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Ring of Honor Wrestling "DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR XI" FREE on iPPV Tonight
Ring of Honor is pleased to announce that “Death Before Dishonor XI” will be streamed for FREE in real time this Friday evening, September 20th at 8:00 pm. In the tradition of the event, this too will go down in the history books! Tonight we will crown a brand new Ring of Honor World Champion as Kevin Steen takes on Michael Elgin and Adam Cole battles Tommaso Ciampa in a pair of semi-final match-ups! Later in the night, the winner of those two bouts will then collide with the winner being crowned new ROH World Champion! This event will only be broadcast live and will not be posted for playback.
Go Fight Live (GFL) has approached ROH to demonstrate its new and upgraded technology which promises to present a flawless stream for the viewing pleasure of ROH fans.
To watch “Death Before Dishonor XI” just go to GFL.tv for information and log in instructions.
Thanks for your support and we look forward to presenting one of this year’s premier Ring of Honor events absolutely FREE Tonight!!
You can't do better then free, so if you have even the faintest passing interest in ROH or Indy wrestling now is the time to check it out! Assuming the stream works...
UPDATE: Stream didn't work, opportunity to win new fans lost AND the live crowd sucked.
Way to go ROH, Way to go!
The full card after the jump
ROH WORLD TITLE TOURNAMENT FINALS
TBD vs. TBD
Former ROH World Champion, Jay Briscoe will present the new champion with the ROH Championship belt.
ROH WORLD TITLE TOURNAMENT- SEMI FINAL MATCH
Adam Cole vs. Tommaso Ciampa
ROH WORLD TITLE TOURNAMENT- SEMI FINAL MATCH
"Unbreakable" Michael Elgin vs. Kevin Steen
8-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish), Matt Taven, & Michael Bennett w/ Truth Martini & Maria Kanellis vs. Adrenaline RUSH (ACH & Tadarius Thomas), Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander Special Interview with BJ Whitmer
SPECIAL CHALLENGE MATCH
Ricky Marvin vs. Roderick Strong
IWGP JR. HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) vs. Forever Hooligans (Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov) (c)
Silas Young vs. Jay Lethal
ALSO SIGNED TO APPEAR:
- OUTLAW INC (HOMICIDE & EDDIE KINGSTON)
Ring of Honor Wrestling "DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR XI" FREE on iPPV Tonight
Ring of Honor is pleased to announce that “Death Before Dishonor XI” will be streamed for FREE in real time this Friday evening, September 20th at 8:00 pm. In the tradition of the event, this too will go down in the history books! Tonight we will crown a brand new Ring of Honor World Champion as Kevin Steen takes on Michael Elgin and Adam Cole battles Tommaso Ciampa in a pair of semi-final match-ups! Later in the night, the winner of those two bouts will then collide with the winner being crowned new ROH World Champion! This event will only be broadcast live and will not be posted for playback.
Go Fight Live (GFL) has approached ROH to demonstrate its new and upgraded technology which promises to present a flawless stream for the viewing pleasure of ROH fans.
To watch “Death Before Dishonor XI” just go to GFL.tv for information and log in instructions.
Thanks for your support and we look forward to presenting one of this year’s premier Ring of Honor events absolutely FREE Tonight!!
You can't do better then free, so if you have even the faintest passing interest in ROH or Indy wrestling now is the time to check it out! Assuming the stream works...
UPDATE: Stream didn't work, opportunity to win new fans lost AND the live crowd sucked.
Way to go ROH, Way to go!
The full card after the jump
ROH WORLD TITLE TOURNAMENT FINALS
TBD vs. TBD
Former ROH World Champion, Jay Briscoe will present the new champion with the ROH Championship belt.
