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Pwinsider said:After the issues with their most recent iPPV event over the weekend, Ring of Honor has made the decision to discontinue all iPPV broadcasts live and will instead present them as VOD offerings the day after the live event.
The official statement from ROH issued to PWInsider.com reads as follows:
This past weekend at "Best in the World" in Baltimore, MD , Ring of Honor proved once again from top to bottom why our talent is truly the best in wrestling today. Unfortunately, there were some issues with the live iPPV stream that wound up distracting from the energy and action in ring. For this, we sincerely apologize to all fans that encountered problems.
Because of how much we value the support of our fans, and understand the imperfections of the live streaming technology, "Best in the World" will be the last iPPV stream that we will be broadcasting live. All future main event shows will now be offered as a Video On Demand, which will allow Ring of Honor to present a flawless show and truly depict the excellence of our product.
From now on, fans can watch ROH Wrestling on TV, VOD, or DVD, however there is still nothing like seeing Ring of Honor in person. We thank you for your continued support and are excited to be moving forward.
Ring of Honor Wrestling
Ring of Honor popularized the iPPV craze within independent pro wrestling with their 2009 Final Battle event.
It is the right move by ROH because all they were doing was losing fans with their terrible streams. I don't know how their production can be worse after being bought by a production company but somehow that is what has happened. Surely a huge media company like Sinclair can figure out how to run a simple iPPV stream for 1-2k people. Good idea to just stop them and offer it from the next day, might convince more people to go to the event live as well.