Kevin Dunn
April 23, 2005 at The National Guard Armory in Arcadia, Florida
Fate of an Angel was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on July 16, 2005 at the Connecticut Sports Center in Woodbridge, Connecticut. The show featured the first appearance of Matt Hardy, recenty fired from World Wrestling Entertainment, taking on "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels in a "dream match".
The Homecoming was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on July 23, 2005 at the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The show's name is in reference to AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels, who were competing in their first ROH show in Philadelphia since December 2003.
Death before Dishonor III was a professional wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on June 18, 2005 in Morristown, New Jersey. The main event saw CM Punk, in what was to be his final match for Ring of Honor, challenge Austin Aries for the ROH World Championship. Throughout the DVD release, several clips are shown highlighting Punk's career in ROH.
Escape from New York was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on July 9, 2005 at the New Yorker Hotel in New York, New York.
All-Star Extravaganza 2 was a wrestling show held by Ring of Honor. It took place on December 4, 2004 at the Rex Plex in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The show's main event was CM Punk challenging Samoa Joe for the ROH World Championship. After wrestling to two one hour draws at World Title Classic and Joe vs. Punk II, the stipulation was that there was no time limit; however, if Punk failed to defeated Joe he would not receive another shot at the title for as long as Joe held it. The show also featured appearances by legendary wrestling managers Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and Jim Cornette.
2005 may have been the most memorable year in Ring of Honor history. In year 4 of it's existence, ROH reached new heights, and was home to the best wrestling on the planet. Spanning this compilation are some of ROH's biggest matches, moments, and the crowning of three new ROH World Champions.