Ring Of Honor
Date: October 5, 2026
Location: WJCT Studios, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Ian Riccaboni, Caprice Coleman

We’re back with another special edition of this show, which usually means “stuff that wasn’t important enough to be on the regular show (how that’s possible is beyond me) and one big match”, which could be just about anything. Ring Of Honor desperately needs something to build towards to give these shows some purpose, just to break up the monotony. Let’s get to it.

Here are last week’s results if you need a recap.

AR Fox says that Kofi needs to back down with this World Title challenge to Bandido, because Fox has already challenged Bandido. Fox wants his title match tonight and then Kofi can come see him in Paris.

Opening sequence.

Janai Kai vs. Queen Aminata

They take turns chopping each other in the corner until Aminata pulls her into Chocolate Kisses. Kai switches places with her and hits a kick to Aminata’s back, which naturally sets off an exchange of the two of them letting each other grab snapmares and kicks to the back. Instead Kai fires off a string of kicks to the back, plus a running kick to the chest for two.

A snap suplex and clothesline get Aminata out of trouble and a middle rope double stomp gives her two. The fisherman’s neckbreaker gets the same but Kai hits a spinning kick to the head for two of her own. Back up and Aminata hits a headbutt into Off With Her Head for the pin at 6:01.

Rating: C. Kai doing nothing but kicks makes sense, as that’s her entire thing. At the same time, the segment of them letting the other kick them in the back made my head hurt. I’m not sure how that’s making it seem like they’re trying to win a match, which seems to be the point here. Aminata winning again is hardly a surprise, as she does at least have something coming up.

Dalton Castle/Outrunners vs. Jimmy Wild/Nikki Eight/Tommy Mars

Magnum and Mars start things off with Magnum hitting a shoulder and striking a pose. Mars actually takes him into the wrong corner though and Eight comes in for a chop before bringing Mars right back in. Magnum gets rather annoyed at Mars touching his chest though and gets chopped, allowing Floyd to come in with an ax handle to the arm.

Some double teaming puts Magnum in the wrong corner, with Mars starting in on the arm as well. A hanging DDT/Swanton to the back combination drops Magnum but he’s right back with a backdrop. It’s back to Floyd but the Mega Powers Elbow is broken up with a double back rake. Magnum avoids a triple middle rope headbutt and it’s off to Castle to fire off the suplexes. The Mega Powers Elbow/ax handle drop combination finishes Mars at 8:26.

Rating: C+. So the Outrunners are useless in the ring right? Basically this match was these three guys going even with the Outrunners and then Castle came in and beat all of them on his own. Now of course that’s not how it goes most of the time but it’s pretty much what happened here. That being said, Castle and the Outrunners are just so much fun to watch and they’re a bright spot in Ring Of Honor and that’s always good to see.

Alan Angels vs. Bishop Kaun

Angels charges at him and gets thrown outside. Back in and Angels slips out of a double underhook and powerbomb attempt, earning a running elbow to the face. A running backsplash gives Kaun two but Angels goes after the leg to take him down. Angels goes after the leg, including ramming it into his own knee for what might not be the smartest move.

The leg gets twisted around and crushed a few times but Angels stops to pose and gets chopped down. Back up and some running clotheslines have Kaun staggered so he drops Angels with a clothesline of his own. They head outside with Angels being whipped into the barricade and steps but Kaun’s bad knee gives out back inside. That means Angels can hit a rebound clothesline and a twisting faceplant for two. Something like a half crab is broken up and Kaun knees him in the face. A Pedigree finishes for Kaun at 6:14.

Rating: B. And that’s what happens when you put together a simple story but do it well. Angels tries to take out the leg and slow down the powerhouse but it wasn’t enough in the end and he got beat. That’s a good way to go and Angels continues to be something of a hidden gem around here. Rather good stuff here.

Trish Adora vs. B3cca

As usual, B3cca sings her own entrance about what she describes as her impressive physique. B3cca actually gets in a knockdown for an early two but is knocked off the top for a crash. Back in and Adora fires off hip shots in the corner, allowing Christyan XO to choke from the floor. The double arm crank doesn’t last very long and B3cca gets up top for a high crossbody. A middle rope dropkick gives B3cca two but she gets backbreakered and suplexed for two. The Lariat Tubman finishes B3cca at 5:00.

