The 2023 Death Before Dishonor was a

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event produced by American promotion

Ring of Honor Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011; the promotion was subs ...

(ROH). It was the 20th Death Before Dishonor and took place on July 21, 2023, at the

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. Twelve matches were contested at the event, including four on the Zero Hour pre-show. In the final match of the night, which was promoted as part of a double main event,

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defeated

Willow Nightingale Danielle Paultre (born January 25, 1994), better known by the ring name Willow Nightingale, is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she is a current member of The Conglomeration and a former AEW T ...

to retain the

ROH Women's World Championship The ROH Women's World Championship is a women's professional wrestling Professional wrestling world championship, world championship created and promoted by the United States, American professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). The cur ...

. In the other main event, which was the penultimate match,

Claudio Castagnoli Claudio Castagnoli ( ; born 27 December 1980) is a Swiss professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Death Riders and a former AEW World Trios Championship, AEW World Trios Champion. He also per ...

defeated

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to retain the

ROH World Championship The ROH World Championship is a professional wrestling Championship (professional wrestling)#World championships, world championship created and promoted by Ring of Honor (ROH). It is considered the most prestigious title in the promotion. The cu ...

. In other prominent matches,

The Dark Order The Dark Order is a professional wrestling stable signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The stable consists of Evil Uno, John Silver (wrestler), John Silver, Alex Reynolds, and Brodie Lee Jr., Brodie Lee Jr. The stable previously utilized masked h ...

(

Evil Uno Nicolas Dansereau (born July 20, 1987), better known by the ring name Evil Uno, is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is the co-founder of Mystery Wrestling. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member ...

Alex Reynolds Alex Reynolds and John Silver, formerly known as the Beaver Boys, are an American professional wrestling tag team. They are signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as members of The Dark Order. They are also known for their appearances in Combat Zone ...

and John Silver) won a

Fight Without Honor Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011; the promotion was subse ...

against

Stu Grayson Marc Dionne (born January 25, 1989), better known by the ring name Stu Grayson, is a Canadian professional wrestler. Formerly known as Stupefied or Player Dos, he regularly teamed with Player Uno as the Super Smash Brothers for various indepen ...

and The Righteous (

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and Dutch),

Katsuyori Shibata } is a Japanese professional wrestler, trainer, and former mixed martial artist. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Opps and is one-third of the AEW World Trios Champions with Samoa Joe and Powerhouse Hobbs. ...

defeated Daniel Garcia in a

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to retain the

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(

Kyle Fletcher Kyle Fletcher (born 24 December 1998) is an Australian professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he is a member of the Don Callis Family stable and is one-half of the tag team Protoshita with Konosuke Takeshita. He a ...

and Mark Davis) defeated

The Lucha Brothers The Lucha Brothers were a Mexican professional wrestling tag team consisting of brothers Penta and Rey Fénix. They are signed to WWE, where Penta performs on the Raw brand while Fénix performs on the SmackDown brand. They are appeared in All ...

(

Rey Fénix Rey Fénix (born December 30, 1990) is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'' (masked professional wrestler). He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand. He is also known for his tenure in Mexican promotions Lucha Libre AAA , ...

and

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), The Kingdom (

Matt Taven Matthew Marinelli (born March 20, 1985), known by his ring name, Matt Taven, is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and its sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is one- ...

and Mike Bennett) and Best Friends ( Chuck Taylor and

Trent Beretta Gregory Marasciulo (born March 30, 1987), better known by the ring name Trent Beretta, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Don Callis Family and one-half of Roppongi Vice wi ...

) in a

four-way tag team match Much like the singles match, tag team professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms. Just about any singles or melee match type can be adapted to tag teams; for example, hardcore tag team matches are commonplace. Tag team ladder m ...

to win the

ROH World Tag Team Championship The ROH World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling World Tag Team Championship, world tag team championship contested for in the United States, American professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). The current champions are D ...

, and in the opening contest,

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defeated

Komander Komander (born December 15, 1998) is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'' ( masked professional wrestler). He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is one-half of ''Los Titanes del Aire'' with Hologram. He also wrestles for AEW's siste ...

Production

Background

Death Before Dishonor is a professional wrestling event, held annually by American promotion

. The first event was held in 2003, and is traditionally one of ROH's biggest signature events in the calendar year. On the June 2, 2023, episode of ''

AEW Rampage ''AEW Rampage'', also known as ''Friday Night Rampage'' or simply ''Rampage'', is an American professional wrestling television program that was produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), running from August 13, 2021, to Dece ...

