{"id":75768,"date":"2019-02-28T17:12:04","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T23:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=75768"},"modified":"2019-02-28T17:12:04","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T23:12:04","slug":"weekly-overview-roh-thru-2-27-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/02\/28\/weekly-overview-roh-thru-2-27-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more\/","title":{"rendered":"WEEKLY OVERVIEW \u2013 ROH (thru 2\/27): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3283713032\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><i>The following is the latest in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/category\/prowrestlingnews\/weekly-overviews\/\">a new series of\u00a0weekly in-depth articles<\/a>\u00a0exclusive to PWTorch which will help put in perspective major wrestling promotions with a weekly overview, looking at news and roster developments, results, future line-ups, social media activity, key interviews, plus a timely commentary at the end. We will be featuring similar features on other promotions each week and each will be updated weekly.<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Top Stories of the Week<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Fite, a top streaming service for combat sports and pro wrestling, and ROH have announced a joint \u201clong-term\u201d partnership. Consumers will be able to subscribe to Honor Club through the Fite app and its subsequent website.<\/li>\n<li>Honor Rising 2019 took place in Tokyo, Japan in Korakuen Hall. The event took place on the 22nd and 23rd. See below for full results from both nights of the event.<\/li>\n<li>It has been announced that Mayu Iwatani will defend her WOH World Championship against Kelly Klein at the 17th anniversary PPV<\/li>\n<li>ROH announced State of the Art in the Pacific Northwest. Two shows have been announced. One in Kent, WA and the other in Portland, OR. The dates are in June.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Live Event Results<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Honor Rising 2019 took place on February 22nd and 23rd in Tokyo, Japan in Korakuen Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Night 1<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marty Scurll defeated Ren Narita at 11:33<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Shota Umnio at 13:56<\/li>\n<li>Jushin Thunder Liger and Jonathan Gresham defeated Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori and Robbie Eagles) at 5:27<\/li>\n<li>Lifeblood (Juice Robinson and David Finlay), Tomoaki Honma and Toa Henare defeated The Briscoes (Mark &amp; Jay Briscoe) and Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga &amp; Tonga Loa) at 12:14<\/li>\n<li>Taguchi Japan (Togi Makabe, Toru Yano and Ryusuke Taguchi) (c) defeated Colt Cabana, Delirious and Cheesburger at 10:16 to retain the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championships.<\/li>\n<li>Will Ospreay (c) defeated Dalton Castle at 17:30 to retain the NEVER Openweight Championship.<\/li>\n<li>Jeff Cobb (c) defeated Hirooki Goto at 13:52 to retain the ROH World Television Championship.<\/li>\n<li>Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada and Jay Lethal defeated The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O\u2019Ryan and Vinny Marseglia) at 14:10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Night 2<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jonathan Gresham and Toa Henare defeated Suzuki-gun (Zack Sabre Jr. and Taka Michinoku) at 12:20<\/li>\n<li>Marty Scurll defeated Robbie Eagles at 8:55<\/li>\n<li>Toru Yano and Colt Cabana defeated Delirious and Cheesburger at 10:09<\/li>\n<li>Chaos (Hirooki Goto and WIll Ospreay) defeated Jeff Cobb and Dalton Castle at 11:45<\/li>\n<li>Los Ingobernables de Jap\u00f3n (Tetsuya Naito and Shingo Takagi) defeated The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Vinny Marseglia) at 11:50<\/li>\n<li>Jay Lethal (c) defeated TK O\u2019Ryan at 10:52 to retain the ROH World Championship<\/li>\n<li>Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga &amp; Tonga Loa) defeated Los Ingobernables de Jap\u00f3n (Evil and Sanada) (c) at 20:26 to become the new IWGP Heavyweight Tag-Team Champions<\/li>\n<li>The Briscoes (Mark and Jay Briscoe) (c) defeated Lifeblood (Juice Robinson and David Finlay) at 17:13 to retain The ROH World Tag-Team Championship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Upcoming Major Show: ROH 17th Anniversary PPV<\/h3>\n<p><strong>ROH 17th Anniversary PPV<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>3\/17\/19 at 6pm<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Las Vegas, NV at Sam\u2019s Town<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5 Matches have been announced for ROH\u2019s 17th Anniversary PPV:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jay Lethal (c) vs. Matt Taven for the ROH World Championship<\/li>\n<li>Bandido vs. Rush<\/li>\n<li>The Briscoes (c) vs. Villain Enterprises (PCO and Brody King) for the ROH Tag Team Championship.<\/li>\n<li>Marty Scurll vs. Kenny King<\/li>\n<li>Mayu Iwatani (c) vs. Kelly Klein for the WOH World Championship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>ROH 17th Anniversary PPV (Pay-Per-View Event) 3\/15\/19 in Las Vegas, NV at Sam\u2019s Town Live.<\/li>\n<li>ROH 17th Anniversary TV Taping (International TV Taping) 3\/16\/19 in Las Vegas, NV at Sam\u2019s Town Live.<\/li>\n<li>Road to G1 Supercard &#8211; 3\/31\/19 in Baltimore, MD at UMBC Event Center.<\/li>\n<li>G1 Supercard (Pay-Per-View Event) 4\/6\/19 in New york, N.Y. at Madison Square Garden.