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Monday night’s episode of Raw (9/3) drew a 1.95 rating, down from the 2.02 last week. It’s the lowest rating since July 23, although virtually tied with the Aug. 13 rating of 1.96.
The rating was part of a general downward trend in ratings compared to prior years. Last year, Raw drew a 2.09 rating and two years ago Raw drew a 2.11 rating.
The show opened with 2.945 million viewers, dropped slightly to 2.933 million viewers in the second hour, and then dropped again to 2.740 million. The first-to-third hour drop-off was 205,000, below the 2018 average drop-off of 311,000.
The 2018 average is 2.09 and the ten-week rolling average headed into this week was 1.94.
Raw went up against college football on ESPN, which drew 5.576 million viewers and topped the evening in cable viewership and key demo ratings among 18-49 year olds. The 1.9 rating in the key adult demo nearly doubled Raw’s 1.0 rating for its first and best hour. Raw’s three hours finished nos. 3, 5, and 6. VH1’s “Love & Hip Hop Hollywood” was wedged in there at no. 4, with ESPN’s college football holding the top two spots. Other than college football on ESPN, Raw’s three hours had the most viewership of any other show on cable on Monday night. (Source: TVByTheNumbers)
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A new series hosted by Steve Austin is coming to the WWE Network later this month.
It was announced via Variety today that the first episode of “Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Broken Skull Sessions” will premiere on the WWE Network after Survivor Series on Sunday, November 24. It will be a monthly interview series, with The Undertaker appearing as Austin’s guest on the debut episode.
“Mark has been doing The Undertaker for 30 years and he has had one of the greatest runs in the history of the business,” Austin told Variety. “He’s stayed in character all this time. He’s made a few appearances on some talk shows way back in the day, but no one has really ever heard from Mark Calaway the man…I think he was enthusiastic because he has been quiet for so long so now he has the chance to share some stories like everyone else has. He’s had one of the most high-profile careers and, back in his heyday, had some of the most outlandish stories from the road. We had a great time shooting the breeze.”
Austin previously hosted the Stone Cold Podcast on the WWE Network. He spoke to Variety about the difference between that show and his new series: “I think this is going to be a little more relaxed and laid back. The other one was live and I was flying around to accommodate the schedule and going out on the road. This is over at the Broken Skull studio, which we’ve built up…It’s basically like a bullsh*t session, talking about someone’s career and trading stories, shooting the breeze.”
WWE noted that the Broken Skull Sessions “will feature no-holds-barred, one-on-one conversations with the biggest names in WWE history, including legends, superstars, and celebrity guests.”
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1933
St. Louis, Missouri:
– Ray Steele beat John Pesek
– Orville Brown and George Zaharias wrested to a 30 minute draw
– Dick Shikat beat Fred “Frank” Speer
1961
Rochester, Minnesota:
– Bob Geigel & Otto von Krupp (Boris Malenko) beat Dale Lewis & Pat Kennedy to win the AWA tag titles
– Millie Stafford & Annette Palmer beat Jessica Rogers & Mars Monroe
– George Armstrong (sub Steve Druk) beat Jules LaRance
1965
Sioux City, Iowa:
– AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Mad Russian Stan Pulaski
– Reggie Parks beat Haru Sasaki by DQ
– Mitsu Arakawa drew Billy Red Cloud
– Tim Woods beat Danny Plechas
1968
Chicago, Illinois:
– Verne Gagne beat Blackjack Lanza by countout
– Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race
– Edouard Carpentier beat Mitsu Arakawa
– Bill Watts beat Mike Riker
– Pampero Firpo beat Fernando Stampos
1970
Orlando, Florida:
– Texas Tornado Florida Tag Titles Match: Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch defeated Jose Lothario & Jack Brisco
– No DQ: Tarzan Tyler defeated Louie Tillet
– Southern Title: Great Mephisto defeated Bob Roop to retain title
– Rene Goulet defeated Mr. Saito
– James (Luke Graham) Wolfe & Ronnie Garvin drew Jack & Roy Welch
– Frank Martinez defeated Tito Montez
1972
Kansas City, Kansas: (Thanksgiving show)
– Rufus R. Jones defeated Juan Sebastian
– Les Thornton defeated Hans Schmidt via DQ
– The Destroyer defeated Bobby Whitlock
– Harley Race fought Black Angus to a double-CO
– Black Angus won a 17-man Battle Royal
1978
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Non title: Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat AWA Tag Team Champions Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens
– Super Destroyer Mark II beat Billy Robinson
– Bobby Duncum beat Paul Ellering
– Steve Olsonoski beat Cecil DuBois by DQ
– Iron Sheik beat Kenny Jay
1979
St. Louis, Missouri: (Attendance: 8,672)
– 2 out of 3 falls: Harley Race defeated Gene Kiniski to retain the NWA World Title
– Kevin Von Erich defeated Ox Baker to retain Missouri State Title
– Pat O’Conner and Dick The Bruiser defeated King Kong Brody and Dick Murdoch
– The Fabulous Moolah defeated Winoa Little Heart to retain Women’s Title
– Ed Wiskoski defeated Tom Andrews
– The Turk & Bob Brown defeated Frankie Hill and Gama Singh
1981
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Ricky Morton pinned Gypsy Joe
– Bobby Eaton pinned Roy Rogers
– Ricky & Robert Gibson beat The Cuban & Iranian Assassins via DQ
– Andy Kaufman beat three female fans and drew the fourth when time ran out
– Southern Champ Dutch Mantel beat Dream Machine via DQ in a title vs. diamond ring match
– Jerry Lawler beat The Super Destroyer via DQ in a match where piledrivers were legal
– Bill Dundee & Steve Keirn beat Stan Lane & Sweet Brown Sugar in a Texas death match
New York, New York:
– Pedro Morales defeated Magnificent Muraco to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
1991
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Johnny B. Badd pinned Thomas Rich
– Madusa defeated Bambi
– Cactus Jack pinned Van Hammer
– Big Josh & Mike Graham defeated Richard Morton & Terrance Taylor
– Big Van Vader fought PN News to a double count-out
– Scott Steiner pinned Mr. Hughes
– Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyzsko defeated Tom Zenk & WCW Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes
– WCW TV Champion Steve Austin pinned WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman
– Sting pinned WCW US Champion Rick Rude in a non-title match
– WCW World Champion Lex Luger pinned Rick Steiner
1992
Tokyo, Japan:
– Shinjiro Otani defeated Yuji Nagata
– Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Yamamoto defeated Koji Kanemoto & Osamu Nishimura
– Jushin Liger & Takayuki Iizuka defeated Dean Malenko & Chris Benoit
– TNT & Scott Norton defeated Tony Halme & Ron Powers
– Super Strong Machine defeated Akitoshi Saito
– IWGP Heavyweight Champion the Great Muta & Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Shinya Hashimoto & Akira Nogami
– Road Warrior Hawk & Kensuke Sasaki defeated Riki Choshu & Hiroshi Hase
– NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono pinned Scott Steiner (w/ Rick Steiner)
– Genichiro Tenryu, Takashi Ishikawa, & Tatsumi Kitahara defeated Shiro Koshinaka, Kengo Kimura, & Masashi Aoyagi
1994
WWF Survivor Series: San Antonio, Texas:
– Bob Holly defeated Kwang
– WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon, the 1-2-3 Kid, Davey Boy Smith, Fatu & Sionne (w/ Afa & Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Owen Hart, Jim Neidhart, Jeff Jarrett, WWF Tag Team Champions Shawn Michaels & Diesel in an elimination match
– Jerry Lawler, Queazy, Sleazy, & Cheezy defeated Doink the Clown, Dink, Pink, & Wink in a mixed tag team elimination match
– Bob Backlund (w/ Owen Hart) defeated WWF World Champion Bret Hart (w/ Davey Boy Smith) to win the title
– Tatanka (w/ Ted Dibiase), Bam Bam Bigelow, King Kong Bundy, Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray defeated Lex Luger, Adam Bomb, Mabel (w/ Oscar), & the Smoking Gunns in an elimination match
– The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji & Jim Cornette) in a casket match
1995
SMW Thanksgiving Thunder: Knoxville, Tennessee:
– Flash Flannagan pinned Headbanger Thrasher
– Sgt. The Rock pinned The Wolfman
– Butch Cassidy beat Jim Cornette via DQ
– Brad Armstrong pinned Terry Gordy in a country whipping match to win the SMW Title
– Buddy Landel & The Bullet beat Tommy Rich & The Punisher
– Robert Gibson & The Heavenly Bodies (Pritchard & Del Rey) beat Ricky Morton, Tracy Smothers & The Dirty White Boy via DQ
1996
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Steven Dunn & Flash Flanagan defeated The Grim Twins (Ron & Don Harris) to win the USWA Tag Team Titles
1997
WCW World War: Auburn Hills, Michigan:
– Meng & the Barbarian (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Glacier & Ernest Miller
– WCW TV Champion Perry Saturn (w/ Raven) defeated Disco Inferno
– Yugi Nagata (w/ Sonny Onoo) pinned the Ultimo Dragon
– WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated Lord Steven Regal & Dave Taylor
– Raven defeated Scotty Riggs in a Raven’s Rules match
– Steve McMichael pinned Alex Wright (w/ Debra) (sub. for Bill Goldberg)
– WCW Cruiserweight Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Rey Mysterio Jr.
