For the first time since last August, the Ring of Honor World Six-Man Tag Team Championships have changed hands.
Dalton Castle & the Outrunners defeated Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor & Carlie Bravo & Capt. Shawn Dean) to win the titles at ROH Supercard of Honor on Friday night.
It’s the first championship in AEW/ROH for either Turbo Floyd or Truth Magnum, and the first for Castle since ROH was purchased by Tony Khan. Before that, he had won both the ROH World Championship and the ROH World Television Championship.
The Outrunners’ only other title in wrestling was the Ohio Valley Wrestling Southern Tag Team Championships, which they won in 2022 and then again in 2023.
Shane Taylor Promotions had held the belts since August 29, 2025, when they defeated Sammy Guevara & Marshall & Ross Von Erich to win the vacant titles. The Von Erichs had been champions along with Dustin Rhodes, but were stripped of the belts after Rhodes underwent double knee replacement surgery.
Ricochet’s opponent for Final Battle has been revealed.
ROH confirmed on Tuesday that Ricochet will defend his newly-won National title at Final Battle this Friday against Dalton Castle. It will mark the first time he’s defended the title since winning it at Full Gear last month.
The first AEW Championship ever on an ROH PPV will be defended, as the champ Ricochet will face the challenger Dalton Castle at Final Battle! pic.twitter.com/uY8VFFylhx
It was previously announced that the first-ever National Champion would be defending the title at Final Battle. Ricochet emerged as the winner in the Casino Gauntlet battle royal at Full Gear, pinning Kevin Knight.
When introducing the title, it was said that the National title would be defended across various promotions, including ROH, CMLL, and NJPW. Following Full Gear, Tony Khan revealed that the latter two companies expressed interest in future title matches.
ROH Final Battle (December 5)
Survival of the Fittest for the ROH World Championship: Bandido defends against Blake Christian, The Beast Mortos, Sammy Guevara, Komander, and Hechicero
ROH Women’s Championship: Athena defends against Persephone
Finals for the ROH Women’s Pure Championship: TBA vs. TBA
ROH Women’s Television Championship: Mercedes Mone defends against Red Velvet
ROH Tag Team Championship: The Beast Mortos & Sammy Guevara vs. Adam Priest and Tommy Billington
ROH Six-Man Tag Team Championship: Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Carlie Bravo, and Captain Shawn Dean defend against Skyfight (Scorpio Sky, Dante Martin, and Darius Martin)
AEW National title: Ricochet defends against Dalton Castle
30-minute Iron Man match: Nigel McGuiness vs. Lee Moriarty
Former Ring of Honor World Champion Dalton Castle made his in-ring return on Saturday’s AEW Collision — his first action since July 2024.
As first teased several weeks ago, Castle teamed The Outrunners in a trios match, picking up a quick win over enhancements talents KM, Cowpoke Paul and Corey Sparks. That followed a solo vignette that first aired on ROH TV in June.
After being knocked out in a Collision match with Roderick Strong in July 2024, it was revealed Castle was also dealing with a torn biceps that kept him out of action for 14 months.
The 39-year-old has held nearly every ROH title including the World, Six-Man, and TV titles with his last coming alongside the Tate twins/The Boys in December 2022.
Castle is the latest returning talent to AEW this month that includes Jack Perry, Orange Cassidy, Komander, PAC and Eddie Kingston. Other than Perry, all were out with injuries for considerable amounts of time.
Dalton Castle is back and it appears he’s formed an alliance with a popular tag team.
The former ROH World Champion returned in a vignette with The Outrunners on Saturday’s AEW Collision. Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd were shown out in the woods reconnecting with nature when several of Castle’s boys appeared around them. Castle then appeared, dramatically shook hands with both Outrunners, and said, “Let’s go break some hearts” as the segment came to a close.
On commentary, Nigel McGuinness noted that The Outrunners have been on a slump recently and an alliance with Castle could get them back on track.
