Ring of Honor – 2013 Results
ROH @ Baltimore, MD – Du Burns Arena – January 5, 2013
ROH on Sinclair taping:
1/19/13 – featured a new show opening; included Veda Scott conducting a backstage interview with Charlie Haas regarding the upcoming 11th Anniversary Show in Chicago Ridge; featured an in-ring segment in which Nigel McGuinness discussed the altercation between himself and Jay Lethal at Final Battle and then asked for Lethal to join him in the ring; McGuinness then said he was surprised that Lethal would be the first wrestler to test him, then saying he wouldn’t fine or suspend Lethal but would give him a warning and it would be the only warning he would receive; Lethal said he respected McGuinness’s position but then asked what it would take for him to get a ROH World Title shot, and didn’t want to hear that he should just wait until Kevin Steen loses the belt; McGuinness said his hands were tied and it was up to Steen, with Lethal saying “I understand what I have to do;” included a ROH ad featuring Eddie Edwards; featured a ROHwrestling.com ad; included a “Inside ROH” segment hosted by Kevin Kelly in which it was announced BJ Whitmer would challenge ROH TV Champion Adam Cole the following week, instead of Matt Hardy challenging; a backstage promo from Hardy then aired in which he complained about beating Cole but not getting a title shot; Kelly then said Haas was also upset about Whitmer getting the title shot; a backstage promo then aired from Whitmer regarding the upcoming match with Cole; Kelly discussed Steen in the wake of Final Battle and said Steen may have been changed, with Steve Corino then claiming McGuinness was the one starting the rumors and that Steen was fine; Kelly discussed the Top Prospect Tournament and said the first matches signed for the 11th Anniversary Show would be announced the following week; featured an ad promoting upcoming ROH events; included the announcement Hardy would be part of the following week’s show; featured Scott conducting a backstage interview with Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander regarding their upcoming title shot against ROH Tag Team Champions Mark & Jay Briscoe; included Scott conducting a backstage interview with the Briscoes regarding their match against Coleman & Alexander:
Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish defeated Mike Posey & Corey Hollis at 5:34 when Fish pinned Posey after a kick / brainbuster combo; prior to the bout, the two teams shook hands
Top Prospect Tournament Quarter Finals: QT Marshall (w/ Barrister RD Evans) pinned Mike Sydal with the running Dominator at 5:36 after lifting his knees to block a standing moonsault; Truth Martini provided guest commentary for the match; the two shook hands before the bout
ROH Tag Team Champions Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander at around the 13-minute mark when Mark pinned Alexander with the Doomsday Device, moments after Alexander sustained a Jay Driller and Froggy Bow but kicked out at 2; prior to the bout, the two teams shook hands; after the contest, the two teams again shook hands before Rhino, Steve Corino, & Jimmy Jacobs ran out and attacked the four men; moments later, Rhino, wearing a SCUM T-shirt, dropped Alexander with the Gore
1/26/13 – featured an opening in-ring segment in which Nigel McGuinness, with security surrounding the ring, brought Jay Lethal and ROH World Champion Kevin Steen, alongside Steve Corino, Jimmy Jacobs, and Rhino; Lethal then said he asked for Steen to come out so he could accept his world title challenge like a man in person, with Corino taking the mic, calling him “young man,” and saying he had no respect; Lethal said Steen wasn’t like the “great” ROH champions and was a disgusting human being, then saying Steen should want to face him since he was one of the biggest believers in honor in ROH; Lethal continued by saying he needed Steen to get the world title and Steen needed him to beat him and “stick it” to ROH, and that Steen “wasn’t shit” until he beat him (“shit” was bleeped); Steen then stepped out to the apron, accepted, and went backstage; included Veda Scott hyping the 11th Anniversary Show, with comments from Michael Elgin:
ROH @ Detroit, MI – Ford Community & Performing Arts Center – January 18, 2013
ROH @ Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom – January 19, 2013
ROH TV Champion Adam Cole pinned Silas Young
Bobby Fish (w/ Kyle O’Reilly) defeated Tadarius Thomas via submission
