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06-29-2014, 09:45 PM
Last Sunday night, Ring of Honor held its first live pay per view with Best in the World from Nashville, Tennessee. On that night, Michael Elgin was able to become the nineteenth man to be able to be called the Ring of Honor World Champion. It has been a long road for Michael Elgin to achieve that honor. This week, Ring of Honor Television looks at the travels of Michael Elgin to the top of the mountain at Best in the World.
Larry Mercer is in the backstage area and he talks about Best in the World. He talks about the new Ring of Honor Champion and this episode is a look at the new champion.
We have a video feature of Michael Elgin and some of his more impressive moves as his entrance music plays.
Michael says that all he could remember is being a wrestling fan. In 1989, when he was 3 or 4 years old, wrestling came to his home town. There was a steel cage match with Dusty Rhodes and Big Bossman. Michael says that wrestling was the reason why he was able to deal with people who picked on him.
He became friends with someone new to his school because he was wearing a wrestling t-shirt. He started to backyard wrestle with him. Then he started with Squared Circle Training. He hit it off with Ashley Sixx and Tyson Dux.
Tyson Dux says that there were a bunch of kids there and Michael was the only person who impressed him.
Michael says that Tyson was a trainer, mentor, and friend because Tyson saw something in him. Tyson says that it is amazing to see how far he has come, but it is not surprising.
We go to Raising the Bar Night Two on March 8, 2014, when Michael Elgin wrestled Tyson Dux.
They lock up and Elgin backs Dux into the corner but they continue to go around the ring and Dux. Dux with a side head lock and he tries for a shoulder tackle, but Elgin stays on his feet. Dux goes for another shoulder tackle to the same effect. Elgin with a power slam when Dux tries for a leap frog. Elgin with a forearm across the chest followed by an Irish whip but he runs into an elbow. Elgin misses a splash into the corner.
Dux with a delayed vertical suplex on Elgin and the tables have turned on the man who normally uses a delayed vertical suplex. Elgin pops up and Dux turns around and he is met with a kick. Elgin shows Dux how it is done and he even pulls Dux up a few times when it appears that Dux will escape the hold.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Dux goes to the apron and Elgin sends Dux into the turnbuckles and he goes to the turnbuckles for the superplex but Dux pulls Elgin off the turnbuckles and he drops the leg on the middle rope. Dux hyperextends the leg. Dux kicks the back of the leg but Elgin with a forearm. Dux with kicks to the knee. Dux with forearms and Elgin with chops. They go back and forth but Dux returns to the knee with a kick to get him off his feet. Dux grabs the leg and Elgin with forearms to the back. Dux with a drop kick to the knee. Elgin misses a clothesline but he does not miss a second one.
Elgin with a waist lock but Dux holds the ropes to avoid a German suplex. Dux holds the ropes again on an O’Connor Roll attempt. Dux with a leg sweep and he sets for a Cloverleaf but Elgin kicks Dux away. Elgin with a German suplex for a near fall and he holds on to the waist lock and hits a deadlift German suplex but he can only get a near fall.
Elgin sets for a Buckle Bomb but Dux backs Elgin into the corner. Dux charges into the corner and Elgin with a uranage. Elgin goes to the turnbuckles but Dux with a punch and forearm. Dux sets for a superplex and he hits it and he rolls through for a fisherman’s buster but he can only get a near fall.
They go to the apron and Dux tries for a Saito suplex onto the apron. Elgin with forearms to the back of the head and Elgin goes for a power bomb onto the apron. Dux punches Elgin in the leg but Elgin with a kick that sends Dux to the floor.
Elgin hits a running power bomb into the guardrails and they return to the ring. Dux hits a running Death Valley Driver into the turnbuckles and he gets a near fall. Elgin takes Dux to the mat and he applies a Crossface but Dux rolls over and gets a near fall. Elgin has a bicycle kick blocked and Dux tries for a German suplex, but Elgin counters with a roaring forearm. Elgin with a back fist followed by a Buckle Bomb and a spinning sit out power bomb for the three count.
