Ring of Honor Makes Their Debut in Cleveland Tonight (Danielson/Aries)

Reported by Ben Bauer of WrestleView.com
On Friday, October 14, 2005 at 3:13 AM EST

Ring of Honor debuts in Cleveland, OH, tonight with the following card:

-Bryan Danielson vs. Austin Aries- ROH World Title Match.
These two have a storied history in ROH. Their first encounter was at Survival of the Fittest, where they both made the final two in the main event elimination match. They then had an epic 25+ minute battle, with ended with Danielson scoring a tap-out victory. They met again at Testing The Limit in a 2/3 falls classic that went over 70 minutes. Aries picked up the two falls to one victory in that encounter. They met again at Nowhere to Run, where Aries successfully defended the ROH Title against Danielson. This will be Danielson's first defense of the ROH Title, after winning it from James Gibson at Glory By Honor IV.

-Colt Cabana & Steve Corino vs. Homicide & Low Ki. Cabana and Homicide have been in a feud that has exploded in recent weeks. It started with Homicide jumping Cabana after the Night of the Grudges II show. Cabana has recruited Corino to aid him in the battle against the Rottweilers. Corino and Homicide of course had an epic feud in 2003, featuring two of the most brutal matches in ROH history. Corino is now back in ROH for the first time since February, and will be looking for momentum going into his ROH World Title shot tomorrow night in Buffalo.

-Tony Mamaluke & Sal Rinauro vs. Jimmy Jacobs & BJ Whitmer- ROH Tag Team Title Match. Rinaro and Mamaluke knocked off then-champs Whitmer & Jacobs on 10/1, winning the belts in their first match as a team. They were successful in their first defense as well, defeating The Ring Crew Express. Whitmer & Jacobs are two-time former ROH Tag Team Champions, and Whitmer has held the tag belts a total of four times so far.

-Jimmy Yang vs. Roderick Strong. Strong has been the man in ROH of late, winning Survival of the Fittest II, defeating James Gibson, Matt Hardy, and countless others. He will continue his roll to his World Title shot on 10/29 against former WWE star Jimmy "Akio" Yang, who is seeking his first win in ROH after going 0-2 last weekend.

-Samoa Joe & Jay Lethal vs. Jimmy Rave & Alex Shelley. This is a special attraction tag team match. The Embassy are currently feuding with Generation Next, but Rave and Lethal have a history. They squared off twice in the past, spliting their series. Joe also defeated Rave while Joe held the Pure Title.

-Jack Evans vs. Abyss. Evans is making his return to ROH, after being out since Death Before Dishonor III. He comes back to take on the monster Abyss in a continuation of the Generation Next/Embassy feud. Abyss is an assassin of sorts for the Embassy, who makes sporadic appearances at important times on behalf of Prince Nana's faction.

-Nigel McGuinness vs. Claudio Castagnoli. Nigel is the reigning ROH Pure Title holder, though this will be a non-title match. Castagnoli picked up a big win last weekend, knocking off ROH veteran Colt Cabana to earn a regular spot on the roster.

-Plus more to be added, including Ricky Reyes, Matt Stryker, Jade Chung, and More.

Cleveland Grays Armory
October 14, 2005- 8:00pm belltime
1234 Bolivar Road
Cleveland, OH 44115.