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00:00:00Last week, ROH was STP, or at least that was the plan.
00:00:11Shane Taylor and the infantry did everything they could
00:00:14to hold on to the world's six-man tag team titles.
00:00:17But a shocking exit from the pure women's title tournament.
00:00:20Patricia Dora foreshadowed what was a proving ground challenge.
00:00:25But tonight, Lee Moriarty jumps back into the proving ground
00:00:29as he goes one-on-one with Willie Mack.
00:00:31Will Willie Mack join the line of contenders for the pure championship?
00:00:36Light, camera, action.
00:00:39Mixed tag team action coming up tonight.
00:00:41It makes MTV versus Skyflight.
00:00:45Just like STP last week, the Don Callis family can make their mark this week.
00:00:49One week ahead of facing Boom and Doom and Full Gear.
00:00:51It's Rocky Romero, teaming with Etch-O-Sero, to take on Helico and Serpentico.
00:00:55And Don Callis' resident monster is here.
00:00:59Lance Archer is in the house.
00:01:01And that could be bad news for Aaron Solo.
00:01:03Now, don't you chill and be watching.
00:01:06Ice cream may melt in the heat, but it is frosty here in ROH.
00:01:10The Swirl, Blake Christian, and Big Shotty Lee Johnson
00:01:13in tag team action here tonight.
00:01:14The Fallen Goddess, Dominion Overlord, the American Chelsea, Athena
00:01:21is in the house tag with Billy Starks against Maya World in high on.
00:01:25And that is not all, because we're going to kick things off.
00:01:28We're running hot.
00:01:29Tonight, the former ROH World Champion, Dalton Castle,
00:01:33and the Outrunners are in the house of honor,
00:01:35and they will start us off here at ROH.
00:01:38This is a six-man tag team matchup for one ball in a 20-minute time limit.
00:01:50Team number one, first, and a combined weight of 675 pounds,
00:01:54to pack up, to the floor, the Outrunners.
00:01:59Gentlemen, start your engines.
00:02:01Final battle.
00:02:03Three weeks from Friday.
00:02:04Caprice, the Outrunners bulking up.
00:02:06This is why.
00:02:07Their partner wrestling over Rochester, New York,
00:02:15Dalton Castle.
00:02:21The former ROH World Champion.
00:02:24Outrunners.
00:02:26Let's go break some hearts.
00:02:29The Turbo Boy got a lot of rhythm, man.
00:02:31Cena, Cartman, Michael Fink, Johnny Kim.
00:02:37Y'all might want to get ready.
00:02:39Because me and the Outrunners are going to toss these suckers into space.
00:02:44Into space.
00:02:45Into space.
00:02:45That's...
00:02:46We've never really unpacked the UFO.
00:02:49Dalton Castle descending from the sky.
00:02:51Almost like he's that Atlas, that Atlas Eye space object, Caprice.
00:02:57And what, if we need to know about space, we ask Dalton Castle,
00:03:00because he has a lot of experience.
00:03:01He has more experience than astronauts.
00:03:04Dalton Castle certainly has final battle experience.
00:03:08He knows what it's like to climb to the top of the mountain
00:03:10to earn the Ring of Honor World Championship.
00:03:13And do so at ROH's biggest event of the year final battle.
00:03:19But he is running hot with some great company.
00:03:22As we see the just amazing trio here.
00:03:31Let's take a look at their opponents.
00:03:34Their opponents.
00:03:34The team of Zach Mason, Warren Johnson, and Savage King.
00:03:38Wow.
00:03:41Formidable trio here.
00:03:43Got Zach Mason on the left.
00:03:44Warren Johnson down the middle.
00:03:45Savage King.
00:03:46And the presentation of Dalton Castle.
00:03:52Dalton's really looking like himself.
00:03:55I mean, Caprice, you and I both know that back has been a long-term issue
00:03:59for Dalton Castle.
00:04:02Yeah, but then we see Dalton Castle in action.
00:04:05And sometimes that...
00:04:07Well, how about this?
00:04:09Wow, Zach Mason.
00:04:13We see Dalton Castle in action.
00:04:14He gets those hips lowered in yours.
00:04:16You go on for a ride.
00:04:19And we're going to start things off with Truth Magnum.
00:04:21Zach Mason here tonight.
00:04:23Fans, we talked about it briefly.
00:04:25Final battle.
00:04:26Three weeks from tomorrow.
00:04:28An Honor Club exclusive event.
00:04:29Coming to Galaxy Con.
00:04:30Columbus, Ohio.
00:04:31The greatest Columbus Convention Center.
00:04:36Tickets available now.
00:04:38Caprice, I saw those VIP packages all but sold out.
00:04:40Absolutely, man.
00:04:41Final battle's going to get...
00:04:42Wow!
00:04:43...so much response, man.
00:04:45Everybody's going to be there, man.
00:04:46It's going to be a huge show.
00:04:47National Championship title's going to be defended.
00:04:50A final battle.
00:04:51And it's getting bigger as it gets closer.
00:05:00Tag made.
00:05:01That's right.
00:05:02For the first time.
00:05:03An AEW Championship will be defended.
00:05:06Quick tags from the Outrunners.
00:05:07On an ROH card as Turbo Floyd sends Mason down.
00:05:15Old school, new class, man.
00:05:16It's a great combination, man.
00:05:19Certainly is.
00:05:20And tag made to Savage King, the masked man.
00:05:24And who do you think's under there?
00:05:25He's getting put together.
00:05:26Ooh.
00:05:28Look at that.
00:05:31Whoever's under that masked man has some fluid movement.
00:05:34Yeah, some heavy hands.
00:05:36Nice shots there from Savage King.
00:05:39And looking for the double Irish whip.
00:05:41Truth Magnum trying to fire up and out of the double team.
00:05:45The open hands.
00:05:46But these are two good-sized men, man.
00:05:48And Magnum was able to stop that double shoot-off.
00:05:52That's a lot of strength.
00:05:54Certainly is.
00:05:55The Irish whip in the corner.
00:05:56And the Outrunners.
00:05:58Uh-oh.
00:06:00Turbo Floyd with a bulldog close-line combo.
00:06:04There is a charisma that the Outrunners have
00:06:07that I thought was unmatched until Dalton Castle came.
00:06:11This is a perfect team.
00:06:14Oh, Turbo.
00:06:16The outstretched arm.
00:06:18The tag is made.
00:06:20In comes Dalton Castle.
00:06:22Warren.
00:06:24And we're seeing Warren Johnson for the first time.
00:06:26Caprice, you said it.
00:06:27Early on, the hip's lower than Johnson.
00:06:30And Dalton now going to send Savage King for a ride.
00:06:32Trust me, I know from experience, man.
00:06:34Dalton Castle can suplex you from any situation.
00:06:38Yeah.
00:06:39Wow.
00:06:41That stalling double-pump German.
00:06:43And Castle, just an amazing athlete, ducks down the Outrunners, isn't he?
00:06:53Again, almost like finishing the proverbial sentences of Dalton Castle or the Outrunners.
00:06:58Oh, maybe Dalton!
00:06:59This combination, man.
00:07:00Like I said before, you can't buy chemistry.
00:07:03Either you have it or you don't.
00:07:04But it's something about this six, this trio.
00:07:08Come on, Danny!
00:07:09I need it!
00:07:10I need it!
00:07:11You!
00:07:12You!
00:07:12You!
00:07:12You!
00:07:13You!
00:07:13You!
00:07:13You!
00:07:13Oh, yeah!
00:07:16Big double elbow!
00:07:17Dalton Castle didn't even do anything there, but those eyes just added to the impact.
00:07:21And I think we see a bangerang coming.
00:07:22Bangorang gets it!
00:07:32Cover!
00:07:33Two, three!
00:07:36Boys!
00:07:38The winner to this match, the team of Dalton Castle and the Outrunners!
00:07:45Well, Shane Taylor promotions, sits atop of the ROH World's six-man tag team title throne.
00:07:53But there are many teams in their rear view.
00:07:58Dalton Castle and the Outrunners making their case, stating their case.
00:08:04I'm going to tell.
00:08:09It was thought the age of honor had passed.
00:08:13And the foot of the ROH!
00:08:15As the dishonorable, prosper.
00:08:18I am forever.
00:08:21But from the shadows, a vigilante has emerged.
00:08:25He's the hero ROH deserves and the one it needs right now.
00:08:29And with him, honor will rise.
00:08:35Ring of Honor.
00:08:36Final battle.
00:08:37Final battle right around the corner, three weeks from tomorrow.
00:08:47Columbus, Ohio.
00:08:49This exciting team, looking to earn a spot on that card.
00:08:54This tag team match is set for one fall in a 20-minute time limit.
00:08:58Team number one in a combined weight of 384 pounds.
00:09:01They are a vibe and looking to change the vibes.
00:09:13Their opponents have created Caprice because here tonight they're facing a team that was responsible for not one, but two separate attacks last night.
00:09:23And including one we saw on the Jurassic Express.
00:09:26Oh!
