Ring of Honor TV results: Johnny TV vs. Dalton Castle’s mystery friend
Ring of Honor presents its 50th episode in the post-Tony Khan era tonight with an angle involving Johnny TV and Dalton Castle set to continue as TV is scheduled to wrestle Castle’s mystery friend on the show.
Also booked: a singles match between Ethan Page and Aaron Solo, two four-corner survival matches, an eight-man tag, and Lee Johnson vs. Gravity. Billie Starkz, Taya Valkyrie, The WorkHorsemen, and Penta El Zero Miedo & El Hijo Del Vikingo will all be in action as well.
Tonight’s episode was taped at the Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg, Texas, on Saturday. Spoilers from the show are available here.
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The WorkHorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry) defeated Sayrus & Brillante RB
Chants of “lucha” filled the arena as the match began with Brillante and Henry. Brilliante was tossed to the outside and Drake and Sayrus battled on the side of the ring. The WorkHorsemen controlled the flow of the match with Drake isolating Sayrus in the corner for big, big chops. The WorkHorsemen were looking to move toward an ROH Tag Team title shot, and dominated the two luchadores. Drake’s size was a big factor here as coupled with Henry’s athleticism, they picked up an easy victory.
Ethan Page defeated Aaron Solo
Kyle Fletcher’s ROH TV Title was on Page’s mind as the match began. Solo rejected Page’s Code of Honor, instead kicking his hand away. A hard slap from Page remedied that. Page laid fists into Solo’s face in the corner. Solo reversed and tried to deliver a few shots of his own, but Page was able to overpower him. Page caught Solo in a cradle and slammed him hard into the canvas. Solo’s quickness kept Page on his toes (and then his back) in the ring.
Page later reversed a suplex into a brainbuster, but Solo came back with a spinning kick for the two-count. Switching gears, Solo locked in a sleeper, putting Page’s five match win streak in jeopardy. Page fought back and whipped Solo into a clothesline, then a catapult powerslam for a two-count. Solo tried to get a pin using the second rope as leverage, but the ref caught it and the confusion gave Page a chance to hit the Ego’s Edge for the win.
Penta El Zero Miedo & El Hijo Del Vikingo defeated Jon Cruz & KM
It’s always great to see Penta and the crowd chanted his name as he and Cruz started things off. KM tried to get a “Jon Cruz” chant going, but no one was having it. With a little help from KM on the outside, Cruz got a leg up on Penta. Vikingo tagged in, just in time to eat a shot from KM. KM’s size advantage was on display as he locked Vikingo in a chin lock.
A full nelson slam on Vikingo gave KM the chance to tag in Cruz. Vikingo slipped through the ropes and spun into a hot tag to Penta. Stereo dives to the outside by Vikingo and Penta laid out Cruz and KM. Momentum shifted as the two luchadores double teamed KM into a pin attempt which was broken up by Cruz. A double stomp from the top rope by Penta onto Cruz’s junk led to a package piledriver and a win for Penta and Vikingo.
Johnny TV (w/ Taya Valkyrie) vs. Dalton Castle’s mystery friend never started
Earlier in the show, Lexi Nair interviewed Jerry Lynn outside of Dalton Castle’s friend’s dressing room. Dalton stuck his head out of the dressing room, but claimed his friend was busy. The chat was interrupted by Johnny TV and Taya Valkyrie. Lynn then banned Castle from interfering in the match between his friend and TV.
TV and Valkyrie went to the ring to face Castle’s “mystery friend” Pavo Real de Montana, who was actually just Castle in a fake beard, glasses and coat. He wailed like a Sasquatch on the way to the ring. TV called out the fact it was just Castle in disguise and refused the match. “Montana” tried to convince everyone that he wasn’t Castle but no one bought it. Castle took off the disguise and TV declared that Castle was not “TV ready.”
Castle begged for the chance to smash TV’s face, but TV said that Castle doesn’t have anything he wants. Castle asked him what he wanted, and TV promised to tell everyone…next week.
Later, Nair was outside Castle’s friend’s dressing room and interviewed Castle about what TV might want next week. Castle was befuddled and suggested it could be his worm farm or buckets of his “perfect” blood. Castle then grabbed his chest and Nair suggested calling a doctor. Castle asked for cheese instead and then climbed into a dryer with Nair slamming the door behind him.
Billie Starkz defeated Araya Thorn
Earlier, Starkz was warming up backstage when she was handed a folder by Nair. It was from Nyla Rose and its contents, telling her to tell Rose to find her after her match, enraged Starkz.
A mean streak from Starkz emerged in this match as she ragdolled Thorne around the ring. A few quick kicks and a slam got Starkz to a two count, but Thorne held her own. Starks showboated a bit more than usual before a big dive into Thorne on this outside. Suddenly, Rose appeared and headed to the ring with a table. She set it up on the outside while Thorne tried to steal a quick win. Starkz kicked out, but her attention was split. Starkz got Thorne in a submission hold and she tapped quickly.
Rose climbed into the ring with a mic and asked if Starkz would be a good minion or if she will have to put Starkz through a table. Starkz grabbed the mic and said that she had a surprise for her. Suddenly, Athena’s music hit and the ROH Women’s Champion appeared in the ring behind Rose and put her through the table instead. Athena and Starkz then stepped over Rose on their way up the ramp to add insult to injury.
