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  • ROH COO Joe Koff On Exclusivity Contracts, Keeping Talent

    ROH COO Joe Koff On Exclusivity Contracts, Keeping Talent

    Ring of Honor COO Joe Koff recently spoke with Newsweek regarding ROH World Champion Matt Taven as well as ROH’s plans in attracting and securing future talent.

    Referring to Taven as “a little bit arrogant,” Koff explained that despite not having a size advantage, the ROH World Champion isn’t afraid to take on bigger men.

    “Matt is a really good ring technician, and he’s a really smart wrestler and a really good athlete,” Koff said. “[….] he has good instincts, and that’s what I think separates Ring of Honor from a lot of promotions. Just that tacit knowledge and the instincts that our wrestlers have inside the ring and how they respond and tell a story. Matt is really at the top of his game.”

    ROH Culture

    A lot of ROH talent are signed to contracts that permit them to wrestle for different promotions. Koff explained how this mindset applies at different levels, depending on the wrestler.

    “[Exclusivity] is pretty standard in the industry right now, and there are different levels of contract,” Koff said. “But you protect your top stars because it’s your brand and you want them representing that brand. Journeymen wrestlers or guys breaking in who need work and want more work, we don’t mind that. But it’s at different levels.”

    Regarding ROH’s future plans to attract and keep talent, Koff pointed to the culture that ROH wants to provide and whether talent wants to be a part of that.

    “It’s your culture, it’s what you provide to that culture and what part they play in that culture,” said Koff. “Ring of Honor has traditionally been a collaborative culture where input from its wrestlers is greatly appreciated and accepted. It really matters what you want as a lifestyle.”

    He continued, “Wrestling is a very hard business on the body. We don’t wrestle 200 nights a year, and obviously we have big stars who are happy with that. And I’d imagine that the money is good for them to maintain that life and their bodies. We look for people who are interested in that, because that’s what we provide. We provide a warm, stable atmosphere that’s serious, athletic has a ton of integrity… But there are people who still want more, and there are other promotions that can offer that.”

    ROH’s next pay-per-view, Death Before Dishonor, airs tonight. The show takes place from Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada.

  • Marty Scurll Addresses Speculation About His Future

    Marty Scurll Addresses Speculation About His Future

    ‘The Villain’ Marty Scurll recently spoke with the Daily Mirror regarding speculation about his Ring of Honor (ROH) contract and where he might end up once it expires. He also discussed his time with the promotion before stressing that as one of the company’s biggest stars, he should have been World Champion a long time ago.

    Regarding where Scurll may call home once his ROH contract ends, ‘The Villain’ said: “As a businessman running a huge enterprise, it wouldn’t be smart for me to discuss my potential business decisions with a journalistic tabloid. That being said, I certainly aim to make waves in the wrestling world, and continue to raise Villain Enterprises stock through the roof.”

    He continued, “ROH has been a great home for me. I’ve had some of my greatest wrestling experiences here. To me it has potential to be everything wrestling should be. I’ve been the biggest star here for a long time. But there’s still a lot I need to achieve – I think everyone agrees I should have won the world championship at MSG – now it’s time to right those wrongs.”

    Addressing his friends from The Elite, all of whom are now in All Elite Wrestling, Scurll was succinct with his response: “All my friends are dead. What the f*** is AEW?”

    Scurll faces off against Colt Cabana tonight during ROH’s pay-per-view, Death Before Dishonor. Their match is a first-round clash in the Final Battle Number One Contender Tournament. The show takes place from Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada.

    https://youtu.be/6Ptx8PRsdbM
  • Jim Johnston Returns To Wrestling Industry, Creates New Theme For ROH Star

    Jim Johnston Returns To Wrestling Industry, Creates New Theme For ROH Star

    Jim Johnston has composed some of the most memorable theme songs in pro wrestling. He provided the entrance music for stars such as ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin, The Rock, DX, The Undertaker and The Ultimate Warrior, to name just a few. Johnston worked for WWE creating themes for 32 years before being released from his contract in 2017.

    In an official statement, Ring of Honor (ROH) announced that Johnston has created a new theme for Villain Enterprises member, PCO. The theme will be debuted during tonight’s ROH pay-per-view, Death Before Dishonor.

    “It’s been great fun to work on a new theme for PCO and Ring of Honor,” Johnston told ROHWrestling.com. “The energy there has been all positive, and it’s been my honor to hopefully make a small contribution to their continued success.”

    PCO has said he is thrilled with the final result and can’t wait for fans to hear it during ROH’s Las Vegas show.

    “It really brings the essence of PCO and adds another dimension to the immortality,” PCO said. “It reinforces that PCO is not human. Adding this piece of the puzzle on top of everything else, the success of The French-Canadian Frankenstein becomes limitless.”

