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September 28th: Glory By Honor VIII is in the books, and without question, it was one for the ages! As Ring of Honor said farewell to two of her brightest stars, one returned! The legendary James E. Cornette made a surprising return to ROH in New York, officially named Executive Producer earlier that day by ROH President Cary Silkin. “We couldn’t be happier to have him on board,” said ROH on HDNet Producer David Lagana. “To have his experience and his knowledge is immeasurable. Everyone is excited.” Cornette will be on hand when Ring of Honor and HDNet return to Philadelphia on November 5th and 6th to tape another six weeks on the best wrestling on television. Check out http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/article.aspx?id=2997 for more on Cornette’s amazing return to Ring of Honor. For a sneak peak at the reaction Cornette received, check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2ywTkCC1WQ .


September 28th: Fans in attendance for GBHVIII that caught glimpse of another notorious return of20sorts can attest - you never know what might happen at an ROH live event!


September 28th:  Tonight's episode of "Ring of Honor Wrestling" on HDNet features Brent Albright vs. Claudio Castagnoli inside a Steel Cage, Tyler Black & Jerry Lynn vs. Rhett Titus & Kenny King, Nikki Roxx vs. Sara Del Rey, and Sonjay Dutt vs. Alex Payne.  Don't miss the action starting at 8 PM.


September 28th: As Jack Youngblood’s athletic legend grew from playing Super Bowl XIV with a broken leg, so grows the legend of Eddie Edwards. Edwards did the unthinkable on Saturday, taking his place beside Davey Richards and entering Ladder War II – with a broken arm. And this was no hairline fracture; Edwards essentially snapped off a huge chunk of his elbow on Friday night in Boston during his street fight with Kevin Steen. Edwards went to the hospital after the bout, and ROH officials got the news at 3:30am Saturday morning. Remarkably, less than 4 hours later, Edwards called again to advise that he would still be in New York and unbelievably, that he intended on competing in the Ladder War. And it was Edwards, locking El Generico in the Achilles Lock while both men were nearly 20 feet up a ladder, which allowed Richards to scale the ladder and earn the victory for the Wolves. Edwards is scheduled for surgery this Thursday to have a steel plate and screws inserted into his arm to mend the broken elbow, and he will miss some action. ROH officials are awaiting the official post-op prognosis and rehabilitation schedule before deciding what action, if any, is needed to address the World Tag Team Championship.


September 28th: With Eddie Edwards’ surgery this week, he will be unable to compete when ROH returns to Collinsville and Indianapolis on October 9th and 10th. The cards for both events will be shuffled accordingly, and we can now announce the first changes. Davey Richards of the World Champion American Wolves has now signed to take on Kenny Omega in singles action! This is a huge test for Omega, as Davey has had a remarkable 2009. His match against Bryan Danielson from Boston last Friday may well end up the match of the year! Can Omega open more eyes and shock Richards in suburban St. Louis?


September 28th: The change above left the Young Bucks’ Collinsville contract open, an opening that was almost immediately signed by Kenny King and Rhett Titus! “Man, I am sick of hearing about the Young Bucks,” said King. “It’s time20they get knocked down a peg or two – Rhett and me – we’re the true Up and Comers.” It’s King and Titus versus the Young Bucks on 10/9! We’ll have more on the October 9th and 10th cards this week in the Newswire!


September 28th: The psychological war between Eddie Kingston and Chris Hero took another turn last Saturday night. Kingston was poised to let Hero feel the power of his own green elbow guard. Shane Hagadorn drew the attention of the referee, and Hero, once again ahead of the curve, donned a gold elbow guard and beat Kingston to the punch. Kingston was furious post-match, destroying the ringside area. We’ll have more on this as it develops.


September 28th:  The Buy 3, Get 2 Free Ring of Honor DVD Sale is ongoing at ROHWrestling.com until Wednesday at noon EST.   For instructions on how the sale works, please click here: http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/article.aspx?id=2919.


 
September 28th: We at20Ring of Honor want to go on record to thank the fans of Boston, for a record crowd on Friday and an amazing enthusiasm, and the fans of New York, for helping us sell out and for being unbelievable once again. We couldn’t have hoped for two better nights with two better crowds. Thank you all very much! This past weekend was truly special for a variety of reasons, but mostly so for the wonderful celebration of the ROH careers of Bryan Danielson and Nigel McGuinness. Although it’s been said, we can’t stress it enough. Thank you to Bryan and Nigel. For your dedication, your resolve to be great, your passion, and your unparalleled professionalism. Our locker room is better from having you both in it, and we know that locker rooms going forward will come to feel precisely the same. We miss you both already.