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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

Ring of Honor live results: Chicago street fight for the Women’s title

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In the main event of Thursday’s Ring of Honor on HonorClub, ROH Women’s Champion Athena will look to go into Forbidden Door weekend as champion as she defends against Kiera Hogan in a Chicago street fight.

ROH Tag Team Champions The Lucha Brothers will team with AAA Mega Champion El Hijo del Vikingo & Komander against The Butcher & The Blade, Kip Sabian and Serpentico.

Daniel Garcia will take on Rocky Romero in a Pure rules match ahead of Garcia’s AEW International title opportunity at Sunday’s Forbidden Door.

ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions The Embassy (Brian Cage, Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun) will face Trenton Storm, AJZ & Luke Kurtis in a non-title match.

After they were unsuccessful on Dynamite, AR Fox, Action Andretti & Darius Martin return to action against The WorkHorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry) and Shane Taylor.

The 13-match lineup also will feature Gringo Loco vs. Willie Mack; Lee Moriarty & Big Bill vs. Blake Christian & Matt Sydal, and more.

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This week began Ring of Honor’s traveling tenure with AEW Collision, as this week’s show was taped last Saturday from the United Center in Chicago, IL. I can’t say I’m a fan of the change, as the half-empty crowds do put a damper on my excitement for the show. However, the Universal Studios tapings weren’t much more than Dark tapings with a big match here and there. This is more of a complaint about the show’s format than it is about the show’s weekly setting.

The show began with the ROH Board of Directors – Tony Khan, Stokely Hathaway, & Jerry Lynn – standing with Samoa Joe on the Collision set last Saturday. They want to celebrate Samoa Joe reaching one year as ROH World Television Champion, so they present him with a brand-new title belt. Joe says he can’t think of a better way to celebrate than by breaking CM Punk’s face. We then cut to a video recap of the Collision main event, highlighting Joe and Punk’s faceoff.

Ian Riccaboni and Caprice Coleman are on the call as we head to the first match.

El Hijo del Vikingo, Komander & The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix) (w/ Alex Abrahantes) defeated Kip Sabian, Serpentico & The Butcher & The Blade (w/Penelope Ford & Angelico)

Vikingo and Serpentico started off. Serpentico got the better of Vikingo with a powerbomb, but Vikingo hit a hurricane kick and tagged out to Komander. The Butcher tagged in on the other side and took control after Kip Sabian cut Komander off with a knee to the back. The Sabian side rushed Komander with offense, ending with a Butcher lariat for a nearfall.

The Sabian side ran an offensive flurry in the corner on Komander, ending with a Sabian fisherman’s suplex for a nearfall. Komander fought his way out of a double team and tagged out to Penta, who ran wild on both the Blade and Sabian. Fenix tagged in and ran wild on the Blade and Serpentico. Quadruple superkicks on all four opponents gave Fenix a nearfall on Sabian.

The Lucha Brothers’ tag team Package Piledriver got broken up, leading to a triple team on Fenix for a nearfall. The match broke down into a Pier Eight brawl before the luchadors caught the Sabian team in a rowboat in the middle of the ring. Penta hit a Canadian Destroyer on Serpentico in the middle of it all. Vikingo and Fenix hit dives to the floor, leaving Penta to hit the Package Piledriver on Serpentico to score the win.

Gringo Loco defeated Willie Mack

These two went to a stalemate early on, cartwheeling out of each other’s headscissors attempt. Mack caught Loco with a DDT out of the corner. Mack hit a pair of running strikes before landing a cannonball in the corner for a nearfall. Loco fought back before running into a Samoan Drop from Mack. Mack hit a standing moonsault for a nearfall.

Mack took Loco to the top rope, but Loco knocked him down and hit a double jump moonsault. Mack rolled to the floor, but Loco followed him with a plancha. Loco went for a corkscrew moonsault, but Mack moved and hit a main event spinebuster for a nearfall. They traded strikes before Mack hit a Shining Wizard to put both men down. Loco cut Mack off as he went to the top rope and hit a double jump Spanish Fly for the hometown win.

