For nearly 15 years KC Spinelli has been competing across Canada, in the United Kingdom, in the United States, and even in Mexico, to hone her craft in that never-ending trek to become the best wrestler she can possibly be. This Thursday night in Toronto, in front of a hometown audience, Spinelli will not only get to make her debut for Ring of Honor, but she will get to do so against the top dog in the Ring of Honor Women’s Division: Athena!
Coming into this bout after having beaten Kiera Hogan last Thursday in that unforgettable Chicago Street Fight, and three days later topping Billie Starks to advance in the Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, the AEW Women’s World Champion is riding high. She is 27-0 in Ring of Honor competition, has not lost any type of match since a tag on January 30th’s DARK: ELEVATION, and hasn’t lost a one-on-one match since ALL OUT 2022!
Athena seems completely untouchable at this point, whether it be Ring of Honor, AEW, or anywhere else in the world she plies her craft, but KC Spinelli aims to tap into her wealth of experience and find somehow, someway, to pull off the upset. If she can beat Athena, for that matter if she can just last ten minutes with the champ, then Spinelli will earn a future ROH Women’s World Championship match. Thus far Madison Rayne has come the closest, lasting eight and a half minutes on the JAY BRISCOE TRIBUTE & CELEBRATION OF LIFE event, but that extra ninety seconds of survival can be an eternity when fighting someone the caliber of Athena.
Can Spinelli be the first? Or will she just be the next?
Diamante vs. Leila Grey (w/ “Smart” Mark Sterling)
The tensions between Diamante and Leila Grey have rapidly ratcheted up here in Ring of Honor, first with Diamante spurning a “generous” offer by “Smart” Mark Sterling, and then with Grey using Sterling, as well as some rope leverage, to steal a victory on Diamante in their match.
Payback’s a…you know…and Leila Grey is about to feel that when Diamante steps up for round two this Thursday night! She’s prepared for Sterling’s interference, she’s prepared for the inevitable shenanigans that come with his presence, but is Grey prepared for response her actions have earned?