Category: Ring of Honor
Mike Bennett Returns To Ring Of Honor
On the latest episode of Ring of Honor TV, Mike Bennett returned to reunite with former tag team partner Matt Taven. Mattt Taven beat Bateman in the main event, which resulted in Bateman and Vinny beating down Taven until Bennett made the save. . @realmikebennett is back! I repeat… Mike Bennett is back!! ????#WatchROH Watch…
ROH Pure Champion Has Been Revealed
ROH incorporated a few changes to the company following their return after the COVID-19 pandemic. This included bringing back the Pure Championship, which was retired many years ago. The Pure Championship was made in 2004 and was held by wrestlers such as AJ Styles, Samoa Joe and more. The title was merged with the World…
ROH Signs New Wrestler On Halloween
Ring Of Honor is always keen on signing new wrestlers from various promotions whenever possible. On Halloween this year, the company announced that they have signed a new wrestler. Danhausen made appearances on ROH prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and also during the last set of ROH television tapings, but he had to return home.…
Marty Scurll Possibly Released By ROH
Two talents have been edited out of the official roster from the Ring Of Honor promotion. However, there is no confirmation of whether the wrestlers have been released by the company. One of them is Marty Scurll. The names of Marty Scurll and Dan Maff had been nixed from the promotion’s roster page. Both of…
Erick Stevens Announces Retirement
Black Label Pro held Threat Level Noon during The Collective 2020. The show featured Top Flight (Air Wolf & Angel Dorado) defeating Erick Stevens & Tom Lawlor. Following the match, Erick announced that he will be hanging up his boots. Erick took to Twitter and revealed that he will be officially retiring from professional wrestling.…
ROH Officially Advertising EC3 Appearance
Ring of Honor is officially advertising EC3 coming to the promotion. A vignette aired to announce EC3 at the end of the latest ROH Wrestling episode. The piece did not feature commentary from announcers. https://twitter.com/therealec3/status/1313467300071329793 EC3 has teased coming to Ring of Honor since his non-compete clause from his WWE contract expired back in July.…
Ring Of Honor Announces Bracket For Pure Title Tournament
Ring of Honor has revealed the bracket for their upcoming Pure Title Tournament. The Pure Title was part of Ring of Honor from 2004 to 2006. ROH announced plans to bring the title back in January of this year. Matches were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament will be an integral part in…
Ring Of Honor Announces New Streaming Network
ROH Wrestling issued the following press release: RING OF HONOR ANNOUNCES ROH BEST ON THE PLANET 24/7 STREAMING NETWORK BALTIMORE, MD – Ring of Honor Wrestling is proud to announce the creation of ROH Best On The Planet, a new digital-first 24/7 linear network that will offer Ring of Honor Wrestling content 24 hours a…
ROH Reveals All 16 Competitors For Pure Title Tournament
Ring of Honor has announced the complete field for the Pure Championship tournament. The sixteen competitors are: Jay Lethal Jonathan Gresham Matt Sydal David Finlay Tracy Williams Josh Woods Wheeler Yuta Tony Deppen PJ Black Rocky Romero Rust Taylor Kenny King Dalton Castle Fred Yehi Delirious Silas Young The rules for the tournament are as…
Impact Star To Make Ring Of Honor Debut?
