An Honorable Mention W/ Shane & Jeff

Time for Ring of Honor to go back to basics on the heels of the “Trios Tournament 2005” (AVAILABLE IN THE ARCHIVES), and in case you forget it's back to basics, you will be reminded multiple times throughout this DVD!It's a bit of craziness as Steve Corino is unable to make it and the card goes a little crazy as a result! Crazy appearances that go nowhere because WWE, the final appearance of Dan Maff in ROH until 2019, Punk and Joe stepping back into the ring after THE TRILOGY ended, and James Gibson damn it! What more basics can you want?!?!? We are going “Back To Basics” on this week's episode of An Honorable Mention, and as always we are hosted by the Creative Control Network, plus sponsored this week by Podcorn.com!0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-Back To BasicsMarch 12, 2005Woodbridge, CTSingles MatchDelirious vs. Colt CabanaTag Team MatchAlex Law & Ricky Landell vs. The Ring Crew Express (Dunn & Marcos)Singles MatchSpanky vs. Jack EvansWinner Gets The Special K Name Tag Team MatchSpecial K (Deranged &

Wooooo! Yup, this is the first time Ric Flair ventured into ROH territory and man it actually felt like he wanted to be there that first day! Promos in advance of the appearance, an autograph signing beforehand, and even some in-ring activity to cap off the show! Plus, a legendary video segment with Larry Sweeney that was recorded for a future Video Wire. Plus, the show is one heck of a sleeper, easily forgotten to the memory vault, but chock full of great matches, even if we get some weak finishes to go along with them. A six man tag that steals the show, a tag match full of drama and intensity, a hellacious opener, and more! It's “Stylin & Profilin” on this week's episode of An Honorable Mention, and as always we are hosted by the Creative Control Network, plus sponsored this week by Podcorn.com!0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-Stylin & ProfilinCollinsville, IL3/13/09Dark Tag Team MatchShawn Schultz & Sigmon vs. Aaron Scott & Grizzly RedwoodDark MatchAlex Payne vs. Travis SawyerSingles MatchRod

This week we bring to you a funeral. The Ring of Honor tenure of Alex Sugarfoot Payne is given it's final breath by Steve Corino & Kevin Steen. We don't just have a normal episode this week, Jeff is joined by Sugarfoot himself. We talk everything leading up to this fateful HDNet Television Taping. So join Jeff and Alex Payne while Shane Hagadorn is off traveling the globe, for one week only here on An Honorable Mention. As always we are hosted by the Creative Control Network, and sponsored this week by Podcorn.com!0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-HDNet Episode 46January 9, 2010Philadelphia, PAKevin Steen & Steve Corino vs. Alex Payne & Bobby Dempsey The Dark City Fight Club (Jon Davis & Kory Chavis) vs. The Bravado Brothers (Harlem & Lance Bravado) #1 Contenders (ROH World Tag Team Championship): The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) with Shane Hagadorn-=-=-=-=-=-=-An Honorable Mention Podcast is hosted by Jeff Schwartz & Shane

The show you all voted for is here to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the 3rd Anniversary Celebration! Live from Chicago, ROH brings to you the 3rd show in one week for ROH as they celebrate their birthday in Chicago for the very first time! We talk vocabulary, Best of 5 Series and math with Homicide and the American Dragon plus the Air Devils EXPLODE!!!! As always we are hosted by the Creative Control Network, and sponsored this week by Podcorn.com!0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3rd Anniversary Celebration: Part 3February 26, 2005Chicago Ridge, ILFour Corner Survival MatchAllison Danger vs. Tracy Brooks vs. Daizee Haze vs. LaceySingles MatchFast Eddie (w/Jimmy Rave & Prince Nana) vs. Matt SydalTag Team MatchDelirious & Golden Vampire XII vs. The Ring Crew Express (Dunn & Marcos)Singles MatchAlex Shelley vs. Jack EvansNon Title MatchBJ Whitmer & Dan Maff (w/Jim Cornette) vs. Colt Cabana & Nigel McGuinness (w/Bobby Heenan)Best Of Five Series Falls Count Anywhere Match #3Bryan Danielson vs. Hom

