Former ROH wrestler Brian Milonas is closing the book on his in-ring career.
After more than two decades competing in the ring, Milonas posted a statement today announcing his retirement. Milonas said that, even though he did not accomplish his ultimate goal of making it to WWE, he is proud of the career he had. He cited wrestling at Madison Square Garden — where he was part of ROH & NJPW’s G1 Supercard in 2019 — as a career highlight.
Milonas started out on the Northeast indies in the early 2000s and had his last match in February 2024. During the time he spent with ROH, he teamed with Beer City Bruiser as The Bouncers.
“Sometimes in life the mind wants something the body just isn’t capable of,” Milonas wrote. “Since I was a little boy professional wrestling has been something I’ve been passionate about. From watching the stars of the 80s all the way through till now I have loved professional wrestling.
“As an adult the pursuit of a career in pro wrestling has been my singular focus. Starting at age 19, I have dedicated so much time, effort and energy into making this crazy dream happen. While I fell short of my ultimate goal of becoming a WWE Superstar, I am very proud of my resume. I’ve had great times and made great friends along the way. My only regret is not stopping more in the moments to enjoy the journey.”
Milonas thanked his family, his friends and peers, and the fans for their support. Despite hanging up his boots, he is hoping to remain part of the industry in a non-wrestling capacity. He already has experience working as a trainer.
“I love professional wrestling and when the time is right I will figure out what my next steps are to be a part of the greatest business in the world,” he wrote. “For now though, it is time to close the book on my in-ring career.”
Left My Wallet is back again with our annual post-NFL Draft special featuring a smorgasbord of guests like Producer Rob of the B&V show, WOR guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, wrestling manager Sidney Bakabella, and Ring of Honor star Brian Milonas.
As each pick happened live, we go over the team needs and thoughts on each pick. Rob handles the Cleveland Browns while we have fellow 49ers fan Garrett, Chicago Bears diehard Sidney, and Pittsburgh Steelers fanatic Brian.
It’s a fun mishmash of various personalities and opinions on this past weekend’s draft. If you’re still craving NFL Draft talk, join us for this fun and enjoyable listen!
Six of the 30 entrants for G1 Supercard’s Honor Rumble match have now been announced.
In this week’s “Eck’s Files” article on ROH’s website, it was announced that Kenny King, PJ Black, The Bouncers (Beer City Bruiser & Brian Milonas), and Cheeseburger will be in the Honor Rumble. The match will feature wrestlers from ROH and NJPW, with Jushin Thunder Liger also confirmed as an entrant.
Liger announced earlier this month that he’ll be retiring at the Tokyo Dome in January 2020.
The Honor Rumble is a Royal Rumble-style battle royal that will air on the G1 Supercard pre-show, which begins at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time next Saturday (April 6). The show is taking place at Madison Square Garden and will air live on HonorClub and New Japan World.
Here’s what’s been announced for G1 Supercard:
IWGP Heavyweight Champion Jay White defending against Kazuchika Okada
ROH World Champion Jay Lethal defending against Marty Scurll and Matt Taven in a triple threat ladder match
IWGP Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito defending against Kota Ibushi
RevPro British Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. defending against Hiroshi Tanahashi
Title vs. title match: IWGP Tag Team Champions Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa vs. ROH Tag Team Champions PCO & Brody King vs. The Briscoes vs. EVIL & SANADA
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Taiji Ishimori defending against Dragon Lee and Bandido in a triple threat match
Bully Ray New York City street fight open challenge
Women of Honor World Champion Mayu Iwatani defending against Kelly Klein
Rush vs. Dalton Castle
Title vs. title match: NEVER Openweight Champion Will Ospreay vs. ROH TV Champion Jeff Cobb
Ian Riccaboni and Caprice Coleman called the action from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Eli Isom defeated Shane Taylor, Chris Sabin, and Flip Gordon in a four-way match
This match was one fall, not elimination. Gordon and Sabin started it off. They went right to a forearm exchange and double clothesline. Both tagged out. Taylor went right to work destroying Isom. Sabin and Gordon worked together briefly to take out Taylor. Gordon hit a big dive on all three men. Taylor recovered and did a wrecking ball dive of his own on everyone, which led to commercial.
