The past few months have certainly been *interesting* when it comes to Ring of Honor. Let’s make no bones about it: the unfortunate news of the promotion’s hiatus was a heartbreaker for both fans and talent alike. However, the past few months have trended far more positively, with the promotion announcing an April 1st return for Supercard of Honor.

More interestingly, a number of ROH talents have recently made their respective ways to IMPACT Wrestling, with Maria Kanellis-Bennett, the OGK, PCO, and Vincent all shockingly arriving a number of weeks ago as part of the Honor No More faction. Additionally, the IMPACT zone has been treated to appearances from Rok-C, Jonathan Gresham, and Kenny King.

Of course, speculation has run rampant through the IWC on who could potentially be the next to make the jump. With so many Ring of Honor affiliated talents already having moved over for the foreseeable future – and to steal a line from Big Bad Bill Goldberg – many are wondering “who’s next?”

I asked the most decorated manager in ROH history, Amy Rose, that question directly as part of our recent chat for Love Wrestling. Not only did we get the scoop on Rose potentially moving over, but on her client, Max the Impaler as well as working with Max themself.

On working with and managing Max the Impaler

“Max and LFI are very different from each other, but Max definitely drew my attention. The first time I ever saw Max, they just stood out over everyone. Max, to me, instantly just had star power. I felt that there was just something a little bit missing. Max was a little more reserved [and] kind of holding back. By figuring out, ‘hey, if I team up with you, I will bring out the best in you,’ I think that I’ve done that. Max has grown so much from that first time they appeared on Ring of Honor up until now. I think that they are absolutely dominating every single division that they’ve been a part of. So I’m super, super proud and I love working with Max.”

Ring of Honor’s invasion of IMPACT Wrestling

AR: “So I think it’s actually really exciting. Like I said, we’re taking kind of a pause right now, but it’s nice to see all my friends from Ring of Honor. You become so close to everyone on the roster, so it’s nice to see them keeping Ring of Honor alive and working in so many different places.

Some people might not like what they’re doing at IMPACT and find it, like you said, to be a little bit dastardly, but I think it’s exciting.

What better way to make an impact, right?”

AR: “As far as Max and I, we never know [what] the future might hold. We don’t know where we might end up.

But hey, you know, I can’t say never! Never say never!”

Tune in to the full interview with Amy Rose in the embedded link below. For those using quotes, please credit Love Wrestling with an h/t to Spencer Love.

The Ring of Honor Women’s Championship changed hands for the first time just over two weeks ago. On the January 10th edition of IMPACT, Deonna Purrazzo defeated Rok-C to become this edition of the Women’s Championship’s second-ever titleholder.

Recently, we had the opportunity to chat with the most decorated manager in Ring of Honor history, Amy Rose. Not only has Rose managed groups like LFI and individuals like Max the Impaler, but as one of the promotion’s longest-tenured stars, has a unique insight into the history of ROH’s women’s division. As part of our recent conversation, Rose gave us her thoughts on both Rok-C’s reign on top and the brand-new Women’s Champion, The Virtuosa.

On Deonna Purrazzo capturing the ROH Women’s Championship

“I think there’s a little bit of a bittersweet feeling there. I loved Rok-C’s reign [and thought that she did such a good job and is an absolutely incredible star. I think she really can be the future of pro wrestling. So, I was a little sad to see her lose. But, in that same respect, I’ve known Deonna for quite a while.

I knew her when she was kind of already about to leave Ring of Honor.

That was my first taste of meeting her [and] seeing her skills. To me, she was the best. She was one of the absolute best female wrestlers that I’ve ever had the privilege to see wrestle in front of me. She just has grown so much even since then. To see her now becoming our champion, it’s a huge deal. It’s insane to me that we have an IMPACT star as our Ring of Honor Women’s Champion, I couldn’t have ever guessed that that was gonna happen.”

Rok-C’s reign as champion

“I’m super proud of everything that she’s achieved. She’s so young, and it was such a big opportunity to be placed into, but I thought that she did such a great job as our champion. I’ve said it several times when people ask me, ‘Oh, what was your favorite match this year? What did you like?’ I thought that Miranda Alize and Rok-C had the best match of 2021.

They crushed it. They made me incredibly proud to be part of the Ring of Honor women’s division.”

Tune in to the full interview with Amy Rose in the embedded link below. For those using quotes, please credit Love Wrestling with an h/t to Spencer Love.