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!

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5 years ago

October 16, 2019

Matthew Davis

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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Mitchell’s ROH Death Before Dishonor Results & Report! (7/26/24)

YEEHAW!

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July 26, 2024

Steven Mitchell

The word of the day is, “Gold!”

ROH brings Death Before Dishonor to Texas, and makes it bigger than ever! SIX championship matches, how drastically will the landscape change?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Zero Hour – MXM Collection VS Spanish Announce Project; wins.
Komander VS The Beast Mortos; wins.
Texas Deathmatch: Leyla Hirsch VS Diamante; wins.
ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championship Qualifier: Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs VS The Dark Order; wins and advances to Battle of the Belts 11.
ROH World Tag Team Championships: The Kingdom VS Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly; win(s) and
ROH World Television Championship Survival of the Fittest: Atlantis Jr. VS Lio Rush VS Shane Taylor VS Johnny TV VS Lee Johnson VS Brian Cage; wins and
ROH Pure Championship: Wheeler Yuta VS Lee Moriarty; wins and
ROH Women’s World Television Championship: Billie Starkz VS Red Velvet; wins and
ROH Women’s World Championship: Athena VS Queen Aminata; wins and
ROH World Championship: Mark Briscoe VS Roderick Strong; wins and

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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (7/25/24)

ROH is bigger in Texas!

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1 day ago

July 25, 2024

Steven Mitchell

ROH arrives in Arlington!

On the night before Death Before Dishonor, ROH is packed with stars fighting to shine! And a TEN MAN TAG is perhaps the biggest spotlight of all!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli VS Lee Moriarty & Anthony Ogogo w/ Shane Taylor; Yuta & Claudio win.
The Gates of Agony VS Spanish Announce Project; The Gates of Agony win.
EJ Nduka VS Jon Cruz; EJ wins.
Atlantis Jr. & Lio Rush VS Shane Taylor & Johnny TV w/ Taya Valkyrie; Shane & Johnny win.
Abadon VS Dulce Tormenta; Abadon wins.
10 Man Tag: Anthony Henry, Nick Comoroto & The Iron Savages VS Komander, Fuego Del Sol & Top Flight; Komander, Fuego & Top Flight win.
The Von Erichs VS The Dark Order; The Von Erichs win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Mark Briscoe speaks.

It was just last night, after Blood & Guts was said and done, that the ROH World Champion returned backstage. AEW Media asked how he was feeling after that match, and he says, “Hey, man, we Dem Boys. Another day at the office, this what we do. Understand what I’m saying?” But then Mike Bennett of the Undisputed Kingdom steps in. Mike has Mark calm down. He is here as a friend, as well as a fellow husband and father. Mark needs to chill out. Look at his face! Yes, it was Blood & Guts, and yes, he has Death Before Dishonor, but there are more important things than the title. There are more important things than wrestling. Mark has to get his head on straight.

Mark says this is how they feed their families, though. Mike says sure, but Mark can’t feed his family if he ain’t walking. Mike knows the Briscoe family, he’s been to Sandy Fork. Mike’s met Papa & Mama Briscoe, he’s met Mark’s kids. They’ve eaten together and- TAVEN ATTACKS FROM BEHIND! Taven tells Mark he’s a “Stupid Melvin,” because NOTHING matters more than this title! Roderick Strong steps in and sits Mark up. Mark may be ROH World Champion for now, but he will NEVER be Mr. ROH. The Kingdom leaves Mark down on the ground, will the Sussex County Chicken be able to fight back at Death Before Dishonor?

Backstage interview with The Kingdom.

Lexy Nair introduces the ROH World Tag Team Champions, Mike congratulates her on that and he high-fives with Taven. Lexy says they do not have opponents for Death Before Dishonor at this moment, do they have any updates on that? Taven rolls his eyes and Mike says he has an update. Mike reached out to “TK,” but Tony hasn’t responded to any of the texts, phone calls, emails, or even his instant messages, so Mike can only assume one thing: they get the night off! Taven says it sounds that way to him. Taven tells “Not Renee” that they already told “the little one with the stupid name” (Arkady) that they’ll be taking the night off.

The Kingdom has been to every single show for the last nine MONTHS, from Dynamite to Rampage to Collision to ROH. And what a day it will be that TK will finally give them the night off because he is the best boss ever, because Roderick Strong is going to win the ROH World Champ- Oh, goodness gracious. Well~… It’s Paul Wight! And he says, “Good evening, gentlemen. I’ve got some good news, and I’ve got some bad news.” Good news: Tony Khan has appointed Paul Wight as a member of the Board of Directors! The bad news: TK & Wight have seen the shenanigans The Kingdom has been up to.

