ROH TV Results – April 6, 2023 – Athena vs. Miyu Yamashita

Apr 6, 2023

April 6, 2023
Long Island, NY – UBS Arena
Commentary – Ian Riccaboni, Caprice Coleman, and Nigel McGuinness
Results via Suit Williams of F4WOnline.com

Quick Match Results

Mark Briscoe & The Lucha Brothers defeated Shane Taylor & The WorkHorseman via Jay Driller (pinfall)
ROH Pure Championship – Katsuyori Shibata (c) defeated Christopher Daniels via PK (pinfall)
Brian Cage defeated Ortiz via Drill Claw (pinfall)
Jay Lethal defeated Darius Martin via Lethal Injection (pinfall)
La Faccion Ingobernable defeated The Infantry via Double Underhook Codebreaker (pinfall)
Daniel Garcia defeated Tracy Williams via Modified Codebreaker (pinfall)
Willow Nightingale defeated Notorious Mimi via Babe With The Powerbomb (pinfall)
The Righteous defeated Even Stevens via Autumn Sunshine (pinfall)
Konosuke Takeshita defeated Tony Nese via Chaos Theory (pinfall)
ROH Women’s World Championship – Athena (c) defeated Miyu Yamashita via Crossface (ref stoppage)

Video: Christopher Daniels

Championships are on the agenda of the #FallenAngel @facdaniels, and he has called out the newly crowned #ROH Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata @K_shibata2022, for a title match TONIGHT on #ROH #HonorClub TV at 7/6c!
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— ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) April 6, 2023

A video promo aired at the start of the show featuring Christopher Daniels’ match challenge to Katsyori Shibata’s Pure Championship that was later made official for tonight’s show.

Shane Taylor & The WorkHorseman (Anthony Henry & JD Drake) vs. Mark Briscoe Lucha Brothers (Rey Fenix & Penta El Zero Miedo)

Briscoe and Taylor start in the ring, with Briscoe using redneck kung fu to force Taylor to tag out. The Lucha Brothers ran wild on the rudo team until Penta tried to hit Taylor with a package piledriver. Taylor forced Penta into the corner, allowing Henry and Drake to work him over.

Penta eventually fought to get the tag to Briscoe, who ran wild on everyone. The match broke down into a pier-six brawl, ending with Taylor hitting Welcome To The Land on Briscoe. The Work Horsemen hit a series of strikes for a nearfall that was broken up by both Lucha Brothers. Penta hit a Destroyer on Drake to take him out of proceedings. Briscoe booted Henry out of the air and hit the Jay Driller to score the win.

Winner: Mark Briscoe & The Lucha Brothers via Pinfall.

In the crowd, Powerhouse Hobbs and QT Marshall looked on as they challenge the Lucha Brothers for the ROH Titles tomorrow at Battle of the Belts VI.

ROH Pure Championship
Christopher Daniels vs. Katsuyori Shibata (c)

This was fine. The work was professional and solid, but the crowd was almost silent for it. This is where ROH piggybacking off of AEW tapings hurts the product. It’s a crowd generally unfamiliar with the Ring of Honor acts watching them after seeing all the AEW stars on Dynamite. Whether it’s at Universal Studios or at their own dedicated tapings, Ring Of Honor would be better off with a crowd specifically there to see Ring of Honor.

Jerry Lynn, Dean Malenko, & BJ Whitmer were the judges for this one.

After a feeling-out process, Shibata locked Daniels in a Figure Four. After trying to fight out, Daniels relented and used his first rope break. Shibata lined up a Penalty Kick, but Daniels ducked and landed a forearm to the back of the head. Daniels worked on Shibata’s neck, landing a neckbreaker for a nearfall. Daniels caught a Shibata strike and dropped him with a facebuster before transitioning into a Koji Clutch. Shibata fought toward the ropes, but instead rolled Daniels to his shoulders and forcing Daniels to break.

Shibata laid in the forearms in the corner, but Daniels followed him to the opposite corner and cut him off. Shibata absorbed some chops before dropping Daniels with a forearm. Shibata hit the hesitation dropkick in the corner before locking on a rear-naked choke. Daniels fought to the ropes to use his second rope break.

Daniels caught Shibata with an STO, but Shibata popped back up and hit an STO of his own. Shibata hit a set of forearms before locking on another rear-naked choke. He released it and followed it with a Penalty Kick to win the match and retain the title.

