Ring of Honor Debuts On Long Island TONIGHT -- CM Punk's Final Match?
On Friday, July 8, 2005 at 1:39 AM EST Ring of Honor makes their long-awaited debut on Long Island tonight, with the following card:
-CM Punk will make his first ROH Title defense after a shocking heel turn at Death Before Dishonor III. Punk will be hand-picking his opponent for the match, and everyone on the card is an option. This in Punk's final scheduled ROH date according to ROH, but we've seen how what they've told us versus what actually happens before.
-AJ Styles will take on Jimmy Rave. Styles is Rave's former mentor, but when Rave joined the Embassy in mid-2004, he turned his back on AJ. Rave picked up a victory over Styles in February, and now Styles is seeking revenge after the beating he took after defeating Petey Williams at DBDIII.
-Christopher Daniels vs Colt Cabana. This is Daniels' first ROH match since being Pepsi Plunged through a table in January of 2004. Cabana helped with the demise of Chris Daniels at The Battle Lines are Drawn, and now Daniels will be out for revenge.
-Four Corner Survival featuring Samoa Joe, Homicide, James Gibson & Austin Aries. Wow, what's not to say about this one? Samoa Joe will be defending the Pure Title the next night against Austin Aries, the man who ended Joe's 21 month reign as ROH World Champion. Joe and Homicide get back in the ring together for the first time since Scramble Cage Melee if I'm not mistaken, after their heated feud in the summer of 2004. Gibson and Homicide continue their feud that has been going in recent months. Gibson can try to pick up a win on Aries after two losses earlier this year, and Aries and Homicide each have a pinfall victory over the other in 2005. All that, and four of the top workers in ROH in one match. This can't suck.
-ROH Tag Team Champions BJ Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs defend against Lacey's Angels. Whitmer and Jacobs, affectionately referred to as Hillbilly JesHUSS, won the tag belts on April second, and have beat some high profile pairings since then. Lacey's Angels, who are former Special K members, get the title shot today after picking up a win on Generation Next at DBDIII.
-Roderick Strong will take on Azrieal. Azrieal, who earned a Pure or World Title shot by winning the Six Man Mayhem on June 12, is a former Special K member, who is primed to break out anytime. Although, since he's up against Strong, he might only break out in chest bruises tomorrow.
-Plus more matches will be added, including Mick Foley, Matt Striker, the former NY teacher who recently gained lots of press after being asked to resign, Vordell Walker, The Heart Break Express, Nigel McGuinness, and Jay Lethal.
Ring Of Honor
July 8th, 8:00pm
Sports Plus Entertainment Center
110 New Moriches Road
Lake Grove, New York 11755
Credit: ROHWrestling.com