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Post by mcmahonfan85 on May 4, 2022 0:11:41 GMT -5
 Today in Ring of Honor History: May 4- 2013: Ring of Honor held "Border Wars 2013" in Toronto, ON. The show was headlined by the first ever singles match between ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe and rising star Adam Cole, who would go on to have a lengthy feud with each other. Mark Briscoe looked to acquire some singles gold for himself, challenging Matt Taven for the ROH World Television Championship. The show was set to see a revival of the partnership between ROH and Pro Wrestling NOAH, with Naomichi Marufuji making his first appearance since 2008, and Taiji Ishimori making his make his US debut. Ishimori made the trip, and faced frequent NOAH competitor Eddie Edwards. Marufuji, however, was forced to pull out of the show due to injury, cancelling his match with Davey Richards. In need of a replacement, ROH brought in the man widely regarded as its original breakout star, Paul London, for his first match in the promotion in a decade. S.C.U.M.'s war with Ring of Honor saw Jimmy Jacobs and Cliff Compton take on Jay Lethal and Michael Elgin, while Rhett Titus fought his former partner BJ Whitmer in an "I Quit" match. Roderick Strong faced Mike Bennett, and C&C Wrestle Factory wrestled ACH and Tadarius Thomas. And after 209 days of being sidelined with an ACL injury, Tommaso Ciampa made his return. - 2021: On Week by Week, Brian Johnson faced the returning Ryan Nova, now known as Ryan Mooney. |
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on May 5, 2022 0:02:22 GMT -5
 Today in Ring of Honor History: May 5- 2013: Ring of Honor closed out their weekend in Toronto, ON with a television taping. With "Border Wars 2013" complete, ROH began the build towards their next pay-per-view, "Best in the World 2013" [6/22/13]. C&C Wrestle Factory pulled double duty, first facing Rhett Titus and Cliff Compton of S.C.U.M., and later winning a Three-Way Tag Team against ACH and Tadarius Thomas, and QT Marshall and RD Evans to become the number one contenders for the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Jay Lethal became the number one contender for the ROH World Television Championship after beating BJ Whitmer and Mike Bennett in his own Three-Way match. Like C&C Wrestle Factory, Lethal also pulled double duty, facing SCUM's Jimmy Jacobs. Meanwhile, the TV champion Matt Taven faced Pepper Parks (AEW's the Blade) in a Proving Ground match. Former rivals The Briscoes and The American Wolves wrestled their last match against each other. Mark Briscoe pulled double duty, facing former CHIKARA wrestler and WWE jobber Colin Delaney. Kevin Steen faced Adam Cole, Roderick Strong took on Pro Wrestling NOAH's Taiji Ishimori, and Tommaso Ciampa wrestled his first ROH match since being sidelined with a knee injury for nine months. And as a result of SCUM winning their tag team match the night before, Steve Corino began his tenure as commentator that would last for the remainder of his time in ROH. - 2021: On Women's Division Wednesday, The Righteous' Vita VonStarr made her ROH in-ring debut, facing Sumie Sakai. |
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on May 6, 2022 0:40:08 GMT -5
 Today in Ring of Honor History: May 6- 2011: Ring of Honor held "Revolution: USA" in Dearborn, MI. One night before Chris Hero challenged Eddie Edwards for the ROH World Championship, the Kings of Wrestling and The American Wolves met in a rematch from "Tag Title Classic II" [12/17/10]. El Generico's feud with The House of Truth saw him face Roderick Strong in a No Disqualification match, while his tag team partner Colt Cabana faced the newest HOT member, ROH World Television Champion Christopher Daniels. After a bloody encounter at "Honor Takes Center Stage: Chapter Two" [4/2/11], the war between The All-Night Express and The Briscoes continued in a First Blood match. Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly faced their biggest test to date, taking on ROH World Tag Team Champions Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team in a non-title match. Homicide took on Tommaso Ciampa in a rematch from "Honor Takes Center Stage: Chapter Two", Michael Elgin faced Andy Ridge, and Grizzly Redwood was an unwilling proxy for Steve Corino in a match against Mike Bennett. Meanwhile, Steve Corino teased a returning ROH wrestler as his new sponsor in his path towards evil recovery. |
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on May 7, 2022 0:12:30 GMT -5
 Today in Ring of Honor History: May 7- 2005: Ring of Honor held one of their most highly regarded shows, "Manhattan Mayhem", in New York, NY. With the loss of the RexPlex in Elizabeth, NJ, ROH migrated across the river to the New Yorker Hotel, a stone's throw away from Madison Square Garden. For their first show, Ring of Honor went all out with a stacked card. After five months of feuding, ex-Generation Next leader Alex Shelley challenged current Generation Next leader Austin Aries for the ROH World Championship. Meanwhile, Roderick Strong and Jack Evans challenged BJ Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs for the ROH Tag Team Championship. Samoa Joe defeated his protégé Jay Lethal to become the new ROH Pure Champion. Joe and Lethal would pull double duty, facing The Rottweilers when it was revealed that the still suspended Low Ki was the one who attacked Lethal backstage at "Trios Tournament 2005" [3/5/05]. Lethal and Low Ki would spend the next several months feuding with each other. Speaking of feuds, CM Punk took on Jimmy Rave in a brutal Dog Collar match. Former Special K members Dixie and Azrieal faced Lacey's Angels in a tag team match, with the losing team being forced to disband. The rivalry between Colt Cabana and Nigel McGuinness kicked off in earnest after McGuinness turned heel in their singles match. And James Gibson took on Black Tiger IV (Rocky Romero) in an exhibition match. - 2010: ROH held "Civil Warfare" in Manassas, VA. Christopher Daniels wrestled his first Ring of Honor match in three years and quickly entered ROH World Championship contention, beating Kevin Steen to claim the #2 spot in the Pick 6 Contenders Series. Austin Aries and Rhett Titus faced ROH World Champion Tyler Black and Delirious, while Kenny King defended his #5 spot in the Pick 6 against Colt Cabana. In the third Pick 6 match of the night, Roderick Strong defended the #1 spot against former rival Erick Stevens. The feud between the Briscoes and Kings of Wrestling saw them compete in dual singles matches, with Jay Briscoe facing Claudio Castagnoli, and Mark Briscoe taking on Chris Hero. And Bobby Dempsey became the first challenger in ROH World Television Champion Eddie Edwards' new specialty match, the " Ten Minute Hunt". A precursor to the Proving Ground match, the Ten Minute Hunt saw competitors get a shot for Edwards' TV title if they could last the ten-minute time limit. - 2011: ROH held "Revolution: Canada" in Toronto, ON. In two big title matches, Chris Hero challenged Eddie Edwards for the ROH World Championship, while The Briscoes challenged Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team for the ROH World Tag Team Championship in what was their first time facing each other for the titles. Colt Cabana and Delirious squared off in a comedy tribute match to the late "Sweet n' Sour" Larry Sweeney, who sadly took his own life nearly a month ealier. El Generico took on Christopher Daniels in a grudge match, as did Steve Corino and Mike Bennett. Hometown