Ring of Honor – 2002 Results
The Era of Honor Begins – Philadelphia, PA – Murphy Recreactional Center – February 23, 2002
Mafia & Monsta Mack defeated Buff E. & Mace (w/ Allison Danger) when Mafia pinned Mace after a Burning Hammer at 1:12
The Amazing Red pinned Jay Briscoe (w/ Mark Briscoe) with the Red Star Press at 8:30
Xavier pinned Scoot Andrews with the X-Breaker at 10:06
Danny Drake & Mike Tobin defeated Homicide & Boogaloo via disqualification when Homicide attacked Tobin with a rubber chicken at 7:34
Quiet Storm defeated Amazing Red, Jose Maximo, Joel Maximo, Brian XL, Chris Divine in an elimination match by eliminating Joel Maximo at 15:56; Jose Maximo accidentally pinned Amazing Red at 10:05; Chris Divine eliminated Brian XL at 10:28; Quiet Storm eliminated Jose Maximo at 11:36; Joel Maximo eliminated Chris Divine with the Storm Cradle Driver at 11:36; Mikey Whipwreck was the special referee
Prince Nana pinned Eric Tuttle with a double underhook brainbuster at the 53-second mark
Spanky & Ikaika Loa defeated Oz & Michael Shane when Spanky pinned Oz with the Sliced Bread #2 at 12:29; as a result, Spanky won a Ring of Honor contract
Super Crazy pinned Eddie Guerrero with a small package at 10:42; the bout was held to determine the IWA IC Championship
Low Ki defeated Christopher Daniels and Bryan Danielson by pinning Daniels with the Ki Krusher at 20:05
The Round Robin Challenge – Philadelphia, PA – March 30, 2002
Round Robin Challenge: Christopher Daniels (1-0) defeated Bryan Danielson (0-1) via submission with the Crossface at 14:42
Mafia & Monsta Mack defeated Prince Nana & Eric Tuttle (w/ Simply Luscious) when Mafia pined Tuttle with the Burning Hammer at 1:51; late in the bout, Prince Nana walked out on his partner
Christian York & Joey Matthews defeated CW Anderson & Elax when York pinned Anderson after a double team high angle facecrusher at 7:05; after the match, Anderson blamed Elax for the loss and gave him the spinebuster
Xavier pinned James Maitato with an inside cradle at 7:00
Homicide & Boogaloo defeated Danny Drake & Mike Tobin when Homicide pinned Drake with a lariat/german suplex combo at 2:49
Round Robin Challenge: Low Ki (1-0) defeated Christopher Daniels (1-1) via submission with the Dragon Clutch at 11:03 after avoiding the Last Rites (The Best of Christopher Daniels Vol. 2: Say Your Prayers)
Paul London defeated Chris Marvel by referee stoppage at 2:08 after Marvel sustained a legit injury
Spanky pinned Jay Briscoe with the Sliced Bread #2 at 11:20
Jose & Joel Maximo defeated Amazing Red & Brian XL and Chris Divine & Quiet Storm in an elimination match at 12:20; Red eliminated Quiet Storm at 7:49; Joel Maximo eliminated Amazing Red with a roll up
Round Robin Challenge: Bryan Danielson (1-1) defeated Low Ki (0-1) via submission with the Cattle Mutilation at 32:12; Ken Shamrock was special referee for the bout
Mafia & Monsta Mack defeated Simply Luscious, Prince Nana, Buff E. & Mace in a handicap match when Mafia pinned Simply Luscious with a Burning Hammer at 5:19 after Prince Nana walked out on the match
Jay Briscoe (w/ Mark Briscoe) pinned Tony Mamaluke with the J-Driller at 7:22
Chris Divine & Quiet Storm defeated Christopher York & Joey Matthews when Matthews submitted to Storm’s leglock at 8:43
James Maritato defeated Scoot Andrews and Xavier when Xavier submitted to a Fujiwara armbar at 6:26
Low Ki pinned AJ Styles with a small package at 18:14
HC Loc & Tony DeVito defeated Marcos & Dunn when DeVito pinned Marcos at 3:13
Donovan Morgan pinned Christopher Daniels at 13:13; after the match the two men formed a team, agreeing that the Code of Honor is a farce
Spanky defeated Paul London, Bryan Danielson, John Hope, and Michael Shane in a gauntlet match; London pinned Hope with the Shooting Star Press; Shane pinned London with a Picture Perfect elbow drop at 3:47; Spanky pinned Shane with Sliced Bread #2 at 10:07; Spanky pinned Danielson with Sliced Bread #2 at 13:41
WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero & Amazing Red defeated Joel & Jose Maximo at 13:11 when Guerrero pinned Jose with a Splash Mountain Powerbomb; during the match, members of the ROH locker room appeared on stage to pay their respect to Guerrero
Road to the Title – Philadelphia, PA – Murphy Rec Center – June 22, 2002
Don Bucci & Steve Corino provided commentary for the show:
ROH Heavyweight Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: Bryan Danielson defeated Bio-Hazard via submission with the Cattle Mutilation at 2:34
ROH Heavyweight Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: Spanky pinned Paul London with Sliced Bread #2 at 9:57 (Please Don’t Die: The Best of Paul London)
ROH Heavyweight Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: Douglas Williams pinned Jay Briscoe (w/ Mark Briscoe) with the Chaos Theory rolling bridge pin at 6:18
ROH Heavyweight Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: Jody Fleisch pinned Jonny Storm with a sit-down powerbomb at 7:01
ROH Heavyweight Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: Low Ki defeated Prince Nana via referee stoppage after Low Ki knocked out Nana with an enzuguiri at 3:54
ROH Heavyweight Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: The Amazing Red pinned Xavier with the Red Star Press at 4:21
ROH Heavyweight Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: Christopher Daniels pinned Scoot Andrews with the Best Moonsault ever at 2:29; after the match, Daniels introduced Simply Luscious as the first member of the Prophecy
ROH Heavyweight Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: AJ Styles pinned Jerry Lynn with a Styles Clash at 15:30
ROH Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi Finals: Spanky pinned Jody Fleisch with Sliced Bread #2 at 5:15
ROH Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi Finals: Douglas Williams pinned Bryan Danielson with the Chaos Theory rolling bridge pin at 13:36
ROH Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi Finals: Low Ki pinned the Amazing Red with a Super Ki Krusher at 11:13
ROH Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi Finals: Christopher Daniels (w/ Simply Luscious) pinned AJ Styles with a reversal into the Last Rites at 21:45 (The Best of Christopher Daniels Vol. 2: Say Your Prayers)
Crowning a Champion – Philadelphia, PA – Murphy Rec Center – July 27, 2002
Tony Mamaluke defeated Jeremy Lopez via submission with a Butterfly Scissors at 7:24
Christian York & Joey Matthews (w/ Alexis Laree) defeated Jacob’s Ladder & Prince Nana when Christian York pinned Jacob’s Ladder after a double team leg drop at 1:45; Nana walked out on his partner before the end of the match
Michael Shane & Bio-Hazard defeated Paul London & Don Juan when Shane pinned Don Juan after an enzuiguiri at 8:34; as a result, Shane earned a Ring of Honor contract (Please Don’t Die: The Best of Paul London)
Mafia & Monsta Mack defeated Chris Devine & Quiet Storm when Mack pinned Divine after a powerbomb at 4:35
James Maritato pinned Jay Briscoe (w/ Mark Briscoe) with the Kiss of Death at 8:30 after Jay became distracted by Mark walking out of the match
Homicide & Boogaloo defeated HC Loc & Tony DeVito in a Bunkhouse Brawl match when DeVito submitted to Boogaloo at 9:36 after wrapping barbed wire across DeVito’s mouth and pulling back
NWA-TNA X Division Champion AJ Styles defeated Adam Jacobs and David Young in an elimination match at 8:00; Styles pinned Young with the Spiral Tap at 5:30; Styles pinned Jacobs with a top rope Styles Clash
Scoot Andrews defeated Xavier with a Force of Nature at 5:03; as a result, Andrews remained employed by Ring of Honor
ROH Heavyweight Championship Tournament Finals: Low Ki defeated Christopher Daniels, Douglas Williams, and Spanky in a 60-minute Ironman match; fall #1: Daniels pinned Ki with the Last Rites at 25:59; fall #2: Spanky submitted to Ki’s Dragon Sleeper at 41:51; fall #3: Ki pinned Williams with a twisting senton splash at 48:45; two points were awarded for a pinfall, a negative point was given if you were pinned or submitted; Ki: 3, Daniels: 2, Williams: -1; Spanky: -1
The Amazing Red pinned Quiet Storm with a Red Star Press at 6:06
