ROH World Championship Ladder War Match!
The Conglomeration’s Mark Briscoe (c.)
vs.
“The Learning Tree” Chris Jericho!
Briscoe tossed a ladder into the ring. Briscoe grounded and pounded Jericho, going right at Jericho, first with the ladder, and then with the fists. Briscoe shoulder tackled Jericho off the apron, sending Jericho crashing down through two tables at ringside!
Briscoe chopped at Jericho, taking all his anger out on the “Learning Tree.” Jericho blocked a suplex attempt and countered with a snap suplex onto the arena floor. Mark rallied back but Jericho gouged Mark in the eyes. Mark Briscoe knocked Jericho back down, propping Jericho onto a ladder outside the ring. Briscoe threw his body at Jericho, but Jericho jumped out of the way!
“Unbelievable impact on that ladder!” said Daddy Magic.
Jericho went to climb a ladder in the center of the ring, but Mark was undeterred, pulling Jericho down the rungs. Jericho bashed Briscoe into the face of Mark Briscoe. Mark was busted wide open!
Jericho began to climb the ladder again. A bloodied and battered Mark Briscoe wasn’t done yet. Briscoe planted Jericho with a Death Valley Driver onto a ladder that was propped against the corner turnbuckles.
“This has become so deeply, deeply personal for Mark Briscoe,” said Excalibur.
Mark climbed the turnbuckles but Jericho blindsided Mark with a ladder shot! Mark shoved Jericho to the mat and followed up with a senton onto Jericho! Both men traded strikes atop the ladder. Mark Briscoe pushed the ladder with perhaps his last surge of energy, knocking Jericho and the ladder down!
The fans chanted “This is awesome! This is awesome!”
The ROH World title dangled high in the air while Mark and Chris brawled beneath it. Jericho tried a running bulldog on a ladder, but Mark countered, shoving Jericho onto the rungs. Mark climbed to the top of the ladder, looking down at Jericho, who was knocked across a table. “The Bad Apple” Bryan Keith ran down to interfere, but The Conglomeration’s Rocky Romero sprinted to the ring to even up the odds!
Mark Briscoe jumped off the top of the ladder with the froggy bow elbow drop! Mark decimated Jericho with the Jay Driller! Mark climbed to the top of the ladder, on the verge of retaining, but “the Redwood” Big Bill got into the ring and choke slammed Briscoe off the ladder and over the top rope, through tables on the arena floor! Big Bill put Jericho on his shoulders, assisting Jericho, and Jericho grabbed the ROH World title!
And new ROH World Champion… “The Learning Tree” Chris Jericho!
Tomohiro Ishii’s music began to play! Ishii walked onto the ramp with Rocky Romero!
Rocky shouted, “He’s back!”
“Give a huge assist to Big Bill because Jericho would not have captured that ROH World Championship without him!”