Ring of Honor on HonorClub 4/30/2026

Ring of Honor on HonorClub 4/30/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/ring-of-honor-on-honorclub-4232026.html

We are in Jacksonville, FL. Caprice Coleman and Ian Riccaboni are on commentary.

Konosuke Takeshita vs Matt Menard

They lock up. MM backs him up in the corner. KT armdrags him then MM armdrags him. They shove each other and MM slams him. KT pulls him out and then facekicks him on the rails. KT hits punches inside. KT hits knees to the face against the ropes. MM hits chops. 

KT chinlocks him. KT hits forearms. MM hits chops and forearms. KT forearms him down. MM hits lariats. MM hits mounted corner punches. MM ddt's him for 2. They try to double lariat each other and trade forearms. KT forearms him down and blue thunders him for 2. KT pumping knees him and wins.

Thoughts: It was short and they mostly traded strikes here. Matt went down very very easy and it felt like we only saw half of this one.

Shane Taylor vs. Mance Warner

Mance wants a handshake and Shane spits on his hands. Mance then rubs his hand with it. They trade forearms and chops. Shane hits forearms. Mance teases a tope but just eye pokes Shane. Mance flying knees him off the apron. Mance is caught jumping off the apron and sent into the post. Shane guillotine legdrops him on the apron edge. 

They chop each other outside. Shane puts him in a chair and running forearms him. Mance hits punches and bites him in the ring. Shane hits a big lariat for 2. Mance hits shots to the gut then chops and slaps. Shane headbutts him then uranage's him. Shane splashes him for 2. 

Shane slams him. Shane misses a 2nd rope splash. Mance hits facekicks and lariats. Mance facekicks him then backdrops him. Mance jumps off a chair and spinning ddt's him in the ring for 2. Mance running knees him. Shane blocks a 2nd running knee. Shane knees him in the face for 2. 

Mance hits various strikes. Shane hits some shots back and package piledrivers him. Shane then pins him.

Thoughts: I liked it. It was a different type of match with them mostly sticking to hitting nice strikes. It worked and surprisingly, these two ended up being a very good match for each other.

The Premier Athletes are interviewed minus Josh Woods. Ari says everyone is always harassing Mark Sterling. Lexi then tries to ask Ari the question and Ari says to ask Mark. Mark says no one has touched him for 234 days. He says when your team is The Premiere Athletes, you aren't attacked but protected. Nese says if you touch Mark, you have to go through them. Stori says nobody gets through them. Tony says it's because Athletes rule.

Mark Sterling comes out for Stori Denali's entrance. He says he feels bad for the Jacksonville losers who have to cheer for people playing dress up in the back. He says he found a solution and it's Stori Denali, the human loophole. He says Stori is a walking lawsuit waiting to happen. He says if anyone looks at him wrong, she will show you what blunt force trauma looks like in the court of law then he will sue you for getting blood on his boots.

Stori Denali vs Jacey Love

They shake hands. SD shoves her off the lock up then she throws her on the lock up. SD chops her. JL dropkicks her in the knee. SD blocks her crossbody with her stomach. JL's head is banged off the buckles and SD foot chokes her. 

JL is sat up top. JL grabs a guillotine but is thrown overhead. SD throws her on a slam. SD chokeslams her and stands on her chest to win.

Thoughts: It was all squash as expected. It wasn't anything too special but they did what they were supposed to here. 

Lio Rush vs. Alan Angels

Lio's talking to himself in the corner and acting goofing. Lio offers a handshake and Al slaps him. Lio laughs.

Lio grabs him by the throat then Al flying headscissors him. Lio lariats him down then crawls towards him. Lio's throat is pulled over the top rope. Al spin kicks him in the gut. Lio armdrags him then spin kicks him in the head for 2. 