wrestler Michael Elgin got to show off his skills in a "Double Danger" Scramble match, a Six Man Mayhem match were you need to score two pinfalls/submissions to win. Davey Richards faced Kenny King, and Claudio Castagnoli took on Kyle O'Reilly. - 2017: Ring of Honor teamed with New Japan Pro Wrestling to hold the first night of "War of the Worlds Tour 2017" in Toronto, ON. The Addiction teamed with Hiroshi Tanahashi to face their perpetual rivals The Elite. The popular Los Ingobernables de Japón split in half, with Tetsuya Naito and BUSHI taking on The Kingdom, while EVIL and SANADA wrestled a Three-Way Tag Team match against The Briscoes and the team of Silas Young and Beer City Bruiser. Jay Lethal and KUSHIDA met in a rematch from the original "War of the Worlds [5/17/14]. Big man Shane Taylor took on Hirooki Goto. Dalton Castle and The Boys faced the CHAOS contingent of Gedo and Roppongi Vice. The Motor City Machine Guns continued their rivalry with The Rebellion, Cody faced Will Ospreay, and Adam Page, Bully Ray and Punishment Martinez competed in a Three-Way match. - 2021: ROH aired their latest episode of television from Baltimore, MD. After months of harassment and antagonization, Quinn McKay moved from the host desk to the ring to face Angelina Love in her ROH in-ring debut. The Briscoes took on EC3 and Flip Gordon to continue their storyline. And PCO wrestled Brian Johnson. |
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on May 8, 2022 0:01:52 GMT -5
 Today in Ring of Honor History: May 8- 2009: Ring of Honor held "Never Say Die" in Boston, MA. Chris Hero challenged Jerry Lynn for the ROH World Championship. The Steenerico/Wolves feud continued as Kevin Steen fought Davey Richards in an "Anything Goes" match. Sonjay Dutt, last seen representing CZW in 2006 ["Death Before Dishonor IV" - 7/15/06], made his return, facing Bryan Danielson and Eddie Edwards in a Three-Way match. Colt Cabana, Brent Albright and Erick Stevens teamed up to take on Claudio Castagnoli and The Embassy in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Former enemies Jay Briscoe and Necro Butcher squared off in one last singles match. Delirious took on Ricky Reyes. And following Player Dos filling in for El Generico at "Tag Title Classic" [4/18/19], The Super Smash Bros. made their main show debut, facing Rhett Titus and Kenny King- 2010: ROH held "Supercard of Honor V" in New York, NY. After two Three-Way matches involving Austin Aries, Roderick Strong finally got his one-on-one match against Tyler Black for the ROH World Championship. The Motor City Machine Guns made a one night return from TNA, challenging the Kings of Wrestling for the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Also making a return was Amazing Kong, taking on Sara Del Rey. Colt Cabana fought Kevin Steen in a 34th Street Deathmatch as part of the Steen/Generico feud. After injuring Delirious' throat back in March [ROH on HDNet: Ep. #56 - 3/5/10], Austin Aries tried to make amends so he could transition from wrestler to manager, but Delirious was not in a forgiving mood. Christopher Daniels and Eddie Edwards faced each other for the first time ever. The Briscoes took on Rhett Titus and Kenny King. And with Necro Butcher out injured at the hands of The Embassy, Grizzly Redwood stepped up to face Erick Stevens. In doing so, Redwood showed everyone he had balls…as the late Balls Mahoney was his surprise backup against The Embassy. - 2016: ROH teamed with New Japan Pro Wrestling to present "Global Wars 2016" in Chicago Ridge, IL. After five years away from Ring of Honor, Colt Cabana returned to his hometown to challenge Jay Lethal for the ROH World Championship. The match ended in major controversy, as the finish saw Bullet Club interfere to unveil their newest member, Adam Cole. Bullet Club already had a banner night, with The Young Bucks and Guerrillas of Destiny beating Matt Sydal, KUSHIDA and the Motor City Machine Guns in an Eight-Man Tag Team match. After months of chasing the title, Bobby Fish defeated Tomohiro Ishii to become the new ROH World Television Champion. Fish's first challenger was already lined up, as earlier in the night Dalton Castle won a Four Corner Survival over ACH, Adam Page and Roderick Strong to become the new number one contender. The Briscoes challenged War Machine for the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Moose teamed with Kazuchika Okada to face Hiroshi Tanahashi and Michael Elgin. Kyle O'Reilly took on Tetsuya Naito, Cheeseburger teamed with Jushin Liger to face The Addiction, and in a bonus pre-show match, Juice Robinson made his ROH debut, partnering with Kamaitachi (Hiromu Takahashi) in a Three-Way Tag Team match against The All-Night Express and the duo of Silas Young and Beer City Bruiser. - 2019: ROH and New Japan teamed up to hold night one of the "Wars of the Worlds Tour 2019" in Buffalo, NY. The main event saw the first ever singles match between Flip Gordon and Bandido. New ROH World Tag Team Champions the Guerrillas of Destiny made their first title defense, taking on Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham. Villain Enterprises defended the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship against ROH World Television Champion Jeff Cobb, Satoshi Kojima and Yuji Nagata, Kelly Klein defended the WOH World Championship against Kate Carney. EVIL and SANADA represented Los Ingobernables de Japón against Mark Haskins and Tracy Williams of LifeBlood. The New Japan LA Dojo young lions made their return, with Alex Coughlin facing PJ Black, and Clark Connors and Karl Fredericks taking on The Kingdom's Vinny Marseglia and TK O'Ryan. Rush wrestled Silas Young, and Shane Taylor faced G.O.D.'s younger brother Hikuleo. |
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on May 9, 2022 0:09:55 GMT -5
 Today in Ring of Honor History: May 9- 2008: Ring of Honor held "Southern Navigation" in Manassas, VA. Former ROH World Champion Takeshi Morishima and Naomichi Marufuji made their returns, teaming with fellow Pro Wrestling NOAH wrestler Go Shiozaki to take on the No Remorse Corps in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Bryan Danielson and Tyler Black met in a rematch of their show stealing encounter at "Breakout" [1/25/08]. The Age of the Fall continued their various feuds, with Jimmy Jacobs facing Jay Briscoe in a "Relaxed Rules" match, while Necro Butcher fought The Vulture Squad's Jack Evans in a No Disqualification match. Former Resilience teammates Austin Aries and Erick Stevens met in a rematch from "Proving Ground" [1/11/08]. One night before their title match in the Hammerstein Ballroom, ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness and challenger Claudio Castagnoli met in a Four Corner Survival match involving Brent Albright and local wrestler Damien Wayne. And Pelle Primeau tried to hold his own in a singles match against the slightly bigger Chris Hero. - 2009: ROH held "Validation" in Edison, NJ. Jay Briscoe became the latest perennial contender to challenge Jerry Lynn for the ROH World Championship. With both of their regular partners unavailable, Bryan Danielson and Kevin Steen teamed up to challenge The American Wolves for the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Colt Cabana faced the newest member of The Embassy, Joey Ryan, in a singles match, while Necro Butcher teamed with Delirious to take on Jimmy Rave and Claudio Castagnoli in the first of many, many, many matches he'd have against The Embassy. Chris Hero wrestled Sonjay Dutt, Eddie Kingston faced Ricky Reyes, and Brent Albright and Erick Stevens teamed up against The Super Smash Bros. - 2016: ROH partnered with New Japan for night one of the "War of the Worlds Tour 2016" in Dearborn, MI. In the span of two days, Bullet Club went from no Adams to two, as Adam Page became the latest wrestler to join when he betrayed his teammates The Briscoes and Motor City Machine Guns in a Ten-Man Tag Team match against Adam Cole, The Young Bucks and Guerrillas of Destiny. Despite his popularity now, Page joining went over like a lead balloon, and was seen by some as the death knell for Bullet Club. The Addiction defeated War Machine in an impromptu match to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship for a second time. Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian had an advantage going into the match, as earlier in the show War Machine defended the titles against Kazuchika Okada and Gedo. ROH World Champion Jay Lethal and IWGP Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito teamed up to faced new ROH World Television Champion Bobby Fish and his reDRagon partner Kyle O'Reilly. The former TV champion Tomohiro Ishii took on ROH's big man Moose. Hiroshi Tanahashi and Michael Elgin tagged together against The All-Night Express, Dalton Castle faced KUSHIDA, and Roderick Strong took on Lio Rush. - 2018: ROH and New Japan were back at it with night one of the "War of the Worlds Tour 2018" in Lowell, MA. The Kingdom defeated SoCal Uncensored to official reclaim what they felt they never really lost, the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. The match was a makeup to the fans, as Matt Taven was originally scheduled to face Dalton Castle for the ROH World Championship, who was unable to compete due to his worsening back issues. Vinny Marseglia and TK O'Ryan pulled double duty, having first competed in their originally scheduled match against Coast 2 Coast. Los Ingobernables de Japón made the trip in full force, with BUSHI and Hiromu Takahashi facing The Young Bucks in the main event, and Tetsuya Naito, EVIL and SANADA taking on Silas Young, Beer City Bruiser, and Brian Milonas in a Six-Man Tag Team match. In another Six-Man Tag, Bullet Club's Cody, Marty Scurll and Adam Page took on CHAOS representatives Rocky Romero and Roppongi 3K. Flip Gordon teamed up with Jushin Liger against The Briscoes. Cheeseburger took on Bully Ray in a grudge match. IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Jay White made his return, facing Chuck Taylor and Jay Lethal in a non-title Three-Way match. And WOH World Champion Sumie Sakai replaced an injured Brandi Rhodes in her tag team match with Tenille Dashwood against Deonna Purrazzo and Skylar. - 2019: ROH and New Japan continued the "War of the Worlds Tour 2019" in Toronto, ON. PCO received his first shot at the ROH World Championship, challenging Matt Taven. Shane Taylor became the new ROH World Television Champion, defeating champion Jeff Cobb, Brody King and New Japan's Hirooki Goto in a Four Corner Survival match. Jay Lethal took on Satoshi Kojima, Silas Young faced Yuji Nagata, and The Kingdom fought EVIL and SANADA of Los Ingobernables de Japón. In the strictly ROH matches, Rush wrestled PJ Black, and LifeBlood faced The Briscoes, while in the New Japan match, Bullet Club's Guerrillas of Destiny and Hikuleo took on the Young Lions trio of Alex Coughlin, Clark Connors and Karl Fredericks. |
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on May 10, 2022 0:06:32 GMT -5
 Today in Ring of Honor History: May 10 - 2008: Ring of Honor held "A New Level", their debut show in the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, NY. The main event saw an older rivalry renewed, as Claudio Castagnoli challenged Nigel McGuinness for the ROH World Championship. With Mark Briscoe out of action due to injury, Austin Aries stepped up to defend the ROH World Tag Team Championship with Jay Briscoe against common enemies The Age of the Fall in a No Disqualification match. Roderick Strong defended the FIP World Heavyweight Championship against former champion Erick Stevens and future champion Go Shiozaki in a Three-Way match. Former ROH World Champion Takeshi Morishima and Naomichi Marufuji made the trip over from Pro Wrestling NOAH for the big show, with Morishima taking on Necro Butcher in "Relaxed Rules" match, while Marufuji faced Bryan Danielson in a rematch from "Final Battle 2005" [12/17/05]. Brent Albright had enough of Sweet n' Sour, Inc. and turned babyface by quitting the faction after losing a Tag Team Scramble match to The Vulture Squad and the team of Delirious and Pelle Primeau. Delirious, meanwhile, found his romantic pursuits of Daizee Haze blocked by Rhett Titus. And Kevin Steen and El Generico took on former ROH World Tag Team Champions the No Remorse Corps. The show marked the end of Jack Evans and Rocky Romero's tenures are regulars in Ring of Honor, as both departed to compete full time in Mexico. While Romero would return frequently in subsequent years, Evans would only make one last appearance at "Final Battle 2009" [12/19/09]. - 2014: After a disastrous first try in 2005 ["Best of American Super Juniors" - 4/2/05], Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling formed a new partnership to present the inaugural "Global Wars" in Toronto, ON. The show was split in half, with ROH and New Japan each holding their own matches. On the Ring of Honor half, Kevin Steen challenged Adam Cole for the ROH World Championship, his final time wrestling for the title. Jay Lethal defended the ROH World Television Championship in a Four Corner Survival match against Matt Taven, Silas Young and Tommaso Ciampa. Cedric Alexander continued his feud with Roderick Strong in a rematch from "Supercard of Honor VIII" [4/4/14]. The Briscoes, The Decade and reDRagon faced off in a Three-Way Tag Team match, ACH took on Michael Bennett, and Michael Elgin wrestled New Japan wrestler Takaaki Watanabe (a.k.a. EVIL) in his ROH debut. On the New Japan side, AJ Styles and Karl Anderson represented Bullet Club in a tag match against CHAOS' Kazuchika Okada and Gedo just one week after Style defeated Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Fellow Bullet Club members The Young Bucks defended the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship against the Forever Hooligans and the Time Splitters in a Three-Way Tag Team match, marking Alex Shelley first ROH match in four years ["Supercard of Honor V" - 5/8/10]. And Hiroshi Tanahashi and Jushin Liger teamed up against CHAOS members Shinsuke Nakamura and Jado. - 2017: ROH and New Japan continued the "War of the Worlds Tour 2017" in Dearborn, MI. The main event saw another showdown between forever rivals Bullet Club and CHAOS, as Cody, Adam Page and The Young Bucks took on Hirooki Goto, Will Ospreay and Roppongi Vice in an Eight-Man Tag Team match. Matt Taven challenged Christopher Daniels for the ROH World Championship; Cheeseburger challenged Marty Scurll for the ROH World Television Championship after winning a Seven-Way Proving Ground: Instant Reward match; and Los Ingobernables de Japón challenged Bully Ray and The Briscoes for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Jay Lethal teamed up Hiroshi Tanahashi against War Machine, Punishment Martinez faced Tetsuya Naito, and Silas Young took on KUSHIDA. In strictly ROH matches, Search and Destroy continued the feud with The Rebellion in a Six-Man Tag Team match, and Bobby Fish wrestled Dalton Castle. |
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on May 11, 2022 0:09:23 GMT -5
