Will the Fallen Goddess #FeelTheWrath?

Athena has been ROH Women’s World Champion for the better part of THREE YEARS, but Harley Cameron will not be intimidated! Are we on the verge of a new era of honor?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• ROH Women’s World Championship: Athena VS Harley Cameron; Athena wins and retains the title.
• Pure Rules: Billie Starkz VS Katie Arquette; Billie wins.
• Pure Rules: Deonna Purrazzo VS Viva Van; Deonna wins.
• Satnam Singh VS JP Grayson; Singh wins.
• QT Marshall w/ The Costco Guys VS Jacked Jameson w/ The Frat House; QT wins.
• Persephone VS Valentina Rossi; Persephone wins.
• Top Flight w/ Christopher Daniels & Leila Grey VS The Infantry w/ Trish Adora; Top Flight wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

PROGRAMMING NOTE!

With next Thursday being Thanksgiving, everyone should enjoy time with their family and friends, even the stars and staff of ROH. Therefore, next week will be a special Black Friday edition of ROH! Still 7 PM Eastern on Honor Club, make sure you don’t miss all the great action!

Backstage interview with Billie Starkz.

Lexy Nair is with Minion 400,237 & 3/4ths and brings up her non-tournament Pure Rules match later tonight. Billie has been on quite the roll and- Athena steps in. Athena tells Billie, “I would like to come and say that I am… Sor…” Billie says, “It’s okay, you got this.” Athena says, “I would like to apolo…” Athena can’t get it out, but she says she simply made an uneducated decision. Even though she called Billie 15 times- Billie says it was only twice! Two times, 15 times, doesn’t matter! Athena made a bad decision in choosing Mercedes Mone as her tag team partner, and she is here to say she is sorawaa…

Billie says she needs that again so it’s on video. Athena says she doesn’t have time but Billie understands where she’s going with this. Tonight, Athena faces Harley Cameron for the ROH Women’s World Championship, and Billie has her stuff. Yes, her Pure Rules match. Athena says yes, and Billie will win, she’ll be fantastic. But if Athena can’t beat Harley, then who is she? Lexy salutes as she lists the nicknames: The Fallen Goddess, the Minion Overlord, the ROH Forever Champion, and… Billie chuckles at Lexy forgetting the rest, but then she asks: Is the band back together? Athena says yes, this is it! The magical moment!

Lexy realizes what she’s done and says no, cut it out, they can’t! Absolutely not! Athena and Billie move in for a hug while Athena says, “FOR-E-VER! FOR-E-VER!” The camera does cut before any physical contact is made, but will MIT, whether together or apart, all be victorious tonight?

ROH Women’s World Championship: Athena VS Harley Cameron!

The Fallen Goddess, the Minion Overlord, the American Joshi, the ROH Gatekeeper and the Forever ROH Champion does not want to wait forever, she looks to deal with the Wild Aussie to open the show! But will she regret being in such a hurry? Or will she simply #FeelTheWrath?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if forever ends!

The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and then Athena runs up! Harley arm-drags her, then arm-drags again! Harley has the armlock, Athena fights up, and Athena whips Harley away. Harley RUNS Athena over! The fans cheer as things speed up, Athena hurdles then goes to hip toss, but Harley turns that into an arm-drag and lateral press! ONE and Athena has the ghost pin, TWO! Athena and Harley stand, Harley dodges the dropkick then taunts Athena. Athena runs up again, into another arm-drag! The fans cheer as Harley again has Athena with the armlock. Athena endures the grind but the fans rally behind Harley.

Athena grits her teeth, fights up, and pulls Harley’s hair! The ref reprimands but Athena has Harley in the corner. The ref counts, Athena lets go at 4, and then she takes a swing! Harley dodges, comes back, and MONKEY FLIP! But Athena manages to cartwheel through! Only for Harley to SHOTGUN her down! And LARIAT! Harley keeps moving, tilt-o-whirl, and clinch to a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, TWO! Athena is tougher than that but Harley keeps after her. They go to the ropes, Harley drags Athena up from the apron, but Athena HOTSHOTS Harley! Athena drags Harley out to join her now, and hits an APRON SIDE EFFECT!

