ROH Anniversary Show explained

ROH Anniversary Show
Promotions:Ring of Honor
Firstevent:ROH One Year Anniversary Show (2003)

The ROH Anniversary Show was a professional wrestling event, held annually by the Ring of Honor promotion. The event celebrated the anniversary of the promotion's inaugural show The Era of Honor Begins, which was held on February 23, 2002.[1] To coincide with this, the Anniversary Show was normally held in February, though it occasionally fell into March.

Although most years have seen a one-night celebration, the third year saw three events take place over two weekends. The fifth year went further and had five events in ROH's most popular venues, leading up to a sixth and final show in Liverpool, England across three weekends. In recent years, the Anniversary Show had become a two-night event, with a PPV broadcast followed the next day with TV tapings of the flagship Ring of Honor Wrestling program.[2] [3] All previous events were recorded and sold later on DVD.

The 18th Anniversary Show, which was scheduled to take place on March 13, 2020, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even the 20th Anniversary Show was not held due to ROH on hiatus before its eventual sale to Tony Khan in 2022.[4] [5]

Dates and venues

Event[6] DateVenueCityMain event
ROH One Year Anniversary ShowFebruary 8, 2003Elks LodgeQueens, New YorkDa Hit Squad (Mafia & Monsta Mack), Divine Storm (Chris Divine & Quiet Storm), The S.A.T. (Jose & Joel Maximo) & Mikey Whipwreck vs. Special K (Angel Dust, Brian XL, Deranged, Dixie, Hydro, Izzy, Jody Fleisch, Slim J, Slugger & Yeyo) in a Handicap Scramble Match[7]
ROH Second Anniversary ShowFebruary 14, 2004National Guard ArmoryBraintree, MassachusettsAJ Styles vs. CM Punk for the Pure Wrestling Championship
ROH Third Anniversary CelebrationFebruary 19, 2005Rex PlexElizabeth, New JerseyThe Carnage Crew (H. C. Loc & Tony DeVito) vs. Generation Next (Roderick Strong & Jack Evans) vs. The Ring Crew Express (Dunn & Marcos) vs. Special K (Azrieal & Dixie) vs. Special K (Izzy & Deranged) in a Scramble Cage Match
February 25, 2005Montgomery County FairgroundsDayton, OhioAJ Styles vs. Jimmy Rave
February 26, 2005Frontier FieldhouseChicago Ridge, IllinoisAustin Aries (c) vs. Samoa Joe for the ROH World Championship
ROH Fourth Anniversary ShowFebruary 25, 2006Inman Sports ClubEdison, New JerseyGeneration Next (Austin Aries & Roderick Strong) (c) vs. AJ Styles & Matt Sydal for the ROH Tag Team Championship[8]
ROH The Fifth Year FestivalFebruary 16, 2007Manhattan CenterNew York City, New YorkHomicide (c) vs. Jimmy Rave for the ROH World Championship
February 17, 2007National Guard ArmoryPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaHomicide (c) vs. Takeshi Morishima for the ROH World Championship
February 23, 2007Montgomery County FairgroundsDayton, OhioTakeshi Morishima (c) vs. B. J. Whitmer for the ROH World Championship
February 24, 2007Windy City FieldhouseChicago, IllinoisSamoa Joe & Homicide vs. Takeshi Morishima & Nigel McGuinness
March 3, 2007Liverpool OlympiaLiverpool, MerseysideSamoa Joe vs. Nigel McGuinness[9]
March 4, 2007Liverpool OlympiaLiverpool, MerseysideSamoa Joe vs. Homicide
ROH 6th Anniversary ShowFebruary 23, 2008Manhattan CenterNew York City, New YorkNigel McGuinness (c) vs. Bryan Danielson for the ROH World Championship
ROH 7th Anniversary ShowMarch 21, 2009Hammerstein BallroomNew York City, New YorkNigel McGuinness (c) vs. KENTA for the ROH World Championship
ROH 8th Anniversary ShowFebruary 13, 2010Manhattan CenterNew York City, New YorkAustin Aries (c) vs. Tyler Black for the ROH World Championship
ROH 9th Anniversary ShowFebruary 26, 2011Frontier FieldhouseChicago Ridge, IllinoisThe Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) vs. Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) for a future match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship[10]
March 4, 2012Hammerstein BallroomNew York City, New YorkEddie Edwards & Adam Cole vs. Team Ambition (Davey Richards & Kyle O'Reilly)[11]
ROH 11th Anniversary ShowMarch 2, 2013Frontier FieldhouseChicago Ridge, IllinoisKevin Steen (c) vs. Jay Lethal for the ROH World Championship
ROH 12th Anniversary ShowFebruary 21, 2014Pennsylvania National Guard ArmoryPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaKevin Steen vs. Cliff Compton in an Unsanctioned Philadelphia Street Fight
ROH 13th Anniversary ShowMarch 1, 2015The OrleansParadise, NevadaJay Briscoe (c) vs. Tommaso Ciampa vs. Michael Elgin vs. Hanson in a Four corner survival match for the ROH World Championship
ROH 14th Anniversary ShowFebruary 26, 2016Roxy's Lounge at Sam's TownSunrise Manor, NevadaJay Lethal (c) vs. Adam Cole vs. Kyle O'Reilly in a Three Way match for the ROH World Championship
ROH 15th Anniversary ShowMarch 10, 2017Roxy's Lounge at Sam's TownSunrise Manor, NevadaAdam Cole (c) vs. Christopher Daniels for the ROH World Championship
ROH 16th Anniversary ShowMarch 9, 2018Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling HallSunrise Manor, NevadaDalton Castle (c) vs. Jay Lethal for the ROH World Championship
ROH 17th Anniversary ShowMarch 15, 2019Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling HallSunrise Manor, NevadaVillain Enterprises (Brody King and PCO) vs. The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) (c) Las Vegas Street Fight for the ROH World Tag Team Championship
ROH 19th Anniversary ShowMarch 26, 2021UMBC Event CenterBaltimore, MarylandRush (c) vs. Jay Lethal for the ROH World Championship

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ziegler. Jacob. ROH - The Era of Honor Begins DVD Review. 411mania. 2012-05-23. 2007-04-10.
  2. Web site: Caldwell. James. ROH announces details on next Internet PPV - three big matches signed including two title matches & headline tag match. Pro Wrestling Torch. 2012-05-23. 2011-01-03.
  3. Web site: 10th Anniversary results. Ring of Honor. 2012-05-23.
  4. News: Raimondi . Mark . AEW CEO Khan buys wrestling promotion ROH . ESPN.com . 3 March 2022 . en.
  5. News: Rueter . Sean . Tony Khan's HUGE announcement is... he bought ROH! . Cageside Seats . 2 March 2022 . en.
  6. Web site: Past ROH Results. February 5, 2011. Ring of Honor.
  7. Web site: Ring of Honor - Anniversary Show. Online World of Wrestling. 2012-05-23.
  8. Web site: Ring of Honor - 4th Anniversary Show. Online World of Wrestling. 2012-05-23.
  9. Web site: Campbell. Mike. Rated R Reviews: ROH Fifth Year Festival: Liverpool - 3/5/07. 411mania. 2012-05-23. 2012-02-19.
  10. Web site: Martin. Adam. ROH 9th Anniversary iPPV Results 2/26/11. WrestleView. 2012-05-23. 2011-02-26.
  11. Web site: Radican. Sean. ROH "10th Anniversary Show" iPPV report - live coverage of iPPV from Manhattan. Pro Wrestling Torch. 2012-05-23. 2012-03-04.