Bandido, Athena put on a show at Ring of Honor's Death Before Dishonor in Philadelphia

Lee Moriarty, who stars in All Elite Wrestling and Ring of Honor, talks to OutKick about his championship reign and title defense at Death Before Dishonor.

PHILADELPHIA – Ring of Honor’s (ROH) Death Before Dishonor event returned to the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia on Friday night and the fans in the iconic pro wrestling venue got to witness some of the best matches of the year.

Title changes were few and far apart on the show, but it wasn’t for the lack of trying.

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Bandido celebrates his win at Ring of Honor's Death Before Dishonor on Aug. 21, 2026. (Photography by Ricky Havlik)

Bandido put the Ring of Honor World Championship on the line against Nick Wayne. The two pro wrestlers put on one of the best matches of the entire year. Wayne was left bloodied after his face was scraped against the side of the steel steps.

The "Most Wanted" man and "The Prodigy" were building momentum to an insane finish. They each hit German suplexes on each other before Wayne nailed a cutter on Bandido. The sequence continued with a poisonrana from Bandido, but Wayne ate it and planted Bandido with a crucifix driver.

Wayne thought he was going to win the match at the end. He hit Bandido with the Prodigy Plex but Bandido was able to catch him off guard and roll him up with a crucifix pin.

Bandido’s victory was just an appetizer for the main event.

Athena was looking to continue her historic Ring of Honor Women’s Championship reign against Stardom’s Hazuki. Two of the best women’s pro wrestlers in the sport right now, Hazuki seemed to have an answer for everything Athena was throwing at her.

Athena celebrates winning the ROH Women's World Championship at Ring of Honor's Death Before Dishonor on Aug.