Winner: Katsuyori Shibata via Pinfall to retain the ROH Pure Championship.

Backstage: Claudio Castagnoli

Your #ROH World champion @ClaudioCSRO says whoever is worthy deserves a shot at his title. However, it doesn’t sound like #EddieKingston isn’t in that bracket any time soon.
Watch #ROH Honor Club TV.
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— ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) April 6, 2023

Backstage, Claudio Castagnoli was interviewed by Dasha Gonzales. He celebrated his win over Eddie Kingston at Supercard of Honor, saying that he did exactly what he said he would do. He said that he would defend the title against anyone who stepped up.

Brian Cage vs. Ortiz

Ortiz fought off Cage with speed, as the New York crowd rooted on their hometown guy. Ortiz hit a cannonball off the apron to Cage on the floor and sent him into the steps. Back in the ring, Cage cut Ortiz off and hit the outside-in superplex. Cage caught Ortiz on a charge and sent him up and over with a fallaway slam.

Ortiz caught Cage with a small package on a Drillclaw attempt for a nearfall. He followed with a tornado DDT to take Cage down. Ortiz fired up with chops before herking Cage up with a Dog Valley Driver for a nearfall. Cage hit the GMSI pumphandle slam for a nearfall. Ortiz spun Cage into the corner with a frankensteiner, but Cage cut Ortiz off with a superkick. Cage went up for another superplex, but Ortiz got in the ring and powerbombed him for a nearfall. Cage caught Ortiz and dropped him with the Drillclaw to win.

Winner: Brian Cage via Pinfall.

Darius Martin vs. Jay Lethal

The Kingdom joined the commentary booth, with Maria Kanellis-Bennett donning a headset. Maria wondered where Dante Martin was, noting that the Kingdom were the ones that set up the tables that Dante sort of went through at Supercard of Honor.

Martin opened up with a dive, but Lethal cut him off in the ring and hit a dive of his own. Lethal hit the Fargo strut on the floor, with Singh and Dutt joining him. Back in the ring, Martin fought off a Figure Four attempt before sending Lethal to the floor. Lethal and Martin traded strikes on the apron before Martin clotheslined Lethal into the ring and hit a facebuster for a nearfall.

Lethal won a forearm exchange, but Martin cut off a Lethal Injection attempt. Lethal cut off Martin with a superkick. As both men were down and as Singh took the referee, Matt Taven went down to the ring and superkicked Martin, allowing Lethal to hit the Lethal Injection and win.

Winner: Jay Lethal via Pinfall.

After the match, Bennett and Taven taunted Martin – while wearing Satnam Singh’s overcoat. They looked like Chris Farley in Tommy Boy.

The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean) vs. La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush & Dralistico)

Dean kicked off with Dralistico. You wonder if beating Dralistico here would put Dean in line for a future International Title match, as Dralistico challenges Orange Cassidy tomorrow at Battle of the Belts. After a hurricane kick to Dean, Bravo tagged in. He laid in the shots to Dralistico, but Rush cut him off from outside the ring, allowing Dralistico to hit a knee and take him down. Rush tagged in and set up the Bull’s Horns but chose to taunt Bravo instead. After taking out Dean, Dralistico pinned Bravo with a double underhook codebreaker.

Winner: La Faccion Ingobernable via Pinfall.

“Hot Sauce” Tracy Williams vs. Daniel Garcia

Williams controlled Garcia on the mat as the crowd chanted Garcia’s job title at him. Garcia hit a throat thrust to try and cut him off, but Williams hit a suplex that sent Garcia into the corner. Williams went to the second rope, but Garcia hit another throat thrust that sent Williams to the floor. The crowd randomly chanted for tables, so Garcia went to the floor and feigned getting one before flipping them off.

Williams fought back and landed a high angle backdrop suplex. He hit a DDT on the top turnbuckle and a lariat before locking on a facelock. Garcia got to the ropes, and after a scramble for position, Garcia hit a lifting Codebreaker-style move to score the win.

Winner: Daniel Garcia via Pinfall.

