Will the Bounty Hunter collect on The Most Wanted?

Bandido may have lost at Forbidden Door, but he looks to rebound as he defends his ROH World Championship against Bryan Keith!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Juice Robinson & Ace Austin VS Grizzled Young Veterans; Juice & Ace win.
• Six Man Tag: SkyFlight VS The Frat House; SkyFlight wins.
• Bishop Kaun VS Royce Isaacs; Kaun wins.
• Mina Shirakawa & Queen Aminata VS Sahara Seven & Kaci Lennox; Mina & Aminata win.
• Six Man Tag: The Lethal Twist VS Serpentico & Los Colons; The Lethal Twist wins.
• Pure Rules: Mance Warner VS Matt Menard; Warner wins.
• Isla Dawn VS Kelsey Raegan; Dawn wins.
• Satnam Singh VS Bruss Hamilton; Singh wins.
• 8 Man Tag: The Rascalz & Von Erichs VS Nathan Cruz & Il Cartello Grillo; The Rascalz & Von Erichs win.
• Tehuti Miles VS Leon St. Giovanni; Tehuti wins.
• ROH World Championship: Bandido VS Bryan Keith; Bandido wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

Juice Robinson & Ace Austin VS Grizzled Young Veterans!

The Bang Bang Gang is back at full power with Jay White’s return, so they’re even more motivated to get back on track towards some gold! Will The Stray Bullet & The Inevitable make Zack Gibson & James Drake fold? Or will the Collision Cowboys learn what it is to #GritYourTeeth?

The teams sort out and Juice starts against Drake. The Code of Honor is not upheld as Drake kicks Juice’s hand away. The two tie up, Drake clamps onto the arm, and he wrenches to wristlock. Juice wrenches and wristlocks back, but Drake rolls, kips up, and slips through to facelock. The fans boo as Drake grinds Juice down but he tells them to shut up. Juice wrenches free to a facelock, but Drake wrenches back. Juice wrenches and floats all over Drake, rear mounts, then hops off to lift his leg. Drake is upset being marked as territory, but the fans cheer. Gibson asks if this is a joke, and Juice says yes!

Juice and Drake tie up, Drake CLUBS Juice, then CLUBS him again! Drake headlocks, Juice powers up and out, then Juice drops to RUN Drake over! And again he marks his territory! Juice arm-drags and armlocks, but Drake endures. Drake endures, fights up, but Juice wrenches and kicks low. Juice reels Drake in but Drake fights the suplex. Gibson tags in, then saves Drake. Gibson ROCKS Juice, traps him in the corner, then Drake runs up! ELBOW, LARIAT, and a feed to the WHEEL KICK! Cover, TWO! The fans rally for Juice and Gibson taunts “funny man” that the fans are chanting for him. Gibson then suplexes, but Juice slips free!

Juice waistlocks, Gibson wrenches free to whip Juice, but Juice reverses. Juice LEG LARIATS Gibson down! Tag to Ace and Juice snap suplexes Gibson. Ace and Juice say “GUNS UP!” LEG DROP SENTON COMBO! Cover, ONE!! Gibson bails out but Ace just aims. PLANCHA, but Gibson moves! Ace lands safe on the apron! Gibson blocks a kick, throws Ace, but Ace handstands out of it! Ace then cartwheels to avoid the sweep, and he PENALTY KICKS after all! The fans cheer while Gibson flounders, but Ace aims from the corner! PLANCHA! Down goes Gibson, but Ace hurries to put him in the ring. Ace goes up, but Drake distracts him!

Gibson runs up, Ace leaps over, and Ace kicks low. Ace ROCKS Gibson, back suplex, but Gibson CLAWS eyes! Tag to Drake as Gibson whips Ace away! GYV DOUBLE FLAPJACK HOTSHOT Ace down! Then Drake CHOKES and DRIBBLES Ace! The fans boo but Drake stomps him down! Drake swipes at Juice, even, but the ref keeps them apart. Drake drags Ace up, ROCKS him, then tags Gibson. GYV double whips Ace to DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans boo but Gibson covers, TWO! Gibson is frustrated, but he clamps onto Ace. Gibson drags Ace up, the fans rally, but Ace powers his way forward. Gibson keeps Ace back to then suplex! Cover, TWO!

