Ring of Honor Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and ROH Highlights from April 20

Welcome to Bleacher Report's coverage and recap of Ring of Honor Wrestling on April 20.

This week was another episode that was taped alongside AEW Dynamite, so you will still see the similar sets and a bigger crowd than the usual ROH tapings in a studio.

Thursday's show featured a lot of action, but the two biggest matches on the card were related to the men's TV and women's world titles.

Samoa Joe put the ROH Television Championship on the line against Colt Cabana, and Athena faced Heather Reckless in a proving ground match.

Let's take a look at everything that went down during Thursday's episode.

Darius Martin teamed up with Action Andretti to take on the two men who are taking credit for Dante Martin's injury, Matt Taven and Mike Bennett.

Taven cornered Martin and pounded on him until Bennett could make the tag. The Kingdom did a good job isolating Darius from his partner with double-team moves and quick tags.

They spent a long time in the driver's seat before Darius was able to tag in Andretti. The young man had a few good spots before Taven and Bennett took over again.

A lot of ROH matches that go more than two minutes tend to be down the middle with the offense, but this bout seemed designed to make The Kingdom look like one of the most dominant teams in the company. The high-flyers had some good moments, but they only had control for a fraction of the match.

This was a decent performance from all four guys, but the thing that was especially nice to see was how well Darius and Andretti meshed together. They have similar styles, so they complement each other well.

Thanks to a distraction from Maria, Taven and Bennett were able to hit the Proton Pack for the win.

Winners: The Kingdom

Grade: C+

Notable Moments and Observations

• It was cool how the chiron billed him as "Top Flight's Darius Martin" instead of just showing his name 
• The way Darius bridged out of a pin seemed far less effective than a regular kickout. 
• Andretti has a perfect textbook moonsault. Now he needs to put something on it to make it his own.  

Robyn Renegade and Willow Nightingale met for a singles match this week. They started with a basic lockup before Nightingale knocked her down with a shoulder tackle.

The Renegades have been making more and more appearances in AEW and ROH recently, and this week, Robyn got a real entrance instead of just magically showing up in the ring.

Robyn made the mistake of slapping Willow in the face and paid for it when the powerhouse started firing back with some shots of her own.

Robyn kicked out of a big spinebuster and traded places with her sister, Charlette. The ref knew what happened, but the distraction was long enough to allow Robyn to hit a superkick. Willow still managed to get the win by countering a pinning combination.

The Renegades attacked her after the match and took her out with a modified Hart Attack. This bout was a little on the short side, but nothing we saw was bad. As always, Willow stands out anytime she performs on a show.

Winner: Willow Nightingale

Grade: C

Notable Moments and Observations

• Caprice Coleman and Ian Riccaboni marking out for Willow will never get old. 
• Willow's double-handed chop almost missed its mark, which is odd because it seems like such an easy move to do from two feet away. 
• Robyn hit a chop that had some snap to it. So did the slap across the face she hit a moment later.  

Lance Archer was scheduled to face Jah-C, but he made his entrance having already started attacking his opponent. He beat Jah-C all the way to the ring.

Archer refused to adhere to the Code of Honor. Jah-C was able to get in a couple of strikes before Archer absolutely obliterated him to score an easy win. We've seen entrances longer than this.

Winner: Lance Archer

Grade: Incomplete

Brian Cage fully adhered to the code of honor when he shook Joey Jett's hand before their match. In fact, he seemed so confident that he didn't even have to act like a heel.

This ended up being more than just a glorified squash match. Jett even had a chance to hit a couple of nice moves before The Machine started taking him apart.

Cage gave up more offense than expected in a match in which he probably should have bulldozed over his opponent, but seeing a competitive fight is never going to be a bad thing. It might not always make sense, but it will never be unwelcome.

The win went to Cage, but Jett impressed a lot of people with his performance.

Winner: Brian Cage

Grade: C+

Notable Moments and Observations

• Archer isn't even the biggest guy in ROH, but the way he carries himself makes him one of the most intimidating. You can't fake the kind of tough-guy persona he has.
• Prince Nana does a great job of being a presence at ringside without distracting from what is happening in the ring. 
• Jett has great athleticism and a good look. He might not be a top star for ROH or AEW, but he can be a decent hand.  

A competitor by the name of Heather Reckless had a big chance to prove herself this week when she faced Athena in an ROH women's title proving ground match. If she won, she would have earned a shot at the belt.

Athena had a rare height advantage over her opponent, so she tried to big-time Reckless at first. It backfired, and she was forced to roll out of the ring to regroup.

Athena caught Reckless coming off the apron and slammed her into the side of the barricade as hard as she could.

After several powerbombs, Athena scored a submission victory to continue her winning streak. This was exactly what it needed to be. Reckless looked good, but Athena still looked dominant.

Winner: Athena

Grade: B-

Notable Moments and Observations

• Reckless has had some appearances on AEW Dark and Elevation. She has a lot of potential and a good, marketable look. 
• An opponent like Reckless is valuable because she gives most opponents a chance to look like a powerhouse.
• The way Reckless braced her head and neck for those powerbombs was smart because Athena was really whipping her at the mat.  

The Dark Order was represented this week when Alex Reynolds and John Silver took on Cole Karter and Lee Johnson, formerly of The Factory.

