Ring Of Honor Coverage

Matt’s Recap & Review: Ring of Honor TV (10/14/2019)

Matt Davis is back with his look at Ring of Honor on FITE TV Episode 421 featuring Jay Lethal vs. PJ Black!

Published

5 years ago

October 16, 2019

Matthew Davis

Matt Davis is back with his look at Ring of Honor on FITE TV Episode 421 featuring Jay Lethal vs. PJ Black!

Welcome ladies and gentlemen to Ring of Honor television! We open up with the ending of Death Before Dishonor a few weeks ago showing the moment Rush defeated Matt Taven for the ROH World Championship. Ian Riccaboni welcomes us to the episode, recapping that the company crowned two new world champions that night, also showing us that Angelina Love defeated Kelly Klein for the Women Of Honor Championship.

They tell us that tonight we will see PJ Black against Jay Lethal, who was originally scheduled to face Bandido but Bandido was injured at Death Before Dishonor, in our main event. Riccaboni adds that we are going to look at Rush’s brother, Dragon Lee, who says he will make Ring of Honor his new home. The former IWGP Jr Heavyweight Champion was featured in the ROH Six Man Tag Team Championship match at Death Before Dishonor and that’s where we begin

1) The Briscoe Brothers & Dragon Lee vs Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll, PCO, & Brody King)
ROH SIX MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
“Death Before Dishonor”

We start off in the middle of the action with a Jay Briscoe ripcord neckbreaker followed by Dragon Lee jumping off the top rope onto Brody King with a stomp to the heart, followed by a Mark Briscor Froggy Bow, Jay with a quick cover and Brody King kicks out! Cut to Scurll who tries a superkick to Jay Briscoe but he ducks and Scurll nails King in the jaw! Mark jumps off the apron with a blockbuster to Scurll! Cut to Scurll launching PCO over the top rope to his opponents with a cannonball crushing everyone in sight! Cut to PCO with a cannonball off the top rope across the head and neck of Mark Briscoe extended across the apron! Dragon Lee with a hurricanrana off the apron to PCO, Scurll superkicks Lee off the apron! Scurll looking for the crossface chickenwing which gets a great reaction from the live crowd, but no, Mark Briscoe with an inside cradle..one..two..no! LARIAT BY SCURLL! Double underhook suplex which he calls the Black Plague, he hooks the leg and gets the win for Villain Enterprises!

Winners: Villain Enterprises
Grade: N/A
Thoughts: So… they use this match to tell us about Dragon Lee, who did all of two moves in this brief clipped match. What was the point in that to showcase your newest talent? His team didn’t even win. Whoever runs the production team didn’t think this one through at all. I’m speechless at the logic of that one.

Jay Lethal is backstage talking about how he didnt prepare for PJ Black, he spent time preparing for Bandido for his first round match (don’t forget, in episode #420, they told us that Jay Lethal won this match and will wrestle at Glory by Honor in the semi-finals). He calls PJ Black lucky because he has everything to gain here, being added in at the last second. Jay Lethal says he would love to become ROH World Champion a third time, and he thinks it might just happen.

After a quick ad break, we are back with images of Angelina Love spraying cosmetic product in the face of the champion and getting the pin. Kelly Klein tells us that she’s not done with Love and she is coming for her and she knows where she is! Ian Riccaboni tells us that Kelly Klein will challenge Angelina Love at Glory by Honor. He also tells us that there is a 15 man #1 contender’s battle royal and the winner will face ROH World Champion Rush later that night. He runs down the card some more and tells us we will see Dalton Castle against PCO in the #1 Contender at Final Battle Tournament match, with the winner facing the winner of Scurll vs (Lethal/Black) and reminds us the latter match is our main event as if they didn’t say that less than 4 minutes ago.

We are welcomed to a brief recap of Death Before Dishonor given to us by “Wrestling With Wregret”‘s Brian Zane who is backstage and says he was reeling from DBD and he had the best seat in the house. He says his Top 5 favorite things from Death Before Dishonor were PCO absorbing the cattle prod, Beer City Bruiser being a human dartboard during a Bar Room Brawl with Vinny Marseglia throwing darts into the Bruiser’s back, Lifeblood’s Mark Haskins and Bandido challenging the The Briscoes, and Jay Briscoe ended the match with two Jay Drillers to retain, Jonathan Gresham submitting former two ROH World Champion Jay Lethal, Zane calling Gresham The Octopus of ROH, and his number one favorite moment was Matt Tave agaist Rush. He said Rush led a one man stampede against the leader of The Kingdom, and in the end Taven got the horns. Does anyone really believe him when he says that it was one of the best matches he’s ever seen though? Come on. Come on.

PJ Black is shown backstage, removing his shirt, and says he is very excited for tonight, and that due to injuries, he was able to replace Bandido in the tournament. He says his opponent is one of the best ever, one of ROH’s legends, saying he came to ROH to test himself against guys like Jay Lethal and didn’t think this opportunity could come this early. He says Always Bet On Black when in Vegas, he says all he needs to do is beat Jay Lethal, and then two more men to become ROH World Champion.

We are shown a victory by Coast 2 Coast at an unnamed event, but it happened in Las Vegas in the Sam’s Town Live, when Shaheem Ali pinned Cheeseburger with an inverted uranagi slam. A promo by Coast to Coast follows with LSG telling us that Coast 2 Coast are no longer young boys, and the company will soon recognize that. Ali says if someone has the tag belts, it doesn’t matter who it is, they’re coming to get them, LSG adds that there is a target on the champions back! Ali ends by saying Coast 2 Coast does the most, and they don’t play games.

Backstage at Death Before Dishonor, Quinn McKay stands with “Hotsauce” Tracy Williams as they prepare for his No Disqualification match against Flip Gordon. Williams says that Flip finally gave him what he wanted after months of cheap shots. He says Flip must feel he needs weapons but it won’t matter because he’s going to end this feud tonight, he will not hestitate to end this, and tells Flip Gordon to come prepared, and that he’s going to send Flip Gordon to the shelf for good.

2) Silas Young & Josh Woods vs Coast 2 Coast

This is an exclusive ROH Television match, featuring two teams that are chasing The Briscoe Brothers and a victory here could earn either team a champioship opportunity! Coast 2 Coast makes their entrance first. We are told Silas Young and Josh Woods went undefeated during the Global Wars Tour! We are told Silas Young doesn’t like how “nice” Josh Woods is, but decided to take him under his wings after winning the 2017 Top Prospect Tournament.
Young and LSG start us off, Young with some chain wrestling early on, LSG flips him inside out. Silas Young shows great athleticism with some kip ups trying to escape a wristlock. Multiple cradles for near falls by both men! Tag to Josh Woods with a snapmare, allowing LSG to tag in Ali. The big men square off, as the fans chant “Power Ranger” at Shaheem Ali. We are told wrestling Josh Woods on the mat is a mistake due to his MMA background, as Ali escapes a mount with a rope break as we fade to commercial.

Back to both men still in the ring, Ali trying to wrestle Woods again, Woods reverses a charge attack into a leg cradle for two. Caprice Coleman says that if he were wrestling someone with an amateur background, he’d kick him straight in the mouth. Woods and Young dominating Ali in their corner. Corner to corner splash by Young and tag to Woods, who knocks the wind out of Ali with a knee to the gut for a two count! Ali backs Woods up to the Coast 2 Coast corner as they double team Woods with cheap shots. Woods shoulder first ito the corner, double team slam into LSG’s knees. More double teaming behind the referees back. Woods tries to fight back, but gets driven to his opponents corner again. LSG taunts Young before charging into Woods in the corner. Woods with elbows to both of his opponents, blocks a clothesline into a t-bone suplex to LSG! Woods can’t make the tag as both men down. Both men make tags and Young sends Ali to the outside, clothlining LSG, Ali back in, catches knees to the face by Youg and a top rope assisted suplex for two! LSG with a springboard clothesline. LSG takes down Woods with a lucha tilt-a-whirl bulldog, Ali in and gets a gut wrench powerbomb on Josh Woods! They crush Silas Young in the corner. Woods with a Jumping Knee to Ali! Young blocks LSG off the ropes, backbreaker across the knee into the lariat combination! CHAOS THEORY BY JOSH WOODS! No pin! Young gets thrown outside by Shaheem Ali, Woods and Ali scrap, Woods with a powerslam, no Young catches Ali with a cutter from the elevated position with a double team and gets the win in just over 9 minutes of action.

Winners: Silas Young & Josh Woods
Grade: **
Thoughts: Josh Woods has now been in Ring of Honor several years, and he looks like he just started yesterday. He is crisp when it comes to grappling and takedowns, as that is his amateur background, but overall he is still a very raw product. Coast 2 Coast looked like a great team in the wrong place at the wrong time. They got some nice moves in, but there was no way they were beating Young and Woods tonight.

