Reel in Place

vs AJ Styles & Amazing Red (ROH 3/22/2003) Red and Styles are ROH Tag Team Champions here, and have the future Mickie James with them. This is the sort of match that in 2026 you have to come to terms with. I guess how you feel about the modern house style kind of informs how you see this match, because it's got a lot of spots, it's got a lot of moves that may not look good, it's just got a lot of stuff going on. The stuff doesn't breathe, really; the stuff doesn't always register, but a lot happens. Here's where I stand on it: I appreciate it for the time period. It stood in stark contrast to really any wrestling that had happened in North America up to that point; it worked for the people in that crowd, to an extent, and it isn't anyone's fault here in 2003 that the majority of matches that take place in the world take more from this style than anything that came before it. Did I enjoy this? Not really. Did I find a few of the spots interesting or c...

The Greatest Wrestler Ever Poll voting period is about to start. My ballot is pretty much done, and I'll probably write up my ballot here at some point. There was a 2016 Tag Team Poll, but not one for 2026, so here's my idea. Do one in 2031 in some form, so here's the first post, where I watch 5 matches from one of the teams nominated in 2016, and if there's time I'll cover the more recent teams after.  vs Christopher Daniels & Elix Skipper (TNA PPV #51) So, this isn't the one with the wild 'rana from the top of the cage, but I'd say this is the better match. There's some wierdness that comes from them attempting, especially early, to uphold a sort of traditional tag structure with wrestlers on the apron. Its a pretty good match given then those restraints, but when they sort of disregard that, and just get wind for the last five or so minutes, things get really interesting, especially with absolutely wild top-of-the-cage leg drop at the end.  vs...