What does the future hold for Jeff Jarrett? ‘The Last Outlaw’ felt at a loss after his loss to Hangman Page in the quarterfinals of The Owen Hart Cup, but fans still paid ‘Double J’ respect.

Chicago exploded for the in-ring return of Hangman Page, but it was quickly discovered that his ‘Cowboy S***’ mantra came with cruel intentions. Page was ruthless in his assault against Jarrett, who happened to eventually get the Chicago crowd on his side. Jarrett even got a huge reaction when he locked Page in Owen Hart’s sharpshooter. Jarrett escaped Page’s grasp several times, but was caught with a Buckshot Lariat and it was good enough to keep Jarrett down. However, Page wasn’t done. For good measure he hit his Dead Eye finisher for the 1-2-3.

RELATED: Jeff Jarrett Steals Lifetime Achievement Title from Jerry Lawler At Memphis Grizzlies NBA Game

Page made his return after being away for months and from a storyline perspective was suspended by The Young Bucks. However, Matthew and Nicholas Jackson were the ones to reinstate Hangman and implement him into the tournament. While he was a heel against Jarrett, Page also shared his disdain for The Bucks, making it clear to him he wasn’t their puppet.

Despite the loss, The Windy City did tip their cap to ‘The Last Outlaw’ as they cheered Jeff making his exit to the back.

Later on, camera crews caught up with a frustrated and despondent Jarrett as he tried to gather himself after the loss. Both Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt gave him words of encouragement, letting him know that he didn’t let the legacy of Owen Hart down, with Dutt adding opportunity will present itself stemming from the outcame. Jarrett wasn’t too convinced by that.

RELATED: ‘Hangman’ Adam Page Returns in Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament

A recent AEW Collision match featuring Jay Lethal saw a tribute to the wrestler’s mother who sadly passed away very recently. 

On last week’s episode of Collision, Lethal teamed with Mark Briscoe and Jeff Jarrett to face the House of Black in a street fight. The match saw the House of Black get the win after Malakai Black put Briscoe through a flaming table. 

Jay Lethal’s Tribute

Those who watched the Collision match closely may have noticed an armband worn by Jay Lethal. This is because Lethal’s mother Shirley Shipman passed away on February 29, PW Insider has learned. A celebration of her life will take place at the Nesbitt Funeral Home tomorrow in Elizabeth, New Jersey. More information can be found here.

A Family Affair

Shirley Shipman, like her husband Ron, was deeply supportive of their son’s pursuit of wrestling glory. The Shipman’s even got involved from time to time in their son’s career. During a 2012 ROH show, Lethal challenged Kevin Steen (now Owens) for the ROH World Championship. During the match, Steen antagonized the Shipman’s who were sat at ringside by biting Jay. Ron fired back by throwing his drink at the Canadian, prompting Steen to spit in Shirley’s face. This exchange would fire up Jay to the delight of the crowd. 

During a JAPW show, Lethal and his father were outnumbered by heels for a six man tag where Ron was to team with his son against Steve Corino, Ricky Landell and Rick Silver. Shirley came out to proclaim that they had a partner before introducing Charlie Haas. 

We at SE Scoops would like to extend our deepest condolences to Jay and his family at this very sad time.

Fans of the AEW Continental Classic are delighted as the All-Elite promotion has made the tournament easily accessible on YouTube. 

During the November 11, edition of AEW Collision, AEW President Tony Khan announced the Continental Classic, a round-robin tournament that would feature 12 AEW wrestlers. The 12 wrestlers were split into the Gold and Blue Leagues with each wrestler facing everyone from their respective leagues.

All AEW Continental Classic Matches

With the round-robin format, there have been plenty of matches from the AEW Continental Classic, which fans will have no trouble finding. On YouTube, the AEW account has created a playlist of every match from the tournament in the order they took place. The playlist starts with the kick-off match between Swerve Strickland and Jay Lethal. 

The final two videos are from this week’s Dynamite and see Jon Moxley Vs. Swerve Strickland Vs. Jay White in the Gold League finals and Eddie Kingston Vs. Bryan Danielson in the Blue League finals. The playlist also features weekly updates of the rankings as well as promos and segments connected to the Continental Classic. 

The playlist can be found by clicking here. 

What’s Next? 

With their respective victories this week, Gold League winner Jon Moxley will face Blue League winner Eddie Kingston in the finals at this weekend’s Worlds End event. The winner will be the new AEW Continental Champion, the holder of the ROH World Championship and the NJPW Strong Openweight Champion. They will also become the first Triple Crown Champion by holding three titles from the three different promotions. 

