Best In The World 2021 - The Results

Rey Horus beats Demonic Flamita. After the match, Flamita attacks Rey Horus from behind, then walks off.

Kenny King shows up. He says it has been a long time, and that he hopes the fans are ready for the locker room has been waiting for over a year to perform for a live audience and prove that ROH is the top company for professonal wrestling. He then says he is the consigniere for La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush, Dragon Lee, Kenny King, La Bestia del Ring), and says that since there are no championship opportunities for him, he is not performing in the right tonight. King says he will, however, play fortune teller, and says that La Faccion Ingobernable will win all the gold and that Dragon Lee will take the ROH World Television Championship back from Tony Deppen, saying that Deppen has less of a chance of beating Dragon Lee than the Baltimore Ravens have of beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, as La Faccion Ingobernable is a weapon. He also says that Bandido is a peasant who won a tournament to get a shot at the ROH World Championship and does not belong in the ring with Rush. King then says that it is open season and that La Faccion Ingobernables will become dominant.

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Matt Taven is in the ring. He says that last time he was in Baltimore, Maryland, The Righteous (Vincent, Bateman, Vita Von Starr, Dutch) sent him to the hospital for two surgeries. Since then, a lot of things have happened, but his memories have been ruined by someone he once called a friend, and as Taven says there is only one solution to this, The Righteous shows up. Vincent wants to know why he is sad and telling a sob story, as he has the attention he wanted. Before Vincent cannot say much else, Taven says that this place is not big enough for the two of them and that he has a contract for Night Two of Glory By Honor where they have one last match, as he will leave Ring of Honor forever if Vincent agrees to the match. Vincent says he does not want his career, as he built his career, but he does have something that he wants: a shot at the ROH World Championship. Taven also agrees to putting his shot at the World title on the line as long as Vincent agrees that this is the last match between them. Vincent says he has the keys now and that he will lock them both in the cage, effectively making this a steel cage match, as he agrees to the match. Taven then hits Vincent with the table in the ring before fending off the rest of The Righteous, but Vincent lays him out with a cheap shot. Bateman and Dutch then throw Taven through the neon sighn in the ladder, and Vincent tells Taven that he will bury him with his eyes above the surface to watch him become ROH World Champion after Taven buried him for four years as part of The Kingdom.

Quinn McKay reminds everyone to watch the weekly TV show and the weekly YouTube Week By Week show, then announces that the newly-minted ROH Women's Championship will be revealed for the first time as well as the fully-fledged bracket for the ROH Women's Championship tournament, which has one slot left.

Brian Zane guests on commentary for the next match.

Danhausen and PCO beat The Bouncers (The Beer City Bruiser and Brian Milonas). During the match, Sledge shows up to get a closer look at the match.

Before the next match, Brian Johnson says that The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) are going to get the beating their father should have given them, introduces the audience to PJ Black, and says that nobody in the back will be able to touch him after he beats The Briscoes.

The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) beat Brian Johnson and PJ Black.

It is announced that Jay Lethal will take "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams' place in tonight's ROH World Tag Team Championship match, as Williams is still not medically cleared after being hit by a car.

EC3 beats "The Mercenary" Flip Gordon by submission with The Purpose. After the match, Flip Gordon slaps EC3 in the face instead of shaking his hand, but EC3 offers his hand again. Flip slaps him again, and this starts a staredown where EC3 insists on shaking hands. Flip almost slaps him a third time, but spits in EC3's face and leaves.

Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Moses, Kaun) retain the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships against Dak Draper, Eli Isom and Dalton Castle after Eli Isom and Dalton Castle refuse to get along.

Josh "The Goods" Woods beats "The Last Real Man" Silas Young in a Last Man Standing Match after sending Silas through two tables with a German suplex off the ring apron.

Backstage, Quinn McKay interviews Matt Taven, who says that he wants a steel cage match with Vincent more than anything and that he will get exactly what he wants after the events of the last two years. Taven then says he will leave Vincent with scars that will last for the rest of his life.

Brody King beats Jay Lethal with two Gonzo Bombs.

Cary Silkin guests on commentary for the next match.

Jonathan Gresham retains the ROH Pure Championship againt Bennett by submission in 19:21.

Kenny King guests on commentary for the next match. Backstage, it is revealed that Jay Lethal cannot take part in the ROH World Tag Team Championship match after getting hurt in his match against Brody King, as Rhett Titus asks Jonathan Gresham to take Lethal's place. Gresham accepts.

