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Ring of Honor TV live results: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Christopher Daniels title defense

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NJPW TV Champion Zack Sabre Jr. will defend his title against former Ring of Honor World Champion Christopher Daniels on tonight’s ROH on HonorClub.

This will be his fourth defense of the title on ROH TV while Daniels is looking for his second TV title run and first since 2011. This will be their first ever singles match.

ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli will be a non-title Proving Ground match against Ryan Nemeth. This will Nemeth’s first-ever ROH singles match and also his first with Castagnoli.

GCW Champion Blake Christian will take on Brandon Cutler while Matt Sydal battles Serpentico one-on-one.

In a trios bout, Dark Order (Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds & John Silver) will continue their run with a new attitude as they face former ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions Dalton Castle & The Boys.

In two women’s matches, Leyla Hirsch will wrestle Leila Grey while Kiera Hogan matches up with Lady Frost.

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Ian Riccaboni and Caprice Coleman were on the call for this week’s Ring of Honor TV, with matches from the AEW Dynamite taping in Nashville, TN, and the AEW Collision taping in Lexington, KY.

The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, Evil Uno & John Silver) defeated Dalton Castle & The Boys (Brandon & Brent)

Silver started this match by requesting a Boy, then gorilla pressing said Boy into the ropes. The Boys ganged up on Silver and Reynolds before Uno cut off Boy Brent from the outside. Dark Order singled out Brent as the commentators talked about the out-of-character underhanded tactics the Dark Order used.

Brent eventually got the tag into Castle, who flung the Dark Order about with suplexes before throwing Boys at them. Brent tagged in, but Uno sent Castle into him before Silver and Reynolds took out Castle on the floor. Silver and Reynolds cut off dives from the Boys, sending Brandon into the barricade. Dark Order then hit Brent with the Ragnarok to score the win.

Backstage, Lexy Nair was with Athena & Billie Starkz. Athena asked for this time to settle the tension she, and only she, saw between Lexy and Starkz. She made them friendship shirts before letting Starkz know that they would be teaming up to take on the Renegade Twins tonight.

Kiera Hogan defeated Lady Frost

Hogan challenged Frost to this match last week. They traded kicks before Frost sent Hogan to the floor with handspring boots. Hogan cut off Frost’s handstands by sweeping her down on the apron. Hogan hit an offensive combination that ended with a superkick for a nearfall. Frost avoided a corner charge and hit a high kick, then followed up with a cartwheel cannonball for a nearfall. Hogan then caught her with a twisting fisherman’s buster for the win.

Matt Sydal defeated Serpentico

Sydal quickly took Serpentico down and hit a twisting senton for a nearfall. Serpentico got his feet up on a corner charge and hit a headscissors, followed by a flatliner for a nearfall. Serpentico then hit a superkick before landing a DDT for a nearfall. Serpentico went to the top rope, but Sydal moved out of the way and hit a jumping back kick.

Sydal fired up and hit a fisherman’s buster for a nearfall. Sydal used a pair of flash pins for a nearfall before taking Serpentico off the top rope with a rana. Sydal hit the Lightning Spiral to score the win.

Backstage, Lexy Nair was with a slinged Stokely Hathaway. He talked about his tag team victory with Samoa Joe last week before noting his respect for Samoa Joe. Nair then told Hathaway that nobody respected him before leaving.

Leyla Hirsch defeated Leila Grey

These two clubbered on each other for a while before Maria Kanellis made her way to the stage. Hirsch held control until Grey fired up, hitting a rising knee and a Death Valley Driver for a nearfall. Hirsch hit a rough back suplex before locking on an armbar for the win.

Backstage, Lexy Nair was with Prince Nana & the Mogul Embassy. They’re defending the titles next week against Action Andretti, Darius Martin, and Lee Johnson next week. They all said that they were going to win.

Blake Christian defeated Brandon Cutler (w/Colt Cabana)

Christian kept Cutler off balance with his speed before catching him with a spinning headscissors. Cutler cut Christian off on the apron and shoved him into the post, but Christian spun around the post and hit a springboard dropkick that sent him to the floor. Christian followed it with a Fosbury Flop, but Cutler moved out of the way of a springboard 450 and hit a Michinoku Driver for a nearfall.

Cutler hit a trio of elbows before hitting an Airplane Spin on Christian. He made himself dizzy in the process, allowing Christian to hit a shoulder block to take him down. They traded kicks before Christian hit a Spanish Fly. Christian hit a Death Valley Driver and followed it with a superkick for a nearfall. Cutler hit a pumphandle slam before ripping off his track jacket and going for a Superman pin for a nearfall. Christian fired up and hit a handspring kick before hitting the springboard 450 for the win.

Lexy Nair was backstage with Tony Nese & Smart Mark Sterling. They complained about Jerry Lynn forcing Nese to wrestle instead of doing group training before chastising a nearby worker for drinking a soda.

Athena & Billie Starkz defeated The Renegades (Charlette & Robyn)

Starkz and Athena ducked an attack during the Code of Honor. Starkz got caught on a dive by both twins, with Athena hitting a cannonball onto the pile. The Renegades then isolated Starkz, hitting a double Fisherman’s Suplex for a nearfall. A lot of those on this show tonight.

The Renegades clubbered on Starkz for a while until she fought her way to a tag to Athena. Athena threw Starkz into a Renegade before powerbombing Starkz into both of them. Athena hit a reverse Alabama Slam on Starkz onto Charlette for a nearfall. The Renegades took Athena out of the ring before hitting a scary-looking double team on Starkz for a nearfall. They hit a double main event spinebuster on Athena for a nearfall.

Athena hit the knockout forearm before going up for the O-Face. Starkz tagged in as Athena jumped, then hit the Swanton Bomb on a Renegade to score the win in her hometown. Athena wasn’t happy and grabbed a retreating Renegade. She wanted Starkz to throw her into the title belt, but the other Renegade grabbed her sister and retreated.

