Ring of Honor has announced several matches for this week’s episode on HonorClub.
Former ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli will be on the show. He’ll wrestle Bryan Keith in singles competition.
The ROH Tag Team Championships will be defended on the episode as well. Champions Matt Taven & Mike Bennett of the Undisputed Kingdom will defend against The Iron Savages.
Also scheduled for Thursday is an 8-person tag featuring Billie Starkz, Queen Aminata, Kiera Hogan & Lady Frost vs. Taya Valkyrie, Robyn Renegade, Leyla Hirsch, & Rachael Ellering.
Nyla Rose attacked Athena on last week’s show. She’s scheduled to wrestle on Thursday’s episode as well, although her opponent has not been revealed.
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.
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.
The following are spoilers for the Friday, January 12 AEW Rampage episode and future Ring of Honor TV shows taped Wednesday night in Jacksonville, Florida at Daily’s Place.
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AEW Rampage —
AEW Continental Crown: Eddie Kingston defeated Wheeler Yuta to retain the title
Swerve Strickland defeated Matt Sydal
A video aired showing Sonjay Dutt having a plan for Jay Lethal to get back on track following his performance in the Continental Classic tournament.
Hikaru Shida defeated Queen Aminata
Dark Order (John Silver, Alex Reynolds & Evil Uno w/-1) defeated Matt Menard, Angelo Parker & Jake Hager
Ring of Honor TV —
These matches were taped prior to Dynamite airing:
Top Flight (Darius Martin & Dante Martin defeated The Butcher & The Blade
Mark Briscoe defeated Serpentico
These matches were taped following Dynamite & Rampage:
Diamante defeated Dream Girl Ellie. Diamante jumped Ellie during the pre-match handshake.
ROH Television Championship: Kyle Fletcher defeated Christopher Daniels with a kneeling piledriver to retain the title. Fletcher came out with new gear.
El Hijo del Vikingo (with Alex Abrahantes) defeated Action Andretti to retain the AAA Mega Heavyweight title.
ROH presents its weekly show on HonorClub tonight.
Kyle Fletcher is scheduled to defend his ROH TV Championship against Willie Mack on the show. The match was set up in a backstage segment on last week’s show when Mack confronted Fletcher and said he was accepting his open challenge.
This week’s episode was taped at The Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas on December 23. Spoilers from the show 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
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ROH began this week with words from Saturday night from Eddie Kingston after winning the Continental Classic, the Continental Crown, and retaining the ROH World and NJPW Strong Championships. He wouldn’t have believed someone if they told him that he would hold a Triple Crown like his heroes, but he did it. Kingston was happiest to do it against his friend Moxley, having finally scored his first win against him at World’s End.
The introduction for the show now shows Mike Bennett & Matt Taven as ROH World Tag Team Champions, after it was clarified that they were the mystery masked men who won the titles from MJF.
Griff Garrison doesn’t have it. There’s no emotion or feeling behind his moves, he’s just a guy doing moves out there.
Serpentico kept Garrison flat-footed early on, sending him out of the ring with a headscissors. Caprice Coleman seems to have lost his voice on commentary, which is unfortunate. Karter distracted Serpentico in the ring, and even with Angelico chopping his knee, Garrison was able to take control with a club from behind. Garrison leveled Serpentico with a lariat. Garrison dropped Serpentico with a pair of back suplexes before landing a pendulum facebuster for a nearfall.
Serpentico rolled out of a Torture Rack and fought back, landing a flatliner for a nearfall. The two men traded rolling elbows before Garrison hit a Torture Rack Powerbomb for the win.
Lance Archer defeated JP Harlow
Harlow was upset that Archer didn’t shake his hand for the Code of Honor, so he slapped Archer in the face. That worked out about as well as you would think, as Archer shook his hand before chokeslamming him. Harlow got about 10 seconds of offense before Archer hit a rising knee in the corner and the Blackout for the win.
Dalton Castle (w/The Boys) defeated Peter Avalon
I forgot to mention on the post-Final Battle show that Castle had come out in a stupor, distraught at his failed attempt at the TV Title. Castle was still in a funk here, coming out with a sandwich and lacking his usual pinache. Avalon knocked Castle off of the top rope early on, with Castle torquing his knee on the apron. Avalon hit a Death Valley Driver for a nearfall.
Castle rolled out of the ring multiple times to avoid a potential top rope move from Avalon. Castle then fired up with suplexes before losing interest during the Bangarang, allowing Avalon to roll Castle up for a nearfall. Avalon hit the Marti-Knees to the back of Castle for a nearfall before Castle landed a back elbow and a fully motivated Bangarang for the win.
Ethan Page & Scorpio Sky were backstage with Lexy Nair. Sky said that Page supported him during his run as TNT Champion, so Sky would support Page during his run here in Ring of Honor. Page has full support from his family and friends, helping to make him the best Ethan Page he could be. Page said that 2024 would be the year of the Men of the Year.
Queen Aminata defeated Maya World
World got an early advantage, but Aminata got her knees up on a split-legged moonsault to take control. Aminata ran through her offense, hitting a hip attack and a face wash boot for a nearfall. World came back with a bridging flash pin for a nearfall, but Aminata hammered her with forearms and scored the submission win with the Juicy Lock.
Shane Taylor Promotions (Lee Moriarty & Shane Taylor) defeated The Boys (Brandon & Brent) & The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean)
We got quick tags early on between all three teams before the Infantry isolated one of the Boys. Taylor cut them off by dragging Dean to the floor and hitting him with the knockout punch. Taylor followed up with a headbutt on Bravo before the Boys and the Infantry teamed up to take him down and out of the ring. The Infantry hit a TKO/German Suplex combination for a nearfall. The Infantry hit Boot Camp on a Boy, but Taylor got a blind tag in, allowing Taylor to hit the Marcus Garvey Driver on the Boy to score the win.
Griff Garrison & Cole Karter were backstage with Lexy Nair. They were interrupted by Angelico & Serpentico, who chop-blocked both of them.
Red Velvet defeated Alex Gracia
It’s good to see more women with upside getting work on ROH after the announcement of the Women’s TV Title. Both Red Velvet and Queen Aminata have high ceilings, and getting more reps in ROH will only help them get closer to it.
Gracia caught Velvet in the ropes before hitting a backstabber for a nearfall. Gracia hit a cross body out of the corner for a nearfall before a flash pin only got a nearfall. Velvet came back with strikes in the corner before hitting double knees against the ropes. Gracia hit a running knee for a nearfall, but Velvet came back to hit The Mix for the win.
Ellering and Hirsch worked on a blind tag, allowing Ellering to catch Diamante with a senton to take control. Martinez yanked Hirsch off of the apron to give her team the advantage, as they clubbered on Hirsch in the corner. Hirsch hit a cartwheel German suplex on Diamante before finally getting the tag out to Ellering, who ran wild on both her opponents. The match broke down into a Pier Six brawl, ending with Martinez hitting an Air Raid Crash on Ellering for the win.
We got another video detailing Eddie Kingston’s journey to winning the Continental Classic and retaining the ROH World Championship as part of the Triple Crown.
ROH World Television Title Match – Kyle Fletcher defeated Willie Mack to retain
Having a title match on this show gives such a jolt of energy to these shows, especially when those title matches are these Kyle Fletcher showcases. He has a knack for getting crowds invested in his matches, and that investment should increase as his title reign continues.
The two went back and forth early on before Mack sent Fletcher flying with armdrags and a headscissors. Fletcher caught a charging Mack and hit a tilt-a-whirl slam to cut him off. The two men traded chops in opposite corners before Fletcher hit a running back elbow for a nearfall. Fletcher hit bodyslams and forearms to Mack before Mack came back with a lariat and a spinning heel kick.
Mack hit a bodyslam of his own before landing a cannonball in the corner. Mack hit a standing moonsault for a nearfall. Fletcher came back with a Yakuza Kick and a leg lariat before Mack kicked out of a brainbuster. Fletcher set up the leg lariat against the ropes, but Mack came back with a Shining Wizard. Mack sent Fletcher into the buckles with a running Razor’s Edge. Mack locked on a Texas Cloverleaf, but Fletcher quickly got to the ropes.
