20 Years of Ring of Honor: The End

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Today in Ring of Honor History: March 30

- 2002: Ring of Honor held their second event, "Round Robin Challenge", in Philadelphia, PA. In a follow-up to the main event of "The Era of Honor Begins" [2/23/02], Low Ki, Christopher Daniels and Bryan Danielson faced off against each other in a Round Robin Tournament. The final match, Low Ki vs. Danielson, saw an appearance from Ken Shamrock, acting as the guest referee. Paul London, considered to be ROH's first breakout star, made his debut with a literal break. Fans saw the first bloody match in ROH when Spanky took on Jay Briscoe. James Maritato began his short Ring of Honor run and tried to get away from the "Little Guido" comedy character he portrayed in ECW. Also making their debuts were Christian York and Joey Matthews, taking on CW Anderson and Elax. The Natural Born Sinners wrestled The Boogie Nights in a rematch from the debut show, while The SAT, Divine Storm, and The Amazing Red and Brian XL met in a Three-Way Elimination Tag Team match to continue their angle.

- 2006: ROH held "Dragon Gate Challenge" in Detroit, MI. Part of the "Milestone Series", the show was the start of Ring of Honor's first triple-shot weekend. After being tied together since 2002, ROH decided to finally end the feud between Samoa Joe and Christopher Daniels, having them face each other for all three nights in what was supposed to be the last time they would ever wrestle against each other in Ring of Honor (ROH went back on that for Joe's farewell in 2015, with them competing against each other in a tag match). This night, they wrestled their last singles match against each other in ROH, with Daniels finally getting the win. In the most memorable moment of the night, BJ Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs wrestled their first match against each other in their legendary feud. During the match, Whitmer tried to give Jacobs a powerbomb off the top rope, but the turnbuckle rolled underneath them and they both fell off in one of the scariest botches ever. Whitmer suffered a broken ankle, while Jacobs came down neck first against the edge of the ring frame and miraculously escaped serious injury. ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson teamed with Delirious to take on The Embassy in the last match of their mini-feud, while Colt Cabana took on Homicide in a Falls Count Anywhere match to continue theirs. Chris Hero gave Claudio Castagnoli one more chance to join Team CZW. And the stars of Dragon Gate made their first trip over for WrestleMania weekend. The first night saw them compete in a Best of Three series against Ring of Honor, with Jimmy Yang facing Ryo Saito in a singles match, AJ Styles and Matt Sydal facing Dragon Kid and Genki Horiguchi of Do FIXER in a tag team match, and Generation Next facing Blood Generation in Six-Man Tag Team match.

- 2007: ROH held "All-Star Extravaganza III" during WrestleMania weekend in Detroit, MI. The show saw the return of Dragon Gate for their second visit during the WM weekend. The main event saw four of Dragon Gate's best take on four of Ring of Honor's best, as CIMA, Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito and Susumu Yokosuka faced "Double A" Austin Aries, "Double C" Claudio Castagnoli, "Double R" Rocky Romero, and "Single D" Delirious. After one of the shortest reigns in Ring of Honor history, The Briscoes reclaimed the ROH World Tag Team Championship from Naruki Doi and Shingo, kicking off their greatest reign which saw the titles truly elevated to the same level as the ROH World Championship. Unfortunately, the title change was not the exciting moment everyone had been hoping for. During the match, Mark Briscoe went for a Shooting Star Press off the top rope to the floor and underrotated, landing on his head in one of the scariest botches in ROH history. As EMT's rushed out to tend to Mark on the floor, Jay soldier on by himself to continue the match and win the titles, and even did a post-match angle with the surprise return of Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin, then known as the Murder City Machine Guns (TNA made them take the PG route). Jack Evans and Roderick Strong met in their first ROH singles match as part of the great Generation Next breakup feud. After they insulted the legendary Bruno Sammartino, Nigel McGuinness confronted Sweet n' Sour, Inc., kicking off what would be nearly a yearlong feud with Chris Hero. Former enemies Homicide and Colt Cabana united when ex-ROH Commissioner Jim Cornette returned to get revenge on Homicide. One night before their feud-ending Steel Cage match, BJ Whitmer teamed with Daizee Haze to face Jimmy Jacobs and Lacey in an "Anything Goes" match. Davey Richards took on Masaaki Mochizuki, Pelle Primeau faced YAMATO, and Erick Stevens made his ROH debut, squashing Alex Payne in a "Do or Die" match.


- 2012: ROH held "Showdown in the Sun: Day #1" over WrestleMania weekend in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The show was headlined by the famous Clone Wars match: Davey Richards vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Roderick Strong for the ROH World Championship. Picking up right where their feud ended in 2010, Kevin Steen and El Generico met in a Last Man Standing match. The semi-retired Lance Storm tried to teach some respect to Mike Bennett, while reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion and former ROH wrestler (and booker) Adam Pearce tried to do the heel version to Adam Cole. Jay Lethal defended the ROH World Television Championship against Kyle O'Reilly. As a result of winning the "Rise & Prove" mini-tournament [2/17/12], TMDK received a Proving Ground match against ROH World Tag Team Champions The Briscoes. The All-Night Express and The Young Bucks had the first of their two match, a Texas Tornado match. And Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team faced C&C Wrestle Factory in a rematch from the March 24 episode of ROH TV [taped 3/3/12].

- 2013: Ring of Honor held "War" in Asheville, NC. For only the second time in his then eleven year run, Mark Briscoe challenged for the ROH World Championship, facing Kevin Steen. reDRagon defended the ROH World Tag Team Championship against Alabama Attitude. ROH World Television Champion Matt Taven faced ACH, Jay Lethal and Roderick Strong in a Proving Ground Four Corner Survival match. The ROH/S.C.U.M. war continued with BJ Whitmer facing his former partner Rhett Titus in a grudge match, while Mike Mondo and Grizzly Redwood took on Jimmy Jacobs and Jimmy Rave. And Michael Elgin faced Adam Page. The biggest news coming out of the show were the actions of Charlie Haas. During the show, fans could hear Haas getting into fight backstage with Grizzly Redwood, with several wrestlers and booker Delirious having pull them apart. Haas was told to leave the building, but returned later and said he was wrestling his scheduled match whether they wanted him to or not. Haas put over a local wrestler in a quick squash (which was edited off the show), then later that night announced his sudden retirement on Twitter.

- Charlie Haas story: www.cagesideseats.com/2013/4/3/4180232/charlie-haas-sudden-retirement-sped-up-by-roh-backstage-fight



Due to the fact there are just way too many shows to cover, it's just quick results with a link to a more detailed recap from another site.

"Round Robin Challenge"
March 30, 2002
Murphy Recreation Center
Philadelphia, PA




1. Round Robin Challenge - Match #1: American Dragon [0-0] vs. Christopher Daniels [0-0]

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Christopher Daniels [0-0] beat American Dragon [0-0] in the first match of the Round Robin Challenge

2. Da Hit Squad (Mafia & Monsta Mack) beat Prince Nana & Eric Tuttle (w/Simply Luscious)

3. Christian York & Joey Matthews beat CW Anderson & Elax

4. Xavier beat James Maritato

5. Natural Born Sinners (Homicide & Boogalou & Homicide) beat The Boogie Knights (Danny Drake & Mike Tobin)

6. Low Ki [0-0] beat Christopher Daniels [1-0] in the second match of the Round Robin Challenge

7. Paul London (w/Rudy Boy Gonzales) beat Chris Marvel via referee stoppage

8. Spanky beat Jay Briscoe (w/Mark Briscoe)

9. The SAT (Jose & Joel Maximo) beat Divine Storm (Chris Divine & Quiet Storm) and The Amazing Red & Brian XL in a Three-Way Elimination Tag Team match
- Strom was eliminated by Red
- Brian XL was eliminated by Jose

9. American Dragon [0-1] beat Low Ki [1-0] in the third match of the Round Robin Challenge. Ken Shamrock was the guest referee.


Detailed recap:
wrestlingrecaps.com/2010/07/27/roh-002-round-robin-challenge-3302002/

"Dragon Gate Challenge"
March 30, 2006
Michigan State Fairgrounds & Expo Center
Detroit, MI


D. Mitch Franklin beat Bobby Dempsey, Derrick Dempsey and Smash Bradley in a Four Corner Survival match

D. Lacey & Tiana Ringer beat Allison Danger & Shantelle Taylor

1. Homicide (w/Julius Smokes) beat Colt Cabana in a Falls Count Anywhere match

2. Ricky Reyes beat Chad Collyer

3. BJ Whitmer beat Jimmy Jacobs (w/Lacey).

4. Ryo Saito [0] beat Jimmy Yang [0] in the first match of the Best of Three Series

5. The Embassy (Jimmy Rave & Alex Shelley w/Prince Nana) beat Bryan Danielson & Delirious

6. Claudio Castagnoli beat Shane Hagadorn

7. AJ Styles & Matt Sydal [0] beat Do FIXER (Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi w/Ryo Saito) [1] in the second match of the Best of Three Series

8. Blood Generation (CIMA, Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino) [1] beat Generation Next (Austin Aries, Roderick Strong & Jack Evans) [1] in the third match of the Best of Three Series

9. Christopher Daniels (w/Allison Danger) beat Samoa Joe


Detailed recap:
wrestlingrecaps.com/2010/10/22/097-roh-dragon-gate-challenge-3302006/

"All-Star Extravaganza III"
March 30, 2007
Michigan State Fairgrounds & Expo Center
Detroit, MI


D. Mitch Franklin & Dingo beat Bobby Dempsey & Rhett Titus

1. Adam Pearce (w/Shane Hagadorn) beat Chris Hero (w/Larry Sweeney & Tank Toland), Colt Cabana and Matt Sydal in a Four Corner Survival match

2. Erick Stevens beat Alex Payne in a Do or Die match

3. Masaaki Mochizuki beat Davey Richards

4 Jimmy Jacobs & Lacey beat BJ Whitmer & Daizee Haze in an "Anything Goes" match

5. The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) beat Naruki Doi & Shingo (c) to WIN THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

6. YAMATO beat Pelle Primeau

7. Brent Albright (w/Larry Sweeney) beat Nigel McGuinness

8. Homicide beat Christopher Daniels

9. Roderick Strong beat Jack Evans

10. Team Dragon Gate (CIMA, Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito & Susumu Yokosuka) beat Team ROH (Austin Aries, Claudio Castagnoli, Delirious & Rocky Romero) in an Eight-Man Tag Team match


Detailed recap:
wrestlingrecaps.com/2011/01/02/140-roh-all-star-extravaganza-iii-3302007/

"Showdown in the Sun: Day #1"
March 30, 2012
War Memorial Auditorium
Fort Lauderdale, FL


D. Bruce Santee (c) beat Wes Brisco to retain the NWA Ring Warriors Grand Championship

1. The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) beat TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) in a Proving Ground match

2. Adam Cole beat Adam Pearce

3. The All-Night Express (Rhett Titus & Kenny King) beat The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) in a Tornado Tag Team match

4. Jay Lethal (c) beat Kyle O'Reilly to retain the ROH World Television Championship

5. Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) beat C&C Wrestle Factory (Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander)

6. Mike Bennett (w/Maria Kanellis) beat Lance Storm



7. "La Revancha" Last Man Standing match: El Generico vs. Kevin Steen

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Kevin Steen beat El Generico in a "La Revancha" Last Man Standing match

8. Davey Richards (c) beat Eddie Edwards and Roderick Strong (w/Truth Martini) in a Three-Way Elimination match to retain the ROH World Championship
- Strong eliminated Edwards
- Richards eliminated Strong


Detailed recap:
wrestlingrecaps.com/2012/10/26/roh-showdown-in-the-sun-day-1-3302012/

"War"
March 30, 2013
WNC Agriculture Center
Asheville, NC


1. Michael Elgin beat Adam Page

2. QT Marshall vs. Darren Dean ended in a no contest

3. S.C.U.M. (Jimmy Jacobs & Jimmy Rave w/Steve Corino) beat Mike Mondo & Grizzly Redwood

4. Rhett Titus beat BJ Whitmer

5. The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) beat C&C Wrestle Factory (Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander)

D. Jeff Lewis Neal beat Charlie Haas

6. reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) (c) beat Alabama Attitude (Corey Hollis & Mike Posey)

7. ACH beat Matt Taven (w/The House of Truth), Jay Lethal and Roderick Strong in a Proving Ground Four Corner Survival match to win a shot at the ROH World Television Championship

8. Kevin Steen (c) beat Mark Briscoe to retain the ROH World Championship


Detailed recap:
wrestlingrecaps.com/2013/07/25/roh-war-3302013/

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Today in Ring of Honor History: March 31

- 2006: Ring of Honor held the inaugural "Supercard of Honor" during WrestleMania in Chicago Ridge, IL. The second night of ROH's first triple-shot weekend, the show is best remembered for starting a new tradition over the WM weekend: the Dragon Gate Six-Man Tag Team match. Do FIXER took on Blood Generation in a midcard showcase match that stole the show, and was awarded the full five snowflakes from the Wrestling Observer. Bryan Danielson and Roderick Strong wrestled the final match of their trilogy (well it was supposed only be a trilogy anyway) for the ROH World Championship, going up to the edge of a one hour draw. Ace Steel won his seven month long feud with Chad Collyer, beating him in a First Blood match. After a job-saving music video and strong showing the night before, Jimmy Jacobs graduated to the big boys, facing Samoa Joe and Christopher Daniels in a Three-Way match. AJ Styles and Matt Sydal wrestled another match against Generation Next, this time taking on the tandem of Austin Aries and Jack Evans. Delirious started a brief angle with Ricky Reyes that would continue into the next night. Jimmy Yang teamed with Claudio Castagnoli to advance his mini-feud with The Embassy. And Ring of Honor's sister promotion SHIMMER Women Athletes was represented as Cheerleader Melissa, MsChif and Rain made their debuts in a Six Woman Mayhem match against ROH's resident female wrestlers Allison Danger, Daizee Haze and Lacey.



- 2007: ROH held "Supercard of Honor II" over WrestleMania weekend in Detroit, MI. So nice they did it twice, after stealing the show the year before, the show was main event by a Dragon Gate Six-Man Tag Team match, with CIMA, Shingo and Susumu Yokosuka facing Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito and Masaaki Mochizuki. One year after the first match of their feud, the bloody war between BJ Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs came to an end in a violent Steel Cage match. Jacobs won the match at a cost, suffering a torn ACL that would keep him out of action for several months. Whitmer, on the other hand, started a losing streak what would last for months, bringing him to his lowest point in ROH. Roderick Strong defended the FIP World Heavyweight Championship against his former friend turned bitter rival Austin Aries, their first singles match against each other in ROH. Meanwhile, Strong's faction the No Remorse Corps added a new member to their ranks, Rocky Romero. Colt Cabana came to the aid of his former enemy Homicide, teaming with him to face Adam Pearce and Brent Albright, who were backed by Jim Cornette. Nigel McGuinness and Chris Hero wrestled the first match of their feud. And Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal were less than sympathetic to the plight of The Briscoes, demanding the new ROH World Tag Team Champions defend their titles even though Mark was in the hospital due to a botched Shooting Star Press from the night before.



- 2012: ROH closed out their WrestleMania weekend with "Showdown in the Sun: Day #2" in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The show was headlined by the "Blind Destiny Challenge" matches [2/4/12]. Kevin Steen faced his formal foe Eddie Edwards, while Jay Lethal's saw his Blind Destiny cost him the ROH World Television Championship to Roderick Strong. In the main event, Davey Richards defend the ROH World Championship against Michael Elgin in a match that received a full five stars in the Wrestling Observer. The Briscoes got a win over Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team with a successful defense of the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly wrestled their first singles match against each other in Ring of Honor. The All-Night Express and The Young Bucks met in a Street Fight, TJ Perkins took on CHIKARA's Fire Ant, and Jimmy Jacobs returned to his evil ways in a match against El Generico.

- 2019: ROH finished out the "Road to G1 Supercard" tour in Baltimore, MD. ROH World Champion Jay Lethal teamed with ROH World Television Champion Jeff Cobb to face The Kingdom and LifeBlood in a Three -Way Tag Team match. The Briscoes got their rematch against Villain Enterprises for the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Marty Scurll put his shot at the ROH World Championship on the line against Shane Taylor. Juice Robinson answered the open challenge of Bully Ray. Rush took on Tracy Williams, PJ Black faced Kenny King, and the Shinobi Shadow Squad wrestled Coast 2 Coast and former CHIKARA wrestler/WWECW jobber Colin Delaney.

"Supercard of Honor"
March 31, 2006
Frontier Fieldhouse
Chicago Ridge, IL


- Jim Cornette got off the phone and announced that after months of investigation, it turns out Low Ki was the one who hit him with a chair and knocked his tooth out at "Tag Wars 2006" [1/27/06]. Well Low Ki has been nothing but a problem for ROH, so congratulations, he's now banned for life.

- Outside before the show, Chris Hero was antagonizing the fans, with a woman going so far as to try to slap him.

- Promo from Blood Generation, saying tonight they're going to show that Dragon Gate is the cutting edge of pro wrestling.

- Jim Cornette came out with BJ Whitmer (who was in a cast), and announced Whitmer broke his after being attacked by the CZW wrestlers in the parking lot after the show [he actually broke it falling off the top rope to the floor]. Despite being injured, Whitmer wanted to be here tonight in case they showed up again. Whitmer isn't the only one standing by, as Cornette brought ol' Thelma Lou, his Louisville Slugger, in case they show up too. However, maybe ROH has been unfair to the hardcore wrestlers and misjudged them, so Cornette went out and found the two biggest, toughest, meanest hardcore brawlers in Chicago and invited them to the show. The hardcore wrestlers [Pelle Primeau & Rhett Titus in masks] came out to CZW's theme song, and Cornette launched into a few gay jokes before saying he went to the back and found two guys who were brave enough to face them: Samoa Joe and Adam Pearce.

1. Samoa Joe & Adam Pearce beat Hardcore Wrestler #1 & Hardcore Wrestler #2. Quick squash; finish saw Joe give one of the Hardcore Wrestlers [Pelle Primeau] a Muscle Buster, followed by Pearce hitting a top rope Splash for the win.

2. Ricky Reyes (w/Julius Smokes) beat Delirious, Flash Flanagan and Shane Hagadorn in a Four Corner Survival match. Reyes made Delirious tap out to the Dragon Sleeper. Post match The Rottweilers continued to attack Delirious, saying he's was just a gimmick wrestler who doesn't belong in Ring of Honor. Delirious tried fighting back, but they beat him down some more and tried to rip his mask off, before strangling him with tassels.

- Promo from a laughing Chad Collyer, saying he'd never seen so much blood as when he hit Ace Steel with the steel chair at "Punk: The Final Chapter [8/13/05]. Tonight is part two, when Collyer does it again in a First Blood match. Collyer has never bled in his career, and he doesn't plan on starting tonight.

- Promo from Ace Steel, saying "Punk: The Final Chapter" was supposed to be a great night for him as two of his students and friends, CM Punk and Colt Cabana, wrestled each other one last time before Punk left for WWE. However, it's wasn't a great night, as Chad Collyer couldn't just have an athletic contest, and instead had to hit Steel with a chair to make him bleed more than he ever has in his life. Steel has been chasing him for months, but tonight the running stops when he finally gets Collyer in a First Blood match. It's bad to wake a sleeping giant, and worse to wake a crazy little troll.

3. The Embassy (Jimmy Rave & Alex Shelley w/Prince Nana & Daizee Haze) beat Jimmy Yang & Claudio Castagnoli. Finish saw Rave and Castagnoli exchange a series of pin attempts, until Rave finally got the three count. Post match Chris Hero appeared in the crowd and said Castagnoli was his student, tag team partner, and best friend, but after turning his back on him twice, all Claudio will be is a casualty of Hero's war against Ring of Honor. Hero grabbed a chair and chucked it from way back by the bleachers, almost hitting Castagnoli with it. Hero said Claudio has a big bullseye on his chest, and CZW's coming straight for him. Hero tried to throw another chair, but the ROH students ran out and ejected him from the building.

4. Ace Steel beat Chad Collyer in a First Blood match. Chairs, tables, and spare barricades used. Steel busted Collyer open with a chair shot to the head to win. Post match Steel cracked him over the head with the chair again.

- Outside the building Dave Prazak informed The Rottweilers that Homicide's match against Colt Cabana has been cancelled due to Cabana suffering a concussion in their match the night before. Homicide said he don't care about Cabana having no concussion, cause he don't care about nothin'. Cabana said he was going to conquer his fear, but now he's lying in a hospital bed because Homicide is his fear. Cabana is old news and their chapter is over, and Homicide's moving on to bigger and better things.



5. Generation Next (Austin Aries & Jack Evans) vs. AJ Styles & Matt Sydal

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}AJ Styles & Matt Sydal beat Generation Next (Austin Aries & Jack Evans). Finish saw Evans go for a dive onto Styles on the floor, but Styles caught him for a Styles Clash, then rolled him into the ring for Sydal to hit a Shooting Star Press for the win.

- Promo from Christopher Daniels and Allison Danger, saying after a long dry spell, things seem to be looking up for them. Danger said tonight fans get to see six of the best female wrestlers in the US compete, and they're going to show everyone what they're all about. Daniels said last night, after four years of trying, he finally beat Samoa Joe in Ring of Honor. However, the real question afterwards was would Daniels finally shake hands and uphold the Code of Honor. Now, the question is no longer would, but when.



6. Do FIXER (Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito & Genki Horiguchi) vs. Blood Generation (CIMA, Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi) in a Six-Man Tag Team match

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Do FIXER (Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito & Genki Horiguchi) beat Blood Generation (CIMA, Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi) in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Dragon Kid pinned Doi after a top rope cutter, followed by a Dragonrana

- Promo from Nigel McGuinness, saying he's not at the biggest weekend in Ring of Honor's history because everyone knows the ROH Pure Championship is the only real world championship in ROH, which is why he's brought it to Pro Wrestling NOAH. McGuinness is the greatest Pure Champion in ROH history, but if you look at the statistics, he's also the greatest champion in ROH history. He's beaten Roderick Strong, Jay Lethal, Claudio Castagnoli, Austin Aries, and Samoa Joe twice. Everyone keeps bringing up ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson as the best wrestler in the world, but Danielson hasn't defended his belt all over the world like McGuinness, and he hasn't beaten the list of people McGuinness has. Danielson is the underdog here, and everyone knows it.

7. MsChif beat Allison Danger, Cheerleader Melissa, Daizee Haze, Lacey and Rain in a Six Woman Mayhem match. Finish saw Rain got for a Raindrop, but MsChif countered into a Desecrater for the win.

8. Homicide (w/Julius Smokes) beat Mitch Franklin. Post match Colt Cabana came out and said a concussion isn't going to stop him from ending things with Homicide once and for all in his hometown. Cabana ran into the ring and began brawling with Homicide. Cabana had the advantage for a long time, until Smokes interfered. As Cabana tried to attack Smokes, Homicide hit him over the head with a chair. Homicide then pulled a ladder out from under the ring and gave Cabana a DDT onto it, before sandwiching him between the legs and hitting it with a chair. Homicide said if he sees Cabana after this, he's not just going to end his career, he's going to end his life.

- Chris Hero and Necro Butcher ran out through the crowd as referees were helping Colt Cabana to the back, and said Ring of Honor had the nerve to call that hardcore. CZW is ultraviolent, while ROH is garbage. Adam Pearce and Claudio Castagnoli ran out and brawled around the arena with them. After Necro put Pearce through a table, Jim Cornette ran out at hit him with ol' Thelma Lou. Hero grabbed Cornette from behind and put him in a armbar, until Samoa Joe chased him off. Hero tried to leave up the entrance ramp, but BJ Whitmer came out to block his path, and Hero ran back into the ring where Peace laid him out with a chair. As Hero and Necro were being ejected from the building, Cornette said there's a dumpster out back where security can put them. After the rest left, Joe said there's be plenty of talking tonight, so bring out Christopher Daniels. However, Lacey came out with Jimmy Jacobs and said no one cares about Daniels. She's all about opportunities, and this is a great opportunity for Jacobs to beat the crap out of Joe, so make her proud.

9. Samoa Joe beat Christopher Daniels and Jimmy Jacobs (w/Lacey) in a Three-Way match. Finish saw Jacobs go for a Contra Code, but Joe blocked it and put Jacobs in The Choke for the win.

10. Bryan Danielson (c) beat Roderick Strong to retain the ROH World Championship. With less than five minutes remaining in the one hour time limit, Strong got Danielson in the Stronghold, but Danielson managed to twist out of it and roll up Strong for the win.

- Promo from Lance Storm, congratulating Bryan Danielson on retaining the ROH World Championship in a tough victory, but it's nothing compared to tomorrow night. Storm isn't coming out of retirement for nothing. He's been training for ten months, so Danielson better be ready, because he's getting Storm's best.

- Dave Prazak tried to interview Colt Cabana backstage, but he just kept muttering "It's got to end, Homicide," and left. To be continued…

"Supercard of Honor II"
March 31, 2007
Michigan State Fairgrounds & Expo Center
Detroit, MI


D. Bobby Dempsey beat Alex Payne, Dingo and Rhett Titus in a Four Corner Survival match

- Promo from Jimmy Jacobs, saying his war with BJ Whitmer has a last a year, which is longer than most people hold on to hate. However, there is a fundamental difference between the two of them, as Whitmer fights for acceptance from the fans while Jacobs fights for the worthiest cause of all, love. Many moons ago Lucifer went to war with God, but archangels fought back, and in the end love conquered all. Whitmer wants a legacy in ROH, but too soon everyone will be dead and their legacy gone. Love is all that remains, and that is what Jacobs fights for. Jacobs is usually the underdog, but with love on his side tonight, Whitmer is the underdog.

- ROH World Tag Team Champion Jay Briscoe came out and said Mark is the most unluckiest son of a bitch in the whole world, because he'd love nothing more than to be here tonight performing for the fans, but instead he's laid up in a hospital bed. Jay promised Mark will be back, and he'll be just as crazy as ever. Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal came out and said they could care less about some sad story about Mark landing on his melon head. All that matters is the Briscoes are the ROH World Tag Team Champions, which means the match the Briscoes signed for tonight against them is for the titles, so drag your crippled brother out here and lets do this. Jay said Mark isn't here, so Daniels said the smartest thing ROH should do is have those accident prone bastards forfeit the titles and leave for good. Jay said they ain't forfeiting nothing, and Mark isn't here, so they can't defend the titles. However, Jay does have a partner, so if Daniels & Sydal win tonight, maybe sometime down the line they'll get their rematch for the titles. Delirious came out and said something about having history with Matt Sydal, and something about doing this for Mark Briscoe, and "man up".

1. Jay Briscoe & Delirious beat Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal. Delirious pinned Sydal after a Chemical Imbalance II.

- Promo from BJ Whitmer, saying he picked Jimmy Jacobs as his tag team partner two years ago because he saw a lot of untapped potential and toughness in him. Now things have gone too far and Whitmer feels like he's created a monster, because Jacobs now knows how tough he is. Tonight Whitmer is taking Jacobs out, not because he wants to, but because he has to.

2. Claudio Castagnoli beat YAMATO

3. Erick Stevens beat Mitch Franklin

- Larry Sweeney came out and said when you sign with him, you're on the express train straight to the top. Since signing a few months ago, Chris Hero and Sweeney have been hanging out with tippy top of the A List with guys like Corey Feldman, Scott Baio and Pauly Shore. However, they've been having so much fun with one star this week, they've invited him to the show. Chris Hero came out with...Johnny Fairplay. Fairplay said it's great being with his best friend Sweeny and the best athlete in ROH, Hero, but the fans of Ring of Honor suck. Hero said last night he was an inch away from snapping Bruno Sammartino's neck with the Cravat, but Nigel McLooser had to spoil their fun, so get here so he can get his revenge.

4. Nigel McGuinness beat Chris Hero (w/Larry Sweeney & Johnny Fairplay). Finish saw Fairplay get in the ring and get knocked out by a Jawbreaker Lariat, followed McGuinness hitting one of Hero for the win.

- Roderick Strong came out with Davey Richards, and said as much as he'd love to throw Jack Evans around some more, tonight is the night he teaches Austin Aries who was the one who carried them to tag team success. Richards then introduced the new member of the No Remorse Corps, Rocky Romero.

5. Jack Evans & Naruki Doi beat the No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards & Rocky Romero). Evans pinned Richards after a diving double-knees, followed by a 630.

6. Homicide beat Brent Albright by disqualification. Albright was disqualified when Adam Pearce ran out and attacked Homicide. Post match Pearce and Albright continued attacking Homicide, until Colt Cabana made the save. Cabana said it's been a year since he and Homicide ended the bloodiest feud in ROH history, which saw Homicide ultimately shake Cabana's hand and show him respect. Now Cabana wants to return that respect to Homicide by teaming up with him against Pearce and Albright.

