The Great Muta's wrestling topic

[Dick Tracy]

[quote name='mykevermin']Joined the North Side Kings?[/QUOTE]
:lol:

Thanks God that was captured on film.

 

[Zen Davis]

Guys the ROH 'Driven' PPV is going up tomorrow. I highly suggest ordering it and supporting the company. Notes and reviews from PWInsider regarding the show.

At this point, they are ridiculously beyond the $10 price tag of this PPV in terms of quality...

ROH went into an awesome video feature on the recent Ring of Honor shows in Toko and Osaka, Japan with comments from ROH performers interspersed with the clips. An awesome feature that made the company look top notch and global. It's pretty interesting to follow the ROH storylines from both the usual show to show run and also how you can just watch them PPV to PPV without further knowledge, but still not be lost by the show.

From top to bottom, there is not one bad match on the entire PPV. Danielson vs. Nigel is as good as pro wrestling gets in today's generation. If you have given up on old school wrestling, believing that genre is dead forever, you might want to give this PPV an order. All you have to lose is $10 but I honestly believe you'll get ten times that amount in athletic wrestling action. Complete thumbs up. Order this show as soon as you can.

From ROH:

ROH "Driven" will debut on pay-per-view this Friday, September 21st, on The DISH Network and TVN cable systems. Check your local listings for channel and price. You will not get this much great, athletic wrestling for such an affordable price from any other form of combat on PPV. "Driven" will debut on iN DEMAND on September 28th.

This is one stacked lineup. The event is headlined by a bout that those witnessed live are raving about as Bryan Danielson battles Nigel McGuinness to be #1 contender for the ROH World Title. Catch a preview of this contest here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpGpK_O4k3c

The card features pro wrestling as a true sport from top to bottom. If you liked "Respect Is Earned" you will love "Driven" with all the skilled ROH athletes. Check out this "Driven" lineup:

-No Remorse Corps of Roderick Strong, Davey Richards & Rocky Romero vs. Delirious, Erick Stevens & Matt Cross in a wild Tag Team Scramble!
-Claudio Castagnoli vs. Matt Sydal in a state-of-the-art bout!
-BJ Whitmer vs. Naomichi Marufuji in a true battle!
-Brent Albright vs. Pelle Primeau in a brutal fight!
-Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Kevin Steen & El Generico for the ROH World Tag Team Titles!
-Takeshi Morishima vs. Jimmy Rave for the ROH World Title!
-Nigel McGuinness vs. Bryan Danielson in a match you need to witness for yourself!
-Plus more with Chris Hero, Larry Sweeney, Adam Pearce and others!!!

For an almost 10 minute preview of this huge PPV with exclusive promos check out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPT8urzUptU

Don't miss out. Watch the PPV everyone will be talking about when ROH "Driven" debuts this Friday on TVN cable systems and The DISH Network.

 

[JaytheGamefan]

I can't wait to see ROH's PPV - it should be worlds better than tonight's Impact which was bad, corny, and worst of all, boring. Thank God there's 100% more of it coming soon!...

 

[Zenithian Legend]

With the way Impact has been lately, plus the reportedly sub-par ROH show in Detroit, one has to wonder about the overall state of wrestling in general.

 

[Zen Davis]

[quote name='Zenithian Legend']With the way Impact has been lately, plus the reportedly sub-par ROH show in Detroit, one has to wonder about the overall state of wrestling in general.[/quote]
Detroit was sub-par because it was a filler show. All the good matches were held back for Chicago the next night because of the PPV, which everyone was raving about.

The same thing happens to Long Island matches and the Long Island fans always bitch about it too. They always get filler shows because the next night the show will be in NYC and the really good matches get saved for that.

Not to be a douche, but I hope everyone buys the ROH Driven show instead of just downloading it. I'll be putting up other shows from ROH like I said before, but when an opportunity comes where guys kill themselves for your $10 and its easily watchable in your bedrooms and televisions, I think it should be appreciated and supported. Legend this is just a general comment. It's not aimed at you.

 

[Dick Tracy]

[quote name='Zenithian Legend']With the way Impact has been lately, plus the reportedly sub-par ROH show in Detroit, one has to wonder about the overall state of wrestling in general.[/QUOTE]
... you're just now wondering this?

 

[mykevermin]

TV wrestling is miserable.

ROH has one lackluster show and you're ready to call it a day?

