Ring of Honor Death Before Dishonor IX iPPV Recap

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7:00 PM ET. Nothing happening just so far - just a static screen with the poster for the show. We can hear crowd noise and "Higher Ground" playing in the background.

7:02 PM ET. Kevin Kelly and Dave Prazak have just been welcomed to ringside as tonight's commentators. Both got a crowd chant from the fans already in attendance! A WE WANT NI-GEL chant followed. Kevin Kelly introduces a couple of special guests - Cary Silkin and the ROH COO Joe Koff. Unfortunately we can't hear what either of them have to say because their mics aren't turned up. In fact it's easier to hear the fans yelling "SCREW YOU GREEN LANTERN FAN SIT DOWN NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOU."

7:05 PM ET. Jim Cornette makes his way to the ring and the fans chant HAP-PY BIRTH-DAY at him. Somebody finally turns up Cary's mic and he says it's no surprise the Ring of Honor fans would steal his thunder. He gets everyone in the building to sing the happy birthday song to Jim. Cornette: "I didn't know this was gonna happen obviously, I'm not dressed appropriately, but I'm 50 years old today and I wouldn't rather be anywhere else but a ROH ring!!!" He thanks Joe and Cary and gets hugs. The fans start chanting MIS-TER WREST-LING afterward.

Kevin Kelly and Dave Prazak take some time afterward to run down tonight's Death Before Dishonor IX card. The fans cheer and boo each name mentioned depending on how they feel.

* Survival of the Fittest Qualifying Match: Grizzly Redwood vs. Andy 'Right Leg' Ridge

Somewhere I can hear out friend Ciara saying "THIS GUY" as Ridge makes his way to the ring. One lone streamer sails toward the ROH squared circle before the bell is rung and these two men get underway. Ridge actually uses his right leg to knock Redwood down for the first fall, but he only gets a one count. Ridge knocks him down with a punch and tries to scoop him up for a slam but Redwood escapes, gives him a boot to the gut, then starts to work him over. Redwood gets a pop for an ab stretch, but Ridge powers our of it, then blasts Redwood with a kick to the head for 2. Kevin Kelly reminds us we still have time to order the main show as the two trade chops. Ridge with another right leg kick for 2. Ridge applies a chinlock and the crowd cheers Redwood back to his feet where he ultimately gets a roll up for 2. Flying knee knocks him back down again. The audio on Prazak and Kelly's mics just got turned up and it sounds a LOT BETTER now. Grizzly pulls down his suspender straps and bulldogs his foe to the mat for 2. He goes to the second rope to deliver 9 punches to the head, Ridge escapes before 10, then hits a backbreaker. Both men are down selling as Paul Turner makes the count. Both men get up and continue to battle. Ridge ultimately gets a roll-up for 3 leaving Redwood dazed and disappointed. WINNER AND QUALIFYING FOR SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST: 'RIGHT LEG' RIDGE.

Prazak and Kelly are interrupted during their preview by the arrival of #demboys - the Briscoe Brothers. They throw chairs, tables, ladders and pretty much anything not bolted down into the ring. They grab a mic from the announcers as the ROH fans chant MAN UP. "New York City! This shit's about to go down. We warned y'all, we violent people. These bitches are back there scared to death. The Briscoe Brothers, we born for this shit! New York City let me tell y'all just one thing. That bitch Hurricane Irene that came up here to get y'all, it also got my daddy's chicken farm. So fifty thousand dollars later, I blame y'all for that. It's about to be a war in here!" They tease climbing a ladder like they will in Ladder War III before exiting the ring. Kelly says Death Before Dishonor IX officially starts NEXT.

7:24 PM ET. And we go to a black screen. I think the timekeeper was not aware it's not 7:30 yet, which was the official start time for the non-free portion of tonight's iPPV, so now there's nothing to watch OR hear for the next six minutes while we wait. Finally after a couple of minutes of silence they throw us back to the GFL logo roll video that plays before live events.

7:30 PM ET. It takes about 15 seconds of live video before we get sound, and when we finally do Dave Prazak and Kevin Kelly are on camera at ringside and the fans are chanting R-O-H at the top of their lungs and pounding on the ring barricades.