ROH World Title Proving Ground Match – Claudio Castagnoli defeated Ryan Nemeth

Nemeth announced that tonight was Hunk Appreciation Night, leading the crowd in Thank You Hunk chants. He called out for anyone to fight, with Castagnoli making his way to the ring. Nemeth quickly tried to bail, noting that he didn’t think Castagnoli was there. But Castagnoli instead hit the Giant Swing – while still wearing the title belt around his waist – before hitting a big uppercut for the quick victory.

Before the main event, it was announced that Metalik would face the winner of tonight’s main event next week for the NJPW World TV Title.

NJPW World Television Title Match – Zack Sabre Jr. (c) defeated Christopher Daniels

This was Sabre’s 11th title defense.

Daniels had Sabre in a headlock, but Sabre escaped and hit a bicep stomp. He twisted the other arm before Daniels fought back with a pair of swinging neckbreakers. Daniels locked on a cravate before snapping the neck of Sabre. Daniels held control until Sabre locked on a guillotine, then quickly transitioned to an arm wringer.

Sabre hammerlocked Daniels’ arm before stomping on the arm, then worked on Daniels’ leg. Daniels got a big back suplex in after Sabre took a second to tend to his neck. Daniels fired up, hitting a Death Valley Driver for a nearfall. Sabre took Daniels down with a drop toe hold before going back to the arm with a bicep stomp.

Sabre went for a submission finish that Daniels fought off, hitting an STO for a nearfall. Daniels immediately transitioned into a Koji Clutch, but Sabre escaped by picking the bad ankle. Daniels cut off a submission attempt with a rollup, but Sabre was able to lock in a Rings of Saturn-style submission to win and retain the title.

AEW Rampage & ROH spoilers from Nashville: Rey Fenix vs. Komander, Ryan Nemeth

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The following are spoilers for this Friday’s edition of AEW Rampage which was filmed in Nashville, Tennessee, following Wednesday’s edition of Dynamite.

In a rarity, no matches were announced or the show while Dynamite was on the air.

Additionally, Ring of Honor matches were taped after Rampage which is also a rarity. Matches featured several wrestlers that were in the news this week including Ryan Nemeth and Christopher Daniels.

AEW Rampage:

  • Rey Fenix defeated Komander
  • ROH Tag Team Champions Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) defeated Ethan Page & Brother Zay to retain the titles
  • Sammy Guevara defeated Jon Cruz
  • AEW Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida & Skye Blue defeated Ruby Soho & Toni Storm. After the match, the heels attacked Shida which brought out Britt Baker which led to a pull-apart brawl between the four women in the title match at All In. 

Ring of Honor:

  • ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli defeated Ryan Nemeth

Nemeth came out with a mic in hand, welcoming everyone to “Hunk Appreciation Night.” He said he would fight anyone, even a world champion.

Castagnoli came out and Nemeth wasn’t interested. The match happened anyway and after 30+ giant swings and an uppercut, Castagnoli got the pin. Afterward, he said to the camera, “Careful what you wish for. Just because you don’t see me, doesn’t mean I’m not there.”

  • Dark Order (John Silver, Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds) defeated Dalton Castle and The Boys
  • Emi Sakura defeated Alice Crowley
  • Blake Christian defeated Brandon Cutler (w/ Colt Cabana)
  • Marina Shafir defeated Angelica Risk
  • NJPW TV Champion Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Christopher Daniels to retain the title

Notes:

  • The Fenix vs. Komander match was the first time they have ever had a singles match. They have been on the same side of two eight-man tag team matches before. Several fans in attendance raved about the match on Twitter.
  • In the lone dark match before Dynamite, Matt Sydal defeated Serpentico.
  • As was the case Wednesday, Friday’s show will also be a Fight for the Fallen edition in an effort to benefit the Maui (Hawaii) Food Bank.

More details emerge on CM Punk/Ryan Nemeth AEW Collision June confrontation

Posted on by Josh Nason

More details emerged throughout Monday regarding both a June confrontation between CM Punk and Ryan Nemeth, and Nemeth’s booked/unbooking from Saturday’s AEW Collision in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The following are a hybrid of reports from Dave Meltzer, PW Torch, Fightful and Haus of Wrestling.

Nemeth was brought into Greensboro on Saturday and then was told he wasn’t needed, given his itinerary to return home. That was on the same night a pre-taped promo Hangman Page was brought in for was moved offsite rather than being done at the building, reported by Meltzer.

Later in the night, Punk threw verbal jabs at Page and unnamed others in an off-air promo.

Meltzer said on Sunday’s Wrestling Observer Radio that other talents have experienced the same treatment regarding Saturday bookings including Matt Hardy and head of talent relations Christopher Daniels. Fightful reported Monday that Isiah Kassidy was also booked and then unbooked with Hardy, but that was not this past Saturday.

In Monday’s daily update, Meltzer wrote that the Punk camp is claiming they didn’t get Page or Hardy removed from recent Collision events which is disputed by others.

The Nemeth situation

The general gist, according to Haus of Wrestling’s Nick Hausman, is “Punk is looking to keep drama out of the Collision locker room” which is where the Nemeth tweet comes into the equation. PW Torch’s Wade Keller also wrote that Punk is trying to keep things harmonious on Saturdays as “he is fiercely protective of Collision being a low drama environment, which is why he doesn’t want wrestlers he perceives as disloyal or too closely aligned with The Elite crew to be backstage at Collision.”

The crux of the issues between Punk and Nemeth stem from Nemeth’s “literally the softest man alive” tweet which came after Punk’s return promo on the debut of Collision. According to Keller, the aforementioned confrontation between Punk and Nemeth took place on the June 21st Dynamite in Chicago that Punk made a surprise appearance on.

The stories reported by Keller and Hausman diverge in terms of the veracity of the conversation, but both reported the two men shook hands in the end.

The Torch reported Punk “angrily and aggressively” confronted Nemeth while getting right in his face and asking if they needed to step outside. The “awkward and weird” conversation moved from a locker room to a hallway where the talk continued. Nemeth felt Punk was the one who shot first with his “counterfeit bucks” line in his return promo while Punk’s issue was how the tweet added to the existing perceptions of problems between himself and the Young Bucks. Nemeth questioned whether he should comment on any things Punk says on AEW TV to which Punk suggested he shouldn’t.

