Match Number One: Roderick Strong (with Tadarius Thomas and Adam Page) versus ACH
Before the bell, Strong refuses the handshake for the Code of Honor, but ACH shakes the hands of Kelly, Corino, and a portion of the front row of the arena.
They lock up and Strong with a side head lock and take down. ACH with a drop toe hold but Strong with a front face lock and he takes ACH to the mat. ACH takes Strong to the mat but Strong holds on to the front face lock. Strong gets to the ropes and they are separated by the referee. They have a test of strength but Strong with a side head lock and ACH backs Strong into the corner and ACH with a chop.
Strong with a side head lock and ACH with another chop. Strong floats over and then ACH with arm drags but Strong with a side head lock take down. ACH with a head scissors and Strong escapes. ACH with a side head lock take down. ACH uses the ropes for leverage on a side head lock take down. Strong with punches but ACH gets to his feet on a belly-to-back suplex attempt. ACH with a side head lock.
Strong chops ACH in the corner followed by a forearm to the back of the head. Strong with an Irish whip but ACH floats over and he gives Strong a drop kick and ACH gets a near fall. Strong goes to the floor. ACH with a pescado but he lands on the apron when he sees Strong move. ACH with a kick and then he goes for an Arabian press but Strong moves and ACH lands on his feet. Strong picks up ACH and sends him into the ring post as we go to commercial.
We are back and Strong gets in the face of a fan in the front row and then he connects with a shoulder to the back of ACH against the guardrails. Strong rolls ACH back into the ring and he gets a near fall. Strong with forearms to ACH followed by a kick. ACH with punches but Strong with a chop that staggers ACH and Strong follows with a punch. ACH with punches but Strong with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker for a near fall.
Strong with chops in the corner followed by an Irish whip. Strong misses a splash in the corner when ACH moes. Strong pulls ACH off the turnbuckles to set for a back breaker but ACH escapes the hold and Strong with a drop kick that bends ACH in an uncomfortable position for a near fall. Strong kicks ACH in the corner. ACH with a few back elbows followed by an Irish whip and clothesline into the corner. ACH with an Irish whip and another clothesline. ACH with a series of running clotheslines into the corner.
ACH with a forearm followed by a swinging elevated neck breaker for a near fall. Strong protects his face and ACH slides through the legs and brings Strong off the apron and then he gives Strong a Flatline inot the apron. ACH with a plancha onto Strong. Page checks on Strong but he moves out of the way when ACH picks up Strong and sends him back into the ring. ACH with a springboard back elbow for a near fall.
Strong with a knee but ACH with an arm drag. Strong sends ACH to the apron. ACH with an elbow and then he hits a slingshot paydirt for a near fall. ACH misses a drop kick into the corner when Strong moves. Strong with a running knee followed by a forearm and Olympic Slam. Strong gets a near fall.
Strong puts ACH on the turnbuckles to set for the superplex but ACH with punches and he knocks Strong off. ACH kicks Strong away and then ACH goes up top and misses a double stomp when Strong moves. Strong with a series of kicks but ACH with a rana. Strong rolls ACH through and ACH with a double stomp and a kick to the head for a near fall.
Strong goes to the floor and he pulls ACH down but ACH kicks Strong to the guardrails. Page and Thomas check on Strong and ACH goes up top for the double jump flip dive onto all three men. ACH goes up top but misses the 450 splash. Strong with the Sick Kick and then he hits the Strong Breaker for the three count.
Winner: Roderick Strong
We go to commercial.
We are back and we take a look at how we got the Television Title Match that is next.
Match Number Two: Matt Taven versus Tommaso Ciampa versus Jay Lethal (with Truth Martini) for the ROH Television Title
Ciampa and Lethal fight in the aisle and Taven joins in as they double team Lethal. Taven and Ciampa exchange punches and Lethal joins in. Ciampa chops Lethal followed by Taven chopping Lethal.
Security comes out to separate the three men, but they only stop Taven. Ciampa and Lethal continue to fight on the floor as we go to commercial.
We are back and Taven is still in the ring waiting for the match to start. Lethal hits Ciampa in the back of the knee with a chair.
