ROH TV Recap (12/21): Final Battle Fallout, Decade Of Excellence Tournament Begins, 6 Man Main Event

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Updated: December 21, 2016

Ring Of Honor TVEpisode #274Taped At The 2300 Arena In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The show opens with a video recap of Kyle O’ Reilly defeating Adam Cole and capturing the ROH World Championship at Final Battle.

Now THIS is a #PPV! #FinalBattle is available now on VOD! https://t.co/bcJVS2qIcW pic.twitter.com/rqYOYoq9Rg

— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 19, 2016

We are now inside the infamous 2300 arena. Known in a past life as The ECW Arena. These are the tapings that took place after Final Battle on December 2nd. This show features the start of a “Decades of Excellence” tournament. Where the winner will become the #1 contender to the ROH Championship. On commentary for this show are Kevin Kelly and Nigel McGuinness. Nigel making news recently by departing ROH to join the WWE in their expansion and new title division in the UK.

New ROH Champ Kyle O’ Reilly heads to the ring to start off the show. Kyle gets a “You Deserve It” chant from the philly crowd. He celebrates the fact that he is now champion. Says that the ROH title is the symbol for being the best, and that he is now the best wrestler on the planet. Kyle promises to defend the title with honor and integrity, just like Nigel McGuinness, Bryan Danielson and Samoa Joe did. Kyle says that after 11 hard years. That no one can take this moment away from him.

Adam Cole’s music hits and he enters the stage. He tells O’Reilly, that he shouldn’t be celebrating. That he should be apologizing. Cole says that he prepared for weeks to beat O’Reilly in a standard wrestling match. He is upset that it was changed to a street fight. States that as the reason he lost the title. Cole walks towards the ring with mic in hand. Calls O’Reilly’s victory luck while the crowd chants “you tapped out”.

Dalton Castle has arrived and joins the scene. He makes fun of Adam Cole’s whining. He congratulates O’Reilly for becoming champion. Dalton wants to throw his peacock feathers into the world title picture. He calls himself a very dangerous man in the ring. Dalton brings up the fact that he pinned Adam Cole when he was world champion. Dalton says he has done the math, and that because he has a relative who is a math teacher. That it makes him half math teacher. He says his victory over Cole puts him in line for a shot at the ROH Championship.

Everyone wants a shot at new ROH Champ @KORcombat, including half math teacher @theDALTONcastle! This week on #ROHTV pic.twitter.com/AagFb9djKm

— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 18, 2016

Bobby Fish has now arrived on the scene. Fish heads to the ring to join O’Reilly and Castle. Bobby compliments his “brother” O’Reilly for living up to his promises and beating Adam Cole. He then throws his name into the conversation for a shot at the ROH Championship. An angry Adam Cole tells all 3 men in the ring. That he doesn’t care what they think, and he doesn’t care what the fans in attendance or watching on tv think. Cole promises to become a 3 time ROH Champion. As Cole starts to leave the ringside area. Kyle O’Reilly closes the segment by stating that he will die for his title. Wishes anyone good luck in trying to take it away from him.

Kyle O’Reilly promises to defend the ROH Championship with honor and integrity. pic.twitter.com/hgHLFp1QDk

— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 20, 2016

Kevin Kelly at ringside hypes up The ROH Decades of Excellence tournament. Where the winner will get a shot at The ROH Championship on March 10th in Las Vegas. At ROH’s 15th anniversary pay-per-view show. The concept is simple. Eight stars who debuted in Ring of Honor over a decade ago compete in the first-ever Decade of Excellence Tournament. It’s kind of like a reward for the wrestlers who have been with ROH on and off in the last decade.

The tournament bracket appears on screen. This tv show will feature a 1st round match between Christopher Daniels and Mark Briscoe. The winner of that match will go on to face the winner between Colt Cabana and Chris Sabin. In the other part of the bracket. Jay Lethal will face Jushin Thunder Liger, and Jay Briscoe will battle BJ Whitmer. All the tournament matches will air on Ring of Honor television.

The Decade of Excellence tournament is underway. The winner gets a shot at the ROH Championship. https://t.co/DBd0N61Xsv pic.twitter.com/80GTFh0CNs

— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 19, 2016

At the time of this taping, Nigel McGuinness was the storyline matchmaker for ROH. He is here at ringside on commentary with Kevin Kelly. He announces that he is changing tonight’s …

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