Ring of Honor
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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.[1][2][3][4]
Ring of Honor | |
Company type | Private |
Industry | Professional wrestling Streaming media |
Founded | February 23, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-02-23) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Founder | Rob Feinstein |
Headquarters | 1 EverBank Stadium Drive, Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Tony Khan (President) Cary Silkin (Ambassador) |
Products | Television Live events Pay-per-view Merchandise Home video Video-on-demand Streaming network service |
Owner | Tony Khan |
Parent | RF Video (2002–2004) Sinclair Broadcast Group (2011–2022) |
Divisions | Honor Club |
Website | ringofhonor |
Throughout the 2010s, ROH was considered the third largest wrestling promotion in the United States, behind WWE and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, initially operating on an internet distribution model.[5][6][7] Under Sinclair'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.[8][9][10]
As Sinclair was struggling with debt in the late 2010s, ROH went on a hiatus at the end of 2021.[11][12][13] The promotion would later be sold to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) founder, co-owner, president and CEO Tony Khan in March 2022, with the sale completed on May 4 of that year. Currently, ROH operates a sister promotion to AEW.[14][15][16]