Best in the World '16
Best in the World '16[1] was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place in Cabarrus Arena in Concord, North Carolina on June 24, 2016. It was the seventh annual ROH Best in the World event. The event saw the appearance of WCW legend Kevin Sullivan.
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| Promotion | Ring of Honor | ||
| Date | June 24, 2016 | ||
| City | Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Venue | Cabarrus Arena | ||
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Eight matches took place at the event. In the main event, Jay Lethal defeated Jay Briscoe to retain the ROH World Championship in their rematch since last year's event. Other prominent matches were B. J. Whitmer defeating Steve Corino in a non-sanctioned fight without honor (originally scheduled for Final Battle 2015, but because Corino's neck surgery and Whitmer's knee injury, it took place at Best in the World '16) after the interference of Kevin Sullivan, The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) retaining the ROH World Tag Team Championships against The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin), the Bullet Club (The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) & Adam Cole) defeating War Machine (Hanson & Raymond Rowe) & Moose and Mark Briscoe defeating Roderick Strong. The event marked the last PPV matches of both Steve Corino and Roderick Strong. Corino left on December 31, 2016, and Strong left on June 25, 2016, and both joined WWE.
Storylines
Best in the World '16 featured professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on ROH's primary television program, Ring of Honor Wrestling. Wrestlers portrayed heroes or villains as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
Results
| No. | Results[2] | Stipulations | Times[2] | ||
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| 1 | Kyle O'Reilly defeated Kamaitachi | Singles match | 13:45 | ||
| 2 | A. C. H. defeated Silas Young | Singles match | 11:09 | ||
| 3 | Mark Briscoe defeated Roderick Strong | Singles match | 15:37 | ||
| 4 | Bullet Club (Adam Cole, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) and Moose (with Stokely Hathaway) | Tornado Rules Six-man tag team match | 12:59 | ||
| 5 | The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) (c) defeated The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) | Tag team match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship | 12:11 | ||
| 6 | B. J. Whitmer defeated Steve Corino | "The Ultimate" Non-Sanctioned Fight Without Honor | 15:00 | ||
| 7 | Bobby Fish (c) defeated Dalton Castle | Singles match for the ROH World Television Championship | 16:50 | ||
| 8 | Jay Lethal (c) (with Taeler Hendrix) defeated Jay Briscoe | Singles match for the ROH World Championship | 12:55 | ||
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See also
References
- "06/24/16 BITW '16 PPV - Concord, NC". Ring of Honor. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
- METZGER’S ROH PPV REPORT – Best in the World 2016 & Overall Reax - Pro Wrestling Torch