ROH WORLD TITLE TOURNAMENT- SEMI FINAL MATCH
Adam Cole vs. Tommaso Ciampa
ROH WORLD TITLE TOURNAMENT- SEMI FINAL MATCH
"Unbreakable" Michael Elgin vs. Kevin Steen
8-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish), Matt Taven, & Michael Bennett w/ Truth Martini & Maria Kanellis vs. Adrenaline RUSH (ACH & Tadarius Thomas), Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander Special Interview with BJ Whitmer
SPECIAL CHALLENGE MATCH
Ricky Marvin vs. Roderick Strong
IWGP JR. HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) vs. Forever Hooligans (Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov) (c)
Silas Young vs. Jay Lethal
ALSO SIGNED TO APPEAR:
- OUTLAW INC (HOMICIDE & EDDIE KINGSTON)
Edit--it's GFL.tv, NOT GFL.com
ReplyDeletelol ROH.
ReplyDeleteHell yeah. Hope the stream holds up.
ReplyDeleteThey could pay me to watch it. THat would be better than free.
ReplyDeleteCount me out, I'll be dashing about town tonight. Have a Birthday of Laziness coming up tomorrow, and need to set up tonight.
ReplyDeleteOf course they do this when I'm already going to a NXT house show =-_-=
ReplyDeleteTends to be the way these things work :(
ReplyDeleteBIRTHDAY BUDDY!
ReplyDeleteTomorrow's news update will include ROH apologizing for streaming problems.
ReplyDeleteAlmost certainly, but I'll be watching anyway!
ReplyDeleteOh dear. Site's down.
ReplyDeleteEven when I was on there signing in using my Facebook profile, I couldn't seem to find the stream at all.
Stream is (slowly) working over here. Anyone else?
ReplyDeleteThe facebook sign in was Trippy--I made a non FB one. I'm watching with zero isssues
ReplyDeleteWatching with no issues
ReplyDeleteYou go to upcoming events, click ROH DBD XI, then click the button that says play
ReplyDeleteIt's working for me now.
ReplyDeleteAll you missed was Briscoe bitching about being striped of the title when Nigel got to wrestle injured
ReplyDeleteWorking fine here, now.
ReplyDeleteYep, all sorted. Nice one.
ReplyDeleteSo then, how come Briscoe is being stripped of the belt? Injury?
ReplyDeleteCan any RoHeads fill me in on the stuff I need to know for this show? Dunno if i'll make it through the whole thing, but still... (it's 1.15am here)
Cheers!
Dude on commentary reminds me of Lord Alfred Hayes.
ReplyDeletePretty sure it's being blamed on an injury. Not sure if it's kayfabe or not, though.
ReplyDeleteOn a sidenote, i'm sure Extreme Rising did a show here a year ago, and i'm pretty sure it drew better, by the looks of things.
ReplyDeleteDon't know if anyone can confirm that..
That'd be our countryman Nigel McGuiness aka Desmond Wolfe in TNA.
ReplyDeletewasn't he stripped for being a big ol' homophobe?
ReplyDeleteJay was injured (kayfab) at the start of summer. All summer they have been hyping/having a 16 man tournament. Tonight is the semi finals and then the two winners in the finals
ReplyDeleteOther then that, NJPW's Tag champs defend their gold, Mexican star Ricky Marvin makes wrestles his ROH debut, and an 8 man with both midcard titles (Tag, TV) involved
Ah, okay. Never heard him talk before.
ReplyDeleteDespite being birthed in Philly, It's not a major market for ROH, which is why they very rarely return anymore (which pisses off Philly fans)
ReplyDeleteI love german suplexes
ReplyDeleteKinda dig Cole's t-shirt.
ReplyDeleteI've fallen out of following ROH, is Ciampa any good or does he just have enough cool power moves to look good in a highlight reel?
ReplyDeleteDamn good if you ask me, Lots of intensity to his move set.
ReplyDeleteGotta love that the Quarterfinal matches haven't even been shown on tv, but we'll have a new champion at the end of the night.
ReplyDeleteI know Cole's pretty not bad at least. I saw him live back when he was teaming with Kyle O'Reily.
ReplyDeleteCole's been kinda great in PWG lately.
ReplyDeleteI think this is going on TV too...they said it's only available at this live showing till the DVD release.