* Rhino & Tomasso Ciampa (The Embassy) vs. Homicide & Jay Lethal

Our opening tag team match is set for one fall with a twenty minute time limit. Rhino & Ciampa are accompanied by Prince Nana and the rest of the Embassy. Homicide cuts a promo on Rhino before his partner comes out. "I got somebody who got my back, not only the best guy in the tri-state, but the best guy in the world. Ladies and gentlemen - Jay Lethal!" All four men brawl when he hits the ring, the faces clear the ring, and Lethal is announced as the ROH World Television Champion, drawing a series of streamers of many colors from the live crowd.

Ciampa makes the Embassy sign with his hands after the opening bell, and Lethal responds by immediately sweeping him off his feet. Homicide starts clapping on the apron, the fans one up him with a LET'S GO LE-THAL response, and he encourages them to get louder. Ciampa knocks Lethal down with a shoulder tackle, Lethal leapfrogs him as he runs the ropes then puts him down with an arm drag and a hip toss. Ciampa's had enough so he tags out to Rhino, drawing a series of cheers and boos. Lethal manages to get Rhino down for a one count, Lethal pulls him toward their corner, and Homicide tags himself in.

Homicide immediately starts brawling with Rhino, but gets a boot to the gut and a HIGH military press drop for his reward. Rhino gets a near fall of his own. Prince Nana and his Embassy run a little interference from outside trying to help his team keep the advantage, and loudly complains to the ref when the faces turn the tables and double team CIampa for a moment. This draws a FUCK HIM UP LE-THAL FUCK HIM UP chant. Lethal gets dropkicked out to the barricade and Nana mocks him: "How you like that ha?" Rhino goes out to throw Lethal back in to CIampa who gets a near fall. Todd SInclair is trying his best to maintain order but it's hard with all of Nana's antics.

Cimpa throws a seated dropkick to take Lethal off his feet and get a near fall. Our announcers remind us that CIampa is still undefeated in ROH and moves like that are the reason why. Rhino tags in and knocks Lethal down with a HARD clothesline, then another, drawing boos from the crowd as he gets 2.5 on the fall. Rhino hits a big belly to belly suplex, signals for the GORE, but Lethal sidesteps it and hits a SUPERKICK to leave both men down on the ground. A few of the heel fans in the crowd are now answering the Lethal chants with LET'S GO RHI-NO. Homicide and CIampa both tag in. Lucha Cide goes for three amigos and gets a quick ED-DIE chant but he's stopped before he can complete the trifecta. Rhino tries to run interference but ends up eating a tope con hilo for his trouble. While 'Cide is celebrating CIampa grabs him from behind for a Northern Lights suplex to get a two count. Meanwhile the fans are chanting SHE'S GOT HERPES at the FIrst Lady of The Embassy. 'Cide hits an Ace Crusher but Rhino breaks up the three count. Lethal gives Rhino a 'rana out to the floor. GRINGO KILLER IS BLOCKED. Ciampa hits PROJECT CIAMPA for the three. WINNERS: RHINO AND TOMASSO CIAMPA.

The Embassy hit the ring to put the boots to Homicide. The SHE HAS HER-PES chants get louder. Lethal grabs his TV Title and swings it around wildly like a mace, and the Embassy flee for higher ground as he checks on his fallen foe, mocking the duo from the entrance ramp. Homicide slowly gets to his knees. shaking his head in disappointment. The two hug to the approval of the crowd.

* 'The Prodigy' Mike Bennett (w/ 'Brutal' Bob Evans) vs. Shelton Benjamin

Once again this match is one fall with a 20 minute time limit. Bennett makes his way to the ring first to the derision of the crowd, whereas Benjamin gets a huge pop and has his ROH World Tag Title around his waist as he high-fives fans at ringside. The fans chant FUCK YOU BEN-NETT loudly before the match finally gets underway at 7:52 PM ET.

Dave Prazak puts over Bob Evans as a great influence on his young charge and says he may lead him all the way to the top in Ring of Honor, at which point he'll finally get the recognition he deserves. Bennett bails out to the apron when Benjamin gets the better of him, and the fans chant YOU SUCK DICK. Prazak corrects the fans and says Bennett is seen with PLAYBOY cover models, not PLAYGIRL, and they just don't understand. Benjamin once again gets the better of Bennett and he bails out to the floor to discuss strategy with Evans. The ROH fans respond by discussing his manhood or lack thereof. With a New York crowd we're in for this all night. @RealKevinKelly reminds us that 1500 people in the building hate Bennett's guts.

