Interview Highlights ROH owner Cary Silkin comments on the status of the company and Bret Hart's appearance at tonight's show Jul 24, 2009 - 02:24 PM Email This Article | Printer Friendly Page Send Us News & Results | Back to Main Listing Monday Night Mayhem radio with Cary Silkin Hosts: Big Mosh, Blade, Bill Brown Available at MondayNightMayhem.com. ROH owner, Cary Silkin, stepped back into the squared circle of "Your Home Of Wrestling Radio," Monday Night Mayhem, on the eve of this weekend's "Death Before Dishonor VII" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Many topics/issues are indeed on the hearts and minds of the Ring Of Honor faithful leading into Friday and Saturday night's events, but the two primary items of discussion that are getting the most buzz are the ROH debut of WWE Hall Of Famer, Bret "Hitman" Hart (coming off of the heels of past Legends appearing for the company), as well as the latest internet reports about Ring Of Honor's future. "You can't argue with Bret Hart's credentials. You can't argue with one of the all-time greats in the history of the sport. As far as his involvement with us beyond Toronto, he's going to be in Chicago and New York City. I've dabbled a little bit discussing the TV thing. I've never really sat down with him. So, this weekend, we can talk a little. Sure...who wouldn't love to have Bret Hart? I'm excited to have him participate this weekend and get to meet him...Who knows what'll happen?" With regards to ROH's long-term future and why the Ring Of Honor fans should not be worried about the company's long-term stability: "The economy is terrible...it's not just exclusive to the wrestling business. It's spread throughout every business. People aren't spending money like anyone would like them to, and times are tough. You gotta make changes...make due. But, we're rockin'. "I'm really happy with partnering up TV-wise with HDNet. These guys are dynamite people. The production values are amazing. They're growing (as far as the systems they are on). We're hanging with these guys. We cut back on a couple of markets that were not profitable, and we are doing our TV and live shows. There's a few shows less than then we would have done from the past years. That's just the nature of what you have to do now: You have to hold back, be careful, and make adjustments. We are ready to come to Canada this weekend." In his return to The Mayhem, Cary also discusses his candid thoughts/takes on Lance Storm's ROH return (and the chances of him becoming a Ring Of Honor regular), the matches he is excited to seeing this weekend, how he thinks ROH can increase their audience to include the more "casual" fan (and why that is more difficult than some may believe), as well as CM Punk's reign as the WWE's World Heavyweight Champion (and his new heel persona, which was first established in ROH). Check out www.MondayNightMayhem.com for additional exclusive interviews with ROH's Claudio Castagnoli and Bobby Cruise from MNM's very own, Todd Vincent ("The Chairman Of The Board"). For information on "Death Before Dishonor VII" weekend (featuring Lance Storm's return to the ring) and to purchase tickets (to both night's cards at The Ted Reeve Arena, as well as the special Friday night Bret "Hitman" Hart and Saturday night "Nature Boy" Ric Flair autograph sessions), log onto www.ROHWrestling.com. HELP SUPPORT DOT NET! BECOME A MEMBER AT OUR CHARTER RATE OF JUST $5 A MONTH - GET THE FIRST LOOK AT EXCLUSIVE INSIDER DOT NET NEWS, TONS OF EXCLUSIVE AUDIO SHOWS, MESSAGE BOARD ACCESS, START YOUR OWN BLOG, AD-FREE MAIN LISTING: SIGN ME UP (or MORE INFO) GOT AN IPHONE OR IPOD TOUCH? THEN BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD OUR NEW FREE iPhone APP: (click here!) (or SEARCH "pro wrestling" in iTunes App Store) FOR MORE BREAKING WWE & TNA NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE PWTORCH.COM (click here!) FOR MORE MMA & UFC NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE MMATORCH.COM (click here!) CLICK TO RETURN TO DOT NET MAIN LISTING OR SELECT A LINK BELOW FROM THIS CATEGORY Interview Highlights Latest Twelve Articles Former WWE wrestler The Boogeyman explains why he was unable to appear as advertised at several independent shows, comments on whether he's headed to TNA Former WWE Champion Rob Van Dam talks about when he lost confidence in the new ECW, becoming WWE Champion, and said Vince McMahon "ripped his heart out" Tyler Black reveals how long he's committed to Ring of Honor, whether he feels he could hang in WWE, and the WrestleMania 26 weekend shows Former WWE wrestler Sim Snuka (a/k/a Deuce) comments on being released, whether he's interested in working for TNA Rob Van Dam comments on whether he's close to signing with TNA due to the arrival of Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff UFC legend explains how WWE could make a run at UFC, whether he was bothered by Brock Lesnar's antics following UFC 100