Ring of Honor held two sets of TV tapings last weekend in Orlando, Florida, at Universal Studios. This marked the official start of weekly TV for ROH after the promotion was bought by Tony Khan last year.
Nearly a year after the purchase, Khan premiered his new vision for the brand on Thursday through the HonorClub streaming service after not being able to find a suitable television deal.
Dave Meltzer reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that many wrestlers were frustrated with not being used at the tapings after they canceled their weekend bookings on the indies.
Meltzer wrote, “A lot of the guys canceled their weekend bookings on indie shows and they did get paid more than they would have made on indie shows so that’s not an issue, but the frustration was of guys being brought in and not used.”
One independent promoter told Meltzer that he lost four of his top stars so they could work the tapings and none of them were used. The promoter wasn’t upset about the talent not being able to make his shows as he understands if they appeared on ROH TV, it’s better exposure for his promotion.
Dak Draper was one name known to be backstage at the tapings and not used.
