Ring Of Honor Blog
May 15th, 2012 - 05/15/12
By: Christopher Maurer
Last week on Ring of Honor Wrestling TV
In the main event, Rhino challenged ROH World Champion Davey Richards in a Proving Ground match but before that there was plenty of action!
Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin beat D-Line in tag team action before CHIKARA Trios Action got underway and Ultramantis Black joined Kevin Kelly and Nigel McGuinness in the announce booth.
El Hijo de Ice Cream, Ice Cream Junior, and Ophidian lost to The Colony (Fire Ant, Green Ant, and Soldier Ant) in a hotly contested match that was certainly different than anything else seen in Ring of Honor!
Ricky Reyes fought former ROH World TV Champion Jay Lethal, but it was the Lethal Injection that was the decision maker here and got Lethal the victory.
Veda Scott interviewed Davey Richards about the match with Rhino later. Davey mentioned the seventy thousand dollars that was offered to take him out but noted how Truth already has someone in his camp who is unbreakable, then said it would be hard to gore someone when your ankle is broken.
This weeks edition of Inside ROH covered the growing issue between Eddie Edwards & Mike Bennett stemming from the March Mayhem Tournament. The rematch goes down next week.
Next week we will also see the All Night Express against the Young Bucks in an elimination bout.
Veda Scott was then with Rhino & Truth Martini. Truth tells Rhino that money talks and Rhino gores, then Davey Richards dies. Rhino says that he will rip Davey in half with a GORE.
ROH World Champion Davey Richards pinned Rhino in the Proving Ground Match main event with a sunset flip, but immediately following the bell, Roderick Strong attacked Richards and Rhino joined in. ROH officials came to ringside to stop it, but it was Jay Lethal who hit the ring to take care of Roderick Strong and Rhino. The HoT duo bailed leaving Richards and Lethal standing together in the ring.
This week on "Ring of Honor Wrestling TV
The All Night Express settle their feud against The Young Bucks in an elimination match!
The Prodigy Mike Bennett with Maria Kanellis & Brutal Bob faces Die Hard Eddie Edwards!
Grizzly Redwood will be in action! And more!!!
News & Rumors
- Kevin Steen is unfortunately the new ROH World Champion after defeating Davey Richards last Saturday at Border Wars in Toronto.
- Border Wars will go down as one of the greatest Ring of Honor events of all time!
- Steve Corino shocked everyone by embracing Kevin Steen after his World Title win last Saturday at Border Wars. Everyone is waiting to hear what Steve Corino has to say about what happened in Toronto. We expect Steve to speak out on the situation this Friday in Baltimore at the Du Burns Arena.
- There will be a special match taped for the INTERNET ONLY this Friday in Baltimore at the Du Burns Arena to determine a challenger for the World Title on 6/30 in Pittsburgh, PA. 4 men will be selected out of 8 in a random drawing to compete in a 4-Way elimination to determine who will get a shot at the ROH World Championship in Pittsburgh!
- The Dominant Male Tommaso Ciampa suffered his first loss last Saturday since entering ROH over a year and a half ago. Jay Lethal gained retribution on Ciampa for costing him the TV Title by taking Ciampas undefeated streak away from him. Ciampa immediately left the Ted Reeve Arena in a rage after the bout last Saturday and has yet to be heard from by The Embassy or anyone else from ROH. Despite Ciampas unstable attitude, it is a true testament to his ability that he was able to remain undefeated for so long in such a vast pool of competition.
Merchandise
- Available now during this weeks Tuesday Rollout: Ring of Honor: Year One 2-Disc DVD set and the ROH Canada logo T-shirt! The former features classic Ring of Honor matches from 2002 including the first ever main event, the crowning of the first ROH Champion, the debut of Samoa Joe, and a whole lot more! The latter is the general release of a logo t-shirt that we debuted at Border Wars so supplies are limited!
- And dont forget about other recent releases like KENTA: Go 2 Sleep, Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk: Collectors Edition, Briscoe Brothers Dem Boys & Eddie Edwards Chop Your Face T-Shirts, all available in the ROH Store!
- Check out Glory by Honor IX for the Tyler Black/Roderick Strong World Title Match, Terry Funks appearance, WGTT vs. KoW, and a whole lot more!
This week in Ring of Honor history
ROH/FWA Frontiers of Honor- London, England 5/17/03
1. James Tighe defeated Paul London to put the FWA up 1-0 in the challenge series
2. Jack Xavier defeated Mikey Whipwreck to put the FWA up 2-0
3. Paul Birchill defeated Double Dragon
4. AJ Styles defeated Jonny Storm to bring ROH within one point at 2-1
5. ROH World Title Match: Samoa Joe defeated Zebra Kid to retain and even the
score at 2-2
6. Hardcore Match: The Family defeated Alex Shane, Nikita & Ulf Hermann
7. Flash Barker and Low Ki went to a Time Limit Draw
8. Christopher Daniels defeated Jody Fleisch to give ROH the win at 3-2
The Round Robin Challenge III- Lexington, MA 5/15/04
1. ROH Tag Title Match: The Prophecy (Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer) defeated The Second City Saints (CM Punk & Colt Cabana) to become the 7th ROH Tag Team Champions & go up 1-0 in the Round Robin Challenge
2. Alex Shelley defeated Matt Stryker
3. The Carnage Crew (Loc & Devito) & The Ring Crew Express defeated The Embassy (Josh Daniels, Prince Nana & The Outcast Killaz)
4. Non-Title Match: ROH World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Ricky Reyes; Before the match, it was revealed that Ricky turned off the lights in Chicago, and he and his partner Rocky Romero were the newest Rottweilers.
5. ROH Tag Title Match: The Briscoes defeated The Prophecy (Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer) to become the 8th ROH Tag Team Champions to go up 1-0 in the third Round Robin Challenge
6. Six-Man Mayhem Match: John Walters defeated Roderick Strong, Masada, Hydro, Trent Acid & Izzy.
7. Homicide defeated Spanky.
8. ROH Tag Title Match: C.M. Punk & Colt Cabana defeated The Briscoe Brothers to become the 9th ROH Tag Team Champions; All three teams finished tied at 1-1 in the third annual Round Robin Challenge.
Final Showdown- Dayton, OH 5/13/05
1. Alex Shelley defeated Roderick Strong
2. Matt Stryker defeated Masked Chicago Superstar
3. Four Corner Survival: Jack Evans defeated Samoa Joe, Ebessan, and Delirious
4. ROH Tag Title Match: BJ Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs defeated CM Punk and Ace Steel to retain
5. Jimmy Rave defeated Matt Sydal
6. Colt Cabana and Doug Williams defeated Nigel McGuinness and Chad Collyer
7. ROH World Title Match: Austin Aries defeated James Gibson to retain
8. Best of 5 Series: Bryan Danielson defeated Homicide in a Steel Cage to win the series & earn a title shot
Nowhere To Run- Chicago Ridge, IL 5/14/05
1. James Gibson defeated B.J. Whitmer
2. Four Corner Survival: Matt Sydal defeated Matt Stryker, The Masked Green Bay Superstar, and Ace Steel
3. Chad Collyer defeated Jimmy Jacobs
4. Homicide defeated Doug Williams
5. Roderick Strong and Jack Evans defeated Delirious and Alex Shelley
6. Nigel McGuinness defeated Colt Cabana.
7. ROH World Title Match: Austin Aries defeated Bryan Danielson to retain
8. Steel Cage Match: CM Punk defeated Jimmy Rave
Ring of Homicide- Edison, NJ 5/13/06
1 . Colt Cabana defeated Kikutaro
2. Homicide & Ricky Reyes beat Dunn & Marcos
3. Jimmy Rave beat Jimmy Yang
4. Nigel McGuinness beat Jay Lethal to retain the Pure Title
5. Bryan Danielson defeated Delirious to retain the ROH World Title
6. Christopher Daniels beat Matt Sydal
7. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong beat Jay & Mark Briscoe to retain the Tag Titles
8. Samoa Joe vs. Necro Butcher went to a No Contest which lead to a wild brawl involving Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, BJ Whitmer, & Adam Pearce. Homicide eventually came out leading to a match where Homicide defeated Necro Butcher following a wild brawl.
May 8th, 2012 - 05/08/12
By: Christopher Maurer
Last Weekend on Ring of Honor Wrestling TV
Its Kevin Steen vs. Kyle OReilly in the main event, one week before Kevins ROH World Title match at Border Wars against Kyles friend & mentor Davey Richards!
Before we got to that though, it was The Dominant Male Tommaso Ciampa versus Matt Taven in the opening contest of the evening! With Jay Lethal watching at ringside, Ciampa picked up the victory following a series of running knees to the head & Project Ciampa to Taven. Words were exchanged between Lethal & Ciampa but not physicality between the Border Wars opponents went down
Veda Scott was in the locker room with TJ Perkins but his interview was interrupted by The Young Bucks who wondered why Veda wasnt interviewing them. Words were exchanged there as well but Perkins left for his scheduled match against Mike Mondo before it got more heated.
The Mondo/Perkins contest was quite even until The Young Bucks made their way to ringside, repeatedly causing a distraction that ultimately led to TJ getting caught by Mondo and drilled with an elevated DDT that got No Fear the win! The Bucks & Mondo began to assault Perkins but the All Night Express hit the ring to even the odds.
It was time to go Inside ROH once again as we are on the eve of Border Wars.
We got comments from the challengers for the World Tag Team Titles, Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin as they prepare for their final shot at the titles. Jay Briscoe then commented as well, saying that they have been through a war and they might have started it, but in Florida, Haas and Benjamin crossed the line. Jay says that they are going to cross the line in Canada.
Truth Martini discusses the three matches involving the House of Truth next weekend.
Roderick tells Finlay that he hears that he likes to fight. On May 12th, he will be in store for the biggest fight of his life.
Michael Elgin tells Adam Cole he walks into Toronto in a dream land of his. On May 12th, Cole gets a dose of reality when he faces the only man who is the true breakout star of 2012.
Rhino tells Eddie Edwards that he is a former Heavyweight Champion and so is he. Rhino says that he gets paid to take people out and he will do it in Toronto. Eddie Edwards says that he has done his talking and it is about what will happen in the ring. It will be about who will take the most and get up to fight back. He will not be stopped and he is going to get the World Title again.
Mike Bennett tells Maria that it makes him really sad that Lance didnt get the picture in Fort Lauderdale. Lance begged for another match against him. He doesnt like that Lance wants it in his home country. Mike wants to be serious for a minute. He says that Lances Ring of Honor career came close to an end in Fort Lauderdale. It will definitely end in Toronto.
Veda Scott returned, this time in the locker room with Kyle OReilly, and he addressed his match with Steen in the main event, saying he will expose Steen for the fraud that he is and everyone will wake up from Wrestlings Greatest Daydream.
Steve Corino joined Kevin Kelly & Nigel McGuinness at the announce table for the main event as Jimmy Jacobs joined Kevin Steen at ringside while Kyle OReilly stood alone.
In a battle of power vs. speed, force vs. technique, Steen & OReilly battled it out but it came down to Steen nailing the GTH to get the win over Kyle! After the match, Steen attacked Kyle with a tennis racket and then, with Jacobs taunting him, Kyle was placed in the ankle lock by Kevin.
This brought out Davey Richards as he fought Jacobs & Steen both, but a low blow from Jimmy cut off that rally. Steen took the tennis racket to Richards with the tennis racket and then once more to Kyle before security removed them. After Davey recovered, he took the microphone and told Steen there is one thing he will never do, take Daveys Ring of Honor title from him. Not only will he kick Steens ass and bury him in Toronto, he will show Steen what it is like to be helpless. He tells Kevin that his days of pretending to be an athlete or a professional wrestler are quickly coming to an end. Davey then says his American Strong Style thing is dead, and if Steen wants the Wolf, hes got the Wolf and he is hunting Steen.
This weekend on Ring of Honor Wrestling TV
Rhino takes on ROH World Champion Davey Richards in a Proving Ground Bout trying to earn himself a World Title match down the line!
Its CHIKARA Trios Action as The Colony (Fire Ant, Soldier Ant, & Green Ant) battle Ophidian & Los Ice Creams!
Jay Lethal faces Cuban Crippler Ricky Reyes!
And Wrestlings Greatest Tag Team will be in action!!!!
News and Rumors
- The entire wrestling world is talking about this Saturdays Border Wars iPPV from Toronto and many are predicting that it will be one of the greatest wrestling events in ROH history! You can watch it live on www.ROHWrestling.com!
- Steve Corino will give his long awaited thoughts on Jimmy Jacobs and Kevin Steen this Saturday at Border Wars in Toronto. Corino has been silent since his former sponsor Jimmy Jacobs turned to the dark side at Showdown in the Sun - Day 1 by joining forces with Wrestlings Worst Nightmare Kevin Steen.
- Ring of Honor World champion Davey Richards was involved in a car accident last week forcing him to miss his recent New Japan tour. Richards will not be slowed down however, and will use this latest circumstance as just more fuel going into his World Championship defense against Kevin Steen at Border Wars on May 12th in Toronto.
- Belfast Bruiser Fit Finlay will get a shot at the ROH Television Championship in his ROH debut this Saturday against current champion Roderick Strong. Finlay is no stranger to Television Titles as he is a former WCW Television Champion and his long list of wrestling credentials validate his upcoming opportunity.
- Many people are predicting that The Battle of the Breakout Stars this Saturday between Adam Cole and Unbreakable Michael Elgin could easily steal the show.
- Ring of Honor Wrestling returns to Baltimore, MD at The Du Burns Arena on Friday, May 18th and we will tape 4 more episodes of Ring of Honor Wrestling TV for our SBG affiliates nationwide!! This taping will contain all of the fallout from Border Wars and there is expected to be some surprises! This will be the most unpredictable taping yet!
- Ring of Honor returns to NYC for Best In The World 2012 on Sunday afternoon, June 24th, and we are pleased to announce that ALL ROH Championships will be defended in NYC!
