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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 ...

Elizabeth, New Jersey Elizabeth is a City (New Jersey), city in and the county seat of Union County, New Jersey, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Generation Next ( Jack Evans and

Roderick Strong Christopher Lindsey (born July 26, 1983), better known by his ring name Roderick Strong, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Paragon stable and is a former one-time AEW I ...

), Special K (Deranged and Izzy) and

The Carnage Crew Anthony DeVito (born January 20, 1972) is an American professional wrestler, better known as Tony DeVito or simply DeVito. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling as part of Da Baldies and with Ring of Honor as pa ...

( DeVito and

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). In other prominent matches on the card,

Austin Aries Daniel Healy Solwold Jr. (born April 15, 1978), better known by his ring name Austin Aries, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, TNA Wrestling, where he is a t ...

defeated

Colt Cabana Scott Colton (born May 6, 1980), better known by the ring name Colt Cabana, is an American professional wrestler, color commentator, and podcaster. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a wrestler and as a coach, and he performs the same ...

in a

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to retain the

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,

B. J. Whitmer Benjamin Whitmer (born January 25, 1978), better known by the ring name B. J. Whitmer, is an American professional wrestling producer, professional wrestling trainer, color commentator, and retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his ...

and

Dan Maff Daniel Lopez (born October 28, 1973), better known by his ring name Dan Maff, is an American professional wrestler, known for his time with Ring of Honor (ROH). Professional wrestling career Da Hit Squad Lopez attended Jersey All Pro Wrestling ...

defeated The Havana Pitbulls (

Ricky Reyes Reyes Nunez (born August 21, 1978), better known by the ring name Ricky Reyes, is a Cuban-American retired professional wrestler. He is known for his appearances in Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, World Wrestling Council, Lucha Undergrou ...

and

Rocky Romero John Raymond Rivera (born October 28, 1982), better known by his ring name Rocky Romero (ロッキー・ロメロ, ''Rokkī Romero''), is a Cuban-American professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and All Elite Wrest ...

) to win the ROH Tag Team Championship, John Wwalters retained the

ROH Pure Championship The ROH Pure Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested for in the American professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). The reigning champion is Lee Moriarty in his first reign. History The title was originally ...

against

Jay Lethal Jamar Shipman (born April 29, 1985), better known by the ring name Jay Lethal, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is best known for his tenures in Ring of Honor (ROH), Total Nonstop Action Wrest ...

and

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defeated

Bryan Danielson Bryan Lloyd Danielson (born May 22, 1981) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs on a part time basis. He is also known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under t ...

in a Taped Fist match, the second match of the Match 2 of the Best of Five Series between the two. The February 25 show took place at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in

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. The event marked the return of A.J. Styles to ROH for the first time in over a year who last appeared for the promotion at ''At Our Best'' on March 13, 2004. He headlined the event against

Jimmy Rave James Michael Guffey (December 8, 1982 – December 12, 2021), better known by the ring name Jimmy Rave, was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his time with Ring of Honor (ROH) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). E ...

in a losing effort. In other prominent matches at the event, Bryan Danielson and

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 ...

defeated Generation Next (Austin Aries and Jack Evans) in a tag team match and B. J. Whitmer and Dan Maff retained the ROH Tag Team Championship against

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and

Jimmy Jacobs Christopher Scoville (born February 17, 1984) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jimmy Jacobs. He is best known for his 12-year career in Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a List of ROH Wor ...

. The event also featured the ROH debut of James Gibson against Spanky. The February 26 show emanated from the Frontier Fieldhouse in

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. In the main event, Austin Aries retained the ROH World Championship against Samoa Joe. The undercard notably featured the third match in the Best of Five Series between Homicide and Bryan Danielson, a

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which Danielson won. Also at the event, Jimmy Rave defeated CM Punk and the team of

Colt Cabana Scott Colton (born May 6, 1980), better known by the ring name Colt Cabana, is an American professional wrestler, color commentator, and podcaster. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a wrestler and as a coach, and he performs the same ...

and

Nigel McGuinness Steven Haworth (born 23 January 1972), better known by his ring name Nigel McGuinness, is an English professional wrestling, professional wrestler and commentator. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he serves as a color commentato ...

defeated B. J. Whitmer and Dan Maff in a non-title tag team match.

