Ring Of Honor

Breaking News: Three way womens match announced plus more.

2009-07-12T14:06:00.000-07:00

It has been announced that four stars will make their Ring of Honor debuts on Death before Dishonor weekend. Those men are Mike Quackenbush, Chuck Taylor, Sonjay Dutt and Petey Willams.

Their is also the big womens match for night two. Winner gains a title shot and a ROH Contract, person who isn't involved in the fall gains a contract, loser gets nothing.

Lufisto vs Mercedes Martinez vs Cheerleader Melissa

Breaking News: Alexis Laree's opponent for Death Before Dishonor announced

2009-07-11T19:16:00.000-07:00

After much wait, the opponent for the returning Alexis Laree has been decided for her match on Death Before Dishonor Night 1.

After much debate, it has been chosen that the opponent for Alexis Laree will be Rain. Rain, formerly known in TNA as Payton Banks has been wrestling for more than 9 years and is the formed tag team partner of the recently returned Lacey as they former the Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew. She will definetly be a challenge for the former four time WWE Womens champion as she makes her return to one of the wrestling promotions that gave her a start.

ROH presents Standing Above 7-8-09

2009-07-10T07:14:00.000-07:00

Jimmy Jacobs: Tonight is the night, tonight is the night that it all comes to a end one way or the other. Austin Aries, the entire goal of the match in which we are participating is to destroy your opponent to a point at which they cannot stand. Austin Aries has degraded me, mauled me and more descriptively, violated me, not just physically, but mentally. I have done very similar mental disturbances in return. But tonight will be the ultimate disturbance. This will affect the mental state of Austin Aries, and defiantly the physical state as well. Tonight is the night that the Age of the Fall makes their grandest accomplishment. Yes, the Age of the Fall has won titles and been in brutal, bloody wars to deliver their message. But tonight, we end a career. There will be no more Austin Aries after tonight, because the things I do to you tonight, will surpass anything you or anyone else has experienced in Ring of Honor. This road torture will come to a screeching halt. No more Austin. No more torture.

Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall. On the way to the ring, from Las Vegas, Nevada, weiging in at 230 pounds, Kenny King.

Ring Announcer: His opponent, from Sarasota, Florida, weiging in at 235 pounds, Erick Stevens.

· Both men lock up in the center and King applies a headlock, only for Stevens to grab him by the head and slam him to the ground
· Erick then goes off the ropes and turns him inside out with a shoulder block, getting cheers from the crowd
· Kenny then charges, ducking a clothesline from Stevens, followed by springboarding off the ropes and going for a crossbody
· He gets caught by Stevens until Kenny rolls through with a armdrag, followed with a dropkick
· He then sends Stevens off the ropes into the turnbuckle and goes for a leaping kick, only for Stevens to grab and send King to the mat with a powerbomb, and then charging with a clothesline
· Stevens then gets invigorated and grabs King to nail a Military Press power slam for two
· Erick is able to follow it with sending King off the ropes, nailing a overhead Belly to Belly suplex, allowing Kenny to roll to the outside
· When Stevens charges off the ropes, King pulls Stevens to the outside and nails a side kick to his opponents head
· That is followed by King springboarding off the apron and nailing a senton onto Stevens that excites the crowd
· King then rolls Stevens back into the ring and nails a springboard legdrop off the ropes and into the ring for a two count
· King then applies a half boston crab to try to stretch on the back of Stevens more, only for him to reach the ropes
· King goes off the ropes and tries for a dropkick to guillotine Stevens across the bottom rope, only to miss and get bounced back
· Stevens then spears King and follows it with a Fireman’s Carry Cutter for a two count
· King is sent into the turnbuckle and goes for the splash into the corner that crushes Kenny
· He then tries for the Doctor Bomb to try to finish him off, only for King to fight back and nail a hurricanrana
· He then nails a jumping enziguri followed with a STO and only gets a two count, causing King much shock
· Kenny then tries for the Coronation and even though he gets him up, Stevens reverses it straight into the Doctor Bomb
· He compresses the back of Stevens to gain the pinfall

Ring Announcer: Your winner in 6:13, Erick Stevens!

Ring Announcer: The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall. On the way to the ring, from Havana, Cuba, at a combined weight of 367 pounds, the team of Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero, The Havana Pitbulls.

Ring Announcer: Their opponents, at a combined weight of 308 pounds, accompanied to the ring by Julius Smokes, Ruckus and Jigsaw, The Vulture Squad

· Julius Smokes steps through the apron and begins to taunt at the Pitbulls, as Ruckus and Jigsaw come from behind and dropkick both men to the outside
· Jigsaw and Ruckus then get sent off the ropes by Reyes and Romero, only to hit two enziguri’s that send them to the outside
· Ruckus then goes off the ropes and nails a dive to the outside followed with Jigsaw getting on the top turnbuckle and nailing a corkscrew moonsault
· The fans go crazy as Ruckus rolls Romero back into the ring and sends him into the turnbuckle to nail the Handspring Elbow followed with a springboard bulldog
· Ruckus grabs Romero’s arm and tags in Jigsaw to nail a superkick followed with a shining enziguri
· However, Jigsaw doesn’t see Reyes on the apron, who takes his head off with a clothesline and then tagging himself in, stomping and choking Jigsaw on the ropes
· Jigsaw gets pulled up by his mask by Reyes and is put into a Gory Special, with Reyes trying to apply his shoulders to the mat for a two count
· As he is still in the Gory Special, Romero tags himself in and nails a face buster after launching from the top rope, gaining a two count
· Romero then hits a Exploder Suplex and follows with a bodyscissors applying a arm hold to the back of Jigsaw
· Jigsaw is eventually able to get out of the hold and take down Romero, following it with a roll up for two
· Jigsaw then tags in Ruckus, who hits a Sitout Suplex Slam on Reyes, followed with a Shooting Star Kick for Romero
· As soon as he nails Romero, Ruckus follows with a backflip and then a standing 450 splash on Reyes for a two count as Rocky breaks it up
· Jigsaw tries to hurricanrana Romero, only to get power bombed to the mat and put in a Ankle Lock
· Reyes sends Ruckus off the ropes and tries for a attack, only for Ruckus to duck and nail Romero with a enziguri
· Ricky grabs Ruckus and nails a shoot kick followed by a German Suplex with a bridge for two as Jigsaw nails a double stomp on the chest of Reyes
· Jigsaw then grabs a hold of Reyes and nails the Jig-N-Tonic, dropping Ricky on his head and tries for the pin
· The referee is trying to tell Jigsaw that he is not the legal man, allowing Smokes to get on the apron with a hand full of powder
· He tries to throw it in the eyes of Reyes, only to miss and hit Ruckus by accident
· This allows Romero to pull Jigsaw to the outside and send him into the guardrail, before sliding in and hitting a knockout side kick to the head of Ruckus, allowing Reyes to get the pin

Ring Announcer: Your winners at 5:23, The Havana Pitbulls!

· As the Pitbulls go up the apron, Smokes, Jigsaw and Ruckus are in shock in awe from their loss
· However, when Ruckus and Jigsaw look up the ramp, Julius nails a double low blow on his colleagues, allowing Reyes and Romero to attack them even further
· Reyes and Romero nail the Cuban Missile Crisis, twice on Ruckus and Jigsaw as Smokes leaves with the Pitbulls

Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall. On the way to the ring, from St. Louis, Missouri, weiging in at 183 pounds, Matt Sydal.

Ring Announcer: His opponent, from Aberdeen, Washington, weiging in at 185 pounds, “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson.

· Both men shake hands in the center and lock up in the center, trying to gain the advantage until both break up
· They try again as Danielson sweeps the leg of Sydal and tries to move his shoulders to the mat, until Sydal pops up and nails a armdrag, followed by another one with a arm lock
· Danielson bridges to get out of the arm lock and grabs Sydal’s head to take him down with a small package for two
· As Sydal kicks out, he kicks Danielson in the head and goes for a standing moonsault, only to land on his feet and stand off
· Sydal then runs at a Enziguri which he misses and turns into a headscissor takedown followed with a roll up for two
· Danielson gets out and tries for a Triangle Choke where Sydal is able to escape before he puts in the hold
· Danielson then nails a chop on Sydal, followed with one from Sydal and after a series of chops, Sydal runs off the ropes and goes for a springboard, dives over Danielson and hits a leg lariat
· Sydal whips Danielson into the turnbuckle and runs up Danielson followed with a corner dropkick
· Sydal picks up Danielson and goes for a roundhouse kick on Danielson, only to get caught and dumped on his head with a suplex
· Danielson puts Sydal on the top turnbuckle, nailing a open handed shot to the face and follows by running up the turnbuckle and nailing a Belly to Belly
· Danielson begins to stomp on Matt to try to weaken him and then locks in a surfboard
· Sydal reverses and goes for a pin, only getting two as Danielson gets out and nails a Bridging Belly to Back Suplex for two
· Bryan follows it quickly with a seated armbar, wrenching on Sydal’s arm and neck, until Sydal reaches the ropes.
· Danielson then comes charging at Matt, only to get dumped on the apron and get a dropkick to his knee, sending him face first into the apron
· Sydal then goes for a dropkick through the ropes, bouncing back when Danielson ducks and then kicking him into the guardrail
· Matt then rushes off the ropes and nails a 180 moonsault to the outside that takes out Danielson
· Sydal then rolls Danielson back into the ring and nails a Standing Moonsault while hooking his legs in mid air and then follows it with a Springboard 450 splash
· Sydal then applies a Bow and Arrow on Danielson until Danielson is able to pick up Sydal in a Fireman’s Carry position and does a Airplane Spin
· However, during the Airplane Spin, Sydal rolls through and hits the Go Home Driver for a two count and goes to the top rope for the Shooting Sydal Press
· Sydal misses the move however and lands straight on his stomach, allowing Danielson to hit a Regal Plex
· He follows it with a Tiger Suplex into a Single Leg Boston Crab to wrench on Sydal’s back
· Sydal rolls out and kicks Danielson off only to get nailed with a Running Big Boot, followed by a Rolling Elbow
· Danielson then pulls Sydal to a seated position to nail the repeated elbows followed by the Cattle Mutilation
· However, as he locks it in, Samoa Joe walks through the apron to taunt Bryan as Danielson breaks the hold to yell at him
· Joe then tries to get on the apron and Danielson tries to take a shot before he misses by Joe stepping back down
· This allows Sydal to roll Danielson up with a bridge to pick up a surprise victory
Ring Announcer: Your winner in 9:34, Matt Sydal.
· Joe then leaves to the back as Danielson gets infuriated and storms off
Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall. On the way to the ring, from Atlanta, Georgia, weiging in at 210 pounds, Jimmy Rave.
Ring Announcer: His opponent, from the Edge of Sanity, weiging in at 194 pounds, Delirious.
· Delirious does his usual spiel as soon as the bell rings, running around the ring, only to get pummeled with stomps when he tries to reenter the ring from Rave
· Rave then picks Delirious and delivers chops to the chest of Delirious to cause more damage until he fights back with chops of his own
· Delirious kicks Rave in the gut and tries to go off the ropes, only for Rave to grab him by the tassels and nail a STO onto the knee
· He begins to stretch Delirious across his knee, applying more pressure to the back and then grabs the hold on the tassels to choke Delirious until the ref forces Rave to break
· Rave then applies a headlock n Delirious until Delirious gets behind Rave and nails a series of armdrags followed with a running lariat
· Rave goes for a kick to the chest, with delirious grabbing Rave’s leg and nailing a Dragon Screw that he follows with a Camel Clutch
· At points during the Camel Clutch, Delirious locks in fish hooks until the ref will force him to break it, however, Rave gets out and drops Delirious on his face, going for the Heel Hook
· Delirious escapes by going to the outside and eventually pulls Rave to the outside and both men nail chops on the outside
· Delirious nails a stiff chop and gets the crowd to hype him up, allowing Rave to nail a running spear on Delirious that turns him inside out
· Rave gets back into the ring to break up the 20 count and then gets on the apron, going for some form of attack on Delirious to the outside
· Delirious catches Rave in a Fireman’s Carry position and guillotines his opponent over the guardrail with the Stem Cell Research cutter
· He then throws Rave into the ringside area after that and climbs to the top turnbuckle to nail a dive to the outside
· Rave then gets rolled back into the ring by Delirious and climbs to the top rope to nail a hurricanrana on Rave and rolls straight into an irish Whip into the corner
· Delirious nails the repeated corner lariats on Rave, doing around 20 to 25, that causes Rave to go to a seated position
· Delirious then goes for the Panic Attack only to get out of it and get behind Delirious to nail a German Suplex, followed by a Swinging Neckbreaker and a two count
· Rave then smacks Delirious upside the head as Delirious turns around to try to attack, only for Rave to get behind him and hit a release Tiger Suplex, sending Delirious to a seated position
· Rave then goes off the ropes and hits the Running Knee strike right to the face of Delirious, and then taunts the crowd, followed by only getting a two count on Delirious
· Rave then locks in a fujiwara armbar to try to seal the victory only for Delirious to try to fight out of it
· Delirious gets off the ground and uses the ropes to rotate and armdrags Rave, only for Rave to nail a Headscissors Takedown into another fujiwara armbar
· Delirious then tries to fight out of it again and eventually reaches the ropes, causing Jimmy to get frustrated
· Rave then grabs Delirious and goes for a DDT only for Delirious to push him off and nail a superkick on Rave and then hypes up the crowd
· Delirious sends Rave off the ropes and hits a dropkick, followed by scaling to the top turnbuckle and nailing a Flying Lariat from the top
· Delirious then grabs a hold of Rave and hits the Bizarro Driver, only gaining a two count
· When he tries to pick up Rave again, Rave kicks him in the gut and goes for a scoop brainbuster, only to get behind Rave while grabbing his arms and hitting Chemical Imbalance II
· Rave kicks out of the two by trying to roll him up and get a two count, which he then follows by hitting the move formerly known as Ghanarhea
· After only getting a two, Rave goes for a Double Underhook Facebuster, only for Delirious to kick Rave into the corner, and dropping to a seated position
· Delirious then nails a series of three Panic Attacks, followed with dragging Rave out of the corner and climbing the top turnbuckle
· Rave gets up and begins to fight with Delirious on the top turnbuckle, nailing headbutts and chops to the chest
· Rave goes for a Ghanarhea from the top rope, only for Delirious to flip over and drive Rave face first into the mat, which makes the crowd go crazy
· Delirious then locks in the Cobra Stretch to try to end it, only after much struggle for Rave to reach the ropes
· Delirious finally releases the hold and goes to the top for the Shadows over Hell, only to miss and land straight on his stomach
· Rave sees the opportunity and locks in the Heel Hook as Delirious struggles to try to reach the ropes
· Delirious rolls out of it and launches Rave into the ropes and goes for a roll up on Rave
· He only gets a two count as Rave rolls into the pin towards his advantage and as the ref makes the count, Rave grabs the bottom rope to seal the victory

Ring Announcer: Your winner at 10:11, Jimmy Rave!

Ring Announcer: The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall. Making their way to the ring, the team of Davey Richards and “That Young Knockout Kid” Chris Hero.

Ring Announcer: Their opponents, from Shady Fork, Delaware, weiging in at a combined weight of 430 pounds, Jay and Mark, The Briscoes.