Michael says that he had to focus and change everything around him in order to get to be better and get to Ring of Honor.
Michael says that he was introduced to independent wrestling, but not to the big companies. In 2002, he watched Ring of Honor. It was something he had never seen before. Instantly, he knew that is what he had to do.
Jimmy Jacobs says that Elgin would drive 16 hours to Minnesota to see about possibly getting on shows. Jacobs says that is something that guys don’t do. Elgin was a maniac. He would drive to the East Coast to try to get on the Ring of Honor shows.
Elgin went to a Ring of Honor camp so he could show the company what he had to offer.
Truth Martini says that he was an instructor at one of the camps and he was glad to see Elgin there. You have 35 guys at these camps and the way that he moved and the emotion that he exudes, he knew that Elgin would be the star.
Elgin mentions that he started with Ring of Honor in November of 2010 as part of the House of Truth with Truth Martini and Roderick Strong.
Truth says they were not sure about Elgin at the beginning. Jacobs says that Elgin was given looks, but he wasn’t capturing people.
Elgin says that Truth had his back, but they had to follow what Roderick said. Truth says they wondered if Elgin was the guy to go with and he told ROH that Elgin was. Elgin says that he appreciated Truth having his back and he appreciated everything that Truth and Roderick did for him.
There was one who wasn’t sure and one who told him it was his time. That contrast pushed him.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Elgin says that everything he worked for since he was fourteen years old was coming to a head in Fort Lauderdale. Truth calls it ‘The Match’. Kevin Kelly says that he remembers sitting at ringside with Nigel McGuinness for that match. Truth says that was the match that turned the corner for Michael.
Michael says that you have to sink or swim. Maybe it was the pressure he put on himself, but he needed that.
Kevin says that it takes a lot to excite Nigel, but when that match got going, Nigel grabbed his arm and pulled it. He never saw Nigel so animated during a match. Both of them were standing on their feet with their jackets off.
Jimmy Jacobs says that he did not see the match live because he was sleeping in the locker room, per usual. He could not sleep because the crowd was so loud during that match.
Michael says they created something special that night.
Kevin says that he never saw a match that exceeded expectations that much until Richards versus Elgin.
Truth says that he was at ringside and he saw the crowd go from ‘we know who Michael Elgin is’ to by the end of the match ‘We f***ing know who Michael Elgin is’. Jimmy Jacobs says Elgin got good. Truth says that Elgin won those people over and proved that he was one of the best. Jacobs says that Elgin was Good Good.
Elgin says that if there were doubts when he first came in, he would not have worked that hard to get noticed.
Jacobs says that Elgin kept on running through the walls put in front of him. He was going to go through the wall or die trying.
Elgin says that he was going to put his heart and soul into everything he did. People took notice of his matches.
Kevin talks about Survival of the Fittest when it was Elgin versus Kyle O’Reilly. They had links to the Top Prospect Tournament and came into the company about the same time. They tore the house down.
We see highlights from the match in Dayton, Ohio on November 18, 2011 between Kyle O’Reilly and Michael Elgin in the finals of Survival of the Fittest.
Kyle with a crucifix but Elgin rolls through and gets Kyle on his shoulders. Kyle with elbows to get to his feet. Elgin with a boot to the head followed by a back fist. Elgin tries for the Buckle Bomb but Kyle counters with a guillotine. Elgin runs Kyle into the turnbuckles to get out of the hold but Kyle reapplies the guillotine.
