20 Years of Ring of Honor: The End

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Today in Ring of Honor History: March 12

- 2005: Ring of Honor held "Back to Basics" in Woodbridge, CT. After a three-part anniversary and a trios tournament, it was a shift to get ROH back to normal. The main event was a number one contender's match for the ROH Tag Team Championship, and saw the first meeting between Samoa Joe and CM Punk since the end of the their trilogy for the ROH World Championship. Joe teamed with his protégé, ROH Pure Champion Jay Lethal. Punk was scheduled to team with Steve Corino, but after their falling out at "Trios Tournament 2005" [3/5/05], Corino left Punk high and dry. In need of a new partner, Punk put out an open call to anyone in the back, which was answered by Spanky, who was looking to get some ROH gold. The end of the match [which I completely forgot about] was one of the most random moments in Ring of Honor history, as WWE wrestler Stevie Richards walked out, superkicked Punk, and left. The spot was to setup a storyline between the two, but it never materialized. As for the reigning ROH Tag Team Champions Dan Maff and BJ Whitmer, they made their final title defense, facing Colt Cabana and Nigel McGuinness, who beat them in a non-title match at the "Third Anniversary Celebration: Part 3" [2/26/05]. Not long after the show, Maff was blacklisted from wrestling after a falling out with Homicide, which ROH kayfabed as Maff retiring due injuries sustained in a car accident. Meanwhile, the unsuccessful title shot saw the end of Cabana and McGuinness' partnership, and was the catalyst for their feud, as McGuinness thought Cabana wasn't taking things seriously. James Gibson earned a shot at the ROH World Championship after defeating The Rottweiler's Rocky Romero in a match that planted the seed for Gibson' future feud with Homicide. And Ring of Honor's longest running stable, Special K, officially came to an end after Dixie and Azrieal beat Lacey's team of Izzy and Deranged to win the name, which they immediately retired. Lacey, meanwhile, had already chosen a new name for her group: Lacey's Angels.

- 2016: ROH kicked of the "Conquest Tour 2016" in Philadelphia, PA. Jay Lethal defended the ROH World Championship against Matt Sydal. In one of the most random foursomes of all time, Adam Cole and Roderick Strong teamed to Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish of reDRagon. Seriously, who would ever put those four together. The Addiction, Motor City Machines and The Young Bucks faced in a wild Three-Way Tag Team match. ROH World Tag Team Champions War Machine teamed with Moose to face The Briscoes and Cheeseburger (who's about equal in size to Moose). In a dual-grudge match, Adam Page and Jonathan Gresham united to face BJ Whitmer and Cedric Alexander. And in a late addition to the card, KUSHIDA defended the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship against ACH. KUSHIDA was sent by New Japan as a replacement for Kenny Omega, who was scheduled to face Dalton Castle but had to be pulled off the show a week earlier.

- 2021: Ring of Honor aired the latest television episode from Baltimore, MD. Flamita got revenge on Flip Gordon for unmasking him over a year earlier at "Honor Reigns Supreme 2020" [1/12/20]; also getting revenge in the match was Mark Briscoe, who cost Gordon the match as payback for Gordon costing the Briscoes a shot at the ROH World Tag Team Championship on the February 19 episode. Tony Deppen beat Kenny King to become the number one contender for the ROH World Television Championship. And Dak Draper faced Fred Yehi in a Pure Rules match.

"Back to Basics"
March 12, 2016
CT Sports Center
Woodbridge, CT


- Colt Cabana hosted "Good Times, Great Memories", and said he's on a quest for gold in ROH. Tonight he gets to face Delirious to rise up the rankings as a singles wrestler, then gets to team with Nigel McGuinness to challenge Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer for the ROH Tag Team Championship. And speaking of tag team gold, The Ring Crew Express. McGuinness interrupted them, saying it was a big night for him and Cabana, so why is Colt wasting time interviewing RCE and getting himself a singles match with Delirious, instead of focusing on them winning the titles. McGuinness told them to turn the camera off, and made Cabana go do some exercises for once.

- Lacey was yelling at her half of Special K, saying they've been letting her down recently. Tonight they have a chance to win the "Special K" name, and there is a lot of money protentional in that. Oh, and Daizee Haze pinning Lacey at the "Third Anniversary Celebration: Part 2" [2/25/05] was a fluke. Tonight Lacey is going to prove she's not the just best businesswoman in ROH, she's the best women's wrestler in ROH.

1. Colt Cabana beat Delirious. Delirious focused on Cabana's neck during the match. Cabana won after a Twirly Bird.

2. The Ring Crew Express (Dunn & Marcos) beat Alex Law & Ricky Landell. Marcos pinned Law after an Electric Chair Senton off the middle rope.

- Highlights of Austin Aries defending the ROH World Championship against Vordell Walker at FIP's "Dangerous Intentions" [2/12/05]. Jimmy Bower announced Aries is currently on tour defending the title in Europe.

3. Spanky beat Jack Evans. Post match Gary Michael Cappetta came out and informed Spanky that as a result of winning, he is now one of the top contenders for the ROH World Championship, and will be the one to challenge for the title at ROH's return to Boston [4/16/05] if James Gibson fails to win his match tonight. Spanky said he's friends with Gibson, but he wants the title, so while he's not rooting against him tonight, he's not really rooting for him. Roderick Strong came out and said Spanky has a big mouth, and the only way to get to ROH World Champion Austin Aries is to go through Generation Next first. Spanky got hot at the disrespectful little prick, but Evans jumped him from behind and Generation Next beat him down

4. Dixie & Azrieal beat Izzy & Deranged (w/Lacey, Cheech & Cloudy) to win the rights to the "Special K" name. Finish saw Azrieal block a top rope hurricanrana and hit a Cradle Bomb for the win. Post match fans began chanting "Take it off!" at Lacey…'s group of wrestlers.

- Roderick Strong came out with Jack Evans for his match against Homicide, and said tonight is not about Generation Next or The Rottweilers, it's about Strong proving he's as good as people say he is. To that effect, Strong will send Evans to the back if Homicide agrees to send Julius Smokes to the back as well, so they can wrestle a clean match. Homicide agreed, and Smokes and Evans went to the back.

5. Homicide beat Roderick Strong

- During intermission Gary Michael Cappetta interviewed Dixie & Azrieal, who said they're ashamed of how they acted when they were part of Special K, so the name doesn't represent who they are anymore, and it's done.

6. Allison Danger beat Cindy Rogers, Daizee Haze and Lacey in a Four Corner Survival match. Danger pinned Rogers after a headbreaker into the knee followed by an STO [which was frequently used by Christopher Daniels].

7. Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer (c) beat Colt Cabana & Nigel McGuinness to retain the ROH Tag Team Championship. Whitmer pinned Cabana after a forearm to the back of his injured neck, followed by an Exploder Suplex.

8. James Gibson beat Rocky Romero (w/The Rottweilers). Post match Homicide began yelling at Gibson, who grabbed a chair and dared Homicide to get in the ring [the logic being once Homicide wins the ROH World Championship at "Best of American Super Juniors Tournament" on April 4, Gibson will be his first challenger]. After Homicide left, Gary Michael Chappetta announced Gibson will challenge for the ROH World Championship in Boston. Gibson said it means a lot to him, because ROH and fans have given him a second chance. Generation Next ran out and attacked Gibson, until Spanky made the save. Spanky then said he wants to be the second person to congratulate "Jamie Noble" on his win, and some fan yelled out and corrected him that it's "James Gibson" now. Spanky told Gibson that as his friend he hopes he wins the ROH World Championship, but as an ROH wrestler, if Gibson does win, he wants to be the first challenger.

- Backstage Lacey yelled at the ex-Special K for losing, but it doesn't even matter because she's already come up with a new money making name: Lacey's Angels.

- CM Punk came out and said his supposed "good friend" Steve Corino bailed on him and has no showed their match against Samoa Joe & Jay Lethal to determine the number one contenders for the ROH Tag Team Championship. Colt Cabana has a bad neck after two matches, and Ace Steel is sitting at home in Chicago, but Punk won't forfeit the match, and asked anyone in the back to come be his partner. Spanky answered the call, saying he came back to ROH to win championship, and not only would winning get him a shot at the tag titles, but beating both the longest reigning ROH World Champion and the current ROH Pure Champion would shoot him up the singles rankings too.

9. Samoa Joe & Jay Letha beat CM Punk & Spanky to win a shot at the ROH Tag Team Championship. End of the match Joe hit a tope on Spanky, and the referee left the ring to check on them, while Punk went for a Pepsi Plunge on Lethal. All of a sudden Stevie Richards walked out and dared Punk to fight him, then gave him superkick and left. Lethal then pinned Punk after a Dragon Suplex.

- Backstage Colt Cabana was icing his hurt neck, but said he started something tonight and he's going to finish it, so welcome to "Good Times, Great Memories" with The Ring Crew Express. Nigel McGuinness interrupted again, and said it doesn't seem like Cabana is taking things seriously. McGuinness on the other hand does want to go somewhere is the business, so maybe they should just stick to being opponents instead of tag team partners.

- Jimmy Bower announced that during the week after the show, ROH Tag Team Champion Dan Maff was involved in a serious car accident, and sustained injuries that will force him to retire from pro wrestling [he wasn't and didn't]. As a result, the titles have been vacated and new champions will be crowned at "Best of American Super Juniors Tournament".

Women of Honor
March 12, 2016
2300 Arena
Philadelphia, PA
Aired: Mar. 16, 2016




1. Six-Woman Tag Team match: Sumie Sakai, Mandy Leon & Jenny Rose vs. Taeler Hendrix, Veda Scott & Kyoko Kimura

Result

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{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Sumie Sakai, Mandy Leon & Jenny Rose beat Taeler Hendrix, Veda Scott & Kyoko Kimura in a Six-Woman Tag Team match. Sakai won after countering a Tombstone attempt into a pin.

Future of Honor
March 12, 2016
2300 Arena
Philadelphia, PA
Aired: Mar. 25, 2016




1. Gifted Punishment (QT Marshall & Punisher Martinez) vs. Leon St. Giovanni & Shaheem Ali

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Gifted Punishment (QT Marshall & Punisher Martinez) beat Leon St. Giovanni & Shaheem Ali. Martinez pinned Ali after a South of Heaven Chokeslam.

"Conquest Tour 2016: Philadelphia, PA"
March 12, 2016
2300 Arena
Philadelphia, PA


- Dalton Castle came out with The Boys and said the fans are all his boys tonight, because they came out to see him wrestle, but unfortunately Kenny Omega is ducking him. Considering how much time Castel spends working out at the gym, though, Castle can't really blame him, because Castle wouldn't want to wrestle himself either. But Castle doesn't want to leave the fans cheated, so good news, everyone is getting a puppy! The All-Night Express interrupted, and said the only place to find "puppies" in Philadelphia are on fat 30-year-old virgins in a Bullet Club shirts. ANX took issue with Castle apologizing to the fans, as these were the same fans who booed ANX when they beat the Briscoes and The Young Bucks at "Final Battle 2015" [12/18/15]. ANX said if you ain't runnin' with them, you better run from them. Castle told ANX he promised the fans puppies, not a couple of p*****s. ANX told Castle if he wants to fight, pick one of The Boys and face them. Castle said he can't separate The Boys, because they're on the buddy system and one of them will get lost. ANX said they'll take on all three instead.

1. The All-Night Express (Rhett Titus & Kenny King) beat Dalton Castle & The Boys (Boy #1 & Boy #2) in a Handicap match. ANX each pinned a Boy. Post match ANX continued to attack The Boys, until Castle took them both out.

2. Adam Page & Jonathan Gresham beat BJ Whitmer & Cedric Alexander (w/Veda Scott). Finish saw Page and Whitmer dueling with chairs, when Alexander rolled up Page. Page kicked out an hit a Rite of Passage on him for the win.

3. War Machine (Hanson & Rowe) & Moose (w/Stokely Hathaway) beat The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) & Cheeseburger in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Moose pinned Cheeseburger after a Spear.



4. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: KUSHIDA (c) vs. ACH

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}KUSHIDA (c) beat ACH to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship

- Taeler Hendrix came out with Joey Daddiego for his match against Will Ferrara, and announced than on an upcoming episode of ROH TV, fans will see Truth Martini taken out by Donovan Dijak. Dijak had one job to do in The House of Truth, but he couldn't handle it, so he deprived ROH of a genius. Tonight, Daddiego is going to demonstrate on Ferrara what Jay Lethal is going to do to Dijak.

5. Will Ferrara beat Joey Daddiego (w/Taeler Hendrix) by disqualification. After Ferrara kicked out of a one-arm powerbomb, Hendrix gave Daddiego a chair and ordered him to use it, resulting in a DQ. Post match Donovan Dijak came out with Prince Nana, and began brawling with Daddiego, until security ran out to separate them. As The House of Truth ran to the back, Dijak began dropping members of security.



6. reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. Adam Cole & Roderick Strong

Result

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{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Adam Cole & Roderick Strong beat reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish). Finish saw O'Reilly get a rear naked choke on Cole, but Strong hit a jumping knee on him to break the hold and get the pin.

7. Three-Way Tag Team match: The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) beat the Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) and The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) (w/Broomega} in a Three-Way Tag Team match. Mid-match the Bucks helped Broomega hit a dive on Kazarian [don't know how that's not a DQ for interference], but Kazarian managed to find the strength to kick out at two. Later on Kazarian brought Broomega back into the ring, and proceeded to put the boots to him. Kazarian pinned Matt after a B.M.E. (Best Meltzer Ever).

8. Jay Lethal (w/Taeler Hendrix) (c) beat Matt Sydal to retain the ROH World Championship

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #495
[Date unknown]
UMBC Event Center
Baltimore, MD
Aired: Mar. 12, 2021


- Recap of Jay Lethal becoming the number one contender for the ROH World Championship after winning a Four Corner Survival match on the previous episode [3/5/21]. Quinn McKay interviewed Lethal after the match, with Lethal saying The Foundation lost the ROH World Tag Team Championship to La Facción Ingobernable, but now they have a chance to get it all back if he beats Rush to become the new ROH World Champion. Lethal said the Four Corner Survival match was more important to him than the actual title match, because it setup the opportunity for The Foundation to purify Ring of Honor.

- Promo from Dak Draper, saying while Fred Yehi didn't let success go to his head, Draper did, and now he needs success. If Yehi thinks he can stand between Draper and success, shame on him. Promo from Fred Yehi, who said he needs to win tonight to stay in ROH, or else he doesn't eat. Tonight Draper goes toe-to-toe with a hungry savageweight.

1. Dak Draper beat Fred Yehi in a Pure Rules match. Neither wrestler used any rope breaks. Finish sequence began with Draper punching Yehi in the face to get a warning, and ending Magnum KO. Post match Draper presented Yehi with a participation ribbon and offered the Code of Honor handshake, but Yehi pushed his hand away.

- Quinn McKay interviewed Tony Deppen, who's one match away from becoming the number one contender for Dragon Lee's ROH World Television Championship. Deppen says he knows his opponent Kenny King is friends with Lee, so he'll have to be on his A game and watch he back, because he knows La Facción Ingobernable is always up to something.

- Promo from Kenny King, saying Tony Deppen is getting pushed because of the internet, but if he's stupid enough to get in the ring with La Facción Ingobernable, he's going to get left there. After ending, King yelled at Amy Rose, saying he doesn't know what's going on with her. Quinn McKay told him he didn't need to act like that, and Rose didn't need to take that.

2. Tony Deppen beat Kenny King (w/La Facción Ingobernable). King had Deppen beat after a Chin Checker followed by a Tiger Driver, but intentionally pulled his shoulders up at two to break the pin. King then picked up Deppen for a Royal Flush, but Deppen countered and pinned King with an inside cradle. Post match LFI attacked Deppen, until Brody King made the save. Rush ran out to brawl with Brody, and LFI beat him down before putting him through a table.

- Promo from Flip Gordon, who is pissed about having to wrestle Flamitta instead of getting his ROH World Championship match still owed to him for winning the Battle Royal at "Free Enterprise" [2/9/20]. Gordon said if ROH wants to play games, he'll play, but after he wins he better get his title shot. Promo from Flamita, saying he hasn't forgotten about Flip Gordon disrespecting him by ripping off his mask at "Honor Reigns Supreme 2020" [1/12/20]. Flamita said Gordon has something dark inside him, but Flamita has rough blood running through him too, and tonight he'll show why he will always be better than Gordon.

3. Flamita beat Flip Gordon. End of the match Mark Briscoe sneaked out and slid a chair into the ring when Gordon went for a Flip Five. As the referee got rid of it, Flamita fought out to the move, and Mark hit Gordon in the back of the head with another chair. Flamita then pinned him to win.

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Today in Ring of Honor History: March 13

- 2004: Ring of Honor held "Do or Die II" and "At Our Best" at the Elizabeth, NJ. ROH's first WrestleMana weekend event, there was a lot of uncertainty heading into the show as it was the first one following the Rob Feinstein Controversy [3/4/04]. Roddy Piper had been booked to appear on the show, but pulled out due to the controversy. The show ended up being a massive success, and was the most attended ROH event up to the point with an audience of 1,800. Fans typically throw streamers at wrestlers as a sign of support; before the show, fans threw streamers into the ring as a show of support for the promotion.

"At Our Best" featured a double-main event of back-to-back cage matches. In the first, Samoa Joe defended the ROH World Championship against Jay Briscoes to win their feud in one of the absolute bloodiest matches in ROH history. In the final show of the night, Dusty Rhodes backed up the Carnage Crew as they faced Special K in Scramble Cage II to end their feud [Scramble Cage is a regular steel cage with platforms over the corners so wrestlers can hit dives]. It wasn't all happy for the Crew, though, as their celebration was cut short when they found out someone s*** in their bags [Randy Orton was in town at the time, but it wasn't him]. In the final match of his first ROH run, AJ Styles made his only defense of the ROH Pure Wrestling Championship, taking on CM Punk in a rematch from the "Second Anniversary Show" [2/14/04]. The match was refereed by Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, and Punk took issues with his officiating, leading to a feud between the two. Jerry Lynn returned to take on newcomer Nigel McGuinness in their first match together. Matt Styker beat John Walters to become the last holder of the Number One Contender's Trophy [which was originally created as a semi-secondary title]. After being sidelined with a knee injury since August, The Amazing Red returned for what would be the final match of his run, winning a Six Man Mayhem match that included Teddy Hart, who was surprisingly brought back despite pissing off the locker room with his antics at "Main Event Spectacles" [11/1/03]. And Prince Nana signed former ROH Champion Xavier as the first member of The Embassy.

Before the main show, ROH held "Do or Die II", with several wrestler looking to impress by competing in showcase matches. The most notable participant was future two-time ROH World Champion Austin Aries, who took on Danny Daniels. After competing in a bonus Four Corner Survival match at "Glory by Honor II" [9/20/03], Roderick Strong returned, facing Hydro (Jay Lethal) in a singles match. Future ROH Tag Team Champion Sal Rinauro made his debut as "Mellow", taking on Jerrelle Clark. And Pro Wrestling Guerrilla founders Super Dragon and Excalibur squared off against each other.

- 2009: ROH held "Stylin' & Profilin'" in Collinsville, IL. The show was named after the debuting Ric Flair, who would shortly thereafter be named ROH's Ambassador [and who totally didn't go on to f*** over the promotion and Cary Silkin]. Flair wasn't the only legend involved in the show, as a living one, Larry Zbyszko, joined Dave Prazak in commentating the show. The main event saw Brent Albright challenge Nigel McGuinness for the ROH World Championship, but he was screwed out of winning by his hated rival (and McGuinness best buddy) Claudio Castagnoli. The saga of Delirious and Daizee Haze came full circle when Delirious, who joined The Age of the Fall after Haze rejected him romantically ["Age of Insanity" - 8/15/08], became the latest AOTF member to abandon Jimmy Jacobs. Haze, meanwhile, challenged AOTF member MsChif for the SHIMMER Championship. After being attacked on numerous occasion, Bryan Danielson finally got a match against Bison Smith, but didn't get the revenge his was looking for. And ROH World Tag Team Champions Kevin Steen and El Generico teamed with Bobby Dempsey to face Sweet n' Sour, Inc. in a Six-Man Tag to build up their title match against The American Wolves at the "7th Anniversary Show" [3/14/09].

- 2015: ROH continued the "Conquest Tour" in Milwaukee, WI (in front of fans who either all had really good memories, or collectively watched the past Milwaukee shows right before coming to this one). The main event saw the return of the Champions' Challenge, with The Jays (ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe and ROH World Television Champion Jay Lethal) teaming up to face ROH World Tag Team Champions reDRagon. After being sidelined for seven months with a broken leg, Silas Young returned to active competition in front of his hometown, which was glad to see him back. Rocky Romero and the debuting Beretta wrestled their first match as a tag team, facing The Decade. The match continued to expand the division in The Decade, as Jimmy Jacobs wanted to show respect to Roppongi Vice by shaking their hands, while Whitmer was against it. Samoa Joe took on ACH in a one-time only match. Michael Elgin took on Josh Alexander, Roderick Strong took on Ariya Daivari, and Mark Briscoe took on Beer City Bruiser.

- 2020: ROH was scheduled to hold the "18th Anniversary" in Las Vegas, NV, but it was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic.

"Do or Die II"
March 13, 2004
RexPlex
Elizabeth, NJ


1. Mellow [Sal Rinauro] beat Jerrelle Clark

2. The Solution (Havok & Papadon) beat Todd Sexton & Jared Steel

3. Caprice Coleman beat Rainman. Post match Julius Smokes came out and said the match was black on black crime, can't they all get along. On the real, Coleman and Rainman would probably be better as a tag team. Smokes said there's a Tag Team Scramble with an open spot later, and they agreed to enter.

4. Allison Danger (w/BJ Whitmer) beat April Hunter (w/Slyk Wagner Brown). End of the match Hunter hit an awkward looking German Suplex, and Danger told the referee to check her shoulder. As he did, Whitmer attacked Hunter and gave her a powerbomb, and Danger pinned her. Post match CM Punk ran out and began brawling with Whitmer around the arena, while Tracy Brooks attacked Danger until Dan Maff made the save.

5. Jimmy Jacobs beat Brad Bradley

6. Hydro (w/Becky Bayless) beat Roderick Strong

7. Austin Aries beat Danny Daniels. Awkward moment near the end of the match when Daniels gave Aries a Rubik's Cube and pinned him. The referee counted the to two, then as he was coming down for three, he stuck his arm under Daniels' and pulled it up, and called it a kickout.

8. Super Dragon beat Excalibur

9. Don Juan & Fast Eddie Vegas beat The Outcast Killaz (Diablo Santiago & Oman Tortuga), The Ring Crew Express (Dunn & Marcos) and Caprice Coleman & Rainman (w/Julius Smokes) in a Tag Team Scramble match. Finish saw Juan & Vegas hit a double team neckbreaker/Fasteddious combo on Tortuga from the top rope, with Vegas getting the pin.

"At Our Best"
March 13, 2004
RexPlex
Elizabeth, NJ


- Samoa Joe hosted "Samoa Joe's Ring" at the ROH Wrestling Academy to talk about something he thinks is bulls***, the ROH Pure Wrestling Championship. There's only one title that means anything, and that the ROH World Championship. Unlike the Pure title, the World title doesn't need rules and limitations to be won. Today, Joe is going to demonstrate some the techniques he'd use to nullify any pure wrestler facing him. Joe proceeded to stretch and hurt ROH student "Drew" [Matt Turner], before making him tap out to The Choke. Joe told the pure wrestlers the only belt that means anything in Ring of Honor is the ROH World Championship.

- Before the show, Ox Baker interrupted Dusty Rhodes doing a meet & greet with the fans, saying Rhodes is a liar, he never ran Baker out of Florida. Dusty said they can get in the ring and settle it, but Baker said he didn't sign up for any match. Dusty got in the ring and said he got a phone call of Vince McMahon asking him to come to WrestleMania, but Rhodes told him he's going to ROH instead. Rhodes said Baker is in the right place to get an ass kicking, and the fans are in the right place to see the best pro wrestling today.

- Backstage Sugar Sean Price caught Julius Smokes coming into the building, and asked what's going on with Homicide. Smokes said Homicide's been Silence of the Lambs, but get Smokes in the ring tonight and he'll say what's really hood, B, because he kicked it with Homicide and has a message for the whole world.

1. The Amazing Red beat Jack Evans, Jimmy Rave, Mark Briscoe, Sonjay Dutt and Teddy Hart in a Six Man Mayhem match. Red pinned Dutt after a Death Valley Driver followed by a Red Star Press.

- Second City Saints were backstage getting ready to cut a promo, but before they did CM Punk told them he didn't want any tomfoolery or shenanigans. Colt Cabana said he is reading what Punk is writing, and he is down for the cause tonight against The Prophecy. Punk said tonight Cabana and Ace Steel are going to crush The Prophecy to become the number one contenders for the ROH Tag Team Championship, and then later on he's going to beat AJ Styles to win the ROH Pure Wrestling Championship. Now Punk isn't one to complain, but he got robbed in their match at the "Second Anniversary Show" [2/14/04]. Once the Saints get all the titles, they're going to run ROH. Punk left because Ricky Steamboat wanted to talk to him.

- In the ring, Gary Michael Cappetta brought out Julius Smokes to answer the mystery of where is Homicide. Smokes said Homicide sent him to issue a challenge to Samoa Joe for the ROH World Championship. Homicide destroyed Joe at "Empire State Showdown" [10/25/03], and now he's going to pull down Joe's pants and give Fat Ass a spanking.