 Today in Ring of Honor History: May 11- 2007: Ring of Honor held "Reborn Again" in Hartford, CT. In the span of two months, ROH had lost Austin Aries, Allison Danger, Christopher Daniels, Colt Cabana, Homicide, Samoa Joe and Shingo, just as they were heading into the world of pay-per-view. After five months on the shelf recovering from injuries sustained as ROH World Champion, Bryan Danielson made his return and quickly looked to reestablish his dominance by pulling triple duty. After defeating Adam Pearce and his man servant Shane Hagadorn in back-to-back singles matches, American Dragon teamed with the now leaderless Resilience to face the No Remorse Corps in a Six-Man Tag Team match. With ROH set to tape their first pay-per-view the following night, Pro Wrestling NOAH's Naomichi Marufuji and KENTA made their returns, taking on Matt Sydal and Delirious respectively in singles matches. ROH World Champion Takeshi Morishima teamed with BJ Whitmer to challenge The Briscoes for the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Bobby Fish, last seen competing as Jerk Jackson at "Do or Die IV" [2/19/05], made his return, facing Claudio Castagnoli. Kevin Steen and El Generico faced Jason Blade and future ROH World Champion Eddie Edwards, Daizee Haze took on Nikki Roxx, Jimmy Rave wrestled Pelle Primeau, and Tank Toland showed Bobby Dempsey what a natural, superior athlete can do in a match against Mitch Franklin. - 2013: ROH held "Dragon's Reign" in Belle Vernon, PA. In a rematch from the "11th Anniversary" [3/2/13], the main event saw reDRagon defended the ROH World Tag Team Championship against ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe and his brother Mark Briscoe. As part of the ROH/S.C.U.M. war, Jay Lethal fought Jimmy Jacobs in a No Disqualification match, while Kevin Steen began running through his former teammates, starting with Rhett Titus. Tadarius Thomas looked to earn a shot at the ROH World Television Championship by facing Matt Taven in a Proving Ground match. Adam Cole, BJ Whitmer and Roderick Strong met in the Three-Way match, Michael Elgin faced ACH, and The American Wolves took on QT Marshall and RD Evans. In early appearances of future stars, the then-unknown Vinny Marseglia wrestled Tommaso Ciampa, while the Boy-less Dalton Castle made his Ring of Honor debut against Jimmy Nutts. - 2016: Ring of Honor held a television taping in Toronto, ON as part of the ROH/New Japan "War of the Worlds Tour 2016". Four of ROH's best, ROH World Champion Jay Lethal, Roderick Strong and The Briscoes, banded together to face Bullet Club's Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Guerrillas of Destiny in an Eight-Man Tag Team match. Pulling double duty, The Elite also faced Michael Elgin, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Yoshi Tatsu in an Six-Man Tag. Lethal also pulled double duty, taking on Donovan Dijak in his last showdown with The House of Truth. After being screwed out of the ROH World Championship by Bullet Club at "Global Wars 2016" [5/8/16], Colt Cabana got a small measure of revenge when he faced their newest member Adam Page. The Motor City Machine Guns beat new ROH World Tag Team Champions The Addiction and Roppongi Vice in a non-title Three-Way Tag Team match, setting up a showdown with the champs at "Best in the World 2016" [6/24/16]. The remainder of the episodes were largely interpromotional matches: Matt Sydal against Kazuchika Okada; Moose against Tetsuya Naito; Kyle O'Reilly against KUSHIDA; Dalton Castle against Gedo; Will Ferrara against Tomohiro Ishii; Jushin Liger and Cheeseburger against The All-Night Express. - 2018: ROH and New Japan were back in Toronto, ON for night two of the "War of the Worlds Tour 2018". Jay Lethal, Colt Cabana and Kenny King teamed up to face Los Ingobernables de Japón in the main event. Adam Page challenged Silas Young for the ROH World Television Championship, and Punishment Martinez challenged Jay White for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship. After nearly eight years since being Cornette-ed from Ring of Honor, The Super Smash Bros. made their return, taking on The Young Bucks. The former ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions SoCal Uncensored faced Rocky Romero and Roppongi 3K of CHAOS in a Six-Man Tag. Cody wrestled Jushin Liger, Beer City Bruiser took on Tetsuya Naito, Tenille Dashwood and Jenny Rose teamed up against Alexia Nicole and Xandra Bale, and Cheeseburger once again tried to conquer the mountain known as Bully Ray. - 2019: ROH and New Japan continued the "War of the Worlds Tour 2019" in Grand Rapids, MI. The main event saw Ring of Honor's Jay Lethal and Jeff Cobb team with New Japan's Hirooki Goto, Satoshi Kojima and Yuji Nagata against the grumpy old men contingent of Bully Ray, Silas Young, The Briscoes, and new ROH World Television Champion Shane Taylor. Mark Haskins challenged Matt Taven for the ROH World Championship, while fellow LifeBlood member Tracy Williams won a Four Corner Survival match over Eli Isom, PJ Black and Rush to become the new number one contender. Taven pulled double duty, teaming with The Kingdom in a Six-Man Tag Team match against the Bullet Club trio of ROH World Tag Team Champions Guerrillas of Destiny and their younger brother Hikuleo. Women of Honor World Champion Kelly Klein racked up another successful title defense with a victory over Stacy Shadows. New Japan LA Dojo Young Lion Clark Connors took on Dalton Castle and Cheeseburger in a Three-Way match, while Alex Coughlin and Karl Fredericks faced Coast 2 Coast. Flip Gordon wrestled Rhett Titus, and The Bouncers squared off against Los Ingobernables de Japón. - 2021: On the latest edition of Week by Week, Will Ferrara, Dante Caballero and Eric Martin faced ROH's newest trio, Primal Fear. |
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on May 12, 2022 0:52:03 GMT -5
 Today in Ring of Honor History: May 12- 2006: Ring of Honor held "How We Roll" in Lake Grove, NY. The show was headlined by the first appearance of then TNA wrestler Christian Cage, who teamed with Colt Cabana to face ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson and Christopher Daniels. The war between ROH and CZW saw Adam Pearce and BJ Whitmer take on the Kings of Wrestling, marking the first time Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli teamed together in Ring of Honor. The feud between Generation Next and The Briscoes continued in singles action with Austin Aries facing Jay Briscoe while Roderick Strong took on Mark Briscoe. The Embassy defeated The Rottweilers to win a shot at the ROH Tag Team Championship. Unfortunately they never challenged for the title, as Alex Shelley was injured soon after and left ROH, making this the final match of his initial Ring of Honor run. ROH Pure Champion and super serious wrestler Nigel McGuinness faced fellow super serious wrestlers Delirious and Kikutaro in a super serious Three-Way match. Matt Sydal wrestled Jimmy Yang, and in a "Before They Were Famous" match, Samoa Joe took on Apocalypse, better known as Viktor of The Ascension. - 2007: Ring of Honor taped their first pay-per-view, "Respect Is Earned", in New York, NY. The show drew a packed house despite not one match being announced beforehand. Half the matches taped were aired as the pay-per-view, while the remainder were added as bonus matches on the DVD release. In the pay-per-view portion, the main event saw several rivalries continue, as the returning Bryan Danielson teamed with ROH World Champion Takeshi Morishima to face