Ring of Honor TV live results: Mercedes Mone in action, Final Battle go-home show
The CEO of AEW will make her official Ring of Honor debut on tonight’s ROH TV on HonorClub.
Ahead of her ROH Women’s TV title defense against Red Velvet at Friday’s Final Battle, Mercedes Mone will be in action against an opponent to be named.
The finals of the inaugural ROH Women’s Pure title tournament will be official as Billie Starkz takes on Yuka Sakazaki in the lone semifinal. Deonna Purrazzo has already advanced to Friday’s finals due to a forfeit by Queen Aminata.
The Beast Mortos will battle Komander while the Premier Athletes of Ariya Daivari, Tony Nese and Stori Denali will be in mixed trios action.
Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia will enter the ROH tag team ranks while Dalton Castle & The Outrunners continue their run in the trios division.
Several matches for the Final Battle Zero Hour pre-show are also expected for tonight.
Our live coverage kicks off at 7 PM Eastern.
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Here we are, friends. Another Final Battle’s Eve is upon us. I hope that you and yours are gathered around the Final Battle tree, singing Final Battle carols and enjoying some Final Battle Nog. Don’t forget to leave cookies out for Athena and a carrot for Billie Starkz! (Seriously, they’ll break your stuff if you don’t feed them).
Tonight will round out the card for tomorrow’s magical Final Battle event (until Santa Tony gifts us with half a dozen day-of matches as he’s apt to do), so let’s get right into it.
The Beast Mortos (w/Sammy Guevara) vs. Komander
And there isn’t a bigger way to get into it than with The Beast Mortos! Mortos will compete in the ROH World Championship Survival of The Fittest match at ROH, along with his tag team partner Guevara and his opponent tonight, Komander.
Mortos waved off the Code of Honor, which brought out the matador in Komander as Mortos charged him and he dodged it. Mortos grabbed Komander and threw him into the corners with heavy spashes and lariats to follow.
Komander landed an awesome headscissor takedown to switch the momentum and set Mortos up for a charge in the corner. Mortos back body dropped him, but Komander scrambled to the top anyways for a missile dropkick.
Komander walked the ropes and tried a fancy move, but Mortos grabbed him off the rope and hit a knee to the back that split Komander in half. Mortos hung Komander up on the ropes and started undoing his mask. The ref called him off and Mortos puched Komander in the face instead.
Mortos dragged Komander to the middle of the ring and started messing with his mask again. Komander tried a quick rollup, but only got a two count. He rained down kicks on Mortos and took him down with a hurricanrana.
Mortos tried to intimidate Komander, but some chops and a top rope spingboard hurricanrana kept Komander on offense. Mortos exited the ring and Komander dove after him, flattening him on the entrance ramp.
Komander tossed Mortos back in and went up top. He went for a running splash, but Mortos moved and transitioned into a samoan drop. Mortos went for a powerbomb, but Komander turned it into some kicks and a DDT for a two count.
Komander charged, but Mortos caught him in another Samoan Drop. Mortos landed on his head though and seemed to daze himself. Komander went up top, but Mortos was playing possum and knocked him off the turnbuckle.
Mortos went for a superplex, but Komander came back with a hurricanarana. Mortos caught him though and delivered an inside-out lariat (I call it that because it turned Komander inside out). Mortos went for the cover, but Komander kicked out and hit a poisonrana.
Komander went up top again, bvut Sammy Guevara appeared and knocked him down, causing the DQ.
Match Result: Komander defeated The Beast Mortos via DQ
Guevara then pulled the mask off of a prone Komander. That summoned the RHO Champion, Bandido, who ran down to clear the ring and save Komander.
Suddenly, Don Callis appeared on the ramp and spoke worse Spanish than even I’m capable of. He introduced Hechicero who will also be in the Survival of The Fittest Match at final battle.
While he was doing this, Mortos and Hechicero jumped Bandido and Komander, taking them both out. Hechicero and Mortos then played tug-of-war with the Belt, which was broken up by Guevara. The three pulled it back and forth until Guevara put it down and the segment ended.
The Premier Athletes (Tony Nese, Ariya Daivari & Stori Denali) w/Mark Sterling vs Philly Collins, Marino Tanaglia and Zoey Lynn
The Athletes started off with their usual schtick and the match began with Daivari takingon the much larger Tanaglia. Nese tagged in and the two beat him up. Denali then tagged in and beat up Tanaglia for a bit. That did bring in Lynn though, who was about half the size of Denali and lasted about half a second.
Tags were flying fast as Nese tagged in and took out Colins with some stiff forearms. Collins managed to hold his own with an insiguri and tagged in Lynn who went for a crossbody on Nese and Davari, who caught her and threw her to Denali who finished her off with a chokeslam for the pin.
Match Result: The Premier Athletes defeated Philly Collins, Marino Tanaglia and Zoey Lynn
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