Storylines

Main event matches

At the second night of ''Death Before Dishonor II'' on July 24, 2004,

The Second City Saints The Second City Saints was an American professional wrestling stable in Ring of Honor, consisting of CM Punk, Colt Cabana and Ace Steel, consisting of all three members representing Chicago, Illinois. They were also managed sporadically by Lucy an ...

(

Ace Steel Christopher Guy (born January 25, 1973) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ace Steel. , he is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a Producer (wrestling), producer. He is perhaps be ...

and

CM Punk Phillip Jack Brooks (born October 26, 1978), better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw brand. Regarded as ...

) defeated

B. J. Whitmer Benjamin Whitmer (born January 25, 1978), better known by the ring name B. J. Whitmer, is an American professional wrestling producer, professional wrestling trainer, color commentator, and retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his ...

and

Dan Maff Daniel Lopez (born October 28, 1973), better known by his ring name Dan Maff, is an American professional wrestler, known for his time with Ring of Honor (ROH). Professional wrestling career Da Hit Squad Lopez attended Jersey All Pro Wrestling ...

in an Unsanctioned Chicago Street Fight. After the match, Generation Next attacked the Saints. At ''Scramble Cage Melee'', Steel defeated Generation Next member

Roderick Strong Christopher Lindsey (born July 26, 1983), better known by his ring name Roderick Strong, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Paragon stable and is a former one-time AEW I ...

but was attacked by Generation Next after the match which led to Second City Saints member

Colt Cabana Scott Colton (born May 6, 1980), better known by the ring name Colt Cabana, is an American professional wrestler, color commentator, and podcaster. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a wrestler and as a coach, and he performs the same ...

making the save and setting up an impromptu match against Generation Next's

Austin Aries Daniel Healy Solwold Jr. (born April 15, 1978), better known by his ring name Austin Aries, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, TNA Wrestling, where he is a t ...

. Aries injured Cabana by brutalizing him and making him pass out by injuring his arm in a post-match assault. Cabana returned to ROH at ''All Star Extravaganza 2'' where he teamed with

Jimmy Jacobs Christopher Scoville (born February 17, 1984) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jimmy Jacobs. He is best known for his 12-year career in Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a List of ROH Wor ...

to rescue

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from Generation Next. After Aries won 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 ...

at Final Battle, Cabana challenged him for the title at ''It All Begins'' which Aries retained. After the match, Cabana challenged Aries to a

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for the title at Third Anniversary Celebration. At Final Battle, it was announced that

AJ Styles Allen Neal Jones (born June 2, 1977), better known by his ring name AJ Styles (or A.J. Styles), is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, ...

would make his return to ROH at the Third Anniversary Celebration after a nearly one-year hiatus having last appeared at ''At Our Best'' on March 13, 2004. His opponent was announced to be

Jimmy Rave James Michael Guffey (December 8, 1982 – December 12, 2021), better known by the ring name Jimmy Rave, was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his time with Ring of Honor (ROH) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). E ...

. At Final Battle, Austin Aries defeated

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 ...

to win the ROH World Championship. It was later announced that Joe would receive his rematch for the title against Aries at night three of Third Anniversary Celebration.

