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ROH cancels 18th Anniversary PPV, Past vs. Present

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The coronavirus outbreak has caused Ring of Honor’s 18th Anniversary weekend to be canceled.

Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas, Nevada was scheduled to host ROH’s 18th Anniversary pay-per-view this Friday and ROH Past vs. Present on Saturday, but ROH issued a statement today announcing that both events will no longer be taking place this weekend:

Dear ROH Family,

After much consideration and consultation with local officials regarding COVID-19, ROH has decided to cancel this weekend’s 18th Anniversary (Friday, March 13th) and Past vs Present (Saturday, March 14th) shows at Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas.

This extremely difficult decision was made in conjunction with the most recent developments surrounding COVID-19, known as the Coronavirus.

While the marquee ’18th Anniversary’ and the very special ‘Past v Present’ events were ready to show the world why Ring of Honor is truly the ‘Best Professional Wrestling on the Planet,’ the safety and health of our fans, talents and staff are always our utmost priority.

Additional Information will be provided as soon as possible regarding refunds and potential rescheduling of the events that were set to transpire this weekend. 

Once again, thank you for understanding and we truly appreciate your continued patronage and support.

Rush defending his ROH World Championship against Mark Haskins was supposed to headline the PPV. Dragon Lee vs. Bandido for the ROH Television title and Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham vs. Marty Scurll & Flip Gordon for the ROH Tag Team titles were two of the other top matches on the card.

ROH’s next scheduled event is Supercard of Honor XIV in Lakeland, Florida on Saturday, April 4.

Jeff Cobb replacing Adam Brooks at ROH 18th Anniversary PPV

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Adam Brooks won’t be making his ROH debut at Friday’s 18th Anniversary pay-per-view after all.

ROH has announced that — due to travel issues — Brooks will no longer be appearing at their 18th Anniversary PPV. Jeff Cobb is replacing Brooks and will face Slex at the show.

It was confirmed last month that Brooks has signed with ROH. Him facing Slex at the Anniversary PPV was going to be a matchup between Australian wrestling standouts.

Slex also recently signed with ROH. He debuted at Free Enterprise last month and has had three matches for the promotion.

ROH wrote that “Cobb, who is willing to take on anyone in any promotion, wants to wear ROH gold around his waist again, and he knows a victory over Slex would strengthen his case for a title shot.”

ROH’s 18th Anniversary PPV is taking place at Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas, Nevada this Friday. The venue will also host ROH Past vs. Present the next night.

Here’s the updated card for the Anniversary PPV:

  • ROH World Champion Rush defending against Mark Haskins
  • ROH Television Champion Dragon Lee defending against Bandido
  • ROH Tag Team Champions Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham defending against Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll & Flip Gordon)
  • The Briscoes vs. Dalton Castle & Joe Hendry
  • Villain Enterprises (PCO & Brody King) vs. Rey Horus & Alex Zayne
  • Dealer’s Choice match: Dan Maff vs. Kenny King vs. Shane Taylor vs. Bateman (winner gets a future title shot of his choosing)
  • Jeff Cobb vs. Slex
  • Eli Isom vs. Bully Ray
  • Nicole Savoy vs. Session Moth Martina

Two matches added to ROH 18th Anniversary PPV

Posted on by Joseph Currier

ROH has confirmed two more matches for this Friday’s 18th Anniversary pay-per-view.

Villain Enterprises stablemates PCO & Brody King will team against Rey Horus & Alex Zayne at the PPV. Eli Isom is also set to face Bully Ray in a singles match.

Bully Ray interrupted Isom vs. LSG at Bound By Honor on February 28. Isom then challenged Bully Ray to a match. Bully Ray won and went to attack Isom with a steel chair after, but Cheeseburger and Caprice Coleman came out to make the save.

At Gateway to Honor the next night, Isom made a save for Coleman and Cheeseburger after Bully Ray defeated Coleman. Isom went to put Bully Ray through a table, but Bully Ray low blowed him and powerbombed him through it.

