Honor Club is an OTT streaming service owned by professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). Development of a VOD service was announced on November 9, 2017 by ROH COO Joe Koff.[1] Honor Club was formally announced on February 2, 2018[2][3] and the service officially launched on February 19, 2018.[4][5] Initially, Honor Club operated similarly to WWE Network and Impact Wrestling's Impact Plus, in that pay-per-view events were available to stream through the service.
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| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Jacksonville, Florida, United States |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | HDTV (1080i 16:9) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ring of Honor |
| History | |
| Launched | February 19, 2018 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
When it began, Honor Club had a tiered pricing model that also offered discounts on merchandise and advances on ticket sales.[6] The service had two tiers, both of which contained special discounts as well as access to the ROH TV archive. The basic tier, which included a 50% discount on pay-per-views, was available for a monthly subscription price of $9.99 or one annual payment of $99.99. The VIP subscription cost $119.99 annually and provided live-streaming access to all future pay-per-view events and access to the ROH PPV archive with no additional costs.[7]
On December 11, 2022, after ROH was acquired by AEW CEO Tony Khan, Honor Club was relaunched without any tiers, with payment being $9.99 a month for all subscribers. Initially, pay-per-view events were no longer streamed on the relaunched service but rather were made available 90 days after they air on Bleacher Report.[8] However, beginning with Final Battle in December 2023, all ROH events were streamed live on Honor Club at no additional charge to subscribers.[9] On January 18, 2023, a special event would be taped for Honor Club, serving as a tribute show for Jay Briscoe.[10][11] Starting on March 2, 2023, ROH resumed airing its weekly series Ring of Honor Wrestling on Honor Club.[12][13][14]
Honor Club is available online, through smart TVs and set-top boxes such as Roku and Apple TV, as well as via mobile apps.[15]
Programming
editCurrent
edit- All new episodes of Ring of Honor Wrestling
- All pay-per-view events (on-demand viewing)
- All Honor Club exclusive events
Archive
edit- All Live On Tour events
- Select episodes of Ring of Honor Wrestling from 2011–2022
- Select non-pay-per-view events from 2002–2021
- Select non-ROH events
Past Honor Club exclusive events
edit2018
edit2019
edit2020
edit| # | Date | Event | Venue | Location | Main event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | January 11 | Saturday Night at Center Stage | Center Stage | Atlanta, Georgia | PCO (c) vs. Rush for the ROH World Championship |
| 46 | January 12 | Honor Reigns Supreme | Cabarrus Arena | Concord, North Carolina | La Facción Ingobernable (Rush, Kenny King, and Dragon Lee) vs. Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll, Brody King, and PCO) |
| 48 | February 9 | Free Enterprise | UMBC Event Center | Baltimore, Maryland | Nick Aldis and Rush vs. Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll and PCO) |
| 49 | February 28 | Bound By Honor | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | Nashville, Tennessee | PCO (c) vs. Dragon Lee for the ROH World Championship |
| 50 | February 29 | Gateway to Honor | Family Arena | St. Charles, Missouri | PCO (c) vs. Rush vs. Mark Haskins in a three-way match for the ROH World Championship |
2021
edit| # | Date | Event | Venue | Location | Main event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | August 20 | Glory By Honor XVIII | 2300 Arena | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Bandido (c) vs. Flip Gordon for the ROH World Championship |
| 52 | August 21 | Matt Taven vs. Vincent in a steel cage match for Taven's ROH World Championship match | |||
| 53 | November 14 | Honor for All | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena | Baltimore, Maryland | Bandido vs. Demonic Flamita in a no disqualification match |
2023
edit| # | Date | Event | Venue | Location | Main event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | January 26 | Jay Briscoe Tribute and Celebration of Life[16] | Save Mart Center | Fresno, California | Claudio Castagnoli (c) vs. Christopher Daniels for the ROH World Championship[10] |
References
edit- ^ "Ring Of Honor Plans Streaming Service, Possible Tour Expansion". 2017-11-09. Archived from the original on 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ^ "ROH Announces Streaming Service, Festival Of Honor, Kevin Owens And Sami Zayn Throwback Video - WrestlingInc.com". WrestlingInc.com. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
- ^ Powell, Jason (January 3, 2018). "1/3 Powell's Ring of Honor TV Recap: ROH streaming service hype, three matches from the UK tour". Prowrestling.net. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ "ROH HonorClub streaming service launches, new ROH web design". Prowrestling.net. February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Week in Wrestling: Why Anthem dropped Matt Hardy lawsuit". SI.com. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- ^ "ROH ANNOUNCES DETAILS FOR HONORCLUB STREAMING SERVICE". Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
- ^ "Ring of Honor Launches WWE Network Alternative Honor Club". bleedingcool.com. 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Tony Khan announces relaunch of Ring of Honor's HonorClub platform". December 11, 2022.
- ^ Tyreice Simom (October 23, 2023). "ROH Final Battle To Air Exclusively On Honor Club". SEScoops.com. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Tessler, Colin (January 18, 2023). "ROH Jay Briscoe Celebration Of Life Spoilers (Taped On 1/18)". Fightful.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ Rose, Bryan (January 18, 2023). "AEW to tape ROH Jay Briscoe tribute show following Dynamite". Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ Conway, Tyler (December 11, 2022). "AEW's Tony Khan Announces Ring of Honor Weekly TV Shows Will Stream on HonorClub". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ Lee, Joseph (January 19, 2023). "ROH Planning Second Jay Briscoe Tribute Show, WBD Reportedly Didn't Allow Tributes On Dynamite". 411 Mania. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ "Wrestling Observer Radio: Jay Briscoe, Nick Khan, Slapfighting, Dynamite and NXT, more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. January 19, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ Keller, Wade (3 February 2018). "ROH announces streaming service similar to WWE Network with live events, archives, and live PPV access (w/Keller's Analysis)". Prowrestlingtorch.
- ^ Thomas, Jeremy (January 18, 2023). "Spoilers For ROH Jay Briscoe Tribute Show". 411 Mania. Retrieved January 19, 2023.