WWE Hall of Famer Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat proved he’s still got ‘it’ with a win last weekend in his first match in 12 years.

In September, it was confirmed that Steamboat would be wrestling for the first time as part of the Big Time Wrestling promotion.

Prior to last weekend, Steamboat’s most recent bout had been at a June 18, 2010 event for WWE’s then-developmental territory: Florida Championship Wrestling.

One Last Match

Competing at the appropriately named Big Time Wrestling Return of the Dragon event, Steamboat teamed with FTR in a six-man tag.

It had been confirmed before the event that the trio would face Brock Anderson and Jay Lethal as well as a mystery partner.

That partner was revealed to be Nick Aldis, but the two-time NWA World Champion and his team came up short against Steamboat and FTR.

When Steamboat hit his signature arm drag, the crowd popped loudly and at one point, Steamboat ran wild with knife-edge chops.

The finish saw FTR and The Dragon lock in three Figure-Four Leg Locks to get the submission victory.

More Legends

The show was built around the return of Ricky Steamboat, but he was far from the only legend to compete.

On the pre-show, Scott Steiner won a battle royal which also included Tommy Dreamer and Shane Douglas.

Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart appeared on the show via video to praise Steamboat’s career, and Teddy Long acted as “special commissioner” for the Big Time Wrestling World Championship match between “Dreamcrusher” Danny Miles and “Neon Ninja” Facade.

When Mr. TA laid claim to inventing the Cobra Clutch, he was on the receiving end of the hold by Sgt. Slaughter, and the Rock ‘n Roll Express defeated the Briscoes.

All Elite Wrestling’s Jay Lethal is going to be sticking with the company for the long haul according to recent comments by Lethal himself.

Lethal debuted for AEW one year ago at the Full Gear 2021 Pay-Per-View and has aligned himself with Sonjay Dutt and Satnam Singh.

Before arriving in AEW, Lethal competed for Ring of Honor and holds the record for the most combined days as Ring of Honor World Champion.

Staying in AEW

Lethal is a well-traveled wrestler, having competed in AEW, ROH, and Impact Wrestling, among other smaller promotions.

Now that he’s with AEW though, Lethal is ready to settle down, as he told Kurt Angle on the Olympian’s podcast.

“I’ll be at AEW until the company closes, they let me go, or they fire me, because, to me, in wrestling, if I’m going to put my body, my life, and my career on the line for you, I’ve got to appreciate and love you. There is some bond between us and I’m going to try my hardest to not ever break that bond.”

Lethal has certainly been booked prominently since arriving in AEW, and will compete at this weekend’s Full Gear event.

The man once called Black Machismo will team with Jeff Jarrett to face Darby Allin and Sting in Double-J’s AEW in-ring debut.

What Could Have Been…

Lethal is happy with his role in AEW, but is aware that things could have been much different.

Speaking about his sense of loyalty, Lethal believes he would not have tried to leave either Ring of Honor or Impact had things been different.

“My dad and I have always talked about being loyal and wrestling and not just going to the highest bidder.”

“I would have been in IMPACT Wrestling, I believe, to this day if they didn’t let me go. Ring of Honor, if they didn’t close down, I would still be wrestling for them to this day.”

Jay Lethal.

In late 2021, Ring of Honor temporarily ceased operations due to costs, and resurfaced in March 2022, now owned by AEW President Tony Khan.

h/t – eWrestlingNews

Big-Time Wrestling has announced that Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat will make his hugely anticipated return to the ring by teaming up with current triple tag team champions FTR at Return of the Dragon.  

They will be facing “Black Machismo” Jay Lethal, Brock Anderson, and a mystery partner. They will be accompanied to the ring by “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson at the historic Dorton Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina on Sunday, November 27^th.

This will be the first time Steamboat will be stepping between the ropes in twelve years after a short renaissance between 2009 and 2010 after stealing the show against Chris Jericho at WrestleMania XXV His last match was at an FCW house show teaming with his son Richie Steamboat against Trent Baretta and Caylen Croft.

Also on the card is former RoH Tag Team Champions The Briscoes who will take on the legendary Rock ‘N’ Roll Express in what is billed as “R’N’R’s last match at the Dorton Arena ever!”

