Ring Of Honor Coverage
ROH Glory By Honor Review: 10/12/19
Matt Davis presents your look at Saturday’s ROH Glory By Honor event, featuring Marty Scurll, PCO, World Champion RUSH and more!
Matt Davis presents your look at Saturday’s ROH Glory By Honor event, featuring Marty Scurll, PCO, World Champion RUSH and more!
Ian Riccaboni welcomes us to Glory by Honor as we start off with a battle royal and the winner will face Rush later tonight, Colt Cabana and Caprice Coleman also doing commentary for this show.
1) 15 Man Battle Royal
Winner Receives ROH World Championship match later tonight
As the bell sounds everyone brawls, and Kenny King slips under the bottom rope and rolls under the ring. We are told he did the same thing at the Honor Rumble in Madison Square Garden which he won. About 10 seconds in, Matt Lancey goes over the top rope, followed by Chase Valor. Quickly, Booku is tossed and the crowd boos. After about a minute, Beer City Bruiser yells “I can’t bite, I aint got no teeth”. Everyone brawling, as Brian Johnson tries for his third elimination but Joe Hendry tosses him as the crowd cheers. Josh Wood airplane spins Cheeseburger over the top rope, and Woods and Young bump into each other and they knock Cheeseburger out. Announcers keep putting over Big Daddy Yum Yum as a bonafied main eventer in CMLL and mentioned he wrestled in New Japan as well. Rhett Titus skins the cat ad comes back in, and gets caught in a belly to belly by Josh Woods. Silas Young tosses Rhett Titus! Silas tells his protege the point is to throw them out!
Rhett Titus paces around the ring after he was thrown out and grabs Kenny King from under the ring. The former All Night Express partners argue, as Joe Hendry buckets Kenny King from behind and tosses the former ROH TV Champion to the floor! Silas Young tucks Joe Hendry as he hits the floor. We are told that Silas Young and Josh Woods are the first announced competitors in the first ever Tag Team Survival of the Fittest in Texas in November. Coast 2 Coast eliminates Beer City Bruiser with a double dropkick. They’re splashing Brian Milonas in the corner, and Milonas eliminates both men at the same time as he drives them over the top rope. Yum Yum and Milonas goes face to face and they begin to brawl. Nigel Lariat from Yum Yum staggers the big Milonas. Yum YUm tries a springboard crossbody and gets caught, Milonas tosses the CMLL main eveters as we are down to three men. Silas Young, Josh Woods, and Brian Milonas. Milonas crushes Josh Woods with a crossbody off the ropes! Silas saves his studet as they double team Brian Milonas and Silas Young tosses the giant man. Silas Young asks for a hug from his partner,and he suckers in the oblivious Josh Woods and chucks him for the win in about 8 minutes.
Winner: Silas Young
Grade: *
Thoughts: Too short, not enough star power to interest me in the least bit. The fact they made a announcement that Young and Woods were the first team announced for the first ever Tag Team SOTF made me realize they were reaching the finals. Young with good heel tactics tossing his student for the win made sense as he tries to make Josh Woods more of a man. I have to say, Young “teaching him the ropes” has provided some excellent inadvertent comedy between the two.
2) PCO vs Dalton Castle
Second Round – “#1 Contender At Final Battle Tournament”
The Peacock, the former ROH World Champion Dalton Castle, makes his entrance first. One third of the ROH Six Man Tag Team Championships, and a former ROH Tag Team Champion has made a huge impact since debuting in ROH under a year ago. Jim Johnston produced his entrance theme music tonight, the first time the famous composer did a theme song for a wrestler outside WWE in three decades. Dalton Castle seems terrified outside the ring as the smoke and fog clears. Castle says “If I shake your hand you aren’t going to eat it will you?” Castle quickly shakes.
Castle cirles around as PCO stalks the former champion. The fans are split cheering and chanting for both men. They’re feeling each other out early on. Castle tries to cheap shot PCO, and PCO openly invites Castle to hit him. Castle tries, it doesn’t phase him. PCO yells ” HIT ME”, Castle jumps on him and drops him with a german suplex. PCO is stunned for just a second but gets to his feet and plants the Peacock with a hard clothesliene! Hard spiking DDT by the 52 year old redemption project, followed by a dropkick to the spine! PCO in control as the fans love it.
Castle with a fast back elbow. Castle sprints to the apron, and PCO levels Castle with a hard clothesline dropping Castle back first on the apron and to the outside. They exchange hard chops and chest slaps outside as PCO bludgeons his opponent. Castle reverses and posts him! PCO is down. PCO suckers him in and chokeslams Castle spine first onto the ring apron! PCO pulls the padding up exposing the concrete. Caprice Coleman says “We often wonder what PCO thinks, but we’ve realized he doesn’t, he just does.” They’re brawling on the top rope above the exposed concrete.. Fans chanting “Please dont die”. PCO starts grabbing his face as he tweaks and stumbles. PCO falls to the floor and Castle with a running knee and he rolls inside to regroup. Castle dropkicks PCO through the ropes. Castle with a belly to belly on the outside, keeping PCO down. Referee begins to count, as PCO rolls in at 10, being reminded ROH uses a 20 count.
Back in the ring, Castle tries to win it with a quick DDT but PCO kicks out at one. Knee to the side of the head! Castle with a quick t-bone pop suplex head over heels! PCO struggles to his feet, PCO misses a swing, and another inside out suplex by Castle dropping the bigger man. Castle dumps PCO to the outside to the exposed concrete. Colt Cabana remarks if this was a battle royal, we’d have a winner, but it is not. Snark! Referee begins to count again, PCO up at 12, looking around and rolls inside at 14. Castle on the attack right away. Hiptoss by Castle who remains in control. Running Knee by Castle against the barricade. Fans chant “One more time” and Castle gets a chair and sits it open arguing with the referee. PCO tries to attack but Castle CRUSHES PCO THROUGH THE CHAIR WITH A SPINEBUSTER! Referee counting PCO down again, referee reaches 17 as PCO up and stumbling and rolls in at 19. Double DDTs by Dalton Castle, a third one, off the ropes, running knee, and hooks the leg and PCO kicks out! PCO Up, grabs the throat and Castle blocks the chokeslam. Big Boot to Castle and both men spill outside. PCO rolls inside as the fans cheer the oncoming assault. Diving headbutt through the ropes! He’s insane! 52 year old diving headbutt through the ropes. Chokeslam inside the ring, and PCO climbs to the top rope. PCO gets the PCO-Sault and wins at 12:30!
Winner: PCO
Grade: **1/2
Thoughts: PCO is one away from main eventing Final Battle after pinning former ROH TV and Tag Champion Kenny King in the first round, and former ROH World Champion here and now. This match was a great highlight for both men. That spinebuster into the chair looked great. PCO doing what he does at 52, flips, dives, brawling, incredible.
3) Jay Lethal vs Marty Scurll
Second Round – “#1 Contender at Final Battle Tournament”
We are told these two have only met one one other time, at Final Battle 2017. Jay Lethal has held the ROH World Championship and ROH TV Championships longer than any one else in company history, labeling him the Franchise of ROH! He’s out first to a great reaction. Colt Cabana compares Jay Lethal to Bruno Sammartino as The Villain makes his entrance next. Hoot hoot’s by the crowd, Colt Cabana tells us he’s ever wrestled anyone like Scurll, having bested Colt in the first round. Also one third of the ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships, he comes in here looking for one more opportunity at the ROH World Championship which he has had at Supercard of Honor in 2017 and the G1 Supercard in 2018, losing both matches. If he wins here, he will be one win away from another opportunity.
Marty Scurll adheres to the code of honor as the bell sounds and Lethal with a boot to the face! Lethal charges and dives outside, not once but twice! He rolls Scurll inside, Scurll fast, misses the superkick, dropkick knocks Scurll to the floor, third time is the charm for Lethal as he dives to the outside and connects again! Scurll blocks Hail to the King, booting Lethal to the apron, Lethal sweeps Scurll and climbs to the top again. Hail to the King reversed into a crucifix pin roll-up…two! Caprice Coleman with the best line I’ve heard in quite some time, Corey Graves needs to step his game up. After Lethal missed, CC says “That was more like Hell to the Nah”. Memes for the win! Big boot by Lethal, and calls for the Injection countered into the Chickenwing, reversed into a cutter! Cabana tells us the difference between a cutter and the Injection is the momentum. Lethal with a stalling vertical suplex, crashing Scurll to the mat, press pin and gets two! Lethal tries a figure four but Scurll scrambles to the ropes. They exchange blocks, Scurll tosses Lethal outside, and superkicks him from the apron! Boom! Hoot hoot!
Knife edge chop ad a punch to the throat from The Villain! Throat first across the apron as Scurll tries a pin and gets two. Scurll targeting the neck with chops. They have a chop fest as the crowd woos! Backbreaker across the knee, pin and Lethal kicks out at one. Scurll works over Lethal, kicking the elbow with the fingers pinned backwards. Scurll now with his ow vertical suplex, sending the former champion crashing to the mat. Pin and Lethal kicks out. Chops from both men in the corner, Lethal sent back first into the opposite corner and he collapses. Scurll sends him into the corner two more times buit Lethal with a desperation clothesline. Lethal misses the missile dropkick, Lethal ducks a clothesline into the buzzsaw powerslam! Hail to the King connects flush! He can’t get all the leverage on the pin due to landing awkward on his elbow and Scurll kicks out. Bicycle boot by Lethal drops Scurll. Scurll fakes the superkick, and kicks out the knee. He calls for the CHICKEN WING as the crowd is on their feet. Lethal reverses the chicken wing into a sweep into a fast Figure four in the middle of the ring! Awesome transition! Riccaboni questions if you can tip your hand as the fans chant what’s going to happen against such an experienced veteran like Lethal. Scurll trying to reverse the figure four but can’t get the leverage to turn it. He tries the other way and flips it! Lethal shouts in pain and releases the hold. Both men limping around, striking on dead legs in the middle of the ring.
Spinning forearm by Scrull, half dragon suplex, into a LARIAT OFF THE ROPES WHICH SPINS LETHAL UPSIDE DOWN! Is that enough? Lethal kicks out at two and a half! Lethal reverses the Chickenwing into a victory roll and gets two. Lethal blocks Black Plague, Scurll into the British bridge pin and gets two! Transitions into the chickenwing, no Lethal blocks with a pin and gets two! Scurll tries another Chickenwing, trying to reach for the ropes, but Scurll finally breaks the Franchise as Lethal’s body gives out and Scurll drops the hooks in as The Villain moves on to the finals in 13 minutes.
Winner: Marty Scurll
Grade: ***1/2
Thoughts: Excellent match, but as an undercard semi-final match, it certainly didn’t go as long as it should, but it was a fast paced match with everything in it, great counters, technical wrestling, multiple finishing sequences. Scurll felt like someone who arguably could be the next ROH World Champion if he could have a match like this against Rush at Final Battle, but his faction partner stands in between that later on tonight. I liked the story being told now after both of these matches, with the top finalists defeating two former ROH World Champions to reach the finals. That is an old school ROH approach, and I like to see that type of storytelling.
