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  • Major ROH Name Set To Be Free Agent In Early 2022

    Major ROH Name Set To Be Free Agent In Early 2022

    A big name on the ROH roster will see his contract come to an end at the start of 2022.

    That name is Rush, the former two-time ROH World Champion. Unfortunately for Rush, he’s dealing with an injury at the moment. He underwent surgery following a knee injury that he suffered during a tag team match. He is said to be out of action anywhere between 8-12 months.

    During an interview with Sports Illustrated, Rush revealed that he will be a free agent in Jan. 2022.

    “My contract expires in January. So far, we have not talked about a contract renewal. I am very grateful to ROH. I am also a man of challenges and goals, and I’m open to listening to everyone.”

    Rush first captured the ROH gold back in Sept. 2019. He ended up losing the title to PCO but won it back in Feb. 2020. Rush would hold the championship for 498 days as ROH went dark due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Once the company got the ball rolling again, Rush lost the title to Bandido at the Best in the World event inside Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, Maryland back in July.

    Stick with SEScoops for the latest on Rush’s future.

  • PCO Responds To Reports Of Him Leaving ROH

    PCO Responds To Reports Of Him Leaving ROH

    PCO has given his response to reports that he’s expected to leave ROH soon.

    A report from Wrestling Observer Radio claimed that PCO’s contract with ROH is up at the end of November. The report also notes that the former ROH World Champion gave the company notice that he will not be signing a new deal.

    During an appearance on Sean Waltman’s Pro Wrestling 4 Life podcast, PCO revealed whether or not he will become a free agent before 2021 comes to a close.

    “On December 1st, that would be my third year with Ring of Honor. It will be 3 full years, and 3 great years. I have been treated really super good. They are great people over there, but coming December 1st, I will be a free agent. It will be interesting to see where everything is going, either with Ring of Honor or wherever.

    The indies could be a great place to start things up. There’s not a day that I’m not getting hit by someone for shows, if not a couple of shows. I’m under an exclusive contract right now. I’m fully Ring of Honor. I couldn’t take any work for the last 3 years for any indie companies other than the ones that we were doing business with which were New Japan Pro Wrestling, or at that time it was CMLL, and that got broken, and the PWG, but I don’t know where we stand with them right now.”

    PCO was seen in action in the Honor Rumble at the Death Before Dishonor PPV. That match ended up being won by Alex Zayne. PCO has been with ROH since 2018. He captured the world title back in Dec. 2019 and held onto the gold for 78 days.

  • PCO Not Expected To Re-Sign With ROH

    PCO Not Expected To Re-Sign With ROH

    Pierre Carl-Oulette (PCO) is not expected to re-sign with Ring of Honor when his contract expires on November 30th, 2021. According to a report from the Wrestling Observer, he has given the company his notice and will be departing later this year.

    PCO has been with the company since 2018. His last match was the Honor Rumble at last night’s Death Before Dishonor PPV from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. ROH also has television tapings today and tomorrow from Philadelphia that PCO is expected to take part in as well.

    PCO is a former ROH World Champion, 1x 6-man tag-team champion along with Brody King and Marty Scurll, and also a former ROH tag team champion along with Brody King. Additionally, PCO and Brody King won the NWA’s Crockett Cup in 2019 along with the promotion’s tag-team titles.

    Along with Jacques Rougeau, Oulette is a former 3x WWE tag team champion as 1/2 of the Quebecers. He’s also a former WCW Hardcore Champion.

    Last night’s ROH PPV may be the last live show the company runs this year. They are, however, scheduled to film television today and tomorrow from the 2300 Arena. There are further tapings scheduled in Baltimore for November. The promotion is said to be taking things on a week-to-week basis concerning live crowds and the possibility of running another live event later this year.

    Was Death Before Dishonor ROH’s Final Live Show Of 2021? (Report)
  • ROH Death Before Dishonor 2021 Results

    ROH Death Before Dishonor 2021 Results

    Ring of Honor held their Death Before Dishonor 2021 event over the weekend from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

    Four Championship matches were confirmed for the night, with the main event seeing Bandido defend his ROH Championship against Demonic Flamita, EC3 and Brody King.

    Jonathan Gresham also defended his Pure Championship against Josh Woods, Shane Taylor Promotions defended their ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships against La Bestia del Ring, Dragon Lee & King and Rok-c faced Miranda Alize to determine a new ROH Women’s Champion.