Merchandise
- Its Tuesday Rollout once again and what a treat we have for you: its Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk: The Collectors Edition!!! Witness the complete Joe/Punk Trilogy, their very first meeting from August of 2003, and hear their thoughts on everything as Straight Shootin w/ Joe & Punk is re-released for the first time in years!
- Also dont forget to pick up the new Property of ROH & #DemBoys T-Shirts, KENTA: Go 2 Sleep, El Generico: Ole! Ole!, and all the other great compilations in the ROH Store!
This Week In ROH History
Manhattan Mayhem - New York, NY 5/7/05
1. Izzy and Deranged defeated Azrieal and Dixie.
2. Nigel McGuiness defeated Colt Cabana.
3. James Gibson defeated Black Tiger
4. ROH Tag Title Match: BJ Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs defeated Jack Evans and Roderick Strong to retain
5. ROH Pure Title Match: Samoa Joe defeated Jay Lethal to become the 4th Pure Champion
6. Fast Eddie defeated Davey Andrews.
7. Dog Collar Match: Jimmy Rave defeated CM Punk in a dog collar match
8. ROH World Title Match: Austin Aries defeated Alex Shelley to retain
9. Low Ki and Homicide defeated Samoa Joe and Jay Lethal
How We Roll - Long Island, NY 5/12/06
1. Matt Sydal beat Jimmy Rave
2. Delirious won a three way match over Nigel McGuiness and Kikutaro
3. Jimmy Rave & Alex Shelley beat Homicide & Ricky Reyes
4. Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli beat Adam Pearce & B.J. Whitmer
5. Samoa Joe beat Apocalypse
6. Mark Briscoe beat Roderick Strong
7. Jay Briscoe beat Austin Aries
8. NWA Champion Christian Cage & Colt Cabana defeated ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson & Christopher Daniels
Reborn Again - Hartford, CT 5/11/07
1. Jimmy Rave defeated Pelle Primeau in a brutal match.
2. Daizee Haze defeated Nikki Roxx
3. Kevin Steen & El Generico defeated Jason Blade & Eddie Edwards
4. Claudio Castagnoli defeated Bobby Fish
5. Shane Hagadorn came out dressed in Bryan Danielson's old cloak to fool the fans. Hagadorn and Adam Pearce then laughed at the fans. The real Bryan Danielson made his return to ROH to defeat both Hagadorn and Pearce in singles matches. No Remorse Corps of Roderick Strong, Davey Richards & Rocky Romero came out and offered Danielson a spot in the NRC. Danielson refused and the NRC then moved in for an attack. The Resilience of Matt Cross & Erick Stevens then came to Danielson's side. Danielson agreed to team with them for the night leading to:
6. Strong, Richards & Romero defeated Danielson, Stevens & Cross
7. Tank Toland defeated Mitch Franklin
8. Naomichi Marufuji defeated Matt Sydal
9. KENTA defeated Delirious
10.ROH World Tag Title Match:Jay & Mark Briscoe defeated Takeshi Morishima & BJ Whitmer to retain
Respect Is Earned - New York, NY 5/12/07
1. Brent Albright beat Tank Toland
2. ROH World Title Match: Takeshi Morishima beat BJ Whitmer to retain
3. Naomichi Marufuji beat Rocky Romero
4. Davey Richards beat Erick Stevens
5. ROH World Tag Title Match: Jay & Mark Briscoe defeated Matt Sydal & Claudio Castagnoli to retain
6. Sara Del Rey beat Daizee Haze
7. El Generico & Kevin Steen won a Tag Team Scramble over Irish Airborne, Pelle Primeau & Mitch Franklin, and Jimmy Rave & Adam Pearce
8. Roderick Strong beat Delirious
9. Bryan Danielson & Takeshi Morishima defeated Nigel McGuinness & KENTA in a dream tag team match
Southern Navigation - Manassas, VA 5/9/08
1. Chris Hero beat Pelle Primeau
2. Rhett Titus & Rex Sterling beat Mitch Franklin & Sean Denny
3. Brent Albright defeated ROH World champion Nigel McGuinness, Claudio Castagnoli, & Damien Wayne in a Non Title Four Corner Survival
4. Austin Aries beat Erick Stevens
5. Necro Butcher beat Jack Evans in a No DQ Match
6. Jimmy Jacobs beat Jay Briscoe
7. Bryan Danielson defeated Tyler Black
8. Team NOAH (Takeshi Morishima, Naomichi Marufuji, & Go Shiozaki) defeated The No Remorse Corps (Roderick Strong, Davey Richards, & Rocky Romero)
A New Level - New York, NY 5/10/08
1. FIP Heavyweight Title: Roderick Strong won a Three Way Match over Erick Stevens & Go Shiozaki to retain
2. Kevin Steen & El Generico beat Davey Richards & Rocky Romero
3. Delirious & Pelle Primeau won a Tag Team Scramble over Chris Hero & Brent Albright and Jack Evans & Jigsaw
4. Bryan Danielson defeated Naomichi Marufuji
5. Takeshi Morishima beat Necro Butcher
6. ROH World Tag Title Match: Jay Briscoe & Austin Aries beat Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black to retain
7. ROH World Title Match: Nigel McGuinness defeated Claudio Castagnoli to retain
Never Say Die - Boston, MA 5/8/09
1. Delirious beat Ricky Reyes
2. Rhett Titus & Kenny King beat The Super Smash Brothers
3. Jay Briscoe vs. The Necro Butcher ended in a No Contest when the Embassy attacked Necro
4. Anything Goes Match: Kevin Steen defeated Davey Richards in a wild brawl that included tables, ladders, and chairs
5. Three Way Match: Bryan Danielson beat Sonjay Dutt & Eddie Edwards
6. The Embassy (Jimmy Rave, Claudio Castagnoli, & Joey Ryan) defeated Colt Cabana, Erick Stevens, & Brent Albright
7. ROH World Title Match: Jerry Lynn defeated Chris Hero to retain the title
Validation - Edison, NJ 5/9/09
1. Eddie Kingston beat Ricky Reyes
2. Brent Albright & Erick Stevens beat The Super Smash Brothers
3. Chris Hero beat Sonjay Dutt
4. Necro Butcher & Delirious beat Jimmy Rave & Claudio Castagnoli
5. Rhett Titus & Kenny King beat Alex Payne & Grizzly Redwood
6. Colt Cabana beat Joey Ryan
7. World Tag Team Title Match: The American Wolves defeated Kevin Steen & Bryan Danielson
8. ROH World Title Match: Jerrry Lynn defeated Jay Briscoe to retain the title
Civil Warfare - Manassas, VA 5/7/10
1. TEN MINUTE HUNT: (if you last ten minutes, you get a TV Title shot) Eddie Edwards submitted Bobby Dempsey. Dempsey did not make it 10 minutes.
2. Jay Briscoe pinned Claudio Castagnoli; Following the pinfall Chris Hero ran in and begin assaulting Jay, which brought out Mark Briscoe and lead into
3. Chris Hero defeated Mark Briscoe
4. PICK 6 SERIES: (1) Roderick Strong pinned Erick Stevens to retain his #1 spot
5. PICK 6 SERIES: Colt Cabana vs. (5) Kenny King ended in a No Contest when Kevin Steen interfered; King retains his #5 spot
6. PICK 6 SERIES: Chris Daniels pinned (2) Kevin Steen to take the #2 spot in the Pick 6
7. Tyler Black & Delirious beat Austin Aries & Rhett Titus when Titus got pinned
Supercard of Honor V- New York, NY 5/8/10
1. Jay & Mark Briscoe defeated Rhett Titus & Kenny King
2. OPEN CHALLENGE: Erick Stevens pinned Grizzly Redwood; After the match, The Embassy began to beat on Grizzly until Balls Mahoney came in and saved Grizzly.
3. SHIMMER Challenge Match: Sara Del Ray pinned Amazing Kong
4. NON-TITLE MATCH: Christopher Daniels defeated ROH World TV Champion Eddie Edwards
5. GRUDGE MATCH: Austin Aries beat Delirious by Disqualification; Delirious got DQd when he refused to stop choking Aries. King and Titus ran in to save and attempted a spike piledriver on Daizee Haze, but Delirious stopped them.
6. 34th STREET DEATHMATCH: Kevin Steen defeated Colt Cabana in a brutal match that involved thumbtacks, tables, and the barbwire baseball bat! Steve Corino also made a surprise appearance disgustingly using his son Colby to pose as El Generico.
7. ROH WORLD TAG TITLE MATCH: Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli beat Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley by DQ when The Briscoes interfered as Hero tried to steal another win the loaded elbow pad. Jay hit Sara Del Ray with a Jay Driller in the melee.
8. ROH WORLD TITLE MATCH: Tyler Black pinned Roderick Strong to retain the title.
May 2nd, 2012 - 05/02/12
By: Christopher Maurer
Last week on Ring ofHonor Wrestling TV
This week its one title match, one Proving Groundchallenge, and a TV debut as we get closer to Border Wars in Toronto on May12th!
First up it was the team of Cedric Alexander & CapriceColeman stepping onto The Proving Ground against ROH World Tag Team ChampionsJay & Mark Briscoe in an attempt to earn a future tag title match.
The younger duo fought their hearts out but it was theinterference of Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin that proved the decidingfactor as a low blow was delivered behind the referees back. Coleman &Alexander capitalized on the interference and defeated the Briscoes to earn afuture ROH World Tag Team title shot.
Truth Martini, Prince Nana and RD Evans revealed thatMartini purchased a mercenary in the form of Rhino to take out everyone intitle contention. Rhino says at Border Wars Eddie Edwards will die a slowpainful death.
Rhino then massacred Vinny Marseglia with The Gore to winhis debut TV match.
Kevin Kelly and Jim Cornette were then joined in the ring byKevin Steen & Jimmy Jacobs. Thetopic at hand is his impending ROH World Title Match with Davey Richards and asthe conversation gets heated, Richards himself comes to the ring and afterwords are exchanged it nearly turns into a fight. Cornette gets people to break it up, makesthem both sign a waiver saying they cant sue Ring of Honor if they getinjured, then Cornette says Steen shouldve read the waiver because in therewas a clause saying this is Steens only chance at the title.
In Inside ROH this week, they cover Wrestlings GreatestTag Team and the Briscoes Fight Without Honor at Border Wars, and its thefinal time the two teams will wrestle for the titles.
Lance Storm talks about his rematch with Mike Bennett,stating that Bennetts attack after their match at Showdown in the Sun issomething he is going to have to answer for.
Jay Lethal says Tommaso Ciampa cost him the ROH World TVTitle, so Lethal is going to cost Ciampa his undefeated streak in Toronto.
Eddie Edwards says he knows what Rhino is capable of, butits going to take Rhino killing him to beat him because he will keep gettingright back up.
In the main event, the World TV Title was on the line asRoderick Strong made his first defense since capturing the title at Showdownin the Sun " Day 2; his challenger " Adam Cole.
In typical fashion, it was the interference of Truth Martini& Michael Elgin that made all the difference as a distraction provided byElgin allowed Martini to hit Cole with the Book of Truth, opening him up forRoderick to get the win & retain the TV Title.
This week on Ring ofHonor Wrestling TV
-Wrestlings Worst Nightmare Kevin Steen battles KyleOReilly in a heated main event!
-This episode also features the impressive Matt Taven facingthe undefeated Dominant Male Tommaso Ciampa. Taven made a name for himselfrecently in a great match against Mike Mondo but can he beat the unbeaten?
-Plus, Technical Lightning TJ Perkins faces No Fear MikeMondo and comments from many of the wrestlers that are participating at BorderWars!
News & Rumors
- The next TV taping on May 18th in Baltimore will containall of the fallout from Border Wars and there is expected to be somesurprises as well!
- Davey Richards ribs were severely injured in a brawl withKevin Steen and Jimmy Jacobs last Sunday in Dayton, Ohio.
- There is still unfinished business between CHIKARA GrandChampion Eddie Kingston and Wrestlings Worst Nightmare Kevin Steen. LastSaturday during CHIKARAs afternoon event Hot off the Griddle, Steen andKingston went to war with one another but when the heat was turned up on Steen,he hit Kingston with a low blow resulting in an automatic disqualification.Steen managed to disrespect his opponent, the Grand Championship, the company,and the fans of CHIKARA all at once.
- BJ Whitmer looked very good over the weekend and despite atainted loss to Kevin Steen on Sunday, he is expected to compete in ROH moreoften in the future.
- The All Night Express is more focused than ever before andtheir sight is set on the tag team gold and doing whatever it takes to attainit.
Merchandise News
- This week during ROHs Tuesday Rollout, its a special2-disc DVD set featuring one of the greatest Japanese wrestler to ever gracethe ROH ring. KENTA: Go 2 Sleep contains 15 of his best matches againstcompetition like Bryan Danielson, Samoa Joe, Davey Richards, Nigel McGuiness,& Tyler Black just to name a few! This is some of the best pro wrestling you will see anywhere so makesure you get your copy now in the ROH Store!
- Also pick up the brand new Property of ROH T-Shirt,Showdown in the Sun DVD releases, the new #DemBoys T-Shirt, as well as allthe recent compilations featuring Nigel McGuinness, CM Punk, Bryan Danielson,Kevin Steen, El Generico and others!
- If youre new to ROH, check out the historic DoubleFeature II, highlighted by the classic Tag Team Title match between TheAmerican Wolves vs. Bryan Danielson & Tyler Black!
This week in Ring of Honor history
Weekend of ChampionsNight 2- Cleveland, OH 4/29/06
1. Colt Cabana & Conrad Kennedy III beat Irish Airborne
2. Delirious beat Chris Sabin
3. Jimmy Jacobs beat Jimmy Yang, Trik Davis, Flash Flanagan,Jay Fury, & Spud in Six Man Mayhem
4. Samoa Joe beat Claudio Castagnoli by DQ
5. BJ Whitmer beat Super Dragon
6. Christopher Daniels beat Matt Sydal
7. ROH Pure & World Title Match: Pure Champion NigelMcGuiness defeated ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson by countout in a titlevs. title match
8. ROH World Tag Title Match: Austin Aries & RoderickStrong beat Jimmy Rave & Alex Shelley to retain the Tag Titles.
APRIL 24TH, 2012 - 04/24/12
By: Christopher Maurer
Last Weekend on Ring of Honor Wrestling TV
Its Road Rage once more as we hit Ft. Lauderdale for highlights from Showdown in the Sun " Day 2on March 31st!
