Ring of Honor: Where Superstars Are Born (RW 2018+)

DGenerationMC · February 23, 2018

Who Will Be The Two Surprise Entrants (2 Points, 1 Each) Austin Aries, Jimmy Jacobs

Who Will Be The Other Three Finalists, and In Turn Qualify (3 Points, 1 Each) Dalton Castle, Will Ospreay, Matt Taven

Who Will Win The Honor Rumble (2 Points) Punishment Martinez

Who Will Be Named The Survival of the Fittest Wild Card (1 Point) Flip Gordon

Warhawk8492 · February 23, 2018

Who Will Be The Two Surprise Entrants (2 Points, 1 Each) Austin Aries and Doug Williams

Who Will Be The Other Three Finalists, and In Turn Qualify (3 Points, 1 Each) Punishment Martinez, Flip Gordon and Chris Sabin

Who Will Win The Honor Rumble (2 Points) Jay Lethal

Who Will Be Named The Survival of the Fittest Wild Card (1 Point) Marty Scrull

BHK1978 · February 23, 2018

Who Will Be The Two Surprise Entrants Austin Aries and Eddie Edwards

I like Power's picks.

Who Will Be The Other Three Finalists, and In Turn Qualify Jay Lethal, Matt Taven, Christopher Daniels

Part of me really wanted to put Brutal Bob in here because I kinda of, sort of, knew him (He used to wrestle locally and I have had a few conversations with him, we were not friends or anything.) back in the early to mid 90's but I just can't.

