At FINAL BATTLE 2024 Red Velvet escaped her ROH Women’s World TV Title defense against Leyla Hirsch in large part thanks to a wrench she pulled out from under the ring. It was a dirty trick pulled straight from Hirsch’s old playbook, literally the same way Hirsch defeated Red on the March 23, 2022 DYNAMITE, and clearly the defending champion never forgot no matter how much time had passed.
As can be heard in that video above, Leyla has regrets about how she conducted business then but it lends her a bit of understanding for how Red Velvet has chosen to operate as champion. That understanding doesn’t mean Hirsch is going to let what happened at Hammerstein stand without repercussion, and it seems like the ROH Women’s World TV Champion is amenable to a championship rematch but “on her time”, whenever that may be.
In the mean time, while “Legit” Leyla Hirsch awaits another title fight, Red Velvet is stepping onto the Proving Ground for the third time since winning the title at DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR 2024. Will Red Velvet turn away another potential challenger tonight during ROH ON HONOR CLUB?
STP’s Trish Adora vs. Harley Cameron
Back on HONOR CLUB #68, in her debut bout for Ring of Honor, Harley Cameron scored a solid victory over Trish Adora and since then she’s amassed a 3-2 record in ROH, most recently scoring a victory over Ashley Vox just last week. Adora, on the other hand, is 2-1 in ROH competition since that loss to Harley and has since aligned herself with Shane Taylor Promotions. That new attitude brought Trish to victory over Rachael Ellering a few weeks ago, and now she’s looking for it to even the score with Harley Cameron tonight during HONOR CLUB! Will Adora’s new-found aggression bring her a third consecutive victory, or will she feel the wrath of Harley as Cameron prepares to fight AEW Women’s World Champion Mariah May on COLLISION?