Category: ROH

Cody Rhodes Says January Announcement Will “Be Bigger Than Anyone Expects”

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Ever since the commercial and critical success of All In, there has been rampant speculation that Cody and The Young Bucks aren’t done making history. If the trio were able to pull off a successful independent pay-per-view, what’s stopping them from creating a successful wrestling promotion?

Cody hasn’t addressed the rumors of him starting a new promotion head on, but he did tease some information regarding it during a meet and greet in Melbourne, Australia. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that when asked about a new promotion, Cody said to wait for January as an announcement would be made. Cody also said the announcement “would be bigger than anyone expects.”

Cody’s tease comes on the heels of news which may or may not be related to the planned announcement. Last week it was reported that the co-owner of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars filed trademarks for a promotion called “All Elite Wrestling.” This, obviously, could be a play off The ELITE faction in which Cody and The Bucks are a part of in New Japan and ROH.

Additionally, All Elite Wrestling, LLC also registered trademarks for “ALL OUT” and “Double or Nothing” among others. “Double or Nothing” is the rumored name for the All In 2 pay-per-view which would supposedly be held in Las Vegas.

January 2019 is turning out to be a monumental month for Cody and The Young Bucks. It’s already well-known that Cody is now a free agent and the Bucks will be come the end of the year. Cody hasn’t shied away from the fact that they could show up in WWE or somewhere else at that time. This latest news would seem to throw cold water on those plans but no one outside of Cody and The Bucks know what’s really going to happen.

Source: WrestlingINC

ROH Star Spotted Ringside At Last Night’s WWE RAW

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At last night’s Raw, a familiar face was in the crowd. No, it wasn’t Enzo Amore. In fact, it was the last real man.

According to PWInsider, Silas Young was at Raw in Milwaukee. He was sitting incognito in the crowd.

This appearance is coming after revealing to wrestlinginc.com exclusively on their recent WINCLY podcast that his contract with Ring of Honor is coming up at the end of the year. There are rumors going around that he will be signing with WWE once his contract expires.

Young is a former two-time ROH World Television Champion and has been a consistent member of the roster since 2012.

While an opponent has not been determined yet, Young is scheduled to fight at ROH’s Final Battle inside the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on December 14.

Source: WrestlingINC

Elite Related Trademark Filings Seemingly Connect Group To Rumored New Promotion

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The rumored promotion being worked on behind the scenes by The Elite, Chris Jericho, Jim Ross and the co-owner of the Jaguars now has some legs to stand on due to newly filed documents.

WrestlingNews.co first reported a company called All Elite Wrestling, LLC based out of Florida filed several new trademarks this month for the following:

  • All Elite Wrestling and AEW
  • AEW Double or Nothing and AEW All Out – which, among many things, lists the trademark can be used for “live streaming of video pay-per-view events on the internet”
  • Tuesday Night Dynamite – which, among many things, lists the trademark can be used for television shows “featuring sports, entertainment and subjects of general human interest”

Obviously, the Double or Nothing and All Out names would seem to signal The Elite are involved and planning the follow up to All In with this company — which listed its address on the documents as TIAA Bank Field, the home of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

A report recently surfaced claiming Chris Jericho and Jim Ross are attempting to launch a wrestling company with Jaguars co-owner Tony Khan, the son of billionaire Shahid Khan. As you’d expect from him, Jericho shot down the report.

During his recent interview with The Elite, however, Y2J stated many times that he’d like to continue working with the group and Being the Elite going forward. This was the same episode in which The Elite announced they were no longer affiliated with Bullet Club.

It’s also worth mentioning that the group started a countdown on their weekly series last month that will finish at the end of December when they become free agents.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Cody Rhodes Says Final Battle Will Be His Last ROH Match, Threatens To Take ROH Title With Him

Cody Rhodes Says Final Battle Will Be His Last ROH Match, Threatens To Take ROH Title With Him

Cody Rhodes took to Twitter today and revealed his big plans for the Ring of Honor World Title.

Regarding his match with ROH World Champion Jay Lethal at Final Battle on Friday, December 14 in New York City, Rhodes said he plans on leaving the company with the title and taking it into free agency.

