ROH TV Report: SCUM vs ROH in Steel Cage Warfare

After three weeks of title matches, it is time for what many have called the ‘Most Important Night’ in the history of Ring of Honor. The power struggle between Steve Corino and Nigel McGuinness comes to a head with Steel Cage Warfare. Four members of the Ring of Honor roster will face four members of SCUM with the control of the company on the line. At the end of this hour, who will control the destiny of Ring of Honor?
We begin with a look at the attack by SCUM after Jay Briscoe defeated Matt Hardy to retain the Ring of Honor World Title.

We are in Baltimore, Maryland and your announcer is Kevin Kelly.

Match Number One: Mike Sydal and Zizou Middoux versus Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards


Middoux and Richards start things off and they lock up and Richards works on the wrist. Middoux with a reversal but Davey with a reversal of his own and a back drop take down. Middoux has a drop kick blocked but Middoux powers out of a double leg take down. Middoux with a Japanese arm drag and a standard arm drag but Richards with a head scissors and Middoux escapes.

Richards has a kick blocked and then he misses an enzuigiri but Davey hits with a second attempt. Richards knocks Sydal off the apron. Richards misses the running kick to the head when Middoux moves. Middoux with an enzuigiri to Richards and then he pulls the ropes down and Edwards goes over the top rope to the floor.

Sydal goes up top and hits a moonsault that splits the uprights and catches Richards and Edwards on the floor. They send Richards back into the ring and they hit a double hip toss followed by a double drop kick for a near fall. Sydal tags in and he punches Richards. Sydal with a snap mare and then he rolls up Davey to get a near fall.

Richards runs Sydal into the corner and Edwards tags in. Edwards with chops while Davey kicks Sydal. Edwards knocks Middoux off the apron and then he chops Sydal again. Edwards with an Irish whip and he runs into a boot. Sydal with a tornado DDT but Sydal cannot take advantage and make the cover.

Middoux and Richards tag in and Middoux punches Davey in the corner. Richards with an Irish whip but Middoux floats over. Middoux misses a jumping round kick when Richards ducks. Davey goes for an O’Connor Roll into the corner but Middoux holds on to the turnbuckles. Richards tries for an Alarm Clock but Middoux blocks the kick. Middoux with the jumping spin kick for a near fall.

Edwards interferes and Sydal gets in the ring too. Middoux and Sydal hit neck breakers on Richards and Edwards. Middoux sends Sydal into Richards in the corner and then Middoux with a modified Codebreaker to Richards. Sydal goes up top and hits a double knee press for a near fall by Middoux.

Sydal with forearms to Edwards and then Edwards blocks a kick and he pulls Sydal to the mat in a split. Davey with a round kick and Edwards with a chop. They hit Alarm Clock on Middoux and then Edwards hits a double stomp to the back of the head and then Davey with a double stomp to the chest and Davey gets the three count.


Winners: Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards


After the match, Sydal refuses the Code of Honor handshake and he leaves with Middoux.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a video package looking at what set up Steel Cage Warfare for tonight.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Steve Corino has joined Kevin Kelly and Steve says that he didn’t know that Steen had a flat tire and Kevin wonders how Steve knew about the flat tire.

We are told that SCUM has earned the advantage.


Match Number Two: Kevin Steen, Michael Elgin, BJ Whitmer, and Jay Lethal versus Rhett Titus, Cliff Compton, Jimmy Jacobs, and Rhino in Steel Cage Warfare


The first two participants in the match are BJ Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs.

They get face to face while streamers land between them. They start off exchanging punches but Jacobs with a knee and both men try to send the other into the cage. Jacobs with a chop and Whitmer chops back. Whitmer with another chop and forearm to the back. Whitmer with a kick to the head and then he tries to suplex Jacobs but Jimmy lands on his feet.

Jacobs with a spinning head scissors and he sends Whitmer into the cage and he punches Whitmer. Jacobs rubs Whitmer’s head against the steel cage and then Jacobs with a drop kick to the back while Whitmer is against the cage. Jacobs chokes Whitmer and then he connects with an elbow. Jacobs tries for a spear but Whitmer sends him into the cage.

