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.
"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose beats Alejandra Lion.
Zak Knight beats "Pretty" Peter Avalon.
We hear from "Legit" Leyla Hirsch, Kiera Hogan, Lady Frost, Rachael Ellering and Billie Starkz prior to the tournament for the ROH Women's World Television Championship Tournament.
Backstage, we hear from Athena, Lexy Nair and Billie Starkz in their M.I.T. Meeting. Athena says that Billie is going to beat everyone in the Women's Television title tournament, and Billie says that she has a new goal and that every "hussy" in the tournament should know what they are in for.
"The Bounty Hunter" Bryan Keith and The Von Erichs (Ross and Marshall Von Erich) beat The Iron Savages (Boulder, Bronson, Jacked Jameson) in a six-man tag match with simultaneous Iron Claws to Boulder and Bronson.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Griff Garrison and Cole Karter. As Karter is irritated with Maria being gone for the week to spend Christmas with her family, Spanish Announce Project (Angelico and Serpentico) show up and blame Garrison and Karter for their loss last week, which leads to Garrison challenging them to a match next week.
Taya Valkyrie and The Renegades (Charlette and Robyn Renegade) beat Trish Adora, Lady Frost and Kiera Hogan in a six-woman tag match.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "Legit" Leyla Hirsch and Rachael Ellering. Leyla says that Maria showed her true colors and only cares about the spotlight while she and Rachael only care about winning. As Rachael says that they are focused on competition, Diamante and Mercedes Martinez show up to challenge them for a fight, saying they have their competition right here, even as Leyla reminds them that they lost their recent street fight.
Before the next match, "Smart" Mark Sterling talks about "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese's loss to "All Ego" Ethan Page before saying lesser men or any man from Texas would not be able to get out of bed afterwards and that Tony Nese flew to Texas to entertain everyone. He also says that everyone was cheering for the downfall of a man who just wanted to get everyone in shape, then says there will be no more helping the fans or the people in the back, and instead, the fans will witness the rebirth of Tony Nese as he knocks his opponent's head off.
"The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese beats Joey Hyder.
Billie Starkz beats Vertvixen.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Kyle Fletcher, who says that the ROH World Television Championship is now the most important title in the world because he is holding it, and that everyone is witnessing a star being born and that he will go down as one of the gretest of all time. He says that to get there, he has to be the best World Television Champion in history, and that starts next week with an open challenge. All of a sudden, Willie Mack shows up to answer the open challenge, stating that a new constellation is forming and it looks like him breaking his foot in Kyle Fletcher's ass when he beats him for the Television title.
"All Ego" Ethan Page beats Johnny TV following the distraction from Dalton Castle.
In backstage footage from last night on Dynamite, Stokely Hathaway announces that Eddie Kingston is suspended for putting his hands on him and threatening to "beat his ass." Stokely then says that if Eddie Kingston puts his hands on him again, he will be fired.
The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) beats "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "All Ego" Ethan Page. Ethan says he is a little upset with what happened between himself and "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese, and while he would usually react in a negative way and do things in his match that he would regret, but he isturning over a new leaf and trying to do things the right way. He hopes that Nese is watching tonight after costing him the World Television Championship, but he will be envisioning him when he faces "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods tonight and puts on a show.
"Legit" Leyla Hirsch beats Robyn Renegade with the Cross Arm Breaker. After the match, Charlette Renegade attacks "Legit" Leyla Hirsch before Rachael Ellering chases Charlette and Robyn away. When Rachael checks on Leyla, Leyla pushes her away as she heads to the back.
Darius Martin beats "Taiga Style" Lee Moriarty.
"The Technical Beast" Josh Woods beats "All Ego" Ethan Page. During the match, "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese shows up, and later in the match, Nese rolls Josh Woods on top of Ethan Page has Josh Woods in an inside cradle while "Smart" Mark Sterling distracts the referee to give Josh Woods the victory.
Angelico beats Slim J, Gringo Loco and Metalik in a four-way match.
