Ring of Honor – October 30, 2025: Every Little Bit Helps
Ring Of Honor
Date: October 30, 2025
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Ian Riccaboni, Caprice Coleman
We are closing in on the beginning of Final Battle season and that means it is time to start thinking about getting ready for some matches. The World Title is set to be on the line soon, albeit on this weekend’s AEW Collision, but it’s better than nothing. Other than that though, we’re closing in on the fourth calendar month of the Women’s Pure Rules Title tournament, so that’s certainly something. Let’s get to it.
Here are last week’s results if you need a recap.
The Swirl is annoyed at their lack of advancement despite winning all the time.
Opening sequence.
We run down the card.
Dalton Castle/Outrunners vs. The Gifted
Magnum and Tyshaun Perez start things off with an exchange of headlocks. An armdrag takes Perez down and it’s off to Leeroy Shogun, who hits a hard chop. Everything breaks down and Floyd takes down Shogun and Perez at the same time. Castle comes in for some suplexes and it’s the Mega Powers Elbow into the Bang A Rang to give Castle the pin at 3:35.
Rating: C. I’m liking the Castle/Outrunners team as it’s not like they have anything else going on. Take three fun people and put them together to see what they can do. There are far worse ideas and the Six Man Champions certainly need some fresh challengers so maybe this gets them somewhere.
Billie Starkz vs. Aleah James
Fallout from last week where Starkz walked out on James. Starkz gets caught in a wristlock to start and a monkey flip sends her down again. A dropkick knocks Starkz outside but she’s right back in with a faceplant. Starkz’s DDT out of the corner gets two and she forearms James down. The Swanton hits raised knees though and James kicks her in the head. A fisherman’s suplex gives James two but Starkz kicks her in the face right back. The brainbuster onto the knee gives Starkz two so she rolls James up with feet on the ropes for the pin at 6:55.
Rating: C. I’ll take a match with a short form story over nothing and this was about as good as it was going to get. Starkz doesn’t exactly have much to do with Athena teaming with Mercedes Mone in AEW so having her beat some low level stars isn’t a bad idea. James is fine as a rather perky jobber, but that’s about it at the moment.
Don Callis Family vs. Aaron Solo/QT Marshall
Callis insults the fans before the match and gets yelled at by the referee as a result. Marshall and Solo storm the ring and manage to send Archer out to the floor. We settle down to Solo armdragging Romero and handing it off to Marshall, who makes the mistake of going after Archer on the apron. Marshall is sent outside where Callis HAMMERS ON HIM, with even commentary freaking out.
Back in and Marshall manages a quick shot, allowing the tag off to Solo for some house cleaning. Archer comes in and gets kicked in the head, leaving Romero to make the save. A pop up forearm into a superkick cuts Romero down but Archer is back in with a chokeslam. Trent Beretta gets in a cheap shot from the floor and it’s a top rope double stomp to give Romero the pin at 7:25.
Rating: C+. The Family being around all the more isn’t the most encouraging thing to see, though I guess when that much of the roster is in one stable, you have to do something with them. The match was a bit better than I was expecting, though the Family needing to cheat to beat Solo and Marshall isn’t a good sign.
Post match the beating continues, with even Don Callis getting in a shot. Big Boom AJ comes in to save QT Marshall and they seem to be ready for Full Gear.
The Outrunners and Dalton Castle are happy with their win…and then they run into a big version the Jacksonville Jaguars mascot and slow down a bit.
Alex Zayne vs. Lee Moriarty
Non-title Proving Ground match, meaning if Zayne wins or survives the ten minute time limit, he gets a future title shot. Zayne takes him down by the leg to start and they trade waistlocks. The Border City Stretch sends Zayne over to the ropes for an early break so Moriarty knocks him down again. The slingshot splash gives Moriarty two and he cranks on both arms.
Moriarty switches into an abdominal stretch, with Zayne having to use his second rope break. Zayne has some more luck with a suplex and the flipping ax kick gets two. Moriarty kicks out of an ankle lock but Zayne is right back with the same thing. This time Moriarty rolls out so Zayne gives him a flipping faceplant for two. A running hurricanrana out of the corner is broken up though as Moriarty rolls into an STF for the win at 7:33.
