The following news items were posted on the January 7th edition of the ROH Newswire:
The cards for this weekend’s ROH on HDNet tapings at The Arena in South Philly have been set, and they are as follows:
Friday, January 8th (8 PM EST start time, tickets still available at the door):
- Pick 6 Series match: Kenny King vs. El Generico
- American Wolves vs. Young Bucks
Saturday, January 9th (4 PM EST start time, tickets still available at the door):
- Austin Aries & Kenny King vs. Tyler Black & Roderick Strong
- American Wolves vs. Dark City Fight Club
- Pick 6 Series match: Kevin Steen vs. Delirious
Also schedule to appear on either or both nights: The Briscoes, Claudio Castagnoli, Steve Corino, Colt Cabana, Eddie Kingston, Sonjay Dutt, and more.
ROH Writer Holden McNeil has posted an article on the Briscoes, and what lies ahead of them as they embark on their sixth ROH World Tag Team Title reign. Click here to read the article.
The ROH event scheduled for March 19th in Novi, Michigan has been moved. The date remains the same; however, the event will now take place at The Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, MI 48126. All tickets purchased for Novi will be honored in Dearborn.
After this weekend, ROH will return to Philadelphia on February 5th and 6th for more ROH on HDNet tapings. Wrestlers confirmed for that weekend include Austin Aries, The Briscoes, The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli), Roderick Strong, The Human Tornado, “Skullkrusher” Rasche Brown, Kevin Steen, Steve Corino, and Tyler Black. More names and matches will be announced as they become available.
As a “bonus match” to ROH’s January 29th Los Angeles debut at WrestleReunion 4, Scotty 2 Hotty will be taking on “Living Legend” Larry Zbyszko, with Johnny Fairplay as the special guest referee (oh brother, are they serious?).
Brian Kendrick will make his ROH return at the company’s “8th Anniversary Show” on February 13th in New York City. According to the Wire, Kendrick has issued a challenge to a “high-profile competitor” in ROH.
Film crews from NBC and Jerry Seinfeld’s “The Marriage Ref” will be on hand this weekend in Philadelphia shooting footage for their upcoming network debut on Sunday, March 14th.
A new wrestling promotion, Pro Wrestling RESPECT, will debut with an 8-match show on January 24th at the Burlington, NJ National Guard Armory. Bell time is 4 PM EST. As you can see from the Roster page, the promotion includes a number of ROH wrestlers.
The “25% Off Your Order Sale” at ROHWrestling.com expires tomorrow morning. For full details on the sale, along with the discount code, click here.
Saturday, March 20
Live Events
!Bang!
Television Taping
Ocala, FL – 7:00 pm
CHIKARA
“Wit, Verve, and a Bit o’ Nerve”
Palmer Community Center
Easton, PA – 6:30 pm
Matches include Eddie Kingston vs. Pink Ant and Los Ice Creams vs. Daisee Haze/Sara Del Rey
Florida Championship Wrestling
Orlando Armory
Orlando, FL – 7:30 pm
Jersey All Pro Wrestling
“Wild Card”
Rahway Rec Center
Rahway, NJ – 8:00 pm
Matches include Samoa Joe vs. Kazuchika Okada, Teddy Hart/Jack Evans vs. Generation Me, and Dan Maff, the Heavy Hitters, Sara del Rey, Devon Moore, and Bandido Jr. will all defend their titles against Wild Card opponents
NWA Anarchy
Television Taping
NWA TV Arena
Cornelia, GA
Ohio Valley Wrestling
Davis Arena
Louisville, KY – 7:30
This event is a fundraiser for the Sertoma Foundation.
Ring of Honor
International Centre
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada – 7:30 pm
Matches include Kenny Omega vs. Davey Richards, Chris Hero vs. El Generico, and Colt Cabana vs. Steve Corino
World League Wrestling
North County Middle School
Deslodge, MO – 7:00 pm
WWE Raw
Tucson Convention Center
Tucson, AZ – 7:30 pm
WWE Smackdown
Visalia Convention Center
Visalia, CA – 7:30 pm
Television Broadcasts
AAA Lucha Libre
Television Broadcast on Galavision – 4:30 pm eastern
NWA Anarchy
Television Broadcast on AMG-TV Network – 7:30 pm eastern
Ohio Valley Wrestling
Television Broadcast – WOBZ-TV9 – 9:00 pm
Television Broadcast – WKYT-TV – 11:00 pm
Sunday, March 21
Live Events
CHIKARA
“Testimony of Evil”
Knights of Columbus Hall
Fairfield, CT – 3:30 pm
Matches include Team Frightening vs. Bruderschaft and Eddie Kingston vs. Lince Dorado
CMLL Lucha Libre
Television Taping
Arena Coliseo
Mexico City, Mexico – 5:00 pm
Matches include Mistico/ Hector Garza/ Blue Panther vs. Taichi/ Mr. Niebla/ Negro Casas and Toscano/ Hijo del Fantasma/ Valiente vs. Euforia/ Vangellys/ Okumura
TNA
Destination X
Impact Zone
Orlando, FL
Matches include Beer Money vs. Morgan/Hernandez and an Ultimate X match
Television Broadcasts
Florida Championship Wrestling
Television Broadcast on Bright House Sports Network – 6:00 pm
TNA Destination X
Live Pay-Per-View broadcast at 8:00 pm
Matches include Beer Money vs. Morgan/Hernandez and an Ultimate X match
WWE AM Raw
Television Broadcast on USA Network – 2:00 AM
If you would like your promotion to be included on the weekly calendar, please send an email to davidb@insidepulse.com with either your upcoming schedule or a link to your upcoming events on your website.
Monday Night Wars - what are you watching this week?
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You know, compared to the awful main event that they just put out for the 8th Anniversary Show (Black vs. Aries again, yay), I’d take Zbyszko vs. Scotty 2 Hotty any day of the week