ROH On HonorClub Tapings: Bandido attacked, Pure contenders advance

Ring of Honor taped a string of matches for future episodes of ROH On HonorClub on Saturday night, August 30, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, producing several storyline developments that could reshape the promotion's title picture and upcoming tournament brackets. The tapings, held before and after the AEW Collision show, included a non-title Proving Ground match featuring ROH World Champion Bandido, multiple Pure Wrestling Women’s Championship tournament bouts, and a postmatch attack that left the champion vulnerable.

In the 8:30 p.m. taping, Bandido pinned Lee Johnson in a Proving Ground outing, but was set upon afterward by Blake Christian, who struck the champion with the Lethal Injection and stood over him holding the ROH title belt. A group identified as Hologram, together with The Blue Meanie and Tomohiro Ishii, intervened to chase Christian off. The Blue Meanie later addressed the crowd in a speech to close the night, according to taping spoilers.

The night produced a mix of clean victories and contested finishes. Johnny TV defeated Alex Zayne after members of MxM Collection interfered. Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari scored a victory over Serpentico and Angelico...