Trish Adora defeated Allysin Kay

Adora caught Kay in an Octopus hold, but Kay dumped her on the ropes to escape. Kay laid in some strikes before landing a neckbreaker for a nearfall. Kay laid in the strikes to Adora before Adora caught her with a German suplex from her knees. Adora fired up, sending Kay into the corner shoulder first. Adora hit a bridging suplex for a nearfall. Kay avoided the Lariat Tubman and hit a boot for a nearfall. Adora rolled out of a powerbomb position and hit the Lariat Tubman for the win.

Kyle Fletcher defeated Silas Young

After trading shoulder blocks, Fletcher sent Young to the floor with a boot. Fletcher hit a crossbody over the top rope. On commentary, Riccaboni noted that a win here would give Fletcher three straight wins over three former ROH TV champions. Young cut Fletcher off with a hotshot across the top rope before sending Fletcher into the turnbuckles hard with an Irish Whip.

Fletcher muscled Young up into a suplex. Fletcher fired up, hitting a running forearm and a back suplex for a nearfall. Young cut Fletcher off with a back elbow, but Fletcher hit a half-and-half suplex before following it with a running kick in the corner. Fletcher followed it with a brainbuster for a nearfall. Young fought out of the twisting Tombstone, but Young sent Fletcher to the apron and hit a springboard lariat. Young hit the backbreaker/lariat combo but missed the headstand moonsault. Fletcher scored the win with a hammerlock reverse DDT, a move Riccaboni noted was a new finisher for Fletcher.

The Mogul Embassy (Bishop Kaun, Brian Cage & Toa Liona) (w/Prince Nana) defeated AJZ, Luke Kurtis & Trenton Storm

Liona charged Kurtis while Kurtis still had his entrance robe on. Kurtis caught Liona with a DDT, but Liona got right back up and hit a belly-to-belly for a nearfall. Cage tagged in and dropped Storm with a lariat. Storm went for a headscissors, but Cage shrugged him off and hit a German suplex. AJZ tagged in and got a bit of offense in on Kaun, but Kaun hit a Stun Gun over the top rope before hitting a running back elbow on the floor.

The Embassy went into their finishing sequence, taking out all three men before hitting three separate power moves to win. Liona got the pin on AJZ. I think Cage was the legal man, so if the other team wanted to file a complaint with the Board of Directors, they may have a case.

Dalton Castle (w/The Boys) defeated Josh Woods (w/Mark Sterling & Tony Nese)

Both men have amateur wrestling experience, so they started this match with some impressive grappling. They got tied up in the ropes, where Woods yanked Castle’s head and neck into the top rope. Castle fired up the crowd before getting back in the ring and dropping Woods with a DDT. Castle hooked Woods on the top rope before kneeing him down. The other Varsity Athletes got distracted Castle, allowing Woods to send Castle into the barricade twice.

Woods tied Castle in the ropes before hitting a German suplex for a nearfall. Castle hit a clothesline before firing up with suplex variants. Castle caught a charging Woods with a German suplex for a nearfall. Woods escaped the Bangarang – with the help of Sterling – and hit a gutwrench suplex and a charging knee for a nearfall. Castle fought off all of the Athletes before using the Boys to take out Nese on the floor. Castle caught Woods on a leapfrog and hit the Bangarang for the win.

– We got a pair of video packages setting up our next match. The Kingdom went up to Stokely Hathaway and accused the Infantry of talking trash about him. The Infantry accused the Kingdom of lying about that and made a challenge for a match.

The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean) defeated The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) (w/Maria Kanellis-Bennett)

A genuine upset here, as the newer team scored the win and a third against the former ROH World Tag Team Champions.

After trading double team moves, Bravo hit a cutter over the ropes on Taven for a nearfall. Bennett dropped Bravo with strikes before landing a brainbuster for a nearfall. Bennett hit a main event spinebuster before Taven hit a springboard moonsault for a nearfall. Taven hit a DDT on Bravo for a nearfall as the Kingdom isolated Bravo. Bravo fought his way to his corner to make the tag to Dean, who ran wild on both men.