In backstage footage from last week, Sonjay Dutt talks about how he first met Jay Lethal and Eddie Kingston around the same time over twenty years ago and knew that they were diametrically opposite people and that Jay Lethal is a pure wrestler who could go into the ring with anyone and excelt while calling Eddie Kingston "a garbage wrestler" who tries to bring honor to something that has no honor. Stokely Hathaway shows up and congratulates Sonjay Dutt for what he and his company did on Saturday, and when Sonjay reminds Stokely that Jay Lethal has earned a Ring of Honor World title shot from winning that night, Stokely tells Sonjay his secretary will e-mail him, to which Sonjay replies that he never gave Stokely his e-mail.
Rachael Ellering beats LMK.
Before the next match, The Wingmen ("Pretty" Peter Avalon and "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth" try to speak, but they are interrupted by The Infantry ("The Captain" Shawn Dean and "Bad News and Tattoos" Carlie Bravo). Nemeth tries to speak again, but he is interrupted by The Iron Savages (Boulder and Bronson) and Jacked Jameson. Peter Avalon gets peeved, then tries to speak only to get interrupted again by Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona)
Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) beat The Wingmen ("Pretty" Peter Avalon and "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth"), The Infantry ("The Captain" Shawn Dean and "Bad News and Tattoos" Carlie Bravo) and The Iron Savages (Boulder and Bronson) in a Four Corners Survival Tag Team Match.
Action Andretti beats Nick Comoroto and Lee Johnson in a three-way match.
Kiera Hogan beats Charlette Renegade.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "Legit" Leyla Hirsch. Rachael Ellering shows up wanting to know if Leyla is alright, but Leyla takes offense to Rachael helping her after the match. Rachael mentions that the one person Leyla needed help from was nowhere to be found, and while Leyla admits that Maria Kanellis-Bennett was not there, she will be next time. Rachael says she only did what she did because it was the right and honorable thing to do and that she was not looking to be best friends or having any motives behind her actions, but Leyla tells her she was wrong and leaves.
Gravity, Dalton Castle and The Boys (Brandon and Brent Tate) beat The Workhorsemen (JD Drake and Anthony Henry), Cole Karter and Griff Garrison in an eight-man tag match.
Athena retains the ROH Women's World Championship against Mercedes Martinez - despite Diamante distracting the referee and Mercedes Martinez slamming Athena into an exposed turnbuckle that Athena herself exposed - after someone in a black hoodie hits Mercedes Martinez in the head with the Women's World Championship on the outside behind the referee's back. After the match, the person in the hoodie is revealed to be Billie Starkz, who personally hands the title to Athena after the match.
The third judge in the next match, which is a Pure Rules Match, is ROH Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata. Also, "Smart" Mark Sterling introduces "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods as someone "who would rather wrestler in front of real ones instead of all the fake ones from Newark[, New Jersey]."
"The Technical Beast" Josh Woods beats Eli Isom by submission in a Pure Rules Match. After the match, "Smart" Mark Sterling declares that Josh Woods should be the face of the Pure Division due to his past amateur wrestling accomplishments before telling Katsuyori Shibata that Woods can take his head off any time he wants before challenging him to a Pure Championship match next week. Shibata gets in the ring and has a staredown with Woods in the middle of the ring. Sterling then tells Shibata that they do nothing without contracts before leading Woods out of the ring.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Lexy Nair interviews Trish Adora. Trish admits she came up short at Death Before Dishonor, and while she used to let losses define her, these days, all she can think about is redemption for herself, The Infantry ("The Captain" Shawn Dean and "Bad News and Tattoos" Carlie Bravo) and Ring of Honor.
Trish Adora beats Vita Von Starr.
The Mogul Embassy ("The Machine" Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona) retain the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships against The Iron Savages (Boulder and Bronson) and Jacked Jameson.
"Legit" Leyla Hirsch beats B3CCA.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Athena, who demands that Lexy tell the cowards in the locker room to step up, as she is tired of beating jobbers and "porcelain hussies" and she wants better talent.
The Renegades (Charlette and Robyn Renegade) beat Tiara James and JC.
