ROH Thread

Despite Delirious/ROH stating otherwise, I think whoever told Joe, he wouldn't be welcomed back, is right.

JustSkiff wrote:Despite Delirious/ROH stating otherwise, I think whoever told Joe, he wouldn't be welcomed back, is right.

really?

Why?

I mean Delirious and Cornette forced Colt out of ROH. The people that are running the place aren't great honestly.

Maybe it's time for Samoa Joe to Evolve.

Also how long until gabe tweets that verbatim?

copied from pwmania
According to Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer, New Japan Pro Wrestling have been interested in running shows in the U.S, but with an already existing promotion, due to their last tour not going how they planned. With NJPW iPPV’s now available on uStream they are looking to attract new audience members, and Ring of Honor seemed like the most natural fit due to their Japanese influenced style of wrestling.

NJPW want to run a show in the New York market in May, ROH’s biggest market, and coincidentally ROH are running the Hammerstein Ballroom that month. It’s widely expected that this Saturday, Ring of Honor will confirm the crossover at their HonorCon event prior to their TV taping. It’s also believed they have another big announcement planned.

there also this..
On MLW Radio #115, former WWE creative member Court Bauer who now heads Ring of Honor’s marketing and branding department discusses New Japan Pro Wrestling with former WWE writer Alex Greenfield and Maurice St. Laurent, and implies that NJPW stars will be coming to the United States.

When discussing how NJPW should have English commentators, Bauer states, “Wouldn’t it be great if you could see guys like Tanahashi, Nakamura, Ibushi, Okada in the States? Wouldn’t that be great? Someone should do that, that would be great.”

Dear njpw, if you need a commentator, let me know

Swarley and Don West

aka The Dream Team.

from pwinsider
With all the other festivities complete, ROH COO Joe Koff comes out to the ring with Delirious to make the big announcement. Joe thanks the fans for supporting ROH, and says they couldn't be here without one of his all time favorite ROH stars, Delirious. Koff hands Delirious the microphone to share his thoughts, and he says something in Delirious-speak. Koff also wants to thank Cary Silkin for everything he's done to get the company where it is today, and then he begins to make the series of announcements we've all been waiting for.

The first thing Koff would like to announce is a Future Of Honor show that will take place in the next two months, which will feature students from the ROH Wrestling Academy and other experienced wrestlers over 18 who would like the opportunity to appear. Five spots are open, so if you're an experienced wrestler who fits the criteria, send your info to ROH, and I assume their contact info will be on the ROH website soon.

Koff goes on to make announcement #2, which is that they're in talks with toy and trading card companies to license the ROH name, so keep our eyes open for announcements about that soon. Koff also puts over the sensational TV product, and the hard work everyone's put into the 127 hours of great wrestling action they've produced.

To make the final announcement, Koff allows the video screen to do the talking for him, and it shows a montage of action from both Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling, and announces a pair of events coming up this May in New York and Toronto that will feature stars from both companies. After the video, Koff says that there's nothing better than ROH wrestling in North America, and soon it's going to be the world as well. Koff introduces Naoki Sugabayashi, the Chairman of New Japan Pro Wrestling, and his translator, Tiger Hatori. Hatori translates to say that they're very honored to be in Ring of Honor's hometown, and that they will present the biggest wrestling events in the world this May in Toronto and New York. Koff thanks the New Japan representatives for being a part of this, then lets us see the video one more time before the four of them pose for publicity photos.

I'd actually like to see the Future of Honor show.

They better get Alex Shelley on one of these ROH/NJPW shows.

Really, really, really want to go to the Hammerstein show

I planning an Atlantic City/Extreme Rules trip for my birthday weekend and if I win big I will find a way to be at this show.

but guys what about ROH TOYS?!

Random but Mark Briscoe literally looks like a caveman.

Holy shit does he ever.

As one of the 300 people that get ROH TV, i already knew this. But i am all for appreciating Mark Briscoe.

Yeah take that Silas Young, you're not a real caveman.

just got my tickets in the mail for the NYC show. I could see it being one of AJ Styles' last US shows for a long time, so I'm pretty hyped to see him wrestle as well as all the New Japan dudes.

It should be a stacked show. I think one of the shows will be getting Okada/Tanahashi.

I'm excited to see Okada return to his old UWA-Hardcore stomping grounds in toronto.

So, why hasn't ROH used Shelley yet? Hell, why hasn't anyone used Shelley yet.

Jimmy Jacobs works for ROH in some capacity right?... Please say yes, he's way too good to not be

Shelley wasn't taking an indies because Japan I guess.

Jacobs, Strong and Whitmer are THE DECADE, a group of salty veterans.

Swarles wrote:Shelley wasn't taking an indies because Japan I guess.

Jacobs, Strong and Whitmer are THE DECADE, a group of salty veterans.

BJ Whitmer is in a stable with those two? I don't want to believe you.

They are a stable.

Shelley is starting to work indys soon with AAW and AIW shows soon.