The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) defeated The Boys (Brandon Tate & Brent Tate)
Emi Sakura defeated Trish Adora
Following Dynamite:
Pure Rules match: Wheeler Yuta defeated Lee Moriarty
Eddie Kingston defeated Lee Johnson
Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal defeated Griff Garrison & Cole Karter by referee stoppage — The match was stopped after Karter suffered an apparent concussion. Karter left the ring under his own power after the match was stopped. Christopher Daniels cut a promo following the match.
Willie Mack defeated Robert Anthony
There was a minion graduation ceremony involving Athena, Billie Starkz & Lexi Nair.
Ronda Rousey’s Ring of Honor debut will air on HonorClub this week.
Rousey made a surprise appearance at AEW’s show from the KIA Forum in Inglewood, CA on Friday, November 17. She teamed with her longtime training partner Marina Shafir against Athena and Billie Starkz in a tag match taped for ROH TV.
ROH announced today that the match will air on the Thursday, November 23 episode.
Olympian & Hall of Famer @RondaRousey makes her #ROH debut as she teams with “The Problem” @MarinaShafir to take on #ROH Women’s World Champ @AthenaPalmer_FG & “Minion In Training” @BillieStarkz! Watch Thursday Night #ROH TV on #HonorClub at http://WatchROH.com 7/6c
Rousey and Shafir also wrestled Athena and Starkz on Wrestling Revolver’s Los Angeles debut on Thursday, November 16. The match ended in a no-contest after Athena hit Rousey with the ROH Women’s World title belt.
Rousey made a surprise appearance at the Lucha VaVoom show on October 26 as well. Along with Shafir, she defeated Taya Valkyrie and Brian Kendrick on the show.
ROH TV November 23 announced lineup:
Ronda Rousey & Marina Shafir vs. Athena & Billie Starkz
Willie Mack vs. Fred Rosser vs. Jack Cartwheel vs. Lee Johnson
Ethan Page vs. Tony Nese w/Mark Sterling
Diamante vs. Trish Adora vs. Kiera Hogan vs. Willow Nightingale
ROH Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata defends against Trent Beretta
The Workhorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry vs. The Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) vs. The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) vs. West Coast Wrecking Crew (Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs)
The ROH World Championship will be defended tonight on HonorClub.
Eddie Kingston is scheduled to defend his title against former champion Dalton Castle on the show.
Tony Khan has also announced he will address the ROH TV title situation on Thursday’s episode. Samoa Joe relinquished the belt on the November 8 Dynamite to focus on winning the AEW World title.
El Hijo del Vikingo & Komander vs. Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal is scheduled for tonight as well. Sydal & Daniels are coming off a loss to The Righteous two weeks ago while Komander & Vikingo lost to FTR in the main event of AEW Rampage on Friday.
Other announced matches include Castle’s Boys against The Bollywood Boyz and Trent Beretta vs. Peter Avalon.
After weeks of teasing an uneasy alliance, Leyla Hirsch will team with Rachael Ellering tonight as well. They’ll wrestle The Renegades in tag team action.
Athena & Billie Starkz, Marina Shafir, and The Outrunners are all advertised as being “in action” on the show.
Matches for this week’s episode of ROH on HonorClub were taped on Wednesday, November 8 at The Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. Spoilers from the taping are available here.
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Trent Beretta (w/Kris Statlander & Orange Cassidy) defeated Peter Avalon
This was surprisingly good, if only for the fact that Avalon usually never gets anything resembling shine.
Beretta had the upper hand until Avalon sent Beretta into the corner post, before following up with a crossbody to the floor. Avalon got in Cassidy’s face, which allowed Beretta to hit a big back body drop on the floor. Beretta went for a spear into the barricade – the Roman Reigns Special – but Avalon moved, with Beretta crashing into the barricade. Avalon hit a high cross for a nearfall.
Avalon went to the middle rope, but Beretta yanked Avalon down into a Saito suplex. Beretta hit a pair of German suplexes before hitting a half-and-half suplex. Beretta hit the running knee for a nearfall. Avalon pushed out of a tornado DDT before hitting a superkick. Avalon followed with a springboard crossbody for a nearfall. Beretta went for a top rope hurricanrana, but Avalon rolled through for a nearfall. Avalon reversed a piledriver into a Tombstone of his own for a nearfall.
Beretta sent Avalon to the apron. Avalon went over the top for a sunset flip, but Beretta caught him in with the Strong Zero for the win. It was announced that next week, Beretta will challenge ROH Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata for the title next week.
Dalton Castle was backstage with Lexy Nair. He was confident heading into his ROH World Title match against Eddie Kingston because he was better than Kingston. Castle said that Kingston’s only chance at winning would be to score a knockout.
The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) defeated Jacoby Watts & Sebastian Wolfe
Watts took the microphone to introduce himself and his partner before the Outrunners jumped them from behind. They worked on Wolfe for a few minutes before Wolfe got the tag out to Watts. Watts ran wild before the Outrunners sent him to the floor. The Outrunners hit Wolfe with a double-team powerslam for the win.
Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal were backstage with Lexy Nair. They knew that their tenure didn’t mean anything when going against their opponents El Hijo Del Vikingo & Komander, but they were ready for the challenge.
Emi Sakura defeated Kel
The taller Kel teasingly called for a test of strength, but Sakura punched her in the gut and locked her in a surfboard stretch. Kel came back with a bicycle kick for a nearfall, but Sakura avoided a corner kick and repeatedly chopped Kel. Sakura hit a crossbody in the corner before hitting a butterfly backbreaker for the win.
The Outrunners were backstage with Lexy Nair. They hyped themselves up as the best team in ROH.
The Boys (Brandon & Brent) defeated The Bollywood Boyz (Gurv Sihra & Harv Sihra)
The Boys wrestled with modified peacock masks on. The Bollywood Boys hit a tag team combination in their corner, ending with a middle-rope bulldog from Harv for a nearfall. Brandon got the tag out to Brent, who ran wild. He hit a dive onto Harv before double-stomping Gurv for a nearfall. The Bollywood Boys hit a Demolition Decapitation for a nearfall that was broken up by Brandon. Brent hit Sole Food before hitting a pendulum slam for the win.
Ring of Honor Television Title Announcement
The logical decision was to crown a new champion at Final Battle. The qualifying matches will add some juice to the television shows for the next few weeks.
Tony Khan was backstage, where he announced that a new ROH Television Champion would be crowned at Final Battle in a six-way Survival of the Fittest match. Qualifying matches would be happening in the next few weeks to determine the competitors in that match.
Charlette & Robyn Renegade were backstage with Lexy Nair. They talked up their chemistry as sisters and as a team as opposed to their opponents, Leyla Hirsch & Rachel Ellering. Maria Kanellis entered the scene, asking to have a word with the Renegades off-screen.
Athena feigned a handshake before punching Robbie in the face. Robbie outpaced Athena on the apron, but Athena countered a sunset flip into a powerbomb. Robbie hit Starkz with a jawbreaker before tagging Havok, who hit a wacky bodyscissors into a DDT for a nearfall. Athena cut off Havok with a knee to the back, allowing Starkz to forearm Havok. Starkz menaced the referee, much like Athena usually does. Athena tagged in and hit the Despicable Knee for the win.
After the match, Starkz put Robbie in a crossface before Athena put Havok in one as well. Athena looked impressed with her minion.
Ethan Page was backstage with Lexy Nair. He was happy with costing Tony Nese his match last week before Nese and Mark Sterling entered the scene. Sterling and Nese complained before reminding Page that Nese had already beaten him. Page challenged Nese to a rematch as he did weeks ago, this time with Nese accepting the challenge.