Benjamin sends Bennett flying with a hip toss, and he goes outside of the ring AGAIN. Now the crowd chants are decidedly homophobic - GLAAD would not approve. Benjamin finally gives chase and gets taken advantage of on the outside, back first into the apron, and Bennett throws Benjamin back in to lay him down with a series of punches and kicks. Bennett hits a vertical suplex for two as the crowd boos. Prazak: "He may not do a lot of flashy moves but what he does gets the job done." Kelly calls it a "minimalistic style." Bennett hits a back breaker for another near fall. Bennett works over the back as the fans chant YOU CAN'T WRE-STLE. Kelly says he wouldn't be in ROH if he couldn't.

Benjamin tries a small package, Bennett kicks out and hits a "picture perfect" dropkick. Benjamin tries to get back to his feet, he fights off a suplex and counters into a neckbreaker. Both men get up after a 5 count. Now it's time for the BOO and YAY punches. Benjamin wins the punch fight then shoots his opponent into the rebounds to hit a HIGH back bodydrop on the rebound, which the crowd loves. Bennett blocks Paydirt and gets ANOTHER backbreaker. Bennett goes to the top rope looking to finish Benjamin off, hits a missile dropkick, but can only get a 2 and change. Benjamin counters Bennett and hits a German suplex that sends Bennett flying. Bob Evans puts Bennett's foot on the ropes to break a 3 count. Benjamin goes out and gives chase of Evans. Evans tries to block Benjamin and inadvertently spins Benjamin around to kick his charge, then eats a superkick of his own, then Benjamin finishes with PAYDIRT for 3. WINNER: SHELTON BENJAMIN! Benjamin shakes the unconscious Bennett's hand, celebrates, and leaves. The unsympathetic fans chant GET THE FUCK OUT at Evans & Bennett.

* Three-Way Tag Team Dance: Bravado Brothers vs. Young Bucks vs. Future Shock

The Bravados come out first at 8:05 ET to boos. Future Shock (Kyle O'Reilly and Adam Cole) come out to a very enthusiastic response and more streamers thrown at the ring than any match thus far. The Young Bucks get a decent pop and a bunch of streamers themselves, although they're feigning what I would call the "Mistico Attitude" - their noses in the air like they're better than everyone. Nevertheless the fans chant loudly for them. Jeremy Buck does a Hulk Hogan ear cup as the fans scream FUCK T-N-A. The teams try to shake hands but the Bravados break the Code of Honor with boots to the gut, clearing the Bucks out, who come back in pissed off! All the wrestlers take turns going to the outside for flips, dives and dropkicks to pop the NYC crowd - Future Shock getting the best reactions out of everyone.

Finally at 8:10 ET Todd Sinclair decides to restore law and order and enforce the rules, which is that only one man from each team can be in the ring at a time. The fans respond with a FUCK YOU FAT MAN chant. You would think we were at an ECW show from the 1990's based on these chants. Lancelot Bravado manages to clear his opponents out of the ring and the fans chant FUCK YOU BIE-BER. (I guess they think he looks like Justin Bieber.) The Bravados are dominating the match early but to be honest a tag team match with three men in the ring at any one time is a bit of a cluster and hard to recap. (TNA X-Division Four-Way Title Match hard!)

Lancelot and O'Reilly go from the apron to the floor on a suplex. Cole tries to go top rope to save things for his team and is successful - THE BRAVADO BROTHERS ARE ELIMINATED. The fans respond with a BYE BYE BIEBER chant. Now it's just Future Shock and the Young Bucks, who face off and then throw punches at each other. The Young Bucks hit a double team tombstone on Cole before O'Reilly makes the save and the crowd chants THIS IS AWE-SOME. Sinclair lets some illegal elbow strikes go as we have a clusterfuck of submission attempts. Prazak loves the THIS IS WREST-LING chant. All four men trade superkicks and all four men are down! Kyle O'Reilly gets sent to the floor by pulling down the top rope and the Bucks hit their double team More Bang for the Buck finisher for three. WINNER: THE YOUNG BUCKS. Kelly: "Every third rate promotion who thinks the Bucks have no talent, I hope they were watching, and thanks for giving the Bucks back to us!" They refuse to shake hands with Future Shock afterward (you had to see that coming) and draw boos. Future Shock shake each other's hands instead and get a crowd pop.