Castle hasn’t wrestled since being knocked out in a match against Roderick Strong at the July 10, 2024, Collision taping. Two weeks later, Tony Khan revealed that Castle needed surgery for a torn biceps. A vignette announcing his return to Ring of Honor aired three months ago, but was not followed up on.
Castle and The Outrunners have been paired up before. Magnum and Floyd previously appeared as Castle’s Boys, and the three also teamed in a trios match on Ring of Honor just days before Castle was injured.
FULL ENTRANCE: Former #ROH World Champion Dalton Castle flanked by The Outrunners looks to advance to Death Before Dishonor to face Mark Briscoe for the #ROH World Title can he do so tonight?
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.
Dalton Castle has provided an update on the timeline for his in-ring return.
Castle was knocked out during a match against Roderick Strong on the July 10 AEW Collision taping. Shortly after, Tony Khan announced he would miss the remainder of 2024. However, it was later revealed that Castle was dealing with a torn biceps, which required surgery, rather than a concussion.
“I tore my biceps, which is why I’ve been doing all these neat things at home, that was back in July,” Castle said.
He later added:
“It was the last match I had. Just a little freak accident happened and then it hurt. I was freaking out. The guy I was wrestling with took a cheap shot at me or just (took) advantage of the situation. I don’t know, it sucks. It sucked because I was supposed to go hiking the next day in Calgary. I lost the match and then I lost my hiking trip and now I spend every day in physical therapy and then on the weekends I go antiquing. So, that’s where I find my happy place, buying old mugs.”
Castle later clarified that the injury wasn’t Strong’s fault, but commented that he “didn’t back down after.”
“The injury wasn’t his fault but yeah he just didn’t back down after. We were friends—I thought we were friends, me and this guy. Then I was like, ‘Hey, I just need a second,’ and he was like, ‘Nope, no timeouts.'”
“I try not to think about it too much because the time off sucks. I’m just focussing on enjoying the time off and working on getting better. And not watching what’s going on too, in wrestling, to try and keep my mind off it.”
“We’re projecting, at least, the end of the year,” Castle said when asked about his return timeline. “So, I’m thinking January I’m back.”
Our Dave Meltzer addressed Castle’s injury and his match with Strong that night on the July 15 episode of Wrestling Observer Radio.
“What happened was, it was a flying knee that knocked out Dalton Castle,” Meltzer said.
“He got knocked out. The referee counts one, two, held up the count because it wasn’t supposed to be the pin. Then counted three because Dalton Castle never moved and they didn’t show Dalton Castle, he was on the ground for several minutes. So, they didn’t show any of that.”
“You could see the edit. The edit was that the referee held up the count, Dalton didn’t kick out and the referee had to count the three because Dalton wasn’t getting up.”
“In the building, this was a complete mess and they were very lucky that this show was taped for this reason,” he continued.
On the July 20 episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Meltzer confirmed Castle needed surgery for a torn biceps.
Castle’s full appearance on Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend is available below.
Tony Khan announced on July 20 that Castle will miss the remainder of 2024. At first, it was assumed this was related to him being knocked out during his match with Roderick Strong on the July 10 AEW Collision. However, it was later revealed by our own Bryan Alvarez that the injury keeping Castle out for the rest of the year is not a concussion. Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that Castle is dealing with a torn biceps.
“Torn biceps that was the deal with the surgery and everything,” Meltzer said on the show.
Castle’s match against Strong was stopped early after Castle was unable to kick out during a pin attempt that wasn’t the planned finish. Meltzer addressed what happened during the match on the July 15 episode of Wrestling Observer Radio.
“What happened was, it was a flying knee that knocked out Dalton Castle,” Meltzer said.
“He got knocked out. The referee counts one, two, held up the count because it wasn’t supposed to be the pin. Then counted three because Dalton Castle never moved and they didn’t show Dalton Castle, he was on the ground for several minutes. So, they didn’t show any of that.”