Fletcher and Mack traded strikes in the corner before Mack met Fletcher on the top rope. Fletcher took Mack down with a Michinoku Driver off the top rope for a nearfall. Fletcher then hit the leg lariat against the ropes but couldn’t pull Mack up for the Hammerlock Tombstone. He changed his tactics and hit a reverse Tombstone to score the win and a successful first defense.
Dalton Castle was backstage with Lexy Nair. He was still upset about Johnny TV costing him the TV Title. Johnny and Taya Valkyrie entered the scene and bragged about costing Castle his title match. Castle said he wouldn’t rest until he got his satisfaction. This was very silly, as Lexy couldn’t keep a straight face around these maniacs.
El Hijo del Vikingo, Komander & Lee Johnson (w/Alex Abrahantes) defeated Gringo Loco & The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake)
We got tags in and out, with the lucha team impressing with their high-flying abilities. Things quickly broke down as Loco sent Vikingo onto his partners before hitting a dive to the floor. Drake hit a rebound forearm before Henry hit a frog splash for a nearfall. The rudo team clubbered on Vikingo before he got a tag out to Johnson. Johnson took Henry to the floor before Komander tagged in and took out the big men with double armdrags.
Vikingo and Komander went to the top rope and hit dual moonsaults out of the same corner. Vikingo and Henry were left in the ring, where Vikingo hit the X Knee. Henry caught an imploding rana and turned it into a double knee backbreaker for a nearfall. Vikingo cut off Henry on the top rope, then tagged Komander in.
We got a double stack Electric Chair Powerbomb from Loco, in a move that I’ve never seen before, nor do I think I properly explained. Loco had both Vikingo and Komander on his shoulders, stacked one on top of the other, before spinning them both out for a powerbomb. After a short flurry, Komander caught Loco with a flash pin for the win.
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.
The newly crowned #ROH World TV Champion @kylefletcherpro issues an 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
Ring of Honor presents its weekly show on HonorClub tonight.
Ross and Marshall Von Erich will be back in action on the show. They’ll team with Bryan Keith against The Iron Savages and Jacked Jameson.
Other matches advertised for the show include Johnny TV vs. Ethan Page, and Billie Starkz vs. Vertvixen.
Saraya’s brother Zak Knight will also be featured this week. His match against Peter Avalon from the December 20 taping in Oklahoma is scheduled to air.
Most of this week’s other matches took place on December 23 at San Antonio’s Frost Bank Arena. Spoilers from the show are available here.
ROH on HonorClub December 28 advertised lineup:
The Von Erichs (Ross & Marshall Von Erich) & Bryan Keith vs. The Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) & Jacked Jameson
Zak Knight vs. Peter Avalon
Johnny TV vs. Ethan Page
Billie Starkz vs. Vertvixen
Tony Nese w/Mark Sterling vs. TBA
Taya Valkyrie & The Renegades (Charlette & Robyn Renegade) vs. Lady Frost, Trish Adora, & Kiera Hogan
Nyla Rose vs. TBA
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ROH began this week with a recap of last night’s Dynamite. Two unknown masked men are the new ROH World Tag Team Champions after beating MJF, and ROH World Champion Eddie Kingston advanced to the finals of the Continental Classic. The masked men with the tag team titles were added to the show introduction.
Nyla Rose defeated Alejandra Lion
This was a showcase win for Rose, who ran through her big offense before landing the Beast Bomb for the win.
Zak Knight defeated Peter Avalon
Knight looked impressive here, making the most of this opportunity on the big stage.
Knight is the brother of former AEW Women’s World Champion Saraya. Knight came out of the gates hot, hitting a spear before clubbering Avalon with strikes on the mat. After a timeout on the apron, Knight shrugged off Avalon’s chops before pummeling him more in the corner. Knight did the British wrestler misdirection before landing a lariat for a nearfall.
Avalon hung Knight on the ropes before landing a springboard crossbody. Avalon got caught on a plancha on the floor but sent Knight into the ring post. Avalon sent Knight back into the ring and hit a top rope splash for a nearfall. Knight caught Avalon off the ropes before hitting a vertical suplex. Knight hit a Razor’s Edge into the turnbuckles before landing a running forearm to score the win.
We got words from Leyla Hirsch, Kiera Hogan, Lady Frost, Rachel Ellering, and Billie Starkz, with all of them staking their claims for the new ROH Women’s TV Title.
Athena & Billie Starkz were backstage with Lexy Nair. Athena was excited for Starkz to go after the TV Title and gave Starkz center stage to speak on it. Starkz said that she would win the title, with Athena and Nair hyping her up.
Bryan Keith & The Von Erichs (Marshall & Ross) defeated Iron Savages (Boulder, Bronson, & Jacked Jameson)
Quick tags from both teams early on saw the Von Erichs take control of Jameson. Jameson snuck away from a claw attempt and tagged in Boulder, who took down both Von Erichs with a crossbody. The Savages isolated Ross until Ross moved out of the way of a Boulder moonsault. Boulder never hits that moonsault, he may want to rethink that strategy.
Ross tagged Marshall, who ran wild on the Savages. Marshall hit the big Hogan slam on Boulder for a nearfall. Boulder fought off the claw but got booted by Keith into the corner where Bronson tagged in. After a miscommunication between Bronson and Jameson, the von Erichs locked in dual Iron Claws to score the win.
Griff Garrison & Cole Karter were backstage with Lexy Nair. Maria wasn’t here this week, spending the holidays with her actual children. Angelico & Serpentico entered the frame, blaming them for their eight-man tag loss last week. Garrison challenged Serpentico to a match next week.
Taya Valkyrie & The Renegades (Charlette & Robyn) defeated Kiera Hogan, Lady Frost & Trish Adora
Charlette tried to turn the Code of Honor into a hold, but Adora fought her off. Hogan and Valkyrie tagged in, with Hogan scoring a nearfall off of a step-up leg drop. Robyn tagged in and got control after Charlette took Hogan down by the hair. Hogan was your redhead-in-peril, eventually fighting her way to a tag to Frost.
Frost ran wild on Valkyrie, hitting a spinning splash on Valkyrie in the corner. Valkyrie came back with a strike combo, forcing Frost into her corner for a tag to Adora. The match broke down into a strike train, ending with Valkyrie and Adora in the ring. Valkyrie hit the Butterfly Drop and the Curb Stomp for the win.
Leyla Hirsch & Rachel Ellering were backstage with Lexy Nair. Hirsch had no interest in focusing on Maria, instead focusing on the new Television Title. Mercedes Martinez & Diamante came in, challenging them to a tag team match in the future.
Tony Nese (w/Mark Sterling) defeated Joey Hyder
Sterling said that there would be no more helping people get in shape, as this would be the rebirth of Tony Nese. This was a showcase match for Nese, as he won quickly with a Pumphandle Powerslam.
Billie Starkz defeated Vertvixen
After an opening scramble, Starkz took Vertvixen down with a German suplex. The referee pulled Starkz off of Vertvixen after stomping her, making Starkz menace the referee. Vertvixen hit a Blue Thunder Bomb for a nearfall, but Starkz came back with a spinning heel kick. Vertvixen caught Starkz with a kick on the top rope, but Starkz took her down with a DDT on the top rope. Starkz hit a Swanton to get the win.
After the match, Starkz shook Vertvixen’s hand before booting her, in the same vein as Athena.
ROH World Television Champion Kyle Fletcher was backstage with Lexy Nair. He said that he was the fastest-rising star in wrestling and would become the best Television Champion of all time. He issued an open challenge for the title next week, with Willie Mack quickly accepting the challenge.
Ethan Page defeated Johnny TV
Johnny and Page traded offense early on, with Page hitting a big shoulder tackle to send Johnny to the floor. Johnny caught Page with a kick on the apron before landing a neckbreaker for a nearfall. Johnny rolled over Page to lock on a half Muta Lock, but Page turned it around into a suplex. The two men traded strikes before Page landed a running kick and a powerslam for a nearfall.
