Colt Cabana is a legend of Ring of Honor, and tonight will have a chance to show just why he’s got that reputation. He will go one on one with Anthony Henry of the Workhorseman, in what should be a great mat based wrestling match. JD Drake will be in the corner of Henry tonight, as he makes his AEW debut. Fans of WWE’s NXT & 205 Live might recognize him from a brief run under the name of Asher Hale.
A quick show of the Code of Honor would kick this match off, before Henry took Cabana down to the mat. Cabana would respond with a wrist lock takedown, and would be aggressive in maintaining the wrist control. Henry would get up, and was able to crank the neck of Cabana with a rough move.
ROH Death Before Dishonor 2022 Results: Colt Cabana, Trustbusters, The Embassy & Willow Nightingale Claim Wins During Zero Hour Action (07/23)
He’d run it back and hit the move a second time, before going after the arms of Cabana on the mat with the modified bow and arrow stretch. Cabana would fight free and hit the open hand strike the chest, but was snapped down to the mat and kicked hard in the spine. A snap piledriver would follow, but Cabana would be able to stay in the fight.
Cravate would be applied, but Cabana would fight free with the spinning back suplex. Some jabs would be followed by the Bionic Elbow, before some heavy chops. Cabana is underrated in terms of his size and power, but it was on full display as he would get angry and bring the pain.
Henry would roll to the floor, and JD Drake would help to run the distraction. Frog Splash in the ring got a near fall, before Cabana just sidestepped another dive. Billy Goats Curse would be applied, and Drake tried to get involved. He’d take Drake down, before hitting a big moonsault for the win.
Trustbusters Make An Impact
During recent AEW Dark tapings, Ari Daivari & Slim J would unite. Known as The Truthbusters, and with Parker Bordeaux also in the mix – they are a team that wrestlers in ROH & AEW need to watch for. Tonight, they’re in action against Shinobi Shadow Squad members Cheeseburger & Eli Isom.
CB would start up with Daivari, who was able to beat CB into the corner. Slim J would get the tag, a veteran of ROH who would drop CB with a headscissor before a lariat. Isom would get the tag, and got the roll up for a two count before nailing a big dropkick on Daivari.
Isom would trip up Slim J, before CB came in with the bulldog. La Escalara would be applied, but J would be able to fight free. Slim J would hit the wheelbarrow flatliner, before Daivari came in to keep the pressure on.
CB would slip past a lariat for the tag, and Isom would unload the heavy shots on the ropes. Slim J would take him down, before Daivari hit the frog splash for the win.
The Embassy Is In, Tully Blanchard Enterprises Is Out
Tully Blanchard has put together a strong trio of heavyweights with Brian Cage and Gates of Agony. Tonight, they have a chance to show their skills as they face Blake Christian, Alex Zayne & Tony Deppen in trios action. Before this match, it’d be revealed that Prince Nana bought out Tull Blanchard Enterprises, and it’s now The Embassy!
Cage would start up with Deppen, with no fear in the eyes of Deppen. He’d slap Cage across the face, before hitting the ropes and being taken up into a gorilla press powerslam. Deppen would be thrown across the ring with a German Suplex, before Kaun hit the ring and was tripped up.
Double knee drop to the back followed, and Zayne made the tag. He’d go right after both halves of Gates of Agony with his speed, before Toa was able to blindside him with a pounce. Deppen tried to make the save, only to be slammed away. The Embassy would isolate Zayne, with him being fed into a deadlift superplex from the apron to the ring.
Blake Christian would be fresh on the apron, and Zayne would complete the tag. All Heart would hit the ring and try to cut them down, hitting a big DDT on Cage before a dive to the floor. Deppen followed with the cannonball, before a 450 Splash and running knee strike on Cage.
Cage would keep taking damage, and like the Machine he is – keep on moving. He’d finally be dropped, before Zayne & Christisan took Samoan Drop. Gutbuster, and double team Dominator would follow, and Embassy gets the win.
Over the past few months, AEW fans have gotten a chance to figure out just what makes Willow Nightingale tick. Tonight on Death Before Dishonor Zero Hour – she will be in action, taking on some tough competition with Allysin Kay.
Kay & Willow would lock up hard, and it was a stalemate. Willow would almost end up in a Kimura, but took a scoop slam and running low crossbody. Kay would get some heavy strikes in the corner, finishing up with the big lariat for the near fall.
STF would be applied, but Willow was able to fight free. Kay would be dropped with a clothesline from Willow, causing a double down. Willow came off the second rope with a big dropkick, getting the near fall. Babebreaker would be blocked into an attempt at The Kimura – but Willow wiggled free.
Death Valley Driver landed, but Kay was able to kick out. Crunchy would land, before she’d look for AK-47. Willow would slip free and nail the pounce. Running spear set up the Babe With The Powerbomb for the win.
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