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Ring of Honor Wrestling
File:ROH-Wrestling.png
GenreProfessional wrestling
Created byCary Silkin
StarringROH Roster
Narrated byIan Riccaboni
Colt Cabana
Opening theme"War Zone" by 615 Music
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes389 (as of March 2, 2019)
Production
Executive producersDan Bynum
Hunter Johnston[1]
Camera setupMulticamera setup
Running time51–52 minutes
Original release
NetworkHDNet (2009–11)
Sinclair stations (2011 (2011)–present)
[1] (2011–present)
Destination America (June–November 2015)
New England Sports Network (June 2015─present)
Comet (December 2015–July 2017)
Charge! (July 2017–present)
Stadium (January 2018–present)
Honor Club (March 2018–present)
Cox Sports Television (2018–present)
ReleaseMarch 21, 2009 (2009-03-21) –
present

Ring of Honor Wrestling is a professional wrestling television series produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). The series features the professional wrestlers of Ring of Honor competing in matches, along with interviews from the wrestlers.[2] Combined, these elements create and further the storylines of ROH.

The pilot episode was taped on February 28, 2009, and aired on March 21, 2009.[3] The show aired weekly on HDNet in the United States. The series' 100th and final HDNet episode aired on April 4, 2011.[4]

The series returned on the stations of the Sinclair Broadcast Group on September 24, 2011.[5][6] On May 27, 2015, a 26-week deal was announced between Ring of Honor and cable network Destination America. The show would air in reruns from June 3, 2015 to November 25, 2015, with the series' 223th episode overall being the last to air on Destination America.[7][8]

Production

Ring of Honor first announced their partnership with HDNet in article posted to their website on January 26, 2009. The article stated that HDNet would air a weekly television series featuring Ring of Honor wrestling.[9] They subsequently announced their first television tapings would take place at The Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] Ring of Honor Wrestling began airing weekly starting March 21, 2009 on HDNet.[3] On July 1, 2009 it was reported that Ring of Honor had canceled television tapings scheduled to take place on July 17 and 18, the decision was reported to be a decision made by HDNet and not Ring of Honor.[2] On July 27, 2009, ROH announced that Ring of Honor Wrestling would be moving to Monday nights beginning from August 17[10] with a repeat of the show later on Monday nights.[10] On January 11, 2011, Ring of Honor announced the ending of Ring of Honor Wrestling, after the completion of the promotion's two–year contract with HDNet. The final tapings of the show would be taking place on January 21 and 22, with the final episode airing on April 4, 2011.[2][4][11]

On May 21, 2011 Ring of Honor and Sinclair Broadcast Group announced that the broadcast carrier had purchased ROH with Cary Silkin remaining with the company in an executive role. Ring of Honor Wrestling television resumed airing beginning in September 2011 over Sinclair stations, mainly in weekend primetime on their CW and MyNetworkTV stations, and after the late local news or network late night programming on stations affiliated with the larger four networks.[5]

On February 11, 2010 it was announced that Ring of Honor Wrestling would be airing in Italy on Dahlia TV.[2]

On September 9, 2014, ROH announced that Ring of Honor Wrestling would begin being syndicated to stations in non-Sinclair markets, with Gannett Company-owned WATL in Atlanta becoming the first non-Sinclar station to air Ring of Honor Wrestling on September 13, 2014.[12]

On May 27, 2015, ROH announced a 26-week television deal with Destination America, beginning on June 3.[13] The program originally aired twice on Wednesdays; first at 8 pm and then a replay at 11 pm. However, after struggling to gain viewers, Ring of Honor Wrestling lost their prime time slot in late July and was reduced to a single airing at 11 pm. The last episode was shown on November 25, 2015.[14]

On December 2, 2015, Ring of Honor Wrestling debuted on the Sinclair-owned Comet.[15]

On October 20, 2016, ROH announced that their shows will air in Portugal through Sport TV.

Later on May 2017, DSport announced that they will air weekly ROH episodes in India starting from June 1st.

On July 9, 2017, Ring of Honor Wrestling was moved to Charge!.[16] It was also announced that the show would also be streamed through FITE TV, a mobile app that allows streaming through Wi-Fi to a smart TV or a set-top box such as Roku or Chromecast.[17][18] As of October 2017, FITE TV now has a channel directly on digital media players.

Episode format

Each episode opens with the banner graphic "Creating Excellence" over a video package of past and current Ring of Honor talent competing in various matches as well as the series's theme song, before going to an introduction and the opening match. An episode typically features 3 to 4 matches as well as interviews from the wrestlers regarding their upcoming matches or current storylines. The show typically ends after the main event (the final match on an episode) and goes to a closing graphic.[19]

Filming locations

All but six episodes of the HDNet run of Ring of Honor Wrestling were taped at The Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3] The Arena is frequently used as a professional wrestling venue, and is known prominently for formerly hosting many Extreme Championship Wrestling events.

In September 2010, ROH announced they would be holding television tapings at the Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky on December 9 and 10, marking the first time tapings were held away from The Arena.[2] Since then, Ring of Honor Wrestling is taped in various locations around the United States and Canada mostly in the 2300 Arena and Centre Stage Atlanta.

Special episodes

Episode Date Notes
Best of 2009[3] December 28, 2009 Featured clips from 2009.
Best of 2010[3] December 27, 2010 Featured clips from 2010.
Best of 2011 December 24, 2011 & December 31, 2011 Featured clips from 2011.
Best of 2012 December 22, 2012 & December 29, 2012 Featured clips from 2012.
Life & Times of the Briscoe Brothers June 22, 2013 Featured clips of the Briscoe Brothers.
Best of ROH Wrestling TV August 17, 2013 Best matches of ROH Wrestling celebrating 100th episode.
Best of Adam Cole December 21, 2013 Featured clips of Adam Cole.
Best of 2013 December 28, 2013 Featured clips from 2013.
ROH Best in the World 2014 Preview June 21, 2014 Rundown of ROH's 1st LIVE PPV.
Best of Michael Elgin June 28, 2014 Featured clips of Michael Elgin.
ROH Final Battle 2014 Preview December 6, 2014 Rundown of ROH's 2nd LIVE PPV.
Best of 2014 January 3, 2015 Featured clips from 2014.
ROH 13th Anniversary Show Preview February 28, 2015 Rundown of ROH's 3rd LIVE PPV.
Best of 2015 December 30, 2015 Featured clips from 2015.
ROH Global Wars 2016 Preview April 30, 2016 Rundown of ROH Global Wars PPV.
Best of Jay Lethal May 14, 2016 Featured clips of Jay Lethal.
Best of Bullet Club May 21, 2016 Featured clips of Bullet Club.
Women of Honor Special June 25, 2016 All matches were of Ring of Honor's women's division.
Best of ROH Wrestling TV July 2, 2016 Best matches of ROH Wrestling celebrating 250th episode.
Best of 2016 December 31, 2016 Featured clips from 2016.
Best of 2017 December 30, 2017 Featured clips from 2017.
Best of 2018 December 22, 2018 & December 29, 2018 Featured clips from 2018.
Episode title Date Viewers Note
ROH on Destination America June 3, 2015 273,000[20] Premiere Episode of ROH on Destination America

Roster

Main article: List of Ring of Honor personnel

The wrestlers featured on Ring of Honor wrestling take part in scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers are portrayed as either villains or heroes in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match.

Commentators

Commentators Dates
Mike Hogewood and Dave Prazak[19] March 21, 2009 (2009-03-21) – April 4, 2011 (2011-04-04)
Kevin Kelly and Caleb Seltzer December 1, 2012 (2012-12-01) – April 6, 2013 (2013-04-06)
Kevin Kelly and Various Guest Commentators April 13, 2013 (2013-04-13) – May 11, 2013 (2013-05-11)
January 28, 2017 (2017-01-28) – February 18, 2017 (2017-02-18)
Jay Lethal and Roderick Strong August 17, 2013 (2013-08-17)
Kevin Kelly and Nigel McGuinness September 24, 2011 (2011-09-24) – November 24, 2012 (2012-11-24)
August 3, 2013 (2013-08-03) – November 2, 2013 (2013-11-02)
December 21, 2013 (2013-12-21)
August 2, 2014 (2014-08-02) – August 16, 2014 (2014-08-16)
October 11, 2014 (2014-10-11)
October 25, 2014 (2014-10-25)
August 15, 2015 (2015-08-15)
October 31, 2015 (2015-10-31)
November 11, 2015 (2015-11-11) – January 9, 2016 (2016-01-09)
February 6, 2016 (2016-02-06) – February 20, 2016 (2016-02-20)
May 28, 2016 (2016-05-28) – September 12, 2016 (2016-09-12)
December 3, 2016 (2016-12-03)
December 17, 2016 (2016-12-17)
January 7, 2017 (2017-01-07) – January 21, 2017 (2017-01-21)
Larry Mercer December 28, 2013 (2013-12-28)
June 28, 2014 (2014-06-28)
January 3, 2015 (2015-01-03)
Larry Mercer and Mandy Leon June 21, 2014 (2014-06-21)
December 6, 2014 (2014-12-06)
February 28, 2015 (2015-02-28)
Kevin Kelly, Steve Corino, and Prince Nana August 30, 2014 (2014-08-30)
Kevin Kelly and Caprice Coleman September 13, 2014 (2014-09-13) – September 20, 2014 (2014-09-20)
Kevin Kelly, Nigel McGuinness, and Caprice Coleman October 18, 2014 (2014-10-18)
Kevin Kelly and Truth Martini November 1, 2014 (2014-11-01)
February 21, 2015 (2015-02-21)
Kevin Kelly and Adam Cole April 11, 2015 (2015-04-11)
Kevin Kelly, Steve Corino, and Nigel McGuinness June 24, 2015 (2015-06-24)
December 24, 2016 (2016-12-24)
Kevin Kelly and Steve Corino May 18, 2013 (2013-05-18) – July 27, 2013 (2013-07-27)
November 9, 2013 (2013-11-09) – October 4, 2014 (2014-10-04)
November 15, 2014 (2014-11-15) – October 24, 2015 (2015-10-24)
September 19, 2016 (2016-09-19) – November 26, 2016 (2016-11-26)
Kevin Kelly, Nigel McGuinness, and Mark Briscoe November 4, 2015 (2015-11-04)
December 2, 2015 (2015-12-02)
Kevin Kelly and Prince Nana December 23, 2015 (2015-12-23)
Mandy Leon December 30, 2015 (2015-12-30)
Kevin Kelly and Mandy Leon May 14, 2016 (2016-05-14)
Kevin Kelly May 21, 2016 (2016-05-21)
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02)
December 31, 2016 (2016-12-31)
Kevin Kelly and Mr. Wrestling 3 January 2, 2016 (2016-01-02)
January 16, 2016 (2016-01-16) – May 7, 2016 (2016-05-07)
Ian Riccaboni and Nigel McGuinness June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25)
December 10, 2016 (2016-12-10)
Kevin Kelly and Matt Taven August 27, 2016 (2016-08-27)
Ian Riccaboni and Various Guest Commentators February 25, 2017 (2017-02-25) – March 18, 2017 (2017-03-18)
Ian Riccaboni and Kevin Kelly March 25, 2017 (2017-03-25) – April 15, 2017 (2017-04-15)
Ian Riccaboni and Colt Cabana April 22, 2017 (2017-04-22) - August 11, 2018 (2018-08-11)
November 17, 2018 (2018-11-17) - present
Kevin Kelly and Rocky Romero May 20, 2017 (2017-05-20)
Ian Riccaboni and Rico DeLaVega July 22, 2017 (2017-07-22)
August 5, 2017 (2017-08-05)
Ian Riccaboni and Joe Koff July 29, 2017 (2017-07-29)
Ian Riccaboni and BJ Whitmer August 19, 2017 (2017-08-19)
September 16, 2017 (2017-09-16) – September 30, 2017 (2017-09-30)
April 28, 2018 (2018-04-28)
May 12, 2018 (2018-05-12)
October 6, 2018 (2018-10-06)
Ian Riccaboni and Marty Scurll September 9, 2017 (2017-09-09)
Ian Riccaboni and Caprice Coleman May 5, 2018 (2018-05-05)
May 19, 2018 (2018-05-19)
September 15, 2018 (2018-09-15)
October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20) – November 10, 2018 (2018-11-10)
Ian Riccaboni, BJ Whitmer, and Caprice Coleman September 1, 2018 (2018-09-01) - September 8, 2018 (2018-09-08)
October 13, 2018 (2018-10-13)
Ian Riccaboni, Colt Cabana, and Marty Scurll December 1, 2018 (2018-12-01)
Ian Riccaboni, Colt Cabana, and Caprice Coleman December 8, 2018 (2018-12-08)
January 12, 2019 (2019-01-12)
February 16, 2019 (2019-02-16)
Ian Riccaboni December 22, 2018 (2018-12-22) - December 29, 2018 (2018-12-29)

Broadcast history

Channel (timeslot) ET Years
HDNet (Mon. 10pm) 2009-2011
Sinclair stations (Weekends) 2011-Present
Destination America (Wed. 8pm) 2015-2015
Destination America (Wed. 11pm) 2015-2015
New England Sports Network (Thurs. 2am/2pm) 2015-Present
Cox Sports Television (Mon. 11pm and Fri. 11pm) 2018-Present
Comet (Wed. 12pm) 2015-2017
Charge (Sun. 10pm) 2017-2018
Charge (Sun. 10:30pm) 2018-Present
FITE TV (Mon. 7pm) 2017-Present
Stadium (Wed. 11pm and Sat. 10pm ) 2018-Present

International broadcasters

Country Network Online
Canada Canada Fight Network Fite.TV
Italy Italy Dahlia TV Fite.TV
India India DSport Fite.TV
Portugal Portugal Sport TV Fite.TV

References

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