Good evening Fight Fans, and welcome to our coverage for Ring of Honor Wrestling's Final Battle event!
Hour One
ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championship Match
Shane Taylor Promotions (O'Shay Edwards, Moses & Kaun W/ Ron Hunt) (c) vs The Righteous (Vincent, Bateman & Dutch w/ Vita VonStarr)
Dutch and Moses start the match off before Vincent and Kaun come in and hit each other with a running cross body before everyone spill to the outside and brawl before Vincent hits Kaun with a back suplex into a flat liner for one. Moses and Kaun double up on Vincent before Moses misses a splash in the corner and Vincent hit a side effect for two before Moses hits Bateman with a Samoan drop for two before O'Shay comes in. Vincent repeatedly tries to send O'Shay over the top rope before sending him through the ropes and hits a suicide dive before Kaun takes out Vincent with a diving cross body and Bateman hits a springboard cross body. Moses hits a cannonball off of the apron and takes out everyone at ringside before Dutch hits a flipping senton and takes out STP at ringside before Vita hits an asai and Righteous hit Kaun with Redrum for a deep two count. O'Shay then hits a moonsault for a near fall before the time keeper hits the bell and the referee and everyone look on in confusion before Bateman hits Moses with a twisting neckbreaker and tags in Vincent before Vincent pins O'Shay with Orange Sunshine for the win.
Winner: The Righteous defeat Shane Taylor Promotions to become the new ROH World Six Man Tag Team champions.
- It's announced that the main event between Jonathan Gresham and Jay Lethal will be for what is being called the original Ring of Honor World Championship.
Miranda Alize & The Allure vs The Hex & Chelsea Green
Miranda and Marti start the match off before Hex double up on Miranda in the corner and Mandy comes in and gets hit with a swinging neckbreaker for two before Chelsea comes in and gets two off of a sunset flip and a cradle. Angelina trips Chelsea from ringside before Mandy suplexes Chelsea for two before The Allure isolate Chelsea until she comes back with a split legged missile dropkick before getting the hot tag to Allysin. Allysin clotheslines Mandy and Angelina before hitting Angelina with a spinning side slam before Hex hit an assisted code breaker for a two count that Miranda breaks up before everyone hits a move until Angelina rocks Marti when she goes for a dive. Mandy then capitalizes off of the cheap shot by Angelina and pins Marti with Astral Projection for the win.
Winner: The Allure and Miranda Alize defeat The Hex and Chelsea Green via pinfall.
- After the match everyone share a group hug.
- Backstage Eli, Rust, and Tracy meet with EC3.
- Danhausen joins on commentary ahead of our final match on Hour One.
The Bouncers, Cheeseburger, Flip Gordon & PJ Black vs LSG, Demonic Flamita, Will Ferrara, Sledge & Max the Impaler
Cheeseburger and Will start the match off by shaking hands before the two go back and forth until Flip and Flamita come in and the two run the ropes and flip and exchange arm drags and kip ups before countering each other's attempts at an arm drag before facing off. Flip tries to shake hands with Flamita before Flamita flips him off and hits an enzuigiri before Flip hits a jumping knee and tags in PJ before Flamita saves himself from a doomsday device before LSG comes in and rocks PJ with a boot before slamming PJ for two. Max tags himself in before Brian comes in and BCB attacks Max from behind and the two exchange strikes until Sledge tags himself in and BCB and Sledge exchange chops until Sledge hits a spinning spine buster. PJ comes back in and counters a delayed suplex attempt before hitting a reverse DDT and a superkick into a jumping roundhouse before everyone comes in and hits a move until it's Brian and Max in the ring and Max clubs Brian in the corner. Max beats Brian down before hitting a running shoulder tackle in the corner into a spear before BCB drags Max out of the ring and sends him into the barricade before Brian hits Sledge with a dive off of the apron.
Flip hits a tope before Sledge knocks BCB off of the top and hits a moonsault at ringside before Max suplexes Cheeseburger out of the ring and onto everyone at ringside before Flamita dropkicks PJ out of the ring when he teases a dive before Flamita teases one and flips off the crowd. Flamita counters a powerbomb into a superkick before hitting a corkscrew cross body off of the top to ringside before LSG and PJ exchange strikes back inside and Flip hits LSG with a cutter out of of mid air before PJ and Flip pin LSG with Black Flip for the win.
