Ring of Honor Death Before Dishonor airs on pay-per-view on 7/26 from Esports Stadium Arlington. Many have argued that there is less buzz for ROH these days because the show only airs on HonorClub via the ROH website and app and not on television.
During John Arezzi’s Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden podcast, there was a brief discussion about the glory days of ROH and where the company stands today since Tony Khan purchased it.
Wrestling historian Evan Ginzburg talked about being a wrestling fan for over 50 years. He said, “50 years. Thousands and thousands of matches and some of the greatest matches I ever saw was at Ring of Honor – Nigel McGuinness and Bryan Danielson. I want to thank Cary. That was Dory Funk, Jr-Jack Brisco level, Ricky Steamboat and Ric Flair level. Danielson and Nigel, that was wrestling elevated to art. I wish they had the worldwide showcase that Danielson later got in WWE and AEW because they deserved it. Those were unbelievable matches.”
Cary Silkin, who is a regular on the podcast with Ginzburg and Arezzi, said, “Ring of Honor of that era tried to show some respect to professional wrestling. Sure we had some wacky stuff. Sure we had the the flippy dippy do was coming into fashion. The flippy dippy do was going on with Édouard Carpentier too…Ring of Honor, there was some good pro wrestling going on in that segment of it. Right now, Ring of Honor it’s like no one cares at all. I don’t care how much money Tony Khan has. It’s not being treated very well.”
If Tony Khan gets ROH included with their next AEW TV deal, we could see ROH get more exposure but at this point, there is no word where things stand with that.
If you use any portion of the quotes from this article please credit John Arezzi’s Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden podcast with a h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription.Â
