Dalton Castle has a chance to end his time in Ring of Honor as a champion. He was able to defeat Dragon Lee to claim the ROH World Television Championship. However, holding onto it tonight won’t be easy, as Silas Young, Rhett Titus & Joe Hendry all seek to claim one last title in ROH.
Joe Hendry is back for the first time since the Pandemic began, but is looking better than ever. Silas Young is Mr. Final Battle, undefeated at the event. Rhett Titus was on the best run of his career in The Foundation. Dalton Castle, though, is the champion and the only former ROH World Champion in the match.
Rhett Titus Deserved The Moment, And Earns The Win
Everyone would shake hands, and the bell rang. Castle hyped the crowd and left the ring to keep the hype building. In the ring, Young would take a massive chokeslam from Hendry before Castle got back in. Hendry nailed a jumping knee on Titus, before being pulled out of the ring. Young looked for the German Suplex, but Castle got the exploder suplex.
Castle took a victory lap, and Young would catch him with a big lariat. Hendry took a springboard lariat and Castle the backbreaker into lariat combo. Titus pushed Young out, and took the fight to Hendry & Young – catching Young with a huge Northern Lights Suplex. Castle slipped in and looked for Bang-A-Rang, but Titus countered into a cradle pin.
Taking control with a suplex, Castle would go for some rushing knee strikes, before Young dodged. Hendry flaunted his power, slamming Young & Titus back with a Fallaway Slam… and Castle almost stole the pinfall. Hendry nailed a massive powerbomb on Titus, and Castle got the Bang-A-Rang on Young.
The ROH World Television Championship was used as a weapon to smash the face of Castle, with his protege Dak Draper rushing the ring. Hendry was taken out, but Titus dropped Draper with a dropkick. Young & Titus were the last ones standing – and the hydraulic dropkick from Titus got the win! His first singles gold in a long ROH career!
Match Rating: 3.5/5 (*** 1/2)
Josh Woods was the one who was finally able to outdo Jonathan Gresham in a Pure Rules match, and became the second man to hold the revived Pure Championship. Since then, he’s defended it tiwce – with one of those being outside of ROH. Tonight, he’s got Brian Johnson looking to claim some gold, and he won’t make things easy.
The Ring Is For The Best Pure Wrestling On The Planet
Johnson was trash talking all through the Code of Honor, and had his leg snatched and Johnson used his first rope break of three. Woods would go for the ankle lock, but moved up into the Gorilla Lock, and Johnson used his second rope break. One minute in, and he’s got one rope break left.
Woods would nail a big kick to the face, but Johnson tried to fight back in the corner before being slammed with a massive knee strike. Johnson would send Woods outside and nailed the big dive, and back in the ring nailed the Mecca Locomotive from the top rope. The running variant would have been next, but Woods went for Gorilla Lock.
Johnson drove him back first into the corner to break the hold and nailed the lariat, getting a one count. A jumping splash would keep Woods gasping for breath, before the hanging cutter off the apron to the floor. Johnson would get thrown off the top rope by Woods, and a massive spear nearly cut him in half.
Brian Johnson Trusts The Process, Josh Woods Just Chokes Him Out
Woods would get Johnson with a deadlift German Suplex, before both men tumbled over the top rope with a suplex attempt. They’d trade blows on the floor, with the count of the referee hitting 19 before they got back into the ring. The head & arm choke was applied, and Woods allowed Johnson to use his final rope break. Johnson hit an eye poke and Trust The Process, getting a two count!
He’d bring the ROH Pure Championship into the ring, using it as a distraction to expose the turnbuckle. Woods caught him with Chaos Theory, and the referee put the turnbuckle back on as Johnson went for a brass knuckles shot – AND WOODS HOLDS ON!
Woods is running on fumes, but Johnson is running out of ideas. They’d go to the top rope, and Woods got the Head & Arm Choke. No rope breaks left, and Johnson would pass out. What a finish.
Josh Woods is a beast of a technical wrestler, but this one was a fight. He took everything Johnson had to throw his way, weathering the storm and choking him out for the stoppage win. Match Rating: 3.75/5 (*** 3/4)
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