RING OF HONOR NEWSWIRE
By
Mike Johnson on 1/7/2009 10:41 AM
January 7th: A huge match up has been signed for January 16 in Manassas.
Bryan Danielson is fresh off of slaying the mighty Morishima, and now he’s
going to face an entirely different type of competitor. The master of
manipulation, AOTF leader Jimmy Jacobs has signed to face Dragon. Jimmy’s
recent acts against Tyler Black have left many in ROH questioning where his
head is at, and now we have to wonder why he’d challenge the “best in the
worldâ€. One thing is for certain, Manassas is in for one hell of a match.
January 7th: As soon as it was reported that the Necro Butcher had signed
to compete in the Four Corner Survival in Edison on 1/17, the ROH Booking
Committee received a phone call from Delirious. Of course, no one could
understand what he was really saying, but the implication was that he wanted
into the match as well. As we learned previously, he will face the Butcher
in20a singles contest the night before in Manassas. What kind of damage
will be inflicted on these two with TWO matches in back-to-back days?
January 7th: ROH Officials have been contemplating some sort of penalty for
Larry Sweeney’s American Wolves for their brutal attack on Mark Briscoe.
Jay Briscoe immediately asked for a tag team match for Manassas on 1/16.
The match was granted, but we did not know who Jay would select as his tag
team partner. We’ve just learned that Jay Briscoe has asked a man all too
familiar with Sweeney’s men. Roderick Strong will team with Jay Briscoe to
battle Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards!
January 7th: Speaking of Richards and Edwards, their weekend doesn’t get
any easier. In Edison on 1/17 they’ll face a different kind of test.
Roderick Strong has gone to ROH Officials and asked that a grudge tag match
be signed for January 17. Only two weeks before Sweeney’s men face Strong,
Albright, and Company in the cage, it’ll be Strong and Erick Stevens against
the American Wolves. But that ’s not all. Roddy wants a “warm up†of sorts
for Chicago. “I want the Wolves to get a taste of what it will feel like to
NOT be able to run. To NOT be able to have your friends come and bail them
out. In Edison on the 17th, I want the Wolves in a Lumberjack
Strap Match! And believe it, only the STRONG will survive.â€
January 7th: Claudio Castagnoli certainly didn’t have much to say in a
positive light in the most recent ROH Video Wire at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ6iYXi_iAY.
He’s been forthright in stating that 2009 will be his year, and he’ll start
that quest in Detroit on January 30. “I am very European. I am
Custom-made, the prototypical athlete. I don’t drink nor smoke. In
Detroit, I begin the Year of Claudio. Brent Albright, you will be my first
conquest in 2009.â€
January 7th: Ring o f Honor officials are in the process of selecting the
date and location for the "Seventh Anniversary Show". All we know right now
is that the event will be held in February or March. We'll have the
announcement at
www.rohwrestling.com
as soon as it becomes official.