Rating: C. Adora continues to basically be the Lariat Tubman and that’s about it. There’s nothing about her that has really stood out for months and this didn’t do much to change that. At the same time, B3cca stands out a bit with the singing but there wasn’t anything of note there once the bell rang. Both of them are perfectly acceptable but that’s about it, which isn’t enough to really stand out from the pack.

We look at Kofi beating Lee Moriarty and then challenging Bandido for Grand Slam. One might wonder why he didn’t challenge Moriarty for the Pure Title (ok stop laughing, that was a dumb one) or say, come to ROH for the mat….ok fair.

Satnam Singh vs. Jakked Jameson

Jameson slugs away to start and gets splashed in the corner just as fast. Singh misses a charge and Jameson knocks him outside, where Singh is sent into the steps. Back in and Jameson escapes a chokeslam attempt and tries something like a Samoan drop. Jameson goes up and actually dives into a cutter for the pin at 2:38. Not the cleanest finish but I do appreciate Singh trying to do something other than the standard giant stuff. At the same time, maybe sticking with the same stuff is a better idea as it looks more smooth.

We look at Queen Aminata challenging Mercedes Mone. This might have been better as an announcement before the graphic was shown for the title match at Grand Slam.

Ring Of Honor World Title: AR Fox vs. Bandido

Bandido is defending and they shake hands to start. Fox is backed up against the ropes for a clean break to start as the fans like both of them. Neither of them can grab a cutter and they trade flips over each other. Bandido flips him out to the floor but the dive is cut off with a kick to the head.

That lets Fox sit in the chair and run around the ring, but Bandido pops up to cut off the charge. Somehow Fox gets back inside to cut Bandido off with another dive and he rains down some right hands inside. Bandido is able to get up top for a corkscrew high crossbody and a one armed snake eyes drops Fox again.

A Stunner out of the corner gives Fox two and the anarchist suplex gets the same. They trade running shots to the face until the X Knee connects. Bandido tries the 21 Plex but gets sent over the top and there’s the big running flip dive. Back in and a 450 gives Fox one and a pop up cutter gives Bandido two. Now the 21 Plex can retain the title at 11:09.

Rating: B. Well yeah of course this was good. Bandido and Fox have both shown they are more than capable of having high energy matches and that was the case again here. The problem here though was there was no reason to believe that Fox was going to win the title. Not only was Fox not likely to win, you already had the Kofi match set for tomorrow. It does help that they didn’t really try to make this into a big, dramatic title match as there wasn’t much of a reason. It’s still a more than good enough main event for a show like this and I’ll take that.

Post match Bandido puts his Pac armband on the title to end the show with a nice moment.

Overall Rating: B. As usual, the length of a Ring Of Honor show makes a big difference as they didn’t have the time to have the show full of filler. This show kept mostly to the point, though I’m still kind of scratching my head on Kaun getting a singles match. I can’t imagine this got many more people to pay for Ring Of Honor but I guess it was designed to get us to care about the ROH wrestlers on Grand Slam. Either way, good action here for the most part and the right runtime for a change.

Results
Queen Aminata b. Janai Kai – Off With Her Head
Outrunners/Dalton Castle b. Tommy Mars/Nikki Eight/Jimmy Wild – Mega Powers Elbow/Ax handle drop combination to Mars
Bishop Kaun b. Alan Angels – Pedigree
Trish Adora b. B3cca – Lariat Tubman
Satnam Singh b. Jakked Jameson – Cutter
Bandido b. AR Fox – 21 Plex

 

 

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Ring Of Honor
Date: November 20, 2025
Location: Erie Insurance Arena, Erie, Pennsylvania
Commentators: Ian Riccaboni, Caprice Coleman

We now have three shows to go before Final Battle and that means it is time to get the card together. While there are some matches that will be set up in the coming weeks, there are several title matches that still need to be set up. Hopefully they get some of that covered here, just for the sake of having a few weeks of build. Let’s get to it.

Here are last week’s results if you need a recap.

Billie Starkz is told that she’s “on a roll” in the Pure Rules Title tournament (where she has won one match) but Athena comes in to….not be able to say she’s proud. Athena is worried about her title defense tonight and asks who she is if she can’t beat Harley Cameron. The interviewer, and former Minion, recites her statement and has to cut the segment before she gets hugged.