Who Will Win The Honor Rumble Jay Lethal

Who Will Be Named The Survival of the Fittest Wild Card Dalton Castle

Texasrangers13 · February 26, 2018

ROH TV, November 2018, Week 1: Special Edition (Honor Rumble) <div style="text-align:center;">ROH TV, November 2018, Week 1</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44489" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">We open the month of November with a Special Edition of Ring of Honor television. On tonight's episode the 30-man Honor Rumble returns and the final four men standing with punch their tickets to the Survival of the Fittest with the overall winner naming the two pools they'll compete in. As the announcers begin to run down the Honor Rumble and lay out the evenings plans, Royalty, led by Cody, make their way down to the ring. Cody has a message for Kenny Omega and the Bullet Club. First and foremost, Kenny Omega WILL NOT be getting a Ring of Honor World Championship opportunity. He's already had one, and as a non-permanent member of the roster, that's all he's entitled to. However, Cody and his Royalty mates will take on the Bullet Club at Survival of the Fittest. But this won't be just a normal fight. It'll be the fifth ever edition of Steel Cage Warfare. The first since 2013, and it'll be Four on Four. Cody drops the mic and the group walks out. Ian Riccaboni squeals with glee and quickly points out this must mean there is a fourth, wrestling, member of Royalty and we haven't met him yet! He confirms that main event at Survival of the Fittest will be the fifth ever edition of Steel Cage Warfare, Royalty vs. Bullet Club. Backstage we see Women of Honor champion Nattie Neidhart, she says she's promised to revamp the Women of Honor division and she's continuing by bringing in another Women who has made an impact all over the globe, Madison Rayne! Suddenly, Tenille Dashwood enters the screen and reminds Neidhart that this is "All About Me" ... She says that her loss at Global Wars was a minor setback, but by the end of the year she'll reign supreme. Back from commercial Dashwood is making her entrance for a Women of Honor bout with Mandy Leon. Dashwood makes relatively short work of Leon, forcing her to tap out. With that we go to a quick video highlighting the first three qualifiers for the Survival of the Fittest, Jay Briscoe, Low-Ki and Alex Shelley! As the package wraps up we see the first three entrants to the Honor Rumble, the losers of the first three Qualifiers, Jay Lethal, Kenny King and Mark Briscoe... <div style="text-align:center;">Honor Rumble</div> With Lethal, King and Mark Briscoe in the ring we await the fourth participant and the start of the bout... BOOM BOOM... <iframe width="260" height="120" src="<a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dj9urIvwRWk?rel=0&controls=0&showinfo=0" rel="external nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dj9urIvwRWk?rel=0&controls=0&showinfo=0"</a> frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe> COLT CABANA! <img alt="tH5YkHl.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tH5YkHl.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> First Four Entries in the Honor Rumble Jay Lethal, Kenny King, Mark Briscoe and Colt Cabana <img alt="JNvytgY.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/JNvytgY.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="BLyFA4f.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/BLyFA4f.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="QLxbVjg.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/QLxbVjg.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="tH5YkHl.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tH5YkHl.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> The bell rings and the four men engage in immediate combat. For the first ninety seconds the men battle and the horn sounds as the fifth entrant, Rhett Titus, makes his way down. <img alt="0OLiXSZ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0OLiXSZ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Titus made a straight beeline for Jay Lethal, but Lethal pushed him off straight into Colt Cabana who strikes him with a Bionic Elbow, sending Titus from the ring with our first elimination. Eliminated: Rhett Titus Over the next six minutes the men in the ring were joined by entrant six, seven, eight and nine. <img alt="TKL2LiD.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/TKL2LiD.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="IcE5XZh.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/IcE5XZh.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Nlkd3lW.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Nlkd3lW.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="jbwxfGF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/jbwxfGF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Chuck Taylor, Leon St. Giovanni, Hammerstone, TK O'Ryan respectively. Hammerstone went on a quick rally and tossed O'Ryan and St. Giovanni straight over the top. Eliminated: TK O'Ryan and Leon St. Giovanni In-Ring: Jay Lethal, Mark Briscoe, Colt Cabana, Kenny King, Chuck Taylor, Hammerstone The horn sounds and out flies #10, Will Ferrara. <img alt="wYLbOem.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wYLbOem.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Ferrara goes straight after Cabana and looks to immediately avenge his partner Rhett Titus's elimination. King and Lethal begin working together in an effort to eliminate Hammerstone but he is joined by Jay Briscoe and a four man brawl makes its way into the further corner. Chuck Taylor meanwhile goes to aid Colt Cabana, but Ferrara ducks and hits a dropkick sending both men into the corner... Ferrara is rolling now and comes flying toward the corner, Taylor rolls out of the way but Ferrara connects with Cabana, sending him flying from the ring... Ferrara immediately climbs the turnbuckles to celebrate and Taylor quickly dispatches of him. Eliminated: Colt Cabana and Will Ferrara The horn sounds and entering at #11 here comes Rocky Romero <img alt="tpqum4A.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tpqum4A.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> In-Ring: Jay Lethal, Mark Briscoe, Kenny King, Chuck Taylor, Hammerstone, Rocky Romero Kenny King and Jay Lethal's alliance turn their attention to Mark Briscoe and the two-on-one is very short-lived as Hammerstone lifts Kenny King and presses him over his head. The show of strength is a sight in the middle of the ring and he tosses King over the ropes. Romero looks to take advantage but Hammerstone pushes him aside and turns to face Chuck Taylor. Taylor comes at Hammerstone but is promptly tossed from the ring as the horn once again sounds. Eliminated: Kenny King and Chuck Taylor Frankie Kazarian makes his entrance at #12 and immediately joins his partner Romero. <img alt="Cbw2583.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Cbw2583.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> In-Ring: Jay Lethal, Mark Briscoe, Hammerstone, Rocky Romero, Frankie Kazarian With these five in the ring the battle turns into a five-man brawl for a the next five minutes, during which #13 Cheeseburger, #14 Jonathan Gresham, and #15 Odinson make their entrances. <img alt="ZXteJld.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ZXteJld.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="sIemKyp.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sIemKyp.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="5wIQJMM.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5wIQJMM.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> In-Ring: Jay Lethal, Mark Briscoe, Hammerstone, Rocky Romero, Frankie Kazarian, Cheeseburger, Jonathan Gresham, and Odinson. Now with eight men in the ring we see Romero and Kazarian square off with Odinson and Hammerstone, in another segment of the ring Jay Lethal and Mark Briscoe continue their long-brawl that has been on-going since the beginning of the bout. Cheeseburger and Jonathan Gresham meanwhile pop the crowd. The horn sounds again and at #16 here comes Damien "Punishment" Martinez. <img alt="CQvreaf.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/CQvreaf.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> He immediately throws his hands around the necks of Cheeseburger and Gresham who gallantly try to fight him off but are both disposed of. Eliminated: Cheeseburger and Jonathan Gresham In-Ring: Jay Lethal, Mark Briscoe, Hammerstone, Rocky Romero, Frankie Kazarian, Odinson, Damien "Punishment" Martinez The horn sounds again and at #17 here comes the "Warbeard" Hanson. <img alt="TPXMrhF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/TPXMrhF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Hanson makes a straight beeline for Martinez and the two big men exchange massive blows. Meanwhile, Mark Briscoe goes to eliminate Jay Lethal and gets him over the ropes but Lethal skins the cat and slides back under. The horn sounds again and at #18, Dalton Castle comes out. <img alt="DJeshS8.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/DJeshS8.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> With Castle in the ring he goes straight after Mark Briscoe and he and Lethal team up to make the elimination. With Briscoe on the floor he is livid and storms out. Eliminated: Mark Briscoe In-Ring: Jay Lethal, Hammerstone, Rocky Romero, Frankie Kazarian, Odinson, Damien "Punishment" Martinez, Hanson, Dalton Castle The horn sounds and at #19 Matt Taven joins his peers The End. <img alt="85QSprR.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/85QSprR.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Now holding a three on two advantage over SoCal Uncensored's Frankie Kazarian and Rocky Romero. Jay Lethal and Dalton Castle now continued work together and they manage to eliminate Damien "Punishment" Martinez. Before Castle and Lethal's partnership can be sealed Jay Lethal does what has to be done and connects with a swift dropkick from behind sending the party peacock crashing over the top rope........ But.... Castle's Boys have been hiding and they rolled out into a formed a human "shield" to prevent Castle's feet from touching the ground... Lethal and Hanson now engage in a battle and it was definitely a favorite in this bout as both men hit some signature spots. Lethal, devoid of most of his energy is tossed from the ring but as Castle begins to climb back in, Lethal hits him and lands on the apron. Castle's boys this time can't save him as he hits the ground and dejectedly he has been eliminated. Dalton Castle has been eliminated mere minutes in. The horn sounds and at #20 Will Ospreay makes his entrance. <img alt="OkoebUA.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OkoebUA.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Eliminated: Damien "Punishment" Martinez and Dalton Castle In-Ring: Jay Lethal, Hammerstone, Rocky Romero, Frankie Kazarian, Odinson, Matt Taven, Hanson, Will Ospreay The next set of eliminations saw The End and SoCal Uncensored 2.0 exchange eliminations as Kazarian eliminated Odinson, but was then subsequently dispatched by Hammerstone, who in turn was booted by Rocky Romero... who in turn was eliminated by Matt Taven, this quick set of eliminations was a highlight, but Matt Taven's success was short lived as Will Ospreay got him from behind and tossed him out. Eliminations: Odinson, Kazarian, Hammerstone, Rocky Romero, Matt Taven In-Ring: Jay Lethal, Hanson, Will Ospreay With Jay Lethal, Hanson and Ospreay in the ring for the time being Ospreay and Lethal look to go after Hanson and even the size difference but before they can do battle the horn sounds and here comes #21 Bob Evans. <img alt="lcn6Vtg.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/lcn6Vtg.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Bob Evans heads down to the ring and leads the crowd in "The Clap" and it seems to be contagious as Lethal, Hanson and Ospreay join Bob in a synchronized, comedy, clap. The horn sounds and #22 Shane Taylor heads down. <img alt="z8LEixZ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/z8LEixZ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> In-Ring: Jay Lethal, Hanson, Will Ospreay, Bob Evans and Shane Taylor Taylor slides in and immediately ends the clapping, striking Evans with a sickening chop across the chest. The big man, lifts the equally big man and slams him down with a power slam. Taylor gets up only to be met by Hanson who has a full head of steam and connects with a rolling Viking Kick which sends Taylor stumbling and bumbling before Will Ospreay connects pulls the ropes down and sends him over the top-rope. Brutal Bob is back to his feet but wobbling and Ospreay claps for him... Lethal and Hanson begin clapping as well and The Clap continues to spread... Eliminated: Shane Taylor In-Ring: Jay Lethal, Hanson, Will Ospreay, Bob Evans Entrant #23 sees no laughing matter in The Clap as Vinny Marseglia makes his way down and immediately goes after Jay Lethal. <img alt="IJqAdoA.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/IJqAdoA.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Ospreay does what has to be done and eliminates Bob, politely but appropriately as Hanson rests up. #24 is on his way out and it is Flip Gordon. <img alt="VskZOFh.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/VskZOFh.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Eliminated: Bob Evans In-Ring: Jay Lethal, Hanson, Will Ospreay, Vinny Marseglia and Flip Gordon Now with four smaller workers and Hanson in the ring the speed of the bout begins to pick-up. Ospreay continues his role and goes bouncing from corner to corner striking at will and leaving Marseglia in a daze and he tries to keep up. Flip Gordon goes after Hanson but Hanson bats him out of the sky and grounds him. Lethal takes a shot but Hanson again swats him down. The horn sounds and at #25 here is Raymond Rowe. <img alt="P5BbpIx.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/P5BbpIx.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> In-Ring: Jay Lethal, Hanson, Will Ospreay, Vinny Marseglia, Flip Gordon, Raymond Rowe War Machine is in the ring and as a unit they go for Lethal, but Flip makes the sacrifice and pushes Lethal out of the way, Lethal stumbles through the middle rope to the floor but isn't eliminated, the exhaustion of the bout and lasting for over 30 minutes so far has clearly impacted him as he appears to be out-cold on the floor. Flip's sacrifice, though noble, led to his elimination as War Machine revved up and took him out... on the other side of the ring Will Ospreay eliminated Vinny Marseglia, who didn't do much to prove his value here... Eliminated: Flip Gordon, Vinny Marseglia In-Ring: Jay Lethal, Hanson, Will Ospreay, Raymond Rowe The horn sounds and #26 Josh Woods makes his way down. <img alt="bjZ9QLL.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bjZ9QLL.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Woods slides in and Ospreay, for a brief moment appears to have evened up the score against War Machine, but Josh Woods immediately goes after the smaller man and tries to make the elimination... Ospreay hangs on and War Machine comes charging, sending Josh Woods from the ring as Ospreay slides back in and rolls to the other side. He's back to his feet and War Machine faces him down. Ospreay is ready to take them on but before anything happens the horn sounds and #27 Beretta heads down and joins his fellow member of CHAOS in the ring. <img alt="osDZUwf.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/osDZUwf.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Eliminated: Josh Woods In-Ring: Jay Lethal, Hanson, Will Ospreay, Raymond Rowe, Beretta With only three more men left to make an entrance the announcers begin to think of who can be left. War Machine and Ospreay/Beretta begin a solid program in the ring and no eliminations are made as #28 "Switchblade" Jay White makes his way down... <img alt="3cvhWUO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/3cvhWUO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> He stops at Jay Lethal's recovering body and tosses him back into the ring. Now all six men are in the ring. War Machine and Beretta/Ospreay's battle continues and Jay White joins the fray, leaving Lethal to recover. The three on two beat-down begins to take place, but War Machine seems content to leave Ospreay and White be, and turn their attention to Beretta, as White and Ospreay begin exchanging crushing blows in the middle of the ring. Beretta is little match for War Machine as they eliminate him. The horn sounds and at #29 Christopher Daniels marches down to the ring... <img alt="IiF2KXD.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/IiF2KXD.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Eliminated: Beretta In-Ring: Jay Lethal, Hanson, Will Ospreay, Raymond Rowe, Jay White, Christopher Daniels Daniels stops at ringside and surveys the details as White and Ospreay's brawl continues. War Machine, seeing Daniels not getting in the ring, both go through the middle rope and take Daniels out at ringside. They toss him in the ring and Jay Lethal, now back up takes him down with a Lethal Combination. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 <iframe width="260" height="120" src="<a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0IN2GgT0Dz8?rel=0&controls=0&showinfo=0" rel="external nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/embed/0IN2GgT0Dz8?rel=0&controls=0&showinfo=0"</a> frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe> Horn Sounds and at #30... Making his return to Ring of Honor, Austin Aries comes down to a huge Welcome Back chant. <img alt="p5yRVXd.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/p5yRVXd.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> In-Ring: Jay Lethal, Hanson, Will Ospreay, Raymond Rowe, Jay White, Christopher Daniels, Austin Aries Seven men in the ring now, only four will punch their ticket to Survival of the Fittest, Jay Lethal entered first and has hung on this long. War Machine as a unit looks like an immoveable object. Will Ospreay has eliminated four guys and he and Jay White are engaged in a heated bout in the middle of the ring. Ring of Honor six-man tag champion Christopher Daniels and newly returned Austin Aries make up the final guys. As Aries enters the ring... all seven men back up to corners with Lethal and Ospreay in one, Daniels in another, White in yet another with War Machine in the final corner as Austin Aries was showered with streamers in the middle of the ring... He turns his focus to Daniels and goes right after him... Two Ring of Honor legends engaged in battle as two young stars Ospreay and White also exchange blows. War Machine meanwhile does what needs to be done and goes after Jay Lethal. Lethal musters enough energy to fight them off for a few seconds. Hanson and Rowe go for a double clothesline but Lethal manages to duck and Hanson and Rowe miss, Hanson and Rowe turn around and as they do Will Ospreay who was irish whipped by Jay White leapfrogs off Lethal's back, poetry in motion, connecting squarely with Hanson who goes stumbling over the top rope. Eliminated: Hanson In-Ring: Jay Lethal, Will Ospreay, Raymond Rowe, Jay White, Christopher Daniels, Austin Aries Rowe's frustration leads him to go after White. Ospreay turns his attention to the brawl in the corner with Aries and Daniels, he goes full speed from corner to corner and connects with Aries and Daniels leaving them all in a heap in the corner. Rowe's strikes connect loudly with White and Rowe makes the elimination. Eliminated: Jay White In-Ring: Jay Lethal, Will Ospreay, Raymond Rowe, Christopher Daniels, Austin Aries Now down to five guys Jay Lethal is in bad shape and propped up in the corner. Raymond Rowe stands tall as Ospreay, Daniels and Aries have a three-way brawl. Lethal mustering perhaps his last bit of energy goes flying across the ring and connects with the threesome in the corner. Daniels falls to the right, Lethal falls straight down and Aries is draped precariously over the ropes. Ospreay took the least of the blow and he used that remaining energy to toss Aries to the floor, shockingly eliminating him. Eliminated: Austin Aries In-Ring: Jay Lethal, Will Ospreay, Raymond Rowe and Christopher Daniels (All Four Qualify For the Survival of the Fittest) With four men left and all qualified for the Survival of the Fittest the bout now turns to see who will be making the pools. Lethal's exhaustion leads him to being the first elimination as Ray Rowe easily lifts him over and out. But Rowe seemed to take his eyes off the endless energy of Will Ospreay who connects with a blow to the back and then manages to toss Rowe over the top. Leaving Will Ospreay and Christopher Daniels as the final two. Ospreay, having entered at #20, began wearing down and Daniels took advantage. The one-time Ring of Honor World Champion and Ring of Honor original hit the Angel's Wings and then lifted the limp body of Ospreay, winning the Honor Rumble outright! Eliminated: Jay Lethal, Raymond Rowe and Will Ospreay Christopher Daniels wins the 2018 Honor Rumble and will have the right to make the polls for the Survival of the Fittest Ian Riccaboni and AJ Kirsch hype the phenomenal match-ups and say that exclusively at Ring of Honor's Honor Club we will be announcing the eighth, Wild Card, and Christopher Daniels will be make the two pools! What a night!</div></div></blockquote> ---------------------------------------------------------------- Up Next, Christopher Daniels will be naming the two pools and the cards for the Survival of the Fittest Day 1 and 2 will be posted! Plus we will have an exclusive look at Steel Cage Warfare and an update on the first round of the fourth session of the prediction contest!

