RING OF HONOR NEWSWIRE
By ROH Wrestling on 2/26/2009 6:13 PM
February 26th: Ring of Honor kicks off an historic weekend starting tomorrow
(Friday) night in Danbury, CT at the Danbury Police Athletic League Building,
35 Hayestown Road, Danbury, CT 06811. The event starts at 8:00 PM. The show
features an ROH World Title Elimination Match with Nigel McGuinness defending
vs. Jerry Lynn vs. Tyler Black vs. Jimmy Jacobs; ROH World Tag Team Champion
Kevin Steen & Jay Briscoe vs. Chris Hero & Eddie Edwards with Larry Sweeney in
a Grudge Tag Team Match; Bryan Danielson vs. Delirious; Brent Albright vs.
Claudio Castagnoli; The Necro Butcher vs. Brodie Lee in an Anything Goes
Street Fight; plus more. Tickets will be available to purchase at the door on
the night of the show.
February 26th: The inaugural TV tapings for Ring of Honor on HDNet take place
THIS WEEKEND in Philadelphia, PA at The Arena (former New Alhambra Arena/ECW
Arena), 7 Ritner Street, with a zip code of 19148. The event on Saturday night
starts at 7:30 PM. The show on Sunday has a special 3 PM bell time. This is
it, perhaps the most important weekend in ROH history as HDNet and ROH present
the first National Television tapings in our 7-year company history! Don’t be
left out as we tape the first 6 weeks of the brand new television series,
which debuts on HDNet on March 21st! Scheduled to appear this weekend in
Philadelphia are: ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness, Bryan Danielson, ROH
World Tag Team Champion Kevin Steen, Jerry Lynn, The Necro Butcher, Tyler
Black, Jay Briscoe, Chris Hero & Eddie Edwards with Larry Sweeney, Austin
Aries, Brent Albright, Claudio Castagnoli, Delirious, Jimmy Jacobs & Brodie
Lee of The Age of the Fall, Kenny King, Rhett Titus, & more. Tickets for both
events will be available to purchase at the door on the day/night of the show.
February 26th: We’re happy to announce the 6th and final TV main event to be
taped this Sunday at the Arena in South Philly, and it pits two of ROH’s best
against one another. Bryan Danielson versus Tyler Black. What more needs to be
said!? You DON’T want to miss your opportunity to be on National Television
with ROH for the first time! If this match doesn’t personify the “ROH 101â€
concept and give a huge taste of the style and action that new fans can come
to expect from Ring of Honor on HDNet, nothing will. Come down to the Arena
this Saturday and Sunday, as ROH and HDNet look to kick off a long-term
relationship, and we want each and every one of you along for the ride!
February 26th: ROH officials have been told to expect a visit from Prince Nana
at some point this weekend, and he’s apparently coming to “talk businessâ€.
February 26th: ROH Officials are happy to announce that “M-Dogg†Matt Cross
will return to action on March 20th in suburban Pittsburgh! He will team with
his former Resilience teammate, Erick Stevens, to face the brash Kenny King
and Rhett Titus in a contest of two teams made up of supreme athleticism,
power, and according to Titus, “dependable thrust that you can trustâ€. Can M-Dogg
make a splash in his return? Will King and Titus enter the ring in Pittsburgh
the newly crowned World Tag Team Champions?
February 26th: Just signed for ROH’s 7th Anniversary Celebration at the
Hammerstein Ballroom on March 21st are two matches that would main event
anywhere in the country! D’Lo Brown looks to continue to impress ROH officials
and fans as he has signed to face Jay Briscoe in Manhattan! “Man, I got all
kind of respect for D’Lo," said Jay. “And it’s an honor to face him in NYC.
But D’Lo, I gotta warn you, this is ROH, and in ROH it’s simple. Man up, or
get out.†Also signed for singles action is “Lightning†Mike Quackenbush!
Quackenbush, making his return to ROH, will be locking up with Jerry Lynn! “I
grew to love watching Jerry Lynn perform,†said Quack. “And to see his revival
of sorts in ROH has been refreshing; it’ll be great to test myself against
Jerry and to once again perform for the great ROH fans.â€
February 26th: Bryan Danielson sent word to the ROH Booking Committee that he
wants Bison Smith in the worst way, and apparently one match isn’t enough.
He’s asked to face Bison in both St. Louis on March 13th and on the ROH debut
in Indianapolis on March 14th. We have yet to receive word from Bison on
whether or not he’ll accept this bold challenge from “the Best in the Worldâ€.
February 26th: We're running a special sale this weekend on the ROH website
and at the live events in Danbury & Philadelphia. For a limited time when you
Buy 2 Ring of Honor DVD, you can get 1 Free. Full details on the sale along
with the instructions on how to take advantage of this deal on the ROH website
can be found here:
http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/article.aspx?id=2643.
New ROH DVD releases include "Full Circle" from Manassas, VA from January
16th. This event features Features ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness vs.
Tyler Black; Bryan Danielson vs. Jimmy Jacobs; Jerry Lynn vs. Austin Aries;
Jay Briscoe & Roderick Strong vs. The American Wolves; Delirious vs. The Necro
Butcher; plus more. Also available is "Injustice II" from Edison, NJ on
January 17th. This show features the controversial Nigel McGuinness vs. Tyler
Black ROH World Title Match; Bryan Danielson vs. Jerry Lynn; Roderick Strong &
Erick Stevens vs. The American Wolves in a Lumberjack Strap Match; Austin
Aries vs. Jay Briscoe vs. Jimmy Jacobs; plus more.
February 26th: There is a great article on The Necro Butcher here talking
about "The Wrestler" and his career at
http://www.dailymail.com/entertainment/200902251202. Speaking of "The
Wrestler", click
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK6smwWg8bc to see Bruce Springstein's
video for the title track in the film.