Death Before Dishonor 2021 - The Results

In memory of Shannon "Daffney" Spruill, 1975 - 2021. The pre-show starts with the locker room gathering around the ring for a ten-bell salute.

Before the next match, Brian Johnson says that when he heard there would be an Honor Rumble tonight, he wanted to be first, as he wants the match to be "Mecca vs. Everybody" as he "smacks around fourteen bozos" in his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He says that the city of Philadelphia knows that this city knows about first-round picks, and that he is going to become the next ROH World Champion.

#16 Alex Zayne returns to ROH following his three-month stint as Ari Sterling in WWE to win the 16-man Honor Rumble and earn a shot at the ROH World Championship. During the match:

Caprice Coleman suddenly leaves the commentary booth to enter the Honor Rumble at #5. Brian Zane replaces Coleman on commentary for the rest of the match. Coleman eliminates #2 Brian Milonas and #3 The Beer City Bruiser before being eliminated by #1 "The Mecca" Brian Johnson.

#7 PCO eliminates himself after malfunctioning.

#13 Flip Gordon comes out to his pre-Mercenary gimmick, complete with the original theme music and appearance, as well as with a United States flag. He eliminates #10 "The Last Real Man" Silas Young and #1 "The Mecca" Brian Johnson, but is eliminated from the top rope by #16 Alex Zayne.

Alex Zayne returns to ROH following his three-month stint as Ari Sterling in WWE at #16. He eliminates #9 Dak Draper and last eliminates #8 "The Darewolf" PJ Black to win.

"The Mecca" Brian Johnson

Brian Milonas

The Beer City Bruiser

Danhausen

Caprice Coleman

Sledge

PCO

"The Darewolf" PJ Black

Dak Draper

"The Last Real Man" Silas Young

Rey Horus

Dante Caballero

Flip Gordon

Joe Keys

World Famous CB

Alex Zayne

Quinn McKay says that tonight will make ROH history, and says it would not be possible without ROH board member Maria Kanellis-Bennett. Maria says she is excited about tonight and proud of all the women who participated in the ROH Women's Championship Tournament, then thanks the fans for supporting the tournament and the new women's division. Maria also thanks every woman before her who made big sacrifices, had incredible matches, fought for women's wrestling and created opportunities that have led to tonight. She also says that she will pit whoever becomes the ROH Women's Champion against anyone in the world, for there is no "forbidden door" here and this is women's wrestling.

Backstage, Rhett Titus and "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams tell Bandido that they will be watching his ROH World Championship match and that it is good to have a ROH World Champion that they can look up to.

Dragon Lee and Kenny King show up. Dragon Lee checks to see how many fans of La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush, Kenny King, Dragon Lee, La Bestia del Ring) are here tonight, and announces that Rush is not here tonight following surgery. He says that tonight is for Rush, his people and for Mexico. Kenny King says tonight is a celebration, saying that while they took a loss last time, they have stayed the course and become ROH World Tag Team Champions. He says that La Faccion Ingobernable is running the show and putting cracks in The Foundation (Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams, Rhett Titus) while ensuring there is no championships in VLNCE UNLTD (Brody King, Chris Dickinson, Tony Deppen, Homicide). He calls Shane Taylor Productions "Shane's Too Predictable," and says that after he dresses Taylor down and take the last bit of dignity from him, STP will soon mean "Shane's Too Pussy."

Dak Draper guests on commentary for the next match.

Dalton Castle beats Eli Isom. During the match, Dak Draper gets involved in the match only to get kicked in the crotch by Eli Isom. Shortly after this, Dalton Castle hits the Bang-A-Rang for the win.

Taylor Rust beats Jake Atlas by submission. (Jake Atlas and Taylor Rust have just returned from being released from WWE on August 6th; Taylor Rust is previously known as Tyler Rust in NXT as well as Ryan Taylor and Rusty Taylor elsewhere. The Tuesday after this match, Jake Atlas leaves the professional wrestling business due to mental health concerns and a loss of passion for the business.)

