Match-by-match results and television rating of this edition of ROH Television.
Show: ROH Television
Date: July 30, 2017
Location: Lowell MA
Commentary: Ian Riccoboni & Joe Koff
Reported By: Jacob Gilbert
TV Rating:
1. Kris Wolf def. Sumie Sakai.
2. Jenny Rose def. Mandy Leon.
3. Karen Q def. Kelly Klein & Deonna Purrazzo, pinning Purrazzo.
It's Women of Honor night. ROH Chief Operating Officer Joe Koff sits in for Colt Cabana alongside Ian Riccoboni.
1. Sumie Sakai vs. Kris Wolf.
The theme of this week's show is friendship. Wolf is a champion with Japan's Stardom promotion, so this is a non-title match. She & Sakai have been tag team partners in Japan, so the chemistry should be good. As a result, it's an evenly paced opener, ending with Wolf landing a running bombs away splash.
Winner: Kris Wolf.
Hugs & handshakes after the match. Awwwwww.
Time for an interruption from a total dork. That would be Silas Young, who continues his campaign against Jay Lethal. To be continued.
2. Mandy Leon vs. Jenny Rose.
Two more good friends fighting each other. Mandy explains it by narrating a video montage that shows how a simple misunderstanding can cause problems. Standard booking 101. Evenly matched and evenly paced, same as the last bout. Rose picks up the win with a cradle.
Winner: Jenny Rose.
More hugs & handshakes. Issues over, the two take to the turnbuckles to salute the fans in Lowell.
Storyline updates, with Ian narrating:
*--Bully Ray has to give Jay Briscoe a pep talk after some recent losses. Their priorities are now straight. Take out the Bullet Club, then go after the 6-man titles. Something tells me the two will soon become one.
*--Shane Taylor ambushed a rookie en route to the ring for an online exclusive match that never started. Meh. So now Taylor's being pushed as a KO artist. The Big Show, he's not.
*--Kenny King promo. He gets Kushida in 2 weeks for the TV title, and references his time on "The Bachelorette", having failed to win that competition.
3. Kelly Klein vs. Deonna Purrazzo vs. Karen Q..
Karen's the newbie of this group, and her first win was a countout over Klein, ending "The Gatekeeper"'s winning streak. So they wanted her to be their Asuka. Not impressed. Kelly wouldn't adhere to the Code, the last remnant of her time with B. J. Whitmer, which to me is career death. She's better than Whitmer ever was, if you ask me. As it ended, Karen rolled up Purrazzo, her teacher, with a small tug of the tights. Hmmmmm.
Winner: Karen Q..
Next week: Cody defends the ROH title vs. Christopher Daniels in a 2 of 3 falls match. Old school, baby.
In 2 weeks: Kushida vs. Kenny King for the TV title.
