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ROH Newswire

January 15th: At Final Battle 2007; ROH crowned its 9th ROH World Champion in Davey Richards. Richards turned on partner Delirious after living in Delirious’ shadow for near a year. Davey snapped and now holds the belt he has long sought after. However if Richards thought it was plain sailing from here on out he is clearly mistake, Davey has a list of challengers a mile long and at the top of that list; Takeshi Morishima who defeated Nigel McGuinness in a classic encounter last night as well as Bryan Danielson who defeated partner Jimmy Rave. Davey will need eyes in the back of his head to whether this oncoming storm.

January 15th: The Briscoe’s defeated Team BLKOUT lead by Homicide & Eddie Kingston, due to the stipulations of this match Homicide has been forced to leave the company for good. Kingston and his team mates; Sabian, Joker & Ruckus remain however and will look to gain a measure of revenge on ROH World Tag Team Champions Jay & Mark Briscoe.

January 15th: At Final Battle Austin Aries finally defeated Roderick Strong taking his FIP World Title in the process. Aries is once again a World Champion and has vowed to defend the belt against all comers. He will start against a man that defeated him last year in Mike Quackenbush.

January 15th: At Final Battle Jimmy Rave suffered a fractured jaw in his match with Bryan Danielson, Rave will miss several weeks of ring time due to the injury. We wish Jimmy well on his road to recovery and hope to see him back in active competition as soon as possible.

Ring of Honor
ROH January 18th
January 18th, 2008- 7:00 pm belltime
Boston University, Case Gym
285 Babcock Street,
Boston, MA 02215

Tickets are available at www.rohwrestling.com or www.Tickets.com as well as calling 215-781-2500.

Current Line up:
ROH World Title Match: Davey Richards © vs. Bryan Danielson
FIP World Title Match: Austin Aries © vs. Mike Quackenbush
SHIMMER Attraction Match: Sara Del Rey vs. Amazing Kong
Four Corner Survival: Featuring Hallowicked, Jigsaw, Erick Stevens & “M-Dogg” Matt Cross

Also scheduled to appear: The Briscoe’s Rocky Romero, Nigel McGuinness, Takeshi Morishima, The BLKOUT, Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black!

January 15th: Due to his victory over Jimmy Rave, Bryan Danielson has received an ROH World Title Match. Danielson lost the right to compete for the belt last year at the hands of Richards & then champion Delirious. Now that the ROH World Title has changed hands that stipulation has been revoked and he will once again be able to challenge for the title he held for fifteen months.

January 15th: SHIMMER woman’s action in ROH will start off with along as arguably two of the best women’s wrestlers in the world go head to head. Amazing Kong will face Sara Del Rey in one on one competition. Kong defeated Haze at Final Battle and will look to do the same on January 18th and earn a shot at Del Rey’s SHIMMER title belt.

January 15th: Matt Cross will return to ROH action, as will Erick Stevens. Cross of course was Christopher Daniels protégé as a member of the New Prophecy however when Daniels abruptly left Ring of Honor Cross struggled to find his place on the active roster. Stevens on the other hand had several occasional appearances last year and will be looking to earn a full time roster spot in the near future. Cross and Stevens will have tough opposition in a Four Corner Survival match also featuring Jigsaw & Hallowicked who have become regulars of ROH competition.

ROH: Rejuvenated (January 18th; Boston MA, Boston)

-The show opened with Davey Richards coming to the ring. The new ROH World Champion tried out his new heel mannerisms inciting the crowd and insulting former champ and partner Delirious. Eventually Delirious would hit the ring and rant at Davey before screaming “Rematch! Rematch! Rematch!” This brought out Takeshi Morishima …

Takeshi Morishima def. Delirious
As Morishima entered the ring Richards shoved Delirious towards him. Morishima began to beat Delirious down as a ref ran to the ring and rang the bell starting this impromptu contest. Delirious tried to make a comeback avoiding a Morishima Lariat and hitting a leaping one of his own. Delirious would also hit the Panic Attack however his downfall would come as he attempted the Shadows over Heel. Morishima caught him and dumped him viciously down to the mat. A Backdrop Driver & Lariat later and Delirious was done.

