Newswire For The Week of August 23rd
Tuesday, August 25, 2009

August 27^th: The “Final Countdown Tour” of Bryan Danielson is complete and all of his opponents have been announced. Come and be a part as one of Ring of Honor’s legends says goodbye. Tickets for all six of Dragon’s remaining Ring of Honor appearances are still available at www.rohwrestling.com. The tour is as follows:
- September 10 – Philadelphia, PA; w/Roderick Strong vs. The American Wolves
- September 11 – Philadelphia, PA; vs. Roderick Strong
- September 18 – Dayton, OH; vs. “That Young Knockout Kid” Chris Hero
- September 19 – Chicago, IL; vs. Tyler Black
- September 25 – Boston, MA; vs. Davey Richards
- September 26 – New York, NY; vs. ROH World Champion Austin Aries

August 27^th: Two of the six television main events to be filmed on September 10^th and 11^th have already been announced as part of the “Final Countdown Tour”. ROH is happy to announce two more TV main events featuring Tyler Black! On September 10^th, Black clashes with the man who is constantly talking about him ‘taking his eye off the ball’ – Nigel McGuinness! Nigel was directly involved in the match that saw Jerry Lynn beat Tyler and Tyler wants to right that wrong. Then on September 11^th, Black will face the man that injured Jerry Lynn at the last set of tapings – “The Pretty Boy Pitbull” Kenny King! Tyler has vowed to avenge the injured Lynn, who as of this release is not ready to return to ROH action. Will the “next world champ” be successful in his quests on September 10th and 11th? Be there and find out!

August 27th:  Less than 24 hours remain in the BIG TEN SALE at ROHWrestling.com.  You can now purchase over 100 Ring of Honor DVD's for the sale price of $10 each, pick up general admission tickets for upcoming live events in Dayton, Chicago, & Boston for only $10 each, plus save an additional 10% Off Your Next Order on almost everything we sell on the website.  For a complete list of DVD's included in this special along with the 10% discount code click here:  http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/article.aspx?id=860.  Sale ends Friday morning at 9am EST.



August 25^th: The wrestling world is still reeling after the announcement that “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson has agreed in principle to a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment. Everyone at Ring of Honor is extremely proud of Bryan and wishes him nothing but the best as he embarks on the next leg of his wonderful journey. To that end, ROH officials are proud to announce that the September ROH events have been labeled the “Final Countdown Tour”! The tour kicks off on September 10th and 11th in Philadelphia as ROH and HDNet tape 6 more weeks of television, then it’s on to Dayton on 9/18, Chicago on 9/19, then to Boston on 9/25, and the tour culminates in New York City on 9/26 with “Glory By Honor VIII: The Final Countdown”! These events will be your last chance to say farewell to a bona fide ROH legend. Tickets for all 6 events are available now at www.rohwrestling.com!

August 25^th: In case you missed the main page announcement yesterday (http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/article.aspx?id=2953), the Boston leg of the Final Countdown Tour is getting a dream singles match that has never happened in Ring of Honor. Signed for September 25^th is Bryan Danielson versus Davey Richards – and this match was requested by Danielson! Don’t forget that Bret Hart will be on hand in Beantown as well!

August 25^th: ROH officials have reviewed Petey Williams’ claims, and they have decided to act. After what happened in Detroit in June, Austin Aries will face Petey Williams one-on-one in Chicago on September 19^th! ROH officials, however, could not mandate that Aries put the ROH World Title on the line, as he’s already scheduled to defend on September 26^th against Bryan Danielson in New York. “Aries’ knows full well that I can beat him,” said Petey. “And he’ll hide behind rules and his cronies to avoid giving me a shot. Some champion.” Aries has yet to respond.

August 25^th: Ring of Honor is happy to congratulate Colt “Boom Boom” Cabana on his successful stand-up comedy debut last Saturday night in Hollywood at the world famous Improv. A sold out house watched on as Cabana took the stage for the first time and he did not disappoint!

August 25^th: Tag Team action is signed for Boston on September 25^th as Nick and Matt Jackson – The Young Bucks will take on Cheech and Cloudy. The ROH Tag Team Division is hotter than ever, and this one will no doubt be fast and furious. Can Cheech and Cloudy score the win and raise their stock? Or will the Bucks continue their meteoric rise in Boston? Be there to find out!

August 25^th: Just signed to compete when ROH and HDNet return to Philadelphia on September 10^th and 11^th: The Young Bucks, Kevin Steen and El Generico (9/10 only), Eddie Kingston, Kenny King, Rhett Titus, Sonjay Dutt, “Skullkrusher” Rasche Brown, and the Super Smash Brothers (9/10 only). We’ll have the first matches signed for this set of tapings later on this week!

August 25^th: Just signed for Glory By Honor VIII on September 26^th is a singles match between two of the most athletically gifted men in Ring of Honor. It will be Claudio Castagnoli taking on Kenny Omega! Castagnoli is coming off a grueling feud with Brent Albright while Omega has taken Austin Aries to the limit recently. Can Claudio regain that winning form, or will Omega solidify his spot in the ROH pecking order?

August 25^th: Everyone heard the words of Davey Richards in the last Videowire. He told the Briscoes if they wanted a title shot in Chicago to go to ROH officials and “make it happen”. Well, the Briscoes came to ROH officials to do just that. But the Wolves got there first. Davey Richards contacted ROH officials and ‘retracted’ his statement on the Videowire. He said that “emotion overtook him” and that “the Briscoes haven’t EARNED a title match”. ROH officials informed the Briscoes of Davey’s new stance on that match, and reiterated that the Wolves are not mandated to put the belts up because they are already scheduled to put them on the line in September against Steen and Generico in New York. Needless to say, but the Briscoe Brothers are not happy, and we’ll have comments from Mark and Jay in the upcoming ROH Videowire.

August 25th:  The BIG TEN SALE is up and running at ROHWrestling.com until Friday morning.  You can now purchase over 100 Ring of Honor DVD's for the sale price of $10 each, pick up general admission tickets for upcoming live events in Dayton, Chicago, & Boston for only $10 each, plus save an additional 10% Off Your Next Order on almost everything we sell on the website.  For a complete list of DVD's included in this special along with the 10% discount code click here:  http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/article.aspx?id=860.

August 25th:  Now available in the New Release section at ROHWrestling.com is Violent Tendencies from Detroit, Michigan on June 26th.  This event featured Tyler Black vs. Jimmy Jacobs in a STEEL CAGE; The American Wolves vs. KENTA & Roderick Strong for the World Tag Team Titles; Nigel McGuinness vs. Claudio Castagnoli; Six Man Mayhem with Austin Aries vs. Joey Ryan vs. Petey Williams, vs. Delirious vs. Sami Callihan vs. Rasche Brown; plus more.  Also available to order is SHIMMER Vol. 24.  This DVD features a Dream Tag Team Main Event with MsChif & Cheerleader Melissa vs. Sara Del Rey & Amazing Kong; Rain & Jetta with Lacey vs. Nikki Roxx & Portuguese Princess Ariel; Nicole Matthews vs. Daizee Haze in a No Time Limit Match; Allison Danger vs. Portia Perez in a No DQ Street Fight; Wesna Busic vs. LuFisto; plus more.