Ring of Honor TV Results 4/6/23

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Ring of Honor TV 4/6/23

From the UBS Arena in Elmont, NY and Ian Riccaboni, Nigel McGuinness, and Caprice Coleman are on commentary tonight.

Match #1. WorkHorsemen & Shane Taylor vs. Lucha Bros & Mark Briscoe

Mark and Taylor to start. Mark lights Taylor up with some chops but gets run over by a shoulder block. Henry gets the tag and fights out of an early JayDriller. Henry eats a boot from Mark as Fenix gets a tag and hits a rolling uppercut. Fenix with a fireman’s carry slam as Penta comes off the top with a dropkick to the.. well… south. Cazadora Bomb by Lucha Bros! Taylor in now and eats a triple superkick. Penta fans on two punches and Taylor responds with a huge headbutt. Splash in the corner by Taylor as Henry hits a running back elbow in the corner followed by a neck twist by Henry, and a senton by JD Drake. Drake lights Penta up with chops and tags Henry. Henry finds himself on the receiving end of a Slingblade as Penta tags Mark. Mark with some Red Neck Kung Fu to Drake and Henry. Running boot to Taylor. Baseball slide by Mark to Taylor and a running blockbuster of the apron! Blockbuster to Drake! Henry charges at Penta in the ring but finds himself draped from the middle rope. Double stomp by Penta! Bossman Slam by Drake to Penta! Rebound kick by Fenix to Drake! Lariat by Taylor to Fenix! Mark looks for a brainbuster to Taylor but Taylor reverses into Welcome to the Land! Running knees by Henry and a pumphandle driver! Shining Wizard by Drake! One, two, no! Lucha Bros make the save! Destroyer to Drake by Penta! Henry comes off the top but gets met with a kick to the stomach and the JayDriller seals this one!

Winners: Lucha Bros & Mark Briscoe

Rating: ***1/2. Heck of an opener! I’m a huge fan of all six men in this match so I might be bias, but this was a hot, all action match and the right call to open the show.

Match #2. Pure Championship: Katsuyori Shibata (c) vs. Christopher Daniels

Double wrist lock by Shibata, before turning it into a chin lock with the knee in the back. Eye rake with the feet by Shibata as Daniels grabs a hammer lock. Shibata trips Daniels and quickly locks in a figure four. Shibata lets Daniels get to the rope and that’s the first rope break. Daniels responds with a northern lariat to the back of the neck of Shibata! Daniels now getting nasty and chopping the back of the neck. Neckbreaker by Daniels gets two. Flatliner into a Koji Clutch by Daniels! Shibata is struggling to make it to the ropes but finally shifts the hips into a pin that gets two. Daniels still in control with elbows to the base of the spine of Shibata. Daniels runs into a strong forearm and Daniels is reeling. European uppercuts in the corner but Daniels follows Shibata into the opposite corner with a clothesline. Daniels lays in some chops but Shibata is awake and drops Daniels with a forearm! Elbows in the corner now by Shibata. Running dropkick in the corner by Shibata! Half-and-half suplex by Shibata gets a two. Shibata locks in the rear naked choke as Daniels looks to be going out but makes it to the bottom rope. Running STO by Daniels but Shibata is up and hits a running STO of his own. Round kicks by Shibata to the chest of Daniels as he retains wrist control before locking in the rear naked choke. Shibata sits Daniels and follows up with the Penalty Kick and this one is over!

Winner and STILL Ring of Honor Pure Champion: Katsuyori Shibata

Rating: ***1/2. Another match between two of my favorites here. This match was paced perfectly for Christopher Daniels at this stage, and there’s no better pairing in wrestling right now than Shibata and the Pure division.

Match #3. Brian Cage w/ Prince Nana vs. Ortiz

Ortiz tries to use his speed with a Gedo Clutch that gets two but Cage responds with a huge elbow and gains control. Ortiz fights back and hits a cannonball off the apron to the floor that takes out Cage. Missile dropkick by Ortiz on the floor. Back in the ring and up and over by Cage and a high kick that levels Ortiz on the apron. Deadlift superplex from the outside in by Cage. Hammer throw by Cage sends Ortiz into the buckles hard. Cage catches a diving Ortiz, curls him, and then throws him to the ground. Ortiz tries to fight back with some forearms and chops and gets the boots up to a charging Cage and rolls him up for two. Neckbreaker over the top rope and a bottom rope assisted diving DDT by Ortiz. Jawbreaker by Ortiz into a Dog Valley Driver that gets a two! Ortiz looks for a fisherman’s buster but Cage counters with the GMSI! One, two, no! Ortiz ducks a lariat and a hits an awkward head scissors that sends Cage into the corner. Ortiz with some big headbutts but eats a superkick. Cage wants another deadlift superplex but Ortiz gets in the ring and hits a powerbomb from behind! Ortiz now setting up the fisherman’s buster again but Cage counters into the Drillclaw and that’ll do it.

