Bandido is the New ROH World Champion
- AEW Staff
- Apr 6
- 2 min read
ROH World Championship vs. Mask Match!
“The Nueve” Chris Jericho (c.) vs. Bandido!
“Chris Jericho has made this match more personal than I think he even realizes,” said Excalibur.
Jericho went for the Code Breaker immediately. Bandido kicked out at the two-count. Jericho followed up with the lionsault, not wasting any time. Bandido kicked out once again. Jericho punched Bandido, staring at Bandido’s mother and sister who were sitting in the front row.
Bandido connected with a tope suicida. Bandido followed up by flying over the top rope and wiping out the champion. Bandido whipped Jericho into the guardrail. Bandido blasted Jericho with a big tornillo. Bandido planted Jericho with a delayed vertical suplex.
Jericho caught Bandido and power bombed Bandido from the apron to the arena floor. Back in the ring, Jericho and Bandido got into a striking match. Jericho booted Bandido in the head. Bandido drove Jericho down with a DDT. Jericho dropkicked Bandido and then taunted Bandido’s family. Bandido power bombed Jericho off the turnbuckles, using the distraction to his advantage.
Jericho countered a power bomb from the top with a hurracanrana. Bandido pressed up Jericho and slammed him. Bandido followed up with a frog splash for a near fall. Jericho countered a tornillo, putting his knees into the ribcage of Bandido, good for a two-count. Jericho countered a 21 Plex with a roll-up for a near fall. Jericho locked in the Walls. Bandido found the strength to reach the ropes.
Bandido clobbered Jericho with a thrust kick. Bryan Keith hobbled to the ring, but Gravity sprinted down and began to brawl with Keith. Jericho grabbed a baseball bat as the ref was distracted and cracked Bandido with it! Jericho covered Bandido and stole the victory!
Bandido’s mother and sister told ref Aubrey Edwards there was a baseball bat hidden near the steps that Jericho used on Bandido. The match was restarted. Jericho tried to grab Bandido’s sister, and she slapped Jericho. Bandido hit the 21 Plex and won the ROH World Championship!
