ROH reaches TV deal

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Ring of Honor and HDNet sent out the following press release today:

HDNET FIGHTS ANNOUNCES LONG TERM PARTNERSHIP WITH “RING OF HONOR” WRESTLING
New partnership brings unique brand of professional wrestling to HDNet.

DALLAS (January 26, 2009) HDNet Fights today announced a long term partnership with “Ring of Honor Wrestling.”

Coming soon, HDNet will debut a new weekly television series, which will bring “Ring of Honor Wrestling” to a national television audience for the very first time. “Ring of Honor Wrestling” and its stars are prominently featured in the recent, critically acclaimed movie “The Wrestler” starring Mickey Rourke.

“‘Ring of Honor’ is an exciting addition to our programming lineup at HDNet,” said Mark Cuban, chairman and co-founder of HDNet. “ROH has developed a cult following thanks to its special brand of professional wrestling and we are pleased to present it for the first time to a mass television audience.”

“‘Ring of Honor’ is proud and excited to enter a partnership with HDNet,” said Cary Silkin, president of Ring of Honor. “Our in-ring action is the perfect compliment to HDNet’s respected programming and growing stature in the broadcast industry. It’s a match most definitely made for a Main Event.”

Founded in 2002, “Ring of Honor” has become one of the most successful and recognized promotions in the world thanks to its focus on authentic professional wrestling. Over the last seven years it has produced some of the biggest stars in the industry, including Samoa Joe and CM Punk, while featuring the best in-ring competition in the world.

The stars of “Ring of Honor” include ROH World Champion Nigel McGuiness, the 3-time reigning Wrestling Observer Newsletter Most Outstanding Wrestler Bryan Danielson, Necro Butcher, Austin Aries, Tyler Black, Jerry Lynn, and Mark and Jay Briscoe.

Air dates and times will be announced at a later date.

About HDNet
HDNet (www.hd.net) provides viewers with the best in original comedy, drama, news, sports and music programming.

HDNet is your exclusive, high definition home for popular, critically acclaimed original programming, including television’s only HD news feature programs “HDNet World Report,” the Emmy Award winning “Dan Rather Reports,” featuring legendary journalist Dan Rather and ” NASA on HDNet” (presenting live shuttle launches through 2010). HDNet presents championship sports coverage featuring Major League Soccer, the NASCAR Camping World Series, NASCAR Sprint Cup re-broadcasts, and premiere Mixed Martial Arts from “HDNet Fights;” behind-the-scenes sports news with “Inside MMA;” groundbreaking music programming with the HDNet Concert Series featuring leading artists and bands including Coldplay, Gwen Stefani, John Mayer and more; and entertaining and irreverent lifestyle programming including “Deadline!,” “Art Mann Presents,” and “Get Out!” HDNet is also the exclusive high definition home to critically acclaimed and award winning programs such as the Emmy Award winning “Arrested Development,” “The Black Donnellys,” “Dead Like Me,” “Smallville” and the hit series “Torchwood.”

HDNet Movies features a wide selection of major studio theatrical releases – all uncut, unedited, and appearing in their original aspect ratio so that HDNet Movies viewers get the best possible home theater experience.

Only HDNet Movies’ exclusive Sneak Previews bring feature films to viewers before they premiere in theaters! Some of the HDNet Movies Sneak Previews have included the Academy Award nominated “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room,” Toronto Film Festival nominee “Th e War Within,” and “Bubble,” the first of six movies by acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh and produced exclusively for HDNet Films. Other featured films include “Cashback,” written and produced by Sean Ellis, “Broken English,” from Zoe Cassavetes, starring Gena Rowlands, Parker Posey, Drea de Matteo and Griffin Dunne, the critically acclaimed “Redacted” directed by Brian De Palma, “Flawless,” starring Michael Caine and Demi Moore, “Quid Pro Quo,” starring Nick Stahl and Vera Farmiga, “Finding Amanda,” starring Matthew Broderick and Brittany Snow, “Red,” starring Brian Cox and most recently “Humboldt County,” starring Fairuza Balk, Peter Bogdanovich and Frances Conroy and “Special,” starring Michael Rapaport. Upcoming Sneak Previews include “Great Buck Howard,” starring Colin Hanks, John Malkovich and Tom Hanks, and “Harlem Aria,” starring Damon Wayans.

