Ring Of Honor
Death Before Dishonor 2026
August 21, 2026
2300 Arena
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Sean Sedor: As always, Sean is here to take you through the latest PPV offering from ROH! You can find Sean on Twitter @SASedor2994 and on BlueSky @sasedor2994.bsky.social. If you’re interested in some of Sean’s other escapades, you can watch him play the Formula 1 games on YouTube (just search his name and you’ll find the channel), and you can also go to the Be The Booker forums if you’d like to check out Sean’s EWR Diary, where he plays as WCW (started in 1998, currently getting ready to kick off 2005).
ROH Death Before Dishonor 2026 Zero Hour
Mina Shirakawa & Queen Aminata def. Vertvixen & Viva Vann
Kicking off Zero Hour was a tag team match from the women’s division, where Mina Shirakawa and Queen Aminata picked up a victory over Vertvixen and Viva Vann. This was….fine for what it was. Easily the weakest of the four Zero Hour matches (ironically, it was the longest of the bunch at a shade over ten minutes). There was some decent back-and-forth down the stretch before Aminata and Shirakawa secured the win after a headbutt from the former and a diving Tornado DDT from the latter. Given that Aminata and Shirakawa are undefeated as a tag team in ROH, I wonder if they’re being set up for a shot at the AEW Women’s Tag Team Titles after All In (those two vs. Alex Windsor and Jamie Hayter could be pretty good). My biggest takeaway, however, is that it feels like AEW is just wasting Queen Aminata at the moment. She’s a very talented wrestler and I don’t quite understand why she hasn’t gotten much of a push or any sort of elevation beyond her current level (she’s had periods where she’s been injured to be fair, but still). Obviously the timing of everything worked out for pushing Maya World, and I applaud AEW for pushing fresh faces even if they’re not totally finished products, but if given a run with the TBS Title, I feel Aminata would really excel. Here’s to hoping she gets that fair shake. **1/2
ROH Death Before Dishonor 2026 Zero Hour
El Phantasmo def. Adam Brooks
Ian Riccaboni mentioned on commentary how Adam Brooks was actually signed by ROH in late 2019/early 2020, but never actually came over to work for ROH because of everything shutting down due to the COVID pandemic. After working a rare AEW house show in Australia earlier this year, and a match with Will Ospreay on Collision last month, Brooks has finally made his way to ROH. He went up against El Phantasmo in what was a fairly entertaining sub-nine minute match. Following the initial opening exchanges, Brooks took control of the match and went on an offensive flurry. A dive to the floor led to a Liger Bomb for a close nearfall, but ELP quickly responded with a series of springboard moves. The closing stretch featured some really fun action before ELP put Brooks away with Thunder Kiss 86. I do hope we see more of Brooks going forward, as he’d be a very solid addition to the ROH roster. This match he had with ELP was so good that you could’ve slotted it on the main card and it wouldn’t have felt out of place at all. ***1/2
ROH Death Before Dishonor 2026 Zero Hour
Three-Way Match – Komander def. AR Fox & Soleil
Speaking of matches that could’ve easily been on the PPV, Komander picked up a win over AR Fox and Soleil (for those who don’t know, that’s the artist formerly known as Reggie from the WWE main roster and later Scrypts from NXT) in an exciting three-way contest. This only lasted about six-and-a-half minutes, but they packed as much high-flying action as they could in that very short timeframe. All three men had chances to shine throughout, and the finish ultimately came when Komander hit his rope-walk Shooting Star Press on Soleil, right after Soleil had taken over Fox with a cutter (which came after multiple back flips). If they put these three guys on the PPV, and doubled the match length, they definitely would’ve had a chance to steal the show. Alas, this was where they were slotted, but they made the most of their time. Commentary mentioned following the finish that this was yet another instance of AR Fox losing a three-way without being pinned, and he seemed to challenge to singles match at some point down the line, which I wouldn’t mind one bit. ***1/2
ROH Death Before Dishonor 2026 Zero Hour
The Don Callis Family (Brian Cage & Hechicero) def. Bustah And The Brain (Alec Price & Jordan Oliver)
Following their collision….on AEW Collision….as part of the Continental Challenge Cup, Don Callis Family members Brian Cage and Hechicero were back on the same page, as they teamed to defeat the duo of Alec Price and Jordan Oliver in what was another fun match on this Zero Hour pre-show. I would put it a slight notch below the previous two matches, but it was still very entertaining for the seven minutes or so that it lasted. Even though the result was never in doubt, it was still a competitive affair, with Oliver and Price both getting in a decent amount of offense before they eventually fell to their much-stronger foes. I would absolutely support those two getting a further push in the ROH tag team division (which is pretty robust given the angle they shot a little later on). Oliver in particular has come a long way as a wrestler if you compare him now to where he was several years ago. Unfortunately, tonight wasn’t their night, as the duo of Cage and Hechicero get back on the winning track following their respective exits from the aforementioned Continental Challenge Cup. ***1/4
ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Titles
Lethal Twist (Blake Christian, Jay Lethal, & Lee Johnson) def. Dalton Castle & The Outrunners (c)
Kicking off the PPV proper was the first of EIGHT title matches on this card (yes, ROH has that many titles) was Dalton Castle and The Outrunners defending their ROH World Six-Man Tag Titles against the trio of Blake Christian, Jay Lethal, and Lee Johnson. It was mentioned on commentary by Ian Riccaboni that Lethal had the opportunity to be the first man to hold all five men’s titles in ROH (World Title, World Tag Team Titles, Television Title, Pure Title, and the World Six-Man Tag Team Titles), and when the dust settled, he accomplished that feat after Christian got an assist from his teammates during a cradle exchange near the ropes with one of the members of The Outrunners. This was a fine opening contest that featured solid action throughout. At one point during the closing stretch, Blake Christian went for a springboard 450 Splash, but slipped on the ropes (wouldn’t be the last time someone slipped on the ropes on this show), and immediately began selling the knee. I’m not sure if Christian actually got hurt there, or if he was just covering for the botch (if it was the latter, that was some quick thinking by Christian), but he sold it for the remainder of the bout. With the Lethal Twist’s recent alliance with The Demand, them winning the titles here was a given. It’s nice to see Blake Christian and Lee Johnson getting more of a push, as they’ve really become an awesome tag team over the last year or so. This certainly didn’t light the world on fire or anything like that, but it served its purpose well. ***1/4
ROH Women’s Pure Title
Deonna Purrazzo (c) def. Steph De Lander
This one has more of a backstory than you might think, as back in June on a ROH TV Taping in Jacksonville, Deonna Purrazzo actually suffered an injury in a ROH Women’s Pure Title defense against Steph De Lander…an injury serious enough that the match was stopped (no idea if it ended up airing on ROH TV, or if it was supposed to air, but didn’t because of the injury). They decided to run that match back here, and while Deonna ultimately retained her title, this was the worst match on the show by a significant margin. I’ve said this in some of my previous ROH PPV reviews, but if you’re going to have a Women’s Pure Division, you need to actually feature women who card work that style well. Obviously Deonna Purrazzo is the perfect person to be holding this title, but the pool of women who can work this style effectively is much, much smaller than the men’s Pure Division. This was a problem that was very evident during the tournament to crown the inaugural ROH Women’s Pure Champion, and it showed up again in a match like this. I don’t dislike the idea of having a challenger that works the complete opposite of the Pure Rules styles as a one-off, but Steph De Lander just isn’t the caliber of wrestler that can make that type of match (and story) work. After Deonna forced her to use a rope break in the first two minutes, De Lander used a chair as a distraction to gain the advantage, and later on, a very messy spot involving the referee led to De Lander using a closed fist (which did come back to bite her a little later as Deonna used a closed fist in return). However, nothing De Lander did really worked, as Deonna eventually got her to submit to the Venus De Milo. Again, if you don’t have the right opponents who can work this style, then the matches just aren’t going to work. All I’ll say on Steph De Lander is that, after watching this match, it’s very obvious why she’s mainly been doing a lot of hardcore wrestling even since she left WWE. *1/2
ROH Women’s World TV Title – Four-Way Match
Red Velvet (c) def. Marina Shafir, Skye Blue, & Zayda Steel
What followed the ROH Women’s Pure Title bout was a match for the other women’s midcard title in this promotion….the ROH Women’s World Television Title. This was set up following a series of tag team matches involving these four on ROH television. Even though this Four-Way was, without question, a step up from Deonna Purrazzo vs. Steph De Lander, it was still one of the weakest matches on the entire card. There were a number of good spots scattered throughout this one, and all four participants had moments to shine, but it also felt sloppy at times too, and by the end, it was largely forgettable. To be honest, the most notable thing from this entire match didn’t even involve any of the participants in the match. Jon Moxley came out with Marina Shafir during her entrance, and joined Ian