So unfortunately, The Kingdom WILL be defending those ROH World Tag Team Championships for Death Before Dishonor. And it’ll be against Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly! The Kingdom asks that please, not Kyle. He’s still their friend, they don’t wanna fight him. Wight thanks them for their time and takes his leave. The Kingdom is very worried now. Ishii barely has a neck, the piledrivers won’t work! And Kyle is… Kyle! But will The Kingdom soon lose it all when facing The Conglomeration? Or can they all keep ROH undisputed?

Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli VS Lee Moriarty & Anthony Ogogo w/ Shane Taylor!

The Decoder & The Swiss Superman jump back into tag action, but this is also an appetizer for the ROH Pure Championship match for Death Before Dishonor! Can Claudio help Yuta roll into his first title defense in months? Or will #TAIGASTYLE and the Gov’nah send Yuta in there battered and bruised?

The teams sort out and Lee steps up to Yuta. The fans rally as the two circle, they tie up, and Yuta wrenches. Lee spins Yuta to cravat, but Yuta slips free and trips Lee. Yuta has a toehold, but Lee slips around to get an ANKLE LOCK! The fans rally, Yuta reels Lee back in and headlocks, but Lee waistlocks. Yuta standing switches, headlocks after all, and he grinds the hold. Lee slips out the back, steps over to wristlock, but Yuta spins and cording holds. The fans applaud, Lee endures the hold, but Yuta cranks the arm. Lee tries to facelock but Yuta cranks the cording hold to fight it. So Lee knees low, and trips Yuta up.

Lee pushes Yuta, runs, but Yuta drops. Lee cartwheels and dances to taunt Yuta. Yuta runs up, Lee hurdles but then Yuta slips around to arm-drag! Lee stands, fans cheer, and Yuta runs up, but Lee catches the dropkick! Lee flips Yuta over but Yuta throws Lee down! Yuta sits on the cover, TWO! Lee sunset flips, TWO! Yuta has the legs, but Lee spins to throw Yuta away. Yuta trips and covers, ONE! Lee trips and covers, ONE! Yuta tries again, but Lee avoids the cover, BORDER CITY STRETCH! Yuta rolls free, then drags Lee down and flips him over, SEAT- NO, Lee slips free of the Seatbelt but Yuta arm-drags him back down!

The fans cheer the exchange as Yuta grinds Lee’s arm. Lee fights up, throws hands, then pulls hair! Yuta CLUBS Lee, Lee CLUBS Yuta! Tag to Ogogo and he runs up, but into an arm-drag! The fans rally, Yuta brings Ogogo up but Ogogo powers out. Ogogo runs Yuta over, then talks trash. Ogogo calls out Claudio, so Claudio reaches out. Yuta tags Claudio and the fans cheer! Claudio steps in and smirks while Ogogo fires up. The two tie up, Claudio powers Ogogo to a corner, and the ref counts. Claudio lets off slowly, Ogogo tells him to back off. Claudio puts Ogogo’s hands by his sides, but Ogogo pushes him.

Claudio steps back and the fans cheer. The two reset, tie up, and Ogogo powers Claudio back, but Claudio turns it around. Ogogo turns it back around, and he lets off slowly, to body shot! The fans boo but Ogogo talks trash. Ogogo headlocks, Claudio powers up and out, and he runs Ogogo over! The fans cheer, Claudio drags Ogogo up, and he tags in Yuta. BCC double whip and then DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans cheer, Claudio and Yuta high five, and then Yuta clamps onto Ogogo. Yuta rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS, but Lee runs up! Yuta lets off Ogogo to back Lee up, but then Ogogo BOOTS Yuta down!

Ogogo drags Yuta up to bump him off buckles. Ogogo stomps away, then UPPERCUTS! Ogogo talks smack on Claudio because those are European Uppercuts! Ogogo whips corner to corner, runs in to SMASH, then he snapmares Yuta to UPPERCUT on the run! Cover, TWO! Ogogo wants a better count but the ref says his was fair. Ogogo drags Yuta up while fans rally, and Yuta DROPKICKS! Lee tags in, slips around, and he CLUBS Yuta! Lee drags Yuta back up, but Yuta turns facelock into a takedown, and he has a DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Lee endures, kicks around, and has the ROPEBREAK!

Yuta lets off quickly, but then he has to duck a sucker punch from Ogogo! Yuta ROCKS Ogogo, but Lee trips Yuta and PENALTY KICKS an arm! The fans rally and Lee stomps Yuta down. Lee drags Yuta up, bumps him off buckles, then stomps away. Tag to Ogogo, and Shane Taylor Promotions mugs Yuta. Ogogo grabs a leg, Yuta rises up and ENZIGIRIS! Lee tags in and he hurries to bring Yuta back. Lee back suplexes, but Yuta lands out! Yuta leaps over Lee, rolls and hot tag to Claudio! The fans fire up as Claudio rallies on STP! Claudio then UPPERCUTS Lee in a corner! Claudio bumps Lee off buckles and fires off UPPERCUTS!

