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00:00:00Welcome, everyone, to Ring of Honor Wrestling, Ian Rickabani, Caprice Coleman, just one day away from Final Battle.
00:00:18Tonight, we will find out who will reach the titles of the ROH Women's Spirit Title Tournament.
00:00:22The longest reigning world champion in Ring of Honor history, the Fallen Goddess, Athena, will defend the Ring of Honor Women's Championship against Persephone.
00:00:34And on the men's side, the ROH World Title is up for grabs, as Benzino, the most wanted, defends against five of the most talented stars in ROH.
00:00:46What a way to kick things off!
00:00:48But it's been 24 hours away from Final Battle. We take it to Justin Roberts.
00:00:55This contest is set for one fall with a 20-minute time limit, being accompanied by Sammy D'Avora, the Beast Mortals!
00:01:06Well, two of the men that will compete for the ROH World Championship tomorrow night in Final Battle.
00:01:12For the first time ever, the World Title is up for grabs in the survival of the fittest single elimination.
00:01:20LFI coming in with a numbers advantage.
00:01:21Caprice is that man, Beast Mortals, Sammy D'Avora, both involved!
00:01:27Absolutely, the numbers advantage, but they will not be fresh!
00:01:30Caprice and his opponent, being accompanied by the hype man, Alex Everett, and his commander!
00:01:42LFI with that opportunity to keep the World Tag Team titles in their orbit when they take on Adam Priest.
00:01:51And Tommy Billington could be double champions, but Caprice, this man, commander, could win the World Title tomorrow night in the survival of the fittest bout.
00:02:02And they go on to Boxing Day Brawl and capture the pure title, becoming a double champion in his own right!
00:02:06There you go!
00:02:07That will happen fast!
00:02:09And it's possible for someone like Alex Everett, just in your corner.
00:02:12And I cannot wait.
00:02:16Fans, throughout the night, we will keep you updated.
00:02:19Remind you of all of the great bouts that are headed your way tomorrow night.
00:02:23If your Honor Club subscription is active, and I would bet it is if you're watching this.
00:02:28Join us tomorrow night live from Columbus.
00:02:31Ooh, Code of Honor waved off there.
00:02:33Tell you what, man.
00:02:34This is wild.
00:02:36That's nasty.
00:02:38That's snot, and that's monster snot.
00:02:43Oh!
00:02:45I'll wave off the Code of Honor, too.
00:02:50And some Matador techniques here.
00:02:53Morto's charged, too.
00:02:56Tell you what, man.
00:02:57Whoever wins this match gets us some momentum going in the final battle.
00:03:02Certainly does.
00:03:03And Beast Morto's, who seems to get revved up, who seems to get energized by competing.
00:03:08You know, sometimes we might say that taking a match this close to a title match could be a mistake.
00:03:13But for Morto's, I think it energizes him.
00:03:16I think you're right.
00:03:17It could build a ton of momentum as we head in to both championship bouts tomorrow night.
00:03:21For Beast Morto's.
00:03:22It wasn't so impressive, man.
00:03:24So much damage in a short amount of time.
00:03:27Definitely a great thing for Morto's.
00:03:29May not be so great for Commander.
00:03:31It's taking a lot of damage.
00:03:33Well, Beast Morto's been virtually undefeated in single competition at ROH.
00:03:37Another man who has been undefeated in singles action for the entirety of 2025 is Blake Christian.
00:03:44He will be in the survival of the fittest tomorrow night with the world title on the line.
00:03:48Right now, Caprice, though, interesting strategy.
00:03:50Watching tonight from Columbus, wanting to get acclimated ahead of final battle.
00:03:55Actually, that's not a bad idea, man.
00:03:57A lot of athletes do that in the Olympics.
00:03:59Get used to the air in the end.
00:04:00So their body gets acclimated with the breathing.
00:04:03And now, I don't know how much difference it would make in the rest of the ring.
00:04:06But if Blake Christian likes it, I love it.
00:04:08And Commander around.
00:04:12Beautiful flying head scissor there.
00:04:14Would be remiss, Caprice, if we didn't mention.
00:04:16And in the most recent survival of the fittest, Commander won the world television title.
00:04:20Won it last year at final battle.
00:04:23And that match was the second time the ROH world television title decided in the survival of the fittest.
00:04:28You're right.
00:04:31Blake Christian was in that match as well.
00:04:34Could be a great repeat for Commander, though.
00:04:36Whoa!
00:04:37And that bout went 37 minutes.
00:04:40It was exciting.
00:04:41The champion at the time, Brian Cage, eliminated early.
00:04:44Which meant we spent the last 20-plus minutes knowing we would see a new champion.
00:04:50I'm sure Bandito does not want that to repeat tomorrow night.
00:04:53I'll tell you what, man.
00:04:54Bandito comes out on top tomorrow night.
00:04:56I don't know who's going to beat this champion.
00:04:58He's definitely most wanted now.
00:05:01But he's taking all the people that's aimed at him and shut him down.
00:05:04Caught his commander on the shoulders of Beast Mortos.
00:05:10And Mortos looking to plant.
00:05:12The former team reject us.
00:05:13Hangs on.
00:05:14Commander back to his feet.
00:05:16Whoa!
00:05:19Wow.
00:05:19Knee to the back of the neck.
00:05:21Sending Commander right back off.
00:05:22Beast Mortos just doesn't do one move, man.
00:05:27He has cohesive moves.
00:05:29One just sets the other up.
00:05:31So strategic.
00:05:33And that's speaking of strategy.
00:05:35Tomorrow night, Caprice.
00:05:36LFI the distinctive advantage.
00:05:38Even though.
00:05:39Oh, wait a minute.
00:05:39Go for the mask.
00:05:40We have no rules at ROH pertaining to the mask.
00:05:43Find suspension.
00:05:44Sweet.
00:05:44It is unclear in the rule book.
00:05:47Tell you what.
00:05:47You get that mask loose enough, though.
00:05:49It doesn't have to come off.
00:05:50It'd be distracting yourself in the way lucidors are.
00:05:53They don't want to reveal their identity.
00:05:56So all it does is blind them.
00:05:58Oh!
00:06:00Becomes a distraction on their body.
00:06:02You see Abrahante is trying to cheer on Commander tomorrow.
00:06:09I'm interested to see how LFI is going to handle having two members of La Facione Governable
00:06:16in that survival of the fittest.
00:06:18Two out of the six, 33% chance to go home with the world title.
00:06:22They promised one of them will.
00:06:23Stand with that mask, man.
00:06:26You know, the worst thing about that is you try to do that mask together.
00:06:29You got both of your hands in the back of your head.
00:06:31You're supposed to be in your face.
00:06:35And, of course, Sammy used to be a member.
00:06:37Oh!
00:06:37Oh, goodness.
00:06:38Of the Don Callis family.
00:06:40You'll see Etchocero.
00:06:40Two!
00:06:42Etchocero, who came within the blink of an eye in Philadelphia,
00:06:46becoming the ROH World Champion.
00:06:48A blink of an eye at Arena Mexico.
00:06:50Popping out the shoulder.
00:06:51Dislocating the shoulder of Bandito.
00:06:54What a dangerous element Etchocero had tomorrow night with the world title on the line.
00:06:57Tell you what, man.
