Ring of Honor – 2006 Results
Hell Freezes Over – Philadelphia, PA – January 14, 2006 ROH Tag Team Champion Austin Aries pinned Ricky Reyes (w/ Julius Smokes) with a bridge out of a dragon sleeper at 5:49; after the bout, Reyes kept the hold applied and choked Aries out until FIP Heavyweight Champion & ROH Tag Team Champion Roderick Strong made the save
ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness defeated Tony Mamaluke via submission with a kimura at 8:19
Jimmy Rave & Alex Shelley defeated Azrieal (sub. for Colt Cabana) & Claudio Castagnoli (w/ Colt Cabana) when Rave forced Azrieal to submit to a double underhook guillotine at 14:18
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson (w/ Dave Prazak) defeated FIP Heavyweight Champion & ROH Tag Team Champion Roderick Strong and Homicide when Homicide submitted to a Fujiwara armbar at 4:42; during the bout, Colt Cabana attacked Homicide and threw him shoulder-first into the ringpost; only the FIP title was at stake
Christopher Daniels (w/ Allison Danger) pinned Jay Lethal at 14:58 with a cradle; after the bout, Samoa Joe tried to attack Lethal but Daniel stopped him, with Joe and Daniels then fighting; Lethal than hit a low blow on Joe, with BJ Whitmer running out and hitting an Exploder suplex on Daniels; Joe then hit a boot to the face to Daniels
Jack Evans defeaed Adam Pearce, Sal Rinauro, Trik Davis, Kid Mikaze, and Jason Blade by pinning Mikaze with the 630 splash at 11:31
Samoa Joe defeated BJ Whitmer when the referee stopped the match at 13:23 after Whitmer sustained a series of punches and forearms and couldn’t defend himself
AJ Styles pinned Matt Sydal at 17:09 with a roll up; after the bout, Styles asked Sydal to be his tag team partner and go after the ROH Tag Team Titles, with Sydal agreeing
ROH World Champion & FIP Heavyweight Champion Bryan Danielson defeated Chris Hero (w/ Necro Butcher, Adam Flash, Nate Webb, & Bryce Remsburg) in an impromptu match at 29:08 via submission with the Crossface Chickenwing; only the ROH title was at stake; after the bout, Prince Nana came out and offered to pay Danielson to join the Embassy, with Danielson replying “The money in Ghana ain’t worth shit;” Jimmy Rave & Alex Shelley then attacked Danielson from behind and Shelley hit Danielson with the Sliced Bread #2 (Ring of Hero: The Best of Chris Hero)
Trios Tournament 2006 – Dayton, Ohio – January 27, 2006
Featured a backstage segment in which Prince Nana explained he paid Brian Kendrick to teach Alex Shelley the ‘Sliced Bread #2’ manuever:
Trios Tournament Semi-Finals: Jack Evans, Matt Sydal, & Jimmy Wang defeated BJ Whitmer, Jimmy Jacobs, & Adam Pearce (w/ Lacey) when Evans pinned Jacobs after the 630 Splash at 11:23
Trios Tournament Semi-Finals: Jimmy Rave, Alex Shelley, & Abyss defeated Tony Mamaluke, Sal Rinauro, & Jay Fury when Shelley pinned Fury with a running facelock cutter off the turnbuckle at 15:47
Claudio Castagnoli pinned Chad Collyer with a roll up at 10:56; late in the match, Ace Steel stopped Collyer from using a steel chair; during the contest, Necro Butcher and Chris Hero chanted “boring” from their seats in the crowd
Ace Steel fought Sterling James Keenan to a no contest when Chris Hero and Necro Butcher distracted Steel, with Steel challenging them to a fight; all four men then brawled in the crowd; the locker room emptied and Hero was thrown out of the building by some ROH wrestlers while Necro was assaulted in the ring by others; Jim Cornette then told Hero that CZW is garbage wrestling and anytime he wants to invade a ROH event he’ll have the locker room kick his ass again
ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness pinned Delirious in a non-title match with the Tower of London at 6:48
Low Ki (sub. for Samoa Joe) pinned Christopher Daniels when Daniels collapsed attempting the Angels Wings and Ki landed on top at 20:54; after the match, Daniels said when TNA made him choose that changed his perspective about things, but now he’s back in Ring of Honor because he wants to be and wants to show respect for the man who beat him; Daniels then extended a handshake; Ki replied by saying history has a way of repeating itself and walked away without shaking Daniels’ hand
Trios Tournament Finals: Jimmy Rave, Alex Shelley, & Abyss defeated Matt Sydal, Jack Evans, & Jimmy Yang when Rave pinned Evans with the Pedigree at 23:40; stipulations stated the three winners would be able to choose whatever match they wanted in the future
ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defeated ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson & Jay Lethal when Strong made Danielson submit to the Stronghold after the half nelson backbreaker at 29:21; prior to the match, Aries said Danielson gave him the first opportunity at the ROH World Title after Danielson won it so he would return the favor; Lethal then said after he won the titles he would add it to the list of things he has done and Samoa Joe hasn’t
Dissension – Cleveland, OH – January 28, 2006
Featured a promo in which Jimmy Rave said he has chosen to have a ROH World Championship match at the Fourth Anniversary Show on Feb. 25; Alex Shelley then said he chose to have a ROH World Championship match at Unscripted II on Feb. 11; included a promo saying Mark & Jay Briscoe would return to ROH soon:
Adam Pearce pinned Jay Fury with a splash off the top at 3:30; after the match, Jim Cornette came out to make an announcement but Necro Butcher attempted to run into the ring from the crowd; Pearce attacked Necro and Necro was eventually dragged away; Cornette then thanked Pearce and they returned backstage
Jimmy Yang pinned Jay Lethal with a corkscrew moonsault at 11:08
Tony Mamaluke, Sal Rinauro, & Delirious defeated Jimmy Rave, Alex Shelley, & Abyss when Mamaluke and Rinauro pinned Rave and Shelley with simultaneous roll ups as they argued at 14:25
Low Ki pinned Jack Evans with the double stomp while Evans was tangled upside down in the turnbuckle at 12:32 (Ki’s final appearance in ROH)
Ace Steel & Claudio Castagnoli defeated ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness & Chad Collyer in an anything goes match when Castagnoli pinned McGuinness with an alfamari water slide pin at 16:13
ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defeated BJ Whitmer & Jimmy Jacobs (w/ Lacey) when Aries pinned Jacobs with the 450 Splash at 14:01; after the match, Jacobs begins to sing “Love Lifts Us Up Where We Belong” to Lacey before Whitmer dropped Jacobs with a wrist clutch Exploder and walked away
Christopher Daniels defeated Matt Sydal via KO when Sydal passed out in the koji clutch at 15:12
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated AJ Styles via submission with the Crossface Chickenwing at 31:27
Unscripted II – Long Island, NY – February 11, 2006
Due to a snowstorm in the northeast, TNA ordered its talent to fly to Orlando prior to their pay-per-view event the next night; as a result, Alex Shelley, Christopher Daniels, Samoa Joe, and Homicide missed this show; ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong stayed and received a three month suspension from TNA as a result:
Featured an opening backstage promo with Colt Cabana who said he has had a lot of time to relax and recover after Homicide tried to kill him with drain cleaner at Final Battle 2005; Cabana then said tonight, even though Homicide isn’t there, he’s going to take his frustration out on someone; included Adam Pearce defeating two ROH students in a handicap match with a double superfly splash; featured an in-ring segment with Grim Reefer & Julius Smokes calling out Cabana for his previous statement to begin the show, but CM Punk walked out instead; Pearce jumped Punk from behind and Cabana made the save; Punk then said he was there to talk some sense into Cabana and told the rest of the locker room he has his gear with him; included a promo by Strong who said he was looking for a fight tonight because Low Ki took his ball and went home, again; BJ Whitmer then showed up and said he was going to take advantage of the upheaval and challenge Strong; moments later, ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson came down, slapped Strong, and the two had to be pulled apart; during the brawl, Prince Nana announced Alex Shelley’s replacement for later in the show would be former ROH Champion Xavier; featured a promo stating Mark & Jay Briscoe would return at The Fourth Anniversary Show:
Colt Cabana pinned Grim Reefer (w/ Julius Smokes) with a lariat at 8:16
Ricky Reyes defeated Kid Mikaze via submission with the dragon sleeper at 2:16
ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness defeated ROH Tag Team Champion Austin Aries via submission with the kimura at 18:51, moments after Aries hit the 450 splash and further injured his own shoulder; Aries was in the ropes when he tapped out but he had already used his 3 rope breaks; after the match, the fans chanted “Thank you, Aries” (Nigel McGuinness: An ROH Career Retrospective)
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated Xavier (w/ the Embassy) (sub. for Alex Shelley) via disqualification when Jimmy Rave saved Xavier from submitting to the Cattle Mutilation at 12:59; after the match, CM Punk saved Danielson but Adam Pearce attacked Punk, then leaving with the Embassy; Punk then challenged them to a tag team match later in the night
Jimmy Yang defeated Azrieal, Jerrelle Clark, and Jason Blade by pinning Clark with the corkscrew moonsault at 13:58
Roderick Strong defeated BJ Whitmer (sub. for Low Ki) with a Gibson Driver at 20:11; Strong retained the #1 contendership to the ROH World Title
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson & CM Punk defeated Jimmy Rave & Adam Pearce when Punk made Rave submit to the Anaconda Vice at 29:02; after the match, Danielson thanked Punk for showing up when others did not and said he would give Punk a championship match whenever he wanted (Punk’s one-night ROH return match)
4th Anniversary Show – Edison, NJ – February 25, 2006
Featured a promo with Christopher Daniels and Allison Danger in which Daniels said he didn’t return to Ring of Honor to reform The Prophecy because Whitmer and Dan Maff “beat the shit” out of Danger at the Third Anniversary Show:
Jay & Mark Briscoe defeated Jason Blade & Kid Mikaze and Tony Mamaluke & Sal Rinauro when Mark pinned Blade with a Cutthroat Driver/legdrop combo at 6:42; prior to the match, the Briscoes came out and asked to be added to the match (the Briscoe’s return after a 1-year absence)
Adam Pearce defeated Jason Fury, Azrieal, and Claudio Castagnoli by pinning Azrieal with the splash off the top at 11:04
Samoa Joe pinned Jay Lethal with the Super Musclebuster at 14:19
Christopher Daniels (w/ Allison Danger) fought BJ Whitmer to a no contest at 5:30 when Chris Hero, Nate Webb, and Necro Butcher came into the ring from the crowd; Hero then sang “Happy Birthday” to ROH before the locker room emptied, with ROH wrestlers brawling with the CZW wrestlers; Hero escaped the brawl but is met in the ring by Samoa Joe who puts Hero in the Coquina Clutch; Mark & Jay Briscoe attacked ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong during the brawl, and Homicide and Colt Cabana were shown fighting in the back
Homicide (w/ Julius Smokes) defeated Colt Cabana in a Ghetto Streetfight; Homicide initially won at 11:14 when the referee stopped the match when Cabana refused to submit as Homicide was choking him with a coat hanger; during the bout, there were dueling chants of “Colt Cabana” and “Homicide;” after the match, Cabana took the mic, said he never gave up, and said the match was restarting, then rang the bell himself; the referee again stopped the match at 4:12 when Cabana was tied up in the corner by Homicide, Ricky Reyes, & Smokes and was repeatedly triple teamed, prompting the crowd to chant “He’s not dead;” moments later, Cabana again took the mic and said Homicide would have to come back out and finish him; the match was stopped again at 1:07 after Homicide dropped Cabana with a piledriver from the apron through a table set up on the floor (ROH: Bloodstained Honor)
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated Jimmy Rave via referee stoppage after multiple elbows to the face at 32:01
Ricky Reyes defeated Jack Evans via submission with the dragon sleeper at 7:58
ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defeated AJ Styles & Matt Sydal when Aries pinned Sydal after the half nelson backbreaker by Strong and the 450 Splash by Aries at 23:11; after the match, Jay Briscoe attacked Aries and dropped him with the Jaydriller
Arena Warfare – Philadelphia, PA – ECW Arena – March 11, 2006
Homicide & Ricky Reyes defeated Mark & Jay Briscoe, Marcos & Dunn, and Jason Blade & Kid Mikaze when Homicide pinned Marcos with the Cop Killer at 11:56; stipulations stated the winners would receive a ROH Tag Title shot
ROH Tag Team Champion Roderick Strong defeated Jimmy Yang via submission with the Stronghold at 12:54
ROH Tag Team Champion Austin Aries pinned Matt Sydal with the brainbuster and 450 Splash at 16:52; after the match, Mark & Jay Briscoe attacked Aries and Sydal; ROH Tag Team Champion Roderick Strong then came out and helped clear the ring
Jake & Dave Crist defeated Tony Mamaluke & Sal Rinauro when Jake pinned Mamaluke after Jake dropped Mamaluke with a Death Valley Driver onto Dave’s knees at 9:18
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson pinned Alex Shelley with the bridging double chickenwing at 32:31
Colt Cabana pinned Christopher Daniels with a roll up at 13:46; Samoa Joe was originally scheduled to be part of the match but Joe was late getting to the arena; stipulations stated if Joe showed up he would face the winner; after the match Joe showed up to honor his contracted match
Samoa Joe pinned Colt Cabana with the Musclebuster at 2:52 in an impromtu match
Best in the World – New York City, New York – March 25, 2006
Jimmy Rave pinned Pelle Primeau with the Pedigree at 1:57
Jimmy Yang pinned Jimmy Rave (w/ Prince Nana) with a roll up at 6:32 in an impromtu match
Allison Danger defeated Daize Haze, Lacey, and Mercedes Martinez by pinning Lacey with a roll up at 10:30
Christopher Daniels pinned Alex Shelley with the Angel’s Wings at 14:34
ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness pinned Claudio Castagnoli with a spinning lariat at 12:57
ROH Tag Team Champion Austin Aries defeated Ricky Reyes via disqualification when Reyes refused to break the dragon sleeper after Aries reached the ropes at 11:27
Jack Evans & ROH Tag Team Champion Roderick Strong defeated Mark & Jay Briscoe when Evans pinned Mark with the Phoenix Splash at 19:31
KENTA & Naomichi Marufuji defeated ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson & Samoa Joe when KENTA pinned Danielson with the Go To Sleep at 33:35; prior to the match, Joe refused to shake hands with KENTA; after the bout, Joe again refused to shake KENTA’s hand and both men shoved each other; KENTA then picked up the ROH World Title and said he would be back in ROH soon (KENTA: Go 2 Sleep)
Dragon Gate Challenge – Detroit, MI – March 30, 2006
Homicide pinned Colt Cabana in a falls count anywhere match at 5:24
Ricky Reyes defeated Chad Collyer via submission with the dragon sleeper at 7:11
BJ Whitmer pinned Jimmy Jacobs (w/ Lacey) with a lariat after a belly-to-belly suplex off the top at 15:16; after the match, Whitmer asked to end the feud and offered a handshake but Jacobs spat at him and walked away
Ryo Saito pinned Jimmy Yang with a dragon suplex at 11:53
Alex Shelley & Jimmy Rave (w/ Prince Nana) defeated ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson & Delirious when Shelley pinned Delirious with the Sliced Bread #2 at 20:56
Claudio Castagnoli pinned Shane Hagadorn with the alframari water slide at 4:01
AJ Styles & Matt Sydal defeated the Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi at 12:32 when Styles pinned Horiguchi with a reversal into the Styles Clash (ROH: Best in the World)
CIMA, Naruki Doi, & Masato Yoshino defeated Jack Evans, ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong when CIMA pinned Evans with a superkick at 16:01
Christopher Daniels (w/ Allison Danger) pinned Samoa Joe with the Best Moonsault Ever at 15:36; after the match, Chris Hero and Necro Butcher entered the ring; moments later, Danger convinced Daniels to leave while Joe assaults Hero; Butcher made the save and both attack Joe until BJ Whitmer comes out and clears the ring; moments later, Hero and Butcher are thrown from the arena by multiple ROH students; in the ring, Samoa Joe declared himself in the war against CZW
Supercard of Honor – Chicago Ridge, IL – Frontier Fieldhouse – March 31, 2006
Ricky Reyes defeated Flash Flanagan, Delirious, and Shane Hagadorn by making Delirious submit to the dragon sleeper at 6:54
Jimmy Rave & Alex Shelley defeated Jimmy Yang & Claudio Castagnoli when Rave pinned Castagnoli with a flash pin at 16:03
Ace Steel defeated Chad Collyer in a first blood match after hitting Collyer in the face with a chair at 11:53
AJ Styles & Matt Sydal defeated Jack Evans & ROH Tag Team Champion Austin Aries when Sydal pinned Evans with the Shooting Star Press at 17:47; after the match, all four men shook hands
Dragon Kid, Genki Horiguchi, & Ryo Saito defeated CIMA, Naruki Doi, & Masato Toshino in a Dragon Gate Invitational when Kid pinned Doi with the Dragonrana at 20:34; during the match, the fans chanted “Please don’t stop;” after the bout, CIMA shook his opponents’ hands, angering his teammates