Joel Maximo, Jose Maximo, & Chris Divine defeated Izzy, Dixie, & Brian XL in a scramble match when Joel pinned Brian XL with the Spanish Fly at 9:12
ROH Heavyweight Champion Low Ki defeated Chris Divine in a non-title match via submission with the Dragon Sleeper at the 55-second mark
Mace & Buff E. (w/ Allison Danger) defeated Dunn & Marcos when Mace pinned Marcos after a reverse electric chair vertical splash combo at 3:43
Scoot Andrews pinned Mike Tobin (w/ Danny Drake) with a Force of Nature at 2:03
Xavier pinned Scoot Andrews with a 450 Splash at 4:05
Michael Shane (w/ Bio-Hazard) pinned Paul London (w/ Rudy Boy Gonzalez) with a small package at 12:45; after the match, Simply Luscious offered a spot in the Prophecy to Shane; Shane declined and hit the superkick on both Simply Luscious and Rudy Boy; he then, alongside Bio-Hazard, double teamed London (Please Don’t Die: The Best of Paul London)
Bryan Danielson fought Donovan Morgan to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Mafia & Monster Mack defeated HC Loc & Tony DeVito in a Boston Massacre match when Mafia pinned Loc after a Burning Hammer at 11:04
Bio-Hazard (w/ Michael Shane) pinned Don Juan after a Teardrop suplex at 2:12
Alex Arion pinned Maverick Wild with a victory roll at 5:49
Homicide & Boogaloo defeated Tony Mamaluke & James Maritato when Homicide pinned Mamaluke after the Cop Killer at 12:32
Mark Briscoe pinned Jay Briscoe with a Cut-Throat Driver at 16:54 (Mark’s in-ring debut)
ROH Heavyweight Champion Low Ki pinned AJ Styles with the Ki Krusher at 19:48
ZERO-ONE Genesis II 2002 Day 1 – Iwate, Japan – Prefectural Gymnasium – September 12, 2002 (2,800)
Fuyuki Takahashi defeated Shinsuke Z. Yamagasa via submission at 10:35
Kintaro Kanemura & Tetsuhiro Kuroda defeated Dick Togo & Ikuto Hidaka at 11:56
Don Arakawa pinned Fugofugo Yumeji at 8:14
Kazuhiko Ogasawara defeated Kuroge Wagyuta at 5:25
Leonardo Spanky & Naohiro Hoshikawa defeated ROH Heavyweight Champion Low Ki & Yoshihito Sasaki at 17:58
The Predator pinned Kohei Sato at 5:08
Keiji Sakoda, Samoan Savage, & Tom Howard defeated Masato Tanaka, Shinjiro Otani, & Yoshiaki Fujiwara at 11:59
Naoya Ogawa & Shinya Hashimoto defeated Nathan Jones & Steve Corino at 9:47
Included the debuts of CM Punk and Colt Cabana
ROH Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: Christopher Daniels & Donovan Morgan (w/ Simply Luscious) defeated Jose & Joel Maximo when Morgan pinned Jose after hitting him with a sledgehammer and the Sayonara at 7:20
ROH Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: Dick Togo & Ikuto Hidaka defeated Tony Mamaluke & James Maritato when Togo pinned Mamaluke with a senton at 9:42; after the match, Mamaluke challenged Maritato to an impromtu match when Maritato said Mamaluke didn’t take wrestling seriously
Tony Mamaluke pinned James Maritato with a low blow and roll up at 2:55
ROH Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: Bryan Danielson & Michael Modest defeated Quiet Storm & Chris Divine when Modest pinned Divine with a Super Fisherman’s Suplex at 6:22
ROH Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: Christopher Daniels & Donovan Morgan (w/ Simply Luscious) defeated Dick Togo & Ikuto Hidaka when Daniels pinned Hidaka with an STO at 13:55
Alex Arion (w/ Prince Nana) pinned Dunn (w/ Marcos) with a splash off the top at 1:34
Xavier pinned ROH Heavyweight Champion Low Ki at 25:43 to win the title with the 450 splash after Christopher Daniels, Donovan Morgan, & Simply Luscious interfered; during the match, Xavier officially joined the Prophecy
Takao Omori pinned Sonny Siaki with the Axe Guillotine Driver at 7:28
Jay Briscoe pinned the Amazing Red with the Jaydriller at 7:47; after the match, Dixie and Elax attacked Red but Jose & Joel Maximo made the save and hit the Spanish Fly on Elax
Paul London pinned Michael Shane in a streetfight with a Shooting Star Press off a ladder at 20:38; after the match, London and Shane shook hands and hugged; Shane then raised London’s hand and dropped him with a clothesline (Please Don’t Die: The Best of Paul London)
