WRESTLING, CATCH-AS-CATCH CAN, GRECO ROMAN, PURE WRESTLING, LUCHA LIBRE, STRONG STYLE, TAG TEAM, WORLD OF SPORT, SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT, EXTREME, SUPER JUNIOR, etc.
AAA, All Japan Pro Wrestling, CHIKARA, Cleveland All Pro Wrestling, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Dragon Gate, Extreme Championship Wrestling, Full Impact Pro, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling, NWA Anarchy/Wildside, Ring Of Honor, and alot more.
R.I.P. Sherri Martel (1959-2007)
A Young Sherri Martel vs. A Veteran Judy Martin (Southwest Championship Wrestling)
Ring Of Honor will be touring Japan in July. This should be the greatest year in the history of this promotion. They will be co-operating with Pro Wrestling NOAH and Dragon Gate, so expect a tour full of World Class matches. Bryan Danielson is currently wrestling for NOAH and mastering the strong style so he will obviously be front and center. Stay tuned into The Wrestling Follower Network to keep yourself up to date with ROH's progress in Japan.
INTERNATIONAL WRESTLING PHENOMENON RING OF HONOR INKS STATESIDE TELEVISION DEALS WITH iN DEMAND, TVN AND ECHOSTAR
PPV/VOD Distribution Deals Bring ROH into 50 Million Households
New York, May 3, 2007 - Ring Of Honor Wrestling (ROH), in association with G-Funk Sports & Entertainment, has concluded programming and distribution deals for PPV and VOD wrestling cards with iN DEMAND Networks, TVN and EchoStar Communications Corporation's DISH NetworkTM, making the critically-acclaimed ROH brand available for the first time ever to approximately 50 million American households. The agreement calls for a card every 60 days from shows both stateside and abroad, and will premiere July 1.
A total of six cards are planned throughout '07/'08. ROH owner Cary Silkin made the announcement today with G-Funk's President Ken Gelman. The debut event, entitled "Respect Is Earned," will be taped May 12 in New York City from the Grand Ballroom of the Manhattan Center, and will feature a glistening array of talent from Japan, England, the U.S. and Mexico.
Long revered by a loyal underground fan base, the Philadelphia-based ROH; currently seen on Canadian, British and Japanese TV; appeals to the disenfranchised wrestling fan fed up with storylines which seem to take precedence over the kind of powerful ring competition that ROH specializes in. ROH, in fact, is seen to have the highest level of athleticism in its field today, which recently culminated in a sweep of the 2006 Wrestling Observer awards for "Most Outstanding Wrestler," "Best Brawler," "Best Major Wrestling Show" (ROH took four of its Top 10) and "Best Booker."
"Fans around the world now know that our brand of action is, indeed, the highest-flying, hardest-hitting most daring and acrobatic action presented today," says Mr. Silkin. "We are thrilled that we can finally show a televised audience what our crowds have known for the last six years, that ROH harkens back to an earlier era of wrestling where authenticity still counted for something. There's a magic at our shows that I, as a wrestling fan, had all but given up on."
G-Funk Sports and Entertainment will be handling all marketing and promotion for the wrestling programs, including creation and launch of an affiliate website on May 15, www.rohaffiliates.com, which will contain easy-to-implement marketing materials and all event information. Each show will also be supported by a range of targeted national consumer advertising and promotion.
According to Mr. Gelman, Ring Of Honor already has the respect and enthusiastic following of legions of fans around the world through their live events, but represents a fresh new entry into the world of televised wrestling. "These distinctive programs will prove a welcome change-of-pace for audiences and a popular new option for cable operators and satellite providers as they expand their transactional offerings."
About iN DEMAND Networks
iN DEMAND Networks is the pioneer and world leader in providing exciting entertainment delivered through television?s most innovative technologies. iN DEMAND delivers programming through four distinct areas of business: Pay-Per-View (PPV), Video-On-Demand (VOD), Subscription Video-On-Demand (SVOD) and high-definition (HD) programming. Howard TV (SVOD) is now the exclusive TV home of Howard Stern. PPV programming includes first-run movies, mega events and the digital out-of-market subscription sports packages. VOD includes blockbuster movies and boxing, mixed martial arts and concert events. The company also operates the MOJO network, formerly INHD, a pioneer in HD. The company's shareholders are Comcast iN DEMAND Holdings, Inc., Cox Communications Holdings, Inc., and Time Warner Entertainment - Advance/Newhouse Partnership. Further information about the company can be found at www.indemand.com.
About TVN Entertainment Corporation
TVN Entertainment Corporation, the leading television on-demand company, works with every major studio, network and telecommunications video provider in North America. TVN is the preferred provider of original on-demand programs and networks. TVN supports an open, advanced technology platform, and offers the most comprehensive, end-to-end solution for licensing, managing, distributing and marketing on-demand content to virtually any platform. For more information about TVN?s products and services, please visit www.TVN.com.
About Echostar Communications Corporation
EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) has been a leader for more than 26 years in satellite TV equipment sales and support worldwide. The Company's DISH Network(TM) is the fastest-growing pay-TV provider in the country since 2000 and currently serves more than 13.1 million satellite TV customers. DISH Network offers a premier line of industry-leading Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) and hundreds of video and audio channels as well as the most national HD and International channels in the U.S., Interactive TV, Latino and sports programming. DISH Network also provides a variety of package and price options including the lowest all-digital price in America and the DishDVR Advantage Package. EchoStar is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) and is a Fortune 300 company. Visit www.echostar.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474) for more information.
WORLD CHAMPIONS
AJPW TRIPLE CROWN- Kensuke Sasaki (8-26-07)
AWA WORLD CHAMPION- Vacant (12-7-07)
ECW WORLD CHAMPION- C.M. Punk
NJPW INTERNATIONAL WRESTLING GRAND PRIX- Hiroshi Tanahashi (10-8-07)
NWA WORLD CHAMPION- Adam Pearce (9-2-07)
PRO WRESTLING NOAH GLOBAL HONORED CROWN- Mitsuharu Misawa (4-28-07)
ROH WORLD CHAMPION- Nigel McGuinness
TNA WORLD CHAMPION- Kurt Angle
WWE WORLD CHAMPION- Randy Orton (12-10-07)
WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION- Edge (12-16-07)
NOTABLE CHAMPIONS
WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT
WWE WORLD CHAMPION- Randy Orton
WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION- Edge
ECW WORLD CHAMPION- C.M. Punk
WWE Tag Team Champions- Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly
WWE World Tag Team Champions- John Morrison and Mike Mizanin
WWE Intercontinental Champion- Jeff Hardy
WWE United States Champion- Montel Vontavious Porter
WWE Cruiserweight Champion- Vacant
WWE Women's Champion- Beth Phoenix
RING OF HONOR
ROH WORLD CHAMPION- Nigel McGuinness
ROH World Tag Team Champions- Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black
TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION
TNA Heavyweight Champion- Kurt Angle
TNA Tag Team Champions- Travis Tomko and A.J. Styles
TNA X Champion- Jay Lethal
NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
NWA WORLD CHAMPION- Adam Pearce
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion- Mike Quackenbush
NWA World Tag Team Champions- Joey Ryan and Karl Anderson
NWA Women's Champion- Amazing Kong
NWA North American Heavyweight Champion- Mike Dibiase
NWA North American Tag Team Champions- The Old School Empire (Mike Booth and Preston Quinn
NWA National Heavyweight Champion- Pepper Parks
NWA Canadian Heavyweight Champion- Cole Bishop
NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Champion- Vacant
NWA Canadian Tag Team Champions Damian and Drake Styles
NWA Canadian Women's Champion- Vacant
NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Champion- Seth Knight
NWA Southern Television Champion- Faroh Of Phunk
NWA Southern Tag Team Champions- Ricky Murdoch and Bill Hanson
Wrestling Follower Hall Of Fame
MUSIC VIDEOS
ENTER BxB Hulk!
New Japan Pro Wrestling All-Stars
This Is IWA Mid-South
All Japan Pro Wrestling Champion Carnival 2000
Pro Wrestling NOAH
(GHC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP) Mitsuharu Misawa (c) vs. Takeshi Morishima Music Video
Irish Whip Wrestling
Koko B. Ware Sings "Piledriver!!!"
GREAT MATCHES
Ric Flair vs. Curt Hennig
CURRENT
Ring Of Honor Video Wire (8-17-07)
Ring Of Honor Video Wire (8-1-07)
Ring Of Honor Invades Japan!
Ring Of Honor Video Wire (5-26-07)
CHIKARA Podcast-A-Go-Go #63 (6/12/07)
Ring Of Honor- Claudio Castagnoli vs. Yamato Onodera
Ring Of Honor Video Wire (5-29-07)
Ring Of Honor- Nigel McGuinness vs. T.J. Perkins
Ring Of Honor: Women Of Honor- Sara Del Rey vs. Josie/Lacey vs. Wilma Matondo
Ring Of Honor Video Wire (5-5-07)
Ring Of Honor PPV
Ring Of Honor Video Wire (4-18-07)
Ring Of Honor Video Wire (4-7-07)
Ring Of Honor Video Wire (3-16-07)
Ring Of Honor Video Wire (3-1-07)
Ring Of Honor Video Wire (2-22-07)
Ring Of Honor Video Wire (1-31-07)
Ring Of Honor Video Wire (1-19-07)
CLASSIC WRESTLING (AKA My Favorite Matches Of All Time)
Starrcade '86 Skywalkers Match: The Road Warriors vs. The Midnight Express
Dynamite Kid vs. Tiger Mask (8/5/82)
Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Big Van Vader
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