Ring of Honor TV Results 6/1/23

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Ring of Honor TV 6/1/23

From the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada! Ian Riccaboni & Caprice Coleman are on commentary and we’re kicking it off with a tag match!

Match #1. The Kingdom vs. The Infantry

Kingdom looks for an early start but The Infantry hit a double wishbone instead. Dean sends Bennett to the floor and Bravo hits a pop-up powerbomb on Taven for two. Quick tags by The Infantry but the Kick of the King by Taven sends Bravo to the floor and Bennett follows up with the Boston Bayonet on the floor. Gordbuster and a basement lariat by The Kingdom get two. Brainbuster and the frog splash combo now get another two count. Bravo tries to fight back but a Bennett Spiccoli Driver stop him in hit tracks. Bravo ducks Just the Tip and tags Dean, who clears the ring. DDT on Taven but Maria trips Dean up, allowing Taven to hit the spinning heel kick. Proton Pack finishes this one.

Winners: The Kingdom

Rating: *3/4. Little more than a squash match but I’m here for more Kingdom wins.

Match #2. Skye Blue vs. Trish Adora

Trading wrist locks in the center but Adora drops Blue with an arm ringer. Thrust kick to the knee by Blue and a roundhouse to the face. Blue misses a charge in the corner and Adora connects with a backbreaker over the knee through the middle rope. Adora with an arm trap majistral cradle for two. Snap suplex by Adora with a bridge gets two. Air Raid… Stretch (?) by Adora here. Blue forearms herself out and sends Adora to the ropes with a headscissor. Blue connects with a single leg dropkick to the side of the face for two. Wheelbarrow suplex by Adora! Long two count. Superkick by Blue and a Code Blue get a long two count. Both women trade pinning combinations as Adora misses the Lariat Tubman but Blue connects with Skye Fall for the win!

Winner: Skye Blue

Rating: **. Good stuff here, Adora getting in some nice offense and Blue is getting more and more comfortable in the ring.

Match #3. Stu Grayson & The Righteous vs. Dark Order

Super Smash Brothers explode! Uno and Grayson to start and Grayson FLATTENS Uno with a right hand. Silver tags himself in and Grayson hits a boot and brings Silver into his corner. Vincent in now with some chops but Silver counters with kicks and tags Reynolds. Double drop toe hold into a double dropkick to the face. Dropkick by Reynolds but Dutch pulls him outside and body slams him hard on the ground. Drop toe hold by Grayson and a basement flatliner by Vincent to Reynolds. Two count. Dutch in now and Reynolds gets worked over in the corner. Reynolds arm drags out of a uranage by Grayson and Uno gets the tag before clearing house. Pump kick by Vincent and a big boot by Uno. Brainbuster by Uno! Two count. Silver gets the tag but Vincent sends Uno into Silver and tags Dutch. Dropkick to the knee of Dutch and a running kick to the back of the head. German suplex by Silver to Dutch! Grayson breaks up the pin. Step-up enziguiri to Grayson but Grayson rebounds with a German suplex to Reynolds. Punt to Grayson by Silver. Side Russian leg sweep by Vincent to Silver. Dutch takes out Silver and Reynolds on the floor with a flipping senton. Evil Uno and Grayson are alone in the ring. Grayson wants Uno to hit him and he clobbers him with a lariat! Uno unloads on Grayson in the corner with elbows. Grayson tells Uno to finish him and Uno looks for the piledriver but Vincent blocks it. Grayson catches Uno from behind… Nightfall! Vincent tags himself in and vultures the pin!

Winners: The Righteous & Stu Grayson

Rating: **3/4. Slow start here but this picked up nicely down the stretch. The Grayson storyline has taken a nice turn and cool to see The Righteous in a real storyline.

Match #4. Diamante vs. Promise Braxton

Diamante runs into a boot by Braxton and a Northern Light’s suplex for two. Diamante goes to the eyes behind the referee’s back and hits a clothesline. Diamante misses a charge and shoulders the post. Clotheslines now by Braxton and a gut buster. Braxton hits a Meteora to the back of the head and a two count. Braxton takes her time pandering to the fans and Diamante catches her with a German suplex. Straightjacket stretch by Diamante and that’s it.

Winner: Diamante

Rating: *1/2. Little more than a squash here, again, but Braxton got a chance to show more of what she can do.

Match #5. Brian Cage vs. Willie Mack

Back suplex by Cage and some boots in the corner to start. Running European uppercut and a Saito suplex by Cage. Mack back elbows his way out of a waist lock and tosses Cage with a t-bone suplex. Running elbow and boot in the corner before an imploding cannonball in the corner! Samoan drop by Mack and a kip-up! Standing moonsault! Two count. Mack looks for the Stunner but Cage counters with an F-5, but Mack lands on his feet. Big knee by Cage and a superkick. High kick by Mack! Deadlift German suplex by Cage but Mack responds with one of his own. Double clotheslines and both men are down. Mack is up first… Stunner! Mack heads up top and hits the frog splash! Mack hurt himself as well and takes a while to get the cover… but only gets a long two! Fireman’s carry by Mack but Cage reverses and posts Mack. Pumphandle driver by Cage with EASE. Discus lariat by Cage and this one is over!