Harley writhes, Athena shakes out her arm, and Athena brings Harley around to CLUB her! Harley staggers away to the steps, Athena shoves her into the ring, and Athena covers, TWO! Harley is tougher than that, too, but Athena scowls as she stalks Harley to ropes. Athena ROCKS Harley with a forearm to the back! Athena brings Harley around, bumps her off buckles, then CHOSP! And CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Athena digs her boot in, the ref counts, but Athena stops. Athena intimidates Posey, then goes back to KICK Harley down! Athena drags Harley to a cover, TWO! Harley toughs it out, Athena argues the count, but the count was fair.

Athena clamps onto Harley for a DUBLIN SMILE! The ref counts, Athena stops at 4 and tells the ref to stop telling her what to do. Harley goes to a corner, Athena shouts, “You are NOTHING!” Harley fires forearms! The fans rally, but Athena UPPERCUTS! Athena whips corner to corner, then runs in and back body blocks! Athena keeps going and she forearm SMASHES Harley in the corner! Harley slumps down, Athena seethes, but then Athena soaks up the cheers and jeers. Athena drags Harley up, cravats for the neck wrench, and she taunts Harley. Harley endures, fires body shots, but Athena KNEES Harley again and again!

Athena snapmares, then clamps on a chinlock. Harley endures, the fans rally up, but Athena tells them to shut up! Harley fights up and fires body shots. Athena THROWS Harley down! SENTON FLOPS as Harley moves! Harley tilt-o-whirls and rolls Athena up, TWO! Athena escapes, and she BOOTS Harley down! Cover, TWO! Harley survives but Athena CLUBS away! Athena rains down forearms, covers, TWO! Athena talks trash on the fans and then uses the Dublin Smile again. Athena CLUBS Harley down, but the fans chant, “You Suck!” Athena snarls, runs in at Harley, but Harley ELBOWS her away! Harley dodges and KICKS Athena!

Harley whips corner to corner and SPLASHES! Then a whip and SPLASH in the other corner Harley keeps moving, SLINGBLADE! Harley rains down fists of her own! “FEEL THE WRATH!” The fans fire up and Harley runs, SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! Athena survives and the fans rally up again! Harley drags Athena around, waistlocks, but Athena fights with elbows! But Harley wrenches, only for Athena to deny Sole Food! They waistlock and switch, Athena O’Conner Rolls, TWO! Athena is sent to the ropes but she uses that to springboard and SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Harley survives and the fans fire up!

Both women are down so a standing count begins. The fans rally, Athena rises first, and she stands at 4 of 10. Athena puts Harley in the ropes, then goes to the apron. “Who’s the baddest?!” She CLUBS Harley! “Who’s the best in the entire world?!” She CLUBS Harley again! “Who sucks?!” The fans shout, “YOU!!” Athena snarls again, winds up, but Harley avoids the knee! Harley wrenches an arm to serve up SOLE FOOD! Athena falls to apron then floor and the fans rally up. Harley goes out after Athena, SMACKS her off the apron, then whips her into the railing! The fans rally, Harley brings Athena around and SMACKS her off the apron!

Harley CHOPS Athena, CHOPS again, then DOUBLE CHOPS! The fans fire up with Harley, she reels Athena in, but Athena fights the suplex! Athena suplexes, Harley fights it! They break, Harley jumps, but Athena catches her! And swings her hard into the railing! And the corner of the railing at that! And then Athena POSTS Harley! Harley flops back, the ring count climbs, but Athena tells everyone to shut up! “This is MY show!” Athena puts Harley in at 7 of 20, soaks up more heat, then calls her shot. Athena climbs up the corner, soaks up more heat, mocks the fans, but then Harley KICKS the legs out! Harley climbs up to fire a forearm!

Athena tries to hit back but Harley blocks to ROCK her again! Harley fires off a flurry of forearms and the fans fire up! Harley brings Athena up, SUPERPLEX! Both women are down, but Harley hurries to get the pump handle! PUMP HANDLE SAIDO! High stack, TWO!! Athena survives and Harley can’t believe it! The fans rally while Harley thinks on what to do next. Harley brings Athena up, dragon sleeper, and- NO, Athena pulls hair! Athena turns things around on Harley, “FEEL THE WRATH!” But Harley cartwheels free of the finisher to KNEE Athena! Athena blocks one kick, but then ROUNDHOUSE hits! And BACKSTABBER!

