September 29, 20177 yr comment_5815469 Throwaway is kind of how RoH has felt in general for the last year and a half. It feels like everything is filler for something bigger but that bigger thing never comes.
October 15, 20177 yr comment_5816725 Great interview with ROH COO Joe Koff. https://www.avclub.com/ring-of-honors-joe-koff-on-the-indie-label-and-whether-1819450908?2 He says all the right things, but as someone who has dipped his toe periodically into ROH a couple of times over the past year and walked away extremely unimpressed, I'm not sure how much of his words are based in reality.
October 25, 20177 yr comment_5817774 I caught a bit of the Cody Rhodes promo about Roman Reigns' failed drug tests, etc. and had to turn it off. He comes across as someone cosplaying a top guy main event wrestler - like a kid dressing up in his daddy's clothes for Halloween (although, in this case, the proverbial daddy is more Flair than Dusty). Not an ounce of believability or legitimacy whatsoever. Sorry, folks, WWE didn't miss the boat on this guy at all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYlt2ukoVwA
October 25, 20177 yr comment_5817775 I caught a bit of the Cody Rhodes promo about Roman Reigns' failed drug tests, etc. and had to turn it off. He comes across as someone cosplaying a top guy main event wrestler - like a kid dressing up in his daddy's clothes for Halloween (although, in this case, the proverbial daddy is more Flair than Dusty). Not an ounce of believability or legitimacy whatsoever. Sorry, folks, WWE didn't miss the boat on this guy at all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYlt2ukoVwA That was embarrassing to watch, his promo had no flow or life to it just spewing a bunch of clichés "each and every one of you" really? Also does he have an illness or problem with his voice or has it been that long since I last heard him speak? For your sanity do not go to the comments of that video.
October 25, 20177 yr comment_5817780 Cody Rhodes as the partner to Hardcore Holly or Goldust was really fun to watch. Cody Rhodes as a main eventer is really tough to watch.
October 25, 20177 yr comment_5817782 Cody as a mock-up The Miz in a 2017 RoH main event scene is sure something to behold.
October 25, 20177 yr comment_5817784 Catching up on TNA and Ring of Honor from last month or two, maybe this is an awful take but Cody Rhodes and Eli Drake as champions are really on the same level to me. Cody is a much better wrestler than Eli but Eli is a 10 times better at portraying himself as a heel champion. if Ring of Honor wasn't the Bullet Club appreciation society then maybe Cody would be more effective as a heel but not sure.
October 25, 20177 yr comment_5817816 I caught a bit of the Cody Rhodes promo about Roman Reigns' failed drug tests, etc. and had to turn it off. He comes across as someone cosplaying a top guy main event wrestler - like a kid dressing up in his daddy's clothes for Halloween (although, in this case, the proverbial daddy is more Flair than Dusty). Not an ounce of believability or legitimacy whatsoever. Sorry, folks, WWE didn't miss the boat on this guy at all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYlt2ukoVwA That was embarrassing to watch, his promo had no flow or life to it just spewing a bunch of clichés "each and every one of you" really? Also does he have an illness or problem with his voice or has it been that long since I last heard him speak? For your sanity do not go to the comments of that video. I believe he has a lisp that sometimes shows up in his speaking. https://mobile.twitter.com/codyrhodes/status/804489475082645504?lang=en
December 16, 20177 yr comment_5824144 Dalton Castle defeated Cody Rhodes to become the new ROH Champion. https://www.cagesideseats.com/2017/12/16/16784084/dalton-castle-wins-ring-of-honor-world-championship-final-battle-pins-cody-rhodes
December 16, 20177 yr comment_5824185 Should have happened a year ago. Should had happened 2 years ago.
December 16, 20177 yr comment_5824191 Should have happened a year ago. Should had happened 2 years ago. He should have beaten Jay Lethal for the TV Title 2 years ago and then won the World Title a year ago. But I think we're on the same page. He is by far the biggest star in the promotion and he should have the belt.
December 17, 20177 yr comment_5824297 Should have happened a year ago. Should had happened 2 years ago. He should have beaten Jay Lethal for the TV Title 2 years ago and then won the World Title a year ago. But I think we're on the same page. He is by far the biggest star in the promotion and he should have the belt. Completely. I saw him live and overall the first time against Liger and was blown away. He's special and should had been treated as such from the beginning. We'll see if it's too late to mean anything. However, with Mayu (my favourite wrestler not named Becky Lynch) is coming in, how should I watch ROH?
December 17, 20177 yr comment_5824306 They're supposedly getting a streaming service next year but I fully expect them to fuck it up.