The ref counts, Claudio lets off, and then he jukes to UPPERCUT! Claudio runs side to side and he BOOTS Yuta down! The fans fire up and Claudio stalks Lee. Lee rises, Claudio trips him, but Lee scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! The fans boo because they wanted a swing. Claudio storms up but Lee ELBOWS him away! Claudio just comes back to LARIAT Lee up and out! The fans fire up and Claudio goes out to run in around the way. Claudio UPPERCUTS Lee against railing, and Claudio himself stumbles through the gap and into the crowd! The fans cheer and high-five Claudio as he makes his way back to ringside.

Claudio puts Lee in, runs up and DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover, TWO! Claudio drags Lee up, suplexes, but Lee slips around into a SLEEPER! Claudio RAMS Lee into the corner, but Ogogo tags in! Lee BOOTS Claudio then goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Ogogo LARIATS in a corner, feeds to Lee’s ROUNDHOUSE, then he FLAPJACKS Claudio! Cover, TWO! Claudio stays in this but Ogogo fires up! Ogogo waits on Claudio, winds up, but Claudio ducks the spinning right hand! POP-UP UPPERCUT! Cover, Lee breaks it! Yuta returns and ROCKS Lee! Lee hits back, they go back and forth! Lee KNEES Yuta, runs and BOOTS him!

Yuta stumbles but rewinds, shoots around and shoves Lee out! Yuta then DIVES and Lee hits railing! The fans fire up, but Ogogo RAMS Claudio! Ogogo suplexes, Claudio sunset flips and rolls through, to SWING Ogogo! The fans fire up and count along! Claudio goes to TEN before he throws Ogogo away! Ogogo staggers up, Claudio runs and builds speed to LARIAT!! Cover, BCC wins!

Winners: Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall

The Blackpool Combat Club is back on top, but Lee storms up to Yuta! They want to keep fighting but Shane has Lee back off. They just have to wait until tomorrow night, who proves they are Pure ROH? But then Shane SUCKER PUNCHES Yuta!! Shane laughs as he and his crew leave, but will that headache he just gave Yuta only piss the Decoder off?

Lexy Nair is in the ring.

“Ladies and gentlemen, with ROH’s Death Before Dishonor coming up tomorrow night, I’d like to introduce the two women who are vying for the ROH Women’s World Championship and the ROH Women’s World Television Championship, Queen Aminata and Red Velvet.” The fans cheer as Aminata & Velvet make their way out together, even in matching outfits. The two contenders step into the ring with Lexy, and Lexy says Velvet is facing Billie Starkz for the Women’s TV Championship. Velvet has “ruthlessly bullied” Billie, is that treatment is fair heading into such a match? Velvet says, “Um,” and Lexy cuts her off, saying thanks, that’s enough.

Lexy then turns to Aminata, and brings us back to a few weeks ago, where Aminata “intentionally attacked poor Athena,” who is injured with one good leg. How does she sleep at night? Lexy doesn’t even let Aminata answer before turning back to Velvet! So Aminata turns Lexy around and snatches the mic from her! Aminata tells Lexy that, “The b*tch got what she deserved.” Lexy says that is a step too far, but then surprise! Here comes Athena, and a member of MIT Security. Athena has him carry her piggyback style to the ring rather than using her crutches to hobble down the ramp. Aminata & Velvet can’t believe this, but Athena still makes it into the ring.

Athena has Lexy help her stand, and Athena gets the mic to tell her, “You tried your best. But these two… These two hussies are just too uncultured to do an interview segment with you, so I’m sorry for that.” Athena then says ever since she beat the living tar out of these two, they have nothing but tyrants and bullies. They jumped Billie from behind, hurt Athena even more than she already was, and hell! They’ve called them names, and said Athena was ashy! And they said Billie is trashy! And it seems the bad words continue as Aminatatatata just used the B word! But hey, Athena has some harsh words for them!

Tomorrow night, these two are not ready for the opportunities they usurped! As far as Athena is concerned, looking at these two, they’re nothing more than “two raggedy ass lot lizards!” Aminata and Velvet are taken aback. But here comes Billie! She runs up to DOUBLE LARIAT from behind! And she cheers herself on! Billie high-fives Athena, then she drags Velvet up. The MIT security guy helps sit Aminata up, and Lexy helps take Athena’s brace off! Athena CAN walk just fine! Well, okay, this isn’t that surprising. But Athena says this is her show! Aminata & Velvet are not gonna- Aminata shoves Athena down!

