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ROH Supercard Of Honor Results (4/1/22): FTR vs. The Briscoes, Bandido vs. Jonathan Gresham And More

By Colin Tessier

Main Show

SW3RVE The Realest vs. Alex Zayne

Sw3RVE and Zayne exchange fast-paced offense early on. The AEW star takes control and grounds Zayne. The two competitors continue to go back and forth. SW3RVE targets Zayne’s knee, but a poison hurricanrana to the floor leaves both men down. Zayne hits the Crunch Wrap Supreme for a near fall.

SW3RVE keeps targeting Zayne’s knee to neutralize his speed. He drops “The Sauce” with a rolling flatliner and the SW3RE Stomp for a two count. Zayne drills Sw3RVE with a knee to the face, and Sw3RVE fires back with one of his own. Again he rocks Zayn with a kick to the knee and slams him to the mat for the win.

Winner: SW3RVE The Realest

Ninja Mack vs. Tully Blanchard’s New Client

Blanchard introduces former IMPACT World Champion Brian Cage as his newest client. Mack tries to dive onto Cage, but “The Machine” catches him. Cage overpowers him and throes him across the ring with a German suplex.

Cage continues to dominate, but Mack rallies with some stiff kicks. “The Machine” slams Mack to the mat. Cage plants Mack with the Drill Claw for the win.

Winner: Brian Cage

Jay Lethal vs. Lee Moriarty (with Matt Sydal)

Lethal and Moriarty exchange holds, like it’s a Pure Rules Match. Moriarty gets a two count early on, frustrating Lethal in the process. The former ROH World Champion drops Moriarty with a chop, but “The Apex of Combat” fires back with a kick. Lethal targets Moriarty’s leg and keeps him grounded. The veteran takes Moriarty down with a dropkick to the outside and dives onto him. Lethal hits the Lethal Combination. Moriarty reverses the Hail to the King and turns it into a pin attempt for a near fall. Both men trade several pin attempts for near falls. Moriarty gets another two count with a cradle. Lethal goes below the belt and hits the Lethal Injection for the win.

Winner: Jay Lethal

After the match, Matt Sydal, who’s on a crutch, confronts Lethal, who responds by kicking his crutch and attacking him.

Interim ROH Women’s World Championship: Willow vs. Mercedes Martinez

Willow and Martinez feel each other out early, and the veteran gains the upper hand with a slap in the face. A senton earns Willow a two count. Martinez grounds Willow and locks in a modified dragon sleeper. They trade strikes, and Willow rallies with a clothesline that leaves both women down. Martinez suplexes Willow and gets a two count with an Air Raid Crash. The veteran drills Willow with some elbows, but the fun-loving babyface suplexes her opponent. Willow pounces Martinez and hits a cannonball in the corner. Martinez hits the OG Drop for a near fall. Willow hits a moonsault for a two count. Martinez locks in a dragon sleeper for the win.

Winner and new Interim ROH Women’s World Champion: Mercedes Martinez

ROH World Tag Team Championship: The Briscoes (c) vs. FTR

The red-hot crowd is fired up for this grudge match, which is several months in the making. Mark Briscoe and Cash Wheeler start things off. Mark takes control with some of his famous “Redneck Kung-Fu”. Jay Briscoe and Dax Wheeler tag in and square off. Jay sends Dax to the outside by spitting in his face and drops him with a shoulder tackle. Dax drills him with a forearm. Jay sends him back to the floor with a clothesline over the ropes. Dax throws a chair into the ring, but the referee catches it. Cash tags in, and FTR double-teams Jay. The former ROH World Champion trucks over Cash, and the brothers double-team him.

FTR regains the advantage by double-teaming Mark again and isolating him. Dax punches Mark in the face. Mark fires back with stiff strikes, and The Briscoes hit Cash with some double-team offense. Jay dives onto FTR outside the ring. Both teams brawl around ringside. FTR catapults Jay into a table. Jay is busted open, as Dax intentionally punches his bleeding wound. Dax superplexes Jay, and FTR continues to control the bout. Mark finally tags in and clears house. He slams Dax for a two count. The Briscoes plant Cash with Redneck Boogie for a two count. Dax gets a two count with a splash. The Briscoes catch Dax with the Big Rig for a two count. Wheeler DDTs Mark on the floor, but Jay slams him down. Jay suplexes Dax onto the floor, and both men are down.