- Backstage Ricky Steamboat met with AJ Styles and CM Punk to go over their ROH Pure Wrestling Champion. Steamboat asked Punk if he's clear on the rules, but Punk said the better question is if Steamboat is clear on the rules, because he can't find a single referee who is, which is why he got robbed at the "Second Anniversary Show". Steamboat and Styes both said they're clear on the rules.

2. Xavier (w/Prince Nana) beat Slyk Wagner Brown (w/April Hunter)

3. Jerry Lynn beat Nigel McGuinness to win a title shot at the ROH Pure Wrestling Championship

- As The Ring Crew Express were tightening up the ring ropes, Stephen DeAngelis was going over the latest ROH video releases, and was interrupted by The Solution. The Solution said they were the two best wrestlers on "Do or Die II" earlier that day, so how come they don't have a spot in main show. Apparently, to get a spot, you have to kiss ass like the ring crew. RCE said they didn't get their spot by kissing ass, they got it by busting their ass on ring crew for two years, and in 2004 they're not gonna take it anymore! The Solution slapped the RCE, who in fact did not take, and beat them out of the ring.

4. Matt Styker beat John Walters to win the Number One Contender's Trophy. Jimmy Bower announced on commentary that with the addition of the ROH Pure Wrestling Championship, the winner will get to choose which singles title to challenge for.

- The Second City Saints came out for their match against The Prophecy, and Colt Cabana said tonight there's not going to be any dancing, games or fun for the schmucks in attendance. CM Punk has told them that tonight is a war, so bring out The Prophecy so they can kill them.

5. Second City Saints (Colt Cabana & Ace Steel w/Tracy Brooks) vs. The Prophecy (Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer w/Allison Danger) ended in a no contest. A few minutes in, the teams began brawling into the crowd and hitting each other with chairs. The referee tried to regain control, but Whitmer shoved him, and the ref threw that match out. Post match the Saints and The Prophecy continued to brawl, until referees and the locker room ran out to break them up.

6. AJ Styles (c) beat CM Punk to retain the ROH Pure Wrestling Championship. Ricky Steamboat was the guest referee. After Styles had used all of his rope breaks, Punk put him between the ropes and began to choke him. Punk argued it was legal because Styles was out of rope breaks, but Steamboat ruled it an illegal hold and ordered him to release it. After he did, Punk got in Steamboat's face and began arguing with him. End of the match Punk got Styles in a sleeper, and Styles' hand fell three times. However, as Steamboat was going to call for the bell, Styles picked his arm back up and started fighting out of it, so Steamboat ordered the match to continue, which Punk protested. Finish saw Punk catch Styles in another sleeper hold, but Styles shot him into the ropes and hit a discus lariat for the win. Post match ROH World Champion Samoa Joe came out and got in Styles' face. Steamboat separated them and said they are both champions, and if they are true professional wrestlers they will acknowledge each other and shake hands. Joe tried to respectfully state why he wouldn't, but got distracted when Punk balled up his wrist tape and threw it at Joe's head. Joe told the boy to sit in the corner while the champions are talking. Joe and Styles then shook hands and both posed with their titles before leaving. Punk grabbed the mic and began yelling at old man Steamboat, saying he didn't know if Steamboat recently had eye surgery, but Ray Charles could've seen Styles' hand drop three times. A fan yelled at Punk to show respect, but Punk yelled back the fans should show him respect, because Steamboat is the past and Punk is the future. Punk gave Steamboat the microphone so he could apologize. Steamboat said Punk was disrespectful to him in the back, and disrespectful in the ring, but Steamboat has forgotten more about wrestling than Punk even knows, and that's a warning, boy. Punk tried to attack Steamboat, but the Dragon put him in his place and Punk ran.

- As they were setting up the cage, Gary Michael Cappetta interviewed Matt Stryker to find out which title he will challenge for. Stryker said it depends on who wins the ROH World Championship match later. If Samoa Joe wins, he'll challenge for the World title; if Jay Briscoe wins, he'll have to think about which title he wants. Stryker said Joe's had a grueling schedule as champion and has to lose it eventually, and Styker wants to be the one to do it. However, he'd be happy challenging for the ROH Pure Wrestling Championship as well.

- Sugar Sean Price tried to interview ROH World Champion Samoa Joe to find out what's going through his mind before his Steel Cage match against Jay Briscoe. Joe asked Price what he thinks is going through his mind. The Steel Cage match is one of the most violent matches in wrestling, and he's facing someone who'd like nothing more than to tear Joe's heart out of his chest. Plus Jay doesn't have to actually beat Joe to win the title, he just has to escape the cage. So yeah, he's a little bit nervous. Price said if Joe makes it past Jay, Homicide has issued a challenge. Joe said Homicide says he is past his days as a thug, but at the end of their No Holds Barred match at "Empire State Showdown", Homicide resorted to strangling Joe with a noose to win. Next time, though, Homicide won't have that luxury. Price said if Joe makes it past both Jay Briscoe and Homicide, Matt Stryker could waiting to challenge him. Joe said of course Stryker will be waiting to challenge him, because Joe's title is the most prestigious in ROH. Price told Joe that Styker said the reason he wants to face him is because Joe could be slipping after two grueling title defenses, and Joe cut him off and said he'd make an example of Stryker, just like he's about to with Jay Briscoe. Joe then said as far as Homicide goes, Price can go find Julius Smokes and tell him to come talk to Joe about it.

- Gary Michael Cappetta interviewed the Briscoe Brothers, who said Samoa Joe has tried to bully them since the start of their feud, but that's not going to work tonight. Joe teamed with some of the best wrestlers in the world to challenge the Briscoes for the ROH Tag Team Championship, and couldn't get it done. Jay ain't scared of Joe and he ain't scared of a Steel Cage, and once his feet hit the floor tonight, he's going to be the first double-champion in ROH.

7. Samoa Joe (c) beat Jay Briscoe (w/Mark Briscoe) in a Steel Cage match to retain the ROH World Championship. Jay was badly busted open a couple minutes into the match. The cage door was left free to allow them to escape, but Joe hid a chain in the turnbuckle and locked the door (though not before kicking it right into Mark's face). In the later half the match, Joe gave Jay a Facewash in the corner, and when he went for the kick, he hit so hard it cause the cage to break open. Mark pulled it back so Jay could crawl through, but Joe pulled Jay back into the ring, and the referees ordered Mark to stop touching the cage. A short while later, Jay gave Joe a J-Driller, but was too exhausted to try to escape. Mark began climbing the cage to get in to help, but ROH Pure Wrestling Champion AJ Styles ran out and gave him a Styles Clash. Jay tried climbing the cage to escape, but Joe caught him and gave him a Muscle Buster for the win. By the time the match was over, the blood on Jay's face had begun to clump and just hung off his face in strands. Post match the referees began crawling through the hole in the cage to tend to Jay. Joe told Jay to get up, and said a lot of people said the Briscoes don't have the heart and desire to be ROH World Champion. Joe said he was one of those people, but now he's not, and shook Jay's hand. As Joe was leaving the ring, one of the people at ringside pushed open the cage door for him, and it accidently hit Styles in the back. Styles turned around to see Joe laughing about it, and though he did it. The two began arguing, and the referees got in between to separate them.

8. Carnage Crew (Loc, DeVito, Masada & Justin Credible) beat Special K (Izzy, Dixie, Deranged & Angel Dust w/Hydro, Cheech, Cloudy, Slim J, Hyjinx, Lit & Yeyo) in Scramble Cage II. Loc and Dixie started the match, with the Carnage Crew getting the coin toss advantage. DeVito entered at number three, followed by Deranged at number four. Before the next member of Carnage Crew could enter, Izzy began climbing the outside of the cage, so the remaining Carnage Crew members said screw it and just started fighting. Despite the match turning into an all out brawl, the announcer continued to do the countdown. All the member of Special started attacking the Carnage Crew, until Dusty Rhodes came out and began laying them out with Bionic Elbows if you will. Special K began fighting back against Dusty, and Ox Baker came out to help them. As Dusty and Baker went off fighting by themselves, Carnage Crew and Special K continued to fight with tables, chairs, kendo sticks, etc. Finish saw Loc chase Angel Dust up to one of the platforms, while Masada and Credible stacked two tables on top of each other in the ring. DeVito climbed the platform, and gave Angel Dust a piledriver off the platform through the tables for the win. Post match Special K ran to the back while Dusty came back out with some beers to celebrate with the Carnage Crew. Back in the locker Dusty said the Carnage Crew took Special K to school and paddled their heinies. Loc said it's been a long two years for the Carnage Crew. He started as a referee and the DeVito was kicked out of the building on his first show, but the first class white trash has finally earned the respect of the fans. Carnage Crew was riding high…until Dusty smelled something. They checked the bags, and sure enough someone had s*** in them. Dusty left while the Carnage Crew got pissed that they couldn't get one moment of peace.

- Sugar Sean Price told Samoa Joe he found Julius Smokes. Joe and walked over and elbowed Smokes in the face, and told him to tell Homicide he accepts his challenge. Joe stood on the Smokes' throat and told the cameraman to get out.

"Stylin' & Profilin'"
March 13, 2009
Gateway Center
Collinsville, IL


D. Grizzly Redwood & Aaron Scott beat Shawn Schultz & Sigmon

D. Alex Payne beat Travis Sawyer

- Promo from Brent Albright, who said ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness has run through everyone in Ring of Honor, except for him. It's been over a year and a half since Albright's had a title shot ["Caged Rage" - 8/24/07], and he deserves it. Tonight all the hard work he's put into ROH will pay off.

1. Roderick Strong beat Jay Briscoe

2. MsChif (w/The Age of the Fall) (c) beat Daizee Haze to retain the SHIMMER Championship. Near the end of the match Haze used one of MsChif's own moves against her, the Code Green, but Jimmy Jacobs grabbed MsChif's leg and pulled it to break up the pin. Delirious began arguing with Jacobs for interfering, and Haze took out both of them with a dive. MsChif won after a Desecrator. Post match Jacobs dragged Delirious into the ring and said either he does what MsChif did and delivers in a major way tonight, or else bad things will happen. Jacobs then told the meddlesome little harlot Haze to stop interfering with The Age of the Fall and Delirious, or else. Jacobs told Delirious that Haze is out to hurt him, just like she when she stabbed him in the head with a spike at "Caged Collision" [1/31/09]. Haze began arguing she was trying to hit Jacobs that night instead of Delirious. Jacobs said he was sick of her, so if she sticks her nose in AOTF's business one more time, he will do the same thing to her that she did to Delirious. Delirious watched Haze as she headed to the back, but Jacobs grabbed him by the mask and pulled him away.

3. Austin Aries beat Claudio Castagnoli, Kenny Omega and Silas Young in a Four Corner Survival match. Aries pinned Omega after a Brainbuster.

- Dave Prazak introduced Ric Flair, who said ROH and the Nature Boy have become one. Flair said he's seen them all from the Harley Race and Dick the Bruiser to John Cena and Shawn Michaels, and the next Shawn Michaels is in the ROH locker room. Nigel McGuinness came out and said Flair wants to be part of Ring of Honor because it is the hottest thing going today thanks to him being the ROH World Champion. McGuinness said he's only go to tell the truth, which means he won't say Flair isn't one of the best professional wrestlers of all time…and he won't say Flair is one of the best husbands or fathers of all time either. Flair said if McGuinness wants to bring his family into it, he'll bring 21-year-old Reid Flair next time and have him stretch McGuinness for the title. Flair said he's going to be sitting at ringside for McGuinness' match tonight, and since he's the champion Flair expects him to be the best wrestler on the show, so he has a lot to live up to.

4. Sweet n' Sour, Inc. (Chris Hero, Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards w/Larry Sweeney & Shane Hagadorn) beat Kevin Steen, El Generico & Bobby Dempsey in a Six-Man Tag Team match. End of the match Steen was climbing the top rope to put away Richards, when Sweeney hit him in his bad knee with a steel chair. Richards then put Steen in a Texas Cloverleaf for the win. Post match Sweet n' Sour, Inc. continued to attack Steen's knee, until Generico chased them off with a chair. Officials ran out to check on Steen and help him to the back.

- Promo from Nigel McGuinness, who said Ric Flair thinks he showed him up, but no one gets the last word against McGuiness in ROH. Flair wants to bring in his son to challenge him for the ROH World Championship, but that's not how it works, sunshine. In Ring of Honor you have to earn title shots, not get them handed to you because of who your dad is. McGuinness said Flair doesn't need to sit ringside during his match to know he's the best wrestler today, but he wants him there anyway so he can yell "Woo!" in Flairs' face after he rips Brent Albright's arm out of its socket.

- Promo from Sweet n' Sour, Inc. saying when you get Chris Hero and The American Wolves together, they cannot be stopped. Tonight they get the winner's share of the purse, and once the Wolves become ROH World Tag Team Champions at the "7th Anniversary Show" [3/21/09], they get the champion's share and start making real money. [The promo is hard to watch as Larry Sweeney was really out of it at this point, and was slurring his words and needed help standing up.]

5. Rhett Titus & Kenny King beat Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist). Titus pinned Jake after a Powerbomb/Blockbuster combo.

6. Bryan Danielson beat Bison Smith by count out. End of the match Danielson and Smith began brawling in the crowd as the referee started to count them out. Finish saw Smith try to powerbomb Danielson on the floor, but Danielson fought out of it and kicked Smith in the chest, before getting in the ring and beating the count.

7. Jerry Lynn & Tyler Black beat The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs & Delirious). End of the match Jacobs distracted the referee by sliding a chair to Delirious; as the referee got rid of it, Jacobs entered the ring from the other side and went to hit Black with a second chair, but Black ducked and Jacobs hit Delirious instead, busting him open. Lynn then speared Jacobs out of the ring, while Black pinned Delirious. Post match Jacobs started helping Delirious to his feet, before kicking him back down. Jacobs told Delirious he's failed him for the last time, and pulled out the spike. Daizee Haze ran out to stop him, and Jacobs stabbed her in the face. Jacobs then said it was time for Delirious to pay and ripped open his mask to spike him, but Delirious grabbed his hand and fought back. Delirious got the spike and stabbed Jacobs in the face, before giving him half a dozen Panic Attacks in the corner. Delirious and Daizee Haze then hugged.

- Ric Flair came out for the main event.

8. Brent Albright beat Nigel McGuinness (c) by disqualification in a match for the ROH World Championship. Near the end of the match McGuinness gave Albright a Tower of London through the timekeeper's table following a ref bump. Finish saw Albright have McGuinness trapped in a Crowbar, when Claudio Castagnoli ran out and attacked him. Post match McGuinness and Castagnoli continued to attack Albright, until McGuinness made the mistake of going "Woo!" after giving him a chop. Ric Flair got in the ring, and chop McGuinness and Castagnoli out of it.

- Backstage Kevin Steen was still dealing with his injured knee. El Generico started to cut a promo on Sweet n' Sour, Inc. but Steen told him not to give them the credit. Steen said The American Wolves didn't hurt his knee, some idiot in Montreal did eight years ago. They just took advantage of it to get the easy win. Steen's been dealing with knee injuries for eight years, but he still managed to climb to the top of ROH, and nothing the Wolves can do will ever be enough to beat them for the ROH World Tag Team Championship.

"Conquest Tour: Milwaukee, WI"
March 13, 2015
Turner Hall Ballroom
Milwaukee, WI


D. Shaheem Ali, Danny Adams & Tyler Thomas beat Davey Vega, Jake Dirden & John Greed in a Six-Man Tag Team match

1. Roderick Strong beat Arya Daivari

2. Will Ferrara beat Silas Young by disqualification. Young got a hero's reception from his hometown fans; the fans remember Silas refereed to them as "average" before his ROH World Championship match at the last Milwaukee show ["Death Before Dishonor XII: Milwaukee, WI" - 8/22/14], and chanted "We are average!" to him. Finish saw Ferrara try to hook Young with a backslide, but Silas blocked it on instinct with a low blow, resulting in the DQ. Fans were not happy at the referee for that.

3. Mark Briscoe beat Beer City Bruiser. Post match Bruiser popped some brews with Mark.

4. Roppongi Vice (Rocky Romero & Beretta) beat The Decade (Jimmy Jacobs & BJ Whitmer). Beretta pinned Jacobs after a Strong Zero. Post match Jacobs and Whitmer got into an argument when Jacobs wanted to shake RPG Vice's hands, while Whitmer didn't.

- Matt Taven came out for his match against Cheeseburger, and fans began chanting "Shots!". Taven said yes, he did promise to buy everyone shots the last time he was there ["Raising the Bar: Night #1" - 3/7/14], but he reneged on the promise after seeing the Milwaukee women and realizing he needed the alcohol more than them in order to get up the courage to mount one of those wildebeests.

5. Matt Taven beat Cheeseburger

6. Michael Elgin beat Josh Alexander. Post match fans began chanting for "Blue Guy", and Elgin corrected them and said to remember his name is Josh Alexander.

7. Samoa Joe beat ACH

8. reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) beat Jay Briscoe & Jay Lethal (w/The House of Truth) in a Champions' Challenge match. The Jays didn't work well together, and midway through Lethal nearly walked out after Briscoe shoved him into a pin attempt as retaliation for a hard blind tag. Near the end of the match Lethal went for Hail to the King on O'Reilly, but Briscoe picked him up so Lethal would have to do a Doomsday Device instead. As Briscoe was fighting with Fish on the floor, Truth Martini jumped up on the ring apron and tried to hand Lethal The Book of Truth; Briscoe saw, and slapped it out of Martini's hand before shoving him off the ring. Lethal retaliated by kicking Briscoe in the face and hitting a tope to the floor. Briscoe recovered and hit Lethal with The Book of Truth when he went for a Lethal Injection on O'Reilly, which sent him right into O'Reilly for an armbreaker for the win. Post match the Jays began arguing and shoving each other, before seeing who could hold their title belts higher.

"18th Anniversary" Cancelled
March 13, 2020
Sam's Town Live
Las Vegas, NV

The Scheduled Card

ROH World Championship
Rush (c) vs. Mark Haskins

ROH World Tag Team Championship
Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham (c) vs. Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll & Flip Gordon)

ROH World Television Championship
Dragon Lee (c) vs. Bandido

The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) vs. Dalton Castle & Joe Hendry

Villain Enterprises (PCO & Brody King) vs. Rey Horus & Alex Zayne

"Dealer's Choice" Four Corner Survival match
*** The winner receives any title shot of his choice***
Bateman vs. Dan Maff vs. Kenny King vs. Shane Taylor

Grudge match
***If Bully Ray loses, he will leave ROH***
Eli Isom vs. Bully Ray

Jeff Cobb vs. Slex
[Cobb was a replacement for newly signed Australian wrestler Adam Brooks, who had already been pulled from the show on March 10 due to travel restrictions]

Session Moth Martina vs. Nicole Savoy

[ianriccaboni]

Woah. That was not quite the card I was prepared to call for 19th Anniversary.

It's funny how these presumed cards sort of make their way around.

[mcmahonfan85]

Today in Ring of Honor History: March 14

- 2008: Ring of Honor held "Double Feature: Night One" in Dover, NJ. The two-night event was part of the production of Darren Aronofsky's 2008 film The Wrestler, with matches taking place in between the filming of the movie's climax. The show kicked off a mini-tournament to determine who would challenge for the ROH World Championship at the "Take No Prisoners" pay-per-view [3/15/08]. There were two singles matches both nights, with the winners of the matches competing in a Four Corner Survival match at the start of the PPV, and the winner of that match would challenge for the title. Delirious and Go Shiozaki both advanced to the Four Corner Survival, after beating Necro Butcher and Brent Albright respectively. Following his loss, Larry Sweeney offered Albright his services as manager, but Albright turned him down. The Briscoes faced The Age of the Fall in a traditional tag match to build up their No Disqualification match at the pay-per-view. Claudio Castagnoli pinned ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness in a non-title Four Corner Survival match. Kevin Steen and Davey Richards wrestled their first singles match in ROH. And Bryan Danielson and Austin Aries made a suggestion that Vulture Squad member Jigsaw should probably put his mask back on. That match also saw the second ROH appearance of Eddie Kingston, as he took issue with Ruckus being in both The Vulture Squad and BLK OUT.

- 2009: ROH held "Insanity Unleashed" in Indianapolis, IN. The show was named after Delirious, who faced off against Jimmy Jacobs in a No Disqualification match after breaking away from his control the night before. The main event saw two heated rivalries converge, as Jerry Lynn and Tyler Black teamed to face ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness and Austin Aries. In a match that could be coming soon to an AEW near you, Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli and Kenny Omega faced off in the Three-Way match. Kevin Steen and El Generico defended the ROH World Tag Team Championship against Rhett Titus and Kenny King. Roderick Strong and Brent Albright wrestled The American Wolves, because some feuds don't die. And Jay Briscoe took on Sweet n' Sour, Inc.'s Chris Hero. Sadly, the show marked the final appearance of Larry Sweeney during his ROH run. Sweeney's personal problems were clearly visible on camera, and most likely worse backstage. Ring of Honor quietly suspended Sweeney after the show, but when he was scheduled to return at "Supercard of Honor IV" [4/3/09], ROH pulled him from the show because he was in no condition to appear. This lead to a falling out between ROH and Sweeney, who posted several negative diatribes about Ring of Honor online. Fortunately, he was better by the end of the year and brought back as a special commentator at "Final Battle 2009" [12/19/09], allowing him to end his ROH career on a more positive note. (Unfortunately, though, "Final Battle 2009" was ROH's first internet pay-per-view and suffered from severe audio problems, with most of Sweeney's commentary not being heard.)

- 2015: ROH continued the "Conquest Tour" in Chicago Ridge, IL. The show featured three Proving Ground: Instant Reward matches, with the challengers getting an immediate title match if they first beat the champions in a non-title match. The newly formed Roppongi Vice faced ROH World Tag Team Champions reDRagon, while Cliff Compton faced ROH World Television Champion Jay Lethal in a Proving Ground Street Fight. Matt Sydal was originally scheduled to face ROH World Champion Jay Briscoes in the Proving Ground match, but a few days before he suffered a neck injury and wasn't cleared to compete. A Four Corner Survival match was held to determine the new challenger, meaning the winner would have to achieve three victories in one night to become champion. Silas Young, newly returned from injury, beat Mark Briscoe, Matt Taven and Roderick Strong to win a shot at a shot for the ROH World Championship. In one of the most anticipated matches of his return, Samoa Joe faced big man Michael Elgin. Dissention continued to grow in The Decade after Jimmy Jacobs acknowledge that the hype around ACH was real. And Tommaso Ciampa decided to air out his dirty laundry in public.

- 2020: Ring of Honor was scheduled to hold "ROH: Past vs. Present" in a Las Vegas, NV, but the show was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. The show would have featured a number of returning faces as past stars took on current wrestlers.

"Double Feature: Night One"
March 14, 2008
Baker Theater
Dover, NJ


D. Ernie Osiris (c) beat Alex Payne to retain the Top of the Class Trophy

1. Roderick Strong beat Pelle Primeau

- Nigel McGuinness came out for the Four Corner Survival match with the ROH World Championship strapped backwards around his waist, and said you can call him George because he slayed the Dragon ["Sixth Anniversary Show" - 2/23/08]. McGuinness said he is the best wrestler in the world, and if you need any proof, look at the belt over his ass. Now pucker up and kiss it.

2. Claudio Castagnoli beat BJ Whitmer, Erick Stevens and Nigel McGuinness in a Four Corner Survival match. Finish saw Castagnoli give McGuinness a European Uppercut, which sent McGuinness into the ropes for a Jawbreaker Lariat attempt, but Castagnoli caught his arm and hooked him for Ricola Bomb for the win.

3. Delirious beat Necro Butcher (w/Lacey) to advance to the Four Corner Survival match at "Take No Prisoners" [3/16/08]. End of the match Necro asked Lacey for a chair, and Daizee Haze ran out to stop her. Necro grabbed Haze by the hair, and realizing she needed help, a little boy ran out of the crowd and repeatedly punched Lacey in the butt. Delirious then rolled up Necro for the win. Post match The Age of the Fall continued to attack Delirious and Haze, but they fought them off.

- Austin Aries & Bryan Danielson came out for the match against The Vulture Squad, but needed to stall for time. Danielson grabbed the microphone and mocked the fan instructions for the movie filming, saying they were doing a special taping for the match, so whenever he does anything, please cheer. Aries said something to Danielson, and Danielson instructed the crowd that when Aries does anything, they can also cheer. And when Ruckus does anything, the fans can cheer. And when Jigsaw does anything, the fans can tell him to put his mask back on.

4. Austin Aries & Bryan Danielson beat The Vulture Squad (Ruckus & Jigsaw w/Julius Smokes). During the match Eddie Kingston appeared in the crowd, and began yelling at Ruckus, asking who is he with, BLK OUT or Vulture Squad. Smokes took exception to that, and began arguing with Kingston. End of the match Jigsaw went to back up Smokes, leaving Ruckus to get repeatedly kneed and elbowed by Aries & Danielson, before Aries locked in the Last Chancery. Post match security escorted Kingston out.

5. Go Shiozaki beat Brent Albright to advance to the Four Corner Survival match at "Take No Prisoners". Post match Larry Sweeney [dressed like a million bucks in a solid white tuxedo] came out and told Albright with the right guidance he could turn his loses into victories. Sweeney gave Albright his card, but Albright tore it up because he doesn't associate with scumbags. After Albright left, Sara Del Rey came out said she wants nothing to do with Sweet n' Sour, Inc. Claudio Castagnoli then ran out through the crowd and tried to attack Sweeney.

