Post by Cauchi on Aug 23, 2017 9:05:02 GMT -5
Cue the lights, cue the video package, and cue the pyro! We are live for another episode of RoH TV as Shinedown’s Devour blares through the opening video.
Ranallo: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to RoH TV! Mauro Ranallo here, joined as always by my broadcast partner Corey Graves! Business is about to pick up tonight as we are now only 3 days away from War of the Worlds!
Graves: I can’t believe we’re leaving London in 4 days, I never wanted to go home, but we have a stacked show for you tonight!
Ranallo: Our last RoH TV episode in London is going to have 2 Main Events tonight! Brock Lesnar will return to the ring just 3 days before he challenges for the RoH World Heavyweight Championship, and we have quite the 6-man tag match tonight!
Graves: That’s right Mauro! The Glorious One, Bobby Roode is going to team up with the RoH Tag Team Champions, The Kings of Wrestling to take on The Architect, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Triple H!
Guerillas of Destiny vs. Will Ospreay & Roderick Strong
We got right to the action tonight. Ospreay is out as Strong’s partner, as the two look for some revenge over what happened last week. Ranallo and Graves inform the audience watching at home that Tommy Dreamer suffered the worst of the attacks and is not in the arena tonight. Tama Tanga and Tanga Loa work over Strong and Ospreay for most of the match, as the two strong Samoans try to wear down Strong before his big ladder match this Sunday. A hot tag to Ospreay changes the momentum for the good guys, but not for long as Ospreay runs in to a clothesline from Tama Tanga that almost takes his head off. Near fall from the G.O.D.s, but eventually the good guys are able to battle back yet again. With Tama Tanga and Roderick Strong the legal men, Strong battles out of a Guerilla Warefare attempt by the G.O.Ds, and hits Tama with the Death by Roderick.
Before Tanga Loa can do anything to save his brother, Ospreay catches him off guard with an OsCutter, allowing Strong to pin Tama uncontested for the 1,2,3.
Winners: Ospreay & Strong by pinfall.
{We head backstage to see Seth Rollins walking in the back.}
Ambrose: Hey!
Dean Ambrose walks in to the view of the camera looking concerned.
Rollins: What do you want?
Ambrose: What do I want? How about what you want? Are you looking to get yourself killed? How many times are going to keep trusting Triple H before you realise he’s playing you? There no way he isn’t tied in to all of this somehow?
Rollins: I’m not sure if you were sleeping or something Dean, but in case you missed it Hero and Cesaro showed the video last week. I’ve been wrong this whole time, Triple H was innocent, it was The Kings of Wrestling who attacked me 2 months ago!
Ambrose: You mean like how Triple H had absolutely nothing to do with you attacking Roman and I 3 years ago? The man doesn’t need to physically get involved. He just manipulates someone desperate enough to do the job for him, like when you had no problem turning your back on your brothers just to get a taste of glory.
Rollins: Are you here to give me unnecessary advice, or are you here to insult me? Either way, I don’t have time for this, and I don’t have time for you!
Ambrose: Don’t say I didn’t warn you Seth. Tonight, you and I are going to have team with each other for the first time in 3 years, the last time. The only reason I’m putting up with you if because I want to get my hands on Bobby Roode tonight, otherwise I’d want nothing to do with you, just like everyone else around here apparently. What your back tonight, and watch your back at War of the Worlds. I know a snake when I see one, I saw you coming from a mile away last time.
Ambrose walks off, leaving Rollins fuming as we fade to our first commercial break.
**COMMERCIAL**
Colt Cabana vs. Curt Hawkins
Colt Cabana makes his RoH in ring debut just 3 days before his match with Mike Bennett. Cabana works a slow and somewhat even pace with Hawkins, which is not the normal situation for a guy making a once night appearance, but the match was supposed to set a tone that Colt is older now and has some ring rust going in to this Saturday’s PPV. Eventally, Colt Cabana takes the victory by way of the Billy Goat’s Curse submission hold, forcing Hawkins to finally tap out.
Winner: Colt Cabana by submission.
