Ring of Honor’s Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view has its new location.
ROH announced on Wednesday that Death Before Dishonor will now be held at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The PPV is taking place on Sunday, September 12.
Death Before Dishonor was originally set to be held at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida, but ROH announced yesterday that the location of the show was being moved due to the recent surge of COVID-19 in Florida.
“Those who purchased tickets for Lakeland will receive a full refund within seven business days,” ROH wrote. “Details regarding ticket sales for Death Before Dishonor in Philadelphia to be announced soon.”
Death Before DIshonor will feature the finals of ROH’s Women’s World Championship tournament. ROH has also announced that Josh Woods will challenge for the Pure Championship at the PPV.
The 2300 Arena will also host two ROH shows later this month. Glory By Honor is taking place at the venue on Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21. Both nights will air live on HonorClub.
Death Before Dishonor will be the first ROH PPV since last month’s Best in the World event.
Ring of Honor is moving the location of its next pay-per-view.
ROH announced on Tuesday that, due to the recent surge of COVID-19 in Florida, Death Before Dishonor 2021 will be moving to a different location. The PPV had been set to take place at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida on Sunday, September 12.
A new location for the PPV hasn’t been announced.
“Due to the recent Covid surge in Florida, ROH is moving the site of the Death [Before] Dishonor Pay Per View event. Details to follow shortly,” ROH wrote. “Your safety, health and well-being remain our top priorities. Thank you for your continued patronage.”
Death Before Dishonor will feature the finals of ROH’s Women’s World Championship tournament.
This will be the first ROH PPV since last month’s Best in the World event, which was held at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
ROH will be at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania later this month for Glory By Honor 2021. The two-night event will stream live on HonorClub on Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21.
Ian Riccaboni welcomed us to the broadcast. Riccaboni is filling in for Quinn McKay, who has a first-round Women’s World Championship tournament match against Mandy Leon scheduled for this episode.
Riccaboni recapped the matches that have taken place in the tournament so far, including a great Allysin Kay vs. Willow bout from the previous installment of Women’s Division Wednesday.
Other matches scheduled for this episode of ROH TV include Trish Adora vs. Marti Belle and ROH World Champion Bandido teaming up with Rey Horus to take on Violence Unlimited’s Brody King & Chris Dickinson.
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ROH Women’s title tournament first-round match: Quinn McKay defeated Mandy Leon (7:12)
As Leon was taking off her entrance gear, McKay launched herself and speared Leon with ease. Commentary played up on the fact that Leon did the same thing in their last bout.
Leon and McKay fought on the outside for a short amount of time, which allowed McKay to suplex Leon on the ringside floor.
Both women eventually made their way back into the ring, which allowed the momentum to shift in Leon’s favor. Leon did her combination shtick of beating down McKay and slowly talking trash before capitalizing on her dominance with a running facebuster.
Leon was running at McKay from the corner when McKay caught her with a big powerslam for a near fall. McKay tried to lock in a sleeper hold after, but Leon would eventually lift herself up and plant McKay with a backpack stunner.
Leon looked like she was setting up a pumphandle driver when McKay sprung her way out with Leon’s hand intact. McKay twisted up Leon in a roll-up pin that commentary called a “Bowtie,” which resulted in McKay getting the three count.
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ROH Women’s title tournament first-round match: Trish Adora defeated Marti Belle (7:19)
Chelsea Green joined commentary for this bout.
Adora and Belle started off with a traditional lock-up. Both women took turns trying to outsmart one another, but things got physical and dirty fast.
Belle threw some really good strikes and took control of the match for a short amount of time. Belle’s strike-based offense had Adora reeling from a constant stream of punishment. But the second Belle took her eyes off the prize, she paid the price for it.
Adora was able to regain her composure and begin beating down on Belle. She wasted no time in locking in a Cattle Mutilation submission that made Belle give up almost instantly.
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ROH World Champion Bandido & Rey Horus defeated Violence Unlimited (Brody King & Chris Dickinson) (10:49)
Silas Young joined commentary for this bout. He’ll face Rey Horus at Glory By Honor night one on Friday, August 20.
