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Ring of Honor TV live results: Undisputed Kingdom vs. Gringo Loco & Gravity

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Ring of Honor Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Kingdom will take on Gringo Loco & Gravity in a Proving Ground match on tonight’s Ring of Honor on HonorClub.

With a win or draw over Matt Taven & Mike Bennett, the two luchadores will earn a future title shot.

Ethan Page will continue his quest toward a shot at Continental Crown champion Eddie Kingston as he will be in action while Nyla Rose, also in search of an ROH Women’s title shot, will compete.

Willie Mack & Blake Christian face The Outrunners while Angelico & Serpentico battle Cole Karter & Griff Garrison.

In a pair of trios matches, The Iron Savages & Jacked Jameson take on The Infantry & Lee Johnson while Taya Valkyrie, Leila Grey & Diamante face Lady Frost, Kiera Hogan & Trish Adora.

The extended card will also feature a four-way Survival of the Fittest bout between Slim J, JD Drake, Josh Woods, and Rocky Romero.

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The Righteous (Dutch & Vincent) defeated Anaya & Camaro Jackson

Dutch started with a running crossbody to Jackson. Vincent tagged in and clubbered on Jackson until Jackson hit a deadlift vertical suplex for a nearfall. Vincent came back with a back elbow to take control. The Righteous clubbered on Jackson until he got the knees up on a Vincent elbow. Anaya tagged in and shortly ran wild before Vincent sent Anaya into Jackson in the corner. The Righteous then hit Autumn Sunshine to score the win.

Nyla Rose defeated Laynie Luck

Rose got the quick win with the Beast Bomb. Rose talked trash to Athena to the camera as she was leaving.

Zak Knight defeated Aaron Solo

Solo got a jump start on this match, jumping Knight at the bell. Solo hit a dropkick that sent Knight to the apron, but Knight rebounded in and hit Solo with a lariat. Knight hit a stalling vertical suplex before hyping up the crowd. Knight went for a springboard before Solo knocked him down and laid in some strikes.

Solo clubbered on Knight, hitting a dropkick to cut off a potential comeback. Knight cut off Solo on the top rope and hit a stalling superplex. Knight won a forearm battle before hitting a falcon arrow for a nearfall. Solo moved out of the way of a swanton bomb and hit a hurricane kick. Solo hit a Lightning Spiral and a double stomp for a nearfall.

Solo slapped Knight around, firing Knight up. Knight hit a springboard Superman Punch and a Razor’s Edge into the corner before hitting the running forearm for the win.

We got a recap of the issues between Spanish Announce Project and Cole Karter & Griff Garrison.

Cole Karter & Griff Garrison (w/Maria) defeated Spanish Announce Project (Angelico & Serpentico)

Garrison and Angelico started, with Angelico handling Garrison on the mat. Karter pulled Garrison out of the ring and allowed him to reset and take Angelico down with a hip toss. Karter tagged in and clubbered on Angelico, but Angelico held onto the ropes on Karter’s dropkick attempt.

Serpentico tagged in and ran wild, sending Karter and Garrison to the floor before hitting a dive. Maria ran distraction, allowing Garrison to send Serpentico into the stairs. Karter and Garrison held the advantage on Serpentico until Serpentico got to his corner and tagged in Angelico.

Angelico ran wild on both men, hitting a misdirection head kick on Garrison for a nearfall. Angelico locked on a leg lock on Garrison, but Garrison kicked him off into a cheap shot from Karter. We got a move train that ended with all four men down. Serpentico tagged in, and as Karter sent Angelico into the barricade, Serpentico hit a cutter on Garrison for a nearfall.

Maria tried to run distraction, but Serpentico avoided a charge from Garrison to score a nearfall. Maria distracted Serpentico again, allowing Garrison to take Serpentico down. Maria wanted them to hurt Serpentico more, but a miscommunication allowed Serpentico to score a roll-up for a nearfall. Eventually, Karter snatched the mask off of Serpentico, allowing Garrison to hit a discus elbow for the win. They stomped on both Serpentico and Angelico before leaving and celebrating.

Blake Christian & Willie Mack defeated The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd)

The Outrunners shook each other’s hands instead of Christian and Mack’s. Christian outpaced Floyd to start before mocking the Outrunners pose. Christian took Floyd to the floor before hitting a Fosbury Flop. Magnum ran interference, allowing Floyd to hit a baseball slide to take him down.

Christian fought his way out of the corner and tagged in Mack. Mack hit a double-noggin knocker before hitting a standing moonsault for a nearfall. Christian cleared the ring, allowing Mack to hit a frog splash to score the win.

Diamante, Leila Grey & Taya Valkyrie (w/Johnny TV) defeated Kiera Hogan, Lady Frost & Trish Adora

Hogan started with Valkyrie, hitting a hip attack against the ropes. Hogan hit a step-up legdrop on Valkyrie for a nearfall, but Valkyrie eventually got a tag out to Grey. Adora locked Grey in an arm wringer until Frost came in with a lariat. Diamante tagged in and caught Frost with a forearm and a neckbreaker in the ropes for a nearfall.

Grey tagged in and hit a Slingblade before Valkyrie tagged in and hit a low dropkick. Adora and Grey tagged in, with Adora running wild. Adora hit a big boot and a senton for a nearfall that Diamante broke up. Diamante dragged Grey over to the corner and tagged herself in, landing kicks until Adora hit a kneeling German suplex for a nearfall. Valkyrie and Hogan went after each other, ending with Hogan hitting a dive to Valkyrie on the floor.

Diamante hit an Asai DDT on Adora for a nearfall as Frost knocked Grey to the floor. Frost hit a moonsault to Valkyrie and Johnny TV on the floor. Diamante reversed a powerslam into a Cross Rhodes on Adora to score the win.