PWInsider is reporting that EC3 is in Baltimore and will make his Ring of Honor debut at the upcoming television tapings this week. EC3 recently returned to Impact Wrestling following his WWE release in April. EC3 hasn’t signed an exclusive deal with any company yet as he looks to “control his own narrative.” This week’s…
Eight Competitors Set For ROH Pure Title Tournament
Ring of Honor has announced the updated list of competitors who will soon compete in the ROH Pure Title tournament: Jay Lethal Jonathan Gresham Matt Sydal David Finlay Tracy Williams Josh Woods Wheeler Yuta Tony Deppen PJ Black Sixteen competitors in total will compete in the tournament to crown a new Pure Champion. This tournament…
More On The Death Of Xavier
ROH Wrestling issued the following statement about the death of Xavier on their official website: “Ring of Honor is saddened to learn of the passing of former ROH World Champion Xavier (John Bedoya). He was 43. A product of the New York independent wrestling scene, Xavier defeated Low Ki on Sept. 21, 2002 to become…
Former ROH World Champion Xavier Dead At 43
Former ROH World Champion John “Xavier” Kirius has died at the age of 43, according to Mike Johnson. Circumstances surrounding his passing are not immediately known. Xavier was the second ROH World Champion in the promotion’s history, winning the title from Low Ki at Unscripted 2002. He went on to hold the title for 182…
ROH Announces COVID-19 Safety Protocols, Pure Title Tournament Participants
Ring of Honor is resuming operations this month in Maryland after nearly six months on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As reported here on WrestlingNews.com, the promotion will tape television in Maryland. The focus of those tapings will be the Pure Title tournament, which was originally scheduled for April. ROH announced today there will…
Ring Of Honor To Resume TV Production This Month
Ring of Honor will resume TV production this month in Maryland without fans in the audience. The following statement was issued on Tuesday: “With the safety and health of talents, staff and production crew at the forefront, Ring of Honor Wrestling will return to producing new episodes of the “Ring of Honor Wrestling” television program…
Mike Bennett And Maria Kanellis Talk WWE Departure, Overcoming Addiction And More
Mike Bennett and Maria Kanellis Bennett were featured on Episode 13 of the ROHStrong Podcast. In it, they talked about their WWE run and being released two months after the birth of their second child. Mike talked about his recovery from addiction to prescription drugs. They discussed working together in ROH, forming The Kingdom and…
ROH Roundtable On Police Brutality, Black Lives Matter, Race & Racism In Wrestling
Ring of Honor released the inaugural ROH Roundtable episode on their official YouTube channel. In it, Ian Riccaboni is joined by Caprice Coleman, Shane Taylor, Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham and Kenny King to discuss police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement and race & racism in wrestling in a candid and emotional panel. You can…
ROH Roundtable To Discuss Police Brutality And Black Lives Matter
ROH Wrestling announced tomorrow night’s they’ll premiere ROH Roundtable hosted by Ian Ian Riccaboni, with Shane Taylor, Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, Kenny King and Caprice Coleman. They will be discussing police brutality, Black Lives Matter and race and racism in wrestling. You can watch a teaser trailer embedded above. The roundtable will premiere tomorrow, July…
EVIL’s Best Matches In Ring Of Honor Released (WATCH HERE)
Ring of Honor is celebrating EVIL winning New Japan Pro Wrestling’s IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental championships. The promotion announced they’ll be releasing his best bouts in Ring of Honor this week on YouTube. The first bought premiered Wednesday night and is Pre-EVIL Takaaki Watanabe vs. Jay Lethal. It was this match EVIL’s career in ROH…
ROH To Celebrate Life And Career Of Hana Kimura
Ring of Honor will celebrate the life and career of Hana Kimura in a special episode premiering on Saturday. The show will feature the best of Hana in ROH and feature tribute from ROH stars. Kimura died on May 23, 2020 at the age of 22. Watch ROH’s preview celebrating Kimura in the video embedded…
What Was ROH’s Greatest Rivalry Of All-Time?
