SEScoops

Category: ROH

  • TNA & ROH Ratings Drop This Week

    TNA and Ring Of Honor on Destination America numbers were down this week after spiking last week for some of their best numbers in recent memory.

    ROH drew a record low 80,000 viewers for their initial airing at 8pm EST, while Impact Wrestling drew one of their lower numbers, as 293,000 viewers tuned into the first airing of the show at 9pm EST.

    Below are the Wednesday night ratings for this week:

    * ROH at 8 p.m. 80,000 viewers
    * TNA at 9 p.m. 293,000 viewers
    * ROH at 11 p.m. 89.000 viewers
    * TNA at midnight 72,000 viewers

  • New Japan’s Jushin Thunder Liger Confirmed For NXT Brooklyn Special

    In what is considered a major political move, New Japan Pro Wrestling is sending Japanese legend Jushin Thunder Liger to appear for WWE on the NXT Brooklyn event on August 22.

    On the same night, New Japan has Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada and Kushida for the Ring Of Honor event, which is also taking place in Brooklyn, New York.

    Liger will be going one-on-one with Tyler Breeze at the NXT event, which is scheduled to air live on the WWE Network.

  • Ring Of Honor TV Results – July 15, 2015

    Ring of Honor TV
    Taped June 20 in New York, New York at Terminal 5
    Aired July 15 on Destination America and previously in ROH syndication
    Report by Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net

    [Q1] The opening video aired and then Kevin Kelly and Steve Corino checked in on commentary. Corino noted that this is ROH’s 199th episode…

    1. Adam Page (w/BJ Whitmer, Colby Corino) vs. Matt Sydal. Footage aired of the tag match both wrestlers worked at Best in the World. Colby cleaned the ropes, pulled up the knee pads of Page, and then removed his jacket. Page declined to shake hands before the match. At ringside, Page pulled Colby in front of a sliding dropkick from Sydal. Whitmer ran Sydal into the barricade. [C] An ad for the Philadelphia and Brooklyn shows aired.

    Page spent the next few minutes working over Sydal. However, Sydal came back and hit a Shooting Star Press (Air Bourne) and got the in. After the match, the heels attacked Sydal. ACH ran out for the save, but he was outnumbered. Whitmer held ACH and had him watch while Page performed a reverse piledriver that drove Sydal onto a chair. Corino put it over by talking about how Sydal needed medical attention…

    [Q2] [C] The broadcast team recapped the post match attack, then shifted their focus to promoting the Death Before Dishonor iPPV…

    Veda Scott came out and interrupted the broadcast team and took a microphone. She said Moose three times and then said he tried to be a successful football player and he failed. She said he tried to be a successful wrestler and then Cedric Alexander put a wrench in that plan. Get it? Veda said her guidance would help Cedric beat Moose when they meet at the iPPV…

    2. Silas Young vs. Will Ferrara. Silas jawed at the fans before the match. He shook Ferrara’s hand and then shoved it aside. Silas dominated the match, but Dalton Castle’s boys came out and distracted him. Ferrara rolled up Young for the win. Afterward, Silas attacked both of Castle’s boys and left them lying…

    The broadcast team hyped the TV Title match main event…

    [Q3] The Briscoes cut a promo about the 200th episode, which the broadcast team previously noted would contain some of the company’s finest television moments… [C]

    Mandy Leon hosted the Inside ROH segment and focussed on the Moose vs. Cedric Alexander feud… Ring entrances for the main event took place…

    3. Jay Lethal vs. Mark Briscoe for the ROH TV Title. Roderick Strong sat in on commentary and said he wasn’t surprised by Lethal winning both titles at Best in the World. At ringside, Truth wound up to hit Mark with the Book of Truth, but ODB showed up and caused a distraction and chased Truth away. Mark took control and ran Lethal into the barricade a couple times before rolling him back inside the ring.

    [Q4] [C] ODB and Truth were both at ringside. Strong said he felt that Mark winning this match would benefit him because Lethal would be weakened mentally. Donovan Dijak ran in and tried to attack Briscoe, but Mark roughed him up and cleared him from the ring. However, Lethal used the distraction to hit a kick on Briscoe to take control.

    Lethal came back with a kick and then went for Lethal Injection, but Mark countered with a German suplex and sent Lethal to the floor. Mark followed with an awkward looking Cactus Jack elbow. [C] ODB pulled Truth off the apron as Briscoe went up top. J Diesel ran out. Dijak tried to interfere, but Jay Briscoe ran out and roughed them up. Mark hit froggy bow for a two count.

    Lethal ended up performing a suicide dive onto ODB on the floor. Mark tried to pull him back in the ring, but he was low blowed by Diesel while the referee was checking on ODB. Lethal hit the Lethal Injection for the win.

    After the match, Jay Briscoe entered the ring and traded punches with Jay Lethal. Briscoe got the better of it until he was jumped by Dijak and Diesel. Strong entered the ring and roughed up the minions before throwing a series of chops at Lethal, who fled the ring.

    Strong took the mic and asked Lethal where he was going. Strong said there were three of them (he and the Briscoes) and three members of the House of Truth. He challenged them to a six-man tag for next week on the 200th episode of ROH TV. ODB took the mic and said no. She called for an eight-person tag match that added her and Truth Martini to the mix. The crowd popped…

    A narrator hyped the iPPV and various matches as graphics were shown to close the show.

  • Stephen Amell/WWE Update, NXT Stars Debut Talk Show Segment, Jim Ross

    – Actor Stephen Amell of “Arrow” fame reportedly told fans at the recent Comic Con event in San Diego, California that he still expects to do something with WWE even if he doesn’t end up wrestling a match against Stardust as rumored.