Riccaboni and Caprice Coleman on commentary (which led to some great moments from Mox, including the line “You sneaky bitch!”). The fact that Moxley showed up on a show like this just encapsulates his dedication to AEW. He’s one of the biggest stars in the company, and he absolutely does not need to be showing up randomly on ROH shows to do commentary, but he does it anyway (for the love of the game). Speaking of the Death Riders, Marina ended up taking the fall here, as Velvet pinned her with a Frog Splash while she had a heel hook on Skye Blue. Shafir was the last person I would’ve expected to lose here, but that’s the finish they went with. Velvet is one of many champions who feel totally directionless in ROH right now, and a title change would’ve at least led to an interesting shake up in the status quo (you could’ve gone with Marina here, or even Zayda Steel). Alas, that’s not the direction they took. Nothing against Red Velvet, though her retaining her title here is part of a bigger issue that I’ll expand on later. **1/2
ROH Pure Title
Lee Moriarty (c) def. Katsuyori Shibata
There were a couple of late changes to this card, for a variety of different reasons. The change involving the ROH Pure Title match was more storyline based, as Nigel McGuinness (the original opponent for Lee Moriarty) backed out of the match due to injuries he’s been dealing with while competing in the Continental Challenge Cup. Thus, a match between Katsuyori Shibata and Wheeler Yuta took place on the final episode of ROH television before this PPV to determine the new challenger. Shibata emerged victorious in that one to earn the title shot, but was ultimately unsuccessful in his bid to regain the ROH Pure Title, as Moriarty caught him in a flash pin in just over thirteen minutes. This was actually the first time that Moriarty had beaten Shibata, as in their previous two encounters in 2023 and 2024, Shibata came out on top. This was a really good match (as you would’ve expected) that told a fairly interesting story. Through most of the bout, Shibata had Moriarty on the ropes….both figuratively and literally….as he forced the champion to use all three of his rope breaks (in fact, by the time the match came to end, I don’t believe Shibata had used any of his rope breaks). However, Moriarty was able to stay in the fight the whole way through, and in the end, managed to find a way to win. It was a fun story to see play out as (if memory serves) Moriarty has usually been the one in his title defenses forcing his opponents to use up all of their rope breaks first. As Moriarty was making his comeback in the closing stages, we did get another instance of the ropes causing a slip up, as Moriarty fell off the ropes while attempting a springboard from the apron to the ring (though perhaps that was just Moriarty selling the damage from earlier when Shibata was working his leg over). What made it even more bizarre was the fact that, on the way down during this fall, Moriarty appeared to catch Shibata with an apparent accidental eye poke. Whatever the case was, it was a strange moment in what was otherwise a very solid match from start to finish. Moriarty’s now multi-year run with the ROH Pure Title continues with another successful title defense, and Shibata proved to be a more-than-worthy substitute challenger. ***3/4
ROH World Tag Team Titles
Mascara Dorada & Mistico (c) def. LFI (Sammy Guevara & The Beast Mortos), The Kingdom (Matthew Taven & Michael Bennett), and Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin)
Mascara Dorada and Mistico won these titles from Sammy Guevara and The Beast Mortos in late June, and this was their first title defense in ROH proper. I’m once again going to out myself as someone who doesn’t keep up with ROH television….I had no idea that The Kingdom were doing an AI gimmick now (part of it is that they’re now calling themselves Matthew Taven and Michael Bennett because the AI told them those names were better). I don’t know if this has been prevalent in all of their matches, but at least in this instance, Bennett would repeatedly check his phone during the match, asking the AI about what they should do next, before then shouting the instructions to Taven to….mixed results. I guess the one positive thing about it is that the announcers are pushing it as a heelish gimmick (and the fans did chant “AI sucks” at them, so it’s getting the intended reaction), but beyond that, I’m not totally sold on it as a wrestling gimmick, particularly the way they’re executing it. If they wanted to make this gimmick work, I feel like the better way to handle it would be if The Kingdom got a manager who was all in (no pun intended) on AI, using it to attempt to guide Bennett and Taven back to the top. What comes to mind for me would be someone like (and I’m just his name strictly as an example here, not saying he’d ever come back) Truth Martini and an AI version of Book Of Truth. That is something I could see working. What Bennet and Taven are doing now, if this match was any indication, feels a little too outlandish.
