Mercedes Mone to compete on Thursday’s Ring of Honor TV
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The CEO is coming to ROH a day earlier than expected.
Reigning Ring of Honor Women’s TV Champion Mercedes Mone revealed on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite that she will be wrestling on Thursday’s HonorClub show ahead of her title defense against former champion Red Velvet at Friday’s ROH Final Battle.
Thursday’s match was taped prior to Wednesday’s Dynamite in Fishers, Indiana, and was Mone’s official debut in the promotion.
Mone defeated Velvet last month in Boston to unify the titles in Velvet’s first match back after multiple months away due to injury. Mone had defeated Mina Shirakawa for the interim title earlier this year.
Thursday’s show will also feature the semifinals of the inaugural ROH Women’s Pure title tournament.
ROH Final Battle lineup | Friday, December 5 | Columbus, Ohio
- Survival of the Fittest for the ROH World Championship: Bandido defends against Blake Christian, The Beast Mortos, Sammy Guevara, Komander, and Hechicero
- ROH Women’s Championship: Athena defends against Persephone
- Finals for the ROH Women’s Pure Championship: TBA vs. TBA
- ROH Women’s Television Champion Mercedes Mone defends against Red Velvet
- Vacant ROH Tag Team Championship: The Beast Mortos & Sammy Guevara vs. Adam Priest & Tommy Billington
- ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean defend against Skyfight (Scorpio Sky, Dante Martin & Darius Martin)
- AEW National Champion Ricochet defends against Dalton Castle
- 30-minute Iron Man match: Nigel McGuiness vs. Lee Moriarty
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