Lio chops him outside. Al double stomps Lio on the apron. Al cannonballs him off the apron outside. Lio laughs after getting chopped and says he's not crazy. Al northern lights suplexes him for 2. Lio hits punches. Lio thesz presses him. Al misses a top rope splash and Lio bites his head.

Lio flying neckbreakers him then seated springboard stunners him for 2. Al dropkicks Lio's head into the buckles. Al powerbombs him. Al spin kicks him in the face for 2. They trade pin attempts. Al hits half-nelson suplexes. Al top rope splashes him for 2. 

They fight on the apron. Lio stunners him there. Lio handspring kicks him then low topes him outside. Lio does a neat blue thunder variation and pins him.

Thoughts: Lio got over as a face here which was unusual. I don't think anyone expected that. It was a fun little match with them flying around and keeping up a fast pace. 

ROH Women's Pure Title Proving Ground Match - Deonna Purrazzo vs. Remi Reade

They lock up. RR rolls and headflips out of a wristlock. RR reverses the wristlock. RR headscissors her on the mat and DP handstands out. DP rolls out of a wristlock. DP backslides her. RR rolls her into a pin attempt then bows. DP claps for her.

RR uses her first rope break to escape a lock up. RR euros her then snapmares her. RR running euros her for 2. RR superkicks her. DP totally misses a pump kick but it is sold anyway. DP powerbombs her then armbars her. RR taps out.

Thoughts: It only got a few minutes but wasn't bad. RR was moving well and showed off some technical skills. I could see her being used again.

Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin) vs Gringo Loco & Soleil

Darius and Loco go at it. Loco boots him in the gut then takes a side headlock takeover. Darius goes for a high kick and they stand off. Dante and Sol go at it. Sol backflips and foward handsprings out of lariats. He corkscrew crossbodies him. Dante lariats him down.

Dante flips over him off the bottom rope and forearms him down. Dante flying corner lariats him. Sol takes a suplex into a slingshot swanton for 2. Darius euros Sol then dropkicks him. Darius enzugiri's Loco. Sol jumps out of a slide by Darius  then corkscrew crossbodies him off the apron. 

Darius takes kicks from both opponents. Sol upkicks him into a Loco slam. Loco twisting split-legged moonsaults Darius for 2. Darius armdrags him off the buckles and flying lariats him. Dante hits running forearms on Sol. Dante springboard crossbodies Sol for 2.

Dante jumping knees Sol. Sol top rope twisting meteora's Dante and Loco top rope swantons Dante for 2. Sol cartwheels and Darius is caught with a german. Dante top rope diving twisting ddt's Loco. Loco takes a double team underhook ddt and is pinned.

Thoughts: It looked like a wild highflying match and it was. It was entertaining, fast paced and they didn't overdo it, so I was fine with it. 

The IInspiration (Cassie Lee & Jessie McKay) vs B3CCA & Madi Maxx

MM waves at the camera's. Cass side headlocks MM and shoulders her over. MM takes double kicks. Becca then takes double kicks. Cass flying hip attacks Becca. MM takes a double boot and foot choke in the corner. MM's head is banged off the buckles. 

Jess headbutts MM down. Becca is thrown in over the top. Cass scorpion kicks Becca from the apron. MM takes a double team then cutter. Cass and Jess hit stereo pedigrees on their opponents. Becca takes an idolizer and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was all squash here. The Iinspiration are limited and are basically having the same match every time out. And it's not any better the 5th or 6th time. Madi showed some personality and maybe they will try to use again her.  

Caprice Coleman interviews Ian Riccaboni. Ian says he's busy helping with kids sports teams. Ian says they are the longest running commentary team in wrestling. Ian brings in Red Velvet then Ian leaves. Caprice is nervous and they cut away.

Viva Van vs. Sara Leon

Van wristlocks her. Sara tries to roll out and Van rolls with her. Sara armdrags her. Viva rolling armbars her. Vivan spinning heel kicks her for 2. Van misses a corner charge and upkicks her. Sara hurricanrana's her and running leg lariats her from behind on the ropes. Van stretch mufflers her then double knee drops the leg.