Backstage at Death Before Dishonor, Matt Taven is shown after the main event walking through the backstage area looking frustrated, tearing his tape off, wondering what’s next for him. We are then shown the end of Colt Cabana against Marty Scurll in the first round of the #1 Contender at Final Battle Tournament, with Scurll winning with the Black Plague. We are shown highlights of PCO defeating Kenny King to advance past the first round after sustaining a cattle prod to the throat, chokeslamming King anyway. Dalton Castle defeated Mark Haskins as well, as the former ROH World Champion won with the a Spinning Clutch Bulldog. We are told you can watch all that match on Youtube! Using a television to plug a Youtube Channel? Well, that’s new.

3) PJ Black vs Jay Lethal
First Round- #1 Contender at Final Battle Tournament

Lethal gets introduced as The Franchise, and he is trying to earn his way back to the championship he lost at Madison Square Garden in April. He is escorted by Jonathan Gresham. Streamers fly over the greatest champion in Ring of Honor history. Both men shake hands to start, giving us the code of honor. Nice.

Black with a standing switch go behind, meanwhile we are told that Gresham does have his manager’s license, because the Nevada State Athletic Commission is strict about that, Lethal and Black tie up into a wristlock, into a Lethal hammerlock. Black picks the lock ad reverses into a cradle for a quick kickout. We are told that Lethal wrestled almost 20 minutes the night before, and that Black is fresh after not competing at Death Before Dishonor. Toehold into a front facelock by PJ Black. Great wrestling here by the South African. Driven to the ropes, Black gives a clean break.

Hard tie up in the ring and Black gets a headlock, multiple leadfrogs by both men, and Black with a leg sweep into a lateral press, Lethal gives his own, arm drags, and a legsweep, Lethal dodges a double stomp and Lethal stares up at PJ Black who says it was that close. They square away again, Vintage Lethal after Lethal tosses Black with a hiptoss into a dropkick combo! Hard chop by Lethal but Lethal on the hunt as he abuses his opponent in the corner with kicks and chops. Lethal blocks a front face lock springboard tornado DDT ad dropkicks the knee of Black, he locks in a Figure Four! Black trying to reach for the ropes! Black has surgically repaired legs after a terrible car accident last year, being repaired with pins and metal rods. Black gets to the ropes, asai moonsault into a reverse DDT and holds on and transitions into a mounted dragon sleeper! Wow!

Snap suplex into a face lock into an stretch plum by Black trying to target the arm that Gresham ripped apart last night. Lethal gets a break and Black with kicks to the spine, cover and gets two, trying to gas Lethal on kickouts. Headscissors takedown into a step through inverted boston crab into a surfboard which he calls the South African Love Bucket as we fade to a break.

Black on top, gets dropkicked in the back by Lethal as he splits himself on the turnbuckle! Both men on top, back elbow by Black, Black threatens a 450 Splash but Lethal blocks with slaps and chops. Lethal now with a superplex but Black blocks. Both men still on top. Lethal with a superplex! Both men down as the referee starts to count. Both men to their feet as they exchange blows. Lethal with a knife edge chop! Black with a chop! Lethal with a chop! Black with a kick, Lethal with a slap, Black with forearms, and a spinning forearm stumbles Lethal. Off the ropes, Black to the apron, springboard dropkick sends Black outside, suicide dive through the ropes connects! Lethal rolls Black inside, Hail to the King OHH YEAHHH, Black blocks! Lethal Combination! Lethal back up top. Elbow smash connects! Hooks the leg and Black kicks out, so close! Both men reaching deep as they’re in the corner, Lethal with rights, Black reverses a whip, SPANISH FLY OFF THE TOP BY PJ BLACK! Two and a half! Springboard Moonsault Press connects– LETHAL KICKS OUT! Black tries the 450, and Lethal out of desperation knocks Black down. Both men up top. Black blocks a superplex with a headbutt. Double axe handle to the neck by Black. Both men fight and both men crash to the mat! PJ Black misses the Placebo Effect, Black blocks the Lethal Injection! Lethal misses the Lethal Injection, Black blocks a third attempt, SUPER KICK BY Lethal! Cutter! Fourth try connects! Lethal hooks the leg and wins in 15 minutes.

Winner: Jay Lethal
Grade: ***
Thoughts: PJ Black was made to look like he could really compete against the best here, as Lethal couldn’t get much without it being countered or blocked on the first attempt. Black has some unique combinations and transitions. Put the TV Title on this guy and let him wrestle every week, wow! I really liked this match, but the result was never in question. It was a proving ground for PJ Black, who proved his worth. Not to mention we were told Lethal won last week when they previewed the Tournament’s semi-finals at Glory by Honor.

Overall Show Grade: 4/10
There’s just so much I can say, with so much going on in wrestling right now, ROH looks to just be in a bad spot. The crowds are pathetic and silent. There’s more crowd noise at joshi events. You can hear one or two fans clapping and cheering, there’s less than a couple hundred people in attendance. This show was all over the place, three weeks after Death Before Dishonor aired acting like it happened the night before (claiming so several times), failing to showcase Dragon Lee in a segment that was supposed to, having their main event match spoiled the week before, and telling us that if we watched ROH on FITE TV, we can go watch more matches on Youtube is ridiculous. The main event saved this show from being a total bomb, but the lack of crowd killed what could have been a special match between great athletes. They tried, but the crowd just didn’t care. You just can’t air these types of shows and expect anyone to care about your product and take it seriously. Last week was much better. I hope there’s better days ahead. I hope.

About Chairshot Radio Network

Launched in 2017, the Chairshot Radio Network presents you with the best in sports, entertainment, and sports entertainment. Wrestling and wrestling crossover podcasts + the most interesting content + the most engaging hosts = the most entertaining podcasts you’ll find!

MONDAY - Bandwagon Nerds (entertainment & popular culture)

TUESDAY - Musical Chairs (music) / Hockey Talk (NHL)

WEDNESDAY - The Greg DeMarco Show (wrestling)

THURSDAY - Keeping the news ridiculous... The Oddity / Chairshot NFL (NFL)

FRIDAY - DWI Podcast (Drunk Wrestling Intellect)

SATURDAY - The Mindless Wrestling Podcast

SUNDAY - The Front and Center Sports Podcast

CHAIRSHOT RADIO NETWORK PODCAST SPECIALS

Attitude Of Aggression Podcast & The Big Five Project (chronologically exploring WWE's PPV/PLE history)

TheChairshot.com PRESENTS...IMMEDIATE POST WWE PLE REACTIONS w/ DJ(Mindless), Tunney(DWI) & Friends

Patrick O'Dowd's 5X5

Classic POD is WAR

Chairshot Radio Network Your home for the hardest hitting podcasts... Sports, Entertainment and Sports Entertainment!

All Shows On Demand

Let us know what you think on social media @ChairshotMedia and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!

Up Next

Matt’s Recap & Review: Ring of Honor TV (10/21/19)

Don't Miss

ROH Glory By Honor Review: 10/12/19

Coverage

Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (11/21/24)

WHO BETTA?

Published

2 days ago

November 21, 2024

Steven Mitchell

Will The Machine cancel the Whole Fox’n Show?

While The Don Callis Family was successful last night on Dynamite, Brian Cage must keep it up as he defends the ROH World TV Championship! Will AR Fox finally be the answer to “Who Betta Than Brian Cage?”

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Gabe Kidd VS Angelico; Gabe wins.
Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty w/ Shane Taylor Promotions VS JD Drake & BEEF; Shane & Lee win.
Kevin Knight VS Serpentico; Knight wins.
Tomohiro Ishii VS Mike Bennett; Ishii wins.
ROH Rewind – The Briscoes VS Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima; The Briscoes win.
Shingo Takagi VS Ariya Daivari w/ Mark Sterling; Takagi wins.
ROH Women’s World Championship Proving Ground Match: Athena VS Leila Grey; Athena wins and denies Leila a title match.
ROH World Television Championship: Brian Cage VS AR Fox; Cage wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

Gabe Kidd VS Angelico!

The Mad Man is still NJPW Strong Openweight Champion after Fighting Spirit Unleashed and his war with Kosei Fujita. However, the South African Stud brings a much different vibe than The Japanese Young Punk. Will Angelico bring down this War Dog? Or will Gabe show ROH is not #WarReady?

The Code of Honor is NOT upheld as Gabe SLAPS Angelico! The bell rings and SLAPS Angelico, CHOPS him, then HEADBUTTS away on Angelico in the corner! The ref counts but Gabe reels Angelico in for an EXPLODER! The fans fire up while Angelico writhes, and Gabe talks trash. Gabe stomps Angelico, UPPERCUTS him, then UPPERCUTS again. Gabe HEADBUTTS Angelico, talks more trash, saying no one in AEW or ROH can beat him! The fans boo but Angelico KICKS Gabe in the leg! Gabe snarls, Angelico KICKS again, but Gabe UPPERCUTS! Gabe suplexes, but Angelico cradle counters! TWO!