King and Dickinson double teamed Horus to start off until Dickinson became the legal man. Dickinson kept Horus on the mat and tried to severely limit the lucha libre style of Horus. Dickinson and King worked down Horus into a commercial break and kept him cut off from Bandido.
Coming back from the break, Dickinson and King continued to double team Horus. Horus eventually had an opening and spiked King with a tornado DDT, allowing him to tag out to Bandido.
Bandido had a great exchange with King, including a great tope over the top rope onto both King and Dickinson. But once Horus was taken out of the equation again, Violence Unlimited resorted back to beating down Bandido two-on-one.
Dickinson and Bandido had a fun back and forth which saw Bandido attempt a 23 Plex, only to be denied by Dickinson the first time. Bandido would try it again — this time with a Horus assist — and successfully execute it to pin Dickinson.
Rush, Dragon Lee, Bestia Del Ring, and Kenny King rushed the ring afterwards, beating down both the winning and losing teams. Rush ripped the mask off Bandido while the rest of La Faccion Ingobernable brawled with various members of Violence Unlimited and Horus to end the show.
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Final Thoughts —
I genuinely enjoyed everything that this week’s episode of ROH TV threw at me. Quinn McKay vs. Mandy Leon was a fun way to again showcase the brilliant selling skills of McKay and give her a good mid-way payoff to a story that surely isn’t over yet.
Trish Adora vs. Marti Belle was great. I hope Adora goes far in the tournament.
The main event tag match between Bandido & Rey Horus and Violence Unlimited was fun as well. Not much in terms of story advancement — just an overall fun match.
In recent weeks I’ve introduced a scale in order to let you know if the current week of ROH TV is worth your while. The scale is as follows:
Must-Watch TV
Go Out Of Your Way
Recommended Viewing
Watch YouTube Clips
Avoid At All Costs
This week’s episode of ROH TV is: Recommended Viewing
ROH has added three more matches to the lineup for Glory By Honor 2021.
Mike Bennett, PJ Black, Danhausen, Demonic Flamita, Dak Draper, and Eli Isom will face off in a Six-Way Mayhem match at Glory By Honor night one. The winner will receive a spot in the ROH World Championship rankings.
The Allure (Angelina Love & Mandy Leon) vs. Vita VonStarr and a partner who has yet to be announced has also been added to Glory By Honor night one. At night two, Rok-C & Miranda Alize will team together against Chelsea Green & Willow Nightingale.
Green will be making her ROH in-ring debut at Glory By Honor.
In storyline, Maria Kanellis-Bennett had Love & Leon choose their opponents out of a box of names. VonStarr was the first opponent chosen. Leon accused Kanellis-Bennett of setting The Allure up when she picked the second name out of the box. But the identity of who VonStarr will be teaming with wasn’t revealed.
Glory By Honor is being held at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia on Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21. Both nights will air live on HonorClub.
Here are the updated cards for both shows:
Glory By Honor night one (Friday, August 20) —
ROH World Champion Bandido defends against Flip Gordon
ROH Pure Champion Jonathan Gresham defends against Rhett Titus
Violence Unlimited (Brody King, Tony Deppen, Homicide & Chris Dickinson) vs. La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush, Dragon Lee, Kenny King & Bestia del Ring)
The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) vs. The Righteous (Bateman & Dutch)
Six-Man Mayhem match: Mike Bennett vs. PJ Black vs. Danhausen vs. Demonic Flamita vs. Dak Draper vs. Eli Isom
The Allure (Angelina Love & Mandy Leon) vs. Vita VonStarr and a partner to be announced
Rey Horus vs. Silas Young
EC3 vs. Brian Johnson
Glory By Honor night two (Saturday, August 21) —
Steel cage match: Matt Taven vs. Vincent Marseglia (Taven’s future ROH World title shot is on the line)
Bandido & Rey Horus vs. Rush & Dragon Lee
Violence Unlimited (Brody King, Tony Deppen, Homicide & Chris Dickinson) vs. The Foundation (Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, Tracy Williams & Rhett Titus)
ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Moses & Kaun) defend against Incoherence (Delirious, Hallowicked & Frightmare)
The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) vs. Flip Gordon & Demonic Flamita
Women’s World Championship tournament action came to Women’s Division Wednesday as Allysin Kay defeated Willow in a fantastic first-round bout.
