The Honor Rumble is a periodically held battle royal promoted by the U.S.-based professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor.
This battle royal differs from a standard version of the match in that the contestants do not all begin in the ring at the same time, but instead enter the match at timed intervals in order of their assigned entry numbers (comparable in style to WWE's Royal Rumble match). Numbers are usually drawn through a lottery that is typically staged right before the event begins, although participants can also win desirable spots via a number of other means, the most common being winning a match.
The match begins with the two wrestlers who have drawn entry numbers one and two, with the remaining wrestlers entering the ring at regular timed intervals (usually 90 seconds or two minutes) in the ascending order of their entry numbers. The winner of the Honor Rumble receives a chance to wrestle for the ROH World Championship. The first Honor Rumble took place on July 26, 2008 at ROH New Horizons.
Dates, venues, events and winners
List of Honor Rumble events, dates, locations and venues | Event | Date | Venue (City) | Winner | Ref. | Main event |
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| 1 | New Horizons | July 26, 2008 | Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum (Detroit, Michigan) | Ruckus | | Bryan Danielson vs. Tyler Black in a singles match |
| 2 | ROH on HDNet | August 15, 2009 | The Arena (Philadelphia Pennsylvania) | The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) | | Honor Rumble match |
| 3 | Southern Defiance | December 3, 2011 | Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium (Spartanburg, South Carolina) | Jay Lethal | | Honor Rumble match |
| 4 | A New Dawn | September 28, 2013 | Hopkins Eisenhower Community Center (Hopkins, Minnesota) | Mark Briscoe | | Adam Cole (c) vs. Mark Briscoe (with Jay Briscoe) in a singles match for the ROH World Championship |
| 5 | Ring of Honor Wrestling | October 11, 2014 | WesBanco Arena (Wheeling, West Virginia) | Michael Bennett | | Honor Rumble match |
| 6 | Reloaded Tour | September 16, 2016 | Kenan Center (Lockport, New York) | Silas Young | | Honor Rumble match |
| 7 | Ring of Honor Wrestling | August 26, 2017 | Center Stage (Atlanta, Georgia) | Frankie Kazarian | | Honor Rumble Match |
| 8 | G1 Supercard | April 6, 2019 | Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) | Kenny King | | Jay White (c) vs Kazuchika Okada in a singles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
| 8 | Death Before Dishonor XVIII | September 12, 2021 | 2300 Arena (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | Alex Zayne | | Bandido (c) vs EC3 vs Brody King vs Flamita in a Four-way elimination match for the ROH World Championship |
See also