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The first three matches have today been announced by Ring of Honor management for the companies first ever UK show taking place in Liverpool on August 12th. The highly anticipated line up will be brought to you exclusively by the Fighting Talk column in the Daily Star Newspaper.

The first three matches for Liverpool are:

ROH Tag Team Title Match
Austin Aries and Roderick Strong (Champions) Vs Mark and Jay Briscoe

Four Corner Survival
Colt Cabana Vs Matt Sydal Vs Jonny Storm Vs Spud

Grudge Match
Davey Richards Vs Jimmy Rave (with Prince Nana)

Also on the card in yet to be announced matches will be:

- ROH World champion Bryan Danielson
- ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuiness
- Doug Williams
- Claudio Castagnoli
- Robbie Brookside
- BJ Whitmer
- Jody Fleisch
- Chad Collyer

There are still more names yet to be added to this amazing line up. More matches will be announced exclusively by Patrick Lennon in next Friday’s Daily Star newspaper.

NOAH Stars signed for ROH UK tour
It was yesterday confirmed by Ring of Honor Owner Cary Silkin that two wrestlers from Japans premier wrestling organisation Pro-Wrestling NOAH will appear on the company’s upcoming UK tour. The deal has been in the works for several months to secure the services of two of NOAH’s best to be part of the history making shows in both Liverpool and Broxbourne respectively. Although no names can be announced at present we can confirm that the two stars are being brought in as a tag team and will be likely looking for a shot at the ROH tag team titles currently held by Austin Aries and Roderick Strong.
The relationship between ROH and NOAH has lead to two of the company’s best matches to date. On October 1st 2005 New York Ring of Honor fans witnessed a true modern day classic between former ROH Champion Samoa Joe and Japanese legend Kenta Kobashi. As loved as this match was by fans all over the world it has extremely stern competition from the bout which took place on December 17th of that same year between Low Ki and NOAH junior heavyweight sensation KENTA. A contest which many consider the best all round match to take place in America last year.

How the NOAH representatives on the upcoming UK tour will measure up to their peers already to have competed in an ROH ring is certainly going to be the question on everybody’s lips. If history tell us anything though it is that UK wrestling fans will be in for a real treat on August 12th and 13th.
The announcement will be made exclusively in the Daily Star shortly but next week their opening night tag team opponents will be announced for the Liverpool Olympia on August 12th.

ROH August 13th Broxbourne event SOLD OUT
The closing leg of the Ring of Honor UK tour in Broxbourne Civic Hall has now officially sold out. The venue, which holds just under 600 fans, had already required the inclusion of additional seating for the highly anticipated event. Yet even this was not enough to house the number of fans who wanted to attend this event.
The news was received by head of European Marketing and Promotion Alex Shane this past week. Shane, who has run events with the FWA at the venue since 2001 said “I have never seen a wrestling event sell out at Broxbourne a good two months before the date itself has even taken place. The support UK fans have shown for Ring of Honor in the UK has been something that myself and the rest of the company have been completely overwhelmed by. We were all fairly certain of a Broxbourne sell out on the day but none of us could have predicted it so soon.”
His sentiments were also shared by venue manager Tony Driver. Driver added “We are all amazed that an event with not a single bit of local promotion has drawn such a response. The venue allocation of tickets had almost completely gone in the first 2 days and not even the addition of extra seating has helped us keep up with demand”. He continued “We are still taking calls for tickets now and for the first time I can recall we are telling fans, sorry but we are completely sold out!”
ROH owner Cary Silkin told us yesterday “Ring of Honor would like to thank our UK fans for making this possible and promise that you that we will do everything we can to reward the support you have shown us on this tour. We would also like to appologise to any fans who could not get tickets in time but would like to remind you that you still have the chance to see ROH live on the opening night of the tour in Liverpool. We are all extremely pumped up for this weekend”
There are still seats left for the opening night on Saturday August 12th at the Liverpool Olympia but fans are urged to purchase their tickets now to avoid disappointment as only limited numbers remain.
You can purchase these tickets on line at www.rohwrestling.com
Or by calling the venue box office on 0151 263 6633

On line ticket orders now sent out
Fans who ordered tickets on line for either of the two ROH UK live shows in the first two weeks of sale will receive their orders early next week. Over 1000 tickets for Liverpool and Broxbourne were sent out today from our ROH London office. Any fans that purchased their tickets after that will have their tickets sent out at the end of next week.
Fan-slam tickets for both events have not yet been sent out. These are expected to be printed and sent to our London office within 14 working days, from which point they will be sent out to our on line customers.

Four matches announced for Frontiers of Honour 2 show
On Friday August 18th two of the UK’s top wrestling companies and Americas hottest Independent promotion will team up to produce the highly anticipated Frontiers of Honour 2. FWA and IPW:UK has joined forces to present a night of wrestling that no UK fan will want to miss. Teaming up once again with ROH, the two British promotions will put forward their top stars to face the best that Ring of Honor has to offer.

