ROH All-Star Extravaganza 6 Review

Match 1: Hanson vs. Mark Briscoe
This is one of my first few times watching Hanson as he has his hands full against Mark Briscoe! Hanson is deceptively athletic and does a great job and making sure he still looks like a beast to be reckoned with at the same time. Good opening match that was pretty even. They did a great job of building around Hanson's size as Briscoe eventually lifts him up and slams him later in the match where Briscoe then scores the win from a dive off the top rope. Really nice opening bout between two veterans.
Winner: Mark Briscoe
Rating: **1/2

Match 2: BJ Whitmer & Adam Page vs. R.D. Evans & Moose vs. Ethan Gabriel Owens & Josh Alexander vs. Caprice Coleman & Watanabe
I can already tell that this match is going to be a mess. And I mean that in the funnest way possible. ROH always comes up big when it comes to hectic types of matches like this. Tons of chaos and tons of guys flying in and out of the ring made this a really fun watch. Crowd was energetic throughout and there were so many different types of personalities in the match. You had your comedic styles sprinkled in and you had your really cool spots including Moose diving outside and taking everybody out. Everyone was great in their roles and the finish was awesome where Owens & Alexander looked to score the victory after hitting their cool finisher until Evans gets a pin out of nowhere to increase his undefeated streak to 150! Crowd loves it and so do I!
Winners: R.D. Evans & Moose
Rating: ***

Match 3: The Addiction vs. The Decade
Little feud between a team of guys who have stayed in just ROH against a team of guys who went elsewhere before returning to ROH. Definitely liking the back story but the match just didn't really click how I felt like it would have. The crowd seemed a bit tired from the last two matches and they weren't given a sufficient amount of time to really do anything out of the ordinary. The action was fine and just came off as a regular tag match that you would normally be able to catch on television. Christopher Daniels & Kazarian get the win after hitting their cool finisher on Roderick Strong. The Decade then exchange words before Jimmy Jacobs gets in between the thick of things and plays peacemaker.
Winners: The Addiction
Rating: ***

Match 4: Adam Cole vs. AJ Styles
Adam Cole claims to have lost everything after losing his ROH World Championship to Michael Elgin. He gets a chance to take out the leader of The Bullet Club tonight against AJ Styles. Good match but I felt as if the expectations were placed way too high. Things were just sluggish at times and the flow just didn't fit with the crowd. Pacing is something Styles is usually spot on with but not too much here. They did a lot of focusing on the leg of Styles as Cole wanted to damper it down for his Figure Four. Styles was great in selling it but it wasn't much of a major factor as it should have been. Cole tried coming off as the jerk heel but this time around, it really seemed forced. The ending came when they were on the top rope for a good minute before Styles dropped Cole on his head for the win. Again, good match that just didn't meet the expectations. The action was sluggish at times but did pick up in the middle where they finally shifted into a different gear. Here's hoping for a better and cleaner rematch.
Winner: AJ Styles
Rating: ***1/2

Match 5: ROH World Television Championship - Jay Lethal (c) vs. Cedric Alexander
Jay Lethal is definitely becoming one of the company's top heels. At first, I was reluctant at his turn but he has easily made the most of it and proved any doubters wrong. This match starts off hot and never really looked back from the start. Crowd was into the action and Alexander more than held his own against Lethal in a bigger match. Alexander's energy and style in the ring should not go unnoticed, he did a fantastic job of playing with the crowd and making sure every fall was believable. The closest one came when Seleziya came out to help Lethal but ended up getting kicked in the face! Alexander almost capitalized on the distraction by hitting Lethal with a Lumber Check but Lethal barely put his leg up on the first rope for the break! Lethal hits Alexander with Matt Taven's Climax and follows it up with a Lethal Injection to retain with the victory. The two shake hands afterwards in a great match that may have suffered a bit from a little lack of time but even still, great match as we roll into the final two matches of the night.
Winner: Jay Lethal
Rating: ***3/4

Match 6: ROH World Championship - Michael Elgin (c) vs. Jay Briscoe
Personally would have preferred to seen this match go last on the card but either way, here we are. Jay Briscoe looks to reclaim the ROH World Championship and become the second person in company history to hold the title on two different reigns.  Huge fan of both these guys and their aggressive styles. This match should be good and they delivered. From the start as Briscoe shoved Elgin after the handshake, the emotions were running high and as a fan, I felt the intensity kicking up a notch. Elgin is the champ and Briscoe has not been pinned in over two years. At times, this felt like a match with no disqualification. They took the fight outside where they brought in the table where Elgin even smashed Briscoe with it. Sinclair for sure is not calling it or this crowd will riot. One of the coolest spots of the night came when Briscoe hit a Jay Driller on Elgin through the table. They crashed hard and it looked sick! Crowd came unglued after that as Elgin kicked out of the pin. However, Briscoe was able to hit another one in the ring and capture the ROH World Championship! Strong first main event of the night as Briscoe, the face of the company, starts his second reign. Crowd popped for Briscoe nicely but seemed disappointed with the outcome. Elgin worked his tail off to become champion and as much of a shame it is to see him drop it, Briscoe really earned a longer title reign and hopefully, we get to see one here. This needed to close the show.
Winner: Jay Briscoe
Rating: ****

Match 7: ROH World Tag Team Championships - 2 out of 3 Falls - ReDRagon (c) vs. The Young Bucks
Very unlike Ring of Honor to not have a World Championship match close out the night but this is definitely a worthy follower. Start to finish, this was high octane and just ridiculously fun to watch. Crowd is still hot after the last match and this just feels like a main event. The first pin came when Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish bring in a hockey stick and nail one of The Bucks with it before hitting Chasing the Dragon to score the first pin. ReDRagon look to go for the kill but The Young Bucks make the comeback and tie it up about five minutes after in a fast-paced exchange. Now it gets crazy as the next pin wins the match and the belts. The Bucks hit their crazy Meltzer Driver finish but Bobby Fish pulls out Paul Turner right before he strikes the final pin! The Bucks inadvertently take out Turner and mayhem continues! Fish tosses Matt Jackson off the top rope to the outside and through a table! O'Reilly then makes Nick submit for the crazy finish as Todd Sinclair called for the bell. Afterwards, Tommaso Ciampa runs out and takes out both Young Bucks before he takes off the ring canvas and exposes the wood and plants Nick Jackson on the wood to end the show. Talk about the two best tag teams in professional wrestling today. They stepped up their game after the big title switch and closed out the show with a bang.
Winners: ReDRagon
Rating: ****1/4

Overall Show Thoughts and Rating:
I don't really follow much ROH these days but this show was definitely a good one for me to sit back and watch. From top to bottom, everybody stepped up their game and we got two fantastic main events that included Jay Briscoe winning the championship again. While I was disappointed the World Championship bout to close out the show, I won't let it take away from the fantastic main event and overall night of wrestling.
Rating: 8.75/10