November 16th, 2004
With the holidays fast approaching the ROH Newsletter is back with information on a gigantic VHS/DVD Sale, the latest releases in the "Straight Shootin" series, news on upcoming live events, other brand new merchandise, plus more.
Ring Of Honor 'Pre-Holiday Extravaganza' VHS/DVD Sale- Start Your Shopping Early!!!
Ring of Honor is gearing up for the holidays with another huge sale at www.rohwrestling.com. Even though the official holiday shopping season doesn't begin for another two weeks, we've decided to start early with this limited time sale. Whether you're buying for yourself, a friend, or family member, this is a great opportunity to take advantage of this special pricing.
You can now purchase almost every VHS & DVD from 2002 for the low sale price of $10 each. The following titles are now on sale:
Era of Honor Begins 2/23/02
Round Robin Challenge 3/30/02
Night of Appreciation 4/27/02
Road to the Title (Remastered) 6/22/02
Crowning A Champion (Remastered) 7/27/02
Honor Invades Boston 8/24/02
Glory By Honor 10/5/02
All Star Extravaganza 11/9/02
Scramble Madness 11/16/02
Night of the Butcher 12/7/02
Final Battle 2002 12/28/02
You can now purchase almost every VHS & DVD from 2003 for the low sale price of $15 each. The following titles are now on sale:
Revenge on the Prophecy 1/11/03
Expect the Unexpected 3/15/03
Night of the Champions 3/22/03
Epic Encounter 4/12/03
Retribution: Round Robin Challenge 4/26/03
Do or Die 5/17/03
Night of the Grudges 6/14/03
Wrestlerave '03 6/28/03
Death Before Dishonor 7/19/03
Wrath of the Racket 8/9/03
Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies 8/16/03
Beating the Odds 9/6/03
Glory By Honor II 9/20/03
Tradition Continues 10/16/03
Empire State Showdown 10/25/03
Main Event Spectacles 11/1/03
The Conclusion 11/28/03
War of the Wire 11/29/03
Final Battle 2003 12/27/03
In addition to the titles listed above the following titles are also on sale for $15 each:
The Battle Lines Are Drawn 1/10/04
The Last Stand 1/29/04
Second Year Anniversary Show 2/14/04
Ring of Honor Uncensored Vol. 1
Best of AJ Styles- Evolution of a Phenom
Best of CM Punk- Better Than You
Best of Christopher Daniels- The Prophecy Fortold
Best of the Scramble Tag Matches (VHS Only)
Best of Samoa Joe- Road to the ROH Title (VHS Only)
Please note that only the titles listed above are included in the sale. Prices are only good on orders placed thru the website. Sale end Wednesday, November 17th at 9pm EST.
To order Ring of Honor VHS titles: https://www.rohwrestling.com/shoponline.asp?point=products&catid=160
To order Ring of Honor DVD titles: https://www.rohwrestling.com/shoponline.asp?point=products&catid=160
Ring of Honor "Straight Shootin' Series" Expands With Several Brand New Releases!!!
Ring of Honor has just released several brand new titles including new interviews with The Fantastics, The One Man Gang, Butch Reed, and The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey). All titles are in stock and available for immediate shipping. Ring of Honor DVD's are Region 0 and will play anywhere in the world. These are not DVD-R's.
Straight Shootin' With The Fantastics- Both men sit down together for the first time to discuss their entire careers. The Fantastics played a major part in revolutionizing tag team wrestling as Rogers & Fulton saw action against all the greats in almost every legendary territory!!! Rogers & Fulton hold nothing back in discussing their entire careers from starting in the business all the way until present day. The Fantastics had some of the most famous feuds and they talk about them all here. You'll hear about the first ever barbed wire matches against The Sheepherders and all their classics against The Midnight Express. Rogers & Fulton's love for the wrestling business comes through in this interview as these two longtime tag team partners share all the inside scoops on working Mid-South to World Class to NWA to All Japan and everyone in between. You'll hear it all from shocking stories such as the time Kevin Von Erich almost died in one of their matches to funny memories like road and prank stories from various locker rooms. What move didn't Bret Hart want to take when Bobby Fulton was in Calgary? What was Fritz Von Erich's reaction when Rogers saved Kevin's life? Why didn't Rogers like The Fantastics gimmick at first? Why did they walk out of territories several times? Rogers and Fulton are an open book of wrestling knowledge and history in this one.
