K hit Loc with a Double Stuffed Spike Piledriver through a table, a variation of The Carnage Crew's own finisher.

- The first two matches have been signed for the "Do Or Die II" afternoon card. First, "The Barbaric Berzerker" Jimmy Jacobs will take on Danny Daniels and, in The Main Event, Excalibur will battle Super Dragon!!! In other "Do Or Die II" news, Hydro of Special K has been signed to wrestle. More Matches to be signed with; Rainman & Caprice Coleman, Fast Eddie & Don Juan of The Texas Wrestling Academy, Nigel McGuiness, Slyk Wagner Brown & April Hunter, Sonjay Dutt, The Outkast Killaz, Josh Daniels, Hydro & Angel Dust of Special K and Roderick Strong. More names & matches to be announced in the coming weeks.

Tickets only $5 and free if you bring your ticket for the “Scramble Cage II” night show!

- "Classic" Colt Cabana of The Second City Saints is extremely excited to get back in the ring with the two men that put him on the shelf. Colt says his shoulder is about 90% but he will be fully healed by the time "Scramble Cage II" rolls around. To witness the next chapter in The Prophecy/Saints feud get your tickets now!!!

- Jimmy Rave has given a small explanation for his actions against his former mentor AJ Styles at The Second Anniversary Show. Rave believes that AJ was never trying to help him achieve success and become a better wrestler, but that Styles was really holding him back so he wouldn't get outshone by his protege'. Rave said that AJ better pay attention to him at The RexPlex because Rave has some surprises for him. Also, aswell as being on the main show on 3/13, Rave has signed on to be on the "Do or Die II" show.

- Check out Locker Room Scoops next week for more matches to be signed for "Scramble Cage II" and "Do Or Die II" shows, including CM Punk's match.

- Homicide apparently has a message to relay to Ring Of Honor and Julius Smokes will relay that message live from The RexPlex on 3/13.

- Special K will apparently be bringing back members from the past that have fought The Carnage Crew. Who knows how many members will be at the RexPlex! Also, they still insist that they have a special surprise to be announced. We still do not know which four members of Special K will be in the Scramble Cage match, but do expect to find out in the upcoming weeks.

- The rules for The Scramble Cage match between Special K & The Carnage Crew are much like that of a "Wargames" match. One man from each team will start in the cage and every two minutes thereafter a man from a team will enter (depending on who wins the coin toss). These are not the same rules used in the original Scramble Cage match, and have been changed to fit the chaos and violence expected in The RexPlex.

- Apparently Prince Nana has flown Xavier to Ghana to focus on his big Four Corner Survival match at "Scramble Cage II". Xavier is looking to get back in the ROH Title hunt and establish The Embassy as a top faction in ROH. Xavier has also yet to have another ROH Title shot since losing to Samoa Joe. This is a big opportunity for all the men as Alex Shelley, who looked impressive at The Second Anniversary Show, could vault himself into the upper echelon in ROH with a win. Chris Sabin, who missed an opportunity at The Pure Wrestling Title due to injury is looking to get back on track and Mark Briscoe is looking to get some singles wins as he's currently one half of the tag team champions. Also, if anyone could manage to pin Mark Briscoe, they may earn themselves a future ROH Tag Team Title shot. Many different scenarios could occur in this huge Four Corner Survival Match!!!

Upcoming Events:

Do Or Die II:

Live March 13th from The RexPlex in Elizabeth, NJ - Start Time 3:00 PM:

Main Event:

Excalibur Vs Super Dragon

"The Barbaric Berzerker" Jimmy Jacobs Vs Danny Daniels

Plus, more matches to be signed with; Rainman & Caprice Coleman, Fast Eddie & Don Juan of The Texas Wrestling Academy, Nigel McGuiness, Slyk Wagner Brown & April Hunter, Sonjay Dutt, The Outkast Killaz, Josh Daniels, Jimmy Rave, Hydro & Angel Dust of Special K and Roderick Strong. More names & matches to be announced in the coming weeks.

Tickets only $5 and free if you bring your ticket for the “Scramble Cage II” night show!

Scramble Cage II:

Live March 13th from The RexPlex in Elizabeth, NJ - Start Time 7:30 PM:

Scramble Cage II:

The Carnage Crew (Loc, DeVito, Masada & Justin Credible) Vs Special K (Members TBA)

ROH World Title - Cage Match:

Samoa Joe © Vs Jay Briscoe w/ Mark Briscoe

ROH Pure Wrestling Title:

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles © Vs Matt Stryker

Four Corner Survival: Winner Earns Spot In Top 5

"The All Around Best" Xavier w/ Prince Nana Representing The Embassy Vs "The Next" Alex Shelley Vs "The Future" Chris Sabin Vs Mark Briscoe

Saints Vs Prophecy:

The Second City Saints (Ace Steel & "Classic" Colt Cabana w/ Tracy Brooks Vs The Prophecy (Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer) w/ Allison Danger

Plus more to be signed with; CM Punk, The Backseat Boyz, Jerry Lynn, “Hurricane” John Walters, Jimmy Rave, Dunn & Marcos & Jack Evans. More matches to be announced in the coming weeks.

GA tickets available at the door, $15 each. Card subject to change

ROH's Debut In The Midwest!!!:

Live April 23rd from The National Guard Armory in St. Paul, MN:

Matches TBA

Signed for this event are; ROH World Champion Samoa Joe, ROH Tag Team Champions Jay & Mark Briscoe, ROH Pure Wrestling Champion “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, Matt Stryker, Ace Steel, Colt Cabana & CM Punk of The Second City Saints, BJ Whitmer & Allison Danger of The Prophecy, Jimmy Rave, “The All Around Best” Xavier w/ Prince Nana representing The Embassy, Chad Collyer, Jack Evans, “Hurricane” John Walters, Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere of The Backseat Boyz, “The Next” Alex Shelley, Nigel McGuinness & Jerry Lynn. Plus more names to be added in the coming weeks!!!

ROH's Debut In The Midwest!!!:

Live April 24th from The Frontier Fieldhouse in Chicago Ridge, IL:

Matches TBA

Signed for this event are; ROH World Champion Samoa Joe, ROH Tag Team Champions Jay & Mark Briscoe, ROH Pure Wrestling Champion “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, Matt Stryker, Ace Steel, Colt Cabana & CM Punk of The Second City Saints, BJ Whitmer & Allison Danger of The Prophecy, Jimmy Rave, “The All Around Best” Xavier w/ Prince Nana representing The Embassy, Chad Collyer, Jack Evans, “Hurricane” John Walters, Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere of The Backseat Boyz, “The Next” Alex Shelley, Nigel McGuinness & Jerry Lynn. Plus more names to be added in the coming weeks!!!

Also:

4/15 From The National Guard Armory In Lexington, MA (Matches/Talent TBA)

5/22 From The National Guard Armory In Philadelphia, PA (Matches/Talent TBA)

6/12 From The Montgomery County Fairgrounds In Dayton, OH (Matches/Talent TBA)

6/24 "The Sixth Annual Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup" From Michael's 8th Ave. In Glen Burnie, MD (Matches/Talent TBA)

OCC: The next two newswires are next and then it's "Do Or Die II" & "Scramble Cage II".

Dan Maff, who was recovering from that "Whitmer-Plex" of sorts to the stomach quickly took his opportunity, landing a Cannonball on Joe in the corner! Whitmer continued the train that was being run on Joe, hitting a flying dropkick to the face. Whitmer picks Joe up, with a grin plastered across his face, and holds him there in the corner, while relaying signals to Maff. Dan Maff ran in, looking to hit another high-impact move on his opponent. Samoa Joe had other ideas though, pushing Whitmer out of the way and bursting free, as Maff crashed into the corner. Joe then rushed in on "The Prophecy's Hired Assassin" hitting a stiff forearm to the jaw on him. Whitmer tried to help his group member but it only let to worse things for The Prophecy members. Whitmer tried for a clothesline on Joe, but he ducked and hooked BJ in a half nelson. Joe then delivered a Half Nelson Suplex on Whitmer, who incidentally crashed right into Maff in the corner. The crowd roared approval as Joe let out a war scream. Joe grabbed BJ by the arm and dragged him into the middle of the ring before attempting to pick him up. Whitmer, somehow got a burst of energy and hit an Exploder! Joe was rocked by that, he surely didn't expect that out of BJ Whitmer. Joe stumbles around on his knees for a few seconds before getting back to his feet and is met with a superkick from Whitmer, Joe spins around and is hooked by a recovered Dan Maff...Half Nelson Suplex! Joe is dumped right on his head!!! Maff screams out and picks Joe up off the mat. It looks like he's going to go for the Burning Hammer, but Whitmer tells him not too. He instead signals toward his elbow, and he takes his elbow pad off. Maff holds Joe in place, hooking his arms. Whitmer stands far back and gets ready for the possible knockout blow. BJ rushes in and spins halfway toward Joe, when Whitmer completes the spin he connects! -- But with the head of Dan Maff!!! Samoa Joe somehow moved out of the way, Maff is launched through the middle and top rope like a dart as Whitmer has a hissy fit once again. Joe is back up though and he's eagerly awaiting Whitmer. Once Whitmer turns halfway around Joe bounces off the ropes and murders Whitmer with a LARIAT! Whitmer folds in half, as the crowd goes banana's! Joe makes the cover, 1.......2.......3! Samoa Joe has retained The ROH World Championship, and will go into the RexPlex, as the defending ROH Champion. (23:58)

Winner: Still ROH World Champion, Samoa Joe!

Dan Maff dragged the body of BJ Whitmer out of the ring, as Allison Danger screamed on in obvious frustration. Joe hit his fist off his chest and saluted the crowd. Joe walked over the camera, kneeled down and said... “3/13...Steel Cage...Jay Briscoe...It Ends” before walking away.

