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.
Willow beats Mandy Leon to face Rok-C for the ROH World Women's Championship at Final Battle. During the match, Angelina Loe gets a chair, and this leads to a tug of war between the rest of the women's division, which also shows up. Max the Impaler and Amy Rose then show up, then Max takes the chair and throws her into the heels of the women's division. Willow then goes to work on a distracted Mandy Leon and hits a gut wrench powerbomb to face Rok-C for the ROH Women's Championship at Final Battle. Mandy Leon hugs Willow after the match.
Backstage, Brian Zane interviews Willow, who says that hard work brought her to Ring of Honor, and that the she is now a threat, having beaten both Mandy Leon and Angelina Love to face Rok-C. She tells Rok-C to lace up her wrestling boots and see what they can really do.
Highlights of Chris Dickinson vs. Taylor Rust from Week By Week are replayed.
Jonathan Gresham guests on commentary for the next match.
Bandido beats PJ Black by disqualification after Black claps twice, which causes Flip Gordon to attack Bandido on the outside in front of the referee. Rey Horus leaps over referee Todd Sinclair takes out both Black and Flip Gordon, and this leads to a tag team match.
Bandido and Rey Horus beat Flip Gordon and PJ Black.
Before the next match, Brian Johnson says that when John Walters returned to ROH, he said disrespectful things about Walters, and after tonight, he will say even more disrespectful things about him, as John Walters represents the problem with ROH being stuck in the past and not talking about "The Mecca" enough. Brian Johnson then says that he will rewrite history.
"The Mecca" Brian Johnson beats John Watlers in a Pure Rules match via pinfall after John Walters inadvertently falls face-first into the knee that Walters himself exposed earlier in the match after Brian Johnson hits him in the eye behind the referee's back before kicking him in the legs to knock him down.
Chelsea Green guests on commentary for the next match.
Mandy Leon beats Allysin Kay and Trish Adora in a three-way match despite attempted interference near the end.
Dak Draper guests on commentary for the next match.
Dalton Castle beats Dragon Lee to become the ROH World Television Champion! During the match, Kenny King and La Bestia del Ring, but Shane Taylor Enterprises (Shane Taylor, Moses, Kaun, O'Shea Edwards) heads them off at the pass. This distracts the referee and causes another one to show up to break up the brawl. This allows Dak Draper to shoves Dragon Lee into Dalton Castle and a second Bang-A-Rang for the win and the title.
Ian Riccaboni substitutes for Quinn McKay - who will participate in the ROH Women's Championship Tournament - at the beginning of this week's show.
Quinn McKay beats Mandy Leon with an O'Connor Roll to advance to the semi-finals of the ROH Women's Championship Tournament.
We hear from Marti Belle and Trish Adore prior to their match in the ROH Women's Championship Tournament.
Trish Adora beats Marti Belle with the Cattle Mutilation to advance to the semi-finals of the ROH Women's Championship Tournament.
"The Last Real Man" Silas Young guests on commentary for the next match.
Bandido and Rey Horus beat VLNCE UNLTD (Brody King and Chris Dickinson). After the match, Rush and La Bestia del Ring attack Bandido and Rey Horus, and both men end up getting unmasked. After Dragon Lee and Kenny King join in, Homicide shows up and tries to even the score. Dickinson helps out in clearing the ring and evening the odds as the show ends.
Backstage, a busy Dalton Castle leaves, then The Foundation (Jay Lethal, Rhett Titus, "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams) meet with Joe Keys and Jonathan Gresham. As Keys bandages Gresham's knee, "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams shows concern for Gresham's health and - wanting to give a spot to fesh new talent - allow Joe Keys to take his place. Joe Keys agrees, and becomes part of todays' eight-man tag match between The Foundation and Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Moses, Kaun) and O'Shea Edwards. Joe Keys accidentally slaps Gresham on his hurt knee on the way out, then comes back to apologize.
Brian Johnson replaces Quinn McKay (and Ian Riccoboni) as this week's host.
Rey Horus beats Fred Yehi.
We hear from Mandy Leon and Quinn McKay prior to their match.
Maria Kanellis-Bennett guests on commentary for the next match.
Mandy Leon beats Quinn McKay after Angelina Love distracts the referee while Quinn McKay locks in the Tangerine Dream on Mandy, which allows Angelina to sneak a pair of brass knuckles while the referee is pre-occupied with Quinn McKay to help Mandy Leon cheat to win.
Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Moses, Kaun) and O'Shea Edwards beat The Foundation (Jay Lethal, Rhett Titus, "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams) and Joe Keys.
The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O'Ryan, Vinny Marseglia) shows up to start tonight's show. Taven says he does not like to repeat himself, but there is a conspiracy against them in Ring of Honor, and that 16th Anniversary Show is proof of that after they got ejected from ringside while "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes was able to bring Brandi Rhodes and Berry The Drug-Free Bear with him. He then says this will all come to an end when they take back the ROH World Six-Man Championships. Suddenly, ROH Enforcer Bully Ray shows up and asks The Kingdom if they ever get tired of complaining about a conspiracy, as there is no conspiracy and maybe they just suck. He says that all Taven does is come out to the ring, complain, and get involved in matches that The Kingdom have no business in. He then tells The Kingdom they are not needed at Supercard of Honor, as they have no match at the event and have no need to show up. Taven demands The Kingdom be given a shot at the six-man titles, but Bully Ray tells them no. Marseglia asks Bully Ray who gave him the power to make matches, but Bully Ray tells them to do what they have to do, and when The Kingdom huddles together, Bully Ray tells them they are not needed at Supercard of Honor or in Ring of Honor, and that if he could, he would fire them on the spot.
