Showing posts with label Karen Q. Show all posts
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Saturday, November 3, 2018

Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for November 3, 2018

Before the next match, Bully Ray - who shows up with a manila envelope with "Flip Punishment" on it - mentions that if "The Last Real Man" Silas Young wins, then he can do whatever he wants to do to Flip Gordon; likewise, if Flip wins, he can do whatever he can do to Bully Ray. When Flip shows up (with a manila envelope saying "Bully Ray Punishment"), he points to the commentary table, revealing that his mystery partner is Colt Cabana. Bully Ray is not impressed with Flip's choice - having beaten Colt Cabana in Las Vegas, Nevada - but Colt Cabana says he is here to see what Bully Ray's face would look like when he finds out it is not him, but instead, it is The Sandman, who shows up out of the crowd with a can of beer and a Singapore cane.

"The Last Real Man" Silas Young beats The Sandman in a Pick Your Punishment Match. After the match, Bully Ray announces that Flip Gordon will take ten shots from The Sandman's Singapore cane. (The ten lashes are edited and censored for international TV, with the full, uncut footage appearing on Honor Club.) During the beating, Bully Ray gives Flip the opportunity to say "I quit," which Flip rejects. As Flip takes the lashes, more and more people from the locker room show up to watch and confront Bully Ray, and "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes shows up with The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) and gets in the ring to tell Flip to take it, as does everyone else who has showed up to watch. Bully Ray gives Flip another chance to quit, and Flip replies with "Fuck you!" The tenth Singapore cane shot ends up being a low blow, and Bully Ray has to defend himself on his way to the back.

"The Exotic Goddess" Mandy Leon guests on commentary for the next match.

Jenny Rose, Madison Rayne and Sumie Sakai beat Karen Q, Britt Baker and Kelly Klein after Kelly Klein refuses to be a team player.

We hear from The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, TK O'Ryan). Vinny Marseglia asks Jay Lethal if the underside of the ring looks familiar, and Taven says the red balloons were the last thing Lethal says before he popped his bubble showed him who the real World champion is. TK O'Ryan says Lethal and Johnathan Gresham's mystery does not scare them, and tells Lethal to "go ahead and call Will Ospreay." Marseglia then says to check under the ring, whoever you are.

Jay Lethal guests on commentary for the next match.

"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes beats Kenny King by disqualification. During the match, Kenny King throws an elbow pad at Brandi Rhodes, and Cody Rhodes grabs the IWGP United States Championship to use as a weapon. Senior referee Todd Sinclair is brought in as an enforcer. After that, King kicks Cody in the groin, then Jay Lethal runs out from the commentary table and tries to talk sense into Kenny King. Kenny King responds by hitting Kenny King with the IWGP United States title from behind.

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

The Mae Young Classic 2018 - Recap for September 19, 2018

We hear from Kavita Devi, who is proud of her home country of India, which in turn is proud of her for appearing at WrestleMania. She may have lost last year, but she is a powerhouse now and she will do anything for the trophy. We also hear from Kaitlyn, who has not been seen in a WWE ring in four years and has gone through a lot of personal stuff, including a tumultuous divorce. Now she is back, and she is a more confident person in and out of the ring than ever before.

Rinku Singh and Saurav Gurjar are seen in the front row before the next match.

Kaitlyn beats Kavita Devi to advance to the second round of the Mae Young Classic.



We hear from Jinny, who is a fabulous and fashionable woman from West London who wants to go from the catwalk to the ring. She says she will go to any length to win, and she knows what to do to stand out. We also hear from Toni Storm, who made it to the semi-finals and is now more determined after a taste of her dreams. She has another opportunity, and she cannot let herself or her fans down. Storm says she is a rock star and all about attitude, and this year, people will see who she really is and what she can do.

Tyler Breeze and The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce) are in the front row before the next match.

Toni Storm beats Jinny to advance to the second round of the Mae Young Classic.