    PCO battles Kenny King tonight at ROH’s Death Before Dishonor event. Their match is a first-round clash in the Final Battle Number One Contender Tournament. The show takes place from Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada.

  • Matt Taven Addresses His ROH Contract Status

    Matt Taven Addresses His ROH Contract Status

    ROH World Heavyweight Champion Matt Taven has opened up his status with the promotion. 

    He did so while speaking with Jay Reddick of the Orlando Sentinel to promote the upcoming Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view. 

    During the interview, he was asked about his contract expiring this month. This is where he noted that fans don’t get to have too many surprises in this business, so he’s keeping this one close to the vest. 

    “This is a life-changing decision and a million different things go into it, so I have to weigh my options. No matter what, I’m grateful for every opportunity I’ve been given so far in my career and I don’t forget where I came from. I’m just going into this with an open mind and let the chips fall where they may.”

    As of this writing, there have been no reports on if he plans to stay with the Baltimore-based promotion or tests out the free-agent market. Taven is in a good spot either way. 

    The reason for that is due to several promotions such as WWE, AEW, NJPW, and ROH paying big money in order to keep or sign wrestlers.  

    Ring of Honor is slated to hold their latest pay-per-view event of the year in Las Vegas, Nevada at Sam’s Town Live this Friday.

    Taven will headline the show by defending his title against Rush.

  • ROH Issues Statement On Shane Taylor & Future Of TV Title

    ROH Issues Statement On Shane Taylor & Future Of TV Title

    Ring of Honor has announced they have reached an agreement with current TV champion Shane Taylor to buyout the remaining portion of his contract. The promotion has stated they are currently in negotiations with Taylor for him to still defend the title on the September 27th Death Before Dishonor PPV. He is scheduled to defend against Flip Gordon and Tracy Williams on the show.

    “Ring of Honor Wrestling and Shane Taylor have agreed to terms on a buyout of his contract, effective immediately,” ROH’s statement reads. “ROH is currently in negotiations with Taylor for him to make his advertised defense of the ROH World Television Title at the Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view on Sept. 27 in Las Vegas against Flip Gordon and Tracy Williams in a Triple Threat Match.”

    Shane Taylor Leaving ROH?

    Taylor now lists himself as the CEO of Shane Taylor Promotions on his Twitter bio. He sent out the following this weekend:

    The lineup for Death Before Dishonor is below:

    • Colt Cabana vs Marty Scurll
    • PCO vs Kenny King
    • Kelly Klein (c) vs Angelina Love – WOH title
    • The Bouncers vs Silas Young & Vinnie Marseglia
    • Shane Taylor (c) vs Flip Gordon vs Tracy Williams ***
    • The Briscoes vs Bandido and Mark Haskins
    • Jay Lethal vs Jonathan Gresham
    • Matt Taven (c) vs Rush – ROH World TItle

    ***now pending

  • ROH’s Kelly Klein Addresses Rumors Over ROH And Impact Merging

    ROH’s Kelly Klein Addresses Rumors Over ROH And Impact Merging

    Current Ring of Honor (ROH) Women of Honor World Champion Kelly Klein has addressed the rumors that Impact Wrestling and ROH could be consolidating into one promotion.

    When asked by a fan via Twitter who she would like to compete against if there was any truth to the speculation, Klein confessed she didn’t know anything about the rumors. She added that, although she has already faced a number of of the women on Impact’s roster, she would be thrilled to face the rest if the opportunity arose.

    “I don’t know anything about rumors. But the cool thing with wrestling is it’s very fluid and at any time I could see any number of people coming through ROH. I have faced many of the women on the current Impact roster and would be thrilled to face any of the rest.”

    Kelly Klein is set to defend her ROH Women of Honor World Championship against Allure member, Angelina Love. Their match takes place on Friday, September 27th from Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada. There will also be a set of television tapings taking place the next night on September 28th.

    Impact Wrestling recently announced that they will be moving to AXS TV in October.

  • ROH TV Champion Shane Taylor Takes Issue With Being Left Off Death Before Dishonor Advertising

    ROH TV Champion Shane Taylor Takes Issue With Being Left Off Death Before Dishonor Advertising

    Current Ring of Honor (ROH) World Television Champion Shane Taylor has taken issue with ROH.

    In a tweet aimed directly at ROH, Taylor took offence with promotion for leaving him off the poster advertising their upcoming event, Death Before Dishonor.

    He wrote, “@ringofhonor has time to retweet people talking shit, but ignores my response eh? Figures…but THIS is the bullshit, I’m talking about. Notice anything?? Rather do you NOT notice something?? #Done #NextChapter #LastStraw”

    Every ROH champion scheduled for a title defence is featured on the poster.

    ROH Women of Honor Champion Kelly Klein joins her challenger, Allure member Angelina Love along the bottom.

