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00:00Wow, Jericho calling in his rematch, proving ground, world champion Athena, Lady Frost coming up next.
00:12I'm still a little taken aback, a little stunned invoking the name of the late great Jane Briscoe once more.
00:21The following contest scheduled for one fall has a 10 minute time limit and is a proving ground match for the Ring of Honor Women's World Championship.
00:30Introducing first, from Imperial, Iceland, Lady Frost!
00:38Lady Frost last week issued the challenge, all but interrupted the longest reigning, most dominant Ring of Honor World Champion of all time and to me that says something in and of itself, Caprice.
00:51Absolutely, longest reigning, most defenses, I tell you what, most appearances here as a champion and almost a wrestler here, Athena has been a champion that not many people like but she's proven her dominance here at Ring of Honor.
01:05And for Lady Frost to step up to the plate and make that challenge says a lot about her character as we await the champ.
01:12And her opponent, accompanied to the ring by Lexi Nair, from Dallas, Texas, she is the Ring of Honor Women's World Champion, the fallen goddess, Athena!
01:28Listen, we're not going to talk about a change because we're-
01:31Well, it's not just a spooky Halloween themed accent, that's for sure.
01:41Abaddon has been hot on the trail of the Ring of Honor Women's World Champion, Athena.
01:47Now, Athena has used at various points Billy Stars and sometimes Lexi Nair, who you see handcuffed to the champion, has human shields or defenses against the living dead girl.
02:04You know what they say, best friends that stay together are chained together.
02:13Well, Athena has now undone the handcuffs and now locked-
02:18She's just locked Lexi Nair ringside like she's a dog.
02:29She's doing this to save Lex for when Lexi needs to run.
02:33Yeah, that doesn't seem like it's going to save Lexi, it seems like it's going to make it easier for Athena to run.
02:39It's going to make it easier, if Abaddon does show up, for them to get Lexi.
02:50As the most dominant, longest reigning champion of any title in Ring of Honor history, has the hand outstretched.
03:02We enter the proving ground here tonight, if Lady Frost can go 10 minutes or defeat the champion, Lady Frost will earn a future shot at the Ring of Honor Women's World Championship.
03:10But of course, Ring of Honor could not be hotter right now.
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03:15Oh!
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03:22Double dropkick, no one home.
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03:26And that line continues.
03:28Nigel McGinnis, Jerry Lynn just announced.
03:30When are you getting your figure, Caprice?
03:32I want to know when Athena's getting hers.
03:34Well, that's a good point.
03:36She's the longest reigning champion, most defenses.
03:39One thing she deserves, one.
03:43And I would not argue with that, even though sometimes she puts her minions in harm's way.
03:49And by sometimes I mean all the time.
03:51Look at that, nice handspring, back through.
03:53There's nobody like Lady Frost.
03:56One of a kind, shoulder tackle.
03:58Delivers, off the ropes now, Lady Frost.
04:01Cassadora, into the inside.
04:04Arm drag takeover.
04:06Everything Frost does is so smooth.
04:10The gymnastics that she's been able to fuse with wrestling.
04:13Great technical ability as well.
04:15And Caprice, I have to respect the craft of Lady Frost.
04:18Yeah!
04:19See that cartwheel on the bottom rope?
04:20I did!
04:21Oh, pin him up on the outside.
04:23I want to point something out though.
04:25It was almost like Athena was startled when Lexi made noises on the outside.
04:30It's almost like she's looking around maybe for an Abaddon perhaps.
04:36Whoa, whoa, whoa!
04:37Wait a minute, what is this?
04:40Lexi just pulled a chain on her.
04:42She's pulling a chain.
04:43That ain't fair.
04:44No!
04:46Just right through the six pack of Lady Frost.
04:50You gotta believe that Athena's having nightmares at night though, Rick Abadne.
04:54Things that go bump in the night.
04:57Goodness.
04:59And Chris Jericho is in the number one movie in America right now.
05:02It is a horror film, but Athena certainly living her own horror as of late.
05:09I don't know if I can stay in the dream that Abaddon's in.
05:12I wake up immediately.