Nigel McGuinness and KENTA. Morishima pulled double duty, defending the title against BJ Whitmer, who as a thank you for his years of hard work opened the show. With both wrestlers now without regular partners, former rivals Claudio Castagnoli and Matt Sydal teamed up to challenge The Briscoes for the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Delirious faced Roderick Strong in a grudge match, and Rocky Romero took on Pro Wrestling NOAH's Naomichi Marufuji in an exhibition match. In the bonus matches, Kevin Steen and El Generico proved their dominance in a victory over Jimmy Rave and Adam Pearce, Irish Airborne, and Pelle Primeau and Mitch Franklin in a Tag Team Scramble match. Steen and Generico also appeared on the pay-per-view, issuing a challenge to the Briscoes for the next PPV, "Driven" [6/23/07]. Despite the absence of Austin Aries, The Resilience's feud with the No Remorse Corps continued as Erick Stevens took on Davey Richards. Rivals Daizee Haze and Sara Del Rey squared off against each other, and Brent Albright faced Sweet n' Sour, Inc.'s Tank Toland. And unable to leave on his own terms, TNA allowed Homicide to return in a dark segment to say farewell to his hometown fans. - 2012: ROH held "Border Wars" in Toronto, ON. After being exiled for a year followed five months of pushing for a shot, Kevin Steen finally became ROH World Champion, ending Davey Richards' lackluster reign. This would not be the only title to change hands, as in their latest showdown, Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team defeated The Briscoes in a Fight Without Honor to once again become ROH World Tag Team Champions. In the third title match of the night, Roderick Strong defended the ROH World Television Championship against some bastard named Fit Finlay. Lance Storm faced Mike Bennett in a rematch from "Showdown in the Sun: Day #1" [3/30/12]. After a time limit draw at "10th Anniversary: Young Wolves Rising" [3/4/12], Tommaso Ciampa's year and a half long undefeated streak finally came to an end at the hands of Jay Lethal. The All-Night Express partnered with TJ Perkins to continue their rivalry with The Young Bucks, who teamed with Mike Mondo. Adam Cole and Michael Elgin wrestled their third singles match of the year against each other, and Eddie Edwards faced the hired muscle of The House of Truth, Rhino. - 2015: After the success of their first tour a year earlier, New Japan returned to ROH for another, kicking things off with "War of the Worlds 2015: Night 1" in Philadelphia, PA. ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe teamed with his brother Mark Briscoe to take on two of New Japan's best, Kazuchika Okada and Shinsuke Nakamura of CHAOS. IWGP Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles and Adam Cole met in a rematch from their show stealing encounter at "All-Star Extravaganza VI" [9/6/14]. reDRagon took on Hiroshi Tanahashi and Jushin Liger, Michael Elgin wrestled Tetsuya Naito, Jay Lethal met Takaaki Watanabe, Roderick Strong faced KUSHIDA, and Delirious and Gedo did a battle of the bookers. And The Addiction, The Kingdom and The Young Bucks competed in a Three-Way Tag Team match. - 2017: ROH and New Japan continued the "War of the Worlds Tour 2017" in New York, NY. Christopher Daniels faced his biggest challenge to date as ROH World Champion, taking on Cody and Jay Lethal in a Three-Way match. Matt Sydal challenged Marty Scurll for the ROH World Television Championship, while Tetsuya Naito and BUSHI of Los Ingobernables de Japón challenged The Young Bucks for the ROH World Tag Team Championship. CHAOS' Hirooki Goto and Roppongi Vice had a tougher challenge in their title match, taking on Bully Ray and The Briscoes in a No Disqualification match for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. After months of antagonization, Frankie Kazarian and Adam Page finally squared off in a grudge match. War Machine emerged victorious in a Three-Way Tag Team match against Search and Destroy's Chris Sabin and Jonathan Gresham, and EVIL and SANADA of Los Ingobernables de Japón. Jay White and Will Ospreay met in a show stealing match, and Bobby Fish, Dalton Castle, KUSHIDA and Silas Young competed in a Four Corner Survival match. And on orders of Kenny Omega, Bullet Club lost a member and gained a champion when, after a loss to Hiroshi Tanahashi, Adam Cole was superkicked out of the group thanks to The Young Bucks and their new BFF, Marty Scurll. - 2018: ROH and New Japan continued the "War of the Worlds Tour 2018" in Royal Oak, MI. Los Ingobernables de Japón's Tetsuya Naito and BUSHI once again challenged for the ROH World Tag Team Championship, this time against The Briscoes. Fellow LFI member Hiromu Takahashi took on Cody, while EVIL faced Shane Taylor, and SANADA competed in a Four Corner Survival match against Kenny King, Marty Scurll and Matt Taven. Jushin Liger and Cheeseburger reunited along with Flip Gordon to wrestle SoCal Uncensored in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Roppongi 3K scored one of their biggest victories in Ring of Honor, defeating the Motor City Machine Guns and The Young Bucks in a Three-Way Tag. The Boys tried to prove themselves men in a match against Silas Young and Beer City Bruiser, and WOH World Champion Sumie Sakai teamed up with Stella Grey to take on Tenille Dashwood and Jenny Rose. - 2019: ROH and New Japan concluded the "War of the Worlds Tour 2019" with a television taping in Villa Park, IL. Having regained the use of his eyes ["G1 Supercard" - 4/6/19], Kenny King was back in action and scored the first win in his Best of Three Series with Jay Lethal. Lethal pulled double duty, later taking off Jeff Cobb, PCO and Rush in a won a Four Corner Survival match. PJ Black teamed up with LifeBlood for the first time, tagging with Mark Haskins and Tracy Williams against the Shinobi Shadow Squad in a Six-Man Tag Team match. LifeBlood also pulled double duty, continuing their feud with Bully Ray, who partnered with ROH World Television Champion Shane Taylor. Colt Cabana defended the NWA National Championship against longtime TNA wrestler James Storm. The Bouncers won a Four-Way Tag over Coast 2 Coast, The Kingdom and New Japan Young Lions Alex Coughlin and Clark Connors, and Flip Gordon faced Karl Fredericks. Meanwhile, the New Japan regulars kept to themselves, with Hirooki Goto wrestling Hikuleo, and Los Ingobernables de Japón making their final Ring of Honor appearance with EVIL and SADANDA facing Satoshi Kojima and Yuji Nagata. - 2021: On Women's Division Wednesday, Miranda Alize and Trish Adora made their debuts, facing each other in a singles match. |
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Post by chazraps on May 12, 2022 1:08:41 GMT -5
Steen beating Richards was the very, very beginning in ROH turning that ship around.
I liked the SCUM angle more than most and it really added an element of good surprises and entertaining unpredictability. While Cornette's booking through mid-2013 and especially the blowoff did inadvertently make the ROH side look super weak (requiring an entire focused year of booking to rebuild Elgin and Lethal from scratch), and maybe a chunk of the ROH longtime fans were factioned-out by then, but there's a lot to really like about it. Steen being forced to have every match be a title match and Cornette (kayfabe) having to resort to bringing in talent from other companies to try to rescue the belt from him, such good times. Plus, the atmosphere whenever Steen would walk into an indy ring in 2012-2014 - just an absolute moment.
