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Ring of Honor TV live results: The fallout from Supercard of Honor

Posted on by Jeff Moss

The fallout from last Friday’s Supercard of Honor will be felt on tonight’s Ring of Honor on HonorClub.

After surviving a tough challenge against Lee Johnson Friday, ROH TV Champion Kyle Fletcher will take on former TV Champion Rhett Titus in a Proving Ground match. With a win or draw, Titus will earn a title shot.

Following their big trios win on Dynamite, Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty will be in action against Julian Ward & Kaz Jordan.

ROH legend Christopher Daniels will take on Cole Karter while Action Andretti will take on Isiah Kassidy in a battle of tag team specialists.

Following her loss to Mariah May Wednesday, Anna Jay will look to rebound with a match against LMK.

Ahead of his AEW match with Angelo Parker on Rampage, Zak Knight will look go 4-0 in ROH action.

Tonight’s action was taped both in Worcester, MA, and Charleston, West Virginia.

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Things jumped to an immediate start on ROH TV this week. The show opened with footage of a bandaged and iced up Eddie Kingston and new ROH Champion Mark Briscoe sharing a beer after Supercard of Honor. They cheers’ed had a laugh. It’s unknown what this meant for Kingston’s sobriety threats, but time will tell. They will team with Adam Copeland to take on the House of Black at AEW Dynasty in just over a week’s time.

Action Andretti defeated Isiah Kassidy

Kassidy, one half of Private Party took on Adretti who in recent weeks has been the third member of Top Flight. Kassidy showed his true colors right off the Code of Honor, sucker-kicking Andretti.

Kassidy was in control through most of the match, sending Andretti to the outside and working him against the barricade, as well as landing several high-impact and high-flying moves, including a Side Effect. Andretti didn’t show much offense until about halfway thought when he reversed an irish whip into a hard lariat. Kassidy slunk to the outside, where Andretti landed a suicide dive before tossing him back in.

Kassidy and Andretti traded moves in the ring, including a killer swanton by Kassidy. Andretti hit a poison-rana as the two traded near falls. Andretti countered a moonsault in mid-air, slamming Kassidy to the mat. After a split-legged moonsault of his own, Andretti covered Kassidy for the win.

-The Kingdom had some post-Supercard words for the infantry. Now that they have the “Big Man” (Warldow, who cost the infantry the tag titles at Supercard) there’s no chance they lose the titles. Immediately, the Infantry responded, saying that no matter how much help their opponents have, they will overcome. You can’t kill the Infantry.

Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty defeated Julian Ward & Kaz Jordan

Next to the larger Taylor, both Ward and Jordan looked absolutely tiny. Fortunately for Ward, Moriarty started things off with him, which was a much more even physical match.

Moriarty set the pace in this one, fast and hard hitting. Taylor tagged in with Jordan and it was like Nash/Mysterio in WCW. Some absolutely devastating shots from Taylor practically broke Jordan in half. Taylor literally threw him across the ring, and tagged in Moriarty for a very unnecessary double team attack.

Taylor and Moriarty toyed with their opponents, until a Marcus Garvey Driver from Taylor on Jordan ended the assault.

-After a recap of Billie Starkz bait & switch at Supercard to win the ROH Women’s TV Title, footage was shown of Starkz showing off her new belt to her Mom. Mama Starkz was very disappointed in her daughter winning in a sleazy way. Athena then showed up and was very proud of her for the sleaze, declaring herself Starkz’ “new Mom” and the two ran off.

Nyla Rose defeated Kat Von Heez

Rose was still looking to climb the ladder back up into the ROH Women’s Championship picture, but Von Heez wasn’t really much of a rung to overcome. While having a similar size and power to Rose, Heez was on her Heelz from the start and Rose just dominated.

Rose taunted her opponent and the crowd by interrupting her own pin on Heez at one. Rose aggressively beat up Heez until finally getting bored and putting Heez away with a big splash from the top rope.

Christopher Daniels defeated Cole Karter

Karter came to the ring alone, something new for him as both his partner and his… mom?, Maria were nowhere to be seen. Taking on a veteran like Daniels in a singles match was a big opportunity for Karter and he was focused and ready to go.

Karter was a bit arrogant in the match, often pausing to mug for the crowd after dropkicks and during holds. He also sucker-slapped Daniels who was trying to shake his hand. Daniels turned it up a notch at that point, using his experience to keep the younger Karter on his toes with lariats and an STO.

In the end though, arrogance was no match for experience and Daniels landed an Angel’s Wing to put Karter on his back for the 1-2-3.

-Some highlights from Dalton Castle and Johnny TV’s Fight Without Honor were shown. This led to footage of Castle after the match with Lexi Nair. Castle said that he breathes TV and has surrounded himself with the most talent TV people in the world, including Paul Walter Houser. House said he was a lifelong fan of Castle, and he’s got his back going forward. Castle claimed there was nothing that could stop him, Hauser or his boys! They are the TV that ROH has been craving!

The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) defeated Bryce Donovan and Chico Adams

Squash matches were aplenty this week and this one was no exception as Dutch laid out both Adams and Donovan with a double lariat before the bell.

Vincent’s psychological warfare was no match for Adams, even though he was trained by Afa, the Wild Samoan. Dutch tagged in and mercilessly pounded on Adams, taunting Donovan in the process. Donovan’s main contribution to the match was to break up a pin attempt by Vincent on Adams, but he did layin a few hard shots on Dutch that seemed to surprise the big man.

An Orange Sunshine on Adams by Vincent was enough to give The Righteous the win.

Anna Jay defeated LMK

Jay was fresh off a loss at Supercard, and looking to bounce back against LMK, who, frankly, looked a little intimidated.

Much smaller than Jay, LMK tried to get the jump on her opponent off the top, but Jay rolled through and the match began in earnest.

Jay found her footing and began raining down strikes and slams on LMK. In the corner, chops were the meal of the day, and Jay served them up hard. Unlike a lot of the matches tonight though, LMK managed to hold her own and it was a pretty even affair.

