ROH Circa '08 - Japanese & WWE Stars Before They Were Stars

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ROH Circa '08 - Japanese & WWE Stars Before They Were Stars

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With all the hype over the Omega match, I ended up going through my old ROH photos from 9 years ago and figured it could be a fun flashback report. I will just throw up a bunch of pics of interest from back then.

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Kenny Omega himself after one of his first ROH shows. I really didn't even know who he was, just that he was valid and a newcomer.

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Takeshi Morishima who was one of my favorite workers from this ROH era. He is also a former 3x GHC Heavyweight Champion.

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Seth Rollins, or Tyler Black back then. I knew he would make it to WWE from the first time I saw him.

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Daniel Bryan, or Bryan Danielson. I got a bunch with him, but these are probably my favorite two.

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Hideo Itami, or KENTA. Another one of my favorites in ROH back then.
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Go Shiozaki who seems to be doing some good things in Pro Wrestling NOAH
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Austin Aries the same night he punched a fan ringside during an ROH show.
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Roderick Strong long before his NXT days.
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Katsuhiko Nakajima who is the current GHC World Heavyweight Champion.
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Naomichi Marufuji who was another one of my favorite workers from ROH back then.
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WCW and Japanese Alumni, Kensuke Sasaki and Akira Hokuto.
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The American Wolves, Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards.
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Nigel McGuinness back before he was a WWE commentator and cut his hair.
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Damn, nice stuff. On a side note, I can actually remember seeing that Ultimate Warrior shirt at an MSG House Show (in fact, I think it was the Curtain Call show) in 1996 & buying it for my cousin.
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Those are terrific, totally jealous!
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Great pics! I see Rollins didn't smile in fan photos, even back in the day!
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Awesome photos
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Thanks guys!
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That was the night I brought an entire suitcase of merch to get signed into the ROH show and security didn't say a word, but they were giving people shit for digital cameras. Memories....
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NXT: Woodmo's combo wasteland. :lol:

Great stuff, man.
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