ROH TV Results – May 11, 2023
Mark Briscoe vs. Shane Taylor
Shane Taylor threatened to beat Mark Briscoe like he used to do to Mark’s brother Jay & which fired Briscoe up. Taylor cuts him off before hooking Briscoe on the ropes and hitting a hanging stunner. Briscoe sent Taylor to the floor and hit a running blockbuster. Briscoe went for the chair assisted dive but Taylor slid into the ring and cuts him off with a comebacker lariat.
Taylor kept control by hitting heavy elbows to cut off Briscoe’s comeback attempts. Briscoe finally got a useful offensive combination in laying Taylor out with a running boot. Briscoe clobbered Taylor in the corner before hitting a Pele Kick that sent Taylor to the floor. Briscoe got the chair assisted dive the 2nd time around.
Briscoe hit a missile dropkick off the middle rope in the ring. Taylor cuts off Briscoe and went to the 2nd rope but Briscoe picked him up and hits Spicolli Driver. Briscoe follows it up with a Froggy Bow attempt but Taylor moved out of the way and hits Welcome To The Land for a near fall. Taylor went to the 2nd rope but Briscoe moved out of the way of a splash. Briscoe came back with strikes before landing a uranage for a near fall.
Taylor answered with a uranage of his own for a nearfall. Briscoe escaped a package piledriver before starting a strike battle ending with a Briscoe lariat that took Taylor down then hits Jay Driller to get the win.
Winner: Mark Briscoe
Tag Team Match
Blackpool Combat Club (ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta) vs. The Foundation (Tracy Williams & Rhett Titus)
Wheeler Yuta & Tracy Williams starts us off with Williams catches Yuta in a Shoelace Roll submission that Claudio Castagnoli broke up then Castagnoli tags in and took Williams down but Williams caught Castagnoli in a quick roll up before tagging in Rhett Titus.
Castagnoli stuffed an armdrag attempt and tags out to Yuta but The Foundation got a tag team combination in to isolate Yuta. Williams got Yuta in another submission. He cut Castagnoli off when he tried to break up the submission but Yuta chop block his knee to take control.
Blackpool Combat Club works over Williams with Castagnoli scoring a near fall with an uppercut and a leg drop. Williams dodges a charging Castagnoli but Yuta tags in and cuts off an attempted tag. Yuta brought Williams to the ropes but Williams hit the DDT onto the top turnbuckle before tagging out to Titus.
Titus ran wild on Yuta as he hits a belly 2 belly suplex for a near fall. Castagnoli came in to run interference but Titus hit the big dropkick to send him out of the ring. The Foundation hits a dropkick/lariat combination for a near fall.
Castagnoli sent Titus to the floor and ran through him with a running uppercut. Back in the ring, Yuta sent Williams into the referee before poking him in the eyes. Castagnoli drops Williams with a running European uppercut before sending Yuta off the top rope with a Rocket Launcher to score the win.
Winners: Blackpool Combat Club
Television Title Match
Samoa Joe (c) vs. Blake Christian
Blake Christian evaded Samoa Joe early by catching him with a handspring kick. Christian tied up Joe’s leg and hit a 619 to the knee to take Joe down. Christian hits a Knee DT before locking on a Figure 4 that Joe quickly reached the ropes to break. Joe avoided a low dropkick before hitting a senton to cut Christian off. Joe stomps on Christian before hitting a elbow for a near fall.
Christian escaped a powerbomb and dropkicks Joe’s knee but he ran right into the powerslam for a near fall. Joe tried to lock on the Coquina Clutch but Christian drops down into a stunner. Christian rolls through a corner uranage attempt but Joe cut Christian off on the top rope and hit a Muscle Buster to score the win.
Winner & Still Television Champion: Samoa Joe (STILL CHAMPION!!!!!)
Backstage Dasha is with Varsity Athletes & The Trustbusters & Mark Sterling said that the in fighting of the Dark Order was disruptive to his group with Ari Daivari adding that the Dark Order could fight them instead of each other.
Tag Team Match
The Righteous (Dutch & Vincent) vs. The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean)
Vincent & Shawn Dean starts us off with The Infantry hitting an offensive combination on Vincent.