Conversely, Haus of Wrestling’s report was that Punk asked Nemeth to call him “soft” to his face which Nemeth declined to do. Punk said he felt Nemeth’s tweet was to try to gain favor with the Young Bucks for more TV time. The report had them agree no violence was necessary with Punk asking Nemeth “to stop tweeting negative things so everyone could start moving on from the negativity” — not just specifically about him.

Fightful’s reporting had elements of both stories, adding that, “It was confirmed to us that Punk didn’t want Nemeth on Collision, even eating in catering, much less wrestling on the show. It wasn’t clarified to us if that was because of his tweet or the relationship with the Elite. “

The Torch also reported that wrestlers are uneasy to speak out about Punk given his favor with AEW owner Tony Khan. They reported that Khan chanted “CM Punk!” while in the gorilla position after Punk made his return to AEW on the first Collision.

“The feeling backstage among wrestlers not in a position of power with a big contract is to lay low when it comes to Punk because you don’t want to be on what is essentially his enemies list,” Keller wrote.

The report that Daniels had been asked to not be at Collision was also clarified by Haus of Wrestling who wrote the reason was his involvement in the post-All Out fight between Punk, Ace Steel, Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks. According to Hausman, Punk asked that Daniels not be allowed backstage at Collision since Steel, who is working as a remote employee, was not allowed to return at Collision.

Several wrestlers booked, sent home from past AEW Collision shows

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Dave Meltzer is reporting that Hangman Page is not the only wrestler to have been booked and then asked to leave from recent AEW Collision shows.

Meltzer noted in Sunday’s Daily Update that Page had been booked to film a pre-tape interview for Dynamite at the Greensboro (North Carolina) Coliseum this past Saturday but when he arrived, Page was told they would have to do the segment away from the building.

Meltzer addressed the backstage issues in AEW further on Wrestling Observer Radio, stating that similar situations involving Matt Hardy and Christopher Daniels have occurred as well. He also confirmed a report from Fightful Select that Ryan Nemeth has been sent home from shows recently too. 

While not explicitly stated by Meltzer, the common denominator is CM Punk who has had his issues with Page and addressed the former AEW World Champion in an off-air promo Saturday that did nothing to quell matters between them as his comments were not part of any angle.

“Everyone believes that it’s Punk. I’m sure that Tony (Khan) will say it’s not Punk, just like he did before,” Meltzer said. 

Nemeth and Punk’s issues stem from Nemeth tweeting “Literally the softest man alive” following Punk’s return promo where he mockingly apologized to fans of The Elite where he said, “I am sorry that the only people softer than you are the wrestlers you like.” Nemeth has since deactivated his Twitter account. 

“Punk confronts (Nemeth) on June 17th in Chicago his first night back,” Meltzer said on WOR. “Something happened. I was told it was all settled, it wasn’t a big deal. Obviously, it was not all settled.”

“What ends up happening because one’s a star and one is not a star is that Ryan Nemeth wasn’t booked after that point. 

“For whatever reason, (Nemeth) was supposed to come back last night in Greensboro, came in and then was told – however the story goes – all of a sudden, people find out that he’s there and then he’s told not to go to the building after he was booked. So, he was never at the building, nobody saw him at the building but he was there.”

“Matt Hardy was booked on a Saturday, went there, and then was told not to go to the building after he got there. That was not last night, but Matt Hardy was one of them. Christopher Daniels, who had been working with Matt Sydal as a tag team in Ring of Honor, for whatever reason, same thing happened with him. He’s not supposed to go on Saturdays and he’s frickin’ head of talent relations. There may be others, but those are the ones that I know of that have been happening too,” Meltzer continued.

Nick Hausman is reporting that Nemeth and Daniels being sent home from Collision were a direct result of conflicts with Punk.

“Notably, Christopher Daniels’ involvement in the post-AEW All Out altercation was specifically portrayed to us as the reason The Fallen Angel is not at Collision,” Hausman wrote. “Since Ace Steel, Punk’s good friend, was also involved in the altercation but not allowed to return backstage for Collision, Punk is said to feel the same about Daniels and does not want him backstage either.”

As for Nemeth, Punk is said to feel that his “softest man alive” Tweet shows he is willing to unnecessarily cause drama backstage and Punk doesn’t want that at Collision tapings. 

Ring of Honor TV live results: Daniel Garcia vs. Christopher Daniels

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Thursday’s ten-match Ring of Honor on HonorClub will hopefully begin the road to a card for this month’s Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view.

In the show’s featured match, former ROH Pure Champion Daniel Garcia will take on former ROH World Champion Christopher Daniels. Garcia has been in search of a match with current Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata.

The Kingdom’s Maria Kanellis-Bennett will return to in-ring action for the first time since her WWE days as she teams with Mike Bennett & Matt Taven against The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) and Trish Adora.

In a Proving Ground match, ROH Women’s Champion Athena will face Seleziya Sparx.

The show will feature a six-way “mayhem” match featuring Shane Taylor vs. Josh Woods vs. Brian Cage vs. Willie Mack vs. Dalton Castle vs. Trent Seven, who is making his ROH debut.

After unsuccessfully defeating ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli last Friday on AEW Rampage, Komander will look to rally against Gringo Loco.

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We’re in the FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, Ontario for this week’s edition of Ring of Honor TV. Ian Riccaboni and Caprice Coleman were on the call.

Komander (w/Alex Abrahantes) defeated Gringo Loco

This started off a bit clunky but rounded off into a fun lucha-style opener.

Komander took control with an acrobatic armdrag, but Loco handsprung out of a second one. Loco evaded a Komander corner charge and hit an alley-oop into the corner. Komander used the ropes to hit another armdrag to take Loco down, but Loco caught him with a torture rack slam for a nearfall. After some jockeying for position, Komander took Loco down with a headscissors.

