Ring of Honor taped matches on Saturday at the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Matches on the show included Scorpio Sky vs. Darius Martin, Ethan Page vs. Christopher Daniels, and Willow Nightingale vs. Leyla Hirsh.
Former Lucha Underground Champion Martin Casaus (FKA Marty the Moth) made his ROH debut in a match against Angelico on Saturday as well. It was his first match under the AEW/ROH umbrella since he wrestled three matches on AEW Dark in April/May 2021.
ROH TV taping on October 7, 2023 results courtesy of PWInsider:
Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty defeated The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo)
ROH Women’s World Champion Athena defeated Mazzerati
AAA Latin American Champion QT Marshall defeated Daga
The Gates of Agony (Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun) defeated Watson & Fresco
Angelico defeated Martin Casaus (FKA Marty the Moth in Lucha Underground)
Willow Nightingale defeated Leyla Hirsch
Hirsh attacked Nightingale after the match but Skye Blue came out to make the save
Action Andretti defeated Gringo Loco
Billie Starkz defeated Rachelle Riveter
Kip Sabian defeated Anthony Henry
Ethan Page defeated Christopher Daniels
Tony Nese and Mark Sterling offered Page a spot in their group but Page challenged Nese to wrestle him next week instead. Page then shook Daniels’ hand and encouraged the fans to show respect for Daniels as one of the greatest ROH wrestlers ever.
The ROH Women’s World title will be defended on tonight’s episode of ROH TV on HonorClub.
Athena will put her title on the line against Leyla Hirsch on the show. She will be going for her 16th successful title defense since winning the belt at Final Battle on December 10, 2022. Hirsch has picked up wins over Laynie Luck, Lady Frost, Leila Grey, and Rachael Ellering in recent weeks on ROH TV.
Fred Rosser will also make his ROH debut tonight. He’s scheduled to wrestle Scorpio Sky, who defeated Tony Nese on last week’s show.
Other matches scheduled for this week’s show include Tony Nese vs. Satoshi Kojima, Rocky Romero vs. Christopher Daniels, and Billie Starkz vs. Trish Adora. Ethan Page and Josh Woods are also both advertised to be “in action.”
This week’s show was filmed on Saturday from Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle following AEW Collision. Spoilers for the show are available here.
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The show started with ROH World Champion Eddie Kingston talking about his title defense at WrestleDream against Katsuyori Shibata. He praised Shibata before talking about the issues that have come up with Jay Lethal and ROH Board of Directors member Stokely Hathaway.
ROH Women’s World Title Match – Athena (w/Billie Starkz) (c) defeated Leyla Hirsch
Athena’s best title defense since Death Before Dishonor and the best Hirsch match I’ve ever seen. This is a match worth checking out.
Hirsch caught Athena with a dropkick before hitting a pendulum dropkick in the corner. Hirsch hit a dive to Athena on the floor. Athena avoided a throw into the ring steps, then dropkicked Hirsch near the steps. Hirsch threw Athena into the stairs, but Athena stuffed a suplex off of the stairs and dumped Hirsch to the floor with a gourdbuster.
Athena clubbered on Hirsch until Hirsch reversed an Irish Whip into the corner. Hirsch vaulted over Athena and caught her in a sleeper hold until Athena threw her down to the mat. Hirsch caught Athena with a roll-up, but Athena kicked out and floored Hirsch with a forearm. Athena clubbered on Hirsch some more until Hirsch fought back, hitting a German suplex for a nearfall.
Athena kipped up into a headscissors that sent Hirsch into the turnbuckles. Athena bounced Hirsch off of the ropes into position for a rolling senton. Athena went up for the O-Face, but Hirsch brought her down and locked her in an armbar. Hirsch transitioned into a triangle choke, but Athena hit a one-armed powerbomb for a nearfall.
They traded forearms until Athena hit a strike combination, then countered a forearm by locking Hirsch in a crossface. Hirsch got out of it and got an armbar in, but Athena stomped and forearmed her way out. Hirsch went to the top rope, but Athena hit a jumping kick and met her on the top rope. Hirsch brought Athena down with a cartwheel German suplex. Hirsch went for a moonsault, but Athena superkicked her down. Athena hit the move now called Despicable Knee for the win.
Athena superkicked Hirsch after the match. She went to throw Hirsch into the belt, but Starkz was able to talk her down. Maria Kanellis-Bennett walked to the stage, looking disapprovingly at Hirsch.
Lexy Nair was backstage with Christopher Daniels and his opponent tonight, Rocky Romero. They gave each other respect and said the better man would win.
Josh Woods (w/Mark Sterling) defeated Tyler Payne
Payne eluded Woods for a minute before Woods caught up to him and hammered him with strikes. Woods hit the Tilt-A-Woods for the quick win.
Rocky Romero defeated Christopher Daniels
The crowd chanted Defy, as both men wrestle in the local independent promotion in Seattle.Romero won the early exchange, sending Daniels to the floor and following him with a dive. Romero hit a knee off the apron, but Daniels avoided the Forever clotheslines and hit a T-Bone suplex.