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The show opened with a message from former Impact Wrestling president Dixie Carter. Carter said one of the greatest things about her time in pro wrestling was the time she spent with the women who wrestled for Impact. Carter said nothing made her prouder than seeing women shine in the main event, carry their own pay-per-view, and be the highest rated segment on television.
Carter said women’s wrestling has never been better or stronger. She congratulated the women in the ROH Women’s World Championship tournament and wished them luck.
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A couple of interviews hosted by Alyssa Marino and LuFisto also aired before the scheduled match between Allysin Kay and Willow. Maria Kanellis-Bennett joined them for the interviews.
Chelsea Green was up first. Green expressed great appreciation for the love that the Ring of Honor locker room has shown her. Green also talked about how she’s able to express herself again and become the “10/10” Chelsea that she knew she could be.
Alex Gracia joined the call shortly after. Gracia spent a few minutes reflecting on her recent loss to Miranda Alize.
Nicole Savoy was the final woman to join the interview. Savoy told a story about her first time in ROH and wrestling LuFisto. Savoy was asked about her upcoming opponent in the tournament Miranda Alize, to which she revealed the two were roommates in Japan.
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ROH Women’s World Championship tournament first-round match: Allysin Kay defeated Willow (11:30)
Chelsea Green joined the commentary team for this match.
Kay started off the bout by showing some great feats of mat wrestling, but Willow countered with some great feats of strength and agility. Willow hit a few big moves, including a phenomenal pump kick. But Kay took back the advantage when Willow couldn’t capitalize on her moves.
Kay got more maniacal and vicious as the match went on, working at a very slow pace. After Kay had full control for a few minutes, she began taunting Willow, which didn’t work out for Kay. Willow eventually heard enough of Kay’s trash talk and registered a forearm to Kay’s neck area. Willow had a good run of offense before it turned into a brutal striking exchange between the two women.
Willow has some really good strikes in her back pocket, as does Kay. Willow capitalized on the split second of time she had by hitting a top rope dropkick on Kay for a close two count.
Willow let her confidence get to her head when she attempted a moonsault, which resulted in Kay rolling out of harm’s way at the last second. Kay followed it up with her signature discus lariat, but Willow rolled out of the ring before Kay could pin her. Back in the ring, Kay countered Willow and locked in a Kimura/Koji Clutch combination. It made Willow tap out instantly.
The ROH Six-Man Tag Team titles will be on the line at Glory By Honor night two.
ROH has announced that Six-Man Tag Team Champions Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Moses & Kaun) will defend their titles against Incoherence (Delirious, Hallowicked & Frightmare) at Glory By Honor night two. Incoherence are reuniting for the first time in more than a decade. The group originally formed in CHIKARA.
Shane Taylor Promotions won the ROH Six-Man Tag Team titles from Bandido, Flamita & Rey Horus this February. Their most recent title defense was against Dalton Castle, Eli Isom & Dak Draper at last month’s Best in the World pay-per-view.
Glory By Honor is taking place at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21. Both nights will air live on HonorClub.
Here are the updated lineups for both shows:
Glory By Honor night one (Friday, August 20) —
ROH World Champion Bandido defends against Flip Gordon
ROH Pure Champion Jonathan Gresham defends against Rhett Titus
Violence Unlimited (Brody King, Tony Deppen, Homicide & Chris Dickinson) vs. La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush, Dragon Lee, Kenny King & Bestia del Ring)
The Briscoes vs. The Righteous (Bateman & Dutch)
EC3 vs. Brian Johnson
Rey Horus vs. Silas Young
Glory By Honor night two (Saturday, August 21) —
Steel cage match: Matt Taven vs. Vincent Marseglia (Taven’s future ROH World title shot is on the line)
Bandido & Rey Horus vs. Rush & Dragon Lee
Violence Unlimited (Brody King, Tony Deppen, Homicide & Chris Dickinson) vs. The Foundation (Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, Tracy Williams & Rhett Titus)
The Briscoes vs. Flip Gordon & Demonic Flamita
Dalton Castle vs. Danhausen
ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Moses & Kaun) defend against Incoherence (Delirious, Hallowicked & Frightmare)
The ROH Women’s World Championship tournament kicked off with three competitive and diverse matches.
