Summer Supercard | |
Promotion: | Ring of Honor New Japan Pro-Wrestling Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre |
Date: | August 9, 2019 |
City: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Venue: | Mattamy Athletic Centre |
Liveevent: | Y |
Lastevent: | (ROH) Mass Hysteria (NJPW) G1 Climax 29 (CMLL) Liger: El Adiós de México en la Arena México |
Nextevent: | (ROH) Saturday Night At Center Stage (NJPW) G1 Climax 29 (CMLL) International Gran Prix |
Summer Supercard[1] was a multi-promotional professional wrestling supershow produced by Ring of Honor (ROH) also featuring wrestlers from Mexico's Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Japan's New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotions and took place on August 9, 2019, at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The event streamed live on Honor Club and FITE TV.
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Commentators | ||
Ring announcer | Bobby Cruise | |
Referees | Joe Mandak | |
Todd Sinclair | ||
Interviewer | Quinn McKay |
When the event was first announced, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) was also part of the event's co-production. Therefore, there was a NWA-sanctioned match scheduled to be on the card: Nick Aldis defending his NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship against a Villain Enterprises member of Marty Scurll's choosing.[2] However, on July 24, ROH and NWA ended their relationship agreement and the match was officially canceled.[3]
Summer Supercard featured professional wrestling matches, involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on ROH's television programs. Wrestlers portrayed villains or heroes as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
Stuart Carapola of Pro Wrestling Insider praised the majority of the matches, overall calling the show "terrific".[4] Justin Knipper of Wrestling Observer Newsletter stated "this was a decent show, but the standout match featured six guys who aren’t even under contract to ROH." He went on to say that card "often felt flat, probably because of the stuffy booking, stale wrestling and a modest crowd." The bleachers in the arena were also described as "empty".[5]