Results
Zero Hour (7 p.m. ET)
- Blake Christian def. Jay Lethal (8:09)
- Evil Uno, John Silver, and Alex Reynolds def. Preston Vance, Griff Garrison and Cole Karter (10:29)
- Diamante def. Lady Frost (5:58)
- Marshall and Ross Von Erich def. Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari (8:41)
Main Card (8 p.m. ET)
- Hechicero def. Michael Oku (11:32) (Recommended)
- AR Fox def. Atlantis Jr., Lee Johnson & Adam Priest (Four-Way) (9:14)
- Lee Moriarty def. Blue Panther (ROH Pure Championship) (13:18)
- Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara def. Carlie Bravo & Shawn Deen (ROH World Tag Team Championships) (15:04)
- Nick Wayne def. Titan (ROH World Television Championship) (16:11) (Recommended)
- Mina Shirakawa def. Miyu Yamashita, Yuka Sakazaki, Persephone (Vacant Interim ROH Women’s Television Championship) (Four-Way) (13:47) (Recommended)
- Athena def. Thunder Rosa (ROH Women’s World Championship) (18:50)
- Bandido def. Konosuke Takeshita (ROH World Championship) (29:25) (Recommended)
Blake Christian taps out Jay Lethal to start Zero Hour
Singles action kicked off the pre-show as “Vanilla Baby” Blake Christian took on ROH vet Jay Lethal. Christian was sporting ice cream-themed custom Nike Air Force 1s in the ring.
Lethal was quick to try for his Lethal Injection finisher, but was distracted at ringside by Lee Johnson, who got onto the ring apron. Christian avoided a dive from Lethal in the second minute of the match, causing him to instead wipe out Johnson at ringside. Moments later, Christian took out Lethal with a dive of his own.
Back in the ring, Christian got a two-count with a satellite DDT. Christian did a ringwalk into a springboard hurricanrana. Lethal found his way back into the bout by reversing a move from Christian into a Lethal Combination.
Lethal got Christian down with a dragonscrew, then applied a Figure Four leglock. This move hurt Christian, as he would sell for the rest of the match, but he was able to escape by reaching the ropes. Christian reversed a Lethal Injection into a backslide for a two count.
Lethal took Christian out of the ring with a huge front kick. He attempted to do another dive, but as he was running toward Christian, “Vanilla Baby” got back into the ring and charged forward for a Spanish Fly. This earned him another two-count.
Christian went to the top for a 450 Splash, but Lethal avoided it. Selling the leglock from earlier, Christian clutched his leg upon hitting the mat. Lethal went to the top, but Johnson got onto the ring apron again to delay Lethal’s move.
Christian came to the top rope and hit a superplex, then bridged the move into a Muta Lock for the submission victory in eight minutes. A big win for Christian started the night off.
Brodie Jr. helps Dark Order score tag win
Six-man tag action was up next, as Preston Vance, Griff Garrison and Cole Karter of the Frat House faced off against the Dark Order’s Evil Uno, John Silver, and Alex Reynolds.
The Dark Order had a fight before their scheduled fight, as numerous of the Frat House’s unnamed minions attacked them as they made their way down the ramp. After wiping out numerous Frat House pledges, they started trading blows with the legal members of the match.
Reynolds took out all Frat House members with a dive over the top rope and to the outside in the opening minute of the match. Once some order was restored, Reynolds found himself isolated in the Frat House corner.
Reynolds tagging out was teased for minutes on end, finally emerging after he took out Karter and Garrison with a double DDT. Evil Uno was the one who got the hot tag, delivering splashes in the corner to both Karter and Garrison. He also scored a snazzy Russian legsweep and DDT combination to get them both to the mat.
Uno tried for a superplex onto Karter, but was stopped by the rest of the Frat House. After a spinebuster from Vance, Karter came off the top with a 450 Splash for a two-count.
Uno overcame the three-on-one odds, taking Carter and Vance, then scoring a neckbreaker onto Garrison to set up a tag to Silver. Silver had a fun hot tag sequence, taking out other Frat House members at ringside before focusing back on Garrison in the ring with a frogsplash. All three Dark Order members got into the ring for a triple-team move, but the pin attempt was stopped by Jacked Jameson, who pulled the referee out of the ring.