ROH hyped that Bully Ray “has said that he’ll leave ROH for good if anyone can defeat him” and Isom is determined to rid the company of him.

Zayne made his ROH debut by defeating Bandido at Honor Reigns Supreme in January. The night before that, Bandido, Flamita & Horus won the ROH Six-Man Tag Team titles from Villain Enterprises.

Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas,  Nevada will host ROH’s 18th Anniversary PPV this Friday and ROH Past vs. Present on Saturday.

Here’s the updated card for the Anniversary PPV:

  • ROH World Champion Rush defending against Mark Haskins
  • ROH Television Champion Dragon Lee defending against Bandido
  • ROH Tag Team Champions Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham defending against Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll & Flip Gordon)
  • The Briscoes vs. Dalton Castle & Joe Hendry
  • Villain Enterprises (PCO & Brody King) vs. Rey Horus & Alex Zayne
  • Dealer’s Choice match: Dan Maff vs. Kenny King vs. Shane Taylor vs. Bateman (winner gets a future title shot of his choosing)
  • Adam Brooks vs. Slex
  • Eli Isom vs. Bully Ray
  • Nicole Savoy vs. Session Moth Martina

ROH World title changes hands, 18th Anniversary PPV main event set

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Rush is once again the ROH World Champion.

In the main event of Gateway to Honor on Saturday night, Rush regained the ROH World title by defeating PCO and Mark Haskins in a triple threat match. Nick Aldis, who is facing PCO at Supercard of Honor XIV in April, came out towards the end of the match and hit PCO with the NWA World title belt.

That would eventually lead to the finish, where Rush hit PCO with the dropkick to the corner, pinning him to win the championship. PCO held the title for 78 days, defeating Rush back at Final Battle on December 13.

Rush will now defend his title against Haskins at ROH’s 18th Anniversary pay-per-view at Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, March 13. ROH announced leading up to Gateway to Honor that whoever wasn’t involved in the finish would challenge for the World title at the Anniversary PPV.

Haskins confronted Rush at the end of Gateway to Honor and was attacked by La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush, ROH Television Champion Dragon Lee, and Kenny King).

Here’s the updated card for the Anniversary PPV:

  • ROH World Champion Rush defending against Mark Haskins
  • ROH Television Champion Dragon Lee defending against Bandido
  • ROH Tag Team Champions Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham defending against Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll & Flip Gordon)
  • The Briscoes vs. Dalton Castle & Joe Hendry
  • Dealer’s Choice match: Dan Maff vs. Kenny King vs. Shane Taylor vs. Bateman (winner gets a future title shot of his choosing)
  • Adam Brooks vs. Slex
  • Nicole Savoy vs. Session Moth Martina

Session Moth Martina vs. Nicole Savoy set for ROH 18th Anniversary

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A matchup between two new members of ROH’s women’s division is the latest addition to the card for their 18th Anniversary pay-per-view.

ROH announced today that Nicole Savoy vs. Session Moth Martina is set for 18th Anniversary. The PPV is taking place at Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, March 13.

Savoy debuted for ROH in December, while Martina debuted earlier this month. Both wrestlers defeated Sumie Sakai in their first matches for ROH.

After Sakai turned heel on Savoy last month, a match between them is set for ROH Past vs. Present on Saturday, March 14. That show is also being held at Sam’s Town Live.

Sakai has been confirmed as the first entrant in ROH’s Women’s Championship tournament. It will begin with first-round matches taking place at Quest for Gold in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Friday, April 24.

Here’s the updated card for the 18th Anniversary PPV:

  • ROH Television Champion Dragon Lee defending against Bandido
  • ROH Tag Team Champions Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham defending against Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll & Flip Gordon)
  • The Briscoes vs. Dalton Castle & Joe Hendry
  • Dealer’s Choice match: Dan Maff vs. Kenny King vs. Shane Taylor vs. Bateman (winner gets a future title shot of his choosing)
  • Adam Brooks vs. Slex
  • Nicole Savoy vs. Session Moth Martina

Dealer’s Choice match added to ROH 18th Anniversary PPV

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A future title shot will be on the line in a four-way match at ROH’s 18th Anniversary pay-per-view.

