Ring of Honor TV results: Eddie Kingston vs. Serpentico

Matches for this week’s show were taped from the Maverick Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, October 7. Spoilers from the show are available here. 

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The show started with Dasha backstage with Serpentico. He said that he didn’t have to beat Eddie Kingston tonight, he just had to survive the ten-minute time limit to get a future title match.

Proving Ground Match – Eddie Kingston defeated Serpentico (w/Angelico)

Serpentico chopped at Kingston to start, hitting his own machine gun chops in the corner. Serpentico caught Kingston with a hurricanrana and a facebuster for a nearfall. Serpentico went to the top rope, but Kingston caught him with a T-Bone suplex. Kingston hit a Saito suplex for a nearfall, then locked on the Stretch Plum for the quick win.

After the match, Angelico wouldn’t let Kingston shake his downed partner’s hand. Kingston got in his face, asking if Angelico would stab him in the back. Angelico said that when it came to hold-for-hold wrestling, no one scared him. They agreed to a future ROH World Title match.

Gates Of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) (w/Prince Nana) defeated Lights Camera Faction (Fresco & Watson)

This was an absolute slaughter, with the Gates of Agony scoring the win with a double clothesline to Fresco.

Dasha was backstage with the debuting Daga, who will be challenging QT Marshall for the AAA Latin American Championship. Daga said that he was a former champion and he wanted the title back.

Proving Ground Match – Athena (w/Billie Starkz) defeated Mazzerati

This was a five-star squash match. Athena killed this woman dead.

Mazzerati got the better of an opening exchange before Athena leveled her with a dropkick. Athena avoided a low bridge to the outside before dropping Mazzerati to the floor with a gourdbuster. Mazzerati kicked Athena’s feet out on the apron and went for a hurricanrana, but Athena hit her with a thudding powerbomb on the floor.

Athena flung Mazzerati into the barricade before working on her in the ring. Mazzerati caught Athena with a back kick, but Athena cartwheeled out of a headscissors and drilled her with a forearm for a nearfall. Athena locked Mazzerati in the Tree of Woe, then drilled her with boots to the back. Mazzerati avoided a corner charge and fought back, but Athena booted her out of the air on a springboard. Athena locked on an armbar, forcing Mazzerati to tap out with her boot.

After the match, Starkz waited for Athena to turn her back before hiding Mazzerati under the ring to save her from a further beatdown.

Lexy was backstage with Lee Johnson, who was immediately interrupted by Shane Taylor Promotions. They offered him a spot in the group, with that sounding better than the “moral victories” Johnson had been racking up.

AAA Latin American Title Match – QT Marshall (c) defeated Daga

I wasn’t excited to watch this one, but these two had a solid match here.

Before the match, Marshall introduced himself to Daga before calling himself the greatest luchador of all time. Marshall said that lucha crowds would chant “culero” at him, and asked Daga to translate that for him. Daga told him they were calling him an “a**hole” before decking him with a punch. Daga hit a rolling lariat, but Marshall sent Daga to the apron and punched him to the floor.

Marshall clubbered on Daga, dropping him with a dropkick before posing to boos. Daga fired up, hitting Marshall with a pop-up German suplex. Dropkicks in the corner before a brainbuster got a nearfall for Daga. Daga cut off a Marshall springboard, hitting a backstabber with Marshall tied in the ropes for a nearfall. Marshall hit a satellite DDT, then put his feet on the ropes for the cover. Referee Aubrey Edwards caught him and stopped her count.

Daga caught Marshall with a pair of flash pins before hitting a thrust kick and a gutwrench powerbomb for a nearfall. Daga went to the top rope, but Marshall caught him with a Diamond Cutter. Marshall hit the Dirt Sheet Driver before slowly applying the La Casita pinfall for the win.

We got a Dalton Castle video package.

Shane Taylor Promotions (Lee Moriarty & Shane Taylor) defeated The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean)

The Infantry got the early advantage, hitting double teams on both Moriarty and Taylor. Moriarty cut off Dean and tagged Taylor. Dean got beat down before slipping out of the way of a corner charge and tagging Bravo. Bravo ran wild on both guys, hitting a slingshot facebuster on Moriarty for a nearfall.

They went for the Boot Camp on Moriarty, but Taylor cut off Bravo from the floor. Taylor broke Dean’s cover off of a backbreaker. Bravo hit the Bravo Crossover, but Taylor caught Bravo with a big punch for the win.

Lexy was backstage with Billie Starkz, who was quickly interrupted by Mercedes Martinez & Diamante. They told her that Athena would turn on her before taking her fanny pack.

Angelico defeated Marty Casaus

Casaus was Marty “The Moth” Martinez in Lucha Underground. After some dancing shenanigans, Angelico sent Casaus into the buckles. Casaus wasn’t impressed, so he sent his own head into the buckles before Angelico rolled him up for a nearfall. Casaus hit a half-and-half slam for a nearfall.

Casaus hit a Northern Lights Suplex for a nearfall. Angelico hit a capoeira kick for a nearfall. He trapped Casaus in a leg lock before tapping Casaus out with an ankle lock.

Mercedes Martinez (w/Diamante) defeated Lady Frost

Martinez quickly took down Frost and laid in stomps and forearms. Frost came back with a forearm of her own before Martinez booted Frost on a handspring headscissors attempt. Martinez clubbered Frost in the corner, with Diamante sneaking in a shot behind the referee’s back. Frost came back, cartwheeling over Martinez’s back and hit a backstabber.

