2002 marked the birth of something special in professional wrestling, something that took the best wrestlers from across the country, brought them all into one place, and allowed them to compete to the absolute best of their abilities. That something was Ring of Honor and this is a look at the bouts that started it all!
From the epic main event of “The Era of Honor Begins” featuring Low Ki, Bryan Danielson, and Christopher Daniels through Xavier vs. Paul London at “Final Battle 2002, that first year of ROH was only a sign of the amazing decade that was to come. Be it Samoa Joe or Homicide, Jay & Mark Briscoe or Spanky, the talent that helped establish Ring of Honor in its infancy still stands as some of the best wrestlers to ever enter the ring and these are the matches that established them as such.
This 2-Disc collection contains 17 matches, many unavailable for several years, showcasing the genesis of Ring of Honor; welcome to “Year One”…
Disc 1 1. Low Ki vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Bryan Danielson...The Era of Honor Begins 2/23/02 2. Low Ki vs. Bryan Danielson...Round Robin Challenge 3/30/02 3. Low Ki vs. AJ Styles...A Night of Appreciation 4/27/02 4. Eddie Guerrero & The Amazing Red vs. The SAT...A Night of Appreciation 4/27/02 5. Low Ki vs. The Amazing Red...Road to the Title 6/22/02 6. Christopher Daniels vs. Low Ki vs. Spanky vs. Doug Williams (ROH Title/60 Minute Iron Man Match)...Crowning A Champion 7/27/02 7. Jay Briscoe vs. Mark Briscoe...Honor Invades Boston 8/24/02
Disc 2 8. Low Ki vs. Xavier (ROH Title Match)...Unscripted 9/21/02 9. Paul London vs. Michael Shane (Steet Fight)...Unscripted 9/21/02 10. Bryan Danielson & Michael Modest vs. Christopher Daniels & Donovan Morgan (ROH Tag Team Title Tournament Finals)...Unscripted 9/21/02 11. Samoa Joe vs. Low Ki...Glory By Honor 10/5/02 12. Bryan Danielson vs. AJ Styles (#1 Contender's Trophy Match)...All Star Extravaganza 11/9/02 13. Low Ki & Steve Corino vs. Shinjiro Ohtani & Masato Tanaka...All Star Extravaganza 11/9/02 14. The SAT, Amazing Red & Divine Storm vs. Special K of Joey Matthews, Deranged, Sim J, Izzy & Angeldust (Scramble Match)...Scramble Madness 11/16/02 15. Xavier vs. AJ Styles (ROH Title Match)...Night of the Butcher 12/7/02 16. Bryan Danielson vs. Paul London (#1 Contenders Trophy Match)...Night of the Butcher 12/7/02 17. Xavier vs. Paul London (ROH Title Match)...Final Battle 2002 12/28/02
Watching WCW Bash at the Beach 2000 the announcer says while talking about the tag team called Kronic.... "There is nothing wrong when Kronic gets fired up if you ask me"
It didn't click with me right away, then I started cracking up. )
Death is not the worst of evils.
You can't be down, when you're always high.
Ha. I'm guessing Big Show interferes to help Johnny with the win.
WWE has announced, via its mobile text service, that a "Power to the People" Battle Royal will take place at Over the Limit tonight, with the winner receiving a shot at the IC or U.S. Title during the PPV.
Death is not the worst of evils.
You can't be down, when you're always high.
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From the epic main event of “The Era of Honor Begins” featuring Low Ki, Bryan Danielson, and Christopher Daniels through Xavier vs. Paul London at “Final Battle 2002, that first year of ROH was only a sign of the amazing decade that was to come. Be it Samoa Joe or Homicide, Jay & Mark Briscoe or Spanky, the talent that helped establish Ring of Honor in its infancy still stands as some of the best wrestlers to ever enter the ring and these are the matches that established them as such.
This 2-Disc collection contains 17 matches, many unavailable for several years, showcasing the genesis of Ring of Honor; welcome to “Year One”…
Disc 1
1. Low Ki vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Bryan Danielson...The Era of Honor Begins 2/23/02
2. Low Ki vs. Bryan Danielson...Round Robin Challenge 3/30/02
3. Low Ki vs. AJ Styles...A Night of Appreciation 4/27/02
4. Eddie Guerrero & The Amazing Red vs. The SAT...A Night of Appreciation 4/27/02
5. Low Ki vs. The Amazing Red...Road to the Title 6/22/02
6. Christopher Daniels vs. Low Ki vs. Spanky vs. Doug Williams (ROH Title/60 Minute Iron Man Match)...Crowning A Champion 7/27/02
7. Jay Briscoe vs. Mark Briscoe...Honor Invades Boston 8/24/02
Disc 2
8. Low Ki vs. Xavier (ROH Title Match)...Unscripted 9/21/02
9. Paul London vs. Michael Shane (Steet Fight)...Unscripted 9/21/02
10. Bryan Danielson & Michael Modest vs. Christopher Daniels & Donovan Morgan (ROH Tag Team Title Tournament Finals)...Unscripted 9/21/02
11. Samoa Joe vs. Low Ki...Glory By Honor 10/5/02
12. Bryan Danielson vs. AJ Styles (#1 Contender's Trophy Match)...All Star Extravaganza 11/9/02
13. Low Ki & Steve Corino vs. Shinjiro Ohtani & Masato Tanaka...All Star Extravaganza 11/9/02
14. The SAT, Amazing Red & Divine Storm vs. Special K of Joey Matthews, Deranged, Sim J, Izzy & Angeldust (Scramble Match)...Scramble Madness 11/16/02
15. Xavier vs. AJ Styles (ROH Title Match)...Night of the Butcher 12/7/02
16. Bryan Danielson vs. Paul London (#1 Contenders Trophy Match)...Night of the Butcher 12/7/02
17. Xavier vs. Paul London (ROH Title Match)...Final Battle 2002 12/28/02
Also just ordered this, should be great.
It didn't click with me right away, then I started cracking up.
John Cena vs. John Laurinaitis:
-If Laurinaitis loses, he is fired. If anyone interferes, he/she is fired. There will be no special guest referee.
WWE Championship Match:
-CM Punk (c) vs. Daniel Bryan
World Heavyweight Championship Fatal 4-Way Match:
-Sheamus (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Chris Jericho vs. Randy Orton
Tag Team Championship Match:
-Kofi Kingston & R-Truth (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger
WWE Divas Championship Match:
-Layla (c) vs. Beth Phoenix
Pre-Show Match to Air on YouTube:
-Kane vs. Zack Ryder
I'll watch a stream but no way will I spend any money on that ppv. The only 2 matches I want to see are the Fatal 4-Way and Punk vs. Bryan.
WWE has announced, via its mobile text service, that a "Power to the People" Battle Royal will take place at Over the Limit tonight, with the winner receiving a shot at the IC or U.S. Title during the PPV.
Its been a long time since we've seen a dual singles champion.