Here are the results from last night’s ROH Supercard of Honor 2024 which took place from the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
ZERO HOUR: Tony Nese, Josh Woods and Ari Daivari defeated Rhett Titus, Tony Deppen, and Adam Priest in a six-man tag team match; The Beast Mortos defeated Blake Christian; Griff Garrison and Cole Karter defeated Angelico and Serpentico; Mariah May defeated Momo Kohgo.
PPV: Kyle Fletcher defeated Lee Johnson to retain the ROH TV title; Mei Seira, Maika and Mina Shirakawa defeated Tam Nakano, Saya Kamitani and AZM in a Stardom showcase six-woman tag team match; Matt Taven and Mike Bennett defeated Captain Shawn Dean and Carlie Bravo to retain the ROH Tag Team titles; Billie Starkz defeated Queen Aminata to become the new ROH Women’s TV champion; The Gunns and Jay White defeated Lance Archer, Alex Zayne, and Minoru Suzuki in a six-man tag team match to retain the ROH Six-Man Tag Team titles; Dalton Castle defeated Johnny TV; Athena defeated Hikaru Shida to retain the ROH Women’s title; Mark Briscoe defeated Eddie Kingston to become the new ROH World champion.
The less items you carry with you, the smoother entry you will have, but if you plan on getting in stuff with you to Lincoln Financial Field, remember you will be subject to a security check and there are several items which are not allowed inside the stadium.
Remember, you cannot bring in your own alcohol (because you have to buy the overpriced drinks from the stadium), e-cigarettes, fireworks, firearms, balls, including the popular beach balls, helmets, laptops, laser pointers, selfie sticks for your cool Instagram shots, seat cushions, umbrellas regardless if you’re going to get drenched in rain, video cameras, strollers, air horns, and no drones or remote-controlled devices.
Pets are also not allowed so leave your cat watching WrestleMania at home but if you have a service dog, that is okay. Don’t show up drunk or in offensive or disruptive clothing, whatever that means, or you will not be allowed entry, don’t smoke, and don’t do drugs, at least not in the stadium.
Live from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, WWE presents NXT Stand & Deliver streaming live on Peacock and WWE Network. The full card is as follows:
Carmelo Hayes vs Trick Williams; Ilja Dragunov vs Tony D’Anngelo for the NXT title; Lyra Valkyria vs Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women’s title; Oba Femi vs Dijak vs Josh Briggs in a triple threat match for the NXT North American title; Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker vs Axiom and Nathan Frazer for the NXT Tag Team titles; Thea Hail, Fallon Henley, and Kelani Jordan vs Jacy Jayne, Kiana James, and Izzi Dame in a six-woman tag team match; and Shawn Spears vs Joe Gacy in the pre-show.
NXT Stand & Deliver pre-show will start at 11AM ET with a tease of a mystery star joining the broadcast. The actual event will kick off at Noon ET.
Smackdown is live from Philadelphia on this WrestleMania weekend. Kevin Owens is announced first for the opening segment to host his KO Show.
Kevin announces his guest, Randy Orton. Logan Paul interrupted the interview from Lincoln Financial Field. Logan called the fans and Kevin and Randy, idiots. Kevin said this guy talks a lot of trash for a guy who is only right across the street. As Kevin and Randy leave to go after Logan, Grayson Waller and Austin Theory crawl out from under the ring.
Out in the parking lot, Randy can’t get in the car, Kevin pulls up on a golf cart and they take off as Waller and Theory run after them.
The Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal
To begin, Pretty Deadly go after Omos and Kit Wilson was sent flying over the rope by Omos and Elton Prince just jumped over the top rope on his own and ran to the back with his partner.
The end comes down to Big Bronson Reed and Ivar after Ivar eliminated both Akira Tozawa and Otis.
Ivar misses with the moonsault, and Reed hits him with a rolling senton and clotheslines Ivar over the top rope.
Winner: Big Bronson Reed
Karrion Kross says he started this fight with Bobby Lashley to get him a spot on WrestleMania since they did not have one last year.