“You could see the edit. The edit was that the referee held up the count, Dalton didn’t kick out and the referee had to count the three because Dalton wasn’t getting up.”
“In the building, this was a complete mess and they were very lucky that this show was taped for this reason,” he continued.
Several members of the AEW roster are dealing with recently suffered injuries.
– Bryan Alvarez has confirmed that Skye Blue suffered a broken ankle while facing Hikaru Shida on AEW Collision this past Saturday. Just minutes into the match, Blue hurt her right ankle while catching Shida on a crossbody to the outside. The match was stopped, Blue received medical treatment, and she was helped to the back.
– Dalton Castle is set to miss the remainder of 2024 after being injured while facing Roderick Strong in a match for Collision that was taped on July 10. During the bout, Castle was knocked out with a flying knee. It caused the match to end earlier than expected when Castle was unable to kick out of Strong’s pin attempt.
Alvarez notes that Castle did not suffer a concussion. It’s a different injury, and Castle will need to undergo surgery
– Jay White’s injury that caused The Bang Bang Gang (White, Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn) to vacate the AEW Trios titles is a legitimate foot injury, but White is not expected to miss a significant amount of time.
– After the titles were vacated, The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, Killswitch & Nick Wayne) defeated Juice Robinson & The Gunns to become the new AEW Trios Champions. Killswitch (the former Luchasaurus) hurt his arm in that match, but it’s expected that he’ll work through it. The injury appears to be a partially torn biceps.
Dalton Castle is going to be out of action for the remainder of 2024.
The former ROH World Champion was injured in a match against Roderick Strong on the July 10 AEW Collision taping. He was knocked unconscious after taking a flying knee from Strong, which resulted in the match ending earlier than planned.
AEW president Tony Khan posted to X on Saturday that Castle will miss the rest of the year.
“Some injury news that’s forced changes to the plans for this Friday’s #ROHDBD Death Before Dishonor @theDALTONcastle was injured in his Saturday Night #AEWCollision bout last week vs @roderickstrong. Sadly Dalton will be out of action for the remainder of 2024. Get well soon DC”
Some injury news that's forced changes to the plans for this Friday's #ROHDBD Death Before Dishonor@theDALTONcastle was injured in his Saturday Night #AEWCollision bout last week vs @roderickstrong. Sadly Dalton will be out of action for the remainder of 2024. Get well soon DC
Castle’s injury was addressed on Wrestling Observer Radio last week. Dave Meltzer noted that there was an obvious production edit during the finish of the match when it aired.
“What happened was, it was a flying knee that knocked out Dalton Castle,” Meltzer said.
“He got knocked out. The referee counts one, two, held up the count because it wasn’t supposed to be the pin. Then counted three because Dalton Castle never moved and they didn’t show Dalton Castle, he was on the ground for several minutes. So, they didn’t show any of that.”
“You could see the edit. The edit was that the referee held up the count, Dalton didn’t kick out and the referee had to count the three because Dalton wasn’t getting up.”
“In the building, this was a complete mess and they were very lucky that this show was taped for this reason,” he continued.
Dalton Castle was knocked out in his match against Roderick Strong last week.
Strong defeated Castle at the AEW Collision tapings on Thursday in Calgary. When the show aired on Saturday, however, there appeared to be a production edit at the end of the match. Our Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that the edit was to cover for the referee holding up his count because it was not the planned finish.
“What happened was, it was a flying knee that knocked out Dalton Castle,” Meltzer said.
“He got knocked out. The referee counts one, two, held up the count because it wasn’t supposed to be the pin. Then counted three because Dalton Castle never moved and they didn’t show Dalton Castle, he was on the ground for several minutes. So, they didn’t show any of that.”
“You could see the edit. The edit was that the referee held up the count, Dalton didn’t kick out and the referee had to count the three because Dalton wasn’t getting up.”