The fans fire up as Harley runs up again, then just shoots around to a leg trap and S T F!! Athena flails, reaches out, and the fans fire up! Harley pulls on the hold, but Athena claws at the mat! Athena pries at the grip, and she BITES Harley’s hand!! The ref counts, the fans boo, but Harley has to let Athena go! Athena grins as she goes to the ropes, and then she FLAPJACK HOTSHOTS Harley! Then she tucks Harley in, ATAXIA!! KOJI KLUTCH!! Harley TAPS, Athena wins!

Winner: Athena, by submission (still ROH Women’s World Champion)

Athena does NOT let Harley go, she makes her suffer for pushing her this far! Then Athena even chases the ref off! Athena makes it past 1100 DAYS as champion, closing in on the three year mark! But will Athena make it a threepeat? Or will December 5th truly be her Final Battle?

Pure Rules: Billie Starkz VS Katie Arquette!

The Minion Overlord sorta-kinda apologized to Minion 400,237 & 3/4ths, so that is great encouragement as the ROH Women’s Pure Championship Tournament continues. But will Billie be razor sharp after this “warm-up” match? Or will the Queen Of The Silver Screen take the spotlight from her?

The Code of Honor is upheld, if somewhat reluctantly, and the bell rings. We are on the clock as these two circle, and they tie up. Billie spins Katie to a SLEEPER, but Katie goes right to the ROPEBREAK! That’s her first of three, and then Billie SWEEPS the legs! Billie clamps on with a GUILLOTINE, Katie reaches out for the ROPEBREAK! That is the second of three, but Katie shoves Billie! Billie headlocks, Katie powers up and out to headlock in return. Katie hits the takeover, but Billie rolls to a cover. ONE, and Katie holds onto the headlock. Billie fights up, powers up but can’t power out as Katie holds on tight.

Billie goes again, puts Katie on the ropes, and that is Billie’s first of three breaks. But then Billie DECKS Katie with the closed fist! That is Billie’s warning, but she dribbles Katie off buckles! The ref counts, Billie shouts at Posey to NOT tell her what to do! Billie kicks Katie around as he pass two minutes, then she snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Billie is frustrated but she clamps onto Katie to wrench the arm. The fans rally, Billie stomps away, and Billie mocks the fans. But then Katie grabs a leg! Billie SMACKS Katie this time, then whips her to the corner. Billie runs up and LARIATS! FLATLINER! Billie grins but the fans are torn.

Billie goes up, up, and DIVING- NO, Katie dodges the stomps! Billie comes back, facelocks, but Katie fights the lift. Katie fires body shots, wrenches, but Billie blocks the whip to reverse it. Katie ducks ‘n’ dodges, then tilt-o-whirls to RANA! Billie ends up in a corner, the fans fire up, and Katie runs in to UPPERCUT and HIP ATTACK! Katie roars, runs back in, and BRONCO BUSTER! The ref counts, Katie stops at 4, and she fires up again! But Billie clamps on with a SLEEPER! Billie CLAWS Katie’s eyes, then hits the GHOSTBUSTER!! Cover, TWO?!? Billie is furious, but she goes back up! STARK10!! Cover, Billie wins!

Winner: Billie Starkz, by pinfall

It took four minutes and 23 seconds, but Billie still tops this one off. She keeps the Code of Honor by shaking Katie’s hand, only to stomp her back down! The bad attitude she learned from Athena is only growing stronger, will Billie go back to back as inaugural champion in ROH? Or is that behavior going to come back to bite her?

Wait, as Billie makes her exit, The Virtuosa makes her entrance. So Billie storms after Deonna and spins her around! Deonna dares Billie to do something, but Billie cools off. Deonna turns her focus to her own Pure Rules match, but could this encounter be foreshadowing the finals?

Pure Rules: Deonna Purrazzo VS Viva Van!