Texasrangers13 · February 26, 2018

Honor Club Exclusive: Pool Announcement for Survival of the Fittest <div style="text-align:center;">Honor Club Exclusive: Survival of the Fittest Announcements </div> <div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="RTGjUjf.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/RTGjUjf.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> Our first-ever Honor Club exclusive programming kicks off with Ian Riccaboni and AJ Kirsch sitting at a table in front of an array of screens. They discuss the Honor Rumble and then play a five minute highlight package. Some of the highlights shown: <ul><li>The Return of Colt Cabana </li><li>Will Ferrara avenging Rhett Titus' elimination </li><li>The End and SoCal Uncensored 2.0's back and forth eliminations </li><li>Dalton Castle landing on The Boys </li><li>The Clap with Bob Evans </li><li>Jay Lethal surviving multiple near-eliminations and making the final four </li><li>Will Ospreay leading way with the most eliminations </li><li>The Surprise Return of Austin Aries </li><li>The Final Four: Raymond Rowe, Jay Lethal, Will Ospreay and Christopher Daniels </li><li>The Winner: Christopher Daniels </li></ul> As the package wraps up Riccaboni mentions that Daniels will be with us later in the program to make the pool announcements. But first, let's send it to the ring of for an Honor Club, Future of Honor Exclusive. In our first ever Honor Club Future of Honor exclusive, The Boys (Brandon and Brent) defeated The North Star Express (Darin Corbin and Ryan Cruz). Corbin and Cruz are a tag-team out of Minnesota who have been teaming together for a number of years, while they gave a good effort they were no match for The Boys. Back in the studio Riccaboni and Kirsch were joined by Christopher Daniels. Daniels discussed winning the Honor Rumble and what it would mean for his career to capture the Ring of Honor World Title once again. Riccaboni then lays out the format for the Survival of the Fittest. There will be two pools of four. Each man in a respective pool will face the other three and the wrestler with the most points will win his pool and face the opposing pools winner in the Survival of the Fittest finals. Two points will be awarded for a victory and one point for a draw. ROH CEO Cary Silkin joins us to announce the Wild Card. He begins by saying that this man is a former Ring of Honor champion... Before he can get further, Austin Aries joins the program and thanks Silkin for welcoming him back and giving him the Wild Card spot. After all he should have qualified but it took three men teaming up to eliminate him... Daniels looks smugly at Aries. Silkin takes the microphone back and says that Aries isn't the Wild Card... The Wild Card is the man who started 2018 as the Ring of Honor World Champion, Dalton Castle! Aries is livid and storms out of the studio. Cary Silkin then instructs Daniels to pick the pools. Daniels deliberates and using a touch-screen places the competitors in their respective pools. As he finishes a graphic pops up showing the pools. Pool A <ul><li>Raymond Rowe </li><li>Jay Lethal </li><li>Jay Briscoe </li><li>Will Ospreay </li></ul> Pool B <ul><li>Christopher Daniels </li><li>Dalton Castle </li><li>Alex Shelley </li><li>Low-Ki </li></ul> Kirsch asks Daniels for his commentary on why he picked the pools the way he did. He says that he's stacked Pool A with a bunch of guys who beat the living daylights out of each other and thusly leave the winner of that pool weakened for Daniels when he captures Pool B. Daniels thanks the hosts for their time but says he has other things to attend to and leaves. As Daniels leaves they segue into discussing the Main Event at Survival of the Fittest, Steel Cage Warfare, a match-up that will be returning to Ring of Honor for the first time in five years as Cody's Royalty will take on Kenny Omega's Bullet Club in a four on four elimination brawl, inside a steel cage. The match will start with one man from each team inside in the cage. These two men will do battle for five minutes. At the end of the five minutes a member of one of the teams will be randomly selected to enter the cage, therefore giving his team a brief advantage. This advantage will last for two minutes before the next competitor, representing the opposing team will enter. This will alternate in snake format until all eight men are in the ring. First Five Minutes: Team A1 vs. Team B1 Next Two Minutes: Team A1, A2 vs. Team B1 Next Two Minutes: Team A1, A2 vs. Team B1, B2 Next Two Minutes: Team A1, A2 vs. Team B1, B2, B3 Next Two Minutes: Team A1, A2, A3 vs. Team B1, B2, B3 Next Two Minutes: Team A1, A2, A3, A4 vs. Team B1, B2, B3 Next Two Minutes: All Competitors Eligible However at anytime during this match if a competitor is pinned or submits he'll be eliminated from the bout and therefore negate any potential advantages or exacerbate any disadvantages. Riccaboni and Kirsch mention that we already know who the four members of Bullet Club are, Hangman Page, Nick Jackson, Matt Jackson and of course, Kenny Omega. But we only know three members of Royalty. ROH World Champion, Cody, ROH World Television Champion, Marty Scurll and not to be forgotten, Chris Sabin. They speculate on who the fourth member will be and say that they are sure Cody has a plan... The show wraps up with Riccaboni and Kirsch running down all eight competitors and announcing the cards for the first two nights of the televised Survival of the Fittest. They also announce these two shows will be 90 minute specials! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44489" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Survival of the Fittest Television Night One Pool A: Raymond Rowe vs. Jay Briscoe Pool A: Will Ospreay vs. Jay Lethal Pool B: Low-Ki vs. Alex Shelley Pool B: Dalton Castle vs. Christopher Daniels Survival of the Fittest Television Night Two Pool A: Raymond Rowe vs. Jay Lethal Pool A: Will Ospreay vs. Jay Briscoe Pool B: Low-Ki vs. Dalton Castle Pool B: Alex Shelley vs. Christopher Daniels</div></blockquote>

CobheadJake · February 26, 2018

Survival of the Fittest Television Night One

Pool A: Raymond Rowe vs. Jay Briscoe

Pool A: Will Ospreay vs. Jay Lethal

Pool B: Low-Ki vs. Alex Shelley

Pool B: Dalton Castle vs. Christopher Daniels

Survival of the Fittest Television Night Two

Pool A: Raymond Rowe vs. Jay Lethal

Pool A: Will Ospreay vs. Jay Briscoe

Pool B: Low-Ki vs. Dalton Castle

Pool B: Alex Shelley vs. Christopher Daniels

DGenerationMC · February 26, 2018

Survival of the Fittest Television Night One

Pool A: Raymond Rowe vs. Jay Briscoe

Pool A: Will Ospreay vs. Jay Lethal

Pool B: Low-Ki vs. Alex Shelley

Pool B: Dalton Castle vs. Christopher Daniels

Survival of the Fittest Television Night Two

Pool A: Raymond Rowe vs. Jay Lethal

Pool A: Will Ospreay vs. Jay Briscoe

Pool B: Low-Ki vs. Dalton Castle

Pool B: Alex Shelley vs. Christopher Daniels

Kijar · February 27, 2018

Loved the Honor Rumble. Good to see Aries back.

Survival of the Fittest Television Night One

Pool A: Raymond Rowe vs. Jay Briscoe

Pool A: Will Ospreay vs. Jay Lethal

Pool B: Low-Ki vs. Alex Shelley

Toughest pick for me personally.