6. Kevin Steen beat Davey Richards. During his entrance, Kevin Steen rolled down the ridiculously long ramp.

- The Age of the Fall came out for their match against the Briscoes, and Joey Matthews said some people have come to the show to see a fight with tables, ladders and chairs, but they will not get that with AOTF tonight. Instead, Matthews only agreed to the match if it was a slow old school Southern style match. Their opponents came out, and Matthews introduced them. Weighting in at a pasty, pale 410 lbs., from some God forsaken place, Hayseed #1 and Redneck Hick #2. Jay Briscoe said that was funny, but it seems like AOTF is scared. Jay said they'll go old school, new school, middle school, high school, any school, just get in the ring.

7. The Age of the Fall (Tyler Black & Joey Matthews w/Necro Butcher) beat The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe). End of the match the Briscoes went for a Doomsday Device on Matthews, and Lacey came out and ran/fell into the ring [the ramp was very, very steep]. As the referee and Briscoes were distracted, Necro slid a chair into the ring, and Matthews gave Mark a Double Arm DDT on it for the win. Post match Jay attacked Matthews, but AOTF beat him down. Daizee Haze ran out to attack Lacey, but Necro grabbed her. Delirious then ran out and hit Necro over the head with a chair. After AOTF left, Jay said to hell with that old school crap; at "Take No Prisoners", it's going to be a damn street fight.

"Insanity Unleashed"
March 14, 2009
Indiana State Fairgrounds
Indianapolis, IN


D. Shawn Schultz, Shorty McIntyre & Sigmon beat Andy Ridge, Ninja Black & Ninja Brown in a Six-Man Tag Team match

D. Mikey Nicholls beat Sonny Samson

- Promo from Bryan Danielson, saying he's had a lot of injuries in his career, but usually his opponents aren't doing it intentionally. Bison Smith, on the other hand, is one of the few people who really has tried to hurt him. When that happens, there's a feeling inside Danielson that makes him want to hurt people back. It happened with Homicide, it happened with Takeshi Morishima, and now it's happened with Smith. Danielson isn't happy his match with Smith the night before ended in a count out, so next time he fights him, there's going to be damage.

1. Nate Webb beat Flash Flanagan

- Promo from Kenny Omega, who said he thought his business with Claudio Castagnoli was done after he beat him at "Final Battle 2008" [12/27/08], but apparently not. And he thought his business with Bryan Danielson was done after Danielson busted him open at "Bound by Hate" [11/8/08], but apparently not. Everything comes full circle, and that circle is the Circle of Life. See you there.

2. Claudio Castagnoli beat Bryan Danielson and Kenny Omega in a Three-Way match. Finish saw Castagnoli give Omega a Pop-Up European Uppercut before making Omega tap out to a modified sleeper hold. Post match Bison Smith ran out and attacked Danielson, and the two brawled until officials and security broke them up.

- Backstage Dave Prazak interviewed Jay Briscoe, who said Chris Hero can bring all the goons he want to ringside, he's still gonna have to man up.

3. Chris Hero (w/Sweet n' Sour, Inc.) beat Jay Briscoe

4. Kevin Steen & El Generico (c) beat Rhett Titus & Kenny King to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Generico pinned Titus after a Package Piledriver/Brainbuster combo. Post match The American Wolves ran out and attacked Steen & Generico, until Jay Briscoe chased them off with a steel chair.

5. Bison Smith beat Silas Young

6. Roderick Strong & Brent Albright beat The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) (w/Larry Sweeney). Near the end of the match Albright knocked Richards out of the ring with a clothesline to the floor. As the referee went to check on them, Sweeney passed Edwards a pair of knucks, but before he could use them El Generico ran out and gave him a Yakuza Kick. Strong then hit a Gutbuster/Gibson Driver combo on him for the win.

- Jimmy Jacobs came out for his match against Delirious, and told him he needs to calm down. Just like Daizee Haze, ROH is trying to get between them by booking this match. Jacobs should be mad at Delirious for attacking him the night before, but he forgives him. They have a special friendship, and everything Jacobs did was because he cared, so he doesn't want this match to…Jacobs sucker punched Delirious with the microphone.

7. Jimmy Jacobs beat Delirious in a No Disqualification match. They brawled in the ring, outside of the ring, around the arena. A lot of chair use. Finish saw Delirious setup a table and put Jacobs on it to hit Shadows Over Hell, but Jacobs got up and threw a chair at Delirious' head. Jacobs then climbed the top rope and gave Delirious The End Times through the table for the win. Post match Daizee Haze ran out to check on Delirious.

8. Jerry Lynn & Tyler Black beat Nigel McGuinness & Austin Aries. Lynn pinned McGuinness after ducking a Jawbreaker Lariat and hitting a Cradle Piledriver. Post match McGuinness went to the back without the ROH World Championship, so Lynn and Black posed with it together.

"Conquest Tour: Chicago Ridge, IL"
March 14, 2015
Frontier Fieldhouse
Chicago Ridge, IL


D. The Romantic Touch beat Stokely Hathaway

- Truth Martini came out with J Diesel, and said Cliff Compton has issued a challenge to ROH World Television Champion Jay Lethal to make their Proving Ground: Instant Reward match a Street Fight. Lethal wants to prove he is the top wrestler in ROH, so if Compton wants a Street Fight, he's got one. And in the spirit of issuing challenges, Diese got beat by Will Ferrara in the opening round of the 2015 Top Prospect Tournament [1/3/15], and he wants payback. And bad news for Ferrara, The House of Truth isn't here to wrestle tonight, they're here to fight, some come take your beating like a man.

1. J Diesel (w/Truth Martini) beat Will Ferrara

2. ACH (w/Matt Sydal) beat Jimmy Jacobs (w/BJ Whitmer). Post match Jacobs tried to shake ACH's hand, but just like the night before Whitmer tried to stop him by making him leave the ring, and Jacobs refused. Whitmer got on the microphone and wanted to know what's going with Jacobs, because The Decade doesn't shake hands with someone until they've earned it. Jacobs said it's not what's wrong with him, it's what's wrong with Whitmer. Jacobs said The Decade shakes hands with people who belong in ROH, and tonight he found out what the fans already knew, ACH belongs in Ring of Honor. Jacobs shook hands with ACH, and Whitmer began arguing with him about it.

3. Silas Young beat Mark Briscoe, Matt Taven and Roderick Strong in a Four Corner Survival match to win a shot at the ROH World Championship. Finish saw Mark go for a Froggy Bow on Young, who got the knees up to block and rolled up Mark while holding the tights to win.

4. Jay Lethal (w/The House of Truth) beat Cliff Compton in a Proving Ground: Instant Reward Street Fight. Lethal started the match in a dress shirt and slacks, and ended up in his underwear. Lots of interference from the HOT. End of the match Compton picked up Lethal in a Fireman's Carry, but Truth Martini threw powder into his eyes, and Lethal hit a Lethal Injection for the win.

5. Beer City Bruiser beat Cheeseburger

- Tommaso Ciampa came out and cut a promo talking about his injury, how he's a free agent because he hasn't received a new contract from ROH, and something about Silas Young, but it was cut from the DVD release. Silas came out said Ciampa called him a waste of time, but what Ciampa is doing is a waist of the fans' time because everyone has problems with their bosses. Why doesn't Ciampa just take his injured ass to the back and let a real man show him how it's done. The two were getting ready to come to blows when the referees ran out to separate them. As the referees escorted Ciampa to the back, ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe came out and got in his face, saying he talks too much.

6. Jay Briscoe beat Silas Young in a Proving Ground: Instant Reward match

7. Roppongi Vice (Rocky Romero & Beretta) beat reDRagon in a Proving Ground: Instant Reward match to win a shot at the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Beretta pinned Fish after Strong Zero. Post match reDRagon didn't want to defend the titles, so they grabbed them and went to the back. RPG Vice ran after them and dragged them back out to start the title match.

8. reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) (c) beat Roppongi Vice (Rocky Romero & Beretta) to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Finish saw reDRagon go for Chasing the Dragon on Beretta, but Romero pulled Fish out the ring. Beretta hooked O'Reilly in a small package, but O'Reilly rolled back to pin Beretta instead. Post match Romero said its 1/1 with reDRagon, so RPG Vice will be back because there's a score to settle. Beretta said until then, they should go to New Japan and challenge The Young Bucks for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.

9. Samoa Joe beat Michael Elgin. Post match Joe said it's good a few things haven't changed while he was gone from ROH. The first is they have the best fans, second ROH has the toughest sons of bitches in wrestling, and third is when two men go to war, they leave knowing they faced the very best. After Elgin left, Joe said he'd been chained up for too long, and came back to Ring of Honor because he loves pro wrestling. Oh, and one other reason. ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe has Joe's title, and he's coming to take it back.

"ROH: Past vs. Present" [Cancelled]
March 14, 2020
Sam's Town Live
Las Vegas, NV


The Scheduled Card

Generation Next (Alex Shelley & Matt Sydal) vs. Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll & Flip Gordon)

Jay Briscoe vs. Mark Briscoe

Xavier vs. Jay Lethal

Homicide vs. Brody King

The Havana Pitbulls (Ricky Reyes & Rocky Romero) vs. MexiSquad (Bandido & Rey Horus)
[Horus was a replacement for Flamita, who was out of action with a torn meniscus]

Doug Williams vs. Jonathan Gresham

Delirious & Grizzly Redwood vs. Dalton Castle & Joe Hendry

John Walters vs. Mark Haskins

Grudge match
Nicole Savoy vs. Sumie Sakai

Television Taping match #1
Clark Conners vs. ??

Television Taping match #2
Ren Narita vs. ??



Scheduled to appear:
- Allison Danger
- Katsuyori Shibata
- Necro Butcher
- Paul London

[Big DSR Energy]

I was legit excited to see Xavier of all people make his return for Past Vs. Present. I thought he was cool.

[ronnie2hotty]

That Indianapolis show was the last ROH show I attended until Supercard of Honor 2017. I didn't care for Adam Pearce's booking style. I was bitter that Gabe was fired, but didn't give ROH a fair chance. I missed some good stuff in the process.

[mcmahonfan85]

Today in Ring of Honor History: March 15

- 2003: Ring of Honor held "Expect the Unexpected" in Boston, MA. Raven made his in-ring debut to face CM Punk (now a full blown heel) in a Raven's Rules match, kicking off their legendary feud that would last for the rest of the year. The Prophecy's control over ROH began to slip when AJ Styles and The Amazing Red beat them to become the new ROH Tag Team Champions. Styles was originally scheduled to go after the titles with Paul London, but he had to pull out of the show due to emergency surgery. The loss of the Tag titles left them with only the ROH World Championship, and unfortunately for them their former hired gun Samoa Joe beat BJ Whitmer, EZ Money and Homicide to win the Number One Contender's Trophy. Chad Collyer and Matt Stryker wrestled in a rematch from "Revenge on The Prophecy" [1/11/03]. And Low Ki and Da Hit Squad tried to beat some respect into Special K.

- 2008: ROH wrapped up their part in The Wrestler with "Double Feature: Night Two" in Dover, NJ. Necro Butcher bowled a good game in the main event Four Corner Survival match against Roderick Strong, Delirious and, for some reason, Eddie Edwards [one of the most memorable things about the match for me was that someone on here or the old ROH board made a sarcastic comment congratulating Edwards on the only main event he'd ever have in his career]. Tyler Black beat Erick Stevens and Claudio Castagnoli beat Davey Richards to advance to the Four Corner Survival match at "Take No Prisoners" the next night. Austin Aries and Bryan Danielson teamed up to face ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness and Go Shiozaki. Kevin Steen and Joey Matthews faced in a rematch from the "Sixth Anniversary Show" [2/23/08]. Larry Sweeney got in contact with Adam Pearce to discuss a little business. And following his uninvited appearance at "Night One", Jigsaw called out Eddie Kingston and dared him to show up at the pay-per-view the following night.

- 2019: ROH held the "17th Anniversary" in Las Vegas, NV. Jay Lethal defended the ROH World Championship against the "Real ROH World Champion" Matt Taven in a match that went to a one hour draw. Jeff Cobb defended the ROH World Television Championship against Shane Taylor, and Mayu Iwatani defended the Women of Honor World Championship in a rematch against former champion Kelly Klein. In just three months into their ROH runs, Villain Enterprises' PCO and Brody King became the ROH World Tag Team Championship after defeating The Briscoes in a Street Fight. Bandido and Rush wrestled their first match against each other. Marty Scurll took on Kenny King. And to build up "The Crockett Cup 2019" [4/27/19], co-promoted with the National Wrestling Alliance, NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis was a guest commentator for most of the show.

"Expect the Unexpected"
March 15, 2003
National Guard Armory
Boston, MA


- Promo from The Prophecy, who said everyone thought Low Ki, AJ Styles, Paul London and Jay Briscoe would beat Xavier for the ROH Championship, but none of them did. Tonight four of the best are competing to become his next challenger, but whoever it is will fail too. Christopher Daniels told Xavier to forget about the match for the Number One Contender's Trophy, because ROH is trying to screw over The Prophecy by making them defend the ROH Tag Team Championship even though Donovan Morgan is in Japan. So tonight Xavier is a double champion, because The Prophecy, not Ring of Honor, is in control. It doesn't matter who wins the Tag Team Scramble tonight to challenge The Prophecy, they will lose. Daniels then turned his attention to Steve Corino, and said it doesn't matter who he adds to The Group, because The Prophecy is ready. Allison Danger said she remembers all the times her brother Steve beat her up while practicing wrestling moves as a kid, so if he dares to come after The Prophecy, she'll reveal every deep, dark secret of his. Remember Corino, The Prophecy controls the titles, so The Prophecy is in control.

1. Chad Collyer beat Matt Stryker

- Low Ki and Da Hit Squad were backstage to cut their promo, and Low Ki said he'd do it. Mafia said, fine, you cut your promo, while they just stand there and look mean. Low Ki asked if he had some sort of problem, and Mafia said, no, he has an understanding. Low Ki is "Mr. ROH" while they just a couple of midcarders, so cut your main event promo, and he'll just stand there. Monsta Mack told them they should just get the promo done, and settle things in the back. Low Ki said Special K has disrespected ROH, the Code of Honor, and everything the three of them stand for. Tonight they're going to beat some damn respect into those kids. Low Ki went into his signature signoff ("It's not the size of the fighter…"), but Mafia cut him off and told Special K to get ready. After they cut, Mafia called it a hell of a promo, while Low Ki looked pissed off and confused. Low Ki then asked Mack if its true Homicide is brining Julius Smokes and those thugs back to ROH, and Mack said they're here already. Low Ki walked off and Mack told Mafia they should go get him, but Mafia told him to go alone.

2. The Amazing Red beat Slim J (w/Special K). Post match Slugger gave Red a Bodybag.

- Gary Michael Cappetta brought out CM Punk to introduce himself to the fans of Boston (as it was Punk's debut there). Punk said for those who don't know, he's straightedge, which means he's drug-free, alcohol-free, and that means he's better than them, and better than Raven. The fans booed Punk, and he said why get mad at him, at least he showed up. Punk challenged Raven to a match, and Raven didn't have the balls to show up tonight (which is a good thing because he'd probably stink up the joint worse than Konnan did at "Final Battle 2002" [12/28/02 - it was so bad, they cut it from the DVD]), so whatever gutter he's lying in, just know that proves Punk is better than him. Punk then began running down the fans for not having the integrity to live like him, before heading to the back. Out comes Raven to cut him off, and Raven said he's older now and his body isn't what it once was, but he will not stink up the joint like Konnan did. Punk said Raven isn't a shell of his former self because of time, it's because of drugs. Punk said he isn't afraid of Raven because Raven can't beat him in a normal match. Raven said he probably can't, so why don't they make it a Raven's Rules match. Punk said of course Raven would look for the easy way out, but fine, he'll face him in a Raven's Rules match. When Raven went to leave Punk tried to attack him, but Raven fought him off and went for a DDT, and Punk bailed.

3. AJ Styles (w/Alexis Laree) beat The Backseat Boyz (Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere), the Carnage Crew (Loc & DeVito) and The S.A.T. (Jose & Joel Maximo) in a Tag Team Scramble match to win a shot at the ROH Tag Team Championship. Finish saw Styles try to give Jose a Styles Clash, but Jose kept trying to fight out of it, so Styles gave him a powerbomb before bridging over into a pin. Post match The Outcast Killaz came out and said when you think of tag team wrestling in ROH, you think of The SAT. The Killaz said they're sick of it and attacked The SAT, but The SAT fought them off.

D. Alex Arion beat Hotstuff Hernandez

4. Low Ki & Da Hit Squad (Mafia & Monsta Mack) beat Special K (Dixie, Deranged & Angel Dust w/Hydro, Slim J & Brian XL) in a Six-Man Tag Team match. After getting the crap beat out of them for a long time, Special K tried to get disqualified by using a chair, but the referee made the match continue. After getting the crap beat out of them some more, they called it Slim J to attack Low Ki, resulting in their disqualification. Special K began heading to the back, but Low Ki said he didn't come to Boston for a disqualification. If the other members of Special K want to be in the match so bad, they'll take them all on, so get your asses in the ring. When Special K didn't return to the ring, Low Ki and DHS went after them. Dixie tried to make peace with Low Ki by offering him ecstasy, which he took. The music started playing and Low Ki was feeling it to the point he needed help standing up…until he spit it back out and started beating the crap out of them again. Triple pin on three members of Special K with Low Ki hitting a Ki Crusher, Mafia hitting a Burning Hammer, and Mack hitting a modified Brainbuster.

- Backstage during intermission Gary Michael Cappetta interviewed the Carnage Crew, who said the riot at the "One Year Anniversary Show" [2/8/03] was so much fun, and it's going to be more of the same tonight. Cappetta said they're raising the ire (or as Carnage Crew put it "pissing off") of the Christopher Street Connection and Texas Wrestling Academy. Carnage Crew knows all about being pissed off, because they've got ugly wives and nagging kids and the government's taking money out of their paychecks, so when they break bones and make people bleed, they win. Cappetta then tried to interview Raven, but Trinity walked by and he went after her.

5. Quiet Storm & Ghost Shadow beat The Ring Crew Express (Dunn & Marcos). Storm made Marcos tap out to a leg submission.

6. CM Punk beat Raven (w/Trinity) in a Raven's Rules match. To give Punk a fair chance, Raven refused to use any weapons in the first ten minutes. Mid-match Raven tried to put a table into the ring, but Punk kicked it into this face. As Trinity went to check on him, Punk grabbed her and threw her into the barricades. Near the end of the match Punk went for a clothesline, but Raven ducked and Punk took out the referee instead. He didn't seem too upset about it. Raven had Punk beat after a drop toehold on a chair, but the referee was still down. Punk then gave Raven a low blow and put him in the Devil Lock, and Raven tapped out. Post match Punk offered to shake Raven's hand ("because you fans like this bulls***"), but when he did Punk kicked him and whipped him into the ropes. Raven fought back and grabbed him for a DDT, but the referee pushed him off and lectured him about the Code of Honor. Punk bailed, so Raven gave the referee a DDT instead.

7. Samoa Joe beat BJ Whitmer, EZ Money and Homicide in a Four Corner Survival match to win the Number One Contender's Trophy. Some of Homicide's thugs (including Julius Smokes and Becky Bayless) were in the crowd and yelled at Joe when he came out. Joe made Money tap out to The Choke. Post match Joe and Homicide started mean mugging each other. As he was heading to the back Joe said something to Homicide's thugs, who tried to jumped the guardrail to attack him. As security delt with them, Homicide started fighting with Joe, and the locker room had to separate them. Security ejected the thugs from the building, and Gabe Sapolsky began yelling at them that they'd be pressing charges. Gabe then yelled at everyone to get back in the locker room.

8. AJ Styles & The Amazing Red (w/Alexis Laree) beat The Prophecy (Christopher Daniels & Xavier w/Allison Danger) (c) to WIN THE ROH TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP!!! At some point during the match Xavier suffered a concussion. Mid-match Laree and Danger started fighting after Danger tried to trip Styles. Styles pinned Daniels after a Styles Clash. The finish was a bit anticlimactic as Xavier hit Styles when the referee counted two, so the fans thought he broke up the pin. But then ref counted three, and the fans just sat there confused until Styles & Red were announced as the new champions.

- Backstage Homicide said Steve Corino thinks their feud is over, but nothing is over. Nothing! Anytime The Group wants to jump him, just know he's got his peoples watching his back. If they want another riot, it's all good, just know it'll be even more violent. They cut, and Homicide's people came over to say what's up. Julius Smokes wanted to know what's going on with Low Ki, did he forget where he came from or something. Homicide said don't worry about Low Ki, all that matters is Corino.

- The camera crew tried to get a promo from Christopher Daniels, but Daniels told them to get the hell out. They tried to pull rank and said he's under contract, but Daniels said they aren't getting any damn promo after he's been screwed by ROH yet again with that three count. Daniels kicked the cameraman out of the locker room.

- Promo from CM Punk, who said to some people wrestling is a hobby, but wrestling is his life. His hobby, however, is crushing the human spirit. When Raven tried to give Punk a DDT after losing, it showed that Punk's in his head. Now Raven's gone and picked Colt Cabana to be his partner against Punk and Ace Steel at "Night of Champions" [3/22/03]. Even though Punk and Cabana have been the worst of enemies, they've also been the best of friends. So while Punk is teaming with someone he knows has his back, Raven has a partner he can't trust. Philadelphia is the place where people say Raven was born, and March 22 its going to be the place where he dies.

"Double Feature: Night Two"
March 15, 2008
Baker Theater
Dover, NJ


D. Mitch Franklin beat Rhett Titus

1. Claudio Castagnoli defeated Davey Richards (w/Roderick Strong) to advance to the Four Corner Survival match at "Take No Prisoners" [3/16/08]

2. The Vulture Squad (Ruckus & Jigsaw w/Julius Smokes) beat Adam Pearce & Shane Hagadorn. Jigsaw pinned Hagadorn after a JigNTonic/Double Stomp combo. Post match Jigsaw said last night Eddie Kingston showed up trying to prove he's a tough guy. Jigsaw started to challenge Kingston to show up the next night at "Take No Prisoners", but Ruckus took the microphone away and made him leave. Larry Sweeney came out to give Pearce his card because he had some business to discuss, but ran when Claudio Castagnoli came out through the crowd.

3. The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) beat The Hangmen 3 (Brent Albright & BJ Whitmer). Jay pinned Whitmer after a Spiked J-Driller.

- Nigel McGuinness came out for his match with Go Shiozaki against Austin Aries & Bryan Danielson, and said despite the fans wishes, he is still the ROH World Champion, which means he's still the best wrestler in the world. No one in the back, no one in the crowd, and neither Aries or Danielson can do anything about it. McGuinness then turned around and bent over so everyone could get a good look at his belt [he wore it backwards], and Aries asked if he was done talking out of his ass. Aries said he and Danielson made the same sacrifices McGuinness made to be ROH World Champions, but they didn't bitch about. Aries said if McGuinness really thinks he's the best in the world, he'll get a chance to prove it against him at "Supercard of Honor III" [3/29/08].

4. Austin Aries & Bryan Danielson beat Nigel McGuinness & Go Shiozaki. Danielson made McGuinness tap out to Cattle Mutilation while Aries made Shiozaki tap out to the Last Chancery.

5. Kevin Steen beat Joey Matthews. Matthews attacked Steen as he coming through the curtain, making him fall down the very, very steep entrance ramp. Steen won after a Package Piledriver. Post match Tyler Black ran out and attacked Steen, giving him God's Last Gift. Black said he heard Steen is on the hunt for gold, but he's not the only one. Black had a taste of it when The Age of the Fall were the ROH World Tag Team Champions, and now he's on a campaign to become ROH World Champion.

6. Tyler Black beat Erick Stevens to advance to the Four Corner Survival match at "Take No Prisoners"

7. Necro Butcher (w/Lacey) beat Delirious, Eddie Edwards and Roderick Strong (w/Davey Richards) in a Four Corner Survival match. Mid-match Strong and Necro were fighting on the outside and began ascending the ramp, while Delirious clothesline Edwards over the top rope, causing him to land on Lacey. As the referee was keeping an eye on Strong and Necro, Delirious climbed the top rope for a dive, and Lacey got in the ring and pushed him off. Daizee Haze ran out to attack Lacey, and they began fighting. When Strong and Necro reached the top of Mt. Entrance Ramp, Delirious and Edwards were fighting directly at the bottom. Necro sat Strong on a steel chair and pushed him down the ramp, sending him straight into Delirious and Edwards, knocking them over. Unfortunately Necro's foot was over the line, so it was marked a zero. Finish saw Delirious go for Shadows Over Hell on Necro, but Necro stood up and punched him in the stomach, before giving him a Tiger Driver for the win.

"17th Anniversary"
March 15, 2009
Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall
Las Vegas, NV


- NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis joined in on commentary for most of the show.

1. Marty Scurll beat Kenny King. End of the match King brough a chair into the ring, but the referee took it away. As the ref got rid of the chair, Scurll grabbed his umbrella and broke it over King's head and pinned him.

2. Jeff Cobb (c) beat Shane Taylor to retain the ROH World Television Championship

3. Mayu Iwatani (w/Sumie Sakai) (c) beat Kelly Klein to retain the WOH World Championship



4. ROH World Championship: Jay Lethal (c) vs. Matt Taven

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}LifeBlood (Mark Haskins & Tracy Williams) vs. The Kingdom (Vinny Marseglia & TK O'Ryan) was scheduled to be next, but "Real ROH World Champion" Matt Taven came out and said he's not waiting for the main event, bring out the fake ROH World Champion Jay Lethal.

