Death Before Dishonor (2026)

Death Before Dishonor
Promotional poster featuring Athena, Red Velvet, Lee Moriarty, Zayda Steel, Lio Rush, and Dalton Castle
PromotionRing of Honor
DateAugust 21, 2026
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Venue2300 Arena
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The 2026 Death Before Dishonor was an professional wrestling live streaming event produced by the American promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). It was the 23rd Death Before Dishonor event and took place on Friday, August 21, 2026, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The show was broadcast on both HonorClub and MyAEW (for international subscribers to the latter service).

Thirteen matches were contested at the event, including four on the Zero-Hour pre-show. In the main event, Athena defeated Hazuki to retain the ROH Women's World Championship. In other prominent matches, Bandido defeated Nick Wayne to retain the ROH World Championship, Action Andretti defeated "Blackheart" Lio Rush in a Fight Without Honor to win the ROH World Television Championship, Lee Moriarty defeated Katsuyori Shibata to retain the ROH Pure Championship, and in the opening contest, The Lethal Twist (Jay Lethal, Blake Christian, and Lee Johnson) defeated Dalton Castle and The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd and Truth Magnum) to win the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship, making Lethal the first man to hold all five of ROH men's championships.

Production

Background

Death Before Dishonor is a professional wrestling event, held annually by American promotion Ring of Honor.[1][2][3] The first event was held in 2003, and is traditionally one of ROH's biggest signature events in the calendar year. On July 6, 2026, it was announced that Death Before Dishonor would return to the 2300 Arena on August 21, 2026.[4]

Storylines

Other on-screen personnel
Role Name
Commentators Ian Riccaboni (Zero Hour Pre-Show & Main Show)
Caprice Coleman (Zero Hour Pre-Show & Main Show)
Rocky Romero (Zero Hour Pre-Show)
Trent Beretta (Zero Hour Pre-Show)
Jon Moxley (Main Show)

The event featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines were produced on ROH's weekly series ROH Honor Club TV exclusively on their streaming service Honor Club, on television programs of sister promotion All Elite Wrestling including Dynamite and Collision.[5]

In June 2026, Deonna Purrazzo had a Pure Wrestling Rules Match against Steph De Lander and was injured during the match with the referee having to call a match stoppage.[6] On July 30, 2026 it was announced that the two will face again in a rematch, but this time for the ROH Women's Pure Championship at Death Before Dishonor 2026.[7]

Results

No.Results[8]StipulationsTimes[9]
1PMina Shirakawa and Queen Aminata defeated Viva Van and VertVixen by pinfallTag team match[10]10:03
2PELP defeated Adam Brooks by pinfallSingles match8:48
3PKomander defeated AR Fox and Soleil by pinfallThree-way match6:36
4PThe Don Callis Family (Hechicero and Brian Cage) (with Rocky Romero and Trent Beretta) defeated Bustah and the Brain (Alec Price and Jordan Oliver) by pinfallTag team match7:42
5The Lethal Twist (Jay Lethal, Blake Christian, and Lee Johnson) defeated Dalton Castle and The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd and Truth Magnum) (c) by pinfallTrios match for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship[11]14:03
6Deonna Purrazzo (c) defeated Steph De Lander by submissionPure Wrestling Rules match for the ROH Women's Pure Championship[7]8:47
7Red Velvet (c) defeated Skye Blue, Marina Shafir (with Jon Moxley), and Zayda Steel (with Christopher Daniels) by pinfallFour-way match for the ROH Women's World Television Championship[10]10:53
8Lee Moriarty (c) defeated Katsuyori Shibata by pinfallPure Wrestling Rules match for the ROH Pure Championship[12]13:15
9El Sky Team (Místico and Máscara Dorada) (c) defeated La Facción Ingobernable (Sammy Guevara and The Beast Mortos), The Kingdom (Matthew Taven and Michael Bennett), and Top Flight (Dante Martin and Darius Martin) (with Christopher Daniels) by pinfallFour-way tag team match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship[10]19:17
10Daniel Garcia defeated Adam Priest by submissionContinental Challenge Cup Play-in match
The winner replaced Eddie Kingston in the Continental Challenge Cup quarterfinal match.		16:52
11Action Andretti defeated Lio Rush (c) by pinfallFight Without Honor for the ROH World Television Championship[11]23:55
12Bandido (c) defeated Nick Wayne by pinfallSingles match for the ROH World Championship[13]22:40
13Athena (c) (with Billie Starkz and Diamante) defeated Hazuki by pinfallSingles match for the ROH Women's World Championship[14]30:15
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Feedback to ROH Death before Dishonor". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ "CALDWELL DVD REVIEW FLASHBACK - ROH Death Before Dishonor 2005: Origins of C.M. Punk's title hostage program now playing on WWE TV in 2011". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ Gerweck, Steve (August 29, 2011). "WGTT in singles action at Death Before Dishonor". WrestleView. Archived from the original on September 7, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  4. ↑ Currier, Joseph. "ROH reveals date and location for Death Before Dishonor 2026". Www.F4wonline.com.
  5. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  6. ↑ Pollock, John (June 23, 2026). "Deonna Purrazzo confirms injury sustained at ROH TV tapings". Www.postwrestling.com. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
  7. 1 2 Lambert, Jeremy (July 31, 2026). "Deonna Purrazzo To Defend ROH Women's Pure Title At ROH Death Before Dishonor". Fightful. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  8. ↑ Manolo Has Pizzazz (August 21, 2026). "AEW ROH Death Before Dishonor PPV 2026 results, live discussion: Eight title matches!". CagesideSeats. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  9. ↑ Vetter, Chris (August 22, 2026). "ROH Death Before Dishonor results: Vetter's review of Athena vs. Hazuki for the ROH Women's Championship, Bandido vs. Nick Wayne for the ROH World Championship". Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 Lambert, Jeremy (August 20, 2026). "Two Title Matches Added To ROH Death Before Dishonor". Fightful. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
  11. 1 2 Lambert, Jeremy (July 31, 2026). "Two Title Bouts Added To ROH Death Before Dishonor". Fightful. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  12. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (August 20, 2026). "Katsuyori Shibata Replacing Nigel McGuinness At ROH Death Before Dishonor". Fightful. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
  13. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (July 31, 2026). "Bandido To Defend ROH Title Against Nick Wayne At ROH Death Before Dishonor". Fightful. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  14. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (July 31, 2026). "Athena To Defend ROH Women's Title Against Hazuki At ROH Death Before Dishonor". Fightful. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
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