Opening sequence.

We run down the card.

Women’s Title: Harley Cameron vs. Athena

Athena is defending. Cameron starts in on the arm and cuts off an escape attempt. Athena fights up again and they go outside with Cameron being rammed into the apron. Back in and Athena smiles a lot while beating Cameron down, followed by a cravate. Cameron avoids a backsplash though and snaps off a headscissors but Athena rips at her face. That’s broken up and Cameron knocks her down for two as the fans are getting behind the comeback.

An O’Connor roll gives Athena two but the kickout sends Athena into the ropes, where she hits a springboard splash for two. They head outside with Cameron being sent into the barricade, allowing Athena to remind us that this is her show. Back in and Cameron grabs a superplex and a pumphandle suplex gets two. They both counter That’s Her Finisher so Cameron kicks her in the face, setting up a Backstabber. An STF has Athena in trouble but she bites the hand to escape. Athena pulls her into the Koji Clutch to retain at 12:36.

Rating: B. Cameron continues to feel like a rising star but there was no way she was going to be the one to end Athena’s now legendary reign. If nothing else, it’s nice to see Athena defending the title, though it would make sense to have this one set up for Final Battle, which needs the match. For now though, it did feel like a big match and Cameron brought it in her chance.

Billie Starkz vs. Katie Arquette

Pure Rules. Starkz grabs her to start and Arquette has used her first two rope breaks in about thirty five seconds. Arquette gets a headlock and backs Starkz into the ropes, which apparently counts as Starkz’s first break. Starkz hits her in the face for the official warning and then rams Arquette into the buckle over and over. Arquette takes her into the corner for a running hip attack but Starkz is fine enough for a brainbuster onto the knee. The Swanton finishes for Starkz at 4:22.

Rating: C-. The worst kind of Pure Rules (or any gimmick matches for that matter) are the kinds where you can take the gimmick away entirely and nothing changes. That’s the case here, as there was nothing added on with the Pure Rules deal, which again makes me wonder why we need a title for this non-division. But what else were we going to spend 7+ months on otherwise?

Post match Deonna Purrazzo comes out for her match and gets in a staredown with Starkz.

Deonna Purrazzo vs. Viva Van

Another Pure Rules match. Purrazzo takes her down without much trouble to start so they trade forearms. A quick running ax kick gives Van two but Purrazzo is back with a kick to the face. The Fujiwara armbar sends Van over to the rope for her first break before it’s a powerbomb to drop her again. The second Fujiwara armbar finishes for Purrazzo at 3:33.

Rating: C. It’s the second Pure Rules match and we’re just over half an hour into the show. Naturally neither of them was a tournament match, but thank goodness I’ve only got a few more weeks before this title can be basically forgotten for months at a time. Purrazzo is the big favorite to win the whole thing, which has me thinking she loses in a surprise.

Post match Billie Starkz comes in to jump Purrazzo.

Persephone challenges Athena for Final Battle, citing two things. First of all, she beat Athena at Global Wars. Technically true, as her partner did pin Athena…..’s partner (in June). Second, she’s “been running through all the women of Ring Of Honor”. She’s had three matches in Ring Of Honor and is 2-1, most recently in July (a loss). In other words, sounds perfect for a Final Battle title match.

Satnam Singh vs. JP Grayson

Singh chops him in the corner to start and then does it again in a different corner. A gorilla press drop and a chokeslam finish for Singh at 2:13. Exactly what he does.

Jakked Jameson vs. QT Marshall

The Frat House is here with Jameson so Marshall brings out the Costco Guys. Jameson is sent outside to start and Marshall takes him down with a quick dive. One heck of a backdrop sends Marshall outside, where the Frat House gets in some cheap shots. Back in and a spinebuster gives Jameson two but Marshall is up with the clotheslines. The Cookie Cutter finishes for Marshall at 2:34.

Post match the Frat House goes after Big Boom AJ and Marshall, who clear the ring. RPG Vice come in and lay the good guys out. AJ’s hand is crushed with a chair.

