Capiccioni, as Matt Cross, made his debut in Ring of Honor (ROH) on October 7, 2006 at "Motor City Madness" in a six-man mayhem match, which was won by Pelle Primeau and also involved Jimmy Rave, Shane Hagadorn, and Dave and Jake Crist. His second appearance came the following month, when he lost to Christopher Daniels at "The Bitter End". He faced Daniels again at "The Chicago Spectacular Night 1" on December 8, in a four-corner survival match, which was won by B.J. Whitmer and also included Davey Richards. The following night, Cross and Daniels teamed together in a loss to Austin Aries and Roderick Strong. He returned to ROH in February 2007, losing a six-man mayhem match at "Fifth Year Festival: Dayton".