Cabana celebrates in the ring until the music of Mike Bennett begins to play, but instead of Bennett, out comes his wife Maria instead. Maria walks rather quickly down the ramp and gets in to the ring where she walks right up to Cabana and slaps him across the face! A shocked look appears on the face of Cabana as Maria slaps him again, and again, and again! Cabana is no longer shocked, he’s now infuriated, as he huff and puffs backing Maria up against the turnbuckle. Just then, Mike Bennett slides in the ring and attacks Cabana from behind. He tosses him in to the opposite corner before charging in and delivering a hard clothesline that knocks Cabana right off his feet. Bennett begins to stomp on the chest of Cabana over and over again as RoH officials storm the ring to separate Bennett from the downed Colt Cabana. As the officials try to help Cabana to his feet, Bennett manages to push his way passed the officials and catch Colt with a knee right to the skull before being restrained again. The officials force Bennett and his wife out of the ring as slowly make their way up the ramp to a loud chorus of boos. RoH officials begin to check on Cabana.
Male Voice: Brace yourself….
Female Voice: Your NIGHTMARES are coming…..
{A graphic appears on the screen that states “This Saturday…” as what one can only presume to be blood flows down the screen.}
We head backstage to the office of active General Manager Nigel McGuinness. Nigel is standing talking to an unidentified woman about this Saturday’s War of the Worlds PPV. The woman appears to be a member of local London press as she continues to ask Nigel questions about RoH’s first ever overseas PPV. Just then there is a knock on the door, and in walks Kenny Omega, flanked by the former RoH Tag Team Champions, The Young Bucks.
McGuinness: What can I do for you lads?
Omega: Nigel, we’re here because we feel disrespected. When Eric was here every week, Matt and Nick would constantly be having main event matches. James Ellsworth was almost fired because he forgot to book our return flights from Japan, fired! On behalf on The Elite, on behalf of the Bullet Club in its entirety, I feel like you aren’t treating us properly.
McGuinness: A beg your pardon Kenny? I’m not treating you properly? May I remind you that three weeks ago you two were in the main event of our first ever show here in London? Kenny, pardon my ignorance, but I believe you’ve outright refused to wrestler the opponents I’ve offered you since you made your debut here, so I’m not quite sure where you three get off on saying that I am not treating you properly.
Matt Jackson: Nigel, we lost the tag titles almost a month ago now, and you haven’t even offered us our mandatory rematch!
Nick Jackson: None of us are even on the card for this Saturday’s PPV! You said it yourself, we main evented the first ever RoH show in London, you can’t keep us off the PPV card! We want to exercise our rematch clause for this Saturday against The Kings of Wrestling!
McGuinness: Lads, you forfeited you rematch clause two weeks ago when you said you weren’t interested in another match with The Kings. Besides, they have a match this Saturday already against Seth Rollins and Triple H, you boys missed the boat on that one and it’s your own bloody fault!
Omega: Give us 3 other shlubs then Nigel! Ricochet, Matt Sydal and Titus O’Neil! There you go, put those three against The Elite and do the RoH audience a favour! You can’t have a PPV without The Elite!
There’s a long pause before Nigel begins to chuckle.
McGuinness: Alright fine, you lads made a good point, I’ll give you three a match this Saturday night. Better yet, since you think I’m not treating you fairly, if you win your match this Saturday, I’ll reinstate the rematch clause The Young Bucks have given up. How does that sound?
Matt Jackson: Works with me!
Nick Jackson: Yeah that’s great!
Omega: You know, for a second there I thought you weren’t as good as everyone around here have been saying, but I’ve got to give you credit Those three are going to be no match for us this Saturday, I can already sense an easy win. Get ready to get those belts back gentlemen.
McGuinness: Just a moment lads, those aren’t going to be your opponents. I said you three have a match this Saturday, but not against who. Your opponents at War of the Worlds isn’t going to be Matt Sydal, Ricochet and Titus O’Neil. Your opponents are going to be, The New Day!
Omega is speechless, the Bucks are beside themselves, but Nigel just begins to chuckle and serenades them out of his office.