Dean hit a top rope crossbody as a fan could be heard cursing out MJF for some reason. Dean hit a Tiger Driver on Bennett for a nearfall. The Infantry hit a tag team uranage for a nearfall. Taven cut off Bravo with a knee and a Kick of the King. The Kingdom hit a neckbreaker/powerbomb combination for a nearfall. Bravo fought out of the corner, hitting a scissors kick to Bennett. Dean hit a big splash for a nearfall.

The match broke down into a Pier Four brawl before Bennett and Dean took each other down with clotheslines. As Maria distracted the referee, Bennett cut Dean off with a chair. As the Kingdom set up the Hail Mary, Trish Adora came out to remove Maria from proceedings. Dean rolled up Bennett to score the upset win.

Big Bill & Lee Moriarty defeated Blake Christian & Matt Sydal

Big Bill has rounded into a very good wrestler. He and Moriarty have become a solid team.

Moriarty and Sydal began with mat work. Sydal hit a headscissors and a corkscrew senton for a nearfall before tagging in Christian. Christian hit a big dropkick before landing a bottom-rope 619. Christian hit a handspring kick before tagging in Sydal to hit some double-team offense, ending with a running knee from Sydal. Bill tagged in and poked Sydal in his third eye before hitting a kitchen sink knee. Bill cut off a headscissors, allowing Moriarty to boot him in the head.

Moriarty tagged in and clubbered on Sydal to the point where Bill had to tell him to calm down. Moriarty hit a bridging suplex for a nearfall before tagging Bill back in. Sydal avoided two corner charges from Moriarty and Sydal. Christian backflipped off the apron when Moriarty went to cut him off, allowing Sydal to hit a spin kick and tag out to Christian. Christian fired up, hitting a suicide dive to Bill and a Fosbury Flop to Moriarty. Christian hit a springboard 450 for a nearfall that was broken up by Bill.

Sydal and Christian hit a double dropkick on Moriarty, but Bill tagged in and took them both out with clotheslines. Christian cut off a chokeslam with a knee but ran right into a Bossman Slam for a nearfall that Sydal broke up. Sydal took Bill to the floor with a headscissors, but Bill avoided a big dive and chokeslammed Christian on the apron. Bill hit the East River Crossing – Hirooki Goto’s Shouten Kai – for the win.

– Backstage, Lexy was with The Kingdom. They were upset at their loss, blaming Stokely Hathaway for setting it up. Maria said that she gave Trish Adora her first opportunity in ROH and would make sure it would be her last chance as well.

The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds & John Silver) (w/Negative One) defeated August Matthews & Davey Bang

Silver started with Bang and quickly caught him in a double team. Riccaboni noted on commentary that Matthews and Bang had a naughty tag team name on the independent scene. Reynolds hammered Matthews before Silver powerbombed Matthews into the knees of Reynolds. Reynolds and Silver hit their strike combination finisher to score the quick victory.

After the match, The Righteous and Stu Grayson came up on the screen. Grayson asked if the Dark Order would ever bleed for him, turning Evil Uno’s question against him. Vincent asked the Dark Order if they would bring the same aggression next week. In response, Reynolds and Silver dropped Bang with more offense.

– Backstage, Lexy was with Diamante. Smart Mark Sterling came in and offered Diamante half of the winner’s purse to forfeit. Well, 49% of the winner’s purse. Surprisingly, Diamante rejected the offer.

Leila Grey (w/Mark Sterling) defeated Diamante

Diamante seemed to change her mind and laid down for Grey but caught her with a kick when she went for the cover. Diamante hit a baseball slide, but Grey caught a boot and dropped Diamante on the apron. Grey hit a boot for a nearfall. Grey clubbered on Diamante, hitting a bulldog for a nearfall.

Grey missed a senton, allowing Diamante to fire up and hit a German suplex. Diamante hit the hesitation dropkick in the corner for a nearfall. Sterling distracted Diamante for a moment. Diamante stomped on his hand, but Grey caught Diamante with a roll-up to score the win.

Action Andretti, AR Fox & Darius Martin defeated Shane Taylor & The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake)

Good trios match here with two new, solid teams. Taylor and the WorkHorsemen are gelling together well.

