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My New Addiction, Ring of Honor, Presents: Delirious

Jul 5, 2009

First of all, a big shout out to Ray Bogusz for his articles on Ring of Honor wrestlers and getting me interested in this great wrestling organization.

The first match I ever saw in Ring of Honor, which happened to be yesterday, featured Delirious vs. Jerry Lynn. While both of these two are great athletes and put on an excellent show, I chose to write about Delirious because he seemed like quite an interesting character right away.

And I was correct. Delirious is a demented, high-energy, high-flying, maniac who goes crazy at the sound of the bell and doesn't let up from that point forward. He's like Festus. That is, if Festus was awesome.

Although Delirious lost his first match that I saw, he still managed to amaze me with his in-ring style and incredible athleticism. What makes him an incredible athlete is the fact that he is able to pull off both power moves as well as the high risk moves that amaze the fans.

Delirious has a few unique moves including his finisher, Shadows over Hell. This is a top rope move in which he does a splash onto the opponent who is either bent over or on all fours. This move is kind of hard to explain and much easier to just see it performed.

I would suggest you watch The Top Ten Moves of Delirious. While some of these moves are not exclusive to Delirious, he still pulls them off excellently and makes the viewer feel like he is actually inflicting a lot of pain to his opponent.

I think my personal favorite move of Delirious would have to be his Panic Attack. Its basically a running knee to the face of a downed opponent, usually in the corner. Although its a relatively simple move, Delirious makes it look so realistic that it leaves me amazed every time.

Delirious was quite recently in a Fight Without Honor match against Jimmy Jacobs. This is basically RoH's version of a No Holds Barred Match. I found this match particularly entertaining and would highly recommend it to any wrestling fan.

This match, along with every other RoH match on HDNet, can be found on RoH's youtube channel. I ask you to check it out at least once. RoH is just as good as WWE and far better than TNA in my opinion. They get straight to the wrestling and don't worry about PG guidelines. I loved it after the first match, so hopefully you will too.

As always thanks for reading and feedback will be greatly appreciated.

And thanks once again to Ray Bogusz for getting me into RoH!