BJ sends Jacobs into the cage a few more times. Whitmer gets a near fall. Whimter with an Exploder and he gets a near fall. Whitmer sends Jacobs into the turnbuckles and then he punches Jimmy. Whitmer and Jacobs exchange chops and Jacobs with a thumb to the eye.

Jacobs with punches to Whitmer. Whitmer with punches and Whitmer with a suplex and he rolls through into a Northern Lights suplex and he gets a near fall. Whitmer rubs Jacobs’ head into the cage and he chops Jacobs.

The second entrant in the match for SCUM is Rhett Titus.

Whitmer with clotheslines and chops to Titus and then he sends Rhett into the cage a few times. Whitmer gets a near fall. Whitmer sends Titus into the turnbuckles and he chops him in the corner while Jacobs is still down.

We go to commercial.

We are back Titus and Jacobs are in control of the match and they work over Whitmer, but we are about to even things up.

Michael Elgin is the second entrant for the ROH team.

Jacobs and Titus wait for Elgin to enter the cage and they double team him. Elgin with a boot to Titus and he clotheslines Jacobs against the ropes. Elgin with a double belly-to-back suplex to Titus and Jacobs. Whitmer recovers and Whitmer sends Elgin into Titus. Jacobs moves and Jacobs with a spear to Whitmer. Jacobs goes for an Ace Cutter off the turnbuckles but Elgin catches Jacobs and hits a German suplex.

Elgin punches Titus and chops him. Elgin gets Titus on his shoulders and then he grabs Jacobs and hits a combination fallaway slam and Samoan drop. Elgin gets a near fall on Titus. Elgin goes after Jacobs while Whitmer deals with Titus. Whitmer chops Titus and Elgin gets Jacobs up for a delayed vertical suplex but since the next entrant for SCUM is about to enter, Elgin sends Jacobs into the cage.

The third entrant for SCUM is Cliff Compton.

Compton has his bag of white substance and part of it falls to the canvas before he can throw it in Elgin’s face. Titus works over Whitmer while Jacobs and Compton try to tie Elgin to the cage with the zip ties. Whitmer chops Titus and Jacobs and Compton focus on Whitmer now that Elgin is tied to the cage.

Compton goes to the turnbuckles for the spike piledriver and Titus pins Whitmer.

BJ Whitmer Eliminated

The third entrant for ROH is Jay Lethal.

Lethal brings a chair into the ring and he hits Titus with it. Compton takes the chair but Lethal with a Van Lethalnator. Lethal sets up the chair and Lethal hits Lethal Combination on Jacobs on the chair but he can only get a near fall.

Before we go to commercial, Lethal gets something out of his boot and he cuts Elgin loose from the cage.

Lethal grabs Titus from the cage as Rhett wants to climb over the top. Titus is crotched. Now we go to commercial.

We are back and Elgin sends Jacobs into the ropes while Titus backs Lethal into the corner. Lethal sends Titus into the cage.

The final entrant for SCUM is Rhino.

Rhino sets for a gore and he hits it on Elgin. Rhino waits to GORE Lethal, but Lethal side steps him and sends Rhino into Titus and then Lethal with the Lethal Injection on Rhino and he pins Rhino.

Rhino Eliminated

Lethal punches Titus and then he goes after Jacobs. Lethal sends Jacobs into the cage. Lethal blocks punches from Compton and Lethal with punches and a kick. Lethal goes up top and hits the double sledge to the head and he gets a near fall.

Jacobs punches Elgin and then Elgin sends Jacobs into the cage but Jacobs holds on to the cage and he comes off with a back elbow to Elgin. Jacobs gets a near fall on Elgin. Compton punches Elgin while Jacobs rakes Lethal’s eyes.

The final entrant for ROH is Kevin Steen.

Matt Hardy attacks Steen from behind and he sends Steen into the cage and the guardrails. Hardy Irish whips Steen into the guradrails again and now everyone is out of the cage.

