ROH News Gabe Sapolsky comments on losing Samoa Joe, Colt Cabana, Homicide Feb 21, 2008 - 09:01 AM Email This Article | Printer Friendly Page Send Us News & Results | Back to Main Listing ROH booker Gabe Sapolsky was asked about losing several of the promotion’s top wrestlers in 2007 in a feature story by Slam Sports. “It was really hard on a personal level because I enjoyed working with those guys,” Sapolsky said. “Samoa Joe is a friend of mine and we always joked around and had fun in the locker room... “We had a number of new players come in. Some of them are young and working their way up and some are right on the verge of stardom an just needed that opportunity. When those top guys leave it creates that opportunity, and really freshens things up. As a booker it’s nice to have new talent come in that I can push and build up, and that for me was the most personally satisfying.” The article identifies Joe, Christopher Daniels, Homicide, Colt Cabana, Matt Sydal, and Austin Aries as wrestlers who left the company last year. Powell’s POV: It’s easy to forget how much talent ROH lost in 2007. Of course, Aries returned to ROH when his relationship with TNA fell apart. Even so, it’s absolutely amazing that ROH rebounded from these major talent losses so quickly. That’s a testament to both Sapolsky’s booking and the talent who stepped up and took those spots. This is a good, long article and features more quotes from Gabe on Takeshi Morishima, Nigel McGuiness, and the working relationship with Japanese promotions. If you’re an ROH fan, I highly recommend this article. BOOKMARK DOT NET AND ADD US TO YOUR RSS • HELP DOT NET: TAKE OUR ADVERTISER DEMO SURVEY CLICK TO RETURN TO MAIN LISTING OR SELECT A LINK BELOW FROM THIS CATEGORY ROH News Latest Twelve Articles ROH Champion Nigel McGuinness discusses his interest in WWE, new TNA wrestler featured Ring of Honor weekend shows feature a mystery partner for Jimmy Jacobs, ROH and NWA Title matches, and a gauntlet match with Sweet and Sour Inc. Nigel McGuinness comments on his interest in WWE and TNA, ROH's chances of securing a television deal ROH "Respect is Earned II" pay-per-view lineup: The full card for tonight's pay-per-view debut ROH pay-per-view taping lineup for Saturday in Detroit, plus the lineup for Friday's debut in Toronto, Lance Storm appearing at both shows ROH Champion vs. NWA Champion result from Friday, Bryan Danielson vs. Claudio Castagnoli for the first time in ROH tonight