00:09:27And another taking out former ROH World Champion, Mark Briscoe.
00:09:32I mean, they're going to do this in the middle of the ring and not behind the back.
00:09:36Yeah, for once, right?
00:09:38I mean, how cowardly.
00:09:39The Don Callis family has, what, 100 members right now?
00:09:43They're recruiting internationally.
00:09:46But, man, oh, man, are they talented.
00:09:48Let's go back to Bobby Cruz.
00:09:52Their opponents have a combined weight of 419 pounds.
00:09:57Rocky Romero and Hitchy Sato.
00:10:02We talked about what happened last night, but Rocky, we will see one week from Saturday at the Rocks, the Prudential Center.
00:10:13Oh, Don Callis.
00:10:14Oh, wait a minute.
00:10:18I prefer not to.
00:10:20I abstain.
00:10:22We will see Rocky one week from Saturday as he and Trent team up the former.
00:10:30Rappangi Weiss.
00:10:32Now, teaming up against Big Boom AJ QT Marshall.
00:10:38That will be at full gear.
00:10:40And the Don Callis family spreading their tentacles, whether it is AEW last night on what was an incredible night filled with violence,
00:10:48but filled with amazing competition.
00:10:50Filled with blood and guts.
00:10:52Yeah.
00:10:53We saw former ROH World Champion Kyle O'Reilly do quite well on the men's side.
00:10:58Yeah, at the end, but, my God, he was bleeding profusely.
00:11:02Whew.
00:11:02I'm in the back shaking hands with people and just kind of fist bumping because everybody had blood on them.
00:11:07It was disgusting.
00:11:08Come on.
00:11:09How about interim television champion Mercedes Monáe on the women's side.
00:11:14Her team victorious.
00:11:16Absolutely.
00:11:16I don't think her and Harley Cameron are finished, though.
00:11:26Harley Cameron with the puppet, the brass knuckles.
00:11:30I don't think they're finished.
00:11:32Capri says getting ready to lock up here on Helico, who has that amazing international background from South Africa, trained in Mexico.
00:11:43Helico.
00:11:47And Helico and Petrocero, I really want to see these two.
00:11:52I wish to see them in a singles match just because of their styles.
00:11:56Contrast and styles, but so similar as well.
00:11:59They have so many genres underneath them.
00:12:01These two, I feel, could be exactly what's going on now.
00:12:05Just a chess match that could go on for hours.
00:12:08Wow.
00:12:09Yeah.
00:12:09Beautiful head scissor there.
00:12:10Very toyetic as well.
00:12:11And our friends at Jazzwares continue to open the vault.
00:12:14Jazzwaresvault.com.
00:12:16Currently have the Briscos and FTR available on the ROH side, on the AEW side, that amazing Orange Cassidy figure as well.
00:12:26I hope he's doing all right after the staples that we saw.
00:12:29Well, he ripped his hands out.
00:12:31I think he's okay.
00:12:32A lot of times you do this stuff and your adrenaline is flowing.
00:12:37And then when you go to sleep at night, you wake up in the morning and you're like, what in the world happened to you?
00:12:40And that's oftentimes how the opponents of Echicero feel as he wrestles.
00:12:47You're right, Caprice.
00:12:48As different as he and Angelico are, both wrestle a Yave-based style.
00:12:52They grab hold.
00:12:53He's just like that.
00:12:54They're so similar.
00:12:56Uniquely similar.
00:12:58Leg hooked.
00:13:00Cover.
00:13:00Two.
00:13:04And do you think, I mean, I'm going to take us back to Arena Mexico a couple of weeks ago on Echicero,
00:13:09that rematch against Bandido.
00:13:11The referees in Ring of Honor count a little faster than they do in CMLL.
00:13:15Do you think that it creates a difference in strategy?
00:13:19I would think so as well.
00:13:20It makes you have to put on more punishment and secure your pins more nicely by Angelico.
00:13:26But, yeah, a lot of things in Mexico, the reason why it is slow is because a lot of the movements are fluid.
00:13:32And so you have to make sure that it was done and make sure everybody saw everything.
00:13:36You're giving them a fork of chance.
00:13:37Oh!
00:13:38In America, it's just like the microwave, man.
00:13:40You want to get it over with.
00:13:42Oh, look at this.
00:13:44And maybe conjuring the energy from Echicero.
00:13:50Whoa!
00:13:51Those vibes, man.
00:13:54So cool.
00:13:55And we're tagging in Serpentico, Rocky Romero.
00:13:59Rocky Romero, for fans that may be newer to Ring of Honor, has an extensive history that dates back over 20 years here in ROH.
00:14:08Here's the thing, Rick Abani.
00:14:10If Rocky Romero hit Cicero, like these guys, I would be huge fans of if they weren't part of the Don Callis family.
00:14:17But they're immensely talented, they could do everything, and Rocky has done everything in Ring of Honor.
00:14:25It's just who they associate themselves with.
00:14:28Well, titles in, oh, and in ROH, CMLL, New Japan, a part of an elite group there.
00:14:33Yeah, Serpentico around the world.
00:14:38And look at the close.
00:14:39Ooh, big running uppercut.
00:14:40And speaking about tag teams, Caprice, how about last night?
00:14:44We saw FTR, the cowardly attack on the Hall of Famer of the Dragon, Ricky Steamboat.
00:14:51Steamboat still got it, man.
00:14:52He's 73 years old.
00:14:54To me, he looks amazing.
00:14:56Well, thank goodness for the ROH World Champion, Bandido,
00:15:00and former ROH Tag Team Champion, Brody King.
00:15:03Cover.
00:15:06The current AEW World Tag Team Champions, Brody King, Brody King,
00:15:09for making the save.
00:15:11Of course, they are headed to full gear as well.
00:15:16One week from Saturday as Serpentico, the Irish whip into the corner,
00:15:21charging in up and over.
00:15:24Gotcha.
00:15:24Ooh.
00:15:28Stokely, man, I don't know if you can get any more disrespect with what Stokely was.
00:15:33Oh!
00:15:36That felt pretty disrespectful there as Echicero, the boots again.
00:15:40The cowardly actions of the Don Callis family.
00:15:42That's the one through line.
00:15:44We saw it in the attacks last night.
00:15:45We see it in their matches.
00:15:46We will see Lance Archer later here tonight as well.
00:15:50And Serpentico on the outside.
00:15:52But even that attack that Echicero did, he did it to where Serpentico had to be close to the side.
00:15:58So he isolated Serpentico while distracting at the same time.
00:16:03It's the thing that these guys do that are instinct inside of them because they know the sport so well.
00:16:09Well, and tag made, deal cut off.
00:16:14And it's not like they don't have the accolades to back it up.
00:16:17Rocky Romero had one of the very first sellouts of Arena Mexico after the pandemic reopened things.
00:16:24Continued to sell out that blood feud against Volador Jr.
00:16:27Echicero, former CMLL champion.
00:16:31Look at this, look at this, look at this.
00:16:32Oh, goodness!
00:16:36Putting the pressure on the knee, the inside of the leg, and Rocky getting a free shot to the ribcage.
00:16:42Wide open.
00:16:43Got him stretched out wide open, already in pain.
00:16:46Nice shot right there.
00:16:47Now tearing at the mask.
00:16:48Oh, come on!
00:16:50And we are, and oh!
00:16:52No, no, come on.
00:16:53Serpentico has had enough trouble in Ring of Honor with folks trying to steal his mask.
00:16:57Including Griff Garrison and Cole Carter.
00:17:01He's cruising for a bruising.
00:17:04Yeah, certainly is.
00:17:05Sent to the middle.
00:17:07As Echicero just taunting Serpentico now.
00:17:12Going into the corner.
00:17:15And smart move, Don Calis family cutting the ring off, allowing Rocky to come back in.
00:17:19Keeping Serpentico isolated.
00:17:22Serpentico still fighting, trying to fight his way out of that corner.
00:17:25But you see how Rocky's keeping a man between him and Halepo.
00:17:29Oh, look at this!
00:17:31Wow, that rope sleeper sent in a new twist on an old favorite as Rocky!
00:17:39What teamwork?
00:17:40That's what I was for.
00:17:41That's four cohesive moves back-to-back.
00:17:44Oh!
00:17:45Oh!
00:17:49The Ronaldo celebration.
00:17:51This isn't a pairing that normally teams together, Caprice.
00:17:54If I'm LFI right now, I'm starting to look at the Don Calis family.
00:17:59Rick Abai, if I said it once, I said it a million times.
00:18:02You can't buy chemistry.
00:18:03Either you have it or you don't.
00:18:05And the Don Calis, whether you like him or they don't like him, did great talent.
00:18:08And they all have chemistry.
00:18:10Well, Estefo, Kata, and Jaqueshta.
00:18:12Well, he's like Dave Roberts of the World Series champion LA Dodgers who've become a bit of a villain.
00:18:17But Don Calis pushing the right buttons.
00:18:20Oh, that's one ever.
00:18:21And Rocky has proved he can work with two ever.
