By Kevin Eck

Former ROH World Television Champion Shane Taylor will address his future during the Saturday Night at Center Stage live event in Atlanta on Jan. 11.

Since losing the title to Dragon Lee at Final Battle on Dec. 13, there’s been a lot of speculation as to whether Taylor will continue to compete in ROH or move on to another wrestling company.

When I asked a representative from Shane Taylor Promotions whether anything can be read into the fact that Taylor is appearing on the ROH show in Atlanta, he replied that nothing should be assumed.

Taylor and ROH had agreed to terms on a buyout of his contract in September. At that time, he formed Shane Taylor Promotions, and ROH and STP worked out a deal for Taylor

to continue to defend the championship on ROH shows despite his free agent status.

Earlier this week, Taylor claimed on social media that he has offers from other wrestling companies.

Plain & simple...come to me with an offer and we can talk... If not...the competition will..and has #TheBaddestChampionYouveEverSeenBoy #ShaneTaylorPromotions https://t.co/yZCawjHijJ — Shane Taylor (@shane216taylor) January 2, 2020

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In other news regarding contracts, the following stars all signed full-time deals with ROH over the past few months: Lee, Dan Maff, Flamita, Bateman and Australian star Slex.

Lee, who will defend the ROH World Television Title against Andrew Everett in Atlanta, has said that he will defend the championship against anyone, whether they are on the ROH roster or not.

. @dragonlee95 put an exclamation point on his banner 2019 by beating @shane216taylor for the ROH World Television Championship, and he’ll make his first title defense against @_andreweverett in Atlanta on Jan. 11. Join us live in person/#HonorClub https://t.co/hkSK4iX4yh pic.twitter.com/ppWUWMrOGn — ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 27, 2019

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ROH will make a special announcement this Monday (Jan. 6) regarding the next live event in Baltimore.

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A big eight-man tag match has been signed for Honor Reigns Supreme in Concord, N.C., on Jan. 12 pitting Jeff Cobb, Maff and ROH World Tag Team Champions Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham against The Bouncers (Beer City Bruiser and Brawler Milonas) and 2 Guys 1 Tag (Silas Young and Josh Woods).

Given the bad blood between The Bouncers and Young, it’s a curious move by ROH matchmakers to put them on the same team. On the other side, Lethal and Gresham haven’t exactly been making a lot of friends lately, so it’ll be interesting to see how they get along with two no-nonsense individuals such as Cobb and Maff.

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Bully Ray confirmed in a backstage interview that the reason he chokeslammed Maria Manic through a table at Final Battle Fallout in Philadelphia on Dec. 15 was because she was about to powerbomb The Allure’s Angelina Love through a table in the building formerly known as the ECW Arena.

“Who the hell is Maria Manic to pull out a table in my house?” Bully Ray said. “You walk into my house and you do my stuff, you don’t expect repercussions?”

. @bullyray5150 with a few words for Maria Manic... https://t.co/XYR3yVGlzA — ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 26, 2019

Speaking of (possible) repercussions, both Manic and Bully are booked for the Atlanta and Concord shows.

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As a reminder, bell time for the Atlanta show is 6 p.m. There will be an hour of matches taped exclusively for TV before the live stream portion of the show begins at 7 p.m. for HonorClub.

One of the TV exclusive matches is a tag bout pitting Dalton Castle and Joe Hendry against Master and Machine (Griff Garrison and Marcus Kross).

Independent standout Jason Cade also has been signed to compete in Atlanta.

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Honor Nation is buzzing about Danhausen’s return to ROH in Atlanta and Concord. One person who’s not happy about the attention Danhausen has been getting is Dak Draper, who also is signed for both shows.

Draper, who won the 2019 Top Prospect Tournament and has a future shot at the ROH World Television Title as a result, feels disrespected by ROH because Danhausen is getting more promotion on the company’s social media channels than he is.

Due to popular demand @DanhausenAD is returning to Ring of Honor -- or is it Ring of Hausen? Danhausen will appear at Saturday Night at Center Stage in Atlanta, GA on Jan. 11 & Honor Reigns Supreme in Concord, N.C. on Jan. 12: https://t.co/bCmD14veTm https://t.co/D9ROLjwVIM pic.twitter.com/MzRrpHpTpS — ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 28, 2019

Sounds to me like Draper’s just being petulant. Shame on youhausen.

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ICYMI: I came up with New Year’s resolutions for a number of ROH stars. You can read it here.

Kevin Eck is a veteran pro wrestling journalist who has worked for The Baltimore Sun, WWE and WCW before joining ROHWrestling.com.