– WCW US Champion Curt Hennig pinned Ric Flair in a No DQ match
– Scott Hall won the 3-ring, 60-man World War III battle royal
2008
WWE Survivor Series: Boston, Massachusetts:
– The Brian Kenrick (w/ Ezikial Jackson) defeated Sho Funaki
– Shawn Michaels, Cryme Tyme, Rey Mysterio Jr. & the Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) defeated John Bradshaw Layfield, John Morrison, Mike Mizanin, Kane & MVP in an elimination match
– WWE Women’s Champion Beth Phoenix (w/ Santino Marella), Candice Michelle, Mickie James, Kelly Kelly & Jillian Hall (Raw) defeated WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool, Maryse, Natalya Neidhart, Maria & Victoria (SmackDown) in an elimination match
– The Undertaker defeated the Big Show in a casket match
– Randy Orton, Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas), WWE IC Champion William Regal (w/ Layla), WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin & Cody Rhodes (w/ Manu) defeated Batista, ECW World Champion Matt Hardy, R Truth & WWE Raw Tag Team Champions CM Punk & Kofi Kingston in an elimination match
– Edge (sub. for Jeff Hardy) defeated WWE World Champion Triple H and Vladimir Kozlov to win the title in a No DQ match
– John Cena pinned World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho to win the title
2014
WWE Survivor Series: St. Louis, Missouri:
– Fandango (w/ Rosa Mendes) pinned Justin Gabriel
– Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) defeated Antonio Cesaro
– Mike Mizanin & Damien Sandow defeated Jimmy & Jey Uso, Los Matadores (w/ El Torito), and WWE Tag Team Champions Goldust & Stardust
– Natalya Neidhart (w/ Tyson Kidd), Emma, Naomi & Alicia Fox defeated Paige, Cameron, Summer Rae & Layla in an elimination match
– Bray Wyatt defeated Dean Ambrose via disqualification
– Adam Rose & the Bunny defeated Heath Slater & Titus O’Neil
– Nikki Bella (w/ Brie Bella) pinned WWE Divas Champion AJ to win the title
– John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, the Big Show, Ryback & Erick Rowan defeated Seth Rollins (w/ Joey Mercury & Jamie Noble), WWE IC Champion Luke Harper, WWE US Champion Alexander Rusev (w/ Lana), Mark Henry & Kane (w/ Triple H & Stephanie McMahon) in an elimination match (Sting made his WWE debut during the match)
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On last night’s episode of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight,” John Oliver talked about WWE’s Crown Jewel again, spending considerably more time on WWE’s decision to run an event in Saudi Arabia than two weeks ago when it first incorporated it into a feature. This focus on WWE lasted five minutes. It covered these points:
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Oliver said: “This story is horrendous, and businesses with ties to Saudi Arabia have now come in for greater scrutiny, including the WWE who you may remember signed a ten year deal to stage events there and who in April staged The Greatest Royal Rumble in Jeddah which was wall-t0-wall propaganda for the Saudi government. There was actually a clip for that event we did not have time to show you last time.”
