Thursday, April 4, 2024

Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for April 4, 2024

The Infantry ("The Captain" Shawn Dean and "Bad News and Tattoos" Carlie Bravo) vs. Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) in an ROH World Tag Team Championship Proving Grounds Match ends in a ten-minute time-limit draw. As a result, The Infantry has earned a shot at the ROH World Tag Team Championships. After the match, Carlie Bravo says they have a tag team title match, and demands a match with the titles on the line tomorrow night at Supercard of Honor.

Backstage, we hear from Kyle Fletcher. He is interrupted by "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson as Kyle is about to talk about him, and Kyle says he outlasted five other men to become World Television Champion while Lee Johnson was the first man to be eliminated, and that Lee Johnson is nowhere near his level and has no chance of taking his title from him. Lee Johnson says that Kyle Fletcher has not made much of a point to come to Ring of Honor while he has been on a roll, and that Fletcher is crazy if he thinks he will see the same man that he saw last year. He says that Supercard of Honor will become "The Shotty Show," but Fletcher says he has no chance.



Anna Jay beats Nikita.

In footage from earlier this week, Dalton Castle has try-outs for new Boys, but they are crashed by Johnny TV and Taya Valkyrie. Jerry Lynn gets involved and puts both Dalton Castle and Johnny TV in a match at Supercard of Honor.

Backstage, we hear from Dalton Castle, who says that Johnny TV has torched everything he has, including The Boys (Brandon and Brent Tate), in order to hurt him, but like a phoenix-peacock hybrid, he will rise "like a Penix" in a Fight Without Honor and he will destroy Johnny TV. We then hear from Johnny TV, who says that he is "TV ready," unlike Dalton Castle, and that he will do things to Dalton that Dalton did not think was possible. Johnny TV says he has fought without honor his entire career and that "honor sucks."





"Big Shotty" Lee Johnson beats Nick Comoroto. During the match, Jacoby Watts shows up and watches the match from the stage.

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Griff Garrison and Cole Karter. Garrison says they need to keep being themselves in order to succeed, but also gives credit where credit is due to Maria Kanellis-Bennett. As Karter wonders where Maria is, Serepentico shows up with a document, claims to know where Maria is and says that he will only tell him where Maria is if he signs the document he has. Karter signs it without even reading, then Serpentico hands Garrison a copy before stating that he does not where she is before saying that Maria will be there. Garrison and Karter then find out that they have just agreed to a tag team match against Spanish Announce Project (Angelico and Serpentico) at Zero Hour at Supercard of Honor.



"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose beats Alexia Nicole.

Backstage, Jacoby Watts talks with Nick Comoroto. He claims to be the harbinger of his salvation and the catalyst of his transformation, and claims that he can bring him to new heights. He says only his wisdom and guidance will bring him from the abyss. Both men then shake hands.



Evil Uno beats London Lightning.

We see a vignette for "Smart" Mark Sterling and The Varsity Athletes ("The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese and "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods), who are now known as "The Premier Athletes."

Lexy Nair and Billie Starkz host the first-ever contract signing for the ROH Women's World Championship for Hikaru Shida vs. Athena for the ROH Women's World Championship at Supercard of Honor. After Billie Starkz asks if she would be the new Minion Overlord if she won the Women's Television title and Athena lost hers. Athena shows up as if on cue, but is not bothered by the question. Athena says she is bothered by Hikaru Shida beating her in the past, then demands that Lexy Nair bring out Hikaru Shida, which she does. Shida heads to the ring, then says she has not come alone. Suddenly, Queen Aminata heads to the ring and tells Billie Starks that they went through hell to get here and that they will be making history, and hopes Billie is ready to fight for her life. Billie says she has been ready to crush Aminata's dream and become the first Women's Television Championship. Athena then demands the focus be on her and that they hurry up and sign the contract so that she can go to the mall. Athena then signs the contract, as does Hikaru Shida. Shida then tells Athena that she knows Athena has said she is not scared of her, and while Athena can fool her minions, she cannot fool her. She says Athena is losing it and that she is in her head, and that every time she closes her eyes, she sees Shida beating her. Athena slaps Shida in response, and Billie gets hit by Shida's shinai. Athena topples the table and hits Athena, starting a brawl which ends with Aminata shoving Billie into Athena and hitting her with a headbutt and Shida suplexing Athena through a table.

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Eddie Kingston and Mark Briscoe. Mark says April 5th is the same day that Jay Briscoe won his first ROH World Championship before bringing up the fact that he has been with Ring of Honor since the beginning, and that everything has led up to this point and nothing would mean more to him than to win the ROH World Championship and make Jay proud. Eddie says the old him would go look for a bottle to drown himself in after his recent loss, but he cannot do that anymore and he is fighting that, as Mark Briscoe deserves him at 100% and a World Champion who will bring the fight to him. He says Mark inspires him to stay on the straight and narrow, as he knows he would try to crack open a few bottles and drown his demons. Eddie then says he cannot do that, as the ROH World Championship supercedes All Elite Wrestling and that without ROH, there would be no AEW. He says the World Championship means so much due to its lineage and history and that he is proud to be champion. Eddie then talks about how he was at the Eddie Guerrero Appreciation Night show on the night he was kicked out of his first wrestling school and how he watched Jay Briscoe wrestle and wanted to be in Ring of Honor, then says they are taking it back to what ROH is all about and that he cannot and will not lose to Mark Briscoe as much as he loves him and his family, and he will "man up" and they will be in each other's faces, and that he hopes Jay Briscoe is looking down at both of them smiling after they gave "1000%" of everything in their body, as they are pro wrestling and they will make it, show and prove. Both men then shake hands.



Action Andretti and Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) beat "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, Matt Sydal and Jack Cartwheel in a six-man tag match. Both teams show respect after the match.

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