14 Ups & 3 Downs From NJPW/ROH G1 Supercard
6. Taven Triumphs In Tremendous LLadder War
The ROH World Championship three-way ladder match wasn't the kind of bout that appeals to everyone.
An atypical bout for the stipulation, it wasn't the wild, fast-paced maelstrom many might have anticipated. Matt Taven, Jay Lethal, and Marty Scurll slowed down on several occasions. This may have fatigued some as the show headed towards its fifth grueling hour, but in this writer's eyes, those moments of quiet only enhanced the crazy, destructive spots - of which there were many.
Notable highlights saw Lethal powerbombed onto a ladder bridge, Jay paying tribute to Jeff Hardy by diving onto Taven from a ridiculous oversized ladder, and Scurll trapping Lethal upside down by jamming his head in a ladder and draping his legs over the top turnbuckle. Throw some outstanding Scurll knee-selling and great heel work from Taven into the mix and were left with one of the night's craziest matches.
Taven eventually clambered up a custom purple ladder, knocked Lethal down, and seized the ROH Championship. Nobody was happy about this, but that's the point: he's the bad guy. MSG got worked.