Jameson was ejected by the referee. As the official was looking away from the ring, Vance attacked the Dark Order with a pipe. He set up for a finisher, but got distracted by music. Who was coming down to the ring? Brodie Jr., Negative 1!
This distraction allowed Dark Order to get back in control of the match, picking on Vance inside the ring. Uno scored a big clothesline to give Dark Order the pinfall win. Brodie Jr. came into the ring to celebrate with everyone else.
MxM Collection, Johnny TV, and Taya Valkyrie appeared on the ramp for a special announcement. MxM Collection talked about their recent tour in Japan. They said Japanese fans don’t stink like American fans, which has inspired them to launch a new perfume called “Seed – Let it grow inside you.” Anyway, that’s the segment.
Diamante wins in return
In her first ROH appearance since March, Diamante faced off against Lady Frost in the next pre-show bout.
Frost and Diamante traded hard forearms to start the bout. This continued to be a physical match as it carried on: Hard kicks, strikes to the body, and chops came from both women. Frost scored a huge cannonball in the corner, then came off the top rope with a crossbody for a near fall.
Diamante responded with a German Suplex for a two-count of her own. She tried to follow up on this move, but ate another pair of head kicks from Frost. Frost scored a big slam, then climbed to the top, but was stopped on her way up by Diamante.
Diamante got Frost down to the middle rope, where she scored a draping cutter for the pinfall win in just under six minutes. Diamante is back in the winner’s circle for the first time in 2025. This was a real sprint match but they wasted no time.
Von Erichs earn win to close out Zero Hour
The final Zero Hour match of the night saw Marshall and Ross Von Erich take on Ariya Daivari and Tony Nese of the Premier Athletes. Von Erichs, Texas royalty, expectedly received a strong reaction from the Arlington crowd.
Ross nearly got a hot tag to Marshall after coming off the middle turnbuckle with a dropkick onto Daivari. However, Nese tagged into the match quicker and was able to stop him. Ross got a tag to Marshall after a Swingblade, but the referee wasn’t watching the tag, and thus it didn’t count. The bad refereeing didn’t stop there: A roll-up attempt from Ross moments later wasn’t seen by the referee, as he was busy arguing with Marshall.
Ross turned Nese inside out with a clothesline. Was this a chance for him to finally tag out? Nope. Nese took Marshall off the ring apron with a strike just moments before, leaving nobody there for Ross to tag to.
Ross finally got Marshall in after avoiding a frogsplash from Daivari, giving him the chance to work on both Premier Athletes. He wiped out Daivari with a huge dropkick, knocking him over the top and to the outside. After a cannonball in the corner to Nese, Marshall got a two-count.
Marshall climbed to the top but was distracted by Daivari, who got onto the ring apron. Nese got onto the top for a super hurricanrana, giving him the chance to tag Daivari back in. As the referee wasn’t looking, Daivari whipped out a Magic Carpet for a frogsplash onto Marshall. However, this didn’t end the match.
Ross got back into the ring and took out Daivari with a big boot. He tossed Nese to Marshall for a pop-up spinebuster, but it wasn’t enough to end the bout. Marshall came off the top rope for a moonsault onto Nese for the pinfall win. Smart Mark Sterling tried to interfere, but Ross put him in The Claw to prevent him from doing anything.
Hechicero pins RevPro’s Michael Oku in impressive opener
RevPro Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion Michael Oku made his second-ever ROH appearance in the main card opener, facing off against Don Callis Family member Hechicero. Commentary noted that Oku previously scored a singles win over Hechicero back in 2023, going 20 minutes as part of a UK CMLL tour.
This match had a technical start, with the two international talents having quick grappling exchanges on the mat. In particular, they had a series of pin attempts on the ground, which was satisfying to watch.
Hechicero slipped in a headlock after a slick series of moves, then transitioned to an armbar attempt. He snapped the right arm of Oku back before letting go. Hechicero picked up Oku for a spinning backbreaker, giving him a two-count.