    Ring of Honor Death Before Dishonor Results

    Here are the full results from the show:

    • 15-Man Honor Rumble – Alex Zayne wins and earns a future ROH World Championship Match.
    • Dalton Castle b. Eli Isom.
    • Taylor Rust b. Jake Atlas.
    • Homicide, Chris Dickinson and Tony Deppen b. John Walters, LSG and Lee Moriarty.
    • The OGK (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) b. The Briscoes (Mark and Jay Briscoe).
    • ROH Pure Championship Match – Josh Woods b. Jonathan Gresham – Woods beat Gresham to become the new ROH Pure Champion
    • Ring of Honor World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match – Shane Taylor Promotions (c) b. La Bestia del Ring, Dragon Lee and Kenny King
    • ROH Women’s Championship Match – Rok-c b. Miranda Alize – Rok-c becomes the new ROH Women’s World Champion
    • Ring of Honor World Championship Match – Bandido (c) b. Demonic Flamita, EC3 and Brody King
  • Was Death Before Dishonor ROH’s Final Live Show Of 2021? (Report)

    Was Death Before Dishonor ROH’s Final Live Show Of 2021? (Report)

    Death Before Dishonor has wrapped up, and it may have been the final live show of 2021 for ROH.

    The event took place inside the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA. In the main event, Bandido put the ROH World Championship on the line against Brody King, EC3, and Demonic Flamita in a four-way elimination match. Also on the card was the finals of the ROH Women’s Championship tournament between Rok-C and Miranda Alize.

    Death Before Dishonor has garnered praise from fans, and those who were in attendance are quite lucky. A report from PWInsider reveals that this may have been ROH’s final live show of 2021. ROH was initially set to run several house shows this fall but that has been tabled due to the Delta variant of COVID-19.

    ROH is set for more TV tapings inside the 2300 Arena this coming Monday and Tuesday. The promotion is then set for TV tapings this November in Baltimore.

    The report noted that ROH is playing things by ear when it comes to live crowds so there is a small chance that another show in front of a live audience could take place before the year is out. It’s been said that the company is taking things on a “week-to-week basis.”

    ROH Death Before Dishonor 2021 Results
  • Kenny King wants ROH and WWE to work together

    Kenny King wants ROH and WWE to work together

    Ring of Honor star Kenny King recently spoke to Inside The Ropes’ Liam Alexander-Stewart. King discussed several topics during the interview, including the concept of the Forbidden Door and how he feels the time is right for WWE and ROH to work together.

    “Well, I mean there’s a lot of guys that I would like to see come into Ring Of Honor. I mean, if we’re just fantasy booking I’d like love to do LFI versus The New Day, I think that would be an amazing match” Kenny King began.

    “I’d love to step in the ring with Kofi Kingston. I Would like to see a guy like Eddie Edwards come home, you know. Eddie Edwards vs Kenny King, and Eddie Edwards Jay Lethal, and Eddie Edwards vs Jay Briscoe match I mean, those would be outrageous.

    Kenny King would then discuss how Ring of Honor and WWE are the only two major promotions that aren’t ‘taking part’ in the Forbidden Door policy/concept currently, and how they should do so together.

    Kenny King on WWE x ROH

    “I mean, to be fair, the only two teams that aren’t participating as much as they should are us and WWE and I feel like maybe it’s about time, right?” King remarked. “Maybe it’s about time to bridge over to start working with NXT or working with some of the guys on SmackDown because, you know, it’s just time, right? It’s just time for all of these things to kind of switch up and I feel it feels like we’re entering into a new era of pro wrestling.”

    Kenny King would finish by listing some of the names from WWE that he would like to see make their way over to Ring of Honor, including some returning faces.

    “I mean, think about what the buzz would be, you know, just what the reciprocation would be, you know, AJ Styles shows up to challenge Jay Lethal if you know what I mean?” King stated.

    “Or MVP comes, you know to rescue me from getting beat down from Shane Taylor. I mean, Bobby Lashley against SOS, you know? So these are just things that that that make people go ‘wow,’ that would be amazing and realistically it’s possible, there’s nothing that would stop it other than the regular old pro wrestling BS, which I feel like the people that want to survive we’re gonna have to get over.”

    Would you like to see WWE and ROH working together? Do you think that it would work having Sinclair partnering with WWE? Let us know in the comments.

  • ROH Death Before Dishonor: Final PPV Card, Order Here

    ROH Death Before Dishonor: Final PPV Card, Order Here

    Ring of Honor presents Death Before Dishonor live pay-per-view tonight from the famous 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA.

    The main event will see ROH Champion Bandido vs. Demonic Flamita vs. Brody King vs. EC3. Other title matches include Pure Champion Jonathan Gresham vs. Josh Woods and ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions Shane Taylor Promotions vs. La Faccion Ingoblernable.

    Death Before Dishonor can be purchased via traditional pay-per-view and the FITE streaming service. The action kicks off at 7pm (Eastern) with a 1-hour pre-show that is free to watch. At 8pm, the main card begins on PPV.