Then they aired a clip of Titus O’Neal slipping and falling as he ran to the ring. Oliver said, “I don’t think there is any better incapsulation of WWE’s relationship with Saudi Arabia than a wrestler meeting Saudi Arabian princes before falling flat on his face.”
Oliver said WWE is facing “understandable pressure” to cancel Friday’s event “Crown Jewel.” He noted there are unconfirmed reports John Cena wants to pull out of the event. “Truth is, wrestling fans have long been uncomfortable with this Saudi deal.” He then aired a clip from Smackdown 1000 of fans chanting “Un-der-taker” and then booing him as soon as he mentioned Crown Jewel. Oliver said: “Holy sh–! I think the WWE itself just turned heel. Do you know how clearly deeply bad something has to be to get wrestling fans to boo a wrestling event at a wrestling event? That is the type of crowd reaction you’d expect to hear if the WWE Championship was suddenly won by Beck.”
RELATED: Afternoon Update: Rousey endorses Crown Jewel staying in Saudi Arabia, CNN covers WWE Crown Jewel decision
Oliver said despite the criticism, WWE is going full steam ahead with Crown Jewel in partnership with a country that, remember, just murdered and dismembered a journalist for the Washington Post.”
Oliver then criticized WWE for their “tone deaf” Instagram post of an urn with “DX” spray painted on it with the caption: “Respect is out the window at WWE Crown Jewel.”
Oliver said: “Look, it is not going to be easy for the WWE to thread the needs on this. They are pushing ahead on this event despite the serious concerns of some of their own wrestlers and own fanbase, but since they have picked a lane here, they might as well say ‘f— it’ and go ahead with the marketing like this.” Then they aired a spoof ad with a hyped up voice (right out of a monster truck event advertisement) that hyped Brock Lesnar, A.J. Styles, and Undertaker, but “no female wrestlers because they aren’t allowed to perform there and maybe John Cena, if he’s willing to take a major p.r. hit. Try to forget everything you see on the news that might make this hard to enjoy and instead watch the Brothers of Destruction leave their opponents dead and buried. Sorry poor choice of words. Someone is going to rest in pieces. Someone is going to be ambushed and mutiliated with a bone saw. You know what, never mind. At Crown Jewel, respect is out the window. And if you care about human rights, WWE has two words for you: Suck it!”
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WWE has announced the list of attendees from their latest Performance Center tryout.
The tryout took place this week and was the last one of 2019. Mixed martial arts fighter Will Brooks, who has fought for Bellator and UFC and is a former Bellator lightweight champion, was among the names in attendance.
Other notable attendees include The Tate Twins (Brandon & Brent) and Anthony Henry. The Tate Twins are a tag team of identical twin brothers who played Dalton Castle’s Boys in ROH, while Henry wrestles for EVOLVE and is a former Tag Team Champion for the promotion.
Here’s the full list of attendees from WWE.com:
Pierre Bouquiaux, a 6-foot-8, 265-pounder from Belgium with experience as an IFBB bodybuilder and boxing instructor.
Will Brooks, a former Bellator MMA lightweight champion with UFC experience, who currently competes in the Professional Fighters League.
Jessie Bush, a referee with seven years of in-ring experience from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Zack Carpinello, a.ka. Zack Clayton, a 6-foot-3, 245-pound wrestler from New Jersey, who’s appeared on MTV’s Jersey Shore as “24.”
Anthony Catena of Florida, who trained at the New England Pro Wrestling Academy and has competed for independent promotions like Chaotic Wrestling and Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling.
6-foot-5, 295-pound Nigel Cawthon, a four-year starter as a defensive lineman for Hampton University with experience as a decorated high school wrestler in his home state of Virginia.
Michael Crandle, a former defensive end for Robert Morris University. The Pittsburgh native competes on the independent scene as Duke Davis.
Michael Evans, a 26-year-old athlete from Massachusetts who stands 6-foot-5 and weighs 247 pounds. He competed on season 1 of NBC’s “Titan Games.”
Steven Felger, a referee from Florida who works for the World Wrestling Network family of promotions.
Stevan and Tome Filiposki, a tag team of brothers from Australia who trained at the PCW Academy and have competed around the world as “The Natural Classics.”
24-year-old Stephen Gerard of Illinois, who wrestles under the name Stephen Wolf for promotions like EVOLVE Wrestling.