Straight Shootin' With Butch Reed- This well traveled superstar talks about his entire career. Reed worked just about everywhere in the 1980s and wrestled all the biggest names and he talks about it all with ROH Wrestling. Whether he was "Hacksaw" in Mid-South or "The Natural" in WWF or one half of Doom in WCW, Simmons had the chance to work with all the top names from Andre The Giant to Bruiser Brody. Reed discusses everything from working Ric Flair and Dory Funk in 60 minute draws to a main event program against Hulk Hogan to drawing record crowds in Mid-South vs. Junkyard Dog. Reed chronicles his entire time teaming with Ron Simmons as Doom. You'll hear about their biggest matches and all their opponents including Ric Flair & Arn Anderson, The Steiner Brothers, Sting & Lex Luger and more with all the details on what it was like to work these individuals. Reed even discusses Sting and Luger's ego problems. You'll hear shocking stories of encounters with the KKK and racism inside the locker room including how Reed handled these situations. Reed even names some of the biggest racists in the wrestling business. Why did he leave WWF? Who did he fight in the Mid-South locker room? How did he earn respect? Why did Doom split up? Why didn't he want Woman as their manager? These are only a few of the important questions Reed answers. Check out this Straight Shoot to learn about some of wrestling's most famous territories and biggest names!!!
Straight Shootin' With The One Man Gang- This interesting individual open up and discuss his entire career for the first time anywhere!!! One Man Gang has been everywhere and wrestled all the most famous names and he holds nothing back in talking about it all. From legendary territories like Mid-South and World Class to WWF in its heyday in the 80s to WCW in the 90s, Gang tells all the stories about his biggest matches and the top stars. Gang is an open book as he takes you on a journey from his start working outlaw shows in Tennessee with Randy Savage all the way through his infamous stay in WCW as part of the Dungeon of Doom. Of course, you'll hear about life as Akeem in WWF. What did he think of the Akeem gimmick? Did he ever enjoy wrestling as Akeem? Why did Vince McMahon want him to be the Akeem character and why did he agree? From working the Superdome in Mid-South to being UWF Champion to teaming with Big Bossman as the Twin Towers and feuding with Hulk Hogan to ECW, One Man Gang holds nothing back in telling all the in ring and behind the scenes stories!!! How much money did he make in ECW and why wasn't he featured more? Why did he leave UWF and drop the UWF title suddenly? What are his true feelings about Eric Bischoff? How hard was it to work the Von Erichs? You'll get the answers to these questions and many more in this informative and revealing edition of the Straight Shootin' Series!!!
Straight Shootin' With The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) with a guest appearance by Jim Cornette- This legendary duo discuss their time as a tag team in some of wrestling's hottest promotions. Condrey & Eaton brought tag team wrestling into the modern era and they discuss their influential careers here. This is like two shoot interviews in one as they both discuss their careers before The Midnight Express and the formation of the team under the management of Jim Cornette. Condrey & Eaton talk about it from Mid-South to World Class to NWA. You'll hear about what it's like to work with Jim Cornette and all the top tag teams including their famous feuds with The Rock'n'Roll Express and The Fantastics. Condrey & Eaton take you inside the locker room and behind the scenes of their most famous matches all the way up to the Midnight Express vs. Paul E. Dangerously's Midnight Express feud. Condrey also explains why he walked out twice. To make this shoot even better Jim Cornette appears as a special guest to talk about his memories of the Condrey & Eaton duo. Cornette is always informative and entertaining and you are sure to learn something here.