ROH Pure Wrestling Title Tournament Finals:

“The Human Torture Device” Doug Williams Vs “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles

Rules:

- Each Man Has Only 3 Rope Breaks. Afterwards The Ropes Become Legal (Cannot Grab To Escape Submission or Pinfall). A Rope Break Is Only Used If You Are In A Submission Or Pinfall, Blocking/Countering A Maneuver by Grabbing The Ropes (E.G. If In Styles Clash or Chaos Theory) Will Not Constitute a Rope Break.

- There Is a Twenty Count On The Floor

- Closed Fists are Illegal, If You Use A Closed You Will Be Warned First. If You Do It Again You Will Lose A Rope Break. If You Are Finally Out Of Rope Breaks You Will Be Disqualified. 

Live February 14th From The National Guard Armory In Braintree, MA

*VHS/DVD Extra*

The show opens with AJ Styles & Jimmy Rave sitting backstage face to face. AJ tells Rave that he's going to have to be at his best tonight to beat him in the Pure Wrestling Title Tournament and he hopes that he's mentored Jimmy well. They shake hands and wish each other good luck before AJ leaves, the camera keeps rolling as Jimmy looks at AJ walking off.

*VHS/DVD Extra*

Next we have a segment for Samoa Joe's Ring. Joe is standing in the ring with what looks to be three of the trainees from the ROH Wrestling School. Joe says that he's faced with maybe his toughest test ever as he faces off against Dan Maff and BJ Whitmer. Joe then states that nobody in The Prophecy will ever become the ROH Champ as long as he's around and that they disgust him by their cheap tactics. The champ tells them not to underestimate him, because although he has been pre-occupied with Jay Briscoe recently, he hasn’t forgotten about all the trouble he’s had with The Prophecy in the past. Joe finishes his promo by saying that not only is he Pro Wrestling but also after this match he will still be YOUR ROH World Champion.

1) ROH Pure Wrestling Title Tournament: Quarterfinals

Matt Stryker (Field Of Honor Champion) Vs "The Human Torture Device" Doug Williams

Making his long-awaited return to Ring Of Honor, England's own "The Human Torture Device" Doug Williams made his way down to ringside to a standing ovation and a welcome back chant. Williams looked to be taken’ a back by the fans as he murmured thank you to them once he entered the ring. The FOH Champ, Matt Stryker entered too less than a spectacular ovation. The crowd was about 60/40 against Stryker. The master of the Stryker Lock seemed to not notice (or completely ignore) the boos from the crowd as he entered the ring. This is Williams' first ROH match since mid 2003 and he was looking to make an impact in this one. The two men shook hands before the match started, respecting the Code Of Honor and the bell rings.

Both men meet in the middle of the ring and go into a basic collar and elbow tie-up, Williams quickly turned it into a side headlock before snatching a hammerlock on Stryker. The Field Of Honor Champion used his smarts though, grabbing onto the head of Williams and taking him over with a snap mare to gain the advantage. Stryker grabbed a rear chinlock and grounded the bigger Williams and then added more pressure to the neck area by digging the knee right in there while pulling back on his chin. Stryker then stood up and hit vicious knees to the back of the neck of Doug Williams, Stryker then resorted to chops to the back of the neck. This just seemed to fire Williams up a bit and he got back to his feet and blocked three right hands and fired back with three of his own. Williams then Irish whipped Stryker into the ropes but Matt managed to duck the clothesline and nail Williams with a hangman's neckbreaker, Stryker rolls onto Williams but only gets a two count. Stryker pulls Williams up into a seated position and then locked in a cravat. Williams fights back up onto his feet before hitting some forearms to the ribs of Stryker, he eventually breaks the hold and Williams comes back with a big back suplex, then following up with two straight clotheslines before grapevining the leg of Matt Stryker. "The Brow" tried to hit Williams but he kept getting kicked back down. Stryker was momentarily un-focused and allowed Williams to get a two count on him as his shoulders were on the mat. Williams loosened up for a few seconds and it allowed Stryker to Maneuver towards the ropes and get a rope break. Williams relinquished the hold but went right back to working on the knee area of Matt Stryker, stomping the knee over and over and then slamming it into the mat viciously. Williams picked Stryker up and hit a knee breaker before Irish Whipping him chest first into the turnbuckle. The Velocity was enough to send Stryker crashing to the mat, Williams once again used good ring presence and tied Stryker's leg in the bottom and middle ropes, stretching it in the process. If that wasn't bad enough Williams added insult to injury by stomping it non-stop until the referee pushed him away and broke the hold. Stryker clutched his knee and rolled onto the apron but Williams went right for him again but Stryker grabbed the head of Doug Williams and dropped him throat first on the ropes. Williams went down hard to the mat, smacking his head in the process. Stryker then dropped to the floor and pulled Williams out. Stryker was about to Irish whip him into the guardrail but Williams reversed it into a big belly-to-belly suplex on the floor! "The Human Torture Device" sets up Stryker against the guardrail as he steps back and the charges in, Stryker manages to drop toehold Williams head first into the G-Rail though! Williams clutches the injured head again as Stryker hobbles on his bad leg and rolls him back into the ring. Stryker goes for a pin, 1....2....kickout by Doug Williams.

Stryker picks Williams back up and rams his head into the turnbuckle. Stryker then places him onto the top turnbuckle and ascends the turnbuckles. The Field Of Honor Champion looks to be going for a superplex but his injured leg buckles and he falls to the mat. A dazed Williams manages to stand on the top turnbuckle and hit a flying knee drop to the knee of Matt Stryker. Stryker rives around in pain and Williams collects his wits before sliding over and hooking a leg for just a two count. Williams grabs Matt's leg and sets Stryker up in an Indian deathlock and slams down to the mat, adding more pain to the already injured knee. Williams goes for a muta lock but Stryker uses a unique move and headbutts Doug in the head causing him to break the hold. Both men get back to there feet and Stryker gains the advantage, nailing Williams with stiff European uppercuts, but "The Human Torture Device" fights back with some of his own. Williams sidesteps an uppercut and drops Stryker's knee on his knee once again and then hits the ropes but the former FWA champion gets caught with the prettiest power slam in the business, 1....2....kickout by Williams. A dazed Williams quickly gets back up though as Stryker awaits for him to turn around and once the time comes Williams is floored with a big boot to the head. Stryker is really working the head area of Doug Williams. Matt Stryker calls for the 'Stryker Lock' much to the crowds dismay but Stryker can't apply the move because of the pain on his own knees. Stryker picks up Williams and attempts for a 'Death Valley Driver' which would defiantly put him away considering the damage that's been done to his head. Stryker lifts him up but his leg buckles once again and Williams fall on top of him. 1.....2.....3! The Field Of Honor Champion has been eliminated. "The Human Torture Device" Doug Williams had picked up a huge win in his return to Ring Of Honor. (11:06)

Winner: "The Human Torture Device" Doug Williams (Advances To Semi-Finals)

A visibly angry Matt Stryker gets back to his feet and hobbles over to Doug Williams where the two men share in a handshake of respect. Williams poses to the crowd some more as Stryker slowly makes his way to the back.

2) ROH Pure Wrestling Title Tournament: Quarterfinals

Chad Collyer Vs "Hurricane" John Walters

The technically inclined, Chad Collyer entered first to a nice cheer from the crowd. This would actually be a re-match from “The Last Stand” which Walters defeated Collyer in a good match to gain a spot in this tournament, Walters was originally supposed to face off against Chris Sabin but he went down to injury. Therefore a replacement was needed, so ROH Management gave Collyer another shot after his solid performance at TLS. The sound of "Alice In Chains" hit the PA System and "Hurricane" John Walters got a huge ovation from his hometown crowd. Walters is coming off two huge victories over Collyer (Mentioned Earlier) and his feud winning "Fight Without Honor" match with Xavier at FB2003.

The two shook hands before the bell rang and Collyer went right to work nailing Walters in the back with an axe handle as he turned around. Walters went down to his knees quickly and Collyer jumps all over him grabbing the right leg of John Walters and pulling it outside along with him. Collyer pulled him crotch first into the ring post before slamming the leg repeatedly. Apparently Collyer wasn't too happy about the decision of their last match and he's not going to mess about with this opportunity. Collyer taunts to the crowd a little bit before smashing "Hurricane" John Walters' knee into the post one more time. Ref Hanson yells at Collyer to get the action back inside but Collyer ignores him and locks on a figure-four leglock (w/post) on Walters. "The Hurricane" screams in pain as Hanson tries to get Collyer off of him. Finally he releases the hold as Walters rolls to the middle of the ring in agony. Collyer taunts the crowd more before rolling back into the ring and stalking Walters into the far corner. Walters manages, with help of the ropes to get to his feet as Collyer comes over Walters enziguri's him right in his cauliflower ear sending him to the mat. Walters tries shaking off the pain in his leg but to no avail. Meanwhile Collyer is still momentarily stunned as Ref Hanson reaches a count of 5 where he finally pulls himself up and walks over to Walters. "The Hurricane" had some different ideas though as he met the on-coming Collyer's sternum with some stiff right hands. Collyer takes five punches before hitting an elbow to the top of the head, sending Walters back on his back. Collyer picks Walters back up and hits him with a forearm to the jaw followed by two more. Collyer then hits a forearm that sends Walters into the ropes and he comes back with a huge forearm that sends Collyer to one knee. Walters picks Collyer back up and nails him with chops and slaps as he's going on a rampage. Chad hits a basement dropkick to the knee and stops Walters though. Collyer rubs his chest, which by this point is turning a shade of red. He then kicks Walters in the back hard before putting him in a chinlock. Collyer, The Technical Wizard that he is quickly switched to a modified surfboard stretch, grabbing the arms of Walters while digging the knee into the back. Walters manages to bridge up though and get back to a standing position, Collyer jumps on Walters back though and locks on a sleeper, Walters knee gives out and he falls to one knee. As Collyer continues to put Walters’s lights out with this sleeper he also kicks the side of his knee, continuing the onslaught on the limb. Walters looked to be in trouble as he wasn't fighting nearly as much as usual. The referee checked his arm, it went down twice but to Collyer's chagrin is stayed up the third time and Walters fought back. Walters got back to his feet (with Collyer still on his back with the sleeper tightly locked on) and ran Collyer back first into turnbuckle, Walters rammed him a second time but he wouldn't release the hold. Walters then backed out of the corner and hit a desperation Piggyback Stunner! Both men were laid out on the mat as Ref Hanson counted.