    Order ROH Death Before Dishonor

    ROH Death Before Dishonor Card

    The following is a full rundown of tonight’s matches:

    • ROH Champion Bandido vs. Demonic Flamita vs. Brody King vs. EC3 – Elimination Match
    • ROH Women’s World Championship Tournament Final: Rok-C vs. Miranda Alize.
    • ROH Pure Champion Jonathan Gresham vs. Josh Woods.
    • ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions Shane Taylor Promotions vs. La Faccion Ingoblernable.
    • The OGK vs. The Briscoes.
    • Jake Atlas vs. Taylor Rust.
    • Violence Unlimited’s Tony Deppen & Homicide & Chris Dickinson vs. LSG & Lee Moriarty & John Walters.
    • Dalton Castle vs. Eli Isom.
    • Free in Hour One: Danhausen, The Beer City Bruiser, PJ Black, Dak Draper, Rey Horus, Brian Johnson, Joe Keys, Brian Milonas, Sledge, Silas Young and five more competitors to be named – Honor Rumble
  • ROH Star Willing To Lose Three Fingers To Face Bryan Danielson

    ROH Star Willing To Lose Three Fingers To Face Bryan Danielson

    One ROH star says that having three fingers chopped off would be worth it if he can face Bryan Danielson.

    Danielson has been the talk of the wrestling world as of late. At the conclusion of the All Out PPV, Danielson made his AEW debut. He assisted Christian Cage and Jurassic Express in clearing Adam Cole and The Elite from the ring.

    As one would imagine, plenty of wrestlers from different promotions have expressed their desire to wrestle “The American Dragon.” One of those wrestlers is Kenny King, who told Inside The Ropes that he’d even remove three of his fingers to share the ring with Danielson.

    “I would cut three fingers off to wrestle Danielson and I can see that match happening at some point. Jonathan Gresham is this generation’s Bryan Danielson, no question. I praise him as much as you possibly can praise a guy because Jon Gresham is a guy who said, ‘Okay, I’m not as physically gifted as these other guys. What I’m going to do is I’m going to turn my turn myself into a freakin’ machine and an animal.’ Physically, every time he walks by me in locker room he’s like a little tank, walking by right? But just if you watch the way Jon wrestles and the time that he talks? I don’t know, man, he’s just so meticulous about the things that he does in that ring and he doesn’t waste any movement and he’s great. That would be an amazing match.”

    King recently captured the ROH Tag Team Titles with Dragon Lee during a TV taping. It’s King’s second ROH tag title reign with Lee and third overall.

  • Jake Atlas & Taylor Rust Return To ROH At Death Before Dishonor

    Jake Atlas & Taylor Rust Return To ROH At Death Before Dishonor

    Jake Atlas and Taylor Rust (FKA Tyler Rust in WWE) will return to Ring of Honor at Death Before Dishonor this weekend. Both wrestlers have had previous stints with the promotion, albeit brief ones. Rust was released from WWE on August 6th after having just been introduced as a member of the Diamond Mine. Atlas was also released from the NXT brand on August 6th and has since been announced for shows with New Japan Pro Wrestling as well.

    Rust had a brief stint with ROH last October. He competed in the ROH Pure title tournament and was defeated by Tracy Williams in the 1st round. He then signed with WWE in December. Atlas competed for ROH briefly in 2019, wrestling one match on the Death Before Dishonor Fallout tour that September.

    ROH has announced that Atlas and Rust will face each other on the September 12th PPV from Baltimore. The full lineup for the show is below.

    Death Before Dishonor Lineup

    • ROH World Championship
      Bandido (c) vs. Brody King vs. EC3 vs. Demonic Flamita
    • ROH Pure Championship
      Jonathan Gresham (c) vs. Josh Woods
    • ROH Women’s World Championship
      Rok-C vs. Miranda Alize
    • ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
      Shane Taylor, Moses, & Kaun vs. Dragon Lee, Bestia del Ring, & Kenny King
    • Homicide, Chris Dickinson, & Tony Deppen vs. John Walters, LSG, & Lee Moriarty
    • Matt Taven & Mike Bennett vs. The Briscoes
    • Eli Isom vs. Dalton Castle
    • Jake Atlas vs. Taylor Rust
  • Former ROH World Champion Rush Undergoes Surgery

    Former ROH World Champion Rush Undergoes Surgery

    Rush has gone under the knife following an injury.

    The former two-time ROH World Champion suffered a knee injury during a match at Glory by Honor. The injury was bad enough that he needed to undergo emergency surgery.

    Here’s what La Tijera Lucha Libre is reporting.

    “Rush has undergone emergency surgery and his family sent us this image. Likewise; the Muñoz Dynasty will host a press conference next Thursday at noon to talk about the surgery and his future.”

    Rush was scheduled to be a part of a Six-Man Tag Team Title match against Shane Taylor Promotions on Sept. 12 at Death Before Dishonor in Philadelphia, PA. Bestia del Ring will be replacing Rush.

    Rush first captured the ROH World Title back in Sept. 2019. He defeated Matt Taven for the gold. Rush ended up losing the ROH World Championship to PCO at Final Battle 2019 after a 77-day reign.

