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57-1017: (Redirected from All Star Extravaganza ) Professional wrestling pay-per-view event series ROH All Star Extravaganza Promotions Ring of Honor First event All-Star Extravaganza (2002) All Star Extravaganza was a professional wrestling event, held annually by the Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion . In 2014, it became an annual live pay-per-view (PPV) for Ring of Honor, taking place in September. Dates and venues [ edit ] Event Date Venue City Main event Ref All-Star Extravaganza November 9, 2002 Murphy Recreational Center Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Shinjiro Ohtani and Masato Tanaka vs. Low Ki and Steve Corino All-Star Extravaganza II December 4, 2004 The Rex Plex Elizabeth , New Jersey Samoa Joe (c) vs. CM Punk for
114-402: A blizzard , however, the second half of the tournament did not take place until March 5, 2010, when Eddie Edwards defeated Davey Richards in the finals. On August 15, 2010, Ring of Honor fired head booker Adam Pearce and replaced him with Hunter Johnston , who wrestles for the company under the ring name Delirious. On September 8, 2010, Ring of Honor and Ohio Valley Wrestling announced
171-653: A triple threat match between Christopher Daniels , Bryan Danielson , and Low Ki (who would become known as the "founding fathers of ROH"). In its first year of operation, Ring of Honor confined itself to staging live events in a limited number of venues and cities – primarily in the northeastern United States. Ten shows ran in Philadelphia, two in Wakefield, Massachusetts ; one in metro Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ; and, one in Queens, New York . In 2003, ROH expanded to other areas of
228-532: A "ref bump", or with some other traditional heel scenario, the live audiences reacted much more negatively than rival promotions' live audiences. In ROH's early days, on-air commentators even suggested (within kayfabe ) that getting disqualified in a match may result in that wrestler never appearing in ROH again. In early 2004, ROH's booker at the time, Gabe Sapolsky , began to feel that the Code of Honor had run its course. As
285-675: A concussion during an October 26, 2019, event. Klein sought medical treatment after suffering post-concussion-syndrome symptoms. She would not be booked for the rest of the year and her contract would expire in December. In January 2020, Ring of Honor re-signed Marty Scurll ; the deal was said to be the most lucrative in ROH history. In addition to being a wrestler, Scurll was also made head booker , working with longtime booker Hunter "Delirious" Johnston. Scurll's deal allowed him to continue to make appearances in New Japan Pro-Wrestling and
342-481: A feel similar to Japanese professional wrestling . When the promotion began, the Code of Honor included five "Laws" mentioned at some point during each ROH production. ROH considered it a moral requirement to follow these rules, which usually appeared in the following order: This initial Code of Honor (COH) (especially its first three rules) helped heels get over more quickly than in other promotions. The first rule applied especially to Christopher Daniels , whom
399-686: A new ROH Women's World Championship , following the deactivation of the Women of Honor World Championship title. However, in response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic , Ring of Honor would postpone live events beginning in March. Television tapings for Ring of Honor Wrestling would resume in August at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (formerly known as the UMBC Event Center) from
456-532: A new title, the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship . The inaugural champions were crowned in December. On November 9, 2017, ROH COO Joe Koff announced that ROH would be developing an OTT streaming service , similar to WWE Network and Impact Wrestling's Global Wrestling Network . The service, Honor Club , would be unveiled on February 2, 2018, and launch on February 19. At Final Battle 2017 , on December 15, 2017, ROH announced
513-460: A reduced live show attendance that year. According to Dave Meltzer , ROH's average live show attendance in 2019 was 1,082—lower than its averages in 2018 and 2017. In October 2019, ROH producer/road agent Joey Mercury resigned in protest, criticizing ROH for a lack of creative direction as well as having no concussion protocol for wrestlers. Mercury would reveal that ROH allowed then- Women of Honor Champion Kelly Klein to wrestle after suffering
570-593: A result, wrestlers no longer had to follow it. The Code of Honor eventually re-appeared – revamped – as the following three rules: Future of Honor (FOH) is a series of events featuring the promotion's young wrestlers and trainees from the ROH Dojo . The term "Future of Honor" is additionally used by the promotion to refer to their young wrestlers and graduates from the dojo system (regardless of gender). The ROH Women of Honor (WOH) division began in 2002, with women's wrestlers sporadically appearing on ROH events until
