Ring of Honor TV results: Eddie Kingston vs. Lee Johnson
Ring of Honor presents its weekly show on HonorClub tonight.
Eddie Kingston will wrestle Lee Johnson in a Proving Ground match on Thursday’s episode. There will also be two Survival of the Fittest TV Title Eliminator bouts featuring Gringo Loco vs. Komander and Dalton Castle vs. The Dark Order’s Evil Uno.
Thursday’s episode was taped on Wednesday, November 22 at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago. Spoilers from the show are available here. The advertised lineup is below.
Ring of Honor on HonorClub November 30 lineup:
- ROH World Champion & NJPW Strong Openweight Champion Eddie Kingston vs. Lee Johnson in a Proving Ground match
- Marina Shafir vs. Billie Starkz
- The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) vs. The Boys (Brandon & Brent Tate)
- Trish Adora vs. Emi Sakura
- Survival of the Fittest TV Title Eliminator match: Evil Uno vs. Dalton Castle
- Survival of the Fittest TV Title Eliminator match: Gringo Loco vs. Komander
- Brian Cage vs. Action Andretti
- The Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) vs. The Butcher & The Blade
- Willie Mack vs. Robert Anthony
- Dralistico & Preston Vance vs. Serpentico & Angelico
- Leyla Hirsch “In Action”
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ROH started with Women’s Champion Athena alongside Billie Starkz and Lexy Nair. She told Starkz that she embarrassed her last week with her loss and that she had the chance to make things right tonight with a win against Marina Shafir. After dismissing Starkz, Athena turned her attention to Eddie Kingston. She took issue with the ROH World Champion saying that certain champions weren’t carrying their weight in the company, as she had been carrying the show on her back since she became champion. Athena wanted everyone to show her the proper respect.
Proving Ground Match – Eddie Kingston defeated Lee Johnson
It’s noted that if Johnson wins, he will get a match against the Triple Crown Champion after the Continental Classic concludes. Johnson caught Kingston with a dropkick that threw him off balance, but Kingston came back with a Magnum-style belly-to-belly for a nearfall. Johnson slid through Kingston’s legs before hitting a pendulum DDT to create space.
Johnson hit Kingston with a power slam for a nearfall. Kingston drilled Johnson with elbows before a pair of overhead suplexes scored a nearfall. Johnson ducked a backfist and hit an acrobatic neckbreaker for a nearfall.
Johnson hit a frog splash for a nearfall before hitting a Blue Thunder Bomb for another nearfall. Kingston hit another suplex before landing the backfist for the win.
The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean) defeated The Boys (Brandon & Brent)
As the Boys now wear Mardi Gras masks, it becomes even harder to tell them apart. They double-teamed Bravo, scoring a nearfall after a backstabber. Dean tagged in, but the Boys kept control of him with quick offense. Bravo got a tag in, allowing The Infantry to take control.
After a few minutes, the Boy got a tag out to the fresh Boy, who ran wild on Dean. The Infantry came back quickly, scoring the win with Boot Camp.
Rachel Ellering was backstage with Lexy Nair. Ellering brought up Leyla Hirsch’s knee injury, which brought in Maria, who noted that Hirsch was doing well. Ellering asked what Maria was doing when she spoke to the Renegade Sisters last week when Hirsch walked in. Hirsch also asked about Maria’s conversation, with Maria blowing it off. Hirsch wanted to know if she’d have her back tonight, with both Maria and Ellering saying yes.
Emi Sakura defeated Trish Adora
After avoiding a stretch by the hair, Adora hit a Bubba Bomb on Sakura. Sakura slipped out of a submission attempt and laid in the chops to Adora, but Adora came back with a pump kick for a nearfall. Adora hit a lariat that sent Sakura to the ropes. Sakura fought out of a German suplex attempt before hitting a German of her own for a nearfall. Sakura hit a butterfly backbreaker to score the win.
Leyla Hirsch (w/Maria & Rachel Ellering) defeated Heather Reckless
Does Hirsch want Maria’s help or not? Let’s get to the next step of this story here.