Undercard matches

The feud between

Bryan Danielson Bryan Lloyd Danielson (born May 22, 1981) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs on a part time basis. He is also known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under t ...

and

Homicide Homicide is an act in which a person causes the death of another person. A homicide requires only a Volition (psychology), volitional act, or an omission, that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from Accident, accidenta ...

dated back to ''Reborn: Stage Two'' on April 24, 2004 where Homicide cheated to defeat Danielson. A rematch took place between the two at ''All Star Extravaganza 2'' which Danielson won but Danielson was attacked by Homicide's group The Rottweilers who went too far by attempting to rip off Danielson's eye. At Final Battle, it was announced that a Match 2 of the Best of Five Series would take place between the two. Later that night, Homicide interfered in Danielson's match with Rottweilers stablemate

Low Ki Brandon Silvestry (born September 6, 1979) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Low Ki. He is known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, TNA Wrestling, Ring of Honor and Major ...

and attacked Danielson by injuring his arm with a chair shot. The first match of the series between the two was a

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which took place at ''It All Begins'' on January 15, 2005, which Homicide won with assistance by Julius Smokes. After the match, Rottweilers attacked Danielson but he fended off their assault and it was announced that the second match of the series between the two would be a Taped Fist match which would take place at the Third Anniversary Celebration. At the second night of ''Weekend of Thunder'' on November 6,

Mick Foley Michael Francis Foley (born June 7, 1965) is an American retired professional wrestler and author. He is signed to WWE, under a Legends contract while also serving as an ambassador. Foley worked for many wrestling promotions, including the W ...

interrupted CM Punk after Punk and Ace Steel defeated Austin Aries and Roderick Strong in a

no disqualification match Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a storyline. ...

and insulted ROH and targeted Samoa Joe by calling him "softcore". At ''It All Begins'', Foley confronted Joe by allowing him a spot in the

Royal Rumble match The Royal Rumble match is a professional wrestling match based on the classic battle royal match in which a number of wrestlers (traditionally 30) aim at eliminating their competitors by tossing them over the top rope, with both feet touching the ...

but Joe said that he only wanted to face one

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wrestler and that was Foley which resulted in Foley hitting him with a microphone and an assisted chair shot. This would set up a match between the two at Third Anniversary Celebration. At ''It All Begins'', Havana Pitbulls were supposed to defend the ROH Tag Team Championship against

The Carnage Crew Anthony DeVito (born January 20, 1972) is an American professional wrestler, better known as Tony DeVito or simply DeVito. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling as part of Da Baldies and with Ring of Honor as pa ...

, the team of CM Punk and

Steve Corino Steven Eugene Corino (born May 29, 1973) is a Canadian professional wrestling trainer and former professional wrestler. , he works for the American professional wrestling promotion WWE as a trainer at the WWE Performance Center and as a produ ...

and Generation Next's

Roderick Strong Christopher Lindsey (born July 26, 1983), better known by his ring name Roderick Strong, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Paragon stable and is a former one-time AEW I ...

and Jack Evans in an Ultimate Endurance match but Evans backed out of the match due to deciding to stay with either Strong or Austin Aries in Generation Next or side with former leader Alex Shelley. Strong instead defeated Punk and Corino's disciples in a

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and later attacked Corino during the Ultimate Endurance match, thus costing him the match. This led to a No Rules match between Corino and Strong at Third Anniversary Celebration. At the night two of ''Weekend of Thunder'',

Prince 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 ...

helped Jimmy Rave in beating Jay Lethal in a match. However, Lethal slapped Nana after the match and retreated from the ring to avoid being attacked by The Embassy. Lethal wrestled Embassy members in various matches, leading to a match between Lethal and Rave at Third Anniversary Celebration. At ''Reborn: Stage Two'', Alex Shelley walked out on Jimmy Jacobs after the two lost a Scramble match. Shelley would soon form the faction Generation Next. He wrestled Jacobs in various tag team matches and two singles matches including one grudge match at ''Death Before Dishonor II'' and an "I Quit" match at ''Joe vs. Punk II''.

Event

Night One

Undercard matches

The event kicked off with Jack Evans telling

Alex Shelley Patrick Kenneth Martin (born May 23, 1983), better known by the ring name Alex Shelley, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown brand. He is widely known for his tenure ...

that he would stay in Generation Next with

Austin Aries Daniel Healy Solwold Jr. (born April 15, 1978), better known by his ring name Austin Aries, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, TNA Wrestling, where he is a t ...

and

Roderick Strong Christopher Lindsey (born July 26, 1983), better known by his ring name Roderick Strong, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Paragon stable and is a former one-time AEW I ...