Clifford Fortune, a 270-pound powerlifter who played Division I football at Norfolk State University.
Khambrell Gomez, a former football player for Adams State University who also holds the shot put and discus records for the country of Belize.
Miles Grooms, a 6-foot-3, 250-pound former college football player at Hampton University with Canadian Football League experience.
Nicholas Harmon, a.k.a. “The Dark Horse” Nick Cutler, an 11-year veteran of the squared circle.
Anthony Henry, a wrestler with 13 years of experience. Henry competed against NXT Superstar Arturo Ruas on WWE Network during EVOLVE Wrestling’s 10th Anniversary Celebration this past summer.
Christopher Heyward III, a 6-foot-2, 354-pound wrestler who competes under the name Calvin Tankman.
30-year-old Gary Jones of Pennsylvania, who has semi-pro football experience and wrestles as Ganon Jones Jr., on the independent circuit.
Lauren David Jones of Flint, Michigan, who trained at the House of Truth and competes as Palmer Cruise. He once faced The Brian Kendrick on WWE 205 Live.
Matthew Knotts, a 300-pound Florida native who trained for the squared circle with WWE Hall of Famers The Dudley Boyz and Billy Gunn.
Ariel Levy, a pro wrestler with three years of experience on the independent scene in his home country of Chile.
Khashayar Mirzaei, a.k.a. King Khash, a five-year veteran of the ring with overseas experience in Japan’s Pro Wrestling Zero1.
Pingi Moli, a 6-foot-4, 280-pound Utah native who played college football at UNLV and has spent four years as a Hollywood stuntman.
Olumide Ogunnaike, a 250-pound bodybuilder and powerlifter from Cleveland.
Roman Rozell, a 35-year-old retired Green Beret who walked onto the wrestling team at Arizona State University.
Brandon and Brent Tate, 27-year-old identical twins from Tennessee. The two have been wrestling for 10 years, most notably for Ring of Honor, where they were known as “The Boys.”
Isaiah Williams, a New Jersey native who was a three-year starter as a wide receiver for the University of Maryland. He also has experience with six NFL teams.
Victoria Andreola, a graduate of the Create a Pro wrestling school in New Jersey.
Jennifer Michell Cantu Iglesias, a 23-year-old champion powerlifter from Mexico.
Chanice Chase, a seven-time All-American athlete at LSU, where she holds the second fastest time in school history in the 400-meter hurdles. She also represented Canada in the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
21-year-old Lauren Dodds of London, a competitive bodybuilder with experience in powerlifting.
Christine Hartmann, an Orlando native who was a three-year starter in volleyball at the University of Kentucky.
Anriel Howard, a 22-year-old Mississippi native who played basketball and ran track for Texas A&M and Mississippi, and was chosen in this year’s WNBA Draft.
Irena Janjic, a former trainee of Lance Storm who has been wrestling in Japan for the past seven years, competing for promotions like Sendai Girls and STARDOM.
Rebeca Janjigian, an independent wrestler from Texas who competes under the name Christi Jaynes throughout the United States and Mexico.
Kara Lazauskas, an amateur MMA fighter who has also competed on NBC’s “Titan Games.”
Alexandra Mozeleski, a 25-year-old bodybuilder who has traveled the United States to hone her craft in the squared circle. She competes under the name Alyx $ky.
Lainey Nations, an MMA fighter with experience in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and catch wrestling.
Rachael O’Leary, a black belt in taekwondo with experience in kickboxing and Muay Thai.
Ebony Payne, a Georgia native who is currently a firefighter.
Jessica Roden, a 27-year-old athlete from California who started training for the ring earlier this year.
Arissa LeBrock, the daughter of actors Kelly LeBrock and Steven Seagal, a professional model from California with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training.
Elaine Simon, an Orlando native with seven years of experience in the squared circle.
Aja Smith, a 25-year-old who has been competing on the indies for six years under the name Aja Perera.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy.
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The following is the latest in a new series of weekly in-depth articles exclusive to PWTorch which will help put in perspective major wrestling promotions with a weekly overview, looking at news and roster developments, results, future line-ups, social media activity, key interviews, plus a timely commentary at the end. We will be featuring similar features on other promotions each week and each will be updated weekly.