To order any of these titles go to the "Straight Shootin VHS & DVD" section under Shop Online at: https://www.rohwrestling.com/shoponline.asp?point=products&catid=200. You can also get a complete list of topics discussed for any of the interviews listed above.
Already released Straight Shootin' titles include: Mick Foley, Kamala, 2 Cold Scorpio, Samoa Joe, Christopher Daniels, Skandar Akbar, Steve Corino, & Ron Killings. All titles are available on either VHS or DVD.
The Rise And Fall Of ECW 2 Disc Set Now Available!!!
Follow the rise and fall of Extreme Championship Wrestling on this special Double DVD release!
E-C-W! E-C-W! E-C-W!" - a chant heard in arenas around the world.
ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling redefined professional wrestling in the '90s with a reckless, brutal, death-defying, and often bloody style that came to be known as "hardcore." It attracted a rabid, cult-like following that is still going strong today.
This 6-hour, 2-disc set follows the rise and eventual demise of the company that raised the bar and revolutionized sports-entertainment forever.
DVD Extras:
Seven bonus matches, including:
The Pit Bulls vs. Raven & Stevie Richards (2 out of 3 Fall Dog Collar Match for ECW World Tag Team Titles- Gangsta's Paradise - Philadelphia, PA- 9/16/95)
Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Psicosis (2 out of 3 Falls- Philadelphia, PA- 10/17/95)
Mikey Whipwreck vs. The Sandman (ECW Title Ladder Match- Philadelphia, PA- 10/28/95)
2 Cold Scorpio vs. Sabu (ECW World Television Title Match- CyberSlam - Philadelphia, PA- 2/17/96)
Tommy Dreamer vs. Raven (WrestlePalooza - Philadelphia, PA- 6/06/97)
Tazz vs. Bam Bam Bigelow (ECW World Television Title Match- Living Dangerously - Asbury Park, NY- 3/01/98)
Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn (ECW World Television Title Match- Hardcore Heaven - Poughkeepsie, NY 5/16/99)
To order this item: https://www.rohwrestling.com/shoponline.asp?point=moreinfo&catid=181&id=669
Ring of Honor "Scramble Cage Melee" From 8/28/04 Now Available On DVD!!!
This event features the most insane match in ROH history with Jack Evans, Trent Acid, Carnage Crew, Maff & Whitmer, Outcast Killaz, Alter Boy Luke, Fast Eddie, Dunn & Marcos. Witness the one fall non title three-way with ROH World Champion Samoa Joe, CM Punk, and Homicide in a battle of the ROH icons. Also, Doug Williams defends the ROH Pure Title against John Walters, Ricky Reyes & Rocky Romero defend the ROH Tag Titles against Izzy & Dixie, Colt Cabana vs. Austin Aries, Ace Steel vs. Roderick Strong, Alex Shelley vs. Jay Lethal, & Jimmy Rave vs. Angel Dust.
To order this item: https://www.rohwrestling.com/shoponline.asp?point=moreinfo&catid=187&id=664
"ROH Gold" From 10/15/04 In Dayton, OH & Joe Vs. Punk II From 10/16 In Chicago Ridge, IL Now Available On VHS!!!
-10/15/04 "ROH Gold" saw ROH celebrate its 50th show in grand style with the first face-to-face confrontation between Mick Foley and Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat over the hardcore vs. pure wrestling issue!!! As usual this release features one quality match after another including CM Punk, Ace Steel & Jimmy Jacobs with Steamboat vs. Generation Next of Austin Aries, Alex Shelley & Jack Evans, Samoa Joe vs. Rocky Romero in a hard-hitting world title match, Homicide vs. CM Punk in a classic, Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer vs. Carnage Crew in a bloodbath with Foley as special ref, Roderick Strong vs. Matt Stryker vs. Nigel McGuinness vs. Josh Daniels, Jay Lethal vs. Chad Collyer in a technical masterpiece, Trent Acid vs. Matt Sydal, Jimmy Jacobs & Delirious vs. Special K and more on this pay-per-view like release!!!