Pool B: Dalton Castle vs. Christopher Daniels

Survival of the Fittest Television Night Two

Pool A: Raymond Rowe vs. Jay Lethal

Pool A: Will Ospreay vs. Jay Briscoe

Pool B: Low-Ki vs. Dalton Castle

Pool B: Alex Shelley vs. Christopher Daniels

BHK1978 · February 27, 2018

Survival of the Fittest Television Night One

Pool A: Raymond Rowe vs. Jay Briscoe

Pool A: Will Ospreay vs. Jay Lethal

Pool B: Low-Ki vs. Alex Shelley

Pool B: Dalton Castle vs. Christopher Daniels

Survival of the Fittest Television Night Two

Pool A: Raymond Rowe vs. Jay Lethal

Pool A: Will Ospreay vs. Jay Briscoe

Pool B: Low-Ki vs. Dalton Castle

Pool B: Alex Shelley vs. Christopher Daniels

Powerbrock100 · February 27, 2018

Survival of the Fittest Television Night One

Pool A: Raymond Rowe vs. Jay Briscoe

Pool A: Will Ospreay vs. Jay Lethal

Pool B: Low-Ki vs. Alex Shelley

Pool B: Dalton Castle vs. Christopher Daniels

Survival of the Fittest Television Night Two

Pool A: Raymond Rowe vs. Jay Lethal

Pool A: Will Ospreay vs. Jay Briscoe

Pool B: Low-Ki vs. Dalton Castle

Pool B: Alex Shelley vs. Christopher Daniels

Destiny · February 27, 2018

Survival of the Fittest Television Night One

Pool A: Raymond Rowe vs. Jay Briscoe

Pool A: Will Ospreay vs. Jay Lethal

Pool B: Low-Ki vs. Alex Shelley

Pool B: Dalton Castle vs. Christopher Daniels

Survival of the Fittest Television Night Two

Pool A: Raymond Rowe vs. Jay Lethal

Pool A: Will Ospreay vs. Jay Briscoe

Pool B: Low-Ki vs. Dalton Castle

Pool B: Alex Shelley vs. Christopher Daniels

Texasrangers13 · March 2, 2018

ROH Television, Survival of the Fittest Night 1 and 2, November Week 2 and 3, 2018 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44489" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">ROH TV, November Week 2, 2018</div> <div style="text-align:center;">Survival of the Fittest Night One <img alt="Xc6XxSY.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Xc6XxSY.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Our first night of the Survival of the Fittest got started right away with the first bout from the B Pool, Alex Shelley vs. Low-Ki. In a technical bout that went back and forth Alex Shelley scored the victory and the critical first two points. We then got a promo with Royalty discussing Steel Cage Warfare and what the four-on-four elimination bout will prove to the world. Wrestling's Royal "Family" will prove that they are the best in the world and that the Bullet Club will never be the Best In The World. In our second bout of the Survival of the Fittest we saw our first bout from the A Pool, Jay Lethal vs. Will Ospreay. Two of the best bets in the business went toe to toe and in the end it was Will Ospreay hitting the Os-Cutter and coming out on top with the victory. Backstage, The Young Bucks promise that the Bullet Club is fine and that Steel Cage Warfare will prove that the Bullet Club is better without traitors and that The Elite are exactly that... Elite. In a tag bout, Frankie Kazarian and Rocky Romero defeated The End (Hammerstone and Odinson). This bout was set-up based on the Honor Rumble, and post-match, knowing that Daniels was busy preparing for his match in the Survival of the Fittest, Matt Taven, Odinson and Hammerstone got some revenge and laid out the victors. Taven screamed that the 6-man belt would soon be The End's and that this was just the beginning of a painful demise. In our second bout of Pool A, Jay Briscoe defeated Raymond Rowe in a violent, hard-hitting encounter that proved to be the match of the night. Rowe had a near pinfall and really showed that he can go as a singles guy if need be, but it was Jay Briscoe with his hand raised post-match. Austin Aries made an appearance before the Main Event, he went on a rant saying that he debuted in Ring of Honor in 2004, and is a two-time Ring of Honor World Champion, but Cary Silkin didn't seem to think that was good enough to be the "Wild Card"... With that he joined the commentators for our Main Event, In the main event, and second Pool B bout, we had a utter disaster of a bout between Dalton Castle and Christopher Daniels. This match just didn't work. Daniels is on extreme time decline and showed here. Dalton Castle got the win with the Bang-A-Rang, but the overall match left a sour taste in everyones mouth. The show went off the air with Aries getting in the face of Castle, but ultimately backing down and walking away as the cameras faded out.</div></div></blockquote> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44489" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">ROH TV, November Week 3, 2018</div> <div style="text-align:center;">Survival of the Fittest Night Two <img alt="0UoQ0WN.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0UoQ0WN.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Night two of the Survival of the Fittest kicked off with Pool B and Dalton Castle (Two Points) facing Low-Ki (Zero Points). Same as last week, Austin Aries came down and joined commentary, keeping a close eye on Dalton Castle and saying that he has been facing the has-beens of Ring of Honor. Riccaboni tries to point out that Daniels and Low-Ki were both in Ring of Honor when Aries debuted, but Aries smugly rejects everything Riccaboni says. The match in the ring looked to be going Low-Ki's way, but then Mark Briscoe made his way down to the ring and got in Low-Ki's face on the ring apron. Last month Low-Ki qualified for the Survival of the Fittest by beating Mark Briscoe and this clearly didn't settle well with Mark. The distraction allowed Castle to take advantage and steal a win and put himself in the drivers seat. It also eliminated Low-Ki from the tournament, though he'll still have a night three bout on deck. Post-match, Low-Ki tries to chase Mark Briscoe to the back, but he is stopped by Jay Lethal who tells him that they will take care of things professionally and not to stoop to that level... Low-Ki seems to be ok with that answer. Cody, Marty Scurll and Brandi Rhodes are seen, Brandi stands guard over their titles while Marty and Cody tell the camera that Chris Sabin is out tying up some loose ends and that the reinforcement has arrived. In the second Pool B bout Alex Shelley (2 Points) carried Christopher Daniels (0 Points) through the bout and scored the two points. At the Survival of the Fittest Pay-Per-View the third match in the pool between Alex Shelley and Dalton Castle will have direct implications in who will be in the finals later that night as they both have 4 points! Post-match, Matt Taven comes out and tells Christopher Daniels that The End is here and the end of his career will come at their hands. He practically begs for a title-shot for he and his crew but Daniels tells him SoCal Uncensored 2.0 still runs the show and they don't respect The End. Daniels tells Taven that he's been disappointed in his performance here and frankly it has made him question how much he has left...so... if he can't score the victory over Low-Ki at Survival of the Fittest, and earn a mere two points, he'll grant The End their wish... But if he does win, then no title shot for them... Riccaboni adds that he's been told that if Low-Ki wins, ROH's competition committee will grant he and Jay Lethal a future Tag Title shot at The Briscoes. In the first Pool A bout of the night Jay Lethal (0 Points) faced Raymond Rowe (0 Points). Rowe once again proved he could hang with the best in the singles division, but again he fell just short against a former ROH World Champion. Lethal took him down with the Lethal Injection and scored the two points. Backstage we lay eyes on Madison Rayne stretching and doing her thing when suddenly Tenille Dashwood attacks her and beats her down. Dashwood tells Rayne, "This is all about ME! This is MY show, and this is my Women's Revolution... Not Yours"... In tag action The Young Bucks defeated Coast 2 Coast in a fun story-telling bout. As the match ended Chris Sabin walked down the aisle with Hangman Page's noose in his hand...both Bucks turned to face Sabin and of course, a hulking mid-6-foot man, wearing jeans and a jacket with a hood and mask covering his face attacked the Bucks from behind with a running lariat, Sabin slides in and he and the masked man beat down The Young Bucks as security tries to get a hold of the action in the ring. Sabin and the masked man head up the ring and are joined at the top of it by Scurll and Cody... Royalty, now four men strong, leave the scene, stronger and bigger than ever, but we still don't know who the large masked man was. In the main event, and second pool A bout, Will Ospreay (2 points) took on Jay Briscoe (2 Points). This was a bout that had a lot riding on it, with the winner putting himself in the drivers seat. In a bit of a shock finish, Will Ospreay scored the win, hitting the Os-Cutter on Jay Briscoe.</div></div></blockquote> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44489" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Survival of the Fittest Night Three Pay-Per-View Preview</div> The Survival of the Fittest concludes with the final four pool matches, followed by the Survival of the Fittest finals which we crown the winner of the Survival of the Fittest and grant the winner a shot at the ROH World Champion Cody at Final Battle. The pool round concludes with the final four bouts. In Pool A, Raymond Rowe (0 points) will look to score his first victory as he takes on Will Ospreay (4 Points). Ospreay merely needs a draw to guarantee his spot in the finals. Rowe is formally eliminated but he'll look to build on two solid appearances and play spoiler. Pool A will also see Jay Lethal (2 Points) taking on Jay Briscoe (2 Points). Both men fell victim to Will Ospreay and now will be forced into cheering for Raymond Rowe in the hopes that he can stop Ospreay and give the winner of Lethal/Briscoe a spot in the finals. ROH Officials would like to remind you that in the event of multiple competitors finishing with the same amount of points, both competitors will advance to the finals, so it is conceivable that we could see a triple threat or fatal-four-way final! In Pool B, Low-Ki (0 Points) and Christopher Daniels (0 Points) battle for pride as neither has scored a victory in the first two nights of the battle. Christopher Daniels, ever the master manipulator, has promised The End that if he doesn't win he'll grant them a shot at he and SoCal Uncensored's 6-man titles. But if he does win, then The End won't get a shot, meanwhile, Low-Ki has his own issues to worry about as Mark Briscoe cost him his last bout and will certainly be on the mind of Low-Ki during this one. Especially since with a win, Low-Ki and Lethal will get a shot at the Briscoes belts. In the other bout Alex Shelley (4 points) will take on Dalton Castle (4 points) with the winner guaranteed to fight again tonight in the finals of the Survival of the Fittest. After her assault on Madison Rayne, Tenille Dashwood will take her on in a Women of Honor bout that is bound to have ramifications towards the title race. In fact, Nattie Neidhart has said that the winner will be the #1 Contender to her title and that she'll actively be paying attention to this one. In our main event, Kenny Omega and Cody's blood feud boils over in the fifth ever Steel Cage Warfare in Ring of Honor history. Kenny Omega, Nick Jackson, Matt Jackson and Hangman Page, colloquially known as The Bullet Club will do battle with the Ring of Honor World Champion, Cody, and his band of villainous characters, Marty Scurll, Chris Sabin and the newest member, who will certainly be revealed at the pay-per-view. As Cody is the Ring of Honor World Champion his team will be the first with the advantage. We can now confirm that Cody has nominated Chris Sabin to start the bout, he will step into the ring against Hangman Page for the first five minutes, and this is bound to get physical quickly. As a reminder here is the entrance sequence, with Team A: Royalty holding the initial advantage. First Five Minutes: Royalty's First Entrant, Chris Sabin vs. Bullet Club's First Entrant, Hangman Page Next Two Minutes: Team A1, A2 vs. Team B1 Next Two Minutes: Team A1, A2 vs. Team B1, B2 Next Two Minutes: Team A1, A2 vs. Team B1, B2, B3 Next Two Minutes: Team A1, A2, A3 vs. Team B1, B2, B3 Next Two Minutes: Team A1, A2, A3, A4 vs. Team B1, B2, B3 Next Two Minutes: All Competitors Eligible However at anytime during this match if a competitor is pinned or submits he'll be eliminated from the bout and therefore negate any potential advantages or exacerbate any disadvantages.</div></blockquote> ----------------------------------------------------------- <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44489" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Prediction Contest (Session Four, After Round Two) Realizing I forgot to update post Honor Rumble, so that's wrapped into this as well... I'm using it as bonus points since it was a tricky guess. If you had the winner wrong but he was a final four guy I gave a point, and vice-versa... I didn't think it all out well in how I formatted it, my bad. Martel123: 1 Point Honor Rumble Bonus Kijar: 4/8 + 1 Point Honor Rumble Bonus Powerbrock100: 4/8 + 3 Point Honor Rumble Bonus DegenerationMC: 6/8 + 2 Points Honor Rumble Bonus Warhawk8492: 2 Points Honor Rumble Bonus BHK1978: 4/8 + 3 Points Honor Rumble Bonus Destiny: 4/8 CobheadJake: 4/8 Notes: Definitely a tricky pick 'em so far, and I think that's a good thing. I'm trying to use the Survival of the Fittest as a way to build-up some of the stories for Final Battle. After all, Final Battle is our "WrestleMania" of sorts. The winner of the Survival of the Fittest will obviously challenge Cody, but the other seven guys all need some story direction and I think we are doing a nice job of getting there. Daniels time decline going into critical failure was a really really bad deal... He and Castle utterly bombed. Re Surprise Entrants for Honor Rumble: Doug Williams is too "old" for CEO Cary Silkin and was blocked... But he was a contender. Eddie Edwards is out injured... also was a contender. I did think about Koslov, I used to really dig his shtick... but he's left the business (as is true in reality as well). I went with Cabana because his annoying theme was stuck in my head and I wanted someone for Ferrara and Titus to have a small story with... Austin Aries has always been a favorite and I thought about making him the fourth member of Royalty before deciding instead to go this direction. The Wild Card snub is a nice storyline that I could see him getting pissed about... I hope you agree. Jimmy Jacobs was another contender for Royalty... he is a Princess afterall. Instead,... well.... You'll see. He's been in Ring of Honor before, that's all I'll say.</div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44489" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Survival of the Fittest Quick Picks (Session Four) <ul><li>Pool A: Raymond Rowe (0) vs. Will Ospreay (4) </li><li>Pool A: Jay Briscoe (2) vs. Jay Lethal (2) </li><li>Pool B: Christopher Daniels (0) vs. Low-Ki (0) </li><li>Pool B: Alex Shelley (4) vs. Dalton Castle (4) </li><li>Finals: Pool A Winner or Pool B Winner (Since there is a potential this could be a 3 or 4 way just pick will the winner be from Pool A or Pool B) </li><li>WOH #1 Contendership: Madison Rayne vs. Tenille Dashwood </li><li>Steel Cage Warfare: Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Hangman Page, The Young Bucks) vs. Royalty (Cody, Marty Scurll, Chris Sabin, ???) </li></ul> Bonus: Who will be revealed as the fourth member of Royalty?</div></blockquote>

