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Match Number One: Takaaki Watanabe versus Dalton Castle (with his Boys)
They lock up and Watanabe with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Watanabe does Castle’s pose while The Boys fan Castle. Castle with a side head lock and shoulder tackle and Watanabe backs into the corner and he asks for the Boys to fan him and Castle yells at his boys and tells Watanabe they are his boys. Castle with a kick, but Watanabe with an elbow and running neck breaker. Watanabe with a surfboard and he sends Castle face first into the mat.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Castle sets for a suplex but Watanabe counters with a small package. Castle rolls through and they go around the ring but neither can get a near fall. Watanabe and Castle struggle to maintain their balance and then both men go for clotheslines at the same time and they go down. Castle runs into boots from Watanabe and he misses a splash into the corner.
Watanabe with a neck breaker and he mocks the Castle strut and then does a Hammer dance before hitting a back senton and he gets a near fall. Watanabe signals for a suplex but Castle wti chops. Castle lands on his feet on a suplex attempt. Castle with a waist lock but Watanabe sends Castle to the mat when Dalton tries for an O’Connor Roll. Watanabe with a kick. Castle with a Saito suplex.
Castle goes for a deadlift German suplex and he hits it but he can only get a two count. Castle with punches and a chop. Watanabe blocks a kick and connects with a head butt. Watanabe appears to go for a Cloverleaf but he uses the hold for a catapult back breaker. Watanabe with a wrist lock belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Castle hits the Bang-A-Rang for the three count.
Winner: Dalton Castle
After the match, Castle has something to say, so The Boys form a chair for Dalton in a way that shows The Boys’ flexibility.
Dalton says there certainly are a lot of boys here tonight. After Best in the World, it became abundantly clear that there is only one ‘Real Man’ in Ring of Honor and his name is Dalton Castle.
This forces Silas Young to come from the back and the officials hold Silas back.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Nigel McGuinness is in the ring. He introduces the Ring of Honor Television Champion and the new Ring of Honor World Champion and Jay Lethal comes out. He is accompanied by Truth Martini, Donovan Dijak, and J Diesel.
Nigel congratulates Jay for making his statements about becoming the World Champion come true. He says he wanted to allow Jay to talk to his fans.
Truth stops Nigel and he says that Nigel asks if The Champion has anything to say to his fans. Truth says that they deserve to hear from Jay, but these are not his people. Truth says that the people in the ring are HIS people. At Best in the World, history was made and you witnessed a legend in the making. You witnessed the greatest first generation wrestler. You witnessed the ROH World Television Champion. Now you have the Ring of Honor World Champion and the undisputed champion in the entire world . . . Jay Lethal.
Nigel says that is all well and good, but he wants to hear from the champ.
Jay tells Nigel that all he wants to say is what he has been saying from the beginning. I am the best in the world. To be the best in the world, you have to be the undisputed champion of the greatest wrestling company in the world, Ring of Honor. Ring of Honor is the greatest company in the world because he is the champion.
That is all he wants to say because he has nothing to prove to Nigel or the people.
Nigel tells Jay before he leaves, he has a question for him. Nigel asks Jay which belt is he going to vacate?
Jay wants to know what Nigel’s problem is. He is not giving up a damn thing. He earned both of these. By the end of Best in the World, you knew someone would have both championships. Jay says he is not giving up a damn thing. Jay says when he wrestles, he will be defending the Undisputed Championship so he will need both titles.
Nigel says that they are separate belts and separate entities, so you may have to defend both titles on the same show. At Death Before Dishonor, you are defending the World Title against Roderick Strong. Next week, you are defending the Television Title against Mark Briscoe.
Jay asks if this is Nigel’s attempt to stack the deck and steal his spotlight. Jay says he will do Nigel one better. If he has to defend both championships on one night in two separate matches, he will prove that he is the greatest wrestler.
Jay yells at the crowd and tells them that he does not need their applause from any of you because he knows he is the best in the world. If he has to defend both titles in separate matches, he will do it.
Since he is pissed now, he will destroy Mark Briscoe next week. It will be a snowball effect because at Death Before Dishonor, when he steps in the ring with Roderick Strong, he will get every bit of Jay Lethal and he will prove to the entire world . . .
