ROH inks deal with Fight Network

[Stopspot]

Toronto – Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 multi-platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, and Ring of Honor Wrestling, wholly owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBGI), announced today a multi-year partnership for a weekly series to air across Canada, debuting Tuesday, April 26 at 11 p.m. ET.

New episodes of Ring of Honor Wrestling on Fight Network will premiere Tuesdays at 11 p.m. ET. Check listings for encore airings throughout the week.

ROH boasts an exciting roster of established industry stars and top prospects, including world champion Jay Lethal, The Young Bucks, The Briscoes, Christopher Daniels, Roderick Strong, Alex Shelley and many more. The organization helped spawn the careers of CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Seth Rollins, Samoa Joe and countless other industry stars.

“Ring of Honor has long been touted as a worldwide leader in professional wrestling and we’re thrilled with the opportunity to finally bring a weekly series to Canadian fans,” said Chad Midgley, VP of Fight Network. “Over the past decade, ROH has staged plenty of five-star matches that will go down in history as some of the best. Its focus on in-ring quality, attention to detail and talent development is outstanding, making it a perfect fit for our stacked professional wrestling block on Tuesday nights.”

“Ring of Honor is honored and excited to bring our product to the Fight Network,” said Joe Koff, Chief Operating Officer of Ring of Honor Wrestling. “For many years, we’ve produced live shows for our Canadian fans and now we are thrilled to provide the ability to watch Ring of Honor wrestling on their television, in addition to online at rohwrestling.com and on our YouTube channel.”

For more information, visit www.fightnetwork.com or follow us on Twitter @fightnet, become a fan on Facebook and visit us on Instagram @fightnet.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Yo, @CM Punk . ROH TV is coming to your country!

 

[Leo C]

Cool!

 

[CM Punk]

Yo, @CM Punk . ROH TV is coming to your country!

It was already on, just aired on Sunday nights. lol

 

[Stopspot]

It was already on, just aired on Sunday nights. lol

Yup. They just re-negotiated the deal so they got a better day and slot for the main airing and made it multi-year

 

[Roadster]

Still no solid nationwide deal in the States.

 

[Stopspot]

Still no solid nationwide deal in the States.

They don't need one right now. They air Wednesday nights nationwide on Comet. And they air on every local channel SBG owns multiple times a week. The total ratings for ROH weekly are bigger than RAW.

Besides. SBG are in the process of /have bought the Tennis Channel and is rebranding it into a nation covering sports network with focus on college sports. ROH is guaranteed a weekly slot there as well.

Nationwide TV are in the longterm plans for ROH set by Sinclair, but they are not going to rush into it because the people at Sinclair aren't dumb and aren't going to take any willy nilly deal