ROH TV Results – April 6, 2023
6 Man Tag Team Match
ROH World Tag Team Champions Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr & Rey Fenix) & Mark Briscoe vs. The Workhorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry) & Shane Taylor
Mark Briscoe & Shane Taylor starts the match off with Briscoe using Redneck Kung Fu to force Taylor to tag out. Lucha Brothers ran wild on The Workhorsemen & Taylor until Pentagon Jr tried to hit Taylor with Fear Factor but Taylor forced Pentagon into the corner, allowing Anthony Henry & JD Drake to work him over.
Pentagon eventually fought to get the tag to Briscoe, who ran wild on everyone. The match broke down into a brawl ending with Taylor hitting Welcome To The Land on Briscoe. The Workhorsemen hit a series of strikes for a near fall that was broken up by both Lucha Brothers. Pentagon hits a Destroyer on Drake to take him out. Briscoe boots Henry out of the air and hits Jay Driller to score the win.
Winners: ROH World Tag Team Champions Lucha Bros & Mark Briscoe
After the match TNT Champion Powerhouse Hobbs & QT Marshall look on in the crowd.
Pure Title Match
Katsuyori Shibata (c) vs. Christopher Daniels
After we get a feeling out process Katsuyori Shibata locks Christopher Daniels in a Figure 4. After trying to fight out, Daniels relented and used his 1st rope break. Shibata lines up a Penalty Kick but Daniels ducked and landed a forearm to the back of the head. Daniels worked on Shibata’s neck, landing a neckbreaker for a near fall.
Daniels caught a Shibata strike and dropped him with a facebuster before transitioning into a Koji Clutch. Shibata fought toward the ropes but instead rolls Daniels to his shoulders and forcing Daniels to break.
Shibata laid in the forearms in the corner but Daniels followed him to the opposite corner and cut him off. Shibata absorbed some chops before dropping Daniels with a forearm. Shibata hit the hesitation dropkick in the corner before locking on a rear naked choke. Daniels fought to the ropes to use his 2nd rope break.
Daniels caught Shibata with an STO but Shibata popped back up and hits an STO of his own. Shibata hit a set of forearms before locking on another rear naked choke. He released it and followed it with a Penalty Kick to get the win.
Winner & Still Pure Champion: Katsuyori Shibata (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
Backstage, ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli was interviewed by Dasha Gonzales. He celebrated his win over Eddie Kingston at Supercard Of Honor, saying that he did exactly what he said he would do. He said that he would defend the ROH World Title against anyone who steps up.
6 Man Tag Team Champion Brian Cage vs. Ortiz
Ortiz fights off Brian Cage with speed then Ortiz hits a cannonball off the apron to Cage on the floor and sent him into the steps. Back in the ring Cage cuts Ortiz off and hit the outside in superplex. Cage caught Ortiz on a charge and sent him up and over with a fallaway slam.
Ortiz caught Cage with a small package on a Drill Claw attempt for a near fall. He follows with a tornado DDT to take Cage down. Ortiz fired up with chops before herking Cage up with a Death Valley Driver for a near fall. Cage hit the GMSI Pumphandle Slam for a near fall.
Ortiz spun Cage into the corner with a Frankensteiner but Cage cuts Ortiz off with a superkick. Cage went up for another superplex but Ortiz got in the ring and powerbombs him for a near fall. Cage caught Ortiz and drops him with Drill Claw to get the win.
Winner: 6 Man Tag Team Champion Brian Cage
Jay Lethal vs. Darius Martin
Darius Martin starts this match off with a dive, but Jay Lethal cuts him off in the ring and hit a dive of his own. Lethal hits the Fargo strut on the floor, with Satnam Singh & Sonjay Dutt joining him. Back in the ring Martin fights off a Figure 4 attempt before sending Lethal to the floor. Lethal & Martin traded strikes on the apron before Martin clotheslines Lethal into the ring and hit a facebuster for a near fall.
Lethal won a forearm exchange, but Martin cut off a Lethal Injection attempt. Lethal cuts off Martin with a superkick as both men were down and as Singh took the referee, Matt Taven went down to the ring and superkicked Martin allowing Lethal to hit Lethal Injection for the win.
Winner: Jay Lethal
After the match The Kingdom taunted Martin.
Tag Team Match
La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush & Dralistico) vs. The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean)
Dralistico hits a hurricane kick to Shawn Dean then Carlie Bravo tags in. He laid in the shots to Dralistico but Rush cut him off from outside the ring, allowing Dralistico to hit a knee and take him down. Rush tags in and set up the Bull’s Horns but chose to taunt Bravo instead & after taking out Dean, Dralistico hits Bravo with a double underhook codebreaker to get the win for LFI.
