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WEEKLY OVERVIEW – ROH (thru 12/19): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more

By Tyler Sage, PWTorch Contributor

December 20, 2018

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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

  • It was announced by the company this week that Jay Lethal will be defending the ROH World Championship against Dalton Castle at Honor Reigns Supreme on January 13th. This event is an Honor Club live event.
  • ROH and NJPW have announced the fourth annual Honor Rising event. Which will take place at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan February 22nd and 23rd. This event should help serve as the jump off point for numerous feuds leading into G1 Supercard in April.
  • The latest episode of Being The Elite focused on Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, Cody, and Adam Page saying goodbye to ROH and rebuking a fake WWE contact given to them by a fake Triple H. Also revealed in the episode was somewhat know information. It appears that Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, and Scorpio Sky are also free agents as of January 1st.

•Live Event Results

ROH FINAL BATTLE 2018
DECEMBER 14, 2018
NEW YORK, N.Y.
THE HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM
AIRED LIVE ON FITE TV, HONOR CLUB, AND PPV

  1. Kenny King Defeated Eli Isom at 9:00
  2. Jeff Cobb (c) Defeated Adam Page at 14:00 to retain the World Television Championship.
  3. Kelly Klein Defeated (in order of elimination) (1) Karen Q (2) Madison Rayne and (3) Sumie Sakai at 14:00 to Become the 2nd Woman of Honor Champion.
  4. Zack Sabre Jr. Defeated Jonathan Gresham at 12:00
  5. Matt Taven (c*) Defeated Dalton Castle at 16:00 to retain The Real ROH World Championship
  6. Marty Scurll Defeated Christopher Daniels at 18:00 to retain his World Championship opportunity.
  7. Flip Gordon Defeated Bully Ray at 14:00 in an I quit match.
  8. Jay Lethal Defeated Cody at 24:00 to retain the ROH World Championship
  9. The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) Defeated SCU (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) at 22:00 to win Ladder War VII and become the new ROH World Tag Team Champions.

•Upcoming Major Show: ROH Honor Reigns Supreme

ROH Honor Rising
Sunday January 13th, 2018 (7:00pm)
Cabarrus Arena in Concord, NC

Two matches have been announced so far for this Honor Club live event.

  • Jay Lethal (c) vs. Dalton Castle for the ROH World Championship
  • Luchasaurus, Shane Helms, and Delirious vs. The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O’Ryan, and Vinny Marseglia) in a proving grounds match.

•Upcoming Events

  • 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. (See upcoming major shows for match details)
  • 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.
  • Bound By Honor (International TV taping) 2/9/19 in Lakeland, FL at the RP Funding Arena.
  • Bound By Honor (Live event streamed on HonorClub) 2/10/19 in Miami, FL at the Watsco Center.
  • ROH 17th Anniversary PPV (Pay-Per-View Event) 3/15/19 in Las Vegas, NV at Sam’s Town Live.
  • ROH 17th Anniversary TV Taping (International TV Taping) 3/16/19 in Las Vegas, NV at Sam’s Town Live.
  • G1 Supercard (Pay-Per-View Event) 4/6/19 in New york, N.Y. at Madison Square Garden.

All current live events are located on ROHWrestling.com.

•Latest TV Highlights: 11/25/18 ROH Wrestling

ROH TV Results
Dec. 16, 2018
Taped in Pittsburgh, PA at Stage AE
Airing on Sinclair Networks and rohwrestling.com

This was the annual Holiday edition of ROH TV. As well as being the week of television that airs after a major PPV. While it is hard to mae storylines mesh well, it is always possible to put on a great show.

  • Twisted Sisterz (Holidead & Thunder Rosa) defeated Madison Rayne & Dr. Britt Baker at 9:45.
  • A video showing Lethal and Taven unwrapping who their Tag-Team partners in the main event would be is shown.
  • A holiday themed entrance for the main event occurs. Taven’s team includes himself, Brian Milonas, Marty Scurll, Jonathan Gresham, and Beer City Bruiser. Lethal’s team included himself, cheeseburger, Rhett Titus, Vinny Marseglia, and Jeff Cobb. Everyone had a fun Holiday theme, which made the episode light and fun.
  • Team Lethal (see above) defeated Team Taven (see above) at 15:26.

Click this link to read our full report PWTorch.com

•ROH In The Media

  • Bully Ray appeared on the Ross Report to talk about how he is the last of his kind. As well as what has inspired his current character.
  • On last week’s Ross Report Ian Riccaboni appeared to talk his All In experience. As well as G! Supercard selling out MSG.

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

•LATEST “TALKING HONOR” PWTORCH LIVECAST COVERING ROH

“Final Fallout.” This week Emily Fear and Harley R. Pageot discuss Final Battle 2018 in its entirety, the annual Christmas Surprise ten-man tag match, the debut of Twisted Sisterz, the signings of Mark Haskins and Bandido, and answer listener mail on the future of the tag division. Plus: voting opens on the first annual Honoraries awards!

-On Tune In Radio HERE
-On Apple Podcasts HERE
-Or search “PWTorch” or “Pro Wrestling Torch” on your podcast app of choice

•Social Media Scene

Below is this week’s round-up of social media posts from ROH personalities. (The Elite guys are still ROH until Marty’s New Years Day Party, right?)

Thank You Guys!

Planet Peacock is so underrated.

This is a very punny shirt

I for one embrace our wrestling overlords

•Closing Commentary

I told you everything would be fine. I told you ROH wouldn’t shut down, or become a third rate wrestling company. ROH are the pros at losing its best talent and somehow making the product even better. Am I saying the product in Q1 will be better without the Elite guys? No. But, what I am saying is that in six months we will be enjoying AEW and ROH with fresh faces and great matches.

Three examples: Bandido, PCO, and Brody King. These three signings show how serious ROH is in staying relevant in the highly competitive wrestling world. The thought of Villain Enterprises running wild on ROH excites me to no end. The thought of Jeff Cobb vs. Bandido… I can’t even comprehend the type of hype for a match like that.

Needless to say, I believe the future is bright in ROH. Let’s enjoy the ride of 2019.

Tyler has been a wrestling fan for 20 years. He’s from Columbus, Ohio. Check him out on Twitter @ringoftyler and check out his podcast @tandbwrestling.

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