Hirsch handled the Renegades by herself, hitting the pendulum dropkick in the corner for a nearfall. Ellering tagged in, hitting a double shoulder block with Hirsch. Charlette covered Hirsch’s eyes with her headband before tagging in Robyn, who hit a high crossbody for a nearfall. The Renegades double-teamed Ellering, hitting a double suplex for a nearfall.
Ellering fought her way to the corner and tagged in Hirsch, who ran wild on the Renegades. She hit a gutwrench suplex on one Renegade onto the other before hitting a running knee for a nearfall. Hirsch set up Ellering for a running uppercut for a nearfall. The Renegades tried to double team Ellering, but Ellering sent them into each other and got the win with a sunset flip. Hirsch was on the floor tending to her braced knee, when Maria Kanellis came out to check on her. Hirsch got helped from ringside.
Athena & Billie Starkz were backstage with Lexy Nair. Athena was mildly impressed with Starkz, then told Starkz and Nair that they would either step up as minions or Athena wouldn’t be happy.
Marina Shafir defeated Amira
Shoutout to Rich Latta on the track for Marina Shafir. Shafir controlled the match early until Amira fought her off and made a small comeback. Shafir booted – well, footed – Amira in the face before hitting a judo slam. Shafir locked on a Darce Choke and got the stoppage.
El Hijo del Vikingo & Komander (w/Alex Abrahantes) defeated Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal
An awesome tag match here. I love ROH hosting these lucha showcases every week, as they have the talent in AEW to keep up with the AAA stars.
Sydal and Vikingo got into a pinning predicament before reversing each other’s armdrags. Daniels and Komander tagged in, with Komander entering the ring with a flourish. Daniels got double-teamed by Vikingo and Komander, with Vikingo vaulting off of Komander’s back to hit a dropkick. They hit a double 619 before Komander hit a standing moonsault for a nearfall. Sydal held onto Daniels on an Irish Whip, allowing Daniels to drop Komander on the ropes and tag out.
Daniels and Sydal worked on Komander, with Sydal hitting a corkscrew senton for a nearfall. Daniels hit a pair of bodyslams before clubbing him with a lariat. Sydal hit a vaulting Meteora for a nearfall before tying Komander up into a bow and arrow submission. Sydal caught Komander with a back kick, leading to a Daniels STO for a nearfall. Komander fought his way to the corner and tagged in Vikingo, who ran wild on both men. Vikingo hit a double-jump Crucifix Bomb for a nearfall broken up by Daniels. We got a Pier Six brawl that ended with a Daniels STO.
Daniels and Sydal hit a powerbomb/meteora combination for a nearfall. Komander hit a plancha on Sydal as Vikingo hit a springboard crossbody on Daniels. Vikingo hit running knees in the corner, then set him up for Komander’s ropewalk 450 splash. Komander dove onto Sydal as Vikingo hit a frog splash for the win.
ROH World Title Match – Eddie Kingston defeated Dalton Castle (w/Brandon & Brent) to retain
This was a gritty fight between these two, which while against character for Castle, was a great battle between the two.
Castle stalled for a while before taking Kingston to the mat with a single-leg takedown. Kingston chopped Castle away, but Castle caught Kingston with a back elbow. Castle hit repeated splashes to the stomach before Kingston got his knees up. Castle hit another back elbow to take Kingston down again. Kingston fought off another Castle takedown, kneeing Castle in the gut before hitting a double stomp to the gut for a nearfall.
Castle caught Kingston in the corner with running knees before hitting a Slingblade bulldog for a nearfall. Kingston caught Castle with a boot on a corner charge, but Castle booted Kingston to the apron before Castle kneed him to the floor. Kingston hit a lariat to cut Castle down. Kingston hit the machine gun chops in the corner before sending Castle flying with a T-Bone suplex. Castle feigned going down before hitting a pair of suplexes of his own.
Castle laid in strikes before going for Bangarang, but Kingston hit the Backfist for a nearfall. Kingston pulled Castle up and hit a second Backfist. Castle tried to fire up, but Kingston hit a half-and-half suplex before hitting a third Backfist to score the win. After the match, Kingston said that this match was for Mr. Brodie Lee, whom both men were close to.
After replays, Eddie Kingston was backstage with Lexy Nair. Kingston was tired, not because of his schedule as champion, but because he saw other World Champions not doing their job. They would get six or seven segments a show, while not raising the tides of the company that they worked for. Guys like him, Orange Cassidy, and Moxley were the tide, and he would be a true champion for the fans of Ring of Honor. I would call that a veiled shot at MJF, but a veil provides some kind of cover.
Eddie Kingston vs. Dalton Castle for the ROH World Championship will air on the Thursday, November 16 Ring of Honor TV episode.
Following Kingston successful title defense against Angelico in the main event of this week’s show, Castle cut a promo in a backstage segment challenging Kingston for his World title. A graphic made the bout official for next week’s episode.
The Kingston vs. Castle title bout was announced by AEW on Wednesday this week prior to the Dynamite taping in Portland, Oregon, and the match was taped following Dynamite’s airing on Wednesday night.
Kingston defeated Claudio Castagnoli to win the ROH title at Dynamite Grand Slam on September 20 at Arthur Ashe Stadium. He has since successfully defended the title against Katsuyori Shibata at WrestleDream, Komander on Collision, Minoru Suzuki on Dynamite, and Angelico on Ring of Honor TV.
Our full report from Thursday’s Ring of Honor TV episode can be found here.
The ROH World Championship will be defended on HonorClub tonight.
Eddie Kingston will defend his title against Angelico on the show. It will be his fourth time defending the belt since winning it from Claudio Castagnoli at Grand Slam in September. His previous title defenses have been over Katsuyori Shibata, Komander, and Minoru Suzuki.
The ROH Women’s World Champion Athena is also advertised for this week’s episode. She’ll wrestle Heidi Howitzer in a Proving Ground match in what will be Howitzer’s ROH debut.
Billie Starkz vs. Rachael Ellering is also scheduled for tonight. Ellering comes in on a two-match winning streak after defeating Robyn Renegade and LMK on previous episodes.
Other matches scheduled to air tonight include Leyla Hirsch vs. Charlette Renegade, The Iron Savages vs. Cole Karter & Griff Garrison, Kyle Fletcher vs. Lee Johnson, and Tony Nese vs. Serpentico.
This week’s episode was taped on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. Spoilers for the show are available here.
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This week’s ROH began with a recap of last week’s Women’s World Title match between Athena and Mercedes Martinez. We cut to video from after last week’s show, where Lexy Nair and Billie Starkz waited for Athena. Athena said that she would do whatever she needed to do to for Starkz to get more violent. Athena made it clear that Starkz was on her good side for now.
Serpentico defeated Tony Nese (w/Mark Sterling)
Sterling came out bragging about his charges scoring two straight wins over “that fat slob” Ethan Page. Nese dumped on Wichita before Serpentico came out for the scheduled match. Nese used his power to keep Serpentico off of his feet. Nese put Serpentico in the Tree of Woe before dropping into the crunch kicks.
Serpentico came back with a hurricanrana and a flatliner for a nearfall. Nese came right back with a spinning heel kick and set up the pumphandle slam, but Ethan Page came out with a microphone. He was ready for group training, which distracted Nese long enough to get rolled up by Serpentico. Page said that instead of group training, he would celebrate with Serpentico.
