ROH TV results: Crockett Cup qualifying match

The Briscoes started off the episode with a promo about Jeff Cobb & Willie Mack. They’re facing off in a Crockett Cup qualifying match in this week’s main event.

Ian Riccaboni and Caprice Coleman called the action on this week’s episode.

Shane Taylor defeated Luchasaurus

A pie-face contest started it off. Luchasaurus then used a vast display of kicks to knock Taylor off balance, but Taylor caught the monster with a draping cutter. That sent the show to its first commercial break.

After the commercial, Taylor was in control of the dinosaur-man until Luchasaurus used a snakebite and Shining Lizard to get the edge. Taylor fought back to his feet and a striking exchange ensued. Taylor ended that exchange with a big clothesline that earned him a two count.

Taylor wasted time jawing with his downed foe, who then managed to sit up and grab Taylor for a chokeslam. Luchasaurus followed that up with a standing moonsault, but Taylor got his knees up. Taylor used a side slam and a big knee to set him up for the Greetings from the 216. It connected and got Taylor the victory.

Silas Young was backstage talking trash about Jonathan Gresham until Gresham walked up. There was about to be a scuffle until security broke them up.

Tenille Dashwood joined Riccaboni and Coleman at the announce table for the next match.

Sumie Sakai & Mayu Iwatani defeated Mazzerati & Katie Forbes

Iwatani and Sakai went for the Code of Honor handshake before the match, but Mazzerati and Forbes weren’t having any of that. Mazzerati instead slapped Iwatani in the face. That only served to fire up Iwatani, who tossed Mazzerati around by the hair. Each woman then tagged in their partner.

Upon locking up, Forbes launched Sakai, but Sakai fought back until Forbes used a stink face to Sakai in the corner.

After the break, Mazzerati and Sakai were in the ring. Mazzerati missed a leg drop and Sakai went for the tag, but Forbes pulled Iwatani off the apron. Mazzerati used a DDT and went for a cover, but Iwatani broke it up at two.

Mazzerati missed a kick and Sakai hit a swinging neckbreaker. She then managed to get the tag to Iwatani, who came in and used a double flipping arm drag on her opponents and followed that up with a running dropkick on each.

Sakai and Iwatani ran into each other, and that allowed Forbes to pick up both on her shoulders. She delivered a double Samoan drop. There was a bit of miscommunication on the part of Mazzerati and Forbes as all four women were in the ring. Iwatani then superkicked Mazzerati right into Sakai’s Smash Mouth finisher to pick up the pinfall victory.

PJ Black talked about his loss to Bandido and how he’s since changed his mindset. Those two will have another singles match next week.

Nick Aldis joined Riccaboni and Coleman to call the main event.

The Briscoes defeated NWA National Champion Willie Mack & ROH TV Champion Jeff Cobb in a Crockett Cup qualifying match

At the start, Cobb held Mark Briscoe up for a delayed vertical suplex. The Briscoes seemed rattled by that. Mark tagged in Jay Briscoe, who went for a waistlock on Cobb. Jay used some nice ground work to put down Cobb, but Cobb just used his strength to stand back up. Cobb went for a test of strength, but Jay booted him in the gut and tagged in Mark.

After a break, Cobb was in trouble as the Briscoes went to work with a double shoulder tackle. The Briscoes illustrated why they are 10-time ROH Tag Team Champions with some impressive double-team moves. Mark landed a twisting moonsault on both of his foes on the outside. Jay put the boots to Cobb in the corner and then tagged Mark back in.

Cobb finally got the tag to Mack, who came in and cleaned house. He isolated Mark, but the numbers game caught up with him as the Briscoes used a sneak attack to get Mack to the ground. The Briscoes stomped Mack down in the corner and kept control with big punches and kicks. However, Mark got caught with a pop-up flatliner and Mack tagged in Cobb.

Cobb came in and overhead belly-to-belly suplexed each Briscoe in opposite corners. Cobb picked up both Briscoes and launched them overhead. He followed that up with a standing moonsault but only got a two count.

Mark tagged Jay. Jay leveled Cobb with a lariat. Cobb finally got to his feet and tagged in Mack, who also used a standing moonsault. Mack went after Jay on the outside, but Mark cut him off with a dropkick. The Briscoes used a blockbuster on the floor to take out Cobb.