Oku came off the middle rope with a dropkick, a big move to get him back into the fight after a solid couple of minutes from Hechicero. Oku came running off the ropes with a huge clothesline, then a DDT, earning him a two-count.
Oku came flying off the top rope, but Hechicero avoided what he had planned. Hechicero scored a huge head kick, but Oku responded with one of his own. Hechicero turned Oku inside out with a clothesline. They both tried a cannonball onto each other, but they both missed, causing them to both take an ugly crash onto the ropes and mat. Really fun sequence here, one after the other missing with the same high-risk move.
Oku knocked Hechicero off the ring apron with a dropkick, then came jumping over the ropes with a moonsault to the outside – impressive hops! Back in the ring, Oku went to the top again, getting Hechicero down with a crossbody for a two-count.
Oku came off the ropes with a springboard moonsault, but Hechicero caught an arm on the way down for a submission attempt. Oku reversed this into a half crab, which Hechicero escaped by reaching the ropes.
Oku escaped a crafty roll-up attempt from Hechicero. The Mexican star scored a knee strike in the corner, then a flying headscissors which spiked Oku’s head on the ground, giving him a pinfall win. This was a perfect match to start the card, and justifiably brought the crowd to their feet by the end.
AR Fox wins fast-paced $50k four-way
Four-way action was next, with Adam Priest, AR Fox, Atlantis Jr., and Lee Johnson facing off for a $50,000 cash prize.
Fox put together a mini highlight reel in the opening minutes of the bout.
Just seconds after the contest started, he threw Priest out of the ring for a huge dive over the top rope and to the outside. He had another big moment a minute later, scoring a double stomp onto Atlantis Jr. on the ring apron before diving off the apron and to the outside onto Johnson. Moments later, he came off the middle turnbuckle with a moonsault to Priest on the outside.
More big moments outside of the ring took place later on. Atlantis Jr. came flying over the top and onto Priest, then Johnson gave Fox a hurricanrana off the ring apron. The fast-paced match went back into the ring, with all four taking turns with a few seconds in the spotlight before someone else took control. Johnson scored a near fall on Fox, ending a combination of moves with a standing moonsault.
Priest hit Fox with a nasty sidewalk slam onto the top turnbuckle. Moments later, Johnson hit Fox with a frogsplash, then Atlantis Jr. also connected with a frogsplash to Fox. Priest tried to steal a pinfall after the moves, but Fox kicked out.
Fox escaped a move from Priest with a back bodydrop, then draped him on the ropes for a crafty springboard Destroyer of sorts for the pinfall win. Fox had tons of big moments throughout this match, and after winning, is $50,000 richer.
Lee Moriarty taps out Blue Panther for record-breaking Pure title win
In the first of six title bouts this evening, Lee Moriarty put his ROH Pure Championship on the line against lucha vet Blue Panther. This match was set up after Panther defeated Moriarty at the ROH x CMLL Global Wars card last month in non-title action.
Moriarty used his first rope break two minutes into the match to escape a Fujiwara armbar from Panther, the same submission which earned the Mexican star a win the first time they met. Panther had to use his first rope break at the five-minute mark of the match.
Panther put in a Figure Four hold in the sixth minute, forcing the defending champ to use his second-last rope break. Moriarty scored a series of chops, but it only woke up Panther, who responded with a clothesline for a two-count.
Moriarty came off the ropes with a springboard forearm for a near fall. Moriarty went after an arm of Panther, causing a rope break to be used. One rope break was left for each wrestler after eight minutes.
Panther rolled out of the ring for a breather, but Moriarty followed him with a pair of tope suicidas. He teased a third, but decided against it. Once Panther got back into the ring, Moriarty kept the pressure on him with an Octopus Lock. Moriarty transitioned into a roll-up, then into a Motor City Stretch.
Panther got to the ropes again, leaving him without any more rope breaks for the rest of the match. Panther avoided a splash in the corner from Moriarty, allowing him to start rallying back into the match with a series of clotheslines and a shoulder tackle. Panther came diving off the apron and onto Moriarty at ringside.
