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Welcome to PWInsider.com’s Ring of Honor Report for a special YouTube episode on August 15, 2025! Scheduled for the show is the following:
*ROH World Television Champion Nick Wayne vs. Willie Mack
*The Premier Athletes with Mark Sterling vs. Neon and Mascara Dorada
*Jay Lethal vs. Alex Zayne
*Allysin Kay vs. Billie Starkz with Athena
*Beef and Tom La Ruffa vs. Blake Christian and Lee Johnson
*Hechicero vs. Jordan Oliver
*QT Marshall will be in action
*Paul Walter Hauser will be in attendance
*Marina Shafir with Jon Moxley vs. Marti Belle
*Adam Priest and The Workhorsemen will be in action
*AR Fox and The Outrunners vs. Shane Taylor Promotions
Ian Riccaboni and Caprice Coleman are on commentary.
ROH World Television Champion Nick Wayne with Kip Sabian and Mother Wayne vs. Willie Mack
Nick Wayne slaps away the Code of Honor and then rushes at Willie Mack. Wayne tries a backslide, but Mack slips out and hits a shoulder tackle. Wayne rolls to the floor and gets advice from Kip Sabian while being comforted by Mother Wayne. Wayne gets back into the ring and kicks Mack in the gut. Wayne hits a punch and three chops, but Mack absorbs it. Wayne ducks a clothesline, but eats an arm drag and a dropkick. Wayne rolls to the floor again. Mack goes to the floor, as well, and chops Wayne against the guardrail. Mack slaps Wayne and tries to roll him back into the ring. Sabian distracts Mack as Wayne sends Mack into the ring post and then the guardrail. Wayne rolls Mack back into the ring and stomps on him a few times. Wayne chokes Mack on the middle rope and then distracts the referee as Mother Wayne slaps Mack.
Wayne punches Mack in the corner and then kicks him in the gut. Wayne spits in his hand and chops Mack. Wayne chops Mack, but Willie slaps Wayne. Wayne rakes Mack’s eyes and then tries to send him to the ropes. Mack blocks it, but eats a knee. Wayne sends Mack to the ropes and hits a knee to the gut. Mack is sent to the ropes again, but is able to roll Wayne up for a two count. Wayne kicks Mack in the gut and hits the ropes. Mack hits a pop up forearm and both men are slow to get up. They get on their feet and Mack hits a clothesline and then a back elbow. Mack hits a pendulum slam and then a standing moonsault for a two count. Mack kicks Wayne and goes for a Stunner, but Wayne tries a backslide. Mack kicks out and hits Wayne in the gut. Wayne returns the shot with a forearm and then leaps over a charging Mack. Wayne rolls Mack up for a two count.
Mack charges at Wayne, but Nick dodges it and Mack hits the corner. Wayne goes for The Killswitch, but Mack slips out and hits The Stunner for a two count. Mack climbs to the top rope, but Wayne distracts the referee as Sabian grabs Mack’s leg. Mack goes for a splash, but Wayne moves out of the way and hits The Killswitch for the win!
Winner and STILL ROH World Television Champion: Nick Wayne
An AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door commercial airs.
AR Fox and The Outrunners vs. Shane Taylor Promotions with Trish Adora and Anthony Ogogo
Shane Taylor Promotions attack AR Fox and The Outrunners as they enter the ring. Carlie Bravo grabs AR Fox’s nose and sends him to the ropes. They hit a few standing switches until Fox hits a Sling Blade. Truth Magnum tags in, but eats a throat thrust from Bravo. Shawn Dean tags in and he sends Magnum to the ropes. Magnum hits a flurry of strikes on Bravo and Dean and then hits Dean with a dropkick. Turbo Floyd tags in and The Outrunners take turns hitting Dean with strikes until Floyd slams Dean. Shane Taylor tags in and punches Floyd instead of locking up. Taylor decks Floyd with another punch. Taylor grabs a side headlock on Floyd, but gets sent to the ropes. Magnum dropkicks Taylor. Floyd can’t lift Taylor, but The Outrunners hit him with a double dropkick. Taylor rolls to the floor and Magnum tags in.