New Generational Spotlight: ROH's Austin Aries

Jul 5, 2009
There is a lot to like about a person with an attitude; they may get annoying to some, but they are always someone people talk about.
One guy who is exactly like that would be ROH (Ring of Honor) Champion Austin Aries. The man made history recently by becoming the first wrestler ever to be a two-time ROH World Champion after he beat Jerry Lynn.
Aries is great both in the ring and on the mic, and probably one of the best heels in professional wrestling today, even more so than WWE's Edge, Jericho, or Orton. I know, shocking, right?
What I think is so shocking, is that Aries has only been wrestling for nine years. He started training back in early 2000 and made his debut in November of that year.
By 2004, he had made his way to ROH.
This was a big jump for Aries and he made the most of it, quickly. Although he lost his first match with ROH at Reborn Stage 2, he impressed a lot of the ROH management.
He soon formed a stable with now-TNA talent Alex Shelley, Roderick Strong, and Jack Evans. They called themselves Generation Next.
This stable wanted to get respect right away, and instead of earning their spot like others, they just planned on taking them. The idea of having these young talents come in and demand respect and make you want to hate them was great.
What stunk so bad for fans, though, was that you really couldn't hate them despite the fact they were heels. They were so good in the ring and incredibly entertaining, therefore making you actually want to see them every time.
He kind of reminds me of Randy Orton in the sense that, yes, he is a heel, but you always want to see him every week anyway.
Generation Next really took over ROH for some time. In fact, in December 2004 at Final Battle 2004, Austin Aries won the ROH World Championship from the then-longest reigning ROH World Champion, Samoa Joe.
This was around the time Samoa Joe left for TNA; therefore, ROH had to have him drop the title.
After holding the ROH Title for six months of non-stop defenses, mostly international, Aries dropped the title to CM Punk.
Punk didn't hold the title too long himself, as he left for the WWE a little while later. This was the time that Aries took over as head trainer for ROH's wrestling school, replacing Punk.
Aries didn't have to wait to long to get gold back around his waist, as he won the ROH tag titles with GN partner Roderick Strong from Sal Rinauro and Tony Mamaluke at Final Battle 2005.
On Sept. 16, 2006, he and Strong lost the tag titles to Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli.
In 2005, Aries had signed with TNA, because ROH lets their wrestlers go to other promotions while still under contract with them.
What was so weird in many people's eyes was that he was able to compete in both, especially because TNA was still a part of the NWA. In any case he worked for both, more so with TNA.
He managed to get into Kevin Nash's faction of Paparazzi Productions, making him a mainstay in TNA, so ROH took him off of a lot of their events they could have used him in.
Then, all of a sudden, in May of 2007 ROH signed a PPV deal with G-Funk Sports and Entertainment.
Once the announcement was made, Aries and Homicide were pulled from all ROH events because they both were under TNA contract. Which made Aries have to stay in TNA the entire time or leave and come back to ROH.
While he was going to pick TNA, but there was a certain event that changed his mind.
On April 18, 2007, Aries was suspended for 90 days from TNA.
On May 7 of that year it was reported by The Wrestling Observer that the suspension from TNA was "due to them asking Austin to tape promo vignettes on a day he believed to be his day off."
Aries finally agreed to do the promos but TNA saw this as a bad attitude. This was the sole reason for his suspension.
If this would have been today, he may have gotten away with it; if not, it is highly unlikely that he would get a suspension the way he did here.
Most believe that he was suspended as an example to the younger wrestlers. An “if you don't do as asked, then you will not progress in the company” sort of thing.
During the suspension, Aries requested, and was granted, his release from TNA.
This probably means we won't see him back in TNA any time soon, and it is highly unlikely he will go to the WWE; if he does, he won't be a World Champion there.
TNA would have been the best bet for him to be a World Champion for a promotion with a ton of exposure.
He is small, so due to his size he would never be a big time player in the WWE sadly. However, this man is not someone to ignore.
ROH knew this and when he left TNA, they took him back a month later. He has been there ever since, and now he is one of their biggest stars.
Since ROH got on HDNet, he has been on the show more than anyone else. This is saying something to me, because that shows that ROH knows he will have a good showing every time he is out there, so they want him on the show as often as possible.
Ever since I saw him on HDNet, I pretty much knew he was one of the best wrestlers I have ever watched.
I was really sold was when my stepfather (who is not a wrestling fan and thinks everything it totally fake) came downstairs while I was watching ROH.
It was the fatal four way match with Tyler Black, Brian Danielson, Jerry Lynn, and Austin Aries that happened about a month back.
He saw Aries hit a kick on Black, one of the hardest I ever saw. My stepfather immediately said "Ohhhhhh, geez."
I told him, “That was a KICK! He said, “I guess not everything is fake.”
A small reward for wrestling fans everywhere, I think.
When that happens, you immediately have to give respect to him. When a non-wrestling fan reacts like he would to a football hit, that is something special.
We have now established that his kicks are lethal. But he is great all-around, too.
He can do some mat wrestling, as he is skilled in submissions. On top of that, he is probably a suplex savant, as we see him do them a lot. Heck, one of his finishers is the Brainbuster.
He is not afraid of heights either; he goes to the top rope and seems like he has bought land up there, as he knows the place very well. He can do 450 splashes, corkscrews, and shooting star presses.
Some think that the CMLL has the best highflyers and there is no competing with any of them. I believe Aries can compete with any of them high flying-wise, and he could possibly be World Champion there, too.
That may be saying a lot, but I personally think it could happen.
While he has made history already in ROH, he has more history to make. I personally am a fan of this new generation of wrestlers. Sure, we had a great Attitude Era, on top of others.
But to me, the New Generation needs respect, too.
Sure, they will never be the people we saw in the 1980s and ‘90s. But who cares?
It is time for a change, and we need to get used to that.

I feel ROH realizes this, and is doing its best to feature the best young talent out there. And they are led by Austin Aries.

Telling It Like It Is: Why You Should Be Watching Ring Of Honor

May 29, 2009

Where wrestling is still wrestling

Alright, to start off, I am not one of those people who constantly bags on TNA and/or the WWE because they don't "have enough wrestling." I understand that all of it is a show, and if they want to focus on storylines over in-the-ring action, who am I to judge?

However, for those of us who like a ton of a wrestling ability and action, Ring of Honor is a must watch.

I know that Ring of Honor television is literally about two months behind where they actually are in "actual time," but I am writing in regard to mostly catching Ring of Honor on HDNet, or when you can, PPV and online.

Ring of Honor is definitely the number three promotion right now, and may never really have the steam, or production values to move even close to TNA or WWE, but for wrestling die-hards, they have plenty of other value.

Their roster is loaded with extremely talented performers that participate in ROH, other indies and Japan. These guys are not guys who, "just can't make it elsewhere," but are guys who want the freedom of indie contracts and would like to avoid the rigorous work schedules of WWE and even TNA.