ReplyDeleteAll the tourny matches were available on demand at ROHWrestling.com for weeks now too. Still ridiculous, but context makes it a little better
I like his look. Sort of a young Billy Campbell vibe.
ReplyDeleteHmm... well it's been weeks since BJ was nearly crippled. Good enough time to try a leaping DDT on the apron.
ReplyDelete...That wasn't a burning hammer...
ReplyDeleteI love theses knees
ReplyDeleteMcGuinness didn't sound to thrilled about that, either.
ReplyDeleteThey had like 8 more apron moves THAT NIGHT
ReplyDeleteWe need more ringpost Figure 4's in this world.
ReplyDeleteOk, I was a little turned off by the apron stuff but that knee kick was cool.
ReplyDeleteProblem I have with ROH...
ReplyDeleteIt's ECW (without the weapons) in a time where ECW isn't really acceptable anymore.
WWE/TNA (or just pro wrestling) and general has done a good job (albeit slightly painful at times) of 'dialling back' the movesets/finishers.
I'm now seeing about 20 finishers and kickouts every time.
It's like a Kurt Angle match on acid.
yeah. top rope kryptonite klutches shouldn't be near falls. nor 18 knees to the face.
ReplyDeleteBut, tbf, they do need to do something different, I guess. It's just hard as i've been schooled to see these moves as finishers, and, well, they're just not.
ReplyDeletePlus, another thing is just the fact no one's got any heat. The crowd just cheer for the spots. Again, it's kinda ECW, but that time has passed. Plus, at least ECW had some real fucking heels.
I dunno, i'll try not to be too quick to judge, but i'm sitting here watching the second match of the card being worked like a main event. I'll hazard a guess every match will be like this, too.
That match was pretty rad.
ReplyDeleteI feel like if I was watching this in 2001, i'd 100% agree. I guess my tastes have really changed over time. I WANT to try and enjoy it, though..
ReplyDeleteElgin = Beefy Santino
ReplyDeleteShotgun that for my fantasy wrestler name. "Beefy Santino."
ReplyDeleteFor the record, I ran into Elgin and Ms. Chif at Six Flags St. Louis a week or two ago, they were cool.
Steen's theme song is pretty rad, not gonna lie.
ReplyDeleteHow's this for irony, ROH gets a stream right and my internet gets taken out by a storm
ReplyDeleteInternet back, I'll remember this next time Philly bitches about not having shows more often I\ll remember they made the worst crowd in months
ReplyDeletePretty hard to say.
ReplyDeleteThe crowd levels are always fucked on indy show streams.
fair. I'll save judgment for the post-production version
ReplyDeleteI'm not a huge fan of the apron stuff, or the powerbomb into a chair on the floor kind of stuff. But the last 5-8 minutes where Cole was working the leg were really fun.
ReplyDeleteIsn't the torso where most people carry most of their weight?
ReplyDeleteTwo canadians doing the Sharpshooter and Crossface. Like a weird, funhouse mirror version of late WCW.
ReplyDeleteWith 200 extra pounds
ReplyDeleteDefinitely prefer this match thus far. Paced a little better, and there's some build up to their bigger moves (from what I can gather).
ReplyDeleteNot too mad about the amount of times two big guys have gone upstairs though, but whatever.
I know this is obvious, but God damn Elgin is strong.
ReplyDeleteLook, Psychology--bad shoulder and all!
ReplyDeleteI wince every time he does he deadlift stuff. I've had some pretty bad back issues, so it's pretty hard to watch.
ReplyDeleteAnother RoH observation:
ReplyDeleteWhy do guys hit a huge move, then pick up their opponent to do another move instantly?
Psychology called, and he's not in the least bit happy.
AJPW clothesline-then-sell is always a weird bit.
ReplyDeleteKayfab answer, we are in the world of 1000 kickouts--they know they need more
ReplyDeleteThat counter into the crossface was pretty danged sweet.
