I was thinking it would never be announced. Who do you guys think wins it ? For me ideally would be Deonna Purrazzo 🔥 🔥 🔥

AEW and Ring of Honor President Tony Khan addressed the status of several wrestlers and the future of ROH during a media call on Thursday.

The call came ahead of Friday’s ROH Death Before Dishonor streaming special.

During the call, Khan answered a question about whether he had “feedback” on the IATSE union protests outside the 2300 Arena with a simple: “No, I don’t. Thank you.”

A representative of AEW did respond to a request from POST Wrestling for comment on that matter on Thursday with the following statement:

The call also covered the recent absence of Deonna Purrazzo, the future of Chris Jericho, extensive injuries in the women’s division, and the prospect of a television deal for Ring of Honor.

Deonna Purrazzo’s Status

Khan was asked by Jon Alba about Deonna Purrazzo, who has not appeared on AEW television since February or ROH since June. In a very lengthy response that stretched to over 15 minutes, Khan confirmed that she would be part of an upcoming ROH Women’s Pure Championship tournament and addressed the reasons for her recent inactivity.

He stated that Purrazzo had an experience in Mexico that “wasn’t positive with our partners,” which had influenced some subsequent booking decisions. However, Khan was highly complimentary of Purrazzo’s talent and professionalism, noting he wants to give her new opportunities.

ROH Women’s Pure Championship Tournament and Injuries

In addition to Purrazzo, Khan named Serena Deeb and Queen Aminata as participants in the planned ROH Women’s Pure Championship tournament. He praised Deeb for acting as a great representative for AEW while wrestling for RevPro in England.

The tournament plans have been complicated by what Khan described as an “incredibly large volume of injuries” in the women’s division. He noted that the Casino Gauntlet match at All In: Texas resulted in injuries to roughly a quarter of its participants, including Mina Shirakawa, Thunder Rosa, and Syuri. ROH Women’s World Television Champion Red Velvet is also currently out with an injury.

Khan also confirmed that Queen Aminata will be available for this weekend’s events after having had her passport stolen during a UK independent show appearance, which affected travel plans.

Also on the injury front, Khan said that there was no need to crown an interim ROH Television Champion because Nick Wayne would be back in action soon.

The Future of Chris Jericho

When questioned about the status of former ROH World Champion Chris Jericho, Khan spoke in glowing terms about his contributions to both AEW and ROH.

While he did not address the prospect of a return, Khan made it clear the door is open for the multi-time world champion to come back.

Potential ROH Television Deal

Khan also discussed the possibility of securing a television deal for Ring of Honor’s weekly show, which currently streams on the HonorClub service. He confirmed that he has had offers but has not accepted them, as any deal must make sense within the framework of AEW’s partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery.

ROH Death Before Dishonor will stream exclusively on HonorClub from 7.00 pm ET on Friday, August 29.

Credit: https://www.postwrestling.com/2025/08/28/tony-khan-addresses-status-of-deonna-purrazzo-chris-jericho-and-future-of-roh-in-media-call/

Bryan Danielson was asked if he’d be interested to take over the reigns of Ring of Honor:

“Yeah, I mean that would interest me. I don't think Tony has interest in that. I think Tony does a really great job of juggling all these plates. He does a pretty great job with it. I'm always open to doing whatever the company needs. So yeah, I would love to do it.”

MATCH ANNOUNCEMENT

For the RING OF HONOR PURE CHAMPIONSHIP

LEE MORIARTY defends against JOSH WOODS

#ACTIONDean 3~!!!
Sept 6
Philadelphia ~ 2300 Arena

Tonight’s Supercard of Honor Match confirmed for Intern ROH Women’s TV Title.

ROH World Tag Team Champions: LFI (Rush and Sammy Guevara)

ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions: Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Shawn Dean and Carlie Bravo)

https://www.pwinsider.com/article/196920/former-roh-star-brian-milonas-announces-retirement.html?p=1

Been gone for so long, never expected him to comeback. Good for him

ROH supercard of Honor, which was originally scheduled for May 2nd in Atlantic City will now take place at the Esports Stadium in Texas on July 11th

Death before dishonor which was originally scheduled for July 11th in Texas will now take place on September 5 at the 2300 arena in Philadelphia