    Rush won the title back at Gateway to Honor. His second title reign lasted 498 days as ROH had a down period due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rush lost the title against Bandido at Best in the World 2021.

    Stick with SEScoops for updates on Rush as they become available.

  • Brody King Admits to Testing Positive for Covid Despite Double Vaccination

    Brody King Admits to Testing Positive for Covid Despite Double Vaccination

    Talking during a recent interview with The Wrestling Inc. Daily, ROH star Brody King talked about the perceived end to the COVID pandemic and his own surprising battle with the illness.

    The chat broached the recent relocation of ROH Death Before Dishonor. Due to the rising number of cases ROH took the decision to move from Florida to the 2300 Area in Philadelphia. Brody King understands the decision and doesn’t blame the executives making the call.

    “I would love to perform in Florida. I would love to see my friends in Florida, come out to the shows and have a good time.” Brody King said before sharing his thoughts on why the cases are rising again. “It’s pretty obvious why that’s happening. I feel like a lot of people were so eager to just get out and start doing stuff again in a ‘post-pandemic world, but we’re still very much in it, and I feel like that is a sign of the times to come.

    Brody King Knows First-Hand the Dangers of Covid

    As he talked, Brody King also let it slip that he had also recently positive for Covid despite being double vaccinated.

    “I had COVID last week, and I’m a fully vaccinated person. Thankfully, it didn’t hit me as hard.”

    – Brody King

    Brody King is a key figure in Ring of Honor and also appears regularly on NJPW Strong. He has been vocal in recent times about how he would like ROH to also open the Forbidden Door. He also pointed out his dislike of the name it has been given.

    “I always say that I hate the term ‘forbidden door’ because we are in a fan service business. Keeping Jon Moxley from wrestling Jay Lethal is doing a disservice for the fans. I would love to go to AEW and wrestle Miro, or Darby Allin or whoever they would have me wrestle, just to have this cross-promotion. It’s healthy for everybody. I got to wrestle The Good Brothers on New Japan Strong.”

    Brody King is moving from strength to strength as a wrestler. Should he be given the opportunity to wrestle for other promotions and fight against different wrestlers, or, it could be said, higher calibre wrestlers, then it will only serve to help him further his career.

  • ROH Finds New Location For Death Before Dishonor

    ROH Finds New Location For Death Before Dishonor

    Ring of Honor has found a new location for their pay-per-view.

    The promotion announced yesterday that the event would not occur at the RD Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida. ROH wanted to change locations due to the surge in Covid cases.

    Today, ROH has revealed that Death Before Dishonor will occur at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 12th. The promotion already scheduled Glory Before Honor Night 1 and 2 events at the 2300 arena this month. ROH also announced that fans that bought tickets for Lakeland, Florida, will get a refund.

    “…The safety, health, and well-being of our fans, talent, and staff remain our top priority. Those who purchased tickets for Lakeland will receive a full refund within seven business days. Details regarding ticket sales for Death Before Dishonor in Philadelphia to be announced soon,” said ROH.

    ROH women's championship tournament finals to be held at Death Before Dishonor
    ROH women’s championship tournament finals to be held at Death Before Dishonor

    Death Before Dishonor Scheduled Card

    ROH has two matches planned so far for the event. One of the matches is the finals of the women’s world championship tournament. The winner will be the inaugural ROH women’s champion.

    The other match will be an ROH Pure Championship match. However, ROH Pure Champion Jonathan Gresham must defend his championship against Rhett Titus at Glory Before Honor Night 1. The winner will face Josh Woods at Death Before Dishonor.

  • ROH Moving Death Before Dishonor PPV Out Of Florida Due To Rising Covid Cases

    ROH Moving Death Before Dishonor PPV Out Of Florida Due To Rising Covid Cases

    ROH has announced that they are moving their upcoming Death Before Dishonor PPV out of its original destination in Lakeland, Florida.

    The company made the announcement with a post on Twitter. They noted that they are moving the show out because of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in the state:

    “Due to the recent covid surge in Florida ROH is moving the site of the Death Before Dishonor Pay Per Event. Details to follow shortly. Your safety health and well-being remain our top priorities. Thank you for your continued patronage.”

    The PPV event was originally scheduled to take place from the RP Funding Center on September 12. There is no word yet on if there will be any change to the date of the show as well.

    A total of two matches have been announced for the upcoming ROH PPV so far. One of them is the finals for the women’s world championship tournament to determine the inaugural champion.

    The second match which has been confirmed for the show is the Pure championship match where the #1 contender Josh Woods would challenge for the title.

    There is no word yet on where ROH officials are planning to move the PPV. We will keep you posted when the company announces more details about the new destination for the show.

