January 8, 2026
New York City, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom and Arlington, TX – Esports Stadium Arlington
Commentary – Ian Riccaboni and Caprice Coleman
Results via Jeff Moss of F4WOnline.com
Quick Match Results
- Ace Austin defeated Aaron Solo via The Fold (pinfall)
- Cru defeated Will Allday & Jay Alexander via Double Team Brainbuster (pinfall)
- Mixed Tag Team match – Shane Taylor Promotions defeated SkyFlight via Lariat Tubman (pinfall)
- Billie Starkz & Diamante defeated Reiza Clarke & Shae Karmicheal via Cross Rhodes (pinfall)
- Mixed Six-Person Tag Team match – Premier Athletes defeated Rachael Ellering, Demo Diamond, & Delynn Cavens via Pumphandle Driver (pinfall)
- Six-Man Tag Team match – Dalton Castle & The Outrunners defeated The Frat House via Bang-A-Rang (pinfall)
- The Von Erichs defeated MxM Collection via Claw Slam (pinfall)
- Sammy Guevara defeated Kiran Grey via GTH (pinfall)
- The Swirl defeated “Dynamite Kid” Tommy Billington & Adam Priest via Vanilla Choke Zero (submission)
Video: The Swirl, Jay Lethal, Bandido
The show opened with a quick recap of Jay Lethal’s shocking betrayal of Bandido last week to join Blake Christian and Lee Johnson to form THE LETHAL SWIRL (patent pending).
Aaron Solo vs. Ace Austin
Solo looks like he’s been working out a lot and Austin has sunglasses that would make 1996 Shawn Micheals positively drool. So lots of healthy dudes in this opening bout.
After an extended feeling out process, Solo grabbed a hammerlock and brought Austin to the mat. Austin countered with a rollup but Solo kicked out at two. Solo then dropkicked Austin to the outside and leapt over the top rope, declaring that he is a “big deal in this town.”
Solo put Austin back in the ring and went back to the hammerlock. Austin fought back, but Solo turned it into an exploder suplex for a one-count. Solo caught some boos from the crowd for no reason whatsover, which distracted him long enough for Austin to try a suplex.
They countered each other back and forth until Solo landed a dropkick. THe two traded blows until Austin got a headscissor stomp onto Solo’s noggin. Austin then hit a side Russian leg sweep and big leg drop to send Solo staggering into the corner.
Solo dodged the charge and went to dropkick Austin through the ropes, but Austin avoided it and punted Solo instead. He threw Solo back in and hit a blue thunderbomb that legally must result in a a two count. Austing charged Solo, but he countered it. Austin went for a slingshot, but Solo turned it into a double stomp for a two count.
Solo went up top for a double stomp, but Austin moved and hit a spinning kick instead. Austin hit The Fold on Solo and that was it. Austin got the pin and the victory.
Winner: Ace Austin via Pinfall.
Backstage: Athena
“It looks like the only person I can depend on… is me.”#ROH Women’s World Champion @AthenaPalmer_FG reflects on 2025 and looks ahead to 2026.
— ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) January 9, 2026
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Backstage, ROH Women’s Champion Athena addressed the audience about the disappointment she had in 2025. She said she knows she has a target on her back thanks to being ROH’s Forever Champion. So 2026 won’t be about the same old thing, it will be about violence. She claimed to be a broken woman, and claimed that the only person she can depend on is herself.
CRU (Lio Rush & Action Andretti) vs. Will Allday & Jay Alexander
.@Laceyy_Lane alongside CRU! @ActionAndretti & @IamLioRush return to ROH tag team competition!
— ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) January 9, 2026
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CRU automatically win the Big Coat Championship coming to the ring in some absolutely ridiculous outfits. 1997 Triple H looked at their coats and went “Man, those are some big coats.”
Off the bell, CRU didn’t waste any time and double teamed Allday and Alexander. When the dust settled, Andretti and Allday battled until Rush came back in and another double team started.
This match was crazy fast. Tags, moves and double teams were happening way faster than any human could type fast enough to keep up with. CRU went back to double teaming Allday planting him with a double brainbuster to get the pin and celebrate with Lacey Lane.
