Post by Swarm on Jul 15, 2016 15:51:03 GMT -5
ROH Best In The World 6 pack bios.
Art - Werner Meuck
Stats - Zeke Gould and Rob Beaubien
Bios - Rob Beaubien
Editing: Todd Joerchel, Chad Olson and Cory Olson
Printing: Mike Melesky
Special thanks: Tom Filsinger, Ring of Honor.
"THE CLEANER" KENNY OMEGA -
Status: Leader of the Bullet Club.
Main allies: The Young Bucks, Adam Cole, Hangman Page, aka members of the Bullet Club.
Main enemies: AJ Styles, Michael Elgin.
Kenny Omega made his debut under a New Japan contract in 2014. Despite dismissing the idea of joining the villainous foreigner stable Bullet Club at his signing press conference, Omega was revealed as the newest member of the stable, setting his sights on the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. Omega, dubbing himself "The Cleaner", claimed he had lied at the press conference and was only interested in money and the title.
As part of his new villainous persona, Omega, who is fluent in Japanese, stopped talking in Japanese and instead did his interviews in English. In addition to that change, joining the Bullet Club led to Omega adopting the Cleaner nickname, which was intended to be a reference to people who clean up crime scenes.
Early in 2015, Omega wrestled his first match as a member of Bullet Club, defeating Ryusuke Taguchi to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship for the first time.
In a match no one will ever forget, Omega teamed with Bullet Club leader A.J. Styles to defeat IWGP Intercontinental champion Shinsuke Nakamura and Yoshi-Hashi in a tag team match. After the match, Bullet Club turned on Styles, with Omega taking over the leadership of the stable and declaring that he was no longer a junior heavyweight by challenging Nakamura to a title match. The match, however, never came to fruition. Soon afterwards, Omega began using Nakamura's Bomaye knee strike as a finishing move, dubbing it the V-Trigger. It was then announced that Omega would face Hiroshi Tanahashi determine the new champion. Omega defeated Tanahashi to become the new IWGP Intercontinental Champion.
Finisher(s)
ONE-WINGED ANGEL: One handed Electric Chair Driver.
CROYT'S WRATH: Electric Chair dropped into a German suplex.
AOI SHOUDOU: Cross legged fisherman's buster.
V-TRIGGER: Running knee strike parodied from Shinsuke Nakamura.
BROOM ATTACK: Sometimes Omega will attack his opponent with his trademark broom handle. He can be disqualified for this move.
SPRAY CAN: Sometimes Omega will risk disqualification in order to gain an advantage while on defense by spraying his opponent in the face with spray paint! It's a wildly desperate maneuver from a wild wrestler!
JERRY LYNN
Status: ROH legend and former ROH World Champion.
Main allies: Delirious, Rhino
Main enemies: Nigel McGuinness, Tyler Black, Austin Aries, Mike Bennett.
Lynn made several appearances for Ring of Honor, prior to becoming a full-time roster member. Lynn made an appearance for Ring of Honor, where he wrestled ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness in a non-title match, which he lost. He has also wrestled in ROH's sister promotion Full Impact Pro on two occasions, wrestling Austin Aries and Roderick Strong in a Three Way Dance, before taking on Aries the next night in a singles match. Lynn has wrestled on ROH's PPV taping on September 19, 2008 in a losing effort to Chris Hero. Then next night Lynn returned to the ECW Arena for ROH's Glory By Honor VII by defeating Kenny King. In 2008, Lynn was named a full-time member of the ROH roster. Soon after, Lynn was a participant in the inaugural match of TV show Ring of Honor Wrestling on HDNet, pinning Delirious for the win.
At Supercard of Honor IV, he defeated Nigel McGuinness to win his first ROH world title. At Manhattan Mayhem III, Lynn lost the ROH World Title to Austin Aries in a Three Way Dance, which also involved Tyler Black. He would later enter in a rivalry with Austin Aries, Kenny King and Rhett Titus, leading to an alliance with Delirious.
Lynn returned to ROH at Final Battle 2012: Doomsday, where he was defeated by Mike Bennett in his final match with the promotion.
Finisher
CRADLE PILEDRIVER: the ECW legend finishes his opponents with an effective cradle piledriver.
ROPPONGI VICE (ROCKY ROMERO & BERETTA)
Status: Former IWGP Junior Heavyweight tag team champions
Main allies: Each other.
Main enemies: reDRagon, the Briscoe Brothers, the Bullet Club.
