Jake Leonard 
The ROH Women’s Championship will be defended on AEW Dark: Elevation.
Current champion Athena will put her belt on the line against Vertvixen on the show. The bout will mark her first title defense since defeating Mercedes Martinez at ROH’s final PPV of 2022, Final Battle.
Also in action will be the ROH World and Pure champions, Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta of the Blackpool Combat Club. Castagnoli and Yuta will be facing off against The Workhorsemen.
This week’s broadcast was filmed last Wednesday, Dec. 19 prior to the live Dynamite broadcast. It was filmed at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Tex.
Also scheduled for the show are Matt Hardy, Ethan Page, Marina Shafir, Eddie Kingston, Ortiz, Emi Sakura, and The Bunny.
AEW Dark: Elevation airs Monday nights at 7 p.m. Eastern on YouTube.
The advertised lineup is as follows:
- ROH Women’s Championship: Athena vs. Vertvixen
- Marina Shafir vs. Jazmin Allure
- Eddie Kingston/Ortiz vs. Hagane Shinno/Steven Andrews
- Emi Sakura/The Bunny vs. Lady Bird Monroe/Gigi Rey
- Claudio Castagnoli/Wheeler Yuta vs. The Workhorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake)
- Ethan Page, Matt Hardy, Isiah Kassidy, Top Flight, and Konsuke Takeshita vs. The Trustbusters (Sonny Kiss, Slim J, Jeeves Kay) and The Wingmen (Peter Avalon, Cezar Bononi, and Ryan Nemeth)