ROH Tag Title Championship Tournament Finals: Christopher Daniels & Donovan Morgan defeated Bryan Danielson and Michael Modest when Daniels pinned Danielson after the Last Rites at 14:42; after the match, Danielson and Modest destroyed the tournament trophy
Glory by Honor – Philadelphia, PA – Murphy Rec Center – October 5, 2002
Homicide defeated Jose & Joel Maximo, Dixie and Izzy, and Quiet Storm & Chris Devine (w/ Trinity) in a scramble match by forcing Dixie to submit to the STF at 14:57
Johnny Kashmere & Trent Acid defeated Homicide & Steve Corino at 6:44 when Kashmere pinned Homicide after the T-Gimmick; late in the bout, Corino dropped his partner with the superkick and walked out of the match
Buff E., Mace, & Allison Danger defeated Christian York, Joey Matthews, & Alexis Laree when Mace pinned Laree with the electric chair vertical splash combo at 4:47
Tony Mamaluke defeated James Maritato via submission with a superplex front choke at 8:29
The Amazing Red pinned Ikuto Hidaka with the Red Star Press at 13:43
ETW TV Champion Fast Eddie pinned Don Juan with the fallaway moonsault slam at 3:22
Steve Corino defeated Rudy Boy Gonzalez in a Texas Death match with the Cobra Sleeper at 8:05
Low Ki pinned Samoa Joe at 16:29 after a series of knees and punches (Joe’s debut)
Prince Nana defeated Elax at the 55-second mark
The Insane Clown Posse defeated Oman Tortuga & Diablo Santiago (ROH Uncensored Vol. 1)
HC Loc & Tony DeVito fought Monsta Mack & Mafia to a no contest
Michael Shane defeated Spanky and Paul London in an elimination match; Shane eliminated London; Shane eliminated Spanky
Jay Briscoe pinned ROH Heavyweight Champion Xavier in a non-title match with the Jaydriller at 13:19
Jose & Joel Maximo defeated Dixie & Joey Matthews (w/ Izzy & Elax), Quiet Storm & Chris Devine (w/ Trinity), and Mafia & Monster Mack in a scramble match when Joel pinned Dixie with the Spanish Fly at 10:12
Bryan Danielson defeated CM Punk, Michael Shane, Amazing Red, and Paul London in a gauntlet match; Michael Shane pinned CM Punk with a roll up at 13:05; Paul London pinned Michael Shane with a spike DDT at 4:38; London pinned Amazing Red with a Shooting Star Press at 5:44; Danielson defeated London via submission with Cattle Mutilation at 10:10; stipulations stated the winner would face AJ Styles later in the evening to crown the #1 contender to the ROH Heavyweight Championship
Samoa Joe, ROH Tag Team Champions Christopher Daniels & Donovan Morgan defeated Low Ki, Douglas Williams, & Homicide at 23:07 when Homicide passed out while locked in Joe’s Coquina Clutch; the tag team titles were at stake in the match
Alexis Laree pinned Allison Danger (w/ Mace) at 3:21 with a reverse DDT
HC Loc & Tony DeVito defeated Dunn & Marcos following a spike piledriver at 2:27
ROH Heavyweight Champion Xavier pinned Jay Briscoe with a Super X-Breaker at 20:48
AJ Styles pinned Bryan Danielson after a Styles Clash at 22:30; stipulations stated that the winner would become the #1 contender to the ROH Heavyweight Championship
Shinjiro Otani & Masato Tanaka defeated Steve Corino & Low Ki (w/ Samoa Joe) when Otani pinned Corino with a Spiral Bomb at 15:30
Scramble Madness – Wakefield, MA – American Civic Center- November 16, 2002
Mark Briscoe & ROH Tag Team Champion Christopher Daniels (mystery partner) defeated Jay Briscoe & the Amazing Red (mystery partner) when Daniels pinned Red with the Last Rites at 15:47; prior to the match, Jay introduced his partner as Amazing Red, then Mark introduced Daniels as his partner and joined the Prophecy
Alexis Laree pinned Mace (w/ Allison Danger) at 2:37 with a tornado DDT
ROH Heavyweight Champion Xavier (w/ Simply Luscious) pinned Jeremy Lopez in a non-title match at 10:45 with the 450 Splash
Mafia & Monster Mack defeated Tony Mamaluke & Matt Thompson when Mafia pinned Thompson after a Burning Hammer at 9:50
The Amazing Red, Jose & Joel Maximo, Chris Devine & Quiet Storm defeated Joey Matthews, Izzy, Deranged, Slim J, & Angel Dust in a scramble match when Red pinned Deranged after a Doomsday DDT by the Maximos and an Infrared at 17:47
