Complete ROH ‘Best In The World’ PPV Results

Credit: Mike Johnson of Pwinsider.com

The pre-game show is a 30 minute version of the ROH TV episode that aired this weekend on Sinclair Broadcasting. ROH Best in the World opened with a nice video showcasing some of their older champions like Samoa Joe, Bryan Danielson and CM Punk before showing the current roster, with the idea they if you make it in ROH, you are “The Best in the World.”

Kevin Kelly and Steve Corino (wearing a suit jacket that Vince McMahon and Jim Cornette would both be proud of) welcomed everyone to the PPV and previewed the main event of Adam Cole vs. Michael Elgin.

You could hear the Nashville crowd chanting, “F TNA.”

Six Man Mayhem: ACH vs. BJ Whitmer vs. Tadarius Thomas vs. Caprice Coleman vs. Takaaki Watanabe vs. Tomasso Ciampa

The winner will get a future ROH TV championship shot.

Kevin Kelly said that Coleman was Thunderbolt Patterson’s favorite wrestler. Corino said, “That’s like saying Brian Christopher is your favorite wrestler – no one cares.”

Ciampa and ACH had a nice back and forth with lots of reversals to start off, but Watanabe attacked ACH when they faced off. He manhandled ACH but ate a leg lariat. Thomas tagged in and slapped ACH hard. They had some nice back and forth. Thomas was chased to the floor, allowing Whitmer the chance to attack ACH.

Whitmer worked over ACH but Coleman attacked him and sent him to the outside. They did a sequence that saw everyone sent to the floor but Watanabe and ACH. Watanabe controlled him but was sent to the floor. ACH tried to set up a dive but Whitmer clobbered him with a clothesline.

This allowed Whitmer to take control, nailing a suplex with a two count. ACH finally cuts him off with a reverse kick and tagged in Coleman. Coleman cleaned house on Whitmer, Thomas and then Watanabe He nailed a leaping rana on Whitmer. Thomas broke it up but was caught with a series of suplexes. Ciampa tagged in and drilled him with a lariat.

Ciampa and Watanabe began stiffing each other with forearms. Watanabe went for a leapfrog but was caught and nailed by Ciampa with a Kryptonite Krunch. Whitmer broke it up. ACH cleans house but is caught by a Whitmer powerslam. Watanabe went for a back suplex and drilled Whitmer on his head. Coleman broke up the pinfall attempt and nailed a cutter. Ciampa grabbed him and went for Project Ciampa on Coleman and nailed it, then drilled ACH with one as well.

The Decade broke up the pinfall attempt. They ended up as the two legal men, so Whitmer attacked Thomas and nailed a series of exploders for a two count. Watanabe broke it up and slugged it out with Ciampa. Ciampa cuts him off in the corner and nails a running knee, then a second. He then hits a dive over the top to the floor on everyone else. Coleman then hit a springboard moonsault to the outside. ACH then hit an INSANE springboard dive to the floor on everyone.

ACH tossed Thomas into the ring and nailed a 450 splash off the top and scored the pin.

Your winner, ACH!

ACH will be getting a title shot.

Really fun opener. Lots of good wrestling and they teased all the big dives until the climax, which made them even more special. Everyone looked really good here and if you wanted an introduction to ROH, this was a fun way to do it to show how hard everyone works.

After the match, Whitmer slapped or shoved Corino and they got into it shoving and yelling at each other.

ROH TV champion Jay Lethal (with Truth Martini) vs. Matt Taven: Martini handcuffed to to the ringpost

Seleyzia came out with Lethal and Martini, so you can see where this is going.

After they spent some time getting Marini handcuffed, Taven chased Lethal out of and back inside the ring. He nails some big chops with Jay sold like they were killing him. He cut off Taven with a headbutt to the gut. Taven went after Martini but Lethal stopped him and they battled back inside the ring.

Lethal went for a bodypress off the ropes but Taven ducked. Lethal backdropped Taven over the top to the floor, but Taven pulled himself on the ropes. Selizia distracted him, allowing Lethal to nail an enziguiri and send Taven to the floor. Lethal peppered him with punches on the floor. Taven fired back with chops but was clubbed in the back of the head as they returned to the ring.

Taven sent Lethal into the corner but was cut off with an elbow as he charged in. Taven caught him with a kick but ducked a clothesline and hit a Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. Lethal knocked Taven to the floor and then worked him over before locking him in a rear chinlock.