    The Briscoe Brothers, who will defend their ROH Tag Team Championships, are opposite Lifeblood members, Bandido and Mark Haskins. ROH World Champion Matt Taven dominates the top of the poster with his challenger, RUSH. Even the entirety of Villain Enterprises, Marty Scurll, PCO, Brody King, and Flip Gordon are included. Shane Taylor, however, is nowhere to be seen.

    Death Before Dishonor will also feature first-round matches in a tournament to determine the number one contender for the ROH World Championship. Colt Cabana faces off against Marty Scurll. Villain Enterprises stablemate PCO will compete against Kenny King.

    Death Before Dishonor takes place on September 27th from Sam’s Town, Las Vegas.

  • New Matches Set For ROH Death Before Dishonor

    New Matches Set For ROH Death Before Dishonor

    New matches have been announced for the next pay-per-view event, Death Before Dishonor, presented by ROH (Ring of Honor). 

    Some of the notable matches include ROH Tag Team Champions Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe vs. Mark Haskins and Bandido and ROH Women of Honor Champion Kelly Klein vs. Angelina Love. 

    There will also be two No. 1 contenders tournament match that will see Kenny King vs. PCO and Colt Cabana vs. Marty Scurll. The winner of this tournament will earn the right to challenge for the ROH World Title at the Final Battle pay-per-view event. 

    The Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view event takes place on Friday, September 27th in Las Vegas, Nevada at Sam’s Town Live. 

    ROH Death Before Dishonor Card

    The promotion will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming days. Here is the updated card:

    • ROH World Champion Matt Taven vs. Rush
    • ROH Tag Team Champions Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe vs. Mark Haskins and Bandido
    • ROH World TV Champion Shane Taylor vs. Tracy Williams vs. Flip Gordon in a three-way
    • ROH Women of Honor Champion Kelly Klein vs. Angelina Love
    • Kenny King vs. PCO in a Final Battle No. 1 contenders tournament match.
    • Colt Cabana vs. Marty Scurll in a Final Battle No. 1 contenders tournament match.
    • Jay Lethal vs. Jonathan Gresham.

    What are your thoughts on this match card and the matches booked thus far? Sound off in the comment section.

  • Tama Tonga & Flip Gordon Trade Shots On Twitter

    Tama Tonga & Flip Gordon Trade Shots On Twitter

    Tama Tonga is currently on New Japan’s Destruction tour and will look to defend the IWGP Heavyweight tag team titles along with his brother Tanga Loa on September 15th in Beppu. The Guerrillas of Destiny are scheduled to face YOSHI-HASHI & Tomohiro Ishii on the show.

    Flip Gordon competed on ROH’s 3-night tour with CMLL this weekend.

    Tonga and Gordon recently traded a few shots on Twitter. It started when a fan asked Gordon on Twitter if he would consider joining Bullet Club.

    Tama Tonga and Flip Gordon on Twitter

    https://twitter.com/TheFlipGordon/status/1170734415988887552

    Tonga then responded to Gordon’s comments with the following Tweets:

    Tama would then continue to take shots at Marty Scurll’s ROH stable, Villain Club.

    “You got a 5’2 Mary Poppins as your leader, a one leg one arm handicapped mercenary, a 68 year old “ Frankenstein” who’s “not human” but obviously IS when he DOVE at the floor and split his fuckin wig…what are you guys? The failed #BTE recruits?” Tonga Tweeted.

    Tonga then turned his attention to Villain Club’s Brody King, seemingly offering him a spot in Bullet Club.

  • Marty Scurll‘s ROH Contract Set To Expire

    Marty Scurll‘s ROH Contract Set To Expire

    Marty Scurll’s Ring of Honor contract is up for expirations, according to new reports. 

    His contract is up this November. Both SI’s Justin Barrasso and Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported the news on Tuesday.

    As of this writing, there’s no word yet on if he plans to stay with the Baltimore-based promotion or tests out the free-agent market, which is the best that it has been in recent years. 

    The reason for that is due to several promotions such as WWE, AEW, NJPW, and ROH paying big money in order to keep or sign wrestlers.  

    It should be noted that Scurll is very close to several people in All Elite Wrestling and once the promotion launched back in January, there’s been speculation that he could be bound to the promotion. There have also been reports that WWE is interested in signing him. 

    Wherever he ends up in November, it’s safe to say that the 31-year-old will be getting paid nicely. 

    He’s been with ROH since August 2016 where he has been a central figure in Villain Enterprises alongside Brody King and PCO.

    Scurll has been announced for the number one contender’s tournament that kicks off at the Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view on September 27th and runs through October. 

    The winner getting a world title shot at the Final Battle pay-per-view in November.

  • All Entrants Revealed For ROH World Title No. 1 Contender Tournament

    All Entrants Revealed For ROH World Title No. 1 Contender Tournament

    Ring of Honor wrestling has announced the second and last batch of entrants for the ROH World Title No. 1 Contender tournament.

