Here are the full previews from the ROH site.
Ring Of Honor will present a special convention and card on the afternoon of 12/27/03 at the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory in Philadelphia. The convention starts at 2pm and the card starts at roughly 3pm. For tickets & info go to ROHwrestling.com, RFVideo.com or call 215-891-9404. Admission is only $5 and there will be tickets at the door. The card promises to be action packed and different than a typical ROH show as there is no telling what will happen or who will show up.
This will be a seperate admission than "Final Battle 2003" that night at the same building featuring Ring Of Honor vs. All Japan Pro Wrestling. The building will be cleared between the afternoon and evening events. There are lots of restaurants, bars, hotels and a huge mall all within three minutes of the building so there will be plenty of places for the fans to go and hang out between events.
The convention will feature autographs with several Ring Of Honor stars. For an additional fee the stars of All Japan will be signing autographs and taking pictures including The Great Muta, Satoshi Kojima, Kaz Hayashi, Tomoaki Homna & Kazushi Miyamoto. This is a once in a lifetime chance to meet these international superstars!
RF Video will be there with a huge merchandise table including new Shoot Interviews with Shane Douglas, Homicide, AJ Styles, D-Lo Brown, Magnum T.A. and Mike Awesome. New ROH releases will include the two tape 9/20/03 "Glory By Honor II" show with Samoa Joe vs. Chris Daniels for the world title, Terry Funk vs. CM Punk, tag team gauntlet to determine new champions, AJ Styles vs. Chris Sabin vs. Matt Stryker vs. Colt Cabana in the show stealer and much more!!! ROH also has four new DVDs out including 6/28/03 "WrestleRave" (brutal Homicide vs. Trent Acid Fight Without Honor), 7/19 "Death Before Dishonor" (Raven vs. CM Punk dog collar, Paul London vs. Samoa Joe, Jeff Hardy), 8/9/03 "Wrath Of The Racket" (AJ Styles & Homicide vs. Chris Daniels & Dan Maff, lots of Jim Cornette) and 8/16/03 "Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies" (Steve Corino vs. Homicide match of the year bloodbath). All these releases are also available at RFVideo.com.
The convention card will be different than anything you've ever seen from ROH before and there is no telling what to expect. For just $5 you will witness this loaded show:
ROH Tag Team Title Match: Jay & Mark Briscoe defend vs. The SAT of Jose & Joel Maximo- These two teams have clashed all over indy circuit stealing the show everywhere they go and now they will finally collide in ROH. The match is even more important since the ROH tag team titles are on the line. Can The SAT finally win the belts? The SAT also blame The Briscoes for their cousin The Amazing Red's knee injury, which required surgery. This one could get very heated and we are sure to see some incredible moves with the tag titles on the line!!!
Special Challenge Match: Sonjay Dutt vs. Trent Acid of the Backseat Boyz- So what's the story behind this one? Well, there isn't one because we don't need a reason to put on this match. When you have two intense athletes like Dutt and Acid, you are sure to have a great match that could steal the show. That is reason enough for this one to go down and to think that you can see it for just $5!!!
CM Punk will be there and he is pissed off!!! Punk has gone insane trying to figure out who attacked and took out former Second City Saint member Lucy at "Wrath Of The Racket." Now Punk has stated that he will be at the convention card and he is coming to turn things upside down until he finds out who was the assailant.
No Diqualification Match: The Carnage Crew vs. Special K- Last time in Philadelphia at "Glory By Honor II" on September 20th, The Carnage Crew of Loc, Devito & Justin Credible were disqualified for whipping Special K with belts. Now the rematch will take place and Loc, Devito & Credible will be able to dish out any kind of beating they want on the rich kid ravers because there is no DQ!!!
Four Corner Survival: Deranged of Special K vs. Slyk Wagner Brown with April Hunter vs. Johnny Kashmere of the Backseat Boyz vs. Nick Gage- The four corner survival format has created one show stealer after another. This will be the only four corner survival on 12/27 and you better believe these four are coming to make an impact. The high-flying Deranged wants to return to ROH with a victory. Slyk Wagner Brown is on the verge of breaking out. Johnny Kashmere wants to prove he can make it as a single. Nick Gage wants to show he belongs in ROH. This is going to be one can't miss match.
Special Attraction Match: Josh Daniels vs. Puma- Two of wrestling's top upcomers will collide. The winner could earn a spot while the loser could be sent packing. The pure wrestler Daniels scored the victory of his life when he upset Steve Corino on 11/28. Puma, also known as Pinoy Boy, comes to ROH from New Japan Pro Wrestling and is known for both his shooting and high-flying skills. This one is going to be worth $5 alone!!!
In addition to all this there will be more with Dunn & Marcos and others. There is no telling what is going down on the convention card and for $5 you can't get a better value for your money. This is going to be one historic day
Ring Of Honor is ready for its biggest event ever on December 27th in Philadelphia, PA at the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory when the stars of All Japan Pro Wrestling invade ROH for one night only. It's "Final Battle 2003" and will be the most unique show in ROH history with many first time matches. There will be $18 tickets available the night of the show at the door and belltime is 7:30pm.
For directions, advance tickets and more info go to ROHwrestling.com, RFVideo.com or call 215-891-9404. The National Guard Armory is a beautiful building and located just minutes from I-95 as well as the PA & NJ Turnpikes making it an easy drive from all points. The Pennsylvania National Guard Armory is located on 2700 Southampton Road in Philadelphia, PA 19154.
