Ring of Honor issued the following:
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST is back for 2015! The Ring of Honor tradition returns November 13th in Milwaukee, WI and November 14th in Hopkins, MI. SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST is one of the most grueling tournaments in all of professional wrestling, where the winner has to endure two nights of competition against the top ROH stars. The prize? A future ROH World Championship opportunity!
A Huge Main Event has been signed, and is a Final Battle Main Event preview of sorts.
SIX MAN SHOWDOWN
HOUSE OF TRUTH (JAY LETHAL, DONOVAN DIJAK & JOEY DADDIEGO) W/ TRUTH MARTINI VS. BULLET CLUB (AJ STYLES & YOUNG BUCKS)
Manager of champions Truth Martini has wrestling pundits around the world buzzing: is he the world’s dumbest manager or the world’s smartest? While detractors have questioned Martini’s decision of signing ROH World and Television champion Jay Lethal to any sort of high profile match prior to his ROH World Title defense against former IWGP Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles, Martini may be playing chess while the rest of the world is playing checkers.
Martini, the only manager ever to manage two ROH stars to the World Title, may have a method to his madness when he sends the House of Truth against the Bullet Club in Milwaukee, WI. The tag team combination of Donovan Dijak and J. Diesel will certainly have a size and strength advantage against all three Bullet Club members and have been developing a chemistry that may allow them to cut off the ring. With the HoT doing the heavy lifting, World Champion Lethal will have opportunities for up close and in person scouting, as well as perhaps some cheap shots on ROH World Title #1 contender AJ Styles.
But don’t expect the Bullet Club to just roll over. While the 6’7” Dijak’s height and former Golden Gloves winner Diesel’s iron chin certainly present obstacles for any Styles Clash or Superkick Party, Styles and the Young Bucks have dispatched of bigger and stronger opponents across the globe with technical prowess, speed, and execution. And while the House of Truth has been developing tag team continuity, The Bullet Club outpaces the HoT in both experience and time together, racking up wins in six-man competition in Ring of Honor this summer against top competition such as The Kingdom and CHAOS.
The outcome of the match will come back to Martini: if ROH World and Television Champion Jay Lethal leaves unscathed with a better idea of his number one challenger’s skills, putting the House of Truth in this match was a win but in the very real possibility that Lethal falls victim to the Styles Clash or the Meltzer Driver, Martini may have started his charge down the path of losing the ROH World Championship to his toughest challenger to date.
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST: NIGHT 1
Friday, November 13th, 2015
The TURNER HALL BALLROOM
1034 N 4th St – Milwaukee, WI
7:30 pm CST
Matches signed:
ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
The Kingdom (c) w/ Maria Kanellis vs reDRagon
*** SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST 2015 QUALIFIERS ***
BEST OF 5 SERIES FINALE & SOTF ’15 QUALIFIER
ACH VS. MATT SYDAL
4 CORNER SURVIVAL
MARK BRISCOE VS. CHRISTOPHER DANIELS VS. HANSON VS. KENNY KING
4 CORNER SURVIVAL
JAY BRISCOE VS. FRANKIE KAZARIAN VS. RAY ROWE VS. RHETT TITUS
TRIPLE THREAT
“UNBREAKABLE” MICHAEL ELGIN VS. ADAM COLE VS. MOOSE w/ STOKELY HATHAWAY
TRIPLE THREAT
DALTON CASTLE VS. SILAS YOUNG VS. ADAM PAGE w/ BJ WHITMER
RODERICK STRONG VS. CEDRIC ALEXANDER
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST: NIGHT 2
Saturday, November 14th, 2015
Hopkins Eisenhower Community Center
1001 Minnesota 7 – Hopkins, Minnesota
7:00 PM CST
**MAIN EVENT**
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST FINALS
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