627-565: A second sister promotion from 2005 to 2010) and even some merchandise from competitors, such as Pro Wrestling Guerrilla . Under Silkin, ROH branched out across the world. On January 23, 2007, ROH announced plans for a Japanese tour, resulting in a show on July 16 in Tokyo called "Live In Tokyo", co-promoted with Pro Wrestling Noah and a show on July 17 called "Live In Osaka" in Osaka co-promoted with Dragon Gate . On May 2, 2007, Ring of Honor announced
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#1733085821943684-622: A weekly television program. The first tapings for Ring of Honor Wrestling took place on February 28 and March 1, 2009, at The Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and series premiered on HDNet on March 21, 2009. After nearly a year of producing weekly television broadcasts, RoH announced on January 20, 2010, that it would commission a new title, the ROH World Television Championship, to be decided in an eight-man tournament beginning February 5, 2010, and ending February 6, 2010, on its Ring of Honor Wrestling program. Due to
741-411: A working relationship between the two companies. On January 11, 2011, Ring of Honor announced the ending of Ring of Honor Wrestling , after the completion of the promotion's two-year contract with HDNet. The final tapings of the show would be taking place on January 21 and 22, with the final episode airing on April 4, 2011. On May 21, 2011, Ring of Honor and Sinclair Broadcast Group announced that
798-649: A working relationship which would see talent exchanges and dual events between the two promotions. The first co-promoted shows Global Wars and War of the Worlds, took place in May 2014, in Toronto and New York City respectively, with the two companies again co-promoting these events in May 2015 – with the War of the Worlds '15 taking place at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia on May 12 and 13, and
855-844: Is Earned (2007–2008) Rising Above (2007–2008) Showdown in the Sun (2012) Summer Supercard (2019) Survival of the Fittest (2004–2007, 2009–2012, 2014–2018, 2021) Take No Prisoners (2008–2009) Undeniable (2007) Special events All In (2018) Crockett Cup (2019) The Jay Briscoe Celebration of Life (2023) Sea of Honor (2018) War of the Worlds (2014–2019) Championships Primary World reigns Women's reigns Secondary Pure reigns Television reigns Women's Television Divisional Tag Team reigns Six-Man reigns Former Top of
912-553: Is Earned" , taped on May 12, first aired on July 1 on Dish Network. Ring of Honor continued to expand throughout 2008, debuting in Orlando, Florida on March 28 for Dragon Gate Challenge II, in Manassas, Virginia on May 9 for Southern Navigation and in Toronto , Ontario on July 25 for Northern Navigation. On May 10, 2008, Ring of Honor set an attendance record in its debut show, A New Level, from
969-755: Is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida . The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011; when the promotion was sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group . Throughout the 2010s, ROH was considered the third largest wrestling promotion in the United States, behind WWE and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , initially operating on an internet distribution model. Under Sinclair's ownership, ROH began talent-sharing deals with wrestling companies outside
1026-406: Is different from Wikidata Professional wrestling promotion 1970s and 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s and 2020s A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling . "Promotion" also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event. Within
1083-637: The Hammerstein Ballroom in the Manhattan Center in New York City. It had plans for shows in St. Louis, Missouri , Nashville, Tennessee , and Montreal before the end of 2008. On October 26, 2008, the company announced the departure of head booker Gabe Sapolsky , and his replacement by Adam Pearce . On January 26, 2009, Ring of Honor announced that it had signed an agreement with HDNet Fights for
1140-592: The National Wrestling Alliance , where he began a cross-promotional feud with NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis . However, during the Speaking Out Movement , Scurll was accused of taking advantage of a 16-year-old girl who was inebriated. Scurll would release two statements in which he did not deny the allegations, but claimed the encounter was consensual. On June 25, the promotion announced that they launched an investigation concerning
1197-458: The ROH Hall of Fame (HOF) was introduced inducting the company's first four Hall of Famers plus one due to one induction being a ROH tag team. As part of ROH's re-launch the promotion added a new contest: the "Proving Ground" match. The match features an up-and-coming star against a seasoned professional who is a title-holder. If the up-and-coming star can defeat, or at least last 10 minutes with,