'', it was announced that Death Before Dishonor would take place on July 21, 2023, at the

, and would air on

Storylines

The event featured

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that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray

villains A villain (also known as a " black hat", "bad guy" or "baddy"; The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.126 "baddy (also baddie) noun (pl. -ies) ''informal'' a villain or criminal in a book, film, etc.". the feminine form is villai ...

heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...

, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines were produced on ROH's weekly streaming series on their

Honor Club Honor Club is an OTT streaming service owned by professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). Development of a VOD service was announced on November 9, 2017 by ROH COO Joe Koff. Honor Club was formally announced on February 2, 2018 and ...

service, as well as the programming of sister promotion

All Elite Wrestling All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. It is owned and operated by Shahid Khan, Shahid and Tony Khan, with the latter serving as President (corporate title), president an ...

(AEW); including weekly television series ''

Dynamite Dynamite is an explosive made of nitroglycerin, sorbents (such as powdered shells or clay), and Stabilizer (chemistry), stabilizers. It was invented by the Swedish people, Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel in Geesthacht, Northern German ...

'', ''

Rampage Rampage may refer to: People * Rampage (rapper) (born 1974) * Quinton Jackson (born 1978; nicknamed "Rampage"), American mixed martial artist and actor * Randy Rampage (1960-2018), Canadian musician Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional chara ...

'' and ''

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'', and via promotional videos on both the ROH and AEW

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channels and social media platforms. On July 5, during the second night of NJPW Independence Day,

Eddie Kingston Edward Moore (born December 12, 1981), better known by the ring name Eddie Kingston, is an American professional wrestler. , he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is out of in-ring action because of a leg injury, but continues to mak ...

defeated

Kenta Kenta (廉侍) is a masculine Japanese given name. (written: , , , or in katakana). Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese film director *, Japanese kickboxer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japane ...

to win the

Strong Openweight Championship The is a professional wrestling world championship owned and promoted by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. The title was officially announced on April 2, 2021, and the inaugural champion was Tom Lawlor. The reigning champion is Tom ...

. Right after winning the title, Kingston challenged

Mark Briscoe Mark Pugh (born January 18, 1985) is an American professional wrestler best known as Mark Briscoe. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Ring of Honor (ROH), where he made a name teaming with his brother Jay as the Briscoe Brothers. ...

to step up and go after the

ROH World Champion The ROH World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by Ring of Honor (ROH). It is considered the most prestigious title in the promotion. The current champion is Bandido, who is in his second reign. In ...

– someone Kingston personally despises – at Death Before Dishonor, believing that the fans need Mark to become the world champion just as his late brother

Jay Briscoe Jamin Dale Pugh (January 25, 1984 – January 17, 2023), known by his ring name Jay Briscoe, was an American professional wrestler. He was known for his time with his brother Mark Briscoe as the Briscoe Brothers in Ring of Honor, where he was ...

had been. On the July 7 episode of ''ROH Honor Club TV'', the match between Briscoe and Castagnoli for the title at Death Before Dishonor was confirmed. However, on July 13,

Tony Khan Antony Rafiq Khan (born October 10, 1982) is an American businessman, sports executive, and professional wrestling promoter. He is best known as the founder, co-owner, president, CEO, executive producer, and head booker of All Elite Wrestling ...

announced on

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that Briscoe suffered a serious knee injury that will likely require surgery, thus removing him from the event. Castagnoli's new challenger would be announced after the Blood and Guts edition of ''Dynamite''. During the Blood and Guts match, Castagnoli and

would frequently butt heads with one another, to the point where Pac walked out on his team. A frustrated Castagnoli, looking for Pac backstage, challenged him to a ROH World Championship match at Death Before Dishonor, which Pac accepted and was made official by ROH president

. On the July 13 episode of ''ROH Honor Club TV'', ROH began an

ROH World Television Championship The ROH World Television Championship is a professional wrestling Championship (professional wrestling)#Gimmick/style championships, world television championship in the Ring of Honor (ROH) professional wrestling promotion, promotion. With the int ...