Logan Paul made his way to the ring. Paul trash talks Philadelphia, Orton and Owens. He says his associates Waller and Theory are going to ambush and beat down Orton and Owens right now. We then see Waller and Theory looking for Orton and Owens at Lincoln Financial Field but can’t find them.
Just then Orton and Owens climb out from under the ring where Logan is standing in. Paul tries to run but Kevin catches him and throws him into Randy who gives him an upper cut and Owens hits the stunner as Randy sets up for RKO. Owens helps Paul up and spins him into Randy to hit the RKO.
In the back Dragon Lee is laid out. Carlito yelled for help and did not know who did it.
Zelina Vega VS. Elektra Lopez
Zelina hit the DDT and went for the pin, but Dominik got on the apron and Zelina smacks him. Rey pulls him down as Zelina turns around Lopez hits her with a slam and pins her.
Winner: Elektra Lopez
After the match, Dominik and Santos attack Rey and Santos pushes Andrade to go get Rey but as Santos tries to pull Rey’s mask off, Andrade clotheslines Dominik, then kicks Santos and throws him over the top rope. As Rey staggers to his feet, he is greeted by a handshake by Andrade and a hug and Zelina gives him a big hug as they stand in the middle of the ring.
Naomi and Bianca Belair are in the ring to talk about their match against Damage Control at WrestleMania. They soon introduced their tag team partner for this weekend’s match Jade Gargill.
Jey Uso is shown getting ready for his match with his brother Solo tonight and Jimmy tomorrow night.
Rey is shown talking to Andrade and Zelina and a referee came in and said Dragon Lee will not be able to be medically able to compete tomorrow and Andrade said he will be his partner.
New Catch Republic VS. Grayson Waller & Austin Theory
Bate and Dunne hit his finisher on Waller for the win.
Winners: New Catch Republic
The New Catch Republic are immediately attacked by the Judgment Day who also attack Theory.
Bayley is next shown talking about her career and how and why she started Damage Control. She then talked about her match against Iyo this weekend.
LA Knight is next to the ring. LA gets a massive ovation and talks trash about AJ Styles and what he’s going to do to him at WrestleMania.
Bobby Lashley, B-Fab and the Street Profits talk about their match with Karrion Kross and the AOP in a Philadelphia Street fight.
Main Event Jey Uso VS. Solo Sikoa
As Jey went for the win, Jimmy Uso came out and attacked Jey. They double team Jey but Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins come out to help Jey. Cody then took his weight belt and beat Jimmy and Solo like the Rock did to him and Seth on Raw.
As Jimmy tries to leave, Jey catches him and throws him back in the ring. Cody hit Crossroads on Jimmy, then Seth hit Jimmy with the belt and Jey splashes his brother.
Cody gets a microphone. Cody says 40 years of WrestleMania, can you feel that? Cody says he and Seth are going to slap the Final Boss so hard he is going to remember how to be the People’s Champion and then on Sunday he is going to dethrone Roman Reigns. And Sunday, when one good story ends an even better one begins.
In his much-anticipated Hall of Fame speech, Paul Heyman praised Paul “Triple H” Levesque for his leadership and being the only guy who could take over the company and give it the direction it needs.
Heyman said there has been a much-needed change in WWE and Levesque is the brains behind the creative freedom many Superstars are receiving and for as long as he lives, he will be always be a “Paul Levesque guy.”
Heyman noted that he’s breaking every rule he’s been told to adhere to, mainly after he was told not to talk about Triple H.
The former ECW chief then also addressed Stephanie McMahon, who was sitting ringside next to her husband and wearing the old ECW hat from The Alliance days. He said that if his daughter grows up being half the woman that Stephanie is, then he’ll know they raised a great woman in his household. He told Stephanie that judging by her choice of hat for the evening, she married the wrong Paul!
Heyman dropped a couple, actually, a lot, of F-bombs during his speech and also mentioned Brock Lesnar a a few times, the first time that his name was spoken on WWE TV since the Janel Grant lawsuit hit.
The planned match between Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee vs Dom Mysterio and Santos Escobar was changed on Smackdown after Lee was attacked backstage during the show.
Cameras missed the attacker and only showed Lee lying on the floor with Carlito checking him, although rather suspiciously.