    – Enzo Amore and Big Cass debuted a new talk-show segment called “Sawft Talk” at the NXT live event on Friday night in Orlando, Florida.

    – Ring Of Honor star Michael Elgin will be the guest on the next Jim Ross “Ross Report” podcast, which will be available on Tuesday at PodcastOne.com. The official preview for the show reads as follows: “ROH Wrestling star Mike Elgin talks about his journey in the business and ROH’s growth and his career goals and challenges. Great show for young wrestlers to hear.”

  • Austin Aries Added To ROH’s Vegas Wild Card Main Event

    ROH issued the following press release today to announce the addition of Austin Aries to their Vegas Wild Card main event.

    Former 2x ROH World Champion Austin Aries has just accepted ROH Match Maker Nigel McGuinness’ offer to replace “Mr ROH” Roderick Strong in the six man Vegas Wild Card main event on Friday, July 17. Not only will he be featured in his return to ROH in this huge main event, Aries feels he has been stifled long enough and is still scheduled to deliver his impact statement to ROH fans.

    We’ve attempted to reach out to Undisputed ROH World & World Television Champion Jay Lethal, as well as his manager Truth Martini but neither has returned calls. Lethal has to be feeling the pressure, with everyone gunning for him and his championships. What are Lethal’s thoughts on the arrogant former 2x Champion Aries returning and being named his partner? Aries will also be facing off against another former 2x ROH World Champion in Jay Briscoe, who is hungry to regain the ROH World Championship and become the first 3x champion. What is Moose’s opinion on this change? According to his advisor Stokely Hathaway, “It is of no consequence who our partners are, victory is the only thing that really matters”. Can Briscoe, Castle & O’Reilly overcome the now immense odds? Must see only begins to describe this amazing main event!

    SAM’S TOWN HOTEL & GAMBLING HALL
    5111 BOULDER HIGHWAY
    LAS VEGAS, NV 89122
    DOORS OPEN 6:00PM / 7:30PM Pacific BELL TIME

    Previously signed for the Las Vegas stop on the AFTERSHOCK Tour

    VEGAS WILD CARD MAIN EVENT

    Undisputed ROH World & World Television Champion Jay Lethal, Austin Aries and Moose vs. Jay Briscoe, Dalton Castle, and Kyle O’Reilly.

  • TNA Draws Best Rating Since Move To Wednesday, ROH Numbers Up As Well

    Both the TNA and ROH television ratings on Destination America were up significantly compared to last week, as both shows returned to their usual levels.

    TNA’s combined audience was their highest (by 2,000 viewers) since moving to Wednesday evenings, while ROH’s replay out-drew their first airing on Destination America.

    Below is the viewership figures for this week’s shows:

    – 8 p.m. ROH 128,000 viewers

    – 9 p.m. TNA 353,000 viewers

    – 11 p.m. ROH 134,000 viewers

    – Midnight TNA 100,000 viewers

    Combined:

    TNA: 453,000 viewers
    ROH: 262,000 viewers

  • Ring Of Honor TV Results – July 8, 2015

    Ring of Honor TV
    Taped June 20 in New York, New York at Terminal 5
    Aired July 8 on Destination America and previously in ROH syndication
    Report by Jason Powell & ProWrestling.net

    The show opened with clips of Samoa Joe, Adam Cole, C.M. Punk, Bryan Danielson, The Briscoes, Kevin Steen, and then Jay Lethal. A graphic read “Creating Excellence”… A video package featured still shots of Jay Lethal defeating Jay Briscoe to win the ROH Title at the Best in the World pay-per-view… The opening montage aired…

    Kevin Kelly and Steve Corino welcomed viewers to the show from ringside and wished viewers a happy 4th of July in the United States. They hyped the six-man tag main event…

    1. Dalton Castle (w/The Boys) vs. Watanabe. Castle did his flamboyant handshake prior to the match. The wrestlers traded offense heading into the break a couple minutes into the match. [C] A commercial aired for the NJPW talent coming to Brooklyn and Philadelphia in August.

    Coming out of the break, the wrestlers jockeyed for position in a rolling small package. They both stood up and acted dizzy from all the rolling around they did. They followed with a double clothesline. Watanabe grabbed control and targeted the back of Castle. However, Castle came back with a spinning facebuster type of move and got the win.

    Dalton Castle defeated Watanabe.

    Watanabe left the ring after a handshake. Castle took the mic and noted that there were “a lot of boys out there tonight.” His boys positioned themselves on the mat to make a two-man chair, and he laid down on them. Castle said he’s the only real man in ROH, which led to Silas Young walking onto the stage and barking at him about being the real man…

    [Q2] [C] Matchmaker Nigel McGuinness stood in the ring and introduced Jay Lethal as the ROH TV Champion and new ROH Champion. Lethal headed to the ring carrying both title belts and was accompanied by Truth Martini, Donovan Dijak, and J Diesel. Nigel shook Lethal’s hand and congratulated him on backing up his claim that he would become the ROH Champion.

    The fans chanted “you deserve it.” Truth stepped forward and said while the fans were right that Lethal deserves it, they are not his people. Truth said “we” (the wrestlers in the ring) are Lethal’s people. Lethal said he is the best in the world, just as he has said from the beginning.

    Lethal said he is the undisputed champion of the greatest wrestling company in the world. Lethal added that ROH is the greatest wrestling company of the world because he’s the undisputed champion. Corino said Lethal made a good point. Lethal said that’s all he had to say because he doesn’t need to prove anything.