First up, the ROH World Tag Team Champions Jay & Mark Briscoe defended their belts against Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin! It was the typical hard-fought affair between the four men that was every bit the brawl you would expect. It was fought just as much outside the ring as it was inside, but once everything got under control, it was the brothers who captured the victory in this rivalry. Despite the loss, WGTT wasnt done as they assaulted both men after the conclusion of the bout, laying Mark out on the floor, and using the corner post to abuse the groin of Jay.
Next up was a match between CHIKARAs Fire Ant & Technical Lightning TJ Perkins that saw masked man give it all he had but it wasnt enough as a 450 Splash from Perkins gave him the win after a good back-and-forth battle.
Inside ROH gave us comments from Kevin Steen & Davey Richards as they prepare to lock-up at Border Wars on May 12th as well as word with Lance Storm about his rematch with The Prodigy Mike Bennett that night as well.
In the main event of the night, Jay Lethal was conned by Tommaso Ciampa into putting his ROH World TV Title on the line against Roderick Strong. Lethal had the match in his pocket but interference from Ciampa on the floor left the champion open for attack, and Strong took advantage to pick up the win, and become the new TV Champion; a victory that also marks him as the 2nd man to win the ROH Triple Crown!
This weekend on Ring of Honor Wrestling TV
This week on Ring of Honor Wrestling its a Proving Ground match as the team of Cedric Alexander & Caprice Coleman facing the ROH World Tag Team Champions Mark & Jay Briscoe in an attempt to capture a future shot at the most wanted belts in all of tag team wrestling.
The House of Truth is busy as Truth Martinis newest purchase The Man Beast Rhino makes his ROH TV debut and Roderick Strong makes his first defense of the ROH World TV Title against Adam Cole!
Wrestlings Worst Nightmare Kevin Steen & Zombie Princess Jimmy Jacobs join us for an in-ring interview, and Lance Storm, Mike Bennett, Jay Lethal, Tommaso Ciampa, and Eddie Edwards offer comments as we get closer to Border Wars in Toronto on May 12th!
News and Rumors
- Expect ROH officials to relax the rules for this Saturdays tag team war with Kevin Steen & Jimmy Jacobs vs. El Generico & BJ Whitmer in Chicago Ridge at Unity.
- Ring of Honors debut at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, WV will be taped for Road Rage to air on broadcast television.
- A lot of speculation on what will happen if the CHIKARA team of Jigsaw & Hallowicked can win the ROH Tag Team Titles this Saturday night in Chicago Ridge at Unity. On the other side, Kevin Steen has the opportunity to win the CHIKARA Grand Championship this Saturday afternoon at Hot of the Griddle which would completely turn the CHIKARA promotion upside down!
- The Belfast Bruiser Fit Finlay returns to ROH on June 24th in New York City.
- It was announced that ROH World Champion Davey Richards and Kyle OReilly will battle Wrestlings Worst Nightmare Kevin Steen and Zombie Princess Jimmy Jacobs on May 19th when ROH returns to Richmond, VA. Fans in Richmond can expect more huge matches to be announced soon.
- Adam Cole has been training harder than ever and is prepared for the biggest match of his life this Sunday in Dayton against ROH World Champion Davey Richards.
Merchandise News
- Now available in this weeks Tuesday Rollout, Showdown in the Sun!!! Day 1 features Kevin Steen vs. El Generico in a Last Man Standing Match, an ROH World Title Match between Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards, & Roderick Strong, and more! Day 2 is highlighted the career-making match for Michael Elgin as he takes on Davey Richards, Kevin Steen battles Eddie Edwards, the ROH World Tag Titles are on the line as Jay & Mark Briscoe fight WGTT, and the TV Title is up for grabs between Jay Lethal & Roderick Strong!!! Both DVDs are available right now in the ROH Store!
- Also available, the brand new #DemBoys t-shirt for Jay & Mark Briscoe! You can get this one in sizes running from Small up to 3XL!
- Want to get familiar with some ROH history? Then pick up Bryan Danielson: The American Dragon or Nigel McGuinness: An ROH Career Retrospective in the ROH Store to get a look at two of the legendary ROH World Champions of days past!
This Week in ROH History
Night of Appreciation- Philadelphia, PA 4/27/02
1. Da Hit Squad (Mafia & Monsta Mack) defeated The Christopher Street Connection (Buffy & Mase) and Simply Luscious & Prince Nana
2. Jay Briscoe defeated Tony Mamaluke
3. Divine Storm defeated Christian York & Joey Matthews
4. Triple Threat Match: James Maritato defeated Xavier and Scoot Andrews
5. Low Ki defeated AJ Styles in a hard hitting contest
6. The Carnage Crew (Loc & Devito) defeated The Ring Crew Express
7. Donovan Morgan defeated Christopher Daniels. After the match, Daniels gave Morgan his respect and they appeared to join forces.
8. Texas Wrestling Academy Gauntlet Match: Paul London defeated John Hope, Michael Shane defeated Paul London, Spanky defeated Michael Shane and Spanky defeated Bryan Danielson to win the TWA Gauntlet. After the match, Spanky nominated himself to be in next month's ROH World Title tournament. He was joined by Bryan Danielson, Prince Nana, Xavier, Christopher Daniels, Scoot Andrews, Low Ki and Jay Briscoe as the first entrants in the 16-man tournament.
9. Eddie Guerrero & Amazing Red defeated The SAT. This was Eddie's last match before leaving ROH and after taking out an interrupting Brian XL, he gave an emotional speech to the fans that showed his true respect and dedication to wrestling.
Round Robin Challenge II- West Mifflin, PA 4/26/03
1. Christopher Daniels defeated The Amazing Red to go up 1-0 in the second Round Robin Challenge
2. The Second City Saints (Colt Cabana & Ace Steel) defeated Da Hit Squad. Although Dan Maff had already joined The Prophecy, this match occurred to fulfill his contractual obligations. After the match, he turned his back on Monsta Mack and broke the team up.
3. Scramble Match: The SAT defeated Special K (Hydro & Brian XL), EZ Money & Sterling James Keenan, & The Ring Crew Express
4. #1 Contender's Trophy Match: Homicide defeated CM Punk in a show stealing contest
5. Fight Without Honor: The Carnage Crew (Masada, Loc & Devito) defeated TWA Students Hotstuff Hernandez, Don Juan & Fast Eddie
6. Paul London defeated Amazing Red with a Styles Clash to go up 1-0 in the second Round Robin Challenge and drop Red to 0-2. London used the Styles Clash to win the match, taking a dig at Red's tag team partner, AJ Styles, who was scheduled to team with London before his emergency surgery.
7. Persephonie defeated Alexis Laree
8. Four Corner Survival: Matt Stryker defeated BJ Whitmer, Chad Collyer, Donovan Morgan & Michael Shane when he finally gained some revenge by making Collyer tap out
9. Christopher Daniels defeated Paul London to win the second Round Robin Challenge
10. ROH Title Match: Samoa Joe defeated Doug Williams to retain
ROH: Reborn Stage 1- St. Paul, MN 4/23/04
1. Matt Stryker defeated Nigel McGuinness.
2. The Carnage Crew (Tony DeVito & H.C. Loc) defeated The Ring Crew Express (Dunn & Marcos).
3. John Walters defeated Justin Credible.
4. Six-Way Mayhem Match: Alex Shelley defeated Jimmy jacobs, Jimmy Rave, Jack Evans, Masada & Danny Daniels.
5. B.J. Whitmer defeated Colt Cabana.
6. Matt Sydal defeated Delirious.
7. Non-Title: ROH Tag Team Champions The Briscoe Brothers defeated Ricky Reyes & Rocky Romero
8. Bryan Danielson defeated C.M. Punk.
9. ROH World Title Match: Samoa Joe defeated Homicide via DQ to retain
ROH: Reborn Stage 2- Chicago Ridge, IL 4/24/04
1. B.J. Whitmer defeated Ace Steel.
2. Justin Credible & Masada defeated Shawn Davari & Delirious.
3. Chad Collyer defeated John Walters.
4. Four Corner Survival: Nigel McGuinness defeated Jimmy Rave, Austin Aries & Rocky Romero.
5. Homicide defeated Bryan Danielson.
6. Ricky Reyes defeated Danny Daniels.
7. Scramble Match: Jack Evans & Matt Sydal defeated Alex Shelley & Jimmy Jacobs, The Carnage Crew (Tony DeVito & H.C. Loc) & The Ring Crew Express (Dunn & Marcos).
8. ROH World Title Match: Samoa Joe, defeated Matt Stryker to retain
9. ROH Tag Title Match: CM Punk & Colt Cabana defeated The Briscoe Brothers to become the 6th ROH Tag Team Champions
The 100th Show- Philadelphia, PA 4/22/06
1. Christopher Daniels beat Claudio Castagnoli
2. Delirious beat Jimmy Jacobs, Jimmy Yang, & Jimmy Rave in a Four Corner Survival
3. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong beat Homicide & Ricky Reyes to retain the Tag Titles
4. Bryan Danielson beat Colt Cabana to retain the ROH World Title
5. Derrick Dempsey defeated Pelle Primeau to retain the Top of the Class Trophy
6. Bryan Danielson defeated Delirious to retain the ROH World Title
7. Jay & Mark Briscoe beat AJ Styles & Matt Sydal
8. Chris Hero, Necro Butcher, & Super Dragon defeated Samoa Joe, BJ Whitmer, & Adam Pearce in a CZW vs. ROH Six Man Tag Team War
Weekend of Champions Night 1- Dayton, OH 4/28/06
1. Colt Cabana beat Jimmy Jacobs
2. Irish Airborne beat Spud & Jay Fury
3. Jimmy Rave vs. Delirious ended in a 15 Min. Draw
4. Nigel McGuinness beat Christopher Daniels by countout to retain the Pure Title
5. Bryan Danielson beat Jimmy Yang to retain the ROH World Title
6. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong beat Samoa Joe & Matt Sydal to retain the Tag Titles
7. Claudio Castagnoli, Super Dragon, Necro Butcher, & Nate Webb defeated Adam Pearce, Ace Steel, Colt Cabana, & BJ Whitmer in an Anything Goes Match
The Battle Of St. Paul- St. Paul, MN 4/27/07
1. Lacey & Rain with Jimmy Jacobs defeated Sara Del Rey & Allison Danger
2. Michael Elgin vs. Rhett Titus went to a no-contest when Jimmy Rave made his surprise return to beat up both competitors. Rave then defeated Elgin in an official match.
3. Shingo defeated BJ Whitmer
4. ROH World Tag Team Champions Jay & Mark Briscoe won an Ultimate Endurance in dominating fashion. The Briscoes defeated Pelle Primeau & Mitch Franklin in the first fall tap out match. The Briscoes then defeated Hallowicked & Gran Akuma in the Tag Team Scramble fall. The Briscoes made it a clean sweep by defeating Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw in the final fall for the ROH World Tag Team Titles.
5. Brent Albright & Adam Pearce defeated Colt Cabana & Homicide in a wild Anything Goes Match
6. Rocky Romero won a Four Corner Survival by pinning Jack Evans after a knock out kick in a bout that also included Delirious and Erick Stevens
7. Roderick Strong retained the FIP World Heavyweight Title by defeating Christopher Daniels by countout
8. Takeshi Morishima defeated Austin Aries to retain the ROH World Title in an absolute classic
Good Times, Great Memories- Chicago Ridge, IL 4/28/07
1. Delirious won a Six Man Mayhem that included Gran Akuma, Mike Quackenbush, Pelle Primeau, Hallowicked and Jigsaw
2. Erick Stevens vs. Christopher Daniels with Allison Danger went to a 15 minute draw. After the bout, Daniels gave a speech and quit ROH.
3. Brent Albright won a Four Corner Survival over BJ Whitmer, Homicide and Jimmy Rave
4. Austin Aries defeated Rocky Romero
5. Takeshi Morishima defeated Shingo to retain the ROH World Title in a NOAH vs. Dragon Gate match
6.Tank Toland defeated Alex Payne
7. Roderick Strong defeated Jack Evans
8. Jay & Mark Briscoe defeated Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin to retain the ROH World Tag Team Titles in an absolute classic that many fans are calling a match of the year candidate.
9. Colt Cabana defeated Adam Pearce in his farewell match
A Cut Above- Dayton, OH 4/24/09
1. Bryan Danielson defeated Eddie Edwards
2. Four Corner Survival: Claudio Castagnoli defeated Silas Young, Matt Cross and Rasche Brown
3. Jimmy Rave beat Grizzly Redwood
4. Austin Aries & Rhett Titus beat The Phoenix Twins
5. Colt Cabana defeated Chris Hero
6. Jimmy Jacobs beat Egotistico Fantastico
7. Davey Richards defeated Tyler Black
8. Kevin Steen & Jay Briscoe beat The Dark City Fight Club
9. ROH World Title Match: Jerry Lynn defeated Roderick Strong to retain the title
The Homecoming II- Chicago Ridge, IL 4/25/09
1. Egotistico Fantastico beat Skullkrusher Rasche Brown
2. Austin Aries & Rhett Titus beat Silas Young & Alex Payne
3. Three Way Match: Jimmy Jacobs beat Roderick Strong & Claudio Castagnoli. After the match Tyler Black came out and called Jimmy Jacobs a disappointment.
4. The Dark City Fight Club beat The Phoenix Twins
5. Bryan Danielson beat Jimmy Rave
6. Tyler Black defeated Chris Hero. After the match Jacobs attacked Black on his way to the dressing room and bloodied him.
7. World Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls Match: The American Wolves defeated Kevin Steen & Jay Briscoe 2-1. After the match Steen & Briscoe argued, Jay slapped Kevin, then walked off.
