Several Events This Weekend In Philadelphia Prior To WWE Royal Rumble

There are several wrestling orientated events happening this coming weekend in Philadelphia prior to the Royal Rumble. On Saturday, Ring of Honor will be holding a national TV taping from the 2300 Arena, the former ECW Arena, beginning a 7EST with an autograph session planned prior to the event. Scheduled for the TV taping includes Bullet Club (AJ Styles & The Young Bucks) vs. ACH, Matt Sydal and Cedric Alexander, The Briscoes & ODB vs. The Kingdom (Mike Bennett, Matt Taven & Maria Kanellis), "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin vs. Moose, Tommaso Ciampa vs. Jimmy Jacobs and for the first time since their victory at Wrestle Kingdom 9, reDRagon will return with an in-ring Fish Tank segment. Also scheduled for the show are ROH World TV Champion Jay Lethal, The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian), Hanson, Roderick Strong, The Decade and more.

On Sunday, again from the 2300 Arena, CHIKARA presents "A New Start", and it will include CHIKARA Grand Champion Icarus vs. Chuck Taylor, The Colony vs. Jakob Hammermeier, Pinkie Sanchez and Soldier Ant, Eddie Kingston vs. Kevin Condron, The Baitri vs. Hallowicked & Frightmare, and more. To see an advertisement for the show which aired on Ring of Honor Wrestling this week, click here.

Also on Sunday, An Evening With Jim Ross will take place at 3PM at Underground Arts, where Ross tells tales from his lengthy wrestling career and answers questions from fans in-attendance. The show starts at 3PM and will be finished by 5PM giving everyone enough time to make it to the Royal Rumble at the Wells Fargo Center.