    Nigel stopped him and asked which of the two belts Lethal plans to vacate. Lethal said he’s not giving up a damn thing. “I earned both of these,” Lethal said. He said Nigel knew that one man would come out of Best in the World with both title belts.

    Nigel said he has two separate belts, meaning Lethal may have to defend both belts in two different matches. Nigel said Lethal would defend the ROH Title against Roderick Strong at the Death Before Dishonor iPPV, and he will defend his ROH TV Title next week against Mark Briscoe. Lethal said he will defend both titles in one night if he needs to. Lethal said he’s going to destroy Briscoe next week.

    Roderick Strong’s entrance music interrupted Lethal’s rant. Strong made his entrance and entered the ring. Kelly said Strong didn’t care that he was entering the ring “in enemy territory.” Strong told Lethal to face him and asked, “you’re a man, right?” Strong said Lethal will walk into the iPPV as the champion, and then Strong will walk out as the new ROH Champion… Kelly hyped the six-man tag main event… [C]

    [Q3] Mandy Leon hosted the Inside ROH segment and focussed on Jay Lethal’s win at Best in the World. Highlights of his match with Jay Briscoe were shown. Leon set up a Roderick Strong promo. He spoke about getting the title shot he earned. Leon said next week’s Inside ROH will focus on Cedric Alexander…

    Adam Page cut a studio in front of the ROH banner hyping his match against Matt Sydal for next week’s television show… [C]

    Adam Cole, Matt Taven, Michael Bennett, and Maria made their entrance. Maria took the mic and said Cole is upset about losing at Best in the World, but it’s not his fault. She pointed out that Taven and Bennett won tag gold in Japan. She said she is the leader of The Kingdom and takes full responsibility. She said they would prove that this kingdom will never fall. They had a group hug. The babyface trio made their entrances for the main event… [C]

    2. Kyle O’Reilly, Bobby Fish, and Michael Elgin vs. Adam Cole, Matt Taven, and Michael Bennett (w/Maria). Elgin performed an early suplex on Bennett after holding him up for an extended period of time. Corino said it looked like Elgin was having fun in the ring again after losing his smile.

    [Q4] The heel trio isolated Elgin, who was fighting them off with elbows heading into the break. [C] Fish and O’Reilly worked over Taven, then targeted Cole with double team moves. Fish and O’Reilly did some gyrating, then went back to work on Taven and got a near fall.

    Later, Elgin fought off Taven and Bennett and hoisted them both up on his shoulders. Cole tried to stop him, but he flung the legs of his opponents at Cole and then performed a double Samoan drop. The fans chanted “this is awesome” only because “this is pretty good” doesn’t have the same zest to it.

    The heel trio got a near fall on Elgin after a nice series of rapid fire offense. Fish and O’Reilly dumped Cole and Bennett to the floor and then dove on them. In the ring, Elgin picked up Taven in powerbomb position and dumped him onto his opponents on the floor. The babyface trio performed a powerbomb off the middle rope for a two count.

    Cole performed the Canadian Destroyer on Elgin, then Taven and Bennett performed a double team move for another two count. Elgin made a hot tag to O’Reilly, who squared off with Cole. They traded offense and then O’Reilly turned him inside out with a clothesline. O’Reilly and Fish performed Chasing The Dragon on Cole, which led to O’Reilly pinning Cole. After the match, Cole shook O’Reilly’s hand and then raised his arm before leaving the ring without his teammates…

    Kyle O’Reilly, Bobby Fish, and Michael Elgin defeated Adam Cole, Matt Taven, and Michael Bennett.

  • Ring Of Honor Confirm Former 2X ROH World Champion Is Returning

    Ring Of Honor have confirmed that X2 ROH World Champion Austin Aries will be appearing in the ring during the July 17th show in Sam’s Town Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.

    They note that Aries has told officials that he wants to address the fans in Las Vegas but what he has to say isn’t clear.

    A number of matches have already been signed for the Ring Of Honor event and can be seen by clicking this link.

  • Jim Ross Q&A: More On Issues With Big Show, WWE Trying To Hurt ROH?, More

    WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross recently updated his official Q&A section. Below are some of the highlights.

    On if WWE is trying to hurt ROH by putting NXT special on same day as ROH’s special: “No, I don’t. It’s also the same time as my show at the Gramercy Theatre. It’s just business.”

    On if they are trying to hurt JR’s one-man show, which is also the same day as the NXT Brooklyn special: “It’s just business and NXT having a prime time show on Saturday Aug 22 was expected. We can always go earlier in the day if the promoter feels we need to do so. That will be addressed this week.”

    On if WWE should hire Superstar Billy Graham for Dusty Rhodes’ old job in NXT: “I always pull for Billy but I don’t know the status of his health which would be an issue. Billy was one of the great talkers of all time without question.”

    On if it’s more important to improve in the ring or on the mic: “Hardest skills to master are on the mic.”

    On advice he would give anyone trying to get into broadcasting: “Get practical experience in any form of broadcasting and production that you can. Go to college and graduate with the proper broadcasting degree and continue to gain experience in any field that’s available and build a good reel of your work. Then get experience in fields other than wrestling before you attempt to enter that world.”

    On his rumored issues with Big Show: “He’s mistaken as it relates to me never thinking much of him because I did. As a matter of fact I thought, and still do, a great deal of Show. We were concerned about his weight and how he was going to withstand the WWE schedule and wanted to protect his health and our investment. Vince McMahon and I decided to sent him to OVW was the right thing to do. Ironically, show and I have never had a conversation on this matter in all the years that I’ve known him but perhaps it makes for good content on a podcast. The “he wasn’t one of my guys” line is also inaccurate.”