00:06:58Everybody that's in that match is still going to ask you a Bandito.
00:07:01A hard time!
00:07:02Oh, my goodness.
00:07:03I thought that was a pin right there.
00:07:04I can see anybody coming out on top as world champion because it's a great opportunity.
00:07:09All you have to do is to five.
00:07:12That's Commander.
00:07:14Not only surviving, but thriving here.
00:07:17La Casita.
00:07:17Two.
00:07:18Oh.
00:07:19Two count there.
00:07:21And it's Commander back to his feet.
00:07:24A little bit of a hobble here.
00:07:25Everybody.
00:07:26All right.
00:07:26Can Rano.
00:07:27One.
00:07:28Two.
00:07:29Two count only.
00:07:31Commander's getting to his feet way before Mortos is.
00:07:36That's rare to see, man.
00:07:38Mortos is strong and agile as well.
00:07:41Commander has that speed advantage.
00:07:45Mortos has the power advantage, but the speed is winning right now.
00:07:48Poke to the eyes.
00:07:49And the balance.
00:07:51Don't stand balance.
00:07:53Brought it right back.
00:07:56Whoa!
00:07:58Sprink with Hercurana.
00:08:00Commander.
00:08:01The poise.
00:08:03Keeping his feet, keeping his heart and mind, his breathing in check.
00:08:06Off the ropes, Commander diving through.
00:08:10Commander can really think on and off his feet.
00:08:12That's amazing.
00:08:13Impressive display for Commander.
00:08:23You know, Caprice, when you've had title shots in the past,
00:08:27when you've competed for the R&H World Tag Titles, the TV title,
00:08:30and you had a match kind of in between that title match,
00:08:32do you ever hold anything back?
00:08:33Is there any reason why you might not push through to the finish line here?
00:08:38You can't hold it back because those are the matches you can get upset in,
00:08:42and if you hold it back, you get upset, you mess your momentum up
00:08:45going into a championship match.
00:08:47You have to always give 110%, Riccoboni.
00:08:50That's a great point.
00:08:52As Commander looking for La Cilalito Lindo.
00:08:56The rope block going home.
00:09:01Wake Commander is able to recover from these things, though, Riccoboni.
00:09:05Oh, he's...
00:09:06What?
00:09:07Can't recover from that.
00:09:08Oh, the air.
00:09:10Driven out through the esophagus.
00:09:13Beast Mortos.
00:09:15The cover here.
00:09:16One, two.
00:09:18Ah, that elbow in the jaw, in the face area, man.
00:09:22Makes it hard for you to kick out, and you have to accept the pain
00:09:25while you're kicking out, all in your face, man.
00:09:28Elbow into the jaw, to the front of your teeth.
00:09:31It's a strategic movement that Mortos is doing.
00:09:34Throwing your body and knowing where your body's going to land as well.
00:09:37There's so much that Mortos does.
00:09:39He's an intelligent fighter.
00:09:41Certainly is.
00:09:44And you talk about intelligence, strategy.
00:09:47What's the strategy tomorrow?
00:09:48We know LFI will work together.
00:09:50How does someone like Commander go into the bow, Caprice?
00:09:53It depends on his strike.
00:09:54What's this here?
00:09:55Oh, two.
00:09:56Mortos laying on his head.
00:09:58Some people will try to eliminate themselves by staying away.
00:10:01Kind of show up.
00:10:03Oh!
00:10:04This is twice.
00:10:05Mortos is laying on his head.
00:10:07Cover.
00:10:08Two.
00:10:09Running crucifix gets two.
00:10:11Some people try to stay out of harm's way as much as possible.
00:10:13Kind of show up.
00:10:15Fall like a butterfly.
00:10:15Sting like a bee.
00:10:16Pop up.
00:10:17Take advantage of opportunities.
00:10:19And some people try to mask it out.
00:10:21Marathon style.
00:10:22It appeals on the wrestler.
00:10:24Commander is a marathon-style athlete.
00:10:28However, recovering from damage may not be in his favor.
00:10:35Mortos would be one that would capitalize on a mistake.
00:10:38He'd take somebody's move away from him and capitalize on it.
00:10:42Everybody has different strategies, Rick Abani.
00:10:45Well, and that's a great point.
00:10:46As Blake Christian used the float like a butterfly,
00:10:49singing like a bee strategy last year.
00:10:50Commander tried to go to the gauntlet.
00:10:52He did.
00:10:53It is Mortos now.
00:10:55Second rope on the inside.
00:10:56Up and over.
00:10:58Landing on his feet from that high up.
00:11:01Taking the feet out from under Mortos.
00:11:03I'll tell you who the best strategist is.
00:11:05It's the one that's able to adjust on the fly.
00:11:08And Commander goes for it one too many times.
00:11:11That Hurricanrana blocked.
00:11:13It's Mortos.
00:11:14He's on the knee.
00:11:15Too close.
00:11:16Yeah.
00:11:16Wow.
00:11:18Lariat.
00:11:19That might be it.
00:11:20Shoots through one.
00:11:21Two.
00:11:22Wow.
00:11:23I'm going to blame that on the cover, Rick Abani.
00:11:25I'm going to blame that on the cover.
00:11:28One hand up.
00:11:28That hand up should have been laid across the chest or something.
00:11:32Well, think about it.
00:11:33You've called it, Caprice.
00:11:34You've explained the momentum, the mindset you get in by winning a match like this ahead
00:11:40of a championship bout.
00:11:41Both men giving it their all.
00:11:43And if this is what we're seeing tonight, imagine what we'll see tomorrow.
00:11:46Oh, the poison rod.
00:11:47Oh, the poison rod.
00:11:49Poison.
00:11:50Mortos planted.
00:11:53We know this is a precursor to Rick Abani.
00:11:56Oh, yeah.
00:11:57Oh, yeah.
00:11:57Oh, yeah.
00:11:57Oh, yeah.
00:11:57Oh, yeah.
00:11:57Oh, yeah.
00:11:57Oh, yeah.
00:11:58Commander.
00:11:58The balance.
00:12:00The poise.
00:12:01Oh, no.
00:12:02Oh, no.
00:12:03It's the Spanish God.
00:12:04The Spanish God.
00:12:06Oh, that Chris Adams-style superkick.
00:12:09That's another strategy, Rick Abani.
00:12:12Sammy Guevara beats Mortos to tag the whole way through.
00:12:17The mask tore from the scalp of the former champion, but here comes the man that stands
00:12:29up for the fallen, for the weak, the weary.
00:12:32It's the ROH World Champion, Bandito.
00:12:37No.
00:12:39Bandito will defend his title against five of the top athletes in Ring of Honor tomorrow
00:12:45night.
00:12:45But tonight, standing up for what's good, for what's right, for justice, and unlike
00:12:56LFI, helping out, oh, man, he will stand.
00:12:59Senores.
00:13:00Oh, oh.
00:13:01Hey, senores.
00:13:01Who invited him?
00:13:05I know what that's the voice is for.
00:13:07In the immortal words of Mil Mascaris, Donde esta mi pantalones blanco?
00:13:15From the great country of Mexico, y la familia de Don Callas, arriba la familia, arriba,
00:13:26Anticero.
00:13:27Oh, come on, can we cut his mic?