December 17, 20177 yr comment_5824311 They're supposedly getting a streaming service next year but I fully expect them to fuck it up. I don't know how many people buy a wrestling PPV for $35 in 2017, but I'm guessing it is pretty close to zero. They leave money on the table every month that they don't have a streaming service. I do believe you can watch the weekly TV on the Fite app, though.
December 17, 20177 yr comment_5824327 You can. A lot of Fox affiliates are on Playstation Vue now and you can DVR it. Ring of Honor has been painfully behind the times when it comes to pricing. They're charging prices for what DVDs and PPV cost 7 years ago when the average fan expects to follow a promotion for $9.99 or less a month.
December 23, 20177 yr Author comment_5825131 I'm not a big Cody Rhodes fan & I too think Dalton should have won the ROH World Title a long time ago but I have to be honest, I kind of like the whole ROH ring & "kiss the ring" shit. I don't so much like how the fans buy into it like it's some funny thing when I think it should be a heelish thing like something a Ted DiBiase would make peasants do but I like the idea of it.
December 23, 20177 yr comment_5825138 I think I would have enjoyed it better if someone other than Cody was doing it.
December 24, 20177 yr comment_5825173 It would work fine if the ROH fanbase didn't eat up everything the Bullet Club does like they are babyfaces.
January 7, 20187 yr comment_5827076 Catching the first ROH tv of 2018, I admit not being familiar with new ROH champ Dalton Castle, but he's interesting. Setting up Lethal as a contender who I like. Silas Young is the tv champ, not impressed. Simon Gotch is working as Simon Grimm, reminding me that I miss the Vaudevillans and that his best days are probably behind him. Briscoes calling out the Motor City Machine Guns, that should be fun. Main event is Flip Gordon vs Marty Scurll starting now.
January 9, 20187 yr comment_5827295 Silas Young is the tv champ, not impressed. Simon Gotch is working as Simon Grimm, reminding me that I miss the Vaudevillans and that his best days are probably behind him. Silas Young was one of the few wrestlers that impressed me in my sporadic ROH viewings. I place a higher value on having the total package though. In addition to being decent in the ring, he also has a fantastic character. Most of these other "super workers" that have no character, facials, or crowd interactions don't do a thing for me. Silas Young is one of the very few who could succeed on Raw or Smackdown. BTW, this is not meant as a slight against any of the other wrestlers you mentioned - most of whom I haven't even seen yet - just my specific impressions of Young from a show I watched a few months ago. As for Gotch, I get the impression from the few "shoot interview" clips I've seen is that he has a bad attitude and was his own worst enemy at times. Whether that's actually the case, who knows, but I don't think he's doing himself any favors by sticking to his failed WWE gimmick. It just makes him look like a big league castoff instead of someone fresh and interesting who has been revitalized on the indy scene. For all of the criticisms I and others have leveled against Cody Rhodes, the one thing you cannot argue is that he has changed things up and raised his stock. Grimm seems to be doing more of the same ol' same ol' that didn't exactly work for him in the first place.
January 9, 20187 yr comment_5827373 Silas Young is the tv champ, not impressed. Simon Gotch is working as Simon Grimm, reminding me that I miss the Vaudevillans and that his best days are probably behind him. Silas Young was one of the few wrestlers that impressed me in my sporadic ROH viewings. I place a higher value on having the total package though. In addition to being decent in the ring, he also has a fantastic character. Most of these other "super workers" that have no character, facials, or crowd interactions don't do a thing for me. Silas Young is one of the very few who could succeed on Raw or Smackdown. BTW, this is not meant as a slight against any of the other wrestlers you mentioned - most of whom I haven't even seen yet - just my specific impressions of Young from a show I watched a few months ago. As for Gotch, I get the impression from the few "shoot interview" clips I've seen is that he has a bad attitude and was his own worst enemy at times. Whether that's actually the case, who knows, but I don't think he's doing himself any favors by sticking to his failed WWE gimmick. It just makes him look like a big league castoff instead of someone fresh and interesting who has been revitalized on the indy scene. For all of the criticisms I and others have leveled against Cody Rhodes, the one thing you cannot argue is that he has changed things up and raised his stock. Grimm seems to be doing more of the same ol' same ol' that didn't exactly work for him in the first place. I might have to dig up some more matches as it could have been the opponent instead of him. I had basically the same thoughts on Grimm, thought he worked best as part of the Vaudvillians. By himself something is missing doing the same stuff.
January 9, 20187 yr comment_5827405 I just love that while Sinclair is slowly trying to take over local TV with their right wing news, they own a wrestling company that has Dalton Castle and the Boys as the featured act.
January 10, 20187 yr comment_5827419 My biggest problem with Silas Young, I've said it in this very thread, is that he doesn't wrestle like his character. An aerial move for that guy should be a dropkick. He has a great character and I love that he isn't afraid to just have the fans hate him but holy shit dude, think about what you do in the ring.
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