We get a video package for Mercedes Martinez and Serena Deeb.
ROH Women's Champion Mercedes Martinez vs. Serena Deeb.
They adhere to the code of honor.
They lock up and then break, moving to the greco roman knuckle lock. Martinez takes Deeb down and Deeb referses. They trade holds on the mat. Martinez breaks it with a stomp on the arm and then grabs a head lock. They go back to mat wrestling and Deeb holds Martinez down with an arm bar with a knee on the head. They work to their feet and Martinez reverses it. Martinez hits a spine buster and then a drop kick in the corner. Deeb goes to the floor and Martinez follows her and they brawl on the floor.
They move to fighting on the apron and Deeb hits a spear on Martinez hurting her own shoulder. Deeb is back in the ring and they fight in the corner until Deeb plants Martinex from a dragon sleeper in the corner. Deeb goes for a back slide, but Martinez is able to reverse it and then hits a half and half on Deeb. Martinez puts Deeb on the top. Martinez tries for a suplex from the top, but Deeb holds old. Martinez is able to get a dragon sleeper on the top. Deeb tries to break free with elbows. Deeb is able to escape and Martinez is in the tree of woe and nails her with kicks and then a drop kick.
Deeb locks on an octopus stretch and then moves it to the Deeb tox. That just looks so painful. Martinez is able to power out of it and takes Deeb over. They trade rollups and Martinez gets a pair of submission holds. Deeb fights her way out of it. They are seated across from each other and trade kicks. Both women drop back onto the mat.,
Deeb is able to lock Martinez’s arms, but Martinez drops to her knees. Martinez drops Deeb and then goes to the corner for a charge. Deeb avoids it and Deeb goes to the top. Martinez hits a kick on her. Martinez goes to the top with Deeb and hits the spider German suplex. Martinez climbs down and grabs Deeb and holds her from behind and hits strikes. Deeb goes deadweight to avoid the forearm. Martinez has her surfboard blocked and Deeb bites her way free.
They fight on their knees and she lifts Deeb , Deeb escapes and hits a spinning neckbreaker. Deeb then gets a spinning DDT and the serenity lock. Martinez rolls through for a two count. Deeb is able to pick Martinez’s ankle and slams her knees into the mat. Deeb puts on an ankle lock and Martinez trolls through to sent Deeb into the turnbuckle.
In the corner, Deeb gets on Martinez’s shoulder, but gets trapped on the top. Martinez hits the OG drop and covers for two. Martinez goes for the Brass City sleeper and holds it until Deeb is done.
Winner and still Champion: Marcedes Martinez
They hug and we go to the video package for the TV championship.
ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe vs. Jay Lethal with Sonjay Dutt.
No code of honor because Joe charges Lethal and they start fighting in the aisle. Joe head butts Lethal down and they just. Keep. Fighting. Joe finally tosses Lethal into the ring. Lethal drop kicks Joe’s knee and then hits the three dives from the ring. They KEEP brawling and Satnam Singh attacks. Lethal then rolls Joe into the ring and the ref sends Singh to the back and the bell rings.
Lethal beats down Joe in the corner. Lethal then starts attacking Joe’s wrapped arm. Joe is able to chap Lethal in the corner and then charges him in the other corner. Joe covers Lethal and Lethal gets a foot on the rope on two. They fight on the apron and Lethal gets an arm guillotine and then a drop kick into the arm for a two count.
Lethal works over Joe in the corner and Joe fights his way out. Lethal gets a drop kick on Joe. Lethal stomps on Joe’s hand and when Joe is up, he slaps Lethal down. Lethal gets an insigiri and both men are down. When they are up, Joe hits a back elbow and then leaps onto Lethal on the outside. Joe rolls him in and covers for the two. They get to their feet and after Lethal’s strikes, Joe is able to roll through and get a two count. Joe hits a brutal clothesline for a two count. Joe then slams Lethal for a two count.
Lethal is up and slaps, but Joe slaps him around. Lethal is able to get a lethal combination for a two count. Lethal tries for a figure four and Joe kicks Lethal in the face when he tries the spin. Lethal keeps working on the leg, and Joe fights his way out again. Joe is placed on the top and Lethal tries for a muscle buster and Joe fight back. Lethal gets a drop kick and then goes back up. Joe tosses Lethal off and gets a leg lariat for a two count.
Joe pulls Lethal up and then beats him down. He puts Lethal on the top and goes for the muscle buster and Lethal escapes and hits the Lethal Injection for a two count. Lethal drop kicks Joe into the corner and when he charges, Joe catches him and throws him down. Joe goes for the muscle buster again and Sonjay Dutt runs to the ring. Joe goes after him and the ref is distracted as Lethal nails Jow with the title belt and covers for two.
Lethal goes for the Lethal injection, and Joe blocks it, Lethal rolls up Joe and Joe is able to lock in the rear naked choke and Lethal taps out.
Winner and still TV Champion: Samoa Joe
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