Loco sent Komander to the apron, but Komander caught him with a boot before vaulting off of Loco’s shoulders. Komander sent Loco to the floor with a wheelbarrow armdrag before hitting a tornillo to the floor. Komander sent Loco into the ring and went to the top, but Loco cut him off. They fought for position before Loco hit the one-man Spanish Fly. Loco sent Komander into the ropes and popped him up, but Komander caught him with a cutter on the way down.

Loco caught Komander in an electric chair on the floor, then powerbombed him into the barricade. Back in the ring, Loco hit a double jump cutter for a nearfall. Loco brought Komander up in an electric chair on the top rope, but Komander fought his way free. With Loco caught on the ropes, Komander hit a step-up rana. Komander followed Loco to the floor with a double-jump splash. Komander then hit a springboard Phoenix Splash for the win.

– Backstage, Lexy Nair was with Lee Moriarty & Big Bill. Big Bill said that they were going to squash their opponents tonight – The Boys – like bugs, then win some gold around here.

Daniel Garcia defeated Christopher Daniels

Commentary noted that Daniels’ eye had finally healed after having a bruise in the white of his eyes for months. Garcia hit his dance, leading to Daniels breaking out the Curry Man dance. What ever happened to that guy? Anyway, after Daniels sent Garcia into the turnbuckles a few times, Garcia vaulted Daniels to the floor to cut him off.

Garcia cut off a Daniels comeback, dropping down and catching Daniels in an STF. Daniels got the ropes, but Garcia stomped on Daniels’ knee when breaking the hold. Daniels caught Garcia with a Blue Thunder Bomb. Daniels fired up, dropping Garcia with a big back body drop. Daniels took Garcia to the top rope, then brought him down with an Iconoclasm for a nearfall.

Garcia and Daniels traded forearms before Daniels caught him with an STO. Daniels went for the Angel’s Wings, but Garcia fought out of that and a uranage. Daniels hit the Angel’s Wings, but Garcia rolled to the floor. Daniels went and got him, but Garcia kicked the ropes into Daniels’ face. Garcia hit a gutbuster to score the win.

– Backstage, Lexy Nair interviewed Willie Mack, who will be in a Six Man Scramble match for $25,000. Mack talked about all the things he wanted to do with the money.

Gates Of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) (w/Prince Nana) defeated Action Andretti & Darius Martin

Kaun overpowered Andretti to start, but Andretti used his speed to take Kaun down with a dropkick. Andretti hit a corkscrew splash for a nearfall before tagging in Martin. Liona tagged in, but Andretti and Martin used double dropkicks to send both Liona and Kaun out of the ring. Prince Nana took Martin out of the ring. Andretti went for a dive onto Liona, but Liona caught him and sent him into the barricade.

The Embassy clubbered on Andretti in the corner. Andretti hit a back elbow on Kaun and made the tag out to Martin. Martin fired up on Liona, but Liona hit a pop-up Samoan Drop. Kaun and Liona hit a tag team combo in the corner, but Andretti broke up the pin. Andretti got caught by Liona, but Martin dove into both to send Liona down. Kaun got the knees up on a springboard 450 splash for a nearfall.

Andretti hit a Spanish Fly, but Nana got on the apron to distract the referee. Andretti tried fighting off both Liona and Kaun, but they caught him with their tandem slam to score the win.

The Righteous (Dutch & Vincent) & Stu Grayson defeated Macrae Martin, Rip Impact & Zak Patterson

The Righteous team got a jump start from the Code of Honor. Grayson hit a spinning uranage to Impact before they hit a triple-team slam for the quick win. Vincent and Dutch never removed their entrance gear.

Big Bill & Lee Moriarty defeated The Boys (Brandon & Brent)

Big Bill looked fantastic here, throwing the Boys around like ragdolls.

Moriarty started with Brent, using his technical skills to control the match. A misdirection with a tag allowed the Boys to double-team Moriarty for a nearfall. Moriarty got a tag out to Big Bill, who neither Boy wanted to fight. Brent got on Brandon’s shoulders, only leading to Big Bill booting them down. Bill sent Brandon flying on a tornado DDT attempt, squashing him with a splash before booting Brent down.

Bill tagged Moriarty in, but Brent tagged in and ran wild. Both Boys hit dives on Moriarty, but Bill caught Brandon and chokeslammed him on the apron. Moriarty hit a leg lariat on Brent to score the win.

ROH Women’s World Title Proving Ground Match: Athena defeated Seleziya Sparx

Sparx got a little bit of offense here and looked good.

Seleziya Sparx is a former member of the House of Truth, returning after nine years away. Athena dropkicked Sparx on the Code of Honor. Sparx caught Athena on a crossbody and hit a body slam. Sparx ran wild, hitting a lariat for a one-count. Athena caught Sparx with an exploder suplex. Athena drilled Sparx in the corner with a forearm before hitting a knockout elbow to score the win.

After the match, Athena jumped Sparx and sent her face-first into the belt.

Tony Nese (w/Mark Sterling) vs. JD Drake

On his way to the ring, Nese took to the mic to insult Drake’s weight. Nese offered a group workout, but Drake took the mic to say that he wouldn’t eat any of Canada’s food anyway. Mark Briscoe came to the ring with a mic in his hand. He said that after talking with Tony Khan, Briscoe has been added to the match, making this a three-way dance. Riccaboni jumped the gun on commentary, saying that Briscoe was the third man in the match before Briscoe added himself to the match.

Mark Briscoe defeated Tony Nese (w/ Mark Sterling) & JD Drake

Briscoe ran wild on both of his opponents before hitting a chair-assisted dive to the floor. Nese moved out of the way of a Froggy Bow, with Drake dropping Briscoe with a lariat. Nese and Drake teamed up on Briscoe, even while disagreeing on how to do it. Briscoe fired up but walked into a Bossman Slam from Drake. Nese broke up the pin, starting an argument between the two. But Briscoe fired up on both of them, hitting a uranage on Drake.

Nese cut Briscoe off on the top rope, but Drake sent Nese to the mat. Briscoe cut Drake off, leading to Nese hitting a sunset flip powerbomb. Briscoe hit the Froggy Bow, but Nese tried to steal the pin. Briscoe cut him off and hit the Jay Driller on Nese to win.