00:18:24He can work with anybody.
00:18:27And three ever ducked off the ropes.
00:18:29Misdirection Serpentico misses with the right.
00:18:31It's Rocky missing with the close line.
00:18:34Oh!
00:18:34It's Serpentico!
00:18:35I don't know who got the best with that one.
00:18:39And Rocky, he's got his head taken off.
00:18:41Both men are facing their tag team partners.
00:18:44So this could be good for Serpentico.
00:18:46And Helico making as much noise as he can to let him know where he is.
00:18:50Tag May!
00:18:51Tag May!
00:18:52Here comes on Helico!
00:18:54A big close line sends Echicero down.
00:18:57Those long limbs catching.
00:18:59Echicero, the big kick to Rocky into the corner.
00:19:02And the wrist-locked takeover on Helico with a big close line.
00:19:08Tell you what, man.
00:19:09The way Helico uses his limbs and he reaches high.
00:19:12Comes down low.
00:19:13Bravo!
00:19:14Una más, cabrón!
00:19:15Vamos aquÃ!
00:19:17Vámonos!
00:19:17Oh!
00:19:19Telling him, here we go!
00:19:20Kick to the midsection.
00:19:23Vámonos aquÃ!
00:19:25We go here and looking for the Irish whip.
00:19:28Countered.
00:19:29Ducks down.
00:19:30Vámonos!
00:19:30Vámonos!
00:19:31Vámonos!
00:19:32That capoeira coming into play for on Helico!
00:19:36Leg hook!
00:19:37Cover!
00:19:38Two!
00:19:39No!
00:19:41And what a pin that would be for on Helico and Serpentico.
00:19:48Especially on Helico, if he would have pinned a top contender for the Ring of Honor World Championship,
00:19:52for the CMLL Heavyweight Championship, that'd put on Helico right toward the top there as well.
00:19:57You know, they're looking for that win to do that double.
00:20:01Ooh!
00:20:03And the hip toss onto Echicero.
00:20:07Serpentico!
00:20:08That Mr. Fuji-style senta cover!
00:20:10Two!
00:20:11Whoa!
00:20:12I think Serpentico and Helico have proven they can wrestle anybody, any genre, anytime you put them in the ring,
00:20:18you know you're going to get a great match.
00:20:19That's what these guys are, they're just looking for that win, Rocky!
00:20:23Wow!
00:20:25Hurricane Rana from Romero!
00:20:27And now off the ropes, Romero diving out!
00:20:31This is what they're up against, man.
00:20:33And it doesn't stop here, you still have to get a win.
00:20:38Serpentico isolating, Echicero on the inside, in the corner.
00:20:44The only thing holding Echicero up right now is the corner.
00:20:48And Serpentico, wow, stops, changes directions, back elbow.
00:20:53Serpentico looking for a Hurricane Rana of his own, but it's Echicero!
00:20:57With the bubble bomb!
00:20:59On the Snake Man!
00:21:02Wow!
00:21:03The knee right under the chin of Serpentico.
00:21:05It's going to be it, Riccoboni.
00:21:07Yeah, the Cobra clutch.
00:21:09The swing.
00:21:10Oh, sit down!
00:21:11We saw this last week!
00:21:14And in to the Cobra!
00:21:17Clutch, oh!
00:21:18And on to the back, and that's it!
00:21:20The winners of this match, by submission, Rocky Romero and Echicero!
00:21:30And if I'm the World Tag Team Champions, we've got a new formidable team on our hands here in ROH.
00:21:37And fans, right now we head to QT Marshall in our next installment of QTV.
00:21:47Ready?
00:21:48You don't know how to play, come on.
00:21:51Scissors, paper, rock, go!
00:21:53I win.
00:21:55Alright guys, what do we got this week?
00:22:00What?
00:22:01Hey, did I have it?
00:22:03No, no, no, no, look, look, it's on the screen!
00:22:07Oh, yeah, yeah, of course.
00:22:10As announced last Saturday on Collision, at the Tailgate Brawl in Full Gear,
00:22:14it's going to be Boom and Doom against RPG Vice.
00:22:18I can't believe you and AJ are friends now.
00:22:21Solo, we're not friends.
00:22:22Listen, I still cannot stand Big Boom AJ, but I hate the Don Callis family that much more.
00:22:29Yeah, I mean, how can you like a guy who's got a little vagina on his forehead?
00:22:33Do you think AJ's going to be ready?
00:22:37Oh, AJ will be ready.
00:22:38And think about it, Solo, it's exactly one year from our match at Full Gear last year,
00:22:44the same arena, the Prudential Center.
00:22:46And if there's one place you don't want to count out two Italian guys from New Jersey,
00:22:51it's New Jersey.
00:22:53That's how I'm starting it.
00:22:57So what else you got?
00:22:59Oh, gentlemen, rhodographic.
00:23:09Harley, Harley, Harley, Harley.
00:23:12Oh, thank you, gentlemen.
00:23:14Hey, that's what happens when you pin the chain.
00:23:16So you, uh, you're going to make, like, a puppet of Athena?
00:23:21No.
00:23:22Oh, wait, wait, wait.
00:23:23You're going to make up one of your funny songs.
00:23:25No.
00:23:26No, guys, I'm going to beat the s*** out of her.
00:23:30And then I'm going to take the Ring of Honor World Championship.
00:23:34Athena!
00:23:34Look, I know I'm not the favourite.
00:23:39I know that I'm the underdog.
00:23:41And I know that you are the forever champion.
00:23:45But we both knew that last week.
00:23:48And it occurred to me that everyone who has ever pinned you
00:23:53went on to become a champion themselves in AEW.
00:23:57So, why not me?
00:24:01On any one night, in any one match, why not me?
00:24:05Because, you see, I don't need forever.
00:24:09All I need is three seconds.
00:24:13Feel the wrath.
00:24:18And we all saw it just over one week ago.
00:24:21Harley Cameron added her name to a very short list of opponents
00:24:24that have pinned Athena.
00:24:25Next week, Harley Cameron challenges Athena
00:24:27for the ROH Women's World Titans.
00:24:31And I've got to imagine Caprice.
00:24:34That's just one of the reasons that the champion's
00:24:38not so happy these days.
00:24:40This tag team match is set for one fall
00:24:41with a 20-minute tag limit.
00:24:44Team number one, Billy Starks and the Ring of Honor,
00:24:49Women's World Champion, the following.
00:24:53And that's catch, Athena!
00:24:58Well, it was Athena, who was on the losing end of that tag team
00:25:01bout in the AEW Women's Tag Team Title Tournament.
00:25:04Blaming it on Billy Starks, Caprice, who had nothing to do with anything.
00:25:08As we head back to Bobby Cruz.
00:25:10Third opponents, the team of Maya World and Haiyan.
00:25:14Maya World on the right, Haiyan on the left.
00:25:16Two great competitors who are really climbing the ranks internationally.
00:25:21But Caprice, Athena, this is a rare instance where she has to shake off a loss.
00:25:28Yeah.
00:25:28And it's so rare to see Athena in that situation, man,
00:25:33because we can count on one hand how many times I've seen her pin.
00:25:37And it's like, this is years.
00:25:40Maya World, my goodness, immediately.
00:25:43Athena's very familiar with Maya World.
00:25:46Yeah, if there's anybody that knows Athena, it is Billy Starks and Maya World.
00:25:51Maya, who's competed in Texas, who's cut her teeth in Texas.
00:25:55We've seen her quite a bit here in Ring of Honor.
00:25:57Certainly earn these opportunities.
00:25:58Oh, they're thinking it out.
00:26:00Come on, Harley.
00:26:01It's what you want.
00:26:03She's taking her frustrations out on Maya.
00:26:06And it's calling out Harley.
00:26:08She's focusing on it.
00:26:10Well, and that could be trouble.
00:26:12I mean, we saw what happened.
00:26:13We saw what happened in one of the other rare losses for Athena.
00:26:19It was a tag team battle against Ronda Rousey and Marina Shafir.
00:26:22Tag made.
00:26:24And Billy Starks in.
00:26:26And it was Athena taking her eyes off the prize.
00:26:30And in that bout, Billy Starks was pinned.
00:26:32That was one of the first.
00:26:34Oh, and Athena is incensed at Billy.
00:26:37For who knows what reason.
00:26:39Look at that.
00:26:40They could have been ready for Haiyan to come in instead of tag.
00:26:45But it's like Athena's in a different world.
00:26:48Well, absolutely.
00:26:49Haiyan didn't even need to be in the ring.
00:26:51I mean, they could have held Maya World in their corner if they played that right.
00:26:54Oh, big back elbow.
00:26:57Look at the strength of Haiyan.
00:26:59Haiyan demanding in command in the center of the ring here.
00:27:02Pump kick lands.
00:27:03My goodness.
00:27:05A lot of experience in Japan for Haiyan.
00:27:07Longtime Ring of Honor fans will remember.
00:27:11And Haiyan, a part of the tournament, the initial tournament,
00:27:14to christen the title that Athena now holds.