Elgin with a suplex to escape. Elgin runs into a boot from Kyle and Kyle with a tornado DDT into the guillotine. Elgin rolls Kyle onto his back and then he picks up Elgin and runs Kyle into the turnbuckles again. Kyle holds on to the guillotine and Elgin runs him into the turnbuckles another time. Elgin with a suplex set up into a side slam for a near fall.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Elgin with a kick to the head. Kyle swats at Elgin but it has no effect. Elgin with a Buckle Bomb and then he sets for the spinning sit out power bomb, but Kyle counters with a reverse rana. Kyle with a Regalplex for a near fall. Kyle tries to lock in the cross arm breaker but Elgin is able to block the full application of the hold. Kyle locks in the hold but Elgin rolls over and he picks up. Kyle with a sunset flip for a near fall.
Kyle with a kick to the chest. Kyle with another kick and Elgin wants another one. Kyle with more kicks and Elgin is getting stronger. Kyle with a forearm and Elgin is back to his feet. They get nose to nose and it is time for a forearm exchange. We move to the slap fight and Kyle goes back to the forearms. Kyle with kicks to the chest and a round kick to the head. Elgin with a clothesline that flips Kyle and Elgin gets a near fall.
Elgin with a running tombstone but Kyle gets his feet on the ropes. Kyle goes to the apron and Elgin follows. Kyle gets back into the ring and he gives Elgin an enzuigiri that staggers Elgin. Kyle goes for a sunset flip power bomb to the floor but Elgin holds on to the ropes. Elgin tries to drop down but Kyle moves. Kyle with a belly-to-back suplex onto the floor.
Elgin and O’Reilly get motivation from their respective seconds. Kyle sets for the running drop kick off the apron and he connects, sending Elgin into the guardrails. Kyle sends Elgin back into the ring and Kyle goes up top. Elgin catches Kyle and hits a Buckle Bomb. Elgin with the spinning sit out power bomb for the three count.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Truth says that when Michael walks into a room, there are two emotions. He puts a smile on your face, or you are terrified.
Elgin says the person you see now is nothing like the person he was when he was growing up. He was picked on in school. Since he was bigger, he knew that he had an advantage.
Jimmy talks about the vision of Truth Martini and the work of Michael Elgin, they did some good stuff together.
We go to the match from Ring of Honor Television on October 20, 2012 between Rhino and Michael Elgin to qualify for Survival of the Fittest.
Before the match starts, Truth Martini says that he objects. He says that they do not have to do this. A ‘random’ drawing? Random his booty. He says that it is a plot to break the family apart. Truth asks the crowd if they want to see him fight and they do want the fight.
Truth says that he pays Rhino lots of money but there is unity in the House of Truth. He asks Rhino to do the right thing and step down from this match.
Rhino says that he steps down to no man.
Truth tells Elgin to look at the bigger picture. He wants Elgin to do the right thing and step down from the match.
Elgin says that there is no way he is stepping down from anyone.
Rhino and Elgin with punches. Elgin with an elbow and then he punches Rhino in the corner. Rhino with punches but Elgin with a kick and Elgin with a head butt. Elgin with kicks in the corner followed by a punch. Rhino sends Elgin to the apron but Elgin with a boot to Rhino.
Elgin with a slingshot back elbow from the apron and Rhino goes to the floor. Elgin goes to the floor and Truth tries to get between his two men. Elgin punches Rhino but Rhino with a kick and Irish whip into the guardrails. Rhino breaks the referee’s count.
Rhino punches Elgin and Roderick Strong comes from the back to watch the match. Elgin with an Irish whip into the guardrails. Elgin sends Rhino back into the ring and Elgin goes up top and hits a shoulder tackle for a near fall. Elgin punches Rhino but Rhino with a belly-to-belly suplex.
Rhino sets for the GORE but Elgin side steps Rhino and then he gets a near fall with a rollup. Rhino with a kick to Elgin followed by a forearm to the back. Elgin with a chop and kick. Rhino with a spinebuster and both men are down. Rhino gets a near fall. Rhino with a kick to the head followed by a forearm to the back.
Rhino with a hard Irish whip and then Rhino chokes Elgin in the ropes. Rhino with a short arm clothesline for a near fall. Rhino with a rear chin lock. Elgin gets back to his feet and we see Strong walking around ringside. Elgin sends Rhino into the turnbuckles. Elgin with an enzuigiri and both men are down.