Athena beats Christina Marie in an ROH Women's World Championship Proving Ground Match. After the match, Athena throws Christina Marie out of the ring and attacks her again.
The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) beat Rhett Titus and "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Samoa Joe and executive board member Stokely Hathaway. Stokely announces that he has spoken to Jerry Lynn and Tony Khan, and that there will be an Eliminator Tournament for the ROH World Television Championship. On the subject of favoritism being shown towards Joe, Joe says that Stokely makes his own decision and that nobody tells him what to do, and Stokely insists that he is part of the baord and that whatever he says goes at the behest of Joe.
"The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels beats JD Drake to advance in the ROH World Television Championship Eliminator Tournament.
Big Bill and Lee Moriarty beat Primal Fear (Gabriel Hodder and Adrien Soriano).
Before the next match, "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese says the fans are in the crowd and he is in the ring because his body is championship material and he will have the hardware to back it up. Nese considers it fitting that his opponent is named "Cheeseburger," as the fans would cheer when he mentions a fattening food. He mentions cheeseburgers are destroying the country, leading to a "Cheeseburger" chant, and Nese states that befoe he throws Cheeseburger in the trash, he will help the fans burn the cheeseburgers they have been stuffing down their gullets all day with group training, starting with some stretching. When Nese gets to the jumping jacks, Cheeseburger shows up for the next match.
"The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese beats Cheeseburger to advance in the ROH World Television Championship Eliminator Tournament following the distraction by "Smart" Mark Sterling.
Gravity beats Anthony Henry to advance in the ROH World Television Championship Eliminator Tournament.
Shane Taylor beats Serpentico to advance in the ROH World Television Championship Eliminator Tournament.
Dalton Castle and The Boys (Brandon and Brent Tate) beat The Trust Busters (Sonny Kiss, Jeeves Kay, Slim J) in a six-man tag match.
"Rock Hard" Juice Robinson beats Pat Buck. (This is the first televised AEW match, YouTube or otherwise, for Pat Buck, who works as a backstage official, having already recently wrestled QT Marshall at AEW House Rules in Troy, Ohio on March 18th.)
The Renegades (Charlette and Robyn Renegade) beat Brittany J and Kiah Dream.
Cole Karter beats Hunter James.
Tony Schiavone interviews The Iron Savages (Boulder and Bronson). Boulder says they are the biggest arms in the world, and Bronson tells Boulder not to explode on him. Meanwhile, a third man in orange Zubaz and sunglasses shows up and fires The Iron Savages up.
The Iron Savages (Boulder and Bronson) - accompanied by Jameson Ryan, the third man from earlier - beat The Trustbusters (Jeeves Kay and Sonny Kiss)
Backstage, we hear from Cole Karter, who is interrupted by "The Reality" Zack Clayton, who says that they are two young, athletically and genetically gifted superstars who have a lot in common, even though he is already a star and Karter is on the rise. Cole Karter says he can see where Zack Clayton is going, and Clayton says "think about it."
"The Problem" Marina Shafir beats Dream Girl Ellie by submission.
Jora Johl and Rohit Raju beat Ariel Levy and Jarett Diaz.
"The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels beats Angelico.
Matt Sydal beats Slim J. After the match, The Trust Busters (Ari Daivari, Slim J, Sonny Kiss, Jeeves Kay) attack Sydal, then Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) and AR Fox run into the ring and chase The Trust Busters away.
Julia Hart beats Devlyn Macabre with Hartless.
The Workhorsemen (JD Drake and Anthony Henry) beat Oliver Sawyer and Jay Malachi.
Coming soon: QTV!
The Renegades (Charlette and Robyn Renegade) beat The Good Sisters (Lizzy and Payton Blair).
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Rohit Raju and Jora Johl. Rohit says he and Jora feel fantastic and that they have been playing the good soldier and waiting for opportunities, then says that that they compliment each other and that they come together for a path to success. Jora Johl says that waiting is no longer an option and that action is a necessity.