00:27:17Oh!
00:27:19Wow!
00:27:22Right there.
00:27:23Just that fast change trajectory of a match.
00:27:26You can see the attitude of Athena.
00:27:27You always wonder how an athlete's going to act after a loss.
00:27:30What a tag.
00:27:31Is that a tag?
00:27:33Yeah, she tagged Billy all right.
00:27:35Now, Billy, it's...
00:27:40Billy hasn't seen much of Athena lately.
00:27:41Oh!
00:27:42She's had her issues in her own right.
00:27:45We saw with Aaliyah James.
00:27:47And then, Billy in the semifinals of the Women's Pure title tournament,
00:27:54awaiting the winner of...
00:27:57Oh!
00:27:57Serena Deeb and Yuka cover to Sakazaki.
00:28:02It's almost like Billy's torn between things
00:28:05because she knows that being with the Minion Overlord,
00:28:09it doesn't get any better with that with the two of these inexperience,
00:28:12but she also has to put up with so much.
00:28:16But also, I mean, and we've seen...
00:28:17We've seen the darker side of Billy emerge,
00:28:20and it's Athena now, who...
00:28:24I think Athena...
00:28:25Oh!
00:28:26It's going to be you!
00:28:27You ready?
00:28:28You ready?
00:28:29Again, just calling out Harley!
00:28:30Yeah, but tearing at the jaws, tearing at the mouth, man.
00:28:34It's easy to separate the gums there.
00:28:41As Athena...
00:28:42Oh, across the jaw there.
00:28:46Oh, just...
00:28:48Oh, right.
00:28:49Oh, my goodness.
00:28:51Calling high on Harley.
00:28:52Harley clearly has made an impression inside of the head of the world champion,
00:28:55but Harley's not in this match, Caprice.
00:28:57You're right, man.
00:28:57And if she takes her frustration looking for Harley,
00:29:00she can get surprised because she's not focused on Hayan.
00:29:03Right there!
00:29:04Oh!
00:29:05Oh!
00:29:05Harrow's duplex!
00:29:07And the leg hook!
00:29:08Hayan!
00:29:08Just a one count there.
00:29:11That's what I mean.
00:29:12You've got to focus on who you're in the ring with.
00:29:14Hayan making a name for herself all over the world.
00:29:17She's staying busy, man.
00:29:19Including Germany, Canada, Japan, Mexico, the United States.
00:29:22Hayan building an international profile.
00:29:25But it's Athena who is choking out Hayan with that middle rope.
00:29:34Tag made.
00:29:34Interesting to note.
00:29:36Hayan's first match on Honor Club was against Athena in the Proving Ground over two years ago.
00:29:43And her most recent match was against Billy Starks, who now appears to be on the same page.
00:29:51I think we can say the same thing about Maya.
00:29:53Her debut with Ring of Honor was against Athena as well.
00:29:57Yeah, almost two years ago to the day.
00:29:59And that just speaks to how long Athena's been the champion.
00:30:02The reign of dominance.
00:30:05Billy Starks.
00:30:07Oh my goodness.
00:30:08You see the pump behind that kick, man.
00:30:13Athena's almost having a good time taking apart Hayan and just fighting.
00:30:17It's like more fighting and striking than wrestling.
00:30:20It's just frustration.
00:30:22It certainly is.
00:30:23Athena.
00:30:24Watch this.
00:30:25Oh, wait a minute.
00:30:25But Athena's wondering, too, last night, why she wasn't selected for that first ever women's blood and guts.
00:30:32Feels betrayed almost by Mercedes Mone.
00:30:35As the way through the legs.
00:30:37Hayan.
00:30:38Front face lock.
00:30:39Give it.
00:30:39Dang.
00:30:40Goodness.
00:30:42Athena landed right on her head.
00:30:44Spiked on her head.
00:30:48Hayan not trying to make a pin.
00:30:50She's trying to make a tag.
00:30:51And you can see that concern on Billy Starks' face.
00:30:53And the tide can turn here if Hayan can reach the ropes, the corner, to get that hand out.
00:31:02And tag in Maya World.
00:31:04It is Athena on hand and knee making the tag to Billy Starks.
00:31:07Hayan gets to Maya World.
00:31:09It rolls through.
00:31:10Ducks the clothesline.
00:31:11Big spin kick there.
00:31:13Knee to the jaw.
00:31:15Maya World always ready but came in a house to fire.
00:31:19Look at Maya World.
00:31:20And it's Maya's World.
00:31:24We're all just living in it.
00:31:26Roll through.
00:31:26Stop to the midsection.
00:31:28Are you kidding me right now?
00:31:29Great move there by Maya.
00:31:30I like the cover.
00:31:32Dude.
00:31:32Whoa.
00:31:35Tell you what, man.
00:31:36When you enter a ring, that's how you enter a ring.
00:31:38That's how you have somebody's back.
00:31:40That's how you make a name for yourself.
00:31:43Billy Starks puts the brakes on there.
00:31:44Going right to the eyes.
00:31:45Eyes.
00:31:46Oh, to the eyes.
00:31:47Push Starks out of being embarrassed here.
00:31:49Front face lock here.
00:31:50Maya's really stepped up to the plate as of late.
00:31:53Oh!
00:31:54Yushikoroshi last shot style move.
00:31:56Cover.
00:31:56Two.
00:31:57Oh, and Hayan breaking things up.
00:32:00There's a lot going on here.
00:32:03Certainly is.
00:32:04Athena jumped to the outside.
00:32:05Hayan caught.
00:32:06And look at Athena just clawing.
00:32:08Clawing.
00:32:08This rabidness out of Athena.
00:32:12Well, you know Athena on the outside of the ring is bad news for whoever she has her hands on.
00:32:17What she's trying to do is clear Hayan out.
00:32:20Caught.
00:32:21Maya World in the ring.
00:32:22Right there, man.
00:32:23She went breastplate first.
00:32:26Yeah.
00:32:26Reminiscent of that turning point in Toronto.
00:32:29Tag made.
00:32:30And look at that.
00:32:31Smart tag from Athena who grabs Maya World the jawbreaker on the top turnbuckle.
00:32:36It's Athena now.
00:32:37The legal woman.
00:32:38She was going for this before.
00:32:40She's going to turn her inside out.
00:32:42Wow!
00:32:44Look at that into the Koji clutch.
00:32:46That face-busting Koji.
00:32:48That's going to be enough.
00:32:52Oh, come on.
00:32:53Let her go.
00:32:54Let her out.
00:32:55What a combo.
00:32:57Wow.
00:32:58You won the match.
00:32:59Come on, Athena.
00:33:01Let go of the hole.
00:33:03Come on, guys.
00:33:07Athena's in a tramp-like state here.
00:33:10Oh, that's disgusting, Philly.
00:33:12The winners of this match, the team of Philly starts at the ring of honor women's world champion,
00:33:18Athena.
00:33:19Oh, Athena.
00:33:21Well, Athena with revenge on her mind.
00:33:24Picking up a win in tag team action against the very game, Maya World and Haiyan.
00:33:29Next week, for the ROH Women's World Championship, Athena, the forever champion, the American Joshi.
00:33:35The calling goddess defense against Harley Cameron.
00:33:40Harley, you're next!
00:33:42You are next!
00:33:45I think she's ready, Rickabani.
00:33:47Winner heads the final battle.
00:33:49Last week here on ROH, a huge tag team bout ensued.
00:33:57The Swirl.
00:33:58Big shot at Lee Johnson.
00:33:59There you see vanilla baby Blake Christian.
00:34:01It was back and forth.
00:34:03There were bodies flying through the air all over the arena.
00:34:07The double stomp.
00:34:08DVD got the victory.
00:34:10And it was the Swirl continuing their winning ways here in ROH.
00:34:16Here tonight.
00:34:18Can they make it back-to-back victories and back-to-back weeks?
00:34:24As vanilla baby and Big Shotty team up once more.
00:34:30This tag team action set for one ball in 20-minute time limit.
00:34:33Team number one in a combined weight of 361 pounds.
00:34:38Big Shotty Lee Johnson.
00:34:41Vanilla baby Blake Christian.
00:34:44The Swirl.
00:34:46A 12-match ROH winning streak for Blake Christian in singles action.
00:34:51Third hug.
00:34:52The team of Ben Parker and Will Allday.
00:34:57Well, Ben Parker, Will Allday.
00:35:01Teaming up for the first time here in Ring of Honor.
00:35:04First time we're seeing Will Allday in ROH.
00:35:06Ben Parker is second bout here.
00:35:08Caprice, they're going to need some experience, though, to match up against the team who is red hot.
00:35:13We talked about Blake's singles winning streak.
00:35:16The tag team record nearly unblemished for these two as well here on ROH.
00:35:21Absolutely, man.
00:35:22They look great, too.
00:35:23Even these colors, man.
00:35:24It's blue and chrome and looking together, working together.
00:35:27They look more cohesive as a unit.
