Debut match announcement
ROH announces Patron’s debut match with the company will be against Daniels in singles competition. The match will take place on January 3rd of 2015 in Nashville, TN.
Debut date set
ROH announces Del Rio (under the ring name Alberto El Patron) will officially debut for the company on January 3rd, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. Del Rio comments:
Ring of Honor has been doing fantastic things. There’s a lot of excitement surrounding this company and I look forward to competing against the best of the best in ROH in 2015
Title Match announcement
Ring of Honor announces Jay Briscoe will defend his ROH championship against a surprise opponent at the Wheeling, WV show.
Additionally, we can confirm that new ROH World Champion JAY BRISCOE will defend his title in Wheeling! And his challenger will be determined that very night. On September 27th, the Honor Rumble returns! Whoever wins this rumble will be granted a title opportunity later in the night. means Briscoe’s first defense will be against an opponent he can’t prepare for – and someone completely unexpected might become champion!
Major match announcement
ROH announces A.J. Styles vs Matt Sydal for Reloaded Tour show in Wheeling, West Virginia. The company’s website releases statement.
Thanks to a video aired during ALL STAR EXTRAVAGANZA, we already know that MATT SYDAL finally makes his much anticipated ROH return on September 27! But now we know his very first opponent…AJ STYLES!
Signs with WWE
Steen officially announces signing with WWE.
I went to the tryout camp and I got through it, and what made me stand out were the promos, where we basically had to sell ourselves verbally. That’s always been one of my strong suits — the way I talk and what I say. I make it count, and I think that went pretty far in getting me to where I am now.
Signs with WWE
Ring of Honor wrestling announces former champion, Daniel Bryan’s signing to WWE.
We congratulate Bryan on the beginning of this next journey in his brilliant career, and wish him all the best as he progresses. Many Ring of Honor fans refer to Bryan as the “best in the world” and we look forward to looking on in earnest as he shows everyone watching the wrestling world’s biggest stage just why that is.