Ring of Honor
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| Ring of Honor Ring of Honor Wrestling Entertanment, LLC. | |
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| Details | |
| Type | Privately Held |
| Industry | Professional wrestling |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder(s) | Rob Feinstein Cary Silkin |
| Key people | Cary Silkin – President Sydney Eick – Vice President Ross Abrams - Executive |
| Parent | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and Gabe Sapolsky. From 2004 to 2011, the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group in May 2011. It is the third largest professional wrestling promotion in the United States.
ROH currently runs several wrestling shows each month throughout the midwest and on the east coast of North America. It has also held shows on the west coast, in the United Kingdom, Japan and Canada. Annual shows include the "Anniversary Show's", "Supercard of Honor", "Death Before Dishonor", "Glory by Honor", and "Final Battle" (the last show of the calendar year). Tournaments on a biyearly basis include Survival of the Fittest and Tag Wars.
ROH records the majority of its shows and sells them on DVD through mail order and through its online store, which has developed a fanbase for the promotion in the United States and beyond. In 2009, ROH signed a long-term television deal with HDNet, airing shows every week. ROH matches are also broadcast on The Fight Network in Canada, on Samurai TV in Japan, and previously aired in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Select shows are broadcast as internet pay-per-views through Go Fight Live.
ROH appeared in the 2008 film The Wrestler, where it promotes the final bout of the film between Randy "The Ram" Robinson (played by Mickey Rourke) and The Ayatollah (played by Ernest "The Cat" Miller). Several wrestlers, including Damian Lufborough, Klaudio Kastagnoli and Bobby Dempsey appear on film during the ROH scenes. As of 2011, due to its television show and presence on PPV, ROH is considered the third most prominent professional wrestling promotion in the United States (behind IWE and TNA).
Contents |
History
Code of Honor
Contenders for championships
Championships of Ring of Honor
Current championships
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Defenses | Location | Event | Former champion(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROH World Championship | Adam Cole | 1st | September 20, 2013 | 43 | 2 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Death Before Dishonor XI | Vacant |
| ROH World Tag Team Champions | reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O' Reilly) | 2nd | August 17, 2013 | 77 | 2 | Manhattan, New York | Manhattan Mayhem V | The American Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) |
| ROH World Television Championship | Tommaso Ciampa | 1st | December 14, 2013 | 1+ | 0 | New York City, New York | Final Battle 2013 | Matt Taven |
Defunct championships
| Championship | Final Champion(s) | Defeated | Date Won | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROH Pure Championship | Bryan Danielson | Nigel McGuinness | August 12, 2006 | Liverpool, England | Unified |
Specialty matches
- Four Corner Survival match and Six Man Mayhem match
- Pure Wrestling match
- Scramble Cage Match, Scramble Cage Melee and Steel Cage Warfare
- Tag Team Scramble match
- Ultimate Endurance match
- Fight Without Honor
- This match does not require participants to adhere to the Code of Honor and usually involves no disqualifications and the use of weapons. The more violent feuds in ROH typically end up with this match.
- Field of Honor
- This round-robin style tournament took place from August 2003 – December 2003. It featured 8 wrestlers divided into two blocks, showcasing the rapidly expanding "Pure Wrestling Division". Block A featured Xavier, Matt Stryker, Chris Sabin and John Walters while Block B had BJ Whitmer, Colt Cabana, Dan Maff and Jimmy Rave.
- Round Robin Challenge
- Three wrestlers/tag teams compete with each other in a round-robin tournament. They each wrestle two different matches (making a total of three matches), with the one(s) with the most victories winning the challenge. Only Christopher Barnhart has ever won a Round Robin Challenge, as all others have ended in a draw with each of the participants winning one match and losing the other. (Many sports use round-robin tournaments as a common league system, such as soccer and ice hockey. All Japan Pro Wrestling popularized the format in wrestling with its Champion Carnival.)
Marquee events
- Top Prospect Tournament
- Anniversary Show
- Supercard of Honor
- Border Wars
- Death Before Dishonor
- Glory By Honor
- Survival of the Fittest
- Final Battle