8. ROH World Title Match: Jerry Lynn beat Colt Cabana to retain.
Pick Your Poison- Dayton, OH 4/23/10
1. Metal Master pinned Sami Callihan
2. Necro Butcher & Skullkrusher Rasche Brown defeated Erick Stevens & Shawn Daivari; After the match, Stevens powerbombed Necro onto the back of 2 chairs.
3. PICK 6 SERIES: (3) Chris Hero submitted Petey Williams to retain his #3 ranking
4. The American Wolves beat The Dark City Fight Club
5. The House of Truth defeated Austin Aries & Rhett Titus
6. Roderick Strong pinned El Generico; Steen attacked Generico post-match which brought out the Briscoes and went right into their match.
7. Kevin Steen & Steve Corino defeated Briscoe Brothers
8. ROH WORLD TITLE MATCH: Tyler Black pinned Kenny King to retain
Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies 2- Chicago Ridge, IL 4/24/10
1. Skullkrusher Rasche Brown beat Sami Callihan
2. The Dark City Fight Club defeated The Bravado Brothers
3. NON-TITLE: ROH World TV Champion Eddie Edwards submitted The Metal Master
4. Erick Stevens & Shawn Daivari beat The House of Truth via DQ after Truth Martini interfered
5. PICK 6 SERIES: (4) Davey Richards vs. (1) Roderick Strong ended in a 20 minute draw; Strong walked out when asked by Richards to continue the match
6. Rhett Titus pinned Petey Williams
7. The Briscoes defeated Austin Aries and Kenny King; King accidentally hit Aries leading to King getting a JayDriller, and Aries getting pinned after a Doomsday Device. After the match Aries and King start shoving each other, but Titus comes out to make peace and they all end making amends.
8. ROH WORLD TITLE MATCH: Tyler Black beat Chris Hero to retain
9. COME-AS-YOU-ARE STREET FIGHT: Colt Cabana & El Generico beat Kevin Steen & Steve Corino in an absolutely insane war that saw ladders, scaffolds, tables, a broken beer bottles, and barbed wire. The match ended when Cabana had Corino in the Billy Goats Curse with his head over the barbwire bat and Generico smashed a chair across the back of Corinos head. After the match, while Corino was being attended to, an enraged Kevin Steen had a message for Colt Cabana that ROH cameras captured and should be available later today.
April 17th, 2012 - 04/17/12
By: Christopher Maurer
Last weekend on Ring of Honor Wrestling TV
It was Road Rage this week on Ring of Honor Wrestling as a portion ofthe Showdown in the Sun " Day 1 event was presented!
First up, the highly anticipated return of Lane Storm as he took on TheProdigy Mike Bennett! It was every bit the back-and-forth wrestling battle onewould expect but it was the youth of Bennett that won out in the end as hefinished of the Canadian Icon with a TKO to pick up the victory! After the bout a handshake was offered butBennett used that as an opportunity to disrespect & lay out Storm onceagain. Following the bout, comments werecaptured from Storm in which he challenged Bennett to meet him one more time
Highlights from the Proving Ground match between ROH World Tag TeamChampions Jay & Mark Briscoe and Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls wereshown. While Haste & Nicholls werequite impressive in their outing, they couldnt muster up enough to put downthe 7-Time Tag Team Champions and earn a future title opportunity.
It was announced that at Border Wars on 5/12 in Toronto thehighly-respected Fit Finlay will his debut in Ring of Honor to face RoderickStrong, The Briscoes will face Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin in a FightWithout Honor for the World Tag Titles and that Die Hard Eddie Edwards wouldtake on Rhino.
In our main event, it was La Revancha as Kevin Steen & El Generico went to war in a Last Man Standing match. These two bitter rivals pulled out all the stops, and all the weapons they could find, in order to put the other man down for a ten count but the deciding factor came when Jimmy Jacobs got involved. Jacobs took a chair from Steen, leaving him open to get dropped on his head by Generico, but then Jimmy shocked the world by pulling a railroad spike from his jacket and stabbing Generico! This left The Generic Luchador open to get cracked across the skull with a chair, leaving him down for the ten-count as Steen & Jacobs celebrated together.
This weekend on Ring Of Honor Wrestling
This week Road Rage continues on Ring of Honor Wrestling as we bring you highlights from Showdown In The Sun " Day 2 from March 31st in Ft.Lauderdale, FL. You will see Jay Lethal & Roderick Strong battle for theROH Television title, CHIKARAs Fire Ant faces TJ Perkins, and the ROH WorldTag Team Champions Mark & Jay Briscoe defend against Charlie Haas &Shelton Benjamin!
News & Rumors
- The Prodigy Mike Bennett and The First Lady of ROH Maria Kanellis will be in Chicago Ridge on April 28th!
- ROH officials are finalizing the main event for Saturday May 19th, inRichmond, VA at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
- We are pleased to report that ROH World Champion Davey Richards will participate in New Japan Pro Wrestlings Best of the Super Junior XIX duringthe time period of May 27th through June 10th.
- Border Wars is shaping up to be one of the biggest Ring of Honor events of all time!
- ROH officials have been in contact with multiple wrestlers who would be great competition for ROHs top athletes.
Merchandise News
- Check out the newest DVD release, El Generico: OLE!OLE!, in the ROHStore! Featuring a collection of 19matches over 2 discs, this is a look at one of the most exciting men to ever compete in the ROH ring and includes matches against the likes of Christopher Daniels, Roderick Strong, and more! Check it out here!
- And dont forget the Nigel McGuinness: An ROH Career Retrospective,Bryan Danielson: The American Dragon, & The Summer of Punk collectionsthat highlight some of the rich history of Ring of Honor over the last ten years!
- And in preparation for the Synergy event on April 28th, go pick up the official t-shirt right now in the ROH Store!!!
This week in ROH History
Stalemate - Dorchester, MA 4/16/05
1. Vordell Walker beat Kevin Steen
2. Roderick Strong beat El Generico
3. Deranged & Cheech defeated Dixie & Azrieal
4. ROH Pure Title Match: Jay Lethal defeated Spanky to retain
5. CM Punk vs. Jimmy Rave turned into Punk beating Mike Kruel then brawling all over the building with Jimmy Rave
6. Double Stakes Four Corner Survival Match: Samoa Joe beat Colt Cabana earn a future Pure Title match; Alex Shelly beat Nigel McGuiness to earn afuture World Title match
7. ROH World Title Mach: Austin Aries vs. James Gibson went to a draw when both men's shoulders were pinned to the mat
8. Best of 5 Series: Bryan Danielson defeated Homicide in a LumberjackMatch to even the series at 2-2
Tag Wars 2008 - Detroit, MI 4/18/08
1. Pelle Primeau, Mitch Franklin, & Ernie Osiris beat Danny Daniels,Michael Elgin, & Michael Nakazawa
2. Silas Young beat Rhett Titus
3. Joey Matthews beat Jigsaw
4. Nigel McGuinness & Claudio Castagnoli beat Kevin Steen & ElGenerico
5. Necro Butcher beat Delirious in a Falls Count Anywhere Match
6. Jack Evans & Ruckus beat Chris Hero & Brent Albright
7. ROH World Tag Champions Jay & Mark Briscoe beat Austin Aries &Kota Ibushi in a Non Title Match
8. Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black beat Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin
Return Engagement- Chicago Ridge, IL 4/19/08
1. Austin Aries beat Silas Young
2. Necro Butcher destroyed Alex Payne & Mitch Franklin in a handicap match
3. Claudio Castagnoli & Pelle Primeau beat Adam Pearce & Brent Albright
4. MsChif won a SHIMMER Four Corner Survival over Daizee Haze, Lacey,& Ashley Lane
5. Chris Hero beat Delirious
6. Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin defeated Jay & Mark Briscoe
7. Kota Ibushi beat El Generico
8. Tyler Black, Joey Matthews, & Zach Gowen of Age of the Fall defeated Jack Evans, Ruckus, & Jigsaw
9. ROH World Title Match: Nigel McGuinness defeated Kevin Steen
The Hunt Begins- Montreal, Quebec 4/17/09
1. Chris Hero beat Franky The Mobster
2. Daizee Haze beat LuFisto
3. Rhett Titus & Kenny King beat The Necro Butcher & Delirious byDQ when Necro Butcher used a chair
4. Tyler Black defeated Jimmy Jacobs
5. Four Corner Survival: Kenny Omega defeated Austin Aries, RoderickStrong, & Jay Briscoe
6. Claudio Castagnoli & Jimmy Rave beat Brent Albright & ColtCabana
7. Kevin Steen, El Generico, & Bryan Danielson defeated The AmericanWolves & Sylvain Grenier
Tag Title Classic- Markham, Ontario 4/18/09
1. Brent Albright beat Jimmy Rave
2. Chris Hero beat The Necro Butcher by DQ after Necro used a chair
3. Colt Cabana beat Claudio Castagnoli
4. Austin Aries, Rhett Titus, & Kenny King defeated Kevin Steen,Generico Dos, & Kenny Omega
5. Markham Street Fight: Delirious beat Jimmy Jacobs
6. Jay Briscoe beat Roderick Strong in a hard hitting contest
7. World Tag Team Title Match: The American Wolves vs. Tyler Black &Bryan Danielson was an epic contest that ended in 45 minute time limit draw.This was the first time in ROH history that a World Tag Team Title Match went the distance
April 11th, 2012 - 04/11/12
By: Christopher Maurer
Last Week On Ring of Honor Wrestling TV
It was the finals of the March Mayhem tournament with $24,000 at stake for the winner but before we could get to that elimination bout there was other business to attend to, including a chaotic press conference for ROHs Border Wars event in Toronto scheduled for May 12th!
We kicked off with The Young Bucks taking on TJ Perkins & Shiloh Jonze in tag team action and although the Perkins/Jonze team put up a good fight, it was the veteran team of the Jackson brothers who picked up the victory.
Following that, Matt Taven & Mike Mondo went one-on-one in a bit of a grudge match stemming from previous weeks actions and it was Mondo who came out ahead following a Double-Arm DDT.
The usual edition of Inside ROH has been postponed in lieu of highlights from the Border Wars press conference held in Baltimore last week. It started innocently enough, announcing the participation of Fit Finlay in the event and that all World Titles would be defended, but as ROH World Champion Davey Richards began to speak he was interrupted by Wrestlings Worst Nightmare Kevin Steen. The scene began to degenerate quickly, leading to Richards essentially demanding that Jim Cornette make the highly-demanded ROH World Title match between he & Steen or he would turn over the belt & walk away. In addition, Davey also demanded that the piledriver, which has been banned since Final Battle 2011, be reinstated for the match. Backed into a corner, Cornette relented and made the match official for May 12th in Toronto, Canada!
It was now time for the March Mayhem Finals with Jay Lethal, Tommaso Ciampa, Adam Cole, and Mike Bennett squaring off in an elimination bout with $24,000 on the line. Bennett was the first person eliminated following a Lethal Injection from Jay, they Lethal was promptly eliminated by Ciampa via the Knockout Knee. This left Cole & Ciampa to battle it out for the grand prize but it was the inadvertent distraction of Lethal that ultimately led to the conclusion, allowing Tommaso to hit The Project Ciampa for the win & the big check!
This week on Ring of Honor Wrestling TV
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On the next episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling TV, its Road Rage as we bring to you highlights from Showdown In The Sun " Day 1 which went down on March 30th in Ft. Lauderdale, FL! Its La Revancha as Kevin Steen & El Generico battle it out in a Last Man Standing Match! Its Icon vs. Prodigy as Mike Bennett, with Maria in his corner, takes on Lance Storm! Check your local listings from times & channels!
News & Rumors
- Steve Corino has broken his silence and said that he will be at Border Wars on May 12th in Toronto. We are still waiting to hear what Corino thinks of the recent actions of his former sponsor Jimmy Jacobs.
- No Fear Mike Mondo has officially signed for April 29th in Dayton, Ohio.
- The "Zombie Princess" Jimmy Jacobs will be in Chicago Ridge on 4/28 and Dayton on 4/29.
- Lance Storm has agreed to one more match in ROH!
Merchandise
- Now available on DVD, its Nigel McGuinness: An ROH Career Retrospective! This introspective 2-Disc set takes a look at not only the bouts that defined Nigel McGuinness as an ROH Icon but at the man's thoughts, recollections, and reflections on the matches & moments that earned him that label. Join Nigel as he sits down with ROH cameras to share his innermost thoughts on a career that took him around the world and certainly touched the lives of a great many fans in the process.
- New to ROH? Check out the ROH on HDNet series of DVDs to see all of the best ROH stars, past and present, in action, including Bryan Danielson, Chris Hero, Davey Richards, Tyler Black, ANX, Kevin Steen, and more!
This Week In ROH History
The Epic Encounter- Philadelphia, PA 4/12/03
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1. The Backseat Boyz defeated Da Hit Squad
2. Scramble Match: Special K (Hydro & Dixie) defeated The Carnage Crew (Loc & Devito) and The Ring Crew Express
3. ROH Tag Title Match: AJ Styles & Amazing Red defeated The Briscoes to retain
4. CM Punk and BJ Whitmer fought to a No Contest when Punk hit a German Suplex on Whitmer off the apron, knocking both men out cold.
5. Homicide defeated Christopher Daniels
6. Alexis Laree defeated Ariel
7. Non-Title Match: ROH World Champion Samoa Joe defeated Hotstuff Hernandez
8. ROH Title/Four Corner Survival Match: Samoa Joe defeated Matt Stryker, Tom Carter & Colt Cabana
9. 2/3 Falls Match: Paul London defeated Bryan Danielson in a 45 minute match of the year candidate. During the match, the fans were split completely down the middle, half chanting for Dragon, half for London. This match must truly be seen to be believed.
10. Unsanctioned Bunkhouse Brawl: Homicide, Julius Smokes, Dusty Rhodes, Iceberg & The Rottweilers defeated Jack Victory, CW Anderson, David Young and others
This Means War II- Long Island, NY 4/13/07
1. Kevin Steen defeated Pelle Primeau
2. Daizee Haze defeated Sara Del Rey
3. Erick Stevens won a Four Corner Survival over Jason Blade, Eddie Edwards and El Generico. After the match, Austin Aries asked Stevens to join his group, called The Resilience. Stevens quickly accepted. The No Remorse Corps of Roderick Strong, Davey Richards & Rocky Romero jumped Aries & Stevens, but Resilience member Matt Cross made the save.