Kelly Klein beats "The Exotic Goddess" Mandy Leon by referee stoppage with The End Of The Match to continue to the semi-finals of the ROH Women of Honor Championship Tournament. Klein taps out to Havana Dreams, but referee Paul Turner does not see it. When Mandy Leon confronts Paul Turner for not seeing the tap, Kelly Klein puts Mandy Leon out with The End Of The Match.
We hear from Jay Lethal, who says that on April 7th, he is ready for his chance to capture the ROH World Tag Team Championships, which are currently held by The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe). He says he needs somebody on his side who is great, and with that, he is teaming with Hiroshi Tanahashi to take the titles. He asks Tanahashi not to let him down.
We hear from SoCal Uncensored ("Almighty" Christopher Daniels, "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky). They say there is nothing they will not do to keep the ROH World Six-Man Championships.
Dalton Castle guests on commentary for the next match.
Bullet Club ("Hangman" Adam Page and "The Villain" Marty Scurll) beat The Boys despite minimal involvement by Scurll, who is in a black three-piece suit. After the match, Scurll is seen lifting up the ROH World Championship.
Kenny King and "The Last Real Man" Silas Young are seen brawling backstage.
We hear from The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe). At Supercard of Honor, the fans will be talking about the beating they will give Jay Lethal and Hiroshi Tanahashi, as they are the best tag team in the world.
Kenny King and "The Last Real Man" Silas Young take their brawl to the stage, where Kenny King kicks Silas down the ramp before brawling at ringside. ROH security try to stop the brawl, and more security comes out from the back only to get laid out. Kenny King and Silas Young are eventually separated with help from referees as well as ROH Enforcer Bully Ray, and Silas Young tells Bully Ray to give him his rematch for the ROH World Television Championship after how he had Kenny at the 16th Anniversary Show. With encourage from Bully Ray, Kenny King tells Silas Young he is not a tough guy, and gives him his rematch in the form of a Last Man Standing match. He then asks Silas how he is going to stand after he breaks both of his legs.
Next week: Deonna Purrazzo vs. Mayu Iwatani in the quarter-finals of the ROH Women of Honor Championship Tournament!
Flip Gordon beats Scorpio Sky. During the match, "Almighty" Christopher Daniels distracts referee Todd Sinclair, but Flip Gordon fights off "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian. Flip Gordon then gets Scorpio Sky in the victory roll for the win. After the match, SoCal Uncensored (Daniels, Kazarian, Scorpio Sky) gang up on Flip Gordon, then The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) make the save, clearing SoCal Uncensored out of the ring. Afterwards, Matt Jackson extends his hand. Flip Gordon shakes his hand after some initial hesitation, and when Flip tries to pull away, Matt Jackson hugs him. ROH Enforcer Bully Ray shows up and says "Well, it's about damn time!" Bully Ray gives Flip Gordon credit for standing up to The Young Bucks the old-school way, never complained, and earned his spot. Bully Ray then makes a match between SoCal Uncensored and the team of The Young Bucks and Flip Gordon for the ROH World Six-Man Championships at Supercard of Honor.
Dalton Castle says he is always ready, always limber and never surprised. After noticing The Boys are behind him, he says not much surprises him, and as soon as he won the ROH World Championship, he knew he was the biggest target in ROH. Therefore, when he was attacked from behind by Punishment Martinez, he was not surprised, as he would have done the same thing if he had to him. He tells Punishment Martinez he is not getting in the ring with the same man he has known in the past, and that he will get in the ring with a champion who is willing to protect what he has earned and has no other plan than to come out swinging and do whatever he can to leave Nashville, Tennessee as ROH World Champion.
The Beer City Brusier and Brian Milonas vs. Coast To Coast (Shaheem Ali and LSG) comes to an end after Kenny King runs to the ring and brawls with "The Last Real Man" Silas Young, taking their brawl to the ring in the process. This leads to the match becoming a six-man tag match after the commercial break.
Coast To Coast (Shaheem Ali and LSG) and Kenny King beat "The Last Real Man" Silas Young, The Beer City Bruiser and Brian Milonis.
The Dawgs (Rhett Titus and Will Ferrara) are not happy with Coast To Coast's (Shaheem Ali and LSG) recent win, and Rhett Titus says it is time to send Coast To Coast packing.
We hear from Madison Rayne and "The Exotic Goddess" Mandy Leon prior to their first round match in the Women of Honor Tournament.
Deonna Purrazzo guests on commentary for the next match.
"The Exotic Goddess" Mandy Leon beats Madison Rayne to advance to the quarterfinals of the Women of Honor Tournament. Both women show respect after the match.
After the show went off the air last week, "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes wants to know where The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) were as he was getting beaten up. The Young Bucks tell him that they had just gotten into the building. Cody reminds them that everyone wants Bullet Club to break up, and tells them that he expects better from him. "The Villain" Marty Scurll then shows up with a fan sign, but The Young Bucks aren't in the mood.
We hear from The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe). Jay says that they don't care about The Motor City Machine Guns' (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) well being or if the fans cheer for them; all they care about is making statements. Mark says they plan to make one statement in particular: that they are the baddest tag tag team in the locker room, and they don't care if The Motor City Machine Guns or any of their opponents get hurt, get injured or even live or die. Jay says it's personal not just against the Machine Guns, but everyone else in the locker room, and they are taking the ROH World Tag Team Championships back.
"The Villain" Marty Scurll guests on commentary for the next match.
Dalton Castle retains the ROH World Championship against Punishment Martinez after reversing the Psycho Driver into an inside cradle. After the match, Dalton Castle slams both of The Boys into the ring apron.
Next week: SoCal Uncensored ("The Almighty" Christopher Daniels, "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky) vs. Bullet Club (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, "Hangman" Adam Page)!
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.
