ROH 'Battle Of The Icons' - January 26th and 27th

ROH Is Proud To Kick Off The New Year With

Battle Of The Icons

Braintree, MA, January 26th
Friday, January 26, 2007

Ring Of Honor
January 26, 2007- 8:00 pm belltime
Braintree National Guard Armory
275 Union Street
Braintree, MA 02184

Tickets are available at www.rohwrestling.com, by calling (215) 781-2500, or at www.tickets.com.

World Title Match
Homicide, with Julius Smokes, defends vs. Chris Hero with Larry Sweeney

2/3 Falls Match
Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe

Special Challenge Match
Samoa Joe vs. Nigel McGuinness

No DQ Mixed Tag Team Grudge Match
Colt Cabana, BJ Whitmer & Daizee Haze vs. Jimmy Jacobs, Brent Albright & Lacey

Special Challenge Match
Davey Richards vs. the returning Rocky Romero

Four Corner Survival Match
Christopher Daniels vs. Jimmy Rave vs. Shingo vs. Jason Blade

Grudge Tag Team Match
Delirious & Pelle Primeau vs. Adam Pearce & Shane Hagadorn

Bonus Match
Jack Evans vs. Eddie Edwards

December 25th: Merry Christmas from everyone at ROH!!!

December 25th: Homicide is your new ROH World Champion!!! Homicide defeated Bryan Danielson last Saturday in Manhattan in one of the most emotional matches in ROH history to win the title. The victory celebration was equal to the Yankees winning the World Series and one of the most memorable scenes in ROH history. Homicide has stated that he will defend the belt on every show and has sent open contracts to other promotions including NOAH and Dragon Gate. The reign of Homicide will begin on 1/26 in the Boston area.

December 25th: Chris Hero has signed as the first client of super agent Larry Sweeney's stable. Sweeney proved his agent skills as he has already secured a World Title shot for Hero. It will be ROH World Champion Homicide vs. Chris Hero in Homicide's first title defense on 1/26 in Braintree, MA. Get general admission tickets for just $10 at ROHwrestling.com, but act now because the $10 sale ends on Wednesday night.

December 25th: Another huge main event match has been signed for 1/26 when ROH returns to the Boston area. It will be a battle of the two top tag teams of 2006. The rivalry will continue when Jay & Mark Briscoe battle Austin Aries & Roderick Strong in a 2/3 Falls Match!!! Tickets are now on sale at www.ROHwrestling.com or by calling 215-781-2500. This match will be worth $10 alone!!!

December 25th: We have another big match to announce for 1/26 in Braintree, MA at the National Guard Armory. It will be a battle of two men primed to make an impact in ROH in 2007 as Davey Richards takes on the returning Rocky Romero. This one doesn't need any hype.

December 25th: ROH is gearing up for a huge landmark when we celebrate our fifth birthday. This is a milestone so big that it will be celebrated with six shows over three weeks. This series of shows will be known as The Fifth Year Festival. Tickets are now on sale for all six of these events at www.ROHwrestling.com and by calling 215-781-2500. The Fifth Year Festival will kick off on 2/16 in Manhattan, NY back at the Manhattan Center and then the tour will hit Philadelphia on 2/17, Dayton on 2/23 (five years to the day of the first ROH show), 2/24 in Chicago and it will wrap up on 3/3 & 3/4 in Liverpool, UK. It was just announced that ROH World Champion Homicide and Julius Smokes will be on the Liverpool events.

December 25th: There are no over 70 ROH show, Straight Shootin', Secrets Of The Ring, Best Of and FIP DVDs for just $10 now at www.ROHwrestling.com, but act now because the $10 sale ends on Wednesday night. This includes several titles that have never been offered for $10 before. Tickets for 1/26 in the Boston area, 1/27 in Edison and 2/17 in Philadelphia are also available for $10. If that isn't enough for you, ALL ITEMS at www.ROHwrestling.com are now 10% off. This includes new ROH DVDs like 11/3 "Honor Reclaims Boston" with a must see match of the year candidate main event. See tag wrestling at its finest with Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. KENTA & Davey Richards plus: Bryan Danielson defends the World Title in another great match vs. Delirious; Colt Cabana vs. Jimmy Rave; Homicide, Samoa Joe & BJ Whitmer vs. Steve Corino & Briscoes; Matt Sydal vs. Claudio Castagnoli; Christopher Daniels vs. Chris Hero; Daizee Haze vs. Mercedes Martinez; Nigel McGuinness vs. John Walters and more!!! See ROH's triumphant return to the Boston area now on DVD and save 10% until 12/27.

December 25th: Former ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson will now take an extended leave of absence from the wrestling business to allow his shoulder to heal.

December 25th: Thank you very much NYC for another soldout, turn away crowd at the Manhattan Center last Saturday. This gives ROH two consecutive sellouts at the Manhattan Center. ROH will return for another huge event on 2/16. Already signed is Homicide vs. Jimmy Rave and if Homicide is still World Champion he will put the belt on the line. Also signed is Samoa Joe vs. a NOAH representative. We will have another big match for this event later this week in the ROHwrestling.com Newswire. It is always a can't miss event when ROH is at the Manhattan Center. Get your tickets now and don't risk getting shut out.

December 25th: ROH officials had some very positive discussions with Dragon Gate officials last weekend.

December 25th: The ROHwrestling.com Newswire will be back tomorrow with three matches for the 1/27 event in Edison, NJ plus more news including a look at the Claudio Castagnoli situation.

This is huge since this could be the first time some Gaijins won a GHC Title and this is their first ever tour with NOAH, Jay & Mark Briscoe may be the next GHC Jr. Tag Champs:

NOAH, 1/7/07(NTV/G+)
Tokyo Differ Ariake

1. Takeshi Rikio, Naomichi Marufuji & Taiji Ishimori vs. Kentaro Shiga, SUWA & Dakota
2. Jun Akiyama & Atsushi Aoki vs. Akitoshi Saito & KENTA
3. Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshinari Ogawa & Kotaro Suzuki vs. Takeshi Morishima, Mohammed Yone & Shuhei Taniguchi
4. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Takashi Sugiura (c) vs. Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe

credit: Green Destiny

RING OF HONOR NOTES & NEWS
by Mike Johnson @ 12:25:00 PM on 12/25/2006

Ring of Honor had another turnaway crowd on 12/23 with Final Battle 2006 at the Manhattan Center. There are plans to return more often to the venue, although the feeling is 2/16 will be a test as it's a Friday night in the market and they are coming off two blowaway level shows at the venue.

New ROH champion Homicide will be defending the championship at all upcoming ROH live events.

There's been talk that Bryan Danielson will finally schedule shoulder surgery for next month, but no definitive word yet.

Former ROH champion Low Ki was backstage at Final Battle. Ki didn't have any conversations about returning to the company. He attended to see Homicide win the ROH championship as Homicide originally trained Ki.

There were no injuries coming out of New York City.

credit: PWInsider

preview pics from Final Battle (the one with Punk was taken down so you should thank me that i saved it and uploaded it :P)

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Two Out Of Three Falls
Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. Jay & Mark Briscoesephy37

And sold!  I loved, absolutely loved their match at Unified.  Is it even possible to top it, here?

Special Challenge Match
Davey Richards vs. Rocky Romero

sephy37

The kicks will fly.

OMG YES!!!!!!!!!! 1/27 is gonna be a must buy show along with 1/26.

December 27th: The new ROH Video Wire should be up tomorrow at www.ROHvideos.com and it will be must see with complete coverage of Homicide's World Title win over Bryan Danielson plus more from Manhattan.

December 27th: We have three huge matches to announce for the 1/27 event in Edison, NJ at the Inman Sports Center. You can get tickets for $10 until 10pm tonight at ROHwrestling.com. The first match will shake the foundations of ROH. Samoa Joe has signed one of ROH World Champion Homicide's open contracts. 1/27 in Edison will be Homicide vs. Samoa Joe and if Homicide is still World Champion the title will be on the line. These two former rivals and now friends have a long history when it comes to the ROH World Title. However, now the roles are reversed and it will be Joe challenging Homicide for the belt. If Homicide loses the belt to Chris Hero on 1/26 in Boston you will still see Joe vs. Homicide in Edison. Are you really going to pass this match up for $10?

December 27th: Great tag team wrestling will dominate the Edison show. Six man action will have Austin Aries, Roderick Strong & Jack Evans vs. Davey Richards, Delirious & Shingo. This will be state-of-the-art wrestling at its best!!!

December 27th: If that wasn't enough for you, Edison will witness a match that was supposed to take place in August of 2004. It will be the reunited Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe. This issue will finally be resolved in Edison!!! Get tickets for only $10 until tonight at ROHwrestling.com. Much more will be signed in the upcoming weeks for this huge event.

December 27th: The $10 sale on over 70 ROH show, best of, Straight Shootin' and Secrets Of The Ring DVDs at www.ROHwrestling.com ends tonight at 10pm. You can also save 10% on EVERY ITEM at ROHwrestling.com until tonight. This includes new releases like 11/4 "The Bitter End" with the brutal finish of the Homicide vs. Steve Corino feud. You'll see these two hated enemies battle it out in a bloody Fight Without Honor including the surprising conclusion. Plus: KENTA vs. Matt Sydal in a show stealer; Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli defend the ROH World Tag Team Titles vs. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong; Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Davey Richards & Delirious; Samoa Joe & Nigel McGuinness vs. Bryan Danielson & Jimmy Rave; BJ Whitmer vs. Tank Toland vs. Pelle Primeau vs. Colt Cabana; Ricky Reyes vs. Shane Hagadorn; Christopher Daniels vs. Matt Cross and more including an explosive confrontation with Jim Cornette and Konnan of LAX. Check this out and some $10 titles like "Final Battle 2005" with KENTA vs. Low Ki in a match of the year candidate, "Vendetta" with Bryan Danielson vs. Roderick Strong, Secrets Of The Ring With Raven Vol. 5 and FIP's "Heatstroke" shows with CM Punk's final FIP matches vs. Ace Steel and Roderick Strong.

December 27th: "Final Battle 2006" marked the end of ROH's 8th chapter. ROH officials have broken ROH's history up into chapter points. The chapter points give new ROH DVD buyers a guide. If you are new to the ROH series we suggest you start at the beginning of a chapter point. You can see the chapter points on the ROH message board as a pinned topic in "ROH Home Release Reviews & Questions" section. Here is a link: http://www.rohwrestling.com/MessageBoard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=30642

December 27th: The next ROHwrestling.com Newswire will have another match for 2/16 in Manhattan and the first match for 2/17 in Philadelphia. ROH has sold out both its Manhattan Center events and 2/16 tickets are on fire so don't get shut out. Get yours now at ROHwrestling.com or by calling 215-781-2500.

December 28th: The Manhattan Center in New York City is the place to be for ROH live events. The first two Manhattan Center events have sold out. The atmosphere of both those events have given ROH two of its best shows in history. You can still be a part of the action when ROH returns to Manhattan on February 16th to kick off the Fifth Year Festival. ROH World Tag Team Champions Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal will make their next defense of the belts on 2/16. They will defend against former champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong!!! The current champs take on the men that made the belts into world titles when ROH returns to Manhattan on 2/16. Get your tickets now at www.ROHwrestling.com or by calling 215-781-2500. Don't risk getting shut out, great seats are available now!!!

December 28th: The Fifth Year Festival will head to ROH's birthplace on 2/17 when ROH returns to Philadelphia!!! The first match for this event has been signed. The future will be tested against a "ROH Legend" when Davey Richards takes on Samoa Joe!!! Who will lead ROH into 2007?

December 28th: The new ROH Video Wire will be up later today at www.ROHvideos.com and on rohvideos.com. This is a must see Video Wire featuring highlights of Homicide's World Title victory and post match celebration. See what happens when Santa comes to ROH, the newest addition to the roster in Larry Sweeney plus much more in the new edition of the Video Wire. The best part is that its FREE so there is no excuse not watch ROH now.

December 28th: You can now purchase "FIP Best Of CM Punk Vol. 1: Declarations" at www.ROHwrestling.com for only $15. Check out over two hours of Punk leading The New Dawn. If you have never seen Punk's New Dawn material you need to see these great promos. Plus, witness Punk brawl into strip clubs and hurricanes vs. Homicide and more including matches against James Gibson, Justin Credible, Rainman and others!!! Several FIP titles are now being offered for $10 for the first time including "Heatstroke Night 1" (CM Punk vs. Ace Steel, Samoa Joe vs. Spanky), "Heatstroke Night 2" (CM Punk's final FIP match vs. Roderick Strong, Samoa Joe vs. Ace Steel), "Big Year One Bash Night 1" (classic 30 minute James Gibson vs. Roderick Strong ROH World Title Match, Homicide vs. Nigel McGuinness for the FIP Heavyweight Title) and "Big Year One Bash Night 2" (Homicide vs. Jimmy Rave for the FIP Heavyweight Title, Roderick Strong vs. Tony Mamaluke in a must see 2/3 Falls Match). ROHwrestling.com is now taking pre-orders for NOAH's "Great Voyage 2006" DVD from 12/10 featuring Marufuji vs. Misawa for the GHC Heavyweight Title and as a bonus the complete Bryan Danielson vs. KENTA bout from 12/2 in Yokohama!!! Now you can own the "Glory By Honor" rematch from Japan!!! Check ROHwrestling.com this weekend for another big sale.

December 28th: The future of Claudio Castagnoli is currently in a state of turmoil. Last Saturday was supposed to be Castagnoli's farewell to ROH before heading to WWE. However, now Castagnoli looks to remain a regular part of ROH. Castagnoli told the crowd in Manhattan that he and Chris Hero would cause more chaos in ROH in 2007. Hero's new super agent, Larry Sweeney, then stepped in and said that he was only going to represent Hero and that the team was finished. Sweeney then told Hero to leave with him. Castagnoli was shocked when his best friend, Hero, walked off with Sweeney, leaving Castagnoli alone in the ring. This is ironic since Castagnoli walked out on ROH in the war vs. CZW to team with Hero and now Hero has walked out on Claudio. You can see all of this in the new ROH Video Wire. This will be a situation to keep an eye on as we enter 2007.

December 28th: Thank you for a great 2006 everyone!!! We hope you have a happy and safe New Year!!!

i have a Q..

why is homicide defending his title at every show??

i have a Q..

why is homicide defending his title at every show??

lilhbk

cuz he's probably gonna drop it during the 5th Year Festival or soon after

Expect an influx of international talent to work the Ring of Honor events in Detroit, Michigan on Wrestlemania 23 weekend. I would also expect a Japanese talent in to face Samoa Joe at the 2/16/07 return to the Manhattan Center in New York City.

Unless something changes in regard to his shoulder issues, Bryan Danielson isn't expected back in a ROH ring until May 2007.

TNA star Konnan was originally booked for ROH Final Battle to appear as a surprise and run-in during the Homicide-Bryan Danielson title match (I would guess to help ward off Adam Pearce and Shane Hagadorn) but his health issues prevented him from appearing.

Ring of Honor announced that Samoa Joe will challenge ROH champion Homicide on 1/27/07 in Edison, New Jersey. This will be a rematch from one hell of a series of matches in 2003 and 2004, although the roles are reversed with Homicide as the defending champion. Also announced for the New Jersey return is a six man tag featuring Austin Aries & Roderick Strong & Jack Evans vs. Davey Richards & Delirious & Shingo Takagi, and the reunited Havana Pitbulls Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes vs. The Briscoes.

The Claudio Castagnoli update is that for whatever reason, World Wrestling Entertainment has backed away on signing him at this time. One person within WWE referred to the situation as a "snag" and hoped that Claudio would eventually be signed. There's no word on what caused the problem, but as of right now, Castagnoli is remaining full-time with ROH, which paved the way for his angle where Chris Hero and Larry Sweeney abandoned him at Final Battle.

Davey Richards vs. Samoa Joe has been announced for the 2/17/07 return to Philadelphia, which will be the anniversary stop for Ring of Honor's original birthplace.

The updated NYC return lineup is ROH champion Homicide vs. Jimmy Rave (easily Rave's biggest test to date), Samoa Joe vs. a NOAH representative (and as noted, the plan is for a Japanese star to come in), and ROH Tag Team champions Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal vs. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong.

Ring of Honor issued the following announcement yesterday:

END OF YEAR SAVINGS- TAKE 25% OFF YOUR NEXT ORDER- NO MINIMUM PURCHASE REQUIRED

Ring of Honor is closing out the year with another big sale. This includes all DVD's, videos, tickets, figures, books, apparel, Japanese merchandise, & more. Besides ROH DVD's you can also save money on Non-ROH items. You can save money with every order you place at www.rohwrestling.com.

To redeem your 25% Off Coupon just follow these 2 simple steps:

1) Place an order for merchandise at www.rohwrestling.com 

2) Enter the coupon code: newyear into the box marked Discount/Promotional Code when you are going thru the checkout process. The system will automatically generate the discount.

Offer ends on 1/2/07 at 10am EST. Shipping costs are not discountable. Gift certificates are not included in the sale. No dealers. No adjustments to prior purchases. Offer valid only on orders placed online at www.rohwrestling.com. Offer is good while supplies last. Orders will only be discounted if you follow the steps listed above.

TNA star Konnan was originally booked for ROH Final Battle to appear as a surprise and run-in during the Homicide-Bryan Danielson title match (I would guess to help ward off Adam Pearce and Shane Hagadorn) but his health issues prevented him from appearing. sephy37

New Video Wire, Includes:

Christopher Daniels Encounters...Muhammed Yone of NOAH?

Santa Comes to ROH....And The Briscoes Want Their Presents Early

Homicide's Title Win

Claudio Castagnoli Says "Farewe...I'm Staying! HEEEEY"

ROH Video Wire 12/28/2006

whats wrong with Konnan?lilhbk

he's having hip replacement surgery

February will see ROH hit a new milestone when we all celebrate five years of ROH. There were many times when it didn't look like ROH would make it this far, but due to your support ROH is alive and stronger than ever. As a thank you for all your support, ROH will present six huge shows in a three week period that will be known as the Fifth Year Festival. Tickets for all these events are now on sale at www.ROHwrestling.com or by calling 215-781-2500.

The happenings of each Fifth Year Festival show will effect each card that follows. This may result in lineup changes (all advertised talent will appear regardless of card changes) or only a few matches announced for each event. We assure you that ROH has a goal to make the Fifth Year Festival the best series of shows in ROH history. If the Fifth Year Festival is coming to your city you can be sure that it will be a huge event. ROH is currently in negotiations for more big name talent for every show. Here is the current rundown of each Fifth Year Festival event:

February 16th, Manhattan, NY- The Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center is the place to be for the electric atmosphere. ROH has sold out both of its events in this building and NYC's reaction to the shows have made these two of the best cards in ROH history. ROH expects a third consecutive sellout so don't get shut out on tickets. Will Homicide make it back to his hometown with the belt? Already signed is:

World Title Match (if Homicide is still champion)
Homicide, with Julius Smokes, defends vs. Jimmy Rave

ROH World Tag Team Title Match
Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal, with Allison Danger, defend vs. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong

Joe vs. NOAH
Samoa Joe vs. a NOAH representative

Plus: Jay & Mark Briscoe, Adam Pearce, BJ Whitmer, Jimmy Jacobs with Lacey, Daizee Haze, Delirious, Colt Cabana, Brent Albright, Davey Richards, Jack Evans, Nigel McGuinness, Shingo and more to be announced!!!

February 17th, Philadelphia, PA- ROH could not hold a birthday party without returning to the place it all started- Philadelphia. It is always an event when ROH returns to Philly. ROH officials are currently trying to secure an international challenger for the World Title. This will truly be a card with worldwide interest. Last time in Philly, Samoa Joe sent a message to NOAH by slapping KENTA. Now KENTA's protégé Davey Richards will try to get revenge for his mentor. Already signed for Philly is:

Homicide, with Julius Smokes, will defend the World Title if still champion

Special Challenge Match
Samoa Joe vs. Davey Richards

Plus: ROH World Tag Team Champions Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal with Allison Danger, FIP Heavyweight Champion Roderick Strong, Jay & Mark Briscoe, Adam Pearce, BJ Whitmer, Jimmy Jacobs with Lacey, Austin Aries, Jimmy Rave, Daizee Haze, Delirious, Colt Cabana, Davey Richards, Jack Evans, Nigel McGuinness, Shingo, Claudio Castagnoli, El Generico, Kevin Steen plus more to be added!!!

February 23rd, Dayton, OH- ROH will return to one of its most loyal cities, Dayton, for a special night. This show will be five years from the exact date of the first ever ROH event. There has been a lot of history for ROH in Dayton including emotional title changes like James Gibson winning the World Title, brutal feuds coming to an end like BJ Whitmer vs. Necro Butcher, legendary matches like the first Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk one hour draw and special guests like Matt Hardy, Mick Foley, Ricky Steamboat and Jim Cornette. The tradition will continue in Dayton when ROH returns for the Fifth Year Festival. While no matches have been announced yet, ROH promises to bring you only the best bouts possible. Talent signed include:

ROH World Champion Homicide (who will defend the belt if still champion), ROH World Tag Team Champions Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal with Allison Danger, FIP Heavyweight Champion Roderick Strong, Jay & Mark Briscoe, BJ Whitmer, Jimmy Jacobs with Lacey, Austin Aries, Jimmy Rave, Delirious, Samoa Joe, Colt Cabana, Brent Albright, Davey Richards, Jack Evans, Nigel McGuinness, Claudio Castagnoli, Matt Cross and more to be announced!!!

February 24th, Chicago, IL- You can't talk about ROH history without mentioning the importance of Chicago. There have been so many great ROH events in the Chicago area and it will continue with the Fifth Year Festival on February 24th. This time, ROH will be in a new building. ROH will travel to the other side of town as it presents its first show at the Windy City Fieldhouse. All the talent that is announced above for Dayton will also be in Chicago. ROH will be pulling out all the stops for its debut in the Windy City Fieldhouse.

March 3rd & 4th, Liverpool, UK- One of the true successes in ROH's history was the first tour of the UK last August. The company that started out in front of 400 people at a local rec center in South Philly went international to Liverpool for an event that drew well over 1000 rabid fans and a sold out show in Broxbourne. Now thanks to all the support of the UK fans on the first tour, ROH will be returning to Liverpool for two consecutive shows in one weekend. ROH will have even more regulars on this tour. Already signed are:

ROH World Champion Homicide with Julius Smokes (Homicide will defend the belt if champion), Samoa Joe, Jay & Mark Briscoe, Delirious plus many more to be added. The latest talent additions will be announced on January 5th.

We invite you to join us for this landmark series of shows. We wouldn't have made it to our fifth birthday without you. Watch ROH take the next step at the Fifth Year Festival. Lots more match and talent info for all these events will be announced in the upcoming weeks in the ROHwrestling.com Newswire.

Former ROH champion Bryan Danielson is set to undergo the MRI on his bad shoulder next week, at which point it will be determined whether he'll need surgery or not.
There are currently no plans for Ring of Honor to break into new markets at this time. Instead, the current internal strategy for 2007 is to continue to build and grow crowds in their current markets.

Expect ROH to heavily promote that they have sold out their first two live events at New York City's Manhattan Center as a play on the way the WWF used to push sellouts at Madison Square Garden when that building was the center of their promotional universe. ROH returns to the venue Friday 2/16.

There was some consideration made to bringing back older names from Ring of Honor's past for special appearances at the Fifth Year Festival series, but the call was made to focus on the future of the company, not the past. Speaking of the Festival, the plan is for events that take place on one event to have a ripple effect on the events that follow it, which could mean lineup changes as championships change, feuds evolve, etc.

The storylines of ROH sister promotion Full Impact Pro will more closely follow ROH's storylines in 2007 but still remain a distinctly different product. As noted here before, the FIP title will be used as something of a secondary belt within ROH as a way to help push the FIP DVDs into the ROH synergy. Several FIP titles are scheduled to be released nationally via retail by Big Vision Entertainment.

ROH announcer Jared David is currently out as a commentator due to medical problems. Gabe Sapolsky filled in on a recent DVD and there's a chance Lenny Leonard may return if the company can touch base with him. If not, they may seek someone new to join the commentary team.

ROH's 11/24 and 11/25 events in Long Island and New Jersey are completed and are being duplicated on DVD. All of the company's December events are scheduled to go into the editing and post-production process within the next week.

ROH's next live event will be Friday 1/26 in Braintree, MA with ROH champion Homicide vs. Chris Hero, Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe in a Best of Three Falls Match, Colt Cabana & BJ Whitmer & Daizee Haze vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Brent Albright & Lacey in a six person No DQ tag, Davey Richards vs. the returning Rocky Romero and more to be announced featuring Samoa Joe, Christopher Daniels, the returning Jack Evans, Nigel McGuiness, Jimmy Rave, and more.

The 1/27 return to Edison, New Jersey will be headlined by ROH champion
Homicide vs. Samoa Joe, a six man tag with Austin Aries & Roderick Strong, & Jack Evans vs. Davey Richards & Delirious, & Shingo and a tag bout featuring Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes.

For more information on ROH events or to purchase tickets, visit www.ROHWrestling.com

January 2nd: A mixed tag team grudge match has been signed for ROH's first show of the year. ROH will return to the Boston area on 1/26 and you will see Colt Cabana, BJ Whitmer & Daizee Haze vs. Jimmy Jacobs, Brent Albright & Lacey in a No DQ Match!!! The last Braintree, MA show saw Lacey slap Haze in the face, now this war is coming to New England. The updated card is below with new talent additions. Tickets are now on sale at www.ROHwrestling.com, www.Tickets.com or by calling 215-781-2500.

January 2nd: Jared David had to step down as ROH announcer due to scheduling conflicts. We wish Jared the best.

January 2nd: Make sure to check out the latest ROH Video Wire at www.ROHvideos.com and on rohvideos.com for a look at Homicide's emotional title win and victory celebration, the Briscoes in seek and destroy mode plus Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, Larry Sweeney and a backstage meeting that you have to see between a NOAH star and a ROH veteran. It's FREE at ROHvideos.com and you can also download the ROH Video Wire to your Ipod or PSP at Google Videos. Spread the word around the internet and tell everyone to check out ROH for FREE at ROHvideos.com.

January 2nd: Happy New Year!!! ROH is in a mini-offseason now so it's a great time to catch up on all the recent ROH DVDs now available at www.ROHwrestling.com for immediate delivery. Don't miss any of these shows as the Road Of Homicide nears its end, The Kings Of Wrestling start their tag title reign, KENTA finishes up his ROH run, the Bryan Danielson vs. Samoa Joe feud intensifies, things heat up with Lacey, Colt Cabana, BJ Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs plus lots more including new debuts and returning champions. Here is a quick look at the recent releases:
-10/6 "Survival Of The Fittest 2006" (entire one night tournament with Bryan Danielson vs. Samoa Joe and a must see finals)
-10/7 "Motor City Madness" (Homicide & Samoa Joe vs. Briscoes in a wild street fight, Bryan Danielson vs. Austin Aries for the ROH World Title)
-10/27 "Suffocation" (Homicide & Samoa Joe vs. Steve Corino & Adam Pearce, Delirious vs. Matt Sydal, Austin Aries vs. Claudio Castagnoli)
-10/28 "Irresistible Forces" (Bryan Danielson vs. Samoa Joe in a No DQ Match, Austin Aries vs. Christopher Daniels, Matt Sydal vs. Jay Briscoe)
-11/3 "Honor Reclaims Boston" (Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. KENTA & Davey Richards in a match of the year candidate, Bryan Danielson vs. Delirious, six man action with Homicide, Samoa Joe & BJ Whitmer vs. Steve Corino & The Briscoes)
-11/4 "The Bitter End" (Homicide vs. Steve Corino in a Fight Without Honor, KENTA vs. Matt Sydal, Bryan Danielson & Jimmy Rave vs. Samoa Joe & Nigel McGuinness)

January 2nd: Make sure to check the main page of ROHwrestling.com for an updated look at the talent for the entire Fifth Year Festival in Manhattan, Philly, Dayton, Chicago and Liverpool. There is news on every show in this article including the return of Kevin Steen.

January 2nd: The next ROHwrestling.com Newswire will have new match info for 1/27 in Edison, NJ.

January 2nd: ROH is getting ready to start the year with a huge show in Braintree, MA on January 26th. Here is the latest lineup and more matches will be added in the upcoming weeks:

World Title Match
Homicide, with Julius Smokes, defends vs. Chris Hero with Larry Sweeney

2/3 Falls Match
Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe

No DQ Mixed Tag Team Grudge Match
Colt Cabana, BJ Whitmer & Daizee Haze vs. Jimmy Jacobs, Brent Albright & Lacey

Special Challenge Match
Davey Richards vs. the returning Rocky Romero

Plus more to be signed with: ROH World Tag Team Champion Christopher Daniels with Allison Danger, Samoa Joe, Jimmy Rave, Jack Evans, Nigel McGuinness, Shingo, Delirious, Adam Pearce and two of New England's top prospects in Jason Blade and Eddie Edwards.

January 5th: The first match has been announced for ROH's return to Chicago and debut at the Windy City Fieldhouse on February 24th. The Fifth Year Festival will see a huge grudge match as Chicago's own Colt Cabana will battle Jimmy Jacobs in a Windy City Death Match. Look for a ROH Video Wire soon chronicling this entire epic feud. Save 25% on ROH live event tickets at ROHwrestling.com, but act now because the sale ends on Monday.

January 5th: The next chapter of the Nigel McGuinness vs. Jimmy Rave feud will take place on 1/27 in Edison, NJ at the Inman Sports Center. Last time in Edison things heated up between these two. Now 1/27 will see McGuinness vs. Rave in an I Quit Match!!! McGuinness never submits, but Rave has made him tap out twice to his new heal hook. Now this matter of respect will be settled when one man makes the other say "I Quit" and give up. Save 25% on ALL tickets to this event now at ROHwrestling.com. The current Edison, NJ lineup is below.

January 5th: Jimmy Jacobs and Nigel McGuinness were announced today for ROH's next trip to the UK. ROH World Champion Homicide with Julius Smokes, Samoa Joe, Delirious, Jay & Mark Briscoe, Jimmy Jacobs and Nigel McGuinness are all confirmed for the two night stand in Liverpool on March 3rd & 4th. Many more names will be announced. ROH officials are currently in negotiations with Dragon Gate officials about these shows. Check the button on the left hand side of ROHwrestling.com for tickets. There are still a few first row seats for March 4th for the end of the Fifth Year Festival, but act now because they will be gone soon.

January 5th: You can now save 25% at www.ROHwrestling.com on EVERY ITEM. This includes tickets to all ROH live events, ROH DVDs and much more. Don't forget there are a lot of great non-ROH releases at www.ROHwrestling.com including the latest from WWE and TNA that are now 25% off. Here are other non-ROH DVDs worth checking out:
-10/14/06 1PW "First Anniversary DVD" (Abyss vs. Steve Corino in a No Rope Barbed Wire Match, AJ Styles vs. Pac)
-9/8/06 FIP "Second Year Spectacular: Night 1" (Davey Richards vs. Delirious, Jay Briscoe vs. Jerrelle Clark)
-9/9/06 FIP "Second Year Spectacular: Night 2" (Roderick Strong vs. Delirious, Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Colt Cabana & Davey Richards)
-FIP "Best Of CM Punk Vol. 1: Declarations" is now available to purchase (CM Punk vs. James Gibson, CM Punk vs. Homicide including the infamous strip club brawl)
-IWC "November Pain 2" (Brent Albright vs. Austin Aries, Low Ki & Ricky Reyes vs. Shirley Doe & Sebastian Dark)
-Extremely Dangerous Women Of Wrestling DVD
-XPW After The Fall DVD (unreleased matches with Terry Funk, Sabu, Raven, Sandman, New Jack, Shane Douglas & many more)
-10/29/06 NOAH "Autumn Navigation 2006" (Naomichi Marufuji vs. KENTA that was voted by the fans and media in Japan as match of the year)
-12/10/06 NOAH "Great Voyage 2006" preorder (Marufuji vs. Misawa plus as a bonus the complete Bryan Danielson vs. KENTA "Glory By Honor" rematch in Yokohama from 12/2/06)
-Check the New Releases section of www.ROHwrestling.com for these titles and many more. Save 25% on everything at ROHwrestling.com until January 8th!!!

January 5th: Lenny Leonard will return to commentary with Dave Prazak starting with the 12/22 Hartford home release.

January 5th: Samoa Joe wants it to be known that he is still waiting to hear from NOAH about his challenge for any NOAH wrestler to face him on 2/16 in Manhattan. We want to alert you that tickets are selling quickly for this event as ROH shoots for its third straight sellout in the Manhattan Center. You can save 25% on all tickets to this event until Monday at ROHwrestling.com. Save big and don't risk getting shutout on tix now!!!

January 5th: There is an article called "Wheelin' & Dealin' Going On Behind The Scenes" on the main page of ROHwrestling.com. The latest news is that Larry Sweeney is holding Chris Hero out of the Fifth Year Festival now due to money demands. Sweeney is taking a big gamble here. If Hero is able to win the ROH World Title on January 26th vs. Homicide in the Boston area then Sweeney will be able to name his price for Hero. However, if Hero does not win the belt then Sweeney will have to greatly lower his demands. This is a gutsy powerplay from Hero's new super agent.

January 5th: Don't forget that FIP returns to action next week on 1/12 in Inverness, FL and 1/13 in Crystal River, FL. Signed for the weekend are FIP Heavyweight Champion Roderick Strong, Brent Albright, Jack Evans, Jimmy Jacobs, The YRR, Black Market, The Heartbreak Express, Sal Rinauro, Jimmy Rave, Larry Sweeney, Shingo and more. Check www.FullImpactPro.com for more info and lots of FREE wallpapers, myspace layouts and skins featuring your favorite ROH stars.

January 5th: If you need a ROH fix now make sure to watch all the ROH Video Wires for FREE at www.ROHvideos.com and on rohvideos.com. Watch them in order and they will play like a TV show.

January 5th: The current lineup for 1/27 in Edison, NJ has:

ROH World Title Match (if Homicide retains on 1/26)
Homicide, with Julius Smokes, defends vs. Samoa Joe

I Quit Match
Nigel McGuinness vs. Jimmy Rave

Six Man Tag Team Match
Austin Aries, Roderick Strong & Jack Evans vs. Delirious, Davey Richards & Shingo

Tag Team Challenge Match
Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes

More matches will be announced soon with ROH World Tag Team Champion Christopher Daniels with Allison Danger, Jimmy Jacobs with Lacey, Daizee Haze, Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, Brent Albright, Colt Cabana, BJ Whitmer, Adam Pearce and others!!!

January 5th: Lenny Leonard will return to commentary with Dave Prazak starting with the 12/22 Hartford home release.sephy37

I guess that means that office drunk, Jimmy Bower, will cover the commentary in the interim.

[QUOTE="sephy37"]January 5th: Lenny Leonard will return to commentary with Dave Prazak starting with the 12/22 Hartford home release.The_Dude14

I guess that means that office drunk, Jimmy Bower, will cover the commentary in the interim.

i say boo to Leonard. that is so selfish of him! taking the spotlight from Bower. i was hoping for a Bower/Lovey commentary team down the line :P

[QUOTE="The_Dude14"]

[QUOTE="sephy37"]January 5th: Lenny Leonard will return to commentary with Dave Prazak starting with the 12/22 Hartford home release.sephy37

I guess that means that office drunk, Jimmy Bower, will cover the commentary in the interim.

i say boo to Leonard. that is so selfish of him! taking the spotlight from Bower. i was hoping for a Bower/Lovey commentary team down the line :P

January 8th: No one has paid more dues in ROH than BJ Whitmer. He has sacrificed his body in his feuds against Jimmy Jacobs as well as CZW. He always goes above the call of duty for the ROH fans. Now on February 23rd in Dayton, Whitmer will get a chance of a lifetime. BJ Whitmer will challenge for the ROH World Title on that night. This is the same building where Whitmer's flesh was torn in his barbaric win at "War Of the Wire II" vs. Necro Butcher. Now he will be rewarded with a title shot. It will be ROH World Champion Homicide vs. Whitmer, but if Homicide loses the belt the match will be changed so Whitmer faces the current champion. ROH World Tag Team Champions Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal will also put the belts on the line if they are still champions on 2/23. Tickets are now on sale for this event at www.ROHwrestling.com, www.Tickets.com and by calling 215-781-2500.

January 8th: Jay & Mark Briscoe made history on their first night in NOAH. The Briscoes defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Takashi Sugiura on January 7th in Tokyo to win the GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles. This is a significant accomplishment in the careers of Mark and Jay. They now hold two belts as they are the current FIP and GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Will the ROH World Tag Team Titles be next? Will we see a GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Title Match in ROH?

January 8th: NOAH will respond to Samoa Joe's challenge for 2/16 in Manhattan at the end of this current tour in two weeks. Needless to say, NOAH officials are not happy with Joe's challenge. The ROH organization apologizes to Mr. Misawa for Joe's comments last time in Manhattan. Joe has refused to issue an apology himself. This is definitely a situation to keep an eye on. Tickets are selling quickly for ROH's return to the Manhattan Center on 2/16 to kick off the Fifth Year Festival. The New York City fans look to give ROH its third consecutive sellout in the Manhattan Center. Get your tickets now before its too late.

January 8th: New ROH DVDs are in production, but in the meantime make sure to check out all the recent ROH releases at www.ROHwrestling.com including:
-9/15 "Glory By Honor V: Night 1" (Briscoes vs. KENTA & Marufuji, Roderick Strong vs. Samoa Joe)
-9/16 "Glory By Honor V: Night 2" (Bryan Danielson vs. KENTA, Naomichi Marufuji vs. Nigel McGuinness)
-10/6 "Survival Of The Fittest 2006" (entire one night tournament with Bryan Danielson vs. Samoa Joe and a must see finals)
-10/7 "Motor City Madness" (Homicide & Samoa Joe vs. Briscoes in a wild street fight, Bryan Danielson vs. Austin Aries for the ROH World Title)
-10/27 "Suffocation" (Homicide & Samoa Joe vs. Steve Corino & Adam Pearce, Delirious vs. Matt Sydal, Austin Aries vs. Claudio Castagnoli)
-10/28 "Irresistible Forces" (Bryan Danielson vs. Samoa Joe in a No DQ Match, Austin Aries vs. Christopher Daniels, Matt Sydal vs. Jay Briscoe)
-11/3 "Honor Reclaims Boston" (Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. KENTA & Davey Richards in a match of the year candidate, Bryan Danielson vs. Delirious, six man action with Homicide, Samoa Joe & BJ Whitmer vs. Steve Corino & The Briscoes)
-11/4 "The Bitter End" (Homicide vs. Steve Corino in a Fight Without Honor, KENTA vs. Matt Sydal, Bryan Danielson & Jimmy Rave vs. Samoa Joe & Nigel McGuinness)

January 8th: Just in case you missed it, Nigel McGuiness and Jimmy Jacobs were announced for ROH's return to the UK on 3/3 and 3/4. Check out the article on these shows on the main page of ROHwrestling.com for even more info on the ROH crew that is heading to England.

January 8th: The 1/27 Edison, NJ event will be called "Battle Of The Icons" focusing on the main event pitting ROH World Champion Homicide vs. Samoa Joe. There is now an article on the main page of ROHwrestling.com looking in detail at this historic match.

this scared half of the ROH board because of it's misleading title.

How The ROH/NOAH Relationship Is Being Threatened 

It all started with a simple phone call. ROH officials saw that the legendary Kenta Kobashi was coming to the United States. They wanted to book him. The rest is history.

Since that phone call the ROH relationship with Pro Wrestling NOAH has grown to be a major strength for both promotions. It has seen international title defenses, talent trading and just last week history made when Jay & Mark Briscoe won NOAH's GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Titles on their first night in NOAH. However, a rogue "ROH Legend" is threatening the entire relationship.

ROH and NOAH officials have developed and nurtured a trust and mutual respect. That trust has led KENTA to be a regular in ROH in 2006. It has brought Kobashi and Naomichi Marufuji to the United States. It has seen Go Shiosaki and SUWA compete for ROH in England. It has produced some of the greatest matches in ROH history. It has allowed Bryan Danielson to defend the ROH World Title against Marufuji, SUWA and KENTA. It has given ROH historic GHC Jr. Heavyweight and Heavyweight Title defenses. Now it has led Jay & Mark Briscoe to their biggest career victory as they won the GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles on January 7th in Tokyo.

Not only has the relationship led to countless great matches in the ring, but it has helped both companies conduct business behind the scenes. ROHwrestling.com now carries authentic NOAH merchandise. The NOAH wrestlers have seen their reputations in Japan grow with their impressive showings in front of the enthusiastic and respectful ROH crowds. It has given ROH huge exposure on both Japanese TV and magazines and made the ROH name in Japan. It has been a win/win for both sides and the trust only keeps growing.

However, for the first time there is a strain in the relationship. A rift has been caused by the actions of a rogue Samoa Joe. Recent live events and ROH Video Wires on www.ROHvideos.com have seen Joe call out NOAH including legends Kenta Kobashi and Mitsuhara Misawa. Joe's issue with NOAH seems simple on the surface. He doesn't want them playing in his backyard. He sees these NOAH expeditions to the United States as public relation trips. He thinks NOAH is exploiting ROH for its own benefit.

If you look beneath the surface the issue runs deeper for Joe. He battled Kenta Kobashi at "Joe vs. Kobashi" on October 1st, 2005 in a bout that won match of the year in The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. It is widely acclaimed as the greatest contest in ROH history. It will go down in the record book as a rare loss for Joe. He never received a rematch. Not only that, but when ROH brought Kobashi's protege KENTA to the United States he and Joe were involved in some brutal exchanges that saw both men knock each other out. However, Joe was never able to defeat KENTA. He was never able to get his retribution.

When NOAH's brightest upcoming star Takeshi Morishima visited ROH last September, Joe saw this as another NOAH athlete trying to increase his reputation at ROH's expense in Joe's backyard. Joe wasn't going to let it happen again. When he had the chance to confront Morishima a simple bump of the shoulders escalated into a pull apart brawl. Joe took things to the next level when he slapped KENTA's face after KENTA's final ROH appearance in 2006 last November. Joe has a big chip on his shoulder and his only satisfaction is punking out NOAH.

Needless to say, NOAH officials are very upset with Samoa Joe's actions. The ROH and NOAH relationship and trust has always been built on respect. Joe has done nothing but disrespect everyone in the NOAH organization. ROH officials have tried to make it clear that Joe is acting on his own and have even publicly apologized to NOAH for Joe. In fact, Joe has earned the ire of members of the ROH locker room including NOAH and ROH regular Nigel McGuinness. The entire ROH locker room welcomes the competition of the NOAH athletes and exposure in Japan. It is easy to question if Joe is in the right or wrong here.

All roads now lead to February 16th in New York City when ROH returns to the Manhattan Center (tickets now on sale at www.ROHwrestling.com or by calling 215-781-2500). Joe wants a NOAH representative. Nigel McGuinness, who is currently on tour in NOAH, will talk to NOAH officials. They will address this situation once their tour ends on January 21st. We should have major news shortly after the final show of the tour.

Samoa Joe's actions are causing problems between ROH and NOAH. Not only that, but for the first time ROH officials are questioning whether Joe is acting in the best interest of the company. NOAH officials state that Joe needs to be dealt with. The ROH/NOAH relationship has never been stronger, but it has also never been this threatened.

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thanks to one of ROH's longest forumites and the user with the most posts (by a large margin), JSWO.

The 2006 Ring of Honor Year End Awards: By Jeff Schwartz

So another year has come and gone, and over 100 of your voices were heard. The votes have been tallied, the ballots have been counted, and whatever other cliche you’d like to use regarding the counting of votes has been done. 2007 has been a wild and crazy year for Ring of Honor. Invasions, injuries, international invaders, and interesting instances all the way around. From Hell truly freezing over in January to Homicide’s Final Battle in December, everything in between has been a unique ride. Every member of the Ring of Honor roster worked very hard to please the fans in 2006, and they deserve the following awards, that they have earned.

In the topic of Match of the Year, Glory By Honor V Night 2's Main Event of ROH World Champion American Dragon Bryan Danielson taking on challenger KENTA of Pro Wrestling NOAH dominated by more than doubling the closest competitor, with 37 votes. Ranked number two was another match featuring the ROH World Championship being on the line, this time with Danielson facing off against Nigel McGuinness at the Unified show held August 12, 2006, which received 15 votes. Dragon Gate’s Do Fixer and Blood Generation earned 15 votes for their six man tag match from Super Card of Honor.
Other Matches Receiving votes included, Low Ki vs. KENTA(Final Battle 2005, 9 Votes), Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe(Unified, 6 Votes), Team ROH vs. Team CZW(Death Before Dishonor IV, 6 Votes), Bryan Danielson vs. Roderick Strong(Supercard of Honor, 4 Votes), Bryan Danielson vs. Samoa Joe(Fight of the Century, 4 Votes), Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. KENTA & Davey Richards(Honor Reclaims Boston, 2 Votes), Team ROH vs. Team CZW(The 100th Show, 2 Votes), Bryan Danielson vs. Jimmy Rave(Fourth Anniversary Show, 1 Vote), Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. CIMA & Naruki Doi(Better than Our Best, 1 Vote), Matt Sydal & Davey Richards vs. Mark & Jay Briscoe(Anarchy in the U.K., 1 Vote), Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness(Weekend of Champions Night 2, 1 Vote), Do Fixer vs. Masato Yoshino & The Embassy(Better than Our Best, 1 Vote), & Bryan Danielson vs. Lance Storm(Better than Our Best, 1 Vote).

In the topic of Show of the Year, Glory By Honor V Night 2 headlined by Danielson vs. KENTA & the GHC Heavyweight Title being put on the line by Naomichi Marufuji against ROH’s Nigel McGuinness, also more than doubled its nearest competitor with 52 votes. Finishing in second place was April 1, 2006's Better than Our Best headlined by Lance Storm returning to the ring to face ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson as well as a Chicago Street Fight with Homicide taking on the hometown Colt Cabana, which tallied 21 votes. Super Card of Honor from March 31, 2006, headlined by Do Fixer vs. Blood Generation in a Six Man Tag as well as a 56 minute long ROH World Title Match with Bryan Danielson defending against Roderick Strong, received 19 votes.
Other Shows Receiving votes included, Unified(8.12.06, 4 Votes), The 100th Show(4.22.06, 2 Votes), Steel Cage Warfare(12.3.05, 1 Vote), Final Battle 2005(12.17.05, 1 Vote), Ring of Homicide(5.13.06, 2 Votes), & Death Before Dishonor IV(7.15.06, 1 Vote)

The Best ROH Storyline for 2006 won by a wide margin. ROH and CZW’s Battle for Supremacy gained 67 votes. Adam Pearce, Homicide, Chris Hero, and the Necro Butcher all starred in their roles during this feud, that was won by Ring of Honor. Finishing in second place was the Road of Homicide, with 15 votes. Homicide’s Road was tough, but at the end of the rainbow was a shiny gold Ring of Honor World Title. The third place finisher, receiving 13 votes was Jimmy Jacobs pursuit of Lacey.
Other Angles Receiving votes included, The Rise of the Kings of Wrestling(2 Votes), and the following all receiving one vote each; Bryan Danielson: Best Wrestler in the World, KENTA’s Chase for the ROH World Title, Matt Sydal’s Pursuit of the ROH World Tag Team Titles, Samoa Joe’s Trying to Gain Back His Gold from Bryan Danielson, and the ROH World vs. The ROH Pure Title.

Ring of Honor is know for the best wrestling in the world, this year five men received votes for the ROH Wrestler of the Year. Winning by the largest voting margin of the ballot was the former ROH World Champion American Dragon Bryan Danielson who gained 98 total votes. Matches with Samoa Joe, Homicide, KENTA, Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, Lance Storm, and many more earned Danielson first place. Finishing in second was Nigel McGuinness(3 Votes), followed by one vote a piece for Delirious, KENTA, and Roderick Strong.

CM Punk, now a budding superstar meant so much to Ring of Honor. He might not have had the best matches every show, but his presence and aura on each show, was just as important as having the best match on a show. Thus the MVP Award for Ring of Honor was named for CM Punk. The winner of the 2006 CM Punk Award with 63 votes this year is American Dragon Bryan Danielson. Danielson’s match quality, as well as his interviews, angles, and persona were an invaluable part of 2006 for Ring of Honor. Finishing second is the current ROH World Champion the Notorious 187, Homicide who received 11 votes. Finishing in third was the UK’s Nigel McGuinness, with 10 votes.
Other Wrestlers Receiving votes included, Austin Aries(5 Votes), Chris Hero(5 Votes), KENTA(5 Votes), BJ Whitmer(2 Votes), and the following each receiving a vote, Roderick Strong, the Briscoes(as a tag team), and Matt Sydal.

Ring of Honor delivered on its promise of reestablishing the tag team division in 2006 as the championships became very valuable and even earned World Status when the belts were defended by the 2006 Ring of Honor Tag Team of the Year winners Austin Aries & Roderick Strong, in Japan’s Dragon Gate promotion. The winners earned 81 votes. Finishing in second place were the returning Mark and Jay Briscoe, who both earned 21 votes. The only other team to receive votes this year were former ROH World Tag Team Champions the Kings of Wrestling, Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli.

Winning the Best DVD Cover Award for 2006 was August 25, 2006's Epic Encounter II. This was a closely contested category as Epic Encounter II won by one vote. Finishing second was Death Before Dishonor IV from July 15, 2006, with 15 votes. The third place finisher was Glory By Honor V Night 2 from September 16, 2006.
Other Covers Receiving votes included, Gut Check(7 Votes), Best in the World(6 Votes), The Fourth Anniversary Show(5 Votes), Fight of the Century(4 Votes), Supercard of Honor(4 Votes), The 100th Show(4 Votes), Unified(4 Votes), Motor City Madness(3 Votes), Frontiers of Honor II(3 Votes), Anarchy in the U.K.(2 Votes), and the following all received one vote, Better Than Our Best, Dragon Gate Challenge, Chi-Town Struggle, Final Battle 2005, Hell Freezes Over, Ring of Homicide, Steel Cage Warfare, Survival of the Fittest 2006, The Bitter End, and Throwdown.

Ring of Honor’s shoot interview series known as the Straight Shootin Series always brings out the best information from the interview subject. 2006's editions were no different as eight different editions received votes. At the top of the list was a tie with 18 votes each. The Living Legend Bruno Sammartino and technical wrestling all star Lance Storm led the way this year. Finishing in third place and receiving 6 votes was Straight Shootin with Christian Cage.
Other Editions Receiving Votes included, The Women of Honor(Lacey, Allison Danger, & Daizee Haze)(5 Votes), AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels(4 Votes), Raven & The Sandman Volume 2(2 Votes), and receiving one vote each were the Jim Cornette & J.J. Dillon edition as well as Al Snow’s Secrets of the Ring.

Feud of the Year was again dominated by ROH and CZW’s Battle for Supremacy, with a 60 vote margin over the closest competitor(total of 75 votes). Finishing in second place was a feud based upon wrestling skill, and who was the better man between Nigel McGuinness & American Dragon Bryan Danielson, which received 15 votes. The third place spot goes two Colt Cabana and Homicide who both bled fast and hard in the early portion of the year with 5 votes.
Other Feuds Receiving votes included, Jim Cornette vs. Homicide(2 Votes), and the following all received one vote each, BJ Whitmer vs. Jimmy Jacobs, Bryan Danielson vs. KENTA, Jimmy Rave vs. Davey Richards, KENTA vs. ROH Champions, and The Kings of Wrestling vs. ROH.

As many fans of exclaimed over the years, ROH’s overall product keeps getting better each year. Well, as the promotion’s product improves so do the wrestlers themselves. Winning the Most Improved ROH Wrestler for 2006 was Nigel McGuinness. McGuinness had tremendous battles for the ROH World Title against American Dragon Bryan Danielson, as well as a great match with Roderick Strong, and other top notch bouts defending the belt he helped establish as the top Title in Ring of Honor, the Pure Title. McGuinness received 56 total votes. Finishing second was Delirious, the man with the mask and lizard face to boot improved greatly in connecting with the crowd and even has his own fan who sports a similar mask at live events. Delirious received 21 total votes. The third place finisher was Matt Sydal who captured 13 votes, one half of the ROH World Tag Team Titles with Christopher Daniels.
Other Wrestlers Receiving votes included, BJ Whitmer(5 Votes), Jimmy Jacobs(4 Votes), and the following each receiving one vote each, Jack Evans, Ricky Reyes, Roderick Strong, and Shane Hagadorn.

Formally CM Punk, as well as Austin Aries, and now American Dragon Bryan Danielson head up the Ring of Honor Wrestling Academy. Their students have worked hard setting up and tearing down the ring as well as seats, and the entry way. They also hone their skills at the school and in matches on the pre-show at most Ring of Honor events. Over time the students have improved in the ring, with some even earning big wins over Jimmy Rave and Delirious this year. Winning the award for most improved ROH Student in 2006 was Adam Pearce’s Man Servant and tag team partner Shane Hagadorn with a total of 48 votes. Hagadorn is greatly hated by the fans at every show he’s on. The total opposite in terms of endearment to the fans of ROH is Pelle Primeau, who finished closely behind Hagadorn with 45 votes. Primeau’s big win over Jimmy Rave at Motor City Madness in the Six Man Mayhem Match, was a prime showcase of the care the fans have for his hard work.
Other Students Receiving votes included, Bobby Dempsey and Mitch Franklin, with one vote each.

2006 will be remembered as a year when CZW invaded, Chris Hero took over, Homicide slaying the dragon, Jimmy’s quest for Lacey’s affection, and much more. 2007 has now arrived, and questions remain. How long with Homicide remain the ROH World Champion? Will Chris Hero continue to wreak havoc with Larry Sweeney? Can Jimmy Rave rise up and take what he wants? The votes are, and the shining star for 2007 as voted by you the fan is Jimmy Rave with 34 votes. Rave has his shot at history on February 17, 2006 in New York City as he attempts to take the ROH World Title from, Homicide. Finishing second was Nigel McGuinness who garnered 23 votes. Rounding out the top three was Davey Richards who earned 12 votes.
Other Wrestlers Receiving votes included, Mark & Jay Briscoe(8 Votes), Brent Albright(6 Votes), Matt Sydal(5 Votes), BJ Whitmer(4 Votes), Chris Hero(3 Votes), Delirious(2 Votes), Homicide(2 Votes), and Bryan Danielson, Irish Airborne(Dave & Jake Crist), and Jimmy Jacobs each receiving one vote a piece.

This has been the Official 2006 Ring of Honor Awards. This year would not have been as successful as it was if not for the wrestlers, the Ring of Honor staff, and the fans. It will be very hard to top 2006, but if any promotion can do it, it’s Ring of Honor.

Awesome to see BJ getting a title shot.  He's more than earned an opportunity at a main event and it could be a great showcase for Whitmer.  His only previous match with Homicide is fondly remembered and, should Homicide lose, a match with Jimmy Rave intrigues me.

Its about the only thing about Homicide holding the title that I prefer over Danielson.  There really are no expectations for Homicide's run.  You knew Danielson wasn't going to lose the belt early and that there were certain matches that had to happen before he dropped the title.  It took some steam out of quite a few of his matches.  While they were uniformly still pretty awesome and often sucked you in with the possibility of maybe, but one could argue the only match where the title actually seemed to be in legit danger of changing hands was the KENTA match.  With Homicide, no one really knows.  He doesn't really have any matches that "must" happen and no one is banking on him holding the title for very long.  Of his first announced opponents, the possibility is more than there for either BJ or Jimmy Rave to take it.  Its not beyond conception to see Hero take it in his first defense.  Joe shouldn't and won't win the title, but that match has its own intrigue (I really want to see this buddy-buddy thing fly out the window and Joe and Homicide reignite their feud, which wouldn't require the title at all).  There's also the looming shadow of Nigel "Flavor of the Month" McGuinness, who many have pegged as an uncrowned ROH Champion.

January 10th: A huge match has been signed for the Boston event on January 26th when ROH returns to action for the first time in 2006. You have seen the feud simmering between Samoa Joe and Pro Wrestling NOAH. Nigel McGuinness has basically told Joe to cool it. Now they will fight it out. It will be Samoa Joe vs. Nigel McGuinness on January 26th!!! Get your tickets now at www.ROHwrestling.com, www.Tickets.com or by calling 215-781-2500. Make sure to read the article on the ROH/NOAH relationship on the main page of ROHwrestling.com for all the details and how Joe is threatening the relationship.

January 10th: A big tag team match has been signed for 2/17 in Philadelphia. New GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Jay & Mark Briscoe will take on El Generico & the returning Kevin Steen!!! Tickets are now on sale.

January 10th: If you are looking for a deal on ROH DVDs make sure to check out our Ebay auctions. Click the Ebay banner on the left side of www.ROHWrestling.com for 40 auctions right now including shows from 2005 and 2006. This is a chance to save big and catch up on your ROH DVD collection. New auctions are added all the time!!!

January 10th: To show the fans of the UK that ROH is bringing even more of a production to Liverpool on March 3rd & 4th, ROH senior official Todd Sinclair will be on the shows. Ring announcer Bobby Cruise will also be back in the UK. The Daily Star Newspaper will announce the Dragon Gate participants for March 3rd & 4th this Friday.

January 10th: The fans on the ROHwrestling.com message board have spoken and picked the best of 2006. You can see the complete lists in an article on the main page of ROHwrestling.com. Major awards saw: Bryan Danielson vs. KENTA from "Glory By Honor V: Part 2" won match of the year; "Glory By Honor V: Part 2" won show of the year, Bryan Danielson won wrestler of the year and Austin Aries & Roderick Strong won tag team of the year. If you are looking for just the best of ROH check out the awards as voted on by ROH's most knowledgeable fans.

January 10th: FIP will return to action this weekend with some big matches. Friday in Inverness, FL will have Roderick Strong & Jack Evans vs. Jimmy Rave & Shingo, Brent Albright vs. Erick Stevens and Black Market vs. The YRR. Saturday in Crystal River, FL will have Erick Stevens vs. Steve Madison in a Dog Collar Match, Sal Rinauro vs. Seth Delay in a TLC Match and Jack Evans vs. Gran Akuma. Also signed are Jimmy Jacobs, Larry Sweeney, Allison Danger, Shiima Xion, Shane Hagadorn, Pelle Primeau, The Heartbreak Express as well as the debuts of Claudio Castagnoli and Sara Del Rey plus more!!! Check www.FullImpactPro.com for ticket and building info.

Lets go Hero lets go :D

a Smokes/Sweeney Strut off would have me marking out lol

The official greatest match ever has been signed:

January 15th: A very interesting three-way match has been signed for 1/27 in Edison, NJ. It will be ROH World Tag Team Champion Christopher Daniels vs. Chris Hero vs. Claudio Castagnoli. We'll see exactly where Hero and Castagnoli stand with one another in this match. If Hero wins the ROH World Title on 1/26 in Boston he will defend it against Samoa Joe in Edison and Homicide will take his spot in this three-way. Tickets are now on sale at www.ROHwrestling.com or by calling 215-781-2500.

January 15th: Dragon Gate stars Naruki Doi and Shingo were announced last Friday for ROH's two night stand in Liverpool on March 3rd & 4th. Get your tickets now by clicking on the banner on the left side of ROHwrestling.com. ROH's UK box office just opened today and you can get tickets by calling 0151 206 0190 from 2-10pm on Monday thru Friday. There are some great seats still available for both nights. ROH promises to bring you only the best matches possible for this huge tour.

January 15th: We will have some major news concerning NOAH involvement on 2/16 in Manhattan, 2/17 in Philadelphia, 2/23 in Dayton and 2/24 in Chicago next week right here in the ROHwrestling.com Newswire.

January 15th: Another huge match has been signed for 2/17 in Philadelphia. It will be Roderick Strong vs. Delirious and if Strong is still FIP Heavyweight Champion the belt will be on the line!!!

January 15th: We need to move some inventory out of our offices so this means big savings for you. There is a big $5-$10 clearance sale at www.ROHwrestling.com on DVDs from many promotions and Straight Shootin' titles. Check out $5 shoot interviews with the Straight Shootin' Series including editions with Mr. Fuji, Mike Rotunda, One Man Gang, The Fantastics, Butch Reed, Ron Killings, The Midnight Express, Marc Mero, Ken Patera, Brad Armstrong, Tom Prichard and Skandar Akbar. You read it right, these titles are only $5 now at ROHwrestling.com. Act now because this special sale ends tomorrow at 10pm at ROHwrestling.com.

January 15th: Jimmy Jacobs has sent in a new music video for the next ROH Video Wire. We don't really know what to make of this demented video.

January 15th: Roderick Strong successfully retained the FIP Heavyweight Title in a tough match against Brent Albright last Saturday in Crystal River, FL. Things are really getting crazy in FIP with the surprise debut of Jake "The Snake" Roberts in Crystal River. Larry Sweeney tried to make his name at Roberts' expense. Other highlights last weekend saw Roderick Strong & Jack Evans defeat Jimmy Rave & Shingo in an exciting Dragon Gate style match on Friday, a bloody dog collar match saw Erick Stevens defeat Steve Madison, a violent TLC bout saw Sal Rinauro of The YRR defeat Seth Delay when Claudio Castagnoli interfered and joined The YRR plus The Heartbreak Express actually became fan favorites. FIP returns to action during the first weekend of February. Already signed for 2/3 in Crystal River, FL is Roderick Strong vs. Davey Richards for the FIP Heavyweight Title, Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Necro Butcher & Mad Man Pondo for the FIP Tag Team Titles, Jake Roberts vs. Larry Sweeney and Black Market vs. YRR in a loser must leave town for 90 days match plus Gran Akuma, Hallowicked, Jigsaw and many more. Check www.FullImpactPro.com for last weekend's results and info on the February double shot.

January 15th: Jay & Mark Briscoe are on fire in NOAH right now. Not only did The Briscoes win the GHC Jr. Heavyweight Titles on their first night from Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Takashi Sugiura, but they have gone undefeated by winning matches over duos like KENTA & Atsushi Aoki and Naomichi Marufuji & Taiji Ishimori. The Briscoes have also been on the winning sides of some six man tags. Nigel McGuinness is also faring well on this NOAH tour as he has yet to be pinned.

January 15th: We'll have more matches for 1/26 in Boston and the Fifth Year Festival all this week in the ROHwrestling.com Newswire.

http://www.rohwrestling.com/MessageBoard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=31185

I'm rather disappointed with the two DG guys coming in for the UK trip.  Doi and Shingo are probably the two least impressive guys I've seen from DG and Shingo is practically a regular for the time being.

I'd definately have preffered moe CIMA, Dragon Kid or Masato Yoshino.

I'm rather disappointed with the two DG guys coming in for the UK trip.  Doi and Shingo are probably the two least impressive guys I've seen from DG and Shingo is practically a regular for the time being.

I'd definately have preffered moe CIMA, Dragon Kid or Masato Yoshino.

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Doi is on a huge role in DG with great singles matches. he was the favorite to win last month's Gate tournament. he has really improved since WM weekend.

Noah in Chicago! sweet! Joe vs. Morishima PLEASE!!!

The_Dude, how much would you hate me if this was the semi main event or perhaps the main event in the new Chicago venue on 2/24?

ROH World Tag Team Champions: Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal vs. Roderick Strong & Jack Evans

I've been thinking lately about who could beat Homicide for ROH World Title. Rave has popped up by many but I've been thinking about someone else lately.

What I reckon would be cool is if Joe got all this momentum to build up a role in heading for NOAH, by wrestling Morishima and finally exacting revenge on Kobashi (After he recovers). Joe sets it straight that he is the man and makes his full heel turn by taking on Homicide, breaking their mutually assured alliance. He sets on Homicide for the Title and either one of two things happen:

Joe beats Cide for the title..

Sydal gets his upset by beating Joe at I dunno, Survival of the Fittest or just in a straight forward match. I want Sydal to get an upset even since KENTA beat him and I really thougfht he could win.

Continuing on, Joe and Sydal have a fued with Sydal coming out the victor, Sydal wins and trails on Homicide for the title and wins.

Or something like that..

Under no circumstances should Joe be the first 2-Time ROH Champion, IMO.  He is already the definitive ROH Champion.  It does nothing for the belt or ROH to have him do that.  When Joe debuted in TNA, Mike Tenay said "Samoa Joe has dominated Ring of Honor wrestling."  Making him the first 2-Time ROH Champion just makes that completely true and not hyperbole.  I think it ought to be a storyline, like Joe questing for the Tag Titles, but like the Tag Titles, he should come up short.

The only guy currently eligible to be the first 2-Timer who I think ought to be in the running is Aires.  His reign is severely underrated and he was hardly dominant like Joe or Danielson.  God knows it shouldn't be Xavier.

The_Dude, how much would you hate me if this was the semi main event or perhaps the main event in the new Chicago venue on 2/24?

ROH World Tag Team Champions: Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal vs. Roderick Strong & Jack Evanssephy37

January 17th: We are just under one month away from ROH's return to the Manhattan Center and the event looks to be another sellout. There are still tickets available, but they are selling very quickly. If you don't want to miss the start of the Fifth Year Festival get your tickets now at www.ROHwrestling.com or by calling 215-781-2500. There are still several big matches to announce for this show.

January 17th: We will let the cat out of the bag and announce a grudge match for February 16th in Manhattan. It will be BJ Whitmer vs. Brent Albright in a Tables Are Legal bout. The stipulation is simple enough, tables are legal in this match. This is as a result of the last NYC show, which saw Albright throw Whitmer over the top rope and through a table on the floor. Now Albright is coming to finish the job and Whitmer wants revenge.

January 17th: A Four Corner Survival has been added to the 1/27 Boston event, which will be ROH's first show of the year. It will be ROH World Tag Team Champion Christopher Daniels vs. Jimmy Rave vs. Shingo vs. New England's own Jason Blade!!! This will bring an exciting, athletic bout to the Boston area. Tickets are also selling fast for this event, so act now at ROHwrestling.com and save 15%!!!

January 17th: You can now save 15% at www.ROHwrestling.com on every item. There are some great new releases now at www.ROHwrestling.com including Straight Shootin' With Konnan as hosted by Jim Cornette. This shoot interview sees Cornette get all the inside scoops of Konnan's entire career. From WCW to WWE to TNA to Antonio Pena, Konnan is an open book in discussing it all. From Eric Bischoff to LAX to the NWO, this lucha libre legend has been through it all. Check out this interesting and entertaining conversation between Konnan and Cornette at ROHwrestling.com. Also out now is NOAH "Great Voyage 2006" with a bonus of the entire Bryan Danielson vs. KENTA bout from Yokohama on 12/2. Save 15% on these titles and much more at ROHwrestling.com.

January 17th: Jack Evans wanted to send word that he is really looking forward to getting back in action in ROH. Evans says he has improved his skills in Dragon Gate and he is ready to make an impact in ROH. Evans wants to get a title belt around his waist. Evans is scheduled for every ROH show right now.

January 17th: Look for some SHIMMER action in the UK.

Under no circumstances should Joe be the first 2-Time ROH Champion, IMO.  He is already the definitive ROH Champion.  It does nothing for the belt or ROH to have him do that.  When Joe debuted in TNA, Mike Tenay said "Samoa Joe has dominated Ring of Honor wrestling."  Making him the first 2-Time ROH Champion just makes that completely true and not hyperbole.  I think it ought to be a storyline, like Joe questing for the Tag Titles, but like the Tag Titles, he should come up short.

The only guy currently eligible to be the first 2-Timer who I think ought to be in the running is Aires.  His reign is severely underrated and he was hardly dominant like Joe or Danielson.  God knows it shouldn't be Xavier.

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Well, IMO I think that RoH really needs a babyface Champion because so far it has been hard to distinguish for some exactly who is a face and who is a heel. Now, Homicide beat Cabana to a bloody pulp with the crowd booing Homicide. To my knowledge, the crowd were cheering his RoH Title win. I think it'll be great to have a strong, babyface champion to set the bar from all the previous champions and new champions. WIth Homicide not looking like he's going to be any strong champion soon, I think Joe is become the strongest heel there which is why I suggested having Joe get beaten by Sydal for the title would be effective.

But yeah, Joe having one reign after one massive reign may look pretty greedy. I dunno what hyperbole means. :P

But since when did RoH fans listen to what Don West and Mike Tenay said?

Well, IMO I think that RoH really needs a babyface Champion because so far it has been hard to distinguish for some exactly who is a face and who is a heel. Now, Homicide beat Cabana to a bloody pulp with the crowd booing Homicide. To my knowledge, the crowd were cheering his RoH Title win. Total-KO

this was BEFORE Homicide literally killed CZW.

and you can't just say "he was getting booed when he beat down Cabana" when you don't take into consideration that it took place in Cabana's home town, if ur referring to the Chicago Street Fight. that heat was amplified because of that.

it's like saying, "they cheered Bret Hart in Canada! he should be a face!"

oh and ROH has only had 2 face champs before this. Low Ki and Gibson. Gabe has a thing for heel champs.

OMG, THERE IS A GOD!

January 18th: The reign of Homicide will begin in under two weeks. ROH World Champion Homicide, with Julius Smokes, couldn't have started his title reign with a tougher weekend. In fact, some are predicting that Homicide will not make it past his first weekend as ROH World Champion. 1/26 in Braintree, MA will see Homicide defend against Chris Hero, who will have his super agent Larry Sweeney in his corner. Sweeney has yet to sign Hero for any shows on ROH's Fifth Year Festival. Sweeney says that after Hero wins the World Title, he will be able to name his price for the Fifth Year Festival. 1/27 in Edison, NJ will see Homicide vs. Samoa Joe for the World Title if Homicide makes it past Hero. This could create a very interesting situation. We have seen Homicide challenge Joe for the World Title several times in the past in epic matches. Now the roles could be reversed in New Jersey. You can now save 15% until 10pm tonight on tickets for both events. There are only general admission tickets left for 1/26 in Boston so get yours now!!!

January 18th: The new ROH Video Wire will be up at www.ROHvideos.com on Friday with the demented Jimmy Jacobs music video plus more with Samoa Joe, CIMA, Lacey and many others.

January 18th: A grudge match has been signed for Philadelphia on 2/17. It will be Austin Aries vs. Claudio Castagnoli!!! Aries requested this match since he wasn't able to gain revenge on Castagnoli and Chris Hero last time in Philadelphia. Aries feels that he needs to gain a clean win over Castagnoli in Philadelphia to truly put the issue behind him. Castagnoli needs a big win here. These two had a good match in Dayton and are now looking to take things to the next level.

January 18th: You can still save 15% on EVERY ITEM at www.ROHwrestling.com including ROH live event tickets, ROH DVDs and the latest from TNA and WWE, but act now because the sale ends tonight at 10pm. SHIMMER Women Athletes Volume 6 is now available for immediate shipping at ROHwrestling.com. This release features Cheerleader Melissa vs. MsChif in a wild and brutal Last Woman Standing match, Rebecca Knox vs. Allison Danger in the first ever women's match held under Pure Wrestling Rules, "The Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew" Lacey & Rain vs. Sara Del Rey & Mercedes Martinez, Daizee Haze vs. the UK's Nikita (in Nikita's final SHIMMER appearance before signing with WWE), a trios tag team match featuring Amazing Kong, plus bonus matches including the SHIMMER DVD debuts of LuFisto and Nattie Neidhart! Volume 6 is over three hours total of the best women's wrestling, and available at ROHwrestling.com for just $14.95!

January 18th: Rebecca Bayless will be joining the ROH team as a backstage interviewer on DVDs starting with the next shows.

January 18th: ROH officials are currently negotiating with Doug Williams to make a return to the United States.

January 18th: There will be international talent heading to Detroit for the 3/30 and 3/31 events. We'll have more news in the upcoming weeks.

January 18th: Speaking of international talent, it looks like one of the open contracts that ROH has sent overseas for a World Title shot will be signed for 2/17 in Philadelphia. Check back next week for more news. It is always an event when ROH returns to where it all started- Philadelphia. February 17th will see the Fifth Year Festival roll into town for a huge show. Save 15% on all tickets now at ROHwrestling.com. Here is what has already been signed:

-ROH World Champion Homicide, with Julius Smokes, will put the belt on the line if he is still champion

-ROH World Tag Team Champions Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal, with Allison Danger, will put the belts on the line if they are still champions

FIP Heavyweight Title Match (If Strong Is Still Champion)
Roderick Strong defends vs. Delirious

ROH Legend vs. The Future
Samoa Joe vs. Davey Richards

Tag Team Challenge Match
Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. El Generico & Kevin Steen

Grudge Match
Austin Aries vs. Claudio Castagnoli

Plus more to be announced with: Nigel McGuinness, Colt Cabana, Daizee Haze, Jack Evans, BJ Whitmer, Jimmy Jacobs, Lacey, Shingo, Jimmy Rave, Adam Pearce and others!!!

OMG, THERE IS A GOD!

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January 18th: Rebecca Bayless will be joining the ROH team as a backstage interviewer on DVDs starting with the next shows.sephy37

Maybe she's dropped a few cheeseburgers since the last time she was around, I still care very little about her return.

[QUOTE="sephy37"]

OMG, THERE IS A GOD!

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January 18th: Rebecca Bayless will be joining the ROH team as a backstage interviewer on DVDs starting with the next shows.The_Dude14

Maybe she's dropped a few cheeseburgers since the last time she was around, I still care very little about her return.

for the role that she's been given, she should be ok. i've always been a fan of hers. she's so hot and the only reason to like Special K except for their raves and t-shirts.

plus you can't deny you enjoyed it when Julius Smokes yelled at Becky saying:

"Yo Becky, let me suck on yo TlTTlES"

Watch Jimmy Jacobs go completely off the reservation in the latest Video Wire.

Also, new ROH release, one of which I know someone will be interested in.

Black Friday Fallout

Dethroned

I didn't need to see Jimmy Jacobs puke...plus the screaming was a headache waiting to happen.bulletproofcow

I didn't need to see Jimmy Jacobs puke...plus the screaming was a headache waiting to happen.bulletproofcow

Well, that was quick:

7. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Kotaro Suzuki & Ricky Marvin beat Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe (c) (26:26) when Suzuki pinned Mark Briscoe to become the 6th champions

Also, ROH is promising some big **** in the near future.  Should be exciting to see how these pan out:

January 21st: The mini-offseason here at ROH is quickly coming to an end. We are rested, refreshed and ready to get back to action this Friday in the Boston area and this Saturday in Edison, NJ. There will be a number of earth-shattering announcements from now through February. ROH will never be the same. Some of these announcements will be true shockers. We hope to have the first major negotiation done tomorrow. Watch the main page of www.ROHwrestling.com for huge news as soon as everything is finalized.

January 21st: The new ROH Video Wire is up at www.ROHvideos.com and rohvideos.com. Everyone is talking about the demented Jimmy Jacobs music video. Make sure you see it plus more with Samoa Joe, CIMA, Lacey, Colt Cabana, Christopher Daniels, Claudio Castagnoli, Nigel McGuinness and many others. The ROH Video Wire is completely FREE so there is no excuse not to watch ROH now!!!

January 21st: If you saw the new ROH Video Wire you saw Samoa Joe slap Jimmy Rave. Now Rave has challenged Joe to a match. It will be Samoa Joe vs. Jimmy Rave on 2/23 in Dayton, OH. This will be a very special event as it is five years to the day of the very first ROH show. Can the heel hook make Joe tap?

January 21st: The buy 3, get 1 free sale is back at www.ROHwrestling.com on all ROH show, Straight Shootin' and Secrets Of The Ring DVDs. The timing couldn't be better as new ROH show DVDs are finally out. 11/24 "Black Friday Fallout" features a must see main event as Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal take on Delirious & Davey Richards plus Samoa Joe vs. Jay Briscoe, Kings Of Wrestling vs. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong in a No DQ match for the Tag Titles and more. 11/25 "Dethroned" has a wild Falls Count Anywhere Elimination Street Fight with Homicide & Samoa Joe vs. The Briscoes, Austin Aries vs. Davey Richards plus the Kings Of Wrestling put the belts on the line vs. Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal and much more. You can also include the new Straight Shootin' With Konnan, which is hosted by Jim Cornette, in the buy 3, get 1 free sale. Act now because the sale ends Wednesday night at ROHwrestling.com.

January 21st: Two more matches have been added to this Friday's show in Braintree, MA including a grudge tag bout featuring Delirious & Pelle Primeau vs. Adam Pearce & Shane Hagadorn. Pearce & Hagadorn have been a thorn in the sides of Delirious & Primeau. Will there be some crowd surfing if Delirious & Primeau get revenge? There are only general admission tickets left now at ROHwrestling.com or by calling 215-781-2500. Thank you to the Boston area and New England for allowing ROH to comeback in such a big way. You will be rewarded with a huge event as ROH kicks off 2007 on Friday. The entire lineup is listed at the end of this ROHwrestling.com Newswire. Check the main page of ROHwrestling.com for a look at the 2/3 Falls bout pitting Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong including a bold statement by The Briscoes.

January 21st: In case you missed it the majority of the talent roster for the Liverpool, UK events on March 3rd and 4th has been announced. ROH will bring only the best possible matches to the UK including title bouts, dream contests and grudge matches. Just added to both nights are: ROH World Tag Team Champion Matt Sydal; FIP Heavyweight Champion Roderick Strong; Jimmy Rave; BJ Whitmer; Colt Cabana; Davey Richards plus more will still be announced including talent from SHIMMER and the UK. Get your tickets now by clicking on the banner on the left side of ROHwrestling.com. Be there and witness history as ROH brings the final two shows of the Fifth Year Festival to England!!!

January 21st: It is no secret that ROH officials are in Japan right now. It doesn't take a genius to figure out this might have to do with one, or some, of the major announcements.

January 21st: ROH is set for its big return to Braintree, MA at the Braintree National Guard Armory on January 26th. The entire card for this Friday has been announced. Check it out:

ROH World Title Match Homicide, with Julius Smokes, defends vs. Chris Hero with Larry Sweeney
2/3 Falls Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe
Grudge Match Samoa Joe vs. Nigel McGuinness
No DQ Mixed Tag Team Grudge Match Colt Cabana, BJ Whitmer & Daizee Haze vs. Jimmy Jacobs, Brent Albright & Lacey
Special Challenge Match Davey Richards vs. Rocky Romero
Four Corner Survival ROH World Tag Team Champion Christopher Daniels with Allison Danger vs. Jimmy Rave vs. Shingo vs. New England's own Jason Blade
Grudge Tag Team Match Delirious & Pelle Primeau vs. Adam Pearce & Shane Hagadorn
Bonus Match Jack Evans vs. Eddie Edwards

January 21st: It should be a big news week here plus the countdown is on for ROH's first shows of the year. Check back soon for more matches for this Saturday's event in Edison.

Well, that was quick:

7. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Kotaro Suzuki & Ricky Marvin beat Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe (c) (26:26) when Suzuki pinned Mark Briscoe to become the 6th champions

What was the point of their reign then?

Well, we cannot neccessarily complain. Puroresu does give emphasis one athleticism and not whether angles flow consistently.

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January 21st: ROH is set for its big return to Braintree, MA at the Braintree National Guard Armory on January 26th. The entire card for this Friday has been announced. Check it out:

ROH World Title Match Homicide, with Julius Smokes, defends vs. Chris Hero with Larry Sweeney

Sweeney Smokes strut off!

2/3 Falls Austin Aries & Roderick Strong vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe

Highlight of the night IMO..

The_Dude14

HOLY S***!

Gabe made a thread named this...

Topic: Major Announcement At Midnight

Here's a hint, it has to do with NOAH

ROHGabe

and to make it worse, he wrote this 6 pages in

Fans in NYC, Philly, Dayton and Chicago are about to be very happy.

ROHGabe

it's not Misawa...

"Reports from Japan that Misawa was legit injured during the main event, on what I believe was a powerbomb on the outside. Misawa was unable to move after the finish and was rushed to hospital without the traditional champions interview or backstage interview."

the match was against Morishima last night.