Aminata and Velvet break free of the security guard and Billie, and then Aminata DECKS Athena! Velvet RAMS Billie into a corner again and again, and Aminata glares at Lexy. Lexy wants Aminata to hold on. Aminata says okay, go ahead and leave. NOT! Aminata reels Lexy in by her hair! Athena CLOBBERS Aminata with the boot! And then Billie turns things around, and feeds Velvet to a BOOT SHOT, too! Arlington cheers their home state hero, and Athena says tomorrow will be an all out war, and she can’t wait to snatch both of these hussies bald! Athena holds up the world title and the fans cheer, but will she and Billie still be golden? Or is MIT about to lose it all in one night?

MXM Collection speaks.

“The time has come.” “And so have we.” “You’ve waited for so very long.” “You’ve been so very patient.” “Tomorrow, Death Before Dishonor…” “The MXM Collection make their grand entre.” “Dinner is finally served.” Who will feast their eyes on the MXM Collection?

Atlantis Jr. & Lio Rush VS Shane Taylor & Johnny TV w/ Taya Valkyrie!

As the Death Before Dishonor card continues to grow bigger, an ROH World Television Championship Survival of the Fittest match has been signed! The champion and three of his challengers are in this match tonight, can Atlantis coexist with The Bad Child? Or will Big Bad Shaney T show Johnny how to rumble, bad man, rumble?

The teams sort out and Lio starts against Johnny. The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and Johnny then steps outside? Johnny gets a kiss good luck from Taya, and Lio asks what that’s about. Lio says no more PDA, let’s go. Taya gets on the apron to tell Lio to go back to being a sidekick. Lio smirks, then runs up on Taya! Taya jumps into Johnny’s arms and Lio laughs. Lio then builds speed, DIVES, and down goes Johnny into railing! Taya plays hurt, but then Shane BOOTS Lio down! Shane tells Johnny that they’re not playing around! Handle business! Taya pretends like she can’t just get up on her own.

Johnny helps his wife, and Taya says she doesn’t like “that guy.” Does she mean Shane or Lio? Shane pushes Lio into the ring, and then Johnny hurries in. Cover, ONE! Johnny drags Lio up, Shane tags in, and Johnny shoves Lio down. Shane drags Lio up and whips, but Lio redirects! Lio dodges, ROCKS Shane, but then Shane grabs Lio by the neck! Shane THROWS Lio to the corner, and Johnny says see that? What power! But Lio BOOTS Shane away, DECKS Johnny, then goes up to CROSSBODY, only for Shane to catch him! Shane pops Lio up, but Lio DROPKICKS Shane! Lio hurries away, hot tags to Atlantis and Johnny!

The fans fire up as Atlantis kicks low, whips, and scoops Johnny to a BACKBREAKER! Johnny gets mad, gets up, but Atlantis scoops again, only for Johnny to slip free! Johnny kicks low, whips Atlantis to ropes, but Atlantis tilt-o-whirl RANAS! The fans fire up and Atlantis runs corner to corner for a jump and MONKEY FLIP! Johnny tires to land on his feet but the momentum sends him onto his face! Johnny stumbles up, falls over, and hot tags Shane. Shane runs up, Atlantis dodges to CHOP, CHOP and CHOP! Atlantis whips but Shane blocks! Atlantis swings but Shane gets under to back suplex. Atlantis lands out but Shane ROCKS him!

Shane whips, Atlantis KICKS back! Atlantis hurries to his corner, Shane runs in, and Atlantis dodges! Lio tags in as Shane hits buckles, and Atlantis fires forearms! Atlantis whips so Lio can reverse, but Shane throws Atlantis up and out! Lio runs in, Shane shoves him away, but Atlantis ENZIGIRIS! Lio kicks, Shane blocks, and Shane spins Lio around. Lio fires off fast hands and an UPPERCUT! The fans fire up, Lio runs, but Johnny distracts the ref so Taya can trip Lio up! The fans boo, but Lio runs up, and Shane SPINEBUSTERS him! Shane drags Lio over, tags Johnny and Johnny floats to ground ‘n’ pound.

Johnny goes for the arm but Lio resists. Johnny shifts to a facelock, drags Lio up, and he RAMS Lio into a corner! Johnny ROCKS Lio, ELBOWS him, then KICKS him down! Johnny grins and Taya cheers, and the fans rally up. Johnny brings Lio up, but Lio CHOPS! And ROCKS! Lio fires hands, then kicks legs out! Johnny ducks the heel kick to poke Lio in the eye! The ref reprimands but Johnny spins, CAPOERIA CLOTHESLINE! Lio tumbles out of the ring and Johnny grins again. Johnny slides out, drags Lio up, and pushes Lio into the ring. Cover, TWO! Lio survives and the fans rally, but Johnny stands over Lio.