“In the building, this was a complete mess and they were very lucky that this show was taped for this reason,” he continued.
With the win against Castle on Collision, Strong earned an ROH World Title shot against Mark Briscoe at Death Before Dishonor. The event is scheduled for July 26, 2024 at the Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas as part of AEW’s residency at the venue this summer.
CMLL’s Hechicero vs. Dalton Castle has been added to the lineup for AEW Collision’s first anniversary show.
The new match for the Saturday, June 15 Collision was announced during Friday’s AEW Rampage episode.
Hechicero made his AEW debut in a winning effort in a trios match on the February 2 Rampage, and has since dropped three straight matches in AEW. His most recent AEW appearance came in the casino gauntlet match on the May 29 Dynamite.
The updated lineup for the Saturday, June 15 AEW Collision 1st anniversary episode:
Forbidden Door TNT title ladder match qualifier: Dante Martin vs. Lee Moriarty
No DQ: Thunder Rosa vs. Deonna Purrazzo
Christian Cage’s Father’s Day special
Jon Moxley, Bryan Danielson, Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Rocky Romero, Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls & Lio Rush
Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn vs. Malakai Black, Brody King & Buddy Matthews
AEW has made a new match announcement for tonight’s three-hour programming block.
Tonight, AEW Collision and Rampage are airing back-to-back live on TBS. Collision airs from 8-10 p.m. Eastern time. Rampage then takes place from 10-11 p.m.
Trent Beretta vs. Dalton Castle will be part of the Rampage lineup. It’s the second match Beretta has had this week. He’s coming off a loss to Orange Cassidy on Dynamite.
Cassidy outsmarted Beretta in their match and was able to use an exposed turnbuckle to help get the victory. After the match, Beretta beat down Cassidy. Don Callis, who was on commentary and is looking to recruit new members to the Don Callis Family, intervened to stop the attack.
Beretta turned heel last month in an angle where he betrayed Cassidy.
In storyline, Beretta is responsible for his former Best Friends partner Chuck Taylor potentially having to retire from in-ring competition due to injury. Beretta recently defeated Taylor in a Parking Lot Fight and attacked his ankle with a wrench after the match. Taylor is dealing with a legitimate injury issue. The belief right now is that Taylor won’t be able to wrestle again.
This will be Castle’s first match since defeating Johnny TV in a Fight Without Honor at last month’s ROH Supercard of Honor event.
The updated AEW lineups for tonight are listed below. The shows are taking place from Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Collision —
TNT Champion Adam Copeland defends against Kyle O’Reilly
Bryan Danielson & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin)
Dax Harwood vs. “Dynamite Kid” Tommy Billington
Will Ospreay vs. Lee Moriarty
Thunder Rosa vs. Robyn Renegade
Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona in trios action
A new match has been added to the lineup for ROH Supercard of Honor.
Johnny TV vs. Dalton Castle in a Fight Without Honor will take place on the show. The news was revealed in a video ROH posted on Sunday involving a backstage confrontation between the two rivals.
— ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) March 31, 2024
In the above video, Castle is auditioning replacements for the boys he recently lost custody of. While wearing masks, TV and Taya Valkyrie audition for the parts and impress Castle. However, a pull-apart ensued after TV and Valkyrie revealed their true identities. Lynn then entered the scene and made the match official.
ROH Supercard of Honor takes place Friday, April 5 at The Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA. It will air live on HonorClub.
ROH Supercard of Honor 2024 announced lineup —
ROH World Champion Eddie Kingston defends against Mark Briscoe
ROH Women’s Champion Athena defends against Hikaru Shida
ROH TV Champion Kyle Fletcher defends against Lee Johnson
ROH Women’s TV Championship tournament finals: Queen Aminata vs. Billie Starkz
Fight Without Honor: Dalton Castle vs. Johnny TV
Mina Shirakawa, Maika, & Mei Seira vs. AZM, Tam Nakano, & Saya Kamitani
The first-ever Ring of Honor Women’s TV title tournament will kick off on next Thursday’s ROH on HonorClub.
