Whether it’s good or bad, Ring Of Honor has gone through some changes since being acquired by Tony Khan and the latest is just ahead of their PLE this weekend, Final Battle.
While hyping some stars for the brand, ROH changed up the color scheme to its logo, using white fill in their lettering instead of the conventional black that they’ve been utilizing. However, the match graphics for Final Battle stick with the black logo. In addition for that, the ROH acount still has the black logo for their profile picture.
Below are some examples of the new look in comparision to was fans have been accustomed to.
Dig what I'm sayin'? Former #ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions The Righteous @NoNamexVincent & @DEATHxWALKS will be in action on #ROH TV!
Even if they haven’t fully adopted the new look for the brand, ROH has put in an effort to make Final Battle feel newsworthy.
Athena is set to defend her ROH Women’s Championship against Billie Starkz as the two have been involved in a long-term story that is set to culminate in the two’s clash.
There will also be a Survival Of The Fittest Match featuring Dalton Castle, Komander, Lee Johnson, Kyle Fletcher, Lee Moriarity and a mystery opponent.
Wheeler Yuta will put his ROH Pure Championship on the line against MLW’s Filthy Tom Lawlor. Yuta will be pulling double duty as he’ll team with Bryan Danielson and Jon Moxley to face FTR and Mark Briscoe in six-man tag action.
Tony Nese will take on Ethan Page in an I Quit match, El Hijo del Vikingo will defend his AAA Mega Championship against Black Taurus, Keith Lee will fight Shane Taylor. ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships are on the line as Mogul Embassy faces TMDK and The Von Erichs will make a special appearance on Zero Hour to face The Outrunners.
ROH Women’s Champion Athena posted on Twitter that she had sustained a broken nose. That was cause for alarm, but she stated that she would still be participating in next week’s Ring of Honor Final Battle pay-per-view.
Later on, Athena removed the tweet, but PW Insider reported confirming the authenticity of the injury. The current ROH Women’s Champion is injured, but that won’t keep her from wrestling.
It seems that Athena incurred the injury during last week’s Collision and Ring of Honor taping in Montreal. She will be featured on the upcoming ROH episode on their streaming platform. While engaged in a scuffle with Billie Starkz, it is believed that Athena suffered the broken nose, possibly from being thrown into a guardrail or a ring post.
Athena’s deleted tweet mentioned that she had just received X-ray results confirming the broken nose. It appears that she will still wrestle Billie Starkz at Final Battle despite that setback.
We’re hoping that Athena has a speedy recovery, and it doesn’t cause too many issues for her upcoming match. You can check out the card for ROH Final Battle below.
ROH Final Battle 2023 Card:
The following matches are set for ROH Final Battle 2023, which takes place Friday, December 15 from Garland, TX at the Curtis Culwell Center:
ROH Women’s World Championship Match: Athena vs. Billie Starkz
ROH World Television Championship Survival Of The Fittest Match: Dalton Castle vs. Komander vs. Kyle Fletcher vs. Lee Johnson vs. Lee Moriarty vs. TBD*
I Quit Match: Tony Nese vs. Ethan Page
Wheeler Yuta, Bryan Danielson & TBD vs. FTR & Mark Briscoe
Rush and Dralistico suffered a loss to AR Fox and Blake Christian to kick off ROH Final Battle yesterday. At the end of the match, AR Fox hit a 450 Splash and went for the cover. The referee counted to three but it looked like Dralistico kicked out in time. Rush and Dralistico threw a tantrum after the match to try and save the botched finish.
8 Best Moments from ROH Final Battle
It was a rough way to start the PPV but the rest of the card was strong enough to overcome a letdown of an opener. Rush attacked the referee and apparently has been “suspended” for the attack at Final Battle.
Jose the Assistant took to Twitter to announce they have been “suspended” for a week by All Elite Wrestling. Jose noted that Preston Vance was not suspended because he wasn’t “too involved”.
