ROH Supercard of Honor 2022 - Bandido vs. Gresham

 

This show got super-loaded and for $10 with an Honor Club sub, it's well-worth it to see live with this stacked card. SW3RVE is out and just oozing stardom in every way. Alex Zayne is good and these two should mesh well. Rolling flatliner by Swerve is avoided and Zayne shoves him into the corner and gets a sloppy super rana. Apron poison rana hits and the Crunch Wrap Supreme gets 2.9 for Zayne! Rolling flatliner and the double stomp gets 2! V Trigger by Zayne, but Zayne eats the basement calf kick for 2. JML Driver ends it! This was a lot of fun, although it's clear that Zayne has work to do to get as good as Swerve is.

Ninja Mack is out to face Tully Blanchard's new singles charge - BRIAN CAGE, who looks giant and has a thigh taped up. Sasuke Special greeted with an apron powerbomb RIGHT AWAY. Cage Uncle Phil's him on the German! ANOTHER! Hook kick by Mck and then a high kick! Fallaway uranage by Cage! Drillclaw ends it! This was absolutely perfect. Lee vs. Moriarty is hyped up as a battle of the past and present against the present and future. Lethal plays into his Franchise character, so he'll work heel here. 

Lethal starts off quick with a takedown and a figure four attempt. Sonjay is shown in the crowd alongside Gary Juster and Cary Silkin. Cartwheel dropkick caught by Lee and he cradles him for 2. Forearm shivers back and forth before chops aplenty! Lethal grinds away at the knee with elbows  Chapter one of the topes hits, as does the second. Third is nixed with a pump kick and HE HITS THE THIRD TOPE! Lethal lands a series of round kicks to the leg before a Pepsi twist hits for Moriarty! Superkick and enzuiguri by Lethal before the cutter! HAIL TO THE KING TURNED INTO A CRUCIFIX FOR 2.9! Cradles aplenty get 2 for Lee! LOW BLOW BY LETHAL! AND IT GETS HEAT. It's amazing what having rules enforced can get. Lethal Injection ends it! 

Lethal attacks Sydal after the bell and Sonjay tries to save! Fantastic stuff overall. Willow vs. Mercedes Martinez is up and Willow is so great. Groundwork is led by Mercedes before Willow takes over with strikes. A round kick and superkick lead to a double-down. PPPPOUNNNCE by Willow and the straps are down! Cannonball for 2. OG Drop hits for Merceses and gets 2.9! Willow just gets to clubbering and JEFF HARDYS HER ON A MOONSAULT! Brass City Sleeper ends it - this was rough at points, but largely good and a fantastic showcase for both women. Handshake and a hug end it. 

FTR vs. Briscoes is up with FTR in '09 ROH logo gear before Mark takes down Cash and gets a headlock to show they can work. Dax spits at Jay and that gets heat. This feels like a match they'd do at a modern MSG supershow - everything feels major league here. Dax tosses a chair in and PAUL TURNER CATCHES THAT MOTHERFUCKER PERFECTLY! MASSIVE uppercut by Cash leads to him taking a bump he put so much into it!

Barrel roll tope hits on the floor and the crowd goes nuts! Jay gets sliced open on the floor and Dax's hand is covered  and Wheeler gets a sliding dropkick. Dax flips Jay off on the ropes and gets shoved off before MARK COMES IN AND KUNG FU FIGHTS! REDNECK BOOGIE BOMB HITS FOR 2.9! Big Rig is avoided, but Dax gets a slingshot Ligerbomb and a Cash splash gets 2.9! Mark avoids the Big Rig and gets 2 off a small package! BIG RIG TO DAX GETS 2.9! 

MARK DOES A WACKY KARATE KICK SPINNING ON THE POST! DEATH VALLEY BOMB ON THE FLOOR TO CASH! SUPLEX TO THE FLOOR AND LEGIT TO THE FLOOR with both hitting hard on the floor! MARK WITH A CORKSCREW PLANCHA TO CASH! FROGGY BOW HITS FOR 2.9!  BIG RIG ENDS IT! FTR HAS DOUBLE GOLD!

Young Bucks jump the Briscoes and FTR saves. FTR is willing to fight now since they're dressed to battle and SINCE ALL OF YOU PEOPLE WANT IT...and you'll get it on Wednesday! Perfect heel bit there. Tremendous stuff all-around here. This was just about a perfect match. 

Minoru Suzuki just comes out as God himself - a next-level vibe for him. Rhett is out to just his generic nothing theme and white gear. He badly needs his "Addicted to Love RHETT TITUS" song so he has some color. RHETT TRIES TO OUTWRESTLE HIM and he gets armbarred. Belly to belly hits for Rhett and Suzuki eats a pump kick. Back suplex gets 2 for Rhett. KNEEBAR BY SUZUKI! Rhett gets 2 for the dropkick

Yuta is hyped up with the Regal stuff - perfect. Yuta burns a rope break on a legbar/bodylock. La Majistrol countered by Wodds into a cradle for 2. Yuta's second break is burned and I love having Bobby Cruise track that. Yuta busting out Danielson's kneeling deathlock/forearms and Woods burns a rope break. Back and forth strikes with overhand shots and Woods gets 2. DDT BY YUTA! Knee hits for Woods and gets 2. Woods traps him in the ropes for a knee series and a big German. Teep sends Yuta out, but he rebounds in for a snap German! SPIRAL BRAINBUSTER INTO THE BUCKLE FOR 2 before a rope break for Yuta - who now has NO ROPE BREAKS LEFT. Yuta hits inverted Salivery elbows and a cradle wins it for Yuta! 

Dynamite has Christian vs. Cole in an Owen qualifier and FTR vs. the Bucks is now for the AAA and Ring of Honor World Tag Team Titles! Bandido's out looking like a star and boy does the classic belt look so much better than the newer one. Gresham challenges Bandido to lift him up from the mat and he can't do it without two hands and then gets headdragged by Gresham out of the corner!

Finger manipulation into a pin from Gresham. Gresham avoids a 12 Plex, eats it. Dives onto him and then throws him back in. Cradle wins it! Lethal comes out and says he should get the first shot and Dutt joins in with an attack before JOE COMES OUT TO SAVE GRESHAM. GOJUIRA IS BACK!