Silver and Johnson started for their teams. They had a nice exchange of clean wrestling maneuvers that gave Silver the upper hand.

Karter and Johnson weren't exactly jobbers in this bout, but the vast majority of the offense belonged to The Dark Order.

Reynolds had to fight out of the corner at one point, but once he brought Silver back in, he was all over their opponents.

This was a solid match that showed how both teams have built up their own chemistry as duos. Silver and Reynolds got the win with a nice double-team combination.

Winners: The Dark Order

Grade: B-

Notable Moments and Observations

• Why aren't Johnson and Karter involved in the QTV stuff? It's weird that The Factory seems to have just dissolved out of nowhere. 
• Reynolds and Silver have some of the best hot tag sequences in all of AEW. They should have had a run with the tag belts, even if it was brief. 
• Silver and Reynolds have a great finisher.  

Another former Factory associate was in action this week when Nick Comoroto took on one-half of the ROH tag team champions, Penta El Zero Miedo.

They started off taunting each other with some hand signs, but Penta eventually decided to just hit a kick to the thigh to get the action going.

Comoroto hasn't had many chances to wrestle outside of Dark and Elevation, so it was nice to see him finally being allowed to look like a dominant powerhouse instead of just another enforcer.

After a surprisingly competitive back-and-forth match, Penta secured the victory. He shook Comoroto's hand as a sign of respect.

Winner: Penta El Zero Miedo

Grade: B-

Notable Moments and Observations

• This might be the closest Penta has ever been to looking like La Parka with that black and white outfit. 
• Comoroto pulled a trick out of Razor Ramon's playbook by throwing his toothpick at his opponent. 
• Comoroto moves quicker than you would expect him to based on his size. He is a good base for high-flyers, too. 
• The way Comoroto sold Penta's finisher after the match was hilarious.  

The Firm's Lee Johnson was in action against the man Don Callis seems to want to recruit into The Elite, Konosuke Takeshita.

This might not have been a pure rules match, but these two men are both known for their technical ability and unique offense, so they put on quite the show.

Neither man had the upper hand for more than a minute at a time. This was easily the most evenly split match of the night, which is the best way this could have been booked.

Both guys are trying to establish themselves in ROH and AEW, so being able to put on impressive performances, even in defeat, is going to open up more doors in the future.

Taigastyle put up a great fight, but he was unable to overcome Takeshita's running knee strike.

Winner: Konosuke Takeshita

Grade: A-

Notable Moments and Observations

• Moriarty moves with a certain kind of confidence you can't teach or learn. You either have it or you don't. Takeshita has it but to a slightly lesser degree. 
• Both of these guys are bigger than you would expect them to be until you see them in person. 
• Why does Moriarty wear a singlet but never with the straps up?
• One of Takeshita's forearm strikes looked especially brutal. You could hear the impact echo in the arena. 
• Some of the counters they used were awesome. Definitely go out of your way to watch this one.  

Gringo Loco made his ROH debut this week when he took on the AAA mega champion in a non-title match. El Hijo Del Vikingo came out to a great response.

Gringo does not have the kind of physique you would expect from a high-flyer, but he was moving around the ring almost as quickly as Vikingo.

They wasted no time stepping in the gas, and they were rewarded with a "This is awesome" chant within a couple of minutes.

This was an incredible display of aerial acrobatics. Some people won't enjoy this because of how illogical some moves appear to be, but if you enjoy lucha libre, you are going to have a lot of fun with this. There were too many ridiculous spots to recall all of them here.

Loco had a fantastic showing, but the AAA champion ended up getting the win with a 630 senton.

Winner: El Hijo Del Vikingo

Grade: A

Notable Moments and Observations

• Ian and Caprice made sure to fill us in about the feud these two have been having outside of ROH. It's always nice to have that little bit of added backstory. 
• The way Vikingo stood on Loco's shoulders and hit a headscissor takedown was amazing. 
• Loco paying Vikingo respect after an impressive spot was a nice moment. 
• Vikingo had a hard landing when he missed a suicide dive. 
• Vikingo missed a cartwheel move he was trying to do on the top rope and still recovered in a way that made it look intentional.  

The former Bear Country was in action when The Iron Savages took on Ren Jones and Logan Lynch in a quick squash of a tag team match.

Bronson and Boulder basically used this as an exhibition to show off some of their signature moves. They got an easy win in a couple of minutes. There isn't much more to say about this other than The Iron Savages have the potential to be a great team in ROH if booked right.

Winners: Iron Savages

Grade: Incomplete

The main event of the night featured Samoa Joe defending the ROH TV Championship against a man who has been integral to ROH's history, Colt Cabana.

While Boom Boom didn't spend the whole match on defense, Joe definitely had the upper hand for a lot more of it. He almost seemed insulted every time Cabana would try to make a comeback.

Both of these men are world-traveled veterans who are no strangers to one another, so it should come as no surprise that they put on a good match with a flow that was easy to follow.

After blocking a moonsault with his knees, Joe was able to make Cabana tap out with a rear naked choke to end the show.

Winner: Samoa Joe

Grade: B

Notable Moments and Observations

• Boulder is legitimately hilarious.
• Cabana being afraid to shake Joe's hand was a nice touch. 
• Cabana is a Chicago native, so he had quite a few fans in the Milwaukee crowd.