As for the match itself, it was a fairly entertaining multi-team affair, though I can’t quite call it great. What this reminded me of is the kind of match that you’d see in MLW, where you look at a certain match on paper, and it looks great, but when it actually happens, it doesn’t quite meet the lofty expectations you had for it. When this four-way tag got announced, I thought it had the chance to legitimately steal the show. It was definitely a fun match on the whole, but it just didn’t quite hit the high marks I was hoping it would hit. All four teams got moments to shine, and in the end (following a series of dives from almost everyone involved), Mistico connected with a top rope Spanish Fly on Darius Martin to score the pin. ***3/4
After the match, The Don Callis Family ran out and attacked the babyfaces, leading to a bunch of other babyfaces in the tag team division (including Ortiz with a stool of all things) running out to make the same. The idea was to put over how deep the tag team division in ROH is right now, and with Mascara Dorada and Mistico as champions, there’s certainly the potential for some fun matchups.
Continental Challenge Cup Play-In Match
Daniel Garcia def. Adam Priest
Due to an apparent injury that he suffered recently, Eddie Kingston was pulled from his second round match against longtime rival Claudio Castagnoli in the Continental Challenge Cup (set to take place the following night on Collision). So on late notice, Adam Priest vs. Daniel Garcia was added to the card, with the winner taking the spot left vacant by Kingston. When the dust settled, Garcia came out on top in what was an excellent back-and-forth contest. The outcome didn’t come as much of a shock (I didn’t think Priest’s chances of winning were zero, but they were pretty low), as it continued one of the big themes of this tournament, which is stablemates going against each other. I really appreciated that these two guys went out there and had a meat and potatoes wrestling match. Nothing fancy, no crazy stipulations, and no silly/unnecessary attempts at storytelling. Just two guys going out there to determine who was the better man, and who was going to get the vacant spot in the C3. The two would take turns trading Dragon Screws as they worked over each other’s legs, and at one point, they got into a Figure Four spot that saw the two of them remain in the hold as they rolled to the apron, onto the floor, and all the way up the ramp. A short time later, Priest managed to lock in a half crab, but Garcia fought out of it, and trapped Priest in the Dragon Tamer to secure the submission victory. A super enjoyable match overall that set up a Death Rider vs. Death Rider battle the next night on Collision. ****
ROH World Television Title – Fight Without Honor
Action Andretti def. Lio Rush (c)
It’s quite the drastic change in direction going from a basic, straightforward wrestling contest to a Fight Without Honor involving Blackheart Lio Rush. The defending ROH World Television Champion was putting his belt on the line against his former tag team partner Action Andretti, who turned heel on Rush following their sudden breakup caused by Rush going back solo with this latest version of his blackheart character (I still find it weird that Rush was just suddenly doing this character seemingly out of nowhere earlier this year, but alas). This character change has without question been a positive for Rush and his career trajectory….even if fans like myself aren’t super into it. This was a really good match that fell shy of being great, partly due to how things played out with the finish (more on that in a moment). As you would expect, various weapons were involved throughout this one. Broken brooms, chairs, a shovel, a trash can lid, a door, and a table (a black version….because he’s Blackheart Lio Rush, get it?) all were part of the match at various points. What was unquestionably the highlight of this Fight Without Honor was a steel chair getting wedged in between the ropes, which led to Caprice Coleman going crazy on commentary. It was one of those moments that you couldn’t hope to repeat even if you tried. It was a wild moment for sure.