Goodbye Samoa Joe, Hello Morishima!!!!This event marked the kickoff of the 5th Year Festival, aka The Samoa Joe Goodbye Tour, as well as marked the arrival of Takeshi Morishima onto the ROH landscape. Yes it was Homicide's homecoming after winning the World Title in December the previous year, but that was really afterthought to the two behemoths going to battle in the Grand Ballroom.It also had plenty of tables to satisfy the hardcore need, some crazy FIP influence, bad camera angles, one awesome angle despite the massive logic hole surrounding it, and plenty more! It's “Fifth Year Festival: NYC” and it is your pleasure to hear Jeff & Shane rant about it on this week's edition of AHM! As always we are hosted by the Creative Control Network, and sponsored this week by Podcorn.com!0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-Fifth Year Festival: NYCFebruary 16, 2007NYC, NYSingles MatchPelle Primeau vs. Takeshi MorishimaSingles MatchAdam Pearce (w/ Shane Hagadorn) vs. DeliriousTag Team MatchDangerous Angels (Sara Del Rey &

He wasn't even supposed to be there that day!But Unscripted is what happens when a snowstorm makes travel difficult for some, when TNA pulls some others, and when WWE makes it possible for an ROH Legend to appear on the event! Suffice it to say no one expected CM Punk to ever walk thru the curtain at a Ring of Honor event again, much less 6 months after his final appearance at “Punk: The Final Chapter” (AVAILABLE IN THE ARCHIVES).Yet there we were, in the middle of a blizzard, with the Straight Edge Superstar returning home unexpectedly to, not only make an appearance, but to actually have a match! Plus a hidden gem of a #1 Contender match, one hell of a Pure Title match, and a lot more! It's “Unscripted II” on this week's edition of An Honorable Mention, brought to you by Podcorn.com, and hosted by The Creative Control Network each and every week!0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-Unscripted IIFebruary 11, 2006Lake Grove, NYDark MatchRhett Titus & Kennan Quinn vs. Bobby Dempsey & Smash BradleyDark Match/Top O

What a way to spend Valentine's Day! In the “Boston Area”, watching Ring of Honor crown a new singles champion with the Pure WRESTLING Title (a distinction we would make later because we did NOT acknowledge AJ as the first champion come July 2004), and Low Ki come back to ROH after a few months away. Also, there's supposed to be a surprise entrant into this tournament but the DVD cover art ruins it, and the text on the back cover ruins it, so not too concerned with spoiling the bracketology of a 16 year old tournament below either. It's also Hagadorn's first day on the job as an employee of Ring of Honor when we came to Braintree for the “2nd Anniversary Show”, this week on An Honorable Mention, sponsored by Podcorn.com, and brought to you by The Creative Control Network!0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-02nd Anniversary ShowFebruary 14, 2004Braintree, MAROH Pure Wrestling Title Tournament First Round MatchJohn Walters vs. CM PunkROH Pure Wrestling Title Tournament First Round MatchDoug Williams vs. Chris SabinROH P

Night two in the....state....of Ohio (clearly, Hagadorn wrote this) and this time in Cleveland at the haunted location of the Gray's Armory! Title versus title with the World Champion taking on the Pure Champion, the Tag Titles up for grabs, some sleeper gems in the undercard, and a lengthy dive into just who our hosts think should've represented CZW over Super Dragon if logic (rather than what would draw) was applied to the situation. Oh yeah, and Reading Rainbow...It's “Weekend of Champions, Night 2” this week on AHM, brought to you by Podcorn.com, and presented by The Creative Control Network on all your favorite podcast providers! And don't forget to take advantage of our 25% Off Sale at itsadvdproduct.com by entering code Anniversary until February 7th!-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0WEEKEND OF CHAMPIONS NIGHT 2APRIL 29, 2006CLEVELAND, OHDARK MATCH: SHANE HAGADORN VS. MITCH FRANKLIN VS. BOBBY DEMPSEY VS. APOCALYPSEDARK MATCH: RHETT TITUS VS. CHAD COLLYERTag Team MatchColt Cabana & Conrad Kennedy

