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ROH GM Talks Possible AEW Partnership, Attempting to Re-Sign AEW-Departed Talent, More

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Ring Of Honor (ROH) General Manager Greg Gilleland spoke to Chuck Carroll of CBS Sports to talk about several professional wrestling topics. Gilleland talked about whether or not 2019 is a rebuilding year for ROH, attempts to re-sign those who left for AEW, if ROH could partner with AEW, and more. Here are the highlights:

If 2019 is a rebuilding year for ROH: “I don’t think I would classify it as a rebuilding year. I think, if you look at the past five years, each year has been a growth year. I don’t think 2019 is any different.

“All those guys leaving had been something that was rumored about and talked about, either behind the scenes or even by some media outlets, for a significant amount of time. So, I wouldn’t say that it caught us by surprise. If you look at some of our new signings, you can see that we had been planning in case of such a thing.”

Attempting to re-sign Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks, others who left for AEW: “We definitely made aggressive attempts, more aggressive than we’ve had with anybody in the past. Sometimes people have a dream, and you really can’t negotiate against dreams. That’s what these guys are doing. … I know Tony Kahn is involved. That probably brings significant dollars to those, and I heard some figures. That’s probably part of the dream.”

If ROH is open to partnering with AEW: “Everything definitely ended amicably. We’ve talked to [The Young Bucks] since. Right now, there’s nothing to explore. There are three events, potentially, and there’s the rumored potential of the TV deal. We would have to know what we’re exploring, to answer that.”

Jeff Cobb potentially becoming the face of ROH: “He’s a World Television Champion right now for a reason… He definitely has that opportunity to grow into the face of the company. I think everybody does. I think the sky’s the limit.

“That’s why, if you look over the years and you talk about all these former Ring of Honor stars that have moved on and how the brand keeps continuing to grow, and how we get new stars or we create new stars, or we bring in great performers and they become stars, I don’t think that chain stops. Right now, Jeff Cobb is definitely poised to be at the top of that pile.”

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