As the segment transitioned to the Elektra Lopez vs Zelina Vega match, Andrade came out with Legado del Fantasma but a few minutes later, things changed.
Following the match which Lopez won, Legado attacked Rey Mysterio, who accompanied Vega, but Andrade switched teams and cleaned the ring. Andrade and Mysterio then shook hands and Vega jumped in his arms, reconnecting from their NXT days together.
A few segments later, Mysterio said that Lee is out of WrestleMania and Andrade offered to team up with Mysterio instead.
The Bloodline looks like they have the early advantage as they are 2/9 favorites for the tag team match against Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins who themselves are 11/4.
Is The Man walking out with the title? Bookmakers think not and have placed Rhea Ripley the 1/4 favorite to keep the WWE Women’s World title while Lynch is 11/4 to win.
Gunther is looking to extend his run as Intercontinental champion and is 2/5 favorite to do exactly that while Sami Zayn is 7/4 for the big upset.
Awesome Truth are 7/10 favorites in the six-pack ladder match for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team titles but this match could crown different winners for each title. DIY are 3/1 and second favorite, A-Town Down Under are 4/1, New Catch Republic, Judgment Day, and The New Day all share the same 6/1 odds.
The Usos will come face-to-face for their first one-on-one match, a match which Jey is the favorite currently with 1/3 odds while Jimmy is 9/4.
A six-woman tag match will pit Damage CTRL vs Bianca Belair, Naomi, and Jade Cargill and the faces are 1/8 big favorites to win this match and the heels are 9/2.
And in the last match for night one, Dom Mysterio and Santos Escobar are 1/2 favorites to beat Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee who are 6/4.
The final WWE show before WrestleMania takes place tonight as Friday Night Smackdown comes live from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia where over 17,000 fans from all around the world will be on hand.
A couple of matches were announced for the show including Jey Uso taking on his brother Solo Sikoa, Zelina Vega battles Elektra Lopez, and the New Catch Republic face A-Town Down Under.
Plus, the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal also takes place with Akira Tozawa, Andrade, Apollo Crews, Ashante “Thee” Adonis, Bronson Reed, Brutus Creed, Cameron Grimes, Cedric Alexander, Chad Gable, Elton Prince, Ivar, JD McDonagh, Julius Creed, Kit Wilson, Omos, Otis, Ricochet, Sanga, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Veer participating.
In addition, Randy Orton will also be on the KO Show ahead of their triple threat match for the United States title involving Logan Paul.
Cody Rhodes wrote on X that his tour bus caught fire last night but everyone is doing alright.
“Before you hear it elsewhere – my tour bus caught fire last night,” he wrote. “Everybody is safe and okay.”
Rhodes managed to grab two items before he got off, which he later revealed a photo of his wife and daughter and his WrestleMania boots.
He thanked the Philadelphia Fire Department for putting the fire out and while he said the bus did not burn into a crisp, it was up in a fireball for a bit.
Rhodes added that at the end, everything worked out okay except for his custom suits which now smell of fire.
Appearing on The Pat McAfee Show earlier, WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque said that that WWE is currently in competition against themselves, against the Attitude Era and the Ruthless Aggression Era.
“The best of the absolute best of WWE, that’s what we’re working against,” he said when McAfee asked about the competition.
With the current success of the company, Triple H added that his job is now to make sure no one gets complacent so the trend continues and everyone remains successful.
Asked about some of the top free agents that WWE missed signing, Triple H said that they have their eyes on everyone and has help from the likes of William Regal in that department, but just because you succeeded one place, doesn’t mean you’ll succeed in WWE, or as he called it, “in the big time.”
“When I see people that come out trying to make it and then they pick the job where they go, ‘Well…they work less, the schedule is lighter…alright, then I’m glad I didn’t get you,” he said, referring to those who chose to go to AEW because of a lighter schedule.
He added that if you’re not in it for the grind at that point early in your career, then they have no business being in WWE.
After arriving two hours late for his WWE World appearance Q&A sessions, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson met his match in a little girl who roasted him in front of the large crowd.
The crowd got angry waiting for The Final Boss to arrive and even started a “Bullshit” chant but were nonetheless happy when he showed up.
