Post by Cauchi on Feb 7, 2020 13:02:26 GMT -5
RoH Wrestling
Friday, February 7th, 2020
Toronto, Ontario Canada
Announcers: Mauro Ranallo, Steve Corino & Tazz
Cue the music! Cue the pyro! RoH Wrestling is live on the air!
BURN IT DOWN!
The music of the new Ring of Honor World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins blares through the arena speakers as he makes his way out to the ring flanked by his new associates Jimmy Jacobs, Luke Harper and Joey Mercury.
The crowd boo’s heavily as the 4 men collectively known as Age of the Fall stand in the middle of the ring looking rather proud of themselves. Rollins is handed a microphone and raises it to his lips, but is unable to speak due to the loud negative reaction from a pissed off Toronto crowd. Content with waiting, Rollins just stands in the middle of the ring, rubbing his newly won Championship until the crowd dies down enough for him to be able to talk. Instead of saying anything though, Rollins instead hands the microphone over to Jimmy Jacobs.
Jacobs sarcastically thanks the crowd for the warm reception before congratulating Rollins (who he refers to as Tyler) on winning the Ring of Honor Championship. Jacobs confirms that though it may have seemed too hard to believe, Rollins was never aware of their identities, and Jimmy Jacobs was indeed the one behind this from the very beginning. Jacobs says that once he and Luke Harper (who he refers to as Brodie Lee) both signed with the company, they knew the next logical step was to reform Age of the Fall to put a championship around Seth Rollins’ waist, and to dominate Ring of Honor just like they did 10+ years ago. Jacobs mentioned the addition of old friend Joey Mercury was indeed a last minute decision used to try and make sure Rollins stayed on the right path that was leading him right to where he needs to be, at the top of the food chain and reunited with AoF.
Before anything else can be said, Kurt Angle’s music hits the arena speakers and out he comes to the top of the stage. Angle calls Rollins a cheat and a liar. He then refers to Rollins as a fraud before questioning his ability to even have made it to the championship match without the help of AoF which clearly irritates the Champion. Angle challenges Rollins to the fair 1-on-1 match that he was promised, and says he wants the match tonight!
Just then Lashley’s music plays through the speakers and out he comes. Showing no fear, Lashley brushes passed Angle and marches his way right in to the ring where he stands opposite of the 4 Age of the Fall members.
Lashley thanks Kurt Angle for saying what we were all thinking about Rollins before telling him that he had his opportunity so he can step aside. Lashley reminds everyone that he beat RVD at Best in the World and therefore is next in line for a title shot, which he suggests takes place tonight! Rollins dismisses Lashley’s challenge by telling him he has no time for someone who finished 3rd place in the tournament, before Lashley reminds Rollins that he beat him once before already. Tempers flare as Rollins gets in Lashley’s face causing Angle to head in to the rings as well, as he and Lashley stand opposite Age of the Fall.
Before things can escalate any further, Ring of Honor owner Eric Bischoff comes rushing out to the stage. He announces that since he’s in such a giving mood, tonight’s Main Event will see Seth Rollins defend the Ring of Honor Championship against both Kurt Angle and Bobby Lashley in a Triple Threat match! Bischoff then tells the rest of Age of the Fall to find something else to do tonight, before telling them they will be banned from ringside during the match! Rollins and his group are irate as Angle and Lashley seem content with Eric Bishoff’s ruling and we fade out to our first commercial break of the evening.
***COMMERCIAL***
Match #1: Singles Match
Kevin Owens © vs. Drew Gulak
RoH Television Championship Match
Drew Gulak is finally getting his long awaited Television Championship match against the new Champion Kevin Owens tonight, who is making his first defense of the title since beating Mike Bennett two weeks ago. Gulak is fired up for this one as he comes charging in at Owens, but KO is ready for him, side stepping Gulak who stumbles after missing a clothesline attempt. KO quickly grabs Gulak, spins him around and hits him with the KO Stunner for a very quick first title defense!
Winner & STILLLLLLLLL RoH Television Champion: Kevin Owens by pinfall @ 0:31.
Owens celebrates his easy title defense while the commentary team talk about how he’s now 2-0 with both matches ending in under a minute. As Owens leans over the ropes, holding his title up high, Mike Bennett comes sliding in to the ring and pulls Owens down to his feet. He meets KO with a serious of right hands, but Owens throws punches as well as the two begin to brawl in the ring! Bennett tries to grab Owens, but KO moves out of the way and goes for a KO Stunner. Bennett however is able to quickly push Owens away and retreats out of the ring, heading up the ramp exchanging words with the Champion as we head backstage.