Jay Lethal (c) vs. Matt Taven in a 60-minte time limit draw for the ROH World Championship. Mid-match Lethal was about to win when TK O'Ryan ran out to distract the referee and allow Vinny Marseglia to attack Lethal was a baseball bat. Jonathan Gresham ran out to backup Lethal, but was outnumbered and got beaten down, with The Kingdom targeting his leg. LifeBlood ran out to chase off The Kingdom, while officials came out to help Gresham to the back. Later on some toys were brought into play, with Taven bridging a ladder between the ring and a table. After Lethal got the better of Taven and had him laying across the ladder, he went for Hail to the King, but Taven moved out of the way and Lethal crashed through the ladder. Officials came out to help Lethal to the back, but Taven hit a dive on them and threw Lethal back into the ring to continue the match. Post match Marty Scurll walked out when both wrestlers were too tired to get up, and stole the ROH World Championship belt.

- Ian Riccaboni brought out Mega Ran, the host of "G1 Supercard" [4/6/19], to perform "Going to the Garden". However, Bully Ray came out stopped Ran, before dressing him down for liking video games. Bully said Ran was probably just like all the fans and picked him when playing wrestling games, but Ran said, no, he picked D-Von. Bully didn't like that, so he shoved him down and ordered him out of the ring. Bully said no one in ROH or New Japan knows about going to the Garden, because he's the only one who's been there. Bully then issued an open challenge to anyone in wrestling to face him in a Street Fight at "G1 Supercard".



5. Rush vs. Bandido

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Rush beat Bandido. Post match Dalton Castle, who replaced Nick Aldis on commentary, challenged Rush to a match at "G1 Supercard".

- Ian Riccaboni announced that Silas Young confronted Jonathan Gresham backstage to see if he was still able to compete after being attacked by The Kingdom during the ROH World Championship match. Gresham said he was, so Young kicked his leg, injuring him further. As a result, the scheduled match between Gresham and Young has been postponed to a later date. Likewise, LifeBlood vs. The Kingdom has also been postponed, as The Kingdom has left the arena.

6. Villain Enterprises (PCO & Brody King) beat The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) (c) in a Street Fight to WIN THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP!!! Lots of weapons, lots of blood. PCO pinned Jay after a PCOsault with a chair.

[mcmahonfan85]

Today in Ring of Honor History: March 16

- 2008: Ring of Honor taped the "Take No Prisoners" pay-per-view in Philadelphia, PA. After defeating Erick Stevens the night before, Tyler Black won a Four Corner Survival match against Claudio Castagnoli, Delirious and Go Shiozaki to receive his first shot at the ROH World Championship. Larry Sweeney's hostile takeover of Ring of Honor kicked off when he signed his first new clients, The Hangmen 3. After BJ Whitmer voice his displeasure of their selling out, his former friends attacked him and put him out of action with a spiked piledriver on a chair, bringing an end to his first run in ROH. His final match saw The Hangmen 3 lose to The Vulture Squad in a match to determine the number one contenders for the ROH World Tag Team Championship. After being called out by Jigsaw the night before, Eddie Kingston, backed up by BLK OUT, again appeared in the crowd following the match, leading to a brawl between them and The Vulture Squad. The Briscoes faced Necro Butcher and Joey Matthews in a Street Fight. And Bryan Danielson and Austin Aries brought their classic rivalry to pay-per-view.

- 2019: ROH closed out the anniversary weekend with a television taping in Las Vegas, TV. One night after becoming the ROH World Tag Team Champions, PCO and Brody King became double champions after they teamed with their Villain Enterprises leader Marty Scrull to defeat The Kingdom for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Jonathan Gresham and Silas Young wrestled their match that was postponed from the "17th Anniversary". The Briscoes beat ROH World Television Champion Jeff Cobb and NWA National Champion Willie Mack to qualify for the Crockett Cup 2019 [4/27/19]. PJ Black had a more positive attitude in a rematch against Bandido from "Honor Rising 2019" [1/13/19]. Rush faced Mark Haskins, and Luchasaurus faced Shane Taylor in his final match. His master's degree didn't help. ROH World Champion Jay Lethal, Marty Scurll and Matt Taven finalized the main event for the ROH side of "G1 Supercard" [4/6/19], a ladder match. Scurll was a busy boy that night, as he also had a faceoff with NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis ahead of their match at "The Crockett Cup 2019". And Tenille Dashwood made her final apperance, last seen having been put through a table by Bully Ray.


- 2021: On Week by Week, dissension continued between The Bouncers in a Three-Way Tag Team match against The Foundation and Soldiers of Savagery.

"Take No Prisoners"
March 16, 2008
Pennsylvania National Guard Armory
Philadelphia, PA
Aired: May 30, 2008


D. Davey Richards beat Dingo. Post match Richards continued to beat Dingo.

D. Sara Del Rey beat Kylie Pierce

1. Tyler Black beat Claudio Castagnoli, Delirious and Go Shiozaki in a Four Corner Survival match to win a shot at the ROH World Championship. Finish saw Black avoid Shadows Over Hell from Delirious, before giving him a Bucklebomb followed by a Phoenix Splash.

- In a news update, it was announced that former ROH World Champion Takeshi Morishima is suspended from all further pay-per-views due to attacking referee Bryce Remsburg on the last PPV, "Rising Above" [12/29/07]. They then recapped the ROH World Tag Team Championship changing hands from the Briscoes to The Age of the Fall, and then to the No Remorse Corps. The Age of the Fall hijacked the feed from their headquarters, with Jimmy Jacobs addressing a room full of recruits, saying that while Tyler Black challenging for the ROH World Championship is a big deal, spreading AOTF's message is more important.

2. Kevin Steen beat Roderick Strong

- At The Age of the Fall headquarters, Jimmy Jacobs told the recruits they're here because AOTF's message spoke to them. They're the fallen and forgotten, just like AOTF, so be the change you want to see. Jacobs spoke to John, who was sick of people making fun of him because he's in a wheelchair. When Jacobs asked who was going to stop people from making fun of him, John said he didn't know, which was the wrong answer. There is no white knight coming to save them, all of them have to be the ones to make the change, because they are the ones they've been waiting for. Tyler Black's not waiting for the fight from ROH World Championship Nigel McGuinness, he's bringing the fight to Nigel. Just like Necro Butcher and Joey Matthews are bringing the fight to the Briscoes.

3. The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) (w/Daizee Haze) beat The Age of the Fall (Necro Butcher & Joey Matthews w/Lacey) in a Street Fight. All six came brawling out from the back of the arena to start the fight in the crowd. Mark got busted open badly on the back of the head at the start of the match. End of the match Mark climbed the scaffolding of the ring entrance, and hit a splash on Necro through a table. Back in the ring, Jay pinned Matthews after a Death Valley Driver through a table, followed by a J-Driller

D . The Vulture Squad (Ruckus & Jigsaw w/Julius Smokes & Mercedes Martinez) beat The Hangmen 3 (Adam Pearce & BJ Whitmer) (w/Shane Hagadorn) to win a title shot at the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Finish saw Whitmer go for an Exploder Suplex on Jigsaw, but Jigsaw countered and rolled him up to win. Post match BLK OUT appeared in the crowd, with Eddie Kingston asking why Ruckus joined The Vulture Squad if he's with them. Jigsaw and Smokes started arguing with them, and the two teams started to brawl while Ruckus and security tried to break them up.

D. Bushwhacker Luke beat Shane Hagadorn

- Larry Sweeney was in the ring with Bobby Dempsey, holding a leather briefcase, to welcome all the bedwetters and nosepickers to "The Larry Sweeney Show: Starring Larry Sweeney". Sweeney said he's declared a hostile takeover of Ring of Honor, but instead of going after ROH management, he's going after ROH wrestlers. He's going to sign the cream of the crop, the ones who will win titles, and sell them up the river to Vince McMahon. Sweeney told the fans to say goodbye to faction warfare, because he's signing from everywhere, and brought out the first new members of Sweet n' Sour, Inc.: The Hangmen 3. While Brent Albright and BJ Whitmer didn't look to happy about it, Adam Pearce was, because Sweeney said Dempsey is holding what he wanted. Erick Stevens came out, and Sweeney said he'd be happy to sign him…although it'll have to be at the minimum compensation level. Stevens said he's not here to sell out, he's here because he challenged Daniel Puder to a match, and thanks to Sweeney he's nowhere to be found. Sweeney said Puder is gone until ROH agrees to Sweeney's terms. Stevens said he came for a match, so give him someone. Albright jumped Stevens from behind.

4. Brent Albright (w/Sweet n' Sour, Inc.) beat Erick Stevens. End of the match Stevens had Albright beat after a powerslam, but Sweeney grabbed Albright's foot and put it on the ropes. In retaliation, Stevens grabbed Sweeney by the hair to lift him into the ring, but the opening allowed Albright to give Stevens a Half-Nelson Suplex for the win.

5. No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards & Rocky Romero) (c) beat The Vulture Squad (Ruckus & Jigsaw) to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Richards pinned Jigsaw after a Spiked DR Driver. [This match was taped at "Supercard of Honor III" - 3/29/08]

- They aired highlights following the match between Erick Stevens and Brent Albright, with BJ Whitmer disagreeing with Adam Pearce about selling The Hangmen 3 to Sweet n' Sour, Inc. Pearce and Shane Hagadorn attacked Whitmer, giving him a spiked piledriver on a chair. Commentators announced Whitmer was being rushed to the hospital with a neck injury.

6. Bryan Danielson beat Austin Aries

- Back at The Age of the Fall headquarters, Jimmy Jacobs announced to the recruits that Tyler Black is getting ready to defeat Nigel McGuinness to win the ROH World Championship and bring it home to The Age of the Fall.

7. Nigel McGuinness (c) beat Tyler Black to retain the ROH World Championship

National Wrestling Alliance
March 16, 2019
Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall
Las Vegas, NV

- Caprice Coleman brought out NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis, who said he wanted Marty Scurll to be his tag team partner in the Crockett Cup 2019 [4/27/19], but instead Scurll decided to challenge him for the World title instead, which was a mistake. Everyone knows Scurll was going to challenge him for the title eventually, and it could've happened in Madison Square Garden, but he had to ruin it with his selfishness. Aldis made a mistake too, because he let his guard down since Marty is like his little brother. Now big brother is done playing around, and he's going to give you the whoppin' you daddy should've given you a long time ago. Scurll came out and said Aldis got it all wrong, he was doing him a favor. The reason Scurll challenged him at the "Crockett Cup" was because he's going to by ROH World Champion by then, making it a Title vs. Title match. Aldis isn't upset because Marty caught him off guard with the challenge, he's upset because he knows Marty can beat him. And when he does, Marty Scurll will be a double champion. Aldis shoved Scurll down, and left.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #393
March 16, 2019
Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall
Las Vegas, NV
Aired: Mar. 29, 2019


1. Rush beat Mark Haskins. Post match Rush got into a standoff with Dalton Castle, who was on commentary.

- Recap from "Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Night Two" [2/23/19] of then ROH World Tag Team Champions the Briscoes challenging the IWGP Tag Team Champions Guerillas of Destiny to a Title vs. Title match at "G1 Supercard" [4/6/19] That was followed by highlights of the Briscoes losing the titles to Villain Enterprises at "17th Anniversary" the night before. Ian Riccaboni announced on commentary that at "G1 Supercard" it will now be Villain Enterprises and GOD defending both of their titles in a Four-Way match against the Briscoes and Los Ingobernables de Japon.

- In-ring meeting between ROH World Champion Jay Lethal, number one contender Marty Scurll, and Matt Taven, whose last title opportunity ended in a time limit draw. Lethal said they should simply settle things in a Three-Way match at "G1 Supercard", but Scurll and Taven said no, as they don't want to wrestle a match where they could lose without being beaten. Scurll and Taven then began arguing over who's more deserving of the title match; Taven said it should be him because Lethal couldn't beat him, but Scurll said Taven already had his shot and couldn't win. Lethal said they both have a point, and he's trying to prove he's a fighting champion by facing them both, but obviously they don't want to, so fine, no Three-Way match. Lethal then suggested that instead, they do a match that was made famous in Madison Square Garden, a ladder match.

- Promo from ROH World Television Champion Jeff Cobb, who said he's been in ROH for six months and no one has pinned him, except for NEVER Openweight Champion Will Ospreay in a tag match at "Honor Rising: Japan 2019 - Night Two". Since that moment, Cobb hasn't been able to sleep or train like he used to, so he's challenging Ospreay to a Title vs. Title match at "G1 Supercard".

- Highlights of Kelly Klein losing to WOH World Champion Mayu Iwatani at the "17th Anniversary". Interview with Klein saying maybe she's not the person she thought she was, and maybe she needs to reevaluate her strategy. Klein has beaten Iwatani twice, and lost to her twice. Their final match will be the biggest match in Women of Honor history, so what better place for it than the biggest stage, Madison Square Garden.

2. Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll, PCO & Brody King) beat The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia & TK O'Ryan) (c) to WIN THE ROH WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP!!! Scurll made O'Ryan tap out to the Chicken Wing.

- Promo package from ROH World Champion Jay Lethal, Dalton Castle, Marty Scurll, Matt Taven, and the Briscoes, talking about how important getting to compete at Madison Square Garden it is to them.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #394
March 16, 2019
Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall
Las Vegas, NV
Aired: Apr. 5, 2019


- NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis was on commentary for the show

1. Dalton Castle & The Boys (Boy #1 & Boy #2) beat Alex Coughlin, Clark Connors & Karl Fredericks in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Finish saw the Young Lions beat down Boy #1, but Castle got rid of them and distracted the referee, allowing Boy #2 to swap places. As Fredericks went to pick him up, Boy #2 rolled him up in a small package to win.

- Recap of PJ Black losing to Bandido at "Honor Reigns Supreme 2019" [1/13/19]. Interview with Black, saying he came into ROH with a chip on his shoulder and thinking he was better than everyone else, but his loss to Bandido was an eyeopener. ROH was built on honor and respect, and he's been doing the opposite. After doing some soul searching, he's going to carry himself differently and follow the example set by LifeBlood.

2. The Bouncers (Beer City Bruiser & Brian Milonas) beat the Voros Twins (Chris & Patrick Voros)

- Recap of Jonathan Gresham being injured by The Kingdom when he came to the aid of Jay Lethal in his ROH World Championship defense against Matt Taven at the "17th Anniversary". Footage from backstage of the PPV of Silas Young kicking Gresham's injured leg.

- Promo the Briscoes, saying they have to qualify for the Crockett Cup 2019. Why the hell does the best damn tag team gotta qualify. Fine, they're gonna qualify like a son of a bitch.

3. Silas Young beat Jonathan Gresham. End of the match, Young was busted open after Gresham hit a dive on him, causing him to bang his head against the barricade. Finish, Gresham had Young in an ankle lock, but Young rolled through to counter, sending Gresham into the referee. Young then hit a low blow and a rolled him up to win.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #395
March 16, 2019
Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall
Las Vegas, NV
Aired: Apr. 12, 2019


- Promo for the Briscoes, saying they were excited when it was announced the Crockett Cup is coming back, but then officials said they had to qualify? They're the ten-time ROH World Tag Team Champions. Fine, they'll qualify, but when they leave a pile of bodies in the ring, that's on you.

1. Shane Taylor beat Luchasaurus

- Backstage after the previous episode, Silas Young started to cut a promo on Jonathan Gresham, but Gresham interrupted him and said he was talking crap. Young said Gresham busted him open and couldn't win; Gresham said Young couldn't beat him in a fair fight. Security came in to separate them.

2. Mayu Iwatani & Sumie Sakai beat Katie Forbes & Mazzerati. Sakai pinned Mazzerati after Smash Mouth.

3. The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) beat Jeff Cobb & Willie Mack to qualify for the Crockett Cup 2019. Mark pinned Mack after a J-Driller/Froggy Bow combo.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #396
March 16, 2019
Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall
Las Vegas, NV
Aired: Apr. 19, 2019


1. Kenny King beat Tracy Williams

2. The Bouncers (Beer City Bruiser & Brian Milonas) beat Reno SCUM (Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend)

3. Bandido beat PJ Black

- Backstage Tenille Dashwood had been put through a table, and Bully Ray walked up and asked why do bad things always happen to good people. Bully then asked if she ever wondered who it was that injured her backstage at "Death Before Dishonor XVI" [9/28/18].

Week by Week: Ep. #43
[Date unknown]
UMBC Event Center
Baltimore, MD
Aired: Mar. 16, 2021




1. Three-Way Tag Team match: The Bouncers (Beer City Bruiser & Brian Milonas) vs The Foundation (Rhett Titus & Tracy Williams) vs. Soldier of Savagery (Moses & Kaun)

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}The Foundation (Rhett Titus & Tracy Williams) beat The Bouncers (Beer City Bruiser & Brian Milonas) and the Soldiers of Savagery (Moses & Kaun) in a Three-Way Tag Team match. The Bouncers weren't on the same page throughout the match, with Milonas feeling Bruiser was being too aggressive, while Bruiser though Milonas wasn't aggressive enough. Near the end of the match Bruiser tried to burn Titus with a lit cigar, but Milonas wouldn't let him, so Bruiser walked out on him. Williams made Milonas tap out to a crossface.

[mcmahonfan85]

Today in Ring of Honor History: March 18

- 2011: Ring of Honor held "Defy or Deny" in Plymouth, MA. The show was headlined by the first Defy or Deny match, a Four-Way Elimination match between the ROH World Champion and three former challengers. If any of the challengers win they match, they win another title shot; if the champion wins, the last one eliminated is barred from challenging for the remainder of the champion's reign. ROH World Champion Roderick Strong won the inaugural match, beating El Generico, Homicide and Jay Briscoe. Meanwhile, Strong sent Michael Elgin to soften up his next challenger, Eddie Edwards, one night before their title match in New York. After weeks of antagonization, Mike Bennett finally got a shot at the ROH World Television Championship, challenging Christopher Daniels. Davey Richards faced Claudio Castagnoli, Mark Briscoe faced Kyle O'Reilly, and Adam Cole faced Tommaso Ciampa in their first match against each other.

"Defy or Deny"
March 18, 2011
Plymouth Memorial Hall
Plymouth, MA


D. Andy Ridge & Nick Westgate vs. J. Freddie & ??

- Mike Bennett came out with Brutal Bob Evans and said tonight he's going to beat old man Christopher Daniels and take the ROH World Television Championship back to Boston. Not a dump like Plymouth, but Boston, where real stars are from. And speaking of dumps, Steve Corino has been sticking his nose where it doesn't belong. Corino came out and said while Bennett wants to bury Christopher Daniels, he's going to defend him. When Bennett was in high school and Corino was just causing trouble, Daniels was succeeding. Corino wanted to be like Daniels, but he took a different path, and look where he is. Over confidence is going to be Bennett's downfall, but if he acts more like Daniels, there's no doubt he'll be successful. Bennett said his over confidence has gotten him a shot at the TV title, while Corino's path to recovery has got him teaming with Grizzly Redwood. Corino said if Bennett had half the heart of Redwood, he'd be ROH World Champion right now. Corino said he's on the path to recovery, but if Bennett keeps pushing his button and he falls off, there's nothing stopping him from tearing Bennett apart. Bennett said the only thing that's going to make Corino fall off the wagon is himself, because he's weak. Evans took the microphone away and said he's had it with Corino's talking, just stay the hell out of Bennett's way. Corino punched Bennett and Evans, and they ran. Corino said he almost fell off the wagon just then, and it felt good. Corino said if Bennett keeps pushing him, he's going to whoop his ass, and Bennett won't like it.

- Promo from The Embassy, saying Tommaso Ciampa is here to do a job, and he will do it to the fullest extent. RD Evans said it's not 1987, just throwing a group of great wrestlers together isn't enough anymore. What you need is true blue royalty.

1. Mark Briscoe beat Kyle O'Reilly

2. The All-Night Express (Rhett Titus & Kenny King) beat Steve Corino & Grizzly Redwood. King pinned Redwood after a double team.

- The Embassy came out for Tommaso Ciampa's match against Adam Cole. RD Evans said Cole is a handsome young wrestler with greatness in his future, but Ciampa is Sicilian royalty, so he has greatness in his past, present and future.

3. Tomamso Ciampa (w/The Embassy) beat Adam Cole. Finish saw Cole have Ciampa beat, but Prince Nana jumped up on the ring apron to distract the referee. Ciampa then gave him a low blow followed by Project Ciampa for the win.

- Backstage Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly were discussing their loses, saying they'll bounce back from them. The Bravado Brothers came over said it was two tough losses to good opponents. The Bravados said Cole & O'Reilly are doing a good job being a showcase for the younger wrestlers, but if they want to see how to win, watch their match tonight.

- Promo from Shane Hagadorn, saying Plymouth has actually been pretty good to the Kings of Wrestling. Last time they were here, KOW taught those traitors The American Wolves a lesson. Unfortunately, Davey Richards didn't learn the lesson, so tonight Claudio Castagnoli is going to prove the Kings of Wrestling own him. As for Chris Hero, he's taking on TJ Perkins, a good athlete, but he's no king.

4. Chris Hero (w/Sara Del Rey & Shane Hagadorn) beat TJ Perkins

- The Bravado Brothers came out and said they're the fastest rising tag team in the history of wrestling. Now this is a big weekend for ROH, and in the shuffle of everything, some things got over looked, like the Bravados not being booked to wrestle tonight. However, they knew the Bravado Bandwagon was going to be in full force tonight, so they've booked their own match for tonight.

5. Bravado Brothers (Lance & Harlem Bravado) beat Matt Taven & Guy Alexander. Finish saw Taven go for a springboard crossbody on Harlem, but Harlem rolled through and pinned him while holding the tights.

- Promo from Truth Martini and Michael Elgin, saying tonight the hit list continues. Eddie Edwards is a threat to ROH World Champion Roderick Strong, so Elgin's been sent to deal with him. Edwards is just like Davey Richards and Christopher Daniels, saying it's their destiny to become the next ROH World Champion, but you can't lay claim to something that doesn't belong to you.

6. Eddie Edwards beat Michael Elgin (w/Truth Martini). Post match backstage, Edwards said he hoped Roderick Strong was taking notes during the match, because he's coming for the ROH World Championship tomorrow night.

7. Christopher Daniels (c) beat Mike Bennett (w/Brutal Bob Evans) to retain the ROH World Television Championship. Near the end of the match Evans slipped the title belt into the ring and distracted the referee. As Bennett was getting ready to hit Daniels with it, Steve Corino ran out and took it away. Daniels won after a BME. Post match Daniels saw Corino holding the belt, and asked what was he doing. Corino tried to explain what happened and handed the belt back, but Daniels still looked like he was ready to fight. Backstage Daniels said he'd warned Bennett if he didn't give respect, he'd be taught it, and that's just what Daniels did. With Bennett now out of the way, it seems like everyone in the locker room wants to challenge him, including Steve Corino. Corino interrupted, saying he wasn't trying to challenge him, he came to help him when Bennett tried to steal the title away from him. Daniels said Bennett wasn't going to do anything but get beaten, so find someone else to help, because he doesn't need it.

8. Davey Richards beat Claudio Castagnoli (w/Sara Del Rey & Shane Hagadorn)

- Truth Martini came out with Roderick Strong for the Defy or Deny match, and said you can't change who you are until you change who you trust, and you can trust Truth Martini. Martini said Strong is the undisputed greatest wrestler today, because the ROH World Championship says so. Strong said he's already beaten El Generico, Homicide and Jay Briscoe, so tonight won't be any different. Strong told Homicide since he already knows he can't win, they should just go ahead and work together against the other two.

9. Roderick Strong (w/Truth Martini) beat El Generico, Homicide and Jay Briscoe in a Defy or Deny match. As a result of being the last man eliminated, El Generico is barred from challenging Strong for the remainder of his reign as ROH World Championship.
- Homicide was eliminated by Jay after a J-Driller. Before that, Homicide and Strong worked together for a long while, until Homicide suddenly turned on him.
- Jay was eliminated by Strong after a brainbuster.
- Generico was eliminated by Strong. Near the end Generico went for a top rope Brainbuster, but Martini distracted the referee, allowing Elgin to run in and give Generico a powerbomb. Strong then hit a Sick Kick and pinned him. Post match The House of Truth continued to attack Generico, until Christopher Daniels and The American Wolves made the save. Backstage Strong said everyone thought the odds were against him tonight, but Truth Martini is a smart man who had a plan, so they did exactly what they said they would. Now he's a little beat up, and tomorrow night he has Eddie Edwards, who has a lot of momentum behind him. In 2005 Strong had a lot of momentum after he won Survival of the Fittest [9/24/05], but he still lost when he faced the best in the world Bryan Danielson for the title. Now Strong is the best in the world, and Edwards is about to face him. Edwards has a lot heart and desire, and he'll put up the fight of his life, but it won't matter. At the end of the night, Strong will still be ROH World Champion.

[Big DSR Energy]

I've always liked the concept of the Defy Or Deny match, and used it regularly in fantasy booking when I played, like, Smackdown vs. Raw video games for quite some time.