Winners: Los Faccion Ingobernable
Daniel Garcia vs. Tracy Williams
Tracy Williams controlled Daniel Garcia on the mat then Garcia hits a throat thrust to try and cut him off, but Williams hit a suplex that sent Garcia into the corner. Williams went to the 2nd rope, but Garcia hit another throat thrust that sent Williams to the floor. The crowd randomly chanted for tables so Garcia went to the floor and feigned getting one before flipping them off.
Williams fought back and landed a high angle backdrop suplex then h hits a DDT on the top turnbuckle and a lariat before locking on a face lock. Garcia got to the ropes, and after a scramble for position Garcia hits Bloody Cross for the win.
Winner: Daniel Garcia
Willow Nightingale vs. Notorious Mimi
Nightingale dropped Mimi with a shoulder block and a senton. Mimi caught a kick and rolled Nightingale into a roll up but only got a one count. A crossbody got a two count for Mimi but Nightingale caught her with a Pounce and hit the Babe With The Powerbomb for the win.
Winner: Willow Nightingale
Tag Team Match
The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch) vs. Steve Somerset & Steven Azul
Dutch hits Boss Man Slam with Vincent following with a top rope senton and then Autumn Sunshine for the win.
Winners: The Righteous
Konosuke Takeshita vs. Tony Nese
Tony Nese got an early advantage on Konosuke Takeshita with a series of quick kicks that floored Takeshita. Takeshita with a running clothesline. Nese sends Takeshita over the ropes but as Takeshita went to skin the cat, Josh Woods cut him off and allowed Nese to dropkick him to the floor. Nese sends Takeshita into the steps and into the apron before rolling him into the ring for a near fall.
Takeshita caught Nese with a small package on a suplex attempt but Nese quickly answered with a spinning back kick. Takeshita cut off a facewash attempt with a lariat, then followed it with a pair of big boots then a 2nd rope senton from Takeshita gets a near fall. Nese avoids Zahi but ran right into the Blue Thunder Bomb. Takeshita sets up Zahi but Woods & Ari Daivari yanks Nese out of the ring.
Takeshita hit a dive onto Varsity Athletes. Takeshita went for an outside in superplex but Nese cuts him off and hit a triangle moonsault for a near fall. Nese went for a pumphandle slam but Takeshita maneuvered himself into a Bastard Driver for a near fall.
Mark Sterling got a distraction followed by Woods & Daivari holding onto Nese’s arms on a German suplex attempt. Nese hits a Pumphandle Driver for a near fall. Nese went for the Running Nese but Takeshita countered it into the Chaos Theory for the win.
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita
Women’s Title Match
Athena (c) vs. Miyu Yamashita
Athena avoided a series of kicks but Miyu Yamashita hits a triangle kick out of the corner to get control. Yamashita hammering Athena with kicks that drove her into the corner. Athena held onto the apron as Yamashita drags her out of the ropes, pulling the apron into the ring. Athena then used the apron to pull the floor out from under Yamashita before drags her to the floor.
Athena hits a Knee DT on the floor before sending Yamashita back in the ring. Athena worked on Yamashita’s legs, locking on a variant of an Indian Deathlock that forced Yamashita to forearm her way out. Yamashita low bridges Athena out of the ring pulling the wrong rope, but regardless and kicks her on the apron.
Yamashita hits a 2nd kick on the apron but Athena caught her on the 3rd time. Athena pulled her into a fireman’s carry before sending Yamashita head first into the ring post. Athena tried to follow with a senton but Yamashita moves and hits another big kick to the chest.
Back in the ring, Yamashita got thrown off the top rope by Athena, but met her back on the top rope. Yamashita hit a top rope Death Valley Driver for a near fall. Yamashita went to hit a Penalty Kick, but Athena rolled through into a single leg crab. Athena transitioned into an ankle lock, but Yamashita rolled Athena into the ropes and hit a running kick. Yamashita went for a spinning heel kick, but Athena ducked and walked up the ramp.
Yamashita charged at Athena and caught her near the stage hitting a big kick. Yamashita hit a Death Valley Driver on the stage as Yamashita tried dragging Athena back to the ring, Athena threw Yamashita off the stage to the floor. Athena follows her to the floor with a running cannonball.
Back in the ring Yamashita hits a spinning kick for a near fall. Yamashita went for a head kick but Athena caught her in a crossface. Yamashita went for the ropes but Athena drags her back to the middle of the ring and made Yamashita pass out to get win.
Winner & Still Women’s Champion Athena (STILL CHAMPION!!!!!) (Recommend)