Dragon Lee beats Tony Deppen to win the ROH World Television Championship for a scond time, becoming the fifth person to do so. After the match, Chris Dickinson and Homicide run into the ring to chase Dragon Lee and La Bestia del Ring away and check on Tony Deppen. As this goes on, Rhett Titus and Jonathan Gresham run in and attack Dickinson and Homicide to get th e next match started.

VLNCE UNLTD (Homicide and Chris Dickinson beat The Foundation (Rhett Titus and Jonathan Gresham) to become the ROH World Tag Team Champions!

Maria Kanellis-Bennett announces that former ring announcer Lenny Leonard - who is making his first appearance in ROH in twelve years - will be guest commentary for the ROH Women's Championship tournament. After it is mentioned there is still one spot left in the tournament, Maria brings out Chelsea Green - who is not medically cleared yet - who says that she is finally in Ring of Honor. She says she has spent the last two-and-a-half years being considered unworthy, and is now going after everything she was told she couldn't have and proving that she is enough. She also announces that the Maryland Athletic Commission has deemed her unfit to compete, then says she will watch all of the Women's Tournament matches and study everyone involved so she can show what she can do, prove she belongs here and become champion. She also considers the scars underneath her cast as proof that she is unstoppable, then states that when her cast comes off in one month, she will take the ROH women's division into the forefront of wrestling.

Bandido beats Rush to become the ROH World Champion after Rush tears at Bandido's mask and showboats after shoving referee Todd Sinclair only for Bandido to win with an O'Connor Roll. After the match, the rest of La Faccion Ingobernables (Kenny King, Dragon Lee, La Bestia del Ring) runs into the ring and attacks Bandido.

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Rush beats Flip Gordon. After the match, Rush says he did not come to ROH to play, and that he is here to destroy and become the very best in Ring of Honor.

Nick Aldis shows up. He calls Colt Cabana "a true professional wrestler and a warrior," and wishes him the best in a full recovery. He then says that his match will go on due to Baltimore, Maryland being both ROH and NWA country, then announces his tag team partner. Suddenly "The Cowboy" James Storm, and Storm admits that he and Aldis know that he is not the replacement, and that he was sure NWA would call him due to having both Colt Cabana and Nick Aldis. He says that he spent 22 years earning respect in the business, then wants to know who Aldis' partner is. Aldis then brings out his replacement: Eli Drake. Drake says he is finally standing on a Ring of Honor stage, and says that every single offer from every single company came in, and he has decided to it his own way. Drake says that he wants to join a company who is the past, present and future, then talks about how he used to watch men walk around with the NWA World Heavyweight Championship not far from Baltimore as a kid. He announces that he is the newest acquisition in NWA, that nobody can stop him, that ROH and NWA are going to be turned upside and that The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) will get a boot up their asses.

Dalton Castle beats Dragon Lee.

The Allure (Angelina Love and "The Exotic Goddess" Mandy Leon) beat Jenny Rose and Kelly Klein after Mandy Leon hits Kelly Klein in the back with a high-heeled shoe. After the match, the lights go out and a video with dolls and ukulele music plays. In the video, a hand grabs the doll, then the video goes to black and white, the music goes silent before heavy metal music plays and the snapping of the doll's head is heard, then the words "Maneater" appear on the video screen after the doll's head drops down. When the lights come back on, Maria Manic is in the ring, and The Allure (Love, Leon, Velvet Sky) back out of the ring as security shows up only for Manic to decimate them.

Kenny King beats Jay Lethal to win the best-of-three series two falls to one. During the match, timekeeper Amy Rose hands Kenny King his walking stick, but King fails to get it and Amy Rose eventually runs to the back.

Jonathan Gresham beats "The Last Real Man" Silas Young in a Pure Rules Match with the Octopus following a low blow behind referee Todd Sinclair's back.

"The Cowboy" James Storm guests on commentary for the next match.

The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) vs. Nick Aldis and Eli Drake ends in a double count-out after Jay Briscoe and Eli Drake fight their way to the commentary table. "The Cowboy" James Storm leaves the commentary and brawls with Eli Drake to the back, then The Briscoes attack Aldis. They are about to put him through a table when Kamille shows up and stops it with a Spear to Mark Briscoe. At this point, security shows up and gets Kamile out of the ring, then The Briscoes beat up security before Mark Briscoe puts Aldis through the table with a Froggy Bow. Afterwards, "The Villain" Marty Scurll gets in the ring and helps Adlis to the back.

Shane Taylor retains the ROH World Television Championship against Bandido.

