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WHITMER UPDATE, ROH STAR RETURNING THIS SATURDAY AND MORE MANHATTAN MAYHEM NEWS

By Mike Johnson on 2013-08-14 14:11:05
The final diagnosis on BJ Whitmer was that he suffered a bruised spinal cord, which is pretty serious. He's also been diagnosed with spinal stenosis, which is the condition that ended the career of Adam Copeland. Whitmer will be getting additional medical examinations in the upcoming weeks. There's no set schedule for his return.

Here's the latest Ring of Honor "Honor Roll" leading into Saturday's Manhattan Mayhem V card at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC:

Mike Mondo, who had taken time off to allow himself to heal from issues that came from his ankle surgery, will officially return to the ROH roster this Saturday, facing TV champ Matt Taven in a non-title Proving Ground match. He's been working his leg out on the independents, most notably NYWC in Long Island.

Prince Nana will be doing commentary this weekend. There's talk of a big Nana angle.

Ring of Honor will return to the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City this Saturday 8/17 with "Manhattan Mayhem" featuring:

*ROH Tag Team champions The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) vs. reDragon (Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly)

*In a first time ever meeting, The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. The Forever Hooligans (Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov)

*ROH championship Tournament Quarter Final: Karl Anderson vs. Michael Elgin

*ROH World championship Tournament Quarter Final: Roderick Strong vs. Kevin Steen

*ROH championship Tournament Quarter Final: Tommaso Ciampa vs. Michael Bennett

*Scramble: C&C Wrestle Factory (Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander) vs. Adrenaline RUSH (ACH & Tadarius Thomas)

*Silas Young vs. Adam Page

*ROH TV Champion Matt Taven with Truth Martini vs. Mike Mondo.

For more on ROH and for ticket information, visit www.rohwrestling.com.

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