ROH Contention



Contention was a professional wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on June 12, 2009 at Sports Network & Fitness Inc. in Manassas, Virginia.

Results

 * Dark match: Brandon Day defeated Ninja Brown
 * Dark match: Bobby Dempsey, John Kermon & Atsushi Sawada defeated Bobby Shields & The Set
 * Dempsey pinned Shields after a Death Valley Driver.
 * Colt Cabana, Necro Butcher & Grizzly Redwood defeated The Embassy (Jimmy Rave, Claudio Castagnoli & Ernie Osiris)
 * Cabana forced Osiris to submit to the Billy Goat's Curse.
 * Shawn Spears defeated Alex Payne
 * Spears pinned Payne after a running Death Valley Driver.
 * Ric Flair came out and cut a promo putting over Ring of Honor and the fans, and how he was happy to be back in Flair Country.
 * Bryan Danielson defeated Kenny King (w/Rhett Titus)
 * Danielson pinned King with a small package.
 * Kevin Steen & El Generico defeated The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson)
 * Steen pinned Matt after a Package Piledriver followed by Generico giving him a Brainbuster.
 * Nigel McGuinness came out and cut promo proclaiming himself to be better than Jerry Lynn and Bryan Danielson, and how he will soon become the ROH World Champion once again. Austin Aries came out told McGuinness that after he wins the ROH World Championship tomorrow night, he’ll gladly give him a title shot down the line.
 * Roderick Strong defeated Austin Aries, D'Lo Brown and Eddie Edwards in a Four Corner Survival match
 * Strong forced Aries to submit to the Stronghold.
 * Jay Briscoe defeated Davey Richards
 * After the match, Eddie Edwards ran out and helped Richards attack Jay, until Kevin Steen and El Generico came to his aid.
 * Tyler Black defeated Jerry Lynn
 * During the match, Aries came out to observe from the entrance ramp. Black pinned Lynn after a powerbomb into the turnbuckle followed by a superkick.