Villain Enterprises ("The Villain" Marty Scurll, Brody King, PCO) retain the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships against LifeBlood ("Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams and "Overkill" Mark Haskins) and "The Darewolf" PJ Black. After the match, The Soldiers of Savagery (Malcolm Moses and Bishop Khan) show up and attack LifeBlood, and Bandido has to run into the ring to fight them off and make the save. This does not last, however, as Bully Ray shows up and attacks Bandido from behind. As Bully Ray is about to hit Bandido with a steel chair, Flip Gordon shows up with a Kendo stick, and Bully Ray runs away along with The Soldiers of Savagery. LifeBlood offers Flip Gordon a shirt with their logo, which Flip puts on. The lights then go out, and the Villain Enterprises logo appears on the screen. Scurll appears on the screen and congratulates LifeBlood, then reveals the newest employee of Villain Enterprises, who was under their nose their entire time: Flip Gordon. When the lights come back on, Flip Gordon superkicks Bandido, and Villain Enterprises runs back to ringside. Lifeblood fights off the now-foursome, but they are overpowered. Security shows up, but Villain Enterprises continues their attack, which ends with Flip Gordon putting Williams through a table with a top rope 450 splash.

Matt Taven retains the ROH World Championship against Jeff Cobb.

Best In The World 2018 - The Results

A little girl holds red balloons on the stage as The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, TK O'Ryan) make their way to the ring for the next match.

The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, TK O'Ryan) retain the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships against Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL, BUSHI, SANADA) with a two-man Champagne Supernova when BUSHI holds Paul Turner in a backslide pin position to spit mist in Vinny Marseglia's face.

Flip Gordon beats Bully Ray by disqualification after Bully counters the Star-Spangled Stunner with a kick to the groin. After the match, Bully Ray repeatedly hits Flip Gordon with a steel chair in the right knee. Eli Isom runs into the ring, but he does not fare any better. He gets smacked with a trash can, then the steel chair assault to Flip Gordon's knee continues. Suddenly, Cheeseburger runs into the ring and hits multiple punches on Bully only to fall victim to a massive powerbomb. Bully Ray then pulls a table out from underneath the ring. Referee Todd Sinclair tells him to stop only to get shoved. Colt Cabana runs from the commentary table to stand up to Bully Ray with a steel chair as Bully is about to put Flip through the table. Bully Ray shoves the table towards Colt Cabana and walks away.

Mayu Iwatami, Jenny Rose, Tenille Dashwood and Sumie Sakai beat Oedo Tai (HZK, Hana Kimura, Kagetsu) and Kelly Klein.

Austin Aries beats Kenny King after Kenny King decides against hitting Aries with the Impact Wrestling World Championship.

Jay Lethal beats KUSHIDA.

"The Last Real Man" Silas Young and The Beer City Bruiser guest on commentary for the next match.

Before the next match, Punishment Martinez comes out of a casket with red facepaint on his face, and is accompanied by a demonic entourage.

Punishment Martinez retains the ROH World Television Championship in a Baltimore Street Fight after a South of Heaven Choke Slam into a table.

The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) retain the ROH World Tag Team Championships against The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson). After the match, The Briscoes continue to attack The Young Bucks. SoCal Uncensored ("Almighty' Christopher Daniels, "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky) show up wanting a piece of the Bucks, but they attack The Briscoes instead.

Dalton Castle retains the ROH World Championship against "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and "The Villain" Marty Scurll after Scurll hits Cody with Cross Rhodes and Castle hits Scurll with Bang-a-Rang immediately afterwards.

Best In The World 2017 - The Results

El Terrible and Ultimo Guerrero beat The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Vinny Marsaglia) in a match with lucha rules after Terrible drags Taven out of the ring to stop Rockstar Supernova while Guerrero rolls up Marsaglia.

"The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian beats "Hangman" Adam Page in a Strap Match after a strap with nails at the end is introduced into the match and Kazarian chokes Page out on the bottom rope with a leather strap.

Search & Destroy (Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley, Jay White, Jonathan Gresham) beats The Rebellion (Kenny King, Rhett Titus, Caprice Coleman, Shane Taylor) after Gresham locks the Octopus on Titus. As per pre-match stipulation, The Rebellion must disband. After the match, Punishment Martinez rushes into the ring and attacks Gresham before choke slamming White.

Jay Lethal beats "The Last Real Man" Silas Young after Silas pulls out a beer keg, lays Lethal on it, pushes referee Todd Sinclair to the mat and tries to roll up Lethal only for the roll-up to be reversed. After the match, The Beer City Bruiser shows up as Silas attacks Lethal. Silas hits Misery on Lethal on the keg, then he and the Bruiser put the keg between two turnbuckles and presses the keg against Lethal's ribs while the Bruiser splashes Lethal in the back. Silas and The Bruiser then set up a table and place Lethal on it, then The Beer City Bruiser splashes Lethal through the table.