DGenerationMC · March 2, 2018

Pool A: Raymond Rowe (0) vs. Will Ospreay (4)

Pool A: Jay Briscoe (2) vs. Jay Lethal (2)

Pool B: Christopher Daniels (0) vs. Low-Ki (0)

Pool B: Alex Shelley (4) vs. Dalton Castle (4)

Finals: Pool A Winner or Pool B Winner (Since there is a potential this could be a 3 or 4 way just pick will the winner be from Pool A or Pool B) Will Ospreay

WOH #1 Contendership: Madison Rayne vs. Tenille Dashwood

Steel Cage Warfare: Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Hangman Page, The Young Bucks) vs. Royalty (Cody, Marty Scurll, Chris Sabin, ???)

Bonus: Who will be revealed as the fourth member of Royalty? The BIG Guy..........Ryback!

Powerbrock100 · March 2, 2018

Pool A: Raymond Rowe (0) vs. Will Ospreay (4)

Pool A: Jay Briscoe (2) vs. Jay Lethal (2)

Pool B: Christopher Daniels (0) vs. Low-Ki (0)

Pool B: Alex Shelley (4) vs. Dalton Castle (4)

Finals: Pool A Winner or Pool B Winner (Since there is a potential this could be a 3 or 4 way just pick will the winner be from Pool A or Pool B) Pool B

WOH #1 Contendership: Madison Rayne vs. Tenille Dashwood

Steel Cage Warfare: Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Hangman Page, The Young Bucks) vs. Royalty (Cody, Marty Scurll, Chris Sabin, ???)

Bonus: Who will be revealed as the fourth member of Royalty? Aaron Stevens/Damien Sandow

CobheadJake · March 2, 2018

Pool A: Raymond Rowe (0) vs. Will Ospreay (4) - He's had a great showing, so I think he could pick up the surprise win here.

Pool A: Jay Briscoe (2) vs. Jay Lethal (2)

Pool B: Christopher Daniels (0) vs. Low-Ki (0)

Pool B: Alex Shelley (4) vs. Dalton Castle (4)

Finals: Pool A Winner or Pool B Winner (Since there is a potential this could be a 3 or 4 way just pick will the winner be from Pool A or Pool B) - I think Ospreay will lose to Rowe but still win the finals.

WOH #1 Contendership: Madison Rayne vs. Tenille Dashwood

Steel Cage Warfare: Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Hangman Page, The Young Bucks) vs. Royalty (Cody, Marty Scurll, Chris Sabin, ???)

Bonus: Who will be revealed as the fourth member of Royalty? Is it bad that Ryback also came to my mind, even if I'm not sure he'd fit the ethos of ROH.

Kijar · March 2, 2018

Man, I've never had a game where Daniels' decline wasn't slow as molasses, so that's a tough break. He has had a long go at it, great career. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Glad Shelley won more than expected, I'll double down on him hard now haha

Pool A: Raymond Rowe (0) vs. Will Ospreay (4)

He won't need to win here to win the Block, as he already beat Lethal :

Pool A: Jay Briscoe (2) vs. Jay Lethal (2)

Pool B: Christopher Daniels (0) vs. Low-Ki (0)

Don't want him shut out, and this is Old Man Daniels (clap clap clapclapclap)

Pool B: Alex Shelley (4) vs. Dalton Castle (4)

Finals: Alex Shelley and if it isn't him, I don't want points lol

WOH #1 Contendership: Madison Rayne vs. Tenille Dashwood

I don't think she'll win, but I absolutely adore her hahaha

Steel Cage Warfare: Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Hangman Page, The Young Bucks) vs. Royalty (Cody, Marty Scurll, Chris Sabin, ???)

Adam is there to eat the pin so hard <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Bonus: Who will be revealed as the fourth member of Royalty? I have a pretty good feeling it is Zack Sabre Jr. (though you did bring Aries back and he has yet to appear here) But perhaps that isn't too dynamic of a choice, so if you have something even better, I welcome it <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Perhaps the Switchblade? Lots of great possiblities <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

The Lariat · March 2, 2018

Pool A: Raymond Rowe (0) vs. Will Ospreay (4)

Pool A: Jay Briscoe (2) vs. Jay Lethal (2)

Pool B: Christopher Daniels (0) vs. Low-Ki (0)

Pool B: Alex Shelley (4) vs. Dalton Castle (4)

Finals: Pool A Winner or Pool B Winner

WOH #1 Contendership: Madison Rayne vs. Tenille Dashwood

Steel Cage Warfare: Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Hangman Page, The Young Bucks) vs. Royalty (Cody, Marty Scurll, Chris Sabin, ???)

Total shot in the dark, but I'm guessing Chris Hero is the fourth member.

BHK1978 · March 4, 2018

Pool A: Raymond Rowe (0) vs. Will Ospreay (4)

Pool A: Jay Briscoe (2) vs. Jay Lethal (2)

Pool B: Christopher Daniels (0) vs. Low-Ki (0)

Pool B: Alex Shelley (4) vs. Dalton Castle (4)

Finals: Pool A Winner

WOH #1 Contendership: Madison Rayne vs. Tenille Dashwood

Steel Cage Warfare: Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Hangman Page, The Young Bucks) vs. Royalty (Cody, Marty Scurll, Chris Sabin, ???)

Bonus: Who will be revealed as the fourth member of Royalty? Darren Young

Warhawk8492 · March 4, 2018

Pool A: Raymond Rowe (0) vs. Will Ospreay (4)

Pool A: Jay Briscoe (2) vs. Jay Lethal (2)

Pool B: Christopher Daniels (0) vs. Low-Ki (0)

Pool B: Alex Shelley (4) vs. Dalton Castle (4)

Finals: Pool A Winner or Pool B Winner (Since there is a potential this could be a 3 or 4 way just pick will the winner be from Pool A or Pool B) Daniels

WOH #1 Contendership: Madison Rayne vs. Tenille Dashwood

Steel Cage Warfare: Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Hangman Page, The Young Bucks) vs. Royalty (Cody, Marty Scurll, Chris Sabin, ???)

Bonus: Who will be revealed as the fourth member of Royalty? Magnus

Texasrangers13 · March 5, 2018

Ring of Honor Presents: Survival of the Fittest

Ring of Honor: Survival of the Fittest Pay-Per-View

Announcers: Ian Riccaboni and AJ Kirsch

Our show opens with Pool A's current leader, Will Ospreay taking on Raymond Rowe. Rowe has been a bit of revelation, despite failing to win a match so far in the Survival of the Fittest.

Will Ospreay (4 Points) vs. Raymond Rowe (0 Points)

With a victory, Ospreay could punch his solo ticket to the finals. Back and forth this one went in the early going, Rowe held the power advantage and hit a number of power moves to weaken Ospreay but ultimately couldn't get the pinfall in this sequence. Ospreay made his comeback and went for the Os-Cutter, which has proven fatal for the majority of his opponents but this time Rowe caught Ospreay and threw him over his head sending Ospreay crashing into the mat. This shocking reversal proved to be enough for Rowe to capture his first victory, and force Ospreay into the waiting game to see if he'd be making the finals as a solo competitor or be forced into a triple threat.

Raymond Rowe (2 Points) defeated Will Ospreay (4 Points)

As Rowe heads up the ramp post-match, he is joined on the stage by his partner Hanson, and together they promise that 2019 will be the Year of War Machine!

