The "Respect is Earned" PPV debuted on Dish Network this weekend. I was in attendance at the PPV and thought it was one of the better shows live that the company had put together in some time. The first half was extremely strong with Briscoes vs. Matt Sydal & Claudio Castagnoli particularly being a blow away bout. If anyone sees the PPV, we're looking for feedback so email me by clicking my name above. I'm most interested in hearing from those who were sampling the product for the first time. I'll have my own thoughts once the PPV airs on In Demand on 7/20, if not sooner.
Austin Aries and Chris Hero have both signed contracts with the promotion. Aries' deal was a pretty big for the company since it was a focal point of the second PPV taping on 6/23. ROH and TNA negotiated with each other and came to terms in order to pave the way for the deal. The company had wanted Aries from day one of signing talent and were really happy internally about getting him back full-time. For those who have asked, the ROH deals are pretty much two year deals with many of the talents receiving health coverage as part of the deal. From speaking to many of those who were signed, I get the impression they received small raises as well, paving the way for many of them to make wrestling their full-time career.
Matt Sydal, who has been a regular here, is scheduled to appear at Monday's TNA taping in Orlando, Florida. I believe it's something of a tryout deal. Sydal hasn't signed a ROH deal and is expected to work regularly for Dragon Gate in Japan this summer. He's becoming a pretty wanted free agent. The ROH storyline as to why Sydal is appearing in TNA is that his manager "Superagent" Larry Sweeney brokered that deal. It's a pretty clever way of trying to translate any heat towards Sweeney.
As expected, the Deer Park Community Center will be the new site for the company's 7/27 in Long Island. The venue is tiny, so somehow I don't expect it to be a new regular stop for the company but they needed somewhere to run to make good for all of those who bought tickets for the old venue in Lake Grove. The Long Island crowds traditionally have been more localized casual fans and families as opposed to the more hardcore, inside fans you would see in New York City, so I'm curious to see how many of them follow to the new venue. The main event for the show is off the charts on paper, with ROH Tag Team champions The Briscoes vs. Bryan Danielson & Nigel McGuinness, plus the opening rounds of the Race to the Top tournament. Competing in the tournament are the returning Jack Evans, Davey Richards, Pelle Primeau, Jigsaw, BJ Whitmer, Erick Stevens, Claudio Castagnoli, Chris Hero, El Generico, Kevin Steen, Delirious, Brent Albright, Matt Cross, Mike Quackenbush, Matt Sydal and Hallowicked.
Ring of Honor will tape their third PPV on 9/15 back in Chicago Ridge, Illinois.
The date of the next Manhattan Center event in New York City following 8/24 will be Saturday 11/4.
The next several ROH events will be in Japan. ROH President Cary Silkin, Vice President Syd Euck, booker Gabe Sapolsky are going, as are some of the production team. If anyone reading this attends the events, we are seeking live reports. The Japanese tour lineups are set as:
7/16 at Differ Ariake in Tokyo, Japan
*ROH champion Takeshi Morishima defends vs. Nigel McGuinness
*ROH Tag Team champions The Briscoes & Naomichi Marufuji vs. KENTA, Ricky Marvin & Matt Sydal
*Bryan Danielson vs. Go Shiozaki
*Fight Without Honor - Delirious vs. Roderick Strong
*Jack Evans & Kotaro Suzuki vs. Davey Richards & Rocky Romero
*BJ Whitmer vs. Jimmy Rave
7/17 at Osaka Furitsu Taiikukan in Osaka, Japan
*ROH Tag Team champions Jay & Mark Briscoe defend vs. Shingo & YAMATO
*KENTA & CIMA vs. Davey Richards & Rocky Romero
*Matt Sydal, Ryo Saito & Dragon Kid vs. Delirious, Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino
*Jack Evans vs. Roderick Strong
*Bryan Danielson vs. Jimmy Rave
*Nigel McGuinness vs. BJ Whitmer
The official press release for Ring of Honor's latest sale reads:
THE BIG 10 SALE
Over 70 Ring of Honor DVD's on sale, General Admission tickets to live events during the months of July & August for only $10 each, plus save 10% off your next order.
