Jay Lethal will defend the Ring of Honor World Championship against Jay Briscoe on June 24, 2016 at “Best in the World” on Pay-Per-View!
Last year at “Best in the World”, Jay Lethal defeated Jay Briscoe to become a double-champion as the Ring of Honor World Champion and the Ring of Honor TV Champion. Briscoe will finally get his rematch after petitioning with ROH Matchmaker & former ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness.
Here is part of the official press release found at ROHWrestling.com:
The stars of RING OF HONOR return to the Charlotte area for BEST IN THE WORLD Weekend on Friday June 24, with 9 PM EST bell time for BEST IN THE WORLD LIVE on Pay Per view! The following night, ROH will conduct a National Television Taping starting at 6 PM EST. Both events will take place at the Cabarrus Arena in Concord, NC just outside of Charlotte!Fans will be able to watch this extravaganza in the United States on all major carriers and worldwide on ROHWrestling.com but nothing beats seeing the hard-hitting, fast-paced action LIVE and in person!ROH Matchmaker Nigel McGuinness announced at the Toronto stop of the War of the Worlds stop that the MAIN EVENT for BEST IN THE WORLD has been signed for Friday June 24 and it is The BIGGEST REMATCH IN ROH HISTORY, one year in the making!ROH WORLD CHAMPION JAY LETHAL W/TAELER HENDRIX vs. JAY BRISCOEFor well over two years, ROH World Champion Jay Lethal has held one or both of the ROH World singles championships. Now, as his reign continues to grow in length and increasingly historic proportion, Lethal believes that there are no more challengers left to defeat.The stars of Ring of Honor disagree.