00:13:37Mil Mascaris never had white pants, come on, they always roll titles on the line tomorrow
00:13:41night.
00:13:42And Etcicero, he might be the most intelligent man out of them.
00:13:46Oh, look at that, a sneak attack on the world champion.
00:13:49The alchemist, that championship mask, that brand new mask that we have yet to see in Ring of
00:14:00Honor.
00:14:01Oh, look at that, around the world, and the world champion.
00:14:06Oh.
00:14:07Tell you what, getting that on the champion, that's the feeling.
00:14:12That's what's called a feeling with the body.
00:14:14He's feeling him out.
00:14:16Oh, no, no, going for the mask, Commander, whose face has been covered.
00:14:23Yeah.
00:14:24He's trying to protect himself and protect his friend at the same time.
00:14:28Uh-oh.
00:14:29Will we see this tomorrow night?
00:14:31Etcicero doesn't like the statement.
00:14:33And you know who may have made the strongest statement?
00:14:37Blake Christian, watching from Columbus.
00:14:40He's the freshest man right now.
00:14:42That's LFI.
00:14:43The Don Callas family, trying to sort it out.
00:14:45The Spanish God, who's challenged for the world title before.
00:14:49Oh, no, even Martos has his hand on Sammy, though.
00:14:55No!
00:14:56LFI can't even get it together manana.
00:15:00Final battle.
00:15:01Put it down.
00:15:02Put it down.
00:15:03Put it down.
00:15:05Did you hear what he said with Gabani's semi-told pieces?
00:15:09You and me, you and I, one-on-one.
00:15:11As if they planned it out.
00:15:13Will we get there?
00:15:16Fans, Blake Christian may be the smartest man in the room, avoiding this scuffle.
00:15:21And let's take a look at the year that Blake Christian has had.
00:15:24One man I know was watching from Columbus, Blake Christian, who has been undefeated in
00:15:332025 in single competition.
00:15:35His eyes have been locked on the most-woned band, Tito.
00:15:38And will this be the sight tomorrow night in Columbus?
00:15:41Will Vanilla Baby leave the Capital City ROH World Champion?
00:15:46And also tomorrow, the ROH Women's World Television title is on the line as Mercedes
00:15:51Money defends against the former champion Red Velvet with Mercedes making their ROH debut
00:15:56here tonight.
00:15:57It was thought the age of honor had passed.
00:16:04And the foot of the road!
00:16:05As the dishonorable prosper.
00:16:08I am forever.
00:16:10Ever.
00:16:11But from the shadows, a vigilante has emerged.
00:16:15He's the hero Oroich deserves and the one it needs right now.
00:16:19And with him, honor will rise.
00:16:24Ring of honor.
00:16:26Final battle.
00:16:28We're less than 24 hours away from Zero Hour tomorrow night.
00:16:34This is a mixed six-person tag team action.
00:16:37All right, Bobby, cease and desist.
00:16:39I'll take it from here.
00:16:41Everybody knows that we are the premier athletes.
00:16:45Tony Nese, Arya Daivari, and our six-seven undefeated rookie,
00:16:53Astori Denali!
00:16:55My kids don't even do that anymore, Caprice.
00:16:57I don't know.
00:16:58Who, folks, I might add, since joining the team,
00:17:01I have not yet been assaulted by our opponents.
00:17:05So thank you very much.
00:17:08Now we have come here today to give all you non-athletic regular people,
00:17:16NARPs as we like to call you,
00:17:19the biggest thrill in your miserable, sad, depressing lives.
00:17:25He's projecting.
00:17:26And that is to take part in our pre-game cheer.
00:17:29So when I say athletes, you say rule.
00:17:34Nothing else!
00:17:36I think it's delivery.
00:17:38Hands in, boys.
00:17:39And girls.
00:17:40You're fighting wrong. You gotta use honey.
00:17:42Yeah, is that right?
00:17:43Oh, athletes!
00:17:46Yeah, see, if he would have used honey, they might have said rule,
00:17:50but he didn't use honey.
00:17:51He used, like, lemons.
00:17:52And so they was like, tuts!
00:17:54Or you could have just said please.
00:17:56Yeah.
00:17:57It's the delivery, man.
00:17:58He brought it wrong.
00:17:59He has steak and lobster on the trash can lid.
00:18:01Nobody's gonna eat that.
00:18:03Tonight, the premier athletes facing Philly Collins, Marino, Tanaglia, and Zoe Lynn.
00:18:10As the coat of honor adhere to, Daivari and Nese have formed a formidable tag team duo on their own.
00:18:16Adding story, Denali has been quite the coup.
00:18:18But I know that Nese and Daivari, who's gonna start things off,
00:18:22they're gonna be watching the, whoa!
00:18:24That's right, pal!
00:18:25They're watching that ROH World tag team title bout tomorrow night.
00:18:28As LFI looks to make it a night for the ages.
00:18:31As Sammy Guevara, Beast Mortos, look to keep the titles within LFI
00:18:38as they take on Tommy Billington, the Dynamite Kid.
00:18:41Whoo!
00:18:42And Adam Priest.
00:18:44Tag, man.
00:18:46Straight to the corner.
00:18:48What Tony Nese and Hardy are doing, trying to handle business,
00:18:52and that frustration they're letting out.
00:18:55Maybe, maybe for not being on the top card of the final battle.
00:18:58Well, story, Denali.
00:18:59Oh, and this is supposed to be man, man, woman, woman.
00:19:03Like tomorrow night, that tag title bout Caprice.
00:19:05This is shades of what I think LFI has the advantage with the damage they could do
00:19:10against Priest, Priest and Billington.
00:19:14LFI has been a well-oiled machine.
00:19:17And Billington and Priest have been great!
00:19:20But Sammy and Beast have known each other so much longer.
00:19:23Tag made.
00:19:24Okay.
00:19:25Move!
00:19:26Move!
00:19:27Move!
00:19:28Move!
00:19:29And Nese going to work here.
00:19:31And Caprice, what do you think Billington and Priest have to do tomorrow night
00:19:34to leave Columbus?
00:19:36I think they have to do whatever they need to do.
00:19:39I believe that's gonna be the upset victory of the night, man.
00:19:42These young guys, Billington and Priest, has shown me everything.
00:19:46A young team that has it all with great toolage, such as Jay Lethal.
00:19:51I think they could do anything.
00:19:52And with Philly Collins being in the ring, anything could be in the air tonight.
00:19:57I'm just saying that Billington and Priest could have another day in paradise if you ask me.
00:20:01Is that right?
00:20:02Philly Collins now.
00:20:04As Nese caught, looking to slap his way.
00:20:08Oh, look at this!
00:20:09And in this six-person tag team bout, it is Philly Collins on the roll against Nese.
00:20:15Of course, tomorrow night, the world's six-man tag team titles on the line.
00:20:18STP defending against Sky Flight.
00:20:20Whoa!
00:20:21Nice!
00:20:22And tomorrow, Philly Collins almost.
00:20:24It's the Gary Tag made.
00:20:26In comes.
00:20:27He was able to do that move against Olaj.
00:20:29That was a nice move.
00:20:30In comes Marino.
00:20:31Oh!
00:20:32Tanaglia!
00:20:33Tanaglia caught, though.
00:20:35Take a look at him now.
00:20:36It's Tavari.