Elgin with punches and he blocks punches from Rhino. Rhino with an Irish whip but Elgin with clotheslines in the corner after he avoids Rhino. Elgin sends Rhino into the turnbuckles and Elgin with a bicycle kick followed by a Bossman Slam for a near fall. Elgin sets for the power bomb but Rhino escapes and he kicks Elgin.
Elgin with a roaring elbow followed by a German suplex and bridge for a near fall. Elgin gets a second wind and he sets for the power bomb again but Rhino is able to escape again, this time with a back body drop. Rhino with shoulders in the corner and then he gets Elgin on his shoulders for a TKO but Elgin is able to kick out.
Strong gets on the apron and he argues with the referee. Rhino sets for the GORE and Martini gets in the ring and he stands between Elgin and Rhino. Rhino puts Truth on the turnbuckles. Elgin with a forearm followed by a spear and sit out power bomb for the three count.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Kevin Kelly says that Michael Elgin is a guy that you never want to say ‘You can’t do that’. Every time he does something in the ring, Kelly says that he feels that there are times when he cannot do it, but Elgin is able to do it.
Jacobs says that the performance aspect and body language is like a star.
Kelly says that it does not matter what it is, Elgin will do it and no one will stop him.
Elgin says that he goes into the ring to make sure that at the end of the night, you are going to be talking about him.
Tyson Dux asks himself rhetorically if he sees Elgin as one of the top guys, like CM Punk or Bryan Danielson. He says that he does. Elgin is always on and he always delivers.
Jacobs says that after driving all over the country for nothing and not stopping after being told no, he is good enough to be anywhere.
Kelly says that when it is all said and done, he might be the greatest ever in Ring of Honor. Don’t ever tell Elgin that he can’t do something.
Elgin says the only thing that will stop him is being six feet under.
Elgin says that he has been able to make people enjoy this in a different light. It leaves him speechless. If he never accomplishes anything else, that is something that he can look back at. Every injury, lost relationship, or friend he does not talk to was worth it because he has accomplished something.
We go to credits.
Larry Mercer is in the backstage area and he talks about Best in the World. He talks about the new Ring of Honor Champion and this episode is a look at the new champion.
We have a video feature of Michael Elgin and some of his more impressive moves as his entrance music plays.
Michael says that all he could remember is being a wrestling fan. In 1989, when he was 3 or 4 years old, wrestling came to his home town. There was a steel cage match with Dusty Rhodes and Big Bossman. Michael says that wrestling was the reason why he was able to deal with people who picked on him.
He became friends with someone new to his school because he was wearing a wrestling t-shirt. He started to backyard wrestle with him. Then he started with Squared Circle Training. He hit it off with Ashley Sixx and Tyson Dux.
Tyson Dux says that there were a bunch of kids there and Michael was the only person who impressed him.
Michael says that Tyson was a trainer, mentor, and friend because Tyson saw something in him. Tyson says that it is amazing to see how far he has come, but it is not surprising.
We go to Raising the Bar Night Two on March 8, 2014, when Michael Elgin wrestled Tyson Dux.
They lock up and Elgin backs Dux into the corner but they continue to go around the ring and Dux. Dux with a side head lock and he tries for a shoulder tackle, but Elgin stays on his feet. Dux goes for another shoulder tackle to the same effect. Elgin with a power slam when Dux tries for a leap frog. Elgin with a forearm across the chest followed by an Irish whip but he runs into an elbow. Elgin misses a splash into the corner.