4) ROH TV Champion Shane Taylor vs (???)
ROH TV CHAMPIONSHIP
Open Challenge
Shane Taylor beign escorted by Shane Taylor Productions, we are told Shane Taylor does not have a contract with ROH, only agreeing to show up because the price was right. That is an awful thing for your company to be endorsing. Before the match, some fans chant “You’re trash” and Taylor grabs a microphone and goes Ric Flair-esque calling out the fan and saying “we aren’t talking about your mother!”. What a heel! Shane Taylor cuts a promo about how he started to wrestle 12 years ago and he decided he didn’t want to be the regular cookie cutter hugging good guy. We are told J. Spade who is from New Orleans is the challenger for this Open Challenge tonight. Shane Taylor asks Spade if he’s ready to get knocked out.
Spade starts quick and early with a dropkick sending the champion to the corner. Taylor blocks a toss, but Spade with a superkick. Running uppercut knocking Taylor to the outside. We are told Spade and Taylor go way back, having a rivalry on the independants before Taylor came to Ring of Honor. Diving splash drops the champion as Spade celebrates with the hometown crowd. Back in, Spade tries a springboard splash, but Taylor counters into a sitout bomb! Huge hard open palm strike from the champion echoes across the arena. Taylor with hard right jabs, dropping Spade flat in the corner. Taylor tells the referee to count him down, referee gets to 6, and Taylor crushes Spade with a huge hiptoss, and a hard lariat. Gets two!
Caprice Coleman says Shane Taylor compares to Larry Holmes and Muhammad Ali because both men talked a lot of trash to his opponents but earned their names and the respect as great champions because they backed it up as fighting champions. Spade with some running strikes, spinning kick, springboard crossbody gets two by Spade! Taylor grounds the challenge with a headlock, Spade reverses a lariat into a Blue Thunder Bomb for two and a half!! Almost a new champion there! Taylor catches a boot, and drops Spade with a uranagi and running splash off the ropes. Spade kicks out! Spade tries a powerslam, Spade out with a forearm, but Taylor gives him the Greeting from the 216 piledriver out of no where to retain in about 6 minutes.
Winner AND STILL ROH TV CHAMPION: Shane Taylor
Grade: *1/2
Thoughts: Hard to grade this. Spade looks good in the limited time we got to see him here. They made a big deal about these two rivalry outside of the company, but the crowd didn’t seem to care even though he was a hometown talent. Taylor had everything going for him in what was basically an athletic squash. The comparisons between Taylor and Holmes and Ali was great to build Taylor’s character.
5) Kelly Klein (w/ ???) vs ROH Women of Honor Champion Angelina Love (w/ Mandy Leon)
ROH WOMEN OF HONOR CHAMPIONSHIP
This match is a rematch from Death Before Dishonor when Angelina Love took the championship from Kelly Klein. She comes out and is introduced as the only two time Women of Honor Champion. We are told Klein has won it at Final Battle and at G1 Supercard in Madison Square Garden. We are told she has a mystery friend here tonight to help protect from interference from The Allure. Angelina Love makes her entrance next, being escorted by Mandy Leon.
Bell rings and Klein spears Love! We are told Love has pinned Klein twice, Klein with a clothesline in the corner and charges in the opposite corner. We are told Kelly Klein went undefeated i ROH for over two years. Belly to belly bridge gets two from the challenger. Klein gets distracted by Mandy Leon and Love dropkicks Klein to the floor. Diving Thesz Press from the apron from Love, pummeling Klein on the ground. Love in control, throwing Klein face first into everything around the ring. They’re questioning who Kelly Klein’s enforcer is, as she hasn’t showed up yet. Love stomps a mudhole in Klein in the corner before standing on her chest, pin, and two! Off the middle rope, clothesline by the champion and gets a two count. Klein blocks a suplex and turns it inside cradle for two. Roll up for two! Love with a flatliner into the Koji clutch! Klein slaps the mat, commentators question if she just submitted, Klein has no where to go, Love has it in deep in the middle of the ring. Klein tries to escape, but Love locks it in deeper. Klein leverages up and flips her leg across the bottom rope but the damage has been done.
Kelly Klein blocks the Botox Injection and counters into a sitout DDT as both women are down! They’re exchanging blows in the middle of the ring now. Champion and challenger face to face, flying forearms send the champion to the mat. Klein with a fallaway slam, and follows up with a second one! Saito suplex by the challenger has her in full control! K-Power connects, hooks the leg with high leverage and Love kicks out at two! Botox Injection connects and Klein kicks out! Klein uses her experience and rolls outside. Love climbs to the top turnbuckle, diving crossbody to the outside crushing Kelly Klein! Love rolls in the ring and referee begins to count Kelly Klein down. Klein rolls in at 18, and Angelina Love is waiting, Botox Injection blocked, Klein with another K-Power but Love knocked out the referee during the move with her feet. Mandy Rose in with a chair and smacks Klein. Lights are out……
Standing in the ring is The Maneater Maria Manic (I had to look that up), Manic takes out Mandy Rose with a Torture Rack Burning Hammer, Klein hits Angelina Love with a third K-Power and gets the pin and win in 12 minutes.
Winner AND NEW ROH WOMEN OF HONOR CHAMPION: Kelly Klein
Grade: *
Thoughts: I had to look up who that was, at first I thought it was ODB, which utterly disappointed me (after Love and ODB had a feud in TNA a long time ago), but once I looked it up and did some research I’m excited about this. But was peculiar, based on my research she actually debuted in June at Best in the World, also involving Love and Klein in a tag match, which makes me question why this was such a reveal with the lights going out. Did they really surprise debut her twice in the same year? Match itself was poor. Love is beyond her prime at this point, and it just didn’t click at all. Kelly Klein is now a three time Women of Honor Champion, as she’s won the championship from everyone else who has held it. Maybe she’ll come to WWE and run her championship total up like someone else….
6) Luke Hawx & Perry Hawx vs ROH World Tag Team Champions The Briscoe Brothers
ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
We are told that Luke Hawx has been around a long time in wrestling, and also has made his name known in Hollywood movies, including Fast and the Furious and Logan. He is partnering tonight with his son, Perry Hawx as they challenge the 11 time ROH Tag Team Champions tonight. #DemBoys ready for a fight.
Mark Briscoe and Perry Hawx start us off. We are reminded that Mark was once this young, even younger, at the first ROH show and he wasn’t legally able to compete in the first show. Mark Briscoe grappling with Perry, and Perry shoots the half into a inside cradle for two! Another roll up for two! Briscoe with a knee to the gut. Mark tagged Jay who went like a house of fire on the young boy, before Perry ducked a corner charge and tagged in his dad.
Luke Hawx in the former two time World Champion, and Jay pummels him! Crowd really into this match, making noise, and Luke Hawx powerslams Jay Briscoe hard! Perry tags ad tries a double leg takedown but Jay tags his brother Mark and the Briscoes stop the younger Hawx cold in his tracks, sending him to the outside, Jay with the attack on the outside. Mark Briscoe breaks down Luke Hawx who tried to save his son. Double boot by the Briscoes on Perry Hawx! Jay throws a chair in the ring. Mark uses the chair to step up somersault splash the Hawx’s! Mark Briscoe with a brainbuster to Perry, tags in Jay with the double stomp. Briscoes tag in and out abusing Perry Hawx, double shoulder tackle and the Briscoes taunt the crowd, Luke Hawx, and Perry. Jay Briscoe with a double underhook butterfly clutch draws Luke into the ring to stop the torture and breaks it. Mark in, hard chinlock trying to drain the life from the younger Hawx. Perry Hawx out of desperation with a spinning suplex! Hot tags to Luke Hawx and Jay Briscoe! Trading blows!
Luke Hawx with a spinning heel kick! Hawx with a double team backbreaker and Mark Briscoe saves the match and the titles. Perry Hawx sends Mark into the barricade, Luke grabs Jay off the top and Stun Gun’s him across the top rope. Perry Hawx with a diving splash onto the Briscoes as the fans are making noise with the Hawx in control! Innovated ASAI MOONSAULT from the outside from Luke, gets two on Jay Briscoe! Hard clothesline by Jay Briscoe is enough for a tag, and the Briscoes knock Perry down, double team, superplex into the Froggy Bow.. and Perry Hawx makes the save! Jay on top of the kid with closed fists! Briscoes set the Doomsday Device, Perry trips Mark Briscoe off the top, Jay fights back against both Briscoes, the Hawx with a Double Pop Up Powerslam! Luke hooks the legs….we have new champions…MARK BRISCOE MAKES THE SAVE! Mark with a uranagi to Luke Hawx! Perry face to face with Mark Briscoe who challenges Perry to hit him. Briscoe absorbs it and Mark rips his chest apart with karate chops! Perry with a high angle suplex out of no where! Mark with a hard lariat! Redneck Boogey connects! JAY DRILLER! Jay hooks the leg and Perry Hawx is done after 16 minutes.
Winners AND STILL ROH TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The Briscoe Brothers
Grade: ***1/2
Thoughts: Wow, I really loved that match. I thought it was some gimmick attraction having a guy team with his son, but they looked like a well oiled machine up against the greatest team of all time in ROH history. The Briscoes tried to break Perry Hawx several different times and he kicked out. They almost won the championships on three different occasions but by the skin of their teeth, the Briscoes used their experience and did enough to win the match. I am firmly impressed with Perry Hawx, and I hope he goes through training some more, I’d love to see more. The comparisons between him and The Briscoes in 2002 is a great correlation. Perry Hawx actually looks alot like Jay Briscoe did in 2002. I think this could potentially be the Match of the Night.
7) Jonathan Gresham vs Alex Shelley
Two former tag team partners clash here as Gresham tries to prove he belongs in Ring of Honor. We are told that this match came about after the Dearborn event when Alex Shelley lost the World Championship match. Gresham out first, and we are reminded that Gresham defeated Jay Lethal at Death Before Dishonor. Shelley out next, and we are told that Shelley took both Jay White and Jonathan Gresham under his belt, and it paid dividends for both guys in their careers.
Amateur takedown by Gresham, and a counter takedown trip. They grapple back and forth with some great technical exchanges. They square away to cheers and Gresham tries a half nelson into a hammerlock as Shelley yells. Shelley reverses and gets Gresham in an abdonimable stretch into a hammerlock stretch. Gresham tries to escape but Shelley with a cravate. Gresham spins out as the fans cheer. Gresham with a hammerlock, Shelley with some aggressive manuevers in the corner and drives Gresham shoulder first into the buckle hard. Swing and misses from both, Gresham fakes a leapfrog, and kicks Shelley’s leg and dropkicks his face to cheers. Shelley with a knee to the gut and a hard kick to the spine. Snap suplex, jumping knee and a cover and Gresham kicks out.
