Recapping American wrestling since 2013. Not only following the current stuff in WWE, Impact and ROH but also going back in time and doing stuff from back then as well.
We look back on Manik vs. Tigre Uno vs. Davey Richards vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Crazzy Steve vs. SANADA in a six-way ladder match for the TNA X Division Championship at Slammiversary 2014.
Gia Miller interviews Moose for Around The Ring. In this interview, we learn that Moose has over 500 pairs of shoes and over 20 pairs of headphones, and can play the piano very well. Also, Moose cannot read music, but he can play by ear if he hears something long enough (for about an hour).
We look back at Rich Swann vs. "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth in a Road to Slammiversary qualifier from last night's show.
The Jericho Appreciation Society head to the ring to celebrate Chris Jericho winning the Ring of Honor World Championship and becoming an eight-time world champion to start tonight's show. Luigi Primo is also seen in the ring. Angelo Parker says Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is a "town of losers," and that The Jericho Appreciation Society will given them the gift in the form of a winner in Chris Jericho. Matt Menard then introduces Luigi Primo, who says he has made pizza for them, and Menard and Anna Jay tell the crowd that they are not getting any of it. Anna Jay threatens to choke the crowd out after they chant "We want pizza!" Anna Jay then says that the fans will get Chris Jericho, who tells the crowd that they cannot have any pizza, but they can have the most important Ring of Honor World Champion in history in "The Ocho" Chris Jericho. He says that he is the most honorable man in AEW and now it is official, and that he is the most-watched Ring of Honor World Champion because nobody has heard of Ring of Honor before saying that he will make Ring of Honor famous. Jericho says that he will defend the Ring of Honor World Championship against Bandido, who he says never got the rematch he wanted and that he will blow the fans' minds despite being a pro wrestler. Jericho then gives a black gift box to Daniel Garcia. Garcia opens the box and finds a purple bucket hat, which Jericho puts on his head. Garcia throws the hat down and punches out Luigi Primo. Garcia says he has tolerated this for a little bit, but this was not when he envisioned when he got into the business. He is about to admit something to Jericho when Jericho silences him and tells him to think about what he is going to say next. He tells him that if he makes the right decision, he will be even more famous, but if he makes the wrong decision, he will have to take him out. When asked if he is a pro wrestler or a sports entertainer, Garcia is about to answer when "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson shows up. Danielson says that it seems Jericho is telling Garcia what he thinks Garcia should be, then says he has an infinite respect for Garcia and that Garcia can do whatever he wants as he gives him a choice between the Society and the Blackpool Combat Club. Jericho tells Danielson to shut up and stop poaching Garcia, as Garcia does what he tells him to do. Garcia takes the microphone and says he does not belong to Jericho and does not have to follow any of his commands. He then entertains the idea of throwing the pizza on the ground before throwing it on the ground, then entertains waking up Luigi Primo before tossing pizzas with him and entertains tagging with ring announcer Justin Roberts. He then asks if it would be entertaining if he was in a tag team with Danielson, then he tells Jericho it would be entertaining if he and Danielson tag teamed against Jericho and Sammy Guevara. Matt Menard says confronts Daniel Garcia for turning on them after putting up with him and making him famous for a year, then says he will punch Danielson right now. Danielson then says he has been allowed to have a match with anyone who wants to fight him. Danielson then says that he and Menard will have a match right here, right now.
William Regal guests on commentary for the next match.
"The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson beats "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard with the Busaiku Knee followed by the Lebell Lock after Claudio Castagnoli runs out, uppercuts "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker for getting involved and carries him all the way to the back.
We see a video package for Jon Moxley vs. Juice Robinson later tonight.
We see a video package chronicling MJF's physical confrontation with Wheeler Yuta, who in turn is attacked by The Firm.
Wheeler Yuta heads to the ring and says that he and MJF have a serious problem after MJF had the audacity to put his hands on Tony Schaivone last week, then says actions should have consequences and that MJF should fight him in his city. He tells the fans not to get too excited as MJF loves to run and hide and is hiding his tan, his suits, The Firm and the microphone, because he knows that once the bell rings, MJF cannot hang with him. Wheeler Yuta mentions a few things that MJF will make fun of before saying that MJF will come down to the ring to get the ass beating he deserves. MJF shows up and calls Philadelphia "the place you live when you can't afford to live in New York" before mocking Tony Schiavone and calling him a coward like the rest of the fans. He then says that Wheeler Yuta is no coward as they both grew up in the business together, and that Wheeler made a mistake when he confronted him on the microphone last week. MJF says that Wheeler is taking TV time from "the biggest draw in AEW" while claiming he does not care about the company, and says he has as much charisma as Joe Frazier's dead corpse before mentioning the Phillies as Wheeler predicted. He then says he does not have to care as he is a multi-millionaire at 26 years old, then Wheeler says he does not care about his money or his jersey and says that if he does not want to fight him, he will leave him in a pool of blood on Broad Street. Wheeler tells MJF that bad things happen in Philadelphia and that tonight is no exception as he comes at MJF, but MJF is quickly backed up The Gunn Club (Austin and Colten Gunn). MJF says he does not do brawls, but he can wrestle, then teases a match before saying they will wrestle next week. MJF then says he will watch Jon Moxley "be an absolutely horrible wrestler" and "cash my check in on The Blackpool Cuckold Club." Austin Gunn then does the "MJF is better than you, and you know it" line.