The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and we’re back on the clock. The two circle, tie up, and Viva waistlocks. Deonna bucks the O’Conner, runs up, Viva dodges to then WHEEL KICK! Cover, TWO! Viva drags Deonna up, fireman’s carries, but Deonna fights free. Deonna shoves Viva to the corner, runs up, but Viva goes up and over to drop and UP KICK! Viva snapmares Deonna, Deonna dodges a lariat to then wrench and short arm LARIAT! The fans are torn but Deonna fires up. Deonna drags Viva up, reels her in, but Viva fights the lift. Viva wrenches out, CLUBS the arm, but Deonna ROCKS Viva with a forearm!

Viva snarls and fires back! The two go forearm for forearm, egging each other on! Viva CHOPS, Deonna CHOPS, repeat! The fans rally as the shots keep going, Viva ROCKS and CHOPS and UPPERCUTS! SOBAT! Viva then winds up to ENZIGIRI! Viva runs the ropes, and AX KICKS Deonna down! Cover, TWO! Viva is annoyed but we’re only two minutes in. Viva goes up the corner as the fans rally up again, but Deonna is up! Viva leaps over, rolls, but comes back into a kick! Deonna runs to KNEE LIFT and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Then a roll and FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Viva rolls it to a cover, TWO! FUJIWARA ARMBAR!

Viva endures, reaches out, and manages the ROPEBREAK! That is her first, but Deonna holds until the ref counts 4. Deonna storms over while Viva is on the apron. Viva HOTSHOTS Deonna, then GAMANGIRIS! Deonna flounders, Viva goes up the ropes, but the arm won’t let her slingshot! Deonna ROCKS Viva, drags her into the ring, and then reels her in for the POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO, but into the FUJIWARA!! Viva TAPS, Deonna wins!

Winner: Deonna Purrazzo, by submission

At three minutes and 33 seconds, Deonna brings Viva down. She shows Viva much more respect than Billie showed Katie, but then Billie CLOBBERS Deonna! The fans boo as Billie CLUBS away on Deonna! Deonna shoves Billie away, but Billie HEEL KICKS her down! The fans boo but Billie just soaks up the heat. Will Deonna be fighting Queen Aminata thinking of going after Billie?

Persephone speaks.

“Athena the Fallen Goddess and Persephone the Goddess of CMLL. Together, we could’ve been something divine. But I’m no minion. In fact, I’ve been running through all the women of ROH. I think I even beat you and Red Velvet in Global Wars: Mexico. So now I’m calling my shot for Final Battle. Because every story has its end, and yours has been going on for far, far, far too long. And your story is gonna end with Perse taking that ROH Women’s World Championship.” The Goddess of the Underworld wants to reign, but will she dethrone Athena in Columbus? Or will forever continue through the Final Battle?

QT Marshall w/ The Costco Guys VS Jacked Jameson w/ The Frat House!

While #Boom&Doom will be fighting Roppongi Vice at Full Gear: Tailgate Brawl, God’s Gift to Wrestling is looking to warm-up against the former Iron Savage. Jameson has a mic and he says, “Lemme hear ya say FRAAAT HOOOUSE~!” The fans boo and Jameson wants Boston to take it easy. Boston, make some noise if you like to drink! The fans cheer that! Jameson asks if Boston is the city that parties best! The fans cheer again, but Jameson says they’re wrong! They just fat alcoholic idiots! The fans cheer again but Jameson says no, that’s not a good thing. It’s The Frat House that parties best!

And tonight, after Jameson wins his first singles match in ROH, the Frat House will tear Boston up! Vance, tell ’em why! Vance says the number one rule is: Win or lose, they BOOOOOZE~! Boston boos but here comes QT! And QT has a mic to say he sees four Frat boys and only one QT. QT isn’t a Boston boy, but everyone here knows it ain’t smart to come out alone. Frat House brings the booze? Well, time for QT to bring the BOOM! That’s right, the Costco Guys are here in Boston! The fans cheer as Big Boom AJ & Big Justice are here to back QT up, will it be Boom ‘n’ Doom for the Frat House?