Daniels held serve until Romero rolled out of a back suplex and hit a tornado DDT. Romero hit the Forever Clotheslines before tying Daniels into the ropes and hitting a springboard dropkick for a nearfall. Daniels cut Romero off on the top rope and hit a top rope hurricanrana for a nearfall. Romero backdropped out of the Angel’s Wings, hitting a rewind kick and the running Sliced Bread for the win.
Lexy Nair was backstage with Dalton Castle. Castle felt a lot of pressure to come through for the fans and needed to find a way to give the people what they wanted and what they deserved.
Scorpio Sky defeated Fred Rosser
I wouldn’t mind Fred Rosser being a regular in ROH, as he’s a great talent. His work on the NJPW STRONG brand would fit right in here in the AEW universe.
No entrance for Rosser, the former NJPW STRONG Openweight Champion. Sky caught Rosser on a dropdown before driving Rosser into the corner with forearms. Sky went to the middle rope, but Rosser pulled him down to the mat. Rosser hit chop/lariat combinations before hitting Sky with driving hip attacks.
Rosser held Sky down with headlocks before Sky dropped Rosser with a lariat. Rosser walked into a Sky High from Sky for a nearfall. Rosser rocked Sky with a rolling forearm, then dropped Sky on the apron with a side suplex. Sky countered a suplex with a cradle for a nearfall, then ducked a rolling forearm to hit a TKO for the win.
Kiera Hogan, Skye Blue & Willow Nightingale defeated Lady Frost, Charlette Renegade & Robyn Renegade
Frost and Nightingale started with forearms, with Nightingale dropping Frost with a bodyslam and a low crossbody. Blue and Hogan hit dual superkicks for a nearfall. The Renegades pulled Nightingale and Hogan out of the corner as Frost dropped Blue by the hair.
The Renegades and Frost clubbered on Blue in the corner. Blue flipped out of a double suplex to make the tag to Hogan, who ran wild on the Renegades with hip attacks. Hogan hit a sliding kick on a Renegade for a nearfall. The match broke down into a Pier Six brawl before the Renegades went for a double team on Hogan. Hogan avoided it and got a tag to Nightingale, who hit Charlette with the Babe With The Powerbomb for the win.
Lexy Nair was backstage with The Infantry. Bravo and Dean talked up their match against TMDK and Adora’s match against Billie Starkz later tonight. This was a nice establishing promo for this group.
Ethan Page defeated Invictus Khash
Khash used the Code of Honor to trap Page’s arm, but Page quickly got out of the hold with a bodyslam. Page hit a twisting suplex. Khash countered a corner charge with punches, but Page hit a high kick. Khash escaped the Ego’s Edge and hit a rolling elbow, but Page low-bridged him to the floor. Page hit a running shoulder block to the floor, before rolling Khash into the ring and hitting the Headshot for the win.
Lexy Nair was backstage with Tony Nese & Smart Mark Sterling. They said that carbs were the enemy, and waged war against anyone who liked bread. Nese faces Satoshi Kojima later tonight.
Bravo started with Haste, getting the advantage on him before the Infantry got a double-team combination for a nearfall. Nicholls cut Dean off from the floor, allowing TMDK to take control. TMDK hit a senton/fist drop combination for a nearfall.
TMDK held serve on Dean until he fought through them to get the tag to Bravo. Bravo ran wild, hitting Haste with a Deadfall for a nearfall. TMDK took Bravo down off the top rope with an assisted superplex for a nearfall. The match broke down to a Pier Four brawl, ending with Nicholls hitting a spinebuster on Bravo. TMDK hit the Tankbuster for the win.
Lexy Nair was backstage with Ethan Page. Nair noted that Eddie Kingston was watching Page. Page responded that his ego was rebuilding and that he would soon be ready for Kingston and anyone else in Ring of Honor.
Satoshi Kojima defeated Tony Nese (w/Mark Sterling)
Nese dumped on bread before Kojima made his entrance. Kojima told Nese that he liked bread before Nese stomped on the loaf of bread he came out with. Kojima had control early on until Sterling hooked his boot from the floor. Sterling got a boot in on Kojima on the floor.
Nese held control of Kojima as the crowd chanted their approval of bread. Nese hit Kojima with a dropkick before locking on a bodyscissors. Kojima caught Nese in the corner and fired up with the machine gun chops. Kojima hit a diving elbow for a nearfall. Kojima hit a DDT and went for the Koji Cutter, but Nese chopped Kojima in the throat. Nese hung Kojima on the ropes before hitting a triangle moonsault for a nearfall.
The two men traded strikes before Nese went for a pumphandle slam. Kojima escaped and hit the Koji Cutter. Kojima loaded up for the Western Lariat, but Sterling got on the apron to distract him. Nese hit a spinning back kick to Kojima, but ran right into a Western Lariat from Kojima, scoring Kojima the win. After the match, Kojima stuffed bread down Nese’s throat and celebrated.
We got more Minion Training with Athena, Billie Starkz, and Lexy Nair. Nair passed, but Starkz failed again.