There's still good wrestling out there, but the writing of current TV wrestling, the emphasis on super-huge and super-roided guys, and the sheer lack of importance (and shittiness) of matches has helped kill wrestling.

And Rikishi's "Bootylicious" sash, along with Mike Tenay claiming he took the name "Junior Fatu" as an homage to his heritage. :lol:

 

[Zen Davis]

ROH Driven Review from PW Torch. Again guys, let's support the company. Cheap as we may be, $10 is low enough that we can get behind wrestling of this quality .

Recommendation: (10.0) I’ll have more thoughts on this show in the coming week. You must buy this PPV and watch it. If you’ve never given ROH a shot, they deserve your money for this show. It is the best PPV I’ve seen since “One Night Stand” in 2005. This was simply an amazing show from top to bottom. The McGuinness-Danielson matches is one of those matches I’ll go back and watch from time to time as the years go by, as it will never get old watching the masterpiece they put on in front of a rabid crowd in Philadelphia where ROH was born.

Regarding the McGuinness-Danielson match:

STAR RATING: (*****) – This was the best pro wrestling match I have seen since Samoa Joe vs. Kenta Kobashi, which took place in 2005. The atmosphere for this match was among the best I’ve ever seen for a pro wrestling match airing on PPV. The enthusiasm from the crowd was incredible and both McGuinness and Danielson went to a level they had never gone to before. The entire match felt like a fight from start to finish. At one point, the crowd chanted “this is wrestling.” I agree. This match is the standard for pro wrestling in 2007.

Come on guys. Buy the PPV.

In Demand Showtimes

Spoiler

Sep 28
10:00PM

Sep 30
8:00PM

Oct 1
5:00PM
8:00PM

Oct 2
10:00AM

Oct 3
6:00PM

Oct 4
11:00AM
5:00PM

Oct 6
11:30AM
7:30PM

Oct 7
5:00PM

Oct 9
9:00AM

Oct 10
12:00PM

Oct 10
3:00PM

Oct 11
6:00PM

Oct 14
7:00PM

Oct 20
2:00PM
9:00PM

Oct 21
7:00AM

Oct 22
6:00PM

Oct 24
12:00PM

Oct 27
10:00AM

 

[Blackout]

Yo Zen the ROH ppv you put up before has been good so far. You were right, Rave barfed pretty bad during the match, lol.

Colt Cabana (sp?) reminds me of Flair. Is he still hooked up with ROH?

 

[JJSP]

[quote name='Blackout542']Yo Zen the ROH ppv you put up before has been good so far. You were right, Rave barfed pretty bad during the match, lol.

Colt Cabana (sp?) reminds me of Flair. Is he still hooked up with ROH?[/QUOTE]
Cabana's currently in OVW, awaiting his call up to the WWE.

 

[Zen Davis]

[quote name='Blackout542']Yo Zen the ROH ppv you put up before has been good so far. You were right, Rave barfed pretty bad during the match, lol.

Colt Cabana (sp?) reminds me of Flair. Is he still hooked up with ROH?[/quote]

I was there live when he hurled hah.

He signed with the WWE and is in the OVW development territory.

 

[Dick Tracy]

I bet $1,000 WWE "creative" changes Colt Cabana's name, because of Carlito's Cabana.

 

[Zen Davis]

[quote name='Brak']I bet $1,000 WWE "creative" changes Colt Cabana's name, because of Carlito's Cabana.[/quote]
That or they have a fued over the Cabana name.

Funny thing about ROH. If you go and look at www.indemand.com you'll see ROH on the front page right next to UFC and Boxing.

 

[Blackout]

Wow WWE huh. Hopefully they use him right. He is fun to watch.

 

[mykevermin]

Damned DirecTV = no ROH for me.

As for Cabana, I got to see him wrestle in front of about 100 paid 'billies last weekend.

 

[Zen Davis]

[quote name='mykevermin']Damned DirecTV = no ROH for me.[/quote]
I've heard of quite a few people with this complaint. I'm not sure what the deal with them and ROH is. I know the guy ROH is working with who helped them secure the PPV deal had prior dealings with InDemand and Dish TV.

 

[Blackout]

For $10 that is a mega steal. I can't see anyone not throwing down 10 for the quality of the ROH matches.

 

[JJSP]

Randomly while looking through SNME results, it appears that Muta wrestled a grand total of ONE match on WWF television. He appeared as "Super Ninja" and was managed by Mr. Fuji, losing in a squash to (who else), The Ultimate Warrior.

