2005 may have been the most memorable year in Ring of Honor history. In year 4 of it's existence, ROH reached new heights, and was home to the best wrestling on the planet. Spanning this compilation are some of ROH's biggest matches, moments, and the crowning of three new ROH World Champions.

Ring of Honor began 2003 by entering into new territory and ended it with some of the best wrestlers from Japan gracing the ring, and in-between firmly established ROH as the premier wrestling company on the planet. Whether it be in Strong Style competition or high-flying exhibitions, tag team battles or in championship bouts, Ring of Honor proved itself the home of true no limits wrestling.

There are many faces to Ring of Honor: the pure wrestling, the high flying exhibitions, and state of the art tag team wrestling. Yet there is one face that, while infrequently seen, looms just as tall. It is a bloody face, one scarred by chairs, tables, and ladders, one born in the fires of what the legendary mick Foley dubbed "The Ring of Hardcore"!

The Final Showdown was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on May 13, 2005 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton, Ohio. The show's name comes from the main event, with Bryan Danielson and Homicide having the fifth match in their "Best of Five" series, a Steel Cage match.

The Homecoming was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on July 23, 2005 at the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The show's name is in reference to AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels, who were competing in their first ROH show in Philadelphia since December 2003.

Death before Dishonor III was a professional wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on June 18, 2005 in Morristown, New Jersey. The main event saw CM Punk, in what was to be his final match for Ring of Honor, challenge Austin Aries for the ROH World Championship. Throughout the DVD release, several clips are shown highlighting Punk's career in ROH.

Joe vs. Punk II was a wrestling show held by Ring of Honor. It took place on October 16, 2004 at the Frontier Fieldhouse in Chicago Ridge, Illinois. The shows name comes from the fact that this is the first rematch of Samoa Joe and CM Punk's one hour draw for the ROH World Championship, which took place at ROH World Title Classic on June 12.

Fate of an Angel was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on July 16, 2005 at the Connecticut Sports Center in Woodbridge, Connecticut. The show featured the first appearance of Matt Hardy, recenty fired from World Wrestling Entertainment, taking on "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels in a "dream match".

Escape from New York was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on July 9, 2005 at the New Yorker Hotel in New York, New York.