Here is the finalized card for Milwaukee
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-JUST SIGNED-
JOSH ALEXANDER VS. "UNBREAKABLE" MICHAEL ELGIN
Originally, Elgin was set to face Matt Sydal in Milwaukee. His unfortunate injury forced a change in plans...and Nigel McGuinness has decided to sign a completely unexpected new match! We have seen Josh Alexander in tag team action, but on Match 13th he faces the singles challenge of a former ROH World Champion who knows him all too well: MICHAEL ELGIN. Elgin and Alexander have trained and traveled together for years. But since he lost his title we've seen an entirely new side to the former champion, a side that's less honorable and more paranoid. The fans have been asking for Josh Alexander's return, and in Milwaukee he gets the chance to impress against the best.
RODERICK STRONG VS. ARIYA DAVARI
On March 13th, an ROH newcomer takes on Mr. ROH himself! Ariya Davari is a standout in the Midwest professional wrestling scene. Recently, he so thoroughly impressed trainers at an ROH camp that he was granted this gigantic opportunity. Now in Milwaukee he tests his skills against the man often called the "gatekeeper" of Ring of Honor: Triple Crown Champion RODERICK STRONG. An impressive showing here could lead to even bigger and better things for Davari...but Mr. ROH isn't going to make it easy for him!
MARK BRISCOE VS. BEER CITY BRUISER
Although he came up short in the 2015 TOP PROSPECT TOURNAMENT, the Beer City Bruiser left an indelible impression on ROH. The beer swilling big man is unconventional, to say the least, and now he's set to face another athlete who defies convention: MARK BRISCOE! But in addition to his wildman antics, Mark Briscoe is a seasoned veteran and record-holding ROH Tag Team Champion. This match definitely won't be pretty!
RPG VICE VS. THE DECADE
Now that Alex Koslov's unfortunate injury has forced him to take an indefinite hiatus from professional wrestling, Rocky Romero was left to fend for himself without his Forever Hooligans cohort. To everyone's surprise, Romero revealed on the 13TH ANNIVERSARY pay-per-view that he's secured the services of a new partner, a man who has been much in demand from ROH fans: BARETTA! But the newly minted Roppongi Vice have their first match in ROH against a team who have been vocal and abusive toward "outsiders," The Decade. We're sure The Decade will roll out the welcome wagon for Baretta like only they can!
ACH VS. SAMOA JOE
In Baltimore, Samoa Joe made his ROH in-ring return against Kyle O'Reilly in a hard-hitting, ground and pound WAR that showed us all that Joe has not missed a step! Samoa Joe has his sights set squarely on the ROH World Champion. But the path to Jay Briscoe is blocked by other ROH stars who want their chance to step into the ring against an absolute legend. In Milwaukee, the high flying, frenetic ACH will take to the skies against the "Samoan Submission Machine!
CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE
reDRagon VS. JAY LETHAL & JAY BRISCOE
In this unique contest, all the champions in ROH will face off in one ring! You have to wonder how big of an advantage reDRagon will have in this contest: not only are they a cohesive unit who have teamed for years, their opponents aren't exactly best of friends. Jay Lethal believes he is the BEST wrestler in ROH and therefore the BEST Champion in the locker room - and World Champion Jay Briscoe won't take that insinuation lying down! But Lethal and Briscoe also know that they need to figure out how to work together to edge out a victory over what may be the best tag team on the planet!
PLUS…Matt Taven, Silas Young, and MORE!
Ring of Honor Wrestling
CONQUEST TOUR ’15
Friday, March 13th, 2015
The Turner Hall Ballroom
1034 North 4th Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Doors Open 6:30pm / 7:30pm Bell Time
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1. Hopefully this is the last time we'll ever see the Beer City Bruiser in ROH
2. If you're going to bill the main event as a "champions challenge" then just call the show
Champions' Challenge II (though ideally this would be
Clash of the Champions so that whichever show Lethal and Briscoe face off at could be
Champions' Challenge II as it would be TV Champ vs. World Champ just like the original
Champions' Challenge show [and you could also stick a tough tag title defense on their], but that would require both guys to still be champions when that show occurs, which you might not be in the cards).
3. Anyone else think we'll be getting a unification match? I don't think it's a good idea, but that seems to be exactly where they're heading and they're certainly building up to it well (and, as a trivia note, winning the world title would make Jay Lethal the only person to ever hold ALL FIVE titles ROH has ever had).
Witness the fallout from ROH's 13TH ANNIVERSARY on March 7th when THE CONQUEST TOUR hits Baltimore! We could be in the midst of major changes in Ring of Honor, with all the titles on the line in Las Vegas. March 7th in Baltimore is a can't miss event and it will present a HUGE opportunity for The Kingdom!
