Ian Riccaboni Reveals What Tony Khan Told Him Before ROH Supercard Of Honor

Longtime ROH commentator Ian Riccaboni has revealed what AEW President Tony Khan told him ahead of Supercard of Honor.

Speaking with the Wrestling Perspective Podcast, Riccaboni discussed his experience at the first ROH event since Tony Khan purchased the promotion.

When asked what the new Ring of Honor owner told him before the Supercard of Honor event, Riccaboni answered:

“Tony Khan just said ‘hey, be yourself. That’s been neat. New Japan, it was the same kind of thing. Stylistically, it’s been helpful that Kevin Kelly has been my mentor over the years, it’s been helpful that he’s brought me in. He’s kind of helped craft what I do. What’s neat about that is that he’s a descendant of Jim Ross, and Jim Ross is the descendant of Bill Watts.

“So there’s this long learning tree that, while I went to school for broadcasting, there’s a good chance it was actually refined or kind of pushed into me by Kevin Kelly, who probably got it from Jim Ross. So there’s this cool kind of learning tree all along the way. I’ve only been asked to be myself, which I’ve been really fortunate because I’m a bad actor and it would be very difficult to be anybody else.”

As previously noted, the ROH Supercard of Honor received over 20,000 pay-per-view buys, which has to be considered a success.

For the full results for Supercard of Honor, click here.

Quotes via Wrestling Inc.

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