ROH To Return In August With New Television Tapings

Ring of Honor is finally coming back after five months off.

When COVID-19 made it hard for people to be together in the same place at the same time, Ring Of Honor was the first to start canceling shows. Now, we know when the northeast based promotion will be returning to filming television. Not only have rumors been going around regarding ROH returning to business but they have now released a statement on this as well.

Ring Of Honor announced that they will be returning in August and will be following all safety guidelines of the Maryland State Athletic Commission.

With the safety and health of talents, staff and production crew at the forefront, Ring of Honor Wrestling will return to producing new episodes of the “Ring of Honor Wrestling” television program this August 2020 in the home state of Maryland.

ROH will adhere to a very stringent protocol as well as the regulations set in place by the Maryland State Athletic Commission. ROH will be instituting the necessary testing and safety measures in a continued effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. There will be no fans or staff who are not essential to the production present during these events.

“Taking care of our people during this difficult time has been and still is our No. 1 priority,” ROH Chief Operating Officer Joe Koff said. “That’s why we have spent many weeks working alongside the Maryland State commission in gearing towards our return to producing wrestling action. The strictest of protocols, testing and measures will be in place to assure us of this directive.”

Ring of Honor’s last events were the cancelled 18th Anniversary and Past vs Present shows in Las Vegas last March 13th and 14th. Since then, the company has opted to cease taping operations until there was a safe way to resume. These new tapings will pick up right where ROH left off with a focus on the ROH Pure Title Tournament, which had been originally scheduled for April.

Ring Of Honor themselves only stated that they are looking to filming August but did not give an actual date. PWInsider did report though that the dates they have heard were the weekend of August 22 and 23. Also, Matt Sydal recently stated that he will be in the ROH Pure Title tournament and hinted to the filming of shows starting up rather soon.