7. Homicide & Colt Cabana beat Adam Pearce & Brent Albright. Mid-match the referee became distracted after Cabana and Albright began brawling on the floor. Shane Hagadorn ran out to help Pearce, but Pelle Primeau followed him out and began brawling with him into the crowd. Jim Cornette then came out and tried to sneak up on Homicide, but Homicide caught him. Before he could do anything though, Albright attacked Homicide to continue the match. Near the end, when the ref was distracted again, Pearce held Cabana so Cornette could spray him in the eyes with mace, but Cabana moved out of the way, and Cornette accidently sprayed Pearce instead. Cabana gave Cornette a bionic elbow, then picked up the can of mace and punched Pearce with it for the win.

- Backstage during intermission, Rebecca Bayless interviewed Erick Stevens, who said he's been tearing it up in Full Impact Pro, and now he's here to tear it up in Ring of Honor. Austin Aries was watching from off to the side.

8. Jimmy Jacobs (w/Lacey) beat BJ Whitmer (w/Daizee Haze) in a Steel Cage match. Chairs, spikes, barbed wire baseball bats, etc. used. Both were left bloody messes. Near the end Lacey got in the ring to interfere when Whitmer was about to win. She tried to slap Whitmer, but he blocked it and gave her a piledriver. Near the end Jacobs suffered a torn ACL after executing a Contra Code. Jacobs won after a Senton off the top of the cage through Whitmer on a table.

9. Roderick Strong (c) beat Austin Aries to retain the FIP World Heavyweight Championship. Near the end Strong took apart the barricades and gave Aries a Gibson Driver on them, hoping for a count out win, but Aries managed to get back into the ring in time. The referee stopped the match when Aries passed out in the Stronghold. Post match Strong started to put Aries back in the Stronghold, but Delirious ran out and chased him into the crowd.

- Backstage a bandaged up BJ Whitmer told Daizee Haze couldn't get it done, and left the building.

10. CIMA, Shingo & Susumu Yokosuka beat Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito & Masaaki Mochizuki in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Finish saw Dragon Kid hit a Dragonrana on Yokosuka, but he rolled through to pin Kid for the win.

- After the show Rebecca Bayless tried to find people to interview, and came across Jimmy Jacobs and Lacey. Bayless said Jacobs should see a doctor and offered to drive him to the hospital, but he opted to stay and cuddle with Lacey.

"Showdown in the Sun: Day #2"
March 31, 2012
War Memorial Auditorium
Fort Lauderdale, FL


- Kevin Kelly & Nigel McGuinness were welcoming the crowd and running down the card when they were interrupted by Jimmy Jacobs. Jacobs said for the past year he and Steve Corino were on a road to redemption, and the whole time Kevin Steen has been trying to stop them. When Jacobs froze after stabbing Steen in the head with the spike at the "10th Anniversary: Young Wolves Rising" [3/4/12], it wasn't because he was disgusted with himself, it was because he realized being good isn't for him. Kevin Steen was right, sometimes evil wins. El Generico dragged a referee out of the back, and told him to ring the bell.

1. Jimmy Jacobs beat El Generico. Near the end Jacobs pulled out the spike and tried to stab Generico, but missed and stabbed the turnbuckle pad instead. Finish saw Generico grab the spike and tried to stab Jacobs himself, but Jacobs ducked it and rolled up Generico for the win.

2. Tommaso Ciampa (w/The Embassy Ltd.) beat Cedric Alexander (w/Caprice Coleman). Post match Prince Nana kicked Coleman as he was checking on Alexander. Coleman grabbed Nana, but Ciampa attacked him and gave him a Project Ciampa.

3. TJ Perkins beat Fire Ant

4. Kyle O'Reilly beat Adam Cole. Finish saw Cole go for a diving crossbody, but O'Reilly caught him and rolled through, pinning him while holding the tights.

5. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) beat The All-Night Express (Rhett Titus & Kenny King) in a Street Fight. Finish saw ANX go for a Powerbomb/Blockbuster combo on Matt through a table, but King knocked himself out as his head hit the table. Nick grabbed Titus' leg and pulled him from the ring, while Matt draped an arm over King for the pin.

- Mike Bennett came out with Maria Kanellis for a PSA (Prodigy Service Announcement), and fans began chanting CM Punk. Maria said she's done the whole CM Punk thing, and it left her completely unsatisfied. Bennett, on the other hand, proved last night that he's better than the best. Bennett said ROH begged him to come out here, because even though he wasn't booked for a match, they needed him on the show or else people might not show up. Bennett said beating Lance Storm last night was better than being ROH World Champion, so he may as well call himself the World Champion. Bennett said they're leaving the hellhole of Fort Lauderdale and heading to South Beach to celebrate that he's not just the best in the world, he's better than the best. The PSA then got some PDA, as Bennett and Kanellis made out for an awkwardly long time.

6. The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) (c) beat Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Finish saw WGTT go for a Leap of Faith on Jay, but Mark stopped Benjamin while Jay took Haas over with a headscissors and pinned him. Post match WGTT attacked the Briscoes, laying them out.

7. Kevin Steen beat Eddie Edwards. Finish saw Steen reverse out of the Achilles Lock and pin Edwards with a small package.

- Jay Lethal came out for his Blind Destiny match against Roderick Strong, and Tommaso Ciampa came out to return the stolen ROH World Television Championship. Ciampa said the belt looks better on him than it ever did on Lethal, but he's a man of his word and is returning it. Ciampa said before he returns it though, why doesn't Lethal be a man of his word and agree to defend it against Strong tonight. If Lethal can beat Strong with the title on the line, Ciampa won't just give the belt back, he'll shake Lethal's hand and say he's the better man. Lethal agreed, and said if Ciampa doesn't uphold the deal, he's going to do what he should have from the start, kick his ass and take the belt back.

8. Roderick Strong (w/Truth Martini) beat Jay Lethal (c) to WIN THE ROH WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP!!! When two minutes were left in the time period, Lethal rolled to the outside, where Ciampa grabbed him and threw him into the ring post. Ciampa then rolled him into the ring, where Strong hit a suplex backbreaker for the win.

9. Davey Richards (c) beat Michael Elgin (w/Truth Martini) to retain the ROH World Championship. Finish saw Elgin fight out of an Anklelock, but when he went to stand his ankle gave out. Richards then gave him a shinning wizard followed by half a dozen kicks to the head for the win. Post match Richards said he gets a lot of flak for doing mixed martial arts, but while he gives his body to MMA, his heart and soul are in ROH. Richard says he's really lucky to be walking out still the ROH World Champion, but everyone knows the real champion in the ring is Elgin. Richards put over Elgin and said he's going to be ROH World Champion one day. Richards then told Elgin that he learned from guys like Samoa Joe and Bryan Danielson that it is better to listen to the fans instead of a jerkoff like Martini.

"Road to G1 Supercard: Baltimore, MD"
March 31, 2019
UMBC Event Center
Baltimore, MD

D. Rayo & Vinny Pacifico beat Brian Johnson & Joe Keys (w/Jared Silberkleit)



1. Rush vs. Tracy Williams

Results

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Rush beat Tracy Williams. Post match Dalton Castle came out and told Rush to keep up the intensity, because at "G1 Supercard" [4/6/19], Castle is going to hurt him, pin him, and then go home and writing something mean on Rush's Facebook.

2. Shinobi Shadow Squad (Cheeseburger, Eli Isom & Ryan Nova) beat Coast 2 Coast (LSG & Shaheem Ali) & Colin Delaney in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Isom pinned Delaney after 3S hit their finisher.

3. Mark Haskins beat Silas Young. Finish saw Young try to pin Haskins while holding the rope, but referee Todd Sinclair caught him and kicked his hand off, allowing Haskins to roll him up for the win. Post match Young gave Haskins a low blow. Bully Ray ran out and yelled at Sinclair, saying he sucks at his job for kicking Silas' hand away instead of giving him a five count to release. He screwed Silas just like he screwed Bully at "Final Battle 2018" [12/14/18] when he named Flip Gordon as the winner of their "I Quit" match, even though Bully never said he quit. When Sinclair refused to reverse the decision in favor of Young, Bully and Silas tried to put Haskins through a table, but LifeBlood ran out and chased them off. Juice Robinson accepted Bully Ray's open challenge for a match at "G1 Supercard".

4. Kris Statlander & Tasha Steelz beat Gabby Ortiz & Karissa Rivera and Sumie Sakai & Sumie Sakai in a Three-Way Tag Team match. Statlander pinned Ortiz after a Big Bang Theory. Post match Kelly Klein came out and helped Ortiz to her feet. Klein said she's proud to represent the Women of Honor at "G1 Supercard", and when she once again becomes WOH World Champion, she will be a fighting champion and defend it against anyone, anytime. Sakai said Klein is lucky because she's getting a second chance to beat Mayu Iwatani, but she's going to need a fourth or fifth chance to win, because Iwatani is that much better.

5. The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) beat Villain Enterprises (PCO & Brody King) (c) by disqualification in a match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship. After the match got heated, the Briscoes threw chairs into the ring but didn't use them when they realized they'd be disqualified. Villain Enterprises, on the other hand, did use them, resulting in the DQ. Post match the Briscoes laid out VE, giving PCO a powerbomb off the top rope onto a stack of chairs, and putting Brody through a table.

6. Kenny King beat PJ Black. Finish saw Black climb the top rope for a dive, but King shoved the referee into the ropes, knocking him off and allowing King to hit a Royal Flush for the win. Post match King said he just signed a new contract with ROH, and they "rewarded" him by putting him in the Honor Rumble at "G1 Supercard". King said if that's the best they can do, he has one request. King wants to enter at #1, because he's going to run through everyone and beat all the old, decrepit Japanese legends to win.

7. Marty Scurll (c) beat Shane Taylor to retain his title shot at "G1 Supercard". Taylor initially won the match after Matt Taven ran out and distracted the referee, allowing Taylor to hit Scurll with a chain that was left over from the Villain Enterprises/Briscoes match. However, senior official Todd Sinclair ran out and informed the referee what happened, so the ref discovered the chain and ordered the match restarted. Scurll instantly locked in the Chicken Wing for the win.

8. Jay Lethal & Jeff Cobb beat The Kingdom (Vinny Marseglia & TK O'Ryan) and Lifeblood (Juice Robinson & Bandido) in a Three-Way Tag Team match. Lethal pinned O'Ryan after a Lethal Injection. Post match Marty Scurll and Matt Taven came out for a war of words with Lethal.

- During the main event, it was reported that Mark Haskins was found knocked out after being attacked backstage.

[mcmahonfan85]

Today in Ring of Honor History: April 1

- 2006: Ring of Honor closed out their WrestleMania weekend with "Better Than Our Best" in Chicago Ridge, IL. After seven months of pain and suffering, Colt Cabana beat Homicide in a violent Street Fight to win their feud and earn Homicide's respect. Lance Storm wrestled his first match in ROH, challenging Bryan Danielson for the ROH World Championship in a dream match. After impressive showings for the past two nights, CIMA and Naruki Doi of Blood Generation challenged Generation Next for the ROH Tag Team Championship. Samoa Joe and Christopher Daniels wrestled what was supposed to be the last match they'd ever have against each other in Ring of Honor, a Four Corner Survival match involving AJ Styles and Jimmy Yang. Due to his prolonged losing streak, Delirious saw his ROH future on the line in a match against Ricky Reyes. The Embassy teamed with Masato Yoshino to face Do FIXER, and Jack Evans scored a victory in a Six Man Mayhem match in his last match before an extended leave from Ring of Honor.

- 2011: ROH held "Honor Takes Center Stage: Chapter One" over WrestleMania weekend in Atlanta, GA. Ring of Honor's Atlanta debut show saw new ROH World Champion Eddie Edwards make his first defense, taking on reigning ROH World Television Champion Christopher Daniels. Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team won the ROH World Tag Team Championship for the first time, ending the Kings of Wrestling's reign just two days shy of one full year as champions. Davey Richards met Roderick Strong in a rematch from "Final Battle 2010" [12/18/10], while El Generico met Michael Elgin in a rematch from the "9th Anniversary Show" [2/26/11]. Rookie tag team Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly got one of their biggest tests to date in a match against The Briscoes. Sara Del Rey teamed with Serena Deeb to face visiting Japanese wrestlers Ayumi Kurihara and Hiroyo Matsumoto. And five years to the day that their violent feud ended, Colt Cabana and Homicide faced off one last time in a Four Corner Survival match against Caleb Konley and Tommaso Ciampa.

- 2016: ROH held "Supercard of Honor X: Night One" over WrestleMania weekend in Dallas, TX. Jay Lethal defended the ROH World Championship against Lio Rush, believing him to be his final challenger. Following the match, Colt Cabana made his surprise return after a five year absence and let Lethal know he ain't beat everyone yet. The Young Bucks and the Motor City Machine Guns brought their old TNA rivalry to ROH. ROH World Tag Team Champions War Machine teamed with The Briscoes to face the The All-Night Express and their upcoming challengers Silas Young and Beer City Bruiser in an Eight-Man Tag Team match. Adam Cole took on ACH, Kyle O'Reilly met Matt Sydal, Bobby Fish faced Christopher Daniels, and Roderick Strong wrestled Moose.

- 2017: ROH held "Supercard of Honor XI" during WrestleMania weekend in Lakeland, FL. The show set a then record attendance for Ring of Honor of around 3,500 fans. In the main event, The Young Bucks defeated The Hardys in a Ladder match to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship for the third and final time. Christopher Daniels made his first defense of the ROH World Championship, taking on Dalton Castle. Likewise, new ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions Bully Ray and The Briscoes made their first defense, taking on Bullet Club's Adam Page and the Guerrillas of Destiny. Adam Cole challenged Marty Scurll for the ROH World Television Championship, not knowing he would shortly be replacing him Bullet Club. The seemingly gone Bobby Fish made his surprise return, kicking off his final few months in ROH. Cody's feud with Jay Lethal saw him bring back one of his father's most famous matches, the Texas Bullrope match. Jay White and Dragon Lee faced Will Ospreay and Volador, Jr. in a battle of the grounded mat technicians. Kelly Klein and Deonna Purrazzo wrestled their first singles match against each other, and La Amapola and Marcela represented CMLL in a showcase match.

"Better Than Our Best"
April 1, 2006
Frontier Fieldhouse
Chicago Ridge, IL


D. Derek Dempsey beat Pelle Primeau

D. Claudio Castagnoli beat Chad Collyer

D. Smash Bradley beat Rhett Titus

D. Flash Flanagan beat Bobby Dempsey

D. Allison Danger, Daizee Haze & MsChif beat The Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew (Lacey & Rain) & Cheerleader Melissa in a Six-Woman Tag Team match

1. Jack Evans beat Ace Steel, David Crist, Jake Crist, Jimmy Jacobs (w/Lacey) and Matt Sydal in a Six Man Mayhem match

2. Delirious beat Ricky Reyes (w/Julius Smokes)

3. The Embassy (Alex Shelley & Jimmy Rave w/Prince Nana) & Masato Yoshino beat Do FIXER (Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito & Genki Horiguchi) in a Six-Man Tag Team match



4. Four Corner Survival match: AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels (w/Allison Danger) vs. Jimmy Yang vs. Samoa Joe

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}Samoa Joe beat AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels (w/Allison Danger) and Jimmy Yang in a Four Corner Survival match

5. Generation Next (Austin Aries & Roderick Strong) (c) beat Blood Generation (CIMA & Naruki Doi w/Masato Yoshino) to retain the ROH Tag Team Championship

6. Bryan Danielson (c) beat Lance Storm to retain the ROH World Championship

7. Colt Cabana beat Homicide (w/Julius Smokes) in a Street Fight


Detailed recap:
wrestlingrecaps.com/2010/10/23/099-roh-better-than-our-best-412006/

"Honor Takes Center Stage: Chapter One"
April 1, 2011
Center Stage Theater
Atlanta, GA


1. Michael Elgin beat El Generico

2. Homicide beat Caleb Konley (w/Truth Martini), Colt Cabana and Tommaso Ciampa (w/The Embassy) in a Four Corner Survival match

3. Ayumi Kurihara & Hiroyo Matsumoto beat Sara Del Rey & Serena Deeb



4. The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) vs. Adam Cole & Kyle O'Reilly

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) beat Adam Cole & Kyle O'Reilly

5. Davey Richards beat Roderick Strong (w/Truth Martini)

6. Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) beat the Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli) (w/Sara Del Rey & Shane Hagadorn) (c) to WIN THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

7. Eddie Edwards (c) beat Christopher Daniels to retain the ROH World Championship


Detailed recap:
wrestlingrecaps.com/2012/09/07/roh-honor-takes-center-stage-chapter-1-412011/

"Supercard of Honor X: Night One"
April 1, 2016
Hyatt Regency Dallas
Dallas, TX


D. The Pretty Boy Killers (Shane Taylor & Keith Lee) beat The Get Along Gang (Mike Posey & Raphael King)

1. Bobby Fish beat Christopher Daniels

2. Roderick Strong beat Moose (w/Stokely Hathaway)

3. Dalton Castle (w/The Boys) beat Adam Page, Cheeseburger, Donovan Dijak (w/Prince Nana), Frankie Kazarian and Joey Daddiego (w/Taeler Hendrix) in a Six Man Mayhem match

4. Kyle O'Reilly beat Matt Sydal

D. Mandy Leon & Solo Darling beat Deonna Purrazzo & Amber Gallows

5. Adam Cole beat ACH

6. War Machine (Hanson & Rowe) & The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) beat The All-Night Express (Rhett Titus & Kenny King), Silas Young & Beer City Bruiser in an Eight-Man Tag Team match

7. Jay Lethal (w/Taeler Hendrix) (c) beat Lio Rush to retain the ROH World Championship

8. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) beat the Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)


Detailed recap
blogofdoom.com/index.php/2016/05/11/ring-of-honor-supercard-of-honor-x-night-one-april-1st-2016/

Women of Honor
April 1, 2017
Lakeland Center
Lakeland, FL
Aired: Apr. 19, 2017




1. Sumie Sakai & Faye Jackson vs. Mandy Leon & Jenny Rose

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Mandy Leon & Jenny Rose beat Sumie Sakai & Faye Jackson

Women of Honor
April 1, 2017
Lakeland Center
Lakeland, FL
Aired: Apr. 26, 2017




1. La Amapola vs. Marcela

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Marcela beat La Amapola

Women of Honor
April 1, 2017
Lakeland Center
Lakeland, FL
Aired: May 3, 2017




1. Deonna Purrazzo vs. Kelly Klein

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Kelly Klein beat Deonna Purrazzo

"Supercard of Honor XI"
April 1, 2017
Lakeland Center
Lakeland, FL

D. Tasha Steelz beat Brandi Lauren

D. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) The Rebellion (Rhett Titus & Shane Taylor) and Cheeseburger & Will Ferrara in a Three-Way Tag Team match

D. Punishment Martinez beat Frankie Kazarian



1. ROH World Television Championship: Marty Scurll (c) vs. Adam Cole

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Marty Scurll (c) beat Adam Cole to retain the ROH World Television Championship

2. Silas Young & Beer City Bruiser beat The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Vinny Marseglia w/TK O'Ryan)

3. Bully Ray & The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) (c) beat Bullet Club (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Adam Page) to retain the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship

4. Jay Lethal beat Cody in a Texas Bullrope match

5. Bobby Fish beat Silas Young by disqualification

6. Will Ospreay & Volador, Jr. beat Jay White & Dragon Lee

7. Christopher Daniels (c) beat Dalton Castle (w/The Boys) to retain the ROH World Championship

8. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) beat The Hardys (Matt & Jeff Hardy) (c) in a Ladder match to WIN THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP!!!


Detailed recap:
blogofdoom.com/index.php/2017/04/10/ring-of-honor-supercard-of-honor-xi-review/

[mcmahonfan85]

Today in Ring of Honor History: April 2

- 2005: Ring of Honor partnered with New Japan Pro Wrestling to present the "Best of American Super Juniors Tournament" in Asbury Park, NJ. Despite having a strong partnership a decade later, ROH and New Japan's first attempt was a disaster. The tournament was supposed to be eight of the best juniors from the United States competing in an eight-man tournament, with the winner gaining entry into New Japan's 2005 Best of the Super Juniors tournament. Despite having several great American wrestlers (Alex Shelley, Bryan Danielson, James Gibson, Matt Sydal, Roderick Strong, Spanky, and Black Tiger IV [Rocky Romero]), the tournament was ultimately won by New Japan wrestler Dragon Soldier B [Kendo Kashin], who was not American. The whole thing went over like a lead balloon with the fans, and Dragon Solider B didn't even compete in the New Japan tournament anyway, making the tournament moot. Following the "car accident" (blackballing) of Dan Maff, BJ Whitmer chose Jimmy Jacobs to be his new partner in facing Samoa Joe and ROH Pure Champion Jay Lethal for the now vacant ROH Tag Team Championship. As a result of winning the Trios Tournament [3/5/05], Homicide challenge Austin Aries for the ROH World Championship. CM Punk teamed with Colt Cabana to face The Embassy in a No Disqualification match which not only saw the debut of Jade Chung, but also the infamous cheese grater attack. And Generation Next became the number one contenders for the ROH Tag Team Championship.

- 2011: ROH closed out their WrestleMania weekend with "Honor Takes Center Stage: Chapter Two" in Atlanta, GA. The main event was a non-title dream match between The American Wolves and the new ROH World Tag Team Champions Wrestling Greatest Tag Team. It was also be the start of the push towards Davey Richards challenging his partner Eddie Edwards for the ROH World Championship. ROH World Television Champion Christopher Daniels resorted to cheap tactics to beat Michael Elgin, only to end up calling him a teammate later that night. Following a match between El Generico and Roderick Strong, Daniels turned heel and became the newest member of The House of Truth. The All-Night Express and The Briscoes continued to build their rapidly escalating feud in a bloody tag team match. The Embassy brought in Dave Taylor to face Colt Cabana, while Tommaso Ciampa took on Homicide. Former ROH World Tag Team Champions the Kings of Wrestling wrestled Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly. And after a seven-year run, Daizee Haze made her final Ring of Honor appearance, teaming with Tomoka Nakagawa to defend the SHIMMER Tag Team Championship against Ayumi Kurihara and Hiroyo Matsumoto. There was a lot of concern around Haze from fans, as she was alarmingly thin at the time. Haze only wrestled a handful more matches before retiring a few months later.

- 2016: ROH closed out another WrestleMania weekend with "Supercard of Honor X: Night Two" in Dallas, TX. Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly added another chapter to their ongoing feud, facing in a No Holds Barred match. Jay Lethal defended the ROH World Championship against Cheeseburger, then pulled double duty facing Colt Cabana in an impromptu match, Cabana first ROH match in nearly five years. Silas Young and Beer City Bruiser challenged War Machine for the ROH World Tag Team Championship, while The Briscoes beat The Addiction, Motor City Machine Guns and The Young Bucks to become the next challengers. Bobby Fish and Roderick Strong faced off in a Two out of Three Falls match. And Dalton Castle taught BJ Whitmer that you never mess with another man's Boys.

- 2021: Ring of Honor aired their latest episode of television from Baltimore, MD. Eli Isom took on LSG, while Brian Johnson and Danhausen, with one win a piece, met in a rubber match.

"Best of American Super Juniors Tournament"
April 2, 2005
Asbury Park Convention Hall
Asbury Park, NJ


1. Bryan Danielson beat Spanky to advance to the semifinals [on commentary, which was recorded days after the show, Gabe "Jimmy Bower" Sapolsky was sure to point out that the tournament part of the show was strictly New Japan's, and threw in a little foreshadowing dig at it, saying "I just don't see how this isn't going to be the greatest tournament ever. I mean what could possibly go wrong in this tournament?"]

- Backstage The Embassy said they had such a great time in Ghana, John Walters is staying over there to run Prince Nana's businesses. Back here though, CM Punk has been running his mouth online about how he's going to disfigure Jimmy Rave, and how he's bringing in Colt Cabana to help him. Well The Embassy has hired "Killer" Mike Kruel as their new bodyguard, and they have something in store for Punk.

2. Dragon Soldier B beat Matt Sydal to advance to the semifinals [right out of the gate, Jimmy Bower said on commentary this is supposed to be the Best of American Super Juniors Tournament, so he doesn't know why Japanese wrestler Dragon Soldier B is in it, but pointed out again the tournament was booked strictly by New Japan]. Dragon Solider B pinned Sydal with a victory roll while holding the ropes.

3. Black Tiger IV beat Alex Shelley to advance to the semifinals

4. James Gibson beat Roderick Strong to advance to the semifinals. Strong worked over Gibson's back a lot throughout the match, even grabbing a chair and pressing it down into his spine. Finish saw Gibson twist out of the Stronghold and roll up Strong for the win. Post match several ROH and New Japan officials ran out to check on Gibson, whose back was hurt too much for him to move.

- The Embassy came out for their match against the Second City Saints, and Jade Chung made the mistake of trying to get into the ring. Prince Nana yelled at her and ordered her to get off the ring and down on her hands and knees so Jimmy Rave could use her as a footstool to get in the ring.

5. The Embassy (Jimmy Rave & Fast Eddie Vegas w/Prince Nana, Killer Kruel & Jade Chung) beat the Second City Saints (CM Punk & Colt Cabana) (w/Davey Andrews) in a No Disqualification match. After brawling all over the building, Punk and Rave made their way back to the ring. Finish saw Punk lock in the Anaconda Vice on Rave, but Chung got in the ring and slapped Punk to break it up. Punk picked her up for a piledriver, but Nana ran and hit him in the head with a can of air freshener before he could do it. Rave then pinned Punk to win. Post match Nana said Punk claimed he was going to disfigure Rave, but Punk is the one who's going to be disfigured. Fast Eddie held Punk down, while Rave pulled cheese grater out of his ring jacket and began trying to scrap Punk's "Straightedge" tattoo off of his stomach, and commentators yelled for them to cut the video.

- Backstage during intermission, Gary Michael Cappetta interviewed BJ Whitmer, who said he worked too hard to get the ROH Tag Team Championship just to have it stripped from him because of Dan Maff. While his heart goes out to Maff for having his career ended, Whitmer has to move on with his. At the "Third Anniversary Celebration: Part 2" [2/25/05], Whitmer beat the hell out of Jimmy Jacobs, but he kept coming back for more, which is why he's chosen him to be his new partner. Jacobs came "Huss"-ing over, and Whitmer motioned for him to cut it out.

- Dragon Soldier B came out for his semifinal match against James Gibson, but NWA official and New Japan representative Marquez ran out and told Bobby Cruise that Gibson has been ruled too inured to safely continue in the tournament. However, Gibson limped out with Spanky and demanded the match go ahead.

- As the match was starting, they cut to CM Punk in the back (whose stomach had a black censor bar over it). Punk said Jimmy Rave wants to be famous, well congratulations, you've bitten off more than you can chew. The difference between Punk and Rave is that when Punk fought legends, he did it on his own, while Rave listens to Prince Nana, and that's ultimately going to lead to his demise. Punk said he's going to cripple Rave for trying to steal his identity by scraping off his "Straightedge" tattoo. Despite what they did tonight, Punk's still standing and still ready to fight, and on April 16 ["Stalemate"], Rave is going to die.

6. Dragon Soldier B beat James Gibson (w/Spanky) to advance to the finals. After continuing to work over the back throughout the match, finish saw Dragon Soldier B get Gibson in a modified Gory Special, but Gibson wouldn't give up, so Spanky threw in the towel for him. Post match Spanky tried to help Gibson up, but Gibson shoved him away and yelled at him for stopping the match. Spanky said he had to because Gibson couldn't continue, and they shook hands.

7. Black Tiger IV beat Bryan Danielson to advance to the finals

8. Generation Next (Roderick Strong & Jack Evans) beat Lacey's Angels (Izzy & Deranged), The Ring Crew Express (Dunn & Marcos) and Dixie & Azrieal in a Tag Team Scramble match to win a shot at the ROH Tag Team Championship. Strong made Dixie tap out to a Half Crab.

9. BJ Whitmer & Jimmy Jacobs beat Samoa Joe & Jay Lethal to WIN THE ROH TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP!!! Whitmer pinned Lethal after an Exploder Suplex off the top rope.

10. Dragon Soldier B beat Black Tiger IV to win the Best of American Super Juniors Tournament. Finish saw Dragon Solider B flip Tiger off the top rope into armbar [which the commentors said was the first good thing they've seen out of him in the whole tournament], while fans booed like crazy.

11. Austin Aries (c) beat Homicide (w/Julius Smokes) to retain the ROH World Championship. Near the end of match Homicide tried to put Aries through a table, but the table didn't break. Aries tried to put Homicide away with a 450, but Smokes grabbed his leg and pulled him out of the ring to break up the pin. Bryan Danielson then ran out and attacked Smokes, dragging him to the back. Aries won after a Brainbuster followed by a 450.

"Honor Takes Center Stage: Chapter Two"
April 2, 2011
Center Stage Theater
Atlanta, GA


1. Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli) (w/Shane Hagadorn) beat Adam Cole & Kyle O'Reilly. Hero pinned O'Reilly after a double big boot.

