Hall’s ROH On HonorClub Review 11.12.26

Ring Of Honor
Date: November 12, 2026
Location: WJCT Studios, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Ian Riccaboni, Caprice Coleman

We’re less than a month away from Final Battle and at least things are starting to come together. We have the Women’s Title match set as Athena will face Hyan but the World Title still needs to be set. Bishop Kaun has been going after Bandido but that really doesn’t feel like a World Title match. Maybe they’ll shake things up a bit here so let’s get to it.

Opening sequence.

We actually see the commentators. I don’t remember the last time that happened on a regular show.

Premiere Athletes vs. Serpentico/Orlando Colon

Daivari and Colon start things off with Colon taking over off an armbar. Back up and Daivari’s headlock doesn’t work so it’s off to Nese to take Colon down. Serpentico is in to stomp on the arm but a Daivari distraction lets Nese get in an elbow. A suplex from Daivari and some choking from Mark Sterling on the floor have Serpentico in more trouble. Nese stomps away but Serpentico gets up for the tag back to Colon to pick up the pace.

Everything breaks down and Serpentico hits a high crossbody, followed by a DDT to Nese. Daivari misses his hammerlock lariat and it’s a high crossbody/suplex combination for two more. Beef sends Colon into the post though so Serpentico is there with a suicide dive. Sterling grabs Serpentico’s foot, allowing an assisted elevated DDT to give Daivari the pin at 10:21.

Rating: C+. This was a slightly longer match than usual, and while it would have made more sense to have the Colons rather than Colon/Serpentico, it went fairly well. The Athletes might not be my favorite but they’re an established team and that’s a good thing to have around. I’ve long since given up on them going anywhere, but the match was fine.

Pure Rules Title: Lee Moriarty vs. AR Fox

Fox is challenging under Pure Rules after going to a time limit draw in the Proving Ground. They trade arm control to start with neither being able to get very far. An exchange of full nelsons sees Moriarty being sent into the ropes, which counts as a break. Moriarty pulls him into a weird Boston crab variation to send Fox over for a break of his own. Fox springboards out of the corner with a Stunner before flipping him over for a neckbreaker.

Back up and Moriarty gets in his own neckbreaker and they head outside, where Moriarty goes after the arm. They trade rollups for two each back inside until Moriarty gets something like a reverse Rings Of Saturn. That makes Fox burn his second rope break so he elbows away in the corner. That’s broken up as well and Moriarty gets to start in on the leg for a change.

Fox is right back with a crossface, which means Moriarty has to use another break. Moriarty suplexes him into a cravate but gets caught in a backslide for two. Something like a jumping Tombstone gives Fox two more and he fires off the elbows in the corner. A slingshot DDT gives Fox another two and there’s the big no hands dive to the floor.

Back in and a springboard hurts Fox’s leg again, with Moriarty dropkicking it out for two. A kneebar makes Fox use his last break so he grabs a low cutter and a springboard tornado DDT for two more. They trade rollups for a bunch of no counts each until Moriarty rolls into an ankle lock. The Border City Stretch makes Fox tap at 16:14.

Rating: B-. This has been the latest Lee Moriarty Does The Same Pure Rules Title Match He Always Does, with a bunch of rope breaks like we’re in a video game and then a submission in the ropes because the breaks are exhausted. Moriarty has been champion for about a year and a half and the lack of variety has killed whatever interest there might be in this style. It’s so uninteresting watching him go out there and do the same thing over and over and there is nothing to suggest it’s ending soon.

Post match respect is shown.

Athena vs. B3cca

Non-title Proving Ground match. B3cca does her song and the Minions are audibly offended until Athena jumps her from behind. A running dropkick sends Athena into the corner but she knees B3cca out of the air. Athena’s missed charge in the corner lets B3cca hit a jumping Downward Spiral for two but Athena ties her in the Tree Of Woe. The chinlock goes on for a bit, with B3cca getting up for a jumping enziguri. A 450 hits Athena for two and B3cca grabs a triangle choke. That’s reversed into a series of powerbombs, followed by a curb stomp to give Athena the pin at 6:02.

Rating: C+. As usual, this was far too much from the non-champion, especially with Athena ready for one of her biggest title defenses of the year. That being said, Hyan doesn’t exactly scream top level challenger, which makes everything Athena is doing at the moment feel a bit less interesting. But yeah just have her crush B3cca here.

Post match the beatdown is on and Billie Starkz grabs a chair. Hyan runs in to take the chair away but Athena sends B3cca into the chair, leaving Hyan shaken up.

Matt Mako vs. Bryan Keith

Keith throws his gear at Mako and stomps away, as tends to be his custom. Mako is back up with some kicks until a forearm to the face cuts him off. There’s an exploder to send Mako flying and Keith grabs a Boston crab. That’s broken up and Mako hits a spinning butterfly suplex before rolling over for a rear naked choke. Keith gets out so Mako grabs a cross armbreaker, which is broken up with a catapult into the bottom rope. Keith’s tiger driver finishes at 5:15.