RUSH “assaulted” a Referee. We got fined $$ for using chairs. We’ve been SUSPENDED for a week by #AEW. Preston didn’t get too involved and isn’t suspended. You can’t fool the fans, they know the match ending was BULLSHIT. #ROHFinalBattle #LaFaccionIngobernable
ROH Final Battle 2022 took place yesterday afternoon in Arlington, Texas. Six title matches went down at the College Park Center and several changed hands. Claudio Castagnoli defeated Chris Jericho in the main event by getting him to tap out after 32 rotations in The Swing.
After the show, AEW President Tony Khan spoke to media and finally announced the future of Ring of Honor television. The future appears to be the backup plan, as Ring of Honor television will not have a home on TNT or TBS. Instead, Tony Khan announced that ROH TV will start sometime in the future on Honor Club, ROH’s subscription service on their website.
ROH Final Battle 2022 aired live today at Eastern at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. There were six titles defended during the PPV. Chris Jericho put the ROH Championship on the line against Claudio Castagnoli in the main event.
8 Best Moments from ROH Final Battle 2022
Zero Hour Results
Jeff Cobb def. Mascara Dorada (FKA as Gran Metalik in WWE)
Matt Menard & Angelo Parker def. World Famous Cheeseburger & Eli Isom
Willow Nightingale def. Trish Adora
Top Flight def. The Kingdom
Final Battle 2022 Results
AR Fox & Blake Christian def. Rush & Dralistico
Athena def. Mercedes Martinez to become the new ROH Women’s Champion
Swerve in Our Glory def. Shane Taylor & JD Griffey
The Embassy (Brian Cage, Kaun, Toa Lioana) def. Dalton Castle & The Boys to become the new ROH 6-Man Tag Team Champions
Wheeler Yuta def. Daniel Garcia to become the new ROH Pure Champion
The Briscoes def. FTR in a Dog Collar match to win the ROH Tag Team Championships
Samoa Joe def. Juice Robinson to retain the ROH TV Championship
Claudio Castagnoli def. Chris Jericho to become the new ROH Champion
Zero Hour
Jeff Cobb def. Mascara Dorada
Dorada sent Cobb out of the ring and went for a Crossbody but Jeff caught him. Cobb Suplexed Dorada into the ring post and then onto the apron. Back in the ring, Cobb charged but Dorada got out of the way.
Cobb crashed into the post and tumbled out of the ring. Mascara hit a Corkscrew Flip onto Cobb before the action returned to the ring. Dorada followed it up with a Springboard Senton for a near fall. Cobb hit a standing Moonsault for a two count. Mascara hit a Bulldog off the top rope for a two count. Cobb responded with a massive Powerslam for the pinfall victory. The two shook hands after the match.
Jericho Appreciation Society def. Shinobi Shadow Squad
Shinobi Shadow Squad (Eli Isom, World Famous Cheeseburger) battled Jericho Appreciation Society’s Matt Menard & Angelo Parker. JAS isolated Cheeseburger in the ring and beat him down in the corner. Parker connected with an Elbow Drop and bashed Isom off the ring apron.
Eli got the tag and beat Menard down in the corner. Isom hit Parker with a Neckbreaker and Cheeseburger followed it up with a Double Stomp. Menard hit Isom with a Suplex and JAS followed it up with a Brainbuster for the pinfall victory.
Willow Nightingale def. Trish Adora
Willow Nightingale faced Trish Adora during Zero Hour. Adora got in some offense early but Nightingale battled back. Willow hit a scoop slam followed by a Crossbody for a near fall. Trish responded with a running kick to Willow’s jaw for a near fall.
Nightingale cartwheeled across the ring and leveled Adora with a couple of Clotheslines. Willow followed it up with a bunch of chops in the corner and a Hip Attack. She climbed to the middle turnbuckle and hit a Dropkick for a two count.
Adora connected with a Northern Lights Suplex but Nightgale wouldn’t stay down. Nightingale sent Adora flying across the ring. Willow followed it up with a Powerbomb for the pinfall victory.
Top Flight def. The Kingdom
Dante & Darius Martin battled Matt Taven and Mike Bennett tonight. Maria Kanellis was ras ringside for the match. Dante hit Bennett with a Dropkick and tagged in Darius. Taven tagged in a Darius hit him with a Spinebuster.