00:35:32And Caprice, we know that Jay Lethal always looking out for the younger wrestlers.
00:35:36Trying to offer up advice.
00:35:37We saw how well that was received.
00:35:38Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery.
00:35:41I've seen Jay hanging around Blake, hanging around Big Shoddy.
00:35:44Perhaps the greatest Ring of Honor world champion of all time.
00:35:46Oh, and then...
00:35:47Waving off the coat of honor, Big Shoddy does.
00:35:51I expect nothing less out of him, man.
00:35:53It's the attitude that...
00:35:54He and Blake Christian have, has been undeniable, but it's also been getting them in the win column a lot more since they've changed it.
00:36:05So if it's not broke, don't fix it.
00:36:07Whoa!
00:36:08Nice backflip there.
00:36:10Rolling through.
00:36:12Woo!
00:36:12Will O'Day said he could do this all day, but so can...
00:36:16Lee Johnson blocks it!
00:36:19Oh, look at Big Shoddy.
00:36:21Up and over Will O'Day.
00:36:22A little step for step.
00:36:23Off the ropes.
00:36:25Oh!
00:36:26My forearm there.
00:36:28That's Johnson a little rattled here.
00:36:31That's the clothesline is all day.
00:36:32SP.
00:36:34Keep an SP.
00:36:34Somebody's got to win.
00:36:36Beautiful dropkick by Lee Johnson.
00:36:39Look at that lat spread on Johnson.
00:36:41Yeah.
00:36:42Tag made.
00:36:44And we've talked a lot about the history that will be made.
00:36:48Whoa!
00:36:48About the AEW national title being defended at final battle, but we have to crown the first champion, Caprice, and that will happen one week from Saturday at AEW Full here at the Prudential Center.
00:37:00The Rock heading on...
00:37:02Oh, come on.
00:37:04Airing on HBO Max.
00:37:06Tickets available now at AEWTIX.com.
00:37:09I'm sorry.
00:37:10I got a little distracted and disgusted by the behavior of Blake Christian there.
00:37:15It is what it is!
00:37:17Oh!
00:37:17Oh!
00:37:18Oh, day.
00:37:19Nice kick.
00:37:21Tag made.
00:37:22Tagging in Vance.
00:37:24And here comes Vin Parker, who's well put together.
00:37:30Swing and a miss there.
00:37:31Nice back elbow.
00:37:35Off the ropes.
00:37:38And nice pedigree for Vin Parker.
00:37:41Trained by former ROH World Tag Team Champion and former World Six-Man Champ Dustin Rhodes.
00:37:51A high-potential athlete, but they're in there with one of the coldest teams.
00:37:55Will all day can do it all, man.
00:37:57Collegiate athlete, played multiple sports.
00:38:00Rice University.
00:38:01Now in the corner.
00:38:02It is Parker sent in.
00:38:05No one home.
00:38:06Blake Christian up and over.
00:38:08Oh!
00:38:08Unforced there, there.
00:38:10Blake Christian up the ladder with an enziguri.
00:38:13And again, that Fargo strut now into the explosion.
00:38:17The drop kick to the back of the head.
00:38:19Tell you what, man.
00:38:20It's almost nothing more vicious than a drop kick to the back of the head that you don't see it coming, man.
00:38:25You just feel it.
00:38:26Sometimes you just wake up from it.
00:38:28Christian has always had this closing speed.
00:38:32Wow.
00:38:33Now he's got the killer instinct, as does Johnson.
00:38:36Oh, that's, wait a minute, that's, that's out of Jay Lethal's playbook.
00:38:41Yeah, I'm getting ready to say, I've seen that before.
00:38:44Oh, come on.
00:38:44That is a message sent.
00:38:46And Lee Johnson now.
00:38:50Wow.
00:38:51Wow.
00:38:52Oh, ho, ho.
00:38:54And the catch is being a little believer.
00:38:58Diving to the outside.
00:39:03Tell you what, man.
00:39:04These guys have to be tag team champions, the way they are moving around here.
00:39:09And they're trying to make an example here.
00:39:13The sky's the limit for the Swirl.
00:39:16Doing whatever it takes, using every part of the arena.
00:39:20What is this?
00:39:22Oh, come on.
00:39:23Oh, ho, ho.
00:39:25Double splash.
00:39:27Everything that the Swirl is doing has high impact, high effect.
00:39:32Yeah, they're talking.
00:39:33Yeah, they're cocky with it, but they're backing everything up with great action.
00:39:39Everything is offensively based, too, Caprice.
00:39:43Even the struts go right into moves.
00:39:45Watch this.
00:39:45Right into targets.
00:39:46Oh, wait a minute.
00:39:47That hits.
00:39:48Oh, ho, ho.
00:39:50Yeah.
00:39:51They can't get to the brain buster.
00:39:53Two, three.
00:39:56The winners of this match, the Swirl.
00:40:01You know, victory can send a lot of messages, but there is some subtext to that, Caprice.
00:40:07I saw the hip toss into the cartwheel.
00:40:10I saw the backhand spring.
00:40:14Jay Lethal was watching last week, and I have no doubt this week he saw exactly the messages Blake Christian was sending.
00:40:20Tell you what, man.
00:40:23It's undeniable what Blake Christian's doing, and I think it's working.
00:40:29Each action we take puts consequences in motion.
00:40:35A changing landscape.
00:40:36One interlocking into the next.
00:40:40Until one inevitable event arrives.
00:40:43One of the biggest pay-per-view events of the year.
00:40:46Where those consequences must be paid.
00:40:50AEW Full Gear.
00:40:52Presented by DC.
00:40:53Live Saturday, November 22nd.
00:40:55HBO Max subscribers.
00:40:56Exclusive price of $39.99.
00:40:58Full Gear coming up one week from Saturday.
00:41:06This man has a vested interest.
00:41:09Fishback.
00:41:09She's set for one fall in a 20-minute time limit.
00:41:13Introducing first wrestling out of South San Francisco, California.
00:41:15Oh, wait a minute.
00:41:16What?
00:41:17That's Rocky Romero.
00:41:18Rocky Romero out.
00:41:20Oh, Rocky, who will take on QT.
00:41:23And big boom, AJ, one week from Saturday.
00:41:28Of course, the best friend part of QTV, Aaron Solo and QT Marshall.
00:41:33Oh.
00:41:33Instead, a little bit of a preview here.
00:41:39It is Lance Archer, whose music hasn't even hit.
00:41:45Archer.
00:41:47Every bit of 6'7".
00:41:49A mountainous man.
00:41:516'7".
00:41:53Stop it.
00:41:55Oh!
00:41:56It's crazy to have a match that Lance Archer is in.
00:42:01They're like, 20-minute time limit.
00:42:03Like, yeah, right.
00:42:05What was that stat that we got from our ROH Stats and Information Department?
00:42:10What was it?
00:42:11What, 97% of his singles matches ended in under five minutes?
00:42:15Oh, goodness.
00:42:16It's Solo.
00:42:18Solo might be able to go past that, though.
00:42:21Solo, especially with a chip on his shoulder.
00:42:24Ready to prove.
00:42:26Ready!
00:42:28Caprice, I love you, and I don't want to correct you here,
00:42:31but when you get sneak attacked by Rocky Romero,
00:42:34when you get pummeled by a man as large as Archer,
00:42:39and it's essentially two-on-one from the gate,
00:42:40all to send a message for one week from Saturday at full gear
00:42:44when it is Boom and Doom versus RPG Vice.
00:42:49I think Aaron Solo is a great athlete, great endurance,
00:42:52but when the Tide turns that early!
00:42:58And look at Rocky.
00:42:59The speed.
00:43:02Speed.
00:43:04It's insane.
00:43:06It's NFL-level closing speed.
00:43:08Oh, wait a minute!
00:43:10Three times a charm.
00:43:11Solo, come on, give me something, Solo.
00:43:12I just took up for you.
00:43:14Make you sound good.
00:43:14Oh, that's a stomp from Lance Archer.
00:43:18But Caprice, think about the circumstances.
00:43:19Rocky is so deranged heading into this match.
00:43:23Boom and Doom versus RPG Vice.
00:43:25The sneak attack.
00:43:26No one could adjust on this playing field.
00:43:29No one could catch their breath.
00:43:32He got the wind knocked out of him before his music was even over.
00:43:37You're absolutely right about that.
00:43:38This might be the Enric of Plotty.
00:43:40There you go, Solo.
00:43:42And look at the heart of Aaron Solo.
00:43:44Coming at right at a man who's bigger than every NFL linebacker.
00:43:49Oh, my goodness.
00:43:50You done messed up now, bud.
00:43:54And Archer.
00:43:54Wait a minute.
00:43:55There you go.
00:43:55Oh, Ura Karana plays the Murderhawk off the ropes.
00:44:00Aaron Solo, look at the result.
00:44:01The heart of Solo here around the world.
00:44:04DDT!
00:44:05Tell you what, that DDT is what Solo needed.
00:44:08You got somebody, that large fender on their head and their neck.