Billie Starkz (w/Athena) defeated Trish Adora
Adora took Starkz’ arm to start, forcing Athena to give Starkz a pep talk on the outside. Starkz came back with fire, but Adora dropped her with a bridging German suplex for a nearfall. Adora drilled Starkz with forearms before following up with hip attacks in the corner. Starkz came back with a pull-up forearm before going to the top rope for a swanton, but Adora got the knees up. Starkz hit the Star-Ten and locked on a crossface for the win.
Darius Martin defeated Lee Johnson
An opening exchange saw a stalemate, but Johnson caught Martin with a low dropkick. Martin came back with a big dropkick of his own. Johnson sent Martin into the turnbuckle before hitting a back suplex for a nearfall. Johnson held serve on Martin as Shane Taylor and Lee Moriarty watched from backstage.
Martin blocked an ankle trap and brought Johnson down with a back suplex. Martin fired up, hitting a combination that ended with an outside-in flatliner for a nearfall. Johnson ducked a forearm and hit a snap German suplex before hitting a Blue Thunder Bomb for a nearfall. Martin ducked a corner charge, but Johnson caught him with a superkick on another flatliner. Martin came back with a superkick and a frog splash to score the win.
Shane Taylor Promotions (Lee Moriarty & Shane Taylor) defeated Cole Karter & Griff Garrison (w/Maria Kanellis-Bennett), The Work Horsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake), & Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) (w/Jacked Jameson)
Karter kept tagging in and getting beat up by the others, so he tagged Garrison in to get pinballed by the Work Horsemen. Karter dragged Garrison out, allowing Moriarty to dropkick Drake in the ring. Henry and Taylor traded shots, with Taylor scoring with a headbutt and a uranage. Taylor hit a splash for a nearfall.
Henry got clubbered on by the other teams, with Karter hitting a dropkick for a nearfall. Garrison hit a big boot for a nearfall before Henry fought to his corner to get a tag to Drake. Taylor and Drake inadvertently worked together to hammer on Karter before the match broke down into a Pier Six brawl. The Savages got involved, leading to Bronson hitting a dive to the floor onto the pile. Boulder went to take down Karter, but Maria threatened the Savage Sauce. Taylor tagged in and laid out Karter with a knockout punch for the win.
Metalik and Loco started, with Metalik hitting a ropewalk headscissors off the bat. We got a pair of lucha armdrags before Angelico and Komander tagged in respectively. Komander ran wild, hitting a strike combination on Angelico before assisting Gravity in a splash for a nearfall. Serpentico tagged in, getting a headscissors in on Gravity. Gravity hit a deadweight splash for a nearfall.
They traded strikes before the match broke down into a Pier Six brawl. Loco and the SAP hit a triple dropkick on Gravity for a nearfall. Gravity caught Loco on a corner charge, sitting him on the top rope. Angelico and Serpentico threw Gravity up into a Loco diving powerbomb for a nearfall. Komander tagged in and blocked three corner charges before hopping onto Loco’s shoulders to hit a rana on Angelico.
Metalik tagged in and hit a pop-up rana on Loco. Angelico took a rana as well before Metalik and Gravity hit dives to the floor. Komander went for his rope walk dive, but Gringo Loco met him on the top and hit a Spanish Fly. Loco hit a dive to the floor but missed Komander on a moonsault in the ring. Komander hit a step-up Canadian Destroyer before hitting the rope walk Shooting Star Press for the win.
Rosser vs. Scorpio Sky has been announced for Thursday’s Ring of Honor TV on HonorClub.
Rosser returned to the ring last month after taking some time away from in-ring action. He was originally scheduled for NJPW Strong’s Independence Day shows from Korakuen Hall but announced he was pulling out of the shows “due to circumstances beyond my control.” Rosser then revealed on July 9 that his 98-year-old grandfather, a WWII veteran, had passed away.
My POP lived a long life, but not long enough and saying goodbye to my 98 years young POP is so hard. I will never ever forget how much you loved me and how much I learned from you. I vow to keep your memory alive. I'll miss your laughs, I'll miss your hugs, I'll miss your wisdom… pic.twitter.com/GqoXyzE8Qk
— nodaysoff FRED ROSSER III (@realfredrosser) July 9, 2023
The former Strong Openweight Champion will also wrestle for NJPW on Saturday night. He’s scheduled to face Shaheen on the NJPW Academy Showcase from the LA Dojo.
Matches for this week’s episode were filmed at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday following AEW Collision. Spoilers from the taping are available here.
Ring of Honor TV October 5, 2023 lineup:
ROH World Women’s Champion Athena defends against Leyla Hirsch
Fred Rosser vs. Scorpio Sky
TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) vs. The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean) w/Trish Adora
Ring of Honor presents its weekly show on HonorClub tonight.
Jimmy Jacobs will make his return to the promotion for the first time since 2015 on the show. He’ll face Shane Taylor, who has added Lee Moriarty to Shane Taylor Promotions of late and has played a bigger role in the promotion since his match against Miro at AEW All Out.
