Thursday is upon us once again, and with it comes the latest edition of ROH ON HONOR CLUB, exclusively available at WatchROH.com, the home for Ring of Honor Wrestling's weekly show as well as the outlet for its 20+ years of history. This week we've got a tremendous show on tap with Stardom's Mina Shirakawa taking on Taya Valkyrie, Josh Woods and Katsuyori Shibata going one-on-one, The SAP versus Iron Savages, ROH Women's World Champion Red Velvet in a Proving Ground bout, and so much more going down on this loaded-up edition of ROH programming!
Tonight's edition of ROH ON HONORCLUB brings to you a collection of best professional wrestlers competing today, and it all beings at 7pm ET/6pm CT exclusively on Honor Club! Honor Club is the home for ROH's weekly episodes that premiere every Thursday evening, but it's also the spot to experience over 20 years of ROH's rich history including bouts featuring the likes of Samoa Joe, Claudio Castagnoli, Mark Briscoe, Tomohiro Ishii, Hangman Page, Kenny Omega, and so many more!
ONE-ON-ONE...
Katsuyori Shibata vs. Premier Athletes' Josh Woods
HONOR CLUB 23, August 3, 2023, that was the night Josh Woods challenged then-ROH Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata for the title. As a former Pure Champion himself, if there was anyone adequately prepared to take on “The Wrestler” on those terms it was “The Technical Beast”, but after 11 minutes of action, it was Shibata who ended the match still Pure Champion.
The two would meet again just two months ago when Shibata, HOOK, and Samoa Joe took on the full Premier Athletes trio, a bout won by Shibata's contingent, but tonight during HONOR CLUB 80 they will face off in singles competition once more! Unlike their previous bout, this one will be contested under traditional pro wrestling rules, but will that be enough of a game changer to get Josh Woods the victory he's looking for?
SINGLES MATCH...
“La Wera Loca” Taya Valkyrie vs. RevPro Undisputed British Women's Champion Mina Shirakawa
Last week RevPro Undisputed British Women's Champion Mina Shirakawa came back to Ring of Honor for the first time since SUPERCARD OF HONOR 2024's amazing Stardom Trios bout, defeating Racheal Ellering in a hard-fought bout, but falling victim to an assault from Taya Valkyrie just moments after.
Was it an assault prompted by jealousy over Shirakawa getting the TV time that Taya wants, or was it more geared towards the championship that Mina wears around her waist? Whatever La Wera Loca's motivations, she's getting her shot at facing the RevPro champion tonight during ROH ON HONOR CLUB. Could a victory here lead to Valkyrie getting a future title fight? It's been four years since she had a brief taste of RevPro competition, but this could be the way Taya gets another opportunity at that.!
TAG TEAM BOUT...
Spanish Announce Project (Angelico & Serpentico) vs. Iron Savages (Bronson & Boulder)
With Serpentico riding high after reclaiming his mask from Griff Garrison and Maria, but Angelico dejected after losing his ROH Pure Championship bout with Lee Moriarty last week, the two members of Spanish Announce Project unite in tag team action to take on Iron Savages!
Though this is a first-time bout for this particular combination, both Angelico and Serpentico have some experience with Bronson and Boulder over the last several years with other partners. Unfortunately for SAP, their combined four bouts against Bronson and Boulder amounted to exactly zero victories for either man. Yet Angelico and Serpentico come into this fight having won three of their last four tag team bouts in ROH while Iron Savages are working to get back into the title picture after a frustrating championship loss to Undisputed Kingdom earlier this year.
Which team will rise up to the moment tonight in Arlington and get that much needed victory on their resume?
ONE-ON-ONE...
Aaron Solo vs. Rocky Romero
It's been over seven years since the first time Rocky Romero and Aaron Solo met inside the squared circle. That night it was in tag team action, Rocky with Trent Beretta while Solo was with Ricky Starks, and it was the Roppongi Vice pair that scored the victory in Austin, TX. Fast forward to 2024 and 200 miles up the road into Arlington, and these two competitors are set to meet in their very first singles match!
Solo heads into this after being topped by Angelico in a Pure Rules Match in his last ROH match while Romero, a 3-Time ROH World Tag Champion, comes in off a loss to “The Machine” Brian Cage in his last Ring of Honor outing. Suffice to say both are looking to use the other to bounce back into the win column, but will it be Solo or Romero who gets that elusive “W” in Arlington?
SINGLES MATCH...
“Cool Hand” Angelo Parker vs. Griff Garrison
Three weeks ago Griff Garrison stepped into singles competition against Serpentico with the Spanish Announce Project member's mask on the line and came up short. The week after that, in an attempt by Maria to build a bridge with MxM Collection, she introduced Griff to Mansoor and Mason Madden but the moment didn't exactly go as hoped.
This week Maria's baby boy gets back into singles competition to face “Cool Hand” Angelo Parker, the first-ever ROH singles match for Cool Hand Ang, and his first singles match since a loss on the April 12th edition of AEW RAMPAGE. Parker is looking to get himself on a roll with this bout, to score that victory that gets it all started; can he pull it off tonight during ROH ON HONOR CLUB?
ALSO FEATURING:
-Nick Comoroto vs. “Big Shotty” Lee Johnson!!
-Fuego Del Sol vs. Dark Order's John Silver!!
-Lance Archer & The Righteous in Trios combat!
-Abadon in action!
-Anthony Henry & Beef in tag team competition!
-Premier Athletes (Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese) in action!
-Rachael Ellering competes!
-And more!
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