British Wrestlers For ROH UK Tour Announced!!!
The five British wrestlers who will appear on Augusts Ring of Honors UK debut tour have today been announced in the Daily Stars Fighting Talk column by Patrick Lennon. The names have been carefully chosen by ROH management and are believed by all in the company to be the best and most relevant selection of UK talent that could have been picked for this history making weekend for Americas fastest growing independent wrestling company.
The names are:
-“The Anarchist” Doug Williams
-“The Phoenix” Jody Fleisch
-“The Wonderkid” Jonny Storm
-Spud
-Robbie Brookside
Williams, Storm, Fleisch and Spud have all previously wrestled for ROH with Spud making his first appearance for the company in Ohio just a few weeks ago. Brookside has been widely requested by a large number of ROH wrestlers to be brought into the company for sometime but no location seemed more fitting for his Ring of Honor debut than the first night of the ROH UK tour in his very own home town of Liverpool. The “Wildcat” as he is often known has a very long history with ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson dating back to when the former “American Dragon” was still in training. How this association with the companies undoubted new figure head will affect the highly respected veteran are yet to be seen.
Check out next Friday’s edition of Fighting Talk for an exclusive interview with Ring of Honor World Champion Bryan Danielson as he gets set to defend his title on this ground breaking UK tour. The feature will also include a MASSIVE Ring of Honor competition where fans will have the chance to win an amazing selection of DVDs, t shirts and even tour tickets themselves.
There are yet more ROH names to be announced so keep reading the UK’s only pro wrestling friendly newspaper for more details on wrestlers and matches over the coming weeks as we draw closer to August 12th and 13th.
On-line tickets to be sent out next week
All on line tickets have now been printed and sent to ROH UK’s offices and will be sent out from next week. All tickets ordered from each venue’s box office should have now also been sent out by now. If they are any delays on tickets ordered from each venue and not online then please contact the venues box offices directly.
Fan-slam ticket orders are expected to be sent within the next few weeks.
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 from newsagents from NOW!
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.
First names announced for ROH UK tour
There are ten names now announced by Ring of Honor management for the companies first ever UK tour in August. The two events, taking place in the Liverpool Olympia on Saturday 12th and Broxbourne Civic Hall on Sunday 13th, have seen the fastest ticket sales in company history. In fact the ticket sales are officially the fastest selling Indy wrestling ticket in UK history.
The first 10 names announced are:
-ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson
-Austin Aries
-Roderick Strong
-Colt Cabana
-Nigel McGuiness
-Jimmy Rave
-BJ Whitmere
-Matt Sydal
-Mark Briscoe
-Jay Briscoe
Five top UK wrestling stars have been added to the ROH UK line up and will be announced exclusively in the Daily Star this Friday. More ROH names will be announced in the coming weeks.
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 Gold, Silver and Bronze Ringside tickets. 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
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
Tickets are priced between £75 and £20 and are on sale NOW through the Broxbourne Civic Hall box office or online at www.rohwrestling.com
A selection of £70 tickets have been made available via the Broxbourne Civic hall box office which are slightly restricted Gold Ringside front row. There are only a handful of these available so book NOW.
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.