We see a video package for Darby Allin vs. Jay Lethal next week. Jay Lethal says that he will beat Darby Allin on his own, while Darby Allin will remind everyone who he really is.
William Regal guests on commentary for the next match.
Jon Moxley beats Juice Robinson in an AEW World Championship Eliminator Match with the Juujikatami. After the match, "Hangman" Adam Page gets in the ring and has a staredown with Moxley.As Page takes his wallet out of his back packet and tosses it onto the mat, MJF interrupts from the luxury box, telling both men they are fighting to lose, as he just might cash his Casino Ladder Match poker chip to become AEW World Champion as security intervenes. Wheeler Yuta then appears behind MJF in the luxury box and fights him in the crowd. Security gets involved in his confrontation as well. MJF is furious afterwards.
We see a video package for Bandido vs. Chris Jericho for the Ring of Honor World Championship later tonight.
Saraya heads to the ring. Saraya says it feels fantastic to be back, and that she is in AEW to create change in the women's division, for she is the revolution. She then says that AEW is officially her house. Saraya then brings out the AEW women's division. Toni Storm comes out with the faces of the women's locker room, and Saraya says that the women's division will make a change as she reintroduces Toni Storm, Skye Blue, Willio Nightingale, Athena and Madison Rayne. Saraya says that Toni Storm is being used to her full potential and is the best women's champion AEW has ever seen. Suddenly, Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D., Penelope Ford, Rebel and Jamie Hayter show up. Britt says that they have seen shiny new toys come and go, then says that she is the face of the women's division and that she has put her neck out for AEW, going so far as to say that unlike Saraya's neck, hers can handle it. Britt mocks the pronunciation of Saraya's name, then Saraya says that Britt Baker's name rhymes with "shit." Britt says she had respect for Toni Storm until she could not stay away from the problematic people in wrestling. She accuses Athena and Toni Storm of breaking her nose and making her the victim of another conspiracy, then says Toni has a match on her hands with Serena Deeb and that one misstep from Toni will lead to a new champion. Britt brings out Serena Deeb, then Saraya mentions that she has talked to Tony Khan and that the next match will be a lumberjack match for the Interim AEW Women's World Championship. Saraya guests on commentary for the next match.
Toni Storm retains the Interim AEW Women's World Championship against Serena Deeb with a piledriver from the top rope.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed. Gunn announces that next week is National Scissoring Day, and The Acclaimed tell the fans to bring the chants and signs. As Bowens announces that they have an open contract for a tag team title defense on Friday, Keith Lee shows up and says Swerve Strickland is disgruntled after Billy Gunn cost them the titles. He tells The Acclaimed that they got carried, then wishes them luck.
Backstage, Andrade el Idolo breaks up an argument between Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) and The Butcher and The Blade, then leaves with the latter team after he and Jose remind Private Party that Andrade is their boss. Matt Hardy shows up and says that the three of them felt last week, and that Andrade is worse than Big Money Matt ever was. He gives them a chance to reunite next week, and he says that this time, he will make it right.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks quickly beats Eli Isom.
In backstage footage from last week's Rampage, Jungle Boy says that he will get both Luchasaurus and Christian Cage.
Chris Jericho retains the Ring of Honor World Championship against Bandido with the Walls of Jericho following a poke to the eyes. After the match, Jericho says the "Ring of Jericho" has begun and that he will beat every champion that has held the title starting with Bryan Danielson as he destroys Ring of Honor's legacy before punching Bobby Cruise and hitting him with the Judas Effect.
Sledge beats PCO in an Anything Goes Match after putting PCO through a table.
The Allure (Angelina Love and Mandy Leon) guest on commentary for the next amtch.
Miranda Alize beats Chelsea Green. During the match, The Allure (Angelina Love and Mandy Leon) leave the commentary desk to distract Chelsea Green, and this allows Miranda Alize to hit a cutter followed by the Drive-By Shining Wizard for the win.
Dalton Castle guests on commentary for the next match.
La Faccion Ingobernable (Kenny King and Dragon Lee) retain the ROH World Tag Team Championships against Soldiers of Savagery (Moses and Kaun). During the match, La Bestia del Ring shows up, and distracts referee Todd Sinclair to stop a pinfall attempt from Kaun. Shane Taylor shows up and confronts La Bestia del Ring, but at that point, La Faccion Ingobernable has the advantage and retain the tag team titles. After the match, Shane Taylor and La Bestia del Ring go at it on the ring apron.
The Foundation (Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams, Rhett Titus) beat Taylor Rust, Eli Isom, Joe Keys and World Famous CB with a drop toe hold submission from Jonathan Gresham to Joe Keys.
We hear from Vincent, who says it does not get any more pure than him and that The Righteous (Vincent, Vita Von Starr, Bateman, Dutch) is like a baby taking its first breathe in the world, and since then, he has left the past behind him to be cleansed and every drop of blood he has bled has purified his soul.
