Official ROH Border Wars 2012 Discussion Thread

[AZUCAR!]

Signed to appear:
- Current ROH World Champion Davey Richards
- Current ROH World Television Champion Roderick Strong
- Current ROH World Tag Team Champions Jay & Mark Briscoe
- "The Belfast Bruiser" Fit Finlay
- "The Man Beast" Rhino
- “Wrestling’s Worst Nightmare” Kevin Steen
- Jay Lethal
- “Unbreakable” Michael Elgin with Truth Martini
- “Die Hard” Eddie Edwards
- The All Night Express (Kenny King & Rhett Titus)
- Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin)
- Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson)
- Tommaso Ciampa with The Embassy

More Wrestlers and Matches to be announced!

Announced so far:

ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
'The American Wolf' Davey Richards (c) vs 'Professional Wrestling's Worst Nightmare' Kevin Steen

SPECIAL ATTRACTION
ROH World TV Champion Roderick Strong w/ Truth Martini vs "Belfast Bruiser" Fit Finlay

FIGHT WITHOUT HONOR FOR THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Jay & Mark Briscoe (c) vs Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin)

CHALLENGE MATCH
"Die Hard" Eddie Edwards vs. "The Man Beast" Rhino w/ Truth Martini

ROH SHOWDOWN IN THE SUN 'NIGHT 1' REMATCH
"The Prodigy" Mike Bennett w/ Maria Kanellis & "Brutal Bob Evans" vs Lance Storm

SPECIAL ATTRACTION
"Unbreakable" Michael Elgin vs Adam Cole

GRUDGE MATCH
Jay Lethal vs "The Dominant Male" Tommaso Ciampa w/ The Embassy Ltd.
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[AZUCAR!]

So yeah, as announced on ROH TV this week, it's going to be Kevin Steen challenging Davey Richards for the ROH World Title. The Package Piledriver will be able to be used by Steen too. I don't see a change happening just yet, especially since this event most likely won't make it onto iPPV. But they'll continue the feud until around Final Battle when Steen will likely win the title (IMO)

Also, I don't know if anyone saw the last Videowire, but Truth paid Nana something like $60,000 for Rhino. Whether that means Rhino is the newest member of the HOT remains to be seen, but i'd be keen to see Rhino stick around.

 

[chefboyardee]

looks like this isnt gonna be on ppv according to their website.dumb move to build this match and not have it at a ppv.gotta be a way to see this though.

 

[Chris]

Won't be a way to see it except for when the DVD comes out. This leads me to believe Steen won't get the belt now, but I really doubt Richards keeps it until Final Battle. They need to get the belt off of him and onto Steen as soon as possible. I think they'll do it at Best in the World. Richards doesn't deserve a title reign longer than a year.

 

[Crippler]

na i fully expect davey to retain, i think when Steen does win the belt it will be on a bigger stage Final Battle, Anniversary show, MM on IPPV so more people will pay to see it.

 

[AZUCAR!]

From what I just read on PWInsider, it's going to be an iPPV. So a title change could actually happen now...

 

[Chris]

https://twitter.com/realkevinkelly/status/189070476126064641

That confirms it. So glad this isn't on GFL, and expect Steen to get a huge pop in Canada.

 

[Crippler]

AHHHHHHH that's good to read, but i still think Davey will retain.

 

[Smartmark]

Finlay Vs Callihan, please!

 

[Chris]

I would love Finlay vs Elgin actually. Elgin needs something pretty big after SitS.

 

[Smartmark]

Throw in some guys from CZW to challenge for the Tag Team Straps and let Finlay and Callihan end their Indy feud

 

[AZUCAR!]

I think Sami is under contract to DGUSA, so I wouldn't expect him to face Finlay. Besides, CZW and DGUSA have their own thing going. I don't want to see any more CZW people in ROH. That feud is done and dusted. The present is ROH's feud with CHIKARA.

Good news about them changing their iPPV provider too. GFL seems to have let them down quite a bit recently, so hopefully whoever they go with, won't have the same problem

 

[AZUCAR!]

According to the spoilers for the upcoming TV episodes, if Steen loses he never gets a shot at the ROH World Title again, according to the contract he signs.

 

[chefboyardee]

According to the spoilers for the upcoming TV episodes, if Steen loses he never gets a shot at the ROH World Title again, according to the contract he signs.

thanks for ruining next weeks roh show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[AZUCAR!]

It's not that big of a spoiler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!