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Post by Jaheem on Mar 27, 2009 8:49:44 GMT -5
Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein, and as of 2009[update] owned by Cary Silkin. ROH usually holds several shows each month throughout the midwest and east coast. It has also held shows on the west coast, Great Britain and Japan. Annual shows include the Anniversary Show(s), Supercard of Honor, Death before Dishonor, Survival of the Fittest, Glory by Honor, and Final Battle (the last show of the calendar year).
ROH records all its shows and sells them on DVD through mail-order and through its online store, which has developed a loyal fanbase for the promotion in America and internationally. Ring of Honor broadcasts on The Fight Network to viewers in Canada (along with the United Kingdom and Ireland until the channel stopped broadcasting in those markets on the December 8, 2008), on Samurai TV to viewers in Japan and select shows on pay-per-view in the United States. In 2009, ROH signed a long-term television deal with the HDNet Fights channel.[1]
Ring of Honor is featured in the 2008 film The Wrestler, where it promotes the final bout of the film between Randy "The Ram" Robinson (played by Mickey Rourke) and The Ayatollah (played by Ernest "The Cat" Miller). Several wrestlers, including Nigel McGuinness, Claudio Castagnoli and Bobby Dempsey are seen during the ROH scenes.
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