Mercedes Mone brags about winning the Ring Of Honor Women’s TV Title. Well kind of, as she uses it as proof that she’s ready to beat Kris Statlander. Note that Mone never specifically mentions what she just won or ROH in general, but that’s about how important the title is for her.

Persephone vs. Valentina Rossi

Persephone runs her over with a shoulder to start but Rossi is back with a quick legdrop for two. They trade rollups for two each until Persephone plants her for the same. Rossi wins a fight over a suplex for two of her own but Persephone knocks her right back down. The running Razor’s Edge finishes Rossi at 3:09.

Rating: C. I’m not sure what the thinking was here, as Persephone is likely a few weeks away from challenging for the Ring Of Honor Women’s Title. While she won and the finish looked good, Rossi got in a lot of offense rather than being squashed. That’s not the best way to make Persephone look good, and I’m not sure what the thinking was here.

Post match Athena comes out for the staredown, which seems to set up the title match. Cue Diamante to jump Persephone from behind and Athena sends her face first into the title.

Infantry vs. Top Flight

SkyFlight is here with Top Flight. The Infantry jumps them at the bell to start, which doesn’t last long as Top Flight clears the ring in a hurry. Back in and Dante gets taken into the corner for the beatdown, setting up the running hip attack for two. An enziguri into a jumping neckbreaker gets two and we hit the chinlock.

The villains switch without making a tag until Dante monkey flips his way to freedom. Darius comes in to clean house, including a cutter to Bravo. A suplex/neckbreaker combination gets two on Dante as everything breaks down again. The referee sees Dean bringing in a belt and the distraction lets Dante grab a sunset flip for the pin at 8:14.

Rating: C+. The match was a fine enough way to set up the pretty obvious Six Man Tag Team Title match for Final Battle. That’s a completely acceptable way to go, with the best aspect being the fact that SkyFlight have been a regular team in recent months. Hopefully they wind up getting the titles, as they have interesting potential as champions.

Post match Shane Taylor runs in for the beatdown but Scorpio Sky makes the save, setting up a Six Man Tag Team Title match at Final Battle to close the show.

Overall Rating: C+. Well, it was the match that set up a bunch of stuff for Final Battle, which was needed, but the Persephone stuff just made me shake my head. Other than that, there was a good bit of stuff that set up Full Gear rather than Final Battle, which continues to show you what this show means. They actually did something here though, and that’s one of the best things that you can say week to week in Ring Of Honor.

Results
Athena b. Harley Cameron – Koji Clutch
Billie Starkz b. Katie Arquette – Swanton
Deonna Purrazzo b. Viva Van – Fujiwara armbar
Satnam Singh b. JP Grayson – Chokeslam
QT Marshall b. Jakked Jameson – Cookie Cutter
Persephone b. Valentina Rossi – Running Razor’s Edge
Top Flight b. Infantry – Sunset flip to Dean

 

 

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Ring Of Honor
Date: April 10, 2025
Location: UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Commentators: Ian Riccaboni, Caprice Coleman

We have a new World Champion as Bandido took the title from Chris Jericho at Dynasty. That’s a long time coming and now we get the second reign of Bandido. Odds are we’re going to need a new challenger. We’re less that a month away from Supercard Of Honor and maybe we’ll start getting ready for that this week. Let’s get to it.

Here are last week’s results if you need a recap.

We open with a look at Bandido winning the World Title at Dynasty.

Opening sequence.

We run down the card.

MxM Collection/Johnny TV vs. Ryan Matthews/Jordan Kross/Drake Daniels

The Collection/TV have Taya Valkyrie with them and she is holding the stolen Six Man Tag Team Title, as we are apparently just moving that feud over to Dustin Rhodes and the Von Erichs. Sure. TV and Kross start things off with TV doing his spinning dance. Kross dances back at him, only to get taken down with a neckbreaker.

Taya gets in a slap from the floor and it’s off to Matthews, who gets taken down with a running hip attack to the face. Something like a Sidewinder hits Matthews but he slips out and brings in Daniels. Everything breaks down and Madden chokeslams Kross (Matthews: “THAT’S MY FRIEND!” He is promptly booted in the face.), setting up an assisted Centerfold for the pin at 4:31.