* El Generico vs. Jimmy Jacobs

Generico comes out first and the fans sing his theme song and shower him with streamers from all sides. Prazak reminds us that Jacobs was the leader of Age of the Fall and Kevin Kelly reminds us that Jacobs' sponsor is Steve Corino and both of them are evil men. We get the opening bell for this contest at 8:25 PM ET. If you'll forgive me I'm going to step away for a moment to get a sandwich, since we haven't had an intermission. I'll be back to the recap shortly.

When both men are down after two blocked attempts by Generico to get a yakuza kick and a top rope brainbuster (the second time being blocked into a DDT) Steen jumps the rail, grabs a microphone and screams LOOK WHO'S BACK BITCH!! Steen cuts a promo about Jacobs eating pussy and Generico being a bitch before his mic is cut off and security comes out to get him. He starts brawling with security, Jacobs comes to get him, and STEEN POWERBOMBS JACOBS BACK INTO THE RING APRON. Generico tries to do a flip dive over the ropes to get Steen but he ducks and GENERICO WIPES OUT THE SECURITY INSTEAD. Steen gets into the ring, smiling, and Cary Silkin comes down to have a word with him.

Apparently Steen didn't like Silkin's offer because HE GRABS SILKIN LIKE HE'S ABOUT TO HIT HIM WITH A MOVE. Security stop him before he can and Cornette hits the ring. STEEN DECKS CORNETTE AND SECURITY BREAKS IT UP. The crowd chants LET THEM FIGHT. Security try to drag Steen to the back as Generico tries to give chase and is held back by another group of security and officials. Generico tries to get in the ring with a steel chair but it gets yanked away. Meanwhile Cornette and Jacobs are having an animated discussion at ringside. Cornette says something about "not wanting this kind of shit." Jacobs leaves pissed off. Generico leaves pissed off. Nobody is satisfied. Kevin Kelly and Dave Prazak throw their hands in the air and say "What can WE do about it?" They send us to intermission.

9:00 PM ET. The official comment is "no comment now but there will be a statement later" from ROH regarding what Steen did. We're also told the last match before intermission has been ruled a NO CONTEST.

* 'Unbreakable' Michael Elgin (w/ Truth Martini) vs. Charlie Haas

There's a tense but respectful handshake before the match between both men. I appreciate the new nickname ROH is trying to give Elgin but I still prefer 'The Canadan Crazy Horse' myself. Fans want Haas to "EFF HIM UP." Elgin tries to lead a crowd chant of his own name and finds a few takers but mostly boos. There's a much louder chant of Charlie Haas (first AND last name) in response. Haas grounds Elgin and applies pressure to his left arm. During the match Prazak tells us there may not even be an official response on ROHWrestling.com to Steen's run-in until next week. Martini grabs the leg of Haas as he's on the apron, enabling Elgin to hit a shoulder block that sends him flying off. Truth and Elgin's dirty tactics are able to injure Haas to the point Elgin can throw him back in the ring and dominate him.

Elgin continues to work Haas over, go for near falls, and try to stretch him out while Prazak and Kelly debate whether or not Martini is "a snake oil salesman." I wonder if the kids today even know what a snake oil salesman here or what the term refers to. It'shonestly a pretty 19th century thing to say, but I still appreciate it. Haas finally gets back on offense and starts hitting release German suplexes to wear his opponent down. He shoves Elgin into the corner, Elgin gets the boots up, but then gets caught with a snap power slam when he charges. Elgin recovers for a clothesline and a splash in the corner and goes for a near fall.

Truth Martini struts around the ring, peacock feathers on the back of his jacket, Book of Truth in hand. (If you heard our interview with Eddie Edwards, he thinks The Book of Truth is a black vortex that sucks away your soul when you try to read it. I think he might be right.) Elgin and Haas brawl on the ouside until Haas picks him up and drops him BACK FIRST on the guardrail. Martini comes over and yells at the referee, claiming THAT HAS TO BE ILLEGAL. Elgin goes top rope for a superplex and hits it, leaving both men hurt, but he manages to crawl on top for a 2 count.