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Quinn McKay welcomed us to the broadcast and seemed more ecstatic than usual, which was due to the fact that this week’s episode of TV marks the start of the Women’s World Championship tournament.
McKay then previewed the three first round matches that we’ll see tonight. They are: Miranda Alize vs. Alex Gracia, Mazzerati vs. Nicole Savoy, and Sumie Sakai vs. Rok-C.
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Miranda Alize defeated Alex Gracia (8:43)
Chelsea Green joined commentary for this bout.
Alize and Gracia exchanged a few different holds and attempts at moves but eventually came to a stalemate. The lucha-based styles of both women led to a few fun air-based maneuvers, but the two couldn’t seem to connect chemistry wise.
After a short commercial break, Alize and Gracia exchanged some stiff strikes and even a few headbutts. Gracia laid in a few really good chops in this match. Alize started growing frustrated with Gracia’s constant comebacks and eventually hit her signature Drive By knee strike for the win.
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Nicole Savoy defeated Mazzerati (8:45)
Mazzerati tried to talk big, but Savoy straight up outwrestled her in the first portion of the match. Savoy used her usual wrestling tactics that are submission based, leading to commentary comparing her to Jonathan Gresham.
These two seemed to have much better chemistry than Alize/Gracia. Savoy would attempt her signature half nelson suplex multiple times, but Mazzerati had a counter for it every time.
That didn’t stop the “Queen Of Suplexes” from hitting some, well, suplexes. Savoy hit a beautiful butterfly suplex, which led Mazzerati to counter with a Northern Lights suplex.
Mazzerati got some more great offense in during the home stretch, nailing Savoy with a stiff superkick. Savoy was able to recover and duck a few kicks from Mazzerati before eventually trapping her in a half-nelson suplex for the win.
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Rok-C defeated Sumie Sakai (9:36)
Sakai overwhelmed Rok-C with a flurry of offense early on, but Rok-C regained her confidence rather quickly and was able to reverse the momentum back in her favor.
Rok-C’s offense is so smooth and rhythmic that it reminds me of Sasha Banks. Her offensive style is very similar to Banks as well. She continued her momentum and nailed Sakai with a pair of double knees in the corner into a commercial break.
When the broadcast returned, Sakai was in full control. She targeted the lower back of the self proclaimed “Prodigy” and even showboated a little bit. Sakai went to the top rope to try and capitalize on her momentum, but Rok-C nailed her with two kicks to the head. Rok-C would follow it up with a top rope flip into a close near fall on Sakai.
Lots of near falls ensued in the following minutes, including a couple of phenomenal roll-up near falls. Rok-C would eventually get the better of Sakai and successfully complete a roll-up for a three count.
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Final Thoughts —
I thought this was a fun and exciting three-match lineup to kick off the ROH Women’s World Championship tournament. Rok-C and Sumie Sakai delivered a home run, while the other two bouts delivered an RBI. I’m very happy that ROH is focusing on younger stars like Rok-C and giving them big and meaningful wins over veterans like Sakai.
In recent weeks I’ve introduced a scale in order to let you know if the current week of ROH TV is worth your while. The scale is as follows:
Must-Watch TV
Go Out Of Your Way
Recommended Viewing
Watch YouTube Clips
Avoid At All Costs
This week’s episode of ROH TV is: Go Out Of Your Way
ROH has added a new match to the lineup for Glory By Honor.
It was announced today that Dalton Castle vs. Danhausen will take place at Glory By Honor night two. This year’s Glory By Honor is a two-night event that’s taking place at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21.
ROH is billing Castle vs. Danhausen as a first-time matchup between “two of pro wrestling’s most entertaining and eccentric performers.”