No matches or bracket was released, but based on past weeks, Red Velvet, Billie Starkz, Rachel Ellering, Leyla Hirsch and Taya Valkyrie all made their intentions known about their involvement in the tournament.
In mid-December 2023, AEW & ROH head Tony Khan announced the creation of the title, even unveiling the new belt for the first time. It will be the second women’s title in the promotion behind the ROH Women’s title currently held by Athena.
The show will also feature the latest chapter in the simmering feud between Dalton Castle and Johnny TV. A match between TV and Castle’s mystery friend was set to take place on Thursday’s show, but it was Castle in disguise. The two bickered with TV saying he would reveal what it would take to get a match with him as part of next week’s show.
Here’s a look at the current card:
ROH Women’s TV title matches
Johnny TV to give stipulations for future Dalton Castle match
Ring of Honor presents its 50th episode in the post-Tony Khan era tonight with an angle involving Johnny TV and Dalton Castle set to continue as TV is scheduled to wrestle Castle’s mystery friend on the show.
Also booked: a singles match between Ethan Page and Aaron Solo, two four-corner survival matches, an eight-man tag, and Lee Johnson vs. Gravity. Billie Starkz, Taya Valkyrie, The WorkHorsemen, and Penta El Zero Miedo & El Hijo Del Vikingo will all be in action as well.
Tonight’s episode was taped at the Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg, Texas, on Saturday. Spoilers from the show are available here.
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The WorkHorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry) defeated Sayrus & Brillante RB
Chants of “lucha” filled the arena as the match began with Brillante and Henry. Brilliante was tossed to the outside and Drake and Sayrus battled on the side of the ring. The WorkHorsemen controlled the flow of the match with Drake isolating Sayrus in the corner for big, big chops. The WorkHorsemen were looking to move toward an ROH Tag Team title shot, and dominated the two luchadores. Drake’s size was a big factor here as coupled with Henry’s athleticism, they picked up an easy victory.
Ethan Page defeated Aaron Solo
Kyle Fletcher’s ROH TV Title was on Page’s mind as the match began. Solo rejected Page’s Code of Honor, instead kicking his hand away. A hard slap from Page remedied that. Page laid fists into Solo’s face in the corner. Solo reversed and tried to deliver a few shots of his own, but Page was able to overpower him. Page caught Solo in a cradle and slammed him hard into the canvas. Solo’s quickness kept Page on his toes (and then his back) in the ring.
Page later reversed a suplex into a brainbuster, but Solo came back with a spinning kick for the two-count. Switching gears, Solo locked in a sleeper, putting Page’s five match win streak in jeopardy. Page fought back and whipped Solo into a clothesline, then a catapult powerslam for a two-count. Solo tried to get a pin using the second rope as leverage, but the ref caught it and the confusion gave Page a chance to hit the Ego’s Edge for the win.
Penta El Zero Miedo & El Hijo Del Vikingo defeated Jon Cruz & KM
It’s always great to see Penta and the crowd chanted his name as he and Cruz started things off. KM tried to get a “Jon Cruz” chant going, but no one was having it. With a little help from KM on the outside, Cruz got a leg up on Penta. Vikingo tagged in, just in time to eat a shot from KM. KM’s size advantage was on display as he locked Vikingo in a chin lock.
A full nelson slam on Vikingo gave KM the chance to tag in Cruz. Vikingo slipped through the ropes and spun into a hot tag to Penta. Stereo dives to the outside by Vikingo and Penta laid out Cruz and KM. Momentum shifted as the two luchadores double teamed KM into a pin attempt which was broken up by Cruz. A double stomp from the top rope by Penta onto Cruz’s junk led to a package piledriver and a win for Penta and Vikingo.
