Ring of Honor TV Recap

This week on Ring of Honor Jay Lethal defends the TV Title against ACH in the main event.

Rocky Romero/Tommaso Ciampa vs Fish/O'Reilly highlights from Summer Heat Tour in Cincinatti. Which of course leads to this match.

Match 1

Rocky Romero vs Tommaso Ciampa

Romero and Tommaso trade shots to begin things, Romero rakes the eyes and locks in a side headlock and Tommaso shoots him in to the ropes. Romero ducks a clothesline and ties himself in to the ropes but sends him in to the corner. Romero comes off the ropes and and ties himself in the ropes and sends Tommaso to the floor, and lands double knees off the apron sending Tommaso in to the guard rail. Romero and Tommaso trade shots and Romero whips Tommaso in to the corner and goes for the clothesline but Tommaso gets his elbow up and Romero catches with a big uppercut. Tommaso goes for PROJECT CIAMPA but Romero leaps off the shoulder and goes for Sliced Bread 2 but Tommaso counters with a big backbreaker and we go to commercial.

We come back with Tommaso climbing the ropes but Romero catches him with with a shot to the face and lands a big superplex. Romero lands a series of shots and lands a big frankensteiner sends Tommaso to the floor and lands a big suicide dive to the floor sending Tommaso almost in to the front row on Romero comes back and lands a series of clotheslines in the corner, Tommaso sends Romero in to the corner and lands the running knee in the corner. Tommaso goes for the Super Air Raid Crash but Romero blocks it and lands a big powerbomb for a near fall. Romero comes back and land a series of shots and go back and forth. Tommaso catches Romero with a knee to the face as Romero is in the ropes. Tommaso lands the AIR RAID CRASH for a near fall. Tommaso hooks Romero and locks in the Sicilian Stretch and Romero gets to the ropes but Tommaso refuses to break the hold and is disqualified.

Winner by disqualification: Rocky Romero. Excellent opening match between these two. Romero gets a DQ win which protects both men.

We go backstage to ACH. ACH says that at Best in the World he became the Number 1 Contender for the TV Title, ACH says that tonight in Philadelphia he will walk out the TV Title around his waist.

We go backstage to ROH TV Champion Jay Lethal and Truth Martini. Lethal says that this week is ACH's chance to seize the TV Championship. Lethal says that ACH wants all the notoriety and fame that goes along with it, and the move out of the Ghetto but ACH is going to have to stay in the Ghetto longer then he had hoped.

We are scheduled for Moose vs RD Evans as our next match of the hour. Veda Scott gets the microphone and says that she made Moose an offer twice and this is the last time she will make this offer. RD Evans gets the microphone and says he can put this better then Veda, Evans says that Wrestling is a team sport which is why we have TAG TEAM WRESTLING. Evans cuts a promo and basically says he'll be Moose's quarterback if Moose will be his lineman and Moose accepts the offer made by Evans and Veda Scott gets the streak chant going and Ramon kind of half heartedly does it.

We go backstage to Cedric Alexander. Cedric says that 2014 has been an amazing year and he has overcome the obstacles, and his biggest obstacle is next week. Cedric says that next week Michael Elgin stands in the way of his dream of becoming ROH World Champion. Cedric says that next week he will prove to Michael Elgin will prove that he is legit.

Main Event

For the ROH TV Title

Jay Lethal vs ACH

Lethal and ACH lock up, Lethal forces ACH in to the corner and the two trade chops in the corner and ACH gets the upper hand and Lethal rolls to the floor. Lethal catches ACH with a knee to the gut and sends ACH to the corner and lands a series of chops and works him over. Lethal whips ACH in to the corner but ACH catches him coming in with a big back elbow and ACH drops Lethal face first in to the corner. ACH lands a series of chops but Lethal sends ACH to the floor and goes for a dive but ACH hops back on the apron and lands a kick to the head, and avoids the missile dropkick. ACH flips off the apron and Seleziya gets involved and sends ACH in to the ring post but referee Todd Sinclair catches her and sends her away. Lethal goes to the floor and works over ACH sending him in to the barricade and we go to commercial.

We come back with ACH in control and lands a series of gut busters and lands a big gutbuster on Lethal for a near fall. ACH lands a big splash and lands an abdominal stretch on Lethal. Lethal comes back and sends him to the floor and lands the big suicide dive. Lethal goes for another dive but stops and gives a big FUCK YOU gesture to the crowd but ACH gets back in the ring and sends him to the floor, ACH goes for another dive but Truth Martini gets involved and much like Seleziya earlier on gets tossed out. Lethal goes after ACH with a series of kicks and works over ACH and locks in a head scissors on ACH and works him over. Lethal sends ACH to the floor but ACH catches himself on the apron and lands a big through the ropes flatliner for a near fall. Lethal and ACH go back and forth and ACH lands a big German Suplex for a near fall and we go to commercial.

We come back with ACH blocking a superplex attempt and landing a nice double stomp off the ropes for a near fall. ACH whips Lethal in to the corner and Lethal goes for the leap over but ACH drives him down face first and lands a big double stomp for a near fall. ACH goes for a 450 splash but Lethal avoids it and catches ACH with the LETHAL COMBINATION and climbs the ropes and lands HAIL TO THE KING for a near fall. ACH climbs the ropes and lands the 450 Splash but Lethal barely gets his foot on the ropes. ACH catches Lethal with his own LETHAL COMBINATION and locks in the Koji Clutch but Lethal survives it. Lethal and ACH trade shots and the bell rings to signify the 30 minute time limit draw.

No winner: time limit draw. Fantastic match between these two who go back and forth for probably just over 20 minutes of TV time and it ends in a draw. Lethal vs ACH happens one more time at All Star Extravaganza VI on Sept 6th in Toronto.

Next week on Ring of Honor TV - tag team action will see Jay and Mark Briscoe battle Hanson and Raymond Rowe, and in our main event Unbreakable Michael Elgin defends the ROH Title against Cedric Alexander.