– We got a video package recapping Eddie Kingston and his NJPW Strong title victory on July 5th. Kingston says that due to his entry in this year’s G1 Climax, he won’t be able to be at Death Before Dishonor. He says that Claudio Castagnoli isn’t off the hook. Kingston challenges Mark Briscoe to go for the World Title at Death Before Dishonor and win it.

– We cut to Renee Paquette backstage with Mark Briscoe. Renee said that Tony Khan would give Briscoe the title shot if he wanted it. Briscoe accepted the title shot, saying that he wanted to follow in his brother Jay’s footsteps. Claudio Castagnoli entered the frame and told Briscoe not to listen to Eddie Kingston. He said that he had to show Eddie Kingston his limits and that he will show Briscoe his limits as well. Castagnoli offered a handshake, which Briscoe accepted, and told him not to get his hopes up.

– The match is official for Death Before Dishonor for July 21st. Claudio Castagnoli will defend the ROH World Championship against Mark Briscoe. A fine piece of business here.

Diamante defeated Vanessa Kraven

Diamante cut down Kraven at the knee, but Kraven hit a barge attack. Kraven sent Diamante out of the ring with a fallaway slam. Kraven followed Diamante to the floor and hit chops but chopped the post. Back in the ring, Diamante hit a drop-toe hold into the turnbuckle before hitting the hesitation dropkick for a nearfall. Diamante hit a wheelbarrow stunner and a Code Red for the win.

Six Man Mayhem Match: Brian Cage defeated Shane Taylor, Willie Mack, Dalton Castle, Trent Seven, Josh Woods

This was a good bit of fun. A nice, turn-your-brain-off scramble.

We got a Pier Six brawl to start. In the ring, Woods and Seven traded chops before Seven dropped him with a DDT. Mack took Seven down with a running kick. Mack hit a standing moonsault before Taylor dropped him with a headbutt. Cage caught Taylor with a superkick and a tornado DDT. Meanwhile, Castle kept getting fired out of the ring. Woods hit a suplex on Cage before Castle finally sent someone else to the floor.

We got a big strike flurry from everyone before Taylor dropped Castle with a rope-hung stunner. Seven hit the Seven Star Lariat on Taylor, but Woods caught Seven with a Doctor Bomb. There were moves aplenty as everyone hopped in the pool and hit their moves. Cage grabbed Seven and hit an inside-out superplex to everyone on the floor, but Mack caught Cage with a dive of his own. Mack hit a frog splash on Cage, but Nana grabbed Cage’s boot and put it on the ropes.

Seven hit a Sidewinder Slam on Mack for a nearfall. Mack recovered and hit Stunners on everyone in sight, but Cage caught him with a tights-assisted roll-up for the win and the $25,000.

Maria Kanellis-Bennett & The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) vs. The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean) & Trish Adora

On the ramp, Maria noted that unfortunately, she was not cleared to compete. She introduced her replacement, Leyla Hirsch.

The Kingdom & Leyla Hirsch defeated The Infantry & Trish Adora

Bennett and Dean traded chops to start. Dean took control with armdrags and chops before tagging in Bravo. Taven tagged in but got caught with a double team from the Infantry. Taven tagged Hirsch in, forcing Adora to come in. Adora used her technical skill to handle Hirsch, but Hirsch used a German suplex to take control. Hirsch avoided the Lariat Tubman, but Adora caught her with a short-range lariat.

Bravo tagged in and ran wild on the opposing men. He hit a misdirection neckbreaker on Bennett for a nearfall. Dean tagged in and hit a tag team uranage for a nearfall that got broken up by Taven. Bennett tagged out to Hirsch, but Adora beat her to the punch and sent Bennett to the floor. Dean hit a huge dive to Bennett on the floor, but Taven cut off Bravo and hit a dive onto all three men on the floor. Maria and Mike Bennett ran interference, allowing Hirsch to catch Adora in an armbar to score the win.

After the match, Lexy Nair met up with Hirsch in the back. Hirsch said the Kingdom needed someone legit, and that she was here to stay in ROH.

Daniel Garcia vs. Christopher Daniels part of ten-match Ring of Honor TV lineup

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Continuing his push toward what he hopes is a shot at the Pure title, former champion Daniel Garcia will take on former Ring of Honor World Champion Christopher Daniels on this week’s ROH on HonorClub TV.

Garcia will be looking to extend a three-match win streak in ROH as he pursues a first-time-ever bout with reigning Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata at this month’s Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view. Garcia held the title for three months before losing it to Wheeler Yuta.

This will be the second time Daniels and Garcia have wrestled and the first in one of the Tony Khan-owned companies.

Maria Kanellis-Bennett will join The Kingdom’s Mike Bennett & Matt Taven in trios action against The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) and Trish Adora. The former Impact Knockouts Champion hasn’t been in the ring since a WWE Raw mixed tag team match in July 2019.

Trent Seven will make his return to the Khan companies and his ROH debut in a six-way that will also feature Shane Taylor, Josh Woods, Brian Cage, Willie Mack and Dalton Castle.

ROH Women’s Champion Athena will face Seleziya Sparx in a Proving Ground non-title bout.

Here’s the ten-match lineup:

  • The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch) and Stu Grayson vs. Zak Patterson, Macrae Martin & Rip Impact
  • Diamante vs. Vanessa Kraven
  • ROH Women’s Champion Athena vs. Seleziya Sparx in a Proving Ground match
  • Daniel Garcia vs. Christopher Daniels
  • The Kingdom (Mike Bennett, Matt Taven & Maria Kanellis-Bennett) vs. The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) and Trish Adora
  • JD Drake vs. Tony Nese
  • Lee Moriarty & Big Bill vs. The Boys (Brent & Brandon Tate)
  • Komander vs. Gringo Loco
  • Gates of Agony vs. Action Andretti & Darius Martin
  • Shane Taylor vs. Josh Woods vs. Brian Cage vs. Willie Mack vs. Dalton Castle vs. Trent Seven

19-match lineup announced for Ring of Honor TV

Posted on by Josh Nason

This story was updated on Thursday afternoon.

