Official ROH Newswire/Videowire thread

[Soulpower]

July 22nd: It feels like it has been way too long since ROH has had live shows. We can't wait to return to action this Friday in Toronto and this Saturday in Detroit for a pay-per-view taping. You can get tickets for under $10 now at www.ROHwrestling.com for both events. This could potentially be ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness' toughest weekend yet as he is scheduled for two World Title Matches. The Toronto debut will see McGuinness put the belt on the line against Canada's own Kevin Steen. So far, Nigel has had to pull the tights and hold the ropes to beat Steen. Meanwhile, Steen made McGuinness tap in the middle of the ring to the Sharpshooter and he had Nigel beat with the Package Piledriver, but Nigel was too close to the ropes. Steen will definitely have home field advantage in this one. The winner of Toronto will then put the World Title on the line 24 hours later against a very determined Claudio Castagnoli. In fact, Castagnoli has suggested that he will leave ROH is he does not win the belt. Go to the main page of ROHwrestling.com to read Castagnoli's surprising statement or click here: http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/article.aspx?id=2169

July 22nd: The card for this Friday's huge debut in Toronto has been announced. This show is going to be a real event in every sense of the word. Larry Sweeney has signed two more matches for the show with members of Sweet & Sour Inc. for this Friday. Chris Hero vs. Ruckus and Sara Del Rey vs. Jennifer Blake will round out this loaded card. We have a look at the entire card at the end of this ROHwrestling.com Newswire.

July 22nd: There is a new FIP World Heavyweight Champion. Erick Stevens defeated Roderick Strong in a brutal Dog Collar Match last Saturday in Crystal River, FL to capture the belt for a second time. We will have more on Stevens and title defenses in ROH later this week in the ROHwrestling.com Newswire.

July 22nd: The Big 10 Sale is back at www.ROHwrestling.com with $10 ROH DVDs, $10 tickets and 10% off your entire order. You can combine sales so the DVDs and tickets are actually less than $10 each. Check out some of these DVDs that you can get for under $10 at ROHwrestling.com:
-"Driven" (ROH's 2nd PPV with Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness and Danielson vs. KENTA must see bonus match)
-"Live In Tokyo" (ROH's Tokyo debut with Bryan Danielson vs. Go Shiozaki)
-"Live In Osaka" (ROH's first show in Osaka with several stars from Dragon Gate)
-"Race To The Top Tournament: Night 1" (the first night of this 16 man tournament)
-"Race To The Top Tournament: Night 2" (the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals of the tourney)
-Plus get tickets for 7/25 Toronto, 7/26 Detroit, 8/1 Virginia, 8/15 Cleveland and 8/16 Chicago for under $10 now at ROHwrestling.com.

July 22nd: Kenny King of The YRR returns to ROH on 8/15 in Cleveland and 8/16 in Chicago.

July 22nd: This Friday, July 25th, is going to be a very special night. ROH is crossing the border to Canada to present our first show in Toronto. The fans of Toronto have already made this event a success. Now we will deliver the goods. You can still get tickets for under $10 now at ROHwrestling.com. Just check out this lineup:

Ring Of Honor
Ted Reeve Arena
July 25th, 2008- 8:00pm belltime
175 Main Street
Toronto, Ontario M4E 2W2

Check the main page of www.ROHwrestling.com for details on how to get tickets for under $10!!!

ROH World Title Match
Nigel McGuinness defends vs. Kevin Steen

No Disqualification Non-Title Tag Team Match
Austin Aries & Jay Briscoe vs. ROH World Tag Team Champions Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black

Rematch From "Vendetta II"
Bryan Danielson vs. Claudio Castagnoli

First Time Ever Match
Roderick Strong vs. Naomichi Marufuji

Special Challenge Match
Erick Stevens vs. Go Shiozaki

Special Attraction Match
Chris Hero with Larry Sweeney vs. Ruckus

Bonus SHIMMER Match
Sara Del Rey vs. Jennifer Blake

Singles Action
Delirious vs. Kenny Omega

Lance Storm will be available for autographs!!!

Also signed: The Necro Butcher; Daizee Haze; Rhett Titus; Shane Hagadorn; Bobby Dempsey; plus others!!!

Credit: ROHWrestling.com

 

[Montana]

July 24th: WOW this weekend is big!!! Tomorrow (Friday) will see ROH finally cross the border into Canada for its debut in Toronto (Ted Reeve Arena, 175 Main Street, Ontario M4E 2W2) and then on Saturday ROH will tape PPV #8 in Detroit (Michigan State Fairgrounds & Expo Center, 1120 W. State Fair Ave., MI 48203). Tickets will be available at the door in Toronto & Detroit and belltime each night is 8pm. Lance Storm, a champion in WWE, WCW and ECW, will be in attendance both nights and he will be available for autographs. Storm will be playing an important role behind the scenes helping out the roster. He will also be involved in both the Toronto and Detroit live events including the PPV itself in Detroit. What role will he play on the shows? We'll find out tomorrow in Toronto and in two days in Detroit. What will happen when Lance Storm returns to ROH?

