Ring of Honor – 2004 Results

ROH / JAPW – Collision Course – Woodbridge, NJ – Armory – January 9, 2004
EC Negro & KC Blade defeated Marcos & Dunn when both men pinned Marcos after a Dirty Rotten Driver off the top at 8:43
Ruckus pinned Derek Wylde after a flipping Ace Crusher at 5:54
Tony DeVito & Trent Acid defeated HC Loc & Johnny Kashmere when DeVito pinned Kashmere with a roll up
Azriael (Angeldust), Jay Lethal, & Insane Dragon (Izzy) defeated Lit, Dixie, & Deranged (w/ Grim Reefer) when Azriael pinned Deranged after South of Heaven at 9:33
Shane Douglas pinned Justin Credible with a belly to belly suplex at 11:19
April Hunter pinned Sumie Sakai with the Head Drop German Superplex at 8:57
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe pinned Balls Mahoney with a lariat at 16:19
JAPW Heavyweight Champion Dan Maff (w/ Negro & Blade) defeated Slyk Wagner Brown via disqualification at 19:23
Christopher Daniels defeated AJ Styles, John Walters, and CM Punk when Daniels pinned Styles and Walters after the Best Moonsault Ever at 25:22

The Battle Lines are Drawn – Wilmington, OH – January 10, 2004
Matt Stryker defeated Alex Shelley via submission in a pure rules wrestling match with the Strykerlock at 14:25
HWA Heavyweight Champion Nigel McGuinness pinned Cody Hawk with a roll up at 7:31
Pure Wrestling Championship Tournament Qualifying Match: Chris Sabin pinned Jimmy Jacobs with a sit-down powerbomb off the top at 10:45
Jimmy Rave defeated Caprice Coleman, Rainman, and Todd Sexton when Rave pinned Sexton with a Shining Wizard at 9:52
AJ Styles pinned Homicide with the Styles Clash at 21:42
Slim J, Jay Lethal, Joey Matthews, & Dixie defeated HC Loc, Tony DeVito, Marcos, & Dunn when Slim J pinned Loc at 12:58; late in the match, Abyss interfered and laid out Loc with a inverted Death Valley Driver leading to the pin (Abyss’s debut)
ROH Tag Team Champions Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated ROH World Champion Samoa Joe & Bryan Danielson when Jay pinned Danielson with the Jaydriller at 24:02
CM Punk, Colt Cabana, & Ace Steel (w/ Traci Brooks) fought Christopher Daniels, Dan Maff, & BJ Whitmer (w/ Allison Danger) to a no contest at 28:34; after the match, the teams brawled before Punk put Daniels through a table with the Pepsi Plunge; Daniels was taken out on a stretcher as Punk, Cabana, & Steel posed in the ring

PWG Tango & Cash Invitational Day 1 – Santa Ana, CA – Elks Lodge – January 24, 2004
PWG Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round: Chris Bosh & Quicksilver defeated Phoenix Star & Zokre at 11:46
PWG Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round: Joey Ryan & Scott Lost defeated Babi Slymm & M-Dogg 20 at 14:28
PWG Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round: Ricky Reyes & Rocky Romero defeated Al Katrazz & the Hardkore Kidd at 8:12
PWG Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round: Bryan Danielson & Super Dragon defeated Excalibur & Jonny Storm at 20:39
PWG Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round: ROH World Champion Samoa Joe & Puma defeated Shane & Shannon Ballard at 6:51
PWG Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round: B-Boy & Homicide defeated Disco Machine & Rising Son at 12:53
PWG Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round: Sal & Vito Thomaselli defeated Apollo Kahn & Apollo Kahn at 13:02
PWG Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round: CM Punk & Chris Hero defeated Christopher Daniels & the Messiah at 15:43
PWG Heavyweight Champion Frankie Kazarian fought Adam Pearce to a time-limit draw at 16:19

PWG Tango & Cash Invitational Day 1 – Santa Ana, CA – Elks Lodge – January 25, 2004
PWG Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: Joey Ryan & Scott Lost defeated Chris Bosh & Quicksilver at 11:35
PWG Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: Bryan Danielson & Super Dragon defeated Ricky Reyes & Rocky Romero at 12:04
PWG Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: B-Boy & Homicide defeated ROH World Champion Samoa Joe & Puma at 17:44
PWG Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: CM Punk & Chris Hero defeated Sal & Vito Thomaselli at 22:34
PWG Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi Finals: Bryan Danielson & Super Dragon defeated Joey Ryan & Scott Lost at 22:42
PWG Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi Finals: B-Boy & Homicide defeated CM Punk & Chris Hero at 17:35
PWG Heavyweight Champion Frankie Kazarian defeated Babi Slymm, Jonny Storm, and M-Dogg 20 in an elimination match at 22:42
PWG Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: B-Boy & Homicide defeated Bryan Danielson & Super Dragon to win the titles

The Last Stand – Glen Burnie, MD – January 29, 2004
Featured the debut of the in-ring segment ‘Good Times, Great Memories’ hosted by Colt Cabana, with Kevin Dunn and Kirby Marcos as the guests; after they came out and said they were a great team, Cabana said Bert & Ernie, Ghostbusters, and Chicago Bears were a great team but not them; Cabana continued to insult them until they cornered him and cut a promo; moments later, BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff attacked Cabana, with Dunn & Marcos dancing to Twizted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take it” until they too were laid out by Whitmer & Maff, with Allison Danger then joining them in the ring:
ROH Pure Wrestling Championship Tournament Qualifying Round: John Walters defeated Chad Collier via submission with a Trantula at 14:06 after Collier used his third rope break to escape a Sharpshooter attempt
Chris Sabin defeated Caprice Coleman, Jack Evans, Slyk Wagner Brown (w/ April Hunter), Hydro (w/ Becky), and Sonjay Dutt at 9:26 by pinning Hydro with a sit-down Death Valley Driver
Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere defeated Izzy & Angel Dust (w/ the Special K Sluts) and HC Loc & Justin Credible in a No DQ match at 5:49 when both men pinned Loc with the T Gimmick
BJ Whitmer and Dan Maff (w/ Allison Danger) defeated Xavier and Matt Stryker at 14:08 when both Whitmer and Maff pinned Stryker after Maff dropped Stryker with a clothesline and Whitmer hit a superkick on Maff, with both men falling on Stryker; stipulations stated the winner would become the #1 contender to the ROH World Title, receive a winner’s trophey, and get the title shot two weeks later; later in the show, it was announced both Whitmer and Maff would challenge for the Title
Alex Shelley defeated Jimmy Jacobs at 12:20 via submission with a modified Crippler Crossface
Homicide (w/ Julius Smokes) pinned CM Punk (w/ Colt Cabana & Traci Brooks) with an Ace Crusher and the Cop Killa at 20:01; after the contest, BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff double teamed Cabana on the floor, ramming him shoulder-first into the ringpost, and approached the ring but eventually left ringside rather than facing Homicide and Smokes in the ring; moments later, Brooks helped Cabana as Punk rolled out to the floor
ROH Tag Team Champions Mark & Jay Briscoe (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated ROH World Champion Samoa Joe & Jerry Lynn at 16:01 when Jay pinned Joe after hitting him with Cornette’s tennis racquet over the back, moments after Joe dropped the interfering Cornette with a forearm to the face; Joe kicked out just at the 3-count, with Joe then confronting the referee after the match and dropping him with a screwdriver piledriver and Lynn following with the cradle piledriver; stipulations stated it would be Joe’s last shot at the tag team titles; following the show, Joe was attacked by BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff backstage as he challenged Jay to a steel cage match, with Whitmer, Maff, & Allison Danger cutting a promo saying they would take the title

