[2007-10-06-ROH-Undeniable] Nigel McGuinness vs Takeshi Morishima

[ohtani's jacket]

What a lousy title change. Maybe it meant more at the time with McGuiness finally winning the world title, and being the one to end Morishima's reign, but watching it on tape some twenty years later it's completely uninspiring. The commentators kept saying Morishima had run out of gas, and they weren't wrong. From a kayfabe standpoint, this was exactly the type of match that Morishima had been winning throughout his run. McGuiness didn't have to dig deep to beat the champ. The match barely lasted 15 minutes. Morishima seemed burnt out. I guess the question becomes should he have lost to Danielson or McGuinness. People more familiar with ROH lore can answer that question. I expected more out of a title switch, but I'm glad the reign is over.