Christopher Daniels (0 Points) vs. Low-Ki (0 Points)

Christopher Daniels as a singles competitor might be showing his age and after winning the Honor Rumble he hasn't been able to score a victory in the Survival of the Fittest. Here, against Low-Ki, there was a bunch on the line as a victory for Low-Ki would set-up not one, but two, title matches for Final Battle. With a victory, Low-Ki and Jay Lethal will be granted the right to challenge the Briscoes, and with the subsequent loss, Christopher Daniels and his comrades at SoCal Uncensored 2.0 will be forced into a 6-man bout with The End and Matt Taven. Sure enough that came true as Low-Ki hit the Ki-Krusher and took the victory.

Low-Ki (2 Points) defeated Christopher Daniels (0 Points)

Matt Taven and The End come out post-match and taunt Daniels. This prompts Rocky Romero and Frankie Kazarian to run down and we get the subsequent 6-man brawl. Odinson and Hammerstone over-power the smaller team and hit the dueling Super Collider Powerbombs, and a Pounce that sent Daniels flying through the ropes. At Final Battle, SoCal Uncensored 2.0 will have a hell of the challenge...

Alex Shelley (4 Points) vs. Dalton Castle (4 Points)

In a bout that once again was underscored by some bad wrestling from Castle, Shelley and Castle went back and forth with many near falls, knowing that the winner would be competing in the finals. Both men have challenged, and in Castle's case held, the ROH World Title, but tonight it was Alex Shelley coming out on top, hitting the Sliced Bread #2 on Castle, and getting the pinfall and punching his ticket into the finals.

Alex Shelley (6 Points) defeated Dalton Castle (4 Points)

Post-match, Austin Aries makes his way down with a microphone and mockingly calls Dalton Castle, the Wild Card, he says that Ring of Honor clearly made a mistake in picking someone who couldn't win, and shouldn't be taken seriously. He says that he is here to stay and that Castle will learn why Aries is the Greatest Wrestler That Ever Lived!

Jay Briscoe (2 Points) vs. Jay Lethal (2 Points)

A lot was on the line here as the winner of this bout will join Will Ospreay and Alex Shelley in the finals. There is absolutely no love between these two and this bout got off to a quick and physical start. With Lethal and his partner Low-Ki having already punched a ticket to face the Briscoes for the Tag Titles this was a preview of what was to come. The finish in this one saw Lethal and Briscoe exchanging fists in the center of the ring. They then both turned and ran into the ropes to build momentum... as they came at each other at full-speed they knocked heads and sent each other to the mat... Todd Sinclair began the 10 count.

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Bobby Cruise, upon consulting with Todd Sinclair makes the announcement...

This contest has been ruled a DRAW... Neither competitor successfully answered the 10 count... Both men will receive one point...

Jay Briscoe is livid and lifts Jay Lethal's dazed body... Low-Ki comes flying down the ramp and tackles Briscoe and begins pummeling him, here comes Mark Briscoe down the ramp to save his brother and he and Low-Ki begin exchanging blows in the middle of the ring. Security jumps into the ring and pulls both men apart, saving the bout for another day.

Jay Briscoe (3 Points) and Jay Lethal (3 Points) fought to a draw when neither man answered the referees ten count.

Ian Riccaboni points out that because of this, it will be Will Ospreay taking on Alex Shelley in a one on one bout in the finals. He says that bout will take place immediately after the Women of Honor bout that is next.

Madison Rayne vs. Tenille Dashwood

Madison Rayne's Ring of Honor debut was interrupted by Tenille Dashwood, who over the last month has set out to prove that the division is all about her. She hasn't exactly succeeded, losing to Nattie Neidhart at Global Wars, but here she was able to prove her strengths in the ring, forcing Madison Rayne to tap out to the modified Muta Lock that she is now calling the Me Lock.

Tenille Dashwood defeated Madison Rayne

Nattie Neidhart comes out and tells Tenille that she came here to revamp this division and she is proud of the direction it is going... but she won't stand for blindside assaults. She says she knows Tenille is selfish, but that she also knows she's a world-class worker... She respects her... and at Final Battle she'll give Tenille another shot at the title.

Survival of the Fittest Finals
Alex Shelley (Pool B Winner) vs. Will Ospreay (Pool A Winner)

The finals of the Survival of the Fittest staked Alex Shelley against Will Ospreay in a bout that was sure to highlight the speed and skills of both men. These two have become close friends over the last few months with Ospreay coming to Shelley's aid during his feud with former partner Chris Sabin. Earlier tonight, Shelley did battle with Dalton Castle but cruised through the Pool without a loss. Ospreay meanwhile looked to have Raymond Rowe on the ropes earlier tonight, but wound up feeling the power that Rowe has and took the loss. The physical toll of that battle was apparent early as Ospreay was slowed and appeared to be worn-down. Shelley took advantage of this early and hit a number of moves designed to further weaken, and clip the wings of his aerial assassin opponent. Ospreay bounced back though and had a solid comeback sequence, but he was struck down again by Shelley. Shelley allowed Ospreay to recover a bit but never really let him back into the bout, cutting him down again and again until he hit the Sliced Bread #2 not once, but twice, and made the cover to get the win, win the tournament and punch his ticket to the Main Event at Final Battle.

Alex Shelley defeated Will Ospreay to win the 2018 Survival of the Fittest

As Shelley was presented with the trophy, he embraced Will Ospreay and told the audience that Ospreay is the future of Ring of Honor. He said he knows that Ospreay will one day carry the brand and he's proud to call him a friend and ally. Ospreay then took the microphone and put over Shelley, calling him a resilient and skilled fighter who will capture the ROH World Title from Cody at Final Battle.

Steel Cage Warfare
Bullet Club vs. Royalty

The steel cage slowly lowered from the ceiling of the arena. As it locked into place, referee Todd Sinclair opened the door and Hangman Page and Chris Sabin made their respective entrances...

Ian Riccaboni reminded us that the first five minutes of this bout would see Sabin and Page going one on one. The bell rang and Page went right after Sabin, striking him with a quick blow. He sent him into the cage and clearly enraged began raking his face across the steel. Sabin swung his arms wildly and connected with an elbow across the ear of Page sending him back toward the ring. Sabin lifted Page and spit in his face before hitting a DDT in the middle of the ring. Sabin continued to control bout as the countdown began and the horn sounded... Marty Scurll was the second man out, giving Royalty the two-on-one advantage. Scurll entered the ring and he and Sabin began to work Page over further. Page fought back though and managed to stave off the two-on-one beatdown. Scurll went for an irish whip but Page reversed it, sending Scurll right into Sabin. The horn sounded and wasting no time Nick Jackson came running down, but rather than entering through the door he immediately climbed the cage and stood on top of it... as Sabin and Scurll looked up Nick Jackson came flying from above, taking both men, and his own partner, Page down. Page appeared to land a bit awkwardly and his knee gave out... Nick Jackson took himself out as well and in the carnage we see that Chris Sabin's arm was draped over Page... 1-2-3, Sinclair counted to 3 and Page has been eliminated...

Eliminated: Hangman Page

With the elimination Nick Jackson is now alone again, but not for long as his brother, Matt Jackson is the next to enter the ring. The Young Bucks are in the ring and Sabin and Scurll are both still recovering from the blow they took from Nick Jackson when he entered. Matt and Nick targeted Sabin, and they sent him into the cage.... SUPERKICK. Sabin stumbled back into the ropes and Nick Jackson came at him at full speed, cross body sent him bouncing off the ropes and laid out cold in the middle. Matt Jackson bounced up the ropes and hit a 450 splash... He covered Sabin...

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The enforcer came out in a Royalty zip-up hoodie, but quickly ripped it off, revealing himself to be....

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Davey Boy Smith Jr.

Riccaboni mentioned that Smith Jr was last seen in Ring of Honor over a year ago when he and then partner Lance Hoyt, the Killer Elite Squad, visited... Smith Jr entered the cage and immediately went to work on both Young Bucks... The now three on two advantage came into play as they beat down Matt and Nick Jackson. Smith hitting a vintage Bulldog Powerslam in the middle of the ring on both Matt and Nick... rather than covering them though the Royalty team both Young Bucks out cold in the middle of the ring as the horn sounded and out came the final member of Royalty. The Ring of Honor World Champion, Cody.

Cody made his way down to the ring and the four members of Royalty embraced in the middle of the ring... The pompously made covers on both Young Bucks...

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Cody is infuriated and goes to lift Nick Jackson up for a Silver Spoon DDT, but Nick manages to slide out and connect with a Super Kick to Chris Sabin... Cody turns... Super Kick... Matt counters a move from Scurll... Super Kick to Smith.... Scurll comes at him... Super Kick.... The Young Bucks are having a Super Kick Party and all four Royalty members are feeling the effects... The clock ticks down... Matt and Nick both climb the cage... they stand on opposite corners...... The horn sounds and here comes Kenny Omega....

The four members of Royalty are all recovering and bracing against each other in the middle of the ring, arms intertwined. Omega comes down and the camera pans to Cody's face staring directly at Omega... Omega points to the top of the cage and as the members of Royalty look up.... here come both Bucks from each corner....

Oh MY.......

The fans chant in unison

Holy S*** Holy S***, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson just soared from 15 feet up and landed squarely on-top of all four members of Royalty.... all six men are down as Kenny Omega enters the ring... He looks at Davey Boy Smith Jr.... V Trigger square to the skull....

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The first Royalty elimination evened the score at three to three... Omega lifts Chris Sabin next...... One Winged Angel....