Rating: C+. Keith looked good here, but Mako got in enough offense to look like a threat. While Keith has been going after some people in recent weeks/months, he still needs something more interesting to do. On the other hand you have Mako, who has even less to do but he has enough skill to be worth another look.

Orlando Colon and Serpentico want to face the Premiere Athletes again but with the odds even. The Colons and Serpentico are really not worth this much time.

Oh hey: tonight Bishop Kaun challenges Bandido for the World Title. Thanks for the notice.

Shane Taylor Promotions vs. Darian Bengston/Kirian Grey

Miles headlocks Grey to start but gets elbowed in the face rather quickly. Grey gets sent into the corner for the stomping so it’s off to Bengston to headlock Taylor. Bengston tries it again and gets planted for his efforts, meaning Miles comes back in. A double clothesline drops both of them, allowing Grey to come in for some clotheslines of his own. Bengston tags himself back in and is promptly Marcus Garvey Drivered for the pin at 4:51.

Rating: C. This was little more than a squash as Miles is getting to become more of a star in the Promotions. At the same time, that has a pretty firm ceiling, based on how many members of the team have gone crashing into it over the years. The match didn’t go too long though and that helps the Promotions look strong, as Bengston and Grey barely got in anything here.

Post match Taylor promises that the team will win all of the titles. Right.

Infantry vs. Isaiah Broner/Ren Jones

Broner sends Bravo into the ropes to start and actually knocks him down so it’s off to Jones vs. Bravo. Jones grabs a spinebuster but gets knocked into the corner. That means Bravo can snap off some jabs, followed by a Bronco Buster from Dean. Jones rolls under a double clothesline and it’s back to Broner for something like a Boss Man Slam to Dean. Bravo is back up for a toss into a knee to the face. The double curb stomp finishes Broner at 5:46.

Rating: C+. This wasn’t too bad either and the Infantry going after the Tag Team Titles is far from the worst idea. It would be better than having the titles sit on the shelf for the most part, as they haven’t been defended in ROH since September. In other words, not much has changed with the new reign or with the Promotions either.

We look at Sky Team retaining the Tag Team Titles earlier this week on Collision. Of course.

Robyn Renegade vs. Sirena Linton

Renegade shoulders her down but Linton is back up with a crossbody for two. Linden gets in a kick to the head but misses a 450. Renegade plants her down and hits a spinning facebuster for the pin at 3:25.

Rating: C. Renegade continues to be someone who feels like she could be someone but has absolutely no momentum or status. She pops up every so often, looks fairly impressive, and then goes away again. I do appreciate the confidence that she has but there is only so much to get out of using her this way.

Big Boom AJ and QT Marshall want RPG Vice at Full Gear.

Ring Of Honor World Title: Bandido vs. Bishop Kaun

Kaun is challenging and chops away to start but gets rolled up for two. Bandido is sent to the apron for a kick to the head but Kaun goes power with the spear through the ropes. Some choking on the apron has Bandido in trouble and Kaun cranks on the neck for a bit. Bandido powers up and hits a corkscrew high crossbody, setting up the big running flip dive to the floor.

Back in and Kaun avoids a top rope splash and dropkicks him into the corner to take over again. The lifting Pedigree is blocked and they fight out to the apron, where the lifting Pedigree can connect for Kaun. A leg lariat cuts Bandido down back inside but he backdrops his way out of another lifting Pedigree attempt. Bandido catches him on top though and it’s an X Knee into the 21 Plex for the pin to retain at 13:55.

Rating: B-. The good thing here is this was absolutely not presented as some big title match and there was no reason to do so. Presenting this as just something that Bandido happened to be doing was the right call as Kaun was never shown to be a big time challenger. That’s all the match should have been and it made for a good enough main event, even if it didn’t feel all that big.

 

Results
Premiere Athletes b. Serpentico/Orlando Colon – Assisted elevated DDT to Serpentico
Lee Moriarty b. AR Fox – Border City Stretch
Athena b. B3cca – Curb stomp
Bryan Keith b. Matt Mako – Tiger Driver
Shane Taylor Promotions b. Darian Bengston/Kirian Grey – Marcus Garvey Driver to Bengston
Infantry b. Isaiah Broner/Ren Jones – Double curb stomp to Broner
Robyn Renegade b. Sirena Linton – Spinning facebuster
Bandido b. Bishop Kaun – 21 Plex

 

 

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6.5

The final score: review Average

The 411

This was a fine example of the kind of Ring Of Honor show that isn’t interesting and drags down the good enough matches. You had the three long running champions doing the same kind of thing that they have done for years in some cases and that doesn’t make for an exciting show. There is one match announced for Final Battle, which is in three weeks. Set something up for the show already because it really shouldn’t be asking too much.