"Lets Go Walters" chants filled The Armory, as both men struggled to get back to a vertical base. Collyer got back up at seven and Walters followed him and went mad like a house of fire! Walters knocked Collyer down with two quick clotheslines and some deep arm drags (© Ricky Steamboat). "The Hurricane" then bounces off the ropes only to get nailed with a roaring forearm by Chad Collyer. Collyer grabbed him and went for a German Suplex but Walters came down behind him and turned it into a Lung Blower! Walters clutches his knee on the mat as Collyer rolls to the apron in pain. John definitely just harmed the welfare of that knee to try and get the win but Collyer smartly rolled to the apron. Walters comes and gets met with a shoulder to the mid-section, Collyer jumps over the ropes and rolls Walters up, 1....2.....kickout by Walters. Collyer quickly picks up Walters and hits a sick looking brainbuster, 1.....2....kickout by Walters. Collyer then goes over to the corner but Walters runs over with a burst of energy and does a flipping sunset powerbomb, 1.....2....kickout by Collyer. Walters grabs Collyer and goes for his trademark 'Hurricane DDT' but he drops out the back and chop blocks Walters. He then picks up "The Hurricane" and hits a nice Butterfly Powerbomb and then proceeds to put Walters in 'The Texas Cloverleaf' (Which Collyer Uses For A Finish). Walters screamed and was biting his own hand because the pain was so severe. Collyer kept yelling "Tap" as Walters scrounged and tried to drag himself to the ropes. Finally Walters grabbed the ropes. Chad was forced to release the hold. Collyer picked up Walters and said "That's It" to the crowd, he went for the Butterfly Powerbomb again but Walters countered it in mid-air with a Kidman like facebuster. Walters then quickly grabbed Collyer and nailed a sick looking 'Hurricane DDT' (Right On The Top Of His Head!) for the academic three count, this was much to the delight of the crowd but to the dismay of Collyer who is now 0-2 lifetime against Walters. (12:38)

Winner: "Hurricane" John Walters (Advances To Semi-Finals)

A seemingly pissed off Collyer shook Walters hand as the hometown crowd gave their 'boy' a nice ovation.

*VHS/DVD Extra*

Backstage, The Prophecy of Dan Maff, BJ Whitmer and Allison Danger stood waiting for there promo to be shot. Whitmer and Maff are arguing about who's going to win the world title from Samoa Joe tonight, Whitmer says that all Maff has to do is soften Joe up for him and then he can claim the one, two, three. Obviously Maff isn't to happen towards this and almost lunges as Whitmer but Danger steps in the way and grabs Maff by the head. She tells him to get focused, because tonight The Prophecy reclaims there spot at the top of ROH. They then start to film the promo and they start by talking about how they managed to succeed in all three of their goals at 1/29 show entitled 'The Last Stand'. They took Colt Cabana out, They won the number one contenders trophy and they took Samoa Joe out. While Allison is talking about this Whitmer & Maff are verbally mouthing insults at one another. Whitmer then focuses towards the Camera where he says Samoa Joe's reign as ROH Champion will end tonight, just short of that one-year goal. He says he remembers when he was inches away from becoming the ROH Champion, and he liked the way that felt. But this time he's not going to come up short. Maff then took the reigns by saying he was oh so close at Wrestle Rave but this time Joe will fall to the Burning Hammer~! Danger then closed out the promo by sending a prayer out to Christopher Daniels. YOU KNOW IT! The camera 'cut' off and Whitmer said he needed to go get ready for his big title win, before leaving. A fuming Maff looked at Danger who just kind of shrugged and smiled.

3) ROH Pure Wrestling Title Tournament: Quarterfinals

"The Next" Alex Shelley Vs Jerry Lynn

The tunes of BRMC hit and "The Next" Alex Shelley made his way down to a nice ovation from the crowd. Shelley qualified for this tournament via beating Jimmy Jacobs at The Last Stand. Megadeath then came over the PA System and Jerry Lynn made his way down to a big "Jerry Chant". This was a battle of The Veteran in Lynn versus The less experienced Shelley.

Paul Turner signalled for a handshake and both men obliged. The bell rung and this contest was underway. Lynn and Shelley locked up, Alex quickly went into a wristlock. Lynn rolled through and then kipped up and reversed into a wristlock of his own. Shelley countered by doing the exact same thing as Lynn and re-gaining the advantage via a wristlock. Shelley then rolled back and pressed Lynn up and over with his feet. Shelley continues to work away at the wrist of Lynn as he tries to find away to escape the hold. Jerry gets back to his knees and punches Shelley in the ribs with the hand that is free. "The Next" stops the grizzled veteran from getting free as he hits some bionic elbows to the back of the shoulder. Lynn falls back down to one knee and Shelley lays in the elbow shots over and over to the back of Lynn's shoulder. Alex grabs the wrist with both hands and snaps down quickly, sending Lynn to the mat. Shelley picks him back up and then divorce courts' the arm, then rolling him over into a Pinfall attempt that garners a two count. Shelley stands up with a smile on his face, but that doesn't last long as Lynn fires shots to the sternum of "The Next", Shelley stops that with a knee to the jaw that sends Lynn slumping down to the mat. Alex then grabs the former ECW World Champion and sets him up for a suplex, Lynn manages to come down reverse it into an inside cradle. 1....2.....kickout by Shelley, both men are back to their feet quickly but Lynn gets sent back down after Shelley hits a jumping calf kick to the head. Alex goes to his knees and looks at the crowd before wiping the sweat from his brow. Shelley picks up Lynn and chops him across the chest, the Woooo chants fill the arena as Lynn gets plastered with two straight forearms to the jaw. Alex runs towards the ropes only to get caught with a flying back elbow by Jerry Lynn. Both men are down as Referee Paul Turner counts. The count reaches seven as Shelley struggles to pulls himself up, even with help from the ring ropes. It seems like the shot the jaw really knocked him loopy. Lynn however, rolls onto the apron and got back to his feet although he's doubled over. Shelly goes over to where Lynn is hunched over on the ropes and goes for a shoulder to the mid-section but Lynn moves to the side and Shelley lands stomach first on the middle rope. Jerry then drops a big leg drop onto the back of Shelley's neck, sending him to the outside. Lynn jumps back in the ring and waits for Shelley to get back to a vertical base. When he does Lynn springboard's out but he gets caught and "The Next" rams Lynn shoulder first into the ring post. When Lynn drops to the floor he lands on his shoulder as well, only adding insult to injury. Shelley quickly rolls Lynn back in the ring and makes a pinfall attempt. 1....2....kickout by Jerry Lynn. He picks up Lynn and whips him into the corner, Shelley rushes in but gets hit with a shoulder to the face. Lynn cringes in pain, knowing he just sacrificed his own health to try and win this match. Lynn rushes in and goes for a swinging DDT but Shelley throws him across the ring. Lynn luckily lands on his feet but when he turns around he gets caught with a huge superkick from Alex Shelley. Lynn drops to the mat like a sack of potatoes. Shelley jumps on top and hooks the leg, 1....2....kickout by Jerry Lynn. Shelley is starting to look frustrated, he picks up Lynn and nails a beautiful Saito suplex, and Lynn lands rights on his shoulder. "The Next" goes for another pin, 1....2....Lynn gets his good shoulder up. Alex ascends the ropes and calls for a possible finish. As Jerry gets back to his feet, Shelley jumps off for a cross-body but he gets caught with a big dropkick to the mid-section!

Shelley rives around in pain as Lynn gets back to his feet. Shelley gets back to vertical base but he gets kicked in the gut, here it comes! 'Cradle Piledriver'! That's vintage Jerry Lynn. He makes the cover, 1....2....Shelley gets a foot on the ropes. Lynn grabs "The Next" and pulls him into the middle of the ring. Jerry quickly goes for another 'Cradle Piledriver' but Shelley back body drops him. Lynn gets back to his feet and goes for a clothesline but he gets caught and spiked on his head, ‘Shellshock’! Shelley goes for the pin, 1....2....Lynn gets the shoulder up. Shelley grabs the arm and turns it into the ‘Border City Stretch’! The Former ECW Champion is scratching and clawing to get to the ropes as Shelley yells TAP! Lynn is just inches away from the ropes but Shelley pulls back and Lynn has no other choice but to tap. (8:21)

Winner: "The Next" Alex Shelley (Advances To Semi-Finals)

As the crowd cheers for the effort of both men, Shelley goes over and lends a hand to Lynn. Jerry graciously accepts and is helped to his feet. Lynn clutches his shoulder and Shelley is grabbing his neck but the two find away to shake hands and then embrace in a hug. Lynn ends it by raising Shelley's hand as the Boston area crowd applauds.

4) ROH Pure Wrestling Title Tournament: Quarterfinals

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles Vs Jimmy Rave

Jimmy Rave came out first to a mild and mixed response. It seems like these people don’t care much for Rave. Suddenly “I Am” by Dale Oliver hit the fans stood up and went absolutely insane as ““The Phenomenal” AJ Styles made his way down the isle, slapping hands as he makes his way towards the ring. AJ is decked out in his traditional Purple and White garb while Rave is in his long baggy black pants.