Roderick Strong’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
Nigel says that Roddy has his title shot and he has something to say, so go ahead.
Roderick tells Jay that since you wanted to make something very clear . . . he tells Jay to look at him.
Roderick tells Jay he wants to make something clear. On July 24th, at Death Before Dishonor, on iPPV, you walk in as Ring of Honor World Champion, but I walk out as Ring of Honor World Champion.
We go to commercial.
We are back with Inside ROH with Mandy Leon.
She mentions we have a new Undisputed Champion and the title contenders are lining up. At Best in the World, history was made when Jay Lethal beat Jay Briscoe. Some are saying this was one of the best matches of all time. We take a look at some highlights from the match.
Mandy mentions Roderick Strong becoming the number one contender and we get comments from Roderick.
Roderick says that he was bred to be a champion. On July 24th, on iPPV, Mr. Ring of Honor gets the title shot he deserves . . . the title shot he earned. You do not want to miss that.
Before we leave this segment, Mandy says that we will take a look at the change in attitude from Cedric Alexander.
We go to commercial with comments from Adam Page about his match with Matt Sydal, but he focuses on ACH, his opponent at Death Before Dishonor. He tells ACH that Matt will not get up, and neither will ACH.
We are back and before our main event, Maria Kanellis has something to say to Adam Cole. She says that she knows that Adam is upset about Best in the World, but it was not your fault. The three of them have been traveling the world. They won the IWGP Tag Team Championships together. They have been changing people’s minds and that is why they are the internet’s darlings. It is not your fault. Maria says that as leader of the Kingdom, she takes full responsibility. She says that she believes in Adam and she believes in the Kingdom. Together they will show that this Kingdom will never fall.
Everyone hugs in the ring.
Match Number Two: Matt Taven, Adam Cole, and Michael Bennett (with Maria Kanellis) versus Michael Elgin, Bobby Fish, and Kyle O’Reilly
Elgin starts off with Bennett. They lock up and Elgin backs Bennett into the corner and he gives a clean break. Bennett with a side head lock and shoulder tackle but Elgin does not move. Elgin tells Bennett to try again. Bennett teases coming off the ropes but he kicks Elgin. Elgin with an Irish whip and Bennett moves when Elgin goes into the corner. Elgin with a shoulder tackle. Elgin blows a kiss to the Kingdom’s corner and he sets for a delayed vertical suplex. Cole comes in and kicks Elgin in the midsection but he keeps Bennett in the air.
Taven comes in and kicks Elgin, but he has the same result as Cole. They try to come into the ring together to stop Elgin, but Fish and O’Reilly come in and they take Cole and Taven to the mat with Fish giving Taven the Fish Hook and O’Reilly giving Cole a Fujiwara arm bar. While all of this is going on, Elgin still has Bennett in the air for the delayed vertical suplex. Elgin finally brings Bennett to the mat and he gets a near fall.
Elgin with a forearm to Bennett. Cole with a boot to the back as Elgin comes off the ropes. Elgin punches Cole and then he kicks Bennett. Elgin with a clothesline to Taven on the apron. Taven and Cole trip Elgin and they pull him to the floor. They punch and kick Elgin on the floor as Bennett hits a flip dive onto Elgin.
Taven sends Elgin back into the ring and Bennett gets a near fall. Cole tags in and he connects with a forearm to the back. Cole with a bicycle kick to Elgin followed by a forearm from Bennett. Taven with a cross body from the turnbuckles and Cole gets the near fall. Cole sends Elgin into the turnbuckles and he tags Taven in. Taven chokes Elgin in the corner.
Elgin with a forearm to Taven. Taven with a drop kick that sends Elgin into the corner. Bennett tags in and he kicks Elgin. Bennett with an Irish whip as we go to commercial.
We are back and Elgin is about to make the tag, but Cole and Taven pull Fish and O’Reilly off the apron. Bennett with a punch and he tags in Cole. They Irish whip Elgin but Elgin with a boot to Cole and then he avoids a splash by Bennett by going to the apron. Elgin kicks Taven off the apron. Elgin with a shoulder to Cole and he comes back into the ring. Elgin with a waist lock on Bennett and he runs him into Cole before an O’Connor Roll into a double stomp.