VLNCE UNLTD (Chris Dickinson, Tony Deppen, Homicide) beat John Walters, LSG and Lee Moriarty in a trios match. After the match, LSG argues with Moriarty and Walters, then The Foundation (Jay Lethal, Rhett Titus, "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams) shows up. Lethal says it has been a long time since he had a pay-per-view match in Ring of Honor, but he does not mind because he gets to see young talent tear it up in the ring and it makes him excited for the future of the business and Ring of Honor. He asks how anybody cannot be excited about the future, especially when it will produce a new women's championship and LSG is part of the Pure Division. Lethal says that Walters is a legend in his eyes, then shakes Moriarity's hand and says he wants to see Moriarty in the Pure Division. He then says that there are man wrestlers out there who want to join the Pure Division, as everyone loved to watch guys like Eddie Guerrero and Dean Malenko, saw guys like Samoa Joe on any VHS tapes and DVDs they could get their hands on, studied guys like "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles for hours and witnessed "legends and diamonds" who were hard to match like Reckless Youth and Alex Shelley. As he speaks, more members of the Pure Division watch from the stage. He says that everyone loves professional wrestling and has tried to shape it into the image of what they loved watching, and says the wrestling world as a whole is doing "pretty damn good," but now it is time for pure wrestling to prevail, especially when they have a man who is unmatched in Jonathan Gresham. Lethal then states that anyone in the back will tell the people that they love professional wrestling, and after stating that people have called the Pure Division "fresh, exciting and new," he admits it is fresh and exciting, but states it is the same wrestling everyone grew up on and that this is Ring of Honor.

The OGK (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) beat The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) after Matt Taven reverses a Jay Driller into an inside cradle.

Jonathan Gresham vs."The Technical Beast" Josh Woods ends in a draw after 11 minutes and 46 seconds with both men's shoulders down on the mat in an inside cradle following a fierce match that saw both men lose a rope break simultaneously twice...almost. After the match, Gresham tells referee Joe Mandak to put the ROH Pure Championship back on the timekeeper's table, then says he will be 13-0 in the Pure Division by the end of the match and demands that the match be restarted. The match is restarted. Shortly after this, both men use their third and final rope break after staying too close to the rope as both men slap each other while Gresham has Woods in a heel hook.

"The Technical Beast" Josh Woods beats Jonathan Gresham in a Pure Rules Match in twenty minutes to win the ROH Pure Championship after Woods knocks Gresham out cold with a German suplex. After the match, Gresham takes the Pure Championship around Woods' waist.

Before the next match, Kenny King viciously attacks Shane Taylor with a chair multiple times. O'Shay Edwards takes Shane Taylor's place in the match, which is still for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships.

Shane Taylor Promotions (Moses, Kaun, O'Shay Edwards) retains the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships against La Faccion Ingobernables (Kenny King, Dragon Lee, La Bestia del Ring) after Shane Taylor suddenly returns as the referee is down and hits Kenny King with a chair. After the match, Taylor takes a fan-made sign saying "Ingoberable Bitches!" and all four members of Shane Taylor Promotions raise their fists around a downed Kenny King while Shane Taylor holds the sign. Dragon Lee spitefully throws a bottle of water at Shane Taylor Promotions afterwards.

Lenny Leonard guests on commentary for the next match.

Rok-C beats Mirande Alize with the Code Rok to become the inaugural ROH Women's World Champion! After the match, Rok-C celebrates in the ring with her parents.

Bandido retains the ROH World Championship against EC3, Demonic Flamita and Brody King in a four-way elimination match. EC3 is disqualified after being caught by referee Todd Sinclair hitting Demonic Flamita with a chair. Brody King eliminates Demonic Flamita with the All-Seeing Eye. Bandido eliminates Brody King with a La Magistral Cadle. After the match, The Foundation (Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, "Hot Saurce" Tracy Williams, Jonathan Gresham) head to the ring and celebrate with Bandido, and Jonathan Gresham is seen eyeing the ROH World Championship as he is shaking hands with Bandido. Suddenly, The Righteous (Vincent, Bateman, Dutch, Vita Von Starr) are seen clapping for Bateman on the stage as the show ends.