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Ring Of Honor was in San Antonio, Texas, last night for the first night of this weekend’s Survival Of The Fittest 2017 events. The Elite were on hand, with the newest “member” of Bullet Club, Stephen Amell.

In a strange twist, FloSlam was at the show and started publishing videos and pictures from the event on their Twitter page. A lot of people were wondering if ROH and the troubled streaming service had decided to work together due to this, but that is not the case.

ROH issued the following statement once it was brought to their attention what was going on and what the rumors were. Greg Gillilend, a ROH executive, contacted PWInsider about the situation.

“It was brought to my attention that Floslam or Floslam representatives were fraudulently covering our San Antonio event yesterday, streaming video and posting photos to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. This has created an illusion that we are somehow working with them. Ring of Honor are in no way affiliated with Floslam and their actions yesterday were unauthorized.”

Trash move, FloSlam, and stupid to boot.

As for the show itself, it appeared to be a resounding success, with lines for the meet and greets being absolutely insane.

The line to get in right now @KennyOmegamanX @MattJackson13 @NickJacksonYB @CodyRhodes @MartyScurll pic.twitter.com/fZXxUJ3lLP

— Louis Carey (@LouisCarey6) November 17, 2017

ROH Survival Of The Fittest 2017 Night 1 Results

Cheeseburger defeated Jastin Taylor.

Survival Of The Fittest Tournament
Silas Young defeated Josh Woods.

Survival Of The Fittest Tournament
Shane Taylor defeated The Beer City Bruiser.

Survival Of The Fittest Tournament
Punishment Martinez defeated Jay Lethal.

The Kingdom defeated Search & Destroy.

Deonna Purrazzo defeated Britt Baker.

Esfinge and Rey Cometa defeated The Dawgs.

Kenny King defeated Joey Ryan to retain the ROH World Television Championship.

Dalton Castle defeated Marty Scurll.

The Bullet Club, (Cody, Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson with Stephen Amell) defeated The Addiction, Scorpio Sky, and Flip Gordon.

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Simon Grimm Headed To Ring Of Honor

Simon Grimm (the former Simon Gotch in WWE) is on his way to Ring Of Honor. Grimm was released from WWE earlier this year, and he’s been working on the indies since then. He’s scheduled to make his debut this weekend in Florida and looks to be working a MMA gimmick now.

Joe Koff On ROH Touring More & The Young Bucks

During a recent interview with CBS Local Sports & Chuck Carroll, ROH COO Joe Koff talked about Ring Of Honor expanding their touring schedule.

“Well we always take into account the markets that have TV, and we look to see if there’s a match there. And if there is — does it make sense? So we have done that as we have grown our portfolio of stations. There are a lot of markets we already go to because they’re in large markets, they’re in big markets. It might open up the West for us, which we’ve been talking about anyway — expanding out further west than we go. So that that’s a real possibility, and probably we’ll see some markets being added that might be attributed to their being there or just because we would have gotten there anyway.”

He also spoke on the recent issues between The Young Bucks and WWE.

“To be really honest with you, that was between them and WWE. I think they handled it perfectly. If they were to ask me my advice, I would probably have advised them to do it the way they did it. This is beyond Ring of Honor. It’s nothing that happened under our watch. We didn’t have anything to do with it. They acted very responsibly. They are very, very good businessmen. Not only are they gifted performers, they are very good businessmen, and they’re smart about how they do business. I think in their minds — I don’t speak for them — it probably wasn’t worth a war.”

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It looks like Ring Of Honor is finally getting with the times. As one of the only major wrestling promotions without a streaming service for their library and to air live events, fans were left paying somewhat ridiculous amounts to buy their PPVs. It seems that is about to change.

ROH COO Joe Koff said during a recent interview with CBS Sports Local & Chuck Carroll that ROH has a streaming service in the pipeline, and that fans should expect to see it in 2018.

“Yeah, we have an app coming out in the first quarter. It really became developmentally the right time to do it. We saw an opportunity. We had a long discussion about it. We looked at the business model and how it impacts our business. We just felt that this was the time to create our own Ring of Honor stream. … Well we might continue [PPVs on] both. I would like to migrate personally to stream model, because a lot of people are watching on those devices anyway. And the quality is so good. And you know a lot of those boxes are hooked up to big sets and smart TVs and stuff like that. I’m not ruling out traditional pay-per-views, but the world is going that way.”