- Prince Nana came out with The Embassy, and said thanks to Barrister RD Evans, The Embassy has a new member: Dave Taylor.

2. Colt Cabana beat Dave Taylor (w/The Embassy). Post match Nana began yelling at Taylor, who walked out. RD Evans said not to worry, because there is no failure if you focus on the future, and The Embassy has another match.

3. Tommaso Ciampa (w/The Embassy) beat Homicide. End of the match Homicide went for a Cop Killer, but Princess Mia jumped up on the ring apron to distract him, allowing Ciampa to hit a Northern Lights Suplex for the win. Post match Homicide threw a steel chair into RD Evan's face and was getting ready to attack Mia when she stepped up to him, but The Embassy dragged her out of the ring before Homicide could do anything.

4. Christopher Daniels beat Michael Elgin (w/Truth Martini). End of the match Elgin went for a German Suplex, but Daniels grabbed ahold of the referee in order to distract him, allowing him to hit a low blow on Elgin. Daniels then hit a BME for the win.

- Jim Cornette brought out Davey Richards to talk about the dream match main event of The American Wolves vs. Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team. Richards said he has all the respect in the world for WGTT, and them beating the Kings of Wrestling to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship is impressive, but facing The American Wolves is a whole other level. They brought up Eddie Edwards being the new ROH World Champion, and Richards said he couldn't be prouder of him. Cornette brought up that Richards has been after the title for a while, and even though he and Edwards are partners, ROH officials feel the biggest match they could have would be Edwards vs. Richards for the ROH World Championship. Richards said the Wolves are all about fighting, even if it means fighting each other, but this is Edwards' time, so he's not going to be the one that destroys Eddie's dream by ending his reign. Edwards came out and said maybe he didn't mean it that way, but what Richards said makes it seem like a match between them would be a foregone conclusion, and Eddie reminded everyone he beat Davey the only time they've faced. Cornette said he didn't mean to cause trouble, and Davey cut him off and said while they respect him, they know what he's trying to do. A future match between Richards and Edwards will take care of itself, but tonight is about tag team wrestling, and the hunt is on.

5. Daizee Haze & Tomoka Nakagawa (c) beat Ayumi Kurihara & Hiroyo Matsumoto to retain the SHIMMER Tag Team Championship. Finishing sequence saw Haze give Matsumoto a Heart Punch followed by a Yakuza Kick, then Nakagawa hit a step-up Enziguri, and finally Haze gave her a Tiger Suplex for the win.

6. The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) beat The All-Night Express (Rhett Titus & Kenny King). Jay and Titus were both busted open badly. Jay pinned King after a J-Driller. Post match Jay (whose whole face was covered in blood) told everyone to look at Rhett Titus bleeding like a little bitch. Jay said if the fans don't give a s*** about the Briscoes, the Briscoes don't give a s*** about them either. The Briscoes ain't losin' no more.

7. El Generico beat Roderick Strong (w/Truth Martini). Post match The House of Truth attacked Generico. Cabana tried to make the save, but got beat down as well. Christopher Daniels ran out with The Book of Truth and looked like he was going to hit Michael Elgin with it, but then turned around and hit Generico instead. Daniels then returned the book to Martini, and helped The House of Truth take out Generico.

8. Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) beat The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards). End of the match Edwards had Haas in an Achilles Lock, while Richards had Benjamin in an Ankle Lock. Benjamin rolled over and kicked Richards off him, sending him crashing into Edwards, who was knocked out of the ring. Benjamin then gave Richards a Paydirt for the win. Post match the Wolves began arguing with each other.

"Supercard of Honor X: Night Two"
April 2, 2016
Hyatt Regency Dallas
Dallas, TX


D. The Pretty Boy Killers (Shane Taylor & Keith Lee) beat Shaheem Ali & Ken Phoenix

- ROH World Champion Jay Lethal came out with Taeler Hendrix to address Colt Cabana appearing the night before. Lethal said that was not the return of Cabana, because people like Colt Cabana come and go as they please, and when they're here, they think they are owed title shot. Lethal will be damned if he'll let someone who isn't on the roster jump ahead of everyone else to get a title shot, especially when no one really wants him here. While Cabana's off recording podcasts, Lethal and rest of the locker room are here busting their ass. One of those guys busting their ass is Cheeseburger, so today is his lucky day, because he's getting a title shot.

1. Jay Lethal (w/Taeler Hendrix) (c) beat Cheeseburger to retain the ROH World Championship. Post match Colt Cabana came out and said last night was not a publicity stunt, he's come home to ROH, and challenge Lethal to a match right now. Lethal started to leave, so Cabana said since Truth Martini isn't here, maybe Lethal's lost his balls and can't think for himself anymore. That fired up Lethal, and he agreed.

2. Colt Cabana beat Jay Lethal (w/Taeler Hendrix). Post match Cabana said beating the ROH World Champion is how you say you're back in Ring of Honor.

3. Matt Sydal & ACH beat The All-Night Express (Rhett Titus & Kenny King). Finish saw ACH give Titus a Brainbuster, followed by Sydal hitting a Shooting Star Press, and finally ACH hitting a 450.

- Will Ferrara came out for his match against Donovan Dijak (whose ribs were tapped up after being attacked by Joey Daddiego the night before), and said after they met in the finals of the 2015 Top Prospect Tournament [1/24/15], their paths have crossed again thanks to Prince Nana. Nana says seeking opportunities will get you rewarded. Well it looks Dijak has been rewarded, but that won't stop Ferrara from kicking his Big Bird ass.

4. Donovan Dijak (w/Prince Nana) beat Will Ferrara. Post match Joey Daddiego, who was on commentary, attacked Dijak's injured ribs with a chair.

5. Bobby Fish beat Roderick Strong in a Two out of Three Falls match
- Strong pinned Fish after an End of Heartache to win the first fall.
- Fish pinned Strong after ducking a running knee and rolling him up to win the second fall.
- Fish made Strong tap out to a kneebar to win the third fall.

- "P-Dog" Mike Posey came out with the Get Along Gang to rap, but was interrupted by Moose and Stokely Hathaway. The Get Along Gang tried to attack Moose, but he took them all out.

- Silas Young & Beer City Bruiser came out for their non-title match against ROH World Tag Team Champions War Machine, and said they've never seen as many rude fans as they have the past two nights. Young said if War Machine are such bad asses, why don't they put the titles on the line.

6. War Machine (Hanson & Rowe) (c) beat Silas Young & Beer City Bruiser to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Rowe pinned Young after a Fallout.

7. Dalton Castle (w/The Boys) beat BJ Whitmer. Adam Page was on commentary. Finish saw Whitmer steal one of the Boys' masks when they tried to cool off Castle, and proceeded to destroy it, angering Castle. Castle unleased a series of strikes on Whitmer before hitting a Bang-A-Rang for the win. Post match Page got in the ring and said there was something he needed to tell Whitmer, so if he moves a muscle, Page is going to bust him open with a steel chair. Page said when he joined The Decade they had a purpose, but somewhere along the way they lost it when Whitmer became obsessed with Steve Corino. That obsession cost Page match after match, and it's the reason Page wants to rip him apart. Whitmer is a cancer, and when you have a cancer you cut it out, which is what Page is going to do on April 23 ["Conquest Tour 2016: San Antonio, TX"] when he faces Whitmer in a Street Fight.

8. The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) beat The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian), the Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) and The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) in a Four-Way Tag Team match to win a shot at the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Mark pinned Daniels after a Doomsday Device.

- Stokely Hathaway came out with Moose, and said a lot of people think Moose failed to get the job done when he faced Kazuchika Okada at the "14th Anniversary" [2/26/16/], but he disagrees. Hathaway just received a phone call from Gedo, who said he was impressed with Moose's performance and they've earned his respect. As such, when New Japan comes over in May, Moose will be teaming with Okada in a tag match ["Global Wars 2016" - 5/8/16].

9. Kyle O'Reilly beat Adam Cole in a No Holds Barred match. Cole jumped O'Reilly during his entrance. Chairs, tables, barricades, and a dog chain used. Finish saw O'Reilly wrap the chain around Cole's neck and arm, and put him in the ARMageddon. Cole tried to counter out it, so O'Reilly transitioned into a Triangle Choke. Cole tried to stand up to get out of it, but the added pressure caused him to pass out, and the referee stopped the match.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #498
[Date unknown]
UMBC Event Center
Baltimore, MD
Aired: Apr. 2, 2021


- Quinn McKay interviewed Fred Yehi right after winning the first Pure Rules Gauntlet match on the previous episode [3/26/21]. Yehi said he's in the Pure division, and he's in the business of breaking people.

- Promo from Brian Johnson, saying you could fill an entire month of television just with him talking about how much he hates Danhausen. Johnson doesn't care about their past two matches, all the matters is match number three. Johnson isn't going to take Danhausen to school, he's taking him straight to detention with the E.O.A. (Equal Opportunity Asskicker).

- Promo from Danhausen, saying this isn't fair because he beat Brian Johnstone fair and square at "Final Battle 2020" [12/18/20]. Then Johnstone got a rematch and cheated to win [2/3/21], and Danhausen got less sacks of money than he should have for losing. Now Johnstone is getting another rematch, and he will rue the day he crossed Danhausen…again.

1. Brian Johnson beat Danhausen. Finish saw Danhause get Johnson in a waist lock, but they nearly ran into the referee in the corner. As the ref coward in fear, Johnson hit a low, followed by Trust the Process for the win. Post match Johnson said it's about damn time he gets the matches he wants, so now that he's put that bozo Danhausen to bed, he's putting the entire locker room on notice, because it's Mecca vs. Everybody.

- Promo from Jonathan Gresham and Jay Lethal, saying at the 500th episode, the fans asked for it and they're going to get it. Gresham vs. Lethal one more time, with the ROH Pure Championship on the line.

- Promo from LSG, saying he's coming after the ROH World Television Championship, because that's where the top guys started. The last time he faced Eli Isom in a singles match was at "Bound by Honor 2020" [2/28/20], and he thought that would be the match that would launch both of them in their careers. This is a different ROH now, and LSG won't let Isom take his spot in the TV title rankings.

- Promo from Eli Isom, saying he's not the same kid LSG used to know, just ask Rey Horus [3/19/21]. Isom knows there's a bit of a rivalry between him and LSG, but he's after the ROH World Television Championship, so he if has to go through LSG, he will.

2. Eli Isom beat LSG

- Promo from the Briscoes, saying at the 500th episode, dem boys are facing each other. Might get bloody, might get dirty, but at the end of the day, they'll shake hands.

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Today in Ring of Honor History: April 3

- 2009 Ring of Honor kicked off WrestleMania weekend with "Supercard of Honor IV" in Houston, TX. At 45-years-old, Jerry Lynn ended Nigel McGuinness' year and a half long reign to become the new ROH World Champion. McGuinness wrestled the match with a torn bicep, and would have to take several months off to heal. KENTA defended the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship against his former American protégé Davey Richards. Tyler Black and Necro Butcher faced Austin Aries and Jimmy Jacobs in a grudge match. ROH made one of its first forays into lucha libre, bringing in NWA World Heavyweight Champion Blue Demon, Jr., Incognito [a.k.a. the second Sin Cara], and Magno. Bryan Danielson wrestled Alex Koslov, Roderick Strong faced Katsuhiko Nakajima, and Colt Cabana took on D-Lo Brown.

- 2010: ROH held their second internet pay-per-view, "The Big Bang", in Charlotte, NC. The show saw Ring of Honor take another stab at lucha libre, with less than successful results. In two showcase matches, Blue Demon, Jr. was scheduled to team with Misterioso to face Super Parka and Solar, while Cassandro el Exotico was set to face Magno. Due to various issues, Magno was pulled from his match against Cassandro to replace an absent Solar, with the lucha tag ultimately being the final match on the show due to Super Parka arriving very late. Cassandro wrestled Rhett Titus instead, and unfortunately ended up breaking his leg in the match. Meanwhile, Blue Demon, Jr. and Magno against Misterioso and Super Parka ended up being one of the very worst matches in Ring of Honor history, with all four wrestler at one point simply stopping everything mid-match because they didn't know what to do next. While they couldn't do it for the live show, ROH wisely relegated the match to a bonus on the DVD release, making Tyler Black defending the ROH World Championship in a Three-Way Elimination match against Austin Aries and Roderick Strong the official main event. The match saw the debut of a "big shield" ROH World Championship belt, which was actually made by a then-member of F.A.N. (well, WrestleCrap at the time). The Kings of Wrestling dethroned The Briscoes to become the new ROH World Tag Team Champions, stating a reign that lasted nearly one full year. For the first time since their feud began, El Generico finally squared off against his former friend Kevin Steen, in a tag team match involving Colt Cabana and Steve Corino. After a three year absence, Christopher Daniels made his surprise return to confront Davey Richards and setup a future match between the two. Necro Butcher's neverending feud with The Embassy saw him take on Erick Stevens in a Butcher's Rules match. Fans saw a pre-TNA appearance of Gunner, then known as Phil Shatter, as he took on fellow local wrestler Zack Salvation. And former WWF commentator Kevin Kelly made his ROH debut.

"Supercard of Honor IV"
April 3, 2009
George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, TX


D. Alex Payne & Andy Ridge beat Ernie Osiris & Ninja Brown

D. Bushwhacker Luke & Grizzly Redwood beat Andy Dalton & Don Juan

- Promo from Nigel McGuinness, saying it's once again time for him to defend the ROH World Championship. McGuinness used to love wrestling, but now he dreads it because his body is falling about and he doesn't know how much longer he can keep going. Every time someone pins him, there's a part of him that wants to stay down so it'll be over, but then he always hears some wanker in the crowd say something about him, and he refuses to let anyone beat just to spite the fans. Many years ago when he was just starting out, McGuinness wrestled Jerry Lynn on an ROH show during WrestleMania ["At Our Best" - 3/13/04], but now their roles have reversed and McGuinness is on top while Lynn is trying to catch up. Everyone thinks Lynn is going to beat him tonight for the ROH World Championship, but as long as there is one wanker in the crowd, McGuinness is going to hold onto it if it's the last thing he does.

1. Erick Stevens beat Rhett Titus

2. Sweet n' Sour, Inc. (Chris Hero & Eddie Edwards w/Shane Hagadorn) & Incognito beat Kevin Steen, Jay Briscoe & Magno in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Minutes into the match Magno went to run the ropes, and of the top turnbuckles snapped off. End of the match Magno started to climb one of the ring posts, but Hagadorn climbed up on the ring apron to distract him and the referee, allowing Hero to slip on the loaded elbow pad. Hero then hit a Roaring Elbow on Magno for the win.

- Promo from D-Lo Brown, saying everyone wants to know why he's using cheap tactics to win. Well the answer is simply that he doesn't care what people think. At the "7th Anniversary Show" [3/21/09], he kicked Jay Briscoe in his manhood because Brown does whatever it takes to win, just like he'll tonight against Colt Cabana.

3. Roderick Strong beat Katsuhiko Nakajima

- Bobby Dempsey came out for his match against Sweet n' Sour, Inc.'s open contract…Kamala. However, before the match, Dempsey took off his shirt to reveal he'd painted his chest like Kamala, and Kamala didn't want to fight him anymore. Shane Hagadorn slapped Kim Chee and told him to make Kamala fight, so Kamala, Dempsey and Kim Chee beat down Hagadorn instead.

- Promo from Alex Koslov, entirely in Russian.

4. Claudio Castagnoli beat Blue Demon, Jr., Brent Albright and El Generico in a Four Corner Survival match. Finish saw Albright go for a Half-Nelson Suplex on Castagnoli, but Claudio grabbed the ropes. The referee started counting to five for Albright to break the hold, causing Albright to get frustrated and shove him. As the referee was getting back up, Castagnoli hit a low blow and pinned Albright for the win.

5. Bryan Danielson beat Alex Koslov

6. D-Lo Brown beat Colt Cabana. End of the match, Brown pulled a pair of knucks out of his knee pad. Cabana went for a dive, but Brown punched him in the face for the win.

7. KENTA (c) beat Davey Richards (w/Eddie Edwards) to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship. They screwed up the ending and edited on the DVD release. Finish saw KENTA catch Richards in a Torture Rack for a reverse Go 2 Sleep, but it didn't work as he missed kneeing him in the back of the head. After a second failed attempt, KENTA did a regular Go 2 Sleep, and they edited them together to make it look like it hit.

8. Austin Aries & Jimmy Jacobs beat Tyler Black & Necro Butcher. Aries & Jacobs didn't want to get in the ring at the start, resulting in a prolonged brawl on the outside and in the crowd before the match officially began. Aries & Jacobs' partnership briefly broke down and they started fighting mid-match after Aries ordered Jacobs to get out of the way of his elbow drop. Near the end Aries & Jacobs put Necro though a table on the floor, taking him out for the rest of the match. Finish saw Black pick up Aries for a Bucklebomb, but Jacobs hit a Spear on him, followed by Aries hitting a Brainbuster for the win. Post match Aries & Jacobs grabbed a couple of chairs to attack Black, but Necro picked up half of the broken table and chased them off.

9. Jerry Lynn beat Nigel McGuinness (c) to WIN THE ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!!! Finish saw Lynn duck a Lariat and catch McGuinness in a Cradle Piledriver. Post match Cary Silkin congratulated Lynn. Lynn said nights like this make all the blood, sweat and broken bones worthwhile. Lynn said there are some out there who don't care for his work, but he has a passion for wrestling and refuses to quit. Lynn then thanked McGuinness for his sacrifices and fighting through injuries as champion. Lynn left, and McGuinness said life speeds by, but every now and then it stands still, and McGuinness thanked the fans for supporting Ring of Honor.

"The Big Bang!"
April 3, 2010
Grady Cole Center
Charlotte, NC

D. Grizzly Redwood & Bravado Brothers (Lance & Harlem Bravado) beat Mr. Ernesto Osiris, KC McKnight & Sabre in a Six-Man Tag Team match

1. Phil Shatter beat Zack Salvation

2. Davey Richards beat Kenny King (w/Rhett Titus) [5] to claim his ranking in the Pick 6 Contenders Series. Post match Dave Prazak interviewed Richards, who said fans can chant he's the best wrestler in the world, but there's something missing from around his waist that proves that. Richards said he's on the hunt, and ROH World Champion Tyler Black is the prey, and he'll go through anyone in the world to get him. Christopher Daniels (who everyone thought was still signed with TNA) suddenly came out and said he had a problem with what Richards just said. Davey wants to be the best in the world, but for seventeen years Daniels has worked to be the best in the world, and after years of being held down he's return to Ring of Honor to prove that he is. If Richards wants to call himself the best in the world, he's going to have to go through Daniels first.
- King moved to the #6 spot, while Austin Aries fell out of the rankings.

- The Embassy came out and said they flew over from their vacation in Ghana because they thought they'd be wrestling in front of high class people, but evidently not. Tonight, Erick Stevens is going to make an example out of that bum Necro Butcher.

3. Necro Butcher beat Erick Stevens (w/The Embassy) in a Butcher's Rules match. Finish saw Prince Nana hold Necro in the corner for Stevens to hit the Choo-Choo, but Necro moved out of the way and Stevens splashed Nana instead. Stevens then went for a splash on Necro in the opposite corner, but Necro punched him in the face and rolled him up to win. Post match Stevens and Mr. Ernesto Orisis put the boots to Necro, but he grabbed a chair and they ran off.

4. Cassandro el Exotico beat Rhett Titus. End of the match Cassandro went for a flip to the floor on Titus, and broke his leg when he landed. They got in the ring and quickly took the match home, with Cassandro blocking a German Suplex attempt and rolling up Titus to win.

5. Colt Cabana & El Generico beat Kevin Steen & Steve Corino by disqualification. Story of the match was them teasing Generico finally hitting Steen, but one thing or another would happen, and he never did. End of the match Generico was taken out after Steen gave him a powerbomb on the edge of the ring frame. Steen was disqualified after hitting Cabana with a chair when he got Corino in the Billy Goat's Curse. Post match several referee ran out to try to check on Cabana, who had been busted open, but Steen and Corino threw them out of the ring and continued to attack Cabana (with Steen going so far as to lick the blood off of his face). Generico got in the ring and fought off Corino, before going face to face with Steen. Steen covered his hand in Cabana's blood and slapped Generico across the face with it, which was finally enough, and Generico attacked Steen! Security ran out to stop Generico, but he fought them off and continued to attack Steen. Generico went for a top rope Brainbuster, but Corino pulled Steen to safety while security held Generico back. Generico went crazy and began dishing out Brainbusters left and right on security, including to Grizzly Redwood. Cabana said the blood on his face is nothing compared to what is going to happen to Steen & Corino when they face in a Street Fight on on April 24 ["Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies 2"].

6. Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli) (w/Shane Hagadorn) beat The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) (c) to WIN THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP!!! Near the end of the match the Briscoes went for a Doomsday Device on Castagnoli, but Hero distracted the referee, allowing Hagadorn to shake the top rope and caused Mark to fall. Jay dragged Hagadorn over the top rope and began beating the crap out of him, which distracted the referee some more and allowed Hero to slip on the loaded elbow pad. Hero gave Jay a Roaring Elbow and put Castagnoli on top of him for the pin.

- Jim Cornette introduced the ROH World Championship match, and said the time for talk is done. Austin Aries came out and said Cornette must've forget this an A Double match, and other than him winning the best part of it is him talking. Aries said he has respect for Tyler Black and Roderick Strong…even though they aren't two-time ROH World Champions…but it's obvious from the past couple of months the two of them don't respect each other. Aries said he talked with Black earlier today about teaming up against Strong, but Black said there's no need because Strong has always been a choke artist who can't get the job done, and he has no respect for him. Well Aries is a man of respect, so he's going to wait outside the ring while the other two settle their lovers quarrel, and then he'll get in the ring face who's left. Aries told Strong to make Black respect him, and left the ring.

7. Tyler Black (c) beat Austin Aries and Roderick Strong in a Three-Way Elimination match. Former Jim Corckett Promotions referee Tommy Young acted as the guest ringside enforcer.
- After Black and Strong beat each other down for a good while, Aries finally got in the ring. Aries eliminated Strong after a Brainbuster.
- Near the end Kenny King ran out to distract Black, but it backfired. After Black got Aries and King to bump head, Black hit God's Last Gift on Aries for the win. Post match Aries and King attacked Black, until Strong ran back out to make the save. After clearing the ring together, Black offered Strong a handshake, but Strong blew him off.

8. Blue Demon, Jr. & Magno beat Super Parka & Misterioso. Mid-match chairs were introduced, and the referee decided to just let it go. At one point Blue Demon, Jr. unmasked Misterioso (accidently?), and things just stopped for over a minute. Magno pinned Misterioso after a springboard twisting bodypress to mercifully end the trainwreck. (If you've never seen the match, don't. It's not even an "it's so bad, it's good" situation, it's just a slow, boring mess.)

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Today in Ring of Honor History: April 4

- 2009: Ring of Honor closed out WrestleMania weekend in Houston, TX by taping "Take No Prisoners 2009", the last of their initial run of pay-per-views. In the main event, Tyler Black teamed with KENTA to face Austin Aries and Katsuhiko Nakajima. New ROH World Champion Jerry Lynn made his first defense, taking on Bryan Danielson, D-Lo Brown and Erick Stevens in a Four Corner Survival match. After seven months of fighting, Necro Butcher beat Jimmy Jacobs in a Fight Without Honor to win their feud (though they would have one last tag match against each other at a TV taping a week later). In very similar lineups to the night before, Blue Demon, Jr., Brent Albright and Claudio Castagnoli met in a Three-Way match, while ROH World Tag Team Champions Kevin Steen and El Generico teamed Jay Briscoe and Magno to face Sweet n' Sour, Inc. and Incoginito in an Eight-Man Tag Team match. Roderick Strong wrestled Alex Koslov, and in his final singles match in Ring of Honor, Ace Steel took on his student, friend and fellow Second City Saint Colt Cabana.

- 2014: ROH held "Supercard of Honor VIII" during WrestleMania weekend in Westwego, LA. ROH World Champion Adam Cole and "Real ROH World Champion" Jay Briscoe settled the title dispute for good in Ladder War IV. Jay's brother Mark Briscoe took on Cole's new friend Michael Bennett in a No Disqualification match. Jay Lethal became the new focus of The House of Truth when he defeated Tommaso Ciampa to become ROH World Television Champion for the second time, starting a record setting year and a half long reign. Meanwhile, Truth Martini sent a powerful message to Matt Taven to never cross the boss. Two title matches for "War of the Worlds" [5/17/14] were setup when Michael Elgin beat Kevin Steen to earn a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, while reDRagon beat the Forever Hooligans and the new team of Hanson and Rowe to win a shot at the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Roderick Strong took on Cedric Alexander in a grudge match, while The Decade and Adam Page faced Adrenaline RUSH and Andrew Everett in what was Ring of Honor last Tag Team Scramble match. And RD Evans looked to continue #TheNewStreak in a match against Silas Young.

- 2015: ROH held a television taping in San Antonio, TX. The Addiction, along with Chris Sabin, were revealed to be the ones behind the Knights of the Rising Dawn when they ended reDRagon's third and final reign to become the new ROH World Tag Team Championship. Tommaso Ciampa made his final ROH appearance, and as coincidence would have it, in his farewell match he challenged Jay Lethal for the ROH World Television Championship exactly one year after losing it to him. Also making his final appearance was Alberto El Patron, who teamed with Matt Sydal and ACH to face The Briscoes and Roderick Strong in a Six-Man Tag Team match. ACH pulled double duty, taking on Adam Page to continue his feud with The Decade. War Machine faced the Killer Elite Squad, while Dalton Castle wrestled 2015 Top Prospect winner Donovan Dijak in a match that saw the Tate Twins debut as The Boys.

- 2020: Ring of Honor was scheduled to hold "Supercard of Honor XIV" in Lakeland, FL during WrestleMania weekend, but the show was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic.

"Take No Prisoners 2009"
April 4, 2009
George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, TX
Aired: June 12, 2009


D. The Minds of Wrestling (Darin Childs & JT LaMotta) beat Mike Dell & Shawn Vexx

D. Ernie Osiris beat Grizzly Redwood

D. Bobby Dempsey, Alex Payne & Andy Ridge beat Don Juan, Darin Childs & Mike Dell in a Six-Man Tag Team match

1. Colt Cabana beat Ace Steel

D. Rhett Titus beat Bushwhacker Luke

- Promo from Jimmy Jacobs, saying a garbage man shouldn't throw away a winning lottery ticket. Jacobs gave Necro Butcher everything, but then Necro threw it out. Tonight, Jacobs takes everything away through blood and destruction, and when Necro has nothing left, he'll lose the fans, his job, and his family.

2. Kevin Steen, El Generico, Jay Briscoe & Magno beat Sweet n' Sour, Inc. (Chris Hero, Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) & Incognito (w/Shane Hagadorn) in an Eight-Man Tag Team match. Jay pinned Hero after Magno helped with a Spiked J-Driller.

3. Necro Butcher beat Jimmy Jacobs in a Fight Without Honor. They brawled all around the arena; both busted open; weapon of choice was a huge screwdriver. Near the end of the match Jacobs gave Necro a superplex straight to the floor, and several officials ran out to check on Necro. Finish saw Necro hulk out of The End Times and gave Jacobs a Tiger Driver on a stack of chairs.

- Promo from Bryan Danielson, saying the greatest moments of his career all pretty much happened when he was ROH World Champion. There's a pleasure in being announced as the World Champion, and looking across the ring and seeing someone who desperately wants to win the title and knowing you'll have to fight like hell to keep it. Tonight Danielson has a chance to once again become ROH World Champion, and he'll do anything it takes to win.

- Nigel McGuinness came out to a chorus of "Thank you, Nigel!" chants, and said he was going to apologize for not wrestling tonight, but he has nothing to apologize for. For the past year and a half he tore his body up, and sometimes having nights like "Supercard of Honor IV" means you have to have nights like this as well. And if anyone has a problem with that, they can have a chat after the show, but it'll be the last chat you'll ever have. Claudio Castagnoli came out and said he thought it was going to be "Europe vs. America" tonight, and McGuinness said it will be, and wish him luck. McGuinness went to leave and Castagnoli attacked him, until Brent Albright ran out and jumped Claudio to start their match.

4. Brent Albright beat Blue Demon, Jr. and Claudio Castagnoli in a Three-Way match. Finish saw Castagnoli go for a Ricola Bomb on Albright, but Nigel McGuinenss ran out and grabbed his leg, distracting him and allowing Albright to give Claudio a Half-Nelson Suplex for the win.

- Promo from Jerry Lynn, saying the night he won the ROH World Championship was the biggest night of his career. Tonight, three other people are going to try to make this the biggest night of their careers by beating him for it. Lynn knows there are some people who aren't behind him as champion, but you can ask anyone, including Nigel McGuinness, and they'll say he deserves it. For as hard as Lynn worked to win the title, he'll work twice as hard to keep it.