Scorpio Sky will return to Ring of Honor for the first time since 2018 tonight as well. He’ll face Tony Nese in singles action.
Also on the card tonight is a match between heavyweight tag teams The Gates of Agony and The Iron Savages. Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona will be looking to rebound after their team with Brian Cage dropped the ROH Six Man Tag titles to The Hung Bucks at Rampage Grand Slam.
Leyla Hirsch vs. Laynie Luck, Brian Cage vs. Metalik, Mercedes Martinez vs. Allysin Kay, and Billie Starkz vs. Lady Frost are also advertised for tonight’s show.
This week’s show was taped at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan before and after AEW Collision on Saturday.
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Josh Woods (w/ Mark Sterling) defeated Brayden Erving
Woods got a lightning-quick victory in this opener with the Tilt-A-Woods.
Lexy Nair was backstage with Prince Nana and the Mogul Embassy. Nana hyped the Gates of Agony and Brian Cage for their respective matches tonight. Nana said that the Mogul Embassy would get back on track tonight.
Scorpio Sky defeated Tony Nese (w/ Mark Sterling)
I’ll give you three guesses as to what Tony Nese had to say before the match. Nese got a jump start on Sky as he was making his entrance, but Sky sent Nese to the floor after a back body drop. Sky chased Nese around ringside before getting the upper hand back in the ring, but Sky quickly came back with chops.
Nese feigned a walkout, but after a Sterling distraction, Nese sent Sky into the ring steps. Sterling put the boots to Sky as Nese took the referee. Nese cut off a Sky comeback before wringing Sky’s neck on the ropes for a nearfall. After a few minutes of control from Nese, Sky dropped Nese with a back suplex. Sky fired up with a lariat before hitting a Sky High for a nearfall.
Nese cut off Sky on the top rope with a rolling uppercut, then countered a sunset flip with a back heel kick for a nearfall. Nese countered a German suplex with a double stomp, but Sky came back with a TKO to score the win.
Gravity defeated Lee Johnson
They traded holds for a while to a stalemate before Gravity scored with a lucha armdrag and a wheelbarrow rollup for a nearfall. Johnson came back with a big dropkick to cut Gravity off. Johnson sent Gravity into the buckles hard with an Irish Whip before celebrating with pushups.
Gravity sent Johnson to the floor before hitting a double jump dive to the floor. After a nearfall, both men traded waistlocks before Gravity hit a powerslam and a standing moonsault for a nearfall. Johnson hit a Blue Thunder Bomb for a close nearfall. Johnson hit a pair of superkicks before Gravity snatched an inside cradle for a nearfall. Gravity hit a suplex before landing a top rope splash for the win.
Lexy Nair was backstage with The Outrunners. They called themselves the best tag team in the galaxy before hyping their match against Andretti & Martin later tonight. They say if you haven’t seen the Outrunners, you haven’t seen anything yet.
Billie Starkz (w/ Athena) defeated Lady Frost
Frost hit a kitchen sink knee out of the Code of Honor. Starkz came back and sent Frost to the floor. Athena blew a whistle in Frost’s face before Starkz hit a dive onto Frost. Athena and Starkz had a disagreement on where to throw Frost – the ring or the steps – which allowed Frost to evade Starkz and take control.
Starkz came back with a rebound kick, but Frost vaulted off of her back and hit a dropkick to the back for a nearfall. They traded forearms before Starkz hit a spinning back kick and a Death Valley Driver for a nearfall. Frost came back by cartwheeling Starkz into a Beach Break. Frost hit a tornado moonsault, but Athena pulled Starkz out of the cover behind the referee’s back. Starkz then hit an armtrap Styles Clash for the win.
After the match, Athena attacked Frost and flung her into the barricade as Starkz tried to stop her. Athena went to throw Frost into the title belt, but Starkz pulled the belt away. Athena got in her face, yelling at her for not listening.
Lexy Nair was backstage with Allysin Kay. Kay hated the fact that she was on a losing streak but was ready for Mercedes Martinez tonight.
Action Andretti & Darius Martin defeated The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd)
After the opening salvo, Andretti caught both Outrunners with a headscissors/hurricanrana combo. Martin and Andretti went for dual dives, but the Outrunners cut them off and sent Martin into the stairs. They focused their attack on Andretti, isolating him for a few minutes.
They went for Total Recall, but Andretti fought his way free and made a tag out to Martin. Martin ran wild, hitting a high crossbody on Magnum for a nearfall. Andretti hit a split-legged moonsault to the floor on Floyd. Martin and Andretti double-teamed Magnum before hitting their double-team slam for the win.
Lexy Nair was backstage with Griff Garrison, who was quickly joined by Maria Kanellis-Bennett & Cole Karter. Garrison wanted to make the team work, saying that his last team worked until they didn’t. His old partner – Brian Pillman Jr. – wasn’t around anymore, and he didn’t want that fate for either himself or Karter. Garrison wanted to do things the right way, to which Bennett & Karter agreed.
