DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR 2024 was a tremendous night of action this past Friday in Arlington, and with it came the crowning of two new ROH champions! In the ROH Pure Title clash between 3-Time champion Wheeler Yuta and Lee Moriarty, it was #TaigaStyle who found a way to end the 244-day reign of the Blackpool Combat Club member. Then in the ROH Women's World Television Championship match, Billie Starkz fell to Red Velvet in the champion's very first title defense since claiming the crown at SUPERCARD OF HONOR 2024 in April!
In the other title affairs, all champions were able to maintain their titles, even ROH World TV Champion Atlantis Jr. who had to outlast five other men in the Survival of the Fittest bout. Dustin Rhodes and The Von Erich won an Eliminator Match over Dark Order to earn their spot in the ROH World Six-Man Title fight against Undisputed Kingdom at BATTLE OF THE BELTS XI, and the Texas-born trio made the most of it by becoming the new Six-Man Champions! Then there was the unforgettable Texas Death Match between Leyla Hirsch and Diamante that deserves to go down as one of the most memorable bouts in ROH's history!
But not that DBD '24 is in the past, it's time for Ring of Honor to move forward into the future, and that means getting right back into action tonight on Honor Club! Dustin Rhodes and The Von Erichs aim to be fighting champions as they put their Six-Man Titles on the line against Iron Savages and Jacked Jameson while Wheeler Yuta looks to bounce back from his title loss in a match against the hard-striking Anthony Henry. Plus, Brian Cage squares off against Rocky Romero, The Beast Mortos follows up his night on DYNAMITE with a fight against AR Fox, The Premier Athletes will be in action, Fuego Del Sol returns to face Jacoby Watts, and so much more!
It gets underway at 7pm ET/6pm CT exclusively on Honor Club, your home for Ring of Honor's weekly presentation every Thursday night, as well as the massive library featuring over twenty years of the most influential professional wrestling promotion of this century!
ROH WORLD SIX-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH...
Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erich (Marshall & Ross)(c) vs. Iron Savages (Boulder, Bronson, & Jacked Jameson)
On Friday night's DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR 2024 event, Dustin Rhodes, Marshall Von Erich, and Ross Von Erich took their first step towards the ROH World Six-Man Championship when the bested Dark Order. That win put them in position to fight Undisputed Kingdom of Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, and Mike Bennett just twenty-four hours later at BATTLE OF THE BELTS XI, and the trio from Texas made the most of the opportunity, leading all to their first-ever Ring of Honor championship, and most importantly, Dustin to his first title in nearly a decade!
It was an emotional moment for “The Natural”, just as it was for Marshall and Ross as they got to share it with their father Kevin, and though it is something all three men will likely feel for some time to come, they're already getting right back to the grind tonight on Honor Club!
With an intention to be fighting champions, Dustin and The Von Erichs will put their newly won Six-Man Titles on the line against Iron Savages of Bronson and Boulder, and their running buddy Jacked Jameson! It's been over a year since the last time Iron Savages and Jameson challenged for the titles, a losing effort against The Mogul Embassy on HONOR CLUB #22, and to say their success rate hasn't been the greatest would be an understatement. It's not a testament to their ability, these three are a collection of the strongest men in ROH, and together they are capable of great things, it's just a matter of putting it all together to live up to their potential.
Tonight would be the ideal night for Jameson, Bronson, and Boulder to finally gel into the dominant monster they have the potential to become, and if they can, we will be looking at new ROH World Six-Man Champions!
ONE-ON-ONE...
Wheeler Yuta vs. Anthony Henry
Just a few days ago Wheeler Yuta stood as the defending 3-Time ROH Pure Champion, a feat unmatched by anyone else in the history of that title, a title no one else had even held on two occasions for that matter, but by the end of the night at DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR 2024, he was dethroned by Shane Taylor Promotions' Lee Moriarty.
