Cary Silkin is excited for the future of Ring of Honor.
Silkin was the owner of ROH from 2004 to 2011, selling the company to Sinclair Broadcast Group. Last Wednesday, Tony Khan announced that he purchased Ring of Honor.
Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Silkin gave his reaction to the news of Khan purchasing ROH.
"I don't know if this is going to make sense, but it was the combination of a gut punch and great joy at the same time. I knew, after processing it, and the gut punch was going away, no disrespect to Joe Koff, but we're in a much better position than we were a week ago," he said.
When asked by Bully Ray what he thought ROH could have done better under previous ownership, Silkin said, "A lot. Tony Khan is a pro wrestling guy. Joe Koff -- [Bully and Dave LaGreca] have both worked, whether it Sirius or WWE, these are big corporations. The pressure that comes above you is tough. Joe could only do what he could do. There needed to be a bigger budget, they needed to get the production correct on every show, not give production half a blow job. They needed more help in the back. Delirious set the record for longest booker. We know how that goes. He needed more help. There were different eras in the later stages. I liked when Bully was there. He's going to think I'm blowing smoke, but I liked when he was there for his knowledge and the other guys chipping in. As we all know it pro wrestling, it cant be a dictatorship or one man thing or you get burned out."
Silkin commented that he hopes ROH can find a destination home and noted that he's been getting calls from ROH talent who don't know what's going on with the company.
Tony Khan commented on the future of ROH, saying he will be the booker of the promo and is working on finding distribution. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
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