The respective Ring of Honor and NJPW TV Champions will be in tag team action as part of Thursday’s ROH on HonorClub — a show that started with 12 matches earlier in the week and grew to 19 matches Thursday afternoon.

Following last week’s show, ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe will team with NJPW TV Champion Zack Sabre Jr. against former ROH Tag Team Champions Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal. 

The match was made after Joe confronted Sabre Jr. after his title defense against AR Fox followed by Daniels and Sydal coming out and issuing a challenge: if they can beat the champs in a tag match, they each earn a TV title shot.

Thursday will also feature two Proving Ground matches which give challengers the opportunity to earn future title matches if they can defeat or last the time limit with the champion. ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli will face Serpentico while ROH Women’s Champion Athena will face Promise Braxton.

Ahead of his special guest referee duties at AEW Double or Nothing Sunday, Mark Briscoe will face JD Drake while Penta El Zero Miedo takes on Titus Alexander. Penta & Rey Fenix will defend the ROH Tag Team titles on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite.

The seven new additions Thursday afternoon included Trish Adora vs. Diamante, Kyle Fletcher vs. AR Fox, and Dr

Here’s the full 19-match lineup:

  • ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe & NJPW TV Champion Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal with future TV title shots at stake
  • The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) vs. Ninja Mack & Willie Mack
  • ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli vs. Serpentico in a Proving Ground match
  • ROH Women’s Champion Athena vs. Promise Braxton in a Proving Ground match
  • Mercedes Martinez vs. Dream Girl Ellie
  • The Righteous & Stu Grayson vs. Marcus Kross, Vary Morales & LSG
  • Mark Briscoe vs. JD Drake
  • Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Slim J
  • Rocky Romero vs. Titus Alexander
  • Skye Blue vs. Miranda Alize
  • VertVixen vs. Kiera Hogan
  • Willow Nightingale vs. Hyan
  • Ashley D’Amboise vs. Danielle Kamela
  • Diamante vs. Trish Adora
  • Blake Christian vs. Nick Comoroto
  • Cole Karter & Zack Clayton vs. Darius Martin & Action Andretti
  • Dralistico vs. Tony Deppen
  • Kyle Fletcher vs. AR Fox
  • Shane Taylor vs. Tracy Williams

Claudio Castagnoli vs. Robbie Eagles set for Ring of Honor TV

Posted on by Josh Nason

Ring of Honor World Champion Claudio Castagnoli will be part of this Thursday’s ROH on HonorClub as he faces Robbie Eagles.

It will be a non-title affair in this first time ever matchup. This marks the ROH debut for Eagles who is a regular in NJPW and also a former NJPW Junior Heavyweight Champion.

Samoa Joe will put his ROH TV title on the line against former ROH World Champion Christopher Daniels while ROH Women’s Champion Athena faces Angelica Risk in a non-title Proving Ground match.

The ten-match show also features Komander vs. Angelico, Rocky Romero vs. Lee Moriarty, a ten-man tag team match, and more.

Here’s the full lineup for Thursday:

  • Komander vs. Angelico
  • ROH Women’s Champion Athena vs. Angelica Risk in a Proving Ground match
  • ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli vs. Robbie Eagles in a non-title match
  • ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe defends against Christopher Daniels
  • Rocky Romero vs. Lee Moriarty
  • Skye Blue vs. Robyn Renegade
  • Willow Nightingale vs. Steph De Lander
  • The Kingdom (Mike Bennett & Matt Taven) and Varsity Athletes (Ari Daivari, Josh Woods & Tony Nese) vs. Stu Grayson, Action Andretti, Darius Martin & Best Friends (Trent Beretta & Chuck Taylor)
  • Brian Cage vs. Brock Anderson
  • Preston Vance vs. Rich Adonis

Jon Moxley vs. Christopher Daniels added to AEW Rampage

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Jon Moxley will face Christopher Daniels on the AEW Rampage episode airing on Saturday, April 22. 

Moxley vs. Daniels is one of three new matches announced for Saturday’s show, which is being taped Wednesday night in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

Also added to the show, an unlikely alliance of FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler), Jeff Jarrett, and Jay Lethal will face Tony Nese, Josh Woods, Ari Daivari, and Slim-J in an eight-man tag team match. 

In another new match announced for the episode, Julia Hart will take on Kiera Hogan in a women’s division contest. 

A promo segment with TBS Champion Jade Cargill has also been added to Rampage. Cargill will defend her title against Taya Valkyrie on next week’s Dynamite. 

Also announced, Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Hook, and Isiah Kassidy will speak on Rampage. 

Already announced for the show is a AAA Mega Championship match, with El Hijo del Vikingo defending his title against Dralistico. 

This week’s Rampage will air on Saturday, April 22 at 10 p.m. Eastern time on TNT. 

The updated lineup: 

  • AAA Mega Championship: El Hijo del Vikingo defends against Dralistico
  • Jon Moxley vs. Christopher Daniels
  • FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler), Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal vs. Tony Nese, Josh Woods, Ari Daivari & Slim-J
  • Julia Hart vs. Kiera Hogan
  • Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Hook & Isiah Kassidy speak
  • TBS Champion Jade Cargill speaks

AEW Dark results: Juice Robinson vs. Pat Buck

Posted on by Skylar Russell

This week’s AEW Dark action was taped at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.

Juice Robinson defeated Pat Buck

This was the second AEW match for Buck, who is their vice president of talent development, and the first one that has been televised.

Buck and Robinson exchanged headlocks in the early stages. Buck got the upper hand after an armdrag, but Robinson then broke the hold and shoved Buck into the corner.

Robinson continued to work him down while playing to the crowd as the match went along. Buck then caught Robinson with a big powerslam out of nowhere for a near fall.

After a few more reversals, Robinson caught Buck with his signature Juice Is Loose DDT for the win.

The Renegades defeated Kiah Dream & Brittany J

Charlette Renegade and Brittany J started out and Charlette took her down with a clothesline before tagging out to Robyn Renegade. Robyn did minimal damage before tagging back out to Charlette who nailed J with a pump kick.

