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Death Before Dishonor XVI
Death Before Dishonor XVI was a two night professional wrestling event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH), which took place on September 28 and 29, 2018, at Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The first night was a pay-per-view broadcast, while night two was a set of TV tapings for the company's flagship program ''Ring of Honor Wrestling''. Wrestlers from New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) — with which ROH has a partnership — also appeared on the card. Storylines Death Before Dishonor XVI will feature Professional wrestling match types, professional wrestling matches, involving different wrestlers from pre-existing Script (recorded media), scripted feuds, Plot (narrative), plots, and Narrative thread, storylines that played out on ROH's television programs. Wrestlers portrayed Heel (professional wrestling), villains or Face (professional wrestling), heroes as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. The main event o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ring Of Honor
Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011; the promotion was subsequently sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group, and then sold to Tony Khan. Throughout the 2010s, ROH was considered the third largest wrestling promotion in the United States, behind WWE and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, initially operating on an internet distribution model. Under Sinclair's ownership, ROH began talent-sharing deals with wrestling companies outside the U.S., expanded their television visibility through Sinclair's broadcast stations, and eventually established its own streaming service in 2018 called Honor Club. As Sinclair was struggling with debt in the late 2010s, ROH went on a hiatus at the end of 2021. In March 2022, the promotion was sold to Tony Khan, also the co-owner of All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Lethal
Jamar Shipman (born April 29, 1985), better known by the ring name Jay Lethal, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is best known for his tenures in Ring of Honor (ROH), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW). Dubbed "The Franchise" of Ring of Honor, Lethal is a two-time ROH World Champion, and holds the record for most combined days with the ROH World Championship in company history. He was also a record-setting two-time and longest reigning ROH World Television Champion, holding the title for 567 days, and the only man to hold the World Television Championship and the World Championship at the same time, and a former ROH World Tag Team Champion with Jonathan Gresham. Lethal is recognized by ROH as a Grand Slam Champion, and is the only man to have held the ROH World, World Tag Team, World Television and Pure championships. In 2020, he was selected by Ring of Honor as their ''Wrestler of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jushin Liger
, better known as and later , is a Japanese retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as a trainer. He is the longest-tenured member of the NJPW roster, having worked for the company since his professional wrestling debut in 1984. Throughout his career, which spanned three-and-a-half decades, he wrestled over 4,000 matches and performed in major events for various promotions across the globe. Debuting under his real name for NJPW in 1984, he was given the gimmick of Jushin Liger in 1989, based on the Jushin Liger (TV series), anime series of the same name. Becoming Jushin "Thunder" Liger the following year, he saw unprecedented success in the Cruiserweight (professional wrestling), junior heavyweight division when he won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship a record 11 times and set the record for its longest reign during his second reign, which lasted for 628 days. Liger was the first three-time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny King (wrestler)
Kenneth Layne (born July 22, 1981) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Kenny King. He is best known for his time with Ring of Honor (ROH) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) / Impact Wrestling. After participating in the reality show ''WWE Tough Enough'' in 2002, Layne began a career in professional wrestling as Kenny King. From 2005 to 2006, he wrestled for TNA. In 2007, he began to work with ROH, where he teamed with Rhett Titus as the All Night Express, winning the ROH World Tag Team Championship. In 2012, King left ROH to rejoin TNA, where he won the TNA X Division Championship twice. In 2015, King returned to ROH, where he won the ROH World Television Championship two times and the ROH World Tag Team Championship twice more (with Dragon Lee (wrestler), Dragon Lee as part of La Facción Ingobernable). In 2022, King again returned to TNA (since renamed Impact Wrestling) as part of the stable Honor No More, winning the Impact Digital Media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beer City Bruiser
Matthew Dearth (born July 21, 1978), is an American professional wrestler he is best known for his time with Ring of Honor under the ring name Beer City Bruiser. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2000-present) On the November 1, 2004 episode of Monday Night Raw, Winchester was planted in the audience to be called into the ring by debuting Simon Dean. Winchester would go on to shove Dean before being suplexed to the ground and placed into a chicken wing hold. Ring of Honor (2015-2021) After a non-televised match in 2013, Winchester debuted in Ring of Honor on January 3, 2015, participating in the 2015 Top Prospect Tournament. He defeated Mikey Webb before being eliminated in the semi-finals by Will Ferrara. Soon thereafter, Winchester formed his now long-standing tag team with Silas Young. Bruiser lost to Dalton Castle on September 12 and a week later, he and Silas Young defeated The Boys, the former 'servants' of Dalton Castle. Bruiser made his pay-per-view d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Gresham
Jonathan Gresham (born March 20, 1988) is an American professional wrestler. He performs on the independent circuit. He has previously wrestled for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former ROH World Champion, ROH Pure Champion, and ROH World Tag Team Champion with Jay Lethal., and for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Earlier in his career, Gresham wrestled regularly on the independent circuit, in such promotions as Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) where he is a former CZW World Heavyweight Championship, CZW World Heavyweight Champion as well as Chikara (professional wrestling), Chikara, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, IWA Mid-South, Full Impact Pro, and Evolve (professional wrestling), Evolve among others. He also has international experience, having wrestled in over 15 countries, including in Germany with Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), and in England for Progress Wrestling, where he is a former Progress World Champion. Early life Joana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheeseburger (wrestler)
Brandel Littlejohn, better known by his ring name World Famous CB (formerly Cheeseburger), is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Ring of Honor (ROH). Despite mostly being used as a jobber due to his small stature, he is a perennial fan favorite among ROH fans. Early life Littlejohn grew up in Trenton, New Jersey, and attended Trenton Catholic Academy in nearby Hamilton Township, where his interest in sports was limited to some basketball. He studied digital film at Mercer County Community College. Professional wrestling career Early career (2012–2013) Littlejohn began wrestling with the promotion Beyond Wrestling, where he competed as Leech Landa in a match in Philadelphia in September 2012. In 2013, he appeared in two matches with the promotion Wrestling Is...Respect! in Boonton, New Jersey. Ring of Honor (2013–present) Littlejohn debuted in Ring of Honor on July 11, 2013, at the promotion's ''A Night of Hoopla'' event in C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Taylor (wrestler)
Mark Shepherd (born December 31, 1985), better known by the ring name Shane Taylor, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the leader of the Shane Taylor Promotions stable. He also performs in AEW's sister company, Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion and ROH World Television Champion. Early life Shepherd grew up in the slums of Cleveland. His father, a reformed drug dealer who confronted drug dealers and intervened in fights in front of the family home, did not want his son to follow on the same path and advised him to go to college. Shepherd studied business management, graduating in 2009. He also practiced boxing for 20 years and played American football during his university years. He is now married and has children. Professional wrestling career Early career (2007–2014) Taylor in September 2008 Shepherd debuted in 2007. Over the following years he wrestled on the indepen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supercard Of Honor XII
Supercard of Honor XII was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by American promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), which took place Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. Wrestlers from New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) – with whom ROH has a partnership – also appeared at the event. Also, wrestlers from the Japan based women's promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom appeared on the show as part of the tournament to crown the inaugural Women of Honor Champion – ROH's first women's championship. Background This professional wrestling event featured professional wrestling matches, which involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that play out on ROH's television program, ''Ring of Honor Wrestling. Wrestlers portray villains or heroes as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines At Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenille Dashwood
Tenille Averil Dashwood (born 1 March 1989) is an Australian professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in WWE, under the ring name Emma. She is also known for her time in Ring of Honor (ROH) and Impact Wrestling, where she performed under her real name. Dashwood started training for professional wrestling in Australia in 2003 when she was 13 years old. In 2008, Dashwood went to Canada to train at the Storm Wrestling Academy. She wrestled in Australia and North America on the independent circuit for promotions like Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW) and Shimmer Women Athletes under the ring name Tenille Tayla. In 2011, she signed with WWE, thus she became the first female Australian wrestler to be signed to WWE. She is also a former Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champion. Early life Tenille Averil Dashwood was born and raised in Boronia, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne. She has an older brother named Jake, who introduced her to professional wrestling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumie Sakai
is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. She is best known for her extensive tenure in Ring of Honor (ROH), where she was the inaugural and longest reigning Women of Honor Champion. Early life As a young woman, Sakai practiced judo. From 1995 to 1997, she halted her practice of judo to work with Old age, senior citizens at the Kasugamachi Care Center in Kanazawa, Ishikawa. Professional wrestling career Japan (1997–2005) Sakai became involved in wrestling when her friend and fellow judo practitioner, Megumi Yabushita, invited her to join the wrestling sport. Sakai trained under Jaguar Yokota, and made her debut on April 20, 1997, with the Yoshimoto Ladies Pro Wrestling promotion, facing Yabushita at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. She went on to form a tag team with Yabushita named . Later in 1997, Sakai began wrestling for Yokota's JDStar promotion, where she won both the JDStar Junior Championship and the JDStar Queen of the Ring Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women Of Honor World Championship
The Women of Honor World Championship was a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). History At Final Battle, December 15, 2017, it was announced that a tournament to crown the first Women of Honor Championship holder would start on January 20, 2018. The tournament featured female ROH regulars, called the ROH Women of Honor and female wrestlers from then ROH partnered all Japanese female wrestling promotion from Japan World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom) as well. On April 7, 2018, Sumie Sakai became the inaugural champion by defeating Kelly Klein in the 16-women tournament finals at Supercard of Honor XII in New Orleans, LA. During her reign, the title was renamed to Women of Honor World Championship at the ''Ring of Honor Wrestling'' tapings on August 25, 2018. During Sakai's reign in 2018 the title was defended in the United Kingdom at ROH Honor United. Also during year 2019 of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