  • EC3 Explains Why He Destroyed His WWE Action Figures

    EC3 Explains Why He Destroyed His WWE Action Figures

    EC3 was a shadow of his former self during his time with WWE. He has spoken openly about how he has only just started to refind the passion WWE stripped away from him. Talking in more detail during an interview with Wrestling Epicenter, he went on to talk about how he went to great lengths to put his WWE run behind him.

    EC3 spoke about the need to make sure the past was left in the past. In a speech that was heavily laced with frustration and an eagerness to not just move on but forget the experience entirely.

     “As long as you live in the past, you’ll forever remain in the past,” EC3 said. “So if you’re shopping at a Target and you see your likeness, your image captured in toxic chemicals made in China sold for commerce. When something destroyed a part of your soul and took your pride and tried to destroy your passion, you truly have to let everything go! Let that which does not matter slide. So I threw out my own action figure. Eventually, I burnt one too. If you’re going to destroy your past, you must commit. If you’re going to do something, go all in. Be bold! Be brave! Don’t stop! Sometimes things work out, sometimes they don’t. Everything happens for a reason.” EC3 said

    EC3 is Focusing on Building a Future Not Looking to the Past

    A man reborn, EC3 is very much focused on the future. His words scream of finality with WWE. He has since signed with Ring of Honor and is excited to get back to doing what he loves. A love that he openly admits was stripped away by WWE.

    When the interview pressed on why he was released, or what reasons he was given, EC3 had no answer.

    “That’s not a question for me,” EC3 said. “That is a question you would have to ask the powers that be there.”

    He is simply a man happy to be looking forward. Moreover, he has no plans to look back or waste time ruminating on things that he has no interest in. EC3 is not alone in expressing his relief at finding his ‘freedom’. However, he is certainly dedicated to cleansing himself with all eyes on the horizon.

  • Impact, NWA, & ROH All Tease “Forbidden Door” Talent Exchanges

    Impact, NWA, & ROH All Tease “Forbidden Door” Talent Exchanges

    Several wrestling companies are now walking through wrestling’s “Forbidden Door.” The term used recently to describe talent exchanges between promotions was coined shortly after “Winter is Coming” in December. Kenny Omega won the AEW World Championship and Don Callis promptly announced he would be taking the title with him to Impact’s weekly show.

    Promotions such as Impact, the NWA, and Ring of Honor have all been teasing new forbidden door type exchanges online.

    AEW’s FTR and The NWA

    As for the NWA and AEW’s “forbidden door” relationship, the NWA recently took part in a Twitter exchange with FTR.

    The NWA also responded to a fan who brought up the Crockett Cup.

    Everyone Wants To Wrestle Deonna Purrazzo, Deonna Purrazzo Wants To Wrestle Everyone

    Ring of Honor doesn’t appear to be out of this game either. Purrazzo appears to be teasing possibly wrestling in the NWA and Ring of Honor.

    If Purrazzo didn’t have enough on her plate, the AEW Women’s Champion Britt Baker appears motivated to face her as well. Scott D’Amore recently mentioned on Vickie Guerrero’s podcast that Baker cornered him regarding a match with the Knockouts Champ.

    “I got cornered by Britt Baker down in Jacksonville a few weeks ago and she’s like, ‘When do I get Deonna?’ I said, ‘Hey, Britt oh, come on. We’ve always said we have an open-door policy and we’re open to doing it,’” D’Amore said on the show. 

    Impact, the NWA, and Kylie Rae

    According to a report from Fightful, Pat Kenney was a key person in the deal that allowed Kylie Rae out of her Impact contract in order to sign with the NWA. The former Simon Diamond was employed by TNA/Impact from 2003 to 2017 and keeps a good relationship with Scott D’Amore. Additionally, Impact is said to be planning further talent-hopping relationships with other promotions in the future.

    ROH, NWA, and Impact All Tweeting At Each Other

    ROH’s Ian Riccaboni pointed out that upcoming shows in St. Louis (NWA), Baltimore (ROH), and Nashville (Impact) can fit tidily into one road trip.

    https://twitter.com/IanRiccaboni/status/1415416209298894850

    He continued to say that Jacksonville (AEW) would be another potential stop on the tour but that some cities do appear to be off limits.

    https://twitter.com/IanRiccaboni/status/1415417563488694273

    Chelsea Green recently debuted for Ring of Honor. She has a history already with Impact and has made no secret of wanting on the NWA Empowerrr show.

  • Bully Ray Comments On The Current State of ROH

    Bully Ray Comments On The Current State of ROH

    Bully Ray recently commented on the state of Ring of Honor on Busted Open Radio. According to Bully Ray, the company needs to do something to become must-see TV. Along with Dave LaGreca, they were talking about the Best in the World PPV this weekend when Bully had the following to say:

    “As great as a PPV as it was, people gotta get their eyes on it. Ring of Honor has to find a way to make their show must-see and from what I know about the company being there first-hand is they don’t exactly go out of their way to make any of their stuff must-see,” Bully said on the show.