Action Andretti & Darius Martin were backstage with Lexy Nair. They spoke on their issues with Shane Taylor Promotions before bringing in their partners for tonight’s eight-man tag match, The Infantry. They hyped themselves up for the match.
Athena (w/Billie Starkz) defeated Heidi Howitzer
Howitzer took Athena down with a shoulder block and a big boot, sending Athena out of the ring. Athena slid out of the way of a baseball slide before dropping Howitzer with a rolling slam on the floor. Athena clubbered on Howitzer in the ring before tossing her with a German Suplex.
Howitzer tried coming back with hard Irish whips, but Athena hopped to the second rope and hit a Codebreaker. Athena hit the knockout forearm to score the win. After the match, Athena drilled Howitzer with a superkick before throwing her into the belt.
Kyle Fletcher defeated Lee Johnson
Fletcher yanked Johnson off of the turnbuckles during his entrance. Shane Taylor Promotions was seen watching backstage. Fletcher played keep-away from Johnson until Johnson caught him with a dropkick that sent him to the floor. Johnson chased Fletcher around the ring until Fletcher caught him with a superkick and dropped him on the apron with a back suplex.
Fletcher clubbered on Johnson until Johnson caught him with a back elbow. Johnson picked up the pace with clotheslines and a neckbreaker. Johnson hit a Blue Thunder Bomb for a nearfall. Johnson hit Fletcher with a pair of elbows in the corner, but Fletcher avoided a corner charge and hit a tight Michinoku Driver for a nearfall.
Fletcher talked trash before catching a kick to the face. Johnson got Fletcher onto the top rope before hitting a superplex. Johnson followed it with a frog splash for a nearfall. Fletcher popped Johnson with a dropkick before hitting the leg lariat to the back. Fletcher hit the Tombstone for the win.
Charlette sent Hirsch into the ropes, where Robyn popped her with a forearm for a nearfall. Charlette kept the advantage on offense, hitting a Northern Lights Suplex for a nearfall. Hirsch hit a German suplex before hitting the pendulum dropkick in the corner for a nearfall. Hirsch hit a Saito suplex as Robyn sat a chair on the apron.
Robyn distracted the referee to allow Charlette to grab the chair, but Rachel Ellering took Robyn out with a forearm. The ref caught Charlette with the chair and took it away, allowing Hirsch to lock in a cross-arm breaker to score the submission win.
Athena and Billie Starkz were backstage with Lexy Nair. After scolding Nair for being friendly to Willow Nightingale, Athena told Starkz to show her violent streak against Rachel Ellering tonight. Athena noted that Final Battle was in her hometown and that she couldn’t wait to see which porcelain hussy she would beat.
Bronson caught Garrison with a bodyslam. Garrison avoided being sent into Boulder’s chest, but Karter wasn’t so lucky. Karter took Boulder down, but Boulder kept pressing his way out of the cover. Boulder hit them with a double flapjack before sending Bronson to the floor. Maria distracted Bronson before sending him into a Karter back body drop on the ramp.
Karter and Garrison worked over Bronson until he fought to make the tag to Boulder. Boulder ran wild, hitting both men with a powerbomb/World’s Strongest Slam combination for a nearfall. Karter rolled out of the way of a Boulder step-up moonsault, allowing Garrison to hit a rolling elbow to the back of the head. Karter hit a 450 splash for a nearfall that was broken up by Bronson.
Karter sent Bronson to the floor, but Boulder crashed into both Karter and Garrison with a crossbody. The Savages hit the Transformer Splash for the win.
We got a video package recapping Samoa Joe’s successful title defense and subsequent vacating of the ROH World Television Title. Tony Khan will make an announcement regarding the Television Title next week.
Starkz caught Ellering with a sunset flip, then kicked Ellering in the head for a nearfall. Starkz celebrated her small accomplishment, allowing Ellering to come back with a senton for a nearfall. Ellering hit a gutwrench suplex to take Starkz down before chopping Starkz in the corner. Ellering hit a running uppercut and a cross-leg Michinoku Driver for a nearfall.
Starkz avoided the Bosswoman Slam before Ellering clubbed Starkz with a clothesline and a forearm. Starkz ducked a clothesline and hit a spin kick, but Ellering followed up with a lariat. Starkz caught Ellering with a kick to the head before hitting a trio of German suplexes for a nearfall. Ellering cut off Starkz on the top rope, pulling her into a TKO for a nearfall.
Starkz eventually sent Ellering to the floor, following her out with a tope. Starkz sent Ellering into the barricade. Starks sent Ellering into the ring, where she hit a Swanton Bomb for the win.
Athena jumped Ellering after the bell, with Starkz joining in after a second. Leyla Hirsch ran them off, returning the favor for Ellering helping her out earlier.
Josh Woods defeated SK Bishop
Woods was dominant here. Bishop got a boot up on a corner charge, but Woods kneed him out of a high cross attempt. Woods hit Chaos Theory for the win.
Action Andretti, Darius Martin & The Infantry defeated Shane Taylor Promotions & The Wingmen
The match started with a Pier Six Brawl. The good guys sent the rudos to the floor before hitting planchas onto all of them. Unfortunately for Martin, Taylor caught him and flung him into the barricade. Bravo got caught by Taylor in the ring, who dropped him face-first on an up-and-over in the corner. Taylor sent Bravo into the corner buckle with a kick for a nearfall.
Bravo got worked on for a while before fighting his way to a tag out to Andretti. Andretti ran wild on the Wingmen, taking them down with a handspring elbow. Avalon accidentally punched Taylor, leading to Taylor and Moriarty knocking out Avalon and Nemeth and leaving. The Infantry hit Boot Camp on Avalon to score the win.
Rachel Ellering was backstage with Lexy Nair. Ellering felt like she was breaking through with Leyla Hirsch, but Hirsch came in to clarify. Hirsch said that she didn’t like owing anyone, so now she and Ellering are even. Maria Kanellis came in, mocking their teamwork to Hirsch’s chagrin. Kanellis told Hirsch to team with Ellering, and afterward, she would let Hirsch know about their future.
Dralistico (w/ Jose The Assistant) defeated Gravity
The announcers noted that these two are the brothers of former ROH World Champions. Gravity is Bandido’s younger brother, while Dralistico is the younger brother of Rush. Dralistico sent Gravity to the floor before following him with a big dive. Dralistico held control on Gravity until Gravity sent him to the floor. Gravity hit a step-up dive to the floor. Gravity fired up in the ring, hitting a headstand splash out of the corner for a nearfall.
Dralistico superkicked Gravity before hitting a powerbomb for a nearfall. They traded chops and running forearms before Gravity snatched Dralistico up in a powerslam. Gravity hung up Dralistico in the ropes before hitting a splash onto him for a nearfall. Dralistico tied up Gravity in the ropes before ripping off a springboard hurricanrana for a nearfall. Dralistico hit a corkscrew Destroyer to score the win.
ROH World Title Match – Eddie Kingston defeated Angelico to retain
A fine main event. There was never that close nearfall that made me think Angelico could win, but they had a solid back-and-forth here.
The two men started this match with technique, with Kingston breaking first and laying in a chop. Angelico caught a second chop and turned it into a cravat before kicking Kingston in the back of the head. The men traded strikes, with Angelico going after the knee. Kingston chopped Angelico into the corner before hitting the machine gun chops and a face wash.
Angelico countered a suplex attempt with a front facelock that he transitioned into a double wristlock that forced Kingston to the ropes. Kingston cut off Angelico with a kitchen sink knee and clubbered on him. Kingston dropped Angelico with more chops, but Angelico rolled through a uranage attempt and hit a kick that sent Kingston to the floor. Angelico followed with a dive onto Kingston.