Taven accidentally booted Bennett in the face and Top Flight capitalized and beat Matt down in the corner. Dante connected with a Dropkick that knocked Mike Bennett off the ring apron. Taven hit Dante with an Enziguri and Bennett followed it up with a Clothesine.
Back in the ring, The Kingdom ran into each other again and Dante got the tag. Darius hit Taven with a Crossbody and then an Enziguri to Bennett. Maria Kanellis hopped on the ring apron for a distraction and Taven hit the Purple Thunder Bomb.
Bennett tagged in and hit Darius with some chops to the chest. Bennett connected with a Suplex for a two count and tagged in Bennett. Mike hit a Spinebuster and Taven followed it up with a springboard Moonsault. Taven and Bennett hit an Enzigui/Elbow Drop combo but Darius kicked out at two.
Darius battled back with a bunch of strikes but Bennett poked him in the eye. Darius hit a Spanish Fly as Dante fired up the crowd. Dante and Matt Taven tagged in. Dante hit a Clothesline and followed it up with a Standing Moonsault for a two count. Darius tagged back in and hit a Cutter for a near fall. Darius hit a Tornado DDT but Bennett broke up the cover at two.
Taven connected with a running knee but Darius wouldn’t stay down. Darius leveled Bennett with a dive but turned around into a Splash but Darius. The referee kicked Maria Kanellis out from ringside as the crowd cheered. Top Flight hit an insane Powerbomb/Flip move on Bennett for the pinfall victory. The two teams shook hands after the match.
ROH Final Battle 2022
AR Fox & Blake Christian def. Rush & Dralistico
Dralistico and Blake Christian started off the action. The action spilled outside the ring and Dralistico Powerbombed AR Fox onto the steel steps. Rush and Dralistico dominated the next few minutes and kept Blake isolated in the ring.
AR Fox tagged in and hit Dralistico with a Slingblade. Fox hit Rush with a Springboard Dropkick and fired up the crowd. Fox hit a Crossbody onto Rush and Dralistico outside the ring. Back in the ring, he hit a Swanton on Dralistico for a near fall.
Rush hit AR Fox with a big boot and then hurled Blake into the barricade. Dralistico took Fox and Christian out with a flip and rolled Fox back into the ring. Blake Christian hit a springboard 450 Splash and perched Dralistico up on the top rope. The finish devolved into a botch fest with AR Fox stealing the win. Rush and Dralistico beat Fox and Christian down after the match.
Mercedes Martinez defended the ROH Women’s Championship against Athena at Final Battle 2022. Athena controlled the action early but Martinez hit a Spinebuster for a near fall. Mercedes and Athena battled to the top rope. Martinez went for a Suplex but Athena held onto the turnbuckle.
Athena knocked Martinez to the canvas and hit a Superkick for a near fall. Mercedes connected with a Powerslam and went for the cover but Athena kicked out at two. Martinez applied a Cloverleaf submission but Athena was able to escape.
The challenger connected with a slam on the ring apron and dragged Mercedes out of the ring. Athena sent Martinez into the barricade but took a break to pose and Martinez capitalized with a Clothesline. Martinez hit a Twisting Neckbreaker off the barricade and onto the floor outside the ring.
Athena bit Mercedes’ arm to escape a surfboard submission and hit a Backstabber but Martinez grabbed the bottom rope to break up the cover. Athena got pissed at the referee before ripping off the turnbuckle pad. Athena Dropkicked her into the exposed turnbuckle and followed it up with the O-Face (Eclipse) for the pinfall victory. Athena is the new ROH Women’s Champion.
Swerve in Our Glory def. Shane Taylor & JD Griffey, Strickland Left During the Match
Swerve in Our Glory (Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland) battled Shane Tayor and JD Griffey tonight at ROH Final Battle 2022. Swerve and JD started off the match. Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland didn’t appear to be on the same page during their entrance (can they coexist?!).
Griffey and Taylor controlled the match for the first few minutes and isolated Swerve in the corner. Taylor hit a massive Leg Drop on Strickland on the apron but somehow Swerve kicked out at two. Keith Lee and Shane Taylor tagged in and circled each other in the middle of the ring.