Shelley with a spinebuster into the Billy Goats Curse and turned into the reverse wheelbarrow stretch, Shelley flash pins Gresham with a crucifix and gets two! Cabana says all the boys in the back are watching this match, and that they call it a locker room sell out. You gotta get sell outs where you can right? Gresham ducks the boot, springboard moonsault connects! Gresham targets the shoulder and twists and turns it into a stepover grounder hammerlock into a wristlock and tries to hyperextend Shelley’s shoulder. Gresham drops the knee trying to pop the joint and ties up Shelley into a half crab pin and gets two. Shelley scampers away. Gresham with a boot to the sternum and traps the arm. Pin gets two. Gresham bends Shelleys fingers and wrist back. Gresham with a crucifix now, into a snap armdrag and holds onto arm control. Shelley tries to whip Gresham but Gresham inverts and tries to rip Shelley’s arm out of its socket. Uppercut into the bicep/shoulder of Alex Shelley. Gresham tries another arm bar but Shelley bites Gresham’s ear out of desperation. Gresham back to the arm but Shelley with a headscissor, Gresham tries a dragonscrew, Shelley with an enzuguiri, and dropkicks the knee!
Shelley on the apron, enzuguri to the back of the head, diving crossbody gets turns inside out and both men roll around in pins, Gresham gets a small package and gets two! Gresham pops the elbow out, step around go behind, stomps on the arm, and gets a la magistral cradle for two and a half! A hold like that hurts the shoulder and potentially gets a pin. Shelley can’t get the whip due to pain. Gresham reverses an electric chair into an arm drag, Shelley tries a lateral press but Gresham escapes, Shelley escapes another la magistral, and Gresham with a bridge pin! Two count again! Gresham dropkicks the arm as Shelley was in the corner. Gresham grabs the wrist and tries to submit Shelley, Shelley with a Super inverted atomic drop to escape! Shelley tries Sliced Bread but Gresham with a backslide, two and a half! Shelley with a spinning fishermans buster! SUPERKICK! Gresham blocks a reverse DDT, Shelley blocks the Octopus Stretch, Shelley flips Gresham inside out with a crucifix and gets three at 15 minutes!
Winner: Alex Shelley
Grade: ***1/2
Thoughts: Just as I was thinking I was going to give this match four stars when it hit the next level, it gave a shock flash pin ending and sucked the momentum the match had established. That being said, I loved this match. It was an old school style ROH match with two great technicians. With Gresham targeting the arm in the second half, Gresham has established himself as one of the best technical wrestlers in the world, he really reminded me of Bryan Danielson circa 2005 here. Found a body part, worked it, targeted it, tried to get unique submissions, roll ups/bridge pins, etc. That really hearkened back for me and gave me an old classic feel. Wish it got five more minutes.
After the match, Gresham gets a chair and gets in the ring but Jay Lethal runs from the back and talks down Gresham. Lethal tells him to relax and calm down. Lethal tells Gresham he just wrestled one of the best matches he’s ever seen. Gresham gives Shelley a handshake as Lethal defuses the situation. Are we building to a Jonathan Gresham heel turn? Interesting little story being told there.
8) Mark Haskins & Tracy Williams vs Flip Gordon & Brody King
Well known feud here in ROH as Lifeblood tangles with Villain Enterprises. We are reminded that Tracy Williams and Mark Haskins are the origial Lifeblood tag team, and almost won Tag Wars earlier in the year. Tracy Williams beat Flip Gordon in a No DQ match at Death Before Dishonor after a piledriver through a table.
Flip Gordon starts off against Mark Haskins, bell sounds. Haskins with a back tie up into a slam, amateur takedow, Gordon with a roll up gets one. They roll around on the mat trying to get any advantage, break and square away even. Haskins tags in Tracy Williams, and Gordon immediately tags in Brody King! Collar and elbow against the ropes. Williams with a back tie up, King reverses and tosses Gordon across the ring like a rag doll.
They begin to exchange strikes and brawl back and forth. Brody King slaps Tracy silly with a hard open hand slap to the chest, dropping Hotsauce into the corner. King tries a running boot and Williams reverses into a leglock grapevine in the corner. Williams tries a springboard but Brody King with a Black Hole Slam for two! KIng tags in Gordon. Hard chop by Gordon and drives his rival into the corner. Roundhouse kick to the back of the ear, pins and Williams gets out. Coming up at ROH The Experience, fans get to pick the stipulation between these two! Gordon tags in Brody King and he drives a boot into Tracy in the corner, followed by a hard chop and slam. Standing Frog Splash gets two and a half as Tracy flips out of a pin. Gordon tags back in as VE double team Hotsauce. Grounded headlock as Williams fights back. VE tries a double team whip, but Williams fights back after Gordon misses. Tracy Williams exhausted couldnt make the tag, and Flip Gordon trips him up to stop him reaching for Haskins. Williams flips inside out and jumps for the tag! Mark Haskins in
Haskins disposes of Gordon, and a fast strike arsenal against King. King tries a chokeslam but Haskins escapes, dumping King to the outside, followed by running kick to the face on the apron! Haskins wants to fly, Gordon stops the dive into a pin, Tracy blocks Gordon, and throws him full speed off the apron with a powerbomb to the barricade from inside the ring! Double Lifeblood criss cross suicide dives onto VE! Double whip splashes by Lifeblood on Gordon. Atomic drop by Haskins, Spicolli Driver by Tracy Williams, a sitout powerbomb for pin and KIng breaks it up. Brody King destroys both members of Lifeblood now. King tries a Gonzo Bomb on Tracy Williams, but Haskins dropkicks the knee, Tracy drops into Flip Gordon ito a triangle choke! Haskins with an armbar on Brody King! Double submissions! Gordon powerbombs Williams onto Haskins to break both holds! All four men down.
King charges and crushes both of his opponents with double clotheslines. KIng throws Gordon into both men, and cannonballs both members of Lifeblood in the corner! Flip Gordon goes under the ring and grabs a kendo stick as Brody King sets Tracy Williams, Gordon swings and Tracy ducks and King gets a face full of cane! Haskins with a suicide dive onto King! Williams with a crushing lariat! Piledriver from Williams gets the three count on Gordon in 12 minutes.
Winners: Tracy Williams and Mark Haskins
Grade: **1/2
Thoughts: Tracy Williams is one of my favorite wrestlers, and I wish he had signed with NXT not ROH. I’m sure he wishes the same thing now in retrospect. Hotsauce is just extremely talented and is able to play this role so well, while bringing years of experience after learning from great technicians like Drew Gulak, Tony Nese, and Timothy Thatcher after his time in Evolve. This match was mostly control over Williams as Villain Enterprises dominated, but it was a miscue that led to the teams loss. Flip Gordon’s man bun makes him look like Marty Scurll if you didn’t know the difference. Mark Haskins also really looks like CM Punk with his long blonde hair. Tell me I’m wrong. From where these two factions began almost a year ago (much maligned with many questions), they have found themselves in great positions within the company. For what it was, it was fine.
After the match Bully Ray jumps both members of Lifeblood, and tosses Williams outside. Ray crushes Haskins with a tossing powerbomb. Flip Gordon in the ring with a cane, and drops Bully Ray back, no love loss between these two! He hands the cane to Bully Ray …who almost breaks it in half over Haskins’s back! Ray shouts “Do you know who I am?” as he stands on the apron looking at his destruction.
9) Silas Youg vs ROH World Champion Rush
ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
“The Last Real Man In Wrestling” Silas Young makes his way out first, challenging for the championship here after winning the battle royal earlier in the night. The undefeated reigning ROH World Champion”El Toro Blanco” Rush makes his way out second. With Lanny Poffo on guest commentary, and Ian Riccaboni compares Rush to Poffo’s late brother, Randy Savage. Poffo says Rush is as unpredictable and savage as his brother. Riccaboni calls Rush a future Hall of Famer.
They reverse about five collar and elbow tie ups, Young tries a suplex but Rush jumps over him. Rush sweeps the leg in the corner, jumps on Young’s face, and Riccaboni tells us this is the set up for The Bulls Horn. Silas Young has it scouted as Young spears the champion! Poffo says for every move there is a counter. Young with a reverse suplex for a one count. Young trash talks Rush and throws him to the floor. Young with a diving double axe handle to the ribs and Silas Young tells Rush to get up and be a man. Silas Young sends Rush head first into the post! Young rolls the champion in the ring, and Young crushes Rush’s midsection with a twisting springboard double stomp! Young with a front face lock DDT! Rush kicks out at one.
Rush blocks a suplex and Young drives Rush hard into the corner and gets the snap suplex, pins and gets one. Silas Young grounds the champion with a chinlock, trying to cut the air flow out. Young drags Rush down by his hair driving his head into the mat hard. Young trash talking the fans. Rush spits at the challenger and Rush with a snap german suplex followed by a dropkick to the face! Rush now in control on the outside, driving the Real Last Man into a chair and then the apron. Rush continues the assault. Rush rolls Silas Young into the ring and tells the referee he understands the count but to tranquilo! Rush sets up for the Bulls Horns. Rush fakes Young out, flips backwards, and TRANQUILOOOO! Fireman carry slam and stomps Young’s ribs now. Misses the senton splash from the middle rope. Silas Young with the rolling slam into the headstand backflip plancha! Silas Young pins and gets two! Rush blocks a fireman carry, Anarchists suplex by Silas Young! Hooks the leg two and a half! Youg with a full nelson, knee to the face! Young charges and Rush flips him inside out into the turnbuckles! Running forearm knocks Young down, Bulls Horns! Rush gets the pin and win in 10 minutes
Winner AND STILL ROH WORLD CHAMPION: Rush
Grade: **
Thoughts: The ROH World Championship match on Glory By Honor should go longer than the main event match of your weekly television match the same weekend. But this did not. I didn’t need or want to see a squash match. The championship means more than that. How do you not give Taven a rematch or something? This is one of the biggest shows historically. I just didn’t like how this match came about, or how it was laid out or how it ended.
Before the main event begins, Matt Taven comes down to the ring with Vinny Marseglia, and challenges whoever has been following them around and attacking them from behind. A video package airs on the screen showing someone tape The Kingdom from behind all day. Taven exists the ring and heads backstage. What the hell was that?
10) PCO vs Marty Scurll
Final Round – “#1 Contender at Final Battle Tournament”
#1 contender ROH World Championship
Ian Riccaboni tells us that PCO has been wrestling as long as he’s been alive, and is called the Canadian Frankenstein, having wrestled in the main event of Madison Square Garden, and also wrestled in front of ten people in his small hometown. The former Pierre Carl Oulette gets in the ring to a good reaction, as The Villain Enterprises leader makes his entrance secod. Both of these men wearing two of the ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships. Streamers fly over Marty Scurll as the crowd sings along with his entrance.
Before the match, Marty Scurll says this match was inevitable, an all Villain final. He says he doesn’t want this opportunity to come between them, so he wants to keep it clean, and may the best man win. Both men shake hands and Scurll cracks the umbrella across PCO’s face!
