Here is the latest update of Inside Pulse Wrestling’s OFFICIAL rankings of Ring of Honor. Rankings will be posted the first Friday of every month. Rankings are based on the Offical ROH Roster Page, which badly needs an update. Click Here for last month’s Rankings (as of June 5, 2009).
ROH World Champion – Austin Aries (since 6.13.09)
1. Tyler Black (2)
2. Nigel McGuinness (NR)
3. Jerry Lynn (Champion)
4. Necro Butcher (NR)
5. Davey Richards (NR)
6. Chris Hero (7)
7. Roderick Strong (6)
8. Delirious (NR)
9. Claudio Castagnoli (10)
10. Kenny King (NR)
ROH Tag Team Champions – The American Wolves (since 4.10.09)
1. Kevin Steen & El Generico (1)
2. The Briscoe Brothers (NR)
3. Kenny King & Rhett Titus (3)
4. The Dark City Fight Club (NR)
5. Colt Cabana & Brent Albright (NR)
Inactive Wrestlers/Personalities
– Bryan Danielson (staph infection, no return date set)
– Jimmy Jacobs (disappeared after June 27 show in Chicago)
– KENTA (not scheduled for any upcoming shows; last match June 27)
Unranked Wrestlers/Personalities
– Alex Payne
– Andy Ridge
– Bison Smith
– Bobby Cruise (Ring Announcer)
– Bobby Dempsey
– Brodie Lee
– Daizee Haze
– Dave Prazak (DVD/PPV Announcer)
– Erick Stevens
– Ernie Osiris
– Giuseppe di Lorento (Official Timekeeper)
– Grizzly Redwood
– Kenny Omega
– Kyle Durden (Backstage Correspondent/Interviewer)
– Lenny Leonard (DVD/PPV Announcer)
– MsChif
– Paul Turner (Referee)
– Sami Callihan
– Sara Del Rey
– Silas Young
– Todd Sinclair (Senior Referee)
In this monthly feature, the Inside Pulse Wrestling editorial board ranks the Heavyweight and Tag Team within Ring of Honor. Rankings include the top ten Heavyweights, and the top five Tag Teams, plus regular, unlisted competitors.
These rankings take into account (in order):
-Current title status
-Declared and presumed storyline rankings
-Recent victories and quality of opponents
-Quality of matches (psychology, workrate, and entertainment value)
-Quality of TV exposure (length, placement during show, and crowd response)
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