2nd Anniversary Show – Braintree, MA – February 14, 2004
ROH Pure Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: CM Punk pinned John Walters with a tiger suplex bridging pin at 13:02
ROH Pure Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: Douglas Williams pinned Chris Sabin with the Chaos Theory rolling bridge at 5:18
ROH Pure Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: Matt Stryker defeated Josh Daniels by submission with the Strykerlock at 8:27
ROH Pure Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: AJ Styles pinned Jimmy Rave with the discus lariat at 7:36
Dixie, Izzy, & Hydro defeated HC Loc, Tony DeVito, and Justin Credible when Dixie pinned Loc after Special K gave him a spike piledriver through a table at 8:46; late in the match, Angeldust distracted DeVito and Credible in the rampway and they left the ring giving chase
ROH Pure Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: CM Punk pinned Douglas Williams after reversing the Chaos Theory rolling bridge into a roll up at 10:43
ROH Pure Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: AJ Styles pinned Matt Stryker with a springboard 450 splash at 20:36 ROH Tag Team Champions Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Johnny Kashmere & Trent Acid when Jay pinned Kashmere with the Jaydriller at 7:58
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe defeated BJ Whitmer (w/ Allison Danger), Dan Maff, and Low Ki when Whitmer submitted to the Coquina Clutch at 23:01 (Low Ki’s return after a 7-month absence)
ROH Pure Championship Tournament Finals: AJ Styles pinned CM Punk with the Super Styles Clash at 16:36; after the match, ROH World Champion Samoa Joe congratulated Styles but reminded him who the real world champion was

PWG Taste the Radness – Santa Ana, CA – Elks Lodge – February 22, 2004
Puma defeated Charles Mercury at 7:18
The Hardkore Kidd defeated Babi Slymm at 8:51
Ricky Reyes & Rocky Romero defeated Sal & Vito Thomaselli at 13:51
Shannon Ballard defeated ROH World Champion Samoa Joe via disqualification in a non-title match at 8:47
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe, Disco Machine, & Scorpio Sky defeated Shannon Ballard, Excalibur, & Super Dragon at 25:56
Bryan Danielson defeated Bobby Quance at 20:23
Joey Ryan & Scott Lost defeated PWG Tag Team Champions B-Boy & Homicide to win the titles at 22:30
Adam Pearce defeated PWG Heavyweight Champion Frankie Kazarian to win the title at 15:16

– 3/04: ROH founder Rob Feinstein was caught in an internet-based sting operation in which he allegedly tried to solicit sex from a person he thought to be an underage boy. As a result of the scandal, TNA ended its talent-sharing agreement with ROH, withdrawing AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels from ROH appearances. CM Punk gave up his TNA agreement to stay with ROH.

Do or Die II – Elizabeth, NJ – Rex Plex – March 13, 2004 (matinee)
Mellow pinned Jerrelle Clark at 5:44 with a roll up
The Solution defeated Todd Sexton & Jared Steel
Caprice Coleman pinned Rainman at 5:13
Allison Danger (w/ BJ Whitmer) pinned April Hunter at 1:56
Jimmy Jacobs defeated Brad Bradley at 7:11
Hydro (w/ Becky Bayless) pinned Roderick Strong at 8:36 with a Chaos Theory into a dragon suplex; prior to the bout, Hydro refused to shake Strong’s hand; after the bout, Bayless and Hydro pointed and laughed at Strong (Strong’s debut) (Roderick Strong: Suffering is Inevitable, Roderick Strong: The Messiah of the Backbreaker)
Austin Aries defeated Danny Daniels at 11:22
Super Dragon pinned Excalibur at 9:33
Caprice Coleman, Rainman, Dunn & Marcos (w/ Julius Smokes) defeated the Outcast Killaz, Fast Eddie & Don Juan at 9:19

At Our Best – Elizabeth, NJ – Rex Plex – March 13, 2004
The Amazing Red defeated Jack Evans, Mark Briscoe, Sonjay Dutt, Jimmy Rave, Teddy Hart by pinning Dutt with the Red Star Press at 11:12
Xavier (w/ Prince Nana) defeated Slyk Wagner Brown (w/ April Hunter) with a half nelson at 7:28
Jerry Lynn pinned Nigel McGuinness with the cradle piledriver at 10:59
Matt Stryker defeated John Walters when Walters passed out in the Strykerlock at 11:58; stipulations stated the winner would be the #1 contender to the ROH World Championship
Colt Cabana & Ace Steel (w/ Traci Brooks) fought Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer (w/ Allison Danger) to a no contest at 7:55 when both teams brawled in the crowd and attacked the official; after the match the locker room emptied and joined the brawl
ROH Pure Champion AJ Styles pinned CM Punk with the discus lariat at 24:09; Ricky Steamboat was guest referee for the bout; after the match, ROH World Champion Samoa Joe confronted Styles, with Punk then trying to attack Steamboat but Steamboat armdragged and chopped Punk; moments later, Punk left ringside
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe defeated ROH Tag Team Champion Jay Briscoe (w/ ROH Tag Team Champion Mark Briscoe) in a steel cage match at 14:16 with a Muscle Buster off the top after ROH Pure Champion AJ Styles prevented Mark from interfering by dropping him with a Styles Clash on the floor (ROH: Bloodstained Honor)
The Carnage Crew defeated Special K in a steel cage match

PWG Kee_ The _ee Out of Our _ool! – Santa Ana, CA – Elks Lodge – March 27, 2004
Disco Machine defeated Charles Mercury at 8:39
Puma defeated Ricky Reyes at 11:16
Shane & Shannon Ballard defeated ROH World Champion Samoa Joe & Bryan Danielson at 12:23
Babi Slymm defeated Colt Cabana at 12:27
PWG Heavyweight Champion Adam Pearce defeated Bobby Quance
Frankie Kazarian defeated Spanky at 9:43
Chris Bosh & Quicksilver defeated PWG Tag Team Champions Joey Ryan & Scott Lost to win the titles at 8:08
Super Dragon defeated Scorpio Sky in a Guerilla Warfare match at 22:00

PWG The Musical – Santa Ana, CA – Elks Lodge – April 17, 2004
Charles Mercury & Topgun Talwar defeated the Human Tornado & Supa Badd at 9:48
Ricky Reyes defeated Apollo Kahn at 9:37
Scorpio Sky defeated Disco Machine at 8:04
Brandon, Sal, & Vito Thomaselli defeated Funky Billy Kim, Joey Ryan, & Scott Lost at 12:31
Christopher Daniels defeated B-Boy at 16:02
The Hardkore Kidd defeated Deranged & Lit at 7:14 in a handicap match
Excalibur & Super Dragon defeated PWG Tag Team Champions Chris Bosh & Quicksilver at 21:59
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe fought Bryan Danielson to a 30-minute time-limit draw in a non-title match

Reborn: Stage 1 – St. Paul, MN – April 23, 2004
Matt Stryker pinned Nigel McGuinness with a roll up at 10:12
Tony DeVito & HC Loc defeated Marcos & Dunn when Loc pinned Marcos after a spike piledriver at 8:19
John Walters pinned Justin Credible with a lungblower at 8:50
Alex Shelley defeated Masada, Danny Daniels, Jimmy Jacobs, Jimmy Rave, and Jack Evans by forcing Jacobs to submit to a crossface at 11:32
BJ Whitmer pinned Colt Cabana (w/ CM Punk) with a Super Exploder at 11:34; Ricky Steamboat was guest referee for the bout
Matt Sydal (w/ Daizee Haze) pinned Delirious with a belly to belly suplex off the top at 6:24
ROH Tag Team Champions Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes in a non-title match when Jay pinned Romero after the Spiked Jaydriller at 18:22
Bryan Danielson defeated CM Punk via submission with a guillotine stretch at 26:10; Ricky Steamboat was guest referee for the bout; after the match, Punk and Cabana attacked Steamboat until ROH Tag Team Champions Mark & Jay Briscoe made the save (Bryan Danielson: The American Dragon)
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Homicide via disqualification when Homicide blew a fireball in Joe’s face at 19:02; after the match, Homicide attacked the referee until the locker room emptied and everyone pulled Homicide out of the ring which resulted in a locker room wide brawl