Among those who asked questions from the audience was a little girl who had a very valid question for The People’s Champion.
“Why did you think the title shot was yours to begin with,” she asked as the crowd went “Oooooh!”
A shocked Rock went, “Wait, what!?” and even started laughing as he got closer and the crowd chanted “Holy shit!”
He said The Rock is the great one, the most electrifying man the world has ever seen and he’s the final boss so he can do whatever to do and comes in whenever what he wants.
The girl did not agree and shook her head, which prompted The Rock to ask her if she’s not agreeing with him.
“You didn’t win the Royal Rumble, Cody did,” she fired back. The Rock put his mic down for a bit as he waited for the crowd to calm down. “You should have been around if you wanted it,” she added to more cheers, and that got The Rock to crack a smile.
Rock told her he can tell she’s a Cody fan and after Saturday, The Rock will apologize in advance for the ass kicking he’s going to give Cody!
It’s going to be a huge weekend for Samantha Irvin as during the WaleMania event last night, it was revealed that she will be doing the announcing of every single match on both nights.
Ring announcing duties are usually shared between both Raw and Smackdown announcers depending on the match and which brand it represents.
But Irvin’s popularity among WWE fans and her peers is undeniable and her introductions, some of which are custom, are super over with viewers.
Samantha was at the WaleMania event and even gave a performance with the flute for fans in attendance.
Live from the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ROH presents Supercard of Honor 2024. The event will stream exclusively on the HonorClub service. The full card is as follows:
Eddie Kingston vs Mark Briscoe for the ROH World title; Athena vs Hikaru Shida for the ROH Women’s title; Kyle Fletcher vs Lee Johnson for the ROH TV title; Billie Starkz vs Queen Aminata in the tournament final for the inaugural ROH Women’s TV title; Mei Seira, Mina Shirakawa, and Maika vs Tam Nakano, Saya Kamitani, and AZM in a Stardom showcase six-woman tag team match; and Johnny TV vs Dalton Castle in a fight without honor match.
Live from the Well Fargo Center in Philadelphia, WWE presents the 2024 Hall of Fame induction ceremony, streaming live on Peacock and WWE Network immediately following the conclusion of Friday Night Smackdown on FOX.
This year’s ceremony will feature six inductees and it’s the first Hall of Fame class picked by Paul “Triple H” Levesque.
Headlining the show will be the incredible Paul Heyman who will be inducted by the current Undisputed WWE Universal champion Roman Reigns. Heyman’s induction in Philadelphia was by no means a coincidence and the beloved former ECW founder will surely wow the crowd in this highly-anticipated speech.
Former WWF Women’s champion Bull Nakano will make her first appearance on WWE television for the first time since 1995. The Japanese star will be inducted by her former arch rival Alundra Blayze.
Barry Windham and Mike Rotunda, collectively known as The U.S. Express, will enter the Hall of Fame after they both were part of the first-ever WrestleMania. The two-time former WWF Tag Team champions endured a rough year with the passing of Windham Rotunda, better known to fans as Bray Wyatt. This will be Barry Windham’s second HOF induction as he’s part of The Four Horsemen as well.
Former NWA wrestler Thunderbolt Patterson is also joining the Hall of Fame. A name maybe not synonymous with WWE, Patterson worked hard to get black wrestlers equal rights during his time in the ring. He was famously blacklisted by the NWA in the 70s for complaining about racism in the business and trying to form a wrestling union. He will be inducted by Scott Spears.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will induct his grandmother, the late Lia Maivia, the former promoter of Polynesian Pro Wrestling in Hawaii. Maivia is one of the few female promoters in the business and was the wife of The High Chief Peter Maivia.
And last and certainly not least, boxing legend Muhammad Ali will also be inducted into the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame. Ali, one of the most recognizable athletes in the world, was the outside referee for WrestleMania I and previously competed against Antonio Inoki in The War of the Worlds. The boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist will be inducted by his widow Lonnie Ali.
A special edition of the Pat McAfee Show will be held today at the WWE World at WrestleMania between Noon and 3PM ET.
McAfee along with his crew will be in the building streaming live and they will be joined by Triple H, Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley, Logan Paul, and Michael Cole.