Winner: Brian Cage

Rating: ***. Way more competitive of a match than I had expected, and that’s a good thing. Probably the most I’ve seen out of Ortiz as a singles and he worked really well with Cage here. Good stuff.

Match #4. Jay Lethal w/ Sonjay Dutt & Satnam Singh & vs. Darius Martin

Maria Kanellis is on commentary with Taven and Bennett. Lethal attacks with some jabs and Martin sends him to the outside. Martin follows up with a suicide dive and a diving cross body on the inside. Darius gets crotched on the top rope and Lethal dropkicks him to the floor. Suicide dive by Lethal and a Fargo strut. Lethal looks for a figure four inside the ring but Martin cradles for two. Enziguiri by Martin sends Lethal to the floor. Both men are fighting on the apron now as Martin clotheslines Lethal back in the ring and hits a boot through the ropes. Bottom rope assisted leaping flatliner for two by Darius. Martin blocks a cutter by Lethal with a handstand and gets a two count. Spanish Fly by Martin gets a two count. Singh gets on the apron to distract the referee as Taven hits the ring and superkicks Martin. Lethal Injection by Lethal and this one is over!

Winner: Jay Lethal

Rating: **3/4. Nice to see Jay Lethal back and winning matches, as the outcome was never in doubt. Interesting to see Taven make the save for Lethal, his longtime rival.

Match #5. La Faccion Ingobernable vs. The Infantry

Dean and Dralistico to start. Arm drags by both men to start and some LUCHAAAAA. Deuling kip-ups and we’re of. Dralistico offers the Code of Honor and Dean accepts… but Dralistico hits a tornillo kick instead. Dean thrown into Bravo who makes the tag. Open hand chops are exchanged but Bravo hits a rolling elbow. Rush kicks Bravo from the outside and Dralistico takes advantage with a pump kick. LFI cut the ring in half and Rush teases the Bull’s Horns, but kicks Bravo in the face instead. TRANQUILOOOOO. Springboard Codebreaker by Dralistico. Gory Special into a face buster by Dralistico and this one is over.

Winners: LFI

Rating: *3/4. Not much more than a squash match here, which is a bit surprising. Rush may not have wanted to work tonight as per Dralistico was in for like 85% of the match, but if the goal is to hype up his title match against Orange Cassidy tomorrow, then it was a smart move.

Match #6. Daniel Garcia vs. Tracy Williams

“Red Death” vs. “Hot Sauce” in a battle of excellent nicknames. Russian leg sweep by Williams right into a seated octopus lock. Arm trapped hammerlock suplex by Williams and a running clothesline in the corner. Williams looks for the top turnbuckle DDT but Garcia throws him off the top to the apron, and eventually the floor. Running clotheslines in the corner by Garcia. The fans chant “we want tables” to Garcia runs outside and grabs a table… and then flips them off. IF YOU’RE A SPORTS ENTERTAINER THAN YOU GRAB THE TABLE, YOUNG MAN. Williams fires back with elbows but Garcia cuts him off with a knee to the stomach. High angle backdrop driver by Williams! Williams goes up top and Garcia follows but Williams gains control… top rope DDT on the turnbuckle! Garcia lands on his feet and a discus lariat by Williams! One, two, no! Crossface by Williams! Garcia gets to the ropes. Half and half elevated facebuster on the knees by Garcia out of nowhere!

Winner: Daniel Garcia

Rating: **3/4. IT’S LIKE THEY HAVE ALL MY FAVORITE WRESTLERS WRESTLING EACH OTHER. Williams is THAT DUDE and got a lot more offense in this one than I expected him to, which is nice to see. Garcia wasn’t losing this, though. CATCH POINT CLAPCLAP.

Match #7. Willow Nightingale vs. Notorious Mimi

Willow uses her strength early but Mimi slaps her in the face and twists her up in the Gedo Clutch for two. Springboard crossbody by Mimi for two. Willow responds with the POUNCE! Doctor Bomb and this one is over.

Winner: Willow Nightingale

Rating: NR

Match #8. The Righteous vs. Even Stevens

Steve and Stephen are the opponents here so… here we go. Nigel compares them to the Mulkey Brothers. Outstanding. Double clotheslines by Dutch. Body block to.. Steve? Let’s go with Steve. Lariat by Dutch and a running basement flatliner by Vincent. Leg drop by Dutch. Elbow drop by Vincent. Stephen gets disposed of. Ripcord Bossman Slam by Dutch and a swanton by Vincent. Autumn Sunshine (double team sliced bread) and this one is over.