Taylor jumped off the middle rope but Keith Lee caught him and the crowd popped. Swerve sent Taylor out of the ring by pulling the top rope down and he tumbled to the floor. JD Griffey went for a dive but Keith Lee caught him. Lee dropped him and Swerve hit a running kick.
Shane hit a Neckbreaker on Strickland but Keith Lee didn’t try to break up the cover. Strickland kicked out at two and Griffey got him in a submission hold. Keith broke it up with a Moonsault off the middle turnbuckle. Keith Lee and Shane Taylor tagged in again but all four men got into the ring.
The two teams traded punches but Keith accidentally caught Strickland in the face with a forearm shot. Taylor hit Keith with Welcome to the Land for a two count. Griffey hit a running knee on Lee but he still wouldn’t stay down. Strickland left Keith Lee behind but Keith still hit a Powerslam on Griffey for the pinfall victory.
Dalton Castle & The Boys (Brandon & Brent Tate)defended the 6-Man Tag Team Championships against Brian Cage & Gates of Agony (Kaun & Toa Liona). The champs danced around and fired up the crowd outside the ring before Castle hit a shoulder tackle in the ring. Brian Cage tagged in and Castle tagged Brandon in.
The Boys hit Cage with a couple of Enziguris and knocked him down with a Dropkick. Toa Liona tagged in and leveled The Boys with a shoulder tackle. Brian hit a slam and tagged in Kaun. He connected with a Backbreaker and tagged in Cage again. Toa hit a Senton and Cage hit Tate with a Superplex.
Tate hit Kaun with a DDT and tagged in Dalton Castle. Dalton sent Cage out of the ring and hit him with an Exploder Suplex when he got back in the squared circle. Dalton got Liona up for a German Suplex and the crowd popped. Liona planted The Boys with a double Samoan Drop and stacked them on top of each other for a two count. Brian Cage hit a Powerbomb for the pinfall victory. Cage & Gates of Agony are the new ROH 6-Man Tag Team Champions.
Angelo Parker and Matt Menard brawled with Top Flight. Parker said that Ring of Honor has always been garbage because of “flippy floppy” wrestlers and Chris Jericho is saving the promotion. Menard pulled out a bucket hat and said Claudio Castagnoli will become a sports entertainer later tonight.
Daniel Garcia defended the ROH Pure Championship against Wheeler Yuta tonight. Garcia controlled the first five minutes of the match. Yuta tried to battle back but Garcia got him in a headlock in the middle of the ring.
Yuta escaped and hit a Dropkick off the top rope. Daniel got Yuta in a Sharpshooter in the middle of the ring. Yuta escaped and connected with a Dropkick of his own. Yuta followed it up with a Piledriver for a two count and then a ton of elbow strikes to the side of Garcia’s head. Garcia passed out and Wheeler won the ROH Pure Championship.
The Briscoes won the ROH Tag Team Championships in a Wild Dog Collar Match
FTR defended the ROH Tag Team Championships against The Briscoes in a double Dog Collar match. Dax Harwood and Jay Briscoe were collared to each other, Cash Wheeler and Mark Briscoe were collared together. Cash sent Mark into the steel steps and busted him open right away.
Jay and Dax Harwood battled into the crowd and Dax threw a drink in Briscoe’s face. Mark hit a Senton on Cash off of the entrance ramps. Harwood started raking the chain across Jay’s eyes in the ring. Mark Briscoe broke it up and they started beating the hell out of Dax while Cash recovered from the Senton outside the ring.
Jay wrapped the chain around his hand and punched Dax in the face several times before stomping him down. Mark whipped Cash with the steel outside the ring. FTR battled back and launched a chair into Jay’s face and he was busted open. Harwood lifted Mark up in the Electric Chair and Cash hit a flying punch with the steel wrapped around his hand for a near fall.
Jay hit Cash with a Neckbreaker and Mark followed it up with an Elbow Drop with the chain for a near fall. Mark set up a table and battled with Cash outside the ring. Briscoe planted Wheeler with a Suplex on the floor as Jay perched Dax up on the top turnbuckle.
