ROH TV live results: Billie Starkz vs. Syuri, Queen Aminata vs. HANAKO
Ring of Honor is back on HonorClub tonight with week two of Global Wars Cincinnati.
Matches scheduled for tonight’s show include Deonna Purrazzo defending the ROH Women’s Pure Championship against Olympia. Queen Aminata will be in singles action against Stardom’s HANAKO, while TMDK’s Mikey Nicholls will face Aaron Solo.
The Opps will face the Premier Athletes in trios action. Billie Starkz will face Syuri, Lacey Lane and Viva Van will team against Mina Shirakawa and Harley Cameron, and Mark Davis will defend the AEW National Championship against Ace Austin.
Matches scheduled for tonight’s show:
- ROH Women’s Pure Champion Deonna Purrazzo defends against Olympia
- Queen Aminata vs. HANAKO
- Mikey Nicholls vs. Aaron Solo
- The Opps (Hook, Anthony Bowens & Katsuyori Shibata) vs. Premier Athletes
- Billie Starkz vs. Syuri
- Lacey Lane & Viva Van vs. Mina Shirakawa & Harley Cameron
- AEW National Champion Mark Davis defends against Ace Austin
Our live coverage kicks off at 8 p.m. Eastern.
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AEW National Championship: “Dunkzilla” Mark Davis (c) vs. Ace Austin
We kicked off Night II of Global Wars: Cincinnati with this AEW National Title defense for “Dunkzilla”.
As the bell rang, Austin and Davis engaged in a duel of arm wrenches, wristlocks, and side headlocks. Davis’s arm was being worked on by Austin’s wristlocks, but he threw Austin aside afterwards. Running shoulder block by Davis, but Austin tripped him up afterwards with the drop toehold. Austin then blasted Davis with a dropkick. Austin avoided a slam by Davis as he then sent him over the top rope to the outside. Handstand dodge by Austin on the apron was followed by the soccer kick to the chest. Back in the ring, Davis responded with a senton to a downed Austin. Cocky cover by Davis was kicked out at one by Austin.
Austin attempted to lift the massive Davis on his shoulder, but he couldn’t do so. For his efforts, Austin was thrown out to ringside by Davis. On impact with the barricade, Austin appeared to jam his thumb as he rolled back into the ring and delivered chops to Davis. However, “Dunkzilla” took him down with one chop. Scoop slam by Davis, but a swing and a miss on the senton, as well as the run into the ropes. This gave Austin an opening to connect with the side Russian legsweep. Austin then hit Davis with the legdrop. Enzuigiri by Austin finally allowed him to hit the squatting Spicolli Driver on Davis.
Austin headed up top and hit the spinning guillotine leg drop on Davis for a close near-fall. Ace’s attempt at The Fold was blocked by Davis, but he made no mistake with the spinning kick to the head. Austin then ran into Davis to send himself and his foe out of the ring. As Bryce Remsberg began his count, Davis missed with another running attack and went flying into the corner. Davis got sent into the ring as Austin slammed his face down for a near-fall. Austin’s momentum continued with the spinning kick from the corner. He went for The Fold, but he went right into the Lariat from Davis. Austin countered with a stacking pin for a near-fall. Davis again blasted Austin with a Lariat that he couldn’t put the match away with just yet. However, the Doctor Driver by Davis was ultimately enough for the three and the National Title retention.
Mark Davis def. Ace Austin via pinfall to retain the AEW National Championship
A fantastic, hard-hittng match to start off Global Wars Night II. I enjoyed this one a great bit, and I think Davis is doing a great job as the National Champion so far.
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Lacey Lane & Viva Van vs. Mina Shirakawa & Harley Cameron
Our match got underway as Lacey and Shirakawa started things off for their teams. Van tagged in and performed her unorthoox dodge, which allowed her to briefly get ahead against Shirakawa. That moment was all too biref as Van was blasted by a dropkick from Shirakawa. Harley tagged in and went up top to hit the high crossbody on Van. Shining Wizard by Harley only got a two-count as Van found herself on the wrong side of the ring. Tornillo by Shirakawa on Van as she and Harley continued to isolate Van from her partner.
Lacey entered the match with a tag as Harley got her with a kick to the midsection. Lacey knocked Harley off balance from the corner and then hit her with a running dropkick. Lacey then followed that up with a leg drop. Now it was Harley’s turn to be at the disadvantage as Lacey and Van kept their opponent in their corner. Wristlock by Lacey on Harley, but the hold wasn’t stable enough to be held. Harley escaped and connected with the pumphandle back suplex, which gave her the opening to get the hot tag for Shirakawa.
Clothesline to Van by Shirakawa, followed by a Slingblade. Shirakawa went up to the top and got the two-for-one special on Van and Lacey. Cover, but Van kicked out at two. Scorpion Death Drop by Shirakawa as Cameron got dropped with a knee to the face. Casadora by Lacey on Shirakawa, followed by a dropkick as all four women were left down and out in the ring. As Shirakawa and Van recovered to their feet, they traded strikes until Shirakawa took Van down with a forearm.
Van avoided Shirakawa in the corner and then hit her with a kick as she tagged in Lacey. Double strike by Van and Lacey on Shirakawa could not put this match away. Cameron tagged in and got Lacey with Her Finishing Move for the three.
Harley Cameron & Mina Shirakawa def. Lacey Lane & Viva Van via pinfall
I had fun watching this tag match. Two teams with a lot to prove and they did great here. Lots to like about this one.
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Billie Starkz vs. Syuri
Syuri didn’t waste time as she got Starkz on the backfoot with the suplex. Followed with the kick to the face. Outside the ring, Starkz avoided calamity from Syuri, but she couldn’t avoid the punch to the face. Starkz got back into things with a poke to the eye as she then got Syuri with the Side Effect off a Dragon Sleeper. In the corner, Starkz chopped at Syuri’s chest repeatedly as she then kicked her at the back following a snapmare. Syuri responded in kind with a snapmare and a kick of her own. Suplex by Starkz only got a two-count. Back to the corner again, Starkz targeted the leg of Syuri with a kick. Hard slap to the face by Starkz, but only seemed to anger Syuri, who battled back with clubbing elbows to the head of Starkz. Big boot by the IWGP Women’s Champion on Starkz as she hit the headscissors not long after. More precise kicks from Syuri to Starkz was soon followed by the arm submission, which she transitioned into a cross armbar. Starkz got her foot on the bottom rope to break the hold.
After a bit of a breather, Starkz hit Syuri with a hard elbow, which led to the tornado DDT to the elevated ramp. Starkz headed to the top rope for a high risk maneuver, but she missed big time as her back made contact with the ramp following Syuri’s dodge. Starkz rolled back into the ring, but she got caught in a firewoman’s carry position by Syuri. Starkz escaped that and had Syuri in the electric chair. Counter led to an exchange of pins. Running knee by Syuri as she then targeded Starkz’s arm with another seated armbar. Starkz was forced to get a foot on the ropes to break it up. Electric chair position for Starkz, but a rake to the eye of Syuri allowed her to escape. Kick to the face by Starkz led to the Last Shot, but Syuri kicked out.
High risk maneuver by Starkz was blocked by the knees of Syuri, who soon trapped Starkz in the Syuri-Lock to get the victory via submission.
Syuri def. Billie Starkz via submission
Syuri continues to impress me as this is my second look at a match of her’s following the ROH Women’s World Ttile match last week. This was tremendous stuff, and for her part, Billie Starkz kept up well with someone of the caliber that Syuri possesses as the IWGP Women’s Champion.
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