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RING OF HONOR MAN UP, CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST PPVS OF 2007, REPLAYS TONIGHT

By Mike Johnson on 12/4/2007 9:07 AM
ROH "Man Up" TONIGHT (Tuesday) at 9pm on iN DEMAND for $14.95
 
The lineup for ROH "Man Up" will feature a big double main event including the first and last ever Ladder War. This match was so insane and dangerous that ROH officials have banned it from ever happening again. The complete lineup has:
 
ROH World Tag Team Title Ladder War
Jay & Mark Briscoe defend vs. Kevin Steen & El Generico
 
ROH World Title Match
Takeshi Morishima defends vs. Bryan Danielson
 
Single Series
Austin Aries, Erick Stevens & Matt Cross compete in singles matches vs. Roderick Strong, Rocky Romero & Davey Richards
 
Four Corner Survival
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Nigel McGuinness vs. Naomichi Marufuji vs. Chris Hero
 
Plus more with: Larry Sweeney, Sara Del Rey, Tank Toland & Bobby Dempsey; Delirious; Brent Albright; Adam Pearce with Shane Hagadorn; BJ Whitmer and others!!!
 
"Ring Of Honor's third PPV, "Man Up"....was from a wrestling standpoint, up there with the best PPVs of all time. Seriously." - Dave Meltzer, 12/3/07 Wrestling Observer Newsletter
 
"In terms of the number of great individual matches, this was easily the best PPV of the year." - J.D. Dunn, 411mania.com
 
"After hearing about this PPV for months, it was exciting to finally see if ROH could live up to the hype, and they certainly delivered. Specifically, the Briscoes vs. Steen & Generico exceeded months of hype to deliver the tag match of the year and a top five contender for overall match of the year....This might have cemented Briscoes vs. Steen & Generico as feud of the year in pro wrestling." - James Caldwell, PWTorch.com
 
"Order the Ring Of Honor pay-per-view. Order it. Order it. Order it....Morishima vs. Danielson is incredible to watch....I can't endorse this one enough....I really think it's worth checking out" - Buck Woodward, PWInsiderelite.com hotline.
 
"(10.0)....I only own two ROH DVDs that received rave reviews here at the Torch, so I don't know much about the promotion or the wrestlers, but with shows like this, ROH is quickly becoming my favorite promotion....Everyone on this show busted their ass in the ring, the booking made sense and pro wrestling was the focus. I can't even recall the last time a WWE or TNA PPV could make that same claim." - Jason Hadden, PWTorch.com
 
"Another stellar effort from ROH. An easy candidate for PPV of the year and the ladder war will be in my top-three matches of the year vote." - Jody Jewers, WrestlingObserver.com
 
"(9.0)....Well worth the $15!" - Justin Ballard, PWTorch.com
 
"This was a fantastic show....I really couldn't pick a worst match as I don't think any of them deserved that....Danielson and Morishima was fantastic and may be my new pick for match of the year." - Dave Mugrave, WrestlingObserver.com
 
"(9.0) Having heavily enjoyed "Driven," I didn't hesitate at all to order this PPV the first day it became available, and once again, ROH did not disappoint....To me, this is great stuff that I'd take over a leprechaun running through an imaginary wall any day of the week." - Ern Smith, PWTorch.com
 
"ROH is getting more polished with each PPV. It felt even MORE like a major PPV show. It's a shame it's gotten the least hype of the three PPVs so far because it's the best one so far....Briscoes and Steen/Generico put on one of the best ladder matches I've seen in years. It got to the point that after so many ladder matches over the years that I thought I'd never see anything new again. ROH and these 4 proved me wrong. It's worth ****3/4." - Bill Treadway, WrestlingObserver.com
 
"You know you've seen a good show when the "worst" match is 3 stars or better." - Ray Begley, WrestlingObserver.com
 
"Ring of Honor's "Man Up" is as close as you can get to a perfect Pay Per View. That is not a lie, or an exaggeration from a so called "ROHbot" fan. That is the unmitigated truth. The two hours of wrestling flew by like it was nothing and it was filled with near non-stop action. This show had matches that started out very good and only became better as the matches went on. There were very few if any valleys and almost a constant run of peaks. Not many PPVs have such a ferocious pace as this one, but this was also ROH's best PPV in terms of production, video and audio quality." - Ari Berenstein, 411mania.com
 
"(10.0): Wow. This was the best PPV I've ever seen, next to WrestleMania 17." - Andrew, PWTorch.com
 
"(9.5)....My words can't even do this PPV justice. Just see it." - Glenn Crocker, PWTorch.com
 
"Having seen two ROH cards in person and one PPV, ROH has hands down the best PPVs in the wrestling industry. Their wrestlers may not be as famous as those in the WWE or TNA, but the PPV and performers are far better." - Hank Schaller, PWTorch.com
 
The fans and critics have spoken. We can't make this stuff up. Watch ROH "Man Up" TONIGHT at 9pm on iN DEMAND. Check your local listings for all the info!!!