ROH TV Results – June 29, 2023 – Claudio Castagnoli vs. Chuck Taylor

Results
Jun 29, 2023

June 29, 2023
Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Scotiabank Arena
Commentary – Ian Riccoboni and Caprice Coleman
Results via Suit Williams of F4WOnline.com

Quick Match Results

  1. La Faccion Ingobernable defeated Mark Wheeler & Vikram Prashar via Discus Lariat (pinfall)
  2. The Righteous defeated Dark Order via Inside Cradle (pinfall)
  3. Diamante defeated Leila Gray via Cross Rhodes (pinfall)
  4. Komander, El Hijo Del Vikingo, & Lucha Brothers defeated Shane Taylor, The WorkHorsemen, & Gringo Loco via Fear Factor (pinfall)
  5. Big Bill & Lee Moriarty defeated TARIK & Karu via Border City Stretch (submission)
  6. ROH World Six-Man Tag team Championship – The Embassy (c) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon via Open The Gates (pinfall)
  7. El Desperado defeated Willie Mack via Pinche Loco (pinfall)
  8. Roppongi Vice defeated House of Torture via Strong Zero (pinfall)
  9. Christopher Daniels, Darius Martin, & Action Andretti defeated United Empire via Double Team Front Slam (pinfall)
  10. ROH Women’s World Championship Proving Ground match – Athena defeated KC Spinelli via Forearm Strike (pinfall)
  11. ROH World Championship Proving Ground match – Claudio Castagnoli defeated Chuck Taylor via Ricola Bomb (pinfall)

Backstage: Tony Khan, Stokely Hathaway

Tony Khan and Stokley Hathaway opened the show backstage and ran down parts of the card, before sending the show to Ian Riccobani and Caprice Coleman on commentary. 

La Faccion Ingobernable (Dralistico & Preston Vance) vs. Mark Wheeler & Vikram Prashar

Vance and Dralistico jumped their opponents before the bell. Vance hit hit Wheeler with a spinebuster, Dralistico dove in with a springboard codebreaker on Prashar, and Vance finished off Wheeler with a discus lariat. This was a total squash.

Winner: La Faccion Ingobernable via Pinfall.

The Righteous (Dutch & Vincent) vs. Dark Order (Alex Reynolds & John Silver)

Grayson was a member of the Dark Order but has been swayed to the Righteous.

The Dark Order did not follow through with the Code of Honor and attacked The Righteous instead of shaking hands. Silver confronted Stu Grayson on the floor and Vincent rammed him into the ring apron. This led to a setup, where Vincet brought a steel chair into the ring, but when the ref turned around he saw Evil Uno holding it, so Uno was ejected from the match. Dutch hit Silver with a black hole slam to take control.

Silver reversed a suplex attempt from the much larger Dutch and made the tag to Reynolds. Reynold ran wild on Dutch and hit a charging knee in the corner. They fought to the floor, and Reynolds sent Vincent into the ring barricade and took Dutch down with a tornado DDT.

Back in the ring, Silver hit Vincent with a deadlift brainbuster. Dutch pulled Silver out of the ring. Behind the ref’s back, Grayson ran in and hit Reynolds with a running knee, and Vincent rolled up Reynolds for the pin. Not a great week for the Dark Order.

Winner: The Righteous via Pinfall.

After the match, the Righteous beat on Silver and Reynolds. Evil Uno ran in with a chair to break it up, but Stu Grayson got in Uno’s face. Uno wouldn’t hit his former partner with the chair. This is quite the little angle between former partners. Alex Reynolds wasn’t happy with Evil Uno’s lack of action. 

Leila Gray vs. Diamante

Sterling distracted Diamante on the floor, and Gray got the advantage. She hit a suplex and controlled Diamte with a surfboard, then transitioned to a chinlock when Diamante was about to escape. Diamante escaped with a jawbreaker and floored Gray with a series of clotheslines and a German suplex. Gray came back with a sit-out uranage for a near fall. Diamante hit a shotgun dropkick, but Sterling broke up the pin attempt by putting Gray’s foot on the bottom ropes. That didn’t stop Diamante, who hit Gray with the Cross Rhodes and got the pinfall.

Winner: Diamante via Pinfall.

