On July 9, 2005 – ten years ago today – CM Punk defended the Ring of Honor World championship against Roderick Strong in New York City in a match that clicked on virtually all cylinders. Roderick Strong has not been in a better match since and it stands as one of my favorite Punk matches of all-time. It was one of those great wrestling matches where the circumstances and in-ring work come together to form something unexpectedly memorable. Continue reading
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CM Punk vs. Roderick Strong (ROH – 07/09/2005)
Posted in Best of the Indies 2000's, Miscellaneous
Tagged CM Punk, Roderick Strong, ROH
March 1, 2015
Current Watch List:
- Matt Sydal vs. Cedric Alexander (ROH)
- Mark Briscoe vs. Moose (ROH)
- Roderick Strong vs. B.J. Whitmer (ROH)
- Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows vs. Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian vs. Michael Bennett & Matt Taven (ROH)
- A.J. Styles vs. ACH (ROH)
- Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Young Bucks for ROH tag team championship (ROH)
- Jay Lethal vs Alberto El Patron for the ROH TV championship (ROH)
- Jay Briscoe vs. Michael Elgin vs. Hanson vs. Tommaso Ciampa for the ROH World championship (ROH)
February 21, 2015
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- Ultimo Dragon, Daichi Sasaki & Ayumi Gunji vs. The Great Sasuke, Shu & Kei Brahman (M-Pro)
- Dinastia, Drastik Boy & Octagoncito vs. Arez, Mini Abismo Negro & Mini Psycho Clown (AAA)
- Psycho Clown vs. Cuervo and Electroshock and El Zorro (AAA)
- Robert Dreissker vs. Julian Nero (wXw)
- John Klinger (c) vs. Ilja Dragunov for the wXw Shotgun championship (wXw)
- Big Daddy Walter vs. Axel Tischer (wXw)
- Matt Sydal vs. Delirious (ROH)
- Roderick Strong vs. Kyle O’Reilly (ROH)
- Moose vs. ACH (ROH)
- Matt Taven & Michael Bennett vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match (ROH)
- Golden Storm Riders (Daisuke Sasaki & Kota Ibushi) defeat Happy Motel (Antonio Honda & Konosuke Takeshita) (DDT)
February 14, 2015
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- Satoshi Kojima & Yohei Komatsu vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Captain New Japan (NJPW)
- Tiger Mask IV & Jay White vs. Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish (NJPW)
- Mascara Dorada, KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley vs. Kenny Omega, Matt & Nick Jackson (NJPW)
- Jushin Liger (c) vs. Chase Owens for the NWA Junior heavyweight championship (NJPW)
- Rob Conway (c) vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan for the NWA World Heavyweight championship (NJPW)
- Tetsuya Naito & Kota Ibushi vs. Toru Yano & Kazushi Sakuraba
- Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi (NJPW)
- Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Tama Tonga (NJPW)
- Tomoaki Honma vs. Tomohiro Ishii for the NEVER Open Weight Championship (NJPW)
- Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Yuji Nagata for the IWGP Intercontinental championship (NJPW)
- Mini Abismo Negro, Mini Charly Manson & Mini Psycho Clown defeat Mascarita Sagrada , Mini Drago & Octagoncito (AAA)
- Fenix, Myzteziz & Psycho Clown defeat El Hijo del Fantasma, Pentagon Jr. & Perro Aguayo Jr. (AAA)
- A.J. Styles & The Young Bucks vs. ACH, Matt Sydal & Cedric Alexander (ROH)
- James Mason vs. Carl Curtis (ASW)
- Dean Allmark vs. Nathan Cruz (ASW)
January 31, 2015
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- Moose vs. Romantic Touch (ROH)
- Jay Lethal (c) vs. ACH vs. Matt Sydal for the ROH Television championship (ROH)
- Ben Levy vs. Carl Curtis (ASW)
- Ringo Ryan vs. Tagori (ASW)
- Gangrel, Thunder, Cousin Jake Wyatt & Nathan Cruz
vs. Dean Allmark, James Mason, Zack Gibson & Tony Spitfire in an over-the-tope rope elimination tag team match (ASW) - Hechicero, Magnifico I & Ultimo Guerrero defeat La Dinastia de la Muerte (Negro Navarro, Trauma I & Trauma II) (Cara Lucha)
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- Myzteziz & Psycho Clown defeat La Nueva Sociedad (El Texano Jr. & Perro Aguayo Jr. (AAA)
- Chase “Cauliflower” Brown vs. Dean Richards (Ultra Wrestle)
- Akebono, Genichiro Tenryu & Ultimo Dragon vs. Evolution (Atsushi Aoki, Hikaru Sato & Suwama) (AJPW)
- Jun Akiyama, Takao Omori & Masanobu Fuchi vs. Xceed (Go Shiozaki, Kento Miyahara & Kotaro Suzuki) (AJPW)
- Tommaso Ciampa & Hanson vs. The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Michael Bennett) (ROH)
- Alberto El Patron vs. Roderick Strong (ROH)
- Mark & Jay Briscoe vs. ACH & Matt Sydal (ROH)