If you don't know Bryan Danielson, Tyler Black, Austin Aries, Nigel McGuinness, The Briscoe Brothers, Claudio Castagnoli, Chris Hero, Brodie Lee, Colt Cabana and countless others, then it is time for you to go to YouTube and do some serious watching.

Not to mention that Ring of Honor World Champion Jerry Lynn is doing some of the best work of his career, despite being 45 years-old. He defeated McGuinness to end Nigel's 545-day reign at the top of the promotion and has been a solid champ ever since.

The weekly television show on HDNet is not great because of time constraints, but has been highly entertaining as of late because they brought in Ric Flair as their ambassador (remember this was all taped two months ago, before Flair was back on WWE TV) and set up a dynamite four-way World Title match that will air on television June 6.

This match features Lynn vs. Danielson vs. Black vs. Aries.

Those four guys are four of the best in-ring performers in the business right now and the match should be absolutely great. Sure, it was taped almost two months ago by the time it airs, and most everyone knows who won, but that does not change the fact that it will be a great match to watch.

This weekend's HDNet show features a tag team title match of Kevin Steen and El Generico versus The American Wolves, I realize these are names you probably have never heard of, but all of them are solid wrestlers, especially in the tag team ranks.

When and if Ring of Honor can compete on a level that does not involve TV tapings so far in advance, then they will really be able to make a move and maybe get a better television deal with a more visible network.

Until then, us die-hard wrestling fans should be watching whenever we can so we can see what great ring work still looks like.

The Best Wrestler in the World: Bryan Danielson Rediscovered

May 6, 2009

Many wonder who is "The Best Wrestler in the World." You can bet your last nickle he doesn't go by Cena, HHH, Edge, or Jericho. His name is Bryan Danielson. And if you don't believe him, just ask him.

Or better yet take 15 minutes to watch one of his matches. I guarantee you that you will be convinced in one, and the other 14 will be pure amazement.

Redefining the way a pro wrestler is described, the 5'9" American Dragon lives ever word of the "Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional" his MySpace describes.

You see although Danielson has traveled the globe and accumulated dozens of titles to his credit, he's still missing one thing. Respect. That's why those who know of him need to rediscover him and those who don't need to find what they've been missing.

Whether you know the American Dragon or are discovering him for the first time, you will be relieved that you're not the only one who was missing out on this great talent.

"What? What?" John Cena taunted as he club Danielson in the back during their Velocity matchup that February night in 2003. But like the reversal artist that he is, Danielson turned the tide and hit Cena with a running knee to the gut.

"Ooh," Cena gasped. Bryan quickly went for the pin as a young Josh Matthews casually noted, "Well partner, this could be a huge upset" in between plugging Cena's upcoming match with Brock Lesnar and Rock vs. Hogan II.

In less than a minute later, WWE's up-and-coming rapping superstar scooped up the American Dragon and hit a thunderous blue thunder pin for the one-two-three. And just like that the WWE missed out on a shinning star.

Despite having all the talent on the planet, he was never big enough for the WWE. He was soon released from the WWE, which came to be a blessing in disguise as he rediscovered himself.

This is where is his MySpace slogan becomes clear. It's where he shines. Instead of lingering on the pain of not being accepted, the American Dragon picked himself up, traveled the world, and became a star.

He had already made a name for himself in the grassroots promotion Ring of Honor, where he had classic battles with Lo-Ki and Christopher Daniels. But it wasn't until Sept. 17, when he won his first world title that he finally step into his rightful place.

He put a company on his back and ran with it as he feuded with the likes of Samoa Joe, Nigel McGuiness and his arch rival Austin Aries.

If you want to see what wrestling's all about, check out any one of these matches. Or just watch the closing of this clip from his match on HDNet.

His theme song title says it all: "Self Esteem" as he's never lacking a self appointed pat on the back. But if you think he's not worthy of this praise, simply step to him and let him know. He'll merely smirk as the fans will break out in a "You're gonna get your f'n head kicked off" chant. And moments later you will.

He's got more moves than Malenko and more holds than Jericho. He can turn a simple wrist lock into the deadly Cattle Mutilation. He is everything you want to be, and he does it all with ease.

Bryan Danielson once again made it back to the WWE where he defeated Lance Cade on Raw in 2008. And once again the WWE passed.

For whatever reason Vince has signed his two classmates, Cade and Kendrick, yet passed on the most talented of three.

Maybe it has to do with Danielson not being made a star by the WWE. Or maybe Vince fears what Bryan could become.

Either way, "The Best Wrestler in the World" is about to be a free agent once again. Let's just hope the WWE smartens up and rediscovers the American Dragon Bryan Danielson.

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