Josh Woods to challenge for ROH Pure title at Death Before Dishonor
Josh Woods is getting a Pure title shot at ROH’s next pay-per-view.
ROH has announced that Woods will challenge for the ROH Pure Championship at Death Before Dishonor on Sunday, September 12. Jonathan Gresham is the current Pure Champion. He’s defending the title against Rhett Titus at Glory By Honor night one on Friday, August 20.
Woods is the top-ranked challenger in the Pure division rankings. He defeated Silas Young in a Last Man Standing match at last month’s Best in the World PPV.
Gresham retained his title against Mike Bennett at Best in the World.
Gresham and Woods faced off in the semifinals of ROH’s Pure Championship tournament last year. Gresham defeated Woods and then advanced to defeat Tracy Williams in the finals.
Death Before Dishonor is taking place at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The PPV was originally set to be held at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida, but ROH announced that they were moving the location of the show due to the current surge of COVID-19 in Florida.
The finals of ROH’s Women’s World Championship tournament will also take place at Death Before Dishonor.
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