Ring of Honor presented the twelfth episode of their new era on Thursday, May 18, 2023, and it aired on ROH Honor Club. The show was headlined by a Fight Without Honor, where The Kingdom faced off against Action Andretti & Darius Martin in a heated bout, while New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Zack Sabre Jr defended his NJPW Television Title against AR Fox.
Elsewhere on the card, Mercedes Martinez made her in-ring return against Ashley d'Amboise, One-half of the ROH Tag Team Champions Rey Fenix faced off against Gringo Loco, Gates of Agony faced Dalton Castle & Brandon Tate, and more were in action. Full results & highlights are listed below and will be updated as the show happens.
ROH TV (5/18/2023).
- Rey Fenix (w/ Alex Abrahantes) def. Gringo Loco.
- Dasha Fuentes interviewed The Wingmen (Ryan Nemeth & "Pretty Boy" Peter Avalon) backstage, with them talking trash about The Iron Savages ahead of their match later in the night.
- Willow Nightingale def. Madi Wrenkowski.
- Iron Savages (Bronson & Boulder) (w/ Jake Jameson) def. The Wingmen (Peter Avalon & Ryan Nemeth).
- Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal def. Zack Clayton & Cole Karter.
- Lady Frost vs. Miranda Alize.
- Spanish Announce Project (Angelico & Serpentico) def. Shinobi Shadow Squad (Cheeseburger & Eli Isom).
- NJPW World Television Championship Match: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) def. AR Fox.
- After the match, Zack Sabre Jr said that he was the "most active Television champion in the world" which prompted to him be interrupted by ROH Television Champion Samoa Joe. Joe asked Sabre Jr what if they found out who was the true Television Champion, but they were interrupted by Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal. Sydal said that he was targeting any of the Television Titles, but Sabre Jr rebutted with a Tag match with himself & Joe facing Sydal & Daniels. Joe agreed to team up.
- Gates of Agony (Kaun & Toa Liona) (w/ Prince Nana) DEF. Dalton Castle & "The Boy" Brandon Tate.
- Shane Taylor & The Workhorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry) def. Schaff, Ricky Gibson, & Eddie Pearl.
- The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch) were interviewed backstage before Stu Grayson of the Dark Order. Grayson told Vincent to stop the games. Vincent tried to recruit Grayson, but the Dark Order (Evil Uno, John Silver & Alex Reynolds) stopped the games. Grayson told Uno that they did not speak for him before Grayson told Vincent that he would only give The Righteous "one chance" before storming out of the interview.
- Mercedes Martinez def. Ashley D'Amboise.
- Fight Without Honor: Darius Martin & Action Andretti def. The Kingdom (Mike Bennett & Matt Taven) (w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett).
- After the match, The Kingdom & the team of Darius Martin & Action Andretti adhered to the code of honor before Mike Bennett shouted at the camera to say that this was what Ring of Honor was all about. Andretti & Martin stood tall to end the broadcast.
THE MACK ATTACK IS BACK!@NinjaMack1 -- @Willie_Mack.
— ROH - Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) May 18, 2023
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INCREDIBLE! @GringoLocoOG #HonorClub #WatchROH
— TDE Wrestling (@tde_gif) May 18, 2023
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.@willowwrestles with the POUNCEEEEEEEEEEEE
— TDE Wrestling (@tde_gif) May 18, 2023
(period!) #HonorClub #WatchROH
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Outstanding match there from ZSJ and @ARealFoxx! #HonorClub #WatchROH
— TDE Wrestling (@tde_gif) May 19, 2023
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.@facdaniels & @MattSydal have called out the The #NJPW World TV champion @zacksabrejr & #ROH World TV champion @SamoaJoe with an interesting match stipulation that unfolded.
— ROH - Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) May 19, 2023
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SEE YA. @Antnyhenry @RealJDDrake @shane216taylor #HonorClub #WatchROH
— TDE Wrestling (@tde_gif) May 19, 2023
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"...and you...you get Ø₦Ɇ chance..." - Stu Grayson of the Đ₳Ɽ₭ ØⱤĐɆⱤ@DEATHxWALKS @NoNamexVincent
— ROH - Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) May 19, 2023
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.@RealMMartinez making a statement in her return to ROH! #HonorClub #WatchROH
— TDE Wrestling (@tde_gif) May 19, 2023
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#TheKingdom @MattTaven & @RealMikeBennett are in complete control!
— ROH - Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) May 19, 2023
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