Backstage: Claudio Castagnoli, Chuck Taylor

Lexi Nair held a backstage interview with Claudio Castagonli about Castagnoli talking about what is next for him for his ROH World title and the lack of challengers after beating everyone who has gone after his title. Chuck Taylor interrupted Castagonli saying he is ready to fight for the title and wanted a shot before walking off. Castagnoli responded saying he will offer him a shot but first he needs to beat him in an Eliminator match and would even be willing to scrap the 10 minute time limit.

Shane Taylor, The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake), & Gringo Loco vs. Komander, El Hijo Del Vikingo, & Lucha Brothers (Rey Fenix & Penta El Zero Miedo)

This was taped in Chicago.

Gringo Loco was something of a hometown favorite here. This one fell apart quickly. Loco press slammed Rey Fenix, and Taylor followed up with a big splash for a near fall. Fenix caught Taylor with a superkick. Kommander got the tag and was mowed down by a lariat from Taylor. Kommader was triple-teamed by the heels, and Loco hit a twisting springboard moonsault on Kommander for a near fall.

Kommander caught Drake with an enziguri and made the tag to Vikingo. Viking hit an amazing headscissors while standing on Loco’s shoulders. The Lucha Bros double-teamed Drake. Penta went for the stuff piledriver on Drake, but Drake escaped and both guys were down following a double clothesline.

Fenix and Anthony Henry got the tags for their teams. Henry dropped Fenix with a brainbuster for a near fall. Vikingo and Kommander hit a pair of dives on the floor, while in the ring Fenix and Penta double-teamed Henry. The Lucha Bros hit a double superkick on Henry, then finished him off with the Fear Factor to get the win. Great match. 

Winner: Komander, El Hijo Del Vikingo, & Lucha Brothers via Pinfall.

Backstage: Samoa Joe, Stokely Hathaway

ROH World Television Champion Samoa Joe’s promo was interrupted by Stokely Hathaway. Hathaway may run ROH, but Samoa Joe runs Hathaway.

Big Bill & Lee Moriarty vs. TARIK & Karu

Big Bill looked awesome, taking down Karou with a big boot and Tarik with a black hole slam. Moriarty caught Tarik in the Border City Stretch and got the submission.

Winner: Big Bill & Lee Moriarty via Submission.

ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi, & BUSHI) vs. The Embassy (Brian Cage & Gates of Agony (Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun)) (c)

Takahasi did a fantastic job overselling all of Cage’s power moves. Liona dropped Takahashi back-first on the turnbuckles, and Khan hit him with a senton on the ring apron. Takahashi countered a slam attempt with a spinning DDT. Takagi got the tag and hit Bishop Khan with a lariat. Takagi hit a flatliner/DDT combo on Khan and Cage, then got a near fall on Khan after a DDT. Khan came back with a lungblower, but BUSHI got the tag and flew in with a top rope dropkick.

Kaun got triple-teamed by the LIJ team. BUSHI hit a twist and shout neckbreaker for a near fall, but Kaun came back with a clothesline. Cage floored Takahashi and Shingo with a double clothesline. Cage took out Shingo with a powerslam and Takahashi with a powerbomb at the same time. BUSHI sprayed black mist in Cage’s face, but back in the ring, the Gates of Agony gave BUSHI a double-team face first slam and got the pinfall. 

Winner: The Embassy via Pinfall to retain the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship.

Backstage: United Empire

Kyle Fletcher stated that he brought two of his “beautiful friends” from New Japan, who were TJP and Jeff Cobb, due to this past week being about opening up the Forbidden Door. TJP and Cobb responded boasting about United Empire and nobody in Ring of Honor being able to touch them on their level.

El Desperado vs. Willie Mack

The crowd chanted “This is awesome!” before the bell even rang. Mack wowed the crowd with a leapfrog and flying leg lariat. Mack caught Desperado with a fall away slam, then kipped up and hit a standing moonsault for a near fall. Desperado caught Mack with a low dropkick and started working over Mack’s leg. Desperado tied up Mack with an Indian Death Lock, which Mack escaped by grabbing the ropes.

Mack tried to come back, but Desperado cut him off by attacking the leg again. Mack finally caught Desperado with a pop-up forearm. Mack hit a huge cannonball in the corner for a near fall. Mack went to the top for a splash, but Desperado got out of the way. He went for a stretch muffler, but Mack countered into a cradle for a near fall. Mack called for the brain buster, but Desperado escaped and dropkicked Mack’s leg again. Mack went for a powerbomb, but Desperado escaped. Desperado pulled Mack into a backslide to disorient him, then caught him with the Pinche Loco (a double underhook facebuster) to get the pinfall.

