[ROH] News For May 7-14

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The first three matches are finally announced for ROH’s huge return to New England when ROH debuts in East Windsor, CT at Sports World on June 3rd. One of ROH’s biggest feuds of 2005 will be back on, but with a different twist. It will be ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson vs. Homicide and if Danielson is still champion the belt will be on the line!!! Could this be the night that Homicide finally wins the title that everyone feels he deserves? Great seats are still available at ROHwrestling.com, by calling 215-781-2500 and at Ticketmaster outlets.
Also signed for June 3rd in Connecticut is a big grudge rematch from the Fourth Anniversary Show. It will be BJ Whitmer vs. Christopher Daniels with Allison Danger!!! This match never had a chance to get started due to a Chris Hero invasion on 2/25, but now we will see a definitive winner on 6/3.

One more big match has been announced for 6/3. You are used to seeing the best male wrestlers in the world in ROH, well now we are bringing the best female wrestlers to East Windsor. Sara Del Rey will make her ROH main show debut vs. Daizee Haze in a rematch of their excellent match on Shimmer Vol. 3.
May 7th: Just in case you missed it, WLW, NOAH and ROH announced KENTA’s matches for his June tour of ROH last week. 6/17 in Manhattan will see a huge three-way pitting KENTA vs. Bryan Danielson vs. Samoa Joe. 6/23 in Detroit will see a first time ever match as KENTA takes on Roderick Strong. 6/24 in Chicago will have another dream match as KENTA faces Austin Aries. Tickets for all these shows are now on sale!!! Reservations are also being taken for the training seminar with KENTA and Bryan Danielson on 6/18 at the ROH Wrestling School just outside of Philadelphia.

Here is a look at the card that took place on Friday:

Champions Dream Tag Partner Match
ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson & A Partner Of His Choice
vs.
NWA World Champion Christian Cage & A Partner Of His Choice

Special Challenge Match #1
ROH Tag Team Champion Austin Aries vs. Jay Briscoe

Special Challenge Match #2
ROH Tag Team Champion Roderick Strong vs. Mark Briscoe

ROH vs. CZW War
Adam Pearce & BJ Whitmer vs. Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli

#1 Contender’s To Tag Titles Match
Homicide & Ricky Reyes with Julius Smokes vs. Jimmy Rave & Alex Shelley with Prince Nana & Daizee Haze

High-Flyers Attraction Match
Jimmy Yang vs. Matt Sydal

Four Corner Survival
ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Colt Cabana vs. Delirious

Bonus Match
Kikitaro (formerly known as Ebessan) vs. Graduate From ROH Wrestling School

NWA World Heavyweight Champion Christian Cage is looking forward to his only scheduled ROH match when he makes his ROH debut on Friday at Sports Plus. Christian knows how tough to please the ROH fans are and he is coming to make an impression. He has not dropped any hints as to who his partner will be in the dream partner main event. All Christian has told us is that he has one specific competitor in mind. ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson doesn’t even seem to care who his partner is as he believes that he can defeat Christian and his partner on his own. There is going to be a lot of pride on the line in this one when champion meets champion.

The Briscoes vs. Generation Next kicked off on Friday in Long Island. We’ve already seen Jay & Mark Briscoe jump ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong, now Long Island will see the first official matches. It will be Jay vs. Aries and Strong vs. Mark in singles matches. This will be a true test of all four men’s athletic abilities. Both these matches could easily be main events and steal the show.

May 8th: Kikitaro’s opponent for Friday in Long Island will be determined in a Four Corner Survival on the preshow featuring ROH Wrestling School graduates Shane Hagadorn vs. Pelle Primeau vs. Dereck Dempsey vs. Mitch Franklin. This will be a golden opportunity for one of these upcoming athletes. ROH officials have been very happy with the progress of the graduates and more opportunities will come their way. The ROH Wrestling School graduates have also proven their toughness as ROH’s security force with the recent altercations involving CZW. The graduates have done a great job as ROH security with all the recent mayhem. ROH officials are looking to give them more ring time against veterans so that they can grow as wrestlers. Opportunities like this are just one of the advantages of going to the ROH Wrestling School. There are still spots in the new class and you can email ROHhelp@aol.com for more info. Head Trainer Bryan Danielson will make sure you learn the right way. Check the main page of ROHwrestling.com for info on the beginner and advanced classes.