Gabe storms up to DOUBLE CHOP! Angelico falls, Gabe covers, TWO! Gabe is already frustrated with Angelico but the fans rally. The fans cheer for “KENNY! KENNY!” but Gabe says F Kenny! Gabe CHOPS Angelico, CHOPS again, but Angelico fires body shots! Gabe HEADBUTTS Angelico, whips him to ropes, but Angelico reverses. Gabe rebounds, but Angelico dodges the comebacker to LARIAT! And LARIAT! Angelico KICKS, KICKS and SOBATS! The fans fire up for Angelico as he whips. Gabe reverses but Angelico rolls off his back! Gabe jumps the sweep but can’t duck the EDDY GORDO KICK! Cradle, TWO!

Gabe runs up again, but Angelico SWATS the lariat! Wrench and BIG back suplex! Angelico clamps onto Gabe, steps over, LA MAGISTROL! TWO!! Angelico can’t believe how close that was! But then he trips Gabe, steps through, but Gabe kicks him away! Gabe runs up to ROCK Angelico! Angelico ROUNDHOUSES! Gabe SAIDOS!! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up but Gabe drags Angelico up. “I’m a MAD MAN, y’know!” BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO?!? Angelico survives and Gabe is seething! Gabe mocks Omega’s finger gun, then runs up, but Angelico swings around! Gabe fights off the crucifix takedown!

Gabe fireman’s carries and swings Angelico, but Angelico sunset flips! High stack, into a jackknife! TWO!! Gabe reels Angelico in, PILEDRIVER!! Gabe holds on, that wasn’t enough for him, PILEDRIVER AGAIN!! Cover, Gabe wins!

Winner: Gabe Kidd, by pinfall

Angelico put up a fight, but it wasn’t enough to stop this Mad Man. Gabe stares through the camera, wanting to send a message to The Best Bout Machine. Will Gabe get that battle with Omega for WrestleKingdom? Will he still be NJPW Strong going into 2025?

Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty w/ Shane Taylor Promotions VS JD Drake & BEEF!

STP is still looking to take over ROH while Scrap Metal is still just trying to understand Anthony Henry’s Second Cousin By Marriage. Will Big Bad Shaney T & #TAIGASTYLE show them how to rumble, bad man, rumble? Or can JD & Beef finally get cooking?

The teams sort out and Beef offers the Code of Honor. Shane SPITS on Beef’s hand and JD gets in Shane’s face about it. Beef wipes his hand off, and Lee at least keeps the Code of Honor. The teams settle down, and Shane starts against JD. They circle and the fans rally up, but Beef wants “Cousin” JD to tag him in. After all, Shane did spit on him! JD leaves alone how they aren’t cousins, and he tags Beef in. The fans fire up as Beef and Shane circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, and Shane SLAMS Beef down! Shane taunts Beef, “Welcome to the big leagues, b*tch!” Beef and Shane reset, circle, and tie up again.

Shane powers Beef to the corner, the ref counts, and Shane lets off slowly. Shane CHOPS and grins. Beef CHOPS in return! And CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Shane blocks that to short arm LARIAT! Shane talks more trash and he taunts JD, too. Shane tells Captain Dean that he smells new boots. So Shane stomps Beef’s new boots! Beef gets pissed, and he fires off haymakers! Shane BODY SHOTS Beef, pushes him, but Beef cartwheels and DROPKICKS! The fans fire up as Shane staggers, but Lee tags in. Lee runs up, but into an arm-drag! Beef has the armlock but Lee fights up. Lee ROCKS Beef, wrenches, and then drops to TWEAK the arm!

Lee runs up, but Beef catches Lee with the good arm! Beef RAMS Lee into the corner! Tag to JD, and JD feeds Lee to Beef’s HIP ATTACK! Beef says kiss this, and JD hits a FALLING HEADBUTT! Cover, TWO! JD puts Lee in a corner to CHOP! Lee pie faces JD! JD shoves Lee then CHOPS again! The fans fire up but Lee clamps on a headlock. Shane tags in as JD powers out. Lee goes Spider-Man, then BOOTS JD. Shane LARIATS JD down! Lee swings on Beef but Beef gets clear. The ref has to stop Beef from going after Lee, and that lets Dean CHOKE JD! STP gets away with all that, and then Shane fires hands in the corner.

The ref counts, Shane stops to then bring JD around. Shane ROCKS JD, CHOPS JD, but JD wakes up! JD pie faces Shane and eggs him on. Shane CHOPS, JD CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Shane reels JD in, JD dodges the lariat but not the SOUTHPAW! Cover, TWO! Beef shouts to JD but Shane brings him away. Tag to Lee and Lee gives a Tenzan level MONGOLIAN CHOP! Lee runs to BOOT Beef! The fans boo but JD CHOPS Lee! JD storms up but Lee ELBOWS back! Lee bumps JD off buckles, CHOPS again, then RAMS JD into the corner. Shane tags back in and he fires knees into JD! Shane ROCKS JD, JD CHOPS back!

JD swings, Shane ducks, then HEADBUTTS! Beef shouts to his “cousin” but Shane swings! JD dodges, dodges the southpaw, and he SAIDOS! JD calls to Beef but Shane hot tags Lee! Lee intercepts JD, but JD dodges the leg lariat! Hot tag to Beef! The fans fire up as Beef fires ham hocks on Lee! Shane storms up but Beef dodges to JAB! JAB! JAB! The fans fire up and Beef flips, flops, and dodges Shane to LARIAT him out of the ring! Then he DECKS Lee! Beef climbs up to rain down fists! The fans cheer on “BEEF! BEEF! BEEF!” Then Beef BITES Lee! The fans cheer, the ref reprimands, but Beef whips to LARIAT and BULLDOG! Cover, TWO!

Beef calls to JD, and he tags JD in. Lee is on ropes, Beef runs for some SLOPPY STEAKS! JD hits a SPINEBUSTER on Lee! But Shane BLASTS Beef! JD tells him to stop that, then climbs a corner. JD MOONSAULTS but FLOPS as Lee moves! LEG LARIAT! Tag to Shane, and Shane reels JD in! MARCUS- NO, JD wrenches out to SLAP Shane! Shane DECKS JD!! And then URENAGE!! Shane runs to SPLASH DOWN! Cover, STP wins!

Winners: Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty, by pinfall

JD & Beef served up a supersized fight, but Shane & Lee ate that for lunch! But now Dean joins in to beat down JD! Beef runs in to shield JD but he just gets stomped by everyone, even Trish Adora! But The Undisputed Kingdom rushes out here, with chairs! Matt Taven & Mike Bennett owe STP a little something something from prior weeks, and Taven still wants that ROH Pure Championship on top of it! Will Taven & Bennett humble STP? Or will STP soon rule over ROH?

The Righteous speak.

Vincent says, “Everybody knows we’re on the righteous path to become the ROH World Tag Team Champions. But before that, Dutch has a beautiful poem for you, Dustin.” Dutch says, “Hello, Dustin. It’s me, your long lost brother, Dutch! And now, we finally got you to pay attention. I remember 14 years ago, I sat in a locker room with my head in my hands, feeling broken, feeling lonely, feeling like I’d be able to walk that righteous path. But then I heard footsteps, and I heard the clang of a bell. I felt a hand on my shoulder, and out the corner of my eye, I saw a beautiful pair of cowboy boots. Then I heard a distinct voice.

“‘Son, everything is gonna be okay. I’ve always believed in you. Take this, because it’ll mean more to you than it will Dustin.’ And as I looked up and saw a tear rolling down The Dream’s cheek, in that moment, I realized that I made Daddy proud.” Dig what they’re saying, man? Dutch & Vincent taunt Dustin with Dusty’s cowbell, but will The Sons of Texas taunt them with the ROH World Tag Team Championships?

ROH Final Battle is set!

We have one month left before the final PPV of ROH’s calendar, and ROH is looking to make it a December to dismember! Friday, December 20th, ROH returns to the Hammerstein Ballroom in The Manhattan Center! Who in ROH will be headed to New York? And who will survive their Final Battle?

ROH Rewind – The Briscoes VS Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima!

With the news of Final Battle’s date and venue set, we flashback to Final Battle 12/27/08! Jay & Mark in their star-spangled shorts battled the then GHC Heavyweight Champion and the Kicking King when he was just a “Young Volcano!”

The New York, New York crowd is already fired up as Mark and Nakajima start. They circle, tie up, and Mark powers Nakajima to a corner. The ref counts, Mark lets off, and the fans applaud. The two circle again, feel things out, and tie up. Nakajima powers Mark back now, but lets off as the ref counts. Nakajima CHOPS Mark, but Mark brushes it off. Mark and Nakajima circle, Nakajima waistlocks but Mark pries free to wrench and arm-drag Nakajima for an armlock. Nakajima headscissors, Mark kips free, and the fans cheer again. They reset, circle, tie up, and Mark waistlocks. Mark SLAMS Nakajima down and floats to a facelock.

