ROH Ignites Monday Night Wars...Kinda

Ring of Honor is sent out a press release stating August 17th they will be moving to Monday nights.

This is great news for all 32 people who have HDNet.

Seriously though, this is great news for ROH. The days that families gather around the TV on Saturday nights are far behind us. So even though they were in prime time, nobody was home to watch it.

Moving to Monday nights is about as good as it gets for Ring of Honor right now. Now don't be foolish enough to think that the Monday night wars are back. This is far from the truth so move on peeps.

In fact, ROH will be able to piggy back on Raw's crowd. Right now there isn't a whole lotta things to watch at the eight o'clock hour, at least not in my household, so this is a great stepping stone for those looking for something before Raw starts.

Now that might seem a little insulting, and unfortunately it is, but right now it's the truth. Many wrestling fans still only know ROH by name, but this is slowly changing thanks to HDNet or more accurately YouTube.

Unfortunately we are still years away from the Monday night wars fans long for. First off, ROH wisely doesn't go up against the WWE so the true war of head to head won't exist.

And secondly their numbers won't come close to Raw's, so it would be more like a one punch knockout instead of a Monday night war.

But the war isn't the point of the story. Not yet. Many people have smelt blood in the water with Ric Flair pulling out, ROH cancelling tapings, and other murmurings. But all of this is Internet nonsense.

Bret Hart, or another legend, may soon step into Ric's slot. Hart is already doing appearances for them and ROH has enough tape in the can to last until September. No use in wasting money no?

I'd argue that this announcement is the biggest thing since word got out that ROH is going to be on HDNet. There are more people home on Monday nights and they are now on "THE night for professional wrestling," it doesn't get any better than that.

TNA had to wait like two-three years before they could land a weekday prime time spot, ROH has done it in two-three months. Granted it's on a lesser viewed station, it's a small win none the less.

Look for big things to continue to pop off for the self-proclaimed "pound-for-pound the BEST wrestling program on television today" and make sure you tune in (whether it be in HDNet or YouTube) and support Ring of Honor.

You can read the complete press release below.

For years now in the United States, Monday night has been considered THE night for professional wrestling, and Ring of Honor is now poised to continue that tradition. Together, ROH and HDNet are very happy to announce that effective Monday, August 17th, the acclaimed ‘Ring of Honor on HDNet' will now air each and every Monday night at 8pm EST!

With this transition to a prime time slot, ROH is now in a position to kick off your Monday night wrestling viewing with a humongous bang, as we bring you what we believe is pound-for-pound the BEST wrestling program on television today. This move places ROH on HDNet in a position to gain more viewership, particularly among fans that are already accustomed to watching on that night. And for those fans that are unable to view the program at 8pm EST, HDNet is going to replay all of the action again at 11pm EST!

Please join ROH on August 17th as we make the jump to Monday night, and if you can't watch HDNet in your area, now is the time to contact your local cable provider and let them know that you want your ‘Ring of Honor Wrestling on HDNet' – COMING TO MONDAY NIGHTS STARTING AUGUST 17th

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