Showdown in the Sun was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH) that took place over two consecutive days: Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Showdown in the Sun
Promotional poster featuring (left to right) Jay Lethal, Michael Elgin, ROH World Champion Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards and Kevin Steen
PromotionRing of Honor
DateMarch 30 – 31, 2012
CityFort Lauderdale, Florida
VenueWar Memorial Auditorium
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All three of Ring of Honor's championships were defended throughout the course of the weekend. The ROH World Championship was defended in a three-way match between champion Davey Richards, his former tag team partner Eddie Edwards and their mutual long-term rival Roderick Strong. All three wrestlers were scheduled for a "Blind Destiny" match on the second day, with the winner having to defend the championship against their respective opponent: Michael Elgin, Kevin Steen and Jay Lethal. ROH World Television Champion Jay Lethal defended his title against Kyle O'Reilly on the first day, while the ROH World Tag Team Championship were defended on the second day, by the Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark) against former champions Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin). Also on the card, the Young Bucks (Nick and Matt Jackson) faced the All Night Express (Kenny King and Rhett Titus) in tag team matches on both nights, with differing stipulations.

Guest competitors not contracted to Ring of Honor also wrestled in matches over the weekend, most notably former WWE, World Championship Wrestling, and Extreme Championship Wrestling star Lance Storm, former ROH star and (at the time) NWA World Heavyweight Champion Adam Pearce, and Fire Ant, who was representing the Chikara promotion (with whom ROH has a talent exchange agreement).

Technical issues

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Viewers watching the show via internet pay-per-view through GoFightLive.tv suffered numerous technical issues during the show. During the showdown between former Future Shock partners, Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly, the stream went dead and officials began trying to fix the problem while O'Reilly and Cole made impromptu speeches to delay the show. When it became apparent the technical issues with the stream wouldn't be immediately solved, the match continued as originally planned. Other segments were also not aired live due to these technical faults.

ROH posted the matches on their official YouTube channel and have since stopped promoting their iPPVs through GoFightLive.tv. From the following iPPV, Border Wars, ROH began airing the events on their website.

Results

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Day #1 (March 30)
No.Results[1]StipulationsTimes
1The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) defeated TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste)Proving Ground tag team match
2Adam Cole defeated Adam PearceSingles match4:35
3The All Night Express (Rhett Titus and Kenny King) defeated The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)Tornado tag team match8:33
4Jay Lethal (c) defeated Kyle O'ReillySingles match for the ROH World Television Championship11:28
5Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) defeated Caprice Coleman and Cedric AlexanderTag team match11:19
6Mike Bennett (with Maria Kanellis) defeated Lance StormSingles match16:20
7Kevin Steen defeated El GenericoLast Man Standing match24:07
8Davey Richards (c) defeated Eddie Edwards and Roderick Strong (with Truth Martini)Three-way elimination match for the ROH World Championship21:03
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
Day #2 (March 31)
No.Results[2]StipulationsTimes
1Jimmy Jacobs defeated El GenericoSingles match8:01
2Tommaso Ciampa defeated Cedric Alexander (with Caprice Coleman)Singles match5:30
3T. J. Perkins defeated Fire AntSingles match8:21
4Kyle O'Reilly defeated Adam ColeSingles match
5The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated The All Night Express (Rhett Titus and Kenny King)Tag team street fight
6The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) (c) defeated Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin)Tag team match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship15:19
7Kevin Steen defeated Eddie EdwardsSingles match11:00
8Roderick Strong (with Truth Martini) defeated Jay Lethal (c)Singles match for the ROH World Television Championship13:20
9Davey Richards (c) defeated Michael ElginSingles match for the ROH World Championship26:33
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wrestleview.com - WWE News and Results, RAW and Smackdown Results, Impact News, ROH News". WWE News and Results, RAW and Smackdown Results, Impact News, ROH News. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Wrestleview.com - WWE News and Results, RAW and Smackdown Results, Impact News, ROH News". WWE News and Results, RAW and Smackdown Results, Impact News, ROH News. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
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