ROH & NOAH: Border Wars 2013

[Castiel]

ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Jay Briscoe defends against Adam Cole

PRO WRESTLING NOAH vs RING OF HONOR
Current GHC Jr. Heavyweight Champion Taiji Ishimori vs "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards

FIRST TIME EVER
"Intrepid Traveler" Paul London vs "American Wolf" Davey Richards

ROH World TV Championship
Matt Taven w/ Truth Martini defends against Mark Briscoe

I Quit Match
BJ Whitmer vs Rhett Titus

ROH vs S.C.U.M
"Unbreakable" Michael Elgin & Jay Lethal vs 2 SCUM Members of Steve Corino's choosing

Special Tag Team Challenge Match
Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander vs ACH & Tadarius Thomas

Signed to Appear:
- RODERICK STRONG
- S.C.U.M

IPPV
Saturday, May 4, 2013 07:30pm EDT
Ted Reeve Arena175 Main St
Toronto M4E 2W2

Spoiler

Original Press Release:

We have been teasing you for awhile now that Ring of Honor had something big in the works for our return to Toronto on May 4th for the “Border Wars 2013” iPPV & May 5th for the first ever international “Ring of Honor Wrestling” TV tapings.

The speculation has indeed run rampant, and now that all of the paperwork has been finalized, Ring of Honor, in conjunction with Pro Wrestling NOAH, is extremely excited to announce that both multi-time GHC champion Naomichi Marufuji and current GHC Jr. Heavyweight Champion Taiji Ishimori will be in action on BOTH May 4th and 5th at The Ted Reeve Arena!

One of the most decorated athletes in Puroresu, Naomichi Marufuji is one of only two individuals to have lay claim to being a grand slam champion in Pro Wrestling NOAH. A former GHC Heavyweight Champion, former Jr. Heavyweight Champion, 2-Time former Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, former Openweight Hardcore Champion, and former 3-Time GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Champion having recently been dethroned on March 10th, Marufuji also holds the unique distinction of being the only man to hold the Jr. Heavyweight Title in all three major Japanese promotions (NOAH, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and All Japan Pro Wrestling). It has been over four years since the last time Marufuji graced the ROH ring with his presence, “Final Battle 2008” when he challenged Nigel McGuinness for the World Title in an epic contest to be exact, and now he finally returns in Toronto!

The current reigning GHC Jr. Heavyweight champion, Taiji Ishimori began his wrestling career in 2002 and in 2006 became a part of the NOAH roster, frequently teaming with current GHC Heavyweight Champion and ROH alum KENTA. The duo would claim the GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Titles in March of 2008 and reign for four months, including successfully defending their belts against the duo of Eddie Edwards & Bryan Danielson. Ishimori would repeat that championship success, this time with Ricky Marvin as his partner, in 2010 when they won a tournament to fill the vacant championship. As a matter of fact, Ishimori & Marvin defeated Eddie Edwards & Bobby Fish en route to their victory. Then on January 27th of this year, Ishimori achieved the greatest individual success of his NOAH career when he dethroned Shuji Kondo and became the 26th GHC Jr. Heavyweight Champion. May 4th & 5th in Toronto will mark Ishimori's first ROH bouts since he battled El Generico at “The Tokyo Summit” event in September 2008 that took place in Japan.

ROH is honored to host Naomichi Marufuji and Taiji Ishimori when we make our return to Toronto on May 4th & 5th for the “Border Wars 2013” iPPV event and “Ring of Honor Wrestling” TV tapings. Tickets for both shows are available right here in the ROH Store. Don't miss what could be your ONLY chance this year to see these two amazing athletes from Pro Wrestling NOAH compete in Ring of Honor!

 

[Fuji Vice]

Not too shabby for $20, but I might be out of town that weekend. If not, I'm definitely going to hit the iPPV.

 

[Castiel]

I envy you when it comes to live events the quality of this. Steen and Cole switching roles from PWG but still I'm sure they're going to kill it!

 

[Castiel]

Forgot to keep this updated but Marufuji was injured.

In very unfortunate news, multi-time GHC Champion Naomichi Marufuji suffered a very serious knee injury over the weekend in Japan and will not be able to compete at “Border Wars 2013″ or the TV Taping the following day. Ring of Honor officials are hard at work looking for a replacement for Marufuji and will have confirmation soon. Get well soon Marufuji!

BUT, his replacement has been announced!

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Things seem to be looking up for London these days! I for one am always happy to see him booked on a big indy. Anyway, the full card looks pretty good! Cole challenging for the World title should be great!

ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Jay Briscoe defends against Adam Cole

PRO WRESTLING NOAH vs RING OF HONOR
Current GHC Jr. Heavyweight Champion Taiji Ishimori vs "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards

"Intrepid Traveler" Paul London vs "American Wolf" Davey Richards

ROH World TV Championship
Matt Taven w/ Truth Martini defends against Mark Briscoe

I Quit Match
BJ Whitmer vs Rhett Titus

ROH vs S.C.U.M Match
"Unbreakable" Michael Elgin & Jay Lethal vs 2 SCUM Members of Steve Corino's choosing

Special Tag Team Challenge Match
Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander vs ACH & Tadarius Thomas

Signed to Appear:
- RODERICK STRONG
- "NO FEAR" MIKE MONDO
- S.C.U.M

 

[Postman Dave]

Shouldn't NOAH have sent a replacement for Marufuji? Seems like a raw deal for ROH.

Not a huge London fan, but glad to see he's finally making an appearance again after all these years.

 

[Castiel]

For real, I don't get how all that works... but I guess either way it's Marufuji is the one not getting paid.