    Read more JR Q&A updates at his official website, JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.

  • Maria Kanellis Talks ROH Locker Room, Being First Lady Of ROH & More

    Former WWE Diva and current Ring Of Honor performer Maria Kanellis recently spoke with Channel Guide Magazine. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.

    On being The First Lady of ROH: “I think I’ve always had a passion for the pro wrestling business. In Ring of Honor, I was able to find something that inspired me and challenged me. I have been able to have a lot of fun with it. I think with this character and being the ‘First Lady of Ring of Honor,’ I’m having so much fun with it.”

    On the ROH locker room: “I’ve always had a lot more guy friends than girlfriends, so it has never intimidated me being in a locker room full of guys. The Ring of Honor locker room is one of the best locker rooms I’ve ever been in. The guys are just so sweet and so wonderful. A lot of them came to my wedding. It’s great to be surrounded by all my big brothers and little brothers.”

    On the state of women’s wrestling: “I think we are going in the right direction. We still have a long way to go. We have to be very careful right now, because we can’t become complacent that we are getting a few more nuggets of hope with time on television. It’s not enough. You look at women as a whole. Yes, there are more females that are going be on the cover of Fortune 500. You are going to see more females take bigger roles in these sitcoms and television shows. That doesn’t mean it is equal. Just because the girls get one main event every six months at NXT, that’s not equal. Yes, we are moving in the right direction. No, it’s not enough.”

    On working with husband Mike Bennett: “We separate church and state. There is ‘work’ us and ‘relationship’ us. We are a couple that just happens to be professional wrestlers. Our professional wrestling careers don’t define us as human beings. We have a lot of outside passions that we are able to experience as a couple. We love to cook together. We have three long-haired Chihuahuas together. We are big into our families. Even though we are wrestlers, it’s just one piece of our delicious soup.

    “I don’t think there have ever been a couple truly like Mike and I. You could kind of equate us to Stephanie McMahon and Triple H. You can kind of equate us to other people. That doesn’t necessarily get the whole picture. We’ve never really been seen before in the fact there isn’t one dominant person in our onscreen relationship. It depends on what the match calls for. If I need to be involved more, I’m involved more. If I need to sit on the outside and do nothing, that’s what I do. When it comes to the dynamic of Mike and I, there is nobody like us.”

    Check out the complete interview at ChannelGuideMagBlog.com.

  • ROH Turns Down Working With TNA, TNA Exec Threatens To Poach Their Talent

    As noted earlier this week, TNA’s working relationship with Global Force Wrestling was a ‘last resort’ after the company was turned down by Ring of Honor and other promotions.

    TNA Executive Bob Ryder, who has been lashing out on Twitter against Dave Meltzer and various reports circulating about TNA, went on the TNA Mecca forum and addressed the TNA-ROH situation.

    Ryder acknowledges that ROH was not interested in “doing business” with TNA and suggests, “Maybe we should get aggressive and go after some of their unsigned talent? That would be interesting.”

  • TNA & ROH Draw Record Low Ratings This Week

    Ring of Honor saw a slip in viewership on Wednesday night, while TNA Impact Wrestling took a significant hit in the numbers.

    Impact Wrestling drew an all-time record low of 267,000 viewers and a 0.09 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic for its post-Slammiversary edition of the show this week. Those numbers are down 28 percent and 25 percent from the week before and are the lowest ratings for an original Destination America airing of the show to date.

    The previous low was the first Wednesday episode, which aired on June 3rd. That show drew 297,000 viewers and a 0.09 demo rating.

    Impact Wrestling’s midnight replay added just 51,000 viewers and a 0.01 demo rating, down from last week’s 82,000 and 0.03.

    This week’s edition of ROH TV drew 157,000 viewers and a 0.05 demo rating, down 15 percent in viewers from last week’s 185,000. The viewership was the lowest on Destination America but the rating was tied for last week with the highest yet.

    ROH’s 11pm replay drew 81,000 viewers and a 0.03 demo rating, down from last week’s 145,000 and 0.04.

  • Ring Of Honor TV Results – July 1, 2015

    Ring of Honor TV
    Taped May 12-13 in Philadelphia, Pa. at 2300 Arena
    Aired July 1 on Destination America and previously in ROH syndication
    Report by Jason Powell and ProWrestling.net

    The opening montage aired… Kevin Kelly and Steve Corino checked in on commentary… “The Addiction” team of Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian headed to the ring. They want to be known as the world tag team champions of the world. Kazuchika Okada and Gedo made their entrance to a positive response and the streamer treatment…

    1. ROH Tag Team Champions Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian vs. Kazuchika Okada and Gedo. Red Shoes from New Japan Pro Wrestling was the referee. The tag champs got the better of Gedo heading into the break. [C] Gedo continued to be isolated by Daniels and Kazarian coming out of the break.

    [Q2] Gedo made the tag to Okada, who threw running elbows at Daniels and received a good reaction whenever he looked to the crowd. Okada knocked Daniels off the ring apron and then got a near fall on Kazarian. Okada set up for a tombstone, but Daniels broke it up with a kick.

    Okada got the better of Daniels and Kazarian, then did a double cross body block spot with Kazarian. Okada tagged in Gedo, who worked over both tag champs and blasted Daniels with a superkick for a two count. Daniels caught Gedo with a uranage, but Gedo dodged the BME and Daniels landed on his feet. A short time later, Daniels and Kazarian hit Celebrity Rehab on Gedo and pinned him. After the match, Okada threw a beautiful dropkick and followed it with a Rainmaker clothesline on Daniels… [C]

    Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian defeated Kazuchika Okada and Gedo.