    “The most must-see time in Ring of Honor is when Cody and the Bucks were there,” Bully continued.

    “They have to find a way to bottle that energy that was there when Cody and the Bucks were there and make it their own. Unless you do that, Ring of Honor will stay in the same place it has always stayed.”

    “These guys are really freakin good at what they do but if you are that good and nobody sees it, what’s the point?” Bully later asked.

    Bully continued to talk about Sinclair’s ownership of Ring of Honor.

    “Unfortunately, I don’t think Sinclair cares about Ring of Honor the same way Ring of Honor cares about Ring of Honor or anybody else does. Ring of Honor is a much different wrestling company. It’s a company owned by Sinclair broadcasting and Sinclair broadcasting also owns a lot of other stuff so Ring of Honor just kind of gets in line and waits for their turn.”

  • Maria Kanellis Responds To Triple H’s Comments About Female Wrestlers

    Maria Kanellis Responds To Triple H’s Comments About Female Wrestlers

    Triple H’s comments about the best women’s wrestlers in the world wanting to join WWE has created some controversy. AEW President Tony Khan previously took exception to his remarks. Now Maria Kanellis has responded to them as well.

    The former WWE star has taken up a new role after her return to ROH last year. She has taken up a position in the ROH board of directors. Apart from being an on-screen figure for the company, she is also helping the promotion in recruiting new stars and rebuilding their women’s division behind the scenes.

    When asked about Triple H’s comments about the female stars during an interview with Inside The Ropes, Kanellis claimed that if The Game gets honest with himself, he will realize that his comments are not true:

    “So I think. I think, of course, has to say something like that, he has to say that everybody wants to be in WWE because that is where he works and that’s what’s required. But I think if you were honest with himself, he would realize that they aren’t the only place to work anymore and for a lot of people, they’re not even the place that they want to work.”

    Maria Kanellis then mentioned how they have women in the current ROH roster who have previously turned down offers from WWE. The ROH star explained that any company, however big or small can have the best wrestler in the world. She also claimed that some of the most memorable moments of her career had nothing to do with the promotion:

    “There are great wrestlers everywhere and not all of them want to work for WWE. And after being there twice myself, I have to say that some of my most memorable moments in this industry had nothing to do with the big Stamford, Connecticut company, and it had everything to do with the people I was working with and the way that I felt working there.”

    Apart from this, Maria Kanellis discussed Lana’s comments about women’s wrestling in WWE. The Ravishing Russian had said that the company made her feel like women’s wrestling was not as important as men’s wrestling. Kanellis explained why this is not true mentioning how women’s wrestling always draws big international audience.

  • Former WWE Star Was Backstage For ROH Best In The World

    Former WWE Star Was Backstage For ROH Best In The World

    Former WWE star Chris Hero better known to WWE fans as Kassius Ohno was backstage at ROH’s latest Best In The World PPV event.

    According to John Pollock of Post Wrestling, the former NXT star was working as an agent on the event, though his status beyond the show is not known yet.

    When asked about his presence, ROH COO Joe Koff confirmed that Hero was backstage and said: “Chris was there and is always home at Ring of Honor.”

    Kassius Ohno is a wrestling veteran who has been part of the industry for over two decades. He has worked for promotions such as Chikara, CZW, PWG and more during his long career.

    Hero has had a couple of stints with WWE. His last run with the company started in 2016. He stayed with the promotion until 2020, before being released during the coronavirus budget cuts last year.

    He has an extensive history with ROH. His relationship with the promotion began during the 2006 CWZ invasion angle. He went on to have a long stint in the company and won multiple titles.

    The ROH Best In The World event saw multiple big title changes including the crowning of a new world champion. You can check out a list of the titles that changed hands during the show here.

  • Update on Chelsea Green’s Status With Ring of Honor

    Update on Chelsea Green’s Status With Ring of Honor

    Former WWE NXT Superstar Chelsea Green recently made a shock appearance for Ring of Honor. The star, who is engaged to fellow former WWE Superstar Matt Cardona/Zack Ryder, appeared during the Best In The World PPV this weekend.

    It is believed that Chelsea Green will now be part of the Women’s Championship Tournament, which has been organized on television by Maria Kanellis. Chelsea Green will likely be facing Mandy Leon in the opening round of the tournament which also includes the likes of Allysin Kay, Angelina Love and Holidead.

    Chelsea Green Appears at Best In The World

    According to a recent report from Fightful, the agreement to bring Green into the company was confirmed well over a month ago. Select also noted that Green reportedly had to get clearance from WWE to appear on the PPV before her 90-day non-compete clause had finished.

    Chelsea Green was released from WWE on April 15 and several sites reported that a number of released WWE Superstars had requested that their non-compete clauses be rescinded. Green is believed to be one of those who asked shortly after leaving, otherwise she may have been running into some legal issues after the PPV appearance.