· Jay and Davey start the match off with a series of headlocks, takedowns and armdrags to start the pace of the match
· After a stand off, Davey delivers a swift kick to the side of Jay’s leg, forcing Jay to nail a open handed slap on Davey
· Davey and Jay then get into a chop battle with the occasional open handed slap until Hero tries to enter the ring and distracts Jay, allowing Davey to hit a German Suplex
· After more work on Jay, Hero tags himself in and nails a standing Double Foot stomp on Jay followed by a running senton for two
· After some repeated stomps to the head, Hero locks in a modified Dragon Sleeper to work more on the neck until Jay reverses by bridging and hits a bridging suplex for a two count
· Jay then follows with shots to the head, followed with a leap into a Hurricanrana
· Jay then wrenches on the arm of Chris and makes the tag to Mark who then nail a combo Spinebuster and Springboard Wheel kick
· Mark then begins to nail repeated knee drops to the back of Chris, followed by applying a surfboard like hold
· Jay then tags himself in and leaps off the ropes into a double knees on the chest of Hero, followed by Mark dropping the hold so Hero’s chest is still exposed for Mark to hit a Baseball Slide
· Jay then climbs to the top rope to get the crowd on his side and hits a Cannonball Senton on Hero followed by a two count and a seated chin lock
· Hero sits up from the chin lock and begins to pummel back and ducks an oncoming clothesline
· Jay goes to springboard off the ropes and come back with a crossbody, only for Hero to nail a vicious kick in mid air, right to the chest
· Jay is grabbed by Hero and Davey tags himself in, nailing rapid fire kicks to the chest of Jay, followed with a Irish Whip into the ropes and a Running Elbow Smash
· After the smash, Davey runs off the ropes and nails a jaw breaking lariat that turns Jay inside out
· Davey then stomps repeatedly on the head of Jay and locks in a Over the Shoulder Single leg Boston Crab
· Jay begins to fight back with shots to the chest and gets out of the tight position by hitting a armdrag followed with a Spinebuster
· Both men are laid out in the center of the ring and both begin to try to make the tag, only for Hero to knock Mark off of the apron and go back to his corner to make the tag
· Hero then begins to nail repeated elbow shots on the head of Jay to try to knock him out and then locks in the Cravate hold
· Jay begins to try to use the ropes to his advantage and eventually, his foot reaches the bottom rope, forcing Hero to break
· Instead of him breaking, Chris pulls Jay off of the ropes and turns the Cravate into a neckbreaker, only getting two as Mark breaks it up
· As he picks up Jay for another move, Jay suddenly begins to fight back with open handed chops and forearms, only for Hero to kick him in the gut and go off the ropes to nail a Mafia Kick
· Hero then gets fired up and goes for a Springboard Elbow Smash, only for Jay to nail a enziguri on a mid air Hero to take both men down
· Jay does make the hot tag to Mark who comes out as a house of fire on Davey and Chris
· Mark grabs a hold of Hero and nails a Saito Suplex that drops him on his head until Davey Richards goes for a Powerslam on Mark
· Mark reverses into a Tornado DDT as jay enters the ring again and nail Davey with a High Elevation Double Hip Toss, landing on his neck
· Davey rolls to the outside and as soon as he gets to his feet, Jay hits a dive to the outside that sends Davey into the guardrail
· Chris gets back up and grabs Mark as he is about to springboard dive to the outside, and hits a Double Leg Slam, followed by catapulting him over the ropes and onto the apron
· Hero then tries to nail a series of hard hitting elbows on Mark and tries for a Roaring Elbow, only for Mark to guillotine him across the ropes
· Jay then gets back into the ring and goes for a Military Press Slam on Hero, only to notice that Davey is getting back up on the outside
· Jay then proceeds to run and dump Hero to the outside of the ring onto his own partner
· Mark sees his opportunity and climbs to the top turnbuckle and hits a Shooting Star Press to the outside onto Davey and Chris, causing the fans to chant “This is Awesome”
· Mark rolls Hero back into the ring and him and Jay hit a combination Sidewalk Slam and Leg Drop, only getting two as Davey kicks mark square in the face
· Mark misses a shot on Davey, who then kicks Mark in the gut and nails a running sitout powerbomb, followed by another Mafia Kick from Hero
· Hero then grabs a hold of Mark and goes for the Hero’s Welcome, only to get a Big Boot from Jay, followed by a team Crucifix Powerbomb/Neckbreaker for two
· Davey then grabs a hold of Mark, sending him off the ropes, in the air and delivering a swift kick to the gut, followed by a successful D.R. Driver, only for Jay to break the pin up
· Jay grabs a hold of Davey and nails a Three quarter Nelson Suplex, followed by a attempt at the Jay Driller Piledriver
· Davey catches his leg underneath the bottom rope so Jay cannot pick him up for the Driller, and as Jay pulls back to try to pick him up, Hero springboards off the top rope and in mid air, grabs Jay and hits the Hero’s Welcome, somehow only getting two, to the shock of both men
· Davey and Chris talk out strategy and then make a attempt at a Spike D.R. Driver, only for Mark to get up and suplex Chris Hero over Jay and Davey
· Richards then tries for the D.R. Driver, only to get it reversed into the Jay Driller with Mark leaping off the top rope to spike Davey’s head to the mat
· Hero runs in quickly and hits a Roaring Elbow that rocks Jay and then tries one on Mark, only for Mark to pick Hero up and hit the Cut-Throat Driver on Hero, followed by a simultaneous pin
Ring Announcer: Your winners at 15:27, Jay and Mark, The Briscoes!
· The Briscoes celebrate their victory in the center of the ring as Chris Hero and Davey Richards roll to the outside in defeat
· Then out of no where, Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero step through the curtain with Julius Smokes and then start to charge the ring
· Before they can make it to the ring, Hero and Davey hold them off with chairs so they cannot enter
· Reyes and Romero eventually back up as Hero and Davey get back into the ring
· In a show of respect, all four men then shake hands in the ring and raise each others hands for a good match

Ring Announcer: The following contest is a three-way elimination match. On the way to the ring, from Brooklyn, New York, weiging in at 205 pounds, “The Notorious 187” Homicide.

· As Homicide comes to the ring, a masked assailant comes out and attacks Homicide and begins to slam his leg into the guardrail
· The assailant then takes the chair and wraps the chair around his leg, followed by grabbing a second chair and jamming it into the chair covered leg and into the guardrail
· The assailant then escapes as referees tend to Homicide, as well as Samoa Joe who tries to help up his friend
· The referees then carry Homicide to the back to get his leg checked

Samoa Joe: I don’t know who the hell that was and why. But I came to Boston for one reason. And that is for a fight. So Claudio, if you want to be a true man, and show some respect to that title of yours, come out here now and take me on one on one.

· Claudio steps through the curtain and grabs another microphone

Claudio: For your information, I am a true man for the fact that I am the Ring of Honor Pure Champion, and that I am very European. So I will take you on in the ring… But this title will not be on the line. (The crowd boos Claudio) And I’ll tell you why. Because I heard what Bryan Danielson said about you. And whether these fans like him or not, it is one hundred percent fact. You do not deserve a World title match, and you sure do not deserve a Pure title match. There is a new league of professional wrestlers here in Ring of Honor. And just like Bryan Danielson and Nigel McGuinness have taken you’re spot as top Ring of Honor World Champion, the most wealthiest man in the world took you’re spot as top Ring of Honor Pure Champion. Because I’m Claudio Castagnoli… (Joe takes mic)

Samoa Joe: And you are very getting on my nerves.

· Joe open hand slaps Claudio and knocks him off the apron, followed by going off the ropes and diving through the ropes, sending Claudio over the guardrail
· Joe then pulls Claudio back over the rail and sends him straight into the guardrail again
· He then begins to call for the Ole Kick and hits it straight on Claudio, sending him rocking
· Joe then begins to roll Castagnoli back into the ring, until Claudio begins to fight back with stomps and shots to the head
· He goes off the ropes for a uppercut, only for Joe to pick him up while in motion and drop him with a Samoan Drop
· He then picks up Claudio and with a smirk on his face, nails another open handed slap that rocks Claudio into the turnbuckle
· Joe then nails a serious of stiff chops in the corner followed with a jumping side kick that sends Claudio to a seated position
· He then sees the opportunity and face washes Claudio followed by running off the ropes with a kick
· Claudio then pulls Joe in the middle of the ring as he is still seated, nailing a chop to the chest, followed with a football kick to the chest and then a jumping knee drop
· Joe then picks up Claudio again, only to get a shot to the gut followed by a European uppercut
· Claudio then springboards off the ropes and hits another European Uppercut that takes down Samoa Joe to the mat
· Joe is then pulled into the center of the ring as Claudio ascends to the top turnbuckle and hits a Diving Headbutt for a two count
· Claudio applies a crossface on Joe to try to wrench on the neck and back of his opponent until he reaches the bottom rope, forcing Castagnoli to break the hold
· In frustration, Claudio then picks up Joe and nails three jaw jacking European Uppercuts, followed by a attempt at a suplex
· However, Joe uses his weight to his advantage and refuses to get taken up for the suplex, so he pushes Castagnoli off
· As Castagnoli comes running, Joe nails the Snap Powerslam that turns Claudio inside out, but only getting Joe two
· Joe is frustrated and then begins to grab a hold of Claudio as he tries to leave the ring and delivers three powerbombs in succession, followed by sending Claudio to the top turnbuckle
· Claudio begins to fight back and as he kicks Joe square in the face, he goes for a crossbody, only to get caught and nailed with a sick Death Valley Driver
· He then nails another open handed slap to Claudio and quickly puts him back on the top rope again going for the Muscle Buster
· However, as Claudio gets picked up for the Muscle Buster, Claudio gets onto the apron and hops down, leaving the ringside area, saying he has had enough
· The referee then has to count out Claudio but as he gets to 8, Bryan Danielson comes out and attacks Joe from behind as the ref calls for the bell
· Claudio then comes back towards the ring and helps Bryan beat down Joe using steel chairs
· Danielson then takes the chair, very similar to how Homicide was taken out, and wraps it around the leg of Joe and is about to break his ankle
· Suddenly, Colt Cabana with a steel chair makes the save and clears the ring of Claudio and Danielson

Ring Announcer: Your winner by disqualification, Samoa Joe!

Will Rutherford: I am trying to catch Julius Smokes as he is leaving the arena to explain a little bit of what happened tonight in both of the tag team matchups. Julius, why did you turn you’re back on the Vul… (Rocky Romero and Ricky Reyes shove Will as Smokes begins to smile)

Smokes: Big things baby, big things to come. Come on.

Ring Announcer: The following contest is a Last Man Standing Match scheduled for one fall. The only way to win is to incapacitate your opponent to the point where they cannot stand by the referee’s ten count. On the way to the ring, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, weiging in at 173 pounds, he is representing the Age of the Fall, Jimmy Jacobs.

Ring Announcer: His opponent, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, weiging in at 202 pounds, Austin Aries.

· Aries and Jacobs jump each other as soon as the bell rings and begin to punch each other as Aries tackles Jacobs to the outside
· Aries sends Jacobs into the guardrail and follows it by sending hi into the next guardrail across the ring
· As Jacobs is lying against the guardrail, Austin goes for the dropkick on Jimmy, only for him to move out of the way, allowing Aries to fall into a sea of chairs in the front row
· Jimmy then follows Aries into the crowd and nails him with a series of chair shots using the chairs from the fans
· Jacobs then takes one chair and unfolds it, putting Austin’s head through it, and follows by taking another chair and swinging it right into the head of his opponent
· Jimmy then tells the referee to count Aries and turns his back on his opponent to gloat to the fans, allowing Austin to leap off a chair and take Jacobs down with a clothesline
· Aries grabs a hold of Jimmy and begins to wail violently on the head of his enemy and gets the crowd to go crazy
· Austin then throws Jimmy over the merchandise table and begins to choke Jacobs with one of the t-shirts
· After more brawling in the crowd, they go into the parking lot and Jimmy suplexes Aries right on the concrete
· As Jacobs begins to pick up Aries, Aries knees Jacobs in the gut and sends him into the metal screen next to the arena
· He then slams his head constantly into the steel without remorse and then get one more stiff shot
· Aries finds a tire iron and nails a few shots to Jacobs back and gut, only for Jacobs to pull the railroad spike from his boot and jab it in Aries head
· After a few more shots with the spike, he sends Aries back into the arena, over the guardrail and into the ring
· Jacobs then grabs the spike and begins mutilating the face of Aries in the center of the ring, causing him to bleed profusely
· Jacobs then smears some blood from the head of Aries and smears it across his chest like war paint followed by picking Aries up and slapping him across the face
· He sends Aries off the ropes and Austin uses his ringsmanship to bounce off the second rope and hit a moonsault on Jacobs
· Aries the runs off the ropes and nails a elbow drop with theatrics on Jacobs and as he stirs back up, sees the spike that Jimmy dropped
· Both Jacobs and Aries race to get the spike, with Austin succeeding and stabbing Jacobs in the eye
· Jacobs is then grabbed by Austin and gets torn into by the spike, and then picks him up for a Death Valley Driver
· He hits it in the center of the mat, but holds onto the move and steps through the bottom rope to nail the Death Valley Driver again, this time on the ring apron
· Aries then looks under the ring and pulls out a table, putting it into the ring, and then pulls out a second table, bridging it between the guardrail and the ring apron
· Unknowing to Aries, Jacobs gets on the guardrail and leaps over the propped table to spear Aries on the floor
· Jacobs then looks under the ring and pulls out a steel chain, putting it also in the ring
· Aries gets rolled back into the ring as Jacobs scales to the top turnbuckle and misses his signature senton on Aries, landing on the chain which he put in play
· Aries grabs the chain and then begins to whip Jimmy with it constantly and then moves out of the way for the referee to check him
· The ref gets to seven and Jacobs is able to make it up by using the corner, only for Jimmy to get his head taken off by a corner dropkick from Aries
· Jacobs once again gets up at the count of eight as Aries tries for a running attack, only to get sent into the rail
· Then, Jimmy desperately grabs the chain and begins to choke out Austin with the metal chain
· As Austin begins to fade, Jimmy sends him down and tells the ref to check him, with Austin getting up at 6
· When Austin gets up, he kicks Aries in the gut and pulls him towards the turnbuckle
· He then lays the chain across the chest of Aries and uses the turnbuckle as help to deliver a series of double foot stomps on the chain covered chest
· Jacobs then grabs the chain and wraps it around the throat of Aries as if a noose and afterwards, places a chair between the top and middle turnbuckle
· He then puts Aries on the apron and kicks him off, choking him with the chain and forcing more and more blood from his head
· He then drops the chain intentionally, sending Aries face first to the outside as the referee starts the count
· Surprisingly, Aries gets up by the count of nine, only for Jimmy to yank the chain and send Aries chest into the apron
· Jacobs goes to the outside while still holding the chain to pull Aries back into the ring and then yanks the chain to send him into the propped up chair into the corner
· Aries is groggy and bleeding as Jacobs yanks the chain again to send Austin into the ropes, but once he is yanked, Aries dives through the bottom rope with the Heat Seeking Missile on Jacobs
· Austin then gets up and grabs a hold of Jacobs, power bombing him into the guardrail and then picking him up and getting on the apron
· Aries then puts Jacobs on the apron and looks to hit a Brainbuster on Aries through the bridged table, only for him to fight back with a series of open handed slaps
· Aries nails a side kick on Jacobs and shoves him on top of the bridged table, and then nails a 450 splash from the top through the table
· The crowd begins to chant “This is Awesome” as the ref counts to 5, when Aries gets up
· Jacobs eventually gets up at eight with help from the apron, only for Aries to dropkick a chair into Jacobs face, sending him into the guardrail
· Aries then sets up another table in the ring and then pulls Jacobs back into the ring
· Austin lays the chair on top of Jacobs and climbs the top to hit a frog splash and letting the ref do the count
· Aries then takes the chair and puts it on top of the set table as Jacobs gets up for the eight count
· Then, Austin nails a kick to Jacobs, pushing him back to the mat and then puts Jacobs on the top turnbuckle
· He goes for the brainbuster through the table with Jacobs fighting it off with shots to the chest
· After a series of exchanges, Jacobs sees desperation and hits a low blow on Aries, followed by hitting a DDT on Aries through a table, followed by locking in the End Times
· As the blood is pouring from the head of Aries, he finds a way to get out of it by bridging over in a pin
· He then turns sideways and nails repeated knees to the head of Jacobs and locks in the Last Chancery
· Jacobs then begins to bleed extremely as both men seem to be close to passing out, before Jacobs grabs a hold of the spike and jams it in Aries head, to break the submission
· Both men are lying in the center of the ring as the referee applies the count on both men
· To everyone’s surprise, Lacey comes to ringside as she looks at the carnage from both men
· She then goes over to the time keeper and grabs a microphone as she gets on the apron
Lacey: Look at this. This is my fault. If it wasn’t for me, you two wouldn’t be doing this to each other. I can’t take it. I may have started this, but I am going to end it. Listen to me. I am telling both of you. If you love me… you will lay down for the ten count.
· Jacobs has to use the turnbuckle to get himself up as Aries goes up and comforts Lacey

(Overheard on the microphone)

Aries: Listen, you know I love you. But I need to end this. This has gone way to far and I need to end it. The way he has treated you, he needs to be stop. I love you, but I can’t lay down.

Lacey: I understand. I understand.

· Both Aries and Lacey embrace in the ring as Jimmy looks on in sadness
· As Aries turns around to go back at Jacobs, Lacey low blows Aries who then crumples to the mat
· Jacobs then stares at Lacey with a look of disgust, but then gives her the spike and then picks up Austin
· Lacey then comes into the ring and begins to talk trash to Aries, followed with a sickening slap to the face, and nails Aries with the spike
· Jacobs then turns Aries over and hits the Contra Code onto a steel chair in the center of the ring
· Tyler and Necro then come out from the back as the referee is forced to count to ten, ending the match

Ring Announcer: Your winner at 22:56, Jimmy Jacobs!

· Jacobs and Lacey then embrace in the center of the ring and begin to make out as Tyler and Necro celebrate a victory for the Age of the Fall
· Tyler, Necro, Jimmy and Lacey then walk out of the ring and to the back with Lacey wrapping her arms around Jimmy’s waist, as the winner has a smirk on his face

Ring Announcer: The following contest is your main event of the evening and it is for the Ring of Honor World Championship. On the way to the ring, the challenger, accompanied by Allison Danger, from the City of Angels, weiging in at 224 pounds, “The Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels.

Ring Announcer: His opponent, from London, England, weiging in at 220 pounds, he is the Ring of Honor World Champion, Nigel McGuinness.

