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ROH Business Notes
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Here is the latest edition of the ROH Business Notes:
-ROH is hoping to break its attendance record at the May 10th Hammerstein Ballroom debut in Manhattan, NY. Right now it is about 50/50 as to whether ROH's fans will give ROH a new record.
-ROH's May 9th debut in Manassas, Virginia is definitely going to be a test. ROH decided to take a gamble and head South to see what kind of market there would be for ROH. If ROH is successful with the May 9th Virginia debut then you can expect more shows South of Philadelphia. Only the fans can make this show a success with a strong turnout.
-May 9th & 10th will feature three top NOAH talents with GHC Heavyweight Champion Takeshi Morishima, GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Naomichi Marufuji and Go Shiozaki. This is the only time that all three top NOAH talents are scheduled for one weekend.
-ROH's retail releases "Bloodstained Honor" and "Stars Of Honor" were recently re-ordered in large quantities by FYE. Check your local FYE for both these DVDs featuring CM Punk and Samoa Joe among others. We urge you to continue to call your local Best Buy and let them know you want to see these titles from KOCH Vision on the Best Buy shelves.
-Daizee Haze recently worked TNA's TV tapings. This does not effect her status with ROH.
-Negotiations are taking place now to bring Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin back to ROH later in the summer. There are no other talks about any other TNA talent coming to ROH and nothing is on the table.
-New SHIMMER Champion MsChif will be booked more frequently in ROH as ROH recognizes the SHIMMER Title as the championship for its women's division.
-Mark Briscoe underwent successful surgery on April 25th. The injury was actually worse than originally thought. The surgery was supposed to repair the ligament in Mark's wrist. However, the surgery turned into a reconstruction as there was more damage than initially thought. The doctor said Mark had a lot of old injuries and the ligament finally snapped because the bones were actually out of line and pulling on the ligaments along with the impact of the injury itself. The doctor put the bones back where they belong and pinned them. Then he drilled a hole through Mark's arm and pulled a tendon from the other side of his arm and made it do the job of the torn ligament. The surgery was very involved, but the doctor said it went technically perfect. Recovery time will be 3-6 months.
-"Take No Prisoners" will debut on iN DEMAND, TVN Cable Systems and The DISH Network on May 30th. This is ROH's 6th pay-per-view. Production just finished on this PPV.
-Human Tornado was going to start a regular schedule with ROH in June but a knee injury has delayed his start date.
-A new ROH Video Wire, current ROH matches and another "Vaulted Classic" will be added soon to ROHvideos.com for everyone to watch for free. Matches including Roderick Strong vs. Pelle Primeau and Jigsaw & Ruckus vs. Adam Pearce & Shane Hagadorn from last March.
-ROH's "6th Anniversary Show" is the hottest selling DVD at ROHwrestling.com. Look for the March 28th and 29th Orlando, FL event DVDs and some out of stock titles to be available soon. |