Cody wrote, “Jay was the first match I had in ROH two years ago. He will be my last. And I will take the World Championship into free agency.”

You can see his tweet and the poster for the match below:

https://twitter.com/CodyRhodes/status/1063110244170166273

https://twitter.com/ringofhonor/status/1063103091623559168

Source: WrestlingINC

Cody Rhodes Gives Medical Update Following Knee Injury Scare

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Cody Rhodes had an injury scare over the weekend, but a trip to the doctor has revealed he’ll still be good to go for Final Battle and Wrestle Kingdom 13.

Rhodes announced he heard a loud pop in his knee while teasing a t-shirt toss at an ROH event on Friday. Because of this, he was forced to miss an IWGP United States title defense against Trent.

After visiting a physician on Monday, Rhodes shared an update:

GOOD news is my doctor is fairly confident that my mcl/pcl/acl are structurally sound. BAD news is the meniscus is fairly damaged, gonna’ require a scope. No dates will be adjusted at the moment, and I’ll definitely still compete in the final battle main event & at WK.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

ROH Survival Of The Fittest Results 11/4/18

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* Christopher Daniels defeated Beer City Bruiser (SOTF First Round Match)

* Adam Page defeated Colin Delaney and Dalton Castle (SOTF First Round Match)

* Jonathan Gresham defeated Tracy Williams (SOTF First Round Match)

* Guerrero Maya Jr. defeated Flip Gordon and Andrew Everett (SOTF First Round Match)

* PJ Black defeated Luchasaurus (SOTF First Round Match)

* Marty Scurll defeated Silas Young and Stuka Jr. (SOTF First Round Match)

* Madison Rayne defeated Britt Baker (Qualifier for Four Corner Survival WOH Title Match at Final Battle PPV)

The Kingdom defeated Cody and The Young Bucks (c) (ROH World Six-Man Tag Championship)

* Jay Lethal and Jeff Cobb defeated Scorpio Sky and Frankie Kazarian

* Marty Scurll defeated Christopher Daniels, Adam Page, PJ Black, Jonathan Gresham, and Guerrero Maya Jr. in an elimination match to win the Survival of the Fittest tournament and receive a future ROH World Title shot.

Source: WrestlingINC

Chris Jericho Cruise Security Cracks Down On Fan Photos During Bullet Club Vs. Alpha Club

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Chris Jericho’s cruise set sail out of Miami, Florida last Friday and featured a full lineup of events, including the “Sea of Honor” 16-Man Tournament and the Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Cody Rhodes, and Marty Scurll) vs. Alpha Club (Young Bucks and Chris Jericho) as the main event.

The 6-man tag match took place last night and Wrestling Inc. learned signs were held up and an announcement was made for fans not to take photos or videos of the match. Security was even shining flashlights and telling individual fans to stop if they held up their phones. For other matches on the cruise, this wasn’t the case.

This match (along with the “Sea of Honor” tournament) was filmed and will be streamed via Fite on November 3 at 8pm ET for $24.99. Obviously, the results and match itself is trying to be kept quiet for Friday’s stream.

Some photos still made their way to Twitter though, as you can see below, Jericho dressed up like The Young Bucks, while Cody, Kenny (and presumably Marty) were wearing colorful “Nassau Bahamas” tie-dye shirts.

Source: WrestlingINC

Cody Rhodes Says He’s Not In Bullet Club, Transitioning To A New Role In Pro Wrestling?

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The much talked about free agency of about half the Bullet Club continues to gain stream through not only the ticking countdown and WWE related notes from “H” on Being the Elite, but through social media, as well.

Earlier this month, The Young Bucks, Cody Rhodes, Marty Scurll, and Adam Page tweeted out somewhat similar words about selling their “final Bullet Club style shirt” while adding, “it also might be my favorite.” The group looks to be distancing themselves for either a move to WWE or staying put and simply working under their own group name, like “The Elite.”

Today, Cody wrote he’s “100% not in the Bullet Club” during a fan Q&A on Twitter. Also noting at this month’s NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling the “new” Bullet Club was featured with Jay White, Gedo, and Jado joining up with the Bullet Club “OGs” and he wasn’t involved at all in that segment.