. The opening match took place between

Steve Corino Steven Eugene Corino (born May 29, 1973) is a Canadian professional wrestling trainer and former professional wrestler. , he works for the American professional wrestling promotion WWE as a trainer at the WWE Performance Center and as a produ ...

and

Roderick Strong Christopher Lindsey (born July 26, 1983), better known by his ring name Roderick Strong, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Paragon stable and is a former one-time AEW I ...

. Corino's

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distracted the referee and Corino's students Alex Law and

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interfered in the match by attacking Strong. Corino countered a

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by Strong and hit a

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for the win. Next,

Jay Lethal Jamar Shipman (born April 29, 1985), better known by the ring name Jay Lethal, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is best known for his tenures in Ring of Honor (ROH), Total Nonstop Action Wrest ...

took on

Jimmy Rave James Michael Guffey (December 8, 1982 – December 12, 2021), better known by the ring name Jimmy Rave, was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his time with Ring of Honor (ROH) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). E ...

to determine the #1 contender for the Pure Championship. Lethal countered a '' Rave Clash'' by Rave into a dragon suplex to win the match and received an immediate title shot against Rave's

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stablemate John Walters for the Pure Championship. Walters countered a dragon suplex by Lethal into three double knee backbreakers and pinned him with a roll-up by using the ropes for leverage. Next, Billy Ken Kid took on Ebessan. Kid performed a '' Firebird Splash'' for the win. Next,

Jimmy Jacobs Christopher Scoville (born February 17, 1984) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jimmy Jacobs. He is best known for his 12-year career in Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a List of ROH Wor ...

took on

Alex Shelley Patrick Kenneth Martin (born May 23, 1983), better known by the ring name Alex Shelley, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown brand. He is widely known for his tenure ...

. Jacobs applied Shelley's own submission maneuver '' Border City Stretch'' on Shelley but Shelley reversed it and applied the ''Border City Stretch'' on Jacobs to make him submit to the hold. Shelley extended a handshake after the match to Jacobs but Jacobs attacked him by delivering a '' Contra Code'' to Shelley. Next,

CM Punk Phillip Jack Brooks (born October 26, 1978), better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw brand. Regarded as ...

took on Spanky. Spanky targeted Punk's leg early in the match by ramming it in the steel ring post and that affected Punk's performance throughout the match. Punk's knee injury prevented him from hitting the

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, allowing Spanky to deliver a '' Sliced Bread #2'' off the second rope for the win.

Prince 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 ...

and The Outcast Killaz (Diablo Santiago and Oman Tortuga) came after the match to offer Spanky, a spot in The Embassy but Spanky refused and retreated before he could be attacked by Embassy. Nana mocked Punk and slapped him. Punk retaliated by attacking all three men. Next, The Havana Pitbulls (

Ricky Reyes Reyes Nunez (born August 21, 1978), better known by the ring name Ricky Reyes, is a Cuban-American retired professional wrestler. He is known for his appearances in Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, World Wrestling Council, Lucha Undergrou ...

and

Rocky Romero John Raymond Rivera (born October 28, 1982), better known by his ring name Rocky Romero (ロッキー・ロメロ, ''Rokkī Romero''), is a Cuban-American professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and All Elite Wrest ...

) defended the

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against

B. J. Whitmer Benjamin Whitmer (born January 25, 1978), better known by the ring name B. J. Whitmer, is an American professional wrestling producer, professional wrestling trainer, color commentator, and retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his ...

and

Dan Maff Daniel Lopez (born October 28, 1973), better known by his ring name Dan Maff, is an American professional wrestler, known for his time with Ring of Honor (ROH). Professional wrestling career Da Hit Squad Lopez attended Jersey All Pro Wrestling ...