Gibson clamps onto Ace with a chinlock and he grinds Ace down. The fans rally as Ace endures, and he gets that second wind. Ace fights up, around, and fires body shots. Drake tags in, Gibson sends Ace into the chinlock! Drake grinds Ace down now but the fans still rally. Ace endures, starts to fight up, and he deadlifts Drake! But Drake fires elbows! Ace squats, rises up again, and DEATH VALLEY DRIVERS! The fans fire up while both men are down! Drake and Ace crawl, hot tag to Gibson, and he grabs Ace! Gibson back suplexes, but Ace lands out! Ace goes up and over Gibson to hot tag Juice!

The fans fire up as Rock Hard Robinson JABS, JABS, JABS away on Gibson! Drake runs up but Juice dodges to then JAB, JAB, JAB! Gibson kicks low, GYV double whips, but Juice ducks ‘n’ dodges to DOUBLE CROSSBODY! The fans fire up with Juice, and he LARIATS Drake in a corner! Then LARIAT for Gibson in the corner! Then CANNONBALL on Drake! Gibson runs up, but Juice drop toeholds him into Drake’s bangers and mash! Juice then reels Gibson in, but Gibson ELBOWS free! Ace tags in, Juice atomic drops Gibson, and then sets him up, FLYING CHUCK LEG SWEEP COMBO! Cover, TWO! Gibson survives but the fans still rally for Ace!

Ace drags Gibson up, but Drake YANKS Juice down! Ace grabs at Drake but Gibson rolls Ace with tights! TWO! Gibson ROCKS Ace, Ace ROCKS Gibson, repeat! They go back and forth, shot for shot, and Gibson fires a flurry! Ace CHOPS in return! And ROCKS! And CHOPS! Gibson headlocks, but tags Drake as Ace powers out! Drake follows Ace to DROPKICK the legs out! Then Gibson basement DROPKICKS Ace! Gibson sets up, Drake runs up, MAYHEM IN MOTION on Juice! Then Gibson sends Ace to Drake, scoop, and then the DROPKICK DRIVER COMBO! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up as Ace survives!

Drake hurries, tag to Gibson. GYV drags Ace up, Drake scoops, but Ace slips free! Ace shoves Drake at Gibson, then DUMPS Drake out! Gibson waistlocks, Drake switches, and Ace O’Conner Rolls! TWO, and into Drake’s HAYMAKER! Gibson rolls Drake, but Drake rolls to a cradle, TWO!! Gibson escapes, Drake hurries up, but Ace BLASTS Gibson! Gibson FLIPS Ace, then drags him up onto the apron. Ace ROCKS Gibson, then cartwheels to dodge Drake. But Gibson traps Ace! Drake SUPERKICKS Ace and puts him in the ring! The fans boo but Gibson tags Drake. Drake climbs, Gibson Electric Chair Lifts Ace!

But Juice saves Ace! And he shoves Gibson at Drake! Drake leaps over, into the LEFT HAND O’ GOD! And JUICEBOX DDT on Gibson! Drake runs up, Juice ducks the enzigiri! Ace SKULL SMASHES Drake, Juice hits another JUICEBOX, into the FOLD!! Cover, Bang Bang Gang wins!

Winners: Juice Robinson & Ace Austin, by pinfall

Guns up, indeed! That’s 3-0 in a row for Ace & Juice! Will they soon be aiming for those ROH World Tag Team Championships? Or do they still need to clear a path to the top?

Lio Rush speaks.

He again scutters around the ROH World Television Championship. “Cuts! No no no no no. Cuts! It’s fine…! The rain! It came. He came!” Lio claws at the belt as he says, “Cuts, cuts, cuts!” And then, there’s a black slime coming from it. “It’s fine! No, it’s fine! Shadow. It’s shadow! No no no no no…! No no no no no! The rain! The rain! The rain! No!” Lio’s darkness continues to shine, but how much deeper can he go?