You can now purchase the following Ring of Honor DVD's for only $10 each:
-The Era of Honor Begins 2/23/02 (Low Ki vs. Bryan Danielson vs. Christopher Daniels; Eddie Guerrero vs. Super Crazy)
-Road to the Title 6/22/02 (One night tournament to determine the four men who will battle for the ROH Title)
-Glory By Honor 10/5/02 (Low Ki vs. Samoa Joe Fight Without Honor, Christopher Daniels vs. Doug Williams)
-All Star Extravaganza 11/9/02 (Low Ki & Steve Corino vs. Masato Tanaka & Shinjiro Otani, AJ Styles vs. Bryan Danielson)
-Night of the Butcher 12/7/02 (Homicide & Abdullah the Butcher vs. The Carnage Crew, Paul London vs. Bryan Danielson)
-Final Battle 2002 (American Dragon Bryan Danielson vs. Low Ki vs. Samoa Joe vs. Steve Corino)
-One Year Anniversary 2/8/03 (Low Ki vs. Paul London vs. AJ Styles with the winner get a shot at the ROH Title, Samoa Joe vs. Bryan Danielson, Steve Corino vs. Homicide)
-Expect The Unexpected 3/15/03 (CM Punk vs. Raven, Christopher Daniels & Xavier vs. The Amazing Red & AJ Styles ROH Tag Team Title Match)
-Night of the Champions 3/22/03 (Xavier vs. Samoa Joe ROH Title Match, Low Ki vs. Jody Fleisch)
-Night of the Grudges 6/14/03 (AJ Styles vs. Paul London, The Group vs. The Prophecy)
-Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies 8/16/03 (Steve Corino vs. Homicide)
-Final Battle 2003 12/27/03 (The Great Muta & Arashi vs. Christopher Daniels & Dan Maff, Homicide vs. Satoshi Kojima, AJ Styles vs. Kaz Hayashi)
-ROH Reborn Stage 1 4/23/04 (Samoa Joe vs. Homicide ROH World Title Match, Bryan Danielson vs. CM Punk)
-ROH Reborn Stage 2 4/24/04 (Punk & Cabana vs. The Briscoes for the ROH Tag Titles, Homicide vs. Danielson)
-World Title Classic 6/12/04 (Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk ROH World Title Match)
-Survival of the Fittest 6/24/04 (Bryan Danielson vs. Austin Aries vs. Samoa Joe vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Homicide vs. Colt Cabana)
-Death Before Dishonor II Part 1 7/23/04 (Samoa Joe vs. Homicide, Briscoes vs. Punk & Cabana two out of three falls)
-Glory By Honor III 9/11/04 (Mick Foley debuts,Punk vs. Aries, Danielson vs. Shelley)
-Midnight Express Reunion 10/2/04 (Samoa Joe vs. Bryan Danielson ROH World Title Match)
-Joe vs. Punk II 10/16/04 (Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk ROH World Title Match)
-All Star Extravaganza II 12/4/04 (Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk ROH World Title Match, Bryan Danielson vs. Homicide, Austin Aries vs. Low Ki)
-Final Battle 2004 12/26/04 (Samoa Joe vs. Austin Aries ROH World Title Match; Low Ki vs. Bryan Danielson)
-It All Begins 1/15/05 (Foley-Samoa Joe Confrontation, Danielson vs. Homicide, Aries first title defense)
-Trios Tournament 2005 3/5/05 (One night, six man tag team tournament)
-Back To Basics 3/12/05 (Samoa Joe & Jay Lethal vs. CM Punk & Spanky)
-Stalemate 4/16/05 (Bryan Danielson vs. Homicide in a lumberjack match, Austin Aries vs. James Gibson ROH World Title Match)
-Escape From New York 7/9/05 (CM Punk vs. Roderick Strong ROH Title Match, Samoa Joe vs. Austin Aries, Homicide vs. Jay Lethal)
-The Homecoming 7/23/05 (CM Punk vs. Christopher Daniels ROH World Title Match, AJ Styles vs. Jimmy Rave Street Fight)
-Survival of the Fittest 2005 9/24/05 (Features 6 Man Survival of the Fittest Elimination Match)
-Enter The Dragon 10/14/05 (Bryan Danielson vs. Austin Aries ROH World Title Match, Homicide & Low Ki vs. Steve Corino & Colt Cabana)
-Buffalo Stampede 10/15/05 (Bryan Danielson vs. Steve Corino ROH World Title Match, Embassy vs. Generation Next No DQ Six Man Tag)
-This Means War 10/29/05 (Bryan Danielson vs. Roderick Strong ROH World Title Match, Austin Aries vs. AJ Styles, Curry Man vs. Jay Lethal)