Panther climbed the ropes but was stopped by Moriarty. Seconds later, the champ came off the top with a superplex. After getting a two-count, Moriarty quickly transitioned into an ankle lock. Panther climbed over to the ropes, but without any rope breaks left, it meant nothing. Reaching through the ropes, Moriarty re-applied the Motor City Stretch, earning him a submission victory in 13 minutes to retain the ROH Pure Championship. The broadcast noted that the result means Moriarty will break Nigel McGuinness’ record for longest reign with the belt.
Sons of Texas defend ROH tag titles against Infantry, set up match for tomorrow’s Zero Hour
It was tag title time next, as The Sons of Texas, Dusty Rhodes and Sammy Guevara, put their titles up against The Infantry’s Carlie Bravo and Shawn Dean. The Infantry earned this shot after winning a #1 contenders match on ROH TV recently.
The Sons of Texas had a special video airing before their entrance, revealing that Rhodes and Guevara would wear superhero-inspired costumes during the title match this evening.
The defending champs got a jump on The Infantry to start the match. While Trish Adora got into the ring for a moment to give The Infantry a breather, it didn’t get them back into the match. The Sons of Texas both scored dives to the outside moments later, wiping out the challengers.
Bravo came flying off the ring apron with a knee to the head of Guevara, who was draped off the apron. With Rhodes over in his corner, Guevara suffered a two-on-one attack from The Infantry at ringside, getting the challengers back into the fight. Dean drove Guevara head-first into a ringpost, finally compelling Rhodes to try and break up the fight.
After minutes of being isolated, Guevara finally tagged Rhodes in. But, in a spot just like what we saw on the pre-show an hour prior, the referee was distracted and didn’t see the tag, so Guevara remained in the ring.
Guevara countered a springboard cutter from Bravo into a cutter of his own, finally giving him the opening to get Rhodes into the match. Rhodes was on a roll, taking out both Infantry members with snap slams. He scored a Cross Rhodes onto Dean, but had a pin attempt broken up by Bravo.
Guevara took Bravo out of the ring with a clothesline over the ropes, leaving just Dean and Rhodes in the ring. Rhodes draped Dean in the corner for a turnbuckle kick to the groin. As the referee was distracted, Shane Taylor appeared on the ring apron and hit Rhodes with a championship.
Guevara came over the ropes with a dive onto Taylor. Rhodes started bleeding at this point in the match. Rhodes reversed a move from Dean into a Destroyer, giving him the chance to tag Guevara back in against Bravo.
Guevara hit a springboard moonsault to the outside onto Taylor, then a springboard cutter to Bravo. Dean tried for a roll-up pin, but Guevara kicked out. Dean got hit with a superkick, Rhodes hit a suplex, then Guevara landed a Swanton Bomb for the win. The Sons of Texas, in Texas, can still call themselves ROH Tag Team Champions.
Frustrated by the result, Shane Taylor Promotions jumped Rhodes and Guevara after the match. Lee Moriarty, also angry about his loss, joined the brawl. Anthony Ogogo joined them and planned to take out Rhodes with a knockout blow. However, the Von Erichs then came out. Holding chairs, the Von Erichs hit the ring and made the heels scramble, ending the brawl.
Rhodes got on the microphone, challenging Shane Taylor Promotions to a match on tomorrow’s All In card. It was announced moments later that The Sons of Texas and Shane Taylor Promotions will face off in an eight-man tag match on the Zero Hour portion of All In.
With help from The Patriarchy, Nick Wayne retains against Titan
Meeting in singles action for the third time this year, ROH World Television Champion Nick Wayne and Titan faced off. Titan beat Wayne during the NJPW Best of the Super Junior tour in May, then they fought to a 10-minute draw in Mexico last month.
Titan tried for a handshake, but Wayne instead spat in his face. Rude. The fight went to ringside a minute in, where Wayne sent Titan tumbling into a barricade with a dragonscrew. Back in the ring, Wayne tried to take off the mask of Titan, which the crowd booed him for. The audience later caught wind that yesterday was Wayne’s birthday, and thus started to chant “Happy birthday.”
