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ROH 6 Man Tag Team Title Match
The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O’Ryan & Vinny Marseglia) def. SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) to win the titles
The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) def. Los Ingobernables (Bushi & Hiromu Takahashi)
Bullet Club (Cody, Adam Page & Marty Scurll) def. Chaos (Rocky Romero, Sho & Yoh)
The Briscoes (Mark & Jay) def. Flip Gordon & Jushin “Thunder” Liger
Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Evil & Sanada) def. Silas Young, The Beer City Bruiser & Brian Milonas
Coast 2 Coast (Shaheem Ali & LSG) def. The Kingdom (TK O’Ryan & Vinny Marseglia)
Cheeseburger def. Bully Ray by count out
Tenille Dashwood & Sumie Sakai def. Deonna Purrazzo & Skylar
Chuckie T def. Jay Lethal & Jay White
The Briscoes (Mark & Jay) vs. Flip Gordon & Jushin “Thunder” Liger
The match begins with Mark scoring a takedown on Gordon, Mark drags Gordon towards his corner before applying a headlock. Mark transitions from the headlock to wrenching away on the arm of Gordon, Gordon gets free and he avoids several strikes from Mark. Gordon then sends a charging Mark out of the ground before faking a suicide dive, Liger and Jay get tagged in by their respective partners. Jay kicks Liger in the midsection before landing a few strikes, Liger quickly takes Jay down and Mark attacks him from behind. Gordon tags in and he nails Jay with a few strikes, Jay regains control and he tags Mark into the match. Gordon catches Mark with a side kick to the midsection, Jay tags back in and he attacks Gordon from behind after Mark distracts him.
Jay then catches Gordon with a suplex before tagging Mark into the match, Mark keeps Gordon cornered while choking and attacking him with strikes. Mark catches Gordon with a suplex before tagging Jay back into the match, Jay attacks Gordon with a few more strikes before tagging Mark back in. Gordon gets free from the opposition before tagging Liger in, Liger attacks both of the Briscoes with palm strikes. Jay eventually takes Liger out as Mark attacks Gordon, Jay knocks Liger out of the ring before Mark nails him with a baseball slide drop kick. Jay attacks Liger with a ton of strikes in the corner before Mark tags back into the match, Mark drops Liger with an elbow drop for a near fall. Mark slows things down further by holding Liger in a camel clutch.
Jay tags back in and he lands a strike on Liger before tagging Mark in, Liger shoves the Briscoes into each other before nailing Mark with an inverted atomic drop. Gordon tags in and he immediately cleans house against the opposing team, Gordon then takes out the opposition with a suicide dive. Gordon gets Mark in the ring before missing a 450 splash by landing on his feet, Gordon catches Jay with a standing shooting star press for a near fall. Liger nails Jay with a somersault from the ring apron, Liger then nails Mark with a palm strike before Gordon lands a 450 splash for a near fall. Jay kicks Gordon and Liger low while Mark had the referee distracted, Jay tags in and nails Gordon with a neck breaker for a near fall. Jay then levels Gordon with a short arm clothesline before tagging Mark into the match, Gordon fights back against both opponents.
Mark eventually crotches Gordon on the top rope and he follows him up there, the Briscoes hit Gordon with the Red Neck Boogie for the three count.
Winners: The Briscoes (Mark & Jay)
Tenille Dashwood & Sumie Sakai vs. Deonna Purrazzo & Skylar
The match begins with Purrazzo mailing Sakai with a knee strike before landing some chops, Sakai recovers and drops Purrazzo with a head scissors takedown. Purrazzo recovers and catches Sakai with a roll up for a near fall, Sakai catches Purrazzo with a northern lights suplex for a near fall. Dashwood and Skylar get tagged in by their respective partners, Skylar nails Dashwood with a knee strike to the midsection. Dashwood and Skylar do a bunch of standing switches until Dashwood trips up Skylar, Dashwood nails Skylar with a Russian leg sweep for a near fall. Sakai tags back in and she catches Skylar with a top rope cross body for a near fall, Skylar lands a jaw breaker before tagging Purrazzo into the match. Sakai nails Purrazzo with a plethora of Mongolian chops, Purrazzo recovers to catch Sakai with a suplex.