"Perro Peligroso" Preston Vance beats Blanco Loco, then rips Blanco Loco's mask off and tears it up before adding it to the collection.
Tony Deppen beats Caleb Konley.
The Iron Savages (Boulder and Bronson) beat Chris Sandson and Terry Kid.
Jora Johl and Rohit Raju beat Dale Springs and Bryce Cannon.
Emi Sakura beats Billie Starkz.
Brady Booker (formerly known as Bodhi Hayward in NXT) beats Dak Draper.
The Wingmen ("Pretty" Peter Avalon, "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth, Cezar Bononi) beat Jay Marte, Jarett Diaz and Rich Adonis in a trios match.
Jeff Jarrett and Satnam Singh beat The Boys (Brandon and Brent Tate).
Trent Beretta beats "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese.
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match.
The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson) retain the AEW World Trios Championships against Matt Hardy, Isiah Kassidy and "All Ego" Ethan Page.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Ricky Starks. Starks says he is known to put his foot in his mouth, but if this is how he has to beat Chris Jericho, he will do it. He says that the cards may be stacked against him, but he always finds a way. Starks says that when he gets through the Guevara-Garcia Gauntlet, he will beat Jericho and embarrass him again.
We see a war of words between Best Friends (Chuck Taylor, Trent Beretta, Orange Cassidy, Danhausen) and the team of Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, Satnam Singh and Jeff Jarrett.
Swerve Strickland beats Brian Pillman Jr. following the distraction and interference by Trench and Parker Boudreaux. After the match, all three men gang up on Brian Pillman Jr., but "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes runs in with a turnbuckle in his hand and all three men retreat.
We hear from Malakai Black. Malakai says that everyone expected Eddie Kingston to join them, but he does not want them and they do not want him. Malakai says they just wanted to prove that everyone is corruptible, especially Eddie.
Toni Storm and Saraya beat The Renegade Twins (Charlette and Robyn Renegade). After the match, Toni and Saraya spray paint "L" on The Renegade Twins.
Rush beats "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels.
The Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley and "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson) beat Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) after Danielson kicks Darius Martin's head in before going for the Lebell Lock.
We hear from "Hangman" Adam Page, who has the papers medically clearing him for next week as he says that his feud between him and Moxley is going to be about how he beat the crap out of Moxley.
Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and Jamie Hayter beat The Renegade Twins (Charlette and Robyn Renegade).
We hear from The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, Buddy Matthews, Julia Hart). Malakai Black says he knew a man who kept a gun in his pocket because he did not trust the world, and that man, who did not play by the rules, asked why he did not play by the rules for him. He says he misses the Eddie Kingston who was "a sadistic, violent bastard," and that this is not the Eddie he knows. Brody King says that they would turn Eddie's eye black, but now, he will hear it, for the silence will be deafening. Malakai Black says Eddie Kingston is sick, and Julia Hart tells Eddie that The House of Black is here to help him.
"Perro Peligroso" Preston Vance beats Sonico. After the match, Preston Vance rips off Sonico's mask before stepping on top of him on the way out. He and Josh the Assistant then drag Sonico halfway up the ramp.
In backstage footage from after this week's Dynamite, Renee Paquette interviews Darby Allin when Maria Kanellis-Bennett, Mike Bennett and Matt Taven show up. Mike Bennett wants a match with Darby on Rampage, and Darby accepts.
Mark Henry interviews Darby Allin, Mike Bennett, Matt Taven and Maria Kanellis-Bennett. Mike Bennett says everyone assumes who Darby Allin is just like everyone assumes who he is, and says that Darby Allin is not the daredevil everyone thinks he is, then says he has seen the darkness and he will show the real him. Darby Allin says that Portland, Oregon is where he had his first match and where he was told he would not amount to anything, then says his past and Mike Bennett's do not matter and that the TNT Championship is all that matters.
Darby Allin retains the TNT Championship against Mike Bennett.
Anna Jay - now officially known as Anna Jay A.S. in in-ring action - beats Kelly Madan with the Queenslayer.
"The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth beats Arjun Singh.
