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Best In The World (2021)
Best in the World (2021) was a professional wrestling event produced by American promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) that took place on Sunday, July 11, 2021 live on Pay-per-view. It emanated from the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (formerly known as the UMBC Event Center) in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the 11th event in the Best In The World chronology, and the first event since 2019, for the 2020 event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was also the first ROH event since Gateway To Honor on February 29, 2020 to have fans in attendance. Production Background Best in the World was announced by ROH to take place on July 11 on a Sunday (as opposed to the usual Friday). Along with the pay-per-view announcement, ROH stated that fans would be allowed to attend the event, making it the first attended event for ROH in nearly a year and a half, as ROH - after taking a five-month hiatus at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic - has held empty arena TV tapings and PPV broadcas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ring Of Honor
Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011, when the promotion was sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group. After a deal was struck in March 2022, ROH was officially sold to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) founder, co-owner, president, and CEO Tony Khan two months later. Throughout the 2010s, Ring of Honor was considered a major wrestling promotion in the United States, alongside WWE and Impact Wrestling. Under Sinclair Broadcast Group's ownership, ROH began talent-sharing deals with wrestling companies outside the U.S., expanded their television visibility through Sinclair's broadcast stations, and eventually established its own streaming service in 2018 called Honor Club. But as time went on and the industry saw the creation and subsequent rise of All Elite Wrestling (AEW), ROH would be seen as a smaller promotion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narrative Thread
A narrative thread, or plot thread (or, more ambiguously, a storyline), refers to particular elements and techniques of writing to center the story in the action or experience of characters rather than to relate a matter in a dry "all-knowing" sort of narration. Thus the narrative threads experienced by different but specific characters or sets of characters are those seen in the eyes of those characters that together form a plot element or subplot in the work of fiction. In this sense, each narrative thread is the narrative A narrative, story, or tale is any account of a series of related events or experiences, whether nonfictional (memoir, biography, news report, documentary, travel literature, travelogue, etc.) or fictional (fairy tale, fable, legend, thriller (ge ... portion of a work that pertains to the world view of the participating characters cognizant of their piece of the whole, and they may be the villains, the protagonists, a supporting character, or a relatively di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhett Titus
Everett Lawrence Titus (born September 15, 1987) is an American professional wrestler working for Ring of Honor (ROH). where he is a former ROH World Television Champion, an overall two-time ROH Tag Team Champion individually, as well as winning the now-defunct Top of the Class Trophy once. Raised in Lacey Township, New Jersey, Titus played prep football at Lacey Township High School, graduating in 2005. A student of the ROH Wrestling Academy, Titus had worked for various independent promotions early in his career before settling in at ROH. Professional wrestling career Training Titus began training at the ROH Wrestling Academy with Austin Aries at the age of 17, and was later trained by Bryan Danielson at the Academy. He was one of only two people in his class, the other being Mitch Franklin. Titus later said that he "hated training with Bryan" at the time, but was grateful for it later as it made him "a more dedicated wrestler". Full Impact Pro (2006–2010) Titus debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracy Williams
Tracy Williams is an American professional wrestler currently wrestling for Ring of Honor (ROH) where he is a former ROH World Tag Team Champion with Foundation teammate Rhett Titus. He is also a former ROH World Television Champion. Prior to ROH, he was known for his time in Evolve, where he is a former two-time Evolve Tag Team Champion. Professional wrestling career Evolve (2014–2018) Williams made his debut at Evolve on September 14, 2014, at Evolve 35, losing to Timothy Thatcher. On May 30, 2015, at '' EVOLVE 43'', Williams and Drew Gulak failed to capture the Open the United Gate Championship, when they were defeated by Johnny Gargano and Rich Swann. Williams has held the EVOLVE Tag Team championship with Drew Gulak and Fred Yehi, respectively, representing the stable Catch Point. At EVOLVE 113, Williams had his last match with the promotion, losing against EVOLVE Champion Shane Strickland. After that, he left the promotion. Ring of Honor (2018–2021) Willia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homicide (wrestler)
Nelson Erazo (born March 20, 1977) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Homicide. He is currently competing for both National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where he is a former NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship, World Junior Heavyweight Champion, and Ring of Honor (ROH) where he is a member of the faction VLNCE UNLTD. He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling, where he is a List of TNA X Division Champions, one-time TNA X Division Championship, X Division Champion and three-time World Tag Team Champion, having won the NWA World Tag Team Championship List of NWA World Tag Team Champions, twice and the Impact World Tag Team Championship, TNA World Tag Team Championship List of Impact World Tag Team Champions, once with tag team partner Hernandez (wrestler), Hernandez. He is also known from his time in Ring of Honor, where he held the ROH World Championship, World Championship and ROH World Tag Team Championship, Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Dickinson (wrestler)
