the WM match with Savage vs Ultimate Warrior match will always hold a special place in my heart. I still remember this as a kid how my whole family would sit down every week and watch wrestling together. After the match was over everyone raved about how great wrestling was. This was back in a time when they thought wrestling was still real and we all thought this was one of the greatest storylines we have ever seen. It's pretty incredible how emotionally invested we were.

Absolutely no chance nowadays that my whole family would look forward to watching wrestling together.

They do SD recorded because its cheaper.

Pretty sure he only lost clean to Goldberg, Sting (lol match) and Luger, and he never submit in WCW.

ROH iPPV tonight and looking forward to it . finally saw Eddie Edwards title win and it was a very good match with an awesome ending. Michael Elgin is the next big thing in wrestling imo. He's has the look of Scott Norton (that WWE would love) and much more ability. Not many big men can have a very good match but I'm pumped about seeing him vs Homicide later today.

He had several wins over Hogan by countout back in 1985 just before he became IC champ.

WTF @ this...

Ahaha that is awesome

can Riley say I Quit on the Miz's behalf?

Orton's been smiling more and showing more personality since going to SD. They seem to be tweaking his character.

His match with Christian (and hopefully some interesting accompanying angle) is the only hope for this PPV to be watchable.

Agreed, and it also seems to me (with no evidence whatsoever than my own untrained eyes) that he's had a little more spring in his step in the ring lately--been getting a little more air on his moves, etc. Possible that some nagging injuries have healed up finally.

Any non-ridiculous tweak to his character is a good one at this point. I liked Orton in the past, and could definitely like him again. I'm just sick of the stale character he's become.

I'm pretty sure Luger made him tap in the Rack. And that Sting match was not clean.

Link

Kind of a cool little piece where Macho Man's former teammates remember him from his minor league baseball days before he was ever in wrestling.

Although probably not clean, I think he lost to Arn Anderson on Nitro 2 weeks in a row in '96 a few months before the NWO started.

I remember a bunch of CO or DQ victories back in the days of the regionally televised house shows in the 80's, when they used to be kind of like a big deal before the PPV's, but that bastard could never do one legit job to Savage his entire career, huh?

Not to take the focus of Savage and put it on Hogan completely, but didn't HBK have a problem with Hogan a couple years back when he did that stupid heel for a month deal just to fight Hogan at Summerslam or something and Hogan had to go over?

Yea ur right, i feel more silly cause I was actually at that Nitro (Luger win) in Michigan.

Orton moving from the stupid stale viper gimmick, that plainly made no sense as a face, to something more standard face-like is a good move.

IIRC, the story was HBK was going to job at Summerslam then Hogan would job back at a later PPV. But Hogan at the last minute decided he wasnt going to job, yet still insisted HBK jobbed to him. That match was the one where he mocked him with the massive overselling of every move.

Lol, slow ponied posting the match, was gonna go hunt it out

The whole story is in this youtube vid description, and the vid is pretty lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyN5s...eature=related

your too good

i am with antidan.

macho man MUST be in the HOF next year. its a shame that he will not be the lead inductee(behind rock, obv ) miss elizabeth must be inducted with him.

RIP randy and continued RIP liz.

see you both in a few hours when the world ends.

It will look pretty bad on wwe's/vince's part if they finally induct him because of his passing, unless it was Savage turning down their requests the whole time. He is obv a shoe-in and would have been in there a long time ago if not for whatever dispute(s) he had with the company.

RING OF HONOR ANNOUNCES SALE TO SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP

BRISTOL, PA. (MAY 21, 2011)–Ring of Honor Wrestling owner, Cary Silkin, announced today the sale of the promotion to Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., one of the largest television broadcasters in the country and which owns and operates, programs, or provides sales services to 58 television stations in 35 markets across the United States.

ROH, currently the third largest wrestling promotion in the country, just celebrated its ninth anniversary, and Mr. Silkin is excited about taking the next step towards increasing the company’s visibility and expanding its operations.

“We have been waiting for and working for this opportunity for quite some time”, he said, “and of our 9 years in business, there has been no better roster of wrestlers than this one to expose the ROH product to the masses. With Sinclair’s resources and many avenues of distribution, we believe many new fans around the world will be as captivated as those who have followed Ring of Honor over the years.”

The month of September will see the debut of the new Ring of Honor television program which will be syndicated across the Sinclair network of stations, and with it, ROH will become the only wrestling promotion in the United States with a major, multi-market presence on broadcast TV. But if you don’t live in a market with a Sinclair station, fear not, says Mr. Silkin. “Through our revamped website we will be able to make the TV show available to anyone in the world with internet access.”

Sinclair officials are enthused about the project as well.

“We are very excited about this acquisition,” commented Steve Marks, COO of Sinclair’s Television Group. “Television and professional wrestling have a long history of successful partnerships and driving viewership. Unfortunately, the broadcast networks have not protected that relationship, allowing professional wrestling to migrate to cable network distribution. We believe that the powerful promotional platform that our TV stations provide, coupled with our 22% share of the U.S. TV households, will allow ROH to achieve name brand recognition and grow its share of the wrestling market. When you consider the makeup of our station mix and the number of CW, MYTV and FOX affiliates we operate, this is a perfect fit for our viewer demographics.” Mr. Marks also noted, “Longer-term, we can envision syndicating ROH wrestling to broadcasters in markets where Sinclair does not have a presence, and even internationally.”

Mr. Silkin assures the ROH fans worldwide that they will be seeing the same exciting, hard-hitting style of pro wrestling that they have become accustomed to. “We have established the name Ring of Honor as synonymous with the best in-ring action in the sport. The only thing that will change is that it will now be easier for fans around the world to follow. Our visibility will increase greatly–our production will be upgraded–but the work ethic of our incredible talent roster and our athletic style of wrestling will remain the same. This is what our fans have told us they want, and we will continue to give it to them.”

The current front office staff, including Cary Silkin, Syd Eick, and Ross Abrams, will remain with ROH going forward. Hunter Johnston, a favorite of ROH fans for years as the masked grappler Delirious, will still handle matchmaking, Jim Cornette will remain as executive producer, and other familiar faces like ring announcer Bobby Cruise and senior referee Todd Sinclair will be in place.”

Additionally, longtime wrestling broadcaster Kevin Kelly, already the voice of ROH internet pay-per-views, will assume the TV play-by-play chair this fall. Veteran NWA and WCW promoter Gary Juster will come aboard to be in charge of live event operations, which are planned to continue in current ROH markets as well as expanding into new locations concurrent with the increased TV exposure.

Mr. Cornette, who along with Mr. Johnston, will be in charge of talent and matchmaking, sees this as a new beginning for pro wrestling. “This is not old-school wrestling, and it’s not sports entertainment,” said Mr. Cornette. “This is wrestling for the 21st century, a new style developed by fresh, young stars that incorporates wrestling, mixed martial arts and high-flying, high-risk action with unique personalities, and it’s showcased by a sports-based presentation completely different from any other product out there. In my 30 years in the sport, it’s the most exciting live-event wrestling experience I’ve seen, and I’m thrilled to help bring it to broadcast TV.”

A major press conference, open to wrestling press and mainstream media alike, is being planned for Baltimore on Friday, June 24th. This event will feature a number of the ROH staff and wrestlers both announcing news about ROH’s future and answering questions. The media event will be presided over by new ROH COO, Joe Koff. Mr. Koff, a longtime Sinclair executive with an extensive background in TV sales and management, also has experience in pro wrestling television production and syndication. Most visible of his projects may have been the first-ever live, prime time syndicated pro wrestling events, the Battle of the Belts, which aired from 1985 to 1987. These Championship Wrestling from Florida-based cards were broadcast live to a syndicated network of stations and may be best-remembered for the classic Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham NWA World Title contest from St. Petersburg.

The press event will kick off a weekend which includes ROH’s next internet pay-per-view event, “Best In The World 2011,” live from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on Sunday, June 26th at 4PM EST. In addition to all the top stars on the ROH roster, this event will feature the return of some favorite stars from Ring of Honor’s past, and can be ordered by anyone in the world with internet access through Gofightlive.tv for only $14.95. More information about Ring of Honor can be obtained through their website, www.rohwrestling.com.

Good news!

Monster Roh news!!

So damn pumped that Roh is bigger and badder than ever. I knew something major was up when Roh said they have an announcement to make to the entire roster. Awesome news.

How did the MegaPowers never get a tag title run, seriously.