Quick pin and PCO kicks out! Scurll with three superkicks and all it does is power up PCO! Scurll charges into PCO and runs into a human wall. PCO smirks as the fans chant his name! On the top rope, PCO fends off Scurll, Scurll then with an enzuguiri into a double wristlock bomb from the top, formerly Oulette’s old finisher, getting a two count! Scurll throws the monster to the outside and drops him with a knee to the head. Scurll sends PCO back first ito the barricade! Back in the ring, Scurll in control, boot to the face! Scurll bends the fingers and stomps on the arm. Commentary question how much damage he wants to do to his own championship winning tag partner. They both exchange slaps and chops. Scurll gets caught in a pop up powerbomb followed by a shoulderblock by PCO! Dropkick sends Scurll into the corner, chokeslam! PCO climbs to the top rope to cheers, CANNONBALL! PCO hooks and gets two.
PCO tries a chokeslam, Scurll block and breaks two fingers on the hand! BIG BOOT by PCO sends Scurll to the outside! PCO grabs a table at ringside, drives a knee into Scurll and lays Scurll onto the table. PCO mumbles to himself and says “ON HIS BACK”. Scurll gets off the table and tosses PCO off the top rope through the table to the floor! Fans on their feet chanting “holy shit!” PCO stands though! Scurll rolls him inside and gets a two count! Fans behind PCO now, as Scurll sets for the chickenwing but PCO escapes but runs Scurll into the referee. French Canadian Slam, there’s no referee! Fans count to five! Brody King in the ring, Pump Kick! Black Hole Slam! King throws Scurll on top of PCO. PCO tosses Scurll in the air for two! King holds PCO on the apron, Scurll off the ropes, PCO ducks and Scurll crashes into Brody King! Man, King needs some stick’em, that’s the second time someone has slipped from his grip tonight! Sidewalk slam by PCO! Scurll is out. PCO climbs the top rope. Scurll from behind, tripping him up. PCO with back elbows, and Scrull falls into the referee again! PCO climbs to the top rope again, Flip Gordon with a jumping kick to the face, knocking PCOZ off the top, Scurll with the Six Man title belt to the face! Pin, and Scurll gets the shoulder up at two and three fourths!! PCO ducks a clothesline, dives through the ropes with a hilo into Gordon and King at ringside! Chokebomb to Scurll! PCO climbs up top again, PCO SAULT! Scurll kicks out at two! All the fans on their feet!! It is gut check time for both of them. Fans chanting “Lets Go Marty- PCO!” PCO sets Marty for a cannonball across the apron, but Scurll moves out of the way the Canadian Frankenstein crashes across the apron. Scurll rolls him inside, LARIAT!!!!! Scurll hooks the leg and gets a two count! PCO with his own lariat! PCO climbs to the top one more time. PCO SAULT! PCO gets the win! He’s going to Final Battle! I don’t think the fans thought it would happen, as they were silent during the pinfall.
Winner: PCO
Grade: ***1/2
Thoughts: An entertaining main event here between two veterans giving it their all. Intriguing story as Villain Enterprises had to fight among themselves, with Gordon and King siding with Scurll. It was a fun match, with a table spot, some top rope splashes, and a lot of good near falls. PCO is headed to Final Battle against Rush!
After the match, all four men square away, with King and Gordon flanking their leader. Scurll says in three long years, he’s never been ROH Champion. He says this tournament was his opportunity to finally do that, and PCO took that chance away from him. He says, “congratulations” as the fans stand and cheer for that. He says “Let’s be honest, I’m 31, in the prime of my career, you’re at the end of your career and you just beat The Villain!” Fans chanting and cheering for PCO. Scurll says “Like me, you’ve also never been world champion, but this is your last opportunity, and no one deserves the championship more than you!” All four members of Villain Enterprises stand united in the ring as we head for Final Battle!
Overall Show Grade: 7/10
There was some definite cause for concern with this show. There was poor build after Death Before Dishonor in their weekly programming, with several matches announced in the couple days before the event. The use of local talent kind of disappointed me, as no one is buying the show or buying tickets to see champions face local talent in one of the biggest shows of the year. In fact, none of the men’s championships were defended in a pre-announced match or consisted of any rivalry at all. The only thing built before this show was the Tournament. To that, this show delivered, with three great tournament matches. The match with Gresham and Shelley was fantastic and was my Match of the Night!
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Who is the Face of ROH TV?
Leila Grey called out Red Velvet, and now they’re fighting for the gold! Who will be the ROH Women’s World Television Championship?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Sammy Guevara VS Aaron Solo; Sammy wins.
- Queen Aminata VS Allysin Kay; Aminata wins.
- ROH World Television Championship Proving Ground Match: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Lee Johnson w/ EJ Nduka; Time Limit Draw, Lee earns a future title match.
- Serpentico VS Brandon Cutler; Serpentico wins.
- ROH Rewind – ROH World Television Championship: Samoa Joe VS Tony Deppen; Joe wins and retains the title.
- Blake Christian VS Evil Uno w/ The Dark Order; Blake wins.
- ROH Women’s World Television Championship: Red Velvet VS Leila Grey; Velvet wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Sammy Guevara VS Aaron Solo!
The Spanish God, a Son of Texas, is still ROH World Tag Team Champion after he and Dustin Rhodes took down The House of Torture in Tokyo! But will Sammy keep things going strong from WrestleDynasty? Or will The Extra Talented Aaron Solo bring the DOOM~ on behalf of QT Marshall?
The fans cheer on Sammy while he offers the Code of Honor handshake. Solo says nope, the fans boo, but the bell rings. Sammy and Solo circle, tie up, and Solo wrenches to a wristlock. Solo grins but the fans boo more. Solo keeps Sammy from the ropes, but Sammy spins, flips, and wrenches to wristlock in return. The fans cheer but Solo knees low! Solo fires a forearm, storms up on Sammy at the ropes and fires another. Sammy fires back but Solo knees low again! Solo whips, Sammy reverses, and Sammy hurdles, backflips, then DROPKICKS! Solo falls and Sammy kips up so smooth! The fans cheer and Sammy takes a bow.
Sammy aims and springboards, but he fakes Solo out to spin and pose. The fans cheer, Sammy eggs Solo on, and Solo storms in! Sammy DUMPS Solo back out, then builds speed to CORKSCREW PLANCHA! Direct hit on Solo, and Sammy shouts out Tay Melo and their baby, Luna. Sammy then CHOPS Solo against the railing, puts him in the ring, and covers, ONE! Solo is still in this but Sammy stays on him with a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Sammy stays cool as he goes to the apron, and the fans rally up. Sammy springboards but Solo trips him up! Crash landing for Sammy and the fans boo, but Solo rains down fists!
Solo stomps Sammy at the ropes, the ref counts and Solo stops to soak up heat. Solo CHOKES Sammy on the ropes, steps off as the ref counts again, and he drags Sammy back up. Solo RAMS into Sammy at the corner, the fans taunt him with “YOU SUCK, SOLO!” but Solo just talks smack. Sammy CHOPS Solo! And CHOPS again! Solo knees low again, then snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Sammy goes for ropes but Solo catches him to a chinlock. Solo digs his knee into Sammy’s back but the fans rally up. Sammy endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Sammy CHOPS Solo, CHOPS again, and CHOPS! But Solo knees low again!
Solo whips, Sammy ducks ‘n’ dodges, and he CROSSBODIES! And kips up! The fans fire up with Sammy, he dodges Solo, then RAMS him in the corner! ENZIGIRI! Then a slingshot, somersault and- NO, Solo rolls Sammy! TWO! Solo spins, Sammy ducks the kick and JUMP KNEES! Then he reels Solo in, back suplex KICK!! Cover, TWO!! Solo survives that modified Detonation Kick, but Sammy vows to end it here! Sammy brings Solo up to the torture rack, but Solo grabs ropes! Solo escapes to the apron, but Sammy GAMANGIRIS! Solo staggers up the ramp, and Sammy springboards, but Solo dodges! Sammy rolls through, and Solo runs up to ROCK him!
Sammy ROCKS Solo! Solo ROCKS Sammy! The fans cheer Sammy and boo Solo as they go back and forth. Solo SOBATS, then DREAMCAST- JUMP KNEE again! Sammy takes aim and SUPER- NO, Solo dodges to DREAMCAST KICK! Direct hit this time, and then Solo hit a DESTROYER on the ramp!! Solo shoves Sammy into the ring, then goes up the corner! DIVING DOUBLE STOMPS!! Cover, TWO!! Sammy survives the coup de grace and Solo is furious! The fans rally up while Sammy crawls to a corner. Solo runs up, but into a SUPERKICK! Sammy goes up, FLYING CUTTER! Sammy torture racks, GO TO HOSPITAL! Cover, Sammy wins!
Winner: Sammy Guevara, by pinfall
No doom here! The Spanish God pulls out the victory, but who will target the Sons of Texas and their gold next?
ROH World Television Championship Proving Ground Match: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Lee Johnson w/ EJ Nduka!
The Commander of the Skies pushed Kazuchika Okada further than expected last Saturday on Collision, which is probably why Okada disrespected him even after winning. But now, Komander must focus on his own growing list of challengers. Will he be able to end this in ten minutes or less? Or will he owe Big Shotty a title shot?
The Code of Honor is not upheld as Lee kicks Komander’s hand away, and the bell rings. The two circle, feel things out, then tie up. Lee waistlocks and SLAMS Komander, then floats over to slap him around! The fans boo but EJ says it’s too easy. Lee smirks as he and Komander reset and circle again. The fans rally up, the two tie up, and Komander wrenches to then hook a leg. Komander slaps Lee around now and the fans cheer. Abrahantes says two can play at that game, and Lee resets with Komander. They circle, tie up, and Lee waistlocks. Lee half nelsons, Komander spins but Lee hip tosses, only for Komander to handspring through!
Komander hip tosses Lee, but Lee UP KICKS! Lee hits a headlock takeover, grinds Komander down, but the fans rally up. Komander fights up, powers out, but Lee CLOBBERS Komander! Lee says it’s too easy. The fans boo but Lee grins. Lee goes back for Komander, but Komander sips around to waistlock. Lee bucks the O’Conner, but Komander ducks the lariat! Komander wheelbarrows and arm-drags, but Lee comes back! Komander denies the Code Breaker, trips Lee up, then drops an ELBOW! Lee writhes, Komander stalks him, but Lee runs up. Komander puts Lee on the apron, then triangle jump DROPKICKS him down!
The fans fire up, Komander builds speed, but he has to literally slow his roll as EJ stands in the way. The Judge wags his finger at Komander while the fans boo. The ref tells EJ to back up, and Lee slides into the ring. Komander hurries to aim from the apron, but EJ trips him up! Abrahantes protests but EJ gets away with that one. Komander is annoyed, but Lee BLASTS him down! The fans boo more but Lee high-fives with EJ. Lee then stands Komander up to fire a BODY BLOW! Komander sputters, Lee RAMS him into the apron! EJ says that’s how you do it! Lee whips Komander hard into more railing!