Winner: Flip Gordon, PJ Black, Cheeseburger, and The Bouncers defeat LSG, Demonic Flamita, Will Ferrara, Sledge and Max the Impaler via pinfall.
Final Battle
Rey Horus vs Dragon Lee
Rey and Lee lock up for a stalemate before running the ropes and flipping before running the ropes again until Rey slides our of the ring and Lee hits him with a suicide dive. Lee tosses Rey over the barricade before tossing him back over to ringside and driving him spine first into the post before slamming him onto the floor. Back in the ring Lee locks in a Boston crab before Rey gets to the ropes and Lee focuses on the back and spine of Rey until Rey comes back with a diving body scissors. Rey knocks Lee off of the apron before hitting a flipping senton over the top rope and tossing Lee back inside and suplexing him into the corner. Rey hits a discus clothesline into a basement dropkick for two before Lee locks in a half crab and Rey gets to the ropes for the break before they exchange strikes until Lee hits a standing Spanish fly.
Rey crotches Lee up top and hits a body scissors driver for a near fall before going up top and Lee gets his knees up when he hits a diving splash. Rey gets a near fall off of an implant DDT before Lee hits a falcon arrow for a near fall before hitting the Incinerator and several more knees for the pin and the win.
Winner: Dragon Lee defeats Rey Horus via pinfall.
- We get a special video message from IMPACT'S Eddie Edwards who thanks Ring of Honor for everything they've done for his career.
ROH Television Championship Four Corners Survival Match
Dalton Castle (c) vs Joe Hendry vs Silas Young vs Rhett Titus
Dalton plays to the crowd as everyone else exchange strikes in the ring before Dalton gets back in and Joe drops Rhett with a knee before facing off with Dalton. Silas drags Joe out of the ring and sends him into the barricade before Dalton suplexes Silas and runs around ringside as Rhett covers Silas for two before Silas clotheslines Rhett over the top rope. Silas hits a cannonball off of the apron before Silas clotheslines Dalton and Joe before hitting Dalton with a backbreaker for two. Joe turns Rhett inside out before Rhett hits a belly to belly suplex before hitting Silas with a northern lights suplex for two before hitting Joe and Silas with Helluva kicks in opposite corners. Rhett counters the Bangarang into a sunset flip for two before Dalton suplexes Rhett and clotheslines Silas and Rhett in opposite corners before missing a knee and spilling over the top rope and down onto the floor. Joe slams both Rhett and Silas for a two count by Dalton before Rhett rolls Dalton up for two before Joe powerbombs Rhett for a near fall that Dalton breaks up.
Joe then sends the referee out of the ring before hitting Dalton with the belt for a near fall before Silas hits Rhett with a rolling senton before Rhett pins Silas with a dropkick.
Winner: Rhett Titus defeats Silas Young, Dalton Castle, and Joe Hendry via pinfall to become the new ROH Television champion.
ROH PURE Title Match
Josh Woods (c) vs Brian Johnson
Josh locks in a series of submission almost immediately before Brian gets to the ropes and uses his first and second rope breaks in a matter of seconds. Brian locks in a sleeper in the ropes before Brian snaps the neck of Josh across the top rope and stomps him at ringside before tossing him back inside and hitting a diving clothesline. Josh locks in a rear naked before Brian backs him into the corner and elbows his way free before hitting knee drops into a jumping splash. Brian hits a reverse draping DDT onto the floor before Josh tosses Brian off of the top and spears him before hitting a powerslam into a dead lift German before Brian drops him with a closed right hand. Josh suplexes Brian and himself over the top rope and down onto the floor before the two exchange strikes at ringside until the count of sixteen.
Back in the ring the two continue exchanging until Josh locks in a standing arm triangle and makes Brian go to the ropes for his final rope break. Brian gets a near fall off of The Process before going outside and bringing the belt into the ring before the referee takes it and Brian pulls off the top turnbuckle pad. Josh gets a near fall off of a dead lift German before the referee ties the turnbuckle pad back and drops Josh with a closed right hand for a near fall before setting Josh up on the top turnbuckle. Josh then locks in an arm triangle on the top rope before Brian passes out and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner; Josh Woods retains his ROH PURE champion by defeating Brian Johnson via referee stoppage.
