ROH TV Results – Nov. 2, 2023 – Athena vs. Mercedes Martinez

Nov 2, 2023

November 2, 2023
Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
Commentary – Ian Riccaboni and Caprice Coleman
Results via Suit Williams of F4WOnline.com

Quick Match Results

The Righteous defeated Matt Sydal & Christopher Daniels via Autumn Sunshine (pinfall)
Leyla Hirsch defeated Robyn Renegade via Cross Armbar (submission)
Darius Martin defeated Lee Moriarty via Frog Splash (pinfall)
Josh Woods defeated “All Ego” Ethan Page via Inside Cradle (pinfall)
Four Corner Survival match – Angelico defeated Gringo Loco, Slim J, and Metalik via Mouse Trap (pinfall)
Rachael Ellering defeated LMK via Bosswoman Slam (pinfall)
Four Corner Survival Tag Team match – The Gates of Agony defeated The Iron Savages, The Wingmen, The Infantry, and The Iron Savages via Open The Gates (pinfall)
Three-way match – Action Andretti defeated Lee Johnson and Nick Comoroto via Roll-up (pinfall)
Kiera Hogan defeated Charlette Renegade via Face The Music (pinfall)
Gravity, Dalton Castle, & The Boys defeated The Workhorsemen, Cole Karter, & Griff Garrison via Bang-A-Rang (pinfall)
ROH Women’s World Championship – Athena (c) defeated Mercedes Martinez via Wig Splitter (pinfall)

Backstage: Stokely Hathaway

#ROH Board of Directors Member @StokelyHathaway has an announcement regarding the #ROH World Champion #EddieKingston.

Watch #ROH TV on #HonorClub at https://t.co/8dcdtxqvDf pic.twitter.com/8f8eqFh1yS
— ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) November 2, 2023

This week’s episode began with Stokely Hathaway announcing that ROH World Champion Eddie Kingston had been temporarily suspended for putting his hands on Hathaway. He said that if Kingston touched him again, Kingston would be on the unemployment line.

Matt Sydal & Christopher Daniels vs. The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch)

Dutch used his size advantage to take control of Daniels to start the match. Daniels dumped Dutch into the ropes with a drop-toe hold to get a tag out to Sydal. Sydal hammered both Dutch and Vincent with kicks. Sydal and Daniels double-teamed Vincent, with Sydal hitting a slingshot meteora for a nearfall. Ian Riccaboni announced here that the Final Battle show would be available live on Honor Club, at no extra charge for subscribers.

Dutch cut Sydal off from the apron, allowing The Righteous to isolate Sydal in their corner. Vincent hit Death From Above on Sydal, with Daniels needing to make the save. Sydal hit a spin kick before getting the tag to Daniels. Daniels ran wild, dropping both men with STOs before hitting a Death Valley Driver on Vincent for a nearfall. Dutch came in and dropped Sydal with a Black Hole Slam, leaving Daniels on his own. Vincent hit Autumn Sunshine on Daniels to score the win.

Winner: The Righteous via Pinfall.

Backstage: “All Ego” Ethan Page

“@TonyNese – I hope and pray you are watching the match tonight” – @OfficialEGO.

Watch #ROH TV on #HonorClub at https://t.co/8dcdtxqvDf. pic.twitter.com/irIqQvtUO3
— ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) November 2, 2023

Ethan Page was backstage with Lexy Nair. He said that the old Ethan Page would have reacted very differently to the actions of Tony Nese, but instead, he will go through Josh Woods tonight to get back at Nese.

Robyn Renegade vs. Leyla Hirsch

Hirsch took down a trash-talking Renegade to start the match. Hirsch got distracted by Charlette at ringside, allowing Robyn to get a quick advantage. Hirsch came back with a Chaos Theory before scoring the submission win with an armbar.

Winner: Leyla Hirsch via Submission.

Charlette jumped Hirsch after the match, but Rachel Ellering ran them off. Hirsch blew Ellering off, shoving her aside before leaving.

Lee Moriarty vs. Darius Martin

This is the type of match we need more of on ROH and AEW television. Two young, fresh talents having a clean showcase.

This is a rematch from last week, where Shane Taylor interfered to help Moriarty win. The two men used their technical skills early on, catching each other in crucifix pins after scrambling on the mat to no avail. Moriarty hooked Martin in the ropes, before kicking Martin’s arm out from under him to develop his target. Moriarty countered a single-leg takedown into an abdominal stretch before using his leg to crank on Martin’s arm some more.

