ROH "Final Battle 2021: End of an Era" PPV (12/11/21)

[mcmahonfan85]

Road to Final Battle 2021

Monday, Dec. 6 through Friday, Dec. 10, 2021
Exclusively on YouTube

December 6
Jonathan Gresham vs. Dragon Lee

December 7
Flip Gordon & PJ Black vs. Dalton Castle & Dak Draper

December 8
Caprice Coleman vs. Beer City Bruiser

December 9
ROH WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Moses & Kaun) (c) vs. Violence Unlimited (Homicide, Chris Dickinson & Tony Deppen)

December 10
EC3 vs. Demonic Flamita

"Final Battle 2021: End of an Era"

Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
1000 Hilltop Cir
Baltimore, MD 21250
Belltime - 7:00 PM (EDT)

"Final Battle 2021: End of an Era

ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Bandido (c) vs. Jonathan Gresham

THE ORIGINAL ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Jonathan Gresham vs. Jay Lethal

ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
The OGK (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) (c) vs. Briscoe Brothers (Jay & Mark Briscoe)

ROH PURE CHAMPIONSHIP
Josh Woods (c) vs. Brian Johnson

ROH WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
FOUR CORNER SURVIVAL MATCH
Dalton Castle (c) vs. Joe Hendry vs. Rhett Titus vs. Silas Young

ROH WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Shane Taylor Promotions (Moses, Kaun & O'Shay Edwards) (c) vs. The Righteous (Vincent, Bateman & Dutch)

ROH WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Rok-C (c) vs. Willow

FIGHT WITHOUT HONOR
Shane Taylor vs. Kenny King

Dragon Lee vs. Rey Horus

Tracy Williams, Rust Taylor & Eli Isom vs. Violence Unlimited (Brody King, Homicide & Tony Deppen)

SIX-WOMAN TAG TEAM MATCH
Chelsea Green & The Hex (Allysin Kay Marti Belle) vs. The Allure (Angelina Love & Mandy Leon) & Miranda Alize

Hour One

WILD CARD 10-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
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RESULTS

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A. The Righteous (Vincent, Bateman & Dutch w/Vita VonStarr) beat Shane Taylor Promotions (Moses, Kaun & O'Shay Edwards w/Ron Hunt) (c) to WIN THE ROH WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP!!! STP was thought to have the match won when the timekeeper rang the bell after a close two count. Vincent pinned Edwards after an Orange Sunshine. post-match The Righteous and STP shook hands and hugged.

- Promos from Jonathan Gresham and Jay Lethal

- Maria Kanellis joins commentary, and brings out the original ROH World Championship belt. Bobby Cruise announced the match between Jonathan Gresham and Jay Lethal will be for the original ROH World Championship

- Rocky Romero is backstage saying he's here to represent New Japan on commentary, but is interrupted Violence Unlimited. Brody King says Romero has done too much in ROH's history just to be on commentary, and asks if he wants to join their match and prove there's still a little violence in this Rottweiler.

B. The Allure (Angelina Love & Mandy Leon) & Miranda Alize beat Chelsea Green & The Hex (Allysin Kay Marti Belle) in a Six-Woman Tag Team match. Leon pinned Belle after an Astral Projection. post-match handshake discarded in favor of a group hug.

- Backstage promo from EC3 is interrupted by Tracy Williams, Eli Isom & Rust Taylor. Isom told EC3 when he came to ROH he wanted to wrestle with honor, and now the Pure wresters are down by one, and asks him to join their team. EC3 agrees, then says "You've been warned" after he left.

- A very evil, very injured Danhausen joins commentary

C. PJ Black, Flip Gordon, Cheeseburger & The Bouncers (Beer City Bruiser & Brian Milonas) beat Demonic Flamita, LSG, Will Ferrara, Sledge & Max the Impaler (w/Amy Rose) in a Ten-Man Tag Team match. Sledge managed to avert disaster after he under rotated in a moonsault off the second turnbuckle, and would've come straight down on his head if everyone hadn't caught him. Black pinned LSG after a Block-Flip. post match the hugging continued.