    ROH announced the first four entrants of the tournament on August 29. Jay Lethal, Kenny King, Dalton Castle, and Marty Scurll were the first four entrants named.

    The remaining four entrants have also been revealed to be PCO, Colt Cabana, Bandido and Mark Haskins.

    The tournament matches are set to take place at Death Before Dishonor and Death Before Dishonor Fallout on September 27 and September 28 respectively in Las Vegas at Sam’s Town Live.

    It was noted in the press release that “Death Before Dishonor has been an ROH staple since 2003 and has featured historic title changes and epic confrontations. This will be the fourth year in a row that Las Vegas has hosted the extravaganza.”

    The semifinals and finals of the tournament will take place at Glory By Honor in New Orleans on October 12 at UNO Lakefront Arena.

    The winner of the tournament will earn an opportunity for the ROH World Championship at Final Battle on December 13 in Baltimore at the UMBC Event Center.

  • Mark Briscoe Out Of CMLL Grand Prix Due To Injury

    Mark Briscoe Out Of CMLL Grand Prix Due To Injury

    Ring of Honor (ROH) has officially announced that Mark Briscoe has suffered an unfortunate knee injury. This injury has forced the wrestler to pull out of the CMLL Grand Prix tournament. The injury occurred during an ROH live event from this past weekend. He was one of four ROH stars scheduled to participate in the competition.

    The 11-time ROH World Tag Team Champion will undergo an MRI exam to determine how severe the injury is.

    “It sucks that he’s hurt,” Jay Briscoe said during CMLL’s Grand Prix press conference. “We do double-team moves like no other tag team in this world, so that was definitely going to be a blow to the Mexican team, but it ain’t going to matter. We still gonna win.”

    Briscoe Replacement

    The company announced that Delirious will be replacing Mark Briscoe on Team Resto del Muno. Their name translates to “Rest of the World.” They will face Team Mexico in a 16-man elimination match. Delirious joins ROH’s World Champion Matt Taven, Jay Briscoe, and Kenny King. The other four wrestlers completing their team come from different international promotions.

    Their opponents, Team Mexico, include RUSH, Dragon Lee, Volador Jr., Barbaro Cavernario, Negro Casas, Forastero, Diamante Azul, and Soberano Jr.

  • The Bouncers Discuss ROH Ambitions, Wanting To Change Fan Perceptions

    The Bouncers Discuss ROH Ambitions, Wanting To Change Fan Perceptions

    Ring Of Honor (ROH) continues their efforts to develop new talent across its numerous divisions. One tag team, in particular, have become fast fan favorites since coming together: The Bouncers.

    Speaking with Wrestling Inc., the Beer City Bruiser and Brian Milonas discussed their ambitions in ROH. They also revealed their intentions to change how fans perceive big man wrestling.

    Bruiser confessed that the two are actively chasing tag team gold in ROH, admitting that they would like to one day be remembered as one of the greatest teams in ROH history.

    “We’ve wrestled The Briscoes…and had a hell of a match with them for the tag team titles. That’s definitely No. 1 on our list,” Bruiser said. “The Kingdom, they’re mad because we like to have fun and drink, but they’re gonna find out the hard way that when you hit us with chairs and put a cigar out on my chest, it kind of p***** us off. And you don’t wanna p*** off a drunk guy. So once we finish with them, then definitely the tag team gold.”

    “Obviously we wanna be the tag champions, but on a larger scale, we wanna change perceptions,” Milonas added. “We don’t look like the type of guys that have traditionally done big things in ROH. There haven’t been too many guys our size, our build that can move like us.”

  • PCO Gets 17 Stitches Above Eye Following ROH Event (Video)

    PCO Gets 17 Stitches Above Eye Following ROH Event (Video)

    PCO might not be human but his face still requires stitches after being busted open. The Villain Enterprises team of PCO and Brody King kicked off last night’s ROH show in Atlanta in a tag match against Tracy Williams and Mark Haskins from Lifeblood.

    PCO and King would pick up the victory but PCO was busted open during the bout. He required 17 stitches to close the wound and cameras were on-hand backstage to document him getting stitched up.

    https://twitter.com/PCOisNotHuman/status/1165503936314429441

    PCO in Ring of Honor

    PCO signed with Ring of Honor in late 2018. The 51-year-old has won the promotion’s 6-man titles along with Marty Scurll and Brody King and the 2-on-2 tag titles along with Brody King. King and PCO also won the Tag Wars tournament held earlier this year in ROH.

    PCO Championship Statistics

    PCO and Brody King also won the 2019 Crockett Cup tournament with NWA. The win also earned them the NWA World Heavyweight Tag Team Championship titles.

    https://twitter.com/PatLaprade/status/1122348403374030848/photo/1

    Other championships won by Pierre Carl-Oulette throughout his career include the WCW Hardcore Championship and the WWF tag team championships. He was awarded the WCW Hardcore title by Lance Storm during the Team Canada angle in the summer of 2000. PCO and Jaques Rougeous won the WWF tag titles 3x as the Quebecers.

