After defeating Yuka Sakazaki at SUPERCARD OF HONOR 2023 and Miyu Yamashita just days later during ROH ON HONOR CLUB, ROH Women’s World Champion Athena is on a tremendous roll. She’s won 18 consecutive matches in Ring of Honor, successfully defended her championship on 8 occasions, and turned away nine different potential challengers in Proving Ground/Eliminator Matches. Athena is well on her way to becoming one of the most dominant champions in Ring of Honor history, across all divisions; she’s one win away from tying Rok-C’s record of nine defenses, and less than 100 days away from topping Mercedes Martinez’s record for longevity as champ, but how she has accomplished her success so far is what marks her as a dominant force above those aforementioned former champs.
That doesn’t mean it’s going to stop other competitors from coming after the crown though, or at least trying to earn their way into a championship fight. The next woman looking to take on that challenge will do so this Thursday night on Honor Club, and that is Ashley D’Amboise! Despite having just under two years experience, Ashley has been inside the ring with some of the best competition AEW has to offer, as well as putting in the work honing her craft around the independent wrestling scene. Now, in her Ring of Honor debut, D’Amboise is looking to take down the top dog and earn herself a future Women’s World Championship opportunity! Will the lessons learned Nyla Rose, Thunder Rosa, Kris Statlander, and Emi Sakura manifest into victory against “The Fallen Goddess”?