Category: ROH

Mark Briscoe Dealing With Knee Injury, Out Of CMLL’s Grand Prix Tournament

Ring of Honor announced that Mark Briscoe will be out of tonight’s CMLL’s Grand Prix tournament because of a knee injury. The injury happened during an ROH live event last weekend.

Delirious will be replacing Briscoe on Team Resto del Mundo. The other team members include ROH World Champion Matt Taven, Jay Briscoe, Kenny King, Big Daddy, Luke Hawx, Mecha Wolf 450, and Oraculo.

During CMLL’s Grand Prix press conference, Jay Briscoe commented about his brother’s injury, “It sucks that he’s hurt. We do double-team moves like no other tag team in this world, so that was definitely going to be a blow to the Mexican team, but it ain’t going to matter. We still gonna win.”

Mark Briscoe is scheduled to undergo an MRI exam.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

ROH Summer Supercard Results 8/9/19

  1. PCO & Brody King (Villain Enterprises) defeated Vinny Marseglia & TK O’Ryan (the Kingdom)
  2. Marty Scurll (Villain Enterprises) defeated PJ Black
  3. WOH World Championship: Kelly Klein (c) defeated Tasha Steelz
  4. Bandido & Mark Haskins (LifeBlood) defeated Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham
  5. No DQ: Rush defeated Dalton Castle
  6. ROH TV Championship: Shane Taylor (c) defeated Tracy Williams (LifeBlood)
  7. Caristico, El Soberano Jr. & Stuka Jr. defeated El Barbaro Cavernario, Hechicero & Templario
  8. ROH World Championship: Matt Taven (c) (Kingdom) defeated Alex Shelley
  9. ROH World Tag Team Championships Ladder War 9: Mark & Jay Briscoe (c) defeated Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa (Guerillas of Destiny)

ROH Summer Supercard 8/9/19

ROH Summer Supercard will take place tonight from the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The show will stream on FITE and for ROH HonorClub subscribers.

ROH World Championship: Matt Taven (c) vs. Alex Shelley

ROH World Tag Team Championship: Guerrillas of Destiny (c) vs. The Briscoes 

ROH Women of Honor World Championship: Kelly Klein (c) vs. Tasha Steelz

ROH World TV Championship: Shane Taylor (c) vs. Tracy Williams

No DQ Match: RUSH vs. Dalton Castle

Caristico, Soberano Jr., and Stuka Jr. vs. Barbaro Cavernario, Hechicero, and Templario

Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham vs. Bandido and Mark Haskins

TK O’Ryan and Vinny Marseglia vs. Brody King and PCO

PJ Black vs. Silas Young

 

Partnership Between ROH And NWA Ends

The partnership between Ring of Honor and the National Wrestling Alliance has come to an end, according to PWInsider. The two sides reportedly had an amicable split, but have left the door open down the road to partner up again.

NWA Worlds Champion Nick Aldis was originally advertised for ROH Summer Supercard on August 9 in Toronto, but he will no longer be working the event.

NWA Vice President Dave Lagana—who had produced numerous videos for ROH over the last several months—also finished up with ROH this past weekend. NWA President Billy Corgan is looking to put together a weekly stand-alone NWA series later this year.

The two promotions worked together for last April’s NWA Crockett Cup where PCO and Brody King won the tournament and are the current NWA World Tag Team Champions.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Ring Of Honor Moving This Year’s Final Battle PPV Out Of New York City

Ring of Honor will be moving this December’s Final Battle PPV out of New York City and to Baltimore, the promotion’s home market, according to PWInsider. This will be the first time the show has been in Baltimore.

Going all the way back to 2006, this PPV has taken place each year in Manhattan, except for in 2015 when Philadelphia was the host city. The first Final Battle PPV went down in 2002 in Philadelphia.

Over the weekend, ROH put on its Best in the World PPV, if you missed it, results here.

Next up for the promotion is Manhattan Mayhem (TV taping) at the Hammerstein Ballroom on July 20.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

ROH Best In The World Results 6/28/19

Flip Gordon vs. RUSH – Winner: RUSH

NWA Heavyweight champion Nick Aldis comes out to announce his replacement tag partner with his bout against the Briscoes after scheduled teammate, Colt Cabana, went down with injury. Cabana shows off his cane at the booth to indicate that he’s definitely not competing. Aldis gets on the mic and calls Cabana a professional, and that he knows he wouldn’t have missed a booking unless his injury was very serious. Aldis tells the Baltimore crowd that he almost considered canceling the match, but he didn’t want to dot that because this is NWA territory. He then goes to introduce his partner…and NWA’s newest roster member…lights go out…James Storm is here.

James Storm walks out with his own mic. He says that he’s not Aldis’ partner, and demands to know who it is. Aldis responds…”why don’t I just let him tell you.”

IT’S ELI DRAKE. Crowd erupts. Storm can’t believe it! Drake claims that there are a lot of superstars backstage that thinks they are the best…until he arrived. He talks about all the company prospects he had since leaving his former employer, and reveals that he joined ROH because it is the past, present, and future of professional wrestling. “You are looking at the newest acquisition of the NWA.” Drake promises that NWA, ROH, and the Briscoes are going to understand exactly what he is capable of tonight. Drake drops the mic to end the segment.

Dalton Castle vs. Dragon Lee – Winner: Dalton Castle

The Allure (Mandy Leon & Angelina Love/with Velvet Sky) vs. Kelly Klein & Jenny Rose – Winners:
The Allure

As soon as the bell rings the lights go out. Strange video plays on the titantron. Lights up…it’s Maria Manic! The Allure can’t believe it! They escape before things get physical. Security tries to restrain Manic…she handles them with ease. Torture rack to one guard…she picks up the other in a razor’s edge and tosses him onto the lot at ringside! Manic rips off her shirt revealing the a new tattoo that says “MANEATER.” She poses to end the segment.

Best of Three Series – Match 3 (seires tied 1-1): Jay Lethal vs. Kenny King – Winner: Kenny King

Pure Rules Match: Jonathan Gresham vs. Silas Young – Winner: Jonathan Gresham

The Briscoes vs. Nick Aldis & Eli Drake – Match is ruled a no-contest

James Storm jumps in and starts brawling with Eli Drake. The Briscoes team-up and attack Aldis. Cabana tries to jump in but Riccaboni stops him for health reasons. The Briscoes go to put Aldis through a table…Camille comes out and spears Mark. A bunch of security guards come out but the Briscoes battle them off. Instead of escaping…Aldis tries to fight Mark and Jay off…they put him through a table. Cabana is irate that he couldn’t help. Segment ends with the Briscoes celebrating with the fans.

As Aldis recovers…Marty Scurll runs out to help him up.

ROH World TV Championship: (C) Shane Taylor vs. Bandido – Winner: Shane Taylor

ROH World Six-Man Tag Team championship: (C) Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll, Brody King & PCO) vs. Lifeblood (Mark Haskins & Tracy Williams) & PJ Black – Winners: Villain Enterprises 

After Villain Enterprises leaves…the Solider of Savagery attack Lifeblood. Bandido runs out to help his stable mates…Bully Ray comes out of nowhere and nails Bandido. He goes to hit Bandido with a chair but Flip Gordon comes out to run Bully Ray off. Lifeblood hands Gordon a t-shirt, inviting him to the group. Scurll comes onto the titantron and says that Villain Enterprises also has a new member…and he’s going to introduce him now. It’s revealed to be Gordon, who superkicks Bandido then flees the ring. The rest of Villain Enterprises runs out…they beat Lifeblood down. Williams gets placed on a table…Gordon with a 450 crashes through the table!

ROH World Championship: (C) Matt Taven vs. Jeff Cobb – Winner: Matt Taven

Source: Wrestling Inc.

ROH Best In The World 6/28/19

ROH Best in the World PPV will take place tonight from the UMBC Event Center in Baltimore, Maryland. The pre-show will stream for free at 8:30 pm ET on ROH’s Facebook Live, FITE, and major cable/satellite operators. The main card beings at 9 pm ET on FITE, HonorClub, and traditional PPV.

ROH World Championship: (C) Matt Taven vs. Jeff Cobb

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

ROH World Six-Man Tag Team championship: (C) Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll, Brody King & PCO) vs. Mark Haskins, PJ Black & Tracy Williams

Pure Rules Match: Jonathan Gresham vs. Silas Young

Nick Aldis and TBA vs. The Briscoes

Dalton Castle vs. Dragon Lee

Flip Gordon vs. Rush

The Allure (Mandy Leon & Angelina Love/with Velvet Sky) vs. Kelly Klein & Jenny Rose

Best of Three Series – Match 3 (seires tied 1-1): Jay Lethal vs. Kenny King

ROH Re-Signs Jonathan Gresham, Adds Maria Manic To Women Of Honor Division

Ring of Honor has signed Jonathan Gresham to a new deal, and has also added Maria Manic to the women of honor division, according to PWInsider.

Gresham, 31, appeared occasionally for the promotion before signing his first deal with ROH in 2017. He’s now being relocated to Baltimore where he’ll take more of an active role in the ROH Dojo.

Debuting in 2015, Manic has made a name on the indie circuit, facing both women and men.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

 

ROH Issues Follow-Up Statement Regarding Bully Ray – Fan Incident Internal Investigation

Last weekend a fan took to Twitter to write about an incident he experienced at an ROH show. The fan claimed that he was escorted to the back, by what he thought was security, and was confronted by Bully Ray over comments he made, as a fan, towards The Allure.

Ring of Honor issued a statement to Wrestling Inc. on Monday stating that the incident was now the subject of a 48-hour internal investigation.

Wrestling Inc. was sent the following statement from ROH General Manager Greg Gilleland:

ROH FOLLOWUP STATEMENT:

Ring of Honor prides itself on providing a fun and entertaining environment for both our fans and wrestlers to experience professional wrestling at the highest level.

Fans are encouraged to cheer, boo, and chant during the show while wrestlers interact both positively and in rivalry, as that is the engagement that makes the ROH experience what it is. Wrestlers interacting with fans is core to the experience, however, under no circumstance should any of our athletes or staff confront or engage fans outside the bounds of this entertainment experience or outside the bounds of the area that hosts this experience. We hold all of our athletes and staff members to the highest standards and, because of the actions over the weekend, we fell short of meeting those standards.

We are still in the process of investigating this matter as well as reviewing and assessing internal security protocols to ensure a safe environment for all fans and athletes. All of our athletes and staff will also be trained and reminded of our policies and protocols for fan interaction and appropriate behavior in all situations.

To our amazing and wonderful fans, we apologize for the matter that transpired this past weekend as it does not reflect who we are as an organization or how we hope to engage with our fans. ROH fans are known worldwide for their passion, admiration, and appreciation for our athletes, and we share this same admiration and appreciation for our fans. We encourage all of our fans to continue attending our events and supporting our amazing athletes in a respectful manner as they have done in the past, and we promise to continue delivering what the fans deserve – the best wrestling and the best fan experience on the planet.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Bully Ray Comments On Fan Incident At ROH Live Event

Yesterday an individual tweeted out a story about his experience at a Ring of Honor event this past weekend that picked up traction online. According to the individual, he was booing The Allure (Velvet Sky, Angelina Love and Mandy Leon) and exchanging words with the group. At one point the fan said that he was having words with Velvet Sky, and Mandy Leon allegedly spit on him.

“Velvet and I exchange words along with the rest of the Allure. Nothing crazy. Mandy Leon spits on me from the side. Not preferable but I honestly don’t care. Segment ends,” the fan tweeted, who goes by “xIAMHOLLYWOODx” on Twitter. “Side note. I love and respect like 99% of all wrestlers. I honest to god never try to make the show ABOUT me, get myself over, etc. My rule of thumb is to boo the bad guys and cheer the good guys. It’s rare that I’ll flip the script but I always decide to go along with the show.”

The group would come out again later in the show and another exchange would take place with the fan eventually being brought to the back and spoken to by Bully Ray.

“Suddenly BULLY RAY comes out from a back room. Full on gear since he was in the opening segment of the show and he looks PISSED,” the fan continued on Twitter. “Much bigger than me so I’m kinda taking a step back on this here. Security backs off and it’s just us two,” he wrote. “He said ‘hey. I heard there was incident tonight with you and some of the girls’ ‘Uh… yeah? I guess’ *I’m so lost* ‘So here’s the deal. You’re done talking down to them. You need to treat them with respect. Don’t be saying anything you wouldn’t say to your mom, you got it?!’

“I’m not trying to act tough. I was legit being intimidated with purpose and I wasn’t about to get kicked out during match 3 so I just bit the bullet and said ‘sure… yes sir… yeah, I understand… yup…’ He said ‘End of convo. Go be a fan.'”

ROH General Manager Greg Gilleland provided Wrestling Inc. the following statement:

ROH has always taken fan-first approach, with fan experience being at the forefront of all of our live events. We consider this to be very serious and will be conducting an internal review over the next 48 hours to determine the appropriate actions.

Since then, Bully Ray commented on the situation, below is his full statement.

“And now the truth. I could not have been any nicer to said ‘fan.’ Yes, nice, hard to believe. I never threatened, intimidated or berated said ‘fan.’ I handled the situation the exact opposite way most would assume, with decorum. [The conversation] lasted less than 30 seconds. I even gave the fan a friendly pat on the back and told him to enjoy the show and ‘go be a fan.’ His response, ‘Thanks Bully.’ Fan version of story is embellished to make fan look like a ‘victim.’Many other fans who attended the shows in Kent and Portland have already confirmed on social media how said fan ‘cross the line’ with multiple talents, both men and women.

In retrospect, the ‘fan’ should have been ejected.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t until after ‘fan’ was asked to not be ‘so rude,’ did we find out that severity of the vile comments and lewd sexual gestures made towards the women.

I think we can all agree that in 2019, this type of behavior towards women is unacceptable and goes far beyond the scope of, ‘I paid for my seat, I should be able to do or say whatever I want.’

I live by the motto, ‘Respectful fans always get what they want. Rude fans always get what they deserve.’

At the end of the day, I’m guilty of defending three women that needed a bit of defending. Not by being a bully, by being a man.”

Source: Wrestling Inc.