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Ring Of Honor TV Recap (10/11): Adam Cole Defends ROH Title Vs. Jay Lethal, Tanahashi And Naito
- Updated: October 11, 2016
RING OF HONOR TV
EPISODE #264
“FIELD OF HONOR” AT MCU PARK, BROOKLYN N.Y.
AIRING IN SYNDICATION, WEDNESDAYS ON COMET TV, THE FIGHT NETWORK, ROHWRESTLING.COM AND THE FITE TV APP
This week’s episode is a continuation of the tapings that took place at MCU Park in Brooklyn, New York. Major main event on this week’s show with Adam Cole defending the ROH title against Jay Lethal, Tetsuya Naito and Hiroshi Tanahashi in a 4 corners survival match.
Kevin Kelly and Steve Corino are at ringside at the broadcast table, and they are joined by ROH TV Champion, Bobby Fish. Kelly hypes the ROH TV main event. Also included on this hour of television is Kyle O’ Reilly vs Katsuyori Shibata, and that match opens the show.
Kyle O’ Reilly vs. Katsuyori Shibata
This two just faced off yesterday in Tokyo at NJPW’s King of Pro Wrestling show. Shibata successfully defended his Never Openweight title against O’Reilly. For any American wrestler, facing off against Shibata is a way to pump up your street cred. Katsuyori is arguably the toughest and most dangerous man in all of wrestling. The guy is a warrior. If he was taking physicals in the states, I doubt that he would pass any medical clearance. Based on how much damage his body has been through. This guy never takes time off to heal and he probably should.
Just what you would expect from these two here on ROH TV. They both put on a striking and submission clinic. Bobby Fish does a good job on commentary during this match. Putting over how dangerous, Shibata is. He talks about him being cyborg like. Lacking human emotion. Almost serial killer like in his style. Fitting ad placement on screen during this match for The Health Alert Hotline.
Shibata and O’Reilly start the match off with some mat wrestling. Very much a feeling out process. O’ Reilly playing the role of a competitor treading carefully. Trying to avoid getting caught. Both men attempt early strikes and submissions on each other. Each man countering out and avoiding damage. The opening sequence gets a nice standing ovation from the crowd outside at MCU Park. The fans admiring what amounts to a game of physical chess.
The show returns from it’s first break and Shibata is targeting the arms of O’Reilly. Kyle works feverishly to defend against Shibata’s submission attempts. O’Reilly fires up eventually and wins a battle of stiff forearm shots. He changes the momentum in the match with his flurry of strikes. O’Reilly back suplexes Shibata and transitions that directly into a leg lock submission. Shibata gets out of it. Kyle delivers some stiff kicks. Shibata sits up Undertaker style after taking these stiff blows. Great facial reaction by O’Reilly when Shibata does this. Shibata is on his knees taking more shots from O’Reilly. Katsuyori starts to brush off the shots and act like he is bored or not affected by them. This makes O’Reilly angry as he tries to kick him harder and harder.
Both men on their feet. Shibata wins the battle of strikes and corners O’Reilly. Hits a running drop kick into him, a gut wrench suplex and then transitions that into an armbar submission. O’Reilly tries to escape, Shibata won’t let him get away. He locks in a figure four style submission hold on O’Reilly’s arm. Almost looking like a variation of a head scissors. Kyle gets to the ropes and …