The two men shake hands and then hug as this Mentor Vs Student match began. Rave and AJ lock up and The Former NWA World Champion quickly takes the youngster down with an arm drag. Rave looks on and shakes his arm and Styles grins. The two quickly lock up again but Rave grabs a sidehead lock. AJ pushes him off into the ropes and takes him down with another arm drag. It's looking like AJ taught him everything Jimmy knows but not everything AJ Styles knows. They lock up once more and it looks like Jimmy would fall to the same fate once again as he was Irish whipped into the ropes, but when AJ went for the arm drag Rave put on the breaks. Jimmy pulled back, AJ went down to his hands and knees and Rave jumped on top for an Oklahoma roll, 1.....2.....2 3/4 and AJ kicks out. That was an inch away from being a huge upset. AJ gets back to his knees where Rave goes for his shining Wizard but AJ falls flat on his back and avoids it by rolling out of the ring. AJ looks stunned while Rave looks to be brimming with confidence. Styles gets his wits back before jumping back onto the apron, Rave goes right after him but he gets caught by a big jumping kick to the head. Jimmy staggers backwards and AJ springboards in and catches him with a big flying forearm. Rave crawls into the opposite corner where AJ follows him and catches Rave's ribs with some stiff kicks. Rave eventually counters AJ's kick attempts with blocks but he then gets hit with a koppo/spinning heel kick variation in the corner. Rave slumps down into a near motionless state until AJ picks him back up into a standing position in the corner. AJ then continues to work on the ribs, digging the shoulder in deep with stiff shoulder blocks. Styles then takes it to the outside and grabs Jimmy, he pulls him like he's going to crotch him on the turnbuckle but he pulls him sideways and grabs his head and right leg. Rave's body is bending at a disgusting angle and the steel ring post is tearing up his ribs. Ref Gary Moyer tells AJ to bring it back in the ring but AJ doesn't comply and he pulls Jimmy to the apron and then jumps onto it himself. He then lays into Rave with several stiff European uppercuts, Jimmy doesn't fall to the floor luckily because the top rope is holding him up. Jimmy somehow fights back and nails AJ with several forearms to the face sending him to the floor. Luckily for AJ he landed on his feet, but then Jimmy Rave's knee connected flush with Styles' head after a 'Shining Wizard' off of the ring apron. Jimmy Rave then picks The Former NWA World Champ up and attempts to whip him into the ring barrier, AJ pulls out a trademark move of his and actually jump over the barricade. Rave quickly rushes forward, only to be met by the boot of Styles. The fans chant 'AJ' as "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles rolls Jimmy back into the ring. AJ then springboards in and rolls Rave up, 1....2....kickout by Jimmy Rave.

Styles peels Jimmy off of the canvas and hooks and hits a northern lights suplex, AJ then bridges over and stands up and hits a body slam onto Rave. AJ goes to the top and it might be time for a rarely use moves nowadays, AJ's 'Spiral Tap'. AJ sets up and comes off with a flying knee-drop instead though, Rave somehow rolls out of the way leading AJ to crash knee first right into the canvas. Styles grabs his knee in obvious pain and Jimmy uses AJ's advice and goes right for his possibly injured knee. Rave Stomps away at the back of it and lays into it by dropping elbows into the inside of it. Jimmy picks up his opponent and throws him hard chest first into the turnbuckle, he follows it up but viciously kicking the leg out from underneath AJ, causing him to almost backflip, and even worse AJ landed on his head. Rave realised he was getting on a role and as Styles got back to a standing position he dropkicked AJ in the knee, causing him to completely flip this time. AJ was then on the receiving end of some stiff kicks to the back before getting his knee picks apart one more time with several knee breakers. Rave signalled for one more vicious kick to the back of the leg but when he connected, AJ did a complete backflip and ended up kicking Rave right on top of the head. The crowd went wild as Ref Gary Moyer made the count. It reached nine before Jimmy Rave could get back to his feet he rushed over and dropkicked the knee of AJ, who was still on the mat. Jimmy then pulled AJ into the middle of the ring and 'Woo'd' to the crowd before locking on the figure-four leglock, a move that Styles likes to use on occasion. The crowd was firmly behind AJ at this point, but Rave was a man on a mission. He continued to punch and slap at the knee as the hold was being clinched. Suddenly AJ seemed to get a fire lighted as he yelled out 'Come On Jimmy You Fucking Pussy', AJ sat up and went for a forearm shot but Jimmy beat him there and knocked him back down to the mat, earning himself a two count. AJ would not give up though as he tried reversing the momentum of the move by turning him over...after a few seconds of a true battle he managed to do just what he set out to do. Rave screamed in pain but he quickly got to the ropes and the hold was broken. Both men stayed down for a few seconds in order to recuperate but when they got back up Jimmy ran at AJ and hit his head scissors into a crossface, otherwise known as 'Dusk Till Dawn'. Jimmy made a smart decision and quickly rolled over onto the leg and grapevines the leg of AJ. Unfortunately he was able to reach the ropes, a costly error. Jimmy then went across the ring and went for one more high impact move. Rave went for the shining wizard but AJ rolled through into a Boston crab. Jimmy fought through and got turned over onto his back and he grabbed the ropes. AJ, still with a grasp on the legs pulled Jimmy up into a 'Styles Clash'! Jimmy tried not to get his arms hooked but his attempt failed and he fell victim to the move that's put many away. A three count later and AJ Styles was moving on to meet Alex Shelley. (14:41)

Winner: "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles (Advances To Semi-Finals)

AJ waited for Jimmy to get up, both men got a nice round of applause from the crowd as an 'AJ' chant was going at the same time. Rave holding his head came over to a limping AJ and then shook hands before hugging. Styles raised Rave's hand before patting him on the back. Jimmy was about to walk away when he hit AJ with a chop block! What is this! Rave continues to stomp on the knee of AJ, he then locks in a figure-four leglock. Jimmy Rave sneak attacked AJ Styles and broke the code of honor, why has he done this. The ring beings to fill with referees and they finally pull Rave off of AJ. How much could this hamper AJ in his quest to the title?

*VHS/DVD Extra*

It's intermission time with GMC! Cappetta says he has some big news but first he'd like to introduce us to his special guest. In comes Julius "The Devils Son-In-Law" Smokes. Julius does his usual non-describable talking and noise making with his "blahs" and other such things. GMC asks him what's going on with Homicide. Julius says he's really not sure, he's been leaving messages on his answer machine for the past week and a half and he has got no response. Cappetta then says he might have something of interest to Smokes. He said that ROH Officials were looking into giving Homicide the title shot he's owed (after beating Samoa Joe in a non-title match at Empire State Showdown) in the near future. Smokes gets a big smile on his face and says he's going to call Homicide right now before leaving. Cappetta then says he has one more huge scoop before leaving. He tells the camera to follow him to The Prophecy's locker room. He knocks before entering, but as soon as he does Allison Danger lets out a big yell of "What The Hell Are You Doing Here?!" GMC says he has a scoop concerning both Maff & Whitmer. He says on 3/13 In Elizabeth, The Prophecy of BJ Whitmer and Dan Maff will meet The Second City Saints of Ace Steel & "Classic" Colt Cabana. There looks to be mixed reaction within the group over the announcement before Cappetta sends us back for the second half of the show.

5) Old Fashioned Country Whipping Match:

The Carnage Crew (Loc, DeVito & Masada) Vs Special K (Hydro, Dixie & AngelDust) w/ Cloudy, Hijinx, Lit, Mellow & Becky Bayless

The National Guard Armory suddenly went completely black. Then the techno tunes of Special K hit and the flashing lights went off all around the entrance. As the beat of "Victims Of Hardstyle" by DJ Legacy (Zenith & Dana) hit the entire pack of ravers danced their way down the isle with glow sticks and straps in hand. The techno music was suddenly cut off for the hard rock music of Soilent Green and The Carnage Crew, consisting of Loc, DeVito and the returning Masada ran down the isle with their straps.