Eventually Jay hit a Blockbuster into a Gory Bomb and got the pin on LMK.

Zak Knight defeated Alvin Alvarez

Brother of AEW’s Saraya, Knight was looking to extend his Undefeated In ROH streak against the much larger Alvarez.

Knight sped in off the top, moving so fast he was able to spear Alvarez and send him to the corner. Knight didn’t seem to stop moving in the ring, his speed giving him a clear edge over Alvarez. Once Alvarez was able to slow things down, he showed some powerful offense, until Knight reversed a suplex on him and regained control.

The crowd got behind Alvarez to the disbelief of Knight. Alvarez rode that momentum to get some shots in on Knight, but a devastating lariat from Knight laid out the big man for a pin. Knight’s undefeated streak continues.

ROH TV Champion Kyle Fletcher defeated Rhett Titus in a Proving Ground match.

-Earlier in the evening Lexy Nair talked to Lee Johnson about his match with Fletcher at Supercard of Honor. Johnson was uncharacteristically calm, but claimed that even though he didn’t win, just earning the opportunity at the TV title was a win. A quick cut to Fletcher, and the Champion responded. Fletcher said the he proved to Johnson why he is the Protostar and he hopes he never forgets it.

This was a Proving Ground match. If Titus could last 10 minutes or get a pin or submission on Fletcher, he’d earn an ROH TV Title match at a later date.

Eager to get things going, Fletcher waived off a Code of Honor and the match began. Titus knew he was the underdog here and threw a variety of strikes and holds at Fletcher. None of them were effective though. Fletcher actually laid back a bit in this match, letting Titus do the work at take the fight to him. When the fight arrived though, Fletcher was clearly in control.

Titus wrestled a more technical style, which made his attempt at a falcon arrow surprising to everyone, including Fletcher. At this point Fletcher began to see Titus as a bit of a threat and turned up the heat on him. Titus managed catch Fletcher in a half-crab though, which was about as close as he got to winning the match.

In the end, two dragon suplexes, a ripcord knee and a piledriver ended Titus’ hopes for a title shot, and gave Fletcher the win.

Next Week: Wrestling, we presume!

Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher AEW Dynamite match ‘questionable’ due to injury

Posted on by Josh Nason

This story has been updated.

After making his first in-ring appearance as an official AEW roster member a memorable one, Will Ospreay will hope to keep the good times rolling on this Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite.

After his win over Konosuke Takeshita at Sunday’s Revolution, Ospreay was announced as facing United Empire teammate and current Ring of Honor TV Champion Kyle Fletcher in non-title action this Wednesday in Duluth, Georgia.

Ospreay and Fletcher had a brief face-off and show of respect after Ospreay’s match of the year contender with Takeshita.

However, at the post-Revolution press conference, AEW head Tony Khan said the match was “questionable” due to an injury Ospreay suffered following a top rope brain buster that left Ospreay’s back scuffed up.

If it happens, it won’t be the first time the two have gone heads-up with their first-ever clash happening in February 2019 for England indie promotion FCP. The two, and Fletcher’s Aussie Open teammate Mark Davis, eventually become faction-mates in United Empire in the fall of 2021.

All three men are now under AEW contract with Davis currently on the sidelines with an injury.

Ospreay and Fletcher are also teammates in the Don Callis Family as is Takeshita. As of this point, no friction has been teased within the group.

It will be Fletcher’s first match since losing to Chris Jericho on the January 31st Dynamite.

As of this writing, it’s the only match that has been announced for Wednesday’s post-Revolution show that will also feature a new set and updated Dynamite logo.

Chris Jericho vs. Kyle Fletcher added to AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Josh Nason

For the first time ever, Chris Jericho will face Kyle Fletcher one-on-one as part of this Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite. 

The challenge was laid out by Fletcher during Friday’s AEW Rampage in a post-match promo segment with Don Callis, Konosuke Takeshita and Powerhouse Hobbs.

Fletcher pointed out that both Takeshita and Hobbs already had opportunities to take on Jericho and if anyone deserved the next shot, it was him.

Callis also intimated during the promo that Takeshita would be facing Jericho on the February 7th Dynamite from Phoenix, but that was not formally announced.

Jericho and Fletcher, the current Ring of Honor TV Champion, were on opposite ends of tag team matches three times in 2023 with Jericho’s side coming out on top in all three.

In another development during Rampage, Top Flight will take on Private Party in a rematch “next week” which could mean on either Dynamite or Rampage.

Here’s the current lineup for New Orleans, Louisiana:

  • Dealer’s Choice: Swerve Strickland vs. an opponent of Hangman Page’s choosing
  • Dealer’s Choice: Hangman Page vs. an opponent of Swerve Strickland’s choosing
  • Deonna Purrazzo vs. Taya Valkyrie (w/ Toni Storm on commentary)
  • Chris Jericho vs. Kyle Fletcher

Ring of Honor TV results: Kyle Fletcher vs. Angelico

Posted on by Suit Williams

Ring of Honor presents its weekly show on HonorClub tonight. 

The ROH TV Championship will be defended on the show when champion Kyle Fletcher faces Angelico. 

Also scheduled to air is a four-corners survival match pitting Trish Adora vs. Lady Frost vs. Queen Aminata vs. Diamante.

Cole Karter vs. Serpentico and The Iron Savages vs. The Boys has been announced as well. Additionally, Josh Woods, The Righteous, Zak Knight, Tony Nese, and Leyla Hirsch & Rachael Ellering are also advertised. 

This week’s show was taped at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina on Saturday, January 6. Spoilers from the taping are available here. 

  • ROH TV Champion Kyle Fletcher defends against Angelico
  • Trish Adora vs. Lady Frost vs. Queen Aminata vs. Diamante
  • Cole Karter vs. Serpentico
  • The Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) w/Jacked Jameson vs. The Boys (Brandon & Brent)
  • Josh Woods vs. TBA
  • Leyla Hirsch & Rachael Ellering vs. TBA
  • The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch) vs. TBA
  • Tony Nese vs. TBA
  • Zak Knight vs. TBA

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Zak Knight defeated Jon Cruz

This was far more competitive than any other Jon Cruz match I’ve ever seen, as this match went on for nearly ten minutes. Knight was in firm control for most of the match and eventually scored the win with the running forearm.