McGuinness: NEW, DAY ROCKS! NEW, DAY ROCKS! NEW, DAY ROCKS!
Ricochet vs. Pentagon, Jr.
ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRR
The match can’t even get started as the music of Braun Strowman hits the loudspeakers and The monster among men makes his way down to the ring. Knowing better than to wait around, Ricochet hi-tails it before he becomes a victim to either of the weapons of mass destruction standing at ringside. Strowman gets in to the ring, but Pentagon doesn’t budge. The two superstars stare each other down until Pentagon finally points towards the War of the Worlds: UK logo that is up beside the entrance ramp. Strowman doesn’t need to turn his back to know what Pentagon is saying and simply nods his head as the crowd roars in delight. We’ve got ourselves a monster match in less than 3 days!
Winner: No Contest
**COMMERCIAL**
Brock Lesnar w/ Paul Heyman vs. ??
Lesnar stands in the ring with Heyman, awaiting his opponent for tonight’s match. Just then the very familiar sound of a marching drumline begins to play through the speakers causing the crowd to go absolutely crazy.
Ranallo: This can’t be!
Graves: No way this is happening Mauro, I can’t believe it, it’s….
Graves: It’s Gillberg!
The crowd cheers quickly turn to boos as Gillberg steps out from behind the curtain, clearly not the superstars these fans thought they were about to see. Gillberg gets in to the ring and squares up with Lesnar, who flattens him with a hard clothesline as soon as the bell rings. Lesnar pulls Gillberg up to his feet by the head before throwing him in to the corner and delivering a hard shoulder thrust to the stomach, causing Gillberg to flop right over Lesnar’s back and on to the mat. Gillberg slowly begins to crawl towards the ropes, but Lesnar grabs his leg and drags him back towards the middle of the ring before picking him up and planting him with a German Suplex. Lesnar pulls Gillberg to his feet again, and finishes him off with an F-5 for the quick and easy 1,2,3!
Winner: Brock Lesnar by pinfall.
Lesnar has barely broken a sweat as he calmly celebrates his win over a much more inferior opponent. Heyman heads in to the ring with a microphone and begins to address the crowd while standing beside his beast.
Heyman: Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Paul Heyman and I am the advocate for the man who after this Saturday, will be known as the reigning, defending, undisputed Ring of Honor World Heavyweight Champion, BROCK LESNAR! You see what just happened wasn’t a fluke, it wasn’t because my client’s opponent was Gillberg. It doesn’t matter if it’s Gillberg, Goldberg, Shinsuke Nakamura, or even The Undertaker! My client BROCK LESNAR will VICTIMIZE any opponent that stands in his path to being the Ring of Honor World Heavyweight….
Heyman is cut off by the music of Shinsuke Nakamura who comes charging towards the ring to the roar of the crowd. Nakamura slides in to the ring, but is taken to the ground by a double leg from Brock Lesnar. Lesnar goes to inflict some punishment on Nakamura, but Shinsuke is able to wiggle his way out from under Lesnar and catches The Beast with a knee to the side of the head. As Lesnar dazed, Nakamura sets up in the corner for the Kinshasa, but Lesnar rolls out of the ring before Nakamura can connect, heading up the ramp with Paul Heyman in toe.
Nakamura: Brock Lesnar! After War of Worlds, Shinsuke Nakamura still Ring of Honor champion!
**COMMERCIAL**
The Headbangers vs. War Machine
Same match as last week, just with different opponents. War Machine absolutely dominate the former WWF tag team champions using their size and speed to make quick work of The Headbangers. Hanson gets the pin on Mosh after hitting the Fallout to pick up their second straight impressive victory, leaving one to guess when War Machine may see their first real challenge.
Winners: War Machine by pinfall.
{We head backstage to see Titus O’Neil walking in the back. Judging by the way he is moving, Titus in clearly on a mission to get somewhere. The camera pans back to see Moose standing farther down the hallway talking with the same media rep that had interviewed Nigel McGuinness earlier.}
Titus: Hey Moose! I’ve been looking everywhere for you! Last week you took advantage of me after I was attacked by Brock Lesnar! That match shouldn’t have counted, so I want you to go down to that ring right now and face me one-on-one again! This time, you’re going to see what I’m really made of!
