ROH Chapters
May 24, 2007 15:18:45 GMT -5
Post by Hegemony on May 24, 2007 15:18:45 GMT -5
This is stickied on the ROH Message Board and is very useful for people interested in getting into the product. Thought I would post it here in the new ROH Board at Filsinger Games as a sort of index for fans not familiar with the product. It was posted by Gabe Sapolsky, the booker of Ring of Honor and is current as of May 2007.
"As many of you know I like to break ROH's history up into chapter points. I feel this is especially important for new fans. Obviously the ROH shows are meant to be watched as a video series. However, with so many shows I understand that a new fan might have trouble starting with "The Era Of Honor Begins" and catching up. Therefore, if you are new to ROH I suggest you begin with one of the chapter starting points. Of course to get the most out of ROH it would be best to start with the first show. If you want to be current you might want to start with one of the recent chapter points.
I do feel that it is extremely important that you start with a chapter point rather than a random show in the middle of the chapter. You wouldn't want to see Kill Bill Vol. 2 without seeing Vol. 1 first or start a season of 24 in the middle. Anyway, here is how the chapters look now:
Chapter 1: 2/23/02 "Era Of Honor Begins" to 2/8/03 "First Anniversary Show"
Chapter 2: 3/15/03 "Expect The Unexpected" to 3/12/04 "At Our Best"
Chapter 3: 4/23/04 "Reborn: Stage One" to 12/26/04 "Final Battle 2004"
Chapter 4: 1/15/05 "It All Begins" to 6/12/05 "The Future Is Now"
Chapter 5: 6/18/05 "Death Before Dishonor III" to 8/12/05 "Redemption"
Chapter 6: 8/13/05 "Punk: The Final Chapter" to 2/11/06 "Unscripted II"
Chapter 7: 2/25/06 "Fourth Anniversary Show" to 4/22/06 "The 100th Show"
Chapter 8: 4/28/06 "Weekend Of Champions: Night One" to 12/23/06 "Final Battle 2006"
Chapter 9: 1/26/07 "Dedicated" to 4/28/07 "Good Times, Great Memories"
Chapter 10: 5/11/07 "Reborn Again" to ?
The only chapter point I had a hard time debating was Chapter 1 to Chapter 2 as Chapter 1 could end with either "Revenge On The Prophecy" or "First Anniversary Show." I recently decided that "Expect The Unexpected" makes a better Chapter 2 starting point than "First Anniversary Show" since it marked the beginning of heel Punk vs. Raven, Joe as #1 contender and about to win the belt as well as The Prophecy losing the Tag Titles. Back then I didn't really have chapter points in mind. The rest of the chapter points are clearly defined in my mind and the series was written and meant to be watched that way. Of course, unless you start at the birth of ROH you are going to miss some great stuff. Anyway, I hope this helps.
If you are looking to get a deal on DVDs check out our Ebay store and auctions. We usually have up bulk auctions on DVDs. There is a link to our Ebay store on the main page of ROHwrestling.com.
Thanks for reading this,
Gabe"
"As many of you know I like to break ROH's history up into chapter points. I feel this is especially important for new fans. Obviously the ROH shows are meant to be watched as a video series. However, with so many shows I understand that a new fan might have trouble starting with "The Era Of Honor Begins" and catching up. Therefore, if you are new to ROH I suggest you begin with one of the chapter starting points. Of course to get the most out of ROH it would be best to start with the first show. If you want to be current you might want to start with one of the recent chapter points.
I do feel that it is extremely important that you start with a chapter point rather than a random show in the middle of the chapter. You wouldn't want to see Kill Bill Vol. 2 without seeing Vol. 1 first or start a season of 24 in the middle. Anyway, here is how the chapters look now:
Chapter 1: 2/23/02 "Era Of Honor Begins" to 2/8/03 "First Anniversary Show"
Chapter 2: 3/15/03 "Expect The Unexpected" to 3/12/04 "At Our Best"
Chapter 3: 4/23/04 "Reborn: Stage One" to 12/26/04 "Final Battle 2004"
Chapter 4: 1/15/05 "It All Begins" to 6/12/05 "The Future Is Now"
Chapter 5: 6/18/05 "Death Before Dishonor III" to 8/12/05 "Redemption"
Chapter 6: 8/13/05 "Punk: The Final Chapter" to 2/11/06 "Unscripted II"
Chapter 7: 2/25/06 "Fourth Anniversary Show" to 4/22/06 "The 100th Show"
Chapter 8: 4/28/06 "Weekend Of Champions: Night One" to 12/23/06 "Final Battle 2006"
Chapter 9: 1/26/07 "Dedicated" to 4/28/07 "Good Times, Great Memories"
Chapter 10: 5/11/07 "Reborn Again" to ?
The only chapter point I had a hard time debating was Chapter 1 to Chapter 2 as Chapter 1 could end with either "Revenge On The Prophecy" or "First Anniversary Show." I recently decided that "Expect The Unexpected" makes a better Chapter 2 starting point than "First Anniversary Show" since it marked the beginning of heel Punk vs. Raven, Joe as #1 contender and about to win the belt as well as The Prophecy losing the Tag Titles. Back then I didn't really have chapter points in mind. The rest of the chapter points are clearly defined in my mind and the series was written and meant to be watched that way. Of course, unless you start at the birth of ROH you are going to miss some great stuff. Anyway, I hope this helps.
If you are looking to get a deal on DVDs check out our Ebay store and auctions. We usually have up bulk auctions on DVDs. There is a link to our Ebay store on the main page of ROHwrestling.com.
Thanks for reading this,
Gabe"
