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Post by Vegas on Aug 14, 2020 18:34:04 GMT -5
Although ROH's head booker Marty Scurll is on hiatus at the moment due to the recent allegations against him, ROH is returning and will be doing the ROH Pure Title Tournament originally scheduled for last April. The first 7 of the 16 participants have been announced:
Jay Lethal
Jonathan Gresham
Matt Sydal
David Finlay
Tracy Williams
Josh Woods
Wheeler Yuta
Several other stars like NJPW’s Yuji Nagata and ROH’s Mark Haskins and Joe Hendry were forced to withdraw due to the travel restrictions in place from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Post by Justin Case on Aug 14, 2020 19:22:37 GMT -5
Although ROH's head booker Marty Scurll is on hiatus at the moment due to the recent allegations against him, ROH is returning and will be doing the ROH Pure Title Tournament originally scheduled for last April. The first 7 of the 16 participants have been announced: Jay Lethal
Jonathan Gresham
Matt Sydal
David Finlay
Tracy Williams
Josh Woods
Wheeler Yuta
Several other stars like NJPW’s Yuji Nagata and ROH’s Mark Haskins and Joe Hendry were forced to withdraw due to the travel restrictions in place from the COVID-19 pandemic. Matt Sydal no longer working with WWE? |
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Post by Vegas on Aug 14, 2020 19:50:32 GMT -5
Although ROH's head booker Marty Scurll is on hiatus at the moment due to the recent allegations against him, ROH is returning and will be doing the ROH Pure Title Tournament originally scheduled for last April. The first 7 of the 16 participants have been announced: Jay Lethal
Jonathan Gresham
Matt Sydal
David Finlay
Tracy Williams
Josh Woods
Wheeler Yuta
Several other stars like NJPW’s Yuji Nagata and ROH’s Mark Haskins and Joe Hendry were forced to withdraw due to the travel restrictions in place from the COVID-19 pandemic. Matt Sydal no longer working with WWE? no, not anymore. Sydal was also announced to compete in ROH's Past vs Present show back in March before it got cancelled. |
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Post by TTX on Aug 14, 2020 20:02:12 GMT -5
Some fun names. Looking forward to that tournament as I love the concept of that title.
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Post by Justin Case on Aug 15, 2020 16:50:13 GMT -5
Matt Sydal no longer working with WWE? no, not anymore. Sydal was also announced to compete in ROH's Past vs Present show back in March before it got cancelled. Well, that was short lived. Glad he's free again! 👍 |
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Post by Vegas on Aug 17, 2020 17:24:40 GMT -5
Now 10 of the 16 participants have been announced:
Ten of the 16 competitors for the upcoming ROH Pure Title tournament have been announced. The tournament begins at the TV tapings set to take place this month.
The participants (in alphabetical order) revealed thus far are:
-- PJ Black
-- Tony Deppen
-- David Finlay
-- Jonathan Gresham
-- Jay Lethal
-- Rocky Romero
-- Matt Sydal
-- Tracy Williams
-- Josh Woods
-- Wheeler Yuta
Stay locked onto ROHWrestling.com and ROH’s social media channels for announcements regarding the rest of the field.
The rules for Pure matches are as follows:
-- Every match begins and ends with the Code of Honor handshake.
-- Each wrestler has three rope breaks to stop submission holds and pinfalls. After a wrestler exhausts his rope breaks, submission and pin attempts on or under the ropes by his opponent are legal.
-- Closed-fist punches to the face are not permitted; only open-handed slaps or chops to the face are allowed. Punches to other parts of the body are permitted, excluding low blows. The first use of a closed fist will get a warning; the second will be a disqualification.
-- As in standard ROH matches, there will be a 20-count when a wrestler is on the floor.
-- Outside interference will result in automatic termination from the roster for the wrestler that interferes.
-- There will be two blocks, single-elimination format.
-- Round 1 matches have a 15-minute time limit.
-- Block semifinals have a 20-minute time limit.
-- Block finals have a 30-minute time limit.
-- The tournament final has a one-hour time limit.
-- There will be three judges for each match, and time-limit draws will go to a judges’ decision.
The Pure Title was created in 2004, with AJ Styles defeating CM Punk in a tournament final to become the first Pure Champion. The title subsequently was held by stars such as Samoa Joe, Lethal and Nigel McGuinness. In August 2006, then-ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated McGuinness to unify the titles.
It was announced earlier this year that the Pure Title was being resurrected. A tournament to crown a new champion was scheduled to begin in March but was postponed due to the pandemic.
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Post by aceldamas on Aug 17, 2020 17:37:12 GMT -5
So, Vegas , what I want to know is when you're going to have some Pure Match Rules for us? I believe you are the man for the job.  |
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Post by Vegas on Aug 17, 2020 19:28:07 GMT -5
So, Vegas , what I want to know is when you're going to have some Pure Match Rules for us? I believe you are the man for the job. I actually started working on some earlier this year when the Pure Title Tournament was originally announced. |
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Post by Vegas on Aug 24, 2020 23:36:27 GMT -5
Kenny King, Dalton Castle, and Rust Taylor (CWFH's Ryan Taylor) all got announced for this tournament:
updated list of entrants:
— PJ Black
— Tony Deppen
— David Finlay
— Jonathan Gresham
— Jay Lethal
— Rocky Romero
— Matt Sydal
— Tracy Williams
— Josh Woods
— Wheeler Yuta
— Kenny King
— Rust Taylor
— Dalton Castle
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Post by Justin Case on Aug 25, 2020 11:14:56 GMT -5
Kenny King, Dalton Castle, and Rust Taylor (CWFH's Ryan Taylor) all got announced for this tournament: updated list of entrants: — PJ Black — Tony Deppen — David Finlay — Jonathan Gresham — Jay Lethal — Rocky Romero — Matt Sydal — Tracy Williams — Josh Woods — Wheeler Yuta — Kenny King — Rust Taylor — Dalton Castle This is shaping up to be a great tournament! |
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