00:20:37Billy Collins.
00:20:38Oh, my goodness.
00:20:40Two hearts better than one.
00:20:41Almost took Collins' head off.
00:20:43Uh-oh.
00:20:44And this is Zoe Lin.
00:20:46That's not how this works.
00:20:47No.
00:20:48It just caught.
00:20:52And sent over to the corner.
00:20:54The imposing, the towering, the monstrous story.
00:20:58Tanaglia!
00:20:59Six-seven.
00:21:02Cover.
00:21:03Two.
00:21:04That's it.
00:21:09The winner to this match, the Premier Athletes.
00:21:14The Premier Athletes continue their winning ways in these six-person bouts.
00:21:21Neeson Daivari certainly will be watching tomorrow night as they celebrate the ROH World Tag Team Titles on the line tomorrow in Columbus.
00:21:34Final Battle coming to you live on Honor Club.
00:21:36LFI looks to keep him in the camp of La Pazione and Gobernables as they take on Tommy Billington and Adam Priest.
00:21:42Dane Taylor Promotions have the six-man tag team titles that have been defended at all costs.
00:21:48But at Final Battle, Scopslight gets the opportunity to be six-man tag champions.
00:21:53What a night it will be.
00:21:56Filled with championship bouts from start to finish.
00:22:00Final Battle tomorrow night on Honor Club.
00:22:02Final one contest is set for one ball approaching the ring for Rosario Grillo.
00:22:08You know, we talked about how big of a week it could be for LFI Caprice.
00:22:13Busy week for this man, Rosario Grillo.
00:22:15Absolutely, man.
00:22:17He's getting some great opportunity, but he's not saying nice things his fans look about.
00:22:21Tell him.
00:22:22I know.
00:22:23Well, I speak Italian.
00:22:24I am Italian.
00:22:25I speak Italian.
00:22:26You don't need to speak Italian to know what that means.
00:22:29And you don't even have to be full bloody.
00:22:30Just letting you know.
00:22:31That's true, too.
00:22:33As Rosario Grillo getting ready for action.
00:22:36As he faces this exciting star.
00:22:40And his opponent, Sidney Akeem.
00:22:45Innovative, high-flying Sidney Akeem in the house tonight.
00:22:51And Caprice, Sidney Akeem.
00:22:55His innovation, his style reminds me of a man that's in Survival of the Fittest tomorrow night.
00:22:59Commander, who enters as a man who won a Survival of the Fittest title match last year at Final Battle.
00:23:08Walked away the brand new ROH World Television Champion.
00:23:11This year, if he does the same, he could leave Columbus the ROH World Champion.
00:23:16And I could say the same thing about Blake Christian, man.
00:23:19The confidence that Sidney Akeem has is the confidence that Blake Christian has been riding all year and has been virtually undefeated in 2025 at Ring of Honor.
00:23:27Well, it's crazy to think about.
00:23:29We name Blake Christian.
00:23:31We name, oh, Commander.
00:23:34You gotta give him some other words, man.
00:23:36Yeah.
00:23:37He's only got two in his vocabulary.
00:23:39Yeah.
00:23:40We keep naming, you know, Commander of someone to watch.
00:23:43Blake Christian, the two men who were in the final of Survival of the Fittest.
00:23:46Right, right.
00:23:47Single elimination bout, who clearly had the experience there.
00:23:50We've mentioned the two members of LFI.
00:23:52Etches Serro has been a threat to Bandido all year.
00:23:55But we really haven't maybe even considered the fact that Bandido has had the year of his career.
00:24:022025 has been the best year of Bandido's career.
00:24:05And it almost feels like sometimes I think we overlook him as the most wanted.
00:24:10Yes, it's five against one on paper.
00:24:12But if anybody's got the heart, if anybody's got the drive, if anybody's got the strength, the stamina, the determination,
00:24:17Bandido is the man that could walk into that match as the world champion and leave it with title in tow.
00:24:22If anybody has proven to me that he is worthy to be world champion, not once but twice, it's Bandido.
00:24:29Bandido has worn that ring of honor world title with his heart.
00:24:33Has defended it at all costs and has worn it proud.
00:24:37Warned why he was AEW Tag Champions.
00:24:40Defending both and sometimes very close together.
00:24:43There has been no champion recently like Bandido.
00:24:47So if anybody can win that match, it's very powerful.
00:24:50Are you kidding me right now?
00:24:52That Bandido can do so.
00:24:54So I'm kind of glad that Akeem's not in this match.
00:24:57We've been talking about Akeem the same way.
00:24:59That's impressive.
00:25:01Well, Grillo and Akeem going out of here.
00:25:03Kick to the midsection.
00:25:04Two of the rising stars in professional wrestling.
00:25:07Just one day away, less than 24 hours now, away from zero hour fans.
00:25:11You can join us if you're watching us on Honor Club.
00:25:14You have a valid subscription tomorrow night.
00:25:16That's all it takes.
00:25:17What?
00:25:18Join us on WatchROH.com.
00:25:20It is the biggest event of the calendar here for ROH.
00:25:22Huge dropkick there.
00:25:24I think Sidney Akeem morphed to us from a video game that hasn't been developed yet.
00:25:29Sidney Akeem, I think he's one of those machine learnings.
00:25:34AI?
00:25:35Is that possible?
00:25:36What is that?
00:25:37What?
00:25:38That GPT said what?
00:25:40That's like a...
00:25:41Oh my goodness.
00:25:42Nothing that a straight shot to the jaw.
00:25:45Yeah, sometimes that's all it takes to reset things, but I'm still impressed.
00:25:50Sidney Akeem on the bottom rope.
00:25:51It's dangerous!
00:25:52I told you!
00:25:53Whoa!
00:25:54What?
00:25:55Look at that!
00:25:56I wish we could see that again.
00:25:58I just...
00:25:59It'd be for myself.
00:26:00It'd be just for me.
00:26:01But I'm saying, that was impressive.
00:26:03Oh, so you can call for Sidney Akeem replays, but I can't call for MXM replays.
00:26:08I see how it is, Capri.
00:26:09Wait, did they do the replay, Riccobot?
00:26:10Well...
00:26:11Did we see a replay?
00:26:12Out of the rope.
00:26:13Sidney Akeem here.
00:26:14One day away from final battle.
00:26:16We have talked...
00:26:17Oh!
00:26:18Look at that!
00:26:19Three women's title bouts.
00:26:21Athena Persephone, the ROH Women's World title.
00:26:24We'll crown the first ever women's pure champion.
00:26:26Oh, look at that!
00:26:31And then the television title.
00:26:33Mercedes Mone, who captured the ROH Women's World Television Championship.
00:26:40An interim stake and then solidified it in AEW rings.
00:26:45Making her debut in ROH against Red Velvet.
00:26:48A rematch.
00:26:49But talk about debuts.
00:26:50History making.
00:26:51Ricochet the first ever to do the reverse.
00:26:53An AEW title being defended in a Ring of Honor ring.
00:26:57Defended in a Ring of Honor ring against a man who I actually feel can win this national championship.
00:27:03And that's Dalton Castle.
00:27:04Dalton Castle was away almost for a year.
00:27:06Came back better than ever.
00:27:08What a...
00:27:09What?
00:27:10Wow!
