ROH SoCal Showdown

SoCal Showdown was a professional wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on January 29, 2010 at the Los Angeles Airport Hilton in Los Angeles, California. ROH's debut in Los Angeles, the show was part of the Wrestle Reunion 4 convention and several returns and debuts to Ring of Honor, as well as the final appearance of a few wrestlers.

Japanese wrestling legend Jushin Liger, who made his ROH debut in late 2004 during the Weekend of Thunder weekend, made his return to take on ROH World Champion Austin Aries in a non-title match. Larry Zbyszko made his first on-screen appearance for ROH taking on the debuting Scott Taylor, formerly Scotty 2 Hotty of the WWE, in a match presented by Wrestle Reunion 4 with guest referee Johnny Fairplay. Making their debuts as well that night were popular southern California wrestlers Scott Lost and Scopio Sky, who regularly compete for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. Also making his return at SoCal Showdown was former ROH World Champion Jerry Lynn, who was taking the man who took him out of Ring of Honor for several months with a neck injury, Kenny King, in a grudge match.

Human Tornado, who had a brief run from late 2007 to early 2008, made his return to ROH after being sidelined for over a year with a knee injury. Tornado was scheduled to take on Kevin Steen on behalf of El Generico, his friend and former tag team partner in other promotions. His return at SoCal Showdown was to be to start of Tornado's run as a full time member of the ROH roster, but shortly after the show Tornado unexpectedly announced his retirement from professional wrestling, making it his final match for Ring of Honor. Also making their final appearances for ROH that night were The Young Bucks, Nick and Matt Jackson. The Bucks were leaving to compete for Total Nonstop Action as "Generation Me" under the names Max and Jeremy.

Pick 6
The Pick 6 standings as of January 8, 2010:
 * 1) Claudio Castagnoli
 * 2) Kevin Steen
 * 3) Chris Hero
 * 4) Kenny King
 * 5) Tyler Black
 * 6) Roderick Strong

Results

 * Sal Corrente of Wrestle Reunion 4 opened the show welcoming the fans to the convention and Ring of Honor, and briefly talked about the history of Wrestle Reunion.
 * Colt Cabana & El Generico defeated Scott Lost & Scorpio Sky
 * Cabana pinned Sky after a Colt 45 when he missed a Frog Splash.
 * Necro Butcher defeated Erick Stevens in an "Anything Goes" match
 * Towards the end of the match, Joey Ryan ran out and tried to hit Necro with a stop sign, but Necro ducked causing Ryan to hit Stevens. Necro pinned Stevens.
 * Post match The Embassy continued to attack Necro.
 * Roderick Strong defeated Delirious in a Pick 6 ranking match
 * Strong pinned Delirious after a Gibson Driver.
 * Strong retains the #6 spot in the Pick 6.
 * Tyler Black defeated Joey Ryan in a Pick 6 ranking match
 * Black pinned Ryan after a Fisherman Buster.
 * Black retains the #5 spot in the Pick 6.
 * Kenny King defeated Jerry Lynn by disqualification
 * Lynn originally beat King by pinfall with a small package, but following the match King tried to attack him with a steel chair. Lynn managed to grab the chair away and, after knocking him out with it, tried to give him a cradle piledriver onto the chair. Referee Todd Sinclair tried to stop Lynn, but Lynn threw him to the ground and gave King the piledriver, with Sinclair reversing the decision and disqualifying Lynn for putting his hands on official.
 * Following the match, Austin Aries came out to check on King and help him to the back.
 * Bill Apter, coordinator for Wrestle Reunion 4, came out and gave a brief promo thanking the fans for coming out to support the convention and ROH.
 * Larry Zbyszko defeated Scott Taylor
 * Zbyszko pinned Taylor with a schoolboy after guest referee turned Taylor around when he went for The Worm.
 * Following the match, Taylor tried to give Fairplay The Worm, but Colt Cabana ran out and gave him a bulldog. Cabana then gave Fairplay The Worm, followed by a Stink Face.
 * Kevin Steen defeated Human Tornado
 * During the opening minutes of the match the bottom rope broke when Steen did a cannonball into the corner. Steen pinned Tornado after a piledriver followed by a Package Piledriver.
 * After the match Steen continued to attack Tornado, until Colt Cabana ran out and confronted him, with Steen walking out through the crowd.
 * Several ROH officials and wrestlers, including Adam Pearce, Ace Steel, Colt Cabana and Todd Sinclair, had in impromptu dance-off to entertain the fans while the ring crew tried to fix the bottom rope. Human Tornado eventually came out to join in, but shortly after Kevin Steen ran out from the back and attacked him before once again leaving through the crowd, with Cabana and Sinclair helping him to the back.
 * Austin Aries defeated Jushin Liger
 * Aries pinned Liger a low blow followed by a Brainbuster.
 * The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli) & The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) defeated the Briscoe Brothers (Jay & Mark Briscoe) & The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson)
 * Edwards made Nick submit to the Boston Crab following a powerbomb.