Pro WrestlingDGS Main Event Hometown Wrestler of the Year – Jay lethal by Daniel Yanofsky December 31, 2016 Jay Lethal (Ringside News)One of the best things about writing for Double G Sports is the market in which we aim to please. Besides New York, we cover the New Jersey area. It just so happens that the recipient of this DGS Main Event Award hails from The Garden State.Ring of Honor’s Jay Lethal is the winner of this years Hometown Wrestler for the Year Award, and deservingly so. The man from Elizabeth, NJ had one of the best years in Ring of Honor history. Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked Lethal #5 in the 2016 PWI 500, and in my opinion he should have ranked higher. The fact that he is in the top five though shows how much respect the wrestling industry has for him. I am interested to see what other awards he will be able to take home with him.The man is a champions champion. Winning the companies World Title in June of 2015, he didn’t lose it until August of 2016. This isn’t the first time I’ve talked about “The Greatest First Generation Wrestler”. During his 427 day reign as ROH World Champion, I discussed how he was legitimizing the title and giving the company a huge boost in profit. During that time, he defended the title in various promotions all over the world, including:All over North AmericaNew Japan Pro Wrestling- JapanPreston City Wrestling- England Revolution Pro Wrestling- EnglandWhat Culture Pro WrestlingCWA- Puerto Rico, where he also won the CWA Title on the same nightLethal’s contributions this year should not go unnoticed. Even after he lost the ROH Title to Adam Cole (BAY BAY) at Death Before Dishonor, he still put on some great matches. He has competed in title matches and has helped younger talent move up within the company. He recently lost at Final Battle to a debuting Cody Rhodes. If the company can stretch that one match into a feud, we may see something special happen in 2017. After all, “The American Nightmare” is the newest Bullet Club member, a group that Lethal has history with.With rumor’s that WWE is on a talent raid, ROH has decided to lock one of their most valuable assets up. According to Sportskeeda, Lethal has signed a two year extension with Ring of Honor, lasting through 2019. Lethal still has value and ROH plans to take advantage of the opportunity they have. Its a great move for a company that has produced some great wrestlers in their system over the years.2016 was a kind year for the 31-year old Lethal. I can’t wait to see what 2017 has in store for him.Current DGS Main Event Awards: MMA Tag Team of the Year Pro Wrestling Tag Team of the Year MMA Rookie of the Year Pro Wrestling Rookie of the Year MMA Comeback of the Year Pro Wrestling Comeback of the Year MMA Overrated Fighter of the Year Overrated Pro Wrestler of the YearMMA Underrated Fighter of the Year Underrated Pro Wrestler of the YearMMA Most Improved Fighter of the Year Most Improved Wrestler of the YearMMA Feud of the Year Pro Wrestling Feud of the Year MMA Fight of the Year Pro Wrestling Match of the YearMMA Promotion to Look Out For in 2017 Pro Wrestler to Look Out For in 2017 Post Views: 2,011The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest PostsDaniel YanofskyBaseball Editor, Misc. Sports Editor. Covers all things combat sports (MMA, Pro Wrestling and Boxing). When he's not writing, Daniel hosts a podcast, The Main Event.Latest posts by Daniel Yanofsky (see all) Mets hire Luis Rojas to replace Carlos Beltran as manager - January 23, 2020 An Outsider’s 2020 Hall of Fame Ballot - January 21, 2020 A Wild Yo Sighting: Yoenis Cespedes participates in running, fielding and hitting drills - January 21, 2020 Following Conor McGregor’s win at UFC 246, is “The King” truly back? - January 20, 2020 Related TopicsDGS Main Event AwardsJay LethalLocal AthletesNew JerseyPro WrestlingRing of Honor Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.Newsletter SubscriptionCan't Miss Posts! 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