Leyla Hirsch defeated Laynie Luck
Before the Code of Honor, Maria Kanellis-Bennett made her way to the stage as per usual with Hirsch matches. Luck got some offense in, but Hirsch popped up from a German suplex and quickly took Luck down. Hirsch locked on an armbar and quickly got the submission win.
Lexy Nair was backstage with Mercedes Martinez & Diamante. She said that she’d beaten Allysin Kay over and over in the past and would continue the trend tonight.
Shane Taylor defeated Jimmy Jacobs
This was Jacobs’ first ROH match since 2015, and it also was in his hometown of Grand Rapids. Taylor didn’t care and shoved Jacobs into the corner. Jacobs blinded Taylor with his coat before getting some shots in. Taylor quickly overpowered Jacobs, but Jacobs sidestepped Taylor to the floor. Jacobs hit a suicide dive before locking on a guillotine choke, but Taylor rammed Jacobs into the post and flung him overhead with a suplex.
Back in the ring, Taylor sent Jacobs flying across the ring with a beel. Jacobs fought back, but Taylor shut him down with a headbutt. A uranage and a splash from Taylor followed for a nearfall. Taylor kept knocking Jacobs down with elbows, but Jacobs fought back and knocked Taylor down with a lariat. Jacobs hit his tornado suplex for a nearfall.
Taylor hit his misdirection lariat for a nearfall. Taylor went for a penalty kick, but Jacobs hit a round-the-world hurricanrana. Jacobs went to hit Sliced Bread, but Taylor caught him on his shoulder and hit Welcome To The Land to win.
Lexy Nair was backstage with Maria Kanellis-Bennett. Nair asked about Bennett’s tag team, but Leyla Hirsch interrupted. Hirsch said that things get messy when other people get into her business. While Bennett thought Hirsch wasn’t ready for a title shot, the ROH Board of Directors believed otherwise. Next week, Hirsch will challenge Athena for the ROH Women’s World Title.
Dalton Castle & The Boys (Brandon & Brent) defeated Ren Jones, Trenton Tormenta & Xavier Walker
Brent got triple-teamed by the local talent momentarily before Castle got a tag. Castle ran wild before the Boys got a double team on Tormenta. Castle hit the Bangarang on Jones for the win.
Cole Karter & Griff Garrison (w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett) defeated The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean) (w/ Trish Adora)
Garrison started the match against Bravo. Garrison caught Bravo with a big boot before tagging Karter, who Bravo dropped with a back elbow. The Infantry quickly took control of Karter, but Karter caught Bravo with a punch to the gut and a lariat. A double suplex from Karter & Garrison got a nearfall. Karter and Garrison began working as a team, using double team moves to keep control of Bravo.
Bennett wanted Garrison to take a cheap shot, but Garrison wanted to wrestle the match clean. Bravo fought his way to the corner and made a tag to Dean, who ran wild on both his opponents. Dean hit a high crossbody for a nearfall that Garrison broke up. The Infantry sent Garrison to the floor before hitting a double-team Russian Leg Sweep. Bennett had the referee distracted, and after Adora chased her off, Karter got a rope-assisted rollup to score the upset win. Garrison wasn’t happy but left with them anyway.
Lexy Nair was backstage with Ethan Page. Page talked about his win streak in ROH before Rohit Raju interrupted, noting how he hadn’t been in ROH for a while. Page told Raju to enjoy the screen time because their match won’t be going too long.
Mercedes Martinez (w/ Diamante) defeated Allysin Kay
Diamante tried to distract Kay on the floor, but Kay caught Martinez and dumped her on the apron. Kay hit a back suplex on Martinez in the ring for a nearfall. Kay had Martinez loaded up for a kick in the corner, but Diamante pulled Martinez out of the ring. Kay followed, where Diamante held Kay in place for a boot from Martinez.
Martinez hit a pair of boots in the corner, but Kay came back with a German suplex. Kay fired up and booted Diamante off of the apron. Martinez ducked a corner charge before hitting a Cheeky Nandos kick to Kay in the corner. Diamante hit Kay with a wheelbarrow cutter on the floor, allowing Martinez to score the win with a fisherman’s buster.
Lexy Nair was with Billie Starkz. Starkz was happy with the win, unaware that Athena helped her out of a cover. Athena entered the frame, upset with Starkz and her lack of killer instinct. Athena wanted Starkz to take note next week as she handled her business against Leyla Hirsch.
Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) (w/ Jacked Jameson) defeated Gates Of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) (w/ Prince Nana)
Kaun started off hot, hitting Bronson with a dropkick and a belly-to-belly suplex. Bronson came back with a suplex of his own before both of their partners entered for a standoff. Liona and Boulder tagged in. They slammed shoulders and traded lariats before Boulder sent Liona to the floor. Boulder teased a dive, but the Gates cut him off. Bronson followed, but the Gates caught him and slammed him on the ramp.