Both men are winded now and trying desperately to stay on their feet. Elgin hits an enzuguiri to lay Haas out. He goes top rope to hit a move but Haas runs up behind him for a German Superplex. He puts Elgin down with a couple of boots to the face for a 2 and change. Big lariat by Haas finishes the match after that! YOUR WINNER: CHARLIE HAAS! Solid enjoyable wrestling action between these two - I approve.

* RIngmaster Challenge: 2 Out of 3 Falls - Pinfall, Submission, 15 Minute Iron Man Match If Necessary - Eddie Edwards vs. Roderick Strong

Strong and Truth Martini make their way out first. Strong gets a series of streamers. I expect Edwards will as well, even though New York City normally doesn't like anything from Boston. The fans are clapping their hands along to his song,. Sure enough, a respectful show of streamers for Edwards as well. Strong gets nose to nose with him as they rain down, then backs away so Bobby Cruise can do introductions. There's a very loud ED-DIE ED-WARDS chant and a smaller ROD-ERICK STRONG one after. Strong shakes Edwards' hand, sneering the whole time, and we get the opening bell at 9:22 ET.

Strong tries to work the left arm of Edwards early. The Roderick Strong fans are getting a little more vocal in support of their man as the match wears on, although the Edwards fans are still louder. Edwards gets a near fall. we get a Mexican standoff, Truth tries to give advice on the apron, and Edwards throws a kick his way to send him to the floor. We can hear fans razzing Martini at ringside. Fan: "Hey Truth, my mom has that haircut!" Truth: "It's not a haircut, IT'S A PONYTAIL." The back and forth is definitely working because you can hear the crowd laughing at some of the exchanges. Intentionally or not commentary has laid out so we can catch it. After a few minutes though I'm wondering if something is wrong with their mics. You can see somebody run over to talk to Prazak just off camera.

Strong hits an elbow to the face and boots in the corner as Todd Sinclair admonishes him. He chokes Edwards with a boot to the throat and gets admonished again. Strong finally throws Edwards to the outside to work him over. It's been at least 4-5 minutes now with no commentary as Edwards gets thrown into the barricade and chopped. After a minute of brawling they get back in the ring and Strong hits a backbreaker for a near fall. Edwards is quite literally playing a Davey Richards role in this match - getting beaten up until he can't take any more. That moment has come as we get BOO and YAY punches. Strong blocks a boot to the face and hits a bunch of elbows, but Edwards responds with an overhead suplex! Both men are down. The fans in the building continue to provide the only commentary we can hear of any kind. I wonder if ROH will be smart and blame Kevin Steen for this, claiming that he hacked their audio system.

9:32 PM ET. Okay - the announcers are finally back! Edwards hits two knees to the chest, but Strong throws him high in the air for an Endocardic Backbreaker and a pin. RODERICK STRONG WINS THE FIRST FALL. There's a thirty second respite for both men, after which Strong spits water in the face of Edwards and starts to stomp on him. Strong lays into him with chops and tries to choke him with the middle rope as Sinclair gives him to 4 to break the illegal hold. Strong goes for a LeBell Lock to try and finish the match. Edwards gets a boot on the ropes to break free. Strong snaps Eddie's neck upward into the ropes when he tries to get under them. One lone fan chants KILL THE REF.

Edwards catches a boot in the air and tries to pull Strong into a STF, but Strong is able to crawl to the ropes to get free. Both men wind up outside and the fight continues, with Truth giving his man advice. When they get back in the ring Strong goes for a Stronghold Boston Crab, then a conventional Boston Crab, but both times Edwards is able to get to the ropes to break the hold. Edwards hits a big boot, then another, but gets picked up into a gutbuster. Urinage backbreaker is blocked and countered into an achilles lock! Strong tries to climb to the ropes, Edwards pulls him back to the center, STRONG TAPS OUT AND EDWARDS WINS FALL #2.

As soon as the 30 second rest period is over, Edwards dives through the ropes to wipe Strong out! A fan hands Edwards a cup of ice. Kelly jokes that it may have revived him. Strong tries to run for his life, even hiding behind a female reporter at ringside. Edwards gives Strong a suplex on the floor and Truth complains about it. Edwards takes a swig of the water bottle for Strong and spits it at Martini. They finally get back in the ring, which is where any pinfalls or submissions in this 15 minute iron man match will have to be. Prazak informs us there will also be a 30 second rest after any successfully scored points during this Iron Man. Martini distracts Edwards on the apron, Strong takes advantage, both men jockey for position on the second rope, and Edwards gets the better of it to hit a backbreaker on the turnbuckle. STRONG KICKS OUT.