Loc and DeVito managed to get in the ring as the bell rang, but they were faced with a three on two situation as Masada had been jumped but some of the other K kids on the outside. Hydro, Dixie and AngelDust all rushed forward and ducked clothesline attempts. On the rebound however, Hydro got a strap right in the face thanks to DeVito. Meanwhile Dixie got back body dropped high into the air via Loc. AngelDust however slid onto the apron and hit a beautiful Asai moonsault onto Masada who had fought off the others. Unfortunately Masada caught AngelDust on his shoulder. Masada dropped him throat first onto the metal guardrail on the outside and when he turned around, Masada speared the hell out of AngelDust (into the guardrail). At this point, Loc was choking the life out of Dixie with his strap and DeVito was pummelling the hell out of Hydro with fists. The ravers regained the advantage however when Cloudy, Mellow, Hijinx & Lit leaped in the ring and grabbed the four straps that were on the ground. Then started whipping the crew like a mule. Masada quickly grabbed a chair and entered the ring and crowned Cloudy with it, instantly busting him open. Masada was quickly over-taken by the other three not officially involved in the match as they whipped him with the leather straps. Hydro, AngelDust & Dixie were still ganging up on Loc & DeVito. They pounded DeVito up against the ropes before Hydro & AngelDust bolted towards the largest member of The Carnage Crew. Unfortunately for them, DeVito ducked and sent them packing, up and over the ropes. Dixie rushed in but was met by a boot to the stomach and then a Carnage-Plex from Loc & DeVito. With Masada trying to fight off Mellow, Hijinx & Lit. The other crew members grabbed the three straps that were on the canvas and started whipping the K’ers to death. Loc gave Masada a strap and he wrapped it around the throat of Mellow before using the strap to send him over the top rope. Hijinx tried to run but Loc grabbed him and threw him into a DeVito lariat. Lit, the brain-dead idiot that he is decided to go to the top rope but Masada cut him off. Masada looked around before hurling him to the floor and onto AngelDust, Cloudy and Mellow. Back in the ring Hydro and Dixie made their presence felt again. Hydro ran up behind Masada and delivered a devastating dragon suplex, causing him to land right on his head. Meanwhile Dixie dropkicked DeVito out of the ring before hitting Loc with a back suplex. AngelDust made his way back into the ring where Dixie and himself grabbed Masada and placed him on Hydro’s shoulders. They looked to be going for a double spike piledriver, a variation of The Carnage Crew’s finisher. But Loc & DeVito made their way over and pushed Dixie & AngelDust over the top and to the floor. Masada turned the possible piledriver into a hurricanranna, sending Hydro to the mat. Masada then nailed a springboard plancha onto almost all of Special K. Loc hit Hydro with his patented knee to the face/swinging neckbreaker combo, Loc then told DeVito to go up as he dragged Hydro into place. The big man looked to be going for his beautiful moonsault off the top but he seen Becky deliver a low-blow to Masada in the isle way. DeVito hopped onto the apron and chased Becky and Dixie to the back. Loc yelled at DeVito to come back but was soon caught off-guard by an AngelDust 'Springboard Blockbuster'. Masada was down on the outside as Lit, Hijinx, and Cloudy were putting the beat down on him with the straps. Inside the ring Hydro yelled at Mellow to grab something. Meanwhile AngelDust was kicking Loc in the ribs and head non-stop. Mellow grabbed a table from underneath the ring and he slid it in the ring, along with himself. Hydro and Mellow set up the table as AngelDust brought Loc over towards the corner. Hydro ascended the turnbuckles and Mellow & AngelDust suplex Loc into Hydro’s arms. They then got on the second ropes and 'Double Spike Piledrove' Loc through the table. DAAAAAANNGGEEEEERRRRROOOOOUUSSS! AngelDust made the academic pin, as The K’ers steal another one. This might have been the last straw for The Carnage Crew. (7:51)

Winners: Special K (Hydro, Dixie & AngelDust)

Masada who was clutching his ribs, managed to roll back in the ring and uncover Loc from the rubble. DeVito came back out and looked furious, The Carnage Crew can’t believe Special K stole another one. This may have been the last straw for The Carnage Crew.

6) ROH Pure Wrestling Title Tournament: Semi-Finals

"The Human Torture Device" Doug Williams Vs "Hurricane" John Walters

Britain's biggest superstar made his way down for the second time tonight. Still favouring his head and neck, Doug Williams rolled under the ropes and walked over to the opposite corner, waving to fans. Alice In Chains "It Ain't Like That" hit and the hometown boy, "Hurricane" John Walters limped his way down to the ring, still favouring his knee. The crowd was firmly behind Walters once again and Williams knew he'd have to block out the crowd to win this one.

Ref Hanson rings the bell and the match is underway, the two men shake hands before circling each other and then locking up. Williams quickly grabs a side headlock on "The Hurricane". Walters tried to squeeze out of it but the bigger man in Williams wouldn't let go. Doug then made a standing switch into a hammerlock, then quickly dropping down and taking the legs out from underneath "Hurricane" John Walters. Williams then jumped back onto the head with a grounded side headlock. Doug grinded away at the head of Walters before picking him up and Irish whipping him into the ropes, Walters came back with forearm to the head. Williams returned with one of his own. John went for one more but Williams ducked and caught Walters in a big blue thunder driver, 1....2....kickout by John Walters. Williams then went to work on the injured knee, stomping and kicking away at it. Doug eventually put him in an Indian deathlock and he'd fall back, jamming the knee. He then got off of Walters and then hooked him back up for a surfboard. “The Human Torture Device” was stretching Walters’ knee and shoulder joints severely. Walters wiggles his shoulder, trying desperately to free himself from Williams' grasp, he managed to do this and fall on top of Williams for a quick two count. Both men got back to their feet but Williams sent Walters to one knee after a Keiji Muto like dropkick to the knee. Walters, who was no sitting in the middle of the ring was subjected to even more brutality and yes even torture when Williams laid into his back with some stiff kicks. Doug then ran to the opposite ropes and field goal kicked Walters in the chest, sending him flat to the mat. Williams quickly followed it up with a Ric Flair knee drop across the throat and chest area of "Hurricane" John Walters, 1....2....Walters got a shoulder up. Williams goes to grab Walters but he's met with several right hands to the mid-section and while momentarily stunned he managed to stop "The Hurricane" with a knee to the chest. Doug then picked him up and set him up for what appeared to be a vertical suplex or a brainbuster but Walters dropped out the back. Williams turned around and was met by a enziguri to the head! Williams grabbed his head in pain and Walters capitalized with a boot to the gut and a desperation 'Hurricane DDT'!

Both men are down and the referee has started his count, Williams is on the mat clutching his head/neck area while Walters in the corner trying to shake the cob webs out of his knee. As the count reaches seven Williams groggily gets to his feet and Walters grabs the ropes and pulls himself onto the top rope. Walters springs into action and nails Walters with a missile dropkick. Both men get back to their feet and Walters hit a clothesline, followed by another. John grabs the UK star and rattles his jaw with forearms before whipping him into the ropes, when Williams comes back off he gets caught with an elbow to the jaw which causes him to turn. "The Hurricane" quickly takes advantage of a groggy Williams and nails a very nice German suplex. 1....2....Walters rolls over while still holding onto Williams waist and pulls himself and his opponent back to a vertical base. When they get their Walters hits another crushing German. 1.....2...Walters does the exact same thing again but this time Williams reversed it into a waist lock of his own, he then rushes into the corner and bounces Walters chest first off of it. "The Human Torture Device" then rolls back along with Walters and then hits a German suplex! Williams’s bridges and holds Walters to complete the hold know as 'The Chaos Theory'! 1....2.....3! A three count later and "The Human Torture Device" Doug Williams was moving on to the pure wrestling title tournament finals. (9:47)

Winner: "The Human Torture Device" Doug Williams (Advances To Finals)

The hometown boy gets to his feet with help of referees before pointing to Williams and suggesting that he is "The Real Deal". The two men shake hands before Williams heads to the back. Walters stays in the ring and gets a chant by the Braintree crowd.

6) ROH Pure Wrestling Title Tournament: Semi-Finals

"The Next" Alex Shelley Vs "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles

BRMC hit for the second time tonight and "The Next" Alex Shelley came out holding his neck with both hands as he took some punishment at the hand of Jerry Lynn earlier in the night. "I Am" by Dale Oliver blasted through the speakers and AJ Styles came out too a big ovation. AJ came limping out heavily and as he came by ringside you could see Shelley flashing a confident looking grin on his face. Announcer Stephen DeAnglias did his duties and announced the two participants. "The Next" walked to the middle of the ring, still with that huge grin on his face and The two men shook hands.

The match is now underway and the combatants circle each other numerous times, Styles was especially weary as he was trying to shake out and test his leg. Meanwhile Shelley looked to be enjoying this predicament but he was still trying to knock the cobwebs out of his neck that Jerry Lynn worked on, although it was in much better condition that AJ's knee. The two locked up but Shelley quickly got behind AJ and hit a vicious kick to the back of the kneecap of The Former NWA World Champion, sending him to the mat. Shelley smiled as AJ sat on the mat grabbing his knee with a look of concern on his face. The confidant Shelley even allowed AJ to get back to his feet. Alex grinned once more and both men locked up for the second time. AJ didn’t fate much better as Shelley did the exact same thing, sending Styles to the mat. He slammed his hand on the mat as Shelley made the just bring it sign with his hands before chuckling to himself again. As AJ suffered in pain he was somehow able to get back to his feet and lock up. Shelley got behind for a third time but AJ countered it into a waist lock of his own, Styles viciously kicked Shelley in the back of the leg four times before hitting an enziguri to the already prone neck area of "The Next". AJ got a nice applause from the crowd as he pulled up his kneepad and then kicked Shelley in the back of the neck. He pulled Shelley's carcase off of the mat and whipped him into the corner before rushing in and being caught with a back elbow to the head, Shelley capitalized on this and grabbed AJ's leg and nailed a knee/shin breaker. The crowd moaned as "The Next" grabbed onto AJ's leg and started laying into it with elbows repeatedly. Shelley then wrapped his legs in between AJ's prone leg and rolled over, adding pressure to the injured leg. Styles screams, scratches and claws his way towards the ropes but Shelley lets go of the hold and picks AJ back up to his feet. Shelley, who is smiling tells the crowd to quiet down. When they do he lets out a disgusting sounding chop to the chest of AJ Styles. Alex did the same again, telling the crowd to quiet before unleashing another on the upper sternum area. This seemed to infuriate AJ though as lost it on Shelley, throwing kicks (not with his injured leg), chops, slaps and forearms while screaming 'Come On!' at the top of his lungs. AJ then went for his 'Discus Lariat' but Shelley ducked underneath into a doubled over position, AJ amazingly turned this negative into a positive as he back flipped and caught Shelley in the back of the head/neck. The crowd continued to cheer on "The Phenomenal" one as Shelley cringed in pain on the canvas. Both men were hurting, you could definitely tell that but AJ looked rejuvenated and seemed to be getting his second wind. He picked Shelley up and whipped him into the ropes, as Shelley came back at him he hit a huge back body drop, sending "The Next" square on his back once again. Shelley stumbled to his feet, still holding his neck and fell up against the ropes. AJ rushed in and hit him with some more forearms to the face. Styles backed up and ran at Alex but he got dumped over the top, luckily landing on the apron. Shelley swung at him but missed, AJ grabbed the back of Shelley's neck and dropped in quickly on the rope, snapping and jarring his neck quickly. AJ shook out his knee before jumping attempting a springboard move, unfortunately, Shelley managed to dropkick AJ's knee. AJ landed stomach first on the top rope before crashing knee first onto the apron, then onto the concrete on the outside.