Johnny sent Page into the buckles before hitting the Springboard Kick for a nearfall. Page hit a head kick and went for the Ego’s Edge, but Johnny sent Page into the referee. Johnny hit a low blow and went for the Starship Pain, but a still-disheveled Dalton Castle made his entrance to distract Johnny. Page rolled out of the way of Starship Pain, then hit the Headshot to score the win in this main event.
Several matches have been announced for this week’s episode of ROH on HonorClub.
Saraya’s brother Zak Knight will be on the show. Knight, who also wrestles under the name Zak Zodiac, faces Peter Avalon in singles competition. It’s his first ROH match since a ROH/PCW joint show in 2015.
The Von Erichs will also be back on ROH TV this week. They will team with Bryan Keith against The Iron Savages and Jacked Jameson.
Most of the matches for this week’s ROH TV were taped on December 23 at San Antonio’s Frost Bank Arena. Spoilers from the show are available here. However, Knight’s match against Avalon, and Nyla Rose’s match took place on December 20 at Oklahoma’s Paycom Center.
ROH on HonorClub December 28 advertised lineup:
The Von Erichs (Ross & Marshall Von Erich) & Bryan Keith vs. The Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) & Jacked Jameson
Zak Knight vs. Peter Avalon
Johnny TV vs. Ethan Page
Billie Starkz vs. Vertvixen
Tony Nese w/Mark Sterling vs. TBA
Taya Valkyrie & The Renegades (Charlette & Robyn Renegade) vs. Lady Frost, Trish Adora, & Kiera Hogan
Ring of Honor presents its weekly show on HonorClub tonight.
The Von Erichs will be back in action as their match against The Workhorsemen is advertised to air on this week’s episode.
AEW Women’s World Champion Athena will also be on Thursday’s show. She’ll have her minion Billie Starkz back in her corner as she faces Maya World in a Proving Ground match.
Athena, Taya Valkyrie, The Gates of Agony, and more are booked as well.
This week’s episode was taped at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas on December 16, one night after Final Battle 2023. Spoilers from the show are available here.
ROH on HonorClub advertised lineup for the December 21 episode:
The Von Erichs (Ross & Marshall Von Erich) w/Kevin Von Erich vs. The Workhorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry)
AEW Women’s World Champion Athena w/Billie Starkz vs. Maya World in a Proving Ground match
Lee Johnson vs. Dante Martin
The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum) vs. The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) vs. Darius Martin & Action Andretti
The Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) & Jacked Jameson vs. The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch) & Lance Archer
The Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) w/Prince Nana vs. Blake Christian & Willie Mack
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The show started with a recap of Final Battle before Athena bragged about her win with Lexy Nair. She wasn’t happy with Lexy’s hesitation at handing her the title at Final Battle and would take it out on her opponent tonight.
The Von Erichs (Marshall von Erich & Ross von Erich) (w/Kevin von Erich) defeated The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake)
The Workhorsemen came out to start the in-ring portion of the show. JD Drake ran down Texas and Texas wrestling, saying that they would prove that Texas wrestling was trash. Ross started with Drake, dropkicking him into a tag to Henry who walked into an arm drag. Marshall tagged in and took Henry down with a dropkick. After a double dropkick to Henry, Ross got forced to the floor where Drake leveled him with a punch. The Workhorsemen hit a double team on Ross before mocking the claw to Kevin’s face on the outside.
Ross moved out of the way of a big Drake splash before tagging Marshall, who ran wild on Henry. Henry tried to cut him off with a kick, but Marshall came back with a main event spinebuster for a nearfall. Henry slid away to tag Drake, who landed a Magnum-style belly-to-belly on Henry. Drake went for a Vader Bomb, but Marshall moved and locked on the claw. Henry tagged in and cut off the claw with a double stomp.
The Workhorsemen hit Nine To Five on Marshall, but Ross broke the pin. After Ross dropped Henry on the floor with a Slingblade, Marshall moved out of the way of a moonsault from Drake. Marshall hit a moonsault of his own to score the win for the Von Erichs. After the match, Henry attacked the brothers before Kevin caught him with the claw to a huge pop. Marshall and Ross dropkicked him out of the ring and celebrated with their father.
We got a recap of Kyle Fletcher’s TV Title win in the Survival of the Fittest match at Final Battle.
ROH Women’s World Title Proving Ground Match – Athena (w/Billie Starkz) defeated Maya World
The announcers noted that World was a rookie, having trained under Athena in Texas. World got a lot of offense in on Athena, scoring a nearfall with a snap Falcon Arrow. Athena moved out of the way of a split-legged moonsault and hit the O-Face for the win. After the match, Athena raised World’s arm in approval before dropping her with a forearm.
Tony Khan came to the stage to make an announcement. He introduced the Ring of Honor Women’s World Television Championship.
(There are a lot of women in ROH, and this title gives them something to work towards. I wonder how this affects Athena’s title reign.)
Dante Martin defeated Lee Johnson
These two wrestled to a stalemate to start, trading arm drags until Martin caught Johnson with a superkick for a nearfall. Johnson came back with a dropkick before taking Martin down with a suplex. Johnson hit a pair of clotheslines before both men booted each other down. Martin evaded Johnson in the corner before hitting a big crossbody that sent Johnson to the floor.
Martin followed Johnson out with a dive, but as soon as Martin threw Johnson into the ring, Johnson came back with a dive of his own. In the ring, Martin tried to evade Johnson, but Johnson caught him off of a springboard with a Blue Thunder Bomb for a nearfall. Martin flipped Johnson inside out with a reverse gutwrench throw. Martin hit an elevated knee strike on Johnson, but Johnson moved out of the way of a double stomp and hit an offensive flurry, ending with a standing moonsault for a nearfall. Johnson reversed a half-nelson slam into a roll-up, but Martin kicked out and hit the half-nelson slam to score the win.
We got a video from Ethan Page & Scorpio Sky from after Final Battle. Page felt great after beating Tony Nese. He admitted that he didn’t really believe in his own words until recently, because now he’s truly confident in himself unlike a lot of people in the promotion. Scorpio Sky thanked Page for having his back through his TNT Title reign and was here to help Page fulfill his promise to his daughter to become a champion.
Gates Of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) (w/Prince Nana) defeated Blake Christian & Willie Mack
Kaun started with Christian, tossing him down with ease. Christian didn’t appreciate the disrespect, hitting Kaun with a dropkick before side-stepping him to the floor. After a Liona interjection, Kaun dumped Christian into the announce table and the ring post. Liona tagged in and sent Christian into the barricade before clubbering on him in the ring.
Christian slid out of a Kaun suplex to tag out to Mack, who ran wild. Mack set up a cannonball, but Kaun powered up into a shotgun dropkick. Both men made tags, and Christian sent Liona to the apron before sending Kaun to the floor again. Liona got in his way again, but this time Christian dove through Liona’s legs to dive onto Kaun. Christian hit a Fosbury Flop onto Kaun, but Liona caught Christian on another dive before spinning him out into a uranage.
Mack saved Christian from a Fall from Heaven but took a Pounce from Liona for his troubles. Christian tried to fight two-on-one, but after Kaun cut off a springboard with a dropkick, the Gates hit the Fall from Heaven for the win.
Tony Nese & Mark Sterling were tending to their wounds after Final Battle. Nese and Sterling passed the blame around for Nese’s loss, with Sterling noting that he had a plan to stack the deck in their favor for the future.
The Righteous (Dutch & Vincent) & Lance Archer defeated Iron Savages (Boulder, Bronson, & Jacked Jameson)
The Iron Savages are approaching my least favorite act in the Tony Khan Wrestling Universe. They’re so childish and off-putting.
After an opening exchange where the Savages got a short advantage over Vincent, a Righteous double team saw them isolate Bronson. Archer tagged in and leveled Bronson with a shoulder block. Bronson fought to the corner and tagged in Boulder, who ran wild. Dutch took down Boulder with a Black Hole Slam, then hit Bronson with the Black Out. Jameson tagged in while Archer set up the move but got pinned after Vincent hit Autumn Sunshine.