May 8th: We will be back tomorrow with a look at Saturday’s lineup in Edison, NJ including a huge Pure Title match.

ROH returned to Edison, NJ at the Inman Sports Center Saturday, May 13th, with a huge card. ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness stated that he will defend the belt against only the best pure wrestlers. He accepted the challenge of Alex Shelley of The Embassy for Saturday. Here is the complete lineup:

Tag Team Title Match
Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defend vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe

ROH World Title Match
Bryan Danielson defends vs. Delirious

Pure Title Match
Nigel McGuinness vs. Alex Shelley with Prince Nana & Daizee Haze

Grudge Match Main Event
Samoa Joe vs. Necro Butcher

Special Challenge Match
Christopher Daniels with Allison Danger vs. Matt Sydal

Grudge Match
Jimmy Yang vs. Jimmy Rave with Prince Nana & Daizee Haze

Bonus Attraction Match
Colt Cabana vs. Kikitaro (formerly Ebessan)

ROHvideos.com Match
Homicide & Ricky Reyes with Julius Smokes vs. Dunn & Marcos

The ROH vs. CZW war continues with ROH’s Adam Pearce & BJ Whitmer as well as CZW’s Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli

Delirious is coming for more than just title when he faces ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson in Edison. Delirious wants revenge for Danielson’s actions on 4/22 when Danielson bloodied him and tore his mask. Make sure to check out ROH Video Recap #6 for free at ROHvideos.com to see the entire backstory of this match and the Delirious promo that everyone is raving about. This is going to be a heated World Title match!!!

Jay & Mark Briscoe are primed to win the ROH Tag Titles on Saturday from Austin Aries & Roderick Strong in the first epic meeting between these teams in an official match. The winner of this one can call themselves the best team in the business. This is going to be as good as it gets tag team wrestling.

Prince Nana is demanding that Jimmy Rave defeat and destroy Jimmy Yang on Saturday. Nana wants revenge for when Yang’s mentor, Bruce Leroy, kicked him in the face back in March. This will be one of your last chances to see Yang compete on the underground wrestling scene. Nana and Rave know that if they are going to get revenge on Yang, it has to be soon.

We have not heard anything from Homicide or his camp about Jim Cornette’s plea in ROH Video Recap #6 now at ROHvideos.com. Cornette’s message must be seen as he tries to appeal to Homicide and get him to join ROH’s side in the war against CZW.

ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness issued a petition to the ROH offices this week. McGuiness claims he should be entitled to choose a partner and go after the Tag Titles since he has defeated both Aries & Strong in singles matches. ROH will have a ruling on this next week if Aries & Strong are still champions.

ROH Commissioner Jim Cornette wants to squash any rumors before they start. Cornette sent this message along: “I have verbally agreed to a limited number of TNA dates. This will not interfere with my Ring Of Honor commitments. I am committed to Ring Of Honor dates throughout this year and beyond. I look forward to helping ROH grow well into the future,”- Jim Cornette.

It is with great importance that we announce that “Death Before Dishonor IV” will be on July 15th in Philadelphia at the National Guard Armory. It is important because for ROH it will truly be a night where death will be the only acceptable alternative to being dishonored again in Philadelphia. RoH claim to have something big for John Zandig and CZW.
The ROH vs. CZW war only heated up this weekend. Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli were set for their first match in ROH as “The Kings Of Wrestling” when they faced a very angry duo of Adam Pearce & BJ Whitmer on Friday in Long Island. Saturday in Edison saw Samoa Joe and Necro Butcher collide. Hero, Castagnoli, Pearce and Whitmer were also in Edison.

RoH have another big match signed for 6/3 in East Windsor, CT. Davey Richards will finally make his ROH debut that night and he is trying to make an immediate impact. It will be Richards vs. Jimmy Rave with Prince Nana & Daizee Haze when ROH finally returns to New England. This will be a true test on if Richards belongs in ROH. Richards has recovered from his knee surgery and will also compete on the FIP events on May 26th & 27th in Florida. Check FullImpactPro.com for more info.

Dayton and Cleveland, we have some big stuff coming your way on July 28th & 29th.

Credit- rohwrestling.com/