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Former ROH wrestler Brian Milonas announces retirement

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Former ROH wrestler Brian Milonas is closing the book on his in-ring career.

After more than two decades competing in the ring, Milonas posted a statement today announcing his retirement. Milonas said that, even though he did not accomplish his ultimate goal of making it to WWE, he is proud of the career he had. He cited wrestling at Madison Square Garden — where he was part of ROH & NJPW’s G1 Supercard in 2019 — as a career highlight.

Milonas started out on the Northeast indies in the early 2000s and had his last match in February 2024. During the time he spent with ROH, he teamed with Beer City Bruiser as The Bouncers.

“Sometimes in life the mind wants something the body just isn’t capable of,” Milonas wrote. “Since I was a little boy professional wrestling has been something I’ve been passionate about. From watching the stars of the 80s all the way through till now I have loved professional wrestling.

“As an adult the pursuit of a career in pro wrestling has been my singular focus. Starting at age 19, I have dedicated so much time, effort and energy into making this crazy dream happen. While I fell short of my ultimate goal of becoming a WWE Superstar, I am very proud of my resume. I’ve had great times and made great friends along the way. My only regret is not stopping more in the moments to enjoy the journey.”

Milonas thanked his family, his friends and peers, and the fans for their support. Despite hanging up his boots, he is hoping to remain part of the industry in a non-wrestling capacity. He already has experience working as a trainer.

“I love professional wrestling and when the time is right I will figure out what my next steps are to be a part of the greatest business in the world,” he wrote. “For now though, it is time to close the book on my in-ring career.”

Dalton Castle return vignette airs on Ring of Honor TV

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Dalton Castle appears ready to return to the ring.

A vignette featuring Castle and his Boys aired on Thursday’s edition of Ring of Honor TV on Honor Club. The Boys approached a spaceship in the desert, with Castle emerging from the vessel and announcing that it was time for them to “make some noise.”

No official return date was announced for Castle, who has been out of action since last July.

On an AEW Collision episode last July, Castle was knocked out in a match with Roderick Strong that led to the finish to the match being changed on the fly. It originally appeared that Castle was sidelined due to a concussion, but it would later emerge that Castle had suffered a torn biceps that required surgery and a lengthy injury rehabilitation.

Castle is a former ROH World Champion, ROH World Television Champion, and two-time ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champion.

Our report from this week’s Ring of Honor TV episode is available here.

ROH World title match confirmed for AEW & ROH vs. CMLL at Arena Mexico

Posted on by Ian Carey

The ROH World Championship will be defended in Arena Mexico next month.

Bandido will put his title on the line when he faces Mascara Dorada on the June 17 CMLL vs. AEW & ROH show. The match had previously been announced but Tony Khan didn’t confirm the title would be on the line until Sunday’s AEW Double or Nothing post-show press conference.

“Tuesday night, the night before Grand Slam in Arena Mexico for the Ring of Honor World Championship, we have confirmed with CMLL, Bandido will defend the title against Mascara Dorada,” Khan said at the presser.

Bandido also mentioned Mistico as another CMLL star he’d like to defend the ROH title against.

Bandido, Komander, AR Fox, and Hologram defeated Lio Rush, Action Andretti, Trent Beretta, and Rocky Romero on the AEW Double or Nothing Zero Hour pre-show.

The lineups for AEW/ROH’s three shows at Arena Mexico are below:

CMLL vs. AEW & ROH, Tuesday, June 17:

  • ROH World Champion Bandido defends against Mascara Dorada
  • CMLL World Tag Team Champions Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja defend against CRU (Lio Rush & Action Andretti)
  • Persephone vs. Red Velvet
  • Neon vs. Hologram
  • Josh Alexander vs. Atlantis Jr.
  • Ultimo Guerrero, Hechicero & Averno vs. Konosuke Takeshita, Rocky Romero & Kyle Fletcher

AEW Grand Slam: Mexico, Wednesday, June 18:

  • No matches announced yet.

Fantastica Mania, Friday, June 20:

  • CMLL World Trios Champions Mistico, Mascara Dorada & Neon defend against Bandido, Hologram & Komander
  • Ricochet vs. Volador Jr.
  • Ultimo Guerrero vs. Yota Tsuji
  • Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi & Titan vs. TJP, Francesco Akira & Templario
  • Difunto, Magnus, Rugido & Zandokan Jr. vs. Lio Rush, Action Andretti, Rocky Romero & Robbie X
  • Red Velvet vs. Kira
  • Thunder Rosa vs. La Jarochita

Anthony Henry & JD Drake ‘100 percent officially cleared’ to return

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Injuries have plagued them over the last year-plus, but The WorkHorsemen are now healthy and hoping to get back on the right track.

