Ring Of Honor is officially back! After a year of things being up in the air, new ROH owner Tony Khan announced that weekly ROH television would be returning in 2023, airing on the HonorClub streaming service. February 25 saw the first set of tapings take place from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida ahead of the return of weekly ROH TV in the coming week, and it was certainly noteworthy.
Here’s a look at the rundown of results and big moments:
- Mark Briscoe def. Slim J
- The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) def. The Infantry (Charlie Bravo & Shawn Dean)
- Zack Sabre Jr. (c) def. Blake Christian - NJPW World TV Championship
- Christopher Daniels def. Rohit Raju
- Konosuke Takeshita def. Josh Woods
- The Embassy (Brian Cage, Kaun, & Toa Liona) def. Joe Keys, Rex Lawless, & Leon St. Giovanni
- Ari Daivari def. Mascara Dorada
- Timothy Thatcher answers a ROH Pure Championship Open Challenge against Wheeler Yuta for later in the tapings.
- Willow Nightingale def. Lady Frost
- Post-match, Willow Nightingale called out Athena for an ROH Women’s World Title match.
- Claudio Castagnoli (c) def. AR Fox - ROH World Championship
- Eddie Kingston confronted the champion afterwards, cutting a promo and setting his sights on the ROH World Title.
- Samoa Joe (c) def. Tony Deppen - ROH World Television Championship
- Mark Briscoe answered an Open Challenge for a later date, stating that the ROH TV Title is his destiny.
- Dalton Castle & The Boys def. Marcus Kross, Cody Chhun & Guillermo Rosas
- La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush & Dralistico) def. SAP (Serpentico & Angelico)
- Trish Adora def. Billie Starkz
- Trustbusters (Ari Daivari & Slim J) def. Manscout & Jake Crist
- Wheeler Yuta (c) def. Timothy Thatcher - ROH Pure Championship
- Clark Connors confronted Wheeler Yuta after the match.
- Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) def. Tracy Williams & Rhett Titus
- Eddie Kingston def. Jon Cruz
- Athena (c) def. Willow Nightingale - ROH Women’s World Championship
These tapings are set to cover multiple ROH episodes. They were stacked to the brim with title matches and some surprise cameos, including the likes of Zack Sabre Jr., Clark Connors, Timothy Thatcher, and plenty of AEW stars too.