Ring of Honor Supercard of Honor 2023 Live Coverage
Welcome one and all to Supercard of Honor from the campus of USC! The great Ian Riccaboni, Caprice Coleman and Nigel McGuinness are on the call tonight.
AAA Mega Championship
El Hijo De Vikingo (c) vs. Kommander
Code of Honor adhered to. USC is ROCKING. Lockup, they immediately exchange mat holds. Leg sweep by Kommander. Vikingo with a takedown and he tries a surfboard. He nails it but Kommander escapes. Double leg by Vikingo, he nails forearms in a ground and pound. I'm even going to try to describe what just happened. Matrix by Kommander, Vikingo lands on his feet. rana by Vikingo. On the floor , they reverse tombstones, no one hits one. Tope con hillo by Kommander. Kommander brings out a table. On the ramp, Kommander hits a 450. He throws Vikingo back in and Vikingo gets out of the way of a moonsault. Rana off of what looked like a 720 by Vikingo. I apologize, folks, I'm doing my best to keep up. Kommander to the top. Vikingo gets his feet up on a splash attempt. Rana by Vikingo for 2. Rock bottom by Vikingo. Powerbomb by Kommander off a splash attempt by Vikingo. Vikingo sends Kommander tot he floor. Vikingo hits a hip attack off a reverse 360. Inside out corkscrew by Vikingo for 2.
They trade chops on the apron. Kick by Kommander. Kommander with a destroyer on the apron. Good luck following this insanity. No big deal, Kommander just walks the length of the ropes and nails a 450 to the floor. Shooting star by Kommander for 2. Vikingo knocks Kommander off the ropes. Vikingo nails a destroyer while Kommander in standing on the top rope. 630 on a table by Vikingo. The table did not break. Kommander looks to be in pain.
Vikongo misses a 630. Corkscrew by Kommander for 2! Swing out slam by Vikingo. Double knees by Vikingo. 630 senton by Vikingo and he scores the pin.
Winner: El Hijo De Vikingo
ROH Six Man Tag Team Championship
The Embassy (c)(Brian Cage, Kaun & Toa Leona) w/Prince Nana vs. AR Fox, Metalik & Blake Christian
We brawl as soon as the Code of honor is done. The challengers with dual splashes to the floor. Melalik gets caught by Leona and powerslammed. Kaun gets taged in and nails kicks. Cage gets kicked, Metallik with a back elbow. Fox gets tagged in and nails 2 elbows and a cutter. A second cutter by Fox. Fox nails an interfering Kaun with a cutter and Fox splashes him. The challengers with dives to the floor. Fox with a swan dive for 2 on Cage. Catches catches block buster attempt by Fox and slams him to the mat. Christian and Leona tag in and things are now completely out of hand.
Metallik is legal. He splashes Leona and now it's all 6 fighting again. Kaun with a backbreaker on the top turnbuckle to Christian. Leona with a senton on the apron. Metalik scores a 2 off of a frog splash, I don;t even know if he's legal. Cage powerbombs Metalik.
Metalik tries a splash on Leona but he gets powerslammed. I'm beginning to wish I let Cory handle this. Destroyer by Blake to Cage. Leona attacks Blake. Face drop by the Embassy. Metalik rolls up Cage for 2. Cage nails a Dr. Bomb on Metalik for the pin.
Winner: The Embassy
After the match:
They pose as they celebrate.
ROH Womens Championship
Athena (c) vs .Yuka Sakazaki
Code of Honor adhered to. Athena misses a dropkick but nails a headlock take oever. Arm drag by Sakazaki. Athena with a takedown. Dropkick by Sakazaki into a rana, Athena bails. Cannon ball to the outside connects by Sakazaki. Tackle by Sakazaki into a roundhouse kick. Sakazaki barely connects on a dropkick. Forearm by Sakazaki. Suplex by Athena, she might habe hit her head, the ref checks on her. Elbow by Athena into a driver. Athena poses to the crowd and scores a 2. Sakazaki with a jaw breaker and a roundhouse kick into a lariat for 2.
