ROH advances to the next PPV event. announce that Super Card of Honor It will take place March 31st from the Galen Center in Los Angeles. This date coincides with WrestleMania week in Hollywood, technically at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
ROH has released an official trailer for the show with the announcement of the roll call. Claudio Castagnoli, Briscoe, Samoa Joe, Wheeler Utah, Athena, and Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun, and Toa Leona are all mentioned by name.
On Friday, March 31, professional wrestling fans from around the world will descend on Los Angeles for one of the most anticipated events of the year. The Ring of Honor Supercard of Honor is presented LIVE by the Galen Center at the University of Southern California. Tickets will go on sale Friday, January 27 at 10 a.m. PT pic.twitter.com/5SCbncrUSM
– ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (ringofhonor) January 12, 2023
“One of the most anticipated events of the year” is the hype act. Tony Khan will determine his work in the matchmaking department to live up to this claim. The main event should be special.
There are no obvious opponents on the AEW roster emerging at the moment to challenge Claudio for the ROH World Championship. Rush has been pushing for the match on social media as a match between two-time world champions. This match had been on Rush’s mind ever since his confrontation with Claudio in the $300,000 Three Kings Casino Trio Battle on the day of frenzy.
2 times #ROH 2-time world champion #ROH World Champion
I held this title for 575 days.
2023 I want the Ring Of Honor world title
Give people what they want @tweet#aew #AEWDynamite # Hashem #LFI#nopasnada pic.twitter.com/NCYFvv1Bli
– Rush Official (@rushtoroblanco) December 24, 2022
There is also the possibility that Khan will open the forbidden door. Denise Salcedo reports that Khan told the dynamite Last night’s crowd that talent from other promotions around the world will appear on the ROH PPV.
So Tony Khan told the crowd that for HONOR’s ROH SUPERCARD it will feature talent from AEW and other promotions from around the world.
– Denise “Hollywood” Salcedo (_denisesalcedo) January 12, 2023
This goes along with the idea that ROH and NJPW could reunite for the next chapter of ROH’s weekly programming. If this is indeed the case, then Claudio could stand up against the NJPW superstar. It must be someone old enough to sell tickets but also able to take the loss. I’m no expert on the current NJPW landscape, however, and one name comes to mind as a great match. Claudio vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi.
Tanahashi and his beautiful hair headlined forbidden door PPV losing to Jon Moxley in a match for the interim AEW World Championship. To be clear, there was no indication that Tanahashi was on tap. This is just an idea for a main event star who deserves to be the headliner Supercard of Honor. ROH could use the Blackpool Combat Club connection between Claudio and Moxley to set up the match.
ROH showed in the Tony Khan era that the ROH World Championship doesn’t need to shut down the show. FTR vs. the Briscoes in a 2 out of 3 falls match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship took the lead on death before shame. With the Briscoes entering as champions, one massive match jumps to mind as the main attraction of the event. vs. Brisco vs. Young Bucks.
These tag teams have both ancient and modern history. Focusing only on straight ROH championship meets, the record stands at 3-2-1 in favor of the Briscoes over the years with no title changes in those contests. They haven’t wrestled with each other since 2018. That was last year Supercard of HonorThe Young Bucks made a surprise appearance as a Super Attack party on the Dem Boys. Payback awaits.
Wonderful !!!!!! the @tweet in the building! Watch #ROH #SupercardofHonor Go on with your life @tweetAnd # Honor Club & @tweet! pic.twitter.com/iqSyXwscPB
– ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (ringofhonor) April 2, 2022
Who are you hoping to see Claudio Castagnoli and the Briscoes wrestle for ROH gold at Supercard of Honor?