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There has been a lot of talk lately about ROH and whether it is worthy of all the praise and hype it receives from fans. There has been a lot of debating and yet this argument has not been settled. Some of the good facts is that the "people" don't just want to see wrestling, they want to see a storyline to base the match off, because it's entertainment. Now I have to disagree. The reason ROH is so successful in a fan base level is because it is bringing back the "sport" that was wrestling. Now I will admit I do watch WWE faithfully, but I mean come on now, they have become pretty lackluster.

They are on the other hand seemingly rising from the fallen product they have become. ROH is in some eyes is the "real new ECW" in the sense that they have a small venue but it is jam packed on any given night. But to others it's the rebirth of what wrestling was.

Wrestling once was a competitive sport where the payoff for putting your body on the line night after night wasn't money in some senses but, it was to hold a world title belt and to be appreciated by the fans for their hard work and dedication. ROH has surely shown this because they have accommodated a certain prestige to their title. Now the ROH title hasn't been held by any wrestling legends from the past but it has been held by some wrestling legends of the future. Now ROH doesn't seemingly have any backstage politics like the WWE and they are surely in no means anywhere near as wealthy as the WWE but they don't use those things to get the attention of the fans, they use what they have and that is WRESTLING talent.

ROH on any given night can put two unknown wrestlers in the ring and showcase their true talent and not hide it behind flashy costumes and an arrogant attitude. They have made many wrestlers; superstars or even legends in their own respect some of those guys being, Samoa Joe, Low Ki, "American Dragon" Brian Danielson, AJ Styles, Homicide, and the list can go on and on.

ROH from day one has put innovation back into the sport. They didn't have to (even though they did) create new match types or anything like that because the wrestlers inside of ROH have the skills to take the old ones and make them special. They have created moves in the ring that 10 years ago would have been believed as impossible.

Now as bad of a comparison that this can be is that ROH can very well be compared to WCW in the sense that the wrestlers have freedom to their storylines and characters. Now I don't mean this in the sense that each wrestler says whether they are going to win or lose because it doesn't work like that. What I do mean is that ROH has trust in their wrestlers to go out there and do what they do best which is wrestle because they know the fans will be witness to a great show.

I like most of you have a dream of becoming a wrestler and that dream may and will come true in the near future. And unlike most of you I don't want to go to the WWE and be known as a "superstar" because I would much rather go to ROH and be known as a "wrestler." I think that ROH showcases the wrestler's real talent and they don't hold back the wrestlers because of their lack of mic skills.

Now this article might not have ended this debate but it can surely open the eyes to those who doubt ROH and the credibility of its worthiness of praise and approval.

by Anthony Ferguson ..