Thank You ROH

By:  | Posted: Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 at 10:15 am.

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 ”Sometimes it is better to give than receive”.

It’s an
age-old saying, but truer words have not been spoken. Last week I wrote about
my pending trip to Ring of Honor and how I was making the trip in an effort to
give back. To give back to the industry that treated me so well and to help out
a company and a locker room I believe in and think deserves it. I was not
making the trip because of what ROH could do for me, but for what I might do
for ROH.

I gave my
time, my knowledge, my experience, and even my body. I received no paycheck for
doing so and yet somehow I still came out the better for it in the end. I
cannot thank Ring of Honor or the great fans in Toronto
and Detroit
enough for the experience this past weekend; I truly had the time of my life.

Toronto was the show I was most looking
forward to and it did not disappoint. Toronto
fans showed up in great numbers (1200 – 1500) and were the best and rowdiest
crowd I’ve seen since the original ECW One Night Stand PPV. You can’t have a
great show without great fans and the Toronto
fans did their part in making this show a fantastic event. Everyone just seemed
to feed off each other, the crowd fueling the boys and the boys responding to
it, which in return produced greater matches and more reaction from the crowd.

I was
completely over whelmed by the response I received in Toronto. I wasn’t sure what kind of reaction
I was going to get when I stepped out in front of that crowd (yes, if you
haven’t heard, I played a role in the show in addition to just signing
autographs) and I was absolutely blown away. It’s good to know fans remember
and appreciate my past efforts and I can’t thank them enough for the reception
they gave me.

I got to
cut a promo on Larry Sweeney, put the half crab on Chris Hero (something that
would come back to bite me in the ass in Detroit)
as well as Superkick poor Mr. Hagadorn. It was a bad night all around for Sweet
and Sour Incorporated.

In addition
to my appearance the Toronto
crowd was treated to the return of Mark Briscoe, a ROH World Title match, and a
ton of other great matches, my personal favourite probably being the Roderick
Strong vs. Naomichi Marufuji match.

Detroit was not quiet as special for me (Canada is my home after all) but it
too was a fantastic night. I had yet another run in with Sweet and Sour
Incorporated, although this time I was suffering from dry mouth and a 10-pound
tongue and mumbled my way through a horrendous promo. (The PPV is worth
ordering just for that atrocity) I did at least manage to get my hands on Larry
Sweeney but paid the price at the hands of Chris Hero. For those of you
wondering I am not making a comeback, but I do have a receipt penciled in for
Mr. Hero to be paid back at some point in the future!

There were
a ton of great matches in Detroit
including the return of Mark and Jay Briscoe to tag team action, Nigel
McGuinness vs. Claudio Castagnoli for the ROH World Title, and the match of the
night between Bryan Danielson and Tyler Black, who managed to both break the
ring and steal the show.

This was a
fantastic weekend for me and I want to thank everyone in ROH. Thank you for
extending me your respect and welcoming me into your locker room. You guys are
a credit to this industry, and I was proud to be a part of your show. I hope my
advice and feedback benefits you as much as my being around you has benefited
me. You have helped recharge my love for this sport and for that I thank you. I
hope to see you all again in the future. If you haven’t yet checked out Ring of
Honor, you are really missing out!!

Check out Lance Storm online at www.stormwrestling.com

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