Sakazaki with a knee in the corner. Athena blocks a rana and nails a powerbomb, 3x. Athena scores a 2. Back breaker dropkick combp by Athena for 2. Dropkick by the champion, Sakazaki rolls to the floor.
Athena traps the leg and suplexes Sakazaki on the floor. Athena misses a dropkick against the rail. Slam by Sakazaki on the floor. Sakazaki sends the champion into the floor. Splash by the challenger, she is finally in control. Spash off the top for 2 by Sakazaki. Double chop by Athena. They trade forearms. Athena with an uppercut for 2, Sakazaki made the ropes.Athena to the ropes. Sakazaki knocks her down and nails a superplex. Yuka with an implater for 2. Athena with the Eclipse as Sakazaki is climbing the ropes for the pin.
Winner: Athena
After the match:
She mocks the challenger and kicks her from the ring,
ROH TV Championship
Samoa Joe (c)vs. Mark Briscoe
I will not cry if Briscoe wins. The entire Briscoe clan is here. He has to win, right? Code of Honor adhered to. Joe bails, time is on his side. Lockup, we have a stalemate. Lockup, Briscoe with a chop, kick to the leg by Joe. Redneck Kung Fu by Mark, elbows by the champion.. BIG chop by Joe, Mark fires back. We got an old fashioned hoss fight. KArate chop by Briscoe. Spicolli Driver by Mark, Joe bails. On th efloor its a big belly to belly by Joe. Kick by Joe and he throws MArk into the ring. Jabs by Joe. Mark strikes back but a HUGE clothesline by Joe.
Joe fires forearms to the neck. Kicks by the champion. Suplex by Joe he scores a 2 count. Jabs by Joe, Mark gets back to his feet. MArk with forearms. Enziguri by Joe, Mark rolls out. Mark gets back in but Joe throws him out and nails a big tope. Remember when Vince though Joe had no value anymore?. MArk gets the edge and nails a tope off of a chair. Mark kisses one of his kids and brings out a table. Joe sends Mark into the post. Chop by Mark, Joe and Mark trade blows.
Headbutt by Joe. Forearm by Joe both men are down. Mark to his feet first.Uranagi by Mark for 2. Joe blocks a Jay Driller and nails a powerslam for 2. Joe with an STF, he has it locked in deep. Mark makes the ropes. Belly to back by Joe into a lariat for 2.
Mark blocks a muscle buster and nails a dropkick. Froggy Bow for 2 by Mark! This match is clearly the emotional highlight. Joe with a choke. MArk iks fading. Sleeper suplex by Joe, he maintains the choke and the ref calls for the bell.
Winner: Samoa Joe
Daniel Garcia vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
No code of honor. Lockup, clean break. Garcia mocks him. Lockup, go behind by Tanahashi. Garcia grabs him and nails a throat thrust. Hair pull by Garcia. Back elbow into a cross body by Tanahashi. Tanahashi with air guitar. Garcia to the floor and Tanahashi follows him and nails a clothesline. Drop toe hold into the steps by Garcia. Dragon screw by Garica. Garcia poses to the crowd and kicks Tanahashi as he returns to the ring. Surf Board by Garcia, instead be just stomps Tanahashi's knees into the mat. Garcia goes to work on Tanahashi's right knee. Elbow to the knee by Garcia, Tanahashi desperately makes the rope. Garcia with kicks in the corner. Garcisa mocks Tanahashi.
They trade forearms in the center. Tanahashi puts Garcia down with a clothesline. Slam by Tanahashi. Cannon ball by Tanahashi for 2. Garcia with a dropkick to the knee into a famouser for 2. They trade forearms again and then kicks. Garcia with a 2 count after a takedown. Tanahashi with a dragon screw. Tanahashi with a cloverleaf, Garcia makes the rope. Garcia with a cutter to the knee into a German Suplex. Knee strike for 2 by Garcia. Tanahashi blocks a piledriver and nails a neck breaker. Sling blade for 2 by Tanahashi.. Tanahashi to the top and nails a frog splash for the pin.
Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi
Reach for the Sky Ladder Match for the vacant ROH World Tag Team Championship
Mike Bennett & Matt Taven vs. Mark Davis Kyle Fletcher vs The Lucha Bros vs. Drastilico & Rush vs. Dante & Darius Martin
I'd like to say I can keep up but this has to be a bullet point report:
- They immediately scramle for ladders as La Faccion Ingobernobles and the Kingdom seen to have an uneasy alliance.
- Bennett and Taven try to nail Top Flight with a ladder but tge brothers evade them,
- Fenix with a facedrop to Drasticilo.
- Rush with a dropkick to someone on a ladder.
- LFI and Aussie Open slug it out. Aussie open With tende, cutters on Rush.
- The Lucha Bros stop any momentum Aussie Open had.
- Taven with a corner splash to Davis
- Code Red onto the ladder by the Lucha Bros on Aussie Open
- Fenix with a superkick to Fletcher
- LFI is alone in the ring. I'm sorry I'm not keeping up. This is insanity.
- Taven nails a tope to Drasticilo
- On the outside Rush tries to tear away at Pentas mask
- Aussie Open goes after the biggest ladder, they nail the Kingdom with pile drivers on the ramp
- Aussie Open control the ladders. Bennett is busted wide open.Lucha Bros stop Aussie Open. Rush with a destroyer to Penta
- Bennett and Rush sqaure off and trade forearms. Now it's chops. Rush wins the exchange but Taven with a disaster kick to save his partner
- Trust me, you want to see this
- Dante and Fenix slug it out on the ladder LFI breaks it up. Top flight with a Van Daminiator to Rush.
- Ausssie Open pulls Top Flight off the ladder. AO with superkicks to Penta.
- Pents gets beel tossed into a ladder by Aussie Open.
- Dante Martin kicks Aussie Open off the ladders.
- Taven tries to stop Dante but he eats a Northern Light off the ladder
- Dante with a Sunset bomb to Bennett off the ladder
- Aussie Open nails the Correalis to Darius, I think it was Darius.
- Darius eats a spine buster on a bridged ladder.
- Dralistico nails a rana off the apron to Dante.
- Taven splashes Dralistico through a ladder
- Davis gets suplexed through a ladder.
- Dante and Fenix slug it out. Now it's Penta and Dante on the ladder
- Penta with a destroyert off the ladder through 2 tables at ringside to Darius Martin
- Bennett gets kicks off the ladder by Fenix and Fenix grabs the belts the top.
Winners: The Lucha bros
After the match:
Mark Briscoe celebrates with the new champions. I just saw Mike Johnson's report about Dante Martin. Heal up young man! Much respect.
ROH Pure Championship
Wheeler Yuta (c)(w/ Jon Moxley) vs Katsuyori Shibata
Pat Buck, Madison Rayne and Christopher Daniels are your judges
Code of Honor adhered to. Kicks by Yuta. Go behind by Shibata into an armbar for 2. Tie up by Shibata into a chinlock. Headlock takeover by Shibata. They grapple into the ropes, no break called by the ref. Greco Roman knuckle lock into a go behind ny Shibata. Double wristlock by the challenger into a head scissor. Drop toe hold into a seat belt by Yuta. Fireman carry by Shibata. Figure 4 by Shibata. Shibata bears down. Yuta tries ti break it but has to go to the rope. He doesn;t make it.
5 minutes down.
Yuta makes the ropes. That's 1. Shibata with elbow strikes and scores a 2. Snap mare into a leg choke. Yuta with a bridge for 1. High wristlock by Yuta. Knee drop by Yuta. Arm wrench by the champion. Escape by Shibata they exchange chops. Kicks by Shibata. Elbow by Yuta. Yuta with a closed fist for his warning, Suplex by Yuta for 2. Kicks by Yuta into a chop exchange.
10 minutes have passed.
Kicks by Shibata in the corner. Dropkick in the corner by Shibata. Suplex by Shibata for 2. Rear chinlock by the challenger. Suplex by Shibata for 2. The ref declares that Yuta used his 2nd rope break. Kicks by Shibata. Yuta spits on Shibata and nails a dropkick for 2. KicknbyShibata he nails a choke. PK by Shibata and he scores the pin
Winner and new champion: Katsuyori Shibata