Elgin blocks a punch and he hits a Codebreaker on Cole while landing on Bennett with a senton. Fish tags in and he and Kyle come in. They knock Cole and Taven off the apron. Fish and O’Reilly with kicks and they work on the shoulders and follow with a double kick. Cole comes in and Fish backs Cole into the corner. Kyle with a forearm in the corner followed by a running knee from Fish and Kyle hits a running knee. Fish with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker and Kyle with a knee to Cole while he is on Fish’s knee.
Kyle and Bobby with a version of the Sexy Party and Taven tries to come off the turnbuckles but Fish punches Taven in the midsection instead. Kyle with an assisted DDT to Taven and then he propels Taven for a wheelbarrow suplex from Fish. Fish gets a near fall. Fish with an Irish whip and Kyle tags in. Fish runs into a boot and then Taven sends Kyle to the apron. Kyle with an arm bar in the ropes and Fish with a slingshot flip dive onto Bennett. Cole with a SUPER KICK to Kyle. Taven with a plancha onto Fish, but he also takes out his partner.
Elgin tags in and he side steps a shoulder attempt from Taven on the apron. Elgin with a kick to the midsection and then he goes up top for a flip leg drop to the back while Taven hangs in the ropes. Bennett goes up top and Elgin catches him and hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex followed by forearms in the corner. Bennett with a kick and he goes to the turnbuckles. Taven charges into the corner but Elgin moves and Taven runs face first into Bennett’s ding ding.
Elgin gets Taven on his shoulders and then he picks up Bennett. Cole kicks Elgin in the midsection but Elgin holds on. Elgin uses Bennett to kick Cole and he hits a Samoan Drop for a near fall on Taven. Elgin sets for the buckle bomb but Taven escapes. Elgin with an Irish whip and Taven moves out of the way and misses an enzuigiri. Elgin sets for a deadlift German suplex on Taven but Bennett stops him.
Bennett with a waist lock but Elgin gets out of the hold after a back fist. Taven runs into a boot and Elgin with an enzuigiri. Cole stops Elgin on the turnbuckles by grabbing the leg. Taven with an enzuigiri. Bennett knocks Fish and O’Reilly off the apron. Bennett and Taven hit the Proton Pack followed by a Shining Wizard from Cole but Elgin kicks out.
Cole and Bennett charge at Fish and O’Reilly, but Bobby and Kyle drop down and Bennett and Cole go over the top rope to the floor. Fish and O’Reilly with stereo slingshot planchas. Taven is caught by Elgin as Taven sets for a dive to the floor. Taven counters and tries for a sunset flip but Elgin rolls through and hits a running power bomb onto everyone on the floor. Taven is brought back into the ring by Fish and O’Reilly. They hit Chasing the Dragon but hand him off to Elgin for a super sit out power bomb from the turnbuckles but Cole and Bennett break up the cover.
Bennett and Cole send Fish and O’Reilly to the floor. Elgin clotheslines Bennett over the top rope to the floor. Cole with a waist lock and Elgin with a hip lock take down. Cole with a kick to the knee and then he hits the Panama City Destroyer on Elgin. Bennett and Taven hit the Hail Mary but Elgin kicks out at two. Fish and O’Reilly are sent to the floor. Bennett and Taven go for slingshot planchas but Fish and O’Reilly move and Bennett and Taven land on the floor.
Fish runs Taven into the guardrails while Cole goes for another Panama City Destroyer but Elgin counters with a back body drop. Kyle tags in and he connects with a forearm to Cole. Cole with a forearm of his own. They go back and forth with Cole getting the advantage. Kyle with knees and kicks but he avoids a leg sweep. Cole with a super kick. Kyle with a guillotine but Cole tries to counter it into a suplex, but he pushes Kyle away instead and hits a SUPER KICK. Kyle with a McGuinness Lariat that flips Cole. Fish and O’Reilly hit Chasing the Dragon on Cole for the three count.
Winners: Michael Elgin, Kyle O’Reilly, and Bobby Fish
After the match, Cole shakes Kyle’s hand and then raises his arm while Bennett, Taven, and Maria stand in shock. Cole walks away on his own as we go to credits.
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