This is good news for ROH and fans alike. And, hopefully, they will take notice of what other promotions are doing and not continue to charge insane prices for their shows.

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Cody Set For ROH World Title Defense

Cody Rhodes has a new challenger for his ROH World Title on the horizon. Rocky Romero made the challenge on Twitter yesterday, and Ring Of Honor made the match official for their ROH Elite show in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on Saturday, November 11th.

It's official! @CodyRhodes will defend his ROH World Title against Rocky Romero (@azucarRoc) in Ft. Lauderdale! https://t.co/OuZGUCA1E4 pic.twitter.com/vLlIc3Resi

— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) November 3, 2017

Marty Scurll On ROH & Will Ospreay

Marty Scurll is never at a loss for words, and during a recent interview, he spoke about having a great time in ROH.

“I started in November of 2016, during the UK tour and it’s been great. What I really like about ROH is how the company is built around the in-ring product, and obviously there are a lot of glitz and glamour as well, but it’s pretty much based on what goes on in the ring. For me, as a performer, I love coming here and telling my stories in the ring. So far it’s been great and been having a great time in watching the company grow and feeling that I am a part of that; contributing to this company growing and been having a great time.”

He also took several shots at old rival Will Ospreay, who he will be facing for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship tomorrow at NJPW Power Struggle.

“I think they kind of approached us during similar times. Obviously I have made much more of an impact than Ospreay has in Ring Of Honor, but I’ve made more of a splash than Ospreay. It’s not a shot on him, it’s the truth. He’s an amazing wrestler, but once you get passed all that it’s kind of like, eh, what’s left? For sure, I’m the number one Brit in this company, no doubt.

“He can have a Villain Club shirt if he wants, and he can do whatever he wants with it. He’s not selling any t-shirts, so he can have one of me.”

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Cody Rhodes Extends Invitation To WWE & The McMahons

Pro wrestling is set to invade the San Antonio area in November for Survivor Series weekend. Ring Of Honor will also have a presence that weekend, with The Bullet Club and ROH World Champion Cody Rhodes heading the card. ROH put out the following message about their show on November 17th, the night before NXT TakeOver: WarGames.

Ring of Honor brings the Survival of the Fittest Tour to San Antonio on November 17th. Tickets are moving fast: https://t.co/TWVUKCv6v9 pic.twitter.com/3I5EKrV0aH

— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) October 23, 2017

Cody graciously offers free tickets to anyone with the name McMahon for the show.

“The company that I used to work for, they ignored all other companies, right? And then they stole all of my dad’s ideas. We want everyone to come to our show, including The McMahons. We are offering free tickets, comp tickets.”

Yes, this is a bit tongue-in-cheek, but in every joke, there’s a little bit of truth. When seemingly confronted with his supposed “bitterness” towards WWE, Cody had the following to say:

It's not bitterness to compete or dare to dream. Me/my crew can't be touched right now & I don't mind telling the world. "Step on toes" -VKM https://t.co/2hoksMyzhH

— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) October 24, 2017

Jimmy Jacobs On His Role In WWE

Jimmy Jacobs, who exit from WWE came over a picture with members of The Bullet Club, did his first interview since leaving the company, and he doesn’t seem all that bothered with the new direction his life and career has taken.

“I love it. I didn’t mind the schedule, or the work. It was a seven day a week job, and it was a life and I didn’t mind it being a life. It wasn’t the schedule, but there’s a certain appreciation of having freedom. When I started my WWE job at 31, I took my earrings out because you are supposed to look nice. Before I went into work two weeks ago, I went and got my ears pierced again. Later that day I got fired. My point in saying that is I was ready to be me again.”

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ROH Final Battle 2017 Update

Ring Of Honor held television tapings last night in Philadelphia that should carry the promotion through ROH Final Battle 2017 and on through the end of the year. With the tapings came the card for December’s Final Battle, and it’s shaping up to be a pretty decent looking show.

With how things stand right not with the storylines that played out during the television tapings, the ROH Final Battle card should look something like this:

ROH Tag Team Titles
War Machine vs The Addiction.

Marty Scurll vs Jay Lethal.

ROH Television Title
Kenny King vs Punishment Martinez vs Shane Taylor vs Silas Young.

Tommy Dreamer & Bully Ray vs The Briscoes.

ROH World Title
Cody vs Dalton Castle.