  • Spoilers: ROH TV Tapings In Atlanta, GA (8/24/19)

    Spoilers: ROH TV Tapings In Atlanta, GA (8/24/19)

    ROH held TV tapings on Saturday night (August 24) in Atlanta, GA at the Center Stage. Here are the spoilers from the tapings, courtesy of Fightful:

    ROH TV Tapings Spoilers

    – Villain Enterprises (PCO & Brody King) def. Lifeblood (Mark Haskins & Tracy Williams)

    – Rock N Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) do an interview in the ring. This led to a pull-apart with The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe).

    – Angelina Love def. Sumie Sakai

    – Felino, Okumura, & Silas Young def. Shinobi Shadow Squad (Cheeseburger, Eli Isom, & Ryan Nova) in a six-man tag team match.

    – Chase Owens def. LSG and PJ Black in a triple threat match. As a result of this win. Owens receives an ROH Television Title match at the Honor For All event. 

    – Joe Hendry debuts, interrupting a promo from Dalton Castle.

    – Marty Scurll def. Bandido

    – Jay Lethal, Jeff Cobb, Kenny King, & Rush defeated ROH World Champion Matt Taven, ROH World Tag Team Champions The Briscoes, & ROH World Television Champion Shane Taylor in a Champions vs. All-Stars match. 

    The Baltimore-based promotion will also hold their Honor For All tonight in Atlanta, GA at the Center Stage on Sunday night that will air on their streaming service, Honor Club. 

  • Matt Taven Talks About Alex Shelley Influencing Him And His Career

    Matt Taven Talks About Alex Shelley Influencing Him And His Career

    A few weeks ago, Ring Of Honor (ROH) wrestler Matt Taven successfully defended his ROH World Championship against a returning Alex Shelley.

    In an interview with Wrestling Inc. prior to their matchup at ROH Summer Supercard, Taven spoke about Shelley and what it means to him to be wrestling the former Motor City Machine Gun.

    “Alex Shelley is one of those guys that, when I was getting into wrestling, I was watching Alex Shelley all the time. He’s one of those guys that I modeled my career after because I thought that was the way to do things—going to Mexico and Japan and learning all of these different styles. To me, I don’t think he gets enough credit. People kind of sleep on his legacy,” Taven said.

    He praised Shelley’s contributions to pro wrestling, adding that their match was a huge opportunity to prove himself against a competitor he has “nothing but respect for.”

    However, since winning the ROH World Championship back in April during the G1 Supercard, Taven has claimed he has been so busy defending the belt, he hasn’t been able to enjoy the fact he is champion.

    He admitted that “[…] this is what I’ve wanted, and this is the position I’ve wanted. As much as I jokingly say this is stressful, this is where I’ve always pictured myself. Now I’m about to defend it in Toronto against a guy I used to watch. It doesn’t get much better than that.”

    H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.

  • Rock N Roll Express To Challenge For ROH Tag Titles

    Rock N Roll Express To Challenge For ROH Tag Titles

    Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson, the Rock ‘N’ Roll Express, will challenge for the ROH Tag Team Championships on August 25th. The legendary team will challenge Mark & Jay Briscoe for the belts in Nashville at ROH Honor for All.

    The two teams met previously in the 1st round of the NWA’s Crockett Cup tournament held earlier this year. The Briscoes advanced in the tournament but were eventually eliminated in the semi-finals by PCO and Brody King via disqualification.

    https://twitter.com/IanRiccaboni/status/1161716621263740928

    “One of the greatest tag teams of all time get their first shot at the Ring of Honor World Tag Team Championships in one of the most historic wrestling cities in the country: Hall of Famers Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson, the Rock ‘N’ Roll Express, look to get revenge and leave Nashville with the ROH World Tag Team Championships when they challenge Jay and Mark Briscoe!” reads an ROH press release for the match.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmX_cqa-QPU

    ROH Honor For All

    Honor For All will stream live on Honor Club from the Nashville Fairgrounds on August 25th beginning at 7 PM Central.

    Matches confirmed for the show include:

    • Matt Taven vs Jay Lethal vs Kenny King vs Jeff Cobb
    • ROH TV Championship: Shane Taylor (c) vs TBD
    • Rush vs Vinny Marseglia
    • ROH Tag Team Championships: The Briscoes (c) vs the Rock N Roll Express
    • ROH 6-Man Tag Team Championships: Villain Enterprises (c) vs LifeBlood
  • ROH Summer Supercard Results

    ROH Summer Supercard Results

    Ring of Honor presented a show with wrestlers from CMLL and NJPW last night in Toronto’s Mattamy Athletic Center. The show was headlined by Ladder War 9 between the Briscoes and Guerillas of Destiny.