Dux with a delayed vertical suplex on Elgin and the tables have turned on the man who normally uses a delayed vertical suplex. Elgin pops up and Dux turns around and he is met with a kick. Elgin shows Dux how it is done and he even pulls Dux up a few times when it appears that Dux will escape the hold.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Dux goes to the apron and Elgin sends Dux into the turnbuckles and he goes to the turnbuckles for the superplex but Dux pulls Elgin off the turnbuckles and he drops the leg on the middle rope. Dux hyperextends the leg. Dux kicks the back of the leg but Elgin with a forearm. Dux with kicks to the knee. Dux with forearms and Elgin with chops. They go back and forth but Dux returns to the knee with a kick to get him off his feet. Dux grabs the leg and Elgin with forearms to the back. Dux with a drop kick to the knee. Elgin misses a clothesline but he does not miss a second one.
Elgin with a waist lock but Dux holds the ropes to avoid a German suplex. Dux holds the ropes again on an O’Connor Roll attempt. Dux with a leg sweep and he sets for a Cloverleaf but Elgin kicks Dux away. Elgin with a German suplex for a near fall and he holds on to the waist lock and hits a deadlift German suplex but he can only get a near fall.
Elgin sets for a Buckle Bomb but Dux backs Elgin into the corner. Dux charges into the corner and Elgin with a uranage. Elgin goes to the turnbuckles but Dux with a punch and forearm. Dux sets for a superplex and he hits it and he rolls through for a fisherman’s buster but he can only get a near fall.
They go to the apron and Dux tries for a Saito suplex onto the apron. Elgin with forearms to the back of the head and Elgin goes for a power bomb onto the apron. Dux punches Elgin in the leg but Elgin with a kick that sends Dux to the floor.
Elgin hits a running power bomb into the guardrails and they return to the ring. Dux hits a running Death Valley Driver into the turnbuckles and he gets a near fall. Elgin takes Dux to the mat and he applies a Crossface but Dux rolls over and gets a near fall. Elgin has a bicycle kick blocked and Dux tries for a German suplex, but Elgin counters with a roaring forearm. Elgin with a back fist followed by a Buckle Bomb and a spinning sit out power bomb for the three count.
Michael says that he had to focus and change everything around him in order to get to be better and get to Ring of Honor.
Michael says that he was introduced to independent wrestling, but not to the big companies. In 2002, he watched Ring of Honor. It was something he had never seen before. Instantly, he knew that is what he had to do.
Jimmy Jacobs says that Elgin would drive 16 hours to Minnesota to see about possibly getting on shows. Jacobs says that is something that guys don’t do. Elgin was a maniac. He would drive to the East Coast to try to get on the Ring of Honor shows.
Elgin went to a Ring of Honor camp so he could show the company what he had to offer.
Truth Martini says that he was an instructor at one of the camps and he was glad to see Elgin there. You have 35 guys at these camps and the way that he moved and the emotion that he exudes, he knew that Elgin would be the star.
Elgin mentions that he started with Ring of Honor in November of 2010 as part of the House of Truth with Truth Martini and Roderick Strong.
Truth says they were not sure about Elgin at the beginning. Jacobs says that Elgin was given looks, but he wasn’t capturing people.
Elgin says that Truth had his back, but they had to follow what Roderick said. Truth says they wondered if Elgin was the guy to go with and he told ROH that Elgin was. Elgin says that he appreciated Truth having his back and he appreciated everything that Truth and Roderick did for him.
There was one who wasn’t sure and one who told him it was his time. That contrast pushed him.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Elgin says that everything he worked for since he was fourteen years old was coming to a head in Fort Lauderdale. Truth calls it ‘The Match’. Kevin Kelly says that he remembers sitting at ringside with Nigel McGuinness for that match. Truth says that was the match that turned the corner for Michael.
Michael says that you have to sink or swim. Maybe it was the pressure he put on himself, but he needed that.
Kevin says that it takes a lot to excite Nigel, but when that match got going, Nigel grabbed his arm and pulled it. He never saw Nigel so animated during a match. Both of them were standing on their feet with their jackets off.
Jimmy Jacobs says that he did not see the match live because he was sleeping in the locker room, per usual. He could not sleep because the crowd was so loud during that match.