Purrazzo follows that up by nailing Sakai with a release German suplex, Skylar tags in and she attacks Sakai with a ton of strikes. Skylar catches Sakai with a pop up knee strike and DDT for a near fall, Skylar gets Sakai in the corner before landing a diving forearm strike. Skylar slows things down further by holding Sakai in a chin lock, Skylar then nails Sakai with a kick to the face for a near fall. Purrazzo tags in and she catches Sakai with a short arm clothesline for a near fall, Purrazzo goes for a chin lock and Sakai gets free by landing a back suplex. Dashwood and Skylar get tagged by the opposing team, Dashwood quickly cleans house against the opposing team. Dashwood catches Skylar in a tarantula while they are near the ropes, Purrazzo returns and Dashwood catches him with a butterfly suplex. Dashwood goes after Skylar and Purrazzo nails her with a bicycle kick, Dashwood catches Skylar with a kick to the head from out of nowhere for the three count.
Winners: Tenille Dashwood & Sumie Sakai
After the match, Kelly Klein hits the ring and she brawls with Deonna Purrazzo.
- ROH World Champion Dalton Castle makes his way on stage with The Boys at his side, Castle says today is special because he has been champion for six months. Castle takes about all the places that he has defended the title, Castle says his title defense against Matt Taven isn’t happening tonight. Castle says that he suffered an injury shortly after winning the title at ROH Final Battle ‘17, Castle says he ignored all the pain while defending the title. Castle says he has seen a doctor and found out that his back is injured badly, Castle says the injury has hindered his training and in ring performance. Castle says he doesn’t belong in the ring since he cannot perform, Castle says he isn’t relinquishing the title. Castle says he will fix the problems and fix them quick so he can defend the belt again, Castle has The Boys bring out croissants and they throw them into the crowd.
- Matt Taven comes out with The Kingdom and he says he can’t believe this is how the company has repaid him for his services over the last year, Taven says he competed injured and Dalton Castle should as well. Taven demands that ROH officials should take the title from Castle and give it to him, Taven says their is a conspiracy against he and The Kingdom. Taven says he will not leave tonight until he makes his presence felt, Taven promises to be the ROH World Champion the next time he is in this building.
Coast 2 Coast (Shaheem Ali & LSG) vs. The Kingdom (TK O’Ryan & Vinny Marseglia) w/Matt Taven
The match begins with LSG applying a headlock to O’Ryan before the two exchange arm drags, LSG drops O’Ryan with a shoulder tackle. O’Ryan recovers and lands a power slam on a charging LSG for a near fall, Marseglia tags in and he rolls up LSG before landing a clothesline. LSG recovers and nails a charging Marseglia with a drop kick, Ali tags in and he double teams Marseglia alongside LSG. Marseglia and Ali have a striking exchange until O’Ryan tags in, O’Ryan nails Ali with a spine buster and Marseglia follows up with a diving headbutt. Marseglia tags in and he double teams Ali alongside O’Ryan, Ali fights back and he catches Marseglia with a leg lariat. O’Ryan hits the ring and Ali levels him with a headbutt, Ali chases Marseglia under the ring and Marseglia eventually drags him under.
LSG looks for his partner and Marseglia drags him out of the ring as well, the referee goes looking for everybody and he gets dragged under the ring as well. Coast 2 Coast eventually return as Marseglia comes out from under the ring with an axe, the referee takes the axe from Marseglia and Coast 2 Coast hits him with a Coastal Stroke. Coast 2 Coast also hit O’Ryan with a double team move for a near fall, LSG tags in and he hits O’Ryan with a butterfly suplex for a near fall. O’Ryan escapes the grip of LSG before dropping him with a left, Marseglia tags in and he attacks both opponents. Marseglia nails LSG with an elevated Side Effect for a near fall, Ali hits the ring and he sends O’Ryan out of it. Coast 2 Coast attack Marseglia with a series of double team moves, O’Ryan stops his opponents from landing Coast To Coast. O’Ryan hits LSG with a cutter while Marseglia lands a swanton bomb, SoCal Uncensored run towards ringside with their title belts and the distraction allows LSG to roll up O’Ryan for a three count.
Winners: Coast 2 Coast (Shaheem Ali & LSG)
After the match, Matt Taven gets on the microphone and challenges SoCal Uncensored for the ROH 6 man Tag Team Titles for tonight. SoCal Uncensored agrees to the match and it will happen tonight.