Henry and Drake sent their opponents out of the ring while Taylor had Fox’s hand in the Code of Honor. Martin tried to fire up, but Drake cut him off on the floor. That allowed Taylor’s team to blitz Martin with offense. Fox caught Drake with a moonsault off the apron. Andretti tagged in and fired up, landing big offense on Henry and Taylor. Drake tried to fight Andretti, but Andretti was able to take them out with the help of Martin.

Taylor was the last man standing, fighting off all three of his opponents until Drake was able to get back in. Drake slingshot Fox into a Marcus Garvey Driver that Henry hit a double stomp to assist with. The cover got broken up, and the match broke down into a Pier Six brawl. Henry and Fox were left in the ring, and Fox caught Henry with a rollup out of a nip-up to steal the win.

– Backstage, Lexy was with Leila Grey and Smart Mark Sterling. They gloated about their win until Diamante came in demanding a rematch. Grey dismissively agreed to a rematch down the line. I was fine with the one match.

Pure Rules Match: Daniel Garcia defeated Rocky Romero

The judges for this Pure Match were Pat Buck, Stokely Hathaway, and Jerry Lynn.

Garcia forced Romero into the ropes to burn one of Romero’s rope breaks. Romero then caught Garcia in the Diablo Armbar to get Garcia to use his first rope break. Romero hit a dive to Garcia who escaped to the floor before hitting a running Sliced Bread back in the ring for a nearfall. Garcia cut off the Forever clotheslines and hit a butterfly suplex into the ropes. The crowd began chanting You’re A Wrestler to Garcia, who responded with a dance and a suplex for a nearfall.

Romero caught Garcia with an Octopus Stretch to burn Garcia’s second rope break. Garcia cut off a headscissors and locked on an STF. Romero dragged Garcia to the ropes and grabbed the ropes to use his second rope break. Garcia taunted the crowd while he had Romero down, allowing Romero to drill him with a jumping knee. Garcia cut off Romero on the top rope, but Romero caught him with a hurricanrana off the top. Romero tied up Garcia in the ropes and hit the Strong Zero for a nearfall, which Garcia used the ropes to break. Garcia used his final rope break.

Garcia caught Romero with the Walls of Jericho, forcing Romero to use his last rope break to escape. The crowd informed the wrestlers that they were both out of rope breaks. Garcia tried to send a message to Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata by finishing Romero with a Penalty Kick, but Romero caught it and fired up. Romero went on the offensive and caught Garcia in the Diablo Armbar. Garcia got to the ropes and rolled over top to transition the armbar into the Dragon Tamer. Romero tried to escape out of the ring, but Garcia held on through the ropes and got the submission win.

After the match, Garcia feigned a Code of Honor handshake before trying to hook on the Walls of Jericho again. Orange Cassidy made his way out to a big pop to save his best friend’s friend and run off Garcia.

ROH Women’s World Title Chicago Street Fight: Athena defeated Kiera Hogan to retain

These two went all out in this one, giving their bodies up for this main event. But there was a lot of dead time in this one with the setting up of weapons taking up most of it. It would have benefitted greatly from either a tighter time frame or more urgency with the set-up. But the spots they set up did work in getting great reactions from the crowd, so it worked out in the end.

Hogan took the fight to Athena to start, but Athena caught Hogan with a Bossman Slam to cut her off. Athena went for a ladder, but Hogan dropkicked it into her chest. Hogan hit a headscissors into a standing ladder on the floor. Athena shoved Hogan into the ladder before sending her into the barricade. Hogan cut Athena off and tossed weapons into the ring, but Athena grabbed a garbage can lid and hit Hogan with it.

Athena sent Hogan into the open end of a trash can and hammered it with a kendo stick for a one count. Athena went for a handspring, but Hogan threw the trash can into Athena’s face before throwing her can in Athena’s face with a hip attack. Hogan hit a baseball slide to the trash can, then followed it with a neckbreaker for a nearfall. Hogan set Athena up on a ladder bridge and went for a splash, but Athena moved, leaving nothing but ladder for Hogan.