Winner: Cru via Pinfall.
Video: Christopher Daniels, Zayda Steel
Tough news for SkyFlight as @facdaniels announces @Miss_LeilaGrey is sidelined after her TBS Title battle with Mercedes Moné!
— ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) January 8, 2026
Still, the future was set in motion first.
The newest member of SkyFlight is @ZaydaSteel!
Watch ROH TV TONIGHT on Honor Club!https://t.co/8dcdtxqvDf pic.twitter.com/QD07xhJhCQ
Lexy Nair interviewed Christopher Daniels in the back. Skyflight’s Leila Grey is hurt, so Daniels announced that Zayda Steele would be stepping in to take her place.
Mixed Tag Team Match
SkyFlight (Zayda Steel & Darius Martin) vs. Shane Taylor Promotions (Trish Adora & Lee Moriarty)
Martin and Moriarty started off with Moriarty going right into his technical wizardy, which is a bit of a switchup for Martin. Moriarty worked him to the mat with a wrist lock, but got a little cocky off the kickout.
Martin grabbed a wristlock of his own, showing he has some technical skills as well. Moriarty tried to work out if it, but Martin held tight. Martin hit a dropkick, sending Moriarty to the corner where he tagged in Adora.
That brought in Steele and Adora started womanhandling her, throwing her head at the canvas. Adora tried for a lewd submission, but couldn’t get it. Steele rolled her up for a pin, but Moriarty distracted the ref. Off of that Adora hit a chokeslam and got a two count of her own.
Adora planted Steele with a pump kick and made the tag to Moriarty so he and Martin could clash. They traded blows, with Martin getting an atomic drop and fisherman’s suplex on the Pure Champion. Moriarty swept the leg, but Martin caught him with a side slam.
Adora broke up the pin and Steele ran in drive her off. Steele grabbed Moriarty and hit a destroyer on him before diving through the ropes onto Adora on the outside.
Steele tagged in officially and hit a satellite DDT on Adora. Taylor got up in the apron to caust a distraction which set Steele up for a Lariat Tubman from Adora to get the pin and the victory.
Winner: Shane Taylor Promotions via Pinfall.
Video: Deonna Purrazzo, Madison Rayne, Billie Starkz, Diamante
A video aired recapping Billie Starkz & Diamante’s victory over Deonna Purrazzo & Madison Rayne on last week’s show and Rayne’s wrestling career retirement announcement.
Billie Starkz & Diamanté vs. Reiza Clarke & Shae Karmicheal
Starkz and Diamante were accompanied to the ring by ROH Women’s World Champion Athena, who as mentioned before is looking to redefine herself in 2026. Maybe she gets a tennis racket and becomes a manager? Time will tell.
Starkz and Karmicheal kicked things off with Starkz grabbing a headlock. She transitioned to a waistlock and threw Karmicheal to the mat. She sent her into the corner where Diamante choked her behind the ref’s back.
Starkz tagged in Diamante and they double teamed Karmicheal with a swinging toss into the centre of the ring. Diamante smashed her face with forearms and stomps before tagging Starkz back in. Karmicheal hit a hurricanrana and got a hot tag to Clarke.
Clarke, a big lady, laid out Starkz and no-sold those forearms from Diamante. Diamante hita casedora which brough Karmicheal back in. Starkz took out Clarke and Diamante planted Karmicheal with a DDT in the middle of the ring to get the win.
Winner: Billie Starkz & Diamante via Pinfall.
Backstage: Cru, Lacey Lane
CRU are back in ROH, with @IamLioRush and @ActionAndretti adding @Laceyy_Lane to the ranks!
— ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) January 9, 2026
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Backstage, CRU anounced they are back (even though we knew that because they just had a match). They officially announced Lacey Lane as the newest member of CRU and she said that they match her crazy.