Hirsch noted her height advantage before taking Reckless down with a shoulder block. Hirsch flung Reckless around with suplexes and gutwrenches before running into an uppercut. Hirsch countered a neckbreaker into a cross-arm breaker to score the submission win. After the match, Maria went to give a handshake but Hirsch blew her off again.
Willie Mack defeated Robert Anthony
Mack scored a quick win, hitting a powerbomb after catching a crossbody attempt.
Billie Starkz defeated Marina Shafir
Between the crowd not being into it and Shafir’s style making for a tough matchup, this was rough.
Starkz piefaced Shafir when Shafir wouldn’t let go of the handshake at the start of the match. Starkz stalled outside of the ring, giving her best Larry Zbyszko impression. Shafir got her hands on Starkz and threw her around. Starkz sent Shafir to the floor, but Shafir caught her dive and flung her into the barricade.
They battled on the floor, with Starkz hitting a suplex on the floor. Starkz set up a Swanton Bomb in the ring, but Shafir cut her off. Starkz hit a rebound kick instead, following with a bridging German suplex for a nearfall. Starkz taunted Shafir with kicks before Shafir caught the foot. They scrambled before Starkz hit a forearm that knocked Shafir down. Shafir dropped Starkz and laid her out with a kick for a nearfall.
Shafir dropped Starkz with a lariat. The two traded strikes before Shafir fired up with forearms. Shafir laid in kicks before tying Starkz up with a submission. Starkz pushed Shafir to the floor and hit a dive. Shafir got her knees up on a Swanton attempt before hitting a powerbomb for a nearfall. Starkz hit a Gory Bomb before hitting the Swanton for a nearfall. Starkz hit a spin kick before hitting the Star-Ten for the win.
After the match, Starkz jumped Shafir after the bell and sent her out of the ring. Athena and Lexy Nair came out with a cap and gown for Starkz. After giving a speech, she made sure to name Nair the valedictorian of the Minion In Training Class of 2023, to the disappointment of Starkz. Nair gave an acceptance speech before Athena signed off. Starkz bowed up to Athena but relented and left the ring. They posed on the ramp before Starkz turned on Athena, sending her into the barricade and standing over her with the title.
(I could personally do without the NXT-style graduation segment, but this was effective in getting the split done.)
Survival of the Fittest Qualifying Match – Dalton Castle (w/Brandon & Brent) defeated Evil Uno (w/Negative One)
The two traded lariat attempts in the corner, missing them all until Uno landed a chop to send Castle to the floor. Castle spent some time recovering on the floor before getting back in the ring. Castle teased a chop before taking Uno down with an ankle pick. Castle hit a pair of splashes before Uno bailed to the floor. Uno threw Castle around at ringside before clubbering on Castle in the ring.
Castle came back with chops of his own before Uno caught him with a half-hatch suplex. Uno fired up with clotheslines. Uno shoved the Boys into each other on the floor before walking into a set of Castle suplexes. Castle got a nearfall with a Slingblade bulldog before rocking Uno with a back elbow. Castle hit the Bangarang to score the win and punch his ticket to Final Battle.
Tony Khan was backstage with Lexy Nair. Khan plugged Final Battle before Billie Starkz entered the frame. She asked for a title shot against Athena. Khan noted that Starkz had won nine singles matches in a row before making the match official for Final Battle.
Brandon Cutler & Colt Cabana defeated GPA & Trevor Outlaw
Cutler and Cabana came out to the Being The Elite theme song, the only place you’ll be hearing that song any time soon. The local guys tried to isolate Cutler, with Outlaw hitting a Magnum-style belly-to-belly for a nearfall. But Cutler eventually got the tag to local guy Cabana, who ran wild. Cabana and Cutler won with a tag team neckbreaker.
Survival of the Fittest Qualifying Match –Komander (w/Alex Abrahantes) defeated Gringo Loco
Komander dropped Loco with a pair of armdrags before Loco did a handstand out of a rana attempt. Komander sent Loco to the floor and went for a handspring, but Loco caught his hands and dragged him to the floor. Loco pinballed him around before getting a nearfall in the ring. Loco caught Komander with a powerslam for a nearfall. Komender fought out of a Gorilla Press before hitting a step-up armdrag for a nearfall.