July 24th: THIS SATURDAY IS ROH'S LAST SHOW IN DETROIT IN 2008. Unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts ROH will not be able to return to Detroit until 2009. Don't miss your last chance to see ROH this year in Motown. We plan to go out with a bang with the PPV taping.

July 24th: The unpredictable nature of ROH's PPVs and the uncertain status of the World Title since it will be defended in Toronto does not make it possible to announce more matches for ROH's pay-per-view taping on Saturday in Detroit. So far ROH is 7-for-7 in delivering on PPV so you know you are guaranteed to see great and intriguing match ups in Motown. There will also be a non-PPV bout involving Kenny Omega. The main event will also be another non-PPV match and it will be something unique. The first ever Honor Rumble will take place!!! It will have a very similar format to WWE's Royal Rumble. The fans of Virginia will have to watch this Detroit main event closely. Why?

July 24th: Attention fans in Virginia!!!!! The winner of the Honor Rumble this Saturday in Detroit will get a World Title Match on 8/1 when ROH returns to Manassas, VA. Who will the challenger be and who will be World Champion after this weekend? There is no telling what World Title Match will take place when it is defended for the first time in Virginia.

July 24th: The new ROH Video Wire will be up later today at www.ROHvideos.com and you can't miss this one for exclusive footage from the ROH Wrestling Academy with Delirious, Daizee Haze and Rhett Titus. Plus, Larry Sweeney introduces the newest member of Sweet & Sour Inc., highlights of the epic Austin Aries vs. Jimmy Jacobs bout, Adam Pearce tries to maim Brent Albright in shocking fashion and much more. There is no excuse not to watch ROH now because its FREE at ROHvideos.com.

July 24th: The Buy 3, get 1 FREE sale on ROH DVDs will not only be in effect this weekend in Toronto and Detroit, but it will also be on at www.ROHwrestling.com starting later today. This is a great chance to catch up on all the great, recent ROH DVDs. There will be a big release from both ROH and FIP later today. ROH is set to release the DVD of "Up For Grabs" featuring a one night, eight team tournament to crown new ROH World Tag Team Champions. FIP's "Dangerous Intentions 2008" will be out on DVD as Roderick Strong and Erick Stevens continue their brutal feud in a Last Man Standing Match, Kenny King & Jason Blade defend the FIP Tag Team Titles vs. Jay Briscoe & Austin Aries plus Tyler Black vs. Davey Richards and much more!!! Get these releases starting later today at ROHwrestling.com.

July 24th: The ROH Podcast team is headed to Toronto, Canada, for the debut of the ROH in Canada on Friday. Ring of Honor will also start a new tradition in fan access to wrestlers with the ROH Pre and Post Show reports. Our team will be in the locker room at all ROH events, getting reaction from the wrestlers, managers and officials. If you have a question, please send it in to: questions@rohmedia.com and we'll ask it. Make sure to check out www.ROHmedia.com for podcasts with ROH stars, news and much more including the ROH toolbar. You won't want to miss the Lance Storm podcast where the fans ask the questions!!!

July 24th: Ultimate Endurance will make its return to ROH on 8/2 in Manhattan, NY. Fans who have watched "A New Level" on DVD and who were there live knows that there is nothing like ROH in the Hammerstein Ballroom. Now ROH will make an even bigger impact in the Hammerstein on August 2nd in an Ultimate Endurance pitting Jimmy Jacobs & Necro Butcher vs. Jay Briscoe & TBA vs. Ruckus & Jigsaw vs. Pelle Primeau & Mitch Franklin. It is elimination rules and every fall has a different stipulation. The first fall can only be won by getting your opponent to tap out. The second fall is a Tag Team Scramble. The final fall is No DQ. We'll have much more news on this epic event in next week's ROHwrestling.com Newswire.

July 24th: We are just over one week away from ROH's return to pay-per-view. ROH "Respect Is Earned II" will premiere on iN DEMAND, The DISH Network and TVN cable systems on August 1st!!! This is just a damn good, no frills pro wrestling event. You'll see a triple main event as Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black put the ROH World Tag Team Titles on the line vs. Bryan Danielson & Austin Aries, Nigel McGuinness defends the World Title vs. Go Shiozaki and Roderick Strong takes on Erick Stevens in a Fight Without Honor!!! August 1st is the date to put on your calendar. August 1st will see pro wrestling as a sport return to PPV.

