Death Before Dishonor XVIII

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Death Before Dishonor XVIII
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Promotion Ring of Honor
DateSeptember 12, 2021
City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Venue 2300 Arena
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Death Before Dishonor XVIII [1] was a professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It was the eighteenth event in the Death Before Dishonor chronology. It took place on September 12, 2021. [2] [3] The show was originally supposed to emanate from the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida, but due to a surge of COVID-19 in Florida at the time, the location was changed to the 2300 Arena at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [4] [5] It marked the last time Death Before Dishonor had Roman numerals in its name.

Contents

Production

Other on-screen personnel
Role:Name:
Commentators Ian Riccaboni
Caprice Coleman
Ring announcer Bobby Cruise
Backstage interviewerDenise Salcedo
Referees
Stephon Smith
Paul Turner
Mike Posey

Background

At Best in the World, it was announced that Death Before Dishonor would return to pay-per-view in the month of September, with the ROH website confirming the date as September 12. [1]

Storylines

The event will feature professional wrestling matches, which involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that play out on ROH's television programs. Wrestlers portray villains or heroes as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. [6]

A key feature of the event will be the finals of the ROH Women's World Championship tournament. [7] The tournament was announced by ROH Board of Directors member Maria Kanellis-Bennett at the ROH 19th Anniversary Show, [8] while the brackets and title belt were revealed at Best in the World, where former ROH ring announcer Lenny Leonard was revealed as the special commentator for the tournament in the coming weeks. [9] The tournament began on the July 31 edition of Ring of Honor Wrestling. On the September 4th edition, Miranda Alize and Rok-C defeated Trish Adora and Angelina Love, respectively, to move onto the finals at Death Before Dishonor. [10] [11]

On the August 10 episode of ROH Week By Week, it was announced that top ROH Pure Championship contender Josh Woods would challenge for the title at Death Before Dishonor. [12] At Glory By Honor, Pure Champion Jonathan Gresham defeated fellow Foundation teammate Rhett Titus, [13] and will now face Woods at Death Before Dishonor. [14]

At Glory By Honor Night 1, Demonic Flamita won a Six Man Mayhem match featuring P. J. Black, Danhausen, Mike Bennett, Eli Isom, and Dak Draper to earn a spot on the ROH World Championship rankings. Later on, his old tag team partner Bandido made his first successful defense of the ROH World Championship against Flip Gordon. After the match, top contenders Flamita, Brody King and EC3 would confront Bandido, before the four got into a brawl. [13] On Night 2, Quinn McKay announced that Bandido will defend the world title at Death Before Dishonor in a Four-Way Elimination match against King, EC3, and Flamita. [15] [16]

Also on Glory By Honor Night 2, McKay announced that two mystery free agents will be in singles competition against each other at Death Before Dishonor. [15] On September 3, it was revealed that former WWE wrestlers Jake Atlas and Taylor Rust were the afromentioned competitors. [17]

Homicide, Chris Dickinson, and Tony Deppen of Violence Unlimited challenged any pure wrestlers past, present, and future to a six-man tag team match at the event. [18] On the August 31 edition of Week By Week, former ROH Pure Champion John Walters, ROH top prospect LSG, and independent wrestler Lee Moriarty answered the challenge. [19]