Kingston tried to make some space, but Angelico hit a diving clothesline off of the apron. Angelico hit a high crossbody for a nearfall. Angelico got a nearfall with a jackknife pin, then tried a flash pin for a nearfall. Angelico kicked Kingston in the head before locking on La Casita for a nearfall. Kingston popped up with a Backfist, but Angelico kicked out. Kingston landed another Backfist before hitting the Northern Lights Driver to win and retain the title.
Backstage, Dalton Castle was frustrated that he couldn’t give people the show that they deserved. He didn’t want people like Eddie Kingston muddying the airwaves, saying that Kingston was throwing away his opportunities as champion. He said that Kingston was ordinary and that he wanted to give the people a World Champion that they could sink their teeth into. Eddie Kingston vs. Dalton Castle for the ROH World Title was made official for next week.
ROH has announced the lineup for tonight’s show on HonorClub.
Eddie Kingston will defend his ROH World Championship against Angelico on the show. The title match was set up last month after Angelico confronted the champion following Kingston’s victory over Serpentico in a Proving Ground match.
Other matches scheduled to air on Thursday include Athena vs. Heidi Howitzer, Billie Starkz vs. Rachael Ellering, and the Iron Savages vs. Cole Karter & Griff Garrison.
This week’s episode was taped on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. Spoilers for the show are available here.
Ring of Honor TV November 9 lineup:
ROH World Champion Eddie Kingston defends against Angelico
ROH Women’s World Champion Athena vs. Heidi Howitzer in a Proving Ground match
Billie Starkz w/Athena vs. Rachael Ellering
Tony Nese w/Mark Sterling vs. Serpentico
Leyla Hirsch vs. Charlette Renegade
Kyle Fletcher vs. Lee Johnson
The Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) w/Jacked Jameson vs. Cole Karter & Griff Garrison w/Maria Kanellis-Bennett
Athena will defend her ROH Women’s World Championship on Thursday’s episode of ROH on HonorClub.
Last week, Athena and Billie Starkz were defeated by Mercedes Martinez & Diamante in tag team action. As a result, it will be a rematch from Final Battle 2022 on this week’s show when Athena defends against Martinez in singles competition.
🚨 EMERGENCY M.E.M 🚨#ROH Women's World Champion @AthenaPalmer_FG doesn't sugarcoat anything while speaking to "Minion In Training" @BillieStarkz.
Other matches set for ROH TV this week include Darius Martin vs. Lee Moriarty, Josh Woods vs. Ethan Page, and a four-corner survival tag team match.
Thursday’s edition of ROH TV was taped on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at The Mohegan Sun Theater in Uncasville, Connecticut. Spoilers from the show are available here.
Ring of Honor on HonorClub November 2 lineup:
ROH Women’s World Champion Athena defends against Mercedes Martinez
Darius Martin vs. Lee Moriarty
Josh Woods w/Mark Sterling vs. Ethan Page
Leyla Hirsch vs. Robyn Renegade
Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal vs. The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch)
The Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) vs. The Wingmen (Peter Avalon & Ryan Nemeth) vs. The Iron Savages (Bronson & Boulder) vs. The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo in a Four-Corner Survival Match
Kiera Hogan vs. Charlette Renegade
Nick Comoroto vs. Action Andretti vs. Lee Johnson
Gravity, Dalton Castle & The Boys vs. Cole Karter, Griff Garrison, The Workhorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry) w/Maria Kanellis
Ring of Honor taped matches for HonorClub at The Mohegan Sun Theater in Uncasville, Connecticut on Saturday.
The AEW Women’s World Championship was defended on the show. Athena put her title on the line against the wrestler she defeated to win the belt at Final Battle 2022, Mercedes Martinez.
A developing feud involving Leyla Hirsch, Rachael Ellering, and the Renegades continued this week.
This week’s show also featured the return of Anthony Ogogo, who hadn’t wrestled in nearly a year. He announced that he is leaving boxing to focus on wrestling. However, later that night he was taunting Jake Paul on X.
Spoilers courtesy of PWInsider
Ring of Honor TV taping October 28 results:
Josh Woods defeated Ethan Page
Leyla Hirsch defeated Robyn Renegade
The Renegades attacked Hirsch after the match but Rachael Ellering came out and made the save.
Hirsch blew off Ellering, evidently not wanting to form an alliance with her.
Darius Martin defeated Lee Moriarty
The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch) defeated Matt Sydal & Christopher Daniels
Anthony Ogogo defeated Pat Buck
ROH Women’s Champion Athena defeated Mercedes Martinez to retain her title
Martinez and Diamante attacked the champion after the match but Billie Starkz made the save
Angelico defeated Gringo Loco, Slim J, & Metalik in a four-way match
The Gates of Agony (Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun) defeated The Iron Savages (Bronson & Boulder), Ryan Nemeth & Peter Avalon, and The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean) in a four-way match
Action Andretti defeated Lee Johnson and Nick Comoroto in a triple-threat
Kiera Hogan defeated Charlette Renegade
Dalton Castle & Gravity defeated The Workhorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake) and Cole Karter & Griff Garrison in a triple threat match
Ring of Honor presents its weekly show on HonorClub tonight.
ROH Women’s World Champion Athena and her minion Billie Starkz will continue their rivalry with Mercedes Martinez & Diamante on Thursday’s episode. After Starkz defeated Diamante in singles action last week, a tag match between the two teams has been scheduled for this week’s show.
Dalton Castle will also be back on ROH TV for the first time in a month tonight. He’ll wrestle Anthony Henry of the Workhorsemen in singles action.
Other matches scheduled to air include Rachael Ellering vs. Robyn Renegade, The Infantry vs. The Hughes Brothers, Metalik vs. Angelico, and Lee Moriarty vs. Darius Martin. A triple-threat tag match featuring The Gates of Agony, Iron Savages, and Griff Garrison & Cole Karter is also advertised for the show.
Ring of Honor TV this week was taped on Saturday at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. Spoilers from the show are available here.
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The show opened with a promo from Angelico. Angelico said that Eddie Kingston took advantage of Serpentico after the bell in their match, and as a friend, he had to make sure Kingston knew that he was wrong. Angelico said that he was ready for his World Title match against Kingston soon.
Angelico (w/Serpentico) defeated Metalik
Metalik opened strong, scoring with a headscissors. Metalik hit a rope-walk crossbody before Angelico cut off a springboard elbow with a dropkick. Angelico tied Metalik up with a double-leg submission before Metalik got to the ropes. Metalik came back with a Slingblade Bulldog and a rope-walk dropkick before hitting a step-up senton to Angelico on the outside.
Metalik hit a springboard splash in the ring for a nearfall. They traded clotheslines in the corner before Angelico hit a capoeira kick. Angelico locked on a reverse Figure Four for the win.
Lexy Nair was backstage with Kyle Fletcher. Fletcher was disappointed by his recent losses, but he took pride in taking former world champions to their limit at age 24. He said the next time he was in the ring with men of that caliber, it would be a different story.
The Hughes Brothers got a jump-start on this match, double-teaming Bravo early on. Bravo hit the Carlie Crossover to get out of their corner and get the tag to Dean, who quickly got control of the situation. The Infantry then hit Boot Camp for the win.
Lexy Nair was backstage with Maria Kanellis-Bennett. She said that her men Cole Karter & Griff Garrison have come together out of a common goal of being tag team champions. Leyla Hirsch walked in and said that after her title loss against Athena, she’d consider taking Kanellis’ guidance. Kanellis said that if Hirsch wanted her help, she would have to earn it.