Rating: C. So now I guess we’re moving on to a six man feud, despite Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara already beating the Collection. If that’s the best ROH can come up with after about nine months of inactivity from the champions, I have no idea why the titles are active. Then again that has been the case for a long time so this isn’t exactly a big change.

We look at Harley Cameron tapping out in a tag match on Collision.

Marina Shafir vs. Nixi XS

Shafir wastes no time in kicking her down and Nixi’s forearms just amp up the annoyance. Mother’s Milk finishes Nixi at 1:18.

The Von Erichs aren’t happy that the MxM Collection stole one of the Six Man Tag Team Titles. Dustin Rhodes calls the Collection stupid and the challenge is on for next week. And no, there is nothing referencing the Von Erichs and Rhodes being apart for EIGHT MONTHS and still being champions.

Preston Vance vs. Tomohiro Ishii

Ishii’s running shoulders don’t do much to start and Vance manages to stagger him with a chop. Jakked Jameson gets in a cheap shot and Vance stomps away in the corner to take over. A snap suplex gives Vance two but Ishii is back with a belly to back suplex. Ishii hits a regular suplex for two and an enziguri rocks Vance again. Vance is right back with a discus lariat for two but Ishii headbutts him into the brainbuster for the pin at 6:19.

Rating: C. This was slightly more competitive than I would have expected and that was a fun thing to see. Ishii isn’t exactly doing much of note around here but the fans are going to approve of just about anything he does. Not a bad match at all, but it doesn’t feel like either of them are going anywhere right now.

Bandido is happy with his win and gives the title belt to his mom.

Dustin Rhodes/Von Erichs vs. Dominic Garrini/Kevin Ku/Davey Bang

Non-title (of course). Rhodes runs Ku over to start and hits the drop down uppercut. There’s the powerslam and it’s off to Ross for a dropkick. A hurricanrana gets two on Garrini but Ross gets pulled into the wrong corner for the triple teaming. Ross breaks out of that and brings in Marshall to clean house. Everything breaks down and Marshall claw slams Bang for the pin at 4:35.

Rating: C. Yeah fine. I’m so glad that Rhodes is now part of two teams where he can brag about how amazing it is to be from Texas. The team hasn’t been around since last summer and they’re just picking up where they left off with pretty much no explanation or mention whatsoever. That’s why these titles are ridiculous and I’m sure we’ll get to see the champs defend the titles at All In (or on the pre-show at least) and then….eh it doesn’t matter.

Taya Valkyrie wants the Women’s TV Title but needs to go through Catalina first.

Jay Lethal vs. Bandido

Non-title Proving Ground match, meaning that if Lethal wins or lasts ten minutes, he gets a future title shot. They go to the apron rather quickly, with Lethal knocking him down to take over. Back in and it’s too early for the Figure Four so they trade chops, as is custom in AEW/ROH. Bandido hits a pop up cutter into a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker but the X Knee is blocked. Lethal gets a dragon screw legwhip into the Figure Four but Bandido powers out. The Lethal Injection is countered into the X Knee (that was nice) and the 21 Plex finishes Lethal at 5:16.

Rating: C+. This was another short match and it’s kind of weird to see a former World Champion losing in such short fashion. That being said, it makes Bandido feel like a bigger star so soon after winning the title so we’ll call that a good idea. Other than that though, not a bad match, but it felt tacked on, which is a weird thing to do with someone like Lethal, who could do a lot more.

Overall Rating: C+. Like last week, this show was a bit shorter than most (ran about 46 minutes) and I’ll absolutely take that. Ring Of Honor has a big problem with stretching its shows out for the sake of filling time and that’s not a good idea. If you don’t have much to offer the fans, just get out faster as it isn’t like there is some time requirement to fill. This show was easier to watch because it didn’t stretch itself out and that is nice to see. Not a particularly good show, but a lot less frustrating than most.

Results
MxM Collection/Johnny TV b. Ryan Matthews/Jordan Kross/Drake Daniels – Assisted Centerfold to Kross
Marina Shafir b. Nixi XS – Mother’s Milk
Tomohiro Ishii b. Preston Vance – Brainbuster
Dustin Rhodes/Von Erichs b. Davey Bang/Kevin Ku/Dominic Garrini – Claw slam to Bang
Bandido b. Jay Lethal – 21 Plex

 

 

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