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Technical issues at Sinclair cause change to this weekend’s ROH TV

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Due to technical difficulties at Sinclair Broadcast Group, Ring of Honor has had to change its plans for this weekend’s episode of ROH TV.

It was announced on Wednesday night that, because of the technical issues at Sinclair, this weekend’s ROH TV will be an encore spotlight episode featuring past matches from Jay Lethal. The episode will air on Sinclair stations starting this Saturday.

“Because of technical difficulties experienced with our parent company, this week’s TV episode will feature an encore presentation spotlighting The Franchise of ROH, JAY LETHAL,” ROH wrote. “Take a look back at some of his most historic ROH matches against JAY BRISCOE & AJ STYLES!”

Sinclair was disrupted by a ransomware attack earlier this month.

This weekend’s ROH TV was supposed to be a special Halloween episode of the show. That episode will instead air exclusively on ROH’s YouTube channel at 7 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday, which is Halloween night.

The Halloween edition of ROH TV will feature Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Moses & Kaun) defending their ROH Six-Man Tag Team titles against Danhausen, PCO & Sledge. ROH Women’s World Champion Rok-C & Quinn McKay vs. Miranda Alize & Max The Impaler is also set for the show, along with a Wildcard Trick or Treat Halloween four corner survival tag match with teams drawn at random.

ROH announced today that it’s going on hiatus after December’s Final Battle pay-per-view and will be taking the first quarter of 2022 to “work internally to reimagine ROH.” ROH talent won’t have their contracts renewed after the promotion’s remaining 2021 dates, and the wrestlers are able to work wherever they want immediately.

ROH not renewing talent contracts following hiatus announcement

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Contracted talent signed to Ring of Honor won’t have their contracts renewed as the company looks to go on hiatus and re-evaluate in the first quarter of 2022.

Bryan Alvarez is reporting that contracted talent will not have their contracts renewed and are allowed to work anywhere they want immediately. They will also be paid through the end of the year. However, they will finish out remaining ROH dates for 2021. ROH will continue with a November television taping followed by their Final Battle pay-per-view, which will take place on December 11 at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. 

Final Battle will be the first card to have fans in attendance since the Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view in September. Recent television tapings have been held without fans.

Rumors that Sinclair Broadcasting, the parent company of Ring of Honor, has canceled ROH’s television show are not true.

ROH this afternoon released a statement saying they would not be holding shows in the first quarter of 2022 in order to “work internally ro reimagine ROH”. The statement also said that they anticipated a return to live events in April for their annual Super Card of Honor event.

Ring of Honor held their first event in February 2002. In 2011, they were purchased by Sinclair Broadcasting.

Joey Mercury files lawsuit against ROH, Sinclair Broadcasting

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Adam Birch, best known as Joey Mercury, has filed a lawsuit against Ring of Honor and parent company Sinclair Broadcasting.

Wrestle Zone reported that Birch has filed a suit in the state of Maryland against ROH and Sinclair, claiming that he was misclassified as a independent contractor rather than an employee. Birch was part of Ring of Honor as a producer from May of 2018 through October of 2019

Birch claims that he was forced to resign due to the company’s lack of concern regarding talent, and working without a “commensurate increase” in pay. Birch’s suit also claims that Sinclair and ROH failed to respond to Birch’s complaints regarding what he viewed as an unsafe working environment. He also claimed that he was paid substantially less than others who were performing the same work, and is also seeking royalties.

Birch is not the only former Ring of Honor talent that has filed a lawsuit. Last month, Kelly Klein filed a discrimination lawsuit against ROH and Sinclair, claiming sexual harassment, dsicrimination, unpaid royalties, breach of contract, and violation of state and federal equal pay acts.