Shelley rolled out of the ring and onto the floor, where he grabbed AJ by the shoulders and viciously threw him back first against the guardrail. AJ's face had a look of intolerable pain but he knew he had to fight threw it. Alex grabbed AJ's tights and pushed him up and onto the apron, where he quickly followed too. Shelley grabbed the former X-Division Champion by the knee and launched himself and AJ, Shelley drove Styles' knee right into the guardrail. Both men rolled around in pain on the outside, Styles gripping his knee while his opponent grabbed his ribs, which were also plunged into the guardrail via that innovative shin-breaker like move. Shelley was first back to his feet, but with a bad neck and potentially broken ribs he wasn't exactly in the best shape. He rolled AJ into the ring and went for a pin, 1....2....AJ somehow got a shoulder up. Alex Shelley seemed to be getting a tiny bit frustrated by the willpower of AJ Styles. “The Next” picked up Styles and went for a uppercut but AJ backed up and Shelley missed. AJ then latched onto the mid-section of his opponent and hit a snap German suplex but AJ rolled through it though and picked Shelley up, He paused for a second and then looked like he was going for a back suplex but he then dropped Alex right on his face. AJ rolled Shelley over onto his back and made the pin, 1.....2....kickout by "The Next" Alex Shelley. AJ quickly went for another move and he grabbed onto the legs of Shelley and went for a 'Styles Clash' but Shelley hugged AJ's injured knee with all his might, he wiggled and fought and eventually brought AJ down and grapevines the back of the leg. Shelley punched the back of AJ's knee while Styles tried to get the legs of his opponent off of his own. He did just that, managing to get Alex's right leg off of his and then reach the ropes. Shelley broke the hold cleanly and went on the offensive again, this time going for a vertical suplex. Shelley hoisted him halfway up but couldn't get him the rest of the way because of the pain in his neck, so he had to put him back down. Shelley turned the other way as he massaged the back of his neck, this allowed AJ to get geared up and decapitate him when he turned around with a sick 'Discus Lariat' leaving Shelley in a crumpled heap. Styles jumps on top for the pin, 1....2.....kickout by Alex Shelley. AJ grabbed Shelley and put him stomach first on the mat, before bouncing off the ropes and hitting a beautiful knee drop (using his good knee) on the injured neck of his opponent. AJ grabbed Shelley and picked him up and then snapped him back down with a sick brainbuster, AJ rolls on top, 1.....2....."The Next" gets his left shoulder up just before the three. AJ picks Shelley up again and looks to be going for another brainbuster but he lets Shelley land on his feet before snapping him down to the feet with a neckbreaker. Styles believes it's over, 1....2....kickout by Alex Shelley. AJ calls for the finish he puts Shelley's head between his legs, it looks like he's going for another 'Styles Clash' but Shelley backdrops him, AJ tries to land on his feet but his knee buckles and he drops to one knee. When he turns around Shelley spikes him right on the top of his head with a 'Shellshock', Shelley can't make the cover because his neck is in too much pain. Referee Paul Turner starts the ten count as both men show no signs of movement. Once the count gets to nine both men are almost at their feet, and Shelley breaks the count by getting up, although the ropes definitely helped. Shelley rushes forward but gets drop-toe holded by Styles. AJ then grabs Shelley's legs and pulls him towards the middle of the ring. He then locked him together in an Indian deathlock, but bridges over into a 'Muta Lock'. Shelley screams in pain as he has nowhere to go and he's in the middle of the ring, the crowd is screaming tap, and Shelley finally obliges after a good 19-20 seconds in the hold. AJ Styles is moving on to face "The Human Torture Device" Doug Williams in the finals of the Pure Wrestling Title Tournament. (20:08)

Winner: "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles (Advances To Finals)

Both men get a standing ovation for their efforts in this match. They shake hands as they walk to the back together.

ROH Tag Team Titles:

The Briscoes Brothers (Jay & Mark) © Vs The Backseat Boyz:

The southern tunes of The Briscoes music hit the PA speakers in the national guard armory. The ROH Tag Team Champions proudly carry their belts as they seem to have finally broken the tag team title curse. With convincing wins over Izzy & Dixie to win the belts, then The Prophecy of Chris Daniels and Danny Maff At War Of The Wire and The SAT on the 12/27 Convention Card. They then also defeated Samoa Joe in his quest for the tag titles as he teamed with some of the best wrestlers in the world (AJ Styles, Bryan Danielson & Jerry Lynn). The Briscoes are definitely for real. Once Jay and Mark arrived in the ring, GMC walked down to the ring and said he had an announcement. The Backseat Boyz would not be their tonight due to Johnny Kashmere getting into a car accident on his way to the show, Trent Acid accompanied him to the hospital which is why he is not their tonight. Doctors say that Kashmere has suffered a shoulder injury of some sort but it doesn't look to be all that serious, but they are keeping him overnight at the hospital for pre-cautionary reasons. GMC said they will be in The RexPlex for the 3/13 New Jersey show and they also will still get the tag team title shot that is owed to them in the future.

Mark Briscoe then grabbed the mic and actually wished Johnny Kashmere the best, but when they do square off for ROH Tag Team Titles they will be enemies once again. Jay took the mic and promised BSB that when they face off, they'll be pinned to the mat quicker than when he beats Samoa Joe for the ROH World Title, so it's going to be under thirty seconds. Jay also said that they didn’t just come here to do nothing, so they are making an open challenge to any team in the back that wants a title shot, to come out and get beat by the best tag team in the world. He states that under the guidance of Jim Cornette, nobody can beat them.

The champs waited in the ring, but it wasn't long before the 80's tunes of Dunn and Marcos, The Ring Crew Express hit the PA System. They ran around ringside and slapped hands with the fans before doing the same to ROH cameraman Doug Gentry and referee Todd Sinclair. Marcos snatched the mic from the champs and said his usual catchphrase..."We are Dunn & Marcos, The Ring Crew Express!" The fans cheered on as Jay and Mark looked at each other and just shook their heads. Marcos said that The RCE have been everybody's "Whipping Boys" for too long, and tonight they become ROH Tag Team Champions! They then stuck out their hands for handshakes and The Briscoes obliged but then decked The RCE with fists to the jaw!

ROH Tag Team Titles:

The Briscoes Brothers (Jay & Mark) © Vs The Ring Crew Express (Dunn & Marcos):

The Briscoes continue to nail the two fan favourites with rights and lefts before nodding at each other. They grab the two eighties rocker wannabees and whip them into the ropes. Dunn and Marcos telegraph The Briscoes back body drop attempt and kick Jay and Mark right in the face. They Climb on top of The Briscoes shoulders and when Jay & Mark stand upright, The RCE roll them up in 'Victory Rolls', 1....2...Jay & Mark barely kick out. Dunn looks to continue their roll but Mark drop-toe holded him out of the ring and to the floor. Jay picked Marcos up and drops him throat first across the top rope, Mark comes off the ropes and kills the smaller Marcos with a lariat as he was staggering backwards. Dunn looked to crawl back into the ring, but Jay baseball slides into him, knocking back onto the floor. Mark holds his opponent there while Jay can get back over. When they do Mark holds the waist of Marcos and Jay bounces off of the ropes and they kill him with a German Suplex/Yakuza Kick combo, 1.....2....Marcos somehow kicked out. Mark pick Marcos back up and looks to be going for a back suplex, Jay meanwhile noticed out of the corner of his eye that Dunn has gotten back in the ring and he runs over but gets knocked flat on his ass by a disgusting sounding super kick. Mark goes for the back suplex but Marcos holds onto Mark's head and punches him square between the eyes and then comes down with Mark's head right into his knee. Dunn rushes over as Marcos repositioned his arms and they hit the 'Assisted Sliced Bread #2'. Marcos then hops up the ropes and lands on to Dunn's shoulders as they look to be going for the assisted-senton that they do but when they turn around Jay murders Dunn with a Yakuza kick to the mug, Marcos drops face first as Dunn falls flat on his back. Jay then hooks Marcos up and hits a 'Jay Driller'! Jay gets back to his feet and gives a big "Yes" to himself but Dunn is getting back to his feet. Jay swings wildly but Dunn ducks and grabs Jay and lifts him up, he then quickly drops him face first with a sick 'Gory Bomb', Jay landed right on his mug. Instead of going for a pin, Dunn makes the mistake of going over and checking on Marcos, who was still lying motionless after getting hit with the 'Jay Driller'. This allowed Mark Briscoe to walk over and hook Dunn for a Cut-Throat Driver! Dunn didn't even have time to fight out of it as Mark picked him up and then dropped him on his neck in a matter of seconds. The Briscoes don’t look like they are done though. Jay pulls the straps on his singlet down before raising his thumbs up to Mark. Mark gets Marcos on top rope and Jay comes over. Briscoe hooks the legs and has Marcos on his shoulder, Jay runs to the middle of the ring and kills Marcos with a ‘Muscle Buster’! Jay rolled him over and make the academic pin cover for the three count. Jay Briscoe just used one of Samoa Joe’s own finishing moves! The Briscoes retain the Tag Team Titles, and Jay Briscoe heads into 3/13 in New Jersey looking to be the first double champion in ROH History. (4:34)

Winner(s): Still ROH Tag Team Champions: Jay & Mark Briscoe

The Briscoes grab their belts and shake the hands of the lifeless Dunn and Marcos before taking off to the locker room.

ROH World Title: Triple Threat

Samoa Joe © Vs BJ Whitmer w/ Allison Danger Vs Dan Maff w/ Allison Danger:

Note:

- If Joe pins anyone, he retains the ROH World Title.

- If anyone pins Joe, they become the new ROH Champion.

- If Maff pins Whitmer or vice-versa, They become the sole #1 Contenders Trophy Holder and will get a One-On-One shot against Joe in the future.

