Sinclair Broadcast Group’s Ring of Honor Reaches 500th Episode with Special Fan-Picked Programming
April 12 2021 - 5:06PM
Business Wire
In its Tenth Year On-Air, Ring of Honor Reaches
its 500th Episode Featuring the “Best On The Planet” Wrestling, New
and Old.
Sinclair Broadcast Group (NASDAQ: SBGI) (‘the Company’) today
announced that Ring of Honor (ROH), the Company’s professional
wrestling promotion, will be airing special programming alongside
its 500th episode this Thursday, April 15 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time. Viewers can watch the special on Sinclair
stations and Bally Sports regional networks, as well as on the free
“Best On The Planet” channel, Ring of Honor’s 24/7 streaming
platform, available on STIRR.
To kick off the 500th episode, Ring of Honor will air ten of the
greatest matches from the show’s history, airing between 6 p.m. and
8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The match lineup includes the very
first Ring of Honor TV main event with World’s Greatest Tag Team
vs. Kings of Wrestling; Ring of Honor World Champion Jay Briscoe
vs. Matt Hardy; Steel Cage Warfare: Ring of Honor vs. S.C.U.M.; The
Young Bucks vs. reDRagon vs. The Kingdom in a Street Fight; as well
as matches featuring AJ Styles, Samoa Joe and Cody.
Starting at 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, Episode 500 will
premiere and feature two new marquee matches: Ring of Honor Pure
Champion Jonathan Gresham will fight against fellow Foundation
member, “The Franchise” Jay Lethal, followed by a match between
brothers Jay and Mark Briscoe. Picked by Ring of Honor viewers
themselves via social media (through the #ChooseYourHonor Facebook
group), these are the two dream matches fans have been waiting
for.
“It’s an incredible, rare honor for a program to reach 500
episodes, and this truly demonstrates the years of dedication and
talent we have put into the show,” said Ring of Honor COO, Joe
Koff. “It’s been amazing how Sinclair transformed Ring of Honor
into what it is today, and we cannot wait for viewers to tune in
this Thursday to watch their favorite match classics, as well as
new ones they’ve long been wanting to see.”
In addition to the scheduled airings, on April 15, Ring of Honor
will host an Episode 500 watch party at 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight
Time on Zoom exclusively for HonorClub members, and a pre-show on
the Ring of Honor YouTube channel at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight
Time. Fans can also catch the Episode 500 special aired again in
its entirety at 10 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time this Saturday, April
17.
Premiering on September 24, 2011, Ring of Honor has long been a
leading professional wrestling show for sports fans across America.
Viewers can watch Ring of Honor matches live on Fridays, Saturdays
and Sundays on all Sinclair and Bally Sports channels as well as on
the Ring of Honor “Best On The Planet” channel.
Learn more about Ring of Honor and Episode 500 programming
here.
About Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Sinclair is a diversified media company and leading provider of
local sports and news. The Company owns and/or operates 21 regional
sports network brands; owns, operates and/or provides services to
186 television stations in 87 markets; is a leading local news
provider in the country; owns multiple national networks; and has
TV stations affiliated with all the major broadcast networks.
Sinclair's content is delivered via multiple platforms, including
over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and digital
platforms. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source
of Company information, which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.
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