Dorton Arena is steeped in wrestling tradition, with Jim Crockett Promotions holding regular shows from 1963 until WCW last visited in December 1993. Located on the North Carolina Fairgrounds, the unique building famously was the venue where Roddy Piper defeated Ric Flair for his first of three reigns of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship.

Vincent recently spoke with SEScoops Correspondent Steve Fall about the plans that The Righteous had before Ring Of Honor went on hiatus. 

At Impact Hard To Kill, Vincent made his Impact Wrestling debut after a 10-man Hardcore War tag team match attacking Rich Swann, Eddie Edwards, Heath, and Rhino alongside former Kingdom stablemate Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, Maria Kanellis, and PCO.

However, before this, Vincent was a member of the Ring of Honor roster. At the time of his debut, Vincent was one-third of the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions after he, Bateman, and Dutch won the titles from Shane Taylor Promotions at ROH Final Battle last year. This was Vincent’s fourth time holding the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships.

Jay Lethal Was Supposed To Join The Righteous?

Vincent revealed The Righteous’ plans before the ROH hiatus when speaking with SEScoops Correspondent Steve Fall, after being asked if he wanted to bring The Righteous stable to Impact.

“I mean, I did to be honest, but I’m being completely honest with you. Like, I like loved The Righteous, like, you know, thing that we’re doing. Myself, Bateman and Dutch, I wish that could have continued longer because it was going to be pretty awesome. Like we were going to do a whole thing with Jay Lethal where Jay Lethal joins the group and this this whole, like, kind of wild thing moving forward. And we just started getting into it. 

And I don’t know if you even watch the tail end of the Ring of Honor, but like, we had just started to get into that, like final battle, the last final battle was supposed to be myself versus Jay Lethal, which starts the story. But obviously, we got the news before that. So everything kind of changed. There’s no point doing it at that point. 

I mean, like, at the end of the day, like it would be cool to to have went in there as The Righteous and into Impact because I do think that like that specific vision hasn’t even, you know, scratched the surface of what it could be. So, I think it would be very interesting there. But, you know, I, the end of the day is like, you know that I went there and they allowed me to so I’m very grateful. So it’s not that you know what I mean? It all worked out regardless, at the end of the day, you know what I mean? So it’s still cool. 

Yeah, well, locker rooms really great. You know, locker rooms great there, you know, everybody was very, you know, kind of like welcoming. Nobody was not welcoming. There was kind of cool.”

Watch Steve’s interview with Vincent:

On July 30, Starrcast and Jim Crockett Promotions presented the Ric Flair’s Last Match pay-per-view at the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.

Here are the quick results:

1. Ren Narita def. Yuya Uemura
2. Bunkhouse Battle Royale: Mance Warner def. Adam Priest, Big Damo, Bully Ray, Crimson, Crowbar, Gringo Loco, James Storm, Kal Herro, Komander, Rickey Shane Page, Sinn Bodhi, Wolfie D vs. TBA
   • GCW wrestlers invaded the match at the direction of Nick Gage: Mance Warner, Effy, Blake Christian, Jordan Oliver, Joey Janela, Matthew Justice & Manders
3. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) def. The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards)
4. Killer Kross (w/ Scarlett Bordeaux) def. Davey Boy Smith Jr
5. PROGRESS World Championship #1 Contenders Match: Jonathan Gresham def. Alan Angels, Konosuke Takeshita & Nick Wayne
6. The Four Horsemen (Brian Pillman Jr & Brock Anderson w/ Arn Anderson) def. Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Kerry Morton & Ricky Morton w/ Robert Gibson)
7. Four-Way Match: Rey Fenix def. Black Taurus, Laredo Kid & Bandido
8. Impact World Championship Match: Josh Alexander (c) vs Jacob Fatu ended due to the interference of Brian Myers, Matt Cardona & Diamond Dallas Page
9. The Briscoes def. The Von Erich (Marshall & Ross)
10. Impact Knockouts World Championship Three-Way Match: Jordynne Grace (c) def. Deonna Purrazzo & Rachael Ellering
11. Ric Flair’s Retirement Match: Ric Flair & Andrade El Idolo def. Jay Lethal & Jeff Jarrett

Other Starrcast Shows

In the same vein, this year’s Starrcast event featured three other live wrestling shows. Black Label Pro, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and Game Changer Wrestling all hosted events through Starrcast this weekend.