Titan started to mount a comeback after a clothesline in the corner. He sped up the pace of the match, coming off the top with a crossbody, then immediately following up with a dropkick. While selling his leg from dragonscrews he suffered earlier, Titan did a tope suicida to the outside.
Titan got on the top rope, but was pushed down by a slap to the chest from Wayne. The match then went to the ring apron. Wayne tried for another dragonscrew but was stopped by a head kick from Titan.
Titan dropped Wayne with another kick to the head, then came off the top and onto the apron with a nasty double stomp to Wayne’s chest. Titan threw Wayne back into the ring and started to climb to the top. He tried for another double stomp, but Wayne avoided it. Wayne continued to target the legs of Titan, scoring another dragonscrew and then putting him in a Figure Four. Titan eventually escaped by reaching the ropes.
Titan and Wayne exchanged strikes, a sequence which ended after Titan wiped out the champ with a back kick to the head. A fast series of reversals ended with a DDT from Titan off the middle rope. Wayne rolled out of the ring after taking a hard superkick to the head.
Titan followed Wayne outside with a huge dive over the top rope. Back in the ring, Titan went to the top for another double stomp. He went for a cover after, but Momma Wayne put a leg of Wayne on the bottom rope to break the pin. This caused the referee to eject her from ringside. She won’t be able to watch the rest of the match up close, but she can be thanked for the match even continuing in the first place.
Titan put Wayne in a Muta Lock, a callback to their match in Mexico. Wayne crawled to the bottom rope for a rope break. Titan went to the top once again, but had his legs taken out by a kick from Wayne.
Wayne joined Titan on the top and tried for a superplex, but got it blocked by Titan, who knocked Wayne down with a headbutt to the chest. As the referee was checking on Wayne after the spot, The Patriarchy’s Kip Sabian appeared and knocked Titan off-balance in the corner. Wayne hit a Wayne’s World cutter off the middle rope, then a head kick. Surprisingly, Titan kicked out.
Titan reversed a submission attempt from Wayne into an incredibly close roll-up pin attempt, this got some in the crowd to jump out of their seats. Wayne scored a head kick, then a nasty brainbuster for the pinfall win in 16 minutes to retain his ROH World Television Championship. He needed some help from others, but Wayne is still a champ nonetheless.
Christian Cage came down to the ring after the match to hug Wayne and put the belt around his shoulder. They’ll be in tag action tomorrow as part of All In.
Mina Shirakawa captures interim ROH women’s TV title
A new champ was crowned in the next segment, as Miyu Yamashita, Yuka Sakazaki, Mina Shirakawa and Persephone battled it out for the vacant interim ROH Women’s World Television Championship. The winner of this match will go on to face top champ Red Velvet in a title unification bout once she’s medically cleared to compete again.
Yamashita’s impressive kick-based style was on display early, wiping out Shirakawa at one point with a hard strike. As “We want Mina” chants played throughout the arena, Shirakawa came off the top rope and to the outside with a dive onto Yamashita. Persephone did a dive onto them both, then took a hurricanrana off the ring apron from Sakazaki.
Back in the ring, Sakazaki scored a suplex onto Yamashita for a two-count. Sakazaki and Yamashita had a really fun back-and-forth exchange in the ring, a long sequence which ended with Yamashita wiping out Sakazaki with a spinning heel kick. Shirakawa came into the ring and tried to steal a win by pinning either of them right after.
Shirakawa DDT’d Sakazaki while putting Yamashita in a leg submission. While celebrating after this crafty combination, Shirakawa ate a spear from Persephone. The CMLL talent then picked up Shirakawa for a fallaway slam, earning her a two-count.
Shirakawa got some momentum back with a swingblade onto Persephone. She went to the top for another swingblade, but it wasn’t enough for the win. Persephone reversed a spinning backfist for a suplex.
Yamashita got back into the ring to battle with Persephone. The fight went into the corner, where Persephone tried for a Razor’s Edge. Yamashita escaped the attempt and hit a trio of quick kicks to Persephone’s head.
