I really enjoyed smacking 7he Don in the chops. I had forgotten about him - I have fond memories of making him cry with just a few deft keystrokes.
The Ring is gone because it's... Well, let me put it this way: If you're gonna punch someone in the eye, do you pull the punch a little so you don't hurt 'em "too badly"?
NO. I was never comfortable with "holding back" when kicking someone's a$$. So those of us with big ol' gold belts (Dees, myself, Maine, and a few others) decided it'd be better to do away with it completely.
And that's why the Ring is gone.