Komander staggers, clutching a hip, but Lee brings Komander around. Lee puts Komander in, covers, ONE! Komander shows that toughness but Lee looms over him. Lee scuffs Komander, the fans rally up, and Komander rises up. Lee is on him but Komander fires a BODY SHOT! Komander RAMS into Lee at the corner, CHOPS him, but Lee kicks low! And CHOPS in return! Lee whips Komander to swing him around and send hard into the buckles! The fans boo but Lee runs up, into a BOOT! Lee staggers, runs back in, but Komander ELBOWS Lee away! Komander goes up, up, but Lee GAMANGIRIS!
Lee climbs up after Komander, but Komander fires body shots! The fans rally, Komander SHOVES Lee down, and Komander adjusts! Tightrope walk and CROSSBODY! Direct hit and the fans fire up! Komander stands, dodges Lee’s lariat, and he rolls to go up, FACEBUSTER! The fans fire up again while Komander crawls to the cover, TWO! Lee stays in this but Komander is more sore from the ribs. Komander goes to the apron, the fans rally up, and he RAMS into Lee! Springboard, flying sunset flip! Lee rolls through, Komander goes up the ropes again to RANA! Cover, TWO!! Lee escapes in time and EJ is relieved.
The fans rally while both men are down. Komander rises, the fans tune up with him, and he runs up on Lee. Lee fireman’s carries, ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! PENALTY KICK! STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!! Komander survives the assault and Lee is furious! EJ also argues the count but the ref defends it. Lee huffs ‘n’ puffs and storms up on Komander. Lee drags Komander up by his mask, reels him in, but Komander slips free of the bomb! SUPERKICK! Lee goes to a corner, Komander runs in, but Lee puts Komander on the apron! Komander ENZIGIRIS! Lee drops to his knees and Komander climbs.
Lee stands to ROCK Komander first! Lee climbs up, brings Komander up again, but Komander fights the suplex! Komander fires body shots, then goes up and over! SUPER SUNSET BOMB!! Lee writhes, but so does Komander! The fans rally again as Komander goes to the apron. EJ coaches Lee but we get the one minute warning! Komander hurries to springboard SWANTON! Direct hit but Komander has to crawl back to the cover! TWO!! Lee survives, Komander scrambles back to the corner, and the fans rally up again. Komander is up top at 30 seconds left, and Komander tightrope walks! CIELITO LINDO!! But he can’t make the cover!!
Komander flails and flounders, but EJ drags Lee out of the ring! The Judge makes the save, and TIME’S UP!!
Time Limit Draw; Lee Johnson earns a title opportunity
Big Shotty has a big grin on his face, but he survived the Proving Grounds. Will Lee grab that gold when he and Komander meet again?
ROH Rewind – ROH World Television Championship: Samoa Joe VS Tony Deppen!
Here on Episode 101, we flashback to Episode 2! The Samoan Submission Machine dropped the TNT Championship just before this, but he took on a former ROH World TV Champion’s challenge, watch as Joe gets the rebound!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who truly reigns in ROH!
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and fans rally for “JOE! JOE! JOE!” as he circles with Deppen. They tie up, fans sing “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” as Joe puts Deppen on ropes. The ref counts the break, Joe lets off cleanly and smirks as Deppen resets. The two circle, tie up, and Joe puts Deppen in the corner. The ref calls the break again, but Joe CHOPS Deppen as he lets off. Fans rally up for Joe again but Deppen shrugs that off. Deppen and Joe tie up again, go around, and Deppen wrenches to a wristlock. Joe wrenches right back, but Deppen rolls and hooks a leg. Joe twists the wrist but Deppen rolls back, stands up and CHOPS! And ROCKS! And CHOPS!
Deppen fires off on Joe in the corner but Joe HEADBUTTS! Then JAB, JAB, JAB! Joe fires off fast hands and a CHOP! Deppen falls and fans fire up! Deppen sits up and gasps, but he CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Deppen runs, but Joe CLOBBERS him! Joe looms over Deppen before he covers, TWO! Deppen goes to ropes but Joe stalks him. Joe JABS again, and again, and again! Joe stomps Deppen to the corner, stomps him more then digs his boot in. The ref counts, Joe lets off, but Deppen shoulders into Joe. Deppen eggs Joe on, so Joe CHOPS and KICKS him down! Joe drags Deppen up, back elbows then JABS, then HEADBUTTS!
Joe stands Deppen up but Deppen throws hands. Deppen backs Joe down, ELBOWS him, then CLUBS him on the back! Deppen whips corner to corner, Joe reverses and runs in to back body block, then PELE! Deppen goes down again and fans fire up! Fans rally behind Joe, and Joe drags Deppen up. Joe hoists Deppen up top as fans sing again. But Deppen fights the tuck to HEADBUTT! Joe CHOPS in return! Joe climbs up, clinches, but Deppen throws body shots! Deppen ROCKS Joe, stands and leaps, to MISSILE DROPKICK! Fans fire up, Deppen says Joe is dead, but Joje puts Deppen on the apron. Deppen dodges the haymaker to SLINGSHOT STUNNER!
Joe staggers, Deppen rolls Joe up, TWO!! Joe escapes but Deppen is focused! Deppen runs in, URENAGE and KNEE collide!! Both men fall but Deppen makes the cover, TWO!! Deppen almost had Joe but he isn’t sure what he has to do now. Deppen climbs the corner and fans rally up. DIVING- NO, Joe avoids the stomps! Deppen comes back, the URENAGE hits clean! Joe storms up on Deppen, reels him in, but Deppen drops! Victory roll, TWO!! Joe LARIATS Deppen! Joe then puts Deppen up top, tucks him in, and brings him out, MUSCLE BUSTER!! Cover, Joe wins!
Winner: Samoa Joe, by pinfall (still ROH World Television Champion)
From this victory, Samoa Joe would defeat Mark Briscoe in a great 1v1 match, but then VACATE it so that he could hunt down the AEW World Championship. Joe is back in action this Saturday Night Collision alongside Hook, will they make quick work of The Patriarchy?
The Infantry is backstage.
And they’re shaking down some rando for information? The cameraman ruins things and Carlie Bravo says they’re just trying to make an honest living. Shawn Dean says the cameras always have perfect timing. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Well, here are some things that changed: their attitudes; their patience with ROH; but more importantly, their pockets! Shane Taylor Promotions backed the Brinks truck up and they’re getting paid! City to city, paying for all the bad habits! But most importantly, that means ROH is on notice that this is the Crash Out World Tour! They’re handing out Double Stomps like they’re Oprah!
You get a double stomp! You get a double stomp! You get a double stomp! If you get caught in the ring, two to the head! If you get caught in the halls, two to the head! If you get caught in catering, two to the head! If you get caught walking your grandma across the street, two to the head! But hey, ROH no longer stands for “Ring of Honor.” It’s “Run Or Hide.” Why? Cuz the Infantry’s outside. So either rep the set, or expect disrespect! POP POP! Bravo & Dean have issued the warning, who will heed it and who will eat it?
ROH Women’s World Television Championship: Red Velvet VS Leila Grey!
These two used to be the best of baddies, but that was when AEW was in the eye of the storm. Since then, they’ve walked very different paths, and it is The Chef who stands atop the summit as a champion. But will she be able to serve up another L? Or will the Top Flight Attendant take her for a ride?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is the baddest baddie of them all!
The Code of Honor is barely kept, as Velvet has attitude to spare. The bell rings, the fans rally up, and the two tie up. Velvet headlocks and grinds Leila, but Leila slips out to the headlock. Velvet goes to ropes, Leila lets off, and Velvet claims there was hair pulling. Leila and Velvet reset, tie up, but Velvet stomps a foot! Velvet fires forearms, then whips. Leila ducks ‘n’ dodges and CLOBBERS Velvet! The fans fire up with Leila and she storms up on Velvet. Leila scoops and SLAMS Velvet, then runs for a SENTON! The fans cheer as Leila stalks Velvet. Velvet ROCKS Leila, but Leila fires back! Leila UPPERCUTS, kicks, and KICKS!
Leila kicks a leg out, runs, and she SHOTGUNS Velvet down! Velvet scrambles and Leila is annoyed. The fans rally, Leila eggs Velvet on, but Velvet takes her time. Velvet tells fans to shut up, and Champion’s Advantage is on her side. Leila storms out after Velvet hits a BODY SHOT! Velvet CLUBS Leila, RAMS Leila into the apron, then RAMS her in again! The ref reprimands but Velvet DOUBLE CHOPS Leila down. Velvet puts Leila under the apron skirt, then steps on her to go up to the apron. The fans boo but Velvet taunts them before leaving Leila behind. The ring count climbs, Leila rises, and Velvet mocks the fans cheering Leila on.
Velvet then runs, slides, and YANKS Leila down! The fans boo, Velvet mocks them some more, then she brings Leila up. Velvet ROCKS Leila, but Leila hits back! Velvet ROCKS Leila again, then puts some stank on the CHOP! And CHOP! Velvet says one more time, puts some more stank on it, but Leila dodges! Leila fires CHOP after CHOP on Velvet and the fans fire up! Leila is all fired up, and she vows to win that title! Leila kicks Velvet, then stalks Velvet to the corner. Velvet CHOPS, puts Leila in the ring, and then drags her into the corner. Velvet mocks Leila’s promise, then fires BODY SHOTS! The fans boo but Velvet sits Leila down.
Velvet digs her boots in while doing the splits, but she steps off as the ref counts. Velvet stalks Leila, and she CLUBS her on the back! Velvet “kicks dirt,” then runs to DOUBLE KNEE Leila in the back! The ref reprimands but Velvet says Leila’s still in the ring. Velvet pushes Leila down, clamps on a full nelson, and she leans on the hold. Leila endures, the fans rally up, and Leila fights up. Leila breaks free, runs, but into a CALF KICK! Velvet snarls, then she clamps onto Leila with a chinlock. Velvet taunts Leila while she endures, and Leila fights up again. The fans rally, Leila fires body shots, and she hits a BIG back suplex!
The fans cheer while Velvet flounders away to a corner. Leila rises, Velvet runs up, but Leila dodges to roll her up! ONE, but Leila hurries. Velvet KNEES low, whips Leila to ropes, but Leila LARIATS on return! And LARIATS again! Leila BOOTS Velvet, the fans fire up, and Leila runs in! SHINING WIZARD in the corner! Then running CUTTER, and roll back! DRAGON SLEEPER! Velvet endures being bent back and the fans fire up! Velvet reaches out, ROPEBREAK by a foot! Leila lets go in frustration, but she CLUBS away on Velvet. Leila goes up the corner, but Velvet ROCKS her first! Velvet cross the arms, ICONOCLASM! Cover, TWO!!
