January 15th Newswire  

January 15th:  Ring of Honor is ready to kick off another big weekend of action starting Friday night in Manassas, VA at the Sports Network and Fitness Inc., 8320 Quarry Road, Manassas, VA 20110.  Bell time on Friday is 8:00pm.  Friday night's lineup will feature  ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness vs. Tyler Black; Bryan Danielson vs. Jimmy Jacobs; The American Wolves of Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards vs. Jay Briscoe & Roderick Strong; Austin Aries vs. Jerry Lynn; The Necro Butcher vs. Delirious; Brent Albright & Erick Stevens vs. Damien Wayne & Chris Escobar; Rhett Titus vs. Sean Denny.  Tickets will be available to purchase at the door on the night of the show. 

January 15th:  On Saturday night we return to Edison, NJ at the Inman Center, 990 Inman Avenue, Edison, NJ 08820.  Bell time is 7:30 pm.  For fans in the New Jersey area there will be an article on Ring of Honor in the Newark Star Ledger on Saturday.  Saturday's lineup in Edison will feature Nigel McGuinness vs. Austin Aries for the ROH World Title; Bryan Danielson vs. Jerry Lynn in a rematch from All Star Extravaganza IV; Tyler Black vs. Jimmy Jacobs in a Grudge Match of former Age of the Fall partners; Roderick Strong & Erick Stevens vs. The American Wolves of Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards in a Lumberjack Strap Match; The Necro Butcher vs. Delirious vs. Damien Wayne vs. Sean Denny in a Four Corner Survival; Rhett Titus vs. Brent Albright; Jay Briscoe vs. Chris Escobar.  Tickets will be available to purchase at the door on the night of the show.

January 15th:  TOMORROW NIGHT is also the debut of RISING ABOVE on Pay-Per-View.  We've been talking about it all week and now is the time for you to check out this event for yourself.  If you've missed the reviews or teasers for the event click here:  http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/article.aspx?id=2508.  The event premieres at 10pm EST on DIRECTV, iN DEMAND, DISH Network and TVN in the U.S. and Viewer’s Choice and Bell ExpressVu in Canada.

January 15th:  Claudio Castagnoli’s challenge has been laid out for 1/31 in Chicago, and it’s a unique one.  “I want to show everyone first hand the superiority that I possess,” said Claudio.  “My skill is unmatched.  My stature as an athlete is unparalleled.  And in Chicago, I will showcase my European grit and my championship potential, and that is why I challenge Kevin Steen.”   ROH Officials did not expect that, as Steen and Generico are defending the World Tag Titles the previous night in Detroit We are currently waiting to see if Steen will accept the match.

January 15th:  ROH Officials are happy to announce that Jerry Lynn and the Necro Butcher have been confirmed and will appear when ROH returns to Florida on February 6 in Coral Springs and on February 7 in Orlando!

January 15th:  Jay Briscoe is going to be without his brother, Mark, for several months while Mark rehabs his injured knee.  But that won’t slow Jay down.  He commented, “I got it bad, man, and Sweeney’s boys will pay for what they done.  But Mark being on the shelf don’t mean I’ve lost my purpose.  It may even be a blessing in disguise, because now ROH will have to face me as a singles wrestler.”  Mark is signed to compete in Detroit and Chicago, and he’s looking for big competition.  “I will get my revenge on Sweeney, and at the same time I’ll prove myself.” 

January 15th:  Speaking of Jay, he gave the ROH World Tag Team Champions, Kevin Steen and El Generico a sincere if not tense “thank you” in the 1/6/09 edition of the ROH Videowire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ6iYXi_iAY.  “We know that without the Briscoe Brothers there is no Steen and Generico,” said Steen.  “And we have our own issues with Sweet-n-Sour now.  In Detroit we got our first shot at redemption against the Wolves, and it’s going to be the start of our retribution.” 

January 15th:  ROH is happy to welcome two Chicagoland veterans to pre-show competition on the 31^st.  Egotistico Fantastico and Deryck St. Holmes, Esq. will face off in singles competition, and ROH officials are excited to see what these two tremendous talents will bring to the ROH stage.

January 15th:  Coming off Mickey Rourke's Golden Globe win for Best Actor, the movie The Wrestler will be opening this weekend in the following markets:  Albany, Albuquerque, Ann Arbor, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boca Raton/West Palm Beach, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Columbus, Hartford/New Haven, Honolulu, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Madison, Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Milwaukee, Northampton/Springfield, Orlando, Portland, Rochester, Sacramento, Salt Lake City/Boise, and St. Louis.  Check your local listings for times and theatres.

January 15th:  The Buy 3, Get 1 Free Ring of Honor DVD Sale will be in effect at www.rohwrestling.com starting Thursday afternoon and at both live events this weekend. Available later today will be "Southern Hostility" from Nashville, TN on December 6th.  This event featured Nigel McGuinness defending the ROH World Title against Jerry Lynn in a great match; Bryan Danielson vs. Claudio Castagnoli in a NO DQ Match; Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black vs. The Necro Butcher & Austin Aries; Brent Albright & Erick Stevens vs. Sweet N Sour Inc; plus more.