Jonathan Gresham discussed his ROH Final Battle opponent Jay Lethal ahead of their match on the PPV card Saturday night.
Speaking to Scott Fishman of TV Insider, Gresham talked about Lethal leaving ROH and joining AEW, with Lethal being officially revealed at the AEW Full Gear 2021 PPV event.
Gresham was originally slated to face Bandido in a match for the Ring of Honor Championship, until Bandido was unable to take the event due to contracting COVID-19.
“Jay Lethal owed it to himself to depart from Ring of Honor, regardless of the company’s situation” Gresham began. “He accomplished everything.
Jonathan Gresham on Jay Lethal
“I’m very happy to see him go elsewhere to show the rest of the world what he is capable of” the former ROH Pure Champion continued. “Hopefully, he can become a champion in AEW.
“[But] Ring of Honor continues to be where the best wrestlers of the world have grown and been impacted by being there. Stylistically, Ring of Honor has influenced wrestling for the last 20 years. I wouldn’t be surprised if more people show up when they return from hiatus” Gresham concluded.
Here’s the full card for the PPV event tonight:
- Jonathan Gresham vs Jay Lethal
- ROH Tag Team Championships Match: The OGK vs The Briscoes
- Ring of Honor Pure Championship Match: Josh Woods vs Brian Johnson
- ROH TV Championship Match: Dalton Castle vs Rhett Titus vs Silas Young vs Joe Hendry
- Ring of Honor Six-Man Tag Team Championships Match: Shane Taylor Promotions vs The Righteous
- ROH Women’s Championship Match: Rok-C vs Willow
- Fight Without Honor: Shane Taylor vs Kenny King
- Homicide, Brody King & Tony Deppen vs Taylor Rust, Tracy Williams & Eli Isom
- Dragon Lee vs Rey Horus
- Chelsea Green and The Hex vs Miranda Alize and The Allure