Eliminator Tournament, with the winner receiving an opportunity at champion

Samoa Joe Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17, 1979), better known by the ring name Samoa Joe, is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Opps, and is one-third of the AEW Worl ...

at Death Before Dishonor. On that episode,

Dalton Castle Dalton Castle may refer to: * Dalton Castle, Cumbria * Dalton Castle (wrestler) {{disambiguation ...

and Shane Taylor advanced to the finals after defeating

Tony Nese Anthony Nese (born August 6, 1985) is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He also appears for AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor, where he is a member of The Premier Athletes stable. He is best known for his ...

and Shawn Dean, respectively. The following week, Castle defeated Taylor to earn the title shot against Joe at Death Before Dishonor. On the June 1 episode of ''Rampage'', after

successfully defended the

, he was later confronted by former champion Daniel Garcia, who expressed his intentions of regaining the title. On July 16, ROH officially announced that Shibata will defend the Pure Championship against Garcia at Death Before Dishonor. On the March 9 episode of ''ROH Honor Club TV'',

retained the

against

. Four months later on the July 14 episode of ''Rampage'', the two met again in the semifinals of the Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament. Here, Nightingale would defeat Athena, ending the latter's 49 singles match winning streak. On July 16, ROH announced a third match between Athena and Nightingale for the ROH Women's World Championship at Death Before Dishonor. Since the April 13 episode of ''ROH Honor Club TV'',

(

, and John Silver) would be in a rivalry with The Righteous (

and Dutch) when the latter duo returned to ROH and took an interest in Grayson. For months, Dark Order rebuked The Righteous from recruiting Grayson, but Grayson, tired of letting his stablemates speak for him, ultimately began teaming with The Righteous to the point he fully left Dark Order for them. On July 20, ROH announced that The Dark Order and The Righteous will face off in a

in Death Before Dishonor.

Event

Zero Hour

There were four matches that took place on the Zero Hour pre-show. In the opener, Josh Woods (with

Ari Daivari Ariya Daivari (; born April 11, 1989) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), and is a member of The Premier Athletes stable. He also works as a Producer (wrestling), coach for the ...

, and

Mark Sterling Mark Rattelle (born March 1, 1983) is an American professional wrestler and manager. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name "Smart" Mark Sterling as the manager of The Premier Athletes (Tony Nese, Ariya ...

) faced

Tracy Williams Tracy Williams (born December 18, 1988) is an American professional wrestler. Best known under his nickname "Hot Sauce", he currently performs for Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former ROH World Tag Team Champion and former ROH World Telev ...

in a

. In the closing stages, Woods delivered a gutwrench suplex and locked in the Gorilla Lock, but Williams reached the ropes. Woods then delivered a German suplex on the apron and locked in a guillotine choke on the ropes, forcing Williams to submit. Next,

Action Andretti Tyler Reber (born February 1, 1998) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Action Andretti and is one-half of CRU with Lio Rush. He also makes appearances for its sister promotion Ring o ...

and

Darius Martin Darius Martin (born September 20, 1999) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He also makes appearances for AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). He performs alongside his younger brother Dante Mar ...

faced The WorkHorsemen ( Anthony Henry and JD Drake). In the closing stages, Darius delivered a dropkick to Henry. Drake then delivered a moonsault to Darius. Darius then delivered a German suplex to Henry, allowing Andretti to deliver an assisted whirlybird neckbreaker on Drake for the win. In the penultimate match of the Zero Hour pre-show,

Leyla Hirsch Leyla Hirsch (; born September 27, 1996) is a Russian-born American professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and its sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). Before joining AEW in 2020, Hirsh was active on ...

faced

Trish Adora Patrice Adora McNair (born March 13, 1989), known under the ring name Trish Adora, is an American professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer, predominantly for All Elite Wrestling and Ring of Honor (ROH), where she is a member of Sh ...

. In the end, Adora delivered a backbreaker for a two-count. As Adora was attempting the Lariat, Hirsch avoided it and locked in the cross armbreaker, forcing Adora to tap out. After the match, Hirsch locked in another Cross armbreaker, but

Skye Blue Skylar Dolecki (born October 2, 1999) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Skye Blue. She also wrestles for Ring of Honor (ROH). Blue has also appeared on National Wrestling Al ...

came down to the ring and stopped Hirsch. In the Zero Hour main event,

AR Fox Thomas James Ballester (born September 5, 1987), better known by his ring name AR Fox, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a former member of Mogul Embassy. He also ...

faced Shane Taylor. In the closing stages, Taylor delivered a spinning piledriver, but Fox reached the ropes. Fox then delivered a Stunner and an enzeguiri, but Taylor immediately delivered a uranage and a splash for a two-count. Fox then delivered a Death Valley Driver and the 450° splash for the win.

Preliminary matches

In the opening contest, Gravity faced Komander (with

Alex Abrahantes Alex Abrahantes (born November 9, 1977) is an American professional wrestler and manager. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as the on-screen manager for Komander. For over 20 years, Abrahantes has worked in the professional wrestling i ...