Rating: C+. As usual, Moriarty gets to show off what he can do in the ring, but he’s been the champion for such a long time now and goes so long between meaningful defenses that it’s hard to care about this stuff. Zayne got to do his usual stuff, though it only got him so far here. Get Moriarty a better challenger and the title could work, though this stuff is hardly getting very far.
Respect is shown post match.
We recap the Premiere Athletes attacking the Grizzled Young Veterans and Isla Dawn.
Premiere Athletes vs. Grizzled Young Veterans/Isla Dawn
Mark Sterling is back and talks about how great it is to have him return on the same night that Stori Denali is making her Jacksonville debut. Nese pauses to pose before headlocking Gibson, who can’t roll out to start. Gibson gets away but misses some clotheslines, instead going with a double poke to the eyes. Drake comes in to take over on Daivari and it’s off to Dawn, who snaps off a suplex.
That means a showdown with Denali, who gets kneed in the corner. A single shot to the face cuts Dawn off so Nese comes back in, only to have his fingers bitten. It’s back to Drake to chase Gibson outside, where Denali gets in Drake’s way. Back in and a quick Flying Carpet splash hits Drake for two and the villains take over.
A belly to back suplex allows the tag off to Gibson to pick up the pace, including stomping the Athletes down in the corner. Nese gets sent to the floor and Daivari gets suplexed. Back in and Nese breaks up a Doomsday Device but gets sent outside for a dive. Denali comes in to knock Drake off the top so Dawn kicks away at her leg. That’s shrugged off and Denali grabs a chokeslam for the win at 8:48.
Rating: C+. This is a nice story they have going on here and it feels like a feud is coming together. Denali continues to look like a monster and someone who could smash through a lot of women on the way to a title match. Then again, neither of the two main Women’s Titles have been defended in more than two months around here so that isn’t likely happening anytime soon.
Swirl vs. Komander/Mascara Dorada
Christian flips Dorada off to start so Dorada flips around a bit. A wristdrag out of the corner drops Christian, who rolls Dorada into the corner for the tag off to Johnson. That means a rather hard clothesline for two on Dorada, who sends the Swirl into each other. Komander comes in but gets sent to the apron, where a superkick puts him on the floor.
Johnson hits a big running flip dive and the villains drape them over the barricade. Christian adds a dive onto their backs before going after Komander’s eye back inside. Komander fights out of trouble and brings in Dorada to make the comeback on Johnson. Everything breaks down and the luchadors snap off running hurricanranas to the floor. Stereo flip dives drop the Swirl again and Dorada small packages Johnson for two back inside.
Back in and a handspring kick to the face/brainbuster combination drops Dorada for two more. A diving tag brings Komander back in as everything breaks down again. Christian’s Lethal Injection gets two on Komander with Dorada making the save. Some kicks to the head into a poisonrana puts Johnson down and the shooting star press gives Dorada the pin at 11:39.
Rating: B. This didn’t have much in the way of a story but the action was rather good, as Dorada and Komander tend to be. At the same time, the Swirl takes another step back after seemingly getting ready to come after the Tag Team Titles a few weeks ago. I’ll take Dorada though, as he’s someone who puts in a good performance every time he’s out there.
Overall Rating: B-. You know what made this show a lot easier to watch? The stories, as minor as they were, to some of the matches. You had James wanting revenge on Starkz, the Veterans/Dawn wanting to get back at the Athletes and the Swirl not liking Komander and Dorada for getting so much attention. It felt like this week was building off of something else and it made the show that much more interesting. Nice show here, even if pretty much none of this involved any important stories around here.
Results
Dalton Castle/Outrunners b. The Gifted – Bang A Rang to Perez
Billie Starkz b. Aleah James – Rollup with feet on the ropes
Don Callis Family b. Aaron Solo/QT Marshall – Top rope double stomp to Marshall
Lee Moriarty b. Alex Zayne – STF
Premiere Athletes b. Grizzled Young Veterans/Isla Dawn – Chokeslam to Dawn
Komander/Mascara Dorada b. Swirl – Shooting star press to Johnson
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