5. Roderick Strong beat Alex Koslov

6. Jerry Lynn (c) beat Bryan Danielson, D-Lo Brown and Erick Stevens in a Four Corner Survival match to retain the ROH World Championship. Finish saw Lynn duck a lariat from Stevens to catch him in a Cradle Piledriver for the win.

- Prom from Tyler Black, saying for the past few months people have been chanting "Next World Champ" at him, and he started to believe it too. But despite many chances, he failed to beat Nigel McGuinness for the ROH World Championship, and now Jerry Lynn is the next World Champ. Black doesn't know where that leaves him right now, but he still has a title shot in his back pocket, so at some point down the line he's going to face Lynn for the title, and hopefully the fans will still be behind him as the next ROH World Champion.



7. KENTA & Tyer Black vs. Austin Aries & Katsuhiko Nakajima

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}KENTA & Tyler Black beat Austin Aries & Katsuhiko Nakajima. Finish saw Aries try to give Black a Brainbuster, but Black countered it into God's Last Gift.

"Supercard of Honor VIII"
April 4, 2014
Alario Center
Westwego, LA

D. Luke Hawx beat Corey Hollis, Mike Posey and The Romantic Touch in a Four Corner Survival match

1. Roderick Strong (w/The Decade & Adam Page) beat Cedric Alexander. Finish saw The Decade distract Alexander, allowing Strong to hit a Vertical Suplex Backbreaker for the win. Post match fans chanted "That was awesome", and Jimmy Jacobs said yes it was awesome, thanks to Roderick Strong. Jacobs told the kids in the back you can learn what to do by watching their young boy Page, and what not to do by watching Alexander.

2. The Decade (Jimmy Jacobs & BJ Whitmer) & Adam Page beat Adrenaline RUSH (ACH & Tadarius Thomas) & Andrew Everett in a Tag Team Scramble match. End of the match saw Everett manage to avert disaster when Whitmer gave him a backdrop over the turnbuckle, and Everett nearly came straight down on his head. Whitmer & Jacobs then hit The All Seeing Eye on Thomas for the win. Post match Jacobs pulled out the Spike and began calling on ACH to stop him from stabbing Thomas in the face with it, but ACH was down on the floor and didn't do anything. Jacobs decided against stabbing Thomas and left the ring instead, at which point ACH finally got back into the ring. The Decade then began yelling Thomas that ACH left him to get hurt, even though they're friends.

- Matt Taven came out for his match against Truth Martini's mystery wrestler. Martini came out and said he's not here to hurt, he's here to help, but those that refuse his help are destined to hurt. Everyone, including Taven, knows he would be nothing without Martini. Since Taven never finished reading The Book of Truth, Martini began reading the last chapter ("When the man bites off the hand that feeds him…"), but Taven took the book away and said no one wants to hear that. Instead, Taven wanted to read from his favorite chapter ("Matt Taven whoops Truth Martini's ass in New Orleans…"), but the book suddenly caught on fire. Taven threw the book away in alarm, and Martini ran over and kicked him in the ding-ding, then left.

3. RD Evans (w/Veda Scott & Stokely "Ramon" Hathaway) beat Silas Young by disqualification. End of the match Scott distracted the referee, while Ramon took off his belt and threw it to Evans. Evans tried to hit Young with it, but Young kicked it away and picked it up, and Evans tried to pull an Eddie Guerrero and acted hurt. As Young argued with the referee about it, Evans rolled up him for a two count. A frustrated Young tried to hit him with the belt then, but missed and hit the referee instead. Young hit a Pee Gee Waja Plunge and a second referee ran out to make the three count, but the original referee recovered and reversed the decision, disqualifying Young for hitting him and naming Evans the winner. #TheNewStreak is now 83-0.

4. Michael Bennett (w/Maria Kanellis) beat Mark Briscoe in a No Disqualification match. They brawled around ringside and the entrance ramp; used chairs and kendo sticks. Finish saw Bennett wrap a chair around Mark's head and give him a conchairto, then lock in the Go Back to Japan (Anaconda Vice), and the referee stopped the match.

- Backstage Matt Taven was searching backstage for Truth Martini, before trying to find him in the bathroom. There was a commotion and Taven began screaming about his face, before Martini walked out and said he's not fired, Taven is. Security ran in to check on Taven, and began calling for someone to get an EMT.

- Cheeseburger came and asked who wanted a free t-shirt, and the answer seemed to be everyone. Cheeseburger tossed out a few, before being interrupted by Matt Hardy, who politely asked Cheeseburger to leave the ring because he had something to say. Hardy said 2014 is on its way to be the biggest year ever for Ring of Honor, thanks to Matt Hardy coming in to give it the rub, and by him handpicking Adam Cole to be the one to take it to the next level. Hardy knew from his first match against Cole that he is special, and tonight Cole is going to end Jay Briscoe's career in a Ladder War, just like Michael Bennett just ended Mark Briscoe's career. Hardy then laid into the bullies and hypocrites in the crowd, before inviting Cheeseburger back in the ring, saying his issue isn't with him, just the fans. The fans warned Cheeseburger not to do it, but he got in the ring anyway, and Hardy gave him a Twist of Fate.

5. reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) beat the Forever Hooligans (Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov) and Hanson & Ray Rowe in a Three-Way Tag Team match to win a shot at the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Finish saw the Hooligans go for a Contract Killer on O'Reilly, but Fish kicked Romero off the ring apron, while O'Reilly countered out of the Death Valley Driver and rolled up Koslov for the win.



6. ROH World Television Championship - Two out of Three Falls match: Tommaso Ciampa (c) vs. Jay Lethal

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Jay Lethal beat Tommaso Ciampa (c) in a Two out of Three Falls match to WIN THE ROH WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP!!!
- During the pre-match handshake, Ciampa took off his knee brace and gave it Lethal in leu of shaking his hand. Finish of the first fall saw Lethal go for a Lethal Injection, but Ciampa blocked it and rolled up Lethal, only for Lethal to counter out into a bridge to get the pin.
- Near the end of the second fall, Lethal went of a Lethal Injection, but Ciampa moved out the way and Lethal crashed into the referee. Truth Martini came out and slide Ciampa's knee brace to Lethal, who hit Ciampa with it. Ciampa tried to fight back, but Lethal wore him down and finally hit a Lethal Injection for the win. Post match Lethal said there is a house in New Orleans called The House…of Truth.

7. Michael Elgin beat Kevin Steen to win a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship

8. Adam Cole (c) beat Jay Briscoe "(c)" in Ladder War IV to retain the ROH World Championship and win the "Real ROH World Championship". Near the end of the match Jay and Cole were battling on top of a ladder, with Jay knocking Cole off, giving him a chance to win. However, Cole flipped him off while lying on the mat, and Jay decided to be him down some more instead of winning. Matt Hardy came out and attacked Jay, before picking up Cole and trying to help him to win. Mark Briscoe then came out and attacked Hardy, and tried to give him a splash off a ladder through a table, but Michael Bennett ran off and tipped him over. After taking out Hardy and Bennett, Jay and Cole began climbing the ladder again, with Cole shoving Jay off this time. Jay quickly tried to get back up the ladder, but wasn't fast enough and Cole grabbed the belts to win.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #187
April 4, 2015
San Antonio Shrine Auditorium
San Antonio, TX
Aired: Apr. 18, 2015


D. The Romantic Touch beat Shane Taylor

D. Moose (w/Veda Scott & Stokely Hathaway) beat Americos

1. Donovan Dijak (w/Truth Martini) beat Dalton Castle (w/The Boys). Finish saw Castle try to go for a German Suplex, but Martini grabbed Dijak's ankle, preventing Castle for picking him up. Dijak then hit Feast Your Eyes for the win. Post match Martini shoved the Boys and began yelling at Castle, but Castle grabbed him by the family jewels to shut him up. Dijak charged at Castle to break it up, and Castle dumped him over the top rope.

2. War Machine (Hanson & Ray Rowe) beat Andy Dalton & Ken Phoenix

- ROH World Tag Team Champions reDRagon held a live "Fish Tank" with special guest ROH World Television Champion Jay Lethal…who Kyle O'Reilly made tap out in the Champions' Challenge match at "Conquest Tour 2016: Milwaukee, WI" [3/13/15]. Lethal said it's fine he tapped out, because it was a basically a 3-on-1 match after ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe turned on him because he was jealous. Lethal told O'Reilly to see if he can tap him out again when he challenges for the TV on April 25 ["Conquest Tour: Hopkins, MN"]. Lethal then said he only agreed to do their stupid show because they promised to promote his new DVD, "Lethal Dose: The Jay Lethal Story", so start plugging. reDRagon proceeded to advertise Lethal's DVD as a cure for insomnia, which angered Truth Martini, who called Lethal the true World Champion. Bobby Fish said ROH already has a World Champion, Jay Briscoe, but Lethal began yelling at them not to mention his name, because he is unworthy. Lethal said Briscoe was born on a highway because that's where accidents happen, and Briscoe came out and began brawling with Lethal. As the Jays fought their way to the back, the Knights of the Rising Dawn ran out through the crowd and attacked reDRagon, until Christopher Daniels, Matt Sydal & ACH made the save.

- Promo from The Decade, saying ACH has had all these opportunities handed to him without having to pay his dues like Adam Page has. Page said ACH is the problem with Ring of Honor, and they want him out.

3. Michael Elgin beat Cedric Alexander. Post match Elgin said he's focused on making everyone in ROH pay, so if you have to face, know he's a killer and you just dug your own grave.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #188
April 4, 2015
San Antonio Shrine Auditorium
San Antonio, TX
Aired: Apr. 25, 2015


- Promo from The Addiction, saying they call themselves the best in the bus-i-ness, but they haven't been able to prove it. They've had multiple chances to beat reDRagon for the ROH World Tag Team Championship, but haven't been able to get the job done. Trying the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is insanity, so there comes a time when you have to change your strategy.

1. BJ Whitmer (w/Adam Page) beat Caprice Coleman, Moose (w/Veda Scott & Stokely Hathaway) and Will Ferrara in a Four Corner Survival match. Finish saw Moose getting ready to go for a Spear on Coleman, when Whitmer blind tagged himself in. Moose hit the Spear, but then Whitmer ran over and threw him out of the ring before pinning Coleman for the win. Post match Whitmer told Moose that him stealing the victory shows why he's one of the best, while Moose is just Moose. Moose looked like he wanted to fight, but Whitmer told the big goofy bastard it wasn't happening tonight.

- After the break, BJ Whitmer and Adam Page were still in the ring, with one of ACH's t-shirts draped over a chair. Page said ACH says his name stands for "Attitude, Charisma, and Heart", but where was that Attitude when he lost to Samoa Joe ["Conquest Tour: Milwaukee, WI" - 3/13/15], how did his Charisma help him when he lost to AJ Styles ["13th Anniversary" - 3/1/15], and was tapping out the sound of his Heart when he lost to Alberto El Patron ["Winter Warriors Tour: Dearborn, MI" - 1/30/15]. The truth is ACH is just like his shirt, hollow on the inside, and Page wants nothing more than to burn the letters "ACH" from Ring of Honor. Page pulled out a lighter to burn the shirt, but ACH ran out and chased them out of the ring. ACH said he and Page were presented with the same opportunities, but Page decided to tuck his pride between his legs to carry water for The Decade. ACH, on the other hand, stayed even though the locker room kept burying him, because he has attitude, charisma and heart. Whitmer threw Page into the ring to start an impromptu match.

2. Adam Page (w/BJ Whitmer) beat ACH. Finish saw ACH climb the turnbuckle for a 450, but Whitmer distracted him, allowing Page to pick him up for a Rite of Passage for the win. Post match The Decade attacked ACH, until Matt Sydal made the save.

3. The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) beat reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) (c) to WIN THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP!!! End of the match Fish took out Kazarian with a dive to the floor, and came down hard. As the referee left the ring to check on him, a member of the Knights of the Rising Dawn jumped the guardrail and tried to superkick Daniels, but he ducked and O'Reilly was kicked instead. Kazarian got in the ring and threw out the KRD member, and The Addiction hit Celebrity Rehab on O'Reilly for the win. Post match Fish grabbed the KRD member and threw him back into the ring, then ripped off his mask to reveal…Chris Sabin! reDRagon was getting ready to attack Sabin, when The Addiction hit them with the title belts, busting O'Reilly open badly. Daniels and Kazarian then pulled out KRD masks, and continued attacking reDRagon.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #189
April 4, 2015
San Antonio Shrine Auditorium
San Antonio, TX
Aired: May 2, 2015


1. War Machine (Hanson & Rowe) vs. Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.) (w/Michael Elgin) ended in a no contest. The referee threw the match out after it broke down into a slugfest and no one would listen to his instructions for only the legal men to be in the ring. Post match Elgin joined in on the attack on War Machine, while referees and security ran out to try to break everyone up.

2. Jay Lethal (w/The House of Truth) (c) beat Tommaso Ciampa to retain the ROH World Television Championship. End of the match Donovan Dijak tried to interfere, and the referee had enough and ejected HOT. As the ref was ordering them to the back, Lethal hit a low blow followed by a Lethal Injection for the win. Post match, Ciampa shook hands with the referee, then kicked him in the ding-ding and hit half a dozen running knee strikes in the corner.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #190
April 4, 2015
San Antonio Shrine Auditorium
San Antonio, TX
Aired: May 9, 2015


1. Chris Sabin beat Kyle O'Reilly. Sabin jumped O'Reilly as he was making his entrance. Adam Cole was on commentary, and repeatedly reminded Kevin Kelly that he said The Kingdom had nothing to do with the Knights of the Rising Dawn. End of the match O'Reilly got Sabin in a Guillotine Choke, and Christopher Daniels ran out to distract the referee. Bobby Fish came out to counteract Daniels, but doing so further distracted the ref, allowing Frankie Kazarian to run in and help double-team O'Reilly. Sabin won after a Cradle Shock.

2. Alberto El Patron, Matt Sydal & ACH beat The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) & Roderick Strong in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Finish saw El Patron hold Mark in place with an cross armbreaker, allowing Sydal to hit a Shooting Star Press, followed by ACH hitting a 450 for the win.

"Supercard of Honor XIV" Cancelled
April 4, 2020
RP Funding Center
Lakeland, FL


Announced Matches

ROH World Championship
Rush (if still champion) vs. Flip Gordon

NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Nick Aldis (c) vs. PCO

ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
MexiSquad (Bandido, Flamita & Rey Horus) (c) vs. Rocky Romero, Will Ospreay & Amazing Red

Marty Scurll vs. Jay White

Jeff Cobb & Dan Maff vs. Bullet Club (KENTA & Taiji Ishimori)



Scheduled to appear:
- ROH World Tag Team Champion Jay Lethal
- ROH World Television Champion Dragon Lee
- Dalton Castle
- El Phantasmo
- Kenny King
- Maria Manic
- PJ Black
- Slex

[mcmahonfan85]

Today in Ring of Honor History: April 5

- 2013: Ring of Honor held "Supercard of Honor VII" during WrestleMania weekend in New York, NY. After ten years and numerous failed attempts against the likes of Samoa Joe, Takeshi Morishima and Roderick Strong, Jay Briscoe defeated Kevin Steen to finally become ROH World Champion for the first time. Unfortunately, the infamously unreliable internet stream screwed up just before the finish, so fans watching online missed the ending and only saw the aftermath. The American Wolves challenged reDRagon for the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Matt Taven defended the ROH World Television Championship against Adam Cole and Matt Hardy. Team ROH took on S.C.U.M. in a Ten-Man War (featuring Jimmy Rave in his last match ever in ROH), Roderick Strong faced Karl Anderson, RD Evans made his transition from manager to fulltime wrestler, and Shelton Benjamin made his final Ring of Honor appearance.

- 2014: ROH held a television taping to close out their WrestleMania weekend in Westwego, LA. With the title dispute with Jay Briscoe settled, ROH World Champion Adam Cole began the build to his next defense against Kevin Steen at "Global Wars" [5/10/14], teaming with Matt Hardy and Michael Bennett to face Steen and The Briscoes in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Cole also gifted Jay Briscoe's "Real ROH World Championship" belt to Hardy, who rechristened it the "Iconic Title". Jay Lethal made his first defense of the ROH World Television Championship, taking on Alex Koslov. Cedric Alexander continued his feud with The Decade, first by taking on BJ Whitmer, and later by costing Roderick Strong a match against Tommaso Ciampa. Meanwhile, Adrenaline RUSH came to a quiet end when Tadarius Thomas quit to become the second young boy for The Decade. Hanson and Raymond Rowe were officially branded War Machine, Michael Elgin wrestled Rocky Romero, reDRagon showed it's okay to run away, and RD Evans' #TheNewStreak hit 100 wins [yet for some reason, he still hasn't received a title shot].

"Supercard of Honor VII"
April 5, 2013
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York, NY


D. Kongo beat Corey Hollis

- RD Evans came out with QT Marshall, and said it is a huge weekend in the world of wrestling, but the question on everyone's mind is who is Marshall's mystery tag team partner tonight. After scouring the globe for the potential wrestlers, and considering names like Tanahashi, Von Erich, and even Emilio Estevez, Evans found the perfect partner…himself!

1. ACH & Tadarius Thomas beat QT Marshall & RD Evans. ACH pinned Marshall after a Big Bang Attack.

- Shelton Benjamin came out said Charlie Haas isn't here tonight, so unfortunately he doesn't have a match during the biggest weekend in wrestling. Benjamin saw Cheeseburger sitting ringside, and told him to get in the ring, saying he earned his respect by standing up to Haas. Mike Bennett came out with Brutal Bob Evans & Maria Kanellis, and said he's the hottest free agent not just in wrestling, but in all of entertainment. Despite that, he's not on the card and has to sit in the back and listen while Benjamin puts over "Happy Meal". Bennett started to reveal where he's signed, but Cheeseburger grabbed the microphone away and told Bennett to go back to Boston with Evans and Maria (who he referred to very harshly). Bennett decked Cheeseburger right in the mouth for the insult to Maria, and officials came out to carry him to the back. Benjamin said he found his match, and punched Bennett.

2. Mike Bennett (w/Brutal Bob Evans & Maria Kanellis) beat Shelton Benjamin. Near the end of the match Maria jumped up on the ring apron to make out with Bennett and grind on him between moves. Shelton took out Bennett with a kick and accidently backed up into Maria, who though it was Bennett and gave him a quick trip to second base, before realizing her mistake. Bennett went to superkick Benjamin, but he moved and Bennett hit Maria instead. Finish saw Benjamin go for a sunset flip, but Bennett said down and grabbed Evans' hands for the assist.

3. Michael Elgin beat Jay Lethal to win a shot at the ROH World Championship. Post match S.C.U.M. ran out of the crowd and attacked both wrestlers. Steve Corino asked if they were proud of wrestling their hearts out, only to be remembered for getting killed by SCUM afterwards. Corino then called on ROH to send out their best.

4. S.C.U.M. (Jimmy Jacobs, Jimmy Rave, Rhett Titus, Cliff Compton & Rhino w/Steve Corino) beat Team ROH (Mark Briscoe, BJ Whitmer, Caprice Coleman, Cedric Alexander & Mike Mondo) in a Ten-Man Tag Team match. Corino joined in on commentary during the match, but stopped early on to beat the piss out of Caleb Seltzer when he began cheering on Ring of Honor. Whitmer grabbed Corino and threw him into the ring, but was attacked by the rest of SCUM before he could do anything, and was handcuffed to the ropes, taking him out for the rest of the match. Rhino pinned Coleman after a Gore. Post match Corino said SCUM proved the fans are cheering for the wrong team. Tonight Matt Hardy will become the new ROH World Television Champion, and SCUM will insure Kevin Steen walks out still the ROH World Champion.

- ROH Matchmaker Nigel McGuinness replaced Caleb Seltzer on commentary.

5. Karl Anderson beat Roderick Strong



6. ROH World Television Championship - Three-Way Elimination match: Matt Taven (w/The House of Truth) (c) vs. Adam Coe vs. Matt Hardy (w/Steve Corino)

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}Matt Taven (w/The House of Truth) (c) beat Adam Cole and Matt Hardy (w/Steve Corino) in a Three-Way Elimination match to retain the ROH World Television Championship
- Cole eliminated Hardy. Finish saw Hardy hit a Twist of Fate on Taven, but Martini jumped up on the ring to distract the referee, allowing Cole to give Hardy a low blow (as payback for how he lost at "Final Battle 2012: Doomsday" [12/16/12]) and rolled him up with a small package. After being eliminated, Corino began arguing with the referee while Hardy argued with Nigel McGuinness, who said he didn't see anything and it was a textbook small package.
- Taven eliminated Cole. Corino tried to shake Cole's hand for eliminating Hardy, but Cole threated to punch him. Taven tried to attack Cole, but he countered and rolled up Taven. However, Taven kicked out and sent Cole running into Corino, causing them to bump heads, and allowing Taven to hit The Climax for the win. Post match Hardy got on commentary and began crying, saying he was screwed because Cole hit a low blow and no one ever kicks out of the Twist of Fate. McGuinness said there's no crying in wrestling, and told Fatt Hardy to go eat a donut.

7. reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) (c) beat The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Finish saw Richards pin O'Reilly with an O'Connor Roll, but O'Reilly kicked out, sending Richards into the ropes where Fish kicked him in the head. O'Reilly then rolled up Richards and pinned him while holding the tights.

8. Jay Briscoe beat Kevin Steen (c) to WIN THE ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!!! Near the end of the match Rhett Titus and Cliff Compton ran out of the crowd and tried to interfere, but Veda Scott and C&C Wrestle Factory stopped them. The Briscoe family and ROH locker room then came out and surrounded the ring. S.C.U.M. followed them out shortly thereafter, leading to a massive brawl. The referee left the ring to try to break them up, allowing Matt Hardy to run in through the crowd. Hardy tried to give Jay a Twist of Fate, but Steen kicked him and threw him out of the ring. Jay won after a German Suplex, followed by a lariat, and finally a J-Driller. Post match Cary Silkin, Nigel McGuinness, and the entire Briscoe family celebrated with Jay. Jay started to cut a promo, but Steen took the microphone away. Steen looked like he was about to say something, then dropped the mic and shook Jay's hand before leaving him to celebrate with his family. Jay said tonight S.C.U.M. died, and Honor lives.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #136
April 5, 2014
Alario Center
Westwego, LA
Aired: Apr. 26, 2014


D. Cheeseburger, Moose & The Dark Mon beat Will Ferrara, Aaron Solo & Bu Ku Dao in a Six-Man Tag Team match

- Adam Cole came out with Matt Hardy, and said there is no dispute who the ROH World Champion is. Cole said he went to hell to retain the title, while Jay Briscoe went to hell and stayed there. Cole beat Jay like he's never been beaten before, and Michael Bennett beat Mark Briscoe like he's never been beaten before, so the rumors are true, the Briscoes will never show their face in ROH again. Cole said he already has a title belt, so he doesn't need Jay Briscoe's "Real ROH World Championship". Instead, it should go to someone who's given so much to Ring of Honor and pro wrestling…Matt Hardy. Hardy was very grateful, and said from now on it shall be known as the Iconic Championship. Kevin Steen came out said Cole says he went to hell and back, but he doesn't know what hell is, because Steen is the devil. Hell is in Toronto, where Steen will challenge for the ROH World Championship on May 10 ["Global Wars"]. Steen said Cole can't call himself the undisputed champion, as Steen has never gotten a rematch for the title since losing it. Cole says he doesn't care if they're in Canada or that Steen never got a title match since losing, he's going to fall just like everyone else. Steen punched Cole and started fighting with Hardy, but Michael Bennett ran out and attacked him from behind. Hardy and Bennett held Steen up, and Cole hit him in the head with the title, knocking him out.

1. BJ Whitmer (w/The Decade & Adam Page) beat Cedric Alexander. Near the end of the match Alexander hit a Lumbar Check, but Jimmy Jacobs jumped up on the ring to distract him, allowing Whitmer to recover and hit a lariat for the win. Post match Jacobs made Page hold Alexander while he ordered him to lick the dirt off his boot. Jacobs said he's seen the flavors of the month come and go, and wanted to know if his wife and daughter are proud of him. Alexander spit in Jacobs' face, and Page wiped it off while Whitmer and Roderick Strong beat down Alexander.

- Promo from Adam Cole, saying lions don't concern themselves with the opinions of sheep. In Toronto, it won't be "Kill, Steen, Kill", it's be "Run, Steen, Run".

2. ACH (w/Tadarius Thomas) beat Andrew Everett. Jimmy Jacobs was on commentary, and after the match told Thomas people only care about ACH, not him.

- Recap of Truth Martini burning Matt Taven at "Supercard of Honor VIII" [4/4/15], then helping Jay Lethal win the ROH World Television Championship.

3. Jay Lethal (w/Truth Martini) (c) beat Alex Koslov by disqualification to retain the ROH World Television Championship. End of the match Koslov went to finish Lethal off, and Martini tried distracting the referee. Matt Taven ran out with his face bandaged up and tried to attack Martini, but he started running away. Martini ran into the ring, and Taven went after him, then started fighting with Lethal, resulting in the DQ. The House of Truth ran to the back, while Taven tried to fight off security.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #137
April 5, 2014
Alario Center
Westwego, LA
Aired: May 3, 2014


1. Tommaso Ciampa beat Roderick Strong (w/Adam Page). Near the end of the match Ciampa went for Project Ciampa, when Page jumped up on the ring apron to distract him. Ciampa knocked him off, and the referee left the ring to check on him. Strong hit a jumping knee and went for his finisher, when Cedric Alexander ran out kicked him in the head, allowing Ciampa to hit Project Ciampa for the win. Post match Strong said Alexander just pissed him off, so get back out here right now. Alexander ran out and began throwing punches, knocking Strong out of the ring. Alexander said he had Strong beat at "Supercard of Honor VIII", so at "Global Wars" [5/10/14] he wants him one more time.

- Promo from Michael Elgin, who said for the past two years he's been consumed with trying to win the ROH World Championship, but now he's focused on winning the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. At "War of the Worlds" [5/17/14] he has the chance to leave with one of the most prestigious titles in wrestling, but tonight, his only focus is beating Rocky Romero.

2. Silas Young beat The Romantic Touch

- ROH aired an edited version of "The Fish Tank", building up reDRagon's rematch against The Young Bucks for the ROH World Tag Team Championship at "Global Wars":



- Jimmy Jacobs came out for his match, and in addition to Adam Page, Tadarius Thomas was with him wearing a Decade t-shirt.

3. Jimmy Jacobs (w/Adam Page & Tadarius Thomas) beat Corey Hollis

4. Michael Elgin beat Rocky Romero

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #138
April 5, 2014
Alario Center
Westwego, LA
Aired: May 3, 2014


D. Luke Hawx beat Adam Page (w/Jimmy Jacobs)

1. RD Evans (w/Veda Scott & Stokely "Ramon" Hathaway) beat Mike Posey. #TheNewStreak is now 100-0. Post match Ramon threw streamers and popped some bubbly to celebrate. Evans passed on the champagne, choosing an energy drink instead.

- reDRagon hosted a live edition of "The Fish Tank", and reminded/informed everyone they beat the Forever Hooligans and Hanson & Rowe at "Supercard of Honor VIII" to earn a shot at the ROH World Tag Team Championship. And speaking of people who earned title shots, their special guest is Michael Elgin, who's earned a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. reDRagon quickly laid in with the tough questions, asking what type of conditioner Elgin uses for his sweet mullet, and who he thinks has the greatest mullet of all time. Elgin responded by asking his own tough question, wanting to know what was more embarrassing: the way reDRagon is dressed, or losing the ROH World Tag Team Championship? reDragon said Elgin crossed the line, but he told them to shut up because he's not done talking. Elgin said he and the fans appreciate a good fight, and so does ROH Matchmaker Nigel McGuinness, who said if reDRagon appreciates a good fight also, they can have one right now. reDRagon said Elgin just signed his death warrant, and started taping up while waiting for a referee to get to the ring.

- Promo from the Briscoes, saying where they come from, you gotta earn your keep. Matt Hardy didn't earn Jay's "Real ROH World Championship" belt, so do the right thing and return it, or else find out what happens when you steal from the Briscoes.

- Back from the break, reDRagon told the referee to ring the bell, but Michael Elgin said the match isn't against him…it's against War Machine.

2. War Machine (Hanson & Rowe) beat reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) by count out. End of the match reDRagon had enough and bailed, but Michael Elgin came out and cut them off going to the back, so they ran off into the crowd and were counted out.

- Promo from Adam Cole & Michael Bennett, saying you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but it's really hard not to in this instance. Tonight you have Handsome (Cole), Beautiful (Maria Kanellis), Sexy (Bennett), and an Icon (Matt Hardy) taking on a redneck, a chicken, and a fat boy.

- reDRagon ran out of the building, got into Mama O'Reilly's van, and drove straight out of town.