Anthony Henry announced on Wednesday night that he and JD Drake are both “100 percent officially cleared” to return to the ring. The two are signed to AEW where they wrestle as a tag team on AEW programming and in ROH. Henry has been out of action since October 2024, while Drake most recently competed in November 2024.

“It’s been a long year, but the workhorsemen are both 100% officially cleared to return to the ring,” Henry tweeted. “Let us rejoice!”

Henry was sidelined with major injuries at two different points in 2024, first suffering a broken jaw and later needing to undergo surgery for a torn biceps. He suffered the latter injury while facing Gabe Kidd at an October taping for ROH.

Drake has been out due to a foot injury, but he’ll be back in the ring this Saturday facing Josh Woods at Dean~! 2 in Glendale, Arizona. AEW is partnering with Action Wrestling for the show, which is a tribute to the late Dean Rasmussen of the Death Valley Driver Video Review website.

AEW & ROH vs. CMLL, Fantastica Mania event lineups set

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The full lineups have been announced for next month’s AEW & ROH vs. CMLL event and subsequent Fantastica Mania featuring talent from those promotions and NJPW.

CMLL revealed the lineups for the Arena Mexico cards on the latest edition of their CMLL Informa show.

The events take place on Tuesday, June 17 and Friday, June 20, with AEW Grand Slam Mexico sandwiched in between on Wednesday, June 18.

The lineups:

CMLL vs. AEW & ROH, Tuesday, June 17 —

  • CMLL World Tag Team Champions Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja defend against CRU (Lio Rush & Action Andretti)
  • Bandido vs. Mascara Dorada
  • Persephone vs. Red Velvet
  • Neon vs. Hologram
  • Josh Alexander vs. Atlantis Jr.
  • Ultimo Guerrero, Hechicero & Averno vs. Konosuke Takeshita, Rocky Romero & Kyle Fletcher

Fantastica Mania, Friday, June 20 —

  • CMLL World Trios Champions Mistico, Mascara Dorada & Neon defend against Bandido, Hologram & Komander
  • Ricochet vs. Volador Jr.
  • Ultimo Guerrero vs. Yota Tsuji
  • Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi & Titan vs. TJP, Francesco Akira & Templario
  • Difunto, Magnus, Rugido & Zandokan Jr. vs. Lio Rush, Action Andretti, Rocky Romero & Robbie X
  • Red Velvet vs. Kira
  • Thunder Rosa vs. La Jarochita

ROH TV airing Friday this week on YouTube, HonorClub

Posted on by Ian Carey

Ring of Honor has announced a change to its broadcast schedule.

ROH TV will air this week on Friday, beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern time on both YouTube and HonorClub. The show normally airs Thursday nights on HonorClub and Fridays on YouTube, but this week’s episode of AEW Collision is scheduled for Thursday instead of its usual Saturday slot.

ROH announced the news via social media on Tuesday.

A lineup for this week’s show hasn’t been announced yet. There are unaired ROH matches taped during recent events in Chicago, Atlantic City, and Detroit that could be part of the episode.

Ring of Honor is also gearing up for a big show next month in Mexico City. One night before AEW x CMLL presents a live episode of Dynamite from Arena Mexico, an ROH show will be taped from the venue. Four matches have been officially confirmed.

Current AEW & ROH vs. CMLL card | Arena Mexico | Tuesday, June 17

  • Persephone vs. Red Velvet
  • Averno, Hechicero & Ultimo Guerrero vs. Don Callis Family (Kyle Fletcher, Rocky Romero & Konosuke Takeshita)
  • CMLL Tag Team Champions Los Hermanos Chavez (Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja) defend against CRU (Lio Rush & Action Andretti)
  • Mascara Dorada vs. Bandido

Don Callis Family, Red Velvet added to June AEW & ROH vs. CMLL event

Posted on by Josh Nason

Image: AEW

The names keep being added to next month’s AEW vs. CMLL week at Arena Mexico.

Announced during Wednesday’s CMLL Informa show, Konosuke Takeshita, Rocky Romero & Kyle Fletcher of the Don Callis Family have been added to the Tuesday, June 17th show featuring AEW & ROH vs. CMLL.

The trio will battle Averno, Hechicero & Ultimo Guerrero in a trios bout.

Additionally, Ring of Honor Women’s TV Champion Red Velvet has been added to the same show as she battles CMLL Women’s Universal Champion Persephone. It was not confirmed if either title, or both, are on the line. Persephone will make her Tony Khan-owned company debut later this month in El Paso, Texas, assumed to be for ROH.

All of the AEW competitors have previously competed in CMLL.

The centerpiece of the week is AEW making their Dynamite debut in Arena Mexico on Wednesday, June 18th followed by Fantasticamania on Friday, June 20th featuring Thunder Rosa.

