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ROH News: Cary Silkin discusses WrestleMania weekend fan convention, Gabe Sapolsky firing, Paul London and TV deal rumors Jan 3, 2009 - 12:37:46 PM
Ring of Honor's annual WrestleMania weekend two-show tour will be in Houston this April and ROH president Cary Silkin is hinting that a fan convention could be in the works.
Silkin says they are considering a convention the Saturday before WrestleMania and it would be held prior to ROH's 3:00 p.m. show on Saturday afternoon at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Downtown Houston.
Ticket sales for both shows were "very well-received," Silkin said on the Monday Night Mayhem radio show, and he added that they bumped up the Saturday show's timeslot to accommodate the WWE Hall of Fame start time. "I want to go to the Hall of Fame too," Silkin said.
Regarding the content of the WrestleMania weekend shows, Silkin says nothing formal has been announced yet, but plenty of things are in the works. "There are going to be some special surprises," he said. "I think we're going to have legends and some foreign talent. But nothing has been announced yet."
Radio co-hosts Mosh & Blade asked Silkin the inevitable question about Gabe Sapolsky's firing as head booker, and Silkin was gracious in answering while complementing Gabe's work.
"Gabe did an incredible job and maybe had an all-time record as a booker for six and a half years," Silkin said. "Business is business. There were changes that had to be made. It was a rough year for businesses in general. What should we have done different? I don't know. I think it was just a sign of the times with everyone struggling."
Silkin talked about the current crop of young talent in ROH that he's banking in 2009 and he listed Kenny Omega, Erick Stevens, Tyler Black, and the tag team of Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards.
On another notes, Silkin addressed Paul London returning to ROH rumors. "I don't know what he's got in mind yet," he said. "We put out a few feelers, but nothing yet."
And on potential for a TV deal after representatives from HDNet were spotted at ROH's Final Battle weekend shows, Silkin said he doesn't want to jink anything. "I just hope that something happens," he said. :Right now, what I'm focused on is our debut on DirecTV, which is huge for us. If anything more transpires, I will be very pleased and I hope something happens."
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