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#17330858219431254-581: The ROH World Championship All Star Extravaganza VIII September 30, 2016 Lowell Memorial Auditorium Lowell , Massachusetts The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) (c) and The Motor City Machine Guns Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) for the ROH World Tag Team Championship (c) – refers to
1311-632: The ROH World Tag Team Championship All Star Extravaganza VI September 6, 2014 reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) (c) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (c) for the ROH World Tag Team Championship All Star Extravaganza VII September 18, 2015 San Antonio Shrine Auditorium San Antonio , Texas Jay Lethal (c) vs. Kyle O'Reilly for
1368-696: The Women of Honor World Championship , the Shimmer Championship , and the Shimmer Tag Team Championship . ROH also runs a professional wrestling school . Originally named the "ROH Wrestling Academy", and based in Bristol, Pennsylvania , ROH announced in July 2016 that the following month it was re-opening the school as the "ROH Dojo" in Baltimore, Maryland. Delirious operates as the head trainer of
1425-449: The convention of the show , the company is a sports governing body which sanctions wrestling matches and gives authority to the championships and is responsible for maintaining the divisions and their rankings. In truth, the company serves as a touring theatre troupe , as well as event promotion body for its own events. Most promotions are self-contained, organized around one or more championships and do not acknowledge or recognize
1482-606: The 1950s, the National Wrestling Alliance oversaw many wrestling territories such as Mid-Atlantic Wrestling and NWA San Francisco , in a business model known as the "territory system". This is a list of the most notable past and present professional wrestling promotions. Active Defunct Active Defunct Active Defunct Active Defunct Active Defunct Active Defunct (Modern-era) Defunct (Territory-era) Active Defunct Ring of Honor#IPPVs Ring of Honor ( ROH )
1539-1225: The Blade The Dark Order FTR Gates of Agony Renegade Twins Shane Taylor Promotions Undisputed Kingdom Matt Taven and Mike Bennett Von Erichs Broadcast team Bobby Cruise Caprice Coleman Ian Riccaboni Lexy Nair Management Tony Khan Historic Alumni Adam Pearce Cary Silkin Delirious Gabe Sapolsky Jim Cornette Joe Koff Marty Scurll Programming ROH All Star Extravaganza I II III IV V VI VII VIII Television/streaming Honor Club Ring of Honor Wrestling Current events Death Before Dishonor (2003–2019, 2021–present) Final Battle (2002–present) Supercard of Honor (2006–2011, 2013–2019, 2022–present) Wrestle Dynasty (2025) Former events All Star Extravaganza (2002–2016) Anniversary Show (2003–2021) Best in
1596-2050: The Class Trophy reigns Women of Honor reigns Other accomplishments Grand Slam Hall of Fame Honor Rumble Survival of the Fittest Tournaments Pure Tournament Tag Wars Tournament Top Prospect Tournament Triple Crown Affiliates Sister promotion All Elite Wrestling Current partnerships Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide New Japan Pro-Wrestling Former partnerships All Japan Pro Wrestling Combat Zone Wrestling Chikara Dragongate Frontier Wrestling Alliance Full Impact Pro Global Professional Wrestling Alliance Jersey All Pro Wrestling MCW Pro Wrestling National Wrestling Alliance Preston City Wrestling Pro Wrestling Noah Pro Wrestling Zero1 Ohio Valley Wrestling Revolution Pro Wrestling Shimmer Women Athletes Sinclair Broadcast Group The Crash Lucha Libre Total Nonstop Action Wrestling World Wonder Ring Stardom Venues 2300 Arena Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Manhattan Center Universal Studios Soundstage 21 Miscellaneous ROH Dojo Women of Honor Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ROH_All_Star_Extravaganza&oldid=1240838621 " Categories : Ring of Honor shows Recurring events established in 2002 Recurring events disestablished in 2016 2002 establishments in Pennsylvania 2016 disestablishments in Massachusetts Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
1653-549: The ECW void by starting his own pro wrestling promotion, and distributing its made-for-DVD/VHS productions exclusively through RF Video. The first event, titled The Era of Honor Begins , took place on February 23, 2002, in Philadelphia , the former home area of ECW. It featured nine matches, including a match between Eddy Guerrero and Super Crazy for the IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship and
1710-429: The March 2 episode of All Elite Wrestling 's live weekly series Dynamite , president and co-founder Tony Khan announced that he had purchased Ring of Honor from Sinclair Broadcast Group, including its brand assets, intellectual property, and video library. Khan also announced that he intends to make the ROH library available to the public in its entirety. It was clarified through a press release issued that night that