Van surfboards her. Van clubs her. Sara tries a crucifix and is caught with an air raid crash. Van ocean cyclone suplexes her and wins.

Thoughts: It was acceptable. There was nothing too great here but they kept it moving and it was competitive. 

Paid In Full (Big Bill & Bryan Keith) vs Nick Halen & Vin Parker

The jobbers should be called "Vin Halen". BK has some new haircut that looks awful. 

BK lariats Nick and then hits mounted shots on him. Nick running STO's him for 2. Nick comes off the 2nd rope and is forearmed down. BK overhead belly to belly suplexes him. BK eye rakes him. 

Bill corner splashes Nick twice. Vin top rope dropkicks Bill then is hit with a black hole slam. Nick takes facekicks from both opponents and is pinned.

Thoughts: It as all squash here and wasn't much of note. Bill and BK won as expected. 

Christyan XO vs Frankie B

FB is from Australia and is probably signed if she's here.

FB offers a hanshake and XO slaps her hand. XO wants a test of strength but FB can't reach the hand. FB stomps her foot then side headlocks her. XO shoulders her over. XO clubs her back. FB jumps on her back and is sent into the corner. 

FB boots XO out of the corner. XO handstand hurricanrana's her from the mat while she's up top. FB kicks her in the knee then XO facekicks her. XO fameassers her and pins her.

Thoughts: It was a short one. XO's handstand hurricanrana spot from the mat was cool and she hit a nice big boot. Neither girl got all that much in on this though.

Don Callis Family (Mark Davis, Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta) vs TMDK (Bad Dude Tito, Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste)

Tito and RR go at it. They chop each other. Tito shoulders RR over. Mikey comes in and is rammed in the corner then takes corner spears. Tito chops and forearms him. Tito exploders him then kips up. Shane comes in and cleans house. TB takes a fist drop + standing moonsault for 2.

TB superkicks Shane off the apron onto Mark, who throws Shane into an RR kick. TB hits shots on Shane in the corner. TB double throat thrust Shane. Mark hits corner forearms on Shane. 

RR boots Shane in the corner and poses. Shane boots RR as he poses. Shane euros Mark. Mark slams him then misses a senton. Shane hits a nice dropkick on RR. Mikey comes in and hits a double lariat. Mikey hits corner lariats then a double lariat. TB death valley drivers RR for 2.

RR takes a big ending + jumping ddt combo for 2. Tito and Mark go at it and trade forearms. Mark lariats him on the ropes. Tito spinning enzugiri's him. Mark germans him. Tito superkicks Mark. They trade forearms. Mark enzugiri's him.

Tito superkicks him in the gut and enzugiri's him. Tito superplexes Mark then brainbusters him for 2. Tito corner lariats Mark then Mark takes a powerbomb + double uranage. Tito takes a double knee. Tito is laid on the top rope for a top rope double stomp. Mark sentons Tito for 2. Tito spinning forearms TB. Mark over the shoulder piledrivers Shane. 

TB flying knees Mikey. Mikey takes a b-driver + top rope double stomp. Tito takes a double jumping knee then hits a double lariat. Mark enzugiri's Tito. Mark running lariats Tito for 2. Mark lifting piledrivers Tito and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a good match. It got a lot of time, they had some nice double teams, they stiffed each other and we had some nearfalls before going home. It's what you would want out to this and they did good with it. They definitely tried to put Tito over some here.

Overall thoughts: It was your usual ROH episode. We only had one champ in action here and Bandido, the current ROH champ, hasn't been seen for a while. There were basically no storylines going on here and it was just a bunch of random matches. Most of the matches were good though and that helped things. The main was probably the best match of the night bu I liked Shane/Mance as well. I'd give it a 6 out of 10, solely for the wrestling and I'd give it a 1 out of 10 for the rest. It was an okay show.