Reborn: Stage Two – Chicago Ridge, IL – April 24, 2004
BJ Whitmer pinned Ace Steel with the Exploder at 6:11; after the match, Whitmer assaulted Steel with several chair shots
Masada & Justin Credible defeated Delirious & Shawn Daivari when Masada pinned Delirious with a cradle backbreaker at 8:10
Chad Collyer pinned John Walters with a crosslegged wheelbarrow roll up at 12:49
Nigel McGuinness defeated Austin Aries, Jimmy Rave, and Rocky Romero (w/ Ricky Reyes) by forcing Rave to submit to a keylock at 16:42
Homicide pinned Bryan Danielson with the West Brooklyn Lariat at 29:47
Ricky Reyes (w/ Rocky Romero) defeated Danny Daniels via submission with the legscissor anklelock at 5:40
Jack Evans & Matt Sydal (w/ Daizee Haze) defeated Tony DeVito & HC Loc, Marcos & Dunn, and Alex Shelley & Jimmy Jacobs when Evans pinned Jacobs with the 630 legdrop at 12:50; after the match, Shelley blamed Jacobs for the loss and walked away
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Matt Stryker via submission with a triangle armscissors at 18:57
CM Punk & Colt Cabana defeated ROH Tag Team Champions Mark & Jay Briscoe when Punk pinned Mark with the Pepsi Plunge at 19:47 to win the titles; after the match, BJ Whitmer tried to attack the new champions but Ace Steel jumped in the ring and hit Whitmer with a chairshot

Round Robin Challenge II – Lexington, MA – May 15, 2004
Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer (w/ Allison Danger) defeated ROH Tag Tean Champions CM Punk & Colt Cabana when Whitmer pinned Cabana with the wrist-clutch Exploder at 7:05 to win the titles; during the match, the champions tried to lose via count-out but Ricky Steamboat chased them towards the ring; after the match, Punk hit Steamboat with a legdrop through a table
Alex Shelley pinned Matt Stryker with a roll up at 7:03
Tony DeVito, HC Loc, Marcos, & Dunn defeated Oman Turtoga, Diablo Santiago, Prince Nana, & Josh Daniels when DeVito pinned Santiago with a powerbomb at 8:04
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe pinned Ricky Reyes in a non-title match with the Island Driver at 9:52
Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated ROH Tag Team Champions Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer (w/ Allison Danger) when Mark pinned Maff with a roll up at 13:24 to win the titles; prior to the match, the Briscoes fired Jim Cornette as their manager during a backstage segment
Josh Daniels (w/ Prince Nana) pinned Dixie (w/ Special K) with a Fisherman’s Buster at 4:52
John Walters defeated Trent Acid, Roderick Strong, Izzy (w/ Special K), Jay Lethal (w/ Special K), and Masada by pinning Izzy with an inverted flapjack off the top at 12:32 (Roderick Strong: Suffering is Inevitable)
Homicide pinned Spanky with the West Brooklyn Lariat at 16:15 (Spanky’s return to ROH after a 22-month absence)
CM Punk & Colt Cabana defeated ROH Tag Team Champions Mark & Jay Briscoe when Cabana pinned Mark Briscoe with a frog splash at 19:14 to win the titles

Generation Next – Philadelphia, PA – May 22, 2004
Marcos & Dunn, Buff E. & Mace (w/ Ariel), and Izzy and Dixie fought to a no contest when Alex Shelley, Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, and Jack Evans interfered and attacked Buff E. & Mace; after the match, Shelley introduced his new group and called them “Generation Next’
Jack Evans, Austin Aries, & Roderick Strong defeated Izzy, Dixie, & Angeldust (w/ Special K) when all three members pinned Izzy after Strong hit a powerbomb, Aries hit a 450 Splash, and Evans hit a 720 Splash at 7:44; after the match, Shelley said no one in Special K could wrestle and Jay Lethal objected
Alex Shelley defeated Jay Lethal via submission with the Border City Stretch at 7:28 in an impromtu match; after the match, Shelley offered Lethal a spot in GenNext but Lethal declined
Trent Acid, Danny Daniels, & Masada defeated HC Loc, Justin Credible, & Tony DeVito when Acid pinned Loc after a Yakuza Kick at 6:31
John Walters fought Jimmy Rave to a no contest when Alex Shelley, Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, & Jack Evans attacked both men before the bell; stipulations stated if Rave didn’t win he wouldn’t be booked in Ring of Honor anymore
Nigel McGuinness defeated Jimmy Jacobs via submission with an armbar at 9:20
ROH Tag Team Champions CM Punk & Colt Cabana defeated Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer (w/ Allison Danger) in a No DQ match when Punk pinned Whitmer with the Pepsi Plunge at 19:12
Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Oman Turtoga & Diablo Santiago (w/ Prince Nana) when Jay pinned Turtoga with the Jaydriller at 4:42; after the match, Alex Shelley, Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, & Jack Evans appeared and berated the champions, with Jay replying “Who the fuck are you?”; Jimmy Rave and John Walters then appeared, leading to an impromptu bout
Alex Shelley, Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, & Jack Evans defeated Jimmy Rave, John Walters, Jay & Mark Briscoe in an impromptu match when Shelley made Walters submit to the Border City Stretch at 41:22
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe pinned Homicide in a No DQ match with a brainbuster at 19:57

– 6/04: ROH founder Rob Feinstein resigned from ROH in the wake of the March sting operation.

World Title Classic – Dayton, OH – June 12, 2004
Masada & Danny Daniels defeated Marcos & Dunn when Daniels pinned Dunn with a double backbreaker at 6:31
Jimmy Jacobs defeated Matt Sydal (w/ Daizee Haze), Rainman, Caprice Coleman, HC Loc, and Delirious by pinning Loc with the Contra Code at 9:51
Austin Aries, Alex Shelley, & Roderick Strong defeated John Walters, Matt Stryker, & Jimmy Rave when Aries forced Rave to submit to the Rings of Saturn at 16:20; prior to the match, Shelley took the mic and reminded Stryker that Shelley ‘kicked his ass in the Best of Three series’
ROH Pure Championship Tournament Qualifying Match: Jay Lethal (w/ Becky Bayless) defeated Chad Collyer, Ray Gordy, and Superstar Steve by forcing Collyer to submit to a reverse shinni-no-make; after the match Shelley offered Lethal a spot in GenNext and Lethal declined
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe fought CM Punk to a 60-minute time-limit draw; prior to the match, Joe was presented with a new championship title; after the bout, Homicide attacked Joe and took the title belt; moments later, Punk took the mic, complimented Joe, and said “Fuck anyone who tries to stop us” (Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk)
BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff (w/ Allison Danger) defeated Mark & Jay Briscoe, Ace Steel & Colt Cabana, and Jack Evans & Austin Aries in an Ultimate Endurance match at 34:34; Whitmer forced Evans to submit to a full crab at 13:51 in a submissions match; Maff pinned Mark with an electric chair legline combo at 17:24 in a Scramble match; Maff pinned Cabana with the Burning Hammer in an Anything Goes match; prior to the bout, Cabana took credit for eliminating Christopher Daniels from Ring of Honor; after the contest, Whitmer & Maff left the Prophecy

