Home / Results / ROH Television / August 17, 2014

• ACH def. Tadarius Thomas.
• Kevin Steen def. Steve Corino.

This week's show was all about Kevin Steen and his last match in Ring of Honor (for now). He cut a pre-match promo explaining why he chose Steve Corino as his opponent, saying that Corino was a big influence on his career.

1. ACH vs. Tadarius Thomas (w/Jimmy Jacobs & Adam Page).

The former members of Adrenaline Rush meet in singles competition on the undercard. Basically, they're continuing to push the Decade as hypocritical bullies who preach disrespect while claiming they want respect. This gimmick needs to go away yesterday. Very good opener, meaning that Steen & Corino have a tough act to follow. Jacobs had Thomas spit in the face of ACH rather than adhere to the code of honor. Ref should've tossed Jacobs & Page out right then and there. Thomas missed a lot of kicks that he normally connects with, largely because ACH knows him so well. The end came when, on his 3rd try, ACH hit the 450 splash, and that was a thing of beauty.

Unfortunately, post-match, BJ Whitmer came out and he & Jacobs brow-beat Page & Thomas for the latter's failure. We saw a tease of a rebellion, but that's all it was.

Winner: ACH.

Throughout the first half of the show, we were treated to highlights of Steen's ROH career, including winning the tag titles (w/El Generico) from the Age of the Fall (Jacobs jobbed here), beating Davey Richards for the ROH title, and a ladder war vs. El Generico. We also saw a clip of Steen vs. Nigel McGuinness, who was subbing for Corino on commentary for the duration.

2. Kevin Steen vs. Steve Corino.

Now I know why Corino insisted on wrestling in a suit & tie last year. He's packed on some weight from his ECW days. Listed at 253, when he used to be in the 220-230 range. Too many multi-course meals will do that. Just ask Matt Hardy. Must be all the greasy spoons in the Carolinas. Digressing. Steen swam in a sea of streamers, which was hilarious. At one point on the floor, Steen borrowed a El Generico mask from a fan and hit two Ole kicks, then returned the mask. Oh, what fun. Corino's weight hurt him as he struggled just to set up spots. Superplex was blocked and converted into a fisherman buster off the top for 2. Earlier, Steen got 2 off a cannonball splash in the corner. F-Cinque got 2. Took three tries, but Steen finally hit the package piledriver.

Winner: Kevin Steen.

Jacobs came back out for a brief SCUM founders reunion, but the group hug was a ruse, as Whitmer & Roderick Strong followed. Unfortunately, for the Decade, their bad night would continue, as while Corino was bumped down, Steen made his own save, and ran the thugs from the ring. Looked like ACH came back, along with Cedric Alexander and others, to ensure the Decade would leave Dearborn with their tails between their legs.

With this, Steen leaves for WWE, and now will reunite with El Generico (now Sami Zayn) in NXT. Expect him to be on the main roster by this time next year.