Bully Ray vs. Cheeseburger
The match begins with Ray shoving Cheeseburger to the ground, Cheeseburger gets up and Ray nails him with a power bomb. Cheeseburger gets up and Ray nails him with a second power bomb, Ray then nails Cheeseburger with a third power bomb. Ray grabs his chain and the referee takes it from him, Ray picks up Cheeseburger to hit him with a low blow. Ray leaves the ring and he stares down the fans as the referee counts him out.
Winner: Cheeseburger, by count out
After the match, Bully Ray attacks Cheeseburger with another power bomb. Ray then goes after ring announce Bobby Cruise and he threatens him, Ray drags Cheeseburger to the arena floor and he acts like he is going to power bomb him before walking away. Ray then threatens the announce team before walking away.
Chaos (Rocky Romero, Sho & Yoh) vs. Bullet Club (Cody, Adam Page & Marty Scurll) w/Bernard The Business Bear
The match begins with Scurll in the ring and Cody tags himself right in, Romero gets an early edge by briefly wrenching away on the arm of Cody. Cody trips up Romero before landing a kick to the midsection, Romero recovers and he sends a charging Cody out of the ring before faking a suicide dive. Scurll tags in and Sho also gets a tag from Romero, Sho wrenches away on the arm of Scurll and Scurll gets free to get Sho down with a headlock. Sho transitions to a head scissors and Scurll eventually gets free, Scurll gains control by catching Sho with a few strikes. Yoh tags in and he double teams members of Bullet Squad alongside Sho, Yoh drops Scurll before landing a running swanton for a near fall. Scurll catches Yoh with a few strikes to the midsection, Yoh fights back until Bernard distracts him so Scurll can land a lung blower.
Page tags in and he corners Yoh before landing a ton of stomps, Page gets Yoh out of the corner to land a back suplex for a near fall. Cody tags in and he catches the arm of Yoh with a top rope axe handle drop, Cody traps Yoh in the corner before landing some stomps. Scurll tags in and he bends the arm of a downed Yoh before stomping on it, Cody tags in and Yoh catches him with an enzaguri followed by a drag screw leg whip. Sho and Scurll get tagged in by their respective partners, Sho quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team. Sho catches Scurll with a hurricarana followed by a fisherman suplex for a near fall, Sho transitions to a Fujiwara Arm Bar against Scurll until Page breaks it up. Yoh hits the ring and he levels Scurll with a super kick, Sho and Yoh then hit Scurll with a double knee strike for a near fall.
Page interferes and he sends a charging Yoh out of the ring, Scurll recovers and hits Sho with a Ghostbuster Knee for a near fall. Cody tags in and Sho drops him before tagging Romero in, Romero quickly lands a series of strikes against Bullet Club. Romero hits all the members of Bullet Club with Forever Clotheslines, Romero goes for a sliced bread and Cody escapes to land a Disaster Kick. Everybody from both teams hit the ring and they all take each other out, Romero catches Cody with a knee strike and a modified sliced bread for a near fall. Romero traps himself in the ropes and Scurll super kicks him to the arena floor, Scurll goes for another super kick and he accidentally hits Bernard. Scurll and Cody have an argument in the ring until Page tries cooling things down, Chaos and Bullet Club all have a striking exchange in the ring.
Chaos eventually knocks Bullet Club out of the ring with stereo knee strikes, Chaos then takes out their opponents with suicide dives. Romero gets Cody back in the ring before landing a springboard hurricarana, Cody recovers to hit Romero with a Cross Rhodes from out of nowhere for a three count.
Winners: Bullet Club (Cody, Adam Page & Marty Scurll) w/Bernard The Business Bear
Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Evil & Sanada) vs. Silas Young, The Beer City Bruiser & Brian Milonas
The match begins with Young blocking a kick before shoving Evil to the mat below, Evil gets up and Young pokes him in the eye. Evil recovers to catch Young with a side kick followed by a shoulder tackle, Naito and Young’s team attacks all the members of LIJ. Young hits the ring and he lands a few stomps followed by a knee drop, Milonas tags in and he attacks a cornered Naito with some strikes. Milonas follows that up by dropping Naito with a hard Irish whip into the corner, Bruiser tags in and he stands on the face of Naito. Bruiser holds Naito in the corner while biting his forehead, Young tags in and he hits Naito with a sling shot double stomp for a near fall. Young and Naito have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Bruiser tags in and he attacks Naito with more strikes.
