ROH News: First Match Official For January’s Honor Reigns Supreme

The ROH World Title will be on the line at Honor Reigns Supreme!

Now that Ring Of Honor has put Final Battle weekend in the rear-view (catch up on Final Battle with Daily DeMarco and see Final Battle Fallout spoilers here) and the promotion is finished up until the new year, the next events on the schedule will come on January 12th with Saturday Night At Center Stage, but then its off to Concord, North Carolina on January 13th for Honor Reigns Supreme.

With less than four weeks until the event, the first match for Honor Reigns Supreme has been made official today after ROH revealed that Dalton Castle will get his shot at regaining the ROH World Championship when he takes on Jay Lethal:

The Best Wrestling on the Planet returns to Concord, N.C., on Sunday, Jan. 13 for Honor Reigns Supreme at Cabarrus Arena. The top stars in Ring of Honor will do battle on a can’t-miss show that will be streamed live worldwide for HonorClub.

All roads lead to the G1 Supercard, co-promoted by ROH and New Japan Pro-Wrestling, at sold-out Madison Square Garden on April 6, 2019, and the happenings in Concord undoubtedly will have an impact on the historic show.

A huge main event has been signed for Honor Reigns Supreme, as ROH World Champion Jay Lethal defends his title against former champion Dalton Castle.

ROH WORLD TITLE MATCH
ROH WORLD CHAMPION JAY LETHAL vs. DALTON CASTLE

After losing the ROH World Title to Jay Lethal in a Four Corner Survival Match this past June, Castle took several months off to deal with the painful back and hamstring injuries that had been hampering him. As he attempted to mend his body, the former champion said he had just one thing on his mind: regaining the championship that he had held for more than six months.

With several competitors owed a title match, Castle earned the right to be first in line during the international television taping in Philadelphia over the weekend. Castle, who won the title from Cody at Final Battle 2017, holds a victory over Lethal, as he successfully defended the ROH World Title against him at the 16th Anniversary Show this past March.

Lethal avenged that loss a few months later by pinning Castle to win the title in the Four Corner Survival Match, and he has been at the top of his game ever since. The two-time ROH World Champion is coming off an impressive victory over Cody at Final Battle and also has made successful title defenses against the likes of Will Ospreay, Mark Haskins, Silas Young, Kenny King and Jonathan Gresham. “The Franchise of ROH” is closing in on 600 combined days as champion, which is second only to Samoa Joe’s 645 days on top.

Will Lethal turn back Castle’s challenge and continue his march towards history? Or will Castle become just the fifth man to regain the ROH World Championship? Join us in Concord or watch live on HonorClub to find out!

ROH HONOR REIGNS SUPREME
Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019
Cabarrus Arena in Concord, N.C.
Meet & Greets: 5 p.m.
Bell time: 7 p.m.

ALREADY SIGNED:

ROH WORLD TITLE MATCH
ROH WORLD CHAMPION JAY LETHAL vs. DALTON CASTLE

SIGNED TO COMPETE:

SHANE “HURRICANE” HELMS
LUCHASAURUS

CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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