Martinez ducked a charge and took control of Frost again, but Frost came back with a back kick. Frost hit tackles in the corner before hitting a rising kick. Frost hit a tornado Vader Bomb for a nearfall. Frost went to the top again, but Diamante distracted her and the referee. Martinez took Frost off the top and hit a Razor’s Edge Dominator for the win.

Mark Sterling was backstage with Josh Woods. Sterling decided to give Woods a new coach in Pat Buck. Woods believed that he was beyond a coach, and an insulted Buck decided to challenge Woods for a match next week.

Willow Nightingale defeated Leyla Hirsch

Nightingale overpowered Hirsch to start. Nightingale clubbered on Hirsch in the corner before Hirsch slipped into a choke. Nightingale went to the top rope, but Hirsch ripped her out and bounced Nightingale’s head off the buckles. Hirsch countered a uranage with an armdrag before locking on a double wristlock.

Nightingale fought out of the submission with a suplex. Nightingale fired up, hitting a big spinebuster for a nearfall. Hirsch came back with a German suplex and a lariat for a nearfall. Nightingale hit a uranage for a nearfall. Hirsch ducked out of the way of a cannonball, but Nightingale booted Hirsch on the triangle dropkick. Nightingale hit a Pounce and the Babe With The Powerbomb for the win.

After the match, Hirsch jumped Nightingale before Skye Blue ran her off.

Action Andretti defeated Gringo Loco

This was a standout match on ROH. Loco works so well with the fast-paced, lucha-influenced guys on the roster.

Loco and Andretti had a fast-paced opening, trading arm drags and flash pins. Loco cartwheeled out of a hurricanrana attempt before they had a standoff. Loco caught Andretti with a pop-up flapjack for a nearfall. Loco locked on a submission before posing on Andretti. Andretti got out, but Loco poked him in the eye and hit a wacky slam on him for a nearfall.

Andretti fired up, hitting a pop-up dropkick before poking Loco in the eye. Andretti sent Loco to the floor before hitting a springboard moonsault to the floor. Loco moved out of the way of a springboard 450 but walked into a Spanish Fly for a nearfall. Loco shoved Andretti away and hit a step-up cutter for a nearfall. Loco went to the top rope but Andretti kicked him and hit a super frankensteiner. Andretti hit a shotgun dropkick and a split-legged moonsault for the win.

Dasha was backstage with Ethan Page. He said he would show respect to Christopher Daniels tonight, but would do what he needed to do to get in line for a title shot against Eddie Kingston.

Billie Starkz (w/Athena) defeated Rachelle Riveter

Starkz got a quick win with the Star-10 and the crossface. After the match, Starkz and Athena were laid out by Mercedez Martinez and Diamante.

Kip Sabian (w/Penelope Ford) defeated Anthony Henry (w/JD Drake)

These two traded positioning on a knuckle lock until Henry caught Sabian in an armbar that forced Sabian to the ropes. Sabian sent Henry to the floor, but Drake took the bullet on a moonsault to the floor. Henry hit an around-the-world kick to Sabian on the outside, but Sabian hit a shotgun dropkick in the ring. Sabian hit a cannonball for a nearfall.

Sabian hit a double stomp for a nearfall. Sabian locked on an octopus hold that forced Henry to the ropes. Henry hit a series of kicks before flooring Sabian with a Penalty Kick. Henry hit a twisting Michinoku Driver for a nearfall. Ford distracted Henry on the double stomp attempt, allowing Sabian to hit the Deathly Hallows for the win.

Dasha was backstage with Griff Garrison, who was worried about things not working out for him. Cole Karter & Maria Kanellis-Bennett walked in, telling Garrison that he should have followed their lead. Bennett told them that they have a common goal and that they need to work out their problems. They agreed to give the team another shot.

Ethan Page defeated Christopher Daniels

Daniels dropped Page with some shots to the gut to take control. Daniels sent Page into the turnbuckles sternum-first before hitting a running knee to the chest. Daniels caught Page in an Octopus Hold, then dropped Page with an STO. Page dropped Daniels with a big boot before firing up. Page hit a big powerslam for a nearfall.

They got into a pinning predicament before Daniels low-bridged Page to the apron. Page went for the Headshot, but Daniels caught him in a backslide for a nearfall. Page fought out of the Angel’s Wings and hit the Ego’s Edge to score the win.

After the match, Mark Sterling & Tony Nese interrupted Page’s celebration. Sterling offered Page a spot in the Premier Athlete Brand, noting that Page couldn’t quit on this as he had quit on everything else. Page polled the crowd before rejecting the offer. Nese said that Page didn’t deserve a spot in the Premier Athlete Brand, nor did he belong in a ring. Page rejected the offer to join Nese for group training, then challenged him to a match for next week.

Scorpio Sky defeated Darius Martin

After an opening exchange, Sky picked Martin’s ankle to take him down and take control. Sky hit a back suplex for a nearfall. Sky clubbered on Martin until Martin countered a rising knee with a dropkick. Martin hit a bulldog into the ropes before hitting a slingshot facebuster for a nearfall.

Martin caught Sky with a German suplex, but Sky came back with a Sky High for a nearfall. Martin slipped to the apron and hit a high kick, but Sky got his knees up on a splash attempt. Sky hit the TKO for the win.