Dream entered off a hot tag, but immediately ran into a shotgun dropkick from Robyn. Moments later, the sisters hit Dream with a running assisted clothesline to pick up the victory.

Cole Karter defeated Hunter James

Karter took down James with both a shoulder tackle and clothesline early on. Karter continued to dominate, eventually hitting James with a swinging DDT to pick up the victory.

Iron Savages (w/ Jameson Ryan) defeated The TrustBusters (Jeeves Kay & Sonny Kiss) 

Kay took out Bronson with a dive to the outside in the early going. After tossing him back in the ring, he then hit Bronson with a frog splash for a near fall.

Kay continued his momentum, hitting Bronson with a DDT after Sonny Kiss provided a distraction. Kiss and Boulder then entered the fray.

Boulder delivering a double flatliner to both Kay and Kiss. Kiss tried to get back on track with a backspring slap, but Boulder blocked it at the last second. Boulder then power bombed and powerslammed Kiss and Kay at the same time before tagging in Bronson.

Moments later, Boulder lifted up Bronson for an assisted splash onto Kiss to score the win.

Marina Shafir defeated Dream Girl Ellie

Ellie tried to apply a headlock, but Shafir backed herself in the corner and escaped. Ellie then applied a wrist lock and nailed Shafir with a few stiff kicks to the face before Shafir drove her into the mat with a hammerlock suplex. Moments later, Shafir submitted her with a combination arm/leg lock.

Jora Johl & Rohit Raju defeated Ariel Levy & Jarrett Diaz

Levy tried to showboat early on, but Johl delivered a suplex to take him out of the match. Diaz later showed some flashy moves before being taken out by a Raju flatliner. Moments later, Levy re-entered and was hit with a combination pump kick/knee from both Raju and Johl, giving them the win.

Christopher Daniels defeated Angelico

Daniels tied up his opponent with an arm submission. The hold quickly transitioned to the mat where Daniels remained in control of Angelico’s arm.

Angelico turned the tables on Daniels and started to focus on his ankle which Daniels evaded with a rope break. Angelico proceeded to drop Daniels on the mat with a suplex for a near fall. Daniels responded with a modified suplex from the second rope for a near fall of his own.

Angelico played possum after the pin and was able to bait Daniels into a STF type submission, but Daniels was once again able to break the hold with a rope break. Moments later, Daniels hit Angelico with his signature Angel’s Wings move out of nowhere to pick up the win.

Shibata vs. Christopher Daniels Pure title match set for ROH TV

Posted on by Ian Carey

ROH has announced the lineup for tonight’s show on HonorClub. 

The Pure Championship will be on the line when new champion, Katsuyori Shibata, faces Christopher Daniels. Shibata recently defeated Wheeler Yuta for the title at Supercard of Honor. 

As previously announced, the ROH Women’s World Championship will also be defended this week. Athena will look to pick up her eighth successful title defense when she wrestles TJPW’s Miyu Yamashita. 

Thursday’s episode was filmed last night at AEW’s show from the UBS Arena in Long Island, New York. Spoilers are available here. 

ROH TV on HonorClub lineup:

  • ROH Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata defends against Christopher Daniels
  • ROH Women’s World Champion Athena defends against Miyu Yamashita
  • Brian Cage vs. Ortiz
  • Daniel Garcia vs. Tracy Williams
  • Jay Lethal w/Sonjay Dutt & Satnam Singh vs. Darius Martin
  • Konosuke Takeshita vs. Tony Nese w/Mark Sterling & The Varsity Athletes
  • Mark Briscoe & ROH Tag Champions The Lucha Bros vs. The Workhorsmen & Shane Taylor
  • Rush & Dralistico vs. The Infantry
  • The Righteous vs. Steve Somerset & Stephen Azure
  • Willow Nightingale vs. Notorious Mimi

Christopher Daniels: AEW/AAA relationship in ‘good position’ after meeting

Posted on by Bryan Rose

The AAA/AEW relationship is still going strong.

In an interview with WrestlingInc, AEW Head of Talent Relations Christopher Daniels described the relationship as being in a “good position” right now, noting Tony Khan and Konnan recently had a meeting.

“Konnan and Tony Khan recently had a meeting and tried to suss all that out, and I feel like we’re in a good position,” Daniels said. “We’re in a good place right now, obviously, because I’m going to AAA to wrestle. So yeah, I feel like whatever miscommunications or misunderstandings, whatever that was, I feel like that’s in the past and we’re going to move forward and not dwell on that and try and be available. Each promotion is trying to be available for the other as its schedule permits.”

It has been reported that there had been problems between the two companies in recent months. Konnan on his podcast brought up problems that prevented Tay Melo and Sammy Guevara from making an appearance at AAA Noche de Campeones last year. As a result, the two were stripped of the AAA Mixed Tag Team titles.

AAA’s El Hijo del Vikingo is set to make his AEW debut on Wednesday’s Dynamite, facing off against Kenny Omega. The two were originally set to meet at a Triplemania event back in 2021, but the match was called off due to Omega taking time off to recover from injuries.

TNT Championship match set for AEW House Rules

Posted on by Bryan Rose

A new match has been added to Saturday’s AEW house show in Ohio.

After Powerhouse Hobbs retained the TNT Championship on Rampage against Rey Fenix, it was announced on AEW’s Twitter account he would next defend the championship against Christopher Daniels at AEW’s House Rules even in Troy, Ohio.

“There is no rest for TNT Champ #PowerhouseHobbs after facing Rey Fenix on #AEWRampage, his Open Challenge has been answered by @facdaniels for #AEWHouseRules TOMORROW NIGHT in Troy, OH!,” the tweet reads.

Hobbs won the championship last week on AEW Dynamite, defeating Wardlow thanks to the help of QT Marshall. Marshall and Aaron Solo, who appeared on QTV with Marshall and Hobbs, were in the corner of Hobbs on Friday. After the match, Marshall dropped Fenix’s manager Alex Abrahantes with a diamond cutter.