Bruiser holds Naito down while again biting his forehead, Naito fights back and he nails Bruiser with a tornado DDT. Sanada tags in and he quickly cleans house against the opposing team, Sanada eventually drops Bruiser with a drop kick. Sanada then catches an interfering Young in the Paradise Lock, Milonas and Bruiser hit the ring to clean house against LIJ. Milonas catches Sanada with a Closing Time sitout power bomb, Bruiser goes for a dive from the ring apron and he winds up taken out Young. Naito and Sanada catch Milonas with a power bomb while he was on the middle rope, LIJ attack Milonas with a series of triple team moves. Sanada then takes out Young and Bruiser with a dive, Evil hits Milonas with Everything Is Evil for the three count.
Winners: Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Evil & Sanada)
Jay Lethal vs. Jay White vs. Chuckie T
The match begins with Lethal fighting off an attacking T and White, White and T corner Lethal while landing a few strikes. Lethal fights back to attack T and White with some chops, Lethal sends a charging T out of the ring before sending White to the other side of the arena floor. Lethal attacks T and White with suicide dives, T gets back in the ring and Lethal sends him back out before landing another suicide dive on both of them. Lethal gets White back in the ring before going to the top rope to land an axe handle smash, T returns to the ring and Lethal nails him with a few chops. White recovers and he catches Lethal with a Saito Suplex, T and White decide to stomp away on a downed Lethal. White then hits Lethal with a pump handle back breaker before knocking him out of the ring, White follows Lethal out of the ring to land a few strikes.
White gets Lethal back in the ring and T levels him with a drop kick, White picks up Lethal before drilling him with a drop kick of his own. Lethal fights back until he gets double teamed by White and T, White knocks Lethal out of the ring with a Saito Suplex. T looks for a hug and White goes for the Blade Runner against him, Lethal gets back in the ring and he drops T with a Lethal Combination. Lethal then cracks a swinging White with a cutter, Lethal goes to the top rope and he leaps off before applying a figure four leg lock to White. White grabs the ropes and drags himself out of the ring to escape the hold, Lethal follows him out of the ring before T takes them both out with a suicide dive. T gets Lethal back in the ring to land a sit down power bomb for a near fall, White gets back in the ring and he has a striking exchange with T.
Lethal drops T and he eventually catches White with a Lethal Injection, T then catches Lethal with a roll up from out of nowhere for a three count.
Winner: Chuckie T
ROH 6 Man Tag Team Title Match: SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) (c) vs. The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O’Ryan & Vinny Marseglia)
The match begins with Kazarian jumping Marseglia from behind before a brawl breaks out between both teams, the brawl quickly spills to the arena floor. Marseglia throws Daniels into the ring post before Kazarian attacks him, Taven eventually nails Kazarian with a Disaster Kick. Taven and O’Ryan double team Sky in the ring, Taven then catches all three opponents with a suicide dive on the arena floor. O’Ryan and Kazarian eventually have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Kazarian rolls out of the ring and he eventually goes under the ring, Kazarian returns from under the ring with balloons tied around his neck, Marseglia and O’Ryan double team Kazarian inside of the ring. Daniels tags in and Taven tags in a short time later before dropping him with a shoulder tackle, Taven eventually levels Daniels with a drop kick for a near fall.
O’Ryan tags in and he catches Daniels with a few strikes, Kazarian interferes and he throws O’Ryan out of the ring. Sky catches O’Ryan with a dive before getting him back in the ring, Daniels would then drop O’Ryan with an Irish whip. Sky tags in and all of his team members attack O’Ryan with slingshot moves for a near fall, Kazarian tags in and he applies the chin lock to O’Ryan. Kazarian releases the hold so he can choke O’Ryan on the middle rope, SoCal Uncensored triple teams O’Ryan for another near fall. Daniels tags in and he kicks away on a downed O’Ryan, Daniels then drops O’Ryan with a clothesline before applying a chin lock. O’Ryan and Daniels have a striking exchange until interference allows O’Ryan to land a neck breaker, Taven tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team.