Harwood wrapped the chain around his head and hit a Flying Headbutt. The referee then got caught in the crossfire and got busted open. Mark knocked Cash off the ring apron and hit him with a Dropkick. Mark put Wheeler on the table he set up earlier and climbed to the top turnbuckle. Wheeler hopped up and whipped Briscoe down to the floor and on top of a pile of chairs. Back in the ring, Jay hit a Piledriver on Wheeler on top of the steel chain but he kicked out at two.
Jay bashed Dax over the back with a steel chair several times and then set one up in the middle of the ring. Harwood hit Jay with a low blow and then a Piledriver but somehow Jay kicked out at two. FTR slid a bunch of tables in the ring and Harwood hit Jay with a bunch of chops to the chest.
Dax tried for a Piledriver onto the chairs off the 2nd turnbuckle but Jay escaped. Jay returned the favor with a low blow and delivered a Superplex onto the chairs below. Jay got Dax in a Crossface in the middle of the ring the chain across his face. Wheeler tried to break it up but Mark held his chain. The Briscoes are the now 13-time ROH Tag Team Champions.
Samoa Joe defended the ROH TV Championship against Juice Robinson tonight at Final Battle. Joe exposed the concrete floor outside the ring but Juice escaped. Joe went for the Coquina Clutch but Juice broke free by slamming the champ into the barricade. Robinson hit Samoa Joe with a Senton against the barricade.
Joe responded with a running kick to the face and rolled Juice back into the ring. Juice and Joe traded punches in the middle of the ring. Samoa Joe hit an Atomic Drop, a big boot, and then a Senton for a two count.
Robinson hit a Spinebuster and some punches in the corner of the ring. Juice followed it up with a Cannonball and climbed to the top rope. The challenger connected with a Crossbody and went for the cover but Joe kicked out at two.
Juice climbed to the top rope but Samoa Joe tripped him up. Joe hit the Muscle Buster for the pinfall victory and retained the ROH TV Championship.
Chris Jericho defended the ROH Championship against Claudio Castagnoli in the main event of ROH Final Battle 2022. If Claudio lost the match, he’d be forced to join the Jericho Appreciation Society. Chris hit Claudio with a low blow and then chased after the ROH commentators.
Claudio hit a massive uppercut and brought Jericho back into the ring. Claudio connected with the Neutralizer but Jericho kicked out at two. Castagnoli hit a Gutwrench Slam and then booted Jericho out of the ring.
The challenger went for a Senton off the apron but Jericho dodged it. Back in the ring, Jericho hit a Suplex for a one count. Claudio delivered a Pop-Up Uppercut for a two count and followed it up with a series of elbow strikes. Jericho hit a Hurricanrana off the top rope and went for the cover but Castagnoli kicked out at two.
Jericho went for a Codebreaker but Castagnoli blocked it. The ROH Champion hit Claudio with a Clothesline but the challenger responded with an uppercut. Chris connected with a Suplex off the apron and to the floor.
Castagnoli and Jericho hit a Clothesline at the same time and both men fell to the canvas. Jericho and Castagnoli traded chops until they both fell to their knees. Castagnoli got up and started hitting uppercuts. The champ poked Castagnoli in the eye. Claudio got him in the Swing but Jericho brilliantly countered into the Walls of Jericho in the middle of the ring. Castagnoli fought through the pain and got to the bottom rope and the match continued.
Jericho barked at the referee and turned around into an uppercut from the challenger. Matt Menard slid Jericho the badeball bat and he bashed Claudio over the head with it as Angelo Parker distracted the referee. Jericho went for the cover but Claudio kicked out at two. Chris hit the Codebreaker and set up for the Judas Effect. Castagnoli ducked and got Jericho in the Swing for a bunch of rotations (32!) and Jericho tapped out! Claudio Castagnoli is the new ROH Champion.
Ring of Honor Final Battle 2022 will air live this Saturday at 4 PM from College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.
ROH Final Battle 2022 Preview
Two title matches were announced for the PPV this Saturday on this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite.