    2. Takaaki Watanabe vs. Adam Page (w/Colby Corino). The match was joined in progress. Kelly asked Corino about Colby’s decision to work with Page and Whitmer. He said Colby had a chance to work in the ROH or NJPW dojos due to the family connections, but he chose this path and as a father it’s heart breaking. The fans popped for Watanabe’s German suplex and he played to them as they chanted “one more time.”

    Watanabe ran the ropes and was tripped by Colby. They had to blur out fans at ringside who were apparently flipping off Colby or something. Watanabe followed and performed a wicked German suplex on Colby. Kelly asked if Corino wanted to check on his son, but Corino was quiet. [C]

    Page was the aggressor coming out of the break and performed a nice power slam. Watanabe regained control and went for a German suplex at ringside. Page landed on his feet. Colby pulled Watanabe into the ring post, then Page performed a shooting star press off the ring apron. Back inside the ring, Page performed a DDT for a two count.

    [Q3] Later, Watanabe performed a suplex off the ropes and then covered Page for two. Watanabe missed a clothesline and then rolled up Page, who kicked out. Watanabe’s momentum carried him into the ropes, where Colby caught him with a kick. Page performed the Rite of Passage finisher and got the win…

    Adam Page beat Takaaki Watanabe.

    A graphic hyped A.J. Styles vs. Adam Cole as the main event… [C] A Best in the World commercial aired for replay buys…

    Ring entrances for the main event took place…

    3. IWGP Champion A.J. Styles vs. Adam Cole. NJPW’s Tiger Hattori was the referee. Cole and Styles shook hands before the match, but Cole grabbed Styles’ hand and spat on it. The broadcast team spoke about Cole returning from injury and said he had been mysterious throughout his time out of the ring. Styles was in control heading into the break… [C] Cole took control coming out of the break and taunted the crowd by taking a bow.

    [Q4] Kelly credited Cole with controlling the pace and wearing down Styles as Cole held a headlock. Cole ran Styles into the corner, then walked over and spat near the broadcast table. Cole also flipped off the fans and it was censored. Kelly and Corino debated over which one of them has the heat with Cole.

    In the ring, Styles performed a torture rack into a spinning powerbomb for a two count. Cole came back with a suplex onto his knee for a two count. Later, Styles performed a suplex on the ring apron. Kelly promised “more highlights of this awesome encounter when we get back.” [C]

    After the break, both men were trading punches. The broadcast team noted that Cole was favoriting his bad arm. Cole connected with a kick, dodged a Pele kick, and then connected with a superkick for a good near fall. The announcers said they’d never seen Styles miss a Pele kick.

    A short time later, Cole performed the Styles Clash on Styles for another good two count. Kelly noted that Styles had been hit with his own move. Styles missed a Pele Kick off the second rope and Cole dropped him with another superkick. Cole ran at Styles, who caught him and set up for his finisher, but Cole kicked his way free.

    Styles finally connected with a Pele kick and then performed a pair of piledrivers and the Styles Clash for the win. After the match, Cole held his arm in the corner as Styles looked down at him. Styles picked Cole up. Styles jawed at Cole, who eventually offered him a handshake. Styles didn’t accept, so Cole grabbed Styles hand and shook his hand. Kelly said you could see these matches in their entirety at the ROH website, then hyped the fallout from Best in the World for next week.

  • Previews For Tonight’s NXT, Lucha Underground, ROH & Impact Wrestling Shows

    – The special “Bell 2 Bell” edition of TNA Impact Wrestling on Destination America airs tonight headlined by EC3 vs. Jeff Jarrett for the TNA Title. Impact airs at 9pm EST. on Destination America, and the replay runs at 12am EST.

    – WWE’s NXT television show tonight on the WWE Network features Kevin Owens and Rhyno vs. Finn Balor and Samoa Joe. The show begins at 8pm EST.

    – Ring of Honor TV on Destination America has A.J. Styles vs. Adam Cole in what is said to be an extremely good main event. The show airs on Destination America immediately before Impact Wrestling.

    – Lucha Underground is on El Rey Network tonight at 8pm EST. The main event is Prince Puma (with Konnan) vs. Chavo Guerrero (with The Crew) in a no disqualification match for the Lucha Underground title. The stipulation for the match is that if Konnan interferes, then Chavo automatically becomes the new champion.

  • Current Lineup For Ring Of Honor “Death Before Dishonor” iPPV In July

    Ring Of Honor is advertising the following matches for their “Death Before Dishonor” internet pay-per-view, which is scheduled for July 24 in Baltimore, Maryland:

    – Jay Lethal vs. Roderick Strong for the ROH Title

    – Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian vs. War Machine vs. Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly vs. The Kingdom in a four corner survival match for the ROH Tag Titles

    – ACH vs. Adam Page

    – Moose vs. Cedric Alexander

  • Briscoe Brothers vs. Time Splitters Announced For ROH’s Field Of Honor (8/22)

    Ring of Honor has announced the first match for the upcoming Field Of Honor show from MCU Park in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday, August 22nd.

    Former ROH tag team champions The Briscoe Brothers will face NJPW’s The Time Splitters (Alex Shelley and Kushida). From the official announcement:

    ROH fans last saw Time Splitters at Final Battle last December, when they came within an eyelash of capturing the ROH World Tag Team Championship from reDRagon. Since then, after great success during the War of the Worlds/Global Wars tour, KUSHIDA has gone on to win the prestigious Best of the Super Juniors Tournament. The sky’s the limit for the KUSHIDA!