Caprice Coleman Chops It Up with Action Andretti.

Coleman sits down with The Sight to See, and he says a lot has been going on in ROH. He wants to ask a question, not everyone means it when they ask it, but Coleman will ask and then leave Action alone How is Action doing? Action says he’s alright. He doesn’t really feel like doing this show, he’s watched these interviews and think they suck. It isn’t all on Coleman, it’s mainly his guests, they’re pretty lame. But they finally came to their senses and invited a real star. You’re welcome that he’s here. Oh, so this will be the best one yet then? Action says yes, it’ll be the best one because The Sight to See is the guest on… What is this again? Chop It Up.

Right, the Sight to See is the special guest on Chop It Up. Lame name but whatever. Coleman says okay, another question. Relationships. What is a good relationship for a friend? We’ve seen this situation, and at one time, Action & Lio were best of friends as CRU. They were riding together, the gear was fresh, what happened? Action says what makes a good friendship is someone you can trust, someone who has your back, and Action thought he could trust Lio. But when Lio just outta nowhere turns into this “Black Heart,” outta nowhere, the guy who was ride or die, now he’s a whole different person. Action knows Lio, he doesn’t know Black Heart.

Coleman says yeah, but weren’t there signs? Action didn’t see anything? Action says Lio is a crazy guy, but he didn’t think he was this crazy! Action can’t associate with weirdos. Coleman says he thought there was a time Action was reaching out to Lio, Action seemed like he was being a friend to Lio. Action says yeah, it wasn’t a thought, it was fact that he was being a friend. Coleman says he wanted to commend Action on that, because that’s what a real friend does, but then the phone calls weren’t being returned, ignored, or what? Action says he was being ignored in a total hole. No phone call, no personal interaction.

Any time Action is backstage, Lio avoided him. Action just wanted a conversation to ask what was up. Why was Lio like this? Are they still cool? Are they still CRU? Nothing! Coleman asks about Lacey Lane, and Action says pff, she and Lio do go back a ways. When Lacey joined CRU, Action was just getting to meet. He likes Lacey, she has potential, but he was sure she was pissed, too. She entered the CRU, they were a hot team, and she was one of them. She felt on top of the world! Lacey, Lio, Action, they could be big in AEW. And then like that, no more CRU. Coleman asks when Action reached his moment of where he was done with it.

When he kept getting ignored! Call after call, nothing. Action won’t just sit on the sidelines, wait and watch as Lio is this creepy little monster. Action took matters into his own hand. Coleman gets that, it’s straight up Action. What is this new side of Action Andretti? Action says it’s crazy we say “new,” but this has always been him. He’s always been a superstar. Lights, Camera, Action! The slickest and the quickest, and nobody, especially Lio, is on his level. But what if Lio is everything that he’s always been, same as Action, but they couldn’t be that together? Action says maybe Coleman nailed something. Maybe all this was just meant to be.

Maybe they weren’t meant to be CRU. Maybe Lio was always meant to be Black Heart while Action was always meant to be the good-looking superstar that he is. Coleman wishes Action the best of luck. Action says he doesn’t need luck, but he thanks Coleman. Coleman wants to shake hands, but Action says no, he doesn’t wanna touch hands. Bad attitude aside, will Action take the necessary actions to make himself a champion?

Six Man Tag: The Lethal Twist VS Serpentico & Los Colons!

A lot of trios want after Dalton Castle & The Outrunners over those ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships, and none hungrier than these trios. Jay Lethal, Blake Christian & Lee Johnson feel a bit too entitled to their opportunity, but will they prove they’re worthy with a win? Or will Los Boricuas get the better of them?