The bulk of ROH 2012 looks good-to-great on paper but more often than not smells funny with a handful of gems. Steen's title reign was absolutely that year's shining star.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on May 12, 2022 1:22:29 GMT -5
Steen beating Richards was the very, very beginning in ROH turning that ship around. I liked the SCUM angle more than most and it really added an element of good surprises and entertaining unpredictability. While Cornette's booking through mid-2013 and especially the blowoff did inadvertently make the ROH side look super weak (requiring an entire focused year of booking to rebuild Elgin and Lethal from scratch), and maybe a chunk of the ROH longtime fans were factioned-out by then, but there's a lot to really like about it. Steen being forced to have every match be a title match and Cornette (kayfabe) having to resort to bringing in talent from other companies to try to rescue the belt from him, such good times. Plus, the atmosphere whenever Steen would walk into an indy ring in 2012-2014 - just an absolute moment. The bulk of ROH 2012 looks good-to-great on paper but more often than not smells funny with a handful of gems. Steen's title reign was absolutely that year's shining star. I've mentioned many times that I've been an ROH fan off-and-on since 2004. Steen's title reign was most certainly an "on" period for me. Dude was killing it. |
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on May 13, 2022 0:13:39 GMT -5
 Today in Ring of Honor History: May 13- 2005: Ring of Honor held "The Final Showdown" in Dayton, OH. The show was basically a sequel to "Stalemate" [4/16/05], and like it, the name had a double meaning. With both wrestlers tied at two wins apiece, the main even saw Bryan Danielson and Homicide end their Best of Five Series in a Steel Cage match. Meanwhile, with their encounter a month earlier ending in a draw, Austin Aries and James Gibson met in a rematch for the ROH World Championship. Taking a break from Jimmy Rave, CM Punk teamed with Ace Steel to challenge BJ Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs for the ROH Tag Team Championship. In a smart bit of continuity, despite the fact their feud had been over for almost a year, Whitmer and Saints were still pissed at each other, with Whitmer going so far as to trying to get Jacobs not to shake hands with them. Jimmy Rave, meanwhile, continued The Embassy's other feud, facing Matt Sydal. Colt Cabana continued his feud with Nigel McGuinness by teaming up with the returning Doug Williams to take on McGuinness and his old partner Chad Collyer. Having already faced two of his three former teammates, Alex Shelley finally squared off with the only remaining member of Generation Next, Roderick Strong. The former Ebessan returned as Ebetaro, and took part in a vicious, hard hitting Four Corner Survival match against Delirious, Jack Evans and Samoa Joe. And after a seven month absence, Matt Stryker made his return, taking on The Masked Chicago Superstar. - 2006: ROH held "Ring of Homicide" in Edison, NJ. After sitting out the whole of the feud so far, Homicide finally entered the war between Ring of Honor and Combat Zone Wrestling. After the scheduled match between Samoa Joe and Necro Butcher resulted in another ROH/CZW brawl, Homicide stepped up to take on Necro. Following a strong, bloody showing at "The 100th Show" [4/22/06], Delirious got a rematch against Bryan Danielson for the ROH World Championship. The Briscoes finally received a shot at the ROH Tag Team Championship, challenging Generation Next. Jay Lethal returned after a nearly three month absences to challenge Nigel McGuinness for the ROH Pure Championship. Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal wrestled each other for the third time this year. In a first time ever match, Colt Cabana took on the former Ebessan and Ebetaro, Kikutaro. And Jimmy Yang wrestled his final match for ROH before returning to WWE, taking on Jimmy Rave. It was a long day for several of the wrestlers, as they also appeared at CZW's "Best of the Best 6" in Philadelphia, PA. Austin Aries, Christopher Daniels, Claudio Castagnoli, Jay Lethal, Matt Sydal and Roderick Strong participated in the actual tournament, while Necro Butcher teamed with Super Dragon to challenge BLK OUT for the CZW Tag Team Championship, and Chris Hero defeated Ruckus to become the new CZW World Heavyweight Championship. And Ring of Honor students Pelle Primeau and Rhett Titus took on CHIKARA/CZW Wrestle Factory students Andy Sumner and Drew Gulak. - 2015: ROH and New Japan held "War of the Worlds 2015: Night 2" in Philadelphia, PA. In the main event, The Kingdom faced the extremely popular Bullet Club trio of AJ Styles and The Young Bucks in a Six-Man Tag Team match. ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe defended his title against Bobby Fish, while ROH World Television Champion Jay Lethal competed in a non-title Four Corner Survival match against Jushin Liger, Mark Briscoe and Shinsuke Nakamura. The Addiction took on Kazuchika Okada and Gedo, Roderick Strong faced Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kyle O'Reilly wrestled Tetsuya Naito, Michael Elgin met KUSHIDA, and Adam Page went against Takaaki Watanabe. - 2018: ROH and New Japan closed out the "War of the Worlds Tour 2018" with a television taping in Villa Park, IL. The main event of the taping saw two of the most popular factions go at it in full force, with Cody, Marty Scurll, Adam Page and The Young Bucks of Bullet Club taking on all five member of Los Ingobernables de Japón in a Ten-Man Tag Team match. On a quest to collect as many belts in wrestling as he could, Austin Aries had his first ROH match in nearly three years, challenging Silas Young for the ROH World Television Championship. Roppongi 3K challenged The Briscoes for the ROH World Tag Team Championship, Jenny Rose challenged Sumie Sakai for the WOH World Championship, and SoCal Uncensored received their rematch against The Kingdom for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Jushin Liger teamed with Cheeseburger to take on The Dawgs, Flip Gordon faced Jonathan Gresham, Kenny King wrestled Chuck Taylor, and Shane Taylor fought Josh Woods. In Women of Honor action, Deonna Purrazzo wrestled her last match for ROH, taking on rival Kelly Klein. Tenille Dashwood faced Karen Q (a.k.a. Wendy Choo), and Stella Grey wrestled Stacy Shadows. |
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on May 14, 2022 0:04:37 GMT -5