As always, the card can change at the drop of a hat, and I am sure that more matches will be added to the show as it gets closer.

Bully Ray “Retirement” Update

I knew this was a scam. After giving the same “oh, my in-ring career is over” promo during every show of last week’s War Of The Worlds tour, it turns out that Bully Ray was working us all along. During last night’s ROH television tapings in Philadelphia, the rest of the story played out.

Bully Ray came down to the ring and said that though his in-ring career was over, he still wanted to stay around and help the next generation of wrestlers. Joe Koff was involved, and then Jay Briscoe showed up. Now, if you remember correctly, Jay was the one that “ended” Bully’s career at Death Before Dishonor with a nasty table shot to his head. Jay attacked Bully, Koff tried to stop him, and Tommy Dreamer and Velvet Sky ended up running down to break things up.

Mark Briscoe, who was legitimately injured during the War Of The Worlds tour, returned, turned on Bully and Dreamer, and took Bully out. He and Jay hit Bully with the 3D and left him laying.

So, with that, we found out that the whole “retirement” deal with Bully Ray was a work. He’s fine and will apparently be teaming up with Tommy Dreamer to face The Briscoes at Final Battle.

On a personal note, I am fine with injury angles. I am fine with “retirement” angles. But, with all of the drama and real concern in the wrestling world over head injuries and the fact that they have shortened careers and lives, this is just in bad taste to me. Some may disagree, and that’s fine, but in 2017, the last thing that needs to be “worked” is a head injury. We’ve seen too many people lose their careers and almost lose their lives, especially in 2017, to head injuries. It’s just not good.

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It’s never too early to halt the rumor mill in its tracks. Just a bit ago, Ring Of Honor took to Twitter to announce that IWGP US Champion Kenny Omega will be competing at their Supercard Of Honor XII show in New Orleans over WrestleMania weekend. So, for all of those folks saying Kenny will be coming to WWE after WrestleKingdom 12 in January, maybe not.

Of course, plans can always change, but for now, it looks like Omega is staying put.

The IWGP United States Champion “The Cleaner” Kenny Omega stood victorious following his win in the main event of Global Wars: Chicago, which was the capstone of a history-making tour, selling out in four cities, four nights in a row. As previously announced, Kenny will continue competing in ROH rings on November 11 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and November 12 in Lakeland, FL – and tickets are moving fast for those events. Do not miss your chance to get great seats to these shows!

Breaking now, it is with great excitement that, in addition to competing at Ring of Honor’s upcoming events in Florida, “The Cleaner” has been signed to compete at Supercard of Honor XII on Saturday, April 7, 2018 in New Orleans! Omega joins current IWGP Intercontinental Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi as the first two names confirmed for the event!

Omega assumed the role of Bullet Club leader in early 2016 and has propelled himself to become one of the best and most popular professional wrestlers on the planet. This is Omega’s first time in the Big Easy with ROH!

Last year’s Supercard was the most attended event in ROH history, when thousands of fans from around the globe descended on Lakeland, Florida. This April, ROH looks to supersede 2017’s event in every way possible as we travel to the Big Easy to present the stars of ROH and NJPW. This will be a bigger and better Supercard of Honor as we deliver the absolute Best Wrestling on the Planet that ROH fans have come to expect.

There is nothing like seeing the hard-hitting, fast-paced, in-your-face action of ROH LIVE and tickets are already moving fast for Supercard of Honor XII in New Orleans! Do not miss your opportunity to be a part of history and part of Ring of Honor’s largest crowd ever!

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Ring Of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling are teaming up this weekend to bring their fans three big shows. Global Wars 2017 kicked off last night in Buffalo and will continue through the next three days. ROH is offering Friday and Saturday’s shows free to their Ringside Members (you can sign up to become a member here; the shows will only be available on the plans that pay monthly), and Sunday’s show from Chicago will be an iPPV (available for $19.99; Ringside Members apparently get a $5 discount, so for them, it’s $14.99).

Ok, with all of that out of the way, let’s get on to the show previews.

Global Wars Pittsburgh (10/13/17; 7:00 pm EDT)

ROH Television Title
Kenny King vs Punishment Martinez vs Hangman Page vs Josh Woods vs Matt Taven vs KUSHIDA.

Mark Briscoe vs Hiromu Takahashi.

Jay White vs Jay Lethal.

Best Friends vs The Addiction.