Martin picked up the pace, hitting a rope-assisted Pele kick for a nearfall. After a back-and-forth, Moriarty caught Martin with a hammerlock neckbreaker for a nearfall. Moriarty locked on the Border City Stretch, but Martin countered it into a pair of crucifix pins for nearfalls. Martin hammered Moriarty with a Penalty Kick, but Moriarty caught Martin with a pop-up flatliner for a nearfall. Moriarty and Martin traded strikes before Martin countered a running uppercut with a German suplex. Martin followed with a suplex before hitting a frog splash for the win.

Winner: Darius Martin via Pinfall.

Video: ROH Final Battle 2023

We got a commercial for Final Battle, where it was reiterated that the show would be exclusively on Honor Club.

Josh Woods vs. “All Ego” Ethan Page

Page had the early advantage, but Woods clipped Page’s arm on an up-and-over in the corner. Woods went to work on Page’s arm, hitting a hammerlock bodyslam for a nearfall. Woods kept tearing at Page’s arm, but Page fired out of the corner with a shoulder block to take Woods down. Tony Nese made his way to the stage to watch this match.

Woods ducked another shoulder block, but Page hit him with a big boot on the rebound. Page fired out of the corner with a clothesline, but Woods held onto Page’s arm when Page tried to send him out of the ring. Page countered the Anarchist Suplex with a running powerslam for a nearfall. Sterling took the referee’s attention as Page hit a head kick on Woods. Page caught Woods in a small package, but Nese came in the ring to flip Woods on top of the pin to score Woods the win.

Winner: Josh Woods via Pinfall.

Video: The Mogul Embassy

We got a recap of the Mogul Embassy winning the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Titles from Hangman Page & The Young Bucks on Dynamite.

Four Corner Survival Match
Slim J vs. Gringo Loco vs. Metalik vs. Angelico

A fun, Lucha-influenced four-way match here, as Angelico scores another win on the way to his future ROH Title match against Eddie Kingston.

Slim J used a handshake from Angelico to vault into a headscissors on Metalik, kicking off the fast-paced action in this match. Loco hit a dive onto Slim J and Angelico before Metalik followed with a springboard moonsault. Angelico isolated Slim J, locking him up with submission holds until Metalik broke it up. Metalik hit Angelico with a Slingblade bulldog and a rope-walk dropkick for a nearfall. Metalik hit a rope-walk rana on Loco for a nearfall.

Metalik kicked out of an Angelico sunset flip before getting caught by a Loco step-up cutter. Slim J hit a splash onto Angelico for a nearfall. We got a series of flash pin attempts before Angelico and Slim J sent Metalik and Loco to the floor respectively. Angelico caught Slim J in a Mouse Trap-style pin for the win.

Winner: Angelico via Pinfall.

Backstage: Sonjay Dutt, Stokely Hathaway

.@sonjaydutterson makes his demands for @TheLethalJay to receive an #ROH World Title shot!

Watch #ROH TV on #HonorClub at https://t.co/8dcdtxr3sN pic.twitter.com/lA9y1rEtWe
— ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) November 2, 2023

Sonjay Dutt spoke on his history with Jay Lethal before trashing Eddie Kingston. Stokely Hathaway came in to congratulate Dutt on the work he and his crew did on Kingston on Collision. Dutt asked Hathaway when Jay Lethal was going to receive his title match, but Hathaway gave him the runaround before leaving him hanging.

Rachael Ellering vs. LMK

LMK stands for Little Mean Kathleen, but she was called LMK throughout the match. Ellering scored a quick win with the Bosswoman Slam.

Winner: Rachael Ellering via Pinfall.

Four Corner Survival Tag Team Match
The Wingmen (“Hollywood Hunk” Ryan Nemeth & “Pretty” Peter Avalon) vs. The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Capt. Shawn Dean) vs. The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Capt. Shawn Dean) vs. The Gates of Agony (Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun)

The Savages worked on Avalon to start. Avalon hit a splash on Boulder, but Boulder repeatedly bench-pressed Avalon out of pinning position. Dean and Kaun tagged in, with the Gates isolating Dean. The Wingmen got involved, with Nemeth hitting a pendulum DDT for a nearfall. Dean fought his way out of their corner and tagged Bravo.

Bravo ran wild, taking out Avalon with a swinging DDT. The Gates of Agony came in and laid out Bravo, but the Wingmen sent them out of the ring. Dean hit a butterfly backbreaker on Nemeth before hitting Boot Camp on Avalon. Boulder blind-tagged his way in and took out the Infantry with a double flapjack. Kaun got a blind tag before Liona pounced both Savages. The Gates hit a double spinebuster on Avalon to score the win.