Dutch cuts off Dean with a clothesline from the apron. The Righteous works Dean over until Dean avoided the Autumn Sunshine and tags out to Carlie Bravo. Bravo fired up but got shoved into a Bossman Slam from Dutch then Vincent hits Autumn Sunshine on Dean for the win.
Winners: The Righteous
We got a video package for next week’s The Kingdom vs. Action Andretti & Darius Martin in a Fight Without Honor Match.
Robyn Renegade vs. Vert Vixen
Vert Vixen starts this match off by taking Robyn Renegade down with a facebuster for a near fall. Charlette Renegade got involved while the referee was distracted allowing Robyn to hit a shotgun dropkick. Vert Vixen came back, hitting a rolling stunner and a big boot. Vert Vixen hits a flatliner for a near fall. Renegade fought out of a fireman’s carry before locking Vert Vixen in a Ground Cobra for the submission win.
Winner By Submission: Robyn Renegade
Backstage Dasha is with Prince Nana & 2/3 of the 6 Man Tag Team Champions The Gates Of Agony then Dalton Castle enters & accusing them of attacking one of the Boys. Prince Nana claimed innocence until Castle left then pulls out the mask of the fallen Boy.
Willie Mack vs. Ninja Mack
Willie Mack used his power to take down Ninja Mack before taking Ninja down with an armdrag. Ninja tried using his speed to his advantage but Willie took down Ninja with a headscissors before hitting a dive to the floor. Ninja threw some strikes before Willie hit a big palm strike to take Ninja down.
Ninja moved out of the way of a Willie moonsault before hitting some heavy kicks. Ninja avoided a corner charge before hitting a twisting uppercut. Ninja hits a twisting tornado splash for a near fall. Ninja & Willie traded superkicks before Ninja walked into a Samoan Drop from Willie then he kips up and hits a standing moonsault for a near fall.
Ninja & Willie got into a pinning predicament trading multiple flash pin attempts before Willie caught Ninja with a powerbomb for the win.
Winner: Willie Mack
Non Title Match
6 Man Tag Team Champions The Embassy (Brian Cage, Kaun & Toa Liona) vs. Adam Priest, Lucky Ali & Victor Benjamin
Kaun nails Adam Priest with a lariat. Brian Cage sent Lucky Ali flying with a German suplex. Benjamin got a few strikes in on Toa Liona before getting drilled with a lariat. The Embassy came in & lays out all 3 of their opponents. The Gates Of Agony sends Priest into Benjamin with a reverse body slam for the win.
Winners: 6 Man Tag Team Champions The Embassy
Kyle Fletcher vs. Tony Deppen
Kyle Fletcher overpowers Tony Deppen to start this match off by dropping him with a shoulder block. Deppen came back by getting Fletcher down to a knee. Deppen calls for the best suplex ever seen on TV but Fletcher reversed it into a suplex of his own.
Fletcher hit a half & half suplex and a mafia kick for a near fall. Deppen caught Fletcher with a stunner over the ropes before following with a dive to the floor. Deppen hits Bayonet elbow for a near fall. Deppen laid in the elbows before catching Fletcher in a flash pin for a near fall. Deppen hits a jumping knee and followed it with running knees into the corner.
Deppen hit a double stomp off the top rope for a near fall. Deppen caught Fletcher with another knee but ran right into a Michinoku Driver for the win.
Winner: Kyle Fletcher
AR Fox vs. Anthony Henry
Anthony Henry took AR Fox’s back but Fox sent him to the floor and hit a pair of no touch planchas. Henry rolls to the other side of the ring to confer with JD Drake but Fox hit a dive onto both of them. Fox evaded a clothesline before hitting an Anarchist suplex for a near fall. Henry sends Fox into the post and hit a piledriver on the apron that sent Fox to the floor.
Fox barely beat the 20 count into the ring, where Henry immediately cranked his neck. Henry hit another piledriver in the ring for a near fall. Fox got a few strikes in but Henry kicked Fox in the head and hit a brainbuster.
Henry hit another brainbuster, but Fox powered Henry up for a brainbuster of his own. Fox hit a corner boot before hitting a springboard stunner for a near fall. Fox hit a Squisher before following it with a senton for a near fall.