Marseglia hits the ring and he double teams Daniels alongside Taven, Taven nails Daniels with a middle rope moonsault for a near fall. The Kingdom set up for their finisher and Kazarian breaks it all up, Taven catches Daniels with a knee strike for a near fall. SoCal Uncensored hit the ring and they all triple team Taven, Sky catches Taven with a top rope hurricarana for a near fall. Sky and Taven take their battle to the arena floor, Marseglia tags in and he catches Daniels with forearm strikes. The Kingdom again nails Daniels with some triple team moves for a near fall, Marseglia catches Daniels with Redrum before eating a knee strike from Sky. Everybody from both teams hit the ring and they all take each other out, Daniels eventually catches Marseglia with a Best Moonsault Ever as Taven drags the referee out of the ring. Sky takes out Taven and the referee with a suicide dive, O’Ryan then hits Daniels with a fisherman buster DDT.
Kazarian hits the ring and he hits Marseglia with a title belt, Kazarian would then accidentally hit Daniels with the title before getting taken out. Taven catches Daniels with a frog splash for the three count.
Winners: The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O’Ryan & Vinny Marseglia), your new ROH 6 Man Tag Team Champions
The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. Los Ingobernables (Bushi & Hiromu Takahashi)
The match begins with Takahashi attacking Matt from behind, Bushi jumps in on the action and he attacks Matt as well. Nick tags in and the teams go through a series of reversals, the Bucks drop kick Takahashi and Bushi out of the ring. The Bucks then take out their opponents with a pair of stereo dives, Nick catches Takahashi with a rope assisted neck breaker before Matt lands a swanton bomb as he tagged in. The Bucks then take out Bushi before nailing Takahashi with a double drop kick, Bushi gets back in the ring to take out the Bucks with a double hurricarana. Bushi drops Matt before landing a missile drop kick, Bushi takes off his shirt and he chokes Matt with it. Takahashi tags in and he catches Matt with a running drop kick, Nick interferes and LIJ knocks him back out of the ring.
Takahashi would then stomp away on the back of a downed Matt, Bushi tags in and he applies a chin lock to Matt. Bushi holds Matt down while applying a cross face to him, Matt eventually makes it to the ropes and Bushi stomps away on him. LIJ uses a referee distraction to double team Matt in the corner, Takahashi tags in and he catches Matt with a clothesline followed by a basement drop kick. Takahashi knocks Matt out of the ring and he drags him up the entrance ramp as Bushi follows, Matt gets free of LIJ to throw them both down the entrance ramp steps. Matt then does a stage dive from the staging area onto both opponents, Bushi gets back in the ring and he prevents Matt from making the tag. Takahashi then hits Matt with a front suplex for a near fall, Matt recovers and he nails Takahashi with a spear.
Nick tags in and he immediately cleans house against the opposing team with kicks and knee strikes, Matt tags in and they eventually apply sharp shotters to both opponents. LIJ eventually make it to the ropes to break to two submission attempts, the Bucks then hit Takahashi with a double stomp before nailing Bushi with a lung blower. The Bucks then hit Takahashi with a double splash for a near fall, Takahashi backs Matt in the corner before causing Matt to nail him brother with an accidental knee strike. LIJ catch Matt with a double roll up for a near fall, LIJ would then hit Matt with a double super kick for a near fall. LIJ goes for the Super MX and Nick grabs Bushi to prevent it from happening, Matt eventually takes both opponents down before Nick nails Takahashi with a 450 splash. The Bucks eventually drop Takahashi with a double super kick, Bucks go for the Meltzer Driver and Bushi blocks it it.
Bushi spits mist into the face of Matt while distracting the referee, Matt super kicks both members of LIJ and his own brother. Matt then applies the sharp shooter to the referee, Nick finds a water bottle and he cleans the mist from his brothers eyes. Bushi attacks both of the Bucks with kicks before eating a super kick, Takahashi then hits Nick with a sunset flip bomb on the arena floor. Bushi catches Matt with a Canadian Destroyer for a near fall, Takahashi goes for a sunset flip bomb on Matt and Nick nails him with a super kick. Matt then hits Takahashi with a stunner on the arena floor, Bushi then takes out the Bucks with a suicide dive. The Bucks recover and they hit Bushi with a Meltzer Driver for the three count.
Winners: The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)
