Strong vs. Edwards added to ROH Homecoming 2012

“Die Hard” Eddie Edwards and Roderick Strong spent a great deal of 2011 embroiled in a competitive rivalry with one another that started on the night Edwards defeated Strong for the ROH World Title at “Manhattan Mayhem IV”. Looking to even the score, Strong received his rematch for the title at “Supercard of Honor VI” where Edwards, now in the role of champion, put down his challenger and scored his second straight victory over Roderick. Edwards lost the World Title at “Best in the World 2011” to Davey Richards, but it did nothing to quell the rivalry between him and Strong, or rather did nothing to dampen the disdain Roderick had developed for Edwards.  The tension was exacerbated at “Tag Team Turmoil 2011” when The American Wolves beat Roderick & Michael Elgin in a tag team affair, leading to a first time-ever bout at “Death Before Dishonor IX” between the two former World Champions. The two warriors would meet that New York night in the Ringmaster Challenge: a 2 out of 3 falls