· Nigel and Chris both shake hands before the match begins and as the bell rings, lock up in the center of the ring
· Daniels takes advantage by getting behind Nigel and wrenching on the arm, until Nigel gets out by grabbing the arm of Daniels and turning it into a hammerlock
· Chris fights out and takes Nigel down with an armdrag that sends him into the turnbuckle, and as Daniels goes in for the attack, the ref breaks the two apart as Nigel begins to get worried
· After a breather, Nigel and Daniels lock up again, this time with Nigel sweeping the leg and going for a pin, only to kick out and snapping Nigel off with another armdrag
· Daniels whips McGuinness into the turnbuckle and leaps on Nigel for a monkey flip, only for Nigel to land on his feet
· As soon as he gets on his feet, he rolls up Nigel for a one count and then nails a Reverse STO and goes for a Koji Clutch, only for Nigel to roll out and go to the outside
· Chris then charges for a baseball slide, only for Nigel to roll back in to the ring as Daniels slides out and then nails a baseball slide of his own on Daniels, sending Chris in the guardrail
· Nigel then grabs a hold of Daniels and shoves him into the guardrail, followed by taunting the crowd
· Allison Danger then begins to get in the face of Nigel and as he begins to taunt her, Daniels turns him around and goes for a punch, only for Nigel to duck and almost hitting Danger
· Nigel then uses the opportunity and whips Daniels into the guardrail as well as colliding with Danger
· Daniels then tries to check on his manager, only for Nigel to roll Daniels back into the ring and begin to attack him with repeated European uppercuts
· Daniels then gets his leg wrapped in the middle rope near the turnbuckle, and then Nigel runs up the turnbuckle and charges at Daniels for a stiff European uppercut
· Nigel then turns Daniels over so he is facing the turnbuckle, then delivers a shoot kick to the back followed with a lariat to the neck for a two count
· Nigel then applies a Cobra Clutch on Daniels to try to get the submission with Daniels struggling to reach the ropes
· When he finally gets to the ropes, Nigel breaks the hold at three, followed with Daniels sweeping the leg of Nigel and then nailing a springboard moonsault off the ropes for two
· Daniels then nails a couple of chops on Nigel, then sending him off the ropes, followed by ducking a lariat from Nigel and then waiting for him to come back to hit the Blue Thunder Driver
· He follows it immediately by picking him up and hitting the Belly to Back suplex backbreaker for two
· Daniels follows it quickly with a kick to the gut and then sends him into the turnbuckle, with Nigel doing the headstand off the turnbuckle to avoid Daniels
· Chris then kicks the rope so that Nigel crotches himself on the top, followed by Daniels running towards Nigel, crossing his arms and hitting the Iconoclasm for a two count
· Daniels then measures Nigel as he gets back up and nails a kick to the gut, followed with a stiff enziguri, and then an attempt at a Death Valley Driver
· Nigel is eventually able to get out and locks one of Daniels arms with a hammerlock and nails a DDT for a two count
· Nigel then tries to pick Daniels up, only for Chris to fight back with chops and forearms and then a bodyslam to the mat
· He then calls for the B.M.E. but as he leaps to the top rope, Nigel pushes the rope to knock Daniels off balance and crotch him on the turnbuckle
· Nigel then turns over Daniels and hits the London Dungeon on Chris and somehow, only gets a two count
· In sheer desperation, Nigel puts Chris crotched on the top turnbuckle as Nigel scales to the top
· However, Daniels falls back to the mat with a look of extreme pain on his face as the referee begins to check on his condition
· Nigel is still on the top turnbuckle in shock from this, when out of nowhere, Allison Danger gets on the apron and shoves Nigel off the top, crotching him on the ropes
· Daniels then gets up, feeling fine, and climbs the ropes near Nigel, and then nails the Angels Wings from the top
· Daniels then goes from the cover, but to the crowds shock, only gets two, but Daniels follows quickly by going for the Angels Wings again
· Nigel gets out and then bounces off the ropes for the Jaw Breaker Lariat, which Daniels stops with a kick to the gut
· He follows with a Reverse STO and then the Koji Clutch to try to end the match and win the title
· Nigel reaches to ropes and forces Daniels to break the hold, however, Daniels drags Nigel back into the center of the ring and locks in the hold again
· This time, McGuinness rolls out of the hold and then goes off the ropes again and misses another jawbreaker lariat
· Daniels tries for a enziguri on McGuinness, only for Nigel to duck and attempt for a third time and succeed with the jawbreaker lariat
· He then collapses over Daniels for the cover and gets the win to retain his title

Ring Announcer: Your winner at 19:26 and still Ring of Honor World Champion, Nigel McGuinness!

Announcement for Death before Dishonor weekend

2009-07-03T18:47:00.000-07:00

On both nights of Death before Dishonor weekend, the women of honor will be involved in two major ways.

On the first night, the fans will see the in ring return of Alexis Laree as she takes on a challenger to be named later in the week.

As well on Night two, there will be a special three way match featuring top stars of the Shimmer Womens Atheletes promotion with special stipulations. The loser will recieve nothing, the person not involved in the fall will recieve a official contract with Ring of Honor and the person that scores the winning fall will recieve a contract, plus a shot at the Ring of Honor World Women's champion Mschif. The three participants will be named in the coming weeks.

Card for Boston show

2009-07-03T18:41:00.001-07:00

World Title Match: Nigel McGuinness vs "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels w/ Allison Danger

Last Man Standing Match: Austin Aries vs Jimmy Jacobs

The Briscoe Brothers vs Davey Richards and "That Young Knockout Kid" Chris Hero

"The Samoan Submission Machine" Samoa Joe vs "Double C" Claudio Castagnoli vs "The Notorious 187" Homicide

Delirious vs Jimmy Rave

"American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs Matt Sydal

The Havana Pitbulls vs The Vulture Squad with Julius Smokes

"Explosive" Erick Stevens vs Kenny King

ROH Southern Hostility 6-24-09

2009-06-26T12:09:00.000-07:00

Austin Aries: Tonight is a very important night for A double Austin Aries. Tonight is the second stage of my path towards destroying Age of the Fall. Tonight I have a tag match where I will be standing across the ring from Tyler Black. I destroyed Necro back in Detroit, and Tyler, don’t think that you will be weakening me in any way tonight. Once I destroy you in this match, I’ll be standing face to face with Jimmy Jacobs. Jimmy, you’ve cost me many things. You cost me my dignity, you cost me Lacey, you cost me the Pure Title, you cost me copious amounts of blood. It’s time for my revenge. And remember back at the Rising Above PPV. When I had you lifeless in the center of the ring, and I took that deadly spike you like to use. And I mutilated and scarred you’re flesh. When you’re blood was like paint across my arm. That’s nothing like what I’m gonna do to you now. You dug you’re grave and now you’re gonna have to lie in it.

Ring Announcer: The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall. On the way to the ring first, from Metropolis, weiging in at 240 pounds, Chris Hero.

Ring Announcer: His tag team partner, from Othello, Washington, weiging in at 205 pounds, Davey Richards.

Ring Announcer: Their opponents, first, from Tampa, Florida, weiging in at 212 pounds, Roderick Strong.

Ring Announcer: His tag team partner, from The Edge of Sanity, weiging in at 194 pounds, Delirious.

• Delirious goes crazy as the bell rings and when he tries to enter the ring, Davey Richards nails a swift kick to the head of Delirious
• This causes Strong to go after his former No Remorse Corps partner by sending him off the ropes
• Richards ducks a clothesline from Strong only to get nailed with a lariat by Delirious
• Delirious grabs the arm of Richards and tries to lock in an armbar only for Richards to break free and make the tag to Hero
• Hero comes in and tries for a Mafia Kick only to get nailed with a hurricanrana
• Delirious makes the tag to Strong who applies a series of hard chops to the chest of Hero followed by nailing a Belly to Belly on Hero
• When Hero tries to tag in Davey, Strong grabs him by the leg and locks in a elevated boston crab while driving his knee into his back
• Strong is close enough to make the tag to Delirious, who springboards off the ropes and nails a leg drop on Hero
• Delirious locks in a camel clutch and fish hooks the mouth of Chris, while every time the ref counts to five, he releases and screams “5” to mock the ref
• When he does it a third time, Davey comes in the ring and delivers a kick to Delirious, breaking the hold
• When Delirious tries to go after Richards, Hero nails a series of shots to the mouth of Delirious, followed with an elbow smash
• Delirious is rocked and then gets picked up for an inverted suplex stunner by Hero followed by a tag to Richards
• Richards comes in and begins to kick at the head of Delirious and pokes fun at Strong saying that he is showing “No Remorse”
• Davey follows with a series of kicks to the chest of Delirious and then nails a springboard side kick to Delirious gaining a two count
• Davey goes for a DDT but Delirious holds on and fights back on Davey only to get nailed with a STO
• Davey whips Delirious into his corner and nails a running forearm strike which is followed by a big boot by Hero on the apron
• Davey makes the tag to Hero who climbs to the top rope and nails a double stomp to the back of Delirious followed by running off the ropes and nailing a senton on the back of Delirious
• Hero locks in a Dragon Suplex on Delirious while simultaneously pulling on the tassels of the masked man
• The tag is made to Davey while still in the hold and Delirious is nailed with repeated kicks to the chest of Delirious
• Davey heads to the top to go for a shooting star press but misses and lands straight on his chest
• This allows Delirious to make the tag to Strong, who nails a series of clotheslines on Richards and Hero
• Hero tries to attack Strong but gets picked up and nailed with a double leg slam
• Davey comes in for the attack but misses and gets nailed with a single leg dropkick that sends him seated near the turnbuckle
• Delirious sees his opportunity and nails the Panic Attack on Richards followed by a running baseball slide to the face
• Hero comes in with a spear to Roderick and follows it by hitting a Electric Chair Driver on Delirious
• Richards then climbs to the top and nails a shooting star press on Delirious only to get pulled in by Roderick and nailed with a Double Underhook backbreaker from Strong
• Delirious scales to the top rope and hits Shadows over Hell on Hero and locks in the Cobra Stretch
• The ref is telling Delirious that he is not the legal man and has to break the hold
• Davey comes charging but is sent to the outside by Delirious who then comes diving through the ropes onto Davey
• It seems though that the leg of Delirious smacked the guardrail as he made the dive
• Hero looks to climb up top but Roderick takes out his equilibrium to cause him to crash down on the turnbuckle
• He falls into a Fireman’s Carry position on top of Roderick, who then nails the Fireman’s carry Double Knee Gutbuster
• He follows quickly with the Half Nelson Backbreaker and then goes for the Gibson Driver
• Davey runs in and nails two stiff kicks to the chest of Roderick and goes off the ropes, only to get rolled up for a two count
• When Davey kicks out, Roderick holds onto Davey and nails a Half Nelson Backbreaker on him and then goes for the Gibson Driver
• Hero then runs in with the Rolling Elbow that jaw jacks Strong, followed by the Hero’s Welcome, sending Strong onto his shoulder
• Davey then rushes in and locks in the Kimura Lock on Strong who has no choice but to tap out

Ring Announcer: You’re winners in 9:26, by submission, the team of Davey Richards and Chris Hero!

Ring Announcer: The following women’s tag team contest is scheduled for one fall. On the way to the ring, the team of Allison Danger and Sara Del Ray.

Ring Announcer: And their opponents, the team of Daizee Haze and the Ring of Honor World Women’s Champion, MsChif.

• Alexis Laree takes a seat by the timekeepers table as all four women shake hands before the match
• Daizee Haze and Del Ray start it off with a lock up in the center of the ring followed by a waist lock from Del Ray
• Sara sends her to the mat but Daizee is able to get back to her feet and escape the hold by performing a cartwheel
• Both women lock up again and Daizee applies a headlock on Del Ray followed by a takedown
• Daizee uses her legs to wrap around the neck of a grounded Del Ray but when she escapes in a seated position, Daizee boots her in the head
• She then goes off the ropes and nails a dropkick to the back of a seated Del Ray and only gets a two count
• She then makes the tag to MsChif and both women nail a double Russian leg sweep on Del Ray for two
• As she picks Sara up, Sara fights back with shots to the gut and then as MsChif begins to fight back and go off the ropes, Del Ray nails her with the Hip Attack
• After a series of shots in the corner, Del Ray makes the tag to Danger who climbs to the top turnbuckle and nails a headscissors on MsChif
• Danger then picks up MsChif and nails a DDT that guillotines her on the bottom rope, while Danger runs off the ropes and nails a curb kick to the side of the head of MsChif
• Danger tries it again but is dumped to the outside landing on the floor. Del Ray climbs to the top turnbuckle but Daizee runs in and knocks her to the floor on top of Danger
• Both MsChif and Daizee scale to the top turnbuckles and simultaneously dive onto Allison and Sara, getting the crowd on their feet
• MsChif rolls Danger back into the ring and makes a tag to Daizee who comes off the ropes with a sunset flip onto Danger for two
• She then grabs the hair of Danger and nails a facebreaker on the knee followed by a Yakuza Kick for two
• She then tries for a moonsault off the ropes but misses and gets nailed with a STO from Danger
• Danger is able to make the tag to Sara and then begins to mock MsChif in her corner
• MsChif tries to enter but the ref will not allow her to, and this allows Danger to put Daizee in a camel clutch while simultaneously in a Boston Crab from Sara
• The referee does not catch Danger as she leaves and Sara begins to fall back on the Boston Crab so she can put more pressure on the back of Daizee Haze
• When she sees this isn’t working, Del Ray puts Haze’s back over her shoulder and begins to stretch the back of Daizee Haze
• Haze gets a second wind in her and armdrags Sara to the mat, only to get a Big Boot sending Haze down
• Del Ray grabs Daizee again and tries for a Full Nelson, however Daizee tries for a roll up and after only getting two, makes the tag to MsChif
• Like a house of fire, MsChif attacks both opponents with clotheslines and as she ducks a clothesline from Del Ray, MsChif hits a spinning backfist, a kick to the gut and the Code Green
• Danger breaks it up and Haze runs up MsChif to nail a Tornado DDT on Danger
• Danger gets her face put on the bottom turnbuckle by Daizee and MsChif nails repeated double stomps to the back of Danger
• However, after she attempts one of the double stomps, Sara grabs her and powerbombs her to the mat
• Haze climbs to the top but Del Ray meets her there and tries to take Haze down with a armdrag, only for her to land on her feet
• Daizee ducks a clothesline and nails the Heart Punch, tries for the Mind Trip but is put into the Royal Butterfly
• MsChif goes for the green mist but accidentally nails her partner, Daizee, and Danger takes Haze to the outside
• MsChif tries for the Desecrator but gets caught and put in the Royal Butterfly, followed by a bridging suplex to get the win

Ring Announcer: You’re winners in 8:45, the team of Allison Danger and Sara Del Ray!

• Sara takes a good look at Alexis Laree who is applauding all four women and makes the motion that she wants the title

Jimmy Rave: Tonight, Jimmy Rave is participating in a staple of Ring of Honor. The four corner survival match. Christopher Daniels, Brent Albright, and Erick Stevens, once I beat all three of you tonight, I will take the next step towards my eventual dream of Ring of Honor World Champion. Like I’ve said before, in TNA I was made a joke of. I never got to let my true talents shine. However, ROH has given me a second chance and I will not disappoint because I am the man that is the future of Ring of Honor, and the future of professional wrestling.

Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall. On the way to the ring, accompanied by Shane Hagadorn, from San Diego, California, weiging in at 245 pounds, “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce.

Ring Announcer: His opponent, from Brooklyn, New York, weiging in at 205 pounds, “Notorious 187” Homicide.

• Homicide offers the handshake to Pearce who accepts but then nails a open hand slap
• As Pearce gets in it with the crowd, Homicide runs with a clothesline that takes him over the top rope, along with Homicide
• Homicide nails a series of punches to Pearce, sends him into the guardrail and gets the crowd on his side
• Homicide gets back into the ring as Hagadorn tries to attack Homicide, only to get thrown over the top rope onto Pearce
• He then runs off the ropes and nails a somersault plancha onto Hagadorn and Pearce, that sends all three men into the first row of seats
• When Homicide tries to exit over the guardrail and Pearce grabs his leg to crotch him, and then pushes him to the floor
• He then grabs hold of Homicide and proceeds to powerbomb him on the outside mat only to throw him back into the ring
• Climbing to the top turnbuckle, Pearce dives and nails the Leg Drop only to get a two count, which frustrates Pearce
• Hagadorn then pulls a black face mask from his suit pocket, hands it to Pearce as he gets fired up
• Pearce gets a running start and tries to dive on top of Homicide, only for him to move out of the way and face plant
• Homicide snatches the mask from Pearce’s face and wraps it around his throat, continually choking him
• With a new fire in him, Homicide grabs a hold of Pearce and nails the three amigos in perfect succession
• He then shakes his arms in tribute to Eddie Guerrero and climbs the ropes in attempt for the frog splash, only for Hagadorn to get on the apron
• He hits the splash but cannot secure the pinfall as the referee is being distracted by Hagadorn, until Homicide nails a dropkick, sending Hagadorn into the guardrail
• Homicide then is picked up and nailed with a spinebuster from Pearce that rocks the body of Homicide, Pearce then immediately puts in a figure four leglock
• As Homicide struggles and tries to reach the bottom rope he turns the move over on Pearce, reversing the pain to his opponent
• He then falls backwards and grabs the neck of Pearce to try to choke him, only for Adam to reach the ropes
• Homicide is able to nail a double underhook suplex with a bridge, which Pearce raises out of and tries for a piledriver
• Homicide gets behind him and tries for the Cop Killa only for Pearce to plant Homicide on his face and go for a camel clutch
• Homicide is eventually able to reverse the hold and tries for a lariat, only for Pearce to try to nail a chokeslam
• It is reversed by Homicide grabbing his arm and nailing the Lariat to only get a two count
• Homicide is fired up and tries to run at Pearce only to get put into a Backbreaker rack by Adam
• Homicide uses his side to wiggle free and as he still holds onto the arm, nails the Cop Killa, dropping Pearce on his neck and getting the win

Ring Announcer: Your winner in 6:44, Homicide!

Ring Announcer: The following four corner survival match is scheduled for one fall. On the way to the ring, from Sarasota, Florida, weiging in at 235 pounds, “Explosive” Erick Stevens.

Ring Announcer: Participant number 2, from Tulsa, Oklahoma, weiging in at 233 pounds, “The Shooter” Brent Albright.

Ring Announcer: Participant number 3, accompanied by Allison Danger, from The City of Angels, weiging in at 224 pounds, “The Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels.

Ring Announcer: The final participant, from Atlanta, Georgia, weiging in at 210 pounds, Jimmy Rave.