00:27:11Come on!
00:27:12Some of these moves I don't have names for.
00:27:14Sidney Akeem was raised up in the circus.
00:27:17So he's done Circus Ole.
00:27:19He's very athletic.
00:27:20A great man with a great family.
00:27:22Has been in better shape every time I see him.
00:27:24But the moves that he does are his own innovation out of his own mind.
00:27:29He thinks about it and does it!
00:27:31Whoa!
00:27:32That's how good Sidney Akeem is.
00:27:34Like Super Mario there.
00:27:36And Sidney Akeem looks like he's about to set up.
00:27:41Rosario Grillo maybe looking to end it here Caprice.
00:27:44Absolutely.
00:27:45I don't know if he's going to a Warp Zone or what.
00:27:48Yep!
00:27:49Oh!
00:27:50He's going for that Cutter.
00:27:51That's what he was going for.
00:27:52Didn't happen.
00:27:53Gorillo blocked that.
00:27:55And Gorillo holding on.
00:27:58Whoa!
00:27:59Wow!
00:28:00There's like three Stooges here.
00:28:02Yeah!
00:28:03Shades of Shemp!
00:28:04Look at this!
00:28:05Got Cutter!
00:28:06Oh!
00:28:07That's it Ricky Barney!
00:28:09Got it!
00:28:10Two!
00:28:11That's it!
00:28:12There's the winner, Sidney Akeem!
00:28:17Sidney Akeem!
00:28:19Everybody jockeying for a position heading into final battle tomorrow.
00:28:25Sidney Akeem no different.
00:28:27A statement victory here.
00:28:30What a win.
00:28:35Sidney Akeem flying high as we head toward Columbus.
00:28:38Tension rising, blood boiling, and I've just been informed that after the events earlier tonight,
00:28:44tomorrow night's World Title Bat survival of the fitness match will be anything goes.
00:28:49Also for the first time, an AEW title will be defended at a Ring of Honor event.
00:28:55The AEW national champion, Ricochet, defends against Dalton Castle.
00:29:00The AEW national title, defends tomorrow night!
00:29:08This is a six-man tag team match set for a one-fall!
00:29:12A perch in the ring for a servo forward!
00:29:15Truth Magnum!
00:29:16The Outrunners!
00:29:19Always great to hear the dapper-yapper Justin Roberts here on ROH.
00:29:29Always great to see the Outrunners.
00:29:30We talked about that national title.
00:29:33They're teaming with the man who can make history tomorrow night in Columbus.
00:29:37Walking out of Final Battle, a champion once more!
00:29:40And their tag team partner, Dalton Castle!
00:29:47The fans here, Caprice, they are clapping along with the man who knows about leaving Final Battle as champion.
00:29:59Outrunners!
00:30:00Let's go break some hearts!
00:30:04Coming into the pool of players.
00:30:05They're the castle frappers!
00:30:09Are you ready?
00:30:10The runners are running wild tonight!
00:30:12Whoa! Whoa!
00:30:13We're gonna get out there and we're gonna keep the streak alive!
00:30:18Wow!
00:30:21A focused and determined don't cancel!
00:30:23Let's go back to Justin!
00:30:25And their opponents, the team of Jake Owens, Ashton Adonis, and Josh Crane!
00:30:30And it would be silly for Dalton Castle and the Outrunners to overlook this combination opposite them here tonight.
00:30:45But Dalton Castle's mind has to be on the big one tomorrow night, Caprice, because for the first time ever!
00:30:51An AEW Championship will be decided inside a Ring of Honor ring.
00:31:00We keep stopping when he does that, man. Everything stops.
00:31:02Oh, years!
00:31:04And the prestige!
00:31:06Yeah, yeah!
00:31:08Presentation!
00:31:09Absolutely!
00:31:10From the package of Dalton Castle here tonight on Ring of Honor!
00:31:13You know, we gotta work with his timing, Rick Abani.
00:31:15Well, we got it!
00:31:16We stopped when he waved his arms because he's former Ring of Honor World Champion.
00:31:20And tomorrow night, he could leave Final Battle of Champion again.
00:31:24Absolutely, man.
00:31:25Making history all over.
00:31:26Getting history.
00:31:27The first time AEW title being defended at a Ring of Honor pay-per-view.
00:31:31Oh, and what an event that's gonna be.
00:31:34Of course, the collar elbow tie.
00:31:36You know, when the match was announced on Tuesday on the YouTube special, Caprice,
00:31:40I caught a little bit off guard.
00:31:42You know, I was so excited about the title match.
00:31:44We hadn't even put together the fact that the demand has had Dalton Castle in their crosshairs,
00:31:51especially in a collision.
00:31:52Absolutely.
00:31:53But who better than Dalton Castle?
00:31:56Definitely the man that, when I saw it, I believe he can win the national title.
00:32:01I believe he is the man.
00:32:03He's former world champion, former television champion.
00:32:05Former six-man tag champions.
00:32:07I believe it.
00:32:08Anybody can do it.
00:32:09It will be Dalton Castle.
00:32:11There was someone like Truth Magnum on his side.
00:32:14He's not gonna have to worry about anybody else that may be on Ricochet's side,
00:32:18if you know what I mean.
00:32:19Well, we know as Turbo Floyd is tagged in,
00:32:25Ricochet does not travel alone.
00:32:28Tag made.
00:32:29We're seeing this great six-man tag team battle.
00:32:31I'm excited, Caprice.
00:32:32Tomorrow night, we will see STP as the quick tag made of Dalton Castle
00:32:36defend their titles against Sky Flight.
00:32:38Wow, Dalton Castle there.
00:32:40Six-man tag titles, man.
00:32:42Everybody's looking at it.
00:32:43Everybody wants a shot at them.
00:32:45Even the ones that are in the ring now,
00:32:47Dalton Castle and the Outrunners,
00:32:49who definitely be working their ways up the ranks
00:32:52to be number one contenders for the six-man tag titles.
00:32:55Go.
00:32:56They may be double champions, Riccoboni.
00:32:58Oh, that could be something.
00:33:00We could see double champions tomorrow night, though, Caprice.
00:33:03There you go.
00:33:04As Beast Mortos, teaming with Sammy Guevara,
00:33:06trying to keep those held-up tag titles in the camp.
00:33:09Oh, great tag here in the camp of Alify.
00:33:12Both men will be competing in the first-ever survival of the fittest
00:33:16to decide the world championship.
00:33:18The most-woned Bandito goes against five other stars
00:33:21in a single elimination bout.
00:33:23Now, Beast Mortos and Sammy Guevara,
00:33:25they could be double champions if they get past Billington and Priest.
00:33:29Everybody's thinking they're going to win that match,
00:33:31but like I said, I'm calling for an upset for the world tag team titles.
00:33:35Billington and Priest, new champions.
00:33:37Oh, that's a great call.
00:33:39Tag made.
00:33:40I think Alify has been so cohesive as of late.
00:33:43Been on the same page.
00:33:44It's going to be tough for Billington and Priest,
00:33:46but that could go either way.
00:33:48Speaking of the same page.
00:33:50Yeah.
00:33:51Uh-oh.
00:33:53Yeah, the Outrunners in stereo.
00:33:57Again.
00:34:00Uh-oh.