-Showdown in Motown 11/4/05 (Bryan Danielson vs. Chris Sabin ROH World Title Match; AJ Styles & Matt Sydal vs. Jimmy Rave & Abyss; Daniels vs. Joe vs. Cabana vs. Homicide)
-Vendetta 11/5/05- (Bryan Danielson vs. Roderick Strong ROH World Title Match; Jimmy Rave, Alex Shelley, Abyss, & Prince Nana vs. Austin Aries, AJ Styles, Jack Evans, & Matt Sydal in an 8 Man Tag Team War)
-Hell Freezes Over 1/14/06 (Bryan Danielson vs. Chris Hero ROH World Title Match, Samoa Joe vs. BJ Whitmer, AJ Styles vs. Matt Sydal)
-Tag Wars 2006 1/27/06 (Aries & Strong vs. Danielson & Lethal for the ROH Tag Titles; Christopher Daniels vs. Low Ki; Trios Tournament 2006)
-Dissension 1/28/06 (Bryan Danielson vs. AJ Styles ROH World Title Match; Aries & Strong vs. Jacobs & Whitmer ROH Tag Title Match; Daniels vs. Sydal; Low Ki vs. Jack Evans)
-Unscripted II 2/11/06 (CM Punk's surprise return as he teams with Bryan Danielson vs. Jimmy Rave & Adam Pearce, Nigel McGuinness vs. Austin Aries for the Pure Title)
-Fourth Anniversary Show 2/25/06 (Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. AJ Styles & Matt Sydal ROH Tag Title Match, Bryan Danielson vs. Jimmy Rave World Title Match)
-Best in the World 3/25/06 (Bryan Danielson & Samoa Joe vs. KENTA & Naomichi Marufuji; Briscoes vs. Roderick Strong & Jack Evans; Christopher Daniels vs. Alex Shelley)
-The 100th Show 4/15/06 (Samoa Joe, Adam Pearce, & BJ Whitmer vs. Chris Hero, Necro Butcher, & Super Dragon; Bryan Danielson vs. Delirious ROH World Title Match; AJ Styles & Matt Sydal vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe)
-Weekend of Champions Night 1 4/28/06 (Bryan Danielson vs. Jimmy Yang ROH World Title; Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. Samoa Joe & Matt Sydal Tag Title Match, Nigel McGuinness vs. Christopher Daniels Pure Title Match)
-Weekend of Champions Night 2 4/29/06 (Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness ROH World Title vs. Pure Title; Aries & Strong vs. Rave & Shelley for the Tag Titles; Christopher Daniels vs. Matt Sydal)
-How We Roll 5/12/06 (ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson & Christopher Daniels vs. NWA Champion Christian Cage & Colt Cabana; Jay Briscoe vs. Austin Aries, Mark Briscoe vs. Roderick Strong)
-Ring of Homicide 5/13/06 (Necro Butcher vs. Homicide; Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe ROH Tag Title Match; Bryan Danielson vs. Delirious ROH World Title Match; Christopher Daniels vs. Matt Sydal)
-Destiny 6/3/06 (Bryan Danielson vs. Homicide ROH World Title Match; Austin Aries & Roderick Strong ROH Tag Title Match; Christopher Daniels vs. BJ Whitmer)
-In Your Face 6/17/06 (Samoa Joe vs. Bryan Danielson vs. KENTA; Homicide vs. Chris Hero; BJ Whitmer vs. Jimmy Jacobs; Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. Nigel McGuinness & Colt Cabana ROH Tag Title Match)
-Throwdown 6/23/06 (KENTA vs. Roderick Strong; Bryan Danielson vs. BJ Whitmer vs. Jimmy Jacobs ROH World Title Match; Necro Butcher vs. Adam Pearce; Samoa Joe vs. Davey Richards vs. Delirious vs. Jimmy Rave)
-Chi Town Struggle 6/24/06 (KENTA vs. Austin Aries; Bryan Danielson vs. Colt Cabana ROH World Title Match; ROH vs. CZW Six Man Tag War)
-Best of Samoa Joe- ROH World Champion (On Sale For $10- One Time Only!!!)
-Best of AJ Styles Vol. 2- The Phenomenon Continues
-Best of Generation Next- Our Time Is Now
-Best of Spanky- Danger, Danger
-Best of The Rottweilers- Let The Gates Of Hell Open
-Best of The Second City Saints- Chicago's Elite
-Best of Colt Cabana- Good Times, Great Memories
-Bloodlust Vol. 1- ROH’s Bloodiest Matches
-Best of The Briscoe Brothers- Tag Team Excellence
-Best of Roderick Strong- Suffering Is Inevitable
-Do or Die II & III
-Do or Die IV
-Straight Shootin' with Samoa Joe & CM Punk (On Sale For $10- One Time Only!!!)