Ian Riccoboni substitutes for Quinn McKay at the start of tonight's show.
We hear from Angelina Love before the next match. She says that she will not give up the next match and lay down for Max The Impaler despite Amy Rose's threats, and that everyone should expect her hand to be raised in victory.
Before the next match, Amy Rose asks Angelina Rose if she still wants to have the match before telling her "I warned you."
Angelina Love beats Max The Impaler by disqualification to advance to the semi-finals of the ROH Women's Championship Tournament when Max chokes Angelina on the top rope and refuses to let go before referee Joe Mandak's five count.
Trish Adora beats Allysin Kay to advance to the semi-finals of the ROH Women's Championship Tournament.
Dalton Castle guests on commentary for the next match.
Dragon Lee retains the ROH World Television Championship against Eli Isom.
Backstage, Brian Zane interviews The Allure (Angelina Love and Mandy Leon), both of whom says that Quinn McKay are done and that she blew her chance at entering the ROH Women's Championship Tournament.
The ROH Women's Championship Tournament begins next week!
"The Mercenary" Flip Gordon beats World Famous CB with an STF. After the match, The Bouncers (The Beer City Bruisers, Brian Milonas, Ken Dixon) show up, and The Beer City Bruiser says that they should be the center of conversation, and they are putting the locker room on notice and winning the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships.
Backstage, Brian Zane interviews "The Mercenary" Flip Gordon, who says he has nothing to say until he gets his World title shot.
Danhausen guests on commentary for the next match.
PCO beats Sledge by disqualification when Sledge shoves referee Joe Mandak as he and PCO brawl on the outside (despite PCO shoving Mandak just seconds earlier). Security rushes in to keep both men separated.
Backstage, Brian Zane interviews Sledge, who says that he was able to hang with PCO and that it is not over between him and PCO.
Dak Draper beats "Infinite" Eli Isom and Dalton Castle. When Draper hits Isom with the Magnum Drop, Dalton Castle's boys stand on the ring apron and clap to the three count. After the match, Draper throws the participation ribbon away and shakes Isom's hand.
Matt Taven beats Dutch by disqualification. During the match, Vita Von Starr sneaks up on Taven from behind and puts him in a sleeper hold, but Maria Kanellis shows up and ejects her from ringside. Later on, Vincent shows up wearing one of Taven's suits, and when Taven goes after him, he is attacked by Vita Von Starr and Bateman. After the match, Mike Bennett runs in and fights Bateman, and it takes security showing up to stop the brawl.
After the commercial break, Vincent says that Matt Taven will not get the adulation of the fans in the empy arena, then says he knows Taven more than Mike Bennett does. He says that if Taven keeps sacrificing himself, he will have nothing left to show and nobody will care about him, and says that they both know that this is the most important thing to him.
We hear from Jay Briscoe, who says that he will whup Mark Briscoe's ass and knock him out in their Fight on the Farm next week.
Before the next match, Brian Johnson says that if there was a crowd right now, they would tell him that everyone else in the next match would be better than him, then says that this match will be the start of a mecca of excellence before introducing himself to the ring.
Bandido beats Demonic Flamita, Brian Johnson, Rhett Titus, Chris Dickinson and Eli Isom to win the 2021 Survival of the Fittest Tournament and face Rush for the ROH World Championship at Best In The World. After Demonic Flamita is eliminated, he attackes Bandido and powerbombs him through the timekeeper's table before placing a chair on top of him and striking the chair with another chair. Rey Horus has to step in to get Flamita to stop, and security has to show up to escort him to the back while Rey Horus and a crew member check on Bandido. Bandido is able to get back into the match later on. Rhett Titus is eliminated via a knee bar by Chris Dickinson.
The rules for Pure Rules Tag Team Matches are announced. The most noticeable change is that a rope break is used when a teammate breaks up a pinfall or submission, and that a teammate breaking up a pinfall or submission when all rope breaks are grounds for a disqualification loss.
Dalton Castle shows up with four masked boys to watch the next match from ringside.
Eli Isom beats Dak Draker to advance to the finals of the Survival of the Fittest tournament after Dak Draper goes for a top rope move only for Dalton Castle and his boys - who have been a slight nuisance throughout the match - to walk away before he can hit it. This distraction allows Eli Isom to recover and hit The Promise for the win.
We hear from O'Shay Edwards, who talks about his upcoming Survival of the Fittest tournament match "The Dirty Daddy" Chris Dickinson. He says that he is more overlooked than Dickinson, saying everyone knows who Dickinson is and that people in business suits are sweating and that Dickinson is also sweating because the pressure to win is on, and if he loses, so do the suits. We then hear from Dickinson, who says that he is already "the fittest" and has survived more adversity than everyone else, then asks who is ready to face adversity from being in the ring. He says it is sorry that O'Shay Edwards has to be the first he has to go through, then says it has to be somebody and that he cannot think of a better way to put an exclamation point on everything and "stick it up everybody's ass" by winning the ROH World Championship. That match will happen on tomorrow's ROH Week By Week on YouTube.
