We are live on tape from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and your announcers are Dave ‘I prefer Dairy Queen Blizzards to the one we are going to get this weekend’ Prazak and Mike ‘At least Penn won the Ivy League title in football this year’ Hogewood.
We begin with a look back at the announcement of the judges for the rematch between Tyler Black and Austin Aries for the Ring of Honor World Title at the Anniversary Show in New York.
Jim Cornette is in the back and he talks about how Tyler Black will have to face the man who will be his judge on the 13th.
Match Number One: Rhett Titus versus Delirious with Daizee Haze
The bell rings and Delirious runs around the ring and Titus backs away. Titus goes to the ropes and the referee pulls Delirious away. They lock up and Titus with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Titus with another side head lock and Delirious trips Rhett coming off the ropes. Delirious trips Titus again and then hits a hip toss. Titus goes to the floor and wants a time out. Daizee entices Titus with her feminine ways. As Titus heads to the corner, Delirious scares Titus back into the ring and then Delirious hits a reverse atomic drop and Delirious mocks Titus’ pain in the groinal region. Delirious with a chop and then he drops Titus on the mat and hits three back sentons for a near fall. Titus with a knee and then he tries to slam Delirious but Delirious gets out of the hold. Titus runs to the ropes and that causes Delirious to hit the top rope with his throat and the masked man goes down. Titus with a forearm and kicks to the back and head. Titus chokes Delirious in the ropes and then he punches and kicks Delirious some more. Delirious with a back elbow but Titus with a hot shot and drop kick for a near fall. Titus with an arm bar on Delirious. Titus pulls Delirious back to the mat by the mask and then he hits a knee drop. Delirious with a drop toe hold and then he tries for a cobra clutch but Titus with elbows. Titus tries for a drop kick but Delirious holds on to the ropes. Delirious with clotheslines and elbows to Titus. Titus runs Delirious into the corner and connects with shoulders. Titus runs into a boot from Delirious and the Delirious goes up top and hits a missile drop kick to the back. Delirious misses Panic Attack when Titus moves out of the way and then Titus waits too long allowing Delirious to counter and hit a German suplex and bridge for a near fall. Delirious with a clothesline but Titus with a knee and a boot to the head followed by a leap frog leg lariat for a near fall. Titus sets for an inverted suplex but Delirious with a rollup. Titus misses a splash into the turnbuckles and that allows Delirious to hit Panic Attack and he goes up top for Shadows Over Hell but Titus recovers and hits Sex Factor for a near fall. Titus tries for the Muff Driver but Delirious gets out of the hold and hits the Bizarro Driver for the three count.
Winner: Delirious
We go to Mike and Dave and they talk about the Eighth Anniversary Show on February 13th.
Roderick Strong says that he knows that Tyler Black can beat Austin Aries, but he tells Black that he needs to bring his ‘A’ game. Roderick says that he is there to vote for the best man that night and he hopes that it is Tyler Black. Roderick says that he wanted the match with Tyler tonight because he wants to make sure that Tyler will have to give him a title match.
We go back to the footage from Final Battle when Kevin Steen attacked El Generico after their match.
Kyle Durden is in the back with Steve Corino and he asks about Steen’s change in behavior. Steve says that it was one of the greatest things he saw in his life. He says that Steen has always had the tools to be the champion but he always had a leech named El Generico on his back. Durden talks about how Corino has caused a rift in the friendship between Steen and Generico and that is the feeling in the locker room. Corino says that he wants names. Corino asks Alex Payne if they are upset with what Kevin Steen did to El Generico. Payne says that what Steen did was sick and disgusting and cannot believe that he would turn on his friend. Payne asks Corino if he would do that to a friend. Meanwhile, Kevin Steen enters the area and Steen hits a clothesline on Payne and then he slaps him. He asks Payne if he should be ashamed by this. Then he asks Corino and Steve suggests that he give Payne another one.
