ROH Newswire: Ring of Honor Heads to WrestleMania

The Ring of Honor crew has begun the trek to Phoenix! Several member of ROH are already on site and preparations have started for our Arizona debut! Don’t forget that you can be a part of the “Honor Experience” with Tammy Sytch, Jim Cornette, and the Stars of Ring of Honor TOMORROW NIGHT directly preceding our 8pm event at Phoenix College. Rub elbows with all-time greats and future hall-of-famers for FREE before the action begins. Admission to the Honor Experience comes with the purchase of any ticket for the March 26 event, and good tickets remain available at www.rohwrestling.com! For more information, check out http://www.rohwrestlingonline.com/news/honor-experience-announced-for-march-26th-in-phoenix-2/! Be a part of history as we kick off the biggest week in wrestling for 2010, starting Phoenix, and culminating at “The Big Bang!” in Charlotte, NC on April 3rd!

- The main event on Friday will feature the Personal Challenge Gauntlet when ROH World Champion Tyler Black battles Austin Aries and Roderick Strong in back-to back matches; Jay & Mark Briscoe defend the World Tag Team Titles vs. The American Wolves with Shane Hagadorn; a Non Sanctioned Anything Goes Match will see Jerry Lynn looks for revenge against Kenny King; El Generico vs. Steve Corino; The Necro Butcher vs. Bison Smith; Rocky Romero vs. Alex Koslov; Kevin Steen vs. Kenny Omega; Scott Lost & Scorpio Sky vs. The Kings of Wrestling with Shane Hagadorn; plus more. Bell time is 8:00 PM. Tickets will be available at the door on the night of the show.

- The main event on Saturday be the Personal Challenge Gauntlet with Roderick Strong facing ROH World Champion Tyler Black and Austin Aries in back-to-back matches; The American Wolves battle Colt Cabana & El Generico and the World Tag Team Titles will be on the line if the Wolves win the belts on Friday night; Jay & Mark Briscoe, The Necro Butcher, and “Skullkrusher” Rasche Brown vs. The Kings of Wrestling, Joey Ryan, & Bison Smith in an 8 Man Tag Team War; Kenny Omega vs. Rocky Romero; Jerry Lynn vs. Steve Corino; Kevin Steen vs. Scott Lost; and Kenny King vs. Scorpio Sky. Bell time for this special matinee event is 1:00 PM. Tickets will be available to purchase at the door on the day of the show.

- Remember that you can be a part of “The Big Bang!” LIVE even if you can’t make it to Charlotte! Thanks to our partners at GoFightLive.tv, “The Big Bang!” will be available on WORLDWIDE LIVE iPPV! Priced right at $14.95, you can see it all unfold LIVE as it takes place, emanating from the historic Grady Cole Center in the Queen City! Check in at www.twitter.com/ROHonHDNet and let us know if you’re having any Big Bang viewing parties! Who knows, Dave Prazak and Kevin Kelly could mention your gathering LIVE on the broadcast! For more information on how to order “The Big Bang!” iPPV, check out http://gofightlive.tv/showEvent.do?eventId=625!

- Highlighting our tremendous events in Dearborn, MI and Mississauga, ON, the newest edition of the ROH Videowire is online at http://www.you-tube.com/watch?v=DPIlic4cwjg! The American Wolves have sharp words for the Briscoes as they prepare for World Tag Team Title War this weekend in Phoenix. In addition, Kenny King wants no part of Jerry Lynn, Kevin Steen and Steve Corino have something to say, and Jay Briscoe lays it on the line for Edwards and Richards. Plus, thoughts from “That Young Knockout Kid” Chris Hero and an exclusive look at the face-to-face confrontation between Kevin Steen and El Generico with an intense Colt Cabana aftermath. Finally, Tyler Black and Austin Aries comment on this weekend’s Personal Gauntlet, as well as sharing their thoughts on “The Big Bang!”, which is less than two weeks away!

- Six-Man-Mayhem returns in Phoenix and it will open the event tomorrow night! The massive “Skullkrusher” Rasche Brown will oppose Joey Ryan and Shawn Daivari of the Embassy as well as Colt “Boom Boom” Cabana! Just added to the match is California standout Johnny Goodtime, leaving one more slot to be filled. Who will round out the mayhem? Be there tomorrow night to find out!

- We hinted at it a couple of days ago, and now it is done. Ring of Honor management has finalized the contracts and it is official. When we return to New York City on May 8th, AMAZING KONG is coming with, and she will face Sara del Rey in a battle of two of the greatest women wrestlers on the planet! Can Kong scale new heights and prove superior, or will Death Rey shoot her down and cement her own status? Be with us in NYC and find out! Don’t forget, the Motor City Machine Guns will also be in action on May 8! Tickets are on sale right now at www.rohwrestling.com!

- Signed to appear in Dayton on April 23rd and Chicago on April 24th: ROH World Television Champion Eddie Edwards, Kenny King, Rhett Titus, the Dark City Fight Club, and the Necro Butcher (4/23 only). In addition, ROH officials will be taking a look at two up-and-coming tag teams on both events. We’ll have more on these two big events next week in the Newswire!

- The newest member of the Embassy, Shawn Daivari, has an open contract for this Saturday in Phoenix. Since his return to action in ROH, he has made it clear that he is no longer to be pigeonholed or typecast. Who will step up and take a shot at the reborn Daivari?

- You can still take 30% Off Your Next Order at ROHWrestling.com. Due to some minor technical issues this past week on the website we’ve extended the sale through the weekend. For complete details on the sale along with the discount code click here: http://www.rohwrestlingonline.com/news/new-site-special-30-off-your-order/. If you had a customer account on the previous website you must create a new one to place an order.

- Give us your thoughts on the ALL NEW ROHWrestling.com! We know that there are bugs to be fixed and kinks to be worked out, but we want to know what you think. Hit us up at any of our social networking portals and share your thoughts! And while you’re at it, we want to know what titles you would like to see added to ROHVideos.com! You now have access to our entire out-of-print DVD library, and for only $10, you can download and burn copies of the greatest events in ROH history. This exciting new tool will allow us to produce new materials exclusively for ROHVideos.com, and you can have a hand in bringing these titles to life. Check the bottom of the page at www.rohwrestling.com for links to our Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace accounts or drop us a line to ROHFansVoice@gmail.com and let your voice be heard!

- The legendary Mick Foley joins Colt “Boom Boom” Cabana, two-time ROH World Champion Austin Aries, and Prince Nana for a night of Total Extreme Comedy THIS SATURDAY NIGHT! Foley talks about the event in his most recent blog at http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=277358902&blogId=531579581, and we’re happy to announce that “The King of Old School” STEVE CORINO has been added to the fray! Don’t forget you can get a 15% discount on tickets by using the code “ROH” when making your purchase. Follow the link at the top right corner of the main page at www.rohwrestling.com, or call the Gammage Auditorium Box Office at (800) 982-2787! Who knows who else will show up on Saturday night!?

- We’ll be back next week with all of the happenings in Phoenix as we build to “The Big Bang!” Hope to see you in Arizona! Have a great weekend!