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The Era of Honor Begins.; An EWR diary. Sort of.
Topic Started: Apr 5 2009, 05:01 AM (77 Views)
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Yes, this is like an EWR diary. But no, it's not an actual EWR diary – I am not simming anything through EWR, and instead am simply using my own imagination to run the diary on. As some of you know, Ring of Honor was at one time my absolute favorite wrestling promotion, and I'm sure some of you can say the same thing. This is an attempt and means of me to not only relive some of my memories of early ROH before it became great (but also before it became terrible), but also to add some of my own 'flavor'. While I'm going to attempt to stay along the path of what the real-world promotion actually did during it's first months, I will also be adding some of my own modifications to cards, storylines and events. Hopefully, my changes will be so seamless so as to go unnoticed by those who aren't familiar with the beginnings of the promotion, though they should be pretty obvious to anybody who has gone back and watched some of the company's earlier shows.

I'm not going to guarantee that I'm going to commit myself. While I wish I could make that promise, I (and I'm sure everybody else) knows that, though I'm quick to come up with an idea, I'm usually hard-pressed to keep up with it. The diary will progress whenever I feel like writing, pretty much. There might be weeks between updates, or there might be a multitude of updates all in one day. Shrug.

Anyways, enjoy if you read, and feel free to criticize the shit out of everything you don't like. And suck my cock for everything you do. I DO have a pretty big ego, y'know.. Anyways, enough of this shit. Lets get started.


The Independent World Of Wrestling, 2001
January 6th – Southern wrestler AJ Styles captures the NWA Wildside Television Title by defeating Air Paris.
January 7th – Extreme Championship Wrestling airs what would end up being it's final pay-per-view, Guilty as Charged 2001.
January 23rd – Little known wrestler Christopher Daniels nearly breaks his neck in his debut match on WCW Nitro against Michael Modest, following a botched asai moonsault.

February 2nd – East Coast wrestling promotion Jersey All Pro Wrestling is forced to put an end to their “Blood is Better” era at the behest of the local and state governments in order to continue operating in the state of New Jersey. As a result, they embark onto the “We Are Hard Hitting” era, giving prominent platforms for tough, hard-hitting wrestlers such as Da Hit Squad, Homicide and Low Ki to perform. American Strong Style is born.
February 24th – Low Ki wins the prestigious ECWA Super 8 Tournament by defeating fellow up-and-coming independent star, the American Dragon.

March 5th – AJ Styles and Air Pair (known as Air Raid) lose to Elix Skipper & Kid Romeo on WCW Nitro as part of WCW's Cruiserweight Tag Team Title Tournament.
March 26th – The final edition of WCW Nitro is held, bringing an end to the legendary Monday Night Wars. The World Wrestling Federation announces its acquisition of the company as part of their on-air feud between owner Vince McMahon and his son, Shane McMahon.

April 4th – The WWF secures it's dominance over the world of professional wrestling as Paul Heyman, on behalf of ECW, declares bankruptcy.
April 24th – Former ECW star Steve Corino captures the NWA World Heavyweight Title by defeating Mike Rapada.

May 26th – Christopher Daniels makes his first of two WWF Jakked appearances, losing to former ECW star Jerry Lynn.

June 30th – Low Ki is defeated by former ECW & WCW superstar Raven on an episode of WWF Jakked. This proves to be Low Ki's final appearance on WWF television.

July 7th – The hard-hitting tag team of Da Hit Squad (Mafia & Monsta Mack) capture their third of four JAPW Tag Team Titles by defeating Dixie & Insane Dragon
July 7th – At the same show, indy standout Low Ki captures the JAPW Heavyweight Title by defeating his friend and mentor, Homicide, in a hard-hitting match.

August – RFVideo.com owner Rob Feinstein privately announces his intentions to start a wrestling promotion of his own to co-workers Doug Gentry and Gabe Sapolsky. All three are former ECW employees.

September 9th – RFVideo.com, the leading source for independent wrestling in the United States, releases the “World of Tomorrow – A Look Into The Texas Wrestling Academy” tape. While starring the American Dragon and up and coming star Paul London, the best-selling tape also features other prominent figures from Shawn Michaels's TWA wrestling school, including his cousin Michael Shane, the high-flying Spanky, Bio-Hazard, Fast Eddie, Don Juan and Hotstuff Hernandez, amongst others.

October 13th – At the 53rd annual NWA Anniversary Show, AJ Styles defeats Christopher Daniels in a classic match.
October 13th – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Steve Corino is declared unable to continue by the referee in a title match against Japanese wrestling legend Shinya Hashimoto. The title is declared vacant by the NWA Board of Directors.
October 25th – West Coast wrestler Seanoa “Samoa” Joe pins Japanese wrestling legend Mitsuhara Misawa in tag team action, in his debut match for the Zero-One promotion.
October 27th – The American Dragon wins APW's King of the Indies Tournament by defeating Low-Ki in the finals.
October – Steve Corino announces his intentions to retire as a professional wrestler at the end of the year.

November 12th – Former WWF Intercontinental Champion Eddie Guerrero is released by the company following an altercation with law enforcement.

December 5th – Midwest wrestler CM Punk defeats his arch rival, Chris Hero, to capture the IWA: Mid-South Heavyweight Title
December 15th – Shinya Hashimoto defeats Steve Corino to capture the NWA World Heavyweight Title.
December 15th – Former JAPW and independent wrestler and brother of current WWF star Charlie, Russ Haas is found dead in his sleep. The cause of death is ruled a heart attack.
December 16th – At an ECWA taping, RFVideo.com employee Doug Gentry is found handing out pamphlets with “ROHWrestling.com” emblazoned on them, as well as a fully detailed “Code of Honor”.
December 18th – RFVideo.com owner Rob Feinstein officially announces the creation of a new Philadelphia-based promotion, Ring of Honor, to be headed by him and the people behind RFVideo. The company's debut show is tentatively slated for late February.

The Independent World Of Wrestling, 2002
January 6th - Ring of Honor officially announces their debut show for February 23rd at the National Guard Armory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Also announced for the show is Eddie Guerrera, as well as a promise of putting on the best professional wrestling show possible.
January 11th – CM Punk retains the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title by defeating Chris Hero in an epic 93-minute, two-out-of-three falls match that is hailed as an “instant classic”.
January 13th – Ring of Honor announces their first two matches for the debut show, aptly named “The Era of Honor Begins”. The main event will see Low Ki take on the American Dragon and “The Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels in a three-way match, while the undercard will feature  four of the brightest stars from Shawn Michaels's TWA as Michael Shane will team with Paul London to take on Spanky and Bio-Hazard.
January 20th – Steve Corino, The SATs (Jose & Joel Maximo), Divine Storm (Quiet Storm & Chris Divine), Xavier, The Amazing Red and the Natural Born Sinners (Homicide & Boogalu) are all confirmed for “The Era of Honor Begins”. Corino is also announced to serve as color commentator for the show's DVD release.
January 27th – After much speculation, Eddie Guerrero's opponent for ROH's debut show is announced as Super Crazy in the first-ever IWA Intercontinental Championship Match. Also announced are the Natural Born Sinners against the Christopher Street Connection, and Xavier versus Jay Briscoe, as well as an appearance from his brother, Mark, who at 17 is too young to wrestle in the state of Pennsylvania.

February - NOW

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Note - I couldn't find a copy of the old ROH logo, so lets go ahead and consider this one of my first major changes in the company's timeline.
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