Leyla Hirsch & Rachel Ellering were backstage with Lexy Nair. They put over how well they’ve gotten along, and believed the other would do well in the ROH Women’s TV Title tournament.

Lee Johnson & The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean) defeated Iron Savages (Boulder, Bronson & Jacked Jameson)

Bronson took down Johnson early, but Jameson took a dropkick when he tagged in. The Infantry made quick tags working on Jameson. Boulder tagged in and took out both of the Infantry before they sent Dean to the inappropriately named city for a nearfall. The Savages isolated Dean, but Dean eventually fought his way to the corner and got the tag out to Bravo.

Bravo ran wild on the Savages, hitting the Carlie Cutter on Bronson for a nearfall. Johnson and Jameson tagged in, with Johnson hitting a lifting reverse DDT for the win.

Red Velvet defeated Heather Reckless

Velvet got the quick win with a hurricane kick.

Nyla Rose was in the locker room throwing away Athena’s gear when Lexy Nair stopped her. Rose put over her accomplishments and the fact that she took out Athena a few weeks ago. Rose asserted herself as the new Minion Overlord and told both Nair and Billie Starkz to follow her lead. She told Nair to grab the camera while telling the cameraman to take her phone. She baited the cameraman onto a table before putting him through another table, then told Starkz to fall in line.

Billie Starkz defeated Tootie Lynn

Lynn got some chants from her hometown crowd. Starkz got the quick win with a Swanton Bomb.

Ethan Page defeated Kody Lane

Page sent Lane high into the sky with a back body drop, then caught Lane with a forearm. Lane caught Page with a dropkick, but Page caught a senton over the ropes with knees to the back. Page hit a big shoulder block, but Lane fought out of the Ego’s Edge to hit a dropkick. Page moved out of the way of a Lionsault, then hit the Ego’s Edge for the win.

ROH Board of Directors member Jerry Lynn was with Lexy Nair. Dalton Castle came in, banging on Johnny TV’s locker room door. Lynn held Castle back as Johnny TV came out of his locker room. He did a split, then got pulled out of the frame by Taya Valkyrie. We know this because Valkyrie poked her head out and called Castle a loser. This was all quite wacky.

Abadon defeated Robyn Renegade

Renegade talked trash to start, allowing Abadon to headbutt her. Abadon hit a kneeling Codebreaker for a nearfall. Renegade got to the apron and hit a boot to take Abadon down for a nearfall. Renegade avoided a corner charge and hit a facebuster into the turnbuckles for a nearfall. Abadon came back with a bite before firing up on Renegade.

Abadon hit a cutter for a nearfall. Renegade came back with Darkness Falls for a nearfall. Abadon rolled out of a chokeslam before hitting Black Dahlia for the win in their ROH debut.

Jack Cartwheel defeated Jon Cruz

Cartwheel did several cartwheels, leading to a cartwheel kick that sent Cruz from the apron to the floor. Cartwheel did a Space Flying Tiger Drop to the floor, but Cruz avoided a tumbleweed from the top rope and laid Cartwheel out with a lariat. Cruz proclaimed that there would be no more cartwheels, but Cartwheel took him down with a flagpole kick and a stalling elbow drop.

Cartwheel hit a Death Valley Driver and a corkscrew splash for a nearfall. Cruz ripped Cartwheel off the top rope and did a cartwheel of his own. Unfortunately, I missed the move that won the match due to the feed buffering, but Cartwheel won with some type of top rope splash.

Action Andretti defeated Anthony Henry

I don’t know who told Andretti about that water bottle spot, but they aren’t doing him favors. I sound like a broken record when it comes to both Workhorsemen, but Henry looked great here.

Henry took down Andretti with a boot, but Andretti came back with a headscissors. Andretti sent Henry to the floor, but Henry avoided a moonsault and hit an armbreaker off of the stairs. Henry worked on the arm and shoulder, benefiting as Andretti couldn’t complete an Irish Whip. Andretti hit a handspring that sent Henry to the floor before following him with a dive.

Andretti did his silly water bottle spot before firing up. Henry tried to lock on a sleeper, but Andretti fought out of it. Andretti went for a handspring elbow, but Henry caught him with a cross arm breaker. Henry hit a knee and an X-Plex for a nearfall. Andretti avoided a double stomp and hit a Spanish Fly for a nearfall.

Andretti went for a springboard, but Henry cut him off with a forearm. Henry locked on a shoulder-and-arm submission, but Andretti got to the ropes to break it. Andretti and Henry traded forearms and boots before Andretti hit a shotgun dropkick and a split-legged moonsault for the win.

Four Corner Survival Match – Rocky Romero defeated Slim J, Josh Woods (w/Mark Sterling), JD Drake

The big men Woods and Drake cleared the ring before trading forearms. They traded suplexes before they fought to the floor. Slim J and Romero hit dives to both men before trading chops of their own. Romero baited Slim J to the floor before going for a dive, where Woods caught Romero and hit an overhead throw onto the floor.

Slim J and Woods worked on Romero in the ring before Romero sent Woods into Slim J and got a rollup for a nearfall. Romero fought back on both men before Drake came in and hammered Woods and Slim J as well. Drake and Romero were left in the ring, where Romero hit a headscissors that sent Drake to the floor. Romero hit a dive to all three men to the floor.

Woods cut off Romero, hitting the GYT on him. Drake hit a cannonball to Woods and actually hit a moonsault for once, but Slim J cut him off with a splash. Slim J hit a step-up hurricane kick on Drake, but Romero caught Slim J with a Shiranui for the win.

ROH World Tag Team Title Proving Ground Match – The Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) defeated Gravity & Gringo Loco

Taven started with Loco, as Ian Riccaboni talked about Taven’s history with CMLL. Loco hit a standing moonsault on Taven before tagging in Gravity, who took Taven down with a handspring armdrag. The challengers sent both Taven and Bennett to the floor before both men hit dives to the champions.