Cole Karter, Griff Garrison, and Maria were backstage. Maria felt like her song motivated them to victory last week and signed them for an eight-man tag match. The men weren’t happy with their partners, Angelico & Serpentico.
Taya Valkyrie (w/Johnny TV) defeated Vertvixen
Vertvixen hit Valkyrie with forearms before backing off and engaging her in a collar-and-elbow tie-up. Vertvixen sent Valkyrie to the floor with a dropkick before a Johnny TV interjection allowed Valkyrie to dump her on the apron with an Electric Chair Drop. Valkyrie hit the Meteora Knees in the corner for a nearfall. Vertvixen made a short comeback before Valkyrie tied her up in an STF.
Vertvixen got to the ropes before hitting a springboard kick for a nearfall. Valkyrie recovered and dropped Vertvixen with a Butterfly Drop before scoring the win with a Curb Stomp.
Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty were backstage. Both men were frustrated after their losses at Final Battle, with Moriarty feeling like he had hit a plateau. Moriarty decided to let it motivate him, as Taylor warned everyone that they couldn’t stop Shane Taylor Promotions.
What are we doing here? Maria has no allegiance to these people. Just leave! Don’t manage them! Meanwhile, Ellering and Hirsch look like dopes for continuing to do business with her. I don’t understand any of this.
Ellering held firm control of Charlette to start until she got poked in the eye. Renegade hit a Perfect Plex on Ellering for a nearfall before locking on a Muta Lock. Ellering fought out and hit a pair of spinning elbows and a running senton. Ellering hit a cross-legged suplex for a nearfall. Renegade hit a main event spinebuster for a nearfall.
Robyn tried to get involved, but Hirsch ran her off on the floor. Maria once again hooked Ellering’s leg, but Ellering fought her off and hit a Bosswoman Slam for the win. After the match, Maria mockingly cheered Ellering as both her and Hirsch complained about Maria’s actions.
Johnny TV & Taya Valkyrie were backstage with Lexy Nair. Johnny trash-talked Dalton Castle, saying that he was more of a pigeon than a peacock.
After a recap of his elimination from Survival of the Fittest, Dalton Castle was backstage with Lexy Nair. Castle was despondent at his loss, noting that the Ring of Honor viewers were robbed by Johnny TV & Taya Valkyrie. He said that he would make them both pay.
Action Andretti & Darius Martin defeated The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) & The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean)
The tags came quickly early on. The Outrunners ended up on the wrong side of both teams, with both teams working together to send Floyd into Magnum in the corner. Floyd got pinballed between both teams before Magnum pulled Floyd out of the way of a splash from Dean. The Outrunners isolated Dean, clubbering him on their side of the ring before Dean crotched Floyd on the ropes.
Bravo tagged in and ran wild on Magnum, hitting a scissor kick for a nearfall broken up by Martin. Andretti tagged Bravo as he went after Martin. Dean tagged Andretti after Andretti hit Bravo with a Spanish Fly and hit Magnum with a splash for a nearfall. Boot Camp was interrupted by Magnum, with Martin tagging in. Magnum went for a low blow on Martin, but he caught his partner Floyd instead. Andretti hit a running Shooting Star Press on Magnum for the win.
Dalton Castle, Gravity & The Boys (Brandon & Brent) vs. Spanish Announce Project (Angelico & Serpentico), Cole Karter & Griff Garrison (w/Maria)
Gravity started with Serpentico, space-walking his way to the corner to tag in the Boys, who hit a double-team Eat Defeat for a nearfall. Garrison cut off Brandon from the floor, allowing his team to isolate Brandon in their corner. Brandon fought his way to the corner and tagged in Castle, who ran wild on everyone with suplexes.
The heels quadruple-teamed Castle until Castle snuck in a Bangarang attempt on Serpentico that knocked down Karter. Angelico saved Serpentico, but Karter started an argument with them that allowed Gravity & The Boys to run in and send them all to the floor. They hit dives, leaving Castle in the ring to hit Garrison with the Bangarang for the win.
El Hijo del Vikingo & Komander defeated Gringo Loco & Jack Cartwheel
Vikingo and Loco started, hitting fast paced lucha moves before tagging their partners in. Komander and Cartwheel kept the pace up, with both men cartwheeling out of each other’s moves until Komander sent Cartwheel to the floor with a rana. After a double down on the floor, Loco evaded Vikingo and hit a dive onto both opponents with a dive. Cartwheel hit a flagpole leg sweep on Komander before vaulting back into the ring with an elbow for a nearfall.
Cartwheel and Loco hit an innovative double-team, with Cartwheel dropkicking Komander’s face while Loco had him in tombstone position. Loco and Cartwheel isolated Komander until he vaulted his way to a tag. Vikingo sent both men to the floor before diving through Komander’s legs to hit a dive on Cartwheel. Komander then hit a moonsault onto Loco before celebrating with Vikingo.
Cartwheel avoided a frog splash, then hit a cartwheeling powerbomb on Komander for a nearfall. Vikingo tied Cartwheel in the ropes before hitting a step-up guillotine leg drop for a nearfall. Loco tagged in and caught Vikingo with a Torture Rack Falcon Arrow for a nearfall. Cartwheel hit a Sasuke Special to the floor, but Vikingo avoided a springboard moonsault. Komander hit a poisonrana to Cartwheel off of Vikingo’s shoulders before Vikingo hit the Meteora Knees in the corner. Komander hit the ropewalk Shooting Star Press for the win.
Ring of Honor has announced matches for this week’s episode on HonorClub.
ROH Women’s World Champion Athena will wrestle Maya World in a Proving Ground match on the show. She’ll have her official minion and Final Battle opponent, Billie Starkz, back in her corner.
The Von Erichs will return to ROH on the show as well. Ross and Marshall will have their father Kevin Von Erich in their corner when they take on JD Drake & Anthony Henry, the Workhorsemen.
Matches for Thursday’s episode were taped on Saturday, December 16 at the Curtis Cullwell Center in Garland, Texas. The taping took place one night after Final Battle 2023 in the same venue. Spoilers from the show are available here.
ROH on HonorClub advertised lineup for the December 21 episode:
The Von Erichs (Ross & Marshall Von Erich) w/Kevin Von Erich vs. The Workhorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry)
AEW Women’s World Champion Athena w/Billie Starkz vs. Maya World in a Proving Ground match
Lee Johnson vs. Dante Martin
The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum) vs. The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) vs. Darius Martin & Action Andretti
The go-home episode of ROH TV takes place tonight on HonorClub.
Eddie Kingston will be in action against Evil Uno in a Proving Ground match on the show. Uno will be performing in front of his hometown Montreal fans.
ROH Women’s World Champion Athena, and ROH Pure Champion Wheeler Yuta are both advertised for tonight’s episode as well.
Matches that will air tonight were taped on December 5 at the Bell Centre. Spoilers from the taping are available here.
ROH on HonorClub December 14 advertised lineup:
ROH World Champion Eddie Kingston vs. Evil Uno in a Proving Ground match
ROH Pure Rules Champion Wheeler Yuta vs. Jason Geiger in a Proving Ground match
Brian Cage vs. Gravity
Rachael Ellering w/Maria Kanellis-Bennett & Leyla Hirsch vs. Taya Valkyrie w/Johnny TV
The Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) & Jacked Jameson vs. Dalton Castle & The Boys (Brandon & Brent Tate)
The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum) vs. The Workhorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry) vs. The Butcher & The Blade vs. The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo)
ROH Women’s World Champion Athena vs. TBA
The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch) vs. TBA
Leyla Hirsch w/Maria Kanellis-Bennett & Rachael Ellering vs. TBA
Cole Carter & Griff Garrison w/Maria Kanellis-Bennett vs. TBA
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ROH World Title Proving Ground Match – Eddie Kingston defeated Evil Uno (w/Alex Reynolds & John Silver)
If Evil Uno wins or survives the time limit, he will receive a shot at the North American Triple Crown Champion after the Continental Classic concludes. Uno feigned trading shoulder blocks with Kingston before hitting a headscissors that sent Kingston to the floor. Uno went to chop Kingston against the post, but Kingston moved, sending Uno’s hand hard into the post.
