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February 2nd:  Everyone here at Ring of Honor sends a humongous THANK YOU to the great fans of Detroit and Chicago for making the events of the past weekend a wonderful success!  ROH returns to the Motor City on Friday, June 26th and to the Windy City on Saturday, April 25th.  Tickets for both events are now on sale at www.rohwrestling.com.   This past Saturday's event called "Caged Collision" will debut on Pay-Per-View Friday, April 17th.

February 2nd:  ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness escaped Chicago with the gold after defeating El Generico at “Caged Collision”.  We now know he will defend the title on February 7th in Orlando.  ROH officials spoke with Nigel late last night, and an agreement was made.  “People come to ROH to prove themselves,” said Nigel.  “And this=2 0coming weekend in Florida is all about that.  But it isn’t just up-and-coming grapplers that have to prove something; it’s also the top shelf talent like me, and even has-beens like Geritol Lynn.  Now another has-been can add his name to the list.  And that’s you D-Lo Brown.  Sure, everyone knows your name, and I can’t really downplay your achievements in wrestling, but c’mon sunshine, why are you coming to ROH?  To prove yourself!  And you will, because you’re only getting one shot, love.  And that’s against me in Orlando.  And just to show that I know you’re far past your prime, I’ll put up the title and prove once again that ROH has no one to challenge me.  One shot, Mr. Brown.  That’s all you’ve got.”

February 2nd:  Ring of Honor officials announced the very first ROH television tapings will take place in Philadelphia on Saturday, February 28th and Sunday, March 1st!  ROH and HDNet officials selected Philadelphia due to the city’s passionate fans and extensive wrestling his tory. Now you can add another historic event to that already rich Philly wrestling heritage.  Tickets for the event on the 28th are already on sale.  Tickets for the March 1st (special 3pm bell time) event will go on sale this coming Wednesday at 10am EST at www.rohwrestling.com. You don’t want to miss what will go down as perhaps the most important weekend in ROH history!  We’ll have talent announcements and updates as we go forward.

February 2nd:  Fresh off of the huge victory over Sweet-N-Sour inside the Steel Cage last Saturday, Roderick Strong and Erick Stevens were probably looking forward to a little “R and R”.  But it doesn’t look like that will happen.  Chasyn Rance, Kenny King, and Rhett Titus have signed an open contract to face Strong, Stevens, and a partner of their choosing in Coral Springs on February 6.  “We know those guys can’t possibly be 100%, especially not after that cage match, and we’re striking while the iron is hot,” said Kenny King.   “The time is now, and now is OUR time.”

February 2nd:  Bryan Danielson suffered a concussion after being powerbombed brutally to the floor by Bison Smith last Saturday at “Caged Collision”.  Danielson is still scheduled to be in Florida for “Proving Ground ‘09” this weekend, but his status for the events is up in the air at this point.  We still do not know what the agenda of the massive Bison is, and Kyle Durden's attempt to get comments gave as no further answers.  Durden's "interview" will be in this week's Video Wire.

February 2nd:  The BIG TEN SALE continues at www.rohwrestling.com until Wednesday night at 9pm EST.  We have over 100 DVD's on sale for $10 each, tickets for all events in February for only $10 each, plus save an additional 10% off your order.  For complete details on the sale click here:  http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/article.aspx?id=860.

February 2nd:  ROH Referee Paul Turner made a crucial judgment call last Friday night in Detroit that has upset Brent Albright and left Claudio Castagnoli elated.  In the closing moments of the contest, Albright had Castagnoli locked in the Crowbar.  Claudio was able to make contact with the ropes, which would necessitate a break.  Albright did not break the hold, sending an apparent message to Larry Sweeney who was “observing” the match.  Referee Turner began the customary “5 count” when Albright would not break the hold.  The excruciating pain from the hold got to Castagnoli, as he tapped out just as Turner reached the count of 5.  Rather than award Albright the decision via submission, he disqualified him for not breaking hold before the allotted count of 5.  “In any situation, the rulebook is our world,” said Turner.  “And I know Brent is upset.  Even though Claudio submitted, it was to a hold that was ‘illegal’ in its application because of the contact with the ropes.”  ROH officials stand behind Turner’s decision, and several phone calls from both Albright and Castagnoli on this subject have been fielded in the last 48 hours.