Ring of Honor 2/23/2013: Weekly Show Recap

Steen comes out first to make a few points. He hated Ring of Honor with Jim Cornette in control. He hated what ROH had become. Now that Jim is gone, he is proud to be ROH Champion. He is giving Lethal a shot not because he beat good wrestlers but because he got rid of Jim Cornette. Steen says he will still do anyyhing to keep the title. The truth is He feels Lethal can't beat him.

Top Prospect Tournament Final Round

Tadarius Thomas and Matt Taven both cut promos before this match. The promos are intertwined and we get a small taste of who these two guys are. Both guys could use a boost in stature in their young ROH careers. So here we go the final round in the prospect tournament.

Tadarius Thomas vs Matt Taven

• No Truth Martini  for this one. He is not doing Color commentary.
• I hate how they do the tale of the tape. Kelly always talks about who "Obviously" had an experience advantage. I call BS. Age is not Experience. Edit the graffic if that is important.
• The winner of this match gets a Television Championship match at 11th Anniversary.
• Martini makes his way ringside during the match. 
• Truth tries several times to help Thomas, but Tadarius wants no part of it.
• Because of this Taven is able to pull out the win

Winner: Matt Taven After the match Taven agrees to join the HOT. 

Lethal Addresses the Kevin Steen Situation

• He doesn't believe a thing that Steen said earlier. He must be playing mind games like he did with Davey Richards.
• Lethal isn't going for the games, he has only one focus ROH World Championship.
• The reason he believes he will win at 11th Anniversary,  it the Kevin Steen believes the Lethal can't.

Strong and redDRagon (Team Am Fishin') cut a promo before the match. Then we find out that The Briscoes will be doing Color for this match.

American Wolves and Michael Elgin vs Roderick Strong and redDRagon

• Jay Briscoe says that Strong has an ailing shoulder. He used to have the hardest chop in ROH but now Eddie Edwards does.
• The Briscoes are good on color. This is a good match. 
• "If Bobby Fish was a fish, what type of fish would he be?"
• Lots of Redskins fans in this Baltimore crowd.

Winner Strong and redDRagon Strong pins Elgin making it 3 - 0 I guess Strong is that good.