Amazing to think that no points have been scored so far in this third and final Iron Man period. Strong tries a double knee backbreaker but he too is unable to score a point. Kevin Kelly: "Team Viggity! Ask him about his diet some time!" PEACH MACHINE JUST GOT A SHOUTOUT. The action spills out to the floor and Edwards is thrown hard into the barricade. Strong pulls him up by the neck and goes out to the ramp. GIBSON DRIVER ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP. This gets a HOLY SHIT chant from the crowd. Truth Martini celebrates. Strong gets back in the ring and hopes to score a point by countout. SINCLAIR GETS TO 19 AND EDWARDS GETS BACK IN. Strong goes for two near falls, Edwards kicks out both times!

Strong tries to turn Edwards over for a Stronghold, but Edwards fights him off with palm strikes and chops. Strong tries to set up for a Gibson Driver in the ring but this also fails. Edwards is unable to score a fall even when he falls backward hard with Strong on his back. Still no points scored and we've got to be nearing the ten minute mark. Sure enough Bobby Cruise tells us FIVE MINUTES ARE REMAINING at 9:53 ET. The two men start trading chops until eventually Strong winds up out on the floor with Edwards slowly crawling out under the rope to follow up. Strong shoots him into the apron, then tries to go top rope after throwing him in, but Edwards recovers and blocks him then goes top rope for a superplex. BOOM! "Three minutes remaining in the time limit!" Strong STILL kicks out.

Superkick by Edwards. Crucifix by Strong. Rolling pinfall attempts by both men for about 8 straight two counts, during which we heard the announcement of two minutes remaining. Strong goes for a bridged pin AND MARTINI GRABS THE BOOTS FOR LEVERAGE SO STRONG CAN GET THE FALL. Strong is up 1-0 with only 90 seconds left. Martini tries to clock Edwards with the Book of Truth, but he ducks and Martini hits his own man! EDWARDS TAKES ADVANTAGE AND GETS A PIN TO TIE IT UP AT 1 APIECE. There are 15 seconds left after the mandatory 30 second rest period but neither man can get up before time expires. THIRD FALL HAS ENDED IN A TIE, AND THAT MAKES THE OFFICIAL DECISION A DRAW.

Cornette comes out to answer the fans request for FIVE MORE MINUTES. "Todd Sinclair, I want you to ring that bell, and IF IT TAKES ALL DAMN NIGHT WE'RE GONNA SEE A WINNER!!!" Thank you Jim! The fans chant R-O-H loudly in joy. Kelly describes this as SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME. Both men get nose to nose in the center of the ring. It's time for a CHOPFEST. Trust me, I speak from being less than two feet away from the man when he was giving out chops - YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE CHOPPED BY RODERICK STRONG. Edwards goes for a tiger suplex bridge and gets 2.99999. Prazak: "Brutality, on display! Unreal!"

10:02 ET now and we're still trying to find a winner. Gibson Driver!! Strong can't believe Edwards KICKED OUT. Fans scream THIS IS WRESTLING. Strong pulls Edwards back up and sets him on the top rope, firing forearms to the head. Todd Sinclair looks on. Strong puts Edwards on his back but Edwards counters into a 'rana and SCREAMS OUT LOUD. Strong with a Sick Kick that turns Edwards INSIDE OUT. He crawls over slowly for the pin but he's too late!! Strong goes to the top rope with Edwards and the fans are calling for a top rope Gibson Driver. Edwards gets out with two kicks to the head and then hits a TOP ROPE DOUBLE STOMP. He follows up with a double stomp to the back for 2.999. Two sitout powerbombs, 2.999. "What will it take to put him down for 3?" Kelly: "Cornette said it it takes all night and folks we might just get there!" Lariat by Edwards. EDWARDS FINALLY GETS HIM WITH A DIE HARD (CROSS LEGGED FISHERMAN BUSTER) AND WINS THE SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME. What a match! This was worth the $14.99 alone and we still have Ladder War III to go!

