Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for October 17, 2020

We hear from Jay Lethal, who says it is a given that he will be in the finals of the tournament with Jonathan Gresham, as he knows how good he is and knows that they will both be ready as he tells Gresham he is doing good. We then hear from Jonathan Gresham, who says that he does not go by a strategy and lives by the moment, then says that Matt Sydal is part of a bigger problem in Ring of Honor. He says that Sydal may be one of the best high-flyers, he is taking opportunity away from someone like him who is a pure wrestler. He says that ROH should return to its roots of being a haven of professional wrestling freedom, which he says should be protected at all costs. He says that it is important that he win the Pure Championship, for he is the foundation of professional wrestling.

We hear from Fred Yehi, who says it does not matter who he faces, even if he has history with "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams, as he is in the business of breaking people. We also hear from "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams, who says that Yehi is a world-class athlete who belongs in ROH, and that it will be an honor to make him his next step to the Pure Championship and restoring honor in Ring of Honor.

In Block A, "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams beats Fred Yehi in 14:03 by submission on the ropes - after both men use up all their rope breaks - to advance to the Block A finals.

EC3 shows up. He asks if honor is real, for there is no honor in what we do as we are controlled for our entire lives, and our freedoms are taken every day and we lose focus on our greater purpose. He then asks if there is honor in taking those freedoms back and finding purpose, then asks if there is honor in the past as he has stood in hallowed halls by hallowed names who were great men who built a great house. He says that men are fallible and eventually conform, especially names synonymous with Ring of Honor. He says he is here to fight the greatest talent on the planet, and says that without pain and sacrifice, one has nothing, and he is willing to purify himself by pain and put the name of "Ring of Honor" to the test.

Backstage, EC3 is met by Shane Taylor, who says he has known his purpose since day one while EC3 is figuring his out, then introduces himself upon EC3's failure to mention him and tells him to wipe his feet before entering his house. Suddenly, The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) show up and confront Shane Taylor for calling ROH "his house," and referees and officials show up before things get wose. The Briscoes then challenge Shane Taylor to a six-man tag team match with them and EC3. Shane shoves Jay Briscoe, then leaves with his entourage.

We hear from Josh "The Goods" Woods, who did not expect to win by judge's decision and hopes that he has won Kenny King's respect on his way to the next round. We also hear from "The Darewolf" PJ Black, who says that he will remember Tony Deppen's name from now on before asking who his next opponent is.

In Block B, Josh "The Goods" Woods beats "The Darewolf" PJ Blac in 13:27 via submission with a knee bar to advance to the Block B finals.