Ring of Honor 15th Anniversary Results: Hardys, Christopher Daniels Gets His Shot, Bully Ray, More
This is the Fightful.com live viewing party for Ring of Honor' s 15th Anniversary pay per view! Tonight in our main event Adam Cole looks to continue his quest to become the longest reigning Ring of Honor World Champion when he defends his title against the veteran Christopher Daniels who won a title shot after winning the Decade of Excellence tournament. We also have The Young Bucks looking to reclaim the ROH Tag Team titles when they take on the nearly crowned Broken Hardys who look to continue their expedition of gold and Roppongi Vice! Marty Scurll defends his ROH Television title against the high flying young upstart Lio Rush and much more so be sure to come back here at 9PM EST for all of the action!
-We open with a video package for the last 15 years of Ring of Honor, showing off highlights of Samoa Joe, CM. Punk and many others, then some nice highlights of the early career of Christopher Daniels in Windy City Pro Wrestling. They go back and forth, then Cole says he will kill the career of Christopher Daniels.
Kenny King vs Jay White
They start with a lock up for a surprisingly clean break, then exchange wrist locks and arm drag take overs before King drops Jay with a spinning roundhouse kick. Jay hits a scoop slam then a kokeshi in honor of Tomoaki Honma who's recovering from a very serious injury, then King sends White out of the ring before hitting a corkscrew plancha that sends Jay to the floor. They get back in the ring and Kenny gets a quick 2 count, then King misses a leg drop, Jay dropping King with a back elbow. Jay hits a running back elbow then a diving forearm that sends King out of the ring. Caprice shoves King out of the way when Jay goes to dive through the ropes onto him, then Jay hits a uranage on the floor.
They get back in the ring and Jay hits a cross body off the top rope for a quick 2 count, then King comes back with a series of moves including a back flip shotgun dropkick in the corner for a quick 2 count. They exchange strikes in the center of the ring, Jay getting the upper hand and hitting a flat liner, but King immediately counters with a spinebuster when Jay runs the ropes. Jay suplexes Kenny into the bottom turnbuckle for a near fall, then Kenny catches him on the top rope, Kenny doing another back flip and hitting an enzuigiri. Jay sends Kenny away then hits another cross body, but King rolls through and catches Jay, but Jay counters with a roll up for the pin and the win.
Winner: Jay White via pinfall
#1 Contender's Six Man Mayhem Match
Frankie Kazarian, Silas Young, Hangman Page, Chris Sabin, Punishment Martinez and Cheeseburger come out to the ring with Sabin and Kazarian starting the match off. They roll back and forth repeatedly for a series of one counts, then Page attacks Sabin from behind, Sabin sending both Kaz and Page out of the ring. Page hits a standing moonsault off of the apron, then everyone takes turns diving out of the ring. They all get back in the ring, then Page and Kaz double team Martinez, Page Adding him and sending him out of the ring. Page and Kaz double team Cheese, then Cheese sends both of them out of the ring before Silas attacks him from behind.
Silas sends Cheese out of the ring, then Punishment drops both Sabin and Kazarian before everyone hits him with a move until Page hits a front flip lariat that drops him. Sabin hits a tornado DDT on Page, then Kaz hits a slingshot DDT on Sabin before Silas hits a rolling death valley driver on Kaz. Burger hits Silas with a shotei, then drops him with a shoulder block before Page superkicks him and goes for The Rite of Passage, but Martinez stops him, then chokeslams him onto the apron. Kaz gets a near fall off of a DDT that Silas breaks up at the last second, then Sabin uses Silas as a step ladder to hit Kaz with a superplex. Silas goes for Misery, but Sabin counters and Silas hits a Green Bay plunge, then hits Misery, but Cheese breaks it up. Cheese drops Silas with a series of strikes, then turns him inside out with a shotei before Kaz hits him with Ace of Spades for the pin and the win.
Winner: Frankie Kazarian via pinfall
Bobby Fish vs Jay Lethal
They shake hands before the match, adhering to the code of honor, then they exchange hammerlocks, wristlocks and side headlocks before Fish sends Jay out of the ring with a Yakuza kick. Jay gets back in the ring, and dropkicks Fish before Bobby rolls out of the ring to regroup. Fish gets up on the apron and Lethal dives out of the ring, but Fish side steps him and Lethal lands sternum first into the guardrail. They get back in the ring and Fish starts attacking the chest and stomach of Jay before Jay hits a snapmare into a basement dropkick. Lethal hits a delayed suplex, then goes to throw Fish into the corner, but he counters and gets thrown sternum first into the corner, Fish following up with a snap suplex for a quick 2 count. Fish drops Jay with a stiff kick to the sternum repeatedly until he falls down, then Lethal drops him with a superkick that sends Fish out of the ring.
