Examining the Value of Ring of Honor's Tenth Anniversary IPPV

On Sunday, March 4th at 5:00 EST Ring of Honor presents their 10th Anniversary Show from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City live on iPPV via Go Fight Live.

The price tag on the broadcast is $9.99. I am going to break down the value of this show based on the current card and what I feel everything is worth. I will update it due to any new announcements.

The Amazing Red & "Technical Lightning" TJ Perkins vs The House of Truth ("Unbreakable" Michael Elgin & Roderick Strong) w/ Truth Martini VALUE - $.50

Jimmy Jacobs takes on "Wrestling's Worst Nightmare" Kevin Steen VALUE - $.50

Jay Lethal defends against "The Dominant Male" Tommaso Ciampa w/ The Embassy LTD. VALUE - $.25
ADDITIONAL VALUE - $.05 due to the presence of Mia Yim at ringside. TOTAL VALUE - $.30 

Jay & Mark Briscoe defend against the Young Bucks VALUE - $4.00

ROH's tag division is incredibly strong and I am looking forward to this match the most on the card. I've said the Briscoes are the best tag team in the world today. They are the complete package as far as tag teams go. The Young Bucks are not far behind. The built-in "no handshake" gimmick from the heat they received for not shaking hands with the likes of Golddust and Booker T during a WWE trout is phenomenal. Their in-ring ability and athleticism is arguably the best in the business. This should a great tag title match.

ROH World Champion Davey Richards & Kyle O'Reilly vs. "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards & Adam Cole
VALUE - $2.50

Edwards/Richards II from "Best in the World" and Edwards/Richards III from "Final Battle" were two of my favorite matches from last year. This main event will surely be heavily MMA-influenced as all these men are great strikers and submission artists. O'Reilly has been a huge breakout star with tons of potential. The great storyline of the break of two teams in the American Wolves of Edwards and Richards and Future Shock of O'Reilly and Cole has been booked great. I love the pairing of Richards and O'Reilly, Team Ambition, as they are real-life training partners. I expect this to go a long time and be great, possibly a time limit draw. Will be interesting to see how this one is booked.

CURRENT VALUE of CURRENT CARD - $7.80

ADDITIONAL VALUE

World's Greatest Tag Team vs. All Night Express has been added to the card. Decent teams, not big fans of either, should be an ok match - $.05

"Prodigy" Mike Bennett w/ Brutal Bob and Maria Kanellis - $.50 for Maria

TOTAL VALUE - $8.35

Hold up...

This promo from #demboys has added an additional value of $5.99 making the Briscoes/Young Bucks match worth the price of the iPPV alone.

GRAND TOTAL VALUE - $14.34 making me confirm this event as a DEFINITE BUY.

#demboys The Briscoes - Best Tag Team in Pro Wrestling

If you haven't heard, let me tell you about the best tag team in pro wrestling for a long damn time now, #demboys aka the Briscoes, the current and 7-time Ring of Honor World Tag Team champions. Hailing from a chicken farm on Sandy Fork by god Delware, the Briscoes are two of the realest guys in the sport today.

My first introduction to Jay and Mark, the Briscoes came when watching CZW's inaugural Best of Best tournament. From that day, its been a pleasure to watch the career of #demboys progress. During the second round of the tournament, the brothers faced off in a classic encounter that caught the attention of the many die-hard wrestling fans.

The Briscoes have been with ROH since Day 1 (great promo about that). At the time, Mark was 17 and too young to compete in Pennsylvania. Lately dem boys have been cutting some great promos like this one which is relevant as they are set to defend the straps vs. the Young Bucks at ROH's 10th anniversary show on March 3rd.

Check out more stuff from the brothers at rohwrestling.com

or buy some telephone number dem boys bumper stickers

Weekend Preview: UFC 143 Diaz vs. Condit and Super Bowl XLVI

Since I know Billy is on the Pats at -2.5 or better, that is the side I am on too. It's easy to get carried away during the Super Bowl with all the props and whatnot but I decided to keep it simple. There is certainly a lot of value to be found.

The only prop I'm focused on is if Kelly Clarkson will sing the national anthem in over/under 1:34. I am on the under 1:34 however insider sources at the sound check in Indy have her test runs coming in at almost exactly 1:34. She normally sings her anthems in less time but might be adding a little for such a big occassion. However, I still feel good about the under. Not the greatest bet in the world but I see value!
I am also locking in my UFC 143 picks and scouring the internet high and low for free Super Bowl contests.

I've been watching UFC Primetime and while Carlos Condit is a great dude, the UFC needs Nick Diaz to win to set up the epic Diaz vs. GSP bout later this year. I think the cardio of Diaz gives him the edge and would not be suprised to see this fight going all five rounds with Diaz winning 3 or 4 rounds. Diaz is currently a -225 favorite.