Taven gets on the mic and he tells Lethal to grow a set so he can get his title back. He tells Truth that he is going to cut his damn head off.
Taven and Lethal exchange punches while the referee calls for the bell but Truth hits Taven with the Book of Truth and the referee calls for the bell.
No Contest
After the ‘match’, Taven grabs Martini while Ciampa gets back into the ring and he punches Lethal. Lethal kicks Ciampa and then he gets out of the ring.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a video package for the alliance between Adam Cole, Matt Hardy, Michael Bennett, and Maria Kanellis.
Match Number Three: Jay Briscoe versus Michael Bennet (with Maria Kanellis)
Bennett and Briscoe push each other before the bell but then they exchange punches. Maria gets on the apron to distract Jay and Bennett with a spear for a near fall. Bennett with a second spear. Bennett bounces in the corner like he is on edge and he tries for a third spear but Jay with a forearm. Jay with a punch and kicks to Bennett and the referee warns him.
Jay with a head butt and Irish whip followed by a clothesline into the corner. Jay with a snap mare but Bennett gets up and hits a drop kick. Bennett with a kick to the head and more kicks in the corner. Jay sends Bennett into the corner and he punches Michael. Jay with a head butt followed by a European uppercut. Jay with an Irish whip but Bennett sends Briscoe to the apron and Bennett with a super kick that knocks Jay off the apron and into the guardrails.
Bennett goes to the floor and he sends Briscoe into the guardrails. Bennett Irish whips Briscoe into the guardrails. Bennett slams Briscoe on the floor and then Michael breaks the referee’s count. Jay Irish whips Bennett into the guardrails. Jay with a head butt followed by another Irish whip into the guardrails. Briscoe rolls into the ring to break the referee’s count. Bennett and Briscoe fight by the announce table, but go to the aisle. Bennett sends Jay’s head into the guardrails.
They exchange punches at the entrance. Jay with a European uppercut and then Bennett rakes the eyes and he tries for a suplex but Jay blocks it. Jay with a suplex. Jay hits Bennett in the head with a can and then he connects with a forearm to the back. Jay sends Bennett into the guardrails and then he chokes Bennett with a Confederate Flag. Jay with a head butt as we go to commercial.
We are back and Jay goes up top but misses a cross body when Bennett moves. Bennett with a spinebuster and both men are down. Bennett and Maria share a moment before Bennett returns to focus on Briscoe. Bennett with a back elbow. Jay with punches but Bennett with a head butt. Bennett with a slam and then he goes to the turnbuckles for a Hardy-esque screaming leg drop for a near fall.
Bennett with a rear chin lock with his knee in the back. Briscoe with elbows and punches but Bennett punches back. Briscoe with a head butt and Bennett with a punch. Briscoe with European uppercuts. Both men go for a cross body but both men go down. The referee starts the count.
Briscoe with punches to Bennett but Bennett with kicks to try to stop him that do not work too well. Briscoe puts Bennett on the turnbuckles and Briscoe punches Michael. Jay sets for a superplex but Bennett blocks it and Bennett sets for a super Box Office Smash but Briscoe stops him. Briscoe catches Bennett as he comes off the turnbuckles and then Jay with a Flatline into the turnbuckles.
Jay with jabs but Bennett with a knee. Jay with a boot to the head followed by a neck breaker and Jay gets a near fall. Jay picks up Bennett and gets him on his shoulders but Bennett with an elbow and Bennett gets Briscoe up and Jay with elbows. Bennett with a super kick followed by the Box Office Smash but he can only get a near fall.
Bennett does another Hardy impersonation for a Twist of Fate and he kicks Briscoe but he takes too long and Jay with a sleeper. Jay gets on Bennett’s back and Bennett goes to his knees. Bennett gets to the ropes and Briscoe has to release the hold. Jay with a kick and he sets for the Jay Driller but Bennett goes to the mat. Bennett with a short arm clothesline and then he applies the Anaconda Vice but Jay is able to block it and prevent it from being fully applied. Jay with a punch.
Jay with a Death Valley Driver followed by a Jay Driller for the three count.
Winner: Jay Briscoe
We go to credits.
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