Just two weeks before Ring of Honor returns pay-per-view with Best in the World, Punishment Martinez has shocked the world by capturing the ROH World Television Championship at a live event in Dallas, TX.
Punishment competed in a six-way main event known as the Proving Ground match. He would go on to defeat Johnathan Gresham, Hangman Page, Cheeseburger, Scorpio Sky and the ROH TV champ himself Silas Young.
The 36-year-old Puerto Rican star immediately cashed in on his guaranteed title opportunity, facing Young in singles competition and defeating him. This is his first major title of any kind, for any promotion