{"id":26315,"date":"2018-09-19T17:40:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T21:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=26315"},"modified":"2018-09-19T17:40:50","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T21:40:50","slug":"madison-rayne-signs-with-ring-of-honors-woh-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/09\/19\/madison-rayne-signs-with-ring-of-honors-woh-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Madison Rayne Signs With Ring of Honor&#8217;s WOH Division"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Women of Honor<\/strong>, the women&#8217;s division of <strong>Ring of Honor<\/strong>, announced this evening that former 5x<strong> IMPACT Wrestling<\/strong> Knockouts Champion <strong>Madison Rayne<\/strong> has officially signed to be a part of the company. Madison Rayne herself had <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-taz-show\/id951166132\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">previously broken the news earlier in the day<\/a> on the podcast of former WWE and ECW Superstar <strong>Taz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MadisonRayne?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MadisonRayne<\/a> has officially signed with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Women_of_Honor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Women_of_Honor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ringofhonor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ringofhonor<\/a>!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ROH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ROH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WOH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WOH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RingOfHonor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#RingOfHonor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WomenOfHonor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WomenOfHonor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Wrestling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Wrestling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WomensWrestling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WomensWrestling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dppucnUhqF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/dppucnUhqF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; women of honor (@Women_of_Honor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Women_of_Honor\/status\/1042522372149075976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Madison Rayne had initially left IMPACT Wrestling last July, having a WWE tryout in October, but returned for a brief run this summer that culminated in a Knockouts title match against champion <strong>Su Yung<\/strong> at this year&#8217;s <em><strong>Slammiversary<\/strong><\/em>. She left IMPACT once again following the event. She most recently appeared for the WWE in this year&#8217;s <strong>Mae Young Classic<\/strong>, but lost in the first round to indie veteran <strong>Mercedes Martinez<\/strong> last week.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mercedes Martinez vs. Ashley Rayne - First-Round Match: Mae Young Classic, Sept. 12, 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3zfEgt_TeYI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is somewhat of a homecoming for Madison Rayne, as she actually appeared with Ring of Honor back in 2008 prior to join IMPACT (then TNA), where she competed as <strong>Ashley Lane<\/strong>. Last November, she returned to ROH to compete in a match against <strong>Deonna Purrazzo<\/strong> at <em><strong>ROH Survival of the Fittest<\/strong><\/em>, which lead to Madison&#8217;s entry into the tournament to crown the inaugural WOH Champion. Although Rayne was defeated in the first round by <strong>Mandy Leon<\/strong>, she continued to work several other WOH matches, including facing WOH Champion <strong>Sumie Sakai<\/strong> at the July tapings for ROH TV.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Women of Honor: Madison Rayne vs Deonna Purrazzo\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SklAvd4-moA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women of Honor, the women&#8217;s division of Ring of Honor, announced this evening that former 5x IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne has officially signed to be a part of the company. Madison Rayne herself had previously broken the news earlier in the day on the podcast of former WWE and ECW Superstar Taz. . 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