ROH TV live results: Athena vs. Maya World
ROH is back on HonorClub tonight.
Seven matches are advertised for the show.
ROH Women’s World Champion Athena will wrestle Maya World in a Proving Ground match.
LFI’s Sammy Guevara and The Beast Mortos have announced an open challenge for their Ring of Honor World Tag Team Championships. ROH is advertising that someone will answer the call on tonight’s show.
Tony Nese, Ariya Daivari, and Stori Denali of the Premier Athletes will be in mixed six-person action. Their opponents have not been announced.
Paid in Full’s Bryan Keith will wrestle SkyFlight’s Scorpio Sky in singles action.
ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty will put his title on the line against former champion Josh Woods.
ROH Women’s World TV Champion Red Velvet will wrestle Hyan in a Proving Ground match.
QT Marshall, Aaron Solo, and Nick Comoroto will wrestle ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions Shane Taylor and The Infantry’s Carlie Bravo and Shawn Dean in a Proving Ground match.
Our live coverage kicks off at 7 p.m. Eastern.
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And kick off it, shall! These bouts come to us from the marathon tapings earlier this month in Jacksonville and include two Proving Ground matches, two Title fights and the return of personal favourite Nick Comoroto, so let’s get it going!
Deonna Purrazzo appeared on screen with her ROH Women’s Pure Title to lament Athena’s insecurity. She said that Jersey Girls “don’t run scared” so Athena can throw everything she has at her. Next week, Purrazzo will face Billie Starkz in a Pure Rules match, but tonight, Athena should focus on her Proving Ground match with Maya World and try and win it the “Pure-razzo” way.
ROH Women’s World Title Proving Ground Match: Athena [c] vs. Maya World
And apparently the Pure-razzo way is to get right into the match, so that’s what we did! This would be a Proving Ground match in which World can earn a shot at Athena’s ROH Women’s title by pinning or submitting the champion, or lasting to the 10 minute time limit.
Right off the bell, Athena came out swinging, punching World in the face and sending her to the ropes. World hit a spin kick and a headscissor takedown to come back and sent Athena to the ring apron (the earliest part of the ring!).
World pump-kicked Athena on the outside and tossed her back into the ring. Athena sent her into the corner for a meteora and a lax cover, which World kicked out of. She clubbed World over the bottom rope and stood on her to drive the point home.
Athena went for a scoop slam, but World countered it into a DDT. World got Athena to her feet and they traded forearms. World went to come off the ropes, but Athena caught her with a clothesline and sent her to the outside. Athena dove onto World and then threw her at the stairs. World saw it coming and countered, but Athena countered the counter and threw her off the stairs and back into the ring.
Athena put World into a cravot lock, smiling the whole time. World got to her feet, but Athena kicked her in the spine and slapped on a headlock, wearing World down. Athena went for a senton, but World got out of the way and started knocking the champion around the ring. She went for a rollup, but Athena shoved out of it.
World started throwing knees, but Athena tripped her and sent her to the mat for a two count. She sent World to the corner, but World got her foot up. She landed a body scissor on Athena, who then picked her up for a sit out powerbomb. The announcer let us know that 2 minutes remained in the match.
Athena went up top, looking to put World away, but World got to her feet and scared her off the turnbuckle. They fought in the corner with Athena looking for a lungblower, but World counterd it into a falcon arrow for a two count. One minute left!
The two slugged it out in the middle of the ring, countering and recountering everything. World went for a big swidewalk slam, covered Athena and the ref counted 1, 2— and no! The time expired, making the match a draw, but that still gets World her title shot.
Match Result: Athena vs. Maya World went to a Time Limit Draw, earning World a future ROH Women’s World Title shot
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