ROH Supercard of Honor 2025 Results, Winners, Live Grades, Reaction and Highlights

Welcome to Bleacher Report's live coverage of ROH Supercard of Honor 2025.

This event was part of AEW's current Texas tour along with All In and its weekly shows. The card included a handful of title matches, including for a vacant championship.

Here is a look at what ROH advertised for the PPV:

—Bandido vs. Konosuke Takeshita (ROH World Championship)
—Athena vs. Thunder Rosa (ROH Women's Championship)
—TBA vs. TBA (ROH Women's TV Championship)
—Sons of Texas vs. The Infantry (ROH Tag Titles)
—Lee Moriarty vs. Blue Panther (ROH Pure Championship)
—The Dark Order vs. The Frat House
—Nick Wayne vs. Titan (ROH TV Championhip)

Let's take a look at everything that happened at this year's Supercard of Honor.

Zero Hour

Blake Christian vs. Jay Lethal

The first match on the Zero Hour pre-show featured Blake Christian taking on Jay Lethal. These guys are no strangers to fast-paced wrestling, so they managed to pack a lot into the time they were given. After a solid contest, Christian picked up what many would call an upset victory with a submission. 

Result: Christian defeated Lethal

Grade: B

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The Frat House vs. The Dark Order

Preston Vance, Griff Garrison and Cole Karter faced Evil Uno, John Silver and Alex Reynolds in six-man action. Silver was fresh off an injury, so the crowd was excited to see him back. This was a pretty standard heel vs. babyface bout.

It was entertaining but predictable until Brodie Lee Jr. showed up. Evil Uno got the win for his team as the crowd cheered for -1 reuniting with The Dark Order. 

Result: The Dark Order defeated The Frat House

Grade: B-

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Lady Frost vs. Diamante

Lady Frost and Diamante shook hands to observe the Code of Honor before Diamante took the first shot. Both of these women work very physical styles, so this was a hard-fought match from the jump. Diamante got the win with a twisting neckbreaker in the corner. Other than a few hiccups, this was enjoyable.

Result: Diamante defeated Lady Frost

Grade: B-

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The Premier Athletes vs. The Von Erichs

Ariya Daivari and Tony Nese were in action in the final pre-show match against Ross and Marshall Von Erich. This ended up being the best match on the pre-show from a technical standpoint. The Von Erichs won with Ross hitting a moonsault on Daivari.

Result: The Vin Erichs defeated The Premier Athletes

Grade: B

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Notable Moments and Observations

—Lethal didn’t have any of his usual associates with him at ringside, but Christian had Lee Johnson with him. 
—The way Lethal countered the springboard DDT was impressive. He did not struggle at all to catch Christian and hold him up.
—MXM Collection gave a promo with a lot of double entendres.
—One of the stiffer shots Frost hit literally echoed in the arena.

Hechicero vs. Michael Oku

CMLL's Hechicero battled RevPro's Michael Oku in the first match of the night. They traded some shoves before Hechicero took Oku down to begin the grappling.

These two men both pride themselves on being technical masterminds, so this match had a lot of great sequences.

Oku has not had much exposure in the U.S. but this bout definitely showed a lot of people why they should be paying attention to him.

Even though he gave up a lot of size, Oku's quickness and agility helped even the odds. The crowd was hot for this match from start to finish, and the men in the ring made sure to give them plenty of reasons to cheer.

Both men came close to winning several times, but in the end, it was Hechicero who got the victory. This was outstanding and definitely a match you should see if you did not watch the event live.

Result: Hechicero defeated Oku

Grade: A-

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Notable Moments and Observations

—The crowd was chanting Oku's name as he made his entrance.
—One of Hechicero's kickouts didn't look like he got his shoulders off the mat at all.
—The way Hechicero popped Oku up from the mat to get him into a submission was awesome.
—Oku tried to do a backflip to sell a clothesline but landed on the back of his head. He seemed fine and immediately kept going, but it looked like a painful landing.

Adam Priest vs. Lee Johnson vs. AR Fox vs. Atlantis Jr.

The next match was a $50,000 Fatal 4-Way featuring Adam Priest, Lee Johnson. Atlantis Jr. and AR Fox.

After some initial hesitation, all four men started fighting. Fox sent Priest out of the ring and went after him, leaving Atlantis and Johnson to fight in the ring.

This match had a lot going on and everyone was moving quickly, so it never felt like there was a lull in the action. The most impressive thing was how nobody ever seemed to miss their cue.

Johnson may be a heel, but Priest felt like the only real bad guy in this match. He was trying to take every shortcut he could find, but in the end, it was Fox who scored the win and won the $50k.

