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ROH Glory By Honor – Night 1 and Night 2 (8/20/21 and 8/21/21), Face Mask Policy And More COVID-19 Practices

Ring of Honor has announced that all fans attending the Glory By Honor XVIII shows this weekend at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia will be required to wear face masks. This is accordance with the indoor mask mandate in the City of Brotherly Love.

ROH also announced that contact-less payment via credit or debit card will be encouraged. They are also asking fans to maintain proper COVID-19 social distancing by using markers that will be placed on the floor throughout the 2300 Arena.

Tickets for Glory By Honor XVIII Night One and Night Two can be found at this link.

ROH Glory By Honor XVIII Night 1 and Night 2 will air on Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21 from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The events will air live on HonorClub. Below are the updated cards:

NIGHT ONE

ROH World Title Match
Flip Gordon vs. Bandido (c)

ROH Pure Title Match
Rhett Titus with Tracy Williams vs. Jonathan Gresham with Jay Lethal (c)

Six-Man Mayhem
PJ Black vs. Danhausen vs. Mike Bennett vs. Demonic Flamita vs. Dak Draper vs. Eli Isom
Winner earns a spot in the ROH World Title rankings.

Violence Unlimited (Brody King, Tony Deppen, ROH World Tag Team Champions Homicide and Chris Dickinson) vs. La Facción Ingobernable (Rush, ROH World Television Champion Dragon Lee, Bestia del Ring, Kenny King)

EC3 vs. Brian Johnson

Rey Horus vs. Silas Young

The Briscoe Brothers vs. The Righteous (Bateman, Dutch)

The Allure (Angelina Love, Mandy Leon) vs. Vita VonStarr and a partner to be randomly drawn by Leon

Chelsea Green will make her ROH in-ring debut

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NIGHT TWO

ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Titles Match
Incoherence (Delirious, Hallowicked, Frightmare) vs. Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Moses, Kaun) (c)

Steel Cage Match
Matt Taven vs. Vincent
Taven’s future ROH World Title shot will be on the line.

Pure Rules Match
World Famous CB vs. LSG

MexiSquad (ROH World Champion Bandido and Rey Horus) vs. La Facción Ingobernable (ROH World Television Champion Dragon Lee and Rush)

The Briscoe Brothers vs. Flip Gordon and Demonic Flamita

Violence Unlimited (Brody King, Tony Deppen, ROH World Tag Team Champions Homicide and Chris Dickinson) vs. The Foundation (ROH Pure Champion Jonathan Gresham, Jay Lethal, Rhett Titus, and Tracy Williams)

Danhausen vs. Dalton Castle

Chelsea Green and Willow vs. Rok-C and Miranda Alize

Trish Adora vs. TBA

ROH Best In The World Results 7/11/2021, Women’s Championship Tournament Bracket Revealed, Chelsea Green

HOUR ONE
Rey Horus defeated Demonic Flamita

HOUR ONE
PCO and Danhausen defeated The Bouncers (Brawler Milonas and Beer City Bruiser)

The Briscoes defeated PJ Black and Brian Johnson

EC3 defeated Flip Gordon

ROH WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Shane Taylor Promotions (c) defeated Dalton Castle, Dak Draper, and Eli Isom

LAST MAN STANDING MATCH
Josh Woods defeated Silas Young

Brody King defeated Jay Lethal

ROH PURE CHAMPIONSHIP
Jonathan Gresham (c) defeated Mike Bennett

ROH WORLD TV CHAMPIONSHIP
Dragon Lee defeated Tony Deppen (c) to win the ROH World TV Championship

ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (FIGHT WITHOUT HONOR MATCH)
Chris Dickinson and Homicide defeated Rhett Titus and Jonathan Gresham (c) to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship

Maria Kanellis reveals the bracket for the upcoming Women’s Championship Tournament. She then introduces Chelsea Green! Green has a broken arm and isn’t cleared for action yet, but said she is going to be watching the division very closely. In one month’s time she plans on taking the women’s division to the top.

ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Bandido defeated Rush (c) to win the ROH World Championship

ROH Best In The World 7/11/2021

DATE: July 11, 2021 8:00 pm
LOCATION: Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena, Baltimore, Maryland
AVAILABLE ON:FITE, ROH HonorClub, Traditional PPV

CARD

ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Rush (c) vs. Bandido

ROH WORLD TV CHAMPIONSHIP
Tony Deppen (c) vs. Dragon Lee

ROH PURE CHAMPIONSHIP
Jonathan Gresham (c) vs. Mike Bennett

ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (FIGHT WITHOUT HONOR MATCH)
Rhett Titus and Tracy Williams (c) vs. Chris Dickinson and Homicide

ROH WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Shane Taylor Promotions (c) vs. Dalton Castle, Dak Draper, and Eli Isom

LAST MAN STANDING MATCH
Josh Woods vs. Silas Young

EC3 vs. Flip Gordon

Jay Lethal vs. Brody King

The Briscoes vs. PJ Black and Brian Johnson

Matt Taven hosts special edition of “Trending with Taven”

HOUR ONE
PCO and Danhausen vs. The Bouncers (Brawler Milonas and Beer City Bruiser)

HOUR ONE
Rey Horus vs. Demonic Flamita

ROH Announces Best In The World PPV To Have Live Crowd

Ring of Honor announced Best in the World will be its next PPV on Sunday, July 11 at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.

