Lee Moriarty Wins ROH Pure Championship At Death Before Dishonor

TAIGASTYLE! Lee Moriarty is the new Ring Of Honor Pure Champion.

Moriarty won the title from Wheeler Yuta at ROH Death Before Dishonor . Moriarty won the title after both men exhausted all of their rope breaks. Yuta had him in a submission near the ropes, but Moriarty used it to his advantage. He reversed Yuta’s hold into a rollup, using the ropes to steal the win.

Since both of their rope break stipulations were exhausted, using the ropes was legal, and the title could change hands.

This is Lee Moriarty’s first ROH Pure Championship reign. Wheeler Yuta’s reign, his record third overall, ends at 245 days.

ROH Death Before Dishonor Results

The following match recap is from our live coverage page .

ROH Pure Championship: Wheeler Yuta (c) vs. Lee Moriarty

Paul Wight is shown as one of the judges ahead of the bout. alongside Jerry Lynn and Christopher Daniels. Yuta and Moriarty feel each other out, and they’re evenly matched early on as they battle for positioning, Yuta locks in a knee bar, forcing Moriarty to use a rope break. They trade counters, and a Border City Stretch attempt forces Yuta to use a rope break. Yuta and Moriarty continue to trade counters. Yuta drops Moriarty with a chop. Moriarty gets a warning for hitting Yuta with a closed fist.

Moriarty grounds Yuta, but the champion catches him with a dropkick. Yuta forces Moriarty to use his second rope break. Moriarty regains the advantage and targets Yuta’s arm. He hits a diving dropkick. Yuta and Moriarty trade blows. Yuta hits a diving forearm. He slams Moriarty. Moriarty takes Yuta down with a superplex. He slams Yuta and locks in the Border City Stretch. Yuta turns it into a pin attempt, but Moriarty rolls back into the submission, forcing Yuta to use a rope break. Yuta sends Moriarty to the outside and dives onto him. He gets a two-count with s splash.

Moriarty slams Yuta for a two-count. He forces Moriarty to use his third and final rope break. Yuta then forced Moriarty to use his final rope break. Moriarty slams Yuta onto the apron. He continues to control the action. Yuta traps Moriarty in an arm-bar, but he counter into a pin for the win.

Winner and new ROH Pure Champion: Lee Moriarty

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