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Kelly brings out the new color commentator for the new show; Nigel McGuinness. McGuinness is total babyface, as he kisses up to the crowd and puts over the other wrestlers and RoH as a whole.
-Futureshock & The Bravado Brothers have some words before their match.
-Match 1: Futureshock (Adam Cole & Kyle O'Reilly) VS The Bravado Brothers (Lancelot & Harlem)
-Futureshock control the early going, hitting a kick combination on Lance and a flapjack/bulldog combo on Harlem. Futureshock lock in a double submission on the Bravados. Bravados take control, and Cole is the face-in-peril. Bravados hit the Gentleman's Approach (enziguiri/German suplex combo) on Cole for two. Kelly reads the "Tweet of the Week". Ugh, WWE's twitter obsession is bad enough, I don't need it in RoH. O'Reilly gets in, and hits a double dragon screw leg whip and a double missile dropkick. Bravados hits a belly-to-back suplex/neckbreaker combo. O'Reilly hits Harlem with rolling butterfly suplexes, which transitions into an assisted spike DDT/wheelbarrow suplex combo. Futureshock wipe the Bravados out on the floor, then hit Ride the Lightning (clothesline/legsweep combo) on Harlem for the pin. Pretty good tag formula opener, with some innovative stuff, mainly from Futureshock.
-Video that's supposed to be hype for future RoH dates, but ends up being Kevin Kelly basically interviewing RoH World Champion Davey Richards, who puts over the promotion as the best in the world.
-Best in the World event recap, focusing on the Tag and World title matches.
-Cornette & Kelly explain the Code of Honor.
-TV title match preview. Jay Lethal talks about being his own man, instead of imitating others in TNA (Lethal doesn't mention TNA by name).
-Video shows the final few minutes of the Tag title match from Best in the World, and the Briscoes' attack on Haas & Benjamin. Really did not need to see this after seeing the Best in the World video earlier.
-Claudio asks as a fan who he thinks is going to win the main event. He picks Haas & Benjamin.
-Match 2: Ring of Honor World Tag Team Championship: Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team [c] (Haas & Benjamin) VS Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli) [w/Shane Hagadorn & Sarah Del Ray]
-Short promo by The Briscoes air. They're coming for the tag belts.
I like the tale of the tape being shown before the matches start. Gives more of a real sports feel to the show. Castagnoli has just started with FCW, so it doesn't leave much doubt as to who wins (plus Haas and Benjamin were the champions at Death Before Dishonor IX, which was held after this was taped).
Basic wrestling to start. Shelton catches Hero coming off the ropes with a small package for two. Shelton lands some stiff chops on Hero. Hero ducks the dragon whip from Shelton, and hits a spinning bick boot of his own. Outside, Claudio holds Shelton for a kick from Hero, then draws a halo around his own head. That was pretty funny.
After a commercial break, Claudio is working Shelton over. Hero tries to stop Shelton from making the tag, and gets low-bridged. Shelton hits the dragon whip on Claudio and dives to make the tag, but Hero pulls Haas off the apron. Back in the ring, Hero hits Shelton with an elbow to the back of the head, and Claudio gets two off that. Tag is made to Hero, who hits a senton for two. KoW continue to work over Shelton. Shelton counters a double team suplex with a double neckbreaker, and Shelton finally makes the tag.
Haas ducks a Hero roaring elbow and tosses Hero with a release German suplex. Haas hits Shelton's t-bone slam on Claudio for two. Haas hits a hurricarana and a big boot on Claudio for two. Claudio fights back, and Hero comes in with the KTFO elbow on Haas for two, the idea being that since Hero doesn't have a loaded elbow pad anymore, it wasn't as effective. Claudio gets Haas in a giant swing, and Hero hits Haas with a kick while he's in the swing, and that gets two.
WGTT come back, and hit the Wrestling's Greatest Finisher (Hart Attack) for the pin to retain. Solid, if unspectacular main event. I would have liked more from this, especially since it's the send-off for the Kings of Wrestling.
-FINAL THOUGHTS: OK debut. Too much time wasting with the Best in the World videos, and it's odd that they didn't add any mentions of Death Before Dishonor X in post-production, since that is the most recent show.
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