Category: ROH

Backstage News On Marty Scurll’s Status With ROH And NWA

Despite appearing for both ROH and NWA last week, Marty Scurll is currently a free agent, according to the latest edition of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Scurll is one of several ROH stars whose contracts were expiring, along with Jeff Cobb, Bandido, Brody King, Tracy Williams and Shane Taylor. While it’s not clear what the status is for any of those talents, it appears as if Scurll will be working for both ROH and NWA for the near future.

Scurll, whose ROH contract expired in November, owns the rights to Villain Enterprises, and the group was victorious in the main event of the ROH Final Battle Fallout tapings last week. It also appears that Scurll will be facing Nick Aldis in the main event of the next NWA pay-per-view in January.

It was noted in the Observer that Scurll is also booked for another date that’s not for either NWA or ROH, however that spot is being kept quiet.

A lot of people had expected Scurll to sign with AEW, as he is close with the top stars of the promotion and had been subtly referenced on a recent episode of Being The Elite. AEW EVP Cody Rhodes was recently asked about Scurll possibly joining the company in an interview with talkSport.

“Marty is going to do what Marty is going to do,” Cody said. “We all love Marty. Anything he does in the next few weeks or months, I wouldn’t look at as permanent for him. He’s very much testing the waters here and there and that’s pretty much all I can say on Marty.”

Stay tuned for updates on Scurll’s status.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

ROH Final Battle Results 12/13/19

(Pre-show) Dalton Castle and Joe Hendry vs. Silas Young and Josh Woods –

Winners: Silas Young and Josh Woods via Pinfall

 

(Pre-show) Rhett Titus vs. Kenny King –

Winner: Kenny King via Pinfall

 

(Pre-show) Jeff Cobb vs. Dan Maff –

Winner: Jeff Cobb via Pinfall

 

Marty Scurll and Flip Gordon vs. Bandido and Flamita –

Winners: Bandido and Flamita via Pinfall

 

Matt Taven vs. Vincent –

Winner: Vincent via Pinfall

– Post-match, Bateman comes out and attacks Taven from behind, hitting a piledriver. Vincent then grabs a wood block, puts it between Taven’s feet, grabs a chair, and whacks Taven’s ankle. Looks like Vincent may be forming a new group with Bateman as a member (had “V” on his hand).

 

Street Fight: Mark Haskins vs. Bully Ray –

Winner: Mark Haskins via Pinfall

 

Alex Shelley vs. Colt Cabana –

Winner: Alex Shelley via Pinfall

 

Angelina Love vs. Maria Manic –

Winner: Maria Manic via Submission

 

ROH World TV Championship: (C) Shane Taylor vs. Dragon Lee –

Winner: Dragon Lee via pinfall to win the ROH World TV Championship

 

ROH World Tag Team Championship: (C) The Briscoes vs. Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham –

Winners: Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham via pinfall to win the ROH World Tag Team Titles

 

ROH World Championship: (C) RUSH vs. PCO –

Winner: PCO via pinfall to win the ROH World Championship

ROH Final Battle 12/13/19

December 13, 2019 at 8:00 PM ET (Preshow at 7:00 PM ET)
LOCATION: UMBC Event Center, Baltimore, Maryland
AVAILABLE ON: FITE, Traditional PPV, ROH HonorClub

ROH World Championship: (C) RUSH vs. PCO

ROH World TV Championship: (C) Shane Taylor vs. Dragon Lee

ROH World Tag Team Championship: (C) The Briscoes vs. Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham

Street Fight: Mark Haskins vs. Bully Ray

Alex Shelley vs. Colt Cabana

Matt Taven vs. Vincent

Marty Scurll and Flip Gordon vs. Bandido and Flamita

Jeff Cobb vs. Dan Maff

Angelina Love vs. Maria Manic

(Pre-show) Dalton Castle and Joe Hendry vs. Silas Young and Josh Woods

(Pre-show) Rhett Titus vs. Kenny King

ROH Allegedly Fires Women’s Champ Kelly Klein

Current ROH Women’s title holder Kelly Klein has apparently been released from the company.

Klein’s husband BJ Whitmer confirmed the news via social media on Thursday.

“Now that the cat is out of the bag. Yes, my wife [Kelly Klein] was fired by [Ring of Honor] COO Joe Koff, via email Tuesday evening. Not a phone call, an EMAIL. Kelly is still very much suffering from Post Concussion Syndrome and was fired while still injured.”

The 33-year-old wrestler recently spoke out in support of former ROH employee Joey Mercury who has been pointing out issues with the company as of late via social media.  In particular, he published an email from GM Greg Gilleland – with Klein’s permission – that revealed she wasn’t even making $24,000 a year with the promotion and implied that all female talent in the company had to be paid the same amount.

A rep for Ring of Honor told WrestleZone: “We normally don’t discuss these matters but since it seems to have been made public — We did not fire Kelly but we did notify her that we would not be re-signing her when her current agreement expires. She is still under contract through the end of the year.”

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Ring Of Honor Reschedules Texas Tour To June

Ring of Honor announced that they are moving their Texas tour to June 5 and June 6 instead of November 9 and November 10.

ROH officials cited operational conflict as the primary reason for the reschedule. The June 5 event will be in Dallas at Gilley’s and the June 6 event will be in San Antonio at the Aztec Theatre.

Fans who already bought tickets will be provided with full refunds. They also have the option to use the tickets for the June 5 and June 6 events.

The meet and greet events will still be happening on November 9 in Dallas and November 10 in San Antonio. Matt Taven, Jay Lethal, Dalton Castle, and ROH World TV Champion Shane Taylor have already been announced for those events. ROH will be announcing locations and more talent in the coming days.

https://twitter.com/ringofhonor/status/1189219479462526976

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Jay Lethal Injured On ROH Honor United Tour

Jay Lethal broke his arm at yesterday’s ROH Honor United event in Bolton, England, according to PWInsider.

The injury took place near the end of his match against PCO when PCO came down on him. Lethal moved a bit before impact and his arm took the brunt of the drop.

There’s currently no timetable for Lethal’s return.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

ROH Star Bandido Undergoes Knee Surgery

Ring of Honor star Bandido underwent knee surgery yesterday, according to PWInsider.

Bandido wasn’t medically cleared to wrestle at Death Before Dishonor Fallout because of a knee injury. He was supposed to be in the ROH Final Battle Number One Contender Tournament but was replaced by PJ Black.

Bandido is expected to be out for 7 to 8 weeks.

ROH Death Before Dishonor Results 9/27/19

(Pre-show) Jeff Cobb vs. Brody King

Winner: Jeff Cobb

 

#1 Contender Tournament Match: Marty Scurll vs. Colt Cabana

Winner: Marty Scurll

 

#1 Contender Tournament Match (No DQ): PCO vs. Kenny King

Winner: PCO

 

WOH World Championship: (C) Kelly Klein vs. Angelina Love

Winner and new WOH World Champion: Angelina Love

 

Jay Lethal vs. Jonathan Gresham

Winner: Jonathan Gresham by Submission

 

Anything Goes Barroom Brawl: The Bouncers vs. Silas Young & Vinny Marseglia

Winners: The Bouncers 

 

ROH World TV Championship: (C) Shane Taylor vs. Tracy Williams vs. Flip Gordon

Winner: Shane Taylor 

 

ROH World Tag Team Championship: (C) The Briscoes vs Lifeblood (Bandido & Mark Haskins)

Winners: The Briscoes

 

ROH World Championship: (C) Matt Taven vs. RUSH

Winner and new ROH World Champion: RUSH

ROH Death Before Dishonor 9/27/19

ROH Death Before Dishonor PPV will take place tonight from Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The pre-show at 8:30 ET will stream on ROH’s social media channels, FITE, HonorClub, and TV/Satellite. The main card begins at 9 pm ET on FITE, HonorClub, and traditional PPV.

ROH World Championship: (C) Matt Taven vs. Rush

ROH World TV Championship: (C) Shane Taylor vs. Tracy Williams vs. Flip Gordon

ROH World Tag Team Championship: (C) The Briscoes vs Bandido & Mark Haskins

WOH World Championship: (C) Kelly Klein vs. Angelina Love

#1 Contender Tournament Match: PCO vs. Kenny King

#1 Contender Tournament Match: Marty Scurll vs. Colt Cabana

Anything Goes Barroom Brawl: The Bounces vs. Silas Young & Vinny Marseglia

Jay Lethal vs. Jonathan Gresham

(Pre-show) Jeff Cobb vs. Brody King

ROH Signs Session Moth Martina

Beating WWE to the punch, Ring of Honor has reportedly signed Session Moth Martina.

PWInsider stated that the Irish star has signed a full-time deal with the promotion, and she is set to make appearances soon.

A former ICW Women’s Champion, Martina has wrestled all over since 2011, including Progress, Over The Top and Discovery Wrestling. She is a frequent intergender wrestler, winning the OTT Gender Neutral Champion at one point. Recently joining STARDOM in Japan, the report states that her ROH deal will continue to allow Martina to work events there and other independent dates in Europe.

WWE was interested in signing Martina, at one point offering her a contract for the NXT UK brand. She is the latest star to sign with ROH, joining Maria Manic.

Source: Wrestling Inc.