Taven fought his way up and they fired back with chops and punches. Taven cleaned house and nailed an enziguri. He nailed a neckbreaker for a two count. Lethal made a comeback and nailed the flying elbow for a two count. Lethal went for the Lethal Injection but Taven followed him with a springboard of his own and nailed a kick to the head, then drilled him with a brainbuster for a two count. Cool sequence.

Taven followed Lethal to the floor but was slammed into the guard rails. Lethal went for a dive but was nailed as he came through the ropes. Taven then nailed a dive of his own, then, like Lethal, nailed a second, then a big dive over the top that also took our Seleyzia. Nice spot.

With Martini all alone, Taven lost focus and grabbed a chair. Martini paid off ROH’s Head of Security Jay Diesel, who pulled the chair away from Taven. He challenged Taven but ate a kick to the head for his troubles. This never would have happened if they used Ronnie Lang and Atlas Security! As all this was going on, Seleyzia broke the cuffs and ran off with Martini.

Taven tried to give chase but then realized he was missing his chance at the title and returned to the ring. He tried to come off the ropes with a splash but Lethal pulled his knees up. Taven was nailed with The Lethal Injection and pinned. Good work in most of the match, but the final sequence with Jay Diesel came off as out of nowhere and overbooked and seemed to muddy things a bit. The average person at home would have no idea why that happened and it came off pretty goofy. Seleyzia did a good job at ringside. Taven worked hard but probably needed a little more fire to really get the crowd behind him. Lethal is a hell of heel.

Cedric Alexander vs. Roderick Strong: Submission Match

They began scrapping with fists right away and rolled around on the mat. Strong tried to back off but Alexander refused and worked him over with some big moves. Strong fired back and they battled back and forth with chops and punches. Alexander nailed a big clothesline as he dove out of the ring and peppered Strong with punches on the floor.

Alexander slammed Strong against the apron and drilled him with chops. He charged and Roderick backdropped him into the ropes and the ring apron, which looked great. Strong began picking Alexander apart with backbreakers and suplex, trying to wear him down for the submission. Alexander was locked in a Camel Clutch.

Alexander fought his way out and wiped Strong out with a dropkick, sending Strong off the apron to the floor. The junior members of The Decade went to check on Strong and Alexander wiped them out with a big dive. Alexander nailed a leaping DDT into a guillotine choke on Strong, but Roderick made it to the ropes to force the break.

Strong and Alexander traded kicks with Alexander taking him down with a spinning kick and a dropkick in the corner. Alexander locked in a Dragon Sleeper but Strong nailed a series of knees to force a break. Strong places him on the top and worked him over with chops, then nailed a superplex into the ring. The referee counted both men down but they made their way to their feet before the ten count.

Strong nailed several stiff shots in the corner but Cedric fired back and caught Strong in a choke. Strong’s feet draped the rope, forcing Alexander to release. He is tossed to the floor. Strong dove off the aprong as he drilled Alexander with a forearm.

Strong brought Alexander back into the ring and nailed an over the knee backbreaker. He went for the Stronghold Boston Crab but was kicked away. Strong beat him down and dragged him to the ropes. He looked as if he was attempting a Pepsi Plunge but was cut off and nailed with a backbreaker on the buckles. Alexander worked over his back and locked on a Boston Crab, forcing Strong to tap to his own hold.

Your winner, Cedric Alexander!

Solid, physical wrestling match. Alexander’s backdrop onto the apron and the finishing sequence were the highlights but I enjoyed the good hard fought match.

After the match, Alexander offered his hand in the Code of Honor but Strong ignored it and walked off.

Matt Hardy & Michael Bennett (with Maria Kanellis) vs. The Briscoes

Hardy came out with Nick Searcy, the actor from “Justified” who was playing a heel character.

Mark Briscoe and Bennett started out. Mark controlled him and tagged in Jay, who stomped the hell out of him. Mark nailed him with a Crane Kick and worked over Bennett, who cut him off with a dropkick.

Hardy tagged in and began working on Mark’s arm. The crowd was immediately chanting, “F*** you Hardy.” Hardy and Bennett worked over Briscoe together and scored several two counts.

Jay ended up brawling with Hardy on the floor but was distracted by Searcy allowing Hardy to nail him from behind and tossing him into the rail. The Briscoes made a comeback and worked over Hardy with a neckbreaker. He drilled Hardy with a neckbreaker again.

Jay was going for the Jay-Driller but Bennett nailed him with the ROH Iconic Title/Briscoe Title belt, causing a DQ. The crowd turned on this immediately. The Briscoes refused to let it end this way, so Matchmaker Nigel McGuinness came out and said it was now a No DQ match with two referees. The crowd loved this. This was also a great way to show that ROH isn’t going to be another company that gives you f*** finishes.