Yamashita scored an Attitude Adjustment, but both Shirakawa and Sakazaki got into the ring to break follow-up the pin attempt. After taking out Shirakawa, Sakazaki scored a spinning hammerlock slam onto Yamashita. Shirakawa got back into the ring and applied a Figure Four to Yamashita. Sakazaki broke this up with a Magic Girl Splash (springboard frogsplash).
Persephone broke up a pin attempt, then brought Sakazaki over to the ring apron. Sakazaki avoided a piledriver, then they both got taken out by a forearm strike exchange. Back in the ring, Shirakawa avoided a kick from Yamashita and instead hit a dragonscrew legwhip. She then put in a Figure Four to Yamashita, forcing a tap in 13 minutes. Yamashita has ROH gold around her waist and a matchup against Red Velvet in her future.
A vignette for Syuri aired before the next bout.
Athena defends against Thunder Rosa, continues ‘forever’ reign as women’s champ
The first match in a double main event saw Athena wager her 945-day reign as ROH Women’s World Champion against Thunder Rosa.
Rosa snapped an arm of Athena into the top rope early on, falling to ringside during this sequence. Rosa seemingly lost her balance and fell while on her way to the mat at ringside. Nonetheless, this injured arm would continue to be a factor as the match went on. The fight went to the ring apron, where Athena sent Rosa head-first into the ringpost, then slammed her onto the apron.
Athena tossed Rosa into a barricade twice before the fight went back into the ring. Athena continued to beat down on Rosa with hard strikes and kicks in the ring. Rosa slowed Athena’s momentum by once again going after the arm she targeted earlier in the match.
On the feet, the two women traded a series of hard kicks to the head. Rosa got knocked down to a knee after eating a superkick. Rosa worked back up to her feet and tossed Athena head-first into the middle turnbuckle. This looked nasty.
Rosa knocked Athena down with a front kick, then scored a running elbow in the corner. Rosa connected with a dropkick, then scored a Northern Lights Suplex bridged into a pin attempt, which Athena escaped at the two-count.
Athena reversed another Northern Lights into a backbreaker. Athena climbed to the top, but had her balance broken by Rosa, who kicked her legs. Rosa got Athena to the mat with a hurricanrana, but the champ rolled out of the ring to avoid a pinfall attempt.
Rosa went to the outside with a baseball slide to Athena’s head. The challenger followed this up with a crossbody off the middle rope to the outside. Keeping the pressure on Athena, Rosa tossed her into a steel staircase right after.
Back in the ring, Rosa hit an Eat Defeat. Potentially closing in on a win, she came off the top with a hard double stomp. However, this still wasn’t enough to put away Athena.
Athena started to seemingly leave, heading over to the ramp. As the referee followed Athena, Rosa started to brawl with Billie Starkz at ringside. After taking out Starkz, Rosa followed Athena over to the ramp. Athena caught Rosa, chokeslamming her off the ramp and through a nearby table.
The referee checked on a banged-up Rosa, who insisted on keeping the match going. Back in the ring, Athena scored a backbreaker and a slam for a near fall. Showing her toughness, Rosa kicked out again.
Rosa caught Athena sleeping, suddenly trying for a hammerlock. Athena escaped the submission with a roll-up attempt. Athena knocked down Rosa with a forearm, giving her another near fall. A frustrated Athena climbed to the top, where Rosa joined her moments later. Rosa put in a triangle armbar while hanging off the ropes, eventually letting go due to the rope break.
Rosa went back to the top, where Athena scored a powerbomb for a near fall. Athena put Rosa in a surfboard and applied a choke, forcing Rosa to tap out after nearly 19 minutes. After a physical, hard-hitting battle, Athena is still a record-setting champ.
Bandido goes 30 minutes with Konosuke Takeshita to retain ROH World Championship
The final bout of the evening saw Bandido face Don Callis Family member Konosuke Takeshita for the ROH World Championship. While Bandido had defended his title twice previously, this was his first appearance at a major ROH event since dethroning Chris Jericho in April.
This match had a slow feeling-out process for the first couple of minutes, making it clear to viewers that we’re in for a long war in this headliner. The match went to the outside at the seven-minute mark, when Takeshita tossed Bandido head-first into a ringpost. Takeshita was working on the left arm of Bandido, holding onto submissions until the referee neared the fifth rope break count.