Following the dissolution of Rocky Romero's previous tag team Forever Hooligans due to the retirement of his partner Alex Koslov, Romero announced during Ring of Honor's 13th Anniversary Show that he would be forming a new tag team known as Roppongi Vice alongside Trent Baretta, with the stated goal of challenging the then-current ROH World Tag Team Champions reDRagon for the title.
In their debut on the ROH Conquest Tour, Roppongi Vice defeated The Decade, and the following day won an Instant Reward Proving Ground match against reDRagon, only to lose a subsequent match for the championship. At Global Wars '15, Roppongi Vice competed in a three-way match against The Addiction and The Decade on May 15, and in a six-man tag team match alongside Kazuchika Okada against Bullet Club representatives A.J. Styles and The Young Bucks, losing both matches. In a big match, Roppongi Vice were defeated by The Briscoes at Death Before Dishonor XIII. But they rebounded when they won a seven tag team gauntlet match to determine #1 contender for ROH World Tag Team Championships by defeating The Young Bucks after entering the match as the seventh team.
Overseas, Roppongi Vice made their New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) debut on the Road to Invasion Attack 2015 tour, facing the Bullet Club in multiple-man tag matches. At Invasion Attack 2015, Roppongi Vice defeated The Young Bucks for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, but lost the title in a rematch the following month at Wrestling Dontaku.
At Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall Roppongi Vice received another shot at the championship in a three-way match that also included reDRagon, but failed to recapture the title. At Destruction in Kobe immediately after reDRagon defended their titles, Roppongi would viciously assault them in order to attain a championship match at King of Pro-Wrestling where they would go on to lose by a questionable three-count.
During the 2015 Super Jr. Tag Tournament, Vice achieved big wins over the likes of Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask as well as the reigning champions; reDRagon. They were defeated in the finals of the tournament at Power Struggle by Matt Sydal and Ricochet, but along with The Young Bucks, still challenged for the title after the match.
Finisher(s)
TRENT?: Beretta keeps opponents on their toes with two singles finishers. GOBSTOPPER (Running single leg high knee) and the slightly more effective DUDE BUSTER (Cradle back-to-belly piledriver).
DIABLO ARMBAR: Flying armbar.
STRONG ZERO: Cradle back-to-belly piledriver (Baretta) / Diving double foot stomp (Romero) combination.
Note: In singles action, both of Rocky Romero's tag moves become ankle lock - 3, and STRONG ZERO becomes DIABLO ARMBAR.
HANGMAN ADAM PAGE
Status: Hangman for the Bullet Club.
Main allies: Kenny Omega, Adam Cole and the Young Bucks.
Main enemies: Colt Cabana, The Briscoe Brothers, Chris Sabin, BJ Whitmer.
After many years of rising up the ROH ranks as part of the Decade, Adam Page broke out and became a villain once again when he joined Bullet Club by turning on Colt Cabana, The Briscoes and The Motor City Machine Guns during a ten-man tag team main event. The following month, New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) announced Page would debut for the promotion at Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall under the ring name "Hangman Page". Afterwards, Page also began using the name in ROH.
Finisher
RITE OF PASSAGE: Kneeling back-to-belly piledriver. Sometimes Page will takes things to the next level after a victory with RITE OF PASSAGE, and hang his defeated opponent over the top rope with his noose. This despicable habit leaves enemies injured and looking for revenge.
LIO RUSH
Status: 2016 Top Prospect Tournament Winner, CZW Wired Champion.
Main allies: Steve Corino
Main enemies: Donovan Dijak
Six months after his professional wrestling debut, Rush took part in a Ring of Honor (ROH) training camp. He, however, was not signed due to his limited experience. After getting more experience wrestling on the independent circuit, Rush took part in another training camp and, now with the backing of Kevin Kelly, Steve Corino, Adam Cole, Jay Lethal and Kyle O'Reilly, was signed as a participant in the 2016 Top Prospect Tournament.
Rush made his debut in ROH on December 19, 2015, beating Vinny Marseglia in a dark match. Rush went on to compete in the 2016 Top Prospect Tournament, defeating Jason Kincaid, then going on to defeat Brian Fury to win the tournament.
Soon after, ROH announced that Rush had signed a contract with the promotion. On Supercard of Honor X, Rush unsuccessfully challenged Jay Lethal for ROH World Championship.
Finisher
DRAGON'S CALL: Split-legged frog splash.
RUSH HOUR: Standing moonsault side slam. Sometimes Lio performs RUSH HOUR off the top turnbuckle, making the move even more impactful!
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