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ROH News ROH News: Debut in new market Friday - ROH champ vs. tag champs, Lethal vs. Whitmer, one-night tournament, Report Wanted
Feb 17, 2012 - 10:11:06 AM
Ring of Honor debuts in Cincinnati Friday night with a main event ROH Tag Title match. Tag champs the Briscoes will defend against ROH World Hvt. champion Davey Richards & Kyle O'Reilly.
Friday in Cincinnati is the only ROH show this weekend before ROH tapes their next set of TV episodes in Baltimore on March 3.
Also on the Cincinnati card is a Proving Ground match featuring ROH TV champion Jay Lethal, a battle of former ROH World champions Eddie Edwards and Roderick Strong in a No Holds Barred match, and a four-team "Rise & Prove" tag tournament.
PWTorch Reader Alert: We're looking for a report on Friday's show sent to pwtorch@gmail.com. The following is the advertised line-up.
-- ROH Tag Title match: champions The Briscoes vs. ROH champion Davey Richards & Kyle O'Reilly.
-- ROH TV champion Jay Lethal vs. B.J. Whitmer in a non-title Proving Ground match.
-- Eddie Edwards vs. Roderick Strong (w/Truth Martini) in a No Holds Barred match.
-- Adam Cole vs. "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin (w/Truth Martini).
-- Mike Mondo vs. Samson Walker.
-- Rise & Prove Tag Tournament: Alabama Attitude (Mike Posey & Corey Hollis), Shiloh Jonze & Rudy Switchblade, Sean Casey & Chris Silvio, and Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls. The winning team receives a future Proving Ground match against the ROH tag champions.
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