Athena set up a table on the floor, as well as a chair contraption at ringside. After some time, Athena went back to Hogan, but Hogan sent Athena through another table at ringside. Hogan hammered Athena with the kendo stick, but Athena got one of her own. They traded kendo stick shots before Athena won the battle. Hogan dropped Athena across a table and hit a splash thro…onto the table. Another splash broke the leg of the table, so it kind of counted.

Hogan set up a table in the ring, but Athena cut her off and went to the top rope. Hogan cut her off and went for a headscissors, but Athena stuffed it and powerbombed Hogan through the table for a nearfall. Athena grabbed a black bag from under the ring and emptied it, revealing thumbtacks all over the ring. Hogan fought out of a Razor’s Edge and sent Athena into a trash can before hitting a side suplex into the tacks for a nearfall.

Hogan choked Athena with her braids, but Athena clawed at Hogan’s eyes to escape. Athena rolled to the apron and superplexed Hogan through the chair contraption at ringside. Athena rolled Hogan into the ring and got the pin to win and retain the title. This was Athena’s 11th successful defense of the title.

– Backstage, Lexy was with Athena. Athena complained about the lack of a celebration before telling the rest of the roster to step up or step out.

13-match lineup released for Ring of Honor TV

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Ring of Honor released a 13-match lineup for Thursday’s Ring of Honor on HonorClub which will be headlined by a Women’s title defense.

As announced last Thursday, Athena will defend the ROH Women’s title against Kiera Hogan in a street fight. The two have been feuding for several weeks.

In an eight-man match, ROH Tag Team Champions The Lucha Brothers will team with AAA Mega Champion El Hijo del Vikingo & Komander against The Butcher & The Blade, Kip Sabian and Serpentico.

Daniel Garcia will continue his campaign for a Pure title rematch as he takes on Rocky Romero in a Pure rules match.

Ahead of their high-profile match on Dynamite, AR Fox, Action Andretti & Darius Martin will be in trios action against The WorkHorsemen & Shane Taylor.

Here’s the full 13-match lineup taped on Saturday in Chicago:

  • Lucha Brothers, El Hijo del Vikingo & Komander vs. Serpentico, Kip Sabian and The Butcher & The Blade
  • ROH Women’s Champion Athena defends against Kiera Hogan in a street fight
  • Dark Order (Alex Reynolds & John Silver) vs. Davey Bang & August Matthews
  • Leila Grey vs. Diamante
  • Gringo Loco vs. Willie Mack
  • Dalton Castle vs. Josh Woods
  • Blake Christian & Matt Sydal vs. Lee Moriarty & Big Bill
  • AR Fox, Action Andretti & Darius Martin vs. The WorkHorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry) and Shane Taylor
  • Kyle Fletcher vs. Silas Young
  • ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions The Embassy (Brian Cage, Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun) vs. Trenton Storm, AJZ & Luke Kurtis in a non-title match
  • The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) vs. The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo)
  • Trish Adora vs. Allysin Kay
  • Daniel Garcia vs. Rocky Romero in a Pure rules match

AEW House Rules Friday results: Dax Harwood vs. Daniel Garcia, two title bouts

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AEW returned to the road for the first of two House Rules live events this weekend, kicking off at the Cadence Bank Arena in Tupelo, Mississippi.

Results come courtesy of Wrestling Bodyslam:

  • Britt Baker defeated Ruby Soho
  • Jay Lethal & Satnam Singh (w/ Jeff & Karen Jarrett) defeated The Boys (Brandon & Brent Tate)
  • Powerhouse Hobbs defeated Shawn Spears
  • Max Caster defeated Pat Buck
  • Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy & FTW Champion Hook defeated Juice Robinson, Kyle Fletcher & Preston Vance
  • AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm (w/ Ruby Soho) defeated Skye Blue to retain
  • Dax Harwood defeated Daniel Garcia
  • TBS Champion Kris Statlander defeated Anna Jay A.S. to retain
  • Orange Cassidy & Darby Allin defeated Big Bill & Ethan Page