At this point, Nigel joined the announcers and all hell broke loose as Mark began tossing a ton of chairs into the ring and then nailed Bennett with one as Jay worked over Matt on the floor. Bennett was nailed with a drop toehold into a chair. Jay choked Matt against the railing. Bennett was run into a chair in the buckles. The crowd was really hot for all this.

The crowd chanted for tables and one was pulled out as Jay and Matt brawled but wasn’t used. Hardy pulled a ladder out from under the ring and drilled Jay. Bennett and Mark brawled but Mark was sent into the railing. Matt set up the ladder in the corner and whipped Jay into it. Bennett nailed a Side Effect on the floor on Mark, He draped it against the middle rope. Hardy set up several chairs but Jay caught him and nailed a Death Valley Driver through the chairs and nailed a suplex onto the ladder.

Bennett and Mark battled on the top. He shoved Bennett off to the floor, then jumped down to the apron and hit a running Cactus Jack elbow to Hardy. Briscoes nailed the Doomsday Device off the apron to the floor on Bennett. That was cool. Hardy took a Peabody Award that Nick Searcy was carrying and nailed Jay with it then rolled him up for a two count.

Searcy got into the ring so The Briscoes beat the crap out of him and Mark nailed a top rope elbow on him. They were going to give him the Doomsday Device but Maria shoved Mark off the top to the floor. Matt nailed the Twist of Fate on Jay but he kicked out. Matt nailed him with some hard chairshots across the back.

Bennett set up a table in the ring as Hardy set up a ladder. They tried to set up Jay but Mark returned to the fray. Bennett was placed on the table outside, Mark came off with this awesome flying elbow to the table. Hardy ended up taking a bump on the award. He overpowered Jay and placed him on the table. He went to the top of the ladder. Mark shot him with a fire extinguisher in the face. Jay was waiting for him when the mist cleared and superplexed him over the top of the ladder through a table in the ring. That was a hell of a bump.

Jay nailed the Jay-Driller and scored the pin.

Your winners, The Briscoes!

Great stuff. The Briscoes looked like a true top notch act here. Hardy worked his ASS off and Bennett looked great. The false finish was well done and the mayhem and plunder was different from everything else on the show so far, which made it even more fun. Best thing thus far.

Maria stole the Hardy/Briscoe title belt and ran to the back.

The crowd chanted, “Thank you Briscoe.”

They showed highlights of the recent angle where Adam Cole cut Michael Elgin’s hair and put Elgin’s wife MsChif in a figure four leglock.

Larry Mercer (aka Larry Legend) and Mandy Leone interviewed the new ROH signee Moose, a former NFL player (real name Quinn Ojinnaka, who played for the Atlanta Falcons and has popped up in DGUSA and EVOLVE before. He said he was here to watch tonight and wanted to work his way to the top. Promos are obviously not his strong suit. Mandy tried to ask a follow-up but out came Veda Scott who said it was time for grown-ups to talk and told her to take a walk. She was here talk about RD Evans having a 122-0 streak and said that’s what Veda Scott can do for Moose. She said he doesn’t have to work his way up to the top but can start there. She tries to sign him and Moose said that he was just here to enjoy the show and asked her to talk to him later. Veda paused and showed her disgust, then walked off. Scott has a ton of potential as a talker and a manager. I hope ROH uses her in a more prominent role eventually. I can see her really drawing money as a female, hipster nerd version of what Jim Cornette used to be in the 80s.

Kevin Steen vs. Silas Young

As he came out, Steen told the viewers they were looking at the “future of pro wrestling.” The crowd showered the ring in streamers for him. He was super over. They immediately went to the floor and Silas was tossed into the railings. Steen worked him over but was cut off and beaten down on the floor.

Young nailed a Boomerang clothesline and locked in a rear chinlock. Steen battled back but was kicked in the gut and nailed with a neckbreaker for a two count. Young continued the onslaught until being caught and powerbombed down. Steen drilled him with a knee to the head and a hanging DDT for a two count.

Young grabbed Steen and shot him into the corner, then rolled him up and hooked the tights for a two count. Young worked over Steen but was caught with a suplex by Steenn, who dropped him across his knee for a two count. Steen kicked away at Young and went for the Package Piledriver but Young blocked it, crotched him on the ropes and nailed a clothesline off the ropes for a two count. Steen came back and slammed Young into the turnbuckles, then nailed a running cannonball into the corner. He nailed a swanton for a two count.