Leon Ruffin beats BSHP King.
Angelico beats Caleb Konley by.
The Renegade Twins (Charlette and Robyn Renegade) quickly beat Mila Moore and Mylo.
Nick Comoroto beats Shaheem Ali.
Dante Martin beats Anthony Henry. After the match, JD Drake shows up and attacks Dante Martin, and Anthony Henry joins in. Matt Sydal soon runs into the ring with a chair, and Drake and Henry retreat. Afterwards, Tony Schiavone interviews Martin and Sydal. Martin says that if Drake and Henry want to run into the ring and attack them, then they should do it on their terms. He then challenges The Workhorsemen (Drake and Henry) to a tag team match next week.
The Renegade Twins (Robyn and Charlette Renegade) beat Rocky Radley and Allie Recks.
Anthony Ogogo beats Meto by knockout.
The Wingmen ("Pretty" Peter Avalon and "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth) beat The Skulk (Adrian Alanis and Liam Gray). After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews, Avalon, Nemeth and Cezar Bononi. Avalon says they are the best-looking men in the company and that they are on the board. Nemeth says they are the kings of Dark, and Bononi says they will make AEW pretty.
Blake Christian beats Lucky Ali. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Blake Christian, who says that he wanted to be on the big screen and that he is there. He thanks the fans for their support and says that he has been on a winning streak lately, and says that he is back on track and looking for success.
Jora Johl beats Vary Morales.
"Platinum" Max Caster beats Justin Cotto.
Dante Martin and Matt Sydal beat The Factory (Aaron Solo and Nick Comoroto).
Daniel Garcia beats Westin Blake (formerly known as Wesley Blake in WWE) with the Dragon Sleeper.
The Trust Busters (Ari Daivari, Slim J and Parker Boudraux) beat Ryan Howe, Omar Amir and Cash Flo in a trios match. Before the match, The Trust Busters are accompanied by a butler named JVSK (pronounced JEEVES-K), who is played by independent wrestler VSK. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews The Trust Busters, and Daivari introduces JVSK as his butler, then says he told everyone that he would spare no expense and that they should get used to their faces for a very long time after main eventing Rampage twice.
The Dark Order (John Silver, Alex Reynolds and Preston "10" Vance) beat Tyshaun Perez, DK Vandu and Joey Sweets in a trios match. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews The Dark Order. Silver is disappointed that nobody thinks they can get past the first round, and while they are underdogs and have been in AEW since the beginning, they will beat some "spooky pervert ass" in the Trios Title Tournament. Reynolds says no other trio has a stronger bond than us, and that they have perserved and that it is their time to make history as the first-ever AEW Trios Tag Team Champions.
"The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese and "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods beat GKM and Oliver Sawyer. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews "Smart" Mark Sterling, Nese and Woods. Sterling says Jon Moxley not only attacked them from behind and injured his neck, but stole money from their pockets. He says they are planning on stealing money from him and that they exploring a lawsuit with The Blackpool Combat Club (William Regal, Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta), as Moxley is a jerk and Wheeler Yuta stole the ROH Pure Championship from Josh Woods. He says The Blackpool Combat Club is running around acting like they can do and bleed on whatever they want, and that there are some sanitation workers across the country who are overworked cleaning blood off every surface. He also says most of the people from The Blackpool Combat Club are not from Blackpool, England. Sterling then says that not only does Bryan Danielson have a lot of money, but his wife has more. He then tells The Blackpool Combat Club to watch their e-mail as much as they are watching Moxley's match with CM Punk, as they are getting served.
Before the next match, J.T. Davidson re-introduces Bear Country (Bear Bronson and Bear Boulder) as The Iron Savages. (Bronson and Boulder now have the "Bear" prefix removed from their names.)
