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Final Battle was attended by 2634 people and gated $79,020.

ROH is pleased to announce the signing of Shocker to a written contract, and Devon Storm, Eric Young, and Shark Boy to open contracts.

grapplefanatics.net released their list of the 100 best workers for 2006, and ROH was well-represented with ten wrestlers.

- ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson rated #6! He trailed only Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, ROH turncoat AJ Styles, and Shawn Michaels.
- Donovan Morgan ranked #30.
- Co-Tag Team Champion Colt Cabana came in at #33.
- El Hijo Del Santo was #34.
- Pure Champion Alex Shelley ranked #42.
- Mikey Whipwreck was #47.
- L.A. Par-K came in at #54.
- Vampiro was #58.
- Sean Waltman ranked 60th.
- Jody Fleisch was #70.

The top ten was rounded out by Rey Mysterio, Low-Ki (another ROH traitor), CM Punk, and Edge.

Alex Shelley and Roderick Strong are promoted to the Upper Midcard.

The following wrestlers/staff retired as of the end of 2006:
- Randy Savage (he's interested in opening his own promotion)
- Rob Conway
- Abdullah The Butcher
- Arashi
- Jerry Lawler (became a road agent)
- Bobby Heenan
- Joey V

The following wrestlers/staff will retire at the end of January:
- Tatsumi Fujinami
- Kato Kung Lee
- Larry Zbyszko
- Gypsy Joe

Donovan Morgan, Matt Sydal, and Jack Evans all get raises.

I made $1.56m in merchandise in December.

UPW, JAPW, and IWA-East Coast all go bankrupt! AAA has issued a bankrputcy warning.

The following birthdays occured in December: Chad Collyer (32), Johnny Jeter (25), Jimmy Rave (25), Nigel McGuinness (26), Claudio Castagnoli (26)

BJ Whitmer is still out four more months with a torn calf, and Prince Nana will miss five more with his neck injury.

On January 28, ROH will present the Trios Tournament. Ten three-man teams will battle it out in a one-night single-elimination tournament. The entire active roster will turn out (except for Whitmer. Donovan Morgan, KENTA, and Nigel McGuinness will be in Japan for the entire month of January and will also miss out) because the winners will be in line for a title shot of their choice at the Anniversary Celebration in February.

Seedings and names are yet to be determined, but the teams are as follows (in alphabetical order by team captain):

Alex Shelley, Jimmy Rave, and Matt Sydal
Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, and Jack Evans
Bryan Danielson, Colt Cabana, and Ace Steel
El Hijo Del Santo, Shark Boy, and Delirious
Jimmy Jacobs, Jay Briscoe, and Mark Briscoe
Jody Fleisch, Eric Young, and Claudio Castagnoli
Johnny Jeter, Mikey Whipwreck, and Devon Storm
L.A. Par-K, Black Tiger IV, and Ricky Reyes
Sean Waltman, Shocker, and Davey Richards
Vampiro, Chad Collyer, and Adam Pearce