Ring of Honor Wrestling on Destination America
July 15, 2015
New York City (Terminal 5)
Commentary: Kevin Kelly, King Corino
Recap by: Jason Namako of Wrestleview.com
We see the usual intro, then commentary welcomes us to the show. Commentary talks about tonight’s TV Title main event between champion Jay Lethal against Mark Briscoe. We go to the opening match.
Adam Page w/The Decade vs. #Reborn Matt Sydal
Before the match, we see video from Best in the World when Page defeated Sydal in a tag match. No Code of Honor here. They exchange words as the bell sounds as Whitmer shouts at Colby Corino at ringside. Leg drop to Page’s arm by Sydal early. Series of armdrags by Sydal, followed by a running rana and a spinning heel kick. Commentary talks about the humilating things that Colby Corino has had to do as the new “young boy” of the Decade. Running hip attack by Sydal to a slumped over Page in the corner, but Page shoves Colby in the way of Sydal’s through-the-ropes running dropkick! Shooting Star Shoulder Block off the apron by Page, then Whitmer sends Sydal into the barricade as we go to commercial.
Commercial
Back from commercial as Sydal catches Page with a roll-up for 2. Bridging Pumphandle Fallaway Slam by Page gets 2. Crowd wills on Sydal as he fights back, then counters another Page pumphandle attempt with a takedown. Sydal fights back again, leg sweep, leaping kick and a PK by Sydal, followed by an In-Ring Meteora for 2. Sunset Split and the Standing Moonsault by Sydal gets another 2. Page avoids another leaping kick, but Sydal with a jumping savate kick. Sydal goes up top, but Page crotches him. Page brings Sydal out of the corner, Overhead Backbreaker gets 2. They head up top, Sydal blocks a Page superplex, knocks him off the turnbuckles. Page rolls out onto the apron before Sydal can hit the Shooting Star Press, Tiger Flip Lariat by Page gets a close 2. Page is getting frustrated. Sydal slips out of the Rite of Passage, hits a leaping knee.
Sydal heads back up top, SHOOTING STAR PRESS!!! 1-2-3!
Winner: #Reborn Matt Sydal by pinfall (Shooting Star Press)
Sydal celebrates his win afterward, then Whitmer comes in and attacks Sydal from behind. Whitmer yells at Colby to throw him in some chairs. ACH runs in and goes right after Page, but Whitmer nails him in the ribs and the back with the chair. Page & Colby set-up five chairs on the mat as Whitmer holds down ACH, yelling at him to watch this. Page lifts up Sydal, RITE OF PASSAGE SPIKES SYDAL ON THE CHAIRS!!! The Decade flee from the ring as Whitmer yells to the camera, “That’s what happens when you mess with us!” Multiple referees and attendants, as well as ACH, tend to the injured Sydal as The Decade are happy about what they have done from the rampway. Steve Corino looks on in disgust at what The Decade forced his son to help do as we go to commercial.
Commercial
Back from commercial, we see replay of Page laying out Sydal with the Rite of Passage onto steel chairs. Commentary talks about the card for the Death Before Dishonor XIII iPPV on July 24th, live from Baltimore, Maryland.
All of a sudden, Veda Scott heads down to ringside and grabs a mic. Veda says that MOOSE tried to be a successful football player and he failed. And he tried to be a successful wrestler and Cedric Alexander put a little WRENCH in that plan. But now its official, on July 24th at Death Before Dishonor, that same man, Cedric Alexander, is gonna show him, show the whole world, that potential and famous friends and empty phrases, they don’t win matches, MOOSE. Ruthlessness wins matches, aggressiveness wins matches and most importantly, the guidance of Veda Scott wins matches. So MOOSE, I honestly don’t care what you try and inevitably fail at next because at Death Before Dishonor, Cedric Alexander is gonna take everything that you never deserved.
“The Last Real Man” Silas Young vs. Will Ferrara
Before the match, we see video from last week when Silas had to be held back from officials from going after Dalton Castle & The Boys. Silas also has words with a fan in the crowd during his entrance. Commentary notes that Ferrara’s parents are in attendance for their son’s match this week.
Aggressive Code of Honor between the two as the bell sounds. Silas grounds Ferrara in a side headlock early. Knees to the ribs and a standing gourdbuster by Silas, then trash talks the crowd. Ferrara fights back, but Silas goes downstairs. Ferrara counters a back suplex with a Victory Roll for 2. Ferrara works over Silas’ arm, then avoids a corner charge and takes Silas down in a short-arm scissors. Silas rolls over and pins Ferrara down for 2, but Ferrara holds on. Silas then deadlifts Ferrara up and slams him down Electric Chair-style to get free. Commentary talks about the New Japan stars who will be at the Field of Honor show on August 22nd in Brooklyn. Silas takes control on Ferrara, crowd wills Ferrara on. Commentary touts next week’s 200th episode of ROH TV as Ferrara counters out of a chinlock with a jawbreaker. Ferrara fights back again, but Silas again goes downstairs. Ferrara comes back with a running dropkick, avoids a clothesline, Springboard Tornado DDT gets 2. Code Red out of the corner by Ferrara gets another 2. Ferrara fires up, but then Silas SPIKES FERRARA WITH A DDT ONTO THE BOTTOM TURNBUCKLE!! All of a sudden, Dalton Castle’s Boys come out and hop up on the apron. Silas lifts up Ferrara for Misery, but he sees Castle’s Boys and goes after them.