<\/li>\n<li>Steel City Excellence (Honor Club Event) 4\/13\/19 in Pittsburgh, PA at Stage AE<\/li>\n<li>Masters of the Craft (Honor Club Event) 4\/14\/19 in Columbus, Ohio at Express live<\/li>\n<li>The Crockett Cup (Honor Club Event) 4\/27\/19 in Concord, NC at Cabarrus Arena<\/li>\n<li>ROH War of the Worlds (Honor Club Event) 5\/8\/19 in Buffalo, NY at Buffalo Riverworks<\/li>\n<li>ROH War of the Worlds (Honor Club Event) 5\/9\/19 in Toronto, ON Canada at Ted Reeve Arena<\/li>\n<li>ROH War of the Worlds (Honor Club Event) 5\/11\/19 in Grand Rapids, MI at Deltaplex<\/li>\n<li>ROH War of the Worlds (Honor Club Event) 5\/12\/19 in Chicago, IL at The Odeum In Villa Park<\/li>\n<li>ROH State of the Art (Honor Club Event) 6\/1\/19 in Kent, WA at Showare Center<\/li>\n<li>ROH State of the Art (Honor Club Event) 6\/2\/19 in Portland, OR at Viking Pavilion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All current live events are located on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rohwrestling.com\/live\/upcoming-shows\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rohwrestling.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Latest TV Highlights: 2\/24\/19 ROH Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><strong>ROH TV Results<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Feb. 24th, 2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Atlanta, GA at Center Stage<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Airing on Sinclair Networks and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rohwrestling.com\/\"><b>rohwrestling.com <\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2075238202\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Madison Rayne defeated Sumie Sakai and Jenny Rose at 8:48<\/li>\n<li>Tenille Dashwood joins the commentary team for the main event of the show.<\/li>\n<li>Lifeblood (Juice Robinson, Bandidio, Mark Haskins, Tracy Williams, and David Finlay) defeated Jay Lethal, Jeff Cobb, Dalton Castle, Flip Gordon, and Jonathan Gresham at 24:36<\/li>\n<li>Dashwood went to the ring and joined Lifeblood as they shook hands with the losing team, sans Dalton Castle and The Boys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click this link to read our full report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/02\/18\/2-17-roh-tv-results-the-briscoes-vs-chuckie-t-a-mystery-partner-for-the-tag-titles-jay-lethal-meets-lifeblood-six-way-action\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pwtorch.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022LATEST \u201cTALKING HONOR\u201d PWTORCH LIVECAST COVERING ROH<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u201cKelly Klein.\u201d This week, Emily Fear and Harley R. Pageot talk to \u201cThe Gatekeeper\u201d Kelly Klein about the origins of Camp Klein, intergender wrestling, and goals for Women of Honor in 2019. Plus: discussions on the Honor Rising shows from Japan, the first announced match for Madison Square Garden, Lifeblood vs. Jay Lethal &amp; friends in a ten-man tag, and Dalton Castle\u2019s losing streak.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t129594094\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"guide-item__guideItemDescription___Qcx1v\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-testid=\"duration\" data-reactid=\"277\">-On Tune In Radio\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/tiZ4ro\">HERE<\/a><br \/>\n-On Apple Podcasts\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-torch-livecast\/id354947346?mt=2\">HERE<\/a><br \/>\n-Or<strong>\u00a0search \u201cPWTorch\u201d or \u201cPro Wrestling Torch\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0on your podcast app of choice<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Social Media Scene<\/h3>\n<p>Below is this week&#8217;s round-up of social media posts from ROH personalities.<\/p>\n<p>This is a quality shirt<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The shirt you&#39;d be willing to lie to congress for, is now available. <br \/>CLICK: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9ois1SCcZ7\">https:\/\/t.co\/9ois1SCcZ7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bPqpeXV2QZ\">pic.twitter.com\/bPqpeXV2QZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dalton Castle (@theDALTONcastle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theDALTONcastle\/status\/1100863019335254018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m curious how the Taven fans will feel if he doesn\u2019t win at 17th anniversary show<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/16Days?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#16Days<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ROH17?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ROH17<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GHTnxElzwX\">pic.twitter.com\/GHTnxElzwX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mary-Kate Anthony (@marykayfabe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marykayfabe\/status\/1100799547457064961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Congrats to Ian and his family<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/IanRiccaboni\/status\/1100496227064520704<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m here for this entire video<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2978437313\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/PCOisNotHuman\/status\/1100175496728510465<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Closing Commentary<\/h3>\n<p>What will main event G1 Supercard in Madison Square Garden?<\/p>\n<p>Based on this past week\u2019s Honor Rising shows, I would not be surprised if Jay White vs. Okada main events the show.<\/p>\n<p>The IWGP Heavyweight titles headlined Night 2 of Honor Rising, while the ROH World Championship was the 6th of 8 matches.<\/p>\n<p>I think that the IWGP title should headline the show. But, if that happens, ROH is admitting that NJPW is the bigger promotion stateside. I would agree that NJPW is a more prestigious promotion, but I do think that ROH main eventing this show would be a huge boost to ROH and the eventual winner of the ROH title.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Let me know @ringoftyler on twitter.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tyler has been a wrestling fan for 20 years. He\u2019s from Columbus, Ohio. 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