4. Delirious defeated Colt Cabana
5. Claudio Castagnoli defeated ROH World Tag Team Champion Jay Briscoe
6. Brent Albright defeated Homicide
7. Jack Evans defeated Shingo
8. The No Remorse Corps of Roderick Strong, Davey Richards & Rocky Romero won a Six Man Elimination Match against The Resilience of Austin Aries, Matt Cross & ErickStevens
9. Nigel McGuinness & Doug Williams defeated ROH World Champion Takeshi Morishima & Chris Hero in an excellent match
Fighting Spirit- Edison, NJ 4/14/07
1. Jason Blade & Eddie Edwards defeated Chris Hero & Tank Toland
2. Pelle Primeau defeated Shane Hagadorn to win the Top Of The Class Trophy
3. Rocky Romero defeated Claudio Castagnoli
4. Kevin Steen & El Generico defeated ROH World Tag Team Champions Jay & Mark Briscoe in a non-title match. This was very dramatic. The match originally had Erick Stevens filling in for the injured Mark Briscoe. However, about five minutes into the match the No Remorse Corps attacked Stevens and took him out. Jay was then at a long disadvantage until Mark (who wasn't even supposed to be near the building) came running in the front door in his street clothes. Jay instinctively tagged his brother. Mark, suffering from a major concussion, was pinned after being dropped on his head several times.
5. Doug Williams defeated Colt Cabana
6. Sara Del Rey defeated Ernie Osiris
7. Shingo defeated Matt Cross
8. Roderick Strong & Davey Richards defeated Jack Evans & Delirious
9. Takeshi Morishima defeated Nigel McGuinness in a brutal ROH World Title Match
Bedlam In Beantown- Boston, MA 4/11/08
1. Erick Stevens won a Four Corner Survival over Roderick Strong, El Generico, & Rocky Romero to earn a shot at the ROH World Title later in the night
2. Jason Blade beat Mike Bennett
3. Eddie Edwards beat Jigsaw
4. Jack Evans & Ruckus beat Jay & Mark Briscoe
5. Delirious, Claudio Castagnoli, & Pelle Primeau beat Chris Hero, Brent Albright, & Larry Sweeney in a Six Man Elimination Match
6. Davey Richards beat Kota Ibushi in a great match
7. Nigel McGuinness beat Erick Stevens to retain the ROH World Title
8. Kevin Steen defeated Necro Butcher in a Boston Massacre Match
Injustice- Edison, NJ 4/12/08
1. El Generico beat Jack Evans
2. Jigsaw beat Mitch Franklin
3. Chris Hero & Eddie Edwards beat Erick Stevens & Pelle Primeau
4. Brent Albright beat Delirious
5. Necro Butcher beat Roderick Strong in a No DQ Match
6. Claudio Castagnoli beat Kota Ibushi
7. Nigel McGuinness beat Kevin Steen to retain the ROH World Title
8. Jay & Mark Briscoe beat Rocky Romero & Davey Richards to win the ROH World Tag Team Titles
INSIDE RING OF HONOR 4/3/12 - 04/03/12
By: Christopher Maurer
cjmaurer@roh-wrestling.com
Last weekend onRing of Honor Wrestling TV
The final two men for the March Mayhem $24,000 match willbe set with Tommaso Ciampa taking on Kyle OReilly and The Prodigy Mike Bennettgoing one-on-one with Die Hard Eddie Edwards.
We start with Ciampa, ROH TV Title that is not his still inpossession, taking on OReilly and The Dominant Male continued his undefeatedstreak via knockout after delivering a vicious running knee to Kyles head.
ROH World Champion Davey Richards took on, and defeated,Maryland standout Ryan McBride in the Proving Ground Match via Ankle Locksubmission.
Kevin Steen then joined the program to talk about the ROHWorld Title & Davey which brought Davey back out for a little face-to-faceconfrontation between the two men.
In the final March Mayhem qualifier, Mike Bennett faked aninjury to sucker in Eddie Edwards and pick up the victory to advance to thefinals of the tournament.
This weekend onRing of Honor Wrestling TV
On this weeks edition of Ring of Honor Wrestling you willsee the highly anticipated final of March Mayhem as "The DominantMale" Tommaso Ciampa, Adam Cole,Jay Lethal, and The Prodigy Mike Bennett go at it with a $24,000 prize atstake!
Also in action, Technical Lighting TJ Perkins & ShilohJonze take on The Young Bucks and Mike Mondo & Matt Taven attempt to settletheir score!
News & Rumors
- Unbreakable Michael Elgin rose to a new level displayingthe skill and passion of a true champion last Saturday in Ft. Lauderdale. Manypeople are saying that this is an early match of the year candidate andpossibly one of the greatest matches in ROH history. This is a MUST SEE mainevent!
- Showdown in the Sun was taped for 2 separate Road Rageeditions of Ring of Honor Wrestling on TV. Expect those specials to airduring the weekend of April 14th and April 21st.
- Jimmy Jacobs shocked the world with his actions on Fridaynight when he spiked El Generico and sided with Wrestlings Worst NightmareKevin Steen. There are many questions that are still to be answered includingSteve Corinos opinion on the events that took place. Corino has been contactedbut has yet to respond to this appalling occurrence.
- It is highly possible that we have not seen the last ofLance Storm in ROH.
- A, business transaction between Truth Martini and PrinceNana has resulted in Rhino now representing the House of Truth! ROH officialshave signed Rhino, through Truth Martinis influence, for Border Wars on May12th at the Ted Reeve Arena in Toronto!
- Fans can expect a great match to be announced shortly forROH Unity that involves inter-promotional Trios action!
Merchandise News
- Just release in the ROH Store, the 10thAnniversary Event DVD! Featuring theYoung Wolves Rising tag match with ROH World Champion Davey Richards &Kyle OReilly vs. Eddie Edwards & Adam Cole, a No DQ War between KevinSteen & Jimmy Jacobs, The Briscoes defending their titles against The YoungBucks, WGTT vs. ANX, and a whole lot more! Plus special bonus footage including the Roses is Red video from Jay& Mark Briscoe
- Also just released, the official Synergy T-shirt as wellas Michael Elgins Unbreakable T-shirt!
- New to ROH? Checkout Glory by Honor IX to see the ROH World Title match between Tyler Black& Roderick Strong, WGTT make their debut against The Kings of Wrestling, aDouble Chain Match between Steen & Corino vs. Generico & Cabana, andmore!
This week in ROHhistory
- Best Of AmericanSuper Juniors Tournament- Asbury Park, NJ 4/2/05
1. 1st Round Match: Bryan Danielson defeated Spanky toadvance
2. 1st Round Match: Dragon Soldier B beat Matt Sydal toadvance
3. 1st Round Match: Black Tiger defeated Alex Shelley toadvance
4. 1st Round Match: James Gibson defeated Roderick Strong toadvance
5. No DQ Match: Jimmy Rave & Fast Eddie defeated CM Punk& Colt Cabana
6. 2nd Round Match: Dragon Soldier B defeated James Gibsonto advance
7. 2nd Round Match: Black Tiger beat Bryan Danielson toadvance
8. ROH Tag Title Match: BJ Whitmer & Jimmy Jacobsdefeated Samoa Joe & Jay Lethal to win the vacant titles & become the12th Champions
9. Finals: Dragon Soldier B defeated Black Tiger to win theBest of the American Super Juniors Tournament 2005
10. Scramble Match: Jack Evans & Roderick Strong beatDixie & Azrieal, Izzy & Deranged, and Dunn & Marcos
11. ROH World Title Match: Austin Aries defeated Homicide toretain
- Better Than OurBest- Chicago Ridge, IL 4/1/06
1. Jack Evans won Six Man Mayhem over Ace Steel, Matt Sydal,Jimmy Jacobs, & Irish Airborne
2. Delirious beat Ricky Reyes
3. Jimmy Rave, Alex Shelley, & Masato Yoshino defeatedDo Fixer (Dragon Kid, Genki Horiguchi, & Ryo Saito
4. Samoa Joe defeated AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, &Jimmy Yang in a Four Corner Survival
5. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defeated CIMA &Naruki Doi to retain the Tag Titles
6. Bryan Danielson defeated Lance Storm to retain the ROHWorld Title
7. Colt Cabana beat Homicide in a Chicago Street Fight
- Supercard of HonorIV- Houston, TX 4/3/09
1. Erick Stevens beat Rhett Titus
2. Chris Hero, Eddie Edwards, & Incognito beat KevinSteen, Jay Briscoe, & Magno
3. Roderick Strong defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima
4. Sweet N Sour Challenge: Bobby Dempsey vs. Kamala went toa no contest as both men attacked Shane Hagadorn
5. Four Corner Survival: Claudio Castagnoli beat ElGenerico, Blue Demon Jr, and Brent Albright after Castagnoli pinned Albright
6. Bryan Danielson beat Alex Koslov
7. D-Lo Brown beat Colt Cabana after hitting him with brassknuckles
8. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Title Match: KENTA defeated DaveyRichards. This bout is a match of the year contender.
9. Austin Aries & Jimmy Jacobs beat Tyler Black &The Necro Butcher
10. ROH World Title Match: Jerry Lynn defeated NigelMcGuinness to win the title.
- Take No Prisoners(2009)- Houston, TX 4/4/09
1. Colt Cabana beat Ace Steel
2. Rhett Titus beat Bushwhacker Luke
3. Kevin Steen, El Generico, Jay Briscoe, and Magno beatChris Hero, Eddie Edwards, Davey Richards, & Incognito
4. No Holds Barred Match: Necro Butcher beat Jimmy Jacobs
5. Triple Threat Match: Brent Albright beat ClaudioCastagnoli & Blue Demon
6. Roderick Strong beat Alex Koslov
7. ROH World Title Four Corner Survival: Jerry Lynn defeatedBryan Danielson, D-Lo Brown, & Erick Stevens
8. Tyler Black & KENTA defeated Austin Aries &Katsuhiko Nakajima in a great match
- The Big Bang-Charlotte, NC 4/3/10
1. Phill Shatter defeated Jack Salvation
2. Pick 6 Match: Davey Richards submitted (5) Kenny King totake his #5 spot Following the match, Fallen Angel Christopher Daniels made ashocking surprise return to ROH and confronting Richards. Daniels stated he wasreturning to ROH to prove he is the best in the world, not Davey, and the bestway to settle it is to go one-on-one.
3. Butcher's Rules Match: The Necro Butcher pinned ErickStevens
4. Cassandro El Exotico pinned Addicted to Love RhettTitus
5. Colt Cabana & El Generico defeated Kevin Steen &Steve Corino via DQ after Steen hits Colt with a chair After the match, Steen& Corino continue the assault on Colt until Generico finally snaps andattacks both Corino AND Steen. The fight continues until members of the lockerroom attempt to break it up, Generico assaults them, ending in a top ropebrainbuster on Grizzly Redwood. Colt took the microphone and said to Steen& Corino that the blood on his face is nothing compared to April 24th whenthey want Corino & Steen in a Chicago Street Fight when ROH returns toChicago Ridge.
6. ROH World Tag Team Title Match: Chris Hero & ClaudioCastagnoli defeated Jay & Mark Briscoe to become the 29th ROH World TagChampions
7. ROH World Title Match: Tyler Black defeated RoderickStrong & Austin Aries to retain (Aries eliminated Strong, Black eliminatedAries)
8. Blue Demon Jr. & Magno beat Super Park &Misterioso
-Honor Takes CenterStage " Chapter 1- Atlanta, GA 4/1/11
1. Michael Elgin defeated El Generico
2. FOUR CORNER SURVIVAL: Homicide beat Caleb Konley, TommasoCiampa, & Colt Cabana when Homicide pinned Konley
3. Hiroyo Matsumoto & Ayumi Kurihara defeated Sara DelRey and Serena Deeb
4. Jay & Mark Briscoe defeated Adam Cole and KyleO'Reilly
5. Davey Richards submitted Roderick Strong
6. ROH WORLD TAG TITLE MATCH: Wrestlings' Greatest Tag Team(Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) defeated The Kings of Wrestling (ChrisHero & Claudio Castagnoli) to become the 30th Champions
7. ROH WORLD TITLE MATCH: Eddie Edwards beat ChristopherDaniels to retain; Daniels refused to shake hands after the match.
-Honor Takes CenterStage " Chapter 2- Atlanta, GA 4/2/11
1. The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & ClaudioCastagnoli) beat Adam Cole & Kyle O'Reilly
2. Colt Cabana pinned Dave Taylor
3. Tommaso Ciampa beat The Notorious 187 Homicide
4. The Fallen Angel Christopher Daniels beat Michael Elginfollowing a low blow & the BME "- Jim Cornette interviewed Davey Richardsabout the American Wolves match against WGTT later in the night as well as theprospect of facing Eddie Edwards for the World Title. Richards stated that it'sEddie's time and that I won't be the guy to destroy my brother's dream.Edwards then came out to the ring and reiterated the point that he will neverfight his brother, but it almost sounded like Richards thought it would be aforegone conclusion that he would win. Eddie said he knew Richards didn't meanit that way because the one match they had, Edwards won. They close by statingthat tonight it's about the American Wolves against the new champions and thehunt is on
5. SHIMMER Tag Team Title Match: Daizee Haze & Tomoka Nakagawadefeated Hiroyo Matsumoto & Ayumi Kurihara to retain
6. GRUDGE MATCH: Jay & Mark Briscoe beat The All NightExpress (Rhett Titus & Kenny King) in a bout that saw Jay & Rhett bleedexcessively
7. SoCal Showdown II Rematch: El Generico beat RoderickStrong; Following the match Elgin & Truth attack Generico, Colt Cabanacomes in to assist his friend but is also taken out by Elgin. ChristopherDaniels, with The Book of Truth in hand, comes in and ends up cracking Genericoacross the head with the Book. Daniels gave Colt the Angel's Wing while Stronggave Generico a backbreaker across a chair
8. NON-TITLE DREAM MATCH: Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team(Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas) beat The American Wolves (Davey Richards& Eddie Edwards) when Shelton pinned Davey; After the match, Eddie &Davey had words and Edwards walked out on Richards.