It happens, no one reigns forever, but Wheeler can find pride in the fact his 244 days as Pure Champion mark him as the third-longest reigning title holder of all-time. In the aftermath of such a loss there are two choices for an individual, either wallow in the misery of loss or dust yourself up and try again, and knowing the heart of The Blackpool Combat Club, Wheeler Yuta is going to choose the latter.
So tonight on Honor Club Yuta begins that process of picking himself back up when he squares off with a man he's only faced once before, in tag team competition at that, one-half of The Workhorsemen: Anthony Henry! With his partner JD Drake out recovering from injury, Henry has been looking for where he fits in the scheme of things, partnering up with assorted individuals over the last couple months, but nothing quite fitting like JD Drake.
Perhaps the ticket for Anthony Henry isn't finding other individuals to unite with but rather to go it alone until his tag partner returns, and show the ROH faithful the skill that have brought him championship success across the independent wrestling landscape over the last twenty years. Henry is a nasty striker, a tremendous grappler, with skills that match-up wonderfully against a competitor like Yuta, and he is going to give the former 3-Time Pure Champ a run for his money tonight on Honor Club!
SINGLES MATCH...
“The Machine” Brian Cage vs. “Azucar” Rocky Romero
Brian Cage was moments away from claiming the ROH World Television Champion from Atlantis Jr. at DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR 2024 this past Friday night. After eliminating both Lee Johnson and Johnny TV from the Survival of the Fittest contest, “The Machine” seemed poised to put the defending champion down and become the 33rd World TV Champion, but fate had other things in mind and Atlantis Jr. escaped Arlington that night with the championship still in his possession.
Brian Cage thought he had it, thought he was leaving the Esports Stadium with his first ROH singles title, instead he is stepping into this match with Rocky Romero without a championship around his waist. To say that makes “The Machine” angry would be underselling it, and he aims to make the former multi-time ROH World Tag Champion suffer for what he lost on Saturday!
ONE-ON-ONE...
The Beast Mortos vs. AR Fox
The Beast Mortos has been a busy man these last few days; from competing in the Royal Rampage on AEW RAMPAGE last Friday, to taking on Komander at DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR 2024, then Hologram at COLLISION, and The Conglomeration just last night on DYNAMITE! In each instance he has demonstrated himself to be an utter force of nature inside the squared circle, especially in that victory over Komander last Friday night!
Tonight he returns to ROH ON HONOR CLUB action for the first time since an April 25th Three Way bout where he pinned AR Fox to score the victory. Appropriately enough, his opponent for tonight's Honor Club offering will also be AR Fox, but this time it one-on-one, giving Fox a chance at redemption for that loss three months ago!
ONE-ON-ONE...
Robyn Renegade vs. Maya World
Last year, on HONOR CLUB #43, Maya World stepped into a ROH ring for the first time to face ROH Women's World Champion Athena on the Proving Ground. The most interesting facet of this match-up wasn't Maya making her debut, but rather that she was doing so against her trainer with a potential World Championship fight on the line. Maya was unsuccessful in her bid, but she impressed enough that the young competitor returned two weeks later to take on Queen Aminata.
Taking those two experiences to heart, Maya spent the first half of 2024 competing as much as she could against as many opponents as possible. California, Massachusetts, Florida, Texas, New Jersey, and even Philadelphia, she garnered experience wherever possible and returned to ROH competition a few weeks ago to face one of her trainer's most persistent foes in Red Velvet. Again, victory was not in the cards that night, but it was invaluable experience regardless of how things went.
As for Robyn Renegade, she's been fighting since the very first episode of ROH ON HONOR CLUB to better herself and figure out what it takes to become one of the best in the game. Whether it be alongside her sister Charlette, or fighting solo, Robyn has stepped into the ring with the best competition around over the last 18 months and doesn't plan to stop putting in the work until she's at the top of the ROH Women's Division just as her mentor Thunder Rosa is the AEW Women's Division.
ALSO FEATURING:
-Fuego Del Sol vs. Jacoby Watts
-The Premier Athletes (Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese) vs. Supastarz (Nikkie Eight & Tommy Mars)
-Top Flight in tag team action!