Steen punches Hardy and he sends Hardy into the guardrails. Elgin slams Titus on the floor. Compton punches Steen and Steen sends Compton into the guardrails. Steen sends Hardy into the cage while Elgin hits Titus in the back with a chair. Steen hits Hardy with a chair and then Steen hits Titus.

Jacobs sends Lethal into the guardrails and Steen hits Compton. Steen punches Hardy while Titus goes after Elgin. Titus with a forearm to Steen while Compton hits Elgin with a chair and he chokes him. Hardy is sent into the guardrails while Elgin hits a belly-to-back suplex on the floor.

Titus with forearms to Lethal and then Jacobs returns to the ring and he sets up the table that he put into the ring. Elgin Irish whips Compton into the guardrails. Titus and Jacobs try to send Lethal into the table propped in the corner but Lethal slides into the corner to avoid it. Titus misses a clothesline and he stops short of the cage. Lethal with a clothesline to Jacobs. Titus with knees and then he sets for Splash Mountain into the table.

Lethal with a super kick and Lethal Injection to Titus and he gets the three count.

Rhett Titus Eliminated

Steen sends Hardy into the cage and then Lethal hits Jacobs with a chair. Lethal sets the chair on the ground while Hardy is Irish whipped into the guardrails. Lethal tries for a piledriver on the chair but Jacobs escapes. Lethal with a super kick and he sets for the Lethal Injection but he takes too long and Jacobs picks up the chair and hits Lethal in the back and then he hits a spear on Lethal through the table and Compton pins him.

Jay Lethal Eliminated

Steen sends Compton into the cage a few times and we go to commercial.

We are back and Jacobs with a springboard cutter followed by the Contra Code on Steen. Elgin counters the spinning head scissors and sends Jacobs into the cage. Elgin sends Compton into the cage and Elgin tries for a power bomb but Compton with a back drop to counter.

Compton climbs the cage but Elgin with a forearm to the back. Elgin climbs the turnbuckles and he hits a super sit out power bomb on Compton to get the three count.

Cliff Compton Eliminated

Steve Corino gets into the cage and Elgin grabs him. Corino with a fireball into Elgin’s face and Jacobs gets the three count.

Michael Elgin Eliminated

We are down to Jimmy Jacobs and Kevin Steen. Steen goes for a package piledriver on Corino but Hardy stops him and Matt hits a Twist of Fate. Corino has brought a briefcase into the cage and Corino opens it. Corino grabs lighter fluid and he pours it on Steen. Hardy holds the referee at bay and Jacobs tries to talk some sense into Corino but Corino with an elbow to Jacobs.

Corino lights a match and Nigel McGuinness enters the cage and he stops Corino. Nigel and Corino remove their ties while Hardy watches. Corino pie faces Nigel and Nigel with a clothesline. Hardy sets for a Twist of Fate but Nigel escapes and Steen hits a package piledriver on Hardy.

Nigel sends Jacobs to Steen for a package piledriver and he gets the three count.


Winner: Ring of Honor


We cut to Adam Cole watching from the entrance while Steen and Nigel stand in the ring.

We go to credits.

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6/30 ROH TV Report

This week’s show starts off with footage from the World Title Match between Jay and Mark Briscoe at Best in the World.

We are in the Studios and your host this week is Kevin Kelly as we take a look back at last week’s Best in the World iPPV. Kevin reminds us that Jay successfully retained the ROH World Title.

Kevin asks what the future is for Mark and Jay after the match at Best in the World.

We will look back at the issues between Ring of Honor and SCUM at Best in the World. We will see Matt Hardy versus Kevin Steen as well as the World TV Title Match and the World Tag Title Match.

Match Number One: Matt Taven versus Jimmy Jacobs versus Jay Lethal for the ROH TV Title

We miss the start of the match, but we see Taven with the people in the front row. Taven with a head butt and knee to Jacobs. Taven sends Jacobs into the guardrails. Lethal sends Taven into the guardrails. Lethal with shots to Jacobs and then he puts Jacobs on a chair and Jay with a drop kick to the head.

Jacobs sends Taven’s head into the apron and then he hits a drop kick. Jacobs sends Lethal and Taven’s heads together. Taven catches Jacobs on a dive off the apron and hits a power slam. Lethal with an Irish whip of Taven into the guardrails.