The first matches for this highly anticipated card have now been announced. These matches are:

3 way battle of the Champions
ROH Champion FWA Champion IPW:UK Champion
Bryan Danielson Vs Hade Vansen Vs Martin Stone

ROH Vs FWA dream tag team double header
Dream match one
Austin Aries and Roderick Strong Vs Doug Williams and James Tighe

Dream match two
The Briscoe Brothers Vs Jody Fleisch and Jonny Storm

IPW VS ROH break out star match
Matt Sydal Vs Pac

Now added to this awesome event
ECWA Super 8 winner Davey Richards

Other names already announced for this card include:
Colt Cabana
Jimmy Rave
Darren Burridge
Aviv Mayann
Spud
Jack Storm
Dave Moralez
Ashley Reed

The show will take place on Friday August 18th in Swanley, near London at:

White Oak Leisure Centre
Milda May Avenue
Swanley, Kent
BR8 7BT

The doors open at 7pm with the show starting at 7.30pm.

Trains run every 15-30 minutes from London Victoria and also Black Friars and the journey is only 38 minutes.
The last train to London is at 23.45 giving fans plenty of time to get back to London and/or make connecting trains.

Tickets are priced at £45 front row Gold Ringside, £35 Silver ringside and £20 all other seats. There are only 400 tickets available so it is advised to book tickets fast for this one off wrestling spectacular.
Tickets are available on line via the following websites
www.frontierwrestling.com
www.ipwuk.com
The On line tickets will go on sale this bank holiday Monday at midday.

Tickets will also be made available at many live shows including up coming FWA, IPW:UK and the ROH UK tour dates over the coming months.

They will then be place on sale via the IPW:UK ticket box office on 07780 677 007
From Monday July 17th
For more details on wrestlers still to be announced and matches keep updated via the following websites

First Ever UK wrestling Super-Camp
The FWA Academy in Portsmouth is offering aspiring wrestlers a once in a life time opportunity. Between Monday August 14th and Sunday August 20th there will be the first ever 7 day wrestling Super-Camp. Students will be taught by a different ROH superstar each day with some days featuring even more than one. Trainees will be able to eat, sleep, work out and learn from the best the US Indy scene has to offer during this exciting and rewarding week.
The price of this camp is only £295 but there are only 30 places. If you wish to attend book your place NOW!

To secure your place please send a either a cheque
or money order for £295.00 made payable to FWA

Address:
FWA
Unit 14,
Fasttrack, Rodney Road,
Portsmouth,
PO4 8SY

For more details about camp or the school itself go to
www.fwatraining.co.uk

Or phone the FWA Academy helpline on:
02392 29 77 88


Advance Fan-slam tickets on sale NOW!
Due to the incredible rush for tickets for both Ring of Honor UK tour dates, tour organisers have decided to put tickets for the Liverpool and Broxbourne pre show Fan-slam events on sale in advance via the official website www.rohwrestling.com

Tickets are priced on line at £6 for the Liverpool fan-slam and £4.50 for the Broxbourne fan-slam and are available now.

Tickets will also be available on the door of each event on the day. There are more details about the fan-slam events at the end of this press release.

VIP Theatre Boxes available for Liverpool event
Ring of Honor UK tour organisers have now gained access to two VIP theatre boxes for the ROH event at the Liverpool Olympia on Saturday August 12th. These boxes have been used to seat hundreds of well known VIPs and celebrities over the years for prestigious events at the famous Liverpool venue but will now be used for the first time to hold ROH wrestling fans.
The boxes are similar to the extremely popular Sky boxes used at the Coventry Skydome Events last year with the ability to comfortably hold up to 10 people. The box owners will get free merchandise, the chance to personally meet the ROH stars and a hostess to meet their needs for food and drink before, during and after the event.
This is the ideal package for any wrestling school, company or group of fans who want a once in a life time experience during this historic first ever ROH UK tour.

The cost of each box is £1,500 which includes a selection of food, drink and merchandise. Any fan who has already bought tickets who wishes to purchase a box can get a full refund on those tickets once the transaction for the box is completed. To fill in an application for one of these boxes or to make an enquiry go to the UK tickets section on www.rohwrestling.com from this Thursday May 25th.


Interview with Alex Shane in this months Powerslam magazine
Ring of Honors Head of European marketing and promotions, Alex Shane, will be the focus of an in depth interview in this months Powerslam magazine. The UK’s longest running and biggest selling grappling publication conducted a lengthy interview with Shane just after tickets for the much talked about UK tour went on sale to find out just exactly what UK fans can expect on August 12th and 13th from Americas top independent wrestling company. Magazine editor Finlay Martin asks a variety of questions including just how Alex got involved with Ring of Honor, his subsequent meeting in New York with ROH owner Cary Silken this past February, how US management reacted to the UK ticket sales which set an all time company record and if English fans can expect to see the continuation of the breath taking ROH Vs CZW Feud on UK sole?

