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ROH: A Night of Appreciation (04.2002)
ROH: A Night of Appreciation
April 27, 2002
Philadelphia, PA
Murphy Rec Center
We see the Carnage Crew (HC Loc and Tony DeVito) getting together. HC Loc is the ref who got abused by the Natural Born Sinners on the first show. All I know about Tony DeVito is the jobber work he did on WWF TV in the 1990s. Anyways, they beat up a couple of ring crew guys and laugh it up.
Elsewhere, Quiet Storm wants to stretch Brian XL because he doesn’t like him. When Brian calls Storm a beeyotch, Chris Divine asks him what his problem is. This is Ring of Honor heat, bro.
Outside the Murphy Rec Center, Christopher Street Connection (wearing Da Hit Squad t-shirts) try to take over Da Hit Squad’s duty to hype the crowd before the show. As soon as Da Hit Squad find out and catch them making out, they chase these gay dudes back to NYC. For some reason, Dan Maff starts quoting Roddy Piper lines at the CSC.
Back to the Quiet Storm situation, he goes and finds American Dragon to teach his partner one of those freaky-looking submissions. While Brian XL is still talking crap, Dragon comes up behind him and stretches him real good.
Over in the Puerto Rican locker room, Tony DeVito enters the room on Da Hit Squad and Boogalou. He threatens Boogalou and walks out.
In other places, the old man from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission appears again to give the guys some details about who will be watching them tonight. How could they possibly care less? Eddie Guerrero gets a round of applause. This will be his last night in ROH and he’s already the WWF IC champ. The old man gives Spanky a hard time for wearing headphones while he’s talking. Anyways, this is a night of appreciation for Eddie Guerrero.
Your hosts are Donnie B and Steve Corino. Read the rest of this entry
ROH: The Era of Honor Begins (02.2002)
ROH: The Era of Honor Begins
February 23, 2002
Philadelphia, PA
Murphy Rec Center
If the name didn’t give it away, this is the first-ever Ring of Honor show. The original idea was that ROH would take the best of the American independent wrestling scene and put them all onto a mega huge super show once a month. But it’s not going to be like all the other sportz entertainment bullcrap promotions that the mainstream companies have jammed down your throats for the past five years. ROH also refuses to give our fans the outdated insulting gimmicks that we saw from a decade ago. In fact, the wrestlers here must abide by a code of honor in order to remain in this promotion. What could go wrong, AMIRITE?
Before anything gets started, we see Da Hit Squad hyping ROH to the tour buses coming in from NYC and Boston.
Your hosts are Donnie B and Steve Corino.
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ROH Era of Honor Begins 2/23/2002
Ring of Honor presents Era of Honor Begins
Date: February 23rd, 2002
From: Philadelphia, PA
This is the first show of Ring of Honor. A video of the wrestlers on the show is shown. Read the rest of this entry
TNA X-Division Title History
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Styles | Jerry Lynn | 6/26/2002 | TNA PPV #2[1] |
| Low Ki | AJ Styles | 8/7/2002 | TNA PPV #8[2] |
| Jerry Lynn | Low Ki | 8/28/2002 | TNA PPV #11[3] |
| Syxx-Pac | – | 10/9/2002 | TNA PPV #15[4] |
| AJ Styles (2) | Syxx-Pac | 10/23/2002 | TNA PPV #17 |
