Ring of Honor on HonorClub 4/25/2024 Episode #61

Ring of Honor on HonorClub 4/25/2024 Episode #61

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/04/ring-of-honor-on-honorclub-4182024.html

Isaiah Kassidy vs Komander

Zay lays on the buckles. He trips him and walks over his back. Kom then walks on his back and does Zay's dance. Kom kicks him in the knee then rolls him into a single leg crab. Kom slingshot dropkicks him then is dropped neck first on the ropes. Zay hits chops in the corner then hits stomps. Zay footslaps him then Kom spinning high kicks him.

Kom is sent over the top to the apron and Zay springboard cutters him over the top rope. Kom's head is banged off the rails. Zay jumps off a chair and misses a splash on the rails. Kom flying headscissors him then dropkicks him through the ropes. Kom asai moonsaults him outside. Kom springboard swantons him for 2.

Kom takes a kick on the buckles then flips out of a sunset bomb. Kom hits some shots then poisonrana's him. Zay then hits a standing spanish fly for 2. Kom does a roll up for 2 then sunset flips him for 2. Zay grabs the ref and low blows Kom. Zay hits a neckbreaker and gets the win.

They went too long and did too much here. Had they cut it after the poisonrana or maybe the springboard swanton, I would have put it over. But they just kept going and brought down the match. I don't even think Kom tried for a ropewalk SSP here. 

Bullet Club Gold does a promo from Dynasty. Jay said they fulfilled thier destiny and said "I told you so". He said The Gunn's were money and said he would bring gold. Jay says they have gold a plenty. Jay says he's the catalyst of wrestling. Austin said their backpack will get heavier on the way home due to the titles. He says they run this trios sh!t. Colten says they never get mentioned on TV despite being young guys. He says they are the best tag team in the world, he said Jay is the best singles star in the world and  says they are the best three-man team in the world.

The Dark Order (Evil Uno, John Silver and Alex Reynolds) vs Top Flight and Action Andretti

Darius wristlocks John then John fireman's carry takeovers him. John wristlocks him then Darius cravates him. Darius trips John then rolls and armdrags him. Dante elbow drops John's arm from the top. Darius dropkicks John in the arm. The Order takes triple stereo superkicks then AA and Darius plancha outside. Dante then takes a triple attack on the ropes. John germans Dante for 2.

Alex hits a stiff lariat on Dante. Uno corner splashes Dante. Dante flips over Alex's back and makes a tag. AA gets in and hits all of The D-O members. AA handspring double back elbows Uno and Alex. AA running euros Alex. AA misses a split-legged moonsault but back rolls into a kick on Uno. AA standing spanish flies Alex. Dante jumps off of Darius' back and leg lariats John. Darius uses Dante to tornado ddt Alex. AA running ssp's Alex.

Uno hits all 3 opponents then takes attacks from all 3. Uno hits a big forearm on AA. AA takes a triple sandwich forearm  then John back body drops Alex outside. Uno hits a nasty piledriver on John for 2. Dante hits a big jumping knee on Alex then AA superkicks Uno. Darius flatliners Uno off the bottom rope then Alex takes a double slam backwards. Alex is then pinned.

It was a short but decent tag here. We got a little flying, it was real fast paced and there were no real issues with it.

Anna Jay vs Allysin Kay

Anna pushes Kay off the lock up. Anna shoves her out of the corner. Anna stomps Kay's foot then side kicks her. Kay blocks a spin kick then backdrops her off of it. Anna hits boots on Kay in the corner. Kay hits a strike combo in the corner after throwing her there.

Anna bangs Kay's head off the buckle and chops her. Kay drops her on the ropes throat first then sitout double chokeslam bombs her. Anna forearms her form the buckles then 2nd rope blockbusters her for 2. Kay back rolls her then hits mounted shots. Kay turns her back to her then is tapped out with a sleeper.

It was a short one and was okay for what it was. The finish worked here.

Lexy Nair interviews Athena and Billie Starkz. She said they are calling an emergency minion meeting. Athena said they are here because of Red Velvet and Queen Aminata. She said they took her moment on Battle of the Belts. She said Queen did nothing but prove she is a hot piece of hussy garbage. Billie said Red acted all high and mighty. Lexy says there's unfinished business. Billie and Athena then grab her. She challenges them to a mask, calling Red "Blue Velvet" and asks if she will step in or step out.

Johnny TV vs Will Austin

Will kind of looks like a bigger Johnny Gargano. They shake hands. Johnny knees him in the gut then Will blocks a takedown. Johnny legsweeps him and running knees him in the head. Johnny does a neat armdrag then Will springboard hurricanrana's him. Will dropkicks him out. Taya Valkyrie gets on the apron. Will gets distracted then is nailed hard from behind.