Pat McAfee will also have another live taping of his show on Monday, the day after WrestleMania, also at WWE World, before he gets to call his first Raw After Mania later in the day.
An article on ESPN lifted the lid of The Rock’s training program to get back into ring shape for WrestleMania this weekend.
It was noted that WWE sent him two rings, one for his Los Angeles home and one for his home in Hawaii where he was training alone. But in LA, the ring came with some add-ons.
Apart from the ring, WWE sent Gallus – Joey Coffey, Mark Coffey, and Wolfgang – to train with The Rock along with Michael Hayes and Bobby Roode to oversee the training sessions. To get his timing back, The Rock worked with the NXT trio and also had veteran referee Chad Patton helping while a medical team stayed on stand by.
The Rock described the training like riding a bike but with so many years in between his last match and this one, he needed to get his timing back since this will be a tag team match.
Rock also said that once WrestleMania is over, he will not disappear forever again and will always be part of WWE.
“We are in it now. This is our thing and will forever be our thing,” Rock said.
Dynamite this week drew 752,000 viewers, up 5,000 viewers from last week’s number and was the second least-watched episode of 2024 so far. The show had a 0.23 rating in 18-49, placing #3 for the night and matching last week’s number which was the lowest since 2021. (Ratings credit: SpoilerTV)
The GCW Bloodsport event yesterday was attended by several WWE Superstars as well as by one of the most powerful men in the company: WWE President Nick Khan.
Charlie Dempsey from NXT and former NXT Women’s champion Shayna Baszler both participated in the Josh Barnett-led event, with Dempsey defeating Matt Makowski via submission and Baszler defeating TNA’s Masha Slamovich via TKO.
In addition, Sonya Deville, Natalya, Liv Morgan, and CM Punk were in attendance for the show while Zoey Stark cornered Baszler in her match.
WWE President Nick Khan then came out at the end of the show to talk with Barnett and also GCW owner Brett Lauderdale.
The city of Philadelphia will be beefing up its public transport system to accommodate the thousands and thousands of fans who are descending upon the city for WrestleMania.
Extra Broad Street Line service will be in place for Smackdown, NXT, and RAW.
On Friday night, two additional trains will depart Fern Rock Transportation Center at 6:38PM and 6:48PM for Smackdown. On Saturday morning, two additional trains will depart Fern Rock Transportation Center at 10:30AM and 10:40AM for NXT, and on Monday, two additional trains will depart Fern Rock Transportation Center at 6:38PM and 6:48PM for Raw.
The BSL and Regional Rail will also offer additional weekend service on top of the current services to support WrestleMania on Saturday and Sunday. Additional trains will operate on the Chestnut Hill East, Fox Chase, Lansdale/Doylestown, Manayunk/Norristown, Media/Wawa, Paoli/Thorndale and Trenton lines.
10 additional trains will depart Fern Rock Transportation Center at 4:25PM, 4:35PM, 4:45PM, 4:55PM, 5:05PM, 5:15PM, 5:25PM, 5:35PM, 5:45PM and 5:55PM.
For WWE World at WrestleMania and WrestleMania Superstore at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, fans can take the Market-Frankford Line (MFL) to 11th or 13th streets, the Broad Street Line (BSL) to City Hall, Trolley to 13th Street or Bus Routes 4, 16, 17, 23, 27, 33, 38, 44, 45, 48, 61, 78, 124 or 125. All Regional Rail trains stop at Jefferson Station, located on the lower level of the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Several forms of payment are accepted including a simple tap with Apple/Google/Samsung Pay on your phone.
For several WWE Superstars, this weekend is a special one for them as many are making their WrestleMania debut at possibly the biggest WrestleMania of all time.
In total, 12 are making their WrestleMania in-ring debut either tonight or tomorrow. These are Karrion Kross, Akam and Razar of The AOP, Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa of DIY, Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate of New Catch Republic, Grayson Waller, Dragon Lee, Santos Escobar, LA Knight, and Jade Cargill.
Other stars such as Scarlett, B-Fab, and members of the LWO and Legado del Fantasma will also be making their debut if they appear but they are not scheduled to have a match.