1767-843: The ROH World Championship All-Star Extravaganza III March 30, 2007 Michigan State Fairgrounds & Expo Center Detroit , Michigan Team Dragon Gate (CIMA, Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito & Susumu Yokosuka) vs. Team ROH (Austin Aries, Claudio Castagnoli, Delirious & Rocky Romero) All-Star Extravaganza IV December 26, 2008 2300 Arena Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Bryan Danielson vs. Jerry Lynn All-Star Extravaganza V August 3, 2013 Mattamy Athletic Center Toronto , Ontario , Canada The American Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) vs. Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero) (c) for
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1824-458: The Ring of Honor wrestlers, replica title belts and more. On May 27, 2015, ROH announced a 26-week television deal with Destination America , beginning on June 3. On December 13, 2015, ROH announced a partnership with Southern California promotion Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), which would allow ROH contracted wrestlers to continue working for PWG. On August 30, 2016, ROH announced the creation of
1881-409: The U.S., expanded their television visibility through Sinclair's broadcast stations, and eventually established its own streaming service in 2018 called Honor Club . As Sinclair was struggling with debt in the late 2010s, ROH went on a hiatus at the end of 2021. The promotion would later be sold to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) founder, co-owner, president and CEO Tony Khan in March 2022, with
1938-495: The United States, including Ohio , New Jersey , Connecticut , and Maryland . In Florida , ROH supported Full Impact Pro , which would serve as a sister promotion until 2009. It also began to build its international identity by co-promoting an event with Frontier Wrestling Alliance in London, England on May 17, 2003. In 2004, Feinstein was caught in an internet-based sting operation, in which he allegedly tried to solicit sex on
1995-515: The World (2006, 2011–2019, 2021) The Big Bang! (2010) Boiling Point (2012) Border/Global Wars (2012–2019) Bound By Honor (2019) Caged Collision (2009) Driven (2007–2008) Field of Honor (2014–2016) Gateway to Honor (2011, 2020) Glory By Honor (2002–2016, 2018–2021) Honor for All (2021) Honor Rising: Japan (2016–2019) Honor Takes Center Stage (2011) Man Up (2007) New Horizons (2008) Respect
2052-531: The World , from the Nashville State Fairgrounds in Nashville, Tennessee. In September, Sinclair began syndicating ROH to other stations; the first deal was reached with WATL , a Gannett -owned Atlanta station, which began airing ROH on September 13, 2014. On October 27, 2014, ROH announced a toy licensing deal with Figures Toy Company, which would see the distribution of action figures based on
2109-583: The World . It was revealed during their 2021 Q3 financial results that Sinclair had $ 12,530,000 USD in debt , largely due to the Diamond Sports Group (the subsidiary that operates the Bally Sports networks). On October 27, 2021, Ring of Honor announced that it would go on a hiatus after Final Battle in December, with a return tentatively scheduled for April 2022. All personnel would also be released from their contracts as part of plans to "reimagine"
2166-422: The acquisition was made through an entity separate from AEW and wholly-owned by Khan. In a media scrum following AEW's Revolution PPV on March 6, Khan revealed that he eventually planned to run ROH separately from AEW, and also indicated that ROH could be used as a developmental brand for AEW. On April 1 at Supercard of Honor XV , the first ROH event after the hiatus, Jonathan Gresham defeated Bandido in
2223-500: The allegations, and Scurll was removed from his position as booker. By January 2021, Ring of Honor announced that Marty Scurll was no longer under contract after the two parties mutually agreed to part ways. On January 31, 2020, Ring of Honor announced the return of the ROH Pure Championship , with a tournament to crown the first Pure champion since 2006. The following month, the promotion announced another tournament to crown
2280-519: The biggest and most attended event in ROH history. In early 2019, Rhodes, the Bucks, and several other talents left the company to start their own promotion – All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The departure of Ring of Honor's top talent for AEW was viewed by many wrestling journalists and commenters as the beginning of a decline for the promotion in 2019. Much of the criticism focused on the reign of then-ROH World Champion Matt Taven . ROH had fewer PPV buys and
2337-588: The broadcast carrier had purchased ROH, with former owner Cary Silkin remaining with the company in an executive role. The promotion's programming began airing the weekend of September 24, 2011, with a relaunched Ring of Honor Wrestling airing on several Sinclair owned-or-operated stations; the show airs primarily on Saturday or Sunday afternoons or late nights, or on prime time on some of Sinclair's CW and MyNetworkTV affiliates (as those networks do not run programming on weekend evenings). On June 22, Ring of Honor held their first live pay-per-view event, Best in