The Foundation ("Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams and Rhett Titus) retain the ROH World Tag Team Championships against La Faccion Ingobernable (Kenny King and Dragon Lee) by disqualfication in a Pure Rules Tag Team Match after Kenny King breaks up a pinfall with no rope breaks left. After the match, La Bestia del Ring shows up and attacks The Foundation, but Johnathan Gresham and Jay Lethal show up to reverse the numbers game. As this happens, VLNCE UNLTD (Brody King, "The Dirty Daddy" Chris Dickinson, Homicide, Tony Deppen) watches from the stage.
Dak Draper and Eli Isom wrestle to a 15-minute time limit draw; however, both men want five more minutes after the end of the match. After the commercial break, they get it, but the lights go out. When they come back on, Dalton Cstle shows up with a new crew of boys. Dalton says he is not here to fight either man and that he has watched them since they first appeared in Ring of Honor, and says both men are incredible. He says that both men can help him with a problem that he has, and asks them if they have noticed if things have gotten a little dull around here before saying that while everyone wants to win, he is the only one who cares about the viewer. Dalton says he wants to bring drama back, and he says that Draper and Isom are the two guys who can help him do it. He then says there are things he sees in them that he likes, and that there are things in them that he does not. Dalton then kicks Isom in the groin, then does the same to Draper after Draper asks Dalton to give Isom a participation ribbon.
We hear from VLNCE UNLTD (Brody King, Homicide, "The Dirty Daddy" Chris Dickinson, Tony Deppen). Homicide says he has La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush, Dragon Lee, Kenny King, La Bestia del Ring) where he wants him , and while LNVCE UNLTD may not like each other, they love violence. "The Dirty Daddy" Chris Dickinson that the past, present and future have formed VLNCE UNLTD and that La Faccion Ingobernable has nothing on them. Tony Deppen say they are the future of Ring of Honor, and that La Faccion Ingobernable will not beat him down again like they have in the past. Brody King says that La Faccion Ingobernable have always had the numbers against him, but they are here for dominance and are coming for La Faccion Ingobernable's heads.
Backstage after the most recent Week By Week, Quinn McKay interviews Ken Dixon and The Beer City Bruiser. The Beer City Bruiser says that Dixon showing up is like paying for a bunch of drinks at the bar and suddenly having somebody else pay your tab. Dixon says he is tired of playing "dojo propaganda crap," and says that violence is what happens when pure wrestling fails. He also says he is not here to fit in. Bruiser says he is going to make a name for himself, and says that Dixon is his kind of man and will make a name for the two of themselves. They will face The OGK (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) next week.
The Righteous (Bateman, Vita Von Starr, Dutch) head to the ring. Bateman says the world moves, and just because you cannot feel it does not mean it is not happening, and that nobody is capable to realizing what The Righteous truly is. He says that while the seat at the top of the mountain may be empty, they can still hear the thunder. He says that Vincent may be gone, but his hand is guiding the knife. Vita Von Starr reads a letter from Vincent stating that Vincent is a master of survival, and while he may not be here physically, he does not cease to exist, and that this is the door to a righteous rebirth. Bateman says that Vita can tie the world in knots if she has to, that Dutch is an inhuman and hollow monster, and that he himself was born with a devil in himself. He says that just because Vincent is gone, does not mean that the good work goes undone.
VLNCE UNLTD (Brody King, Homicide, "The Dirty Daddy" Chris Dickinson) vs. La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush, Kenny King, La Bestia del Ring) ends in a no-contest after the match goes out of control. After the match, The Foundation (Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams, Rhett Titus) attack both teams as the show ends.
Next week: Tony Deppen vs. "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams for the ROH World Television Championship!
In footage from last week, Fred Yehi says he will not dwell on the past and that he is the business of breaking people after winning the first Pure Rules Gauntlet Match.
Mark Briscoe guests on commentary for the next match.
"The Mecca" Brian Johnson beats Danhausen. During the match, Brian Johnson hurts his leg and Danhausen inadvertently takes out referee Todd Sinclair with Johnson's legs. Johnson tries to put his legs on the ropes for leverage, but gets caught by Sinclair. Sinclair is nearly knocked down again, but Johnson kicks Danhausen in the groin with a mule kick when Danhausen nearly runs Johnson into Sinclair. This allows Johnson to hit The Process for the win. After the match, Johnson says "it's about damn time" that a microphone gets in his hands, that he gets the matches that he deserves and that he ushers in his own decade of excellence, then puts the entire locker room on notice.
We hear from Jonathan Gresham, who says that the fans asked for it and it will happen: he will face Jay Lethal on episode 500 with the ROH Pure Championship on the line. We also hear from Jay Lethal, who calls the match and the episode history in the making, and says that it will be time to figure out who the best wrestler is.
