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RADICAN: Thoughts on 4/18 ROH on HDNet episode: Albright-Castagnoli, Jacobs runs, exciting tag action, more! Apr 26, 2009 - 12:40:46 PM
Finally! This was the best episode of ROH on HDNet. The show addressed a lot of the problems on the previous shows. The wrestling was really good from top to bottom and really gave viewers a look at what they can expect to see when buying an ROH DVD. Nothing seemed toned down, as had been on the case on previous shows. A lot of things about this show just felt right.
The opening match with Jacobs vs. Necro was well-done for a television angle to hopefully build towards another match between them down the line. Callihan-Kingston delivered some entertaining strong style action. I was critical of Callihan the last time around, but he held his own in his match against Kingston. I didn't like their pre-match promos, but they delivered in the ring and got the fans hot for the action.
The semi-main event featured a fun tag match with Cheech & Cloudy taking on King & Titus in a match that featured a ton of innovative maneuvers that should be a staple and not an exception on these shows. I was really impressed with Cheech & Cloudy here. If they changed their look, they would be more credible in the ring. King and Titus are a fine heel unit as well and their double team finisher had me yelling out from the edge of my couch.
The main event did everything I had hoped for from the previous ROH on HDNet in terms of using the match to guide fans towards the DVDs. The announcers talked about the Albright-Castagnoli feud that had been taking place on DVD and told fans which shows their matches would be featured on. Castagnoli and Albright also referred to their previous battles that were taped for DVD during their promos prior to the match. The match itself was really good for a TV main event, as these two have good chemistry together. Thumbs up!
Score: (7.5)
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