Matt Taven Goes In-Depth About ROH And NJPW Running A Joint-Show At Madison Square Garden
Matt Taven will be present.
It was recently announced over the Ring Of Honor Twitter page that the company will be partnering up with New Japan Pro Wrestling to present a joint-show next year one day before WrestleMania entitled ‘G1 Supercard’. The event will be held at the infamous Madison Square Garden and the show has drawn tons of attention even with it being nine months away.
One competitor who is confident that he’ll be on that G1 Supercard match card is none other than the leader of The Kingdom and current NWA World Historic Welterweight Champion Matt Taven. During an interview with Hollywood Life prior to last night’s ‘Honor For All’ show in Nashville, Taven spoke with the publication and shared his thoughts in detail about the company he’s been a part of for eight years running a show at MSG.
“I mean being a Boston guy, we have always dominated New York for years so every time we go to New York, I feel I am the reason for the sell out or in the main event or get the biggest reaction in the crowd.” Taven explained. “So I have been the King of New York and probably the world for a while now. But, as far as Ring Of Honor going into Madison Square Garden, to be a guy who personally – who, now doing the math – has been here for six years, which is crazy to think about. Even in my first dark match in 2009, the amount of time that I have been around this country and seen the growth. To see us go into that building is a big pat on the back. It is a big accomplishment and, for me personally, I have been with this company in its biggest years of growth. For me it is one of those notches on the belt and a source of pride.” Taven said. “It shows we are doing the right thing, it is catching on. I don’t think I get the credit I deserve obviously but I like to see the fruits of my labor go into things like getting into Madison Square Garden.
As far as I am concerned for a match, it should be me defending the Ring Of Honor World Championship against whatever Melvin that wants to get slapped around in front of the biggest audience in Ring Of Honor history. But, that is almost so far down the road that I haven’t thought of it too much. I am very proud of what we have accomplished as a company and to be one of the cornerstones of Ring Of Honor, especially in the last five years, it really lets you know that you are doing the right thing and all your hard work is going into the right direction and it is starting to pay off. The more people we can get to see this product, the more we will make fans so its a great pat on the back for all the hard work that has been put on this company in the last few years.” Taven stated.
To read up on the results from last night’s ‘Honor For All’ event, head over to Fightful coverage article of the show.