PWG Rocktoberfest – Santa Ana, CA – Elks Lodge – June 19, 2004
Disco Machine, Charles Mercury, Chris Bosh, & Topgun Talwar defeated Human Tornado, Lil Cholo, Phoenix Star, & Supa Badd at 15:34
Apollo Kahn defeated Tommy Williams at 9:33
Quicksilver & Scorpio Sky defeated Sal & Vito Thomaselli at 10:24
Bobby Quance defeated Puma at 11:10
CM Punk defeated Steve Corino at 18:16
Joey Ryan & Scott Lost defeated PWG Tag Team Champions Excalibur & Super Dragon to win the titles at 19:47
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe defeated B-Boy in a non-title match at 16:42
Frankie Kazarian defeated PWG Heavyweight Champion Adam Pearce, Babi Slymm, and Jardi Frantz to win the title

Survival of the Fittest – Essington, PA – June 24, 2004
Survival Qualifying Match: Mark Briscoe pinned Alex Shelley with a jackknife roll up reversal of the Border City Stretch at 10:13
Survival Qualifying Match: Colt Cabana pinned Trent Acid with the Paretti Special at 7:56
Survival Qualifying Match: Austin Aries fought John Walters to a no contest when GenNext attacked Walters
Survival Qualifying Match: Austin Aries fought Josh Daniels to a no contest when GenNext attacked Daniels; after the match, John Walters saved Daniels
Survival Qualifying Match: Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defeated John Walters & Josh Daniels when Aries pinned Daniels with a 450 Splash at 12:46 in an impromtu match
Survival Qualifying Match: Homicide pinned Jay Briscoe with the West Brooklyn Lariat at 14:19
Survival Qualifying Match: Bryan Danielson defeated Jack Evans via submission with a Boston Crab at 11:00
Survival Qualifying Match: ROH World Champion Samoa Joe pinned Matt Stryker with the Island Driver at 9:36; after the match, CM Punk appeared and asked Joe when he would get his title rematch; moments later, Joe brawled with Homicide
ROH Tag Team Champion CM Punk defeated Marcos & Dunn, Jay Lethal & Dixie (w/ Becky Bayless and Cloudy), Oman Turtoga & Diable Santiago (w/ Nana and Xavier) by pinning Marcos after Lethal hit a dragon suplex on Marcos and Punk made the cover at 4:53; Punk gave ROH Tag Team Champion Colt Cabana the night off and wrestled the match alone; after the contest, Punk said he wants better competition and Lethal challenged him; Punk said Lethal wasn’t on his level, with Lethal slapping him
CM Punk pinned Jay Lethal with an Oklahoma roll at 16:47 in an impromtu match
Bryan Danielson defeated ROH World Champion Samoa Joe, Austin Aries, Mark Briscoe, Homicide, and Colt Cabana in a non-title Ultimate Survival match at 42:27; Cabana pinned Joe with a sunset flip at 15:24; Briscoe pinned Cabana with the Shooting Star Press at 17:08; Homicide and Briscoe simultaneously pinned each other during a bridging German suplex at 19:05; Danielson defeated Aries via submission with the Boston Crab

PWG The Reason for the Season – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Los Feliz JCC – July 10, 2004 (300)
Quicksilver, Scorpio Sky, Shane & Shannon Ballard defeated Charles Mercury, Chris Bosh, Disco Machine, & Topgun Talwar at 12:02
Puma defeated Brad Bradley at 6:28
NWA X Division Champion AJ Styles defeated Rocky Romero at 17:44
Colt Cabana defeated Babi Slymm and Excalibur in an elimination match at 11:28
Scott Lost defeated Joey Ryan at 19:18
Super Dragon defeated CM Punk at 27:29
Bryan Danielson & Christopher Daniels defeated ROH World Champion Samoa Joe & Ricky Reyes at 21:39
Frankie Kazarian defeated PWG Heavyweight Champion Adam Pearce in a steel cage loser leaves town match to win the title at 23:46

Reborn: Completion – Elizabeth, NJ – Rex Plex – July 17, 2004
Matt Sydal pinned Delirious with a moonsault belly to belly suplex off the top at 13:01; prior to and after the bout, the two shook hands
Josh Daniels pinned B-Boy with an abdominal stretch into a roll up at 10:05; prior to and after the bout, the two shook hands; late in the match, there were dueling chants for both men; after the bout, the crowd chanted “Please come back”
Included an opening backstage intro by Sean Price in which he interviewed ROH World Champion Samoa Joe, with Joe discussing his upcoming six-man tag team match pitting himself and Mark & Jay Briscoe against Homicide, Ricky Reyes, & Rocky Romero and noting his own history with the Briscoes; after the planned promo, Hydro walked in and noted Joe wanted to talk to him; Joe then said Hydro didn’t party like a champ, then pinned him against the wall and said he had skills and was an athlete but needed to get serious and get his act together; Jimmy Bauer & ROH Tag Team Champion CM Punk provided commentary for all bouts, with Bauer doing sole commentary for Punk’s match; featured Dave Prazak conducting a backstage interview with Danny Daniels & Masada in which Daniels said his hatred of HC Loc stemmed back to their days in ECW; Daniels then said he was the brutality of the Carnage Crew and they would find out later in the show; included Gary Michael Cappetta conducting a backstage interview with Special K about their recent losses, with the members blaming each other; Becky Bayless was laid out on the floor during the segment and no one wanted to help her up; featured an in-ring segment in which Cappetta took the mic, discussed the history between Punk and Ricky Steamboat and then introduced them to the ring; Steamboat then ran out upon his entrance, with he and Punk fighting in the ring; the two then fought for several minutes until Steamboat stood over him with the timekeeper’s bell, took the mic, and praised Punk as one of the best he’s been in the ring with before challenging him to become a better man; as Steamboat asked Punk what his answer was, Alex Shelley, Jack Evans, Roderick Strong, and Austin Aries ran out and jumped Steamboat; Punk then took the mic and stood over Steamboat’s body, noted Steamboat gave him a choice, and said he would be the man Steamboat knew he could be; Punk then attacked Generation Next before he too was beaten down, with Steamboat helping make the save; Punk and Steamboat then cleared the ring, leading to a chant of “CM Punk” and “Steamboat” before the two men touched fists out of respect; Punk was then left alone in the ring as the crowd chanted his name; included Price conducting a closing backstage interview with Special K in which they got into an argument and split:
Jack Evans & Roderick Strong (w/ Alex Shelley & Austin Aries) defeated Izzy & Dixie (w/ Special K & Becky Bayless) when Evans pinned Dixie with the 630 Splash at 8:59 immediately following a backbreaker from Strong; after the bout, Shelley and Aries joined in attacking the entirety of Special K; moments later, Aries, Shelley, Evans, and Strong cornered Becky in the ring, with Strong dropping her with a backbreaker; as referees tended to Becky, Shelley took the mic and said Generation Next would make the show go down in infamy; Aries followed by saying everyone else should step aside or they would be moved (Roderick Strong: Suffering is Inevitable)
ROH Pure Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: Doug Williams defeated Nigel McGuinness, Jay Lethal, and John Walters by pinning Lethal with the Chaos Theory at 18:38; stipulations stated the winner would earn a shot at the vacant ROH Pure Title later in the show; prior to and after the bout, the four men shook hands (Hydro’s first appearance as Lethal)
HC Loc & Tony DeVito defeated Masada & Danny Daniels in a weapons match at 10:09 when Devito pinned Daniels after Loc & Devito put a trash can over Daniels’ head, then repeatedly hit it with baseball bats; stipulations stated the losing team would have to split; late in the bout, Masada was put through a table via a swinging neckbreaker from the apron through the table, laid across the apron and barricade
ROH Pure Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: Alex Shelley defeated ROH Tag Team Champion CM Punk, Austin Aries, and Matt Stryker at 19:29 when Shelley pinned Stryker with a victory roll as Punk did the same to Aries; stipulations stated the winner would face Douglas Williams for the vacant ROH Pure Title later in the show; prior to the bout, only Punk and Stryker shook hands; moments later, Shelley took the mic – prompting a chant of “Shut the fuck up” – and said Stryker shouldn’t even be in the match since he’s already beaten him; Shelley then addressed Punk before he and Aries jumped Punk to start the match; during the bout, the new Code of Honor was announced which included voluntary shaking of hands, no interference, and respecting officials; after contest, Punk took the mic, stood on the middle turnbuckle, and cut a promo on Shelley in the aisle, adding Shelley beat Stryker but not himself and it wasn’t over; Punk then said he would give Shelley’s Raven’s spot or Christopher Daniels’ spot and that he was still better than Shelley; after Shelley and Aries left ringside, Punk said he would also kick Ricky Steamboat out of ROH by the end of the night, with fans chanting “Steamboat’s bitch” at Punk
Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer defeated Ace Steel & ROH Tag Team Champion Colt Cabana in a falls count anywhere match at 10:50 when Maff pinned Steel after Whitmer and Maff hit a Con-Chair-Two as the four men fought in the balcony; after the match, Allison Danger came to the ring, took a mic, and congratulated Maff & Whitmer for winning the match for the Prophecy; the two motioned to Danger that they were done with her, with Danger saying she owned the rights to their contracts and she would bring in those to make Maff & Whitmer regret their words; Danger then said the Prophecy would never die
Jimmy Rave (w/ Prince Nana, Orman Tortuga, & Diablo Santiago) pinned Trent Acid with the Styles Clash at 10:03; prior to the bout, Nana, Tortuga, & Santiago came out, with Nana praising his team but adding he found the newest member of the Embassy; the man then came out with his head covered in a towel and wearing a blue and yellow robe; moments later, Nana took the towel off to reveal him as Rave; following the entrances, the crowd chanted “Fuck’em up, Acid;” during the closing minutes, Nana took the mic to encourage Rave at ringside (Rave’s debut with the Embassy)
ROH Pure Championship Tournament Finals: Dougas Williams defeated Alex Shelley via submission with a hammerlock at 19:20 to win the title; the hold was done using the ring ropes but Shelley had already used his 3 rope breaks of the match; after the bout, Williams took the British flag and offered his hand to Shelley but Shelley just stole the flag away and threw it down on the mat before leaving the ring; the crowd then chanted “You tapped out” at Shelley
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe, Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Homicide, Rocky Romero, & Ricky Reyes (w/ Julius Smokes) via disqualification at 32:01 when Mark dove in the way of Homicide throwing a fireball into Joe’s face, taking the fireball himself; during the bout, Homicide was shown on a cell phone speaking with someone; after the match, Jay used a steel chair to fight off Reyes & Romero; moments later, Homicide attacked Jay from behind and spoke on the mic as Joe and his team were assaulted; Homicide then said no one could stop them, with Low Ki walking out to a rousing ovation and facing off with Homicide and his team; moments later, Ki picked up with the title belt as Homicide grabbed the mic and told Ki that it was now his time; Ki took the mic and called Homicide out for disrespecting him and the belt; Ki followed by saying the only person that could disrespect the title is himself, then hitting Joe with the belt; Ki then attacked Joe as Homicide introduced him as the newest member of the Rottweilers; Ki continued to insult the company and locker room as Smokes whipped Joe with his belt (Low Ki’s surprise return after a 5-month absence)