The feud with Combat Zone Wrestling was raging strong, Bryan Danielson was dominate as World Champion, while Aries & Strong, as well as Nigel McGuinness, were proving the same with their respective championship reigns. This April weekend, lovingly referred to in the office as an “In The Red Weekend”, Ring of Honor headed to Ohio (specifically Dayton and Cleveland) for a pair of shows in which every championship (ALL THREE OF THEM) were defended each night. So join Jeff & Shane as they discuss “Weekend of Champions, Night 1” from Dayton & The Montgomery County Fairgrounds! Jimmy Yang's best ROH match, the tag champ killing it, a case for Nate Webb being the unsung hero of the CZW side of things, and a lot more! It's this week's “An Honorable Mention”, presented to you by Podcorn.com, and hosted by The Creative Control Network!-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0Weekend of Champions, Night 1Dayton, OHApril 28, 2006Dark MatchChad Collyer vs. Derek DempseySingles MatchColt Cabana vs. Jimmy Jacobs (w/Lacey)Tag Team

It was the second night in Florida for ROH in January of 2009, the make good for the November 2008 shows that didn't happen, and this one put us back in Orlando. Another round of Proving Ground type matches, a match that should be legendary in the archives of ROH between Danielson & Generico, a shockingly hard-hitting 6-Man tag, and D'Lo Brown in the house!Join Jeff & Shane as they talk “Proving Ground 2009, Night 2” on this week's episode of AHM, brought to you by the good folks at Podcorn.com, where podcasters like us can connect to amazing sponsorship opportunities! Just sign up at podcorn.com/podcasters and get started on monetizing your podcast now!-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-Proving Ground 2009, Night 2February 7, 2009Orlando, FLDark Tag Team MatchThe Heartbreak Express (Phil Davis & Sean Davis) vs. Eric The Red & Brett ThunderDark MatchChris Escobar vs. Brandon MarinoDark Tag Team MatchBobby Dempsey & Ninja Brown vs. The YRR (Chasyn Rance & Sal Rinauro)Singles MatchJerry Lynn

January 2009 was the beginning of a new world in many ways for Ring of Honor. Adam Pearce had been in charge as the head booker since November of 2008, but the new year was really his opportunity to tell his story rather than finishing up the stories Gabe had started.One of those first chances came when ROH headed to Florida (a make-good for the canceled October 2008 trip) with the pair of Proving Ground events loaded with new faces, fresh match-ups, opportunity, and a look at the future of Ring of Honor in this particular main event.Plus the trip featured a little fun at Grizzly Redwood's expense (check out his interview in the archives for full details). This is “Proving Ground 2009, Night 1” and it is our focus this week on An Honorable Mention, brought to you on The Creative Control Network!!0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0Proving Ground 2009, Night 1February 6, 2009Coral Springs, FLDark MatchAlex Payne vs. Wes EskimoDark Tag Team MatchThe British Lions (Chris Gray & Tommy Taylor) vs. The Heartbreak Expr

It's the end of the year and those of us at An Honorable Mention have decided to wrap up 2019 with the very first HONORABLE HALL OF FAME OF HONOR!!! We doubt a true HoF is something that will ever exist within Ring of Honor so we decided to start one of our own.We reached out to our Patreon members, ROH alumni, and a small selection of fans for their top 5 choices for the inaugural class of the HHOFOH. All in-ring competitors, managers, and staff over the course of ROH's history were eligible, each vote was given a score (5 points for 1st, 4 for 2nd, and so on), and tallied up to make a list of 5 entrants into the very first class!In addition to talking about the merits of the 5 inductees, Jeff & Shane also talk about the others nominated and show each of them a little love.It's the 2019 HONORABLE HALL OF FAME OF HONOR induction ceremony on this week's edition of An Honorable Mention, brought to you by patreon.com/anhonorablepod, and presented on The Creative Control Network!-=-=-=-=-=-=-An Honorable Ment

