Ring of Honor thread

[Bodom]

Or maybe unify the titles? Since ROH kinda doesn't have TV anymore

[Necroyeti]

I don't know how I would feel about another title unification... Even without the TV deal, I feel the huge number of shows they put on and the growing roster warrants the need for a secondary singles title. God knows their midcard is pretty sketchy right now and some talent are in need of some major pushing - title belts are always a good excuse for a casual scrap/feud, I guess.

Assuming they don't strike another TV deal elsewhere, I think renaming the title would be more appropriate at this point. (Jr. Heavyweight Title? Straight-to-DVD title? Pure Title resurrection?)

[Kashdinero]

Or maybe unify the titles? Since ROH kinda doesn't have TV anymore

I wasn't a massive fan of the TV show anyway. Nothing like a three hour show, full of competitive matches, to satisfy my wrestling cravings. I guess RoH on HDNET was a case of getting what I wanted but being disappointed with the final product. It was the same when ECW debuted on TNN, and put out one lacklustre show after the next. I'm just nitpicking though. The wrestling on HDNET was awesome, it's just that the product wasn't/isn't the same as it was a few years ago.

But yes, they probably should do a unification match, and I can't think of two more suitable RoH candidates for the job. Anyone but Daniels, that guy should be reserved for the "legends" matches, or at the helm of The Prophecy, prommoting the next big thing in RoH.

[Kashdinero]

Assuming they don't strike another TV deal elsewhere, I think renaming the title would be more appropriate at this point. (Jr. Heavyweight Title? Straight-to-DVD title? Pure Title resurrection?)

I was thinking the same thing about the Jr Heavyweight or the Pure title. Obviously not the Straight to DVD title.... Funny fucker

A Jr Heavyweight title (or a similarly themed title) would change the landscape of the company, as, let's be honest, it basically is a Jr Heavyweight league anyway. It would also alter the way they hire new talent, and the "Jr" wrestlers on the Indy scene are some of the most exciting wrestlers to watch. Pure wrestling is my thing, but I absolutey love to se a guy flipping around the ring trying to break records in rotations, and coming up with the most unbelievable (ambiguity intended) moves possible.

[Necroyeti]

I almost didn't post "Jr. Heavyweight" for that very reason. In a way though, it wouldn't surprise me if that would happen as a tribute to NOAH or something.

Pure rules matches varied quite a bit in quality from what I've seen. They have a nice psychology to them, but I found some of them (especially during Nigel's reign) a little too slow/ chess-game-like.

In other news, here's what Sapolsky has been up to recently:
http://www.wwnlive.com/
Upcoming DGUSA and EVOLVE iPPVs! (Hopefully FIP too... I haven't really seen a FIP show, but I have seen most of the Roderick Strong vs. Erick Stevens feud (it's awesome))

[Necroyeti]

Wrestlemania weekend events on iPPV!

Friday April 1st: ROH - Honor Takes Center Stage, Night One (8:00pm EST)

ROH World Title Match
Eddie Edwards (c) vs. Christopher Daniels

World Tag Team Title Match
The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli) (c) vs. Wrestling’s Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas)

“Final Battle 2010″ Rematch
Roderick Strong vs. Davey Richards

Tag Team Challenge Match
Jay and Mark Briscoe vs. Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly

Grudge Match
El Generico vs. Michael Elgin

Women of Honor
Sara Del Rey & Serena Deeb vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto & Ayumi Kurihara

Four Corner Survival
Homicide vs. Tommaso Ciampa vs. Colt Cabana vs. Caleb Konley

Also scheduled to appear: The All Night Express (Kenny King and Rhett Titus)

Saturday April 2nd: ROH - Honor Takes Centre Stage, Night Two (1:00pm EST)

Dream Tag Team Match
The American Wolves (Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards) vs. Wrestling’s Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas)

Tag Team Challenge Match
The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli) vs. Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly

“SoCal Showdown II” Rematch
Roderick Strong vs. El Generico

Grudge Tag Team Match
Jay and Mark Briscoe vs. The All Night Express

Special Attraction
Colt Cabana vs. Dave Taylor

Shimmer Tag Team Title Match
Daizee Haze & Tomoka Nakagawa defend vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto & Ayumi Kurihara

Non Title Match
Christopher Daniels vs. Michael Elgin

Singles Action
Homicide vs. Tommaso Ciampa

Saturday April 2nd: DGUSA - Mercury Rising 2011 (8:00pm EST)

Open The Freedom Gate Title Match
YAMATO (c) vs. Austin Aries
(Austin Aries will leave DGUSA if he doesn't win the title)

Grudge Match - The Six Man Tradition Returns
Blood Warriors (CIMA, Naruki Doi & Ricochet) vs. Ronin (Chuck Taylor, Johnny Gargano & Rich Swann)

Open The Brave Gate Title Match
PAC (c) vs. Akira Tozawa

Special Attraction Match - Non-Title
Masato Yoshino vs. Sami Callihan

Elimination Match
Jimmy Jacobs vs. Brodie Lee vs. Stalker Ichickawa vs. Silas Young vs. AR Fox vs. Jon Davis

Special Challenge Match
Jon Moxley vs. Arik Cannon

ROH ones available on gofightlive.tv ($20 for both, or $15 each) and DGUSA on wwnlive.com ($15... EVOLVE 7 will also be on that site on April 17)

+ there were new ROH and PWG DVDs released today - World's Greatest and Kurt RussellReuinion II, respectively. Go buy.

[Bodom]

Those cards look awesome.

Cabana vs Talyor should be a lot of fun.

[Necroyeti]

PAC vs Akira Tozawa should tear the bloody house down!

I just hope the "Women of Honor" matches last more than four minutes this time.

[Bodom]

Same here.

I also heard that ROH has special where you can order both iPPV's for $20

[xAzureSkye]

Also on April 2nd Dave Prazak (owner of Shimmer) will announce a new wave of female talent coming into the Ring of Honor roster, my money is on Cheerleader Melissa!