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2394-2936: The champion(s) heading into the match See also [ edit ] ROH's annual events References [ edit ] ^ "ROH All Star Extravaganza « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database" . www.cagematch.net . Retrieved 18 June 2018 . ^ "ROH All Star Extravaganza II « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database" . www.cagematch.net . Retrieved 18 June 2018 . ^ "ROH All Star Extravaganza III « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database" . www.cagematch.net . Retrieved 18 June 2018 . ^ "ROH All Star Extravaganza IV « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database" . www.cagematch.net . Retrieved 18 June 2018 . ^ "ROH All Star Extravaganza V « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database" . www.cagematch.net . Retrieved 18 June 2018 . ^ "ROH All Star Extravaganza VI « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database" . www.cagematch.net . Retrieved 18 June 2018 . ^ "ROH All Star Extravaganza VII « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database" . www.cagematch.net . Retrieved 18 June 2018 . ^ "ROH All Star Extravaganza VIII « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database" . www.cagematch.net . Retrieved 18 June 2018 . External links [ edit ] Ring of Honor's official site v t e Ring of Honor Personnel Men's division The Beast Mortos Bishop Kaun Blake Christian Brian Cage Carlie Bravo Christopher Daniels Claudio Castagnoli Cole Karter Dalton Castle Daniel Garcia Dustin Rhodes Dutch Eddie Kingston Griff Garrison Kyle Fletcher Lee Johnson Lee Moriarty Mark Briscoe Marshall Von Erich Matt Taven Mike Bennett Nick Comoroto Ross Von Erich Sammy Guevara Shane Taylor Shawn Dean Toa Liona Vincent Wheeler Yuta Women's division Athena Billie Starkz Charlette Renegade Diamanté Lady Frost Leyla Hirsch Marina Shafir Mercedes Martinez Rachael Ellering Robyn Renegade Trish Adora Other on-air personnel Jerry Lynn Paul Wight Stokely Hathaway Stables and tag teams Bang Bang Gang The Butcher and
2451-669: The company as a "fan-focused product". In the interim, the men's and woman's championships were defended at events held by various other promotions, including Impact Wrestling and Jonathan Gresham's new Terminus promotion. On January 10, 2022, ROH announced that Supercard of Honor XV would take place at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas , on April 1. These matches will also be seen on Ring of Honor Wrestling . In addition, it's been said that Ring of Honor would operate "like an indie", using non-contracted talent. On
2508-410: The creation of the Women of Honor Championship , adding its fifth championship and the first for its female roster . On September 1, 2018, ROH wrestlers Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) promoted and wrestled at All In – an event that was produced in collaboration with ROH, featuring wrestlers from numerous promotions that drew over 11,000 fans in suburban Chicago . This
2565-532: The division was reformed into a permanent feature of the promotion in 2015. The term "Women of Honor" is additionally used by the promotion to refer to their female wrestlers and other female talent. The current top championship in the Women of Honor division is the ROH Women's World Championship and their other women's title is the ROH Women's World Television Championship . Previous women's championships used by ROH include
2622-892: The internet from a person that he thought to be an underage boy (but was actually an adult, posing as a minor). After this was publicized by some news outlets, Feinstein resigned from ROH in March 2004. In the aftermath of the scandal, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) ended its talent-sharing agreement with Ring of Honor, abruptly withdrawing all of its contracted wrestlers from their prior commitments to perform in ROH shows—including major ROH draws A.J. Styles and Christopher Daniels, who held and were about to hold ROH championships, respectively. Doug Gentry eventually bought Feinstein's stake in ROH, and later sold it to Cary Silkin. ROH then started its own mail-order and online store operations, which sold DVDs of its live events, plus shoot interviews (dubbed The Straight Shootin' Series) with wrestlers and managers, DVDs of SHIMMER (which would serve as
2679-486: The legitimacy of other promotions' titles unless they share a working agreement. Governing bodies, such as the CyberFight , United Wrestling Network , WWNLive , Allied Independent Wrestling Federations , Union of European Wrestling Alliances, Pro Wrestling International and, previously, the National Wrestling Alliance , act as an umbrella organization which governs titles that are shared among multiple promotions. During