[mcmahonfan85]

Today in Ring of Honor History: March 19

- 2010: Ring of Honor held "Gold Rush" in Dearborn, MI. The main event saw all the Ring of Honor champions in one match, as ROH World Champion Tyler Black teamed with ROH World Tag Team Champions The Briscoes to faced ROH World Television Champion Eddie Edwards, his American Wolves tag team partner Davey Richards, and their ally Chris Hero. Roderick Strong defended his #1 spot in the Pick Six against Kenny Omega. Austin Aries faced Petey Williams in a rematch from "Glory by Honor VIII: The Final Countdown" [9/26/09]. Kevin Steen and Steve Corino took Player Dos and Pee Wee (substituting for an injured Player Uno) to build up the singles match between Steen and Dos the next night at "Epic Encounter III". Rasche Brown and Rhett Titus did likewise, facing in a singles match to build up their Eight-Man Tag Team match the following night.

- 2011: ROH held "Manhattan Mayhem IV" in New York, NY. With everyone focused on Davey Richards becoming the next ROH World Champion, Ring of Honor threw a curveball with Eddie Edwards being the one to dethrone Roderick Strong for the title. In the process, Edwards became the first Triple Crown Champion in ROH history, after winning the ROH World Tag Team Championship in 2009, and the ROH World Television Championship in 2010. Meanwhile, Davey Richards faced ROH World Television Champion Christopher Daniels in a non-title Pure Rules match. Homicide reunited with his old tag team partner Hernandez to challenge the Kings of Wrestling for the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Hernandez wasn't the only old friend Homicide saw that night, as Julius Smokes showed up backstage to see what's hood, B. The babyface Briscoes and heel All-Night Express pulled of a double-turn, starting a heated feud that would last for most of the year. After months of behaving himself and trying to be a better person, Steve Corino fell off the wagon when he finally got in the ring Mike Bennett. El Generico faced TJ Perkins, Grizzly Redwood took on Tommaso Ciampa, and Mike Mondo got a tryout with The House of Truth when he teamed with Michael Elgin in a match against Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly.

- 2021: ROH aired their latest television episode from Baltimore, MD. The main event saw ROH's two top factions go at each other in full force, with The Foundation taking on La Facción Ingobernable in an Eight-Man Tag Team match. Eli Isom, who was beginning to get a push right before the COVID pandemic shutdown, wrestled his first match in Ring of Honor in over a year, taking on Rey Horus.

"Gold Rush"
March 19, 2010
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
Dearborn, MI


D. Bravado Brothers (Lance & Harlem Bravado) beat N8 Mattson & Lou Crank

D. Bobby Dempsey beat Eddie Venom

- Promo from ROH World Champion Tyler Black and ROH World Tag Team Champions the Briscoes, saying the champs is here. Now they had issues with each other before, but the past is the past. All the Briscoes care about now is the Kings of Wrestling, and all Black is worried about is Davey Richards.

1. Rasche Brown Rhett Titus

- Promo from Shane Hagadorn, saying he had a dream last night about two hungry wolves killing a pair of chickens while a king stood over a phoenix trying to rise from the ashes. Tonight that dream might come true.

2. Kenny King beat Tyson Dux

- Kevin Steen & Steve Corino came out for their match against Player Dos & Pee Wee. Steen said the last time he faced Player Dos, it was in Toronto, where Dos beat him. Since ROH is in Toronto the next night, he'll deal with him then. Steen passed the microphone over to Corino, and ran over and dropkicked the injured Player Uno. Player Dos began brawling with Steen, while Corino addressed Pee Wee. Corino told Pee Wee that a lot of the wrestlers in the locker room, like Colt Cabana, make bad decision. Pee Wee doesn't have to get hurt if he does the right thing and just leaves. Pee Wee slapped Corino.

3. Kevin Steen & Steve Corino beat Player Dos & Pee Wee (w/Player Uno). Steen pinned Pee Wee after a Package Piledriver followed by sliding lariat from Corino. Post match Steen & Corino attacked Uno, until Dos took them out with a dive.

- Promo from Petey Williams, saying tonight he gets retribution for being cheated out of the ROH World Championship in his match against Austin Aries at "Glory by Honor VIII: The Final Countdown" [9/26/09]. For some reason Aries has a vendetta against Williams and wants to always prove he's that much better, but tonight the tables are going to turn. Tonight's not going to be a wrestling match, it's a brawl.

- Austin Aries came out for his match against Petey Williams, and said he's sick of the disrespect the fans show to the greatest man who ever lived. If any of the fans disrespect him tonight, he's going to jump the guardrail, and start slapping and punching the fans, because no one can stop him. Williams got sick of Aries' talking, and punched him.

4. Austin Aries beat Petey Williams. Aries pinned Williams with a press while holding the ropes. Post match Williams attacked Aries and laid him out with a Canadian Destroyer.

5. Colt Cabana & El Generico beat The House of Truth (Christian Able & Josh Raymond w/Truth Martini). Finish saw Generico give Raymond a top rope Brainbuster, followed by Cabana hitting a splash off the middle rope for the win. Post match Steve Corino came out and said the time for talking is over. Tomorrow night in Toronto, Corino is going to hurt Cabana.

6. Roderick Strong [1] beat Kenny Omega to retain his ranking in the Pick 6 Contender Series.

7. Tyler Black & The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) beat Chris Hero & The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) (w/Shane Hagadorn) in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Jay pinned Hero after a Doomsday Device. Post match Black said that was one of his first matches as ROH World Championship, and there will be many more, and Richards can't do anything about it.

- Backstage Rhett Titus said he had to face "Skullcrusher" Rasche Brown tonight, but Brown didn't crush his skull. Sure he's a little worse for wear, but he'll be ready tomorrow night. Titus began trash talking Brown, not knowing his was standing right behind him. Brown grabbed him by the throat, but Titus ran away. Brown said, "I don't like Rhett. Rhett don't like me. Tomorrow in Toronto, I break his neck in three."

"Manhattan Mayhem IV"
March 19, 2011
Manhattan Center
New York, NY


- Truth Martini came out with Michael Elgin & Mike Mondo for their match. Martini said tonight Eddie Edwards has bitten off more than he can chew, as he's taking on Roderick Strong for the ROH World Championship. Martini then said tonight is the final test for Mondo, and if he passes he'll officially be a member of The House of Truth.

1. Adam Cole & Kyle O'Reilly beat Michael Elgin & Mike Mondo (w/Truth Martini). Cole pinned Mondo with a bridging German Suplex. Post match Martini gave Mondo a thumbs down, and Elgin destroyed him.

- Promo from Grizzly Redwood, who said you never really get done with The Embassy. For the past two years they've been pushing him around and beating him up, but he doesn't care. He's still going to go out there and chop them down.

2. Tommaso Ciampa (w/The Embassy) beat Grizzly Redwood. Post match The Embassy continued to attack Redwood, until Steve Corino ran out and chased them off. Corino said he told Redwood he'd be there for him, and he was, and wants to know if Redwood will be there for him. Before Redwood could answer, Mike Bennett came out with Brutal Bob Evans. Bennett said tonight is the night Corino falls off the wagon. Corino said if he faces him, he will fall off the wagon and his recovery will be stalled, so there's no match tonight. Corino will just lay down and let Bennett pin him, because he's not going to allow Bennett to be the one that causes him to relapse. Bennett kept pushing and pushing, trying to goad Corino into fighting, but Corino kept refusing, before blurting out "I'm sorry, Kevin". Bennett told Corino to address him as "The Prodigy" because he's not fat and unemployed. That did it, and Corino said to ring the bell.

3. Mike Bennett (w/Brutal Bob Evans) beat Steve Corino. Near the end Corino got Bennett in an abdominal stretch, and after months of resisting it, Corino fell off the wagon and put the thumb in the bum. Bennett won after three sideslams. Post match Bennett and Evans continued to attack Corino while waiting for someone to come out to try to save him, but no one did. Bennett put Corino away with a piledriver.

4. The All-Night Express (Rhett Titus & Kenny King) beat The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe). The Briscoes and ANX did a double turn during the match. Finish saw the Briscoes go for a springboard Doomsday Device on Titus, but he countered with a victory roll to pin Jay to win. Post match the Briscoes attacked ANX. Security ran out to stop them, but the Briscoes fought them off and continued beating ANX, until they mounted a brief comeback. The Briscoes won the melee after Jay threw a chair at King's head.

5. El Generico beat TJ Perkins. Finish saw Perkins go for a tope to the floor, but Generico caught him and gave him a Brainbuster on the edge of the ring, before rolling him in and pinning him.

6. The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli) (w/Sara Del Rey & Shane Hagadorn) beat LAX (Homicide & Hernandez). Castagnoli pinned Homicide after KOW hit a double big boot, followed by Castagnoli hitting a European Uppercut. Post match backstage, Hernandez said don't worry about the loss. He'll get Homicide some ice and some gorditas, and he'll be straight. Hernandez left, and Julius Smokes popped up, saying long time no see. Smokes said Homicide lost that fire and desire, he's on a losing streak. Homicide needs to elevate his hate, and never forget where he comes from. Rottweilers, son. Homicide said it might be time to reopen the Gates of Hell.

7. Davey Richards beat Christopher Daniels in a Pure Rules match

- Truth Martini came out with Roderick Strong for his ROH World Championship defense against Eddie Edwards, but Strong said he's got this, and sent Martini to the back.

8. Eddie Edwards beat Roderick Strong (c) to WIN THE ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!!! Near the end Edwards had Strong in a single-leg Boston Crab, and Truth Martini ran out to distract the referee. Edwards let go of the hold to kick Martini off the ring apron. The opening allowed Strong to give Edwards a Gutbuster followed by a Sick Kick, but only go a two count. Finish saw Edwards grab Strong to apply a single-leg Boston Crab, but Strong rolled over to counter it, so Edwards sat down an pinned him. Post match Cary Silkin congratulated Edwards, while Davey Richards came out to celebrate with him.

- After the show, the Briscoes said the fans saw a different side of dem boys tonight. They're not in contention for the ROH World Tag Team Championship, they lost to Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team at the "9th Anniversary Show" [2/26/11], and now they got beat by them p***ies, The All-Night Express. ANX came in and wanted to know who the f*** are they calling p***ies. ANX and Briscoes started brawling in the locker room, and security had to separate them.

- Promo from Christopher Daniels, saying he's read The Book of Truth cover to cover twice, and it has some good points. However, after tonight it's moot, because Eddie Edwards is the new ROH World Championship, so the game plan has completely changed. Daniels threw the book into the trash. At "Honor Takes Center Stage: Chapter One" [4/1/11], Daniels challenges Edwards for the World title. In their first two singles match [5/8/10 & 12/10/10], Daniels beat Edwards, while in their Two out of Three Falls match at the "9th Anniversary", Daniels scored the first pinfall. Daniels said all he has to do to become the new ROH World Champion is repeat history.

- Backstage Roderick Strong said it took him seven years to became ROH World Champion, and now he's a beaten and fall man. The Book of Truth brought him a lot of things, and today its brought him out of sadness. This isn't the end of the book, it’s the end of the chapter. When Strong gets his rematch, Eddie Edwards is going to have to kill him to beat him.

- Backstage Eddie Edwards said if someone told him two years ago he would be ROH World Champion, he wouldn't believe them. Edwards said he told Roderick Strong it's not the strong who survives, it's the man who has nothing to lose. After tonight, Edwards is now the one with everything in his possession.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #496
[Date unknown]
UMBC Event Center
Baltimore, MD
Aired: Mar. 19, 2021


- Interview with Eli Isom, discussing being an athlete in high school, watching wrestling with his mom (who was killed in a car accident right after he started training), and his time as a member of the Shinobi Shadow Squad. Isom is in the ROH World Television Championship division because the wrestlers at the top of Ring of Honor today started with the TV title. Isom's climb to the TV title begins tonight with Rey Horus. Horus is explosive and quick, but so is Isom, and he has more to prove.

- Interview with Rey Horus, saying his match against Dragon Lee for the ROH World Television Championship in the January 15 episode was one of the toughest matches of his career. Just because he lost, however, doesn't mean Lee is better. Losing makes him grow as a wrestler, and next time he faces Lee for the title, the story will be different. Tonight, though, he has Eli Isom. Isom has heart and people say he's the future of wrestling, but Horus is the present.

1. Eli Isom beat Rey Horus

- Vignette saying the history of ROH isn't just pure, it's violent. And now it's time to restore violence.

- Teaser from Matt Taven, saying at the "19th Anniversary" [3/26/21] his year and a half long feud with Vincent comes to an end.

- Promo package for Jay Briscoe vs. EC3 at the "91th Anniversary".

- Promo from La Facción Ingobernable, saying when you mess with the bull, you get the horns. They've taken The Foundation's titles and their hearts, now it's time to wipe them out.

- Promo from The Foundation, saying "ingobernable" means ungovernable, a message they could get behind as the only way to stand up for yourself and take power is to be ungovernable. However, what you do with that power is what matters, and La Facción Ingobernable have shown they have no respect for the Code of Honor, so they are standing in the way of The Foundation restoring honor to Ring of Honor. In ROH championships equal power, so at the "19th Anniversary" they will take the titles and the power back from LFI, and use them to restore honor.

2. La Facción Ingobernable (Rush, Dragon Lee, Kenny King & La Bestia del Ring w/Amy Rose) beat The Foundation (Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, Rhett Titus & Tracy Williams) in an Eight-Man Tag Team match. Mid-match it broke down, with both teams fight all over the arena. Bestia pinned Williams after Cradle Piledriver

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Today in Ring of Honor History: March 20

- 2009: Ring of Honor held "Steel City Clash" in Elizabeth, PA. KENTA returned to the US for the first time in over a year, teaming with El Generico to face ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinenss, who he was challenging for the title the following night, and his former protégé Davey Richards. The match would result in yet another bicep tear for McGuinness, which he chose to let heal naturally instead of undergoing surgery, and would ultimately end up being the reason he wasn't signed by WWE later in the year. Former Resilience members Matt Cross and Erick Stevens teamed for the final time to face Rhett Titus and Kenny King, who that night just so happened to form a new partnership with The Resilience's former leader, Austin Aries. Aries, meanwhile, would face his former tag team partner turned rival, Roderick Strong, in their first singles match against each other since ending their feud in 2007 ["Reckless Abandon" - 11/30/07]. Not having to worry about Bison Smith for the night, Bryan Danielson got to wrestle a technical match with Mike Quackenbush, who fans were still really stoked on at the time. Tyler Black and Necro Butcher teamed to take on The Age of the Fall in a Falls Count Anywhere match. Brent Albright, Claudio Castagnoli and Jerry Lynn met in a Three-Way match. And after several one-off appearances throughout the years, Sterling James Keenan [a.k.a. Corey Graves] got his last shot in ROH, facing Delirious.

- 2010: ROH held "Epic Encounter III" in Mississauga, ON. The main event saw two of ROH's hottest wrestlers, Davey Richards and Kenny Omega, meet in a rematch from their show stealing encounter at "Clash of the Contenders" [10/9/09]. After months of waiting, El Generico (and the fans) finally got the explanation of why Kevin Steen turned on him at "Final Battle 2009" [12/19/09]. Additionally, Generico challenged Chris Hero for the #3 spot in the Pick 6, while Steen faced Player Dos in a rematch from their tag team bout at "Death Before Dishonor VII: Night Two" [7/25/09]. Meanwhile, Colt Cabana and Steve Corino wrestled their first match against each other in the feud. And Eddie Edwards brought some old school American heat in hist ROH World Television Championship defense against hometown(ish) hero Petey Williams. Due to immigration issues, Roderick Strong and Mark Briscoe were unable to appear, resulting in a shuffling of the card. As a result, ROH scrapped a planned tag team match and Four Corner Survival match for an Eight-Man Tag Team match pitting ROH World Champion Tyler Black, ROH World Tag Team Champion Jay Briscoe, Rasche Brown and Tyson Dux against Austin Aries, Rhett Titus, Kenny King, and last minute mystery partner Adam Pearce [who made the flight from San Diego to Toronto in record time].

"Steel City Clash"
March 20, 2009
Court Times Sports Center
Elizabeth, PA


D. Shiima Xion beat Brandon Marino

D. Grizzly Redwood & Alex Payne beat Tony Kozina & Brandon Day

- Promo from Sterling James Keenan, saying he's an international bad ass who's never seemed to have gotten over with the ROH fans who simply drink the Kool-Aid. Keenan knows all about the Kool-Aid, because tonight he's the Reverend Jim Jones and starting his own Jonestown Massacre, and not the CIA, FBI or a lizard man is going to stop him.

1. Delirious (w/Daizee Haze) beat Sterling James Keenan

- Matt Cross & Erick Stevens came out for their match against Rhett Titus & Kenny King, but Austin Aries came out to talk to them first. Aries said a few years ago he took them under his wing when they were The Resilience, and he let them down. Even though it wasn't his fault [TNA], Aries wasn't there when they needed him, and they were left on their own, so he's sorry. Actually, it was his fault in a way, because he over estimated their abilities just a little bit. But that's the past, and now he sees before him a couple of guys with main event potential that he can lead to the top. Unfortunately, it's Rhett Titus and Kenny King. Titus & King attacked Cross & Stevens from behind.

2. Rhett Titus & Kenny King (w/Austin Aries) beat Matt Cross & Erick Stevens. King pinned Cross after a springboard Blockbuster/Powerbomb combo.

- Promo from Bryan Danielson, saying one of thing he really loves in pro wrestling is getting to face another mat technician and simply trying to just outwrestle each other, instead of having to worry about someone trying to hurt you like Bison Smith does. Mike Quackenbush is one of the best technical wrestlers in the world today, so he's really looking forward to getting in the ring with him. Just know, like every time before, he's going to win.

3. Bryan Danielson beat Mike Quackenbush

4. Claudio Castagnoli beat Brent Albright and Jerry Lynn in a Three-Way match. Finish saw Albright wear down Lynn with a Crowbar, but before Lynn could tap, Castagnoli kicked Albright off and threw him out of the ring. Castagnoli then put Lynn in a Crowbar for the win.



5. Falls Count Anywhere match: Tyler Black & Necro Butcher vs. The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs & Brodie Lee)

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs & Brodie Lee) beat Tyler Black & Necro Butcher in a Falls Count Anywhere match. Finish saw Black go for a Phoenix Splash on Jacobs when Lee hit him in the head with a chair. Jacobs then put him in The End Time and the referee stopped the match when he was unresponsive.

6. Austin Aries beat Roderick Strong. Finish saw Strong get Aries in the Stronghold when Rhett Titus & Kenny King ran out to interfere. As Strong got rid of Titus & King, Aries recovered and hit a Brainbuster for the win.



7. KENTA & El Generico vs. Nigel McGuinness & Davey Richards (w/Sara Del Rey & Shane Hagadorn)

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}KENTA & El Generico beat Nigel McGuinness & Davey Richards (w/Sara Del Rey & Shane Hagadorn). During the match, McGuinness tore his bicep after hitting a lariat. Finish saw KENTA counter a London Dungeon attempt into a Go 2 Sleep.

"Epic Encounter III"
March 20, 2010
International Centre
Mississauga, ON


D. Bravado Brothers (Lance & Harlem Bravado) beat Mike Rollins & Rip Impact

D. Pee Wee beat Michael Van Payton

D. Bobby Dempsey beat Danny Duggan, Hornet, Lou Crank, Nick Nemesis, Rahim Ali & RJ City in an Invitational Gauntlet match

- Bobby Cruise announced that due to immigration issues at the border, Roderick Strong and Mark Briscoe are unable to attend. As a result, the card has been changed.

Originally scheduled matches

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Fans' Choice: Two out of Three Falls match
*** Other options: Falls Count Anywhere match, No Disqualification match, Texas Tornado match ***
Tyler Black & Roderick Strong vs. Austin Aries & Kenny King

The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) vs. The House of Truth (Christian Able & Josh Raymond w/Truth Martini)
[The match was first scheduled to be the Briscoes vs. The Super Smash Bros., but was changed when Player Uno suffered an AC joint seperation]

Four Corner Survival match
Rasche Brown vs. Rhett Titus vs. Tyson Dux vs. [Mystery Opponent]

ROH World Champion Tyler Black came out and said it's probably a good thing that Roderick Strong isn't here, because with everything going on between them, he's not sure he could trust him as a partner anyway. However, he didn't come here to worry about Strong. He came to kick Austin Aries & Kenny King's asses, and he'll do it right now. Aries came out and said just because Black is holding Aries' title doesn't mean he calls the shots. Aries teased fighting Black anyway, but then decided the fans don't deserve to see him wrestle right now. Kenny King ran out through the crowd and attacked Black from behind, with Aries joining in to beat him down. Jay Briscoe ran out to back up Black, followed by Rhett Titus to back up Aries, and finally Tyson Dux out to even things up for the good guys. Aries took of his shoe and hit the three babyfaces in the back of the head, knocking them all down, but Rasche Brown ran out and chased Aries & Co. from the ring. Aries said no one extended an invitation to Brown to join the fight, but if they want to be a bunch of cheaters and jump people from behind in large numbers, fine. Aries said he's going to make a phone call they're not going to like, and if they've got the balls, later on tonight they're going to scrap.

1. The House of Truth (Christian Able & Josh Raymond w/Truth Martini) beat The Flatliners (Asylum & Burns). Raymond pinned Asylum after a double team.

2. Kevin Steen beat Player Dos (w/Player Uno). Steen pinned Dos after back-to-back Package Piledrivers. Post match Dos was being helped to the back when Steen ran out and attacked him again, giving him a third Package Piledriver.

- Eddie Edwards came out with Shane Hagadorn and said he's not only the first ROH World Television Champion, he's also one half of The American Wolves. He's sick of having to come to Canada to wrestle for a bunch of Canadian scumbags. Even worse, he has to wrestle a Canadian tonight, Petey Williams. Bad news, though, because he's taken out a lot of people to become champion, and tonight Williams becomes just another name on that long list. Williams came out and punched Edwards, who bailed out of the ring. Williams said coming to Canada to make fun of Canadians, that s*** don't fly around here. Williams said since Edwards is one half of "The American Assholes", why doesn't he prove what kind of "stars and stripes" he has between his legs (balls) by putting the title on the line. Edwards said some people have to learn the hard way, so if Williams wants a title match, he's got one.

3. Eddie Edwards (w/Shane Hagadorn) (c) beat Petey Williams to retain the ROH World Television Championship. Near the end Williams had Edwards beat after a Canadian Destroyer, but Hagadorn grabbed Williams' leg and pulled him out of the ring. Hagadorn tried to run away, but Williams grabbed him and dragged him back into the ring. Williams went of a Canadian Destroyer on Hagadorn, but Edwards charged him. Williams moved out of the way and rolled him up, but Edwards countered and put Williams in the Achilles Lock for the win. Post match Hagadorn tried to lead the fans in a "USA" chant.

- Promo from The House of Truth, saying tonight The Flatliners learned firsthand who they are. The HOT was supposed to wrestle the Briscoes, and there's a saying "out of sight, out of mind", but that's not the case. They don't buy the story that Mark Briscoe was stopped at the border, because the truth is the last time they faced, the HOT took them to the limit, so Mark stayed at the farm with the chickens.

- Austin Aries came out Rhett Titus & Kenny King, and said it goes without saying that he's a master politician. He's made his phone call and got ahold of the man who, he'll admit, is responsible for the success of the greatest man who ever lived: Adam Pearce.

4. Tyler Black, Jay Briscoe, Rasche Brown & Tyson Dux beat Austin Aries, Rhett Titus, Kenny King & Adam Pearce in an Eight-Man Tag Team match. Black pinned Titus after God's Last Gift.

5. Colt Cabana beat Steve Corino by disqualification. Finish saw Cabana get Corino in the Billy Goat's Curse when Kevin Steen ran out and attacked him. Steen was getting ready to attack Cabana with a chair when El Generico ran out with his own chair and chased him off.

6. Chris Hero (w/Shane Hagadorn) [3] beat El Generico to retain his ranking in the Pick 6 Contenders Series. Post match Kevin Steen came out and said there is something he wants to say to him and Colt Cabana. Cabana came out, and Steen said he didn't want to fight, just talk. Steen said he turned on El Generico at "Final Battle 2009" [12/19/09] because he wanted him out of his life, and he thought Generico got the message, but apparently not because he keeps coming out at simply starring at Steen. Steen didn't know if Generico wanted to fight or was just looking for an explanation, but the explanation is simple. Steen has despised Generico since he met him, but he wanted to be a pro wrestler and being around Generico was the best way to get booked, so he put up with it. At some point in the past two years, something died in Steen when he realized he started to like Generico and they were like brothers. Then they lost the ROH World Tag Team Championship because of Generico's injured knee [ROH on HDNet - 4/10/09], and even worse Steen realized he was starting to become just like Generico when he missed him after he wasn't around following Ladder War II ["Glory by Honor VIII: The Final Countdown" - 9/26/09]. The final straw was at "Final Battle 2009", when Steen was seconds away from announcing his retirement, and Generico jumped in his arms and broke down crying. Everyone thought it was great moment for him, but that moment wasn't supposed to be Generico's, it was Steen's. And when Steen caved his head in with the chair, it was the greatest thing he ever felt because he was reborn. Generico is a parasite that eats people alive, and if Cabana doesn't know it now, he soon will. Steen told Generico he finally got his explanation, so get the hell out of his face. When Generico didn't leave, Steen said maybe he was wrong, and it wasn't an explanation he wanted. Maybe something in Generico's dumbass head wants to hit him, so what better place than Toronto, go ahead and do it. Cabana and Steen kept telling Generico to hit him, with Cabana even going so far as to get Generico a chair, but he wouldn't do it. Steen said Generico isn't a man, he's like a woman who gets beat by her boyfriend but won't leave because she love him. Steen and Cabana continued pushing, but Generico still wouldn't hit him, and eventually Steve Corino ran out and attacked him. Cabana took out Steen while Generico got rid of Corino.