Doctors check on Dax, who slowly gets back to his feet. All four men square off and trade blows. Mark sends Cash crashing to the floor and dives onto him. Dax and Jay exchange strikes, and Dax barely kicks out of the Froggy Bow. FTR drops Mark with the Big Rig for the win.

Winners and new ROH World Tag Team Champion: FTR (c)

After the match, the two teams shake hands and show their respect. FTR left the ring, and The Young Bucks attacked The Briscoes from behind until FTR made the save. FTR then challenged The Young Bucks to a match. Matt and Nick Jackson accepted, but they said it would happen Wednesday night on AEW Dynamite.

ROH World Television Championship: Rhett Titus (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki

Suzuki uses some of his signature stiff strikes early on. He grounds Titus with some wrenching submissions. Titus fires back with some strikes of his own. The champion suplexes Suzuki and drills him with two pump kicks. A back suplex earns Titus a two count. Suzuki traps Titus in a leg-lock, but the champion reaches the ropes. The two men trade blows, and Suzuki plants Titus with a Gotch-style piledriver.

ROH Pure Championship: Josh Woods (c) vs. Wheeler Yuta

Woods and Yuta trade technical holds early on. The challenger quickly uses his first rope break. Yuta gains the upper hand and keeps Woods grounded. The champion forces Yuta to use his second rope break. Yuta wrenches Woods’ knee and forces him to use a rope break. They trade blows, and Woods hyperextends Yuta’s arm by chopping it out from under him. He targets the arm with some stiff forearms. Yuta keeps fighting, but he eats an open hand to the face. The challenger drops Woods with a DDT and blasts him with a kick. A running forearm and a diving strike send Woods to the outside, and Yuta dives onto him.

Woods suplexes Yuta into the corner and forces him to use his third ropebreak. Yuta drills Woods with some elbows to the collarbone and stacks him up for the win.

ROH Undisputed World Championship: Bandido (with Chavo Guerrero Jr.) vs. Jonathan Gresham

Bandido and Gresham trade fast-paced offense early on, and the match is a stalemate. Gresham eventually gains a brief advantage with a dropkick, but Bandido fires back with a flurry of offense. Another dropkick sends Bandido to the outside. Gresham grounds Bandido with a crossface, but the latter locks in a Surfboard. “The Octopus” counters and escapes it. He traps Bandido in an ankle lock before “The Most Wanted Champion” reaches the ropes. Bandido rallies with a corkscrew dive that gives him some needed momentum. He drops Gresham with a deadlift stalling suplex after holding him in the position for a full minute.

The two men trade chops, and Gresham turns Bandido inside-out with a clothesline. Gresham plants Bandido with three German suplexes. Bandido narrowly manages to escape The Octopus Lock. Outside the ring, Guerrero shoves Bandido out of the way when Gresham goes for a dive to the outside. Bandido gets two counts on a suplex and a shining wizard. Bandido accidentally kicks the referee, and when the official isn’t looking, Guerrero hits Gresham with the title. Bandido is upset by this interference, so he tells the referee to eject his manager from ringside. Gresham gets a two count on a pin attempt, and Bandido responds with a pop-up cutter. Gresham counters the 21-Plex and rolls Bandido up for a near fall. Bandido dives onto Gresham outside the ring. He hits the X-Knee and the 21-Plex for a near fall. Gresham traps Bandido’s arm to win the bout.

Winner and new Undisputed ROH World Champion; Jonathan Gresham

After the match, Gresham starts to talk about his mission to purify ROH, but Jay Lethal cuts him off. He wants to help Gresham help send the fans home happy. He makes it clear that he wants to be the first man to challenge Gresham for the gold. Gresham turns him down due to his recent actions, and Lethal says no one would know who Gresham is if not for him. Sonjay Dutt comes out to try and keep the peace, but he turns on Gresham and helps Lethal attack him. Lee Moriarty tries to make the save, but the duo beats up him too. Some unfamiliar music plays, and Samoa Joe comes to the ring to make the save. He stares down Lethal and shake hands with Gresham.

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Colin Tessier
Colin Tessier

Colin Tessier is a lifelong fan of all things Marvel and DC, and he has used this passion to write about them for several years. Likewise, having been a fan of wrestling since he was a kid, he also covers professional wrestling. You can find him on Twitter at @ct_2110.

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