ROH To Announce A New Championship Today, Alison Brie Update, More

— Deadline reports that Alison Brie will star in Netflix’s upcoming wrestling comedy G.L.O.W., which was given a 10-episode straight-to-series order. It will be executive produced by Jenji Kohan (Orange is the New Black) and was created by Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch.

It’s inspired by the female wrestling promotion of the same name. The show is set in the 1980s and follows Ruth (Brie), a struggling actress who tries to live out her dreams after joining the titular promotion, which broadcasts a weekly series about female wrestlers. Tara Herrmann will also executive produce, with Flahive and Mensch as showrunners.

The original wrestling series ran for four seasons from Las Vegas. It featured sketches and songs in addition to wrestling.

— During Kevin Kelly’s ROH news update video yesterday, it was revealed that the company will be announcing plans to add new championships to the company today. After talking about the events out of Field of Honor, Kelly said that today (Tuesday) they will announce of the “first new championships in Ring of Honor in over seven years.”

You can see the full video below. It will not be a new Women’s Championship.

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