Dalton Castle and The Boys beat Bully Ray and The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) to become the new ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions after Castle pins Mark Briscoe with a schoolboy while Bully Ray has to calm Jay Briscoe down after Jay chases one of The Boys out into the crowd.

KUSHIDA retains the ROH World Television Championship against "The Villain" Marty Scurll.

Before the next match, Best Friends (Chuckie T and Trent Barretta) show up. Trent demands a ROH World Tag Team title shot from The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) right now, and that the match be a tornado tag team match. The Young Bucks accept without hesitation, and the world tag team title match becomes a three-way dance.

The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) retain the ROH World Tag Team Championships against War Machine (Hanson and Rowe) and Best Friends (Chuckie T and Trent Barretta).

Cody Rhoes beats "The Almighty" Christopher Daniels to become the ROH World Championship. During the match, it is announced that Jay Lethal has been taken to a local hospital to have his ribs checked out. After the match, Carey Silkin - whom Cody put his hands on earlier in the match - reluctantly hands the ROH World Championship to Cody after Cody put his hands on him earlier in the match. The Young Bucks and Marty Scurll celebrate with Cody after the match.

Best In The World 2016 - The Results

Kyle O'Reilly beats Kamaitachi with the Cross Arm Breaker. After the match, O'Reilly extends his hand in a sign of respect, but Kamaitachi spits on it and walks out.

ACH beats "The Last Real Man" Silas Young.

Mark Briscoe beats Roderick Strong in what is Roddy's last match in Ring of Honor. After the match, Roddy and Briscoe shake hands, and the crowd chants "Thank you, Roddy."

Bullet Club (Adam Cole, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson) beat Moose and War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) in a Tornado Rules six-man tag match.

The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) retain the ROH World Tag Team Championships against The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) after Kamaitachi shows up and starts a fight with NJPW talent Jay White, who is seated in the front row. As the referee is distracted, Daniels hits Shelley with a low blow. After the match, Kamaitachi celebrates with The Addiction.

BJ Whitmer beats Steve Corino in a Fight Without Honor after the lights go out and come back on only to reveal that Kevin Sullivan is in the ring. Sullivan drives his golden spike into Corino's head, allowing Whitmer to get the win.

Bobby Fish retains the ROH World Television Championship against Dalton Castle.

The All Night Express (Kenny King and Rhett Titus) show up with Cparice Coleman, who is revealed to be their "Minister of Information." The three of them announce that they will now be known as "The Cabinet," and that they will make wrestling great again.

Jay Lethal retains the ROH World Championship against Jay Briscoe in a rematch one year in the making. After the match, Lethal and Briscoe shake hands.

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Mark Briscoe beats Donovan Dijak.

The Decade (B.J. Whitmer and Adam Page) beat ACH and "Reborn" Matt Sydal.

New Japan Pro Wrestling superstars Shinsuke Nakamura, KUSHIDA and "Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada will return to Ring of Honor this August!

Dalton Castle hits a low blow to get the win on Silas Young. After the match, Young hits Misery on one of Castle's boys.

War Machine (Hansen and Raymond Rowe) beat C+C Wrestle Factory (Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander). During the match, Alexander considers using the wrench that helped him beat Moose last week, but Coleman doesn't want him to do it, and War Machine take advantage of this to get the win. After the match, Alexander teases using the wrench again, but puts it away and tells Coleman that they're done as a team.

Roderick Strong beats "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin and Moose. After the match, Strong and Moose shake hands. Stokely Hathaway encourages this, but Veda Scott is livid and gets angry at Moose. Moose is seemingly about to hit Veda Scott with a Spear when Cedric Alexander shows up and hits both Moose and Stokely Hathaway with the ever-familiar wrench.

Bullet Club (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, AJ Styles) beat The Kingdom (Adam Cole, Matt Taven, Michael Bennett). After the match, Maria Kanellis has to be carried to the back after eating a few superkicks from the Jackson brothers.

The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) retain the ROH World Tag Team Championships against reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) in a no-disqualification tag team match.

In what is one of the biggest matches in the history of Ring of Honor, Jay Lethal beats Jay Briscoe with both a Jay Driller and a second Lethal Injection (after a harrowing near-fall after the first one) to retain the ROH World Television Championship and win the ROH World Championship in what is called "The Battle of the Belts." After the match, Jay Lethal, tears in his eyes, shakes hands with Jay Briscoe, with the crowd telling Jay Lethal that he deserves it.