Mixed Six-Person Tag Team Match
Rachael Ellering, Demo Diamond, & Delynn Cavens vs. Premier Athletes (Stori Denali, Ari Daivari, & Tony Nese)
Normally, the Premier Athletes just let Denali run roughshot over whoever they are facing, but Ellering makes for an interesting counter to that. On the way to the ring, Mark Sterling claimed that the Athletes were undefeated in 2025, since he had their losses overturned. Also, the Athletes still suck, not rule.
Daivari and Cavens shared a Code of Honor and the match was on. Daivari aggressively worked Cavens’ arm, pulling and stomping it before sending him to the corner to double team him with Nese. Nese tagged in and hit a snap suplex on Cavens. Diamond broke up the pin, but then Denali tagged in.
Diamond refused to hit a woman and so Nese and Daivari beat him up and threw him out of the ring into the barricade. Nese was delcared legal and went back to dominating Cavens. Cavens managed to get a tag to Ellering, which brought Denali in.
Denali toyed with Ellering who responded by chopping her across the ring. Ellering pounded on her, trying to knock Stori off her feet. She hit a pump kick and went off the ropes, but Denali planted her with a big boot.
Cavens tagged in and Denali thew him into a lariat from Nese. Stori and Ellering fought on the outside while Nese and Daivari double teamed Diamond. In the ring, Nese and Cavens fought with Nese hitting a pumphandle driver to get the three count.
Winner: Premier Athletes via Pinfall.
Six-Man Tag Team Match
The Frat House (Preston Vance, Cole Karter, & Griff Garrison) vs. Dalton Castle & The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum)
Garrison and Magnum kicked things off with Garrison getting a headlock off the top. Magnum worked it into an armdrag through and tagged in Floyd. Floyd threw him off the ropes for a double hip toss and Magnum came back in.
Garrison hit a big boot on Castle on the outside while Jameson caused a distraction. The legal man, Magnum chopped Garrison, but found himself isolated in the frat house corner. Vance tagged in and hit a staaaaaaaaaling suplex, but only got a two count.
Vance drove Magnum back into the corner and Garrison tagged in for a double boot an then a dropkick from Karter. Karter remained legal and Magnum remained isolated, taking shots from all three fratters.
Vance stayed legal and he and Magnum collided with crossbodies off the ropes. Floyd got excited on the corner, but Vance knocked him off the apron before getting back to Magnum, who wormed over and tagged in Castle.
Castle cleared house with suplexes and the Outrunners hit double bulldogs on Vance and Karter. All six men started to brawl before the Outrunners could do their elbow with the Frat House coming out on top and posing.
A triple whip was countered by Castle and the Outrunners and they hit a triple scoop slam and then double axehandle elbow. Castle grabbed Karter for a Bangarang and that was it. Castle got the pin and the win for his team.
Winner: Dalton Castle & The Frat House via Pinfall.
Backstage: Johnny TV, Taya Valkyrie, Red Velvet
.@thetayavalkyrie wants #ROH gold and has her sights set on #ROH Women’s World TV Champion @Thee_Red_Velvet
— ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) January 9, 2026
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Backstage, Taya Valkyrie and Johnny TV were interviewed by Lexy Nair. Valkyrie lamented that Red Velvet was avoiding her, but it turned out she was just around the corner. Velvet entered the shot and offered Valkyrie a Proving Ground match for her ROH Women’s TV Title. Valkyrie accepted saying her people would reach out about scheduling.
MxM Collection (Mason Madden & Mansoor) vs. The Von Erichs (Marshall & Ross Von Erich)
Tips were shook and fingers flipped as the bell rang and Mansoor and Marshall started things off with a lockup. Marshall sent Mansoor to the mat and tagged in Ross for a double dropkick. TV caused a distraction and MxM jumped the Von Erichs from behind.
Mansoor grabbed Marshall’s had and stomped him, mocking him while Madden put Ross’ hand on the steps and kicked it. Everyone fought on the outside with Madden tossing Ross back into the ring and Mansoor throwing Marshall up the ramp.
