ROH issued the following:
On Saturday June 11, Ring of Honor returns to the Hopkins Eisenhower Community Center as Ring of Honor’s Road to Best in the World rolls on! In Minnesota, the stars of Ring of Honor look to pick up key victories and establish momentum heading into one of the year’s biggest events. Nigel McGuinness has signed a FIRST-TIME singles bout between two former partners!
ACH vs. ALEX SHELLEY
Since returning to Ring of Honor, Alex Shelley has turned the tag team division on its head. After reuniting the Motor City Machine Guns with Chris Sabin, the Guns have secured two two-on-two victories over the current ROH World Tag Team champions the Addiction! Prior to the Guns reuniting, Shelley became a mentor to ACH and competed with him in the tag team division while ACH’s regular partner Matt Sydal competed Japan.
In Dearborn as part of the War of the World Tour, ACH and Sydal defeated Silas Young and Beer City Bruiser. Following the victory, ACH and Sydal parted ways amicably as ACH stated he was ready to take on the world alone. Things between ACH and Shelley are similarly amicable but ACH wants to prove to a former mentor that he has what it takes to reach ROH World Championship singles gold! For the very first time, the two will meet in Hopkins!
ACH has been on a roll as of late, picking up wins over 2016 Top Prospect Tournament winner Lio Rush and international star KAMAITACHI in recent weeks. Shelley has had his attention firmly planted in the tag team division and holds the distinction of being one half of a team that has defeated the champions The Addiciton twice this calendar year! This one-on-one dream match may go a long way to determining the championship fate of both competitors.
There is nothing like the fast-paced, hard-hitting action that only ROH can deliver! Be sure to be there LIVE in Hopkins when the Best Wrestling on the Planet returns! Previous stops on the Road to Best in the World Tour have sold out – don’t wait, order your tickets now!
Matches signed
FIRST-TIME SINGLES MATCH
Adam Cole vs. Chris Sabin
ACH vs. ALEX SHELLEY
TAG WARS 2016
– 9 TEAMS ENTERED
– 3 TRIPLE THREAT TAG TEAM MATCHES ON 6/11/16 IN HOPKINS, MN
– THE 3 WINNING TEAMS ADVANCE TO ROUND 2 AND WILL COMPETE IN A TRIPLE THREAT IN MILWAUKEE ON 6/12/16
– THE WINNERS OF THE ROUND 2 TRIPLE THREAT RECEIVE AN ROH TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH ON 6/25 IN CONCORD, NC
TAG WARS 2016 – ROUND 1 – TRIPLE THREAT
* WINNERS ADVANCE TO ROUND 2 TRIPLE THREAT IN MILWAUKEE ON 6/12
JAY LETHAL & RODERICK STRONG vs JAY BRISCOE & MARK BRISCOE vs REDRAGON (BOBBY FISH & KYLE O’REILLY)
TAG WARS 2016 – ROUND 1 – TRIPLE THREAT
* WINNERS ADVANCE TO ROUND 2 TRIPLE THREAT IN MILWAUKEE ON 6/12
SILAS YOUNG & BEER CITY BRUISER vs LIO RUSH & MOOSE vs WAR MACHINE (RAYMOND ROWE & HANSON)
TAG WARS 2016 – ROUND 1 – TRIPLE THREAT
* WINNERS ADVANCE TO ROUND 2 TRIPLE THREAT IN MILWAUKEE ON 6/12
ANX (RHETT TITUS & KENNY KING) vs RPG VICE (ROCKY ROMERO & BERRETTA) vs YOUNG BUCKS (NICK & MATT JACKSON)
Ring of Honor Wrestling Presents
ROAD TO BITW ’16
Saturday, June 11th, 2016
Hopkins Eisenhower Community Center
1001 MN-7
Hopkins, MN 55305
Doors open 5:30pm / Pre Show 6:45pm / Bell Time 7:00pm
**ALL CARDS SUBJECT TO CHANGE**