Johnny drags Lio over, tags Shane, and they mug Lio. Shane talks trash, but Lio fires body shots. Shane TOSSES Lio to the corner, then CHOPS! Lio sputters, Shane says he hits too hard, huh? Lio had to be a hero, huh? Shane drags Lio up, but Lio SNAPS Shane’s straps! Shane snarls and HEADBUTTS Lio down! Shane talks smack on Lio, and says where’s all that potential Lio had? Shane taunts Lio to crawl to his partner, and he tells fans to keep on clapping. The fans rally for Lio, he crawls, but then Shane stomps Lio’s hand! Shane stands on the hand, the ref counts, and Shane steps off. Shane brings Lio up but Lio reaches for Atlantis.

Shane reels Lio in to KNEE, whip, but Lio BOOTS back! Lio ROCKS Johnny, dodges Shane, and scrambles! Johnny tags in first and drags Lio back! But Lio rolls Johnny, kip up and spin for the BUZZSAW! Both men are down and the fans rally up more! Lio and Johnny stir, they crawl, and Johnny feeds off the chants! Hot tag to Atlantis! Atlantis GAMANGIRIS Johnny! Atlantis goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Johnny tumbles all the way back, and Shane tags in! But Atlantis dropkicks a leg out! Then he DROPKICKS Shane! Atlantis whips corner to corner, Shane reverses, then runs in. Atlantis goes up and over and SUPERKICKS!

Shane staggers, Atlantis runs in, but Shane puts him on the apron. Atlantis ROCKS Shane first, goes up the corner, and he CROSSBODIES, but Shane catches him! Lio goes up to CROSSBODY! Shane falls, Atlantis covers, but Johnny breaks it! Johnny drags Atlantis up, MOONLIGHT DRIVE! Johnny then winds up, but Lio spins him for a whip! Johnny reverses, but Lio hits him with RUSH HOUR! Johnny tumbles out, Lio brings Shane up. Atlantis runs up, but Shane sends Lio into the SUPERKICK! Shane ROCKS Atlantis, tuck shim in, MARCUS GARVEY DRIVER!! Cover, Shane’s team wins!

Winners: Shane Taylor & Johnny TV, by pinfall

As wild as this was, just wait until you add The Machine, Brian Cage, and Big Shotty Lee Johnson! Johnny celebrates now, but Shane lets him know, it will be every man for themselves, and SHANE will be the man to win the title. Will the baddest man in ROH once again be the baddest champ? Or will the ROH World TV Championship finally be TV Ready?

10 Man Tag: Anthony Henry, Nick Comoroto & The Iron Savages VS Komander, Fuego Del Sol & Top Flight!

Now this is a Texas sized tag match! A Workhorseman and a Freak Beast join Jacked Jameson, Bulky Bronson & Beefcake Boulder against five high-fliers, but can they get the job done? Or will the fact Komander, Action, Dante & Darius have the returning Fire of the Sun by their side be reason enough for them to turn up the heat?

Jameson has a mic to say, “All you fat morons and skinny idiots, shut up! We’re here at the Esports Stadium, home to some of the greatest athletes in the world! SHUT UP. Some of the greatest athletes in the world here in Esports Stadium, and by that I mean a bunch of Low T Losers playing video games! Our opponents tonight are a bunch of anorexic athletes who we’re gonna tear in half! And to do so, we enlisted the help tonight of two muscly men like Anthony Henry and Nick Comoroto. And of course, we are the Iron Savages! Sippin’ hoss, livin’ hoss, and takin’ everyone to TIDDY CITY!”

After Jameson drops the mic, Komander makes his entrance, accompanied by Alex Abrahantes. They lead the way for Angel Dorado, Air Wolf and The Sight to See before all of Texas gets to cheer the return of their luchador from Dallas! A sight for sore eyes, is Fuego about to light it up?

The teams sort out and Jameson starts against Action. They circle, tie up, and Jameson shoves Action away. Jameson flexes then does push-ups to show off. The fans boo and Action shoots in to waistlock. Jameson pries free, wrenches back, and he keeps Action from the corner. Action rolls, handsprings, cartwheels and wrenches to drop toehold. Action does jump-clap push-ups! Jameson runs up but Action avoids the elbow drop! Action taunts Jameson, bobs ‘n’ weaves then ENZIGIRIS! Henry tags in but Action hip tosses him! Action brings Henry over, tags Darius, and they double snapmare to run, KICK and basement DROPKICK! Darius covers, ONE!!

Darius brings Henry up, wrenches, and tags in Komander. Komander KICKS Henry, but Henry SOBATS back! Henry tags Boulder and he tags Bronson. The Savages bring Komander around to double whip him hard to a corner. Boulder sends Bronson in but Komander slips outside. Bronson hits buckles, Komander GAMANGIRIS, then he goes up and up to use Bronson as a step! RAN- NO, Boulder stops Komander, brings him up, but Komander fights free! Komander KICKS and KICKS and KICKS, goes up and under, but Bronson is there! The Savages have surrounded Komander, and Bronson scoops to TOSS to Boulder!