Michael says they created something special that night.
Kevin says that he never saw a match that exceeded expectations that much until Richards versus Elgin.
Truth says that he was at ringside and he saw the crowd go from ‘we know who Michael Elgin is’ to by the end of the match ‘We f***ing know who Michael Elgin is’. Jimmy Jacobs says Elgin got good. Truth says that Elgin won those people over and proved that he was one of the best. Jacobs says that Elgin was Good Good.
Elgin says that if there were doubts when he first came in, he would not have worked that hard to get noticed.
Jacobs says that Elgin kept on running through the walls put in front of him. He was going to go through the wall or die trying.
Elgin says that he was going to put his heart and soul into everything he did. People took notice of his matches.
Kevin talks about Survival of the Fittest when it was Elgin versus Kyle O’Reilly. They had links to the Top Prospect Tournament and came into the company about the same time. They tore the house down.
We see highlights from the match in Dayton, Ohio on November 18, 2011 between Kyle O’Reilly and Michael Elgin in the finals of Survival of the Fittest.
Kyle with a crucifix but Elgin rolls through and gets Kyle on his shoulders. Kyle with elbows to get to his feet. Elgin with a boot to the head followed by a back fist. Elgin tries for the Buckle Bomb but Kyle counters with a guillotine. Elgin runs Kyle into the turnbuckles to get out of the hold but Kyle reapplies the guillotine.
Elgin with a suplex to escape. Elgin runs into a boot from Kyle and Kyle with a tornado DDT into the guillotine. Elgin rolls Kyle onto his back and then he picks up Elgin and runs Kyle into the turnbuckles again. Kyle holds on to the guillotine and Elgin runs him into the turnbuckles another time. Elgin with a suplex set up into a side slam for a near fall.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Elgin with a kick to the head. Kyle swats at Elgin but it has no effect. Elgin with a Buckle Bomb and then he sets for the spinning sit out power bomb, but Kyle counters with a reverse rana. Kyle with a Regalplex for a near fall. Kyle tries to lock in the cross arm breaker but Elgin is able to block the full application of the hold. Kyle locks in the hold but Elgin rolls over and he picks up. Kyle with a sunset flip for a near fall.
Kyle with a kick to the chest. Kyle with another kick and Elgin wants another one. Kyle with more kicks and Elgin is getting stronger. Kyle with a forearm and Elgin is back to his feet. They get nose to nose and it is time for a forearm exchange. We move to the slap fight and Kyle goes back to the forearms. Kyle with kicks to the chest and a round kick to the head. Elgin with a clothesline that flips Kyle and Elgin gets a near fall.
Elgin with a running tombstone but Kyle gets his feet on the ropes. Kyle goes to the apron and Elgin follows. Kyle gets back into the ring and he gives Elgin an enzuigiri that staggers Elgin. Kyle goes for a sunset flip power bomb to the floor but Elgin holds on to the ropes. Elgin tries to drop down but Kyle moves. Kyle with a belly-to-back suplex onto the floor.
Elgin and O’Reilly get motivation from their respective seconds. Kyle sets for the running drop kick off the apron and he connects, sending Elgin into the guardrails. Kyle sends Elgin back into the ring and Kyle goes up top. Elgin catches Kyle and hits a Buckle Bomb. Elgin with the spinning sit out power bomb for the three count.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Truth says that when Michael walks into a room, there are two emotions. He puts a smile on your face, or you are terrified.
Elgin says the person you see now is nothing like the person he was when he was growing up. He was picked on in school. Since he was bigger, he knew that he had an advantage.
Jimmy talks about the vision of Truth Martini and the work of Michael Elgin, they did some good stuff together.
We go to the match from Ring of Honor Television on October 20, 2012 between Rhino and Michael Elgin to qualify for Survival of the Fittest.
Before the match starts, Truth Martini says that he objects. He says that they do not have to do this. A ‘random’ drawing? Random his booty. He says that it is a plot to break the family apart. Truth asks the crowd if they want to see him fight and they do want the fight.