Starrcast will also featured the following live podcasts:

• Father James Mitchell’s “Midnight Karaoke”
• The Major Wrestling Figure Podcast
• Insight w/ Chris Van Vliet (ft. Claudio Castagnoli)
• The Sessions w/ Renee Paquette (ft. Bryan Danielson)
• One Last Ride For The Horsemen
• 30 Years Later w/ Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart
• Foley Is Pod w/ Mick Foley
• Saraya: Turning The Page
• Kliq This w/ Kevin Nash
• What’s NeXT? w/ Johnny Gargano
• The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy

Next month, Ric Flair will have his last ever match, bringing his incredible in-ring career to its final end.

Flair has been training with AEW’s very own Jay Lethal ahead of his last match, and fans may remember their infamous interactions in TNA Wrestling many years ago.

Given that the pair are training together, you’d naturally assume the duo is close, but things got tense this week.

Lethal No Shows

Lethal was scheduled to appear on Ric Flair’s podcast this week but didn’t appear in any capacity.

In his response, Flair went on the show to claim that Lethal has an “attitude,” which has caused friction between them (via WrestlingNews.co.)

“Is he gonna hear this, if I say it? I don’t care. He’s got an attitude. He wants to be part of the show. And I said it ain’t gonna happen. You know how that happens all of a sudden and everybody’s feelings are hurt. You know, this is what we discussed, some people’s feelings are gonna be hurt.

“I’m not saying anything bad. I don’t have the authority, even though [I am a] co-owner of this venture. I don’t have the authority to put him on the card. So I think he’s upset about that, but he’ll get over it.

“They can block this out but you can’t make chicken salad out of chicken sh*t.”

Ric Flair, on Jay Lethal no-showing his podcast.

Lethal hasn’t responded publicly to Flair’s comments at this time.

Following the June 8 episode of AEW Dynamite, Rampage was taped.

The show was taped inside Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, MO. Fans got to witness a grudge match between Eddie Kingston and Jake Hager.

Also on the card was a tag team match featuring Jay Lethal and Satnam Singh taking on Davey Vega and Mat Fitchett.

Red Velvet went one-on-one with former ally Kris Statlander.

Also featured was a six-man tag team match. Will Ospreay, Mark Davis, and Kyle Flecther of United Empire took on FTR and Trent Beretta.

AEW Rampage Spoilers (6/10/22)

Here are spoilers for the June 10 episode of AEW Rampage.

• Eddie Kingston def. Jake Hager
• Jay Lethal & Satnam Singh def. Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett
• Kris Statlander def. Red Velvet
• FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) & Trent Beretta def. United Empire (Will Ospreay, Mark Davis, & Kyle Fletcher)

There was also a segment with both HOOK and Danhausen that was said to be humorous.

Jonathan Gresham discussed his ROH Final Battle opponent Jay Lethal ahead of their match on the PPV card Saturday night.

Speaking to Scott Fishman of TV Insider, Gresham talked about Lethal leaving ROH and joining AEW, with Lethal being officially revealed at the AEW Full Gear 2021 PPV event.

Gresham was originally slated to face Bandido in a match for the Ring of Honor Championship, until Bandido was unable to take the event due to contracting COVID-19.

“Jay Lethal owed it to himself to depart from Ring of Honor, regardless of the company’s situation” Gresham began. “He accomplished everything.

Jonathan Gresham on Jay Lethal

“I’m very happy to see him go elsewhere to show the rest of the world what he is capable of” the former ROH Pure Champion continued. “Hopefully, he can become a champion in AEW.

“[But] Ring of Honor continues to be where the best wrestlers of the world have grown and been impacted by being there. Stylistically, Ring of Honor has influenced wrestling for the last 20 years. I wouldn’t be surprised if more people show up when they return from hiatus” Gresham concluded.

Here’s the full card for the PPV event tonight:

• Jonathan Gresham vs Jay Lethal
• ROH Tag Team Championships Match: The OGK vs The Briscoes
• Ring of Honor Pure Championship Match: Josh Woods vs Brian Johnson
• ROH TV Championship Match: Dalton Castle vs Rhett Titus vs Silas Young vs Joe Hendry
• Ring of Honor Six-Man Tag Team Championships Match: Shane Taylor Promotions vs The Righteous
• ROH Women’s Championship Match: Rok-C vs Willow
• Fight Without Honor: Shane Taylor vs Kenny King
• Homicide, Brody King & Tony Deppen vs Taylor Rust, Tracy Williams & Eli Isom
• Dragon Lee vs Rey Horus
• Chelsea Green and The Hex vs Miranda Alize and The Allure

Jay Lethal will be returning to Ring of Honor to face Jonathan Gresham at Final Battle. Gresham had originally been scheduled to face Bandido for the ROH World Championship on the card. Bandido had to pull out of the show due to testing positive for COVID-19, however.

