Editor’s Note: The following article appeared in a recent edition of the Baltimore Sun.
2013 began with a very unique occurrence in the world of pro wrestling. On Jan. 6 in Toronto, Ring of Honor and Dragon Gate USA, two very well-respected outfits among professional wrestling fans, saw both their champions in the same ring, facing off against each other.
It wasn’t exactly as expected. The match that was promoted by independent wrestling outfit Smash Wrestling was to be a 1-on-1 non-title encounter between Kevin Steen (ROH champ) and Johnny Gargano (DGUSA champ). Instead, it became a tag team contest between Steen and Tyson Dux vs. Gargano and “Hacker” Scotty O’Shea.