We hear from LSG, who says that he is in the Television title devision because the best have won that match first, and he wants the Television title as a launchpad to success in ROH. He says that his recent matches have launched him to the stratosphere and that Eli Isom is below him. He then mentions his match with Eli Isom at Bound By Honor over a year ago, thinking it would open the doors for both of them, but this match is an opportunity for both of them to ascend to greatness. He says that Eli Isom is capable of greatness but is not on his level, and that he will not let Isom pass him by on the way to the ROH World Television Championship. He says that if anyone wants to make a name for themselves in ROH, they have to go through him, especially if Isom wants a shot at the TV title. We then hear from Eli Isom, who says that his match with LSG is an interesting match-up, as they know each other's games, but this is a new Eli Isom that LSG is seeing, and he is here to win gold. He understands that there is a bit of a competition between him and LSG, and if LSG wants him to go through him first, he will accept that challenge and will not let LSG - or anybody - best him, for the Television Championship is his for the taking. He says that they are both a win away from title contention, and he will get that win when he hits LSG with The Promise.
Eli Isom beats LSG.
We hear from Jay Briscoe, who talks about his entire career in ROH and being there since the begininng before mentioning that he will face his brother Mark Briscoe on the 500th episode of Ring of Honor TV. He also says it will be an honor to shake Mark's hand after he beats him.
We hear from Eli Isom, who has been wrestling for three years, all of them with Ring of Honor. He talks about his history of being a multi-sport athlete in high school, how he discovered professional wrestling and how he connected with him mother through it, nearly giving up on training and how he met Cheeseburger and Will Ferrara when he made it to ROH. He says that he is now on his own after being part of Shinobi Shadow Squad with Cheeseburger and Ryan Nova, and that he intends to capture the ROH World Television despite not having wrestled in ROH in a while and become a major player in ROH. He says that Rey Horus is explosive, quick and has beaten champions, but so has he, and he is more focused and determined than ever before. He says that his climb up the ladder starts with Rey Horus. We then hear from Rey Horus, who says that he came close to beating Dragon Lee, but his defeat made him grow as a wrestler and an athlete, and next time he meets Dragon Lee in the ring, the story will go differently. While he can fight his way back to Dragon Lee, he is focusing on something else, and while Eli Isom is the future of ROH, they are living in the now and he is the present.
Eli Isom beats Rey Horus.
We hear from Matt Taven, who says that it will all come to fruition between himself and Vincent at 19th Anniversary Show.
Amy Rose guests on commentary for the next match.
La Faccion Ingobernables (Rush, Dragon Lee, Kenny King, La Bestia del Ring) beats The Foundation (Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams, Rhett Titus) in a wild eight-man tag match that nearly gets thrown out when both teams brawl all over the outside before the final commercial break of the show.
Rhett Titus guests on commentary for the next match.
"The Darewolf" PJ Black beats Eli Isom.
Before the next match, Ray Lyn tells Kelly Klein that she does not like or respect her, and that she will not shake her hand.
Kelly Klein beats Ray Lyn. After the match, Klein tells Ray Lyn she will respect her, and both women shake hands. She also says that she would be a fighting champion and represent what the Women of Honor World Championship stands for when she gets in the ring. She calls her recent title win the greatest moment of her career, then somebody wanted to take it from her to get attention, saying that somebody cares about social media and looks while she cares about wrestling, which is what Women of Honor is all about. Suddenly, Velvet Sky and "The Exotic Goddess" Mandy Leon show up on the stage, and Angelina Love sneaks up on Kenny Klein to lay her out with a running kick. Jenny Rose runs in, but she is easily overpowered, and Velvet Sky takes a marker to Jenny's forehead.
Dalton Castle shows up. He says that he owes a lot of people an explanation, and two people more than anything. He asks for The Boys to come to the ring, and The Boys show up. Castle asks them to enter the ring as he just wants to make things right, and that what happened at G1 Supercard. When he moves towards The Boys, The Boys move away, and Castle tells them that he was frustrated following his loss to Rush and that he should never have taken his frustration out on them. He tells them that he does not want to throw their friendship away over a mistake, and asks that they move past this and shoot forward like they always have. The Boys accept Castle's apology, and Castle tells the fans that what they are looking at is stronger than ever and that the fans will not see him put his hands on The Boys again, for they are no boys of his. He then attacks The Boys again before taking their masks.
LifeBlood (Mark Haskins and "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams) beat The Kingdom (Vinny Marseglia and TK O'Ryan) with the Sharpshooter to TK O'Ryan. After the match, Williams declares that Bully Ray has been nothing but a cancer in ROH and that cutting him out completely is the only way to get rid of him. Williams calls out Bully Ray, and Bully Ray eventually shows up and tells them to go to Hell.
Juice Robinson guests on commentary for the next match.
"Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams beats David Finlay. Both men shake hands after the match.
Bandido vs. Mark Haskins is next!
We hear from The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, TK O'Ryan). TK O'Ryan says that Villain Enterprises ("The Villain" Marty Scurll, Brody King, PCO) should be giving Matt Taven a hand for showing what they could do, and that they are not impressed. Vinny Marseglia says that The Kingdom will continue to reign and tells Villain Enterprises to bring their umbrellas. Matt Taven opens up a white umbrella with "Melvin Ent." written on it.
Bandido beats Mark Haskins.
We hear from Nick Adlis, who announces that he will be in action next week as he defends the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against "The Darewolf" PJ Black.
