Tag: ROH Hall Of Fame

Cary Silkin receives first-ever ROH Hall of Fame Legacy Award

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Former Ring of Honor owner Cary Silkin has been honored as part of the promotion’s inaugural Hall of Fame class.

On a special Hall of Fame edition of ROH TV that premiered over the weekend, Silkin was presented with the first-ever ROH Hall of Fame Legacy Award. The award will be known as the Cary Silkin Legacy Award going forward.

The award “honors those who have made a significant contribution to ROH outside the ring.”

The inaugural ROH Hall of Fame class also features The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe), Bryan Danielson, Samoa Joe, and CM Punk.

Silkin was initially an investor in ROH and then owned the company from 2004-2011, when it was bought by Sinclair Broadcast Group. It was announced last week that Sinclair Broadcast Group has sold the promotion to AEW’s Tony Khan.

“To say that Silkin has made a significant contribution to ROH is a massive understatement,” ROH wrote. “Quite simply, there would be no ROH today if not for him.”

Silkin is currently an ROH ambassador and has presented the ROH World Championship to the winner whenever there’s a title change.

CM Punk inducted into ROH Hall of Fame as final member of inaugural class

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Ring of Honor’s inaugural Hall of Fame class has now been fully unveiled.

It was announced today that CM Punk has been inducted into the ROH Hall of Fame as the final member of the inaugural class. The class also includes The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe), Bryan Danielson, and Samoa Joe.

Punk made his ROH debut in 2002. He held the ROH World Championship once and the ROH Tag Team titles twice during his time with the promotion. Both Tag Team title reigns came with Colt Cabana as the Second City Saints.

Before finally claiming the ROH World Championship from Austin Aries in 2005, Punk was unsuccessful in challenging for the title in a famous trilogy of matches against Joe in 2004. The first two of those matches were hour-long draws. The third saw Joe retain his title.

Punk defeating Aries for the ROH title kicked off the “Summer of Punk” storyline that ended with Punk leaving ROH after he signed with WWE.

Punk made his return to pro wrestling when he signed with AEW last year. He was away for more than seven years after departing WWE in 2014. Punk is set to face MJF in a dog collar match at AEW’s Revolution pay-per-view on Sunday, March 6.

“A career retrospective on Punk will be featured on this weekend’s episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling television, and a YouTube special on Punk drops Monday, Feb. 28 at 9 a.m. ET on ROH’s YouTube channel,” ROH wrote.

“A special Hall of Fame episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling featuring all of the inductees airs on TV the weekend of March 5.”

Samoa Joe inducted into ROH Hall of Fame

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Ring of Honor has revealed the third member of its inaugural Hall of Fame class.

It was announced today that Samoa Joe has been inducted into the ROH Hall of Fame. He joins The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) and Bryan Danielson in the promotion’s first Hall of Fame class.

The final member of the class will be announced next Monday.

Joe was the third-ever ROH World Champion, winning the title from Xavier in March 2003. He held the title for 645 days until losing it to Austin Aries in December 2004.

Joe’s World title reign is the longest in ROH’s history. It helped establish the promotion and included Joe’s famous trilogy of title defenses against CM Punk.

“A career retrospective on Samoa Joe will be featured on this weekend’s episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling television, and a YouTube special on Joe drops Monday, Feb. 21 at 9 a.m. ET on ROH’s YouTube channel,” ROH wrote.

“A special Hall of Fame episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling featuring all of the inductees airs on TV the weekend of March 5.”

Joe’s release from WWE last month was the second time he’s been let go by the company within a nine-month period. After initially being cut in April 2021, he returned to WWE for a role in NXT. That included working both as a wrestler and a talent scout. He won the NXT Championship from Karrion Kross at TakeOver 36 last August but relinquished the title prior to September’s NXT 2.0 rebrand. Joe hasn’t wrestled since the match where he won the title from Kross.

Joe tweeted about his ROH Hall of Fame induction:

Bryan Danielson inducted into ROH Hall of Fame

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“The American Dragon” is the second act to be announced for Ring of Honor’s Hall of Fame.

ROH revealed today that Bryan Danielson is the second member of the promotion’s Hall of Fame class. The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) were the first act to be announced for the ROH Hall of Fame.

Danielson was involved in the main event of ROH’s first-ever show in 2002, with Low Ki defeating Danielson and Christopher Daniels in a three-way match at the Era of Honor Begins.

From September 2005 to December 2006, Danielson held the ROH World Championship for 462 days. It’s the third-longest World Championship reign in ROH history, and Danielson made a record 38 successful title defenses.

Danielson currently wrestles for AEW. After departing WWE earlier in the year, he debuted for AEW at All Out in September 2021.

“A career retrospective on Danielson will be featured on this weekend’s episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling television, and a YouTube special on Danielson drops Monday, Feb. 14 at 9 a.m. ET on ROH’s YouTube channel,” ROH wrote.

“A special Hall of Fame episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling featuring all of the inductees airs on TV the weekend of March 5.”

Two more inductees will be part of the inaugural ROH Hall of Fame class. They’ll be announced on Monday, February 14 and Monday, February 21.

The Briscoes revealed as first ROH Hall of Fame inductees

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The most decorated tag team in Ring of Honor history are the first inductees into the promotion’s Hall of Fame.

ROH has announced that The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) are the first inductees of the promotion’s inaugural Hall of Fame class. They’re the first of four acts who will be part of the class.

The Briscoes started with ROH when the promotion was launched in 2002. The establishment of the ROH Hall of Fame is in celebration of the promotion’s 20th anniversary.

The Briscoes are 12-time ROH Tag Team Champions, including currently holding the titles. Their 12th reign began when they won the titles from The OGK (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) at December’s Final Battle pay-per-view.

Jay Briscoe is also a two-time ROH World Champion. 

The ROH TV episode that airs this coming weekend will focus on The Briscoes’ careers, and a special on The Briscoes will premiere on ROH’s YouTube channel on Monday, February 7.

A special Hall of Fame episode of ROH TV will premiere the weekend of Saturday, March 5.

The next three Hall of Fame inductees will be revealed on Monday, February 7, Monday, February 14, and Monday, February 21.

ROH has been on hiatus for the first quarter of 2022 as it works to “reimagine” the company. It will return with Supercard of Honor being held in Garland, Texas this April.

Ring of Honor launching Hall of Fame, four inductees to be announced

Posted on by Josh Nason

Ring of Honor announced Wednesday that they are launching their own Hall of Fame to coincide with their 20th anniversary.

Four inductees will make up its inaugural class with the first inductee announced this Monday and the following three Mondays (February 7, 14 and 21).

Each February episode of ROH’s TV show, in addition to a weekly YouTube special, will be devoted to that week’s inductee.

The company is currently on a three-month hiatus from producing new events as they prepare for a relaunch with Supercard of Honor on April 1st. They didn’t say whether there will be any type of ceremony at that event.

The announcement comes days after the inaugural class of the GCW Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame was inducted. WWE, Impact Wrestling, NWA and other indie promotions also have their own respective Halls of Fame in addition to the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, the Cauliflower Alley Club Hall of Fame and others.