Bennett came back, hitting Loco with a Death Valley Driver on the ramp. Taven followed with Just The Tip before rolling him into the ring. Taven tried to pin him with his feet on the ropes, but referee Aubrey Edwards didn’t even count due to how blatant it was. Taven hit a rolling neckbreaker before Bennett clubbered on Loco. Taven went for a Lionsault, but Loco got his knees up and got a tag out to Gravity.

Gravity ran wild, taking both men down with armdrags and powerslams. Gravity hit a powerbomb out of a rollup on Bennett before Loco hit a step-up moonsault for a nearfall. Taven sent Gravity to the floor as Bennett caught Loco with a superkick. The Kingdom hit the Hail Mary for the win.

Ring of Honor TV live results: Athena vs. Lady Frost

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Ring of Honor Women’s Champion Athena will look find a future title challenger in yet another Proving Ground match as part of Thursday’s ROH on HonorClub.

She will face Lady Frost for the first time where if Frost can beat her or last the time limit, she earns a future title bout. A win will be Athena’s 40th straight.

Rocky Romero will make his return to ROH for the first time since December 2019 when he faces Lee Moriarty.

In other singles action, Gringo Loco takes on Blake Christian; Skye Blue faces Diamante, and Brian Cage goes one-on-one with Leon Ruffin.

The show will feature three tag team matches in LFI (Rush & Preston Vance) vs. The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo); Dark Order’s Evil Uno & Stu Grayson vs. The Trustbusters (Jeeves Kay & Sonny Kiss); and Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent Beretta) vs. Joe Ocasio & Mookie Summers.

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Ian Riccaboni and Caprice Coleman were joined by Nigel McGuinness on this week’s episode of ROH television, taped last Wednesday in Pittsburgh, PA as part of the AEW Dynamite taping.

ROH Women’s World Title Proving Ground Match: Athena defeated Lady Frost

Frost used her acrobatic skills to get the upper hand on Athena, taking her up and over with a headscissors. Athena kicked her in the face on an up-and-over in the corner to take control. Frost laid in some shots after Athena paintbrushed her, but Athena dropped her with a backbreaker. Frost kicked Athena into the corner before cartwheeling into a cannonball.

Frost went to the top rope, but Athena got up and cut her off. Athena talked trash, which allowed Frost to hit a hurricane kick to take her down. Frost went to the top rope and hit a corkscrew moonsault, but Athena rolled to the ropes to avoid a cover. When Frost tried picking her up, Athena popped up into a big forearm for the win. After the match, Athena drove Frost into the title belt on the mat to get the final word in.

– The Kingdom talked about their frustrations in ROH lately in a lengthy video package. Instead of getting a rematch against the Briscoes at Final Battle, they lost to Top Flight. Instead of honoring Jay Briscoe by winning the tag team titles at Supercard of Honor, four other teams got in their way and took that from them. Now, they are not going to stop until they get back at all of the teams that were in that match.

La Faccion Ingobernable (Preston Vance & Rush) (w/Jose The Assistant) defeated The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean)

Vance hammered Bravo to start, drilling him with a big boot to send him down. Vance went to finish this match off quickly with the Full Nelson, but Dean cut him off after yanking Rush off of the apron. Vance took both men down with discus lariats before tagging in Rush to finish off Bravo with the Bull’s Horns for the emphatic victory.

Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent Beretta) defeated Joe Ocasio & Mookie Summers

Ocasio took the fight to Beretta, but Beretta shot out of the corner with a running knee to cut him off. Taylor dropped Summers with a pop-up powerbomb. Both Taylor and Beretta hit Ocasio with piledrivers before hitting Summers with a doomsday knee for the win.

Brian Cage (w/Prince Nana) defeated Leon Ruffin

A quality squash match here. The crowd got into Ruffin’s comeback before Cage efficiently shut him down.

Cage threw Ruffin around with ease before Ruffin fought out of a suplex with knees. Ruffin went for a top-rope crossbody, but Cage caught him and dropped him with a front slam. Cage went for an F-5, but Ruffin dropped him with a DDT. Ruffin evaded Cage and hit a cutter out of the corner for a close nearfall to a big pop. Cage hit a spinning lariat to shut Ruffin down, then hit a powerbomb over the knee. Cage won with a Sharpshooter-style submission hold.

The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) defeated The Trustbusters (Jeeves Kay & Sonny Kiss) (w/Slim J)

The Righteous watched from the stage as Kay got a jump-start on Uno. Kiss tagged in and hit a handspring into a slap. The Trustbusters tried to double-team Uno, but Uno hit a suplex on Kay while Kiss hung onto his back. Grayson tagged in and ran wild, leading to a kick-assisted brainbuster on Kay. Dark Order dropped Kiss with an electric chair throw into a powerbomb, then pinned Kay after a Grayson kick led to an Uno powerbomb. Grayson and Uno confronted The Righteous on the stage before walking off.

– Christopher Daniels was in the back with Dasha Fuentes, who asked what was next on his journey to victory. Daniels said this was one of the lowest points of his career. But he was going to earn his keep in ROH, and he wouldn’t start at the bottom. He called out Samoa Joe, noting their long history with each other, and challenged him to a TV Title match next week.

Skye Blue defeated Diamante

An early pinning predicament sent Diamante scurrying to the ropes. Diamante caught Blue in the ropes and hit a neckbreaker before sending her to the floor with a baseball slide. Diamante worked over Blue before Blue fought back, hitting a crossbody off the top rope for a nearfall.

Blue hit a rising knee and a low kick that sent Diamante to the apron. They got into a forearm exchange before Diamante caught Blue with a German suplex on the apron. Diamante hit a corner dropkick, but Blue got the ropes on the cover. Diamante tried rolling through a Skyfall attempt, but Blue stuffed the roll-up and got the win.