Johnny hits kicks to the back then does his weird samoan drop. Will springboard twisting crossbodies him then takes  shot to the gut. Johnny rolls over his back and kind of hits a knee. Johnny springboard kicks him then hits starship pain. Johnny grabs the win.

Neither one of these guys hit their offense super clean here. Johnny had some creative offense as usual here.

Brian Cage and The Gates of Agony vs BEEF, Calvin Tankman & Manders

They mentioned Prince Nana wasn't out here for this one. Calvin Tankman makes maybe his first ROH appearance here.

Kaun running back elbows Beef then hits boots in the corner. Kaun punch flurries him in the gut then corner splashes him. Kaun slaps Toa then Beef is tripped into a splash on the back from Toa. Beef is lariated in the back of the neck by Toa then Kaun forearms Beef in the back.

Kaun side slams Beef on the buckles then Toa sentons Beef on the apron. Cage deadlift superplexes Beef in. Cage throws Manders out. Beef escapes a suplex and gets Calvin in. Tankman hits shots on all 3 opponents and back body drops Kaun into Cage.

Toa pounces Tankman and Manders hits chops. Kaun pedigrees Manders then Toa headbutts Beef. Tankman takes a sandwich lariat then is lifted for a triple powerbomb. Tankman is then pinned.

It was a short but fun squash here with some heavier guys. The GoA and Cage looked good as usual here.

We get a video on Ari Daivari. Mark Sterling says Ari Daivari has everything but decided to get into wrestling anyway. He says he has all the money and gets the best food and workouts in.

Mark Sterling talks to The Premier Athletes. He says Phase 1 was a success as they showed dominance over ROH. He said they weren't aware the message would be sent to Briscoe, Castle and half the ROH locker room. He said it took 6 men to stand face to face to the 3 Premier Athletes. Mark says Ari is back and more p!ssed than ever. He said they have national champ Josh Woods and says Toy Nese is in peak physical performance.

Mark says it wasn't personal with The Infantry. They were just in the line of fire. He said they didn't want to see them get opportunities that belonged to them.

This was a nice little segment here putting over The Athletes.

Yuka Sakazaki vs Leila Grey

Grey's really lucky to still be under contract to be honest.  They lock up and Grey side headlocks her. Yuka headlock takeovers her then Grey rolls her into a pin attempt. Yuka rolling snapmares her into a kick then sliding lariats her for 2.

Yuka cartwheels on the ropes and misses a dropkick. Grey sentons her then step up knees her in the corner. Grey uses the buckles to bulldog her. Grey runs and pulls Yuka's head forward. Yuka step up kicks her on the buckles. Grey 2nd rope sunset bombs her for 2.

They trade forearms and Yuka does some bad backcracker off the 2nd rope. Yuka spinning hammerlock drops her. Yuka springboard splashes her and gets the win.

It was a short one here. There was one botch but it was one of Grey's better efforts otherwise. There was a random reply during the match of the 2nd rope sunset bomb that felt weird. 

Griff Garrison and Cole Karter are interviewed by Lexy. Cole said they keep getting opportunities and lose. Griff says he's 0-2 against Mark Briscoe. Maria comes in and says she's disappointed. She said they could have done better in their matches. She said every loss is an opportunity. Maria said they gain experience every time they are out there. Maria said everyone is jealous of their bodies but soon will be jealous of what they do in the ring. Maria said they will eventually get back her ROH tag championships.

This didn't make much sense considering Maria used to manage The Kingdom and they are currently the tag champs. Maria is also Mike's wife, so why does she want Griff and Cole to beat him for the tag titles?

ROH World Tag Team Title Proving Ground Match - The Outrunners vs. The Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett)

Truth Magnum and Mike start us off. Truth then Floyd wristlock Mike. Mike wristlocks him and Floyd hulks up. Floyd rolls and kips up then smacks Mike on the head. Taven trips Truth then Mike basement dropkicks Truth. Truth is tripped and somehow Taven goes hard over the top. Taven takes a hard baseball slide then Floyd plancha's on both opponents outside.

The Outrunners pose then get nailed from behind. Mike and Matt then copy them. Truth takes a forearm into a running lariat for 2. Taven chokes Truth on the ropes. Mike suplexes Truth for 2. Truth is pulled down by the hair. Mike poses on Truth then chinlocks him. Truth backdrops Mike then Floyd is tagged in.

Floyd hits shots on both opponents then slams Taven and Mike. Floyd hits elbow drops on Mike then Floyd twisting suplexes Taven. Truth does a top rope punch on Mike. The Runners are pushed into each other and Mike pins Truth while holding the tights.

The Outrunners played face here and were so fun. Floyd had a great hot tag in here before beaten. I cannot understand at all how The Runners are not signed anywhere. 

The ref nearly reverses the decision after and Mike begs off during it.