. Maff delivered a

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and a '' Burning Hammer'' to Romero to win the titles. After the match,

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tried to prove it as a non-title match with a contract, but Whitmer and Maff forced her to tear up the contract. Whitmer then delivered an

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and a

frog splash Aerial techniques, also known as "high-flying moves" are performance techniques used in professional wrestling for simulated assault on opponents. The techniques involve jumping from the ring's posts and ropes, demonstrating the speed and agility o ...

to Danger. After the match, a special

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challenge was scheduled to take place between

Mick Foley Michael Francis Foley (born June 7, 1965) is an American retired professional wrestler and author. He is signed to WWE, under a Legends contract while also serving as an ambassador. Foley worked for many wrestling promotions, including the W ...

and

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 ...

, where Foley would bring out a WWE wrestler to compete against Joe. Foley said he was initially supposed to bring

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but Joe was too injured to wrestle him, so he got a replacement instead and then he introduced

Vordell Walker Edward Vordell Walker (born 1982) is an American professional wrestler, currently wrestling under the ring name Vordell Walker. He is perhaps best known for his work in Ring of Honor, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Extreme (PWX ...

, who had never competed in WWE. Joe knocked out Walker with a ''

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'' for the win. After the match, a

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took place between Joe and Ebessan Jack. Foley interfered in the match on Jack's behalf but Joe hit Foley with a

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to Foley and delivered a STO to Jack. Joe then followed by delivering a muscle buster to Jack. Next, a Taped Fist match took place between

Bryan Danielson Bryan Lloyd Danielson (born May 22, 1981) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs on a part time basis. He is also known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under t ...

and

Homicide Homicide is an act in which a person causes the death of another person. A homicide requires only a Volition (psychology), volitional act, or an omission, that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from Accident, accidenta ...

. It was the second match in the best of five match series between the two. Rocky Romero distracted the referee, allowing Julius Smokes to tape Homicide's first with brass knuckles. Homicide then knocked Danielson off with the taped fist for the win, taking the lead in the series with 2-0. Danielson then demanded to fight Homicide in the parking lot after the match. It was followed by the penultimate match. It was a

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, in which

Austin Aries Daniel Healy Solwold Jr. (born April 15, 1978), better known by his ring name Austin Aries, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, TNA Wrestling, where he is a t ...

defended the

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against

Colt Cabana Scott Colton (born May 6, 1980), better known by the ring name Colt Cabana, is an American professional wrestler, color commentator, and podcaster. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a wrestler and as a coach, and he performs the same ...

. Cabana tried to escape the steel cage by climbing the cage after knocking Aries down with a

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. Aries tried to prevent Cabana to slow him down but Cabana tossed him onto the mat off the ropes. Cabana then climbed the cage and tried to escape it but Aries escaped the cage by getting out of the door and retained the title.

Main event match

The main event was a

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between five teams where the winning team would get ten times their pay and the losing team would be suspended for 90 days. The teams that competed in the match were The Ring Crew Express (Dunn and Marcos), Azrieal and Dixie, Generation Next ( Jack Evans and

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), Special K (Deranged and Izzy) and

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( DeVito and

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). Marcos put Loc on a table and Ring Crew Express knocked him through the table by performing a double senton from the cage. As a result, Ring Crew Express would get ten times their pay in storyline while Carnage Crew were suspended for ninety days. Once the main event ended, Bryan Danielson and Homicide brawled with each other in the parking lot until the brawl was broken off by the security.