Winner: Brian Cage

Rating: ***1/4. This one ruled. Short and sweet but two big ol’ men beat the heck out of each other, while also using an insane amount of athleticism. Fun match here.

Match #6. NJPW TV Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Rocky Romero

Wrist locks traded here until ZSJ has enough of it but Rocky trips him up. Headlock takeover by ZSJ and a ankle twist. Step-up hurricanrana by Rocky sends ZSJ to the apron. ZSJ locks in a sleeper over the ropes but Rocky drops him throat-first over the top. Suicide dive by Rocky. Make that two. Rocky looks for a third by ZSJ catches him in mid-air with a kravat, maneuvers him onto the apron, and wrenches the neck with both feet. Kimura with a head scissor by ZSJ before transitioning into an ankle lock. Snap mare by ZSJ but Rocky holds on and hits one of his own, but ZSJ does the same. Another neck twist by ZSJ. Rocky fights back with an overhand chops but ZSJ catches it and twist the wrist. Kravat by ZSJ but Rocky twists his way out of it and delivers a suplex. Rocky looks for another hurricanrana but ZSJ holds on and locks in a standing ankle lock. Rocky with a rewind kick! Heavy chops by Rocky and an… eye poke. Springboard DDT by Romero for another two. Rocky looks for a straight armbar OVER the top rope and locks it in, but ZSJ counters with a hanging ankle lock and a triangle choke under the bottom rope before breaking at five. Snap suplex by ZSJ gets two. ZSJ runs into a jumping knee by Rocky followed by a running sliced bread that gets a two count. Rocky focuses the attack back on the arm and follows up with a jumping arm bar! ZSJ traps the legs and rolls through into the Calf Slicer. Both men are trading submissions here as ZSJ transitions into a Twister and Rocky taps!

Winner and STILL NJPW TV Champion: Zack Sabre Jr.

Rating: ***. This ruled, too. Completely different style than the last match and if you’re a fan of Sabre’s style, then you’ll like this one. Rocky seems ageless, by the way.

Match #7. Workhorsemen vs. Action Andretti & Dante Martin

Henry takes Martin down with a wrist lock to start but Martin responds with a snap mare and pair of arm drags. Drake is in and blocks an arm drag and runs over Martin. Drake runs into an enziguiri and Andretti comes in with a springboard dropkick. Henry gets the tag but also walks into a few dropkicks. Basement dropkicks into a cradle by Andretti & Martin. Drake pops Martin off the bottom rope and comes back with a lariat on the outside that flattens him. Running forearms in the corner and a clothesline by Henry before Drake comes over the top with a senton. Martin fights back with an atomic drop and tags Andretti, who cleans house with forearms and a suicide dive to Darke on the outside. Andretti fakes Henry out with an Arabian Press to the outside. Henry catches an Andretti springboard right into a German suplex and a Shining Wizard by Henry. Running double knees in the corner by Henry! Kick to the back of the head by Henry as Drake hits the End of Days on Andretti but Martin makes the save before the three. Drake misses a charge and it’s a thrust kick party to Henry. Inverted Fidget Spinner to Henry and this one is over.

Winners: Action Andretti & Dante Martin

Rating: **3/4. More Workhorsemen, please. Andretti & Martin are gelling very well as a team and Workhorsemen just rule.

Match 8. Butcher, Blade, & Kip Sabian vs. Bryce Saturn, Shogun Jones, & Jakob Austin Young

