A while back a few of us had an off line conversation about TNA wrestling (now Impact Wrestling). One of the things we talked about was Ring of Honor and them being on TV or not.
I just found out that Ring of Honor was purchased and has a new TV deal coming. Chances are we probably won't get it here in Canada right away. For those that don't follow wrestling Ring of Honor (ROH) is a great starting ground and brought us guys like CM Punk.
http://www.cagesideseats.com/2011/5/21/ ... -this-fallAll of this reminds me of the late 90's in many regards.
WWE is still WWE.
TNA (Impact Wrestling) reminds me of a watered down version of WCW with being booked by Vince Russo and Eric Bishoff, heavily funded by an outside source and not making the same sort of income as WWE does from the door (Panada Energy in this case) and branded as a network product (Spike TV). That and the got Hogan and will pick up any big name that wants to leave WWE for a lighter work schedule.
ROH is the proving grounds where all the best talent it cherry picked by the bigger companies, much like ECW was picked over first by WCW and then later WWE/F. Also, like ECW, ROH will be on limited television which means I won't be able to watch it here in Canada most likely. Just like the original ECW, this is the program that I would want to watch. The place where you don't have to be a 6'6 body builder in order to get a shot at the belt.