Mack and Jay were the legal men in the ring. Jay caught Mack on his shoulders, allowing Mark to hit the Doomsday Device on Mack. Jay made the cover, but Cobb broke it up at two.

Jay tagged Mark in and they went for a combo move, but Cobb broke it up before it happened. Cobb went for the Tour of the Islands, but he was taken out by Jay on the outside.

Mack and Mark got into a heavy chop exchange. Mack caught him with a big boot, but Jay slid in and landed a hurricanrana before Mack could follow up. Jay then hit the Jay Driller on Mack and Mark hit the Froggy Elbow for the win.

Rush vs. Haskins, Crockett Cup qualifier added to ROH TV tapings

A matchup between two recent additions to the roster and a Crockett Cup qualifier have been announced for this month’s Ring of Honor television tapings.

Rush vs. Mark Haskins has been made official for the tapings, along with ROH Tag Team Champions The Briscoes vs. ROH Television Champion Jeff Cobb & NWA National Champion Willie Mack in a non-title Crockett Cup qualifying match. The tapings are being held at Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, March 16, which is the night after the venue hosts ROH’s 17th Anniversary pay-per-view.

The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia & TK O’Ryan) defending their ROH Six-Man Tag Team titles against Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll, PCO & Brody King) is also set for this month’s tapings.

The NWA and ROH are partnering together for the Crockett Cup. It’s taking place at Cabarrus Arena in Concord, North Carolina on Saturday, April 27, and PCO & King and Jax Dane & Crimson are the first two teams that have been confirmed for the tournament.

Three more matches set for ROH TV tapings

Two more title matches have been added to Ring of Honor’s television tapings in Lakeland, Florida this weekend.

Willie Mack will defend the NWA National Championship against Rhett Titus at the tapings, and Women of Honor World Champion Kelly Klein will defend her title against Stella Grey. The tapings are taking place at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland this Saturday (February 9).

In storyline, Klein has vowed to defend her title in all of her singles matches.

Klein is set to defend the WOH Championship against Stardom’s Mayu Iwatani at ROH’s Bound By Honor event in Miami on Sunday (February 10). Iwatani vs. Holidead has also been added to Saturday’s tapings in Lakeland.

Here’s the updated lineup for the tapings:

  • ROH Television Champion Jeff Cobb defending against Silas Young
  • Women of Honor World Champion Kelly Klein defending against Stella Grey
  • ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia & TK O’Ryan) defending against Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll, PCO & Brody King)
  • ROH World Champion Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham vs. Coast 2 Coast (Shaheem Ali & LSG)
  • Dalton Castle vs. Kenny King
  • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Rocky Romero
  • Rush vs. Tracy Williams
  • ROH Tag Team Champions The Briscoes & Shane Taylor vs. Cheeseburger, Eli Isom & Ryan Nova
  • Mayu Iwatani vs. Holidead
  • NWA National Champion Willie Mack defending against Rhett Titus

Title challengers announced for NWA pop-up event

All three title challengers have now been revealed for the first NWA show of 2019.

The NWA is partnering with Tried-N-True Pro Wrestling for a “pop-up event” in Clarksville, Tennessee on Saturday, January 5, 2019. Last week, it was announced that James Storm would be challenging for Nick Aldis’ NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship at the show. The two other title challengers were confirmed today, with Matt Cross set to challenge for Willie Mack’s NWA National title and Allie challenging for Jazz’s NWA Women’s Championship.

Willie Mack won a tournament to become National Champion at the NWA’s 70th Anniversary Show this October. Jazz retained her title against Penelope Ford at the 70th Anniversary Show, which was where Aldis defeated Cody Rhodes to regain the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship.

January’s pop-up event is taking place at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center in Clarksville and is being called “New Years Clash.” It will also feature the first qualifying match for 2019’s Crockett Cup Tournament.

New NWA National Champion crowned at 70th Anniversary Show

Willie Mack is the first NWA National champion under the Billy Corgan banner.

Mack defeated Samuel Shaw to win the title during tonight’s NWA 70th anniversary show in Nashville, Tennessee. The finish came after Mack hit Shaw with the stunner. Shaw kicked out and went for a superkick, but Mack dodged and hit a second stunner to secure the win.

