[quote name='JJSP']From what I read, he retired in 2000 due to early symptoms of Alzheimer's and had recently battled Parkinson's. If the Alzheimer's bit is true, HOLY SHIT at the thought that he was 38 when he started showing symptoms bad enough to stop wrestling.[/QUOTE]
At 38? He'd be all over the news and talk shows if it was legit Alezheimer's. CTE wasn't discovered until 2002, so it wouldn't be a consideration for Furnas in 2000. Even today there are no techniques to diagnose it in a living person due to how the brain tissue is cut and examined. But Alzheimer-like symptoms in a 38-year old? Sounds like CTE to me.
[quote name='MorPhiend']Never seen RoH, though I've watched you guys talk about them for years. But your talking up this iPPV had me intrigued. Then "The Best Damn Tag Team Period" was mentioned (I had no idea they were back together, much less either of them still in wrestling). Now I need to get it.[/QUOTE]
The only thing I'd say is don't have high expectations of production quality. ROH is sorely lacking there. You'll see the wrestling, but on a live show you'll see graphic errors and audio errors as well. Final Battle 2011 was a laugh riot in terms of the production. But, man, was the wrestling off the charts. Again, Steen/Corino was one of the best matches of 2011 - reminded me of a WWF Attitude-era PPV main event grudge match where the guys threw everything at each other, legit disliked each other, and there was something meaningful on the line.
So it won't compare to TNA or WWE in terms of aesthetics, so set your standards low there. It's totally worth it.
I may order the PPV as well, so as far as I can tell, you view it on iDevices via Safari, and not a dedicated app. I've seen shows do that - even through paywalls. It's not bad, though - you can expand the video (double-tap?) to make it full screen.