Both nights of Glory By Honor will air live on HonorClub. Here are the updated cards for both shows:
Glory By Honor night one (Friday, August 20) —
ROH World Champion Bandido defends against Flip Gordon
ROH Pure Champion Jonathan Gresham (w/ Jay Lethal) defends against Rhett Titus (w/ Tracy Williams)
Violence Unlimited (Brody King, Tony Deppen, Homicide & Chris Dickinson) vs. La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush, Dragon Lee, Kenny King & Bestia del Ring)
EC3 vs. Brian Johnson
Glory By Honor night two (Saturday, August 21) —
Steel cage match: Matt Taven vs. Vincent Marseglia (Taven’s future ROH World title shot is on the line)
Bandido & Rey Horus vs. Rush & Dragon Lee
Violence Unlimited (Brody King, Tony Deppen, Homicide & Chris Dickinson) vs. The Foundation (Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, Tracy Williams & Rhett Titus)
ROH has set a date for this year’s Champions vs. All-Stars match.
It was announced today that the 2021 Champions vs. All-Stars match will headline the ROH TV episode that premieres the weekend of Saturday, August 14. The 10-man tag match will see ROH World Champion Bandido, ROH Television Champion Dragon Lee, ROH Pure Champion Jonathan Gresham & ROH Tag Team Champions Homicide & Chris Dickinson team together against The Briscoes, EC3, Flip Gordon & Josh Woods.
Dragon Lee, Gresham, and Homicide & Dickinson represent different stables in ROH. Lee is part of La Faccion Ingobernable, Gresham is part of The Foundation, and Homicide & Dickinson are members of Violence Unlimited.
Bandido and Gresham both have title defenses scheduled for Glory By Honor night one on Friday, August 20. Bandido vs. Gordon for the ROH World Championship will be the main event of the show, while Gresham will defend his Pure title against Rhett Titus. Titus is one of Gresham’s stablemates in The Foundation.
The August 14 episode of ROH TV will also feature Max The Impaler vs. Holidead in an ROH Women’s World Championship tournament first-round match. It will be the final match of the first round. The tournament kicks off on ROH TV this weekend.
ROH has announced three matches for the ROH TV episode that premieres the weekend of Saturday, August 7. They are: Bandido & Rey Horus vs. Violence Unlimited’s Brody King & Tony Deppen, Quinn McKay vs. Mandy Leon (Women’s title tournament first-round match), and Trish Adora vs. Marti Belle (Women’s title tournament first-round match).
Quinn McKay has been confirmed for the Women’s World Championship tournament and will be facing Mandy Leon in the first round. After McKay was unsuccessful in her first two attempts to get into the tournament, ROH held a fan vote on their “ROH The Experience” Facebook page to determine if she should receive the final spot. The vote ended with 95 percent of respondents saying McKay should be in the tournament.
McKay previously lost matches against Angelina Love and Leon where the stipulation was that she would’ve gotten a spot in the tournament if she won. Both of those losses included outside interference. Leon helped Love defeat McKay on ROH TV this May. Leon then defeated McKay earlier this month, with Love giving Leon brass knuckles to use during the match.
ROH has announced that Love and Leon will be banned from ringside during each other’s tournament matches. Love is getting a first-round bye due to her win against McKay.
McKay is a member of the ROH broadcast team. Her matches against Love and Leon are the first two times she’s wrestled for ROH.
The Women’s World Championship tournament will begin airing on the ROH TV episode that premieres this Saturday. Miranda Alize vs. Alex Gracia, Mazzerati vs. Nicole Savoy, and Sumie Sakai vs. Rok-C are set for the episode.
The finals of the tournament will take place at ROH’s Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view this September.
EC3 is set for action at ROH Glory By Honor night one.
ROH announced today that EC3 vs. Brian Johnson has been added to the card for Glory By Honor night one. Glory By Honor nights one and two are taking place at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21. Both shows will air live on HonorClub.
EC3 defeated Flip Gordon at ROH’s Best in the World pay-per-view earlier this month. Gordon is challenging Bandido for the ROH World Championship in the main event of Glory By Honor night one.
ROH noted that EC3 inserted himself into the World title picture by defeating Gordon and is looking to keep his momentum going against Johnson.
“A win over EC3 would be the biggest of Johnson’s career, and it couldn’t happen at a better venue for the Philadelphia native,” ROH wrote.