This will also be the first time in almost a year and a half that ROH will have a show in front of a live audience. The event will have limited capacity with pod seating for proper social distancing. ROH noted they will take temperatures upon entry and masks will be required throughout the event.

“Our locker room full of tremendous athletes have missed the energy of connecting with our great fans that you only get with a live show,” said Joe Koff, COO of Ring of Honor. “We look forward to giving them more of the best bell-to-bell action, including the return of the ‘Survival of the Fittest’ tournament and the highly anticipated Women’s Championship Tournament this summer.

“I want to express my deepest gratitude to all of our talented athletes, fans and everyone who has done their part to keep each other safe.  It’s been a challenging year, no doubt, but we’re excited to continue to ramp up what we do best. Nothing beats the thrill of witnessing The Best Wrestling on the Planet and seeing your favorite stars LIVE and in-person. We would like to do this still with the fans’ safety, health and well-being as ROH’s top priorities.”

Tickets go on sale Monday, June 7 at 10 am ET for the general public. HonorClub members get first access on Monday, May 24 at 10 am ET.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

EC3 Hospitalized With Infection

EC3 has been hospitalized with an infection.

The Ring of Honor star posted two hospital bed photos to his Instagram, noting the infection is “extensive.”

“Short version; An infection I neglected proper care for, put others people’s needs before mind, went straight empath, caught up to me and broke me,” EC3 wrote. “Long version; it’s extensive, I’ve been hospitalized 5 days and we’ll need longer. Anyways I will heal, if you want to help drop a comment or a thought or affirmation.”

The former TNA World Champion concluded the caption by asking fans and friends to show their support in the comments, and to refrain from texting him directly.

EC3 is currently signed to ROH, where he recently lost his grudge match against Jay Briscoe at ROH’s 19th Anniversary Show. Looking towards the future, EC3 has a special “Free the Narrative” event scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend, which he is currently slated to headline against Matt Cardona (fka Zack Ryder). There is no telling how long this hospitalization will keep him out of action or whether “Free the Narrative” will be delayed.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

ROH 19th Anniversary Results 3/26/2021

PRE-SHOW
Brian Johnson defeated Danhausen, Eli Isom, and LSG

ROH WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (PRE-SHOW)
Shane Taylor Promotions (c) defeated MexiSquad

ROH WORLD TV CHAMPIONSHIP
Tracy Williams defeated Kenny King (c) to win the ROH World TV Championship

Flip Gordon defeated Mark Briscoe

Dalton Castle defeated Josh Woods

Jay Briscoe defeated EC3

Bandido defeated Flamita and Rey Horus

UNSANCTIONED MATCH
Matt Taven vs. Vincent ends in a no contest
Held at PAL Hall in Fall River, Massachusetts.

ROH PURE CHAMPIONSHIP
Jonathan Gresham (c) defeated Dak Draper

ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Rhett Titus and Tracy Williams defeated La Bestia del Ring and Kenny King (c) to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship

ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Rush (c) defeated Jay Lethal

ROH 19th Anniversary 3/26/2021

DATE: March 26, 2021 9:00 pm
LOCATION: UMBC Event Center, Baltimore, Maryland
AVAILABLE ON:FITE, ROH HonorClub, Traditional PPV

CARD

ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Rush (c) vs. Jay Lethal

ROH WORLD TV CHAMPIONSHIP
Kenny King (c) vs. Tracy Williams

ROH PURE CHAMPIONSHIP
Jonathan Gresham (c) vs. Dak Draper

ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Bestia del Ring and Kenny King (c) vs. Rhett Titus and Tracy Williams

UNSANCTIONED MATCH
Matt Taven vs. Vincent
To be held at PAL Hall in Fall River, Massachusetts.

EC3 vs. Jay Briscoe

Flip Gordon vs. Mark Briscoe

Dalton Castle vs. Josh Woods

ROH WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (PRE-SHOW)
Shane Taylor Promotions (c) vs. MexiSquad

PRE-SHOW
Brian Johnson vs. Danhausen vs. Eli Isom vs. LSG

Pro Wrestling Events With Fans Could Return To The State Of Maryland Soon

Pro wrestling events could return to the state of Maryland with fans in attendance soon.