Moose turns to Titus and gives him a sideways look. He then eyes Titus up and down before a smirk appears on his face.
Moose: You want to face me again? Titus, I’ve beaten you three weeks in a row, each win faster than the last. I’m trying to get myself in position to earn a title shot in the future, and beating you over and over again isn’t going to make that happen. You’re 0-3 against me Titus, the answer is no. Go win a couple matches against some other superstars, then maybe we’ll talk.
Titus: No? I wasn’t giving you a choice Moose, I said I want you in that ring! If you aren’t prepared to fight me tonight, then I’m officially challenging you to a match at War of the Worlds this Saturday night! Not only am I going to beat you 1-2-3, but a win over you is going to sky rocket me up the standings to my first shot at the Ring of Honor Television Championship!
Moose: **Laughs** Titus, I’m sorry brother, but that isn’t going to happen. You and me, we’re done big dog. I’m focused on the big matches, I want my opportunity to shine here in Ring of Honor.
Titus starts to walk away, but before he does, he mutters something under his breath.
Titus: It’s going to take more than big matches to get you any opportunities around here.
Moose: What the hell did you just say to me?!
Titus: I said it’s going to take a hell of a lot more than some big matches to get you any opportunities around here. I’ve been here for only 4 weeks now, and it didn’t take me that long to notice that guys like you and I, we don’t get the same chances as the rest of the roster does. We get put on the backburner because of what we are Moose. Do you honestly think if you’d beaten Mike Bennett at All-Star Extravaganza, you’d be in that triple threat match with Ambrose and Roode 3 weeks ago? It would have been just the two of them, and you would have had a better overall record than Bennett did going in to that match anyways. They’re keeping us down Moose, take a real look at it, without somebody to have your back around here, somebody who isn’t afraid to speak up, you’re not going to get anywhere.
{Titus walks off leaving Moose to think about what he just said as we fade out to our final commercial break of the evening.}
**COMMERCIAL**
Bobby Roode & The Kings of Wrestling vs. Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins & Triple H
Rollins and Triple H go right after The Kings of Wrestling, while Roode and Ambrose take the fight to the outside. Pandemonium completely breaks lose before the bell can even ring as the referee scrambles to save the main event and get these 6 superstars settled. After close to 5 minutes of chaos, the referee finally gets things settled as Ambrose starts off the match with Cesaro. This match delivers on all aspects, doing a great job setting up two big matches for this Sunday’s PPV, while also continuing the events of earlier tonight, with Ambrose refusing to tag in or out to Triple H while being scolded by Rollins for not trusting his tag team partner. The end of the match comes after Rollins hits the Kingslayer on Bobby Roode, which causes James Ellsworth to hop up on the apron and try to distract Rollins. Ellsworth gets chased around the ring by Ambrose, who is taken out at ringside by The Kings of Wrestling. As the Kings roll back in to the ring to try and take out Rollins, Triple H makes the save, and the two superstars hit twin Pedigrees on Cesaro and Chris Hero. Rollins pins Hero who was the legal man to get a big win for the good guys heading in to Sunday night’s PPV.
Winners: Seth Rollins, Triple H & Dean Ambrose by pinfall.
Triple H and Rollins celebrate together following the match. The camera shows Ellsworth tending to his dazed “friend” Bobby Roode, who pushes him away in anger of the loss. Ambrose rolls in to the ring holding head, but refuses to share the celebration with either Rollins for Triple H. The Game and Ambrose begin to share heated word with each other over Ambrose’s lack of trust towards him which turns in to a shoving match. Rollins is forced to step in and break up the altercation before it can get any more physical as Ambrose rolls out of the ring and heads up the ramp. The show fades to an ends with Triple H and Ambrose still exchanging words while Seth Rollins looks on in frustration.
**END OF THE SHOW**