Madden tagged in Mansoor (still wearing Marshall’s hat) and then double teamed Ross. Mansoor spat on Marshall’s hat and threw it out of the ring before pinning Ross in the corner with a high foot. He put Ross’ hand inside the turnbuckle and kicked it, then held it for Madden to stomp on, trying to take away Ross’ ability to do the Iron Claw.
Mansoor charged Ross who countered with a dropkick and got a hot tag to Marshall. Marshall took out Madden then dropkicked Mansoor. He hit Mansoor with a clothesline in the corner and then another for good measure.
Marshall hit a pop up slam on Mansoor and Ross came back in for a double Claw. Madden blocked his though and kicked Ross to the mat. Mansoor got out of his and Madden hit a side kick on Ross with a lazy cover for a two count.
TV picked a fight with Marshall on the outside and Madden tried to join, but Marshall fought them off. In the ring, Ross got a claw on Mansoor and Marshall hit on on Madden. Ross turned his into a claw slam and got the pin 1-2-3.
Winner: The Von Erichs via Pinfall.
Kiran Grey vs. Sammy Guevara
Grey entered with a mysterious air about him for his ROH debut match. Guevara entered like he always does, but minus the Beast Mortos. Looking at Grey, that might have been a bad decision to arrive without backup.
Guevara offerd a Finger of Honor to Grey and the bell rang. Grey seemed serious and focused which was a good counter to Guevara’s cockiness. Grey swept the leg for a quick two count and Guevara bailed from the ring. Grey followed and hit a European uppercut and a few right hands before throwing Guevara into the barricade.
Grey threw Guevara back into the ring and threw hands at him in the corner. In spite of Guevara’s proven speed he seemed to have a hard time getting away from Grey’s martial arts style. Grey went up top for a crossbody, but Guevara caught him with a knee on the way down.
Guevara hit a GTH and got the pin on Grey, but Grey looked really godo in his ROH debut.
Winner: Sammy Guevara via Pinfall.
The Swirl (Blake Christian & Lee Johnson) vs. “Dynamite Kid” Tommy Billington & Adam Priest
Billington started off against Johnson, using his strength to work him into the corner. The ref broke itup and Johnson returned the favour, hitting some chops. Johnson picked up the pace with a snap slam, but Billington landed a shoulder tackle and tagged in Priest.
The two double teamed Johnson and then Christian when he tagged in. Priest stayed legal for a snap suplex on Christian. Billington tagged in and charged, but Christian got the boot up in his face. He leapt off the ropes and his right knee buckled.
While the ref and Lethal checked on him, Johnson took Priest down from behind. Christian stopped playing possum and threw the now-legal Billington into the Swirl’s corner. Johnson hit a suplex on Billington and he and Christian hit a big double elblow off the ropes.
Johnson scooped up Billington for a slam and then got a headlock on, working him to the mat. Billington fought back, but Johnson kept control going for a clothesline. Billington had the same idea and they collided in the ring.
Priest managed to tag in and took out both Christian and Johnson with his speed and strength. Billington tagged back in and Christian wiped out Priest on the apron. Johnson got grabbed by Billington who held him for Priest to hit a spiked piledriver for a two count.
Christian tagged in and DDT’d Billington. Priest caught him with a half crab though, forcing Christian to crawl to the ropes. Before he could get there though, Johnson laid a boot to Priest’s face that he absorbed without breaking the crab.
Billington grabbed Johnson in a crossface, but Johnson powered into a Spiccoli driver onto Christian and Priest to break everything up.
Johnson and Billington fought while Christian went up top and hit a 450 for a two count. Christian and Johnson started picking Billington apart with chops, but Billington fought back so Christian threw him out of the ring.
Priest returned and chopped Christian and Johnson. Priest threw Johnson out and hit a suicide dive, but Christian then hit on on Priest. He thew Priest back into the ring where he grabbed Johnson for a piledriver. Billington went up top, but Lethal knocked him off the turnbuckle.
Christian locked in Vanilla Choke Zero on Billington and he was forced to tap out, giving the victory to the Swirl.
Winner: The Swirl via Submission.
After the match, The Lethal Swirl (TM) beat up Billington and Priest as the show went off the air.

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