[Marketh.]

Indianapolis, IN- ''Survival of the Fittest 2009'' October 10th


Main Event- Survival of the Fittest Elimination Match
The six winners of their Survival of the Fittest qualifying matches will compete in an elimination match

Dream Tag Team Match

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ROH World Champion Austin Aries & Tag Team Champion Davey Richards vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe

Survival of Fittest Qualifying Match

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Kenny Omega vs. Chris Hero with Shane Hagadorn

Survival of Fittest Qualifying Match
Petey Williams vs. Claudio Castagnoli

Survival of Fittest Qualifying Match

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Tyler Black vs. Kenny King

Survival of Fittest Qualifying Match

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Kevin Steen vs. Colt Cabana

Survival of Fittest Qualifying Match

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Roderick Strong vs. Rhett Titus

Survival of the Fittest Qualifying Match
TBA vs. TBA

Tag Team Action
The Young Bucks vs. The House of Truth

Talent scheduled to appear:
-“Skullkrusher” Rasche Brown
-Silas Young

Looking decent so far. Omega/Hero could be great if given more time than their HDNet match and Tyler/King is a fresh match, something Tyler needs more of.

[horrorfan_1986]

With Edwards most likely out of the show, I wonder if this will be when Davey gets his title shot. The card could use something big like that. At the same time, I'm starting to wonder if they plan on having Aries vs Davey at Final Battle with the title switch.

[King Steventon]

Why is Omega in the main event (so far) for both this weekend's shows? I mean damn I like the guy a hell of a lot but he's really just a fun mid-carder. Pushing the wrong guys...

[horrorfan_1986]

Originally Posted by King Steventon
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Why is Omega in the main event (so far) for both this weekend's shows? I mean damn I like the guy a hell of a lot but he's really just a fun mid-carder. Pushing the wrong guys...

Probably because Aries isn't booked yet.

[Marketh.]

Agreed, they're not really fitting main events, but obviously there's still a lot of room to be filled.

Hopefully the rest of the card includes Aries/Steen and Wolves/Briscoes.

[Marketh.]

Survival of the Fittest Returns
Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Started as a way to pit the best talent in ROH against one another, the Survival of the Fittest tournament became a platform for stars to break out of the pack and truly establish themselves amongst the elite competitors in Ring of Honor. In addition, every winner has also received a shot at the ROH World Title shortly after their tournament victory. Past entrants have included Bryan Danielson, Samoa Joe, Austin Aries, Alex Shelley, Matt Sydal, Homicide, and Christopher Daniels just to name a few. And each one can tell you that this tournament has tested them like few others. In essence you must deal with at least six opponents in a single night, potentially five of them at one time, in order to be crowned the Survivor.

The inaugural “Survival of the Fittest” tournament took place on June 24, 2004 in Essington, PA and was loaded with top talent. Mark Briscoe defeated Alex Shelley to qualify for the finals, Colt Cabana beat Trent Acid, Austin Aries picked up the pin in a tag match to qualify, Homicide pinned Jay Briscoe, Bryan Danielson stretched Jack Evans, and Samoa Joe defeated Matt Stryker to earn the last slot in the 6-Man elimination match. When the match came down to the final two men, it was Danielson and Aries who battled it out to be crowned victor. Many argue that those 20 minutes are what made Aries in the eyes of the ROH faithful, and it’s hard to contest that point. He fought his heart out, but it was Danielson who would come out with his hand raised in victory and go on to challenge for the ROH World Title at “Midnight Express Reunion”.

“Survival of the Fittest 2005” emanated from Boston, MA on 9/24/05 and was once again loaded with the best of the best, and many who had competed in the 1st tournament and were looking to redeem that loss. The qualifying matches saw Jay Lethal beat Sal Rinauro, Colt Cabana defeated Ricky Reyes, Austin Aries beat Jimmy Rave, Samoa Joe bested Milano Collection AT, Roderick Strong beat Jerrelle Clark, and Christopher Daniels defeat James Gibson for the final slot in the Elimination Match. Once again Aries stood as one-half of the final two wrestlers, the other being his Generation Next ally Roderick Strong, and once again Aries came up short in his bid to win the tourney. Strong survived, and would battle for the ROH World Title at “This Means War”.

“Survival of the Fittest 2006” came to the fans from Cleveland, OH on 10/6/06 and featured a mix of fresh faces and familiar names. In the qualifying rounds Delirious beat Jimmy Rave, Matt Sydal bested Davey Richards, Aries defeated Chris Daniels, Jay & Mark Briscoe beat Homicide & Roderick Strong for both brothers to qualify, and finally Samoa Joe & Bryan Danielson went to a time limit draw thus neither man advanced. The finals were then only a 5-Man Elimination Match and it all came down to two long time rivals in Delirious and Matt Sydal. After a hard fought battle, it was Delirious who won the 2006 edition of the tournament and went on to challenge for the ROH World Title at “Honor Reclaims Boston”.

“Survival of the Fittest 2007” hailed from the unlikely location of Las Vegas, NV on 10/19/07 and was another mix of tourney veterans and rookies all challenging for the crown. In the qualifiers Roderick Strong beat Brent Albright, Chris Hero bested Karl Anderson, Rocky Romero defeated TJ Perkins, Austin Aries beat Delirious, Claudio Castagnoli defeated Davey Richards, and in what was supposed to be the final qualifier, Nigel McGuinness and Bryan Danielson went to a time-limit draw. Unlike the previous year, ROH officials had a back-up match between Human Tornado, Tony Kozina, and Shane Hagadorn to determine the 6th man, and Tornado picked up the victory there. Ultimately it was Chris Hero who captured the crown and would get his shot at the ROH World Title at “Glory by Honor VI, N.1”.

ROH officials have scheduled the latest installment of “Survival of the Fittest” for Indianapolis, IN on October 10th. Several matches have already been announced and will now be included in the tournament, and we have more added below. This will be the opportunity for someone to break out of the pack and emerge as a new star here in ROH; a chance for someone to assert their dominance in Ring of Honor. Here’s a look at what’s set-up so far:

- Tyler Black versus Kenny King
- Claudio Castagnoli versus Petey Williams
- Kenny Omega versus Chris Hero
- Kevin Steen versus Colt Cabana
- Roderick Strong versus Rhett Titus

With one more qualifier to be determined, this has the potential to be the best tournament so far. Tickets are on sale right now here at
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for this live event!

Hellllll yeah! Great idea on ROH's part. Get an important show underway to follow up the biggest of the year, as well as a good chance to build new stars. I wanted a Race to the Top Tournament, but meh. I'm still excited for this, especially after the last one ended up cancelled.

[horrorfan_1986]

Great idea. With two major stars gone, this is a great way to introduce someone new into the main event.

[King Steventon]

So Davey should be the odds on favourite to win this really? I mean it would seem like the most logical thing, even though personally I am getting a little tired the whole DAVEY IS THE FUTURE stuff. Then again no one else apart from Steen really looks like a good choice for winner. Will be interesting to see what they do at this show as this is pretty much do or die for them.

[horrorfan_1986]

Originally Posted by King Steventon
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So Davey should be the odds on favourite to win this really? I mean it would seem like the most logical thing, even though personally I am getting a little tired the whole DAVEY IS THE FUTURE stuff. Then again no one else apart from Steen really looks like a good choice for winner. Will be interesting to see what they do at this show as this is pretty much do or die for them.

I really don't see the point in Davey winning. He already has the title shot from his DBD VII Night 2 victory. Why give him another title shot when he hasn't even used his first yet? Right now I'm putting my money on Omega to win this.

[Marketh.]

Agreed, it'd be a wise choice to let someone else win. Davey is plenty over right now with the Danielson win, his match quality this year and the title shot he still has.

I'd rather Steen, Claudio or Hero win this.