Bow down to your Minion Overlord!

The Fallen Goddess, the Forever ROH Women’s World Champion and YOUR Minion Overlord, ATHENA, finally returns to Honor Club!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Thunder Rosa & Persephone VS Leila Grey & Dulce Tormenta; Rosa & Persephone win.
• Cole Karter & Griff Garrison w/ The Frat House VS Dale Springs & Braxton Hunter; Karter & Garrison win.
• Wheeler Yuta VS Aaron Solo; Yuta wins.
• ROH Women’s World Championship Proving Ground: Athena VS Rachel Armstrong; Athena wins and denies Rachel a title opportunity.

PLAY BY PLAY

Thunder Rosa & Persephone VS Leila Grey & Dulce Tormenta!

The stars of AEW, ROH and CMLL align over El Paso as La Mera Mera teams with the hometown hero against the Last Baddie Standing and The Sweet Storm! With Grand Slam: Mexico just weeks away, who will shine brightest in the Borderland?

The teams sort out and Perse starts against Leila. The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the fans rally behind Perse & Rosa. Perse and Leila circle, tie up, and Leila headlocks. Perse pulls hair, fires body shots, and powers out. Leila RUNS Perse over, soaks up cheers and jeers, then runs. Perse drops down, hurdles over, and blocks a kick to get under for a SPINEBUSTER! Perse rains down forearms and the fans fire up! Perse stacks Leila, ONE, and Perse tags Rosa. Perse scoops  and SLAMS Leila, Rosa runs and SPLASHES! Cover, TWO! Rosa fires knees, whips Leila to ropes, then she ducks a lariat to roll Leila up! ONE!!

Rosa hurries to stack, ONE! Rosa Oklahoma Rolls, TWO!! Leila escapes but Rosa is still on her. Leila breaks free to fire a flurry! Leila whips, Rosa reverses, but Leila sunset flips! TWO, and both women stand! Leila tilt-o-whirls to roll Rosa up, TWO! Leila fires forearms and kicks! Leila runs, and SHOTGUNS Rosa down! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as Rosa stays in this, and Leila brings her up. Rosa CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Rosa whips then arm-drags Leila, then DROPKICKS! Leila hurries to tag Dulce! Dulce runs up but Rosa drop toeholds her! Tag to Perse, she and Rosa run to DOUBLE SHOTGUN SANDWICH!

The fans fire up and Perse runs up, but Dulce rolls her up! TWO, and Dulce runs up again! Perse wrenches, backslides, and bridges for the #ScorpionStack! TWO!! Dulce escapes, runs, and arm-drags Perse! Perse runs and RANAS Dulce! The fans rally and Perse goes Matrix! SUPERKICK! Dulce goes to a corner, Perse HEADBUTTS her, then whips corner to corner. Dulce reverses, Perse goes up and over and SHOTGUNS Dulce down! The fans fire up as Perse climbs, MOONSAULT FLOPS as Dulce moves! Dulce KICKS Perse, Perse staggers to the ropes, and Leila DUMPS Perse out! Then she LARIATS Perse down!

The fans are torn but Leila soaks up the cheers and jeers. Leila puts Perse in, Dulce scoops and SLAMS, then Dulce runs, but Perse ducks a kick! Dulce basement SUPERKICKS from behind! Dulce covers, TWO! Dulce drags Persephone up to bump her off buckles. Tag to Leila and she stomps a mudhole into Perse! Leila bumps Perse off buckles, whips corner to corner, then runs up and SHINING WIZARDS! Then a CUTTER and roll-back into a DRAGON SLEEPER! Rosa stomps Leila, but Dulce TOSSES Rosa! The fans rally, Leila still gets Perse in a chinlock but Perse fights up. Perse fires body shots as the fans duel!

Perse powers up and out, then she SPEARS Leila down! The fans fire up while both women are down! Perse and Leila crawl, hot tags to Dulce and Rosa! Rosa rallies, then drop toeholds Dulce! Dulce ends up on the ropes, Rosa builds speed, and she DROPKICKS Dulce! Rosa hurries to facelock, but Dulce shoves Rosa away! Rosa comes back to wheelbarrow and victory roll! STOMP 182! Cover, TWO! Dulce stays in this but Rosa has a straitjacket, into the COBRA CAMEL CLUTCH!! Dulce TAPS, Rosa y Persephone win!

Winners: Thunder Rosa & Persephone, by submission

Rosa invites Dulce and Leila back into the ring, and she shows them respect by raising their hands. The fans cheer the sportsmanship, will all four senoritas be headed for golden opportunities?

The Frat House hang out backstage.