Charlie Haas pinned Rhett Titus
Steve Corino, Jimmy Jacobs, & Rhino defeated Jay Lethal, ROH Tag Team Champions Mark & Jay Briscoe
Matt Hardy defeated BJ Whitmer
Davey Richards defeated Kyle O’Reilly
ROH World Champion Kevin Steen defeated Eddie Edwards, Michael Elgin, and Roderick Strong
ROH @ Cincinnati, OH – Masonic Center – February 16, 2013
11th Anniversary Show – Chicago Ridge, IL – Frontier Fieldhouse – March 2, 2013
iPPV bouts:
ACH defeated QT Marshall, Silas Young, Mike Sydal, Adam Page, and Tadarius Thomas
Steve Corino & Jimmy Jacobs defeated Cedric Alexander & Caprice Coleman
BJ Whitmer defeated Charlie Haas in a no holds barred match
Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards defeated Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero
Michael Elgin defeated Roderick Strong in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Matt Taven (w/ Truth Martini) pinned ROH TV Champion Adam Cole to win the title
Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish defeated ROH Tag Team Champions Mark & Jay Briscoe to win the titles
ROH World Champion Kevin Steen pinned Jay Lethal with a top rope brainbuster; after the bout, Jimmy Rave, Matt Hardy, Cliff Compton, and Rhett Titus revealed themselves as new members of SCUM
ROH @ Asheville, NC – March 30, 2013
Michael Elgin defeated Adam Page
Darren Dean fought QT Marshall to a no contest
Jimmy Jacobs & Jimmy Rave defeated Grizzly Redwood & Mike Mondo
Rhett Titus defeated BJ Whitmer
Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards defeated Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander
Jeff Lewis defeated Charlie Haas
ROH Tag Team Champions Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly defeated Corey Hollis & Mike Posey
ACH defeated Jay Lethal, ROH TV Champion Matt Taven, and Roderick Strong
ROH World Champion Kevin Steen defeated Mark Briscoe
SuperCard of Honor VII – New York City, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom – April 5, 2013
ACH & Tadarius Thomas defeated QT Marshall & RD Evans (mystery partner)
Mike Bennett pinned Shelton Benjamin in an impromptu match
Michael Elgin pinned Jay Lethal; stipulations stated the winner would be the #1 contender for the ROH World Title
Karl Anderson pinned Roderick Strong with the Ace Crusher
ROH TV Champion Matt Taven defeated Matt Hardy and Adam Cole in an elimination match; Cole pinned Hardy; Taven pinned Cole
ROH Tag Team Champions Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish defeated Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards
Jay Briscoe pinned ROH World Champion Kevin Steen to win the title
ROH @ New York City, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom – April 6, 2013 (matinee)
TV taping:
Cornrow defeated Warrior
ROH Tag Team Champion Bobby Fish pinned Eddie Edwards
QT Marshall & RD Evans defeated Corey Hollis & Mike Posey
Mark Briscoe defeated BJ Whitmer, Caprice Coleman, Cedric Alexander, and Mike Mondo
Roderick Strong pinned Mike Bennett
Tadarius Thomas fought Jorge Santi to a no contest
ROH TV Champion Matt Taven defeated ACH
Cliff Compton, Jimmy Jacobs, & Rhett Titus defeated BJ Whitmer, Caprice Coleman, & Cedric Alexander
Jay Lethal defeated Rhett Titus
ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe & Adam Cole defeated Matt Hardy & Rhino
Karl Anderson pinned Michael Elgin
MsChif fought an unknown to a no contest
Davey Richards defeated ROH Tag Team Champion Kyle O’Reilly via submission
Border Wars 2013 – Toronto, Ontario – May 4, 2013
Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander defeated ACH & Tadarius Thomas
Roderick Strong defeated Mike Bennett
BJ Whitmer defeated Rhett Titus in an I Quit match
Jimmy Jacobs & Cliff Compton defeated Kevin Steen & Michael Elgin; mid-way through the match, Steen replaced the injured Jay Lethal
Eddie Edwards defeated Taiji Kishimori
ROH TV Champion Matt Taven pinned Mark Briscoe
Davey Richards pinned Paul London
ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe pinned Adam Cole with the Jay Driller
ROH @ Toronto, Ontario – May 5, 2013
TV taping:
Jimmy Jacobs defeated Jay Lethal
Rhett Titus & Cliff Compton defeated Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander
Adam Cole pinned Kevin Steen
Mark Briscoe pinned Colin Delaney
MsChif pinned Cherry Bomb
GHC Jr. Heavyweight Champion Taiji Ishimori defeated Roderick Strong
