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ROH (Ring of Honor)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/strong>In 2002, there was another upstart promotion on the horizon. Ring of Honor<\/a> was an upstart promotion within the east coast. Ring of Honor started as a promotion to bring some of the future\u2019s brightest stars of professional wrestling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Ring of Honor logo. (YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Throughout its first few years, the future of professional wrestling was portrayed in a major way through the likes of: Bryan Danielson<\/a>, CM Punk<\/a>, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels<\/a>, Nigel McGuinness<\/a>, Kevin Steen<\/a>, El Generico<\/a>, Jay Lethal<\/a>, Mark & Jay Briscoe<\/a>, Austin Aries<\/a>, Tyler Black<\/a>, Chris Hero<\/a> and many others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tROH was a promotion on the rise. However, not many knew about the upstart promotion. ROH got word spreading using a tool that was just getting around, the internet. Besides their DVD sales, ROH used the internet to catch the eye from wrestling fans who was looking for something other than the WWE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ring of Honor star Jay Lethal (Courtney Rose \/ Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

ROH was known for being some of the purest wrestling in America. Putting on instant classics every where they had shows. If you are a passionate wrestling fan, this was the show to see. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, ROH worked with other promotions from all around the world. ROH was able to showcase their wrestlers alongside other talented wrestlers in some of the best matches of the 2000\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The future has speed bumps sometimes, especially in building wrestling promotions. The future stars become hot commodities, gaining interests from all over the world. \u00a0While stars made their move to the big leagues. But, that did not halter ROH\u2019s success. ROH continued to strive on the future of professional wrestling. They continued on building and showcasing the brightest of the future of professional wrestling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ROH throughout the next few years found even more positives. In 2009, ROH finally was able to reach an agreement with a television network. They aired on HDNet Fights<\/a>. ROH continued to grow which forecasted a massive 2010\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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