 Today in Ring of Honor History: May 14- 2005: Ring of Honor held "Nowhere to Run" in Chicago Ridge, IL. Unable to get a win over Jimmy Rave due to the constant presence of The Embassy, CM Punk looked to end their feud in the only match he knew would be free from interference: a Steel Cage match. Having won his own Steel Cage match the night before, Bryan Danielson hoped to keep the momentum going and defeat Austin Aries to finally become ROH World Champion. However, when he failed, a frustrated Danielson quit Ring of Honor instead. The latest showdown between Colt Cabana and Nigel McGuinness saw them competing for the number one contendership for the ROH Pure Championship. Unable to find anyone else to be his partner, Alex Shelley tricked Delirious into teaming with him against Generation Next. ROH Tag Team Champion BJ Whitmer wrestled James Gibson, while his partner Jimmy Jacobs faced Chad Collyer. Homicide took on Doug Williams, and Ace Steel, Matt Stryker, Matt Sydal and The Masked Wisconsin Superstar competed in Four Corner Survival match. - 2016: ROH and New Japan closed out the "War of the Worlds Tour 2016" in New York, NY. ROH World Champion Jay Lethal and Roderick Strong represented Ring of Honor in a Three-Way Tag Team match against Adam Cole and Matt Jackson of Bullet Club, and CHAOS' Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii. Just days after losing the titles, War Machine received their rematch against The Addiction ROH World Tag Team Championship. ACH faced IWGP Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito in a non-title match, Matt Sydal wrestled Hiroshi Tanahashi, Silas Young took on KUSHIDA, the Motor City Machine Guns squared off against Gedo and Beretta of CHAOS, and The Briscoes teamed with Jushin Liger against Bullet Club's Adam Page and Guerrillas of Destiny. In the strictly ROH matches, reDRagon took on The All-Night Express, Dalton Castle won a Four Corner Survival over Lio Rush, Michael Elgin and Moose, and in his final match for Ring of Honor, Cedric Alexander went up against Donovan Dijak. - 2017: ROH and New Japan closed out the "War of the Worlds Tour 2017" with a television taping in Philadelphia, PA. After a seven year run, former three-time ROH World Champion Adam Cole's time in Ring of Honor came to a close as he departed for NXT. Having been turned on by his friends, Cole's last two matches were against his former team Bullet Club. In his final match for television, Cole faced Adam Page, while in his farewell match, Cole lost in a Street Fight to the man who replaced him in Bullet Club, Marty Scurll. The win was a slight boost for Scurll, who earlier in the night lost the ROH World Television Championship to New Japan wrestler KUSHIDA. ROH World Champion Christopher Daniels teamed with Frankie Kazarian and Hiroshi Tanahashi to take on the CHAOS trio of Hirooki Goto, Gedo and Will Ospreay. Kazarian pulled double duty at the tapings, facing Cody. Jay Lethal continued his feud with Silas Young in two matches, taking on Beer City Bruiser in one episode, and later teaming with Bobby Fish to face Young and Bruiser in a later episode. ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions Bully Ray and The Briscoes teamed up with fellow tough guy Dalton Castle to take on Los Ingobernables de Japón in an Eight-Man Tag. In a battle of equally sized tag teams, Cheeseburger and Will Ferrara faced War Machine. Search and Destroy continued their feud with The Rebellion, with Jonathan Gresham and Jay White fighting Rhett Titus and Shane Taylor. Josh Woods faced disgraced wrestler David Starr in a follow-up to their angle on the April 22 episode [Ep. #292 - taped 4/2/17]. And after years and years and years of fans wanting it, Chuck Taylor finally made his Ring of Honor debut, teaming with his best friend Beretta and Rocky Romero to face the Bullet Club's Young Bucks and Adam Page. - 2021: ROH aired their latest episode of television from Baltimore, MD. After turning on him at the "19th Anniversary" [3/26/21], Silas Young looked to teach Josh Woods what it means to be a real man when they met in a singles match. Primal Fear challenged Shane Taylor Promotions for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. And twelve men looking to enter title contention competed in a Battle Royal. |
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on May 15, 2022 0:17:09 GMT -5
 Today in Ring of Honor History: May 15- 2004: Ring of Honor held "Round Robin Challenge III" in Lexington, MA. The final Round Robin Challenge, this edition saw The Briscoes, The Prophecy and the Second City Saints compete with the ROH Tag Team Championship on the line, causing it to change hands three time in one night. As a result, The Briscoes became the first ever two-time ROH Tag Team Champions, while Dan Maff and BJ Whitmer's first reign went down as the shortest in history, holding them only for one hour. Having been granted his release from WWE, ROH founding father Spanky made his lone appearance of the year, facing Homicide. ROH World Champion Samoa Joe continued his feud with The Rottweilers, taking on Ricky Reyes in a non-title match. The Carnage Crew's search for who crapped in their bags ["At Our Best" - 3/13/04] led them to Prince Nana, who kicked off The Embassy in earnest by signing Josh Daniels and The Outcast Killaz to help him face the Carnage Crew and The Ring Crew Express in an Eight-Man Tag. Matt Stryker and Alex Shelley began a Best of Three Series. And Roderick Strong made his main show debut, competing in a Six Man Mayhem match against Hydro (Jay Lethal), Izzy, John Walters, Masada and Trent Acid. - 2015: ROH and New Japan continued their tour with "Global Wars 2015: Night 1" in Toronto, ON. Like the original "Global Wars" [5/10/14], the show featured ROH and New Japan wrestlers competing against each other in interpromotional matches. In the main event, ROH World Championship Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Roderick Strong and War Machine teamed up to face Bullet Club contingent of IWGP Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles, Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows and The Young Bucks in a Ten-Man Tag Team match. Jay Lethal defended the ROH World Television Championship against Tetsuya Naito. In singles match, Michael Elgin faced Hiroshi Tanahashi, Cedric Alexander faced Kazuchika Okada, and ACH faced Shinsuke Nakamura. Jushin Liger teamed up with Matt Sydal to take on The Kingdom, and Gedo teamed with Moose against Silas Young and Takaaki Watanabe. Chris Sabin, Kyle O'Reilly and KUSHIDA met in a Three-Way match, and ROH World Tag Team Champions The Addiction, The Decade and Roppongi Vice competed in a non-title Three-Way Tag Team match. In a pre-show match, Dalton Castle faced The House of Truth's Donovan Dijak in a rematch from the April 18 episode of ROH TV [Ep. #187 - taped 4/4/15]. |
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on May 16, 2022 0:17:34 GMT -5
 Today in Ring of Honor History: May 16 - 2015: Ring of Honor and New Japan closed out their second tour together with "Global Wars 2015: Night 2", a television taping, in Toronto, ON. The shows were the first to be shown on Destination America, the then home of TNA, and mostly consisted of exhibition matches, with very few advancing storylines. The Briscoes faced Donovan Dijak and J. Diesel of The House of Truth in advance of the showdown between ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe and ROH World Television Champion Jay Lethal at the "Best in the World 2015" pay-per-view (6/19/15). Kyle O'Reilly challenged The Addiction for the ROH World Tag Team Champions in a handicap match, setting up their match at the PPV. And former tag team partners Cheeseburger and Brutal Bob Evans met in a grudge match. The rest were largely one-off matches. AJ Styles and The Young Bucks represented Bullet Club in a Six-Man Tag Team match against Kazuchika Okada and Roppongi Vice, while Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows took on Michael Bennett and Matt Taven of The Kingdom. Roderick Strong wrestled Shinsuke Nakamura, Matt Sydal and ACH faced Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tetsuya Naito, Michael Elgin took on Gedo, Will Ferrara met KUSHIDA, and Dalton Castle and Jushin Liger squared off for the first time. The Decade tried to test Colby Corino by having him first face Moose, and then teaming with Adam Page against War Machine. Moose also pulled double duty, facing Cedric Alexander. |
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Post by ronnie2hotty on May 16, 2022 9:37:24 GMT -5
Those results from 2015 almost seem surreal now within the 2022 wrestling landscape.
