Ring of Honor Reborn, 4/24/04
Chad Collyer vs John Walters

This is a rematch from The Last Stand. Walters won but Collyer claimed he could beat Walters without the three rope break rule in effect. Live this match seemed to suffer from a quiet crowd, and in matches like this the transfer to tape is often kind.

Cool mat stuff to start that ends in Collyer getting his arm worked on. Test of strength goes Walters' way after a monkey flip but Collyer catches him in a headlock. Walters grabs the arm and continues beating on it. Crucifix rollup gets two for Walters. A fan calls for blood and Walters tells him to go the fuck home. That was great live. Collyer gets a shoulderblock but a monkeyflip is reversed to an armdrag. They each fight to armdrag the other outside but break instead. Some nice psychology there, with both guys deciding its a safer bet to quit that than risk getting tossed. Drop toehold by Collyer but Walters catches him with an armbar. Walters grabs the legs and gets a cool submission but Collyer grabs Walters' head and gets out. Collyer chops on Walters who returns the favor with European uppercuts. Walters gets a European uppercut to the back of the head and gets a sort of electric chair drop into a sitting million dollar dream type dealie with a legvice... these moves need names. Back bodydrop by Walters gets two. Collyer fights back with a great dragonscrew into a Texas cloverleaf attempt but Walters makes the ropes. Collyer keeps working the knee and gets a leg submission that I also don't know the name of but Walters makes the ropes. Collyer gets an Indian deathlock with some fighting and two counting goodness in it. Walters headbutts to escape. Collyer gets a shinbreaker and figure four. It gets a two count but Walters turns it over and Collyer makes the ropes. John Walters kinda looks like Hitler sometimes. Just sayin'. Collyer goes for another dragonscrew but Walters blocks and gets an Oklahoma roll for two. Walters gets a lariat but his leg is too hurt to capitalize. Walters does the double knee dealie but doesn't sell the knee! He gets a chinlock and Russian leg sweep for two. Collyer rolls him up for two. German suplex gets two for Collyer and another rollup also gets two. Walters gets a vertical suplex followed by a tiger driver into the sharpshooter but Collyer makes the ropes. Collyer goes for another cloverleaf but Walters makes the ropes. Shinbreaker is reversed to a rollup by Walters for two. He gets a schoolboy for two. Collyer rolls Walters up and locks the legs for the three count.

***1/2. Really good action in this, much better on tape then live.

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