Dalton Castle competed in the Dynamite Diamond Ring Battle Royale but came up short. The match was eventually won by Ricky Starks, who will face MJF for the AEW World Championship and the Dynamite Diamond Ring next week at Dynamite: Winter is Coming.
Dalton Castle and The Boys will be in action this Saturday at Final Battle. They will defend the ROH 6-Man Tag Team Championships against Brian Cage and Gates of Agony.
FTR battled The Acclaimed for the AEW Tag Team Championships in the main event of tonight’s main event. The Acclaimed escaped with a hard-fought victory and the two teams showed respect to each other after the match. Gunn Club interrupted on the jumbotron with a Christmas card from The Briscoes. They announced that The Briscoes are challenging FTR to a double Dog Collar match for the ROH Tag Team Championships at Final Battle this Saturday.
ROH Final Battle 2022 is this Saturday night at 4 PM EST at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.
There are currently only four matches on the card but presumably more will be added on Dynamite and Rampage. Chris Jericho will defend the ROH Championship against Claudio Castagnoli in the main event. Jericho defeated Claudio at Dynamite: Grand Slam to win the ROH Championship.
ROH Final Battle 2022 Preview
Speaking on the Battleground Podcast, AEW President Tony Khan hyped up the PPV this Saturday.
Tony was asked how Final Battle will stand out from previous ROH shows this year and here was his response:
Well, the ROH PPVs have been excellent for in-ring wrestling. I think so far we’ve seen at Supercard of Honor, at Death Before Dishonor, this new iteration of Ring of Honor you are going to see some of the best wrestlers in the world having some of the best matches in the world on these PPVs. Trying to build a consistent rhythm of great shows, and we are two for two so far. [09:21 – 09:46]
Tony then hyped up this Saturday’s main event for the ROH Championship between Chris Jericho and Claudio Castagnoli.
Now at Final Battle, it is the final major wrestling PPV of this year, and a lot of the big scores are going to be settled. Of course, it doesn’t get any bigger in Ring of Honor than the World Championship match. Chris Jericho versus Claudio Castagnoli.
Two great World Champions, and really we are seeing two men on top of their profession, two guys with completely different approaches and opposite philosophies to pro wrestling. But frankly, the issue has gotten very personal.
Not only are their approaches very different, but if Chris Jericho wins this match, Claudio Castagnoli has to join the Jericho Appreciation Society and go back to applying his trade as a sports entertainer.
He (Claudio) has been in a tag team with Jake Hager in the past. I see Jake has got a second bucket hat with Claudio’s name on it. That is what is in Claudio’s future if he cannot beat Chris Jericho this weekend. [09:47 – 10:47]
Tony praised Chris Jericho’s run as ROH Champion and noted that he’s going for “The Ocho”, his 8th straight victory over a former Ring of Honor Champion at Final Battle.
If you use any quotes from this article, please credit The Battleground Podcast with a H/T to SEScoops for the transcription.
Ring of Honor Final Battle will air on December 10th from College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.
Chris Jericho will defend the ROH Championship against Claudio Castagnoli in the main event. Mercedes Martinez will defend the ROH Women’s Championship against Athena at the PPV.
Another title match was added to the card during tonight’s edition of AEW Rampage. Former IWGP Champion Juice Robinson appeared in a video promo during Rampage and challenged ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe. Juice noted that Joe may be the “King of Television” for now but he will dethrone him.
Samoa Joe captured the TNT Championship as well at AEW Full Gear on November 19th. Former TNT Champion Wardlow interrupted Joe on this past Wednesday’s edition of Dynamite and warned him that he’s coming for the TNT Championship. It was also announced that Samoa Joe will be defending the TNT Championship against Darby Allin on next week’s Dynamite.
Renee Paquette interviewed AEW Tag Team Champions The Acclaimed tonight on Rampage. They said they wanted to fight the best and the crowd chanted “FTR!”. Gunn Club, Jeff Jarrett, Sonjay Dutt, Satnam Singh, and Jay Lethal interrupted but The Acclaimed ignored them. ROH Tag Team Champions FTR made their way to the ring and shook The Acclaimed’s hands. It was later announced on Rampage that The Acclaimed will defend the AEW Tag Team Championships next week on Dynamite against FTR.