Magnum grabs Taylor on the apron, but Taylor rakes his eyes. Dean drags Magnum to the apron. Bravo stomps onto Magnum’s neck and Taylor hits a leg drop on the apron. Back in the ring, Taylor hits a big overhand chop on Magnum. Bravo tags in and hits Magnum with a few shots until Magnum fires up and hits a few punches himself. Bravo sends Magnum to the corner and chokes him with his boot. Dean tags in and kicks Magnum in the corner. Dean hits a Bronco Buster on Magnum for a two count. Bravo tags in and lifts Magnum up so that Dean can hit a neckbreaker. Bravo gets a two count.
Bravo blocks Magnum from making a tag. Magnum gets free and fights out of the corner and hits a double clothesline on Bravo. Dean knocks Fox off the apron, but can’t hit Floyd. Taylor pulls Floyd off of the apron just as the tag is almost made. Magnum fights off The Infantry and tags in Fox. Fox climbs to the top rope and hits a swan dive on The Infantry. Dean kicks Fox in the gut, but Fox is able to hit a twisting suplex. Taylor gets into the ring and punches Fox in the gut. Fox sends Taylor to the floor. Fox sends Bravo to the apron and hits a flipping double stomp onto him and then dives onto Taylor. Fox climbs to the top rope and hits a Swanton Bomb on Bravo for a two count.
Bravo hits a jawbreaker on Fox and lifts him up. Fox slips out and sends Bravo to the ropes. Bravo hits the Carlie Crossover and then a Falcon Arrow for a two count. Dean tags in. Fox fights off the double team from The Infantry and tags in Floyd. Floyd comes in hot with slams on both Infantry members and then Taylor. The Outrunners hit stereo splashes on The Infantry and then Floyd hits a bulldog/clothesline combination on The Infantry. The Outrunners go for a double elbow, but Taylor breaks it up. The Outrunners low bridge Taylor and then send Bravo to the floor onto Taylor. Magnum slams Dean and The Outrunners hit a double elbow as Fox dives onto Taylor and Bravo. The Outrunners hit Total Recall on Dean for the win!
Winners: AR Fox and The Outrunners
Blake Christian and Lee Johnson are in the locker room. Johnson isn’t dressed yet because they have an easy match tonight against Beef and Tom La Ruffa. Christian says that when you blend him and Beef together, you get Vanilla Beef. Christian starts texting on his phone and Johnson asks him why. Christian is texting his trademark guy to trademark “Swirl,” which is what he wants to call their tag team.
Jay Lethal vs. Alex Zayne
The Code of Honor is followed and they lock up after a “Black Machismo” chant. Jay Lethal grabs a side headlock, but is sent to the ropes. Lethal hits a tackle on Alex Zayne and hits the ropes. Lethal tries a Lethal Injection, but Zayne catches him. Lethal sends Zayne to the floor and hits a dive. Lethal goes for another dive, but Zayne slides into the ring and hits a dropkick. Lethal rolls to the floor and Zayne goes for a dive. Lethal avoids it by getting into the ring. Lethal hits a dive and calls for another dive. Zayne avoids the third dive and hits an enzuigiri with Lethal on the apron. Zayne hits a corkscrew dive onto Lethal on the floor. Zayne rolls Lethal back into the ring and gets a one count.
Lethal blocks a whip and hits the Lethal Combination. Lethal climbs to the top rope and leaps off. Zayne rolls out of the way and Lethal rolls through. They hit a double clothesline, but neither goes fully down. They hit a second double clothesline and go down to their knees. Lethal goes for Lethal Injection, but Zayne catches him and hits a front flip kick. They exchange strikes as they stand up until Lethal takes Zayne down. Lethal tries the Figure Four, but Zayne rolls him up for a two count. Lethal pushes Zayne off and hops to the middle rope. Zayne hits a hurricanrana off of the ropes. Zayne tries to slam Lethal, but Jay slips out and hits the Lethal Injection for the win!
Winner: Jay Lethal
Jay Lethal and Alex Zayne shake hands after the match.
Paul Walter Hauser, Chuck Taylor, Orange Cassidy, and Hook are at the premiere of Naked Gun. QT Marshall was not invited because he’s an a-hole.
