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Women Of Honor Tournament Begins This Weekend On ROH TV

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The Women of Honor Tournament to determine the division’s inaugural champion will begin on ROH TV this weekend. A couple of first round matches will also take place in Japan on February 24, thanks to a partnership between ROH and Stardom. The first match will be Jenny Rose vs. Kagetsu and the second is “The Icon of Stardom” Mayu Iwatani vs. HZK. The 16-woman tournament will eventually lead to two semi-final matches at ROH’s Festival of Honor, held in New Orleans on April 7. The date for the finals has yet to be announced.

Source: WrestlingINC

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Ring Of Honor Announces Plans For The Launch Of The New Honor Club Streaming Service

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Ring of Honor has issued a press release announcing plans for the new Honor Club streaming service, a service they say will launch imminently.

The new streaming service will be available for $9.99 a month or a discounted price of $99.99 for the entire year featuring live streaming Pay Per View and live events.

The service will also include a “vast on demand library” and exclusive access to ticket offers including the ROH Pro Shop featuring discounts and sales.

You can check out the official announcement by ROH below:

HONORCLUB LAUNCH IMMINENT

Ring of Honor is proud to officially announce HonorClub.

With the imminent launch of HonorClub, the Ringside Membership will be deprecated to make way for this new and improved HonorClub. In addition to live streaming ROH Pay Per Views and On Tour events, and a vast on demand library, HonorClub will be the destination to connect wrestling fans with exclusive content, offers, and more.

LIVE STREAMING & VOD

Ring of Honor will begin live streaming ROH On Tour events! Live events will also be accessible anytime as part of the VOD library which also includes complete access to the ROH TV Archive, and the VOD Vault containing historical events, compilations, interviews, and more. Standard Memberships will include a 50% discount on ROH’s major Pay Per Views when bought digitally, however an Annual VIP Membership will include all Pay Per Views for FREE!

EXCLUSIVE FEATURES

HonorClub memberships also include exclusive access to all ROH event ticket pre-sales and 15% off all ROH-branded products in the ROH Pro Shop, in addition to any other discounts or sales. Many fans have also asked about the ROH Forum, and even though there is a large world of social media, there is nothing like having an intimate ROH community to engage with. The ROH Forum returns as an exclusive to HonorClub members!

PRICING & RINGSIDE MEMBERSHIP ROLLOVER

Ringside Members will automatically become an HonorClub member until their subscription expires. At that time, previous members can decide how they would like to proceed with their HonorClub membership. The various plans will include both monthly and annual options for the Standard Membership. Fans can choose whether they would like to pay $9.99 per month or a discounted $99.99 for the entire year. However, for the ultimate Ring of Honor experience, fans will have the option to purchase an Annual VIP membership for just $119.99. This package includes all of the wonderful features of the Standard Membership, but it also gives you free access to all ROH Pay Per Views!

HOW TO ACCESS HONORCLUB

At initial launch, HonorClub will be available on your computer or personal device through ROHWrestling.com.

HonorClub will also be available through the new ROH App on Android and iOS, and channels on Roku, Apple TV, and Android TV as a Beta version for select fans. In an effort to provide fans with a quality user experience, these platforms will be tested thoroughly during this phase with an official launch coming very soon.

Source: WrestleView

ROH Final Battle Results 12/15/17

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Special Attraction Match: Matt Taven vs. Will Ospreay – Winner: Matt Taven

Grudge Match: The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian vs. War Machine (Ray Rowe & Hanson) – Winners: War Machine

Dream Match – Non-Title: IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Marty Scurll vs. Jay Lethal – Winner: Jay Lethal

 ROH World Tag Team Championship: (C) The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelly and Chris Sabin) vs. Best Friends (Beretta and Chuckie T.) – Winners: The Motor City Machine Guns

ROH World Television Championship – Four Corners Elimination: (C) Kenny King vs. Punishment Martinez vs. Shane Taylor vs. Silas Young – Winner and new ROH World TV Champion: Silas Young

New York Street Fight: The Briscoes vs. Bully Ray & Tommy Dreamer – Winners: The Briscoes

ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship: (C) Adam Page & The Young Bucks vs. Dragon Lee, Flip Gordon & Titán – Winners: The Young Bucks & Adam Page

ROH World Championship: (C) Cody vs. Dalton Castle – Winner and new ROH World Champion: Dalton Castle

ROH Final Battle 12/15/17

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ROH Final Battle Pay-Per-View taking place tonight 9 PM EST. from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York.

ROH World Championship: (C) Cody vs. Dalton Castle

Dream Match – Non-Title: IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Marty Scurll vs. Jay Lethal

ROH World Tag Team Championship: (C) The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelly and Chris Sabin) vs. Best Friends (Beretta and Chuckie T.)

ROH World Television Championship – Four Corners Elimination: (C) Kenny King vs. Punishment Martinez vs. Shane Taylor vs. Silas Young

ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship: (C) Adam Page & The Young Bucks vs. Dragon Lee, Flip Gordon & Titán

Special Attraction Match: Matt Taven vs. Will Ospreay

Grudge Match: The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian vs. War Machine (Ray Rowe & Hanson)

New York Street Fight: The Briscoes vs. Bully Ray & Tommy Dreamer

WWE Reportedly Interested In Signing Top Impact Star Facing Possible Departure, Note On Contracts

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We noted before how Bobby Lashley and Ethan Carter III could be leaving Impact Wrestling when their contracts expire soon. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that former World Heavyweight Champion Eddie Edwards may be joining EC3 and Lashley as his contract expires in February 2018.

