The titles changed hands two times that night, but the Saints walked out as champions at night’s end, losing to Maff and Whitmer, who lost to the Briscoes, who lost again to Punk and Cabana. The Saints entered as the champions and any match where the champs were involved would be a title match. This time, it would be three tag teams-the Second City Saints, of Punk and Cabana, The Prophecy of BJ Whitmer and Dan Maff, and The Briscoe Brothers. This style of show had happened twice before, with singles competitors where each would face the other two in the course of the same night. They would meet again at “Round Robin Challenge III,” in May of 2004. Punk was of course, unhappy about this development, and after coming up short against Danielson, he and Second City Saints partner Colt Cabana took their frustrations out on Steamboat until the Briscoes made the save. Punk took out his frustrations after the match on Steamboat, who retaliated with a series of chops and his trademark arm drags to send Punk scurrying.Īt ROH’s next show about another month later-yes, ROH shows used to be nearly a month apart before TV-Punk faced Bryan Danielson one-on-one, and Steamboat was back again to fulfill contractual obligations and referee the match. However, Steamboat ruled that was not the case, and Styles would go on to retain the title. He was always a natural fit for the promotion’s style and emphasis on pure wrestling, so the crowd was thrilled to see him.ĭuring the course of the match, Punk captured Styles in a sleeper, and it very much appeared that Styles’ hand dropped three times, which would have made Punk the winner and new Pure Champion. We’ll leave aside for a moment the choice of having someone with little experience with the unique rules of the Pure Division (regardless of their legendary status) being a referee for such an important rematch, but the allure of Steamboat in Ring of Honor was enough. The two men would have a rematch a month later at “At Our Best,” and to ensure that there would be a clear, decisive winner, none other than Ricky Steamboat was named the referee for the evening.
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