Here are the updated cards for Glory By Honor nights one and two:
Glory By Honor night one (Friday, August 20) —
ROH World Champion Bandido defends against Flip Gordon
ROH Pure Champion Jonathan Gresham (w/ Jay Lethal) defends against Rhett Titus (w/ Tracy Williams)
Violence Unlimited (Brody King, Tony Deppen, Homicide & Chris Dickinson) vs. La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush, Dragon Lee, Kenny King & Bestia del Ring)
EC3 vs. Brian Johnson
Glory By Honor night two (Saturday, August 21) —
Steel cage match: Matt Taven vs. Vincent Marseglia (Taven’s future ROH World title shot is on the line)
Bandido & Rey Horus vs. Rush & Dragon Lee
Violence Unlimited (Brody King, Tony Deppen, Homicide & Chris Dickinson) vs. The Foundation (Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, Tracy Williams & Rhett Titus)
After two unsuccessful attempts, Quinn McKay is getting one more shot to enter ROH’s Women’s World Championship tournament.
ROH announced tonight that a fan vote is being held on their “ROH The Experience” Facebook page to decide if McKay should get the final spot in the Women’s title tournament. McKay previously lost matches against Angelina Love and Mandy Leon where the stipulation was that she would’ve gotten a spot in the tournament if she won.
Both of the matches that McKay lost included interference. Leon helped Love defeat McKay on ROH TV this May. Leon then defeated McKay on ROH TV earlier this month when Love gave Leon brass knuckles to use as a weapon.
Love is getting a first-round bye in the Women’s title tournament due to her win against McKay.
ROH also announced tonight that Love and Leon will be banned from ringside in each other’s Women’s title tournament matches. McKay will face Leon in the first round if she’s voted into the tournament.
McKay is part of the ROH broadcast team. Her match against Love was her ROH in-ring debut.
The Women’s title tournament will kick off with Miranda Alize vs. Alex Gracia, Mazzerati vs. Nicole Savoy, and Sumie Sakai vs. Rok-C airing on the ROH TV episode that premieres this Saturday. The finals will take place at ROH’s Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view this September.
Here’s the bracket for the Women’s title tournament:
Quinn McKay joined us from the ROH studio to start the show. McKay revealed that beginning next week on ROH TV, the Women’s World Championship tournament will officially begin. Miranda Alize vs. Alex Gracia, Nicole Savoy vs. Mazzerati, and Sumie Sakai vs. Rok-C are all scheduled for the episode.
McKay then ran down the card for tonight’s show. After falling in defeat to Shane Taylor Promotions at the Best in the World PPV, Dalton Castle, Eli Isom and Dak Draper will face each other in a triple threat bout. PCO vs. Sledge and Flip Gordon vs. The World Famous CB are our other matches.
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Flip Gordon defeated The World Famous CB (8:46)
Gordon and CB started off the bout by exchanging various wristlocks and holds. CB got an early advantage and was able to start working Gordon down into the commercial break.
Coming back from the break, CB had full control of the wrist of Gordon. Gordon eventually got frustrated with the style CB was working, which led to him showing a more aggressive side. Gordon took the match to the outside and hit an impressive axe handle from the top of a barricade before rolling CB back in the ring.
Gordon took a breather for a moment before charging at CB, who dodged out of harm’s way and sent Gordon shoulder-first into the turnbuckle. CB wasted no time and capitalized on Gordon’s arm injury by performing a running bulldog to the arm.
CB’s success wouldn’t last long, though. Gordon popped up rather quickly and caught CB on the top rope with a superkick. Gordon followed it up with his version of the STF for the win.
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PCO vs. Sledge ended in a no contest (9:43)
Danhausen joined commentary for this match.
PCO and Sledge wasted no time getting right into the match, with both men exchanging stiff strikes early. Sledge held his own well with the former ROH World Champion, and the two ended up having a very physical bout.
It was pretty even throughout until PCO dove onto Sledge on the outside. PCO followed that up with a brutal-looking senton onto Sledge, who was laying on the apron. PCO looked to be in full control before he “malfunctioned,” to which Sledge took advantage of by kicking him in the head.
Referee Joe Mandak went to check on PCO, but he was greeted with a shove. Sledge also shoved Mandak, therefore prompting him to throw the match out.