    Green is also believed to be appearing on ROH programming in a commentary position, but as of right now she does not technically have a contract with Ring of Honor.

  • EC3 on Choosing to Sign for Ring of Honor Over Other Promotions

    EC3 on Choosing to Sign for Ring of Honor Over Other Promotions

    Ethan Carter cut a beleaguered figure during this stint with WWE. Having started his career with the company, he made a name for himself in IMPACT wrestling, starting during their TNA days. Holding multiple championships in the company, EC3 was a man with a bright future. When WWE came calling, he took the chance but was released less than two years later, having failed to make any form of impact.

    Now, he is back wrestling regularly, after signing a contract with Ring of Honor. The move came as a surprise to some after he made a brief return to IMPACT in 2020. While talking to Wrestling Epicentre recently, EC3 addressed the reason for signing with ROH over the other offers he received.

    “Ring of Honor is something I’ve never done. And it’s a storied brand and a legacy that is reinventing itself. It’s finding its own new purpose. It’s something that I want to help build and create. I don’t want to go somewhere where I’m just an interchangeable part. I want to go somewhere, create something, build something, make something special happen based on the hard work I can put in.”

    EC3 Is Looking to Build a Legacy On the Back of Hard Work

    EC3 is only 38 years old. He still has enough years ahead of him to make his mark on the industry. His time with IMPACT showed that he has what it takes to be not just a champion, but a main event name for a company. Ring of Honor is the perfect place for him at this stage of his career.

    Positioned in a company that is proud of what it does and who appreciates creativity and allowing the story of wrestling to be told.

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    EC3 continued his career resurgence this weekend when he took on and beat Flip Gordon at ROH Best of the World. With that victory behind him, surely it won’t be too long before he starts hunting down the ROH championship belt.  

  • Bandido Becomes New ROH World Champion At Best In The World

    Bandido Becomes New ROH World Champion At Best In The World

    Sunday’s ROH Best In The World event saw a number of big title changes including Bandido capturing Ring of Honor’s World heavyweight championship from Rush.

    The ending of this main event match saw Rush ripping off most of Bandido’s mask. The referee got shoved down when he tried to stop the champion.

    This led to Rush losing his attention on his challenger for a moment. Bandido took advantage of the situation. The high-flying star rolled the champion for a pin.

    Though the action didn’t end there and Rush alongside his stablemates delivered a post-match beating on the new champion. He then put the belt over Bandido.

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    This isn’t the only big title change that took place during the show. Both the ROH tag team championships and ROH television championship changed hands during the event as well.

    Earlier in the night, Dragon Lee defeated Tony Deppen to become the new TV champion. Lee picked up a pinfall victory over his opponent.

    The ROH world tag team titles changed hands during the show as well when Chris Dickinson and Homicide managed to beat the makeshift team of Rhett Titus and pure champion Jonathan Gresham during the show.

    Tracy Williams wasn’t cleared for action due to a legit car accident a couple of weeks ago. Jay Lethal who was supposed to replace the injured champion then got attacked by Brody King.

    Jonathan Gresham had to step up for the title defense. Though he wasn’t 100% after his match with Mike Bennett earlier in the night. Homicide hit his finisher on the pure champion to pick up the victory.

  • ROH Best In The World 2021 Results: Rush vs. Bandido, Several Title Changes

    ROH Best In The World 2021 Results: Rush vs. Bandido, Several Title Changes

    ROH presented their second pay-per-view event, Best in the World, of the year on Sunday night (July 11, 2021) from the UMBC Event Center in Baltimore, Maryland. 

    The main event saw ROH World Champion Rush vs. Bandido. After a back and forth encounter, the shocking finish came when Bandido pinned the longtime champion to win the title. 

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    Three other titles were on the line – ROH TV Champion Tony Deppen vs. Dragon Lee, ROH Pure Champion Jonathan Gresham vs. Mike Bennett, ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions Shane Taylor, Moses & Kaun vs. Dalton Castle, Dak Draper & Eli Isom, and ROH Tag Team Champions The Foundation (Tracy Williams & Rhett Titus) vs. Violence Unlimited (Homicide & Chris Dickinson). 

    Lee won the TV Title after hitting a running knee strike to the head while Violence Unlimited became the ROH Tag Team Champions. 

    ROH Final Battle Quick Results

    • Rey Horus defeated Demonic Flamita 
    • PCO and Danhausen beat “The Bouncers” Beer City Bruiser and Brian Milonas
    • Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe defeated PJ Black and Brian Johnson
    • EC3 beat Flip Gordon
    • Shane Taylor, Moses, and Kaun defeated Dalton Castle, Dak Draper, and Eli Isom to retain the ROH Six-Man Tag Titles.
    • Josh Woods beat Silas Young in a Last Man Standing match.
    • Brody King beat Jay Lethal 
    • Jonathan Gresham defeated Mike Bennett to retain the Pure Rules Championship.
    • Dragon Lee beat Tony Deppen to win the ROH TV Title.
    • Homicide and Chris Dickinson defeated Jonathan Gresham and Rhett Titus in a Fight Without Honor to win the ROH Tag Titles.
    • Bandido defeated rush to win the ROH World Title
  • Chelsea Green Makes Her ROH Debut At Best In The World

    Chelsea Green Makes Her ROH Debut At Best In The World

    Chelsea Green has arrived in ROH. She did so by appearing at Sunday’s Best in The World PPV and announcing her participation in the tournament to crown a new Women’s Champion that starts on July 30th. 