Kingston went to work on Uno’s hand and arm, as Uno kept chopping Kingston to his detriment. Uno caught a Kingston kick, threw Kingston’s leg into the referee, who unknowingly helped Uno hit a neckbreaker on Kingston. Uno fired up after repeated chops from Kingston, exploding out of the corner with a shoulder block. The men traded machine gun chops in the corner before Uno laid Kingston out with a short-arm lariat.
Uno punched Kingston in the face before landing an El Generico-esque brainbuster for a nearfall, all while the crowd chanted Ole Ole. Uno cut off a corner charge with a boot before landing a piledriver for a nearfall. Uno landed another boot before going to the top rope for a senton. Kingston got the knees up and drilled Uno with a pair of backfists for the win.
Leyla Hirsch (w/Maria & Rachael Ellering) vs. Katrina Creed
Hirsch got the win by catching Creed with a knee on a spear attempt. Hirsch, Maria, and Ellering all seemed on the same page this week.
The Outrunners were backstage with Lexy Nair, hyping themselves up for their four-way tag team match later tonight.
ROH Pure Title Proving Ground Match – Jason Geiger vs. Wheeler Yuta
I enjoyed Yuta being so full of himself here, forcing Geiger into using all of his rope breaks. Then as soon as Geiger made him burn one, he got serious and tapped him out.
The judges for this match were Jerry Lynn, Jimmy Jacobs, and Madison Rayne.
Yuta forced Geiger into the ropes to burn one of his rope breaks a minute in. After another minute, Yuta pinned Geiger after a bodyslam and forced Geiger’s leg into the ropes to burn his second rope break. Geiger went to catch Yuta in an armbar, but Yuta reversed it into a deathlock. He walked his way to the ropes, then leaned back on the hold to force Geiger into burning his last rope break.
Geiger picked up the pace, locking Yuta in a leg lock to force Yuta into using a rope break. Yuta sent Geiger onto the apron, then locked on a guillotine submission in the ropes to score the submission win.
Dalton Castle & The Boys (Brandon & Brent) defeated Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) & Jacked Jameson
Castle and The Boys started by keeping Bronson off of his feet. Boulder tagged in and double-suplexed The Boys to give the Savages control. The Savages used their strength to keep one of the Boys in their corner as Castle stole the Savage Sauce and drank some to get fired up.
Castle eventually got the tag and ran wild, hitting a delayed German suplex on the big man Boulder before suplexing all of the Savages. Boulder got a hold of both Boys and Castle, sending them flying with a double Samoan drop/fallaway slam combination. Castle sent all of the Savages to the floor before flinging the Boys at them on the floor. Castle hit the Bangarang on Jameson for the win.
After the match, Johnny TV came to the stage and threatened to come to the ring before leaving again.
The Butcher and The Blade were backstage. They used to be motivated by money, but now they want tag team gold.
Ellering was in control early on until Johnny TV got in her way on the floor, allowing Valkyrie to send Ellering into the ring post. Valkyrie clubbered on Ellering, dropping her with a sliding German suplex through the ropes. Ellering avoided a corner charge and ran wild, scoring a nearfall with a TKO.
Valkyrie came back by sending Ellering into the corner and hitting the running knees for a nearfall. Valkyrie hit a spear before hitting a curb stomp for the win. Hirsch and Maria weren’t impressed.
Ethan Page spoke in a video from last week’s Collision after his loss to Kenny Omega. He didn’t expect to walk into the Omega match with bruised ribs from the Tony Nese attack from last week. He couldn’t focus on what happened in the Omega match because he had to look ahead to Final Battle. He lost to Kenny Omega, but he didn’t quit. He refused to say I Quit at Final Battle before Nese barged in. Referees kept them separated.
Cole Karter & Griff Garrison (w/Maria) defeated Bobby Sharp & Shaun Moore
Karter and Garrison got the quick win after Garrison hit Moore with a rolling elbow after a jumping knee.
The Workhorsemen were backstage with Lexy Nair, who hyped themselves up for the four-way tag match tonight.
Shane Taylor (w/Lee Moriarty) defeated Channing Decker
Decker got a bit of offense in with a cannonball in the corner, but Taylor dominated this match and won with the Marcus Garvey Driver.
We got a video package on the Survival of the Fittest match for the ROH Television Title at Final Battle, where it was announced that the sixth man will be revealed at Final Battle.
The Righteous (Dutch & Vincent) defeated Australian Takeover (Julian Ward & Kaz Jordan)
Ward and Jordan worked to keep Vincent off of his feet before Vincent got Jordan isolated in his corner. Vincent and Dutch clubbered on Jordan and took out Ward on the outside. Vincent hit Autumn Sunshine for the win.
The Infantry were backstage with Lexy Nair. Wanna guess what happened? Why yes, they hyped themselves up for the four-way tag match tonight! Good job!
Brian Cage (w/Prince Nana) defeated Gravity
Cage blocked a hurricanrana, but Gravity low-bridged him to the apron and sent him to the floor. Gravity went for a dive, but Cage shut him down with a kick to the head. Cage hit a big release German suplex for a nearfall. Cage hit a powerslam out of a Gorilla Press for a nearfall.
Gravity came back by avoiding a corner charge, then hitting a hurricanrana that sent Cage to the floor. Gravity hit a top rope moonsault to Cage on the floor. Cage avoided a 450 splash and slammed Gravity out of a wheelbarrow attempt for a nearfall. Gravity cut off a superplex attempt, hitting Cage with a crucifix bomb for a nearfall.
Cage hit Gravity with a reverse suplex variant that I’ve never seen before for a nearfall. Gravity got Cage up to hit a Death Valley Driver before landing the Spaceman Splash for a nearfall. Cage hit a pop-up powerbomb, then locked on a Cloverleaf for the submission win.
Leyla Hirsch was backstage helping up Rachel Ellering when Maria came in. Maria downplayed Ellering’s loss while talking up Hirsch’s win. Hirsch left with Maria, but not before telling Ellering to keep her head up.
The Butcher and The Blade defeat The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake), The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd), & The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean)
The Outrunners and the Infantry started off, as they caught Magnum with a double-team. Magnum tagged Henry in, who walked into a double hip toss. Henry baited Bravo into a chase that allowed Drake to hit a neckbreaker. Butcher tagged in, and the two big men chopped each other until the Butcher took Drake down with a forearm. Butcher and the Blade double-teamed Drake until the Outrunners tagged in and took down Blade.
More quick tags happened until the match devolved into a Pier Six brawl. The Outrunners had the Blade isolated but took too long to showboat. That allowed the Butcher to come in, knock out Floyd, and help Blade hit Drag The Lake for the win.
ROH Women’s World Title Proving Ground Match – Athena defeated Roxanne
This is where Athena broke her nose, and it just so happens to fit the story going on. Athena created a monster that could take her down and take her title. To be clear, I don’t think the injury was worked. Athena was pouring blood from her nose at ringside. I think they were going to repeat the post-match brawl from last week and just cut it off early. But, for the story they’re trying to tell, it was a lucky break.
Athena knocked Roxanne out with a forearm to score the immediate win.
After the match, Billie Starkz attacked Athena and stomped on her in the corner. They brawled on the floor where Starkz sent Athena into the barricade. Starkz stood tall with the Women’s World Title as Athena had blood pouring from her nose at ringside.
Three ROH champions will be in action on HonorClub this week.
Thursday’s episode will be the go-home show before Friday’s Final Battle pay-per-view in Garland, Texas.
Eddie Kingston vs. Evil Uno in a Proving Ground match is scheduled to air. The match took place in front of Uno’s hometown Montreal fans.
ROH Pure Champion Wheeler Yuta will also be in a Proving Ground match on Thursday. He faces Jason Geiger, who has now wrestled ROH matches in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, and Montreal this year.
ROH Women’s World Champion Athena will be on the show as well, although her opponent’s name has not been advertised. She suffered a broken nose at the tapings but still plans on working Friday’s PPV.
