Thinning the Roster?

[Montana]

http://www.rohwrestling.com/roster.php

With the recent departures of Tyler Black and Austin Aries, ROH has it's thinest roster ever i can recall. With Aries, DCFC, Stevens and Necro taking a break, hopefully ROH pulls in some good new talent. They've already brought in Cole, Bennett and Reily. I also think this is going to lead to the WGTT being signed as well. I'll discuss the roster, and a few names i would try to bring in.

Roddy - Clearly the cornerstone now

Briscoes - Much like Roddy, these guys are extremely important now, even though getting stale.

Jerry Lynn - Take him off.

Steen - I hope he doesn't retire

Generico - I hope he doesn't unmask, Final Battle will be a HELL of a match.

Christopher Daniels - Seems like he's lost a step, i dont know how commited to ROH he is at the moment.

Colt Cabana - We need more fun and games from Colt, like the old days.

Claudio - A big part of the roster

Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards - Cornerstone material

Homicide - I have a feeling he will be involved in a major fued in 2011

Chris Hero - Under rated.

Steve Corino - I don't expect to see him in 2011, at least not for long.

Kenny Omega - ROH Needs this man now!

Delirous - Taking time off, and for good reason

Kenny King - Next SOTF winner?

Rhett Titus - The Thrust is a must!



If i'm ROH, i'm bringing in the following

- WGTT, and if not Charlie Haas.

- Jigsaw, ROH needs to bring back some high flyers.

- Chuck Taylor , time for a change in ROH, and Taylor should be apart of the youth movement.

- The Cutler Brothers - Exciting new tag team.

- Jack Evans - IF you can. Not sure what his mexico commitments are.

 

[GardenStateSaint]

More Omega would be amazing. You know where Delirious is right?

 

[Montana]

Yeah, he's still around, just booking/trainer. I agree about Omega, ROH needs him now.

 

[imported_Adam]

Wait where is Austin Aries going????

 

[Montana]

THey are giving him some time off...so he's signed for some Evolve, PWG, Dragon Gate stuff....Could be back down the road, IF he doesn't get signed by a bigger promotion.

 

[imported_Adam]

But you said his departure... You confused me by saying Austin Aries and Tyler Black's departures since Tyler Black is actually gone...

 

[Montana]

Well...They took Aries off the roster. It's kinda up in the air now. I guess its 50/50 if he will be back.

I think if the new florida promotion actually starts, he will jump with them. I think ROH knew this, and realized no sense booking him for 3 months to job him out, or a farewell.

Too many unknowns at this point.

 

[imported_Adam]

Losing Austin Aries would suck because I know hes good. I really don't think the Florida Base Promotion is going to happen anymore, if it does, it probably won't be as good as it first sounded.

 

[Montana]

Hell Yeah it sucks.... They've lost their 4 top wrestlers over the past 12 months ( Danielson, Nigel, Black, Aries)

ROH has been known to bounce back from these losses, but man. I guess it's just time for Strong, Richards, Briscoes, Kings of Wrestling, and the other stars to step up.

 

[GardenStateSaint]

I wouldn't consider Aries as lost.

 

[imported_Adam]

Hell Yeah it sucks.... They've lost their 4 top wrestlers over the past 12 months ( Danielson, Nigel, Black, Aries)

ROH has been known to bounce back from these losses, but man. I guess it's just time for Strong, Richards, Briscoes, Kings of Wrestling, and the other stars to step up.

They should sign WGTT , anyone?

 

[GardenStateSaint]

I like having them appear every once and awhile, similar to a KENTA schedule.

 

[sabrasmith11]

Shawn Michaels is the better & more dangerous. He is totally mad person. Hope he will keep some mercy for his opponents. Other are also good but he is the best

 

[pumpt73]

As of right now, I don't think ROH is all that bad. It's giving us a chance to see who's going to take the reigns over the next few years. With Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards, Roderick, Steen, Generico, The Briscoes, the Kings, ANX, and the emeriging Kyle O'Reilly and Adam Cole, they're OK. I think they want to put some more stock in the ladies right now. They're set with Sara and Daizee. If Kong comes on fulltime and Serena stays on, they can start to pull a few more girls from SHIMMER. They brought Homicide back in, Colt is starting to emerge as the wrestler he's capable of. I love his fun antics as well, but Colt's at his best when he's just wrestling. They can still use Lynn, just not in the Main Event. Keep him on the card or tag him with someone. I wouldn't mind seeing ROH bring BJ Whitmer and Brent Albright back into the picture. If you can get him, I wouldn't mind seeing Phil Shatter come over from the NWA territories either. Another is Morishima. I don't even remember the last time I seen Mori.

All in all, ROH is pretty good right now. They're still putting on quality matches while trying to forge ahead. I think as fans, we sometimes get spoiled by what we're used to seeing and when it changes we have a hard time adjusting. Give it time. ROH is still a solid alternative to TNA and WWE.

 

[Montana]

Yea, you bring up some good points. ROH still has a good amount of top tier talent. Surprised to hear you would like Whitmer and Albright back. I wouldn't mind either. I think right now, they would be good to add some depth to the roster. Would be cool to see MOrishima back for a little bit. ROH could use Lynn, how you said. However i'm fine with Lynn staying out of ROH.

I'd love to see Omega full time in 2011 and perhaps Kenta for a few special shows here and there.