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6/12 ROH in Manassas, Va.: Jerry Lynn vs. Tyler Black, Ric Flair appears before ROH crowd Jun 13, 2009 - 1:54:37 AM
Ring of Honor show results
June 12, 2009
Manassas, Va.
Report by John Massey, Torch reader
(1) The Necro Butcher & Colt Cabana & Grizzly Redwood defeated Jimmy Rave & Claudio Castagnoli & Ernie Osiris in 15 minutes.
(2) Shawn Spears defeated Alex “Sugarfoot” Payne via pinfall in 9 minutes.
-- Ric Flair Segment: Flair came out and thanked the fans for being a part of the ROH experience. Flair also thanked ROH for giving him the opportunity to help them out.
(3) Bryan Danielson defeated Kenny King (w/ Rhett Titus) via pinfall in 16 minutes.
(4) Kevin Steen & El Generico defeated The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) via pinfall in 15 minutes.
-- A never-ending Intermission followed the tag team match.
-- Coming back from Intermission, the ring announcer brought a fan into the ring. The fan was wearing a TNA shirt, and the ring announcer ripped him for it and then gave him a Ring of Honor shirt to wear instead.
-- Nigel McGuiness Promo: Nigel came out and cut a promo saying that he would be back soon, and that he would be ringside in New York City tomorrow night for Jerry Lynn’s title defense against Austin Aries. Aries then came out and said that once he becomes the champion, he would give McGuiness his title rematch.
(5) Roderick Strong defeated Austin Aries, D-Lo Brown, and Eddie Edwards in a four-corner survival match. Strong forced Aries to tap out in 8 minutes.
(6) Jimmy Jacobs defeated Sonjay Dutt when Dutt was unable to continue the match in 11 minutes.
(7) Jay Briscoe defeated Davey Richards via pinfall in 15 minutes.
(8) Tyler Black defeated ROH World Champion Jerry Lynn via pinfall in 19 minutes in a non-title match.
-- ROH returns to Manassas, VA, on Friday, December 18.
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