Young nailed his rolling Samoan Drop and landed on his feet. He nailed the handstand into a springboard Arabian Press but Steen rolled out of the way. Silas landed on his feet, adjusted and cut off a charging Steen with a sideslam across the knee. Young for a suplerplex but Steen turned it into a sitdown powerbomb off the ropes. He nailed the package piledriver and scored the pin.

Your winner, Kevin Steen!

Another hard-fought physical match with some good brawling. The announcers did a great job breaking down Young’s character and Steen looked like a star. Good stuff.

Steen took the mic. He told Young that he said a lot of things about Steen. He said that Steen was a coward, a P*ssy and a quitter but after tonight, one thing he cannot say is that Steen cannot beat him. He said that he said a lot of things about Young too, including that he’s a bitter a**hole but after tonight, he has to say that Young is an exceptional pro wrestling. He said that Silas came out in NYC to make a name for himself and that’s by going after the top guy. Steen said make no mistake, “I am the top guy.” He said that his ROH contract is about up and he was going to announce in NYC that he was going to step away for now. He said that for the next month and a half, he’s going to enjoy his time in ROH and every minute. He said that he’s happy he got to fight Young on such a big stage and he wants to know that Young respects him. He said that if Silas is the man he says he is, he’ll shake his hand right now. Young does and walked out. The crowd chanted, “Please don’t go” at Steen. Steen said Young has to go, “I’m not done yet.” Steen said that he wanted to say thank you to everyone but Young charged back out and attacked him from behind, taking his knee out from under him. He worked over Steen.

ROH Tag Team champions ReDragon vs. Christopher Daniels and Kazarian

Tons of streamers for Bad Influence.

Daniels and Kyle O’Reilly started out and had some nice back and forth wrestling. O’Reilly teased a big move and then slapped Daniels to show his disrespect. Kazarian tagged in and he and Daniels nailed a series of double team moves. Fish tagged in but was caught with a deep armdrag. Kazarian and Fish went back and forth until Kazarian was sent into the ringpost shoulder-first. Fish worked him over on the floor.

ReDragon began focusing on Kazarian’s shoulder, trying to work it over. Kyle nailed a divorce court on it. The champions tagged in and out and did a nice job beating down Kazarian. Daniels hit the ring to break a submission, but was forced back into his corner. Kyle locked an armbar on Kazarian, then kicked him into the corner. Kazarian tried to fight his way out but was caught in a guillotine choke when he went for a tag. Kazarian powered out with a suplex but Fish knocked Daniels off the apron before he could tag in.

Kazarian finally nailed a neckbreaker on Fish and it looked like he was going to make the tag but Kyle caught him. Kaz fought him off and Daniels tagged in with a flurry of hot offense including a feet first dropkick out of the ring on Fish. Daniels nailed a bodypress on Kyle and set him up on the top rope for a move. Kyle fought him off, then dove, but was caughr with a Uranage. Daniels went for the BME but Kyle rolled out of the way.

ReDRagon caught Daniels and nailed all their signature tag team machine offense for a two count. Kaz returned, holding his arm, and everyone battled. Daniels nailed a nice dive to the outside on Fish. Daniels drilled O’Reilly with a DDT off the ropes for a two count. Fish cut off Daniels with a Samoan Drop. Fish missed a moonsault when Daniels rolled out of the ring but landed on his feet and hit a pescado over the top to the floor.

Kazarian was worked over by O’Reilly. Daniels returned and nailed the palm thrust strike and hit a Blue Thunder Mountain Bomb. Everyone was out after all the hot sequences and the crowd chanted, “This is awesome.”

Daniels and O’Reilly battled back and forth in the ring. Daniels backdropped him over and nailed Angel’s Wings on Fish but Kyle broke up the pin at the last second. Kyle began beating the hell out of Daniels with kicks but was caught with a Dragon Screw Legwhip. Daniels missed an Arabian Press to the floor and Fish tackled him into a chair and guard rail in the corner. Kyle came off the apron with a sick looking knee on Daniels.

This left Kazarian in a two on one situation. He got O’Reilly and nailed him with a sick looking Flux Capacitor on Kyle but Fish pulled the referee out and then hid. The crowd chanted, “Buillsh**.” Kazarian was selling his bad elbow from the move. ReDragon killed him with a ton of offense but he kicked out. O’Reilly locked in a cross armbreaker. Fish tackled Daniels and kept him from interfering. Kazarian tried to fight but the pain was too much and he tapped.

Your winners and still ROH Tag Team champions, ReDragon!

Good match. Daniels and Kazarian were working hard and pulling out more than they were towards the end of their TNA run. ReDragon were really smooth and showed some of their prowess as a team. Good, athletic tag team wrestling here.