Boulder TOSSES Komander to Bronson! Bronson back suplexes but Komander lands out, and he shoves Bronson into Boulder! The fans cheer, Boulder staggers but then runs at Komander. Komander DUMPS Boulder out, then springboards in to MISSILE DROPKICK Bronson! The fans fire up, Komander whips but Bronson reverses. Komander tilt-o-whirl RANAS! Komander finds his corner, hot tag to Fuego! Fuego DROPKICKS Bronson! The fans fire up and Fuego goes corner to corner to SMASH Bronson! Fuego whips. Bronson reverses but Fuego mule kicks! Fuego goes up and up and FLYING RANAS!

Fuego fires up with the fans, and he reels Bronson in. Fuego calls his shot but Bronson stops the tornado! Fuego is on the apron, he dodges Bronson but Henry tags in. Fuego ROCKS Bronson, avoids Henry’s sweep and mule kicks! But Bronson BLASTS Fuego into Henry’s KNEE! Henry then drags Fuego up to scoop FACEBUSTER! Henry puts Fuego in, covers, TWO! The fans rally but Henry snapmares Fuego to KICK him in the back! Tag to Comoroto, he and Henry mug Fuego. The fans rally for Fuego but Comoroto puts Fuego in the corner. Comoroto smothers Fuego but the ref counts. Comoroto lets off, and Jameson CHOKES Fuego!

Henry traps Fuego’s legs, Boulder traps Fuego’s arm, and the fans boo. Comoroto storms back up, brings Fuego out to scoop and SLAM! Comoroto runs to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Comoroto drags Fuego up but the fans rally. Comoroto tags Bronson, they mug Fuego, and Bronson drags Fuego up by his mask. The fans boo but Bronson scoops Fuego to SLAM him. Bronson calls his shot, and he STANDING… HIP DROPS! Cover, TWO! Bronson smirks and drags Fuego over to tag in Boulder. Boulder puts Fuego in the corner, then he goes up to HIP DROP! Tag to Comoroto, and he goes up to HIP DROP!

Jameson says they don’t skip leg day, and he tags in. Jameson goes up to HIP DROP! Tag to Henry, and he kicks Fuego around. The fans rally for Fuego, but Henry stomps Fuego more. Then he tags Boulder, and Boulder scoops Fuego to SLAM him into a drop zone. Boulder swivels the hips, goes up the corner, and he bounces into the VADER- FLOP as Fuego moves! The fans fire up and Fuego rises, to step up and DOUBLE STOMP! Fuego crawls, but Bronson tags in to anchor the legs! Bronson brings Fuego up but Fuego ENZIGIRIS! Hot tag to Dante Martin! Comoroto tags in, Dante dodges him to GAMANGIRI Henry!

Dante ELBOWS Jameson down, then he BOOTS Comoroto! Dante runs, Darius tags in! Dante dodges Comoroto to DIVE onto Jameson & Bronson! Darius BULLDOG HOTSHOTS Comoroto, GAMANGIRIS him, then steps in for the COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, Bronson breaks it! Action and Komander run in to DOUBLE DROPKICK Bronson! Jameson gets in, he takes DOUBLE DROPKICKS! Boulder storms in but Komander and Action DOUBLE DROPKICK him back out! Komander and Action both kip up and the fans fire up. Action and Komander build speed, but Comoroto DOUBLE LARIATS them down!

Comoroto roars, he drags Darius up and gorilla presses! But Darius slips free, goes to a corner, and baits Comoroto in. Darius dodges and Comoroto hits buckles! Both men are down, but The Iron Savages have Komander! They’re gonna take him to TIDDY- SUPERKICK from Action! Then Fuego jumps in! Fuego y Komander build speed, Action springboards, DOUBLE TOPE ASAI MOONSAULT SUPER COMBO! The fans are thunderous as all the Savages fall down! Darius whips, Comoroto reverses and runs in, but Darius BOOTS! Dante tags, Darius WALL WALK KICKS! Fuego hits a TORNADO DDT! Action STANDING SHOOTING STARS!

“This is Awesome!” as Komander goes up to SWANTON BOMB! Dante goes up, and he tops it off with a MAMBA SPLASH!! Cover, the high-fliers win!!

Winners: Komander, Fuego Del Sol & Top Flight, by pinfall

The stars at night are big and bright whenever they fly high here in Texas! Fuego’s return is a victorious one, will he and all his teammates find their way up the rankings towards title opportunities?

Aminata & Velvet regroup backstage.