They isolated Bronson for a few minutes before Bronson got the tag to Boulder. Kaun got a blind tag into Liona, who ran right into a World’s Strongest Slam from Boulder. Bronson hit a splash off the top for a nearfall. Boulder went for a Vader Bomb, but Kaun pushed him to the floor. Bronson wanted a sip of Savage Sauce, but Nana took it from Jameson. Liona hit a Pounce on Jameson on the floor. The Gates hit Bronson with Open The Gates to score the win.
Ethan Page defeated Rohit Raju
Raju booted Page on the Code of Honor, but Page quickly dropped him with a shoulder block. Page hit a pumphandle slam and tried to follow with the Ego’s Edge, but Raju slipped out and hit a neckbreaker. Raju fired up on Page in the corner, but Page hit a big boot on Raju. Page hit his outside-in cutter, now called the Headshot, for the win.
Brian Cage defeated Metalik
Cage caught Metalik on a crossbody attempt, but Metalik hit a headscissors that sent Cage to the floor. Metalik followed Cage to the floor, but Cage powerbombed him into the ring post. Back in the ring, Cage hit the Garvin Stomps on Metalik and clubbered him in the corner. Cage hit a release German suplex for a nearfall.
Metalik fired up with strikes before dropping Cage onto the ropes, but Cage cut him off with a clothesline. Cage hit a 619 but spent too much time celebrating. Metalik booted Cage on a corner charge and ripped off a hurricanrana. Metalik fired up on Cage, hitting a reverse Slingblade and the ropewalk dropkick to send Cage to the floor.
Metalik hit a double jump crossbody to Cage on the floor before hitting a springboard splash in the ring for a nearfall. Metalik hit a superkick, then stood on Cage’s back before dropping into a Code Red for a nearfall. Cage got his knees up on a ropewalk senton, then hit a sitout powerbomb for a nearfall. Cage went for another powerbomb, but Metalik fought out of it. Metalik went for a hurricanrana, but Cage dropped him with the Drillclaw to score the win.
Ring of Honor has announced several matches set to air on HonorClub this week.
Thursday’s episode was taped at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan before and after AEW Collision on Saturday.
Jimmy Jacobs will return to the promotion for the first time since 2015 when he faces Shane Taylor on Thursday’s show. Jacobs was hired to work on the AEW creative team in June.
Ian Riccaboni commented on Jacobs’ return to the promotion, although he is not confident Jacobs stands much of a chance against Taylor.
“I’ve been with @ringofhonor for nearly 10 years now. I have never called a Jimmy Jacobs match. We were like two ships in the night. Excited to see what Jimmy can do against… *Checks notes*… oh no. Jimmy Watch @shane216taylor’s right. And his left. And his lariat. And..” Riccaboni wrote.
The Iron Savages vs. Gates of Agony is also booked for the show. Billie Starkz vs. Lady Frost and Scorpio Sky vs. Tony Nese are advertised as well.
ROH on HonorClub September 28, 2023, lineup:
The Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) vs. The Gates of Agony (Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun)
Ring of Honor taped matches on Saturday at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan before and after AEW Collision.
Matches taped for the show include Brian Cage vs. Metalik, The Gates of Agony vs. The Iron Savages, Mercedes Martinez vs. Allysin Kay, and more.
Jimmy Jacobs also returned to Ring of Honor on Saturday for the first time since 2015. He joined AEW as a producer in June after having previously held a similar role with Impact Wrestling. Jacobs wrestled Shane Taylor on the show.
ROH TV taping on September 23, 2023 results courtesy of Cagematch.net and PWInsider:
Scorpio Sky defeated Tony Nese in a dark match
Gravity defeated Lee Johnson
Ethan Page defeated Rohit Raju
Billie Starkz defeated Lady Frost
Action Andretti & Darius Martin defeated The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd)
Leyla Hirsch defeated Laynie Luck
Shane Taylor defeated Jimmy Jacobs
Dalton Castle & The Boys (Brandon & Brent) defeated Xavier Walker, Trenton Tormenta, & Ren Jones
Here are spoilers from Saturday night’s ROH tapings held in Cleveland, Ohio before and after AEW Collision.
It was a big night for Shane Taylor on Saturday. One week after wrestling Samoa Joe at All Out, Taylor was in his hometown of Cleveland for this show. Not only did he pick up a win over Lee Johnson, he also debuted a new member of Shane Taylor promotions and told the AEW president he wanted more respect. He later posted to social media about what the night meant to him.
Last night is a night NOBODY can ever take away from me.
My family got to watch me perform for @aew & @ringofhonor in our city's PREMIERE venue, and make history of my own!!
I'm going to bring a championship to my city like @KingJames !!!
The ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli was in action this week as well. He defeated Rocky Romero in singles competition.
QT Marshall, Mercedes Martinez, Willow Nightingale, Ethan Page, and AR Fox all wrestled as well.
Spoilers courtesy of PWInsider and Cagematch.