Nakajima slips free, wrenches to a hammerlock, and he tweaks the arm. Mark endures, reaches back to bridge up, and he snapmares Nakajima. Mark KICKS Nakajima, but Nakajima stands right up! Nakajima kicks Mark, snapmares, and then KICKS! The fans fire up while Mark stands back up. Mark SLAPS Nakajima, Nakajima SLAPS, and the hands start flying! Mark runs, but Nakajima KICKS him down! The fans fire up while Mark backs away to his corner. Jay tags in and now he circles with Nakajima. They feel things out while fans chant “MAN UP!” Nakajima kicks, whips, but Jay reverses. Jay hurdles, Nakajima KICKS!

Nakajima kicks again but Jay blocks it, only for Nakajima to ENZIGIRI! Jay tumbles to the apron, but Nakajima PENALTY KICKS him down! Then Nakajima slingshots to DOUBLE STOMP on the apron! Jay goes to the floor, Nakajima CANNONBALLS onto him! The fans fire up and Nakajima high-fives the front row. Nakajima puts Jay in the ring, but Jay fires forearms! The fans duel as the forearms fly! Nakajima SOBATS but Jay ducks the boot! Jay fires a flurry, runs, but into a BOOT! Nakajima runs, but into an ELBOW! But Nakajima rises! Jay kicks, whips, and SAMOAN DROPS! The fans fire up as Nakajima flounders to his corner!

The fans fire up as Sasaki tags in! Sasaki and Jay circle and tie up. Jay headlocks, Sasaki powers out, but Jay RAMS him! Sasaki runs to RAM Jay! Now the CHOPS start going back and forth! Sasaki CHOPS, runs, but into a DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Jay keeps moving, but Sasaki SWATS the lariat to then LARIAT Jay! The fans fire up again and Sasaki suplexes for a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Sasaki drags Jay over, tags in Nakajima, and they mug Jay. Nakajima KICKS away, then whips, to KICK Jay again! Jay fires forearms in return, but Nakajima returns fire with forearms of his own!

Nakajima knees Jay, facelocks, but Jay RAMS him into the Briscoe corner. Mark tags in, the Briscoes mug Nakajima and Mark fires off forearms and elbows! Nakajima sits down and Mark digs his boot in. The ref counts, Mark stops to stand Nakajima up. Mark scoops, SLAMS, and ELBOW DROPS! Cover, TWO! Nakajima stays in this but Mark stays on him. Mark tags Jay and they bump Nakajima off buckles. Jay whips Nakajima into Mark’s elbow! Jay then clinches Nakajima for a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Mark goes up to FLYING SENTON! Jay covers, TWO! Nakajima stays in this but Jay drags him back up.

Jay CLUBS Nakajima, CHOPS him, but Nakajima returns fire! The CHOPS go back and forth but then Jay goes to forearms! Jay bumps Nakajima off buckles, tags Mark, and the Briscoes mug Nakajima again. Mark suplexes, covers, TWO! The fans rally while Mark drags Nakajima up. Nakajima KICKS, and LEG SWEEPS! Mark tumbles, Nakajima tags in Sasaki! Sasaki drags Mark up to CLUB away from all sides before he LARIATS Mark down! The fans fire up and Sasaki drags Mark up. Sasaki whips Mark to a corner to LARIAT! Sasaki whips Mark corner to corner to LARIAT again! Cover, TWO! Mark stays in this but Sasaki YANKS a leg!

Mark writhes while clutching his leg. Sasaki stands Mark up to KICK away on the bad leg! Mark falls while the fans duel, but Mark rises to fire more shots! Sasaki wants that leg, grabs that leg, and he trips Mark to then tie up the legs! MODIFIED FIGURE FOUR! Mark endures and fires forearms from below! Nakajima plays defense but only for so long as the ref reprimands. Jay then storms in and stomps Sasaki! The ref reprimands Jay now but Sasaki lets Mark go. Nakajima tags in, drags Mark up and DRAGON SCREWS that bad leg! Nakajima stomps Mark’s legs, then stalks him to the corner. Mark fires forearms and elbows!

Nakajima ROCKS Mark, bumps him off buckles, and stomps away on the leg. Nakajima digs his boot in but the ref counts. Nakajima tags Sasaki and Team Noah KICKS and CHOPS away on Mark! The ref counts, the fans fire up, but Sasaki brings Mark out for a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Mark survives but Sasaki drags him up. Tag to Nakajima but Mark fights back! Team Noah mugs Mark, whips him to ropes, and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Nakajima covers, TWO! Nakajima keeps close and he scoops Mark. Nakajima puts Mark in a Tree of Woe in the open corner, then runs to basement DROPKICK Mark out of the Tree! Cover, TWO!

Mark continues to tough it out but Nakajima drags him up. Mark fights the suplex, then sips free. Mark waistlocks, Nakajima switches, but Mark switches. Nakajima fires elbows, but Mark catches him to a FISHERMAN BUSTER! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Both men crawl, hot tag to Jay! Jay goes up a corner and he CROSSBODIES Nakajima! Jay BLASTS Sasaki then fires CHOPS off on Nakajima. Jay whips Nakajima, runs to LARIAT, but Nakajima follows to BOOT! Nakajima then swings, but into a BUCKLE SHOT! Jay gets moving and he BOOTS Nakajima down! Cover, TWO!

The fans fire up as Jay brings Nakajima up to a fireman’s carry. Nakajima slips free to SOBAT, and SWITCH KICK! Nakajima runs, into a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Nakajima survives but Jay drags him up. Jay CHOPS Nakajima to the corner, then whips corner to corner. Jay runs up, but into an AX KICK !Nakajima goes up and up to FLYING CHUCK! The fans are thunderous, Nakajima hot tags Sasaki! Sasaki CHOPS, CHOPS, but Jay CHOPS! The CHOPS go back and forth and the fans fire up! Sasaki CHOPS away on Jay and whips him to a corner! Sasaki runs to BULLDOG Jay, then keeps moving!

Jay dodges, kicks, and runs, but into a SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Sasaki stays focused and he brings Jay up. Sasaki whips to KNEE Jay low! Then he hits a SAYANAGI! Cover, TWO! Jay holds his arm but Sasaki goes after it! STEP-OVER ARMLOCK! Jay endures being bent around but Mark goes after Sasaki! The ref reprimands but The Briscoes mug Sasaki! They double whip but Sasaki breaks the line to DOUBLE LARIAT! Tag to Nakajima and Team Noah stands Jay up. They whip him to a corner, then Sasaki LARIATS! Feed to the WHEEL KICK from Nakajima! Then Sasaki suplexes Nakajima onto Jay! Cover, Mark breaks it!

Sasaki CHOPS Mark, then sets him up as Nakajima runs in, tilt-o-whirl AX KICK! The fans are thunderous and Nakajima SUPERKICKS Jay! SUPERKICK, SUPERKICK, SUPERKICK! It’s a serious of SUPERKICKS and down goes Jay in the corner! The fans are electric as Nakajima drags Jay up. Nakajima whips Jay corner to corner, then JUMP KNEES him the corner! Nakajima ROCKS Jay, HOOK KICKS him, then covers, TWO!! Jay survives but Nakajima tunes up the band. The fans join in, and SWEET CHIN MUSIC!! Cover, TWO!! Jay survives, but Nakajima goes up, up, but Jay Electric Chair Lifts!

Mark tags in, springboards, but the bad leg gives out!! Nakajima victory rolls, TWO!! Jay swings, misses, and a SUPERKICK hits again! Jay LARIATS Nakajima down! Cover, Sasaki breaks it! Mark goes after Sasaki, TOSSES him out, and shakes the bad leg out. Mark goes out, but Sasaki CHOPS him! Sasaki whips, Mark reverses and sends Mark into steel! Jay runs, Nakajima dodges! Jay dodges in return to hit a BIG back suplex! Jay tells Mark to go up, and Mark climbs. Electric Chair, and DOOMSDAY DEVICE!! Cover, SASAKI BREAKS IT! The fans are thunderous again as Mark stomps Sasaki out of the ring.

Jay drags Nakajima up, reels him in, JAY DRILLER!!! Cover, BRISCOES WIN!

Winners: The Briscoes, by pinfall

Sasaki can’t believe it! Team Noah, Team K&K, the GHC Heavyweight Champion and his young protege, have been defeated on their Final Battle in ROH! Will we see another classic battle like this this year?

ROH Women’s World Championship Proving Ground Match: Athena VS Leila Grey!

The Fallen Goddess may have been in denial about how much she feared Abadon, but she made no bones about laughing at Leila’s challenge. Will Athena have smooth sailing through the rest of 2024? Or will the Top Flight Attendant earn herself a golden ticket to Final Battle?