Death Before Dishonor 2 – Night 1 – Wauwatosa, WI – July 23, 2004
Trent Acid defeated Ace Steel, Delrious, and Matt Sydal by pinning Delirious with an inverted brainbuster at 9:00
ROH Pure Champion Douglas Williams pinned Alex Shelley with the Chaos Theory rolling bridge pin at 17:00
Low Ki & Rocky Romero defeated BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff when Romero made Maff submit to a cross armbreaker at 17:00; after the match, Allison Danger offered a spot in the Prophecy to Homicide, Ki, and Romero but, as she spoke, Whitmer pushed her into Homicide, who dropped her with the Cop Killer
Chad Collyer defeated Danny Daniels via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf at 8:00 Matt Stryker, John Walters, & Jimmy Jacobs defeated Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, & Jack Evans (w/ Alex Shelley) when Walters made Evans submit to a Koji Clutch at around the 17-minute mark
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Homicide via KO with the rear naked choke at 24:02; the challenger was escorted to the ring by Julius Smokes, Rocky Romero, and Low Ki but all three were ejected within the opening minutes of the bout; after the match, Joe kept the hold applied until Smokes, Romero, and Low Ki rushed the ring and triple teamed the champion, with Low Ki eventually choking him out and Smokes whipping him; moments later, Homicide took the mic and cut a promo on Joe before the champion was again assaulted; Homicide, Low Ki, and Romero then spat on the belt and threw it on Joe (ROH: Greatest Rivalries)
ROH Tag Team Champions CM Punk and Colt Cabana defeated Mark & Jay Briscoe in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at the 38-minute mark; fall #1: Jay pinned Punk with the Jaydriller; fall #2: Cabana pinned Mark with a bridging pin; fall #3: Punk pinned Mark with the Pepsi Plunge

Death Before Dishonor 2 – Night 2 – Chicago Ridge, IL – Frontier Fieldhouse – July 24, 2004
Rocky Romero defeated Chad Collyer via submission with a cross armbreaker at 11:30
Alex Shelley defeated Jimmy Jacobs via submission with the Border City Stretch at 14:31
Roderick Strong & Jack Evans defeated John Walters & Matt Stryker when Strong pinned Walters with the Spinal Shock at 10:45
Trent Acid defeated Kazushi Miyamoto, Matt Sydal, Shawn Daivari, Delirious, and Danny Daniels by pinning Daivari with the inverted brainbuster at 8:43
ROH Pure Champion Douglas Williams defeated Austin Aries via submission with a fujiwara armbar at 14:14
Low Ki defeated Mark Briscoe via submission with the Dragon Clutch at 16:40; after the match, Low Ki said Mark didn’t earn his respect, with Rocky Romero & Julius Smokes then holding up Briscoe for Ki to slap him
Homicide pinned Jay Briscoe with the West Brooklyn Lariat
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe pinned Colt Cabana with a standing Muscle Buster at 17:28
ROH Tag Team Champions CM Punk & Ace Steel defeated Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer at 27:43 in a streetfight when Steel pinned Whitmer with a tombstone off the top rope through a table set up in the ring; late in the match, the two teams, from opposite sides outside the ring, threw chairs at each other, prompting fans to throw dozens upon dozens of chairs into the ring until the ring filled up with them (ROH: Bloodstained Honor)

Testing the Limit – Philadelphia, PA – August 7, 2004
John Walters pinned Nigel McGuinness with a roll up at 5:40
Roderick Strong pinned Izzy (w/ Becky Bayless and Special K) with a Spinal Shock at 6:30 (Roderick Strong: Suffering is Inevitable)
Tony DeVito & HC Loc defeated BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff when Allison Danger crotched Maff on the top turnbuckle and DeVito & Loc hit a spiked piledriver at 5:39; prior to the match, Danger said she owned Maff & Whitmer’s contract and could put them in any match
Alex Shelley (w/ Roderick Strong) defeated Jay Lethal, Ace Steel, and 2 Cold Scorpio by pinning Lethal with the Shellshock at 14:58
Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Low Ki & Homicide when Jaty pinned Ki with a small package at 12:43; after the match, Ki hit Jay with a kick, leading to ROH World Champion Samoa Joe running out to try to attack Ki; moments later, the locker room, including CM Punk, threw Homicide, Ki, and Julius Smokes out of the building; the Briscoes followed them out and continued to brawl with them outside
Rocky Romero and Ricky Reyes defeated ROH Tag Team Champions CM Punk & Colt Cabana to win the titles when Romero pinned Cabana with a roll up at 19:07
Austin Aries defeated Bryan Danielson in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 76:10; fall #1: Aries made Danielson submit to the Cattle Mutilation at 42:08; fall #2: Danielson pinned Aries with a crucifix at 63:16; fall #3: Aries pinned Danielson with the 450 Splash after three brainbusters (Bryan Danielson: The American Dragon)