Fight Without Honor Match
Shane Taylor vs Kenny King
Kenny spits water in the face of Shane before the two brawl and Shane clotheslines Kenny over the top rope and down onto the floor before tossing Kenny into a chair against the barricade. Shane sends Kenny into the barricade and grabs a chair before missing a chair shot and hitting the post before slamming Kenny onto the floor. Shane moves a pair of tables beside each other before Kenny throws his jacket at Shane and lays into him with forearms and kicks before fighting off a superplex. Kenny hits a blockbuster through the pair of tables before they get back inside and Kenny hits Shane with a kendo stick before choking him with it and Shane drops Kenny across a trash can. Shane puts Kenny on a table and hits a diving splash off of the apron onto Kenny through the table before setting up yet another table inside the ring in the corner.
Kenny hits a DVD through the table in the corner for a near fall before bringing a ladder into the ring and setting it up before Shane hits Kenny with a kendo stick. Shane puts a ladder between two other ladders before Kenny hits him from behind and lies Shane on the ladder before diving off of one of the ladders onto Shane for a near fall. Shane comes back with strikes into Welcome to the Land for a near fall before they put a ladder across the barricade and apron and exchange until Shane headbutts Kenny and hits a package piledriver through the ladder onto the floor. Shane then rolls Kenny back inside for a near fall before hitting Kenny with a chair and hitting a package piledriver onto a chair for the pin and the win.
Winner: Shane Taylor defeats Kenny King via pinfall.
ROH Women's World Championship Match
Rok-C (c) vs Willow
Rok-C and Willow exchange wrist locks and standing switches before exchanging hammer locks and Rok-C counters a throw into knees before Willow slingshot her into the corner. Rok-C hits an arm drag before Willow hits running splashes in the corner into a cannonball before Rok-C counters a powerbomb and Willow hits a variation of a Samoan drop for two. Rok-C hits a head scissors into a Thesz press before hitting an uppercut in the corner into a side Russian leg sweep and a twisting senton for two. Willow counters a cross face for two before nearly launching her out of the ring with a shoulder block before they exchange strikes until Willow hits a reverse piledriver for a near fall. Willow then hits a powerbomb into a moonsault for a near fall before Rok-C counters the Babe Bomb into a Code Rok for the pin and the win.
Winner: Rok-C retains her ROH World Women's title by defeating Willow via pinfall.
- After the match Rok-C and Willow exchange a hug before they're interrupted by Deonna Purrazzo who says that she wants the ROH Women's World title before the two have a handshake agreement to a winner take all match at a future date.
The Foundation (Eli Isom, Tracy Williams, Taylor Rust & EC3) vs. VLNCE UNLTD (Brody King, Rocky Romero, Homicide & Tony Deppen)
Tony and Tracy start the match off before Taylor comes in and he and Tony run the ropes and exchange two counts before Taylor drops Tony with an ax kick. Tracy and Taylor double team Tony before Tony hits a double head scissors and Homicide comes in and exchanges with EC3 until Brody tags in and hits a t-bone suplex for two. EC3 hits a pendulum front DDT and tags in Eli before The Foundation double up on Brody, but only get one before Brody drops Eli with a forearm. Brody hits a running senton for two before VU isolate Eli until he comes back with a push kick and tags in EC3 who knocks everyone off of the apron and hits an overhead belly to belly onto the floor. Homicide takes out EC3 with a tope before Eli hits a moonsault and Taylor and Tracy hit Brody with Total Elimination before Brody hits a suicide dive and tosses EC3 back inside.
Brody then hits a lariat before hitting a piledriver for a near fall before everyone brawl in and around ringside until Rocky is powerbombed onto a pile of chairs. Homicide attacks EC3 with a fork before EC3 hits a jawbreaker and everyone hit a move and roll out of the ring until Eli hits a Helluva Kick into a brain buster onto the top turnbuckle. Homicide and Eli exchange strikes until Homicide hits Eli with the Cop Killer for a near fall before Brody pins Eli with a gonzo bomb for the win.
