Ring of Honor Survival of the Fittest, 6/24/04
Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs Josh Daniels & John Walters

Austin Aries v. John Walters doesn't happen. Shelley gets on the mic, still selling the knee. Good man. Shelley introduces all of Gen Next one by one again. He tells Walters to step down or get beat down. He opts for the latter and gets pounded and hit with a chain. Shelley assumes Aries gets a bye to the survival match, but Gary Michael Capetta comes out and calls out Josh Daniels to replace John Walters. Daniels sends Nana to the back, which the announcers sell as him leaving the Embassy. That's one civil defection, I'll say that much. Gen Next tries the beat down on Daniels but Walters saves and we get a tag match with the winner of the fall advancing to the survival match.

Gen Next start with a sneak attack but Daniels and Walters are ready. Daniels and Walters do sweet submission stuff to Strong, and Aries' assistance doesn't help. Daniels and Walters double team Aries like they've been teaming forever. Daniels gets a back suplex for two. Walters tags in and gets a clothesline, but Strong saves. Walters gets a Gory special and backslide for two. Daniels tags in and gets a submission but Strong saves. Aries gets caught in the face corner and gets beaten up pretty badly. Walters tags in but Aries gets the advantage and tags out. Walters gets a backslide for two and tags in Daniels. He gets a snap suplex for two. Walters tags in with a dropkick for two and a suplex for two. Strong hits a neckbreaker and tags out. He pulls Walters out of the ring but gets pounded on the floor. Walters gets hung up trying to get back in the ring and Strong takes care of him outside. Aries gets a springboard senton for two back inside. Aries beats on Walters in his corner and tags in Strong. Strong gets a leg lariat and distracts Daniels so he can double team. Walters dares Strong to chop him harder, so he does, really messing him up. He gets two but Daniels saves. Aries tags in with a dropkick for two. Aries counts along with the ref as he chokes Walters. Walters comes back with a huge l ariat and tags Daniels but Todd Sinclair is lame and assumes the tag didn't happen... EVEN THOUGH WALTERS WAS STILL IN THE CORNER. He's so inconsistent. Either make him the evil ref or stop letting him ref tag matches. Strong gets a snap suplex for two. Strong hits the chinlock. Aries tags in and Walters gets the lung blower on both members of Gen Next. Daniels finally gets in and cleans house. He gets an ugly northern lights suplex on Aries and trades chops with Strong. Rolling Germans get blocked so he gets a tiger suplex on Aries, but Strong saves. Strong gets a backbreaker and gutbusters Walters on his way in. Strong powerbombs Daniels and Aries gets the 450 for the pin.

***1/2 Solid and constant action with a really hot ending.

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