Code of Honor Ring of Honor

the code of honor allows wrestlers establish heroic or villainous characters; referee shown trying convince michael elgin accept hand of eddie edwards.

roh distinguished image other wrestling promotions through code of honor , set of rules dictating how wrestlers should conduct during matches. code of honor aimed infuse ring of honor s matches feel similar japanese professional wrestling. initially, code of honor included 5 laws , mentioned @ point during each roh production. roh considered moral requirement follow these rules, appeared in following order:

the code of honor (especially first 3 rules) helped heels on more in other promotions. first rule applied christopher daniels, whom promotion pushed first major heel. daniels , faction, prophecy, rejected code of honor , refused shake s hand. fourth , fifth rules emphasized finishes of roh matches – vast majority of ended decisively (with clean pinfalls, submissions, or knockouts) – unlike rival promotions @ time did. on rare occasion match did end outside interference, ref bump , or other traditional heel scenario, live audiences reacted more negatively rival promotions live audiences. in roh s days, on-air commentators suggested (within kayfabe) getting disqualified in match may result in wrestler never appearing in roh again.

in 2004, roh s booker @ time, gabe sapolsky, began feel code of honor had run course. result, wrestlers no longer had follow it. code of honor re-appeared – revamped – 3 rules:

^ 2004 year of triumph ring of honor . february 16, 2005. @ time hating code of honor .