Ring of Honor

This article is about the professional wrestling promotion. For other uses, see Ring of Honor (disambiguation).

ROH Acquisition Co, LLC
Ring of Honor
Company typePrivate
IndustryProfessional wrestling
Streaming media
FoundedFebruary 23, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-02-23) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
FounderRob Feinstein
Headquarters1 EverBank Stadium Drive,
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Tony Khan
(President)
Cary Silkin
(Ambassador)
ProductsTelevision
Live events
Pay-per-view
Merchandise
Home video
Video-on-demand
Streaming network service
OwnerTony Khan[1]
ParentRF Video
(2002–2004)
Sinclair Broadcast Group
(2011–2022)
DivisionsHonor Club
Websiteringofhonor.com

Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011; when the promotion was sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group.[2][3][4][5]

Throughout the 2010s, ROH was considered the third largest wrestling promotion in the United States, behind WWE and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, initially operating on an internet distribution model.[6][7][8] Under Sinclair's ownership, ROH began talent-sharing deals with wrestling companies outside the U.S., expanded their television visibility through Sinclair's broadcast stations, and eventually established its own streaming service in 2018 called Honor Club.[9][10][11]

As Sinclair was struggling with debt in the late 2010s, ROH went on a hiatus at the end of 2021.[12][13][14] The promotion would later be sold to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) founder, co-owner, president and CEO Tony Khan in March 2022, with the sale completed on May 4 of that year. Currently, ROH operates as a sister promotion to AEW.[15][16][17]

  1. ^ "ABOUT RING OF HONOR". Ring of Honor. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Welcome". Sinclair Broadcast Group. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "Former ROH Owner Cary Silkin Alleges CM Punk Offered To Buy Company". Bodyslam.net. December 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (December 23, 2020). "Cary Silkin Claims CM Punk Texted Him About Purchasing ROH In 2010". Fightful. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  5. ^ Dominguez, Noah (October 28, 2020). "Ring of Honor Going on Hiatus After December PPV". CBR.com. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  6. ^ Szalai, Georg (April 2, 2010). "Wrestling's ROH leans toward Internet PPV". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018. In 2007, the third-largest U.S. wrestling promotion (behind market leader World Wrestling Entertainment and TNA)
  7. ^ Korderas, Jimmy (2013). The Three Count: My Life in Stripes As a WWE Referee. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1770410848. Retrieved February 22, 2018. Ring of Honor is considered the number three wrestling promotion in the United States
  8. ^ McNeill, Pat (June 22, 2014). "Feels Like The First Time: McNEILL previews ROH Best In The World 2014 on pay-per-view!". pwtorch.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2018. Before Ring of Honor the "number three promotion" in North America was the Philadelphia-based Extreme Championship Wrestling
  9. ^ Meltzer, Dave (June 19, 2017). "June 19, 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Conor McGregor/Floyd Mayweather on, Okada/Omega classic, more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 6. ISSN 1083-9593. Okada's next title defense will be on 7/1 in Long Beach against Cody ... There is a very good chance that Cody will be winning the ROH title from Christopher Daniels ... If he does ... that creates the unique situation of the world champion of Japan's No. 1 organization against the world champion of the (very distant) No. 2 organization in the U.S.
  10. ^ "Ring Of Honor Plans Streaming Service, Possible Tour Expansion". November 9, 2017. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018. Ring of Honor is undeniably WWE's chief competitor.
  11. ^ "ROH announces streaming service similar to WWE Network with live events, archives, and live PPV access". pwtorch.com. February 2, 2018. Archived from the original on February 3, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018. Although there aren't comparable metrics, at some point since TNA Impact Wrestling left Spike TV and ROH continued to stabilize itself with the Sinclair partnership and New Japan relationship, ROH easily became the no. 2 pro wrestling company based in North America, behind only WWE – although by a big distance.
  12. ^ DAVIS, PAUL. "ROH parent company (Sinclair Broadcasting) has over $12 billion worth of debt". Wrestlingnews.co. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  13. ^ Silverstein, Adam (May 15, 2019). "AEW TV deal: Weekly show to air live on TNT with Turner also streaming pay-per-views". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  14. ^ Fiorvanti, Tim (May 31, 2019). "June 3, 2019 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Double or Nothing Review". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  15. ^ Caldwell, James (May 21, 2011). "ROH Breaking News: Ring of Honor sold – ROH announces official sale of the promotion; new television distribution". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  16. ^ Raimondi, Marc (March 2, 2022). "Tony Khan, AEW CEO and son of Jaguars owner, acquires wrestling promotion Ring of Honor". ESPN. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  17. ^ Rueter, Sean (March 2, 2022). "Tony Khan's HUGE announcement is... he bought ROH!". Cageside Seats.