The Iron Savages (Bronson and Boulder) and managed by - beat Sean Maluta and Manny Lo. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews J.T. Davidson, who says everything on the planet requires change and proclaims himself to be "The Iron Manager" and the meanest, the best and the man who will put a mark on AEW. He says it is not about being lucky, as he does not believe in luck, and that The Iron Savages will be taking over. Bronson says that they have never needed validation from the fans or anyone in the company to know that they have been All Elite since they first stepped foot in AEW, and he dares anyone who is frustrated with their spot while taking food off their table to tell them different, as he will be ready to eat them alive. J.T. Davidson then says that everyone in the back is now on notice.
The Workhorsemen (JD Drake and Anthony Henry) beat Rosario Grillo and Dean Alexander.
KiLynn King beats Mafiosa. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews KiLynn King, who says that it is great to be back in AEW. She says that when the pandemic started, she was one of the fortunate ones to get into AEW, and she busted her butt to stay in AEW once she got her foot in the door. After a year, she realized that there was not a spot for her at the moment, so she got back onto the indies to make sure everyone was talking about her, and a few months later, she was back and she was going toe-to-toe against Toni Storm on Dynamite. Tomorrow night, she returns to Dynamite in her hometown of Cleveland, Ohio to face "Shittsberg's own" Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. Britt Baker shows up and tells KiLynn to stop boring the fans about Cleveland and that she does not stands a chance against her. She says that she did not come out tonight, but KiLynn's sob story made her sick to her stomach. Britt also says that she is not impressed about KiLynn going back into the indies and getting a pat on the back for what everyone else is doing while she has been building the AEW women's division from the ground up and building an empire. Britt says she is the face of the women's division, and as much as she would like to end things right here, right now, she "[doesn't] do Dark." KiLynn calls Britt out for not giving the fans what they want, and also proposes that she busts her open right now and puts her bloody face on another T-Shirt. Britt responds by saying they could film a drop of her blood on the mat for fifteen minutes straight and it would be worth more than anything KiLynn would ever do. Britt piefaces KiLynn, and KiLynn takes Britt down and punches her before throwing her into a barricade on the outside. Referees have to run in and restore order.
Lee Moriarty beats Ren Jones with the Border City Stretch.
Backstage, Lexi Nair interviews Fuego del Sol, who says that he is fired up about his match against QT Marshall and that "mic work is light work." He says nobody holds a candle to him, and that while his opponent Marshall is loud and obnoxious, he is talented, and he can understand why he made an offer to join The Factory. He says that as sweet as the offer is, it would be just as satisfying to drop QT Marshall once and for all and burn The Factory (Marshall, Nick Comoroto, Aaron Solo) to the ground.
Serena Deeb beats Viva Van. After the match, Serena puts Viva Van in the Serenity Lock.
Marina Shafir beats Amber Nova with Greed.
Konosuke Takeshita beats Anthony Henry.
Jonathan Gresham beats Jordan Oasis by submission.
Wheeler Yuta beats Bryce Donovan. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Yuta, who says that Daniel Garcia is a "cosplay pro wrestler" and that it is getting more and more personal between himself and The Jericho Appreciation Society. He says that a Pure Rules Match is no place for a sports entertainer and that it will be just the two out of them in a fight and that he will leave a scar that will remind Garcia of their Pure Rules Match.
Danhausen beats Jake Something with an inside cradle.
The Renegade Twins (Charlette and Robyn Renegade) beat Avery Breaux and Valentina Rossi after switching places behind the referee's back. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews The Renegade Twins, who insist that they did not cheat before stating that they are here to make a mark and daring the women's division to come get some.
Mercedes Martinez beats J-Rod with the Brass City Sleeper. After the match, Serena Deeb shows up and stares her down from the stage/
The Varsity Blonds (Griff Garrison and Brian Pillman Jr.) beat Terrence and Terrell Hughes.
QT Marshall beats Fuego del Sol following two Diamond Cutters.
Before the next match, Jay Lethal introduces his student Logan Cruz, who is also his opponent tonight. He says that they they have a great student-teacher relationship - unlike himself and Samoa Joe - because Logan Cruz respects and appreciates his trainer and knows that he would never manipulate or exploit him in any way. As a result, he has hand-picked Logan Cruz to warm up for Samoa Joe, then informs him that this is going to hurt him more than it will hurt Logan.
