So far Andy Ridge, Eddie Edwards, Kenny King, and Roderick Strong have been announced for this year's field of 14 entrants into the "Survival of the Fittest 2011" tournament going down at The Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton, OH on November 18th. ROH officials have now put two more names into the running as these men pursue a future shot at the ROH World Title.
Rhett Titus
Survival of the Fittest 2009 Qualifier (eliminated by Roderick Strong)
Survival of the Fittest 2010 Finalist
Titus is not a stranger to SOTF having competed in the two previous tournaments. In 2009 he was put out in the qualifiers by Roderick Strong but 2010 saw Titus knock Colt Cabana out of the running to get Rhett into the final 6. Claudio Castagnoli put Titus out of the finals, as he did 2 other men, but it gave Rhett a glimpse at what awaits the winner of the tournament when his partner, Kenny King, made it to the final two. 2011 though has truly been a breakout year for the ANX as a whole and Titus specifically as they have fought their way to the top of the tag team division, and made an impact as individuals as well. Given the momentum he has garnered over the year, the 2011 SOTF could be the defining moment thus far for Titus' career as a singles competitor.
Adam Cole
Survival of the Fittest 2010 Finalist
The spoiler of last year's tournament, Adam Cole upset Steve Corino in the opening round of his only SOTF tournament before being eliminated by Claudio in the 6-Man finals. Since that experience, a majority of Cole's time has been spent honing his craft as a tag team wrestler alongside his Future Shock partner, Kyle O'Reilly, but Cole has still put some singles experience under his belt during that time. Coming into this year's SOTF, Cole is poised to challenge for the ROH World Tag Titles on 11/6 in Collinsville, potentially making November the biggest month of his young career. Will it be the month that Cole does indeed shock the world?
Tickets for "Survival of the Fittest 2011" can be purchased right here, and keep your browsers on ROHWrestling.com as we announced the other competitors for SOTF '11!
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