    Alex Shelley has a long history in ROH, from his days as the leader of “Generation Next” to his time in the “Embassy” but the team of Time Splitters has showcased Shelley’s efforts. The former NJPW Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions look to gain championship traction in both New Japan and Ring of Honor and win at Field of Honor ’15 would make that a reality.

    The championship legacy of the Briscoes is unparalleled in Professional Wresting today as Mark and Jay are the 8-time former ROH World Tag Team Champions. They have set the standard by which all tag teams today are measured and in the wake of Jay’s recent defeat at “Best in the World”, a win at Field of Honor ’15 against a top-rated global tag team like Time Splitters is the goal for “Dem Boys”!

    It will be fast-paced and intense when Mark and Jay Briscoe take on Alex Shelley and KUSHIDA. The Briscoes vs Time Splitters at Field of Honor ’15!

    Also signed to appear…

    ROH WORLD & TELEVISION CHAMPION: JAY LETHAL w/ TRUTH MARTINI
    ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: THE ADDICTION (CHRISTOPHER DANIELS & FRANKIE KAZARIAN)
    SHINSUKE NAKAMURA
    KAZUCHIKA OKADA
    RODERICK STRONG ?REDRAGON (KYLE O’REILLY & BOBBY FISH)?WAR MACHINE (RAY ROWE & HANSON)
    MICHAEL ELGIN
    ACH?ADAM COLE
    THE KINGDOM (MATT TAVEN & MICHAEL BENNETT) w/ MARIA KANELLIS?ROPPONGI VICE (ROCKY ROMERO & BERETTA)
    YOUNG BUCKS (MATT & NICK JACKSON)
    MATT SYDAL
    MOOSE w/ STOKELY HATHAWAY?DONOVAN DIJAK w/ TRUTH MARTINI?CEDRIC ALEXANDER w/ VEDA SCOTT
    ADAM PAGE w/ BJ WHITMER
    DALTON CASTLE w/ THE BOYS
    SILAS YOUNG

  • Alex Shelley Returning To Ring Of Honor This Summer

    Former TNA star Alex Shelley is returning to Ring of Honor this summer.

    Shelly will be appearing at ROH’s August 22nd Field of Honor show from the MCU baseball park in Brooklyn, New York.

    He tweeted on Monday:

    According to the ROH website, “The event will feature championship bouts, top ranked wrestlers and the distinctive next generation wrestling that makes ROH the world’s most innovative brand of pro wrestling in the world. Scheduled to appear: ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe, ROH World TV Champion Jay Lethal, ROH World Tag Team Champions reDRagon, Mark Briscoe, The Kingdom with Maria Kanellis and more.”

    A full line-up of ROH Stars will be available in the coming weeks.

  • Ring Of Honor TV Results – June 25, 2015

    Ring Of Honor TV Results
    Taped at Ted Reeve arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Aired on June 25, 2015 on Destination America
    Report by ProWrestling.net

    [Q1] The opening montage aired… A graphic touted the replay of the Best in the World 2015 pay-per-view… The broadcast team of Kevin Kelly, Steve Corino, and Nigel McGuinness spoke at ringside about BITW being in the rearview mirror without getting into any specifics since this show was taped long before the June 19 pay-per-view…

    1. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Roderick Strong. Nakamura was over huge and he shook hands with Strong before the match. The “ROH On Tour” graphic listed upcoming dates as the match got underway. Nakamura controlled the bulk of the early offense. He took Strong to ringside and threw him over the barricade, then pulled him back over heading into the break. [C]

    Coming out of the break, Strong and Nakamura traded blows in mid-ring. Nakamura got the better of it by knocking Strong down with a shot, but Strong got up and tagged Nakamura with a shot of his own. String performed a couple of running knees and then performed a double knee to the back of Nakamura for a two count. Strong set up for the Strong Hold, but Nakamura countered into a sleeper. Strong got back to his feet, but Nakamura put him down with a backstabber. Strong came back and targeted the lower back of Nakamura and got a two count.

    [Q2] Nakamura came back with a leap off the second rope and a knee to the head of Strong. Roddy came back with another double knee gut buster. He applied the Strong Hold a short time later, but Nakamura reached the ropes to break the hold. Strong came back with a clothesline and a brainbuster for a very good near fall. Strong continued his offensive flurry with a big knee, but Nakamura caught a charging Strong with a kick and then pinned him clean…

    Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Roderick Strong.

    2. Michael Elgin vs Gedo. Elgin and Gedo shook hands before the bell. Elgin ducked a charging Gedo and then powered out of his go behind waist lock. Strong held up Gedo for a long standing suplex and got a two count. Strong missed a flip off the second rope when Gedo moved. Gedo used striking to get a two count. Elgin came back with a buckle bomb and then performed a powerbomb to get the clean win…

    Michael Elgin defeated Gedo.

    Kelly hyped the main event heading into the break…

    [Q3] [C] Mandy Leon hosted the Inside ROH segment and focussed on the ROH and New Japan Pro Wrestling relationship… Ring entrances for the main event took place… [C]

    3. A.J. Styles and The Young Bucks (w/Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson) vs. Kazuchika Okada, Rocky Romero, and Trent Berretta. Kelly said the goal of The Bullet Club members was to soften up Okada heading into his match with Styles in Japan. Styles and The Bucks isolated Berretta in their corner throughout the opening minutes of the match.

    [Q4] [C] Berretta made a tag to Romero, who eventually tagged in Okada at the same time Styles was in the ring. Okada got the better of Styles while they were in the ring together. The Vice members worked over Matt Jackson and performed a knee to the head into a Doomsday Device on the floor. Crazy.