"Final Battle 2021: End of an Era"
1. Dragon Lee beat Rey Horus. Horus kicked out of an Incinerator, so Lee gave him a second Incinerator to the back of the head for the win.

- Ian Riccaboni says a number of past ROH wrestlers have sent in taped messages, and threw it to the first one from former ROH World Champion, ROH World Television Champion and ROH World Tag Team Champion Eddie Edwards. Edwards thanked ROH for giving him a chance and a career when no one else would, and for doing the same for so many other wrestlers over the year.

- Dak Draper on commentary

2. Rhett Titus beat Dalton Castle (w/The Chicks) (c), Joe Hendry and Silas Young in a Four Corner Survival match to WIN THE ROH WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP!!! after a ref bump, Hendry grabbed the TV title belt and tried to use it, but Dak Draper ran down and booted him the face. Titus pinned Young after a dropkick. post-match the fans chanted "You deserve it!"

- A taped message for AEW World Champion Adam Page who said he enjoyed his time in ROH and that it allowed him to quit his job as a teacher and become a fulltime professional wrestler, and wished well all the people who he worked with.

- Brian Zane out for commentary

3. Josh Woods (c) beat Brian Johnson to retain the ROH Pure Championship. awkward moment on commentary when, after Johnson failed to win the match after hitting Woods with knucks behind the referee's back, Ian Riccaboni said "What does he have to do to win, pull out a gun and shoot him?". Woods won via referee stoppage at catching Johnson in a front-facing sleeper hold on the top turnbuckle, and Johnson passed out.

- Taped message former 5x ROH World Tag Team Champion Jimmy Jacobs who talked about how the back in the day, the ROH wrestlers would stay up late in their hotel rooms talking about how run day they'd be the one dominating wrestling, and now they are. Jacobs says if this is ROH's last show, he wants everyone to enjoy it one last time, and he's a princess so he always gets what he wants.

- Video package for Shane Taylor vs. Kenny King

4. Shane Taylor beat Kenny King in a Fight Without Honor. funny part mid-match when Ian Riccaboni and Caprice Coleman began trying to figure out how the ring crew came up with the finally tally for the number of tables needed around ringside. big moment of the match was Taylor and King fighting on top of the ladder bridging from the ring to the guardrail, ending with Taylor giving King a Marcus Garvey Driver through it. they got back into the ring with Taylor standing over King with a chair, and King yelling at him to "F***ing do it!". Taylor hit King with the chair, followed by a Marcus Garvey Driver for the win. post match Shane Taylor Promotions, Caprice Coleman, Cheeseburger and Eli Isom came out to congratulate both wrestlers. Taylor put a Shane Taylor Promotions jersey around King and they hugged.

- A tapped promo from some guy named CM Punk. Punk said when he was in ROH it was lightning in the a bottle, and even though they current ROH is different from his ROH, if this is the end don't be said its gone, but happy for it ever existing. Punk said the business would be very different if ROH never existed, as most of the top stars came through there, and he will always look back on his time in ROH with pride.

- A hype video for Rok-C.

- Quinn McKay out for commentary.

5. Rok-C (c) beat Willow to retain the ROH Women's World Championship. crowd mostly behind Willow. Rok-C won after a Code Rock. post match, AAA Reina de Reinas Champion Deonna Purrazzo came out and said Rok-C has what has always belonged to her. Purrazzo said after she beats Mickie James for the Impact Knockouts Championship, how about they meet in a Winner Takes All match, which Rok-C accepted.

- Taped message from 3x ROH World Champion Adam Cole, bay bay! Cole thanked ROH as it not only expanded his knowledge of wrestling around the world when he was a fan, but working there made him become the wrestler he was always meant to be, and he will be forever grateful.