Notes:

  • The Harwood/Garcia match went to a 20-minute time limit draw before Tony Khan came out and restarted the match so there would be a winner.
  • This was Storm’s first title defense since winning the belt last Sunday at Double or Nothing.
  • AEW heads to Huntsville, Alabama’s Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center with the following advertised lineup:
    • TBS Champion Kris Statlander defends against Lady Frost
    • AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm vs. Anna Jay A.S. vs. Britt Baker vs. Skye Blue in a four-way title match
    • Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy vs. Daniel Garcia & Matt Menard
    • Hook & Jeff/Matt Hardy vs. Big Bill, Ethan Page & Preston Vance
    • Juice Robinson vs. Pat Buck
    • Max Caster vs. Tony Nese
    • Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Shawn Spears
    • Jeff Jarrett & Satnam Singh vs. The Boys (Brent & Brandon Tate)

International title defense set for next AEW Dynamite

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AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy will look to keep his impressive title streak going when he defends against Daniel Garcia on next Wednesday’s Dynamite.

The two were on opposite ends of an eight-man tag team match that kicked off Wednesday’s show.

Cassidy will try to earn his 21st title defense since defeating PAC for the championship last October while Garcia is still looking for his first taste of AEW gold. This will be their first ever match.

AEW Tag Team Champions FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) will also be on hand to share some thoughts after Jay Lethal challenged them to defend the titles at Double or Nothing against himself and Jeff Jarrett given their recent singles success over them.

The new additions join the previously announced Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley cage match. 

Here’s the current card for Detroit with more expected to be announced Friday:

  • AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy defends against Daniel Garcia
  • FTR promo
  • Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley cage match

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Daniel Garcia made for ROH Supercard of Honor

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A new match has been made for Friday’s Ring of Honor Supercard of Honor — one with a wrestling legend making his return to the promotion.

In a segment yet unseen to the masses but spreading on social media, Daniel Garcia interrupted AEW/ROH head Tony Khan while he was giving his customary pre-Rampage taping pump-up speech Wednesday and challenged former IWGP World Champion and NJPW star Hiroshi Tanahashi .

Khan then made the first time ever match official for Friday’s pay-per-view from Los Angeles, California, later announced on social media.

This will be Tanahashi’s first match in an ROH ring since April 2019’s ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. He has an extensive history with the brand that dates back to 2014 and the ROH/NJPW Global Wars series.

Here’s the current card:

  • ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli defends against Eddie Kingston
  • AAA Mega Champion El Hijo del Vikingo defends against Komander
  • Reach for the Sky ladder match for the ROH Tag Team titles: Lucha Bros vs. Top Flight vs. The Kingdom vs. Aussie Open vs. Rush & Dralistico
  • ROH Television Champion Samoa Joe defends against Mark Briscoe
  • ROH Pure Champion Wheeler Yuta defends against Katsuyori Shibata
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Daniel Garcia

Adam Cole vs. Daniel Garcia set for next AEW Dynamite

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Adam Cole’s opponent for next week is now set.

Daniel Garcia interrupted Adam Cole’s promo on Wednesday’s Dynamite, setting the stage for Cole’s return match next week. Cole’s return to the ring will come the same night AEW All Access premieres on TBS immediately after Dynamite.

Cole was talking about a potential opponent when Garcia came out to interrupt. Garcia put over his accolades over the last year, including beating the likes of Brody King and Bryan Danielson, and asked Cole what was so special about him. Cole responded that he’s special once that bell rings, and if Garcia was crazy enough to challenge him for next week, it’s on.

Cole has been out of action since last June after suffering a concussion during his match at Forbidden Door. He made his televised return to the company in January, but did not announce an in-ring return date until earlier this month, saying that would return the same night AEW All Access premieres.

Brody King vs. Daniel Garcia announced for AEW Rampage

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A new match has been announced for AEW Rampage. 

After Dynamite went off the air Wednesday night, AEW revealed Brody King vs. Daniel Garcia will take place on Friday’s show. Both King and Garcia were involved in the World Trios Championship match to close out Dynamite. 