ROH September 9 spoilers (Before Collision):
AAA Latin American Champion QT Marshall defeated Metalik
Willie Mack & The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean) defeated Kevin Ku & The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum)
ROH September 9 spoilers (After Collision):
ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli defeated Rocky Romero
Mercedes Martinez defeated Zoey Lynn
The Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) w/Prince Nana defeated Cole Radrick & Matt Brannigan
Darius Martin defeated Christopher Daniels
Shane Taylor defeated Lee Johnson
Tony Khan came out after the match but Taylor, who is from Cleveland, took the mic from him. Taylor told Khan it’s time he put some respect on his name. He also announced Lee Moriarty as the newest member of Shane Taylor Promotions.
Willow Nightingale defeated Lady Frost
Josh Woods w/Mark Sterling defeated Dominic Garrini
Ethan Page defeated Griff Garrison
Maria Kanellis-Bennett was scouting this match.
The Workhorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry) defeated The Boys (Brandon & Brent)
AR Fox defeated Tony Nese w/Mark Sterling
After the match, Darby Allin came out and cut a promo, asking fans to cheer for Fox. Allin told the story of Fox giving him a place to stay when he was homeless and thanked the fans for staying late. He then went around ringside taking photos with fans as the show came to a close.
Two title matches have been announced for this week’s Ring of Honor show on HonorClub.
Zack Sabre Jr. will look to defend his NJPW World TV Championship against Metalik on the show.
This will be just the second time the two have wrestled each other. Their first match saw Metalik defeat ZSJ in the semifinals of WWE’s Cruiserweight Classic in 2016.
The ROH Six Man Tag Team Championships will also be on the line this week. The Mogul Embassy’s Brian Cage, Tiona Liona, and Bishop Kaun will defend against Lee Johnson, Darius Martin, and Action Andretti.
Other matches scheduled for the show include The Outrunners vs. Angelico & Serpentico, Marina Shafir vs. Angelica Risk, and Josh Woods vs. John Walters. Emi Sakura, Cole Karter, The Workhorsemen, and Lee Moriarty have also been announced for the show.
This week’s episode was filmed on Saturday, August 19 from the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.
ROH TV on HonorClub August 31, 2023 lineup:
NJPW World TV Champion Zack Sabre Jr. defends against Metalik
ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions The Embassy (Brian Cage, Toa Liona, & Bishop Kaun) w/Prince Nana vs. Lee Johnson, Darius Martin, & Action Andretti
Angelico & Serpentico vs. The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd)
Josh Woods vs. John Walters
Marina Shafir vs. Angelica Risk
The Workhorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry)& Lee Moriarty in action
A pair of title bouts have been announced for the Thursday, August 31 edition of Ring of Honor TV.
As announced during this week’s episode, The Mogul Embassy’s Brian Cage & Gates of Agony (Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun) will defend the ROH Six-Man Tag Team Championship on next week’s show against the trio of Darius Martin, Lee Johnson & Action Andretti. The bout was announced during a backstage promo on this week’s show.
Also set for next week, Zack Sabre Jr. will defend the NJPW World TV Championship against Metalik. Sabre defended the NJPW World TV title on this week’s show against Christopher Daniels in the episode’s main event.
Metalik is coming off a victory over Tony Nese on last week’s Ring of Honor TV.
The announced lineup for the August 31 episode of Ring of Honor TV:
Ring of Honor World Six-Man Tag Team Championship: The Mogul Embassy (Brian Cage, Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun) defend against Darius Martin, Lee Johnson & Action Andretti
NJPW World TV Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. defends against Metalik
ROH Women’s World Champion Athena & Billie Starkz have challenged The Renegade Twins for next week’s Ring of Honor TV.
Athena & Starkz formed an unlikely alliance on this week’s Ring of Honor TV episode, each saving the other from a Renegade Twins attack after matches.
Athena defeated Brittany J on Thursday’s show in a Proving Ground match, and The Renegade Twins ran in to attack the Women’s World Champion after the match. Starkz then made a run-in for the save.
Later in the show, Starkz wrestled Charlette Renegade and picked up the victory. Robyn Renegade ran in and joined Charlette in an attack on Starkz after the match, and Athena reciprocated Starkz’s save from earlier in the show.
Athena then attempted to enlist Starkz as one of her “minions,” and the duo issued a challenge to The Renegades in a backstage promo segment with Lexy Nair later in the program.
Starkz defeated Robyn Renegade on last week’s Ring of Honor TV, and now holds victories over both twins in singles competition.
Athena last defended her Women’s World title against Diamante on the August 3 Ring of Honor TV, and has won Proving Ground matches on consecutive episodes since, so an eventual Athena vs. Starkz program for the Women’s World title looks to be the future direction for the Champion.
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Koichi Yoshizawa and what he meant to Japanese pro-wrestling coverage, interesting names at the ROH tapings, ratings report, Lacey Evans done with WWE, a very bizarre AEW Dynamite, NXT TV report, plus Rampage tapings. A fun show as always so check it out~!
Here are spoilers from Saturday night’s ROH tapings held in Greensboro, North Carolina before and after AEW Collision.
Stokely Hathaway wrestled his first ROH match since 2015 on the show. He teamed with Samoa Joe in a win over The Boys.
Brittany Jade made her ROH debut on Saturday as well. She wrestled a Proving Grounds match against Athena.
Results courtesy of Cagematch.
