We take a look at the first three years of Bryan Danielson, the American Dragon's career in Ring of Honor leading up to his biggest moment in Ring of Honor as he looks to become champion, any means necessary. We take a look at Danielson from February 2002 through May 2005.

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In this episode of PURE, Shawn takes a look back at Supercard of Honor IV, where the company first started showing signs of change.

Nigel defends his title in a match against Jerry Lynn, and much more. This is an episode sure to tug at the Ring of Honor fans' hearts.

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Join Shawn as he recaps a wild Supercard of Khanor. Shawn breaks down everything that happened on the screen during the 3+ hour spectacular, including a match of the year, an all-timer between The Briscoes and FTR. We get some glimpses of what to expect in the new era, and a return of a Ring of Honor icon.

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Shawn gets greasy and gets into the weeds as he previews the first show under the Tony Kahn umbrella as we all get ready for Supercard of Honor. Only 5 matches were announced at the time for the recording, but he's sure by the time this comes out more will be announced as well. Also, get ready, he talks about the future of covering recent shows at the tail end of the podcast.

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Shawn takes a look back, when Ring of Honor wanted to piggyback on the success of the WWE and ran a string of three shows during WrestleMania weekend. A good mix of different styles, plus a classic between Danielson and Roddy really gave the casual wrestling fan an idea of what ROH had to offer.

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Shawn takes a look back at the 2003 show Wrestlerave '03, highlighted by one of Trent Acid's only singles match in Ring of Honor taking on Homicide. We see why BJ Whitmer is Ring of Honor's utility player, and the feud between Raven and CM Punk get an added wrinkle with The Prophecy.

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In an episode no one saw coming, Shawn takes a break re-watching the shows that made him a wrestling fan, to talk about a guy who made him love wrestling again, buying that company that made him a fan in the first place.

What does it all mean? Does Cody return to help with this venture? Is this description too long? Tune in and find out!

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With the popularity Ring of Honor has garnered around the world, they take their sights east to Japan, in their first tour of Japan with Live in Tokyo. Danielson and Go Shiozaki have an outright classic, while Nigel tries again to take down the beast, the ROH World Champion, Takeshi Morishima.

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Chick Magnet, Cookie Monster, Chicago Made. Whatever you want to call him, this man in his short run from November 2002 - August 2005 made a big impact in Ring of Honor Wrestling. Shawn talks about some of his key moments in Ring of Honor, from debuting to signing his WWE contract on the ROH title. All this and more!

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We take a look at the back half of the first solo Ring of Honor tour in the United Kingdom with Anarchy in the UK. Danielson proves why he is ROH's ace and workhorse in this show, putting on two very different matches. Plus how does Nigel bounce back after losing the ROH Pure Title?

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