Distraction allows Ferrara to hook Silas in an O’Connor Roll for the upset win.
Winner: Will Ferrara by pinfall (O’Connor Roll)
Afterwards, Silas grabs one of Castle’s Boys and hits them with a Draping DDT and Misery! Silas leaves as multiple attendants tend to the fallen Castle Boy as we go to commercial.
Commercial
Back from commercial, Roderick Strong joins commentary for the main event.
Main Event for the Ring of Honor Television Title: “The Sussex County Chicken” Mark Briscoe vs. Ring of Honor World & Television Champion “The First-Generation Wrestler” Jay Lethal (c) w/Truth Martini
Dueling chants for both men as the bell sounds after they adhere to the Code of Honor. Lethal goes right to work on Mark as the bell sounds, stomping away at him in the corner. Mark goes onto the apron, but Martini distracts him, allowing Lethal to hit him with a baseball slide. Lethal holds Mark for Martini to hit him with the Book of Truth, when all of a sudden, ODB comes out to ringside. ODB avoids Lethal and gives chase to Martini, while Mark with some Redneck Kung Fu to Lethal outside, followed by sending him into the barricade multiple times around ringside. Back in, Mark heads up top, Tomahawk Chop gets only a 1 count as we go to commercial.
Commercial
Back from commercial as Mark continues to work over Lethal. Lethal fights back, but Mark takes back control with a big chop and a suplex for 2. Strong says on commentary that he will expose Lethal at Death Before Dishonor, saying Lethal is facing a different guy than he faced in 2012 when Strong beat him for the TV Title. Lethal works over Mark in the corner, but then Mark catches Lethal with an Overhead Belly-to-Belly. Corner clothesline and a flying kick by Mark, but then J. Diesel runs in. Mark takes care of him, sending Diesel outside, but the distraction allows Lethal to hit Mark with an enziguri. Corino notes on commentary that Diesel coming in wasn’t a DQ because he didn’t touch Mark. Backbreaker by Lethal gets 2. Crowd wills Mark on as he counters out of a chinlock with a jawbreaker, but Lethal comes right back with a clothesline for another 2. Right hands from the mount by Lethal as Strong talks about his past partnership with Truth Martini and how it plays in to his match with Lethal at Death Before Dishonor. More dueling chants by the crowd as Mark fights back, but Lethal takes him back down. Mark comes back with more Redneck Kung Fu, but again, Lethal takes him back down. Lethal goes downstairs, but Mark flips onto his feet off a backdrop, hits a Urnangi Suplex, then TURNS LETHAL INSIDE OUT with a Lariat! Chicken Buster by Mark gets a close 2. Lethal fights out of the Cartwheel DVD, SUPERKICK!! Lethal calls for the Lethal Injection, but Mark catches him off the handspring with a release German, then clotheslines Lethal outside! Through-the-ropes running dropkick by Mark, followed by the Cactus Elbow off the apron as we go to commercial.
Commercial
Back from commercial as Mark heads up top, but Martini gets on the apron to distract the ref. ODB pulls Martini down as Donovan Dijak runs out to crotch Mark, but Jay Briscoe runs out to stop him. Jay fights off Dijak and Diesel outside as back in, FROGGY BOW by Mark on Lethal, but Lethal kicks out! Jay sends Dijak into the barricade, while ODB has Martini. Mark misses a clothesline on Lethal, who then wipes out ODB with a Tope Suicida! Mark goes after Lethal, while the ref checks on ODB, but distraction allows Diesel to come in and low-blow Mark from behind.
Lethal gets back in, LETHAL INJECTION!! 1-2-3!
Winner and STILL Ring of Honor Television Champion: “The First-Generation Wrestler” Jay Lethal by pinfall (Lethal Injection)
Lethal continues to go after Mark afterwards, then Jay comes in and stares down Lethal. They slug it out, with Briscoe getting advantage, until the House of Truth run in and attack Briscoe. Roderick Strong comes in and lays waste to Diesel & Dijak, then sends Lethal fleeing from the ring. Strong checks on the Briscoes, then grabs a mic.
Strong asks Lethal where is he going? Crowd chants “6-Man Tag”. Strong says that the way it looks, there is 3 of us and there’s 3 of you, so how about this, champ? Next week, on the 200th episode of Ring of Honor television, we go three-on-three, a 6-Man Tag, and we go to war!
All of a sudden, ODB grabs the mic from Strong.
ODB says no as the crowd chants for her. ODB says no, there is four of us and there’s four of you, pointing at Martini. Martini, you ain’t getting away from me, so next week, let’s settle this on the 200th episode of ROH, BAM!!!
Lethal accepts the challenge as Martini is not happy about this. The House of Truth leave as the Briscoes, Strong and ODB stare down while the show closes with a video highlighting the card for Death Before Dishonor XIII on iPPV on July 24th.