Regarding contracts moving forward, word is that the company will only be offering the new per-day contracts instead of significant guaranteed money deals, which Lashley, EC3 and Edwards are currently signed to. There’s a good chance these three veterans may be leaving because of this, just like James Storm. Storm recently left the company as he was signed to a high-paying contract that the company did not want to renew as they are looking to stop losing money.

No word yet on Eddie’s future plans but the belief right now is that WWE and ROH do have interest in signing him. WWE’s interest is for the WWE NXT brand, according to The Observer.

Source: WrestlingINC

Joe Koff Says ROH Streaming Service Will Launch In Early 2018

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Ring of Honor is getting into the streaming game, as COO Joe Koff announced on Thursday that the company will be launching their own over the top network in early 2018.

Koff told a local CBS affiliate that the company has an app coming out in the first quarter of 2018 and explained, “It really became developmentally the right time to do it.”

“We saw an opportunity. We had a long discussion about it. We looked at the business model and how it impacts our business. We just felt that this was the time to create our own Ring of Honor stream.”

Joe says he’d like to see ROH migrate to streaming full time, instead of the PPV model, but things seem to currently be up in the air.

As for what fans can expect from the service, Koff said: “You’re going to see an enhanced Honor Club. We tested it during the Global Wars Tour of streaming house shows to ringside members. You’re going to see a lot more content available, not only to everybody, but certainly in that Honor Club.”

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Backstage News On Chris Jericho Working With NJPW and ROH

As noted, Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega will meet at NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 12 in January after Chris Jericho challenged the IWGP United States Champion at Power Struggle, earlier today. According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, Chris Jericho has been in talks with NJPW since August to appear at Wrestle Kingdom 12. The article also mentioned how during an appearance on the Killing the Town podcast, Jericho said he is personally paying for his Rock ‘n Wrestling Rager at Sea and hoped to get a partnership together with WWE by bringing some NXT talent on board. WWE decided not to get involved and Jericho moved forward by working out a deal with Ring of Honor to put together a Sea of Honor tournament. The Young Bucks and Marty Scurll have already been announced to be on the cruise. On Twitter, Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer noted that Jericho’s WWE contact expired, and he is currently a free agent.

Source: WrestlingINC

Cody Rhodes Invites The McMahons To ROH Show The Night Before War Games

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Ring of Honor posted the video above to their official Twitter account hyping their “Survival of the Fittest Tour.” In the video, Ring of Honor Champion Cody Rhodes cut a promo on WWE, as well as inviting (kind of) The McMahons to the show.

“The company that I used to work for, they ignored all other companies, right?” Rhodes asked. “And then they stole all of my dad’s ideas.

“We want everyone to come to our show, including The McMahons,” Cody said. “We are offering free tickets, comp tickets.”

Marty Scrull interrupted him and said that would would offer the McMahons a “10 percent discount.”

The event will take place in San Antonio at the Austin Highway Event Center on November 17th, one day before NXT Takeover: War Games in Houston, Texas. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.

Source: WrestlingINC

Jimmy Jacobs Makes ROH Appearance Following WWE Release (Video)

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ROH veteran Jimmy Jacobs made an appearance at their iPPV on Sunday, just days after we broke the news of his WWE release, and the former writer was there to poke fun at what happened.

Jacobs, who was working for WWE as a creative writer was released or fired after he posted a selfie with the Bullet Club outside of RAW during Bullet Club’s ‘Being The Elite’ invasion video on Instagram.

It all went down at Global Wars: Chicago when Bullet Club gathered in the ring to cut a promo after Kenny Omega retained his IWGP United States Championship with a win over Yoshi-Hashi.

Before the BC leader could sign off though, Matt Jackson interjected saying they should all take a selfie to commemorate the moment. However, none of the wrestlers had a phone on them. So they looked to the crowd for help and discovered Jimmy amongst the fans.

The group then went to the ringside area to snap a selfie with their buddy and Nick Jackson got on the microphone afterward to apologize on their behalf for getting him fired.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

WWE Sends Cease And Desist Letter To The Young Bucks This Week

WWE sent a cease and desist letter to The Young Bucks (Nick and Matt Jackson) this week claiming the Bucks were using intellectual property owned by the company, in specific the “too sweet” hand gesture. The letter threatend damages in the range of $150,000 per item, any profits made off the items and legal fees.

According to a report by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, any merchandise with references to the term “too sweet” that the Bucks were selling through their own website (YoungBucksMerch.com) and ProWrestlingTees.com has now been in removed in response. It should be noted that Bullet Club shirts being sold at Hot Topic stores nationwide did not have any reference or drawings in question by WWE, which have sold an estimated 100,000 t-shirts the last three months according to Nick Jackson.

WWE first registered ownership of the former “too sweet” hand gesture in 2015, something the Bucks responded to at the time. While it had a rich history in the early days of the nWo in WCW, WWE hadn’t used it for many years and it had a rebirth in New Japan Pro Wrestling with the formation of The Bullet Club during Finn Balor’s time with the promotion. The Young Bucks began marketing it in 2013. Getting into a legal battle with WWE right now over the trademarks was described in the report as being very costly.

WWE sent the letter after video was taken of The Bullet Club “invading” the RAW taping this past Monday in Ontario and put it online later that day as part of the “Being The Elite” YouTube series. The group promoted a last minute appearance at a Hot Topic store close to the arena and then gathered fans to walk over to do a remake of the DX invasion of WCW back in 1998. WWE sent the letter the following day claiming intellectual property violations over any references to “too sweet” including DVD releases, t-shirts, photos and other merchandise being sold. The video remains online that you can view below.

Source: WrestleView