-Straight Shootin' with Jim Cornette & JJ Dillon
-Secrets of the Ring with Raven Vol. 5
-Secrets of the Ring with Al Snow
-Straight Shootin' with Jim Cornette & Bill Watts
-Straight Shootin' with Jim Cornette & Bill Watts Vol. 2
-Straight Shootin' with Terry Funk & Shane Douglas
-Straight Shootin' with Percy Pringle Vol. 1
-Straight Shootin' with Percy Pringle Vol. 2
-Straight Shootin' with Jim Cornette & Percy Pringle
-Straight Shootin' with 2 Cold Scorpio
-Straight Shootin' with Kamala
-Straight Shootin' with Jim Mitchell
-Straight Shootin' with The Blue Meanie
-Straight Shootin' with Francine
-Straight Shootin' with Jushin Liger
-Secrets of the Ring with Dusty Rhodes
You can now purchase the following FIP DVD's for only $10 Each:
-Chasing The Dragon 6/9/06 (Six Way Elimination #1 Contenders Match with Davey Richards vs. Colt Cabana vs. Austin Aries vs. Roderick Strong vs. Canadian Cougar vs. Steve Madison)
-Impact Of Honor 6/10/06 (Bryan Danielson vs. Colt Cabana ROH World Title Match; Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. Fast & Furious ROH Tag Title Match; Davey Richards vs. Shingo)
-Heatstroke '06 Night 1 7/7/06 (Bryan Danielson vs. Colt Cabana FIP Title Match; Homicide vs. Shingo; Davey Richards vs. BJ Whitmer)
-Heatstroke ’06 Night 2 7/8/06 (Bryan Danielson & BJ Whitmer vs. Homicide & Davey Richards; Black Market vs. Heatbreak Express FIP Tag Title Double Chain Match)
General Admission Tickets For The Following Live Ring Of Honor Events Are Now On Sale For $10 Each:
-Edison, NJ 7/28/07
-Boston, MA 8/10/07
-Philadelphia, PA 8/11/07
-Hartford, CT 8/24/07
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NEW RELEASES
The following DVD's are now available to order in the "New Release" section at
www.rohwrestling.com.
Full Impact Pro ’New Years Classic 2007’ Inverness, FL 1/12/07 DVD (Preorder- Ships 7/5)
Features Roderick Strong & Jack Evans vs. Jimmy Rave & Shingo, Brent Albright vs. Erick Stevens, Jimmy Jacobs vs. Larry Sweeney, plus more.
1. Kenny King vs. Seth Delay
2. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Shane Hagadorn
3. The Heartbreak Express vs. Shiima Xion & Pelle Primeau
4. Sal Rinauro vs. Gran Akuma
5. Black Market vs. Steve Madison & Chasyn Rance
6. Jimmy Jacobs vs. Larry Sweeney
7. Brent Albright vs. Erick Stevens
8. Roderick Strong & Jack Evans vs. Jimmy Rave & Shingo
TNA Lockdown 2007 DVD
On Sunday, April 15th live from St. Louis TNA Wrestling presented "Lockdown" on pay per view- featuring every match inside the confines of the hellish six sides of steel.
1. Lethal Lockdown: Kurt Angle, Sting, Samoa Joe. Rhino, & Jeff Jarrett vs. Christian Cage, AJ Styles, Scott Steiner, Abyss, & Tomko
2. Electrified Cage World Tag Team Title Match: LAX vs. Team 3D
3. X Division Title Xscape Match: Chris Sabin vs. Jay Lethal vs. Sonjay Dutt vs. Alex Shelley vs. Shark Boy
4. Blindfold Match: Chris Harris vs. James Storm
5. Special Referee- Bob Backlund: Senshi vs. Austin Starr
6. Catfight In The Cage: Gail Kim vs. Jackie Moore
7. Grudge Match: Petey Williams vs. Robert Roode
8. Christopher Daniels vs. Jerry Lynn
Preshow Match- Serotonin vs. Voodoo Kin Mafia
Includes bonus footage from the TNA Fanfest
WWE One Night Stand 2007 DVD
1. Stretcher Match: Rob Van Dam vs. Randy Orton
2. Six Man Tables Match: CM Punk, Tommy Dreamer & The Sandman vs. Elijah Burke, Matt Striker, & Marcus Cor Von
3. World Tag Team Title Ladder Match: The Hardys vs. Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas
4. Lumberjack Match: Mark Henry vs. Kane
5. ECW Title Street Fight: Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, & Umaga vs. Bobby Lashley
6. Pudding Match: Candice Michelle vs. Melina
7. World Title Steel Cage Match: Edge vs. Batista
8. WWE Title Falls Count Anywhere Match: John Cena vs. The Great Khali
