The announcement included a promotional video and words from NJPW chairman Naoki Sugabayashi. Taken in 2006. This saw a dispute after Ric Flair, who had agreed to work several dates for the promotion, took the money and failed to show up to a scheduled show without notice. In 2014, ROH re-introduced the exclusivity clause and introduced other clauses into their contracts, which a handful of performers signed; certain deals also included a salary, which some such as Michael Elgin have praised. Our complete Pro Wrestlers Database allows you to travel through time and see the ROH Roster by Year or any specific Date in … She would not be booked for the rest of the year and her contract would expire in December. Mercury would reveal that ROH allowed then-Women of Honor champion Kelly Klein to wrestle after suffering a concussion during an October 26, 2019 event. [10][11][12] By mid-2017, ROH was viewed to have surpassed Impact through its talent-sharing deals with wrestling companies based outside the U.S; expanded TV visibility through Sinclair; and the eventual establishment of its own, competing streaming service in 2018. [20] Doug Gentry eventually bought Feinstein's stake in ROH, and later sold it to Cary Silkin. In its first year of operation, Ring of Honor confined itself to staging live events in a limited number of venues and cities – primarily in the northeastern United States. [4][3], ROH was privately owned by founder Rob Feinstein until 2004. The fourth and fifth rules emphasized the finishes of ROH matches – the vast majority of which ended decisively (with clean pinfalls, submissions, or knockouts) – unlike what most rival promotions at the time did. If you buy stuff from Amazon using this link, we receive a minor promotional bonus -- … In 2018, ROH entered into partnerships with the independent promotion Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). Much of the criticism focused on the reign of then-ROH World Champion Matt Taven. Kevin Kelly hosted the Sinclair-era ROH television broadcasts from its first episode on September 24, 2011, until February 20, 2017. The OGK is a professional wrestling tag team, who work for Ring of Honor (ROH) and previously New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), consisting of Matt Taven and Mike Bennett.Under multiple incarnations The Kingdom formerly held the ROH World Tag Team Championship, the IWGP Tag Team Championship (Taven and Bennett) and the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship a record three times … ROH considered it a moral requirement to follow these rules, which usually appeared in the following order: The Code of Honor (especially its first three rules) helped heels get over more quickly than in other promotions. [28] On October 26, 2008, the company announced the departure of head booker Gabe Sapolsky, and his replacement by Adam Pearce. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. The Code of Honor eventually re-appeared – revamped – as three rules: Women of Honor is a term used by Ring of Honor (ROH) to refer to its female talent. On December 12, it was announced through their website that ROH had signed former WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio to a short-term deal. This was the first U.S. pro wrestling event not promoted by WWE or the defunct World Championship Wrestling (WCW) to reach the 10,000 attendance mark since the 1990s. [21] [47] On September 1, 2018, ROH wrestlers Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) promoted and wrestled at All In – an event that was produced in collaboration with ROH, featuring wrestlers from numerous promotions that drew over 11,000 fans in suburban Chicago. From 2005 to 2008, ROH used a "Top of the Class" trophy to promote the students on the main show; while wrestlers win and lose the Trophy in matches, the School's head trainer chooses the winners. [24] Because of the move to pay-per-view, TNA Wrestling immediately pulled its contracted stars (Austin Aries, Christopher Daniels, and Homicide) from ROH shows,[25] although TNA performers have since returned to the company. After Ring of Honor was purchased by the Sinclair Broadcast Group in June 2011, ROH's touring pattern changed drastically. This is a list of pay-per-view events promoted by Ring of Honor (ROH). The first time ROH left Philadelphia was August 24, 2002, for Honor Invades Boston from the American Civic Center in Wakefield, Massachusetts. 10,218 talking about this. The ring name of each employee appears in the first column, while their real name is in the second column. [53] In October 2019, ROH producer/road agent Joey Mercury resigned in protest, criticizing ROH for a lack of creative direction as well as having no concussion protocol for wrestlers. On February 24, 2019, ROH and FITE announced that fans could access their Honor Club and Honor Club VIP memberships via the FITE platform. In February 2014, ROH and NJPW announced a working relationship which would see talent exchanges and dual events between the two promotions. In 2019, NWA and ROH parted ways, when NWA were successful in setting up their own shows. [36], On January 11, 2011, Ring of Honor announced the ending of Ring of Honor Wrestling, after the completion of the promotion's two-year contract with HDNet. [citation needed] In September, Sinclair began syndicating ROH to other stations; the first deal was reached with WATL, a Gannett-owned Atlanta station, which began airing ROH on September 13, 2014. Following this, Rhodes, the Bucks, and several other main event level ROH wrestlers left the company to start their own promotion – All Elite Wrestling (AEW). In addition to being a wrestler, Scurll was also made head booker, working with longtime booker Hunter "Delirious" Johnston. [76] Delirious operates as the head trainer of the school with Cheeseburger and Will Ferrara as his assistants. Also in November, Ring of Honor announced its return to live pay-per-view with that year's Final Battle event, plus their debut in music venue Terminal 5 in New York City. ", "ROH adding six man tag team championship, tournament kicks off at October PPV", "Ring of Honor announces a Women of Honor championship", "ROH/NJPW Present "G1 Supercard" – LIVE FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN! Scurll's deal allowed him to continue to make appearances in New Japan Pro Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance, where he began a cross-promotional feud with NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis. Outside of a three-year run […] In its formation, Ring of Honor was classified as a "super indy", meaning that it would bring together all the top talent from the then bustling independent wrestling circuit for one show a month. ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe retained in the main event by defeating Adam Cole in a Fight Without Honor. Ring of Honor Wrestling is coming up on its 500th television episode, and they are celebrating in style with two super bouts.. [41], On October 27, ROH announced a toy licensing deal with Figures Co. toy company, which would see the distribution of action figures based on the Ring of Honor wrestlers, replica title belts and more. Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame [9], Ring of Honor has been considered a major wrestling promotion in the United States (alongside WWE, All Elite Wrestling and Impact Wrestling). [67], On August 10, 2016, Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) officially announced a working relationship with ROH. ROHWrestling.com is your source for the latest Ring of Honor news, event info, and merchandise, as well video and photos of your favorite ROH stars. To help honor the men who contributed to this success, the team announced it was creating a Hall of Honor in August 2017. Ring of Honor produce a very high-end line of visual products with both an outstanding weekly wrestling show and a great pay-per-view (PPV) lineup. The event quickly sold out, and became the biggest and most attended event in ROH history. This includes the list of all current ROH Wrestlers, division between Men and Women Roster, as well as Managers, Announcers, Authority figures, Producers and other personalities in Ring of Honor. After this ROH began introducing more professional contracts for its performers, but also included more incentives such as cuts in merchandise sales from T-shirts and DVDs. MUST-SEE: Violent New Group Attacks Foundation and LFI at 19th Anniversary! 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In 2018, ROH and the National Wrestling Alliance began a partnership that would see their world champion Nick Aldis, and fellow NWA affiliated wrestlers appear on ROH programming and Pay-Per-Views. [48][49][50] ROH had fewer PPV buys and a reduced live show attendance that year. Since debuting on Sinclair Broadcasting stations, Ring of Honor Wrestling has been taped in numerous locations and continues to tour. [61] On 25 June, the promotion announced that they launched an investigation concerning the allegations,[62] and was removed from his position as booker. The Code of Honor aimed to infuse Ring of Honor's matches with a feel similar to Japanese professional wrestling. [69], In August 2017, ROH partnered with United Kingdom promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW), producing joint events such as War of the Worlds UK.[70]. RING OF HONOR provides their dedicated fan-base with an exciting and electric show, full of athleticism, intensity and passion. The first pay-per-view, titled "Respect is Earned", taped on May 12, first aired on July 1 on Dish Network. [57][58][59][60] However, during the Speaking Out Movement, Scurll was accused of taking advantage of a 16-year-old girl who was inebriated. #JoinTheClub ROHHONORCLUB.COM The promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin from 2004 to 2011, before being sold to Sinclair. This article is about the professional wrestling promotion. It featured nine matches, including a match between Eddy Guerrero and Super Crazy for the IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship and a triple threat match between Christopher Daniels, Bryan Danielson, and Low Ki (who would become known as the "founding fathers of ROH"). Owned by South Sound Broadcasting, Sinclair programs this station, as a simulcast of KOMO (AM). In celebration of Ring of Honor's 18th Anniversary, relive three jaw-dropping AJ Styles bouts from his high-flying run in ROH! Annual PPV events include Best in the World (the fifth event – held on June 22, 2014 – was also the promotion's first live PPV broadcast), the Anniversary Show, Supercard of Honor (held during WrestleMania weekend) and, its biggest event, Final Battle. [13][14][15] ROH is nonetheless seen as a smaller promotion in comparison to WWE and AEW's large financial backing and U.S television deals.[16][17]. [37][38], On May 21, 2011, Ring of Honor and Sinclair Broadcast Group announced that the broadcast carrier had purchased ROH, with former owner Cary Silkin remaining with the company in an executive role. All 100 episodes of ROH on HDNet were hosted by Dave Prazak and Mike Hogewood. On May 2, 2007, Ring of Honor announced the signing of a PPV and VOD deal with G-Funk Sports & Entertainment to bring ROH into homes with In Demand Networks, TVN, and the Dish Network. Ring of Honor's final ROH on HDNet TV taping took place from the Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky. On June 22, Ring of Honor held their first live pay-per-view event,[40] Best in the World, from the Nashville State Fairgrounds in Nashville, Tennessee. As of June 27, 2016, ROH weekly shows began streaming on FITE TV. It also gave ROH power over the performers' dates. However, by the end of 2002, ROH began running multiple shows a month, and in 2003, multiple shows in a weekend, referred to as "double-shots". [44], On November 9, 2017, ROH COO Joe Koff announced that ROH would be developing an OTT streaming service similar to WWE Network and Impact Wrestling's Global Wrestling Network. 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On January 23, 2007, ROH announced plans for a Japanese tour,[23] resulting in a show on July 16 in Tokyo called "Live In Tokyo", co-promoted with Pro Wrestling Noah and a show on July 17 called "Live In Osaka" in Osaka co-promoted with Dragon Gate. https://www.ticketmaster.com/ring-of-honor-wrestling-tickets/artist/883536 In 2019, Maryland based independent promotion MCW Pro Wrestling was pointed as an affiliate of ROH, serving as an additional training ground for ROH recruits.[71]. This would be the home for the ROH on HDNet TV tapings until arena officials decided to shut it down. The following is a list ofprofessional wrestlers, referees, announcers, and other personnel who currently work forRing of Honor(ROH). The pilot episode was taped on February 28, 2009, and aired on March 21, 2009. 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