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One of the rumors that we have been asked about over the last 24 hours is one claiming that WWE is negotiating to purchase Ring of Honor from The Sinclair Broadcast Group. The story actually began circulating about three weeks back and was a topic of conversation among wrestlers at the 15th Anniversary PPV in Las Vegas. At the time, numerous sources within each company denied there were any sale talks, much less a deal in place. Last night, when the rumors began floating around online, we were again told there was nothing to a sale story.
It should be noted, however, that according to a WWE source, there have been off and on conversations between the companies in recent months but those talks were surrounding the possibility of the WWE Network carrying the Ring of Honor TV show, similar to deals in place that will eventually see PROGRESS Wrestling and Insane Championship Wrestling broadcast as "independent wrestling" content on the WWE Network.
While no deal has been signed, the idea would be that WWE license that material from ROH, something ROH COO Joe Koff has said in the past he would be open to, if it was the right deal for Ring of Honor. In the past, WWE licensed material from Sinclair for a number of projects, including the CM Punk documentary. We are told there has also been interest in licensing material for future DVDs, which makes sense considering there are Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins DVDs set for release in the coming months.
If a deal goes through, ROH TV would air on the WWE Network just as it airs currently on COMET TV, The Fite App and on Sinclair affiliate stations, but again, no deal has been completed as of this writing.
Ring of Honor is running their 11th annual Supercard of Honor event Saturday 4/1, which all signs indicate will break the attendance record for the company since it was purchased by Sinclair Broadcast Group in May 2011. That event, will feature:
*ROH Tag Team champions Matt and Jeff Hardy vs. The Young Bucks in a Ladder Match.
*ROH champion Christopher Daniels vs. Dalton Castle
*Cody Rhodes vs. Jay Lethal - Texas Bullrope Match.
*ROH TV champ Marty Scurll vs. Adam Cole.
*ROH Six Man Tag Team champions The Briscoes & Bully Ray vs. The Guerrillas of Destiny & Hangman Page.
*Will Ospreay & Volador Jr vs. Dragon Lee & Jay White.
*Kazarian vs. Punishment Martinez.
*Matt Taven & Vinny Marseglia vs. Beer City Bruiser & Silas Young.
Visit www.ROHWrestling.com for info.
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