I've been going back and forth with this one for a while now, is Ring of Honor still considered an Independent Organization or is it in the big leagues?
I mean, what exactly classifies a wrestling promotion as an independent anyways?
Most fans would agree that ROH is an unchallenged number three, but there's a bigger gap between two and three than there is one and two.
While ROH has steered away from the old school big names for the most part, or vice versa, TNA has used them to catapult the organization to the national spotlight.
But it's strange to me how ROH could even be confused with an independent promotion when they share such a similar start as TNA.
Both organizations got their start back in 2002; TNA on weekly PPVs while ROH focused on live shows and DVD sales.
Similarly TNA and ROH both focused on the talented stars of the Indy scene, but that's where the similarities stop.
TNA brought in big names like Ken Shamrock, Ricky Steamboat, Harley Race and the NWA to attract more casual fans. Then they lured in Sting to help them jump from a mid-day broadcast on Fox Sports to Spike TV. From there on they were considered a legit number two.
ROH on the other hand took the slow and steady route.
They had big names like Eddie Guerrero here and there, but there focus till this day remains on making stars out of those on the Indy circuit.
And despite having a roster filled with stars who currently reside in the big two like CM Punk, Christopher Daniels, AJ Styles, Samoa Joe and Homicide to name a few, they were always the underground promotion.
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