Komander sent Loco to the floor before hitting a step-up rana to the outside. Komander hit a springboard 450 splash for a nearfall. Komander hit a tilt-a-whirl rana for a nearfall. Loco popped Komander on the apron, but Komander knocked him down. Loco caught Komander on his shoulders before dropping him with a spin-out powerbomb on the ropes. Loco hit the Gringo Cutter for a nearfall.
Loco went for a moonsault, but Komander cut him off. They both ended up on the top, with Komander hitting a top-rope rana for a nearfall. Komander went to the top, but Loco cut him off. Both men ended up on the top rope again, with Loco hitting an Inverted Spanish Fly for a nearfall. Komander avoided a moonsault before hitting a gutbuster. Komander hit the ropewalk Shooting Star Press for the win.
Tony Nese & Mark Sterling were backstage with ROH Board of Directors member Jerry Lynn and Lexy Nair. Sterling wanted to make sure he was ringside for Nese’s rematch against Ethan Page. Page came in, unsurprised that the two men wanted to cheat their way to another win. Lynn said a rematch would happen, with Sterling handcuffed to the post. They will sign the contract next week.
La Faccion Ingobernable (Presten Vance & Dralistico) defeated Spanish Announce Project (Angelico & Serpentico)
Serpentico and Dralistico started, with Serpentico having the upper hand until Vance tagged in and booted him. Angelico came in and took down Vance by the arm before Serpentico tagged in. Vance dropped Serpentico with a German suplex before tagging in Dralistico. They double-teamed Serpentico for a while before Serpentico came back, answering a Dralistico Destroyer with a Destroyer of his own.
Tags were made on both sides, with Angelico running wild. Dralistico cut off a submission attempt before Vance hit a main event spinebuster on Angelico. LFI isolated Serpentico, with Vance scoring the win with a discus lariat.
Nyla Rose defeated Zoey Lynn
Lynn went to jump Rose at the bell, but Rose overpowered her quickly. Lynn fought back, but Rose clubbed her out of the air on a high cross attempt. Lynn fought out of the Beast Bomb but couldn’t fight out of a chokeslam. Rose hit the Beast Bomb for the win.
The Butcher & The Blade defeated The Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) (w/ Jacked Jameson)
Boulder and Bronson, or Beavis and Butthead? I’m tired of the innuendos, the joke got old.
Butcher and Bronson traded shots, with Bronson winning and sending him into Boulder’s chest. Boulder took down Blade with a suplex. The Savages went for the Savage Sauce, but Butcher took out Jameson on the floor. Butcher and Blade worked over Bronson before getting the tag out to Boulder, who ran wild on both men.
Boulder hit a splash on Butcher for a nearfall. They went for the Transformer Slam, but Blade kicked Boulder low while the referee had his back turned. They hit Full Death for the win.
Brian Cage (w/Prince Nana) defeated Action Andretti
Cage hammered Andretti with strikes to start before Andretti staggered Cage with dropkicks. Andretti caught Cage with a pop-up rana for a nearfall before Nana tried to cut him off from the floor. Andretti sent Cage to the floor, but Cage caught a dive and sent Andretti into the post with a Gorilla Press.
Cage pinballed Andretti around the floor before sending him back into the ring, where Andretti ran into a big boot for a nearfall. Cage flung Andretti overhead with a German suplex for a nearfall. Andretti went for a handspring elbow, but Cage caught him and sent him into the corner. Andretti booted Cage before hitting a springboard clothesline.
Andretti sent Cage to the floor with a rana before hitting a moonsault to the floor. Andretti hit a springboard kick for a nearfall. Andretti hit a running knee before Cage dropped him with a lariat. Cage dropped Andretti with a reverse flapjack for a nearfall. Cage hit the outside-in superplex for a nearfall.
Cage went for Weapon X, but Andretti fought out and hit a tornado DDT for a nearfall. Andretti went for the split-legged moonsault, but Cage moved. Andretti escaped Weapon X again before hitting the hanging neckbreaker. Andretti hit the springboard 450 for a nearfall. Andretti and Nana got into it, with Nana leading Andretti into a pop-up powerbomb. Cage hit Weapon X for the win.