MsChif defeated Lacey, Allison Danger, Cheerleader Melissa, Rain, and Daizee Haze by pinning Rain with the Desecrator DDT at 8:44
Homicide pinned Mitch Franklin (sub. for Colt Cabana) with the Cop Killer at 2:33; after the bout, Cabana came out and brawled with Homicide, eventually backdropping him from the ring through a table; Julius Smokes then distracted Cabana, with Homicide attacking Cabana with a chair, dropping him with a DDT onto a ladder, put his head between a ladder and slammed a chair onto Cabana’s head repeatedly; Homicide then said if Cabana came back the following night then he would kill him
Samoa Joe defeated Christopher Daniels and Jimmy Jacobs (sub. for BJ Whitmer) by making Jacobs submit to the Coquina Clutch at 9:14
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson pinned ROH World Champion Roderick Strong with a roll up reversal of the Stronghold at 56:04
Jake Evans defeated Ace Steel, Matt Sydal, Jimmy Jacobs, Jake & Dave Crist when Evans pinned Jake with the 630 senton
Delirious defeated Ricky Reyes
Jimmy Rave, Alex Shelley, & Masato Yoshino defeated Dragon Kid, Genki Horiguchi, & Ryo Saito
Samoa Joe defeated AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, and Jimmy Yang
ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defeated Naruki Doi & CIMA when Aries pinned CIMA with the 450 splash (Roderick Strong: The Messiah of the Backbreaker)
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated Lance Storm via submission with Cattle Mutliation at 26:25; after the bout, several in the crowd chanted “Best in the world” at Danielson (ROH: Best in the World)
Colt Cabana defeated Homicide in a streetfight
The 100th Show – Philadelphia, PA – April 22, 2006
Chris Hero, Super Dragon, & Necro Butcher defeated Samoa Joe, Adam Pearce, & BJ Whitmer in a streetfight at 25:25 when Hero pinned Pearce with the Hero’s Welcome double team from he and Claudio Castagnoli; Todd Sinclair was the ROH referee for the bout and Bryce Remsburg was the CZW referee for the match; late in the bout, John Zandig interfered, leading to Sinclair being knocked out; moments later, Castagnoli, wearing a jacket that had “ROH” on the back, ran in the ring and knocked down Joe before then hugging Hero; the crowd then chanted “Homicide” leading up to the finish (ROH: Bloodstained Honor, Ring of Hero: The Best of Chris Hero)
Weekend of Champions Night 1 – Dayton, OH – Montgomery County Fairgrounds – April 28, 2006
Featured an opening backstage segment in which Lacey said she would drop Jimmy Jacobs from Lacey’s Angels if he couldn’t win that weekend; included a backstage segment showing Christopher Daniels on the phone with someone, saying he would take care of the weekend and see them in New York; after a promp from Gabe Sapolsky, Daniels cut a promo on ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness, saying he would become a champion again; Daniels then spoke of the feud between ROH and CZW, saying Claudio Castangoli turned his back on ROH after Daniels agreed to shake his hand; featured a backstage promo by McGuinness regarding his return from NOAH, his upcoming bout with Daniels, and his match the following night against ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson; included Dave Prazak conducting a backstage interview with Danielson regarding his match against Jimmy Yang later in the show and facing McGuinness the following night; moments later, Samoa Joe walked in, told Danielson he wasn’t there to fight but he would win the ROH Tag Team Titles later in the show and then run CZW out of the building; after that, he said, he would come for the world title:
Colt Cabana pinned Jimmy Jacobs (w/ Lacey) at 9:01 with a powerbomb; prior to and after the bout, the two shook hands; following the match, Jim Cornette, on a crutch, and Ace Steel came to the ring, with Cornette then cutting a promo on CZW; Cornette then said he would have surgery on May 9, BJ Whitmer was in a neckbrace, and that ROH needed to band together; Cornette then asked whether the fans and himself could count on Cabana, with Cabana then saying he was for ROH, citing it was the site where CM Punk and Samoa Joe went 60 minutes; Cabana then said he was told he had to start back at the opening match and was done for the night; after Cornette questioned whether he was going to turn his back on the people, Cabana said he would stick around to kick CZW’s ass; Cornette then cut a promo on Claudio Castagnoli turning on ROH the previous week, calling him a deserter; Cornette said Castagnoli was supposed to work the show, per ROH contract, and would be in breach of contract if he didn’t show and would have hell to pay if he did
Dave & Jake Christ defeated Spud & Jay Fury at 8:12 when Fury was pinned following their double team finisher; prior to and after the bout, the two teams shook hands; moments later, Super Dragon was shown in the crowd attacking a fan, taking his steel chair, and leaving through the door; moments later, several ROH stage hands went out the door looking for him
Delirious fought Jimmy Rave (w/ Daizee Haze) to a 15-minute time limit draw at 14:59; following Rave’s entrance, the crowd threw rolls of toilet paper in the ring; Delirious’s hand was heavily taped for the bout; during the closing moments, Haze leapt off the top onto Delirious as the referee was busy taking a steel chair out of the ring
ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness defeated Christopher Daniels via count-out at 20:19 after throwing photographer Mary-Kate Grosso into the challenger’s way at ringside; during the bout, there were dueling chants for both men; following the match, the crowd chanted “That was bullshit”
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated Jimmy Yang at 20:11 via KO after the challenger became caught in the Crossface Chicken Wing; during the ring entrances, Danielson corrected the ring announcer to introduce him as “the best wrestlers these pricks have ever seen;” prior to the match, the two men shook hands; there were dueling chants for both men during the bout; after the contest, the crowd chanted “Best in the world” at Danielson before the two men shook hands
ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defeated Samoa Joe & Matt Sydal at 24:24 when Aries pinned Sydal with the 450 splash after Strong hit two half nelson backbreakers on the challenger; prior to the bout, the two teams shook hands; after the bout, the crowd chanted “That was awesome” and “ROH” before the two teams embraced
Team CZW (Necro Butcher, Nate Webb, Claudio Castagnoli, & Super Dragon) defeated Team ROH (Samoa Joe, Colt Cabana, Ace Steel, BJ Whitmer, & Adam Pearce) in an impromptu streetfight at around the 20-minute mark when Castagnoli pinned Whitmer with a Muscle Buster after Dragon hit a double stomp to the head of Whitmer as Whitmer’s head was caught in a steel chair; prior to the bout, Joe took the mic and called out CZW, saying he came for a fight and wouldn’t leave Dayton, OH without one; moments later, he brawled with Butcher all the way backstage, where he was then tied up; Cabana and Steel were then ganged up on in the ring until Whitmer, wearing a neckbrace, ran out and assaulted the CZW wrestlers with a steel chair; Whitmer quickly had the neckbrace removed and was assaulted before Pearce, with 20 staples in his head, came out for Team ROH; after the contest, Whitmer was tended to in the ring and taken backstage in a neckbrace and on a table; the crowd was almost immediately asked to leave the venue following the bout; moments later, Steel and Pearce cut a promo on CZW before walking off (ROH: Greatest Rivalries)
Weekend of Champions Night 2 – Cleveland, OH – Grays Armory – April 29, 2006
