I've watched a Ring of Honor show or two. Here is my ranking of the 100 greatest matches in ROH history.
1. Bryan Danielson v. Nigel McGuinness 5stars (24:30) 6/07
2. Bryan Danielson v. Low Ki 5stars (32 min) 3/02
3. Kenta v. Bryan Danielson 5stars (33 min) 9/06
4. Davey Richards v. Tyler Black 5stars (35 min) 6/10
5. Davey Richards v. Michael Elgin 5stars (26:30) 3/12
6. Bryan Danielson v. Nigel McGuinness 4 3/4 stars (26 min) 8/06
7. Kenta v. Low Ki 4 ¾stars (25 min) 12/05
8. Kenta/Ibushi v. Nakajima/Marufuji 4 ¾stars 9/08
9. CIMA/Dragon Kid/Saito v. Yoshino/Doi/Horiguchi 4 ¾stars (25:30) 3/08
10. CIMA/Doi/Yoshino v. Saito/DKid/Horiguchi 4 3/4stars (20:30) 3/06
11. FTR v Briscoes 4 3/4 (43:30) 7/22
12. Davey Richards v. Eddie Edwards 4 ¾stars (36min) 6/11
13. Bryan Danielson v. Nigel McGuinness4 ¾stars (28:30) 9/09
14. Briscoes v. Steen/Generico 4 ¾stars (22:30) 8/07
15. FTR v. Briscoes 4 3/4 (22:25) 12/22
16. FTR v. Briscoes 4 3/4 (27:30) 4/22
17. Young Bucks v. Addiction v. MCMG 4 3/4 stars 10/16
18. Samoa Joe v. Kenta Kobashi 4 3/4 stars (22 min) 10/05
19. Nigel McGuinness v Austin Aries 4 3/4 (24:30) 3/08
20. Davey Richards v. Roderick Strong 4 ¾stars (27 min) 4/11
21. American Wolves v. Haas/Benjamin 4 ¾stars (23 min) 4/11
22. Austin Aries/Roderick Strong v. Briscoes 4 ¾stars (24 min) 8/06
23. Davey Richards v. Christopher Daniels 4 ¾stars (22min) 3/11
24. Richards/O’Reilly v. Edwards/Cole 4 ¾stars 3/12
25. Davey Richards v. Tyler Black 4 ¾stars (27:30) 8/10
26. Samoa Joe v. CM Punk 4 3/4 stars (60min)10/04
27. FTR/Mark Briscoe v. Blackpool Combat Club 4 3/4 (29:30) 12/23
28. Bryan Danielson v. Morishima 4 1/2 (18:30) 12/08
29. CIMA/Shingo/Yokasuka v. Dragon Kid/Saito/Mochizuki 4 ½stars (27 min) 3/07
30. Kenta v. Davey Richards 4 ½stars (18 min) 4/09
31. Bryan Danielson v. Davey Richards 4 ½stars (36 min) 9/09
32. Bryan Danielson v. Nigel McGuinness 4 1/2 (31:30) 2/08
33. Bryan Danielson v. Takeshi Morishima 4 1/2 (20 min) 8/07
34. El Generico v. Kevin Steen 4 1/2 (31min) 12/10
35. American Wolves v. Steen/Generico 4 1/2 (24min) 9/09
36. Bryan Danielson v. Paul London 4 1/2 (41 min) 4/03
37. Naomichi Marufuji v Nigel McGuinness4 ½stars (18min)12/08
38. Bryan Danielson v. Samoa Joe v. Kenta 4 ½stars (20:30) 6/06
39. Bryan Danielson v. AJ Styles 4 ½ (22:30) 11/02
40. Bryan Danielson v Low Ki v Chris Daniels 4 ½stars (20 min) 2/02
41. Bryan Danielson v. Go Shiozaki 4 ½stars (26:30) 7/07
42. Vikingo v. Komander 4 1/2 stars (16 min) 3/23
43. Will Ospreay v. Jay White 4 1/2 stars (13 min) 5/17
44. Morishima/Marufuji/Shiozaki v. Roderick Strong/Davey Richards/Rocky Romero 4 1/2 (27:30) 5/08
45. Kenta Kobashi/Homicide v. Samoa Joe/Low Ki 4 ½stars (24:30) 10/05
46. AJ Styles/Young Bucks v. Matt Sydal/ACH/Cedric Alexander 4 1/2 (21 min) 2/14
47. Bryan Danielson v. Austin Aries v. Samoa Joe v. Mark Briscoe v. Homicide v. Colt Cabana 4 1/2 stars (42:30) 6/04
48. Low Ki v. Brian Kendrick v. Chris Daniels v. Doug Williams 4 ½ (60 min) 7/02
49. Bryan Danielson v. AJ Styles 4 ½ (24 min)11/03