Tony Nese defeated Marcus Kross

Nese cut his typical promo to start, passing on group training to beat on local star Marcus Kross. Nese got the decisive win with a pumphandle piledriver.

ROH World Television Title Match – Kyle Fletcher (c) defeated Angelico

Fletcher took control early with a big bodyslam before mocking Angelico’s dance. Fletcher held serve until Angelico landed a strike combo before scoring a nearfall with an inside cradle. Fletcher cut off an Angelico springboard with a kick, but Angelico avoided a plancha and dropkicked him into the apron. Angelico rolled into the ring with a sunset flip for a nearfall.

Fletcher hit a cutter off of the ropes for a nearfall. Fletcher hit a running boot into the corner, but Angelico reversed a superplex and locked on a La Casita pin for a nearfall. Angelico locked on the Figure Four Ankle Lock, but Fletcher crawled to the ropes to break the hold. Fletcher caught Angelico with a half-and-half suplex, then hit the leg lariat and the reverse Tombstone to score the win and his second successful defense of the title.

Lexy Nair was backstage looking for Dalton Castle, who no showed their scheduled interview. She found him in a rolling crate. Castle said that he hadn’t slept since Final Battle due to Johnny TV’s interference in his TV Title match. Castle was upset that Johnny wouldn’t agree to a match with him, so he asked Lexy to convince Johnny to sign for the match. This was very silly.

The Righteous (Dutch & Vincent) defeated Dave & Zane Dawson

The former NWA mainstays jumped the Righteous at the bell, isolating Vincent in their corner. Vincent quickly got to Dutch for a tag, leading to Dutch handling both Dawsons with ease. Dutch hit the Bossman Slam on Zane to get the win. After the match, the Righteous went to do the Misery ankle spot on Zane, but the referee held them off long enough for Dave to pull him out of the ring.

Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty were backstage with Lexy Nair, who informed them that their match against The Infantry was best of three falls. Taylor said that he would lead his team into battle and leave the Infantry laid out like he already had twice before.

Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) (w/Jacked Jameson) vs. The Boys (Brandon & Brent)

The Boys were battered by Boulder and Bronson, despite their best attempts to battle. The Savages scored the win with the Transformer Splash.

Cole Karter defeated Serpentico

Karter jumped Serpentico at the bell, but Serpentico used his speed to take Karter to the floor before hitting a dive. Serpentico went to the top rope, but Karter knocked him down to the floor to take control. Karter hit a main event spinebuster for a nearfall. Serpentico sidestepped Karter and hit a cutter for a nearfall. Griff Garrison & Maria came to ringside to support Karter, but Garrison quickly involved himself to help Karter score the win with a rollup with a handful of tights. Karter and Garrison beat up Serpentico until Angelico ran them off with a chair.

Johnny TV & Taya Valkyrie were backstage with Lexy Nair. Lexy brought up Dalton Castle’s challenge, but they both blew off the idea in favor of hyping Valkyrie up for the new Women’s TV Title.

Queen Aminata defeated Diamante, Trish Adora, Lady Frost

We got four-way action to start. Adora and Aminata fought for a backslide, but Diamante stacked them both up for a nearfall that Frost broke up. Frost ran wild for a moment, hitting a cartwheel cannonball for a nearfall. Everybody ran through some big moves, peaking with Adora and Aminata powerbombing Frost onto Diamante. Aminata landed a double stomp on Frost to score the win.

Josh Woods defeated LaBron Kozone

Woods scored the quick win with the Grit Your Teeth modified Go To Sleep.

The Infantry was backstage with Lexy Nair. They said that they would get their shot back on Shane Taylor Promotions tonight.

Taya Valkyrie (w/Johnny TV) defeated Robyn Renegade

Valkyrie got a quick win after a Blue Thunder Bomb and a Curb Stomp, which she’s now calling Shania Pain. Swear to god, I’m not making that up.

Billie Starkz was backstage with Lexy Nair, celebrating that Athena was taking some time off. Starkz was focused on winning the new ROH Women’s TV Title.

Leyla Hirsch & Rachael Ellering vs. Brittany Jade & Emily Hale

Hirsch and Ellering hit some tag team offense, developing chemistry against this local team. Hirsch sent Jade into a Bosswoman Slam from Ellering for the win.

After the match, Abadon appeared on the stage and menaced both Hirsch and Ellering. I’m afraid of any combination of these three people.

Slim J vs. Gravity vs. Blake Christian vs. Jack Cartwheel

Slim J and Cartwheel sent the other two out of the ring, allowing them to go back and forth in the ring. Cartwheel hit the handstand legsweep on the apron before launching back into the ring with an elbow drop. Gravity came back into the ring and sent Cartwheel flying with armdrags before locking on a submission. Christian broke the submission and ran wild, hitting the Fosbury Flop into a reverse DDT on Cartwheel.

Slim J ran wild, hitting the diving reverse DDT on Gravity before hitting a reverse Sliced Bread off of the ropes on Christian. Slim J hit a step-up hurricane kick on Christian for a nearfall. Christian came back, tying Slim J in the ropes and hitting a 619 to the leg. Cartwheel came back into the ring and hit a pair of cartwheeling leg whips and cannonballs.

The action came faster as all four men got more and more involved. Christian hit a leg trap Main Event Spinebuster, but Cartwheel caught him with a Death Valley Driver before hitting a Sasuke Special. Slim J cut him off with a reverse DDT off of the apron. Christian caught Slim J with a dropkick before locking on a Texas Cloverleaf for the win.

Athena sent in a video from her wrestling school. She was taking some time off to recover from some injuries, but Nyla Rose caught her by surprise and attacked her and her students. Rose chokeslammed Athena through a door and left her lying.