Taven and Lethal are in the ring and Lethal with a chop. Lethal with a hip toss followed by a cartwheel and drop kick for a near fall. Lethal with a punch in the corner to Taven followed by an Irish whip and chops. Lethal with another Irish whip but he is sent to the apron and Lethal with a chop and then he goes up top and hits a missile drop kick and then he hits a running forearm into the corner.

Lethal with a running Death Valley Driver for a near fall. Jacobs goes for a double sledge from the top and Lethal with a kick. Lethal slams Jacobs and then he goes up top. Jacobs with a punch to stop Lethal and then he hits a super rana for a near fall.

Jacobs punches Lethal and Truth trips Lethal. Taven with a boot to Lethal. Jacobs misses a forearm in the corner and Taven with an enzuigiri. Taven with a butterfly front driver of Jacobs onto Lethal to get a near fall on Jacobs. Taven punches Jacobs and chokes him. Taven with a boot to keep Lethal on the floor. Jacobs with a jawbreaker and he sends Taven to the floor.

We see Truth at the announce table and then we see all three men on the floor. Taven gets a near fall on Jacobs. Lethal tries for a sunset flip but Taven does not go over and Lethal pulls down his tights for a moment. Jacobs tries for the Contra Code on Taven but Taven sends Jacobs into the turnbuckles. Jacobs misses a clothesline on Taven. Lethal with a kick and a Flatline to Jacobs while he hits a DDT on Taven. Everyone is down in the ring.

All three men exchange punches. Taven with kicks to Jacobs and Lethal and then Taven goes for the wrist clutch head lock driver but Jacobs stops him and Jacobs with the Contra Code to Taven. Lethal with a giant swing to Jacobs. Taven gets a near fall on Lethal

Taven with a knee to Lethal’s midsection and then he puts Lethal on the top rope but Lethal escapes. Lethal gets Taven up for a belly-to-back suplex and turns it into a neck breaker. Lethal goes up top for the elbow drop and he hits it. Jacobs breaks up the cover and then Jacobs goes for the Contra Code but Lethal sends Jacobs over the top rope to the floor. Lethal with a springboard drop kick that knocks Taven off the apron.

Lethal with a suicide dive onto Taven. Lethal returns to the ring and Scarlett comes into the ring and she slaps Lethal. Lethal removes her top and the referee covers her up while Nigel and Kevin complain about what the referee is doing. Truth yells at Lethal and Jacobs with a spear to Lethal. Truth taps Jacobs on the back and Truth begs for mercy. Selezia gets between Jacobs and Truth. All of this happens while the referee is not looking at anything in the ring.

Selezia gets Jacobs up for an Air Raid Crash but Lethal with a super kick to Selezia. Jacobs with a springboard Ace Crusher to Lethal but something magically happens that allows Taven to retain the title.

Winner: Matt Taven

We go to commercial.

Match Number Two: reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) versus SCUM (Rhett Titus and Cliff Compton) versus C&C Wrestle Factory (Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander) for the ROH Tag Team Titles

The two teams of challengers battle while Fish and O’Reilly watch. Fish and O’Reilly join in the fun. Titus and Compton are pinballed before they are thrown out of the ring. Fish and O’Reilly with baseball slides and then Alexander with a flip dive onto Titus and Compton. O’Reilly holds the ropes for Coleman but Fish with a back heel kick and Kyle with an axe kick to the back of the head. Kyle slaps Caprice.

Cedric with a double missile drop kick to Kyle and Bobby. Coleman and Alexander with a series of kicks to Fish, ending with Total Elimination. Alexander with a drop kick to Kyle and Caprice with a leg drop to Kyle. Coleman gets Fish on his shoulders and Alexander goes up top. Titus with a drop kick to Coleman and Alexander is pushed off the turnbuckles by Compton.

Alexander is down on the floor and Compton and Titus are in control. Titus with a knee to Coleman and then he tags in Compton. We move ahead and Titus is back in the match and he drops a knee on Coleman’s arm and applies an arm bar on the injured left arm. Titus stops Coleman from making the tag and he connects with a boot to the chest.