AEW House Rules, Saturday, March 18 —

  • Blackpool Combat Club’s Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli vs. The Firm’s Big Bill & Lee Moriarty
  • TNT Championship: Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Christopher Daniels
  • Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. vs. Anna Jay
  • Orange Cassidy & Darby Allin vs. The Butcher & The Blade

Daniels & Sydal vs. Aussie Open announced for next week’s ROH TV

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal vs. Aussie Open is one of six matches announced for next week’s Ring of Honor TV.

After defeating The Outrunners on this week’s ROH TV, Daniels & Sydal were challenged by Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis of Aussie Open to a future contest. That match was made official for next week’s episode. 

Ahead of challenging Samoa Joe for the ROH TV title at Supercard of Honor, Mark Briscoe will be in action on next week’s show against Tony Nese. 

In a women’s division contest, Skye Blue will take on Lady Frost on next week’s episode.

Continuing the issue between Top Flight and The Kingdom, Darius Martin will be in singles action against Matt Taven next week.

The Trustbusters will face AR Fox, Blake Christian, and Metalik in a trios bout on next week’s show. 

Also announced, Silas Young will take on Shane Taylor. 

Next week’s lineup: 

Ring of Honor TV, Thursday, March 23, 7 p.m. Eastern time on Honor Club —

  • Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal vs. Aussie Open
  • Mark Briscoe vs. Tony Nese
  • Skye Blue vs. Lady Frost
  • The Trustbusters vs. AR Fox, Blake Christian & Metalik
  • Darius Martin vs. Matt Taven
  • Silas Young vs. Shane Taylor

AEW Dark Elevation results: Evil Uno vs. Lee Johnson

Posted on by Jon Rogers

It’s Monday night and you know what that means: an episode of AEW Dark: Elevation taped last week at the Cow Palace in Daly City, CA, before Dynamite. Paul Wight and Matt Menard were on the call as usual.

This was another quick show with some matches that even had more stakes than usual, but except for Willow Nightingale and Athena, they didn’t really push anything forward.

Marina Shafir & Nyla Rose (w/ Vickie Guerrero) defeated J-Rod & Sandra Moone

J-Rod started with Shafir, but got dominated and had to leave quickly. Moone tagged in and called out Rose which went about as well as you would think. The heels double teamed Moone who eventually got the tag to J-Rod who then got hit with the assisted DDT by Rose for the quick win. 

Brian Cage (w/ Prince Nana) defeated Rob McKnight

McKnight started with some chops that didn’t phase Cage who started curling McKnight like he was a big dumbbell. A few elbows by McKnight were his last bit of offense before Cage got him up for a power bomb. He then tied up his legs and stepped on his neck, getting a quick tap for the win. 

Juice Robinson defeated Titus Alexander

Alexander, famous on the California indie scene, threw up his hand signs to start and Menard accused him of throwing up gang signs. Robinson won a strength contest and went for the early pin. When the count was two, he got in Aubrey Edwards’ face which was not received well.

Alexander missed a couple of dropkicks while Robinson was wasting time. Alexander got the heat back with a dropkick that finally hit and a German suplex bridge for a near fall. Robinson got the heat back and hit his face plant DDT for the win in a really good finish. The Juice really was loose. Put it on a shirt.

Skye Blue defeated Leila Grey

This show usually has all the quick jobber matches, but Blue was taking on one of The Baddies here tonight. Grey, who has been riding with TBS Champion Jade Cargill, started off well using her size. Blue hit a high knee in the corner and locked in a full nelson, but Grey hit a side slam for another near fall. Blue kicked out and hit a side superkick for the win. 

Christopher Daniels defeated Cole Karter

This was another match that was more than just an enhancement match which I liked. The Cow Palace loved Daniels, of course. Karter looked strong with some high-octane offense, but he kept getting distracted by showing off to the crowd. A solid right hand got him a nearfall. 

After a headlock, Daniels made his comeback by avoiding a suplex with his own German suplex. His own right hand and clothesline set up the finish, but Karter fought out and hit a sitout powerslam. Karter missed on a top rope move, leading to Daniels going up top and hitting the Best Moonsault Ever for the win. 

ROH Women’s Champion Athena defeated Brooke Havok in a Proving Ground match

This is ROH’s version of a title eliminator match where if Havok beat Athena or made it to the time limit, she earns a title shot. Havok tried to get the crowd on her side by staying on top of Athena, but Athena caught her off the ropes and hit a brutal Rock Bottom. After a kick out at two, she drove Havok’s head into the mat with multiple power bombs. After that, she locked in a crossface and ended the match quickly. 

Athena went to drive Havok’s head into the belt as she does with everyone, but Willow Nightingale ran out. Before she could get to the ring, Athena still went through with it and ran away. She even did a little jig to Nightingale’s music to further taunt her.

Lance Archer defeated Jack Banning

Archer’s music hit and he ran out with some poor guy in his hands, tossing him like a football down the ramp. Right when he got in the ring, he ran over Banning and continued with his entrance. Banning was smiling after to which the Murderhawk Monster did not take kindly to. Archer kept up the punishment and took offense that Banning was still alive. Banning actually started landing a few kicks and even slapped Archer in the face.

When he went for a move off the top rope, Archer caught him in the air and hit a power bomb, followed by a clothesline while screaming “Everybody dies!” This was an easy win for Archer.

Evil Uno defeated Lee Johnson (w/ Cole Karter)

Johnson came out with Karter, who was still holding his midsection from his match earlier. Uno surprisingly came out by himself, which commentary was quick to point out. 

Right before the bell rang, Karter held the foot of Uno for Johnson to attack, but it didn’t quite work out. Uno hit Johnson with some chops and when he tried to escape, he just joined him on the outside and ran him over. 

Karter tried to get involved again, but Uno had a right hand for him, too. However, this was distraction enough for Johnson to hit his own chops. Karter was constantly getting involved whenever the referee wasn’t looking. Uno couldn’t stay out for long as he hit a whopper of a clothesline that sent Johnson flying. Wight even referenced Clubber Lang from Rocky III, it hit so hard.

Uno set up a senton from the top rope for a near fall. Johnson kicked out and tried his own top rope move, but Uno caught him and hit a piledriver for the win.