ROH Honor Rumble
The Honor Rumble is a periodically held battle royal promoted by the U.S. based professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor.
This battle royal differs from a standard version of the match in that the contestants do not all begin in the ring at the same time, but instead enter the match at timed intervals in order of their assigned entry numbers (comparable in style to WWE's Royal Rumble match). Numbers are usually drawn through a lottery that is typically staged right before the event begins, although participants can also win desirable spots via a number of other means, the most common being winning a match.
The match begins with the two wrestlers who have drawn entry numbers one and two, with the remaining wrestlers entering the ring at regular timed intervals (usually 90 seconds or two minutes) in the ascending order of their entry numbers. The winner of the Honor Rumble receives a chance to wrestle for the ROH World Championship. The first Honor Rumble took place on July 26, 2008 at ROH New Horizons.
Dates, venues, and events
Event | Date | City | Venue | Ref. | Main Event | |
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1 | ROH New Horizons | July 26, 2008 | Detroit, Michigan | Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum | [1] | Bryan Danielson vs. Tyler Black in a singles match |
2 | ROH on HDNet | August 15, 2009 | Philadelphia Pennsylvania | The Arena | [2] | Honor Rumble match |
3 | ROH Southern Defiance | December 3, 2011 | Spartanburg, South Carolina | Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium | [3] | Honor Rumble match |
4 | ROH A New Dawn | September 28, 2013 | Hopkins, Minnesota | Hopkins Eisenhower Community Center | [4] | Adam Cole (c) vs. Mark Briscoe (with Jay Briscoe) in a singles match for the ROH World Championship |
5 | Ring of Honor Wrestling | October 11, 2014 | Wheeling, West Virginia | WesBanco Arena | [5] | Honor Rumble match |
6 | ROH: Reloaded Tour | September 16, 2016 | Lockport, NY | Kenan Center | [6] | Honor Rumble match |
Winners
Wrestler | Year |
---|---|
Ruckus | 2008 |
The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) | 2009 |
Jay Lethal | 2011 |
Mark Briscoe | 2013 |
Michael Bennett | 2014 |
Silas Young | 2016 |
See also
- ROH World Championship
- ROH World Tag Team Championship
- ROH World Television Championship
- ROH Pure Championship