| Jerry Lynn (2) | AJ Styles | 11/6/2002 | TNA PPV #19 |
| Sonny Siaki | Jerry Lynn | 12/11/2002 | TNA PPV #24 |
| Kid Kash | Sonny Siaki | 2/12/2003 | TNA PPV #31 |
| The Amazing Red | Kid Kash | 4/30/2003 | TNA PPV #42 |
| Chris Sabin | The Amazing Red | 5/14/2003 | TNA PPV #44[5] |
| Michael Shane | – | 8/20/2003 | TNA PPV #58[6] |
| Chris Sabin (2) | Michael Shane | 1/7/2004 | TNA PPV #75[7] |
| Kazarian | The Amazing Red | 3/31/2004 | TNA PPV #87[8] |
| AJ Styles (3) | Kazarian | 6/9/2004 | TNA PPV #97 |
| Michael Shane (2) & Kazarian (2) |
AJ Styles | 7/28/2004 | TNA PPV #104[9] |
| Petey Williams | – | 8/11/2004 | TNA PPV #106[10] |
| AJ Styles (4) | – | 1/16/2005 | Final Resolution[11] |
| Christopher Daniels | AJ Styles | 3/13/2005 | Destination X[12] |
| AJ Styles (5) | Christopher Daniels | 9/11/2005 | Unbreakable[13] |
| Samoa Joe | AJ Styles | 12/11/2005 | Turning Point |
| Christopher Daniels (2) |
Samoa Joe | 3/12/2006 | Destination X[14] |
| Samoa Joe (2) | Christopher Daniels | 4/13/2006 | iMPACT! |
| Senshi (2) | Sonjay Dutt | 6/22/2006 | iMPACT![15] |
| Chris Sabin (3) | Senshi | 10/22/2006 | Bound for Glory |
| AJ Styles (6) | Chris Sabin | 11/2/2006 | iMPACT! |
| Christopher Daniels (3) |
AJ Styles | 11/16/2006 | iMPACT! |
| Chris Sabin (4) | Jerry Lynn | 1/14/2007 | Final Resolution[16] |
| Jay Lethal | Chris Sabin | 6/17/2007 | Slammiversary |
| Samoa Joe (3) | Chris Sabin | 6/21/2007 | iMPACT![17] |
| Kurt Angle | Samoa Joe | 8/12/2007 | Hard Justice |
| Jay Lethal (2) | Kurt Angle | 9/9/2007 | No Surrender |
| Johnny Devine | Jay Lethal | 1/24/2008 | iMPACT! |
| Jay Lethal (3) | Johnny Devine | 2/10/2008 | Against All Odds[18] |
| Petey Williams (2) | Jay Lethal | 4/17/2008 | iMPACT![19] |
| Sheik Abdul Bashir | Petey Williams | 9/14/2008 | No Surrender[20] |
| Eric Young | Sheik Abdul Bashir | 12/7/2008 | Final Resolution[21] |
| Alex Shelley | Chris Sabin | 1/11/2009 | Genesis[22] |
| Suicide | – | 3/15/2009 | Destination X[23] |
| Homicide | Suicide | 7/16/2009 | iMPACT! |
| Samoa Joe (4) | Homicide | 8/16/2009 | Hard Justice |
| The Amazing Red (2) | Samoa Joe | 10/8/2009 | iMPACT! |
Footnotes:
[1]: AJ Styles pinned Jerry Lynn in a ‘double-elimination’ match which also included Low Ki and Psicosis to be crowned the first-ever TNA X-Division Champion.
[2]: This match also included Jerry Lynn.
[3]: This was a three-way ladder match which also included AJ Styles.
[4]: At the same show, Jerry Lynn was stripped of the X-Division title due to injury. Syxx-Pac won an invitational ladder match which also included Kid Kash, Tony Mamaluke, The S.A.T., Ace Steele and AJ Styles to win the title.
[5]: This match also included Jerry Lynn.
[6]: Michael Shane captured the belt to win the first-ever ‘Ultimate X’ Match which also included Frankie Kazarian to become the new X-Division champion.
[7]: Sabin regained the X-Division title in an ‘Ultimate X’ match which also included ex-champ Michael Shane, Low Ki and Christopher Daniels.
[8]: On the same show, Chris Sabin was stripped of the X-Division title due to injury. As the two top challengers, Frankie Kazarian pinned Amazing Red to win the vacant title.
[9]: During this ‘Ultimate X’ match, Kazarian and Shane pulled down the title together to become co-champions.
[10]: Since the co-champion thing doesn’t work, the title became vacant. Petey Williams won a 22-man X-Division gauntlet match to be crowned the new X-Division champion.