QT Marshall with Aaron Solo vs. The OXP
QT Marshall grabs a microphone before the match starts. He tells OXP that he looks familiar. OXP says that he is Diego on Cobra Kai. Marshall asks OXP if he’s friends with Paul Walter Hauser. Marshall tells OXP that he doesn’t get paid to pretend to beat people up. Marshall tells OXP to go back to Hollywood. OXP punches Marshall and the bell rings for the match to start.
OXP hits Marshall with a spin kick and then works him over in the corner. OXP is sent to the corner, but he leaps over Marshall and hits the ropes. OXP hits a headscissors and goes for a spinning kick. Marshall catches OXP and slams him down. Marshall rains down forearms and then kicks OXP. Marshall slams OXP and then hits a knee drop. Marshall tries to send OXP to the floor, but OXP slingshots off of the ropes and kicks Marshall. OXP hits a springboard tornado DDT for a two count. OXP goes for another springboard, but Marshall forearms him out of mid-air. Marshall hits a cutter for the win!
Winner: QT Marshall
After the match, Aaron Solo holds OXP and QT Marshall says to send Paul Walter Hauser a message. Before Marshall can hit OXP, Hauser’s music hits. Hauser comes out. Solo charges at him, but Hauser fights him off and hits the Hause Call. Hauser gets into the ring and goes face-to-face with Marshall. Marshall tries to sucker punch Hauser, but Hauser lays him out and headbutts him. Marshall shakes it off and goes for a cutter. Hauser pushes Marshall off and hits a back suplex and clotheslines Marshall over the top rope. Hauser helps OXP to his feet.
A video package for Mina Shirakawa vs. Athena at Death Before Dishonor airs.
Allysin Kay vs. Billie Starkz with Athena
The Code of Honor is followed and they lock up. Allysin Kay grabs an arm, but Billie Starkz rolls into a reversal and picks a leg. Kay rolls Starkz up for a two count. Kay grabs a side headlock, but Starkz slips out and grabs an arm bar. Starkz grabs a side headlock, but is sent to the ropes. Starkz hits a tackle, but Kay doesn’t move. Kay doesn’t move on a second tackle attempt. A third attempt yields no different result. Starkz pulls Kay down by the hair. Kay slaps Starkz. Starkz slaps Kay. They shove each other and Starkz hits the ropes. Kay catches her and hits a fallaway slam. Kay charges at Starkz in the corner, but Billie slips to the apron and rakes Kay’s face on the top rope. Starkz hits a hanging DDT on the middle rope for a two count.
Starkz argues with the referee and then strikes Kay in the corner. Kay is sent across the ring and eats a running strike. Starkz snapmares Kay and kicks her in the back. Starkz hits a basement dropkick and then forearms Kay. Starkz snapmares Kay and face washes her. Kay catches a kick and spins Starkz around. Starkz hits a back elbow and charges at Kay. Kay hangs Starkz on the second rope and kicks her. Kay hits a German Suplex, but Starkz shakes it off. They exchange running strikes until Starkz holds onto Kay’s hair. Starkz hits a flurry of strikes and a German Suplex. Starkz locks on the Chicken Wing and Kay taps!
Winner: Billie Starkz
The Dark Order are in the back. Alex Reynolds says that they are in a familiar place - coming off a tough loss. In a weird way, losing is essential to their success. The more they lose, the more they want to win. John Silver says that they keep coming. Evil Uno says that the history books show a bunch of teams that didn’t survive. The Dark Order falls down and keeps getting up. The Dark Order is forever.
Beef and Tom La Ruffa vs. Blake Christian and Lee Johnson
Blake Christian and Beef start things off with Christian pie facing Beef instead of following the Code of Honor. Christian grabs a cravat, but Beef works out of it. Christian hits the ropes and avoids Beef. Beef hits a cartwheel and a dropkick. Christian hits Beef in the throat and sends him to the corner. Lee Johnson kicks Beef and Christian hits a half nelson suplex. Johnson tags in and hits a running kick and a standing moonsault on Beef for a two count. Christian tags back in and Swirl sends Beef to the corner. Johnson hits a shoulder attack and Christian kicks Beef. Christian knocks Tom La Ruffa off of the apron and Swirl hits Beef with a double kick.