PWG The Secret of the Ooze! – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Los Feliz JCC – August 14, 2004 (160)
Shane & Shannon Ballard defeated Charles Mercury & Topgun Talwar, Human Tornado & Supa Badd, and Disco Machine & Excalibur at 16:25 in a gauntlet match
Joey Ryan defeated Quicksilver at 13:20
Babi Slymm & Brad Bradley defeated Apollo Kahn & Brandon Thomaselli at 14:18
Puma defeated Josh Prohibition at 9:10
PWG Heavyweight Champion Frankie Kazarian defeated Colt Cabana at 13:09
CM Punk defeated Donovan Morgan at 10:05
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Super Dragon via count-out at 20:41

Scramble Cage Melee – Braintree, MA – August 28, 2004
Alex Shelley (w/ GenNext) pinned Jay Lethal with a roll up at 12:44
Jimmy Rave (w/ Prince Nana, Diablo Santiago, and Orman Turtoga) pinned Angeldust (w/ Special K) with the Styles Clash at 10:50 after Nana distracted Angeldust
Ace Steel defeated Roderick Strong (w/ Austin Aries, Alex Shelley, & Jack Evans) via submission with a crucifix armscissors at 9:35; prior to the contest, the two refused to shake hands; after the match, Colt Cabana ran out and helped Steel against Generation Next; moments later, Cabana took the mic and said he didn’t want to wait for his scheduled bout against Aries (Roderick Strong: Suffering is Inevitable)
Austin Aries (w/ Roderick Strong & Alex Shelley) defeated Colt Cabana via TKO when Cabana passed out after blood loss while in the Rings of Saturn at 16:09; after the match, GenNext crushed Cabana’s arm with Aries’ 450 Splash; moments later, CM Punk and Ace Steel made the save
ROH Tag Team Champions Rocky Romero and Ricky Reyes defeated Izzy and Dixie (w/ Special K) (sub. for BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff) when Romero pinned Izzy after a backbreaker kneedrop combo at 13:15
John Walters defeated ROH Pure Champion Douglas Williams via submission submission with a legvine at 18:46 to win the title; prior to the match, ROH World Champion Samoa Joe said the Pure Title meant nothing compared to the ROH World Championship
Homicide defeated ROH World Champion Samoa Joe and CM Punk in a non-title match when Homicide pinned Joe after Punk hit Joe with the Pepsi Plunge followed Homicide hitting Punk with the West Brooklyn Lariat at 19:39; prior to the match, Joe and Punk ruined Homicide’s Yankee jersey; after the bout, GenNext attacked Punk, with Ace Steel trying to make the save but was also overwhelmed; Colt Cabana then ran out and hit a quebrada on all four members of GenNext
Jack Evans defeated Marcos, Dunn, BJ Whitmer, Dan Maff, Alter Boy Luke, Diablo Santiago, Oman Turtoga, HC Loc, Tony DeVito, Fast Eddie, and Trent Acid in a 12-man elimination Scramble Cage Melee match at 17:40; stipulations stated eliminations occurred when someone jumped off a platform on top of the cage on to you; DeVito eliminated Whitmer and Maff with a moonsault; Alter Boy Luke eliminated DeVito and HC Loc with a suicide plancha to the outside; Fast Eddie eliminated Marcos, Dunn, Alter Boy Luke, Diablo Santiago, and Oman Turtoga when Eddie does a super fallaway slam sending Marcos into everyone; Fast Eddie was unable to continue due to injury; Evans eliminated Acid with a 720 legdrop splash

PWG The Next Show – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Los Feliz JCC – September 4, 2004 (200)
Babi Slymm & Brad Bradley defeated the Human Tornado & Supa Badd at 13:22
Chris Bosh defeated Hook Bomberry and Quicksilver at 12:21
Charles Mercury & Topgun Talwar defeated Disco Machine & Excalibur at 12:41
Bryan Danielson defeated the UK Kid at 14:12
Rocky Romero, Ricky Reyes, & Puma defeated Christopher Daniels, B-Boy, & Bobby Quance at 26:53
Super Dragon defeated Chris Hero at 19:23
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe defetaed PWG Heavyweight Champion Frankie Kazarian via disqualification at 13:27; only the PWG title was at stake
PWG Tag Team Champion Scott Lost defeated PWG Tag Team Champion Joey Ryan in a ladder match at 19:25

Glory by Honor III – Elizabeth, NJ – Rex Plex – September 11, 2004 Jimmy Rave (w/ Prince Nana, Diablo Santiago, and Orman Turtoga) pinned Dixie (w/ Special K) with the Styles Clash at 5:38; after the match, Nana introduced the newest member of the Embassy as Mick Foley, who didn’t appear; moments later, Nana went backstage looking for him
Jay Lethal pinned Matt Stryker with a small package at 5:23; stipulations stated the loser would no longer have an ROH incentative-laden contract
Trent Acid defeated Angeldust (w/ Becky Bayless), Izzy (w/ Lacey), Ace Steel, Hahagas and Fast Eddie by pinning Angeldust an inverted brainbuster at 7:16
CM Punk pinned Austin Aries with a roll up at 18:56; during the match, Roderick Strong, Ace Steel and Alex Shelley all interfered leading to Steve Corino making his return and saving Punk and Steel
BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff defeated Chicano & Slash Venom (w/ Allison Danger) when Whitmer pinned Chicano with an Exploder suplex through a chair at 3:05; after the match, Chicano & Venom left Danger with Maff & Whitmer; Mick Foley then appeared and told Danger to leave; meanwhile, Prince Nana came out with the Embassy, assuming Foley has accepted his offer; after Foley declined, the Embassy attacked him, with GenNext coming out as well; Whitmer & Maff then made the save, with Foley putting over ROH’s rising stars
Bryan Danielson defeated Alex Shelley via submission with the Cattle Mutilation at 19:19
ROH Pure Champion John Walters defeated Nigel McGuiness via submission with a Gokuraku-bodyscissors after three Lungblowers at 16:12
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe pinned Douglas Williams with the Samoan Lariat after a Muscle Buster at 17:53
ROH Tag Team Champions Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes defeated Roderick Strong & Jack Evans, Tony DeVito & HC Loc, and BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff in an Ultimate Endurance match at 18:22; fall #1: Maff and Whitmer eliminated DeVito & Loc with a double single leg crab on DeVito at 10:15 in a Submissions match; fall #2: Maff pinned Evans with the Burning Hammer at 12:45 in a triple threat Scramble Tag; fall #3: Romero pinned Whitmer with a flying knee strike; after the match, Danger paid Romero & Reyes to assault Whitmer and Maff; moments later, GenNext and the Embassy made their way to the ring to join in and Mick Foley made the save with a fire extinguisher

