Here we are folks with another article in our new annual Year In Review series! A series where I will take a look back at the best performers, PPVs & matches from each major promotion that I watched this year and give an overall assessment of how much I enjoyed said promotion's product throughout 2012. In our next article, we're going to take a look a Ring Of Honor and see how they did this year.
The Best ROH Talent of 2012
Win, lose or draw, these were the finest performers of the year
ROH World Champion Steen is the company's Ace
- Kevin Steen
- Davey Richards
- Michael Elgin
- Eddie Edwards
- Adam Cole
The Best ROH PPVs of 2012
These cards delivered the goods and left the viewer the most satisfied
Glory By Honor was the best ROH event in ages
- Glory By Honor XI [10/10]
- Border Wars [8/10]
- 10th Anniversary [8/10]
- Best In The World [7.5/10]
- Final Battle [7/10]
The Best ROH Matches of 2012
These are the "must see" ROH matches of the year
Steen/Elgin was easily one of the best matches of 2012
- Glory By Honor XI: Kevin Steen vs. Michael Elgin [****3/4]
- Showdown In The Sun:: Night Two: Michael Elgin vs. Davey Richards [****3/4]
- Glory By Honor XI: Davey Richards vs. Jay Lethal [****1/2]
- Best In The World: Kyle O'Reilly vs. Adam Cole [****1/2]
- Final Battle: Kevin Steen vs. El Generico [****1/4]
My Thoughts
The yearlong terror that plagued the IPPVs this year aside, ROH was one of the best wrestling promotions of the year. Steen made for a much better champion than most expected and put a lot of the weight on his shoulders to make the company interesting again. Michael Elgin had the best year of his career from an in-ring standpoint and has proven to be a hell of a main event player whenever he has been called upon. Always reliable mainstays like Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards, El Generico and Roddy Strong anchored most of the PPVs, while Mike Bennett has continued to be ROH's primary "heat magnet", parading his uber-hot playboy playmate valet in everyone's faces and whether or not most would admit it, he was an irreplaceable cog in the ROH machine this past year. Overall, the company gave us some of the year's finest matches and even though they did not always deliver strong PPV feeds, you always got your money's worth when they did.
Overall Grade: C+
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