Adam Pearce, BJ Whitmer & Samoa Joe vs. Chris Hero, Necro Butcher & Super Dragon

[9.0] "The height of the CZW ROH feud. It is exactly what you want out of this type of match. Just crazy brawling for 25 minutes. That is what this match is, one big brawl, and it is glorious. Necro is taking so many chair shots, it's so funny. Joe found a way not to really take any bumps. Pearce bleeds like crazy, the hero is running away the entire match, and Super Dragon kills BJ Whitmer with a Psycho Driver through a table, which was easily the best part of the match. I was surprised to not see as much blood as I thought I would in this match, only BJ and Pearce bled, which was kinda disappointing, but you get what you get. Love the Claudio heel turn at the end, joining CZW and ripping his ROH shirt. The only thing that I didn't like about this match was how long it went. It goes super long, and maybe 25 minutes isn't the worst thing in the world, but it FEELS long. To the point of me wanting it to end by like the 18-minute mark. There is only so much you can do in this type of match, and by the end of it, I felt like they did everything, but that's really the only issue in this near-perfect match. Please watch. ****3/4 (4.75)"

[10.0] "This match marks the first true ROH vs. CZW showdown since Danielson vs. Hero in January, escalating the inter-promotional feud that has intensified throughout the Milestone Series. Samoa Joe, Adam Pearce, and BJ Whitmer stand as ROH's key defenders, while Chris Hero, Necro Butcher, and newly recruited Super Dragon represent CZW, accompanied by their own referee, Bryce Remsburg. What follows is an extended, chaotic arena-wide brawl. Joe dominates early with signature strikes and dives, while Pearce suffers a severe head wound as the violence escalates. The action spreads everywhere; Joe and Whitmer brutalize Super Dragon among the chairs, Pearce and Necro wage a boxing-style slugfest, and sickening chair spots pile up from every direction. Joe's back-drop driver through back-to-back chairs, Pearce's Superfly Splash, Whitmer's Exploder through a chair, and Super Dragon's horrifying Psycho Driver off the apron through a table all stand out as particularly extreme moments. Interference from Zandig, a referee fight, and ultimately Claudio Castagnoli's shocking betrayal allow Hero to score the victory for CZW. Every participant looks exceptional: Hero as the smarmy antagonist, Necro and Dragon as indestructible monsters, Joe as the dominant ace, Whitmer as the self-sacrificing warrior, and Pearce as the gritty brawler. Despite its length and lawlessness, the match never loses momentum, providing a thrilling escalation of the ROH/CZW feud. ****3/4"

[10.0] "Hell yeah. This match rocked and this was an awesome brawl and Is definitely how u do interpromotional Match"

[10.0] "This is possibly one of the best brawls and the best example of Interpromotional warfare I have ever seen in my life. This match should definitely get talked about more. Zandig and Claudio Castagnoli interferance is the cherry on top aswell."

[10.0] "Jesus Christ, what the hell was that, unbelievable match, I don't think that there's a better way to wrestle a passionate interpromotional match than this, this match is unreal, it's part of the ROH vs CZW feud, and people don't recognize this as much as the Cage of Death match, because it's a set-up, but it's the perfect set-up, those six guys went to war, crazy experience. Before the match there's an excellent angle between Jim Cornette and Zandig, who are both ROH and CZW representatives, and the exchange of words is phenomenal, adds a lot to the whole experience, and then there's the match, people were already chanting for Samoa Joe, and when his music hits the place went nuts, because they know the guy is a killer, and he will demolish those CZW jerks. I think Samoa Joe was the most over person in the world that day, and I'm not even limiting myself to wrestling, the guy was, rightfully so, treated like a God by the crowd, and he was obviously incredible, but every single one of them played their parts very well, Whitmer was probably the shyest, but still great. Necro Butcher was a beast, he took some insane chair shots in the had, but also inflicted pain into his enemies, and Hero and Dragon were awesome too, they're wonderful wrestlers and performed greatly. Adam Pearce is someone who also deserves his flowers, he delivered some incredible punches the entire match, and he was just a savage, energetic as hell, he did the blade job of his life, his look was amazing here. The 25-minutes of this match are the most insane and frenetic you can have, the action doesn't stop for a second, and nor did the crowd, they were having the time of their lives, reacting to everything, chanting things during the entire match. This is a straight up battle, it's a prequel to the famous Cage of Death, yes, but it's absolutely fantastic for what was made to be, the CZW guys winning at ROH, leaving the desire of revenge to everybody there, it's just a great moment, it legitimately felt like a battle, they did everything they could, demolished the other team as hard as anyone possible can, and to the ROH guys, it wasn't enough. The ending is awesome, a little novel in the middle of the carnage, Zandig appeared to help his boys, but Claudio Castagnoli, at first representing ROH, appeared to equal things up, but he quickly turned on his mates, and celebrated with his tag partner Chris Hero, which ended up being a crucial factor in the match. One of the most epic matches I've ever watched, pure violence, no commentary, just the rawness of the moment, truly one for the ages - {****3/4}"