Christopher Daniels defeated Lee Johnson

Daniels held onto the ropes on a Johnson dropkick attempt, but Johnson hit a pair of back body drops to get back into things. Daniels dived out of the way of a high crossbody attempt to take control, scoring a nearfall with a gutbuster.

After a few minutes, Johnson scored with the dropkick to get some offense going. Johnson hit a Blue Thunder Bomb for a nearfall. They traded strikes before Daniels hit a flapjack. Daniels then hit the Angel’s Wings to score the win.

Two out of Three Falls –Shane Taylor Promotions (Lee Moriarty & Shane Taylor) defeated The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean)

They brawled at the bell, with the Infantry isolating Moriarty with a double team for a nearfall. They set Moriarty up for Boot Camp, but Taylor pulled Bravo out of the ring and hit a knockout punch. Taylor then brought Bravo into the ring and dropped him with another punch for the first fall.

Taylor hit a rebound lariat for a nearfall, keeping Bravo in the ring. Dean got the tag in and ran wild, hitting a butterfly DDT on Moriarty. The Infantry isolated Moriarty, hitting a pair of splashes to score the second fall.

All four men hit big shots to kick off the third fall, peaking with Dean hitting Taylor with a German suplex. Moriarty hit a pair of Yakuza kicks before Dean blocked a bulldog with a knee. Bravo and Taylor tagged in and traded shots before Bravo dropped Taylor with the Carlie Crossover for a nearfall. They finally hit Boot Camp on Taylor, but Moriarty broke up the pin. Taylor caught a charging Dean with a uranage, then Moriarty hit a Yakuza Kick and a lifting flatliner to score the third fall and win 2 falls to 1.

Kyle Fletcher, Lance Archer & Dalton Castle set for ROH TV

Posted on by Ian Carey

Several matches have been announced for ROH TV this week. 

New ROH TV Champion Kyle Fletcher defends against Willie Mack on the show. The match was set up last week when Mack answered Fletcher’s open challenge. 

Fletcher won the vacant title at ROH Final Battle 2023 in the Survival of the Fittest Six-Way match.  

Other matches advertised for Thursday’s show include Leyla Hirsch & Rachael Ellering vs. Diamante & Mercedes Martinez, and Dalton Castle vs. Peter Avalon.

This week’s ROH TV was taped at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas on December 23. Spoilers from the taping are available here. 

ROH TV lineup for January 4, 2024:

  • ROH TV Champion Kyle Fletcher defends against Willie Mack
  • Leyla Hirsch & Rachael Ellering vs. Diamante & Mercedes Martinez
  • Griff Garrison vs. Serpentico
  • Lance Archer vs. TBA
  • Dalton Castle vs. Peter Avalon
  • Queen Aminata vs. TBA
  • Red Velvet vs. Alex Garcia
  • The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) vs. The Boys (Brent & Brandon Tate) vs. Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty)
  • El Hijo del Vikingo, Komander & Lee Johnson vs. The Workhorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry) & Gringo Loco

Kyle Fletcher vs. Willie Mack title match set for next Ring of Honor TV

Posted on by Ethan Renner

A men’s Television title match, plus a tag team bout are set for the January 4 episode of Ring of Honor TV. 

On this week’s show, new TV Champion Kyle Fletcher laid out an open challenge for next week during a backstage interview segment. Willie Mack then appeared and accepted the challenge within the same interview setting up the title bout for next week. 

A tag team match was also set up for the January 4 episode. 

Griff Garrison & Cole Karter will team against Angelico & Serpentico on next week’s show. This bout was also announced during a backstage interview segment on this week’s episode. 

A women’s division tag team match was also teased for next week after Mercedes Martinez & Diamante interrupted an interview with Leyla Hirsch & Rachel Ellering, though that bout has yet to be made official. Hirsch & Ellering are two of five competitors also set for the tournament to crown the inaugural Women’s World Television Champion that was announced during Thursday’s show. 

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

The announced lineup for the Thursday, January 4 Ring of Honor TV show: 

  • ROH Television Champion Kyle Fletcher defends against Willie Mack
  • Angelico & Serpentico vs. Griff Garrison & Cole Karter

Kyle Fletcher wins Television title at ROH Final Battle

Posted on by Bryan Rose

A new Television Champion was crowned at ROH Final Battle.

Kyle Fletcher is the new ROH Television Champion after winning the Survival of the Fittest elimination match. The final two participants were Fletcher and Komander, with Komander getting a nearfall after hitting a 450 splash. Fletcher cut off Komander in the corner and hit the hammerlock tombstone for the win, winning the title for the first time.

The ROH Television Championship was vacated by Samoa Joe back on the November 8 edition of AEW Dynamite, with Joe saying he wanted to focus on winning the AEW World Championship. Tony Khan later announced that a Survival of the Fittest six-man elimination match would take place at Final Battle, with qualifying matches taking place on ROH’s TV show on Honor Club. Lee Moriarty, Dalton Castle, Lee Johnson, and Komander qualified ahead of Final Battle. Bryan Keith became the last participant to qualify at ROH Final Battle Zero Hour, defeating Jack Cartwheel.

Fletcher has recently branched out as a singles wrestler after his tag team partner Mark Davis suffered a wrist injury at AEW WrestleDream in October. Fletcher has since aligned himself with the Don Callis Family stable.

Fight Game: Is Nick Wayne ready for prime time?

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast.

Also back is our top five pro wrestling stories of the week.

Our first story was about the pivot from where the MJF/Juice Robinson storyline seemed to be going last week before Saturday’s Collision and Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite. We also looked at the main event for AEW Full Gear and how it’s looking right now.

Some of the other things we talked about on this episode include:

  • Roman Reigns vs. LA Knight and where to do that match
  • John Cena’s role in bringing Knight to the main event
  • The guiding of young Nick Wayne so far
  • Sting’s retirement
  • How Jade Cargill is being presented so far

We also had a short Wrestling Prospectus segment on a tag team wrestler who had to go the singles route of late.