After the match, Athena came out with Blue’s custom hat and stomped on it, sending Blue a message.

Lee Moriarty (w/Big Bill) defeated Rocky Romero

Moriarty’s hometown crowd got behind him in the opening moments of this match. Romero tied up Moriarty in the ropes and hit a dropkick. Big Bill menaced Romero on the outside, allowing Moriarty to knock Romero off the apron and drive him into the barricade. Moriarty tore at Romero’s arm, popping his fingers while in an armbar. They traded arm control before kicking at each other’s arms, leading to a Romero tornado DDT.

Romero drilled Moriarty with chops and the Forever Clotheslines, but Moriarty misdirected Romero and hit a clothesline of his own. Moriarty hit the Tiger Driver ’18 for a nearfall. They traded arm submissions before Romero rolled up Moriarty for a nearfall. A strike battle ended with Romero hitting the rewind kick that sent Moriarty to the floor. Romero hit a headscissors off of the steps before hitting a Sliced Bread in the ring for a nearfall.

Romero caught Moriarty with a hurricanrana to the floor, but a dive caught Big Bill instead of Moriarty. Bill responded with a chokeslam to the apron while the referee was distracted, leading to Moriarty hitting a leg lariat for the win.

– Rocky Romero was in the back, unhappy that Lee Moriarty outsnuck the King of Sneaky Style. He challenged Moriarty to a Pure Rules rematch next week.

Blake Christian defeated Gringo Loco

Loco and Christian worked quickly, with neither man gaining an advantage until Loco avoided a Fosbury Flop and hitting a dive of his own. Christian cut off Loco in the ring and speared him on the apron before hitting the Fosbury Flop. Back in the ring, Loco cut off a Spanish Fly attempt with a head kick. Christian came back with a springboard into a handspring kick for a nearfall. Loco came back with a powerbomb for a nearfall.

Loco went to the top rope, but Christian met him there. Loco got control and hit an inside-out Spanish Fly type move for a nearfall. Loco took Christian up again, this time in Electric Chair position, but Christian tried to powerbomb him out. Loco landed on his feet, so Christian followed him with a Spanish Fly. Christian hit Loco with a springboard 450 to score the win.

Athena vs. Lady Frost part of eight-match Ring of Honor TV lineup

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Ring of Honor Women’s Champion Athena will battle Lady Frost for the first time ever in a Proving Ground match on Thursday’s ROH on HonorClub.

Athena will look to keep her 39-match winning streak alive while Frost is hoping to get both her first ROH win and a future title shot in the process.

Rocky Romero will make his return to ROH for the first time since December 2021’s Final Battle as he faces Lee Moriarty.

After taking on El Hijo del Vikingo last Thursday, Gringo Loco returns to take on Blake Christian in a battle of GCW mainstays.

Dark Order’s Evil Uno & Stu Grayson take on Jeeves Kay & Sonny Kiss as Dark Order’s dance with The Righteous looms in the background.

Here’s the current lineup:

  • ROH Women’s Champion Athena vs. Lady Frost in a Proving Ground match
  • Rocky Romero vs. Lee Moriarty
  • Rush & Preston Vance vs. The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo)
  • Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) vs. The Trustbusters (Jeeves Kay & Sonny Kiss)
  • Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent Beretta) vs. Joe Ocasio & Mooke Summers
  • Gringo Loco vs. Blake Christian
  • Skye Blue vs. Diamante
  • Brian Cage vs. Leon Ruffin

Ring of Honor TV live results: El Hijo Del Vikingo vs. Gringo Loco

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Thursday’s Ring of Honor TV lineup will feature three champions, two of them in non-title matches.

Ahead of his title defense on Friday’s AEW Rampage against Dralistico, AAA Mega Champion El Hijo Del Vikingo will face Gringo Loco in non-title action.

ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe will defend against Colt Cabana while ROH Women’s Champion Athena will face Heather Reckless in a Proving Ground match.

Fresh off his save of The Elite on Wednesday’s Dynamite, Konosuke Takeshita will face Lee Moriarty.

Penta El Zero Miedo, one half of the ROH Tag Team Champions, will be in singles action against Nick Comoroto while Brian Cage, one third of the ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions, will take on Joey Jett.

After an alliance was formed last week, Action Andretti & Darius Martin will face The Kingdom’s Mike Bennett & Matt Taven.

Other action includes Willow Nightingale, Lance Archer, The Iron Savages and Dark Order’s Alex Reynolds & John Silver.

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Ian Riccaboni and Caprice Coleman were on the call for this week’s edition of ROH, taped on April 12th in Milwaukee, WI as part of the live AEW Rampage taping.

The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) (w/Maria Kanellis-Bennett) defeated Action Andretti & Darius Martin

The Kingdom isolated Martin to start, taking him down with a series of strikes in the corner. Martin fought out of the corner and leapt for a tag, but Bennett caught him in a spinebuster. Andretti got a blind tag in, and after a series of dives, Andretti hit a springboard moonsault onto the Kingdom to take control. Andretti hit a springboard clothesline to Taven before following it with a bulldog for a nearfall.

Andretti went for a running attack on Taven, but Bennett cut him off and set up a double team on Andretti. The Kingdom went for the Hail Mary, but Martin tossed Taven off the ropes to cut it off. Andretti hit a corkscrew crossbody on Bennett before following up with the split-legged moonsault for a nearfall. Andretti and Martin hit a double team move before setting up stereo dives, but Maria cut off Andretti. Taven sent Andretti off the buckle to the floor, leading to the Kingdom hitting the Proton Pack on Martin for the win.

– In the back, Athena threatened all the “porcelain hussies” around the world to step up and answer her open challenge.

