Honor Rising

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Announcement

From the ashes of the post-pandemic demise, Ring of Honor will rise once more. In an alternate world, where the indy revolution never took hold of the WWE, ROH's top stars have all returned and are looking to make a splash.

The return show Honor Rising, will take place at the Hammerstein Ballroom, with a one night tournament consisting of the longest reigning ROH champions all battling it out to be crowned the new World Champion.

Already confirmed for the tournament are six men who have each previously held the World title for more than 400 days. Jay Lethal, Rush, Nigel McGuinness, Bryan Danielson, Adam Cole, and Austin Aries are the first six names.

Also battling to take the final two spots will be Jay Briscoe, Kevin Steen, Davey Richards, Tyler Black, Dalton Castle, Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, and Bandido.

Honor Rising will also see tag team action involving World's Greatest Tag Team and Paul London and Brian Kendrick, and Truth Martini will be revealing the new leader of his House of Truth.

Scheduled tournament matches and seeding

Qualifiers
Jay Briscoe vs Kevin Steen vs Davey Richards vs Tyler Black
Dalton Castle vs Roderick Strong vs Matt Taven vs Bandido

First Round
Jay Lethal (1) vs Winner of Qualifier 2 (8)
Rush (2) vs Winner of Qualifier 1 (7)
Nigel McGuinness (3) vs Austin Aries (6)
Bryan Danielson (4) vs Adam Cole (5)

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Honor Rising
Hammerstein Ballroom - January 2023 (First half)

World title tournament qualifiers

Jay Briscoe def. Davey Richards, Kevin Steen, Tyler Black
- Black eliminated Richards with God's Last Gift
- Black eliminated Steen with the Phoenix Splash
- Briscoe hit Black with the World Title, which had been placed on a plinth at the beginning of the show at ringside, and pinned him

Matt Taven def. Dalton Castle, Roderick Strong, Bandido
- Bandido eliminated Castle with a moonsault fallaway slam
- Taven eliminated Strong with Climax
- Taven pinned Bandido after another Climax

First round: Nigel McGuinness def. Austin Aries by pinfall
A shock in how quickly McGuinness got the pin, smashing Aries with a Jawbreaker Lariat

First Round: Bryan Danielson def. Adam Cole by pinfall
A back superplex sends Danielson on to the next round of the tournament

Women of Honor showcase
Cheerleader Melissa def. Willow Nightingale, Athena and Mercedes Martinez
A Kudoh Driver from Melissa on Nightingale gives her the win

First Round: Rush def. Jay Briscoe by pinfall
Rush gets the win with Bull Horns

First Round: Matt Taven def. Jay Lethal by pinfall
The tournament first seed is sent packing at the first hurdle, a Climax by Taven gives him the victory

[Pariah]

Now that Adam Cole (BAY-BAY!) is out of the running, my support goes to Matt Taven... Representing the Kingdom all the way!

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Honor Rising

Hammerstein Ballroom - January 2023 (Second half)

World's Greatest Tag Team vs Brian Kendrick and Paul London
As the two teams go to shake hands for the Code of Honor, Aussie Open come out and say the new Ring of Honor should be about fresh blood and demand to be part of the match. This brings out the Kings of Wrestling, who say ROH has always been about proving yourself inside the ring, as they have done time and time again.

Aussie Open def. London and Kendrick, WGTT, and Kings of Wrestling
- London and Kendrick are eliminated when WGTT hit the Leap of Faith on Kendrick as he was balanced on the ring apron, driving him into the floor.
- WGTT are eliminated by a loaded Rolling Elbow Smash by Chris Hero on Charlie Haas.
- Aussie Open land the Fidget Spinner on Claudio Castagnoli to pick up the win

Semi-final: Rush def. Nigel McGuinness by pinfall
- Bull Horns sends Rush to the final of the tournament

Semi-final: Matt Taven def. Bryan Danielson by disqualification
Taven has full control and is taking Danielson apart when Bryan, in desperation, hits Taven with a steel chair outside the ring

Truth Martini comes to the ring to unveil the newest members of the House of Truth. Martini says he has scoured the scene for talents worthy of his time, who buy in to the House of Truth mentality. He introduces the new leader of the House of Truth, the man who will become new ROH Television Champion.... Sam Adonis!
Adonis, flanked by Reno Scum, tells the crowd that, like the great Donald Trump did with America, he plans to make ROH great again.
He is interrupted by The Elite, who tell him that, just like Trump, he is only good for one thing, talking absolute garbage.

House of Truth (Sam Adonis, Luster the Legend, Adam Thornstowe) w/ Truth Martini def. The Elite (Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks) by pinfall
The Scum Stomp by Luster and Thornstowe picks up the win for House of Truth

World Title Tournament Final
Rush def. Matt Taven by pinfall
Both men have near falls to become the champion, but Rush finally puts away Taven with a snap German suplex, dumping him right on the back of his head and pinning him

[Pariah]

Looks like a really fun concept for Martini's House of Truth... I can't wait to see how this faction fares against the high caliber talent on the existing roster... Picking up a win over the Elite is definitely an exceptional way to kick things off.

Having Rush and Taven going over against McGuinness and Danielson in the semifinals was a bold choice by the bookers... Rush receives the big push to be crowned the new champion... Some interesting decisions being made in the back and I'm interested to watch things evolve... Fun times!

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I thought Matt Taven was going to go all the way from the qualifier to the title at one stage, but Rush turned it around. I was also really excited when the dice favoured Aussie Open, because I had absolutely not expected them to come out of that one winners!

[Pariah]

Mar 29, 2023 17:19:10 GMT -5 db1091 said:

I thought Matt Taven was going to go all the way from the qualifier to the title at one stage, but Rush turned it around. I was also really excited when the dice favoured Aussie Open, because I had absolutely not expected them to come out of that one winners!

They were certainly in there against some tough opposition, but Aussie Open keep it pretty tight with awesome teamwork... They were scheduled to appear in a Four Sided Elimination match for the tag belts in my Impact Pro fed and I liked their chances, but Mark Davis got injured during the most recent YouTube channel taping (a little spoiler for ya because I haven't actually posted those results yet)... We'll see what happens when they return.

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ROH TV #1
Feb - Week 1 - Year 1

The show opens with Rush in the ring, suited and with the ROH World Title around his waist. However, before he can speak, Tyler Black comes out. Black says he was cheated at the tournament, and didn't get a fair shot at winning the title himself. He says he hasn't returned to ROH to sit in the shadow of someone like Rush and will prove his worth in tonight's main event - a non-title match with the champion!

Proving Ground match: Jack Cartwheel def. Michael Bennett w/Maria by pinfall
Bennett perhaps underestimates his opponent, hitting a piledriver on the apron early doors and expecting that to be it. But Cartwheel answers the count, and goes on to win the match with the Jack Arrow.

Sam Adonis w/Truth Martini def. Cheeseburger by pinfall
A straightforward win for the new leader of the House of Truth, as he beats Cheeseburger with a Northern Lights Bomb

Backstage, The Briscoes say there is a lot of handing out of titles going on in ROH right now, but that in their books possession is nine tenths of the law. As they have the tag team titles in their possession, Mark says, they remain the champions, and no suit in an office is telling them different. Jay closes by telling other tag teams: "If ya want some, come get some..."

Non-title match: Tyler Black def. Rush (c) by pinfall
Determined to prove his worth, Black picks up the win in the main event with God's Last Gift.

[Pariah]

Big talk by Dem Boyz... And they can certainly back it up... Who will MAN UP and try to claim those belts?

[TTX]

Go Melissa. Very cool fed.