INSIDE RING OF HONOR 3/27/12 - 03/27/12
By: Christopher Maurer
We are one week away from Showdown in the Sun in Ft. Lauderdale and this weeks TV opened with a face-to-face-to-face confrontation between ROH World Champion Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards, and Roderick Strong as they prepare to fight one another in a Triple Threat Elimination bout on March 30th.
During the course of the back and forth arguments, Roderick actually claimed that if Davey retained the belt, it would be okay because Michael Elgin would turn over his match with Davey to Roderick, essentially giving him a second chance at the belt. Before Elgin could retort, Jay Lethal made his way to ringside, pointing out the massive amounts of interference in his World Title match against Davey, and questioning the validity of Roderick getting an opportunity. Jim Cornette, who was attempting to moderate the meeting of the World Championship bout, pointed out that if Roderick won the Triple Threat match, Lethal would get his chance. It seemed a fight was destined to break out but the proceedings were once again interrupted by the arrival of Kevin Steen.
Steen mocks the entire proceeding, stating that one way or another he will become ROH World Champion and Kevin tells Jim that it is clever that he calls him Wrestlings Greatest Nightmare, but when he is Ring of Honor World Champion, he will be Jims personal never ending nightmare.
Following that war of words, it was time for Wrestlings Greatest Tag Team versus Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander. Each team had pre-taped words for one another prior to the start of the bout and while the bout was quite competitive, just as WGTT seemed to have things all wrapped up, The Briscoes hit the ring and cracked Charlie Haas with a steel chair in the head, allowing Coleman to pick up the win.
Kevin Kelly presented a new edition of Inside ROH, first taking a look at the announcement of Kevin Steens opponent on March 30th, El Generico, then offering up comments from both Lance Storm & Mike Bennett as they head towards a meeting at Showdown in the Sun " Day 1 as well.
As we return to action, Jim Cornette joins the announce team to inform everyone that a fine will be levied against The Briscoes for their actions and that on 3/30, WGTT will have a rematch with Coleman & Alexander.
In the main event, a first round March Mayhem match, Adam Cole & Michael Elgin went one-on-one. It was the power of Elgin against the speed of Cole but the deciding factor came when Truth Martini & Strong elected to get involved in the bout to help their man. Strong grabbed Cole, Martini distracted the referee, but Rodericks attempt at hitting Cole with an enziguiri struck Elgin instead, allowing Adam to pick up the victory. The HoT immediately attacked Cole, which drew Edwards out to the ring, and a brawl erupted as the show came to a close.
This week on Ring of Honor Wrestling TV
March Mayhem continues with two Qualifying matches pitting "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards against fellow Bostonian, "The Prodigy" Mike Bennett and The Dominant Male Tommaso Ciampa, with The Embassy in his corner, faces Kyle OReilly! The winner of each bout advances to the Final 4-Way against Adam Cole and Jay Lethal who have already advanced, and at stake a $24,000 prize!
A special interview with Wrestlings Worst Nightmare Kevin Steen goes down and ROH World Champion Davey Richards will be in action!
News & Rumors
- ROH officials have said that each day of Showdown in the Sun will contain matches not announced in advance.
- Adam Cole, as a result of pinned the ROH World Champion at the 10th Anniversary Event, is expected to get a one-on-one match with Davey Richards in the near future.
- ROH officials are excited to announce that they have signed CHIKARA Trios action that will be contested under Lucha Libre rules for April 7th in Baltimore, MD! To get event information or to order your tickets click here.
- The Embassy has been ordered by ROH officials to return the TV belt this weekend at Showdown in the Sun.
- Prince Nana and Truth Martini have come to a deal that will benefit both parties. More info soon...
- Lancelot and Harlem Bravado return to the USA on April 4th from their 3 month stay at the Pro Wrestling NOAH dojo in Japan.
- NWA World Heavyweight Champion Adam Pearce issued an open challenge for the NWA Ring Warriors Battle of the Belts event at the National Guard Armory in Ft. Lauderdale on March 29th. The challenge was answered by ROH officials including Jim Cornette. Mr. Cornette has yet to name the opponent for Pearce but has stated that this young lion of ROH is on a roll and will prove to be a future world champion.
- Expect a huge name to be announced very soon for Border Wars on May 12th in Toronto!
Merchandise
- This weeks Tuesday Rollout brings you a special 2-Disc DVD set including both the Rise & Prove event from Cincinnati, OH on February 17th as well as the ROH Underground show from Norfolk, VA on January 21st! The former features an ROH World Tag Title bout between The Briscoes and Davey Richards & Kyle OReilly, a Proving Ground bout between ROH TV Champion Jay Lethal & BJ Whitmer, and a No Holds Barred War between Eddie Edwards & Roderick Strong! The latter includes a Contenders bout pitting Richards & OReilly against The House of Truth, a Proving Ground with Lethal & Tommaso Ciampa, Kevin Steen vs. Adam Cole, and more!
- Also new this week, the official Camp Strong T-Shirt for Roderick Strong as well as the official Lethal Injection T-Shirt for Jay Lethal! Both shirts are available in sizes from Small " 3XL.
- If youre new to ROH and looking for a killer show, check out Death Before Dishonor VIII as ROH World Champion Tyler Black defends against Davey Richards, The Kings of Wrestling defend the ROH World Tag Titles against The Briscoes in a bloody war, and Kevin Steen takes on El Generico!
This week in ROH History
Phoenix Rising- Phoenix, AZ 3/27/10
1. Kenny Omega defeated Rocky Romero
2. Shawn Daivari beat Human Tornado
3. Kevin Steen beat Scott Lost
4. Jay & Mark Briscoe, The Necro Butcher, & Rasche Brown defeated Claudio Castagnoli, Joey Ryan, Bison Smith, & Prince Nana
5. Pick 6 Series Match: (5) Kenny King beat Scorpio Sky
6. Jerry Lynn defeated Steve Corino in a match that turned into a bloodbath. Originally scheduled as a regular singles match Jerry Lynn challenged Corino to a Hardcore Match and Corino accepted.
7. Colt Cabana & El Generico beat The American Wolves
8. Personal Challenge Gauntlet Match: Austin Aries vs. Roderick Strong ended in a no contest after Strong was injured. He was taken to the back by ROH officials. Tyler Black came out and challenged Austin Aries to a singles match and agreed to put the ROH World Title on the line.
9. ROH World Title Match: Tyler Black defeated Austin Aries & Roderick Strong. The match started as Aries vs. Black however an injured Roderick Strong returned to the ring during the match and all competitors agreed to make it a Triple Threat Match.
From The Ashes- Phoenix, AZ 3/26/10
1. Six Man Mayhem: Colt Cabana beat Johnny Goodtime, Rasche Brown, Joey Ryan, Human Tornado and Shawn Daivari
2. The Kings of Wrestling defeated Scott Lost & Scorpio Sky
3. Alex Koslov pinned Rocky Romero
4. Necro Butcher beat Bison Smith by countout after they brawled all over the building
5. Kevin Steen beat Kenny Omega
6. Steve Corino pinned El Generico
7. Personal Challenge Gauntlet: Tyler Black beat Austin Aries
8. Personal Challenge Gauntlet: Roderick Strong defeated Tyler Black
9. No DQ Match: Jerry Lynn pinned Kenny King
10. ROH World Tag Title Match: The Briscoes defeated The American Wolves to retain
Supercard of Honor III- Orlando, FL 3/29/08
1. Go Shiozaki beat Delirious
2. Kenny King, Sal Rinuaro, & Chasyn Rance beat Buchwhacker Luke, Alex Payne, & Dingo
3. Rocky Romero & Davey Richards beat Jigsaw & Ruckus to retain the World Tag Team Titles
4. Roderick Strong vs. Erick Stevens went to a no contest
5. Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black defeated Jay & Mark Briscoe in a Relaxed Rules Match
6. BxB Hulk & Shingo beat Kevin Steen & El Generico
7. Nigel McGuinness defeated Austin Aries to retain the ROH World Title
8. Muscle Outlaws (Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino & Genki Horiguchi) beat Typhoon (CIMA, Dragon Kid, & Ryo Saito)
Dragon Gate Challenge II- Orlando, FL 3/28/08
1. Nigel McGuinness beat Delirious
2. Ruckus & Jigsaw beat Kenny King & Sal Rinuaro
3. Austin Aries beat Genki Horiguchi
4. Kevin Steen & El Generico beat Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino
5. BxB Hulk & Shingo beat Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black
6. Jay & Mark Briscoe beat Dragon Kid & Ryo Saito
7. CIMA, Erick Stevens, & Go Shiozaki beat Roderick Strong, Davey Richards, & Rocky Romero
Supercard of Honor II- Detroit, MI 3/31/07
1. Jay Briscoe & Delirious beat Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal
2. Claudio Castagnoli defeated YAMATO
3. Erick Stevens defeated Mitch Franklin in less than a minute
4. Jack Evans & Naruki Doi defeated Rocky Romero & Davey Richards
5. Homicide & Colt Cabana beat Brent Albright & Adam Pearce
6. Nigel McGuinness beat Chris Hero
6. Jimmy Jacobs defeated BJ Whitmer in a Steel Cage Match
7. Roderick Strong defeated Austin Aries to retain the FIP World Heavyweight Title
8. CIMA, Susumu Yokosuka & Shingo defeated Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito & Masaaki Mochizuki in another top match of the year candidate.
All Star Extravaganza III- Detroit, MI 3/30/07
1. Adam Pearce won a Four Corner Survival beating Colt Cabana, Matt Sydal, & Chris Hero
2. Erick Stevens made his ROH debut and defeated Alex Payne in under a minute
3. Masaaki Mochizuki beat Davey Richards
4. Jimmy Jacobs & Lacey defeated BJ Whitmer & Daizee Haze in a wild Anything Goes match
5. Jay & Mark Briscoe defeated Shingo & Naruki Doi to win the ROH World Tag Team Titles
6. YAMATO defeated Pelle Primeau
7. Brent Albright beat Nigel McGuinness
8. Homicide defeated Christopher Daniels
9. Roderick Strong defeated Jack Evans
10. CIMA, Susumu Yokosuka, Dragon Kid & Ryo Saito defeated Austin Aries, Delirious, Claudio Castagnoli & Rocky Romero
Supercard Of Honor- Chicago Ridge, IL 3/31/06
1. Ricky Reyes defeated Delirious, Flash Flanagan, & Shane Hagadorn
2. Jimmy Rave & Alex Shelley beat Claudio Castagnoli & Jimmy Yang
3. Ace Steel beat Chad Collyer in a First Blood Match
4. AJ Styles & Matt Sydal beat Austin Aries & Jack Evans
5. Do Fixer (Dragon Kid, Genki Horiguchi, & Ryo Saito) beat Blood Generation (CIMA, Naruki Doi, & Masato Yoshino)
6. MsChif beat Cheerleader Melissa, Allison Danger, Daizee Haze, Lacey, & Rain in a SHIMMER 6 Way
7. Homicide beat Mitch Franklin. Colt Cabana came out afterwards for his match with Homicide. Both men fought until Homicide put Cabana's head between a ladder and smashed it with a chair.
The CZW-ROH angle continued when Chris Hero & Necro Butcher called out Adam Pearce. Pearce and 8. Necro brawled until Claudio Castagnoli came out to even the sides.
9. Samoa Joe beat Christopher Daniels & Jimmy Jacobs in a Three Way Match
10. Bryan Danielson defeated Roderick Strong to retain the ROH World Title in 56 minutes
Dragon Gate Challenge- Detroit, MI 3/30/06
1. Homicide beat Colt Cabana in a Falls Count Anywhere Match
2. Ricky Reyes beat Chad Collyer
3. BJ Whitmer beat Jimmy Jacobs
4. Ryo Saito defeated Jimmy Yang
5. Alex Shelley & Jimmy Rave beat Bryan Danielson & Delirious
6. Claudio Castagnoli beat Shane Hagadorn
7. AJ Styles & Matt Sydal beat Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi
8. Blood Generation (CIMA, Naruki Doi, & Masato Yoshino) defeated Generation Next (Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, & Jack Evans)
9. Christopher Daniels defeated Samoa Joe
The Round Robin Challenge- Philadelphia, PA 3/30/02
1. Christopher Daniels defeated Bryan Danielson to go up 1-0 in the Round Robin Challenge
2. Da Hit Squad (Mafia & Monsta Mack) defeated The Towel Boy & Prince Nana
3. Joey Matthews & Christian York defeated CW Anderson & Elax
4. Xavier defeated James Maritato
5. The Natural Born Sinners (Homicide & Boogaloo) defeated The Boogie Knights (Mike Tobin & DC Drake)
6. Low Ki defeated Christopher Daniels to go up 1-0 in the Round Robin Challenge and drop Daniels to 1-1
7. Chris Marvel and Paul London fought to a draw when Marvel broke his ankle in a horrible accident
8. Spanky defeated Jay Briscoe in a fast paced matchup
9. The SAT defeated Amazing Red & Brian XL and Divine Storm when Joel rolled up Red
10. Bryan Danielson defeated Low Ki in the final match of the Round Robin Challenge, a match of the year candidate. Daniels, Danielson and Low Ki ended the first Round Robin Challenge tied at one win and one loss apiece.
INSIDE RING OF HONOR - 03/19/12
By: Christopher Maurer
cjmaurer@roh-wrestling.com
Last week on Ring of Honor Wrestling TV
March Mayhem got underway in ROH this past weekend as 8 individuals are pitted against each other in a tournament with a $24,000 prize at stake! The men involved are Jay Lethal, Roderick Strong, Michael Elgin, Adam Cole, Tommaso Ciampa, Kyle OReilly, Mike Bennett, & Eddie Edwards. One contest will go down tonight, but before we got there, Adam Cole was in action against Chris Silvio.