00:34:01Turbo Floyd pulled on close-line combination.
00:34:07Tag made as the Outrunners are running hot here.
00:34:10Turbo Floyd.
00:34:12Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho.
00:34:14Out of everything he could have done,
00:34:16he didn't have to smack him.
00:34:18That's how you press the Turbo button with the Bonnie.
00:34:21His butt's on the side of his cheek.
00:34:24Wow.
00:34:25Look at that.
00:34:26Woo-hoo.
00:34:28The trapezius, the definition.
00:34:31Just loading.
00:34:32Foreman to function on those punches.
00:34:37Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho.
00:34:39Big Don Castle's ready.
00:34:41We may be looking at the new national champion
00:34:44come tomorrow night.
00:34:46Tag made.
00:34:47In Columbus, Ohio.
00:34:49This man, former ROH World Champion,
00:34:52looks to add another historic feat
00:34:54to his growing resume.
00:34:56It's Dalton Castle.
00:34:58All he has to do is get those hips lower than yours,
00:35:01and you're going forward.
00:35:02Oh-ho-ho-ho.
00:35:04Look at this.
00:35:05Castle, wow.
00:35:07Now, Castle's the first ricochet opponent
00:35:10that hasn't made light of the alopecia situation.
00:35:13Look at that!
00:35:14Just driving all three members.
00:35:19The single-snatch suplex.
00:35:21What that was, Rigobody.
00:35:23Nobody liked Dalton Castle.
00:35:25And up and over!
00:35:29And Dalton Castle now.
00:35:31The outrunners we've seen.
00:35:33This trio, this six-man unit go to work.
00:35:37The big body slam.
00:35:39Yeah!
00:35:40Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho.
00:35:42I'll peel the electricity.
00:35:43Peel the power.
00:35:44Yes!
00:35:45Oh!
00:35:46Come on!
00:35:47It's in the air!
00:35:48Oh, I can't!
00:35:49Oh, I can't!
00:35:50Oh, I can't!
00:35:51Oh, I can't!
00:35:52You can't!
00:35:53You can't!
00:35:54Oh, yeah!
00:35:55You can't!
00:35:56You can't!
00:35:57Wow!
00:35:58Double elbow!
00:36:00That's just the precursor of Rigobody.
00:36:02It certainly is!
00:36:03This is what happens.
00:36:04Bang!
00:36:05Oh!
00:36:07Bang!
00:36:09If this happens tomorrow night, we get a new champion.
00:36:12One!
00:36:13Two!
00:36:14Three!
00:36:15One!
00:36:16One!
00:36:18That our team of the масс�s, goes on!
00:36:19And...
00:36:20Dalton Castle!
00:36:21Gabriel's like a world champion,
00:36:22but I'm fit to be a national champion!
00:36:25Wow!
00:36:28From the Challenger himself, tomorrow night.
00:36:31It will be Dalton Castle,
00:36:32Felix Strip like I did the first time ever!
00:36:34And a...
00:36:36EEW title...
00:36:38Uh-oh...
00:36:39Will be defended.
00:36:40But we might not have to wait until tomorrow.
00:36:44If that music is any indication.
00:36:45and Rick wait a minute whoa the gates of agony this is what I was referred to
00:36:54not traveling alone and oh goodness oh Khan oh my goodness
00:37:05Toa Leona wiping out the outrunners with Khan
00:37:12look at how pleased the national champion Ricochet is
00:37:18and it cleared the way for him with the body
00:37:20it's had to have been a setup trying to wound the challenger less than 24 hours away before we
00:37:28go watch out oh wait and Dalton Dalton's a fighter here Dalton not immune to this
00:37:33but he's outnumbered Rick Abani oh he is it's two on one against the gates who are so dangerous
00:37:38oh the title into the spine come on man
00:37:45if Dalton Castle the history of the broken back those cracked vertebrae
00:37:50and the demand setting Castle up no no no no no no
00:37:57oh Castle wiped out
00:38:04the challenger is wounded heading into final battle
00:38:09less than 24 hours to recover Rick Abani that's horrible
00:38:14well this may be for attending a brawl tomorrow night but of course boxing day brawl on the way
00:38:21Lee Moriarty he will defend the pure championship against commander that bout could become title for title
00:38:28if commander wins the world title tomorrow night
00:38:30tomorrow night two of the greatest wrestlers Rick Abani has ever seen go head to hand in a 30 minute iron man match
00:38:40that's right Lee Moriarty faces Nigel McGinnis
00:38:46from two of the great wrestlers in ROH history to two former pure champions
00:38:52two longtime enemies it still feels
00:38:56this is a tag team bounce set for one fall with a 20 minute time limit
00:39:03making their way to the ring the team of Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Luda
00:39:13still feels a little bit strange Caprice to see these two men that helped define the pure championship
00:39:19rivals throughout their early career bringing that to ring of honor and to AEW on the same side
00:39:24and their opponents Damian and Damon real
00:39:31uh Damian and Damian real real the real for real yeah the real real well might get a reality check
00:39:40here tonight two great athletes are Damian and Damon but you talk about two blue chip focused athletes
00:39:49who've just become not only incredible wrestlers but incredibly vicious yeah tenacious
00:39:57kind of hard to apart too
00:40:03i'm going to start things off here with Wheeler Luda
00:40:09and how about tomorrow night i mean last year we saw the pure champion Lee Moriarty take on Nigel
00:40:16McGinnis both men now one and one against each other and headed to a rubber match tomorrow night 30
00:40:23minute Ironman match not for the pure championship but certainly bragging rights involved bragging rights
00:40:29involved but i think that favors Nigel oh uh because it's not Nigel Nigel is known to do anything
00:40:37Riccoboni yeah Moriarty is a great wrestler man he's a wrestler he's a wrestler's wrestler he's an artist in
00:40:44the ring outside the ring Nigel McGinnis can do any form of wrestling and has a lot of dirt under his
00:40:51fingernails Riccoboni well certainly does series of wrist locks here kick from the midsection
00:40:56it's kind of hard to get used to this bit of body well this is just a this is just a gang attack
00:41:12by Garcia and Yuta and it's still i i know it's been weeks i saw in philadelphia with my own eyes
00:41:17caprice yes it's kind of weird and tag made sometimes time tails because these two have known
00:41:27each other for years Riccoboni well they have they broke into professional wrestling together they
00:41:32wrestle on a lot of the same independent cards and that was only just a few years ago that was really
00:41:382019 2020 when both men were barely 20 years old yeah but sometimes Riccoboni when you're in that stage and
00:41:45you're just breaking into the business you have those moments you're like man one day we could
00:41:48be doing this together they've done it away from each other now they're doing it together it could
00:41:53be a great move we just have to get used to it well shots to the midsection here has Garcia
00:41:59retreating tag made and and you wonder i mean could we see more of this death riders combination much
00:42:07we've seen adam priest and tommy bellington form a formidable tag team unit and they will challenge
00:42:12lfi with the held up roh world tag team titles on the line tomorrow night i love billington and
00:42:17priest man they're like two pure wrestlers to be champions they're getting their first shot at the
00:42:22tag team titles at a pay-per-view it's a big deal yeah of course fans if you are a tag made if you are a
00:42:32active honor club subscriber you can join us live tomorrow night watch roh.com for roh's biggest
00:42:38event of the year final battle caprice we've been together as a duo since 2019 yeah and i i think
00:42:46this might be the biggest one yet yeah it keeps getting bigger and bigger riccoboni
00:42:51yes whoa and tag made and the clothesline yeah he tagged him real fast
00:43:02and that's the clothesline a real man of genius there
00:43:06uh-oh that's using your head riccoboni and charlotte and that's getting your head taken off
00:43:17that's losing your head yeah and oh look at yuda just the intensity that yuda has gained
00:43:25in his time with moxley with claudio with that's intensity right there man keeping that going a lot