Another title match was set for Ring of Honor Final Battle during tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite.
ROH Final Battle will be held at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas on December 10th. The show has a special start time at 4 PM. NXT Deadline will air later on the same night from the Capitol Wrestling Center (WWE PC) in Orlando.
During tonight’s episode of Dynamite, Renee Paquette interviewed Jericho Appreciation Society’s Matt Menard, Angelo Parker, Jake Hager, and ROH Pure Champion Garcia, as well as Blackpool Combat Club’s Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta in a backstage segment.
Claudio Castagnoli said he was going to prove that he can win the big one and defeat Chris Jericho for the ROH Championship at Final Battle on December 10th. Jake Hager claimed Castagnoli is a sports entertainer at heart and tried to get him to wear his patented giant purple hat.
Castagnoli stormed off out of frustration as Daniel Garcia laughed and claimed the Blackpool Combat Club is falling apart. Wheeler Yuta then went on a rant about Garcia and challenged him to a match for the ROH Pure Championship at Final Battle.
ROH TV & TNT Champion Samoa Joe also cut a promo tonight and referred to himself as “the King of Television”. Wardlow interrupted and said he’s coming after the TNT Championship. It will be interesting to see if Joe defends the the title at the upcoming PPV or possibly at Winter is Coming on December 14th.
The KING of Television, @SamoaJoe! But @RealWardlow has not forgotten, and has Samoa Joe in his sights.
A vignette for Powerhouse Hobbs was immediately shown after the Wardlow and Samoa Joe promo. Joe defeated Hobbs and Wardlow in a Triple Threat match at Full Gear to capture the TNT Championship.
Chelsea Green is set to appear on the end of an era ROH Final Battle 2021 PPV card tonight, in what could end up being Ring of Honor’s final ever pay-per-view event.
Green will be teaming with The Hex to take on Miranda Alize and The Allure on the actual card itself.
According to a report from Fightful Select, Chelsea Green is currently on a per-appearance deal with the company, meaning that she will likely not be getting any live event pay from ROH until at least 2022.
Fightful noted: “Chelsea Green confirmed to us that she’s on a per date deal with the company.”
Green does also work independent dates as well as being part of the IMPACT Knockouts division.
It is not confirmed if Green will be returning to ROH if and when they come back from their hiatus, but it is clear that she will not be getting paid by the company unlike other contracted stars who have deals that run until the end of March 2022.
Chelsea Green ROH Contract Update
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
ROH Final Battle 2021 is the end of an era for Ring of Honor in more ways than one, with the company set to go on a hiatus until 2022 following this PPV event.
Several issues have already plagued the card, with the ROH Championship match between Bandido and Jonathan Gresham having already been pulled due to Bandido testing positive for COVID-19.
Having said that, there are still a number of big matches on the card and some “surprises” coming that could be exciting for fans watching the show live or on-demand.
Final Battle Full Card
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
How To Watch
ROH Final Battle 2021 is available to watch on Honor Club, which is available to subscribe to via FITE TV.
HonorClub VIP is a special annual membership that includes everything from Ring of Honor including FREE unlimited streaming access to all ROH Pay Per Views!
HonorClub membership provides access to ROH On Tour, TV episodes, ROH TV archive, ROH historical footage, HDNet exclusive interviews, compilations, and 50% OFF all ROH Pay Per Views.
Final Battle Worldwide Start Times
ROH Final Battle 2021 is set to start at the following times globally:
United States – December 11, 2021 8 PM EST/7 PM Central/5 PM PST
Canada December 11, 2021 7 PM CST
United Kingdom – December 11, 2021 1 AM GMT/1 AM BST
Despite being injured and unable to officially compete, Danhausen is reportedly making his way to the site of ROH Final Battle 2021 today.
It was recently confirmed by Fightful Select that the “Very Nice, Very Evil” star was set to be travelling today, and it looks as though he will be making somewhat of an appearance on the PPV tonight.
Fightful noted that “we’ve also learned that despite his injury, and signing in Chicago this weekend, Danhausen was slated to travel to the site of Final Battle.”
