It is Thursday once again, and that of course means we've got an all-new episode of ROH ON HONOR CLUB for the ROH faithful coming your way this evening! ROH World Television Champion Kyle Fletcher is still looking for a suitable challenger for his title, and that means inviting another person onto the Proving Ground, this time in the form of a man who has impressed in his ROH outings thus far, London Lightning! One-half of the ROH World Tag Champions will be in action as Mike Bennett takes on hopefuly challenger “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard, 5-Time ROH World Tag Champ Jimmy Jacobs comes back home to face the monstrous Satnam Singh, and there's an 8-Man Tag coming to you featuring Top Flight, Action Andretti, and Lee Johnson against Premier Athletes and Maria's Baby Boys!
All that, and more, get underway starting at 7pm ET/6pm CT exclusively on Honor Club, your home for more than twenty years of Ring of Honor history, as well as the place to watch DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR 2024 on Friday July 26th live from Arlington, TX!
Proving Ground Bout:
ROH World Television Champion Kyle Fletcher vs. London Lightning
Since winning the ROH World TV Championship at FINAL BATTLE 2023, Kyle Fletcher has been on a dominating roll! He's successfully defended the belt five times and turned away two Proving Ground Challengers, with former World TV Champions Christopher Daniels and Rhett Titus amongst those numbers. As if that wasn't an impressive enough run, Fletcher is undefeated in singles bouts with 15 consecutive victories, as well as an overall ROH record of 23-3, and a thirty-seven day run as ROH World Tag Champion alongside Aussie Open partner Mark Brown. Suffice to say Fletcher is red-hot with this ROH run, and he aims to continue that when he takes on Ontario native London Lightning in Proving Ground competition!
0-3 in his Ring of Honor bouts, London is coming into this off a ROH World Tag Title Proving Ground loss to the Undisputed Kingdom last week, but still valiantly fighting to make his mark in the land of honor. London has looked good in his limited ROH bouts, putting up a good fight in that tag as well as in his bouts with Lee Johnson and Evil Uno, but he's still looking for a victory, or in the case of the Proving Ground, just hoping to last the time limit to earn his shot!
Can London Lightning add his name to the short list of individuals across the Proving Ground's near-thirteen year history who've earned their shot?
One-on-One:
Jimmy Jacobs vs. Satnam Singh
He's a 5-Time former ROH World Tag Team Champion with three different partners. He founded landmark factions in The Age of The Fall, SCUM, and The Decade. He holds singles victories in Ring of Honor over men like Bryan Danielson, Roderick Strong, Jay Lethal, Jay Briscoe, and a young Adam Page. Yet in all his ROH exploits, perhaps over his entire twenty-five year career, it is safe to say that “The Zombie Princess” Jimmy Jacobs has never faced an opponent like “One in a Billion” Satnam Singh!
Yet, some thirty-four weeks since his last appearance on ROH, Jimmy Jacobs is coming back home to take on the 7'3” Singh this Thursday night on Honor Club! Does this qualify as the most insane challenge that Jimmy Jacobs has taken on in his wrestling career? Quite possibly, but if he can find a way to chop the giant down to size, it will also be one of the most memorable moments in Jimmy's career in two-plus decades full of memorable occassions!
HUNTING CHAMPIONSHIPS:
ROH World Tag Team Champion Mike Bennett (w/Matt Taven) vs.
“Daddy Magic” Matt Menard
“Daddy Magic” Matt Menard and “Cool Hand” Angelo Parker arrived on the scene a couple weeks ago and made their intentions for the ROH World Tag Team Championship clear. That promised land represents a great deal to both men, particularly for Parker as he and Ruby Soho have a child on the way, but that doesn't mean a whole lot to The Undisputed Kingdom...
Still, whether or not Matt Taven and Mike Bennett want it, they've got to deal with Parker and Menard as potential challengers, and that begins this week when Mike Bennett takes on Matt Menard in singles competition for the first time! Can “Daddy Magic” get a victory and earn some leverage towards a future championship bout for his team?
ALSO FEATURING:
-Action Andretti, Lee Johnson, & Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin) vs. The Premier Athletes (Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese), Cole Karter, & Griff Garrison (w/Mark Sterling)!!!
-“The Native Beast” Nyla Rose in action!
-Shane Taylor Promotions (Anthony Ogogo & Shane Taylor) in tag team competition!!
-AND MORE!!!