A trios tournament...in Ring of Honor...yup, that's what we did in 2005 (and one time later, and one other time that didn't end up happening, and that's just under Gabe's book, not counting the 6 Man Tag Titles that came in the future). It is a show that has one singles match, only one title defense out of the 3 belts ROH had at the time, the tag champions are not even on the show, and many of these teams are totally makeshift.That being said...this is an event full of storyline progression (YES ROH AND GABE DID THAT SORT OF THING), but many things that make no f****** sense to book in the first place. Hindsight 20-20 and what not...This is “Trios Tournament 2005” and it is our subject this week on AHM, brought to you by The Creative Control Network, and sponsored by patreon.com/anhonorablepod (check out our new tier)!0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0Trios Tournament 20053/5/05Philadelphia, PATrios Tournament First Round MatchAnthony Franco, Davey Andrews & Shane Hagadorn vs. Generation Next (Austin Aries, Jack E

What a long, long, long day; starting with a snowstorm in Manassas, VA and a never-ending drive to NYC, and followed by a long show, a long main event, and the long night of hurry up & wait that always accompanied the clean-up at The Grand Ballroom. That was the story of “Final Battle 2009”, an event that has an infamous reputation among the long-time ROH faithful.But is it deserved? Is the main event one hour draw actually as bad as some, including our hosts, remember? What about the rest of the show? After all, it featured the return of the Kings of Wrestling, Eddie Kingston, the Steen turn, and a whole lot of action otherwise!Join us on this week's edition of AHM as Jeff & Shane tackle “Final Battle 2009”, as voted on by all of you, apparently just to spite Jeff! Brought to you by The Creative Control Network, and Patreon.com/AnHonorablePod!0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0Final Battle 200912/19/09NYC, NYDark MatchAlex Payne vs. Andy RidgePick 6 Four Corner Survival MatchClaudio Castagnoli vs. Colt Cabana vs. Ke

The G-Funk PPV era was so fun! Here's a PPV taped in December, that aired in March, was released on DVD in April, and thus was one of TWO Rising Above pay per views that aired in 2008. Plus it's not aired in the same order it took place, the first match is like the 3rd match, but some of it is missing and put on the DVD as bonus footage, and the PPV main event happens in the middle of the live event...you get the idea.Plus we all spend two days in a row in NYC, meaning one night in an NYC bar on the kindness of Greg H's tab...suffice it to say it was an adventure.And the show itself, a banger really...full of exciting matches, an amazing (PPV) main event that had no right to be as good as it was considering the circumstances, Bryan and Morishima, Albright being used in a situation he excels, just ROH firing on all cylinders here. Oh yeah, and an homage to 24!This is “Rising Above 2007” airing on PPV in 2008 and brought to you in 2019 courtesy of the Creative Control Network on this week's episode of AHM!!-0-0

35% off ALL ORDERS for our Black Friday sale in full effect at itsadvdproduct.com F*** Basketball City....that's it, that's all this show is about.It's not about the massive cage match THAT IS NOT A WARGAMES MATCH, nor is it about Corino and Homicide locking horns for the first time in 2 years in an ROH ring, and it's not about the hidden gem (AVAILABLE IN THE ARCHIVES) that is Danielson vs. Romero.Nope, just F*** Basketball City, or FBC for short.That's what we talk about on this week's edition of AHM, “Steel Cage Warfare” and FBC, brought to you by The Creative Control Network and available on all your favorite podcast providers!!0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0Steel Cage Warfare12/3/05New York, NYBasketball CItyDark MatchOliver John vs. Ryan DragoDark MatchApollo Kahn vs. Joey HarderTag Team MatchJason Blade & Kid Mikaze vs. The Ring Crew Express (Dunn & Marcos)ROH Top Of The Class Trophy Title MatchDavey Andrews (c) vs. Pelle PrimeauROH Tag Team Title MatchSal Rinauro & Tony Mamaluke (c) vs. Colt