Winner: The Gates of Agony via Pinfall.

Video: Mark Briscoe

We got a recap of Mark Briscoe’s return on last week’s Rampage, taking out Kip Sabian.

Three-Way Match
Nick Comoroto vs. Lee Johnson vs. Action Andretti

Comoroto looked good here with his impressive power spots.

Comoroto trucked over both his opponents with a double clothesline, but Johnson and Andretti low-bridged him out of the ring. Johnson and Andretti got caught in a pinning predicament before Comoroto came back in and dropped them both. Comoroto picked up Johnson with a one-handed gorilla press while simultaneously hitting Andretti with a DDT. Shane Taylor watched from backstage, having offered Johnson a spot in Shane Taylor Promotions.

Johnson and Andretti tried to team up on Comoroto, but Comoroto continued to hammer them both. Comoroto hit them both with a running crossbody. Comoroto went for a powerslam on Johnson, but Andretti caught Comoroto with a springboard dropkick. Andretti rolled up Comoroto to get the win.

Winner: Action Andretti via Pinfall.

Charlette Renegade vs. Kiera Hogan

Hogan got a quick win with Face The Music.

Winner: Kiera Hogan via Pinfall.

Backstage: Leyla Hirsch, Rachael Ellering

.@RachaelEllering explains why she came to the aid of @LegitLeyla.

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— ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) November 3, 2023

Leyla Hirsch was backstage with Lexy Nair. Rachel Ellering came up, but Hirsch didn’t want any help from her. Ellering noted that the one person Hirsch wanted help from – that being Maria Kanellis – wasn’t around. Hirsch said that Maria would be around next time, and shunned Ellering.

The Workhorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake), Cole Karter & Griff Garrison vs. Gravity, Dalton Castle, & The Boys (Brandon & Brent Tate)

Gravity had peacock gear on to match his squad. Karter and Garrison isolated Brent in their corner, allowing the Workhorsemen to clubber on him. The Boys teamed up to get a tag to Gravity, who ran wild on Garrison until Henry laid in a kick from the outside. Garrison hit a powerslam on Gravity for a nearfall.

Gravity fought off the Workhorsemen before getting the tag to Castle, who ran wild on all four of his opponents. Castle flung Boys at his opponents until Drake shut it down. The Boys hit dual enzuigiris on Drake to stop him. Castle catapulted Gravity into a dive to the floor before hitting Drake with the Bangarang for the win.

Winner: Gravity, Dalton Castle, & The Boys via Pinfall.

ROH Women’s World Championship
Mercedes Martinez vs. Athena (c)

Another standout title defense for Athena, as these two beat seven shades out of each other and took the crowd on a ride. Athena’s partnership with Billie Starkz solidified here, as Starkz did what she needed to do to keep Athena happy.

Athena jumped Martinez at the bell with a forearm before clubbering her in the corner. Athena sent Martinez to the floor, where Martinez sent Athena into the barricade. Athena fought back and sent Martinez into the ring, where she ran into a main event spinebuster from Martinez. Huh, a main event spinebuster that’s actually in the main event. You don’t get those too often.

Athena flipped out of a spider suplex attempt, booting Martinez to the floor before landing a suicide dive. Diamante caught Athena’s attention, allowing Martinez to clobber Athena with a forearm. Martinez sent Athena into the timekeeper’s area before laying her on a chair. Martinez stood over Athena, but Athena fought her way up and superplexed Martinez off of the barricade.

Both women beat the 20-count before getting into a strike exchange in the ring. They traded big strikes before Athena hit a big forearm to reset. Athena went to the top rope, but Diamante got on the apron to cut her off. Martinez hit the OG Drop for a close nearfall. Martinez went for the Brass City Sleeper, but Athena bit her way out of it. Martinez turned a crossface attempt into a crucifix pin for a nearfall.

Athena dropped Martinez with a forearm before hitting the O-Face, but Diamante took the referee’s attention. Athena dropped Diamante with a forearm before hitting the Wig Splitter on her. Athena pulled the turnbuckle pad off, but Martinez booted her into the exposed turnbuckle in a call back to the Final Battle match between these two. Martinez hit a Perfect Plex for a nearfall. Martinez went for an O’Connor Roll, but Athena kicked her into the ropes where a hooded individual hit Martinez with the title belt. Athena hit the Wig Splitter on Martinez to win and retain the title.

Winner: Athena via Pinfall to retain the ROH Women’s World Championship.

The hooded person revealed themselves as Billie Starkz, who presented Athena with the title. After berating Starkz last week, Athena seemed pleased with Starkz this week as we went off the air.