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Kenny Omega to face Kyle Fletcher on AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Kyle Fletcher is set for a big singles match on AEW Dynamite.

AEW has announced that Kenny Omega vs. Fletcher will take place on Dynamite this coming Wednesday (October 18). The match was made official following a challenge that Fletcher issued on Collision.

Fletcher defeated Boulder on Collision tonight. Backstage after the match, Fletcher called out Omega to face him on Dynamite. Fletcher said he considers Omega the measuring stick in AEW. Fletcher is out to prove himself as one of the best — whether that’s in a tag team or as a singles wrestler.

Fletcher’s Aussie Open tag team partner Mark Davis suffered a broken wrist at AEW’s WrestleDream pay-per-view earlier this month. Aussie Open lost to FTR in an AEW Tag Team title match at the PPV.

In his promo on Collision, Fletcher sent well-wishes to Davis and said he misses him.

Fletcher teamed with Konosuke Takeshita in a loss to Omega & Chris Jericho on the October 4 episode of Dynamite.

This will be Omega’s first singles match since losing to Takeshita at All Out.

Wednesday’s Dynamite is taking place from the Fort Bend Epicenter in Rosenberg, Texas. Here’s everything that’s been announced for the episode:

  • Dynamite Dozen battle royal
  • Jay White vs. Penta El Zero Miedo
  • Kenny Omega vs. Kyle Fletcher
  • Sting addresses the fans
  • “Timeless” Toni Storm debuts her newest blockbuster film
  • Jim Ross conducts a sit-down interview with Nick Wayne and his mother

NJPW told Aussie Open ‘yes, but not now’ when they asked for contracts

Posted on by Ian Carey

Kyle Fletcher has commented on why Aussie Open signed with AEW. 

Fletcher appeared on the AEW Unrestricted podcast recently and said he and Mark Davis asked NJPW for “some stability” but was told it was not something that could happen at the moment. 

Fletcher said: 

“We were pretty happy in Japan but, not to say too much, but we wanted a contract, we wanted that stability. We’d been independent wrestlers for… I’ve been wrestling for ten years, Davis has been wrestling longer than that, we’ve been independent wrestlers for that whole time. So, I think we’d never really had that stability and that was something we really wanted and we told New Japan this and it was very much like a, ‘Yes, but not now’ type thing.”

“It got to a point where it was like if they’re not going to give us that stability that we want, we’ve asked for then let’s see what else is going on. And we’ve worked for Tony quite a lot, we worked at AEW and we really enjoyed the environment there, the backstage environment, we really enjoyed the people there. There’s a lot of people on the roster that I would love to wrestle, and that was a big thing and then also the fact that there is still a New Japan relationship was also a big deal.”

Fletcher also mentioned that he and Davis spoke with both NJPW and AEW about Aussie Open continuing to perform for NJPW while signed to AEW. 

“The fact that AEW guys have been able to do New Japan stuff and because we already had that connection, it was very much, like, when we were in discussions, ‘How do you feel about us still doing New Japan stuff?’ And then we spoke to both sides and they were both like, ‘Yeah, of course, that’s not an issue. It’s still something you can do’ and that was a big part of the decision.”

Later in the conversation, Fletcher noted that one of the teams in AEW he’d like to face is FTR. The two teams headlined NJPW Royal Quest II against each other on October 1, 2022, in a match our own Dave Meltzer rated five stars. 

“I think FTR is a team that we have a lot of history with. We wrestled them in the UK last year, and that was crazy, that went off, we got five stars, thanks Big Meltz. I think a lot of people loved that match, a lot of people want to see us get back int he ring with them and currently they are holding some pretty little belts so I think that’s obviously the biggest goal for us.” 

It was the second five-star match of Aussie Open’s career. Their match with Will Ospreay against Death Triangle on the August 24, 2022 edition of Dynamite also received a five-star rating. 

Fletcher teamed with TJP and Jeff Cobb against BUSHI, Shingo Takagi, and Hiromu Takahashi at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door II but Aussie Open hasn’t wrestled since May. They announced they were vacating the IWGP and NJPW Strong tag team titles later that month at NJPW Resurgence due to Davis being sidelined with an injury. Tony Khan would confirmed just three days later that both Davis and Fletcher had signed with his company. 

AEW Rampage live results: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn in trios action

Posted on by Joseph Collins

Tonight’s special Saturday edition of AEW Rampage will feature four matches and a promo by The Gunns.

After winning a recent trios battle royal, former AEW Tag Team Champions The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn will head into six-man action against The Butcher & The Blade and Kip Sabian.

Former AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm will face Allysin Kay who is making her return to an AEW ring for the first time since 2020’s Full Gear when she challenged then-NWA Women’s Champion Serena Deeb.

Ahead of his challenge of AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy Wednesday, Kyle Fletcher of Aussie Open will take on Action Andretti.

Swerve Strickland & Brian Cage of the Mogul Embassy will team up against John Silver & Alex Reynolds of Dark Order.

For the first time since they lost the AEW Tag Team titles to FTR, The Gunns (Austin & Colten) will be on hand to share some thoughts.

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Taped in Detroit, Michigan.

Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone & Excalibur were on commentary.

The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn defeated The Butcher & The Blade and Kip Sabian (w/ Penelope Ford) (8:08)

In his rap, Max Caster compared his opponents to the crew that tried to kidnap the Michigan governor, and said the Butcher had the worst mustache since Vince McMahon.

Anthony Bowens started out with Sabian. The Blade got the tag and fell victim to the “Scissor Me Timbers” double-team. The Butcher got the tag, and dumped Bowens to the floor after Sabian caught him with a knee. On the floor, Blade threw Bowens into the barricade and Sabian hit an Arabian press.

Back in the ring, The Butcher worked over Bowens while the crowd chanted for Daddy Ass. The Butcher and Blade double-teamed Bowners into the split-screen break. 

