The Rock Celebrates His Father's Birthday, ROH Announces High Flying Best-of-Five Series

- Ring of Honor has officially announced a Best-of-Five series that may end up being the high-flying spectacle of the year. The 27-year-old stand-out ACH will get his opportunity to show off against recent tag team partner and former WWE Superstar Matt Sydal (Evan Bourne). The series kicks off on Sept. 11 in Dearborn, MI then continues the following night in Chicago Ridge, IL. The third match will take place at ROH All Star Extravaganza VII on Sept. 18, and if necessary a fourth and fifth bout will be added.

- WWE Hall of Famer "Soulman" Rocky Johnson turns 70 today, and his son Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson celebrated with the following post on Instagram.

Happy Birthday to my dad Rocky "Soulman" Johnson aka the original Rock! The man who broke color barriers for blacks in the world of Pro Wrestling in the 60's, 70's and early 80's – back in the day when wrestling was not the global commercialized business it is today, but rather an extremely hard core cut throat business where he and other wrestlers would be paid in cash nightly and carry guns on them just case "things got a little out of hand" in these small towns all across the U.S. He started kickin' my ass on the wrestling mats and in the gym when I was around 10yrs old and would always say, "If you throw up go outside and if you want sympathy go home to your mother.. but either way you're gonna work your ass off to earn your respect." The more experienced I become, the more grateful I am for my pops and all the defining DNA tools he's given me. #HappyBirthdaySoulman #FirstBlackWWETagTeamChamps #NoSubstituteForHardWork #Ever #AndNoGoingHomeToMama ????

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