Live February 14th from The National Guard Armory in Braintree, MA:

ROH World Title Triple Threat Match:

Samoa Joe © Vs BJ Whitmer w/Allison Danger Vs Dan Maff w/ Allison Danger

ROH Tag Team Title Match:

Jay & Mark Briscoe © Vs The Backseat Boyz of Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere

Country Whipping Match:

The Carnage Crew of Loc, DeVito & Masada Vs Hydro, Angel Dust & Dixie w/ Special K

ROH Pure Wrestling Title Tournament - 1st Round:

“The Phenomenal” AJ Styles Vs Jimmy Rave

ROH Pure Wrestling Title Tournament - 1st Round:

Jerry Lynn Vs “The Next” Alex Shelley

ROH Pure Wrestling Title Tournament - 1st Round:

Chad Collyer Vs “Hurricane” John Walters

ROH Pure Wrestling Title Tournament - 1st Round:

Matt Stryker (Field Of Honor Winner) Vs “The Human Torture Device” Doug Williams

Plus; More with Dunn & Marcos, Gary Michael Cappetta and The Second Round & Finals of The Pure Wrestling Title Tournament

GA tickets available at the door, $15 each. Card subject to change

OOC: Predictions are welcomed. Plus for some extra inscentive, the winner can choose to bring someone in for a tryout at "Do or Die II". Thanks

Before the show GMC and new ROH correspondent “Sugar” Sean Price met up with Homicide & Julius Smokes to get a few words. Homicide said he needed some time alone and walked off. Smokes and the others looked confused.

1. “Hurricane” John Walters defeated Chad Collyer via submission in a Three Rope Break Match. Collyer had used all his rope breaks and tried to escape over the top rope, but Walters turned it into a Boston crab in the ropes where Collyer would soon tap. (14:10)

2. “The Future” Chris Sabin defeated Hydro w/ Becky Bayless, Caprice Coleman, Slyk Wagner Brown w/ April Hunter, Sonjay Dutt & Jack Evans in the first ever Six Man Mayhem Match via Pinfall to earn a spot in the top five rankings. A simply insane match that included a six-way submission and every man doing a dive. The match ended after Sabin hit a release dragon suplex and his Future Shock finisher on Hydro. (9:38)

3. “Classic” Colt Cabana conducted the first ever live Good Times, Great Memories with special guests The Ring Crew Express. The segment was broken up by Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer, who stormed the ring, looking for revenge for the attack on Christopher Daniels last show. Whitmer held Cabana for Maff to hit, but Dunn & Marcos distracted Maff and Whitmer let go of Cabana. The Prophecy decimated The Ring Crew Express with a stereo Burning Hammer & Wrist Clutch Exploder. Maff & Whitmer had to be seperated afterward by Allison Danger. Maff was visibly frustrated with Whitmer, because he allowed Cabana to get away.

4. The Backseat Boyz (Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere) defeated The Carnage Crew (Loc & Justin Credible) and Special K (Izzy & Dixie) w/ Angel Dust, Lit, Becky Bayless & The Special K Sluts in a No-DQ Triangle Tag Team Match via Pinfall. The Backseat Boyz & The Carnage Crew were working together, but Acid & Kashmere turned on them and hit Loc with a T-Gimmick. The Carnage Crew still haven’t gotten retribution on Special K. (6:20)

5. BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff w/ Allison Danger defeated “The All Around Best” Xavier & “Field Of Honor Champion” Matt Stryker in a Four Corner Survival Match to dually capture the Number One Contender's Trophy. The finish came when Maff and Whitmer both pinned Matt Stryker, giving them a dual title shot at the Second Anniversary Show. (14:10)

6. “The Next” Alex Shelley defeated “The Barbaric Berzerker” Jimmy Jacobs via Submission after applying the Border City Stretch. After the match Shelley & Jacobs both slapped each other before shaking hands. (12:30)

7. “The Notorious 187” Homicide w/ Julius “The Devil’s Son In-Law” Smokes defeated CM Punk w/ Tracey Brooks & “Classic“ Colt Cabana via Pinfall after Homicide hit The Cop Killa/Kudoh Driver. After the match, Maff & Whitmer attacked Cabana again, and went to attack Punk, but Homicide and Julius Smokes prevented them from entering the ring, protecting Homicide's opponent for the evening. (20:00)

8. Jay & Mark Briscoe © w/ Jim Cornette defeated Samoa Joe & Jerry Lynn to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles via Pinfall. While Lynn brawled on the outside with Mark, Joe had Cornette cornered, but Jay Briscoe used Cornette’s racket, smacking the ROH World Champion across the back. In a controversial finish, Joe though he kicked out in time. Afterwards, Joe snapped hitting the referee with his Island Driver and Lynn also hit the referee with the Cradle Piledriver. (16:00)

After the show, ROH Champion Samoa Joe vented his frustrations about the refereeing in the main event. He challenged Jay Briscoe to a Cage Match for The ROH World Title at The RexPlex on March 13th. He said Jay will have no Jim Cornette or no “inbred brother” to help him. Joe was then attacked by Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer of The Prophecy.

In another backstage promo, The Prophecy said it had carried out it’s plan and succeeded in it’s three objectives for the night. 1) Capture the number one contenders trophy, 2) Taking out Colt Cabana and 3) Taking out Samoa Joe.

Lastly, “Sugar” Sean Price caught up with Julius Smokes & Homicide. ‘Cide said this could have been his very last match in ROH as he’s going away for a while and doesn’t know when or if he’ll be back. But if he comes back, there is gonna be hell to pay. Both SSP & Smokes looked confused by Homicide's comments once again.

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Locker Room Scoops - February 4th, 2004:

- After the latest event in Glen Burnie, MD , Homicide walked out of the building. Julius Smokes has tried to contact “The Notorious 187” but has been un-able to. Will Homicide be at The Second Anniversary Show?

- After winning his qualifier in a great showdown against Chad Collyer, John Walters joins a stacked field in the Pure Wrestling Title Tournament. Walters joins, “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, the returning “Human Torture Device” Doug Williams, “The Future” Chris Sabin, Jerry Lynn, & Matt Stryker . With two spots remaining and several wrestlers vying for them, who will be the lucky ones?

- ROH Champion Samoa Joe is looking to extract revenge on The Prophecy. After the show in Glen Burnie, BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff sneak attacked the World Champion. Joe says he’s beaten both of them before and he’ll do it again.

- Speaking of The Prophecy, resulting in their attack on “Classic” Colt Cabana last week, Colt will be out longer than expected with his injured shoulders and will now miss The Second Anniversary show. Cabana vowed that he will be back for the huge 3/13 show at The RexPlex in Elizabeth, NJ. CM Punk will also miss the Second Anniversary show to help Cabana recuperate in time for The Second City Saints return to NJ.

- The Carnage Crew is very distraught about not getting the win over Special K after Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere turned on them during the no-dq three way tag match in Glen Burnie, MD. Loc swears that The Backseat Boyz will get what’s coming to them in due time but The Carnage Crew of Loc DeVito and the returning Masada are looking forward to extracting a measure of revenge in The Country Whipping Match in Boston.

- There are still great tickets on sale for The 3/13 Show at The RexPlex, but they are going fast. This could be ROH’s biggest show yet with a double steel cage main event with Jay Briscoe Vs Samoa Joe & the return of The Scramble Cage as the feud between Special K & The Carnage Crew comes to an end!!! Also remember, the afternoon Do or Die II show will only be $5 for tickets and free if you bring your ticket for the “Scramble Cage II” night show! Already signed for the “Do or Die II” event are Excalibur, Jimmy Jacobs, Danny Daniels, Fast Eddie, Roderick Strong & Super Dragon! More names to be announced in the upcoming weeks!

- ROH’s first double shot weekend shows are almost available on DVD. “The Conclusion” headed by the feud ending CM Punk/Raven steel cage match and Samoa Joe/AJ Styles Vs The Briscoes with the tag team titles on the line; aswell “War Of The Wire” with the most dangerous match in ROH history, the no-rope barbwire match between Steve Corino & Homicide are now in duplication. Pre-Orders will be shipped Monday.

- There will be bus trips to both the 2/14 Braintree, MA “Second Year Anniversary” show and 3/13 Elizabeth, NJ event from NYC. Email Agentclpt@aol.com for all the info or check WrestlingBusTrips.com.

Locker Room Scoops - February 11th, 2004:

- Apparently ROH World Champion Samoa Joe has been training feverishly in mat work & grappling at the New Japan Dojo. The champ has been training with some fantastic partners so that Jay Briscoe won’t be able to escape the cage during their match on 3/13.

- Allison Danger has commented that Samoa Joe is looking past the three-way match at this weekend’s “Second Year Anniversary Show”. She believes this is the opportunity for The Prophecy to finally gain the ROH Title.

- There had still been no word on when “The Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels will return to ROH. If you remember, Daniels was driven through a table after a Pepsi Plunge by CM Punk and The Second City Saints at “The Battle Lines Are Drawn” in Wilmington, OH.

-Chris Sabin has been forced to pull out of the ROH Pure Wrestling Title Tournament. Sabin suffered a leg injury in a match against Angel Dust of Special K this past weekend at another independent show. Sabin will return on future ROH events. Chad Collyer, who lost an extremely close match against John Walters to get into the Pure Wrestling Title Tournament has been chosen to replace him.

- Jimmy Rave & Alex Shelley have been chosen to be the last two entrees in the Pure Wrestling Title Tournament. Shelley, almost defeated Matt Stryker in the first three rope break rule match & has been impressive, while Rave finally picked up a big win in a Four Corner Survival in Wilmington, OH and looks to be on the right path.