The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the fans cheer on Athena. Athena makes sure Leila hears it, too. The two circle, tie up, and Athena slips around to roll Leila into a grapevine, then a stepover, but Athena pulls hair. The ref reprimands, Athena messes with Leila’s hair and says Leila’s so cute. Athena then mocks Leila by pretending to be an airplane. Leila LARIATS Athena down! The fans are torn but Leila whips Athena to ropes. Athena reverses but Leila sunset flips. Athena rolls through, kicks, but Leila rolls her up! TWO, and Leila dodges to RANA! Cover, TWO! Leila hurries to ROCK Athena with forearms!

Leila kicks, KICKS, then kicks a leg out! Leila runs to SHOTGUN! Athena tumbles out and the fans fire up! Athena flounders while flustered, but Leila storms out after the champ. Leila brings Athena up but Athena arm-drags Leila away! Then Athena SHOTGUNS Leila at the ramp! The fans fire up while Athena snarls. Athena storms up on Leila, whips her into steel steps, then SMACKS her off them! Leila falls back and Athena shouts, “This is MY show!” The fans cheer in agreement there. Athena leaves Leila behind for the count to handle this. Leila is up at 3 and rolls in at 4, but Athena stomps her around.

Athena CLUBS Leila, then stalks her. Leila staggers up, throws elbows, then body shots. Athena throws Leila down by her hair! Athena CLUBS Leila on the back, then drags her around to HAMMER away on Leila’s back! The ref reprimands about hair pulling but Athena shouts that he doesn’t tell her what to do! Athena then stalks Leila to a corner, brings her around, and Athena wrenches to hook Leila up in a modified Cobra Twist. Leila endures and fires body shots while the fans rally. Athena CLUBS Leila, rolls her, and covers, TWO! Athena is annoyed but the fans continue to rally. Leila staggers to a corner, and Athena runs in!

Leila dodges, Athena hits buckles hard! Athena falls back and looks up in a daze! Leila powers up and the fans duel. Athena stands but into a LARIAT! And another LARIAT! And then a BOOT! Athena tumbles to a corner, Leila runs in, SHINING WIZARD! Then BULLDOG! Cover, TWO!! Athena survives and Leila grows frustrated. The fans rally up while Athena flounders and Leila refocuses. Leila storms up, but Athena YANKS her! Leila stops from hitting buckles, then runs in, but into a wrench and SAIDO! Athena kips up and roars! The fans fire up and Athena goes corner to corner, handspring LARIAT!

Athena then whips Leila to SNAP POWRESLAM! Cover, TWO! Leila stays in this and Athena grows frustrated. Athena steps on Leila to go to the corner. The fans rally as Athena climbs, but Leila rushes up! Leila ROCKS Athena, fires more hands, then climbs up after her! But Athena slips under! Leila rains down fists! Athena drops after 5, and Leila adjusts her position. Leila drags Athena up to dribble off the buckles! Leila goes up to SUPER SUNSET BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Athena survives and Leila is beside herself! But surely time is on her side, if she can just keep this going! Leila drags Athena up, fireman’s carries, but Athena CLAWS Leila’s face!

Athena DECKS Leila! Roll and SNAKEBITE!! Leila taps, Athena wins!!

Winner: Athena, by submission (denies Leila Grey a title opportunity)

But Athena won’t let go! The Fallen Goddess wants Leila to suffer for pushing her this far in just a Proving Grounds match! The ref reprimands, Athena lets go to shout at him! Athena then grins as she holds up her championship. Will there never be a final battle for the Forever Champion?

ROH World Television Championship: Brian Cage VS AR Fox!

The Machine may now be part of the Don Callis Family, but he still has to prove he runs ROH weekly programming. Will Cage make sure there is NO ONE betta than him? Or is this about to become The Whole Fox’n Show?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is the real face of ROH TV!

The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the fans rally as these two circle. They tie up, and Cage SHOVES Fox out of the ring! The fans fire up and Cage flexes. Cage then goes out to fetch Fox, reel him in, and put one out. But Fox fights free to the apron! Fox BOOTS Cage, then goes up the corner to MOONSAULT! Down goes Cage and the fans fire up! Fox slides into the ring to build speed, and he FLIES! Down goes Cage again and Fox high-fives fans. Cage runs up but Fox dodges so Cage only hits railing! Fox is back in the ring again, and he goes up, up and SUPER CANNONBALLS! Another direct hit and Cage is down!

The fans fire up as Fox hurries to bring Cage up and into the ring. Fox then goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! Fox rolls to go to another corner! Fox is right up top, to SWANTON BOMB! Cover, ONE?!? Fox’s aerial attack hasn’t taken Cage down yet so Fox goes for a fireman’s carry. Cage CLAWS Fox’s eyes! The fans boo but Cage whips Fox to a corner. Cage runs up to UPPERCUT, LARIAT, and then SAIDO! Fox flounders while Cage flexes again. Cage says he doesn’t look to suck, despite what fans say. Cage drags Fox up, RAMS him into a corner, and then CHOPS! Cage whips Fox corner to corner hard and Fox flops to the mat!

Cage flexes to show off the biceps. Cage storms up on Fox, drags him up, and whips him corner to corner again! Fox bounces off buckles, and Cage scoops Fox for bicep curls! Fox fights, but Cage POWERSLAMS him down! Cover, TWO! Cage clamps onto Fox with a chinlock and he grinds Fox down. Fox endures, fights up, fires body shots, but Cage KNEES him in return. The fans boo but Cage soaks up that heat. Cage runs in but Fox BOOTS back! Cage tries again but Fox slips to the apron. Cage hits buckles, Fox trips Cage up! Fox slingshots and facelocks, but it’s Cage who deadlift suplexes! But Fox slips free!

Fox waistlocks, Cage ELBOWS, but then Fox kicks! Cage blocks that kick, KNEES Fox, but Fox ENZIGIRIS! Cage wobbles, Fox clinches to ROPE SHOT! Fox YANKS Cage off the ropes, then somersaults to SHOTGUN! The fans fire up while both men are down! Cage goes to a corner, comes back, and he SWATS Fox’s lariat! But Fox goes Matrix to dodge Cage’s lariat! Fox ENZIGIRIS again and Cage goes to another corner. Fox runs up, A-LIST LARIAT! Cage sits down, Fox skins the cat and DROPKICKS! The fans fire up with Fox while Cage flounders to the apron. Fox storms over, but Cage ROCKS him first!

Fox avoids Cage’s shoulder tackle to KICK! PENDULUM DDT! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives and Fox is shocked! The fans rally up and Fox drags Cage up. Fox goes to suplex but Cage wrenches out! Cage HEADBUTTS, pump handles, and hits the FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Fox survives and Cage can’t believe it! Cage drags Fox around, ties the legs up, and he has a PRISM TRAP! Fox endures, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Cage holds until 4, and says he has ’til 5! Cage thinks he’s the other Bryan but then he drags Fox up. Fox steps over the fireman’s carry, hops on, CODE RED! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives and Fox can’t believe it!

The fans argue the count for Fox but Fox fires the fans back up. Fox rises, he brings Cage up, but Cage fights the fireman’s carry again. Cage ripcords and ROCKS Fox! Then DISCUS- BOOT from Fox! Fireman’s carry! Fox hits a ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Then Fox goes up, up, and 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO?!?! Cage survives again and Fox is beside himself! Fox stalks Cage to a corner, hauls him up, and hoists him up top! The fans rally and Fox GAMANGIRIS! Cage wobbles, Fox runs up, and ARABIAN- NO, Cage rejects the hybrid fly! Then Cage TORNADO DDTS!! Cage hauls Fox up, POWERBOMB! High stack, deadlift and POWERBOMB!

But then Cage deadlifts again, SITDOWN POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!!! Fox survives an onslaught and the fans are thunderous! Cage is furious and he drags Fox right up. Fox cradle counters! TWO!!! Cage escapes, to DISCUS LARIAT!! And then he drags Fox up, suplexes, DRILL CLAW!!! Cover, Cage wins!

Winner: Brian Cage, by pinfall (still ROH World Television Champion)

Fox put on a hell of a fight, but this is how the world knows Brian Cage is a Machine! Will there never be anyone betta?

My Thoughts:

A very good ROH at just an hour and 30, and I like the ROH Rewind being from a Final Battle. That was an awesome match, great to see it for the first time. And going by the NJPW wrestlers featured tonight, I believe this ROH was filmed in the Lowell, Massachusetts area, as NJPW was there for Fighting Spirit Unleashed. Great showing from everyone facing them, though the NJPW stars were of course winning. Great tag match from STP VS Beef & JD, especially with how much fire Beef got to show. But at the same time, of course STP won to build their momentum in all divisions, not just the tag division. And then The Kingdom making the save, I wonder if we get an 8 Man Tag before we get Lee VS Taven for the Pure title.