    ROH/CMLL/NJPW – Summer Supercard Results

    1. PCO & Brody King (Villain Enterprises) defeated Vinny Marseglia & TK O’Ryan (the Kingdom)
    2. Marty Scurll (Villain Enterprises) defeated PJ Black
    3. WOH World Championship: Kelly Klein (c) defeated Tasha Steelz
    4. Bandido & Mark Haskins (LifeBlood) defeated Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham
    5. No DQ
      Rush defeated Dalton Castle
    6. ROH TV Championship: Shane Taylor (c) defeated Tracy Williams (LifeBlood)
    7. Caristico, El Soberano Jr. & Stuka Jr. defeated El Barbaro Cavernario, Hechicero & Templario
    8. ROH World Championship: Matt Taven (c) (Kingdom) defeated Alex Shelley
    9. ROH World Tag Team Championships Ladder War 9: Mark & Jay Briscoe (c) defeated Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa (Guerillas of Destiny)

    News Coming Out Of Summer Supercard

    Silas Young was not able to compete against PJ Black and was replaced by Marty Scurll, who picked up the victory.

    After Kelly Klein defeated Tasha Steelz, she was attacked by Angelina Love of the Allure. A title match between the two will likely be scheduled soon.

    Jonathan Gresham and Jay Lethal were not seeing eye-to-eye in their tag match against LifeBlood. Ultimately Mark Haskins would make Lethal tap to a Sharpshooter.

    Flip Gordon attacked Tracy Williams before the Lifeblood member could wrestle Shane Taylor for the TV title. Gordon is now a member of Villain Enterprises but is currently out with an injury. The TV title match would be postponed until later in the night with Taylor getting the victory over an injured challenger.

    Rush defeated Dalton Castle in a no dq match which was the blow-off for their feud. After Taven dispersed of Shelley, Rush came out again and made it clear he wants a shot at Taven’s title. The two had a hair vs hair tag match in CMLL last September which resulted in Taven getting his head shaved.

    Ladder War 9

    https://twitter.com/tde_wrestling/status/1160019732709462023

    Pro-wrestling doesn’t get much bloodier or more violent than what occurred between the Briscoes and GoD last night. Ultimately, Jay Briscoe would headbutt Tama Tonga off the ladder and grab both belts to win the 3rd Ladder War for the Briscoes.

    Ladder War Previous Results

    1. The Briscoes defeated Kevin Steen and El Generico (2007) – ROH Tag Team Titles
    2. The American Wolves defeated Kevin Steen and El Generico (2009) – ROH Tag Team Titles
    3. Rhett Titus and Kenny King (All Night Express) defected The Briscoes (2011) – ROH Tag Team Titles
    4. Kevin Steen (c) defeated El Generico (2012) – ROH World Title
    5. Adam Cole (c) defeated Jay Briscoe (2014) – ROH World Title
    6. The Young Bucks defeated MCMG and the Addiction (2016) – ROH Tag Team Titles
    7. The Young Bucks defeated the Hardys (2017) – ROH Tag Team Titles
    8. The Briscoes defeated SCU and the Young Bucks (2018) – ROH Tag Team Titles
    9. The Briscoes defeated Guerillas of Destiny (2019) – ROH Tag Team Titles
  • Joe Hendry Signs With Ring of Honor

    Joe Hendry Signs With Ring of Honor

    Joe Hendry has announced he has singed with Ring of Honor. The 31-year-old from Scotland recently lost a match where his ICW career was on the line. He dropped the bout to Leyton Buzzard at Shug’s Hoose Party 6. Hendry also wrestled for Impact Wrestling for much of last year but eventually announced had left the promotion this February.

    Hendry announced his signing on his Instagram page in typical Joe Hendry style:

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B06gFumJXmL/

    Joe Hendry Signs With Ring of Honor

    Hendry has previously competed for Ring of Honor during the promotion’s UK tours in 2016 and 2018. He dropped an ROH TV title match to then-champion Silas Young last summer.

    Hendry was also a successful wrestler for Defiant/WCPW before it’s recent demise. He is a former Defiant/WCPW champion, a Defiant internet champion, and won the Kurt Angle Invitational Rumble in 2016.

    Last summer, Hendry spoke highly of his time with Impact Wrestling and saw his role as helping the promotion expand in the UK.

    “The U.K has historically been a such a stronghold for Impact Wrestling,” Hendry said. “It just makes sense to kind of reignite that and re-tap into that. If can help facilitate that then that’s a huge honor.”

  • Alex Shelley Opens Up About Being Homeless After Leaving ROH

    Alex Shelley Opens Up About Being Homeless After Leaving ROH

    Alex Shelley walked away from in-ring competition last year. He retired from pro wrestling days after his Ring of Honor (ROH) contract expired.