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has eased some of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions, announcing that large indoor venues and outdoor venues can now operate at 50% capacity.

While venues are able to run at 50% capacity, coronavirus safety protocols and the mask mandate must be followed, according to The Baltimore Sun.

The new capacity limits will go into effect this Friday at 5pm.

It will be interesting to see if WWE, AEW and other promotions start to book shows with larger crowds now that many states are re-opening from COVID-19 shutdowns.

Ring of Honor operates out of Maryland and will run their 19th Anniversary Show later this month from the from the UMBC Event Center in Baltimore, on Friday, March 26. It will be interesting to see if they put tickets on sale for the event. You can click here for the current ROH 19th Anniversary Show card.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

ROH Pure Title Tournament Bracket Revealed

On this week’s ROH Week by Week the ROH Pure Championship bracket was revealed. First round matches start this weekend and will go for the next eight weeks. Tapings began last month in ROH with no live crowd in attendance.

Below are the opening round matches:

Block A

* Jay Lethal vs. Dalton Castle
* David Finlay vs. Rocky Romero
* Fred Yehi vs. Silas Young
* Tracy Williams vs. Rust Taylor

Block B

* Jonathan Gresham vs. Wheeler Yuta
* Delirious vs. Matt Sydal
* Josh Woods vs. Kenny King
* PJ Black vs. Tony Deppen

Dak Draper is the Block A alternate, and Brian Johnson is the alternate for Block B. The winner of the tournament will become the first Pure Champion since 2006. Below are the rules for the matches:

* Every match begins and ends with the Code of Honor handshake.
* Each wrestler has three rope breaks to stop submission holds and pinfalls. After a wrestler exhausts his rope breaks, submission and pin attempts on or under the ropes by his opponent are legal.
* Closed-fist punches to the face are not permitted; only open-handed slaps or chops to the face are allowed. Punches to other parts of the body are permitted, excluding low blows. The first use of a closed fist will get a warning; the second will be a disqualification.
* As in standard ROH matches, there will be a 20-count when a wrestler is on the floor.
* Outside interference will result in automatic termination from the roster for the wrestler that interferes.
* There will be two blocks, single-elimination format.
* Round 1 matches have a 15-minute time limit.
* Block semifinals have a 20-minute time limit.
* Block finals have a 30-minute time limit.
* The tournament final has a one-hour time limit.
* There will be three judges for each match, and time-limit draws will go to a judges’ decision.

ROH Announces Return Of TV Tapings, Big Spoiler For This Week’s TV Tapings

Ring of Honor announced it will be returning to TV production later this month in Maryland.

Starting back in March, ROH had cancelled all its upcoming events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fans will not be allowed at the tapings later this month. ROH also noted the Pure Title Tournament (originally scheduled for April) is set to be a focus for the shows.

“Taking care of our people during this difficult time has been and still is our No. 1 priority,” ROH Chief Operating Officer Joe Koff said. “That’s why we have spent many weeks working alongside the Maryland State commission in gearing towards our return to producing wrestling action. The strictest of protocols, testing and measures will be in place to assure us of this directive.”

Below is the full announcement:

 

RING OF HONOR TO RETURN TO TELEVISION PRODUCTION THIS MONTH IN MARYLAND

With the safety and health of talents, staff and production crew at the forefront, Ring of Honor Wrestling will return to producing new episodes of the “Ring of Honor Wrestling” television program this August 2020 in the home state of Maryland.

ROH will adhere to a very stringent protocol as well as the regulations set in place by the Maryland State Athletic Commission. ROH will be instituting the necessary testing and safety measures in a continued effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. There will be no fans or staff who are not essential to the production present during these events.

“Taking care of our people during this difficult time has been and still is our No. 1 priority,” ROH Chief Operating Officer Joe Koff said. “That’s why we have spent many weeks working alongside the Maryland State commission in gearing towards our return to producing wrestling action. The strictest of protocols, testing and measures will be in place to assure us of this directive.”

Ring of Honor’s last events were the cancelled 18th Anniversary and Past vs Present shows in Las Vegas last March 13th and 14th. Since then, the company has opted to cease taping operations until there was a safe way to resume. These new tapings will pick up right where ROH left off with a focus on the ROH Pure Title Tournament, which had been originally scheduled for April.

 

 

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EC3 is reportedly scheduled to make his Ring of Honor debut at this week’s TV tapings.

The Impact Wrestling star is currently in Baltimore, Maryland and will be working the ROH TV tapings, according to PWInsider.

EC3 returned to Impact in July after being released by WWE in mid-April due to the company-wide cuts brought on by COVID-19. He is currently feuding with TNA World Heavyweight Champion Moose for the title.

Source: Wrestling Inc.