ROH TV Results – April 13, 2023
Mark Briscoe vs. Ari Daivari
Mark Briscoe controlled Ari Daivari early on forcing Daivari to roll to the floor after an offensive flurry. Briscoe went to follow Daivari with a dive before Tony Nese cuts him off and sent him into the barricade. Daivari took control by dropping Briscoe with a Hammerlock DDT for a near fall. Daivari sent Briscoe to the floor, allowing Josh Woods & Nese to lay the shots into Briscoe while the referee was distracted.
Daivari hits a crossbody for a near fall. Briscoe avoided another crossbody, allowing Briscoe to fire up with Redneck Kung Fu. Briscoe went on offense by hitting the machine gun neckbreaker for a near fall. Mark Sterling cut off a Jay Driller attempt allowing more interference from Woods & Nese. The referee saw that interference and ejected all seconds from ringside that allows Briscoe to hit Jay Driller to score the win.
Winner: Mark Briscoe
After the match Varsity Athletes laid the boots to Briscoe before FTR made their way to the ring to even the odds and make the save.
Eddie Kingston spoke for the 1st time since Supercard Of Honor & he revealed that he had been dealing with a hernia injury since September that may require surgery but did not use it as an excuse for losing. He had a strategy and abandoned it, resorting to his fighting the same way Arturo Gatti would in his fights
Kingston admitted that Claudio Castagnoli was the better man having beat Kingston so badly that he couldn’t sleep that night. Kingston admitted that he wanted to quit, like Castagnoli said he would before Supercard Of Honor but Kingston said that he had to learn from his loss and move forward.
Skye Blue vs. Kelly Madan
Match ends with Skye Blue nails Kelly Madan with Skye Fall for the win.
Winner: Skye Blue
Darius Martin vs. Mike Bennett
Darius Martin caught Mike Bennett on an attempt to start the match and laid in the shots to Bennett. They traded chops in the corner before Martin sent Bennett to the floor with a dropkick. Bennett ducked a baseball slide but Martin came off of the barricade with a crossbody. Matt Taven distracted Martin as he went to the top rope, allowing Bennett to cut him off.
On the apron Bennett won a forearm exchange and hit a Death Valley Driver. Martin avoided the rebound lariat and hit a quick tope before sending Bennett back into the ring. A short back & forth led to Martin hitting a Spanish Fly for a near fall. Martin set up another move but Taven came into the ring and attacked Martin to cause a disqualification.
Winner By DQ: Darius Martin
After the match The Kingdom went after Martin’s ankle before Action Andretti ran them both off.
Wheeler Yuta vs. Tracy Williams
Tracy Williams got the better of Wheeler Yuta early on then Yuta took control by booting Williams in the face to break a submission. Yuta got Williams with a German suplex before hitting the Hammer & Anvil Elbows.
Yuta caught Williams in a death lock and taunted him before bridging back on the hold. Williams grabs the ropes. Williams fired up with strikes, hitting a DDT onto the top turnbuckle before following with a lariat. A brainbuster scored a near fall which Williams immediately transitioned into a crossface.
Yuta escapes and cuts off a forearm exchange by biting Williams in the forehead. Yuta hits Right Angle Slam and the Hammer & Anvil Elbows then locks in a seated Dragon Sleeper gets the submission win.
Winner By Submission: Wheeler Yuta
Darius Martin & Action Andretti were in the back. Martin noted that he wasn’t going to let The Kingdom keep outnumbering him, so he recruited Andretti to help him out. They challenges The Kingdom to a Tag Team Match.
Tag Team Match
Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata & Alex Coughlin vs. The Workhorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry)
Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Henry starts this match off with them grappling to a stalemate. Shibata & Henry traded unsuccessful Penalty Kick attempts, leading to Shibata locking on a Figure 4. JD Drake drops a headbutt on Shibata to break the hold, leading to tags on both sides. Alex Coughlin & Drake engaged in a chop battle ending with The Workhorsemen hitting a double team Russian leg sweep for a near fall.
The Workhorsemen isolated Coughlin, finding time to hit Shibata’s cross legged pose out of mockery. Drake laid in heavy kicks to Coughlin then Drake drills Coughlin with a rebound forearm, leading to a Henry double stomp for a near fall. Drake locks Coughlin in a death lock but Shibata stomped Henry to break it up. Shibata then stomps on Coughlin to fire him up. Henry went for another seated submission but Coughlin lifted Henry from that seated position into an vertical suplex.
Shibata got the tag and ran wild, hitting the hesitation dropkick to Henry for a near fall. Drake cuts off a sleeper hold on Henry with a chop but a forearm knocks him down. The Workhorsemen hits a tandem facebuster for a near fall on Shibata. Coughlin took out Drake with a deadlift gutwrench suplex on the floor and Shibata took Henry down with the Sleeper Hold and a Penalty Kick for the win.