RF Video will be there with a huge merchandise table including new Shoot Interviews with Shane Douglas, Homicide, AJ Styles, D-Lo Brown, Magnum T.A. and Mike Awesome. New ROH releases will include the two tape 9/20/03 "Glory By Honor II" show with Samoa Joe vs. Chris Daniels for the world title, Terry Funk vs. CM Punk, tag team gauntlet to determine new champions, AJ Styles vs. Chris Sabin vs. Matt Stryker vs. Colt Cabana in the show stealer and much more!!! ROH also has four new DVDs out including 6/28/03 "WrestleRave" (brutal Homicide vs. Trent Acid Fight Without Honor), 7/19 "Death Before Dishonor" (Raven vs. CM Punk dog collar, Paul London vs. Samoa Joe, Jeff Hardy), 8/9/03 "Wrath Of The Racket" (AJ Styles & Homicide vs. Chris Daniels & Dan Maff, lots of Jim Cornette) and 8/16/03 "Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies" (Steve Corino vs. Homicide match of the year bloodbath). All these releases are also available at RFVideo.com.
There is a special convention and card that afternoon at 2pm featuring autographs with the stars of All Japan and matches like Briscoes vs. SAT for the ROH tag titles, Sonjay Dutt vs. Trent Acid, Carnage Crew including Justin Credible vs. Special K in a no DQ match and more including some debuts. Tickets for this are only $5!!! Check ROHwrestling.com for all the info.
The building will be cleared between the afternoon convention & card and "Final Battle 2003" but there are plenty of restaurants, bars, a big mall and hotels within three minutes of the building for fans to relax between shows.
December 27th is sure to be a historic day in ROH history with the huge "Final Battle 2003" event featuring the most loaded show in ROH history. The event will be split into two halves with one half being all Ring Of Honor matches and the other half being the ROH vs. All Japan matches. Here is a look at what's going down:
All Japan Tag Title Match: The Great Muta & Arashi defend vs. The Prophecy of Chris Daniels & Dan Maff with Allison Danger- The Great Muta is coming to Philadelphia to fight The Prophecy!!! What more hype do you need? Oh yeah, the All Japan tag titles will be defended on American soil!!! This will be your only chance to see a match like this so don't miss out!!!
Ring Of Honor World Title Match: Samoa Joe defends vs. ROH tag team champion Mark Briscoe- The war between the world champion Samoa Joe and the ROH tag team champions The Briscoes has become the hottest rivalry of the winter. Mark pinned Joe following a perfect shooting star press in a tag title defense where Joe teamed with AJ Styles on 11/28 to earn this world title shot. Joe is angry and embarrassed at being pinned by the younger Briscoe and promises to unleash a brutal beating on him on 12/27 to showcase his skills as ROH world champion to the world. Joe delivered a vicious beating to Jay on 10/16 at "Tradition Continues" and Jay survived only to see his brother Mark choked out after the match. Can Mark score the upset? Is Joe too banged up to continue on as ROH world champion? If Joe wins this match he will earn a tag title shot with Bryan Danielson as his partner on 1/10 so there is even more at stake. This war is going to explode on 12/27!!!
Ring Of Honor vs. All Japan Dream Match: Homicide vs. Satoshi Kojima- Two of the best strong style competitors in the world hook it up for the first time in a match that has fans salivating. "The Notorious 187" Homicide refuses to lose since he is representing ROH and Kojima isn't traveling across the world to suffer defeat in front of the huge amount of Japanese media that will be in attendance. This is going to be one hard-hitting battle.
Field Of Honor Finals: Matt Stryker vs. BJ Whitmer- The Field Of Honor started on 9/6 at "Beating The Odds" and became one of the focal points in ROH show after show for one quality match after another. Now Stryker and Whitmer have won their blocks and they are ready to collide to determine the first FOH champion. The prestige of winning this tournament is sure to skyrocket one man's career. Whitmer and Stryker fought once before in a FOH qualifying match on 8/16 "Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies" and stole the show with a bout that had fans raving. In fact, the fifteen minute draw was so good that ROH officials immediately put both men in the FOH. Now there will be no time limit and we will have a victor between these longtime friends.
Fight Without Honor: Xavier vs. John Walters- It started with a personal insult and exploded into a bloody feud. Now on 12/27 it will be settled in a Fight Without Honor and we are sure to see ladders, tables and chairs come into play. This feud is going to be settled in Philadelphia and is sure to get violent!!!
Ring Of Honor vs. All Japan Challenge: AJ Styles vs. Kaz Hayashi- Check out this one time only dream match between two superior athletes!!! This one has the potential to be the most spectacular match on the show as Styles represents ROH vs. the former WCW star Hayashi.
Ring Of Honor Tag Team Attraction: The Second City Saints of CM Punk & Colt Cabana vs. Turmeric Storm of Tomoaki Honma & Kazushi Miyamoto- The ROH vs. All Japan series continues with these unique tag team match. These four athletes are coming to steal the show and represent their promotions in what promises to be tag team wrestling at its best.
Special Challenge Match: ROH tag team champion Jay Briscoe vs. Bryan Danielson- This lineup is so stack, so loaded, so unbelievable that this bout is the opening match at "Final Battle 2003." Yeah that's right, you are going to see two of the best pure wrestlers going today compete in what could be the best match on any show out there and this card has so much talent that this will be your opener. This one is going to be intense!!!
Ladies and gentlemen, December 27th is going to be a very special day in Ring Of Honor history. We invite you to be a part of it.
