Honor Roll - Ring of Honor 500th Episode Celebration recap for April 17, 2021

We hear from Jay Lethal, who talks about the fan vote that has led to him facing Jonathan Gresham for tonight's episode. Lethal says he has been in the ring with Gresham in the past, and every time he has faced him, he learns a little more about himself, is tested in the ring, and is a little better than when he entered. He also says that Gresham almost broke his arm and is unmatched about what he does. He says that when the ROH Pure Championship returned, he knew he was one of the best wrestlers in the world and that he had to bring everything he had against Gresham. Lethal says he loves Gresham to death, and at the end of the match, he can promise that the ROH Pure Championship will remain in The Foundation (Lethal, Gresham, "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams, Rhett Titus) We then hear from Jonathan Gresham, who says that there is not much else about Jay Lethal that has not been said, and says that the ROH Pure Championship was once the best in the world and brought a certain responsibilty to whoever held it. He says that Lethal is one of the few people to transcend the ROH World Championship and is one of the best wrestlers in the world, and that he is proud to call Lethal his friend as they fight side-by-side to restore honor to ROH. He says that he will give the fans what they want one more time with the ROH Pure Championship on the line, and that they will show the world what pure, true professional wrestling is.

Jonathan Gresham retains the ROH Pure Championship against Jay Lethal via pinfall in 16:38.

We look back on The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) beating The Kings of Wrestling (Claudio Castagnoli and Chris Hero) winning the ROH World Tag Team Championships on the first-ever episode of ROH TV on Sinclair Broadcasting from September 2011.

Mark Briscoe beats Jay Lethal by count-out. During the match, Mark Briscoe uses a chair for an attempted dive to the outside, but Jay Briscoe gets back into the ring and puts Mark through it with a Death Valley Driver. Later on in the match, Mark puts Jay through a table with a Froggy 'Bow. After this, both men try to get back in the ring in time, but only Mark is able to do so.

Next week: Eli Isom vs. Dak Draper! VLNCE ULTD (Brody King, Tony Deppen, "The Dirty Daddy" Chris Dickinson, Homicide) vs. La Faccion Ingobernables (Rush, Dragon Lee, Kenny King, La Bestia del Ring)!

ROH thanks the fans and the show crew for 500 episodes.