Johnny TV (w/ Taya Valkyrie) vs. Dalton Castle’s mystery friend never started
Earlier in the show, Lexi Nair interviewed Jerry Lynn outside of Dalton Castle’s friend’s dressing room. Dalton stuck his head out of the dressing room, but claimed his friend was busy. The chat was interrupted by Johnny TV and Taya Valkyrie. Lynn then banned Castle from interfering in the match between his friend and TV.
TV and Valkyrie went to the ring to face Castle’s “mystery friend” Pavo Real de Montana, who was actually just Castle in a fake beard, glasses and coat. He wailed like a Sasquatch on the way to the ring. TV called out the fact it was just Castle in disguise and refused the match. “Montana” tried to convince everyone that he wasn’t Castle but no one bought it. Castle took off the disguise and TV declared that Castle was not “TV ready.”
Castle begged for the chance to smash TV’s face, but TV said that Castle doesn’t have anything he wants. Castle asked him what he wanted, and TV promised to tell everyone…next week.
Later, Nair was outside Castle’s friend’s dressing room and interviewed Castle about what TV might want next week. Castle was befuddled and suggested it could be his worm farm or buckets of his “perfect” blood. Castle then grabbed his chest and Nair suggested calling a doctor. Castle asked for cheese instead and then climbed into a dryer with Nair slamming the door behind him.
Billie Starkz defeated Araya Thorn
Earlier, Starkz was warming up backstage when she was handed a folder by Nair. It was from Nyla Rose and its contents, telling her to tell Rose to find her after her match, enraged Starkz.
A mean streak from Starkz emerged in this match as she ragdolled Thorne around the ring. A few quick kicks and a slam got Starkz to a two count, but Thorne held her own. Starks showboated a bit more than usual before a big dive into Thorne on this outside. Suddenly, Rose appeared and headed to the ring with a table. She set it up on the outside while Thorne tried to steal a quick win. Starkz kicked out, but her attention was split. Starkz got Thorne in a submission hold and she tapped quickly.
Rose climbed into the ring with a mic and asked if Starkz would be a good minion or if she will have to put Starkz through a table. Starkz grabbed the mic and said that she had a surprise for her. Suddenly, Athena’s music hit and the ROH Women’s Champion appeared in the ring behind Rose and put her through the table instead. Athena and Starkz then stepped over Rose on their way up the ramp to add insult to injury.
Diamante defeated Leyla Hirsch (w/ Rachael Ellering), Kiera Hogan and Trish Adora in a four corners survival match
Diamante and Hogan made a beeline for each other and started trading blows. Adora and Hirsch let them have at it, saving their energy for later. Hirsch and Adora each tried to steal a pin before they locked up. Hirsch’s speed gave her an advantage over Hogan, but Adora re-entered the ring and used her size to take down the other three in the match.
Diamante suplexed Adora onto Hogan and Hirsch before distributing kicks to all. Diamante stacked up the other three women in the corner and then found herself in the middle of three simultaneous dropkicks. Adora hit a spinning backbreaker on Hogan and Diamante got a quick two-count on Hirsch. She grabbed a chair, but Rachael Ellering interfered and Diamante used the ropes to get the 1-2-3 on Hirsch.
Later in the show, Nair interviewed Hirsch and Ellering. Hirsch was bummed by the loss, Ellering apologized, and they are still good with each other…maybe.
Shane Taylor Productions (Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty), Griff Garrison & Cole Karter (w/ Maria Kanellis) defeated The Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) and The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo)
Before the match, Nair found Kanellis backstage who drew her attention to Serpentico getting beaten up by Karter and Garrison. It turned out to be a fake Serpentico, who lured Angelico into a beatdown before the real Serpentico arrived. You could tell this because he was in his black mask as the imposter still maintains possession of the real mask.
