ROH News: Greg Gilleland Talks Possibly Losing Top Talent Before MSG Show

As tickets for the upcoming Ring Of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 Supercard at Madison Square Garden next April go on sale today and tomorrow, ROH General Manager Greg Gilleland spoke with Chuck Carroll of CBS Sports to discuss the event.

Among the topics, Gilleland addressed the potential that they could lose a handful of top stars before even getting to MSG next year, as The Young Bucks, Cody and Kenny Omega’s contracts are all set to expire before the event. Previously, it was reported that WWE was ready to make some big offers to acquire their services (check that out here). Regarding the possibility of losing any or all of those talents, Gilleland had the following to say:

“Of course, we’re going to do everything that we can to keep them. And we have fair offers and fair plans to retain them. With that said, I don’t think we ever operate in fear. We always operate with solid backup plans. And we have to always think about what if this, and what if that. If they go to the WWE, and they very much deserve that opportunity, we’ll continue to offer the best wrestling that we can. There’s other talent out there. And we will continue as our brand has for the past however many years. We’ve lost top guys before…Am I gonna make an aggressive attempt to retain them and sign longer-term agreements? Of course we are. But, at the end of the day, the ROH brand is about the ROH experience, and that’s how we continue to grow.”

EA’s Take: You have to wonder if WWE is even to sign half of these guys, how much that will affect the big MSG show. Tickets have already been selling at a rapid pace today without being released to the general public, so it certainly won’t affect the attendance. The quality of the show and disappointment from those ticket holders however, could be a very different story. There’s no question that here in America, those are arguably the top four guys that bring in fans. It’s definitely going to be a very interesting early part of 2019.

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