July 24th: There is nothing like seeing ROH pay-per-view before everyone else and now Detroit will get a live taping this Saturday. Make sure to get your tickets at the door and see the PPV long before everyone else. ROH always delivers at PPV tapings and this Saturday will be no exception as ROH holds its last event of 2008 in Detroit. Don't miss out and get your tickets at the door. Just check out this lineup for July 26th:

ROH World Title Match
Nigel McGuinness/Kevin Steen 7/25 winner defends vs. Claudio Castagnoli

Special Challenge Match
Bryan Danielson vs. ROH World Tag Team Champion Tyler Black

Tag Team Grudge Match
Chris Hero & Go Shiozaki with Larry Sweeney vs. Roderick Strong & Naomichi Marufuji

Special Non-PPV Match
The First Ever Honor Rumble for a future World Title Shot

Plus much more with:
-Special guest Lance Storm (he will be available for autographs)
-ROH World Tag Team Champion Jimmy Jacobs & The Necro Butcher of The Age Of TheFall
-SHIMMER Champion MsChif
-Austin Aries
-Jay Briscoe
-Delirious
-Erick Stevens
-Ruckus Of The Vulture Squad
-Sara Del Rey
-Daizee Haze
-Rhett Titus
-Shane Hagadorn & Bobby Dempsey of Sweet & Sour Inc.
-Silas Young
-Kenny Omega
-Mitch Franklin
-Plus others!!!

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Honor Rumble...thats awesome! Predictions???

 

[Soulpower]

Honor Rumble...thats awesome! Predictions???

I'm going with Danielson. Seems like a way to get a title shot, hell, he could even eliminate the people that Nigel has beat already.

 

[Soulpower]

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[seancarletonzero]

Bryan Danielson deserves to be the first 2 time ROH World Champion since he is or will soon become the greatest wrestler in Ring of Honor history.

 

[Soulpower]

July 29th: Ring Of Honor can't stop, won't stop putting on blowaway doubleshots. ROH will follow up last week's tremendously successful events in Toronto and Detroit with two more big cards this weekend. This Friday will see ROH return to Manassas, VA and this Saturday it will be "Death Before Dishonor VI" at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan, NY. We have major news for both events in this ROHwrestling.com Newswire. You can now save $5 on every ticket to all upcoming shows at ROHwrestling.com.

July 29th: The entire lineup for this Saturday's Manhattan event has been announced on the main page of ROHwrestling.com. There have been some lineup changes. The main event will be an Elimination Four Way with the ROH World Title at stake pitting ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness vs. Tyler Black vs. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Bryan Danielson. Also just signed is a huge three-way pitting Austin Aries vs. Jimmy Jacobs vs. The Necro Butcher, Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Jigsaw & Ruckus, Roderick Strong vs. Eddie Edwards and Chris Hero vs. Delirious. Check out this article for all the details on why these matches are happening: http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/article.aspx?id=2174

July 29th: Make sure to watch the new ROH Video Wire for FREE at www.ROHvideos.com to see the latest with Jimmy Jacobs, Austin Aries and The Necro Butcher plus Adam Pearce's red hot attack on Brent Albright, the newest member of Sweet & Sour Inc. is introduced and more including exclusive training footage with Delirious, Daizee Haze and Rhett Titus. Watch it at ROHvideos.com or go to: http://www.rohvideos.com/watch?v=kHSjdWtgs4M

July 29th: Ruckus won the first ever Rumble Of Honor last Saturday in Detroit and as a result has earned a World Title Match against Nigel McGuinness this Friday in Manassas, Virginia. If Ruckus wins, the card in Manhattan will be reshuffled and he will be added to the Four Way Elimination Match to make it a Five Way Elimination Match. Ruckus will now pull out of his already scheduled bout against Roderick Strong in Virginia to challenge McGuinness. This is a chance of a lifetime for Ruckus. Can he pull off the upset of the year?

July 29th: The buy 3, get 1 FREE sale on ROH DVDs is back at www.ROHwrestling.com so you can catch up on ROH's great recent string of shows. This includes the just released "Up For Grabs" from Hartford, CT featuring the one night, eight team tournament to crown new ROH World Tag Team Champions. First round matches are: Chris Hero & Adam Pearce vs. Jigsaw & Ruckus; Nigel McGuinness & Go Shiozaki vs. Kevin Steen & El Generico; Bryan Danielson & Austin Aries vs. Roderick Strong & Davey Richards; Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black vs. Delirious & Pelle Primeau plus the semi-finals and finals. This loaded DVD also has Brent Albright vs. Erick Stevens vs. Necro Butcher; Claudio Castagnoli vs. Eddie Edwards; Shane Hagadorn vs. Alex Payne and more with Larry Sweeney, Rhett Titus, Daizee Haze and many others!!! You can also save $5 on every ticket to all upcoming live ROH events now at ROHwrestling.com.

July 29th: Roderick Strong has a new opponent for this Friday in Manassas. It will be a rematch from "Injustice" as Strong will take on The Necro Butcher!!! Erick Stevens helped Necro to victory last April, now Strong will try to even the score in Virginia. Save $5 on all tickets now at ROHwrestling.com.

July 29th: We aren't done announcing matches for Manassas, If you watch the latest ROH Video Wire you'll see that Rhett Titus said that he hopes to give Delirious a good, competitive match one day. He'll have his chance in Virginia. Just signed for this Friday is Titus vs. Delirious!!!

July 29th: We will have some major matches for 8/15 in Cleveland and 8/16 in Chicago as well as huge news for 9/19 in Boston and 9/20 in Philadelphia all this week in the ROHwrestling.com Newswire. Save $5 on all tickets to each of these shows now at ROHwrestling.com.