- Matt Hardy came out with Adam Cole, Michael Bennett and Maria Kanellis, and unveiled the new "Iconic Title":



3. Adam Cole, Matt Hardy & Michael Bennett (w/Maria Kanellis) beat Kevin Steen & The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) in a Six-Man Tag Team match. End of the match Jay and Hardy went off brawling by themselves, leaving Mark to get beat by Cole after a Superkick followed by the Florida Keys. Post match Cole and Bennett continued attacking Mark. Steen tried to make the save, but was outnumbered. Bennett held Steen so Cole could hit him with the ROH World Championship, but Mark grabbed ahold of Cole. Hardy ran back out and tried to hit Steen with the Iconic Title instead, but Steen moved and Hardy hit Bennett by mistake. Cole then tried to him with his title, but Steen ducked and hit a powerbomb. Cole rolled to the outside, and Steen followed him out and gave him another powerbomb on the edge of the ring, followed by two more on a table. Steen the posed with the ROH World Championship.

[mcmahonfan85]

Today in Ring of Honor History: April 6

- 2013: Ring of Honor finished their WrestleMania weekend with a television taping in New York, NY. With "Supercard of Honor VII" out of the way, ROH began building towards their next pay-per-view, "Border Wars 2013" [5/4/13]. New ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe found his first challenger, one who would later go on to be one of his most hated rivals, Adam Cole. The former World Champion Kevin Steen found himself alone when his allies S.C.U.M. chose Matt Hardy over him, and booted him from the group. SCUM's war with ROH continued with them taking on the likes of Jay Lethal, BJ Whitmer and C&C Wrestle Factory, as well as setting up future matches for the pay-per-view. The feud between The American Wolves and reDRagon continued, with Eddie Edwards facing Bobby Fish, while Davey Richards wrestled his former protégé Kyle O'Reilly. After winning a Proving Ground match at "War" [3/30/13], ACH challenged Matt Taven for the ROH World Television Championship, while Mark Briscoe won a Five-Way Scramble to become the next challenger. Michael Elgin took on New Japan star Karl Anderson, Veda Scott continued her angle with MsChif, and Roderick Strong had beef with Mike Mondo.

- 2019: Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling partnered up to present "G1 Supercard" at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY over WrestleMania weekend. In the strictly ROH side of the show, Matt Taven beat Jay Lethal and Marty Scurll to win the ROH World Championship. Having previously held the ROH World Television Championship, Tag Team Championship, and Six-Man Tag Team Championship, Taven was recognized as ROH's second Grand Slam Champion (the first was Christopher Daniels). Kelly Klein presented a new attitude when she defeated Mayu Iwatani to reclaim the Women of Honor World Championship; following the match, The Allure made their debut, attacking Klein. Flip Gordon teamed with LifeBlood to face Bully Ray, Silas Young and Shane Taylor in a Six-Man Tag Team match (which ended up being Juice Robinson's last match in ROH). And Rush decimated Dalton Castle in seconds. On the purely New Japan side, Kazuchika Okada defeated Jay White to become IWGP Heavyweight Champion for the fifth time, Kota Ibushi defeated Tetsuya Naito to become IWGP Intercontinental Champion for the first time, and Zack Sabre Jr. retained the British Heavyweight Championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi. In cross-promotional matches, the IWGP Tag Team Championship Guerrilla of Destiny retained their titles while defeating Villain Enterprises in a Four-Way Tag Team match involving The Briscoes and Los Ingobernables de Japón to become the new ROH World Tag Team Champions. Immediately following the match was the infamous Enzo and Cass angle, which was both immediately hated and instantly dropped. Dragon Lee defeated Taiji Ishimori and Bandido in a Three-Way match to become the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, while Jeff Cobb defeated Will Ospreay to retain the ROH World Television Championship and win the NEVER Openweight Championship. STARDOM was represented when the late Hana Kimura teamed up with Sumie Sakai and Stella Grey to face Oedo Tai and Jenny Rose. And Kenny King earned a shot at the ROH World Championship (and upset the fans) by winning the 30-man Honor Rumble that featured the likes of former ROH World Tag Team Champion Shingo Tagaki, King Haku, Jushin Liger, and The Great Muta.

- 2021: On Week by Week, O'Shay Edwards and Sledge met in a rematch of their 10-minute time limit draw from the February 9 episode.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #82
April 6, 2013
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York, NY
Aired: Apr. 13, 2013


D. Kongo beat Spartan

- ROH Matchmaker Nigel McGuinness opened the show with the ROH locker room surrounding the ring, and said after nearly a year of the ROH World Championship being held hostage, honor has been restored thanks to Jay Briscoe. Jay came out and said most people dream of being the World Champion, but he was always just happy being a part of the best damn promotion in the world. Then a year ago, Kevin Steen won the title and things started to go downhill, so even though Jay is a tag team wrestler, desperate times call for desperate measures, and he stepped up and is now the new champion. Jay said he respects the wrestlers around the ring and knows he'll have to defend it against them, but he doesn't plan on losing it anytime soon. Adam Cole got in the ring to congratulate Jay, and said as much as he respects him for being here since day one, Ring of Honor has always been about the future. Cole is the future pro wrestling, so Jay's reign will be short lived, because he's taking the title at "Border Wars 2013" [5/4/13]. Jay said Cole has some mighty big balls, and he respects that, but Cole's still gonna get his ass whooped.

- Promo from Bobby Fish, saying he's facing Eddie Edwards just weeks before they go on tour to Japan together, where they'll have to work as a team. Fish wants Edwards to do everyone a favor and prepare himself, because having to team doesn't mean Fish is going to hold anything back.

1. Bobby Fish (w/Kyle O'Reilly) beat Eddie Edwards (w/Davey Richards)

2. QT Marshall & RD Evans beat Alabama Attitude (Corey Hollis & Mike Posey). Finish saw Marshall give Hollis God's Gift, but Evans ran over and stole the pin. Post match Evans celebrated while Marshall looked annoyed.

- Mike Mondo came out as the first participant in the main event match to determine the number one contender for the ROH World Television Championship, but Roderick Strong ran out and interrupted him. Strong said Nigel McGuinness is handing out title opportunities to just about anyone, and while he can understand someone like Mark Briscoe and BJ Whitmer being in the match, why is Mondo here instead of him. Strong has been in Ring of Honor for a long time and done everything they've asked, and while he's not trying to run down Mondo and appreciates his enthusiasm for wrestling, the simple fact is he just doesn't belong in ROH. Mondo attacked Strong, and security and officials ran out to break them up.

3. Mark Briscoe beat BJ Whitmer, Caprice Coleman, Cedric Alexander and Mike Mondo in a Five-Way Scramble match to win a shot at the ROH World Television Championship. Finish saw Alexander give Mondo a Superplex, but Mark then immediately hit a Froggy Bow on Alexander for the win. Post match Jay Briscoe came out to congratulate his brother.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #83
April 6, 2013
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York, NY
Aired: Apr. 20, 2013


- Kevin Steen came out to address the fans, but before he could say anything, he was interrupted by Steve Corino. Corino said Steen won't return his calls or emails, but even though he lost the ROH World Championship, the mission to kill ROH is still the same. Steen said he was on board with that when Jim Cornette was ruining the promotion, but he's been telling Corino for months that with Cornette gone, he's fine with Ring of Honor just as it is. Steen said he respects Corino more than anyone else in wrestling, but right now his only mission is earning another shot at the ROH World Championship. The rest of S.C.U.M. came out and surrounded the ring, and Corino said that getting the World title back is important, but even though he loves Steen like a brother, maybe the focus needs to change to someone else. Steen said he'll follow Corino through hell, and he'll even support parts of Corino's plan he doesn't like, but the one thing he can't get behind is Matt Hardy (or as Steen called him "this motherf***er). Corino yelled at Steen, telling him not to raise his voice and disrespect Hardy. Corino said it's obvious he and Steen aren't on the same page anymore, so maybe it's best they go their separate ways. Steen agreed and said they could do it the easy way and just walk away and never deal with each other again, or they can do it the hard way by having S.C.U.M. do something they'll end up regretting. Corino told Steen he knows they can't just let him walk way, so it's option two. Steen punched Hardy, but the rest of SCUM jumped him and beat him down. Security ran out to try to break it up, but SCUM kept them out of the ring. Corino then ordered the rest of SCUM to back up so Hardy could finish him off with a Twist of Fate.

1. Roderick Strong beat Mike Bennett (w/Brutal Bob Evans). Mike Mondo was on commentary. Near the end of the match Evans jumped up on the ring apron when Strong looked like he was going for his finisher, but Mondo pulled him down and punched him. Bennett grabbed hold of Mondo, but Mondo dropped him neck first across the top rope, allowing Strong to hit his finisher for the win. Post match Mondo attacked Strong and Bennett, and security ran out to separate the three of them.

2. Tadarius Thomas vs. Jorge Santi ended in a no contest. The match was stopped after S.C.U.M. ran out and attacked both wrestlers. Post match Steve Corino said he wanted to make it clear that despite what happened with Kevin Steen, the mission of SCUM remains the same. In fact the fans should be thanking them, because thanks to SCUM, you'll never see Steen's ugly face again. ROH Matchmaker Nigel McGuinness came out and told Corino to shut up, because honor has been restored and SCUM is shrinking back to the drain they came from. Corino said SCUM is stronger than ever, they've destroyed Kevin Steen, and everything is going according to their plan, so Corino is God. McGuinness brought out Jay Lethal and Michael Elgin, and ordered SCUM out of the ring, but Corino said you don't get to tell God what to do. Corino said SCUM is going to get the ROH World title back when Matt Hardy becomes the next, and last, champion, but McGuinness said there will never be another SCUM champion because none of those wankers deserves a shot. Corino offered McGuinness a deal and said if ROH gives them one shot and they lose, he'll not only leave ROH, he'll leave wrestling. Corino then called McGuinness a hypocrite, saying he remembers when he'd sit in the back as ROH World Champion and complain about the fans, and now all he does is shill his shitty movie to them. McGuinness said he had enough, so SCUM will get their shot at "Border Wars 2013" with any two members facing Lethal & Elgin, and if they win, Hardy gets a World title shot. However, he wants it in writing that if SCUM loses, they'll leaving Ring of Honor forever. Corino said…no deal, because he wants something else to agree to those terms. Corino wants the vacant seat at commentary to speak the truth about McGuinness and ROH. McGuinness said he'll see Corino at "Border Wars 2013", but Corino said, no, he'll see him next week.

- "Inside ROH": Promo from the ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe and the Briscoe Family, saying they told Kevin Steen honor would live, and who the hells does Adam Cole think he is steppin' to the champ like that. Promo from ACH saying, saying tonight history will repeat itself when he beats Matt Taven for the ROH World Television Championship, just like he beat in him in a Proving Ground match at "War" [3/30/13]. A lot of people don't think he can do it because he's the new guy on the block, and he wants them thinking that so he can surprise them. You can get in someone's head, but you can't get in someone's heart. His mama grew up with hard times, and he grew up with hard times, and that has become motivation. Promo from Mark Briscoe, saying he's challenging for the TV title at "Border Wars 2013", and tonight he finds out if it's that young whippersnapper ACH or that young whippersnapper Matt Taven. If Mark has a choice in who he faces though, he wants it to be ACH, because Taven's probably picked up some sort of disease hanging around with Truth Martini, and Mark ain't tryin' to catch nothin'. But either way, Mark's gonna be the next ROH World Television Champion. Profile of Karl Anderson, who will face Michael Elgin in two weeks on ROH TV.

3. Matt Taven (w/The House of Truth) (c) beat ACH to retain the ROH World Television Championship. Finish saw Scarlett distract the referee, allowing Martini to trip ACH as he ran into the ropes, causing him to run right into Taven for The Climax.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #84
April 6, 2013
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York, NY
Aired: Apr. 27, 2013


- Steve Corino issued an open challenge for three of Ring of Honor's best to face three of S.C.U.M.'s best.

1. S.C.U.M. (Jimmy Jacobs, Rhett Titus & Cliff Compton w/Steve Corino) beat Team ROH (BJ Whitmer, Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander) in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Titus pinned Whitmer after punching him with a chain behind the referee's back. Post match SCUM continued to attack Team ROH, until Jay Lethal & Michael Elgin made the save. During the commercial break, Lethal cut a promo on Titus and challenged him to a match.

2. Jay Lethal beat Rhett Titus. Post match Lethal said that was ROH's first victory in their war against S.C.U.M., and promised at "Border Wars 2013", Steve Corino will be gone from Ring of Honor once and for all.

- "Inside ROH": Promo from Michael Elgin, saying Karl Anderson has earned a reputation as being one of the best in the world by competing in New Japan. Well Elgin has a reputation of being the best, strongest, and baddest man in ROH, so Anderson better come prepared. Promo from Kyle O'Reilly, saying his match against Davey Richards on next week's episode has been a long time coming. Since the beginning, O'Reilly knew he'd have to go through Davey to take his place at the top of the mantle. The hunt Richards has been on has been nothing but chasing the Dragon. Bobby Fish said he can't wait to see Richards' past catch up with his present, and said it won't end well for him.

- ROH Matchmaker Nigel McGuinness hosted the contract signing between ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe and Adam Cole for their title match at "Border Wars 2013". After signing, McGuinness told them to shake hands, and Steve Corino came out and said seeing that makes him sick. Corino said Jay shouldn't be defending the title against Cole, he should be defending it against Matt Hardy. Corino issued a challenge for Jay and Cole to team up and face Hardy & Rhino at the pay-per-view instead, but Jay said they can do that right now.

3. Jay Briscoe & Adam Cole beat S.C.U.M. (Matt Hardy & Rhino w/Steve Corino). Finish saw Rhino go for a Gore on Cole, but he stepped out of the way, allowing Rhino to hit Jay instead. Cole then rolled up Rhino to win.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #85
April 6, 2013
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York, NY
Aired: May 4, 2013


- Prince Nana got an audition on commentary.

1. Karl Anderson beat Michael Elgin

2. MsChif vs. Daviene ended in a no contest. The match was stopped after Veda Scott ran out and attacked MsChif as payback for MsChif spitting the Toxic Mist in her face on the April 6 episode [taped 3/3/13/]. Post match security ran out to break up Veda and MsChif fighting.

- "Inside ROH": Promo from BJ Whitmer, saying his life spiraled out of control when he lost his job with ROH in 2008, but he managed to turn it around. Some of the best moments of his career took place in Ring of Honor, and challenging for the ROH World Championship on May 18 ["Relentless"] represents redemption. Whitmer doesn't know if he's facing Jay Briscoe, who's one of his best friends in wrestling, or Adam Cole, who is the future of the business, but if he was to end their careers to win, he'll do it.

- After the break, Prince Nana got a phone call, said he's in da money, and left.

3. Davey Richards (w/Eddie Edwards) beat Kyle O'Reilly (w/Bobby Fish). Near the end of the match Richards gave O'Reilly a double stomp through a table on the floor. Richards made O'Reilly tap out to a cross armbreaker.

ROH/NJPW: "G1 Supercard"
April 6, 2019
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY


D. Jenny Rose & Oedo Tai (Hazuki & Kagetsu) beat Sumie Sakai, Hana Kimura & Stella Grey in a Six-Woman Tag Team match. Kagetsu pinned Sakai after a 450.

D. Kenny King won the Honor Rumble to earn a shot at the ROH World Championship. As everyone was ganging up to eliminated Bad Luke Fale, King accidently fell out between the ropes, and decided to hide under the ring. The final "four" were Jushin Liger, The Great Muta and The Kingdom, with Vinny Marseglia & TK O'Ryan being eliminated simultaneously. After Liger and Muta went at it for a bit, King ran back into the ring and threw both of them over to win. Post match Muta gave King the poison mist, which blinded him for several months.
- Participants: #1) Kenny King, #2) Minoru Suzuki, #3) Cheeseburger, #4) Beer City Bruiser, #5) SHO, #6) Shingo Takagi, #7) BUSHI, #8) YOH, #9) Shaheem Ali, #10) Rhett Titus, #11) LSG, #12) Ryusuke Taguchi, #13) Will Ferrara, #14) Chase Owens, #15) Rocky Romero, #16) Brian Milonas, #17) Bad Luck Fale, #18) Jonathan Gresham, #19) Tracy Williams, #20) YOSHI-HASHI, #21) PJ Black, #22) Jushin Liger, #23) TK O'Ryan, #24) Vinny Marseglia, #25) Delirious, #26) Tomohiro Ishii, #27) Colt Cabana **, #28) Hirooki Goto, #29) King Haku, #30) The Great Muta
- ** Cabana was a replacement for Toru Yano, who wanted to be on commentary instead. After Haku entered and went after Cabana, Yano ran into the match to save Colt, becoming the 31st participant.

1. Jeff Cobb (c) [ROH] beat Will Ospreay (c) [NEVER] to retain the ROH World Championship and WIN THE NEVER OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

2. Rush beat Dalton Castle (w/The Boys). During the entrance one of the Boys dropped a fan, and just before the bell Castle turned his back on Rush to tell them to pick it up. As soon as the bell rang, Castle turned around to eat a dropkick into the corner, followed by two Bull's Horns, losing in seconds. Post match The Boys helped Castle up and tried to cheer him up by offering him a seat, but the frustrated Castle attacked them instead.

- Backstage Juice Robinson was found laid out after being attacked.

3. Kelly Klein beat Mayu Iwatani (w/Sumie Sakai) (c) to WIN THE WOH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!!! Mandy Leon was on commentary. Camp Klein originally came out with Kelly, but just before the match started she ordered them to the back. Post match Cary Silkin presented Klein with the championship belt. Angelina Love and Velvet Sky suddenly came out and got in the ring. Leon left commentary to seemingly back up Klein, but attacked her from behind instead. Jenny Rose & Stella Grey tried to make the save, but Love, Sky & Leon beat them down. Love wrote an "A" on Klein's face, and the trio posed for a selfie with her.

- Mega Ran came out to perform "Going to the Garden", but was interrupted by Bully Ray. After ejecting Ran from the ring, Bully said it's a shame what happened to Juice Robinson, but he did tell everyone Juice wasn't going to make it Madison Square Garden, so his open challenge is still open. Flip Gordon made a surprise return from injury to answer the challenge.

4. Flip Gordon & LifeBlood (Juice Robinson & Mark Haskins) beat Bully Ray, Silas Young & Shane Taylor in a Street Fight. The match was originally Gordon against Ray, but a few minutes in Young & Taylor ran out to help Bully. Shortly after that, LifeBlood came out with a bin full of weapons, and said to make it 3-on-3. Tables, chairs, kendo stick, garbage cans, etc. used. Finish saw Haskins give Bully the Dudley Boyz' diving headbutt, followed by Robinson hitting a Spinebuster, and Gordon finishing him off with a 450.

5. Dragon Lee beat Taiji Ishimori (c) and Bandido in a Three-Way match to WIN THE IWGP JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP!!! Finish saw Lee hit a running knee on Ishimori, knocking him out of the ring, then hitting a Desnucadora for the win.

6. Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) (w/Jado) (c) [IWGP] beat Villain Enterprises (PCO & Brody King) (w/Destro) (c) [ROH], The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) and Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL & SANADA) in a Four-Way Tag Team match to retain the IWGP Tag Team Championship and WIN THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP!!! Finish saw Jado hit Brody with a kendo stick behind the referee's back, followed by Tonga hitting an Ace Crusher, and G.O.D. finishing him off with a Super Powerbomb. Post match (in one of the weirdest angles in ROH history) nZo jumped the guardrail and started fighting with the Briscoes, but they tried their best not to show it, cutting away to Toru Yano on the entrance ramp, revealing he stole the IWGP Tag Team Championship belts. At some point Cass joined in the melee, but it was only seen from a distance, and was never mentioned.

7. Zack Sabre Jr. (w/TAKA Michinoku) (c) beat Hiroshi Tanahashi to retain the RevPro Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship

8. Kota Ibushi beat Tetsuya Naito (c) to WIN THE IWGP INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

9. Matt Taven beat Jay Lethal (c) and Marty Scurll in a Ladder match to WIN THE ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!!! NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis was on commentary. Near the end of the match, Taven pulled out a giant purple ladder. After throwing punches with Lethal on top the ladder, Taven grabbed ahold of the belt and slung it into Lethal's face, knocking him. Taven then pulled down the belt. Post match The Kingdom came out to celebrate with Taven, who gave the title Cary Silkin and ordered him to present it to him.



10. IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Jay White (w/Gedo) (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Kazuchika Okada beat Jay White (w/Gedo) (c) to WIN THE IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

Week by Week: Ep. #46
[Date unknown]
UMBC Event Center
Baltimore, MD
Aired: Apr. 6, 2021




1. O'Shay Edwards vs. Sledge

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}O'Shay Edwards vs. Sledge ended in a 15-minute time limit draw

[Big DSR Energy]

I watched G1 Supercard for the first time about a month ago. I remembered all the negative feedback the show got, but I had fun. Of course, I have the benefit of hindsight, and Taven is one of my favorites, so...*shrug*

[Mozenrath]

Apr 6, 2022 1:15:15 GMT -5 Big DSR Energy said:

I watched G1 Supercard for the first time about a month ago. I remembered all the negative feedback the show got, but I had fun. Of course, I have the benefit of hindsight, and Taven is one of my favorites, so...*shrug*

Hindsight does help, honestly. Obviously takes the sting off of what at the time felt like a downer, Scurll not getting it, but I was honestly not too sore about Taven winning it since Lethal really needed to lose the title, anyway. It was going to be new blood either way, so it wasn't bad.

The Enzo thing is funny to see now due to what a miscalculation it was. You can follow the logic of why they'd do it, but if you take a step back, it's hard to picture any scenario where it wouldn't have been a really stupid idea to do during that match in particular.

[mcmahonfan85]

Today in Ring of Honor History: April 7

- 2012: Ring of Honor held a television taping in Baltimore, MD, continuing the build towards their next pay-per-view, "Border Wars" [5/12/12]. The House of Truth bought Rhino's contract from The Embassy, and quickly put him to work. After squashing the debuting Vinny Marseglia, Rhino faced ROH World Champion Davey Richards in a Proving Ground match. Also receiving a Proving Ground match were C&C Wrestle Factory, who faced ROH World Tag Team Champions The Briscoes. Roderick Strong defended the ROH World Television Championship against Adam Cole. Kevin Steen faced Kyle O'Reilly, protégé and partner of Davey Richards, who he was challenging for the title at the pay-per-view. The All-Night Express continued their feud with The Young Bucks, competing in an Elimination Tag Team match. Eddie Edwards faced Mike Bennett. Tommaso Ciampa took on Matt Taven. Former ROH Tag Team Champion Ricky Reyes wrestled his final match in Ring of Honor, facing Jay Lethal. And CHIKARA was represented when The Colony met Ophidian and Los Ice Creams in a Six-Man Tag Team match.

- 2018: ROH held "Supercard of Honor XII" during WrestleMania weekend in New Orleans, LA. The show was ROH's largest crowd up to the point, drawing over 6,000 fans. Ring of Honor crowned its first female champion when Sumie Sakai, who won the very first women's match in Ring of Honor ["Road to the Title" - 6/22/02], defeated Kelly Klein to win the Women of Honor World Championship Tournament. Sakai advance to the finals by defeating Tenille Dashwood, while Klein advanced by beating Mayu Iwatani in their first match together. Daffney (RIP), who was among the first women to appear regularly in Ring of Honor, was on hand to present Sakai with the new title belt. Marty Scurll received his first shot at the ROH World Championship, challenging Dalton Castle. Silas Young won the ROH World Television Championship for a second time, beating Kenny King in a Last Man Standing match. Jay Lethal teamed with Hiroshi Tanahashi to challenge The Briscoes for the ROH World Tag Team Championship, while Flip Gordon teamed with his former tormentors The Young Bucks to challenge SoCal Uncensored for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship in a Ladder War. Bullet Club was not fine as "leader" Cody faced leader Kenny Omega in a long awaited showdown. Meanwhile, Cody's BFF Adam Page faced Omega's Golden Lover Kota Ibushi. Punishment Martinez faced Tomohiro Ishii, Jonathan Gresham took on Chuckie T, Luke Hawx teamed with his son PJ Hawx, and mere months after retiring with a hero's sendoff, Bully Ray was not only back in action, but turned heel, which he would remain for the rest of his tenure.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #32
April 7, 2012
Du Burns Arena
Baltimore, MD
Aired: Apr. 28, 2012


D. Tadarius Thomas beat ??

1. Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander beat The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) in a Proving Ground match to win a shot at the ROH World Tag Team Championship.

2. Rhino (w/Truth Martini) beat Vinny Marseglia

3. Roderick Strong (w/Truth Martini) (c) beat Adam Cole to retain the ROH World Television Title Match


Detailed results
wrestlingrecaps.com/2012/10/26/roh-tv-4282012/

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #33
April 7, 2012
Du Burns Arena
Baltimore, MD
Aired: May 5, 2012


1. Tommaso Ciampa (w/The Embassy) beat Matt Taven

2. Mike Mondo beat TJ Perkins

3. Kevin Steen (w/Jimmy Jacobs) beat Kyle O'Reilly


Detailed results
wrestlingrecaps.com/2012/12/12/roh-tv-552012/

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #34
April 7, 2012
Du Burns Arena
Baltimore, MD
Aired: May 12, 2012


1. Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) beat D-Line (Black Ice & Body Snatcher)

2. The Colony (Fire Ant, Soldier Ant & Green Ant) beat Ophidian & Los Ice Creams (El Hijo del Ice Cream & Ice Cream, Jr.) in a Six-Man Tag Team match

3. Jay Lethal beat Ricky Reyes

4. Davey Richards beat Rhino (w/The House of Truth) in a Proving Ground match


Detailed results
wrestlingrecaps.com/2012/12/12/roh-tv-5122012/

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #35
April 7, 2012
Du Burns Arena
Baltimore, MD
Aired: May 19, 2012


1. Eddie Edwards beat Mike Bennett (w/Brutal Bob Evans & Maria Kanellis)

2. Grizzly Redwood & Kamel Dickinson beat Michael Elgin (w/The House of Truth) in a Handicap match

3. The All-Night Express (Rhett Titus & Kenny King) beat The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) in an Elimination Tag Team match
- King was eliminated by Matt
- Matt was eliminated by Titus
- Nick was eliminated by Titus

D. The All-Night Express (Rhett Titus & Kenny King) & D-Line (Black Ice & Body Snatcher) beat The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) & Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) in an Eight-Man Tag Team match


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Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #344
April 7, 2018
Lakefront Arena
New Orleans, LA
Aired: Apr. 21, 2018


1. Kelly Klein beat Mayu Iwatani by referee's decision to advance to the finals of the WOH World Championship Tournament

2. Sumie Sakai beat Tenille Dashwood to advance to the finals of the WOH World Championship Tournament

3. Sumie Sakai beat Kelly Klein to WIN THE WOMEN OF HONOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

"Supercard of Honor XII"
April 7, 2018
Lakefront Arena
New Orleans, LA


D. Beer City Bruiser & Brian Milonas beat the Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) and Luke Hawx & PJ Hawx

1. Chuckie T (w/Beretta) beat Jonathan Gresham

2. Punishment Martinez beat Tomohiro Ishii



3. Adam Page vs. Kota Ibushi
Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Kota Ibushi beat Adam Page

4. Sumie Sakai beat Kelly Klein to WIN THE WOMEN OF HONOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

5. SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) (c) beat The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) & Flip Gordon in a Ladder War to retain the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship

6. The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) (c) beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jay Lethal to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship



7. ROH World Television Championship - Last Man Standing match: Kenny King (c) vs. Silas Young (w/Beer City Bruiser)

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Silas Young (w/Beer City Bruiser) beat Kenny King (c) in a Last Man Standing match to WIN THE ROH WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

8. Bully Ray & Cheeseburger vs. The Dawgs (Rhett Titus & Will Ferrara) ended in a no contest

9. Cody (w/Brandi Rhodes & Burnard the Business Bear) beat Kenny Omega

10. Dalton Castle (w/The Boys) (c) beat Marty Scurll to retain the ROH World Championship


Detailed results:
www.pwinsider.com/article/116685/full-ring-of-honor-supercard-of-honor-coverage-from-new-orleans-la.html?p=1

[chazraps]

Apr 6, 2022 1:31:25 GMT -5 Mozenrath said:

Apr 6, 2022 1:15:15 GMT -5 Big DSR Energy said:

I watched G1 Supercard for the first time about a month ago. I remembered all the negative feedback the show got, but I had fun. Of course, I have the benefit of hindsight, and Taven is one of my favorites, so...*shrug*

Hindsight does help, honestly. Obviously takes the sting off of what at the time felt like a downer, Scurll not getting it, but I was honestly not too sore about Taven winning it since Lethal really needed to lose the title, anyway. It was going to be new blood either way, so it wasn't bad.

The Enzo thing is funny to see now due to what a miscalculation it was. You can follow the logic of why they'd do it, but if you take a step back, it's hard to picture any scenario where it wouldn't have been a really stupid idea to do during that match in particular.

It's one of the many things that speaks to Bully Ray just not knowing at all what ROH fans or wrestling fans want.