The trios sort out, and The Franchise starts against #SNAKEMAN. The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the fans rally up. Lethal then huddles up with The Swirl, they talk strategy, and Lethal circles with Serpentico. They feel things out, but then Lethal kicks low! Lethal brings Serpentico over, but Serpentico blocks the buckle bump! Serpentico ELBOWS Lethal, ROCKS Blake, but Lethal throws him down! Serpentico avoids the elbow drop, slips outside, then dodges Blake! SUPERKICK on Lethal, then Serpentico dodges Lee to send him into Blake! Arm-drag on Lethal and the fans fire up! Lethal fights up, around, and knees low.

Lethal whips Serpentico but Serpentico reverses. Lethal stops himself, bails out, but Serpentico pursues and CHOPS Lethal down! The fans cheer, and Serpentico puts Lethal in. Serpentico hurries to Oklahoma Roll, TWO! Serpentico grabs Lethal’s arm, wrenches, and he tags in Eddie. Eddie CLUBS Lethal’s arm, wrenches, and tags Orlando. Orlando tags Serpentico, Los Colons double whip Lethal, then drop, hurdle, and repeat! They DOUBLE HIP TOSS Lethal, then sit him up for Serpentico’s SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO! Lethal survives, but Serpentico keeps him from The Swirl. Serpentico tags Eddie and Eddie JABS Lethal!

Eddie JABS, JABS, JABS, then he brings Lethal around. Eddie whips, Lethal sunset flips, but Eddie stays up! Eddie tags Orlando and they DOUBLE KICK Lethal! The fans cheer, and Los Colons double whip. Lee grabs Lethal to help him stop, then Lethal BOOTS Orlando away! Lethal then DUMPS Eddie out, and Blake APRON SPEARS! Tag to Lee, but Orlando TOSSES Lethal! Lee drop toeholds Orlando for Blake to basement Tiger Feint! Then he QUEBRADAS out onto Orlando! Lee BLASTS Serpentico, then goes back to Orlando to stomp him. Lee rains down fists, the ref reprimands, so Lee shifts to elbows and forearms!

Lee fires up and flexes but the fans are torn. Lee whips Orlando corner to corner hard, then tags Blake. Blake slingshots to STOMP Orlando down. Blake then wrenches, snapmares, and basement DROPKICKS! Blake drags Orlando back, tags Lethal, and Lethal stomps Orlando down. The fans rally as Orlando fires body shots, but Lethal stomps him to a corner. Lethal fires fast hands, then UPPERCUTS! Lethal snapmares Orlando, runs, and basement DROPKICKS! The fans “WOO~” as Lethal struts. The Swirl join in, and Lethal drags Orlando around. Lethal ELBOW DROPS on the leg again and again, and again, and again!

Lethal drops elbow after elbow, then steps through, but Orlando cradle counters! TWO, but Lethal keeps Orlando from his team! Lethal whips, Orlando reverses and SPINEBUSTERS! Both men are down, the fans rally up, and a standing count begins. Orlando and Lethal crawl, hot tags to Lee and Eddie! Eddie dodges Lee, BLASTS Blake, then mule kicks Lee! Eddie goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK, cartwheel, and UPPERCUT! And then a CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO! Lee survives but the fans rally for Eddie. Eddie tags Serpentico, Serpentico runs, and SLING-DOGS! But Lethal is in, clinches, LETHAL COMBINATION!

Orlando SUPERKICKS Lethal! Blake victory rolls to SPLASH! But Eddie scoops to BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up as Eddie y Serpentico double whip Lee, but Lee KICKS Eddie away! Serpentico dodges to SUPERKICK! But Lethal drags Eddie out, and Lee wrenches free to SNATCH the mask! The fans boo but Lee rolls Serpentico up, Lethal Twist win!

Winners: The Lethal Twist, by pinfall

The fans boo Big Shotty’s disrespect, but he and the team are willing to do whatever it takes to win. Blake even wears the stolen mask just to rub it in! But will The Lethal Twist show no respect as they continue to climb the ranks of ROH? Or will someone find a way to humble them all?

Il Cartello Grillo speaks.

