American professional wrestling promoter
Cary Silkin is an Americanprofessional wrestling promoter . He was theowner ofRing of Honor (ROH) from 2004 to 2011 and served as anambassador for the promotion from 2011 to 2022. In 2022 he became the inaugural winner of the promotion'sHall of Fame Legacy Award .[ 1]
Silkin grew up as a wrestling fan during the reign ofBruno Sammartino inWWWF .[ 2]
Silkin owned the promotionRing of Honor from 2004, when he bought it fromDoug Gentry , until 2011 when it was sold to theSinclair Broadcast Group . Afterwards he worked for the company as an ambassador between 2011 and 2022 before retiring. In 2022 he appeared on screen forAll Elite Wrestling 's television showAEW Dynamite [ 3] Chris Jericho .[ 4]
Silkin said that he smokedcocaine in New York withTony Atlas once in the late 1980s.[ 5]
In October 2023 Silkin was briefly hospitalized.[ 6]
^a b Currier, Joseph (March 7, 2022)."Cary Silkin receives first-ever ROH Hall of Fame Legacy Award" .Wrestling Observer Newsletter Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. RetrievedMarch 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 Archived from the original on 2023-12-10. Retrieved2023-12-10 . ^ 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 . Retrieved2023-12-10 . ^ Lambert, Jeremy."Cary Silkin Smoked Cocaine With Tony Atlas In The 80s" .Fightful .Archived from the original on 2023-12-10. Retrieved2023-12-10 . ^ Lee, Joseph (October 16, 2023)."Former ROH Owner Cary Silkin Was Hospitalized Last Week" .411Mania . Retrieved2023-12-10 .
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