Compton tags back in and they stop Coleman from making the tag for a moment but Caprice with a double drop kick. Alexander tags in and Kyle tags in. Alexander works over Kyle and Bobby. Alexander with an enzuigiri to Fish. Kyle with a few kicks to Alexander, but Cedric hits a full nelson front driver on Kyle for a near fall.

Alexander with a jawbreaker to Compton and then Cliff falls victim to a Hart Attack leg lariat from Coleman and Alexander. Titus is sent over the top rope onto Compton. Alexander with a running drop kick to Kyle in the corner. They get set for Overtime and they hit it but Alexander cannot capitalize and Titus and Compton try to pull Kyle out of the ring to prevent the cover. Coleman with a cross body onto Titus and Compton.

Alexander with a brainbuster on Kyle and Fish with a kick to the head and Bobby puts Kyle’s arm on top of Cedric to get the three count.

Winners: Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look at the history between Kevin Steen and Matt Hardy in Ring of Honor.

Steve Corino gets on the mic and he says that Baltimore has been a city known for losers. False heroes that they cheer because they hate themselves so much. Matt Hardy is an icon. He says that they have an icon in front of them, but they boo him. This is a man who has over 800,000 Twitter followers but you choose to boo him.

Instead you waste your time cheering someone like Cal Ripken and his sham streak. You boo Matt Hardy but you cheer that alleged killer Ray Lewis. You boo this man and you cheer that no good jealous Kevin Steen. Corino criticizes the way a fan threw something into the ring.

Kevin Steen comes to the ring and he provides a rebuttal to Corino’s opening remarks. He says that he has a request for Nigel. We all know that SCUM won’t keep their nose out of this so he will be damned if this ends as a disqualification. This should be a No DQ match. Nigel agrees and then Kevin wants to know if Matt’s brother is the one with balls in the family.

Match Number Three: Kevin Steen versus Matt Hardy in a No Disqualification Match

Hardy goes after Steen and they exchange punches. Now it is forearms with Steen getting the advantage. Hardy pulls the referee in front of him to avoid the cannonball. Hardy goes for the knee and then he starts to work on the hamstring. Hardy wraps the leg in the ropes. Steen runs Hardy into the turnbuckles but Hardy with an elbow. Steen with a power bomb and Hardy rolls to the floor.

Steen goes to the floor and he chops Hardy and Steen flips off a fan in the crowd. Steen sends Hardy into the guardrails. Steen grabs a crutch from a fan but we don’t see what he does. Steen comes off the apron and he sends Hardy groin first into the ring post a few times. Steen announces that Matt will have no children and he says that you are welcome.

Hardy with punches and then he sends Steen’s back into the guardrail. Hardy slams the head into the guardrail a few more times. Hardy punches Steen in front of Papa Briscoe.

They go back into the ring and Matt tells Corino to get something from the back. Corino gives Hardy a trash can and he hits Steen with it a few times. Corino gets a ladder and he puts it at ringside. Steen punches Hardy in the midsection to stop use of the trash can. Hardy with a neck breaker on Steen. Hardy with another neck breaker as he continues to focus on the neck.

Hardy goes up top for a moonsault but Steen is able to roll out of the way but Hardy still catches Steen in the back. Steen sets for the cannonball and he hits it. Steen puts the trash can on top of Hardy and it is time for another cannonball and he connects. Steen gets a near fall.

We move ahead and Steen sets up a table on the floor. Steen gets Hardy on his shoulders but Hardy holds on to the ropes. Rhett Titus tries to interfere and Steen with a package piledriver to Titus.

Hardy with a Side Effect to Steen for a near fall. Hardy with another Side Effect while the fans are not happy with the moves that Hardy is using. They fight to the apron and Hardy tries for a Side Effect through the table but Steen with an elbow to stop him. Steen tries for a package piledriver through the table but Jimmy Jacobs moves the table.

