Yesterday, in a piece of news that shocked the whole wrestling world, Ring Of Honor announced to staff, talent and fans the following:
“Throughout the pandemic, our top priority was to keep everyone healthy and safe, and despite not producing any live events over 18 months, we were able to keep everyone fully contracted. We now find ourselves at a time where we need to make changes to our business operations and are planning a pivot for Ring of Honor, with a new mission and strategy.
The year will culminate with a Final Battle in December, and we will be taking the first quarter of 2022 to work internally to reimagine ROH. ROH has the most dedicated fans in the industry, and we appreciate their loyalty and patience as we reconceptualize ROH. We anticipate returning to live events in April for the Super Card of Honor with a new fan-focused product and provide a unique experience for wrestling fans.”
The weekly ROH TV show will continue to air during the hiatus, using a mix of archived footage and other content. Many talents reacted to the news on social media, like Bandido, Jay Lethal, Mike Bennett, Brian Zane, interviewer Quinn McKay, Joe Hendry, Brody King, Session Moth Martina, announcer Ian Riccaboni, or Mandy Leon.
Since yesterday, it’s been an extravaganza of reports, rumours, signings, fans fantasy all over the Internet and social media. Right now, all we can say is what you can read above. Were ROH talents released? We don’t know. Are they becoming free agents? We don’t know. We will quote Ian Riccaboni, “There are just a few more question marks than there were before right now.” The only answers to those you’ll find here will only be the wrestlers and the company’s ones.
— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) October 27, 2021
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