Christian kicks Beef in the corner and tags in Johnson. Johnson hits Beef with kicks and then distracts the referee as Christian chokes Beef. Johnson snapmares Beef and grabs a chinlock. Beef works out of it with elbows, but Johnson clubs down on his back. Beef blocks Johnson’s punches and hits some of his own. La Ruffa tags in and hits a leg lariat on Johnson. La Ruffa hits a swinging neckbreaker and lifts up Johnson. Johnson slips out and kicks La Ruffa in the corner. Christian tags in and Johnson knocks Beef off of the apron. Christian dives on Beef. Johnson dives on Beef. Christian hits a springboard clothesline on La Ruffa. Christian climbs to the top rope and Swirl hits a double stomp/Death Valley Driver combination for the win!
Winners: Blake Christian and Lee Johnson
An ROH Death Before Dishonor commercial airs.
Marina Shafir with Jon Moxley vs. Marti Belle
Marina Shafir offers a handshake. Marti Belle accepts it, but Shafir grabs Belle and hits a throw. Shafir offers her head and neck to Belle, but Marti can’t catch her. Shafir grabs an arm and throws Belle again for a one count. Shafir scrambles into full mount and grabs a cross armbreaker. Belle stacks Belle up for a two count. Shafir grabs Belle in a waistlock and slams her down. Shafir slams Belle again while in a waistlock. Shafir kicks Belle and then punches her in the corner. Shafir hits some kicks to the gut and tries to whip Belle. Belle blocks it, but Shafir sweeps her leg and chokes her with her foot.
Shafir kicks at Belle. Belle tries to shove Shafir away and whips her across the ring. Shafir hops over Belle and grabs a Full Nelson. Belle elbows out and tosses Shafir. Belle hits a forearm. Shafir asks for more and Belle obliges. Shafir tells Belle to do better. Belle hits Shafir again. Shafir wants better. Belle hits Shafir multiple more times, but Shafir absorbs them all and sweeps Belle’s leg. Shafir hits a knee to Belle’s face and then throws Belle again. Shafir locks on Mother’s Milk and Belle taps.
Winner: Marina Shafir
Adam Priest is in the back. Priest has been in ROH for a month and has already had an ROH World Championship match. Priest has gotten more opportunities than most, but did fall short. Priest wants some people to help him. The Workhorsemen join Priest. They say that they have Priest’s back.
Adam Priest and The Workhorsemen vs. Ryan Zukko, Joe Keys, and Josh Fuller
Anthony Henry and Joe Keys start things off. Henry kicks Keys in the gut and grabs a side headlock. Keys sends Henry to the ropes and hits a tackle. Key hits the ropes, but Henry tackles him down. Adam Priest tags in and hits Keys with a European uppercut for a one count. Keys drives Priest to the corner and tags in Ryan Zukko. Zukko hits a European uppercut on Priest, but Adam shakes it off and hits a dropkick. JD Drake tags in and works Zukko over in the corner. Zukko fights back with a jawbreaker, but Drake shakes it off and hits a spinebuster. Henry tags in and kicks away Zukko’s tag attempt. Henry kicks Zukko in the back and tags in Priest. Priest chops Zukko and hits a snap suplex. Drake tags in and hits a slingshot senton on Zukko. Henry tags in and ties Zukko up. Henry breaks the hold and tags in Drake.
Drake stomps on Zukko and chops him. Drake goes for another chop, but Zukko ducks and tags in Josh Fuller. Fuller dropkicks Drake. Drake tags in Henry. Henry slams Fuller and Drake hits a Shining Wizard. Priest clear Keys from the apron. Priest hits Fuller with a piledriver. Drake and Henry hit a kick/flatliner combination for the win!
Winners: Adam Priest and The Workhorsemen
Adam Priest and The Workhorsemen try to beat up Ryan Zukko, Joe Keys, and Josh Fuller some more, but The Dark Order run out and make the save.
It’s announced that Adam Priest and The Workhorsemen vs. CMLL’s El Sky Team will happen on ROH soon.