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Kenny Omega has been in the ring for a mere 20 seconds and he's already eliminated half of Royalty... Scurll, Cody and The Jacksons are all stirring as Omega hypes up the crowd... Scurll and Cody both roll toward the left-most corner... Omega picks both Bucks up.... they One-Sweet each other and go running... Cody and Scurll move out of the and The Elite brigade collide with the corner and the cage. Briefly dazing them and allowing Cody to start barking instructions at Brandi on the outside. Brandi grabs the Championship Ring from the timekeeper and hands it to Cody through the cage... Cody feints injury and drops to a knee as Nick Jackson turns his attention toward Cody. Meanwhile, Scurll squares off with Matt Jackson and Omega... In one corner Nick Jackson runs at Cody, only to be met by the ring squarely across the bridge of the nose....... In the other corner Omega and Matt Jackson double-team Scurll with Omega lifting Scurll for a One-Winged Angel and then Matt Jackson jumping off the ropes to assist the completion of the move....A modified Meltzer if you will.

They both cover Scurll.... completely unaware that Cody has covered Nick Jackson in the other corner.... Todd Sinclair counts...

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Eliminated: Marty Scurll and Nick Jackson

As Matt Jackson and Kenny Omega come to realize what has just happened, Cody realizes he's now in for a 2-on-1 battle...

Matt Jackson and Kenny Omega back Cody into the corner... Cody tosses his hands up begging for leniency... Omega and Jackson will have none of it and they jointly place boots to gut toppling Cody into the corner... Omega backs away as Matt Jackson holds Cody to the corner.... Cody's right hand, still clad with the championship ring, is draped over the rope.... Omega comes charging but Cody manages to swing the right hand and connects with Omega flush... Omega topples over and is down on the mat.

Matt Jackson strikes Cody and takes control, raking his face along the cage. Cody is prone in the middle of the ropes... Matt comes toward him but Cody slides out of the way, sending Matt flying into the cage and crashing hard to the mat... Cody rolls him over and locks in the American Nightmare Lock... Omega is beginning to stir as Matt Jackson tries to not tap out... Omega is up to a knee but Matt Jackson has no choice, he taps out.

Eliminated: Matt Jackson

Omega and Cody are the final two standing. The Steel Structure surrounding them... Cody, still wearing the ring, looks at Omega, kisses the ring and takes it off, handing it Sinclair for safe keeping... this will be a good, ole' fashioned slobberknocker.

Omega and Cody tie-up in the middle of the ring, Omega makes the first move, connecting with a knee strike to the chest of Cody. Both men are already worn down from the bout but this has the urgency and feeling of an instant classic. Omega lifts Cody above his head into a suplex position but Cody strikes with a knee and wiggles out of it. He pulls Omega down by the hair and slams him into the mat. He lifts Omega and takes him into the corner... Cody hits a tornado DDT and then climbs the turnbuckle... Cody looks at Omega prone on the ground and goes for a moonsault... but Omega moves out of the way sending Cody into the mat with no pay off.

Omega is to his feet... he points the finger guns at Cody who is up to a knee... and here he comes.... V Trigger... Connects flush with Cody's skull. Cody wobbles and goes down... Omega lifts Cody up onto his shoulders...but somehow, someway Cody slides off the back of Omega. Omega turns around and Cody wildly swings, Cody misses and Omega locks a sleeper-hold in... he begins to rub his arms across the eyes, a maneuver he calls the Chainsaw Arms as Cody screams bloody murder. Omega tries to tighten the grip but Cody connects with a low-blow, lifting his leg up between Omega's. Omega is down on a knee... Cody musters up the energy now... Disaster Kick... lands squarely. Omega is down... Cody lifts him... Cross Rhodes... Omega is out-cold in the center of the ring but Cody wants more... he climbs the turnbuckle.... but doesn't stop there... all the way to the top of the cage... Cody stands tall a top the structure....... Oh my.... MOOOOOONNNNNNSAULT from the top of the cage... he lands on Omega... Cody is out, Omega is out, but Cody is on top of Omega...

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Royalty defeated Bullet Club in a Steel Cage Warfare, Total Elimination Match, Cody was the final man standing.

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Post-Show Notes:

I debated a number of different solutions for the fourth member of Royalty, and took Davey Boy when I noticed he was without a partner in NJPW. Suzuki-Gun has basically died over there as Minoru retired, and they didn't resign Taka. Lance Archer/Hoyt is out for the year with an injury so then I saw Davey Boy as a logical fit for this wrestling "Royalty" group.......yes I'm aware he and Nattie are cousins, that may or may not play in as I develop this. ZSJ was another guy I debated... and I still might add him to ROH at some point, maybe even as part of the group... who knows...

Hangman Page suffered a Torn LCL during the bout... he's out for a bit. Which actually works well since the Young Bucks will now be able to run on their own.

We are over a month away from Final Battle and we already know four title bouts.

Cody vs. Shelley, Low-Ki/Lethal vs. Briscoes, Nattie vs. Tenille and The End/Taven vs. SoCal Uncensored 2.0... I'm happy about that. We also can infer Aries vs. Castle... Definitely cool with longer-term build-ups to the end of the year show!

Ryback was an interesting choice, one I hadn't thought of, and frankly CobheadJake nailed it, doesn't fit the ethos of ROH in my mind. Darren Young (AKA Fred Sampson) has been cruising the Indies and putting up decent ratings... but at 39 he didn't fit the group well enough for me. I've always liked Magnus/Aldis and he'd actually be a realistic choice for the enforcer type role. My fear with Sandow is that he becomes the focal point/main talker of the group (although now that I say that, it worked for Scott Hall as a support guy)... hmm. He is currently with Rival Lucha Underground, damn... Hero made the main roster! He's an opener, but he's on the main show!

Prediction Contest (Session Four, Round Three)

Martel123: 1 Point Honor Rumble Bonus

Kijar: 4/8 + 1 Point Honor Rumble Bonus + 5/7

Powerbrock100: 4/8 + 3 Point Honor Rumble Bonus + 3/7

DegenerationMC: 6/8 + 2 Points Honor Rumble Bonus + 4/7

Warhawk8492: 2 Points Honor Rumble Bonus + 3/7

BHK1978: 4/8 + 3 Points Honor Rumble Bonus + 5/7

Destiny: 4/8

CobheadJake: 4/8 + 5/7

The_Lariat: 5/7

Honor Club November 2018 Post Upcoming, let's see how this goes...

Blodyxe · March 5, 2018

SPOILERS MY DUDES

Awesome main event! ??? winning the SOTF is rad, like the story after the match with him and ???

Texasrangers13 · March 7, 2018

Honor Club: November 2018 Review <div style="text-align:center;">Honor Club: November 2018 Exclusive Edition, Survival of the Fittest Wrap-Up + Exclusive Bouts</div> <div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="RTGjUjf.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/RTGjUjf.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <iframe width="260" height="140" src="<a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7gfZosrGWQQ?rel=0&controls=0&showinfo=0" rel="external nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/embed/7gfZosrGWQQ?rel=0&controls=0&showinfo=0"</a> frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe> (CREDIT to YouTuber: Robbie Green, link to the video is below in the commentary)</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44489" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> <div style="text-align:center;">Hello and welcome to the November 2018 exclusive Survival of the Fittest wrap-up. Our hosts, Ian Riccaboni and AJ Kirsch, join us on the screen and announce that tonight we'll have a group of matches, highlights and exclusives from around the world... With that we kick it out to the first match. In our opening bout, Will Ferrara shocked the world and defeated Colt Cabana. Cabana's return to ROH at the Honor Rumble was a fun surprise, but he was unceremoniously dumped from the match by Will Ferrara. After the match, Cabana told Ferrara that he was calling out "The Dawgs" for our Honor Club Main Event, and he had just the partner in mind... Our first Women of Honor exclusive bout saw Madison Rayne defeat Deonna Purrazzo. She won with the Big Boot to the face, and showed us why, despite taking the loss at Survival of the Fittest, she'll be a competitor worth keeping an eye on. Riccaboni and Kirsch walked us through some highlights from the Survival of the Fittest next. The highlighted the following... <ul><li>Raymond Rowe scoring his first victory with an explosive reversal on Will Ospreay </li><li>Jay Lethal and Jay Briscoe going to a draw and a Skull-Crunching collision; Kirsch made sure to point out that these two, along with their respective partners would be doing battle at Final Battle next month </li><li>Low-Ki defeating Christopher Daniels, which set-up The End vs. SoCal Uncensored 2.0 for Final Battle </li></ul> Kirsch and Riccaboni reminded us to stick around as later tonight they'd recap the Steel Cage Warfare bout. Up next we saw the "Clap" make its way back into the ROH ring as "Brutal" Bob Evans scored a rare victory over "Wild Horse" TK O'Ryan. Bob is a mentor to a lot of these younger guys, and his dark charisma is entertaining us. He'll likely be a frequent fixture on these Honor Club exclusives. TK O'Ryan on the other hand has had a rough 2018. After winning the 6-man tag titles in 2017 with The Kingdom, O'Ryan missed a significant amount of time with a severe leg injury. He returned in late 2017 and really never found his footing in 2018. After The Kingdom was forced to disband we've seen TK O'Ryan loosely affiliated with Caprice Coleman and Shane Taylor, but they weren't seen with him here. In a fun, comedy bout, Cheeseburger defeated Ultimo Maya. Maya is a lucha-influenced high flyer with a good look, but ultimately ROH Dojo Assistant Trainer, Cheeseburger got the win here! They then ran us through the ratings from the pay-per-view: <ul><li>Raymond Rowe defeated Will Ospreay © </li><li>Low-Ki defeated Christopher Daniels (D+) </li><li>Alex Shelley defeated Dalton Castle (D+) </li><li>Jay Lethal drew Jay Briscoe (B-) </li><li>Tenille Dashwood defeated Madison Rayne (D+) </li><li>Alex Shelley defeated Will Ospreay © </li><li>Steel Cage Warfare (C+) </li></ul> Overall: C+ In our next exclusive bout Royalty's Chris Sabin and Davey Boy Smith Jr absolutely annihilated two "Future of Honor" competitors in "Iron" Shane Mercer and Kriss Stark. Mercer and Stark are both potential 2019 Top Prospect Tournament contenders, but neither got much in during this one. The announcers used this to hype the strength of Royalty. Up next, we saw an Honor Club exclusive highlight package featuring "Best Friends" Beretta and Chuckie T and highlighting some of their victories during the recent NJPW Lightning Tour and NJPW Power Struggle. It started with Power Struggle where despite their best efforts they couldn't defeat the ROH Tag Champion Briscoe Brothers! As it transitioned we found out that recently the Best Friends have teamed with David Finlay Jr to form "Bestest Friends" and during the tour they captured the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Titles! As part of our partnership with NJPW, we were able to air the victory. In this bout Beretta, Taylor and Finley defeated Taichi and Roppongi 3K to capture the NEVER Openweight Six-Man titles. It was a fun, comedy, filled back and forth bout and it showcased some of the skills that Beretta and Chuckie T haven't been able to showcase here in ROH. In our Honor Club Exclusive Main Event we saw Colt Cabana exact his revenge on The Dawgs, by teaming with Flip Gordon. Flip got the pin for the team, defeating Rhett Titus. This small feud appears to be just beginning and it's a nice way for us to integrate some of our forgotten talent! The final segment featured a recap of the Steel Cage Warfare bout. Cody and Omega's ended sequence was highlighted, as were the insane high-spots that were featured throughout the bout. Kirsch and Riccaboni sign off, reminding us that we are only one month away from Final Battle!</div> </div></blockquote> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- As I've mentioned, I've been tinkering with the Honor Club concept. The bouts here are all from the pre-shows during the November TV tapings and Survival of the Fittest PPV. I think it's a good way to utilize the bottom rung of the card and have some small storylines (likely Women and things like The Dawgs/Cabana). I am also using it to test out tag pairings and future stars... I've mixed in the PPV match ratings (previously in the body of the PPV post), and some commentary. As well as every month I'll add a match or two or update from one of our partners. This month it was The Best Friends in NJPW. It's a bit of a throw-away post, but it can be used to highlight a lot of things. I'm planning on doing one prior to each PPV as a preview show (it'll include some Pre-Show or Honor Club Exclusive bouts) and a one after each PPV as a post-PPV show. It's inspired by the old-school WCW Worldwide or WWE Jakked/Metal shows. In the future I can update anyone on guys from around the globe, or companies from around the globe. Let me know if you think this has value. Lastly, I found the intro video today while on r/ squaredcircle. It was created by a gentleman named Robbie Green, the full size clip is here: <div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/7gfZosrGWQQ?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Ring Of Honor | Broadcast Opener Concept"></iframe></div></div>

