Various: ROH Relaunching HonorClub This Fall, New Eric Bischoff Book in Production, Indies

Jul 16, 2022

ROH Announces Relaunch of HonorClub for This Fall

Ring of Honor recently announced that they are currently revamping their HonorClub streaming service and will be relaunching the service in early fall 2022.

Official press release:

ROH Announces Updated Card for “Death Before Dishonor” PPV; Expanded PPV Purchase Options and New HonorClub Restructuring
July 16, 2022 – Ring of Honor will storm into Lowell, Mass., with one of the hottest pay-per-view events, ROH: Death Before Dishonor. Featuring world-class talent in electrifying championship bouts, Death Before Dishonor will stream live from the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell on Saturday, July 23, at 8 p.m. ET in the U.S. on Bleacher Report and all major cable/satellite TV providers for $39.99. International fans can access the event via FITE and PPV.com.
Fans can pre-order the event on Bleacher Report here. Tickets to the live event can be purchased here, and at the box office at the Tsongas Center. Tickets start at $29, plus fees.
The current matchups for Death Before Dishonor include:
– ROH World Championship Match: Jonathan Gresham vs. Claudio Castagnoli
– ROH World TV Championship Match: Samoa Joe vs. Jay Lethal
– ROH Pure Championship Match: Wheeler Yuta vs. Daniel Garcia
– ROH World Tag Team Championship Match: FTR vs. The Briscoes * 2 out of 3 falls *
– ROH Women’s World Championship Match: Mercedes Martinez vs. Serena Deeb
Additional matches will be announced in the days leading up to next Saturday.
HonorClub Transformation
Ring of Honor is also currently revamping its HonorClub program with enhanced elements and functionality. During this ongoing transformation, there will be a pause on accepting new memberships. Current memberships (as of July 16, 2022), will be extended at no additional cost until the refreshed HonorClub platform is launched in early fall 2022.
Fans will be able to subscribe to HonorClub for a monthly fee of $9.99. New HonorClub content will become available 60 days after the events happen live.
Sign up here to be notified of all updates and announcements related to HonorClub.
Note that any refund requests by current members will be compensated with a $10 ShopHonor/ PWTees credit for every month remaining on the subscription. For questions or additional information, please email help@rohwrestling.com.

New Eric Bischoff Autobiographical Book Announced

Eric Bischoff recently announced that he is currently writing a new book based on his post-2006 career in wrestling. Bischoff also announced that the title of his upcoming second autobiographical book is Grateful.

Official press release:

JUST IN! Eric Bischoff Announces Second Autobiography: ‘Grateful’
Produced in partnership with ‘NITRO’ author Guy Evans, ‘Grateful’ covers Bischoff’s post-2006 career, including his WWE return, AEW involvement, TNA experience, and much more.
Grateful is available for pre-order now at BischoffBook.com
TAMPA, FL– Eric Bischoff, former President of WCW and WWE Hall of Famer, announced today his second autobiography – Grateful– produced in partnership with NITRO author Guy Evans.
Available now for pre-order at BischoffBook.com, Grateful – the follow-up to 2006’s Controversy Creates Cash – is slated for an early November release. “If you were to talk to me in 2006 or 2007,” said Bischoff, “I fully believed that my days in pro wrestling were over. If you had asked me what the next 15 years of my life would look like, it would be nothing like what ultimately transpired.
“Truthfully, over these past 15 years – while I’ve had some wonderful successes – I’ve had some spectacular failures, too. There have been some really difficult times for my family and I.
“In fact, far from being grateful, there were years in which I was frequently angry – and mostly angry at myself, by the way.
“But here I am, and as of today…I’ve made a comeback. Not a complete comeback – but close. I’ve learned that it’s one thing to achieve success, but another thing to achieve it, lose it, and then achieve it again. I’m on my way – and Grateful tells that story in its entirety.”
For the new project, Bischoff collaborated with Guy Evans (NITRO: The Incredible Rise and Inevitable Collapse of Ted Turner’s WCW), whose first book received critical acclaim upon its release in 2018.
“This will be no ordinary pro wrestling autobiography,” continued Bischoff. “While granted, this is a story about what’s happened in my life over the past 15 years, it’s also about some of the broader lessons I learned along the way.
“Now don’t get me wrong: throughout this book, there will be more than enough rasslin’ talk to shake a stick at. TNA? It’s all here. My relationship with Hulk Hogan? Read on. My return to WWE in 2019? The Hall of Fame? AEW? Yes, yes and yes.
“Equally, however, I hope readers take away some useful insights about some of the other topics that are important to me: life, death, family, relationships, business and perhaps some things you’ve rarely heard me talk about – until now.”
Grateful is available for pre-order now at BischoffBook.com

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Lucha Libre AAA talent Keyra reportedly informed others that she has left recently the company and is currently a free agent, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Following this past Thursday’s Kings of Colosseum 2022 themed MLW Fusion episode, Major League Wrestling announced that they will be taking a short break and will return with a new season of their weekly MLW Fusion series this September. Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the reason for MLW’s current break from weekly shows is related to a new television deal they are currently expected to officially announce soon.

The National Wrestling Alliance recently announced that legendary wrestling manager J.J. Dillon will be making an appearance for the company at their NWA 74 event on August 27-28 in St. Louis, Missouri.

Tony Khan recently announced that the currently scheduled ROH World Tag Team Championship match between The Briscoes and champions FTR at ROH’s Death Before Dishonor 2022 event on July 23rd will be held under Best 2-out-of-3 Falls rules.

This past Friday’s Game Changer Wrestling’s No Signal in the Hills 2 event in Los Angeles, California featured a surprise appearance by Lio Rush. Prior to the start of Blake Christian’s match against Starboy Charlie, Rush made his surprise appearance and confronted Christian teasing a potential match between the two in the future in GCW.

New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that they had pulled Yuto Nakashima from the card of their G1 Climax 2022 event earlier today in Sapporo and their upcoming G1 Climax 2022 event on July 20th in Sendai, Japan due to Nakashima still recovering from his recent left elbow injury.

Wrestling Revolver recently announced that Jon Moxley will be making an appearance for the company at their Sunday FunBey event on August 21st in Dayton, Ohio.

One Pro Wrestling recently announced a new match for the card of their A New Twist of Fate event on October 1st in Doncaster, England:

Robbie Eagles vs. Ace Austin