Lethal dives through the ropes onto Fish, then they get in the ring at the count of 9, exchanging forearms in the center of the ring once they do. They exchange a variety of strikes, then Fish hits a Saito suplex for a near fall, Fish going for an ankle lock, but Lethal counters out of no where with a cutter. Lethal hits Hail to the King, but Fish counters with a crucifix, then a heel hook in the center of the ring, Lethal getting to the rope right before he taps. Lethal hits the Lethal Combination and connects with a second Hail to the King before hitting Fish with a series of kick, then goes for the Lethal Injection, but Fish catches him and puts on another heel hook, but Lethal rolls Fish up for a near fall. Lethal then hits the Lethal Injection for the pin and the win.
Winner: Jay Lethal via pinfall
The Kingdom vs Dalton Castle & The Boys ROH Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match
Castle and Vinny start it off, then Castle uses the Boys as a weapon before TK gets tagged in and the Boys double team him for a quick 1 count. Vinny pulls one of the boys out of the ring and suplexes him onto the apron before rolling him back into the ring. Taven gets tagged in and he chokes Boy #1 in the ropes before stomping on him, then Taven tags in Vinny before Vinny hits him with a series of clotheslines in the corner. The Kingdom triple team Boy #1 for a quick 2 count, then Boy #2 switches with Boy #1, Boy #2 rolling TK up for a near fall. Boy #2 tags in Dalton who chops Taven and TK, then hits a series of suplexes each member of The Kingdom for a near fall. Castle and the Boys triple team Taven, then Taven counters a Bangarang with a roll up for a near fall. Dalton lands it the second time, but TK breaks it up, then the Boys double team Vinny before Vinny takes them both out with headbutts. The Kingdom then hit their finisher for the pin and the win.
Winner: The Kingdom via pinfall
Lio Rush vs Marty Scurll ROH TV Title Match
Marty refuses to shake hands before the match, then they drop each other, before Marty teases a chicken wing early. Lio drags Marty out of the ring and hits a huricanrrana onto the floor, then Marty backs him into the apron and rolls him back into the ring before playing to the crowd. Marty gets Lio caught in the tarp on the apron, then superkicks him, sending Lio under the ring. Lio gets back in the ring and Marty stomps on his hand before starting to focus on the wrist and fingers of Lio. Marty goes to snap the fingers of Lio, but he's slapped, then Lio hits a springboard back elbow into a clothesline and a flying clothesline into a DDT for a near fall.
Marty whips Lio into the turnbuckle and plays to the crowd before Rush gets out of the ring, Marty going for a thrust kick, but Lio pulls his leg out from under him and drops him. Lio hits Marty with a series of kicks then a diving double stomp, hitting one outside of the ring and one once they're back into it for a near fall. Marty starts focusing on the legs of Rush, then goes back to the arm and hand, kicking the arm and hitting a brainbuster for a near fall of his own. Marty teases a superkick and kicks the leg out from under Lio before turning him inside out with a lariat, then hyper extends the arm of Lio before sending him out of the ring with a forearm.
Marty hits a series of superkicks from the apron, then they get in the ring and exchange strikes before Lio goes for a springboard back elbow, but Marty counters right into the Crossface Chickewing. Lio reverses into a pin attempt, then goes for a frog splash, only Marty to get his knees up and reverse for a roll up of his own for a near fall. Marty hits a piledriver for a near fall. Lio teases a chickenwing of his own, but Marty counters only for Lio to hit Marty with Rush Hour for a near fall. Lio goes to hit Marty with his own belt, but he opts not to, then hits Marty with an enzuigiri then a frog splash for a near fall. Lio sets up chairs at ringside then sets Marty on the top rope, but Marty counters with a jumping European uppercut into a Tower of London for a near fall. Marty snaps Lio's fingers, then locks in the Crossface Chickenwing for the tap and the win.
Winner: Marty Scurll via submission
Bully Ray & The Briscoes vs Davey Boy Smith Jr. & War Machine
Smith and Ray start it off with Smith stomping Ray in the corner, then Ray comes back and clotheslines him before chopping Smith in the corner. Mark gets tagged in, then he and Jay end up getting suplexed by Smith. The Briscoes double team Smith, then War Machine come in and kill Mark, Jay and Ray, sending Ray and Jay out of the ring. WM double team Mark, then Rowe uses Hanson as a weapon, suplexing him onto Mark. Smith gets tagged back in and hits a scoop slam and a belly to back suplex for a quick 2 count,
Rowe getting tagged back in. WM double team Mark for a quick 2 count, then Hanson drags Mark away from his corner, tagging Smith back in. WM and Smith triple team Mark, then Jay finally gets tagged in, dropkicking Hanson and sending Smith off of the apron, following up with a neckbreaker for a quick 2 count. Rowe and Smith argue allowing Jay to tag in Bully Ray who hits Rowe with a uranage, Smith hitting Ray with a big boot, then Jay sits Smith out of the ring. Jay dives out onto Rowe at ringside, then Mark and Jay hit him with a diving cross body, Bully then does one and takes out WM and Smith before Jay hits a Jay Driller and Mark a Froggy Bow, then Mark, Jay and Bully hit Hanson with a 3D for the pin and the win.