Four Corner Survival: Hallowicked def. Jigsaw, Erik Stevens & Matt Cross
Hallowicked picked up a huge victory here in a fun fast paced opener. Cross and Stevens both put in good performances and impressed, Cross has stepped up his game considerably since leaving the active ROH roster late last year. Stevens was brutal throughout hitting Jigsaw with a Doctor Bomb towards the end for a close two count. Hallowicked eventually pinned Cross for the three count following the Go 2 Sleepy Hollow & Yakuza kick.

The Briscoe’s def. The YRR
Jason Blade & Kenny King returned to Ring of Honor competition in style as they took on ROH World Tag Team Champions The Briscoe Brothers. Last year El Generico & Kevin Steen made a huge impression when they faced Jay & Mark early in the year, The YRR did the same here. They were given much more offense than expected and came close to winning on more than one occasion. Eventually the Tag Team champions put Blade away with the Springboard Doomsday Device.


-After the match The BLKOUT came to the ring from the entrance way, the first time since joining the company. Kingston threatened Jay & Mark saying they may have beaten them last night, but they’re still standing and The BLKOUT are still here. Kingston would then demand the Briscoe’s give them a rematch for the ROH World Tag Team Championships. Jay & Mark told Ruckus, Sabian, Joker & Kingston they didn’t deserve a title shot before leaving the ring.

Tyler Black w/ Lacey def. Rocky Romero
Tyler Black picked up an important win over Rocky Romero in what was a surprising MOTN candidate. Romero is very over with the fans and Lacey has gotten a lot of Heel Heat on Black since he joined the Ring of Honor roster last year. Black put in one hell of a performance here and could very well be this year’s break out star if he keeps up at this pace. He finished Romero off with the Small Package Driver after narrowly escaping an Arm Bar.

--Intermission--

During intermission, Jimmy Jacobs cut a promo alongside BJ Whitmer. Jacobs said that for the last few years, he’s been obsessed with Lacey, in love with Lacey. He said Whitmer helped him see the light and now that love is gone. Jacobs claimed his vision was no longer hazed, and his future no longer uncertain. Jacobs said he knew what he must do know. Jacobs then asked if Whitmer was with him, BJ said yes.

--End Intermission--

Jimmy Jacobs w/BJ Whitmer def. Nigel McGuinness
Jacobs surprised just about everyone when he picked up the win here, in what was a very good match. Jacobs proved he’s not just about hardcore matches and railroad spikes as he held his own in there with Nigel. McGuinness came close to victory a couple of times, but Jacobs was able to show his resilience in kicking out. Eventually Jacobs picked up the win countering the Tower of London by forcing Nigel down to the mat by the hair before hitting a top rope Senton.

-After the match Jacobs helped Nigel to his feet, and extended his hand. Nigel shook it but as he did Jacobs yanked McGuinness towards him before taking him down with the Guillotine Choke. He was able to make Nigel pass out before BJ separated them. Afterwards Jacobs got a microphone and said this is his mission. He must eliminate threats, and potential obstacles on route to his ultimate goal. Jacobs then made Whitmer hoist McGuinness up so he could Spear him.

SHIMMER Attraction Match: Amazing Kong def. Sara Del Rey.
Really good women’s match here, Sara Del Rey is awesome, Kong is Amazing and it made for good viewing. Del Rey is probably one of the few Woman around who can match Kong size wise and she put up a good fight exchanging strikes with Kong. She nearly got Kong up for the Royal Butterfly late on but Kong thought her way free and hit the spinning backfist. Kong would follow up with the Sit out Powerbomb for victory. As a result Kong will receive a future shot at the SHIMMER title.