2736-570: The main event to unify the ROH World Championship , and numerous other ROH titles changed hands. The event also saw the return of former ROH champion, and recently inducted ROH Hall of Famer , Samoa Joe . On May 4, the sale of ROH to Tony Khan was officially completed. ROH matches began appearing on AEW programs , and Death Before Dishonor was the first ROH PPV under the new ownership. On December 10, after Final Battle , Khan announced that ROH's weekly televised program will be aired on
2793-437: The promotion pushed as its first major heel. Daniels and his faction, The Prophecy, rejected the Code of Honor and refused to shake anyone's hand. The fourth and fifth rules emphasized the finishes of ROH matches – the vast majority of which ended decisively (with clean pinfalls , submissions, or knockouts) – unlike what most rival promotions at the time did. On the rare occasion that a match did end with outside interference, with
2850-658: The promotion's homebase in Maryland but without fans in attendance. New episodes would begin syndication on September 12, with a revamped format, and the beginning of the Pure title tournament. Ten days prior, Ring of Honor launched a Free ad-supported television (FAST) channel on the Sinclair-owned streaming service Stirr called "ROH Best On The Planet". Final Battle would be the promotion's sole pay-per-view event in 2020, while live audiences would return on July 11, 2021, at Best in
2907-472: The relaunched Honor Club streaming platform, starting in 2023. On January 18, 2023, a one-off special tribute show to ROH mainstay Jay Briscoe , who had been killed in a car accident the day before, was taped for Honor Club . On February 25 and 26, new episodes of the relaunched Ring of Honor Wrestling program were taped at Soundstage 21 in Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. On March 2,
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#17330858219432964-745: The sale completed on May 4 of that year. Currently, ROH operates as a sister promotion to AEW. Mid 20th Century 1970s and 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s and 2020s In April 2001, the pro wrestling video-distribution company RF Video needed a new promotion to lead its video sales when its best-seller – Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) – went out of business and WWE purchased its assets. RF Video also videotaped events held by other, less-popular, regional wrestling promotions; it sold these through its catalog and website. After months of trying to join Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), RF Video's owner, Rob Feinstein, decided to fill
3021-552: The school with Cheeseburger and Will Ferrara as his assistants. Previous head trainers of the academy include former ROH World Champions CM Punk, Austin Aries, and Bryan Danielson. From 2005 to 2008, ROH used a "Top of the Class" trophy to promote the students on the main show; while wrestlers win and lose the Trophy in matches, the School's head trainer chooses the winners. On January 26, 2022,
3078-846: The seasoned professional, the newcomer would earn a future title shot. To date, only 1 newcomer has earned a title shot from a proving ground match, that being Lee Moriarty , who lasted 10 minutes against then- ROH Pure Champion Wheeler Yuta , earning a title shot against Yuta at Death Before Dishonor 2024 , where Moriarty would defeat Yuta to become the new ROH Pure Champion. "Proving Ground" matches were also relevant for new coming talent in Ring of Honor (ROH) back in 2011 as well. Throughout its history, Ring of Honor has had working agreements with various domestic and international wrestling promotions at different times. ROH shows have had outside championships defended on them and on some occasions, wrestlers have held both ROH and outside championships simultaneously. In February 2014, ROH and NJPW announced
3135-490: The signing of a PPV and VOD deal with G-Funk Sports & Entertainment to bring ROH into homes with In Demand Networks, TVN , and the Dish Network . The deal called for six taped pay-per-view events to air every 60 days. Because of the move to pay-per-view, TNA Wrestling immediately pulled its contracted stars ( Austin Aries , Christopher Daniels , and Homicide ) from ROH shows. The first pay-per-view, titled "Respect
3192-522: The weekly series began to air exclusively through Honor Club . During the December 16, 2023 TV tapings, Tony Khan debuted a new ROH Women's World Television Championship . On November 1, 2024 negotiations were affirmed that ROH will be making a TV deal with TruTV . ROH distinguishes its image from other wrestling promotions through the "Code of Honor", a set of rules dictating how wrestlers should conduct themselves during matches. The Code of Honor aimed to infuse Ring of Honor's matches with
3249-457: Was the first U.S. pro wrestling event not promoted by WWE or the defunct World Championship Wrestling (WCW) to reach the 10,000 attendance mark since the 1990s. Also in 2018, ROH and longtime partner New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) announced a joint event at Madison Square Garden in New York City called G1 Supercard , which was held on April 6, 2019. The event quickly sold out, and became
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