    Shelley has since returned to ROH, and in an interview with the promotion’s column ‘10 Questions With…’ revealed that he fell on some incredibly hard times after he left.

    “[…] full transparency: I went through a lot of life changes when I left ROH. I got divorced, I was homeless, no income, I was paying for school and working for free, and I had some dark, dark days,” he admitted.

    “Helping people is on my bucket list. I’d like to go back to school again, maybe for psychology this time. Pain management is a huge up and coming field, so is sports psych, and to bring this answer full circle, I’d like to be able to help people not just physically, but mentally and emotionally. And maybe charm them with my rapier, Oscar Wilde wit. Laughter is a solid medicine.”

    After leaving ROH, Shelley went to earn a second college degree, finishing his bachelor’s in physical therapy.

    He returned to the company during a TV taping on June 29th, and is scheduled to face off against ROH World Champion Matt Taven. The two will compete for the title on August 9th at ROH’s Summer Supercard event in Toronto, Ontario. p

  • Flip Gordon Discusses ROH’s Locker Room Optimism, ROH/NWA Relationship Ending

    Flip Gordon Discusses ROH’s Locker Room Optimism, ROH/NWA Relationship Ending

    Ring Of Honor (ROH) wrestler and “The Mercenary” of Villain Enterprises, Flip Gordon, has opened up about ROH’s roster changes and the promotion’s working relationship with NWA coming to an end.

    Speaking with the WINCLY podcast, Gordon commented that, though things have changed in ROH’s locker room, they haven’t changed in a bad way.

    He explained that, with top stars including The Elite having left, “Everybody’s motivated and excited because a bunch of top spots just opened up and are for grabs. Everybody is competing for them. It’s friendly competition, but everybody wants that top spot, me included. So it’s a really good atmosphere because everybody’s busting their ass right now.”

    Flip isn’t the first ROH wrestler to comment on ROH’s locker room flux in recent months, with both Dalton Castle and Jeff Cobb expressing similar sentiments.

    ROH/NWA Split

    Turning to ROH’s relationship with NWA, Gordon admitted that he was initially surprised the two ended their partnership.

    “I was a bit surprised, but with wrestling being so popular now, I’m not surprised. Business is thriving right now, so if the NWA wants to go out on their own, I wish them the best of luck. Sometimes you gotta go out on your own, and I think ROH wants to do their own thing anyway, so I’m excited.”

    Despite recently turning heel and aligning with Marty Scurll’s Villain Enterprises, Flip Gordon has yet to fully recover from injury, though it is expected he will be returning to in-ring action sooner rather than later.

    H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.

  • ROH & CMLL Announce Global Wars Espectacular Tour

    ROH & CMLL Announce Global Wars Espectacular Tour

    Ring of Honor and CMLL will team up for a 3-night tour this September. The tour runs from September 6th through the 8th and stops in Dearborn, Chicago, and Milwaukee.

    “Global Wars has been a staple event in ROH since 2012, but the 2019 version marks the first time the sensational luchadors from CMLL, the top promotion in Mexico, will be involved,” an ROH press release for the tour reads.

    Global Wars Espectacular Tour

    • Dearborn, MI – Ford Community Center – Sept. 6th
    • Chicago, IL – Odeum Expo Center – Sept. 7th
    • Milwaukee, WI – Potawatomi Casino – Sept. 8th

    The following CMLL stars have been signed to compete on the tour:

    • Caristico (Sept. 7-8 only)
    • Volador Jr.
    • Stuka Jr.
    • Triton
    • Barbaro Cavernario
    • Hechicero
    • Rey Bucanero
    • Okumura

    “An official partnership between ROH and CMLL was forged three years ago and has never been stronger. Join us live in person or streaming for HonorClub to experience the historic Global Wars Espectacular!” the release continues.

    ROH Upcoming Schedule

    ROH and CMLL also have a joint show coming up on August 9th in Toronto. The updated lineup for that show is as follows:

    • ROH World Championship
      Matt Taven (c) vs Alex Shelley
    • ROH Tag Team Championships
      Ladder War
      Mark & Jay Briscoe (c) vs Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa (GoD)
    • WOH World Championship
      Kelly Klein (c) vs Tasha Steelz
    • ROH TV Championship
      Shane Taylor (c) vs Tracy Williams (LifeBlood)
    • No Disqualification
      Rush vs Dalton Castle
    • Caristico, Soberano Jr. and Stuka Jr. vs Barbaro Cavernario, Hechicero, and Templario
    • Jonathan Gresham & Jay Lethal vs Mask Haskins & Bandido (LifeBlood)

    ROH will then hold TV tapings in Atlanta on August 24th and then run a show in Nashville the following night.