"The Last Real Man" Silas Young beats Eli Isom to win the ROH World Television Championship Tournament and earn an opportunity to face Jeff Cobb for the World Television title. After the match, Silas takes the microphone and says that while Cobb is the champion, Cobb is an Olympic athlete. Silas calls Cobb a disappointment to his family, his children and everyone else in his life, then Cobb shows up and confronts Silas. Suddenly, Shane Taylor shows up, and Cobb confronts him, too. Cobb keeps an eye on both men before brawling with both of them, but Silas hits a low blow from behind before Shane Taylor lays Cobb out with Greetings From 216 to end the show.
Eli Isom beats Facade to advance in the mini-tournament to decide a #1 contender for the ROH World Television Championship. Both men show respect after the match.
We hear from Kelly Klein, who says that she beat three opponents to become ROH Women of Honor Champion, and that she is so confident that she will keep the title that she will not only defend the title against anyone anywhere, but that every match against her will be for the title.
We hear from Jay Lethal, who says that there are men all over the world who want the ROH World Championship, and that he hasn't forgotten what Matt Taven has done as of late. He says that Taven will eventually get what is coming to him.
It is announced that next week, The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O'Ryan, Vinny Marseglia) will be defending the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships against Villain Enterprises ("The Villain" Marty Scurll, Brody King, PCO).
Rush beats TK O'Ryan in his ROH debut. After the match, Vinny Marseglia shows up, but it is just a distraction that allows Matt Taven to hit Rush in the back with his facsimile ROH World Championship. After this, Taven, O'Ryan and Marseglia grab steel chairs, place a steel chair on top of Rush's head and smacks it into Rush's skull with three steel chairs.
Rhett Titus replaces Caprice Coleman on commentary for the next match.
Before the next match, The Beer City Bruiser says that he has realized that "The Last Real Man" Silas Young sucks for using him as a means to get to the top and saying that their friendship means nothing. He also tells Silas that instead of a wrestling match, they must have a fight, and asks referee Todd Sinclair to make the match no-disqualification.
"The Last Real Man" Silas Young beats The Beer City Bruiser in a no-disqualification match to advance in the mini-tournament to decide a #1 contender for the ROH World Television Championship.
Jeff Cobb beats Shane Taylor. After the match, "Hangman" Adam Page shows up and stares down with Jeff Cobb, and security gets in the ring only to taken down in seconds by both men before they go back to staring each other down and Jeff Cobb lifts up the ROH World Television Championship. Suddenly, one of the members of security is seen trying to get back in the ring, and Page heads to the back before Cobb superkicks the man and hits him with A Tour Of The Islands.
Jay Lethal says that when Kenny King attacked him, he proved that the ROH WOrld Championship put a target on his chest. At Global Wars, he will prove he is the best in the world, but tonight, he has to deal with The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, TK O'Ryan), and he, Jonathan Gresham and their mystery partner will put an end to them.
The Bouncers (The Beer City Bruiser and Brian Milonas) say that they will face anyone who wants to step up to the bar, and that they will get back on track after punching Cheeseburger and Eli Isom in the mouth.
Backstage, Brian Milonas is looking for The Beer City Bruiser.
Next week: "The Villain" Marty Scurll vs. Shane "The Hurricane" Helms #4 in a no-disqualification match!
Brian Milonas finds The Beer City Bruiser, who is still a bit distraught about "The Last Real Man" Silas Young leaving them high and try. Milonas tells him that is time to get over it and that it is just them now.
The Bouncers (The Beer City Bruiser and Brian Milonas) beat Cheeseburger and Eli Isom.
SoCal Uncensored ("Almighty" Christopher Daniels, "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky) show up. Scorpio Sky says that Philadelphia is the worst town they've ever been in, but Kazarian considers the 2300 Arena to be sacred ground when he looks up and sees the names of the Hardcore Hall of Fame. Daniels then addresses how SCU's time in ROH is numbered thanks to ROH CEO Joe Koff, as they gave him every reason to want them gone. However, they have realized that they were in the wrong and they are doing everything they can to get Joe Koff to let them stay. They had their chance to end The Briscoes' (Jay and Mark Briscoe) reign of terror, but Kazarian got busted opened and his neck was broken. He knows their time is numbered, but there is good news, as next week, The Briscoes will be defending the ROH World Tag Team Championships against them and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson), which means that two of the greatest tag teams in ROH are standing between them and the tag team titles, and he promises that they will win the tag team titles and change Joe Koff's mind to become the best thing about ROH in 2019. As SCU leave, they are suddenly ambushed by The Briscoes, and Daniels is piledriven onto the ramp.
Backstage, The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, TK O'Ryan) are armed with axes and baseball bats as they head to the ring.
Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham's mystery partner is revealed to be none other than Dalton Castle, who has not been in a ROH ring in months after being injured throughout that time.
Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham and Dalton Castle beat The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, TK O'Ryan). After the match, Dalton Castle and Jay Lethal shake hands as Dalton tells him that he wants a shot at the ROH World Championship.
We hear from The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, TK O'Ryan). O'Ryan says their conspiracy will be turned onto its head, and Taven says he is the real ROH World Champion and that ROH is his kingdom. Marseglia states that the conspiracy is dead.