The Queen tells Athena, “At Death Before Dishonor, what will these five fingers say to your ashy face?” The Chef answers that: SMACK! As for Billie, if she wants to continue with these cowardly games, guess what? Velvet is done! Billie says she’s seeing red? Well at DBD, she is walking into her own funeral! And while they’re at it, yeah, quit the matching outfit stuff. That isn’t working for MIT. Velvet & Aminata storm out, but they’ll be right back here tomorrow night. Will they be leaving here with gold next time?

BREAKING NEWS for Death Before Dishonor!

While there will be title match after title match on the card, there’s gonna be one LEGIT grudge match as Leyla Hirsch and Diamante run it back. They already went hardcore with a Lights Out match, but now it’s time for TEXAS DEATH! Will Leyla survive going to the extreme once again? Or will she be broken once and for all by the Cuban Diamond? Plus, Komander will face The Beast Mortos, and there will be an ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championship qualifier match! Those titles were restored after The Patriarchy won the AEW World Trios Championships, so now we need contenders to fight for the gold!

The Undisputed Kingdom is already in given they’ve got tag title gold and could potentially have THE ROH World Championship after tomorrow. But the other half will be decided between The Dark Order and the trio of Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs! Speaking of which…

The Von Erichs VS The Dark Order!

Marshall & Ross Von Erich are back in ROH, and are looking to ride high into Death Before Dishonor. Will they be more than ready to stand alongside The Natural? Or will John Silver & Alex Reynolds prove #DarkOrderisGood enough to be champions?

The Code of Honor is upheld, and the teams sort out. Ross starts against Silver and the fans rally up. The two tie up but Silver kicks low. Silver flexes, says he’s freakin’ jacked, then he headlocks. Ross powers out and DROPKICKS Silver down! Ross hurries to bring Silver around, knees low then tags Marshall. The Von Erichs whip and DROPKICK! Reynolds runs in but he gets DOUBLE DROPKICKS! Ross & Marshall then DOUBLE LARIAT Reynolds up and out! The fans cheer while Uno coaches Reynolds. Marshall runs but Silver dodges to ENZIGIRI, KICK and CHOP! Silver snapmares then runs to basement DROPKICK!

Silver drags Marshall up, brings him over, and tags Reynolds. Reynolds CLUBS Marshall, stomps him, then soaks up heat from the fans. Reynolds drags Marshall around, puts him on ropes and CHOKES him! The ref counts, Reynolds lets off, and Silver gives a thumbs up while Uno CHOKES Marshall! The fans boo but Uno gets away with that one. Reynolds CHOKES Marshall, then runs, but the straddle attack misses! Marshall hurries and hot tags Ross! Ross BOOTS Reynolds, BOOTS him again, then hip tosses! Silver runs in but Ross back drops him! Ross kicks Reynolds, reels him in and suplexes, stalls, and SLAMS! Cover, TWO!

Ross clamps onto Reynolds, drags him up, and whips him to ropes. Reynolds reverses, Uno trips Ross up, and the fans boo. But Reynolds runs up, only for Ross to ROCK him first! Ross slips around, waistlocks, but Silver tags in before the O’Conner! Silver deadlifts Ross to BOMB him onto Reynolds’ knees! Cover, TWO! Marshall and dad Kevin coach Ross and rally the fans, but Silver KICKS Ross first! And KICKS! And KICKS again! Ross flounders but Silver covers, TWO! The fans continue to rally for Ross but Silver clamps on with a chinlock. Silver squeezes tight, but Marshall gets the fans hotter.

Ross fights up, fires body shots, but Silver knees low! Silver throws Ross down by his hair, then drags him over. Tag to Reynolds, he stomps Ross, and he drags Ross for an ELBOW DROP! And another ELBOW DROP! And another ELBOW DROP! The fans rally, Reynolds taunts Ross, then he sucker punches Marshall! The fans boo, the ref has to hold Marshall back, and Reynolds CHOKES Ross the whole time! Marshall is furious but he stands down. Reynolds whips Ross into the corner, runs up, but Ross BOOTS him! Ross BOOTS again, ROCKS Silver, then fires off on Reynolds! Reynolds drop toeholds to a facelock!

Reynolds keeps Ross from Marshall, but the fans rally up harder. Ross fires body shots, then back drops Reynolds! Reynolds sunset flips, TWO! Ross springs up, dodges Reynolds, and hot tags Marshall! Marshall fires big haymakers on Reynolds and Silver! ROLLING ELBOW for Reynolds! Marshall fires up, runs in and LARIATS Silver in a corner! Then he LARIATS Reynolds in the other! Marshall keeps going but Silver BOOTS him! Silver goes up but Marshall DROPKICKS Silver to the floor! The fans fire up, Marshall calls his shot, and he runs to CANNONBALL Reynolds! Marshall then drags Reynolds to a cover, TWO!