July 29th: The Hammerstein Ballroom is simply the place to be for Ring Of Honor. There is nothing like the electric atmosphere of the NYC fans combined with the enormity of the Hammerstein. This is as big as it gets. Just check out this lineup for this Saturday:

Ring Of Honor
"Death Before Dishonor IV"
August 2nd, 2008- 7:30pm belltime
Manhattan Center (Hammerstein Ballroom)
311 West 34th St.
New York, NY 10001
(212) 279-7740

Save $5 on tickets at www.ROHwrestling.com until Thursday morning.

ROH World Title Four Way Elimination Match
ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness vs. Tyler Black vs. Bryan Danielson vs. Claudio Castagnoli

NWA World Heavyweight Title Match
NWA World Heavyweight Champion Adam Pearce with Larry Sweeney, Sara Del Rey, Shane Hagadorn & Bobby Dempsey vs. Brent Albright

Dream Tag Team Match
Kevin Steen & El Generico vs. Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin

Three-Way Match
Austin Aries vs. The Necro Butcher vs. Jimmy Jacobs

NOAH Special Attraction Match
Go Shiozaki vs. Naomichi Marufuji

Special Challenge Match
Roderick Strong vs. Eddie Edwards with Larry Sweeney

Bonus Match
Delirious vs. Chris Hero with Larry Sweeney

Tag Team Challenge Match
Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Jigsaw & Ruckus

So much for Claudio leaving ROH >_>

 

[Montana]

Thats exactly what i was thinking too SP. Although i think it could be one of two things.

1) He no shows, to continue the storyline. (no shows for the rumble)

2) He was already booked for the NY show and they didnt want to dissapoint

 

[Soulpower]

July 30th: This is a big newswire with lots of news for many upcoming events. Remember, every ticket for all shows are now $5 off at www.ROHwrestling.com until Thursday morning including this Saturday's return to the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan, NY. This will be the place to be. Right now, we will start with the next event, which will take place this Friday in Manassas, VA. The entire card is now set. Just added to the show are Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. NWA World Heavyweight Champion Adam Pearce & Shane Hagadorn as well as Pelle Primeau vs. Rex Sterling, who is one of the top local wrestlers. Sean Denny, another local star, will also see action on the preshow. We have a look at the entire lineup below with the triple main event.

July 30th: ROH "Respect Is Earned II" is set to premiere on PPV this Friday, August 1st, on iN DEMAND, The DISH Network and TVN cable systems. It is also on iN DEMAND's primary PPV channel this Sunday at 6pm and The DISH's All Day Ticket this Sunday. If you have the 3rd PPV channel on iN DEMAND it is on this Saturday at 8pm. There are plenty of great chances this weekend to see a damn great pro wrestling show. The first reviews are in from critics who have seen advanced copies and they are already raving about ROH "Respect Is Earned II" (check out http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/article.aspx?id=2180 for lineup and more details). "From top to bottom, if you want athletics in your wrestling, you want ROH, who start their second year of PPVs the same as their first - with a wrestling PPV focused on great wrestling." - Mike Johnson at PWinsider.com

July 30th: Attention fans in Boston!!! ROH is bringing a PPV taping to Boston at the beautiful Boston University campus on September 19th. This will be the biggest ROH event to ever come to Boston. Now it is New England's chance to show everyone what ROH in Boston is all about. The first match for PPV taping #9 in Boston will be announced next week. Save $5 on all tickets now at ROHwrestling.com and experience ROH PPV live!!!

July 30th: Don't worry Philadelphia we haven't forgotten about you. ROH is set to return to Philly on 9/20 at the New Alhambra Arena (formerly ECW Arena). This show will be "Glory By Honor VII" so you know we are coming to this historic building with both barrels firing. We'll have much more news for this event starting next week in the ROHwrestling.com Newswire.

July 30th: The buy 3, get 1 FREE sale on ROH DVDs continues until Thursday morning at ROHwrestling.com. ROH has had a great run of DVDs lately and now you can catch up by getting free DVDs. The more you buy, the more free DVDs you get. Check the main page of www.ROHwrestling.com for details and get these ROH releases for FREE:
-"Take No Prisoners" (entire PPV on DVD with the Nigel McGuinness vs. Tyler Black match of the year candidate plus bonus match from Japan with Briscoes vs. Naomichi Marufuji & Takashi Suguira)
-"Tag Wars 2008" (Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black vs. Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin, Briscoes vs. Austin Aries & Kota Ibushi)
-"Return Engagement" (Briscoes vs. Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin II, El Generico vs. Kota Ibushi)
-"Southern Navigation" (one of the best semi & main event combos of the year with Bryan Danielson vs. Tyler Black and No Remorse Corps vs. Morishima, Marufuji & Shiozaki)
-"A New Level" (ROH's must see debut in the Hammerstein Ballroom. This is the new standard)
-"Up For Grabs" (newest release is a one night, eight team tourney for the vacant ROH World Tag Team Titles)
-"Death Before Dishonor III" (a must for all CM Punk fans)
-Plus over 200 more titles including Best Ofs, Straight Shootin' Series, Secrets Of The Ring and more!!!