• Albright and Stevens start the matchup exchanging a series of lockups, armdrags and shots to each other
• When Albright tries to make the tag to Jimmy Rave, Rave drops from the apron refusing to take the tag
• Stevens and Albright lock up again and Albright is put into a headlock, sent off the ropes and nailed with a shoulder block
• Stevens jumps over Albright to run off the ropes and gets a shoulder block from Albright
• Stevens gets up and tries for a roll up but once Albright gets out, he throws him in the air and nails a clothesline
• Both men are on their feet and Stevens tries to make the tag to Daniels, only for Chris to do the same as Rave
• In frustration, Albright and Stevens throw Daniels and Rave into the ring, send them off the ropes and nail a pair of hard shoulder blocks on both men
• Albright grabs Rave and hits him with the one shoulder powerbomb that rocks Jimmy
• Brent sarcastically pulls Rave onto the ring apron and makes the tag, making Rave legal
• Stevens grabs rave and tries for a pumphandle powerbomb, only for Rave to poke Stevens in the eye and hit a hurricanrana, followed by a spear
• Rave nails Stevens with stomps and kicks to the upper body and makes the tag to Daniels
• Daniels pounds on Stevens in the corner and hits a standing monkey flip followed by a STO for a two count
• Stevens is sent into the corner by Daniels and nails a enziguri on the standing man and sets him on the top turnbuckle
• As Daniels showboats, Albright makes a blind tag to Stevens without Daniels looking
• Daniels climbs up with Stevens and nails the Iconoclasm, goes for the cover, but the ref tells him that Stevens is not the legal man
• As Daniels is confused, Albright comes in from behind and nails a gutwrench suplex on Daniels for a two count
• Albright puts Daniels in the bow and arrow and tries to work on the back of Daniels only for him to roll through and go for the cover
• Brent tries to come charging but Daniels nails the Blue Thunder driver for a two count and follows it with a STF
• When Albright gets to the ropes, forcing Daniels to break the hold, Daniels distracts the ref as Allison Danger chokes Brent across the bottom rope
• When she finishes, Rave runs across and kicks Albright in the face sending him reeling
• Rave tags himself in through Daniels, snapmare’s Albright to a seated position and nails the running knee strike
• He then locks in a full nelson camel clutch combo on Albright which causes him to struggle until he uses his strength to pick up Jimmy and send him into the corner
• Brent then grabs Jimmy and nails a overhead belly to belly suplex, followed by one for a charging Daniels
• He then picks up Rave for a crucifix powerbomb, however doesn’t notice Stevens made a blind tag
• Stevens comes in and chops Daniels with some good stiff shots followed by the Corner Body Splash
• Albright gets angry at Stevens over the blind tag and eventually start trading punches, which ends with Stevens sending Albright over the ropes with a clothesline
• Rave clothesline Stevens as well as they both go over the top rope and to the floor
• Daniels then gets on the ring apron and hits the springboard moonsault to the outside onto all three men
• Daniels hits a suplex on Brent Albright in the center of the ring and signals for the B.M.E only for Albright to roll out of the way
• Daniels lands on his feet and takes a wicked lariat from an incoming Rave, who then follows by hitting Albright with the move formerly known as Ghanarhea
• Stevens then runs in the ring, ducking another lariat from Rave to hit the Sarasota Screwdriver, only getting two
• Stevens calls for the Doctor Bomb on Jimmy Rave, only to be hit with an enziguri by Daniels and a Half Nelson Suplex from Albright
• Daniels is able to break up the pinfall at the last second and sends Albright off into the ropes, picking him up and hitting a Death Valley Driver
• Jimmy Rave hits another clothesline sending Daniels to the outside following it with a baseball slide that sends him into the guardrail
• Jimmy sees the opportunity and locks in the Heel Hook on Albright who is trying desperately to reach the ropes
• Eventually, Stevens comes running in and nails a Big Boot that turns Rave inside out
• Allison Danger gets frustrated and gets on the apron to distract the referee only for Albright to catch her
• Albright then proceeds to duck a slap from Danger, slap her on the ass, and make out with her on the apron
• While this is happening, Stevens successfully hits the Doctor Bomb and while he goes for the cover, Daniels runs in at the perfect time to hit the Angels Wings on Stevens
• Daniels then pins Stevens in the center of the ring while Albright cannot break up the pin from being too distracted with Danger

Ring Announcer: Here is your winner in 11:56, Christopher Daniels!

Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall, is contested under Pure Wrestling Rules and is for the ROH Pure Championship. On the way to the ring, from Chicago, Illinois, weiging in at 233 pounds, “Classic” Colt Cabana.

Ring Announcer: His opponent, from the United Banks of Switzerland, weiging in at 232 pounds, he is the Ring of Honor Pure Wrestling Champion, “Double C” Claudio Castagnoli.

• The ref explains to both men the rules and both shake hands in the center of the ring
• Both men lock up and fight for the advantage as Castagnoli takes Cabana down with a armdrag
• Cabana nails a armdrag of his own, grabbing the arm and trying to apply pressure
• Castagnoli pops up and rolls behind the back of Cabana with a waist lock and then a takedown
• Castagnoli grabs the leg, only for Cabana to roll through onto his back, and quickly snap his legs together to hurt the hand of Castagnoli and make the crowd laugh
• Colt then gets behind Claudio and goes for a rollup, only getting a two count, Castagnoli kicking out and Cabana crawling under the legs of his opponent, only to strut around the ring
• After a stand off, they both lock up again with Castagnoli taking Cabana down and locks on a bridging cobra clutch
• Cabana is able to bridge over Castagnoli with one of his feet getting on the bottom rope, and even though Colt has a cover on Castagnoli, the ref docks Cabana one rope break
• When Cabana begins to fight with the referee over the decision, Castagnoli gets a bow and arrow rollup on Cabana, only for him to kick out of immediately
• Castagnoli the twists the arm of Cabana, following it up by walking up the ropes and nailing a headscissors takedown
• Claudio then follows with a uppercut that rocks Cabana followed by grabbing his arm, locking it into a straight jacket position and nailing a bridging suplex for two
• Claudio comes after him and gets tossed to the outside, followed by Cabana nailing a dive to the outside
• After getting hype from the crowd, Cabana sends the champ into the guardrail followed by sending him into the ring post and back into the ring
• Cabana throws him into the ring nailing a Michinoku Driver followed by a two count, and then locking in a inverted cloverleaf to stretch on the back of Claudio
• After much struggle, Claudio does decide to use his rope break causing Cabana to break the hold
• Cabana comes charging for a big boot to Claudio, only for the champion to duck and Cabana to get caught in the ropes
• Claudio then applies a simple arm hold to Cabana as he is trapped and the ref gets Claudio off of him
• Castagnoli then yells at the referee to dock Cabana another rope break which, to the referee’s disappointment, has to do
• Cabana then gets angry and gets in the face of the ref again and when Claudio tries to attack from behind a second time, Cabana fights back
• A series of bionic elbows are nailed on Claudio followed with a irish whip into the ropes and the Flying Asshole
• With Claudio still in the corner, he nails 10 punches with the referee trying to pull him down from the top rope
• Since the rules state no closed fist punches, Colt has no more rope breaks to use
• This stuns Colt long enough for Claudio to grab him and powerbomb Cabana to the mat and follow it with the big swing
• He then waits for Cabana to get up and nail the Bicycle Kick for two, followed by a back rack into a side death valley driver for another two
• Claudio applies a cravat knowing that Cabana has no rope breaks left until Cabana stretches over and uses his leg to try to choke out Claudio
• Claudio gets to his feet with Cabana still upside down on his back, only for Cabana to land on his feet and delivers a belly to back suplex with a bridge for two
• The ref begins to count as both are on the mat until Cabana gets up at 8 nailing a lariat followed with a cradle DDT
• He then follows by bouncing off the ropes and hitting a moonsault on Castagnoli for a two count
• Claudio tries to escape, however, Claudio is put in the Billy Goat’s Curse, wrenching on Castagnoli’s back
• Claudio eventually reaches the ropes, leaving him one rope break and causing Colt to break the hold, only for Cabana to send Claudio hard into the turnbuckle
• Colt puts Castagnoli on the top turnbuckle and goes for a cutter from the top, only for Claudio to land on his feet, send Colt off the ropes and in the air to nail a vicious uppercut
• Castagnoli follows it by nailing the Ricola Bomb for a two count, to the surprise of the Pure Champion
• Castagnoli nails two uppercuts on Colt followed by another attempt at the Ricola bomb, only for Cabana to land on his feet
• Colt nails a kick to the gut and tries for the Ricola Bomb however Claudio begins to fight it
• With the wrist still locked for the Ricola Bomb, Colt drives the knee right into the face of Claudio and goes for the Colt .45
• Claudio falls on the apron and begins to fight with Colt until Colt drives his head into the Swiss man’s gut
• Colt goes off the ropes and while he charges and ducks his head between the top and middle rope, Claudio guillotines him with a leg drop
• He follows this by putting Colt on his shoulders, nailing a Side Death Valley Driver right on the floor
• The referee begins to count up to 10 before the men start getting to their feet
• Colt sends Claudio into the guardrail with a sickening thud as he crawls towards the ring
• When Colt just gets on the apron at 14, Claudio out of no where leaps, hitting another stiff European uppercut, sending Colt to the floor as well as Claudio
• At 17, both men are trading shots near the entrance ramp as by 19 they see the count
• Both men jut to the ring with Claudio a few inches ahead of Colt
• This allows Claudio to grab a female photographer at ringside, shoving her into Colt
• Claudio enters the ring as Colt gets the photographer in his way so he cannot get to the ring, costing him the match

Ring Announcer: Your winner by count out in 17:13, and still Ring of Honor Pure Champion, Claudio Castagnoli!

• Claudio celebrates in the ring with his title belt as he exits the ring
• Colt is in the center of the ring with a frustrated look on his face as the ref is trying to explain to him the situation
• Cabana has enough and nails the referee with Colt .45 which causes a series of ROH students to come to the ring
• Cabana attacks all of them as well, including sending one with a Colt .45 on the guardrail and one through a table
• Colt then storms off to the back in anger

Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and is for the Ring of Honor World Tag Team Championship. On the way to the ring, from Detroit, Michigan, at a combined weight of 415 pounds, Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley, The Motor City Machineguns.

Ring Announcer: And their opponents, at a combined weight of 400 pounds, they are the Ring of Honor World Tag Team Champions, the team of Kevin Steen and “The Generic Luchador” El Generico.

• Both men shake hands which included Kevin Steen making fun of Shelley’s hair
• Sabin and Generico start the match off with a series of lock ups, arm drags and other pins and reversals
• Sabin then mocks Generico’s ole by doing it while pointing to Detroit on his hand, while Generico pulls out a invisible machinegun and shoots it in all direction
• Steen is angry that Generico is not taking things seriously so he tags himself in and gets a armdrag from Sabin
• Steen tries for a superkick only to miss followed by Sabin missing an enziguri and another miss of a somersault leg drop by Steen
• Sabin tags Shelley and immediately nails a kick to the gut and attempts for a powerbomb
• He mocks the size of Steen saying that he is too large to get the powerbomb until Steen picks him up and nails the Double Leg Slam
• He then locks in a Sharpshooter until Shelley reaches the ropes and gets a comforting hug from Sabin
• Generico makes the tag and nails a kick to the back of the head of Shelley, that sends it into the crotch of Sabin
• He then follows it with a three quarter nelson suplex on Shelley for a two count until he attacks Sabin who is still on the apron
• Generico begins to trade punches with Sabin until Shelley comes charging and accidentally spears his partner into the guardrail
• Steen then comes in and dives to the outside onto Sabin while Generico and Shelley exchange shops in the center of the ring
• After Shelley nails a kick to the gut of Generico, he goes off the ropes and dives over Generico and onto Steen and Sabin
• Generico then gets pumped and nails the Springboard moonsault to the outside onto all three men
• Shelley is thrown back into the ring and gets nailed with a Diving Splash from El Generico for two
• Generico then tries to go for a powerbomb on Shelley only to get behind Generico and nailing him with a double knee backbreaker, followed by a enziguri
• Shelley makes the tag to Sabin who work on Generico and put him in the Tree of Woe
• They then nail a baseball slide from Shelley followed by the Hesitation Dropkick of Sabin
• Sabin then waits for Generico to get to his feet to nail the Springboard Tornado DDT for a two count
• Generico and Sabin trade hard shots with Generico trying to go off the ropes for an attack only to get nailed hard with the Sabalizer for two
• Shelley then makes the tag and they Snapmare Generico to a kneeling to a seated position to nail two kicks to the back, one after the other, and a double superkick
• Generico eventually nips up and nails stiff kick to the gut followed by a duck of a clothesline from Shelley, only to get flipped into a Tombstone piledriver, transitioned into a facebuster
• Steen comes in to break up the pin until the referee has to send him back to his corner, allowing Sabin and Shelley to double team Generico with a Springboard Dropkick and STO combination
• Sabin then is tagged in and nails a Northern Lights suplex only getting two with Generico bridging up and going for a attempt at a roll up
• Generico then wisely kicks the knee of Sabin and follows it with a enziguri to Sabin allowing him to make the tag to Kevin
• Kevin runs in with a series of forearms on both Shelley and Sabin with Shelley getting nailed with a Pumphandle Half Nelson Driver
• He then nails a Fisherman’s buster on Sabin for two as Generico hits the Ole Kick onto Shelley in the corner
• Steen then sends Sabin off the ropes and misses a dropkick only to get nailed with a Spinning Sole Kick from Sabin
• Sabin grabs Generico and nails a Side Slam followed with a Frog Splash from Shelley
• Kevin goes up top without the Machine Guns knowing and nails a Senton Bomb onto Shelley after he hits the Frog Splash
• Sabin then gets grabbed by Steen after a missed dropkick and gets the Steenalizer into the corner, shaking Sabin’s head and neck
• Steen puts Sabin in the Tree of Woe and Generico climbs the turnbuckle on the other side of the ring to nail the Somersault Corner to Corner Missile Dropkick
• Shelley throws Steen to the outside and is able to hit Sliced Bread on Generico even though neither of the two are the legal men
• Steen comes back in only to get a swift kick to the gut from Shelley and a attempt at the Over The Shoulder Belly to Back Piledriver only to get sent to the outside on his face
• Generico goes through the bottom rope and nails a Tornado DDT on Shelley onto the floor that excites the crowd
• Their excitement is topped when Generico crotches Shelley on the guardrail and nails the BrainBustah! On the guardrail
• Sabin then nails a dropkick to the back of Steen and tries to go for the Cradle Shock, only for Steen to get behind him and hook Sabin for the Package Piledriver to pick up the win

Ring Announcer: Your winners in 15:34, and still Ring of Honor World Tag Team Champions, Kevin Steen and El Generico!

• After the match, both men shake hands in the middle of the ring and raise each others arms as the crowd chants “That was awesome”!
• Steen and Generico then head to the back and before Shelley and Sabin exit the ring, The Havana Pitbulls of Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero come in and attack the Machineguns
• At one point in the attack, Reyes locks Shelley in the Dragon Sleeper as Romero nails a Front Flip Leg Drop off the top turnbuckle and to the chest of Shelley
• They then grab Sabin and finish him off with the Cuban Missile Crisis and leave them in a heap in the center of the ring

Will Rutherford: Folks, I’m backstage here in Manassas and I am being told Homicide was attacked in the locker room shortly after his match. We have officials checking on Homicide and we are not sure of who could have done this to Homicide. Wait, there is Colt Cabana. Colt! Can I get a word from you about you’re match you had for the Pure Title.

Colt Cabana: What do you want. What do you want me to say. Claudio, you had to use a technicality to keep your belt. And I am sick and tired of being screwed here in ROH. Never being able to get it done. I tell you I’m tired of this. I don’t get it. Maybe I should just quit? Maybe I have no reason to… (Looks to the left) What are you doing here? I… I haven’t seen you in a long time. (Walks off)

Rutherford: Um… Folks, obviously Colt is extremely upset, but let’s go to our main event of the evening. Austin Aries and Bryan Danielson vs Tyler Black and Nigel McGuinness.

Ring Announcer: The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall and is your main event of the evening. On the way to the ring, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, weiging in at 202 pounds, Austin Aries.

Ring Announcer: His tag team partner, from Aberdeen, Washington, weiging in at 185 pounds, “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson.

Ring announcer: Their opponents, first, from Davenport, Iowa, weiging in at 210 pounds. He is representing the Age of the Fall, Tyler Black.

Ring Announcer: And his tag team partner, from London, England, weiging in at 220 pounds. He is the Ring of Honor World Champion, Nigel McGuinness.