This months issue also features a massive ROH give away where one lucky winner will receive a collection of eight brand new Ring of Honor DVDs, two ROH t shirts and a pair of gold ringside tickets for the Liverpool Olympia event on Saturday August 12th. There are also five pairs of standard tickets to be won.
You can purchase issue 143 of Powerslam in newsagents from Thursday May 25th.

The focus on Ring of Honor and the forth coming UK tour will continue next month in issue 144 of Powerslam magazine when Finlay Martin presents an in depth interview with ROH booker Gabe Sapolsky as we move closer to August 2006.

Wrestle-zone.co.uk give away
Ring of Honor has teamed up with the UK’s top online wrestling news site www.wrestle-zone.co.uk to give UK ROH fans a chance to see two of the top matches in company history. KENTA Vs Low Ki and Samoa Joe Vs Kenta Kobashi are widely considered as two of the best matches to have taken place in all of 2005 not just in ROH but from the wrestling world as a whole. Courtesy of Wrestle-zone.co.uk and ROH a hand full of lucky fans will get to own these true wrestling classics free of charge along with ROH t shirts and tickets to the Liverpool leg of the ground breaking UK tour on Saturday August 12th.
To find out how to enter this great competition visit www.wrestle-zone.co.uk

Extra ringside seats now available for ROH UK tour
Due to the overwhelming demand for tickets for Augusts UK Ring of Honor live shows, tour organisers have managed to put additional seats on sale including Silver and Bronze Ringside tickets for Liverpool only. As these extra seats have now pushed the venue capacity to its absolute maximum this is the very last chance UK fans will get to purchase ringside seats for this tour.

Only an extremely limited number are available and can ONLY be purchased on line via the official Ring of Honor website www.rohwrestling.com

These tickets are available now!!

The Liverpool Olympia
Saturday August 12th
The Liverpool Olympia holds over 1,700 and is one of the most elegant venues able to cater to wrestling events in the whole United Kingdom. Its internal architecture makes it not only spectacular to look at but creates an amazing atmosphere that will no doubt begin Ring of Honor’s first ever UK tour with the desired bang on Saturday August 12.

The Venue is situated on:
West Derby Road,
Liverpool
L6 9BY

Box office: 0151 263 6633

Tickets are priced between £75 and £10 and are on sale NOW through the Liverpool Olympia box office or online at www.rohwrestling.com

Doors open at 5pm with the show starting at 6pm.

The Broxbourne Civic Hall
Sunday August 13th
Tickets for this event are now sold out
The Broxbourne Civic Hall has housed some of the most memorable wrestling matches in the UK over the last 5 years. Named by many UK fans as their favourite southern wrestling venue the Civic hall has a history of great wrestling. Hertfordshire’s most beloved wrestling venue has seen the like of AJ Styles, ‘The Fallen Angel’ Christopher Daniels, American Dragon, Steve Corino, Super Crazy, Jerry Lynn and many more perform between its walls over recent years but never housed a line up as impressive as it will on Sunday August 13.

The venue is situated on:
High Street,
Hoddesdon,
Hertfordshire
EN11 8BE

Box office: 01992 441 946

Doors open at 5pm with the show starting at 6pm.

Stay up to date with all the latest announcements by making regular visits to www.rohwrestling.com

Extra Fan-slam date added
Due to a growing concern that many fans may not be able to make the Liverpool Fan-slam event, s slightly smaller event will be held in Broxbourne before the Sunday August 13th show. This will be an hour shorter in duration but still have the same things on offer as the Fan-slam the previous day.

The Liverpool Fan-slam
The Liverpool fan-slam will take place between 12.30pm and 4pm at the Liverpool Olympia on Saturday August 12th before the ROH live event in the evening. The event will feature wrestler question and answer sessions, autograph signing sessions and merchandise stalls.
Tickets for this event are priced at £6.

The Broxbourne Fan-slam
The Broxbourne ROH Fan-slam will open its doors at 2pm and will go on until 4.30pm at the Broxbourne Civic Hall on Sunday August 13th before the ROH live event in the evening. The event will feature wrestler question and answer sessions, autograph signing sessions and merchandise stalls.
Tickets for this event are priced at £4.50

Tickets for both of these fans slams will be made available in advance to avoid disappointment via www.rohwrestling.com on Monday May 22nd at 10am.
Tickets for both events will also be made available on the door of both venues on the day. Fans are warned that there are only a limited number of places available so booking early is advised.
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