7/19/03 - Death Before Dishonor - Low Ki makes his return from injury and destroys Deranged. Jeff Hardy makes a one night only appearance getting booed out of the building. One of the best dog collar matches ever in Raven vs. CM Punk. The final match in the great Briscoes vs. AJ Styles & Amazing Red series. Paul London's final ROH match challenging Samoa Joe for the ROH title. I feel this was the best card ROH ever produced up to that point.
TP, North Bay, Ontario
10/16/04 - Joe vs Punk II - In what can only be described as one of the best feud's in ROH, wrestling returned to Chicago with another 60 minute draw. Samoa Joe, arguably the best champion in Ring of Honor history, defended his title against the young and cocky CM Punk. Witness this classic as well as an amazing confrontation between two legends, Mick Foley and Ricky Steamboat.
PK, Melbourne, Australia
8/13/05 - Punk: The Final Chapter - Incredible live experience that translates almost as well to DVD. The Joe/Lethal/Ki/Homicide match is must-see tag team fun and has a great brawl afterwards. Roderick Strong's coming out party as a main eventer against Matt Hardy is Hardy's best ROH match. And Punk's farewell is the most emotional moment I've seen in wrestling this decade. The match he and Cabana have is underrated too. A DVD that's extremely important to ROH History.
JV, Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia
10/1/05 - Joe vs. Kobashi - Ring Of Honor fans had been talking for months about a dream match. Samoa Joe vs. Pro Wrestling NOAH's Kenta Kobashi. Well, on October 1, 2005 this dream became a reality as Joe stepped into the ring with puroresu wrestling legend Kenta Kobashi. The result was possibly the best match in Ring Of Honor history. The two big men put on one of the greatest shows in the history of pro wrestling and made true believers of anyone who may have doubted that Ring Of Honor was all about putting on the best wrestling show possible.
A.K.F., Sunny View, NC
3/31/06 - Supercard of Honor - This show has the best of both worlds. The main event features the epic third chapter of the Bryan Danielson/Roderick Strong rivalry, but the show stealer is the five-star Dragon Gate six man pitting Do Fixer vs. Blood Generation. This match displays the kind of state-of-the-art action that has become an ROH hallmark.
RT, Waterford, PA
4/1/06 - Better Than Our Best - This show features great match after great match. You get to witness the end of an epic rivalry with Colt Cabana taking on Homicide, and you can see Bryan Danielson go at it with former WCW and WWE Superstar Lance Storm. This show also features the stars of Dragon Gate. There's not a bad match on the card, and it's a great show for new fans.
MB, Elmhurst, Illinois.
7/15/06 - Death Before Dishonor IV, Philadelphia, PA - It was the culmination of perhaps the greatest war in ROH history, it was the hardcore invaders of CZW vs. the Ring of Honor warriors. I was there live for the show and the Cage of Death main event is perhaps the most taxing and most emotional match I've ever seen live. It comes off great on DVD as well and is to this day one of my favorite DVDs by Ring of Honor.
CK, Pelham, New York
8/12/06 - Unified - Features the amazing Briscoes vs Aries/Strong tag team match followed by the best match I have ever seen live - the title unification match between World Champ Bryan Danielson and World Pure Champ Nigel McGuinness. International stars fill the undercard. Rabid crowd add to the quality of this DVD.
RY, Preston, England. UK.
9/16/06 - Glory By Honor V: Night 2 - ROH's return to NYC and their debut at the Manhattan Center. A phenomenal card highlighted by the first GHC title defense in the United States between Nigel McGuinness and Naomichi Marufuji and also KENTA's first bid at the ROH title where he faces Bryan Danielson in a classic, which many called the match of the year in 2006.
P.J.M., Lyndhurst, New Jersey
3/4/07 - ROH Fifth Year Festival: Finale - The final show in ROH's celebration of their 5 year existence sees the farewell of the ROH legend, Samoa Joe. Nigel McGuinness and Jimmy Rave settle their feud in a brutal Fight Without Honor, while the Briscoe Brothers take each other to the limit. The end of an era and the beginning of a new one in this top-to-bottom stellar ROH event.
JA, Valencia, CA
3/31/07 - Supercard of Honor II - Triple main events are fun, but there are five matches on this card that can stand alone as main events. Introduction to all the ROH greats such as Nigel McGuinness, Homicide, Roderick Strong, and the amazing stars of Japan's Dragon Gate promotion in one of the best matches you will ever see, along with a brutal cage match, high flyers and some of the best technical wrestling you'll ever see makes this a guaranteed great buy.
JD, St. Louis, Missouri
4/28/07 - Good Times, Great Memories - The final ROH appearances for a number of major stars, this show features an excellent clash with huge international implications as Shingo challenges Morishima for the World title. Plus a phenomenal match between the Briscoes and the team of Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin that must be seen to be believed.