We head backstage to see Brian Kendrick in his locker room, when suddenly in barges Austin Aries! Kendrick puts his hands up ready to defend himself if need be, but Aries doesn’t look to eager to throw the first punch. Instead Aries informs Kendrick that he’s spoken to Eric Bischoff and tonight he’s getting one final rematch against Kendrick to finally put his losing streak behind him. Aries promises Kendrick that he’s not going to lose this time around before mentioning that he’s told Scarlett Bordeaux to stay home this week as what he plans to do to Kendrick in this match isn’t going to be pretty. Before Kendrick can even say a word, Aries storms off leaving Kendrick to stare off in the distance looking furious as we head back to the action in the ring.
Match #2: Tag Team Triple Threat Match
War Machine vs. World’s Greatest Tag Team vs. Mustache Mountain
Winner Advances to the RoH World Tag Team Championship Match
The music of Mustache Mountain begins to play, but Tyler Bate and Trent Severn are nowhere to be seen. The camera shows the confused reactions of the four men standing in the ring before we quickly cut backstage to see Bate and Severn laid out on the floor. The camera pans over to see Joey Mercury, Jimmy Jacobs and Brodie Lee standing over their bodies. Jacobs looks in to the camera and says that it looks like Mustache Mountain won’t be able to compete tonight. He then states that since Bischoff told them to find something else to do tonight, they’ve decided to take their place before walking off towards the ring as their music hits the loudspeaker.
Match #2: Tag Team Triple Threat Match
War Machine vs. World’s Greatest Tag Team vs. Age of the Fall (w/ Joey Mercury)
Winner Advances to the RoH World Tag Team Championship Match
Jimmy Jacobs and Brodie Lee are the team representing Age of the Fall in this match. Tonight is the RoH debut for War Machine who just be shear look alone would be considered the favourites if it wasn’t for Joey Mercury being the wild card at ringside. Brodie Lee and Raymond Rowe spend a good portion of this match showcasing their power against both each other and their opponents, while Hanson, Jacobs and the WGTT showcase their tremendous athletic ability in what was a dream triple threat match for fantasy bookers everywhere! Mercury gets involved in this match early and often, trying to do anything he can to help out his Age of the Fall stablemates, until a fan sitting in the front row grabs his arm as he’s walking by and pulls him in to the barricade! The camera pans over to see the “fan” is none other than Ken Kennedy who hops the railing and begins brawling with Mercury at ringside, causing a distraction for the referee and the 3 teams in the ring. Jacobs rolls out of the ring to aid Mercury, but is followed by both Shelton Benjamin and Raymond Rowe. With the 5 men outside of the ring, Hanson decides to dive out of the ring, taking everyone out with a suicide dive to the outside!
Though highly entertaining, this move would ultimately be War Machine’s downfall as this leaves Charlie Haas in the ring with Brodie Lee who is able to take him out with a Discuss Clothesline, pinning him to advance Age of the Fall to the RoH Tag Team Championship match in 2 weeks.
Winners: Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs & Brodie Lee) by pinfall @18:43.
{We get a quick video recapping the events of Best in the World. The announcers then inform the Ring of Honor audience that thanks to the attack from Elias on RVD after his match with Lashley, RVD suffered a serious concussion that will have him out of action for an indefinitely period of time, if not permanently. Tazz puts over Van Dam as a consummate professional and a great friend before stating that if this is indeed the end for him, he wishes RVD nothing but the best.}
Match# 3: Singles Match
Brian Kendrick vs. Austin Aries
This match never gets started, as Aries attacks Kendrick from behind on the stage as he was making his way to the ring. Aries begins to stomp on the back of Kendrick’s neck before picking him up and tossing him in to the steel barricade! Kendrick tries to struggle to his feet and gain some separation between Aries and himself, but Aries is right on his tail, grabbing him by the hair and ramming him head first in to the ring post, before tossing him in to the steel steps. With Kendrick down and in pain, Aries grabs a chair from the timekeeper’s booth before cracking it over the back of the head of Brian Kendrick who was trying to use the steel steps to pull himself to his feet. Kendrick drops to the ground completely motionless as the crowd looks on in stunned silence. RoH officials and medics rush down to the ringside area to separate Aries from Kendrick, and try to aid Kendrick, but Aries isn’t done. He pushes passed the medics to get a couple more stomps in on Kendrick before grabbing Kendrick and dragging him on top of the steel steps, where he nails him with a Brainbuster on top of the steps which makes a sickening thud sound that turns the stomachs of many watching in the crowd. Feeling a sick sense of accomplishment, Aries taunts the silent crowd as he heads up the ramp to his girlfriend Scarlett Bordeaux who is now waiting for him at the top of the stage. The two share a passionate kiss for the cameras as we fade to our final commercial break of the night.