“This match is about more than winning or losing, more than who’s the best or what championship we hold,” Lethal said. “This match is about showing the world what this era of Ring of Honor is and I can’t wait to get back into the ring with one of the best wrestlers I know tomorrow night, Jonathan Gresham.”

ROH has said they will address the World Title situation during the first hour of Final Battle.

Gresham vs Lethal will be one-half of a double main event on the show. The Briscoes challenging the OKC (Mike Bennett and Matt Taven) will be the other. The updated lineup for the show is below:

1. Jay Lethal vs Jonathan Gresham
2. ROH World Tag Team Championships
   The OGK (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) (c) vs. The Briscoe Brothers (Mark Briscoe and Jay Briscoe)
3. ROH Women’s World Championship
   Rok-C (c) vs. Willow Nightingale
4. ROH 6-Man Tag Team Championships
   Shane Taylor Promotions (Jasper Kaun, Moses Maddox, and O’Shay Edwards) (with Ron Hunt) (c) vs. The Righteous (Vincent, Bateman, and Dutch) (with Vita VonStarr)
5. ROH Television Championship
   Dalton Castle (c) vs TBD
6. ROH Pure Championship
   Josh Woods (c) vs. Brian Johnson
7. Kenny King vs Shane Taylor
8. Eli Isom, Taylor Rust, and Tracy Williams vs. VLNCE UNLTD (Brody King, Homicide, and Tony Deppen)

One WWE legend is happy to see Jay Lethal quickly land on his feet.

Jay was perhaps the biggest name impacted by the recent Ring of Honor news. The promotion will be going dark until at least April and is releasing all of its talent. Jay had been loyal to the company for a decade.

Lethal was simply too good to sit on the sidelines, however. During the Full Gear PPV, it was announced that Jay is All Elite.

Booker T On What Makes Jay Lethal Special

During an episode of his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T, who worked with Jay back in TNA, sang the praises of the new AEW signee.

“Jay Lethal, he’s a soldier, bro. I’ve gotten a chance to work with Jay Lethal in TNA and he’s always been a guy that, I must say, loves this business more than anybody I’ve ever seen.

“Jay Lethal loves this business. He loved working for that company [ROH] but when the doors closed, they sent him a letter saying his contract is void.

“It’s like any athlete man, you’ve got to look for work and you’ve got to do it quick because those notes that come in the mailbox they’re called bills.

“They keep coming whether you’re working for somebody or not. Jay Lethal is saying AEW opened the doors, and he stepped right in there and I’m glad for him and glad to see Jay Lethal take that next step past ROH.

“I’ve always thought Jay Lethal should be somewhere working primetime, there again the loyalty that he has given to this business, so give that man a break.”

Booker T also said that Lethal can hang with the best workers in the industry. He feels when Jay walks away from the business, people will look back at just how good he really was.

Lethal is scheduled to challenge Sammy Guevara for the TNT Championship on the Nov. 17 episode of Dynamite. The match could bring Lethal one step closer to meeting his dream opponent, Chris Jericho.

H/T to Wrestling Inc for the quotes.

Jay Lethal has officially joined All Elite Wrestling. The former ROH Champion has commented on his dream opponent in AEW.

Lethal had been a mainstay for ROH for a decade. Despite constant questions about a potential WWE run, Jay Lethal remained loyal to Ring of Honor.

The wrestling world was stunned by the news that ROH will be going dark in an attempt to undergo a “reconceptualizing” process. All ROH talent will be released and Lethal ended up being granted a request to have his release expedited.

Jay Lethal Wants To Wrestle Chris Jericho

During the Full Gear PPV, Tony Schiavone brought out Lethal as the newest member of the AEW roster. Speaking with the media after the event, Jay revealed that Chris Jericho is his dream opponent.

“I have said in several interviews that I’ve ever had, they’ve asked me plenty of times, at least 7-8, ‘Who’s your dream opponent?’ And on the top of that list is Chris Jericho.

“I’ve been a fan of his growing up, of course, I’m only 36 so I watched him growing up on television. So, on the top of the list, he’d be my number one pick.