•Top Stories of the Week
ROH has made some significant signings this week, in both the management level of the company and the talent side.
PCO (Carl Ouellet) has reportedly signed an exclusive contract with ROH this week. PCO has enjoyed a career resurgence on the independent scene this past year. This may be seen as an upset by some that ROH was able to sign a notable independent talent, due to WWE’s recent monopoly on “Indie” talent recently.
ROH has also signed former WWE creative team member Kevin Eck to a full time position. Eck was a part of the creative team at WWE from 2011-2014. Eck’s position in the company has not been disclosed, but look at future creative decisions to see if Eck has any influence going forward.
ROH’s Biggest PPV of the year Final Battle is coming up next week. The card has remained the same since last week. As it has been greatly reported, this will most likely be the last ROH show featuring members of The Elite, sans Marty Scurll.
•Live Event Results
There were no Live Events this week for ROH.
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•Upcoming Major Show: ROH Final Battle
ROH Final Battle
December 15, 2018 (8:00pm)
New York, NY The Manhattan Center’s Hammerstein Ballroom
8 Matches have been confirmed by ROH in some capacity, or have essential been confirmed via live audience reports from TV tapings. More matches could be confirmed, as with all wrestling shows, the card is subject to change.
Sumie Sake (c) vs. Madison Rayne vs. Karen Q vs. Kelly Klein in a Four Corner Survival Match for the WOH World Championship
Matt Taven vs. Dalton Castle
Bully Ray vs. Flip Gordon in an I Quit match
Jonathan Gresham vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Christopher Daniels vs. Marty Scurll
Jeff Cobb (c) vs. Adam Page for the ROH World Television Championship
SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) (c) vs The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) in Ladder War VII for the ROH World Tag-Team Championship
Jay Lethal (c) vs. Cody for the ROH World Championship
•Upcoming Events
Final Battle Fallout (TV Tapping) 12/15/18 in Philadelphia, Pa. at the 2300 Arena.
Saturday Night At Center Stage (TV Tapping) 1/12/19 in Atlanta, Ga. at Center Stage.
Honor Reigns Supreme (Live event streamed on HonorClub) 1/13/19 in Concord, N.C. at Cabarrus Arena.
Road to G1 Supercard (Live event streamed on HonorClub) 1/24/19 in Dallas, TX at Gilley’s Dallas.
Road to G1 Supercard (Live event streamed on HonorClub) 1/25/19 in Houston, TX at NRG Arena
Road to G1 Supercard (Live event streamed on HonorClub) 1/26/19 in San Antonio, TX at the Austin Highway Event Center.
Bound By Honor (International TV taping) 2/9/19 in Lakeland, FL at the RP Funding Arena.
Bound By Honor (Live event streamed on HonorClub) 2/10/19 in Miami, FL at the Watsco Center.
ROH 17th Anniversary PPV (Pay-Per-View Event) 3/15/19 in Las Vegas, NV at Sam’s Town Live.
ROH 17th Anniversary TV Taping (International TV Taping) 3/16/19 in Las Vegas, NV at Sam’s Town Live.
G1 Supercard (Pay-Per-View Event) 4/6/19 in New york, N.Y. at Madison Square Garden.
All current live events are located on ROHWrestling.com
•Latest TV Highlights: 11/25/18 ROH Wrestling
ROH TV Results
Dec. 2, 2018
Taped in Pittsburgh, PA at Stage AE
Airing on Sinclair Networks and ROHWrestling.com
Kenny King Defeated Christopher Daniels at 7:25
A Dalton Castle promo with the boys airs next. Dalton confirms that his sole focus is regaining the ROH World Title. But first, he will defeat Matt Taven
Jeff Cobb Defeated Josh “The Goods” Woods at 3:48
Adam Page Defeated Facade at 5:15
A Video Recap of Marty Scurll winning the Survival of the Fittest match is shown. We then get the challenge from Scurll that puts his championship opportunity on the line against Daniels at Final Battle
Lethal is shown in a vinette talking about Cody and their history in the ring.
Taven and The Kingdom have a promo talking about the “one-hit wonder,
“ Dalton Castle.