Winners: Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata & Alex Coughlin
After the match Coughlin made a challenge to Shibata for his Pure Title.
Willow Nightingale vs. Little Mean Kathleen
Little Mean Kathleen bites Willow Nightingale on the hand, forcing Nightingale to hit a body slam. Kathleen fought out of a powerslam position and hit bicycle kicks but Nightingale got her knees up on a splash. Nightingale hit a running splash in the corner before following with the Oklahoma Stampede for the victory.
Winner: Willow Nightingale
Stu Grayson vs. Tony Nese
Stu Grayson was in control early on, finishing an opening flurry with an over the ropes senton to Tony Nese on the apron. Grayson hit a tope over the top rope to Nese on the floor. Grayson went for a springboard to Nese but Nese shoves him off the top rope into the barricades on the floor.
Nese took control in the ring, but Grayson pushed him to the mat on a superplex attempt. Grayson went for a sunset flip, but Nese rolled through and hit a spinning heel kick for a near fall.
Nese hit a spin kick to the head but Grayson fired up and drops Nese with a uranage. Grayson hit a corkscrew senton to Nese for a near fall. Nese used the ropes to escape a Grayson fireman’s carry but Grayson hit an F5 for another near fall.
Grayson pulls Nese over the ropes with a suplex but Nese escaped and hung Grayson’s neck on the ropes. Grayson avoided the Running Nese but Nese got a roll up with the tights for a near fall. Grayson hit a Pele Kick and followed it with a running knee. Grayson drops Nese with Knightfall to score the win.
Winner: Stu Grayson
After the match The Righteous came to the stage and stared down Dark Order.
Backstage The Righteous say they insinuate that the Dark Order left Stu Grayson behind during his hiatus from AEW, and that they want to help him out.
Proving Ground Match
Women’s Champion Athena vs. Ashley D’Amboise
D’Amboise must win or survive the 10 Min Limit to get a Women’s Title Match.
Ashley D’Amboise got the better of Athena on an early exchange but Athena immediately cut her off with a high kick and a flurry of strikes. Athena drops D’Amboise with a superkick for a near fall. Athena fish hooks D’Amboise on a submission but D’Amboise rolled her up for a one count. D’Amboise avoided a corner charge and took Athena down with a leg lariat. D’Amboise fired up and hit a Samoan Drop for a near fall.
D’Amboise went for something off the top rope but Athena threw her from the top to the apron before dropkicking her to the floor. Athena threw D’Amboise around the ring before hitting the running knees against the steps. Athena went to the top rope and hits O Face for the win.
Winner: Women’s Champion Athena (5:14) (Since D’Amboise lost she don’t gets a Women’s Title Match)
Lexy Nair was backstage with D’Amboise who was hoping for more honor in ROH before getting attacked by Athena. She welcomed D’Amboise to ROH by throwing her headfirst into the Women’s Title.
ROH World Title Match
Claudio Castagnoli (c) vs. Metalik
Metalik played a lot of defense early on, using his Lucha to escape Claudio Castagnoli’s attempts at offense. Metalik was able to send Castagnoli to the floor but Castagnoli caught Metalik on a cannonball attempt and hit an Alley Oop onto the apron. Back in the ring, Castagnoli drops an elbow for a near fall. Castagnoli hit a tilt a whirl backbreaker for another near fall. A running European uppercut scores Castagnoli another near fall.
Metalik fought out of a top wristlock and caught Castagnoli with a small package for a near fall but Castagnoli cut him off with a big boot. Metalik cut off a corner charge before landing an enzuigiri and a springboard hurricanrana.
Castagnoli got hold of Metalik’s hands, but Metalik popped up with a sling blade for a near fall. Castagnoli rolled to the floor but Metalik followed him outside with a step up dive to the floor. Metalik hit a springboard splash back inside the ring for a near fall.
Castagnoli hit a headbutt but missed another corner charge. Metalik went for a ropewalk rana, but Castagnoli caught him. Metalik rolled up and over with a sunset flip for a near fall. Metalik went for a moonsault but Castagnoli kicks him in the face and hit a big lariat for a near fall.
Castagnoli puts Metalik on the top rope and went for a superplex but Metalik fought out. Castagnoli was stood on the ropes and Metalik hits a ropewalk rana for a near fall.
Metalik went for a ropewalk elbow drop, but Castagnoli got his knees up and transitioned into a crossface. Metalik rolled it into a crucifix pin but Castagnoli kicks out and hits a big European uppercut for a near fall. Castagnoli followed it with the Hammer & Anvil Elbows and the Neutralizer to get the win.
Winner & Still ROH World Champion: Claudio Castagnoli (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