The fans rally and Marshall prepares the claw! The fans fire up, but Uno gets on the apron! The ref says stop that, but then Marshall clamps on the IRON CLAWS! Uno flails and the fans cheer, but Reynolds CLUBS Marshall on the back! Reynolds backs off, but Silver GAMANGIRIS! Cover, TWO! Marshall is tougher than that but Reynolds throws off his elbow pad! Reynolds even throws it at Marshall! Reynolds blows a kiss to Kevin, but Marshall dodges to CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL!! Cover, Von Erichs win!

Winners: The Von Erichs, by pinfall

Kevin cheers his boys, how ’bout them Von Erichs? But then Uno & Silver attack! The fans boo Dark Order being sore losers, and Kevin wants to get in there, but he knows he’s too old to take a 3v1. He storms around the outside, but here comes Dustin Rhodes! The fans fire up as The Natural slides into the ring! Dustin dodges Reynolds & Silver to UPPERCUT Uno! Then SNAP POWERSLAM for Silver! Reynolds wants to run but Dustin reels him back in! Reynolds sees he is surrounded, and he apologizes for all the things he was saying. Reynolds taunts them all for being tough guys when it’s 3v1.

But then Kevin steps in, taps Reynolds on the shoulder, but Reynolds shrugs it off. But then Kevin taps his shoulder again and Reynolds turns around. IRON CLAW from Kevin!! The fans cheer as Kevin grinds Reynolds into the mat! Uno drags Reynolds outta there and the Dark Order retreats! Will the Numbers not be enough when Dustin, Marshall & Ross are coming after them?

My Thoughts:

A very good episode for a go-home, but of course they pushed it to 95 minutes just because. Good opening promos with The Kingdom suckering Mark Briscoe into an ambush only for Paul Wight to lay down the law. And for one, how great for Paul Wight to get something to do. He can definitely be a strong authority figure compared to Stokely Hathaway, who has moved on to be Kris Statlander’s personal manager. And while I would’ve made it Orange Cassidy and Kyle O’Reilly, I suppose Ishii is a good choice. Makes me think The Kingdom retains the tag titles, but hard to say about Roddy taking the top title from Mark.

The matches I skipped were fairly obvious filler, but still good stuff. EJ Nduka is quite literally big at 6’8″, and he of course beat Jon Cruz. One negative is that he could’ve been a bit sharper with his Stinger Splashes. He was focusing more on height than distance and that made for some odd landings. But a positive is that he knows how to play to the crowd already, giving them what they want and all that. Give it time and I’m sure EJ will be a big name in ROH, and maybe even in AEW.

Very good promo segments for the ROH Women’s title stories. I should’ve known Lexy would be unfair to Aminata & Velvet, and it was done entertainingly so. And then of course Athena & Billie show up to get the jump on the contenders. Athena finally drops the act since the match is happening no matter what, and the champions standing tall makes me think this is finally the time Athena drops the belt. As I’ve been saying, this has to be the time because who else out there has been built to be good enough to stop Athena? And then Athena can move on to AEW so that after All In, The Fallen Goddess can go after whatever title she wants, with plenty of fans behind her.

A lot of stuff was made “last minute” for Death Before Dishonor, though. I just felt it last week that the Pure Championship would happen for DBD, Yuta VS Lee will be great stuff, and I feel like Yuta should go ahead and drop the belt. TK let him have it the whole time he was recovering from injury, the reign still counts, let him move on to something else. Very good tag match of Atlantis & Lio VS Johnny & Shane. A Survival of the Fittest, aka six person elimination match, for the ROH World TV Championship but no Kyle Fletcher… A little torn on that, but hey, such a match type allows Atlantis to retain without anyone looking weak, but also lets him lose without him looking weak (provided he doesn’t get eliminated in the first half).

And while The Von Erichs are Texas wrestling legends, that’s really the only reason their match was main event. As matches go, the 10 Man Tag was a lot more fun for how wild it got. It is so great to see Fuego back after over a year away, I wonder if he gets something big to do heading towards All Out or something. All In would be too soon for him to do something outside of a Zero Hour filler match. Meanwhile, TK isn’t doing a good job explaining the trios title situation he mucked up. The Patriarchy only have the AEW World Trios titles, and now we’re just throwing teams at the ROH World Six Man titles.

Undisputed Kingdom is just automatically in, and you can bet Dustin & The Von Erichs will be the other team, being that they’re Faces and The Kingdom are Heels. Honestly, as good as Dustin is and as good as Marshall & Ross are getting, I’d just let The Kingdom be ROH World Trios Champs, too. Make them THE team that represents ROH on all brands, but focus on them facing ROH teams here on ROH TV so people have reasons to care a bout ROH TV.