Rosario Grillo himself says, “Gavones and Gavettes, I have not had the pleasure of introducing myself to you. Even though I’ve been around the block here a few times, allow me to take the opportunity to properly introduce myself. To some, I’m Calabria’s favorite son. To others, I’m the Big Cannoli. And at your mother’s, they call me at night. But you may refer to me as Rosario Grillo. And like I said, I’ve been around the block here a few times, but I was missing something. I had tag teams, I had trios, but there’s always that something missing. And then I found it: My family.

“We got the Capo, KJ Impala, he’s the muscle, he gone take you out before you even see it coming. And the kid, Hayden Seal? He’s gonna be spinning your head around that ring so fast, you’re gonna be throwing up left, right, up, and down. And now that we are here in ROH, and I have my family with me, I think it’s time for a takeover.” Seal tells KJ to tell ’em why. KJ says because it’s always about Il Cartello Grillo. Capiche? Mwah! Will it be chef’s kiss for Rosario and his family here in ROH?

ROH World Championship: Bandido VS Bryan Keith!

The Most Wanted may not be undefeated, but he’s always found a way to win when the gold is on the line! He’s faced The Bounty Hunter and came away the winner a few times now, but could tonight be the night? Could tonight be the night Bryan Keith gets his man?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who wins this shootout!

The Code of Honor is not upheld, the bell rings, and Bandido headlocks. Keith powers up and out, RAMS shoulders with Bandido, then he kicks low. Keith snapmares but Bandido avoids the Penalty Kick! Things keep moving, Bandido hurdles over, drops down, but Keith leaps over. Keith’s still in his poncho as he comes back to sweep the legs! Cover, ONE! Keith avoids a sweep and cording holds Bandido’s arm. Bandido fires body shots, then steps over to flip back. Bandido dodges Keith to then return and handspring! Keith dodges, Bandido aims his finger gun while Keith spins the poncho off. The fans cheer the stare down!

Keith throws the poncho at Bandido to DECK him! The fans boo but Keith goes out after Bandido. Keith has cameramen move aside so he can whip Bandido hard into railing! Bandido falls, Keith tells more cameras to move aside. Keith whips Bandido into more railing and Bandido falls in a heap! Bandido sputters, clutches an arm, but Keith storms over. The fans rally for Bandido but Keith drags him up. Keith CHOPS Bandido back down, then steps on Bandido’s head. The ref counts, Keith steps off, and Keith soaks up the heat. Keith drags Bandido up, CHOPS him, but Bandido fires up! Keith CHOPS again! Bandido CHOPS!

Keith CHOPS, Bandido CHOPS, repeat! Bandido falls, the fans rally, but Keith refreshes the count. Keith drags Bandido up, fakes the chop and CLAWS the eyes! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Keith stops to go back to the ring. The fans rally for Bandido while he drags himself back inside. Keith is right on Bandido, drags him up, and KICKS! Bandido staggers, Keith eggs him on, and dares him to bring out the big guns. Keith KICKS Bandido down! The fans boo, then taunt Keith’s haircut. Bandido shoves Keith, dodges him, and O’Conner Rolls, only for Keith to go back to ropes. Keith switches, ducks an elbow, and NORTHERN LIGHTS!

The fans are torn but Keith dusts himself off. Keith walks over to Bandido while the fans rally up. Bandido rises but Keith BOOTS him down! The fans rally for Bandido but Keith brings him up. Keith clinches, Bandido resists the lift, but Keith still hits the EXPLODER! Bandido sputters, but he rises up and eggs Keith on. Keith storms up, but Bandido clinches! EXPLODER! The fans fire up as Bandido runs up, but into another EXPLODER! Bandido rises, but Keith hits another EXPLODER! The fans rally up as Keith storms over. Bandido dodges, waistlocks, O’Conner Roll and CHAOS THEORY! Both men are down but the fans fire up!

Bandido and Keith stir as a standing count begins. Bandido goes to a corner as the fans rally up behind him. Keith drags himself up, he runs in, but Bandido BOOTS him! Bandido UPPERCUTS Keith, then goes up to TORNILLO! Direct hit and the fans fire up! Bandido runs to SUPERMAN PUNCH! SUPERMAN PUNCH! And then SUPERMAN PUNCH! Keith stumbles out of the ring, but Bandido DIVES! Down goes Keith on stage and the fans fire up! Bandido high-fives young fans in the front row, then goes back to Keith. Bandido drags Keith up, puts him back in the ring, then hurries to the apron. But Keith runs up! Bandido GAMANGIRIS first!