Of course, we did get some blood as well, as Andretti busted Rush open. The closing few minutes featured some very nice exchanges between the two, but just as it appeared that Rush had the match won, the lights went out. When they came back on, Hook was in the ring (Rush was already wearing Sabu-themed gear, so this was clearly meant to be a callback to the famous Sabu and Taz confrontations in ECW). The two of them went at it, and while Rush was able to put Hook through a door, he succumbed to the numbers game after Anthony Bowens also got involved. That would lead to Andretti putting Rush through a glass covered table with a 450 Splash, and while Rush would get one brief comeback in, that was the beginning of the end. Andretti followed up with Lights, Camera, Action before scoring the pin. Not only is Action Andretti the new ROH World Television Champion, but he now appears to be a member of The Opps. The actual wrestling between these two was very good (despite not being a fan of his gimmick, I still see Lio Rush as a really solid wrestler), though the way the finish played out definitely took it down a peg, with The Opps waiting until fifteen minutes into a Fight Without Honor to get involved when they could’ve easily gotten involved right from the jump. It was nice to see Andretti win a title after being in AEW/ROH since late 2022 (yes, he’s been part of this company for over three-and-a-half years at this point), though I get the sense that the issues between him and Lio are far from over. Lio drank a bunch of black goo out of a literal black heart afterwards, so…there’s that too. ***1/2
ROH World Title
Bandido (c) def. Nick Wayne
Bandido’s nearly a year-and-a-half into his second reign as ROH World Champion (I went to the show where Bandido won the title….AEW Dynasty back in April of last year), and this latest title defense saw him going against former ROH World Television Champion Nick Wayne. At Death Before Dishonor last year, Bandido had what I thought was one of the best matches of 2025 against Hechicero. This match with Nick Wayne was nowhere close to that one in terms of quality, but it was still a great bout from start to finish, and the best thing on the show up to this point. It got off to a slow start at first, but it didn’t take long for the pace to pick up. Wayne would take control after tossing Bandido into the barricade a few times, though it wouldn’t take long for Bandido to respond, as he followed up with a Frog Splash and an inverted Military Press. Following more fast-paced exchanges between the two, they ended up on the apron (next to the steel steps, which had been turned over a little earlier), and Bandido wound up driving Wayne head first into the step. Wayne was bleeding all over the place after that spot, but it didn’t slow him down too much, as he and Bandido continued to go back-and-forth. A cool reverse of a 21 Plex into a Poison Rana led to a final…two minutes or so that wasn’t quite as strong, which culminated with Bandido (after taking some of Wayne’s biggest shots) just turning a cocky cover by Wayne into a crucifix for the pin.
Again, this was an excellent match on the whole (Bandido was awesome as usual, and Wayne put forth a strong performance as well). I’ve seen reactions to this match land all over the place, and I suppose when it comes to that debate, I’m more towards the center. I’m not as high as some people seem to be, but I appear to be way higher than others. I can understand why some people weren’t that into it (especially coming off the heels of that incredibly unique G1 Climax Final), but as a person who enjoys a lot of ACTION in his wrestling, this was (for the most part) exactly what I wanted from these two. Even though it wasn’t a super amazing match for the reasons I’ll get to in a moment, it essentially gave me exactly the type of match I was expecting/hoping for (and maybe a little extra with Wayne being a bloody mess by the end), so I left it largely satisfied.
As I’ve alluded to, this match wasn’t without its issues. The bout did seem to go a tad longer than it needed to, as that aforementioned Poison Rana spot felt like the peak. What they did right after that just didn’t click that well, whether it was Bandido’s one count kickout after the Prodigy Plex (the one count kickouts work better as that one last gasp of energy, but Bandido going on to win made this spot look silly in hindsight), or the finish itself with Bandido just winning out of nowhere after Wayne was largely in control. There are times where that type of flash pin can work in a long title match, though in my view, this wasn’t one of those times (especially with what they did right before the finish). It felt more like Nick Wayne slipped on a banana peel rather than Bandido actually beating him.
