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00:00Serena Deem last week a huge women's television title battle we go from the
00:04peer division to the television title division. Red Velvet defending against
00:08CMLL's La Catalina. It was a back and forth bout. High intensity, high stakes,
00:14high risk. Catalina looked like she had the inside track. It was a superplex. Big
00:19dragon screw leg whip and then Red Velvet with the half grab. Did she grab her
00:24balance? Did she use the rope for leverage? Either way leaving as women's
00:28television champion. And speaking of the women's world television champion, she's
00:35here now. This is a proving ground match set for one for a 10 minute time limit.
00:40Approaching the ring straight out of your mama's kitchen. She is the ring of honor
00:45women's world television champion, Red Velvet. Red Velvet improving ground action.
00:53I gotta visit my mama more.
01:01And her opponent, Lanny Luck. Lanny Luck, no stranger to longtime ring of honor fans.
01:08Frequent competitor here in ROH from 2020, 2021. Here tonight, we've seen her throughout the honor
01:15club era as well in a proving ground bout. Caprice, of course, in proving ground. You'll have to go 10 minutes
01:20with the champion or defeat the champion to earn a title shot. Absolutely. You got to get the momentum going and
01:26prove that you even belong in the title picture. But maybe Lanny Luck is willing to do so.
01:34Nice car elbow tie up here as we are kicking things off. Red Velvet not afraid to go into the bag of
01:42tricks. We saw it in her defense against La Catalina. And now there's... Red Velvet has shrugged off the
01:47accusations that that was intentional, that that was cheating to hold onto the ropes.
01:51Yeah, but what if she's telling the truth, Rickabine? Well, I think you may be biased based on some things we've talked about.
01:59Nice shoulder tackle there. I'm saying I'm going to give you the same advice you gave me about MXM.
02:02Nice drop down. Roll through. Gator roll. Front pace lock. It's Lanny Luck here. Look at that.
02:07And Lanny Luck is showing she's here for the battle. Also saw at the beginning of the lockup. Lanny Luck's showing she's stronger than Red Velvet.
02:13That's why Red Velvet went to the shortcuts.
02:17Wow. Did she just whip? She better not nay nay.
02:21Well, doesn't that always come after the whip?
02:24Oh, I don't know. See what she's going to do. That's a dip, though.
02:27Oh, Sadora blocked.
02:30Wow. Lanny Luck looking for the pin. Red Velvet smartly getting out of the ring.
02:35That's a great move by the champ.
02:36Yeah, she's breaking that momentum there.
02:40Lanny Luck showing a lot. Very impressive as well.
02:42Lanny Luck leaving nothing to champ.
02:44Offense seconds. Baseball slot. Caught. Caught.
02:48And Red Velvet unleashing those hands.
02:52She made Lanny Luck part of the pin.
02:54Open hands to Lanny Luck and Lanny Luck has disappeared.
02:59She disappeared, everybody. Where'd she go?
03:01And Red Velvet taking a victory lap here.
03:05Oh, there she is.
03:08I thought she made her disappear. That would have been fantastic.
03:12Well, it is Red Velvet, not Fantasio here, Caprice.
03:15I don't believe as talented.
03:17I'm just saying, I've never seen that before.
03:19Well, as talented as Red Velvet is, I don't know if she's a magician on top of it.
03:23Red Velvet now delivering.
03:25Those right hands we talked about.
03:27Two Olympians in her family, Caprice.
03:30Two Olympic boxers.
03:32That's right.
03:33It's inherited, gifted hands right there.
03:36There's a legendary fist passed it down.
03:38And the hands, but look at the ankle there.
03:40Not afraid.
03:41Again, the bag of tricks bending the rules.
03:43Call it whatever you will.
03:45Red Velvet is fighting in the margins.
03:48She's using a distracted referee to get an advantage.
03:52Well, she'll do whatever she has to do to hold on to the title.
03:54That's what she's shown.
03:59And a Meteora to the back of the skull, the neck, the upper shoulder blades.
04:07Definitely brought Laney Luck down.
04:09Now it's part of the condition of taking in.
04:11What kind of punishment can Laney Luck take?
04:14Uh-oh.
04:15Oh!
04:16Those body shots.
04:17That's it, Ben.
04:18That's the educated fist right there.
04:20Educated, inherited fist.
04:22Oh, my goodness.
04:23Yes, sir.
04:24The bob to get Laney to move to defend and then coming right back to the midsection.
04:31Staying right in that core section.
04:34Starping high now.
04:35Oh, look at that.
04:37Look at that.
04:38Let's go.
04:38The flexibility.
04:41Did she blow you a kiss, Rick and Bonnie?
04:43I think that may have been to you, Caprice.
04:46Oh, don't say that.
04:47Don't say that.
04:49As Laney Luck in the core.
04:52And the Red Velvet now drawing with the fans.
04:53We saw this back at Boxing Day Brawl, if you remember.
04:57The crowd antagonizing Red Velvet.
05:01There's one thing, though, Rick and Bonnie.
05:02If they're antagonizing you, you stepping away from your opponent to watch them.
05:07That's one thing.
05:07But if you could do it while putting the heat on your opponent, that's a gift.
05:11And that's what their fans are doing.
05:12Laney Luck coming back with that Laird out of nowhere.
05:15It was beautiful.
05:15Nice spin kick.
05:17But was it a mistake?
05:18Laney Luck suddenly back in this.
05:20Looking for the high cross body.
05:21It's Laney Luck with Red Velvet in hand.
05:24Laney!
05:25That's that power on display, Rick and Bonnie.
05:27Whoa!
05:29That was a snap!
05:30Spicoli driver.
05:31Not looking for the cover.
05:32Proving ground.
05:33Dude!
05:34Oh!
05:34And Laney Luck almost earned her shot.
05:36I tell you what, I thought that was enough to get her that shot right there.
05:39I didn't see Red Velvet kicking out of that.
05:41Laney Luck is here to stay tonight, making the statement known.
05:45Well, Laney Luck, no stranger to the win column here on Ring of Honor either.
05:49We talked about her credentials.
05:52We talked about...
05:53Oh!
05:53She's only gotten better since we've last seen her.
05:56Absolutely, but you see her taking time to look at the fans.
05:59This is what gave Red Velvet.
06:00Time to cut it off!
06:01Oh!
06:02That kick!
06:03Stir it up!
06:04Cover!
06:05Two!
06:06Yes!
06:06Whoa!
06:07Whoa!
06:10Wow!
06:10And we are approaching the halfway mark in this 10-minute time limit, Caprice, and Proving
06:15Ground now.
06:16Well, I've seen Red Velvet put a lot of people away with that kick, Rick and Bonnie.
06:20Oh!
06:20Certainly, if you remember, it was instrumental in her victory over Billie Starks last year
06:26at Death Before a Dishonor.
06:28Look at this.
06:29Uh-oh, wait a minute.
06:31Oh!
06:31Oh!
06:34One, two, three!
06:35One, two, three!
06:36One, two, three!
06:39The Ring of Honor Women's World Television Champion, Red Velvet.
06:44Straight out your mama's kitchen, Red Velvet, the Women's World Television Champion, defends
06:51the Proving Ground here tonight.
06:52Lainey Luck now has to go to the back of the line.
06:56The fans, earlier this week, Nick Wayne successfully defended the ROH World Television title against
07:00a man from the Patriarchies Pass, Rhino.
07:02We hear his thoughts heading into Best of Super Juniors.