Various: Mark Henry on Seth Rollins, ROH War of Worlds, Indies

Mark Henry on Seth Rollins Being One of the Best Performers in Wrestling

A recent episode of Busted Open Radio with Mark Henry as the co-host included Henry’s thoughts on Seth Rollins’ career in WWE.

Henry praised Rollins for being one of the best performers in wrestling today and feels he is already starting to reach Hall of Fame caliber.

“Seth Rollins, right now, is for your money, to me, he’s one of the most exciting guys wrestling. He’s getting to that ‘great’ stratusphere, like beyond elite. He’s becoming, dare I say, Hall of Fame caliber. He’s going to be one of the best before it’s all said and done with.”


More Matches Announced for May’s ROH-NJPW War of Worlds Tour

ROH announced several more matches for their upcoming War of the Worlds tour along with tapings details for the events.

A tag team match of The Briscoes versus Jushin Thunder Liger & Flip Gordon was added to the card of the May 9th show in Lowell, Massachusetts.

A singles match of Cody versus Jushin Thunder Liger was added to the card of the May 11th show in Toronto, Canada.

Two new matches were announced for the card of the May 13th show in Chicago, Illinois. These are a Women of Honor Championship match of Jenny Rose versus champion Sumie Sakai and a ROH World Television Championship match of Austin Aries versus champion Silas Young.

In regards to tapings, the May 9th, May 11th, and May 13th shows will be streamed live on ROH’s Honor Club service. The May 13th show in Chicago will be a ROH television taping.


Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Rich Swann stated on Twitter that he will be making an appearance at Impact Wrestling’s Twitch event on May 5th. Swann will be facing off against Palmer in a singles match while the show itself is being co-promoted with Pro Wrestling Revolver.

NJPW announced that Kazuchika Okada will be among the talent appearing at their upcoming Strong Style Evolved UK tour. Okada will be competing on the June 30th show in Milton Keynes, England and the July 1st show in Manchester, England.

WrestlePro announced that the card for their June 8th event in Rahway, New Jersey features the main event match of Joey Janela versus Ultimo Dragon.