Here are the first ever Ring of Honor rankings as done by Pulse Wrestling. This will regularly appear on the first Friday of each month. Since this is the first iteration of this endeavor, there are obviously no previous rankings, but in the world of Inside Pulse, these are OFFICIAL! So, ya’ll best reckanize.
Anyway, on with the Rankings..
Singles Wrestlers
Ring of Honor World Champion – Takeshi Morishima
Full Impact Pro Champion – Roderick Strong – He is the champion of the Full Impact Pro promotion out of Florida, but this title is frequently defended in RoH, and looked at as a secondary title there.
1. Claudio Castagnoli – Has a title shot next week, won the Race to the Top Tournament.
2. “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson – Best Wrestler in the World, and has a title match at the end of August.
3. El Generico – Had an excellent showing in the Race to the Top Tournament.
4. Jack Evans – Semi-finalist in the Race to the Top with wins over Kevin Steen and Brent Albright.
5. Brent Albright – Has a title shot next week despite a mediocre showing in Race to the Top.
6. Jay Briscoe – He and his brother decimated half of the top stars during the Elimination match in Edison.
7. Mark Briscoe – see above
8. Davey Richards – Semi-finalist in the Race to the Top and consistently a part of one of the more dominant stables in RoH history.
9. Austin Aries – Has been insanely over since his return, and scored the last elimination in the Elimination match in Edison.
10. Erick Stevens – Won a star studded six man mayhem in Edison and held his own with Chris Hero.
Honorable Mentions: Mike Quackenbush, Matt Sydal, Chris Hero, Nigel McGuinness.
Tag Teams
Ring of Honor Tag Team Champions – Jay and Mark Briscoe
1. Kevin Steen and El Generico – They are the only tag team currently threatening the Briscoes, and about to start a best of five series.
2. The No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards and Rocky Romero)- Defeated Jack Evans and Kotaro Suzuki in Japan.
3. The Resilience (Matt Cross and Erick Stevens) – Scored a six man win over the No Remorse Corps in June, but were inactive as a team in July.
4. “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson and Nigel McGuinness – Lost a match against the Briscoes due to miscommunication, and I assume their teaming days are over.
5. Shane Hagadorn and Alex “Sugarfoot” Payne – They won a pre-show match, the tag team scene is a bit thin at the moment.
Honorable Mention – Yeah Ring of Honor needs more teams.
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