Well now is a great time to start since they are having a lot of sales. Currently the Buy 3 get 1 free sale is going into effect until this Sunday, 12/18 due to Final Battle this weekend.
Now is also a great time because I feel ROH is going through a rebirth period as of late and are putting on some of the best professional wrestling shows I can recall in a long time.
Good choice with Joe vs. Kobashi.
My other recommendations:
AJ Styles - Evolution Of A Phenom AJ Styles volume 2 Final Battle - 12/26/04 show. Joe vs. Austin Aries for the ROH world title. Low Ki vs. Bryan Danielson Nowhere To Run - 5/14/05 show. Features Austin Aries vs. The American Hobo Bryan Danielson for the ROH world title. CM Punk vs. Jimmy Rave in a cage match. Enter The Dragon - 10/14/05 show. Features American Dragon, Bryan Danielson vs. Austin Aries in Danielson's first ROH world title defense. Also features Jimmy Yang and Roderick Strong. Joe and Lethal vs. The Embassy. Steve Corino and Colt Cabana vs. The Rottweilers. This Means War - 10/29/05 show. Danielson vs. Roderick Strong for the ROH world title. Jay Lethal vs. Curry Man. Austin Aries vs. AJ Styles for the first time ever.
There's this thread too. And after those, you're on your own. But I'd venture that there's something worth seeing in every show, even the awkwardish early ones.
If you want to see exactly what ROH is about, there may be nothing better than WORLD TITLE CLASSIC. The sixty minute Joe v CM Punk match may be the best in ring work the last five years.
It's usually easier to recommend based on what a person likes to watch.
Still, here's some favorites for specific years:
2002: Nothing, for someone new to ROH 2003: Epic Encounter, WrestleRave, Tradition Continues, Main Event Spectacles 2004: At Our Best, Survival Of The Fittest 2005: Manhattan Mayhem, Nowhere To Run, Death Before Dishonor III, Redemption, Punk: The Final Chapter
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i reallt enjoy these so you might to check them ouy