Sabian hit Bowens with a cannonball in the corner, and Butcher hit an inverted uranage/backbreaker for a near fall. The Blade dove into a back elbow from Bowens, who followed up with a superkick. Billy Gunn finally got the hot tag and the 59 year old Gunn took out all three of his opponents. Gunn hit the Butcher with a powerslam. Caster came in and hit a springboard dropkick on Blade. Gunn hit the Fameasser on Sabian for a near fall, but Blade broke up the pin. 

Caster took out Blade with a superkick. Bowens hit the Arrival on Sabian, and Caster followed up with the Mic Drop to get a pinfall. 

– The QTV crew’s new goal is to dig up dirt on the British people who will attend All In. Apparently if you live in England but weren’t born there, you’re “Brit-ish.” Harley Cameron interviewed Powerhouse Hobbs. Hobbs read from the Book of Hobbs and plans to add more to that story. 

Toni Storm (w/ the Outcasts) defeated Allysin Kay (4:58)

Kay is from Detroit, and got the hometown pop. Kay started out strong, but Saraya tripped Kay up and Storm took her down by the hair to take advantage. Ruby Soho snuck in a cheap shot for good measure. Kay wound up on the floor and was double-teamed by Saraya and Soho. Storm dropped down to the floor and whipped Kay into the ring barricades and the ringpost.

Back in the ring, Kay came back with a neckbreaker and a clothesline for a near fall. Storm came back with a tornado DDT and went for a piledriver. Kay countered the piledriver attempt with a pinning combination, but Soho distracted the ref. Storm took down Kay with a german suplex, hit the running hip attack and the Storm Zero for a pinfall.

The Outcasts will take on Hikaru Shida, Britt Baker & Jamie Hayter on Dynamite Wednesday. Jack Perry vs. Rush and a Sammy Guevara match also announced. 

The Gunns cut a promo backstage, but Ethan Page interrupted with an offer to talk. 

Kyle Fletcher defeated Action Andretti (w/ Darius Martin) (8:18)

Crowd was solidly behind Fletcher, chanting “Oi! Oi! Oi!” After some solid back and forth action, Andretti caught Fletcher with a rana and a dropkick. Andretti hit a springboard tornio off the bottom rope for a near fall. Fletcher caught Andretti with a leg lariat to send him to the floor. Fletcher slammed Andretti on the floor during the split-screen break. 

After the commercial, Andretti clotheslined Fletcher to the floor and followed him out with a plancha. Andretti missed a split-legged moonsault but landed on his feet. Fletcher caught him with a superkick, and running kick in the corner and a brainbuster for a nearfall. Andretti came back with a superplex off the top rope. Andretti hit a springboard 450 for a near fall. Andretti caught Fletcher with an enziguri, but Fletcher caught him with a leg lariat. Fletcher finished off Andretti with a spinning tombstone piledriver and got the pinfall. 

– Tony Schiavone interviewed The Hardy Boys and Brother Zay (the former Isiah Kassidy). Jeff Hardy promised to win the AEW World Tag Team Titles in the Hardy Boys final run, and this brought out the Gunns. The Gunns asked for a six man against the Hardys and Brother Zay, with Ethan Page as their partner. Matt Hardy agreed, with the stipulation that if his team wins, he gets Ethan Page’s contract. “You gotta cut it out with this contract stuff, Matt.” “Last time, I promise.” The Gunns agree on behalf of Page. 

Swerve Strickland & Brian Cage (w/ Prince Nana) defeated John Silver & Alex Reynolds (w/ Evil Uno) (10:49)

John Silver offered the new Mogul Affiliates membership in the Dark Order during a pre-match interview. They can even bring their hats! I don’t think they’ll be taking them up on that offer. 

Reynolds and Strickland started the match, but soon tags were made to Cage and Silver. They engaged in a posedown, and Silver had the support of the crowd. Cage surprised Silver by matching his agility, catching his smaller oppoent offguard with a tijeras. Sivler surprised Cage by matching his power, dropping Cage with a powerslam. 

During the split-screen break, Strickland and Cage worked over Silver. Silver reversed a suplex attempt from Cage and got the tag to Silver. Silver sent Cage to the floor with a boot and took Strickland down with a cravat. Silver hit a tiger driver and stuff piledriver on Strickland for a near fall. Reynolds set up a superplex, but Prince Nana broke it up. Silver and Reynolds hit their rapid double team on Strickland, but Cage broke up the pin. Cage went for the Drill Claw, but Silver countered with a small package. Cage dropped Reynolds with a pop-up powerbomb. Strickland and Cage hit a double-cutter for two.

Silver caught Cage with a kick to break up another Drill Claw attempt. Nana grabbed Silver’s foot again, allowing Strickland to nail Silver from behind. Cage hit Reynolds with the Drill Claw while at the same time, Strickland took Silver out with the JML Driver. Cage got the pinfall on Reynolds.

After the match, the Gates of Agony came from the back and double-teamed Evil Uno. The Mogul Affiliates overwhelmed the Dark Order until Keith Lee and Dustin Rhodes came out with a ton of plunder to chase them off. 

Ring of Honor Sunday TV taping spoilers: Claudio Castagnoli in action

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The following are spoilers from Sunday’s Ring of Honor TV taping sessions at Orlando, Florida’s Universal Studios.

Here’s everything that happened Saturday if you missed it.