It was earlier tonight that they were enjoying drinks in their red Solo cups, and Jacked Jameson says they had to have drank every bottle in that bar last night. But then they spotted “Riccaboner” and told him to get over here. Ian asked what’s up, and Cole Karter says cheers. Ian does compliment them on their “great effort” against The Opps the other night. Oh, great effort? Jameson says they still do film study, y’know! And all Ian seems to do is run his mouth! They say these guys are sophomoric, drunk, hungover, and Jameson is pretty sure Ian brought up multiple times how Jameson’s parents raised him! Griff says Ian also called them ugly!

Ian says he never any of that! Jameson says look at these abs! Karter says they’re NOT ugly! Ian knows about Jameson’s abs! But what is up next for the Frat House? They should go back to beating up the Dark Order. Those guys are almost bigger losers than Ian. Jameson says hey, bygones be bygones, cheers. They let Ian have a cup, but Vance tells Ian the one rule: Win or lose, the Frat House will BOOOOOZE~! The boys go off to do more of that, will there be even more partying and drinking here in El Paso?

Cole Karter & Griff Garrison w/ The Frat House VS ???

With more Pledges accompanying them, Jacked Jameson tells us that Frat House is the coolest thing to hit ROH since… EVER! So much so that hot chicks are checking out this show for the first time ever! So much so that people are dying to join up! These Pledges are ready to be initiated! Hook ’em up, boys! Time to celebrate! The cups are handed out, the Pledges drink up, and they’re feeling it! But then Vance & Karter mug one guy while Jameson & Griff mug the other! The “initiation” is to get beat up!? The fans boo as Karter CLUBS the one guy down with the paddle! Jameson says the Pledges only get in if they win! Good luck!

Griff puts Dale Springs in the ring, shakes his hand for the Code of Honor, then short arm LARIATS him down with the bell! The fans boo but the Frat House just soaks up that heat. Griff goes corner to corner, but Dale BOOTS him! Dale fires haymakers and UPPERCUTS on repeat! The fans fire up as Dale ROCKS Griff! Dale reaches out but Griff keeps him from his teammate! Griff whips Dale to then BOOT him down! The fans boo more but Griff paces around. Griff drags Dale up, brings him over, tag to Karter. The Frat mugs Dale, then they stomp away in the corner! El Paso rallies but Karter talks trash on Dale’s teammate, Braxton Hunter.

Karter reels Dale in and snap suplexes! Karter soaks up the heat, the fans boo, but Karter stomps Dale. Dale goes to ropes, Karter CHOKES him, but the ref counts. Braxton pushes Karter away, but Karter drags Dale up. Dale fights the suplex, slips free, hot tag to Braxton! Braxton fires forearms on Karter, then ROCKS and KICKS him! Braxton throws away the Frat House shirt, then runs, but into a DROPKICK! The fans boo but Karter soaks up the heat again. Karter scuffs Braxton, sucker punches Dale, then drags Braxton over to the corner. Tag to Griff, Karter fireman’s carries, but Dale hurries in! He gets an IVY LEAGUE ELBOW!

Griff runs, BOOT O’ BOOZE for Braxton! Cover, The Frat House wins!

Winners: Cole Karter & Griff Garrison, by pinfall

No need for new members, the Frat is fine at four. But will anyone ever humble these four egos drunk off themselves?

Thunder Rosa & Persephone speak.

La Mera Mera says, “You already know I make friends everywhere. And today, here in El Paso, I got a new friend in Persephone. Is that right, girl? From CMLL! Let them know who you are! Let them know what we just did in the ring.” Persephone says she is so honored to team with Rosa in ROH. They came, they beat ’em up, they made ’em cry, and they won. But now Perse would love help back in CMLL. Perse came to Rosa’s house, so how about Rosa comes to Perse’s? Is that an invite? Yes it is! Well since they work so well in the ring together, they’ll be part of an ROH X CMLL Global Wars! Ladies and gentlemen, believe that these two are ready for anyone at any time!

Then who will it be that chooses to step to La Mera Mera and the Goddess of Spring?

Johnny TV, Taya Valkyrie & MXM Collection speak.

Mason Madden tells “Ring of Hotties fans, prepare for a real POP corker, because Bandido is gonna have to prove himself on a Proving Grounds Match against Mansoor.” Johnny TV says, “Something that all you fans of hotties with bodies might not know is that Mansoor is a legend in Mexico!” Mansoor single-handedly won the International Grand Prix! He is loved by all the abuelas in Arena Mexico! And he made love to all the abuelas in Arena Mexico! Mansoor tells Taya to translate for him. “Yo soy Mansoor.” “I am Mansoor.” “Yo soy un luchadorrr~!” “I am a wrestler!” “Donde esta la biblioteca?” “Where is the library?”

BANDIDO! Uh, Bandido! Tu voy ara um p- Whoa, hold on. Taya says what Mansoor is getting at is Bandido will be read to filth! And then Mansoor will take the ROH World Championship home to MXM TV! But will the Iron Chic really be able to bring down the Most Wanted? Or will he be just the first to fall?