We hear from Xia Li, who wants to make China proud as WWE is her dream. She is bringing Chinese martial arts to her in-ring style in order to stand out and make the fans get to know Chinese culture. She says that she is spicy, and that her opponents will feel the heat. We then hear from Karen Q, from Chinatown in New York, who has seen WWE's women's division grow and wants to show what she can do. She knows three languages and has experience as a gymnast, and she is here to dominate.

Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae are seen in the front row, and Gargano gets the crowd fired up for the next match.

Xia Li beats Karen Q to advance to the second round of the Mae Young Classic. Both women show respect after the match.



We hear from Allysin Kay, who admits she is rough around the edges but still classy. She calls Bad News Brown a big influence on her career, because he didn't play and neither does she. She plans to put her opponents - including Mia Yim, whom she has a history with - out with his discus lariat "The Big D." We also hear from Mia Yim, who is bringing a whole new style to this year's tournament as she is out for blood. She feels sorry for her opponents who do not experience the badassery she does, and she isn't playing anymore.

Sonya Deville and Shelton Benjamin are seen in the front row before the next match.

Mia Yim beats Allysin Kay to advance to the second round of the Mae Young Classic with a Soul Food from the top rope.

Saturday, August 18, 2018

Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for August 18, 2018

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!

Saturday, August 11, 2018

Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for August 11, 2018

The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) beat The Bouncers (The Beer City Bruiser and Brian Milonis). After the match, Jay proclaims The Briscoes to be "the baddest tag team on the planet" and the nine-time ROH World Tag Team Champions, and says there is no team who will take the titles from them, especially SoCal Uncensored ("Almighty" Christopher Daniels, "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky), who want nothing of them.
Suddenly, SoCal Uncensored show up, and Scorpio Sky tells The Briscoes to beware of what they wish for, as the odds are in their favor and that they do not need odds. He proposes hanging back and letting Daniels and Kazarian take care of business. Both teams brawl, then security rushes into place.

Madison Rayne beats Karen Q, Kelly Klein and Tenille Dashwood in a Four Corners Survival Match with a Rayne Check to Karen Q to become the #1 contender for the ROH Women of Honor Championship. After the match, Sumie Sakai has a friendly staredown with Madison Rayne from the stage.

"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and Brandi Rhodes show up. Cody says he has been rather unlucky, for he has not been successful in both of his Ring of Honor championship rematches. He also mentions that neither match was one-on-one with the champion. Cody then says it is time to liven some spirits up, and that it is time to bring out someone who is all business, and is someone on top of the food chain who doesn't sing or dance. That person is Nick Aldis. Aldis shows up and says that in London, England, they stood in the ring, shook hands and made history as they agreed that they would square off in the most iconic and history-making event in the modern era: All In. However, he does not see an upside for him, and asks Cody what he has to offer for him as the NWA World Heavyweight Championship is everything he stands for now. He says that if Cody wants to take it from him because he feels like it, he has another thing coming and he will not like what it is. He says that Cody does not have the ROH World Championship and wants to know what Cody has to offer for him, because the way that he sees it now, he has everything to lose, and that is bad business for him. Cody asks him to hold out his hand, then takes off his Ring of Honor ring and says it means a lot of him. He asks Nick Aldis to consider it collateral, and asks him to think about it as he puts the ring in his hand. As Aldis leaves, Cody tells Aldis to think about how he would like to move from "the penny slots to the high-roller table" and defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in front of 10,451 people, for while he was facing Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi, Aldis beat a 53-year-old history teacher (a reference to the last champion Tim Storm) for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Aldis gets back in the ring and confronts Cody, telling him to kiss his own ring. The rest of Bullet Club has to keep both men separated.



Bully Ray attacks Flip Gordon from behind with his chains before the next match begins. After the commercial break, Bully Ray demands that Cheeseburger and Josh "The Goods" Woods throw the match. Cheeseburger decides to have the match go ahead as a three-on-two handicap match.