Steen power bombs Jacobs into the apron a few times. Steen with a kick to Hardy and Steen with a power bomb to Hardy on the apron. Cliff Compton hits Steen with a chair a few times. Hardy brings the ladder into the ring and he hits Steen in the face with it and then a shot to the back. Hardy holds the ladder over his head but Steen with a Codebreaker with an assist from the ladder and he is able to avoid it and he gets a near fall.

A few seconds later Steen with a low blow and F-Cinq but Hardy kicks out at two. Hardy with a low blow to avoid the package piledriver onto the ladder and Hardy with a Side Effect on the ladder but Steen kicks out at two.

Hardy sets up a chair in the ring and then he gets another one and puts it in the ring. Steen spits in Hardy’s face and Matt with a Twist of Fate through the chairs and he gets the three count.

Winner: Matt Hardy

After the match, members of SCUM attack Steen while no one comes to help Steen.

We go to credits.

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June 23rd ROH TV Taping Spoilers

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Episode 1 (July 6th 2013)

- Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander def. John Silver & Alex Reynolds via Overtime (Leaping hurricanrana into frog splash combo).

- Nigel McGuinness revealed that Mark Briscoe is out of Steel Cage Warfare due to an injury sustained atBest in the World. Kevin Steen comes out and demands to be Mark’s replacement, this led to SCUM interfering and taking out Steen. However, Team ROH made the save, indicating that Steen may be on Team ROH after all.

- MsChif def. Veda Scott via Obliteration (Second rope piledriver).

- Adam Page def. Silas Young via Victory Roll. After the match, Silas beat down Page.

- ROH World TV Title match: Matt Taven def. Eddie Edwards via modified DDT.

Episode 2 (July 13th 2013)

- Tommaso Ciampa def. QT Marshall via running knee. Prince Nana watched on from the entrance way.

- Mike Bennett def. an unnamed local wrestler in a squash match. After the match Bennett claims that ROH has begged him to stay and then he tried to hand the contract to Cheeseburger who had come to the ring. He instead attack him which sees Brutal Bob hit the ring to aid the attack but Bennett turns on him before proclaiming that ‘The Prodigy is dead’.

- Jay Briscoe comes down for a promo and says he may be hurt but he’s still breathing. He says Matt Hardy will have to pry the title from his cold hands.

- ROH World Tag Team Title match: reDRagon def. C&C Wrestle Factory via chasing the dragon. The American Wolves, SCUM and Adrenaline RUSH brawled at ringside during the match.

Episode 3 (July 20th 2013)

- Roderick Strong def. Adam Cole via DQ. Strong called out Cole after the cheap finish to last night’s match at Best In The World and it led to another match. There was a ref bump at one point which allowed Steve Corino to throw a chain into the ring. Strong tried to get rid of it before Cole used it and got disqualified.

- ROH World Title match: Jay Briscoe def. Matt Hardy via small package. Post match, both Team ROH and Team SCUM hit the ring and begin to brawl. Rhino hits a gore on Jay Briscoe before Hardy steals the World Title, wears it and smashes Jay’s arm in a steel chair. SCUM stand tall heading into Steel Cage Warfare.

Episode 4 (July 27th 2013)

- The American Wolves def. Mike Sydal & an unknown partner via top rope double stomp from Davey Richards.

- Steel Cage Warfare: Team ROH (BJ Whitmer, Jay Lethal, Michael Elgin & Kevin Steen) def. SCUM (Jimmy Jacobs, Rhett Titus, Cliff Compton & Rhino). SCUM won the con flip and will get the man advantage. Jacobs and Whitmer start the match off. Titus in next followed by Elgin and Compton. Whitmer is the first to be eliminated before Jay Lethal and Rhino enter and the latter is eliminated by Lethal. Steen is the last entrant and is immediately attacked by Hardy. The cage door is left open and all the guys quickly spill out of the ring. Titus is the next to eliminated by Lethal but he is then pinned by Compton after a chair shot. Elgin managed to eliminate Compton but ‘Unbreakable’ is the next out after a fireball from Steve Corino. Corino tries to do the same to Steen but Nigel makes the save and helps Steen pin Jacobs as Team ROH wins!