Diamante defeated Leyla Hirsch (w/ Rachael Ellering), Kiera Hogan and Trish Adora in a four corners survival match
Diamante and Hogan made a beeline for each other and started trading blows. Adora and Hirsch let them have at it, saving their energy for later. Hirsch and Adora each tried to steal a pin before they locked up. Hirsch’s speed gave her an advantage over Hogan, but Adora re-entered the ring and used her size to take down the other three in the match.
Diamante suplexed Adora onto Hogan and Hirsch before distributing kicks to all. Diamante stacked up the other three women in the corner and then found herself in the middle of three simultaneous dropkicks. Adora hit a spinning backbreaker on Hogan and Diamante got a quick two-count on Hirsch. She grabbed a chair, but Rachael Ellering interfered and Diamante used the ropes to get the 1-2-3 on Hirsch.
Later in the show, Nair interviewed Hirsch and Ellering. Hirsch was bummed by the loss, Ellering apologized, and they are still good with each other…maybe.
Shane Taylor Productions (Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty), Griff Garrison & Cole Karter (w/ Maria Kanellis) defeated The Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) and The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo)
Before the match, Nair found Kanellis backstage who drew her attention to Serpentico getting beaten up by Karter and Garrison. It turned out to be a fake Serpentico, who lured Angelico into a beatdown before the real Serpentico arrived. You could tell this because he was in his black mask as the imposter still maintains possession of the real mask.
Kanellis held Serpentico’s green mask like a trophy as “her boys” Garrison and Karter walked to the ring. A trip to a certain city was promised as the Iron Savages met their teammates The Infantry in the ring. Garrison and Bravo started the eight-man match off. Quick tags between the Infantry members led to a backbreaker double team. Boulder entered the match against Karter and Kanellis jumped up on the apron to distract the Savages. Moriarty and Karter attempted a double team, but Boulder was just too big. Bronson was stunned and thrown outside by a shot from Taylor.
Dean was isolated in the corner as all four men took turns raining down blows. Finally, Dean got a hot tag on Bravo who had just sipped the Savage Sauce. Bravo cleaned house and dove onto Taylor on the outside. A missed axe kick gave Taylor an opening to take Bravo out. After a quick tag to Karter, Boulder caught him and Garrison in a double suplex. Taylor and Boulder slapped meat in the ring with Taylor coming out ahead. Moriarty was the legal man who jumped in the ring and got a pin on Dean for the win.
Afterward, Serpentico attempted to retrieve the mask that Kanellis, Garrison, and Karter took from him two weeks ago. However, he fell victim to the numbers game and Garrison and Karter ended up putting him through a table.
Lee Johnson defeated Gravity
The crowd did not like the slow start, but things started to pick up with a flying headscissors by Gravity. He kept the pace slow, offering a second Code of Honor handshake to Johnson. The two reset and traded waistlocks: about ten of them in fact. Gravity’s strategy was to keep Johnson grounded, but all that got him was a frog splash from the top rope. Johnson got a two count as they traded chops.
Slow-moving punches and whips led to a Gravity leap to the outside on Johnson. Gravity tried a couple of pinning attempts, but the crowd barely noticed. As the match reset a third time, the crowd was getting restless. Johnson got a three count off of a slam and it was over. This was not a great showing from two promising talents.
Taya Valkyrie (w/ Johnny TV) defeated Killa Kate
Kate didn’t even get entrance music, which seemed a bit insulting. Valkyrie’s size and experience came into play early as she tossed Kate from post to post. A meteora in the corner got Valkyrie a quick two count. A second and third kickout at two was the most offense that Kate showed. With each two-count, Valkyrie’s smile grew, she was just toying with Kate at this point. A dose of Shania Pain knocked Kate to the ground and gave Valkyrie the win.
Komander defeated AR Fox, Jack Cartwheel and Willie Mack in a four corners survival match
The three smaller men ganged up on Mack, but it was not to last as Komander and Fox traded blows in the corner. Fox avoided a clothesline from Mack like he was in The Matrix and sent him to the outside. Cartwheel and Fox traded really fun flips off the top rope and Cartwheel managed a two count. Mack re-entered the ring and caught Cartwheel playing to the crowd, laying in some massive chops.
Mack dominated Cartwheel and Fox in the ring while Komander laid low. Komander caught Mack off guard, pulling down the top rope and sending him to the outside. Mack made it back into the ring and hit a sky high on Fox. He went for the pin, but Cartwheel broke it up. The crowd began demanding tables. Cartwheel sent Mack to the outside and traded blows with Fox. Suddenly, Komander zipped into the ring and tried to get a pin on a dazed Fox. It was just a two count and Cartwheel hit a Spicolli driver on Komander until Fox broke up a pin attempt.
After a Mack dive over the top rope onto Komander and Fox, Cartwheel hit a plancha on the three outside the ring. A cartwheel press into Mack was followed by a 450 splash on Mack from Fox. Komander flew in out of nowhere for a Canadian destroyer on Cartwheel and a splash from the top to get the win.
During the main event, we learned Athena wanted some time to address the crowd after the match. We went backstage where she was joined by Starkz and Nair. Athena asked them to go get the car ready before addressing Rose directly. Athena assured her that she was just an ant in her kingdom and that she needs to bow down. Rose appeared out of nowhere and drove Athena through a nearby table, leaving her laying as the show closed.
- Next week: The ROH Women’s TV Title tournament begins