The bell rings and the fans rally for QT. Griff Garrison gets on the apron, QT runs him off, and then QT anticipates the sneak attack! QT UPPERCUTS Jameson again and again, then whips. Jameson reverses but QT grabs ropes. QT DUMPS Jameson out, the Frat House helps Jameson up, but QT FLIES out onto them all! The fans fire up and cheer “BOOM~!” QT puts Jameson in, then UPPERCUTS him in the corner. QT climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count along, but Jameson shoves QT away at four. QT runs back up, but Jameson pops him up! QT has wild hangtime before he falls out of the ring and to the floor!

Jameson distracts the ref, and the Frat House all stomps away! The ref then has to stop Big Boom from going after them all! The fans boo but the Frat House puts QT in. Jameson stomps away on QT, bumps him off buckles, and fires hands! Jameson CHOPS, and CHOPS, and he whips QT to the corner. Jameson runs in but QT ELBOWS him away. QT then runs up, but into a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer but Jameson vows to end this. QT is on the ropes, Jameson runs, but QT ducks down! Jameson crossbodies into the ropes! The fans chant “Bring The Boom! Bring The Boom!” QT rises, and he rallies on Jameson with LARIATS!

QT whips, Jameson reverses, but QT handsprings to GAMANGIRI! The fans fire up and QT calls his shot! DOOM DIAMOND CUTTER! Cover, QT wins!

Winner: QT Marshall, by pinfall

QT and Big Boom AJ hug it out, but now they’re surrounded by Vance, Griff, and Cole Karter. But then Big Justice YANKS Vance down! The fans cheer, and then QT TOSSES Karter, DECKS Griff, and AJ gets Karter! The POWER BOOM! But wait! RPG Vice is here! The fans boo as Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta strut out here. They look ready to fight, and they storm down to the ring! It’s a brawl with QT & AJ! QT fires hands, AJ ROCKS Rocky, but Trent LOW BLOWS QT! The fans boo, but then AJ fires haymakers on Trent! AJ powers up and DECKS Trent! Then he reels Trent in, calls his shot, but Rocky ELBOWS AJ in the back!

Rocky stomps AJ & QT, the fans boo, but then QT is set up for the CAST ELBOW!! The fans boo but Rocky sets AJ up, and CAST ELBOW!! RPG Vice taunt Big Justice, but the ref keeps them from getting after the kid! The fans boo, but Rocky’s a bully! He pushes past Big Justice to grab a chair! Rocky puts the arm around AJ’s arm! Trent holds AJ down as Rocky goes up! The fans boo as Rocky mocks the Boom, DIVING STOMPS the chair!! Big Justice is almost in tears seeing his dad get his arm smashed like that! RPG Vice shouts that The Costco Guys do NOT belong! But will AJ & QT be able to get their revenge soon enough?

Mercedes Mone speaks.

“Kris, did you see that? More like, did you feel that? That was just a little preview of what’s to come at Full Gear! You wanna say that I’m not focused? I am more focused than I have ever been in my whole career! Who the hell do you think you’re talking to? You’re talking to me, Mercedes Mone, Ultimo Mone, number one women’s wrestler in the world, and you wanna say that I’m not focused?! Thirteen Belts Mone is not focused?! I’m gonna show you how focused I am at Full Gear, Kris, when I take your precious AEW Women’s World title. Because you’re talking to the best, you’re talking to the greatest, you’re talking to soon-to-be Fourteen Belts Mone!”

The CEO is ready for Full Gear, but will the Money Train add even more to the collection? Or will the Galaxy’s Greatest finally derail her once and for all?

After Persephone VS Valentina Rossi…

The Goddess of CMLL uses the RAZOR’S EDGE to finish Rossi, but her celebration is cut short when Athena makes her way back out to ringside! The Fallen Goddess clearly heard that message from earlier, and she goes right to the ring to stare Persephone down. Athena raises the belt up, she and Persephone talk trash, and the fans fire up. Persephone dares Athena to do something, but DIAMANTE attacks! The fans boo as the Cuban Diamond, the Diamond Minion, does Athena’s dirty work! Athena places the belt down, Diamante drags Perse over, and Athena shouts, “This is MY show, and don’t you ever forget it!”