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on May 17, 2022 1:08:15 GMT -5
 Today in Ring of Honor History: May 17- 2003: Ring of Honor traveled to London, England to partner with Frontier Wrestling Alliance for "Frontiers of Honor". The show largely consisted of ROH and FWA wrestlers competing in interpromotional matches, the most notable being Samoa Joe defending the ROH Championship against Zebra Kid (the half-brother of Paige). After the successful defense, the title was rechristened the ROH World Championship. Christopher Daniels faced Jody Fleisch, Low Ki faced Flash Barker, AJ Styles faced Jonny Storm, Paul London faced James Tighe, and Mikey Whipwreck faced Jack Xavier. In strictly FWA matches, future WWE pirate Burchill wrestled Double Dragon in a handicap match, while Alex Shane, Nikita and Ulf Herman took on The Family in a hardcore match. - 2014: Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling concluded their first tour together with "War of the Worlds" in New York, NY. Unlike "Global Wars" [5/10/14], which saw the promotions hold separate matches, "War of the Worlds" saw them compete entirely in interpromotional matches. At "Supercard of Honor VIII" [4/4/14], Michael Elgin defeated Kevin Steen to win a title shot for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. At New Japan's "Wrestling Dontaku 2014" [5/3/14], AJ Styles defeated Kazuchika Okada to become the new champion, making the main event Styles vs. Elgin for the title. However, at the start of the show, Okada was added to the match, making it a Three-Way. Sometimes fans begin turning on wrestlers without warning, and other times it can be traced back to specific moments. This was the moment for fans turning on Elgin, as they were more interested in seeing Styles vs. Okada and felt Elgin was undeserving of being put in at the last minute, instead of what he actually was, the first person announced for the match. Adam Cole defended the ROH World Championship against Jushin Liger, while Jay Lethal defended the ROH World Television Championship against KUSHIDA, and The Briscoes challenged Bullet Club's Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows for the IWGP Tag Team Championship. reDRagon, backed up by UFC fighter and future MLW wrestler "Filthy" Tom Lawlor, defeated The Young Bucks in a show stealing match to reclaim the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Kevin Steen faced IWGP Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura for the first time, Michael Bennett wrestled Hiroshi Tanahashi, Roderick Strong and BJ Whitmer of The Decade took on Gedo and Jado of CHAOS, and Tommaso Ciampa, Matt Taven and ACH teamed up against the Forever Hooligans and Takaaki Watanabe. And after three years away, Christopher Daniels announced he was returning home to Ring of Honor, and he wasn't coming alone. |
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on May 18, 2022 1:19:01 GMT -5
 Today in Ring of Honor History: May 18
- 2012: Ring of Honor held a television taping in Baltimore, MD. The show was a night a double duty for the wrestlers, as several competed in multiple matches. Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards wrestled each other for the last time in ROH, then Richards teamed with Kyle O'Reilly to face Kevin Steen and Jimmy Jacobs, while Edwards also faced Brutal Bob Evans. Tommaso Ciampa first wrestled a squash match against Nick Westgate, then later challenged Roderick Strong for the ROH World Television Championship. Strong, meanwhile, won a dark Four Corner Survival match over Adam Cole, Jay Lethal and Mike Bennett to win a shot at the ROH World Championship. Cole would also wrestle Mike Mondo, while Lethal would take on Chris Silvio, and Bennett faced Adam Page in his debut match. The Briscoes took on QT Marshall and Sam Shaw (a.k.a. Dexter Lumis), The All-Night Express faced Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander, and The House of Truth's present met its future when Michael Elgin squared off against Matt Taven. - 2013: ROH held "Relentless" in Richmond, VA. The show was the beginning of the end for the war between Ring of Honor and S.C.U.M., as Steve Corino issued a challenge to ROH Matchmaker Nigel McGuinness for a Four-on-Four match at the June 23 television taping. If Team ROH wins, SCUM will leave Ring of Honor; if SCUM wins, Corino replaces McGuinness as the new Matchmaker. In what should've been a warning to Corino, things were not successful for SCUM that night, with Jimmy Jacobs losing to former leader Kevin Steen in a No Disqualification match, while Rhett Titus and Cliff Compton fell to The American Wolves. In the main event, BJ Whitmer looked to complete his redemption for years of bad life choices when he challenged Jay Briscoe for the ROH World Championship. Jay Lethal teamed up with C&C Wrestle Factory to face ROH World Television Champion Matt Taven and ROH World Tag Team Champions reDRagon in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Adam Cole and Adam Page faced each other for the first time ever. Mark Briscoe gained momentum heading into his title match against his brother Jay at "Best in the World 2013" [6/22/13] with a victory over Roderick Strong. Michael Elgin wrestled Kyle Matthews, and Tommaso Ciampa took on Chris LeRusso. - 2021: On Week by Week, Wheeler Yuta made his final ROH appearance (before the Tony Khan buyout), facing World Famous CB in a Pure Rules match. |
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on May 19, 2022 0:09:28 GMT -5
 Today in Ring of Honor History: May 19- 2012: Ring of Honor held "The Battle of Richmond" in Richmond, VA. Fans in attendance got to see not one, not two, but three Charlie Haas matches in one night. After first teaming with Shelton Benjamin to face the Bravado Brothers, Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team next defended the ROH World Tag Team Championship against The All-Night Express, before Haas went solo to close out the show in an unsanctioned match against Jay Briscoe. Jay, meanwhile, also teamed up with his brother Mark Briscoe to take on The House of Truth, still trying to get that $5000 from Truth Martini [ROH TV #21 - taped 1/7/12]. Davey Richards was originally scheduled to team with Kyle O'Reilly to face ROH World Champion Kevin Steen and Jimmy Jacobs in a tag match, but with Steen suffering a concussion the night before, Richards and Jacobs instead faced each other in what was the only singles match they had together in ROH. Eddie Edwards faced Mike Bennett in a grudge match, Adam Cole wrestled Tommaso Ciampa, and Jay Lethal took on Mike Mondo. - 2021: On Women's Division Wednesday, Max the Impaler took on Hyan. |
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on May 21, 2022 0:09:34 GMT -5
 Today in Ring of Honor History: May 21- 2010: Ring of Honor kicked off another round HDNet tapings in Philadelphia, PA. After returning at "The Big Bang!" [4/3/10] by calling Davey Richards, Christopher Daniels and Richards had their first showdown, with Daniels teaming with Roderick Strong to take on The American Wolves. Meanwhile, ROH World Television Champion Eddie Edwards pulled double duty, wrestling Nick Westgate in a Ten Minute Hunt. ROH World Champion Tyler Black faced El Generico in a non-title match, while ROH World Tag Team Champions the Kings of Wrestling had a non-tile match against the Dark City Fight Club. Jerry Lynn teamed up with Delirious for a grudge match against Rhett Titus and Kenny King, who after teaming together for over a year and a half finally had a name: The All-Night Express (in storyline their manager Austin Aries came up with the name as a dig at Jim Cornette's former team The Midnight Express). The feud between Necro Butcher and Grizzly Redwood against The Embassy took on a new twist with the debut of The Embassy's new crown jewel…the Necro Butcher. And Jenny Rose, then known as Jamilia Craft, made her ROH debut, facing Daizee Haze. - 2011: ROH held "Supercard of Honor VI" in Chicago Ridge, IL. After losing the ROH World Championship at "Manhattan Mayhem IV" [3/19/11], Roderick Strong received his rematch against Eddie Edwards in what was overall an unsuccessful night for The House of Truth. In addition to Strong failing to recapture the title, Colt Cabana defeated ROH World Television Champion Christopher Daniels in a non-title match, while Michael Elgin fell to Homicide. Davey Richards seemed to have a banner night, defeating ROH World Tag Team Champion Charlie Haas in a singles match, but ended the show being challenged to a match by his tag team partner and friend Eddie Edwards. The other half of the tag champs, Shelton Benjamin, continued Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team's feud with the Kings of Wrestling by taking on Claudio Castagnoli. Meanwhile, Chris Hero wrestled El Generico, and although he had the looks and could wield the hammer, he did not have the powers of Thor. The All-Night Express continued their war with The Briscoes in a brutal Street Fight. Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly once against faced off with the Bravado Brothers. And before his grudge match with Michael Bennett, Steve Corino finally announced his sponsor who had be helping him in his recovery from evil, the returning Jimmy Jacobs. - 2021: Ring of Honor aired their latest episode of television from Baltimore, MD. Rocky Romero faced Fred Yehi in a Pure Rules match, while The OGK challenged The Foundation for the ROH World Tag Team Championship in main event. And Flip Gordon issued a challenge to Rush for the ROH World Championship, but got EC3 instead. |
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