Jay Lethal beats Logan Cruz with the Figure Four Leg Lock following a Dragon Screw leg whip from the top rope. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Lethal, who says Samoa Joe is making Christopher Daniels look like "a world-class idiot" and that Daniels should be careful what he says to him, for he is about to become a sacrificial lamb led to the slaughter and nobody can change the fact that he will become the next ROH World Television Champion. He also says Samoa Joe cannot lift his arm over his head because he is in a world of hurt, then says that he deserves it and that he will finally get his revenge when the student surpasses the teacher. He also says that Samoa Joe will not be proud when it happens, because he is an egomaniac and a user and soon to be a loser.
Daniel Garcia beats Alan "5" Angels in a Pure Rules Match with a sleeper on the top rope after exhausting all of Angels' rope breaks. After the match, Garcia puts Angels in the Sharpshooter until Wheeler Yuta shows up and chases Garcia out of the ring. Garcia tries to go for a cheap shot on Yuta, but Yuta catches him out and makes Garcia think better of it. As Garcia runs away, Wheeler Yuta hits him with a tope suicida and beats him up before the referee breaks things up.
The House of Black (Malakai Black and Brody King) beat The Dark Order (John Silver and Alex Reynolds). After the match, Brody King is attacked by Darby Allin, who jumps off the top of the tunnel to fight him. Sting shows up and stares down Malakai Black on the stage while Darby and Brody fight through the crowd. Sting and Black walk away, but double back and stare at each other again before leaving for real.
We hear from Miro, who asks his god if he sent The House of Black to destroy him or recruit him.
Caprice Coleman guests on commentary for the next match.
Jonathan Gresham retains the Ring of Honor World Championship against Lee Moriarty with the Octopus. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Gresham and Tully Blanchard. Gresham says the people will see him on TV every week from now on and outwrestle everyone's favorites. Tully calls tonight's match a scientific, textbook wrestling match. Suddenly, Claudio Castagnoli shows up and stares down Gresham from the stage.
We hear from Christopher Daniels, who warns Jay Lethal that when Samoa Joe meets him in the ring, he will teach him how to get choked out. He also threatens to slap Samoa Joe's name out of Lethal's mouth if he continues to mention him.
Athena and Kris Statlander beat The Renegade Twins (Charlette and Robyn Renegade). After the match, Leila Grey gets in Athena's face, but Kris Statlander throws her into the ring. Statlander and Athena then proceed to beat Leila Grey up, then Kiera Hogan and Jade Cargill run into the ring. Cargill and Kiera then lay Athena and Statlander out.
Backstage, Stokely Hathaway meets with Lee Moriarty and Matt Sydal. Stokely asks Moriarty if he thinks he should be doing more, then asks what Sydal will do for him. Sydal tells Stokely he does not need him. Sydal then tells Moriarty that he has an opportunity for him next week and that he is tired of opponents who cheats. He says Moriarty's opponent is a man who wrestles with heart: Dante Martin, who shows up and shakes Lee Moriarty's hand.
Tony Schiavone interviews The Gunn Club (Billy, Austin and Colten Gunn) in the ring. Billy Gunn says he treated The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) better than he treated his own kids, but there comes a time when "Daddy Ass" has to drop the hammer. The Acclaimed show up, and when Billy Gunn says "Scissor me, Daddy Ass!" one more time before going their separate ways, Bowens superkicks Billy Gunn, then The Acclaimed and The Gunn Club brawl. Caster calls Billy Gunn a big asshole and mocks his manhood , then challenges Austin and Colten Gunn to a match. Austin Gunn says that match is not happening.
"The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry interviews Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) and The Lucha Brothers (Penta Oscuro and Rey Fenix). Private Party make it clear they are ready to fight, and Pentagon calls Andrade out for removing his mask.
The Lucha Brothers (Penta Oscuro and Rey Fenix) beat Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) despite Rush hitting Penta from behind as the referee is distracted with Jose the Assistant and Alex Abrahantes fighting at ringside.