Launched in 2001 by Mark Cuban and General Manager Philip Garvin, the HDNet networks are available on AT&T, Bright House Networks, Charter Communications, Comcast, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon and more than 40 NCTC cable affiliate companies. For more information visit www.hd.net.

About Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor Wrestling (www.rohwrestling.com) was created as a response to wrestling fans that appreciated the athleticism and entertainment that the sport can bring. Founded in 2002, Ring of Honor’s hard hitting, action packed style has been its hallmark with wrestling fans throughout the world. In its 7 year history, ROH has promoted over 200 live events between 15 states in addition to international events held in Canada, Japan and the United Kingdom. Since 2007, Ring of Honor Wrestling has been available on PPV though Direct TV, iN DEMAND, DISH Network and TVN cable systems in the U.S. as well as Viewer’s Choice and Bell ExpressVu in Canada.
 

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hmmm i dont think i have that channel. ive never heard of it atleast. id probably watch it this if i have it...
 

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Old news :shifty:

I have the channel, so I'm looking forward to this. Hopefully it won't be like the deal they have in Canada (I think with the Fight Network) where all they do is show matches from the older shows.
 

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What I like about the deal with HDNet is that it's run by Mark Cuban. So knowing how "different" he is, I don't think he'll try to change what ROH is for the TV Show. So we probably will be seeing the real ROH, not something like Wrestling Society X.

it's all a good thing for ROH, IMO. I don't see anything wrong coming out of this deal. So yay ROH.
 

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Does anyone think ROH will actually make it for the long haul? I'm not convinced. ROH prides itself on providing the best wrestling and athletic ability, but as Shelton Benjamin proves, that seems to be a niche market for today's wrestling fans.
 

CenaMark54

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Does anyone think ROH will actually make it for the long haul? I'm not convinced. ROH prides itself on providing the best wrestling and athletic ability, but as Shelton Benjamin proves, that seems to be a niche market for today's wrestling fans.

There is a niche, just not with the casual wrestling fans, which happen to make up a majority of fans.

The thing they really have to remember is that they arent the WWE. They don't want to pull a TNA and alienate their existing fanbase.
 

Montana

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Does anyone think ROH will actually make it for the long haul? I'm not convinced. ROH prides itself on providing the best wrestling and athletic ability, but as Shelton Benjamin proves, that seems to be a niche market for today's wrestling fans.


ROH actually has some pretty good all around talent. They have entertainment based characters, and they aren't one dimensional like Shelton. Well some are. But really the biggest difference was the style of roh. Hard hitting, match wrestling, crazy high flyers, insane brawls. The wrestling product is superior. Now that ROH has TV, there product has already been watered down, just a sprinkle, on certain shows. I dont think anyone is expecting much out of this, however its good for ROH to get its feet wet, so to speak.

I'm curious as to what they will show on the weekly show. I think Adam Pearce as booker, concerns me slightly. However he puts on a good old school product.
 

Moonlight Drive

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We won't even get it in Australia :)() but I'm glad to see Ring of Honor getting a TV deal.

Who else expects Impact to get trounced by yet another show?
 

THE Brian Kendrick's Biceps

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Am I the only one who sees this as a bad thing for ROH? I can really see this leading to them taking their product in the wrong direction.
 

Soulpower

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^^^I don't see it that way. HDNet (And Mark Cuban) thrive on having hard-hitting shows on their network. If anything, I think they'll push for a more "realistic" product, as it relates to the in ring action.