    Styles and Okada ended up going at it in the ring again. Styles went for the Styles Clash, but Okada countered into a tombstone, which was really cool. Later, Styles and The Bucks ended up working over Romero. Berretta made a blind tag and broke up More Bang For Your Buck. Okada and the Vice members performed rapid fire moves on Matt Jackson, but Styles hit Okada with a springboard forearm. Styles had Berretta up for a Styles Clash, but Okada broke it up.

    The fans chanted “this is awesome” as all six men recovered form the previous sequence. They all traded shots, and Styles and The Bucks hit simultaneous superkicks. Okada fought all three men until they hit him with a combined double superkick and Pele Kick. Styles and The Bucks teamed up for the Meltzer Driver. Styles held him up in Styles Clash position, the Bucks performed a double superkick on Berretta, and then Styles performed the Styles Clash and pinned him…

    BRAND NEW PHOTO GALLERY: Ronda Rousey In Skimpy Bikinis & Tight Outfits

  • Steve Corino Talks Working In Original ECW, Current ROH Product, OMEGA

    One-half of Ring Of Honor’s television announce team and former ECW original Steve Corino recently spoke with Marc Madison of News Hub about a variety of topics. Below are some highlights from the interview.

    On his time with OMEGA: “Well, OMEGA was like a collection of Indy guys in North Carolina and myself I had lived in Pennsylvania but I was making a lot of trips to North Carolina. Joey Mercury was in Virginia and he had just started and he would meet me on the way and Matt Hardy has this this vision of let’s do something that no one else is doing and now you gotta remember that this was 1997 where there wasn’t a Ring of Honor and ECW was finding its legs and still a little more hard-core than anything so Matt had this grass roots idea of every match has to be like a barn burning stuff like that. And he (Matt) thought that me and Joey (Mercury) and CW Anderson would be great as the guys selling the old school first. People always ask where did the old school character begin with and I had those ideas and then right from OMEGA first time.”

    On his time in the original ECW: “When I came in there were always no promises. I came in as just an underneath guy. I was Nova’s friend and this was right after November to Remember 98’ and they were looking for new guys and Paul wanted to build new guys. So they had Reckless Youth that was the guy they wanted and I was the afterthought. The guy was Nova’s buddy here is pretty good and he’s got an anti-hard-core thing alright bring him to the arena and do a quick try out match. That’s how I won my job. Then little things would come up and happen. Whereas Candido would mess up and Paul would look at me like, ‘Steve you can talk let’s do this thing with Tazz’ and then Candido would be back and then he would be fine and then I’d get pushed down a little bit and then Candido would mess up again and then all of a sudden I’m back. There was a time where no one remembers where I had Rhyno and Tajiri and Candido comes back and all of a sudden I had no one and Candido had Rhyno and Tajiri then 3 weeks later he’d mess up again. And then I’m back without explanation it was just like I was the go to guy.”

    On his future in Professional Wrestling: “If you would have asked me this a couple of years ago I would have said the game plan has always been for ROH to be economic television for the Sinclair broadcasting channels. I would have never thought we would have done something with New Japan and I’d never thought that the replica belts would come and that they would have taken the 17th chance at ippv because of all the problems that we had and I would have never thought that we would have done regular traditional pay per view and it wasn’t all in the business plans that they all got together and this is good and houses are up and merchandise licenses are being sold so let’s try this so for me you just gotta keep moving forward little steps just like they are doing whether the next step is a video game, whether the next step is action figures, whether the next step is four weekends a month instead of three, whether it is the test of hey Tuesday and Wednesday worked maybe we should start thinking Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday instead of Friday/Saturday.”

    Check out the complete interview at The-NewsHub.com.

    BRAND NEW PHOTO GALLERY: Ronda Rousey In Skimpy Bikinis & Tight Outfits

  • TNA Impact Wrestling & ROH On Destination America Ratings For This Week

    The Wednesday, June 24, 2015 edition of Ring Of Honor on Destination America drew a combined total audience of 330,000 viewers.

    The 8pm EST. first-airing of ROH on Destination America drew 185,000 viewers, while the replay that preceded the second airing of TNA Impact Wrestling delivered 145,000 viewers for the 11pm EST. time slot.

    Meanwhile, TNA drew a combined total of 451,000 viewers, which the first airing drawing 369,000 viewers for the 9pm EST. time slot. The replay that aired at midnight drew an additional 82,000 viewers.

    BRAND NEW PHOTO GALLERY: Ronda Rousey In Skimpy Bikinis & Tight Outfits

  • Roderick Strong On His Loyalty To ROH, Training With WWE Legend, Aries/Shelley

    Ring Of Honor wrestler Roderick Strong recently spoke with Marc Madison of News Hub about a number of different ROH and TNA related topics. Below are some highlights from the interview.

    On his training under Jim ‘The Anvil’ Niedhart: “It came about because my dad and dad’s buddy’s wife worked at a doctor’s office and she was actually the front desk receptionist. Jim Niedhart would come in there because it was his local physician and one day my dad’s buddy called him and said hey, do you want to be a pro wrestler and my dad was sure. My dad had an athletic background so even though he was a little bit of an older man about 38-39 years old, he was why not it would be a good hobby and was always about trying to stay in the best shape as he possibly can. I didn’t know who the trainer was at the time. Being a big wrestling fan and being so young 12 at the time, my parents were separated so my dad said I’m going to bring you to this practice but you have to be well behaved. I started freaking out when I realized exactly who it was and that I would be going there 3 times a week. Eventually from going and watching Jim just saw how excited I got about going. He eventually let me get in the ring and play around. It was just something from watching it visually and studying it so much that it I was able to do at the moment and something I saw that it was something I could do. He saw a little something in me.”

