Ring of Honor is gearing up for their next PPV. Death Before Dishonor goes down on July 26, 2024 from Arlington, TX. Before Thursday night’s episode of ROH TV, the card didn’t have any matches yet. Boom! Just like that, two title bouts are on the docket. ROH announced opponents for Athena and Billie Starkz.
The champions were informed of the news backstage. Queen Aminata will challenge Athena for the ROH Women’s World Championship, and Red Velvet will challenge Starkz for the ROH Women’s World Television Championship.
.@Thee_Red_Velvet & @amisylle delivered some hard truth to @AthenaPalmer_FG & @BillieStarkz regarding Death Before Dishonor!
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— ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) July 4, 2024
The backstory starts at Supercard of Honor on April 5. Starkz faked a serious neck injury to steal the win over Aminata in the TV title tournament final. Moving forward to Battle of the Belts X on April 13. Athena remained forever champ by retaining the ROH women’s world title over Velvet. Athena added extra physicality after the match, and Aminata ran in for the save. Trash talk ensued in the following weeks in ROH, and the foursome basically swapped opponents. Aminata was chasing Athena, while Velvet had her eye on Starkz.
The situation became a little stickier when Athena suffered a foot injury in the ring. ROH weaved that into the story with Athena suspiciously claiming that she won’t be healed for four to six months. Thus, the concerns over being cleared to wrestle. Tony Khan must have some insider information to book the PPV match anyway. I wouldn’t put it past Athena to have gotten the supposed diagnosis from Dr. Nick Riviera.
The current card for ROH Death Before Dishonor includes:
ROH Women’s World Championship: Athena (c) vs. Queen Aminata
ROH Women’s World Television Championship: Billie Starkz (c) vs. Red Velvet
Share your thoughts on the PPV matchups.
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