While heavily limited by its throwaway nature, this ROH TV special was a completely skippable but reasonably entertaining watch. A lot of the shows performers gave reliable outings and several matches (namely Janai/World, Wayne/Angels and the 8 man main event) were good fun to watch. A series of squashes followed by a dull Priest/Grey match ground the show to a bit of a standstill while the crowd sat on their hands all night, but the show knew when to raise the energy and ended on a nice high. A few small pieces of efficient advancement, but mostly a run of the mill match compilation and chance for lesser highlighted wrestlers to grab some more reps. Bring on the second, more important ROH show later in the week.
ROH comes to YouTube for a special insert show as Orange Cassidy makes a special appearance to team with Dalton Castle and The Outrunners. They take on the team of The Premier Athletes and The Swirl. Maya World gets an exhibition against the lethal Janai Kai following her TBS Title win at Redemption. Elsewhere on the card Angelico looks to get his hands on Lee Moriarty in tag team competition ahead of their Pure Title Match This Friday!
| ROH TV Special July 28th 2026 Star Ratings | |
| Match / In Ring Promo | Result and Star Rating. |
| ROH TV Special Opening Match Maya World vs Janai Kai | Maya World by Pinfall via Shining Wizard GOOD- 3.25 Stars |
| Nick Wayne vs Alan Angels | Nick Wayne by Pinfall via Buzzsaw Kick GREAT- 3.5 Stars |
| Action Andretti, Anthony Bowens and Hook vs Steve Allen, Robert Allen and Landon Hale | Anthony Bowens by Submission via Armbar SQUASH- No Rating |
| Isla Dawn vs Erica Leigh | Isla Dawn by Submission via Dragon Sleeper SQUASH- No Rating |
| Adam Priest vs Kiran Grey | Adam Priest by Submission via Single Leg Boston Crab AVERAGE- 2.25 Stars |
Griff Garrison vs Aaron Solo | Griff Garrison by Pinfall via Spinning Forearm GOOD- 3 Stars |
| Shane Taylor and Lee Moriarty vs Angelico and Serpentico | Lee Moriarty by Pinfall via Spinning Side Slam GOOD- 3 Stars |
| Main Event Orange Cassidy, Dalton Castle and The Outrunners vs The Swirl and The Premier Athletes | Orange Cassidy by Pinfall via Orange Punch GOOD– 3.25 Stars |
ROH TV Special July 28th 2026 Highs
This ROH TV Special, while far from setting the world on fire, did provide a reasonably entertaining hour of stakeless wrestling television. The opening was particularly enjoyable with the opening two matches both inventive and nicely paced. Alan Angels in particular had a good bout with Nick Wayne, a sprint of innovative spots and a lovely back and forth chemistry. With Wayne involved in a 3 way on Dynamite this week it could be a solid week for him in terms of ring performance.
A lot of wrestlers also brought their usual reliability, with expected good work from Maya World, Lee Johnson, Blake Christian and Lee Moriarty. Orange Cassidy even graced the show with his presence, proving an expectedly entertaining team with Dalton Castle and The Outrunners for an enjoyable, if throwaway, main event exhibition.
Finally, while story was expectently limited, it was nice to see a concerted effort to build Isla Dawn with a dominant win and backstage call out promo. A response promo from Red Velvet sets up a later match between the two. Simple and efficient storytelling
ROH TV Special July 28th 2026 Lows
This show felt exactly as throwaway as an additional YouTube insert can be expected to be. Most matches had limited to no stakes and even the best action didn’t blow the roof off. The energy wasn’t helped by a poor crowd, who only came alive for one or two talents through the night. Angels and Wayne, good as it was, was hampered by a crowd sat on their hands, meaning they could never build the energy they were trying to.
The only major dud of a match in my opinion was Adam Priest and Kiran Grey. As someone who hasn’t watched ROH in a while, I was very interested in Grey from his entrance and the build up from commentary about his unsettling past. Unfortunately the match was a plodding series of slow strikes before Grey was put away convincingly by submission, robbing the character of any intrigue while not really building up the technically sound but fairly bland Priest. Unfortunately ground the show to a bit of a halt.
Summary-
While heavily limited by its throwaway nature, this ROH TV special was a completely skippable but reasonably entertaining watch. A lot of the shows performers gave reliable outings and several matches (namely Janai/World, Wayne/Angels and the 8 man main event) were good fun to watch. A series of squashes followed by a dull Priest/Grey match ground the show to a bit of a standstill while the crowd sat on their hands all night, but the show knew when to raise the energy and ended on a nice high. A few small pieces of efficient advancement, but mostly a run of the mill match compilation and chance for lesser highlighted wrestlers to grab some more reps. Bring on the second, more important ROH show later in the week.
Matches- 0.5/1
Show Structure- 0.5/1
Atmosphere- 0.25/1
Storytelling- 0.5/1
Production/Theme- 0.5/1
Overall Rating- 2.25 /5 Stars
Photo Credit- ROH- July 28th 2026
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