July 30th: FIP World Heavyweight Champion Erick Stevens says he will be a fighting champion. He plans to put the belt on the line at both the 8/15 Cleveland and 8/16 Chicago events. We will have his opponents next week after the happenings of this upcoming weekend.

July 30th: Kenny King is looking to make an impact when he returns to ROH on 8/15 in Cleveland and 8/16 in Chicago. He has demanded top competition and ROH officials have answered. 8/15 in Cleveland will see King immediately thrown into the fire as he tests himself against "The Best Wrestler In The World" Bryan Danielson. It won't get any easier on 8/16 in Chicago as King faces Kevin Steen. How will King fare against two of ROH's best? Will he do or die?

July 30th: There will be main event quality matches announced for Cleveland and Chicago next week in the ROHwrestling.com Newswire after the happenings of this weekend.

July 30th: News about ROH's shows in Japan is coming at any moment...

July 30th: The fans of Virginia made ROH's debut in Manassas a big success and now it is time for the encore. You earned another ROH show so now we will deliver with a triple main event this Friday. Here is the current lineup:

Ring Of Honor
Sports Network and Fitness Inc.
August 1st, 2008- 8:00pm belltime
8320 Quarry Road
Manassas, VA 20110

Save $5 on all tickets at www.ROHwrestling.com until Thursday morning.

Main Event #1- ROH World Tag Team Title Match
Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black defend vs. Naomichi Marufuji & Go Shiozaki

Main Event #2- ROH World Title Match
Nigel McGuinness defends vs. Ruckus

Main Event #3- Dream Tag Team Match
Bryan Danielson & Austin Aries vs. The Motor City Machine Guns of Alex Shelly & Chris Sabin

Rematch From "Injustice"
Roderick Strong vs. Necro Butcher

Grudge Match
Chris Hero with with Larry Sweeney, Sara Del Rey & Bobby Dempsey vs. Brent Albright

Special Challenge Match
Delirious vs. Rhett Titus

Tag Team Attraction
Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. NWA World Heavyweight Champion Adam Pearce & Shane Hagadorn

Bonus Match
Pelle Primeau vs. Rex Sterling

Also signed: Daizee Haze, Sean Denny and others!!!

For more information on the venue: http://www.sports-network.com/

Credit: ROHWrestling.com

 

[Soulpower]

July 31st: ROH "Respect Is Earned II" is set to premiere on pay-per-view TOMORROW NIGHT on iN DEMAND, The DISH Network and TVN cable systems. There are replays this weekend on iN DEMAND this Sunday at 6pm and if you have the 3rd iN DEMAND PPV channel this Saturday at 8pm. You can also catch it on DISH's All Day Ticket this Sunday. The lineup is listed at the end of this ROHwrestling.com Newswire. "From a wrestling standpoint, this show blows away anything from the big groups in several months." - Dave Meltzer in the new Wrestling Observer Newsletter after seeing an advance screener.

July 31st: Need more convincing to give ROH a chance to earn your respect tomorrow night on PPV? Check out the "Teaser" of the Fight Without Honor pitting Roderick Strong vs. Erick Stevens at www.ROHvideos.com or here: http://www.rohvideos.com/watch?v=1KVrHdd19ps

July 31st: ROH's frantic summer continues tomorrow (Friday) night in Manassas, VA (Sports Network and Fitness Inc., 8320 Quarry Road with a zip code of 20110) and this Saturday in Manhattan, NY (Manhattan Center (Hammerstein Ballroom), 311 West 34th St. with a zip code of 10001). There will be tickets available at the door on both nights. Belltime in Virginia is 8pm and belltime in NYC is 7:30pm. This weekend will finally see Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin, The Motor City Machine Guns, team up in ROH on the East Coast. This is also your only scheduled opportunity to see the Motor City Machine Guns tag in ROH unless they are able to earn a ROH World Tag Team Title shot (and that match might go down in the Midwest if it happens). Shelley & Sabin are in for a tough weekend with two dream matches. Friday will see ROH's two aces team up as Bryan Danielson & Austin Aries take on Shelley & Sabin. Don't forget the history between Aries and Shelley dating back to Generation Next. Manhattan will witness a bout fans have waited a long time to see as Kevin Steen & El Generico wrestle Shelley & Sabin. Don't miss this rare opportunity to see these dream tag team bouts in both Virginia and Manhattan. Get your tickets at the door on both nights and see tag team wrestling at its best!!! Shelley & Sabin will be unleashed this weekend in ROH!!!

July 31st: Look for another new ROH Video Wire later today at www.ROHvideos.com with highlights from Toronto and Detroit as well as the latest with Rhett Titus and something on his cell phone.

July 31st: The buy 3, get 1 FREE sale on ROH DVDs will be back in effect this weekend in Manassas and Manhattan. Meanwhile, you can "Beat The Heat" at www.ROHwrestling.com starting later this afternoon. Check ROHwrestling.com starting this afternoon for all the details on big, big savings!!!

July 31st: Roderick Strong vs. The Necro Butcher tomorrow night in Virginia will now be Relaxed Rules.