Like, the Angelina Love/Velvet Sky debut was super poorly received as well. And Kenny King spoiling Muta-Liger before they had any real time to interact at all. The never ending Lifeblood-Bully & Friends feud that stunk out the joint early and extinguished any spark of Lifeblood's momentum.

As someone there live, the New Japan side was well received, but it can't be overstated just how catastrophic the influence of Bully Ray was for that company - and this was after a full year of the Bully Ray heel-turn at the previous Supercard of Honor started the issues. Having just revisited all of 2018 prior to last year's Final Battle I was gobsmacked at how each and every ROH broadcast became centered around Bully Ray. More than the Elite leaving, the Bully Ray focus is what chipped away at ROH. Death by a thousand repulsive papercuts.

[Mozenrath]

Apr 7, 2022 0:24:59 GMT -5 chazraps said:

Apr 6, 2022 1:31:25 GMT -5 Mozenrath said:

Hindsight does help, honestly. Obviously takes the sting off of what at the time felt like a downer, Scurll not getting it, but I was honestly not too sore about Taven winning it since Lethal really needed to lose the title, anyway. It was going to be new blood either way, so it wasn't bad.

The Enzo thing is funny to see now due to what a miscalculation it was. You can follow the logic of why they'd do it, but if you take a step back, it's hard to picture any scenario where it wouldn't have been a really stupid idea to do during that match in particular.

It's one of the many things that speaks to Bully Ray just not knowing at all what ROH fans or wrestling fans want.

Like, the Angelina Love/Velvet Sky debut was super poorly received as well. And Kenny King spoiling Muta-Liger before they had any real time to interact at all. The never ending Lifeblood-Bully & Friends feud that stunk out the joint early and extinguished any spark of Lifeblood's momentum.

As someone there live, the New Japan side was well received, but it can't be overstated just how catastrophic the influence of Bully Ray was for that company - and this was after a full year of the Bully Ray heel-turn at the previous Supercard of Honor started the issues. Having just revisited all of 2018 prior to last year's Final Battle I was gobsmacked at how each and every ROH broadcast became centered around Bully Ray. More than the Elite leaving, the Bully Ray focus is what chipped away at ROH. Death by a thousand repulsive papercuts.

Right. Like, from his perspective, I can see him thinking, "This is an infamous figure, I'll have him 'invade' for buzz, and the fans will think it's legit since I'm a tough guy, so they'd send me to handle it", but to anyone on the outside looking in, it'd just be clear that ROH fans were NOT receptive to Enzo at that time, or almost any time. Beyond that, just do the "invasion" during Bully's match if you want a confrontation, don't derail a title match with an angle that has nothing to do with the title or NJPW, especially when you probably couldn't pay NJPW to book Enzo even before he got tied to drug use, meaning there was zero chance post-Sydal NJPW would run that kind of risk bringing him in.

[mcmahonfan85]

Today in Ring of Honor History: April 8

- 2017: Ring of Honor held a television taping in Baltimore, MD, building up to the "War of the Worlds 2017" pay-per-view [5/12/17]. Jay Lethal earned a title shot against ROH World Champion Christopher Daniels the babyface way by winning a Four Corner Survival match, while Cody earned one the heel way by being a dick. Frankie Kazarian looked to add more singles gold to The Addiction, when he challenged Marty Scurll for the ROH World Television Championship. Matt Sydal made his return after nearly a year to issue a challenge for the TV title, before taking on the debuting Flip Gordon. Lio Rush wrestled his last match for ROH, taking on Shane Taylor. Taylor pulled double duty that night, later teaming with The Rebellion to challenge Bully Ray and The Briscoes for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Bobby Fish took on Silas Young in a grudge match. Josh Woods won the 2017 Top Prospect Tournament, beating John Skyler in the finals. Following the match, Woods was attacked by disgraced wrestler David Starr, setting up a future match. After a few rocky weeks, things seemed to be fine with Bullet Club as Adam Cole and The Young Bucks seemingly made up. And they've got spirit, yes they do; they've got spirit, how 'bout you? After three and a half years, Mike Mondo made a one-night return with his Spirit Squad tag team partner Kenn Doane to face the Bucks in an open challenge.

Future of Honor
April. 8, 2017
William J. Myers Pavilion
Baltimore, MD
Aired: Apr. 21, 2017



1. Joey Daddiego vs. J-Rocc

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Joey Daddiego beat J-Rocc

Women of Honor
April. 8, 2017
William J. Myers Pavilion
Baltimore, MD
Aired: May 10, 2017




1. Four Corner Survival match: Deonna Purrazzo vs. Faye Jackson vs. Jenny Rose vs. Mandy Leon

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Deonna Purrazzo beat Faye Jackson, Jenny Rose and Mandy Leon in a Four Corner Survival match. Purrazzo made Jackson tap out to a Fujiwara Armbar.

Women of Honor
April. 8, 2017
William J. Myers Pavilion
Baltimore, MD
Aired: May 17, 2017




Kelly Klein vs. Karen Q
Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Karen Q beat Kelly Klein by count out. Finish saw both wrestlers fighting on the floor, when Deonna Purrazzo came out to distract Klein, causing her to fail to bet the twenty count.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #292
April. 8, 2017
William J. Myers Pavilion
Baltimore, MD
Aired: Apr. 22, 2017


- Christopher Daniels opened the show, saying he successfully made his first defense of the ROH World Championship, beating Dalton Castle at "Supercard of Honor XI" [4/1/17]. Next he defends it against Matt Taven ["War of the Worlds 2017 Tour: Dearborn, MI" - 5/10/17], while next week on ROH TV there will be a Four Corner Survival match to determine his challenger for "War of the Worlds 2017" pay-per-view in New York, NY [5/12/17]. However, at "Supercard of Honor XI", another challenger announced himself, when Cody attacked Daniels after his match. If Cody wanted a title shot, all he had to do was ask, so Daniels wants ROH to make that match happen as soon as possible. Cody came out and wanted to know why Daniels wants the match to be later instead of here tonight. When Daniels and the fans were open to that idea, Cody said on second thought, it's not worth it for him to compete for the ROH World Championship in a place like Baltimore. Cody said the Hammerstein Ballroom on the other hand is worthy, and Daniels said if it was up to him, he'd add Cody to the match. Cody said Daniels "not having the power" to add him to the match sounds like red tape from Ring of Honor to kept the belt on Daniels instead of someone who doesn't even work for ROH fulltime.

1. Shane Taylor (w/Caprice Coleman) beat Lio Rush. Finish saw Coleman climb up on the ring apron, and Rush took his focus off of Taylor to attack him. Taylor won after a sit-out chokeslam. Post match the Motor City Machine Guns came out to check on Rush, and The Rebellion attacked them, injuring Alex Shelley.

2. Josh Woods beat John Skyler to win the 2017 Top Prospect Tournament. Post match David Starr ran out and attack Woods. Starr said Woods is ROH's Top Prospect, while he is the top international star in wrestling today.

- Promo from Adam Cole, saying he's not going to beg and plead, but he and The Young Bucks both said things they didn't mean, so they need to put that behind them and go back to being Bullet Club.

3. Marty Scurll (c) beat Frankie Kazarian to retain the ROH World Television Championship. End of the match Scurll tried to bring his umbrella into the ring, but Kazarian stopped him and took it away. As the referee tried to get rid of it, Scrull pulled out some power from under the ring. However, when he went to throw it, Kazarian moved out of the way and Scurll got the referee instead, temporarily blinding him. Adam Page ran out and hit Kazarian with a chair, with Scurll getting the pin. Post match Christopher Daniels came out and helped Kazarian to the back. Scurll said he came to Ring of Honor for competition, but he's beaten everyone and there is no more competition. Matt Sydal suddenly came out and got into the ring, and Scurll quickly left.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #293
April. 8, 2017
William J. Myers Pavilion
Baltimore, MD
Aired: Apr. 29, 2017


1. The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Vinny Marseglia w/TK O'Ryan) beat Coast to Coast (Leon St. Giovanni & Shaheem Ali). Taven won after giving Ali an Angel Wings (while calling out ROH World Champion Christopher Daniels).

- Highlights of the Ladder match between The Young Bucks and The Hardys at "Supercard of Honor XI". The Bucks came out, and Matt Jackson said everything is right with the world because they got the ROH World Tag Team Championship and Superkick Party Championship back. Nick said not everything is right, because he doesn't know why they're wearing the "Superkliq" t-shirts after Adam Cole tried to fire them. Matt said not to worry about it, because they talked with Cole in the back, and everything in the Bullet Club is fine. Matt moved on to more important business, saying they've beaten everyone in ROH, so they're issuing an open challenge for next week to any tag team past, present or future…excluding The Revival of course. The Spirit Squad came out and said they've been capturing tag team titles all around the world, and now they're after the ROH World Tag Team Championship. However, they don't have to do it next week, they can do it right now! The Squad ran into the ring, and straight into a pair of Superkicks.

2. Matt Sydal beat Flip Gordon. Post match ROH World Television Champion Marty Scurll ran out and tried to put Sydal in the Chicken Wing, but Sydal quickly fought him off.

- Ian Riccaboni tried to interview Adam Cole, but Cole told him to shut up because no one wants to listen to him (not cool). Cole said he knows Riccaboni was going to ask about the state of Bullet Club. Cole said he was upset when he tried to fire The Young Bucks in Las Vegas [3/11/17], it was a mistake, and the Bucks know he's sorry and didn't mean it. As far as Cole is concerned, Bullet Club is now stronger than ever, and they're going to prove that next week when he and Cody face ROH World Champion Christopher Daniels and Dalton Castle.

3. Jay Lethal beat Adam Page, Jay White and Silas Young in a Four Corner Survival match to win a shot at the ROH World Championship. Towards the end of the match Lethal and Young were trading punches on the ring apron, and Lethal kicked Young in the knee, causing him to fall off and bang it on the ring frame, injuring it. After a few more minutes of fighting, Lethal pinned Young after a Lethal Injection. Post match Lethal celebrated while the referee checked on Young's injured knee. Cody then came out to the entrance ramp and got into a stare down with Lethal and Christopher Daniels, who was on commentary.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #294
April. 8, 2017
William J. Myers Pavilion
Baltimore, MD
Aired: May 6, 2017


1. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) beat the Spirit Squad (Kenny & Mikey). The Squad ran out of the crowd and jumped the Bucks as they were making their entrance. Matt pinned Mikey after a Meltzer Driver.

- Promo from Matt Taven, saying Christopher Daniels achieved his destiny of becoming ROH World Champion in the twilight of his career, and that's pathetic. Taven is in the prime of his, and soon he'll beat Daniels for the World title, and become the first Grand Slam Champion in ROH. Taven wants Daniels to enjoy his time in the Sun, because Taven's the meteor that's going to block it out and destroy him and all the other dinosaurs.

- Promo from the Briscoes, saying the last time they faced Shane Taylor, they ran his tag team partner out of Ring of Honor ["Undisputed Legacy" - 2/3/17]. Now Taylor has The Rebellion as his new buddies, and wants to challenge Dem Boys and Bully Ray for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Let's do it.

2. Punishment Martinez beat Beer City Bruiser (w/Silas Young)

3. Bullet Club (Adam Cole & Cody) beat Christopher Daniels & Dalton Castle (w/The Boys). Jay Lethal was on commentary. Mid-match Cole held Castle for a kick from Cody, but Castle broke free, causing Cody to kick Cole off the ring apron instead. Cole got pissed at Cody for that, and went to the back, leaving him on his own. Finish saw Daniels go for Angel Wings, but Cole ran back out and superkicked him in the back of the head, then hit The Last Shot. Cody then picked Daniels up and hit Cross Rhodes for the win. Post match Cole and Cody hugged, with The Young Bucks coming out to throw up the Too Sweet with them. After Bullet Club left, Lethal confronted Daniels about adding Cody to their title match at "War of the Worlds 2017 Tour: New York, NY" [5/12/17]. As they were arguing, Cody ran back and attacked them. Lethal fought back and hit double-Lethal Injection on both of them, and stood tall with the ROH World Championship belt.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #295
April. 8, 2017
William J. Myers Pavilion
Baltimore, MD
Aired: May 13, 2017


- The Motor City Machine Guns came out with Jonathan Gresham, and Alex Shelley said thanks to The Rebellion, he has a concussion and can't compete tonight. One thing he's able to do, though, is recognize hard working talent, and told everyone to give it up for Gresham, who just signed an ROH contract.

1. Search and Destroy (Chris Sabin & Jonathan Gresham w/Alex Shelley) beat Cheeseburger & Will Ferrara (w/Joey Daddiego). Near the end of the match Cheeseburger went for a Shotei on Gresham, but he moved out of the way and Cheeseburger hit Ferrara instead, knocking him off the ring apron. Shortly after that Gresham got Cheeseburger in an Octopus Hold, and Ferrara refused to break it up, leading to their loss. Post match Ferrara refused to shake hands with anyone, and walked out.

- Footage from earlier in the day of Silas Young attacking Jay Lethal and trying to injure his leg as he was getting ready to film a commercial. Young was pissed that Lethal got an another endorsement, and blamed him for injuring his knee in their Four Corner Survival match on the April 29 episode.

2. Silas Young (w/Beer City Bruiser) beat Bobby Fish. Finish saw Young take off his knee brace and hit Fish in the head with it while Bruiser distracted the referee.

- Promo from Dalton Castle, saying everyone probably thinks he hit rock bottom after failing to win the ROH World Championship at "Supercard of Honor XI", but he's had worse. He went on a blind date in Dubai once that went horrifically wrong. Yes, losing to Christopher Daniels stings, but he'll bounce back, because he's not done fighting.

3. Bully Ray & The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) (c) beat The Rebellion (Caprice Coleman, Rhett Titus & Shane Taylor) to retain the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Jay pinned Titus after a 3-D. Post match Coleman argued with Bully while the Briscoes got the tables. After Caprice bumped into the table and realized he done goofed, Bully gave him a Sitout Powerbomb through it.

[mcmahonfan85]

Today in Ring of Honor History: April 9

- 2009: Ring of Honor kicked off their second round of HDNet tapings in Philadelphia, PA. Ric Flair officially began his tenure as the ROH Ambassador. Bryan Danielson and Tyler Black held round two in their HDNet trilogy. Former partners turned longtime rivals Austin Aries and Roderick Strong added another match to their lengthy history against each other. Brent Albright continued his feud with Claudio Castagnoli, with Colt Cabana interjecting himself into the mix, building to the greater overall feud with The Embassy. In The Age of the Fall's ongoing war against former members saw Jimmy Jacobs and MsChif team up to face Delirious and Daizee Haze, while Brodie Lee took on Necro Butcher in their last singles match against each other. Chris Hero and Kenny Omega faced each other in a first time matchup. Rhett Titus and Kenny King wrestled ROH World Tag Team Champions Kevin Steen and El Generico in a non-title match, with The American Wolves trying soften up the champs one night before their title own shot. And former ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness addressed the fans and vowed his return from injury.

- 2021: ROH aired their lasted episode of television from Baltimore, MD. After a quick tease at the "19th Anniversary" [3/26/21], former rivals Delirious and Rocky Romero faced each other for the first time since 2007. And former ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions MexiSquad went from a trio to a tag team when Flamita walked out on Bandido in a match against The Foundation.

ROH on HDNet: Ep. #7
April 9, 2009
The Arena
Philadelphia, PA
Aired: May 2, 2009


D. Bobby Dempsey beat Ninja Brown

1. Chris Hero (w/Sara Del Rey & Shane Hagadorn) beat Kenny Omega

2. Necro Butcher beat Brodie Lee (w/Jimmy Jacobs)

3. Erick Stevens beat Sal Rinauro

4. Austin Aries beat Roderick Strong


Detailed results
www.wrestleview.com/uncategorized/roh-results/9726-roh-on-hdnet-results-5-2-09/

ROH on HDNet: Ep. #8
April 9, 2009
The Arena
Philadelphia, PA
Aired: May 9, 2009


1. Delirious & Daizee Haze beat The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs & MsChif)

2. The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) beat Orange Cassidy & Leslie Butterscotch

3. Bryan Danielson vs. Tyler Black ended in a double count out in a match for a shot at the ROH World Championship


Detailed recap:
www.wrestleview.com/uncategorized/roh-results/9490-roh-on-hdnet-results-5-9-09/

ROH on HDNet: Ep. #9
April 9, 2009
The Arena
Philadelphia, PA
Aired: May 16, 2009


1. Claudio Castagnoli beat Brent Albright

2. Dark City Fight Club (Kory Chavis & Jon Davis) beat Grizzly Redwood & Alex Payne

3. Jay Briscoe (w/Mark Briscoe) beat Sami Callihan

4. Kevin Steen & El Generico beat Rhett Titus & Kenny King


Detailed recap:
www.wrestleview.com/uncategorized/roh-results/9277-roh-on-hdnet-results-5-16-09/

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #499
[Date unknown]
UMBC Event Center
Baltimore, MD
Aired: Apr. 9, 2021


- Promo from Delirious, which they wisely translated. Delirious and Rocky Romero debuted in ROH on the same show ["Reborn: Stage One" - 4/23/04], and Delirious respects Romero for everything he's done for wrestling. However, they've gone to war against each other in the past, and Delirious still bears a large scar over his left eye that Romero gave him over a decade ago. Delirious challenged Romero because they both respect this sport, but Delirious' animosity over his scar could be unleashed at any time, and Romero may end up being scarred forever.

- Promo from Rocky Romero, saying the last time he was in ROH was for the Pure Title Tournament, and things didn't work out. Now he's back, and someone from his past has entered the picture. It's been over ten years since he and Delirious have wrestled each other, and there's a little bit of unfinished business. Back when they used to face each other, Romero was a bit of dick, so maybe he'll have to bring some of that attitude back to win. One advantage Romero has is he keeps improving by wrestling every week on New Japan Strong, while Delirious only comes out of the basement once in a while.

1. Rocky Romero beat Delirious in a Pure Rules match

- Promo package from the Briscoes, saying their issues started when they lost the ROH World Tag Team Championship to Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham at "Final Battle 2019" [12/13/19]. They were supposed to face each other at "Past vs. Present" [3/14/20] and had a rematch for the titles in their back pocket, but then everything shut down for the pandemic. When Ring of Honor started up again, Mark wanted to go for the titles, but Jay became sidetracked with EC3. Mark tried to win the titles with PCO ["Final Battle 2020" - 12/18/20], and Dem Boys got a shot at the number one contendership against La Facción Ingobernable [ROH TV #492 - 2/19/21], but both times failed. Now "Big Man" Papa Briscoe told them they got to get something out the way before the team again, so now they're settling things on the 500th episode. They've been fighting each other since the day Mark was born, so next week, may the best man win.

- Quinn McKay met with Bandido and Rey Horus backstage, and informed them that since Horus is inured, ROH officials won't let him compete tonight. Flamita came over and said (en espanol) it's no problem, because they're MexiSquad and brothers. Bandido asked Horus if he thought it was a good idea, and Horus said it'll be fine. Bandido and Horus left one way, Flamita chuckled and left the other way, and Quinn was very confused.

- Promo from The Foundation. Jay Lethal's face is still scarred from being kicked by Rush, and his neck still hurts from being attacked by Violence Unlimited ["19th Anniversary" - 3/26/21], but he's still here, and he's still sticking to the plan of cleaning up ROH. Lethal said tonight MexiSquad is getting a very pissed off Foundation, and Jonathan Gresham told him he needs to calm down.

2. The Foundation (Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham) beat MexiSquad (Bandido & Flamita). MexiSquad wasn't on the same page for most of the match. Near the end of the match they went for a double team move with Flamita swinging Bandido, and Flamita seemed to intentionally dropped him. The two started shoving each other, until Lethal began attacking both of them. Flamita went for a punch on Lethal, but he moved out of the way. Flamita stopped himself from accidently punching Bandio in the face, only to deliberately punch him in the face. MexiSquad began fighting each other, until The Foundation started attacking them. Finish saw Lethal lock in the Figure Four on Bandido in the middle of the ring, and Flamita teased grabbing his arm and pulling him to the rope, but then walked away, leaving him to tap out.

[mcmahonfan85]

Today in Ring of Honor History: April 10

- 2009: Ring of Honor closed out their second round of HDNet tapings in Philadelphia, PA. After a long chase and uneventful reign, Kevin Steen and El Generico's ROH World Tag Team Championship dreams came to an end when The American Wolves defeated them in a "Tables Are Legal" match to become the new champions. Jerry Lynn defended the ROH World Championship against three unlikely challengers: Austin Aries, Bryan Danielson and Tyler Black. Chris Hero and Eddie Kingston's long running feud came to Ring of Honor. Brent Albright's feud with Claudio Castagnoli crossed over with Colt Cabana's feud with The Embassy, starting Claudio's alliance with Prince Nana. Necro Butcher wrestled his last match against The Age of the Fall, teaming with Delirious to take on Jimmy Jacobs and Brodie Lee. The often forgotten Kenny rivalry continued as Kenny Omega and Kenny King wrestled a Three-Way match that included Jay Briscoe. Also facing off in a Three-Way match were Daizee Haze, Sara Del Rey and MsChif. And new ROH Ambassador Ric Flair said he came to Ring of Honor because he wanted to "give back" to wrestling (we'll see how that turns out).

- 2020: ROH was scheduled to hold "Pure Excellence: Night One" in Columbus, OH, but the show was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. The show would have featured four opening round matches of a tournament for the revived ROH Pure Championship. Scheduled to participate in the tournament were: Alex Shelley, Dalton Castle, Doug Williams, Fred Yehi, Jay Lethal, Joe Hendry, Jonathan Gresham, Josh Woods, Mark Haskins, Marty Scurll, Ren Narita, Rocky Romero, Slex, Tony Deppen, Tracy Williams and Yuji Nagata. Also announced for the show was Bandido facing ROH World Champion Rush (provided he was still champion) in a Proving Ground match.

ROH on HDNet: Ep. #10
April 10, 2009
The Arena
Philadelphia, PA
Aired: May 23, 2009


1. Kenny Omega beat Jay Briscoe (w/Mark Briscoe) and Kenny King in a Three-Way match

2. Dark City Fight Club (Kory Chavis & Jon Davis) beat Irish Airborne (Dave Crist & Jake Crist)

3. Chris Hero (w/Sara Del Rey) beat Eddie Kingston by disqualification

4. Delirious & Necro Butcher beat The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs & Brodie Lee)


Detailed results
www.wrestleview.com/uncategorized/roh-results/8869-roh-on-hdnet-results-5-23-09/

ROH on HDNet: Ep. #11
April 10, 2009
The Arena
Philadelphia, PA
Aired: May 30, 2009


1. Roderick Strong beat Rhett Titus

2. MsChif (w/Jimmy Jacobs) beat Daizee Haze and Sara Del Rey in a Three-Way match

3. Erick Stevens beat Sami Callihan

4. The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) beat Kevin Steen & El Generico (c) in a "Tables Are Legal" match to WIN THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP!!!


Detailed results
www.wrestleview.com/uncategorized/roh-results/8869-roh-on-hdnet-results-5-30-09/

ROH on HDNet: Ep. #12
April 10, 2009
The Arena
Philadelphia, PA
Aired: June 6, 2009


1. Colt Cabana & Brent Albright beat Claudio Castagnoli & Mr. Ernesto Osiris (w/Prince Nana)

2. Bobby Dempsey beat Sal Rinauro

3. Jerry Lynn (c) beat Austin Aries, Bryan Danielson and Tyler Black in a Four Corner Survival match to retain the ROH World Championship


Detailed results
www.wrestleview.com/uncategorized/roh-results/8638-roh-on-hdnet-results-6-6-09/

[mcmahonfan85]

Today in Ring of Honor History: April 11

- 2008: Ring of Honor held "Bedlam in Beantown" in Boston, MA. The show was headlined by Kevin Steen taking on Necro Butcher in ROH's second "Boston Massacre" match. Erick Stevens got a shot against ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness after beating El Generico, Rocky Romero and Roderick Strong in a Four Corner Survival match. After getting his face smashed in while competing in Dragon Gate, Jack Evans made his return from reconstructive surgery, teaming with Ruckus to face The Briscoes. Eddie Edwards was revealed as the newest member of Sweet n' Sour, Inc., while Larry Sweeney actually got in the ring, teaming with Chris Hero and Brent Albright to face Claudio Castagnoli, Delirious and Pelle Primeau. And Kota Ibushi made his United States debut, taking on Davey Richards.

- 2011: After lengthy battle dealing with bipolar issues, Larry Sweeney sadly committed suicide at the age of 30.

- 2020: ROH was scheduled to hold "Pure Excellence: Night Two" in Pittsburgh, PA, but the show was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. The show would have featured four opening round matches of a tournament for the newly revived ROH Pure Championship, as well as MexiSquad scheduled to defend the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship against La Facción Ingobernable.

Bedlam in Beantown
April 11, 2008
Boston University
Boston, MA


D. Mitch Franklin beat ??

D. Bob Evans beat Kyle Durden

D. Ernie Osiris beat Alex Payne and Rhett Titus in a Three-Way match to win a shot at the Top of the Class Trophy.

- Promo from The Vulture Squad, with Jack Evans saying he's returned from injury with four plates and eight screws in his face. Jigsaw said tonight Eddie Edwards is no problem, while Ruckus said he and Evans are taking the win in their match against the Briscoes.

1. Erick Stevens beat El Generico, Rocky Romero and Roderick Strong in a Four Corner Survival match to win a shot at the ROH World Championship. The No Remorse Corps worked together for most of the match, but near the end it broke down after they both tried to pin Generico. Strong and Romero started arguing and hitting each other, allowing Stevens to hit a Choo-Choo on both of them in the corner and roll up Strong to win. Post match backstage, Stevens said all he's been able to think about since "Supercard of Honor III" [3/29/08] is Roderick Strong, but tonight he's now got a shot the ROH World Championship. The last time he got a title shot was by winning a Four-Way at "Motor City Madness 2007" [9/14/07], but when he faced Takeshi Morishima for the title later that night, he let it slip through his fingers. Tonight, though, he's focused and angry, and he's not going to let it slip through his fingers again.

2. Jason Blade beat Mike Bennett

- Backstage Kota Ibushi was cutting a promo in Japanese, but was interrupted by Davey Richards. Richards said the No Remorse Corps runs ROH, and Ibushi's in their world now, boy.

3. Eddie Edwards beat Jigsaw (w/Mercedes Martinez). Near the ended of the match Larry Sweeney came after both wrestlers knocked each other down after superkicks. Jigsaw got up and was distracted by Sweeney, allowing Edwards to hit a TK1 Bomb for the win. Post match Sweeney told everyone to say hello to the best wrestler from Boston and the newest member of Sweet n' Sour, Inc., Eddie Edwards.

4. The Vulture Squad (Jack Evans & Ruckus w/Julius Smokes) beat The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe). Finish saw VS block a Doomsday Device attempt on Evans, followed by Ruckus giving Jay a tornado bulldog, and Evans hitting a 630 for the win.

- Sara Del Rey came out to face Daizee Haze, but Larry Sweeney interrupted and said he didn't even know she was here. Sweeney said she's contracted to Sweet n' Sour, Inc., not Ring of Honor, and he didn't negotiate this match. Sweeney said since he gets a cut of all her matches, if she goes through with it, he'll have no choice but to sue her and forcer her out of wrestling. Sweeney said she can go back to the limo where he's got some steaks and protein shakes, and they'll discuss it after his match. After Del Rey left, Sweeney said since the No Remorse Corps won't return his calls and email, he's addressing them publicly. Sweeney said it's shame what happened to Roderick Strong and Rocky Romero earlier, but if they sign with Sweet n' Sour, Inc. and get the right leadership, they'll make a lot of money. Haze took the microphone away said she's still confused, because she's supposed to be wrestling Sara Del Rey, but thanks to Sweeney, now she's not. Well she came here tonight to wrestle, so if Sweeney has the power to take away an opponent, he must have the power to assign one. Sweeney said it sounds like she wants to wrestle him, so that can be arranged. However, it won't be a singles match, she'll have to face Chris Hero & Brent Albright as well. Sweet n' Sour, Inc. came out and surrounded Haze, and Delirious ran out and tried to stop them. SnS beat him down, until Claudio Castagnoli & Pelle Primeau made the save.

5. Claudio Castagnoli, Delirious & Pelle Primeau (w/Daizee Haze) beat Sweet n' Sour, Inc. (Chris Hero, Brent Albright & Larry Sweeney w/Shane Hagadorn) in a Six-Man Tag Team Elimination match
- Primeau was eliminated by Sweeney. Sweeney kept refusing tag in, but did so to pin Primeau after Albright gave him a Half-Nelson Suplex.
- Delirious was eliminated by Albright. End of the fall Sweeney went after Haze, distracting Delirious and leaving him open for Albright to hit a Half-Nelson. Albright then hooked Delirious' arms and repeatedly kneed him in the face, and the referee stopped it and ruled Delirious couldn't continue.
- Hero was eliminated by Castagnoli after a Ricola Bomb
- Sweeney was eliminated after walking to the back when Castagnoli repeatedly tried to attack him.
- Albright was eliminated by Castagnoli after a Ricola Bomb.

