The point is not whether you know Edwards and Richards or not...it's the fact that you couldn't last through a 30 minute match featuring anyone. If you can't handle that, ROH is probably not for you.
When I got into ROH, I had to learn everyone. I knew who Christopher Daniels was, and I knew who Bryan Danielson was. But the more I got into the company, the more I began to like the roster. Now guys like El Generico and The Kings of Wrestling are my favorite wrestlers in the world.
But you seem to be that WWE/TNA mainstream fan, not being able to sit through a lengthy, but solid, match. You might not want the same thing out of a product than most ROH fans want. ROH isn't about how popular a guy may be, it's about how great they are in the ring. That's our kind of storytelling and wrestling action, great worked matches.
You just seem to be a different type of fan...nothing wrong with that at all...it might just be that ROH won't be your cup of tea. I mean, HDNet broadcasts use to be an hour long show with only two or three matches, with matches taking up 45-50 minutes of the show.
And I pray that the new show is like that too.