50. Bryan Danielson v. AJ Styles 4 ½ (31:30) 1/06
51. Austin Aries v. Davey Richards 4 1/2 (45:00) 11/09
52. Briscoes v. Doi/Shingo 4 ½ (22:30) 3/07
53. Yoshino/Doi/CIMA v. Evans/Strong/Aries 4 1/2 stars (16min) 3/06
54. Bryan Danielson v. Jamie Noble 4 ½ (32:30) 9/05
55. Davey Richards v. Roderick Strong 4 ½ (30:30)12/10
56. Low Ki v. Joe v. Danielson v. Corino 4 ½ (45 min) 12/02
57. Paul London v. AJ Styles 4 ½ (24:30) 5/03
58. Low Ki v. Styles 4 ½ (20 min) 8/02
59. Nigel McGuinness v. Austin Aries 4 ½ (22min)12/07
60. Austin Aries v. Tyler Black 4 ½ (22 min) 2/10
61. Kings of Wrestling v. Briscoes 4 ½ (18min) 6/10
62. Kings of Wrestling v. Briscoes 4 1/2 30:30 4/10
63. Eddie Edwards v. Roderick Strong 4 ½ (44min) 9/11
64. Kevin Steen v. El Generico 4 ½ (23min) 3/12
65. Naomichi Marufuji v Nigel McGuinness4 ½stars (18min)12/08
66. Bryan Danielson v. Austin Aries 4 ½stars (17:30) 11/07
67. Jimmy Jacobs v. BJ Whitmer 4 1/2 (24:30) 3/07
68. Briscoes v. American Wolves 4 1/2 stars (23min) 12/09
69. Marufuji/Briscoes v. Marvin/Sydal/Aoki 4 1/2 stars (22:30)7/07
70. Generico/Shingo/DKid v. Yoshino/Doi/Hulk 4 ½stars (22:30) 8/08
71. Bryan Danielson v. Roderick Strong 4 1/2 (56 min) 3/06
72. Edwards v. Daniels 4 ½ 2/11
73. Kenta/Marufuji v. Bryan Danielson/Samoa Joe 4 1/2 (33:30) 3/06
74. Bryan Danielson v. Austin Aries 4 ½ (30:30) 5/05
75. Takeshi Morishima v Nigel McGuinness 4 ½ (20min)7/07
76. Samoa Joe v. Takeshi Morishima 4 ½ (18 min) 2/07
77. Naomichi Marufuji v. Nigel McGuinness 4 ½stars (22:30) 9/06
78. Nigel McGuinness v. Tyler Black 4 1/2 stars (22min) 5/08
79. Nigel v. Black v. Danielson v. Claudio 4 ½ (30:30) 8/08
80. Samoa Joe v. CM Punk 4 ½stars (31:30) 12/04
81. Briscoes v. Bucks v. So Cal 4 1/2 (22:30) 12/18
82. Bucks/Omega v. Kushida/ACH/Sydal 2/16 4 1/2
83. Lethal/Strong v. Cole/MJackson v. Okada/Ishii (16 min) 5/16
84. Bryan Danielson v. Austin Aries (73 min) 4 1/2 8/04
85. Eddie Edwards v. Chris Daniels 4 ½ (30 min) 4/11
86. Samoa Joe v. CM Punk 4 ½ (60 min) 6/04
87. El Generico v. Kota Ibushi 4 ½ (16 min) 4/08
88. Eddie Edwards v. Roderick Strong 4 ½ (25:30) 3/11
89. Samoa Joe/Adam Pearce/BJ Whitmer v. Super Dragon/ Chris Hero/Necro Butcher 4 ½ (25:30) 4/06
90. Go v. Marufuji 4 1/2 (23 min) 8/08
91. Kenta v. Nigel McGuinness 4 ½stars (25:30) 3/09
92. Tyler Black/Kenta v. Austin Aries/Katsuhiko Nakajima (22min) 4 1/2 4/09
93. Briscoes d. Bucks (17 min) 6/18 4 1/2
94. Claudio d. Kingston (20:15) 3/23 4 1/2
95. Omega/Bucks v. Romero/Trent/Taylor 4 1/2 12/17
96. Briscoes v. American Wolves (26:30) 4 1/2 3/10
97. Styles v. O'Reilly (22 min) 4 1/2 8/14
98. Young Bucks v. Fish/O'Reilly (13 min) 4 1/2 5/14
99. Bucks v. Briscoes (15:30) 4 1/2 12/16
100. Claudio v. Takeshita (20 min) 4 1/2 10/22
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Man, I just don't see what some people see in Davey Richards. Dude does a 100 spots with no sense of cohesion or psychology to them, no-sells brutal kicks and moves like a mothafucka.
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