ROH issued the following:
Jay Lethal is among the most decorated champions Ring of Honor has ever seen. Nearly three months into his second reign as Ring of Honor World Champion, Lethal has crossed 500 days across both of his reigns.
In his second reign, Lethal has already had historic defenses against Jonathan Gresham, Flip Gordon, and Mark Haskins, defending the championship on both sides of the Atlantic. Already the longest-reigning ROH World Television Champion of all-time, Lethal sits less than 40 days behind Nigel McGuinness for second-most days all-time as ROH World Champion and under 140 days to catch Samoa Joe for most days all-time.
With over 30 defenses, Lethal has the potential to break the record of most defenses of all-time, as well. But he is not interested coasting into history and has issued an open challenge for the best of the best to face him in Las Vegas at Death Before Dishonor! And a man who won the Ring of Honor World Television Championship in his first ROH match will challenge Lethal for the Championship in his first opportunity at the ROH World Championship!
MAIN EVENT
RING OF HONOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
RING OF HONOR WORLD CHAMPION JAY LETHAL vs. WILL OSPREAY
Will Ospreay made history when he successfully challenged and defeated Bobby Fish for the Ring of Honor World Television Championship in his very first ROH match. The victory capped of a banner year when he became both the youngest-ever and the only British winner ever of the Best of Super Juniors Tournament. Since then, Ospreay has been categorically one of the biggest stars in professional wrestling whether it is Ring of Honor, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, in his native UK, Australia, and in other countries!
Ospreay answered Lethal’s open challenge in Philadelphia, in a move that surprised many. But for Lethal, the challenge was not surprising at all. Ospreay’s last match in Ring of Honor was in December 2017 in a losing effort against Jay Lethal. Lethal made a quest of avenging all previous losses before he would challenge again for the ROH World Championship. The parallels to Lethal’s quest are striking and are not lost on either man in this World Championship clash!
Ospreay possesses an array of aerial maneuvers that are difficult for anyone to counter or even anticipate. The variety of his offense has put him in a position to surprise even the most accomplished and well-studied athletes. And the former IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion has his sights set on the biggest prize in ROH!
Who will leave Las Vegas with the Championship around their waist? Join us LIVE in Vegas, on Pay Per View, or as it is broadcast for HonorClub VIP to find out!
Death Before Dishonor returns to Las Vegas, the Fight Capital of the World, LIVE on Pay Per View and for HonorClub VIP on Friday September 28 at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT and returns the next night for an International Television Taping with all of your favorite ROH stars! Championships will be decided and feuds ended and YOU can watch it all LIVE!
RING OF HONOR PRESENTS DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH
BELL TIME @ 06:00 PM PDT
ORLEANS ARENA
4500 W TROPICANA AVE
89103 LAS VEGAS, NV
ALREADY SIGNED:
MAIN EVENT
RING OF HONOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
RING OF HONOR WORLD CHAMPION JAY LETHAL vs. WILL OSPREAY
BULLET CLUB (“AMERICAN NIGHTMARE” CODY, “HANGMAN” ADAM PAGE, “THE VILLAIN” MARTY SCURLL, & IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE YOUNG BUCKS) vs. CHAOS (KAZUCHIKA OKADA, “STONE PITBULL” TOMOHIRO ISHII, ROCKY ROMERO, & BEST FRIENDS (BERETTA & CHUCKIE T.))
WOMEN OF HONOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
WOMEN OF HONOR WORLD CHAMPION SUMIE SAKAI vs. TENILLE DASHWOOD
ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE BRISCOES (JAY & MARK) vs. THE ADDICTION (CHRISTOPHER DANIELS & FRANKIE KAZARIAN)
ROH WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
ROH WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPION PUNISHMENT MARTINEZ vs. CHRIS SABIN
SIGNED TO COMPETE
BULLY RAY
“PRO WRESTLING’S LAST REAL MAN” SILAS YOUNG
COLT CABANA
FLIP GORDON