Featured an opening backstage segment in which Lacey told Jimmy Jacobs it was his last chance and he had to win his match or he would never speak to her again; included an outdoor promo by ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong regarding their upcoming title defense against Alex Shelley & Jimmy Rave, noting their long history facing each other; during the opening in-ring introduction, BJ Whitmer, wearing a neckbrace, interrupted, took the mic, and noted CZW wrestlers tried to cripple him the previous night but he was still standing; Whitmer then challenged the CZW wrestlers to come out, with Adam Pearce and Jim Cornette, using a crutch, appearing; Cornette took the mic, noted the injuries to himself, Pearce, and Whitmer and said Whitmer was too valuable to risk his health and he needed to relax and let others fight the fight for him until he healed; moments later, the crowd chanted Whitmer’s name, with Cornette telling Whitmer to heal up; after Whitmer left ringside, Cornette said he hated wrestling a few years ago and ranted about the “comedy writers in Stamford” and told them to kiss his ass; he went on to talk about his ROH experiences with Bobby Heenan, the Midnight Express, and the roster and noted ROH was in a war against not only CZW but also other bad wrestling organizations that wanted to insult the fans’ intelligence; Cornette then said he was having knee surgery on May 9 and needed someone to take over his post until he heals up, then offering the job to Pearce while he was out; Pearce then praised Cornette and the fans for supporting ROH and said he would do his best for Cornette, with Cornette then starting a chant for Pearce before cutting a promo on Claudio Castagnoli turning his back on ROH and said he would save his crutch “to shove up your ass;” as the two left the ring, Nate Webb jumped Pearce from behind, with Ace Steel running out and chasing Webb into the crowd; moments later, Bobby Dempsey, Cornette, and others tended to Pearce and helped him backstage; featured Dave Prazak conducting a backstage interview with Alex Shelley, Jimmy Rave, alongside Daizee Haze regarding their match against Aries & Strong, with Shelley saying Prince Nana wasn’t there because he knew they already had the match won; included a video package recapping the history between Aries & Strong and Shelley & Rave; featured Prazak conducting a closing backstage interview with ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness regarding his earlier match against ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson in which McGuinness said his win proved he was the best champion in ROH; moments later, Danielson interrupted and noted McGuinness had to use a chair to beat him; Delirious then appeared, distracting Danielson before McGuinness jumped Danielson from behind; McGuinness then said Danielson was lying on the floor and he beat him:
Colt Cabana & Conrad Kennedy III defeated Dave & Jake Crist at 8:47 when Cabana pinned Dave with a powerbomb; prior to the bout, the two teams shook hands
Delirious defeated Chris Sabin via submission with the Cobra Stretch at 12:00; prior to and after the bout, the two shook hands
Jimmy Jacobs (w/ Lacey) defeated Jimmy Yang, Trik Davis, Spud, Jay Fury, and Flash Flanagan at 8:02 by pinning Davis after hitting a Contra Code off the top rope; prior to the bout, Flanagan refused to skake his opponents’ hands; stipulations stated Lacey would leave Jacobs if he lost the match; after the contest, Yang, Fury, Spud, and Davis shook hands
Samoa Joe defeated Claudio Castagnoli via disqualification at 11:55 when Necro Butcher and Nate Webb came out of the crowd and attacked Joe as he had Castagnoli up for the Muscle Buster; prior to the bout, Castagnoli introduced himself from the rafters, with the crowd chanting “Shut the fuck up” and “Joe’s gonna kill you;” Castagnoli then said he didn’t come to fight but to wrestle and said he was the best athlete ROH had, then challenging Joe to a wrestling match to prove his athletic ability; moments later, Joe appeared and accepted the challenge, with Castagnoli then making him swear that it would be a pure wrestling match and not a fight; moments later, Joe egged Castagnoli on by implying Castagnoli was a chicken, with the crowd chanting “Joe’s gonna kill you” before changing it to “Joe’s gonna wrestle you;” the two shook hands to start the match; after the bout, Necro repeatedly hit Joe in the knee with a steel chair until Ace Steel and Adam Pearce, his head bandaged, ran out and brawled with Necro and Webb in the ring, at ringside, and in the crowd; several minutes later, Pearce and Steel dropped Necro with a double powerbomb onto a steel chair set up in the ring; moments later, they attempted a double team move off the top until Super Dragon came through the crowd; BJ Whitmer, in a neckbrace, then ran out and helped clear the CZW wrestlers from the arena
BJ Whitmer pinned Super Dragon in an impromptu match at around the 11-minute mark after hitting the Exploder suplex off the top rope through a table on the floor; Whitmer wore a neckbrace for the match until it was taken off by Dragon; after the bout, Adam Pearce and Ace Steel tended to Whitmer in the ring; moments later, Whitmer took the mic and told Pearce and Steel to get Dragon out of there, with the two dragging Dragon out the front door
Christopher Daniels pinned Matt Sydal at 18:23 with Last Rites after blocking a headscissors attempt; there were dueling chants for both men prior to the bout; the two shook hands before and after the match
ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness defeated ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson via count-out at 28:25 after McGuinness held up a steel chair as Danielson attempted a springboard dive into the crowd; both titles were at stake in the match; the bout was contested under pure rules; the two shook hands to start the bout, as the crowd chanted for both men; after the match, the ring announcer initially noted McGuinness as the new world champion until the referee clarified only the pure title could change hands via count-out; moments later, both men struggled to their feet with their title belts in the ring as the crowd chanted “Five more minutes;” McGuinness then had the referee raise his hand in victory and left the ring
ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defeated Alex Shelley & Jimmy Rave (w/ Daizee Haze) at 18:09 when Aries pinned Rave with the 450 splash after Strong twice dropped Rave with the half nelson backbreaker, then spat at Daizee; upon the challengers’ entrance, fans threw rolls of toilet paper into the ring; the two teams shook hands to start the match; there were dueling chants for Aries & Strong upon their entrance
How We Roll – Long Island, NY – May 12, 2006
Matt Sydal pinned Jimmy Rave
Delirious defeated Nigel McGuinness and Kikutaro
Alex Shelley & Jimmy Rave defeated Homicide & Ricky Reyes
Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli defeated Adam Pearce & BJ Whitmer
YouTube – 5/22/06: Samoa Joe pinned Apocalypse at 6:30 with the Musclebuster; prior to the bout, the two shook hands
Mark Briscoe pinned ROH Tag Team Champion Roderick Strong
Jay Briscoe pinned ROH Tag Team Champion Austin Aries
NWA World Champion Christian Cage & Colt Cabana defeated ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson & Christopher Daniels
Ring of Homicide – Edison, NJ – May 13, 2006
Colt Cabana defeated Kikutaro
YouTube – 5/22/06: Homicide & Ricky Reyes (w/ Julius Smokes) defeated Dunn & Marcos at 6:14 when Reyes forced a submission with a dragon sleeper and bodyscissors after a boot to the face from Homicide; prior to the bout, Homicide & Reyes refused to shake Dunn & Marcos’ hands; after the contest, Adam Pearce came out
Jimmy Rave defeated Jimmy Yang
ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness defeated Jay Lethal
Christopher Daniels defeated Matt Sydal
ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defeated Mark & Jay Briscoe
Samoa Joe fought Necro Butcher to a no contest
Homicide defeated Necro Butcher
FIP @ Inverness, FL – Citrus County Auditorium – May 26, 2006
Steve Madison defeated Ace Rockwell
Jay Fury defeated Chasyn Rance and the Canadian Cougar
Sal Rinauro defeated Prince Nana
Erick Stevens defeated Jay Briscoe
Sean Waltman, Shawn Murphy, & Joey Machete defeated Alex Porteau, Kory Chavis, FIP Tag Team Champions Phil & Sean Davis in a handicap match
Mark Briscoe defeated Jerrelle Clark
Davey Richards & Jay Lethal defeated FIP World Champion & ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson & Jimmy Rave
FIP Bloodbath – Crystal River, FL – National Guard Armory – May 27, 2006
Davey Richards defeated the Canadian Cougar
Alex Porteau defeated Chasyn Rance
Erick Stevens defeated Kory Chavis
Ace Rockwell defeated Prince Nana via disqualification
Sal Rineauro defeated Jimmy Rave; stipulations stated the loser had to leave town for 90 days
Jay Fury & Jerrelle Clark defeated Mark & Jay Briscoe
FIP World Champion & ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated Jay Lethal; only the FIP title was on the line
Joey Machete & Shawn Murphy defeated FIP Tag Team Champions Phil & Sean Davis in a No DQ match to win the titles
Destiny – East Windsor, CT – June 3, 2006
Davey Richards defeated Jimmy Rave
Shane Hagadorn defeated Derrick Dempsey
Sara Del Ray defeated Daizee Haze
Colt Cabana defeated Adam Pearce, Delirious, and Jason Blade
Christopher Daniels defeated BJ Whitmer
Shingo defeated Ricky Reyes
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated Homicide
ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defeated Mark & Jay Briscoe
FIP Chasing the Dragon – Inverness, FL – Citrus County Auditorium – June 9, 2006 (200)
Alex Porteau defeated Kenny King at 5:34
Kory Chavis defeated Ryan Drago at 6:32
Shingo Takagi defeated Erick Stevens at 9:24