Silas Young vs Minoru Suzuki.

Killer Elite Squad vs War Machine.

ROH World Tag Team Title Triple Threat
MCMG vs The Young Bucks vs The Kingdom.

Cody, Kenny Omega, & Marty Scurll vs Will Ospreay, YOSHI-HASHI, & Toru Yano.

Gobal Wars Columbus (10/14/17; 7:00 pm EDT)

Holidead vs Sumi Sakai.

Josh Woods vs Shane Taylor.

Hangman Page & Marty Scurll vs Kenny King & Mark Briscoe.

MCMG vs Silas Young & The Beer City Bruiser.

The Addiction vs Search & Destroy.

Minoru Suzuki & Killer Elite Squad vs Will Ospreay, YOSHI-HASHI, & Toru Yano.

The Elite vs Flip Gordon & Best Friends.

ROH World Championship
Cody vs KUSHIDA.

Global Wars Chicago (10/15/17; 8:00 pm EDT)

Silas Young & The Beer City Bruiser vs Best Friends.

Toru Yano vs Colt Cabana.

KUSHIDA & Cheeseburger vs The Addiction.

Flip Gordon vs Will Ospreay.

Marty Scurll vs Hiromu Takahashi.

IWGP US Championship
Kenny Omega vs YOSHI-HASHI.

Cody, Hangman Page, & The Young Bucks vs Search & Destroy & MCMG.

You can join me on Twitter (@AbbeyA) as I cover all three shows live. And, as always, we will have full results right here on TRP as soon as the shows are in the books.

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Daryl Takahashi Confirmed For ROH Global Wars

After an extended vacation to recover from his near death experience during the G1 Climax tournament, it looks like Daryl Takahashi is finally getting back to work. ROH has confirmed that Daryl will be at all four of next week’s Global Wars shows. He will accompany Hiromu Takahashi to the ring and be on commentary at all of the shows.

ROHWrestling.com has learned that Daryl Takahashi has agreed to terms and will be accompanying Hiromu Takahashi on the Global Wars Tour. In addition to accompanying the former IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion to the ring, by popular demand, Daryl will be joining commentary for all of Hiromu Takahashi’s matches barring any unanticipated injuries sustained at the hands of ROH and New Japan competitors.

Lita Talks WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles

During a recent interview, WWE Hall Of Famer Lita talked about the possibility of WWE adding a set of tag team titles to their Women’s Divisions.

“There has been talks of tag titles for the Women’s Division, and I think that I love that they first introduced the Money in the Bank briefcase, that’s been a long time coming and that adds an element of surprise within the title picture. I would love to see these rumored tag titles appear sooner than later, but for that to happen, I hope they bring up these women that are already at NXT or some women they’ve seen on the Mae Young Classic and expand the roster.”

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ROH Global Wars 2017 is right around the corner, and Ring Of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling are teaming up for four nights of great action, including IWGP United States Champion Kenny Omega putting his title on the line against YOSHI-HASHI.

ROH has updated some of the cards and announced several matches for each of the upcoming shows.

ROH Global Wars 2017 Match Cards

October 12th, Buffalo, NY

• The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega vs The Kingdom
• Will Ospreay vs Punishment Martinez
• Hiromu Takahashi vs Christopher Daniels
• Mark Briscoe and War Machine vs Minoru Suzuki and Killer Elite Squad

October 13th, Pittsburgh, PA

• Will Ospreay, YOSHI-HASHI, & Toru Yano vs Ring Of Honor Champion Cody Rhodes, IWGP US Champion Kenny Omega, and Marty Scurll
• Silas Young vs Minoru Suzuki

October 14th, Columbus, OH

• Ring Of Honor Champion Cody Rhodes vs KUSHIDA
• The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega vs Flip Gordoon, Trent Beretta, and Chuck Taylor

October 15th, Villa Park, IL

• IWGP US Championship Match: Kenny Omega vs YOSHI-HASHI

These aren’t the full cards for each show, and Ring Of Honor should be making further match announcements through next week.

ROH also announced that Ringside Members will be able to stream the shows on the 13th & 14th on the ROH website for free, and the show on the 15th will be an iPPV available for $19.99.

ROH Global Wars Tour to stream live on https://t.co/TK7t4IuHzx https://t.co/inxg1Yus8G pic.twitter.com/J7jblIDvV5

— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) October 2, 2017

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