The Dragon Saga
Whale in a Teardrop
From the Observer, I meant to put "Report" into the title:
Last year ROH started 2014 by bringing in AJ Styles.
This year they're starting by bringing in Alberto Del Rio.
Alberto Rodriguez became the first man in history to win the world heavyweight title in WWE, CMLL and AAA, and did so under three different names (Alberto Del Rio, Dos Caras Jr. and Alberto El Patron).
As AAA champion, he is going to be the most international champion in the history of the promotion. He is starting with ROH for several shows in January. ROH was supposed to announce it on the PPV, but a video he was supposed to cut to air that night never arrived. His management team reached out to ROH because he likes their style. This probably means that his negotiations with TNA didn't pan out. Another sign that ROH and TNA are very much battling each other. He's expected to stick around until the 13th Anniversary Show on PPV and depending on how well he draws ROH will continue using him. He’s also supposed to start with Lucha Underground, although at press time had not signed a contract with the promotion. Bellator also approached him on 12/8, after they lost out on getting C.M. Punk.
Last year ROH started 2014 by bringing in AJ Styles.
This year they're starting by bringing in Alberto Del Rio.