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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.

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

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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

Jay Briscoe vs. Mark Briscoe official for ROH Past vs. Present

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The Briscoe brothers are set to face off at ROH Past vs. Present.

ROH has confirmed that Jay Briscoe vs. Mark Briscoe will take place at their Past vs. Present event in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, March 14. The announcement was made after ROH uploaded a video over the weekend where Jay accepted a challenge from Mark.

The last time the Briscoes faced each other was on Chris Jericho’s first Rock ‘n’ Wrestling Rager at Sea cruise in 2018. Jay defeated Mark during the Sea of Honor tournament.

ROH announced last month that The Briscoes have re-signed with the promotion. They’ve held the ROH Tag Team titles together 11 times.

Sam’s Town Live is hosting ROH’s 18th Anniversary pay-per-view on Friday, March 13 and Past vs. Present the next night.

Generation Next (Alex Shelley & Matt Sydal) vs. Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll & Flip Gordon), Homicide vs. Brody King, Doug Williams vs. Jonathan Gresham, and Jay Lethal vs. Xavier have also been confirmed for Past vs. Present.

Two matches added to ROH Past vs. Present

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Update —

Xavier vs. Jay Lethal is now official for Past vs. Present. ROH uploaded a video today where Xavier accepted Lethal’s challenge.

Former ROH Pure Champion John Walters has also been announced for the show.

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A matchup of technicians has been added to Ring of Honor’s Past vs. Present event.

ROH announced today that Doug Williams vs. Jonathan Gresham will take place at Past vs. Present. The show is being held at Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, March 14.

Williams was the second-ever Pure Champion in ROH history, holding the title for 42 days in 2004. 

Williams tweeted about his in-ring status yesterday: “Thought I should put this out there since I’ve had a few enquiries. I intend to honour my retirement in the UK and so won’t be accepting wrestling bookings here. The only exception is if any foreign company I am contracted to or work run a tour here, then I might… if forced. I am still however open to making non-wrestling appearances, training seminars, backstage roles etc. and other foreign wrestling bookings.”

Gresham & Jay Lethal are the current ROH Tag Team Champions.

Generation Next (Alex Shelley & Matt Sydal) vs. Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll & Flip Gordon) has also been confirmed for Past vs. Present, along with Homicide vs. Brody King. ROH posted a video last week where Lethal challenged former ROH World Champion Xavier to a match at the show.

Past vs. Present is part of ROH’s 18th Anniversary weekend. Their 18th Anniversary pay-per-view is taking place at Sam’s Town Live on Friday, March 13.

Two matches announced for ROH Past vs. Present

Posted on by Joseph Currier

ROH has made a pair of match announcements for their Past vs. Present event.

Members of Generation Next and Villain Enterprises are set to face off at Past vs. Present, with Alex Shelley & Matt Sydal teaming against Marty Scurll & Flip Gordon.

Shelley and Sydal weren’t in Generation Next at the same time. Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, and Jack Evans were the other members of the group.

Homicide will also take on Brody King of Villain Enterprises in a singles match at Past vs. Present.

Doug Williams, Allison Danger, Necro Butcher, Delirious, and Grizzly Redwood are other names advertised for Past vs. Present. ROH posted a video on Sunday where Jay Lethal issued a challenge to Xavier for the show. Xavier was the second-ever World Champion in ROH history.

Past vs. Present is taking place at Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, March 14. It’s part of ROH’s 18th Anniversary weekend. Sam’s Town Live is also hosting the promotion’s 18th Anniversary pay-per-view on March 13, and tickets for both shows went on sale to the general public today.

ROH holding Past vs. Present show during 18th Anniversary weekend

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Wrestlers from ROH’s past and present are set to face off as part of the promotion’s 18th Anniversary celebration.

ROH Past vs. Present will take place at Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, March 14. ROH hyped that the show “will feature stars of ROH Past such as Doug Williams, Homicide, Matt Sydal, Necro Butcher, and more as they take on the current stars of ROH today!”

Allison Danger is also featured on the graphic for the show, along with current wrestlers Nicole Savoy, PCO, Marty Scurll, Jonathan Gresham, and Bandido.

Sam’s Town Live is also hosting ROH’s 18th Anniversary pay-per-view on Friday, March 13. Tickets for both shows will go on sale to HonorClub members at 10 a.m. Pacific time on Wednesday, January 29. They’ll then go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Pacific on Friday, January 31.

ROH’s 18th Anniversary weekend comes in advance of Supercard of Honor XIV being held at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida on Saturday, April 4.