Ring Of Honor (ROH) World Champion Matt Taven recently did an interview with TV Insider to discuss several professional wrestling topics. Taven discussed winning the ROH World Title at the G1 Supercard inside Madison Square Garden, the work only just now beginning with his reigns as champion, and ROH currently having the best roster of any other locker room in any era of history.
Here are the highlights:
Winning the ROH World Title at Madison Square Garden:
It wasn’t until the drive back to Boston that I kind of like, ‘Oh my God, I just headlined Madison Square Garden and won the world title. It’s such a whirlwind that it doesn’t matter if it’s a celebration here or there, you kind of don’t take it in until you have a chance to be by yourself and realize what just happened.
The work only just now beginning:
It’s one of those things where you work so hard for something that it almost feels like at Madison Square Garden you should ride off into the sunset and that should be the end of the story. Then you realize your work just began. You realize things are going to get tougher from here on out.
I do put that challenge on my back. We are obviously at a transition time with everything going on in wrestling. To be the champ at this point and to be one of the longest tenured guys in the company, it automatically puts you in a leadership position, but one that I’ve always felt I would be ready for when the situation arose.
One that I feel pride in being the Ring of Honor world champion. I think our locker room is fantastic and full of fantastic talent. So, to put that on my shoulders and represent this company is something I’m very prideful in.
ROH having the best roster of any locker room in any era in history:
The locker room we have right now can hold up with any era or decade of previous locker rooms. It’s one of those things where there are guys who have been here for a while, guys that are new. Everyone has that refreshed chip on their shoulder because there is a lot of buzz in wrestling in general right now. We want our fair share of it. We believe this locker room is as good as it’s been in years.
We can talk all we want and could probably get a headline, but honestly tune into Best in the World.…Ring of Honor has been through its ups and downs and a million different people coming and going. It has continued to go on the path it has and continued to grow to a bigger audience. It knows what it’s doing. We are in this position for a reason.
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