July 31st: The lineup for ROH's first night in Japan with Dragon Gate and talent roster for night two in Tokyo with NOAH, Kensuke Office and DDT have been announced on the main page of ROHwrestling.com. It includes the ROH debuts of Kensuke Sasaki and Katsuhiko Nakajima. Check out the lineups by going here: http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/article.aspx?id=2187

July 31st: Tyler Black has released a new blog at AgeOfTheFall.com about how important this Saturday's Four Way Elimination World Title Match is in Manhattan. Check it out here: http://projectonesixone.blogspot.com/

July 31st: Lance Storm has written a column about his weekend in ROH. He says "Thank You" to ROH, but we can't thank Lance enough for his contributions. He unselfishly, for no pay, served as an invaluable veteran presence in the locker room giving advice and sharing his knowledge. Check out Storm's thoughts on his ROH weekend here: http://www.stormwrestling.com/072808.html

July 31st: There is a lot of buzz about who will win the main event when ROH returns to the Hammerstein Ballroom this Saturday. It will be a Four Way Elimination Match with the ROH World Title on the line pitting ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness vs. Bryan Danielson vs. Tyler Black vs. Claudio Castagnoli. It could become even more interesting if Ruckus pulls off the upset on Friday in Virginia and defeats McGuinness to make this bout a five way elimination. This type of match is very dangerous to everyone, especially the champion. Anything can happen and there are endless possibilities. Who will be World Champion at the end of the weekend? The Hammerstein Ballroom will be the place to be. Get your tickets at the door this Saturday and experience it for yourself.

July 31st: Pro wrestling as a sport returns to pay-per-view tomorrow night with the premiere of ROH "Respect Is Earned II" at the affordable price of $9.95 to $14.95. There is no better value for your dollar on PPV. Check out this lineup and what some critics said after seeing an advanced screener:

ROH World Tag Team Title Match
Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black defend vs. Bryan Danielson & Austin Aries

ROH World Title Match
Nigel McGuinness defends vs. Go Shiozaki

Fight Without Honor
Erick Stevens vs. Roderick Strong

Six Man Tag Team Match
Brent Albright, Delirious & Pelle Primeau vs. Chris Hero, Adam Pearce & Eddie Edwards

Singles Competition
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Davey Richards

Tag Team Challenge
Ruckus & Jigsaw vs. Kevin Steen & El Generico

Plus more with Larry Sweeney, Sara Del Rey, Daizee Haze and many others!!!

"All in all, yet another strong showing from what's turning into the best kept secret on PPV, Ring of Honor. The ROH Tag Team bout between champs Age of the Fall and challengers Bryan Danielson & Austin Aries is worth the $10 price tag alone. The Fight Without Honor between Strong and Stevens is a fitting end to their feud with the blow-off grudge match we rarely see in the realm of sports entertainment. From top to bottom, if you want athletics in your wrestling, you want ROH, who start their second year of PPVs the same as their first - with a wrestling PPV focused on great wrestling." - Mike Johnson at PWinsider.com

"I highly recommend this PPV when it premiers this Friday on PPV. You won't get more value for your dollar than you do with ROH PPVs. Stevens and Black are really stepping up and becoming must-see performers in the company. Their performances on this show are the highlights of the PPV. The production on this show was fantastic by ROH standards as well." - Sean Radican at PWTorch.com

Credit: ROHWrestling.com

DAMN IT! Tomorrow can't com soon enough! Expect a review for Respect is Earned II.

 

[Dre]

ROH Video Wire 7/31/08

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[Soulpower]

That DAMN Rhett Titus!! And what the fuck is up with Prazak's hair?

 

[Headfirst For Hardcore]

Strong's reaction to Titus was great, and Marufuji looks pretty weird. Lance Storm in there was sick too, he still looks like he can go.

 

[Soulpower]

August 4th: Thank you to the fans in Manassas and Manhattan for making last weekend's events a huge success. One of the big news items coming out of the weekend is that Brent Albright defeated Adam Pearce last Saturday in Manhattan to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title. This is the first time the historic NWA World Heavyweight Title has changed hands in New York City. Albright revealed in an exclusive interview immediately after his title win with the ROH podcast team (available at www.ROHmedia.com) that he will defend the belt on 8/16 in Chicago. We will have news on this match later this week in the ROHwrestling.com Newswire.

August 4th: Make sure to watch the new ROH Video Wire at www.ROHvideos.com for FREE to see Lance Storm's return to the ring in Toronto, a clip from the Rumble Of Honor, the latest between Austin Aries, Jimmy Jacobs and The Necro Butcher plus what is Rhett Titus showing everyone on his cell phone and more!!!

August 4th: ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness grows momentum as his incredible 2008 continues. McGuinness has signed for his next defense. He said he has beaten Kevin Steen so many times that now he wants to beat his partner. Nigel has offered El Generico a ROH World Title shot and Generico has accepted. McGuinness vs. Generico for the World Title will go down on 8/15 in Cleveland!!! Save 25% on tickets at www.ROHwrestling.com until Friday morning.