FIP Tag Team Champions Joey Machete & Shawn Murphy defeated Phil & Sean Davis via disqualification at 3:55
Jay Fury & Jerrelle Clark defeated Chasyn Rance & Seth Delay at 11:22
FIP World Champion & ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated Sal Rinauro at 19:05; only the FIP title was on the line
Colt Cabana defeated Austin Aries, Davey Richards, Roderick Strong, Steve Madison, and the Canadian Cougar in an elimination match at 33:52
FIP Impact of Honor – Orlando, FL – Downtown Recreation Center – June 10, 2006 (200)
Sal Rinauro defeated the Canadian Cougar at 12:31
Alex Porteau defeated Seth Delay at 5:44
Chasyn Rance defeated Kenny King, Rainman, and Ryan Drago at 8:02
Shingo Takagi defeated Davey Richards at 12:36
Steve Madison defeated Erick Stevens at 12:41
Phil & Sean Davis defeated Super FIP Machine & the Masked FIPper #13 at 3:48
ROH World Champion & FIP World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated Colt Cabana at 22:15; only the ROH title was on the line
ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defeated Jay Fury & Jerrelle Clark at 21:40
In Your Face – New York City, NY – June 17, 2006
Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Jason Blade & Sterling James Keenan
Jake Crist pinned Marcos
Ricky Reyes pinned David Crist
Davey Richards pinned Jimmy Rave
ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defeated Colt Cabana & Nigel McGuinness
BJ Whitmer fought Jimmy Jacobs to a draw
ROH Top of the Class Trophy Winner Shane Hagadorn pinned Mitch Franklin
Adam Pearce defeated Claudio Castagnoli via disqualification
Homicide pinned Chris Hero
KENTA defeated ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson and Samoa Joe in a non-title match (KENTA: Go 2 Sleep)
Dave & Jake Crist defeated Keith Walker & Shane Hagadorn,BR> Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Ace Steel & Colt Cabana
Delirious defeated Davey Richards, Jimmy Rave, and Samoa Joe
Adam Pearce defeated Necro Butcher via disqualfiication
Homicide pinned Claudio Castagnoli
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated BJ Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs in an elimination match
KENTA pinned Roderick Strong (Roderick Strong: The Messiah of the Backbreaker)
Chi-Town Struggle – Chicago Ridge, IL – Frontier Fieldhouse – June 24, 2006
Jake & David Crist defeated Shane Hagadorn & Trik Davis
ROH Tag Team Champion Roderick Strong defeated Jimmy Jacobs
Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Jimmy Rave & Conrad Kennedy III
Samoa Joe defeated Delirious
Claudio Castagnoli, Necro Butcher, & Nate Webb defeated Adam Pearce, Ace Steel, & BJ Whitmer in a bunkhouse match
ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness defeated Homicide via count-out
KENTA pinned ROH Tag Team Champion Austin Aries with the Go To Sleep at 20:51 (ROH: Best in the World, KENTA: Go 2 Sleep)
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated Colt Cabana
FIP Heatstroke 06 Day 1 – Inverness, FL – Citrus County Auditorium – July 7, 2006
Kenny King defeated the Canadian Cougar at 7:46
Alex Porteau defeated Kory Chavis and Sal Rinauro at 6:07
Shingo Takagi defeated Homicide at 11:53
Davey Richards defeated BJ Whitmer at 10:43
Chasyn Rance & Steve Madison defeated Erick Stevens & Seth Delay at 10:27
FIP World Champion & ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated Colt Cabana at 23:43; only the FIP title was on the line
FIP Tag Team Champions Joey Machete & Shawn Murphy defeated Phil & Sean Davis
FIP Heatstroke 06 Day 2 – Bushnell, FL – Sumter County Fairgrounds – July 8, 2006
Alex Porteau defeated the Canadian Cougar at 6:50
Colt Cabana defeated Kory Chavis at 10:51
Kenny King defeated Sal Rinauro at 11:28
Steve Madison defeated Erick Stevens at 7:52
Seth Delay defeated Chasyn Rance at 10:52
Davey Richards & Homicide defeated FIP World Champion & ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson & BJ Whitmer at 22:52
FIP Tag Team Champions Joey Machete & Shawn Murphy defeated Phil & Sean Davis in a double chain match
Death Before Dishonor IV – Philadelphia, PA – National Guard Armory – July 15, 2006
Featured an in-ring promo by Jim Cornette in which he made fun of the CZW fans in attendance before bringing up the recent ECW revival by WWE; Cornette then said chants of “ECW” put money in Vince McMahon’s pocket and ROH was now Philadelphia’s only hometown wrestling company; Cornette then announced that KENTA would be on hand when ROH returns to Philadelphia on Nov. 4 and would challenge for the ROH World Title Sept. 16 in New York City; moments later, Cornette mentioned the CZW vs. ROH main event, that JJ Dillon was coaching the ROH team, and Homicide was wanting three wishes in exchange for being on the ROH team; as Cornette said he thought that was giving Homicide too much power, ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson came out to dueling chants of “Overrated” and “Shut the fuck up;” Danielson then made fun of the crowd, then noting no one from CZW has beaten him and he’s beaten everyone ROH has put in front of him since Sept. 2005; Danielson then said he should be on the team, and would go on to beat Sonjay Dutt later in the show, then Samoa Joe, Colt Cabana, KENTA, and everyone else; Cornette then shook Danielson’s hand and said he would be on the team:
Delerious defeated Seth Delay via submission with the Cobra Stretch at 4:47 after a splash off the top to the back; after the contest, Delerious helped Delay to his feet and shook his hand
Jimmy Rave & Sal Rinauro (w/ Prince Nana & Daizee Haze) defeated Colt Cabana & Jay Lethal at 11:39 when Rave pinned Cabana with a spear following a superkick from Rinauro; prior to the bout, Nana cut an in-ring promo in which he insulted the crowd, with the crowd chanting “Shut the fuck up!” until Nana said he had found someone to help take Jimmy Rave to next level; Nana then called for Daizee Haze to come out, with Haze leading the way for a man covered in a sheet; the man eventually revealed himself as Rinauro, with Nana yelling at him and telling him to get out of the ring; Rave then came out, using Rinauro as a stepping stool to get in the ring, with the fans then throwing dozens of toiler paper rolls into the ring at Rave; the crowd then had dueling chants of “CZW” and “Sucks;” after Cabana & Lethal came out, they took turns throwing the rolls of toilet paper at their opponents
ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness defeated ROH Tag Team Champion Roderick Strong via count-out at 15:52 when McGuinness prevented Strong from reentering the ring and got back in himself after dropping Strong with a DDT on the floor; only the Pure title was on the line for the match
Jay & Mark Briscoe defeated Dave & Jake Crist at 15:06 when Jay pinned Dave after Mark dropped Dave with the Cutthroat Driver
AJ Styles pinned Davey Richards with the Styles Clash at 17:01
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated Sonjay Dutt at 18:47 when the referee stopped the bout after Danielson hit a back suplex off the top and followed with a series of elbows to the side of the challenger’s head; prior to the bout, Danielson extended his hand but Dutt didn’t shake it and instead slapped the champion; the crowd, which had been chanting “Overrated” at Danielson, then chanted “You’re gonna get your fucking head kicked in” at Dutt; after the contest, Danielson stood on Dutt’s arm and shook his hand
Team ROH: Samoa Joe, BJ Whitmer, ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson, Adam Pearce, Ace Steel, & Homicide (sub. for Danielson) (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Team CZW: Claudio Castagnoli, CZW Heavyweight Champion Chris Hero, Nate Webb, Necro Butcher, & Eddie Kingston (mystery partner) in Cage of Death at 40:34 when Homicide pinned Webb with a Vertebreaker onto barbed wire; the rules and entries followed the classic Wargames format, but allowing for pinfalls once all the men were involved; the ringside area was surrounded by a cage, with chairs, ladders, a table wrapped in barbed wire, and other weapons surrounding the ring; JJ Dillon served as the coin tosser to determine which team would have the opening advantage; order of entry: Samoa Joe (0:00); Claudio (0:00), Whitmer (5:09), Hero (7:33), Danielson (9:03), Webb (11:33), Pierce (13:03), Necro (15:05), Steel (17:01), Kingston (19:07), and Homicide (24:13); minutes after Danielson’s appearance in the cage, and after working with Joe in attacking the CZW opponents, Danielson chop blocked Joe, assaulted him, and struck him in the knee with a chair, prompting Jim Cornette to come ringside; moments later, Danielson and Cornette exchanged words, with Cornette saying Danielson stabbed him in the back and Danielson giving Cornette the middle finger; Joe