ROH TV Recap: SCUM Issues Open Challenge, Titus Vs. Lethal, More

ROH TV opens with a video from last week where SCUM beat down Kevin Steen and removed him from their group. Things go to the ring where Steve Corino, Jimmy Jacobs, Rhett Titus and Cliff Compton are in the ring. Corino insults the fans and tells them they are about to be lucky. He tells ROH Match Maker Nigel McGuinness that he is issuing an open challenge to anyone who wants to fight three of his best. BJ Whitmer and Coleman & Alexander run out.

BJ Whitmer, Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander vs. Rhett Titus, Jimmy Jacobs and Cliff Compton

A huge brawl erupts in the middle of the ring with everyone fighting each other. The actual tag portion of the match starts and SCUM is working over Alexander in the corner. Titus is in and nails Alexander with a gourdbuster across the top rope. Compton comes in with an elbow, followed by a leg drop. Compton and Jacobs exchange quick tags back and forth while working on Alexander. Compton hits a shoulder knockdown. Titus comes in with a running boot. Jacobs comes in and he and Titus hit Alexander with some double team.

Jacobs lands an elbow and Alexander tries to fight back to make the tag. He gets stopped and Titus comes in with an elbow. Titus locks in a chin lock. He tries to nail Alexander with a Suplex, but Alexander fights out and tags in Whitmer. Whitmer comes in hot with a series of strikes. He lands a powerslam on Titus and goes for a pin but Jacobs breaks it up. Whitmer sends Jacobs to the outside. He lands an exploder Suplex on Titus and goes for the pin again, but Compton breaks it up.

Whitmer sends Compton to the outside and Coleman & Alexander hit Compton and Jacobs with a dive. Corino passes Titus a chain while the ref is distracted by the dive and he uses it on Whitmer. He covers for the win.

Winners: Rhett Titus, Jimmy Jacobs and Cliff Compton

After the match, SCUM tries to beat down Whitmer, Coleman and Alexander, but Jay Lethal and Michael Elgin run out for the save.

Jay Lethal vs. Rhett Titus

They exchange strikes and Lethal comes out on top. He lands a hip toss, followed by a dropkick. Titus gets tossed to the apron and Lethal kicks him to the outside. Lethal hits him with three dives and then they fight around the ring. Lethal breaks the 20 count and Titus takes control. He attacks Lethal and then sends him back in the ring. Titus locks in a chin lock. Lethal tries to fight back, but Titus hits a double knee drop. He hits a series of strikes and Lethal reverses into a missile dropkick. He then hits a Death Valley Driver on Titus for a near pin fall.

Lethal goes up top and Titus charges. Lethal jumps over him and lands a kick. Lethal attempts the Lethal Injection, but Titus counters with a dropkick. Titus lands a clothesline. He tries to keep the attack up and Lethal reverses into an enziguri attempt. Lethal misses that, but follows up with the Lethal Combination, which hits. Lethal then hits a Superkick, followed by the Lethal Injection for the win.

Winner: Jay Lethal

After the match Lethal picked up a mic and said that at Border Wars, Steve Corino would be gone for good.

Inside ROH is then shown. It talks about Border Wars and some of the matches involved. Michael Elgin talks about how he will be facing Karl Anderson next week. He says that Anderson has a big reputation as one of the best wrestlers in the world, but that his reputation is being one of the best and strongest wrestlers in ROH. He says nothing will stop him from getting the ROH Title.

Then reDRagon is shown and they talk about Davey Richards and how the past will catch up to him. They say he will lose to Kyle O'Reilly next week. Then, highlights from last year's Border Wars where Kevin Steen won the ROH title are shown.

Things go to the ring and Nigel McGuinness. He brings out Adam Cole and Jay Briscoe for a contract signing. They sign it and shake hands and then Steve Corino interrupts from the crowd. He says that the title match at Border Wars is a joke. He says Briscoe should be defending against Matt Hardy. Corino then says that instead of the main event at Border Wars, they should do Briscoe and Adam Cole in a tag match against Rhino and Hardy.

Briscoe grabs a mic and says instead of that being the PPV main event, they should do it now. McGuinness agrees. Then, a brief clip of BJ Whitmer cutting a promo for Road Rage on May 18th is shown around a commercial break.

Jay Briscoe and Adam Cole vs. Rhino and Matt Hardy

Cole and Hardy start things off. Rhino feigns an attack at Cole and Hardy attacks off the distraction. They exchange strikes for a few moments and Cole lands a clothesline, followed by a neckbreaker. Hardy scrambles to his corner and tags Rhino in. Cole hits Rhino with an arm drag take down and transitions into an arm bar. Rhino gets out and Cole takes his knees out with a dropkick. Cole then hits a shining wizard and Briscoe comes in.

Briscoe hits Rhino with a series of strikes. He charges Rhino, who moves. Rhino hits a shoulder knockdown. He tries to keep the attack up but Jay hits a series of strikes again and Cole comes in. Cole lands a forearm and Rhino lands a back elbow. Cole fights him off and goes up top. Hardy grabs his leg and Rhino pulls him off. Back from commercial and Hardy and Cole are exchanging strikes.

Cole goes for a crossbody and Hardy catches him. He slams Cole to the mat and then slams him again. He goes for a pin, but Briscoe breaks it up. Hardy hits Cole with a sit out powerbomb in the corner. Rhino comes in and chokes Cole. He goes for a Suplex, but Cole flips out and tags in Briscoe. Briscoe ducks a Rhino clothesline attempt and lands a series of punches. He kicks Rhino and then knocks Hardy off the apron. He then lands a DDT and goes for a pin, but Hardy breaks it up.

Hardy comes in and Briscoe hits him with multiple punches. Rhino lands a belly to belly Suplex and tries for the Gore, but Briscoe puts his boot up. He hits another big boot and Cole tags himself in. He and Briscoe argue for a second. Hardy tries to attack while they're arguing and Cole goes a Superkick. Hardy ducks and Cole hits Briscoe. Cole tosses Hardy to the outside. Rhino tries to Gore him, but Cole moves and Rhino hits Briscoe. Cole rolls Rhino up quickly for the win.

Winners: Jay Briscoe and Adam Cole

Following the match a quick Border Wars video is shown. Whitmer says he will make Titus say I Quit. Edwards says that the hunt is on for Ishimori. Coleman & Alexander say they will teach ACH and Tadarius Thomas about being a tag team. Lethal says that SCUM will die. Richards says he will fulfill his destiny against Marufuji (pre-taped). Mondo says that his opponents will receive no mercy. Mark Briscoe says he'll be the new TV champ because his face was made for TV. Taven, Martini and Scarlett laugh at Briscoe. Jay Briscoe says that he won't lose and Cole should plan on getting his ass whipped.