ROH TV Taping SPOILER News & Notes, including injury angle
ROH TV Taping News & Notes February 27, 2016 – Las Vegas NOTE: We’re looking for a full report sent to pwtorch@gmail.com if you attended the taping. – Ring of Honor ran a big injury […]
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Week of 2/22 Viewership Downfall – point the finger at Raw third hour?
This is a somewhat tongue-in-cheek conclusion, but a pattern of poor TV viewership has followed the third hour of the February 22 Raw. A more realistic conclusion is a glut of wrestling available, especially this week following […]
Michael Elgin update – Elgin comments on signing with New Japan
February 20 Report PWTorch has confirmed that Michael Elgin has signed a deal with New Japan Pro Wrestling. Elgin was in Japan this weekend for the ROH vs. New Japan series, where a deal was […]
“Honor Rising” Night 2 – Lethal vs. Honma for ROH Title, new six-man tag champs, Doc & Karl farewell match
“Honor Rising” ROH vs. New Japan News & Notes – Jay Lethal retained the ROH World Title over Honma in the main event of Night 2 on Saturday. After ROH referee Todd Sinclair was bumped […]
ROH “Honor Rising” Night 1 in Japan – new ROH TV champion
Former NEVER Openweight champion Tomohiro Ishii is the new ROH TV champion. Ishii captured the ROH TV Title from Roderick Strong in the main event of “Honor Rising Night 1” Friday night in Tokyo, Japan. […]
ROH announces two big Bullet Club items, including new PPV match
Ring of Honor announced Tuesday a new match for their 14th Anniversary PPV on February 26 and the Bullet Club for their March 12 show in Philadelphia. – Added to the Las Vegas PPV is […]
ROH PPV – Okada’s match and New Japan singles match announced
IWGP World Hvt. champion Kazuchika Okada’s opponent has been named for Ring of Honor’s 14th Anniversary PPV. Okada will face former NFL player Moose in a non-title singles match on the February 26 PPV. Later […]
ROH vs. New Japan tour expanding – three more shows announced
Ring of Honor’s annual “Global Wars” event with New Japan will air on traditional PPV, ROH announced Tuesday. ROH “Global Wars” is scheduled for Sunday, May 8 from Chicago at the Frontier Fieldhouse. Update: ROH announced […]
Rep – Daniels signs exclusive ROH deal; how NXT is forcing ROH to adjust
Ring of Honor is looking to look up top wrestlers to exclusive contracts as the independent wrestling scene continues to shift in a significant way. The latest to add to the list is Christopher Daniels. […]
New Bullet Club leader announced for ROH’s Vegas PPV weekend
A second New Japan star has been added to Ring of Honor’s Las Vegas PPV weekend to replace Shinsuke Nakamura. Kenny Omega, the new leader of the Bullet Club, is returning to ROH as part of the […]
Nakamura’s replacement named for ROH’s Vegas PPV weekend
UPDATE: Ring of Honor announced that Hirooki Goto will replace Shinsuke Nakamura at this month’s ROH 14th Anniversary PPV weekend in Las Vegas. Goto, who challenges Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP World Title this month, is […]
ROH World champ & top tag team re-sign with Ring of Honor
One of the biggest question marks for Ring of Honor going into 2016 was whether their top champion, Jay Lethal, would re-sign with the company. On Thursday, ROH announced that Lethal has re-signed with the […]
PWTorch Report – How A.J. Styles ended up in WWE
In interviews leading up to New Japan’s “Wrestle Kingdom” Tokyo Dome Show, A.J. Styles sounded content continuing his schedule of ROH dates, New Japan tours, and select independent shows. Styles was even slotted as the […]
Update – Bullet Club could leave Atlanta with all ROH gold
Jay Lethal’s next ROH World Title defense will be against a member of the Bullet Club, Ring of Honor announced Wednesday. Lethal vs. Matt Jackson of the Young Bucks has been signed for January 23 in […]
ROH star to miss 9 months with major injury
Ring of Honor’s “The Kingdom” stable has been reduced to just Adam Cole going forward. Mike Bennett & Maria Kanellis left for TNA and ROH announced Tuesday that Matt Taven will miss about nine months […]
Bullet Club to challenge for ROH Tag Titles
Ring of Honor is looking to get as much value out of select Bullet Club members before they transition to WWE. ROH announced Monday that Bullet Club’s Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson will meet the ROH tag […]
ROH Title match & second big match for next ROH PPV
At Saturday night’s ROH TV taping in North Carolina, Ring of Honor set up the ROH World Title match for their next PPV. ROH also set up a second big match involving New Japan’s Tanahashi. […]
ROH announces Bullet Club for mega tag match
Ring of Honor has announced the “Bullet Club” faction for their January 22 show in Asheville, N.C. Included in a big tag match are reported WWE signees Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows. The mega-eight-man tag match is ROH World […]
Seventh entrant in ROH Top Prospect tourney
Ring of Honor announced Thursday the latest entrant in the annual “Top Prospect Tournament,” which will kick off on the first show of 2016 this Saturday, January 9 in Concord/Charlotte, N.C. The seventh entrant is a Jason Kincaid, one of […]
1/4 New Japan Tokyo Dome News – Okada, Bullet Club, Shibata, ROH Title, more
1/4 NEW JAPAN TOKYO DOME SHOW NEWS & NOTES – Kazuchika Okada flipped the result from last year’s Wrestle Kingdom by retaining the IWGP World Title over G1 Climax winner Tanahashi in the main event […]
2015 ROH TV Viewers – Final Tally on Dest. America
The final tally is in for Ring of Honor’s 26-episode run on Destination America spanning June 3 to November 25 on Wednesday nights. – Weekly Average: 185,154 viewers (includes June 3-July 22 period when ROH […]
IWGP World Champ to ROH, final NJPW roster set
Kazuchika Okada, the current IWGP World Hvt. champion, is returning to the U.S. for Ring of Honor’s 14th Anniversary PPV Weekend on February 26 & 27 in Las Vegas. ROH announced Wednesday that Okada will return to ROH, completing the […]
NJPW champion to make ROH debut
Tomohiro Ishii, the multiple-time NEVER Openweight champion, is coming to the U.S. for Ring of Honor’s 14th Anniversary PPV Weekend on February 26 & 27 in Las Vegas. ROH announced Tuesday that Ishii will make his ROH debut […]
Tanahashi returning to U.S. for ROH PPV Weekend
Hiroshi Tanahashi, the former IWGP World Hvt. champion, is heading back to the U.S. for Ring of Honor’s 14th Anniversary PPV Weekend on February 26 & 27 in Las Vegas. ROH announced Tanahashi on Monday. Tanahashi […]