Less than a year after officially joining Ring of Honor's roster, RUSH is now the company's world champion.
In the main event of the "Death Before Dishonor" show in Las Vegas, RUSH won the ROH World Championship by pinning Matt Taven. The match ended Taven's first run as the world champion at 174 days.
.@rushtoroblanco throwing everything into that dropkick! #DeathBeforeDishonor #ROHDBD #HonorClub
— TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) September 28, 2019
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Climax from @MattTaven... but Rush still fights on! #DeathBeforeDishonor #ROHDBD #HonorClub
— TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) September 28, 2019
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GO @rushtoroblanco GO!! #DeathBeforeDishonor #ROHDBD #HonorClub
— TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) September 28, 2019
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EL TORO BLANCO!!!!!! @rushtoroblanco defeats Matt Taven to become the new Ring of Honor World Champion! #DeathBeforeDishonor https://t.co/FEBkaLAO9W pic.twitter.com/crR7GwaQSN
— Italo Santana (@BulletClubIta) September 28, 2019
After a lengthy career in CMLL, RUSH signed an exclusive deal with Ring of Honor, quickly making his way to the top of the card, picking up wins against the likes of Dalton Castle, Bandido and Taven. RUSH is now the first wrestler born in Mexico to capture ROH's top singles title.
Rush is the ROH World Champion pic.twitter.com/x9T5vmQHuy
— Sean Ross Sapp, Fightful.com TALL OF FAMER (@SeanRossSapp) September 28, 2019
For full results of "Death Before Dishonor," check out Fightful's live results of the event at this link.