- Promo from Kenny Omega on a forklift, saying he was looking for a visual metaphor for his match against Davey Richards. At "Clash of the Contenders" [10/9/09], Omega barely squeaked by with a victory, but tonight will be different. Much like a forklift lifts up many objects, Omega's countrymen are going lift up his spirit, his energy levels, and his chances of winning to 100%. Davey better bring his A game, because even though he can't hope to win, he can hope to have a good match.

7. Davey Richards (w/Shane Hagadorn) beat Kenny Omega. Finish saw Omega hit Croyt's Wrath, but Richards kicked out at two and immediately transitioned into a Kimura for the win. Post match Richards said everyone was waiting for him to shake Omega's hand as a sign of mutual respect, but that's not how he does things. It is what it is, and the match speaks for itself. Omega has always had and always will have Richards' respect, so anytime he wants a rematch, he's got it. Richards then said to remember it's his time, and Tyler Black, the hunt is on.

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Today in Ring of Honor History: March 21

- 2009: Ring of Honor held the "7th Anniversary Show" in New York, NY. One night after suffering a torn bicep, tough son of a bitch Nigel McGuinness defended the ROH World Championship against KENTA, who spent the bulk of the match targeting Nigel's arm. Fans were treated to two big returns, as Colt Cabana came back to team with Bryan Danielson against the revived Embassy of Bison Smith and the "Crown Jewel" himself, Jimmy Rave. Kevin Steen and El Generico won the match but lost the battle when they defended the ROH World Tag Team Championship against The American Wolves in a No Disqualification match. Jerry Lynn took on Mike Quackenbush in a dream match, Brent Albright took on Claudio Castagnoli in a grudge match, Jay Briscoe took on D-Lo Brown in a match match, and Bobby Dempsey took on Adam Pearce in a squad match (don't know who booked that one). Finally, Tyler Black, Delirious and Necro Butcher faced Austin Aries and The Age of the Fall in the first and only Ultimate Endurance "Revolution Rules" match, one of the most convoluted matches in wrestling history. An elimination match, each fall had a different stipulation based on how the previous fall ended. If a fall ended in a submission, the next one can't end in submission; if it ends in a pinfall, next one can't end in a pin, and so on. It was not well received, with the PWInsider report calling it one of the worst matches in ROH history.

"7th Anniversary Show"
March 21, 2009
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York, NY


- Promo from Bobby Dempsey, saying Larry Sweeney has two open contracts against him, and he's cashing in the first one tonight. It doesn't matter who Sweeney sends after him, because Dempsey is a gun slinger, baby. He'll go out there, shoot 'em dead, and move on to the next town. And after Sweeney cashes in his last contract, Dempsey's coming for him.

1. Roderick Strong & Erick Stevens beat Rhett Titus & Kenny King. Finish saw Titus & King go for their Blockbuster/Powerbomb combo, but Strong kicked King off the turnbuckle, while Stevens fought out the powerbomb and gave Titus a German Suplex followed by a Doctor Bomb.

2. Brent Albright beat Claudio Castagnoli by disqualification. The match originally ended in a 15-minute time limit draw, with officials and security running out to separate them when they wouldn't stop punching each other. Castagnoli said all Americans are cowards, and he knows he can beat Albright if he had five more minutes. Albright said his ass is on, and the match was restarted. Finish saw Albright go for a Half-Nelson Suplex, but Castagnoli countered with a low blow for a DQ. Post match Castagnoli gave Albright a Ricola Bomb before grabbing a steel chair and placing it over Albright's head. Security ran out to stop Castagnoli, but he kicked them all off the ring before stomping on Albright's head.

- Promo from Mike Quackenbush, saying in Bryan Danielson's travels around the world he earned the nickname "Best Wrestler in the World. During Quackenbush's travels, he earned his own nickname, "The Master of a Thousand Holds". Last night Danielson was just a little bit better, but Quackenbush is moving past that and looking towards tonight. Jerry Lynn is on an inevitable course to challenge Nigel McGuinness for the ROH World Championship. Now he's got all the respect in the world for Lynn, but don't look past Mike Quackenbush, or his hand will be raised in victory.

- George Oliphant from NBC's 1st Look was introduced as the special guest timekeeper for Bobby Dempsey's match. Adam Pearce, Larry Sweeney's open contract, came out and wanted to know who he was, and why he was wearing such a stupid bowtie. Oliphant started to say something, but Pearce told him to shut up. Pearce asked him if he's failure with the name John Stossel, and shoved him to the ground.

3. Bobby Dempsey beat Adam Pearce (w/Sara Del Rey & Shane Hagadorn). Dempsey pinned Pearce in less than 30 seconds after a Death Valley Driver. Post match Hagadorn tried to get in the ring, but Dempsey punched him off. George Oliphant ripped his shirt off…for some reason, and celebrated with Dempsey.

4. Jerry Lynn vs. Mike Quackenbush

5. Tyler Black, Delirious & Nerco Butcher beat Austin Aries & The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs & Brodie Lee) in an Ultimate Endurance "Revolution Rules" match. The rules for the match is that the manner in which each fall ends changes the stipulation for the next fall.
- 1st Fall: Delirious was eliminated via pinfall. Finish saw Delirious get Jacobs in the Cobra Stretch, but Lee pulled him off and gave him a Black Hole Slam, followed by Aries hitting a Brainbuster. Due to the finish, the next fall cannot end in a pin.
- 2nd Fall: Necro and Lee began brawling through the crowd all the way to the back, and were ruled eliminated for leaving. As a result, the next fall can't end with the wrestlers just leaving.
- 3rd Fall: Aries was eliminated by submission (technically referee stoppage). Aries & Jacobs' partnership kept breaking down during the fall, until at one point they started fighting each other. Once Black them, however, they began working together again. Finish saw Black give Aries a Bucklebomb, followed by putting him in The End Time, and the referee made him break the hold when Aries was unresponsive. As a result, the next fall can't end in submission.
- 4th Fall: Finish saw Jacobs get Black in The End Times, but Black countered it into God's Last Gift for the win via pinfall.

- Nigel McGuinness was in the locker room warming up, and not feeling too good about it.

- Backstage Kyle Durden interviewed Jay Briscoe, who said he grew up watching D-Lo Brown and he respects him. Make no doubt about it though, he's still gonna go out there and try to bust his ass just like he does everybody else.

- Prince Nana came out with Bison Smith, and said every stinkin' no-tooth lazy bum there needs to give it up for President Barack Alibaba, because thanks to him, there's been a change in the wrestling business. Due to the economic stimulus package, Nana has regained his wealth and reformed The Embassy. Nana said Smith is a warrior, and anyone who steps foot in his path is going to be totaled and put out of wrestling. Nana then told those stinkin' fools to get on their feet and show respect to…the "Crown Jewel" JIMMY RAVE!!! Bryan Danielson ran out by himself to fight The Embassy, but was quickly outnumbered. Grizzly Redwood then came out as his partner, but Smith immediately gave him a press slam over the top rope. Finally, Colt Cabana returned to a massive pop.

6. Bryan Danielson & Colt Cabana beat The Embassy (Jimmy Rave & Bison Smith w/Prince Nana & Ernie Osiris). Finish saw Rave get Cabana in a Heel Hook, but Cabana turned over and kicked Rave into the turnbuckle, then rolled him up to win. Post match Cabana said hearing "Copacabana" was great, but the only way to end the match was with "The Final Countdown". When Danielson went to pose on the turnbuckle during the chorus, Cabana ran over and climbed up next to him, totally stealing the moment and (happily) annoying Danielson.

- D-Lo Brown came out and said after an uneventful comeback and a complete waste of his time, WWE gave him those fateful words: "We wish you the best of luck in all future endeavors." Well Brown has two words for WWE…thank you. As of tonight, his "future endeavors" are in Ring of Honor.

7. D-Lo Brown beat Jay Briscoe (w/Mark Briscoe). Finish saw Jay go for a top rope leg drop, but Brown moved out of the way, then pinned him while holding the tights. Post match Mark began arguing with the referee and Brown about the finish.

8. Kevin Steen & El Generico (c) beat The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) (w/Sara Del Rey & Shane Hagadorn) in a No Disqualification match to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Chairs and ladders used. Finish saw Richards go for a Shooting Star Press on Steen, but Steen moved out of the way and Richards came down hard on his knee. Steen then repeatedly hit Richards' knee with a steel chair, before putting him in a Sharpshooter for the win. Post match Edwards attacked Steen and busted him open with a chair, followed by the Wolves putting Generico through a table. Steen tried to make a comeback, but Hagadorn taped him to the ropes, and the Wolves took turns hitting both of his knees with chairs, before giving him a conchairto. As officials worked to free Steen, the Wolves posed with the title belts.



9. ROH World Championship: Nigel McGuinness (c) vs. KENTA

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Nigel McGuinness (c) beat KENTA to retain the ROH World Championship. McGuinness made KENTA tap out to a London Dungeon while bent backwards over McGuinness' knees.

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Today in Ring of Honor History: March 22

- 2003: Ring of Honor held "Night of Champions" [years before WWE used the title as an annual pay-per-view] in Philadelphia, PA. After six months with the title, Xavier finally main event a show as ROH Champion, where he lost it to Samoa Joe. While the match marked the downfall of Xavier in Ring of Honor (he suffered a concussion one week prior at "Expect the Unexpected" [3/15/03] and would be gone for several months before returning as a midcarder), it was the ascension of Joe, who would go on to have the longest reign in ROH history, as well as becoming the face of the promotion until he left in 2007. Joe pulled double duty that night, teaming with The Group to face Homicide and Da Hit Squad in a Six-Man Tag Team match. The Briscoe Brothers, in their very first match teaming together in Ring of Honor, challenged AJ Styles and The Amazing Red for the ROH Tag Team Championship. One week after his loss at "Expect the Unexpected", Raven teamed with Colt Cabana to face CM Punk and Ace Steel in a grudge tag team match. Following the match, Cabana turned on Raven and joined his best friend and their trainer, officially forming the Second City Saints. FWA British Heavyweight Champion Christopher Daniels put everything on the line in a match against Doug Williams for the Number One Contender's Trophy. Low Ki took on Jody Fleisch as part of his personal mission to beat some respect into Special K. Mace of the Christopher Street Connection and Hotstuff Hernandez (LAX's Hernandez) of the Texas Wrestling Academy teamed up to face common enemy the Carnage Crew. And Quiet Storm made his final appearance, teaming with The S.A.T. to take on their permanent rivals Special K.

- 2014: ROH held "Flyin' High" in Dayton, OH. On the last stop before Ladder War IV at "Supercard of Honor VIII" [4/4/14], "Real ROH World Champion" Jay Briscoe teamed with his brother Mark Briscoe to face ROH World Champion Adam Cole and Michael Bennett in a grudge tag tea match. Chris Hero made his last Ring of Honor appearance, taking on AJ Styles in their only match against each other in the promotion. Matt Taven finally got a one-on-one rematch against Tommaso Ciampa for the ROH World Television Championship. Michael Elgin took on Cedric Alexander, while The Decade faced Caprice Coleman and Adrenaline RUSH. And RD Evans added several more victories to #TheNewStreakk.

"Night of Champions"
March 22, 2003
Murphy Rec Center
Philadelphia, PA


- Promo from Steve Corino, recorded in Japan on March 15 (the same day as "Expect the Unexpected"). Corino said it was great being away from ROH, almost like a vacation. He warned Homicide not to mess with him, because he always gets the last laugh ["One Year Anniversary Show" - 2/8/03]. Corino doesn't care about Homicide, Low Ki, or The Prophecy. And as far as Christopher Daniels goes, if he really wants Corino to cast the first stone, he has two words for Daniels: "Dare me".

- Backstage Jody Fleisch was trying to warm up and get ready for his match against Low Ki, but Special K wanted him to party with them. Fleisch said no, he doesn't want to get his ass kicked like the rest of them did at "Expect the Unexpected", so he left. Mikey Whipwreck got sick of the techno music and told the dj to play some rock, which the rest of Special K hated.

- Promo from The Prophecy, saying even though they lost the ROH Tag Team Championship to AJ Styles and The Amazing Red, they still hold titles and power in ROH. Tonight is a big night for The Prophecy, as they have matches against Doug Williams and Samoa Joe. Christopher Daniels and Williams have a long history with each other. At "Glory by Honor" [10/5/02], Williams lost the right to shake hands in ROH thanks to losing to Daniels, and therefore has to constantly break the Code of Honor. A couple weeks later at FWA's "London Calling" [10/25/02], Daniels beat Williams and champion Jody Fleisch to win the FWA British Heavyweight Championship. Tonight, all the marbles are on the line, as not only are they facing for the FWA title, but the ROH Number One Contender's Trophy as well. And because Daniels is a magnanimous man, he'll even allow Williams to shake hands again if he manages win. The question is can Williams handle the pressure with everything on the line, or will he fail as usual. Xavier (years before Scott Steiner did it) used a mathematical equation to prove Samoa Joe has no chance of beating him. In Joe's debut match, he lost to Low Ki in a one-on-one match. Xavier, on the other hand, beat Low Ki one-on-one to win the ROH Championship. Ergo, if Low Ki is better than Joe, and Xavier is better than Low Ki, what makes Joe think he has a chance of winning tonight. Allison Danger said just because Daniels and Xavier didn't mention Steve Corino doesn't mean they've forgotten about him. If the first shot is coming, bring it. They still hold titles, so they still hold power. After the cut, Daniels second-guessed Xavier facing Joe tonight, saying he hits harder than anyone else Daniels knows. Daniels saw the cameraman sticking around and kicked him out.

1. BJ Whitmer beat Alex Arion, Dixie (w/Special K) and Matt Stryker in a Four Corner Survival match. Whitmer pinned Dixie after an Exploder Suplex.

- The S.A.T. & Quiet Storm were in the ring with Mikey Whipwreck, who said turning on them at the "One Year Anniversary Show" wasn't personal, it was just business, so why don't they forget about it and party like it's 1999. Special K ran out and attacked them from behind, with Whipwreck helping to beat them down before the referee said to ring the bell.

2. Special K (Izzy, Deranged & Angel Dust w/Mikey Whipwreck) beat The S.A.T. (Jose & Joel Maximo) & Quiet Storm in a Tag Team Scramble match. End of the match Brian XL came out with Slugger and distracted the referee, allowing Whipwreck to get in the ring and hit a Whippersnapper on all three of his students. Izzy & Angel Dust then pinned Storm and one of the Maximos for the win. Post match Special K made Slugger give Storm a Bodybag. Another bodyguard (who was slightly bigger than Slugger and dressed identically) came out through the crowd and got into a staredown with him, until Special K made Slugger leave. In the crowd, Gabe Sapolsky and security confronted Homicide's thugs (Julius Smokes, Louie Ramos & Becky Bayless).

3. The Backseat Boyz (Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere) beat The Ring Crew Express (Dunn & Marcos). Finish saw Marcos accidently take out Dunn, followed by The Backseat Boyz giving Marcos a T-Gimmick onto him for the win. Post match Acid said since the beginning of the year they've been all over the world challenging the best teams, and ROH is no different. Before they compete is CZW's "Best of the Best III" on April 12, they're coming to the ROH show earlier in the day ["The Epic Encounter"] and they want to face a real tag team. Acid put the locker room on notice, saying The Backseat Boyz are the best tag team in wrestling, and they're coming after the ROH Tag Team Championship. As soon as they went through the curtain, they were confronted by Da Hit Squad, who took exception to Acid proclaiming they were the best.

4. Doug Williams beat Christopher Daniels (w/Allison Danger) (c) to win both the FWA British Heavyweight Championship as well as the vacant ROH Number One Contender's Trophy. As an added stipulation, Williams can once again shake hands in ROH, and thus can adhere to the Code of Honor. Williams won after ducking a lariat to hit a Chaos Theory. Post match Williams shook Daniels hand while he was still partially knocked out.

- The Group came out and began immediately antagonizing Homicide's thugs, daring them to jump the guardrail again. Security began to preemptively eject them, but Jack Victory and Guillotine LeGrande ran out and jumped them from behind, tossing them over the guardrail so The Group could beat them down. Rob Feinstein came out to try to get them to stop, but The Group told him to get away. Homicide & Da Hit Squad ran out and attacked The Group, starting an impromptu match.

5. Homicide & Da Hit Squad (Mafia & Monsta Mack) vs. The Group (Samoa Joe, CW Anderson & Jack Victory w/Simply Luscious) ended in a no contest. Near the end Luscious grabbed Becky Bayless by the hair and dragged her over the guardrail before beating her down. Homicide pulled Luscious off of Bayless and dragged her into the ring, where he gave her a Cop Killer. Shortly after that, Anderson gave Homicide a spinbuster through a trashcan, and the referee threw the match out. Julius Smokes, Louie Ramos (who somehow managed to sneak a machete past security), and a couple other thugs jumped the guardrail and chased The Group from the ring. Security told them to get out of the ring, but they wouldn't leave. Referees pulled Lucious from the ring and carried her to the back, whiles Smokes & Co. helped Homicide leave through the crowd.

- During intermission Gary Michael Cappetta interviewed new FWA British Heavyweight Champion Doug Williams, who said he can't believe he had to come to the United States to win a British title. Christopher Daniels had been dodging him for months, but he finally caught up with him and did it in style, as he's also the ROH number one contender. Next time he comes to the US, he's leaving the ROH Champion as well.

6. Carnage Crew (Loc & DeVito) beat Mace & Hotstuff Hernandez (w/Buff-E). End of the match Loc took out Hernandez with a chair shot to the head on the floor, followed by helping DeVito give Mace a spiked piledriver off the middle rope. Post match the Carnage Crew continued to attack Mace, until Buff-E fought them off.

7. 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 Red give Jay a hurricanrana off the top rope into Styles, who caught him and gave him a Styles Clash.

8. Low Ki beat Jody Fleisch. Post match backstage Special K was still partying when Fleisch came in, and said Fleisch still got his ass kicked. They hooked him up with some party favors, and Fleish was up and partying in no time.

- CM Punk came out with Ace Steel and a trashcan full of goodies for their match against Raven & Colt Cabana, and began laying into the crowd, saying no one can stop him. Their lives are filled with compromise and conformity, while Punk does what he wants, when he wants. Unlike them, Punk doesn't know what it's like waking up with a hangover and not knowing who they slept with. While they're out getting drunk in their poisoned society, Punk is bettering himself and living by the X. Raven came out with Cabana, and asked if Punk's comment about waking up next to someone you didn't recognize is a reference to his nights spent at the Neverland Ranch. If that's how Punk likes to spend his time, though, Raven won't judge, and he's sure Steel doesn't get too jealous. Raven said he could do some mom jokes, but he wants to get off them…kind of like how he just got off of Punk's mom in the back. Cabana said tonight he & Raven are going to break Punk in half and put him through a table. Punk said Cabana should be ashamed of himself for going against his trainer, but he's not made at him, he just feels sorry for him. Everyone knows Cabana isn't the smartest, and Raven is a manipulative son of a bitch, but Cabana needs to start thinking for himself.

9. Raven & Colt Cabana beat CM Punk & Ace Steel in a Raven's Rules match. Near the end Cabana did a moonsault off the top rope to the floor on Punk and Steel, and immediately grabbed his knee and began screaming in pain. Finish saw Punk go for an elbow drop on Raven through a table, but Raven moved and Punk crashed and burned. Raven went for a pin, but Steel broke it up. Raven then gave Steel a Raven Effect DDT for the win. Post match Raven said it's Ring of Honor, and told Punk to shake his hand. Punk flipped him off, so Raven went for a DDT, and Punk weaseled out and bailed. Raven threatened to give Steel another DDT unless Punk got in the ring and took it like a man. Punk refused, so Raven gave Steel the DDT. Cabana got in the ring as Raven picked up Steel for a third DDT, and Punk yelled at him for letting Raven do that to their trainer. Cabana got Raven to release Steel, and Punk ran back in the ring and attacked him. Punk yelled at Cabana about their history, and Cabana joined in on beating down Raven. Cabana said Punk is his best friend and Steel is his mentor, while Raven is just a washed up has-been.

- Backstage Homicide said World War III is here. At "The Epic Encounter", Dusty Rhodes is coming to help him face The Group in an "I Quit" Bunkhouse Brawl. Julius Smokes said they was hoodwinked and bamboozled tonight. On the real, CW Anderson's hands are too short to box with God. Belly of the beast, concrete jungle. Low Ki walked over and wanted to know what the hell Smokes was doing here. Homicide said not to worry about it, Smokes is just watching his back because Low Ki is busy. Smokes was less tactful, asking if Low Ki forgot where he came from. Low Ki said where he comes from doesn't belong in Ring of Honor. It's about the sport, not the street.

10. Samoa Joe beat Xavier(c) to WIN THE ROH CHAMPIONSHIP!!! Christopher Daniels & Allison Danger came out with Xavier, but early in the match Michael Shane and CW Anderson of The Group came out and attacked them before dragging them to the back. The referee stopped the match when Xavier passed out in The Choke.

- Backstage Raven said at "Expect the Unexpected", CM Punk stepped up to the plate and beat Raven at his own game, a Raven's Rules match. Impressive, but Punk is still a jackass. Tonight Raven wanted retribution, and while he won the match, he wasn't able to give Punk the Raven Effect DDT. Raven repeatedly gave Steel a DDT hoping Punk would try to stop him, but Punk has a complete lack of balls. Then Punk somehow convinced Colt Cabana to turn on him, but that's alright. He doesn't mind getting beat down, as long as in the end he gets to give Punk the DDT. Maybe Raven will be at the next few shows, maybe not, but Punk will be looking over his shoulder, because he knows the Raven Effect is coming.

- Promo from Christopher Daniels taped the following night, saying that which does not kill you makes you stronger. The past week has been the worst in the history of The Prophecy, with them losing the ROH Championship, ROH Tag Team Championship, FWA British Heavyweight Championship, and worst of all Xavier suffering a second concussion and will be out of action for an extended period of time. Then to kick them while they're down, last night was the night The Group decided to fire the first shot. Only Steve Corino didn't do it himself, he sent Michael Shane instead, because Corino is too much of coward. Losing all the titles isn't the end for The Prophecy, as the future is wide open for them, and you never know when they may add another member. The quest for the titles begins again, this time with Daniels personally coming after Samoa Joe and the ROH Championship. And as for The Group, it starts with Michael Shane, and it'll end with Steve Corino.

- Promo from Steve Corino in Japan, saying Homicide must feel really big for giving Simply Lucious a Cop Killer. Homicide proved his not a real man at all, so when Corino returns to ROH, he has two words for him: "Dare me."

"Flyin' High"
March 22, 2014
Montgomery County Fairgrounds
Dayton, OH


D. Moose & Cheeseburger beat Will Ferrara & Davey Vega

1. The Decade (Roderick Strong, Jimmy Jacobs & BJ Whitmer) (w/Adam Page) beat Caprice Coleman & Adrenaline RUSH (ACH & Tadarius Thomas). Whitmer pinned ACH after The All Seeing Eye.

- ROH World Champion Adam Cole came out and said he's asked Michael Bennett to stay in the back during their tag match tonight, because he doesn't want to prove he's just better than one Briscoes, he wants to prove he's better than both Briscoes. And he doesn't want to wait until the main event either, so it's time for Dem Boys to man up. The Briscoes' music hit, and out came…Michael Bennett and Maria Kanellis dressed up as the Briscoes, while the commentators said the real Briscoes hadn't arrived at the building yet. "Jay" (Bennett) said he'd done screwed up real bad by saying he's the "Real ROH World Champion". Adam Cole is the ROH World Champion, so Jay's not only forfeiting their tag team match to Cole & Bennett tonight, he's forfeiting Ladder War IV at "Supercard of Honor VIII" [4/4/14] as well, because Cole is the better man. Cole said Jay forfeiting is the smart thing to do, and he appreciates it, but it's not good enough, so he needs "Jay" to admit the Briscoes are losers and their family is nothing but redneck white trash. "Jay" said Cole was right, the Briscoes ain't nothing but bitches. The real Briscoes ran out through the crowd and proceeded to brawl, until security ran out to break them up. Jay (the real one) said it was cute what Cole and them did, but the Briscoes is whoopin' some ass tonight.

- RD Evans came out for the Four Corner Survival match with Veda Scott and Stokely "Ramon" Hathaway", who was holding a sign announcing #TheNewStreak at 61-0.

2. RD Evans (w/Veda Scott & Stokely "Ramon" Hathaway) beat Kyle O'Reilly, Silas Young and The Romantic Touch in a Four Corner Survival match. Young was ejected from the match after shoving the referee and whipping Evans with a leather strap. As Young was heading to the back, Truth Martini came out and gave him a hug. End of the match O'Reilly got RT in an ARMageddon, but Scott distracted the referee so he couldn't see Touch tap out. Evans then ran over and hooked Touch's legs, pinning both RT and O'Reilly. As a result of Evans singlehandedly beating all three wrestlers, #TheNewStreak is now 64-0. Post match O'Reilly attacked Evans and put him in an ARMageddon.

3. Michael Elgin beat Cedric Alexander

4. Kevin Steen beat Bobby Fish (w/Kyle O'Reilly) by disqualification. End of the match, after his strategy clearly wasn't working, Fish rolled to the outside to confer with O'Reilly, when Steen unleashed a snot rocket at them. O'Reilly got hot and ran into the ring to attack Steen, resulting in a disqualification. Post match O'Reilly put Steen in the ARMageddon, until RD Evans ran out and attacked O'Reilly with a very colorful piece of luggage. After a bunch of comedy schtick, including Steen reading the fine print on the back of the ROH tickets guaranteeing the fans the opportunity to see Steen kick someone's ass, and Fish going fashion police on Evan's ring gear, a tag match was setup.