Dalton Castle defeated Anthony Henry
Henry refused the Code of Honor, causing the match to start with shoving. Henry forced Castle out of the ring with an elbow, but Castle fired himself and the crowd up before getting back in the ring. Henry hit another elbow, but Castle dropped him in return with a waistlock slam. Henry escaped to the floor after a second waistlock slam, but Castle sent Henry into the ring steps before hitting a DDT on the floor.
Castle went to the top rope, but Henry rolled away. Henry baited Castle before sending him back first into the apron. Henry ran around the ring and hit a running leg lariat that sent Castle over the barricade. Henry kept control of Castle, responding to every comeback attempt Castle had. Castle picked Henry’s ankle, then caught him with a back elbow.
Castle strung some offense together, hitting a Slingblade Bulldog. Henry got caught in position for the Bangarang but countered it with a piledriver for a nearfall. Castle got out of the way of a double stomp before flinging Henry around with German suplexes. Castle hit the Bangarang to score the win.
Lexy Nair was backstage with Mark Sterling, Tony Nese, & Josh Woods. Sterling blew off Nese’s loss to Samoa Joe on Battle of the Belts before bragging about his charges and their recent success. Ethan Page entered stage left, wondering why Sterling hadn’t returned any of his calls. Page asked Nese if he was proud of how he cheated to win before Woods got in his face. Sterling set up Woods vs. Page in the hopes of getting Page out of their business.
Tornado Tag Team Match – Diamante & Mercedes Martinez defeated Athena & Billie Starkz
The match quickly broke down into a Pier Six brawl, with Athena and Starkz sending Diamante and Martinez into the timekeeper’s area. Martinez took down Starkz on the outside, allowing her and Diamante to double-team Athena in the ring. Martinez hit the Anarchist Suplex on Athena for a nearfall. Starkz took down both Martinez and Diamante with a crossbody, but Martinez sent her down with a big boot.
Athena came back, taking down Martinez with a facebuster. Diamante hit a Cross Rhodes on Athena, but Starkz broke up the pin with a German suplex. Martinez took out Starkz before she and Diamante hit a double-team move on Athena for a nearfall. Athena and Starkz teamed up to hit a rolling spear on Martinez. Athena hit a German on Diamante before teaming up with Starkz to hit a double suplex.
Athena held Martinez in position for a Starkz spin kick, which landed. Starkz hit a DDT on Diamante before Athena pulled her up into a facebuster for a nearfall. Athena and Starkz teamed up again, with Athena hitting a Rocket Launcher with Starkz for a nearfall. Starkz and Athena set up a double superplex, but Martinez powerbombed Athena out of the corner. Martinez and Diamante then hit the Street Sweeper on Starkz to score the win.
After the match, Martinez posed with the ROH Women’s Title belt while Diamante taunted Athena. Athena drilled Diamante with a forearm before getting in Martinez’s face.
Kyle Fletcher defeated Willie Mack
Fletcher and Mack traded offense to start, with Mack scoring a pair of armdrags. Mack caught Fletcher with a headscissors and a Shining Wizard for a nearfall. Fletcher came back with a running kick that sent Mack to the floor. Mack fired back up with a heavy shoulder block and a slam, before hitting a standing moonsault for a nearfall.
Mack went for the Stunner, but Fletcher got out. Fletcher hit his half of the Aussie Arrow for a nearfall. Fletcher hit another leg lariat to the back of Mack’s head before hitting the Tombstone for the win.
Lexy Nair was backstage with Billie Starkz. They were soon joined by an irate Athena, who went off on Starkz for causing her to lose her first match on ROH TV. She blamed Starkz for the fact that Martinez earned a title shot and harshly told her to get her act together.
Four Corner Survival Match – Gravity defeated Slim J, Gringo Loco, Blake Christian
Slim J took Gravity to the floor as Christian and Loco traded flash pins in the ring. Slim J dragged Loco to the floor and sent him into the post before Christian hit a dive onto Slim J. Gravity hit a handspring headscissors off of the apron to Christian. In the ring, Gravity sent Loco down with a double rotation headscissors. Loco hit a pop-up flapjack for a nearfall that Slim J broke up.
Christian hit Slim J with an inverted senton before hitting a top rope double stomp for a nearfall. Gravity hit a dive onto Slim J before Loco hit a moonsault onto both of them on the floor. Christian hit a springboard 630 to all three men on the floor. Slim J avoided a springboard 450 before hitting a Skywalker kick to Christian.
Loco hit an avalanche spinning powerbomb on Slim J. Christian hit a springboard 450 onto the pile, but Gravity broke up Christian’s pin with a top rope splash to score the win.
Leyla Hirsch defeated Nyxx
Hirsch used the Code of Honor to pull Nyxx in for a Saito suplex. Hirsch clubbered on Nyxx, hitting a German suplex and a running clothesline. Hirsch locked on the cross armbreaker to score the quick submission win.
Lee Moriarty (w/Shane Taylor) defeated Darius Martin
Martin sent Moriarty to the floor after catching him with a Manhattan Drop. Martin hit a plancha to the floor, but Moriarty was able to get in control after a slight distraction from Taylor. Martin escaped a submission, hitting the bulldog into the ropes and Rolling The Dice for a nearfall. Moriarty came back with a stomp to the foot and a low dropkick.
Moriarty and Martin locked up in the ropes. Moriarty swung through the referee to hit Martin, forcing the referee out of the way. Moriarty sent Martin into the ropes, where Taylor hit the knockout punch. Moriarty locked on the Border City Stretch for the win.
Moriarty held onto the Stretch after the bell as Taylor taunted Martin. Action Andretti came to the ring with a chair to run them off.
Ellering scored with a senton that sent Renegade to the apron. Ellering followed her to the apron, where Renegade threw her down face-first for a nearfall in the ring. Ellering caught Renegade with a flash pin as Renegade taunted the crowd, but only scored a nearfall. Ellering fired up, hitting a Death Valley Driver for a nearfall. Renegade hit a snapmare driver but missed a moonsault. Ellering hit a rolling elbow before landing the Bosswoman Slam for the win.
Gates Of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) (w/Prince Nana) defeated Cole Karter & Griff Garrison (w/Maria Kanellis) & Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) (w/Jacked Jameson)
Karter and Garrison jumped Bronson at the bell, with Garrison sending him into Karter’s dropkick. They hit an offensive combo on Bronson for a nearfall. Boulder and Kaun tagged in, with Boulder overpowering Kaun. Boulder took down both Garrison and Karter with a double flapjack before dropping Kaun with a World’s Strongest Slam.
The Savages went for their Transformer Slam, but Kaun moved out of the way. Liona took Boulder to the floor as Karter and Garrison hit a double-team on Kaun for a nearfall. Liona pounced Garrison out of the ring before helping Kaun hit a double main event spinebuster on Karter for the win.
Ring of Honor has announced several matches that will air on HonorClub this week.
The ongoing storyline involving ROH Women’s World Champion Athena and her minion, Billie Starkz, will continue on Thursday. On last week’s show, Mercedes Martinez and Diamante jumped Athena and Starkz after Starkz defeated Diamante in singles action. It will be Diamante & Martinez vs. Starkz & Athena in tag team action on this week’s show.
Thursday’s edition of ROH TV was taped on Saturday, October 21, 2023, from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. Spoilers from the show are available here.