    Green was released by WWE due to budget cuts and able to get out of her non-compete clause early. Fightful Select reports Green isn’t under contract with ROH for now but will work the TV tapings this week. 

    Green signed with WWE NXT in 2018 after a run in Impact Wrestling. Green made her main roster debut back on the November 13th, 2020 edition of SmackDown when she competed in a Fatal Four-Way match to determine the final member of the Women’s Team SmackDown at Survivor Series. Those involved in the bout were Natalya, Liv Morgan, and Tamina. The finish saw Morgan pin Tamina.

    In the match, she suffered a wrist injury and had to get surgery done. As a result, she was put on the shelf.  She signed a contract extension with the company during her time away from the ring. 

    Green had been making progress towards an in-ring return since before the Royal Rumble in January and it was reported that she had been cleared to make a return. However, the decision was made to cut her. 

  • ROH Best In The World PPV: Final Card

    ROH Best In The World PPV: Final Card

    ROH holds its Best in the World pay-per-view tonight (Sunday, July 11, 2021), which marks the second PPV of the year. 

    Ring of Honor is slated to hold the show from Baltimore, Maryland at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena. The main event will see ROH World Champion Rush vs. vs. Bandido. Three other titles will be on the line including ROH Six-Man Champions Shane Taylor, Moses, and Kaun vs. Dalton Castle, Dak Draper, and Eli Isom.

    ROH Best in the World can be purchased via traditional pay-per-view and the FITE app. The show will be four hours long with the first hour airing for free at 7 pm ET on ROH Facebook Live, FITE TV, and traditional PPV while the main card will begin at 8 pm ET.

    Final ROH Best In The World Card

    • ROH World Champion Rush vs. Bandido
    • ROH TV Champion Tony Deppen vs. Dragon Lee 
    • ROH Pure Champion Jonathan Gresham vs. Mike Bennett 
    • ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions Shane Taylor, Moses, and Kaun vs. Dalton Castle, Dak Draper, and Eli Isom
    • ROH Tag Team Champions The Foundation (Tracy Williams & Rhett Titus) vs. Violence Unlimited (Homicide & Chris Dickinson)
    • Brody King vs. Jay Lethal.
    • EC3 vs. Flip Gordon.
    • Josh Woods vs. Silas Young – Last Man Standing Match
    • The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) vs. PJ Black & Brian Johnson

    Pre-Show

    • PCO and Danhausen vs.The Bouncers.
    • Demonic Flamita vs. Rey Horus.
    • Matt Taven will host a Trending With Taven segment.
  • Mike Bennett Has Rediscovered his Love of Wrestling With Ring of Honor

    Mike Bennett Has Rediscovered his Love of Wrestling With Ring of Honor

    Mike Bennett is a man who has rediscovered his passion for professional wrestling. Performing in Ring of Honor, Bennett stands on the precipice of history. His goal to take the ROH Pure Championship away from Jonathan Gresham.

    The former WWE wrestler has come a long way from the misused figure he cut during his three years there. During his time in WWE, Mike Bennett, along with his wife Maria Bennett (kayfabe Kanellis) wrestled on Smackdown, RAW and 205 Live. Yet, he was never a regular figure, and often just used to feed the larger lions that were climbing the ladder.

    “It was one of those things where I felt like WWE kinda beat the love out of wrestling for me. I’d always loved wrestling, I loved what it was, I loved performing but then when I got there, I got to the point where I was like, “I don’t like this.”” Bennett said, talking to Metro.co.uk.

    Mike Bennett is Back In Love With Wrestling Thanks to Ring of Honor

    Mike Bennett is back wrestling with Ring of Honor, his second stint with the company. He says this time he appreciates the company for all the things he realized he took for granted, or overlooked previously.

     “When I was in Ring of Honor the first time, I don’t think I truly appreciate the opportunity I was given. I was young and stuff. You can always chalk it up to that. I don’t think I ever took a moment to be like, “Oh my God, I have a good spot in this great company that has produced mega stars,””

    With his newfound love of wrestling, Mike Bennett has learned to enjoy the art of wrestling. Embracing the range of styles and cultures that can be found in different rings around the globe. He will be looking to kick his resurgence into overdrive this week by taking the crown from Gresham. Cementing himself as the main event guy in Ring of Honor.