WWE superstar to be honored, new ROH pure title participant, birthdays

Mar 3, 2020 - by Steve Gerweck

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ROH PURE TITLE TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANT: FRED YEHI

The tournament to crown the first Ring of Honor Pure Champion since 2006 begins at Pure Excellence on Friday, April 10 in Columbus and Saturday, April 11 in Pittsburgh. Sixteen entrants representing at least six countries will battle to put their names alongside Jay Lethal, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles, Nigel McGuinness, Bryan Danielson, and other ROH forefathers who fought by the Pure Rules. The rules gave a distinct flavor to each Pure Rules match: closed-fist punches were illegal and each competitor was allowed three rope breaks to stop submission holds and pinfalls during the match; after that, pinfalls and submission holds on or under the ropes would be legal.

One of the best, unsigned technical wrestlers in the world makes his Ring of Honor debut in the Pure Championship Tournament! Fred Yehi has twisted and tied up his opponents from coast to coast in his brief career and gets the opportunity of a lifetime in the Pure Championship Tournament!

Yehi has mastered the Koji Clutch, a devastating submission that has the potential to take him far into the tournament. The 26-year old has seen significant success in tag team action, particularly with former tag team partner “Hot Sauce” Tracy Williams but is no stranger to taking on the best in singles finding success early in his career against former ROH stars TJ Perkins, Chris Hero, and Chuck Taylor.

Yehi may have the X Factor needed to make it to the Finals and ultimately capture the title, the perfect blend of sharpened talent and just enough mystery to capture his opponents on their heels. Yehi’s ROH debut is the perfect opportunity to make a splash for this native of Georgia!

The road to the Pure Title starts in Columbus! Keep it locked into ROHWrestling.com for the announcement of all 16 competitors and first-round match-ups you will see in Columbus and Pittsburgh!

Join us live in Columbus or Pittsburgh, or streaming for HonorClub, to see history in the making at Pure Excellence!

ROH PRESENTS PURE EXCELLENCE

NIGHT ONE

FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2020

BELL TIME: 7:30pm ET

EXPRESS LIVE!

COLUMBUS, OH

PURCHASE TICKETS

NIGHT TWO

SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2020

BELL TIME: 7:00pm ET

STAGE AE

PITTSBURGH, PA

PURCHASE TICKETS

ALREADY SIGNED TO COMPETE

DOUG WILLIAMS

JONATHAN GRESHAM

ALEX SHELLEY

ROCKY ROMERO

MARK HASKINS

SLEX

TRACY WILLIAMS

MARTY SCURLL

FRED YEHI

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