Match Number Two: Sonjay Dutt versus Colt Cabana
Cabana has some fun with Dutt before they officially lock up. They finally lock up and Dutt works on the arm and wrist. Cabana rolls through and gets Dutt onto the mat. Dutt wants a time out to maintain control. Dutt returns to the arm and Cabana reverses and takes Dutt to the mat. Dutt blocks a drop kick attempt but Cabana with a reverse rana and bridge for a near fall. Cabana with a waist lock but Dutt with a standing switch. Cabana escapes and he has the referee in a waist lock and he confuses the referee. Dutt has something to say to the referee and then Cabana reaches between the referee’s legs and he takes Dutt to the mat with a leg sweep. Cabana gets a near fall and then he sends Dutt into the ropes and Dutt falls over Cabana and Cabana with another near fall. Dutt with punches to Cabana but Cabana with a shoulder tackle that sends Dutt to the floor. Dutt pulls Cabana to the floor and Dutt with punches and an elbow to the head. Dutt with an elbow to the back and then they return to the ring. Dutt with more jabs to Cabana but Cabana blocks a punch. Cabana with elbows and punches but the referee pulls him out of the way. Dutt with an enzuigiri while the referee was holding Cabana. Dutt runs around Cabana and then he gets a near fall. Dutt sends Cabana into the turnbuckles and then he punches him. Dutt runs Cabana across the ring and into the turnbuckles. Dutt with a rear chin lock. Dutt with a drop kick to the knee followed by a flip senton and quebrada but Dutt lands on Cabana’s knees. Colt with punches to Dutt and then it is time to flip, flop, and fly with a Cabanic Elbow. Cabana with chops to Dutt and then he tries for Colt 45 but Dutt escapes. Cabana gets Dutt on his shoulders for an alley oop gut buster but he can only get a near fall. Cabana with an Irish whip and a flying butt splash. Cabana tries to pull Dutt out of the corner but Dutt counters with a head scissors. Dutt misses a charge into the corner but Dutt moves out of the way when Cabana charges and Dutt with a pendulum kick. Dutt goes up top for a frog splash and Cabana is able to kick out at two. Dutt tries for the camel clutch but Cabana counters and tries for the Billy Goat’s Curse but Dutt kicks him off. Dutt with a rollup for a near fall. Dutt follows that with a head scissors but Cabana with a flying butt splash and then Cabana hits the Colt 45 for the three count.
Winner: Colt Cabana
It is time to hear comments from Tyler Black. Tyler says the most important thing about tonight is that he wants to prove that he is straight up with Roddy about giving him the first title match. Tyler says that he knows that he can beat Roderick and he will do it tonight.
We see the footage of the Kings of Wrestling’s reformation in Ring of Honor after the Briscoes defeated the American Wolves to win the Ring of Honor World Tag Titles.
The Kings of Wrestling are in the back with Sara Del Ray and Shane Hagadorn. Hero says that some are asking why they are back together. He says that they were the most dominant tag team in wrestling but they had some differences and went their separate ways. However, they both matured and they are stronger and better than ever. He says that they are back. Claudio says that they are back with a purpose and that is the Ring of Honor World Tag Titles. He says that they will get what they want because Kings reign supreme.
Kyle Durden is in the ring with Shane Hagadorn and Prince Nana. Kyle asks how they brought back the Kings of Wrestling. Shane says that they were a dominant tag team. They talk about how Chris is the Knockout Kid while Claudio is a European god. Kyle then asks about the connection. Nana says the connection is money, power, and respect.
Eddie Kingston comes to the ring and he has a purpose coming to the ring. He says that he doesn’t care who they are with, he wants to know that Claudio and Chris were the ones who jumped him from behind. He also wants to know where they are. Eddie just wants them to admit it. Nana tells Eddie that it wasn’t the Kings of Wrestling, but it was the Embassy who did it and Erick Stevens and Joey Ryan come to the ring.
Necro Butcher comes out and he has a traffic cone with him and the Embassy leaves the ring.