 

[Zen Davis]

[quote name='Blackout542']For $10 that is a mega steal. I can't see anyone not throwing down 10 for the quality of the ROH matches.[/quote]
People should hold ROH parties to open the product up to more people. Hell split the show 4 ways and it's $2.50 per person.

On a side note, I'm genuinely excited for Dragon/Nigel. \\

 

[Blackout]

[quote name='Zen Davis']People should hold ROH parties to open the product up to more people. Hell split the show 4 ways and it's $2.50 per person.

On a side note, I'm genuinely excited for Dragon/Nigel. \\ [/quote]

Shit when you look at it that way, you can get the ppv and some pizza for less than ten bucks.

I'm excited for that match too. I can't wait until ROH comes back around my neck of the woods.

 

[Zen Davis]

Pix from the Chicago PPV:

http://s195.photobucket.com/albums/z116/memoirsofamark/ROH/Chicago%2009-15-07/

Click on these. The color correction is spectacular!


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/.../Chicago 09-15-07/091507-097.jpg?t=1190346539

 

[Blackout]

That's some high quality stuff. I still haven't gotten mine developed, but they will look like ass compared to those. Great shots!

 

[Pure Apathy]

Mutoh shoot interview

http://rapidshare.de/files/14187448/Keiji_Muto_Shoot_-_12-03.mp3.html

 

[cdubb1605]

goddamn i need to watching some ing roh sometime soon. watched that vid of the hanging, intense shit.

 

[option.iv]

Just watched TNA. Man Judas Mesias is freaky. And am I the only one who thinks PACMAN Jones doesn't quite fit in the wrestling scene? His acting sucks bad.

 

[Matt Young]