Night Two

Undercard matches

The second night of the event started with a match between Ring Crew Express and The Air Devils (Fast Eddie and

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), marking Air Devils' first match as a team. Sydal knocked Marcos off the top rope by hitting a springboard dropkick. Eddie then followed it by delivering a

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to Marcos for the win. Eddie turned on Sydal by attacking him after the match. The Embassy came to the ring after the match and Eddie joined the faction. Prince Nana then ordered Jimmy Rave to deliver a ''Rave Clash'' to Sydal, sending a message to the returning A.J. Styles, who would face Rave later in the show. Next, Puma made his return to ROH after a one-year absence, having last competed at the Final Battle Convention in 2003. Puma took on Homicide in his return match. Puma avoided a '' Cop Killer'' by Homicide but Homicide took him down and applied his rival Bryan Danielson's hold ''

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'' on Puma to make him submit and send a message to Danielson. Homicide continued to attack Puma after the match until Danielson tried to make the save but the security prevented him from attacking Homicide. Next,

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took on Colt Cabana. McGuinness tried to apply a ''

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'' on Cabana but Cabana countered with McGuinness' own ''

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'' for the win. Next, B.J. Whitmer and Dan Maff defended the Tag Team Championship against Jimmy Jacobs and

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. Whitmer and Maff knocked Jacobs out of the ring by ramming him with the guardrail and then Maff returned to the ring to deliver a ''Burning Hammer'' to Delirious to retain the titles. Next, Spanky took on the debuting James Gibson. Gibson countered a clothesline by Spanky into a '' Paydirt'' and applied a ''

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'' on Spanky to make him submit for the win. Next, a

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took place between Allison Danger,

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, Lacey and

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. Brooks and Danger brawled with each other to the backstage, leading Haze and Lacey in the ring. Haze delivered a

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to Lacey for the win. Next,

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took on Alex Shelley. Punk reversed a ''Border City Stretch'' by Shelley into an anaconda vice and made Shelley submit to the hold for the win. The Embassy attacked Punk after the match but Shelley made the save and forced them to retreat. Shelley then apologized to Punk for his previous actions as part of Generation Next. Punk accepted the apology but refused to aid him from any future beatdowns. Later, the penultimate match of the night took place as Austin Aries and Jack Evans represented Generation Next against Bryan Danielson and Samoa Joe. Joe applied an over-the-shoulder single leg Boston crab on Evans to make him submit for the hold. The Rottweilers attacked Danielson and Joe after the match. Danielson and Homicide brawled with each other through the crowd, while Joe brawled with the attacker to the back.

Main event match

A.J. Styles made his return to ROH after a ten-month absence against Jimmy Rave in the main event. Prince Nana distracted Styles, allowing Rave to blind him with an aerosol spray. Rave then rolled up Styles and pinned him for the win. Embassy attacked Styles after the match until CM Punk made the save. Styles then delivered a ''

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'' to Fast Eddie.

Night Three

Pre-show matches

Before the third night started, pre-show matches took place that would be included in the Do or Die IV disc. The first pre-show match was a Four Corner Survival rematch from night two between Allison Danger, Daizee Haze, Lacey and Traci Brooks. Lacey countered a lifting reverse STO by Danger and delivered an implant DDT to Danger for the win. The next pre-show match was actually the third match on the card, in which The Ring Crew Express (Dunn and Marcos) took on Delirious and Golden Vampire XII. Marcos delivered an electric chair drop to Vampire for the win.

Undercard matches

The actual show opened with a match between Matt Sydal and Fast Eddie. Eddie was injured while delivering a fallaway slam to Sydal, allowing Sydal to capitalize. However, Prince Nana distracted Sydal, allowing Eddie to deliver a kneeling reverse piledriver to Sydal for the win. Next, Alex Shelley took on Jack Evans. Shelley blocked a 630° senton by Evans with his knees and applied a single leg Boston crab on Evans to make him submit for the win. Austin Aries attacked Shelley after the match and hit a brainbuster. Aries then trapped Shelley's arm in chairs and Evans delivered a 630° senton to Shelley onto the chairs. After the match, Colt Cabana hosted an edition of his talk show segment ''Good Times, Great Memories'' in which he interviewed

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. However, the interview was interrupted by