Guess what's back? Back again? 2003....tell your friends!That's right, Jeff & Shane venture back to 2003 for one of the most violent nights in ROH's history to that point (arguably in the entire 17 year history really), the night Steve Corino and Homicide met inside the confines of barbed wire. Sure there was other stuff going on that night, a first-time ever meeting of the World Title and a Tag Team Title defense for example, but it all paled in comparison to the impending violence of the main event. And Hagadorn missed it because of f****** GameStop!!!Come join us as we look back on the violence, the emotion that built it into something deeper than blood and gore, sidebars aplenty of course, Punk's priorities, and more! It's “War of the Wire” on this week's episode of AN HONORABLE MENTION, brought to you by The Creative Control Network every Tuesday!!------------War Of The Wire11/28/19Framingham, MATag Team MatchFast Eddie & Hotstuff Hernandez vs. The Backseat Boyz (Johnny Kashmere & Trent Ac

Welcome to the world of Ring Of Honor without Bryan Danielson or Nigel McGuinness, a world with HDNet (for whatever that was worth), and a world in flux as ROH struggles to find a new sense of identity. Slave to many master one might say...In the closing months of 2009, ROH broke from the fairgrounds of Detroit and moved to the suburbs in Novi to hold this one. Now, a decade later, we take a look back to debated the merits of Austin Aries second title run, the growth of some talents over the decade, how some were underutilized, then and how Hagadorn appreciates things differently 10 years on, and why the F&^* did this get the coveted VERSUS tag in the title?!?!?It's “Aries vs. Richards” on this week's episode of An Honorable Mention, and it's brought to you by The Creative Control Network!!!---------------------------Aries vs. RichardsNovember 12, 2009Rock Financial ShowplaceNovi, MIDark Tag Team MatchJames Stone & Eddie Venom vs. The Bravado Brothers (Harlem Bravado & Lance Bravado)Dark MatchRo

The arrival of the legendary Jushin “Thunder” Liger to Ring of Honor was a big deal! We'd had The Great Muta, we'd had Shinjiro Ohtani, we'd had Satoshi Kojima, but it is safe to say that Liger may be the most influential Japanese legend yet to appear on an ROH event. He defined Junior Heavyweight wrestling for future generations, a inspiration that was readily apparent in ROH back in 2004, and to have him on two events was huge for a company still shy of its 3rd birthday!On top of Liger, this show was the elevation of Austin Aries, the continued growth of Jimmy Rave, a sleeper of a Collyer/Ki match, and (MOST IMPORTANTLY) the 7th match in the career of Shane Hagadorn! You know...the real main event in Revere (an infamous town in wrestling for its own reasons, look it up).It's “Weekend of Thunder Night 1”, and it is brought to you on The Creative Control Network and sponsored by MyBookie.AG, where you can DOUBLE your first bet up to $1,000 with promo code HONOR!-----------------------------------------Weekend

This one is for all of you, and created by all of you (but a topic suggested by friend of show Josh Gavin)! It is the Hidden Gems of Ring of Honor as chosen by YOU, our listeners, via e-mail and message boards, tweets and videos, and whatever other way they were submitted. With choices ranging from early years match-ups, to HDNet bouts lost to the ages, to Sinclair Era stuff you can actually see on Honor Club (unlike most of what's talked about in this episode), the names that pop up are some expected, some surprising, and some down right shocking (JIMMY YANG??!?).Join Jeff & Shane as they run down your choices, as well as their own honorable mentions and Top 5, on this week's edition of AHM: The Hidden Gems of Ring of Honor! Sponsored by MyBookie.AG, where you can double your first bet up to $1,000 with code HONOR, and presented by The Creative Control Network!-=-=-=-=-=-=-An Honorable Mention Podcast is hosted by Jeff Schwartz & Shane Hagadorn every Tuesday on the Creative Control Network. OUTLETS