Bully Ray, Punishment Martinez and Shane Taylor beat Cheeseburger and Josh "The Goods" Woods. During the match, Colt Cabana leaves commentary and enters the match after Josh "The Goods" Woods gets knocked off the apron by Shane Taylor, and becomes the third member of Cheeseburger's team at referee Todd Sinclair's discretion. Cabana and Cheeseburger have the match won when Shane Taylor piledrives Cheeseburger into the mat for the win. After the match, Bully Ray's team attacks Cabana, Cheeseburger and Woods with Bully Ray's chain until Flip Gordon comes in with a steel chair and takes out Punishment Martinez and Shane Taylor before forcing Bully Ray to run out of the ring to end the show.

Saturday, June 2, 2018

Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for June 2, 2018

"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and Burnard the Business Bear show up. Cody says going by "The American Nightmare" has ironically been a dream in the last six months, as he has taken the leadership of Bullet Club and he will become the next great Senator from Texas and the next NWA World Heavyweight Champion. However, the world is not enough, and as he stands, he demands his ROH World Championship rematch. He then mentions the three-way dance for the title at Best In The World and "The Villain" Marty Scurll's involvement in the match, then Scurll shows up. Scurll says Cody loves to tell everyone how good he is, but the truth is that he does not have to do that as the people already know. He then goes on to say that nobody knows this better than Cody, as Cody feels threatened and intimidated by him. Scurll then tells Cody that he will see first-hand just how good he is at Best In The World, because even though they are friends, if he has to get through him to get the ROH World Championship, then that is exactly what he is going to do. He then extends his hand for a gentleman's handshake, but Cody is surprised that this is all Scurll has to say. Cody says Scurll is a good guy, then he shakes hands with Scurll. Scurll, however, does not let go, and teases applying joint manipulation to Cody's fingers before letting go, threatening to hit Burnard with his umbrella and leaving.

We hear from "The Last Real Man" Silas Young, who says that Austin Aries has been begging and whining for the shot at the ROH World Television Championship that he now has. He says tonight is the night, and he hopes Aries has been studying and working out, as he has been training and the only thing he wants to hear from Aries instead of excuses is the statement that he is the greatest man that ever lived and not Aries.

Tenille Dashwood beats Karen Q after reversing a Spring Roll into a roll-up. After the match, Karen Q is infuriated over his loss and swings a steel hair around before leaving through the crowd.

We see a video package chronicling the feud between Punishment Martinez and "Hangman" Adam Page.

It is announced that Punishment Martinez and "Hangman" Adam Page will face each other at Best In The World, as will The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) vs. The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) for the ROH World Tag Team Championships.

.Austin Aries beats "The Last Real Man" Silas Young to become the ROH World Television Champion in his first ROH match in over three years...almost. During the match, referee Paul Turner goes down when Austin Aries' legs hit Turner in the head when Silas goes for Misery. The Beer City Bruiser runs down to the ring, but Kenny King stops him. Nevertheless, this distracts Aries, and Silas Young trips Aries off the top rope. He tries to use the Television title as a weapon, but Kenny King stops him and uses the title against Silas, allowing Aries to get the win. After the match, however, senior referee Todd Sinclair meets with Stone and ring announcer Bobby Cruise, the decision is reversed and Silas Young wins by disqualification, bringing the ROH World Television Championship back to him. Aries kicks Todd Sinclair in the groin, and Kenny King calms Aries down and hands his championship belts back to him only to be kicked in the groin, hit with a brainbuster and put in the Last Chancery.

Saturday, February 17, 2018

Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for February 17, 2018

"The Almighty" Christopher Daniels talks about his and Scorpio Sky's history with The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson), and says he, Scorpio Sky and "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian will take the ROH World Six-Man Championships from them and Adam Page, as "the end is near." Meanwhile, Matt Jackson is excited that he, Nick Jackson and "Hangman" Adam Page will face SoCal Uncensored (Daniels, Kazarian, Scorpio Sky) with the six-man titles on the line. Adam Page yells that he will break SoCal Uncensored, and The Young Bucks have to calm him down.