00:44:12That neutralized a lot of things.
00:44:13Look at Archer now with a body.
00:44:15Oh, not barely a one.
00:44:17But how many times have we seen Archer off of his feet here on Ring of Honor?
00:44:21That's what I'm talking about.
00:44:22Aaron Solo has something to prove here.
00:44:27And he is going for it.
00:44:29All the way up top as he should.
00:44:31A limited window.
00:44:31Wait a minute.
00:44:32Oh, come on.
00:44:34Rocky Romero.
00:44:36There was never a way for Solo to win.
00:44:38That is out the window.
00:44:40This has been two on one this entire bout.
00:44:44Even before the bell rang.
00:44:46Oh.
00:44:47Solo.
00:44:48Solo with only one place to go.
00:44:56Blackout.
00:44:57Leg hooked.
00:44:58Two.
00:44:59Three.
00:45:02The winner of this match, the murder, Hulk Monster, Vince Archer.
00:45:08One week from Saturday.
00:45:11RPG Vice.
00:45:12But tonight, Lance Archer picking up another win here in ROH.
00:45:25And fans, Newark is indeed the place.
00:45:27One week from Saturday.
00:45:28And it is the Saturday night tailgate brawl.
00:45:32Boom and doom.
00:45:33Big boom.
00:45:33AJ.
00:45:34QT Marshall taking out RPG Vice.
00:45:36Big justice in the corner.
00:45:39What a wonderful time of the year.
00:45:41One week from Saturday.
00:45:42Full gear coming to the potential center.
00:45:44This is a next eight-person tag team match.
00:45:48Took for one ball.
00:45:49In the 20-minute time lane.
00:45:51Team number one.
00:45:52Mitch Shore.
00:45:53Mason Madden.
00:45:55Johnny TV.
00:45:57Taya Valkyrie.
00:45:59M-X-M-TV.
00:46:03Wow.
00:46:05Mansoor.
00:46:06Mason Madden.
00:46:07Look at TV ready as always.
00:46:12And I can't believe TSA took seed.
00:46:15It took seed.
00:46:18Yeah, I was starting to eat this MXM.
00:46:20Well, I was starting to like it, right?
00:46:22That's a good thing.
00:46:23This does stinks.
00:46:24It was pretty future.
00:46:26I like the concept of it, though.
00:46:27It made me feel like I looked as good as MXM does, Caprice.
00:46:31Yeah, because your nose was messed up.
00:46:34Wow.
00:46:36Wow.
00:46:37Look at the pose from MXM.
00:46:40Johnny TV.
00:46:41Taya Valkyrie.
00:46:43First time ever teaming as a quadrant here in eight-person action.
00:46:48The opponents to be accompanied by Christopher Daniels, Dante and Darius Martin, Scorpio Sky, Lila Gray, Sky Fly.
00:47:03Coming off a huge win last week right here on ROH.
00:47:07It's also coming to the aid of friends that need.
00:47:11In need.
00:47:12STP.
00:47:14Laying out the workhorsemen and beef.
00:47:18It was Sky Flight.
00:47:20Oh, wait a minute.
00:47:21Hold on.
00:47:22Speaking of.
00:47:24Yeah.
00:47:25I thought those fans would bring a motor title.
00:47:28That's the infantry.
00:47:30That's STP.
00:47:31They bought those seats.
00:47:34Front row to get a closer look here.
00:47:38Tell you what, man.
00:47:41I can't call a winner of this match, man.
00:47:42Both of these teams look great.
00:47:45Have great records.
00:47:48Absolutely.
00:47:49Sky Flight has been on the roll.
00:47:50It's been a while since we saw MXM.
00:47:52And that's a shame.
00:47:53I'll tell you that right now.
00:47:54That's the.
00:47:55I can see more MXM and less Bernard the business bear.
00:47:58Can you believe it?
00:47:59I saw him backstage again.
00:48:01Pranson.
00:48:02Oh, look at this.
00:48:03Going for the tip.
00:48:05He should give it to him.
00:48:06Darius should give it to him.
00:48:09This match is brought to you by Eric Abonnie's emotions.
00:48:14Hey, listen.
00:48:15I'm trying to get him sorted out as we head to final battle here.
00:48:18It's that time of year.
00:48:18I'm all over the place.
00:48:19Collar and elbow.
00:48:21Wrist lock here.
00:48:22I'm talking through things here, fans.
00:48:24It's mostly Bernard.
00:48:25He's really got me.
00:48:26And with the frat house.
00:48:27Oh, nice block there.
00:48:29Isn't even in competition this week.
00:48:30That kip up.
00:48:31Cover.
00:48:34Side head lock now.
00:48:35And Mansoor, who's deceptively tall, Capri.
00:48:37He stands about 6'3".
00:48:38Yeah, but you can't tell because he's standing beside Mason Maddox.
00:48:45Right.
00:48:46Nice arm ringer there.
00:48:49And Darius Martin.
00:48:50I would argue is the powerhouse of the Martin brothers of top flight.
00:48:55Up and over.
00:48:56I'll take that.
00:48:58And nice arm drag there.
00:49:00But he's just as quick on his feet as Dante is.
00:49:03Whoa.
00:49:05The second time Mansoor anticipating the movement of Darius.
00:49:09Nice arm drag.
00:49:11Float over.
00:49:12Shades of the dragon.
00:49:15Absolutely.
00:49:16Who we saw just last night on Dynamite.
00:49:18Tag made.
00:49:19And it is Layla Gray here who's getting...
00:49:23Oh.
00:49:24Layla Gray wants a little Mansoor.
00:49:26Uh-oh.
00:49:27Whoa.
00:49:28Nice.
00:49:30Huracanrana.
00:49:32And now, tie of Valkyrie.
00:49:34Layla Gray.
00:49:34No love lost here.
00:49:35Especially in the ring of Otter, Caprice.
00:49:38Oh, wow.
00:49:39Layla Gray coming in on fire, man.
00:49:41She looks great.
00:49:42Absolutely.
00:49:43Got a feeling the confidence that's radiating out of Sky Flight right now.
00:49:47No one home for Valkyrie.
00:49:48Whoa.
00:49:49Sometimes a great manager can change everything.
00:49:52Nice bulldog.
00:49:54You don't get any better than Christopher Daniels.
00:49:57Absolutely.
00:49:57Tag made.
00:49:58Johnny TV in.
00:49:59Daniels in the corner.
00:50:01Grand Slam champion.
00:50:04Oh, Layla.
00:50:06Layla's got no problem fighting the men here.
00:50:08Tag made.
00:50:10Dante in.
00:50:11Dante Martin.
00:50:12And two of the most fleet of foot wrestlers.
00:50:15Oh, and ROH right now.
00:50:17I would love to see these two as singles competition.
00:50:20You're right, Riccoboni.
00:50:21Absolutely.
00:50:22Nice.
00:50:23That ball.
00:50:24Riccoboni's feet.
00:50:25Incredible balance.
00:50:27Poignant feet.
00:50:28Tag made.
00:50:29Darius Martin in.
00:50:31Oh, look at this.
00:50:33Scorpio Sky and former TNT champion.
00:50:36And Sky, the only man in this match.
00:50:39Cover here.
00:50:40Two.
00:50:41Two.
00:50:42Or woman to have held Ring of Honor gold.
00:50:44Former ROH World six-man champ.
00:50:46Oh, that's just temporary right now, man.
00:50:48You can see somebody in this match, man, is going to be champion soon.
00:50:52Mason Holt holding on.
00:50:55Oh, big right sends.
00:50:57Man, sorry, trying to get a sneak attack in.
00:50:59I don't condone that, Caprice.
00:51:00What?
00:51:01Whoa.
00:51:01Wow, did you see that?
00:51:03Mason Madden slid Johnny TV under the legs of Scorpio Sky.
00:51:09I've never seen that before.
00:51:10Boy, that was great cohesion.
00:51:13And a great use of the referee's attention being diverted.
00:51:16Look at that.
00:51:17High low.
00:51:18Cover here.
00:51:19Two.
00:51:21And just the amazing, the long legs.
00:51:26Oh, my goodness.
00:51:27Strength right there.
00:51:29It's a matter.
00:51:29You don't realize how strong he is until he displays it.
00:51:32But he's strong.
00:51:33He's fluid.
00:51:35Cover.
00:51:36Two.
00:51:36Don't let the character fool you, man.
00:51:40That's a monster in the ring.
00:51:42Certainly is.
00:51:44Tag made.
00:51:46I'll tell you what.
00:51:46It's Caprice are coming around a little bit.
00:51:49Not just pretty faces MXM.
00:51:51They are incredible athletes.
00:51:54Well, I've never denied the ability of MXM.
00:51:57Oh, come on.
00:51:58It's just what they do.
00:51:59It's just this stuff right here.
00:52:00And Taya getting her money's worth.
00:52:07Mason Madden Giant TV now, man.
00:52:09Sorge is trying the mandible open of Scorpio Sky.
00:52:16Oh.