• All four men refuse to shake their opponents hands and will only shake the hands of their partners
• As soon as the bell rings though, Austin spears Tyler through the ropes and begin to brawl on the outside of the ring until Nigel, Bryan and the ref break them up
• Nigel and Aries are calming down their partners as Danielson and Black start the match off
• Both Tyler and Bryan lock up in the center of the ring exchanging advantage on the hold until Black applies a headlock on Danielson
• Bryan flips Tyler on his back and goes for the cover with Black and Danielson bridging from the pinfall
• Bryan then leaps over Tyler and puts in a bodyscissors to try to apply pressure to his chest
• Tyler tries to nail Bryan while he is behind him only to eventually turn around and try to bridge Danielson for a cover
• At 2, both men bridge up and Danielson tries for a backslide and follows it with a series of armdrags, a fake at a dropkick, followed by a actual dropkick and a standoff
• Tyler tags in Nigel and both men try to gain the advantage at a lock up, with Nigel grabbing the wrist and trying to twist it
• Nigel sweeps the leg of Danielson with the wrist lock still in, gets to a seated position, places the arm around the back of Danielson and begins to fall backwards to apply extreme pressure
• Bryan turns it over and begins to drive his knee into Nigel’s back while applying a chinlock
• Aries tags himself in and leaps over the ropes and over Bryan and Nigel, goes off the ropes and nails a dropkick to Nigel’s face
• Aries then kicks Tyler in the side of the head on the apron, followed by Aries getting a head start by back kicking Nigel and then nailing the Heat Seeking Missile on Tyler
• Austin then hops back into the ring and nails a front flip face plant on Nigel, only for Nigel to pop up and nail a lariat on Aries for two
• Tyler then gets tagged in and delivers kicks to the back of Austin followed with a running side kick to Austin’s back
• This infuriates Austin, who chops Tyler, until Tyler chops back, and then both men exchange hard open hand slaps
• Aries then kicks Black straight in the gut, goes off the ropes only to see Black do a backflip to counter, charges again, but Black nails him with a jumping roundhouse kick
• Tyler then grabs a hold of Austin and uses his tights to gain that advantage to lift Aries for the lifting reverse STO for a two count
• Nigel then tags in to apply repeated stops to the arm of Aries followed with a Hammerlock Single Arm DDT
• Nigel then tries to stretch the arm of Aries by moving his wrist across his head, while also grabbing the ropes
• Danielson tries to get in to get at Nigel, causing the referee to try to hold him back and allowing Tyler to deliver a swift kick to the arm of Aries
• Tyler then tags himself in and locks in a armbar bridge to apply extra pressure on the arm of Aries
• He then follows by nailing a standing shooting star press on Aries for a two count and makes the tag again to Nigel
• He begins to pound on Aries in the corner with repeated shots, then nails him in the back of the head, following it with a clothesline that takes him down
• Nigel then tries to go for the Tower of London on Aries to finish him until Aries leaps over Nigel, sends him into the corner, only to go for the handstand on the top turnbuckle to try to avoid Aries
• Austin catches this and slams Nigel to the mat and tries for a pin, only getting two
• When he charges at Nigel, McGuinness sends him over the ropes only to land on the apron, Austin headbutts his gut, drops him stomach first and nails the Slingshot Corkscrew Splash
• He then makes the quick tag to Bryan who comes out as a house of fire with chops and forearms for Black and McGuinness
• Danielson then nails a Cravate Suplex on Nigel and then a Underhook Suplex on Black followed by sending him into the turnbuckle, allowing Aries to nail the corner dropkick
• McGuinness then charges for a lariat, only to nail his partner and get sent to the outside by Aries
• Danielson chops Black hard into the corner, followed by a stiff European Uppercut and then a running forearm, which Danielson stops to throw off Black, allowing Aries to pull him outside
• As the two men brawl, Danielson is nailed with a Front Powerslam for two in the middle of the ring for two as Aries dumps Black into the crowd
• Austin then climbs to the top turnbuckle to dive on Black, only to fight with McGuinness on the top turnbuckle
• Aries misses a punch on McGuinness which allows Nigel to crotch Aries on the top rope
• While this happens to Aries, Danielson springboards off the top ropes and flies into the crowd onto Tyler Black
• After he hits Tyler, Nigel nails a lariat to Aries, who is still on the top rope, sending him to the outside
• Bryan and Nigel then exchange chops and headbutts in the center of the ring that rock each other until Nigel follows a headbutt with the Jaw Breaker Lariat for two
• Tyler then gets on the top rope and nails a Clothesline on Danielson from the top and follows it quickly with the God’s Last Gift
• Aries grabs Tyler after it is hit and nails the headbutt on Tyler, followed by locking in the Last Chancery
• Danielson then grabs Nigel and nails repeated stomps to his chest, followed by the elbows to the side of the head
• Nigel is knocked out, which allows Danielson to lock the Cattle Mutilation on Black while Aries has the Last Chancery
• Tyler tries to fight but is overcome by the two men and eventually passes out from the pain

Ring Announcer: You’re winners at 18:23, the team of Austin Aries and Bryan Danielson!

ROH Video Wire 6/20/09

2009-06-20T11:15:00.000-07:00

Bobby Dempsey: Fans in the Edison, New Jersey area we are very excited to inform you that you're show that was planned for May 29th has been rescheduled to July 23rd for Death Before Dishonor Night 2. All people who ordered tickets for the May 29th show will be able to be used at the door. We all welcome you to come for the big weekend of Death Before Dishonor action.

(Intro to Video Wire)

Nigel McGuinness: June 24th, Manassas, Virginia. The in-ring return of Nigel McGuinness to a Ring of Honor ring. Myself and Tyler Black vs Austin Aries and Bryan Danielson. I will prove to the entire pro wrestling world, the reason why I hold this championship belt and why I represent Ring of Honor. Not Samoa Joe, Not Bryan Danielson. Only me because, I am Nigel McGuinness and I'm in it to win it.

MsChif: In Detroit, Michigan, don't think i didn't hear Alexis Laree make her claim towards the Ring of Honor World Women's championship. And Alexis, you claim that you will be standing at ringside for the women's match in Manassas, Virginia. And I dare you to come and watch. Because once you watch the destruction I unfold, you will be dreading the day you ever made the challenge! (MsChif screams into the camera)

(Preview for the Purely Honor DVD)

Ring Announcer: The following contest is a No Disqualification match scheduled for one fall. On the way to the ring, from Morgantown, West Virginia, weiging in at 230 pounds, The Necro Butcher.

Ring Announcer: His opponent, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, weiging in at 202 pounds, Au…

• Necro goes up the ramp and begins to brawl with Aries who gets sent into the guardrail
• He takes a chair from the crowd and nails repeated shots to the back and head of Aries until the chair dents
• Necro then comes charging, only to get dumped into the crowd by Aries, who then follows with a dive off the guardrail onto Necro
• He then throws Necro face first into a seating arrangement sign and throws him on top of a table in the crowd
• Aries goes up with him and tries to slam him through the table, only for Necro to reverse into a double underhook powerbomb through the table
• Necro picks up Aries and drags him to the bleacher area. After a few shots to the head and gut, Necro grabs Aries and suplexes him off the bleachers into a row of chairs
• They fight back towards the ring and Necro launches a few chairs into the ring. He follows by taking one of the chairs and throwing it into the face of Austin
• When tried a second time, Austin catches it and swings right for Necro’s head, taking him to the floor
• Aries then sends Necro into the corner and bridges the chair between the top and middle rope, trapping him
• Aries runs off and nails the running dropkick into the chair and the chest of Necro
• Necro comes out with a house of fire and nails a series of punches and kicks that sends Aries to the corner
• He then nails repeated boots to a grounded Aries until the ref tries to break them up
• Necro then nails a jaw jacking shot on the referee, knocking him to the ground
• Necro goes to the outside, pulling out a table and bridging it between the apron and the guardrail
• Aries is picked up by Necro and body slammed with a chair across his back to add extra damage
• He then drags the lifeless body of Aries on top of the table and climbs to the top turnbuckle
• Aries gets off the table and crotches Necro against the ropes and puts him back on the table
• He grabs the ropes inside and nails the slingshot corkscrew splash threw the table
• Aries becomes infuriated and sets up two chairs in the ring next to each other and grabs a hold of Necro
• He nails a open hand slap and then plants him on his head with a brainbuster onto the two chairs
• He then grabs one of the chairs and wraps it around Necro’s neck, using it to assist him with the Last Chancery, until he passes out

Ring Announcer: Your winner, Austin Aries!

Homicide: Hell, yes. I am back. It is the Notorious 187, Homicide. And I'm making my return to ROH this wendsday against my old friend Adam Pearce. Boy, were gonna dive into our past and are gonna do things that we'd never imagine boy. Time for you to step up and see if you can take me down. Psh. Yeah right BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRA!

ROH Video Wire 6/13/09

2009-06-13T12:09:00.000-07:00

(Footage shown of Jimmy Jacobs trying to use the spike on Roderick Strong but being chased by Austin Aries)

(Video Wire opening)

Aries: One of the motto's in not just pro wrestling, but any competition, is that their is strength in numbers. Jimmy Jacobs, besides the fact that I hate your guts and feel that you are a peice of scum, you are smart. You realize that you have three, while I only have myself. Thats why before I even try to wrap my hands around your skinny throat, I'm gonna break your chain of comrades. I will do this in Virginia when I team with Bryan Danielson to take on Nigel McGuinness and your partner Tyler Black. Tyler Black will be cut from the chain in Virginia and then next week on the video wire, I will break one of your strongest and most violent chains in the Necro Butcher, and I will break him under his own turf, a hardcore match. And once he is done, it'll be you and me Jimmy. And we will end this war that has lasted way too long.

(Footage is shown of Alexis Laree's return to ROH in Detroit)

Alexis: Ring of Honor fans your eyes don't decieve you. This is Alexis Laree and I am back to Ring of Honor to gain dominance in the company with the best womens wrestling. And I hear that there will be a match coming up in Virginia featuring the Womens Champion MsChif. Maybe I'll get a closer look into how the Women of Honor show their strengths. I'll see you there.

(Video preview of the DVD release of Purely Honor)

Danielson: You know, fans have come to me all this week. Some asking me why would I say what I said in Detroit. Some in favor of it, some not. Either way it doesn't matter to me. I stick with my opinion. Samoa Joe deserted all of us in Ring of Honor when he left for his own benefit. He deserted everyone in the back and he deserted all the fans. Samoa Joe, you need to realize that I took your spot and you cannot take it back. Either way, you mean nothing to me, I'm gonna push you aside and move onto what is important and that is winning back the ROH World Title and I will make my first step in doing so in Virgina when i stand face to face with Nigel in a tag match. And then he will know why they call me the "Best Wrestler in the world today".

Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall. On the way to the ring, weiging in at 172 pounds, Chasyn Rance.

Ring Announcer: His opponent, from Davenport, Iowa, weiging in at 210 pounds, he is representing the Age of the Fall, Tyler Black

• Tyler immediately attacks Chasyn and begins to stomp repeatedly on the head and chest
• He sends Rance off the ropes, who ducks a clothesline and nails a crossbody attack for two
• When Rance goes off the ropes again, Tyler nails Rance with a jumping Enziguri
• He immediately follows it with a running shooting star press on a prone Chasyn for a two count
• Tyler then picks up Rance and pushes him off to nail a superkick, followed by a turnbuckle powerbomb
• Picking up Rance by the hair, Tyler nails the Paroxysm and goes up top for the Phoenix Splash
• Rance gets up and begins to pound onto Tyler until Tyler pushes him down, followed by a springboard off the ropes and then a lariat
• Tyler signals for the end and nails God’s Last Gift, dropping Rance on his head and getting the win

Ring Announcer: Your winner, Tyler Black.

ROH Motor City Madness 2009 6/11/09

2009-06-11T11:40:00.000-07:00

Ring Announcer: The following Six Man Mayhem match is scheduled for one fall. Participant number 1. From St. Louis, Missouri. Weiging in at 183 pounds. Matt Sydal.

Ring Announcer: Participant number 2. From Hollywood, Alabama. Weiging in at 170 pounds. The Human Tornado.

Ring Announcer: Participant number 3. From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Weiging in at 221 pounds. Kenny Omega.

Ring Announcer: Participants numbers 4 and 5. From Detroit, Michigan. Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley, The Motor City Machineguns.

Ring Announcer: And the final participant. From the Edge of Sanity. Weiging in at 194 pounds. Delirious.

• All men shake hands and when the bell rings, Delirious goes crazy, running around the ring. He gets back into the ring and when he begins to run around again. All of his opponents run in fear to the outside
• Alex Shelley starts with Delirious as Shelley applies a headlock. He taunts the crowd until Delirious gets around Shelley and slams his head to the mat.
• Shelley gets enraged and charges at Delirious only to get a drop toe hold sending Shelley’s face into the turnbuckle and a rollup for two.
• Delirious dances around the ring only to get nailed in the gut by Shelley and nailed with a scoop slam followed by a legdrop for two
• Shelley cranks on the arm of Delirious and makes the tag to Sabin, who goes to the top and stomps on the held arm of Delirious
• Sabin immedialty goes off the ropes and kicks Delirious in the arm and then floats around for a bow and arrow rollup for two
• Sabin goes off the ropes again and hits a superkick which doesn’t phase Delirious. He tries it again and Delirious kicks him in a gut and nails an open hand slap
• Sabin runs to hug Shelley as they comfort each other and Delirious makes the tag to The Human Tornado
• Sabin finally turns around and gets nailed with the Bitch Slap and runs back to Shelley
• Sabin then begins to square off with Tornado but Shelley attacks him from behind
• Kenny Omega runs in and hits a double knee strike on Shelley and then tries to dive to the outside, only to get kicked by Sydal waiting on the apron
• While Omega hangs against the rope, Sydal leaps on his back, to the turnbuckle and hits a moonsault onto Shelley where he lands on his feet and grabs Omega from the ropes into a DDT on the outside
• As the fans chant “Holy Shit”, Tornado runs off the ropes and hits a senton to the outside, hitting all three men but also hitting the first row in the crowd
• Tornado comes back in and works on Delirious to soften him up for a leg hook belly to back suplex, he only gets two as Sabin breaks it up with a kick to the chest followed by an enziguri
• Sabin puts Tornado on his shoulders for a Crucifix Bomb and sends him back first into the turnbuckle
• Kenny Omega runs in and hits Hadouken on Sabin for two and then follows it with a quick running bulldog
• Delirious sees this and nails a lariat from the top on Omega seating him in the corner
• Shelley tries to hit Sliced Bread on Delirious but gets nailed with a neck bound suplex, landing on his head and sent in front of Omega
• Delirious then runs full speed at the Panic Attack, which Shelley gets out of the way of, moving to the outside, but Omega still takes
• Matt Sydal hits a quick STO on Delirious, which he follows with a standing moonsault for two
• He follows it with the Here It Is driver on Tornado, but after Sabin nails Sydal with the hesitation dropkick
• Shelley then goes to the top and hits the frog splash on the already out Tornado for the 1, 2, 3

Ring Announcer: Your winner of Six Man Mayhem, Alex Shelley.

• Shelley and Sabin celebrate while heading to the back as the four other men shake hands in the ring

Ring Announcer: The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall. Making their way to the ring, at a combined weight of 367 pounds, the team of Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero, The Havana Pitbulls.

Ring Announcer: Their opponents, accompanied to the ring by Julius Smokes, at a combined weight of 303 pounds, Ruckus and Jigsaw, The Vulture Squad.

• Reyes and Romero shake hands with Ruckus and Jigsaw but as soon as the bell rings goes on the attack
• Julius Smokes tries to get involved but is staring at his former friends in the Rottweiler’s
• This gives Ruckus and Jigsaw to hit two simultaneous dropkicks on the Pitbulls, sending them to the outside
• Ruckus and Jigsaw immediately go off the ropes and dive over Smokes onto Reyes and Romero
• Ruckus sends Reyes into the ring and immediately hits a cartwheel, followed by a backflip, followed by a standing moonsault for two
• Ruckus gets the crowd going but gets his head taken off by a clothesline from Reyes
• Reyes hits a german suplex and immediately follows it into a powerbomb for a two count
• He makes the tag to Romero, who springs off the ropes with a tornado DDT
• Romero then picks him up by his waist and jerks him over for a suplex variation, only getting two
• Romero puts in the surfboard cranking on the back of Ruckus, however Jigsaw is able to make a blind tag, climbs to the top and dives under Ruckus to hit a splash on Romero
• Jigsaw then superkicks Reyes off the apron and follows it up with a enziguri on Romero
• Jigsaw goes to the top for the corkscrew moonsault. Romero moves out of the way but Jigsaw lands on his feet, ducks a sidekick from Romero and goes for a roll up only to get two
• Reyes runs in with a spear on Jigsaw and Romero nails a powerslam, once again to only get two
• Reyes gets sent into the ropes by Ruckus and gets nailed with the Razzle Dazzle. He tries the same with Romero but gets sent hard into the mat for his effort
• Jigsaw goes for the Jig n Tonic on Reyes but Reyes gets out and hits a combo dropkick to the leg and clothesline by the Pitbulls
• As Jigsaw is nailed, Reyes locks in the Dragon Sleeper, trying to choke out Ruckus
• Jigsaw gets picked up by Romero and takes a stiff roundhouse to the side of the head, which is used to pick up the win for the Pitbulls

Ring Announcer: Your winners, Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero, The Havana Pitbulls

Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall, on the way to the ring from the Dark Side of a Broken Heart, weiging in at 173 pounds, he is representing the Age of the Fall, Jimmy Jacobs.

Ring Announcer: His opponent, from Tampa, Florida, weiging in at 212 pounds, Roderick Strong.

• Jacobs refuses to shake the hand of Strong and both men lock up with Strong wrapping his arm behind Jacobs back
• Jacobs tries to elbow Strong but misses and Strong powers him down to the mat with a head lock
• Jacobs tries to get out of it but Strong has Jacobs head caught in his legs and begins to force his head to the mat
• Jacobs breaks out and misses a dropkick, followed by Strong clotheslining Jacobs to the outside
• Jacobs is trying to leave but Strong stops him and begins to beat down on Jacobs on the ramp
• Strong comes charging full force and gets suplexed by Jacobs hard onto the steel ramp
• Jacobs then gets on the guardrail and hits a amazing hurricanrana on Strong that gets the crowd cheering
• Jacobs then whips Strong into the ring post, with his arm colliding hard, and Jacobs goes to the top rope
• He tries a crossbody, but is caught by Strong and sent straight into the guardrail back first
• Strong sends his back into the ring and picks him up with a series of sick chops to the chest of Jacobs
• Strong goes off the ropes and hits a running one legged dropkick, taking Jacobs head off, but only for a two count
• Strong goes to the top and misses a diving elbow drop and Jacobs follows it with a spear on Strong
• Jacobs uses his foot to choke Strong until he has to break at the five count, but continued to repeat after he is stopped
• Jacobs places Strong on his stomach and begins to use the ropes as leverage to stomp on the back of Strong
• Jacobs pulls him back to the center and applies a seated chinlock while also cranking his knee into Strong’s back
• Strong is able to eventually get to his feet and fight back, but when he escapes, Jacobs pulls him back and hits a sick snap suplex followed by a two count
• Jacobs goes back to the top but is stopped by Strong and Strong nails the Half Nelson Backbreaker as the fans chant “Holy Shit”
• Surprisingly, Jacobs kicks out at two and Strong tries for the backbreaker again, but Jacobs gets on his shoulders, drops down and does the swinging headscissors on Strong
• Jacobs goes for the Contra Code but gets caught in a tombstone position, flipped over and gets knees to the gut
• Only getting two, Strong desperately goes for the Gibson Driver but Jacobs is able to lock in the End Time
• Strong tries to reach the ropes but cannot find a way to reach it, however, he is able to pick up Jacobs and send him into the mat repeatedly
• When he releases the hold, Strong unleashes a sick chop to Jacobs and immediately tries for the CX ‘02
• Jacobs reverses and hits the Contra Code sealing the victory

Ring Announcer: Your winner, Jimmy Jacobs.

• Jacobs pulls the spike out of his boot and tries to spike Strong but Austin Aries runs after Jacob and chases him into the crowd and to the back

Ring Announcer: The following non-title match is scheduled for one fall. Making their way to the ring, representing Chikara Pro Wrestling, from Egypt, at a combined weight of 349 pounds, the team of Amasis and Ophidian, the Osirian Portal.

Ring Announcer: And their opponents, at a combined weight of 400 pounds, they are the Ring of Honor World Tag Team Champions, the team of Kevin Steen and El Generico.

• Generico and Amasis start the match off with a series of tie ups with both men gaining the advantage
• At one point, Amasis grabs the arm of Generico and begins to make Generico dance
• Amasis begins to get funky and Generico starts to break-dance to the crowds liking and eventually told by Steen to focus
• He does this by hitting a quick armdrag on Amasis, followed by one for Generico
• Amasis sends him off the ropes and goes for the monkey flip, but Generico pulls him to a seated position and nails a stiff kick to the side of the head
• Generico goes off the ropes and gets token off with a high knee strike and Amasis makes the tag to Ophidian
• Ophidian drops himself on the apron, then skins the cat into the ring and nails a headscissors onto Generico
• He follows this with two roundhouse kicks and a attempt at a standing shooting star, which he misses
• The tag is made to Steen who nails two clotheslines on Ophidian followed by a fishermans suplex for two
• Steen tells the crowd he is going for the front flip leg drop, which allows Ophidian to move out of the way, go off the ropes and drive the knees into the shoulders of Steen
• Ophidian grabs the arm of Steen and makes the tag to Amasis who climbs to the top and nails a senton onto the arm of Steen
• Amasis runs in and hits a Forward Russian Legsweep for a two count and applies a Camel Clutch on Steen
• He then wraps his knees around the head of Steen and repeatedly drives his head into the mat
• Generico tries to come in but the ref stops him and the Portal double team Steen
• Ophidian nails a roundhouse on Steen which he follows with a running shooting star press for two
• Ophidian applies a grounded armbar and tries for the Death Grip, however Steen is able to use his strength to pick him up
• Amasis tries to run in but gets on top of Ophidian as Steen drives both men into the mat
• This allows Steen to make the tag to Generico who climbs to the top and nails a splash on both of his opponents
• Generico gets pumped up and begins to chomp both men and nails an Exploder Suplex on Ophidian into the corner
• He then ducks a clothesline of Amasis and hits a spin-out Powerbomb for two
• Steen charges and nails a cannonball to Ophidian who is seated in the corner
• Steen crotches Ophidian over the turnbuckle, allowing Generico to hit a somersault corner to corner missile dropkick
• He immediately pops up and hits the Ole Kick on Amasis and then whips him into a sick spear by Steen
• Generico pulls Amasis in the center and both men go to the top rope, but Ophidian punches Generico and Steen misses the senton
• Ophidian gets on the shoulders of Amasis and nails a sick Pyramid-Plex on Generico for two
• Both men go to the top and compresses Generico to the mat with a leg drop from Amasis and a splash from Ophidian
• Steen is able to break it up. Ophidian goes for a running attack but Steen drops him on his face and applies a sharpshooter
• Amasis sneaks behind Steen, goes to the top and hits a Bulldog on Steen
• Generico runs in and hits a superkick on Amasis that sends him over the ropes and nails a 180 moonsault to the outside on Amasis
• Ophidian locks in the Death Grip again on Steen until Generico quickly runs in and hits a devastating Ole Kick
• Steen is able to nail the Package Piledriver, followed by the Brainbuster by Generico for the three count

Ring Announcer: Your winner, the Ring of Honor World Tag Team Champions, Kevin Steen and El Generico!

Will Rutherford: Fans, we are backstage here during intermission and I am with Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley, the Motor City Machineguns. Guys, congratulations to Alex Shelley on his win tonight in your hometown of Detroit. And because of this, ROH management has decided to grant both of you two with shots at the ROH World Tag Team Championships in Virginia.

Alex Shelley: Finally, FINALLY! They recognize the future that is the careers of the Motor City Machine Guns. Beautiful night it was here in the Motor City. And now we have progressed into our future as ROH World Tag Team Champions.

Chris Sabin: I mean seriously, who’s gonna stop us in our path. Let’s look at our opposition. We have a fat slob with a pizza face.

Alex Shelley: I use Neutrogena. Makes a great moisturizer.

Chris Sabin: Well I’m a fan of Clearasil but different strokes for different folks.

Shelley: At least we know the true meaning of a well balanced diet.

Sabin: And then we have a skinny Mexican behind a mask.

Shelley: Honestly, I don’t know what you are hiding. I’d never hide behind a mask. I have websites dedicated to my facial features. My eyes, my smile.

Sabin: Your cheeks?

Shelley: Well, that’s a different website.

Sabin: Whatever. Anyways, the only thing that is gonna make our facial features look better, is those shiny pieces of gold around our waist.

Shelley: And once that happens, there will be mandatory doses of Vitamin A and Vitamin C for all the Ring of Honor fans.

Sabin: So what now?

Shelley: (Thinks) Come on, let’s go bang some hookers.

Sabin: I see why we are tag team partners. Let’s go!

Ring Announcer: Welcome back ladies and gentlemen from intermission and if you thought what you’ve just seen was amazing, wait till our three main events in the second half of our show. So sit back and re…

Ring Announcer: You’re… You’re…

(Mickie takes the microphone)

Mickie: I’m gonna stop you there. See, my name is not Mickie James. My name is Alexis Laree. Those that remember me as Alexis, thank you for your support. A little history lesson will show that I was once competing in the ring with this very company Ring of Honor. And when I wrestled here, those were two of the most informative and important years of my wrestling career. And when I left, there seemed to have been an emptiness and unfullfilness in my heart. When I was in WWE, I traveled the world, I made a name for myself and almost became like a mini celebrity. But that emptiness remained inside and continued to eat away until one day I began to surf the net. I hear, ROH has a new women’s division and a women’s title. A division of women’s wrestlers in ROH is something I never got to experience. I had emptiness in my heart before. And I think I know exactly how to fill it. I know that I am a former 4 time women’s champion. So why not make it number 5 in the best wrestling promotion on the face of the earth today, ROH! Fans of pro wrestling, Alexis Laree has come home!

Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall. On the way to the ring, from Atlanta, Georgia, weiging in at 210 pounds, Jimmy Rave.

Ring Announcer: His opponent, from Aberdeen Washington, weiging in at 185 pounds, “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson.

• Both men show respect with a hand shake and lock up in the middle of the ring
• Rave goes behind Danielson and wraps his arms around his gut, but Danielson slips through and nails an armdrag on Rave
• After a pause, both relock and Rave goes for a headlock, but Danielson gets out and hits another takedown on Rave
• Rave begins to get enraged and when they lock up for a third time and Rave tries to kick him in the gut, Danielson grabs his leg and nails a dragon screw followed by a leg lock
• Rave escapes and goes for a cover, but Danielson grabs the arm and tries for a quick Kimura lock
• Rave fights it and when he escapes, he nails a chop on Danielson, followed by sending him off the ropes
• Danielson ducks a clothesline and nails a running headbutt on Jimmy Rave, which he follows quickly with a Underhook suplex with a bridge for two
• Danielson drags Rave to the corner and nails a series of chops on Rave followed by wrapping Rave’s arm around the top rope, going off the ropes and nailing a boot to Rave’s arm
• He tries to come off the ropes again but Rave drops him with a spinebuster and tries for the heel hook
• When Danielson gets out, Rave begins to stomp onto the head and back on Danielson repeatedly
• He goes off the ropes and hits a baseball slide on Danielson, who is against the apron, sending him into the guardrail
• Rave exits the ring to take Danielson’s leg and slam it into the guardrail, to weaken him for the Heel Hook
• Rave picks up Danielson on the ring apron and tries to fight back, but Rave drops Danielson on the apron back first
• Rave celebrates on the apron and while he is taunting the fans, Danielson recovers and sends Rave into the guardrail, gut first, and into the first row
• Danielson gets back in the ring and begins to get the crowd on his side. He then grabs the ropes and hits a springboard suicide senton onto Rave in the crowd, causing the fans to go crazy
• Danielson throws him back over the rail and back into the ring. He scales to the top turnbuckle and nails a diving headbutt on Rave for a two count
• After some work on his legs, Danielson puts Rave in the Surfboard and begins to use his arms to grab and wrench on the neck of Rave
• Rave gets out of it, only for Danielson to catch him in the Fireman’s carry and spin Rave repeatedly
• Rave pokes Danielson in the eye and nails a devastating Hangman’s Neckbreaker for a two
• Rave takes Danielson down to a seated position, quickly rushes off the ropes and nails the running knee strike
• He then takes Danielson’s arm and repeatedly slams his knee into the arm and shoulder of Danielson before the ref forces him to break it up
• Rave climbs to the top and nails a moonsault on Danielson landing right on the arm of his opponent. He goes for the cover but only gets two
• Rave runs off the ropes as Danielson is starting to get up and attempts a lariat
• However, Danielson tried the same thing and both men get taken down
• As the ref counts to eight Rae gets to his feet and tries to run off the ropes and nail an elbow drop on Danielson
• Bryan uses his ring prowess to move out of the way, causing Rave to miss and cause damage to his elbow
• Danielson nips up and chops Rave a few times before feeling the effect of his arm which allows Rave to go off the ropes and hit the headscissors takedown into a Fujiwara armbar
• Danielson is fidgeting and trying to reach the ropes, which he finally does, angering Rave
• Rave picks up Danielson and sends him off the ropes. Danielson ducks two clotheslines and nails a running headbutt to Rave, followed by a second
• When he tries for the third, Rave catches him and hits the move formerly known as Ghanarhea
• He only gets two and becomes infuriated, causing him to shove the ref
• When the ref shoves back, Danielson grabs him and hits a Bridging German Suplex for two
• Danielson puts him in a double wrist lock and begins to stomp repeatedly on the chest of Rave
• Danielson gets hyped up and nails a Rolling Elbow that rocks Jimmy, followed by small package for two
• Danielson immediately starts nailing repeated elbows to the head of Rave and then turns him over for Cattle Mutilation
• Somehow, Rave rolls through it and nails the Double underhook facebuster for two
• He immediately locks in the Heel Hook on Danielson who struggles to reach the ropes
• When Rave is yelling at him to tap, Danielson rolls onto his back and locks in a Triangle Choke on Rave
• Rave tries his hardest to reach the ropes but is unable to go anywhere and must submit

Ring Announcer: Your winner, “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson

• Rave reluctantly shakes hands with Danielson after the match

Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall. On the way to the ring, from Othello, Washington, weiging in at 205 pounds, Davey Richards.

Ring Announcer: His opponent, from American Samoa, weiging in at 290 pounds, “The Samoan Submission Machine” Samoa Joe.

• Both men lock up in the ring, but no man gains the advantage. They try a second time but with the same result. The third time, Davey delivers two stiff kicks to Joe’s leg
• Joe follows by sweeping the legs and tries for a knee drop, which Davey avoids
• Joe applies a headlock to Davey who sends Joe off the ropes, nailing a spear to Richards
• Davey is pulled back up and Joe begins to lay in a series of chops in the corner, followed by Davey putting Joe in the corner and nailing stiff kicks
• Joe grabs one of the legs of Richards as he is going for a kick and dumps him straight to the outside
• Joe goes off the ropes and dives to the outside onto Richards as the crowd is on their feet
• Joe grabs Davey in a powerbomb position and swings him into the guardrail causing Davey to hurt his head
• A fan passes Joe a chair and he sets it up next to the guardrail. Joe sits Richards on it and calls for the Ole Kick which he hits successfully
• As Joe’s leg is still around the rail and begins to cheer on the crowd, Davey grabs the leg and flips Joe into two rows of chairs
• Davey comes running, jumps onto the guardrail and nails a dropkick on Joe into the crowd
• As Davey pulls Joe back over the rail, he lands a series of kicks on the floor, one which Joe ducks and Davey kicks the ring post
• Joe goes back on the attack and seats Davey on the ring apron, nailing a slap to the face and a jumping side kick
• He rolls Davey back into the ring and pulls him back to a seated position, nails a chop to the back followed by a kick to the chest and runs off the ropes with a jumping knee for two
• Joe applies a choke hold on Davey who struggles to make it to the ropes. He bridges the choke hold and turns it around, dropping Joe with a DDT
• Both men get to their feet and Joe runs for a lariat, which Davey ducks and hits a flowing handspring enziguri
• Davey comes back and hits a Saito Suplex only gaining a two count
• Davey moves quickly and whips Joe into the turnbuckle, nailing a forearm and following it by going off the ropes and nailing a clothesline
• With Joe on his stomach, Davey heads to the top turnbuckle and misses a shooting star press, landing on his feet but getting taken out by getting pulled into a Death Valley Driver by Joe for a two count
• Joe pulls a seated Davey next to the turnbuckle and begins to apply the Facewash followed by a run off the ropes and a swift boot to the side of the head
• He follows quickly by nailing a powerbomb on Davey, gets a two count and converts it straight into a STF
• Davey begins to crawl towards the ropes and as Joe sees this, he pulls Davey back and turns the STF into a crossface
• Davey scratches and claws his way to try to get to the bottom rope but is pulled back again and put in a prawn hold
• Davey is in excruciating pain but does eventually make it to the ropes, forcing Joe to break the hold
• Joe tries for a belly to belly suplex, however Davey lands on his feet, goes off the ropes but is nailed with a Snap Scoop Powerslam for a two count
• Joe waits for Davey to get to his feet and goes for a running single leg dropkick but misses, Davey gets behind Joe and nails a double knee backbreaker
• He follows it up by kicking the knee of Joe causing him to go to a knee, giving Davey the chance to hit the Fireman’s Carry Gutbuster for two
• He then grabs the leg of Joe and locks in a single leg boston crab on Joe until Joe reaches the ropes
• When Joe is still against the bottom rope, Davey runs off the ropes, dives over the top rope and nails a guillotine leg drop on Joe
• He climbs back into the ring and locks in the Kimura while also trapping Joe’s free arm with his leg so he cannot reach the ropes
• Joe sees this and decides to use his strength to pick up Davey and get out of the hold
• Davey immediately sends Joe off into the turnbuckle and goes for another forearm smash, only to get countered into the ST-Joe for a two count
• Joe climbs to the top turnbuckle only to get a jumping kick from Davey that crotches Joe
• Davey runs up to the top and tries for a quick belly to back but Joe holds on and Davey lands on his chest
• The resilient Davey Richards runs up again and nails a sickening D.R. Driver from the top rope but somehow only getting a two count
• Davey goes up to the top rope again and hits a shooting star press on Joe but once again, only two
• This frustrates Davey who goes for another D.R. Driver on a weary Samoa Joe
• This time he cannot pick up the weight of his opponent because of fatigue and Joe is able to convert it into a devastating Muscle Buster only getting two
• Joe tries for the Muscle Buster again only for Davey to bridge over him with the arms still locked and try to reverse it into the D.R. Driver
• Joe sees this and turns back around for the Muscle Buster again, but this time scales to the second rope
• He nails the Muscle Buster from the second rope causing the fans to go crazy and chant “Holy Shit”
• Joe turns Davey over and locks in the Rear Naked Choke on Davey who passes out giving Joe the victory

Ring Announcer: Here is your winner, “The Samoan Submission Machine” Samoa Joe.

• Joe picks up Richards and both men shake hands in the middle of the ring and as Davey leaves, Joe gets a standing ovation from the crowd

(Bryan Danielson steps out from the back.)

Danielson: Hey Joe. Joe. Great job man. What a way to return to Ring of Honor. Everyone, give a round of applause for Samoa Joe. (Fans clap and chant “Thank you Joe”.) Absolutely amazing. Just like I remembered you Joe. (Pause) But let me tell you something. You have been gone for a long time now. The new number one contender is me! Joe, you signified pure wrestling. You signified Ring of Honor. Now that you left, I’ve taken you’re spot. Now, when people think pure wrestling, they think Bryan Danielson. When they think athleticism, they think Bryan Danielson. When they think of Ring of Honor, the first man to pop into their mind is me! When they think of Samoa Joe, they think of nothing but an absolute joke. How was it Joe? How was it to wrestle guys like Sting, and Kurt Angle and Jeff Jarrett? And how did it feel to sell out to every single one of these Ring of Honor fans? You sold out to put your name on a national scale. What did it get you Joe? Everything that you built up and everything you did to help us, you crapped on all of it. You crapped on making the ROH Championship a world title. So why do you deserve a title match? If any one deserves it, it is the best wrestler in the world today. As far as I’m concerned, you can fly you’re way back to Orlando, Florida and earn some extra cash by defacing you’re career even further. In my opinion, you are not welcomed here!

