Backstage ROH-NYC News: NYC Return/i-PPV, Visitors, More

Source: Pwinsider

– After winning last night, The All Night Express will now have a chance to challenge Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin for the ROH Tag Team belts. This will go down at the November 19th Glory by Honor X event in Chicago, IL. It will not be an iPPV, but filmed for DVD.

– The next ROH iPPV will be on December 17th for Final Battle 2011 at the Manhattan Center. Tickets are sold out and there will not be any extra seats available under the new management.

– There could be talents from Pro Wrestling NOAH talents returning in 2012.

– Backstage visitors at the show included Julius Smokes, Slugga, former TNA officer worker Brian Wittenstein (who stated that he was not fired by the company but left on his own) and ring announcer Larry Legend.

– There was a pre-game show for the iPPV that had Grizzy Redwood defeating Andy Ridge and ROH COO Joe Koff leading the crowd in singing "Happy Birthday" for Jim Cornette in honor of his 50th birthday. Cornette did not expect it. There was a chant for Cary Silkin when Silkin came out during the pre-game show as well.

– ROH parent company Sinclair Broadcasting has purchased seven new stations, which will begin carrying the ROH TV series once the transition period is over and Sinclair takes control: The seven stations to be acquired are:

KUTV (CBS 2) Salt Lake City, Utah (DMA 32)

KMYU (MNT 9) Salt Lake City, Utah (DMA 32)

KEYE (CBS 42) Austin, Texas (DMA 44)

WTVX (CW 34) West Palm Beach/Fort Pierce, Florida (DMA 38)

WTCN-CA (MNT 50) West Palm Beach/Fort Pierce, Florida (DMA 38)

WWHB-CA (AZTECA 48) West Palm Beach/Fort Pierce, Florida (DMA 38)

WLWC (CW 28) Providence, Rhode Island/New Bedford, Massachusetts (DMA 53)