-10/16/04 "Punk vs. Joe II" featured the second epic World Title clash pitting Samoa Joe against CM Punk. Mick Foley called this one of the best matches he's ever seen in his life!!! Plus, things get heated between Mick Foley and Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat when the name Ric Flair is brought up, Jimmy Jacobs vs. Alex Shelley in a brutal I Quit match, Homicide & Rocky Romero vs. Jack Evans & Roderick Strong in an action packed match, Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer managed by Foley vs. Nigel McGuinness & Chad Collyer managed by Steamboat, Jay Lethal vs. Delirious, Trent Acid vs. Matt Sydal vs. Angel Dust vs. Josh Daniels and more!!!
To order these titles: https://www.rohwrestling.com/shoponline.asp?point=products&catid=160
Ring of Honor Magazine Debuts!!!
The first edition of the Ring of Honor Magazine is now on sale. This first edition features is 20 pages and features:
Full color picture of Becky Bayless
Samoa Joe's Title Reign in Jeopardy?
All About: Jay Lethal
Generation Next: Making An Impact
John Walters Brings It Home
Reyes & Romero Win Tag Team Titles
ROH Rewind: Must See Matches of the Last Quarter
Full color picture of Homicide
Pictures from the following shows: 7/17/04, 7/23/04, 7/24/04, 8/7/04, 8/28/04, and 9/11/04
To order the ROH Magazine: https://www.rohwrestling.com/shoponline.asp?point=products&catid=207
Ring of Honor Agrees To Deal With The EWR Promotion In Quebec To Distribute DVD's In The U.S.!!!
Ring of Honor had made a deal with the EWR (Elite Wrestling Revolution) promotion in Quebec to be their official U.S. distributor. EWR is the hottest new promotion out of Canada using the next generation of stars. EWR has the guys that diehard fans are buzzing about. See Kevin Steen, Sexxxy Eddie, El Generico and more as they bring the fight in trying to make their reputations. We currently have 4 different titles which include appearances by AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels.
For more information on these titles along with complete match listings: https://www.rohwrestling.com/shoponline.asp?catid=206
New Japanese Wrestling Figures In Stock!!!
Now available at http://www.rohwrestling.com are three brand new figures released exclusively in Japan. Ring of Honor now carries the brand new Mitsuharu Misawa/Keiji Muto 2 pack released in conjunction with both men teaming together for the first time ever on 10/31/04. We also have the new japanese Ultimo Dragon figure which is available in two different colors (purple or blue). You can also purchase the first ever Minoru Suzuki figure.
For pictures of these figures or to place an order: https://www.rohwrestling.com/shoponline.asp?catid=174
Ring of Honor Closes Out 2004 With Two Live Events- Tickets On Sale Now!!!
Elizabeth, NJ 12/4/04- Ring of Honor returns to the Rex Plex in Elizabeth, NJ with the first ever managerial debate between Bobby Heenan & Jim Cornette. Also, Samoa Joe defends the ROH World Title against CM Punk with no time limit, Bryan Danielson vs. Homicide, Low Ki vs. Austin Aries, plus more.
Philadelphia, PA 12/26/04- Ring of Honor returns to the National Guard Armory in Philadelphia the day after Christmas for "Final Battle 2004" with a 6pm belltime. Mick Foley & Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat will bring their pure wrestling vs. hardcore feud to the city of brotherly love. Also, Low Ki vs. Bryan Danielson.
Ring of Honor returns to the Boston area on January 15, 2005 in Cambridge, MA at the National Guard Armory. Tickets are on sale now.
To order tickets for all upcoming ROH shows: https://www.rohwrestling.com/shoponline.asp?point=products&catid=163
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