“But I would love it if I got to step into the ring with everybody and I know that may sound like I’m trying to escape the question, but I really can’t wait to step into the ring with every AEW superstar.”

For the immediate future, Lethal will have his sights set on TNT Champion Sammy Guevara. The TNT titleholder is a member of Jericho’s Inner Circle faction.

At Full Gear, Jay Lethal issued the challenge to Guevara. The TNT Champion made his way out to accept. The match will take place on the Nov. 17 episode of Dynamite.

Please H/T SEScoops with a link if you use any quotes from this article

Jay Lethal is officially All Elite. During Saturday’s AEW Full Gear pay-per-view event, Tony Schiavone introduced a special guest.

Lethal was introduced with a remixed version of Randy Savage’s theme song. He announced that he has signed with AEW and then he issued a challenge to TNT Champion Sammu Guevara for Wednesday’s Dynamite.

Guevara walked out and then accepted the challenge. Also set for this show includes The Butcher and The Blade vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Orange Cassidy, Nyla Rose vs. Hikaru Shida, and The Acclaimed vs. Dante Martin & Lio Rush. 

Lethal had been with ROH for a number of years, but the company is going hiatus after the Final Battle pay-per-view in December. The company said that they “anticipate” a return in April. 

Should they return to holding shows, it won’t be with the same crop of talent as they’ve released all contracted talent including Lethal. 

Lethal made a name for himself in TNA Wrestling before going to ROH. While with TNA, he was a six-time X-Division and one-time Tag Team Champion. In ROH, he held the Pure, TV, and Tag Team Titles in addition to being a two-time World Champion. 

ROH made the surprising announcement of going dark for the first quarter of 2022 to re-imagine the company. This came after the organization spent a good part of the last couple of years without producing an event due to COVID-19.

Later reports confirmed that the promotion has decided to release all of its contracted wrestlers. The talents who had been part of the company have been reacting to the news ever since.

The reigning ROH world champion Bandido reacted to the announcement on Twitter. He retweeted the official statement from the company and said that he will forever be the most wanted champion:

Danhausen responded to the news by teasing a move to AEW. He produced a GIF similar to the viral video of Cody Rhodes with the camera zooming in on him, to get people talking about his future:

“Kingpin” Brian Milonas sent out a statement mentioning how ROH gave him a chance when no one else did. So he is forever grateful for the opportunity.

“Kingpin” Brian Milonas sent out a statement mentioning how ROH gave him a chance when no one else did. So he is forever grateful for the opportunity.

Other people who have commented on the development include Broody King, Brian Zane, Jay Lethal, and more. You can check out all the reactions below:

ROH will culminate this year with the Final Battle PPV in December. They are expected to return with the Supercard of Honor event in April next year.

Jay Lethal says there are two goals left that he has in mind with his ROH run.

Lethal has been a mainstay for Ring of Honor. His second run with the company has been in effect since 2011. Lethal is a former two-time ROH World Champion. He’s also held the TV Title twice, the Pure Championship, and is a former tag team champion.

What Does Jay Lethal Have Left To Do In ROH?

Many have wondered what could possibly be left for the 36-year-old in ROH. Speaking to Wrestlezone.com, Jay Lethal answered that question.

“I constantly ask myself that, every day. Where do I go from here? And I think I’m in a place where I can only answer that in two ways. One, I would love to be the Ring of Honor World Champion again. And two, I just wanna help as many people as possible. I enjoy helping guys like Eli Isom, or anybody who comes to me with any questions they think that I can help them with. Oh man, I love that. So I mean, [the] only two things I can see myself doing, when I ask what is left, another Ring of Honor World Championship and helping as many people as I can along the way.”

Lethal went on to say that if he were to walk away from the wrestling business tomorrow, he’d be satisfied. For years, fans have wondered if Lethal will ever transition to a company such as WWE. With AEW now in full force, that question has only grown stronger.

Back in 2019, Lethal said he had no interest in joining the WWE or AEW roster.

Super ACH obtained his release from WWE and has since returned to wrestling on the independent scene and with Major League Wrestling. During the recent controversy with his previous employer, ACH took a shot at Jay Lethal in a since-deleted Tweet. ACH recently provided more details regarding his conflict with Lethal in the following Tweets:

“…in my best interest,” ACH continued. “Jimmy Jacobs a person who I respect was the reason I felt I had too. When I went to Lethal he never apologized to me for putting his hands on me. All he did was tell me how he’s felt with racism etc etc. but not ONCE did he ever say my bad for hitting you.”