Matches for this week’s episode were taped on December 5 at the Bell Centre. Spoilers from the taping are available here.
ROH on HonorClub December 14 lineup:
ROH World Champion Eddie Kingston vs. Evil Uno in a Proving Ground match
ROH Pure Rules Champion Wheeler Yuta vs. Jason Geiger in a Proving Ground match
ROH Women’s World Champion Athena vs. TBA
Leyla Hirsch w/Maria Kanellis-Bennett & Rachael Ellering vs. TBA
The Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) & Jacked Jameson vs. Dalton Castle & The Boys (Brandon & Brent Tate)
ROH Final Battle 2023 December 15 lineup:
ROH Women’s World Champion Athena defends against Billie Starkz
Survival of the Fittest six-way elimination match to crown a new ROH World Television Champion: Dalton Castle vs. Komander vs. Lee Moriarty vs. Lee Johnson vs. Kyle Fletcher vs. TBD
Keith Lee vs. Shane Taylor
I Quit match: Ethan Page vs. Tony Nese
Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, & Bryan Danielson vs. FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) & Mark Briscoe
The following are spoilers for future episodes of Ring of Honor TV taped Saturday night in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Fresh off learning she’ll face Athena at Final Battle for the ROH Women’s World Championship, BIllie Starkz was in action against Dani Mo last night. Plus, three Survival of the Fittest Eliminator matches took place as well.
Spoilers are courtesy of Cagematch.net.
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Billie Starkz defeated Dani Mo
The Butcher and The Blade defeated The Boys (Brandon & Brent Tate)
Rachael Ellering w/Leyla Hirsch & Maria Kanellis-Bennett defeated Nikki Victory
Kyle Fletcher defeated Gravity in an ROH World TV Title Survival of the Fittest 2023 Eliminator match
Trish Adora & Lady Frost defeated The Renegades (Charlette & Robyn Renegade)
Lee Johnson defeated Josh Woods in an ROH World TV Title Survival of the Fittest 2023 Eliminator match
The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch) defeated The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum)
Lee Moriarty defeated Tracy Williams in an ROH World TV Title Survival of the Fittest 2023 Eliminator match
The Workhorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake) defeated The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean)
AEW recently posted a timeline video of the Billie Starkz, Athena minion storyline in ROH to YouTube.
Ring of Honor presents its weekly show on HonorClub tonight.
Eddie Kingston will wrestle Lee Johnson in a Proving Ground match on Thursday’s episode. There will also be two Survival of the Fittest TV Title Eliminator bouts featuring Gringo Loco vs. Komander and Dalton Castle vs. The Dark Order’s Evil Uno.
Thursday’s episode was taped on Wednesday, November 22 at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago. Spoilers from the show are available here. The advertised lineup is below.
Ring of Honor on HonorClub November 30 lineup:
ROH World Champion & NJPW Strong Openweight Champion Eddie Kingston vs. Lee Johnson in a Proving Ground match
Marina Shafir vs. Billie Starkz
The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) vs. The Boys (Brandon & Brent Tate)
Trish Adora vs. Emi Sakura
Survival of the Fittest TV Title Eliminator match: Evil Uno vs. Dalton Castle
Survival of the Fittest TV Title Eliminator match: Gringo Loco vs. Komander
Brian Cage vs. Action Andretti
The Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) vs. The Butcher & The Blade
Willie Mack vs. Robert Anthony
Dralistico & Preston Vance vs. Serpentico & Angelico
Leyla Hirsch “In Action”
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ROH started with Women’s Champion Athena alongside Billie Starkz and Lexy Nair. She told Starkz that she embarrassed her last week with her loss and that she had the chance to make things right tonight with a win against Marina Shafir. After dismissing Starkz, Athena turned her attention to Eddie Kingston. She took issue with the ROH World Champion saying that certain champions weren’t carrying their weight in the company, as she had been carrying the show on her back since she became champion. Athena wanted everyone to show her the proper respect.
Proving Ground Match – Eddie Kingston defeated Lee Johnson
It’s noted that if Johnson wins, he will get a match against the Triple Crown Champion after the Continental Classic concludes. Johnson caught Kingston with a dropkick that threw him off balance, but Kingston came back with a Magnum-style belly-to-belly for a nearfall. Johnson slid through Kingston’s legs before hitting a pendulum DDT to create space.
Johnson hit Kingston with a power slam for a nearfall. Kingston drilled Johnson with elbows before a pair of overhead suplexes scored a nearfall. Johnson ducked a backfist and hit an acrobatic neckbreaker for a nearfall.
Johnson hit a frog splash for a nearfall before hitting a Blue Thunder Bomb for another nearfall. Kingston hit another suplex before landing the backfist for the win.
The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean) defeated The Boys (Brandon & Brent)
As the Boys now wear Mardi Gras masks, it becomes even harder to tell them apart. They double-teamed Bravo, scoring a nearfall after a backstabber. Dean tagged in, but the Boys kept control of him with quick offense. Bravo got a tag in, allowing The Infantry to take control.
After a few minutes, the Boy got a tag out to the fresh Boy, who ran wild on Dean. The Infantry came back quickly, scoring the win with Boot Camp.
Rachel Ellering was backstage with Lexy Nair. Ellering brought up Leyla Hirsch’s knee injury, which brought in Maria, who noted that Hirsch was doing well. Ellering asked what Maria was doing when she spoke to the Renegade Sisters last week when Hirsch walked in. Hirsch also asked about Maria’s conversation, with Maria blowing it off. Hirsch wanted to know if she’d have her back tonight, with both Maria and Ellering saying yes.
Emi Sakura defeated Trish Adora
After avoiding a stretch by the hair, Adora hit a Bubba Bomb on Sakura. Sakura slipped out of a submission attempt and laid in the chops to Adora, but Adora came back with a pump kick for a nearfall. Adora hit a lariat that sent Sakura to the ropes. Sakura fought out of a German suplex attempt before hitting a German of her own for a nearfall. Sakura hit a butterfly backbreaker to score the win.
Does Hirsch want Maria’s help or not? Let’s get to the next step of this story here.
Hirsch noted her height advantage before taking Reckless down with a shoulder block. Hirsch flung Reckless around with suplexes and gutwrenches before running into an uppercut. Hirsch countered a neckbreaker into a cross-arm breaker to score the submission win. After the match, Maria went to give a handshake but Hirsch blew her off again.
Willie Mack defeated Robert Anthony
Mack scored a quick win, hitting a powerbomb after catching a crossbody attempt.
Billie Starkz defeated Marina Shafir
Between the crowd not being into it and Shafir’s style making for a tough matchup, this was rough.
Starkz piefaced Shafir when Shafir wouldn’t let go of the handshake at the start of the match. Starkz stalled outside of the ring, giving her best Larry Zbyszko impression. Shafir got her hands on Starkz and threw her around. Starkz sent Shafir to the floor, but Shafir caught her dive and flung her into the barricade.
They battled on the floor, with Starkz hitting a suplex on the floor. Starkz set up a Swanton Bomb in the ring, but Shafir cut her off. Starkz hit a rebound kick instead, following with a bridging German suplex for a nearfall. Starkz taunted Shafir with kicks before Shafir caught the foot. They scrambled before Starkz hit a forearm that knocked Shafir down. Shafir dropped Starkz and laid her out with a kick for a nearfall.
Shafir dropped Starkz with a lariat. The two traded strikes before Shafir fired up with forearms. Shafir laid in kicks before tying Starkz up with a submission. Starkz pushed Shafir to the floor and hit a dive. Shafir got her knees up on a Swanton attempt before hitting a powerbomb for a nearfall. Starkz hit a Gory Bomb before hitting the Swanton for a nearfall. Starkz hit a spin kick before hitting the Star-Ten for the win.
After the match, Starkz jumped Shafir after the bell and sent her out of the ring. Athena and Lexy Nair came out with a cap and gown for Starkz. After giving a speech, she made sure to name Nair the valedictorian of the Minion In Training Class of 2023, to the disappointment of Starkz. Nair gave an acceptance speech before Athena signed off. Starkz bowed up to Athena but relented and left the ring. They posed on the ramp before Starkz turned on Athena, sending her into the barricade and standing over her with the title.