For weeks, Dalton Castle has been attempting to improve the showmanship of Ring of Honor Wrestling, and started by attempting to recruit young wrestlers Dak Draper and Eli Isom as his proteges. [20] After sitting ringside for their matches with each other, [21] and a failed bid at the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship at Best in the World, [22] the three men had a three-way match on July 24. There, Draper pinned Isom after Castle threw a chair into Isom's head. [23] On the August 31 Week By Week, it was announced that Isom and Castle will face off at Death Before Dishonor. [24]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [25]
1PAlex Zayne won by last eliminating P. J. Black [26] 16-man Honor Rumble for an ROH World Championship match32:07
2 Dalton Castle defeated Eli Isom by pinfall Singles match [24] 9:16
3 Taylor Rust defeated Jake Atlas by submission Singles match [17] 6:55
4Violence Unlimited (Homicide, Chris Dickinson, and Tony Deppen) defeated John Walters, LSG, and Lee Moriarty by pinfall Six-man tag team match [19] 10:58
5 The OGK (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) defeated The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) by pinfall Tag team match [27] 13:07
6 Josh Woods defeated Jonathan Gresham (c) by pinfall Pure Wrestling Rules match for the ROH Pure Championship [14] 20:01
7Shane Taylor Promotions (Jasper Kaun, Moses Maddox, and O'Shay Edwards) (with Ron Hunt) (c) defeated La Facción Ingobernable (Dragon Lee, Kenny King, and La Bestia del Ring) by pinfall Six-man tag team match for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship [28] 11:27
8 Rok-C defeated Miranda Alize by pinfall Tournament final to become the inaugural ROH Women's World Champion [11] 18:13
9 Bandido (c) defeated Brody King and Demonic Flamita and EC3 Four Corner Survival Elimination match for the ROH World Championship [16] 17:09
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

ROH Women's World Championship tournament bracket

First Round 1 2
ROH Wrestling
July 30
August 7 and 14
ROH Women's Division Wednesday
August 4
Quarterfinals
ROH Wrestling
August 21 and 28
Semifinals
ROH Wrestling
September 4
Final
Death Before Dishonor XVIII
September 12
        
Rok-C Pin [29]
Sumie Sakai 9:36
Rok-CPin [30]
Quinn McKay 10:14
Mandy Leon 7:12
Quinn McKay 3 4 5 Pin [31]
Rok-CSub [32]
Angelina Love 6:44
Holidead 9:18
Max the Impaler Pin [33]
Max the Impaler 5:53
Angelina LoveDQ [34]
Angelina Love Bye [35]
6
Rok-CPin [25]
Miranda Alize 18:13
Alex Gracia 8:43
Miranda AlizePin [29]
Miranda AlizePin [30]
Nicole Savoy 13:04
Mazzerati 8:45
Nicole Savoy Pin [29]
Miranda AlizeSub [32]
Trish Adora 12:16
Willow Nightingale 11:30
Allysin Kay Sub [36]
Allysin Kay 13:30
Trish AdoraPin [34]
Marti Belle 7:13
Trish Adora Sub [31]

1 ^ Participants in the original tournament included: Ashley Vox, Gia Scott, Heather Monroe, Jenny Rose, Katarina, Kellyanne, Lindsay Snow, Maria Manic, Session Moth Martina and Tasha Steelz.
2 ^ Brandi Lauren and Laynie Luck were named as alternates.
3 ^ Spot was originally meant for Vita VonStarr, but her interference in matches involving The Righteous got her removed.
4 ^ Allie Recks was slated to take VonStarr's place in the tournament, but a knee injury kept her from competing.
5 ^ Chelsea Green was slated to take VonStarr's place in the tournament, but a broken wrist kept her from competing.
6 ^ Love defeated Quinn McKay on the May 8 ROH Wrestling episode to earn a bye.

Honor Rumble entrants

  – Winner
DrawEntrantOrderEliminated byTimeEliminations
1Brian Johnson13Flip Gordon28:473
2Brian Milonas2Caprice Coleman7:040
3 Beer City Bruiser 1Caprice Coleman6:290
4 Danhausen 5Brian Johnson18:020
5 Caprice Coleman 3Brian Johnson7:142
6Sledge4Dak Draper15:180
7 PCO 6Himself28:471
8 P. J. Black 15Alex Zayne32:070
9Dak Draper10Alex Zayne25:213
10 Silas Young 7Flip Gordon19:560
11 Rey Horus 12Brian Johnson28:471
12Dante Caballero8Dak Draper23:320
13 Flip Gordon 14Alex Zayne28:472
14Joe Keys9Dak Draper23:500
15 World Famous CB 11Rey Horus26:150
16Alex ZayneWinner32:073

ROH World Championship match

EliminatedWrestlerEliminated byMethod of eliminationTime
1EC3N/AEliminated via disqualification (steel chair)8:49
2Demonic FlamitaBrody KingPinned after the All Seeing Eye 13:43
3Brody KingBandidoPinned with a magistral cradle 17:09
WinnerBandido

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