Queen Aminata and Red Velvet do a promo. Red says Athena is stirring the pot again. She says she's done with her. She tells Billie to bring it on. She said she will beat her like her mom never did. She said she doesn't roll with minions. Queen mocks Athena. She said she dropped her on her head and will do it again and again because she does not respect her as a champ. She said Athena has zero honor andsaid no one knows better about honor than the queen. They say they are ready to cook, eat, leave no crumbs and take out the trash.

This was a really good promo here.

Taya Valkyrie vs Laynie Luck

They shake hands. Luck goes over her in the corner and face kicks her. Luck armdrags her then Taya shoulders her over. Luck kips up then is dropkicked. Taya stomps her in the corner. Taya chokes her on the ropes then Luck hits shots to the gut. Taya corner meteora's her for 2.

Taya chinlocks her. Luck hits shots to the gut then Taya spears her for 2. Luck high kicks her then Taya hits a la rosa driver variation for 2. Taya then does an stf variation and wins it.

I like that they gave Luck a little offense in here. She did good with it. I wish they would have ended it with the la rosa driver variation though as it was enough.

The Infantry and Trish Adora are interviewed. Bravo says have no fear, The Infantry is here. Dean said they have had nothing but targets on their back since they got here. The Outrunners walk in. They flex and say their arms are scud missiles. Bravo said they took their move and tried to take their swag. Dean says next week they will take the two goofies where they belong - boot camp. Floyd says they have a better idea and challenge them to the same exact match. Dean says copy that and Bravo says no more copying.

This was another fun segment. 

Lance Archer & The Righteous vs. GPA, Jon Cruz & Ren Jones

Vincent and GPA start us off. Vincent running back elbows him then basement dropkicks him. Dutch uppercuts GPA in the corner then hits short arm clotheslines. Dutch hits a nice exploder then shoulders over Ren hard. Lance running back elbows Ren then Ren chops him.

Lance knees him then hits a full-nelson slam. Vincent hits crossface shots on Ren then Ren cradles him. Jon hits shots on Vincent then is back elbowed. Dutch black hole slams Jon. Vincent hits orange sunshine on Ren. They throw GPA in then Lance hits blackout on GPA onto Ren. Dutch then pins GPA and Ren with a foot on the chest.

It was a quick squash here as expected.

Abadon vs Nova

They shake hands and Nova lariats her off of it. Nova rams her into the corner then hits a nice corner spear. Nova bulldogs her for 1. Ab facebusters Nova then hits a corner splash. Ab hits corner lariats then corner meteora's her. Ab sentons her then knees her in the side of the head. Ab then puts her leg around Nova's head and drives her into the mat for the win.

Nova has a good look and had a good showing here. She should be brought back. This was a quick squash.

Johnny TV and Taya Valkyrie are interviewed. They said everybody loves "Johnny Loves Taya". They talk about winning awards for it and say everyone loves it. Aaron Solo walks in. He said they would have won more awards if he was in the season. Johnny said he might have been if he supported the show. He said he didn't tweet about it once. Solo disagrees and they argue. Taya said he did retweet them. Johnny says "thanks, bro". They then do the handshake from their QTV days. Solo said before Johnny loves Taya, Johnny loves Solo. Taya calls Solo a loser. Johnny said they took the "w" off his name as he never wins. Solo said he will win on the next ROH and said he will prove he's tv ready.

Nothing wrong with this one here and I thought it was fun.

The Beast Mortos vs. AR Fox vs. Blake Christian

Beast hits a double shoulder then both guys kip up. Fox flips out of a chokeslam then Beast takes a double superkick. Blake trips Fox then 619's him under the middle rope. Blake springboard euros Fox.

Fox slingshot swantons him then hits a twister brainbuster for 2. Beast lariats Fox. Beast hits strikes then twists Fox's neck with his feet. Beast hits a powerslam for 2. Beast kneebreakers Fox then does a twisting figure four variation on Fox. Blake breaks it up with a top rope double stomp.

Beast hits a slingblade bulldog, a crucifix bomb and a pop-up samoan drop. Blake handsprings and rolls Beast into a double stomp. Beast takes shots from both opponents. Fox and Blake hit corner punches on him then Blake corner crossbodies him. Blake and Beast go up top. Beast sends them down hard with a german/spanish fly thing being hit.

Fox face kicks Beast then Blake spears Beast on the apron. Blake topes Beast then Fox suicide dives Beast. Blake springboard 450's Beast. Fox top rope swantons Beast. Fox ddt's Blake then Beast hits a driver on Fox and wins it.

It was a fast paced spotfest here. They did too much with Fox and Blake taking a nasty top rope move and it not meaning anything.

Overall thoughts: It was mostly squashes but they had some good talking segments and they actually built up some stuff for next time which was good. Only the tag champs wrestled on this show this week. I would have liked some more competitive and longer matches over the various squashes though. It wasn't a great show or anything but I thought it was an improvement over the usual offerings.