With Ring of Honor’s ninth-annual Death Before Dishonor fast approaching, ROH officials had yet to make official a match stipulation that both The Briscoe Brtohers (Jay and Mark) and The All Night Express (Kenny King and Rhett Titus) have wanted: The Ladder War.
Both teams have taken to Twitter to express their frustration with officials for not making a decision.
@jaybriscoe84: “ROH officials…grow some ***** balls and make it official! #LadderWar†and “ANX were the dumbasses that pulled the ladder out of the truck… Give us what we want ROH #LadderWar #MakeItHappenâ€.
@rhetttituxanx: “wondering how this @ringofhonor meeting is going regarding #LADDERWAR … why the hell wasnt I invited???†or @kennykingpinanx “Man **** these briscoes, ima spare everythang but these briscoes, take a ladder out the damn truck and crush these briscoes #ladderwarâ€
Considering the brutality of the first two Ladder Wars (at 2007’s Man Up and 2009’s Glory By Honor VIII: The Final Countdown), including one which involved the Briscoes, officials have been extremely hesitant to ever allow that match stipulation to come into play again.
Regarding the decision, ROH Executive Producer Jim Cornette remarked, “We have come to a conclusion that this issue between The Briscoe and The All Night Express is not going to be settled any other way. These four men have essentially told ROH officials they will not stop the violence until the Ladder War is set for New York, and quite frankly, I am sick and tired of having to pull them apart at every turn. So, on September 17th at Death Before Dishonor IX, live on iPPV, it will be Jay and Mark Briscoe versus Rhett Titus and Kenny King…in Ladder War 3! A contract for a title shot at Glory by Honor X will hang above the ring, I just hope these four guys live to regret their choices…â€