Josh Woods defeated Silas Young
ROH Women’s World Champion Athena defeated Brittany Jade in a Proving Ground match
Gravity defeated Gringo Loco
Samoa Joe & Stokely Hathaway defeated The Boys (Brandon & Brent)
Cole Karter defeated Griff Garrison
Billie Starkz defeated Charlotte Renegade
Darius Martin, Action Andretti, & Lee Johnson defeated Lee Moriarty & The Workhorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry)
Trish Adora defeated Lady Frost
Leyla Hirsch defeated Rachael Ellering
Dalton Castle defeated Peter Avalon
Metalik defeated Tony Nese
Peter Avalon and Lady Frost wrestled in ROH last night for the first time since May. Rachael Ellering was back for a second week in a row and third ROH show in the last 10 weeks, this time wrestling Leyla Hirsch.
Ring of Honor TV will tape matches again next Saturday from the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.
Here are spoilers from Saturday night’s ROH tapings held in Greenville, South Carolina before and after AEW Collision.
Andrew Everett returned to ROH for the first time since 2020 on the show. He was defeated by Lee Moriarty.
Fresh off his loss to Johnny Swinger in a Loser Leaves Impact match, Zicky Dice made his ROH debut on Saturday as well. He teamed with Movie Myk in a loss to the Infantry.
Rachael Ellering was back for her second match with ROH this year on the show. The former Knockouts Tag Team Champion lost an NJPW Strong Women’s title match to Willow Nightingale in June and was defeated by Athena on Saturday.
Results courtesy of Cagematch.
The Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) defeated Lucky Ali & Brady Pierce
The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) defeated Zicky Dice & Movie Myk
Powerhouse Hobbs defeated Rob Killjoy
Dalton Castle defeated Slim J
Lee Moriarty defeated Andrew Everett
Tony Nese defeated Pat Buck
ROH Women’s World Champion Athena defeated Rachel Ellering in a non-title match
The Mogul Embassy defeated The Workhorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake)
Leyla Hirsch defeated Angelica Risk
Cole Karter defeated Rhett Titus
Billie Starkz defeated Robyn Renegade
Shane Taylor defeated Gravity in the finals of the ROH World Television title eliminator tournament
Ring of Honor continued the build to Death Before Dishonor on Saturday.
Matches for ROH on HonorClub were taped before and after AEW Collision/Battle of the Belts from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Stardom’s Utami Hayashishita made her promotional debut on the show, defeating Trish Adora. Hayashishita traveled to North America earlier this month and has wrestled two shows for GCW and one for JCW since arriving.
Several matches for Death Before Dishonor were set up on Saturday as well.
Daniel Garcia defeated Jason Geiger in a Pure Rules match. Afterward, Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata confronted Garcia in the ring, setting up the recently announced Pure Rules Championship match at the PPV.
Dalton Castle (w/The Boys) defeated Shane Taylor in the finals of the TV title eliminator tournament. He will challenge Samoa Joe at the PPV.
Utami Hayashishita defeated Trish Adora
Powerhouse Hobbs defeated Dalton Rogue
Taped after AEW Collision/Battle of the Belts:
The Righteous (Dutch & Vincent) (w/ Stu Grayson) defeated The Boys (Brandon & Brent Tate). Evil Uno came out to the ring afterward which led Grayson to beat up one of The Boys in front of him as the angle between the two former teammates continues to play out.
Leyla Hirsch defeated Nicole Matthews. This was Matthews’ first match in ROH since 2009. She also made her AEW debut earlier this year when she was defeated by Jade Cargill on the 3/15 Dynamite from Winnipeg.
Josh Woods (w/Mark Sterling, Tony Nese, & Ari Daivari) defeated James Stone in a Pure Rules match
ROH Women’s Champion Athena defeated Nikita in a Proving Ground match. Athena continued to attack Nikita after the bell. This was Nikita’s promotional debut as she recently returned to wrestling after a 10-year absence in September.
The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) (w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett defeated The Bollywood Boyz (Gurv & Harv Shira), The WorkHorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry) and Action Andretti & Darius Martin in a four-way match
ROH Women’s Champion Athena defeated Ava Lawless via submission
Stu Grayson, Vincent, and Dutch (The Righteous) defeated Michael Allen Richard Clark, Levi Knight, & Evan Richards
The Dark Order’s Evil Uno came to ringside to get a better view of the match
Leyla Hirsch defeated Bambi Hall
Dalton Castle defeated Tony Nese
Shane Taylor defeated Shawn Dean
Mike Bennett & Matt Taven (The Kingdom) defeated Brandon & Brent (The Boys)
ROH Six Man Tag Team Champions Brian Cage, Toa Liona, & Bishop Kaun defeated Matt Sydal, Darius Martin, & Christopher Daniels.
ROH is building to its next pay-per-view event, Death Before Dishonor, which takes place Friday, July 21, 2023, from the Cure Insurance Arena in Trenton, New Jersey. Mark Briscoe will challenge Claudio Castagnoli for the ROH Championship on the show.