ROH champion Adam Cole vs. Michael Elgin

Elgin now has a short buzz cut.

Elgin was pissed and immediately began beating Cole down on the mat and the corner. Cole tried to fake him out but was hit with a shoulder tackle. They kept reversing waistlocks and Cole shoved him to the floor. Cole went for a pescado but Elgin walked away.

Elgin grabbed Cole, who slipped behind him and shoved Elgin into the guard rail. Cole grabbed a chair but Elgin stopped him and drilled him hard with a right hand. Cole went down. Elgin grabbed Cole and nailed a Oklahoma Stampede style powerslam onto the ROH entrance ramp. Ouch.

Elgin tossed the champion back in the ring but was cut off and nailed with a neckbreaker. Cole went to the top but was cut off and nailed with some hard chops. Cole choked Elgin in the corner and raked his face. He snapmared Elgin and locked in a side chinlock.

Cole tried to come off the ropes but was cauight and pulled down into a modified Codebreaker. Elgin began striking away at him. Elgin nailed a Tiger suplex for a two count. Cole missed a leaping kick. Elgin called for a lariat but ate a big boot to the face. He nailed a knee strike to the side of the head.

Elgin went for a suplex but Cole reversed it and dropped the challenger across his knee for a two count. They battled to the top and Elgin brought Cole in with a face forward superplex for a two count. That was impressive.

Elgin kicked down Cole and went to the ropes but was dropkicked. Cole went for a top rope rana but Elgin stopped him. Cole was able to finally pull him over and nailed a reverse rana and the Florida Keys for a two count. Really close two count. Good stuff.

Cole came off the ropes but Elgin evaded him and kicked. Elgin went for a clothesline but Cole ducked and went for a superkick. Elgin ducked and referee Todd Sinclair looked like he was legitimately massacred. It was the best referee bump since I can remember.

Elgin nailed the buckle bomb in the corner, then a sit down powerbomb but there was no referee to count. The crowd counted to eight. Nigel McGuinness got up, trying to decide what to do. Matt Hardy and Michael Bennett hit the ring and worked over Elgin. Maria Kanellis also ran out. Elgin fought them off and nailed a Fall Away Slam on Hardy and Bennett at the same time.

Elgin went for the buckle bomb but Cole slipped out. He charged but Elgin nailed a shot to the back of the neck, the powerbombed him over the top onto Bennett and Hardy on the floor. Elgin teased a dive but Maria got on the apron. He was going to hit her but stopped. She slapped him. Elgin gave her chase. Bennett drilled him with a kick. Cole went for a Canadian Destroyer but Elgin stopped him and Cole nailed Elgin with the title belt.

War Machine, Hanson and Rowe, hit the scene and brawled to the back with Hardy and Bennett. Kanellis remained at ringside. They teased that Elgin was going to be counted out. Kanellis tossed the belt to Cole and distracted the referee. MsChif hit the scene and blew green mist in her face.

Cole went to nail Elgin with the belt but Elgin nailed a spinning backfist and hit the powerbomb. That was a super close two count, to the point fans tossed streamers, then chanted, “We f***ed up!” Elgin and Cole battled to the top. Elgin was sent to the mat and nailed with a dropkick to the knee.

Cole locked on the figure four leglock on the ringpost. He returned to the ring and Elgin caught him with an inside cradle for a two count. Elgin locked him in a Crossface. Cole punched Elgin’s sore knee to force a break. He continued kicking away at the knee and leg. Elgin kicked him away with the other one. Elgin charged for a move but his knee buckled as he ran.

Cole caught him flush in the face with a superkick and went for the Canadian Destroyer off the ropes and nailed it. Elgin kicked up and Cole had this awesome look on his face as if to say, “Dear God, what do I have to do?” He went back for the Canadian Destroyer but Elgin rolled through and began powerbombing the holy hell out of Cole and scored the pin.

Your winner and new ROH champion, Michael Elgin!

The fans erupted and threw streamers into the ring, which made for a really nice visual. Cary Silkin entered the ring and raised the arm of the new champion, then hugged Elgin. In a first for ROH, they had a confetti machine blowing confetti. Adam Cole rolled out of the ring, mummifying himself with streamers and stumbled to the back. Elgin celebrated in the ring.

The PPV closed with a highlight reel of footage.

If you were wondering, no return date was announced.

Great main event.

Overall, a very well paced show with lots of different styles of matches and a lot of hard working performers up and down the card.

100% DIRECT LINK (PHOTOS): Maria BENDING OVER & SHOWING OFF HER ASS At A **RECENT** ROH Show!!! MUST-SEE NOW!!!