Current AEW & ROH vs. CMLL card | Arena Mexico | Tuesday, June 17

  • Persephone vs. Red Velvet
  • Averno, Hechicero & Ultimo Guerrero vs. Don Callis Family (Kyle Fletcher, Rocky Romero & Konosuke Takeshita)
  • CMLL Tag Team Champions Los Hermanos Chavez (Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja) defend against CRU (Lio Rush & Action Andretti)
  • Mascara Dorada vs. Bandido

Ring of Honor TV spoilers from Detroit

Posted on by Jim Valley

The following are spoilers for future Ring of Honor TV programming.

Three matches were taped for ROH prior to Wednesday night’s AEW Dynamite event in Detroit, Michigan at the Masonic Temple Theatre. AEW will return to the same venue for tomorrow night’s live AEW Collision episode.

Spoilers and commentary are from our own Jim Valley.

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Ring of Honor TV spoilers —

Satnam Singh defeated Lord Crewe —

Singh wore a Detroit Pistons jersey that had “ONE IN A BILLION” on the back. Crewe took great bumps for Singh. This was one of Singh’s better matches. 

ROH Women’s TV Champion Red Velvet defeated Laynie Luck —

Velvet beat Luck in a fairly one-sided match with a flipping DDT from the knees. I don’t know if I’ve seen her do that before.

Proving Ground match: ROH World Champion Bandido defeated Gringo Loco —

Bandido pinned Gringo Loco with an axe kick while Loco was on his knees. 

ROH airing Friday TV episode this week on HonorClub and YouTube

Posted on by Joseph Currier

ROH TV is adjusting its broadcast plans this week to avoid airing on the same night as AEW Collision.

With NBA and NHL playoff season in full swing, Collision is being moved from Saturday to Thursday this week. Thursday is the night that ROH TV usually airs, but AEW has announced that ROH will instead be broadcast on Friday (May 9) this week. The ROH episode will premiere at 7 p.m. Eastern time. In addition to airing for Honor Club subscribers, it will be shown on ROH’s YouTube channel for free.

ROH clarified that the show is only airing on YouTube this week only and it is not a permanent change. Future episodes will only air on Honor Club.

Deonna Purrazzo, Jay Lethal, Marina Shafir, Leila Grey, Blake Christian, Lee Johnson, Angelico, and Serpentico are among the advertised talent for the ROH TV episode.

Thursday’s Collision is being held at the Masonic Temple Theatre in Detroit and will air live on TBS instead of TNT. The Masonic Temple Theatre is also the venue for AEW Dynamite tonight.

Rhino advertised for this week’s AEW & ROH events

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Rhino is heading to AEW & ROH.

The company released a video showing footage of the former ECW Champion in ROH, advertising him both for this Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite and the next day’s Collision, as well as the ROH tapings. Both tapings will be held in Detroit, Rhino’s hometown, at the Masonic Temple Theatre.

This will mark Rhino’s debut with AEW. He is currently a part of the NWA, where he is set to challenge Thom Latimer for the NWA World title during the Crockett Cup tournament that takes place on May 17 at the former ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In the last year, Rhino finished his latest run in TNA after being inducted into its Hall of Fame. Last November, he made a surprise appearance during NXT’s event at the ECW Arena, goring Mr. Stone.

Here is the lineup for this week’s Dynamite:

AEW Dynamite (May 7):

  • The Young Bucks & Ricochet vs. Swerve Strickland, Speedball Mike Bailey, and Mark Briscoe
  • Samoa Joe vs. Claudio Castagnoli
  • Jamie Hayter sit-down interview with Renee Paquette
  • Rhino will appear live

Ring of Honor spoilers from Atlantic City, New Jersey

Posted on by Ian Carey

Ring of Honor taped matches for future episodes of ROH TV on Saturday.

AEW presented a live episode of Collision from the Adrian Phillips Theater in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Three ROH matches were taped before the show, with another six recorded after it ended. Results are below.

Spoilers courtesy of PWInsider, Fightful’s Miss Katefabe, Cagematch.net, and various social media posts

Ring of Honor spoilers from Saturday, May 3, 2025:

Taped before AEW Collision:

  • The Frat House (Cole Karter & Griff Garrison) (with Jacked Jameson and Preston Vance) defeated The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds & Evil Uno)
  • Wheeler Yuta defeated Matt Mako
  • Atlantis Jr. defeated Jay Lethal

Taped after AEW Collision:

  • Deonna Purrazzo defeated Ashley Vox in a Pure Rules match
  • Lance Archer defeated Aaron Solo
  • Blake Christian & Lee Johnson defeated The Spanish Announce Project (Angelico & Serpentico)
  • Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty) defeated two unidentified opponents
  • Trish Adora defeated Rachael Ellering
  • Marina Shafir defeated Leila Grey

CMLL’s Persephone to make AEW/ROH debut next month

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Persephone will be making her AEW/ROH debut next month.