05:17It's a hard plan.
05:18It's a hard plan.
05:21And Athena, the 20 count.
05:23I want to take this count out here.
05:25Yeah, it is a 20 count in ROH, which Athena has used to her advantage.
05:30I know Lady Frost, she's not going to want to count out.
05:32She's going to try everything she can to get back inside the ring.
05:35And look at her and tell she's in a lot of trouble, Rick Abadne.
05:38But Athena keeps darting her eyes to the crowd.
05:42What is Athena?
05:44It's paranoia.
05:46She has the high ground on the challenger and the proven ground at this point.
05:50Referee Mike Posey gets the 13.
05:52Posey has been the ace referee of the women's division.
05:57It is impressive how she has an athlete of caliber.
06:00This is my show! My show!
06:03An athlete of the caliber of Lady Frost and able to take control
06:06while she's having his eyes all over the place.
06:12And Lady Frost about three minutes in.
06:15And if she's going to try and get through the time limit,
06:17she's got to make a move here.
06:19At this point, I would empty it out and go for the win.
06:23It's such a balancing act in these proven ground bouts.
06:26Yeah, but it's hard to do what you want to do when you're going against
06:28an athlete like Athena, who at this point could do exactly what she wants.
06:33And how many people can move Lady Frost around like that?
06:36Yeah, Athena is so strong.
06:39Cartwheel, come through.
06:40Nice, Barry.
06:41One.
06:42Just a one count, so is Lady Frost.
06:44The strength there on the right hand.
06:46Plants the champ.
06:47Now the challenger in this proven ground bout takes a boot to the face.
06:52Tell you what, just when you think that Lady Frost is coming back with something,
06:55Athena cuts her right back off, staying in control.
07:00I'll tell you what, Athena is deceptively strong.
07:03Even with her leaned out frame, she maintains the muscle and the strength behind it.
07:07Well, we have seen that power.
07:09Lady Frost! Lady Frost! Lady Frost! Lady Frost!
07:13Over the course of her nearly two year title reign.
07:15Oh goodness, that started back at Final Battle 2022
07:19when she defeated the OG Mercedes Martinez.
07:22Lady Frost with an opening here.
07:25Head slam.
07:26Off the ropes.
07:27There you go.
07:28Big close line.
07:29The champion planet.
07:31I'll tell you what, the turning point of this bout, Caprice,
07:33was that chain on the outside.
07:35Rewind kick there.
07:36But Lady Frost recovering quite nicely.
07:39Yeah, another opportunity.
07:41Lady Frost going high.
07:42Every time she goes high, this is dangerous, Riccobon.
07:44You never know what you're going to see.
07:46So many things she could do from there.
07:49Had a career defining moment from the top.
07:51Athena Mexico trying to do the same in ROH.
07:54Lady Frost!
07:56Tornilla, cover.
07:57Two!
07:59I call that the spinning sickle, Riccobon.
08:02I like it.
08:04It's like an icicle, you know.
08:05Absolutely, as Lady Frost,
08:08with an opportunity here.
08:10There you see the
08:13worried,
08:15this almost despondent eyes of Lexi Nair,
08:17the champion, rarely in this kind of danger.
08:21I don't believe Lexi's worried about Athena
08:23and not worried about her own livelihood.
08:26And that's crazy.
08:28And so we're going to miss on the right hand.
08:30It is Lady Frost,
08:31Cassadora wheelbarrow slam!
08:33Leg hook, cover!
08:35Two!
08:36No!
08:38That explosive
08:40thought, this wittiness wrestling that Athena does,
08:44whatever she thinks she can do, she just does it.
08:48That's impressive.
08:53As Lady Frost in the corner.
08:56The champion back elbow
08:58from Lady Frost.
08:59Oh!
09:00Uppercut.
09:01I'm not used to seeing Lady Frost fight from underneath the whole match.
09:05Normally it's a lot more even than this,
09:07but Athena's showing her dominance.
09:09Lady Frost out of the way.
09:11Lady Frost, though, has been able to get back into this match at every turn.
09:15When the chips have been down,
09:17Lady Frost has risen to the occasion.