00:52:19And that lower back historically has given Sky some issues as a high flyer.
00:52:24And Sorge is just such a great wrestler.
00:52:26He can do so many things, man.
00:52:28He's just, he's gifted.
00:52:30I see him in singles competition and tag competition.
00:52:33And I don't believe he gets the accolades he deserves, man.
00:52:37He's a great wrestler.
00:52:38Oh, 6-7.
00:52:41Oh, wait a minute.
00:52:42The Salisbury Falcon soccer team likes that.
00:52:44But Sky does not.
00:52:46Planting Mansoor.
00:52:48Power bomb out of nowhere.
00:52:50Going to buy.
00:52:51Scorpio Sky some time.
00:52:53Needs to make a tag.
00:52:54Rows in.
00:52:55Tags in.
00:52:56Dante Martin who's in.
00:53:00With a forearm there.
00:53:02High clothesline.
00:53:03Big crowd kick.
00:53:05When it comes time.
00:53:06Oh.
00:53:06Oh.
00:53:08Dante, gentleman up and over.
00:53:10Adhering to the rules here.
00:53:12Through the ropes.
00:53:14So aloof if it's Dante.
00:53:17Look at this.
00:53:18The speed.
00:53:19The spring.
00:53:20The cover.
00:53:21Two.
00:53:22Oh.
00:53:25Oh, I think I can speak for parents everywhere.
00:53:28Maybe 86 to 6-7.
00:53:31I'm trying to tell you.
00:53:32I hear so much in my house.
00:53:33I'm done with.
00:53:34Oh.
00:53:35Out to the outside.
00:53:38Taya caught sit down.
00:53:40And look at this.
00:53:43It's Taya getting unloaded apart by Layla.
00:53:48This is a fight everybody wants to see.
00:53:51Include the team today inside the ring.
00:53:53And now everybody's going at it.
00:53:57Fist of Cups all around.
00:53:58Somebody's got to win this match, Rickobani.
00:54:03Scorpio Sky.
00:54:04Nice kick to the stomach.
00:54:05As Mason down.
00:54:06It takes a lot to do that.
00:54:08Not off his feet, though.
00:54:09Mason still standing up.
00:54:11Scorpio Sky lifts him up.
00:54:13Oh.
00:54:14A power looking for that TKO.
00:54:16Instead, it's Mason Madden with ease.
00:54:19220 pounds of Scorpio Sky.
00:54:21He's head down.
00:54:23Lateral press.
00:54:24Two.
00:54:25Two.
00:54:26Oh, my goodness.
00:54:27Sky sneaks the shoulder out.
00:54:30Top flight with a double drop kick.
00:54:31It's Dante.
00:54:33Oh, my goodness.
00:54:35The way.
00:54:37Hung on for the Hurricane Rana.
00:54:40Johnny TV.
00:54:41Darius Martin.
00:54:42TV up and over.
00:54:43Rolling through that parkour capoeira combo.
00:54:46From Johnny TV.
00:54:48Spits Darius inside out.
00:54:52But it's Sky with a lowdown.
00:54:55It's the Sky High answer immediately with the kick instead.
00:55:04Dante now around.
00:55:06The choke.
00:55:08Oh, what a speed.
00:55:10Amazing.
00:55:11Oh, no.
00:55:12Oh, no.
00:55:14No one home.
00:55:15Miss fired there.
00:55:17Oh, fuck it.
00:55:17All the way up.
00:55:22Dante.
00:55:23Tags Darius.
00:55:25Sky Flight with an opportunity here to cross the finish line.
00:55:30And Tom Flight.
00:55:32Plants Mansoor shoots the half cover.
00:55:35Two.
00:55:36Got him.
00:55:37That's a big win.
00:55:39The winners of this match.
00:55:41Sky Flight.
00:55:42Two weeks in a row.
00:55:48Victories for Sky Flight.
00:55:52Wait a minute.
00:55:53Hold on.
00:55:54That's Carly Bravo.
00:55:55Bravo's in.
00:55:56Bye still.
00:55:57Dean's in.
00:55:58That's a go-go.
00:55:59A go-go.
00:56:00Oh, Taylor.
00:56:00Who ended Christopher Daniels ROH career many years ago.
00:56:05Oh, and that tie of Valkyrie with Layla Gray.
00:56:11And it looks like MXM TV is aiding and abetting.
00:56:15Oh.
00:56:17Or at least Kid donning this beatdown by STP on Sky Flight.
00:56:25Oh.
00:56:25Oh.
00:56:28This is why you buy a ticket.
00:56:31Is this why you buy a front row seat?
00:56:33No, and Caprice, we've admired STP.
00:56:40We have celebrated their successes and their growth.
00:56:48And I can't imagine the Pure Champion.
00:56:51I don't know what.
00:56:53I wonder what the Pure Champion's even thinking right now after that.
00:56:56This next match is a Ring of Honor Pure Wrestling Championship proving ground match.
00:57:04It's up for one fall with a 10-minute time limit.
00:57:08Introducing first, let's go to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
00:57:11Weighed 199 pounds.
00:57:13He's representing Shane Taylor Promotions.
00:57:15And he's the Ring of Honor, Pure Wrestling Champion, Tiger Style, Lee Moriarty.
00:57:25Caprice, Lee's not looking completely on board with what just happened here.
00:57:29But when you see STP, man, everybody has different personalities.
00:57:33And that's what Shane Taylor tries to promote.
00:57:36And you're right, man.
00:57:38Lee Moriarty stands on his own in a lot of this stuff.
00:57:40But he's going to have to in the Pure Division.
00:57:44Well, he has his, especially against this man.
00:57:49It's a party.
00:57:50Let's go.
00:57:51Let's go.
00:57:51Los Angeles, California.
00:57:53Weighed 280 pounds.
00:57:56Wheelway.
00:57:58Back.
00:58:00Wow.
00:58:02I've known some chocolatiers in my life, Caprice.
00:58:04An homage to perhaps the greatest chocolate maker of all time.
00:58:10Fictional or real.
00:58:14A little nonsense now and then.
00:58:15It's relished by Wise Me.
00:58:17Yeah.
00:58:19Will he find his golden ticket here tonight in the Proving Ground?
00:58:23He's wearing it, Riccoboni.
00:58:25If Willie Mack can last 10 minutes like Commander did last week or secure a victory, Willie Mack will earn a future title shot at the Pure Champion.
00:58:37Lee Moriarty, one of his greatest strengths is his endurance, is his stamina, is his ability to go deep into these Pure Wrestling matches, Caprice.
00:58:47Unfortunately for him, the way you can earn a shot at the Pure title is by lasting 10 minutes.
00:58:53And Lee, he doesn't mind if the match goes 15, 20 minutes.
00:58:56But unfortunately, that puts him in a predicament in these time limit matches.
00:59:01Whoa.
00:59:04Popped him.
00:59:05Big shit.
00:59:06I think Willie Mack's supposed to put him back on.
00:59:07He said, I don't even know what I did.
00:59:08I just took my pants off.
00:59:11We've all been there.
00:59:12But I think, uh.
00:59:15What do you mean we've all been there, Riccoboni?
00:59:17Code of Honor it here, too.
00:59:19Well, we get so pumped up this close to final battle, Caprice.
00:59:22We do things without even thinking about him.
00:59:24We do things without even putting full thought into it.
00:59:26Because final battle is three weeks from tomorrow, Columbus, Ohio.
00:59:32And I gotta wonder, what if Willie Mack earns a shot here tonight?
00:59:35Like, what?
00:59:36Commander?
00:59:37It's like Moriarty could be digging a hole here, man.
00:59:40All these people.
00:59:41Because we've seen that the proving grounds are not safe.
00:59:43People are lasting the time limit.
00:59:45People are winning in these proving ground matches, getting opportunities at belts.
00:59:51Well, and it's unlike Athena, whose record in the proving ground will almost assuredly never be matched.
00:59:58It's, it's, in the pure rules, you have athletes who are conditioned to go deep into matches, maybe more so than the Smash Mouth style of Athena.
01:00:07So, it amazes me, almost the courage of Moriarty, who's the longest reigning pure champion, of going into these matches, almost offering up title shots.
01:00:17In a match that's not conducive to him.
01:00:21Nice step in it.
01:00:23One.
01:00:25That's who Moriarty is.
01:00:27I mean, sometimes you may not agree with him, but Moriarty has been a great pure champion.
01:00:31We've seen him wrestle so many styles within the pure division.
01:00:35That is rope break number one used by Willie Mack.
01:00:38The way he uses the ropes, the way he uses the ring, the way he calculates his opponent.
01:00:43He's playing chess in there.
01:00:45This is Moriarty's title.
01:00:47This is Moriarty's land.
01:00:48Well, let's, let's review the rules really quickly.
01:00:53We know every week that we have brand new viewers to Ring of Honor.
01:00:56That was a rope break there.
01:00:58Each wrestler gets three rope breaks.
01:00:59If you exhaust your rope break, you can be pinned or submitted on beneath, between the ropes.
