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RING OF HONOR NEWS AND NOTES

PWInsider.com has two excellent interviews with ROH stars in the Elite section currently, Mike Bennett and Shane Taylor.  Bennett talks his return to Ring of Honor, getting back in the ring, reuniting with Matt Taven, his WWE release, being told he was unprofessional by Vince McMahon, why the WWE system of dealing with their talents through fear is broken, McMahon refusing to meet with him, why he publicly announced he wanted a release, losing and finding his passion for pro wrestling again, being released during a pandemic, why he thanks Nick Aldis for helping him, their NWA title bout, what it's like having your time cut right before you hit the ring, facing Chris Dickinson in the UWN title tournament finals, UWN pausing weekly PPVs, the fun that is missing in pro wrestling, why he made his UWN story about why he needed to win, the ups and downs of using his relationship with his wife public when they were dating, how she saved his life, having his sobriety called into question online, why WWE should not get the credit for his recovery, being in the ROH bubble, feeling ROH doesn't get enough credit for how they treated talents, Final Battle, his message to fans who have supported him his entire adult life, what it's emotionally like stuck and not used in WWE and much, much more.

Taylor talks Final Battle, mentoring the Soldiers of Savagery, why this year's FB is more special than ever before, ROH not getting the praise they deserve for how they handled the pandemic, challenging for the ROH Six Man Tag Team titles, the Pure Division, having Lucha-centric opponents on PPV and how that changes preparation and planning for the bout, watching the SOS evolve, talents he wants in the ring and much more!

Ring of Honor announced today that the 12/18 Final Battle PPV will feature the company's first-ever Pure Rules Tag Team bout.  The promotion announced:

At the Final Battle pay-per-view on Dec. 18, ROH will present the first-ever Pure Rules tag-team match. The rules for the bout will feature the traditional Pure Rules environment plus the following additional rules:

*A legal tag requires the wrestler on the apron to reach over the top rope and tag his partner hand-to-hand while holding the tag rope with his other hand.

*Each wrestler has five seconds to exit the ring after a tag is made.

*Each time a team breaks up a pinfall or submission, that team will lose a rope break. Breaking up a pinfall or submission when a team is out of rope breaks will result in a disqualification.

Quinn McKay will be on Monday's ROH Podcast.  It would appear ROH is building to McKay vs. Angelina Love at the PPV.

ROH TV had a great piece on Rhett Titus this week:

 

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