- Promo from Nigel McGuinness, saying someone in Ring of Honor doesn't like him, because they're making him defend the ROH World Championship every night. Erick Stevens is a big guy who hits really hard, but so does McGuinness. Stevens may be on the rise, but tonight is not his night. And after he beats Stevens, Nigel is going to watch Necro Butcher destroy Kevin Steen, so all he'll have to do in their title match tomorrow is sweep him up.

6. Davey Richards (w/Rocky Romero) beat Kota Ibushi

- Erick Stevens came out for his match against ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness, but Roderick Strong ran out and attacked him, throwing him shoulder-first into the ring post. After security ejected Strong, officials began helping Stevens to the back. McGuinness came out and said he knows what it's like wrestling injured, and told Stevens to go to back and take the night off. McGuinness said he knows the fans still want a title match, and he's already got another credible contender lined up…Ernie Osiris. McGuinness told Stevens he'll give him his title match once he's healed, and it can take place somewhere better, like New York. Stevens said yes he's hurt, but the last time he was in Boston ["Proving Ground" - 1/11/08] he left it all in the ring, and the fans got behind him, so he's not going to let them down now. They came to see a match for the ROH World Championship, and they're going to get one.

7. Nigel McGuinness (c) beat Erick Stevens to retain the ROH World Championship. Finish saw Stevens go for a move off the middle rope, but he slipped and landed on his injured shoulder. McGuinness then locked in the London Dungeon for the win.

- Backstage Delirious said something that sounded like he challenged Brent Albright to a singles match. After they cut, Daziee Haze walked over and thanked Delirious for looking out for her, and said she'll see him tomorrow.

8. Kevin Steen beat Necro Butcher in a "Boston Massacre" match. Tables, chairs, garbage cans, thumbtacks, etc. used. Finish saw Steen give Necro a powerbomb onto a barbed wire board, then roll him over into a Sharpshooter. Post match El Generico ran out to check on Steen and celebrate with him. Backstage, Steen told Nigel McGuinness the pain he's in isn't going to help him retain the tomorrow night. Pain is temporary, but the pride he has for beating Necro in Boston Massacre match will last forever. He's a freight train, and tomorrow night the ROH World Championship becomes his.

[mcmahonfan85]

Today in Ring of Honor History: April 12

- 2003: Ring of Honor held "The Epic Encounter" in Philadelphia, PA. The show was named after Bryan Danielson and Paul London's Two out of Three Falls match, their last ever singles match against each other. London was returning after missing the past couple of shows due to undergoing emergency surgery, and took issue with AJ Styles abandoning their plans by winning the ROH Tag Team Championship with The Amazing Red instead. Styles and Red that night made their second defense, once again taking on the Briscoe Brothers. Da Hit Squad came to an end when a frustrated Mafia turned his back on the Code of Honor following a loss to The Backseat Boyz, and joined The Prophecy. Christopher Daniels, meanwhile, briefly looked like he would shake someone's hand after a tough match with Homicide. Homicide pulled double duty that night, later teaming with Dusty Rhodes to face The Group in an unsanctioned "I Quit" Bunkhouse Brawl. Also pulling double duty was new ROH Champion Samoa Joe, who first took on Hotstuff Hernandez, then unofficially put his title on the line in a Four Corner Survival match against Colt Cabana, Matt Stryker, and debuting indy legend "Reckless Youth" Tom Carter. And BJ Whitmer got knocked the F out in a hard fought match against CM Punk, setting the stage for him joining The Prophecy later in the year and being the catalyst for the Prophecy/Second City Saints feud.

- 2008: ROH held "Injustice" in Edison, NJ. The show was named after the ROH World Championship match, with Nigel McGuinness screwing over Kevin Steen by cheating to retain the title, starting a rivalry for the belt that would last for most of the year. The No Remorse Corps' reign as ROH World Tag Team Champions came to a sudden end when The Briscoes won them for a fifth time. Roderick Strong also had a bad night, facing Necro Butcher in a No Disqualification match. Chris Hero showed a more aggressive attitude in a tag match against Erick Stevens and Pelle Primeau, while fellow Sweet n' Sour member Brent Albright showed signs of not being a team player when he faced Delirious. Delirious, meanwhile, seemed to show signs of being smitten with Daizee Haze. Jack Evans faced El Generico, Tammy Sytch got a new job as a diva coach, and Kota Ibushi's US tour continued with him wrestling Claudio Castagnoli.

"The Epic Encounter"
April 12, 2003
Murphy Rec Center
Philadelphia, PA


- Promo from Alexis Laree and the ROH Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & The Amazing Red. Laree said they're the champions because they have honor, and will defend the titles anytime, anywhere. She's here to make sure the Code of Honor is followed by having no one, especially Allison Danger and Simply Luscious, interfere. Paul London, who was acting strange and talking to a mop handle, came over and was upset with Styles, as they were originally supposed to team together to go after the titles. Styles said he didn't have a choice because London was in a hospital, so now he's teaming with Red and they're the champions. London kept arguing to be Styles' partner, and was getting hot at Red, saying he was a just a prop and shouldn't be there. Styles said if London wants to be the tag champion, get a partner and challenge them. London said that's fine, then said they're still friends and tried to lead them in a Thundercats cheer, but the other three walked away.

1. The Backseat Boyz (Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere) beat Da Hit Squad (Mafia & Monsta Mack). End of the match Mafia went for a Burning Hammer on Kashmere, but he countered out of it. Mafia went for a lariat, but Kashmere ducked and Mafia hit Mack instead. The Backseat Boyz then hit a T-Gimmick on Mafia for the win. Post match Mafia was upset and frustrated, and walked out without shaking hands, breaking the Code of Honor. After Mack left, Special K came out, and Mikey Whipwreck said he knows a thing or two about great tag teams, having team with Steve Austin and Yoshihiro Tajiri. Whipwreck said he's working on making Special K the best tag team in ROH, but The Backseat Boyz just proved they're the best team here right now. The Ring Crew Express came out and said everyone knows they are the top tag team in Ring of Honor. The Carnage Crew ran out and said they don't care who the top tag team is, they just want to kick some ass. Trent Acid grabbed the microphone and said they heard Da Hit Squad was the best team in ROH, and they just beat them. If the other three want to prove they're the best, why don't the face each other right now, and The Backseat Boyz will face the winners next month ["Do or Die" - 5/31/03].

2. Special K (Dixie & Hydro w/Izzy, Deranged, Angel Dust, Lit, Brian XL, Hijinx, Mikey Whipwreck & Slugger) beat the Carnage Crew (Loc & DeVito) and The Ring Crew Express (Dunn & Marcos) in a Tag Team Scramble match. Finish saw the Carnage Crew hit a spiked piledriver on Dunn, but Hijinx distracted the referee, allowing Whipwreck to get in the ring and give both of them a Whippersnapper. Hydro then got in the ring and pinned Dunn. Post match the unnamed bodyguard from "Night of Champions" [3/22/03] came out through the crowd and got in Slugger's face again. Most of Special K got Slugger to leave, but Angel Dust slapped the guy in the face, and got laid out for it.

3. AJ Styles & The Amazing Red (w/Alexis Laree) (c) beat the Briscoe Brothers (Jay & Mark Briscoe) to retain the ROH Tag Team Championship. Finish saw Jay go for a J-Driller on Red, but he countered and hit a Maximum Explosion, followed by a Red Star Press for the win.

- CM Punk came out with Colt Cabana for his match against BJ Whitmer, but Trinity ran into the ring and sat in the corner like Raven. Trinity then did Raven's pose in Punk's face, before trying to hit a crossbody on Cabana. However, Cabana caught her and carried her to the back.

4. CM Punk vs. BJ Whitmer ended in a no contest. Mid-match Punk got frustrated that Whitmer wouldn't stay down, and setup a table on the floor. Finish saw them trading strikes on the edge of the ring, until Punk gave Whitmer a German Suplex through the table, and the referee stopped the match as both wrestlers were knocked out. Several backstage officials, referees and wrestlers ran out to check on them, particularly Whitmer, who was in worse shape. After several minutes, both were helped to the back.

5. Homicide beat Christopher Daniels (w/Allison Danger). After the hard fought match, Homicide offered the handshake and Daniels looked like he was thinking about it, but then pushed him out the way when The Group suddenly ran into the ring and tried to hit him from behind. The Group beat down both wrestlers, with Samoa Joe choking out Homicide, until Mafia ran out to make the save. Everyone assumed he was there to save his friend and trainer Homicide, but then Daniels ripped off Mafia's "Da Hit Squad" shirt to reveal a Prophecy shirt underneath. Mafia grabbed the ripped shirt, and covered Homicide's face with it.

- Backstage during intermission, Gary Michael Cappetta tried to interview BJ Whitmer, so said he doesn't remember anything about his match, and he thinks he's going to the hospital. CM Punk came over to check on him, and told him he wrestled one hell of a match and the fans loved it. Punk said next time he'll go easier on Whitmer so he doesn't just quit on him again. There was a commotion outside the locker room, and the cameraman ran out and found Julius Smokes and Louie Ramos standing over two people. Smokes said tonight it's just begun.

6. Alexis Laree beat Ariel

7. Samoa Joe beat Hotstuff Hernandez. Post match Joe setup a chair in the ring and sat there until Gary Michael Cappetta came out to find out what he wants. Joe said he's part of an elite Group that does whatever they want, and though Hernandez wrestled a hard fought match, it was non-title. Joe said the fans came to see the title defended, and there's a Three-Way match coming up next, so hit their music. Colt Cabana, Matt Stryker, and "Reckless Youth" Tom Carter came out, and Joe said he's adding himself to the match, and if any of them pins him, he'll give them the ROH Championship.

8. Samoa Joe beat Colt Cabana, Matt Stryker and Tom Carter in a Four Corner Survival match. Finish saw Joe lock in The Choke on Cabana. Carter tried to break it up with a Frog Splash, but Joe held on and Cabana tapped out. Post match Joe said three men want the ROH Championship because it means something, and he's proud to be champion.

- Outside the building, Iceberg and David Young were brawling with each other.



9. Two out of Three Falls match: Bryan Danielson vs. Paul London

Result

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{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Paul London beat Bryan Danielson in a Two out of Three Falls match
- London won the first fall after pinning Danielson by countering a top rope belly-to-back suplex into a crossbody.
- Dragon won the second fall after making London submit to a Single-Leg Crab while kneeling on his neck.
- London won the third fall after a London Star Press

- Members of Team Homicide and The Group came brawling out of different parts of the building, when The Midnight Rider came out, distracting The Group. Dusty Rhodes then came out behind them, and dishing out elbows.

10. Homicide, Dusty Rhodes, Iceberg, Louie Ramos, Julius Smokes & Becky Bayless beat The Group (Guillotine LeGrande, CW Anderson, Jack Victory & Simply Luscious), Bar Room Brawler & David Young in a "I Quit" Bunkhouse Brawl. Tables, garbage cans, cowbells, etc. used. Victory gave up when Homicide began digging a fork into his face. Post match Dusty thanked Homicide, ROH and the fans for having him come be part of the show. Backstage Dusty said he came looking for Steve Corino, but he's not here and Homicide has taken care of bid'ness and defeated all his men. Homicide said it's not over, because Corino's not just a coward, he's now the last one standing.

- Backstage Colt Cabana told CM Punk he's opened his eyes, and there's a lot of history between them. Punk said it's funny he brought up history, because the history of ROH is built on pride, fighting spirit, and integrity. Punk won't allow Raven to compromise his integrity. He would shake Raven's hand like a man of honor, but every time he does, Raven tries to attack him and give him a DDT. History is the brick wall of integrity for the Second City Saints and makes them who they are, and it is stronger than any poison Raven puts into his body. After they cut, Cabana told Punk he's over with the fans, but he needs a catchphrase. Cabana then began annoying Punk by trying out different ones.

- The Carnage Crew tried to record a promo, but the ring crew was making too much noise tearing down the ring. Loc & DeVito began mocking them, particularly The Ring Crew Express, until Oman Tortuga told DeVito to shut up and go back to his crackhead wife. After beating the crap out of Tortuga, the Carnage Crew left to go to a strip club to forget about their ugly wives.

- Promo from The Prophecy, saying The Group fired the first shot when Michael Shane attacked Christopher Daniels at "Night of Champions" [3/22/03], causing him not to be at ringside for Xavier's match against Samoa Joe when he lost the ROH Championship. Now it is no longer business with The Group, it's very personal. Allison Danger tried to official welcome Mafia to The Prophecy, but they were interrupted by Monsta Mack, who wanted to know why Mafia joined them. Mafia said he's sick of being a team player and watching everyone else pass him by, and following the Code of Honor got him stuck in the midcard carrying Mack. Now he's going in a different direction and putting his faith in the hands of The Prophecy. Daniels told Mack not to take this personally, but to see this as an opportunity to change and evolve. Daniels said April 26 ["Retribution: Round Robin Challenge II"] will be a special night, because it will be the last match of Da Hit Squad. Mafia said they've been up and down the road together, and April 26 is their last ride and he doesn't plan on going out a loser. The Prophecy left, and Mack said he doesn't know where Mafia's head is, but he's right, they don't plan to go out losers.

"Injustice"
April 12, 2008
Inman Sports Center
Edison, NJ

D. Michael Nakazawa beat Alex Payne

1. El Generico beat Jack Evans. Post match ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness came out and said he has a message for Generico's partner Kevin Steen, but he'll keep it simple because Generico doesn't speak a lot of English. McGuinness knocked down Generico with a lariat and put him in the London Dungeon, until Steen made the save. Steen said McGuinness says the fans only like him because he looks like them, but Steen says they like him for other things as well. For instant, both he and the fans think McGuinness is an obnoxious asshole. Steen said the main reason fans like him is because every night he does what he does best, run his mouth and kick ass. McGuinness will find that out first hand when Steen beats him for the ROH World Champion, because he's not just doing it for himself. He's doing it for all the fans who've had to deal with pretentious pricks and don't get the chance to kick their ass.

- Promo from the Briscoes, saying they lost track of how many times they've been ROH World Tag Team Champions, but it'll be one more when they win tonight. And after they're getting them belts back, the only thing on their mind is taking out The Age of the Fall. Man up!

2. Jigsaw (w/Julius Smoks) beat Mitch Franklin

- Chris Hero came out with Sweet n' Sour, Inc. and said he will no longer be viewed as comic relief. For two years he's proved his greatness as a wrestler, yet he has been robbed of the ROH World Championship on multiple occasions. And as much as he would like to blame Bobby Dempsey for slamming the cage door in his face at "Breakout" [1/25/08], the only person Hero blames is himself, because he has allowed Dempsey to associate with Sweet n' Sour, Inc. Dempsey asked for one more chance, so Hero ordered him to take his shirt off and get on his knees. Hero said there's nothing funny about a fat slob, and booted him in the head. As Hero beat a bloody Dempsey, Larry Sweeney said it's time to trim the fat and Bobby's services are not needed tonight, and ordered him to the back.

3. Sweet n' Sour, Inc. (Chris Hero & Eddie Edwards w/Larry Sweeney, Sara Del Rey & Shane Hagadorn) beat Erick Stevens & Pelle Primeau. Hero pinned Primeau after a Roaring Elbow.

- Larry Sweeney tried to come out for Brent Albright's match, but Albright told him to go to the back.

4. Brent Albright beat Delirious. Albright won when Delirious tapped out to the Crowbar. Post match Larry Sweeney came out and said Albright did a beautiful job, now put it back on and finish the job. Sweeney said Delirious has been nothing but a thorn in Sweet n' Sour, Inc.'s side, and ordered Albright to break his arm. Daizee Haze ran out and covered Delirious to protect him, so Sweeney ordered Albright to break her arm instead. Albright began heading to the back, and Sweeney went running after him, trying to get him to come back.

5. Necro Butcher beat Roderick Strong in a No Disqualification match. Necro pinned Strong after Erick Stevens ran out and gave him a Doctor Bomb through a table. Post match Necro grabbed the FIP World Heavyweight Championship, but the referee took it away and said it was a non-title match.

- Promo from Daizee Haze, saying no one knows where Lacey is, and frankly she doesn't care. However, she doesn't like unfinished business, so next time she shows up, Haze wants to end things once and for all. After they cut, Delirious walked over and tried to talk to Daizee, but kept stammering. Haze said it was okay, he had her back last night, so she had his back tonight.

6. Claudio Castagnoli beat Kota Ibushi

- Tammy Sytch came out and asked the fans if they were having a good time. She said she originally came to the show to see Austin Aries, but he ran off with Lacey, so who knows where they are. Larry Sweeney interrupted and said he likes to strike while the iron is hot, so he wants to introduce her to Sara Del Rey. Sweeney said he's a businessman, and his business is helping people, and let's be honest, Tammy has a lot of problems. No one cares about her, she's not marketable, and being over 28, she's over the hill for wrestling. That's why Sweeney wants to help her by hiring her to the head of the new Larry Sweeney Diva School. Sweeney said Del Rey is a fine wrestler, and Tammy has all the skills to turn her into a marketable commodity for the WWE. Sytch could teach her to dye her hair blonde, get on a diva diet, and increase her personality…Double D style. Del Rey took the microphone away, and said she's not a Barbie doll or a diva, she's a wrestler, and she has a much better way of making money in this business. Del Rey left, and Tammy said she's delt with sleezy people in wrestling, so she's sure she can handle working with Sweeney. As she was leaving, Sytch told Sweeney if he ever calls her over the hill again, she's going to give him the Sunny Stunner and he's not going to like it.

7. Nigel McGuinness (c) beat Kevin Steen to retain the ROH World Championship. Finish saw Steen go for a Package Piledriver, but McGuinness pulled his feet out from under him and pinned him while holding the ropes. Post match El Generico came out to check on Steen, who was pissed off about how he lost. Steen began yelling at Cary Silkin for not doing anything, and several officials and wrestlers, including Claudio Castagnoli, came out to calm him down and get him to the back. As they were leaving, McGuinness yelled at "Casta-gonads" he wouldn't do any better against him. Castagnoli got in the ring and said apart from the fact everyone hates McGuinness, and he has to cheat to win, they have a lot in common. They both immigrated to the US to be wrestlers. McGuinness is the ROH World Champion, and Claudio can be one too. He just needs a time and place, so how about May 10 at the Hammerstein Ballroom ["A New Level"]. McGuinness said the Claudio and the fans may thing he deserves a title shot, but he hasn't done anything to prove to McGuinness he deserves one, so he can go to hell. In the back Steen was still going crazy.

- Promo from Erick Stevens, saying tonight Roderick Strong got just a taste. Soon Stevens will have his revenge and the FIP World Heavyweight Championship.

8. The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) beat the No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards & Rocky Romero) (c) to WIN THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP!!! Jay pinned Romero after a Springboard Doomsday Device. Post match the Briscoe popped a couple of beers to celebrate, while Mama Briscoe celebrated in the crowd.

- Backstage the No Remorse Corps said tonight was horrible. Roderick Strong said they're at their lowest point, but times like this make them find out what kind of men they are. Strong said he's sending Rocky Romero to compete in Japan, while he and Davey Richards go on tour in Europe.

[mcmahonfan85]

Today in Ring of Honor History: April 13

- 2007: Ring of Honor held "This Means War II" in Lake Grove, NY. The main event saw Nigel McGuinness teaming up with the returning Doug Williams to face two burgeoning rivals, ROH World Champion Takeshi Morishima and Chris Hero. Erick Stevens became the third member of Austin Aries new faction The Resilience, joining with them to face the No Remorse Corps to face Six-Man Elimination tag. Colt Cabana started his farewell tour before leaving for WWE, taking on Delirious in a rematch of their comedy classic at the "Fifth Year Festival: Finale" [3/4/07]. Claudio Castagnoli beat Jay Briscoe in a singles match to get a shot at the ROH World Tag Team Championship, while Kevin Steen, in his first night as a fulltime member of the roster, started the great Briscoes/Steenerico feud by punching the injured Mark Briscoe in the back of the head. Daizee Haze took on Sara Del Rey, Jack Evans faced Shingo, and Homicide fought Brent Albright in a grudge match.

- 2016: Former Ring of Honor wrestler and founding House of Truth member Christian Able passed away at the age of 32.

- 2019: ROH held a television taping in Pittsburg, PA, where they hit their 400th episode. The milestone episode was celebrated with two big title matches, as new ROH World Champion Matt Taven made his first defense against Flip Gordon, while Villain Enterprises defended the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship against Jay Lethal, Rush and ROH World Television Champion Jeff Cobb. The former "Sin Cara" Mistico (then known as Caristico) made his debut, teaming with El Soberano, Jr. to face The Briscoes (Soberano had a much better showing than his debut at "Manhattan Mayhem VII" [3/3/18]). LifeBlood took on The Kingdom, while continuing their feud with Bully Ray. Also continuing their feud were Jonathan Gresham and Silas Young. Josh Woods made his first appearance since November, winning a squash match. Kelly Klein faced Ray Lyn, Bandido took on Shane Taylor, PJ Black wrestled Eli Isom, and the Soldiers of Savagery made their debut. And after four years together, Dalton Castle called it quits with The Boys.

This Means War II
April 13, 2007
Sports Plus Entertainment Center
Lake Grove, NY


D. Rhett Titus & Bobby Dempsey beat Alex Payne & Ernie Osiris

D. Pepper Parks beat Mitch Franklin

- Promo from Daizee Haze, saying she gets along with everyone except for Lacey, which is why every time they fight the fans see a brawl. Tonight, though, you're going to see the happy, loving, peaceful side of Haze as she wrestles someone she really respects, Sara Del Rey.

1. Kevin Steen beat Pelle Primeau

2. Daizee Haze beat Sara Del Rey. Post match Del Rey got into Haze's face, and argued with the referee, insisting she got her shoulder up during the pin.

- Backstage ROH World Tag Team Champion Mark Briscoe said he was ready to go to and make their first defense, but Jay said he needs to listen to the doctors because he has a severe concussion. Jay told him to hold off until he's better,  while he does some singles matches for the new few weeks. Tonight Jay's got Claudio Castagnoli, so he's going to make the most of this opportunity and finish him off once and for all. Man up.

3. Erick Stevens beat Eddie Edwards, El Generico and Jason Blade in a Four Corner Survival match. Stevens pinned Blade after a Doctor Bomb. Post match Austin Aries came out and he said he's always lived by the belief it doesn't matter how many times you get knocked down, as long as you get back up. Whether it's injuries, interpromotional politics, or his tag team partner turning on him, Aries has shown resilience. Aries said Erick Stevens has potential, but potential only goes so far. Success is preparedness meeting opportunity, and tonight Aries is giving Stevens the opportunity to be the third member of The Resilience. Stevens said it would be an honor, and accepted. Roderick Strong came out and told Stevens as a friend he doesn't want to the face the No Remorse Corps. As Strong was talking, Davey Richards and Rocky Romero came out through the crowd and attacked The Resilience from behind. Matt Cross ran out to even the odds, and they all fought to the back.

4. Delirious beat Colt Cabana. Mid-match Delirious crawled under the ring, and Cabana went in after him. Someone with Cabana's build and ring gear then came out wearing a smiley face mask and "Cabanaramma" headband, and Delirious said "Screw this!" and went back under the ring. Then someone with Delirious' build and gear came out wearing the smiley face mask, while someone with Cabana's build and gear came out wearing a Delirious mask. The smiley face guy took his mask off to reveal Delirious, and he was upset the other guy was stealing his gimmick with the mask. After giving the real Delirious the Neverending Story Clothesline, the bigger "Delirious" ripped off his mask to reveal…Colt Cabana! Finish saw Cabana go for a sunset flip, but Delirious sat down and pinned him. [Davey Prazak and Lenny Leonard were really great at calling comedy matches, playing everything perfectly straight and deadpan.]

5. Claudio Castagnoli beat Jay Briscoe (w/Mark Briscoe). Post match Castagnoli said since he just pinned one half of the ROH World Tag Team Champions, he thinks he deserves a title shot with a partner of his choice. Mark said as soon as he's cleared to wrestle, Castagnoli will get a match. Kevin Steen & El Generico suddenly ran out, and said at the "Fifth Year Festival: Philly" [2/17/07] they took the Briscoes to the limit. In fact, they were this close to beating them…which is a hell of a lot closer than Mark came to hitting that Shooter Star Press at "All-Star Extravaganza III" [3/30/07]. Steen said if people are going to be talking about title shots, he & Generico are very good contenders. Mark told Steen they beat him & Generico once, and it won't be too hard to do it again, so if he wants a title shot, he's got one, tubby. Mark turned around, and Steen punched him in the back of the head. Jay jumped to his feet and tried hitting Steen, while Generico got between and got Steen out of the ring. Claudio tried to calm both of them down, but they both shoved him, and the four started fighting towards the back. Jay came back out to check on Mark, as several officials tried to help him to the back due to him having trouble standing up.

6. Brent Albright beat Homicide (w/Julius Smokes). The referee was pretty relaxed with the rules, leading to prolonged fighting in the crowd. However, he wouldn't put up with Smokes attacking Albright, and ejected him from ringside. Finish saw Homicide try to block a Half-Nelson Suplex attempt by rolling through it, but Albright rolled with him to hold on, and hit it for the win. Post match Shane Hagadorn ran out and attacked Homicide, trying to choke him out with his t-shirt. As Hagadorn began heading to the back, Smokes ran back out and attacked him, before he and Homicide gave him a spiked piledriver on a steel chair.

- Backstage during intermission, Rebecca Bayless announced that Mark Briscoe was on his way back to the hospital. Bayless then interviewed Chris Hero, Larry Sweeney & Tank Toland, with Sweeney saying when Hero was teaming with that bum Claudio Castagnoli, he wasn't in main event. Now that he's with Sweeney, he's in the main event with Nigel McGuinness, who's got a beat down coming to him.

7. Jack Evans beat Shingo

8. No Remorse Corps (Roderick Strong, Davey Richards & Rocky Romero) beat The Resilience (Austin Aries, Matt Cross & Erick Stevens) in a Six-Man Elimination Tag Team match
- Stevens was eliminated by Strong after a Gibson Driver.
- Cross was eliminated by Richards after an Alarm Clock followed by a DR Driver.
- Aries was eliminated by Romero after three kicks to the head followed by a Tiger Suplex. Post match Delirious ran out through the crowd and chased the NRC to the back.

- Backstage Rebecca Bayless interviewed Sara Del Rey, who said what Daizee Haze did tonight was 20% skill and 80% luck. Del Rey said she's the best female wrestler in the world, and she wants a rematch to prove it.

9. Nigel McGuinness & Doug Williams beat Takeshi Morishima & Chris Hero (w/Larry Sweeney & Tank Toland). Finish saw Morishima go for a Backdrop Driver on McGuinness, but Williams helped McGuinness counter into a backflip. As McGuinness fell into the ropes for a Jawbreaker Lariat, Williams threw Hero into Morishima, with McGuinness hitting the lariat on Hero for the win.

Women of Honor
April 13, 2019
Stage AE
Pittsburg, PA
Aired: May 22, 2019




1. Jenny Rose vs. Lady Frost

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Jenny Rose beat Lady Frost

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #397
April 13, 2019
Stage AE
Pittsburgh, PA
Aired: Apr. 26, 2019


D. Eric Martin vs. Soriano ended in a no contest

- New ROH World Champion Matt Taven came out, and some fans chanted "You deserve it" while others chanted "No, you don't". Taven said he earned it, and if you look at it with unbiased eyes, there's no one more worth to call themselves world champion than him. Taven ran down his accomplishments from the past year competing in ROH, CMLL and New Japan, and said by pulling down the ROH World Championship at "G1 Supercard" in Madison Square Garden, the memory of Matt Taven will live on forever. Taven said from now on, if you want a shot at the title, you'll have to do what he did and earn it. Flip Gordon came out said he already won the opportunity to challenge for the title by winning the "Sea of Honor" tournament ["Jericho Cruse: Night Four" - 10/30/18]. Taven laughed at that, saying there's a big difference between winning some tournament while everyone is getting drunk at the bar on a cruise, and winning the big one at MSG. Gordon said he's glad Taven finds it funny, because ROH officials don't, and he's the new number one contender.

- Recap of Jonathan Gresham and Silas Young over the past several weeks.

1. Silas Young beat Jonathan Gresham via referee stoppage. Young wrestled cleaned for most of the match, but at the end got frustrated and stole the hammer for the ring bell and hid it in the back of his trunks. Then he brought a chair into the ring, and as the referee got rid of the chair, Young hit Gresham in the head with the hammer. Young then put him in an abdominal stretch, and the referee called for the bell because Gresham was out.

- Recap of Kelly Klein winning the WOH World Championship and being attacked by The Allure at "G1 Supercard". Promo from Klein, saying just after become the first two-time champion, a group of outsiders decided they wanted some attention, because that's important to them. What is important to Klein is the title, because it's about skill, integrity and wrestling. If The Allure wants attention, they have it, and Klein will clean up their hot mess.