Henry came back with a neckbreaker and a top rope neckbreaker for another near fall. Fox vaulted over on a Dragon Sleeper attempt and hit a running boot into the corner. Fox brought Henry up for the Lo Mein Pain but Henry caught him in a choke. Fox fought out and pulled Henry into a cutter. Drake caught a boot from Fox when he tried to interfere.
Fox ducks a Henry charge and dived onto Drake on the floor but ran back into a DDT in the ring for a nearfall. Fox caught Henry with a Lo Mein Pain before hitting the 450 Splash for the win.
Winner: AR Fox
After the match The Workhorsemen attacks Fox. Shane Taylor joined the fray, beating up on Fox before FTR made the save. FTR & Fox fought off The Workhorsemen and set Henry up for a Shatter Machine before he bailed. Eddie Kingston came out and ran him back into the ring, leading to FTR hitting Shatter Machine.
8 Man Tag Team Match
Dark Order (Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, Alex Reynolds & John Silver) vs. The Trustbusters (Sonny Kiss, Jeeves Kay & Slim J) & Josh Woods
Josh Woods & Evil Uno starts the match with Evil Uno but Uno quickly tags out to Alex Reynolds then John Silver. Mark Sterling took the referee allowing Woods to take down John Silver and isolate him. Silver hits a suplex on Jeeves Kay and fought to make a tag to Stu Grayson. Grayson ran wild with suplexes before hitting a dive to Sonny Kiss & Woods on the floor. Grayson hit a reverse F5 on Slim J and a springboard moonsault for a near fall.
Miscommunication between Uno & Grayson led to a Trustbusters run of offense, but the Dark Order got back involved and ran wild on them. Grayson took a kick meant for Reynolds leading to the Dark Order hitting their big offense. Grayson & Uno hit the Fatality before Reynolds pushed Grayson out of the way to score the win.
Winners: Dark Order
Women’s Title Match
Athena (c) vs. Skye Blue
Athena feigned a lockup before drilling Skye Blue with a forearm. Blue came back with strikes before cartwheeling out of a headscissors. Athena nails Blue with a boot before sending her into the corner. Athena menaced the referee leading to Blue scoring a rollup for a near fall.
Athena dropkicks Blue into the corner before chucking her to the floor. Athena set the ring steps up on their side but Blue reversed Athena’s throw and sent her into the stairs.
Athena yanks Blue off of the apron to the floor before drilling her with a forearm. Athena dragged Blue up the ramp, but Blue caught Athena with an armdrag. They fought near the edge of the stage before Athena hit Blue with a superkick that sent her off the stage.
Athena drags Blue back to the ring and tied her up in a bow & arrow hold. Blue fought out before going for flash pins leading to a pinning predicament that almost scored the win for Blue.
Blue hit a rising knee and an up kick from the apron then followed with a crossbody for a near fall. Athena vaulted back to her feet and hits a forearm for a near fall. Athena went to the top rope but Blue cuts her off. Blue hit a flurry of forearms before hitting a hurricanrana off the top rope.
Blue hit a superkick and a standing sliced bread for a near fall. Blue locked Athena up for Skyfall but Athena pushed her off and got Blue up for the Wasteland slam. Athena hit another Wasteland over the knee.
Athena talked trash to Blue then slaps her in the face before Blue slaps her back. They traded forearms before Athena hit Blue with Skyfall for a near fall. Blue caught Athena with a boot before hitting O Face for a near fall. Blue hits Skyfall but Athena kicks out. They rolled to the apron before Blue dropped Athena face first onto the apron. Blue laid Athena on the steps and went to the ropes but Athena caught her and powerbombed her onto the steps.
Athena hit the facebuster on the knees but Blue kicks out at one. Blue caught Athena with a small package but Athena kicks out and locked on the crossface. Blue rolls towards the ropes, but Athena rolls her back to the middle and transitioned into the Camel Clutch & Blue taps out.
Winner By Submission & Still Women’s Champion: Athena (STILL CHAMPION!!!)
After the match Athena adhered to the Code Of Honor before clotheslining Blue down and throwing her face first into the Women’s Title.