“So till this day I’ll say it loud and clear,” ACH continued in the same thread. “I don’t like him. I never will. Stop asking me to apologize for what I’ve said because I won’t ever. ROH locker was the worst time in my career for me. I’m over it! I dont care to talk about it. And I’ll do whatever in my powers to make sure I’m never ever belittled, embarrassed, or bullied again.”

Some Tweets were combined for clarity purposes. The full Tweets are available in this thread.

ACH then continued to tell his fans he’s doing well, is happy, and evidently has a crush on Kayla Braxton:

NXT Superstar Jordan Myles has returned to Twitter, sharing his thoughts on the controversy surrounding a t-shirt design WWE created for him. Myles reacted to the idea of apologizing to former Ring of Honor World Champion Jay Lethal. He also addressed Booker T’s recent thoughts on how he dealt with the situation. 

He questioned why he should apologize for being honest, asking why he shouldn’t voice his opinions about pro wrestling. Myles stressed he is proud to be a professional wrestler and even prouder to be African American. He added that people can “Stand with me and stand behind me.#ForTheCulture.”

When told be a fan that he needed to publicly apologize to Jay Lethal, Myles uploaded a video of him breaking into laughter, accompanied by a caption that read: 

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I’ll apologize for not being sorry.”

Respect

Myles confessed that he was emotional in his initial approach, adding he had nothing but respect for Booker T. He made a public request to be on Booker T’s podcast, stating that they could “discuss this situation as a whole.”

The WWE Superstar recently released a statement to his Instagram account. In that statement, Myles admitted his initial, emotional response was unprofessional and disrespectful. He has since launched a new shirt of his own, with all proceeds going towards the ADAA (Anxiety and Depression Association of America) foundation. 

It appears as though former Ring of Honor World Champion Jay Lethal has suffered a broken arm during the promotion’s current Honor United tour in the United Kingdom.

According to PWInsider, the unfortunate incident took place during their show in Bolton, England on October 27th. This event was the third and final night of ROH’s U.K. tour.

The injury supposedly occurred towards the end of his match against Villain Enterprises member PCO. Apparently, Lethal shifted as PCO was landing on him, resulting in his arm being broken. The match ended with PCO defeating Jay Lethal via disqualification after Jonathan Gresham interfered.

Final Battle

His match against PCO was initially meant to be a tag team matchup. It would have featured Villain Enterprises’ PCO and Brody King teaming up against Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham. King, however, had suffered an injury himself, forcing the change.

Despite breaking his arm, Lethal was still able to participate in the fallout of the match. Gresham claimed that he and Lethal would continue to attack people on every show until ROH officials gave them a shot at the ROH World Tag Team Championships. This brought out the current champs, Jay and Mark Briscoe, who brawled with them.

After being pulled apart, Jay Briscoe accepted the challenge. He claimed they would defend their belts against Lethal and Gresham at ROH’s December pay-per-view, Final Battle.

At the time of writing, there is no timeframe as to how long Lethal may be out of action for or whether he will be ready for this matchup in December.

Ring of Honor wrestling has announced the second and last batch of entrants for the ROH World Title No. 1 Contender tournament.

ROH announced the first four entrants of the tournament on August 29. Jay Lethal, Kenny King, Dalton Castle, and Marty Scurll were the first four entrants named.

The remaining four entrants have also been revealed to be PCO, Colt Cabana, Bandido and Mark Haskins.

The tournament matches are set to take place at Death Before Dishonor and Death Before Dishonor Fallout on September 27 and September 28 respectively in Las Vegas at Sam’s Town Live.

It was noted in the press release that “Death Before Dishonor has been an ROH staple since 2003 and has featured historic title changes and epic confrontations. This will be the fourth year in a row that Las Vegas has hosted the extravaganza.”

The semifinals and finals of the tournament will take place at Glory By Honor in New Orleans on October 12 at UNO Lakefront Arena.

The winner of the tournament will earn an opportunity for the ROH World Championship at Final Battle on December 13 in Baltimore at the UMBC Event Center.

ROH (Ring of Honor) is back this weekend with two events – one TV tapings and one house show.

Ring of Honor will hold the Manhattan Mayhem event at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on Saturday, July 20th. This event will serve as television tapings for ROH’s weekly TV series on Sinclair Broadcast Group affiliates. ROH Champion Matt Taven vs. Jay Lethal is expected to headline this show. 