Bandido springboards in, CROSSBODY! The fans cheer again, and Bandido hurries to whip Keith. POP-UP FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Keith survives and Bandido is a bit shocked, but the fans rally back up. Bandido drags Keith up, gut wrenches, and Canadian Racks, but Keith slips free! Keith waistlocks, Bandido switches and shoves, then runs the ropes. Keith catches Bandido into a GUILLOTINE! Bandido drops to his knees, fights back up, but Keith squeezes tighter! The fans rally as Bandido endures, gets his second wind, but Keith puts on even more pressure! Then a KNEE! Cover, TWO!!

The fans fire up as Bandido survives! Keith huffs ‘n’ puffs, drags Bandido up, and reels him in! SPINNING POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Bandido survives again and the fans fire up! Keith snarls, kicks at Bandido, then he sneaks out something from his pocket! The ref says don’t even think about using that fork! Keith lets the ref have the fork, so he can bring out the other fork! But Bandido bobs ‘n’ weaves, dodges, and BOOTS Keith! Keith still tries, but Bandido holds the fork back! Keith trips the legs out, but Bandido manages to keep that fork away from his eyes! Bandido MONKEY FLIPS Keith away! The fans cheer as the fork goes flying!

Bandido and Keith stare down, and Bandido says don’t even go for it. It’s high noon, and Keith BOOTS first! Keith runs, but Bandido scoops him! Torture rack for the X KNEE! Keith staggers, falls, and Bandido covers! TWO, but Bandido hurries to the corner! Bandido climbs, the fans fire up, but Keith rises! Keith ROCKS Bandido first! Then Keith CHOPS! Keith goes up the corner, tells them kids to shut up, then clinches. The fans rally for Bandido as he fights the lift! Bandido fires elbows, then he CHOPS Keith down! Keith RISING HEADBUTTS!! Keith fires up, climbs up, and brings Bandido up to SUPER EXPLODER!

Keith huffs ‘n’ puffs, goes to a corner, and he runs in, BOUNTY HUNTER KNEE!! Cover, TWO?!? Bandido survives, but Keith hurries to hook Bandido up! But Bandido fights the lift! Keith powers through, but Bandido ranas through! Cover, BANDIDO WINS!

Winner: Bandido, by pinfall (still ROH World Champion)

In the blink of an eye, Bandido snatches victory from the jaws of defeat! But the fighting champion will have to keep on fighting, because now he has a Collision with Katsuyori Shibata! Virginia may be for lovers, but will it also be for Outlaws like Bandido? Or will it and the title belong to The Wrestler?

My Thoughts:

A very good episode, though why it was two hours again, no idea. I will say, ROH has ways of making filler fun, like Singh beating up on hefty Bruss Hamilton, Bang Bang Gang getting a solid win off GYV, and Kelsey Raegan having a great showing against Isla Dawn. But all outcomes were pretty much expected, including Bandido winning over Bryan Keith in a great main event. I will also say, great seeing Tehuti Miles (formerly Ashante THEE Adonis) showing up somewhere. STP showed up after the match and it seems like they like his style. It’d be fitting to add one more singles guy to the ranks so he can go after the TV title while Shane Taylor focuses on the top title.

Though speaking of the TV title, clearly we’re still heading to Lio VS Action to fully settle their CRU fallout. I do appreciate this week’s Chop It Up for Action to frame how he sees that whole situation. And it did seem a real shame that CRU was never given a full opportunity to be something and they just jumped into Black Heart/Problem Child Lio Rush here. If AEW/ROH planned things out even a little better, we would’ve gotten a slow progression into this character “born from the frustrations of always losing,” but whatever. Fans still like Lio’s new persona, he does a great job with it, and it did get him to the TV title.

My Score: 8.5/10