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ROH SOTF winner to get World title shot at Best in the World

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ROH has revealed when the winner of this year’s Survival of the Fittest tournament will be getting their title shot.

The winner of Survival of the Fittest will challenge for Rush’s ROH World Championship in the main event of next month’s Best in the World pay-per-view. The PPV is taking place at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, Maryland on Sunday, July 11.

The Survival of the Fittest finals are airing on this weekend’s episode of ROH TV. Demonic Flamita, Eli Isom, Bandido, Brian Johnson, Chris Dickinson, and Rhett Titus are facing off in a six-way elimination match to determine the winner of the tournament.

ROH stated that this year’s Survival of the Fittest participants were chosen because they’ve all never held the ROH World Championship and aren’t currently in the World title rankings. Flamita defeated Rey Horus in the first round, Isom defeated Dak Draper, Bandido defeated Bateman, Johnson defeated Sledge, Dickinson defeated O’Shay Edwards, and Titus defeated Danhausen.

Best in the World will be the first ROH show with fans in attendance since February 2020. Here’s what’s been announced for the PPV thus far:

  • ROH World Champion Rush defends against Survival of the Fittest winner
  • ROH Television Champion Tony Deppen defends against Dragon Lee
  • Brody King vs. Jay Lethal
  • EC3 vs. Flip Gordon
  • Last Man Standing match: Josh Woods vs. Silas Young

Survival of the Fittest finals set for next episode of ROH TV

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The winner of this year’s Survival of the Fittest tournament will be determined on the next episode of ROH television.

ROH has announced that the Survival of the Fittest finals will take place on the ROH TV episode that premieres this weekend (Saturday, June 26). The finals are a six-way elimination match where the winner will receive a future shot at the ROH World Championship.

Demonic Flamita, Eli Isom, Bandido, Brian Johnson, and Chris Dickinson have already advanced to the Survival of the Fittest finals. Danhausen vs. Rhett Titus is the final first-round match. Danhausen vs. Titus will air on this Tuesday’s edition of ROH Week By Week on YouTube.

Flamita defeated Rey Horus in the first round of the tournament, Isom defeated Dak Draper, Bandido defeated Bateman, Johnson defeated Sledge, and Dickinson defeated O’Shay Edwards. ROH said the participants for the tournament were chosen because they’ve all never held the ROH World Championship and aren’t currently in the World title rankings.

The ROH World Championship is currently held by Rush.

Matt Taven vs. Dutch will also take place on this weekend’s episode of ROH TV. Dutch (Bill Carr) is a member of Vincent Marseglia’s The Righteous stable and is making his ROH in-ring debut in the match.

Rey Horus vs. Flamita, Josh Woods vs. Silas Young set for ROH TV

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Next week’s Ring of Honor will feature the first match in the Survival of the Fittest tournament while Silas Young and Josh Woods will face off in a Pure rules match.

The 12-man tournament will play out weekly throughout June and will crown the next top contender for ROH World Champion Rush. The winners of six singles matches will then advance to a multi-man elimination match. It’s the first time this tournament has happened since 2018.

The kickoff for the tournament begins on ROH TV this upcoming weekend with Rey Horus vs. Flamita.

Both men are coming off a loss in a three-way to Bandido at March’s 19th Anniversary Show. Horus’ last singles win in ROH came at December’s Final Battle over Dalton Castle while Flamita defeated Bandido in a singles match in late-April.

Next week will also feature Woods vs. Young in a Pure rules match. After Young turned on Woods several weeks ago with a chair shot to the head followed by a singles win last week, Woods confronted Young backstage for cheating. A confident Young said he could beat him in a Pure rules match which Woods laughed at and accepted.

ROH reveals participants for Survival of the Fittest 2021

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Ring of Honor has revealed the participants for Survival of the Fittest 2021.

On today’s episode of ROH Week By Week, it was announced that this year’s Survival of the Fittest will begin in two weeks. The tournament will take place on ROH television throughout June. It will feature six singles matches, with the winners of those matches advancing to a multi-man elimination match. The tournament winner will receive a future shot at the ROH World Championship, which is currently held by Rush.

Here are the first round matches for the tournament:

Left side of the bracket —

  • Rey Horus vs. Flamita
  • Eli Isom vs. Dak Draper
  • Bandido vs. Bateman

Right side of the bracket —

  • Brian Johnson vs. Sledge
  • Chris Dickinson vs. O’Shay Edwards
  • Danhausen vs. Rhett Titus

It was stated on ROH Week By Week that the participants were chosen because they’ve all never held the ROH World Championship and aren’t currently in the World title rankings.

Survival of the Fittest was first held in 2004 and most recently took place in 2018. It won a poll on the ROH The Experience Facebook page that asked fans which of ROH’s annual events they would most like to see return in 2021.

ROH Survival of the Fittest tournament returning in June

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Ring of Honor’s Survival of the Fittest tournament is making its return next month.

ROH has announced that the Survival of the Fittest tournament will return on ROH TV this June. The tournament will feature a series of qualifying matches, with the winners of those bouts advancing to a multi-man elimination match to decide the tournament winner.

The winner of Survival of the Fittest will receive a future shot at the ROH World Championship, which is currently held by Rush.

“You asked for the Survival of the Fittest tournament to come back and the ROH Board of Directors listened. The tournament returns in June on ROH TV,” ROH’s Kevin Eck wrote.

“Originating in 2004 and last held in 2018, the tournament is composed of a series of qualifying matches, with the winners meeting in a multi-man elimination match to determine the overall winner. The lone survivor will be rewarded with a future shot at the ROH World Championship. Past winners of Survival of the Fittest include Bryan Danielson, Tyler Black, Jay Lethal and Adam Cole.

“Survival of the Fittest was the overwhelming winner of a poll on the ROH The Experience Facebook page that asked which of ROH’s annual events fans would most like to see return in 2021.”

ROH will also be holding a Women’s World Championship tournament this summer. Rok-C, Angelina Love, Miranda Alize, and Trish Adora are the first four entrants that have been announced for it.