2007 PWI 500, copied from the Smart Marks Forums:

Spoiler

1. John Cena
2. Edge
3. Mistico
4. Kurt Angle
5. The Undertaker
6. Shawn Michaels
7. Christian Cage
8. Perro Aguayo Jr.
9. Bobby Lashley
10. Takeshi Morishima
11. Ultimo Guerrero
12. Samoa Joe
13. Batista
14. Minoru Suzuki
15. Randy Orton
16. Mitsuharu Misawa
17. Brayan Danielson
18. King Booker
19. Sting
20. Yuji Nagata
21. Ken Kennedy
22. Umaga
23. Abyss
24. Rob Van Dam
25. Nigel McGuinness
26. Cibernetico
27. Naomichi Marufuji
28. Chris Saban
29. Jeff Hardy
30. Christopher Daniels
31. El Hijo Del Santo
32. A.J. Styles
33. Finlay
34. Jushin Liger
35. The Big Show
36. Matt Hardy
37. Rocky Romero
38. Nergo Casas
39. Rhino
40. Hiroshi Tanahashi
41. Carlito
42. C.M. Punk
43. LA Parka (Not the original)
44. Gregory Helms
45. Kenta
46. Chavo Guerrero Jr.
47. Montel Vontavious Porter (M.V.P)
48. Dr. Wagner Jr.
49. Chris Hero
50. Senshi (Lo Ki)
51. Triple-H
52. Cima
53. Averno
54. Homoicide
55. Roderick Strong
56. John Morrison
57. Kensuke Sasaki
58. Sabu
59. Scott Steiner
60. Charly Manson
61. Milano Collection A.T.
62. Marcus Cor Von
63. Brent Albright
64. Satoshi Kojima
65. Kane
66. Chris Harris
67. Claudio Castagnoli
68. L.A. Park (the Original)
69. Tiger Mask IV
70. Ric Flair
71. Bobby Roode
72. Jun Akiyama
73. Black Warrior
74. Brother Ray
75. Alex Shelley
76. Davey Richards
77. William Regal
78. Jay Bisscoe
79. Atlantis
80. Brother Devon
81. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
82. James Storm
83. Mark Briscoe
84. Doug Williams
85. Zorro
86. Minoru
87. Elijah Burke
88. Delirious
89. Chris Masters
90. Mephisto
91. Shelton Benjamin
92. Intocable
93. Petey Williams
94. Kevin Thorn
95. Jay "Black Machismo" Lethal
96. Shinsuke Nakamura
97. Paul London
98. Brian Kendrick
99. Toshiaki Kawada
100. Travis Tomko
101. The Great Khali
102. Austin Aries
103. Yoshinari Ogawa
104. Hector Garza
105. Giant Bernard
106. Hotstuff Hernandez
107. Ricky Marvin
108. Colt Cabana
109. Mr. Aguila
110. Jimmy Wang Yang
111. Dragon Kid
112. Vampiro
113. Kotaro Suzuki
114. The Boogeyman
115. Doss Caras Jr.
116. Manabu Nakanishi
117. Jeff Jarrett
118. B.J. Whitmer
119. Keiji Muto (The Great Muta)
120. Eric Young
121. Toscano
122. Ares
123. Kenny Dykstra
124. Super Crazy
125. Masato Yoshino
126. Ron Killings
127. Rey Bucanero
128. Matt Sydal
129. Shocker
130. Gene Snitsky
131. Togi Makabe
132. Octagon
133. Naruki Doi
134. Sonjay Dutt
135. Trevor Murdoch
136. Universo 2000
137. Lance Cade
138. Jay Bradley
139. Jerry Lynn
140. Marco Corleone
141. Dick Togo
142. Jimmy Rave
143. Masao Inque
144. Juventud Gurrera
145. Sean Waltman
146. Taka Michinoku
147. Volador Jr.
148. Mike Mizanin
149. Jack Evans
150. Andrew Martin
151. Kaz Hayashi
152. Ephesto
153. Paul Birchall
154. Abismo Negro
155. Joey Mercury
156. Koji Kanemoto
157. Hardcore Holly
158. Damian 666
159. Lance Hoyt
160. Shawn Spears
161. LA Mascara
162. Charlie Haas
163. Heavy Metal
164. Basham
165. Lizmark Jr.
166. Aaron Stevens
167. Adam Pearce
168. B.G. James
169. Halloween
170. Kip James
171. Chessman
172. Cody Rhodes
173. Matt Striker
174. Taiji Ishimori
175. Damaja
176. Felino
177. Mike Quackenbush
178. Don Fuji
179. Santino Marella
180. Kevin Steen
181. Katsuhiko Nakajima
182. Tommy Dreamer
183. Pac
184. Mark Henry
185. Alex Koslov
186. The Sandman
187. Steve Corino
188. Maximo
189. Genki Horiguchi
190. Eugene
191. Super Delfin
192. Ricky Reyes
193. Shad Gaspard
194. Mike Kruel
195. Tank Toland
196. Brother Runt
197. Mohammed Yone
198. Eddie Colon
199. JTG
200. Olimpico
201. Matt Cross
202. Gedo
203. Domino
204. Ryo Saito
205. Danny Doring
206. Muerte Cibernetica
207. Deuce
208. Apolo
209. Jinsei Shinzaki
210. Johnny Devine
211. Osamu Nishimura
212. Jamie Noble
213. Ultimo Dragon
214. Dave Taylor
215. Fuerza Guerrera
216. Matt Bentley
217. Nunzio
218. Takashi Sugiura
219. Human Tornado
220. Mike Knox
221. Tatsumi Fujinami
222. Jake Gymini
223. Nick Sinn
224. Joey Ryan
225. Shuji Kondo
226. Jesse Gymini
227. Daivari
228. Brazo De Plata
229. Frankie Kazarian
230. Takuma Sano
231. Erick Stevens
232. Shinjiro Otani
233. El Sagrado
234. Robbie McAllister
235. Latin Lover
236. Mike Mondo
237. Sangre Azteca
238. Andy Douglas
239. Shiro Koshinaka
240. Rory McAllister
241. Chase Stevens
242. Texano Jr.
243. Johnny Jeter.
244. El. Generico
245. Val Venis
246. Susumu Yokosuka
247. Derek Wylde
248. Raven
249. Taiyo Kea
250. Nick Nemeth
251. Akira Taue
252. Jimmy Jacobs
253. A-1
254. Ozz
255. Big Daddy V
256. Jim Duggan
257. Slvester Terkay
258. Shark Boy
259. Steve Lewington
260. Nick Mitchell
261. El Angle
262. Rene Dupree
263. Jado
264. "Balls" Mahoney (They didn't print his first name.)
265. Oriental
266. Stevie Richards
267. Sylvan Grenier
268. Shannon Moore
269. Antoni Polaski
270. Shoichi Funaki
271. Brett Major
272. Harry Smith
273. Brian Major
274. Laredo Kid
275. Rob Conway
276. Karl Anderson
277. Vito
278. Rick Steiner
279. Kassidy James
280. Kikutaro
281. Jerry Lawler
282. Rey Cometa
283. Super Dragon
284. Brad Armstrong
285. Takao Omori
286. K.C. James
287. Ryusuke Taguchi
288. Tony Mamaluke
289. Chet the Jet
290. Michael Kovac
291. Orlando Jordan
292. Minoru Fujita
293. C.W. Anderson
294. Gran Akuma
295. Justin LaRoche
296. El Pantera
297. Adam Flash
298. Scorpio
299. Chris Bosh
300. Vladimir Kozlov
301. Kudo
302. Psicosis
303. Icarus
304. Scott Lost
305. Justing Credible
306. Jesse Dalton
307. Dan Rodman
308. Sicodelico Jr.
309. Scotty 2 Hotty
310. Necro Butcher
311. Josh Daniels
312. Festus Dalton
313. El Bronco
314. Chuck Taylor
315. Brian Milonas
316. T.J. Perkins
317. Romero Roselli
318. Hallowicked
319. Brian Jenings
320. Teddy Hart
321. Maxime Boyer
322. Drake Younger
323. Elix Skipper
324. Ace Steel
325. Jigsaw
326. Murat Bosporus
327. Mitch Ryder
328. Cody Hawk
329. Fergal Devitt
330. D-Ray 3000
331. Larry Sweeney
332. Aden Chambers
333. Viking
334. David Young
335. Martin Stone
336. Matt Stryker
337. Brandon Thomaselli
338. Steve Douglas
339. Eddie Kingston
340. Devon Moore
341. Aaron Aguilera
342. Shaun Koen
343. Miyawaki
344. Sal Thomaselli
345. Dave Crist
346. Jake Matthews
347. Vito Thomaselli
348. Brain Fury
349. Jake Crist
350. Madman Pondo
351. Charles Evans
352. Bad Bones
353. John Saxon
354. Pelle Primeau
355. El Blazer
356. Mascara Purpura
357. Ruchus
358. Antonio Thomas
359. Ganger
360. BXB Hulk
361. Dru Onyx
362. Chris Kole
363. Shane Hagadorn
364. Kornbred
365. Sexxxy Eddy
366. Tigre Metalico
367. Danshoku Dino
368. Shiima Xion
369. Frank "The Tank" Parker
370. Chad Parham
371. Jon Moxley
372. Sterling James Keenan
373. Robert Anthony
374. Justice Pain
375. Navajo Warrior
376. Rhett Titus
377. Yoshiaki Yago
378. Josh Prohibition
379. Chance Phophet
380. Arik Cannon
381. Sirus LaVey
382. Damien Wayne
383. Kid Mikaze
384. Dan Paysan
385. Christian York
386. Ricochet
387. Alan Wasylychyn
388. Rob Eckos
389. La Sombra
390. Scot Summers
391. Ikuto Hidaka
392. Turbo
393. Ric Converse
394. Hangtime
395. Lince Dorando
396. Aaron Epic
397. Franky The Mobster
398. Tommy Vandal
399. Ultramantis Black
400. Ricky Landell
401. The Great Sasuke
402. The Stro
403. Trent Acid
404. Freak Nastty
405. Scott Zenzen
406. Kimera
407. Red Anderson
408. Hiromi Horiguchi
409. Rick Fuller
410. Quinten Lee
411. Scorpio Sky
412. Billy Maverick
413. Jerrelle Clark
414. Jason Blade
415. Skayde
416. Bishop
417. Billy Roc
418. Danny Havoc
419. Jerry Reiner
420. Beef Wellington
421. Tony Scarpone
422. Onyx
423. Toby Klein
424. Aaron Williams
425. Derek Frazier
426. Seth Shai
427. Andy Dalton
428. Kory Chavis
429. Go Shiozaki
430. Excalibur
431. Mike Tobin
432. Ed Gonzales
433. Shane Storm
434. Tommy End
435. Player Uno
436. Ken Steel
437. Chakal
438. Jagged
439. Darin Childs
440. Brian Ash
441. Tank
442. Soldier Ant
443. Justin White
444. Michael Von Payton
445. Sabian
446. Shawn Cook
447. Kapu
448. Mace
449. Pierre-Carl Ouellet
450. Dylan Starr
451. Sal Rinauro
452. Zach Gowen
453. Johnny Palazzo
454. Amigo Suzuki
455. Luke Hawk
456. Tony Torres
457. Ronin
458. Daniel Cross
459. Eric Draven
460. Wade Chism
461. Hentai
462. Johnny Kashmere
463. Bino Gambino
464. Kirby Mack
465. Chasyn Rance
466. John Kermon
467. Shayne Hawke
468. Danny Daniels
469. Joey Harder
470. Ted DiBiase Jr.
471. Bobby 2 Bad
472. Dick Rick
473. Justyn Glory
474. J.T. Stahr
475. Shane Matthews
476. Rex Sterling
477. Jason Gory
478. Darin Corbin
479. Hook Bomberry
480. Mike DiBiase
481. Shane Valentine
482. Anthony Bishop
483. Tracy Smothers
484. Mason Childs
485. Ala Hussein
486. Matt Riviera
487. Corporal Robinson
488. Jey Granham
489. Azrieal
490. Richard Phillips
491. Justin Blaze
492. Dustin Thomas
493. Joey Spector
494. Emil Sitoci
495. Eric Fantabulous
496. Patrick Brink
497. Quicksilver
498. Brian Blade
499. Vincent Nothing
500. Andre Heart

 

[PhrostByte]

[quote name='option.iv']Just watched TNA. Man Judas Mesias is freaky. And am I the only one who thinks PACMAN Jones doesn't quite fit in the wrestling scene? His acting sucks bad.[/quote]

Oh yeah he's terrible.. I hope the NFL makes him quit or he gets injured or something. I HATE him.

 

[Zen Davis]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Dave Meltzer at WrestlingObserver.com on ROH Driven.[/FONT]

"The show is really good. From a wrestling standpoint, it's right up there with the best PPV shows of the year"

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]

The Press Release.

[/FONT]

G-FUNK ANNOUNCES PREMIERE OF RING OF HONOR'S "DRIVEN"

Internationally Acclaimed Federation Boasts Match-Of-The Year Candidate On Second Televised Pay-Per-View Event, Sept. 21 & 28 Via Dish Network, iN DEMAND & TVN

Weston, CT—Ken Gelman of G-Funk Sports & Entertainment is proud to announce the Pay-Per-View and Video On Demand broadcast of "Driven," from the internationally acclaimed Ring Of Honor (ROH). Since the success of its debut TV event, "Respect Is Earned," taped May 12 in the Grand Ballroom of New York City's Manhattan Center, which played throughout the summer on EchoStar's DISH Network and on all iN DEMAND and TVN cable systems. ROH has been inundated with rave reviews from around the world for its brand of high-flying, hard-hitting intense competition that many are branding "Combat Art."

"Driven" will debut Sept. 21 on the Dish Network, TVN cable systems and Bell ExpressVu in Canada. September 28 is the launch on iN DEMAND and Canada's Viewer's Choice cable systems.

Taped in Chicago Ridge, Illinois and Philadelphia, PA, "Driven" succeeds in large part due to the inclusion of what many in the industry have already hailed as a contender for "Match Of The Year." Great Britain's Nigel McGuinness squares off against Bryan "The American Dragon" Danielson in an explosive exhibition of power and speed, with the match culminating in a spectacular climax that visibly shocks the sold-out crowd.

"I was there that night," says ROH owner Cary Silkin, "and I can honestly say that in all my years of watching wrestling, I have never, ever, seen a finish like that. Fans across the country are going to realize, when they watch `Driven,' that this particular brand of in-ring combat has no peer anywhere in the world."

Adds Gelman, "`Driven' is further proof that ROH is here to stay. Fans around the world are taking note of our brand of sport. We've capitalized upon the promise of `Respect Is Earned,' and now, with `Driven,' we've taken the art of combat to a whole new level."

"Driven" is part of a multi-show package available to approximately 60 million North American households via EchoStar Communications Corporation's DISH NetworkTM, iN DEMAND Networks and TVN in the U.S. as well as via Viewer's Choice, Bell ExpressVu and SaskTel in Canada. This series, which airs throughout 2007 and 2008 with a new show approximately every 60 days, marks the first time the critically acclaimed ROH brand is available on television.

Silkin and Gelman also announced the launch of a new affiliate website: www.ROHWrestlingAffiliates.com, which contains easy-to-implement marketing materials and all event information. Each show will also be supported by a range of targeted national consumer advertising and promotion which will be handled by G-Funk Sports and Entertainment.

ABOUT RING OF HONOR

A new entry into the American television audience, but long revered by a loyal underground fan base, the Philadelphia-based ROH—currently seen on Canadian, British and Japanese TV—appeals to the disenfranchised wrestling fan fed up with storylines which seem to take precedence over the kind of powerful ring competition that ROH specializes in. ROH, in fact, is seen to have the highest level of athleticism in its field today, which recently culminated in a sweep of the 2006 Wrestling Observer awards for "Most Outstanding Wrestler," "Best Brawler," "Best Major Wrestling Show" (ROH took four of its Top 10) and "Best Booker."

ABOUT G-FUNK

G-Funk Sports & Entertainment is a full-service agency dedicated to brand activation, strategic integration and driving maximum return on investment for its clients, headed up by Award-winning NHL and WWE marketing and television veteran Ken Gelman. G-Funk's strengths center on three primary areas, Marketing Services (consumer promotion, affiliate activation and events), Partnership Alliances and Content Management (including distribution drives and launch strategies). Clients include NFL Digital Media, Rainbow Media, the Arena Football League and Ring Of Honor. The agency is supported by an experienced team of talent from fellow Fairfield County, CT marketing/advertising agency, The Voice.

 

[Punk_Raven]

That fat Japanese woman in that picture sure is hot.

Spoiler

*not an insult, just a long running joke among me and my friends. Morishima kind of looks like a woman in some pictures.

 

[Dick Tracy]

.

According to a media source out of Mexico, Judas Mesias (who recently debuted in TNA and worked a match taped for tonight’s iMPACT!) is suffering from sciatica and will be out several weeks to rest and will also need physical therapy.

It is unknown how this will affect TNA’s plans for him; however, if the report is accurate they could have to hold him out of the ring at Bound for Glory. Mesias is the current AAA Champion in Mexico.

 

[Dick Tracy]

By the way, I mentioned this shot a couple of weeks back, praying that there'd be an animated GIF made.

Behold!

That camera man is a god.

 

[onetrackmind]

hahahahahahaha thats ing glorious

 

[Punk_Raven]

[quote name='Brak']By the way, I mentioned this shot a couple of weeks back, praying that there'd be an animated GIF made.

Behold!

That camera man is a god.[/quote]

that kid deserves his own sitcom.

I think you might've said that first.

 

[Zen Davis]

My once a day reminder. Download ROH "Battle of the Icons" below. If you have any reviews of the show feel free to post here. If you have any notes to me regarding the editing of the show, just PM me with it.

Tomorrow, Fifth Year Festival: New York City will go up. I'm uploading these shows in chronological order so that everyone can keep up with ROH.

Along with the ROH shows, I'm going to start adding single matches for download once a week on Thursdays. I'm going to categorize them as MUST DOWNLOADS or SUPER MUST DOWNLOADS! That is also below.

SUPER MUST DOWNLOAD!

KENTA and Naomichi Marufuji vs. Ricky Marvin and Juventud "The Juice" Guerrera - 11/01/03

Great, great, GREAT match between the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions KENTA/Marafuji and Ricky Marvin/Juventud "The Juice" Guerrera with an ending that is insane. It's a SUPER MUST DOWNLOAD!

Download! =

Spoiler

http://www24.megaupload.com/files/36f493abced6dfe3e8df69f34baf11d9/03%20KENTA%20&%20Marufuji%20vs%20Guerrera%20&%20Marvin%2011-01-03.avi

http://fs01n5.sendspace.com/dl/a8c2589b0ea537c4ddd75268062d4f6e/46f2abf150de636e/44rjvn/03%20KENTA%20&%20Marufuji%20vs%20Guerrera%20&%20Marvin%2011-01-03.avi


Images from the bout!

Spoiler

Battle of the Icons - Limited Time Download
Edison, NJ
1/27/07

01. No DQ I Quit Match: Jimmy Rave vs. Nigel McGuinness
02. Last Man Standing: Jimmy Jacobs w/Lacey vs. BJ Whitmer
03. Mixed Tag Match: Lacey & Brent Albright vs. Colt Cabana & Sarah Del Ray
04. Six Man Tag Team: Shingo, Davey Richards & Delirious vs. Austin Aries, Roderick Strong & Jack Evans
05. ROH World Title Match: Homicide (c) w/Julius Smokes vs. Samoa Joe

Overall it was a decent show featuring Homicide's second title defense of 2007. Worth the download alone for the Homcide/Joe promos. It was the least exciting ROH live show I've been to, but the voice over commentary helps a lot. I've cut out three matches to help improve the pace of the show and it looks a lot better now. The six man tag is the best match on the card. It's also interesting because at the end you can hear Austin Aries exclaim that he hurt his ankle and is told by Roderick Strong to stay down.

Cut out were...

01. Adam Pearce vs. Pelle Primeau
02. Chris Hero vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Claudio Castagnoli
03. Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes

Whenever I upload these shows, I'm always going to try and get each show to around 2 hours, essentially the same length as the PPVs. It allows me to cut out matches that may seem to be filler and overall improve the flow of things.

Also, I don't think people will have patience to sit for 3 hours. The total show length is 2 hours and 11 minutes. Original length is 3 hours and 2 minutes. You need to download all three parts and unrar them to watch this.

Battle of the Icons.part1.rar - http://www.sendspace.com/file/6cjzo0
Battle of the Icons.part2.rar - http://www.sendspace.com/file/erff0s
Battle of the Icons.part3.rar - http://www.sendspace.com/file/ymfftf

Winrar Progran - http://codecpack.nl/wrar370.exe

Fifth Year Festival: New York City coming this Saturday!

 

[GuilewasNK]

I just saw the screens for the upcoming TNA Impact game in Game Informer. They are FREAKING sweet.

 

[Zen Davis]

[quote name='GuilewasNK']I just saw the screens for the upcoming TNA Impact game in Game Informer. They are FREAKING sweet.[/quote]

Scans?

 

[GuilewasNK]

[quote name='Zen Davis']Scans? [/quote]

I'm at work now, but I'll see if IGN or someplace has some.

 

[Zen Davis]

[quote name='GuilewasNK']I'm at work now, but I'll see if IGN or someplace has some.[/quote]

Domo arigato Mr. GuilewasNk....oto...

 

[GuilewasNK]

[quote name='Zen Davis']Domo arigato Mr. GuilewasNk....oto...[/quote]

I haven't found any so I'll have to scan it when I get home this evening.

 

[Dick Tracy]

I really hope that game doesn't eat shit...

 

[masked lemon]

I have the new GI, but no scanner.... It does look really ing good. Hopefully it plays decently.

 

[mykevermin]

What wrestlers are shown other than Styles/Joe, who are the only two we've seen thus far?

That .gif is *amazing*, Brak.

 

[guyver2077]

[quote name='Brak']By the way, I mentioned this shot a couple of weeks back, praying that there'd be an animated GIF made.

Behold!

That camera man is a god.[/quote]

lol funny

 

[Zen Davis]

[quote name='guyver2077']lol funny[/quote]

Oh you're back. You should have seen that impression Myke did of you. It was spot on.

 

[Halo05]

[quote name='mykevermin']What wrestlers are shown other than Styles/Joe, who are the only two we've seen thus far?

That .gif is *amazing*, Brak.[/quote]

I don't have the issue with me at the moment but I remember seeing Christian and Angle. Like others have said, it looks incredible. If they can get it to play similarly to/as good as King of Colosseum, it'll be great.

 

[Zen Davis]

Was it just pix? No hands-on preview?

[quote name='Halo05']I don't have the issue with me at the moment but I remember seeing Christian and Angle. Like others have said, it looks incredible. If they can get it to play similarly to/as good as King of Colosseum, it'll be great.[/quote]

 

[TheRock88]

http://caws.ws/impact/#screens

Click on mag scans and its there (little poor quality though). The graphics look amazing though, way better then the SVR games. Let's just hope the gameplay matches up.

 

[Midnite]

[quote name='Zen Davis']ROH Driven Review from PW Torch. Again guys, let's support the company. Cheap as we may be, $10 is low enough that we can get behind wrestling of this quality .


Regarding the McGuinness-Danielson match:


Come on guys. Buy the PPV.

In Demand Showtimes
[/QUOTE]


The McGuinness vs Danielson match is probably the best match I've ever seen live. Can't wait to see the PPV, damn DirecTV, thank god my friends have Comcast.

 

[mykevermin]

Looks very nice. Thanks!

 

[guyver2077]

[quote name='Zen Davis']Oh you're back. You should have seen that impression Myke did of you. It was spot on.
[/quote]

yea im back.

lol i gotta check it out