Winners: The Righteous

Rating: NR

Match #9. Tony Nese w/ Ariya Daivari, Mark Sterling, and Josh Woods vs. Konosuke Takeshita

Nese outpowers Takeshita early before eating a back elbow. Diving shoulder block by Takeshita, who then hits the bicep pose himself. Forearms by Takeshita but Nese sends him to the floor. Takeshita tries to skin the cat but Woods holds his ankles down so Nese can dropkick the back. Nese sends Takeshita into the stairs. Body scissors by Nese but Takeshita gets a roll up for two. Spinning back kick to a seated Takeshita by Nese! Nese charges Takeshita in the corner but Takeshita hits a huge lariat that sends Nese crashing to the mat. Helluva Kick in the corner by Takeshita! Make that two. Back elbow and a rolling elbow by Takeshita! Senton off the second rope by Takeshita gets a long two count. Nese avoids a charging Takeshita and plants him with a superkick but runs into a Blue Thunder Bomb! Daivari and Woods pull Nese to safety but Takeshita takes everyone out with a dive to the floor. Takeshita flattens everyone on the outside with elbows and knees before sending Nese back into the ring. Takeshita looks for a deadlift superplex by Nese swips the legs out and hits a springboard moonsault to a prone Takeshita. Two count. Pumphandle by Nese but Takeshita breaks free. HUGE elbow by Takeshita and a double overhook tombstone! 2.999! Sterling grabs the leg of Takeshita which allows Nese to backflip out of a German suplex. Pumphandle into a tombstone by Nese! One, two, no! Face wash in the corner by Nese, who charges for the knee but Takeshita moves, grabs a waist lock, and hits the Chaos Theory with a bridge for the three!

Winner: Konosuke Takeshita

Rating: ****. This match ruled. Takeshita is just on another planet and I love watching this dude wrestle. Nese did more than hold his own here and what a nice moment for him in front of him hometown crowd. Great stuff.

Match #10. ROH Women’s Championship: Athena (c) vs. Miyu Yamashita

Athena has been on a heck of a streak lately, beating Sakazaki, Sakura, and Willow in recent weeks. Athena avoids a spinning heel kick and heads to the outside. Yamashita with some brutal round kicks to Athena. Yamashita gets the boots up as Athena charges, then follows up with a leg trip and another round kick to the body. Athena then heads to the outside again and calls for a timeout, but Athena sweeps the legs out and Yamashita lands hard. Athena then pulls Yamashita to the floor and puts the boots to her on the ground. Indian Death Lock variation by Athena back in the ring. Yamashita gets to the ropes and the fight spills to the floor. Yamashita connects with a running soccer kick from the apron. Athena in trouble but is able to trap a kick from Yamashita before picking her up in a fireman’s carry and hitting her head-first on the ring post. Athena goes up top inside the ring but Yamashita lands a head kick and follows her up to the top rope. Avalanche Attitude Adjustment by Yamashita gets a two count. Yamashita looks for a high kick but Athena catches her and locks in a single leg Boston Crab. Athena resets in the center of the ring and transitions into an ankle lock. Yamashita sends Athena into the ropes and follows up with a running kick to the back of the head. German suplex by Yamashita and a spinning heel kick but Athena pulls the referee in the way, who narrowly avoids a connection. Athena thinks better of it and heads to the back, but Yamashita follows. Both women are fighting on the entrance now, exchanging elbows. Attitude Adjustment by Yamashita on the entrance! Athena now with a cannonball to the floor OFF the stage! Both women are down now. Skull Kick by Yamashita back in the ring gets a long two count. Spinning back kick by Yamashita misses and Athena locks in the crossface. Athena resets and rolls to the center and Yamashita taps!

Winner and STILL ROH Women’s Champion: Athena

Rating: ***1/4. Athena continues to deliver in the main event, where she feels like she is for every ROH show. ROH has done a great job in making their women’s title feel important, and every week it feels like a fight. Great stuff here between the two women, but now I’d like to see a feud for this title instead of Athena just taking people out on a weekly basis.

Final Thoughts: Yeah so this show snuck up on me and it might have been my favorite episode of ROH TV yet. Shibata as the Pure Champion will always have me tuning in, Lucha Bros and Mark Briscoe are an interesting six-man team, Athena continues her dominance, just good stuff all over the place. Also, Takeshita is destined for a title and I hope it’s soon. Thumbs way up for this week’s show. 8.5/10.