Drag the lake. /fin

Winners: Butcher, Blade, & Kip Sabian

Rating: NR

Match #9. Komander, El Hijo Del Vikingo, & Bandido vs. Spanish Announce Project

SAP tonight is Jack Cartwheel, Angelico, and Serpentico. Code of Honor is adhered to and here… we… go! Angelico with a takedown on Komander and an arm drag. Around the world tieres by Komander before tagging Bandido. In comes Serpentico. Handspring by Bandido but he walks into a big boot by Serpentico before both men trade hurricanrana attempts and land on their feet. Cartwheel and Vikingo are in now and this is moving fast. Both men evade each other’s strikes and Cartwheel cartwheels out of everything and both men flip out of powerbombs. Cartwheel does a one armed handstand on the apron and trips out the legs of Vikingo before coming in with a twisting senton. Evertyhing breaks down now as Vikingo and co. look for a triple dive but all get caught. Cartwheel lands a picture-perfect Sasuke Special on Komander. Cartwheel misses a shooting start but lands on his feet and carthweels into a moonsault. Get the name, yet? Angelico grounds Komander in his corner and the SAP put the boots to him. Cartwheel by Komander into a twisting Code Red on Cartwheel. Bandido gets the tag now but gets cut off by Serpentico as Vikingo hits a springboard hurricanrana. Triple dive by Bandido and co. connect this time. Cartwheel isolated in the ring as Bandido hits a pop-up while Vikingo comes off the top with a drop kick! Wow. Serpentico has Bandido on the top rope but Bandido military presses him over the top and onto the rest of the SAP on the floor. Komander walks across the ropes and takes out Angelico on the other side. Cartwheel crotches Vikingo on the top rope but Vikingo countes with an avalanche poisonrana! Running double knees in the corner by Vikingo and a 720 finish this one!

Winners: El Hijo del Vikingo, Komander, & Bandido

Rating: ***1/2. This one didn’t have to go as hard as it did… but it did. This was a wild car crash spot fest and these work so well if there’s only one or two on the show, and so far, this was different than anything else. What a wild trios team these guys are, and this was an all-action blast from beginning to end.

Match #10. Ring of Honor Pure Championship: Katsuyori Shibata (c) vs. Alex Coughlin

Coughlin has been training under Shibata at the LA Dojo for five years, and today he’s challenging his mentor. Shibata locks in the straight arm bar almost immediately and Coughlin is forced to use one of his rope breaks. Shibata with a foot trip before transitioning to mount, a straight arm bar, and right into a triangle choke. Coughlin has to use his second rope break. Test of strength back and forth as Shibata dives on the back of Coughlin and looks for the Cobra Twist. Shibata locks in a double armbar while on Coughlin’s back, who’s standing, and walks into the ropes. That’s the third rope break for Coughlin! Shibata has Coughlin in a leg lack with a kimura grip now, but Coughlin has the front face lock! Coughlin lifts Shibata up in a vertical suplex from a SEATED position, gets on one knee, and gets back to both feet! Suplex by Coughlin! Coughlin with a fallaway slam and a bridge for a two count. Deadlift gutwrench by Coughlin gets another two. Coughlin with another deadlift and Shibata retains wrist control and locks in a triangle choke. Coughlin picks up Shibata in a deadlift and powerbombs him! Flying shoulder tackle by Coughlin gets two. Shibata goes up and over as Coughlin attempts a suplex and locks in the rear naked choke. Coughlin is fading as Shibata seats him on the ground and hits the running PK! This one is over!

Winner: Katsuyori Shibata

Rating: ***1/4. YES. MORE SHIBATA! Coughlin is an absolute unit with an unbelievable future, but it’s not his time yet. Tremendous match here that didn’t need a lot of time, but it would be nice to see these guys on a PPV.

Match #11. Ring of Honor Women’s Championship: Athena (c) vs. Kiera Hogan

Athena attacks at the bell but Hogan rolls her up for two. Drop toe hold on the middle rope and a running hip attack by Hogan. Enziguiri by Hogan but she misses a curb stomp leg drop. Arm ringer snapped down to the mat by Athena. Athena now focuses the attack on the shoulder of Hogan, running her into the guard rail on the outside. Hammerlock suplex by Athena on the injured arm of Hogan now. Hogan sweeps the foot out and connects with a basement superkick and the leg drop curb stomp. Two count. Hogan looks for a crossbody but Athena catches her with a swing out back breaker and a single arm DDT. Fujiwara armbar locked in now but Hogan rolls her up for two. Athena places Hogan on the top rope but runs into a big boot and Hogan comes off the top with a diving hurricanrana. Running hip attack in the corner by Hogan and a pump kick. Superkick by Hogan and a tilt a whirl DDT. Long two count. Hogan looks for a Saito suplex but settle for an O’Connor roll, but Athena sits down and grabs the tight for the win!

Winner and STILL Ring of Honor Women’s Champion: Athena

Rating: **3/4. Both women were on their way to a pretty good match here. Athena continues to be the most dominant champ in Ring of Honor, weekly dispatching of opponent after opponent. Nice showing from Hogan, too.

After the match, Hogan attacks Athena on the outside and looks for a chair. Security breaks it up and one poor security guard takes a shotgun dropkick by Athena that was meant for Hogan. Rolling elbow by Athena but the fight continues and security has to break it up as we fade to black.

Final Thoughts: Lots of good stuff on the show this week. I think once I’ve come to the realization that this is ROH: Dark Elevation, it changed my outlook on the show. We’re going to get a LOT of those short Dark-like matches, but we’re also going to get a lot of fun stuff like Shibata and Coughlin, Vikingo and company, ZSJ vs. Rocky, etc. Pretty easy watch this week. 7.5/10.