WWE used to have an exclusive at MSG, but since they stopped doing TV/PPV there (due to cost) that was no longer in effect.
ROH had a tentative date to run MSG, but ...
Ring of Honor COO Joe Koff says the company has lost its date at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Koff implied to Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com that WWE played a role in ROH losing the date. “I’m not going to discuss beyond this statement because I am not going to litigate this in the press, Koff said. “We had a deal with [Madison Square] Garden and they then told us they were backing out after communications from the WWE.
“We are not able to get any other dates in any kind of discussion. I’m expecting that our lawyers will be contacting all the parties involved and the best we can hope is that we can find a resolution, so we can bring the kind of energy and excitement that ROH and our partner New Japan to a bigger audience and to bigger arenas and to the fans of New York City.”
ROH had a tentative date to run MSG, but ...
Ring of Honor COO Joe Koff says the company has lost its date at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Koff implied to Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com that WWE played a role in ROH losing the date. “I’m not going to discuss beyond this statement because I am not going to litigate this in the press, Koff said. “We had a deal with [Madison Square] Garden and they then told us they were backing out after communications from the WWE.
“We are not able to get any other dates in any kind of discussion. I’m expecting that our lawyers will be contacting all the parties involved and the best we can hope is that we can find a resolution, so we can bring the kind of energy and excitement that ROH and our partner New Japan to a bigger audience and to bigger arenas and to the fans of New York City.”