Bandido escaped a slam from Takeshita, giving him the opening for a front kick, then a crossbody off the top rope. Bandido was seemingly starting to get back into the fight, but had that momentum slowed after a big boot from Takeshita knocked him off-balance.
Bandido got a near fall with a Code Red. He scored a running big boot in the corner, but Takeshita responded with his own, then a German Suplex, and then a Blue Thunder Bomb. This fast series of high-impact moves earned him a near fall.
Bandido knocked down Takeshita with a head kick after a fast sequence of reversals. He tried for a 21-Plex, but Takeshita avoided the move. Takeshita blocked a head kick from Bandido, then responded with a massive forearm.
Takeshita started to try and unmask Bandido, ripping it near the left eye. A proud Don Callis, who was on commentary, came to ringside at this point. Rocky Romero also showed up to hand Takeshita a chair. As Callis distracted the referee, Takeshita tried to hit Bandido in the head with a chair. Bandido avoided the move, instead heading into the ring for a tope suicida. Takeshita blocked the move by holding up the steel chair, which Bandido went head-first into.
The commentary highlighted that Bandido started to bleed near his left eye by this point. Takeshita took Bandido over to the stage for a hard brainbuster as the match reached the 15-minute mark. Bandido avoided a count-out result, stumbling back into the ring with just moments to spare.
Takeshita continued to pick away at Bandido with strikes back in the ring. Takeshita put Bandido in a sleeper hold, which he was able to power out of. Bandido tried picking up Takeshita for a suplex, but damage to his left arm stopped him. Bandido wobbled Takeshita with a right hand, then was able to will his way through a deadlift suplex.
Bandido avoided a head kick in the corner from Takeshita, then scored a hurricanrana that planted him on his head. Takeshita rolled to the outside, but Bandido followed him with a huge dive over the top rope.
Back into the ring, Bandido came off the top with a frogsplash, but it wasn’t enough to get Takeshita out of the match. Bandido got a two-count from a roll-up after a quick series of reversals. Bandido connected with a Butterfly Facebuster for another near fall as the match crossed 21 minutes.
Bandido tried for a modified Cattle Mutiliation, eventually transitioning it into a roll-up attempt. Bandido came running off the ropes with a lariat, but Takeshita responded with his own. Both wrestlers came running off the ropes with lariats, taking each other out at the same time. The crowd went to their feet, sensing that we’re closing in on a big finish.
Back up to their feet, Bandido and Takeshita started to trade punches, then front kicks, then lariats. A huge spinning backhand from Bandido knocked Takeshita to his knees. Bandido tried for a 21 Plex, but Takeshita landed on his feet. Same thing happened when Takeshita tried for his own German Suplex immediately after. Bandido scored a head kick, then a huge knee to the head. Bandido hit his 21 Plex upon the third attempt, but Takeshita kicked out.
Bandido put Takeshita on the top rope as the crowd chanted “Fight forever.” In an impressive show of strength, Bandido picked up Takeshita for a moonsault slam. But, again, Takeshita kicked out.
Bandido climbed to the top once again and tried for a moonsault, but Takeshita put up his knees to block the move. Takeshita attempted a pin, but Bandido kicked out. Bandido tried for a hurricanrana, but Takeshita bridged it into another pin attempt.
Bandido peeled down his right kneepad for an especially damaging X-Knee, which he connected with. He then tried once again for the 21 Plex, but Takeshita reversed it into a piledriver. Takeshita transitioned the piledriver into a German Suplex, then a running knee strike, but Bandido kicked out at one! The crowd erupted.
Bandido powered back up to his feet but immediately ate a huge forearm from Takeshita. The challenger tried for a move, although Bandido rolled it into a pin attempt to win in 29 minutes and 25 seconds, wrapping up an instant classic match in modern ROH history.
Don Callis Family member Hechicero got on the ring apron afterward, seeming challenging Bandido to a future title match. Bandido signalled for the Don Callis Family to leave as he celebrated the win in front of the Arlington crowd, who gave him a standing ovation as the show came to a close.