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, who wanted to take revenge from Heenan for hitting him with the tennis racket at ''All Star Extravaganza 2''. Cornette then brought out the Tag Team Champions B.J. Whitmer and Dan Maff to wrestle and challenged Heenan to bring out to wrestlers of his own. Heenan then announced that Cabana and Nigel McGuinness would wrestle for him and the match between the two teams began immediately. Cornette interfered in the match and accidentally hit Maff with the tennis racket. Heenan then knocked Cornette out with a pair of brass knuckles. Cabana then grabbed the tennis racket and hit Maff with it and pinned him with a roll-up for the win. It was followed by a

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, the third match in the Best of Five Series between Bryan Danielson and Homicide. Homicide accidentally attacked Julius Smokes, allowing Danielson to deliver a snap cradle suplex to Homicide for the win, advancing in the series with 2-1. After the match, a backstage confrontation took place between Jimmy Jacobs and Spanky, in which Jacobs tried to explain to Spanky that his ''Contra Code'' was different than Spanky's ''Sliced Bread #2''. Spanky told Jacobs to show him respect and not to use the move again, leading to a match between the two. Spanky blocked a ''Contra Code'' by Jacobs by hitting him with a

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and delivered a ''Sliced Bread #2'' to Jacobs for the win. Next, James Gibson took on Puma. Gibson blocked a knee strike by Puma and delivered a ''Paydirt'' to Puma. Gibson followed it up by applying a ''Trailer Hitch'' on Puma to make him submit to the hold. It was followed by the penultimate match, in which CM Punk took on Jimmy Rave. Fast Eddie distracted the referee while Punk had applied an anaconda vice on Rave. Prince Nana slid the aerosol spray into the ring and Rave sprayed Punk in the eyes with it and pinned him with a roll-up for the win. Tracy Brooks slapped Rave after the match, leading to Nana attacking her from behind and Rave hitting a ''Rave Clash'' on Brooks. Colt Cabana then made the save for Punk and Brooks with a chair forcing Embassy to retreat.

Main event match

In the main event, Austin Aries defended the World Championship against Samoa Joe. Joe avoided a 450° splash by Aries and hit him with knee strikes before applying a ''Coquina Clutch'' on Aries. However, Joe fell down on his shoulders while trying to ground Aries on the mat but Aries got his shoulders up and pinned Joe to retain the title. After the match, Colt Cabana led the ROH locker room to the ring to thank the fans for their participation in the event. The Embassy leader Prince Nana then revealed that he had sprayed CM Punk in the eyes with a bug spray during Punk's match against Jimmy Rave, due to which Punk was unable to see.

Aftermath

Jay Lethal continued his pursuit of the Pure Championship, as he defeated John Walters in a rematch to win the title, marking his first championship win in ROH at ''Trios Tournament''. Colt Cabana and Nigel McGuinness' non-title win over B.J. Whitmer and Dan Maff at Third Anniversary Celebration earned them a Tag Team Championship match against Whitmer and Maff at ''Back To Basics'', which they failed to win. The Best of Five Series continued between Bryan Danielson and Homicide, as Danielson defeated Homicide in a

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at ''Stalemate'' and a

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at ''The Final Showdown'' to win the series with a lead of 2-3 and end the rivalry. CM Punk continued his feud with Embassy, facing Jimmy Rave in a rematch under the

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stipulations at ''Manhattan Mayhem'', which Rave won with assistance by The Embassy. However, Punk defeated Rave in a steel cage match at ''Nowhere To Run'' to end the rivalry. Rave would then compete against AJ Styles in a rematch from Third Anniversary Celebration where if Styles won then he could continue to use ''Styles Clash'' and if Rave won then he would continue to use ''Rave Clash'', and the loser would be no longer allowed to use that finisher. Styles won the match, thus preventing Rave from using ''Rave Clash'' in future. Alex Shelley earned a World Championship match against Austin Aries by winning the second fall of a double stakes four corners survival match at ''Stalemate''. Shelley would challenge Aries for the title at ''Manhattan Mayhem'', but failed to win the title.

Results

References

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References

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