Winner: El Desperado via Pinfall.

Very good match, and they must find something more for Willie Mack to do.

House of Torture (Yujiro Takahashi & SHO) vs. Roppongi Vice (Trent Beretta & Rocky Romero)

Sho and Takahashi (the House of Torture) did not adhere to the Code of Honor to start. Romero hit a place kick on Takahashi and Beretta followed up with a standing moonsault for a near fall. The heels got the advantage when Sho caught Beretta with a clothesline on the floor. Sho hit a deadlift suplex for a near fall. Beretta came back with a tornado DDT on Takahashi. Romero got the tag and chopped away at Sho. Romero hit a step up rana on Sho. Romero hit charging clotheslines on both Sho and Takahashi in the corners. Beretta hit a sliding knee on Sho for a near fall.

Takahashi pushed Romeo off the top when he went for Strong Zero. Sho gave Beretta a powerbomb into a lung blower for a near fall. Takahashi hit a top rope fisherman’s buster on Beretta for a near fall. Romeo and Sho broke up the pin attempt. Romeo took Sho out with a dive, and the Beretta and Romero combined for Strong Zero on Takahashi to get the pinfall.

Winner: Roppongi Vice via Pinfall.

This felt unnecessarily long.

The House of Torture attacked Romero and Beretta after the match, until Orange Cassidy walked in to make the save. After the match, a group hug from the almost Best Friends delighted the crowd. 

United Empire (Kyle Fletcher, TJP, & Jeff Cobb) vs. Christopher Daniels, Darius Martin, & Action Andretti

Cobb got a near fall on Daniels after a standing moonsault. He picked up Daniels for a suplex, then made the tag to Fletcher and handed Daniels to Fletcher so he could finish the suplex. Daniels caught TJP with an exploder and made the tag to Darius Martin. Martin hit Fetchers with a spinning DDT, then took down Cobb with a flatliner. TJP caught Martin with a back suplex. Andretti hit TJP with an enziguri and a handspring back elbow. Andretti hit a falcon arrow for a near fall. TJP came back with a spinning DDT. TJP hit a splash off the top for a near fall. Daniels caught TJP with a forearm in the corner, and Andretti and Martin gave TJP a double-team slam and got the upset pinfall.

Winner: Christopher Daniels, Darius Martin, & Action Andretti via Pinfall.

Backstage: The Kingdom, Jerry Lynn

Lexi Nair interviewed The Kingdom and Jerry Lynn. The Kingdom trashed ECW, and tried to stir up trouble between Jerry Lynn and Stokely Hathaway. Lynn made a match between The Kingdom and Maria Kanellis against The Infantry and Trish Adora. I hope this is for next week. 

ROH Women’s World Championship Proving Ground Match
KC Spinelli vs. Athena

This is a non-title match, and if Spinelli wins or goes the time limit with Athena, she will get a title match.

This match was so enthralling the commentators spent most of it talking about Mike Tyson and Buster Douglas. Athena won with a forearm.

Winner: Athena via Pinfall.

This was Athena’s 28th win in a row according to Ian Riccobani. 

Athena attacked Spinelli with a dropkick on the floor after the match.

ROH World Championship Proving Ground Match
Chuck Taylor vs. Claudio Castagnoli

This evolved from a backstage interview earlier in the show, where Taylor asked for a title shot from Castignoli.  Even though this is a Proving Ground match, Claudio added the stipulation that Taylor has to win to get the title shot. Taylor can’t the title shot by lasting the time limit. Taylor has a winning record against Castignoli.

Taylor sent Castignoli to the floor with a Soul Food. On the floor, Claudio got the advantage and sent Taylor over the barricade with a forearm. Taylor tried to get back in the ring, but a big boot from Castignoli sent Taylor back to the floor.

Rocky Romero and Trent Beretta came to ringside to encourage Taylor. Taylor came back with a flatliner and locked in a Koji Clutch. Castignoli broke the hold by making the ropes. Taylor caught Castignoli with a knee and a stuff piledriver for a near fall. Castignoli hit a popup uppercut for a near fall. Taylor escaped a Neutralizer attmpt, but Castignoli came back with a clothesline. Castignolia followed up with the Ricola Bomb to get the pinfall. 

Winner: Claudio Castagnoli via Pinfall.

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