00:43:36of velocity and speed and timing you can't block chemistry riccoboni but they have it here
00:43:41here and garcia yuda wow that flying forearm down goes real in oh that sharpshoot that
00:43:53fusek going in oh wow wow
00:44:01the team of we are yuda and daniel garcia the death riders making a quick
00:44:08of the reels here tonight a lot of moving parts too man these guys are immensely fast
00:44:17fans a lot of talk about the pure wrestling the pure title we have
00:44:20some breaking news about the women's beer championship
00:44:27diana
00:44:30i requested this time with you after speaking to tony khan and the doctors
00:44:35and i didn't want to end my tournament this way
00:44:44and unfortunately i'm not medically clear to wrestle
00:44:51you know i wanted to wrestle you same
00:44:56but my neck isn't something i'm willing to gamble with
00:45:00yeah that being said
00:45:03i forfeit
00:45:08and tony khan has granted you a buy in this tournament
00:45:13i do wish you the best of luck thank you thank you and you know this isn't how i would have wanted
00:45:20my tournament to go either this isn't how i plan to get to the finals i've always prided myself on
00:45:25being a fighter and i wanted to fight you for that final spot
00:45:31but it doesn't matter if it's billy or if it's yuka i'm going to fight to become the first ever pure
00:45:38women's champion and when you're cleared and while i'm champion i'll be waiting for you
00:45:44now billy yuka it doesn't matter which one of you win tonight because tomorrow
00:45:54ring of honor is about to become fluent in perazo again
00:45:58wow huge news concerning the women's pure title tournament
00:46:06siana perazo advancing to the final what this battle is for one fall with a 20 minute time limit approaching the ring from boston massachusetts
00:46:15she is the undisputed ring of honor women's world television champion the ceo
00:46:22oh mercedes
00:46:30yes indeed and her opponent lovely miss lurking well a huge bout here tonight for miss larkin however
00:46:44mercedes money goaded out called upon by red velvet saying you haven't wrestled on ring of honor
00:46:51you haven't brought the title here you may have won the championship but we haven't seen that in roh
00:46:57yet and now i think it's a mental advantage i think red velvet is inside the head of the ceo caprice
00:47:03because essentially red velvet forcing mercedes money to compete a night before final battle
00:47:10well maybe monet is showing who she is she's showing that she's championship material no matter which brand it is
00:47:16she's
00:47:19well we know she's championship material caprice she's got 13 that's almost oh oh my goodness
00:47:24ultimo money
00:47:2913 world titles she showed up somewhere we're lucky to have it here
00:47:33huh who do you think you are oh kick to the midsection there
00:47:37a huge boot uh uh-oh caught and it is money
00:47:47i think if larkin didn't too she would have got some more in there but now she's catching boots
00:47:51wow backstabber lung blower into the choke and that's it
00:47:56there's your winner let's see oh mercedes money what an roh debut for mercedes money
00:48:12you see what's going on
00:48:15keep crying baby final battle is your last step i'm the greatest champion of all time
00:48:22to beat you out baby hard to dispute that caprice 13 championship
00:48:27mercedes money coming to final battle tomorrow night live on honor club watch roh.com and the roh app
00:48:35and is this a preview will we see mercedes money standing tall tomorrow night as the undisputed
00:48:47roh world television champion of course there's only one way to find out let's join us tomorrow night
00:48:56what she depends against red velvet as they go one-on-one in columbus
00:49:00it was thought the age of honor had passed as the dishonorable prosper i am forever but from the
00:49:15shadows of vigilante has emerged he's the hero roh deserves and the one it needs right now and with him
00:49:24honor honor will rise ring of honor final battle
00:49:34one of these two athletes will head to columbus tomorrow night and face the out of browser for the
00:49:39pure championship the following contest and the four one ball will be contested under a ring of honor
00:49:45pure wrestling rules victory first from louisville kentucky billy starks well that is the voice of
00:49:55arkady aura and that in front of us is billy starks the youngest competitor ever to main event of final
00:50:01battle no stranger to making history here in ring of honor because caprice starks was a tournament winner
00:50:07the first ever roh women's world television champion looking to repeat that on the pure side
00:50:11and her opponent from south town yuka sakazaki
00:50:21but to do that she will have to defeat yuka sakazaki yuka sakazaki yuka sakazaki yuka sakazaki
00:50:28yuka sakazaki who earned her way to the semi-finals by defeating serena dean
00:50:34and billy starks yuka sakazaki yuka sakazaki a contrast in styles billy starks more of an
00:50:44all-around maybe technical star yuka surprising many throwing her hat into the ring more of a high
00:50:52flyer into this pure title tournament tell you what man that has serena deep in the finals man
00:50:58so yuka sakazaki definitely messed up my bracket but that says a lot about yuka sakazaki
00:51:05the code of honor is off that is a requirement in pure rules bouts on the men and women's side
00:51:11in this bout time limit you see the timer on the bottom of your screen you see the three hash marks
00:51:17each woman gets three rope breaks if competitor exhausts those rope breaks they can be pinned or submitted
00:51:23on between underneath the ropes oh bit of a height advantage here from billy starks each competitor
00:51:28gets one closed fist a second results in a disqualification 20 count on the outside we go
00:51:35to the time limit it goes to our judges collar and elbow tie up here the winner goes on to columbus
00:51:40tomorrow night final battle of course you're joining us here on honor club all honor club members with
00:51:45valid subscription can join us right here live from columbus caprice tomorrow night you know what this is
00:51:51the first time i've ever seen yuka sakazaki show frustration and it was just a little bit with
00:51:57billy starks doing the height thing but it's those little things that billy starks does that she's
00:52:02learned from athena to get inside of wrestlers heads and that's something that to have that at a young age
00:52:11is a big bullet to have in your chamber and she's already ahead of the game with the rope breaks oh look
00:52:16look at this rolling through yuka sakazaki who exhausted her first rope break may be exhausting
00:52:21the equilibrium the fluid inside the inner ear of billy starks
00:52:28and maybe doing it to us wait a minute let's move right here definitely works sakazaki's favor even
00:52:34though it is spinning sakazaki around she's in control when you deliver a move like that you find
00:52:39something to focus on you're focusing on a light you're focusing on one single thing it keeps your
00:52:44balance the wrestler that you're doing it to has nothing to focus on but definitely knocks their
00:52:49equilibrium off beautiful hurricane rana there the stakes can only get higher for the winner
00:52:57either sakazaki or starks will move on to our finals tomorrow night and sakazaki swinging a
00:53:04miss on the clothesline billy starks with a forearm trying to use that momentum to carry her
00:53:10on to the outside to deliver that larry but it was blocked by billy starks that was not blocked at all
00:53:18and perfectly legal yeah
00:53:23sending billy into the ring my goodness was that pure rickabadi well nigel nigel
00:53:29nigel mcginnis who we'll see tomorrow night take on lee moriarty 30-man iron man oh
00:53:34he used to use that that ring post quite often yeah when he was the pure champion look at this it's
00:53:40billy starks gives people advantages in those pure matches is knowing the rules knowing how to bend