- The Brackets have been announced for The ROH Pure Wrestling Title Tournament:

“The Phenomenal” AJ Styles will take on his protege’ Jimmy Rave in the first round. AJ back at “The Battle Lines Are Drawn” said Jimmy should be ready for him, apparently this is what AJ had up his sleeve while he was talking to Jimmy. The Veteran, Jerry Lynn will take on “The Next” Alex Shelley. Shelley who is coming off a big win over friend and rival Jimmy Jacobs will have to battle the former ECW Champion. Field of Honor champion, Matt Stryker will have to do battle with “The Human Torture Device” Doug Williams. Stryker, if he can make it into the finals may have an edge up as he won the first ever Pure Wrestling Rules match. Plus, in a re-match from our very last show “Hurricane “ John Walters will take on Chad Collyer in his hometown of Boston.

- The Briscoe Brothers will have to defend their ROH Tag Team Titles against the hottest team in ROH right now, The Backseat Boyz. Will Jay be able to focus his mind on this match with his big match against Samoa Joe looming or will The Backseats be able to capture the tag titles for the second time?

- The Conclusion & War Of The Wire have now been released on DVD and Final Battle 2003 has been released on VHS. Pre-Orders for Final Battle 2003 on DVD and “The Battle Lines Are Drawn” event from Wilmington, OH on VHS & DVD can now be made.

- Several more names have been added to the Do Or Die II afternoon show on March 13th. The Outkast Killaz of Oman Tourtoga & Diablo Santiago along with Josh Daniels & Angel Dust of Special K have been added to the line-up. Already Signed are; Excalibur, Jimmy Jacobs, Danny Daniels, Fast Eddie, Roderick Strong & Super Dragon. More names to be announced in the coming weeks along with matches.

- ROH is introducing it’s “Second Year Anniversary Sale”, all ROH products are included in the sale. All orders over $50 will be 20% off and all orders over $100 are 25% off. This is a limited time sale and will end Monday at 9 PM. Visit RFVideo.com for more details.

- ROH Officials have been desperately trying to contact Homicide. In a conference call between ROH Officials and Julius Smokes, he reported that he’s left several message on Homicide’s answering machine but there hasn’t been an answer. At this point Homicide will not be appearing at the Second Anniversary Show, but Julius Smokes will be appearing.

- A full list of talent has been revealed for The 3/13 Show in Elizabeth, NJ. Just signed are; “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, CM Punk, "Classic" Colt Cabana & Ace Steel of The Second City Saints, Matt Stryker, “The All Around Best” Xavier w/ Prince Nana representing The Embassy, Dan Maff, BJ Whitmer & Allison Danger of The Prophecy, Mark Briscoe, “The Future” Chris Sabin, Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere of The Backseat Boyz, Jerry Lynn, “The Next” Alex Shelley, “Hurricane” John Walters, Jimmy Rave, Dunn & Marcos, Jack Evans & the return of the controversial Teddy Hart!!!

- A preliminary talent list has been revealed for ROH’s huge double shot weekend in St. Paul, MN & Chicago Ridge, IL. Just signed are; ROH World Champion Samoa Joe, ROH Tag Team Champions Jay & Mark Briscoe, “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, Matt Stryker, Ace Steel, "Classic" Colt Cabana & CM Punk of The Second City Saints, BJ Whitmer & Allison Danger of The Prophecy, Jimmy Rave, “The All Around Best” Xavier w/ Prince Nana representing The Embassy, Chad Collyer, Jack Evans, “Hurricane” John Walters, Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere of The Backseat Boyz, “The Next” Alex Shelley, Nigel McGuinness & Jerry Lynn. Plus more names to be added in the coming weeks!!!

- Depending on whether or not he wins the ROH Pure Wrestling Ttitle, "The Human Torture Device" Doug Williams, may or may not be added to the 3/13 NJ Show or Midwest double shot weekend.

ROH Second Anniversary Show:

Live February 14th from The National Guard Armory in Braintree, MA:

ROH World Title Triple Threat Match:

Samoa Joe © Vs BJ Whitmer w/Allison Danger Vs Dan Maff w/ Allison Danger

ROH Tag Team Title Match:

Jay & Mark Briscoe © Vs The Backseat Boyz of Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere

Country Whipping Match:

The Carnage Crew of Loc, DeVito & Masada Vs Hydro, Angel Dust & Dixie w/ Special K

ROH Pure Wrestling Title Tournament - 1st Round:

“The Phenomenal” AJ Styles Vs Jimmy Rave

ROH Pure Wrestling Title Tournament - 1st Round:

Jerry Lynn Vs “The Next” Alex Shelley

ROH Pure Wrestling Title Tournament - 1st Round:

Chad Collyer Vs “Hurricane” John Walters

ROH Pure Wrestling Title Tournament - 1st Round:

Matt Stryker (Field Of Honor Winner) Vs “The Human Torture Device” Doug Williams

Plus; More with Dunn & Marcos, Gary Michael Cappetta and The Second Round & Finals of The Pure Wrestling Title Tournament

GA tickets available at the door, $15 each. Card subject to change

Do Or Die II:

Live March 13th from The RexPlex in Elizabeth, NJ - Start Time 3:00 pm:

Matches TBA

Already Signed; Excalibur, Jimmy Jacobs, Danny Daniels, Fast Eddie, The Outkast Killaz, Josh Daniels, Roderick Strong, Angel Dust of Special K & Super Dragon. More names to be announced in the coming weeks along with matches.

Tickets only $5 and free if you bring your ticket for the “Scramble Cage II” night show!

Scramble Cage II:

Live March 13th from The RexPlex in Elizabeth, NJ:

Scramble Cage II:

The Carnage Crew (Loc, DeVito, Masada & Justin Credible) Vs Special K (Members TBA)

ROH World Title - Cage Match:

Samoa Joe © Vs Jay Briscoe w/ Mark Briscoe

Plus more to be signed with; “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, CM Punk, Ace Steel & “Classic” Colt Cabana of The Second City Saints, Field Of Honor Winner Matt Stryker, “The All Around Best” Xavier w/ Prince Nana representing The Embassy, Dan Maff, BJ Whitmer & Allison Danger of The Prophecy, Mark Briscoe, “The Future” Chris Sabin, Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere of The Backseat Boyz, Jerry Lynn, “The Next” Alex Shelley, “Hurricane” John Walters, Jimmy Rave, Dunn & Marcos, Jack Evans & The return of the controversial Teddy Hart!!!

GA tickets available at the door, $15 each. Card subject to change

ROH's Debut In The Midwest!!!:

Live April 23rd from The National Guard Armory in St. Paul, MN:

Matches TBA

Signed for this event are; ROH World Champion Samoa Joe, ROH Tag Team Champions Jay & Mark Briscoe, “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, Matt Stryker, Ace Steel, Colt Cabana & CM Punk of The Second City Saints, BJ Whitmer & Allison Danger of The Prophecy, Jimmy Rave, “The All Around Best” Xavier w/ Prince Nana representing The Embassy, Chad Collyer, Jack Evans, “Hurricane” John Walters, Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere of The Backseat Boyz, “The Next” Alex Shelley, Nigel McGuinness & Jerry Lynn. Plus more names to be added in the coming weeks!!!

ROH's Debut In The Midwest!!!:

Live April 24th from The Frontier Fieldhouse in Chicago Ridge, IL:

Matches TBA

Signed for this event are; ROH World Champion Samoa Joe, ROH Tag Team Champions Jay & Mark Briscoe, “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, Matt Stryker, Ace Steel, Colt Cabana & CM Punk of The Second City Saints, BJ Whitmer & Allison Danger of The Prophecy, Jimmy Rave, “The All Around Best” Xavier w/ Prince Nana representing The Embassy, Chad Collyer, Jack Evans, “Hurricane” John Walters, Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere of The Backseat Boyz, “The Next” Alex Shelley, Nigel McGuinness & Jerry Lynn. Plus more names to be added in the coming weeks!!!

OCC: That was probably alot of info too take in so soon but thanks for staying with me so far. Thanks for the comments from everyone so far. Next post will include the official Second Anniversary Card and then on to results.

“We Don’t Imitate, We Innovate”

No such words have been more true. Still to this day, Ring Of Honor has set itself apart from any other promotion. Managing to combined High-Flying, Pure Wrestling, Strong-Style and Brawling into one, the ROH experience is one that cannot be bested. Started in February of 2002 by RFVideo executives Rob Feinstein, Doug Gentry along with Gabe Sapolsky; they wanted to bring life back into the stagnant Philadelphia independent scene. With CZW as the only promotion truly tested over time in the area and ECW’s recent departure leaving RFVideo without a #1 promotion, they decided to make one for themselves, so Ring Of Honor was created. But their ideas weren’t that of building towards your normal indy promotion. They wanted something new, something fresh and different. Sports Entertainment was boring, they wanted to bring respect back to wrestling, in fact they wanted to bring Honor back to wrestling.

Backed by Feinstein and promoted by RFVideo itself, the former ECW employee - Sapolsky was given the reigns. Knowing he needed something to set ROH apart from any other promotion directly off the bat, Sapolsky and his fellow creators implemented the “Code Of Honor”. A list of “commandments” that were and still are the cornerstone of the promotion to this very day. After promoting thoroughly in the Philadelphia area they were set. The first show - February 23rd, 2002, entitled “The Era Of Honor Begins”.

1. Da Hit Squad vs. The Christopher St. Connection

2. Jay Briscoe vs. The Amazing Red

3. Boogie Knights vs. Natural Born Sinners

4. Joel Maximo vs. Jose Maximo vs. The Amazing Red vs. Quiet Storm vs. Chris Divine vs. Brian XL (Ultimate Aerial Elimination Match)

5. Michael Shane & Oz vs. Spanky & Ikaika Loa

6. Eddie Guerrero vs. Super Crazy (IWA I-C Title Match)

7. Low Ki vs. Bryan Danielson vs. Christopher Daniels