was then taken backstage on a stretcher; after all the other participants were in, Hero took the mic and said he hated his mystery partner but his mystery partner hated ROH more, with Kingston then appearing; minutes later, Homicide appeared, stared at Dillon, and then entered the cage to a rousing ovation; after the contest, Cornette appeared, said the hardcore garbage wrestling fans got what they came for and then called for the ring crew to carry the CZW wrestlers out of the arena; Cornette then cut a promo on the CZW wrestlers as they were carried or dragged out of the cage before shaking hands with the ROH team, congratulating them on the win and thanking them; the CZW crowd then chanted “Boring,” with Cornette replying by saying he didn’t want to hear about their sex life; Cornette then asked what Homicide’s three wishes were for coming through on his part of the deal, with Homicide saying he wanted to fight Steve Corino in a ROH ring, a ROH World Title shot, and to reinstate Low Ki; the crowd responded with chants of “Low Ki” and “Just say yes,” with Cornette then saying that wouldn’t happen but he would do something for Homicide, not Low Ki; Homicide then spat in Cornette’s face, with Homicide then fighting off Pierce until Cornette sprayed him in the face with a substance and Dillon locked the cage door shut; Pierce and Dillon then handcuffed Homicide to the corner and ripped his shirt open, allowing Cornette to repeatedly whip Homicide with his belt as Dillon and Pearce kept other wrestlers from scaling the cage to make the save; Cornette, Pearce, and Dillon then left the cage, with the other wrestlers coming to Homicide’s aid inside the ring
War of the Wire II – Dayton, OH – Montgomery County Fairgrounds – July 28, 2006
Jimmy Jacobs defeated Trik Davis
Davey Richards & Jerrelle Clark defeated Jimmy Rave & Sal Rinauro
ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness defeated Colt Cabana via count-out
Matt Sydal defeated Christopher Daniels
David & Jake Crist defeated Alex Payne & Pelle Primeau
Austin Aries defeated ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson, Delirious, and Homicide in a non-title match by pinning Danielson
Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Roderick Strong & Jack Evans
BJ Whitmer defeated Necro Butcher in a no rope barbed wire match
Generation Now – Cleveland, OH – Grays Armory – July 29, 2006
Dark match: Alex Payne, Bobby Dempsey, & Rhett Titus defeated Pelle Primeau, CJ Otis, & Trik Davis
Dark match: Shane Hagadorn defeated Egotistico Fantastico
Delirious defeated Claudio Castagnoli
Jimmy Rave & Sal Rinauro defeated Colt Cabana & Ace Steel
Jay Briscoe (w/ Mark Briscoe) defeated Jimmy Jacobs (w/ Lacey)
Homicide defeated Mark Briscoe (w/ Jay Briscoe)
Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, Jack Evans, & Matt Sydal defeated Davey Richards, Jerrelle Clark, Jake & Dave Crist
Dark match: BJ Whitmer defeated Chris Banks
Christopher Daniels (w/ Allison Danger) pinned Christian Cage with Angels Wings at 13:35 (ROH: Stars of Honor)
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson pinned ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness with a small package; only the world title was at stake
Time to Man Up – Long Island, NY – August 4, 2006 (700)
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated Jack Evans
Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal (w/ Allison Danger) defeated Jake & Dave Crist
Colt Cabana defeated Claudio Castagnoli
ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defeated Jimmy Rave & Sal Rinauro (w/ Prince Nana), Homicide & Ricky Reyes (w/ Julius Smokes), and Adam Pearce & BJ Whitmer in an Ultimate Endurance match
ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness defeated Delirious
Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated KENTA & Davey Richards
Samoa Joe defeated AJ Styles (Styles’ last appearance)
Fight of the Century – Edison, NJ – Inman Sports Club – August 5, 2006 (800)
Colt Cabana defeated Sal Rinauro
Shane Hagadorn defeated Bobby Dempsey
Nigel McGuinness defeated Christopher Daniels, Claudio Castagnoli, and Jay Lethal
ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defeated Mark & Jay Briscoe, Jake & Dave Crist, and Jack Evans & Matt Sydal in an Ultimate Endurance match
Homicide & BJ Whitmer defeated Steve Corino & Adam Pearce via disqualification
KENTA defeated Davey Richards
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson fought Samoa Joe to a 60-minute time-limit draw
Unified – Liverpool, England – Liverpool Olympia – August 12, 2006 (1,700)
ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defeated Jay & Mark Briscoe at 23:59 when Aries scored the pin with the 450 splash after a powerbomb from Strong; stipulations stated it was the Briscoes’ last shot at Aries & Strong; Aries sustained broken ribs in the match (ROH: Greatest Rivalries)
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness in a unification match at 26:22 when the referee stopped the match following a series of elbows to the side of the head after McGuinness was trapped in the Cattle Mutilation for nearly a full minute; prior to the bout, the two men shook hands; there were dueling chants for both men before the match began; late in the contest, Danielson repeatedly rammed McGuinness’s head into the ringpost, busting him open; the match was contested under pure title rules (Nigel McGuinness: An ROH Career Retrospective)
Anarchy in the UK – Broxbourne, England – Civic Hall – August 13, 2006
Featured an opening in-ring promo by ROH Tag Team Champion Austin Aries, alongside ROH Tag Team Champion Roderick Strong, in which Aries admitted he sustained broken ribs against Mark & Jay Briscoe; an emotional Aries then said he didn’t want to cheat the people out of giving them a subpar performance and hugged Strong; ROH World Champion & ROH Pure Champion Bryan Danielson then interrupted, took the mic, made fun of Aries for not wrestling with broken ribs, and told the crowd that Aries couldn’t “f” him up when he was healthy; Strong then stole the mic away and said Danielson could say whatever he wanted but he couldn’t question Aries’s character, then challenging Danielson to a match later in the show since Aries was injured; Danielson said there was nothing in his contract saying he had to defend against Strong, with the crowd then chanting “pussy;” Danielson responded by reminding the fans he’s already beaten Strong three times, then finally agreeing to the match and leaving the ring; SUWA then attacked Danielson from behind and repeatedly hit him with a kendo stick before motioning to Strong that he wanted a match with Danielson as well; included a backstage promo by Doug Williams regarding his ROH return and facing Jimmy Rave later in the show; featured a backstage promo by Matt Sydal & Davey Richards regarding their match later in the show against Mark & Jay Briscoe; included a backstage promo by Danielson, the gash in his head being inspected by a doctor, as he said his cut head wouldn’t stop him from proving he was the best in the world:
Go Shiozaki pinned BJ Whitmer with a moonsault off the top at 15:20; prior to the bout, the two men shook hands
Jonny Storm defeated Jody Fleisch and Spud at 6:35 by pinning Spud with a Michinoku Driver; prior to the match, the three men shook hands; after the bout, the three were assaulted by Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, & Chad Collyer, with Hero kicking Storm in the head and Hero & Castagnoli hitting a double team move on Spud as the fans threw rolls of toilet paper into the ring and chanted “Fuck you, Hero;” Hero then took the mic and egged on the crowd as they chanted “Shut the fuck up” and continued to throw toilet paper into the ring; several rolls struck the three in the face; moments later, Nigel McGuinnes and Robbie Brookside ran out and cleared the ring; McGuinness then took the mic, said he was proud to be a British wrestler, praised Brookside, and challenged the three to a 2-on-3 handicap match against “the best the British have to offer;” a fight then began in the ring and McGuinnes & Brookside were ganged up on until Colt Cabana ran out to even the odds; moments later, Cabana took the mic and referred to himself as an honorary British native; the crowd then began to chant “Hero is a pussy,” with an upset Hero running into the crowd until he was calmed down by his teammates
Nigel McGuinness, Colt Cabana, & Robbie Brookside defeated Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, & Chad Collyer at 15:40 when McGuinness pinned Collyer with the jawbreaker lariat