We take a look back at the match between the Young Bucks and the American Wolves from November since they will be facing off next week on HDNet.
Match Number Three: Roderick Strong versus Tyler Black in a Pick Six Contender Series Match
They lock up and Strong works on the wrist and he takes Black to the mat but Black gets the leg and Strong returns to the arm before Black escapes. They lock up again and Strong with a snap mare but Black lands on his feet and then Black tries for a monkey flip but Strong with a cartwheel to land on his feet. Black with a single leg take down but he cannot capitalize. Black tries for a drop kick but Strong holds onto the ropes and Black is able to do a flip and land on his feet. He gets Strong on his shoulders but Strong counters and he tries for the Strong Hold but Black escapes. They go to a stalemate.
Austin Aries comes out with some popcorn and a beverage to watch the action in the ring from ringside. Aries takes his seat and he is ready for the match to continue.
Strong and Black with chops but Strong with a drop kick for a near fall. Strong with a forearm but Black responds with forearms of his own. Strong with forearms and chops to Black as Aries throws some popcorn at Strong and Black. Black with chops and kicks to Strong. Strong with an elbow and forearm to Black as we see Aries at ringside. Strong tries for a slingshot suplex but Strong is able to send Black over the top rope to the floor. He lands by Aries and Aries throws his popcorn on Black. Since Black doesn’t have any food with him, he gives Aries a superkick. Black gets to the apron and Strong meets him with a forearm and then he hits a back breaker for a near fall. Strong with another back breaker and he gets another near fall. Strong with kicks to the back followed by a knee to the chest. Strong with a reverse chin lock in a modified camel clutch. Black makes it to the ropes and then he wraps Black in the ropes. Strong with kicks to the chest and back. Black with shoulders from the apron and then he slingshots back in but Strong is able to hit a back breaker for a near fall. Strong with knees to the back as he continues to work on Tyler’s back. Black with a jawbreaker and punch to Strong followed by chops. Strong with a power slam for a near fall. Black with punches to Strong but Strong with a chop. Black with forearms while Strong responds with more chops. Black with an enzuigiri and both men are down. Black with a clothesline but Strong with a forearm. Black with a rana and Strong goes to the floor. Strong chops Black on the floor and then Black with a back elbow. Black with a moonsault from the guardrails. They return to the ring and Black tries for the springboard clothesline but Strong moves out of the way. Black misses a charge into the corner but he does not miss an moonsault into an inverted slam for a near fall. Black tries to get Strong up but Strong with knees and forearms. Strong with a setup for a Saito suplex but he turns it into a side slam and he gets a near fall. Strong with a head and leg back breaker for a near fall. Strong with a punch and chop in the corner. Strong with a running clothesline and a leaping knee to Black. Strong puts Black on the top turnbuckle for a superplex but Black knocks Strong off. Strong with an enzuigiri to Black and then he goes back up for the superplex and hits it but he takes too long with the cover and Black kicks out. Strong tries for the Strong Hold but Black with a counter into a rollup. Black kicks Strong in the head. Strong with a running clothesline into the corner and then he counters Black’s charge across the ring with a forearm. Black hits an F5 for a near fall. Black tries for a quebrada but he slips on the ropes. Strong tries to take advantage but he can only get a two count. Black runs Strong into the turnbuckles and hits a series of shoulders. Black puts Strong on the top turnbuckle but Strong knocks Black off. Black with an enzuigiri and then he hits a double stomp while Strong is in the tree of woe. Black hits the buckle bomb but he can only get a near fall.
Austin Aries tries to get into the ring but he is held back by the referees. Strong knocks Aries off the apron and they bump heads and Strong is down. Black with a super kick and he gets the three count.
Winner: Tyler Black
After the match, Austin Aries attacks Tyler Black and he chokes him and punches him in the head. The referees come into the ring and Aries takes care of them. Strong hits Aries and hits a chop followed by a drop kick. Strong and Black attack Aries but King makes the save for Aries.
We go to credits.