Leila survives and Velvet is furious! Velvet drags Leila up, bumps her off buckles, and then whips corner to corner. Velvet runs in, but Leila ELBOWS her away! Leila goes to another corner, ELBOWS Velvet away again, then goes up. The fans rally as Velvet staggers around, into the BLOCKBUSTER! Leila crawls to the cover, TWO! Leila grows further frustrated, but she hurries to get Velvet up. Leila scoops, SLAMS, and waits on velvet. Velvet stands into another scoop, but she slips free! Velvet CLUBS Leila, sits her down, and dragon sleepers! STRAIGHT OUT THE KITCHEN!! Cover, Velvet wins!
Winner: Red Velvet, by pinfall (still ROH Women’s World Television Champion)
Red beats Grey and keeps the gold! She beat this Leila, but will she and LEGIT Leyla soon run it back?
My Thoughts:
A great ROH here, though that was mostly because it was only an hour and 11 minutes. And again, the ROH Rewind accounts for some of that, with it being a match I covered. The matches I skipped were also still very good, with Serpentico VS Cutler and Blake VS Uno both surprisingly competitive. Very good opener from Sammy VS Solo, though I was expecting them to start on an ROH World Tag Team Championship story already. Maybe that’ll be next week, given AEW Revolution is in March and ROH Supercard of Honor is more than likely in April. We can get a good match out of like a Revolution Zero Hour, and then a much bigger match for Supercard.
Great Proving Ground match, though I’m surprised it’s Komander as the one unable to beat someone in under ten minutes. Komander VS Lee for the title will be a great match, hard to call how it’ll go. Very good promo from The Infantry, and I would think they’re in the running for a shot at the tag titles. Them, MXM Collection, maybe “The Fraternity,” aka a combination of Cole Karter, Griff Garrison and Preston Vance after Jacked Jameson gave them that idea. And great main event from Velvet VS Leila, probably one of Leila’s better showings, but Velvet of course won out. She’ll keep building momentum until Leyla is back, and we’ll get one more great match from them, perhaps for Supercard.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Honor Club hits a new landmark!
ROH on Honor Club hits Episode 100! And to make this big deal a bigger deal, QT Marshall challenges Komander for the ROH World TV Championship! Will QT bring the DOOM~?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- ROH World Television Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS QT Marshall; Komander wins and retains the title.
- Leila Grey VS Marti Belle; Leila wins.
- The Outrunners VS Jon Cruz & Rosario Grillo; The Outrunners win.
- The Beast Mortos VS Lord Crewe; Mortos wins.
- ROH Rewind – ROH World Tag Team Championships: Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal VS CIMA & Shingo Takagi; Daniels & Sydal win and retain the titles.
- Taya Valkyrie w/ Deonna Purrazzo VS Lady Frost; Taya wins.
- The Gates of Agony VS Jay Lucas & Terry Yaki; Gates of Agony win.
- Katsuyori Shibata VS Shane Taylor w/ Shane Taylor Promotions; Shibata wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Mark Briscoe speaks.
“Mark Briscoe here, ROH pioneer, one half of #DemBoys, the baddest tag team of all time, baby! Former 13-time ROH Tag Team Champions. Hey, here we are, ROH episode 100. Here’s to 100 more, and then 100 more, and then 100 more, and then 100 more! HAAAH!” The Sussex County Chicken has the right idea. What will be in store for ROH after making it to this milestone?
ROH World Television Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS QT Marshall!
If we’re talking Episode 100 of ROH TV here on Honor Club, then of course this title needs to be defended! Though if you were to ask “Big Doom QT,” he’d say he’s the reason this episode is a big deal. Will QT at least back up that ego with actions? Or will the Commander of the Skies continue to command respect?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is the Face of ROH TV!
The fans chant “QT SUCKS! QT SUCKS!” QT gets on the corner to show off with a backflip, but the fans say, “You Still Suck!” QT skips the Code of Honor, the bell rings, and QT circles with Komander. They tie up, QT waistlocks, and he SLAMS Komander! The fans boo but QT flips Komander, only for Komander to do a 360. QT is annoyed, he just wanted 180. QT flips Komander over again, but Komander kips up and arm-drags hard! The fans fire up as Komander has the double wristlock. QT is annoyed again and he fights up. QT powers out, but Komander slips under the lariat! Komander UP KICKS, then he KICKS away on QT’s leg!
QT ROCKS Komander with a forearm! Komander goes to a corner, the fans boo, but QT whips. Komander goes up, headscissors, but QT puts Komander on the apron. Komander feints high to RAM QT low, then he slingshots up and over. Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges, wheelbarrows, but QT counters with a back suplex. Komander lands out, waistlocks, and he shoves QT to ropes. QT bucks the O’Conner, but then Komander slips around the lariat to sunset flip! QT flails to stay up, and he grabs Komander with both hands! QT YANKS Komander up, but Komander RANAS QT away! The fans fire up and Komander runs in, but only gets buckles!
QT runs up, but into a SUPERKICK! Komander goes up to CROSSBODY, but QT catches him! QT shakes his head, swings Komander around, BACKBREAKER to FLATLINER! Did QT just copy the Lethal Combination? The fans boo while Komander is dazed, but QT drags Komander up to TOSS him out. QT goes out to then bring Komander to railing, and he CHOPS! Komander is stinging but the fans rally up. QT brings Komander around, pushes him to the apron, then has him against a corner. Komander ducks and the CHOP hits POST! QT clutches that hand, but he still CHOPS Komander! QT puts Komander in the ring, then storms up to the apron.
QT steps in for a springboard ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Komander is still in this and the fans rally up. Abrahantes coaches Komander and he rallies the fans. QT drags Komander up but Komander RAMS him in the ropes, then fires body shots! Komander CHOPS, then whips. QT reverses and POP-UP FOREARMS! Komander staggers, QT brings him around, and QT suplexes. FALCON ARROW, then a LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Komander survives and QT is furious! QT clamps on with a chinlock, but he claws at the mask! The ref reprimands and the fans boo, but QT stops at 4. QT brings Komander to a corner and hoists him up.
The fans rally again while QT climbs up after Komander. QT CLAWS the mask again! Komander fires elbows, QT steps back, but then QT pulls Komander back. QT CHOPS Komander into the Tree of Woe! The fans boo but QT runs up, only for Komander to BOOT him while upside-down! QT staggers, but he comes back, only for Komander to sit up! QT POSTS himself, then falls to the floor! Komander runs, goes up and up, ESCALARA MOONSAULT! Direct hit and the fans fire up! Komander puts QT in the ring, aims again, springboard and CROSSBODY! Komander keeps moving, he ducks ‘n’ dodges to roll and FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!
QT survives and Komander grows frustrated, but Abrahantes coaches him. The fans rally up, and Komander has QT in the drop zone. Komander goes corner to corner, goes up and up, MOONSAULT but into BOOTS! QT takes Komander out of the skies, and he calls for DDP’s inheritance! DIAMOND- NO, Komander backslides QT! TWO!! QT escapes, Komander dodges, and Komander springboards, into a DIAMOND CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!! Komander survives and QT is shocked! The fans fire up and sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~!” QT goes out and he talks trash on Cincinnati. QT grabs the belt! The fans boo but QT goes to the apron!
The ref stops QT, and Abrahantes snatches the belt back! QT is pissed, but Komander springboards! RAN- NO! QT stops that, and he pops Komander up, only for Komander to SUNSET BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! QT survives but Komander hurries to the apron! The fans fire up again as Komander climbs. Komander tightrope walks, but Komander rolls out to the ramp! Komander just changes course, 450- NO, QT moves again! Komander rolls through the splash, but QT runs up to BOOT him! The fans boo but QT looms over Komander. QT brings Komander up and reels him in. QT lifts to a Canadian Rack, but Abrahantes says don’t do it!
The ref also says stop, so QT drops Komander. QT BODY BLOWS Abrahantes! The fans boo more, that was uncalled for! QT just grins and soaks up the heat. But Komander uses Abrahantes as a step to MEXICAN DESTROYER on the ramp!! Komander hurries to go up, up, and FLYING DESTROYER!! QT is back in the drop zone and Komander climbs! The fans are thunderous for CIELITO LINDO!! Cover, Komander wins!
Winner: Komander, by pinfall (still ROH World Television Champion)
QT tried to bring The Doom, but he got a bit full of himself. Well, what else is new? But wait, Lee Johnson walks out here. Big Shotty applauds Komander’s win, but says he’s got next. Komander says he’s game. When and where will we see these two fight for the spotlight here on Honor Club?
Athena speaks.
“Hello, Minions. Now I know you weren’t about to celebrate my show, the 100th episode of ROH on Honor Club without me, the most important part. The Fallen Goddess, the Minion Overlord, the American Joshi, the inspiration to every division, the ROH Gatekeeper, but most importantly, the Forever ROH Women’s World Champion. Now, I know I’ve been away on business, the Athena World~ Tour~! I know it was amazing, it was beautiful, and still your Forever Champion, Athena, So very soon, I will be back to show the world why I am the most dominant champion in all of pro-wrestling, and why it is my show! HAHAHAHA! See you soon.”
ROH Rewind – ROH World Tag Team Championships: Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal VS CIMA & Shingo Takagi!
To honor the Fallen Angel retiring from in-ring action, we flashback to December 22, 2006, and the ROH International Challenge! Daniels & Sydal took on the Dragon Gate duo, did things get Crazy MAX? Or did Daniels & Sydal defend their titles as well as homefield?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who wins the International Challenge!
The Code of Honor is upheld, the teams sort out, and Daniels starts against Shingo. The fans rally up and the two circle. Daniels and Shingo feel things out, tie up, then Shingo powers Daniels to a corner. The ref counts, Shingo lets off slowly, but Daniels keeps cool. They reset and feel things out again. They knuckle lock, break, then tie up again. Shingo waistlocks, and Shingo SLAMS Daniels down. Shingo facelocks but Daniels slips out to wrench the arm. Shingo rolls, Daniels keeps on the arm, but Shingo rolls again. Shingo trips Daniels, steps through and has the toehold. Daniels endures and the fans rally up.
Daniels moves around, turns over, and he trips Shingo to then get the headlock. Shingo fights up, powers out, but Daniels RAMS shoulders! Shingo roars and the fans fire up! Daniels runs, he RAMS Shingo again, but Shingo rebounds to RUN Daniels over! Things keep moving, and Shingo RUNS Daniels over again! Daniels stays low, then hurdles, but Shingo still RUNS him over! The fans are torn while Shingo flexes. Shingo drags Daniels up, reels him in, but Daniels fights the suplex. Shingo fires body shots, suplexes, but Daniels lands out! Daniels ducks ‘n’ dodges, then he flying SHOULDER TACKLES! Down goes Shingo!
