WEEKLY OVERVIEW – ROH (thru 11/22): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more

The following is the latest in a new series of weekly in-depth articles exclusive to PWTorch which will help put in perspective major wrestling promotions with a weekly overview, looking at news and roster developments, results, future line-ups, social media activity, key interviews, plus a timely commentary at the end. We will be featuring similar features on other promotions each week and each will be updated weekly.

•Top Stories of the Week

• This week didn’t have much in the way of news in the ring. However, current and former ROH wrestlers have made news based on their current or future contract status.
• In the neverending story that is The Elite, and their contract status. The LLC owned by Billionaire Shad Kahn’s son Tony, has filed numerous trademarks. Including but not limited to, All Elite Wrestling and AEW All Out.
• Per PWInsider.com former ROH start ACH will reportedly be signing with WWE, and will begin in NXT in January.
• Also reported by PWInsider.com, Current ROH World Champion Jay Lethal has signed a new deal with ROH. He current contract was reportedly up at the end of the year like a large amount of ROH talent.
• Silas Young discussed his current contract status with WrestlingInc.com this week. He confirmed that his contract is up at the end of the year. He also had this quote for Wrestling Inc. “You can never say never in wrestling. WWE’s had a thing in the past couple of years where they’ve been signing a lot of talent up,” Young said. “My contract’s up at the end of the year. I’m not opposed to talking to either side. When it comes down to it, it’s a business at the end of the day. You’ve gotta go with what’s best for you and your family. I love ROH. I feel like there’s things there that I’d like to accomplish still. Saying that, nothing’s set in stone.”

•Live Event Results

•Upcoming Major Show: ROH Final Battle

• Jonathan Gresham vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
• Matt Taven vs. Dalton Castle
• Jeff Cobb (c) vs. Adam Page for the ROH World Television Championship
• Jay Lethal (c) vs. Cody for the ROH World Championship

•Upcoming Events

• Final Battle Fallout (TV Tapping) 12/15/18 in Philadelphia, Pa. at the 2300 Arena.
• Saturday Night At Center Stage (TV Tapping) 1/12/19 in Atlanta, Ga. at Center Stage.
• Honor Reigns Supreme (Live event streamed on HonorClub) 1/13/19 in Concord, N.C. at Cabarrus Arena.
• Road to G1 Supercard (Live event streamed on HonorClub) 1/24/19 in Dallas, TX at Gilley’s Dallas.
• Road to G1 Supercard (Live event streamed on HonorClub) 1/25/19 in Houston, TX at NRG Arena
• Road to G1 Supercard (Live event streamed on HonorClub) 1/26/19 in San Antonio, TX at the Austin Highway Event Center.
• G1 Supercard (Pay-Per-View Event) 4/6/19 in New york, N.Y. at Madison Square Garden.

•Latest TV Highlights: 11/18/18 ROH Wrestling

• This episode opens with Dalton Castle performing a welcome back promo as well as claiming he wants a shot at the ROH Title. Matt Taven appears to jab at Castle, saying he isn’t a true contender to his “real” championship. The Kingdom storm the ring and make quick work of Dalton and The Boys.
• A video package of the previous three matches between Marty Scurll and Shane “Hurricane” Helms is show.
• Marty Scurll Defeated Shane “Hurricane” Helms at 12:59
• A video package detailing Brandi Rhodes’ injury in Japan is shown. Brandi announces she has been cleared to wrestle, which we can see on honor club.
• SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) Defeated The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) at 15:13 to become ROH World Tag-Team Champions.

•ROH In The Media

Last week was a big week in the way of ROH personalities being featured on big name wrestling podcasts. As a result, this week was understandably lighter. Kevin Kelly did appeared on Chris Jericho’s Podcast and discussed why he left ROH.

Check out www.PWPodcasts.com for a detailed recap of these and more podcasts.

•LATEST “TALKING HONOR” PWTORCH LIVECAST COVERING ROH

“Global Wars.” This week Harley R. Pageot and Emily Fear discuss all four dates of the fall Global Wars tour including Harley’s in-person perspective on the Toronto stop. Jay Lethal defends, Joe Koff bans kendo sticks, Scorpio Sky pulls off an upset, Karen Q qualifies, guest stars impress, and what’s the deal with Rhett Titus? Plus weekly TV including a new side to The Bouncers and Jeff Cobb vs. Shane Taylor.

•Social Media Scene

Below is this week’s round-up of social media posts from ROH personalities.

House hunting in Florida for the Rhodes?

My way of coping with terrible Atlanta traffic includes looking at houses in Florida. ‘Tis’ the season to relocate. ☀️

— Brandi Rhodes (@TheBrandiRhodes) November 21, 2018

Macaroon’s are an underrated dessert

“Where are the macaroons?”

-Something I shout all too often.

— Dalton Castle (@theDALTONcastle) November 20, 2018

The fact that this GIF exists and how perfect it goes with BTE’s current storyline is amazing

Yeah. I like that attitude. I want more of that. pic.twitter.com/OLbKI6EsX5

— The Young Bucks (@MattJackson13) November 20, 2018

Your current Final Battle card. Anyone else ever wonder why they always use this weird Jay Lethal photo for promo stuff?

#FinalBattle is shaping up to be legendary…with many more match announcements still to come! What else would you like to see at @TheHammerstein?

Fri Dec 14 – #ROHNYC
LIVE on PPV, FREE for #HonorClub VIP, 50% off for HonorClub Standard
Very Limited Tix: https://t.co/2rjTEgQFcL pic.twitter.com/0tJgTPW1ZY

— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) November 19, 2018

The newest episode of BTE

“Coach” – Being The Elite Ep. 126 https://t.co/0iXhzbGJMP #BeingTheElite #BTE #theELITE @NickJacksonYB pic.twitter.com/DvZ9pnizeW

— The Young Bucks (@MattJackson13) November 19, 2018

•Closing Commentary

Tis’ the season to give thanks. Over this holiday season I am sure you will be asked by your mom or that annoying aunt to list what you’re thankful for. I am going to take a page from their book, and ask you what you are thankful for in the world of wrestling.

I will start the conversation off. I am thankful for every member of the Elite. Kenny Omega, Cody, The Young Bucks, Marty Scurll, and Adam Page.

At the moment I have gotten a little tired of the non-stop articles and stories about where the group is going next, and having to decipher every tweet and mention on a podcast. I feel safe in saying that the group will be joining the so-called All Elite Wrestling, AEW. In doing so, they will try to create that elusive replacement for WCW that the wrestling world has wanted since 2001.

That being said, I am thankful to all these guys. The first time I watched a wrestling match outside of WWE was when Kenny Omega faced Kazuchika Okada in the main event of Wrestle Kingdom 11. After that I went to my first non-WWE Live event, when ROH came to Columbus, Ohio in the spring of 2017.

Since then I haven’t been able to get enough of all the great wrestling there is outside of WWE. I am not exaggerating when I say that these guys saved my love for professional wrestling. They also helped me to become passionate about companies like ROH.

Even though they are all but out of ROH, I will still be glued to Honor Club in the future. While they may seem like all ROH has to offer, I think we will all be pleasantly surprised where ROH is a year from now.

Tyler has been a wrestling fan for 20 years (a handful of years he was a lapsed fan – 2003-’08, mainly), He’s from Columbus, Ohio. Check him out on Twitter @ringoftyler and check out his podcast @tandbwrestling.

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