It was announced today that Dan Maff, Kenny King, Shane Taylor, and Tyler Bateman will face off in a Dealer’s Choice match at 18th Anniversary. The stipulation is that the winner will get a title shot of his choice.

Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas, Nevada is hosting the 18th Anniversary PPV on Friday, March 13.

ROH’s Past vs. Present show is also taking place at Sam’s Town Live the day after the Anniversary PPV. Former ROH Pure Champion John Walters vs. Mark Haskins has been added to that event.

Here are the updated cards for both shows:

18th Anniversary PPV —

  • ROH Television Champion Dragon Lee defending against Bandido
  • ROH Tag Team Champions Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham defending against Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll & Flip Gordon)
  • The Briscoes vs. Dalton Castle & Joe Hendry
  • Adam Brooks vs. Slex
  • Dealer’s Choice match: Dan Maff vs. Kenny King vs. Shane Taylor vs. Bateman

Past vs. Present —

  • Jay Briscoe vs. Mark Briscoe
  • Xavier vs. Jay Lethal
  • Generation Next (Alex Shelley & Matt Sydal) vs. Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll & Flip Gordon)
  • Homicide vs. Brody King
  • The Havana Pitbulls (Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes) vs. Bandido & Flamita
  • Doug Williams vs. Jonathan Gresham
  • John Walters vs. Mark Haskins
  • Delirious & Grizzly Redwood vs. Dalton Castle & Joe Hendry
  • Sumie Sakai vs. Nicole Savoy

Updated cards for ROH 18th Anniversary and Past vs. Present

Posted on by Joseph Currier

ROH has made new match announcements for their 18th Anniversary pay-per-view and Past vs. Present event.

The Briscoes will team against Dalton Castle & Joe Hendry at the Anniversary PPV on Friday, March 13, while Sumie Sakai vs. Nicole Savoy will take place at Past vs. Present on Saturday, March 14. Both of the shows are being held at Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Sakai turned heel against Savoy at Saturday Night at Center Stage last month. Savoy had made her ROH debut by defeating Sakai in December, then they teamed up and lost to Angelina Love & Mandy Leon at Saturday Night at Center Stage. Sakai also defeated Savoy at Honor Reigns Supreme the next night.

Sakai, who was ROH’s first Women of Honor Champion, has been announced as the first entrant in ROH’s Women’s Championship tournament. It will begin at Quest for Gold on April 24.

Here are the updated cards for the 18th Anniversary PPV and Past vs. Present:

18th Anniversary PPV —

  • ROH Television Champion Dragon Lee defending against Bandido
  • ROH Tag Team Champions Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham defending against Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll & Flip Gordon)
  • The Briscoes vs. Dalton Castle & Joe Hendry
  • Adam Brooks vs. Slex

The ROH World Championship match for 18th Anniversary will be decided at Gateway to Honor on February 29. PCO is defending his ROH World Championship against Rush and Mark Haskins in a triple threat match at that show, and the wrestler who doesn’t lose the fall will challenge for the World title at the Anniversary PPV.

Past vs. Present —

  • Jay Briscoe vs. Mark Briscoe
  • Xavier vs. Jay Lethal
  • Generation Next (Alex Shelley & Matt Sydal) vs. Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll & Flip Gordon)
  • Homicide vs. Brody King
  • The Havana Pitbulls (Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes) vs. Bandido & Flamita
  • Doug Williams vs. Jonathan Gresham
  • Delirious & Grizzly Redwood vs. Dalton Castle & Joe Hendry
  • Sumie Sakai vs. Nicole Savoy

Adam Brooks to make ROH debut against Slex at 18th Anniversary

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Adam Brooks has an opponent for his official Ring of Honor debut.

ROH announced today that Brooks will face fellow Australian wrestling standout and new ROH signee Slex at their 18th Anniversary pay-per-view. The event is taking place at Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, March 13.