  • ROH TV Title Match Confirmed for Summer Supercard

    ROH TV Title Match Confirmed for Summer Supercard

    Ring of Honor Wrestling has announced that the current ROH World Television Champion Shane Taylor will defend his title at the promotion’s Summer Supercard event next month. Taylor will be defending against “Hot Sauce” Tracy Williams who won a Proving Ground Four Corner Survival Match to earn the title shot.

    The match saw Williams go against Taylor, Silas Young, and Josh Woods to pick up the victory. This will be the first time the LifeBlood member will fight for the ROH World Television Title.

    The title match will be taking place at Summer Supercard on August 9 at the Mattamy Athletic Center in Toronto, Ontario in Canada.

    Taylor won the TV title on May 9 at ROH’s World Of The Worlds Tour Night 2 in a Four Corner Survival match against the champion Jeff Cobb, Hirooki Goto, and Brody King.
    Since becoming champion, Taylor has made two title defenses, defeating Bandido and Eli Isom.

    Here is the card so far for Summer Supercard:

    Ladder War for ROH World Tag Team Titles
    Jay & Mark Briscoe (c) vs. Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa)

    ROH World Title Match
    Matt Taven (c) vs. Alex Shelley

    ROH World Television Title Match
    Shane Taylor (c) vs. Tracy WIlliams

    No-disqualification Match
    Rush vs. Dalton Castle

    WOH World Title Match
    Kelly Klein (c) vs. Tasha Steelz

    Lifeblood (Bandido & Mark Haskins) vs. Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham

    CMLL Trios Match
    Caristico, Soberano Jr. & Stuka Jr. vs. Barbaro Cavernario, Hechicero & Templario

  • Rush vs Dalton Castle Booked For Summer Supercard

    Rush vs Dalton Castle Booked For Summer Supercard

    Dalton Castle vs Rush in a no disqualification match has been added to the ROH/CMLL/NJPW Summer Supercard on August 9th. Rush defeated Castle in short-order back in April at the G1 Supercard in MSG. The embarrassment of the quick loss led to Castle turning against his boys.

    Castle then got him disqualified in a recent rematch with Rush at Mass Hysteria in Lowell this weekend, leading to the no disqualification stipulation for their match in Toronto.

    ROH also confirmed that the team of Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham will take on Lifeblood’s Mark Haskins and Bandido on August 9th.

    ROH/CMLL/NJPW Summer Supercard Updated Lineup

    • ROH World Championship: Matt Taven (c) vs Alex Shelley
    • WOH World Championship: Kelly Klein (c) vs Tasha Steelz
    • ROH Tag Team Championships: Ladder War: Mark & Jay Briscoe (the Briscoes) vs Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa (Guerillas of Destiny)
    • Caristico, Soberano Jr. and Stuka Jr. vs Barbaro Cavernario, Hechicero, and Templario
    • Rush vs Dalton Castle – No DQ
    • Caristico, Soberano Jr. and Stuka Jr. vs Barbaro Cavernario, Hechicero, and Templario
    • Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham vs Mark Haskins & Bandido (LifeBlood)

    “Dalton Castle has yet to gain a victory over RUSH, but he certainly has succeeded in getting the intense luchador’s attention,” an ROH press release for the match reads. “El Toro Blanco is seeing red after Castle’s actions last weekend and is champing at the bit to get his hands on the former ROH World Champion. He will get his wish — in a no-disqualification match — at Summer Supercard in Toronto on Aug. 9.”

  • NWA Looking At Weekly Show, Ends Relationship With ROH

    NWA Looking At Weekly Show, Ends Relationship With ROH

    Ring of Honor and Billy Corgan’s National Wrestling Alliance have ended their working relationship. The deal between ROH & the NWA had seen NWA title matches occur at ROH TV tapings. It was thought an NWA title match would occur on August 9th in Toronto as part of the ROH/NJPW/CMLL Super-show.

    According to a report from PW Insider, however, the working relationship with ROH and NWA has ended amicably. The NWA is interested in developing a weekly TV series for their product. ROH will be moving forward without further NWA involvement on their shows.

    “PWInsider.com is told that the decision was made for each promotion to go their separate ways and that NWA President Billy Corgan intends on putting all his energy towards producing a weekly stand-alone NWA series later this year once he completes the current Smashing Pumpkins tour,” the report reads.

    The current Smashing Pumpkins tour concludes at the end of August.

    NWA Developing Weekly TV Series?

    NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis suggested back in April it was time for the NWA to move on. Aldis was commenting on ROH not being interested in having an NWA title match on the G1 Supercard at MSG.

    “We’ve benefitted each other but we are ready to move. We’ve had some very good momentum for a short period of time and we know that one way or another in the next few months after the Crockett Cup – depending on how things shake out there – it’s going to be time for us to make a move,” Aldis told the Sporting News. “Where that takes us in terms of our existing relationships with Ring of Honor or anybody else, who knows.”

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