(Danielson jaw jacks with some fans as he leaves.)

(The crowd is divided between boos and cheers for Joe as he leaves.)

Ring Announcer: The following contest is your main event of the evening and is to determine the number one contender for the Ring of Honor Pure championship. On the way to the ring, from Chicago, Illinois, weiging in at 233 pounds, “Classic” Colt Cabana.

Ring Announcer: And his opponent, from Brooklyn, New York, weiging in at 180 pounds, Low Ki.

• Both men respect the Code of Honor by shaking each others hands and lock up in the center of the ring
• Cabana gets behind Low Ki with a waist lock that Low Ki breaks, tries to nail a kick to the gut, but misses
• Both men lock up again with Low Ki putting Cabana in a head lock, who grabs Low Ki’s knee, drops him down face first and does a cartwheel over the man to get the crowd on his side
• They go for a third lock up, Low Ki backs Cabana in the corner and nails a stiff kick to his shin
• Cabana comes charging and gets dropped into an armbar by Ki. He goes to reach the ropes and rolls out of it
• Cabana grabs the wrist of Low Ki and drives it into the mat with great force, following it up by crossing his leg with Ki’s arm and going for a roll up, only getting two
• He drops straight into a headlock but Low Ki is able to use his energy to pick Cabana up and get him to his feet
• Low Ki nails a series of kicks to the chest and ribs of Cabana and trying to follow it with a spin kick but Cabana catches the leg and flips over Low Ki
• Cabana runs and nails two clotheslines on Ki followed by two bionic elbows and a dropkick
• Cabana goes for the cover and only gets two, which he follows by going for a springboard moonsault, lands on his feet, gets a headscissors by Low Ki which is converted into a armbar
• Cabana reaches the ropes and dumps Low Ki onto the apron. Cabana goes for a lariat against the ropes, which Low Ki ducks, then springboards off the ring post and nails a Springboard Roundhouse on Cabana
• Low Ki takes Cabana onto the apron and both men begin to duel out punches to each other
• Cabana goes for the Colt .45 on the apron but Ki gets out and runs at Cabana with a dropkick that sends him into the guardrail
• Low Ki gets back into the ring and gets a running start to dive over the ropes and the turnbuckle onto Cabana on the outside
• As both men get to their feet, Cabana is rocked with a kick to the side of the head. He is then guillotined over the guardrail by Low Ki
• Low Ki goes to the other end of the rows of guardrails and begins to walk across them to deliver a double stomp onto the guillotined Cabana
• Cabana is thrown back into the ring by Low Ki and then climbs the turnbuckle to nail a twisting elbow drop for a two count
• He picks up Cabana and nails a series of open hand slaps on him followed by irish whipping Cabana into the ropes
• He then goes for a running cartwheel which he usually follows with a jumping high kick
• Cabana thinks Low Ki’s leg is caught in the ropes and goes for the flying asshole but Low Ki successfully nails the Cartwheel high kick in the corner Cabana is in
• Cabana is rocked and put into the tree of woe. Low Ki climbs with him and locks in the Bite of the Dragon clutch while he is still in the tree of woe
• When the ref tells him to break by 5, Low Ki releases Cabana’s legs from the turnbuckle and makes the Bite of the Dragon a legal submission
• Cabana reaches the ropes with one hand but Low Ki uses his free leg to kick Cabana’s arm allowing him to continue to lock the hold
• Cabana uses his athleticism to bridge, flip over Low Ki and nail a bridging suplex for two
• Cabana then runs the ropes and hits a Frankensteiner on Low Ki for two and follows it with a spring board moonsault for another two count
• Cabana gets the crowd hyped, ducks a clothesline from Low Ki and follows with a Tornado Snap Suplex
• Cabana climbs the ropes and nails a diving leg drop on Low Ki but Low Ki is able to grab his legs after he drops and locks in a Elevated Cloverleaf
• Cabana grabs the second rope and uses his legs to throw Low Ki into the turnbuckle which he follows with a crossbody block with Low Ki still against the turnbuckle
• Cabana goes to the other end and hits the Flying Asshole on Low Ki and when he tries for another attack, Low Ki gets his legs up
• Cabana grabs him and nails a running powerbomb on Low Ki for a two count and then follows quickly with the Billy Goats Curse
• Low Ki struggles to try to reach the ropes but eventually does, forcing Cabana to break the hold
• He then goes for the Colt .45 again and gets reversed into an armdrag by Low Ki that he follows with an enziguri
• He tries for the Ki Krusher but falls into the turnbuckle where Cabana is able to grab the ropes and gain leverage
• He tries to nail Low Ki in the face to break the hold but Low Ki is able to pick him up and throw him straight into the turnbuckle causing the fans to chant “Holy Shit”
• Low Ki then goes to the top rope and nails the Ghetto Stomp on Cabana but somehow only gets a two count
• He tries for the Ghetto Stomp a second time but misses and then has his head taken off with a stiff lariat
• He then grabs Low Ki in a gutwrench, picks up a rocked Low Ki and nails the Colt .45 but is only able to get two
• Cabana has a look of shock on his face and tries for it again, until Low Ki reverses and crotches Cabana again on the turnbuckle
• He climbs with him and tries for a Tree of Woe Ghetto Stomp, but Cabana knocks Low Ki’s legs out and crotches him
• Cabana then grabs him and nails the Cabana Rama Cradle DDT from the Tree of Woe position, dropping him straight on his head
• He holds onto it after dropping him, gets to his feet and nails another Colt. 45 onto Low Ki’s back
• Cabana then hooks the leg for the cover and is able to pick up the win and the number one contendership

Ring Announcer: Your winner and the number one contender for the Pure Championship, “Classic” Colt Cabana!

• Fans begin to get on their feet and clap for both men with chants of “That was awesome” and “Colt Cabana”
• Low Ki picks up Colt Cabana and with a sign of respect, shakes his hand and raises it in the middle of the ring
• Claudio Castagnoli comes out with the Pure Championship and shakes Cabana’s hand as well, but Cabana motions that he wants the title as well

ROH Video Wire 6/6/09

2009-06-06T11:05:00.000-07:00

Samoa Joe: I'm back boys!

(Intro to Video Wire)

Davey Richards: So Wendseday night in Detroit. I get the honor of wrestling Samoa Joe in his return match to Ring of Honor. You see Joe, in one of your last matches in the company, I faced you. And sure I wasn't able to pull out the win but a lot of people consider that one of the best matches for myself. Joe, when you were in ROH you were considered the hardest hitter. You were the baddest, the toughest and the most violent. But you see, since you left ROH to go to, well, bigger and better things, right buddy. Ha, I was the new hard hitter. I was the man that everynight the fans had their jaws dropped. Now, I took you're spot. So we will see what will happen when both of us get in that ring. But remember Joe, you're not in Florida anymore. Ring of Honor has strict policys on sharp objects at ringside. Haha. See you on the 10th boy.

Jimmy Jacobs: People ask me, Jimmy, why would you try to restart this bloody war you had with Austin Aries? Why would you attack him? Austin Aries has been considered the first child and the representation of Ring of Honor for a long time now. From Generation Next to the Austin Aries of today, you had everything brought to you on a silver platter. While people like myself, Tyler Black, and the Necro Butcher hoped and prayed that our time will come. Age of the Fall was formed in 2007 for one purpose. And that purpose was to change the face of pro wrestling and make stars out of ourselves. Much like Generation Next, except, we don't do this by showing our athleticism and ring prowess. We do it by destroying, one by one, everyone that stands in our path. And I will not abandon the cause because of you Austin. You will be another victim in our plan to gain dominance. The Age of the Fall will stand tall. Even if we have to stand over your prown, dead, body.

Austin Aries: Jimmy Jacobs, I'm going to make this short and sweet. You can rant and rave about your cause and trying to make names for yourselves. You attacked me and prevented me from being the first ever ROH triple crown champion for one reason. Jeaulosy. Its plaqued many wrestlers in the past but yours is much different. I have earned everything ROH has given me so maybe Jimmy you just plain don't have what it takes. And that eats you up inside doesn't it? Unlike Generation Next, you will not succeed. If you say that you will destroy me in your path. Well you better bring the natonal guard to try to take me down because I will not stop until I put you back in your place.

Ring Announcer: The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall. On the way to the ring, the team of Kenny King and “Addicted to Love” Rhett Titus.

Ring Announcer: Their opponents, from Shady Fork, Delaware, weiging in at a combined weight of 430 pounds, the team of Jay and Mark, the Briscoe Brothers.

• Jay and King start the match off with King dominating with a headlock
• He is sent off the ropes and nailed with a shoulder block from Jay followed by a dropkick for two
• He sends King off the ropes and nails a standing hurricanrana and follows it with a STO sending King’s face into the second turnbuckle
• The tag is made to Mark who runs with full speed with a dropkick to the back of King while Jay nails the same to King’s head
• King fights back after Mark tries to put in offense and nails a rolling wheel kick
• King makes the tag to Titus who begins to do sexual gestures as he enters the ring
• This causes Mark to gain the advantage and attack Titus sending him into a boot from Jay
• Mark then springboards off the ropes for a lariat only to get two
• After hitting a Saito Suplex on Titus, Mark makes the tag and him and Jay hit a Crucifix Bomb/Neckbreaker combo for a two count
• King comes in for the attack and all four men begin to brawl
• Titus sends Jay over the ropes with a clothesline and King nails a running senton to the outside on both men
• Mark sees his opportunity and begins to climb to the top and hits a shooting star press on all three
• Jay sends Titus back into the ring, goes for a Frog Splash, but misses and gets nailed by a lariat from Titus
• He begins thrusting for the camera and hits an elbow drop on Jay for a two count
• The tag is made to King who applies a chinlock on Jay
• Jay gets up and begins to fight back on King and goes off the ropes with a big boot
• Rhett comes back in and has his head taken off with a superkick from Mark
• King is grabbed and nailed with a double high angle hip toss followed by a failed cover
• Rhett is nailed with a double shoulder block only for King to come on the attack
• King sends Mark off the ropes and hits a enziguri on Mark
• He tries for the Kings Coronation on Mark but Jay nails him in the gut and immediately dives out of the ring onto Titus
• He runs back in the ring soon enough to hit the Springboard Doomsday Device
• Jay also sets King for the Jay Driller and Mark takes Kings legs and forcibly drives him into the mat
• Mark makes sure Titus doesn’t reenter and allows Jay to get the pin

Ring Announcer: Your winner, Jay and Mark, The Briscoe Brothers

(The card is rundown for the show in Detroit on June 10th)

Colt Cabana: All my life, I dreamed of being a champion. I dreamed of one day being considered something more. Considered something better. Sure I did win the Tag Titles with CM Punk, but no offense to my friend, everyone considered him to be one step above me. Just recently, I came this close to winning the Pure Title and fullfilling my dream. Now I have my chance but first I must defeat Low Ki in Detroit and once I do I will move on to Claudio and gain the belt I have strived for for so long. The Ring of Honor Pure Title.

Low Ki: Colt Cabana. You're dream will be silenced.

Rescheduling

2009-05-27T15:53:00.001-07:00

For certain reasons, the May 29th show in Edison will be cancelled. The matches for the show will be moved to the June 10th show in Detroit

Card for May 29th in Edison

2009-05-24T16:36:00.000-07:00

Winner recieves Pure Championship shot:
"Classic" Colt Cabana vs Low Ki

Samoa Joe vs Davey Richards

Jimmy Rave vs Bryan Danielson

Non-Title match:
Kevin Steen and El Generico vs The Osirian Portal

Roderick Strong vs Jimmy Jacobs

Havana Pitbulls vs Vulture Squad

Six Man Mayhem:
Kenny Omega vs Chris Sabin vs Alex Shelley vs Matt Sydal vs Human Tornado vs Delirious

2009-05-23T08:41:00.000-07:00

Eamon: Welcome ladies and gentelmen to the first edition of Ring of Honor TV. We have a great show planned for you tonight with exclusive matches featuring the atheletes of Ring of Honor, plus exclusive ongoings in the world that is Ring of Honor. Of course, the big news coming from this week is the crowning of a new ROH Pure Champion in Double C Claudio Castagnoli. Claudio was able to last for two nights against 15 other men in a grueling tournament which ended with Claudio sealing his first singles title with a win over Colt Cabana. Claudio has made extreme struggles in his career from his move to america from Switzerland to finally reach his dream of winning a singles championship. We caught up with Claudio after his match.

Claudio: Finally, after all my hard work, all my dedication. This is the payoff. The ROH Pure Title. I represented Pure Wrestling since the beginning. This belt proves it. From the AJ Styles, to the Doug Williams, the Samoa Joes, the Nigel McGuinness's, the Bryan Danielson's. They all became wrestling stars becuase of this gold. And now it is time for Claudio Castagnoli to become the true star that he always wanted to be. I will make sure to defend this championship with dignity, with drive and honor against any man who wants to take this belt from me.

Eamon: Well, Claudio will be defending the championship sooner than later. As in Edison on May 29 we will have a #1 contenders match between two men that faced Claudio in the tournament. Those men are the over the top Colt Cabana and the hard hitting Low Ki. The winner of that match will then face Claudio for the Pure championship on June 10th in Detroit. Hopefully, Claudios dream of being champion will not be shattered in mere weeks. Also, shockingly coming from the Pure tournament was a series of events involving Jimmy Jacobs and the Age of the Fall. On the first night, we saw both Tyler Black and Jimmy Jacobs lose their matches in the first round of the tournament. Later on in the second night however, during the match between Austin Aries and Low Ki, this happened.

(Footage is shown of Jimmy Jacobs attacking Aries with the railroad spike during the match)

Eamon: Jacobs ruined the chance of Aries being a Triple Crown Champion. However, Jacobs will not go without punishment for his deeds as in Edison he will be wrestling both the man Tyler Black lost too in the tournament and former tag team champion with Austin Aries, Roderick Strong. Next week, we will get words from both Aries and Jacobs involving this situation. When we get back from commercial break we will see the Ring of Honor World Tag Team champions in action.

Eamon: Be sure to not just watch Ring of Honor TV. Visit rohwrestling.com for dvds from Ring of Honor, Shimmer, FIP, WWE, TNA and many others, plus exclusive ROH merchandise. Also catch Ring of Honor in your area as we will be in Edison, Detroit, Manassas, Boston, Dayton, Columbus, Indianapolis and Toronto. Go to rohwrestling.com for more information.

Ring Announcer: The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall. Making their way to the ring, the team of Silas Young and Jason Blade.

Ring Announcer: And their opponents, they are the Ring of Honor World Tag Team Champions, the team of Kevin Steen and El Generico.

• Both men shake hands before the match and Generico starts it off by putting a headlock on Silas
• Silas sends Generico off the ropes and Generico nails an armdrag on Silas followed with one by Young
• Generico grabs the leg of Silas and tries to roll through for a one legged boston crab, but Young gets out
• Generico misses a dropkick followed by a miss from Young. Generico lands on his feet after hitting a cross body off the ropes and when Silas tries it, Generico quickly dropkicks him in the gut
• Generico goes for a tornado DDT, but Silas nails a suplex with a bridge for a two count as Generico arches his body and tries a backslide on Silas for a two count
• Both men stand off and Generico follows it with an “Ole!” as both men tag in their partners
• Steen starts out hot with Jason Blade as he hits a shoulder block, followed by sending him off the ropes and hitting a powerslam for a two count
• Steen applies a bow and arrow on Blade but as he see it isn’t working, Steen throws his head to the mat and hits a front flip leg drop for two
• Steen then wrenches on Blade’s arm and makes the tag to Generico who puts his boot on the top rope and has Steen send Blade’s face into it
• As Blade is stunned, Generico tries to quickly roll him up, only getting two and wrapping his legs around the neck of Blade
• Blade uses his strength to pick Generico up, flip him over and nail a clothesline, followed by a dropkick
• Blade stretches Generico’s neck and back across the top rope until the ref forces him to break it up
• While Blade talks to the ref and Generico is still hung in the ropes, Silas runs on the apron and nails a legdrop, guillotining Generico on the rope
• Steen comes in and takes out both men and clothesline Silas Young over the ropes. He follows this by running off the ropes and diving onto the outside, sending Young into the guardrail
• Blade then comes off the ropes and hits a flying senton on both Steen and Silas
• Generico sees this and nails a springboard moonsault to the outside onto all three men as the crowd goes crazy
• Generico sends Blade back into the ring and nails a flying splash for a two count
• Silas makes a quick tag and sends Generico off the ropes for a gut buster and immediately climbs to the top
• As he tries to dive on Generico, Steen runs in and spears Silas out of his boots
• Jason Blade puts on a boston crab to Generico as Steen locks in a sharpshooter and both men begin to stare each other down
• Steen, out of frustration, releases the hold and superkicks Blade which allows Steen to send Silas into the turnbuckle and Generico to hit the Ole Kick
• Blade attacks Steen with punches and kicks and then runs for a clothesline, but Steen sends him over the ropes making him land on his face
• Silas begins to pound on Steen when Generico dives to the outside onto Blade and hits a DDT
• Steen ducks Silas’s clothesline and nails the Package Piledriver dropping Young on his head
• Generico then rushes in the ring and hits a brainbuster on Young to seal the victory

Ring Announcer: Your winners, the Ring of Honor World Tag Team champions, Kevin Steen and El Generico

• Both men shake hands after words and Steen and Generico celebrate as they go to the back

Eamon: What an awesome showing by our tag team champions of ROH Kevin Steen and El Generico. For those in the New Jersey area be sure to come to our show in Edison on the 29th as Steen and Generico will be in action as they take on the Osirian Portal. Also in Edison will be a classic match between Jimmy Rave and "The Best Wrestler in the World" Bryan Danielson. Earlier we caught up with Jimmy Rave about this match.