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Triple threat match: Dak Draper defeated Eli Isom and Dalton Castle (6:21)
This bout got out of hand rather quickly and spilled to the outside within the first few seconds. Most of the action was between Isom and Draper, with Castle attempting to pick the leftovers. Draper got so frustrated with Castle at one point that he just heaved him over the barricade at full speed.
Isom and Draper have fantastic chemistry and they had a great exchange while Castle was recovering at ringside, including an incredible second rope moonsault from Isom to the outside onto Draper.
While Isom was celebrating, Castle re-emerged and launched a chair into Isom’s face. Castle then encouraged Draper to get in the ring and take advantage of Isom, which he did. Draper hit the Magnum KO for the win shortly after.
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Final Thoughts —
Eli Isom is quickly becoming one of my favorite wrestlers in the company. Isom’s past ventures in ROH have been very underwhelming, but since making his return this year he’s been great. Dak Draper is quite enjoyable as well. Otherwise, this was a bit of a throwaway show with nothing of great importance happening.
In recent weeks I’ve introduced a scale in order to let you know if the current week of TV is worth your while. The scale is as follows:
Must-Watch TV
Go Out Of Your Way
Recommend Viewing
Watch YouTube Clips
Avoid At All Costs
This week’s episode of ROH TV is: Watch YouTube Clips (specifically of Eli Isom)
A pair of matches have been added to the card for ROH Glory By Honor night two.
Violence Unlimited (Brody King, Tony Deppen, Homicide & Chris Dickinson) will face off with The Foundation (Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, Tracy Williams & Rhett Titus) in an eight-man tag match at the show. The Briscoes will also take on Flip Gordon & Demonic Flamita in a tag team match.
King defeated Lethal at ROH’s Best in the World pay-per-view earlier this month, while Homicide & Dickinson defeated Titus & Gresham in a Fight Without Honor to win the ROH Tag Team titles. Gresham was filling in for the injured Williams in that match.
Violence Unlimited defeated The Foundation when they faced each other in an eight-man tag match on ROH TV this May.
Violence Unlimited are also set for eight-man tag team action at Glory By Honor night one. They’ll be facing La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush, Dragon Lee, Kenny King & Bestia del Ring).
Gresham is defending the ROH Pure Championship against his stablemate Titus at Glory By Honor night one.
The main event of Glory By Honor night one will be Gordon challenging Bandido for the ROH World Championship.
Glory By Honor nights one and two are taking place at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21. Both shows will air live on HonorClub. Here are the updated lineups:
Glory By Honor night one (Friday, August 20) —
ROH World Champion Bandido defends against Flip Gordon
ROH Pure Champion Jonathan Gresham (w/ Jay Lethal) defends against Rhett Titus (w/ Tracy Williams)
Violence Unlimited (Brody King, Tony Deppen, Homicide & Chris Dickinson) vs. La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush, Dragon Lee, Kenny King & Bestia del Ring)
Glory By Honor night two (Saturday, August 21) —
Steel cage match: Matt Taven vs. Vincent Marseglia (Taven’s future ROH World title shot is on the line)
Bandido & Rey Horus vs. Rush & Dragon Lee
Violence Unlimited (Brody King, Tony Deppen, Homicide & Chris Dickinson) vs. The Foundation (Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, Tracy Williams & Rhett Titus)
ROH’s Women’s World Championship tournament will be kicking off with three matches airing on ROH television later this month.
ROH announced today that Miranda Alize vs. Alex Gracia, Mazzerati vs. Nicole Savoy, and Sumie Sakai vs. Rok-C will air on the ROH TV episode that premieres the weekend of Saturday, July 31.
The tournament features 15 participants, with Angelina Love getting a first-round bye. One of the spots in the tournament is still open.
Quinn McKay has been involved in an angle where Angelina Love and Mandy Leon have twice prevented her from qualifying for the tournament. If McKay defeated Leon on this past weekend’s ROH TV episode, McKay would have gotten the final spot. But McKay lost when Love gave Leon brass knuckles to use behind the referee’s back.
After the way that McKay vs. Leon ended, Maria Kanellis-Bennett will be making two announcements regarding the tournament early next week.
The ROH Women’s World Championship is a new title that’s replacing the former Women of Honor World Championship. The finals will take place at ROH’s Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view this September.