Very good promo from The Righteous to tell the story of Dusty gifting Dutch with the cowbell, but I can’t be sure how much it adds to what we’ve gotten already in this build to the tag titles. They’re definitely going to drag this build out to Final Battle in a month, and perhaps The Righteous will win those titles to bring them into 2025. And very good title related matches to close the night. I figured the champions would win out, but very good showings from Leila and AR Fox for each match only being about eight minutes. Kinda wish Cage VS Fox was more than that, but they still got a lot in for the short time.

My Score: 8.6/10

About Chairshot Radio Network

MONDAY - Bandwagon Nerds (entertainment & popular culture)

TUESDAY - Musical Chairs (music) / Hockey Talk (NHL)

WEDNESDAY - The Greg DeMarco Show (wrestling)

THURSDAY - Keeping the news ridiculous... The Oddity / Chairshot NFL (NFL)

FRIDAY - DWI Podcast (Drunk Wrestling Intellect)

SATURDAY - The Mindless Wrestling Podcast

SUNDAY - The Front and Center Sports Podcast

CHAIRSHOT RADIO NETWORK PODCAST SPECIALS

Attitude Of Aggression Podcast & The Big Five Project (chronologically exploring WWE's PPV/PLE history)

TheChairshot.com PRESENTS...IMMEDIATE POST WWE PLE REACTIONS w/ DJ(Mindless), Tunney(DWI) & Friends

Patrick O'Dowd's 5X5

Classic POD is WAR

Chairshot Radio Network Your home for the hardest hitting podcasts... Sports, Entertainment and Sports Entertainment!

All Shows On Demand

Let us know what you think on social media @ChairshotMedia and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!

Coverage

Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (11/14/24)

Velvet VS Diamond for the gold!

Published

1 week ago

November 14, 2024

Steven Mitchell

Time to take this one to the streets!

To settle their score, Red Velvet and Diamante fight over the ROH Women’s Television Championship in a STREET FIGHT! Who survives to hold the gold?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Fatal 4 Way Tag: Grizzled Young Veterans VS The Gates of Agony VS The Kingdom VS The Dark Order; The Kingdom wins.
Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara VS Love Doug & TJ Crawford; Dustin & Sammy win.
Griff Garrison & Preston Vance VS Jaylen Brandyn & Traevon Jordan; Garrison & Vance win.
Katsuyori Shibata VS Aaron Solo; Shibata wins.
Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Josh Woods w/ Mark Sterling; Komander wins.
Abadon VS Viva Van; Abadon wins.
ROH Rewind – ROH Women’s World Championship Proving Grounds Match: Athena VS Hyan; Athena wins and denies Hyan a title opportunity.
The Righteous VS Sammy Diaz & Matt Raymond; The Righteous win.
ROH Women’s World Television Championship Street Fight: Red Velvet VS Diamante; Velvet wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

Fatal 4 Way Tag: Grizzled Young Veterans VS The Gates of Agony VS The Kingdom VS The Dark Order!

After NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed last Friday, Zack Gibson & James Drake are now the NEW NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions! But does that mean they have to watch themselves against these three hungry teams? Or can they make it through like the grizzled veterans they are?

This Fatal 4 has only two teams legal at once, so Matt Taven steps up to Bishop Kaun. The fans rally, the two circle, and then Kaun trips up Taven! Kaun rains down fists but Taven guards. Kaun lets off, goes after Taven in the corner and CHOPS! Kaun whips, Taven goes up and over, then runs to slide under. Taven DROPKICKS Kaun down, then says, “IIIIII’M Matt Taven!” The fans cheer while Taven drags Kaun to his feet. Tag to Bennett, and the fans rally as Taven hits a SIT-OUT GOURD BUSTER! BOSTON BAYONET from Bennett! Cover, TWO! Kaun is tough but Bennett brings him up. Kaun CHOPS back!

Kaun tags Toa Liona, The Gates double whip but Bennett KICKS Liona away! Liona SUPERKICKS in return and Bennett staggers back into Kaun’s GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans are torn but Liona covers. Drake stomps Liona to break the cover, but it also makes Liona mad! Liona chases Drake, Drake slides out, and Gibson tags in! Liona seethes as GYV trick him. Liona reluctantly leaves while Gibson goes after Bennett. Bennett fights the suplex, then RAMS Gibson into the corner! Reynolds tags off Bennett, then he tags in Silver. The Dark Order double whip Gibson to then double drop toehold!

Gibson’s down, Dark Order rolls to BASEMENT DROPKICK SANDWICH! The fans fire up and Silver says, “I’m freakin’ jacked, baby!” The fans cheer as Silver whips Gibson to a corner. Gibson BOOTS in return, ELBOWS Reynolds, but then Silver dodges to KICK, KICK and KICK! Gibson headlocks, Drake tags in as Silver powers out. GYV drop, then trip Silver up to basement dropkick! And MAYHEM IN MOTION sends Reynolds flying! The fans are torn but Gibson goes out to scoop Reynolds. Drake adds the PLANCHA into the BACKBREAKER! Drake taunts Evil Uno but Uno tells him to just focus on the match.

Drake slides into the ring, fires hands on Silver, and he reels Silver in. Silver suplexes first! The fans fire up while Silver and Drake crawl. Tag to Gibson but Silver hot tags Taven! Taven rallies on GYV! SPLASH for Drake, HEEL KICK for Gibson, GAMANGIRI for Drake! Taven dodges Gibson, then reels him in, MOONLIGHT DRIVE! The fans fire up with Taven and he tags in Bennett. Taven whips Bennett to ROCK Gibson! Taven adds a SPLASH, then feeds Gibson to the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! JUST THE TIP o’ the knee! Cover, The Gates break it! The Kingdom is mad with The Gates, and the brawl is on!

The fans fire up, but the Gates get the edge! The Kingdom dodges the lariats to DOUBLE SUPERKICK! But the Gates stay standing! They take another swing, and DOUBLE LARIATS connect! The fans fire up and the Gates pop Bennett up, OPEN THE GATES! The fans rally as Bennett ends up in a corner. Taven and Drake drag the Gates out to THROW them into steel steps! Gibson rolls Bennett! TWO! Silver tags in and he DUMPS Gibson out of the ring! Taven runs to a corner, triangle jump, but Silver ROCKS him first! Silver CANNONBALLS onto Gibson, UPPERCUTS Kaun, BOOTS Liona, then dodges Drake!

Reynolds BOOTS Drake down and the fans fire up! Silver climbs a corner, leaps at Taven, but Taven dodges! Bennett is there to reel Silver in! Taven goes up, HAIL MARY PILEDRIVER!! Cover, Kingdom wins!!

Winners: The Kingdom, by pinfall

It was fast ‘n’ furious, but it was also undisputed! Taven & Bennett get this big win, but the chase for tag team gold is never ending. Taven & Bennett do show respect to The Gates with a Code of Honor handshake, will these two teams be fighting for that number one spot?

Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara VS Love Doug & TJ Crawford!

The Natural & The Spanish God are still itching for that fight with The Righteous, but for now, they’re tuning up and sharpening their edge. Will the Sons of Texas be ready for ol’ Dutch & Vincent? Or will they be shot through the heart by The Real-Life Cupid & Windy City Kid?

The teams sort out and Dustin starts against Doug. They uphold the Code of Honor, and the bell rings. The fans rally for Dustin as he and Doug tie up. Dustin headlocks, Doug powers out but Dustin runs Doug over. Cover, ONE, but Dustin clamps onto Doug’s arm. Dustin wrenches, but Doug fires hands! Doug puts Dustin in the corner, fires off hands, then stomps! Tag to TJ, he throws hands, then whips. Dustin CLOBBERS TJ! The fans fire up, Dustin whips TJ to the corner, and he adds a SPLASH! Tag to Sammy and Sammy CROSSBODIES! Cover, ONE! Sammy feeds TJP to Dustin’s kick! “Not today, baby!” UPPERCUT! Sammy adds an ENZIGIRI!

TJ bails out, the fans fire up, and Doug runs in. Sammy dodges, hurdles, then backflips over to DROPKICK Doug! Sammy kips up so smooth and the fans fire up again. Doug & TJ regroup, Sammy builds speed, and Sammy FLIES! Down goes Doug & TJ and Sammy blows a kiss to his wife and daughter. The fans fire up and Sammy brings TJ back into the ring. Sammy step sin but TJ ROCKS him! TJ stomps a mudhole, then he whips corner to corner. Sammy stops himself, ELBOWS TJ back, then goes up to FLYING CUTTER! TJ sputters, Dustin adds a SHINING WIZARD! Sammy fires the fans up for the STANDING MOONSAULT!

The fans fire up but here comes Doug! Dustin gets Doug for a SNAP POWERSLAM! Dustin brings Doug up, Sammy has TJ, and in stereo, we GO TO HOSPITAL and FINAL RECKONING! Cover, the Sons of Texas win!