Result: Fox defeated Priest, Johnson and Atlantis

Grade: B+

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Notable Moments and Observations

—The dive Fox hit on Priest in the beginning of the match was great.
—Bryan Danielson once called Priest the best independent wrestler in the world.
—The crowd noise seemed to be turned up during this match. It was almost distracting at times because when the crowd would go quiet, it was so much more noticeable.

Lee Moriarty vs. Blue Panther

The ROH Pure Championship was the first title defended on the card when Moriarty put the belt on the line against the man he faced at the recent Global Wars event, Blue Panther.

They started with a simple exchange of takedowns and holds as the crowd broke out into dueling chants.

While Panther did a good job keeping up with Moriarty most of the time, when he fell a bit short, it was very obvious. Moriarty had him outmatched in every way except experience.

The longer the match went, the more you could tell Panther was running out of steam. He wasn't quite botching moves, but he wasn't exactly executing them well either.

One thing to remember is that Panther is 64 years old. Nobody expects him to be able to do everything he once did, and the fact that he can still do as much as he does is very impressive.

Moriarty got the win via submission after Panther had used up all of his rope breaks and was unable to escape the last hold. He helped Moriarty put the title on to show him respect after the match.

Result: Moriarty defeated Panther

Grade: B-

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Notable Moments and Observations

—The video package before the match did a good job setting everything up.
—Panther's entrance music had a very classic feel to it.
—The submission Panther used to carry Moriarty around the ring was fun.

The Sons of Texas vs. The Infantry

Sammy Guevara and Dustin Rhodes put their ROH Tag Team Championships on the line against Carlie Bravo and Shawn Dean in the fourth match on the main card.

The champions wasted not time and went right after the challengers as soon as the ref called for the bell. All four men ended up outside the ring immediately.

It took a few minutes before anyone started observing tags and following the rules, but the ref was giving them leeway since this was a title match.

The Infantry employed several dirty tactics throughout the match to the point that it made the ref look foolish for not seeing any of it. Most of what we saw was good, but the cheating was a little overkill.

Taylor showed up and got involved, but even he couldn't give his team an advantage. Rhodes and Guevara both hit their finishers on Dean to get the win and retain their titles in an enjoyable but overbooked match.

STP attacked Rhodes and Guevara, but The Von Erichs made the save with a pair of steel chairs.

Result: Sons of Texas defeated The Infantry

Grade: B

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Notable Moments and Observations

—It was weird to see Shane Taylor accompany Moriarty but not The Infantry.
—Guevara and Rhodes wore superhero outfits for their entrance. Guevara had a Superman-inspired look while Rhodes had one for Green Lantern.
—Trish Adore hit Rhodes with the softest slap ever.
—Bravo and Dean were being funny with some of their trash talking.

Nick Wayne vs. Titan

The ROH TV title was on the line when Wayne defended the belt against CMLL's Titan. Instead of observing the Code of Honor, Wayne spit in his opponent's face.

This led to the luchador taking it to the young star, but Wayne hit a dragon screw leg whip over the middle rope to get the upper hand.

It took Titan quite some time to begin building momentum again because Wayne did a good job keeping him grounded with submissions and takedowns.

These two have crossed paths before, so they were able to build from that existing chemistry to put on a performance worthy of being on a PPV. Just about everything they did looked great and both men sold for each other well.

Shayna Wayne was booted from ringside by the ref for getting involved. Titan applied a Mutalock, but Wayne managed to fight his way to the ropes to force a break.

Kip Sabian showed up and tripped Titan on the top rope, which eventually led to Nick hitting a brainbuster for the pin and the win. This was probably one of the best singles matches Wayne has had since coming to AEW.

Christian Cage came out and helped Nick celebrate his win with a hug and raising his hand.

Result: Wayne defeated Titan

Grade: B+

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Notable Moments and Observations

—Nick is very good at being unlikable. He just has one of those faces you want to smack, which is a great asset for a heel.
—Titan is one of those guys who has precision that seems almost superhuman sometimes.
—The Wayne's World that Nick hit in this bout might have been one of his best.

Miyu Yamashita vs. Yuka Sakazaki vs. Persephone vs. Mina Shirakawa

Red Velvet was announced as being unable to compete due to an injury, so ROH crowned an interim champion with a match with Miyu Yamashita, Yuka Sakazaki, Persephone and Mina Shirakawa.

Persephone decided to bail from the ring before anything happened, so the three Japanese stars circled each other before they all started applying holds to each other.

While this match had a couple of moments that didn't make a lot of sense, the majority of the action was great. Everyone was taking stiff shots, and we saw several big risks taken by all four women.