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To add to Rhodes’ comments, Tama Tonga tweeted out the below photo yesterday, making it pretty clear who’s in the group.

Somewhat separate from this story is Rhodes losing the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship back to Nick Aldis in a two-out-of-three falls match over the weekend at NWA 70 in Nashville, Tennessee.

On Instagram, Rhodes commented on the success of the event and thanked the fans who tuned in. Rhodes also said he’s beginning to “transition to a new role in pro wrestling.” We most likely won’t know what that new role is until the new year.

“As I begin a transition to a new role in pro-wrestling, I hope all the fans who’ve discovered the NWA recently…stay on board and continue to watch the likes of Nick Aldis, Avalon, Willie Mack, Jazz and many more. As I continue my remaining dates with the good folks at ROH, I’d like to thank them and The NWA for allowing me to cross imaginary lines and give the fans something special!”

Source: WrestlingINC

Updates Regarding ‘All In’ And ‘Young Bucks’ Trademark Filings, Possible Future ‘All In’ Plans

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As early as the conclusion of ‘ALL IN’, Cody [Rhodes] and The Young Bucks not so subtly suggested that ‘ALL IN 2’ may already be in the works. The current trademark filings of Killing The Business, Inc. with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) indicate that the ‘ALL IN’ pay-per-view that took place last month in Hoffman Estates, Illinois may never have been the group’s endgame.

According to the initial trademark application filed in May 2018 on behalf of Dana Massie, Matt Jackson’s wife and President of Killing The Business, Inc., the ‘ALL IN’ trademark was meant for more than just the single pay-per-view event. Among other things, the filing provides for multiple professional wrestling events and even “ongoing television programs”.

“Entertainment in the nature of professional wrestling matches, exhibitions, and tournaments and ongoing television programs in the field of professional wrestling; organizing and conducting professional wrestling matches, exhibitions, and tournaments; production and syndication of television programs featuring professional wrestling matches, exhibitions, tournaments and performances.”

Notably, on September 14, 2018, the USPTO delivered to Killing The Business, Inc. a letter requiring further action to finalize the approval of the ‘ALL IN’ trademark. The letter indicated that “the nature of the exhibitions organized and conducted must be clarified” and the “applicant must amend this wording to specify the common commercial or generic name for the goods and/or services.” Killing The Business, Inc. has six months from September 14, 2018 to satisfy the USPTO as to the meaning of “exhibitions”. Otherwise, the ‘ALL IN’ trademark will be considered abandoned and fair game for any trademark applicant to snap up the mark.

Basically, what that means is that Killing The Business, Inc. is being given six months to clarify to the USPTO what kind of “exhibitions” they are planning using the “All In” trademark. “Exhibitions” could be just a normal pro wrestling show or something as grand as a convention, ala Starrcast. The USPTO just wants to know what Killing The Business, Inc. means by “exhibitions”.

On a related note, Killing The Business, Inc.’s trademark for ‘Young Bucks’ will be published for opposition on October 23, 2018, today. This means that the ‘Young Bucks’ trademark will be registered to Killing The Business, Inc., according to the USPTO, provided that no other party steps forward to contest the registration of the trademark within 30 days of today. If no one steps forward to contest it within the next 30 days, then it will be owned by Killing The Business, Inc.

Only time will tell what the future holds for the Bullet Club Elite members who have vowed to take their next steps together as a group.

Source: WrestlingINC

Will Chris Jericho’s Cruise Be Streamed?

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Fite.tv announced they will be streaming ROH “Sea of Honor” tournament matches and the Alpha Club (Chris Jericho and The Young Bucks) vs. Bullet Club (Cody Rhodes, Marty Scurll, and Kenny Omega) on November 3 at 8pm ET for $24.99. Chris Jericho’s cruise will be sailing from Miami, Florida to Naussau, Bahamas on October 27-31. In the video below, Jericho said he’s been constantly asked if fans will be able to watch matches from his cruise and confirmed they will be able to so through Fite.

Source: WrestlingINC