ROH World Champion & ROH Pure Champion Bryan Danielson pinned SUWA in an impromptu match at 10:09 with an inside cradle as the challenger charged Danielson; only the world title was at stake in the match; prior to the bout, there was an in-ring announcement that ROH would return to the UK in March 2007, with Danielson coming out, taking the mic, and saying he would put the world title on the line to get payback to what SUWA did to him earlier in the show; Danielson then said he would put the belt up against ROH Tag Team Champion Roderick Strong later in the show; SUWA then appeared, with the two brawling around ringside and and into the crowd, using a steel chair, the ringpost, and barricade as weapons, with Danielson bleeding from the head before the bout officially began
Doug Williams pinned Jimmy Rave (w/ Prince Nana) at 11:00 with the Chaos Theory; prior to the bout, Nana came out with a mic, had his music cut, and said he would make all the British fans upset before introducing Rave; Rave was pelted with toilet paper upon his entrance, with he and Nana showered with the same once they entered the ring; the two men shook hands before the bout; after the match, Williams took the dazed Rave’s hand and shook it before leaving the ring; Nana then helped Rave backstage as the crowd chanted “Nana nana, hey hey hey, goodbye”
Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Matt Sydal & Davey Richards when Jay pinned Sydal after the Cut-Throat Driver / legdrop off the top double team at 26:36; prior to the bout, the two teams shook hands; after the match, the crowd chanted “That was awesome,” “Davey Richards,” and “Matt Sydal;” the two teams again shook hands, prompting a “ROH” chant
ROH World Champion & ROH Pure Champion Bryan Danielson defeated ROH Tag Team Champion Roderick Strong via TKO at 23:09 with the Cattle Mutilation after landing repeated elbows to the side of the head; only the world title was at stake; following the entrances, there was a chant of “Fuck him up, Roderick, fuck him up; ” following the introductions, there was a chant of “You’re gonna get your fucking head kicked in;” the two shook hands before the match; after the bout, the crowd chanted “Thank you, Dragon” as the bloody Danielson held up his belts and took Strong’s hand to shake it before leaving the ring; once Danielson left the ring, the crowd chanted “Thank you, Roderick” and “ROH”
1PW @ Doncaster, England – Doncaster Dome – August 19, 2006 (1,400)
Dragon Aisu & Majik defeated Harry Mills & Tom Langford
Darkside, Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Matt Sydal, ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong El Ligero defeated Jimmy Rave
Martin Stone defeated Andy Boy Simmonz
Iceman fought Martin Stone to a double count-out in a hardcore match
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated SUWA in a non-title match Samoa Joe defeated Jay Phoenix
Doug Williams defeated Nigel McGuinness
1PW Tag Team Champions Jody Fleisch & Jonny Storm fought Colt Cabana & Darren Burridge to a draw
Matt Hyson & Sterling James Keenan fought Spud & Teddy Hart to a no contest
Abyss, Dave Moralez, Jack Storm, Matt Hyson, & Sterling James Keenan defeated Chris Hamrick, Spud, Steve Corino, Teddy Hart, & Tracy Smothers
Epic Encounter II – St. Paul, MN – Armory – August 25, 2006 (500)
Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Jake & Dave Crist
Homicide defeated Jimmy Jacobs
Christopher Daniels defeated Claudio Castagnoli
Colt Cabana & Davey Richards defeated Jimmy Rave & Sal Rinauro
Matt Sydal defeated Delirious
ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defeated Samoa Joe & BJ Whitmer
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson fought Nigel McGuinness to a time-limit draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Danielson pinned McGuinness with a small package; fall #2: McGuinness forced Danielson to submit; fall #3: the 60-minute time limit expired
Gut Check – Chicago Ridge, IL – Frontier Fieldhouse – August 26, 2006
Davey Richards pinned Alex Payne
Jimmy Rave, Nigel McGuinness, & Sal Rinauro defeated Delirious, Jake & David Crist
Jimmy Jacobs pinned BJ Whitmer
Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Davey Richards & Homicide
Samoa Joe pinned Claudio Castagnoli
ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defeated Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson fought Colt Cabana to a time-limit draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
FIP Second Year Spectacular: Night Two – Arcadia, FL – September 9, 2006
Phil & Sean Davis defeated FIP Tag Team Champions Joey Machete & Shawn Murphy to win the titles
Glory by Honor V Night 1 – East Windsor, CT – September 15, 2008
Dunn & Marcos defeated Pelle Primeau & Rhett Titus
Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli defeated Dunn & Marcos
Jack Evans defeated Colt Cabana, Jimmy Jacobs, and Ricky Reyes
Nigel McGuinness defeated Christopher Daniels
Austin Aries defeated Davey Richards
Delirious defeated Shane Hagadorn
Samoa Joe pinned Roderick Strong
KENTA & GHC Heavyweight Champion Naomichi Marufuji defeated Mark & Jay Briscoe
Glory by Honor V Night 2 – New York City, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom – September 16, 2006
Davey Richards pinned Jack Evans
Adam Pearce pinned Deliriuos
Jimmy Jacobs defeated Christopher Daniels and Colt Cabana
Samoa Joe & Homicide defeated Mark & Jay Briscoe
Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli defeated ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong to win the titles (Ring of Hero: The Best of Chris Hero)
GHC Heavyweight Champion Naomichi Marufuji pinned Nigel McGuinness at 22:32 with the Shiranui (Nigel McGuinness: An ROH Career Retrospective)
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated KENTA (w/ Davey Richards) via submission with Cattle Mutilation at 33:02; during the opening moments, there were dueling chants of “Let’s go, Dragon” and “Let’s go, KENTA”
Survival of the Fittest 2006 – Cleveland, OH – October 6, 2006
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson fought Samoa Joe to a 20-minute time-limit
Motor City Madness – Detroit, MI – October 7, 2006
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated Austin Aries
FIP Fallout 06 – Brooksville, FL – Hernando County Fairgrounds – October 13, 2006
Phil & Sean Davis defeated Bobby Hopkins & Jaison Moore
Joey Machete & Shawn Murphy defeated Jerrelle Clark & Jon Davis
Chasyn Rance defeated the Canadian Cougar
Steve Madison defeated Seth Delay
Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Erick Stevens & Sal Rinauro
Matt Sydal defeated Shingo
Davey Richards defeated Roderick Strong
Davey Richards & Roderick Strong defeated FIP World Champion & ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson & Cyber Kong
FIP Southern Justice – Bushnell, FL – Sumter County Fairgrounds – October 14, 2006
The Canadian Cougar defeated Jaison Moore
Chasyn Rance & Steve Madison defeated Erick Stevens & Sal Rinauro
Seth Delay defeated Cyber Kong via disqualification
Shingo defeated Jerrelle Clark
Mark & Jay Briscoe deeated Joey Machete & Shawn Murphy
Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated FIP Tag Team Champions Phil & Sean Davis to win the titles
Roderick Strong defeated Matt Sydal
FIP World Champion & ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated Davey Richards
Suffocation – Dayton, OH – October 27, 2006
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated Sal Rinauro
Irresistible Forces – Chicago Ridge, IL – Frontier Fieldhouse – October 28, 2006
Samoa Joe defeated ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson in a No DQ non-title match
Honor Reclaims Boston – Braintree, MA – November 3, 2006
Nigel McGuinness pinned John Walters
Mercedes Martinez pinned Daizee Haze
Christopher Daniels pinned Chris Hero
Matt Sydal pinned Claudio Castagnoli
Steve Corino, Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Samoa Joe, Homicide, & BJ Whitmer
Colt Cabana pinned Jimmy Rave
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated Delirious
Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defeated Davey Richards & KENTA (Roderick Strong: The Messiah of the Backbreaker)
The Bitter End – Philadelphia, PA – Murphy Rec Center – November 4, 2006
Samoa Joe & Nigel McGuinness defeated ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson & Matt Sydal
FIP All or Nothing – Inverness, FL – Citrus County Auditorium – November 10, 2006
Jerrelle Clark defeated Bino Gambino at 8:27
Jack Manley defeated Jake Manning and Pelle Primeau at 6:15 in an elimination match
The Canadian Cougar defeated Shane Hagadorn at 6:46
Davey Richards defeated Shingo at 12:41
Roderick Strong defeated FIP World Champion & ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson via disqualification at 1:37
Chasyn Rance & Steve Madison defeated Alex Payne & Rhett Titus at 13:21
Kenny King & Sal Rinauro defeated Erick Stevens & Seth Delay at 15:37
