ROH Death Before Dishonor Results (9/27/19)

Jonathan Gresham vs. Jay Lethal

Both men feel each other out and exchange technical holds. Neither man can gain the upper hand for s sustained period of time. Lethal tosses Gresham out of the ring and hits a springboard dropkick. A suicide dive takes Gresham down. Lethal is favoring his wrist but still hits his trademark cartwheel dropkick. Lethal dodges a tornado DDT and takes out Gresham’s leg. Gresham hits a springboard moonsault. The Octopus grounds Lethal and twists him like a pretzel with an ankle lock. Lethal chops Gresham and slams him to the mat. Lethal locks in the Figure Four but Gresham escapes it. Gresham tries to hit Lethal with a chair but the referee stops him. Both men start arguing and trade blows.

Gresham counters the Lethal Injection and rolls Lethal up for a two count. Lethal drops Gresham with a cutter for a near fall and locks in the Figure Four but Gresham reaches the topes again. The Octopus counters the Lethal Injection into another pin attempt. Lethal’s arm gave out during a Lethal Injection attempt and Gresham locks in the Octopus and Lethal taps out.

Winner: Jonathan Gresham

After the match, after Lethal and Gresham argue, the Octopus extends his hand and the two competitors hug.

The Bouncers vs. Silas Young & Vinny Marseglia (Barroom Brawl)

Josh Woods accompanies Young to the ring. Beer City Bruiser attacks Marseglia on his way to the ring. Brawler Milonas comes to the ring from the crowd and brawls with Young. Bruiser takes Marseglia down with a dive off the apron. Milonas dumps Young to the outside  and Bruiser smashes a bottle over Marseglia’s head. Bruiser chokeslams Marseglia onto the apron. Marseglia and Young gang up on Milonas. They tie the big man to the ropes and stomp away at him. Bruiser punches both his opponents but eats a cutter from Marseglia, who slams him onto some glass. Milonas breaks free and takes down both his opponents with clotheslines. Milonas splashes both men and slams Young. Bruiser gets a spare turnbuckle but Marseglia takes it and hits Milonas.

Woods stops Woods from using a broken pool cue and Marseglia uses it on Milonas. The Horror King throws darts at Bruiser and they stick in his back. Young hits a moonsault for a near fall. Milonas hits Young and Marseglia with a chair. Milonas slams Marseglia for a near fall. Young hits Marseglia with a chair and the Horror King hits Redrum on Milonas through a table. Bruiser slams Young on the apron. Woods carries Woods to the back. Bruiser superplexes Marseglia through two chairs for a near fall. A Beer City DDT on a chair puts Marseglia away.

Winner: the Bouncers

PJ Black joins the commentators ahead of the next match.

Ring of Honor World Television Championship: Shane Taylor (c) vs. Flip Gordon vs. Tracy Williams vs. Dragon Lee

Dragon Lee, a surprise fourth competitor is added to the match. Gordon and Williams head right for each other and start brawling. Lee tries to take the fight to Taylor but the champion overpowers him. Gordon and Williams fight outside the ring. Lee briefly gains the upper hand on all his opponents. Williams and Gordon trade blows and Hot Sauce suplexes Gordon. Taylor and Williams exchange strikes. Lee hits a slingshot kick on Taylor and a stiff knee on Williams. Lee dives onto Williams and Gordon. Taylor dives onto all three men. Gordon plants Taylor with a DDT. Williams slams Gordon’s head off the turnbuckle but Lee hits Hot Sauce with a brainbuster for a near fall. Lee rocks Taylor with a knee to the head but Taylor returns the favor. Taylor plants Gordon with Welcome to the Land for the win.

Winner and still Ring of Honor World Television Champion: Shane Taylor

Lee stares down Taylor after the match and points at him.

Ring of Honor World Tag Team Championship: The Briscoes (c) vs. LifeBlood (Mark Haskins and Bandido)

Both teams shake hands before the match. Mark Briscoe and Haskins start the match. Haskins takes Mark down and they exchange holds and strikes. Jay Briscoe tags in and Haskins tags Bandido. They trade shoulder blocks and a dropkick takes Jay down. Mark and Haskins trade strikes but Jay attacks Overkill. The Briscoes gang up on Bandidobut Mark accidentally drops Jay with a missile dropkick. Bandido takes to the sky and dives onto Mark. Bandido and Haskins simultaneously kick the Briscoes, who return the favor. Mark dives onto LifeBlood outside the ring. The Briscoes continue to ground Bandido, who perseveres and tags Haskins. Haskins clears house and double-teams the champions.

LifeBlood takes control and Bandido hits a Frog Splash on Mark for a near fall. Bandido gets a near fall on Mark after a double-team maneuver. The Briscoes gang up on Bandido. Jay gets a near fall after a neckbreaker. A corkscrew dive off the top gives Bandido some breathing room. A popup cutter on Mark gives him more momentum. Both teams brawl and the match is a standstill. Haskins locks Jay in a sharpshooter and Bandido hits Jay with a 21-Plex. Haskins hits a diving stomp but Jay breaks up the pin. Jay hits the Jay Driller on Haskins for a near fall. A Jay Driller on Haskins gets the Briscoes the win.

Winner and still Ring of Honor World Tag Team Championship: the Briscoes

After the match, Bully Ray runs to the ring and powerbombs Bandido and Haskins. Tracy Williams comes to the ring to fight Ray but Flip Gordon attacks Williams from behind. Gordon stares at Ray before leaving the ring. Ray throws Williams into the barricade and powerbombs Haskins through a table right in front of his wife.

Ring of Honor World Championship: Matt Taven (c) vs. RUSH

RUSH comes to the ring in a suit and takes it off.  Both men immediately start trading blows. Two superkicks rock RUSH, who suplexes Taven into the corner. Taven dodges the Bull’s Horns and tosses the challenger into the barricade twice. Taven mocks RUSH’s family at ringside. RUSH back body drops Taven on the steel ramp. RUSH tosses the champion into the barricade. Taven suplex RUSH from the ring to the floor. Taven takes RUSH down with two suicide dives. The champion hits a Frog Splash for a near fall. The champion hits a backbreaker for a two count. A DDT plants RUSH for another two count.

RUSH floors Taven withh a snap suplex and a knee to the face. The challenger suplexes Taven on the floor. RUSH hits Taven a section of the barricade. The challenger suplexes Taven again onto a table. Taven chops RUSH, who stomps the champion in the corner. RUSH strikes a pose and hits a dropkick off the top rope. RUSH floors Taven with a running dropkick off the apron. Taven dodges a senton but RUSH gets a Jay Driller-like move. Taven nails a running knee and hits the Climax for a near fall. The competitors exchange strikes and RUSH suplexes Taven. The champion spears RUSH and hits another three running knees. RUSH counters the Climax and hits the Bull’s Horns twice for the win.

Winner and new Ring of Honor World Champion: RUSH

After the match, RUSH celebrates with his family and Taven shakes the new champion’s hand.

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