5. Kevin Steen & RD Evans (w/Veda Scott & Stokely "Ramon" Hathaway) beat reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) by disqualification. End of the match Steen gave Fish a Package Piledriver and put Evans on top for the cover, but O'Reilly hit Evans with a chair, resulting in a DQ. Post match Ramon announced #TheNewStreak at 67-0. Kevin Kelly on commentary said he needs to check his math, while Fish complained it doesn't count because it was an impromptu and unsanctioned match. Steen said they're just trying to pretend and make it look like they didn't just change from reDRagon to reDBitches.

6. Tommaso Ciampa beat Matt Taven (c) to retain the ROH World Television Championship. Near the end Taven looked to put Ciampa away after a Frog Splash, when Truth Martini dragged an unwilling Seleziya Sparx out from the back and whispered something in her ear. Martini distracted the referee while Sparx got on the ring apron and tried to punch Taven, but he blocked her and said she's better than that. Sparx responded by hitting a low blow, allowing Ciampa to hit a reverse Project Ciampa for the win. Post match Sparx tried to give Martini a hug, but he ducked out of the way and laughed at her. After they left, Taven said he knows the fans still boo him, and he would too after the way he acted for a year while being brainwashed by Martini. Taven said Martini doesn't have the balls to look him in the eyes and say something to his face, so he has to sneak around and get him from behind, but that's fine. At "Supercard of Honor VIII", Martini doesn't have to come looking for Taven, Taven's going to go looking for Martini. And when he finds him, he's going to cut Martini's head off and burn down The House of Truth once and for all.

7. AJ Styles beat Chris Hero. Post match Hero said he wanted to give the Dayton fans another victory, and he's disappointed. Still, it was one of the hardest fought matches of his career, and there's no shame losing to someone as phenomenal as Styles. Hero began running down his history growing up in Dayton, but was interrupted by Jimmy Jacobs as a distraction, allowing The Decade to run out through the crowd and jump him from behind. Jacobs said Hero came crawling back to Ring of Honor at "Final Battle 2013" [12/14/13] after walking out on them, but he's not welcome here anymore.

8. The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) beat Adam Cole & Michael Bennett (w/Maria Kanellis). Near the end Bennett gave Mark a Side Effect through the timekeeper's table, taking both of them out. Jay pinned Cole after a J-Driller. Post match Jay started to speak when Cole laid out both Briscoes with the ROH World Championship. Bennett dragged Jay over to the ring post and held his arm stretched out against it, while Cole hit it with a chair. Michael Elgin came out and they ran off, while officials checked on Jay.

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Today in Ring of Honor History: March 23

- 2021: Ring of Honor presented the latest episode of Week by Week from Baltimore, MD. After a one-off appearance in a squash tag team match in 2019, ROH dojo students Primal Fear debuted as a trios, taking on MexiSquad.

Week by Week: Ep. #44
[Date unknown]
UMBC Event Center
Baltimore, MD
Aired: Mar. 23, 2021




1. Six-Man Tag Team match: MexiSquad (Bandido, Flamita & Rey Horus) vs. Primal Fear (Adrien Sorlano, Gabriel Hodder & Matthew Omen)

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}MexiSquad (Bandido, Flamita & Rey Horus) beat Primal Fear (Adrien Sorlano, Gabriel Hodder & Matthew Omen) in a Six-Man Tag Team match

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Today in Ring of Honor History: March 25

- 2006: Ring of Honor held the inaugural "Best in the World" in New York, NY. Part of the "Milestone Series", the main event saw ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson team with Samoa Joe to face Pro Wrestling NOAH's Naomichi Marufuji and KENTA, making it the first time Danielson and KENTA ever faced each other. CZW's Chris Hero and Necro Butcher received an open invitation to the show, and used it as an opportunity to recruit Hero's regular tag team partner Claudio Castagnoli to their side. However, Castagnoli chose to remain loyal to Ring of Honor, where he was set to receive his third and final shot against Nigel McGuinness for the ROH Pure Championship. The Briscoes finally got a match against Generation Next, though not the match they really wanted. Austin Aries took on Ricky Reyes as part of the failed Generation Next/Rottweiler feud, Jimmy Yang and Jimmy Rave started a mini-feud that featured "Bruce Leroy", and Christopher Daniels and Alex Shelley wrestled their first (of two) singles matches against each other in ROH. Finally, Jimmy Jacobs released his #1 hit single, "The Ballad of Lacey" (which saved his job in ROH and started his push to become one of the biggest stars in the company's history). There were no other candidates; together, Jimmy and Lacey were the match of the year.

"Best in the World"
March 25, 2006
Basketball City
New York, NY


D. Mitch Franklin beat Mike Tobin

D. Bobby Dempsey beat, Keenan Quinn, Shane Hagadorn and Smash Bradley in a Four Corner Survival match

- Recap of CZW ruining Ring of Honor's ECW Arena debut ["Arena Warfare" - 3/11/06], followed by the unaired footage from the rest of the attack on BJ Whitmer. Zandig said the ECW Arena is CZW's house, so you don't come here and pull this kind of bulls***. The ROH show was supposed to be done an hour ago, so now they're cutting into CZW's time. As some of the CZW continued to attack Whitmer, the rest began destroying ROH's setup. Meanwhile, a very young Rhett Titus and Bobby Dempsey were outside s***talking some CZW students and fans. It was announced that due to his injuries sustained in the attack, Whitmer will not be appearing on the show. However, ROH wants revenge, so they are giving a free pass to any CZW wrestler to show up and issue an open challenge.

1. Jimmy Rave (w/Prince Nana) beat Pelle Primeau. Taimak, who played Bruce Leroy in The Last Dragon (1985), was sitting at the timekeeper's table. Post match Nana said everyone gives Rave pushback, but he deserves to be a champion, because no one in the building, including "Bruce Leroy", can take him out. Jimmy Yang ran out to answer the challenge.

2. Jimmy Yang (w/Bruce Leroy) beat Jimmy Rave (w/Prince Nana). Finish saw Rave hit a running knee on Yang, who kicked out at two. As Rave sat there in disbelief, Yang hooked him in a crucifix and pinned him. Post match The Embassy attacked Yang, until Bruce Leroy got in the ring. Taimak took out Nana, while Rave was able to avoid his kicks and bailed. Yang said Leroy is the baddest and the best.

3. Allison Danger beat Daizee Haze, Lacey and Mercedes Martinez in a Four Corner Survival match. Danger pinned Lacey with an Oklahoma Roll.

- Jason Blade & Kid Mikaze came out for their match, but Chris Hero & Necro Butcher hijacked the ring. Hero wanted to know who in their right mind would extend CZW a free pass. Hero said Blade & Mikaze have an open match tonight, so consider it filled.

4. Team CZW (Chris Hero & Necro Butcher) beat Jason Blade & Kid Mikaze. As Necro beat the crap out of Blade on the floor, Hero got Mikaze in a front choke and rolled him over to pin him for the win. Post match fans chanted for them to get the F out, but Hero said he'll leave when he goddamn pleases. Hero said there is an asshole who's been running his mouth, so he's calling out Adam Pearce to face them. When Pearce didn’t show, Hero called him a p****. Pearce ran out through the crowd and jumped Hero from behind.

5. Adam Pearce vs. Necro Butcher (w/Chris Hero) ended in a no contest. Hero was taken out at the beginning, with Pearce and Necro then brawling around the arena. After making their way back to ringside, Hero returned and threw Pearce into the ring and kicked him in the ding-ding, so the referee threw the match out. Post match Hero & Necro continued to attack Pearce. Hero said he's not done, there's someone else he wants to call out. The fans began chanting for Samoa Joe, but Hero said to think again. Hero called out his CZW tag team partner Claudio Castagnoli to come out and help them finish off Pearce. Castganoli came out, but sided with ROH and attacked Hero & Necro. As they left through the crowd, Castagnoli said "F*** CZW" and said he's going to be the next ROH Pure Champion. Pearce told Hero & Necro to get back in the ring, but said he knows they won't come back since the sides are even.

6. Christopher Daniels (w/Allison Danger) beat Alex Shelley (w/The Embassy)

7. Nigel McGuinness (c) beat Claudio Castagnoli to retain the ROH Pure Championship. As referee Todd Sinclair was going over the rules, fans began booing, so McGuinness took the microphone away and told them to stop booing because Sinclair is the best referee in ROH. The fans booed louder, so McGuinness said in fact he thinks Sinclair is the best referee in the world. Castagnoli then grabbed McGuinness and gave him a European Uppercut, so either he really disagreed with that view, or he was just sick of Nigel talking. Finish saw Claudio give McGuinness a European Uppercut, which sent Nigel into the ropes for a Rebound Lariat for the win.

- Backstage Gary Michael Cappetta threw it to a video sent in by Jimmy Jacobs…



…before interviewing Nigel McGuinness when he came backstage after his match. McGuinness said he's not only the best Pure wrestler in ROH, he's also the only real World's Champion in Ring of Honor. McGuinness said he was heading back to Pro Wrestling NOAH, and called out ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson.

8. Austin Aries beat Ricky Reyes (w/Julius Smokes) by disqualification. Reyes was disqualified for refusing to release the Dragon Sleeper when Aries got to the ropes. Post match Reyes refused to break the hold, until Generation Next ran out to chase him off. The Briscoe then ran out to attack GeNext, starting their match.

9. Generation Next (Roderick Strong & Jack Evans) beat The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe). Finish saw Strong give Mark a Half-Nelson Backbreaker, followed by Evans hitting a Phoenix Splash off of Jay onto him (with Evans coming down right on Mark's face).

- Promo from Colt Cabana, still obsessing over Homicide trying to kill him at "Final Battle 2005" [12/17/05]. Cabana can't stop thinking about death, and there's a constant fear in his mind. Cabana can either run away from wrestling, or he can overcome his fear and get back in the ring with Homicide. Cabana can't take it anymore, it needs to end, so he'll face Homicide in Chicago [4/1/06].

10. Naomichi Marufuji & KENTA beat Bryan Danielson & Samoa Joe. Before the match Joe shook hands with Marufuji, but blew off KENTA. Finishing sequence saw KENTA go for a Go 2 Sleep on Danielson, but he countered it into a crucifix pin. KENTA kicked out and Danielson tried elbowing him in the head, but KENTA rolled backwards and picked up Danielson for a Go 2 Sleep for the win. Post match Joe again shook hands with Marufuji, but he and KENTA just got in a staredown with each other. As Joe was checking on Danielson, KENTA picked up the ROH World Championship, and Joe shoved him and snatched it away. KENTA got on the microphone and promised he'd be back soon. Joe told KENTA to remember that yes, he did pin the ROH World Champion, but it was in a tag match. He hasn't beaten Danielson in a singles match, and he'll never beat Joe in a singles match. KENTA (in English) said he doesn't understand English.

- Promo from Lance Storm, saying that Bryan Danielson has an open contract for the ROH World Championship. That's a match that could get him out of retirement.

- Backstage Prince Nana was with The Embassy and said the next time he sees that stinkin' fool Bruce Leroy, he's going to make sure he goes face first thought the ring. Alex Shelley asked Jimmy Rave if he knew anything about his plane ticket being cancelled when he was supposed to challenge Bryan Danielson for the ROH World Championship at "Unscripted II" [2/11/06]. Rave asked what did it matter, he still got a title shot and lost at "Arena Warfare". Shelley said, yes, he did get beat by a cradle pin…unlike Rave who got beat to a bloody pulp at the "Fourth Anniversary Show" [2/25/06]. Rave and Shelley began bickering about each other losing tonight, and Nana told them to cut the camera. To be continued…

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Today in Ring of Honor History: March 26

- 2010: Ring of Honor headed to Phoenix, AZ over the WrestleMania weekend to hold "From the Ashes". ROH World Champion Tyler Black took on his upcoming challengers Austin Aries and Roderick Strong in a personal Gauntlet match. The American Wolves challenged The Briscoes in a rematch for the ROH World Tag Team Championship following their title loss at "Final Battle 2009" [12/19/09]. Also competing in a rematch from "Final Battle 2009" were the returning Rocky Romero and Alex Koslov. In three big grudge matches, El Generico took on Steve Corino, Necro Butcher took on Bison Smith of The Embassy, and in their last singles match together, Jerry Lynn took on Kenny King in an "Anything Goes" match. Meanwhile, Kevin Steen and Kenny Omega wrestled their only match against each other in ROH.

- 2021: ROH held the "19th Anniversary" in Baltimore, MD. The show saw a major shift in the status quo of Ring of Honor, with two title changes, groups adding and losing members, and one faction debuting while another began dissolving. The Foundation started off with a strong showing, with Tracy Williams defeating Kenny King (substituting for an injured Dragon Lee) to first win the ROH World Television Championship, then later teaming with Rhett Titus to beat King and Bestia del Ring (also subbing for Lee) to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship from La Facción Ingobernable. For her repeated failures assisting in those matches, Amy Rose was informed via a spear that her services were no longer needed with LFI. At the same time, Foundation member Jonathan Gresham had another successful defense of the ROH Pure Championship when he faced Dak Draper. The Foundation's good fortunes ended there. In the main event Jay Lethal failed to win the ROH World Championship from Rush. Following the loss, Brody King's new faction Violence Unlimited (Chris Dickinson, Tony Deppen, and returning ROH founding father Homicide) proceeded to send everyone in the locker room a message by running off LFI, before giving Lethal a beating. Meanwhile, trouble began brewing in MexiSquad after a failed attempt to reclaim the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship from Shane Taylor Promotions. The Righteous got a new member when the debuting Dutch helped Vincent in his unsanctioned fight against Matt Taven. Silas Young had enough of Josh Woods trying to be his own man. Jay Briscoe finally took on EC3 in their match that was originally scheduled for "Final Battle 2020". And Maria Kanellis announced a tournament to crown a new ROH Women's World Champion.

At the same time, ROH also aired their latest episode of television, also from Baltimore. Mike Bennett took on Beer City Bruiser in a grudge match, while Dante Caballero, Eric Martin, Fred Yehi, Wheeler Yuta, Will Ferrara (in his first match on TV since August 2018), and World Famous CB competed in a Pure Rules Gauntlet match.

"From the Ashes"
March 26, 2010
Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ


1. Colt Cabana beat Human Tornado, Joey Ryan (w/Prince Nana), Johnny Goodtime, Rasche Brown and Shawn Daivari (w/Prince Nana) in a Six Man Mayhem match. Finish saw Goodtime miss a top rope dropkick on Cabana, who immediately put him in the Billy Goat's Curse.

2. Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli) (w/Shane Hagadorn) beat Scott Lost & Scorpio Sky. Hero pinned Lost after KRS-1.

- Promo from Alex Koslov, which was all in Spanish and Russian. He said something about Rocky Romero, Tyler Black, Bryan Danielson, Roderick Strong and Adam Pearce.

- Promo from Rocky Romero, which was in English. Romero said he got the victory over Alex Koslov at "Final Battle 2009" [12/19/09], but it was controversial [Romero had Koslov in the Diablo Armbar, and the timekeeper rang the bell early and awarded Romero the match even though Koslov hadn't given up yet]. Tonight, though, he returns in style to win again, like he always does.

3. Alex Koslov beat Rocky Romero. Finish saw Romero go for the Diablo Armbar off the top rope, but Koslov rolled through and countered it into a pin.

- Promo from The Embassy, saying Necro Butcher's time is finally over. Bison Smith has come to break the movie star's neck and make him bleed like the bitch he is.

4. Necro Butcher beat Bison Smith (w/Prince Nana) by referee's decision. After brawling around the arena, they made their way to the ring. As Necro seemed to have the advantage even though he was busted open, Nana said Smith had already hurt him enough, so his job was done. The rest of The Embassy came out and helped Nana get Smith to leave. As a result of Smith leaving, the referee declared Necro the winner. Post match Necro said Smith is an awful big man to run away like that. Necro said he'll be back tomorrow, so Smith can get some more, unless he runs away again.

- Kevin Steen came out for his match against Kenny Omega, and fans started chanting "Ole!" at him. Steen threatened to leave if they didn't stop, so they continued. Steen began heading to the back, and asked the fans if that was what they wanted, to see him go. They said yes, so Steen said in that case he's definitely staying. However, his doctor has asked him to inform them that for his mental health, no "Ole!" chants are to be started. The fans began chanting it louder.

5. Kevin Steen beat Kenny Omega

6. Steve Corino beat El Generico. Near the end Generico had Corino beat after a coast-to-coast front flip dropkick, but Kevin Steen ran out and pulled the referee from the ring. After getting into getting into a staredown with Steen, Generico picked up Corino for a Brainbuster, but Corino pulled Generico's feet out from under him, and pinned him while putting his feet on the ropes. Post match Generico began punching Corino, but the referee pulled him off, and Steen dragged Corino out of the ring. Generico got frustrated and shoved the referee to the ground. Colt Cabana ran out to back up Generico, and said he's sick of the mind games from Steen & Corino. Cabana told Generico to get mad, because at "The Big Bang!" [4/3/09], they're going to kick Steen & Corino's asses.

- Austin Aries came out with Tammy Sytch for the first match in Tyler Black's personal Gauntlet match. Aries said the reason Sytch is with him is because after meeting the fans all night, she realized there's not a single man in the building that can satisfy her other than A Double. After telling Sytch to have a seat at ringside, Aries said he's going to do Black a favor. Aries said he knows Black and Roderick Strong have a personal beef going on, so he's going to go easy on Black and beat him quickly so that he'll still have something left in the tank to have a good match with Roddy. Aries then asked how many fans at the show were visiting from other countries. After a bunch of people cheered, Aries said it proves the national security system is piss poor, and he hopes they all get deported.

7. Roderick Strong beat Tyler Black in a personal Gauntlet match involving Austin Aries (w/ Tammy Sytch)
- Black beat Austin Aries. Near the end of the match Black went for a Phoenix Splash, and Sytch got on the ring apron to distract him…in her subtle fashion. Black said no thanks and pushed her away, but the distraction worked, and by the time he went for the Phoenix Splash Aries was able to roll out of the way. Finish saw Aries kick Black in the head and go to pick him up for a Brainbuster, but Black countered into a roll up for the win. Post match Aries attacked Black, grabbing his arm and wrapping it around the ring post. Roderick Strong ran out and attacked Aries to get him out of the ring, before telling the referee to ring the bell.
- Strong beat Black. Strong won after a Sick Kick followed by a Gibson Driver.

- Promo from Jerry Lynn, saying he doesn't know what Kenny King's idea of a good time is, but his isn't sitting in traction for 20 minutes every day for the rest of his life like the doctors say he has to now. Lynn's idea of a good time is some old school ECW hardcore action.

8. Jerry Lynn beat Kenny King in an "Anything Goes" match. Tables, ladders and chairs used. Lynn won after a Cradle Piledriver through a table.

- Promo from the ROH World Tag Team Champions the Briscoes, saying The American Wolves are using their little rematch clause. That's a'ight, cause they done whooped the Wolves ass at "Final Battle 2009" to win the belts. They ain't no Wolves, just a couple of uppity ass dogs. Well the Briscoes know how to keep dogs in check, that's why they're the champs.

9. The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) (c) beat The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) (w/Shane Hagadorn) to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Jay pinned Edwards after a J-Driller.

Ring of Honor Wrestling: Ep. #497
[Date unknown]
UMBC Event Center
Baltimore, MD
Aired: Mar. 26, 2021


- Recap of Beer City Bruiser attacking The OGK on the January 29 episode. Promo from Bruiser, saying everyone wants to know why he broke a beer bottle over Matt Taven's head and attack Mike Bennett's injured ankle. Well, it's simple. He wants to win. The Bouncers are at a crossroads, because a couple of weeks ago Brian Milonas stopped Bruiser when he tried to burn Rhett Titus with a lit cigar during their match on Week by Week [3/16/21]. Bruiser is sick of being the fun loving drunk that always loses, so now he's going to win by any means necessary.

- Promo from Mike Bennett, saying there's been an angel on his shoulder for the past three years, helping him lead a clean life, but since coming back ROH, everyone keeps trying to push it off. First The Righteous tried to cripple him at "Final Battle 2020" [12/10/20], then they talked Beer City Bruiser into breaking a beer bottle over Matt Taven's head. Bateman always talks about random acts of violence, but tonight against Bruiser, it's not going to be random. Bennett is going to commit a very deliberate, methodical act of violence against him.

1. Mike Bennett vs. Beer City Bruiser ended in a no contest. Matt Taven was on commentary. The referee preemptively threw the match out after Bruiser pulled a broken beer bottle out from under the ring. Post match Taven ran to the ring and attacked Bruiser before he could use it.

2. Fred Yehi beat Dante Caballero, Will Ferrara, World Famous CB, Eric Martin and Wheeler Yuta in a Pure Rules Gauntlet match
- Ferrara beat Caballero
- CB beat Ferrara
- CB beat Martin
- Yuta beat CB
- Yehi beat Yuta

"19th Anniversary"
March 26, 2021
UMBC Event Center
Baltimore, MD


Hour One



1. Four Corner Survival match: Brian Johnson vs. Danhausen vs. Eli Isom vs. LSG

2. ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship: Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Moses & Kaun) (c) vs. MexiSquad (Bandido, Flamita & Rey Horus)

Results

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}- It's announced that dual ROH World Television Champion and ROH World Tag Team Champion Dragon Lee has suffered a ruptured eardrum, and is unable to travel as a result. However, the titles will still be defended tonight by other members of La Facción Ingobernable.

1. Brian Johnson beat Danhausen, Eli Isom and LSG in a Four Corner Survival match. Johnson pinned Danhausen after poking him in the eyes and hitting The Process.

- Promo from Jay Lethal, saying tonight isn't just a match between him and Rush for the ROH World Championship, the soul of Ring of Honor is at stake. La Facción Ingobernable runs around doing whatever they want, but The Foundation is going to fix that. They will win all the titles and purify ROH.

- Hype videos and promos for the other matches.

2. Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Moses & Kaun) (c) beat MexiSquad (Bandido, Flamita & Rey Horus) to retain the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Bandido and Flamita weren't on the same page, with Flamita choose to showboat instead of pressing the attack. Kaun pinned Flamita after giving him a Jackhammer off the top rope, followed by SOS hitting their finisher. Post match Bandido and Flamita got in a shoving match. Horus tried to get them to calm down, and when they wouldn't, he said they should just settle it in a three-way match tonight.

- Rocky Romero came out as a surprise to join in on commentary, saying you can't have a Ring of Honor anniversary without Romero and New Japan.

Main show

1. Tracy Williams beat Kenny King (w/Amy Rose) (c) to WIN THE ROH WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP!!! King was a substitute for Dragon Lee, who was unable to travel due to a ruptured eardrum that required surgery. Finish saw Rose's attempt to help backfire as she slid the championship belt into the ring, but when King went to pick it up, Williams kicked him and hit a piledriver for the win.

2. Flip Gordon beat Mark Briscoe. Flip won after a low blow followed by a Flip Five.

3. Dalton Castle beat Josh Woods (w/Silas Young). Midway through the match, Young set up a chair as Woods and Castle were fighting on the floor. When Woods rolled Castle back into the ring instead of using the chair, Silas began yelling at him. Finish saw the ref accidently get shoved out of the ring, and Dalton pushed Woods into the ropes where Silas cracked him over the head with a chair. It appeared accidental, until Silas began yelling "That's what you get!". Dalton then rolled him up for the win. Post-match Young leaned over Woods and said he's wasted the past year of his life trying to teach Woods, but now he's going to show Woods what it is to be a real man.

4. Jay Briscoe beat EC3. Before the match, EC3 wanted to shake Jay's hand, but Jay kept refusing. Finish saw EC3 again offer the handshake, which Jay accepted, but only to pull him up for a J-Driller. Post-match, Jay shook EC3's hand.



5. Three-Way match: Bandido vs. Flamita vs. Rey Horus

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Bandido beat Flamita and Rey Horus in a Three-Way match. A lot of big spots in the match. Bandido pinned Flamita after a 21-Plex. Post-match Flamita gave Horus a quick handshake, but shoved Bandido and walked off.

- Ian Riccaboni threw it to the Matt Taven/Vincent fight, taped at the Police Athletic League in a Fall River, MA.

6. Matt Taven and Vincent met in an unsanctioned fight. There was no referee, they just beat the crap out of each other. After brawling all over the building, they eventually ended up on the balcony, where an unnamed man (Dutch) shoved them off the railing and through a table below, ending the fight. He then went downstairs and checked on Taven, before picking up Vincent and carrying him off.

- Backstage Jay Lethal told referee Todd Sinclair not to fall for La Facción Ingobernable's usual crap, and just let the match go.

- Quinn McKay brought out Maria Kanellis to announce an upcoming tournament to crown a new ROH Women's World Champion. The Allure came out and wanted to know who the hell Kanellis thinks she is announcing the tournament when she hasn't been here in years. Angelina Love said she shouldn't have to be in a tournament since she's a former seven-time world champion, so they should just give her the title. Kanellis, who was super impressed by that, said Love hasn't wrestled a match in over a year, so if she wants to be champion, she'll have to earn it. However, she will give Love a bye in the first round if she can win against a handpicked opponent on an upcoming episode of ROH TV. That opponent…is Quinn McKay.

7. Jonathan Gresham (c) beat Dak Draper to retain the ROH Pure Championship. After several close calls, Gresham was finally able to put Draper away with a sleeper hold in the ropes.

- Delirious came out and whispered something in Rocky Romero's ear. Romero says he didn't understand all of it, but it sounded like a challenge.

