Ring of Honor sent out the following:
Total Nonstop Action and Ring Of Honor will be head-to-head on cable TV this Thursday, March 13th, at 9pm. TNA Impact! will air on Spike TV. At the same time, ROH “Rising Above” will play on pay-per-view on iN DEMAND. “Rising Above” will also be available on The DISH Network’s All Day Ticket on Thursday.
How does ROH compare to TNA? Find out when they go head-to-head on TV this Thursday. Check out ROH “Rising Above” with the main event pitting Nigel McGuinness vs. Austin Aries that fans and critics are calling a match of the year candidate. Hey, you can always catch a replay of TNA Impact! Saturday at 11pm on Spike TV.
ROH “Rising Above” will also air this Sunday in the traditional wrestling pay-per-view timeslot of 8pm on iN DEMAND. Check out Impact! on Thursday and then watch ROH “Rising Above” this Sunday when you are used to watching your wrestling PPVs. Then compare the two products and judge for yourself.
ROH “Rising Above” is available for the low, affordable price of $9.95 on The DISH Network and $14.95 on iN DEMAND. You can also catch the PPV on The DISH Network’s All Day Ticket this Saturday.
You can sample ROH “Rising Above” for FREE at _www.ROHvideos.com_
(http://www.rohvideos.com/) and the following links:
-10 Minute free preview at _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofKX2fdql1E_
-Austin Aries vs. Nigel McGuinness teaser at
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRpD9HKUyk8_
-Women Of Honor teaser at _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbUFLj3ujqM_
-Tag Team Scramble teaser at _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KZvlMM0sMA_
TNAwrestling.com is advertising that this week’s TNA Impact! features a bombshell announcement by Karen Angle, the fallout of “Destination X” and all your TNA favorites like Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash, LAX and many other top stars.
The complete lineup for ROH “Rising Above” on pay-per-view featuring metal favorite “Raining Blood” by Slayer has:
ROH World Title Match
Nigel McGuinness vs. Austin Aries
ROH World Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls Match
Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Rocky Romero & Roderick Strong
Relaxed Rules
Bryan Danielson vs. Takeshi Morishima
Grudge Match #1
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Chris Hero with Larry Sweeney
Grudge Match #2
Erick Stevens vs. Davey Richards
Grudge Match #3
Delirious vs. Brent Albright
Tag Team Scramble
Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black vs. Kevin Steen & El Generico vs. Jack Evans &
Ruckus vs. Adam Pearce & BJ Whitmer
Three-Way Women’s Match
Sara Del Rey vs. Lacey vs. Daizee Haze
You’ll see all this and much more including a unique look inside the ROH locker room on ROH “Rising Above” now on pay-per-view!!!
“Main event (Nigel McGuinness vs. Austin Aries) and Danielson-Morishima are both great matches, with the main event worth going out of your way to see.”
– Dave Meltzer at WrestlingObserver.com
“For the $10 pricetag, this will be a better show for your dollar than any other PPV this year in terms of wrestling content….The Manhattan crowd really adds a great, unique atmosphere to the show….Danielson vs. Morishima might very well be the Abdullah the Butcher vs. Bruiser Brody of their generation if they keep having brawls like that. For guys who are considered two of the best workers right now, that was one intense brawl….Nigel vs. Aries was just awesome….” – Mike Johnson at PWInsider.com
“….an incredible strong PPV effort and there are plenty of great matches (and great reasons) to purchase this PPV….The main event title match of McGuinness vs. Aries completes “Rising Above” and seals the deal on another excellent Pay Per View. That match, the tag scramble and the Morishima / Danielson encounter are all must see moments of the show, while the undercard matches are a good base that helps to round out the card. I was very impressed with the improved production and special effects elements used to help smooth out the rough edges. This feels more like a “complete” Pay Per View than any previous show, or maybe its that it finally feels like an ROH DVD has been successfully translated into to PPV format.” – Ari Berenstein at 411mania.com
“….there is some great action and I wholeheartedly recommend this pay-per-view The final match alone is worth of the $14.95 that my cable company charged….yet another strong ROH pay-per-view with great matches and innovative storytelling.” – Jason Powell at ProWrestling.Net
“….the atmosphere for this match (Nigel McGuinness vs. Austin Aries) were downright incredible and this is an early contender for match of the year….Recommendation: (10.0) From start to finish, this was a great show….This show gets a big thumbs up from me. You won’t get better value for you dollar from any other promotion given ROH’s price point. ROH really pulled everything together from a production standpoint as well and the show really has great underground feel without looking cheaply produced. This PPV is the complete package…. If you’re on the fence about ordering one of the ROH PPVs, don’t hesitate to purchase this.” – Sean Radican at Pro Wrestling Torch
“There is nothing that I can say that will do this match justice; all I can say is that you have to see it. I don’t care if you’re a casual fan, a hardcore fan, or hardly a fan at all, you will be absolutely amazed at the work of Austin Aries and Nigel McGuinness….Ring of Honor sets the bar so high for professional wrestling in the United States it’s going to make WrestleMania seem dull….Thank you Ring of Honor for giving real wrestling fans something to enjoy. I don’t care if it’s boxing, mixed martial arts, or professional sports, you won’t get more action than what you will get in this two hour masterpiece.” – Richard Gray at wrestlingnewsworld.com