ROH Fifth Year Festival : Dayton Fifth Year Festival : Dayton was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor . It took place on February 23 , 2007 at the Montgomery Count Fairgrounds in Dayton , Ohio . The show took place exactly five years since ROH ’ s first show , The Era of Honor Begins , in 2002 . In honor of that , a match was held between Christopher Daniels , Homicide and Jay Briscoe , three wrestlers who appeared on the debut show . Summary . The show opens with Dave Prazak scheduled to interview new ROH World Champion Takeshi Morishima but instead Nigel McGuinness comes out . McGuinness claims NOAH sent him to represent Morishima before Irish Airborne comes out and challenges the two to a match . Morishima comes out and lays out both Crist brothers while McGuinness mockingly counts the pin . Morishima leaves and Lacey , Jimmy Jacobs and Brent Albright make their way to ringside . McGuinness insults Lacey , who sends Jacobs and Albright into the ring allowing Jimmy Rave to sneak up on McGuinness and lock in the heel hook . Colt Cabana runs down to make the save and the opening match begins . Colt Cabana & Nigel McGuinness vs . Jimmy Jacobs & Brent Albright McGuinness hits the Rebound Lariat on Jacobs , who was choking Cabana with a guitar string , for the pinfall . Backstage , BJ Whitmer takes about finally having an opportunity to win the ROH World Title after all these years . Jimmy Rave vs . Sterling James Keenan Rave makes Keenan submit with the heel hook . McGuiness comes out and brawls with Rave to the back . Lacey vs . Daizee Haze While the referee is distracted by Lacey , Jacobs sneaks in and spears Haze allowing Lacey to get the pin . In the crowd , Becky Bayless tries to interview Delirious but he does not respond . Backstage , Austin Aries talks about scouting for help in his feud against Roderick Strong but first he is going to take Matt Sydal ' s title . Three Way Dance - Homicide vs . Christopher Daniels vs . Jay Briscoe Daniels blocks a superplex by Briscoe but Homicide hits a top - rope Ace Crusher for the win . Open the Brave Gate Title - Matt Sydal vs . Austin Aries Sydal hits a pumphandle piledriver and shooting star press for the win . Roderick Strong and Davey Richards attack Aries after the match but Delirious makes the save and promises revenge . During intermission , Becky Bayless interviews Lacey and Jimmy Jacobs with Lacey saying she was impressed by Jacobs before whispering something in his ear that gets him excited . Tank Toland vs . Mitch Franklin Toland wins with a Death Valley Driver into a spinebuster . Six - Man Mayhem - Roderick Strong vs . Shingo vs . Claudio Castagnoli vs . Matt Cross vs . Mark Briscoe vs . Pelle Primeau Aries chases Strong from the match . Castagnoli hits an elevated European Uppercut on Cross for the win . Samoa Joe vs . Davey Richards Joe hits a Muscle Buster on the apron for the win . Joe offers Richards a handshake but he spits in his face . Joe says farewell to Dayton . ROH World Title - Takeshi Morishima vs . BJ Whitmer Morishima pins Whitmer after a second Backdrop Driver . Backstage , the Briscoe Brothers are looking forward to challenging for the ROH World Tag Team Titles while Aries talks to potential allies for his upcoming battle with Roderick Strong .