The Enormous Media Growth of Ring of Honor
The enormous media growth of Ring of Honor in recent years becomes more evident every day, and the draw of its main stars is one of the keys. So it is not surprising that today's news about Cody and the Young Bucks' intentions to hold a show in a 10,000-seat arena is making waves. Dave Meltzer mentioned that with Kenny Omega's presence, this feat could be possible, although the editor of the Wrestling Observer seems to be very cautious about it.
Cody and the Young Bucks will hold a show in a 10,000-seat arena
The promoters of the show were invited to Bully Ray and Dave Lagreca's podcast, Busted Open, where they continued announcing their intentions. During the episode, Cody confirmed that he, along with Matt and Nick, will finance All In, which could be a turning point in independent wrestling.
Furthermore, he expressed the desire to have ROH's support, and that in some way, the promotion would be involved; without specifying if it would become an official event of the promotion. Naturally, the backing of his current employer would serve as excellent promotion, just like Chris Jericho did with his upcoming wrestling cruise: Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at the Sea, which features Cody and the Bucks.
And now, we come to the point that justifies the news at hand. When asked what would be the dream main event for All In, Dusty Rhodes' son replied that a match between himself and Daniel Bryan for the ROH World Championship.
Bryan and Cody have been toying with the possibility of facing each other in the event that Bryan can return to active competition. In fact, "The American Dragon" hinted sarcastically via Twitter that if Cody surpasses his title reign record, he will personally come after him. We know that he does not rule out other territories, and if he were to leave WWE, his first destination would undoubtedly be the promotion he is considered a founding father of. There, a red carpet would be rolled out for his arrival, in almost verbatim words by COO Joe Koff.
We will see where Cody and the Bucks' ambitious project takes them. What is clear is that the former is engaged in a subtle but constant personal crusade against WWE since leaving the company last year. His motto: to try to prove that the term "Superstar" can exist beyond Vince McMahon's product.