The ROH Baltimore Dojo, formerly known as the ROH Wrestling Academy and commonly known simply as the ROH Dojo, was a

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operated by the American

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(ROH) in

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. Trainees from the school are referred to as the Future of Honor.

History

Originally named the ROH Wrestling Academy, the ROH Dojo was the official

system of

(ROH) that first opened in 2002. Its later name was adopted in August 2016, when the school reopened after a hiatus.

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served as the head trainer of the school with

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and

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as his assistants. Previous head trainers of the school include former ROH World Champions

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, and

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. From 2005 to 2008, ROH promoted the Top of the Class Trophy, which was held exclusively by the students of the ROH Wrestling Academy. The holders of the trophy were selected by the school's head trainer. In 2014, Future of Honor was launched as a way to highlight trainees from the ROH Dojo system. On April 18, ROH held their first Future of Honor event in

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. In addition to promoting Future of Honor exclusive events, ROH also began holding matches featuring dojo trainees and other young wrestlers on their main shows, referring to these matches as "Future of Honor matches". In 2019, Maryland based

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(MCW) became the official

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of ROH, with the ROH Dojo remaining the promotion's wrestling school. After this, MCW and Future of Honor began co-promoting events. The Dojo closed following Tony Khan's purchase of ROH.https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/cheeseburger-open-being-trainer-new-roh-dojo-if-concept-was-ever-revisited?amp

ROH Top of the Class Trophy Championship

The ROH Top of the Class Trophy Championship was a championship that was competed for and won by ROH Dojo

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References

External links

Official ROH website
{{Ring of Honor Professional wrestling schools Ring of Honor 2009 establishments in Illinois Dōjō

History

ROH Top of the Class Trophy Championship

See also

References

External links