Athena SMASHES Persephone off the belt! The fans are torn, but clearly this is Athena’s way of saying “challenge accepted.” Will Athena have multiple insurance policies in place for when she and Persephone have their Final Battle?

Top Flight w/ Christopher Daniels & Leila Grey VS The Infantry w/ Trish Adora!

Darius & Dante Martin won alongside Scorpio Sky last week in trios action, and that put them right on Shane Taylor Promotion’s radar. Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo blindsided Team Sky Flight, but will they win now that it’s face to face? Or will Air Wolf & Angel Dorado hit The Infantry with some shock ‘n’ awe?

The teams sort out but there’s some trash talk, and then Infantry just attacks! The ref reprimands but the bell rings as Dean stomps Dante down and Carlie throws hands with Darius! Carlie TOSSES Darius out, Dean CLUBS Dante. Dean brings Dante over, he tags Carlie, and The Infantry double whip Dante. Dante KICKS Dean, ROCKS Carlie, then he whips Carlie to the Top Flight corner. A-LIST LARIAT, tag to Darius! Darius snap suplexes Carlie and kips up to tag Dante. Dante slingshot SENTONS onto Carlie, then he hurdles over Dean! Darius atomic drops Dean, then Dante BULLDOG KNEE SMASHES!

Darius sets up, Dante runs up, POETRY IN FLIGHT takes out Carlie on the apron! The fans fire up with Top Flight and Darius goes out to fetch Carlie. Carlie is put in, Dante covers, TWO! Dante headlocks but Carlie pulls hair. The fans rally, Dean tags in as Carlie powers up and out. Dante ducks ‘n’ dodges but Carlie wrenches to JAWBREAKER! Feed to the SLINGSHOT SPEAR! Dean rains down fists, then he BLASTS Darius! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Dean waits on Dante. Dean RAMS Dante into the corner, and The Infantry mugs him! The ref counts, The Infantry stops at 4, and Dean soaks up heat.

Dean tags Carlie and he sends Carlie in for a SPLASH! Then the dosido and SPLASH! Dean runs in and ELBOWS Dante! Feed back to Carlie for the BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Dante survives but Carlie drags him away from Darius. Carlie whips Dante to the corner, runs in and SPLASHES! Carlie then snapmares and runs to basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Dante survives, the fans rally, but Carlie drags Dante up. Tag to Dean and The Infantry mugs Dante. Dante sputters from the body blow but Dean drags him up. Dante fires hands, but Dean CLUBS him down. Dean then brings Dante around to whip him to the corner.

Dante hits hard and slumps down. Dean winds up, “Is this camera on me?! B! B! C!” What?! Dean BRONCO BUSTERS Dante! The fans boo and the ref counts, Dean stops his #BroncoBustingCap and dusts off. Cover, ROPEBREAK! Dean is annoyed but he stomps Dante. Dean drags Dante over, tags Carlie, and they mug Dante more. Then Dean feeds Dante to Carlie’s pop-up, atomic drop! Then the turnaround, and- NO, Dante BOOTS Dean! Dante fire elbows down on Carlie, kicks at Dean, but Dean blocks and hands it off to Carlie. Dean then ENZIGIRIS, and Carlie slips through to hit the NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!

Dante toughs it out but Carlie clamps on with a chinlock. Daniels rallies the fans for Dante as Dante endures. Dante fights up, but Carlie hops on as a backpack! Dean runs in and BLASTS Darius! The fans boo but Dante fades! The ref has to stop Darius, Dean “tags” and clamps on the chinlock. The ref sees Dean in and asks if there was a tag. Carlie says yeah, they tagged, why he questioning it? Dante fights up but Dean CLUBS him down. Dean runs up but Darius ROCKS him first! Dante jumps up to MONKEY FLIP! Dean lands on his butt! Hot tags to Carlie and Darius! Darius dodges Carlie to UPPERCUT Dean, t hen he BOOTS Carlie!

