In 2002, ROH was founded with several precepts in mind: sportsmanship, respect, and, of course, honor. These ideas were expressed in the Code of Honor and that code was embodied by a handshake that preceded and followed each match. Enter Christopher Daniels, the man who declared from day one that he would not follow such a code, that he rejected those ideals, and as he built a Prophecy around him, worked to decimate what the code stood for. Whether he was facing Bryan Danielson & Low Ki in the first ever main event or Samoa Joe in a World Title Challenge, Daniels denied the handshake with every fiber of his being. Yet with a forced absence and battles against the likes of Claudio Castagnoli and CM Punk, things changed...

Daniel Covell
Christopher Daniels

Bryan Danielson
Himself

Brandon Silvestry
Low Ki

Andrew Vassos
Donovan Morgan

Shigeki Sato
Dick Togo
Ikuto Hidaka
Himself

Michael Cariglio
Himself

Doug Durdle
Doug Williams

Nuufolau Joel Seanoa
Samoa Joe
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