Backstage, "Hangman" Adam Page states that he is one of the best heavyweights in the world, and demands a title shot in Ring of Honor.
Shane Taylor beats Eli Isom. After the match, Shane Taylor continues to attack Isom after bringing a steel chair into the ring, and is about to stomp the chair after wrapping it around Eli Isom's neck when Cheeseburger runs out and fights Taylor to no avail. Flip Gordon then runs in and Spears Taylor before hitting him with the steel chair. Afterwards, Flip Gordon asks Bully Ray if this is what he wanted when he told him to get extreme, then says he doesn't care what kind of match they have as he will fight him anywhere, anytime. Bully Ray then shows up and pretends to be impressed with Flip Gordon, then says that if Flip Gordon can't decide what kind of match he wants, the crowd can decide for them. He then says the crowd is not getting a TLC match, especially not tonight, and that Flip is getting nothing as he has done everything to him that there is to do and he has beaten him. After calling Flip Gordon a bottom-feeder while saying he is a God, he then asks Flip is he is a betting man. Flip tells Bully Ray he bets he can beat his ass tonight, then Bully Ray tells Flip Gordon to show up at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and bring his best guy with him to fight Bully's best guy. If Flip's guy win, he can do anything to Bully Ray that he wants. If Bully's guy wins, then Bully gets to do whatever he wants to Flip. Flip accepts the challenge, and Bully Ray decides to make it easier on Flip by telling him that his guy next week is "The Last Real Man" Silas Young. He then tells Flip that his guy had better win next week, or else it will be the end of Flip Gordon.
We see a tweet from "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes which states that it has been ten months since Final Battle and that he has not been given his ROH World Championship rematch in that time.
Kenny King guests on commentary for the next match.
Jonathan Gresham and Jay Lethal beat Jushin "Thunder" Liger and KUSHIDA.
Eli Isom beats Shane Taylor, Flip Gordon and Chris Sabin in a Four Corners Survival match with a surprise schoolboy pin. After the match, Shane Taylor lays out Isom and Sabin before getting superkicked by Gordon.
We see footage from Dojo Pro of Aaron Solow getting his shot at the ROH World Television Championship against Punishment Martinez.
We hear from Marty Scurll, who says that Shane Helms has begged and cried for a rematch. He says that is not necessary, as this villian wants a hero and he wants the opportunity to vanquish The Hurricane once and for all. This match is scheduled for next week.
Punishment Martinez retains the ROH World Television Championship against Aaron Solow.
Coast To Coast (Shaheem Ali and LSG) returns next week!
We see footage of Bully Ray and "The Last Real Man" Silas Young talking about the latter's match tonight, saying that Silas has moved backwards after main eventing with him at Death Before Dishonor.
Next week: Coast To Coast (Shaheem Ali and LSG) vs The Kingdom (Vinny Marseglia and TK O'Ryan)! Shane "Hurricane" Helms vs. "The Villain" Marty Scurll! Cheeseburger vs. Will Ferrara in a Fight Without Honor!
Bullet Club ("The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson) retain the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships against "The Last Real Man" Silas Young and The Bouncers (The Beer City Bruiser and Brian Milonis) after Silas Young leaves Brian Milonas high and dry as he receives a beating from Bullet Club.
Chris Sabin beats Scorpio Sky. After the match, Alex Shelley says that he and Sabin have been a tag team for about twelve years, and when they came to ROH many years ago, their goal was to make it to the top of the mountain, and they did it. Alex Shelley says he feels he does not have much left to offer to pro wrestling as a whole, and that The Motor City Machine Guns are no longer needed. Shelley says he has come to this conclusion after having his teeth put back into place a third time, as a visit to the dentists makes you wonder how you got there. He says that this may be either retirement or a "see you later," and asks Chris Sabin to validate everything and prove they were the best tag team in professional wrestling for a period of time. The crowd chants "Thank you!", but Shelley says he should be saying that to the fans, and says he and Sabin's individual talents were what made them a great tag team in addition to the fans. Shelley then asks Sabin to fulfill his potential however he can and become a great singles competitor, hopefully by starting with the ROH World Television Championship. As Shelley and Sabin hug, Punishment Martinez shows up and pulls both men apart before driving Sabin face-first into a steel chair. He is about to do the same to Shelley when Scorpio Sky runs back into the ring with a steel chair, driving Martinez out.
We hear from Kenny King, who says he is at a crossroads between who he is now and the champion he wants to be. He says that he cannot stop, and his path has led him to "The Villain" Marty Scurll. Tonight, he plans to take a page from Scurll's playbook and make a villain bend the knee.
"The Gatekeeper" Kelly Klein guests on commentary for the next match.
Karen Q beats Jenny Rose. During the match, "The Gatekeeper" Kelly Klein gets on the apron and tosses her mouth guard into the ring, distracting Jenny Rose and giving Karen Q the schoolgirl pin for the win. After the match, Klein stomps Jenny Rose, then Karen Q tells Klein that she did not need her help to win. After Karen Q leaves, Klein continues to stomp Jenny Rose and then slams her dentist's bill on her in revenge for Jenny Rose chipping one of her front teeth.