Daniels wrenches an arm, tags Sydal, and they mug Shingo. Sydal wrenches to wristlock, then he slips around to arm-drag! Sydal has the armlock but Shingo endures. Shingo fights up, powers Sydal to ropes, but the ref counts. Shingo lets off, and he CHOPS! The fans fire up, Shingo whips, but Sydla reverses. Sydal leaps, but into Shingo’s arms! Sydal fights free, then arm-drags! Sydal RAMS Shingo, Shingo rebounds, but into a WHEEL KICK! Shingo tags in Cima! The fans fire up and Cima circles with Sydal. They tie up, Sydal waistlocks but Cima switches. Sydal switches, nelsons, and hip tosses!
Sydal rolls to bring Cima up but Cima arm-drags, RAMS, and then he avoids the dropkick! Sydal avoids the elbow drop! Tag to Daniels and Cima gets to his feet! The fans rally up as Cima and Daniels circle. They tie up but Cima trips Daniels. Things speed up, Daniels hurdles but Cima leaps over. Daniels arm-drags! Cima arm-drags! Daniels arm-drags again! Then Daniels avoids Cima! The fans fire up and Daniels cheers himself on. But then he turns around into an arm-drag! The fans fire up as Cima arm-drags, then he blocks a kick! Cima spins Daniels, throws him down, and SCRAPES Daniels’ face! Then DOUBLE STOMPS him in the chest!
The fans fire up and Cima looms over Daniels. NECK TWIST! Tag to Shingo and Shingo stomps Daniels around. Shingo snapmares Daniels and clamps on a chinbar with a chicken wing. Daniels endures, so Shingo ELBOWS him in the shoulder! Shingo stomps Daniels more, then drags him onto ropes. Shingo CHOKES Daniels, stops as the ref counts, and he CHOPS Daniels on the back! Shingo scoops and SLAMS, then covers, ONE!! Daniels is tough but Shingo brings him to the corner. Tag to Cima, they mug Daniels, then double whip. They DOUBLE SHOULDER, and double flex! The fans fire up and Cima stomps Daniels.
Cima keeps Daniels from Sydal with a chinlock, and then shifts to a chinbar and chicken wing. Cima throws down elbow after elbow, then he stands Daniels up. Daniels fires body shots, but Cima CLAWS the eyes! Daniels flounders to the ropes but Cima stalks him. Cima stomps Daniels while the fans duel, but Daniels fires body shots! Cima CLUBS Daniels down! Cima SLAPS Daniels on the top of his head! Cima stands Daniels up again but Daniels fires shots, Cima whips, Daniels reverses, but Cima ducks ‘n’ dodges, only to run into a tilt-o-whirl BACKBREAKER! Tag to Sydal, he and Daniels mug Cima!
Sylda stomps Cima, snapmares him, and has the motorcycle stretch. Cima endures as Sydal pulls those arms back. Shingo storms in but the ref stops him from going after Sydal. Cima fights up but Sydal snapmares him back down. Sydal drags Cima back with chicken wings, and Daniels tags in. The champs mug Cima more, and then they double scoop SLAM! Daniels scoops Sydal to SLAM him into Cima! Cover, TWO! Daniels brings Cima up, ROCKS him, then whips. CALF KICK! Cover, Shingo breaks it! The fans are torn but Daniels tags Sydal. Daniels lifts Cima, Sydal springboards, ELBOW DROP BACK SUPLEX COMBO! Cover, Shingo breaks it again!
The ref reprimands but the fans rally up. Sydal stomps Cima, drags him up, and then scoops. Sydal SLAMS Cima, goes up a corner, and calls his shot! CANNONBALL, but Cima moves! Sydal crashes hard, and then Cima adds DOUBLE STOMPS! The fans fire up while Cima keeps Sydal from Daniels. Tag to Shingo, and Cima feeds Sydal to a BOOT! Sydal flops to the apron but Shingo drags him in. Shingo stands on Sydal at the ropes, steps off as the ref counts, but then stands on Sydal again! Shingo steps off again, CLUBS Sydal, then whips Sydal to ropes. Fireman’s carry into a SWINGING SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!
Shingo keeps Sydal down with a HALF CRAB! Sydal endures, but Shingo drags him back for the stepover! Shingo has the toehold, and then he pulls on Sydal’s hair! The ref reprimands, Sydal finds the ROPEBREAK, and Shingo lets go. Shingo drags Sydal up to CLUB him! Sydal hobbles, Shingo CHOPS him! Shingo tags Cima and Cima brings Sydal around to RAM into the ropes! Cima holds Sydal up, Shingo runs, LEAP FROG ATTACK! Now Shingo holds Sydal up and Cima climbs, DRAPING DOUBLE STOMPS! The fans fire up while Sydal flounders out of the ring. Shingo drags Sydal up to RAM him into the railing!
Shingo brings Sydal around, puts him in, and Cima covers, TWO! Sydal survives but he flounders for his corner. Cima clamps onto Sydal with a full nelson! Sydal endures, the fans rally, and Sydal fights up. Cima powers Sydal to the corner, Shingo holds him against the buckles, and Cima lets go to run and DROPKICK Sydal in the butt! The fans fire up while Sydal falls in a heap! Cima drags Sydal out to YANK the leg! Sydal clutches that knee, rolls for his corner, but Cima stays in his way! Cima digs his knee into the knee, and he pulls on that leg! Sydal endures this modified Calf Killer, but then Cima BITES that leg!
The ref reprimands, Cima stops biting so he can stomp Sydal. The fans rally up, but Cima grabs the bad leg to GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Sydal hobbles up to CHOP! Cima KICKS the bad leg! Cima mocks the pain while Shingo gets cheap shots in. Cima STOMPS the bad leg! Cima again mocks Sydal, then stomps the leg again. Cima says they are the new champions! The fans fire up but Sydal is headed for his corner! Cima drags Sydal back, tags Shingo, and Shingo suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! Shingo clamps onto Sydal with a chinlock. Sydal endures, fights up, and he fires body shots!
Sydal is free, he runs, but into a SLEEPER! Shingo SWINGS Sydal to then SLAM him down! The fans fire up and Shingo drags Sydal up. Tag to Cima, and Cima BLASTS Daniels! Shingo ROCKS Sydal, the ref keeps Daniels out, and Blood Generation double whip, to DOUBLE SPINEBUSTER, and then they wheelbarrow Sydal for a CODE BREAKER! Shingo hauls Sydal back up, Cima hits a CUTTER! Shingo covers, but Daniels breaks it! The fans fire up but Shingo stands on Sydal’s leg. Sydal fires body shots but Shingo CLUBS Sydal! Sydal CHOPS, Shingo fires a forearm, repeat! Shingo fires a flurry, then waistlocks.
Sydal fights the German Suplex, and makes it a DDT! Cima goes up, leaps, but into a DROPKICK! Hot tag to Daniels! Daniels rallies on CIma and Shingo with elbows and LARIATS! Daniels sends Cima into Shingo, then STO DDT COMBO!! The fans fire up and Daniels climbs! CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO!! Daniels whips, Shingo reverses, but Daniels dodges to CLUB and TOSS Shingo! Daniels goes to the apron but Shingo YANKS him down! Shingo goes up, but Sydal BLASTS Shingo! Sydal builds speed but Cima trips him! Slingshot SENTON for Sydal, and a DIVE for Daniels! The fans fire up, but now Sydal is climbing!
Sydal aims to ARIHARA MOONSAULT them all! The fans are thunderous for “ROH! ROH!” in Hartford! Sydal rises and he puts Cima in. Sydal O’Conner Rolls, TWO! Cima shoves Sydal, but Sydal slips around, SLICE! Cover, TWO! Cima survives, and Shingo hauls Sydal up! Shingo CHOPS, then whips. Sydal reverses, runs in, but into a BOOT! Shingo goes up, but Sydal jumps! Shingo blocks the Super Steiner!! And he holds Sydal upside-down for Cima to BASEMENT DROPKICK! The fans are thunderous again as Shingo hauls Sydal up. Shingo scoops but Sydal fights free! Sydal puts Shingo in a corner, runs up, but Shingo dodges!
Sydal goes up and SUNSET FLIPS! Shingo rolls through, high stacks, and deadlifts, BUCKLE BOMB! Cima goes after Daniels while Shingo GUT WRENCH POWERBOMBS!! Cover, Daniels breaks it! Daniels kicks Cima, runs, but Cima drop toeholds Daniels into a DEATH LOCK! Cima SNAPS the lock again and again! Sydal runs in, but Cima catches him! SNAP SUPLEX SNAP LOCK COMBO!! The fans are thunderous again as Cima stalks Daniels. Cima whips Daniels to a corner, runs up, but Daniels dodges the knees! ENZIGIRI! But Shingo whips Daniels! Daniels rolls off Shingo’s back, CODE BREAKER!
Daniels fireman’s carries Shingo, and throws him into the dragon sleeper! Sydal goes up, CROSSBODY DDT COMBO! Cover, TWO!! Shingo survives and Cima attacks Sydal! Daniels ROCKS Cima and puts him up top! SHOTEI! Daniels wrenches Cima but Cima breaks free! Cima flying sunset flips, rolls through, and he puts Daniels up top! SHOTEI, and then ICONOCLASM! The fans fire up as Cima hooks a leg! AOI SHODO! Cover, TWO!! Daniels survives but Cima goes to the apron. Cima springboards, but Daniels fireman’s carries! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Shingo runs up, but into a FLATLINER! KOJI KLUTCH!!
Shingo endures, Cima is up top! FROG SPLASH onto Daniels! Sydal DEEP IMPACT DDTS Cima!! Shingo PUMPING BOMBERS Sydal!! The fans are electric as all four men are down! Shingo rises, runs, “This is Awesome!” as Shingo LARIATS Sydal out! LARIAT for Daniels! Cima goes up, Shingo Electric Chair Lifts! CROSSBODY DOOMSDAY! Shingo hauls Daniels up again, STAY DREAM!! Cover, SYDAL BREAKS IT! Cima stomps Sydal out of the ring and Shingo drags Daniels up! Another pump handle, but Daniels slips free! They trade waistlock for waistlock, Cima aims! Daniels ducks and the SUPERKICK hits Shingo!!
Sydal TOSSES Cima! URENAGE for Shingo! BEST MOONSAULT EVER, and the SHOOTING STAR PRESS!! Cover, Daniels & Sydal win!!
Winners: Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal, by pinfall (still ROH World Tag Team Champions)
Their first defense was an instant classic, and this reign of Daniels & Sydal would continue until February 24, 2007, losing to Mark & Jay Briscoe. With The Fallen Angel now leaving the boots in the ring, we can all say #ThankYouDaniels for a career full of honor.
Backstage interview with Leila Grey.
Lexy Nair is with the Top Flight Attendant and congratulates her on her first win of 2025. How is Leila going to keep this momentum going? Leila is all fired up, and she said that New Year, New Me. She is coming out guns blazing, and expects many more wins this year. Including some championship gold. And speaking of gold, she thinks it is time to challenge for something real. You know what she wants? The ROH Women’s Television Championship! Red Velvet, we see you holding that. But it is time for a real baddie to take the stand. So what does Red say? Next week, Red VS Grey for the Women’s TV Championship.