01:01:03Oh!
01:01:0420 count on the outside.
01:01:06Cover.
01:01:07In the Proving Ground matches in pure rules.
01:01:1010 minute time limit.
01:01:12Well, that goes to the challenger, and that earns the challenger a future shot at the Ring of Honor Pure Championship.
01:01:19Last week, Commander earned himself a shot.
01:01:20Oh!
01:01:21Goodness!
01:01:23A victory will do the same, though, Capri.
01:01:25So, Willie Mack's not necessarily wrestling to run out the clock.
01:01:28That's one way to get a shot.
01:01:30Wow!
01:01:30Nice dive over arm drag there.
01:01:32Almost jumping over Willie Mack and taking him from behind.
01:01:37That kick to the solar plexus.
01:01:39Well, Willie Mack with the extension of Lucha experience.
01:01:43As you see here, look at that!
01:01:45That twisting inside wrist lock.
01:01:47Yep.
01:01:48Exactly what I was about to say, Rick Bonner.
01:01:51And again!
01:01:52Look at that!
01:01:55And it is Willie Mack on fire here.
01:01:59Interesting position, Caprice.
01:02:01You've been in Proving Ground.
01:02:02Oh!
01:02:03Off the ladder!
01:02:05The Shining Wizard normally would hit the Muda pose instead.
01:02:09Too, very smartly, ignores the pose and goes for the cover.
01:02:12Willie Mack's trying to win, man.
01:02:14Can you imagine Willie Mack as the pure champion?
01:02:17The pure chocolate.
01:02:18I love it!
01:02:19I love it, too, as Willie Mack sizing up Moriarty on the outside.
01:02:24Not content to maybe try to take the count out instead!
01:02:28It's moving.
01:02:29It's moving.
01:02:29Uh-oh.
01:02:31Oh!
01:02:33Well, yeah.
01:02:36Remember that song by Bobby Brown?
01:02:38Everybody's...
01:02:39Oh, goodness!
01:02:44Some things I just can't explain, man.
01:02:46Well, let fans look up that song.
01:02:48That's...
01:02:52Does that fire him?
01:02:53That's got to fire him up.
01:02:54That's got to get the adrenaline going.
01:02:56It's Willie Mack!
01:02:56Oh!
01:02:57Oh!
01:02:58Wait a minute!
01:02:59And that...
01:03:00That thrust was blocked, and then Moriarty popping that left arm.
01:03:08Now in the ropes.
01:03:09How many times have you seen a thrust block, man?
01:03:13This is little things that Moriarty does and makes him stand out as a wrestler.
01:03:17Holding on to that arm.
01:03:19Almost bulldogging the arm in a straight-on position.
01:03:22Yeah, cover.
01:03:23Two.
01:03:24Holding on to that wrist control.
01:03:26Got a target now.
01:03:27That's the target.
01:03:28Oh!
01:03:31Caprice, I can't say I've ever seen anybody...
01:03:34That's just gonna jam him.
01:03:36Two.
01:03:37Yep.
01:03:38Oh!
01:03:39And if you've ever gone up for a rebound playing basketball, even in your yard, you know what
01:03:44that feels like.
01:03:45Yeah.
01:03:45When you jam your fingers as the border city stretch-locked in here.
01:03:50But that's jamming him once, Rick Abani.
01:03:52And sometimes you jam one finger.
01:03:54Moriarty just jammed all of Willie Mack's fingers.
01:03:57Repeatedly.
01:03:59Oh, and now Willie Mack to the second rope break here.
01:04:02That is rope break number two used by Willie Mack.
01:04:05As we approach just about the halfway mark
01:04:08on the ten-minute time limit, Caprice.
01:04:12Willie Mack...
01:04:13You know, last week, I gotta be honest, I didn't see Commander go in the distance.
01:04:17Willie Mack's gotta find something here.
01:04:19Five minutes, he elapsed time.
01:04:21Five minutes remaining.
01:04:21I think we've seen Moriarty's had a lot of trouble with the luchadores with Cavani.
01:04:26It seems like he's having a lot of trouble with Willie Mack as well.
01:04:31Well, Willie Mack's got his own style, his own way of moving.
01:04:34Oh, my goodness!
01:04:38And his own power delivering through the jaw of the pure champion, Lee Moriarty.
01:04:45Willie Mack fell down because of the speed and velocity.
01:04:48It was made through his shoulder out there, that arm, the impact, everything, the work that
01:04:52Moriarty has been done doing.
01:04:55Willie Mack doing what he normally does and didn't realize the impact it was gonna have on himself.
01:05:00That's an excellent call, Caprice.
01:05:02You see that shoulder just dangling.
01:05:05And it's the risk you take.
01:05:08Give up the damaged body part to try and swing the tie.
01:05:11Is it worth it?
01:05:14It's kind of a desperation call right there.
01:05:17You see Moriarty attacking on the left side.
01:05:19All the punches going on the side of the arm that he's worked on because he knows Willie Mack can't block it.
01:05:24Oh!
01:05:26An amazing forearm there.
01:05:30And Willie Mack had to take the padding off.
01:05:34Try and get some blood flow going from that shoulder to his fingertips.
01:05:39Uh-oh!
01:05:40It's on site now, Caprice!
01:05:42Oh!
01:05:43Goodness!
01:05:45Cannonball in the corner!
01:05:47Plants the pure champion!
01:05:49The miggity-miggity-miggity-miggity-miggity-miggity-miggity-miggity-miggity-miggity-miggity-miggity-miggity-miggity-miggity-miggity.
01:05:51Daddy, he's about to make it happen, Riccoboni!
01:05:54Well, Willie Mack just jumped, jumped, and now the swing-out slam!
01:05:59Only one arm, though!
01:06:01That arm is taking a lot of time.
01:06:04I think he's trying to pop that...
01:06:05Joe to...
01:06:06His socket, I heard it, that ever matches, yep, he just popped it back in.
01:06:09Exactly what he did.
01:06:10That ball-and-socket joint.
01:06:13We've seen with the world champion, Bandido, how quickly that can come out of play.
01:06:17He says, uh-oh!
01:06:18Wait a minute.
01:06:22Uh-oh!
01:06:24Your group indeed!
01:06:25The moonsault!
01:06:26Oh, no!
01:06:27Things that we've seen Willie Mack do for the size of his body shows you how unique of an athlete Willie Mack is.
01:06:39Well, think about where Willie came from.
01:06:42The fights he had as a child growing up.
01:06:46Just five lost the one arm!
01:06:49All of the adversity Willie Mack has gone through.
01:06:52Wouldn't it be amazing?
01:06:54Wouldn't it be incredible to see Willie Mack as a champion here at Ring of Honor?
01:06:58Oh, MVP, Rick Abani!
01:07:01Uh-oh!
01:07:03Oh, I mean, taking a little bit more time than he normally does because he can't quite plant himself to get his balance with that arm.
01:07:10Absolutely right!
01:07:12Moriarty's waiting.
01:07:13That's a staggered step.
01:07:14His steps are off!
01:07:15And Moriarty...
01:07:16Oh, caught the arm!
01:07:18Caught the arm!
01:07:19Border City!
01:07:21Border City!
01:07:22And Willie Mack!
01:07:25Oh, Willie Mack!
01:07:26And look at...
01:07:27It's Moriarty who sees that Mack is close to the ropes, rolling out!
01:07:31Rolling through!
01:07:32Still close!
01:07:34And I don't know if Willie Mack knows where he is right now.
01:07:36He's tapping!
01:07:37He's tapping!
01:07:38And that's it!
01:07:39That's it!
01:07:43The winner of this match, by submission, the Ring of Honor, pure wrestling champion, Tiger Style!
01:07:50Lee!
01:07:52Moriarty!
01:07:52Moriarty!
01:07:54Well, Moriarty bouncing back in the proving ground caprice, but it was a battle.
01:08:00Definitely a battle.
01:08:02Great win there by Moriarty.
01:08:03Impressive win.
01:08:04Impressive win.
01:08:05Also impressive by Willie Mack in the pure division.
01:08:08I'm convinced that Willie Mack can do anything, but he may need to get that shoulder checked out, Rick Abani.
01:08:13He absolutely should.
01:08:15Got to have Doc Sampson look at that as soon as Willie gets to the back.
01:08:19The Ring of Honor pure champion, Lee Moriarty.
01:08:21The longest continuous reign as ROH pure champion sits on top of the mountain with STP, the ROH.
01:08:31But this is the man who went the distance last week.
01:08:40This is the man who's earned a future pure title shot.
01:08:43And could this man be the athlete that dethrones the longest reigning pure champion?
01:08:51Whoa.
01:08:55And Commander has made the mask seen his presence felt.
01:09:01And are we looking at the next ROH pure champion caprice?
01:09:06Good beat.
01:09:06Good beat.
01:09:07Well, thank you so much for joining us this week on ROH.
01:09:13We're Bobby, Caprice, Hoppy, and Rick Abani.
01:09:15Happy wrestling, everybody.
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