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RING OF HONOR NEWSWIRE

By Mike Johnson on 12/4/2008 10:49 AM

December 4th:  Ring of Honor debuts in two new markets this weekend.  Friday night we're in Collinsville, IL (just minutes from St. Louis, MO) at the Gateway Center, One Gateway Drive, Collinsville, IL 62234 with an 8:00 pm belltime.  The main event is ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Bryan Danielson & Jerry Lynn.  Other matches include Austin Aries vs. Tyler Black; a tag team Gauntlet Match featuring The Briscoes, Brent Albright & Erick Stevens, Irish Airborne, and one additional team; The Necro Butcher & Ace Steel vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Delirious; Kenny Omega vs. Kenny King; plus more.  Tickets will be available to purchase at the door on Friday night.

December 4th:  On Saturday night we debut in Nashville, TN at Vanderbilt University Memorial Gym, 2601 Jess Neely Drive, Nashville, TN 37212.  Bell time is 7:30pm.  Nigel McGuinness will defend the ROH World Title against Jerry Lynn.  Other bouts in Bryan Danielson vs. Claudio Castagnoli in a NO DQ Grudge Match; Austin Aries & The Necro Butcher vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black; The Briscoes & Kenny Omega vs. Kenny King, Sal Rinuaro, & Rhett Titus; plus more.  Tickets will be available to purchase at the door on Saturday night.

December 4th:  If you haven’t seen the article on the main page, go read it now http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/article.aspx?id=2442.  Officially signed for “Final Battle” on 12/27 in New York City is Nigel McGuinness versus Naomichi Marufuji!  If McGuinness is able to retain the championship against Jerry Lynn this Saturday, then this encounter will be for the ROH World Title!  This match has been anticipated for quite some time, and ROH officials are extremely elated that it will finally happen.  Tickets are on sale now.  Get yours while you can because you don’t want to miss what could be a definite classic!

December 4th:  With the holiday season fast approaching we understand that everybody is looking for a great deal.  Here at Ring of Honor we've taken it to the next level.  For the first time ever Ring of Honor will be offering a special BUY 3, GET 2 FREE SALE ON ALL RING OF HONOR DVD'S!!!!  This sale will be in effect starting Thursday afternoon at www.rohwrestling.com and also at both live events this weekend.  To go along with the sale we have three new ROH DVD releases:  First is the "Driven" PPV from 9/19 in Boston, MA.  This event features two must see titl e matches as Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black defend the World Tag Team Titles against Kevin Steen & El Generico plus Nigel McGuinness vs. Roderick Strong for the ROH World Title.  "Return Of The 187" features Kevin Steen & El Generico vs. Homicide & Hernandez vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black vs. Chris Hero & Davey Richards in a 30 Minute Iron Team Match plus Go Shiozaki vs. Austin Aries for the FIP World Heavyweight Title.  "Ring of Homicide 2" features a Dream Tag Team Match with LAX (Homicide * Hernandez) vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe in a first time ever match, Austin Aries vs. Jimmy Jacobs in an Anything Goes Match, Tyler Black vs. Jerry Lynn, plus more.

December 4th:  Ring of Honor is happy to welcome WLW standouts Steve Anthony and Boa Nguyen to suburban St. Louis this Friday night!  Legendary NWA Champion Harley Race has personally endorsed both of these competitors and we look forward to seeing what they’re capable of on the ROH stage!

December 4th:  The highly respected Jerry Lynn has been added to the Four Corner Survival on 12/27 at the Hammerstein!  Already announced is Sweet-n-Sour’s Chris Hero.  Should Lynn upend Nigel McGuinness on Saturday in Nashville, this match will be for the ROH World Title!  We'll have the names of the other two combatants in the near future.

December 4th:  Daizee Haze had plenty of venom in her words for Rhett Titus and the Age of the Fall in a video recently forwarded to ROH Officials http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIgyZ3NV8SM.  She is bound and determined to force Rhett Titus to admit that his lewd and disrespectful claims are untrue.  Titus commented, “Brother, seriously?  If anyone could tell you I’ve got shoulders like boulders, it’s Daizee.  If anyone could tell you that my thighs mesmerize, it’s Daizee.  And if anyone, and I mean anyone, knows that the thrust is definitely a must and knocks off the rust, it’s that tramp Daizee.”

December 4th:  We will have the first talent announcements for the January 16 event in Manassas, VA and the January 17 event in Edison, NJ early next week.  ROH officials are finalizing negotiations with some great Mid Atlantic talent for these two events.