Jay Lethal beats Flip Gordon. After the match, Colt Cabana announces that Jay Lethal will take on Dalton Castle for the ROH World Championship at ROH's 16th Anniversary Show. Jay says he will become a two-time ROH World Champion, then "The Villain" Marty Scurll shows up demanding to know why he is not getting a title shot. Jay reminds Scurll he has defeated a long list of people and that he beat him at Final Battle. Scurll says that if he is so confident that he can beat him, then he would like to be the first person Jay Lethal defend against. Jay Lethal says he likes to think himself a man of the people, and says he will have no problem beating him again. Scurll says "Perfect," then leaves.

We hear from Brandi Rhodes and Karen Q before the next match.

Brandi Rhodes beats Karen Q with an inside cradle to advance to the quarter-finals of the Women of Honor Championship Tournament after faking an ankle injury.



"The Villain" Marty Scurll walks in on Dalton Castle's backstage promo, and proposes that should Dalton Castle retain the ROH World Championship against Jay Lethal, he should become the next person Dalton Castle defends the title against. Dalton Castle tells Scurll that he has no idea what he is getting himself into, but Scurll tells him to think about it.

Next week: Kenny King vs. "The Last Real Man" Silas Young for the ROH World Television Championship!

SoCal Uncensored ("Almighty" Christopher Daniels, "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky) beat Bullet Club (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, "Hangman" Adam Page) to win the ROH World Six-Man Championships...almost. During the match, Daniels is tapping to a Sharpshooter by Matt Jackson, but Kazarian has referee Todd Sinclair distracted. Nick Jackson takes out Kazarian with a senton bomb to the outside, but Scorpio Sky takes one of the six-man titles and smacks Matt Jackson in the head with it to get the win. After the match, Bully Ray shows up, and says that he has watched every single match backstage since Final Battle, and says ROH is a lot like the Wild West and doing whatever they want to do to win. He says that Ring of Honor lacks honor, and that he has just got off the phone with ROH CEO Joe Koff, who has told him to do whatever he needs to get some order back into the company. Bully Ray states he does not want to be a boss, a general manager or an authority figure; instead, he will be an enforcer, and he is going to enforce the Code of Honor that guys like Nigel McGuinness started a long time ago. He tells SoCal Uncensored that he will not get away with what they have been doing as of late anymore, and asks the crowd if they should restart the match. The crowd excitedly agrees, and Bully Ray rules that the match will be restarted, and Bullet Club hit SoCal Uncensored with a round of superkicks before Daniels falls victim to the Meltzer Driver, allowing Bullet Club to retain.

Saturday, July 29, 2017

Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for July 29, 2017

Ring of Honor COO Joe Koff guests on commentary for this week's show.

Kris Wolfe beats Sumie Sakai.



"The Last Real Man" Silas Young and The Beer City Bruiser show up. Silas says he knows this is a show for women of honor, but says he does not mind injecting a little testosterone into the proceedings. He says it has been 36 days since Jay Lethal has last been seen on Ring of Honor television, and if the crowd things Jay Lethal will do something, they are wrong, as he is bruised, beaten, battered and a shell of his former self. He tells the crowd they can do whatever they want, because it will not matter and Jay Lethal will never be seen on ROH television again in his life.

Jenny Rose beats Mandy Leon.

Kenny King says he recently decided to step out on his own two feet, and his own two feet have made him become the #1 contender to the ROH World Television Championship. He respects KUSHIDA, but KUSHIDA's time as champion is limited when he gets in the ring with him.

Karen Q beats Deonna Purrazzo and Kelly Klein after drop kicking Klein out of the ring and pinning Purrazzo with a schoolgirl pin.



We see a video package for next week's main event between Cody Rhodes and "The Almighty" Christopher Daniels in a Two Out Of Three Falls Match for the ROH World Championship.