Winner: VLNCE UNTLD defeat The Foundation via pinfall.
- After the match EC3 cuts a promo before he announces a call of arms to anyone listening in any company and they can work together rebuild the industry block by block and tells them to control their narrative. Two men in hooded sweatshirts then come out from the crowd and make their way down to ringside before they're revealed as Wesley Blake and Fodder before the former Braun Strowman, now Titan attacks Eli and Brian before clearing the ring. EC3 then gets on the mic says that it is an awakening rather than an invasion before Titan carries Eli over his shoulder to the back.
ROH World Tag Team Championship Match
The OGK (c) (w/ Maria Kanellis Bennett) vs The Briscoes
Matt and Jay start the match off before Mike and Mark come in and exchange strikes until Matt hits a missile dropkick for two before Mark and Jay double up on Matt for two. Matt accidentally takes out Mike with a suicide dive before Mark hits a tope with a chair before double teaming Matt back inside until OGK double up on Jay for two. OGK cut the ring in half and keep Jay from tagging in Mark until he fights out of the corner and dives to tag in Mark before Mark strikes both Matt and Mike before suplexing the two. The Briscoe hit the Redneck Boogie for a deep two count before Mark hits an iconiclasm and Matt counters a Jay Driller into an inside cradle. Mike hits Jay with a brain buster before sending him out of the ring with a discus forearm and Matt hits a diving splash onto Jay onto the floor.
Back in the ring everyone exchange until Matt hits the Climax, but can't capitalize before Mark and Mike end up back at ringside as Matt and Jay run the ropes and Jay hits a head scissors. The Briscoes hit back to back topes before Mark tosses Matt back inside and hits a DVD before going up top and hitting the Froggy-Bow. Maria argues with the referee after Matt pulls him out of the ring before Mike accidentally spears Maria and hits Jay with a piledriver before OGK hit a suicide dive variation of the doomsday device for a near fall. OGK get a series of near falls before Jay hits Matt with a Jay Driller for a near fall before The Briscoes hit a doomsday device for a near fall. Jay then hits another Jay Driller before Mark hits a second Froggy-Bow for the pin and the win.
Winner: The Briscoes defeat OGK via pinfall to become the new ROH World Tag Team champions.
- After the match Jay gets on the mic and says that they're there for any tag team in the industry before the lights go out and come back on to reveal FTR before the four men brawl until they're separated.
ROH World Championship Match
Jay Lethal vs Jonathan Gresham
Jay and Jon exchange a series of wrist locks before they try to knock each other over before taking each other down and Jay hip tosses Jon before hitting a flat liner. Jon sends Jay out onto the apron before hitting a baseball slide and an arm drag once Jay is back inside before controlling Jay on the mat. Jay gets to his feet and comes back with a cartwheel dropkick before chopping Jon and boots Jon out of the ring before hitting a series of suicide dives. Back in the ring Jay catches Jon coming off of the top and slams him before Jon gets two off an inside cradle before hitting Jon in the neck. Jay hits an inverted sit-out face buster before Jon counters an early attempt at the Lethal Injection before countering a figure four into a cradle before they exchange pin attempts until Jon hits a PK to Jay's arm.
Jay and Jon exchange chops until Jay drops Jon and maintains wrist control before hitting a powerslam off of the ropes before going up top and Jon rolls across the ring. Jay fights off a superplex and the two exchange pin attempts until Jay locks in a torture rack and hits a rolling senton into Hail to the King before his arm gives out when he goes for the Lethal Injection. Jay fights off a chicken wing before Jon locks in the chicken wing before Jay hits a cutter out of nowhere and the entire locker room come out and surround the ring. Jon and Jay exchange strikes until Jon hits a pair of Bayonets before Jay superkicks him and Jon hits another Bayonet for a near fall before Jay hits a lariat and Jon counters a Lethal Injection. Jon then locks in an octopus stretch before Jay is forced to tap for the win.
Winner: Jonathan Gresham defeats Jay Lethal via submission to become the new ROH World champion.
