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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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
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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.
My Score: 8.7/10
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