Winners: Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara, by pinfall

The fans cheer, but THE RIGHTEOUS attack! Dutch beats down Dustin while Vincent is after Sammy! The fans boo but Sammy gives hands back. Dutch CLOBBERS Sammy! The fans boo more, but Vinnie fireman’s carries Sammy. Dutch fireman’s carries Vinnie for the DOUBLE DUTCH DEATH VALLEY! The fans are booing as hard as they can but Dutch whips Dustin to bring him into the BLACKHOLE SLAM! The Righteous still aren’t done, as Dutch brings out the cowbell! An American Dream signature is now going to be Dustin’s demise! COWBELL TO THE HEAD!! The Righteous stand tall over the ROH World Tag Team Champions, will this be how it is when the gold is on the line?

AEW shares last night’s interview with The Learning Tree.

Renee Paquette was with Chris Jericho, Bryan Keith & “Big Bill” Morrissey as she brings up Tomohiro Ishii officially challenging Jericho for the ROH World Championship. It will be in two weeks, Dynamite in Chicago, will Jericho accept? Bill says, “Challenge? As the Learning Tree always says, a person’s true self is not seen in moments of glory, but in moments of hardship and challenge.” Jericho says, “Well said, Redwood. And thanks, Renee. Ishii, I’ve got a soft spot for you because we’ve known each other for almost 30 years, ever since we were both working for Genshiro Tenryu in WAR in Japan.

“Albeit, I was a huge main event star, and you were nothing more than a rookie, a Young Boy. You used to get me coffee, carry my bags, and even wash my back in the shower. Hahaha! But Ishii, you’ve gone on to become one of the toughest and best pro-wrestlers in the world. I should know, because it was only two years ago that we had a classic match, one of my favorite in AEW, and one of the toughest I’ve ever had, also in Chicago. So it’s only apropos that in two weeks on Dynamite, we’re gonna face each other. I do accept your challenge, Ishii, for the ROH World Championship, Jericho VS Ishii.

“But I’ve gone on to bigger and better things, as well. Because now, I’ve become the Nueve.” Jericho, Keith & Bill all hold up nine fingers. Jericho reminds us he is a NINE-TIME world champion, and a TWO-TIME ROH World Champion. So now, Jericho will invoke the glory and courage of great ROH champions of the past, like Jay Briscoe. And he’ll do that while teaching Ishii a lesson that he won’t forget, ever again. Keith says in the Windy City, Jericho blows Ishii’s dumb ass away! Jericho says truer words have never been spoken. Thanks, guys! But will Jericho have very little to be thankful after the Stone Pitbull takes a bite out of him?

Backstage interview with Billie Starkz.

Lexy Nair says this is another Emergency Minion Empowerment Meeting, aka MEM. They need to see if one Billie Starkz is ready to apologizes to their Minion Overlord, the ROH Women’s World Champion, Athena. Lexy cues Billie, and Billie says just wants to tell Athena… Oh, look at that, Athena steps in, ready to hear this. Athena looks Billie up and down, and can’t believe that is what Billie wore to a MEM. It looks like grandma’s nursing home crafts project. Billie rolls her eyes and Athena says to not worry about Minion 400,237 & 3/4ths, if that is who Billie decides to be. What about London? China? India?

Lexy tries to explain but in steps Leila Grey. She brushes Billie aside to say she heard Athena is looking for the most top tier talent from around the world. Well look no further, because there is no one above Top Flight. Athena and Lexy l augh right at Leila. Wow, Top Flight’s flight attendant? Oh, Bestie, this is actually perfect. They can showcase Athena before her world tour begins. So uh, what was her name again? Lei… Leilani? Leila says Athena knows her name. Oh, yes, of course, Miss Baddie.

But hey, next week, Athena challenges Leila on the Proving Grounds, where Athena will prove she is the best ROH champion, as well as the most violent and most dominant champion in ALL of pro-wrestling! And she’ll make an example out of Leila. What’s she say to that? Leila says you’re on. Athena says good~! Let’s go, Bestie. Athena & Lexy go one way, Billie scoffs and goes the other. Will Leila last the ten minute time limit to earn her golden ticket? Or is this “Athena World Tour” taking off without her?

ROH Rewind – ROH Women’s World Championship Proving Grounds Match: Athena VS Hyan!

The Fallen Goddess is now the longest reigning champion in ALL of ROH history, but let us look back in time to the Forever Champion’s first Proving Ground match!

The Code of Honor is upheld, though maybe mockingly. The bell rings and we’re on the clock. Hyan and Athena step up, and then Athena DECKS Hyan! Athena celebrates, then she fires off on Hyan in the corner! Fans boo but Athena lets off as the ref counts. Athena snapmares and KICKS Hyan, then asks if the fans want one more. Fans do, but Athena just covers. TWO, but Athena drags Hyan up. Athena hooks Hyan up and clamps on a neck wrench. Hyan endures, fans rally, and Hyan throws elbows. Hyan rolls Athena up, TWO! Oklahoma Roll, TWO! Hyan UPPERCUTS Athena down and fans fire up!

Hyan runs to PENALTY KICK! And PENALTY KICK! Hyan fires up, HAT TRICK!! Athena is down and fans fire up, Hyan covers, ONE!! Athena toughs it out, but Hyan CLUBS away. Hyan runs, but into a BLACK HOLE SLAM! Athena then dribbles Hyan off the mat! Athena CHOKES Hyan, but she lets off as the ref counts. Athena and the ref argue, but Athena calms down. Hyan sits up, Athena drags her up, but Hyan shoves her away. Athena BOOTS Hyan down! Fans rally and duel, Athena clamps on a chinlock. Athena claws at the eyes, but the ref reprimands. Athena shifts to a chinbar, but Hyan arm-drags free!

Athena is furious, she runs in, but into a BOOT! Hyan runs to CROSSBODY! Hyan fires up, rallies with clotheslines, then she fireman’s carries. WASTELAND! Fans fire up with Hyan, and she drops a leg, brother! Cover, ONE!! Athena is still in this but Hyan hurries to a corner. Hyan climbs, but Athena ROCKS her! Athena bumps Hyan off buckles, goes out to the apron, and then SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMBS her to the floor!! Fans are shocked but Athena grins. The ref wants Athena to get this back in the ring, so Athena drags Hyan up, to RAM her into steel steps! Athena puts Hyan back in the ring, covers, TWO!?!

Hyan is still in this, but Athena clamps on the CROSSFACE! Hyan taps, Athena wins!

Winner: Athena, by submission (denies Hyan a title match)

But Athena just makes Hyan suffer more! The ref counts, Athena lets off, and she gets in the ref’s face. The Fallen Goddess shows no mercy, and she sets the belt down. She drags Hyan up, fans boo, but Athena SMASHES Hyan off the belt!! Athena laughs at Hyan but fans chant, “YOU SUCK!” Athena just gets more upset! She shoves Hyan out of the ring and shouts at the fans that she’s the champ! It’s been historic every since, will anyone ever stop Athena’s reign of terror?

The Righteous VS Sammy Diaz & Matt Raymond!

We saw earlier tonight how ol’ Dutch & Vincent ruined the good times for Dustin & Sammy, but now they’re the ones in the ring. Will they simply add momentum to what they did earlier? Or can Sammy & Matt take advantage of being overlooked?

The teams sort out and Vinnie starts against Matt. Matt waits on the Code of Honor, but Vinnie kicks low! The fans boo but Vinnie whips Matt, only for Matt to KICK then fire hands! Matt ROCKS Vinnie, whips him, but Vinnie reverses. Vinnie then sidesteps Matt to ELBOW him down! The fans are torn, and Vinnie shouts, “Dig what I’m sayin’?!” Vinnie grabs legs but Matt kicks him away. Vinnie runs up, Matt puts him in the corner, and then Matt runs up. Vinnie ELBOWS Matt, goes up and HEEL KICKS! Vinnie runs, tilt-o-whirl, RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Vinnie snaps his fingers to the rhythm in his head, then stands Matt up.

Vinnie bumps Matt off buckles, tags in Dutch, and Dutch runs up to SPLASH! Matt staggers into Vinnie’s SIDE EFFECT! Then SENTON LEG DROP COMBO! The fans are torn but Dutch grins. Dutch brings Matt up, reels him in, short arm LARIAT! Dutch paces around Matt, drags him back up, and short arm- NO, Matt boots back! But Dutch catches Matt for an EXPLODER! Sammy tags in, LARIATS, but Dutch doesn’t budge! Sammy tries again, and again, but then dodges a lariat to ENZIGIRI! Dutch wobbles, Sammy shouts “TOP FIVE!” But he runs into a BLACKHOLE SLAM! Tag to Vinnie and The Righteous targets Matt.

Matt grabs at Vinnie, but Vinnie cravats! AUTUMN SUNHINE! And then Sammy gets the DOUBLE DUTCH DEATH VALLEY!! Cover, The Righteous win!