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6/23 ROH TV taping in Baltimore Lineup

Jay Briscoe vs. Matt Hardy for the ROH Title.

-B.J. Whitmer, Jay Lethal, Michael Elgin, and Mark Briscoe vs. Jimmy Jacobs, Rhett Titus, Cliff Compton, and Rhino in Steel Cage Warfare.

-Matt Taven vs. Eddie Edwards for the ROH TV Title.

-Tommaso Ciampa vs. Q.T. Marshall.

-Veda Scott vs. MsChif.

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Update Lineup For Next ROH TV Taping

The following matches are advertised for the Ring of Honor television taping, which takes place on June 23 in Baltimore, Maryland.

-Jay or Mark Briscoe, Michael Elgin, Jay Lethal, and B.J. Whitmer vs. Jimmy Jacobs, Rhett Titus, Cliff Compton, and Rhino in a cage match.

-Matt Hardy challenges Jay or Mark Briscoe for the ROH Title.

-Tommaso Ciampa vs. Q.T. Marshall.

-Veda Scott vs. MsChif.

Talent Done With ROH

- Jimmy Rave is reportedly done with Ring of Honor. No word on why he's no longer with the promotion, though it may be a health issue as he noted on Facebook a few weeks back that he had suffered a seizure. Rave returned to ROH a few months ago as part of the SCUM stable.

ROH Best in the World iPPV lineup: Revamped lineup with six matches set for this month's event

-Jay Briscoe vs. Mark Briscoe for the ROH Title.

-Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly vs. Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander vs. Rhett Titus and Cliff Compton in a three-way tag for the ROH Tag Titles.

-Matt Taven vs. Jay Lethal vs. Jimmy Jacobs in a three-way for the ROH TV Title.

-Roderick Strong vs. Adam Cole

-Michael Elgin vs. Tommaso Ciampa.

-B.J. Whitmer vs. Mike Bennett.

ROH added Titus and Compton to the tag title match, and Jacobs to the TV Title match by using the storyline that Steve Corino lobbied to have the SCUM members added to the title matches. Chris Shore will have live coverage of ROH Best in the World on June 22.

Nigel McGuinness Announces ROH vs. SCUM in Steel Cage Warfare

ROH match maker Nigel McGuinness announced the following today…

Ladies and Gentleman I write this today to respond toSteveCorino'srecent challenge.

As you may know, Corino has issued a challenge to pit four of ROH's best against four SCUM members with the stipulation that if ROH wins, SCUM will disband, effectively putting an end to Corino's reign forever...BUT...but if SCUM wins Corino takes my job.


Steve Corino has made it no secret what he wants to happen to ROH and in my position he can do virtually anything that he wants. This would no doubt be an ALL IN scenario to cut to the chase.

No doubt this is the biggest risk I could possibly take asMatchMakerfor Ring of Honor and that is why I have had multiple meetings with numerous people on this very topic to discuss the risk that it entails. By accepting this challenge it could save ROH and purify this company ... or it could officially kill this company that we have loved for the last eleven years.

I said at the start of this that we expected a war, we expected to fight with everything we have in our soul...we expected it to get nastier before it got any better BUT I always knew that no matter how long it would take to overcome this war, ROH and our righteous might would win through to absolutevictory.

Many men wiser than myself have said that it is sweet and fitting to die for one's team but with this war there is nothing sweet nor fitting about dying. We must overcome and I have no doubts that honor will be restored once and for all. That being said...

Ring of Honor was born on February 23, 2002 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania inside the Murphy Rec Center.

Ring of Honor will NOT die on June 23rd in Baltimore, Maryland at The Du BurnsArenabecause...Steve Corino...we ACCEPT this challenge.

June 23rd, 2013...one day after "Best In The World 2013" in Baltimore, Maryland... it will be 4 on 4... ROH vs. SCUM...winnertakes all.

This will be the biggest ROH weekend of all time and with everything I believe in my heart... this will not be the last.

We want this to be over. We want to move on. We want a company free of the bullshit that you bring.

Steve Corino... SCUM... get ready for... STEEL... CAGE... WARFARE!!!

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