Shane Taylor Promotions win ROH World Six-Man Tag Titles
Shane Taylor Promotions captured the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships at Death Before Dishonor on Friday night in Philadelphia, defeating Marshall Von Erich, Ross Von Erich and Sammy Guevara after Guevara, filling in for an injured Dustin Rhodes, was left isolated following a miscue. The match at the 2300 Arena gave Shane Taylor, Carlie Bravo and Shawn Dean the belts and ended the long Sons of Texas title run.
Ring of Honor chief Tony Khan had announced ahead of the show that Guevara would take Rhodes place alongside the Von Erichs after Rhodes underwent double knee replacement surgery. Khan also said Guevara would select a partner of his choosing to defend the ROH World Tag Team Championships later that night against The Outrunners. Rhodes had not wrestled since late July, officials said.
Match reports described a chaotic sequence that led to the title change. Guevara, who was performing double duty for the promotion, appeared to lose his timing on a high-risk maneuver and inadvertently collided with a teammate. That error left him vulnerable to a three-on-one attack, after which Shane Taylor delivered a decisive punch and The Infantry executed a double-team finish....