Cary Silkin
Cary Silkin is an American professional wrestling promoter. He was the owner of Ring of Honor (ROH) from 2004 to 2011 and served as an ambassador for the promotion from 2011 to 2022. In 2022 he became the inaugural winner of the promotion's Hall of Fame Legacy Award.[1]
Early life
Silkin grew up as a wrestling fan during the reign of Bruno Sammartino in WWWF.[2]
Career
Silkin owned the promotion Ring of Honor from 2004, when he bought it from Doug Gentry, until 2011 when it was sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group. Afterwards he worked for the company as an ambassador between 2011 and 2022 before retiring. In 2022 he appeared on screen for All Elite Wrestling's television show AEW Dynamite.[3] Later on in September that year he was storyline attacked by Chris Jericho.[4]
Personal life
Silkin said that he smoked cocaine in New York with Tony Atlas once in the late 1980s.[5]
In October 2023 Silkin was briefly hospitalized.[6]
Accolades
- ROH Hall of Fame
- Legacy Award (2022)[1]
References
- ^ a b Currier, Joseph (March 7, 2022). "Cary Silkin receives first-ever ROH Hall of Fame Legacy Award". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ Danielson, Bryan; Tello, Craig (2015). Yes: My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of WrestleMania. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9781466876620.
- ^ Johnson, Mike (2022-01-06). "Cary Silkin at AEW, Thanks Tony Khan". PWInsider. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ Thompson, Andrew (September 25, 2022). "Cary Silkin weighs in on Chris Jericho becoming ROH World Champion, AEW's presentation of Ring of Honor". POST Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy. "Cary Silkin Smoked Cocaine With Tony Atlas In The 80s". Fightful. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ Lee, Joseph (October 16, 2023). "Former ROH Owner Cary Silkin Was Hospitalized Last Week". 411Mania. Retrieved 2023-12-10.