ROH announces next Global Wars event

For more than a decade, Ring of Honor has been presenting Global Wars events, matching its roster against wrestlers from all over the world. We now know the date and location of the next Global Wars show, and which promotions will be involved.

During the Zero Hour portion tonight’s Supercard of Honor show, ROH announced Global Wars: Cincinnati would be taking place on Thursday, June 18. They also announced that talent from CMLL and World Wonder Ring STARDOM would be on the show. The event will be available on WatchROH.com.

The first Global Wars show (then known as Border Wars) took place on May 12, 2012, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Kevin Steen (now known as Kevin Owens) defeated Davey Richards in the main event. Eddie Edwards, the Young Bucks, Tomasso Ciampa, and the Briscoe Brothers were among the other names on the card last night. 

The most recent Global Wars event was in Windsor, Ontario, Canada in March. That show was co-promoted with Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling. The main event of that show was a four-way tag match, with the Good Brothers defeating Kaito Kiyomiya & Bishop Dyer, the Gates of Agony, and Bryce Hanson & Sheldon Jean to win the MLP Canadian Tag Team Championships. 

There have been 22 Global Wars events in total, mostly in the US and Canada, but also in Australia, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. This will be the first Global Wars event in Cincinnati and the second in the state of Ohio. In 2017, Kenny Omega teamed with the Young Bucks to defeat the Best Friends & Flip Gordon in the main event of Border Wars: Columbus.