ROH Death Before Dishonor 2025 – Full Results & Highlights From Philadelphia

ROH Death Before Dishonor 2025 – Full Results & In-Ring Highlights

Event: Death Before Dishonor 2025

Date: Friday, August 29, 2025

Venue: 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, PA

Streaming: Honor Club (free Zero Hour pre-show started at 7 pm ET, main card kicked off at ~8 pm ET)

Zero Hour Pre-Show Results

Jay Lethal defeated Jordan Oliver via submission

Sequence: After a mat-heavy exchange, Lethal delivered a signature snap suplex, set up his lethal injection, then into a figure-four—Oliver tapped amid tight chain wrestling.

MxM Collection (Mansoor & Mason Madden) defeated The Frat House (Griff Garrison & Cole Karter) and Dark Order (John Silver & Alex Reynolds) in a 3‑way tag team match.

Billie Starkz defeated Ashley Vox in a Pure Rules encounter (first-round tournament action).

Dralistico captured the $50,000 Four‑Way, pinning AR Fox over Angelico and Adam Priest.

Main Card Match-by-Match Recap

1. The Conglomeration (Tomohiro Ishii & Hologram) def. Premier Athletes (Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese) — Hard-hitting strikes and stiff mat transitions, Ishii’s Pounce onto Nese sealed the win.

2. ROH World Six‑Man Tag Team Championship:

Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) def. The Sons of Texas (Marshall & Ross Von Erich + Sammy Guevara) — Taylor’s powerbomb into Dean’s spear combo finished the Von Erichs; Sammy took the fall.

3. Women’s Pure Championship Tournament Quarterfinal:

Queen Aminata def. Taya Valkyrie — Grappling-intensive, with Aminata locking in a ground-based submission for the win. Post-match, Deonna Purrazzo confronted Aminata in a tense face-off.

4. Blake Christian & Lee Johnson def. The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) — High-flying double-team finisher sealed their win.

5. ROH Pure Championship:

Lee Moriarty (c) def. Xelhua via submission — A technical clinic under Pure Rules, ending with a tight armbar.

6. Fight Without Honor:

QT Marshall (w/ Aaron Solo) def. Paul Walter Hauser (w/ HOOK) — A brutal no‑DQ slugfest. Marshall edged it after Chair-assisted stomps.

7. ROH World Tag Team Championship:

Sammy Guevara & Rush def. The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum) to win the vacant titles — Rush delivered a Bull’s Horns dropkick to Floyd; Sammy hit a diving crossbody after knocking Magnum off the ropes.

Post-match angle: Sammy pretended to reconcile with the Von Erichs—only to superkick them and join La Facción Ingobernable alongside Rush and Dralistico.

8. ROH World Championship:

Bandido (c) def. Hechicero by pinfall — A dynamic exchange: Bandido’s Spanish Fly suplex and armbar punch clinched the victory.

9. ROH Women’s World Championship:

Athena (c) (w/ Billie Starkz) def. Mina Shirakawa — A power-packed match featuring a Discus Lariat from Athena to retain.

Highlight Moments & Key Story Beats

Sammy Guevara’s Heel Turn: The transformation shock—aligning with Rush and LFI—remastered the tag division landscape.

Pure Matches Shine: Both Moriarty vs. Xelhua and Aminata vs. Valkyrie gave fans technical brilliance and showcased depth in wrestling storytelling.

Fight Without Honor's Brutality: QT Marshall’s win over Hauser affirmed his hardcore edge and escalated his rivalry with ROH’s “celebrity” angles.