Kanellis held Serpentico’s green mask like a trophy as “her boys” Garrison and Karter walked to the ring. A trip to a certain city was promised as the Iron Savages met their teammates The Infantry in the ring. Garrison and Bravo started the eight-man match off. Quick tags between the Infantry members led to a backbreaker double team. Boulder entered the match against Karter and Kanellis jumped up on the apron to distract the Savages. Moriarty and Karter attempted a double team, but Boulder was just too big. Bronson was stunned and thrown outside by a shot from Taylor.
Dean was isolated in the corner as all four men took turns raining down blows. Finally, Dean got a hot tag on Bravo who had just sipped the Savage Sauce. Bravo cleaned house and dove onto Taylor on the outside. A missed axe kick gave Taylor an opening to take Bravo out. After a quick tag to Karter, Boulder caught him and Garrison in a double suplex. Taylor and Boulder slapped meat in the ring with Taylor coming out ahead. Moriarty was the legal man who jumped in the ring and got a pin on Dean for the win.
Afterward, Serpentico attempted to retrieve the mask that Kanellis, Garrison, and Karter took from him two weeks ago. However, he fell victim to the numbers game and Garrison and Karter ended up putting him through a table.
Lee Johnson defeated Gravity
The crowd did not like the slow start, but things started to pick up with a flying headscissors by Gravity. He kept the pace slow, offering a second Code of Honor handshake to Johnson. The two reset and traded waistlocks: about ten of them in fact. Gravity’s strategy was to keep Johnson grounded, but all that got him was a frog splash from the top rope. Johnson got a two count as they traded chops.
Slow-moving punches and whips led to a Gravity leap to the outside on Johnson. Gravity tried a couple of pinning attempts, but the crowd barely noticed. As the match reset a third time, the crowd was getting restless. Johnson got a three count off of a slam and it was over. This was not a great showing from two promising talents.
Taya Valkyrie (w/ Johnny TV) defeated Killa Kate
Kate didn’t even get entrance music, which seemed a bit insulting. Valkyrie’s size and experience came into play early as she tossed Kate from post to post. A meteora in the corner got Valkyrie a quick two count. A second and third kickout at two was the most offense that Kate showed. With each two-count, Valkyrie’s smile grew, she was just toying with Kate at this point. A dose of Shania Pain knocked Kate to the ground and gave Valkyrie the win.
Komander defeated AR Fox, Jack Cartwheel and Willie Mack in a four corners survival match
The three smaller men ganged up on Mack, but it was not to last as Komander and Fox traded blows in the corner. Fox avoided a clothesline from Mack like he was in The Matrix and sent him to the outside. Cartwheel and Fox traded really fun flips off the top rope and Cartwheel managed a two count. Mack re-entered the ring and caught Cartwheel playing to the crowd, laying in some massive chops.
Mack dominated Cartwheel and Fox in the ring while Komander laid low. Komander caught Mack off guard, pulling down the top rope and sending him to the outside. Mack made it back into the ring and hit a sky high on Fox. He went for the pin, but Cartwheel broke it up. The crowd began demanding tables. Cartwheel sent Mack to the outside and traded blows with Fox. Suddenly, Komander zipped into the ring and tried to get a pin on a dazed Fox. It was just a two count and Cartwheel hit a Spicolli driver on Komander until Fox broke up a pin attempt.
After a Mack dive over the top rope onto Komander and Fox, Cartwheel hit a plancha on the three outside the ring. A cartwheel press into Mack was followed by a 450 splash on Mack from Fox. Komander flew in out of nowhere for a Canadian destroyer on Cartwheel and a splash from the top to get the win.
During the main event, we learned Athena wanted some time to address the crowd after the match. We went backstage where she was joined by Starkz and Nair. Athena asked them to go get the car ready before addressing Rose directly. Athena assured her that she was just an ant in her kingdom and that she needs to bow down. Rose appeared out of nowhere and drove Athena through a nearby table, leaving her laying as the show closed.
Next week: The ROH Women’s TV Title tournament begins