SCU (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) Defeated Team CMLL (Guerrero Maya Jr. and Stuka Jr.) at 8:27
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•ROH In The Media
There have not been a lot of media appearances by ROH talent in the recent weeks. The BTE crew had a follow up episode to the exorcism of Cody. This was another fun and light episode for the group.
With the soon-to-be lack of “Elite” talent, I wonder if PCO will take the mantle of internet darling. If you have not seen any of his videos on Youtube, I suggest you check it out.
Check out PWPodcasts.com for a detailed recap of these and more podcasts.
•LATEST “TALKING HONOR” PWTORCH LIVECAST COVERING ROH
“Changing of the Guard.” This week Emily Fear and Harley R. Pageot discuss PCO and Brody King signing with ROH, Silas Young re-signing, the build to Christopher Daniels vs. Marty Scurll and Jeff Cobb vs. Adam Page at Final Battle, and what an ROH without The Elite might look like.
•Social Media Scene
Below is this week’s round-up of social media posts from ROH personalities.
Just a bit of the weirdness of PCO and Destro.
Monday Night PCO and Destro….PCO sign his new contract…PCO gets his holliday gift …PCO is confirming the predictions of his creator D.Destro… pic.twitter.com/v9xG61VvpQ
— PCO (@PCOisNotHuman) December 4, 2018
The absolute soon-to-be legend on ROH TV!
Luchasaurus (@JudasDraven) makes his #ROHPhilly debut in a #ProvingGround match against the #ROH World TV Champion!
Sat Dec 15 – @2300Arena
Get your tickets while you still can: https://t.co/Y49latXl1r
More Info: https://t.co/wiffq0pgev pic.twitter.com/8ZuLdKLX4P— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 6, 2018
Hit up Dalton on Cameo!
You guys!!! They got me. @BookCameo said some very aggressive things and it appears I am now in…
CLICK⤵️https://t.co/cwOdWkA4QN
— Dalton Castle (@theDALTONcastle) December 6, 2018
A Cody Pod? Yes please!
The cigar company @FrankieKazarian & @aarongcigars have started!
I’ve also got a podcast coming in the next few months, it’s non-wrestling and I’m pretty pumped to announce it! https://t.co/mlQe1fOWQi
— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) December 5, 2018
•Closing Commentary
The past few weeks I have talked about the future of ROH. I would like to continue that theme here as well.
ROH signing talent like PCO shows that they are able to compete with other large brands in terms of free agent acquisitions. The storytelling of ROH has always been vanilla at best. The in-ring product has always been the main goal of the promotion. The BTE guys have flourished because of their creativity outside of the ring and ROH. Hopefully, ROH will take advantage of someone like PCO and have more layered storytelling.
Luchasaurus has also been added to the TV tapings after Final Battle. I can say that I am biased, but after seeing him perform live, I truly think that he could be an ROH World Champion. He has the size, in-ring ability, and natural charisma to make it to the top of the industry.
Overall, I like the direction ROH is going and that it’s not resting on its laurels. It shows that ROH will always be on the cutting edge of the industry. As a fan of the product, it is nice to be reminded of that every so often.
Tyler has been a wrestling fan for 20 years (a handful of years he was a lapsed fan – 2003-’08, mainly), He’s from Columbus, Ohio. Check him out on Twitter @ringoftyler and check out his podcast @tandbwrestling.
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Raw will close out 2019 with the storyline wedding of Lana and Bobby Lashley.
WWE announced today that a segment where Lana and Lashley will get married is set for the December 30 episode of Raw: “Following their surprise engagement on this week’s Raw, The All Mighty and his ravishing lady love decided via Twitter that they don’t want to wait until the New Year to tie the knot and will instead say their vows on the Dec. 30 Raw — WWE’s final show of 2019.”
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Lashley defeated Rusev in their tables match at TLC after interference by Lana. The next night on Raw, their storyline continued with Lana getting Lashley to propose to her.
The December 30 edition of Raw is taking place at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. The episode that’s airing next Monday (December 23) was taped in advance, with it being filmed at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa this past Monday.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy.
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-NJPW has announced that KUSHIDA will face IWGP World Hvt. Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi in his last match before he leaves NJPW. KUSHIDA is expected to sign with WWE when his contract with NJPW expires at the end of this month. The match will be a non-title match and will take place at The Road To New Beginning event on Jan. 29 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.
