Ring of Honor announced that Alberto Del Patron, who was known as Alberto Del Rio in WWE, will debut for the promotion in 2015.
He will make his ROH debut at the January 3 TV tapings in Nashville, Tenn, and then additional dates heading into March.
In storyline, this is what ROH had to say:
Upon signing with ROH, Alberto has requested that Ring of Honor matchmaker Nigel McGuinness challenge him with the very best that ROH has to offer, and many of the stars in Ring of Honor have already started making phone calls to Nigel to take on El Patron
Other confirmed dates:
- Jan. 30 Dearborn, Mich.
- Jan. 31 Dayton, Ohio
- Mar. 1 (live PPV) Las Vegas, Nevada