We all thought it was the night we were saying goodbye to CM Punk after his near 3 year run in Ring of Honor that saw him grow from some random mid-west guy into a figurehead of the promotion. We thought he was getting his goodbye title match a la Paul London and then heading off for the WWE. Little did we all know just how wrong we'd all be...

It turned out to be one of the more historic nights in the early history of ROH, and such a significant moment that not only would ROH ape it with Tyler Black's final months as champion, but the WWE itself would have their very own "Summer of Punk" many years later.

This is where it all started, and this is one story about that night, what came before and a bit of what would come after, from the perspective of Punk's own student. Join Jeff & Shane as they explore "Death Before Dishonor III" on this week's "An Honorable Mention"!

Death Before Dishonor III

June 18, 2005

Morristown, NJ

Meenan Sports Arena

ROH Tag Team Title Match
BJ Whitmer & Jimmy Jacobs (c) vs. The Embassy (Fast Eddie & Jimmy Rave) (w/Diablo Santiago, Jade Chung, Mike Kruel, Oman Tortuga & Prince Nana)

Singles Match
Cindy Rogers vs. Lacey

Anything Goes Tag Team Match
The Carnage Crew (DeVito & Loc) vs. The Ring Crew Express (Dunn & Marcos)

ROH Pure Title Match
Samoa Joe (c) vs. Colt Cabana

Singles Match
AJ Styles vs. Petey Williams (w/Diablo Santiago, Fast Eddie, Jade Chung, Mike Kruel, Oman Tortuga & Prince Nana)

Tag Team Match
Generation Next (Jack Evans & Roderick Strong) vs. Lacey's Angels (Deranged & Izzy) (w/Lacey)

Four Corner Survival Match
Azrieal vs. Homicide (w/Julius Smokes) vs. James Gibson vs. Nigel McGuinness

Singles Match
Jay Lethal vs. Low Ki (w/Julius Smokes)

ROH World Title Match
Austin Aries (c) vs. CM Punk

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