RING OF HONOR NEWSWIRE:BRYAN DANIELSON INJURY UPDATE, LATEST LINEUPS AND MORE
By ROH Wrestling on 8/30/2007 12:41 PM
August 30th: Bryan Danielson underwent laser eye surgery on Monday to repair his retina. He is scheduled to be out 4-6 weeks, but will have check ups every week to look at his progress. All signs from the surgery are positive and it is 90% that Danielson will regain his eyesight, although it might be blurred. We'll have more updates as soon as we get them. As a result, we don't want to false advertise Danielson for the 9/14 main event in Detroit in case he can't wrestle that night. Detroit will now have Jay & Mark Briscoe defend the ROH World Tag Team Titles against The Resilience of Austin Aries & Matt Cross. The Resilience have been on a hot streak and are gaining momentum. The ROH World Tag Team Titles could be in their future!!!
August 30th: Delirious vs. Matt Sydal for the very last time has been signed for the 9/15 PPV taping in Chicago. This will be a bonus match for the live fans and DVD audience and not a match taped for PPV. You know there will be huge matches when ROH tapes its third PPV on 9/15 in Chicago. We'll have much more news next week. Get your tickets now at ROHwrestling.com or by calling 215-781-2500.
August 30th: ROH World Champion Takeshi Morishima suffered an excruciating amount of pain in his leg after his defense against Bryan Danielson last Saturday. Morishima's thigh and knee were bruised bright red from Danielson's numerous kicks. Things won't get any easier for the World Champion in Detroit. In fact, Morishima won't even know who his challenger will be that night. The first half of the show will feature a Four Corner Survival with Roderick Strong vs. Delirious vs. Erick Stevens vs. Kevin Steen. The winner will face Morishima for the World Title in the second half of the show. Morishima is sure to face a tough challenge in Detroit.
August 30th: We have many more exciting matches to announce for 9/14 "Motor City Madness '07" in Detroit. El Generico has been on fire lately in his feud against The Briscoes and his recent trip to the finals in the "Race To The Top" tournament. Generico will face the biggest singles test of his career in Detroit. It will be a first time ever contest of El Generico vs. Naomichi Marufuji in Detroit!!!
August 30th: Make sure to check out ROH's first shows in Japan now out on DVD at ROHwrestling.com. 7/16 "Live In Tokyo" features a brutal World Title Match pitting Takeshi Morishima vs. Nigel McGuinness and a bout fans are already proclaiming a match of the year candidate in Bryan Danielson vs. Go Shiozaki. See the entire night of action including: Jack Evans & Kotaro Suzuki vs. Davey Richards & Rocky Romero; Taniguchi vs. Ito; BJ Whitmer vs. Jimmy Rave; Delirious vs. Roderick Strong in a heated Fight Without Honor; all star six man action with The Briscoes & Naomichi Marufuji vs. Matt Sydal, Ricky Marvin & Atsushi Aoki. 7/17 "Live In Osaka" is highlighted by two excellent six man contests and two ROH World Tag Team Titles defenses by Jay & Mark Briscoe. Check out the once-in-a-lifetime bout as ROH, NOAH and Dragon Gate's company aces join together when Bryan Danielson, Naomichi Marufuji & CIMA battle Davey Richards, Rocky Romero & Masaaki Mochizuki in a must see bout plus: Dragon Gate action at its best with Matt Sydal, Dragon Kid & Ryo Saito vs. Delirious, Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino; Briscoes vs. Susumu Yokosuka & Shingo; Jack Evans vs. Roderick Strong in a No DQ Match; Nigel McGuinness vs. BJ Whitmer; Briscoes vs. Genki Horiguchi & Jimmy Rave plus more including bonus footage!!! See history as ROH tours Japan now available on DVD at ROHwrestling.com.
August 30th: We aren't done with matches for 9/14 in Detroit. Jimmy Jacobs says his knee feels great and he wants a tough opponent for when he returns to his home area of Detroit. Jacobs' comeback will continue in Detroit when he faces Chris Hero with Larry Sweeney, Sara Del Rey, Tank Toland & Bobby Dempsey. This one will really show if Jacobs' knee is strong. Great seats still remain at ROHwrestling.com or by calling 215-781-2500.
August 30th: Look for an almost 10 minute preview of ROH's second PPV "Driven" later today or tomorrow at ROHvideos.com. You can watch it and recent matches with Lacey as well as Kevin Steen & El Generico at www.ROHvideos.com for FREE!!! We will try to get a new ROH Video Wire done by the holiday weekend, if not there will be one next week.
August 30th: Delirious is out for blood against the new alliance of Adam Pearce, Brent Albright & BJ Whitmer after they tried to staple Delirious' mask to his face last Friday in Hartford.
August 30th: Congratulations to Mitch Franklin on winning the Top Of The Class trophy from Pelle Primeau last Friday in Hartford on the preshow. Franklin has worked hard and climbed the ranks. He was rewarded with a competitive match last Saturday against Jimmy Jacobs at the Manhattan Center. ROH Wrestling Academy graduate Rhett Titus also had a competitive match against Jacobs last Friday. This is experience you can only get at the ROH Wrestling Academy. The next class starts at the end of September. If you are serious about learning the right way to become a wrestler go to the main page of www.ROHwrestling.com for more info including new, affordable pricing.
August 30th: The card is really taking shape for "Motor City Madness" in two weeks in Detroit. Check out the current lineup:
Michigan State Fairgrounds & Expo Center "Michigan Mart"
September 14, 2007- 8:00pm belltime
1120 W. State Fair Ave.
Detroit, MI 48203
ROH World Title Match
Takeshi Morishima defends vs. winner of Four Corner Survival
Four Corner Survival- Winners Get World Title Shot That Night!!!
Roderick Strong vs. Delirious vs. Erick Stevens vs. Kevin Steen
World Tag Team Title Match
Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Austin Aries & Matt Cross
Grudge Match
Rocky Romero vs. Jack Evans
Special Attraction Match
Jimmy Jacobs with Lacey vs. Chris Hero with Larry Sweeney, Sara Del Rey, Tank Toland & Bobby Dempsey
Plus more to be announced with: Bryan Danielson (Danielson will still appear if he can't wrestle); Nigel McGuinness; Davey Richards; Brent Albright; BJ Whitmer; Claudio Castagnoli; Daizee Haze and others!!!