Cedric Alexander & Caprice Coleman defeated Tadarius Thomas & ACH and QT Marshall & RD Evans; stipulations stated the winners would become the #1 contenders to the ROH Tag Team Championship
Jay Lethal defeated BJ Whitmer and Mike Bennett; stipulations stated the winner would challenge for the ROH TV Championship at Best in the World
Proving Ground Match: ROH TV Champion Matt Taven pinned Pepper Parks
Tommaso Ciampa pinned Rip Impact
Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards defeated ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe
ROH @ Columbus, OH – Ohio Expo Center – June 8, 2013
Best in the World 2013 – New York City, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom – June 22, 2013
BJ Whitmer pinned Mike Bennett at 8:51
Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards defeated ACH & Tadarius Thomas at 12:55
Adam Cole defeated Roderick Strong via count-out at 15:36
Michael Elgin pinned Tommaso Ciampa at 20:05
ROH TV Champion Matt Taven defeated Jay Lethal and Jimmy Jacobs at 14:00
ROH Tag Team Champions Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly defeated Cedric Alexander & Caprice Coleman and Cliff Compton & Rhett Titus at 6:07
Matt Hardy pinned Kevin Steen in a No DQ match at 14:18
ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe pinned Mark Briscoe at 21:22
ROH @ Baltimore, MD – Du Burns Arena – June 23, 2013
TV taping:
Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander defeated Alex Reynolds & John Silver
MsChif defeated Veda Scott
Adam Page defeated Silas Young
ROH TV Champion Matt Taven defeated Eddie Edwards
Tommaso Ciampa defeated QT Marshall
Mike Bennett defeated an unknown
ROH Tag Team Champions Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly defeated Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander
Roderick Strong defeated Adam Cole via disqualification
ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe defeated Matt Hardy
Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards defeated Matt Sydal & an unknown
Kevin Steen, Michael Elgin, BJ Whitmer, & Jay Lethal defeated Jimmy Jacobs, Rhino, Cliff Compton, & Rhett Titus
ROH @ Providence, RI – Convention Center – July 27, 2013
TV taping:
Slyk Wagner Brown defeated Rocco Caprice
ACH & Tadarius Thomas defeated Scott Parker & Shane Matthews
Silas Young defeated Adam Page and QT Marshall
Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero defeated ROH Tag Team Champions Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly to win the titles
Mike Bennett defeated Bob Evans
MsChif defeated Jessie Brooks
Kevin Steen, Michael Elgin, & Tommaso Ciampa defeated BJ Whitmer, Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards
Brian Fury defeated Kongo, Todd Hanson, and Vinny Marseglia
Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander defeated Mike Sydal & Zizou Middoux
Jay Lethal pinned Sonjay Dutt
ROH TV Champion Matt Taven defeated Brian Fury
Karl Anderson defeated ACH
Adam Cole pinned Mark Briscoe
All Star Extravaganza V – Toronto, Ontario – Mattamy Athletic Centre – August 3, 2013
Yujiro Kushida pinned Adam Page
ROH World Championship Tournament: Tommaso Ciampa pinned Silas Young with Project Ciampa
Mike Bennett fought BJ Whitmer fought to a no contest after Whitmer sustained an injury
ROH World Championship Tournament: Roderick Strong defeated Matt Taven
ROH World Championship Tournament: Michael Elgin pinned Paul London
ACH & Tadarius Thomas defeated Nick & Matt Jackson and Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander
ROH World Championship Tournament: Kevin Steen defeated Brian Kendrick
ROH World Championship Tournament: Adam Cole pinned Jay Lethal
Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards defeated ROH Tag Team Champions Rocky Romero & Alex Kozlov to win the titles
Manhattan Mayhem IV – New York City, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom – August 17, 2013
Silas Young defeated Adam Page
Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander defeated ACH & Tadarius Thomas
ROH TV Champion Matt Taven defeated Mike Mondo
Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero defeated Matt & Nick Jackson
Eddie Kingston & Homicide defeated QT Marshall & RD Evans
ROH World Championship Tournament: Tommaso Ciampa defeated Mike Bennett
ROH World Championship Tournament: Kevin Steen defeated Roderick Strong
ROH World Championship Tournament: Michael Elgin defeated Karl Anderson
Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly defeated ROH Tag Team Champions Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards to win the titles
ROH @ Birmingham, AL – Boutwell Auditorium – September 7, 2013
Tommaso Ciampa pinned Luke Hawx at 8:55
Kevin Steen pinned QT Marshall (w/ Veda Scott) at 6:29 with a Swanton
Michael Elgin pinned Raymond Rowe at 10:50 with the Elgin Bomb
Mike Bennett (w/ Maria Kanellis) pinned Davey Richards at 17:41 with a piledriver
Jay Lethal pinned ROH TV Champion Matt Taven (w/ Truth Martini & the Hoopla Hotties) at 11:56 in a Proving Ground match with the Lethal Injection
ROH Tag Team Champions Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly defeated Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander, Alabama Attitude, and Adrenaline RUSH at 12:55; stipulations stated had another team won, they would have earned an immediate title shot
Adam Cole defeated Roderick Strong in a Ringmaster’s Challenge match; fall #1: Cole pinned Strong with the Florida Key at 8:41; the match could only end via pinfall; fall #2: Strong defeated Cole with the Stronghold at 2:38; the match could only end via submission; fall #3: Cole won a 15-minute Ironman match, 2-1, at 15:04
Death Before Dishonor XI – Philadelphia, PA – National Guard Armory – September 20, 2013
iPPV bouts:
Jay Lethal defeated Silas Young at 9:30
ROH World Championship Tournament Semi Finals: Adam Cole defeated Tommaso Ciampa at 13:54
ROH World Championship Tournament Semi Finals: Michael Elgin defeated Kevin Steen via submission at 19:24
IWGP Jr. Tag Team Champions Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero defeated Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards
Adam Page pinned RD Evans at 2:02
Roderick Strong pinned Ricky Marvin at 12:46
ACH, Tadarius Thomas, Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander defeated Mike Bennett, ROH TV Champion Matt Taven, ROH Tag Team Champions Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly
ROH World Championship Tournament Finals: Adam Cole pinned Michael Elgin to win the title
ROH @ Philadelphia, PA – National Guard Armory – September 21, 2013
TV taping:
Kongo pinned Dalton Castle
Adam Page pinned ACH
Roderick Strong pinned Mike Mondo
Eddie Kingston & Homicide defeated QT Marshall & RD Evans
ROH TV Champion Matt Taven pinned Jay Lethal
Mark Briscoe pinned Tadarius Thomas
Mike Bennett & Maria Kanellis defeated Cheeseburger & Bob Evans
ROH Tag Team Champions Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly defeated Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero and Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander
Jimmy Jacobs pinned Silas Young
Davey Richards pinned Ricky Marvin
Eddie Edwards pinned Kevin Steen
ROH @ Baltimore, MD – Du Burns Arena – October 5, 2013
Included an in-ring segment in which ROH World Champion Adam Cole cut a promo thanking ROH COO Joe Koff for banning Jay Briscoe; moments later, Roderick Strong interrupted and demanded a title shot, with Cole reminding Strong they were in the same venue that he took the TV title from Strong; Strong said he called Nigel McGuinness and the match was happening later in the show
Eddie Edwards defeated Adam Page
Roderick Strong defeated Tadarius Thomas, Caprice Coleman, and Antonio Thomas
Outlaw Inc. defeated CZW Tag Team Champions Blk Jeez & Ruckus
ROH TV Champion Matt Taven defeated Cedric Alexander
Kevin Steen pinned ACH with the package piledriver
Mike Bennett pinned Jimmy Jacobs with a piledriver
ROH Tag Team Champions Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly defeated Jay Lethal & Michael Elgin
ROH World Champion Adam Cole defeated Roderick Strong in a No DQ, no count-out match; Kevin Steen provided guest commentary for the bout; after the match, Steen went to attack Cole, with Mike Bennett jumping Steen; Michael Elgin then came out to make the save
Glory by Honor 2013 – Chicago Ridge, IL – Frontier Fieldhouse – October 26, 2013
The Romantic Touch pinned Will Ferrara
MsChif defeated Kasey Ray
Event matches:
Silas Young pinned Mark Briscoe
Jimmy Jacobs pinned Adam Page
Mike Bennett pinned Kevin Steen
Tommaso Ciampa defeated Jesse Sorensen via submission
Eddie Kingston & Homicide defeated ACH & Tadarius Thomas
Paul London pinned Roderick Strong
Michael Elgin, Jay Lethal, Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander defeated ROH World Champion Adam Cole, ROH TV Champion Matt Taven, ROH Tag Team Champions Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish