Ring of Honor Wrestling
Ring of Honor Wrestling, often abbreviated as ROH TV,[3] is a professional wrestling television series produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). The series features professional wrestlers competing in matches and conducting interviews.[2] Combined, these elements create and further the storylines of the promotion.
| Ring of Honor Wrestling | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Professional wrestling |
| Created by | Cary Silkin |
| Starring | ROH Roster |
| Narrated by | Ian Riccaboni Caprice Coleman |
| Opening theme | "War Zone" by 615 Music |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 12 |
| No. of episodes | 465 (as of August 15, 2020) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Dan Bynum Hunter Johnston[1] |
| Camera setup | Multicamera setup |
| Running time | 51–52 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | HDNet (2009–11) Sinclair stations (2011–present) |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i[2] |
| Audio format | Stereophonic[2] |
| Original release | March 21, 2009 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The pilot episode was taped on February 28, 2009, and aired on March 21, 2009.[4] The show aired weekly on HDNet in the United States. The series' 100th and final HDNet episode aired on April 4, 2011.[5]
The series returned as "Ring of Honor Wrestling" on the stations of its current parent company, the Sinclair Broadcast Group, on September 24, 2011.[6][7]
Production
Ring of Honor first announced its partnership with HDNet an article posted to its website on January 26, 2009. The article stated that HDNet would air a weekly television series featuring Ring of Honor wrestling.[8] They subsequently announced their first television tapings would take place at The Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] Ring of Honor Wrestling began airing weekly starting March 21, 2009 on HDNet.[4] On July 1, 2009 it was reported that Ring of Honor had canceled television tapings scheduled to take place on July 17 and 18, the decision was reported to be a decision made by HDNet and not Ring of Honor.[2] On July 27, 2009, ROH announced that the show would be moving to Monday nights beginning from August 17 with a repeat of the show later on Monday nights. On January 11, 2011, Ring of Honor announced the end of their television series, after the completion of the promotion's two–year contract with HDNet. The final tapings of the show would be taking place on January 21 and 22, with the final episode airing on April 4, 2011.[2][5][9]
On May 21, 2011, the Sinclair Broadcast Group announced that they had purchased ROH with Cary Silkin remaining with the company in an executive role. Ring of Honor Wrestling television began airing in September 2011 over Sinclair stations, mainly in weekend primetime on their CW and MyNetworkTV stations.[6]
Episode format
An episode typically features 3 to 4 matches as well as interviews from the wrestlers regarding their upcoming matches or current storylines. The show typically ends after the main event (the final match on an episode) and goes to a closing graphic.[10]
Beginning in August 2019, the show's format was changed to feature highlights of recent events, with Ian Riccaboni and Quinn McKay hosting from backstage. The show now features one full-length main event match, with the color commentary during the matches themselves varying as Riccaboni is paired with a variety of partners. It's been speculated that this revamp was done in order to drive growth for Honor Club, where the promotion has begun to stream its television tapings live.[11][12]
Filming locations
All but six episodes of the HDNet run were taped at The Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4] The Arena is frequently used as a professional wrestling venue, and is known prominently for formerly hosting many Extreme Championship Wrestling events.
In September 2010, ROH announced they would be holding television tapings at the Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky on December 9 and 10.[2] Since then, Ring of Honor Wrestling is taped in various locations around the United States and Canada.
Special episodes
| Episode | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Best of 2009[4] | December 28, 2009 | Featured clips from 2009. |
| Best of 2010[4] | December 27, 2010 | Featured clips from 2010. |
| Best of 2011 | December 24, 2011 & December 31, 2011 | Featured clips from 2011. |
| Best of 2012 | December 22, 2012 & December 29, 2012 | Featured clips from 2012. |
| Life & Times of the Briscoe Brothers | June 22, 2013 | Featured clips of the Briscoe Brothers. |
| Best of ROH Wrestling TV | August 17, 2013 | Best matches of ROH Wrestling celebrating 100th episode. |
| Best of Adam Cole | December 21, 2013 | Featured clips of Adam Cole. |
| Best of 2013 | December 28, 2013 | Featured clips from 2013. |
| ROH Best in the World 2014 Preview | June 21, 2014 | Rundown of ROH's 1st LIVE PPV. |
| Best of Michael Elgin | June 28, 2014 | Featured clips of Michael Elgin. |
| ROH Final Battle 2014 Preview | December 6, 2014 | Rundown of ROH's 2nd LIVE PPV. |
| Best of 2014 | January 3, 2015 | Featured clips from 2014. |
| ROH 13th Anniversary Show Preview | February 28, 2015 | Rundown of ROH's 3rd LIVE PPV. |
| Best of 2015 | December 30, 2015 | Featured clips from 2015. |
| ROH Global Wars 2016 Preview | April 30, 2016 | Rundown of ROH Global Wars PPV. |
| Best of Jay Lethal | May 14, 2016 | Featured clips of Jay Lethal. |
| Best of Bullet Club | May 21, 2016 | Featured clips of Bullet Club. |
| Women of Honor Special | June 25, 2016 | All matches were of Ring of Honor's women's division. |
| Best of ROH Wrestling TV | July 2, 2016 | Best matches of ROH Wrestling celebrating 250th episode. |
| Best of 2016 | December 31, 2016 | Featured clips from 2016. |
| Best of 2017 | December 30, 2017 | Featured clips from 2017. |
| Best of 2018 | December 22, 2018 & December 29, 2018 | Featured clips from 2018. |
| Best of 2019 | December 21, 2019 & December 28, 2019 | Featured clips from 2019. |
| Best of The Briscoe Bros. | March 28, 2020 | Featured clips of Mark & Jay Briscoe |
| Best of Jay Lethal | April 4, 2020 | Featured clips of Jay Lethal |
| Best of The PCO. | April 11, 2020 | Featured clips of PCO |
| Best of Matt Taven. | April 18, 2020 | Featured clips of Matt Taven |
| Best of Flip Gordon. | April 25, 2020 | Featured clips of Flip Gordon |
| Best of Mark Haskins. | May 2, 2020 | Featured clips of Mark Haskins |
| Best of Marty Scurll. | May 9, 2020 | Featured clips of Marty Scurll |
| Best of Dalton Castle. | May 16, 2020 | Featured clips of Dalton Castle |
| Best of Dragon Lee. | May 23, 2020 | Featured clips of Dragon Lee |
| Best of Rush. | May 30, 2020 | Featured clips of Rush El Toro Blanco |
| Best of Brody King. | June 6, 2020 | Featured clips of Brody King |
| Best of Silas Young. | June 13, 2020 | Featured clips of Silas Young |
| Best of Bandido. | June 20, 2020 | Featured clips of Bandido |
| Best of Kenny King. | June 27, 2020 | Featured clips of Kenny King |
| Best of PJ Black. | July 4, 2020 | Featured clips of PJ Black |
| Best of Vincent. | July 11, 2020 | Featured clips of Vincent Marseglia |
| Best of Hana Kimura. | July 18, 2020 | Featured clips of Hana Kimura |
| Best of Jonathan Gresham. | July 25, 2020 | Featured clips of Jonathan Gresham |
| Best of Joe Hendry. | August 1, 2020 | Featured clips of Joe Hendry |
| Best of Shane Taylor. | August 8, 2020 | Featured clips of Shane Taylor |
| Best of Rhett Titus. | August 15, 2020 | Featured clips of Rhett Titus |
| Episode title | Date | Viewers | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROH on Destination America | June 3, 2015 | 273,000[13] | Premiere Episode of ROH on Destination America |
Roster
The wrestlers featured on Ring of Honor wrestling take part in scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers are portrayed as either villains or heroes in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match.
Commentators
| Commentators | Dates |
|---|---|
| Mike Hogewood and Dave Prazak[10] | March 21, 2009 – April 4, 2011 |
| Kevin Kelly and Caleb Seltzer | December 1, 2012 – April 6, 2013 |
| Kevin Kelly and Various Guest Commentators | April 13, 2013 – May 11, 2013 January 28, 2017 – February 18, 2017 |
| Jay Lethal and Roderick Strong | August 17, 2013 |
| Kevin Kelly and Nigel McGuinness | September 24, 2011 – November 24, 2012 August 3, 2013 – November 2, 2013 December 21, 2013 August 2, 2014 – August 16, 2014 October 11, 2014 October 25, 2014 August 15, 2015 October 31, 2015 November 11, 2015 – January 9, 2016 February 6, 2016 – February 20, 2016 May 28, 2016 – September 12, 2016 December 3, 2016 December 17, 2016 January 7, 2017 – January 21, 2017 |
| Larry Mercer | December 28, 2013 June 28, 2014 January 3, 2015 |
| Larry Mercer and Mandy Leon | June 21, 2014 December 6, 2014 February 28, 2015 |
| Kevin Kelly, Steve Corino, and Prince Nana | August 30, 2014 |
| Kevin Kelly and Caprice Coleman | September 13, 2014 – September 20, 2014 |
| Kevin Kelly, Nigel McGuinness, and Caprice Coleman | October 18, 2014 |
| Kevin Kelly and Truth Martini | November 1, 2014 February 21, 2015 |
| Kevin Kelly and Adam Cole | April 11, 2015 |
| Kevin Kelly, Steve Corino, and Nigel McGuinness | June 24, 2015 December 24, 2016 |
| Kevin Kelly and Steve Corino | May 18, 2013 – July 27, 2013 November 9, 2013 – October 4, 2014 November 15, 2014 – October 24, 2015 September 19, 2016 – November 26, 2016 |
| Kevin Kelly, Nigel McGuinness, and Mark Briscoe | November 4, 2015 December 2, 2015 |
| Kevin Kelly and Prince Nana | December 23, 2015 |
| Mandy Leon | December 30, 2015 |
| Kevin Kelly and Mandy Leon | May 14, 2016 |
| Kevin Kelly | May 21, 2016 July 2, 2016 December 31, 2016 |
| Kevin Kelly and Mr. Wrestling 3 | January 2, 2016 January 16, 2016 – May 7, 2016 |
| Ian Riccaboni and Nigel McGuinness | June 25, 2016 December 10, 2016 |
| Kevin Kelly and Matt Taven | August 27, 2016 |
| Ian Riccaboni and Various Guest Commentators | February 25, 2017 – March 18, 2017 |
| Ian Riccaboni and Kevin Kelly | March 25, 2017 – April 15, 2017 |
| Ian Riccaboni and Colt Cabana | April 22, 2017 – August 11, 2018 November 17, 2018 – July 5, 2019 |
| Kevin Kelly and Rocky Romero | May 20, 2017 |
| Ian Riccaboni and Rico DeLaVega | July 22, 2017 August 5, 2017 |
| Ian Riccaboni and Joe Koff | July 29, 2017 |
| Ian Riccaboni and BJ Whitmer | August 19, 2017 September 16, 2017 – September 30, 2017 April 28, 2018 May 12, 2018 October 6, 2018 |
| Ian Riccaboni and Marty Scurll | September 9, 2017 |
| Ian Riccaboni and Caprice Coleman | May 5, 2018 May 19, 2018 September 15, 2018 October 20, 2018 – November 10, 2018 July 26, 2019 |
| Ian Riccaboni, BJ Whitmer, and Caprice Coleman | September 1, 2018 – September 8, 2018 October 13, 2018 |
| Ian Riccaboni, Colt Cabana, and Marty Scurll | December 1, 2018 |
| Ian Riccaboni, Colt Cabana, and Caprice Coleman | December 8, 2018 January 12, 2019 February 16, 2019 July 19, 2018 |
| Ian Riccaboni | December 22, 2018 – December 29, 2018 December 21, 2019 – December 28, 2019 |
| Ian Riccaboni and Quinn McKay | August 2, 2019 – present |
Broadcast history
| Channel (timeslot) ET | Years |
|---|---|
| HDNet (Sat. 8pm) | 2009 |
| HDNet (Mon. 8pm) | 2009 |
| HDNet (Mon. 10pm) | 2009-2011 |
| Sinclair stations (Weekends) | 2011–present |
| Destination America (Wed. 8pm) | 2015 |
| Destination America (Wed. 11pm) | 2015 |
| New England Sports Network (Thurs. 2am/2pm) | 2015–present |
| Cox Sports Television (Mon. 11pm and Fri. 11pm) | 2018–present |
| Comet (Wed. 12pm) | 2015–2017 |
| Charge (Sun. 10pm) | 2017–2018 |
| Charge (Sun. 10:30pm) | 2018–2019 |
| FITE TV (Mon. 7pm) | 2017–present |
| Stadium (Wed., Sun. 8pm) | 2020–present |
| Charge (Sun. 12:00am) | 2019 |
| Fox Sports Networks (Fri. 12:00am) | 2019–present |
On February 11, 2010, it was announced that Ring of Honor Wrestling would be airing in Italy on Dahlia TV.[2]
On September 9, 2014, ROH announced that Ring of Honor Wrestling would begin syndication to stations in non-Sinclair markets, with Gannett Company-owned (now Tegna Inc.) WATL in Atlanta becoming the first non-Sinclair station to air the series on September 13, 2014.[14]
On May 27, 2015, ROH announced a 26-week television deal with Destination America, beginning on June 3.[15] The program originally aired twice on Wednesdays; first at 8 pm and then a replay at 11 pm. However, after struggling to gain viewers, Ring of Honor Wrestling lost their prime time slot in late July and was reduced to a single airing at 11 pm. The last episode was shown on November 25, 2015.[16]
On December 2, 2015, reruns of the series began airing nationally on the Sinclair-owned Comet.[17] On July 9, 2017, the show was moved to sister network Charge!.[18] It was also announced that the show would begin streaming on FITE TV.[19][20]
Following Sinclair's purchase of the Fox Sports Networks (which were divested by The Walt Disney Company following its acquisition of key assets from 21st Century Fox), Ring of Honor Wrestling began airing on the newly acquired RSN's in November 2019. This brought ROH TV availability in several large markets where Sinclair lacked an over-the-air station.[21]
Television Ratings
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