Ted Petty Invitational 2004 Night 2 – Highland, IN – Lincoln Center – September 18, 2004
CJ McManus defeated Billy McNeill and Thunderbolt
Jimmy Jacobs defeated Sal Rinauro
Steve Stone fought Ian Rotten to a no contest in a falls count anywhere match
TPI Quarter-Finals: Mike Quackenbush defeated Nate Webb at 7:26
TPI Quarter-Finals: Rainman defeated Danny Daniels at 9:58
TPI Quarter-Finals: ROH World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Nigel McGuinness in a non-title match at 13:27
Hallowicked, Jigsaw, & Larry Sweeney defeated Gran Akuma, Icarus, & Trik Davis
TPI Quarter-Finals: IWA Mid South Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles defeated Matt Sydal in a non-title match at 12:36
MsChif defeated Daizee Haze, Lacey, Mercedes Martinez, Mickie Knuckles, and Rain
TPI Quarter-Finals: Arik Cannon defeated IWA Mid South Light Heavyweight Champion Petey Williams in a non-title match at 12:19
TPI Quarter-Finals: Bryan Danielson defeated CM Punk at 16:03
Blackjack Marsciano & Eddie Kingston defeated IWA Mid South Tag Team Champions Brad Bradley & Ryan Boz and Iceberg & Tank to win the titles
TPI Semi-Finals: ROH World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Rain at the 56-second mark in a non-title match
TPI Semi-Finals: IWA Mid South Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles defeated Arik Cannon in a non-title match at 6:02
TPI Semi-Finals: Bryan Danielson defeated Mike Quackenbush at 11:28
BJ Whitmer defeated Alex Shelley, Austin Aries, Chris Sabin, Claudio Castagnoli, Jimmy Rave, and Todd Sexton
TPI Finals: IWA Mid South Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles defeated Bryan Danielson and ROH World Champion Samoa Joe; no titles were at stake in the match

Midnight Express Reunion – Philadephia, PA – Convention Center – October 2, 2004
Marcos & Dunn defeated Cloudy & Deranged with the Dokkendropper at 8:54
CM Punk defeated Davey Andrews via submission with the Anaconda Vice at 5:00
Tony DeVito & HC Loc defeated Shane Hagadorn, Matt Turner, & Jesse Robinson in a handicap match when DeVito pinned Turner with the spike piledriver at 6:53; after the match, DeVito told his opponents to come back when they’re ready
ROH Pure Champion John Walters defeated Alex Shelley in a pure rules match via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 14:30
Event matches:
ROH Tag Team Champions Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes defeated Izzy & Angeldust (w/ Special K) when Romero pinned Izzy after a backbreaker kneedrop combo at 11:29
Jimmy Rave defeated Trent Acid, BJ Whitmer, and Josh Daniels by pinning Acid with the Styles Clash at 9:51
Low Ki defeated Jay Lethal via submission with the Dragon Clutch at 14:25
Nigel McGuinness pinned Homicide (w/ Julius Smokes) with a shortarm scissor roll up at 20:00 as Homicide attempted to escape an armbar (Nigel McGuinness: An ROH Career Retrospective)
Alex Shelley, Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, & Jack Evans defeated CM Punk, Ace Steel, ROH Pure Champion John Walters, & Jimmy Jacobs in an elimination match at 34:12; Shelley pinned Jacobs with the Shellshock at 13:32; Steel eliminated Jack Evans with the Spinal Shock at 20:18; Aries pinned Steel with a crucifix driver at 20:52; Punk was disqualified for hitting Strong and Aries with a steel chair at 24:45; Walters pinned Strong with a rolling Lungblower at 28:29; Aries pinned Walters with the 450 Splash
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Bryan Danielson via submission with the Coquina Clutch at 39:12; after the match Joe, Danielson, CM Punk, Homicide, Low Ki, Alex Shelley, Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, Jack Evans, ROH Tag Team Champions Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes brawled in the ring (Bryan Danielson: The American Dragon)

PWG Use Your Illusion 3 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Los Feliz JCC – October 9, 2004 (125)
Supa Badd, Shane & Shannon Ballard defeated Charles Mercury, Funky Billy Kim, & Ronin at 16:03
Top Gun Talwar defeated Hook Bomberry at 8:37
Puma defeated the UK Kid at 9:24
Quicksilver & Scorpio Sky defeated Disco Machine & Excalibur at 9:48
Bobby Quance defeated Christopher Daniels at 19:59
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Joey Ryan in a non-title match at 14:37
Frankie Kazarian defeated Tony Stradlin at 16:07
PWG Tag Team Champions Chris Bosh & Scott Lost defeated B-Boy & Super Dragon at 25:34

Gold – Dayton, OH – October 15, 2004
Homicide pinned CM Punk with the West Brooklyn Lariat at 17:13
Matt Sydal (w/ Daizee Haze) pinned Trent Acid with a roll up at 8:24
Jimmy Jacobs & Delirious defeated Angeldust & Dixie (w/ Becky Bayless & Lacey) when Jacobs pinned Angeldust with the Contra Code at 8:40
Chad Collyer defeated Jay Lethal via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf at 12:51
BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff fought Tony DeVito & HC Loc to a double disqualification at the 38-second mark when both teams used steel chairs; after the match, Mick Foley offered to referee a hardcore match between the teams
BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff defeated Tony DeVito & HC Loc in a hardcore match when Whitmer pinned DeVito after multiple chair shots at 11:35; Mick Foley was the guest referee for the match; after the bout, Ricky Steamboat came out and called hardcore wrestling garbage, with Foley saying hardcore wrestlers have just as much heart and desire
Nigel McGuinness defeated Matt Stryker, Josh Daniels, and Roderick Strong by pinning Daniels with the Tower of London at 16:38
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Rocky Romero via submission with the STF at 18:05
Team Steamboat: CM Punk, Ace Steel, and Jimmy Jacobs (w/ Traci Brooks & Ricky Steamboat) defeated Generation Next: Alex Shelley, Austin Aries, and Jack Evans when Punk pinned Aries after the Pepsi Plunge at 32:24

Joe vs. Punk II – Chicago Ridge, IL – Frontier Fieldhouse – October 16, 2004
Davey Andrews fought TJ Dalton to a no contest when Tony DeVito & HC Loc attacked both men
Jay Lethal pinned Delirious with a full nelson suplex at 8:19
Traci Brooks pinns Daize Haze after a Stunner and a clothesline at 3:43
Josh Daniels defeated Matt Sydal, Trent Acid, and Angeldust by pinning Angeldust with a bridging German suplex at 6:33
Nigel McGuinness & Chad Collyer (w/ Ricky Steamboat) defeated BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff (w/ Mick Foley) in a hardcore match when McGuinness pinned Whitmer at 11:39 with a roll up; Whitmer & Maff originally won via disqualification at 4:45 when Tony DeVito & HC Loc attacked them but Foley restarted the match as a hardcore match
Tony DeVito & HC Loc defeated TJ Dalton & Davey Andrews after a spike piledriver at 4:20
Jack Evans & Roderick Strong defeated Homicide & Rocky Romero when Evans pinned Romero with the 630 Splash at 17:31; after the match, Homicide shook Evans’ hand but then gave him the Cop Killer; Romero then agreed to give Generation Next a tag team title match
Alex Shelley defeated Jimmy Jacobs in an I Quit match with the Border City Stretch at 16:47
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe fought CM Punk to a 60-minute time-limit draw; after the match, Joe said Punk was never getting another championship shot (Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk)

IWA Mid South – Highland, IN – Lincoln Center – October 23, 2004
Trik Davis defeated Chandler McClure
Davey Andrews defeated Mike Wallace
Matt Sydal defeated Chris Sabin
Dusty Rhodes & Ian Rotten defeated Chris Candido & Steve Stone
IWA Mid South Women’s Champion Mercedes Martinez defeated Mickie Knuckles
IWA Mid South Women’s Champion Mercedes Martinez fought MsChif to a double count-out in a non-title match
Anthony Franco & Evan Starsmore defeated Matt Turner & Shane Hagadorn
IWA Mid South Light Heavyweight Champion Jimmy Jacobs defeated JC Bailey
Ryan Boz defeated Abyss via disqualification
Chad Collyer defeated Claudio Castagnoli
IWA Mid South Tag Team Champions Blackjack Marsciano & Eddie Kingston defeated B-Boy & Homicide
Danny Daniels defeated BJ Whitmer
Austin Aries, Nigel McGuinness, & Roderick Strong defeated ROH World Champion Samoa Joe, Ace Steel, & Nate Webb
CM Punk defeated IWA Mid South Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles to win the title

