Brian Brower

There are many faces to Ring of Honor: the pure wrestling, the high flying exhibitions, and state of the art tag team wrestling. Yet there is one face that, while infrequently seen, looms just as tall. It is a bloody face, one scarred by chairs, tables, and ladders, one born in the fires of what the legendary mick Foley dubbed "The Ring of Hardcore"!

Crowning a Champion was a wrestling show held by Ring of Honor. It took place on July 27, 2002 at the Murphy Recreational Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The shows main event featured Christopher Daniels, Doug Williams, Low Ki and Spanky competing in a one-hour Iron Man match to become the first ROH Champion. The four earned the right to compete for the title by winning their respects brackets in the Road to the Title tournament. The rules for the match was that for every pin and submission a wrestler scored, they would gain two points, but if they were defeated or submitted, they would lose one point.

2005 may have been the most memorable year in Ring of Honor history. In year 4 of it's existence, ROH reached new heights, and was home to the best wrestling on the planet. Spanning this compilation are some of ROH's biggest matches, moments, and the crowning of three new ROH World Champions.

Some of Ring of Honor's biggest feuds to date come to a head from the National Guard Armory in Cambridge, MA.

Sign of Dishonor was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on July 8, 2005 at the Sports Plus Entertainment Center in Long Island, New York. Following the events at ROH Death before Dishonor III, ROH convinced CM Punk to come back and make one defense of the ROH World Championship on the condition he got to pick the opponent.

Joe vs. Punk II was a wrestling show held by Ring of Honor. It took place on October 16, 2004 at the Frontier Fieldhouse in Chicago Ridge, Illinois. The shows name comes from the fact that this is the first rematch of Samoa Joe and CM Punk's one hour draw for the ROH World Championship, which took place at ROH World Title Classic on June 12.

Escape from New York was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on July 9, 2005 at the New Yorker Hotel in New York, New York.

Fate of an Angel was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on July 16, 2005 at the Connecticut Sports Center in Woodbridge, Connecticut. The show featured the first appearance of Matt Hardy, recenty fired from World Wrestling Entertainment, taking on "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels in a "dream match".

ROH Wrestling invades Cambridge Massachusetts for a great night of action!

Death Before Dishonor I is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on July 19, 2003 at the Rex Plex in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Headline matches included a Dog Collar match between Raven and CM Punk, and Samoa Joe defending the ROH title against Paul London.

All-Star Extravaganza 2 was a wrestling show held by Ring of Honor. It took place on December 4, 2004 at the Rex Plex in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The show's main event was CM Punk challenging Samoa Joe for the ROH World Championship. After wrestling to two one hour draws at World Title Classic and Joe vs. Punk II, the stipulation was that there was no time limit; however, if Punk failed to defeated Joe he would not receive another shot at the title for as long as Joe held it. The show also featured appearances by legendary wrestling managers Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and Jim Cornette.

Ring of Honor closes out their first year with Final Battle on December 28, 2002 at the Murphy Recreational Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Glory by Honor 3 was a wrestling event held by Ring of Honor on September 11, 2004 at the Rex Plex in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The event was highlighted by the ROH debut of Mick Foley.

Ring of Honor presents Collision Course from the Woodbridge Armory in Woodbridge, New Jersey.

Manhattan Mayhem was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on May 7, 2005 at the New Yorker Hotel in New York, New York.