The Embassy vs. LIJ title defense part of 11-match Ring of Honor TV lineup

A Ring of Honor Six-Man Tag Team title match is part of Thursday’s NJPW-tinged ROH on HonorClub lineup.

The Embassy’s Brian Cage, Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun will defend against LIJ’s BUSHI, Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi in search of their fourth title defense since winning the gold last December.

After being part of the Forbidden Door pre-show, El Desperado will make his ROH debut against Willie Mack while Sho & Yujiro Takahashi will face Roppongi Vice (Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta).

In eight-man action, ROH Tag Team Champions The Lucha Brothers will once again team with El Hijo del Vikingo & Komander to take on The WorkHorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry), Shane Taylor & Gringo Loco.

In one of two non-title Proving Ground matches, ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli will take on Chuck Taylor while ROH Women’s Champion Athena goes one-on-one with KC Spinelli.

Here’s the full 11-match card, taped last Saturday in Chicago:

  • El Desperado vs. Willie Mack
  • Lucha Brothers, El Hijo del Vikingo & Komander vs. The WorkHorsemen (JD Drake and Anthony Henry), Shane Taylor & Gringo Loco
  • ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions The Embassy (Brian Cage, Toa Liona and Bishop Kaun) defend against LIJ (BUSHI, Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi)
  • ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli vs. Chuck Taylor in a Proving Ground match
  • ROH Women’s Champion Athena vs. KC Spinelli in a Proving Ground match
  • Diamante vs. Leila Gray
  • Dark Order (Alex Reynolds & John Silver) vs. The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch)
  • United Empire (Kyle Fletcher, TJP & Jeff Cobb) vs. Christopher Daniels, Action Andretti & Darius Martin
  • Dralistico & Preston Vance vs. Mark Wheeler & Vikram Prashar
  • Sho & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Roppongi Vice (Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta)
  • Big Bill & Lee Moriarty vs. Karou & Tarik
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Josh Nason
Josh Nason

Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.