Ring of Honor TV October 26, 2023, announced lineup:
Athena & Billie Starkz vs. Mercedes Martinez & Diamante
Dalton Castle vs. Anthony Henry
The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) vs. The Hughes Brothers (Terrence & Terrell Hughes)
Angelico vs. Metalik
Lee Moriarty vs. Darius Martin
Rachael Ellering vs. Robyn Renegade
The Gates of Agony (Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun) vs. Griff Garrison & Cole Karter vs. The Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson)
Kyle Fletcher vs. Willie Mack was also taped for the show on Saturday but has not been officially announced as airing on Thursday.
Ring of Honor taped matches for HonorClub on Saturday night from the FedEx Forum in Memphis.
The ongoing storyline involving ROH Women’s World Champion Athena and her minion Billie Starkz continued on the show. Their rivalry with Mercedes Martinez and Diamante continued this week when the two teams met in tag team action.
Dalton Castle wrestled his first match in a month on Saturday night. He defeated Anthony Henry of the Workhorsemen in singles competition.
Rachael Ellering returned to the promotion for the first time in two months last night as well. She picked up her first win in ROH by defeating Robyn Renegade in a singles match.
ROH spoilers from October 21, 2023, courtesy of PWInsider:
Gravity defeated Slim J, Blake Christian, and Gringo Loco in a four-way match
The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) defeated Terrell and Terrence Hughes
Lee Moriarty defeated Darius Martin
Rachael Ellering defeated Robyn Renegade
The Gates of Agony (Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun) defeated The Iron Savages (Bronson & Boulder) and Cole Karter & Griff Garrison in a triple threat tag team match
Ring of Honor presents its weekly show on HonorClub tonight.
Last week, Athena and her minion Billie Starkz were attacked by Mercedes Martinez and Diamante. Their storyline will continue this week as Starkz wrestles Diamante in singles competition.
Ethan Page will also look to extend his five-match winning streak on Thursday. He’ll wrestle Tony Nese on the show.
Metalik vs. Komander is also scheduled for tonight. Komander is coming off a loss to Eddie Kingston for the ROH title on the October 14 episode of Collision.
Other matches scheduled for tonight include Kiera Hogan vs. Allysin Kay, and Josh Woods vs. Pat Buck in a Pure Rules match. The Gates of Agony vs. Workhorsemen vs. Action Andretti & Darius Martin in a triple threat is also advertised for the show.
Ring of Honor TV this week was taped on Saturday at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio. Spoilers from the show are available here.
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Angelico defeated Gravity
A quality win here for Angelico ahead of his future title match against Eddie Kingston.
The two men grappled to a stalemate to start. Gravity sent Angelico to the floor with a dropkick before following him outside with a dive. Gravity went for a high crossbody, but Angelico caught him with an anti-air dropkick. Angelico tied up Gravity like a pretzel with a submission before leaning Gravity back onto his shoulders for a nearfall.
Gravity evaded a corner charge before sending Angelico down with an enzuigiri. They traded pinfall attempts before Gravity hit an around-the-world sunset flip. Angelico countered it into a triangle choke, but Gravity powerbombed his way free. Gravity went for a splash off the top rope, but Angelico got his knees up. Angelico locked Gravity into his half-crab submission to score the win.
The Righteous were backstage. They talked about leaving MJF all alone at WrestleDream, with him now having four hyenas chasing after him. Vincent says that when they speak, they speak the truth.
Shawn Dean (w/ Trish Adora) defeated Peter Avalon (w/ Ryan Nemeth)
Dean got the advantage early on with a dropkick, then scored a nearfall with a bodyslam. Nemeth cut off Dean on the outside, with Avalon dropping Dean. Adora chased Nemeth to the back, allowing Dean to get back on the offensive. Dean hit a Sonic Boom lariat, then followed it with a float-over DDT for a nearfall.
Avalon came back with a flurry of offense, scoring nearfalls with a superkick and a Death Valley Driver. Dean ducked an enzuigiri before hitting one of his own. Avalon cut Dean off on the top rope, but Dean knocked Avalon to the mat and hit the Last Salute splash for the win.
Mercedes Martinez defeated Marti Belle
Martinez escaped a leg hold by slapping Belle in the face. Martinez clubbered on Belle, drilling her with a knee to the face. Martinez hit the Anarchist Suplex for a nearfall. Belle got some offense in, dropping Martinez to a knee before booting her in the face. Belle hit a Penalty Kick for a nearfall.
Martinez ducked a big boot before hitting a rolling elbow and a Tree Slam. Martinez locked Belle in a guillotine submission to score the win.
Lexy Nair was backstage with Athena & Billie Starkz. Athena gave Starkz an aggressive pep talk for her match tonight against Diamante.
Tony Nese (w/Mark Sterling) defeated Ethan Page
A surprising result given Page’s recent build, but the post-match tells me that this isn’t over.
Nese decided to forgo group training to teach Page a lesson tonight. Nese evaded early attacks from Page before taunting him with exercises. Page went after Sterling on the outside, baiting Nese in to send him into the barricade. Page sat on Nese while holding a sign that said Tony Nese Sucks. Page sent Nese back in the ring and hit a shoulder block for a nearfall.
Page set up for the Headshot, but a Sterling distraction allowed Nese to sweep Page off of the apron. Nese hit a plancha to the floor. Nese hung Page in the Tree of Woe before hitting his crunch kicks to the chest. Nese cut off a Page comeback by dropping him neck-first on the ropes, but Page came back with a suplex.
Page fired up, hitting a powerslam on Nese for a nearfall. Nese escaped the Ego’s Edge, but Page hit a high kick. Page followed it with a pumphandle slam and the Headshot, but only got a nearfall. Sterling took Page’s attention on another Ego’s Edge attempt, allowing Nese to roll up Page and get the win with his feet on the ropes. Nese taunted Page after the match, with Page hitting them both. Page went for the Ego’s Edge on Sterling, but Nese pulled him away and bolted up the ramp.
Starkz ducked a Diamante forearm before sending her to the floor and hitting a dive. Diamante drilled Starkz with a forearm and dropped her with a neckbreaker in the ropes. Diamante held Starkz in a Dragon Sleeper before dropping her with a neckbreaker for a nearfall. Diamante hit a shotgun dropkick to the back for a nearfall.
Diamante caught the feet of Starkz in the corner, turning her around and hitting a backstabber for a nearfall. Starkz came back with an enzuigiri out of the corner. Starkz landed a knee to the face and a spinning kick, before catching Diamante out of a wheelbarrow into a pin for the win.
After the match, Martinez and Diamante jumped Starkz and Athena. Things devolved into a Pier Six brawl, with referees breaking up the fight.
Lexy Nair was backstage with Maria Kanellis-Bennett, Cole Karter, & Griff Garrison. Karter cut off Garrison to gift Bennett a shirt that read Hot Moms Love Pro Wrestlers. Bennett looked less than pleased but took the shirt anyway.
Pure Rules Match – Josh Woods (w/ Mark Sterling) defeated Pat Buck
I liked how Buck wrestled this match, using his veteran smarts to get the advantage on Woods while he had it.
The judges for this match were Jimmy Jacobs, Madison Rayne, & Christopher Daniels.
Ian Riccaboni ran down Buck’s training credentials, with Buck having trained TBS Champion Kris Statlander and AEW World Champion MJF. Woods quickly caught Buck by the legs, forcing Buck to use his first rope break one minute into the match. Buck came back, forcing Woods into the ropes to burn one of his rope breaks.
