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| Newswire For The Week Of January 16th!!! 1/17/04 ROH January 16th: Austin Aries will defend the ROH World Title vs. Colt Cabana in a Steel Cage match on 2/19 at the RexPlex in Elizabeth, NJ. Cabana challenged Aries to the match since Aries gave him a brainbuster on the ramp. Cabana wants to keep it in the ring while this violent feud escalates. As a result of the precendence set in the Samoa Joe vs. Jay Briscoe "At Our Best" World Title Steel Cage match, the Aries vs. Cabana match can end in pinfall, submission or escaping the cage. January 16th: Mick Foley has challenged Samoa Joe to face his mystery wrestler on 2/19 at the RexPlex in Elizabeth, NJ. Joe has accepted. Foley will be in the corner of his mystery wrestler. Foley said he will give us more information on the mystery man soon. January 16th: ROH officials are trying to figure out who handed Foley the steel chair through the curtain at last night's event. The chair led to Foley laying out Samoa Joe. Could Foley's mystery wrestler be the one that handed him the chair? January 16th: ROH returns to Cambridge, MA on 4/16 featuring a special appearance by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. January 16th: Spanky has been added to the 2/25 Dayton, OH and 2/26 Chicago Ridge, IL events. We will announce matches for both shows later this week at rohwrestling.com. January 16th: Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer will challenge Ricky Reyes & Rocky Romero for the Tag Titles on 2/19 at the RexPlex. January 16th: If you want blood make sure to check out the new DVD release "ROH Bloodlust" featuring some of the most crimson covered contests in ROH history. It is available for immediate delivery now at ROHwrestling.com. January 18th: Ring Of Honor is close to finalizing some new buildings in new markets and some announcements should be made soon here at ROHwrestling.com. January 18th: Spanky and James Gibson have both recently asked ROH officials for a chance to wrestle each other. Spanky and Gibson want to showcase what they can do against each other without any restraints. ROH officials are currently shopping this match to local promoters and we will have a location for this bout by the end of the week. January 18th: ROHwrestling.com currently has a huge sale on Secrets Of The Ring and The Straight Shootin' Series. You can now get $5 off on every edition of The Straight Shootin' Series and Secrets Of The Ring including the Mick Foley double DVD that is now back in stock. January 18th: Allison Danger asked several wrestlers backstage on 1/15 to join The Prophecy and they all turned her down. We learned that Bryan Danielson as well as Homicide & Julius Smokes were both asked and they laughed off the invitation. The delusional Danger won't let The Prophecy die and insists that she will sign up new members in every city that ROH has shows in. January 18th: Another team has been added for the 3/5 one night six man tournament in Philadelphia. The Second City Saints and Extreme Horsemen will merge as the trio will consist of Steve Corino, CM Punk and Colt Cabana. January 18th: Colt Cabana suffered a neck injury as a result of Austin Aries giving him a brainbuster on the steel ramp on 1/15. Cabana had X-rays done, which showed extreme movement in both his C-3 vertebrae and a very slight nick in his C-4 vertebrae. Doctors have told Cabana to take 2-3 weeks off. Cabana says he will be ready to go for the Steel Cage match on 2/19 in Elizabeth, NJ for the World Title vs. Austin Aries. January 18th: Steve Corino has been experiencing pain in his knee all week since Roderick Strong attacked the knee on 1/15. January 18th: Raven has signed on with ROH Merchandise for a video series. This will be a unique series and we'll have more on it in the upcoming weeks. January 20th: "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson has been added to the 2/19 event at the RexPlex in Elizabeth, NJ for the start of the Third Anniversary Celebration Week. January 20th: We are sorry for the lack of Newswires this week here at ROHwrestling.com. ROH officials are now busy working on some new markets and finishing up the 1/15 "It All Begins" home release. There should be some new show announcements next week including new markets. January 20th: ROH officials are also in the process of finalizing the 2/25 Dayton, Ohio and 2/26 Chicago Ridge, IL lineups, which is why no new matches have been announced this week. We will have several matches for each show early next week including the location of the Spanky vs. James Gibson bout. January 20th: Jack Evans promises that he will be back fulltime starting at the 2/19 event and he will be 100%. We still don't know how Evans feels about Austin Aries & Roderick Strong splitting from Alex Shelley. January 20th: In what could be the most bizarrely entertaining match in ROH history, The Christopher Street Connection return for "Do Or Die IV" on the afternoon of 2/19 at the RexPlex to take on The Heartbreak Express from Full Impact Pro. Tickets are only $5 for this afternoon event featuring the best talent from all over the indy world and a Homicide FIP Heavyweight Title defense vs. Antonio Banks. Rocky Romero will challenge Homicide for the FIP Title on 2/12 in Sebring, FL and if Romero wins he will take Homicide's place vs. Banks. Check FullImpactPro.com for more info. January 20th: Austin Aries will make his first international defense of the ROH World Title this Saturday in Montreal, Quebec. Aries will take on the winner of a three-way pitting Samoa Joe vs. Kevin Steen vs. El Generico. ROH Pure Champion John Walters will also defend Pure Title on this event as he takes on Excess plus CM Punk vs. PCO, Roderick Strong vs. Franky The Mobster and much more. ROHwrestling.com will have this event for sale. Will Joe get his rematch this Saturday and not have to wait for Chicago Ridge? Can upcoming talents like El Generico and Kevin Steen make their name in one night by pulling out the upset? They have the raw talent, now they will get their opportunity. For more information go to www.ncw.qc.ca/grizzly. January 20th: There are still no clues as to who handed Mick Foley the steel chair through the curtain on 1/15. The chair was the deciding factor in Foley laying out Samoa Joe. January 20th: ROH is looking to add to the tag team division and will try out some new combos on upcoming shows. January 20th: Samoa Joe will definitely get a ROH World Title match on 2/26 in Chicago Ridge, IL if he does not win it this Saturday in Canada. If Colt Cabana defeats Austin Aries in the Steel Cage match on 2/19, Cabana will make his first title defense in his hometown of Chicago vs. Joe. If El Generico or Kevin Steen win it this Saturday, they will be added to the Chicago area event to defend it against Joe |
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| Something tells me RoH might be hitting the panic button soon with Aries. |
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| I think that no matter WHO followed Joe as champ, they would have a difficult reign. Only Danielson, Daniels, and Punk could do it without a problem. |
| QUOTE (BigSwiggy @ Jan 24 2005, 09:01 AM) |
| Add Shelley vs. CM Punk to the Dayton card. |