Ring of Honor Results – March 30, 2023
Ring of Honor Wrestling kicks off with Smart Mark Sterling introducing Tony Nese and Ari Daivari as The Varsity Athletes. They will be taking on Aussie Open in the opening contest.
Aussie Open defeated Ari Daivari and Tony Nese
- After taking out Mark Sterling at ringside, Aussie Open hit Corealis on Tony Nese to score the pinfall victory.
Miyu Yamashita defeated Shazza McKenzie
- Miyu Yamashita executes a perfect roundhouse kick on Shazza McKenzie to get the pin.
The Embassy defeated Dak Draper, JD Griffey and Arjun Singh
- Brian Cage hits an over-the-top rope suplex on Arjun Singh to get the pinfall victory for The Embassy
AR Fox and Metalik defeated Carlie Bravo and Shawn Dean
- Metalik hits an elbow drop from the ropes on Carlie Bravo to pick up the win for his team.
Athena defeated Emi Sakura to retain the Ring of Honor Women’s World Championship
- Athena locks on a crossface sleeper hold to force Emi Sakura to tap out.
Athena attacks Emi Sakura after the match and tries to injure her knee. This brings out Yuka Sakazaki to make the save. The two women are separated multiple times in the ring by referees and security. Sakazaki does a top rope splash to the outside, taking out Athena and multiple security guards in the process.
The Kingdom, Dralistico, and RUSH defeated The Lucha Brothers and Top Flight
- RUSH hit the Bull’s Horns on Darius Martin to score the pinfall victory for his team.
Mark Briscoe comes out to the ring and gets a microphone to say tomorrow night is the biggest singles match of his career when he faces Samoa Joe for the Television Title. Mark says this match is hitting a bit differently for him and that it’s personal. He said he’s gonna win it for Jay and his family in Deleware and all of his fans all over the world. He said it’s bigger than we’ll ever know.
Briscoe said tomorrow night it’s his destiny to win that title and defeat Samoa Joe. Joe appears on the tron and tells him not to worry about his destiny but to worry about his reality. Joe says Briscoe has forgotten about who he is. Joe says he’ll remind him at Supercard of Honor.
Jay Lethal is backstage and says he has something to say to Mark Briscoe. He said he wants to be the first person to wish him luck for tomorrow’s match. The two men shake hands.
Wheeler Yuta defeated Leon Ruffin to retain the Ring of Honor Pure Championship
- Wheeler Yuta locks in a hammerlock crossface that forces Leon Ruffin to submit to remain champion.
Yuta gets a microphone after the match and says he applauds Ruffin’s efforts but they weren’t enough. Just like Clark Connors and Timothy Thatcher’s efforts weren’t enough. Yuta says Katsuyori Shibata’s efforts tomorrow night won’t be enough either.
This brings out Shibata, who confronts him in the ring. Yuta said he didn’t think he’d show up. Yuta says Shibata used to be one of the most lethal strikers in professional wrestling. Shibata rips the microphone out of his hand and tosses it away. They go nose to nose before Yuta backs down, leaving Shibata alone in the ring.
El Hijo del Vikingo defeated Blake Christian
- El Hijo del Vikingo hit a hurricanrana driver to score the pinfall victory.
Blake Christian is interviewed backstage and said it was a heartbreaking loss. He’s confronted by Prince Nana, who tells him to not show up to Supercard of Honor tomorrow. When he tells Nana no, he’s attacked by the Embassy. Metalik and AR Fox arrive before too much damage can be done.
Eddie Kingston defeated Christopher Daniels
- Eddie Kingston hit two consecutive spinning back fists on Christopher Daniels to secure the pinfall victory.
Kingston bows to Daniels after the match and helps him to his feet. The two men embrace, which brings out Claudio Castagnoli with the new ROH World Championship over his shoulder.
Castagnoli raises the title above his head as he stares down Kingston in the ring. Kingston says he doesn’t want to wait until tomorrow and wants to do the match right now. Castagnoli teases doing it before getting out of the ring and walked away instead.
Kingston asked what a diamond upside down is and lets the crowd answer for him. He said he’ll wait for tomorrow but if the crowd doesn’t buy the pay-per-view tomorrow, they’re gonna feel like shit.
Kingston said the reason his mother doesn’t have grandkids is because he needs to become a world champion first. Kingston said when it was time for Castagnoli to do business, he ran away to be an entertainer. Kingston dares him to get back in the ring before promising to win the world title tomorrow night as Ring of Honor goes off the air.
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