Taylor was firmly in control after the break until Gordon landed a huge dropkick and running flip kick. A springboard spear earned Gordon a two count. He went up top, but Taylor caught him and landed a clothesline that turned Gordon inside out.
Sabin tagged in and hit a tornado DDT on the big man for a near fall, but Taylor hit an STO out of the corner and followed up with a knee. Isom tagged himself in to have a go at the monster. Isom managed to lift Taylor up and hit a Samoan drop. Next, Sabin came in and landed a DDT/flatliner combo on Isom and Gordon, but then Isom got to his feet and hit a dive on Sabin and took him out.
Back in the ring, Gordon looked for the Star Spangled Stunner but ate a huge knee. That allowed Isom to roll up Taylor for the pin and the upset win!
The celebration ended soon as Taylor got up and gave Isom and Sabin the sit-down piledriver. He went for it on Gordon, but Gordon countered and landed a superkick.
An Aaron Solow highlight package aired to show how he earned his TV title shot tonight.
Marty Scurll called out Hurricane Helms in a promo.
ROH Television Champion Punishment Martinez defeated Aaron Solow to retain his title
Solow’s offense did him no good as Martinez brushed it off. Solow landed a few counters and kicks, but Martinez simply stomped him to the mat — and smashed him into the barricade.
After the break, Solow landed a superkick and sent Martinez outside of the ring. Solow hit a big flip dive and then went to the top turnbuckle. Martinez caught him with a chokeslam, but Solow rolled through and landed a belly-to-belly on the big man — only earning a two count.
It didn’t last long for Solow. A Psycho driver, Silencer stomp, and a huge chokeslam ended Solow’s night as Martinez retained.
A highlight package for Coast 2 Coast played. They’ll be back next week.
Backstage, Bully Ray and Silas Young discussed the six-man main event. Ray was not happy about Young deciding to team with “these two schmucks,” referring to The Bouncers.
ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks & Cody defeated Silas Young & The Bouncers (Beer City Bruiser & Brian Milonas) to retain their titles
The Bucks’ early attempts on offense didn’t go well as the enormous Milonas and Beer City Bruiser shrugged off their attacks. It took all three men dropkicking Milonas to get him out of the ring. The Bucks and Cody took over on Young and cleared the ring. The big men took a minute to regroup.
The plan must have worked as Beer City Bruiser caught Nick Jackson, slammed him, and then bit him in the head. Jackson fought out and tagged in Cody — who was actually able to slam Bruiser. A Last Call attempt by Bruiser went awry, and he ended up crashing onto Burnard the Business Bear. That led us to the commercial.
After the break, Young was in with Cody — who landed a powerslam on Young. Both men tagged out. Young tagged Bruiser, and Cody tagged in Nick. Nick ran wild, hitting a bulldog and clothesline combo that left him alone with Milonas. Young, Bruiser, and Milonas were hit with superkicks, leading to a splash/standing moonsault by the Bucks on Bruiser. That earned a two count.
A huge melee ensued, and all six wrestlers gathered near the entrance ramp. That allowed Bruiser to go to the top rope and smush everyone with a crossbody. Back inside, Milonas hit a massive leg drop on Cody, but the Bucks broke up the pin.
Young had a chance to get back in and help Milonas, but Young bailed. The Bucks connected with superkicks and Cody hit the Cross Rhodes for the win.
Week 1 of the NFL season is in the books and here to talk all the goings on around the league is Ring of Honor superstar and one half of “The Bouncers”, Brian Milonas!
Brian is a huge Pittsburgh Steelers fan and you’ll hear his take on the lowly performance by his team vs. Cleveland this past Sunday. When does he think Le’Veon Bell will report to the team and do they need him? What are his thoughts on Mike Tomlin? Find out as we do a deep dive into the tumultuous first week for the Steelers.
We also talk some fantasy football, why we love and hate it at the same time, surprises from around the league in week 1, players we like, players we don’t, the Eric Dickerson and Dennis Miller days of Monday Night Football, Brian’s appearances on Inside Edition, and so much more!
My fantasy teams and my 49ers may not have got off to a great start to the season, but regardless of what happened to your teams, this is a fun week one review which I know you’ll love. If you’re into hearing wrestling talent talk about pro sports, ‘Left My Wallet’ is the show for you.