Rampage this week will air at a special start time of either 11:30 p.m. Eastern time or immediately following coverage of the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament on TNT. 

King is 5-0 in 2023 with all of his wins coming in tag or trios action. This will be his first singles match since losing to Darby Allin in a Coffin match last August. 

Garcia currently has a 4-3 record in AEW singles matches this year. 

Friday’s edition of Rampage was filmed after Dynamite on Wednesday from the Canada Life Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 

AEW Rampage St. Patrick’s Day Slam, Friday, March 17 —

  • TNT Championship: Powerhouse Hobbs defends against Rey Fenix
  • Taya Valkyrie in action
  • Bollywood Boyz (Harv Shira & Gurv Shira) vs. Jericho Appreciation Society (Matt Menard & Angelo Parker)
  • Daniel Garcia vs. Brody King

Garcia vs. Andretti announced for next week’s AEW Rampage

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Action Andretti’s feud with the Jericho Appreciation Society will continue on next week’s AEW Rampage. 

In a match announced during Friday’s Rampage show, Andretti will face Daniel Garcia of the JAS on the Friday, January 20 episode. 

Andretti made his televised AEW debut at Dynamite’s Winter is Coming episode on December 14, scoring an upset win over JAS leader Chris Jericho. The storyline has since expanded to include Ricky Starks, who also defeated Jericho in a one-on-one match on the January 4 Dynamite. 

After a promo segment on this week’s Dynamite, Starks vs. JAS’s Jake Hager was announced for the January 18 Dynamite, and now Garcia vs. Andretti is set for the January 20 Rampage show. 

Next week’s Rampage will be taped Wednesday, January 18 in Fresno, California.

The announced lineup for next week’s Rampage: 

AEW Rampage, Friday, January 20, 10 p.m. Eastern time on TNT —

  • Action Andretti vs. Daniel Garcia

Pure Championship match set for ROH Final Battle

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A match for the ROH Pure Championship is set for Final Battle.

Daniel Garcia will defend the championship against Wheeler Yuta in what will be the rubber match between the two on December 10. The match was set up on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite after Yuta challenged Garcia during a sit-down interview between members of the Jericho Appreciation Society and the Blackpool Combat Club.

During the promo, members of the JAS taunted Claudio Castagnoli, who is set to face Chris Jericho at the show for the ROH Championship. Hager threw a purple hat at Castagnoli, saying he could wear it after the loses at Final Battle. Yuta and Garcia then went back and forth, with Yuta issuing the challenge.

Yuta successfully defended the Pure title against Garcia at Death Before Dishonor in July. On the September 7 edition of AEW Dynamite, however, Garcia won the championship in a rematch.

Here is the updated card for ROH Final Battle:

  • ROH World Championship: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Claudio Castagnoli
  • ROH Pure Championship: Daniel Garcia (c) vs. Wheeler Yuta

ROH Pure title match part of nine-match AEW Dark: Elevation lineup

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The ROH Pure Championship will be defended on AEW Dark: Elevation. 

Daniel Garcia puts the title on the line against former NXT North American Champion, Leon Ruffin. 

Other notable matches scheduled to air on Monday’s show include Mei Suruga & Emi Sakura vs. Riho & Willow Nightingale, Serpentico vs. AR Fox, and Tay Melo vs. Paris Von Dale. 

This week’s episode was filmed on Wednesday, November 9 from the Agganis Arena in Boston. 

AEW Dark: Elevation airs Monday at 7 p.m Eastern time on YouTube. The announced lineup for the show is as follows:

  • ROH Pure Champion Daniel Garcia defends against Leon Ruffin
  • Dark Order’s 10 Preston Vance vs. Jora Johl
  • The Butcher & The Blade w/ The Bunny vs. Waves & Curls (Jaylen Brandyn & Traevon Jordan)
  • Tay Melo vs. Paris Van Dale
  • Private Party (Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) & Matt Hardy vs. Kyle Bradley, Smiley Fairchild, & Channing Thomas
  • Athena vs. Kayla Sparks
  • Riho & Willow Nightingale vs. Mei Suruga & Emi Sakura
  • Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) w/ Prince Nana vs. Big Cuzzo & Teddy Goodz
  • Serpentico vs. AR Fox

PWG DINK results: Daniel Garcia vs. Jonathan Gresham World title match

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PWG held their DINK event Sunday night at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles. 