Buck went for an O’Connor Roll, but Woods held onto the ropes, thus burning his second rope break. Sterling complained to the referee, allowing Buck to punch Woods in the face. Woods got his shot back, but the referee saw it and administered Woods an official warning. Woods caught Buck by the knee and stuffed it. Woods went after the knee, but Buck kept catching Woods in pinning positions for nearfalls.
Woods went back after the knee before hitting a gut-wrench powerbomb. Woods locked on the Woods Lock for the submission win.
Cole Karter & Griff Garrison (w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett) defeated Myron Reed & Ren Jones
Reed used his agility to duck a Garrison clothesline. Karter caught Reed with a knee to the back, allowing Garrison to drop him with a big boot. Karter hit a dropkick on Reed, but couldn’t stop the tag to Jones, who took him down with a running forearm. Jones hit a brainbuster for a nearfall. Garrison got a blind tag, hitting a ripcord elbow on Jones before Karter hit a Dominator for the win.
Dalton Castle was backstage. He knows that the people love when he’s on television and that he won’t let anyone stop the people from getting what they want. He’s gonna make ROH television extraordinary.
Kiera Hogan defeated Allysin Kay
Hogan avoided a Kay boot to start, catching Kay with a dropkick and a hip attack. Hogan had control until Kay caught her on a crossbody and dumped her on the knee. Kay cut off a wheelbarrow attempt, sending Hogan up and over with a German suplex. Hogan avoided a corner charge, hitting a shotgun dropkick off of the second rope. Hogan hit a hip attack and a running boot in the corner for a nearfall.
Kay dropped Hogan with a lariat for a nearfall. Kay brought Hogan to the top rope, but Hogan knocked her down and hit another dropkick. Hogan followed with Face The Music for the win.
The Righteous (Dutch & Vincent) defeated KM & Rod Gordon
The Righteous made quick work of their opponents here, with Dutch hitting Gordon with the Bossman Slam and Vincent following with the Autumn Sunshine.
Lady Frost defeated Zoey Lynn
Lynn caught Frost with a crucifix pin early on, but Frost came back with a kitchen sink knee. Frost clubbered Lynn, hitting a hurricane kick and a cartwheel Air Raid Crash. Frost hit her corkscrew moonsault for a quick win.
Komander defeated Metalik
This was a fun lucha sprint.
Metalik caught Komander with the Slingblade bulldog before hitting the ropewalk dropkick. Metalik hit a plancha to Komander on the floor, before hitting a springboard splash in the ring for a nearfall. Komander ducked a corner charge and sent Metalik over with a rana. Komander walked the ropes and hit another rana before following Metalik to the floor with a dive.
Komander hit an elevator Code Red on Metalik for a nearfall. Komander brought Metalik to the top rope, where he hit a top rope rana for a nearfall. Metalik cut off Komander on the top rope, then hit a rana off of the ropes. Metalik hit a Cradleshock for a nearfall, then followed up with a moonsault. Komander got his feet up on the moonsault and hit a gutbuster, before following with the ropewalk Shooting Star Press for the win.
Gates Of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) (w/Prince Nana) defeated The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake) and Action Andretti & Darius Martin
The Workhorsemen, Andretti & Martin worked together to take out the Gates of Agony early. Andretti & Martin worked together to cross-up Drake, with Andretti hitting a reverse crossbody for a nearfall. Drake cut off Martin with a chop, allowing Henry to get in and hit a double-team on Martin for a nearfall. Liona flew in, taking both Henry and Martin out.
The Gates worked on Martin before Martin hit a combo move on both Liona and Kaun. Andretti got the tag but ran into both Workhorsemen. The match broke down into a Pier Six brawl before Andretti hit a springboard 450 onto Drake. Liona broke up the pin, allowing the Gates to hit Open the Gates on Henry to score the win in the main event.
Ring of Honor has announced several matches set to air this week on HonorClub.
Ethan Page will try to keep his five-match winning stream going on Thursday’s show. He will wrestle Tony Nese in singles competition.
The storyline involving ROH Women’s World Champion Athena and her minion Billie Starkz will continue this week as well. Starkz and Athena were attacked last week by Mercedes Martinez and Diamante. Starkz will wrestle Diamante on Thursday’s show.
Hittin a Pearl Harbor on Billie & Athena was fun and all, but come Thursday we are face to face and imma still beat that ahh. Gonna turn your pro wrestling dreams into nightmares chiquita ! https://t.co/dFGVbnoPWr
The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch) defeated Rod Lee & Kevin Matthews
Lady Frost defeated Zoey Lynn
Komander defeated Metalik
The Gates of Agony (Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun) defeted The Workhorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry) and Darius Martin & Action Andretti in a triple threat
Matches for this week’s show were taped from the Maverick Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, October 7. Spoilers from the show are available here.
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The show started with Dasha backstage with Serpentico. He said that he didn’t have to beat Eddie Kingston tonight, he just had to survive the ten-minute time limit to get a future title match.
Proving Ground Match – Eddie Kingston defeated Serpentico (w/Angelico)
Serpentico chopped at Kingston to start, hitting his own machine gun chops in the corner. Serpentico caught Kingston with a hurricanrana and a facebuster for a nearfall. Serpentico went to the top rope, but Kingston caught him with a T-Bone suplex. Kingston hit a Saito suplex for a nearfall, then locked on the Stretch Plum for the quick win.
After the match, Angelico wouldn’t let Kingston shake his downed partner’s hand. Kingston got in his face, asking if Angelico would stab him in the back. Angelico said that when it came to hold-for-hold wrestling, no one scared him. They agreed to a future ROH World Title match.
Gates Of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) (w/Prince Nana) defeated Lights Camera Faction (Fresco & Watson)
This was an absolute slaughter, with the Gates of Agony scoring the win with a double clothesline to Fresco.
Dasha was backstage with the debuting Daga, who will be challenging QT Marshall for the AAA Latin American Championship. Daga said that he was a former champion and he wanted the title back.
Proving Ground Match – Athena (w/Billie Starkz) defeated Mazzerati
This was a five-star squash match. Athena killed this woman dead.
Mazzerati got the better of an opening exchange before Athena leveled her with a dropkick. Athena avoided a low bridge to the outside before dropping Mazzerati to the floor with a gourdbuster. Mazzerati kicked Athena’s feet out on the apron and went for a hurricanrana, but Athena hit her with a thudding powerbomb on the floor.
Athena flung Mazzerati into the barricade before working on her in the ring. Mazzerati caught Athena with a back kick, but Athena cartwheeled out of a headscissors and drilled her with a forearm for a nearfall. Athena locked Mazzerati in the Tree of Woe, then drilled her with boots to the back. Mazzerati avoided a corner charge and fought back, but Athena booted her out of the air on a springboard. Athena locked on an armbar, forcing Mazzerati to tap out with her boot.
After the match, Starkz waited for Athena to turn her back before hiding Mazzerati under the ring to save her from a further beatdown.
Lexy was backstage with Lee Johnson, who was immediately interrupted by Shane Taylor Promotions. They offered him a spot in the group, with that sounding better than the “moral victories” Johnson had been racking up.
AAA Latin American Title Match – QT Marshall (c) defeated Daga
I wasn’t excited to watch this one, but these two had a solid match here.
Before the match, Marshall introduced himself to Daga before calling himself the greatest luchador of all time. Marshall said that lucha crowds would chant “culero” at him, and asked Daga to translate that for him. Daga told him they were calling him an “a**hole” before decking him with a punch. Daga hit a rolling lariat, but Marshall sent Daga to the apron and punched him to the floor.