The latest episode of Week By Week is now available on Ring of Honor’s YouTube channel. In it, the promotion’s latest signing from the Land Down Under speaks, there is an update on graduates from the ROH Dojo and more. You can watch the latest in the player embedded above. The finals are set for…
Possible Timeline for Return of Live Audiences Revealed
Late Thursday, President Donald Trump put down the groundwork for the Country to begin to return to normal. We are choosing to cover this because it effects when fans might be able to return to venues to see shows live. All options of when to institute the following phases are up to each State. However,…
ALL Wrestling Promotions in Serious Jeopardy for 8 Weeks
At 9pm tonight, the CDC issued the following statement: New: Starting immediately and for the next 8 weeks, CDC recommends cancelling all events of 50 or more people. Full recommendation here: https://t.co/LrjUt4rl7B #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/OroIqhTYJo — CDC (@CDCgov) March 16, 2020 “Starting immediately and for the next 8 weeks, CDC recommends cancelling all events of 50…
Matt Hardy Discusses Contract
At midnight, Matt Hardy took to YouTube to discuss his current contract status. During the live feed, he stated that he is officially a free agent as has NOT signed with anyone. He also stated that he does not want to leave WWE, however, he is at an impasse with creative regarding his direction. He…
ROH World Championship Changes Hands
RUSH is once again Ring of Honor World Champion. The 31-year-old luchador defeated former champion PCO and Mark Haskins in the main event of ROH’s Gateway to Honor event in St. Charles, MO on Saturday. PCO’s reign ended at 78 days. Follow @wrestlepages
KENTA Returning To Ring Of Honor In April
KENTA is returning to Ring of Honor for the first time in over a decade to compete at Supercard of Honor in Lakeland, FL on April 4th during WrestleMania 36 weekend. KENTA is returning to an ROH ring for the first time in more than a decade! The Japanese star, regarded as one of the…
Marty Scurll Re-Signs With ROH, Takes Over Lead Booking Duties
PWInsider is reporting that Marty Scurll has re-signed with Ring of Honor as an in-ring talent after his contract expired in November 2019. Additionally, Scurll has taken over lead booking duties for the company. While the length of this new deal is unknown at press time, “The Villain” will also be allowed appear in NWA.…
ROH Offers Marty Scurll New Contract Worth WWE Main Roster Money
Ring of Honor announced earlier this week they’ll be bringing back the Supercard of Honor show for Wrestlemania weekend in April. As part of that news, they announced Marty Scurll for the show. It’s widely known that Scurll’s contract expired recently and he is a free agent that will be working datings for both ROHn…
Backstage News On Several Big Names Changing Promotions
Matt Hardy’s WWE contract is up in a couple of months and there’s a good chance he leaves for Impact, Ring of Honor or All Elite Wrestling. Hardy and WWE aren’t far apart on money, it’s just Hardy wants to be booked more prominently considering he’s in the latter part of his career. Whether or…
January 2nd, 2020 Quick Hits
– Impact announced late last night that “the most dangerous event of the year” is finally returning. Speculation is that it is Lethal Lockdown, but nothing is confirmed: The most dangerous event of the year is finally returning. #StayTuned pic.twitter.com/PoDDysTVW2 — TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) January 2, 2020 – After AEW Dynamite went off the air,…
Latest On Colt Cabana & Marty Scurll After Finishing Up With ROH
As previously reported here at WrestlePages.com, Colt Cabana has finished with Ring of Honor. The same can be said for Marty Scurll and both are going to be available for outside promotions. Scurll has already agreed to at least one independent date outside of ROH and there is said to be interest from both WWE…
Colt Cabana Done With ROH?, New Match Confirmed For NWA Into The Fire
Following his loss to Alex Shelley at Final Battle, Colt Cabana is reportedly finished up with Ring of Honor. POST Wrestling reports Cabana’s departure has been known since September. Cabana will defend the NWA National Championship at NWA’s Into The Fire pay-per-view on Saturday. Speaking of Into The Fire, Thunder Rosa vs. the debuting Tasha…
ROH Final Battle Results (12/13/19) – Three Major Title Changes
Below are complete results from Ring of Honor’s Final Battle pay-per-view: – Pre-Show: Josh Woods & Silas Young def. Dalton Castle & Joe Hendry – Pre-Show: Kenny King def. Rhett Titus – Pre-Show: Jeff Cobb def. Dan Maff – Bandido & Flamita def. Marty Scurll & Flip Gordon – Vincent def. Matt Taven. After, Vincent…
Eight Matches Scheduled For ROH Final Battle 2019
Ring of Honor has announced Angelina Love vs. Maria Manic for their Dec. 13th Final Battle pay-per-view. Signed for #FinalBattle!@ActualALove vs Maria Manic! Join us LIVE in Baltimore Friday – Dec. 13 at UMBC Event Center or Streaming LIVE for #HonorClub / #FiteTV! UMBC EVENT CENTER1000 HILLTOP CIRCLEBALTIMORE, MD 21250 ????https://t.co/D9ROLjwVIM#TheAllüre #Maneater pic.twitter.com/bG4jbQU51l — ROH…
Kelly Klein Fired By Ring Of Honor Via Email
Joey Mercury took to Twitter to expose more backstage Ring of Honor drama on Thursday. This time it was by way of email screenshots from ROH COO Joe Koff to current WOH Champion Kelly Klein. In the email, Koff informed Klein that her current deal with the company will expire at the end of the…
Joey Mercury Exposes Several Backstage Issues In ROH Following Departure
Joey Mercury was released from Ring of Honor earlier this week after working for the company behind the scenes as a producer since mid-2018. The former WWE star started a new Twitter account (@JoeyNRetrograde) to reveal all of his issues with the company and general manager Greg Gilleland that ultimately led to his departure. Cageside…
Former ROH Champion Injured
PWInsider is reporting, that former ROH Champion Jay Lethal has suffered a broken arm. The injury occurred near the end of his match with PCO at yesterday’s Honor United event in Bolton, England.