Silvio put up a good fight but it was Adam Cole who picked up the victory with his Wrist Clutch German Suplex. That victory drew Coles former Future Shock partner out to the ring to issue a challenge for Showdown in the Sun- Day 2 on March 31st, Cole versus OReilly one-on-one, and Adam was all to happy to accept.
Wrestlings Worst Nightmare Kevin Steen than joined Kevin Kelly in the ring for a special interview addressing several topics including his Blind Destiny bout on 3/31 with Eddie Edwards, his potential ROH World Title match, and of course, Jim Cornette. All of this eventually brought Cornette out to the ring where he announced that Kevin would have a special opponent on 3/30, a man with whom Kevin is very familiar: El Generico!
We then got comments from Lance Storm who addresses The Prodigy Mike Bennett and his comments regarding Storm. World Champion Davey Richards discussed the coming weekend as the toughest weekend of his life with the Triple Threat Match on Friday night and the Saturday bout against Michael Elgin. Davey says that if he walks out of that weekend with the title, he feels that he has earned it.
It was then time to discuss the World Tag Team Title Match on Saturday pitting The Briscoes against Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin. Jay says that it isnt a secret that they dont like WGTT but they made a name for themselves and became millionaires. The Briscoes, on the other hand, are grinding on the chicken farm and they show that they are a real tag team, not the makeshift teams they faced on Monday nights. They have hit each other with chairs, but when he was handcuffed to the turnbuckle and hit Mark with a chair, it is the principle of the thing. Jay says that it will hit the fan in Fort Lauderdale. He guarantees that someone is going to get carried out.
Charlie Haas says that the Briscoes are backward ass chicken farmers. He wonders how many times they have to come back and tell their dad that they got their asses kicked. On March 31st, it is over. Shelton says that they are better than the Briscoes.
It was main event time as ROH World TV Champion Jay Lethal met Roderick Strong in the March Mayhem tournament. The TV Title was not on the line here, and of course Elgin & Truth Martini attempted to get involved to get Roderick the victory, but their interference was what ultimately cost Strong the victory and allowed Jay to advance in the tournament.
This weekend on Ring of Honor Wrestling
This weekend on TV, Jim Cornette hosts an in ring interview with ROH World Champion Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards, and Roderick Strong regarding their ROH World Title Triple Threat Elimination Match on 3/30.
Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) will be in action against Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander, and Michael Elgin collides with Adam Cole in the next March Mayhem Great 8 Qualifying bout.
And Inside ROH will cover Showdown In The Sun with Comments from Kevin Steen, Lance Storm, Mike Bennett & Maria, as well as The Embassy
News & Rumors
- Expect ROH officials to add a stipulation to La Revancha!
- All 3 ROH Championships will be defended at Border Wars in Toronto on May 12th!
- ROH officials plan to bring back BJ Whitmer very soon.
- The Embassy is still in possession of the ROH TV belt. Jay Lethal is the current champion and ROH officials have informed the Embassy that they must return the belt at Showdown in the Sun.
- The entire wrestling community from all over the world is highly anticipating the return of Lance Storm to competition at Showdown in the Sun on 3/30.
- Adam Cole is currently having a very successful tour of Japan.
Merchandise News
- All week at ROHWrestling.com a special sale is running so make sure you check that out right here!
- New to ROH? We strongly suggest you check out the 8th Anniversary Show DVD for a look at one of the pivotal events in ROH history!
- With the huge sale going on all week, dont expect anything new this Tuesday but make sure you check back with ROHWrestling.com next week for the latest merchandise releases!
INSIDE RING OF HONOR - 03/12/12
By: Christopher Maurer
cjmaurer@roh-wrestling.com
This week on Ring of Honor Wrestling TV
It was all about Blind Destiny this week as six wrestlers battled it out in three matches, looking to position themselves for a potential World Title match at "Showdown in the Sun " Day 2 on March 31st! The crux of the entire thing though is the Triple Threat Title bout scheduled for 3/30 as ROH World Champion Davey Richards defends against Eddie Edwards and Roderick Strong. Whoever walks out of that match with the belt in their possession will defend it against one of the men who wins their respective matches.
First on tap, ROH World TV Champion Jay Lethal and Kenny King fought it out with the winner facing Roderick Strong on 3/31. With Roderick & Truth Martini scouting at ringside, the two men went back and forth with Lethal ultimately capturing the win with a bridging pin and getting one step closer to getting a shot at the championship.
After hearing comments from both Adam Cole and Kevin Steen, the two competitors met with the winner to face Eddie Edwards on 3/31. Cole fought his heart out but it was Kevin Steen & his F-5 maneuver that scored the victory. After the match, Steen attempted to use his banned Package Piledriver on Cole but Edwards came to the aid of his new tag team partner & chased off Wrestlings Worst Nightmare.
Kevin Kelly presented another edition of Inside ROH with a focus on the World Title match at Showdown in the Sun " Day 1. After hearing comments from both Roderick Strong & Eddie Edwards on that match, Mike Bennett then offered some rather derogatory comments directed towards his opponent that night; Lance Storm. The Briscoes then chimed in with some words for Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin and their ROH World Title match at SITS Day 2.
Back at ringside for the final Blind Destiny qualifier between Michael Elgin & Kyle OReilly, ROH World Champion Davey joined the commentary team as the winner of this one will square off with him on 3/31. It was a brutal fight between Elgins power and OReilly speed & technique in this rematch of the Survival of the Fittest 2011 finals. Of course Roderick Strong had to make his presence known at ringside, raising the ire of Richards as Strongs initial distraction allowed Elgin to get the upper hand. Rodericks presence again played a factor in the closing moments of the match when OReilly had a guillotine choke secured but Strong drew the referees attention which in turn drew Kyles attention away from his opponent. The distraction gave Elgin all the opening he needed to take over and finish off OReilly with his buckle bomb/spiral bomb combination.
With the qualifiers in the bag, weve got Richards vs. Elgin, Lethal vs. Strong, and Steen vs. Edwards. Which match will be for the ROH World Title? Thats what everyone will be waiting to see on March 30th when Richards, Strong, and Edwards battle it out. Which ever man walks out of the War Memorial that night with the championship will have to turn around and defend it the following day. Elgin, Lethal, and Steen will have a close eye on that match as they wait for their destiny to be determined
Next week on Ring of Honor Wrestling
On the next Ring of Honor Wrestling, the countdown to Showdown in the Sun begins!!!
Adam Cole is in singles action as he takes on The Psychedelic Superstar Chris Silvio, Wrestlings Worst Nightmare Kevin Steen joins us for a special in-ring interview, and in the first qualifying match for the March Mayhem Great 8 tournament, Jay Lethal clashes with his Showdown in the Sun - Day 2 opponent, Roderick Strong! Whats the Great 8? Tune into the next episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling to find out!!!
News and Rumors
- Rumor has it that Jimmy Jacobs plans to take time off from ROH.
- Since pinning the ROH World Champion at the 10th Anniversary Event in NYC, promoters from all over the world have been trying to book Adam Cole. Cole left for his first tour of Japan earlier in the week.
- Speaking of Japan, Lancelot and Harlem Bravado return to the USA on April 4th from their 3 month stay at the Pro Wrestling NOAH dojo in Japan.
- Expect news very soon on the ROH Fan Expo in Ft. Lauderdale on 3/30. It will be a great chance for all of the fans to meet and greet the ROH athletes!
- ROH managers Truth Martini and Prince Nana have recently done business together behind closed doors. There is much speculation as to what this could be regarding.
- Athletes from CHIKARA will participate on our next TV taping in Baltimore on April 7th.
- ROH officials believe that our return to Toronto on May 12th will be one of the biggest ROH events of all time!
- The BMore Healthy Expo is Saturday, March 17th at the Baltimore Convention Center and the Briscoe Brothers and Rhett Titus will be on hand! Learn how the Briscoes and Rhett stay in tip top shape on March 17th. For more information visit click here.
Merchandise
- The Bryan Danielson: American Dragon and The Summer of Punk DVDs are on fire in the ROH Store! Make sure you pick up your copies of the hottest DVD releases of 2012 right here!
- This weeks Tuesday Rollout may be more aptly titled Tuesday Throwback
- New to Ring of Honor? May we suggest you check out Manhattan Mayhem IV for one of the most historic nights in ROHs history! Its available right here in the ROH Store!
- Also check out the new ROH Logo apparel in the New Release section of the store right here!
INSIDE RING OF HONOR 3/7/12 - 03/07/12
By: Christopher Maurer
This week on Ring of Honor Wrestling TV
It was two former World Champions, Roderick Strong & Eddie Edwards, battling it out in the main event to see who would challenge ROH World Champion Davey Richards for the championship at Showdown in the Sun on March 30th, but before we got there, some other business had to be taken care of on the eve of our 10th Anniversary Event.
TJ Perkins & The Prodigy Mike Bennett collided in a rematch of their Northern Aggression battle, and of course Bennett had both Brutal Bob & Maria in his corner. Bennett, in his pre-match interview, was more focused on his impending meeting with Lance Storm in Ft. Lauderdale and, if not for the crucial involvement of his trainer & his girlfriend, this likely would have turned out very differently as Perkins took it to The Prodigy. Still, the numbers game prevailed and a distraction provided by the First Lady of ROH allowed Bennett to hit his Box Office Smash and pick up the win.
ROH interviewer Veda Scott caught up with The Dominant Male Tommaso Ciampa & The Embassy Ltd. as he prepared for his upcoming match against Guy Alexander, as well as his battle with ROH World TV Champion Jay Lethal in New York on March 4th. After running down Lethal, Ciampa then went to the ring and absolutely dominated Alexander, forcing the official to stop the match after Tommaso delivered repeated running knees to his opponent, rendering him unable to continue.
Kevin Kelly kicked off this weeks edition of Inside ROH with a preview of the 10th Anniversary Show. First it was ROH World Tag Team Champions Jay & Mark Briscoe with some words for their opponents, The Young Bucks, and then Kevin Steen addresses his No DQ match with Jimmy Jacobs as well.
The focus shifted to Showdown in the Sun, the World Title match for the 3/30 that will be set with the results of the Edwards/Strong main event, and Lance Storms ROH return against Mike Bennett. The Grudge Match between The Briscoes & WGTT is addressed and it is announced that over the course of SITS, The All Night Express & The Young Bucks will fight it out both days in what is being called a Dual Duel! On the 30th, the two teams will meet in a Street Fight & then on the 31st ANX & The Bucks will meet once more, this time in a Tornado Tag Match.
And before we head to the main event Kevin Kelly mentions that CHIKARAs presence will be felt on both the 10th Anniversary Event as well as in Ft. Lauderdale
In the main event, Strong & Edwards battled it out with the ferocity and intensity they always do, especially with a return match for the ROH World Title at stake for each. It was as heated a battle as one would expect, but also as you would expect, Truth Martini waited for his moment to stick his nose in while the referee was distracted, but Adam Cole was quick to hit ringside to stop Truth & drill him with a superkick. Edwards quickly dove onto Michael Elgin & Martini, allowing Strong to load-up his boot with some foreign object & hit the Sick Kick for the win and earn the 3/30 World Title shot!
Another official, Paul Turner, hit the ring to tell Senior Referee Todd Sinclair about what happened, opening up Edwards to get up on Roderick, but in the process knock Sinclair out. Turner now made the count for Edwards which brought out Jim Cornette to clarify the situation. Cornette, agreeing with the decision of both officials, elected to make it a Triple Threat Match with Davey Richards defending against BOTH Eddie Edwards & Roderick Strong on Friday March 30th at Showdown in the Sun- Day 1!
Next week on Ring of Honor Wrestling TV
On March 31st, three ROH competitors face a Blind Destiny with one lucky man receiving an ROH World Title match solely based on the outcome of March 30th's title bout. Which three competitors will watch this title match with great anticipation? Well thats what will get sorted out this weekend on Ring of Honor Wrestling!
Three matches, six competitors, with each winner slated to take on either Roderick, Davey, or Eddie on 3/31, and depending on which of those men has the championship, someone is getting a title match.
- Kenny King will take on Jay Lethal with the winner facing Roderick Strong
- Adam Cole goes one-on-one with Kevin Steen & that winner faces Eddie Edwards
- Michael Elgin fights Kyle OReilly with the victor meeting Davey Richards
The possibilities are numerous and regardless of who wins in these initial matches, each man will have to sit in limbo until that final bell rings on 3/30 before they know who will get a chance at the ROH World Title. Its unpredictable, its random, it is Blind Destiny
Weekend Results
Ring of Honor hit New York for our 10th Anniversary Event on Sunday afternoon emanating from The Hammerstein Ballroom live on iPPV at GoFightLive.TV! Here are the quick results from this historic event:
10th Anniversary Event
March 4, 2012
New York, NY
1). The All Night Express defeated Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin)
2). "The Prodigy" Mike Bennett w/ Brutal Bob & Maria Kanellis defeated the "Notorious 187" Homicide
3). The House of Truth ("Unbreakable" Michael Elgin & Roderick Strong) w/ Truth Martini defeated "Technical Lightning" TJ Perkins & the Amazing Red
4). World TV Title Match: Jay Lethal & Tommaso Ciampa w/ The Embassy LTD went to a time limit draw to Lethal retained but after the match Tommaso Ciampa left with the World TV Championship
5). World Tag Title Match: Jay & Mark Briscoe defeated The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) to retain
6). No DQ Match: "Wrestling's Worst Nightmare" Kevin Steen defeated Jimmy Jacobs
7). Young Wolves Rising: Adam Cole & "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards defeated ROH World Champion Davey Richards & Kyle O'Reilly when Cole pinned Richards; Following the bout, Kevin Steen appeared in the crowd to tell Richards that until their World Title match was set he would be Richards own personal nightmare.