[10.0] "This match was part of the insanely hot ROH vs. CZW storyline, with Joe leading ROH and Hero leading CZW in this one. I'll say there is a lot of tremendous action but the craziest thing about this match is the crowd, for almost 30 full minutes I don't think a single person in the venue sat down or even stopped screaming, it felt like a riot was about to break out at any second because this was so incredibly hot. The match is pure chaos, from the opening seconds the ROH team rushes the ring and the fight just goes insane through the entire venue, they spend way more time outside the ring than in it. A bunch of folks get bloody, every Samoa Joe move looks like attempted murder, Hero is ducking and dodging and picking his spots perfectly, Super Dragon and Necro Butcher are both attempting one man massacres at the same time, it's absolute insanity. Zandig, the owner of CZW and a wrestler in his own right, gets involved. Claudio Castagnoli comes to the aid of ROH... NO! In a dramatic turn of events, he reunites with his old ally Chris Hero and joins with the CZW team! This turns the tide of the match too far and, after some truly insane bumps, the ROH team finally falls. A match that was truly nuts, I absolutely loved it."

[8.0] "It's ROH vs CZW in a wild and bloody brawl. Samoa Joe is awesome, of course, and the main stars of CZW are Necro Butcher and Chris Hero. Claudio Castagnoli also turns up for a swerve that only the Kings of Wrestling could pull off. Before the match, we also get an insane promo battle between Jim Cornette and John Zandig. Not a masterclass of wrestling or anything, but this was a lot of fun!"

[8.0] "This was a wild and chaotic brawl that managed to keep the hate flowing throughout the entirety of the 25-minute match. The fans are well into the ROH vs. CZW storyline and it makes for an incredible atmosphere. Necro was probably my man of the match, his slugfest with Pearce looked vicious, and anytime Necro and Samoa Joe are in the ring you can expect magic. My main gripe about this is that it went a touch too long and I couldn't buy BJ Whitmer kicking out of that devastating double foot stomp chair spot."

[9.0] "Incredible match from start to finish. Heated crowd, wild bloody arena brawl. Wild chair shots. Stiff exchanges. Recklessness everywhere. A match truly fitting for this angle. An absolute must-see classic."

[9.0] "A pretty gruesome match at least for ROH standards. If you're squeamish to chair shots to the head, then this match will make you uncomfortable. Just an utter mess of a match and it was awesome. Especially the surprise heel turn at the end."

[6.0] "There's a lot of great spots on this one and the turn at the end was indeed brilliant but I didn't get that special feel from this one that I probably should have. To be fair Ive missed some aspects of the ROH CZW feud and don't know the full scope of it, but if I'm being real honest I just do not like CZW (or at least the past CZW, for all I know its changed a bit). I love Chris Hero (Really would have liked to see more from him) and Super Dragons great (especially with that nasty nasty NASTAY double stomp on the chair spot late in the match), but I don't love it as a whole. A lot does go on however at all times and it is a heated fight from bell to bell. *** 1/2"

[10.0] "This was just great. Just a epic war between two teams who I legit thought hated eachother at the time. Great storytelling, every guy involved basically put their body through hell, and just brutal spots everywhere. There is a reason the ROH vs. CZW feud is one of the best ever, cause every match they had delivered. (****1/2)"

[10.0] "This was on par w/ the Cage of Death match that ended this all-time great feud; just pure brutal frickin' chaos from start to finish. Brutal spots, amazing atmosphere as w/ every ROH vs. CZW match up, everyone playing their part perfectly & just amazing, super heated action. An instant classic. ****3/4"