ReplyDeletethe weird thing with that match is that it didn't need all those sleeper suplex hits. the basic story is fine.
ReplyDeleteNot nearly as good as the original--but Elgin has another match tonight--he can't go 40 minutes now. Still good stuff
ReplyDeleteIsn't it about having Elgin smashed up going into the finals
ReplyDeleteNeeds to bend at the knees....
ReplyDeletefair. I suppose that's just the language of ROH at this point- if a dude is going to be beat up, he's going to get crazy ass suplexed a billion times.
ReplyDeleteGood point. So far Cole has beaten a concussed Mark Briscoe, injured Tomasso and got the early draw.
ReplyDeleteWorks into an interesting story is Elgin is hurt.
Also, I admittedly don't follow ROH much, but dang, Kevin Steen turning into John Cena is just weird.
ReplyDeleteGood call. I'd be getting that over on commentary, for sure.
ReplyDeleteSomething along the lines of 'these are the not just the best professional wrestlers on the planet, but these are some of the toughest, too. It's gunna take more than a body slam to put these guys away!'
Especially when it originally looked like they were turning him into Austin.
ReplyDeleteyeah, that'd be the way to go with the crowds they get, right? but he was even doing the "smarky chit chat with the crowd on the way to the ring" while his song about killing people dead is playing.
ReplyDeleteMy love of the Hooligans is in overdrive with the potential of this match.
ReplyDeleteHere comes the workrate
ReplyDeleteBut I hope y'all aren't looking for selling here
Seriously though, how much better is Rocky as a whackjob weirdo?
ReplyDeleteTheir TV match versus reDRagon was one of the best tag matches I've seen in recent memory.
ReplyDelete10 000%
ReplyDeleteI Fucking love the Hooligans
What happened with Davey in Canada?
ReplyDeleteWe boo'd him (we always do) He screamed I HATE CANADA AND FUCK HOCKEY.
ReplyDeleteThen he worked Heel while Eddie pleaded with him to settle down and work face, it was hysterical
Hah! "Russia! Russia!" "Rocky 4! Rocky 4!"
ReplyDelete"kids in russia are only allowed to watch the first hour of rocky 4." Good line from Kelly.
ReplyDeleteFirst ROH I've seen in about 3 years.
ReplyDeleteThat's kinda great. I good friend of mine was there and said the show was great. The guys from L.A.W. seemed to enjoy it as well.
ReplyDeleteYou just join us?
ReplyDeleteSoaring and Scoring?....Eh.
ReplyDeleteYeah...just got home from a 5 hour drive
ReplyDeleteIt's his shitty catchphrase... -_-
ReplyDeleteWe've just excepted it
Less suicide dives, please. Should really watch previous matches and make sure you're not repeating spots.
ReplyDeleteAlso, they should train guys to use 'mid match' moves, rather than going from preliminary holds, straight in to highspots (F5 like sitout facebuster, in to a shining wizard...).
Nigel on commentary makes me sad. :(
ReplyDeleteI only ever really saw him in TNA and he was fucking brilliant. Such a funny talker, full of confidence, incredible in the ring.
ReplyDeleteI would have bet good money he would have ended up doing well for himself at WWE..
Saw him in ROH and predicted him to break out big. He would have too.
ReplyDeleteYou know, there's enough of us watching, maybe the board should have a weekly ROH thread like we do with RAW.
ReplyDeleteRocky Romero is STILL around??? NEVER got into that guy.
ReplyDeleteIsn't that kind of what this is?
ReplyDeleteAgreed. He was supposed to be really good, but meeeeeeeh
ReplyDeleteHey, if every ROH PPV was free..
ReplyDeleteNot as you know him--he's representing NJPW here
ReplyDeleteThere's different times that ROH is on. Myself for instance it's 10pm on a Saturday and I will watch it a day or two later on dvr.
ReplyDeleteWell...yeah...but I mean along with their weekly show...wait do we already do that?