JMA, Palatine, Illinois
Check the "Store" section of www.ROHwrestling.com for all these DVDs and complete match listings.
Credit: ROHWrestling.com
TP, North Bay, Ontario
10/16/04 - Joe vs Punk II - In what can only be described as one of the best feud's in ROH, wrestling returned to Chicago with another 60 minute draw. Samoa Joe, arguably the best champion in Ring of Honor history, defended his title against the young and cocky CM Punk. Witness this classic as well as an amazing confrontation between two legends, Mick Foley and Ricky Steamboat.
PK, Melbourne, Australia
8/13/05 - Punk: The Final Chapter - Incredible live experience that translates almost as well to DVD. The Joe/Lethal/Ki/Homicide match is must-see tag team fun and has a great brawl afterwards. Roderick Strong's coming out party as a main eventer against Matt Hardy is Hardy's best ROH match. And Punk's farewell is the most emotional moment I've seen in wrestling this decade. The match he and Cabana have is underrated too. A DVD that's extremely important to ROH History.
JV, Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia
10/1/05 - Joe vs. Kobashi - Ring Of Honor fans had been talking for months about a dream match. Samoa Joe vs. Pro Wrestling NOAH's Kenta Kobashi. Well, on October 1, 2005 this dream became a reality as Joe stepped into the ring with puroresu wrestling legend Kenta Kobashi. The result was possibly the best match in Ring Of Honor history. The two big men put on one of the greatest shows in the history of pro wrestling and made true believers of anyone who may have doubted that Ring Of Honor was all about putting on the best wrestling show possible.
A.K.F., Sunny View, NC
3/31/06 - Supercard of Honor - This show has the best of both worlds. The main event features the epic third chapter of the Bryan Danielson/Roderick Strong rivalry, but the show stealer is the five-star Dragon Gate six man pitting Do Fixer vs. Blood Generation. This match displays the kind of state-of-the-art action that has become an ROH hallmark.
RT, Waterford, PA
4/1/06 - Better Than Our Best - This show features great match after great match. You get to witness the end of an epic rivalry with Colt Cabana taking on Homicide, and you can see Bryan Danielson go at it with former WCW and WWE Superstar Lance Storm. This show also features the stars of Dragon Gate. There's not a bad match on the card, and it's a great show for new fans.
MB, Elmhurst, Illinois.
7/15/06 - Death Before Dishonor IV, Philadelphia, PA - It was the culmination of perhaps the greatest war in ROH history, it was the hardcore invaders of CZW vs. the Ring of Honor warriors. I was there live for the show and the Cage of Death main event is perhaps the most taxing and most emotional match I've ever seen live. It comes off great on DVD as well and is to this day one of my favorite DVDs by Ring of Honor.
CK, Pelham, New York
8/12/06 - Unified - Features the amazing Briscoes vs Aries/Strong tag team match followed by the best match I have ever seen live - the title unification match between World Champ Bryan Danielson and World Pure Champ Nigel McGuinness. International stars fill the undercard. Rabid crowd add to the quality of this DVD.
RY, Preston, England. UK.
9/16/06 - Glory By Honor V: Night 2 - ROH's return to NYC and their debut at the Manhattan Center. A phenomenal card highlighted by the first GHC title defense in the United States between Nigel McGuinness and Naomichi Marufuji and also KENTA's first bid at the ROH title where he faces Bryan Danielson in a classic, which many called the match of the year in 2006.
P.J.M., Lyndhurst, New Jersey
3/4/07 - ROH Fifth Year Festival: Finale - The final show in ROH's celebration of their 5 year existence sees the farewell of the ROH legend, Samoa Joe. Nigel McGuinness and Jimmy Rave settle their feud in a brutal Fight Without Honor, while the Briscoe Brothers take each other to the limit. The end of an era and the beginning of a new one in this top-to-bottom stellar ROH event.
JA, Valencia, CA
3/31/07 - Supercard of Honor II - Triple main events are fun, but there are five matches on this card that can stand alone as main events. Introduction to all the ROH greats such as Nigel McGuinness, Homicide, Roderick Strong, and the amazing stars of Japan's Dragon Gate promotion in one of the best matches you will ever see, along with a brutal cage match, high flyers and some of the best technical wrestling you'll ever see makes this a guaranteed great buy.
JD, St. Louis, Missouri
4/28/07 - Good Times, Great Memories - The final ROH appearances for a number of major stars, this show features an excellent clash with huge international implications as Shingo challenges Morishima for the World title. Plus a phenomenal match between the Briscoes and the team of Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin that must be seen to be believed.
JMA, Palatine, Illinois
Check the "Store" section of www.ROHwrestling.com for all these DVDs and complete match listings.
Credit: ROHWrestling.com