AEW has released advertising for the upcoming tapings on May 28 in El Paso, Texas that will feature CMLL star Persephone’s debut in her hometown. Also advertised is a six-man trios tag match pitting Atlantis Jr., Mascara Dorada, and Templario taking on Volador Jr., Magnus, and Hechicero.

Persephone has been making waves in recent months, winning the Universal Amazons Championship in CMLL back in October of 2024. She also qualified for the four-way match at Wrestle Dynasty at the Tokyo Dome on January 5 featuring talent from AEW, Stardom, CMLL, and ROH. She was unsuccessful, with Momo Watanabe emerging victorious over her, Athena, and Willow Nightingale.

AEW has used CMLL talent in the past, with most recently appearing on Ring of Honor. Both AEW and ROH are partnering with CMLL for a joint show in Arena Mexico called Grand Slam Mexico on June 18. Talent appearing the promotional poster inclue Mistico, Kenny Omega, Will Ospreay, Mascara Dorada, and Hologram.

Mina Shirakawa set for ROH TV return

Posted on by Ian Carey

Mina Shirakawa’s first match under the AEW/ROH banner since leaving Stardom has been announced.

Shirakawa will face Leila Grey on this Thursday’s episode of ROH on HonorClub. It will be her first match for ROH since last August. Her most recent AEW match, aside from Wrestle Dynasty on January 5 in Tokyo, was at Winter is Coming 2024 on December 11.

The match was confirmed by ROH on Monday, writing, “@Miss_LeilaGrey sets her sights on the ROH Women’s Pure Title Tournament, but first she faces the returning @MinaShirakawa!”

Grey is one of five participants announced for the upcoming ROH Women’s Pure title tournament.

The match will likely be taped at AEW’s show on Wednesday in Norfolk, Virginia, as there is no record of it being taped recently. Shirakawa finished up with Stardom at the promotion’s American Dream 2025 shows in Las Vegas on April 17 and 18.

This will be the second singles match between Shirakawa and Grey. Their first meeting took place on the November 27, 2024, episode of AEW Collision in Chicago.

Ring of Honor on HonorClub announced lineup for Thursday, May 1, 2025:

  • Mina Shirakawa vs. Leila Grey
  • ROH Women’s TV Champion Red Velvet defends against La Catalina
  • MxM Collection (Mace Madden & Mansoor) in action

New ROH Women’s Pure title tournament participants revealed

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Ring of Honor has revealed three new participants for the tournament to crown the inaugural Women’s Pure Champion.

During Thursday’s Ring of Honor TV episode, Deonna Purrazzo, Taya Valkyrie, and Leila Grey were confirmed as entrants. They join Serena Deeb and Queen Aminata as the first five participants confirmed for the ROH Women’s Pure Championship tournament.

Aminata will face Deeb in a first round matchup. A total number of entrants for the tournament have not been announced to this point.

The Aminata vs. Deeb matchup was originally slated for Supercard of Honor when that show was set for May, but the date has since been moved to All In weekend with the show now taking place on Friday, July 11.

ROH and AEW owner Tony Khan announced the creation of the Women’s Pure Championship at an ROH taping on April 12.

Our full report from Thursday’s Ring of Honor TV is available here.

AEW moves ROH Supercard of Honor & Death Before Dishonor locations, cancels Collision date

Posted on by Josh Nason

AEW announced a slew of schedule changes Tuesday that affect two Ring of Honor streaming specials in addition to the cancellation of an AEW Collision event.

ROH Supercard of Honor moved to Texas

The ROH streaming special originally set to take place on Friday, May 2nd in Atlantic City, New Jersey, has now been moved to Friday, July 11th at the Esports Arena in Arlington, Texas, as part of All In Texas week. It will replace the previously announced Death Before Dishonor show on that date.

Fans who had bought tickets for May 2nd will be refunded.

ROH Death Before Dishonor heads to the 2300 Arena

The ROH streaming special will now move to Friday, September 5th at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA, formerly known as the ECW Arena. It will be ROH’s first time back to the hallowed venue since 2021.

While ticket information for Death Before Dishonor was not announced, those who bought tickets for the Atlantic City show will be given first shot at tickets via a special presale.

AEW Collision episode canceled

The Collision show set for Saturday, May 17th in Wichita, Kansas, has been canceled with fans getting a full refund.

The show will be bumped up to Wednesday, May 14 in Chicago, Illinois. The Beach Break Dynamite will air live per usual with Collision taped afterward. Tickets are on sale for that show now.