ReplyDeleteChin Checker = Awesome move...stupid name
ReplyDeleteNo, it's taped and it airs in a diferent time slot in every market
ReplyDeleteThe brotherly love warms my heart.
ReplyDeleteI thought of a similar move years ago, but instead of sitting out, falling forwards instead.
ReplyDeleteUGH! I hate when the guy taking the move scoots into position. Let the guy doing the move adjust!
ReplyDeleteI hate hearing that 'YES!' chant in other companies - instantly makes them feel so second rate.
ReplyDeleteThat's kinda cheap. If I hear NJPW, I'm expecting someone like Blue Exploding Dragon #2.
ReplyDeleteI know...I know... I get it at like 1am Monday morning. But if we picked a time...nevermind that's way too much work.
ReplyDelete"german... suplex.... NEW...No, I was about to say new champions." really? is that what you were doing, vince?
ReplyDeleteIt is second rate (but ROH is who are we kidding) They do at least have the claim to Bryan Danielson being their greatest champion
ReplyDeleteThey are the IWGP Tag Team Champions!
ReplyDeleteI missed it, what is the Chin Checker exactly?
ReplyDelete"1, 2, 3333, HE GOT HIM... no, no he didn't!"
ReplyDeletealso, the first time I heard it was in relation to a D-bry-D spot? I think?
ReplyDeleteRussian Dance!
ReplyDeleteAwesome double submission, really like that.
ReplyDeleteCool double submission
ReplyDeleteDidn't make Richards feel OP either.
ReplyDeleteStill not a burning hammer Kelly
ReplyDeleteThe best I can describe it is you take a guy sitting on the top turnbucklie and hit him with a Stone Cold Stunner while holding his legs.
ReplyDeletebackpack stunner from the top would be my best guess.
ReplyDeleteThe only time I don't mind it is with Woooo chants for chops.
ReplyDeleteIWGP sanctions title matches in the US??
ReplyDeleteYou betcha--This is for the Strap
ReplyDeleteI think this crowd is on Downers, I've never seen an ROH crowd this lethargic
ReplyDeleteSo fill me in, is this an upset??? I thought the Wolves were a pretty big deal in ROH...
ReplyDeleteDavey grabbing his gut suddenly was kinda awkward but otherwise really liked that.
ReplyDeleteAnybody else getting stream problems?
ReplyDeleteLove that finish.
ReplyDeleteWhat a shame it barely got a reaction. This is what I mean, you have a card full of massive spots and dangerous moves, not just for the finishes, but throughout MOST of the match.
Feel sorry for the main event.
You have to space your card out and have some variety.
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Anyone's stream now jumping like a bitch?
Yeh. Don't know whether it's worth refreshing... might just end up with nothing.
ReplyDeletelikewise.
ReplyDeleteTried refreshing. Same thing.
ReplyDeleteYea I got issues too. Fucccck
ReplyDeleteSo awkward that it had me second guessing, which is always good.
ReplyDeleteThis crowd is fucking weird--we had an equal amount of insane spots in Toronto--or Chicago--Or NYC--and they poped for everyone.
ReplyDeleteThat said this show is merely OK compared to even the NYC show from last month--kind of a shitty thing to do on your free chance to bring in new fans
This crowd seems smaller than what they had in 2004...tell me how the Sinclair deal has helped them.
ReplyDeleteIt's an upset, I suppose. But the Hooligans did win the ROH tag titles not long ago.
ReplyDeleteAnd this is why I will not screw with iPPV in the near future.
ReplyDeleteNot with stream issues, I've played ROH defender all thread--but I got no defense for that. Fucking bullshit
ReplyDeleteAre they ROH and IWGP champs?
ReplyDeleteThen the Wolves beat them for those titles a week later
ReplyDeleteThey were--then the Wolves ended their reign in a week--then reDRagon who lost the belts to the Hooligans won them back a week after the Wolves won them
ReplyDeleteNah. There was some hotshotting around the time of the Toronto show.
ReplyDeleteSo Russo's booking ROH now...