Again it is unconfirmed at this time if Danhausen will be appearing on the PPV itself, but it would certainly make sense for the injured star to do so if able.
Danhausen at Final Battle 2021
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
Ring of Honor has announced its full card for the “End of an Era” Final Battle PPV. The show is the last live event officially announced by the promotion. The company is switching to no longer utilizing contracted talent moving forward.
ROH Final Battle will take place Saturday, October 11th, 2021 from the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
ROH World Championship Bandido (c) vs Jonathan Gresham
ROH World Tag Team Championships The OGK (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) (c) vs. The Briscoe Brothers (Mark Briscoe and Jay Briscoe)
ROH Women’s World Championship Rok-C (c) vs. Willow Nightingale
ROH 6-Man Tag Team Championships Shane Taylor Promotions (Jasper Kaun, Moses Maddox, and O’Shay Edwards) (with Ron Hunt) (c) vs. The Righteous (Vincent, Bateman, and Dutch) (with Vita VonStarr)
ROH Television Championship Dalton Castle (c) vs TBD
ROH Pure Championship Josh Woods (c) vs. Brian Johnson
Kenny King vs Shane Taylor
Eli Isom, Taylor Rust, and Tracy Williams vs. VLNCE UNLTD (Brody King, Homicide, and Tony Deppen)
While no future dates have officially been unveiled for Ring of Honor, they announced in October their intention to run an event in Dallas over WrestleMania week.
“We anticipate returning to live events in April for the Super Card of Honor with a new fan-focused product and provide a unique experience for wrestling fans,” reads ROH’s statement announcing their hiatus after Final Battle.
ROH presented their final pay-per-view event, Final Battle, of the year on Friday night (December 18, 2020) from the UMBC Event Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
The main event saw ROH World Champion Rush vs. Brody King. After a back and forth encounter, Rush emerged victoriously.
ROH TV Champion Dragon Lee vs. Tony Deppen took place on the show with Lee retaining the title. Deppen beat LSG, Josh Woods, and Dak Draper earlier in the night to earn a shot at the ROH TV Title.
ROH Tag Team Champions Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham vs. Mark Briscoe & PCO, which featured the champions going over while ROH Pure Champion Jonathan Gresham vs. Flip Gordon ended by count-out, but Gresham retained the title.
Rush’s current deal with ROH is set to expire at the end of this year while Dragon Lee has interest from other promotions. Ring of Honor Chief Operating Officer Joe Koff told PWinsider.com earlier this week that “conversations are ongoing” with both Rush and Lee about their future in ROH in 2021 and beyond.
ROH holds its Final Battle pay-per-view tonight (December 18, 2020), which marks the first special in months. Ring of Honor is slated to hold the show at the UMBC Event Center in Baltimore, Maryland. The main event will see ROH World Champion Rush vs. vs. Brody King.
There will be changes made to a few matches on this card such as ROH Six Man Tag Team Champions Mexisquad vs. Shane Taylor & The Soldiers of Savagery and EC3 vs. Jay Briscoe. ROH has already confirmed that EC3, Flamita and Bandido were pulled due to COVID-19 protocols. EC3 has actually announced he tested positive for the virus.
It’s been reported ROH will announce the new competitors to replace these three stars during the pre-show.
ROH Final Battle can be purchased via traditional pay-per-view and the FITE app. The show will be four hours long with the first hour airing for free at 7 pm ET on ROH Facebook Live, FITE TV, and traditional PPV while the main card will begin at 8 pm ET.
Final ROH Final Battle Card
ROH Champion Rush vs. Brody King.
Tony Deppen vs. LSG vs. Josh Woods vs. Dak Draper – Winner Receives ROH TV Title Match later in the show.
ROH TV Champion Dragon Lee vs. Four-Way Victor.
ROH Tag Team Champions Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham vs. Mark Briscoe & PCO.
ROH Pure Champion Jonathan Gresham vs. Flip Gordon.
Matt Taven & Mike Bennett vs. Vincent & Bateman.
The Foundation’s Tracy Williams & Rhett Titus vs. Fred Yehi & Wheeler Yuta – Pure Rules Tag Team Match.