New WOH Champion Crowned, Final Battle Main Event Confirmed
– Kelly Klein defeated Angelina Love at Saturday’s Glory By Honor event to capture the Women of Honor Championship for the third time. https://twitter.com/ringofhonor/status/1183220464602222593 – PCO defeated Marty Scurll at the same event to win the number one contender’s tournament. PCO defeated Jay Lethal, while Scurll defeated Dalton Castle earlier in the night to advance.…
Update on Jeff Hardy Saga
We reported a few days ago, both by Richard and myself, that Jeff Hardy had been arrested and charged with DWI in Moore County, NC. There is new information that has come out regarding the arrest per the police report filed. According to the report, Hardy was observed walking out of a liquor store with…
Top ROH Wrestler Won’t Leave For WWE Or AEW
Former ROH Champion Matt Taven announced at the Death Before Dishonor television taping he’ll remain with Ring of Honor. According to Mike Johnson, Taven’s contract was set to expire on Oct. 1 but he and ROH agreed to an extension last week. Taven, 34, has been with ROH since 2010 and held several of their…
New Champions Crowned At ROH Death By Dishonor
Ring of Honor held their Death By Dishonor pay-per-view on Friday night at Sam’s Town in Las Vegas. Below are a few news and notes to pass along: – Marty Scurll and PCO advanced in the Final Battle number one contender’s tournament. – Bully Ray returned to storylines by attacking Bandido and Mark Haskins. –…
Legendary WWE Music Composer Writes First Ring Of Honor Theme
Legendary WWE music composer Jim Johnston has written his first pro wrestling theme song outside of the company, reports Mike Johnson. The theme, which will debut at tomorrow’s Death Before Dishonor PPV, is for Villain Enterprises’ PCO. PCO will face Kenny King on the PPV in the first round of a ROH Top Contenders Tournament.…
Several Matches Added To ROH Death Before Dishonor PPV
Ring of Honor has announced two Number One Contender tournament matches and a Women of Honor World Championship match for their Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view on Sept. 27th in Las Vegas. The winner of the Number One Contender tournament will earn a World Championship match at Final Battle on Dec. 13th in Baltimore. Below is…
New NWA Tag Team Champions Crowned
Thomas Latimer (f.k.a. Bram) & Royce Isaacs beat Villain Enterprises (PCO & Brody King) at Ring of Honor’s Global Wars event in Chicago on Saturday night to become the new NWA Tag Team Champions. ROH and NWA ended their relationship in July, so the title change was inevitable as PCO and King are under ROH…
Two Of Ring Of Honor’s Top Stars Facing Expiring Contracts
Marty Scurll’s contract with Ring of Honor expires in November, per Sports Illustrated. Scurll, a top name with ROH, is scheduled to compete in a 4-Corner Survival bout at the promotion’s show in Chicago on Saturday. That bout also includes Kenny King, Dalton Castle and Colt Cabana. It’s unknown if Scurll would have interest from…
ROH Participants For World Title Tournament
Ring of Honor announced on its website today the final four participants for its World Title. The four participants are: PCO (Pierre Carl Ouellet), Bandido, Mark Haskins and Colt Cabana. Previously the promotion announced Jay Lethal, Dalton Castle, Marty Scurll and Kenny King would have a chance to challenge for the ROH World Title (current…