ReplyDeleteI don't order streams. Only watching this cause it's free. Right now it looks like the stuttering is over for now though.
ReplyDeleteIt was while they had no World champion--a way to keep up interest until a new one was crowned
ReplyDeleteWhat know what's kinda screwed up about that though? I'm pretty sure gfl.tv even advertised this being free so they could show off how well their tech works now.
ReplyDeleteJust in time for intermission!
ReplyDeleteI only buy non live streams--never live
Huh. Intermission now, apparently.
ReplyDeleteThat is EXACTLY what gfl.tv marketed as
ReplyDeleteIs this graphic seriously all they're doing with the intermission? Show some interviews or some highlight packages or something, damn.
ReplyDeleteOk show thus far
ReplyDeleteBut baring a miraculous turn around now I think I'd recommend the AWESOME New York show they did last month (with a crowd 5-10 times the size) over this one
Obviously you weren't around during the days of early WrestleManias.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the streaming issue right now is due to the amount of people trying to watch?
ReplyDeleteI don't think they even knew this was being streamed until very recently (as in maybe earlier today).
ReplyDeleteI agree in principle however
Probably a lot of traffic in/out for intermission
ReplyDeleteOh, it's a borderline petty complaint in the grand scheme of free things, but it's my Internet-given right to complain pettily about things. Argle blargle. If this weren't a freebie show I'd be more put out.
ReplyDeleteThey were bankrupt without it?
ReplyDeleteYep, if Sinclair drops ROH they're dead unless WWE wants to buy them.
ReplyDeleteWhich they would--and they are nothing but tape library after that
ReplyDeleteWhen they've planned the ippv in advance, did they fill this part with adverts? You'd think this would be a great time to advertise the weekly show, website...
ReplyDeleteMan, Philly crowd is getting no love from people elsewhere on the interwebs--talk of how any other city they've been too in the last month would be freaking out
ReplyDeleteUsually it's hype for the second half
ReplyDeleteYeah. That would work too.
ReplyDeleteOH FUCK
ReplyDeleteTHIS CROWD ISN'T WAKING UP ANYTIME SOON
Is this thing STILL on intermission?
ReplyDelete15 minutes--ish
ReplyDeleteOk, it was my stream lagging apparently. I refreshed just in time for it to come back to a 20 second countdown.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! RD Evans!
ReplyDeleteRefresh now if still on intermission
ReplyDeleteThis chick is terrible but finnnnnnne
ReplyDeleteShe did a good job of bending over for that chair...
ReplyDeleteSurely that was the cue for Sid Justice.... Right?
ReplyDeleteWho is it? I thought it was Cherry Bomb at a glance.
ReplyDeleteHe's right. The Philly crowd sure doesn't care.
ReplyDeleteVeda Scott
ReplyDeletePhilly crowd cares about nothing
ReplyDeleteHA! Ok, that was a good line from Nigel.
ReplyDeleteOk, back...who's the jobber in the hat??
ReplyDeleteJumpy streams...!
ReplyDeleteThis is pretty much a nothing match.
ReplyDeleteAdam Page
ReplyDeleteThey didn't care about the something matches either
ReplyDeleteIts Veda Tyme!
ReplyDeleteWHY THE FUCK ARE THEY THROWING STREAMERS?????+
ReplyDeleteOr possibly RD Evans, I think he put Page's hat on at one point
ReplyDeleteThis stream started so well
ReplyDeleteRest in piece live ROH--you always blew
Because there ought to be SOME working streamers around here...
ReplyDeleteBecause ROH has become a mockery of what it once use to be.
ReplyDeleteRD Evans is an AWESOME jobber in a hat though
ReplyDeleteMay be bed soon for me.
ReplyDeleteCan't handle jumpy streams.
That kinda stinks. RD Evans was really fun in Chikara.
ReplyDeleteKNEW there was a gag in there somewhere! Good job.
ReplyDeleteI'm close to tapping out here, and it's 10:00 pm
ReplyDeleteYou win the internet for tonight good sir.
ReplyDelete