Winner: The Briscoes & Bully Ray via pinfall
The Broken Hardys, The Young Bucks & Roppongi Vice ROH Tag Team Championship Las Vegas Street Fight Match
The Bucks and Hardys square off, but are soon interrupted by RPV assaulting the with a trash can and it's lid, clearing the ring. They hit Matt Hardy with a double jumping knee, then Nick hits Barreta with a piledriver that sends him out of the ring. Rocky hits Matt Jackson with a neckbreaker, then the Hardys get back into the ring, double teaming Rocky. The Bucks and Hardys square off again, the two teams killing Rocky and Barreta when they interrupt their arguing. The Hardys chop the Bucks in separate corners, then the Bucks superkick them before going for a swanton bomb and a leg drop, mocking both Hardys, but Matt and Jeff roll out of the way.
Jeff gets a ladder and he and Matt take out the Bucks before Rocky dropkicks the ladder, then hits Broken Matt in the corner, the two then fighting for the ladder before Barreta comes and helps Rocky. Jeff takes out both members of RPV, then Matt takes him out before Broken Matt powerbombs him, Nick superkicking him immediately for his troubles. They go in and out of the ring with dives, then Nick hits a 450 splash on a trash can for a near fall, then Matt superkicks Barreta, Matt hitting a Twist of Fate, then a Side Effect before Jeff goes for a swanton, but Matt gets his knees up. Rocky puts on a sleeve full of thumbtacks and clotheslines everyone with it repeatedly, then RPV hit Strong Zero for a near fall.
Barreta dumps a bunch of thumb tacks in the ring, then the Bucks hit an electric chair facebuster into the tacks. The Bucks superkick everyone, then feed Barreta tacks before superkicking him following up with a Meltzer Driver onto the tacks with Rocky for a near fall that Broken Matt breaks up. Broken Matt and Jeff hit the Bucks with a Twist of Fate into the tacks, then Broken Matt gets out a table and Jeff a ladder, respectively. Jeff sets the ladder up in one corner and Matt propping the table against the ropes since it's missing a leg, The Hardys sending the Bucks out of the ring then putting Barreta onto the table as Jeff climbs the ladder and hits a swanton bomb through the table for the pin and the win.
Winner: The Broken Hardys via pinfall
Adam Cole vs Christopher Daniels ROH World Championship Match
They shake hands before the match, then Cole drops Daniels before mocking him and playing to the crowd. They lock up and Cole drops Daniels again before slapping his head repeatedly, continuing to mock him. They lock up again for a surprisingly clean break, then Cole plays to the crowd again, Cole saying that he's in Daniels' head and the crowd is behind him, Daniels dropping him with a right hand, then chopping him in the corner before hitting him with a leg lariat. Cole catches Daniels running in and superkicks him before stomping him in the corner, then Daniels sends him out of the ring.
Daniels hits an Asai moonsault and doesn't get near the railing, then Cole superkicks him, sending his head into the side of the ring post. Daniels gets up bleeding, then Cole sends him back into the ring post, then back into the ring. Cole whips Daniels into the corner, then drops Daniels repeatedly with kicks and big boots before Daniels counters into an STO and a Koji clutch, but Cole gets his foot on the ropes. They exchange strikes in the center of the ring, then Daniels comes back, dropping Cole repeatedly and hitting an STO, finishing with a blue thunder bomb for a near fall. Daniels misses The Best Moonsault Ever and gets superkicked for a near fall, then hits a shining wizard and an ushigaroshi for another near fall.
Daniels hits a frankensteiner off of the top rope for a near fall of his own, then they exchange strikes before hitting a double clothesline. Daniels goes for an Angels Wings off the top rope, but Cole counters and hits Daniels with his own finisher for a very close near fall. Cole hits a shining wizard and goes for another one, but Daniels hits an ushigaroshi of his own for a near fall. Cole hits Daniels with a series of kicks, then Daniels hits a Styles Clash for another near fall, Cole sending Daniels into the referee, then Cole goes to superkick Daniels, but he superkicks the referee who rolls out of the ring. Kazarian comes out to the ring and puts Daniels into the ring, Cole nearly hitting him with the belt, but Kaz turns on Cole, showing he didn't actually join Bullet Club before leaving. Daniels hits Cole with a uranage, then The Best Moonsault Ever for the pin and the win.
Winner: Christopher Daniels via pinfall
-After the match the roster who aren't Bullet Club come out and give Daniels a round of applause at ringside.