ROH Women’s World Championship Proving Ground: Athena VS Rachel Armstrong!

Speaking of world champions and the Proving Grounds, the Fallen Goddess returns! Athena may not have won the Women’s Owen Hart Cup, but will she prove she is still the ROH Gatekeeper, the American Joshi, the Minion Overlord, and the FOREVER ROH Women’s Champion?

The fans cheer on Athena as the Code of Honor is upheld. But then Athena DECKS Rachel at the bell! Athena TOSSES Rachel, stomps away on her and has her in the corner. The ref reprimands, Athena TOSSES Rachel across the way, then drags her up for an UPPERCUT and a flurry of forearms! The ref reprimands and counts but Athena shouts at him to shut up! The fans cheer, Athena runs in, but Rachel dodges. Rachel runs up, but Athena choke grips! Rachel breaks free, fires a forearm, but Athena is just mad! Rachel runs, wheelbarrows, and arm-drags! Then she rolls Athena up, and SUPERKICKS!

Rachel hurries to BASEMENT DDT! Rachel hurries up top, but Athena bails out. Rachel hops down, the fans fire up as she builds speed, and Rachel DIVES! But Athena catches Rachel and THROWS her into barriers! Then Athena hauls Rachel up to SWING her into the barriers! Those LEDs go out and the fans fire up! Athena looms over Rachel, the ring count climbs, and Athena refreshes the count. Athena drags Rachel up, THROWS her into steel steps, and dusts herself off. “This is what you have for me, huh!? This is it?!” Athena puts Rachel in and tells fans to shut up. Athena stalks Rachel while the fans duel.

Athena drags Rachel up, CLUBS her, then wrenches. Rachel fires as forearm, but Athena CLUBS and HAMMERS away! Athena says SHE is best in the world! Short arm- NO, Rachel swings around and sunset flips, but Athena rolls through to stack and deadlift, but Rachel RANAS!! Cover, TWO!! Athena survives but Rachel runs up! Athena slips around to SAIDO!! Rachel sputters and Athena seethes. Athena drags Rachel up, Electric Chair Lifts, and goes up a corner?! The fans fire up, Rachel rains down fists and elbows and Athena drops down! Rachel mule kicks Athena down! 450- FLOP!! Athena avoids Rachel’s best shot, then gut wrenches for the Canadian Rack!

Athena brings Rachel around for the STRAITJACKET BOMB!! Cover, Athena wins!

Winner: Athena, by pinfall (denies Rachel Armstrong a title match)

The Fallen Goddess didn’t even need her best shot in the O-Face to win this! But then the same ol’ Athena shows herself as she grins and drags Rachel over. Athena rains down fists and the fans boo, but Athena scares off the ref! Athena drags Rachel up and over, CLUBS her down, and then lines up the shot! BUT WAIT! Here comes Rosa! La Mera Mera is still here, and she chases Athena off! Athena holds up her title to taunt Rosa with it, but Rosa has the other belt of Athena’s! Will the Forever ROH Women’s World Champion see that there’s no such thing as forever when going up against the best of the best?

The Chickadees are searching for something…?

They’re out in the desert, and they find a fallen peacock feather. But then wait! A UFO flies in!? They call to it excitedly as it lands, and out emerges… YES! It is THE Peacock of Honor, DALTON CASTLE! “BOYS! Let’s go break some hearts!” Castle has returned, will he once again reign over ROH?

My Thoughts:

A very good ROH that was only 40 minutes, shockingly. And I like that they just randomly sorta put this Dalton Castle teaser at the end like a post-credits scene in a Marvel movie. I wonder if he goes right for a title, and I’m not sure which one. Good promo from MXM TV to set up Mansoor VS Bandido, but c’mon, Bandido is going to win. It should be Bandido VS Johnny TV and that’d make for a great match. I skipped Yuta VS Solo because it was clear Yuta would win. But at the same time, it was very competitive so good for Solo. And I’m a little disappointed the “initiation” was just a glorified squash match, but clearly the Frat House just want heat, no real story.

Very good tag match of Rosa & Persephone VS Leila & Dulce, and I figured Rosa & Persephone would win. Perse is the hometown girl, so that’s great for her to win in El Paso. And I like that Rosa & Perse let slip in their promo that ROH Global Wars: Mexico is coming, that’ll be a great follow-up (or lead in?) to Grand Slam: Mexico. Rosa also going after Athena after the main event was good stuff. Though, it is a matter of perspective if this is a good or bad move overall. Instead of Athena going “up” to AEW, Rosa moves “down” to ROH to challenge for this title, and maybe not even win?

I still argue Athena should’ve lost to Billie with Final Battle 2024, but losing on the show before the biggest show of the year might be the next best place to do it. And Supercard of Honor now being in Texas, this makes for a great match, and maybe, just maybe, Rosa does win because either way, it is a win for Texas.

My Score: 8.7/10