Samoa Joe defeated Dunn & Marcos in a handicap match by pinning Dunn with an Emerald Frosion at 1:39
Paul London & Rudy Boy Gonzalez defeated Bio-Hazard & Michael Shane when London pinned Bio-Hazard with a running Shooting Star Press at 14:24
HC Loc, Tony DeVito, & Masada defeated Alex Arion, Don Juan, & Fast Eddie when Devito pinned Eddie with a spike pildriver combo at 7:27
Homicide pinned Samoa Joe with a roll up at 9:56
AJ Styles pinned Christopher Daniels with the Styles Clash at 15:12; after the match, the Prophecy attacked Styles but Jay Briscoe, Jose & Joel Maximo made the save, allowing Styles to hit the Styles Clash on ROH Heavyweight Champion Xavier; stipulations stated the winner would be #1 contender to the ROH Heavyweight Championship
Bryan Danielson defeated Douglas Williams in a 30-minute Ironman match, 1-0; fall #1: Danielson pinned Williams with a bridging dragon suplex at 18:23
Night of the Butcher – Philadelphia, PA – Murphy Rec Center – December 7, 2002
Michael Shane pinned Jeremy Lopez after the Picture Perfect Elbow at 10:50
Colt Cabana pinned CM Punk with the Colt .45 at 12:29
ROH Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Tournament Semi-Finals: Paul London pinned EZ Money after a Legsweep DDT at 7:27 (Please Don’t Die: The Best of Paul London)
ROH Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Tournament Semi-Finals: Bryan Danielson pinned Chad Collyer after a dragon suplex at 19:33
Jose & Joel Maximo defeated Mafia & Monster Mack, Jay Briscoe & Amazing Red, Joey Matthews & Deranged (w/ Izzy, Angel Dust, & Dixie) in a scramble match when both members made Joey Matthews and Deranged simultaneously submit to the Taffy Machine at 23:33; stipulations stated the winners would be the #1 contenders to the ROH Tag Team Titles
Chris Devine & Quiet Storm defeated Jeff Starr & Shockwave when Storm pinned Shockwave after a Storm Cradle Driver at 3:40; after the match, CW Anderson attacked Starr & Shockwave (Anderson’s return after a 9-month absence)
ROH Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Tournament Finals: Paul London pinned Bryan Danielson after a Shooting Star Press at 18:40 (Please Don’t Die: The Best of Paul London)
ROH Heavyweight Champion Xavier (w/ Simply Luscious) pinned AJ Styles (w/ Alexis Laree) after a figure four jackknofe roll up at 17:06
Homicide & Abdullah the Butcher defeated HC Loc & Tony DeVito in a Bunkhouse Brawl when Homicide pinned Loc with a Cop Killer at 9:19
Final Battle 2002 – Philadelphia, PA – Murphy Rec Center – December 28, 2002
Dark match: Homicide pinned Jay Lethal
CM Punk pinned Colt Cabana with the Pepsi Plunge at 9:24; stipulations stated the winner would earn a Ring of Honor contract
Simply Luscious pinned Alexis Laree after ROH Tag Team Champion Christopher Daniels interfered and hit Laree with the Last Rites at the 51-second mark
Deranged & Angel Dust (w/ Special K) defeated Mafia & Monster Mack and Johnny Kashmere & Trent Acid in a scramble match when Deranged reversed Mafia’s Burning Hammer at 10:22
ROH Tag Team Champions Christopher Daniels & Donovan Morgan defeated Joel & Jose Maximo in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 24:47; fall #1: the champions pinned Jose with the Revelations at 14:00; fall #2: Joel pinned Daniels after the Spanish Fly at 20:43; fall #3: Daniels pinned Joel after the Last Rites
Guapo & Mace (w/ Allison Danger) defeated HC Loc & Tony DeVito via disqualification at 2:00 after Loc & DeVito assault their opponents with hubcaps
Jody Fleisch pinned the Amazing Red with the 720 DDT at 6:14; after the match, a brawl ensued between Special K and the Maximos, Divine Stornm, Mafia & Monster Mack, Amazing Red, and JT Smith which resulted in Special K laying everyone out and Fleisch called Special K the future of Ring of Honor
ROH Heavyweight Champion Xavier pinned Paul London after the X-Breaker at 17:05
Bryan Danielson, Samoa Joe, Low Ki, and Steve Corino fought to a 45-minute time-limit draw; stipulations stated the winner would become #1 contender to the ROH Heavyweight Title