Willow Nightingale defeated Robyn Renegade (w/ Charlette Renegade)

Nightingale was in firm control early on, sending Renegade to the floor. Renegade cut off a Nightingale kick and dropped her on the apron. Renegade laid in the shots to Nightingale in the corner before slapping her in the face. The slap fired Nightingale up as she went on the offensive, laying out Renegade with a spinebuster for a nearfall. Nightingale hit the Pounce, sending Renegade into the ropes.

As Renegade laid in the ropes, her sister Charlette Renegade tried the Killer Bees switch out spot. It only served as a distraction as Robyn Renegade went for a roll-up, but Nightingale reversed the cover to score the win. After the match, Robyn adhered to the Code of Honor, but it was only a trap as Charlette chop blocked Nightingale. The Renegades laid out Nightingale with a Hart Attack and stood tall to end the segment.

– Dasha Fuentes was backstage with Colt Cabana, who will challenge Samoa Joe for the ROH TV Title later tonight. Cabana called this the triad, as he had previously challenged Joe for both the World and Pure Titles in ROH. He didn’t know what the future held for him, but he would capitalize on tonight’s opportunity.

Lance Archer defeated Jah-C

Archer got a jump start, dragging Jah-C out to the ring with him during his entrance. Jah-C got a total of two shots in before Archer crushed him in the corner with running elbows. Archer let Jah-C try to fire up, but Archer dropped him with a reverse DDT. A short-range lariat mercifully ended this one as Archer got the win. Archer dragged Jah-C to the back to continue the beatdown.

Brian Cage (w/Prince Nana) defeated Joey Jett

Jett got some chants as the bell rang, but Cage quickly took control with suplexes. Cage hit a boot in the corner as the crowd chanted for Jett. Jett caught Cage with some strikes on the apron, but Cage cut off an outside-in cutter with a lariat. Jett got more offense in, dropping Cage with a flatliner and a running boot. Cage cut him off and quickly put Jett away with an F-5.

ROH Women’s World Title Proving Ground Match: Athena defeated Heather Reckless

Reckless came out firing with strikes, getting a one count from a standing Sliced Bread. Reckless went for a crossbody off the apron, but Athena caught her and flung her into the barricade. Athena threw Reckless into the barricade twice more before dumping her back in the ring. Reckless caught Athena in a small package for a nearfall, but Athena came back with a series of powerbombs. Athena locked on the Crossface for the quick tapout victory. After the match, Athena drove Reckless’ head into the title belt for good measure.

The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds & John Silver) defeated Cole Karter & Lee Johnson

Silver out-paced Johnson to start, leading to a Dark Order double-team. Karter tagged in but met a similar fate as Reynolds booted him in the corner. Johnson took Reynolds’ attention, which allowed Karter to send Reynolds into the barricade outside. Karter & Johnson worked over Reynolds before Reynolds fought his way to the corner for a tag.

Silver sent Johnson into Karter with a gorilla press slam. Silver powerbombed Johnson into Reynolds’ knees before the Dark Order hit their finishing double-team sequence for the win.

Penta El Zero Miedo (w/Alex Abrahantes) defeated Nick Comoroto

After some shenanigans, Comoroto overpowered Penta to take control. Penta hit a Slingblade for a nearfall before clubbering on Comoroto in the corner. Comoroto burst out of the corner with a spear for a nearfall. Penta slipped out of Comoroto’s grip and hit a backstabber before following with a double stomp for a nearfall.

Penta snapped Comoroto’s arm back with the Sacrifice armbreaker, but Comoroto fought out of the Package Piledriver and hit an ushigoroshi. Comoroto lost Penta on a gorilla press due to the damage to the arm, leading Penta to hit the Sacrifice on the other arm to score the win.

Konosuke Takeshita defeated Lee Moriarty

This was a standout match between these two, as Takeshita sold Moriarty’s arm work well in the body of this match. I always appreciate when limb work pays off in the closing stretch of a match, and Takeshita and Moriarty made sure to link all the arm work together by the end of the match.

Takeshita and Moriarty traded arm drags before Takeshita laid out Moriarty with leg lariats. Moriarty hit some chops before Takeshita dropped him with a forearm. Moriarty fought out of a Blue Thunder Bomb attempt and hit an arm breaker to send Takeshita to the floor. Moriarty sent Takeshita into the barricades with a double knee rush.

Moriarty targeted Takeshita’s arm with strikes and holds. Moriarty sent Takeshita into the turnbuckles shoulder-first, but Takeshita cut off a third attempt and started fighting back. Takeshita hit the big head-of-steam clothesline before following it up with a brainbuster. Takeshita drilled Moriarty with forearms before hitting a second rope senton for a nearfall. Takeshita went to the top rope, but Moriarty cut him off and hit a superplex.

They had a strike exchange, leading to a Takeshita German suplex and Blue Thunder Bomb for a nearfall. Moriarty caught Takeshita with a capture suplex before locking on the Border City Stretch. Takeshita rolled Takeshita up to get out of the hold and got a backslide for a nearfall. Moriarty tried to counter another German with a roll-up, but Takeshita dropped him with a Bastard Driver for a nearfall. Takeshita tried the Chaos Theory, but the arm gave out. Moriarty dropped Takeshita with a lariat, but Takeshita caught him with a German. Takeshita hit a ripcord forearm and the running knee to score the win.

El Hijo del Vikingo defeated Gringo Loco

Vikingo is absolutely incredible. I’m awed every time I see him. He brings that megastar energy as well, as the crowd was red hot for this one. Go out of your way to see this one.

These two started off quick, with Vikingo taking Loco down with a Tijeras off of Loco’s shoulders. Loco handsprung out of another Tijeras, but Vikingo sent him to the floor with a hurricane kick. Vikingo went for a dive to the floor but crashed and burned as Loco moved. Loco hit a dive of his own as the crowd chanted This Is Awesome.