Truth says that he pays Rhino lots of money but there is unity in the House of Truth. He asks Rhino to do the right thing and step down from this match.
Rhino says that he steps down to no man.
Truth tells Elgin to look at the bigger picture. He wants Elgin to do the right thing and step down from the match.
Elgin says that there is no way he is stepping down from anyone.
Rhino and Elgin with punches. Elgin with an elbow and then he punches Rhino in the corner. Rhino with punches but Elgin with a kick and Elgin with a head butt. Elgin with kicks in the corner followed by a punch. Rhino sends Elgin to the apron but Elgin with a boot to Rhino.
Elgin with a slingshot back elbow from the apron and Rhino goes to the floor. Elgin goes to the floor and Truth tries to get between his two men. Elgin punches Rhino but Rhino with a kick and Irish whip into the guardrails. Rhino breaks the referee’s count.
Rhino punches Elgin and Roderick Strong comes from the back to watch the match. Elgin with an Irish whip into the guardrails. Elgin sends Rhino back into the ring and Elgin goes up top and hits a shoulder tackle for a near fall. Elgin punches Rhino but Rhino with a belly-to-belly suplex.
Rhino sets for the GORE but Elgin side steps Rhino and then he gets a near fall with a rollup. Rhino with a kick to Elgin followed by a forearm to the back. Elgin with a chop and kick. Rhino with a spinebuster and both men are down. Rhino gets a near fall. Rhino with a kick to the head followed by a forearm to the back.
Rhino with a hard Irish whip and then Rhino chokes Elgin in the ropes. Rhino with a short arm clothesline for a near fall. Rhino with a rear chin lock. Elgin gets back to his feet and we see Strong walking around ringside. Elgin sends Rhino into the turnbuckles. Elgin with an enzuigiri and both men are down.
Elgin with punches and he blocks punches from Rhino. Rhino with an Irish whip but Elgin with clotheslines in the corner after he avoids Rhino. Elgin sends Rhino into the turnbuckles and Elgin with a bicycle kick followed by a Bossman Slam for a near fall. Elgin sets for the power bomb but Rhino escapes and he kicks Elgin.
Elgin with a roaring elbow followed by a German suplex and bridge for a near fall. Elgin gets a second wind and he sets for the power bomb again but Rhino is able to escape again, this time with a back body drop. Rhino with shoulders in the corner and then he gets Elgin on his shoulders for a TKO but Elgin is able to kick out.
Strong gets on the apron and he argues with the referee. Rhino sets for the GORE and Martini gets in the ring and he stands between Elgin and Rhino. Rhino puts Truth on the turnbuckles. Elgin with a forearm followed by a spear and sit out power bomb for the three count.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Kevin Kelly says that Michael Elgin is a guy that you never want to say ‘You can’t do that’. Every time he does something in the ring, Kelly says that he feels that there are times when he cannot do it, but Elgin is able to do it.
Jacobs says that the performance aspect and body language is like a star.
Kelly says that it does not matter what it is, Elgin will do it and no one will stop him.
Elgin says that he goes into the ring to make sure that at the end of the night, you are going to be talking about him.
Tyson Dux asks himself rhetorically if he sees Elgin as one of the top guys, like CM Punk or Bryan Danielson. He says that he does. Elgin is always on and he always delivers.
Jacobs says that after driving all over the country for nothing and not stopping after being told no, he is good enough to be anywhere.
Kelly says that when it is all said and done, he might be the greatest ever in Ring of Honor. Don’t ever tell Elgin that he can’t do something.
Elgin says the only thing that will stop him is being six feet under.
Elgin says that he has been able to make people enjoy this in a different light. It leaves him speechless. If he never accomplishes anything else, that is something that he can look back at. Every injury, lost relationship, or friend he does not talk to was worth it because he has accomplished something.
We go to credits.