[11]: This was an ‘Ultimate X match which also included the ex-champ Petey Williams and Chris Sabin.
[12]: This was an ‘elimination’ match which included ex-champ AJ Styles, Ron Killings and Elix Skipper. The first elimination was a tag match – the loser of the fall was eliminated. The second elimination was a three-way match – the loser of the fall was elimination. The third elimination was an ‘Ultimate X’ match where the winner would retrieve the belt.
[13]: This match also included Samoa Joe.
[14]: This was an ‘Ultimate X’ match which also included AJ Styles.
[15]: This match also included the ex-champ Samoa Joe, but Sonjay Dutt was the one pinned. The reason Senshi is listed as a two-time champion is because he has also won the belt wrestling as Low Ki.
[16]: This match also included the ex-champ Christopher Daniels, but Jerry Lynn was the one pinned.
[17]: This match also included the ex-champ Jay Lethal, but Chris Sabin was pinned.
[18]: This was a six-man street fight where the one who earns the pin wins the X-Division title which included Jay Lethal and the Motor City Machine Guns against Johnny Devine and Team 3D. Lethal scored the pinfall on Devine.
[19]: Petey Williams cashes in his ‘Feast or Fired’ contract on Jay Lethal and pinned him quickly with the Canadian Destroyer.
[20]: This match also included Consequences Creed.
[21]: Right after Eric Young won the belt, TNA official Jim Cornette stripped him of the belt after he won it in a controversial fashion because of the crazy referee Shane Sewell. The title becomes vacant.
[22]: This was a tournament final.
[23]: This was an ‘Ultimate X’ match which also included the ex-champ Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Consequences Creed and Jay Lethal.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
ROH: One Year Anniversary (02.03)
ROH: One Year Anniversary
Queens, NY
2/8/2003
Low-Ki is the first face we see as he’s walking up to the building. During the first year of ROH, the company has implemented respect, honor, discipline and dedication back into wrestling. It’s been a monumental year and now a new year is upon us, so you better get ready!
They show a video package with highlights of the first year in ROH.
ROH First Year Flashback: The Era of Honor Begins – Low Ki vs. American Dragon vs. Christopher Daniels – a match that set the standard for ROH.
Paul London gets some promo time and mentions how he plans to take home some gold tonight.
Your hosts are Ray Murrow & Chris Lovey. Read the rest of this entry
Best of TNA X-Division Matches – Disc Two (2003)
TNA – Best of the X-Division Matches Disc Two
Released: 2003
Your hosts are Mike Tenay and Don West. Read the rest of this entry
Final Resolution 2006
TNA Final Resolution 2006
January 15, 2006
Orlando, FL
Universal Studios
OH SNAP! My childhood hero is back in black again. THE STINGER! Was it a big mistake on TNA’s part? We’re about to find out. I still say they should’ve waited until Benoit’s contract was up and sign him instead. History proves that nostalgia is only cool until the high wears off.
Your hosts are Mike Tenay & Don West.
Against All Odds 2006
Against All Odds 2006
February 12, 2006
Orlando, FL
Universal Studios
After only being involved in TNA for three months prior to this event, Christian Cage has already reached the top and will face off against the NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Jeff Jarrett, for the most respected title in wrestling. Will the “mid-card comedy act” prevail and achieve his goal, or will the “King of the Mountain” put Christian back in his place? Well, you’re about to find out because this is AGAINST ALL ODDS 2006!
Your hosts are Mike Tenay & Don West! We also have ring announcer David Penzer working tonight! SWEET!
We kick things off with “Earlier Today” segments like Christian Cage showing up to work in his Porsche and then switching over to Jeff Jarrett & Gail Kim pulling up in his Hummer. He pulls right up beside Coach D’Amore and Eric Young. Young is still freaking out about Sting not really being gone, so Jarrett calms him down. Seriously, why is he so scared? I don’t see Sting bothering with Eric Young of all people.
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