8. The Foundation (Rhett Titus & Tracy Williams) beat La Facción Ingobernable (Kenny King & Bestia del Ring w/Amy Rose) (c) to WIN THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP!!! Bestia was a replacement for Dragon Lee. Near the end of the match, Bestia told Rose to get him a steel chair, but the referee took it away. Titus then hit a dropkick on Bestia and locked in a Full Nelson for the win. Post match Bestia kept yelling at Rose, but King tried to get him to calm down, only to start yelling at Rose himself. Rose flipped him off and tried to walk out, but King brought her back and apologized...then told her she's done, and stepped out of the way so Bestia could spear her.

9. Rush (c) beat Jay Lethal to retain the ROH World Championship. Towards the end of the match, La Facción Ingobernable ran out and hit Lethal with a chair when he went for a Lethal Injection. The referee went to call for the bell, but stopped himself. Meanwhile, The Foundation ran out and fought LFI to the back. Rush won after two Bull's Horns. Post-match LFI came back out and attacked Lethal. The Foundation tried to make the save, but LFI attacked them with chairs and Rush's title belt. Brody King came out and said LFI pulls this crap every time because they have the numbers. Well now he's got numbers of his own. Tony Deppen came out from backstage, while Homicide and Chris Dickenson snuck in behind LFI and attacked them! After chasing off LFI, King helped Lethal to his feet...then attacked him. Homicide then gave Lethal a Cop Killer, and King's new faction stood triumphant.

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Today in Ring of Honor History: March 27

- 2010: Ring of Honor closed out their WrestleMania weekend in Phoenix, AZ with "Phoenix Rising". In an "anything you can do, I can do better" situation, Roderick Strong had a personal Gauntlet match against ROH World Champion Tyler Black and Austin Aries, one night after Black's own personal Gauntlet. It didn't go as planned, and as a result fans ended up seeing a preview of "The Big Bang!" [4/3/10], with Black defending the title against Aries and Strong in an impromptu Three-Way match. Jerry Lynn took on Steve Corino in a semi-recreation of their match at ECW "Heat Wave 2000" nearly ten years earlier. Colt Cabana and El Generico got a surprising victory over former ROH World Tag Team Champions The American Wolves. Necro Butcher teamed with The Briscoes and Rasche Brown to face The Embassy and Claudio Castagnoli in an Eight-Man Tag, which ended up being Bison Smith's last match in ROH, as well as Joey Ryan's last a regular part of the roster. Kevin Steen faced Scorpio Sky, Kenny Omega took on Rocky Romero, and Shawn Daivari wrestled Human Tornado in his final match in Ring of Honor.

- 2015: ROH held "Supercard of Honor IX" in Redwood City, CA during the WrestleMania weekend. The recently returned Samoa Joe challenged Jay Briscoe for the ROH World Championship, his first shot at the title since 2007. Jay Lethal defended the ROH World Television Championship against the legendary Jushin "Thunder" Liger". In his final ROH match before leaving to join WWE as a writer, Jimmy Jacobs took on his close friend and greatest rival BJ Whitmer in a No Disqualification match, before getting his fairytale ending when Lacey made a surprise return after six and a half years to head off into the sunset with him. reDRagon defended the ROH World Tag Team Championship against The Kingdom. Christopher Daniels faced Roderick Strong, Frankie Kazarian took on Michael Elgin, and Mark Briscoe wrestled ACH.

"Phoenix Rising"
March 27, 2010
Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ


D. Awesome Andy beat ??

D. Johnny Goodtime, Johnny Yuma & Mike Sydal beat ??, ?? & ?? in a Six-Man Tag Team match

1. Kenny Omega beat Rocky Romero

- Promo from The Embassy, saying no one knows gang warfare like The Embassy. The Briscoes, Necro Butcher and Rasche Brown are a makeshift team and don't stand a chance, so tonight they get taken out. Meanwhile Shawn Daivari is going to prove his worth to The Embassy by issuing an open challenge.

- Shawn Daivari came out with Prince Nana for his match, and said he was born in Minneapolis, MN, which makes him just as much of an American as everyone else there. What makes him more of an American than them, though, is that he isn't a lazy bastard, so he's actually living the American dream.

2. Shawn Daivari (w/Prince Nana) beat Human Tornado. Daivari won with a roll up with his feet on the ropes.

3. Kevin Steen beat Scott Lost

4. The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) Necro Butcher & Rasche Brown beat The Embassy (Bison Smith, Joey Ryan & Prince Nana) & Claudio Castagnoli (w/Shane Hagadorn) in an Eight-Man Tag Team match. Jay pinned Castagnoli after a Spiked J-Driller.

5. Kenny King beat Scorpio Sky

- Steve Corino came out for his match against Jerry Lynn, and said that while Lynn is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Steve Corino is a legend. Not only that, but he's a nice guy, just ask Kevin Steen. Ten years ago Corino was looking for a break and got it when Lynn beat the holy hell out of him in Los Angeles [ECW "Heat Wave 2000" - 7/16/00], so he wants to return the favor. Last night Corino watched as Kenny King beat the crap out of Lynn, so screw the fans, how about they just save their bodies by having Lynn forfeit, and tonight Corino will buy the beers. Lynn said first of all he drinks a gin and tonic, and second last night with King was fun for Lynn, so let's do it again and make this a hardcore match. Cary Silkin agreed and made it a hardcore match, but Corino got upset and started to leave. Lynn said it was obvious Corino's man-gina was hurting, so how about Lynn goes and gets him something for his yeast infection. That brought Corino back.

6. Jerry Lynn beat Steve Corino in a Hardcore match. They brawled all around the arena, used tables, ladders, chairs and spare barricades. Mid-match Lynn went for a Cradle Piledriver, but Kevin Steen ran out and hit him with a steel chair. Near the end Lynn tried to recreate their "Heat Wave 2000" match by writing "DIE" on himself with Corino's blood, but Corino punched him in the ding-ding after he did the "D". Corino got ready to finish him off with a lariat, when El Generico ran out and gave Corino a Yakuza Kick. Lynn then won with a Cradle Piledriver. Post match Kevin Steen came back out and shoved the referee for allowing the interference, before checking on Corino and helping him to the back.

7. Colt Cabana & El Generico beat The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards). Cabana made Edwards tap out to the Billy Goat's Curse while pulling his head up into a Steiner Recliner. Post match Kevin Steen ran out and attacked Cabana with a steel chair while Generico was busy celebrating. Steen got in Generico's face and said how dare he cost a legend like Steve Corino a victory. Generico tried to figure out what happened to Cabana, and Steen wanted to know if seeing him hurt like that made him as mad as when he hit Generico over the head with the steel chair at "Final Battle 2009" [12/19/09]. Generico started puffing up in anger, but Steen said he's not scared, because Generico will never have the balls to hit him because he's a little bitch. Steen tried to slap him, but Generico blocked it and spit in Steen's face. Corino ran out and attacked Generico from behind, until Cabana grabbed a chair and ran him and Steen off.

- Austin Aries came out for Roderick Strong's personal Gauntlet match, and took issue with the fans not throwing any streamers for him. Aries said last night after Tyler Black managed to get a fluke win over him, Aries was putting the boots to his pathetic ass when Strong came out. Instead of helping Aries and making sure they take Black out before their title match at "The Big Bang!" [4/3/10], Strong stopped him because it's obvious his personal issues with Black are more important to him than becoming ROH World Champion. Well Strong may not be worried about becoming champion, but he better be worried about Aries, because he's about to hand him his ass. Strong picked up the mic, but instead of saying anything, he just used it to punch Aries.

8. Tyler Black & Austin Aries vs. Roderick Strong in a personal Gauntlet match ended in a no contest. The first match was Strong vs. Aries. End of the match Strong went for a Gibson Driver off the top rope, but fell off and crashed through the timekeeper's table. Aries tried to continue the match, but Cary Silkin, Jim Cornette and several referees ran out to check on Strong. Aries began trash talking "Roderick Fragile", saying the reason he's still about to go another 45 minutes while Strong isn't is because he has proper breathing techniques. Aries said ROH World Championship Tyler Black was still in the back waiting for a match, so if Strong can't fight him, he will…for the title. Black said he's on.

9. Tyler Black (c) beat Austin Aries and Roderick Strong in a Three-Way match to retain the ROH World Championship. The match started out just between Black and Aries, but mid-match Strong came back out with his shoulder taped up. Jim Cornette and several officials tried to hold Strong back, while Aries got on the microphone and said he got a title match because Strong was a bitch who had to be carried to the locker room, so go back there. Strong kicked Aries in the head, and Black said if he wants in, let him be in. Cornette said he doesn't give a s*** what Aries wants, if the other two want a Three-Way match, it's a Three-Way match. Near the end Aries brought the title belt into the ring to distract the referee, allowing him to take off a turnbuckle pad while the ref got rid of it. It backfired when Aries charged at Black, who launched him into the exposed buckle, taking him out. Black then put Strong in a Fujiwara Armbar for the win.

"Supercard Of Honor IX"
March 27, 2015
Sports House
Redwood City, CA


1. Mark Briscoe beat ACH

2. Michael Elgin beat Frankie Kazarian. Mid-match Elgin wrapped a chair around Kazarian's neck, and thew him into the ring post. Elgin won after spinning backfist followed by an Elgin Bomb. Post match Christopher Daniels ran out to check on Kazarian. Elgin yelled at Kazarian to shake his hand, but Daniels told him to back off. Elgin responded by hitting Daniels in the back with a chair, before shaking his hand and giving him an Elgin Bomb. Elgin then attacked both members of The Addiction with chairs.

3. Matt Sydal beat Andrew Everett, Caprice Coleman, Cedric Alexander, Moose (w/Veda Scott & Stokely Hathaway) and Tommaso Ciampa in a Six Man Mayhem match. Finish saw Coleman give Everett a top rope hurricanrana, but before he could capitalize on it Moose gave him a Spear, allowing Sydal to hit a Shooting Star Press on Everett for the win. Post match Alexander refused to shake hands with anyone, including his former tag team partner Coleman. Likewise, Scott wouldn't allow Moose to shake hands with anyone either.

4. BJ Whitmer (w/Colby Corino) beat Jimmy Jacobs in a No Disqualification match. Before the match Jacobs and Whitmer shook hands and hugged, then instantly began punching the crap out of each other. Near the end Whitmer went for the infamous top rope powerbomb, but Jacobs fought him off and hit a cutter. End of the match Jacobs setup two chairs back to back, but Whitmer hit a low blow and gave him an Exploder Suplex on them. Post match Jacobs went to shake hands, but Whitmer blew him off and said he only shakes hands with people who belong in ROH. Whitmer turned his back on Jacobs and said "I love you, little brother", and Colby jumped Jacobs from behind. All of a sudden Lacey ran out of the crowd and saved Jacobs! Jacobs and Lacey hugged, and exited through the crowd to "The Ballad of Lacey" (they're still the match of the year).

- Adam Cole, who was still sidelined with his shoulder injury, had been doing commentary all night. Midway through the Jacobs/Whitmer match, he became frustrated with Kevin Kelly and stormed off.

5. Roderick Strong beat Christopher Daniels

6. reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) (w/Tom Lawlor) (c) beat The Kingdom (Michael Bennett & Matt Taven w/Maria Kanellis). Mid-match Fish had Bennett in a cross armbreaker while O'Reilly had Taven in a guillotine choke. Maria jumped up on the ring apron to distract the referee, but Lawlor grabbed her in a fireman's carry and took her to the back. Near the end O'Reilly injured his ankle after hitting a diving kick onto Taven on the floor. As the referee checked on him, a lone member of the Knights of the Rising Dawn ran out and attacked Fish. Bennett held Fish for a superkick, but Fish moved out of the way and the KRD member accidently kicked Benentt instead. Fish then won after a Falcon Arrow.

- Adam Cole rejoined commentary, saying he came back because he saw the KRD trying to help The Kingdom in their ROH World Tag Team Championship match, and knew Kevin Kelly would speculate it was him. Cole insisted it was not him, he has nothing to do with the Knights of the Rising Dawn, and threatened to slap Kelly if he brought it up.

7. Jay Lethal (c) beat Jushin Liger to retain the ROH World Television Championship. Near the end Lethal got frustrated and tried to hit Liger with title belt, but Liger blocked it. Liger then picked up the belt to use it, but the referee took it away, leaving Liger open for a superkick. Lethal then hit a Lethal Injection for the win.



8. ROH World Championship: Jay Briscoe (c) vs. Samoa Joe

Result

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Jay Briscoe (c) beat Samoa Joe to retain the ROH World Championship

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Today in Ring of Honor History: March 28

- 2008: Ring of Honor held "Dragon Gate Challenge II" over WrestleMania weekend in Orlando, FL. ROH's debut in Florida saw the Dragon Gate wrestlers return for the third year in a row. The highlight of the show was a Best of Three Series between Ring of Honor and Dragon Gate, with The Briscoes taking on Dragon Kid and Rya Saito of Typhoon, The Age of the Fall vs. Shingo and BxB Hulk of New Hazard, and Kevin Steen and El Generico vs. Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino of Muscle Outlaw'z. In the main event, Erick Stevens teamed with Dragon Gate's CIMA and Pro Wrestling NOAH's Go Shiozaki to face his longtime enemies the No Remorse Corps. NRC found themselves in demand that night, as Larry Sweeney made them an offer to join Sweet n' Sour, Inc. The NRC weren't the only ones with someone after them, as Tammy Sytch and The Age of the Fall's Lacey both offered Austin Aries their services after his singles match against Genki Horiguchi. The Vulture Squad wrestled The YRR, and ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness had a non-title match against Delirious.

"Dragon Gate Challenge II"
March 28, 2008
Orlando Downtown Recreation Complex
Orlando, FL


- Rebecca Bayless was in the crowd trying to shoot the opening for the DVD release, but it was interrupted by The YRR, who wanted to tell everyone about their greatest. After running down Bushwhacker Luke, who was doing an autograph signing, Bayless went over and asked who the hell do they think they are. Sal Rinauro grabbed her and gave her a deep kiss, because that's how YRR do.

- Promo from Erick Stevens, saying it was a big weekend for both ROH and him. Stevens was born and raised in Florida, and it's where he first made his name in wrestling. Now Ring of Honor is debuting here, so he has to put in a good showing. Tonight he's got the No Remorse Corps, three people he has a lot of history with, and he's teaming with two of the best from Japan, CIMA and Go Shiozaki. With them by his side, Stevens is going to show why he's the best from Florida, and the best ROH has to offer.

- Nigel McGuinness came out and said since he's ROH World Champion, Ring of Honor officials have ordered him to come out and welcome the fans, so welcome. There are people here that would love to see him lose the little, but sorry, it it's happening, sunshine. None of the nancy boys in the crowd can take the title, and Austin Aries can't take it either.

1. Nigel McGuinness beat Delirious

2. The Vulture Squad (Ruckus & Jigsaw) beat The YRR (Kenny King & Sal Rinauro w/Chasyn Rance). The YRR attacked Vulture Squad during their entrance. Jigsaw pinned Rinauro after a JigNTonic/Double Stomp combo.

- Backstage Larry Sweeney was in Sweet n' Sour, Inc.'s private locker room with Shane Hagadorn, and said they're the only members here this weekend. Adam Pearce and Brent Albright are on vacation, while Chris Hero and Daniel Puder are holding out for more money from ROH. The hostile takeover has begun, and the fans will revolt because the biggest stars are in Sweet n' Sour, Inc. so ROH will have no choice but to give in to Sweeney's demands.

3. Austin Aries beat Genki Horiguchi. Post match Jimmy Jacobs appeared on one of the scaffolds and said he gave Aries an invitation to join The Age of the Fall, and it's time for an answer. He can walk around with the other sheep in limbo, or he can stand with AOTF and stand for something. Jacobs brought up Aries' shot at the ROH World Championship the next night, and guaranteed a victory if he had AOTF behind him. Aries started to leave, but Lacey came out and stopped him. Lacey said Aries knows he's just like them, so why doesn't he come with her, and she'll…show him what their revolution can do for him. Tammy Sytch interrupted and said AOTF is just trying to manipulate him, and he has too much going on to worry about that. Tammy said she'd make it simple, her track records speaks for herself, so just come with her instead. Aries said Tammy and AOTF have been after him for months, but he wanted to get something straight. He has to problem getting laid, his only concern is winning the ROH World Championship tomorrow. Aries left, and Lacey said it takes a lot of guts for a washed up, talentless diva like Sytch to be alone in the ring with her. Lacey told her to get out of the ring and walk out of the building before she pops her sagging implants. Tammy said the only reason Lacey even has a job in wrestling is because she paved the ways for whores like her, and the only reason she's a "wrestler" is because she can't cut it as a diva. Jacobs said Tammy needs to know AOTF is about action, and Lacey gave her a DDT. Lacey yelled at security to drag that whore to the gutter where she belongs.

4. Kevin Steen & El Generico [0] beat Muscle Outlawz (Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino) [0] to win the first match of the Best of Three Series. Generico pinned Yoshino after a Package Piledriver/Brainbuster combo. Backstage post match, Rebecca Bayless interviewed Steen & Generico, who said they came to Florida to relax as a mini-vacation, but it's too damn hot. And to make things worse, those Dragon Gate guys are too damn fast, and made them run too much in their match. But Steen & Generico proved just how good they are by winning, so whenever they get a title shot, whether it's for the ROH World Tag Team Championship or even the ROH World Championship, it's coming home to Canada.

5. New Hazard (BxB Hulk & Shingo) [0] beat The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black w/Lacey) [1] to win the second match of the Best of Three Series. Shingo pinned Black after a Last Falconry. Backstage post match, New Hazard cut a promo, saying they're number one, made in Japan.

6. The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) [1] beat Typhoon (Dragon Kid & Ryo Saito) [1] to win the third match of the Best of Three Series. Jay pinned Saito after a Springboard Doomsday Device.

- Backstage in their private locker room, Larry Sweeney told Shane Hagadorn he knows who he's going to sign next for Sweet n' Sour, Inc.

- Promo from the Briscoes, saying Dragon Gate got a taste tonight. Tomorrow night The Age of the Fall gets the real thing, and then they're coming to get the ROH World Tag Team Championship back.

- No Remorse Corps came out for the main event, but were interrupted by Larry Sweeney, who said the fans can wait because he has some business to discuss. Sweeney said the NRC isn't making the money they should be, even though they have more leverage than they realize as they have the FIP World Heavyweight Championship and ROH World Tag Team Championship. Sweeney proposed they dissolve the No Remorse Corps and join Sweet n' Sour, Inc. Roderick Strong said there is no interest, and Sweeney said that's fine, it's a big decision and they'll talk later. Sweeney wished them good luck in their match, then slipped Davey Richards a card and left.

7. Erick Stevens, CIMA & Go Shiozaki beat the No Remorse Corps (Roderick Strong, Davey Richards & Rocky Romero) in a Six-Man Tag Team match. CIMA pinned Strong after a Crossfire.

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Today in Ring of Honor History: March 29

- 2008: Ring of Honor closed out their Florida debut with "Supercard of Honor III" in Orlando. For the third year in a row, the WrestleMania weekend show saw the stars of Dragon Gate compete in a Six-Man Tag Team match. This edition saw the six original participants return, albeit on different sides, as Typhoon's CIMA, Dragon Kid and Ryo Saito took on Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino and Genki Horiguchi of Muscle Outlaw'z. Meanwhile, fellow Dragon Gate wrestlers Shingo and BxB Hulk of New Hazard took on Kevin Steen and El Generico. The next time Dragon Gate appeared during WrestleMania weekend, it was two years later with their own promotion, Dragon Gate USA. Nigel McGuinness defended the ROH World Championship against Austin Aries in a rematch of their instant classic from "Rising Above" [12/29/07]. Following the loss, Lacey of The Age of the Fall offered Aries a consolation prize in an effort to recruit him to AOTF: herself. The rest of The Age of the Fall took on The Briscoes in a "Relaxed Rules" match to continue their feud. Also continuing their feud were Erick Stevens and FIP World Heavyweight Champion Roderick Strong, who fought in a prolonged brawl which saw Stevens leave the show with less hair than he came in with. No Remorse Corps defended the ROH World Tag Team Championship against The Vulture Squad in a match taped for the "Take No Prisoners" pay-per-view [3/16/08]. Delirious took on Go Shiozaki, and Bushwhacker Luke teamed with Alex Payne and Dingo to take on The YRR in a Six-Man Tag Team match, playing off their brief angle from the night before.

"Supercard of Honor III"
March 29, 2008
Orlando Downtown Recreation Complex
Orlando, FL


1. Go Shiozaki beat Delirious

- Larry Sweeney and Shane Hagadorn were in their private locker room and said the offers are coming in for Chris Hero and Daniel Puder, so ROH's window of opportunity to keep them is coming to an end. Speaking of opportunity, Hagadorn wanted to know what's going on with the offer to Roderick Strong about the No Remorse Corps. Sweeney said he's got a phone call to make about that, so they may as well go handle it right now.

2. The YRR (Chasyn Rance, Kenny King & Sal Rinauro) beat Bushwhacker Luke, Alex Payne & Dingo in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Rinauro pinned Dingo after a series of kicks from The YRR.

D. No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards & Rocky Romero) (c) beat The Vulture Squad (Jigsaw & Ruckus) to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship [the match was edited off the "Supercard of Honor III" release and aired with the "Take No Prisoners" pay-per-view (3/16/08)].

- Following their successful defense of the ROH World Tag Team Championship, Larry Sweeney came out to talk the No Remorse Corps, saying he wants to make them money by having them join Sweet n' Sour, Inc., but Roderick Strong can be a bit of a hardhead. Strong came out and said he told Sweeny last night the No Remorse Corps has no interest in selling out. Erick Stevens ran out and attacked Strong from behind. The two brawled for a long time around ringside (it's often recorded in results as a match, but there was no referee), with both getting busted open. After Strong knocked out Stevens with a chair, the No Remorse Corps ran back out with scissors and a pair of clippers, and they cut off Steven's mohawk.

- The Age of the Fall came out for their "Relaxed Rules" match against the Briscoes, and said the revolution is here, they're the voice of the voiceless. There was a homeless man in a wheelchair out in front of the show earlier [FIP's Mr. Milo Beasley], and while the rest of the people made fun of him, AOTF got him a ticket so he could have some enjoyment in his life for once. There are two orders of business tonight: finding out Austin Aries' answer to their offer, and cutting the head off the snake by ending things with the Briscoes.

3. The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black w/Lacey & Rain) beat The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) in a "Relaxed Rules" match. After brawling all around the arena, both teams made their way back to the ring where AOTF tried to suffocate Jay with a plastic bag. Finish saw the Briscoes go for a Springboard Doomsday Device on Jacobs, but he caught Mark and countered it into The End Times, and the referee stopped the match when Mark passed out.

- Backstage in the locker room, Erick Stevens said if Roderick Strong thinks a little blood and a haircut it going to stop him, he's sadly mistaken. The war is just beginning, and it won't stop until he gets the thing Strong cares about the most, FIP World Heavyweight Championship.

- During intermission Rebecca Bayless interviewed The Age of the Fall, who said they accomplished their first goal for the night because the Briscoes are done. Now all that is left is for Austin Aries to win the ROH World Championship and join AOTF. Once they have control of the World title, Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black will get the ROH World Tag Team Championship back, and AOTF will have all the power in ROH. Jacobs said he's got a plan to get Aries to join tonight, but Lacey said she had her own plan if Jacobs' fell through.

4. New Hazard (BxB Hulk & Shingo) beat Kevin Steen & El Generico. Shingo pinned Generico after a Last Falconry.

- Back in the locker room, Erick Stevens shaved off the rest of his hair.

5. Nigel McGuinness (c) beat Austin Aries to retain the ROH World Championship. Post match Jimmy Jacobs came out with The Age of the Fall, and told Aries it's time. It wasn't his destiny to win the ROH World Championship tonight, it was his destiny to fail so AOTF can be the crutch to pick him back up, because Jacobs is his personal Jesus. Jacobs repeatedly demanded an answer, but Lacey said it's obvious that Jacobs' words means nothing to him, because Aries is a man of action. Lacey said AOTF is about action as well, which is why she's prepared to go with him alone tonight to show him why he belongs with them. Jacobs tried to stop her, but she gave him a kiss and said it was okay. Tammy Sytch came out said it was a great match Aries had with McGuinness, but he must have suffered a concussion if he's leaving with that crackwhore skank. Sytch has offered Aries money, stardom, and even sex, so does he really believe Lacey has more to offer than she does. Aries took Lacey's hand and left with her. The rest of AOTF grabbed Tammy to attack her, but the Briscoes ran out and fought them off. Backstage McGuinness said the era of Austin Aries is over, and McGuinness is now the ace of Ring of Honor. If anyone else thinks they're hard enough to take the ROH World Championship, step up and he'll break your freakin' jaw.

6. Muscle Outlaw'z (Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino & Genki Horiguchi) beat Typhoon (CIMA, Dragon Kid & Ryo Saito) in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Finish saw Horiguchi give Dragon Kid a Beach Break, followed by Doi hitting a Muscular Bomb for the win. Post match both Saito and Horiguchi refused to shake hands with their respective opposing teams, with Horiguchi going so far as to shove the rest of Muscle Outlaw'z for shaking hands. Saito and Horiguchi left while the rest celebrated in the ring.

- Back in his personal locker room, Larry Sweeney told Ring of Honor officials the game is on. Sweeney has his ducks in a row, and soon he'll have control of the reigns of ROH and will be laughing all the way to the bank.