The crowd was loving every second of this and chanting for different people depending on who was controlling the pace.

Even if you came into this match not knowing much about most of these competitors, you probably left it being a fan of at least one of them, if not all of them.

Shirakawa was able to secure the submission victory to become the interim ROH women's TV champion, which also continues her undefeated ROH streak. Velvet came in and held the title up before leaving Shirakawa to celebrate with her new title belt.

Result: Shirakawa won to become the interim ROH women's TV champion

Grade: B+

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Notable Moments and Observations

—AEW and ROH have had champions who were injured and missed a lot of time before without an interim champion being crowned, so either Velvet's injury is worse than those or ROH is trying a new approach.
—Sakazaki was wearing black gear and has dyed her hair dark, but she seemed to have the same bubbly personality she always has.
—Yamashita is a hell of a striker. Some of her kicks looked like she was barely pulling them at all.

Athena vs. Thunder Rosa

The ROH Women's World Championship was on the line when Athena, the longest-reigning champion in ROH history, took on Thunder Rosa. As always, Billie Starkz was in the champ's corner.

The crowd was chanting for both competitors before they even had a chance to make contact. Once they locked up, they pushed each other all over the ring trying to get the upper hand.

With Athena having had such a long and dominant title reign, it was hard to believe that it might end here, but other than that, this match was everything you could want it to be.

Both women were throwing everything they had at each other and making all of it look great. Their strikes were stiff, and they were selling every big move for each other to make it feel as competitive as possible.

Athena and Rosa both have great track records of delivering great performances in big-match situations and this bout was no exception.

Billie Starks tried to attack La Mera Mera while the ref was following Athena up the ramp, but it backfired on her. Rosa regretted her decision to chase after the champion after Athena powerbombed her through a table next to the ramp.

She made it back to the ring, but Rosa ultimately tapped out to give Athena another victory in her record-setting title reign.

Result: Athena defeated Rosa

Grade: A

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Notable Moments and Observations

—As usual, Rosa killed it with the face paint. It looked like it had to have taken a long time to apply.
—This was the loudest the crowd had been all night, especially during the first few minutes. It felt like this was one of the most anticipated matches for most of the fans in attendance.
—Some of the counters and reversals they did looked so smooth. They found their groove almost immediately.

Bandido vs. Konosuke Takeshita

The final match of the night saw Bandido defend the ROH World Championship against Takeshita. As usual, Don Callis was on commentary to watch Big Take.

Takeshita didn't shake Bandido's hand, but he gave it a quick slap. Heading into this match, there were high expectations. Both men are gifted wrestlers who have already proved themselves on several occasions.

Takeshita used his size advantage to bully Bandido at times, but the champion wasn't fighting as an underdog. He was fighting as a guy who has fought and beaten guys like Takeshita many times.

Callis was his usual slimy self and helped cheat for his client, and he kept encouraging Takeshita to rip the mask of the bloody champion. This wasn't a No DQ match, but the ref basically let them ignore

The crowd gave them the "Fight forever" chant as Takeshita seemed to have everything going his way. The fans rallied behind the champion as he made a big comeback just moments later.

Aside from some interference from Callis, this was about as good as you could want it to be. Takeshita and Bandido had great chemistry and deserved every bit of the praise the crowd threw at them.

After several finishers and close two-count, Bandido won with an inside cradle to retain his title in an outstanding performance against an opponent who made him look like a fighting champion.

Result: Bandido defeated Takeshita

Grade: A

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Notable Moments and Observations

—The crowd was chanting "Holy s--t" before they locked up for the first time.
—The moment with Bandido moving his hand so Takeshita couldn't slap it away was kind of funny.
—It never makes sense for a challenger to try to win by a countout. It just makes them look needlessly dumb.

The Final Word

Ring of Honor has not been making many waves with its weekly shows recently, but one thing that always delivers is the PPVs.

Supercard of Honor didn't have a single match match across the entire night. Some were good, some were great, and a couple were worth the price of admission.

About half a dozen bouts could be considered the match of the night depending on your personal preferences, but the co-main events stood out in a big way.

Athena and Rosa delivered a hard-fought match that was only hampered slightly by a predictable outcome. Even with that taken into account, it's the kind of match people are going to be rewatching for a while.

Bandido and Takeshita gave us what was arguably the most physical bout of the night. At times, it felt like the title was probably going to change hands, but Bandido retaining was the right call.

The fans in Texas were loud all night and added to the overall enjoyment of the show with their enthusiasm. This was a successful show heading into All In Texas.

Grade: A-