Ring Of Honor is arguably the third largest wrestling promotion in North America after WWE and TNA. Formed in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and Gabe Sapolsky (who had worked closely with Paul Heyman during the heady days of Extreme Championship Wrestling), it initially began because RF Video, a wrestling video distribution service that sold ECW product, needed something new to sell after ECW went out of business. Feinstein was RF Video's owner at this time, so he decided to create his own wrestling promotion whose DVD's would exclusively be sold through his company. While ROH is not available to UK or European fans on television, it has a fiercely loyal fan following on YouTube and DVD. They have recently pulled off quite a coup, signing Alberto El Patron (known as Alberto Del Rio during his time in WWE). He left WWE under a cloud in 2014 (much of the specifics of which have yet to come to light, although we are sure all will be revealed in due time), but the fact that ROH was able to attract a four time WWE World Champion speaks volumes about the respect that the industry has for the company. Over the years, ROH became something of a breeding ground for unique and innovative talents in the independent wrestling scene and the names that have passed through their doors are a veritable who's who of top talent working in TNA and WWE today. This article will look at their 11 most successful alumni, analysing their careers and accomplishments after they parted ways with ROH.