Loco sent Vikingo up and over with a facebuster for a nearfall. Loco went to the top rope but missed a spinning splash. Vikingo sent Loco into the corner and went to the top, but Loco cut him off. Loco went to the top rope and brought VIkingo down with a step-over Spanish Fly. Loco followed with another facebuster for a nearfall. Loco slapped Vikingo in the face, but Vikingo answered with a superkick.

Vikingo hit a spinning back kick and another superkick before hitting a handspring to the ropes. Vikingo hit an misdirection into a springboard Tijeras that sent Loco to the floor. Vikingo hit a step-up dragonrana to Loco on the floor, before hitting an outside-in Phoenix Splash for a nearfall. Loco cut off Vikingo, but Vikingo caught him on a crossbody and hit a spinning uranage. Vikingo sent Loco to the floor and hit a ropewalk tornillo splash to the floor.

Loco caught Vikingo and hit an Alley Oop into the turnbuckle. Loco brought Vikingo to the top rope and hit a gorilla press slam all the way down for an eventual nearfall. Vikingo avoided a charge from Loco and hit a springboard tornado poisonrana before following with the double knees into the corner. Vikingo hit the 630 splash to win.

Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) (w/ Jameson Ryan) defeated Logan Lynch & Ren Jones

Boulder sent Jones into Lynch with a gorilla press, before Bronson dropped Jones into Lynch with a piledriver. Boulder hit a double bodyslam on both opponents before electric chair dropping his own partner into his opponents for the quick victory.

– Gringo Loco talked about how he’s zig-zagged across the world trying to get Tony Khan’s attention. Loco said after the match, Khan raised his hand and invited him back to ROH anytime. Loco may not have won the match, but earning his way into ROH was just as big of a victory.

ROH World Television Title Match: Samoa Joe (c) defeated Colt Cabana

This was Samoa Joe’s ninth title defense.

Cabana used his technique to stay out of Joe’s hands, but Joe caught Cabana with a back elbow to cut him off. Joe hit the body splash and enzuigiri combination for a nearfall. Joe worked on Cabana’s neck and shoulders, hitting a big kick and an elbow drop for a nearfall. Joe drove Cabana into the corner with strikes before setting up the Muscle Buster, but Cabana fought him off and caught Joe with a roll up for two.

Cabana dropped Joe with a big elbow before hitting the Flying Apple. A big splash from Cabana got a nearfall. Cabana went for a moonsault, but Joe got the knees up and quickly locked on the Coquina Clutch for the win.

Gringo Loco on the challenges of booking GCW’s The Wrld on Lucha

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As is tradition, the GCW Collective is taking place during WWE WrestleMania 39 weekend in Los Angeles. 

Multiple shows will be taking place at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, one of which is the second-ever The Wrld on Lucha on April 1st at 9 PM Pacific — live on FITE.tv.

I talked with Gringo Loco who is booking the event, chatting about the challenges he faces in putting the show together and what he likes about the card thus far.

In our 40-minute interview, seen above on YouTube, we talk about other topics like how he got into wrestling, being accepted, his love for lucha libre, and more.

“Anxiety always sets in”

Loco said the anxiety to put on a good show is a challenge of putting together lineups in addition to staying as authentic as possible — all because he wants the event to be good.

“I just I have nightmares of just running a really bad show. And thank God, last year was fantastic. I got nothing but great reviews afterwards.

“People still talk about it (and that it was their favorite show of the weekend. I really take that to heart because I put a lot of energy into it last year, meticulously putting the card together and the same thing with this year. I just want it to be special and you run into a lot of mental roadblocks because there’s only so many spots.”

To him, one of the most difficult parts of booking a show is handling which spots on the card go to who. 

“You figure whatever the number is and you want to get all these people on and, you know, they’re going to knock it out of the park. But if you don’t have a spot for them, I think that’s the most difficult part for me so far while running a show, because not everybody can get on and everybody definitely deserves the chance.” 

However, he wants to make sure to build the best card possible so the fans will want to comeback. 

“I’m just trying to bring the best card possible, try to bring memories for the fans so that they’ll want to come back and then this could be like an ongoing thing for the world of lucha. But, so far so good. Last year went really well, and I think that people are loving the idea of a lucha libre promotion.” 

The card

To date, several matches have been announced that include these:

Himself vs. Psycho Clown

“The rematch is going to happen from the crazy bloody match that we had in Dallas. I think you know what to expect from that one.”

El Hijo Del Vikingo vs. Laredo Kid 

“So, we have a crazy match for you. It is Laredo Kid, who is just coming back from injury vs. Vikingo. And I don’t know if you’ve seen these guys work together, but they are maniacs. And I think that if you are in the building in L.A., you’re going to be seeing something very special with those two.”

Los Macizos vs. Familia de Tijuana

“All four of those guys are just crazy maniacs.”

Negro Casas vs. Tony Deppen 

“A clash of styles.”

Dulce Tormenta vs. Sexy Star 

“If you know anything about those two, these are two of the hardest working luchadoras that there is right now. I think they’re hard hitting and I know they’re crazy.” 

Loco explained that he wanted to make sure the show presents lucha libre authentically. 

“When it comes to hardcore stuff, we’re really trying to give you just a nice jumble of authentic lucha. I have had a couple of ideas thrown at me and it wasn’t exactly super authentic lucha, so I said no to them. I just want to bring lucha…and put it on a big stage.”

John Morrison announced for GCW Gringo Loco’s The Wrld on Lucha

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The former John Morrison in WWE will wrestle under the name Johnny Caballero for Gringo Loco’s The Wrld on Lucha, set for April 1st in Dallas, Texas.

Loco announced on Thursday that Hennigan will take part in the show, his first time wrestling for GCW. Drago Kid and Pagano have also been announced with matches still to come.

Morrison (John Hennigan) was released from WWE last November. He returned to pro wrestling last Saturday at AAA’s Rey de Reyes. Wrestling as John Superstar, he was defeated by El Hijo del Vikingo in a match for the AAA Mega Championship. 

Others shows that will take place under the Collective banner over WrestleMania weekend include two nights of Joey Janela’s Spring Break 8, Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 8, For The Culture, Planet Death, JCW vs. LA Fights, Effy’s Big Gay Brunch, and more. 

GCW returns this weekend with two events from Los Angeles Friday and Saturday, respectively. Welcome to Heartbreak on Friday will feature Sean “X-Pac” Waltman’s promotional in-ring debut as he teams with Joey Janela to face Matt Cardona and Brian Myers.

MLW announces four more roster members for new season

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MLW has confirmed four more wrestlers who will be part of the roster for their new season.

During the second week of MLW’s “2021 Open Draft,” it was announced that indie wrestler Alex Kane has signed with MLW. It was also announced that Gringo Loco, King Mo, and “Filthy” Tom Lawlor will be returning for the new season.

Kane will be making his MLW debut when the promotion’s new season kicks off with a set of television tapings at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 10. It was stated that Kane will be representing Dan Lambert’s American Top Team in MLW, which King Mo is also a member of.

Kane’s nickname is “The Suplex Assassin.” While speaking with MLW’s Alicia Atout, Kane said he competed in amateur wrestling and rugby in college. He was trained in professional wrestling by AR Fox and made his debut in September 2018.

Kane told Atout that he wants to face MLW National Openweight Champion Alexander Hammerstone.

It was announced during the first week of the Open Draft that Davey Richards, Marshall & Ross Von Erich, Gino Medina, and King Muertes (formerly known as Mil Muertes) will be part of the roster for MLW’s new season. Richards has signed with MLW and will also be making his debut at July’s TV tapings in Philadelphia. 

The Philadelphia tapings will be MLW’s first event with fans in attendance since March 2020.

Injustice to face Puma King & Gringo Loco at MLW Fightland

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A tag match is the latest addition to the card for MLW’s Fightland tapings.

It was announced today that Injustice’s Jordan Oliver & Kotto Brazil will face Puma King & Gringo Loco at Fightland. The tapings are taking place at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday, February 1.

MLW hyped that both teams are jockeying for contention in their tag team division. Ross & Marshall Von Erich are the current MLW Tag Team Champions.

As part of the relationship between MLW and Lucha Libre AAA, Puma King is one of the AAA wrestlers that will be in action at Fightland.

Here’s the updated card for the show:

  • MLW World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu defending against CIMA
  • Tom Lawlor vs. Killer Kross
  • MLW National Openweight Champion Alexander Hammerstone defending against T-Hawk
  • Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Erick Stevens
  • Brian Pillman Jr. vs. Jimmy Havoc (w/ Priscilla Kelly)
  • Injustice (Jordan Oliver & Kotto Brazil) vs. Puma King & Gringo Loco

Six-man tag match added to MLW Saturday Night SuperFight PPV

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A six-man tag match is the latest addition to the card for MLW’s first pay-per-view.

MLW announced today that Gringo Loco, Puma King & Septimo Dragon will team against Injustice (Myron Reed, Jordan Oliver & Kotto Brazil) at Saturday Night SuperFight. The PPV is taking place at Cicero Stadium in Cicero, Illinois on November 2.

In storyline, Gringo Loco has found two partners to help him out in his feud against Injustice. Injustice is a stable that thinks MLW referees and officials are against them.

Saturday Night SuperFight will be available on traditional PPV and Fite TV. Here’s the updated lineup for the show:

  • MLW World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu defending against LA Park in a no DQ match
  • MLW Middleweight Champion Teddy Hart defending against Austin Aries
  • Tom Lawlor vs. Timothy Thatcher
  • MLW National Openweight Champion Alexander Hammerstone defending against Davey Boy Smith Jr.
  • Gringo Loco, Puma King & Septimo Dragon vs. Injustice (Myron Reed, Jordan Oliver & Kotto Brazil)

MLW Fusion results: National title tournament semifinal match

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A Jacob Fatu vs. Barrington Hughes promo video opened up this week’s episode of MLW Fusion. Hughes is undefeated in MLW, but he has never met anyone like Contra Unit’s Fatu.

Air Wolf defeated Rey Fenix (9:48)

A surprise upset for Air Wolf as he put away one half of the former MLW Tag Team Champions. Jim Cornette told us Air Wolf wanted this more than he wanted to breathe, and Rich Bocchini said it could be a breakthrough match for Air Wolf.

It seems with All Elite Wrestling’s debut looming ever closer, MLW is looking for replacements to fill the hole the Lucha Bros will make if they leave full time.

They did chain wrestling to begin, which got the fans involved in dueling chants for both wrestlers. The tempo picked up after they traded chops, with Air Wolf being sent to the outside by an arm drag from Fenix coming off the top rope. However, Air Wolf soon sent Fenix outside himself and hit a running crossbody over the top rope to the floor.

Inside, Air Wolf hit a snap German suplex followed by a delayed version, getting a close two count. Cornette questioned if Fenix should have had a different game plan coming into this one and if he has maybe underestimated Air Wolf.

A jumping face plant/flatliner got Air Wolf another two count as he kept on top of Fenix, thwarting every comeback attempt by the Lucha Bro. They again traded chops while Fenix was on the apron. A moment of lapsed concentration gave Fenix the opening to smack Air Wolf in the face with a hard dropkick and momentarily change the momentum of the match.

With Air Wolf sitting on the middle rope, Fenix tightrope walked across the top rope and kicked him in the face. Air Wolf fought back with another suplex as the commentary team were surprised he was still in this match.

Fenix gave Air Wolf a step-up tornado kick while he was on the top rope. He then went for a Muscle Buster off the top, but Air Wolf slipped out and rolled up Fenix and got the surprise three count victory.

Fenix raised Air Wolf’s hand after the match as the commentary team played up the big win for Air Wolf.

– We then saw a graphic of a new arrival — Austin Aries is coming to MLW soon.

– Kaci Lennox was backstage with Salina de la Renta. De la Renta called out Mance Warner and Sami Callihan, saying they caused chaos last week on the show she was producing. She then challenged them to a match next week against Promociones Dorado and said she will bring the chaos to them, and the chaos will put them in the hospital.

Jacob Fatu defeated Barrington Hughes (0:30)

Cornette called this a match between a Samoan man-eater, and a man who eats everything else. This did not take long at all and sounded like there was a lot of crowd sweetening going on.

Contra Unit are on a collision course with MLW World Heavyweight champion “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, so it made sense to keep Fatu really strong heading into a potential match with the champion.

Hughes backed Fatu up in the corner with some chops and hit an avalanche. Fatu superkicked his way out of the corner, then hit a standing Hughes with a Whisper in the Wind style top rope corkscrew, which knocked Hughes down long enough for Fatu to get the three count.

– H2tv was up next. Teddy Hart thanked the Lucha Bros for handing them their MLW Tag Team titles and said he hopes they meet again in the future. He then called out MJF and called him a pansy and a momma’s boy.

Hart called Rich Swann awesome and he warned Brian Pillman Jr. about him for his National Openweight Championship semifinal match. Pillman said the Hart Foundation respects Swann, but he is not going to lie down for him. He said Teddy has a title, Davey Boy Smith Jr. has a title, and Pillman is coming to take the National title.

– Alexander Hammerstone had a recorded message for Gringo Loco. Hammerstone said he was concentrating on celebrating after he wins this National title tournament. There will be clubs, limousines, drinks, and MJF has even rented an elephant. Momma Hammer is coming, Papa Hammer is coming, Grand-papi Hammer too. Even weird Uncle Gary Hammer is flying in to celebrate. Gringo Loco isn’t putting the breaks on their celebrations.

– Ross & Marshall Von Erich have signed to MLW and will make their MLW debuts on June 1 in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

– Tom Lawlor was in his gym with a promo for Avalanche. He said he has been drowning his opponents in sweat, tears, and spit — getting filthy. The only abdominal snowman Avalanche needs to worry about is Lawlor.

Ariel Dominguez defeated Bryan Idol (4:07)

The 5’2” Dominguez was quoted as being the smallest competitor in MLW. He has been training with Lawlor — and it showed throughout this match. A guillotine choke helped him pick up a win and send him on his way up the ranks.

Idol took Dominguez out with a knee to the face and a single-leg dropkick. He suplexed him into the top turnbuckle and nearly landed on his head as he kept on the pressure. Idol got a close two count after a swinging side slam.

Dominguez rolled through a suplex, but Idol kept hold of him and hit a shoulder breaker for another two count. He then went up top and missed a big moonsault, which gave Dominguez the opening for his comeback. Dominguez fired up with a clothesline, chops, and a standing dropkick, flooring his opponent.

A suplex, roll through, and kick to the face got Dominguez a two count, but Idol got back into it with a big right hand. Dominguez fell to the apron but was able to springboard up and hit a twisting DDT. After a struggle on the mat, Dominguez was able to keep Idol locked in a guillotine choke and grab a leg long enough to pick up the win.

– Mance Warner and Sami Callihan cut a promo on Promociones Dorado and Salina de la Renta. They accepted the challenge to a tag match against Ricky Martinez & El Hijo de LA Park, but Warner said it wasn’t a tag team match, he was coming for fingers, arms, and legs.

Warner said de la Renta had stopped them beating each other up, so they are going to beat Promociones Dorado up instead. Thumbs and knee pads up…and down.

– The cameras caught up with de la Renta and Low Ki talking backstage. They argued about Ki’s contract being up for renewal. Ki was frustrated that the promoter is becoming the feature, and as de la Renta noticed the camera, she suggested they take their conversation elsewhere.

Alexander Hammerstone (w/ MJF and Richard Holliday) defeated Gringo Loco in a National Openweight Championship tournament semifinal match (4:55)

Hammerstone sent MJF and Holliday to the back before the match began. Cornette called Loco one of his guilty pleasures and an amazing athlete. He said Loco has added on muscle but it hasn’t altered his agility.

The story of the match was Hammerstone’s strength vs. Loco’s speed — and it was the strength that won in the end after a superplex and a Nightmare Pendulum to send Hammerstone into the tournament final.

Loco took the early advantage, hitting a standing moonsault and a spike headscissors takedown and knocking Hammerstone to the outside. However, Hammerstone had the dive scouted and met Loco with a kick to the face. Hammerstone then dropped Loco face-first on the apron on the outside.

Back inside, Loco fought back and hit a springboard moonsault to a standing Hammerstone for a two count. Loco used his speed to dodge an attack and hit a big back body drop. He then went up top again, but Hammerstone crotched him and joined him up in the corner.

The camera cut away on what could have been a dangerous tumble to the floor, but when we cut back Hammerstone hit a superplex off the middle rope. He then put Loco away with the Nightmare Pendulum to advance to the National Openweight Championship finals.

Hammerstone took the mic after the match and told everyone he is one win away from the National Championship. He said it didn’t matter if it was one win or 1,000 wins, he is getting it either way. Hammerstone said he is not a prospect — he has destiny and that is why he is the next National Champion.

Next week —

  • Brian Pillman Jr. vs. Rich Swann in a National Openweight Championship tournament semifinal match
  • Mance Warner & Sami Callihan vs. El Hijo de LA Park & Ricky Martinez