Weekend of Thunder Night 1 – Revere, MA – November 5, 2004
Jimmy Rave (w/ Prince Nana, Angel Williams, & the Embassy) pinned Ace Steel with the Styles Clash at 11:17; late in the bout, Nana taunted Steel from the crowd (Williams’ debut)
Homicide (w/ Low Ki & Julius Smokes) defeated Fast Eddie, Angeldust (w/ Special K), and Dunn (w/ Marcos) by pinning Angeldust with the Cop Killer at 11:50; after the match, Homicide told the fans to “kiss his New York Yankee ass;” moments later, a fan ran in the ring and was beaten down by Homicide and Low Ki
HC Loc & Tony DeVito defeated BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff in a hardcore match when DeVito pinned Maff following multiple chair shots at 7:41; after the match, Allison Danger told DeVito & Loc to attack Maff & Whitmer but they instead walked away
Low Ki (w/ Ricky Reyes) pinned Chad Collyer with a double stomp off the top at 17:13
Nigel McGuinness & ROH Pure Champion John Walters defeated ROH World Champion Samoa Joe & Jay Lethal when McGuinness pinned Lethal with the overhand wristlock scissor rollup at 18:09
Diablo Santiago & Oman Turtoga defeated Davey Andrews & Shane Hagadorn when Santiago pinned Andrews after a full nelson dropkick combo at 3:36
Austin Aries defeated CM Punk via submission with a single leg half crab at 22:48; after the match, Aries told ROH World Champion Samoa Joe to give him a title match
ROH Tag Team Champions Ricky Reyes & Rocky Romero (w/ Homicide) defeated Roderick Strong & Jack Evans when Reyes pinned Evans with a tombstone at 17:56
Jushin Liger pinned Bryan Danielson with the Avalanche Brainbuster at 18:26; after the match, both men shake hands (Bryan Danielson: The American Dragon)

Weekend of Thunder Night 2 – Elizabeth, NJ – Rex Plex – November 6, 2004
Chad Collyer fought Nigel McGuinness to a 15-minute time-limit draw Tony DeVito & HC Loc defeated Davey Andrews & Anthony Franco following the spike piledriver at 4:09
Izzy (w/ Special K) defeated Jack Evans, Trent Acid, and Fast Eddie by pinning Acid with the shinranui at 7:06
Jimmy Rave (w/ Prince Nana & the Embassy) pinned Jay Lethal with the Styles Clash at 8:39; after the match, Lethal slapped Nana and left
CM Punk & Ace Steel defeated Roderick Strong & Austin Aries in a No DQ match when Punk pinned Strong with a Pepsi Plunge onto a ladder at 19:58
Marcos & Dunn defeated Angeldust & Dixie (w/ Special K) when Marcos pinned Dixie with the electric chair senton at 4:45
ROH Pure Champion John Walters defeated Homicide via disqualification when Julius Smokes interfered at 18:31 as the challenger was caught in a Boston Crab
ROH Tag Team Champions Ricky Reyes & Rocky Romero defeated BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff when Romero pinned Maff with a small package at 16:12
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe & Jushin Liger defeated Low Ki & Bryan Danielson when Liger pinned Low Ki with a Liger Bomb at 21:17; after the match, Low Ki blamed Danielson for the loss and attacked him; moments later, Joe and Liger made the save (Bryan Danielson: The American Dragon)

All Star Extravaganza II – Elizabeth, NJ – Rex Plex – December 4, 2004
Anthony Franco, Davey Andrews, Matt Turner, & Shane Hagadorn defeated Angel Dust, Deranged, Dixie, & Izzy
Jay Lethal pinned Weapon of Masked Destruction
Diablo Santiago & Oman Tortuga defeated Dunn & Marcos, BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff, HC Loc & Tony Devito
ROH Pure Heavyweight Champion John Walters defeated Jimmy Rave
Austin Aries fought Low Ki to a time-limit draw
ROH Tag Team Champions Ricky Reyes & Rocky Romero defeated Chad Collyer & Nigel McGuinness
Trent Acid defeated Jerk Jackson
Colt Cabana & Jimmy Jacobs (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Jack Evans & Roderick Strong (w/ Jim Cornette) at 17:16 when Cabana pinned Evans; late in the bout, Evans sustained a modified Colt 45 and then a double suplex into a backwards throw, with Cabana making the cover behind the referee’s back; moments later, Cornette slid in the ring and hit Cabana with his tennis racquet, with Heenan then getting in the ring and doing the same to Cornette before putting Cabana on top of Evans (Roderick Strong: Suffering is Inevitable)
Bryan Danielson pinned Homicide
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe defeated CM Punk via KO with the Coquina Clutch at 31:30 following a German suplex and half nelson suplex in a no time-limit match; prior to the bout, the two men shook hands; Ricky Steamboat sat ringside for the match; Punk had “champion” written on his wrist tape for the match; at the 27-minute mark, Punk was in the Coquina Clutch and Steamboat prevented the timekeeper from ringing the bell when Punk kept his arm up from dropping a third time (ROH: Stars of Honor, Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk)

PWG Uncanny Xmas – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Los Feliz JCC – December 18, 2004 (200)
Human Tornado & Ronin defeated Excalibur & Top Gun Talwar at 11:50
Tony Stradlin defeated Christopher Daniels at 15:47
Chris Hero defeated Austin Aries at 20:58
Quicksilver & Scorpio Sky defeated El Generico & Kevin Steen at 14:43
PWG Heavyweight Champion Super Dragon defeated Jonny Storm
Colt Cabana defeated Spanky at 14:21
PWG Tag Team Champions Chris Bosh & Scott Lost defeated Ricky Reyes & Rocky Romero at 17:39
ROH World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Bryan Danielson in a non-title no time limit match at 22:37

Final Battle 2004 – Philadelphia, PA – December 26, 2004
Jimmy Jacobs pinned Trent Acid with the Contra Code at 6:01; after the match Trent Acid quit ROH
Lacey & Deranged defeated Angeldust & Becky Bayless when Lacey pinned Bayless with an implant DDT at 7:39
Homicide defeated Josh Daniels via submission with a kimura at 10:19
ROH Pure Champion John Walters defeated Jimmy Rave (w/ Prince Nana) via submission with a Tree of Woe at 11:32; after the match, Nana offered Walters a spot in the Embassy and he accepted
BJ Whitmer & Dan Maff defeated Tony DeVito & HC Loc in a Fight Without Honor when Whitmer pinned DeVito with a wrist clutch exploder into thumbtacks at 14:57
Jay Lethal pinned El Generico (w/ Prince Nana) with a dragon suplex at 6:21
CM Punk & Steve Corino defeated Alex Shelley & Roderick Strong when Punk made Shelley submit to the Anaconda Vice at 17:31; after the match, Austin Aries came out, questioned where Shelley had been, and said he wasn’t being loyal to Generation Next; Shelley then asked where Aries’s loyalties were and told him to keep his eyes on the prize; Aries punched Shelley and gave him a half nelson backbreaker in response and told Shelley “You may have talent on loan from God, but tonight I am your personal Jesus”
Bryan Danielson defeated Low Ki via disqualification when Homicide hit Danielson with a steel chair around the 20-minute mark; after the match, Homicide assaulted Danielson; Low Ki then demanded to be made the winner and the referee refused, with Low Ki attacking the referee and choking him out with a belt
Austin Aries pinned ROH World Champion Samoa Joe with the 450 Splash after the brainbuster at 17:29 to win the title; after the match, Aries began to tear up and had to be held up by Roderick Strong; the crowd then changed “Thank You, Joe” and Joe demands Aries show the championship respect like he had over the last 22 months; both men then shook hands as the crowd chanted “ROH”