5 most important American wrestling promotions apart from WWE

#1 Ring of Honor (ROH)

Founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and a subsidiary of the Sinclair Broadcast Group, ROH's headquarters is located in Baltimore, Maryland. ROH, unlike Impact, did manage to create its own identity since its inception with talents such as Bryan Danielson (Daniel Bryan), CM Punk, Kevin Steen (Kevin Owens) and Claudio Castagnoli (Cesaro), all having successful careers at WWE.

ROH currently has collaboration agreements with NJPW (Japan), CMLL (Mexico) and RPW (United Kingdom). With NJPW, ROH has been carrying out Honor Rising: Japan since 2016. It is a two-day event where stars of both companies collide.

ROH also hots Global Wars and War of the Worlds tours with NJPW. The former is only in Canada and the United States, while the latter also included dates in British cities such as London, Liverpool and Edinburgh.

Although it does not have a tour or event with CMLL, the oldest Mexican lucha libre promotion, it is common to see talents of CMLL in the main pay per views. In Final Battle 2017, the last PPV that ROH held, we had The Hung Bucks facing Flip Gordon accompanied by Mexicans Dragon Lee and Titan.

ROH is the most important American promotion after WWE not only because ROH has created its own identity, but also because it has created stars, a unique PPV and a community of fans around the world that is expanding. With the launch of Honor Club in the coming months, ROH aims for this 2018 to become the best in its history.