WWE Roadblock
The above video is tonight’s live WWE Roadblock Kickoff pre-show.
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According to the WWE Stats and Info Twitter account, tonight’s Sami Zayn versus Braun Strowman match is the first WWE pay-per-view match with a ten minute time limit since the Unforgiven 2000 PPV event.
That match was a six way Hardcore Championship match featuring Steve Blackman, Test, Perry Saturn, Al Snow, Crash Holly and Funaki.
ROH Decade Of Excellence
Ring Of Honor issued the following details on the Decade Of Excellence tournament which starts this week:
Eight stars who debuted in Ring of Honor over a decade ago will compete in the first-ever Decade of Excellence Tournament, which begins this week on Ring of Honor Wrestling!The finals take place on Jan. 14th at Atlanta’s Center Stage, with the winner receiving a shot at the ROH World Championship (which is currently held by Adam Cole) at the 15th Anniversary Pay-Per-View on March 10th in Las Vegas.The first round of the Decade of Excellence Tournament starts this week with an exciting first round matchup:CHRISTOPHER DANIELS VS. MARK BRISCOEDaniels is one of the “Founding Fathers” of ROH. The cunning veteran competed in the main event of the inaugural ROH show in February 2002 in Philadelphia, a Triple Threat Match against Bryan Danielson and Low Ki. He is a four-time former co-holder of the ROH World Tag Team Title and a former ROH World Television Champion.Briscoe and his brother, Jay, have held the ROH World Tag Team Title a record eight times and are regarded as one of the greatest tag teams in the world. In Mark’s first match in ROH, he defeated his brother in August 2002.And in the coming weeks, you’ll see…BJ WHITMER VS. JAY BRISCOEWhitmer has the dubious distinction of being one of the most despicable competitors in ROH history, but there’s no denying his success. Whitmer, who debuted in ROH in January 2003, is a four-time former co-holder of the ROH World Tag team Title and has been a member of two influential factions in ROH — The Prophecy and The Decade.No one has held more titles in ROH than Briscoe, who is an eight-time former ROH World Tag Team Champion and one of only three men in history to have held the ROH World Championship twice. He competed on ROH’s first show in February 2002.CHRIS SABIN VS. COLT CABANASabin, one-half of The Motor City Machine Guns with Alex Shelley, made his ROH debut in June 2003 in a Four Corners Survival Match. As a member of the Machine Guns, Sabin is a former co-holder of New Japan-Pro Wrestling’s IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.Cabana made his ROH debut in December 2002 by defeating CM Punk. He and Punk went on to become two-time ROH World Tag Team Champions. Cabana has won titles all over the world and has come very close on several occasions over the years to winning the ROH World Title.JUSHIN “THUNDER” LIGER VS. JAY LETHALLiger, a Japanese legend who is perhaps the most influential junior heavyweight of all time, made his much-anticipated ROH debut in November 2004 when he headlined two “Weekend of Thunder” shows named in his honor. Liger, who has competed in four decades, is still going strong in both ROH and NJPW.Lethal competed in his first match in ROH in January 2003 when he was just 17. He has gone on to become one of the biggest stars in ROH history. Lethal is a former ROH World Champion, two-time former ROH World Television Champion and former ROH Pure Champion.Who will win the first-ever ROH Decade of Excellence Tournament and earn a shot at the ROH World Championship? Tune into ROH Wrestling to find out!This and every week’s episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling can be seen Saturdays and Sundays on your local Sinclair Broadcast Group affiliate, on the Fite.TV App every Monday at 7 PM EST, the Fight Network in Canada at 10 PM EST on Tuesdays, and Comet Wednesday at Midnight. Additionally, as a Ringside Member, you can watch each week on ROHWrestling.com! To find out how YOU can #WatchROH each week, click HERE.