Winners: The Righteous, by pinfall

It wasn’t the Sammy they want but it was the Sammy they had that suffers. Then Vinnie grabs a mic to say, “Something I’ve noticed around here… is you really gotta force the hand in this place to get what you want. So that’s exactly what we’re gonna do! And when I move on something, it gets done! And if it doesn’t get done, ol’ Dutch moves on it, and that’s the last thing you want to happen. We should’ve been the ROH World Tag Team Champions a long time ago, and everybody here knows it. Sammy, Dustin, if you stab the body, it’s a wound that can heal. But if you injure the heart, that is a wound that’ll last a lifetime.

“You’re looking at the ROH World Tag Team Champions. Dig what I’m sayin’?” Vinnie hands the mic to Dutch, and Dutch holds up the cowbell. “Dustin~! HAHAHAHA! I know that you know what this is. And I know how much this means to you. And I know that every day, during your childhood, you looked up at this, hoping and praying that one day, it would be handed down to you. HAHAHAHAHA! But lemme tell you something that you don’t know, Dustin. 14 years ago, I spent a lot of time with your father.” The fans start to boo but Dutch says Dusty saw a lot of potential in him and took him under his wing.

Dusty treated Dutch like family, because he saw in Dutch what he NEVER saw in Dustin! And because of that, this cowbell was handed down to Dutch because Dusty treated him like his own son. “And now, Dustin, we all know that you are the weakest link in our family!” The fans boo but The Righteous are willing to warp reality to change the future. Will they take more than just the gold away from Dustin & Sammy?

ROH Women’s World Television Championship Street Fight: Red Velvet VS Diamante!

The last time these two went around, The Chef was burned by the fire inside this Cuban Diamond. But that fire also burned Diamante, which is why Diamante isn’t champion, yet. Will taking off the limitations allow Diamante to finally shine with gold? Or will Velvet serve up a proper L this time?

As Diamante makes her way to the ring, she’s wearing a chain and dragging a trash can full of goodies. Velvet simply has the belt, but it looks like she’s fixing to use it! Velvet rushes down to the ring, no time for proper introductions! She avoids Diamante’s kendo stick attack, then trips Diamante up! The bell rings as Velvet drags Diamante out of the ring! The fans fire up while the hands fire off, but then Velvet RAMS Diamante into the apron! And RAMS her in again! The fans fire up and Velvet CLUBS Diamante before putting her in the ring. The headband comes off as Velvet storms in, but Diamante has the kendo stick!

Velvet blocks the shot! Velvet stares Diamante down, then takes the kendo stick to swing on Diamante! Diamante ducks then waistlocks Velvet for a GERMAN SUPLEX! Velvet flounders while the fans rally up. Diamante has the kendo stick back, and she SMACKS Velvet on the back! And SMACKS her again! Diamante talks smack, puts Velvet on ropes, and CHOKES her! Velvet suffers, but then Diamante stops to pick up the belt. Diamante taunts Velvet with it, “Is this yours? Not for long.” Velvet throws hands but Diamante stomps her down! Diamante stomps away at the ropes, then sits Velvet up.

Diamante straps the belt to the ropes to place it right in Velvet’s face. Diamante tells the fans to shut up, then she runs side to side. But Velvet drop toeholds Diamante into the belt! The fans cheer and Velvet grabs Diamante’s trash can. Velvet raises the can, but Diamante DROPKICKS it into her! The fans fire up while Diamante goes after Velvet. Diamante hoists Velvet up top, CLUBS her on the back, then pulls her into the Tree of Woe. Velvet tries to sit up, but Diamante pushes her into the trash can! Velvet is caught and Diamante runs, DROPKICK into the can! Velvet is rattled, and Diamante dumps her out of the Tree. Cover, TWO!

Velvet stays in this but Diamante keeps planning. Diamante wedges the trash can into a corner. The fans duel as Velvet crawls and grabs a chair! Diamante sees that, and she stands on the chair. Diamante SMACKS Velvet off the steel! Diamante dribbles Velvet off it now, then soaks up the cheers and jeers from Providence. Diamante fetches her chain, and she brings it over. Velvet crawls but Diamante wraps the chain around her neck! Velvet flails and claws at the chain but Diamante is squeezing the life out of her! The fans rally and duel while Velvet sputters and coughs! Diamante says just go to sleep, but Velvet fights up! STUNNER!

Diamante staggers and Velvet breathes again. Diamante is after Velvet, whips her at the trash can, but Velvet stops herself! Velvet BOOTS Diamante back! Velvet then headlocks to BULLDOG Diamante onto a chair! The fans fire up while Diamante writhes. Velvet stalks Diamante, drags her up, and whips her into the trash can! Diamante falls in a heap and the fans fire up again! Velvet goes out and is enjoying this now. The fans chant for tables, but Velvet does us one better with a ladder! Velvet puts that ladder into the ring, then storms up on Diamante to stomp away! Velvet beats Diamante down, then she stands the ladder up.

The fans rally as the ladder is set against ropes like a ramp. Velvet storms over to Diamante, brings her up, but Diamante PALM STRIKES! Velvet grins, and she knees Diamante low! Velvet whips Diamante, to then hip toss her onto the ladder! Diamante writhes as she slides down the rungs! Velvet puts Diamante on the ladder, CHOPS her, then climbs up the corner! The fans fire up and Velvet leaps, but Diamante moves! Leg drop hits ladder and Velvet writhes, clutching her thigh and hip! Diamante storms up on Velvet, ducks a haymaker, and then BACK SUPLEXES Velvet onto the ladder! Diamante CLUBS Velvet and SMACKS her off the rungs.

Diamante puts Velvet on the ladder, CHOPS her, and she goes up the corner now. Diamante PLANKING SPLASHES! The ladder cracks from the impact! Cover, TWO! Diamante grits her teeth, pounds the mat in frustration, and she goes outside now. Diamante gives the fans what they want, because here’s a TABLE! This Street Fight has now become a TLC as Diamante completes the trifecta. Diamante puts the table in the ring while the fans duel, and Diamante sets that table up near a corner. She makes sure it’s just right before fetching Velvet. Velvet JAMS Diamante with a chair! But Diamante avoids the swing!

Velvet stalks Diamante, even as Diamante crawls under the ladder. Velvet uses chair to SMACK ladder and it jams Diamante up! Velvet SMACKS the ladder again! The fans fire up while Velvet throws the chair away. Velvet moves the ladder aside, puts Diamante on the table, and CLUBS her down. The fans fire up as Velvet makes her way to the corner and climbs up. But Diamante rises up! Diamante trips Velvet and Velvet lands on her bakery. Diamante goes up to bring Velvet up, for a SUPERPLEX down through the table!! The fans go nuts for that crash landing, but Diamante’s the one stuck in the wood wreckage!

Diamante crawls free, finds Velvet to cover, TWO!! Velvet survives, if only on instinct. Diamante is further frustrated but she hurries to grab the belt. Diamante flashbacks to when she struck Velvet down before, she wants to do it again! But Velvet dodges the belt shot! Velvet mule kicks Diamante down, then brings the belt around. Velvet dragon sleepers, into MAMA’S KITCHEN on the belt!! Cover, Velvet wins!

Winner: Red Velvet, by pinfall (still ROH Women’s World Television Champion)

These two turned up the heat and really cooked up a winner! But the winner is Red Velvet, and she moves on to bigger and better. Who will be served up as The Chef’s next meal?

My Thoughts:

A very good ROH, especially with it only coming in at about an hour and 20. Well, even less when you consider they’re keeping up the ROH Rewind. Lucky for me, it was a match I already covered. And being Athena based was smart, given she’s kinda the top story here. Very good promo in the Emergency MEM, and while Athena VS Leila will be good, the best Leila can do is last the ten minutes. Again, Billie is definitely going to be Athena’s opponent for Final Battle, and we’re just waiting for the moment she snaps on Athena.

Great opening tag team Fatal 4, and great win for The Kingdom to stay strong in the tag rankings. Good stuff in the ROH World Tag Team title story, with Dustin & Sammy having a good match with Shot Through The Heart, but then Righteous attacking them. Again, makes The Righteous having their own match and promo redundant, but this is probably all to accelerate the story so we can have the match in time for Final Battle. I had a feeling the Von Erichs wouldn’t be around for a Six Man title story but maybe they focus on that as we move into 2025 and All In Texas. Not to be mean to the Von Erichs, but it feels like they’re getting a long title reign just on name value because, well, why aren’t they traveling more?

Good stuff in the other matches. As I skimmed, it was clear Solo got a good showing against Shibata, and Waves & Curls got a great showing against this new team of Griff Garrison & Preston Vance. They didn’t have Vance strike out on his own for very long, though. I was hoping he could explore who it is to be Preston Vance on his own, but maybe he can do that while creating a bond with Griff and making that a successful team. And then a great main event from Velvet and Diamante, especially for a Street Fight. A little surprised Velvet won, but not by much. As I said before, that custom red strap is going to be the thing for a good stretch, Velvet probably makes it into 2025 as champ.