FIP Tag Team Champions Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Joey Machete & Shawn Murphy and Phil & Sean Davis in a No DQ elimination match
Roderick Strong defeated FIP Heavyweight Champion & ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson at 16:49 to win the FIP title; stipulations stated Strong would have to leave FIP if he didn’t win the belt
FIP Evening the Odds 2006 – Bushnell, FL – Sumter County Fairgrounds – November 11, 2006
Alex Payne & Rhett Titus defeated Phil & Sean Davis via disqualification at 9:58
The Canadian Cougar defeated Jake Manning at 5:37
Joey Machete & Shawn Murphy defeated Bino Gambino & Jack Manley at 7:27
Sal Rinauro defeated Erick Stevens at 14:11
Kenny King defeated Jerrelle Clark at 12:46
Chasyn Rance defeated Seth Delay at 8:52
FIP Heavyweight Champion Roderick Strong, FIP Tag Team Champions Mark & Jay Briscoe, Pelle Primeau, & Erick Stevens defeated ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson, Davey Richards, Shane Hagadorn, Shingo, & Steve Madison at 23:19
Black Friday Fallout – Lake Grove, NY – November 24, 2006
Dethroned – Edison, NJ – November 25, 2006
The Chicago Spectacular Night 1 – Chicago Ridge, IL – Frontier Fieldhouse – December 8, 2006
The Chicago Spectacular Night 2 – Chicago Ridge, IL – Frontier Fieldhouse – December 9, 2006
International Challenge – Hartford, CT – December 22, 2006
Featured a backstage interview with Jimmy Jacobs, his face painted like blood, in which he said the only real beauty was Lacey’s face but BJ Whitmer ruined that when he stabbed her with a spike at the last show; he then said he would torment and ruin Whitmer’s life the way Whitmer changed Lacey:
Jason Blade pinned Pelle Primeau with a moonsault at 4:29
Austin Aries pinned Eddie Edwards with the 450 Splash at 7:22 (Edwards’ debut)
Adam Pearce (w/ Shane Hagadorn) pinned Delirious after hitting him with brass knuckles at 6:11
BJ Whitmer & Daizee Haze defeated Jimmy Jacobs & Mercedes Martinez (sub. for Lacey) when Haze pinned Martinez after she catapaulted off of Jacobs into a splash on Martinez at 7:35; after the match Brent Albright dropped Whitmer with a powerbomb; Jacobs then tried to assault Haze with the spike but Whitmer stood in the way, taking the spike and bleeding as a result; moments later, Colt Cabana made the save
Colt Cabana pinned Brent Albright with a roll up at 13:43
Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli (w/ Larry Sweeney) defeated Mark & Jay Briscoe when Hero pinned Jay with a roll up at 15:11 (Sweeney’s surprise debut)
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated Homicide, Nigel McGuinness and Jimmy Rave in a non-title match by pinning McGuinness with a small package at 14:35
FIP Heavyweight Champion Roderick Strong defeated Davey Richards via count-out at 21:37
ROH World Tag Team Champions Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal defeated CIMA & Shingo when Sydal pinned CIMA with the Shooting Star Press and Daniels pinned Shingo with the Best Moonsault Ever at 23:51
Final Battle 2006 – New York City, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom – December 23, 2006 (announced as a sell out)
Featured an ad promoting ROHwrestling.com; included a backstage segment in which Gary Michael Cappetta interviewed Adam Pearce, alongside Shane Hagadorn, in which he said there was no chance Homicide was beating ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson for the title:
Jimmy Rave defeated El Generico, Davey Richards, and ROH Tag Team Champion Christopher Daniels (w/ Allison Danger) at 17:49 when Generico submitted to Rave’s heel hook, immediately after Rave made a blind tag to Richards, with Richards then sustaining Generico’s brainbuster onto the top turnbuckle; Danger came out dressed as a Girl Scout, prompting a chant of “We want cookies” from the crowd; the four men shook hands following the ring entrances; after the bout, as the crowd chanted “Bullshit,” Rave took the mic and said he wasn’t concerned about the respect of the fans, he was out for the ROH World Title; Nigel McGuinness then ran out and slapped Rave across the face, with Rave sliding to the floor
Adam Pearce (w/ Shane Hagadorn) pinned Ricky Reyes (w/ Julius Smokes) in an impromptu match at 3:22 after hitting him with brass knuckles, thrown to Pearce by Hagadorn; following his entrance, Pearce took the mic, said the fans “stink like shit,” and while the fans were there to see Homicide, he was dedicating the night to Jim Cornette; Pearce then said there was no way in hell Homicide would leave the building as the ROH World Champion; moments later, Smokes took the mic, called Pearce “Repo Man” – prompting a chant from the crowd – and called Cornette a homo; after the match, Pearce and Hagadorn double teamed Smokes and dropped him with a spike piledriver; moments later, referees swarmed the ring to send Pearce and Hagadorn backstage and tend to Smokes; referees then carried Smokes backstage
Jimmy Jacobs & Brent Albright defeated Colt Cabana & BJ Whitmer (w/ Daizee Haze) at 13:50 when Jacobs pinned Cabana with a senton off the top after Albright dropped Cabana with three German suplexes; Cabana & Whitmer came through the crowd before the match and attacked Jacobs & Albright from behind to start the bout; late in the contest, Albright dropped Whitmer with a powerbomb from the ring through a table set up on the floor; after the bout, Whitmer was tended to on the floor as Jacobs looked down from the ring and yelled, “Vindication, BJ!”
Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli (w/ Larry Sweeney) at 16:03 when Mark pinned Hero with a legdrop off the top / Shooting Star Press double team, moments after Castagnoli accidentally struck Hero with a Halliburton; upon their entrance, Hero took the mic and introduced Sweeney, prompting a chant of “Sweet and Sour” from the crowd, and then cut a promo on the Briscoes before talking about it was Castagnoli’s last night in ROH; the Briscoes brawled with Hero & Castagnoli for several moments in the aisle before the match began; after the bout, Sweeney and Castagnoli tended to Hero as the crowd chanted “Thank you, Claudio” and “Kings of Wrestling;” Castagnoli then took the mic, said he might stick around a while longer, and told the fans to keep tuned for what the KOW had in store in 2007; Sweeney then took the mic and told Castagnoli to hit the bricks because he and Hero already had plans without him, regardless as to if he was leaving or not; Castagnoli and Hero then spoke and shook hands, but Hero left ringside with Sweeney; after Hero and Sweeney left ringside, Samoa Joe came out, told Castagnoli that he wasn’t his friend, and told him to leave the ring; after Castagnoli left through the crowd, Joe then challenged NOAH to send their best to face him on Feb. 16 when ROH returns to the Manhattan Center; Nigel McGuinness then walked out, took the mic from Joe, and challenged Joe to face him on Feb. 16; moments later, Jimmy Rave ran out, jumped McGuinness from behind, but was then slapped in the face by Joe; Joe then suggested Rave face McGuinness later in the show (Ring of Hero: The Best of Chris Hero)
Jimmy Rave defeated Nigel McGuinness in an impromptu match via submission with a reversal into the heel hook at 17:00; prior to the match, the two shook hands; after the bout, the crowd chanted “You still suck” at Rave, with Rave spitting on McGuinness, taking the mic, and challenging the winner of the ROH World Title match to face him Feb. 16
CIMA, Shingo, & ROH Tag Team Champion Matt Sydal defeated Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, & Delirious in a Dragon Gate rules match when CIMA pinned Delirious with a package powerbomb at 24:04; Sydal brought both tag team belts to the ring before the match; after the bout, the crowd chanted “ROH” before the two teams shook hands
Homicide defeated ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson to win the title at 30:39 with a lariat; during his entrance, Danielson grabbed the ring announcer and told him to introduce him as “the best wrestler these wannabe thugs have ever seen;” Homicide offered to shake Danielson’s hand before the match but Danielson responded by giving Homicide the middle finger, then doing the same to the crowd as well; stipulations stated Homicide would leave ROH if he didn’t win the title; after the bout, Homicide was congratulated by Julius Smokes, Samoa Joe, Roderick Strong, Cary Silkin, Ricky Reyes, BJ Whitmer, Colt Cabana, Rhett Titus, Mark & Jay Briscoe, and several others in the ring; moments later, Danielson entered the ring with the title belt, shook Homicide’s hand, and handed him the title belt; Homicide then took the mic, recognized the staff, crew, and the wrestlers in the ring with him before dedicating the win to his fans