(I could personally do without the NXT-style graduation segment, but this was effective in getting the split done.)
Survival of the Fittest Qualifying Match – Dalton Castle (w/Brandon & Brent) defeated Evil Uno (w/Negative One)
The two traded lariat attempts in the corner, missing them all until Uno landed a chop to send Castle to the floor. Castle spent some time recovering on the floor before getting back in the ring. Castle teased a chop before taking Uno down with an ankle pick. Castle hit a pair of splashes before Uno bailed to the floor. Uno threw Castle around at ringside before clubbering on Castle in the ring.
Castle came back with chops of his own before Uno caught him with a half-hatch suplex. Uno fired up with clotheslines. Uno shoved the Boys into each other on the floor before walking into a set of Castle suplexes. Castle got a nearfall with a Slingblade bulldog before rocking Uno with a back elbow. Castle hit the Bangarang to score the win and punch his ticket to Final Battle.
Tony Khan was backstage with Lexy Nair. Khan plugged Final Battle before Billie Starkz entered the frame. She asked for a title shot against Athena. Khan noted that Starkz had won nine singles matches in a row before making the match official for Final Battle.
Cutler and Cabana came out to the Being The Elite theme song, the only place you’ll be hearing that song any time soon. The local guys tried to isolate Cutler, with Outlaw hitting a Magnum-style belly-to-belly for a nearfall. But Cutler eventually got the tag to local guy Cabana, who ran wild. Cabana and Cutler won with a tag team neckbreaker.
Survival of the Fittest Qualifying Match –Komander (w/Alex Abrahantes) defeated Gringo Loco
Komander dropped Loco with a pair of armdrags before Loco did a handstand out of a rana attempt. Komander sent Loco to the floor and went for a handspring, but Loco caught his hands and dragged him to the floor. Loco pinballed him around before getting a nearfall in the ring. Loco caught Komander with a powerslam for a nearfall. Komender fought out of a Gorilla Press before hitting a step-up armdrag for a nearfall.
Komander sent Loco to the floor before hitting a step-up rana to the outside. Komander hit a springboard 450 splash for a nearfall. Komander hit a tilt-a-whirl rana for a nearfall. Loco popped Komander on the apron, but Komander knocked him down. Loco caught Komander on his shoulders before dropping him with a spin-out powerbomb on the ropes. Loco hit the Gringo Cutter for a nearfall.
Loco went for a moonsault, but Komander cut him off. They both ended up on the top, with Komander hitting a top-rope rana for a nearfall. Komander went to the top, but Loco cut him off. Both men ended up on the top rope again, with Loco hitting an Inverted Spanish Fly for a nearfall. Komander avoided a moonsault before hitting a gutbuster. Komander hit the ropewalk Shooting Star Press for the win.
Tony Nese & Mark Sterling were backstage with ROH Board of Directors member Jerry Lynn and Lexy Nair. Sterling wanted to make sure he was ringside for Nese’s rematch against Ethan Page. Page came in, unsurprised that the two men wanted to cheat their way to another win. Lynn said a rematch would happen, with Sterling handcuffed to the post. They will sign the contract next week.
Serpentico and Dralistico started, with Serpentico having the upper hand until Vance tagged in and booted him. Angelico came in and took down Vance by the arm before Serpentico tagged in. Vance dropped Serpentico with a German suplex before tagging in Dralistico. They double-teamed Serpentico for a while before Serpentico came back, answering a Dralistico Destroyer with a Destroyer of his own.
Tags were made on both sides, with Angelico running wild. Dralistico cut off a submission attempt before Vance hit a main event spinebuster on Angelico. LFI isolated Serpentico, with Vance scoring the win with a discus lariat.
Nyla Rose defeated Zoey Lynn
Lynn went to jump Rose at the bell, but Rose overpowered her quickly. Lynn fought back, but Rose clubbed her out of the air on a high cross attempt. Lynn fought out of the Beast Bomb but couldn’t fight out of a chokeslam. Rose hit the Beast Bomb for the win.
The Butcher & The Blade defeated The Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) (w/ Jacked Jameson)
Boulder and Bronson, or Beavis and Butthead? I’m tired of the innuendos, the joke got old.
Butcher and Bronson traded shots, with Bronson winning and sending him into Boulder’s chest. Boulder took down Blade with a suplex. The Savages went for the Savage Sauce, but Butcher took out Jameson on the floor. Butcher and Blade worked over Bronson before getting the tag out to Boulder, who ran wild on both men.
Boulder hit a splash on Butcher for a nearfall. They went for the Transformer Slam, but Blade kicked Boulder low while the referee had his back turned. They hit Full Death for the win.
Brian Cage (w/Prince Nana) defeated Action Andretti
Cage hammered Andretti with strikes to start before Andretti staggered Cage with dropkicks. Andretti caught Cage with a pop-up rana for a nearfall before Nana tried to cut him off from the floor. Andretti sent Cage to the floor, but Cage caught a dive and sent Andretti into the post with a Gorilla Press.
Cage pinballed Andretti around the floor before sending him back into the ring, where Andretti ran into a big boot for a nearfall. Cage flung Andretti overhead with a German suplex for a nearfall. Andretti went for a handspring elbow, but Cage caught him and sent him into the corner. Andretti booted Cage before hitting a springboard clothesline.
Andretti sent Cage to the floor with a rana before hitting a moonsault to the floor. Andretti hit a springboard kick for a nearfall. Andretti hit a running knee before Cage dropped him with a lariat. Cage dropped Andretti with a reverse flapjack for a nearfall. Cage hit the outside-in superplex for a nearfall.
Cage went for Weapon X, but Andretti fought out and hit a tornado DDT for a nearfall. Andretti went for the split-legged moonsault, but Cage moved. Andretti escaped Weapon X again before hitting the hanging neckbreaker. Andretti hit the springboard 450 for a nearfall. Andretti and Nana got into it, with Nana leading Andretti into a pop-up powerbomb. Cage hit Weapon X for the win.
Ronda Rousey makes her ROH debut on HonorClub tonight.
Rousey teamed with Marina Shafir and wrestled Athena and Billie Starkz when AEW ran a show from the KIA Forum on November 17. The match will air on this week’s episode.
Also on tonight’s show, ROH Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata defends his title against Trent Beretta. Shibata is seeking his seventh title defense since winning the belt at Supercard of Honor in March. The wrestler he beat for the title, Wheeler Yuta, will also be in action in a Pure Rules match tonight. He faces Lee Moriarty in a match that was taped at last night’s Dynamite in Chicago.
Ethan Page gets another shot against Tony Nese tonight. Nese defeated Page on the episode that aired on October 19.
Other than Yuta vs. Moriarty and Rousey & Shafir vs. Athena & Starkz, matches for this week’s episode were taped on November 15 at the Toyota Center in Ontario, California. Spoilers from the show are available here.
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This week’s ROH began with ROH Women’s World ChampionAthena and Billie Starkz issuing an open challenge to any two women to face them tonight. Marina Shafir entered the frame once they left and made a phone call. I wonder who she called.
ROH Pure Title Match – Katsuyori Shibata defeated Trent Beretta to retain
The judges were Jerry Lynn, Madison Rayne, and Jimmy Jacobs.
The two men scrambled to a stalemate to start, with each man avoiding the other’s finishing maneuver. Beretta used his first rope break to escape a short-arm scissors attempt. Shibata went after Beretta’s arm, dropping a knee on it before kicking Beretta in the back. Shibata landed two hard kicks that sent Beretta to the apron before running into an outside-in spear from Beretta.
Beretta hit a tornado DDT before following with a running knee for a nearfall. Beretta laid in chops to no avail, as Shibata stood up through them and landed a forearm that sent Beretta into the corner. Beretta cut off the hesitation dropkick, sending Shibata to the floor before hitting a plancha to the outside. Beretta hit a missile dropkick, but Shibata rolled through and hit a boot as both men went down.
