ROH Fate of an Angel

Fate of an Angel was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on July 16, 2005 in Woodbridge, Connecticut. The show featured the first apperance of Matt Hardy, recenty fired from World Wrestling Entertainment, taking on "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels in a "dream match".

Results

 * Nigel McGuinness defeated Claudio Castagnoli
 * Austin Aries defeated El Generico
 * Homicide defeated Azrieal, Dixie and Kevin Steen in a Four Corner Survival match
 * CM Punk came out and cut a promo, saying tonight would be his last night in Ring of Honor. He then put over his opponent for the evening, James Gibson, saying he was a good wrestler, but didn't have what it takes to be the champion. Gibson came out and tried to take the title away from Punk, who attacked him with a chain and busted his head open.
 * The Carnage Crew (HC Loc & Tony DeVito) defeated The Embassy, Lacey's Angels and the Ring Crew Express (Dunn & Marcos) in an Ultimate Endurance match to retain the ROH Tag Team Championship
 * AJ Styles defeated Roderick Strong
 * Samoa Joe defeated Jimmy Rave (w/The Embassy) to retain the ROH Pure Championship
 * Matt Hardy defeated Christopher Daniels
 * CM Punk came out and announced that James Gibson would not be competing tonight because he was too injured, and therefore he will be leaving Ring of Honor with the ROH World Championship. Gibson, with his head bandaged up, came out to compete in the match.
 * CM Punk defeated James Gibson to retain the ROH World Championship
 * After the match, Punk told Gibson "better luck next time", and said he was leaving ROH with the title. Christopher Daniels ran down and attacked Punk. Daniels then took the title and told Punk if he wanted it back, he'd have to face him tomorrow night.