In three weeks: Johnathan Gresham vs. Jay Lethal in a 30-minute Iron Man Match for the ROH World Championship!
Backstage, Chris Sabin calls for help after finding Alex Shelley laid out with a steel chair again.
Caprice Coleman guests on commentary for the next two matches.
FR Josie vs. Eli Isom in the first round of the 2018 Top Prospect Tournament ends when both men are decimated by Olympic wrestler Jeff Cobb. (Jeff Cobb is also best known for playing "The Monster" Matanza Cueto in Lucha Underground.)
We hear from The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O'Ryan, Vinny Marseglia). Marseglia congratulates "The American Nightmare' Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks for getting on the same page. He says that Cody and The Bucks feed off of each other and as a result, ROH has handed them a six-man title shot that they do not deserve. O'Ryan tells them to get on whatever page works best for them, as they will rip that page from the manual and burn it until there is nothing but dust.
Kenny King beats "The Villain" Marty Scurll with a schoolboy pin with his feet on the top rope for leverage after referee Paul Stone takes Scurll's umbrella away from him!
Next week: "The Almighty" Christopher Daniels vs. Jay Briscoe! The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O'Ryan, Vinny Marseglia) vs. Bullet Club ("The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson) for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships!
KUSHIDA beats Jonathan Gresham in a close match with an inside cradle.
We hear from "The Villain" Marty Scurll, who asks Shane Helms if he is trying to piss him off and upset him, as it seems he has come to ROH to make a name for himself off his back. Next week, when they get in the ring, a broken finger will be the least of his problems, as the main difference between them is that Helms cosplays as a superhero while he is a real villain.
We hear from SoCal Uncensored ("Almighty" Christopher Daniels, "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky). Daniels says that Cody beating him for the World title was nothing compared to people cheering Cody, and they decided to take the hurt and take their anger out on those who have hurt them, to the point that ROH COO Joe Koff have told them they are done after Final Battle. Daniel says they have six months left, and that they will not be forced out of ROH because his feelings were hurt. He says he could beg for forgiveness from Joe Koff, but instead, he has decided to make a spot for them in ROH and make ROH better than when they found it so that ROH cannot fire them. In order to do that, they have to go after The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe). Kazarian says that if you only had so much time left on the earth, you would either make amends and make things better or go out in a blaze of glory. He says that The Briscoes have never been the hunted or had a team like SoCal Uncensored go after the tag team titles, as their lives depend on beating them for the titles. Scorpio Sky says he has worked his entire career and life to be in ROH, and while he came in with The Addiction, if he has to, he will go out SoCal Uncensored.
"The Exotic Goddess" Mandy Leon guests on commentary for the next match.
Odeo Tai (Hana Kimura and Kagetsu) beat Jenny Rose and Matu Iwatani following interference attempts by HZK.
Next week: Tenille Dashwood vs. Karen Q vs. Kelly Klein vs. Madison Rayne in a Four Corners Survival Match to determine a #1 contender for the ROH Women of Honor Championship!
We hear from Jay Lethal in footage from last week after the show went off the year. Jay Lethal says the ROH World Championship has been out of his possession for nearly two years, and he now stands on top of the wrestling world again. He knows he has a target on his back, and everyone is coming after him for the title. He tells everyone who wants a shot at the World title to come and get it.
Austin Aries guests on commentary for the next match.
The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, TK O'Ryan) retain the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships against the team of Kenny King, Chuckie T and Eli Isom.
Next week: SoCal Uncensored ("Almighty" Christopher Daniels, "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL, BUSHI, SANADA) vs. Bullet Club (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, "Hangman" Adam Page)! Chris Sabin vs. "The Last Real Man" Silas Young to determine a #1 contender for the ROH World Television Championship!
We hear from The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, TK O'Ryan), who says that it is time for "The March of the Melvins," and tonight, there will be #1 contenders for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships that have never had to deal with any conspiracies like they have. In the meantime, they will be the first, last and only six-man tag team champions, as it took them a year to get the titles back. Taven says that one thing is for sure: they are keeping the six-man tag team titles because this is his kingdom.
"The Gatekeeper" Kelly Klein beats Jenny Rose with The End Of The Match.
We see footage from earlier today where The Dawgs (Rhett Titus and Will Ferrara) meet up with "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and try to ask him for money so that they can pay off Shane Taylor. Cody Rhodes suddenly finds an envelope full of money that he forgot about and tosses the whole stack to them.
The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, TK O'Ryan) guest on commentary for the next match.
The team of Kenny King, Chuckie T and Eli Isom beat the team of Shane Taylor and The Dawgs (Rhett Titus and Will Ferrara), the team of "The Last Real Man" Silas Young and The Bouncers (The Beer City Bruiser and Brian Milonis), the team of Alex Shelley, LSG and "The Octopus" Jonathan Gresham and SoCal Uncensored ("Almighty" Christopher Daniels, "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky) in a six-man tag team Gauntlet Match after Eli Isom reverses Angel's Wings into a suplex bridge pin to become #1 contenders for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships.
