ROH Stalemate

Stalemate was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on April 16, 2005 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Results

 * Vordell Walker defeated Kevin Steen
 * Roderick Strong defeated El Generico
 * Lacey's Angels (Deranged & Cheech) defeated Dixie & Azrieal
 * Jay Lethal defeated Spanky to retain the ROH Pure Championship
 * CM Punk (w/Bobby Heenan) defeated Mike Kruel (w/The Embassy)
 * The match was originally supposed to be Punk vs. Jimmy Rave, but Prince Nana announced that Rave injured his arm while riding an elephant in Ghana, and gave him the night off.
 * After the match, Punk was attacked by Jimmy Rave
 * Alex Shelley and Samoa Joe defeated Colt Cabana and Nigel McGuinness in a Double Stakes Four-Way Elimination match
 * Joe forced Cabana to submit to The Choke, eliminating the both of them. As a result, Joe in now the number one contender to the ROH Pure Championship.
 * Shelley pinned McGuinness after a Shellshock. As a result, Shelley is now the number one contender to the ROH World Championship.
 * Austin Aries vs. James Gibson ended in a double-pinfall for the ROH World Championship
 * After the match, the fans and Gibson asked for the match to be restarted. However, before the referee could, Alex Shelley ran out and attacked Aries, giving him a Shellshock.
 * Bryan Danielson defeated Homicide (w/Julius Smokes) in a Lumberjack match
 * Best of Five series – Bryan Danielson: 2, Homicide: 2