News & Rumors & Merchandise
- This weeks Tuesday Rollout will feature a 2-Disc DVD release highlighting the ROH career of The Best Wrestler in the World and some new apparel that fans in NY & Baltimore got a sneak peek at last weekend
- Summer of Punk, The Homecoming 2012, Final Battle 2011, & Kevin Steen: Ascension to the Top are just some of the recent DVD releases from Tuesday Rollout you can purchase in the ROH Store
- New to Ring of Honor? Then I suggest you pick up Best in the World 2011 on DVD to see the classic Davey Richards/Eddie Edwards World Title Match, the 4-Team ROH World Tag Title Match, Generico/Daniels TV Title match and a whole lot more
- Eddie Kingston is infuriated after what happened between him and Kevin Steen in NYC on Sunday. Rumor has it he is looking to fight Steen anywhere, anytime, any place
- The TV Title was stolen by The Embassy Sunday night and they abruptly left the building with it still in their possession
- Rhett Titus looked great coming off a knee injury as he & Kenny King scored the victory against WGTT in Titus first match back after having surgery. ANX's sights are now set on The Young Bucks...
- Jimmy Jacobs looked remorseful after stabbing Kevin Steen with his spike in Sunday. He was silent and withdrawn in the locker room after the fight
- Now that the Briscoes have retained against The Bucks, it can be confirmed that Mikey Nichols & Shane Haste will have their Proving Ground match against Jay & Mark on 3/30 AND that the WGTT/Briscoes match on 3/31 will be for the ROH World Tag Team Titles!
- In a scene reminiscent of Christopher Daniels actions at our very first event, "The Era of Honor Begins", Kyle OReilly refused to shake anyones hands after the main event at the 10th Anniversary Event
INSIDE RING OF HONOR - 02/27/12
INSIDE ROH
By: Christopher Maurer
This week on Ring of Honor Wrestling TV
Champion vs. Champion
The highlight of this weekends edition of television was ROH World Champion Davey Richards putting his title on the line against ROH World TV Champion Jay Lethal. This was a rematch of their Homecoming 2012 encounter from January. Richards won that battle to retain his title but it was partially marred by Roderick Strongs interference. Thus Richards offered this rematch to Lethal.
As with their first battle, both champions went all out to secure the victory. As in their first battle, this one w also involvemed outside interference. First it was Tommaso Ciampa, Lethals opponent at the 10th Anniversary Event, who made his way to ringside to watch the fight. Then it was Kyle OReilly trying to keep Davey focused as Ciampa verbally distracted him. Next came The House of Truth followed by Eddie Edwards & Adam Cole. Truth Martini attempted to get involved in the match, prompting OReilly to stop him. This led to Roderick Strong & Michael Elgin attacking Kyle on the floor.
The chaos didnt end there. An all-out brawl started on the floor that ultimately saw Elgin toss Adam Cole into Jay Lethal as he was attempting to hit his Lethal Injection maneuver. The interruption gave Davey Richards the opening he needed to nail a round kick to Lethals head and secure the victory. The fight wasnt over, however, and the brawl continued back into the locker room area. Meanwhile, Tommaso Ciampa sat at ringside and remained uninvolved in the fight.
In other action, The Young Bucks defeated the tag team of Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander to continue their momentum heading into NYC this Sunday night for their ROH World Tag Title match against The Briscoes. Both teams put it all on the line, as they always do, but it was the Jackson brothers who proved the better team and now they look to claiming the tag team titles for the first time at the 10th Anniversary Event.
Tommaso Ciampa & The Embassy addressed his upcoming TV Title match with Jay Lethal while Jay & Mark Briscoe had words for not only The Young Bucks, but also for their opponents at Showdown in the Sun on March 31st, Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin, and The House of Truth following a bounced check
Inside ROH took a look at the situation between Kevin Steen & Jimmy Jacobs as they head towards a clash at the 10th Anniversary Event on March 4th. We also learned that on that night Rhett Titus will make his return from injury when he & ANX partner Kenny King take on Wrestlings Greatest Tag Team in a return match from December TV! It was also announced that Eddie Edwards & Roderick Strong would fight it out next week to see who will face the ROH World Champion on March 30th at Showdown in the Sun.
Next week on Ring of Honor Wrestling TV
On the next episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling, two former ROH World Champions clash with the chance to regain their title on the line! Former champion Roderick Strong & ROHs only Triple Crown Champion Eddie Edwards meet to see which man will challenge for the ROH World Title on March 30th when ROH hits Ft. Lauderdale for a Showdown in the Sun! These two men have a long history stemming from the night Eddie beat Roderick to take the ROH World Title in March of 2011, and Roderick just took a victory over Edwards in a No DQ war in Cincinnati. Which man will pick up the victory in this latest chapter of their rivalry and go on to face the champion in Florida?
Also TJ Perkins will be in action against "The Prodigy" Mike Bennett and, of course, Bennett will have both Brutal Bob & The 1st Lady of ROH Maria Kanellis in his corner. Can Perkins pick up the win in this rematch of their Northern Aggression bout or will Bennett stay on a winning track and get back into TV Title contention?
And speaking of the TV Title, the man who will challenge Jay Lethal at the 10th Anniversary Event this Sunday night, The Dominant Male Tommaso Ciampa will compete and you can guarantee he will have The Embassy Ltd in his corner.
News, Rumors, & Speculation
- ROH World Champion Davey Richards has been acknowledging Wrestlings Worst Nightmare Kevin Steen of late to acquaintances and friends. Steen seems obsessed with Richards and the ROH World Championship since being reinstated and Richards has generally ignored most of everything Steen has said. It seems to be getting to Richards according to people who know him and you can expect Richards to make his feelings known to the public soon as we have reports that Davey is boiling and ready to snap.
- Athletes from the CHIKARA organization have been invited to attend our 10th Anniversary Event. CHIKARA Grand Champion Eddie Kingston has accepted the invitation and has stated that it will be good to see old friends plus he is interested at seeing the ROH World Champion wrestle up close.
- Fans in Toronto can expect a MEGA lineup for our return on May 12th. We are in negotiations with a couple of top performers not currently in ROH.
- A true ROH Pioneer returns to ROH this Sunday. It has been many years since The Amazing Red has competed in ROH but he plans on making a huge impression at the 10th Anniversary Event and is prepared to shine!
- ROH officials have decided to put the No Disqualification Rule on Wrestlings Worst Nightmare Kevin Steen vs. Jimmy Jacobs this Sunday in New York City. It is believed that this match could be very violent and it could potentially be cut short by ROH referees abiding by the standard rule regulations. ROH officials do not want to see this match end abruptly due to the aggressive nature of the situation as well as fan expectations.
- Although not wrestling on the event, Steve Corino will be in NYC this Sunday for the 10th Anniversary Event. Corino arrives back from Japan early Sunday morning just in time to catch the big iPPV. It is obvious that most of his focus will be on the Kevin Steen vs. Jimmy Jacobs bout.
- This Saturday we will return to Baltimore for our next set of TV Tapings. Fans will see March Mayhem throughout the month of March!
- ROH officials are very high on the recent winners of the Rise & Prove Tournament, Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls. Both men have been invited to Showdown in the Sun on March 30th when Ring of Honor travels to Ft. Lauderdale. That night, live on iPPV, the Australian duo will get the Proving Ground match that they earned against either the Briscoe Brothers or the Young Bucks. We expect these guys to turn some heads in Florida!
Merchandise News
- On sale now in the ROH Store, the hottest release of the winter months, The Summer of Punk 2-Disc DVD set! This exclusive set covers ROHs summer of 2005 after CM Punk captured the ROH World Title and proceeded to hold the belt hostage for months on end. Its one of the most controversial, most discussed, most historic periods of time in ROHs history & this is your chance to get a piece of history! Click Here to Order
- Check back this, and every Tuesday, at ROHWrestling.com for the latest merchandise releases during Tuesday Rollout! Whats on tap for this week? Lets just say you better COME to the Ring of Honor HOMEpage to see for yourself!!!
- And while youre there, check out the newest addition to ROHs DVD Combo packs selection including the complete ROH on HDNet series, the new WGTT DVD/Shirt/Skull cap pack, and Vol. 2 of our Chicago DVD 3-pack! Visit the ROH Store by clicking here
Ring of Honor Television Taping - 02/21/12
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Du Burns Arena
1301 South Ellwood Ave - Baltimore, MD
Doors open @ 6pm / Bell Time 7pm
Scheduled to Appear:
- ROH World Champion Davey Richards
- ROH World Tag Team Champions Mark & Jay Briscoe
- ROH World Television Champion Jay Lethal
- The House of Truth (Roderick Strong & Unbreakable Michael Elgin with Truth Martini)
- WGTT (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin)
- Wrestlings Worst Nightmare Kevin Steen
- Die Hard Eddie Edwards
- The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)
- Kyle OReilly
- The Prodigy Mike Bennett with Maria Kanellis and Brutal Bob
- The Dominant Male Tommaso Ciampa with The Embassy Limited
- Adam Cole
- Cedric Alexander & Caprice Coleman
-Technical Lightning TJ Perkins
-Grizzly Redwood
-Mike Mondo
For more information visit " ROHWRESTLING.com
Inside Ring Of Honor - 02/20/12
This week on Ring of Honor Wrestling TV
It was another chaotic week on Ring of Honor Wrestling as issues between The Briscoes and Wrestlings Greatest Tag Team heated up, Wrestlings Worst Nightmare Kevin Steen made his in-ring return to ROH, and we get closer to our 10th Anniversary Event on March 4th in NYC.
Kevin Kelly & Nigel McGuinness were at ringside for commentary as always and Kevin informed the audience that due to Shelton Benjamins continued suspension (resulting from his chair assault on The Briscoes) the scheduled main event of WGTT vs. The Young Bucks would not be happening.
Charlie Haas hit the ring, put the blame for Sheltons suspension on everyone but his partner, and stated he would fight one of the Briscoes himself in the main event. Of course this drew out the ROH World Tag Team Champions who are always ready to fight, but it also brought out ROH Executive Producer Jim Cornette who demanded Haas pick which one he wanted to fight. Haas agreed to fighting Mark, but only if Jay was handcuffed at ringside. Jay agreed, and it would prove to be a fateful decision later that night.
Steve Corino joined the commentary team as Andy Ridge prepared to face Wrestlings Worst Nightmare Kevin Steen in his first televised match since winning his reinstatement at Final Battle 2011. Ridge put up a valiant fight but Steen was too much for the youngster and picked up the victory with the F-5, but that was just the beginning. Following the closing bell, Steen grabbed Ridge and attempted to deliver the banned Package Piledriver which brought Corino out of his chair to intervene. Steve got in Kevins face but did not do anything physical, that was all on Jimmy Jacobs as he made his return to ROH for the first time since FB 11 and speared Steen! Security got involved to break it up while Jacobs challenged Kevin to a match between the two most evil men in ROH history that, as we now know, will go down at the 10th Anniversary.
ROH World Champion Davey Richard & Eddie Edwards shared their thoughts heading into that NYC event and their impending confrontation with Eddie Edwards & Adam Cole which led into Edwards & Coles first match as a tag team against the duo of Matt Taven & Mike Mondo. Eddie & Adam picked up the victory, looking quite fluid for their first time out, and following the loss Mondo assaulted his partner.
This weeks Inside ROH segment took a look at last weeks $10,000 Challenge Match between The Briscoes & The HoT, the Briscoes match with The Young Bucks on March 4th as well as ROH World TV Champion Jay Lethals title defense against Tommaso Ciampa that same night. We also learned that next week on Ring of Honor Wrestling it will be ROH World Champion Davey Richards defending his title against Lethal in a rematch of their Homecoming 2012 contest.
In the main event set up earlier in the night, Mark Briscoe beat Charlie Haas with his brother Jay handcuffed in the corner, but as with Steens match earlier in the night, it was the aftermath the left an impression on the fans in attendance and those watching on TV. Haas, upset at his defeat, pulled a trick from his partners handbook and blasted Mark Briscoe with a chair across the head while Jay was helpless to assist his brother. Following the attack, Haas arrogantly threw $10,000 down on the announcers table to cover the costs of Sheltons earlier fine as well as his own impending charges, and told the Briscoes they were dead
Next week on Ring of Honor Wrestling TV
This weekend ROH World Champion puts his title on the line against ROH World TV Champion Jay Lethal in a rematch of their Homecoming 2012 battle, a rematch that Richards himself requested after the way Roderick Strong interfered in their first battle in Philadelphia. Can Lethal come out on top this time and be the first man in ROH history to hold two titles simultaneously or will Richards continue his run of dominance with the ROH World Title?
Also in tag team action, coming off their ROH World Tag Title match in Norfolk, Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander will face the team heading into a tag title bout at the 10th Anniversary Event, The Young Bucks. Matt & Nick Jackson aim to go into NYC on a roll so you can bet they will pull out all the stops to make sure they come out on top. Caprice & Cedric had that taste with their championship opportunity and you can bet they want more; a victory over the top contenders would certainly give them that chance.
Also The Briscoes speak their minds, we take a look at the Kevin Steen-Jimmy Jacobs-Steve Corino situation, and as we prepare for Synergy on April 28th, Inside ROH will take a look at CHIKARA!
ROH News And Rumors
- Ring of Honor returns to Richmond, VA on Saturday May 19th and tickets go on sale at ROHWrestling.com starting this Wednesday for Ringside Members & Saturday for the general public.
- Expect the new Australlian team of Shane Haste and Mikey Nicholls to receive a Proving Ground match in Florida on 3/30 for winning the Rise & Prove mini-tournament in Cincinnati. Both men were HIGHLY impressive in their ROH debut and The Briscoes should not look past them.
- ROH officials expect El Generico to return soon from injuries suffered at Final Battle 2011. Officials received a short e-mail regarding the situation simply saying La Revancha!
- Rhett Titus should be returning on 3/4 in NYC from his MCL injury.
- Although BJ Whitmer did not win the Proving Ground, he proved that he STILL has what it takes to compete with the top ROH athletes. ROH officials would love to bring BJ back in the future.
- Fans will have an opportunity to meet Maria Kanellis in NYC on 3/4. More details soon!
- "Showdown in the Sun" Fan Expo Details will be announced soon!
- Expect a special ROH-CHIKARA Synergy T-Shirt to be available soon.
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