The following night, the Baltimore-based promotion holds their Mass Hysteria event in Lowell. Rush vs. Dalton Castle is likely to serve as the main event. 

Here are the cards: 

TV Tapings 

• ROH Champion Matt Taven vs. Jay Lethal.
• ROH Tag Team Champions The Guerrillas of Destiny vs. The Briscoes
• Jonathan Gresham vs. Dragon Lee.
• Villain Enterprises’ Marty Scurll &  PCO & Brody King & Flip Gordon vs. LifeBlood’s Mark Haskins &  Bandido & Tracy Williams & PJ Black.
• TK O’Ryan vs. Rush

Mass Hysteria

• ROH World TV Champion Shane Taylor vs. Eli Isom 
• Rush vs. Dalton Castle
• ROH World 6-Man Tag Team Champions Lifeblood vs. Villain Enterprises 
• PJ Black vs. Silas Young
• The Kingdom vs. Alex Shelly, Jonathan Gresham & Jay Lethal
• Kenny King vs. Dragon Lee

Former ROH World Heavyweight Champion Jay Lethal did a recent interview with SportsKeeda where he spoke about a wide range of topics including his future in wrestling as it pertains to ROH.

Lethal started out by stating that there is no telling what tomorrow will hold and brought up how he started out by wanting to be a wrestler to just pay the bills and make a living.

“Ring of Honor has provided me with the opportunity to do so. I am extremely thankful for that. They have also given me opportunities that no other wrestling company that I’ve worked for has given me until now have given me. Hopefully, the future holds me doing something with or in Ring of Honor.”

Lethal responded with “no” when asked if he isn’t tempted by offers from an AEW or a WWE.

Lethal dropped the title to Matt Taven who became ROH World Champion when he beat Lethal and Marty Scurll in a triple threat ladder match at the G1 Supercard event earlier this month.

During his latest reign as the top champion in Ring of Honor, Lethal made history by surpassing Samoa Joe’s record of 645 days for having the most combined days as champion.

WWE Hall Of Famer, Mark Henry, has given some high praise to ROH World Champion, Jay Lethal. The “World’s Strongest Man” shared that Lethal deserves to be mentioned within the same breath as luminaries such as The Rock, Ron Simmons, and other influential, trailblazing African American wrestlers.

Speaking with Busted Open Radio, Henry would admit that, though Lethal is a friend, he is still a contemporary.

“Jay Lethal, you are a friend, but more than that you are a contemporary. You deserve to be spoke of in the same breath as The Rock, a Ron Simmons, a Booker T, a Mark Henry,” he said. “The list goes on of African American wrestlers that have paved the way throughout history. You are setting the stage for the two or three generations after you. […] I am very proud that you’re headlining Madison Square Garden.”

Henry would then juxtapose Lethal headlining in Madison Square Garden with Kofi Kingston’s WrestleMania 35 opportunity the next day against the Planet’s Champion, Daniel Bryan. The two will compete for the WWE Championship.

“The mirror of you [Lethal] and Kofi both at the same time. When people say, ‘well, there’s no African American influence in wrestling.’ I’ll be damned if there’s not an African American influence. Jay Lethal and Kofi Kingston are at the top of the game right now. Right now.”

Jay Lethal defends the ROH World Championship against both Marty Scurll and Matt Taven in a triple threat ladder match. This match takes place on Ring Of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling’s massive co-promoted G1 Supercard event. The event takes place on Saturday 6th April from Madison Square Garden, New York.

G1 Supercard, which will be brought by Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling at the Madison Square Garden on April 6, will see ROH Champion Jay Lethal as one of the wrestlers in the main event of the show at the historic and important venue.

Lethal will be facing Marty Scurll and Matt Taven in a three-way ladder match for the ROH World Championship, which will be one of the main events in the card.

Lethal talked to the Tampa Bay Times about his opportunity to headline the first non-WWE event in nearly 60 years at MSG.

“Every wrestler from my generation thought that the only way to work in Madison Square Garden was to work for the WWE or fill out an application to work security,” Lethal said. “I get to go there without doing either of those two things.” ”

Lethal adds that he is more than happy with how his career is going and equates it to winning the lottery, to be going in as a champion at a sold-out show in MSG.

“I feel like my career is like winning the lottery. Everything just seems to go right.”

“I couldn’t write my story any better,” Lethal added. “We are wrestling a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden and I am champion. A few years ago, I would have said this is impossible. But it is a reality.”