FIP World Title Match: Austin Aries © def. Mike Quackenbush
Quack has been working down in FIP for the last several months and earned a title shot in a gauntlet match on their last show of 2007. He also holds over a win over Austin Aries from last year’s Survival of the Fittest event. The fans were really into things from the start and it gave the match a big time feel to it which was great and seemed to spur the participants on. Aries basically relied on his tried and proven offense whilst Quack used varying holds and manoeuvres to damage the legs and arms of his opponent. This would come into play later as Aries was unable to lift “Lightning” Mike for the Brainbuster allowing Quack to escape at hit the Q.D II. Aries kicked out and would eventually hit the 450 Splash for victory.

-After the match Gran Akuma made a surprise appearance. Akuma talked about how hard he’s worked down in Florida, to earn a shot at the FIP Title. Akuma demanded a shot at the title which Aries gladly gave to him.

ROH World Title Match: Davey Richards © def. Bryan Danielson
Fans were really hot for this one, and hoped to god Danielson took the belt from Richards. Richards has thus far done a great job of transitioning into his heel role, Danielson likewise has gone from one of the most hated members of the roster to one of the most loved. It’s a testament to both men’s versatility. That being said they put on a pretty average match for both men’s standards, it was good but could have been a lot, lot better. Richards eventually took victory when he managed to counter his way out of the Cattle Mutilation and hit a huge German Suplex, he would transition into the Kimura Lock for victory.

ROH Newswire

February 15th: ROH will celebrate its Sixth year in style with not one, not two but six shows! Starting on February 23rd ROH will celebrate Night 1 of its sixth year anniversary, with the following five shows taking place on February 24th, March 8th, March 9th, March 28th and finally on March 29th. These six shows are sure to be explosive and a great way to celebrate six years of great ROH action!

February 15th: On Night 2 of ROH’s Sixth Year Anniversary Delirious will get his rematch as he takes on former partner Davey Richards for the ROH World Title. This is sure to be a heated match up with both men looking to prove to the other that they are the best ROH has to offer.

February 15th: Night 1 will see Davey Richards defend the ROH World Title against Jimmy Jacobs. Jacobs picked up a huge win over Nigel McGuinness at Rejuvenated. Jacobs attacked Nigel with the aid of BJ Whitmer before stating that his attack was to eliminate his opponents on his way to the his Ultimate Goal. Could the ROH World Title be his Ultimate Goal?

February 15th: KENTA & Naomichi Marufuji will return to ROH action as they take on Tyler Black and Brent Albright of Lacey’s Angels in a set of singles matches. Lacey has pulled every string she could find to organise these matches and they are sure to deliver on Night 1 of our Sixth Year Celebration. On Night 2 KENTA & Marufuji will again be in action as Marufuji takes on Mike Quackenbush and KENTA takes on Roderick Strong.

Ring of Honor
ROH Sixth Year Anniversary Celebration; Night 1
February 23rd, 2008- 8:00 pm belltime
Pennsylvania National Guard Armory
2700 Southampton Road
Philadelphia, PA 19116

Tickets are available at www.rohwrestling.com or www.Tickets.com as well as calling 215-781-2500.

Current Line up:
ROH World Title Match: Davey Richards © vs. Jimmy Jacobs
FIP World Title: Austin Aries vs. Hallowicked
SHIMMER Attraction Match: Amazing Kong vs. Alexa Thatcher
KENTA vs. Tyler Black
Brent Albright vs. Naomichi Marufuji
Jigsaw & Mike Quackenbush vs. The The YRR
Kings of Wrestling vs. Matt Cross & Erik Stevens
BJ Whitmer vs. Nigel McGuinness

February 15th: Austin Aries has made an open challenge to FIP and ROH’s Young Lions, Gran Akuma was the first man to step up and accept Aries challenge. And Hallowicked will be the second as he challenges Aries for the FIP World Title belt.

February 15th: Jigsaw & Mike Quackenbush will look to continue their run as a tag team as they face The YRR. The YRR have been impressive in their ROH outings thus far and will look to get that elusive win on their road to tag team success in Ring of Honor.

February 15th: Matt Cross and Erik Stevens will join forces to take on The Kings of Wrestling. Stevens & Cross worked well together in a recent Four Corner survival and have been teamed together to try and topple the Claudio Castagnoli & Chris Hero, The king’s of Wrestling.