Ring of Honor Newswire Thread

[Silk]

Auf jeden Fall wurde der Wechsel (imo als Storyline) erstmalig nun auch von ROH thematisiert.

A Dissapointment
- Tyler Black's Change Of Heart -

As is well known at this point, ROH World Champion Tyler Black is not long with this company. Tyler, despite being champion, has elected to sign a deal elsewhere and attempt to apply his craft on a different platform. While it’s not the first time, and it likely won’t be the last, it is the manner in which Tyler’s personality has shifted that is truly a disappointment.

Prior to this past weekend’s “ROH on HDNet” TV tapings, Tyler Black had carried himself with respect, not just for the title he held, but for the company as a whole, and the fans in general. Despite his detractors, vocal as they may be, Tyler has served as a representative of everything ROH stands for: respect, integrity, and pound for pound the best wrestling on the planet. He voiced his desire to follow in the footsteps of the champions who had come before; Samoa Joe, Bryan Danielson, Low Ki, CM Punk, etc.

Then came last Friday night when Tyler stood in the ring with Executive Producer Jim Cornette and essentially stated he was leaving ROH for so-called greener pastures and was taking the ROH World Title with him. As you will soon see in the upcoming ROH Video Wire, he also adds money as a primary motivator for his decision to part ways with Ring of Honor. Tyler referred to Davey Richards as an idiot for choosing competition over money, and essentially spat in the face of everything he once claimed to hold dear as far back as blog tirades during The Age of the Fall.

It’s a sad state of affairs, but this weekends events are very telling of what really lies in Tyler’s heart. It was easy to preach the evils of money, capitalism, and greed when he didn’t have it. But as soon as that almighty dollar was dangled in his face, it appears Tyler was too eager to sell out his ideals.

The dilemma now, as it was when Tyler’s idol CM Punk attempted to hold the ROH World Title hostage so many years ago, is exactly who…if anyone…will stop Black from accomplishing his goal? Both Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards have battles set with Tyler this weekend, but each is a non-title affair. Tyler’s bout for Plymouth, MA hasn’t been set as of this writing, and that leaves the fate of the ROH World title on the shoulders of Roderick Strong at “Glory by Honor IX” on September 11th. Will Strong come through for the company, or will his new found truth again leave him just shy of the finish line?

Also derzeit baut man halt ja irgendwie Roddy offensichtlich als Sieger auf. Zu offensichtlich? Abgesehen davon dass er ja eigentlich mittlerweile Heel ist und mittlerweile eh schon in NYC mit Sicherheit als der Gralsbringer schlechthin abgefeiert wird.

Daher fänd ich nen 3 Way ganz gut, allein wegen "unpredictable" - aber es kann auch sein dass der Title nach Tyler vakantiert wird, was ich mir aber nicht unbedingt erhoffe.