Ring Of Honor
Ring of Honor officially announced their Supercard of Honor XI event will take place on Saturday, April 1st in Lakeland, Florida, in addition to ticket on-sale dates for the big event next year.
ROH issued the following:
Ring of Honor (ROH) recently announced that during the biggest weekend of the year for professional wrestling, they will be presenting their annual “Supercard of Honor” spectacular. The 2016 “shows took over Dallas, TX, and this year’s show promises to be the BEST SUPERCARD OF HONOR ever!2017’s “Supercard of Honor” will take place on Saturday, April 1st at the Lakeland Center, a multi-purpose arena in Lakeland, Florida with a special 6:00pm bell time. There will also be a Festival of Honor at 2:00pm that will include autograph signings, unique photo opportunities, a Q+A session, and a special pre-event Women of Honor show. Furthermore, ROH officials are working to finalize round trip bus transportation as a convenient and safe option for fans to attend this incredible event.“Supercard of Honor XI” will present exclusive stars from ROH as well as many stars from around the globe. Fans will see wrestling’s best from New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), Mexico’s CMLL and the United Kingdom.Tickets go on sale for “Supercard of Honor XI” on Wednesday August 24th for Ringside Members at 10 am and Friday August 26th for the General Public at 10am. Ringside members will need a Pre Sale code, which they will be able to find by clicking here.Make sure to follow ROH on Twitter @RingofHonor and “like” ROH’s official Facebook pageSUPERCARD OF HONOR XISATURDAY, APRIL 1ST, 2016THE LAKELAND CENTER6:00PM BELL TIME
KFC
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting the recent KFC commercial featuring Dolph Ziggler as Colonel Sanders and The Miz dressed as a chicken will be used as a live action commercial for both WWE and non-wrestling use. The commercial, which is a joint venture between WWE and KFC’s parent company YUM! Brands, will debut during Summerslam and will air during other WWE Network broadcasts.
On a related note, the other main sponsor, Cricket Wireless, will have signage inside and outside of the venue Sunday as well as a Snapchat filter. Other ads to be featured on Sunday’s broadcast will include the Tapout and Mountain Dew brands, and video game ads at various points in the show.
Related: Watch Footage Of Ziggler / Miz / KFC Match Taped At Smackdown
Summerslam Week
The following video features WWE Superstars kicking off Summerslam Week in New York City by visiting Children’s Hospital of Montefiore:
