This past weekend, Ring of Honor delivered an eventful episode of ROH Wrestling. In the main event, ROH World Champion Bandido faced PJ Black in a non-title match. Plus, Mandy Leon and Willow faced off in a bout where the winner would earn a shot at the ROH Women’s World Championship.
ROH Wrestling Results
Originally aired December 3, 2021
Report by Colin Tessier for Wrestlezone.com
Quinn McKay welcomes viewers and previews the show.
Women’s Division Contenders Match: Mandy Leon (with Angelina Love) vs. Willow
In a pre-match promo, Leon looks back on her career with ROH and says she belongs to challenge for the title at ROH Final Battle: End of an Era. Meanwhile, Willow notes that the odds might be stacked against her, but she’ll be bringing the sunshine, and you can’t stop the sun from shining.
Willow and Leon feel each other out with technical holds. A shoulder block drops Leon, and Willow slams her to the mat. Leon sends Willow crashing face-first onto the apron and slams her into the barricade. A suplex on the floor gives her even more momentum. Leon grounds Willow for a few minutes, but the fan-favorite star rallies. Love distracts the referee, and Leon capitalizes by grabbing Leon’s hair to squash her flurry of offense. Willow perseveres with another rally.
A cannonball gives Willow control of the match, but Leon dodges a moonsault. Leon plants Willow with the Astral Projection for a two count. Love gets a chair, but Quinn McKay and Chelsea Green stop her from using it. Several members of the women’s division come to ringside to get involved. Max The Impaler joins the party and attacks Love. Willow takes advantage with a superkick , and a slam puts Leon down for the three count.
Winner: Willow
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As a result, Willow will challenge Rok-C for the title at ROH Final Battle: End of an Era. Backstage, Willow says she’s “over the moon” about the victory and tells Rok-C that she’s a threat; at Final Battle, they’ll see who’s the top competitor in the women’s division.
In a taped message, Brian Johnson vows to rewrite history by winning the ROH Pure Championship at ROH Final Battle: End of an Era. Johnson says he eats, sleeps and breathes professional wrestling, and this passion will fuel the Mecca-locomotive to victory.
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The show then plays highlights of Chris Dickinson’s match with Taylor Rust from ROH Week By Week, where Dickinson emerged victorious.
In another taped promo, The Briscoes say ROH is their home, and they reflect on their incredible run in ROH. They say Final Battle isn’t the end of the road, as a new chapter will begin after the show.
PJ Black (with Flip Gordon) vs. Bandido (with Rey Horus)
In a pre-match promo, “Doctor” Black hypnotizes Gordon and says there are guys, like him, who deserve Bandido’s spot more than he does. The veteran points to his extensive experience and states that he’ll enlighten Bandido.
Bandido and Black feel each other out, and they’re evenly matched early on. Both men go back and forth, and the bout is a stalemate as neither man manages to take control. Black tosses Bandido to the outside but opens the ropes so he can get back in the ring. “The Darewolf” starts to gain the upper hand, and he grounds Bandido. He tells Gordon to punch Bandido, and he reluctantly follows the order, prompting the referee to call for the bell.
Winner via disqualification: Bandido
Horus dives onto Gordon and Black, and the wrestlers agree to a tag team match.
Rey Horus and Bandido vs. PJ Black and Flip Gordon
A brawl at ringside kick-starts the match, and Gordon takes Horus down with a springboard dive. Black counters a tornado DDT and suplexes Horus. Gordon catches Horus with the Kinder Surprise, but Horus rallies with a flurry of offense. Bandido makes the hot tag and slams Black over his head. He presses Gordon out of the ring and dumps him onto black. He sends Horus diving onto their opponents.
Bandido gets a near fall with a Frog Splash on Gordon. The ROH World Champion slams Horus onto “The Mercenary”, but a powerbomb/blockbuster combination nearly puts Horus away. An assisted South African Destroyer almost ends the match, but Bandido breaks up the pin. In the end, Bandido pins Black with the 21-plex.
Winners: Bandido and Rey Horus
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— ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 7, 2021
After the show, a video package hypes of Jonathan Gresham’s ROH World Championship Match with Bandido at ROH Final Battle: End of an Era.
Next week’s lineup:
- EC3 vs. Eli Isom
- PCO vs. Sledge
- Chelsea Green vs. Miranda Alize
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