From Sunday:

  • Mark Briscoe defeated JD Drake (w/ Anthony Henry)
  • ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli defeated Serpentico
  • Rey Fenix (w/ Alex Abrahantes) defeated Gringo Loco
  • Kiera Hogan defeated VertVixen. ROH Women’s Champion Athena watched from ringside and shoved Hogan afterward.
  • Kyle Fletcher (w/ Mark Davis) defeated AR Fox. This was a great match that the crowd was into.
  • Iron Savages (w/ Jacked Jameson) defeated The Wingmen (Ryan Nemeth & Peter Avalon)
  • Willow Nightingale defeated Hyan
  • The Kingdom (Mike Bennett & Matt Taven) (w/ Maria Kanellis) defeated Ninja Mack & Willie Mack
  • ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions The Embassy (Brian Cage, Kaun & Toa Liona) (w/ Prince Nana) defeated Lucky Ali, Victor Benjamin & Adam Priest
  • Mercedes Martinez defeated Dream Girl Ellie
  • ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe & NJPW TV Champion Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Matt Sydal & Christopher Daniels
  • Penta El Zero Miedo (w/ Alex Abrahantes) defeated Slim J (w/ Sonny Kiss, Ari Daivari & Jeeves Kay)
  • Skye Blue defeated Miranda Alize
  • Rocky Romero defeated Titus Alexander
  • The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch) & Stu Grayson defeated LSG, Marcus Kross & Vary Morales
  • Shane Taylor (w/ The WorkHorsemen) defeated Tracy Williams (w/ Rhett Titus)
  • ROH Women’s Champion Athena defeated Promise Braxton. Post-match, Hogan saved Braxton from a beatdown and left Athena laid out.
  • Dralistico (w/ Jose The Assistant) defeated Tony Deppen
  • Ashley D’Amboise defeated Danielle Kamela
  • Darius Martin & Action Andretti defeated Cole Karter & Zack Clayton
  • Blake Christian defeated Nick Comoroto
  • Diamante defeated Trish Adora
  • AR Fox defeated Anthony Henry (w/ JD Drake). Post-match, Drake attacked Fox and Shane Taylor joined in until FTR made the save to clear house. Eddie Kingston also joined them to talk to the crowd and send everyone home happy. He revealed he is having hernia surgery this week and believes he will be back in six weeks.

Second round of New Japan Cup set as two wrestlers advance

Posted on by Ian Carey

The opening round of the 2023 New Japan Cup concluded on Friday. 

Aaron Henare advanced in the tournament after defeating Shingo Takagi in the main event of NJPW’s show from Yamanashi. The United Empire member countered Last of the Dragon and delivered a headbutt followed by Streets of Rage for the win. He’ll now face Tama Tonga in the second round on Sunday, March 12. 

The semi-main event of the evening saw Aussie Open’s Kyle Fletcher and Bishamon’s YOSHI-HASHI square off. Fletcher finished off his opponent with a running knee followed by Grimstone for the win. He’ll now move on to face the other member of Bishamon, Hirooki Goto, in the second round of the tournament on Sunday, March 12. 

The 2023 New Japan Cup continues Saturday with a show from Aichi. Tetsuya Naito vs. Chase Owens and KENTA vs. SANADA are the tournament matches scheduled for the show. 

Full results from the 3/10 New Japan Cup event from Yamanashi:

  • SHO & Yujiro Takahashi defeated Kosei Fujita & Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Taichi defeated Dick Togo & EVIL
  • David Finlay, KENTA, Chase Owens & El Phantasmo defeated Ryusuke Taguchi, Ren Narita, El Desperado & Minoru Suzuki
  • Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan, Mark Davis & Will Ospreay defeated Tomoaki Honma, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii & Hirooki Goto
  • Shota Umino, Lio Rush, YOH & Tama Tonga defeated BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito
  • New Japan Cup 2023 First Round: Kyle Fletcher defeated YOSHI
  • New Japan Cup 2023 First Round: Aaron Henare defeated Shingo Takagi

New Japan Cup 2023 Second Round matches:

  • SANADA vs. KENTA (March 11)
  • Tetsuya Naito vs. Chase Owens (March 11)
  • Kyle Fletcher vs. Hirooki Goto (March 12)
  • Aaron Henare vs. Tama Tonga (March 12)
  • EVIL vs. Jeff Cobb (March 13)
  • Mark Davis vs. Will Ospreay (March 13)
  • David Finlay vs. Great-O-Khan (March 15)
  • Shota Umino vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (March 15)

Mike Bailey, Aussie Open set for ROH Honor United tour matches

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ROH has announced appearances by “Speedball” Mike Bailey and Aussie Open for next month’s United Kingdom tour.

Bailey will make his ROH debut in a match against Bandido at ROH’s Honor United show in Bolton, England on Sunday, October 27. That event will also feature Jeff Cobb challenging either Matt Taven or Rush for the ROH World Championship. Taven is defending his World title against Rush at Death Before Dishonor on September 27.

Bailey, who is from Canada, hasn’t wrestled in the United States since 2016 due to visa trouble.

Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) will face Villain Enterprises (PCO & Brody King) at ROH’s Honor United show in London, England on Friday, October 25. Fletcher & Davis won Revolution Pro Wrestling’s Road to Royal Quest tournament last month, which led to them unsuccessfully challenging for the IWGP Tag Team titles at NJPW Royal Quest in London.

ROH’s Honor United tour will be streamed on HonorClub. It also has a stop in Newport, Wales on Saturday, October 26. LifeBlood (Bandido & Tracy Williams) vs. Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll & Flip Gordon) has been announced for that show.

RevPro Uprising results: Ishii vs. Starr, Suzuki & ZSJ vs. Aussie Open

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Submitted by Matt Dagnall

York Hall in London wasn’t quite sold out, but it was pretty full and had a great atmosphere for the night.

– Taichi defeated Chris Brookes (15:03)

Taichi kept leaving the ring and avoiding Brookes at the start, and when they eventually came to blows, a crazy brawl erupted all around the arena. The two had good chemistry when back in the ring and had a decent back-and-forth match.

Brookes had Taichi in a submission when El Desperado came out and distracted the official — who then didn’t see Taichi tap out. Will Ospreay came down to even the odds (despite not yet being cleared to wrestle) and went to hit Desperado with Taichi’s mic stand, but Taichi ducked and Ospreay hit Brookes, and then got a superkick from Taichi.

Taichi took advantage and submitted Brookes after a low blow. After the match, Ospreay apologized and raised Brookes’ hand, only for Brookes to turn on him and give the still-injured Ospreay a moderate beatdown. This was expertly booked and the crowd lapped it up.