* Ladder War III - The Briscoe Brothers vs. All Night Express (#1 Contender's Match)

The team able to grab the contract hanging over the ring gets a title shot in Chicago Ridge, Illinois on November 19th. The Briscoes come to the ring wearing confederate flag jackets and gas masks! Streamers are thrown everywhere at them but never have two men looked more angry and less pleased to be showered in colorful streamers. The fans chant MAN UP. The All Night Express make their way to the ring at 10:12 ET. I expect this match to go at least 20 minutes, so I'm going to lay out for the first ten and just enjoy it. It's not too late to order y'all! The show is only $14.99 on GoFightLive so if you want to see Ladder War III, click that link! You'll be able to watch a free replay of the entire event afterward. Back in 15!

10:27 ET. Nobody has even tried to climb a ladder and grab the contract yet. Everyone in the match other than Kenny King is bleeding, although Rhett Titus probably bled first and has bled the most. There have been crowd chants of YOU SICK FUCK and LET THEM BLEED which should tell you what kind of match this has been. The Briscoes just gave King a DOUBLE BEAL INTO A LADDER. Now the fans are chanting YOU KILLED KENNY. To add insult to injury they throw a chair across the ring right into his face. Every time either Mark or Jay yells something they spray blood into the air. Rhett's face is a 1.0 crimson mask on the Muta Scale. Kevin Kelly: "There is so much blood around the ring..." that what? Kelly never finishes the thought. Perhaps it was too much to even make a comment.

10:30 PM ET. Prazak: "The ref is checking on Titus, as he has lost a lot of blood." Kelly: "I wonder if there's any chance of him stopping this match, though I doubt he would." J Driller blocked! Mark goes through a table outside! Rhett Titus and Kenny King are bringing another table into the ring. Prazak: "Hopefully they don't steal our table Kevin!" DOUBLE TEAM BLOCKBUSTER ON JAY THROUGH THE IN RING TABLE. Paul Turner hits the ring to remove as much carnage and plunder as he can without interfering. Rhett Titus throws the only unbroken ladder into the ring. Prazak puts over how awesome it was seeing Kenny King springboard off the ropes through the table. Titus finally erects the ladder and sets it up in the middle. Mark is down on the outside. Jay is down in the corner of the ring. Mark recovers quickly and DROPKICKS THE LADDER BEFORE RHETT REACHES THE TOP. Mark helicopters everybody in sight with the ladder and gets an appreciative TERRY FUNK chant from the crowd.

Now we have a GINORMOUS ORANGE LADDER being brought into the ring.  No wait - the Briscoes AREN'T bringing it into the ring. It's set up in the corner next to the entrance ramp. Some of the fans are chanting please don't die. Others are chanting EAT A DICK. Mark gets eye to eye with the fans in the balcony of the Manhattan Center and DIVES OFF THE TOP OF THE LADDER ONTO RHETT TITUS ON A TABLE. Now if ever you wanted to chant HOLY SHIT during a match, THIS would be a good time. King hits a spinebuster in the middle of the ring. Kelly talks about how there is plunder everywhere - screws and sawdust and wood and metal. SHOOTING STAR PRESS BY KENNY ONTO JAY.

King is grabbing his own midsection in pain but he's still able to grab the orange ladder and set it up. Jay starts climbing up the other side, a few rungs behind. Kenny reaches up to grab the contact and that gives Jay the time to catch up. They trade punches at the top of this VERY tall ladder and get the BOO and YAY from the crowd. They each hang onto the ladder by a thread. ONE LAST PUNCH BY KING SENDS JAY FLYING OFF TO HIT THE CANVAS AND HE GRABS THE CONTRACT. THE ALL NIGHT EXPRESS WIN! KING AND TITUS WIN AND GET THE TITLE SHOT!!! The contact is SIGNED IN BLOOD by King and I can't think of a more appropriate way to end the match! Titus crawls back in the ring and gives his partner a well earned hug, while the Briscoes lay on the ground in pools of their own blood - and I mean that LITERALLY. The PPV ends at 10:45 ET and the Sinclair Broadcasting debut is just 7 days away!

Final summary! For me that was three hours and forty-five minutes well spent for just $15. Even if you skipped the free half hour pre-show, you still would have gotten your money's worth. A very solid two thumbs up!