Rave: May 29th in Edison, New Jersey. Jimmy Rave makes himself a household name. Back when I was wrestling in Orlando, I was made an absolute joke of and eventually fired. So I will take out my frustration on a man considered the best wrestler in the world. Bryan Danielson, you may have all these different ways to take a man out. But in Edison, when I take you down and lock on that dreaded Heel Hook, as you scream like a little bitch, they wont matter. Because in Edison, Jimmy Rave will be considered "The Best Wrestler in the World" and will be one step closer to my ultimate goal of the Ring of Honor World Title!

Eamon: Harsh words from Jimmy Rave to Bryan Danielson but up next we will see our main event as Women's champion MsChif faces Allison Danger.

(Ring of Honor Classic Moment of the week is debuted featuring the first night in ROH)

(Tale of the tape is shown for MsChif vs Allison Danger)

Ring Announcer: The following women’s contest is scheduled for one fall. On her way to the ring, from The City of Angels, Allison Danger.

Ring Announcer: And her opponent from the Inferno, she is the Ring of Honor World Women’s champion, MsChif

• Both women shake hands in respect before the match, however, MsChif follows it up with a scream into the face of Danger
• Danger afterwards kicks MsChif in the gut and applies a headlock on MsChif
• Danger is sent into the ropes only to knock down MsChif with a shoulder block, followed by one by MsChif
• A series of armdrags then occur followed by a dropkick from Danger and a roll up by MsChif
• MsChif nails a seated monkey flip on Danger that is followed by a nice crossbody by Danger
• Both women stand off in the middle of the ring and are cheered by the crowd
• MsChif delivers a kick to the gut on Danger that is followed by a Springboard Moonsault from the second rope for a two count
• MsChif begins to stomp on Danger in the corner as well as nail repeated kicks to her abdomen
• MsChif nails a quick suplex for two and when Danger gets to a seated position, she kicks down Danger
• She immediately hits a standing moonsault for a two count
• MsChif pulls Danger across the bottom rope and applies a camel clutch that she has to break by a five count
• MsChif then sends her into the ropes for a sick spinebuster for two
• MsChif hits a series of wicked chops and then sends Danger in to the turnbuckle
• Danger avoids a clothesline in the corner and nails a sunset flip for a two count
• Danger quickly follows it with a Tornado DDT for two and follows it with a headscissor takedown
• Danger puts MsChif on her shoulders for a Death Valley Driver and finishes the Driver by sending MsChif back first into the turnbuckle
• Danger goes for a two count that fails and picks MsChif back on her feet
• Danger then crotches MsChif on the top, pulls her down into the Tree of Woe and charges with a boot to the side of MsChif’s head
• Danger pulls MsChif and tries for a STF only for MsChif to make the ropes, forcing Danger to break the hold
• Danger then pulls MsChif closer to the center and applies a Dragon Sleeper on MsChif
• MsChif cannot reach the ropes so she bridges up and nails a enziguri, knocking both women down
• As MsChif is getting up, Danger goes for a running single knee facebuster, but MsChif inverts it into a facebuster
• MsChif begins to charge until Danger gets behind her and drives the back of her head into Danger’s knee
• She then follows it with a quick DDT for a two count
• Danger whips MsChif into the ropes and out of desperation, MsChif nails a running Code Green for two and then drags Danger into the corner
• MsChif puts Danger’s head face first against the turnbuckle and a triple double foot stomp to the back of MsChif
• MsChif goes for the Desecrator, however it is reversed into a swinging neckbreaker by Danger
• Danger then tries to finish the match with the Shining Wizard, though it is reversed by MsChif into a powerbomb
• MsChif then follows it with the Desecrator and secures the three count

Ring Announcer: Here is your winner, the Ring of Honor World Women’s champion, MsChif

• Both ladies shake hands after the match and get a standing ovation

Eamon: What an amazing main event featuring our women of honor but apparently we are out of time. We will catch you next week on ROH TV.

ROH Schedule

2009-05-22T16:18:00.000-07:00

May 29- Edison, New Jersey

June 10- Detroit, Michigan

June 24- Manassas, Virginia

July 8- Boston, Massachutes

July 22- Dayton, Ohio

August 5- Columbus, Ohio

August 19- Indianapolis, Indiana

September 2- Toronto, Canada

September 16- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 30- Chicago, Illinois

Ring of Honor presents Purely Honor Night 2

2009-05-18T17:09:00.000-07:00

Ring Announcer: The opening contest is a quarterfinal match in the Pure Championship Tournament. On the way to the ring, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Weiging in at 202 pounds. Austin Aries

Ring Announcer: His opponent, from Brooklyn, New York. Weiging in at 180 pounds. Low Ki

Low Ki wins in 20:45 with the Ki Krusher. Both men use many over the top moves to wear down the bodies of both. Fans are divided between both men. At one point the ref gets taken out by a kick from Low Ki and when Aries gains the advantage and goes for the 450. Jimmy Jacobs rushes the ring and spikes Austin Aries in the head. This allows Low Ki to pick him up for the Ki Krusher and the win.

Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and is a quarterfinal match in the Pure Championship Tournament. On the way to the ring, from the United Bank of Switzerland. Weiging in at 232 pounds. “Double C” Claudio Castagnoli

Ring Announcer: His opponent, from Atlanta, Georgia. Weiging in at 210 pounds. Jimmy Rave

Claudio wins in 17:23 with the Ricola Bomb. Both men are able to hit significant power moves on both and the momentum shifted on many occasions. He finally hits the Ricola Bomb after reversing Jimmy Rave’s Double Underhook Facebuster

Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and is a quarterfinal match in the Pure Championship Tournament. Making his way to the ring, from Chicago, Illinois. Weiging in at 233 pounds. “Classic” Colt Cabana

Ring Announcer: His opponent, from Tampa, Florida. Weiging in at 212 pounds. Roderick Strong

Cabana wins at 14:10 with the Colt 45. Cabana played his comedian role and the crowd got on his side. Roderick focused much on the back and Cabana had to muster much strength to hit his finisher. Both men shook hands afterwards

Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and is the final quarterfinal match in the Pure Championship tournament. On his way to the ring, from Metropolis. Weiging in at 240 pounds. Chris Hero

Ring Announcer: His opponent, from Othello, Washington. Weiging in at 205 pounds. Davey Richards

Richards wins at 8:43 with the D.R. Driver. Hero tries to taunt constantly but it is dominated most by Richards, who lit up the chest of Hero throughout to seal his victory.

(Annoouncement of Chicago's return date)

Ring Announcer: The following contest is the semifinal match in the Pure Championship Tournament. From Brooklyn, New York. Weiging in at 180 pounds. Low Ki

Ring Announcer: And his opponent, from the United Bank of Switzerland. Weiging in at 232 pounds. “Double C” Claudio Castagnoli

Castagnoli wins at 15:23 with a mid air Uppercut. Low Ki and Castagnoli switch the pace constantly with neither being able to seal the win. Castagnoli, out of desperation, knocks Ki’s head off with the uppercut, causing Ki to go limp

Ring Announcer: The following contest is the last semifinal match in the Pure Championship Tournament. From Chicago, Illinois, weiging in at 233 pounds. “Classic” Colt Cabana

Ring Announcer: His opponent, from Othello, Washington. Weiging in at 205 pounds. Davey Richards

Colt Cabana wins at 23:20 with a rollup. Cabana is still favoring his back from his previous match, which Davey works on throughout. Cabana gets the roll up by reversing the D.R. Driver

Ring Announcer: Ladies and Gentlemen. It is now time for the finals of the Pure Championship Tournament. The rules for Pure Championship matches are as follows. Wrestlers will be given three possible rope breaks for submissions. Once all three are exhausted, all submission holds are legal without rope breaks. There are also no closed fists allowed in the match. If a closed fist is used the wrestler will receive a warning. If he does not obey and repeats the closed fist he will lose a rope break. If he is out of rope breaks, the wrestler will be disqualified.

(Wrestlers enter)

Ring Announcer: To my left, he is from Chicago, Illinois. He weighs in at 233 pounds. He is “Classic” Colt Cabana!

Ring Announcer: And to my right, from the United Bank of Switzerland. Weiging in at 232 pounds. He is “Double C” Claudio Castagnoli!

Castagnoli wins in 35:43 with the Ricola Bomb. This match is considered a classic by the fans with a amazing amount of near falls. Colt Cabana becomes serious and tries to pick up his first singles title in ROH. Colt goes for his fifth Colt 45 in the match but Claudio hits two uppercuts that doesn’t knock him down. He nails a wicked bicycle kick and finishes with three holding Ricola Bombs to become Pure Wrestling Champion. Both men shake hands and hug as a host of wrestlers come to celebrate with Claudio. Colt doesn’t stay for the celebration and heads to the back. Claudio gets the title put on him and lets out a loud HEY!

Ring of Honor presents Purely Honor Night 1

2009-05-18T15:00:00.000-07:00

*Note: This is not going to be the normal format of my shows. It will change once the tournament is over

Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and is a Pure Championship Tournament first round match, scheduled for one fall. On the way to the ring accompanied by his personal man servant, Shane Hagadorn, from San Diego, California, weiging in at 245 pounds, “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce.

• Shane Hagadorn grabs the microphone and gives it to Adam Pearce

Pearce: Everyone here in Chicago, get down on your knees because you are looking at the man that is about to represent Pure wrestling for ROH. The “Scrap Daddy” is a former NWA World Champion, NWA being a company that embodies pure wrestling. I’m gonna move that pure wrestling from the National Wrestling Alliance to Ring of Honor and I will do it by beating anyone in this tournament that tries to defy the “Scrap Daddy”. So bring out my first victim.

Ring Announcer: His opponent, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, weiging in at 202 pounds, Austin Aries.

Austin wins at 5:38 with the Last Chancery. Aries dominated the match for the most part even taking out the interfering Hagadorn. Match ends with Aries on the top and when Hagadorn tries to interfere he hits a rolling powerbomb. Pearce tries to fight back but Aries hits the top rope facebuster quickly followed by the Last Chancery.

• After Aries leaves and celebrates, Pearce grabs the microphone.

Pearce: Yah… Well… SHUT UP

• Pearce drops the microphone and storms off.

(Camera goes to the back with the Age of the Fall)
Jacobs: The Ring of Honor Pure Championship tournament. A tournament for a title held by some of the best professional wrestlers in this industry. ROH has shunned us for way to long. We were cast into the background and now we will have our retribution. Pure wrestling is everything that ROH is about. And we will take it hostage. I and Tyler Black are both in the tournament meaning we have the best chance to succeed. In the first round, I have Low-Ki. The first Ring of Honor world champion. You will also be our first example.

Black: And I have Roderick Strong. Strong, you’re a former World Tag Team Champion. Never made it big single. This will be no exception as I destroy you and move on in the tournament.

Jacobs: And for all who are in our way the message will be sent. This tournament claims to have the best wrestling. Tonight, you will be praised for your athleticism, but you will be killed for your idiocy. The Age will stand tall.

Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and is a Pure Championship Tournament first round match. On the way to the ring. From the Dark Side of a Broken Heart. Weiging in at 173 pounds. He represents the Age of the Fall. Jimmy Jacobs.

Ring Announcer: And his opponent. From Brooklyn, New York. Weiging in at 180 pounds. Low-Ki

· Low Ki wins at 11:47 with a Ghetto Stomp. Very hard hitting with a chair coming into play and vicious moves by both. Necro Butcher tries to interfere with a Barbed wire wrapped hand but it backfires and Low Ki hits a Ki Krusher while simultaneously sending the feet of Jacobs into Necro, knocking him off the apron. This gives him the opportunity for the Ghetto Stomp.

Ring Announcer: Please welcome to the ring, The Ring of Honor World Heavyweight Champion, Nigel McGuinness

Nigel: Well, well, well. Looks like once again, all of you smart marks and all of the Ring of Honor fans got egg on their face. I am still the Ring of Honor World Heavyweight champion. I defy all those wrestling fans who doubt me. I stand up to the ignorant and useless critics. You do not affect me anymore because I have done it all. Since I came to America and since I came to ROH, I was told I couldn’t be a champion. I was told that all I brought to the table was an English accent and a bunch of lariats. These lariats that I use to knock your jaw down your throat are what have won me the Ring of Honor World title. Everyone was so surprised that I held this championship for over a year. And guess what, I’m gonna hold this title for another year, and another year, and another year, and the person who takes this belt off me will be the man that pries it from my cold, dead, British arms. I am Ring of Honor. I am the top star. Love it or hate it, either way. I am Nigel McGuinness and I’m in it to god damn win it.

(Samoa Joe grabs a microphone)

Joe: You’re Ring of Honor? You represent Ring of Honor? I know I’ve been gone for a long time but last time I checked when people think Ring of Honor, they think Samoa Joe. That’s a nice belt you have there. Once again I apologize I’ve been gone from a real company for a really long time but that kind of looks like the belt I made famous. You know what, that is the belt. That’s the Ring of Honor world title. And you’re Nigel McGuinness. I remember you. In it to win it right? Wow, I mean you won the belt. And no offense but I heard of all these men that you’ve beaten for the belt, that you held it for more than a year now. And I looked through the names you have beaten and man that is amazing. You have wrecked the competition in ROH. But I looked through all the names and one seemed to be missing. (Fans chant “Joe is gonna kill you”) And that’s mine. So you say you can take down anyone huh? How bout the man that made that a world title. How bout the man who made Ring of Honor. The man who bled, the man who sweat the man who killed for ROH. So, do you have the marbles to take me on? So I can beat you famous and take back the most important championship in North America. What do you say?

(Nigel slides out of the ring and heads to the back)

Joe: I’ll take that as a maybe but as I said a long time ago, welcome back to professional wrestling. Welcome to Ring of Honor.

(Fans go crazy and chant ROH)

Joe: Back in 2007, I had my final match in this company. I went to Orlando and no offense. I was made into a joke. And I read your emails. I read your message boards. I heard you’re calls and I heard you rally. You wanted me back. You wanted the real Samoa Joe back. You wanted the man who scarred his chest and showed no remorse and no stop in taking down his opponent. Well, its good to be home. I am back for you fans. I am back for those watching at home. And I am back to reclaim the legacy and notoriety that is the Samoan Submission Machine. So, for those that might have forgotten, I am Samoa Joe. And I am pro wrestling.

Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and is a first round match in the Pure Championship tournament. Making his way to the ring, from the United Bank of Switzerland. Weighing in at 232 pounds. “Double C” Claudio Castagnoli.

Ring Announcer: And his opponent, from Sarasota, Florida, weighing in at 235 pounds, “Explosive” Erick Stevens.

Claudio wins at 9:43 with two Ricola Bombs. Power and speed was shown by both men with the crowd swinging towards Claudio with constant “Heys”. Claudio gets hit with three Doctor Bombs at one point but still kicks out to finally hit a mid air uppercut and the Ricola Bombs.

· Claudio picks up Stevens and both men shake hands at the end of the match

Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and is a first round match in the Pure Championship Tournament. Making his way to the ring first. From Atlanta, Georgia. Weiging in at 210 pounds. Jimmy Rave.

Ring Announcer: His opponent. From Tulsa, Oklahoma. Weiging in at 230 pounds. Brent Albright.

Jimmy Rave wins at 12:13 with the Double Underhook Facebuster. Rave uses constant cheap tactics during the match and Albright dominates on the offense. Brent hits a Half Nelson Suplex that gets two and when he kicks out of a rollup, Rave immediately hits the facebuster.

Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and is a first round match in the Pure Championship Tournament. On his way to the ring, from the Edge of Sanity, weiging in at 194 pounds, Delirious.

Ring Announcer: And his opponent, from Chicago, Illinois, weighing in at 233 pounds, “Classic” Colt Cabana.

Colt Cabana wins at 8:15 with a roll up. Very fun match which starts with Cabana mocking Delirious by storming the ring. Both men get the crowds support. The end sees Cabana in the Cobra Stretch until he is able to roll over for the win.

(Advertisement for ROH TV)

Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and is a first round match in the Pure Championship Tournament. On his way to the ring, from Davenport, Iowa, weiging in at 210 pounds, he is representing the Age of the Fall, Tyler Black.

Ring Announcer: And his opponent, from Tampa, Florida, weiging in at 212 pounds, Roderick Strong.

Roderick Strong wins at 16:23 with a Gibson Driver. Momentum shifts back and forth between both men. Black at one point hits a powerbomb in the corner as well as Roderick hitting a half Nelson Backbreaker from the top rope. Black goes for Gods Last Gift but Roderick reverses it into the match winning Gibson Driver. Fans are on their feet.

Ring Announcer: The following contest if scheduled for one fall and is a first round match in the Pure Championship Tournament. On the way to the ring, from Owensboro, Kentucky, weiging in at 230 pounds, BJ Whitmer.

Ring Announcer: And his opponent, from Metropolis, weiging in at 240 pounds, Chris Hero.

Chris Hero wins at 13:43 with the Hero’s Welcome. Hero tries to show off and taunt BJ, however BJ gets a good amount of offense. He eventually weakens Whitmer’s leg to reduce his offense and after a series of spots by both men, Hero finishes him off.

Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is the final first round match in the Pure Championship Tournament. Making his way to the ring, accompanied by Allison Danger, from The City Angels, weiging in at 224 pounds, “The Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels.

Ring Announcer: And his opponent, from Othello, Washington, weiging in at 205 pounds, Davey Richards.

Davey Richards wins at 20:45 with the D.R. Driver. Hard hitting and a lot of spots. At one point, Daniels goes for the BME and gets kicked in the stomach on landing. Fans get on their feet for most of the match. Daniels has his neck worked on most of the match and after a series of near falls by both men, Richards gets the win. People chant “Match of the Night”.