The show was held in honor of Alan “DINK” Denkerson, a longtime PWG fan who recently passed away. The event was headlined by PWG World Champion Daniel Garcia defending against Jonathan Gresham. 

Two changes were made to the lineup after Trey Miguel was unable to attend — In the scheduled Dark Order vs. The Rascalz match, West Coast Wrecking Crew substituted for The Rascalz. Additionally, the Rey Horus vs. Titus Alexander singles bout was changed to a triple threat, with Myron Reed of The Rascalz added.

Here are results from the show: 

  • PWG World Championship: Daniel Garcia defeated Jonathan Gresham to retain the title
  • “Speedball” Mike Bailey defeated Lio Rush
  • Davey Richards defeated Shane Haste
  • Bandido, Aramis & Komander defeated Black Taurus, Arez & Latigo
  • Masha Slamovich defeated Jordynne Grace
  • The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) defeated West Coast Wrecking Crew (Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs)
  • Rey Horus defeated Titus Alexander & Myron Reed

Chris Jericho & Daniel Garcia segment announced for AEW Rampage

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Following Daniel Garcia’s shocking title belt shot to Bryan Danielson that helped aid Chris Jericho in his Ring of Honor title defense, both Jericho and Garcia will attempt to explain their Wednesday actions on Friday’s AEW Rampage.

Garcia, who had drifted away from Jericho and the Jericho Appreciation Society in recent weeks due to Jericho’s cheating to win matches, surprised fans by turning on recent ally Danielson on Wednesday’s Dynamite in Toronto, hitting him with the title belt.

Several members of the Jericho Appreciation Society (Matt Menard, Angelo Parker and Anna Jay A.S.) will be with them. Jay will be in action herself on the card.

The addition joins a lineup that already has four matches. Here’s a look at the lineup from Toronto:

  • Ethan Page vs. Isiah Kassidy with stipulations
  • Nyla Rose vs. Anna Jay-AS
  • Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli vs. The Butcher & The Blade
  • FTR & Shawn Spears vs. The Embassy (Brian Cage & Gates of Agony)
  • Chris Jericho & Daniel Garcia explain their actions

Danielson & Garcia vs. Jericho & Guevara set for AEW Dynamite

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Bryan Danielson and Daniel Garcia will team on next week’s anniversary edition of Dynamite, taking on Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara.

In addition, MJF will face Wheeler Yuta, Luchasarus will be in action, and Darby Allin will face Jay Lethal. The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn have also announced that next week is “National Scissoring Day”.

Wednesday’s Dynamite opened with the Jericho Appreciation Society coming out to celebrate Jericho’s Ring of Honor Championship win at AEW Dynamite Grand Slam. Jericho gifted Garcia a bucket hat, which Garcia didn’t like. Garcia confronted Jericho was about to declare his status with the group when Jericho cut him off and asked him if he was a wrestler or a sports entertainer. That was when Danielson came to the ring and told Garcia he could join the Blackpool Combat Club and train with them. Jericho and Danielson fought, which led Garcia to issue the tag team challenge for next week.

Yuta on Dynamite confronted MJF, issuing a challenge for right then and there. MJF rejected the offer, but did say he would face Yuta on next week’s show. After watching Jon Moxley and Hangman Page stare down one another ahead of their AEW World title match next month, MJF was attacked in his suite by Yuta, leading to a pull-apart by security.

On last week’s Rampage Grand Slam, Christian returned, causing a distraction for Jungle Boy following his win against Fenix. This allowed Luchasaurus to attack from behind.

Here is the lineup for next week’s Dynamite in Washington D.C.:

  • Bryan Danielson & Daniel Garcia vs. Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara
  • MJF vs. Wheeler Yuta
  • Luchasaurus in action
  • Darby Allin vs. Jay Lethal
  • “National Scissoring Day” with The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn