ROH has signed top independent wrestler Mark Haskins. The 30-year-old and his wife posted made the announcement on Twitter, as seen below.
Haskins has wrestled all over the independent wrestling scene. He is a former Progress World Champion while also winning gold for Revolution Pro Wrestling, OTT and Defiant. He joins PCO, Bandido and Brody King as the latest members to join the Ring of Honor roster.
Source: WrestlingINC
With the success of his first venture, Jericho announced yesterday that a second cruise is a go. In the video below, he said more details will be announced in January, but for fans who missed out the first time, they will get another shot to cruise with Jericho. Here is his full announcement.
“I want to thank all of you who were a part of Chris Jericho’s “Rock ‘N Wrestling Rager at Sea,” Jericho began. “We made history, we sold it out for the inaugural voyage, for the first time ever, wrestling in the middle of the ocean. We had live comedy, live rock ‘n roll, podcasts, all of you said it was the best vacation of your life. Well, I got some news for ya. Chris Jericho’s “Rock ‘N Wrestling Rager at Sea” part two, second wave, is happening! Yes, we did it! We’re gonna make it happen, all the details: who, what, where, when and how, coming up in January. In the meantime, sign up now at chrisjerichocruise.com for the mailing list, get all the information. It’s happening! I can’t believe, I’m so excited.”
At the end of last October, Chris Jericho’s cruise set sail out of Miami and featured a number of musicians, comedians, and ROH / Impact / NJPW wrestlers over the multi-day event.
The sold-out cruise included a ring on the top deck where the ROH Sea of Honor tournament took place, along with Alpha Club (Young Bucks and Jericho) vs. Bullet Club (Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega, and Marty Scurll), which was later streamed on FITE.
Source: WrestlingINC
With the January 1 free agency looming for much of The Elite, many within the group have potentially worked their final match for ROH. The success of “All In” and the rumored All Elite Wrestling promotion that looks to be on the horizon, point towards Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks, and Adam Page possibly heading in a new direction.
In the video above, after last night’s ROH Final Battle PPV finished up at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, the Young Bucks, Rhodes, Page, and Marty Scurll gathered in the ring to address the live crowd. The Young Bucks noted the Hammerstein Ballroom was their favorite place to wrestle and invited Scorpio Sky and Frankie Kazarian in the ring, Christopher Daniels would join later.
“Don’t worry this isn’t going to be some emotional farewell speech, or anything like that.” Matt began. “My brother and I started out in this company over ten years ago, can you believe that? This past two-year run has been the greatest time of my life.”
Matt would then give props to Cary Silkn, ROH COO Joe Koff, and ROH GM Greg Gilleland for their support over the years. He gave a shout out to the other wrestlers in the back, his wife, and the fans.
“We’re all ‘elite,’ right? The timer is ticking,” Matt continued. “Something is about to go down, I don’t know what. I hope you watch our YouTube series, Being the Elite. I’ll tell you this, New York City, we will be back and we’ll see you then!”
The group then linked arms and did a quick pose for the crowd before heading to the back. Matt’s tease of returning was kept pretty vague, whether that means they show up at the ROH / NJPW G1 Supercard on April 6 or something completely different, we may have to wait until that timer gets to zero on Being the Elite.
Source: WrestlingINC
Kenny King vs. Eli Isom – Winner: Kenny King
ROH World TV Championship: (C) Jeff Cobb vs. Hangman Page – Winner: Jeff Cobb
ROH WOH World Championship – Four Corner Survival Match: (C) Sumie Sakai vs. Madison Rayne vs. Karen Q vs. Kelly Klein – Winner and new WOH World Champion: Kelly Klein
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Jonathan Gresham – Winner: Zack Sabre Jr.
Matt Taven vs. Dalton Castle – Winner: Matt Taven
Rights To World Title Match: Marty Scurll (Holder) vs. Christopher Daniels – Winner: Marty Scurll by submission
I Quit Match: Flip Gordan vs. Bully Ray – Winner: Flip Gordon
ROH Championship: (C) Jay Lethal vs. Cody – Winner: Jay Lethal by submission
ROH World Tag Team Championship – Ladder Match: (C) Scorpio Sky and Frankie Kazarian vs. The Young Bucks vs. The Briscoes – Winners and new ROH World Tag Team Champions: The Briscoes
ROH Final Battle PPV will take place tomorrow from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. It will begin at 8 pm ET and run until midnight.
ROH Championship: (C) Jay Lethal vs. Cody
ROH World Tag Team Championship – Ladder Match: (C) Scorpio Sky and Frankie Kazarian vs. The Young Bucks vs. The Briscoes
ROH World TV Championship: (C) Jeff Cobb vs. Hangman Page
ROH WOH World Championship – Four Corner Survival Match: (C) Sumie Sakai vs. Madison Rayne vs. Karen Q vs. Kelly Klein
I Quit Match: Flip Gordan vs. Bully Ray
Rights To World Title Match: Marty Scurll (Holder) vs. Christopher Daniels
Matt Taven vs. Dalton Castle
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Jonathan Gresham
Kenny King vs. Eli Isom
Ring of Honor has announced Final Battle will start an hour earlier than usual this Friday on pay-per-view and that the show will now be four hours long, an hour longer than its previous PPVs. Typically, ROH PPVs have started at 9 pm ET, but Final Battle will begin at 8 pm ET and run until midnight.
ROH issued the following:
Ring of Honor’s seminal event, Final Battle, emanates from Manhattan Center’s Hammerstein Ballroom this Friday, Dec. 14. Final Battle is ROH’s biggest card of the year and has been the site of some of ROH’s most memorable matches.
All roads lead to the G1 Supercard, co-promoted by ROH and New Japan Pro-Wrestling, at sold-out Madison Square Garden on April 6, 2019, and the results at Final Battle undoubtedly will have an impact on the historic show.
This year’s Final Battle is bigger than ever, as ROH officials have just announced that it will be a four-hour show! Just signed to open Final Battle is a first-time matchup pitting former ROH World Television and World Tag Team champion Kenny King against rising star Eli Isom in what is undoubtedly the biggest match of Isom’s career.
KENNY KING vs. ELI ISOM
Although King and Isom have never wrestled each other, they have been in the ring together twice — as partners. Back in June, the makeshift team of King, Isom and Chuckie T surprised everyone by beating SCU in a gauntlet match to earn a shot at ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions The Kingdom. The biggest surprise was that the rookie Isom pinned Christopher Daniels to win the match. The eclectic trio nearly pulled off another upset against The Kingdom before ultimately falling short.
Not long after that bout, King began to undergo a change of attitude and take shortcuts in his matches. It paid off for him, as he amassed an impressive winning streak, scoring victories over the likes of “Hangman” Adam Page, Marty Scurll, Christopher Daniels and Jushin “Thunder” Liger. The string of wins earned King a shot at ROH World Champion Jay Lethal last month, and he nearly won the title.
Victories in singles matches have been harder to come by for Isom, but he made a good account of himself against larger, more experienced foes such as ROH World Television Champion Jeff Cobb and Shane Taylor. A win over an established star such as King on the biggest show of the year certainly would send a message that Isom has arrived.
Will Isom shock the wrestling world? Or will the cunning King make an example of the youngster?
Watch Final Battle LIVE on pay-per-view or stream FREE as an HonorClub VIP member or 50% off with an HonorClub Standard membership through the ROH App and ROHHonorClub.com!
ROH FINAL BATTLE
Friday, Dec 14, 2018 8 p.m. ET
The Manhattan Center’s Hammerstein Ballroom
311 W 34th Street
New York, New York 10001PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED MATCHES:
MAIN EVENT
ROH WORLD TITLE MATCH
ROH WORLD CHAMPION JAY LETHAL vs. CODYTRIPLE THREAT LADDER WAR FOR ROH WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES
ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS SCU vs. YOUNG BUCKS vs. BRISCOESROH WORLD TELEVISION TITLE MATCH
ROH WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPION JEFF COBB vs. “HANGMAN” ADAM PAGEFOUR CORNER SURVIVAL FOR WOMEN OF HONOR WORLD TITLE
WOH WORLD CHAMPION SUMIE SAKAI vs. MADISON RAYNE vs. KAREN Q vs. WINNER OF KELLY KLEIN/JENNY ROSEFOR MARTY SCURLL’S SHOT AT THE ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
“THE VILLAIN” MARTY SCURLL vs. CHRISTOPHER DANIELSMATT TAVEN vs. DALTON CASTLE
JONATHAN GRESHAM vs. ZACK SABRE JR.
I QUIT MATCH – WINNER MAKES HIS OPPONENT SAY I QUIT
FLIP GORDON vs. BULLY RAY
IWGP US Champion Cody Rhodes is currently in the UK and during his time there he appeared on Fight Forever Wrestling’s production of Bruce Prichard’s Something To Wrestle podcast.
Responding to a fan question about returning to WWE, Rhodes noted he had “passed on the WWE offer a few weeks ago” and felt there is a market for non-PG wrestling after the success of “All In”back in September. The Young Bucks and Rhodes’ self-financed show in Chicago sold-out in a flash, and ever since there has been talk of not only an “All In 2” but a whole new All Elite Wrestling promotion.
Speaking of a follow-up to “All In,” Rhodes teased, “Hypothetically, would it necessarily be ‘All In 2’… or ‘All In: International?” Rhodes continued about the potential of having an international show.
“There are two major territories outside of the US in terms of wrestling: the UK and Australia,” Rhodes said. “If you put up a ring, they will come.”
The group has already moved away from the NJPW owned, Bullet Club, now going as The Elite. Rhodes (along with Adam Page and the Young Bucks) have repeatedly reminded fans they will be free agents on January 1. For Rhodes, his contract with ROH has already finished up, but he will be wrestling in his final match this Friday at ROH Final Battle against ROH World Champion Jay Lethal.
ROH COO Joe Koff spoke to Wrestling Inc last month and commented on if he thought The Elite would return to ROH.
“I don’t think so, and I don’t think that’s new news either,” Koff said. “They definitely have something in mind … and I’m very thankful for Cody and The Young Bucks and Page and their contributions to ROH. They were part of our great year. They’ll always be a part of the ROH family and I’m always excited when people choose to take a different direction or go in a different direction because it’s exciting for them as they embark on the next chapter of their lives.”
Source: WrestlingINC
Pro Wrestling Sheet has confirmed former WWE wrestler and current indie standout PCO has signed a deal with Ring of Honor.
PCO’s signing was first teased on Twitter Friday night and PWInsider reported Saturday morning that it was ROH who signed the 50-year-old to a full-time, exclusive contract.
The man formerly known as Pierre Carl Oulette last had a run with a major promotion in 2000 while working for WCW with Jacques Rougeau.
Because of his new contract, PCO will not be wrestling at an upcoming Black Label Pro event.
https://twitter.com/BLabelPro/status/1068859438054940673
Oulette tweeted about the ROH deal saying it’s the “biggest contract and opportunity” of his career.
https://twitter.com/PCOisNotHuman/status/1068768784993918976
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
The Young Bucks say recent trademark filings related to All Elite Wrestling were done in effort to keep the group’s options open next year and protect themselves at the same time.
Nick and Matt Jackson are guests on the upcoming episode of Petey’s Wrestling Perspective Podcast with co-host Dennis Farrell and the two brothers didn’t shy away from talking about the filings in an exclusive clip given to Pro Wrestling Sheet.
Matt says the group all discussed the possibility of doing a follow-up to All In immediately after the successful event in Chicago. Everyone involved agreed that they’d have to do another at some point. “We’re in a situation now where we don’t exactly know what we’re going to do,” Matt explained. “But we do want to protect ourselves in case we decide to do something.
In case you missed it, multiple trademarks were filed this month which seem to indicate future plans for events called Double or Nothing and All Out. The address listed on the docs indicates the group is working with the billionaire Khan family, who own the Jacksonville Jaguars.
According to sources, Cody and the Bucks are leading the charge behind the scenes on this possible new venture for once their ROH deals expire. As we previously reported, we’ve been told Jim Ross and Chris Jericho would only be involved on a talent level should any promotion get off the ground.
Jim Ross talked about this in a roundabout way on his latest podcast. “I’ve been rumored to be in every role in this company and what you find out is eye-rolling,” Ross said unhappily.
“At one point it’s Jericho and me, which I thought ‘that’s really stupid.’ Me and Jericho are gonna spend all the money we made over the years to get into the wrestling business. ‘Nah, you crazy? Are you nuts?’ Then secondly, then we’re not involved at all. It’s these other guys that are really the movers and shakers. There ain’t nothing to move here, folks. There ain’t nothing to shake.”
The legendary announcer then discussed with guest Dave Meltzer how a promotion like All Elite Wrestling would need a TV deal with a major cable or broadcast network to be successful.
Nick Jackson talked further about the future of The Elite during the interview with Petey Williams and said, “We have offers on the table from every major company in the world.” Matt additionally noted that they also have investors who want to work with the group.
“We haven’t said no, really, to anything,” Nick added. “So we’re just keeping our options open and protecting ourselves at the same time.”
The full interview goes live this evening and covers the Bucks’ exit from Impact Wrestling, how it’s been working for Ring of Honor, getting talent over on Being the Elite and more.
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For now, listen to the exclusive preview below.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Two-time ROH TV champion Silas Young is expected to sign a new three-year deal with ROH according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
We reported earlier this week that Young’s contract was set to expire at the end of the year and he seemed open to signing with WWE. He was at the Nov. 26 Raw show in Milwaukee, Wisconsin however The Observer noted that Young was only there because his son is a big WWE fan and wanted to attend. Young is also from Wisconsin and was born just outside of Milwaukee.
Young has been with ROH since 2012 but hinted that it may be time for a change during a recent interview on our WINCLY podcast.
“You can never say never in wrestling,” Young told Wrestling Inc. Managing Editor Nick Hausman about possibly ending up in WWE. “WWE’s had a thing in the past couple of years where they’ve been signing a lot of talent up. My contract’s up at the end of the year. I’m not opposed to talking to either side. When it comes down to it, it’s a business at the end of the day. You’ve gotta go with what’s best for you and your family.”
If Young does indeed sign a three-year deal with ROH, then this could signal the end of his flirtation with WWE. He is turning 40 years old soon and WWE has been trending younger in recent years.
Source: WrestlingINC
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