Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for January 14, 2017

Special thanks to PWPonderings.com for helping me get caught up.

Lio Rush, Jay Wyte and Donovan Dijak beat The Rebellion (Kenny King, Rhett Titus, Caprice Coleman). The Rebellion attack the winners after the match until The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) make the save.

Before the next match, Cody Rhodes says that he is here to judge the fans and that at Final Battle, he realized that the putrid smell that he smelled was the smell of mediocrity. He then blasts Ring of Honor for not being up to his standards, and that he was angry when a fan asked to see Brandi before sarcastically telling the fans they must be happy to have a star that hasn't faded in the building. Steve Corino shows up. Cody reminds Corino of the time in 1999 when he insulted his father Dusty Rhodes. Cody demands that Corino look him in the eye as he tells him that he has no respect for him. Corino tells Cody that Dusty was his hero and paved the way for him to be there, then tells him that one of Genghis Khan’s sons had to be sacrificed, either him or his brother. Cody slaps Corino, and the match begins.

Cody Rhodes beats Steve Corino with a low blow. After the match, Cody attacks Corino, then Jay Lethal rushes into the ring and gets a few shots in before Cody retreats.

Before the next match, Jay Lethal tells the crowd that Cody Rhodes faced him first because Ring of Honor is a proving ground for the best in the world.

Jay Lethal beats Jushin "Thunder" Liger to continue to the next round of the Decade of Excellence Tournament.