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ROH Supercard of Honor media scrum: New champions speak

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ROH’s newest champions, plus some already established title holders, spoke to the media following Supercard of Honor. 

Here are notes from the early Saturday morning post-show scrum: 

ROH World TV Champion Kyle Fletcher —

Fletcher revealed that he had to step away from AEW/ROH for a month recently to get visa issues sorted. He praised Will Ospreay, talked about Rocky Romero as a catalyst for Forbidden Door, and discussed Jushin Liger as an inspiration for his bodypaint at Supercard.

ROH World Champion Mark Briscoe —

Briscoe noted that he had just become ROH World Champion 11 years to the day that his late brother Jay did. He became emotional talking about Jay and struggling in the aftermath of his passing, but credited his faith for pulling him through.

ROH Women’s World TV Champion Billie Starkz —

Starkz spoke mostly in character after her heel turn and fake injury angle leading to her title win at Supercard.

ROH Women’s World Champion Athena —

Athena said she’d love to go to Japan, and that she’s never had that opportunity. She called out AZM as a Stardom performer she’d like to face. 

ROH owner Tony Khan —

Khan said that he would like to keep the Forbidden Door pay-per-view a North American concept, but that he is open to the idea of running a joint show in Japan with NJPW at some point, but was careful to point out that he has no intention of trying to invade NJPW’s territory. 

Khan credited Eddie Kingston for calling to his attention that Friday marked 11 years to the day that Jay Briscoe had become ROH World Champion. 

Khan noted that most of the biggest gates and attendances in ROH’s 22-year history have come in the two years he has owned the company.

Khan said that his relationship with Stardom has improved with that promotion’s new leadership. 

Khan spoke at length about how he intends to remain aggressive in the free agent market, but said that recent free agent spending and production costs were one reason that he had to make difficult decisions and release some talent. More details on his comments are here.

Video of the scrum is embedded below. 

Tag title bout, more matches added to ROH Supercard of Honor

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The ROH World Tag Team titles will be defended at Friday’s Supercard of Honor event. 

After defeating Tag Team title holders The Undisputed Kingdom in a Proving Ground match on Thursday’s episode of Ring of Honor TV, The Infantry’s Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean will challenge for the titles at Friday’s Supercard of Honor. 

The Infantry defeated House of Black in the current AEW Tag Team title tournament in a wild card bout before dropping a quarterfinals match to FTR on last Saturday’s Collision episode. 

Matt Taven & Mike Bennett of Undisputed Kingdom were also included in the AEW Tag title tournament, losing in the quarterfinals to Orange Cassidy & Trent Beretta. 

Two more tag team bouts have also been added to Friday’s Supercard of Honor. 

The feud between Griff Garrison & Cole Karter and Serpentico & Angelico that has played out in recent months on Ring of Honor TV will culminate in a bout between the two teams on Friday’s show. 

A bout with Josh Woods & Tony Nese facing a mystery team has also been added to Friday’s lineup. 

ROH Supercard of Honor streams on Honor Club on Friday, April 5 at 7 p.m. Eastern time. The lineup: 

  • ROH World Champion Eddie Kingston defends against Mark Briscoe
  • ROH Women’s Champion Athena defends against Hikaru Shida
  • ROH TV Champion Kyle Fletcher defends against Lee Johnson
  • ROH Women’s TV Championship tournament finals: Queen Aminata vs. Billie Starkz
  • ROH Tag Team Champions Matt Taven & Mike Bennett defend against Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo
  • Fight Without Honor: Dalton Castle vs. Johnny TV
  • Mina Shirakawa, Maika, & Mei Seira vs. AZM, Tam Nakano, & Saya Kamitani
  • Angelico & Serpentico vs. Griff Garrison & Cole Karter
  • Tony Nese & Josh Woods vs. TBA

TV title bout, Stardom trios match added to ROH Supercard of Honor

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A TV title bout, plus a trios match featuring Stardom talent have been added to the ROH Supercard of Honor lineup. 

As announced during Thursday’s Ring of Honor TV episode, Kyle Fetcher will defend his ROH World TV Championship against Lee Johnson at the Supercard of Honor event set for Friday, April 5. 

Fletcher won the vacant TV title in a six-way elimination match at Final Battle last December. He has since defended the title four times. 

Johnson is on a seven-match singles winning streak in ROH, and also took part in the elimination match to fill the vacant TV title at Final Battle.

A trios match featuring talent from Japanese women’s promotion Stardom has also been announced for Supercard of Honor. 

As revealed Thursday, Mina Shirakawa, Maika, & Mei Seira will face AZM, Tam Nakano, & Saya Kamitani in a six-person tag on April 5. 

Supercard of Honor will stream on ROH’s HonorClub streaming service on April 5 beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern time. 

Here is the current lineup: 

  • ROH World Champion Eddie Kingston defends against Mark Briscoe
  • ROH Women’s Champion Athena defends against Hikaru Shida
  • ROH TV Champion Kyle Fletcher defends against Lee Johnson
  • ROH Women’s TV Championship tournament finals: Queen Aminata vs. Billie Starkz
  • Mina Shirakawa, Maika, & Mei Seira vs. AZM, Tam Nakano, & Saya Kamitani

Women’s TV title tournament finals official for ROH Supercard of Honor

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The ROH Women’s TV title tournament finals are official for Supercard of Honor. 

Queen Aminata will face Billie Starkz in the finals of a tournament to crown the inaugural ROH Women’s World TV Champion at Supercard of Honor on Friday, April 5. 

Aminata defeated Red Velvet in a tournament semifinal bout on Thursday’s Ring of Honor TV episode to advance, while Starkz was victorious over Mercedes Martinez in Thursday’s other semifinals match to punch her ticket to the finals. 

Starkz picked up victories over Martinez, Abadon, and Robyn Renegade on her path to the finals, while Aminata defeated Velvet, Taya Valkyrie, and Leyla Hirsch on hers. 

Three title matches are official for the Supercard of Honor event set for Friday, April 5 at 8 p.m. Eastern time in Philadelphia at the Liacouras Center on the campus of Temple University. 

Here is the updated lineup for the show: 

  • ROH World Champion Eddie Kingston defends against Mark Briscoe
  • ROH Women’s World Champion Athena defends against Hikaru Shida
  • ROH Women’s World TV Championship tournament finals: Queen Aminata vs. Billie Starkz

Two title matches official for ROH Supercard of Honor

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Two title matches are official for ROH Supercard of Honor. 

As announced during Thursday’s Ring of Honor TV episode, the ROH World title and the World Women’s title will be on the line at Supercard of Honor on Friday, April 5 in Philadelphia. 

ROH World Champion Eddie Kingston will defend his title against Mark Briscoe on the show. Kingston nominated Briscoe as his challenger with a promo on Thursday’s show, noting that Briscoe has deserved a shot for a long time. 

Kingston has been defending the ROH title as part of the Continental Crown, but it looks as though the three titles that make up the Crown will begin to be defended separately. Kingston defends the AEW Continental Championship against Kazuchika Okada on Dynamite in Toronto next week, now has the ROH title match set for April 5.

Also set for the April 5 pay-per-view, ROH Women’s World Champion Athena will defend against Hikaru Shida. Shida appeared on Thursday’s Ring of Honor TV to answer an open challenge from Athena, which was quickly accepted. 

The current Supercard of Honor lineup: 

  • ROH World Champion Eddie Kingston defends against Mark Briscoe
  • ROH Women’s World Champion Athena defends against Hikaru Shida