Ring of Honor on HonorClub 8/31/2023 Episode #27

Ring of Honor on HonorClub 8/31/2023 Episode #27

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2023/08/ring-of-honor-on-honorclub-8242023.html 

NJPW World TV Championship - Zack Sabre Jr. vs Metalik

Zack chinlocks him then Metal wristlocks him. Zack wristlocks him then blocks a pin with a bridge. Zack bow and arrows him and they stand off. Zakc offers to shake hands then twists his wrist. Metal springboard crossbodies him then walks up the buckles and hurricanrana's him. Metal gets his slingshot armdrag blocked then Zack puts him in an arm submission.

Zack stomps the arm into the mat. Zack pulls on the fingers then footslaps him. Zack hits a euro then takes a slingblade bulldog. Metal walks the ropes and 2nd rope dropkicks him. Metal tope con hilos him. Metal enzugiri's him from the apron then walks the top rope into a springboard crossbody. Zack gets an octopus on him then euros his arm. Metal ddt's him off Zack's shoulder then Metal tries to pin him with a bridge. Metal superkicks him then walks the top rope and is caught with an armbar on his way down. Zack pulls both arms back and wins it.

I didn't have any issues with this. Zack worked the submissions and Metal did his flying, then got caught and lost.

Cole Karter and Maria are interfered. They say they have an opportunity for Griff Garrison and Maria says it's a good idea for Cole to have a friend. Cole says Maria should walk out wiht him tonight and Maria said she has other things to do but then changes her mind. Maria says she has to call the kids.

Josh Woods vs John Walters

John looks nothing like he used to. John grabs his legs and Josh rolls him over. John armlocks him then slingshot armdrags him. John leapfrogs and Josh goes under him and pulls him down. Josh hits forearms then sunset flips him.

Josh pump kicks him and hits a kneelift. Josh then ties up the legs and taps him out.

It was a short squash that didn't accomplish a lot. I don't think anyone really knew who John Walters is nor did they care.

The Workhorsemen and Lee Moriarty vs Beef, Invictus Khash and Lord Crewe

Beef has his name tattooed on his stomach. The jobbers get jumped after intros and Beef takes a spinning bump to the outside. Lee goes up and over Khash in the corner then legsweeps and basement dropkicks him.

Khash slams Lee then Lee flying knees him in the back. Khash hiptosses Henry then Crewe takes a ddt from JD. JD headbutt drops Crewe. Lee double underhooks Crewe then poses in the bridge position. JD kicks Crewe around in the back. Crewe hit some gut shots on him then is sunset flipped. Crewe cradles Henry then spining enzugiri's him.

Beef gets in and runs through Lee's lariat then backdrops him on his head. The announcers make beef jokes and Beef misses a top rope frogsplash. The heels hit a top rope double stomp and a top rope moonsault on Beef as Lee topes outside. The heels pick up the win.

Lee dances after and gets JD to dance too.

This was another squash but Beef was the big hightlight here. The crowd and announcers liked him and he seems like a fun wrestling character that should get booked again.

Cole Karter vs Dustin Jackson

Cole piefaces him after shaking his hand. DJ dropkicks him then Cole goes up and over. Cole hits nice dropkicks then jumping stomps him. Cole lariats him out of the corner then does a twisting drop from his shoulder and wins it.

This was just a quick squash. Dustin had a decent dropkick.

Emi Sakura vs Alice Crowley

AC = Alice Crowley

AC hits a forearm then walks up the buckles and armdrags her. AC dropkicks her then Emi rakes her eyes. Emi throws her then misses a vader bomb. AC hits forearms then Emi hits chops. AC euros her then hits a fishermans suplex for 2. Emi does a twisting neckbreaker and sings while she hits chops. Emi crossbodies her against the buckles then double underhook backbreakers her for the win.

This was another quick squash.

Josh Woods is interviewed with Mark Sterling. Mark said Josh needed a change and he answered. Josh talked about the people Mark got him to face and said Woods is a national champion. He said he is the only person in AEW or ROH who is a national champion. He said he will continue to prove that Woods is the face of the ROH Pure Divison.

The Spanish Announce Project (Angelico and Serpentico) vs The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd and Truth Magnum)

Ange = Angelico

Serp spinning headscissors Magnum and dropkicks him. Ange kicks him in the back then Serp double stomps his arm. Serp superkicks him in the face then takes a lariat. Serp takes a double back elbow then The Runners pose.

Serp takes a kneedrop and a back elbow. Serp then takes a neckbreaker on the mat. Serp hits a headscissors out of the corner, ducks a double clothesline and tags out. Ange hits clotheslines on both opponents then Ange jumps off of Floyd's back to lariat Magnum. Ange drops Floyd with a punch then drop toe holds him into a reverse stf.

Magnum is thrown out then Floyd takes an upkick into a flatliner. Serp topes Magnum and Ange puts Flord in a tequila sunrise to win it.

This was basically another squash, though The Runners got a little more in here. 

Marina Shafir vs Angelica Risk

MS = Marina Shafir

MS takes her shoes off before getting in the ring. They hake hands and MS won't let go. MS shoves her then uranages her down hard. MS does a nice shoulder throw then rubs her foot in her face. MS kicks her then does a hip throw. MS hits more kicks to the back.

Risk ducks a shot and hits a punch combo. MS no sells it then kicks her in the gut. MS slams her down then does a riangle with the leg to win it.

Hey, what do you know, it's another squash...

ROH World Six-Man Tag Titles - Mogul Embassy vs Darius Martin, Action Andretti and Lee Johnson

The faces all get spinebustered to start.  Martin is thrown hard into the buckles then Martin hurricanrana's him into the buckles. Cage lariats Martin then Martin 2nd rope tornado ddt's him. Lee hits shoulders on Cage then step up enzugiri's him. Lee superkicks him twice then slams him.

Cage bridging neckbreakers Lee then Kaun hits mounted punches on Lee. Lee is pounded and stomped on in the corner. Lee is thrown hard again into the buckles. Kaun splashes him then throws him into Toa, who lariats him. Toa puts a trapezeus hold on Lee then Toa hits a nice belly to belly suplex. Tora misses a corner splash.

Action gets in and running facekicks Cage off the apron.Action pulls Toa over the top then Action hadnsprings into Toa to knock him off the apron. Action dropkicks Toa through the ropes then standing spanish flies Kaun for 2. Cage takes a double dropkick from Action and Martin then the two hit topes outside. Martin flatliners Kaun off the bottom rope, Lee hits a neckbreaker and Action does a split legged moonsault for 2.

Toa is triple clubbed then double shoulders Martin and Action. Toa running crossbodies Lee. Action hits a bulldog on Toa with help from Darius then Darius hits an enzugiri on Cage. Cage takes a shotgun dropkick int oa german then Lee top rope frogsplashes Cage. The faces triple superkick Cage and Prince Nana gets on the apron. He is triple superkicked too then Cage is held up in the air for a springboard cutter.

Kaun gets in and gutbusters Lee. Toa pounces Martin then Lee is thrown into a Cage sitout powerbomb. The Embassy win.

It was an entertaining match with the faces doing their flying and trying to get an upset while the big guys through them around.

And that was the main event. The show is over, ending just short of an hour. 

Overall thoughts: I feel really bad for the people who pay for this. This card sucked and it was only an hour long all because AEW doesn't want to pay to tape more matches nor just show some of the dark matches they already did. It'd be one thing if this was free, but they expect people to pay for this garbage. Tony didn't try and he just did not care here. We got almost zero follow up on things from the last episode and little build to anything in the future except whatever is happening with Cole Karter and Maria.