Blodyxe · March 7, 2018

I dig it. You could also use it for figuring out which match was the best that month, feature the in-game "who's hot and not" and so on. Xplosion in TNA had some wrestlers talking alongside, that would probably help develop their mic skills in the game. I once tried an interview set up with Bryan Alvarez to hype upcoming shows, but I dropped it cause I'm lazy

Texasrangers13 · March 11, 2018

ROH TV, November Week 4 and December Week 1

ROH TV, Week 4, November 2018

Fresh off the Survival of the Fittest, AJ Kirsch and Ian Riccaboni joined us at ringside, our recently crowned Survival of the Fittest Tournament winner, Alex Shelley was out first. The announcers hyped up the victory and the fact that at Final Battle he will do battle with Cody for the ROH World Title. But tonight he does battle with Jonathan Gresham. Shelley dispatches Gresham relatively easily but clearly this was to build-up the Final Battle bout as Cody and Royalty were out immediately after the bout to mockingly applaud Shelley. Like vultures they circled the ring before all four men jumped onto the apron and attacked Shelley. As the beat down began... Will Ospreay came flying out and gave it his all to dispatch Royalty, he managed to clothesline Scurll from the ring but Smith Jr got him from behind and lifted him... As he did, Nick and Matt Jackson came down the aisle and entered the ring. At this point The Young Bucks, Will Ospreay and Alex Shelley have now evened the scored with Royalty. As the Bucks cleared the ring and Cody and company headed back up the aisle. This battle clearly is just beginning...

Back from break "Switchblade" Jay White was out. He easily defeated Vinny Marseglia, planting him in the middle of the ring with the Blade Runner. White is always a threat and the announcers hype that he's looking at a big 2019, as they do that... K...I...N...G... KING, Kenny King's theme blasts out and the cocky bachelor comes out to cut a promo calling White a fly-by-nighter and not a loyal Ring of Honor soldier. He says guys like White come and go, but the King of the night is here to stay. He tells Switchblade that at Final Battle, Kenny King will break the blade.

We cut to the back where Austin Aries has arrived. The cameraman asked him if he had anything to say and Aries, as always, was happy to oblige. He called Dalton Castle a waste of space and a pathetic figure. He said that the fans supported Castle because they felt sorry for him. He said tonight he wanted to show Dalton how weak he was... and in order to do that he said that he, Austin Aries, would face both Boys in a handicap match.

In a Women of Honor tag bout, Scarlett Bordeaux and Deonna Purrazzo defeated Madison Rayne and Kelly Klein when Klein walked out on Rayne and left her in a handicap-style bout. Post-match Nattie Neidhart came out to both congratulate the winners and scold Kelly Klein for her act of cowardice... before she could finish Tenille Dashwood was out to tell Nattie that she would capture the belt and reshape the division as a whole.

We then got a promo hyping the Briscoes and Low-Ki/Jay Lethal's impending tag bout at Final Battle. It was hyped as a once-in-a-generation bout that will see four of the near-original members of ROH doing battle over the ROH Tag Titles.

War Machine, fresh off Raymond Rowe's strong showing at the Survival of the Fittest, quickly and easily dispatched of Damien "Punishment" Martinez and BJ Whitmer. Whitmer took the majority of the damage and Punishment had limited interest in helping Whitmer out of the ring post-bout. Perhaps signaling the end of their relationship.

Backstage Cody cut a promo about how Alex Shelley today is the same Alex Shelley he has defeated before. He says next week the lieutenants of Royalty will step up. It'll be a 6-man tag bout main event as Royalty takes on the Young Bucks and Will Ospreay... And at Final Battle, Royalty will continue to reign supreme when Cody takes out Alex Shelley.

In the main event Austin Aries toyed with The Boys before making Brent Tate tap out to the Last Chancery. He held the hold until Dalton Castle stepped in and chased Aries from the ring. As the show went off the air Castle said that Aries was a washed-up has been, seeking to recapture his own lost glory. And at Final Battle, Castle would send him back to the unemployment line!

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ROH TV, December Week 1, 2018

This weeks episode opened with a bout featuring a member from each side of the Six-Man title bout that will occur at Final Battle. Matt Taven, representing The End, and Frankie Kazarian representing the champions, SoCal Uncensored 2.0. This bout was a bit of a let-down for the opener but Kazarian took home the victory for the champions side.

We get a promo video with the Briscoes. It plays highlights of their battles with both Jay Lethal and Low-Ki over the last 15 years in Ring of Honor. It highlights that Jay Briscoe made his debut with Ring of Honor on February 23rd, 2002. It mentions that the Briscoes first faced off with Lethal in 2003 and that they first faced off with Low-Ki in 2004. They mentioned that this is what Ring of Honor is all about. Pride and Glory, and that at Final Battle they will stand there and show both Low-Ki and Jay Lethal the respect they deserve... they'll shake their hands in the middle of the ring... and then they'll give the fans the brawl they expect... At Final Battle, It'll be the Briscoe Brothers, defending against Low-Ki and Jay Lethal in a Last Team Standing Bout. Tornado Tag rules... the only way to win is to both members of the opposing team to be unable to answer the 10 count.

Back in the ring we see a Women of Honor bout, fresh off the deception of Kelly Klein abandoning her, Madison Rayne scores a victory over Mandy Leon. The announcers hype that next week Rayne will team up with Nattie Neidhart to face Tenille Dashwood and Kelly Klein.

Backstage, War Machine is seen getting ready...the camera pans back to see Red Balloons, with the words "Horror King" on them in the corner of the room... We hear a light laughter and as the cameraman...

In our television main event Will Ospreay and The Young Bucks took on Davey Boy Smith Jr, Chris Sabin and Television Champion Marty Scurll. The bout went back and forth and was a hell of a television bout. The finish saw Ospreay plant Scurll with the Os-Cutter and the Young Bucks engage in a ringside brawl with Smith and Sabin. Ospreay made the cover and beat the TV champ... Alex Shelley celebrated with his new found allies in the ring post-match but was confronted by Cody in the middle of the ring. The two men stared each other down and the announcers hyped a contract signing for next week as we went off the air.

Texasrangers13 · March 15, 2018

ROHWrestling.com Exclusive: Injury Leaves Royalty Shorthanded

<div style="text-align:center;">ROHWrestling.com Exclusive: Injury Leaves Royalty Short-Handed</div>

Mere days after wrapping our last television taping, Davey Boy Smith Jr, was back in New Japan Pro Wrestling representing Royalty and facing off with Tanga Roa in a non-televised bout. Unfortunately during this bout Smith Jr sustained a serious leg injury and will be out for the next 6-8 months. Ring of Honor officials wish Smith Jr the speediest and healthiest recovery possible...

Our own correspondent caught up with Cody en route to the next ROH Television event. Cody said that Royalty is a world brand and Davey Boy was in the ring representing the brand with pride. He points out that Davey Boy still won the match. He says Royalty will continue to conquer the globe, and that this is only a small blip in the bigger picture. He says the loss of the Enforcer of Royalty is painful, but that it doesn't change anything. Royalty are still the Kings of Ring of Honor and at Final Battle, you will see that Royalty can adapt on the fly... The Young Bucks were anticipating facing Chris Sabin and Davey Boy Smith Jr... well they can still anticipate facing Sabin, but Sabin's partner... well... he will remain a mystery until the second he comes down that aisle.

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