Marshall clubbered on Daga, dropping him with a dropkick before posing to boos. Daga fired up, hitting Marshall with a pop-up German suplex. Dropkicks in the corner before a brainbuster got a nearfall for Daga. Daga cut off a Marshall springboard, hitting a backstabber with Marshall tied in the ropes for a nearfall. Marshall hit a satellite DDT, then put his feet on the ropes for the cover. Referee Aubrey Edwards caught him and stopped her count.
Daga caught Marshall with a pair of flash pins before hitting a thrust kick and a gutwrench powerbomb for a nearfall. Daga went to the top rope, but Marshall caught him with a Diamond Cutter. Marshall hit the Dirt Sheet Driver before slowly applying the La Casita pinfall for the win.
We got a Dalton Castle video package.
Shane Taylor Promotions (Lee Moriarty & Shane Taylor) defeated The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean)
The Infantry got the early advantage, hitting double teams on both Moriarty and Taylor. Moriarty cut off Dean and tagged Taylor. Dean got beat down before slipping out of the way of a corner charge and tagging Bravo. Bravo ran wild on both guys, hitting a slingshot facebuster on Moriarty for a nearfall.
They went for the Boot Camp on Moriarty, but Taylor cut off Bravo from the floor. Taylor broke Dean’s cover off of a backbreaker. Bravo hit the Bravo Crossover, but Taylor caught Bravo with a big punch for the win.
Lexy was backstage with Billie Starkz, who was quickly interrupted by Mercedes Martinez & Diamante. They told her that Athena would turn on her before taking her fanny pack.
Angelico defeated Marty Casaus
Casaus was Marty “The Moth” Martinez in Lucha Underground. After some dancing shenanigans, Angelico sent Casaus into the buckles. Casaus wasn’t impressed, so he sent his own head into the buckles before Angelico rolled him up for a nearfall. Casaus hit a half-and-half slam for a nearfall.
Casaus hit a Northern Lights Suplex for a nearfall. Angelico hit a capoeira kick for a nearfall. He trapped Casaus in a leg lock before tapping Casaus out with an ankle lock.
Mercedes Martinez (w/Diamante) defeated Lady Frost
Martinez quickly took down Frost and laid in stomps and forearms. Frost came back with a forearm of her own before Martinez booted Frost on a handspring headscissors attempt. Martinez clubbered Frost in the corner, with Diamante sneaking in a shot behind the referee’s back. Frost came back, cartwheeling over Martinez’s back and hit a backstabber.
Martinez ducked a charge and took control of Frost again, but Frost came back with a back kick. Frost hit tackles in the corner before hitting a rising kick. Frost hit a tornado Vader Bomb for a nearfall. Frost went to the top again, but Diamante distracted her and the referee. Martinez took Frost off the top and hit a Razor’s Edge Dominator for the win.
Mark Sterling was backstage with Josh Woods. Sterling decided to give Woods a new coach in Pat Buck. Woods believed that he was beyond a coach, and an insulted Buck decided to challenge Woods for a match next week.
Willow Nightingale defeated Leyla Hirsch
Nightingale overpowered Hirsch to start. Nightingale clubbered on Hirsch in the corner before Hirsch slipped into a choke. Nightingale went to the top rope, but Hirsch ripped her out and bounced Nightingale’s head off the buckles. Hirsch countered a uranage with an armdrag before locking on a double wristlock.
Nightingale fought out of the submission with a suplex. Nightingale fired up, hitting a big spinebuster for a nearfall. Hirsch came back with a German suplex and a lariat for a nearfall. Nightingale hit a uranage for a nearfall. Hirsch ducked out of the way of a cannonball, but Nightingale booted Hirsch on the triangle dropkick. Nightingale hit a Pounce and the Babe With The Powerbomb for the win.
After the match, Hirsch jumped Nightingale before Skye Blue ran her off.
Action Andretti defeated Gringo Loco
This was a standout match on ROH. Loco works so well with the fast-paced, lucha-influenced guys on the roster.
Loco and Andretti had a fast-paced opening, trading arm drags and flash pins. Loco cartwheeled out of a hurricanrana attempt before they had a standoff. Loco caught Andretti with a pop-up flapjack for a nearfall. Loco locked on a submission before posing on Andretti. Andretti got out, but Loco poked him in the eye and hit a wacky slam on him for a nearfall.
Andretti fired up, hitting a pop-up dropkick before poking Loco in the eye. Andretti sent Loco to the floor before hitting a springboard moonsault to the floor. Loco moved out of the way of a springboard 450 but walked into a Spanish Fly for a nearfall. Loco shoved Andretti away and hit a step-up cutter for a nearfall. Loco went to the top rope but Andretti kicked him and hit a super frankensteiner. Andretti hit a shotgun dropkick and a split-legged moonsault for the win.
Dasha was backstage with Ethan Page. He said he would show respect to Christopher Daniels tonight, but would do what he needed to do to get in line for a title shot against Eddie Kingston.
Starkz got a quick win with the Star-10 and the crossface. After the match, Starkz and Athena were laid out by Mercedez Martinez and Diamante.
Kip Sabian (w/Penelope Ford) defeated Anthony Henry (w/JD Drake)
These two traded positioning on a knuckle lock until Henry caught Sabian in an armbar that forced Sabian to the ropes. Sabian sent Henry to the floor, but Drake took the bullet on a moonsault to the floor. Henry hit an around-the-world kick to Sabian on the outside, but Sabian hit a shotgun dropkick in the ring. Sabian hit a cannonball for a nearfall.
Sabian hit a double stomp for a nearfall. Sabian locked on an octopus hold that forced Henry to the ropes. Henry hit a series of kicks before flooring Sabian with a Penalty Kick. Henry hit a twisting Michinoku Driver for a nearfall. Ford distracted Henry on the double stomp attempt, allowing Sabian to hit the Deathly Hallows for the win.
Dasha was backstage with Griff Garrison, who was worried about things not working out for him. Cole Karter & Maria Kanellis-Bennett walked in, telling Garrison that he should have followed their lead. Bennett told them that they have a common goal and that they need to work out their problems. They agreed to give the team another shot.
Ethan Page defeated Christopher Daniels
Daniels dropped Page with some shots to the gut to take control. Daniels sent Page into the turnbuckles sternum-first before hitting a running knee to the chest. Daniels caught Page in an Octopus Hold, then dropped Page with an STO. Page dropped Daniels with a big boot before firing up. Page hit a big powerslam for a nearfall.
They got into a pinning predicament before Daniels low-bridged Page to the apron. Page went for the Headshot, but Daniels caught him in a backslide for a nearfall. Page fought out of the Angel’s Wings and hit the Ego’s Edge to score the win.
After the match, Mark Sterling & Tony Nese interrupted Page’s celebration. Sterling offered Page a spot in the Premier Athlete Brand, noting that Page couldn’t quit on this as he had quit on everything else. Page polled the crowd before rejecting the offer. Nese said that Page didn’t deserve a spot in the Premier Athlete Brand, nor did he belong in a ring. Page rejected the offer to join Nese for group training, then challenged him to a match for next week.
Scorpio Sky defeated Darius Martin
After an opening exchange, Sky picked Martin’s ankle to take him down and take control. Sky hit a back suplex for a nearfall. Sky clubbered on Martin until Martin countered a rising knee with a dropkick. Martin hit a bulldog into the ropes before hitting a slingshot facebuster for a nearfall.
Martin caught Sky with a German suplex, but Sky came back with a Sky High for a nearfall. Martin slipped to the apron and hit a high kick, but Sky got his knees up on a splash attempt. Sky hit the TKO for the win.
