Though Ring Of Honor are supposedly drawing good ratings for their new television show on Sinclair Broadcasting's affiliates, this success has not translated to improved attendance on the road. A week ago, ROH debuted in the Spartanburg and Greensboro markets, where their ratings are purported to be above average, but they only drew 350-375 fans at each show.
UFC's highly successful matchmaker Joe Silva grew up watching wrestling in the Carolinas in the late 1970s and it's clear that he was highly influenced by what he saw; the latest example his ambitious plans to hold two televised events in different parts of the world on the same day in February 2012. According to Dana White both cards will be "stacked", which sounds reminiscent to Starrcade 1985.
FTRS wants to peek back into the ACC history books and see how Georgia Tech has fared since 1980 in Greensboro...
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