ROH Wrestling Results (8/3/19): Matt Taven vs. Kenny King vs. Jay Lethal

ROH Wrestling Results 

Aired August 3, 2019 

Report by Colin Tessier for Wrestlezone.com

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A video package recaps Matt Taven’s successful defense of the Ring of Honor World Championship at Manhattan Mayhem.

Ian Riccaboni and Quinn McKay welcome viewers to the show before another video shows Jay Lethal discussing his loss at G1 Supercard and his mission to win the title again. In a backstage segment, Taven talks about the list of name’s he’s beaten as the ROH Champion and vows to add two more when he beats Lethal and Kenny King.

A video package recaps the ROH World Tag Team Championship match between the Briscoes and the Guerrillas of Destiny at War of the Worlds and the rematch at Manhattan Mayhem. The video also includes a later attack on the Briscoes by the Guerrillas.

In a backstage segment, the Guerrillas promise to win the titles again and tell the Briscoes to man up.

Riccaboni and McKay preview the ladder match between the two rival teams at ROH Summer Supercard.

A video package recaps the feud between Dalton Castle and RUSH, including Castle’s attack on RUSH at Manhattan Mayhem. In a backstage segment, Castle says he’s not afraid of RUSH and say’s he’ll prove that to the world. The video also shows clips from the match between the two at Mass Hysteria, when Castle assaulted RUSH with a chair.

Riccaboni and McKay preview the rematch between the two at ROH Summer Supercard.

A video package recaps the four corner survival match where Tracy Williams earned the right to face ROH World Television Champion Shane Taylor at ROH Summer Supercard. Backstage, Williams says Taylor lit a fire in him, which is why he’ll win the title at ROH Summer Supercard. Taylor says Lifeblood is a crock and the championship is his. In another backstage segment, Silas Young says Josh Woods isn’t so stupid after all. Young tells Wood he has a lot more to learn.

Riccaboni and Woods discuss the relationship between Young and Woods.

A video graphic hypes up another match between Lifeblood and Villain Enterprises next week.

Alex Shelley joins Riccaboni and Colt Cabana ahead of the main event.

ROH World Championship

Matt Taven (c) vs. Kenny King vs. Jay Lethal

(This match is a replay from Manhattan Mayhem.) Taven gets out of the ring and sits in a chair at ringside. King and Lethal match each other step for step until Taven starts brawling with Lethal at ringside. King dives onto both men outside the ring. He drops Taven with a heel kick for a near fall. Lethal gives King some stiff strikes but King drops him with a clothesline. Taven floors Lethal with a kick and rocks King with a clothesline.

Lethal and Taven slap each other and Taven hits him with a swinging neckbreaker. Taven hits King with some stiff strikes and drops him with a DDT. King takes both his opponents down with a clothesline. Lethal and King exchange punches and Taven drops King with a kick. Taven dives onto the ropes onto King but Lethal takes both men down with suicide dives. Taven hits Lethal with a frog splash for a near fall. Lethal locks Taven in a Crossface but King breaks it up. King hits both his opponents with a double blockbuster. Taven rocks King with a knee to the head. Taven kicks out after a Lethal Injection.

Kinmg plants Lethal with a Lethal Injection and a Royal Flush but Taven steals the pin to retain theb title.

Winner and still ROH World Champion: Matt Taven

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