). In the opening stages, Komander delivered a Shooting Star Press for a two-count. Gravity then delivered a powerbomb for a two-count. Komander then delivered a tight-walk moonsault and a tope-rope hurricarana for a nearfall. As Komander was attempting the 450° splash, Gravity escaped and performed a roll-up for the win. Next,

defended the

against

Dalton Castle Dalton Castle may refer to: * Dalton Castle, Cumbria * Dalton Castle (wrestler) {{disambiguation ...

(with The Boys (

Brent Tate Brent Tate (born 3 March 1982) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a or er in the 2000s and 2010s. An Australia international and Queensland State of Origin representative, he played his club football i ...

and

Brandon Tate Brandon Tate (born October 5, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2009 NFL draft. He pl ...

)). In the opening stages, Dalton delivered a DDT and a big boot. Joe then delivered an enzeguiri, a snap suplex and a senton for a nearfall. Dalton then delivered a tope suicida and a German suplex.

Stokely Hathaway Stokely Hathaway (born November 12, 1990) is an American professional wrestling manager and professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs mononymously as Stokely and is the on-screen manager for FTR. He is ...

then came down from the commentary table do distract the referee, allowing Joe to perform a low blow and the Coquina Clutch to retain the title. In the next bout, The Lucha Brothers (Rey Fénix and Penta El Zero Miedo) (with

) defended the ROH World Tag Team Championship against Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta), The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) (with

Maria Kanellis-Bennett Mary Louis Kanellis-Bennett (born February 25, 1982) is an American professional wrestler, manager, promoter, singer and model. She is best known for her tenures in WWE, TNA, All Elite Wrestling, and Ring of Honor. Outside of wrestling, she is ...

), and Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis). In the opening stages, Beretta delivered a superplex to Bennett onto the outside of the ring. Taven then delivered a frog splash on Beretta for a nearfall. Penta then delivered the ''Made in Japan'' on Taven for a two-count. The Kingdom then delivered the Rockstar Supernova on Fletcher for a two-count. The Lucha Brothers deliver the ''Fear Factor'' on Davis for another two-count. Best Friends then delivered the assisted Strong Zero on Bennett, but The Lucha Brothers pulled the referee out of the ring to stop the pinfall attempt. Aussie Open delivered the ''Coreolis'' on Beretta to win the titles. Next,

Mogul Embassy Mogul Embassy, formerly simply the Embassy, was a villainous professional wrestling stable. Formed by Prince Nana in Ring of Honor (ROH) in 2004, in 2022 the Embassy also began appearing with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). In 2023, the Embassy merg ...

(

Toa Liona Bruce Orlando Leaupepe (born January 30, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Toa Liona and is one-half of the tag team Gates of Agony. He also wrestles fo ...

Bishop Kaun Jasper Kange is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Bishop Kaun or Kaun. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and its sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is one-half of Gates of Agony. Early life K ...

, and

Brian Cage Brian Christopher Joseph ButtonPrince Nana Nana Osei Bandoh (born August 1, 1979), better known by his ring name, Prince Nana, is an American professional wrestling manager and former professional wrestler of Ghanaian descent. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he serves a ...

) defended the

ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship The ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship owned by the Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion. It is defended by three-man tag teams, also referred to as trios. The current champions are The Sons o ...

against

Leon Ruffin Charles Leon Ruffin (February 11, 1912 – August 14, 1970) was an American catcher in Negro league baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Eagles, Newark Eagles, Pittsburgh Crawfords, and Philadelphia Stars between 1935 and 1946. A native of Por ...

and Six or Nine (

Ryusuke Taguchi is a Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, trained by and performing for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is a former List of IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champions, two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, List of IWGP Junior He ...

and Master Wato). In the closing stages, Wato delivered a bulldog and a leg lariat on Cage for a two-count. As Prince Nana was distracting the referee, Kaun delivered a low blow to Taguchi, but Taguchi also delivered a low blow to Kaun. Ruffin then delivered a springboard cutter on Cage for a nearfall. The Embassy then delivered a firman's carry facebuster on Ruffin for the win. Next, Katsuyori Shibata defended the ROH Pure Championship against Daniel Garcia. In the closing stages, Garcia locked in the Dragon Tamer into the STF, but Shibata reached the ropes. Shibata delivered a bicycle kick, but Garcia delivered a T-bone suplex. Shibata then delivered the sleeper into the PK for the win. The next match was a Fight Without Honor contested between The Dark Order (