00:53:47them in your favor well speaking of bending it's billy starks bending yuka however she wants right now
00:53:56and the hair
00:54:01that was a placement bend right there she's she's putting yuka sakazaki where she wants to put her
00:54:06at whether it's a certain part of the ring or whatever it's a set point that billy starks is
00:54:11doing she wants her in the corner and that's exactly where yuka sakazaki is going to be at
00:54:17well billy starks we talked about being the youngest competitor ever to main event a final
00:54:21battle did so two years in a row wow there can only be one first oh
00:54:31i know that face rickabadi when you land a ddt and you feel all cranium you feel a little bit
00:54:37into the neck it's that i've hurt this person i know they're hurt and billy starks felt that
00:54:41with sakazaki mark my words rickabadi sakazaki's in a lot of trouble right now she's not moving at her
00:54:47own wheel well we talked about the history looking to be made by athena trying to make it three final
00:54:54battles in a row defending the women's world title the fourth as the women's world champion she won
00:55:00that title three years ago versus mercedes martinez billy has been her protege her prized pupil looking
00:55:08to make history of her own oh billy's billy's tied up in the ropes here yeah but that was a smart rope
00:55:18break right there keeping sakazaki from getting any momentum going since she dropped on her head billy
00:55:24starks staying on top of the head right back to it billy starks knows that sakazaki's hurt and she's
00:55:31staying on that finding that focal point using it as a target grabbing at the chin grab at the arm
00:55:37telling you sakazaki's in a lot of trouble rickabadi and using that closed fist mike posey
00:55:42registering it with arkady he did in fact see it so billy's got to be careful a well-placed fist
00:55:48changing the momentum but billy a mistake could lead oh to an unforced error here look at this it's
00:55:55sakazaki firing back up cover here one two whoa and that's the thing rickabadi i don't think it was
00:56:02a mistake by billy starks using that closed fist i believe billy starks really knows
00:56:06these rules and are able to use them at will she's able to use that punch she knows she has it
00:56:12in a barrel and she uses it at the right time and nice holding on cover two oh right on that head and
00:56:21neck you talked about it caprice damaged in that ddt and back to the submission i love stars game plan
00:56:27here she's staying on that head standing at the step oh had no choice
00:56:35yuka sakazaki has used her second rope break rickabadi how many people have you seen grab a rope break
00:56:41from a simple chin lock this is how much trouble sakazaki's in billy starks knows it that's a great
00:56:47point caprice as one of these women look to advance to tomorrow night in columbus sakazaki dropping the knee
00:56:54and hitting the small of the back whoa forearm nice kick there nice wind up billy starks is out on her feet
00:57:04uh-oh and sakazaki he's finished so many people with that make the cover make the pins forget the nod
00:57:16win the match cover here one two oh that caused so much nice transition so close grabbing a hold of the ankle though
00:57:26the great submission in the middle of the ring the only problem is rickabadi there oh i was gonna
00:57:34say that's the it hasn't been worked on before he starts in a lot of trouble but this is the fresh
00:57:39submission but it's trapped look at the trap the step over sakazaki could very easily step into that stf
00:57:47from here she's used it before yeah that's deep man i would have been tapped man that's just nasty that's
00:57:53oh the damage is done as well billy starks has used her second rope break tell you what man is almost
00:58:01even with these rope breaks it is two for each athlete here as sakazaki who likes that magic girl
00:58:07splash from the apron instead going to the top that's it that's a forearm forearm there from starks
00:58:13start launches sakazaki
00:58:17mass ascension to the top billy starks is not wasting any time
00:58:22and nobody
00:58:27and it's sakazaki the pace quickens with
00:58:30haste sakazaki twist and dive down that was close man i don't know how much closer you can get
00:58:39through that i thought it might have been over billy stark stopped the same thing still in there
00:58:44sakazaki going for a springboard attempt not gonna happen yeah loves that magic girl splash
00:58:50front face lock here and it's starks oh just countered counter the struggle there but it starts trying to
00:58:58stay with it starts oh that last shot to the knee that right there with the body is called resolve
00:59:06and that's rare for somebody as young as billy starks to have the resolve to stay with something
00:59:12if she doesn't get it the submission in place she's going to use this for the rope break it's not going
00:59:17to get her to win but it's going to get her to rope break not if sakazaki has anything to say about
00:59:21it fighting back firing out it's sakazaki gets the push up but still trapped he's not gonna allow
00:59:28just shows you man that's the resolve that billy starks is using that leg's still trapped a young
00:59:34athlete having this is a gift riccabani a wrenching on that knee caprice and now sakazaki grabbing the
00:59:40ankle that's how you play ankle for ankle on this one whoever grabs the ropes on this if it's not broken up
00:59:48have exhausted their last rope break and both women the fire in their eyes though that history
00:59:53awaits one of these two competitors tomorrow in columbus one of them will challenge to become the
00:59:59first ever roh women's pierre champion the only advantage right now is that yuka sakazaki has been
01:00:05in this lock a lot longer both trying to go this rope this may break the hold but it's showing the
01:00:12resolve of billy stars billy starts focused on that ankle not letting go closing that space hyper
01:00:17extension on it man wow oh both go oh wait a minute hold on hold on that's both they're both
01:00:24exhausted both contestants have used their third and final rope race wow i i don't remember it
01:00:32ever seeing that in a pure match i just wanted you to say it first word goodbye because i don't either
01:00:38look at that starks the leg damage starks is hobbled sakazaki you see the ankle rattle trying to get some
01:00:45blood flow but those are ligaments those are tendons so you don't get blood flow back to those
01:00:50absolutely the only thing that pushes you after that is heart and we've seen the hardness play from
01:00:55both athletes the only difference is billy stars has heart with dirt under the fingernails that dirt under
01:01:01the fingernails has gotten her a lot of places with the body and that reach advantage from starks
01:01:07leads to the advantage sakazaki having to expound energy to hold starts to
01:01:11to drive up and sakazaki taking out that left leg that left knee sakazaki swing and a miss
01:01:17starts charging in big boom but couldn't plan as much as she wanted oh nice you're right rick
01:01:25combine it's not a lot of power behind those kicks breaking her down that's involuntary when you see
01:01:30those lays give way out of the way roll through almost schoolboy like oh wait a minute
01:01:36hurrah hurrah hurrah hurrah hurrah hurrah hurrah and that's legal that's legal here's your winner
01:01:41advancing to the target billy stark perfectly legal as billy stark advances to the finals of the
01:01:48roh women's spirit title tournament look a shock on the face of yuka sakazaki the finals are set
01:01:53tomorrow night in columbus ohio capri she's got it man she's crushed her chicken in it will be
01:02:00billy stark versus steon perrazzo and tomorrow night final battle the biggest event of the
01:02:05calendar year mercombe prece coleman justin roberts bobby mark and i'm gonna be happy
01:02:09wrestling everybody
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