– The Great-O-Kharn defeated Shane Taylor (7:14)

Lord Gideon Grey came out and said that RevPro had given in to his demands for The Dominator to have a match, but said it would be against a mystery opponent. Shane Taylor came down to little reaction and got an alright match out of the improving O-Kharn

 There were a lot of strikes and suplexes, but O-Kharn won fairly quickly with a chokeslam after interference from Gideon Grey. Taylor got a good ovation at the end. This was a pleasant surprise on the card and O-Kharn remains undefeated.

– Josh Bodom defeated Chris Ridgeway (8:19)

This started off very hot with both wrestlers wanting to get at the other. They fit a lot into a short amount of time here, as the match hit top gear a few minutes in.

Ridgeway went crazy with kicks and nearly won with an ankle lock. Bodom was incredible. He did a picture-perfect moonsault to the outside, followed by a tombstone on the apron and a Bliss Buster for the win. Bodom was busted open halfway through and looked sadistic with blood all over his body — this was a really good showing from him, as per usual.

– El Phantasmo defeated El Desperado (15:58)

As is often the case, the first half main event was stellar. It started off pretty fast paced as both men ran the ropes and got the crowd involved. They slowed down a bit, with Desperado gaining control until Phantasmo started to get the upper hand, leaping all over the place with the crowd firmly in his corner.

The last few minutes were insanity, with all sorts of near falls as the crowd became very invested. Phantasmo won this with his swanton and moonsault combination and received a huge ovation. Phantasmo is a superstar and it is only a matter of time before he is signed up somewhere.

– Satoshi Kojima defeated WALTER (11:40)

Kojima is incredibly over in the United Kingdom and WALTER is a pretty effective heel, so this made for a good dynamic. WALTER chopped the life out of Kojima, who kept on attempting to fire up but being swatted down.

Eventually, Kojima quickly won with a lariat in what was barely a three count — a clearly improvised finish due to WALTER being apparently hurt. WALTER was taken to the back with the medics, but it didn’t seem to be too serious.

Kojima cut a promo and was about to challenge Tomohiro Ishii until Bodom came out announcing he was moving up to heavyweight. He said Kojima was the past and he was the future, while demolishing a loaf of bread, much to the distress of the leader of Bread Club.

The match could have gotten very good had it not ended abruptly — but regardless, you have to again question the booking of WALTER here. It genuinely baffles me why he isn’t treated as a bigger star in RevPro and there was no need for Kojima to win this.

– MK McKinnan defeated “Speedball” Mike Bailey (14:37)

This was Bailey’s return to York Hall after an over two-year absence following his incredible run in 2016. It was awesome to finally see him back. McKinnan was clearly not that over at the start of the match and the crowd was pretty worn out too, however this incredible match brought them right back up.

Both men wrestled really well, starting off on the mat before going to the top rope and the ramp. Bailey hit his double-knee moonsault on the apron, there was a massive superplex, and several great near falls. McKinnan got Bailey in a choke and elbowed him till he passed out.

This was really good stuff, and a very strong win for McKinnan, who has looked fantastic since returning. Hopefully Bailey can stick around too as he’s such a valuable asset.

– Undisputed British Tag Team Champions Minoru Suzuki & Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) to retain their titles (21:50)

This had a really big-fight feel as both teams have been pretty invincible in RevPro this year. Suzuki dominated both opponents early on, scaring Fletcher, who was worked over for a lot of this. Davis tagged in and ran wild before being worn down by Suzuki’s submission-based offense.

Davis tagged Fletcher back in for an awesome staredown between Fletcher and Suzuki — Fletcher finally facing his fear. However, just as Fletcher was getting the upper hand, Sabre came in and they started applying double submissions. Davis eventually broke it up and Aussie Open hit their double-team finishers, each of them being kicked out of. Then while Sabre had Davis in a submission, Suzuki pinned Fletcher with the Gotch-style piledriver.

This was an odd result, — Aussie Open had been building to this since January and I’m not sure where they go from here.

– Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion Tomohiro Ishii defeated Undisputed British Cruiserweight Champion David Starr to retain his title (19:07)

The build to this match was great, with Starr claiming he is not just the best cruiserweight but the best wrestler. The match was designed to appeal to the fans who object to NJPW talent holding RevPro titles and would prefer full-time champions like Starr.

Starr mocked Ishii’s walk and stance, while Ishii just stared down his opponent. Starr outwrestled Ishii early on, being too technical, nimble, and agile for the heavyweight and wearing him down. As you’d expect, Ishii came firing back with heavy forearms, but Starr was able to match him and never gave up despite taking a beating.

They exchanged more strikes and chops, with Ishii often no selling Starr’s strikes and even hitting the best superplex I’ve ever seen. Starr hit a combination of lariats and followed with a Han Stansen — but Ishii kicked out at one. Ishii then hit his brainbuster for the win.

A really good main event and the crowd was very into Starr potentially being a double champion. After the match, Suzuki-gun attacked Ishii and Sabre announced that he never got his rematch from when Ishii beat him for the title back in April. Sabre will get his rematch at Wrestle Kingdom 13. The crowd loved this announcement — it almost made up for Starr not winning.

Final thoughts —

This was an excellent show from top to bottom, with every match ranging from good to incredible. RevPro is often criticized for being all in-ring and no story, but they did very well to combat that at this show. The three big angles were really well booked and will lead to other matches down the line, with the Ospreay/Taichi stuff and Sabre/Ishii stuff standing out in terms of story.

The in-ring side was as good as ever, with The McKinnan vs. Bailey match, Phantasmo vs. Desperado, and obviously the main event standing out. The only concern is in the booking decisions. The main criticism of RevPro right now is that the NJPW guys that come over always win, after at Global Wars UK when every New Japan guy won except from against El Phantasmo. This was again the case here.

The WALTER loss hurt, as well as both Starr and Aussie Open losing their title matches. I think most people assumed at least one of Ishii and Suzuki-gun would lose their titles and neither did, which came as a surprise. It does make the RevPro roster look weak if they always lose to NJPW guys and it’s certainly an issue that needs addressing before more of the fan base become angered.