- Recap of Tenille Dashwood being found knocked out backstage by Bully Ray on the previous episode [taped 3/16/19]. Promo from Mark Haskins and Tracy Williams, with Haskins saying he knows it was Bully who laid him out at "Road to G1 Supercard: Baltimore, MD" [3/31/19]. Well at "G1 Supercard", Williams and Juice Robinson kicked Bully's ass, so he responded by attacking Tenille. He's not a bully, he's a scared little boy. Next week they're facing The Kingdom, and after they take them out, LifeBlood is calling out Bully Ray and they're going end it.

2. The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) beat Caristico & El Soberano, Jr. Jay pinned Soberano after a J-Driller/Froggy Bow combo.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #398
April 13, 2019
Stage AE
Pittsburgh, PA
Aired: May 3, 2019


1. PJ Black beat Eli Isom (w/Shinobi Shadow Squad)

- Kelly Klein came out for her match against Ray Lyn, and offered to shake her hand before the match. Lyn refused, saying she doesn't like or respect Klein, and she will never shake her hand. #NotMyChamp.

2. Kelly Klein beat Ray Lyn. Post match Klein said now Lyn will respect her, and Lyn shook her hand. Klein said she's promised to be a fighting champion, and is proud to represent ROH and Women of Honor. Klein said winning the WOH World Championship at Madison Square Garden was the greatest victory of her career, but then a few people wanted attention. They only care about attention, while Klein cares about wrestling, because that's what Women of Honor is about. Velvet Sky and Mandy Leon came out on stage to distract Klein, while Angelina Love came out through the crowd and attack her from behind. Jenny Rose ran out to make the save, but got beaten down and branded with The Allure "A".

- They aired the full match between Dalton Castle and Rush from "G1 Supercard", followed by Castle attacking The Boys after the match. Castle came out and said he owes some people an explanation, but he owes The Boys more. The Boys came out, and Castle said what happened at MSG was a mistake. The Boys hugged Castle, which got him a little emotional, and he said you'll never see him put his hands on his Boys again…because these two are not his Boys anymore! Castle proceeded to beat down both of them, before taking their masks away from them.

3. LifeBlood (Mark Haskins & Tracy Williams) beat The Kingdom (Vinny Marseglia & TK O'Ryan). Haskins made O'Ryan tap out to a Sharpshooter. Post match Williams said ROH is about taking care of business, but they have unfinished business with Bully Ray. Bully has been nothing but a cancer in Ring of Honor, and the only way to get rid of cancer is to cut it out, so get him out here. Bully came out and asked if they were still upset about Tenille Dashwood, then told them to go to hell, and left.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #399
April 13, 2019
Stage AE
Pittsburgh, PA
Aired: May 10, 2019


1. The Bouncers (Beer City Bruiser & Brian Milonas) beat Coast 2 Coast (LSG & Shaheem Ali) and Shinobi Shadow Squad (Cheeseburger & Ryan Nova w/Eli Isom) in a Three-Way Tag Team match. Milonas pinned Nova after Closing Time.

- Kenny King, blinded by the Toxic Mist from The Great Muta at "G1 Supercard", came out with the help of Amy Rose and a cane. King said he should be happy for winning a shot at the ROH World Championship, but he's not. He did what he said he would and entered at #1 in the Honor Rumble, and won after throwing Jushin Liger and The Great Muta's 700-year-old wrinkly asses over the top rope. After the match, King tried to shake Muta's hand and congratulate him for finally making his Madison Square Garden debut, and Muta responded by spitting poison in his face, so now he needs eye surgery. King said he likes the new ROH World Champion Matt Taven, and one day they'll have to wrestle, but he's not his target right now. Kenny is coming after Jay Lethal, and once he has his surgery to get his vision back, he'll show why he is the King by making Lethal bend the knee.

2. Josh Woods beat Flex Simmons. Post match backstage, Quinn McKay interviewed Woods to find up what he's been up to while away from Ring of Honor. Woods said what he's been up to isn't important, what he just did is. Throughout his whole career, Woods has been down to fight.



3. Bandido vs. Shane Taylor

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Bandido beat Shane Taylor. Post match Bully Ray ran out and tried to attack Bandido from behind, but he avoided it, and the rest of LifeBlood got into the ring. Before they could do anything, the Soldiers of Savagery ran out and laid them out. Bully and Taylor were both confused why S.O.S. was there, and asked each other if they were there because of them.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #400
April 13, 2019
Stage AE
Pittsburgh, PA
Aired: May 10, 2019


1. Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll, PCO & Brody King) (c) beat Jay Lethal, Jeff Cobb & Rush to retain the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Finish saw Lethal go for a Lethal Injection on Brody, but Brody caught him in a Torture Rack and hit a sitout slam, followed by PCO hitting a PCO-Sault for the win. Kenny King was on commentary, and post match during the break, he used his Daredevil-like powers to attack Lethal and choke him out with his cane as he was heading to the back.

- Interview package with Flip Gordon, discussing his injury, return, and challenging for the ROH World Championship.

2. Matt Taven (w/TK O'Ryan) (c) beat Flip Gordon to retain the ROH World Championship. End of the match Gordon climbed the top rope for a dive, but red balloons floated up from under the ring, distracting him. Taven superkicked Gordon's recovered knee, and hit a spiked Climax for the win.

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Today in Ring of Honor History: April 14

- 2007: Ring of Honor held "Fighting Spirit" in Edison, NJ. The show was headlined by the first match in the trilogy of singles matches between Takeshi Morishima and Nigel McGuinness for the ROH World Champion. Colt Cabana's farewell tour saw him put his European wrestling skills on display against Doug Williams, in what was Williams' last US match for Ring of Honor. Despite advice from doctors, ROH officials and his own parents, Mark Briscoe was back in action after his severe concussion, coming to the aid of his brother Jay Briscoe in a match against Kevin Steen and El Generico. Jack Evans and Delirious joined up to face their common enemy the No Remorse Corps in a grudge match. Pelle Primeau beat Shane Hagadorn to become the new holder of the Top of the Class Trophy. Matt Cross faced Shingo, Claudio Castagnoli took on Rocky Romero, and Sara Del Rey looked to prove her greatness by wrestling Ernie Osiris. And one night after teaming with the ROH World Champion in the main event, Chris Hero was teaming with Tank Toland in an easy opening card match against Jason Blade and Eddie Edwards.

- 2018: ROH held a television taping in Pittsburgh, PA. The Briscoes defended the ROH World Tag Team Championship against The Young Bucks, adding another match to their classic rivalry. Set to both challenge for the ROH World Championship at "Best in the World 2018" [6/29/18], Cody and Marty Scrull tried to show Bullet Club was fine when they teamed with Adam Page to face the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions SoCal Uncensored in a non-title match. SCU spent most of the episode plotting to get their belts back after they were stolen by The Kingdom at "Supercard of Honor XII" [4/7/18]. The Kingdom were busy on their own, facing ROH World Champion Dalton Castle and The Boys in a Six-Man Tag. Silas Young made the first defense of his second reign as ROH World Television Champion, taking on Flip Gordon. Jay Lethal kicked off a quest to climb back to the top of the mountain by beating everyone who recently defeated him, staring with Punishment Martinez. After being gone for nearly a year, Joey Daddiego made one last appearance to be decimated by Shane Taylor. Chuck Taylor faced Josh Woods, the Motor City Machine Guns beat The Dogs, Sumie Sakai wrestled Stella Grey, and Bully Ray officially unretired after he was fired as Ring of Honor's Enforcer.

- 2019: ROH held "Masters of the Craft 2019" in Columbus, OH. Villain Enterprises continued their rivalry with The Kingdom by defending the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship against them in a Street Fight. One year after their historic match in China, NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis' humble attitude talked him into defending the title against Colt Cabana in rematch. Mark Haskins and Tracy Williams of LifeBlood took on Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham in an Iron Man Tag Team match, while their stablemate Bandido faced Caristico (Mistico), Flip Gordon and PJ Black in a Four Corner Survival match. The grumpy old men contingent of The Briscoes, Silas Young and Shane Taylor teamed up to wrestle The Bouncers and Coast 2 Coast, who ended up becoming a little grumpy themselves. Rush faced El Soberano, Jr., Jenny Rose squared off with Holidead, and Rhett Titus nearly killed himself in a match against Jeff Cobb.

"Fighting Spirit"
April 14, 2007
Inman Sports Club
Edison, NJ


- Backstage Nigel McGuinness said they've asked him to speak about how important his match against Takeshi Morishima for the ROH World Championship is tonight. When McGuinness was 15-years-old, he was at Wembley Stadium when the British Bulldog faced Bret Hart at "SummerSlam '92", and told his friend one day he's going to be a pro wrestler. After paying his dues and making sacrifices, McGuinness achieved his dream of becoming a wrestler, but after that comes a legacy. McGuinness doesn't know how much longer he'll still be able to wrestle, as he's not that young anymore and his body has been beaten up from years in the ring. It's time for him to stop having great matches, and start winning great matches. McGuinness isn't one to say he's the biggest or the baddest or the best, he's a guy who never gave up on his dream, and challenging for the title tonight is special.

1. Jason Blade & Eddie Edwards beat Chris Hero & Tank Toland. Finish saw Blade go for a sunset flip on Toland, but Hero grabbed his hands to keep him from going over. However, Edwards hit a double stomp on both their arms, breaking them up, and Blade flipped Toland over and pinned him.

- Promo from Claudio Castagnoli, who said the more you put into something, the more you get out of it. When he was teaming with Chris Hero, he put everything into it and they won the ROH World Tag Team Championship, but when he took attention away to focus on going elsewhere, they lost the titles. When going other places didn't work out and Castagnoli began wondering on what he should do next, ROH called him to be on their All-Star team against Dragon Gate at "All-Star Extravaganza III" [3/30/07]. So Claudio worked and trained harder, and when he walked out for the match, he heard the reaction of the fans and knew they forgave him for everything he'd done the previous year. Last night he faced ROH World Tag Team Champion Jay Briscoe, and he's great, but Castagnoli was better. Now he's got a title shot, and the only question is who's going to be his partner.

2. Pelle Primeau beat Shane Hagadorn (c) to WIN THE TOP OF THE CLASS TROPHY!!! Hagadorn attacked Preimeau as he was making his entrance. Near the end of the match Hagadorn told the referee to check on Primeau while he was down, then reached into his tights to pull out a pair of knucks. Before he could use them, Bobby Dempsey ran down and dimed him out to the referee, who took it away. Primeau then hit a chinbreaker and rolled him up for the win. Post match Dempsey congratulated Primeau, then hit a cannonball on Hagadorn in the corner. Primeau then went crowd surfing in the audience.

3. Rocky Romero beat Claudio Castagnoli

- Promo from Sara Del Rey, saying Daizee Haze got a fluke win last night. Del Rey is going to send her a message tonight and show why she's the best women's wrestler in the world by beating whoever they put in front of her.

4. Kevin Steen & El Generico beat Jay Briscoe & Erick Stevens. Early into the match, the No Remorse Corps ran out and attacked Stevens, taking him out of the match. After a long beatdown, Steen began taunting Jay about not having a partner, including running over to his corner and begging Jay to tag him in. Eventually Mark Briscoe came out through the crowd and began calling for his brother to tag him in, while officials and his parents told him not to do it. Eventually Jay tagged him in, and near the end Steen and Generico began targeting his head. Generico pinned Mark after a Package Piledriver/Brainbuster combo. Post match officials ran into the ring to check on Mark. Generico tried to check on him as well, but Steen pulled him away and asked what he was doing.

5. Doug Williams beat Colt Cabana. Post match Cabana said he and some guy name CM…something started out trying just to be the best in the Midwest, and then they made their way to ROH, and to see it grow over the years has been unreal. Now he's leaving, but he's not moving up, he's just moving on. Just because you like Burger King doesn't mean you can't like McDonald's, and while he's knows and appreciates that fans will continue to support him in WWE, he wants them to continue to support Ring of Honor.

- Backstage during intermission, Rebecca Bayless interviewed Chris Hero & Tank Toland, and wondered if Larry Sweeney not being a ringside contributed to their loss. Hero said it wasn't the lack of Sweeney, it was someone used a little too much baby oil. Toland said that wasn't baby oil, it was pure, all natural sweat, and the problem was they need to work on Hero's grip strength. Toland gave Hero a grip strengthener to use, and Hero wanted to know if using it would stop Toland from being pinned. Kevin Steen & El Generico interrupted and said in their first match teaming, they took the Briscoes to the limit, and in their second match, they beat the Briscoes. So Steen wants everyone, including Hero, Toland and Bayless, to contact ROH management and demand the hooooottest team in the history of Ring of Honor gets a shot at the ROH World Tag Team Championship.

6. Sara Del Rey beat Ernie Osiris. Daizee Haze watched the match from the entrance ramp.

7. Shingo beat Matt Cross

8. No Remorse Corps (Roderick Strong & Davey Richards w/Rocky Romero) beat Jack Evans & Delirious. End of the match Delirious pinned Richards with an O'Connor Roll, but Richards kicked out and sent Delirious running into the ropes, where Strong hit him hard in the head with a chair. Richards then hit a DR Driver for the win.

- Backstage Rebecca Bayless interviewed Daizee Haze, who said Sara Del Rey was impressive tonight, just like she was last night when Haze beat her. Del Rey make call it a fluke, but Daizee calls it fate. If Del Rey wants a rematch, just name the time and place.

9. Takeshi Morishima (c) beat Nigel McGuinness to retain the ROH World Championship

- Backstage the No Remorse Corps said it was good weekend, first beating The Resilience last night, and then beating Claudio Castagnoli and Jack Evans & Delirious tonight. Roderick Strong said they shouldn't let the fun end, so they went out and beat up Alex Payne as he was helping tear down the ring.

Women of Honor
April 14, 2018
Stage AE
Pittsburgh, PA
Aired: May 2, 2018




Jenny Rose vs. Brandi Rhodes (w/Burnard the Business Bear)

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Jenny Rose beat Brandi Rhodes (w/Burnard the Business Bear)

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #345
April 14, 2018
Stage AE
Pittsburgh, PA
Aired: Apr. 28, 2018


1. Chuckie T beat Josh Woods

- Promo from Cody and Brandi Rhodes, saying he's not going to be one of those keyboard warriors writing off Dalton Castle's reign as ROH World Champion a failure. Castle beat Jay Lethal ["16th Anniversary" - 3/9/18], and Cody has beaten Jay Lethal…as well as Kenny Omega ["Supercard of Honor XII" - 4/7/18]. Cody wanted to know where that leaves them, and Brandi began waving her hands over her waist. Cody asked if she was pregnant, and she said no, it's the sign for "championship".

- Promo from The Kingdom, still holding the stolen ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship belts. Matt Taven congratulated SoCal Uncensored for stealing the show in their Ladder War against The Young Bucks & Flip Gordon at "Supercard of Honor XII", too bad they left with nothing. The Kingdom took back what never should've been taken from them in the first place, because they are the first, last, and only ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions.

2. Sumie Sakai beat Stella Grey. Post match Jenny Rose came out and congratulated Sakai for becoming the first WOH World Champion, then showed footage of Sakai accidently hitting her when they teamed together at "Manhattan Mayhem VII" [3/3/18]. Rose said Sakai has wants she wants, which is why she wants to be the first person to challenge her for the title. Sakai said she doesn't want to fight Rose because she loves her, but she will for the title. Sakai offered to shake her hand, but Rose pointed at the title and walked out.

- Promo from SoCal Uncensored, saying they aren't going to talk to The Kingdom like men, they're going to talk to them like children, because that's what they are. At "Supercard of Honor XII" The Kingdom played a game of hide and seek, and stole the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship belts like it was some sort of sorority prank. There are consequences when you misbehave, and they're not talking about sending you to bed without supper or slapping you on the wrist. SCU is going to do Ring of Honor a favor by getting rid of The Kingdom for good.

- Recap of Marty Scurll in the Defy or Deny match at "Masters for the Craft 2018" [which took place the day after the taping]. Promo from Scurll, saying Dalton Castle calling himself the ROH World Championship makes him physically sick. Scurll wants a title shot at "Best in the World 2018" [6/29/18], and warned Castle his days as champion are numbered.

- Recap of Bully Ray turning heel and attacking Cheeseburger, with Flip Gordon trying to come to his rescue, at "Supercard of Honor XII". Bully came out and said it seems a portion of the fans are upset at him for what he did. Bully said Cheeseburger represents what he despises about young wrestlers and the fans, because Cheeseburger is spoiled and entitled, like like the rest of them. Another problem with Ring of Honor is COO Joe Koff, because he provides these disrespectful young boys a platform when he knows they don't belong in the business. Bully put on his WWE Hall of Fame ring, and said it makes him better than everyone else in the building.

- Promo from ROH World Champion Dalton Castle, saying it's been well over 100 days since he won the belt, but people are still asking if he's championship material. He's beaten Punishment Martinez, Beretta, Beer City Bruiser, Jay Lethal, and lastly Marty Scurll in front of the biggest crowd in Ring of Honor history. You're damn right he's championship material.

3. Silas Young (c) beat Flip Gordon to retain the ROH World Television Championship

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #346
April 14, 2018
Stage AE
Pittsburgh, PA
Aired: May 5, 2018


1. Coast 2 Coast (Leon St. Giovanni & Shaheem Ali) beat Beer City Bruiser & Brian Milonas. LSG pinned Milonas after a double Coast 2 Coast drop kick.

- Promo from Jay Lethal, saying he's lost without gold around his waist in Ring of Honor. ROH officials want him to rack up a few more wins, but Lethal is going to do one better and beat everyone who has recently beat him. Luckily it's a short list because he's damn good, but even if it's a hundred people, he'll do it to reclaim his top spot in ROH.

- Promo from The Young Bucks, saying they'll give you a pay-per-view quality match against the Briscoes for the ROH World Championship for free next week.

2. Jonathan Gresham beat Will Ferrara (w/Rhett Titus). Post match The Dawgs attacked Gresham, until the Motor City Machine Guns ran them off.

- Promo from Cody and Marty Scurll. Cody said at "Best in the World 2018", ROH World Champion Dalton Castle will get beat by the most deserving person, and Scurll cut him off to say it's him. Cody tried to pull him aside, but Scurll pointed out they're still filming. Cody said Bullet Club is fine, and started to say "At Best in the World you're going to get beat by…", but Scurll cut him off again to say he's going to win. Cody got annoyed and left.

- Promo from SoCal Uncensored, saying at "Supercard of Honor XII", The Kingdom proved they are as dumb as they look by stealing the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship belts and pissing off SCU. There's nothing to stop them from coming out during the main event to get their belts back, and since they don't play by the rules, they'll end The Kingdom anyway they see fit.

- Shane Taylor was in the ring, and said for eight years he ran the streets of Pittsburgh by doing the same thing he does in ROH, getting paid to beat people down. The problem is there's only so much money to go around, so the problem with Ryan Nova is ROH pays people like him who don't even have a roster spot, when that money should go into Taylor's pocket. From now on, Taylor knocking people out, because as the saying goes, "More money, your problem"!

3. Shane Taylor beat Ryan Nova via referee's decision. The referee stopped the match after Taylor knocked out Nova with two chokeslams and Greetings for 216.

- Promo from Matt Taven with The Kingdom, saying tonight is preview for when he beats Dalton Castle at "War of the Worlds 2018 Tour: Lowell, MA" [5/9/18] to finally become ROH World Champion. The Kingdom reminded him that SoCal Uncensored said they're coming to take the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship back, but Taven said not to worry, he knows a guy.

- The Kingdom came out and paid Shane Taylor to protect the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship belt.

4. The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia & TK O'Ryan) beat Dalton Castle & The Boys (Boy #1 & Boy #2) in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Mid-match Christopher Daniels came out to get the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship belts back, but Shane Taylor shoved him down, and he left. Castles had a broken hand, and near the end of the match he was taken out when O'Ryan hit it with one of the Six-Man titles. Taven pinned one of the Boys after The Climax. Post match The Kingdom attacked Castle and tried to break his arm by wrapping a chair around it and having Taven hit a double stop.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #347
April 14, 2018
Stage AE
Pittsburgh, PA
Aired: May 12, 2018


1. Kelly Klein beat Madison Rayne

- Promo from SoCal Uncensored, saying despite The Kingdom stealing their belts, they're still the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions, and next week they're facing their hated rivals Bullet Club. It's not secret there's dissension in Bullet Club, while they're a well-oiled machine. SCU!

- Promo from Jay Lethal, saying next week Punishment Martinez steps into the ring with the Franchise of ROH. Martinez is bigger and stronger, but luckily this isn't a powerlifting competition, it's pro wrestling. Martinez has a victory over Lethal ["Survival of the Fittest 2017: Night One" - 11/17/17], so Lethal's coming to even the score.

- The Motor City Machine Guns were in the ring, and said they got back together for the simple goal of becoming ROH World Tag Team Champions. They accomplished that goal, but they are no longer champions, so where do they go from here. Chris Sabin said he doesn't know what's next, but they've been to hell and back together, and Alex Shelley is his brother for life. The Dawgs came out and said they don't want to hear about MCMG's achy breaky hearts. Rhett Titus said MCMG doesn't know what's next, but as a kid one of his favorite movies was "Old Yeller", and sometimes you've got to put Old Yeller out to pasture.

2. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) beat The Dawgs (Rhett Titus & Will Ferrara). Sabin pinned Titus after Skull and Bones.

- Promo from The Young Bucks, saying tonight they going to become four-time ROH World Tag Team Champions when they face the Briscoes once more and prove they're the greatest of all time.

3. Eli Isom vs. Facade (w/Dani) ended in a no contest. The match was stopped after Bully Ray came out to attack both wrestlers and throw them out of the ring. Bully said they are youngboy bottom feeders who don't belong in wrestling, so as the Enforcer of ROH, he's enforcing his right to fire the both of them. Cheeseburger came out and got in Bully's race, and said he used to respect him, but he's a piece of shit. Bully gave him a chokeslam, and COO Joe Koff came out. Koff said it was shame on him, because other wrestlers and promotions warned him about Bully, but he took a chance on him anyway. Koff said Bully is done as Ring of Honor's Enforcer. Bully said if he's done as the Enforcer, he's officially unretired.

- Promo from Bullet Club, saying they despise SoCal Uncensored, which is perfect because they're facing them next week. Cody said after they beat them, they should get a shot at the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship, and then he'll go on to regain the ROH World Championship at "Best in the World". Marty Scurll began arguing with Cody, saying he's the one that's going to be facing Dalton Castle for the title, and Adam Page tried to get them back on the same page by saying the point is the three of them are going to beat SCU nest week.

4. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) beat The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) (c) by disqualification in a match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Finish saw the Bucks go for a Meltzer Driver on Mark, but Jay hit Nick with a chair to stop them. Post match the Briscoes began throwing chairs into the ring, and gave Matt a superplex onto a stack of them. Mark then grabbed a chair and hid beside the entrance, and hit Adam Page and Flip Gordon when they came out to make the save, before rejoining the beatdown on the Bucks. Cody ran out to make the save, but got beaten down as well, while commentators wondered where Marty Scurll was.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #348
April 14, 2018
Stage AE
Pittsburgh, PA
Aired: May 19, 2018


1. Jay Lethal beat Punishment Martinez

2. Shane Taylor vs. Joey Daddiego ended in a no contest. Near the end of the match, as both wrestlers were fighting on the floor, Taylor setup two chairs and put Daddiego across them. Taylor then hit a splash off the ring apron, bending the chairs in half. A second referee ran out to hold Taylor back while the match official checked on Daddiego, so Taylor attacked him. Security ran out to try to stop him, but Taylor kept laying them out.

- Promo from Cody and Brandi Rhodes, saying he's ready to team with Adam Page and Marty Scurll for the inevitable defeat of SoCal Uncensored. Cody then told Brandi to announce the big news, but then cut her off to announce himself that at "Best in the World" he is getting his rematch against Dalton Castle for the ROH World Championship. Cody said Brandi did a good job.

3. Bullet Club (Cody, Adam Page & Marty Scurll) (w/Burnard the Business Bear) beat SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Mid-match saw Cody go for a kick on Kazarian, but he ducked and Cody kicked Scurll in the head, knocking him off the ring apron. Finish saw Cody give Sky a Din's Fire (Cop Killer), followed by Page hitting a Rite of Passage. Post match Daniels kept attacked Bullet Club. Scurll tried to hit him with his umbrella, but Daniels ducked and Scurll hit Cody instead.

Future of Honor
April 14, 2019
Express Live
Columbus, OH
Aired: May 10, 2019




1. Six-Man Tag Team match: Shinobi Shadow Squad (Cheeseburger, Eli Isom & Ryan Nova) vs. Brian Johnson, Eric Martin & Joe Keys.

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Shinobi Shadow Squad (Cheeseburger, Eli Isom & Ryan Nova) beat Brian Johnson, Eric Martin & Joe Keys in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Isom pinned Martin after 3S hit their triple-team finisher. Post match Keys began yelling at Martin and shoving him for getting pinned.

"Masters of the Craft 2019"
April 14, 2019
Express Live
Columbus, OH


- NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis was on commentary, and told Colt Cabana happy anniversary. It was one year ago today that they wrestled each other for the title in China…which, Aldis noted, he won.

1. Jeff Cobb beat Rhett Titus. Scary botch from Titus when he went for a dive over the top rope, and landed on his head and neck. Cobb won after a Tour of the Islands.

- In between matches, Ian Riccaboni asked Colt Cabana why he wasn't saying much on commentary, and Nick Aldis said he's just butthurt about being reminded of failing to beat him in China to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship…which Aldis pointed out was a championship Cabana will never win again.

2. Jenny Rose beat Holidead. Mid-match The Allure came out to the timekeeper's table and began taking selfies. Rose won after a Uranage. Post match Rose went to the timekeeper's table and began arguing with Mandy Leon, until Velvet Sky sprayed her in the eyes with hairspray.

3. The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe), Silas Young & Shane Taylor beat The Bouncers (Beer City Bruiser & Brian Milonas) & Coast 2 Coast (LSG & Shaheem Ali) in an Eight-Man Tag Team match. Taylor pinned Ali after Greetings from 216. Post match the Bouncers grabbed their beer coolers for a Toast of Honor with C2C, but C2C threw the coolers across the ring and left.

- After Nick Aldis wouldn't stop brining up their match in China, Colt Cabana had enough. He got on the microphone and told the crowd that Aldis wouldn't shut up about beating him one time in China a year ago. Well Aldis has never beaten Cabana in Columbus, OH, so he's challenging him to a match. Aldis tried to back out by saying he's not dressed to compete, but Ian Riccaboni pointed out he just said at the end of the last match he'd face Cabana "wherever, whenever", and shamed him into taking the match. Cabana and Aldis left commentary to go change.

4. Rush beat El Soberano, Jr.



5. Four Corner Survival match: Bandido vs. Caristico vs. Flip Gordon vs. PJ Black

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Bandido beat Caristico, Flip Gordon and PJ Black in a Four Corner Survival match. Finish saw Bandido hit a double 21-Plex on Gordon and Black, then pinning Black for the win.

6. Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham [2] beat Lifeblood (Mark Haskins & Tracy Williams) [1] in a 30-min. Iron Man Tag Team match
- Haskins made Gresham tap to a Sharpshooter [J&J: 0 - LB: 1]
- Gresham pinned Williams after a Cornette Cutter [J&J: 1 - LB: 1]
- Gresham reversed out of Haskins' Sharpshooter into a pin [J&J: 2 - LB: 1]

- Colt Cabana came out for his match against Nick Aldis, and said Aldis agreed to the match, but he didn't agree to make it for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Well Cabana doesn't want anyone to say Aldis isn't a fighting champion, so put it on the line.

7. Colt Cabana beat Nick Aldis (w/Camille) (c) by disqualification in a match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Near the end of the match Marty Scurll ran out and grabbed the belt. He began running around the ring with it, until Camille blocked him, allowing Aldis to attack him from behind. Cabana took out Aldis and rolled him back into the ring, but just then Scurll got back to his feet and turned around to see Cabana. Thinking he was the one who hit him, Scurll shoved Cabana, resulting in the DQ. Post match Scurll attacked Aldis with his umbrella.

- Dalton Castle came out to the stage for a promo, but thought better of it and went to do it on the floor, only to think better of it a second time and went back to the stage, and then thought better of it a third time and left without saying anything.

- Villain Enterprises came out for their match against The Kingdom, and Marty Scurll said he's not in the best mood, and they've done this match a hundred times, so why not make it a Street Fight.

8. Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll, PCO & Brody King) (c) beat The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia & TK O'Ryan) in a Street Fight to retain the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Lots of chairs, lots of tables. End of the match PCO was seemingly killed, but when Taven tried to hit Scurll with the ROH World Championship belt, PCO suddenly sprang to life, startling Taven and allowing Scurll to hit him over the head with his umbrella. PCO then hit a PCO-Sault on him for the win. Post match PCO posed over Taven while holding his Six-Man belt and the ROH World Championship.