ROHwrestling.com Newswire (01/18)

[MGH]

January 18th: The reign of Homicide will begin in under two weeks. ROH World Champion Homicide, with Julius Smokes, couldn't have started his title reign with a tougher weekend. In fact, some are predicting that Homicide will not make it past his first weekend as ROH World Champion. 1/26 in Braintree, MA will see Homicide defend against Chris Hero, who will have his super agent Larry Sweeney in his corner. Sweeney has yet to sign Hero for any shows on ROH's Fifth Year Festival. Sweeney says that after Hero wins the World Title, he will be able to name his price for the Fifth Year Festival. 1/27 in Edison, NJ will see Homicide vs. Samoa Joe for the World Title if Homicide makes it past Hero. This could create a very interesting situation. We have seen Homicide challenge Joe for the World Title several times in the past in epic matches. Now the roles could be reversed in New Jersey. You can now save 15% until 10pm tonight on tickets for both events. There are only general admission tickets left for 1/26 in Boston so get yours now!!!

January 18th: The new ROH Video Wire will be up at www.ROHvideos.com on Friday with the demented Jimmy Jacobs music video plus more with Samoa Joe, CIMA, Lacey and many others.

January 18th: A grudge match has been signed for Philadelphia on 2/17. It will be Austin Aries vs. Claudio Castagnoli!!! Aries requested this match since he wasn't able to gain revenge on Castagnoli and Chris Hero last time in Philadelphia. Aries feels that he needs to gain a clean win over Castagnoli in Philadelphia to truly put the issue behind him. Castagnoli needs a big win here. These two had a good match in Dayton and are now looking to take things to the next level.

January 18th: You can still save 15% on EVERY ITEM at www.ROHwrestling.com including ROH live event tickets, ROH DVDs and the latest from TNA and WWE, but act now because the sale ends tonight at 10pm. SHIMMER Women Athletes Volume 6 is now available for immediate shipping at ROHwrestling.com. This release features Cheerleader Melissa vs. MsChif in a wild and brutal Last Woman Standing match, Rebecca Knox vs. Allison Danger in the first ever women's match held under Pure Wrestling Rules, "The Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew" Lacey & Rain vs. Sara Del Rey & Mercedes Martinez, Daizee Haze vs. the UK's Nikita (in Nikita's final SHIMMER appearance before signing with WWE), a trios tag team match featuring Amazing Kong, plus bonus matches including the SHIMMER DVD debuts of LuFisto and Nattie Neidhart! Volume 6 is over three hours total of the best women's wrestling, and available at ROHwrestling.com for just $14.95!

January 18th: Rebecca Bayless will be joining the ROH team as a backstage interviewer on DVDs starting with the next shows.

January 18th: ROH officials are currently negotiating with Doug Williams to make a return to the United States.

January 18th: There will be international talent heading to Detroit for the 3/30 and 3/31 events. We'll have more news in the upcoming weeks.

January 18th: Speaking of international talent, it looks like one of the open contracts that ROH has sent overseas for a World Title shot will be signed for 2/17 in Philadelphia. Check back next week for more news. It is always an event when ROH returns to where it all started- Philadelphia. February 17th will see the Fifth Year Festival roll into town for a huge show. Save 15% on all tickets now at ROHwrestling.com. Here is what has already been signed:

-ROH World Champion Homicide, with Julius Smokes, will put the belt on the line if he is still champion

-ROH World Tag Team Champions Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal, with Allison Danger, will put the belts on the line if they are still champions

FIP Heavyweight Title Match (If Strong Is Still Champion)
Roderick Strong defends vs. Delirious

ROH Legend vs. The Future
Samoa Joe vs. Davey Richards

Tag Team Challenge Match
Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. El Generico & Kevin Steen

Grudge Match
Austin Aries vs. Claudio Castagnoli

Plus more to be announced with: Nigel McGuinness, Colt Cabana, Daizee Haze, Jack Evans, BJ Whitmer, Jimmy Jacobs, Lacey, Shingo, Jimmy Rave, Adam Pearce and others!!!

-ROHwrestling.com

[HMARK Center]

Be still, my heart...BECKY'S COMING BACK!

...oh, right, she wants to be called "Rebecca" now. She could call me "dumb s**t" for all I care, I'd still pull a Jimmy Jacobs and make a music video for her.

On the serious wrestling front: negotiations to bring Doug Williams back to the US? Do iiiiiiiiiiiit.

[KLRA]

hitmanmark said:

Be still, my heart...BECKY'S COMING BACK!

...oh, right, she wants to be called "Rebecca" now. She could call me "dumb s**t" for all I care, I'd still pull a Jimmy Jacobs and make a music video for her.

On the serious wrestling front: negotiations to bring Doug Williams back to the US? Do iiiiiiiiiiiit.

What this man said, with a healthy dose of "Roderick Strong defends vs. Delirious HELL YEAH!!!!" on the side.

[Murf]

January 18th: Speaking of international talent, it looks like one of the open contracts that ROH has sent overseas for a World Title shot will be signed for 2/17 in Philadelphia.

Kojimaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

["IcePic" Rick Cobos]

My prediction for Joe's NOAH challenger & Homicide's international challenger:

Marufuji

[HMARK Center]

Yone's gonna get some exposure in ROH, I think; he got a bit of a role in the last Video Wire (with Daniels admiring his mega-'fro), plus, he's Morishima's tag partner, and Joe vs. Morishima HAS to happen eventually.

EDIT: I just had a terrible thought.

I remember seeing a pic recently of Bec...Rebecca Bayless, probably from 2006, and by the looks of it, she had gone all "girl who follows the emo scene" with her appearance, and dropped enough weight to make herself look like a pubescent boy.

Please, please tell me she got at least some of her curves back, because, hot damn, she looked good in 2003-4.

[Matt Rogers]

moonshield said:

January 18th: Speaking of international talent, it looks like one of the open contracts that ROH has sent overseas for a World Title shot will be signed for 2/17 in Philadelphia.

Kojimaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Lariat... lariat... lariat!

[KLRA]

hitmanmark said:

Yone's gonna get some exposure in ROH, I think; he got a bit of a role in the last Video Wire (with Daniels admiring his mega-'fro), plus, he's Morishima's tag partner, and Joe vs. Morishima HAS to happen eventually.

EDIT: I just had a terrible thought.

I remember seeing a pic recently of Bec...Rebecca Bayless, probably from 2006, and by the looks of it, she had gone all "girl who follows the emo scene" with her appearance, and dropped enough weight to make herself look like a pubescent boy.

Please, please tell me she got at least some of her curves back, because, hot damn, she looked good in 2003-4.

Have fun.

[MGH]

stevedave said:

hitmanmark said:

Yone's gonna get some exposure in ROH, I think; he got a bit of a role in the last Video Wire (with Daniels admiring his mega-'fro), plus, he's Morishima's tag partner, and Joe vs. Morishima HAS to happen eventually.

EDIT: I just had a terrible thought.

I remember seeing a pic recently of Bec...Rebecca Bayless, probably from 2006, and by the looks of it, she had gone all "girl who follows the emo scene" with her appearance, and dropped enough weight to make herself look like a pubescent boy.

Please, please tell me she got at least some of her curves back, because, hot damn, she looked good in 2003-4.

Have fun.

Yes please ;D

[HMARK Center]

Thank you, sweet baby Jebus.

Not quite at her "full glory", so to speak, but, yeah...wowza.

And, while we're on the topic, will Allison Danger never cease to amaze?

[KLRA]

hitmanmark said:

Thank you, sweet baby Jebus.

Not quite at her "full glory", so to speak, but, yeah...wowza.

And, while we're on the topic, will Allison Danger never cease to amaze?

I'm pretty sure, that Allison Danger is one of the coolest women on the indie (non TNA) circuit today.

[samachine]

mattrogers said:

moonshield said:

January 18th: Speaking of international talent, it looks like one of the open contracts that ROH has sent overseas for a World Title shot will be signed for 2/17 in Philadelphia.

Kojimaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Lariat... lariat... lariat!

Not just any lariat. A Stan Hansen taught lariat

[Harmonica]

LARIATOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[KLRA]

I want to see a match with nothing but Lariets.

[Big DSR Energy]

by the looks of it, she had gone all "girl who follows the emo scene" with her appearance,

You say that like it's a bad thing.


Anyway, here are some findings:

Bayless = awesome
Doug Williams = awesome
Claudio not done yet = awesome
ROH = crazy awesome

[HMARK Center]

dsr said:

by the looks of it, she had gone all "girl who follows the emo scene" with her appearance,

You say that like it's a bad thing.

Here's where you and I must part ways, my CHIKARA-worshipping friend: girls who dump their curves so they can fit into child-sized jeans do NOT make for a happy HMark.

That's probably the Italian/New Jerseyan in me speaking. We likes the booty 'round here.

[H-Fist]

If you hate the booty, then you hate America. And if you hate America, then you;re Rob Conway. And if you're Rob Conway, then Vince will fire you and no one will know who the hell you are. So please, for all things good and holy, love the booty. Or else you'll job to Jeff Hardy in 40 seconds. This message brought to you by the Ad Council and H-Fists Against Booty Hate, Inc.

But all of this pales in comparison to DOUG MOTHER f***ING WILLIAMS!!! I enjoy watching him as much as anyone. And a return (possibly to challenge Cide, possibly to feud with Nigel or Joe to get them to the top of the top for a title run...yay. And stick around till AmDrag is healthy. I want my AmDrag/Williams 3 damnit.

[Big DSR Energy]

hitmanmark said:

dsr said:

You say that like it's a bad thing.

Here's where you and I must part ways, my CHIKARA-worshipping friend: girls who dump their curves so they can fit into child-sized jeans do NOT make for a happy HMark.

That's probably the Italian/New Jerseyan in me speaking. We likes the booty 'round here.

I've got no problem with curves, and HEY I'm Italian myself, bro! But I'll take what I can get.

*realizes he can't get Rebecca Bayless, with or without curves*

Eh, forget I said anything.

["Sweet & Sour" ImSoFudginGreat]

dsr said:

by the looks of it, she had gone all "girl who follows the emo scene" with her appearance,

You say that like it's a bad thing.


Anyway, here are some findings:

Bayless = awesome
Doug Williams = awesome
Claudio not done yet = awesome
ROH = crazy awesome

Ya know what??

I concur