, and John Silver) and Stu Grayson and The Righteous (

and Dutch). In the opening stages, Silver delivered a dropkick to Dutch into a 2*4 barbed wire, thus allowing Dutch to bleed open. Grayson then delivered a Spear to Uno through a table. Dutch then dropped Reynolds into the barbed wire. Dutch then delivered a Bossman slam to Silver onto a pile of thumbtacks. Dutch then delivered a powerbomb to Uno onto a pile of Lego. Uno then delivered a powerbomb to Grayson through a table for a two-count. Reynolds delivered a DDT to Grayson on the entrance ramp. As Grayson was attempting a senton from the top of a ladder, Uno pushed the ladder, allowing Grayson to fall onto a stack of tables. The Dark Order then delivered a triple powerbomb to Grayson onto a pile of thumbtacks for the win. In the penultimate match and the first of the double main event, Claudio Castagnoli defended the ROH World Championship against Pac. In the opening stages, Pac delivered a moonsault and a Brainbuster for a two-count. Claudio then delivered an elbow drop for a two-count. As Claudio was attempting the Neutralizer, Pac countered it into an enzeguiri. Claudio then delivered a flapjack and the Neutralizer for a two-count. Pax then delivered a German suplex for a nearfall. As Pac was attempting the ''Black Arrow'', Claudio blocked it with an uppercut. As Claudio was attempting the Ricola Bomb, Pac countered it into a hurricarana. Pac then locked in the ''Brutalizer'', but Claudio lifted him up into an avalanche Air Raid Crash. As Pac was attempting to take off the turnbuckle pad,

Wheeler Yuta Paul Soren Gruber (born October 26, 1996) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Wheeler Yuta and is a member of the Death Riders, formerly known as the Blackpool C ...

came down to the ring and stopped him, allowing Claudio to deliver an uppercut and the Ricola Bomb for the win. After the match, The Lucha Brothers came down to assist Pac in attacking Castagnoli and Yuta, but Best Friends then came down to the ring to attack The Lucha Brothers.

Orange Cassidy James Cipperly (born May 4, 1984), better known by his ring name Orange Cassidy, is an American professional wrestler and Glossary of professional wrestling terms#school, wrestling trainer. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is ...

then delivered an Orange Punch to Claudio.

Main event

In the main event, Athena defended the ROH Women's World Championship against Willow Nightingale. In the opening stages, Athena delivered a backdrop suplex to Willow on the apron. Willow then delivered an enzeguiri and a Perfect Plex for a two-count. As Athena was talking to the referee, Willow delivered a Pounce and a spinebuster for a two-count. Athena then delivered a lungblower for a nearfall. Willow then delivered a powerbomb onto the apron, but Athena immediately delivered a dropkick into the stairs to Willow. As Athena was attempting to deliver double knees to Willow onto the steps, Willow escaped it and delivered a cannonball into the steps to Athena. Athena then delivered an enzeguiri and a standing moonsault, but Willow then delivered ''Smash Mouth'' and the ''Royal Butterfly'' for a nearfall. As Willow was attempting the Doctor Bomb, Athena escaped it and delivered a snapmare driver for a nearfall. Willow then delivered a spinning DDT for another two-count. Athena then delivered ''Obliteration'' and a powerbomb for another nearfall. Willow then delivered an avalanche Spicolli Driver for a two-count. Athena then delivered the O-Face for a two-count. Willow then delivered the Doctor Bomb for a nearfall. Athena then delivered another O-Face and locked in a crossface submission forcing Willow to pass out and thus, Athena retaining her title. After the match, Athena raised Willow's hand as a sign of respect.

Reception

The event received critical acclaim, particularly for the ROH Women's World Championship match between Athena and Willow Nightingale, with many hailing it as one of the best women's wrestling matches of the year. Critics also praised the ROH World Championship match and the ROH World Tag Team Championship match. Wrestling journalist

Dave Meltzer David Allen Meltzer (born October 24, 1959) is an American journalist, author, and historian who reports on professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. Since 1983, he has been the publisher and editor of the ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter' ...

of the ''

Wrestling Observer Newsletter The ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' (''WON'') is a newsletter that covers professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. Founded in print in 1982 by Dave Meltzer, the ''Wrestling Observer'' website merged with Bryan Alvarez's ''Figure Four Wee ...

'' rated the Gravity-Komander bout 3.75 stars, the ROH TV match 2.5 stars (the lowest rated match on the card), the ROH Tag title match, the ROH World Championship match and the ROH Women's Championship bout 4.25 stars (the highest rated matches on the card), the ROH Six-Man Tag Team Championship bout 3.25 stars, the ROH Pure Championship match 4 stars and the Fight Without Honor 3.5 stars.

Results

ROH World Television Championship Eliminator Tournament bracket

References

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Production

Background

Storylines

Event

Zero Hour

Preliminary matches

Main event

Reception

Results

ROH World Television Championship Eliminator Tournament bracket

See also

References