Christopher Torre(born August 11, 1987) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Chris Dickinson. He is best known for his work in Game Changer Wrestling, Ring of Honor, Evolve Wrestling, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling and Beyond Wrestling. He has also worked for various promotions around the world, including Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide in Mexico, Pro Wrestling Zero1 in Japan, Preston City Wrestling in England, International Wrestling Syndicate in Canada, and American promotions Combat Zone Wrestling and Chikara. He is a former ROH World Tag Team Champion. Professional wrestling career Early career (2002–2003) Initially a backyard wrestler, training in late 2001, Dickinson started his wrestling career in 2002 when he was 15, wrestling around the New Jersey area under the name Paco Loco. Independent circuit (2008–present) After a hiatus from professional wrestling, Dickinson, now billed as Chris Dickinson made his wrestling in rin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Deppen
Anthony "Tony" Deppen, is an American professional wrestler, currently working for the American professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) where he is a former ROH World Television Champion. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2013–present) Chikara (2018–2019) Deppen is known for his tenure with Chikara, promotion for which he made his first appearance at ''CHIKARA National Pro Wrestling Day 2018'' from February 17, where he unsuccessfully challenged The Whisper for the Chikara Young Lions Cup. He continued to wrestle for Chikara as part of the FIST stable, having Travis Huckabee as a tag team partner, both competing on house shows such as the ''CHIKARA Chikarasaurus Rex: A Deadly Secret'' from August 11, 2018, where they defeated The Colony ( Green Ant and Thief Ant), The Creatures Of The Deep (Cajun Crawdad and Hermit Crab), and Xyberhawx2000 (Nytehawk and Razerhawk). Other notable appearances made by Deppen are at the King of Trios tournament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brody King
Nathan Troy Blauvelt (born March 17, 1987), better known by his ring name Brody King, is an American professional wrestler and musician signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The House of Black. King was previously signed to Ring of Honor, where he was a part of the Villain Enterprises faction and the leader of the stable Violence Unlimited. He's also the vocalist for the hardcore band God's Hate. King is a former triple champion across three promotions – a co-holder of the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship with PCO and Scurll in their first reign, a former co-holder of the NWA World Tag Team Championship with PCO, and a former co-holder of Australia's World Series Wrestling Tag Team Championship with Scurll. King and PCO are also former ROH World Tag Team Champions, and winners of ROH's 2019 Tag Wars tournament, and the 2019 Crockett Cup. He has also wrestled for Major League Wrestling (MLW), Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), and various independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Lethal
Jamar Shipman (born April 29, 1985), better known by the ring name Jay Lethal, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Dubbed "The Franchise" of Ring of Honor, Lethal is a two-time ROH World Champion, and holds the record for most combined days with the ROH World Championship in company history. He was also a record-setting two-time and longest reigning ROH World Television Champion, holding the title for 567 days, and the only man to hold the World Television Championship and the World Championship at the same time, and a former ROH World Tag Team Champion with Jonathan Gresham. Lethal is recognized by ROH as a Grand Slam Champion, and is the only man to have held the ROH World, World Tag Team, World Television and Pure championships. In 2020, he was selected by Ring of Honor as their ''Wrestler of the Decade'' (2010s). He is also known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he was a six-time TNA X Division Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ROH World Championship
The ROH World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by Ring of Honor (ROH). It is considered the most prestigious title in the promotion. The current champion is Claudio Castagnoli, who is in his second reign. The title is currently defended on All Elite Wrestling's television programs (AEW being co-owned by ROH owner Tony Khan), as well as ROH pay-per-view events. History Low Ki defeated Spanky, Christopher Daniels, and Doug Williams in a 60-minute Iron Man match to become the inaugural ROH Champion at Crowning a Champion on July 27, 2002 after holding its first tournament to crown the inaugural champion on June 22, 2002. Samoa Joe had the longest title reign to date when he held the belt for 21 months and four days. During his reign, ROH held a cross-promotional show with Frontier Wrestling Alliance in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2003, called Frontiers of Honor. At that show, Joe turned the title into the ROH World Championship wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rush (wrestler)
William Arturo Muñoz González (born September 29, 1988) is a Mexican ''luchador'' (Spanish for professional wrestler), known under the ring name Rush ( ). He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is best known for his time performing for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as well as the U.S. based Ring of Honor (ROH). Muñoz's father Arturo Muñoz is also a professional wrestler, most recently known under the ring name La Bestia del Ring. William's younger brothers are also professional wrestlers, using the ring names Dralístico and Dragon Lee. While most luchadors portray clear cut good guys or bad guys in the ring, Rush portrays a character that straddles that divide, his in-ring actions is often chaotic or brawling, with tendencies to cheat but is still popular with the fans. Muñoz made his in-ring debut in 2007, working under the name Latino until he started working for CMLL in 2009 where he was given the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Ingobernables
''Los Ingobernables'' (Spanish for "The Ungovernables") is a ''lucha libre'' (Mexican professional wrestling) stable, based in the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion. It was formed in April 2014 by La Máscara, Rush and La Sombra, and has since become renowned as one of the top antagonistic groups in CMLL history. As members of the group, La Máscara has held the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship and the CMLL World Tag Team Championship alongside Rush, while La Sombra has held the NWA World Historic Middleweight and Welterweight Championships. Through CMLL's working relationship with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Tetsuya Naito joined the stable in 2015, eventually forming an offshoot group named ''Los Ingobernables de Japón'' in the Japanese promotion. On September 27, 2019, founding member Rush and his father La Bestia del Ring announced their departures from CMLL. On December 14, Rush announced that he would be forming a new group, ''La Facción Ingobe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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