Darius fires haymaker after haymaker, then whips. Carlie reverses but Darius FLYING FOREARMS! The fans rally, Darius mule kicks, KNEE LIFTS, and CHOPS! Then DROPKICK! Carlie staggers, he blocks a kick, but Darius uses it to reel Carlie in, CUTTER! And then the FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but the fans fire up! Darius whips, Carlie reverses, but Dante tags as Darius goes up and over! Darius then UPPERCUTS Carlie, Dante steps in and SHOTGUNS into the GERMAN SUPLEX! Top Flight hurries to get Carlie up, but Dean storms in! Dean stops the DDT, Carlie RAMS Dante into the corner while Dean TOSSES Darius!

Carlie crawls, he calls to Captain Dean, but Dante intercepts! But Carlie turns that to a cradle! TWO, and Carlie BOOTS Dante! Tag to Dean, wrench and BACK SUPLEX NECKBREAKER COMBO! Cover, Darius breaks it! The fans cheer, Carlie stomps away on Darius, then Dean joins in. They get Darius out of the ring, and Carlie lifts Darius to POST him between the uprights! The ref reprimands, but Dean CLAWS Dante’s face. Carlie sneaks Dean a Six Man title belt! Dean aims, the fans boo, Leila warns Dante! The ref sees this in time and he stops Dean! The ref takes the belt, but they have the other one! But Dante uses that as a distraction! Sunset flip, TOP FLIGHT WINS!

Winners: Top Flight, by pinfall

But then Carlie CLOBBERS Dante! It was his underhanded idea that cost The Infantry and now he’s a sore loser about it! But Darius gets back in, only for Dean to go after him! The Infantry beats Top Flight down, the fans boo, but here comes Shane Taylor himself! Big Bad Shaney T. storms right in and he helps his guys beat up on Darius & Dante! BODY BLOW! Daniels tries to do something, but Shane DECKS him! The Fallen Angel has fallen, but Shane stands Daniels up again. BUT HERE COMES SCORPIO! The Closer dares Shane to do something, and Shane takes as swing! Scorpio fires off fists in return! DISCUS HAYMAKER!

STP regroups and retreats! The fans cheer as Team Sky Flight holds the ring, and they hold up those ROH World Six Man titles! Scorpio then tosses those back to STP, but will he & Top Flight take those belts for their own soon enough? Or will Shane, Carlie & Dean make sure December 5th is their Final Battle?

My Thoughts:

A great episode for ROH here at just over 68 minutes, they finally did less filler and more story. I suppose that fits, though, with this being A) a go-home to Full Gear and B) so close to ROH Final Battle. Good promo from Mercedes Mone to follow up becoming Undisputed ROH Women’s World TV Champion, but obviously Kris Statlander should still win at Full Gear. Good promo from Athena, Billie & Lexy to open the show, but very surprising that Athena’s title match was the opener. I would’ve thought she’d get the main event, but I suppose they made sure it all helped build the rest of the show. Persephone of course beat Rossi, she’s getting her title shot at Final Battle, but a welcomed surprise that Diamante is still trying to become minion number one.

Of course Billie and Deonna each won their Pure Rules matches tonight, but their interaction between and after the matches does make me wonder if ROH/TK wants to do Deonna VS Billie in the finals. I still think Deonna VS Deeb is the best choice for an inaugural ROH Women’s Pure Championship match, and we can have Billie chase Deonna should Deonna win. Very good stuff with QT beating Jameson for then RPG Vice to beat down QT & AJ. This go-home math heavily suggests QT & AJ win as the battered underdogs, sticking it to the Don Callis Family’s lower tier. Who knows, maybe QT & AJ can even make a case for ROH tag titles at Final Battle or in 2026.

And great stuff in the main event tonight from Top Flight VS Infantry, though I feel like the crowd was tiring out by then. Another reason, perhaps, for starting with Athena VS Harley so that the energy would still be there. That aside, great win for Top Flight, and now we have our Six Man Tag title match set for Final Battle. Not sure of Sky Flight’s chances as of right now, and TK kinda booked things into a corner: Top Flight hasn’t had any belts, they could really use this win; but STP just got those belts, can’t really give them up just yet. But in the end, it feels like a 60-40 in favor of STP retaining so they can dominate ROH a little longer.

My Score: 8.7/10