On a broader point, I just feel that the wrong person won this match. Nick Wayne should’ve won the ROH World Title here, and to be clear, my feelings on that have nothing to do with Bandido. He’s an awesome wrestler (I know some people are down on him, but I just don’t see why, he’s fantastic), and he puts on some amazing matches. However, it just seems like so many of these champions and these titles in ROH are totally directionless. Yes, Bandido is having these excellent title defenses on ROH PPVs (and occasionally in AEW), but it’s not really leading to anything. There’s nothing wrong with having title matches in a vacuum now and then, though eventually, you have to actually go somewhere with the title reign. The same thing is happening with Athena’s title reign (more on her main event in a moment), and to a lesser extent, Red Velvet’s title reign (mentioned it earlier, but either Marina Shafir or Zayda Steel would’ve made fine choices as a new champion in that match). If you’re not really doing anything to get me invested in the title reigns, then they just become less and less interesting the longer they go. Why not just put the ROH World Title around Nick Wayne and build it around him? You don’t need to wait another year to belt him up. Again, the match itself was a strong one, but the result just encapsulates some of the larger problems going on with ROH right now. ****1/4
ROH Women’s World Title
Athena (c) def. Hazuki
Athena is only a few months away from reaching the FOUR YEAR mark of her ROH Women’s World Title reign. Just imagine going back to December 2022 at Final Battle and telling someone who watched Athena dethrone Mercedes Martinez for this title that this reign would surpass the long Roman Reigns WWE Universal Title run in terms of length. It had some juice in that first year, but as time has passed, it’s just continually lost steam (see what I just talked about with the titles in ROH feeling stagnant). That’s not to say she’s still not having good matches, and she had another one here against Hazuki, who got this title shot following a six-woman tag on Collision last month where she teamed with the Brawling Birds to defeat Athena, Billie Starkz, and Diamante. The first portion of the match was going along fine, but then the action came to a halt when Athena spent a good minute or two on the floor before eventually returning to the ring. We would later find out from Athena herself that she evidently had an asthma attack during the match. The crazier part of that story is that, after recovering, she continued to wrestle for another fifteen to twenty minutes. I have to give her credit on that front (especially as someone who dealt with asthma A LOT when I was younger).
The second half of the match featured a lot of entertaining back-and-forth action between the two. Following a very cool top rope crucifix spot, Hazuki went on a flurry of offense (which included multiple codebreakers) before Athena responded with a Koji Clutch. Hazuki countered that into a submission of her own, and after Athena escaped, they battled up the entranceway briefly before they reached the closing stretch. It was at this stage when we got a referee bump, which led to Billie Starkz and Diamante attacking Hazuki two-on-way (by the way, Starkz is a full-on heel at this point, so any conflicts with Athena and any potential breakaway appears to have been quashed). The match was building to a nice crescendo right before that, and even though Hazuki did fight both of them off, it definitely took the match down a peg for me. A few more minutes of exchanges followed before Athena finally put Hazuki away with the O-Face.
I have to say that I’ve enjoyed this little excursion that Hazuki has been having in the states (at least her stuff in AEW, anyway). She’s definitely someone I’m going to try to keep up with when she heads back to STARDOM. As for the match itself, the bulk of the wrestling was very good, but the interference late in the match as well as the length (did this match really need to be thirty minutes?) detracted from it for sure. I also wasn’t a fan of what happened in the post match. If you’re Hazuki, why would you bow and show respect to Athena? She had her crew come in during the match and beat you up. Hazuki did fight them off, and the match continued for another few minutes after that, but if I were in Hazuki’s position (in kayfabe), I know what happened with Diamante and Starkz getting involved wouldn’t sit well with me at all. Athena picks up yet another title defense in this multi-year title reign, with seemingly no end (and no interesting or fresh challengers) in sight. From a pure action standpoint, this was the third best match on the show, but do you need to go out of your way to see it? Probably not….unless you’re someone who’s a big Hazuki fan. ****
Final Thoughts
The 2026 edition of Death Before Dishonor was a fairly solid show from start to finish. There was a lull in the early portion of the show, but from the ROH Pure Title match onwards, everything ranged from very good to great (low level notebook). Bandido/Nick Wayne was my match of the night, but I adored that Adam Priest/Daniel Garcia match as well. I would even recommend watching three quarters of the Zero Hour, as some of those matches were a real blast to watch. This was by no means a must-watch show, but there was enough good on this card that you probably just pick and choose matches to watch based on who or what you like. During this review, I’ve mentioned a variety of different issues I have with Ring Of Honor at the moment, but there’s another point I want to bring attention to as I wrap things up (and it’s a point that you’re all very familiar with). These ROH PPVs are just too long….and that’s coming from someone who’s been a ROH fan through thick and thin. Unless the top two or three matches on the card are super spectacular, the four hour PPVs (five hours if you watch the Zero Hour) always drag on in the last hour/ninety minutes of the show. What I found so strange while watching live was that I thought the first two thirds of this card were paced fairly well, to the point that I thought this show was going to be over well before midnight. What ended up happening instead was that the last three matches were stretched out specifically so the show could end right around midnight. I understand wanting to put on the strongest PPVs possible….but you can do that with a show that’s only three or three-and-a-half hours tops. Again, unless the shows completely blow you away, they really drain you of all your energy by the end of them. I would hope that problem gets fixed, but I truly doubt that it will, at least in the immediate future.
