ROH Media Call Recap: COO Talks Bully Ray’s “Retirement,” Tenille on Women of Honor, More
June 26, 2018 | Posted by
Jeremy Thomas
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– Ring of Honor had a media call on Tuesday in support of this Friday’s ROH Best in the World, with Joe Koff, Tenille Dashwood and Dalton Castle speaking. Highlights are below,
per PWInsider:
The call started by telling us that this Friday will be the Best In The World PPV from Baltimore, MD. They ran down the card and the various outlets where you can watch the show. Here is the lineup:
*ROH Champion Dalton Castle vs. Cody vs. Marty Scurll.
*ROH Six Man Tag Team Champions The Kingdom vs. EVIL & SANADA & BUSHI
*ROH TV Champion Punishment Martinez vs. Adam Page in a Baltimore Street Fight.
*ROH Tag Team Champions The Briscoes vs. The Young Bucks.
*KUSHIDA vs. Jay Lethal.
*Flip Gordon vs. Bully Ray.
*Women of Honor Champion Sumie Sakai & Jenny Rose & Mayu Owatani & Tenille Dashwood vs. Kelly Klein & Kagetsu & Hana Kumura & Hazuki.
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I asked Joe what he would tell fans who have never watched ROH before to get them to tune in. Joe talked about the greatness of the product and how it truly is about the best in the world for talents. Mike Johnson sent this: First question was Dave Scherer, stealing Mike Johnson’s gimmick. He asked what would you say to fans who have never seen ROH before what they would do to tune in. Joe said Best in the World will show the immersive experience you can feel in pro wrestling. It’s a great opportunity to experience the Best in the World and he means the Best in the World.
Joe was asked about the future of the Ring Of Honor dojo. He said that they had their inaugural session this weekend. He said that they are really excited about it because it takes them in a new direction. They can bring in people to learn the Ring Of Honor styles. They are very excited about that.
Joe was asked about being in the new building in Baltimore. He is very excited and expects to add a great event to the building’s history.
Joe was asked about Bully Ray’s “retirement”. Did they have any reservations about bringing him back to wrestle? Joe said no, he was fully checked out. Bully pulled himself from action. He was faced with the question of whether he should retire or come back, and he chose to come back.
He was asked about Dalton Castle’s title reign and his health. Joe said that Dalton can address his health when he is on later. Joe said that he thinks Castle represents himself as ROH Champion the way that it should be represented. It’s a shame he has gotten banged up but he is a fighting champion and he has put his body on the line to defend and he is ready to defend on Friday night.
Joe was asked about what his goals are for this weekend’s show. Joe said that he doesn’t have specific goals. He just wants to hit the high level that the company always hits. His goal is to meet and exceed fans expectations and he feels it will deliver and then some.
He was asked about ROH going to the UK and doing more shows, maybe a PPV? He said that it’s something that they have talked about. He said that they are pretty deliberate when it comes to growth. He said that they just had a great tour there and they like the UK so a PPV is definitely possible.