-Chase Owens has signed a contract with NJPW. Owens has wrestled regularly in NJPW in recent years without a contract. He is current part of the new Bullet Club stable led by Tama Tonga. Owens announced his signing on his Twitter page. NJPW has been giving out contracts that extend beyond one year recently, but PWTorch has been unable to confirm how long of a deal Owens signed with the company. PWTorch has confirmed with multiple sources that there was no interest in Owens from WWE or AEW.
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AJ Styles was back on WWE television tonight for the first time since the Royal Rumble.
Styles’ return furthered the build to both Super ShowDown and WrestleMania 36. He came to the ring with Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson and cut a promo asking what WrestleMania season would be like without him. Anderson said that — as far as he and Gallows are concerned — Styles is the new Mr. WrestleMania. Styles also called himself the greatest wrestler on any roster or of any era.
Styles was interrupted by Ricochet after talking about what’s next for him and mentioning potentially challenging the WWE Champion. Styles said he doesn’t care who it is — it could be Brock Lesnar, Drew McIntyre, Roman Reigns, Ricochet, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Razor Ramon, Diesel, Sting, Hulk Hogan, or the entire nWo.
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Styles told Ricochet that he was just being nice by mentioning his name. He said Ricochet doesn’t deserve a title shot and no one believes he’ll be WWE Champion. Ricochet challenged Styles to a match right then, but Anderson said he couldn’t allow Styles’ first match back on Raw to be against Ricochet. Ricochet then defeated Anderson.
After separating his shoulder in the men’s Royal Rumble last month, Styles will return to the ring in the Tuwaiq Trophy gauntlet match at Super ShowDown in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Thursday, February 27. Andrade, Rusev, Bobby Lashley, R-Truth, and Erick Rowan are the other wrestlers in the match.
Ricochet is challenging Lesnar for the WWE Championship at Super ShowDown. The winner will defend their title against McIntyre at WrestleMania 36.
Dave Meltzer confirmed last Friday that Styles vs. Undertaker is planned for WrestleMania 36.
Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida is hosting WrestleMania on April 5.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy.
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The following are some stand-out quotes from a Forbes article by Alfred Boima Konuwa III previewing the G1 Climax event in Dallas, Tex. tonight.
•Jay White on Rollins-Ospreay Feud: “It’s child’s play. It was ridiculous. Typical of Will Ospreay and [Seth Rollins] and every other wrestler today to run around on social media, and have some pillow fight on Twitter, and become too sensitive and care too much about other people’s opinions. Ridiculous.”
•Kevin Kelly on Seth Rollins-Will Ospreay Feud: “I just think they are as identical of people as I’ve ever known. I’ve called both of their matches. I know both of them personally. I like both of them. There are so many similarities between the two. When I was calling his matches in Ring of Honor, Seth Rollins was very much a company guy and was very proud to be Ring of Honor’s world champion and knew what that title represented and would fight anybody who spoke ill of the company or his place in it. And I think that when he hears enough about something and decides he wants to speak out on it, he’s going to speak out on it. And for Ospreay to stand up for himself the way he did, and to be as outspoken as he was, you could really see a lot of similarities between the two. I can’t say enough good things about Seth Rollins and Will Ospreay, they’re two remarkable athletes, great people and I just know if they get together and they had a cold beer and talked about it they would realize ‘we have a lot in common.’”
•Juice Robinson on new hairdo: “It’s just something I felt like I wanted to do. It was absolutely my call, nobody told me to do it. I’m still going to rock the wild, Randy Savage sunglasses and colorful ring gear but I felt like it was time to part ways with the old dreadlocks so that’s what I did.”
•Jay White on ‘Greedy’ and ‘Entitled’ American Fans: “American fans are so greedy. I love beating all their favorites because these fans are so entitled, and they go out of their way to try to make every show about them, and they make up chants just to make themselves the center of attention. I’ve made a name for myself all over the world, including the states, so I’m not worried about [building an American fanbase], I just want to beat all their favorites and take the G1.”
The article also includes comments about Juice Robinson’s influence and who Kevin Kelly thinks will pull the biggest upset of the tournament: FULL ARTICLE LINK
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