Before the finals, Shaw defeated Sammy Guevara, Scorpio Sky and Colt Cabana to advance. Mack defeated Jay Bradley, Ricky Starks and Mike Parrow. After Mack won his match, he and Shaw had a staredown. Bradley jumped Mack after the match which put him at a disadvantage going into the finals.

The National championship dates back to 1980, when Austin Idol became the first champion. After Georgia Championship Wrestling was absorbed into the WWE in 1984, the championship was then defended in Championship Wrestling from Georgia until 1986 when it was unified with the United States title under Jim Crockett Promotions. 

The title was reactivated in 1997, but was declared vacant last year when the NWA terminated contracts with all of their licensees.

ROH TV taping spoilers: Death Before Dishonor fallout, NWA title match

Results: Jacob Cohen

Ring of Honor returned to the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas for the second straight night as the venue hosted Saturday’s post-Death Before Dishonor television tapings.

– The Luchasaurus defeated Hyperstreak Gregory Sharpe

– Beer City Bruiser defeated Cheeseburger

– After they attacked Jay Lethal at the end of Death Before Dishonor, The Kingdom came out for an in-ring segment where they forced Bobby Cruise to read a list of Matt Taven’s accomplishments and call him the real ROH World Champion.

–  Kenny King defeated Chase Owens

King faked an injury before pinning Owens with a small package.

– Flip Gordon vs. Shane Taylor

Gordon got on the microphone before the match and talked about his feud with Bully Ray. Bully came out and taunted him, leading to Silas Young entering from the crowd and low blowing Gordon.

Taylor, Bully, and Young beat down Gordon and challenged anyone to come make the save for him, but no one did.

– Nick Aldis defeated Christopher Daniels

This match was taped for HonorClub.

– ROH Tag Team Champions The Briscoes defeated Coast 2 Coast (LSG & Shaheem Ali) to retain their titles

– Jeff Cobb defeated Punishment Martinez to win the ROH Television Championship

As noted, Martinez finished up with ROH last night and will be heading to WWE/NXT.

– Tenille Dashwood came out with her arm in a sling and discussed dealing with a shoulder injury and skin condition (psoriasis). She revealed that she’s had the shoulder injury for six months and will need to undergo surgery.

– Marty Scurll defeated Chris Sabin

– Brandi Rhodes defeated Heather Monroe

– Hangman Page defeated Scorpio Sky

– Shane Taylor defeated Eli Isom

Taylor attacked Isom after the match, Cheeseburger tried to make the save, and Flip Gordon made the save for Isom and Cheeseburger. Gordon laid out Taylor with a chair. He asked if that’s what Bully Ray wanted and issued a challenge to Bully.

Bully said he wouldn’t be facing Gordon tonight. They set up a match where Silas Young will face someone of Gordon’s choosing at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. If Young wins, Bully can do whatever he wants to Gordon. If the person Gordon chooses wins, Gordon can do whatever he wants to Bully.

– ROH World Champion Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham defeated Jushin Thunder Liger & KUSHIDA

– NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Cody Rhodes defeated Willie Mack to retain his title

Cody was making his first defense of the NWA title since defeating Aldis at All In.

– The Young Bucks defeated Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian, Beretta & Chuckie T, and EVIL & SANADA in a four-way tag match

During the show-closing promo, Cody teased All In II while the crowd was chanting “All In.”

Cody’s first NWA title defense set for ROH TV tapings

Cody Rhodes’ first NWA title defense will be taking place in Ring of Honor.

While appearing for Championship Wrestling from Hollywood yesterday, Cody announced that he’ll be defending the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship against Willie Mack at ROH’s television tapings in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 29.

The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas will host ROH’s Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view on September 28 and the next day’s post-PPV tapings.

Cody won the NWA title from Nick Aldis at All In earlier this month, and Aldis will be getting his rematch in the main event of the NWA’s 70th Anniversary Show in Nashville, Tennessee on October 21. Aldis defeated Doug Williams at Wrestling MediaCon in Manchester, England on September 9 to be confirmed as Cody’s challenger for the Anniversary event.

The NWA title was last defended in ROH during the build to All In, with Aldis retaining against Flip Gordon in July.