Ring of Honor Wrestling

Ring of Honor Wrestling
Genre	Professional wrestling
Created by	Cary Silkin
Starring	ROH Roster
Narrated by	Ian Riccaboni Caprice Coleman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	12
No. of episodes	518 (as of August 20, 2021)
Production
Executive producers	Dan Bynum Hunter Johnston[1]
Camera setup	Multicamera setup
Running time	51–52 minutes
Release
Original network	HDNet (2009–11) Sinclair stations (2011 (2011)–present)
Picture format	HDTV 1080i[2]
Audio format	Stereophonic[2]
Original release	March 21, 2009 (2009-03-21) – present
External links
Website

Ring of Honor Wrestling, often abbreviated as ROH TV,^[3] is a professional wrestling television series produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). The series features professional wrestlers competing in matches and conducting interviews.^[2] Combined, these elements create and further the storylines of the promotion.

The pilot episode was taped on February 28, 2009, and the series premiered on March 21, 2009,^[4] airing weekly on HDNet in the United States. The series' 100th and final HDNet episode aired on April 4, 2011.^[5] The series would return under its current title on the stations of its parent company, the Sinclair Broadcast Group, on September 24, 2011.^[6][7]

Production[]

Ring of Honor first announced its partnership with HDNet an article posted to its website on January 26, 2009. The article stated that HDNet would air a weekly television series featuring Ring of Honor Wrestling.^[8] They subsequently announced their first television tapings would take place at The Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[2] Ring of Honor Wrestling began airing weekly on March 21, 2009 on HDNet.^[4] On July 1, 2009, it was reported that Ring of Honor had canceled television tapings scheduled for July 17 and 18; it was reported to be a decision made by HDNet, and not Ring of Honor.^[2] On July 27, 2009, ROH announced that the show would be moving to Monday nights beginning on August 17, with a repeat airing later that night. On January 11, 2011, Ring of Honor announced the end of its television series, after the completion of the promotion's two–year contract with HDNet. The show's final tapings took place on January 21 and 22, with the final episode airing on April 4, 2011.^[2][5][9]

On May 21, 2011, the Sinclair Broadcast Group announced that they had purchased ROH, with Cary Silkin remaining with the company in an executive role. Ring of Honor Wrestling began airing in September 2011 over Sinclair stations, mainly in weekend primetime on their CW and MyNetworkTV stations.^[6]

Episode format[]

An episode typically features 3 to 4 matches as well as interviews from the wrestlers regarding their upcoming matches or current storylines. The show typically ends after the main event (the final match on an episode) and goes to a closing graphic.^[10]

Beginning in August 2019, the show's format was changed to feature highlights of recent events, with Ian Riccaboni and hosting from backstage. The show now features one full-length main event match, with the color commentary during the matches themselves varying as Riccaboni is paired with a variety of partners. It's been speculated that this revamp was done in order to drive growth for Honor Club, where the promotion has begun to stream its television tapings live.^[11][12]

Upon Ring of Honor's return to promoting events following the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the series format would be revamped beginning on the September 12, 2020 episode.^[13][14][15]

Filming locations[]

All but six episodes of the HDNet run were taped at The Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[4] The Arena is frequently used as a professional wrestling venue, and is known prominently for formerly hosting many Extreme Championship Wrestling events.

In September 2010, ROH announced they would be holding television tapings at the Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky on December 9 and 10.^[2] Since then, Ring of Honor Wrestling is taped in various locations around the United States and Canada.

Beginning in August 2020, ROH resumed television tapings from the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (formerly known as the UMBC Event Center) in Maryland.^[15]

Special episodes[]

Roster[]

The wrestlers featured on Ring of Honor wrestling take part in scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers are portrayed as either villains or heroes in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match.

Commentators[]

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Broadcast history[]

On February 11, 2010, it was announced that Ring of Honor Wrestling would be airing in Italy on Dahlia TV.^[2]

On September 9, 2014, ROH announced that Ring of Honor Wrestling would begin syndication to stations in non-Sinclair markets, with Gannett Company-owned (now Tegna Inc.) WATL in Atlanta becoming the first non-Sinclair station to air the series on September 13, 2014.^[17]

On May 27, 2015, ROH announced a 26-week television deal with Destination America, beginning on June 3.^[18] The program originally aired twice on Wednesdays; first at 8 pm and then a replay at 11 pm. However, after struggling to gain viewers, Ring of Honor Wrestling lost their prime time slot in late July and was reduced to a single airing at 11 pm. The last episode was shown on November 25, 2015.^[19]

On December 2, 2015, reruns of the series began airing nationally on the Sinclair-owned Comet.^[20] On July 9, 2017, the show was moved to sister network Charge!.^[21] It was also announced that the show would begin streaming on FITE TV.^[22][23]

Following Sinclair's purchase of the Fox Sports Networks (which were divested by The Walt Disney Company following its acquisition of key assets from 21st Century Fox), Ring of Honor Wrestling began airing on the newly acquired RSN's in November 2019. This brought ROH TV availability in several large markets where Sinclair lacked an over-the-air station.^[24]

See also[]

• List of professional wrestling television series

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Ring of Honor at IMDb
• https://www.fite.tv/channel/roh-wrestling/