TEW 08 - Ring of Dishonor

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ROH Newswire
Monday, Week 1, September 2008

- The rumors are running rampant after ROH Booker Gabe Sapolsky announced he was parting ways with Ring of Honor following an altercation with ROH Owner Cary Silkin. News regarding the future of ROH is expected to come soon, but for now Silkin is getting help running the day to day operations from none other then former ECW owner Paul Heyman!

- With Glory by Honor two weeks away, the question now is what direction will ROH head in? Well, the first match Paul Heyman announced should go a long way in alleviating ROH fans fears of major change, as it'll be "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson going one on one with the Necro Butcher at Glory by Honor Night 1!

- Glory by Honor Night 1's Main Event was also announced, and it's a match that ECW made famous. Having seen the bloody history between Kevin Steen & El Generico and the Briscoe Brothers, Paul Heyman has announced a Stairway to Hell match to determine the number one contenders for the ROH Tag Team Titles!

- We know that Night 2 of Glory by Honor will feature Nigel McGuiness defending his ROH World Title, but against who? Heyman is keeping this information tight lipped, but expect an announcement in the upcoming days.

- Heyman is out scouting talent right now to continue to shape ROH's roster and make it even better then it currently is. In fact, sources within both WWE and TNA say there could be a huge name coming to ROH soon. Who it is, we cannot say, but if it is true, expect the ROH fans to come unglued at the announcement!

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This Week in Wrestling

Monday

- WWE held Monday Night Raw, having a B+ show featuring two great matches. The first saw HBK and the Undertaker defeating JBL and Kane (A) and in the main event, Batista and Rey Mysterio defeated Chris Jericho and Lance Cade (B+)

- TNA taped Impact!, drawing a B- rating. TNA had their own great tag team match, as Booker T and Sting defeated Kevin Nash and Kurt Angle (A) and in the main event, Brother Ray and Christian Cage defeated Kip James and BG James (B-)

Tuesday

- WWE taped both Smackdown! and ECW last night:

Smackdown rivaled Raw with it's own B+ show rating, and featured a great six man tag main event, as Edge, Umaga and MVP defeated Triple H, Jeff Hardy and the Big Show (A)

ECW meanwhile scored a C+, headlined by The Brian Kendrick defeating Jimmy Yang Wang (C+)

Wednesday

An online poll names Bryan Danielson the best technical wrestler in the world.

Thursday

NOAH has a new GHC Heavyweight Champion, as Mitsuharu Misawad defeated former ROH World Champion Takeshi Morishima (B+) for his 4th reign as champion.

Friday

- PWG held night 1 of their Battle of Los Angeles tournament, headlined by Chris Hero retaining his PWG World Title over Rocky Romero (B). Another great match saw Low Ki defeat Jack Evans and Eddie Kingston (B).

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ROH Newswire
Monday, Week 2, September 2008

- We all know Paul Heyman loves to get extreme, and it looks as if he isn't going to change for ROH either, that is why a #1 contenders no DQ match has been signed for GBH night 1! Heyman wants to see two guys go to the limit to show how badly they want the ROH World Title, therefore it'll be Chris Hero taking on Austin Aries with the winner fighting the next night vs Nigel McGuinnes!

- Another Friday show match has been added, as an old ECW favorite, Jerry Lynn, will do battle with a member of the Age of the Fall, Joey Matthews! Matthews has promised that the pain he feels every day, will be nothing to the pain Lynn will feel ten days from now.

- Another night 2 match has been signed as well, as Bryan Danielson will take on Davey Richards in a match many believe could be the best match of the weekend. Expect lots of hard hitting when the American Dragon takes on the enforcer of Sweet n' Sour Inc!

- More smoke coming from Stamford and Nashville. While we here inside ROH know of the mystery man in question, rumor has it both Vince McMahon and Jeff Jarrett are keeping their wrestlers on their toes as they try and figure out who might jump ship and come to Ring of Honor.

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This Week in Wrestling

Monday

- WWE held Monday Night Raw. It was a step down from last week, getting a B rating, but a Rey Mysterio & Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho & Lance Cade tag team match got an A rating. In the main event Batista beat JBL (B-)

- TNA taped Impact! which drew a B-, headlined by Brother Ray, Christian Cage and Kevin Nash defeating Sting, Booker T and Kurt Angle (B+)

Tuesday

- WWE taped Smackdown! and ECW today:

Smackdown was a solid show (B) featuring Edge & MVP defeating the Great Khali and Finlay (B) in the Main Event. Shelton Benjamin also successfully defended his US Title vs Mark Henry (B-)

ECW was a decent offering (C+) headlined by Tommy Dreamer and Chavo Guerrero defeating the Brian Kendrick and the Miz (B-)

Wednesday

- Nothing of note

Thursday

- Nothing of note

Friday

- Nothing of note

Saturday

- Nothing of note

Sunday

WWE held Unforgiven (B), headlined by a time limit draw between Triple H and Mark Henry (B+) Other matches saw Batista defeat Chris Jericho (B+) and the Big Show defeat William Regal (B+)

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ROH Newswire
Monday, Week 3, September 2008

- Days away from Glory by Honor weekend, the ROH is proud to announce three new wrestlers to ROH, all of whom have been involved in the company before: The Human Tornado, PAC and former ROH World Champion Low Ki are all back in ROH on a full time basis. Rumor has it Chris Hero is livid about Low Ki returning to ROH and plans to address it Friday.

- The Briscoe Brothers are amped up for this Friday vs Steenerico, so much so that they are challening both Jay and Mark Briscoe to singles matches Saturday on Night 2! Expect to see more bloodshead Saturday Night!

- More rumors within ROH HQ, as now a second mystery worker is being rumored to be close to inking a deal with ROH. He apparently has a history with Paul Heyman, and would be a coup for ROH should he sign on the dotted line.

- While Nigel McGuinnes doesn't know who he is fighting yet on Saturday, he has been informed he will be in action on Friday, as he and Claudio Castagnoli are scheduled to take on the tag champs, the Age of the Fall!

The weekend lineups:

GLORY BY HONOR NIGHT ONE

MAIN EVENT!
#1 Contenders Match
Stairway to Hell!
The Briscoe Brothers vs Kevin Steen & El Generico

ROH TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH!
The Age of the Fall (c) vs Nigel McGuiness and Claudio Castagnoli

ROH WORLD TITLE #1 CONTENDERS MATCH!
No Disqualifcations!
Austin Aries vs Chris Hero

Bryan Danielson vs The Necro Butcher!

Jerry Lynn vs Joey Matthews!

Plus more!

GLORY BY HONOR NIGHT TWO

MAIN EVENT!
ROH World Title Match
Nigel McGuinness (c) vs Austin Aries/Chris Hero

Bryan Danielson vs Davey Richards

Jay Briscoe vs El Generico

Mark Briscoe vs Kevin Steen

Plus Low Ki will be in the house!

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This Week in Wrestling

Monday

- WWE held Monday Night Raw (B) headlined by Rey Mysterio defeating Chavo Guerrero (B). Also on the card was Santino Marella successfully defending his Intercontinental Title vs CM Punk (B) and Simply Priceless defending their titles vs Cryme Tyme (C)

- TNA taped Impact! (B+) and featured a great main event, with Christian Cage defeating Sting (A). Also on the show, LAX won the TNA Tag Team Titles from Beer Money (C)

Tuesday

- WWE taped Smackdown! and ECW:

Smackdown (B) featured Triple H defeating Umaga (B) in the Main Event. Also on the show, Shelton Benjamin successfully defended his US Title over the Great Khali (C+)

On ECW (C) the main event saw Charlie Haas and R-Truth defeat the Brian Kendrick and Armando Estrada (C+)

Wednesday

- Bobby Lashley announces he will be returning from a hiatus. Most people suspect he will head back to the WWE, though TNA remains a possibility.

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ROH Glory by Honor Night 1
Friday, Week 3, September 2008
Live from the Detroit Fair Grounds
1582 People

Human Tornado defeated Delirious, Jigsaw, PAC, Rocky Romero and Eddie Edwards in 19:45 when Human Tornado defeated PAC by pinfall with a Tornado-Plex (C-)

Bryan Danielson comes to the ring and lets everyone know how he feels about Nigel McGuinness. He says that Nigel may be the champion right now, but once Dragon gets his shot, Nigel will be champion no longer! (D-)

Naomichi Marufuji defeated Roderick Strong in 20:40 by pinfall with a Shiranui (C)

Jerry Lynn defeated Joey Matthews in 16:47 by pinfall with a Cradle Piledriver (C) After the match, Matthews and the rest of the AOTF come out and begin beating up Lynn, leading to Bryan Danielson to make a save (D-)

Bryan Danielson defeated Necro Butcher in 14:29 by submission with an Arms Across America (C)

Chris Hero defeated Austin Aries in 18:34 by pinfall with a Heros Welcome (C)

Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black defeated Nigel McGuinness and Claudio Castagnoli in 21:33 when Jimmy Jacobs defeated Nigel McGuinness by submission with an End Time after interference from Chris Hero. Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black make defence number 1 of their ROH World Tag Team titles (C)

Kevin Steen and El Generico defeated The Briscoe Brothers in a 2 vs 2 Stairway to Hell match in 24:38 when El Generico retrieved the item (C+)

Show Rating: D

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glad to see another TEW dynasty, interested to see where you go with ROH Hardcore mode. Good Luck!