FTR vs. Briscoes 1 was a classic, but they weren’t sure about 2.
FTR defeated The Briscoes for the ROH Tag Team Titles at ROH Supercard Of Honor 2022. Now, the rematch will go down at ROH Death Before Dishonor on July 23rd. Speaking to “Doc” Chris Mueller of Bleacher Report, FTR explained why they weren’t too sure about the rematch when it was initially presented.
I had a talk with Tony (Khan) and he pitched the match with Briscoes. And I said, ‘Man, I don’t know if I want to go back to that.’ Because in my mind, that moment on April 1 was the perfect moment for me and Cash. I could have retired right after that. Because that match to me was so different than any structured wrestling match you see today. And I think that’s why it’s my favorite. Man, Ring of Honor needs a spark, and what better spark would there be than the rematch of Briscoes vs. FTR? And then I started thinking my anxiety is gonna kick in worrying about this. And then on top of that, I started thinking that’s what I want, I want the anxiety of trying to top that [first] match, I want the anxiety of trying to have a better FTR match than we had at Supercard of Honor. And so now, that’s my goal. To have a better match.
– Dax Harwood via Bleacher Report
I would say, our first match against the Briscoes is my favorite match of our career. It just was something that I’ll never forget from the moment we went out there. Like, we just felt the energy from the crowd. And the crowd has been the missing ingredient, I think, for making all these things work the way they have. I’m not going to try to compare it to the first match, I’m not going to try to live up to the expectations that I feel like are gonna be put on us. I just know we want to go out there and we want to have a great tag team wrestling fight. And we want it to be a big fight feel. I want to make those tag team titles need more than ever. So we take this very seriously.
– Cash Wheeler via Bleacher Report
You can catch FTR vs. The Briscoes for the ROH Tag Team Titles on July 23rd at ROH Death Before Dishonor.
H/T Fightful
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