Willow Nightingale vs. Notorious Mimi

After some frivolity, Nightingale dropped Mimi with a shoulder block and a senton. Mimi caught a kick and rolled Nightingale into a roll-up but only got a one count. A crossbody got a two count for Mimi, but Nightingale caught her with a Pounce and hit the Babe With The Powerbomb for the quick win.

Winner: Willow Nightingale via Pinfall.

The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch) vs. Even Stevens (Steve Somerset & Steven Azul)

McGuinness compares Even Stevens to the Mulkey Brothers, which got a chuckle out of me. Their match went a lot like old Mulkey Brothers matches went, with The Righteous completely trucking them. Dutch hit a Bossman Slam, with Vincent following with a top-rope senton and the Autumn Sunshine for the win.

Winner: The Righteous via Pinfall.

Tony Nese vs. Konosuke Takeshita

Nese got an early advantage on Takeshita with a series of quick kicks that floored Takeshita. Takeshita answered with a running clothesline. Nese sent Takeshita over the ropes, but as Takeshita went to skin the cat, Woods cut him off and allowed Nese to dropkick him to the floor. Nese sent Takeshita into the steps and into the apron before rolling him into the ring for a nearfall.

Takeshita caught Nese with a small package on a suplex attempt, but Nese quickly answered with a spinning back kick. Takeshita cut off a facewash attempt with a lariat, then followed it with a pair of big boots. Second rope senton from Takeshita scored a nearfall. Nese avoided the running knee but ran right into the Blue Thunder Bomb. Takeshita set up a running knee, but Woods and Daivari yanked Nese out of the ring.

Takeshita hit a dive onto all three Varsity Athletes. Takeshita went for an outside-in superplex, but Nese cut him off and hit a triangle moonsault for a nearfall. Nese went for a pumphandle slam, but Takeshita maneuvered himself into a Bastard Driver for a nearfall. Sterling got a distraction, followed by Woods and Daivari holding onto Nese’s arms on a German suplex attempt. Nese hit a pumphandle driver for a nearfall. Nese went for the Running Nese, but Takeshita countered it into the Chaos Theory for the win.

Winner: Konosuke Taksehita via Pinfall.

Takeshita has now beaten all three Varsity Athletes in Ring of Honor.

ROH Women’s World Championship
Miyu Yamashita vs. Athena (c)

This was a solid main event. The match got this tepid Long Island crowd interested in the work, as Yamashita brought the fight to the champion with heavy strikes. Another quality title defense from Athena.

Athena avoided a series of kicks, but Yamashita hit a triangle kick out of the corner to get control. Yamashita lived up to her nickname of the Pink Striker by hammering Athena with kicks that drove her into the corner. Athena held onto the apron as Yamashita dragged her out of the ropes, pulling the apron into the ring. Athena then used the apron to pull the floor out from under Yamashita before dragging her to the floor.

Athena hit a Knee-DT on the floor before sending Yamashita back in the ring. Athena worked on Yamashita’s legs, locking on a variant of an Indian Deathlock that forced Yamashita to forearm her way out. Yamashita low-bridged Athena out of the ring – pulling the wrong rope, but regardless – and kicked her on the apron. Yamashita hit a second kick on the apron, but Athena caught her on the third time. Athena pulled her into a fireman’s carry before sending Yamashita head-first into the ring post. Athena tried to follow with a senton, but Yamashita moved and hit another big kick to the chest.

Back in the ring, Yamashita got thrown off the top rope by Athena, but met her back on the top rope. Yamashita hit a top rope Death Valley Driver for a nearfall. Yamashita went to hit a Penalty Kick, but Athena rolled through into a single-leg crab. Athena transitioned into an ankle lock, but Yamashita rolled Athena into the ropes and hit a running kick. Yamashita went for a spinning heel kick, but Athena ducked and walked up the ramp.

Yamashita charged at Athena and caught her near the stage, hitting a big kick. Yamashita hit a Death Valley Driver on the stage. As Yamashita tried dragging Athena back to the ring, Athena threw Yamashita off the stage to the floor. Athena followed her to the floor with a running cannonball. Back in the ring, Yamashita hit a spinning kick for a nearfall. Yamashita went for a head kick, but Athena caught her in a crossface. Yamashita went for the ropes, but Athena dragged her back to the middle of the ring and made Yamashita pass out to win and retain the title.

Winner: Athena via Ref Stoppage to retain her ROH Women’s World Championship.