August 4th: Claudio Castagnoli showed a vicious streak we have never seen in him before when he brutally attacked Bryan Danielson after being eliminated in the Four Way World Title Match last Saturday. Now Danielson is looking for revenge and a main event tag team bout has been signed for 8/16 in Chicago. The Frontier Fieldhouse will witness ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Bryan Danielson & Austin Aries!!! Get tickets now for 25% off at ROHwrestling.com.

August 4th: That's right, EVERYTHING at www.ROHwrestling.com is 25% with no minimum order. Save 25% on these red hot ROH DVDs at ROHwrestling.com:
-ROH "Tag Wars 2008" (Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black vs. Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin, Briscoes vs. Austin Aries & Kota Ibushi)
-ROH "Return Engagement" (Briscoes vs. Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin, El Generico vs. Kota Ibushi)
-ROH "Southern Navigation" (No Remorse Corps vs. Morishima, Marufuji & Shiozaki, Bryan Danielson vs. Tyler Black)
-ROH "A New Level" (ROH's Hammerstein Ballroom debut with Nigel McGuinness vs. Claudio Castagnoli)
-ROH "Up For Grabs" (eight team, one night ROH World Tag Team Title Tournament with Jacobs & Black, McGuinness & Shiozaki, Danielson & Aries, Strong & Richards, Steen & Generico, Delirious & Primeau, Pearce & Hero, Jigsaw & Ruckus)
-Plus save 25% on tickets to all upcoming ROH live events including the PPV taping on 9/19 in Boston and "Glory By Honor VII" on 9/20 in Philadelphia at the former ECW Arena.

August 4th: FIP World Heavyweight Champion Erick Stevens says he will be a fighting champion. Now he is backing up those words. Stevens will defend the belt on 8/15 in Cleveland against Claudio Castagnoli. If he retains the title, he will immediately put it back on the line 24 hours later against Chris Hero in Chicago. Stevens vs. Hero will take place in Chicago even if Stevens is not FIP Champion. Both Hero and Castagnoli want FIP bookings and now if they win the title they will get them.

August 4th: Check the main page of www.ROHwrestling.com for an article announcing the lineups of both Japan events. The second night in Tokyo is absolutely loaded!!!

 

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August 5th: ROH will tape PPV #9 on September 19th in Boston, MA!!! New England, you can be there live and witness it for yourself. The first match has been signed. El Generico & Kevin Steen will finally get their shots at the ROH World Tag Team Titles. It will be Generico & Steen vs. the winners of the Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black vs. Briscoes match in Tokyo. Save 25% on tickets now and see the PPV before everyone else!!!

August 5th: You can catch "Respect Is Earned II" on The DISH Network's All Day Ticket TODAY. Catch the PPV everyone is raving about: "....this is my PPV of the year so far as we got another great PPV effort from ROH....The last 80-minutes of the PPV may have been the best of the year, as the Fight Without Honor, the ROH Title Match and ROH Tag Title Main Event were an amazing close to the show." Larry Csonka at www.411mania.com/wrestling

August 5th: ROH's return to Cleveland on August 15th keeps getting bigger and bigger. Two more matches have been signed. A rematch from last Friday's show in Virginia will go down as Delirious takes on Rhett Titus. There is definitely an issue there. A potentially action packed contest will pit Kevin Steen vs. Jigsaw. Beat the price of gas and save 25% on tickets now at ROHwrestling.com. It is up to you to make ROH's return to Cleveland a success.

August 5th: The 25% off sale on EVERYTHING at www.ROHwrestling.com continues until Friday morning at 9am. Enjoy a great night of live entertainment as tickets to all upcoming ROH events are now 25% off. You can also save big on all the hottest DVDs at ROHwrestling.com. Check out some of these non-ROH titles that are now 25% off at ROHwrestling.com:
-FIP "Unstoppable 2007" (Roderick Strong vs. Claudio Castagnoli 2/3 Falls, Briscoes vs. Kenny King & Jason Blade)
-FIP "Unfinished Business 2008" (Austin Aries vs. Roderick Strong, Nigel McGuinness vs. Larry Sweeney)
-SHIMMER Vol. 17 (Sara Del Rey & Allison Danger vs. Cheerleader Melissa & MsChif, Sarah Stock vs. Lacey)
-SHIMMER Vol. 18 (Sara Del Rey vs. MsChif historic bout, Sarah Stock vs. Cheerleader Melissa)
-Kevin Sullivan And The End Of WCW (Sullivan shoots and gives all the info on the fall of WCW)
-Gest Booker With Gary Hart (legendary manager books the Dallas territory)
-TNA "Slammersary" (King Of The Mountain Match with Samoa Joe)
-TNA "Best Of Bloodiest Matches: Scars & Stitches" (the title says it all)
-WWE "Life & Times Of Mr. Perfect" (2 Disc set looking at the life and career of Curt Hennig)
-WWE "Night Of Champions" (DVD of PPV event with HHH vs. John Cena)
-All these DVDs and over 1000 other items are now 25% off at www.ROHwrestling.com until Friday morning!!!

