The ROH Anniversary Show was a professional wrestling event, held annually by the
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 subs ...
promotion. The event celebrated the anniversary of the promotion's inaugural show ''The Era of Honor Begins'', which was held on February 23, 2002. To coincide with this, the Anniversary Show was normally held in February, though it occasionally fell into March.
Although most years have seen a one-night celebration, the third year saw three events take place over two weekends. The fifth year went further and had five events in ROH's most popular venues, leading up to a sixth and final show in
Liverpool
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,
England
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across three weekends. In recent years, the Anniversary Show had become a two-night event, with a PPV broadcast followed the next day with TV tapings of the flagship ''
Ring of Honor Wrestling
''Ring of Honor Wrestling'' (also known as ''ROH Honor Club TV'', and often shortened as ''ROH Wrestling TV'', ''ROH TV'', ''ROH TV on HonorClub'', or ''ROH on HonorClub'') is an American professional wrestling television series produced by Rin ...
'' program. All previous events were recorded and sold later on DVD.
The
18th Anniversary Show, which was scheduled to take place on March 13, 2020, was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. Even the 20th Anniversary Show was not held due to ROH on hiatus before its eventual sale to
Tony Khan
Antony Rafiq Khan (born October 10, 1982) is an American businessman, sports executive, and professional wrestling promoter. He is best known as the founder, co-owner, president, CEO, executive producer, and head booker of All Elite Wrestling ...
in 2022.
Dates and venues
See also
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ROH Death Before Dishonor
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ROH Final Battle
Final Battle is a professional wrestling event, held annually by the Ring of Honor promotion. The event was initially held in 2002.
It is held in December, and is the promotion's last show of the calendar year. The 2009 edition of the show was ...
References
{{ROHPPV, Anniversary Show
Professional wrestling anniversary shows
Recurring events disestablished in 2021