09:19Front handspring!
09:20Cannonball!
09:21Yeah!
09:24Snowball fight into the corner!
09:26Maybe the opening of Lady Frost's knees.
09:28Look at this cartwheel.
09:29Whoa!
09:30Driver!
09:32And the champion's planning!
09:34Cover here!
09:35Lateral press too!
09:37Wow!
09:39Looking like an avalanche driver there.
09:42And I'll tell you what,
09:43Athena,
09:44sensing she was in danger,
09:46used every muscle in her body to kick out of that caprice.
09:50You see the hips, the legs, everything go up.
09:52Yeah, I'm used to seeing this.
09:53Athena will do anything she can to retain that title.
09:56And a lot of her defense has been in the proving ground,
10:00keeping people from even challenging from the title.
10:02You have to respect that.
10:04And Athena here.
10:05Elbows.
10:06Lady Frost.
10:07Whoa!
10:09Big kick there.
10:12Athena now.
10:14Looking for the Irish whip.
10:15It's Lady Frost reverses into the corner.
10:17Athena!
10:18Whoa!
10:19Right hand staggers the champ.
10:20Lady Frost now.
10:23Didn't use her quickness to get up to the ropes
10:25and was stopped by Lady Frost.
10:27But the balance is in the favor of Athena at the moment.
10:29So Lady Frost has a short amount of time to do a move
10:32before Athena regains her balance or senses about her.
10:36And it's Lady Frost here with the high ground.
10:39Yeah, Athena's holding on.
10:40Now it's going to be hard to do anything from this point
10:43because of Athena's balance and the position she's in.
10:46Frost is in a lot of trouble now.
10:47You called it, Caprice.
10:48That seated position.
10:49Yeah.
10:50The power of the champion!
10:51This guy would be enough.
10:54Athena!
10:56Arm locked.
10:58Oh, cross face!
10:59Cross face!
11:00Lady Frost is faded.
11:01Nowhere for Frost to go.
11:02There's nowhere for Frost to go.
11:03She's going to pass out or tap out.
11:05There's nowhere for her to go.
11:06Oh, and Mike Posey.
11:07She's out.
11:08Posey's going to stop it.
11:09Stop it, Posey.
11:10Stop it.
11:11Stop it.
11:12Stop it.
11:13Stop it.
11:14Stop it.
11:15Lady Frost is going to stop it.
11:16Stop it, Posey.
11:17Come on.
11:18Wait a minute.
11:19Frost trying to claw back.
11:20Trying to get back in this.
11:21But there's no way.
11:22What?
11:23Wait a minute.
11:24Two!
11:25Two!
11:26Wow!
11:27Right back.
11:28Oh, my goodness.
11:29Look at the heart of Lady Frost.
11:30That's it.
11:31Oh, that's it.
11:32Wow.
11:34Here is your winner, the Ring of Honor,
11:37Women's World Champion, Athena!
11:43Tremendous effort from Lady Frost,
11:46but the result remained the same.
11:49Athena victorious, closing in on two years
11:52as Women's World Champion.
11:54And look at this now.
11:58That's gaslighting 101, Caprice.
12:01Yeah.
12:02I don't know.
12:03I'll tell you what.
12:04The result that Athena showed on that lot,
12:08even though Lady Frost was fighting,
12:09she stayed with it.
12:11And that's one of the reasons why
12:12Athena is still the Ring of Honor Women's Champion.
12:15Even though in paranoia,
12:17linking her friends together.
12:20Wait a second.
12:21Hold on.
12:22Wait a minute.
12:23Not this again.
12:24I thought we were done.
12:25I thought we were done.
12:26About six months ago,
12:27Athena would drive her opponent's heads
12:31into the championship belt after victories.
12:36Wait a minute.
12:40And look at Athena.
12:41Look at Athena scatter.
12:46Athena's freaking out.
12:48Running for her life.
12:50There's only one way out, Riccobardi.
12:54And fans, we gotta go for Caprice Coleman.
12:57I'm Ed Riccobardi.
12:59Don't leave me, Riccobardi.
13:00I gotta go.