Hechicero vs. Jordan Oliver
Hechicero does not follow the Code of Honor. They lock up and Hechicero grabs a side headlock and then a double arm stretch. Jordan Oliver reverses, but Hechicero rolls through and grabs a leg. Oliver works out of it and gets in Hechicero’s face. Hechicero grabs an arm and cranks it. Oliver reverses with a leg stretch. They come face-to-face and Oliver shoves Hechicero. They exchange chops until Hechicero takes down his straps and blocks a chop. Hechicero hits a dropkick for a two count. Hechicero chops Oliver in the corner and then grabs a side headlock. Oliver works out of it and chops Hechicero. Oliver is sent to the ropes and he hits a leaping side slam. Hechicero rolls to the apron and dodges a kick through the ropes. Hechicero sweeps Oliver’s leg and then drops down Oliver’s leg on the ropes.
Hechicero gets back into the ring and puts his straps back on. Oliver chops Hechicero, but Hechicero ducks a clothesline. Oliver gets a boot up on a charging Hechicero, but gets tugged down on a leap frog. Hechicero ties up Oliver’s leg and falls back on it. Hechicero hits a leg whip. Oliver kicks Hechicero away from him, but Hechicero sends him to the corner. Oliver dodges a splash and rolls Hechicero up for a two count. Hechicero hits a running knee in the corner and then hits a spinning backbreaker. Hechicero traps Oliver in a double arm stretch and Jordan taps!
Winner: Hechicero
Hechicero refuses to let go of the submission until Bandido comes out to make the save.
Next week on ROH:
*Blake Christian vs. Beef
The Premier Athletes with Mark Sterling vs. Neon and Mascara Dorada
On the way to the ring, Mark Sterling says that The Premier Athletes enjoy a cheat meal sometimes - a hot dog with some ketchup and New York style pizza. No Chicago trash. They can’t wait to get out of Chicago, but before they do…when Sterling says “Athletes,” the crowd says, “Rule!” The chant doesn’t go his way.
This match will be contested under Lucha Rules.
Tony Nese and Neon start things off by following the Code of Honor. They lock hands and Nese grabs a side headlock takeover. Neon headscissors out of it, but Nese handstands into a side headlock. Neon reverses into a front facelock, but Nese grabs an arm. Neon flips into a reversal, but Nese grabs Neon’s mask and drives him to the corner. Nese hits a back elbow instead of breaking clean. Neon is sent across the ring, but he runs up the ropes and leaps over Nese. Neon hits a headscissors and Nese goes to the floor. Ariya Daivari comes in and Neon hits an arm drag. Neon hits a headscissors on Daivari, but Nese comes in and hits Neon in the throat. Nese chops Neon, who falls to the apron. Nese brings him back into the ring and rushes at him, but Mascara Dorada comes off the ropes with a twisting arm drag.
Daivari comes in and eats a double superkick. Dorada and Neon go for a double dive, but Nese drags Dorada to the floor. Daivari attacks Neon in the ring and stomps on him. Daivari sends Neon to the corner and hits a running clothesline. Nese tags in and The Premier Athletes rain down punches on Neon in the corner. Neon is sent to the ropes and Nese hits a dropkick for a two count. Daivari tags in and kicks Neon. Daivari chops Neon and tags in Nese. Daivari holds Neon as Nese hits him with a flurry of punches. Nese clubs at Neon’s face and tags in Daivari. The Premier Athletes send Neon to the ropes, but he handsprings through them. Dorada kicks The Premier Athletes. Neon hits a springboard double dropkick and Dorada headscissors Daivari and then Nese.
Dorada dropkicks Nese and then hits a rolling cutter on Daivari for a two count. Sterling gets on the apron and distacts Neon. The Premier Athletes attack Neon and Dorada from behind. The Premier Athletes hit a double chokeslam on Dorada, but Neon breaks up the pin. Neon and Dorada are sent into each other, but they reverse it and hit stereo superkicks. They hit Sterling with a double superkick on the apron. Dorada and Neon both climb to the top rope in opposite corners and hit a 450 Splash (Dorada) and a front flip 450 Splash (Neon) for the win!
Winners: Mascara Dorada and Neon
Bandido shows up at an Old Western style bar. He puts his ROH World Championship and some money on a table and everyone cheers. Three men show up to try and take out Bandido, but he fights them off and sends them outside. When Bandido goes outside, someone shows up and everything goes dark. It’s Hechicero. They make finger guns at each other as the show fades to black.
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