For the past couple of weeks, AEW President Tony Khan has been teasing a big announcement. Whenever AEW’s president teases a big announcement, he never disappoints. Even last time he said that a ground-breaking arrival was coming, he delivered. Tony was interested in wasting any time, he opened the show to break the big news. He revealed that he has just closed a huge business deal. AEW’s President, Tony Khan, is now the owner of Ring of Honor.
#AEWDynamite @ringofhonor pic.twitter.com/BvbZKiKDD0
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) March 3, 2022
History of ROH
Nearly 2 decades ago, The promotion known as Ring of Honor was born. It has been the foundation for most of the top wrestlers in professional wrestling. Wrestlers like CM Punk, Seth Rollins, Bryan Danielson, Samoa Joe and Adam Cole all started at ROH.
ROH follows the ‘Code of Honor’. The Code of Honor is where the wrestlers start the match with a handshake and also end the match the same way. A Handshake is a symbol of respect. There will also be no outside interferences and the wrestlers are not allowed to harm the referee or any other official for that matter.
ROH gave the wrestlers a lot of creative freedom and was known as one of the best companies to work with. Over the years, ROH has partnered with several other promotions such as GCW, NJPW and other international promotions.
Sadly, ROH was struggling to run their shows during the Covid-19 pandemic and thus had to take a break. In 2022, January 10th, ROH announced that they will be returning with the Supercard of Honor in Texas.
As per reports from Dave Meltzer, Ring of Honor will be working like an ‘Indie Company‘ using non-contracted talent. ROH will also focus on the men’s women’s and tag team titles and will also be defended at the non-ROH shows.
Things might change now since Tony Khan owns the promotions.
The delight of the fans
Tony Khan wanted to announce this news at the start of AEW Dynamite. So he rushed to the ring to make the announcement.
I’m heading to the ring early, let’s start #AEWDynamite out right tonight! I have a big announcement for everyone (especially those of you who love pro wrestling), then we can get right into a huge night of matches live on TBS tonight, the last Dynamite on the road to Revolution!
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) March 3, 2022
Mostly the fans were elated on hearing this news. All were showing how much they loved the news.
Monumental. What this means for the future of AEW, and pro wrestling is tremendous.
— JDfromNY (@JDfromNY206) March 3, 2022
Tony Khan has another show in ROH where he can showcase his talents.
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