Brooks signing with ROH was officially confirmed earlier this month. He wrestled for the promotion once before at a show in the United Kingdom in 2018.

ROH wrote about Brooks vs. Slex:

When Adam Brooks steps into an ROH ring for the first time on U.S. soil, he’ll see a familiar face standing across from him.

Brooks will take on fellow Australian star Slex in his debut at ROH 18th Anniversary in Las Vegas on March 13. Brooks and Slex have been rivals in Australia for nearly seven years.

They traded the Melbourne City Wrestling Intercommonwealth Title back and forth in 2018. This past November, Brooks won the MCW World Heavyweight Title from Slex in a three-way elimination match.

Brooks undoubtedly wants to make a strong first impression on ROH fans, and now he has the opportunity to do so at the expense of his longtime adversary.

Slex also has plenty of incentive. After coming up just short in an exciting match against Flip Gordon at Free Enterprise on Feb. 9 in his ROH debut, ‘The Business’ is eager to start compiling victories.

Dragon Lee defending the ROH Television title against Bandido has also been confirmed for the 18th Anniversary PPV, along with Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham defending their ROH Tag Team titles against Marty Scurll & Flip Gordon.

In a match with Anniversary PPV implications, PCO is defending his ROH World Championship against Rush and Mark Haskins in a triple threat match at Gateway to Honor on February 29. The wrestler who doesn’t lose the fall in that match will challenge for the ROH World title at 18th Anniversary

Sam’s Town Live is also hosting ROH Past vs. Present on Saturday, March 14.

Tag Team title match announced for ROH 18th Anniversary PPV

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Two members of Villain Enterprises are getting a Tag Team title shot at ROH’s 18th Anniversary pay-per-view.

It was announced this morning that ROH Tag Team Champions Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham will defend their titles against Marty Scurll & Flip Gordon at the 18th Anniversary PPV. It’s taking place at Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas on Friday, March 13.

Lethal & Gresham have been the ROH Tag Team Champions since defeating The Briscoes for the titles at Final Battle in December.

This is the second match that’s been confirmed for the 18th Anniversary PPV. Dragon Lee will also defend his ROH Television title against Bandido at the show.

The main event of the 18th Anniversary PPV will be decided at Gateway to Honor on February 29. PCO is defending his ROH World Championship against Rush and Mark Haskins in a triple threat match at Gateway to Honor, and the wrestler who doesn’t lose the fall in that match will challenge for the World title at 18th Anniversary.

Lethal & Gresham will defend their titles against Silas Young & Josh Woods at Bound By Honor on February 28. ROH wrote that Scurll & Gordon will be in the title match at 18th Anniversary regardless of which team wins at Bound By Honor.

ROH Past vs. Present is also being held at Sam’s Town Live on March 14.

Bandido to challenge for ROH TV title at 18th Anniversary PPV

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Bandido is getting a Television title shot at Ring of Honor’s 18th Anniversary pay-per-view.

ROH has announced that Television Champion Dragon Lee will defend his title against Bandido at March’s Anniversary PPV. Lee won the title by defeating Shane Taylor at Final Battle in December.

Lee is part of La Faccion Ingobernable with Rush, Kenny King, and Amy Rose in ROH.

Bandido already holds one title in ROH. At Saturday Night at Center Stage last month, Bandido, Flamita & Rey Horus defeated Villain Enterprises to become the ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions.

Prior to the Anniversary PPV, Lee will defend his TV title against Dak Draper at Gateway to Honor on February 29. Bandido, Flamita & Horus are also defending their Six-Man titles against Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham & Jeff Cobb at that show.

Lee will challenge PCO for the ROH World Championship at Bound By Honor on February 28. If PCO retains, he’ll defend the World title against Rush and Mark Haskins at Gateway to Honor. The wrestler who doesn’t lose the fall in the triple threat match will challenge for the World title in the main event of the Anniversary PPV.

Sam’s Town Live is hosting the 18th Anniversary PPV on Friday, March 13. ROH’s Past vs. Present show will also take place at Sam’s Town Live the next night.