    On working with Austin Aries and Alex Shelley: “It’s been noted that in Ring of Honor that it was Gabe Sapolsky’s idea of putting us together as a group and none of us really knowing each other, other than saying hello at different shows. We did that and it was as fantastic opportunity for me and the others. He thought we were ready for that but it says a lot about him (Gabe). We made history together as a team. The four of us together including Jack Evans helped to save Ring of Honor and it always holds such a special place in my heart.

    In TNA, it was something where they saw how hot Generation Next was and they wanted to do something similar but I felt they wanted it as proactive and putting in themselves in people’s faces because we had some fantastic chemistry. I had fun doing it and the fact that every single one of them are great wrestlers. I can’t really complain being in the ring with those guys.”

    Check out the complete interview at The-NewsHub.com.

  • Davey Richards On His Tryout With WWE, The Wolves, Joining TNA

    One-half of The Wolves tag-team — Davey Richards — recently spoke with Marc Madison of The News Hub for an in-depth discussion. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.

    On how joining TNA came about: “We were talking to TNA pretty much the whole time and I really wanted to go to TNA from the start and Eddie really wanted to give NXT a chance and check it out and I can understand. So we went down and TNA was really cool about it. They totally understood. We go and do our thing with NXT and TNA came to us with the deals and said hey we’ve got something for you and can get you guys started right away on TV. As soon as we cleared up things with NXT we told them we weren’t going to go any further and they said they weren’t willing to go any further and we had a contract with TNA within 5 minutes.”

    On his time with NJPW: “It was a great experience. It was absolutely phenomenal. I was pretty much there full time for over two years. That was always the one company in Japan that I wanted to work for. I always wanted to be in the Super Juniors and I did that and wrestle in the Tokyo Dome and I did that. It was great and it really helped me to understand how a big company like that works. I always did the independents so it was a phenomenal thing and I learned a lot from those guys and I still carried a lot of what I learned there and work ethic and the professionalism that they embedded in me there carried it on to now. It approaches my style a lot to where wrestling is first and foremost as a sport and a time that I hold very near and dear to me.”

    On which matches stood out throughout his career: “I really liked my matches with (Tetsuya) Bushi from Super Juniors in New Japan and then Ring of Honor I would have to say that 45 minute match between me and Eddie (Edwards), Bryan Danielson, Tyler Black as well it was in Canada I remember that was a really big one and I don’t really remember my world title wins because I was knocked out for most of it. I’m sure that was swell too. That match and then my matches with Bushi were just two of my matches I just remember having a lot of really fond memories and having a lot of fun in those.”

    Check out the complete interview at The-NewsHub.com.

  • Roderick Strong On Differences Between ROH & TNA, ROH On Destination America

    Ring Of Honor performer Roderick Strong recently sat down for an interview to discuss a wide variety of topics. Below are some highlights from the interview.

    On the differences between TNA & ROH: “Well obviously the way I was used in both companies was vastly different. To me that would be the biggest thing that stood out. I thought my time in TNA went about as well as it possibly could for what it was. With me being as young as I was and them trying to highlight the x division like they did. I had an opportunity to have some really good matches there. I was blessed and lucky to be put in divisions where I could showcase my talent at both places.”

    On his future aspirations: “I don’t see myself going into the tag team division. I see myself winning the number one contender’s match that I have June 19th live on pay per view and then I see myself going on to beat whoever is world champion either Jay Lethal or Jay Briscoe. So I see being the Ring of Honor world champion again in my future.”

    On ROH’s move to Destination America: “My thoughts are its great. What it means for Ring of Honor is 40-50 million homes get a chance to tune in and watch us do what we do best. That is be the best pure wrestling company on the planet. I think it can open a lot of eyes and help with this continual growth that Ring of Honor has been on the last couple of years. The timing of it couldn’t be better I feel. Sinclair is a company that has a better understanding of what who and what Ring of Honor is. I think Ring of Honor is just starting to hit its stride and I think the next six months is going to be really interesting for us.”

    Check out the complete interview by clicking here.

  • Video: Samoa Joe Gives Farewell Speech Following His Last Match In Ring Of Honor

    This past Saturday (June 20th) at Terminal 5 in New York City, Samoa Joe wrestled what is likely to be his last match for Ring of Honor with AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels and Kazarian.

    Following the match, the group huddled together, while fans began chanting for Joe to make a speech which can be seen above thanks to All Night Long Wrestling Podcast. It’s not clear whether or not the speech will be shown on television.

    Joe got a standing ovation from those in attendance and he spoke for several minutes about how all of the fans stood by them, proving everyone wrong and how the last time he checked, the best in the world had wrestled in their ring.

    WWE recently signed Samoa Joe to their NXT brand where he is currently working a feud with current NXT Champion Kevin Owens.

  • First Matches Revealed For ROH’s Death Before Dishonor iPPV (7/24)

    At Saturday night’s Ring of Honor TV tapings from New York City, the company revealed several top matches for the upcoming Death Before Dishonor iPPV:

    Here’s the card:

    – ROH World Champion Jay Lethal vs. Roderick Strong

    – ROH Tag Team Champions The Addiction vs. ReDragon vs. The Kingdom vs. War Machine.

    – Cedric Alexander vs. Moose

    – A.C.H. vs. Adam Page

    Death Before Dishonor takes place on Friday, July 24th from Baltimore, Maryland.