Winner: No Contest
***COMMERCIAL***
Main Event: Triple Threat Match – Age of the Fall Banned from Ringside
Bobby Lashley vs. Kurt Angle vs. Seth Rollins ©
Ring of Honor World Heavyweight Championship
As promised, we end our night with the 2nd of two Championship matches as Seth Rollins is faced to put his newly won RoH World Heavyweight Championship on the line against both Bobby Lashley and Kurt Angle, but this time without the help of any of his Age of the Fall stablemates. Angle is quick to go after Seth Rollins at the bell, wanting to get revenge from Best in the World, but it’s Bobby Lashley who gets in the way, trying to take Angle out of the match early as the commentary team speculate if this is strategy from Lashley who holds his only singles loss to Angle and has a much noted win against Rollins so far in the RoH career. Rollins seems content to stand aside and watch Lashley and Angle battle it out, only makes the occasional attacks to break up pinfalls or serious submission attempts in the early portion. This strategy only last for so long though, as Lashley soon turns his attention to the Champion after feeling he’s done enough of a job to eliminate the threat of Kurt Angle in the match. Lashley and Rollins begin to trade maneuvers in the ring, as Angle starts to rest on the outside. Lashley shows his dominant power against Rollins leaving the Champion reeling in pain, but Rollins still manages to fight back, taking control of his share of the action as well. Eventually we get Angle back in the ring and an alliance between Lashley and Angle is seemingly formed, but doesn’t last long as Angle nails Lashley with an Angle Slam the first chance he gets!
Angle pins Lashley, but it is quickly broken up by Rollins. With Lashley down, it looks like Angle can finally get his hands on Seth Rollins as the two now stare at each other with hate in their eyes. The crowd roars as both men rush together and begin to just beat the hell out of each other in the center of the ring, and exchange that is ultimately won by Angle after a German Suplex which has the crowd fired up! Angle pounces on Rollins, who catches him with a shot to the stomach that looked a little low. Seeing an opportunity to strike quickly, Rollins goes for the Avada Kedavra, but Angle grabs the leg and rolls Rollins in to an Ankle Lock!
With the hold locked in tight and nowhere to go for Rollins, it looks like this is the end, but before he can tap, Lashley is back in the ring and absolutely destroys Kurt Angle with a Spear, breaking the hold and possibly breaking Kurt Angle in half as well!
Standing over Angle, Lashley goes for the pin, but a hobbled Rollins is up and quickly sends Lashley crashing shoulder first in to the ring post and plants him with a Stomp for the pinfall as Angle is just unable to break up the pin!
Winner & STIIILLLLLLLL RoH World Heavyweight Champion: Seth Rollins by pinfall @ 22:46
Seemingly stealing the victory, Rollins is quick to grab his Championship and get out of the ring before either Angle or Lashley can get their hands on him. Back in the ring, a dejected Angle is standing in the corner with his head down in defeat. Taking a moment to compose himself, Angle shows his class by going over to Lashley and helping him to his feet. Angle offers Lashley his hand as a sign of good sportsmanship, but Lashley isn’t interested and instead pushes passed Angle as he leaves the ring. As Lashley is heading up the ramp, he has one final surprise waiting for him…..
WEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
The music of Big Show blares through the speakers and out comes The Giant who hasn’t been seen since Lashley’s attack on him at RoH’s debut show. Lashley slowly begins backing up as he slides back in to the ring, not taking his eyes off of Big Show who is still making his way down the ramp. Still focused on Big Show, Lashley back up in to Kurt Angle who startles him! Turning around, Lashley tries to muscle up to Angle, but Angle just motions to Lashley to turn around. As he does, Big Show nails him right on the chin with a KO Punch, knocking him out cold!
Ring of Honor Wrestling fades to a close with the returning Big Show standing over the fallen Lashley as the crowd welcomes him back to a warm reception.
***END OF THE SHOW***