April 5th: Go Shiozaki needs to win a title for his excursion to the United States to be a success. Larry Sweeney promised him title shots. Sweeney has delivered. New NWA World Heavyweight Champion Brent Albright will make his first defense of the belt in ROH against Shiozaki on 8/16 in Chicago. This card keeps getting more and more important. You know you can't pass up a Frontier Fieldhouse event for 25% off.

Credit: ROHWrestling.com

COME ON STEENERICO!! Its time to win the gold, baby!

 

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August 12th: There is a replay on PPV of ROH "Respect Is Earned II" on iN DEMAND tomorrow (Wednesday) at 6pm. You can also watch it anytime on The DISH Network's All Day Ticket tomorrow. "Of the seven PPVs that ROH has produced, this was probably the most complete PPV thus far...there were several three-to-four star great matches." - James Caldwell at PWTorch.com

August 12th: This weekend will see ROH finally return to action in Cleveland and then back home at the Frontier Fieldhouse in Chicago. Every ticket for both shows at www.ROHwrestling.com have been discounted by $5 so that you have some gas money. Jay & Mark Briscoe will be in tag action both nights as Mark continues his recovery from his wrist injury. The injury will really be tested this weekend. On Friday night The Briscoes will battle the man that injured Mark's wrist. Cleveland will see Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Jimmy Jacobs and a mystery partner. This Saturday in Chi-Town will see The Briscoes as a part of an explosive Four Corner Survival vs. Ruckus & Jigsaw vs. Delirious & Pelle Primeau vs. the debut Phoenix Twins. Hold on a second, you can also add the 20% sale to the already $5 discounted tickets so general admission tickets to both events are only $8 and ringside are only $13. Can you pass up a night of live ROH entertainment for $8 or $13? Take advantage of this offer now at www.ROHwrestling.com because it ends on Thursday morning!!!

August 12th: There is a lot of speculation as to who Jimmy Jacobs' mystery partner will be in Cleveland. We have learned from the Age Of The Fall camp that this mystery man is a new member of the AOTF and that he will also be in Chicago this Saturday. We have been unable to obtain anymore information.

August 12th: Adam Pearce vs. Ruckus has been added to this Friday's return to Cleveland. We have the entire lineup listed at the end of this ROHwrestling.com Newswire. Only you can make ROH's return to Cleveland a success!!! We promise you a great night of pro wrestling.

August 12th: Every item at www.ROHwrestling.com is now 20% off Thursday morning. This is a great chance to save on live event tickets and more like the must see latest release from FIP. See the new FIP with better lighting, sound and production on the "Dangerous Intentions 2008" DVD. This event features one of the most brutal bouts of the year as Roderick Strong takes on Erick Stevens in a Last Man Standing Match for the FIP World Heavyweight Title plus: Jay Briscoe & Austin Aries team up for the first time ever anywhere to take on Kenny King & Jason Blade; Tyler Black vs. Davey Richards in a ROH style bout; Black Market vs. Dark City Fight Club in a brawl; Sal Rinauro defends the Florida Heritage Title vs. Delirious; Jigsaw vs. Chasyn Rance and more. Save 20% on this FIP Title and others like "Unfinished Business 2008" (Austin Aries vs. Roderick Strong) and "Redefined" (the new era of FIP begins).

August 12th: We hope to have a new ROH Video Wire up tomorrow with a personal look at The Briscoes, highlights from the Hammerstein Ballroom and more.

August 12th: ROH has waited a long time to get back to Cleveland and now we are only days away from ROH's return!!! We are bringing the goods, now it is up to you to make the show a success and insure feature events in Cleveland. You can't beat a night of action like this for only $8 or $13:

Cleveland Gray's Armory
August 15th, 2008- 8:00 pm belltime
1234 Bolivar Road
Cleveland, OH 44115

Get GA tix for $8 and ringside tix for $13 at www.ROHwrestling.com until Thursday morning!!!

ROH World Title Match
Nigel McGuinness defends vs. El Generico

Grudge Match
Austin Aries vs. ROH World Tag Team Champion Tyler Black

FIP World Heavyweight Title Match
Erick Stevens defends vs. Claudio Castagnoli

Grudge Tag Team Match #1
Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Jimmy Jacobs & a mystery partner with Allison Wonderland

Grudge Tag Team Match #2
Roderick Strong & Brent Albright vs. Go Shiozaki & Chris Hero with Larry Sweeney

Special Attraction Match
Bryan Danielson vs. Kenny King

Rematch From Virginia
Delirious vs. Rhett Titus

Special Challenge Match
Kevin Steen vs. Jigsaw

Bonus Match
Ruckus vs. Adam Pearce with Shane Hagadorn

Plus: Sara Del Rey; Daizee Haze and others!!!

For more information on the building: http://graysarmorymuseum.org/

Credit: ROHWrestling.com

I know its a long shot, but I think Jacobs partner could be Matt Cross. He's from Cleveland, and he might a score to settle with the likes of Austin Aries for breaking up The Resilience (Remember them?) a while back.