And “spoiler alert,” Leila’s taking that title. Get it? Got it? Good. Leila is ready to reach that next level, but will The Chef already cook up a fresh L for Leila?
Jacked Jameson is backstage.
The Iron Savages’ front man says he’s jacked, he’s stoked, this is gonna be sweet! His “homies” are over here, he’ll start a new group, it’ll be so sweet! Jameson walks over to Preston Vance, Griff Garrison & Cole Karter and says wassup, dudes! Uh, yeah… Well, alright, they’re looking shredded! Jacked to the gills! Check that chest! Vance is huge! So anyway, Jameson’s starting up a new group, it’s gonna be sweet! It’ll be a fraternity. No, wait, it’ll be THE Fraternity! There’ll be chicks, parties, it’ll be sweet, dude. Okay, they do dig chicks… And they are pretty jacked. No high-fives, bro. Jameson puts his hand down.
But see, Vance and the guys already get a lot of chicks, and already go to a lot of parties, so… Okay, okay, fair enough. But that’s just part of it. A very important part, but there’s more to it. The three of them have been a bit lost in the shuffle, and what they’re missing is discipline and focus. Jameson can be the guy to get them there. But hey, it’ll be awesome. Chicks, parties, titles, money! It’ll be so sweet! The Fraternity! The four of them will be unstoppable. Uh, sure… Just give them some time to think about it. Okay, bros! No, they’re not bros. Jameson goes off to the side, and the trio talks it out.
Griff votes they kick Jameson’s ass. Karter says that’s a good option, and Vance agrees. Jameson is a total idiot, but hey, they could at least hear him out. And then they can kick his ass! Vance calls Jameson back over, and Jameson’s all pumped. Vance says they considered his offer, and they will… think about it. See you around. Yeah, sure, bro! Chicks, money, parties- Yeah, yeah, they know, they know. Okay, okay. Do they want him to hang out? He can take his shirt off like them. No, no, that’s not needed. Okay, okay. Are there chicks coming? Y-Yeah, for them. With an Uber. Oh, okay, so they’re headed out? Alright.
Jameson still offers a high-five but no one is taking. Well, okay, next week! It’ll be awesome! The Fraternity! Jameson heads out and Karter says they should just kick his ass. Vance says yeah, that’s definitely the plan. But will Vance, Karter & Griff steal that idea and become the frat boys of ROH?
Chris Jericho speaks.
“Hi, guys~! Who can believe it? The 100th episode of ROH, available now at WatchROH.com. Think about this: 100 episodes of ROH, with 100 great moments from Chris Jericho, your ROH World Champion. And when I think of all of my favorite ROH moments, I mean there’s that one. And this one, and so many moments, who can even decide? You guys should form your own playlist: The Top Ten Moments of Chris Jericho in ROH! What’s it gonna be? I wanna know. Think of all the great ROH champions that have had the chance to influence and be with. All the great ROH champions in ROH history!
“From Chris Jericho to Samoa Joe, to The Learning Tree, to Bryan Danielson, to The King of New York, to Mark Briscoe, to The Nueve, to my personal favorite, Jay Briscoe, and so many more. So congratulations, ROH, on your 100th episode, El Ciento, from El Neuve. That’s me. Thanks, guys!” Jericho taking more credit than he deserves aside, what moments will we see be made across the next 100 episodes of ROH on Honor Club?
Katsuyori Shibata VS Shane Taylor w/ Shane Taylor Promotions!
Episode 100 ends with a huge match-up between the former ROH Pure Champion and the former ROH World Television Champion! Will The Wrestler look to win his way to a new title opportunity? Or will Big Bad Shaney T. show Shibata how to rumble, bad man, rumble?
The Code of Honor is skipped, the bell rings, and the fans fire up. The fans chant “SHI-BA-TA!” but The Infantry adds “SUCKS!” Shibata and Shane tie up, are in a deadlock, but Shane finds a point of leverage with his heigh and size. The ref counts, Shane lets off slowly, and he says, “They said you were a Japanese legend. All I see is a little Japanese b*tch!” The fans boo but Shibata SLAPS Shane! The fans fire up, Shane takes a swing, but Shibata dodges! Shibata CHOPS, then he eggs Shane on. Shane CHOPS, Shibata CHOPS, repeat! Neither man is backing down so the CHOPS keep going! Shibata even leans into the shots!
Shibata then ROCKS Shibata with a forearm! Shibata fires a flurry in the corner, then runs. But Shane is up to UPPERCUT! Shane shakes off the shots from Shibata while Shibata goes to the apron. Shibata stands, and Shane LARIATS him down! The fans boo but The Infantry talks smack. Shane storms out, drags Shibata up, and whips him into the railing! Shibata falls in a heap and Shane talks smack on the fans. Shane goes into the ring, he argues with the ref, but that lets The Infantry whips Shibata into the railing! Carlie Bravo mocks Shibata, “I bet that really hurt!” Shane goes out to fetch Shibata and HEADBUTTS him!
Shane puts Shibata on the apron, then CLUBS him in the chest! Shane goes up to the apron, then lines up a shot. GUILLOTINE LEG DROP! Shibata sputters and Shawn Dean says THIS is a man right here! Bravo says that hurts so bad! Shane tells Shibata to send this message back to NJPW. Shibata flops to the floor but Shane stands him up. Shane ROCKS Shibata! Shibata falls again and Shane stands on him. Shane talks trash, but the fans rally up for Shibata. Shane brings Shibata around but Shibata fires body shots. Shane ROCKS Shibata again! Shane puts Shibata in, then storms back up for a cover, TWO!
Shibata shows his toughness but Shane clamps onto him with a chinlock. The fans rally as Shibata endures. Shibata fights up, fires body shots, and he fires forearms! Shibata runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but the SOUTHPAW finds him! Cover, ONE!! Shibata survives but Shane seethes. Shane talks smack on the fans, then he storms up on Shibata. Shibata stands so Shane gets in his face. Shane BODY BLOWS, but Shibata growls! Shane BODY BLOWS again, but Shibata steps to him! Shane fires forearm after forearm, then he goes corner to corner. But Shibata dodges! Shane hits buckles, Shibata BOOTS him!
Shibata CHOPS! And CHOPS! MACHINE GUN CHOPS! Shibata stands Shane up for more MACHINE GUN CHOPS! Shibata then goes corner to corner, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Shibata stands Shane up, SNAP HALF HATCH! Cover, TWO! Shane shows that toughness but Shibata stays close. STP coaches Shane on but Shibata fires hands! Shibata runs, but into a BODY BLOW! Shibata kicks, Shane blocks, and Shane KNEES! Shibata roars, Shane ROCKS him! Shane tucks Shibata in, MARCUS GARVEY DRIVER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Shane is shocked that Shibata survives, but Cincy is all fired up!
STP tells Shane to hit him with the deal! Shane scoops Shibata, but Shibata slips free! Shibata CHOPS, and has the SLEEPER!! Shane flails but he’s caught! Shane reaches out, but Shibata slips under to SAIDO!! And back to the SLEEPER!! Shane fights up, but Shibata squeezes tight! Shane fades, and Shibata sits him down! Shibata runs to PENALTY KICK!! Cover, Shibata wins!
Winner: Katsuyori Shibata, by pinfall
Shane put up a fight worthy of Strong Style, but Shibata epitomizes Strong Style! Will Shibata keep this momentum going until he also epitomizes ROH? Wait, Bravo slips in, and then Dean and Moriarty step up. They mug Shibata! The fans boo but STP keeps on The Wrestler 3v1! Shane winds up, and he DECKS Shibata! Then Moriarty hands Shane a chair! The Infantry stomp Shibata while Shane sets the chair down. Shane tells Shibata they’ll end his career! Shane winds up, but DANIEL GARCIA is here! The TNT Champion is an ally to The Wrestler, he will not stand for this! But that’s a 4v1 situation.
WAIT WHAT!? The Undisputed Kingdom is here!? Adam Cole, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly, all former ROH World Champions, stand with Red Death, and they storm into the ring! STP goes into a tactical retreat, but clearly the battlelines have been drawn! Will ROH belong to Shane Taylor Promotions? Or will it once again be undisputed?
Don Callis speaks.
Scummy Callis is with his Alpha, Konosuke Takeshita, and says that was a great win for Shibata. Very impressive! Shibata is a former ROH Pure Champion, has been champion all over the world, and is one of the best Japanese wrestlers of all time. But you know who you’re not greater than? THE ALPHA! Konosuke Takeshita is THE greatest product to come out of Japan! Bigger than Rikidozan! Bigger than Inoki! Bigger than Baba! Bigger than Kobashi! And yeah, bigger than Shibata. So if Shibata has the guts to test himself against the AEW International Champion, show up at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, the home of AEW, this Saturday!
And if he does, they’ll send him home in a body bag! Tell ’em, Take-san! Konosuke tells Shibata that this Saturday, he will show Shibata who is THE ALPHA! Shobu da, konoyaro! Callis is fired up for this one, but will The Wrestler become a champion in AEW for Homecoming?
My Thoughts:
A very good episode for ROH being that this is episode 100, but it isn’t exactly what I was hoping for given it’s episode 100, either. For one, we got only one (new) title match and it wasn’t even the main event. QT VS Komander was still a lot of fun, and that was still a great win for Komander. Lee Johnson stepping up for the next shot is cool, he was aiming for this title for most of 2024 and always falling short. I don’t know if he actually takes that title from Komander, but maybe now that he’s a Heel, he has EJ Nduka help him cheat that title off Komander. And then we only got promos from Jericho and Athena, not even real appearances, but I suppose that’s to bide time while contenders are built.
The only other title match we got was a replay from way back when Daniels & Sydal were a team and Shingo Takagi was a young Muscle Hawk in Dragon Gate. That was a great match, but even that can be seen as filler like the rest of the matches tonight. Still good wins for everyone, and Leila calling out Red Velvet is some good stuff. I would think Red Velvet wins again because we’re waiting on Velvet VS LEGIT Leyla Hirsch. Jacked Jameson wanting a new faction out of nowhere seems disappointing. There was a time when The Iron Savages could’ve become something more than comedic hosses, but TK dropped the ball there. That said, Vance, Griff & Karter is a good trio, I hope they become what Iron Savages (and other trios out there really) could’ve been.
Shibata VS Shane was a great main event, and Shibata winning is like a 51-49 surprising, if only because Shane and STP are being built up to try and take over ROH. However, I do appreciate we’re getting crossover between AEW and ROH again as Garcia and The Undisputed Kingdom show up to save Shibata. We could get a great 8 man Tag of Garcia & Kingdom VS STP that then sets up a lot of other matches. Callis & Konosuke having the last word was an interesting move, but word did come out before this episode aired (another fumble) that we were getting Konosuke VS Shibata for the International Championship, so it works that this promo makes it official. Konosuke VS Shibata could steal the show on Saturday, but I would think Konosuke wins.
My Score: 8.6/10
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