Shibata forced Beretta into the corner before hitting the hesitation dropkick. Shibata hit the half-hatch suplex for a nearfall. Shibata locked on an ankle lock, forcing Beretta to use his second rope break at 7:30. Beretta rolled through a bow-and-arrow lock, but his strikes had little effect. Shibata hit an STO for a nearfall, then hit a ripcord slap to the face. Shibata hit the Penalty Kick to win and retain the title.
Diamante and Hogan fought on the floor as Nightingale floored Adora with a shoulder block. Diamante clubbered on Nightingale in the corner before her and Hogan hit dives to Adora and Nightingale on the floor. All four women ended up in the ring, with Diamante and Adora powerbombing Nightingale out of the corner. Hogan took those two down with a high crossbody.
Everyone laid in chops to each other before the match broke down into a Pier Six brawl. It ended with a Hogan superkick on Nightingale for a nearfall. Eventually, Nightingale ended up alone in the ring with Adora, hitting the Babe With The Powerbomb for the win.
Ethan Page defeated Tony Nese (w/Mark Sterling)
This has been a very good television feud, as Ethan Page continues to get crowds into his matches.
Sterling announced that this week’s group training was cancelled in order for Nese to focus on putting Page behind them. Nese caught Page with a boot before clubbering him in the corner. Page exploded out of the corner with a shoulder block before laying in shots of his own. Nese hid in the corner before chopping Page in the neck and dropping Page over the ropes by the neck. Nese threw Page into the stairs and the apron on the floor.
Back in the ring, Page fought back, but Nese avoided the Snapshot and hit the spinning heel kick for a nearfall. Page fired up, hitting the Headshot for a nearfall. Sterling tried to interfere, but the ref caught him on the apron and threw him out. Nese complained to her, leading to Page hitting a running boot for the win. Nese jumped Page after the bell, leading to a fight that security had to break up.
We got a recap of ROH World Champion Eddie Kingston retaining his title over Jay Lethal, and ROH World Tag Team Champion MJF teaming with Samoa Joe to beat The Gunns and retain the tag team titles.
The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake) defeated Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) (w/Jacked Jameson), The West Coast Wrecking Crew (Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs), & The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean)
It’s good to see The Workhorsemen get a win, as they’ve been a highlight on ROH television.
The action was fast and furious to start, with the Infantry in control to start. Bronson hit Dean with a flapjack before sending him into Boulder’s chest. Isaacs tagged in and threw forearms before landing a head kick. The Wrecking Crew teamed up to take down Bronson, Bravo, and the Workhorsemen. Boulder took down both of the Wrecking Crew before the Infantry dove onto everyone on the floor.
Bronson hit a dive to the floor before Boulder hit a sidewalk slam on Nelson. The Savages went for a Transformer Splash, but the match broke down into a flurry. The Workhorsemen eventually isolated Nelson and hit an End of Days with a kick assist to score the win.
Tony Nese and Mark Sterling were backstage with Lexy Nair, complaining about Nese’s loss to Ethan Page.
Pure Rules Match –Wheeler Yuta defeated Lee Moriarty
The judges were Jimmy Jacobs, Madison Rayne, and Pat Buck.
Moriarty caught Yuta in a body scissors before transitioning into a double wristlock. Yuta fought out before Moriarty caught Yuta with a kick to the arm. Moriarty grounded Yuta before locking on a hammerlock bow-and-arrow submission, transitioning into a pinfall for a nearfall. Yuta transitioned into an Octopus Stretch before hitting the Right Angle Slam for a nearfall.
Yuta hit a bodyslam before landing a top-rope splash for a nearfall. Yuta went for the hammer-and-anvil elbows, but Moriarty transitioned it into the Border City Stretch. Yuta escaped it, but Moriarty snapped Yuta’s fingers and booted him into the corner. The two men fought on the top rope before Moriarty landed a superplex.
The two men traded punches, with corresponding warnings, before getting into a forearm exchange. They traded German suplexes, with Moriarty taking Yuta’s arm to try and get the Border City Stretch. Yuta bit his way free, outside of the referee’s sight, before getting the Seatbelt pin in to score the win.
Lee Johnson defeated Fred Rosser, Willie Mack, Jack Cartwheel
Jack Cartwheel was impressive here, as he looked like someone who could garner some buzz for ROH with more appearances.
The moves came quickly here, as Mack cleared the ring before Cartwheel took Mack to the floor. Cartwheel hit a picture-perfect Sasuke Special to the floor before sending Rosser back in the ring, who caught him with a belly-to-belly suplex. Johnson sent Cartwheel to the floor before running wild on Rosser. Rosser cut Johnson off with a catch into a powerslam before calling Mack into the ring to throw hands.
They traded shots before Mack dropped him with a running boot. Cartwheel backflipped into a neckbreaker on Mack. The match became a flurry, ending with Rosser hitting a forearm on Johnson before attempting pins on everyone in the ring. Cartwheel hit a flagpole legsweep on Rosser before hitting a corkscrew senton in the ring. Cartwheel missed a Shooting Star Press, running into a Sky High from Mack. Rosser sent Mack to the floor before Johnson caught him with a Sunset Flip for the flash pin and the win.
Ethan Page was backstage with Lexy Nair. Page was furious that Tony Nese and Mark Sterling were trying to call the shots on his career, and that Nese wasn’t man enough to shake his hand. Page knew their issues weren’t done, and that they wouldn’t be until Nese shook his hand.
This was a fun match, as the crowd in the Kia Forum was red hot from the jump. Rousey looked better here than she did in the majority of her second run in WWE. There was a real buzz to this match, one that made Ronda feel like a bit of the star she was in her prime. The finish was creative, with Athena having Rousey dead to rights before Starkz made a crucial error. Whether this was a one-off appearance or a tease for Final Battle, this was a great main event either way.
Athena threw Starkz into the ring to start, with Rousey taking her down with judo throws. Shafir tagged in and laid in kicks to Starkz. Starkz tagged out to Athena, but after Rousey tagged in, Athena tagged right out to Starkz. Rousey threw Starkz into her corner before locking on an armbar in the ropes. Starkz sent Shafir into the ropes, where Athena kneed her in the back. Shafir booted – er, footed – Athena down, but Starkz and Athena double-teamed Shafir to take control.
Athena worked over Shafir while mocking Rousey. Shafir eventually fought off Starkz and made the tag to Rousey. Athena couldn’t tag out to Starkz again, allowing Rousey to run wild on her. Athena got a tag into Starkz, allowing Athena to send Rousey to the floor with a lariat. Athena dropped both Shafir and Rousey with a Samoan Drop/Fallaway Slam combo on the floor.
Athena went to the top rope and went for the O-Face on Rousey, but Rousey turned it into an armbar. Athena powered Rousey up and dropped her with a powerbomb, but Rousey held on. Starkz broke it up with a swanton bomb before Shafir dropped her with a backdrop. The match broke down into a Pier Six brawl, with Rousey catching Athena with a step-up into an armbar. Athena bit her way free before hitting a pop-up German suplex for a nearfall.
Starkz and Shafir tagged in, with Shafir knocking Starkz down on the top rope. Athena snuck in a tag before catching Shafir in powerbomb position. Rousey broke things up and sent Starkz to the floor, leading to Shafir sending Athena into a Samoan Drop from Rousey for a nearfall. Rousey pulled up Athena, but Athena drilled Rousey with a forearm.
Tags were made on both sides, with Starkz catching Shafir with a nearfall. Athena tagged in, hitting a Codebreaker out of Starkz’s Gory Special for a nearfall that Rousey broke up. Athena couldn’t get a tag out to Starkz, allowing Rousey to tag in and lock on an Ankle Lock. Shafir got an Ankle Lock in as well, but both women rolled through. Athena hit the O-Face on Rousey, but Starkz had tagged in as Athena jumped. Starkz went for a swanton bomb, but Rousey caught Starkz with an armbar to score the win.
After the match, Athena went to jump Rousey and Shafir, but Shafir caught her with a mid-kick. Rousey taunted Athena with the title belt before Starkz saved Athena. Rousey and Shafir stood tall as the show went off the air.