6. Violence Unlimited (Brody King, Homicide & Tony Deppen w/Chris Dickinson) & Rocky Romero beat Team Foundation (Tracy Williams, Eli Isom & Rust Taylor) & EC3 in an Eight-Man Tag Team match. Homicide was wearing the same ring gear he wore in the ROH/CZW Cage of Death match, complete with a fork in the boot. fun bit in the latter half of the match where everyone started busting out moves from past ROH icons: Samoa Joe's Muscle Buster, CM Punk's Pepsi Twist, Homicide's Ace Crusher (done on Homicide, not by him), Bryan Danielson's Cattle Mutilation, Spanky's Sliced Bread #2, Low Ki's Top Rope Double Stomp, Nigel McGuinness' Rebound Lariat, El Generico's Brainbuster. Brody and Deppen pinned Isom after a Gonzo Bomb. post match, after VLNCE UNLTD left, EC3 grabbed the mic and told Isom they're here tonight to pay homage to the past, but there is no honor in what they do, participating in corporate wrestling promotions with three letter names. EC3 named dropped Dak Draper and Brian Johnson, saying the wrestlers are cut while the leaders keep their office jobs. Draper and Johnson came out, with Johnson telling EC3 to keep his name out of his mouth. two guys appeared in the entrance ramp, while EC3 told three in the ring he wants them to change their destiny and join his new cause. EC3 then said to "Free the Titan" and Braun Strowman made his way to the ring with the guys in the walkway, and the beat down Isom, Johnson and Draper. Braun the picked up Isom and carried him to the back.

- Taped message from The Young Bucks, who thanked Cary Silkin, Joe Koff, and all they guys they worked with during their time with ROH.

- Cary Silkin on commentary.

7. Briscoe Brothers (Jay & Mark Briscoe) beat The OGK (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett w/Maria Kanellis) (c) to WIN THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP!!! all the baby Briscoes are in attendance, with Ian Riccaboni announcing Jay has a seventh child on the way. Taven kicked out of a J-Driller, a Froggy Bow, and a Doomsday Device, before Mark pinned him after a J-Driller/Froggy Bow combo. post match, Jay grabbed the mic and said he loved all the fans. Jay said this may be the end of an era, but its not the end of the Briscoes, and they'll take on any tag team in the world. the lights went out, and when they came back on FTR was on the ring apron, and the two teams started brawling. security out to break it up, but both teams keep breaking free and attacking each other.

- A taped message from the best wrestler in the word "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson, who said he wouldn't be were he's at today with ROH. Danielson talked about being in the main event of the debut show, and said Final Battle holds a special place for him. Dragon talked about losing the ROH World Championship to Homicide at Final Battle and wrestling Takeshi Morishima. Danielson said he wanted to thank Ring of Honor, but most of all he wanted to thank the fans for making ROH what it is.

- A video package highlighting every ROH World Champion from Low Ki to Bandido.

8. Jonathan Gresham beat Jay Lethal to WIN THE ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!!! Grisham worked over Lethal's arm throughout the match, which prevented him from being able to hit a Lethal Injection. near the end of the match, the entire ROH locker room came out and surrounded the ring. after a number of pin attempts, Gresham locked in the Octopus Hold for the win. post match Cary Silkin present Gresham with the original ROH World Championship belt.

- A teaser saying "When One Era Ends, a New One Begins. April 2022"

ROH alumni shoutouts by Ian Riccaboni & Co.
- The Murphy Rec Center
- Roderick Strong
- Matt & Jeff Hardy
- Lenny Leonard
- CM Punk
- Delirious
- Nigel McGuinness
- Doug Williams
- John Walters
- Colt Cabana
- Sara Del Rey
- Daizee Haze
- Amazing Kong
- Sumie Sakai
- Kazuchika Okada
- Hiroshi Tanahashi
- Kevin Kelly
- Sid Eick
- Ross Abrams
- Gabe Sapolsky
- Adam Pearce

[chazraps]

I want Mark Briscoe winning the TV title and Jay Lethal winning the six-man title.

[Deleted]

Amazing card so far.

[mcmahonfan85]

JONATHAN GRESHAM GETS HIS SHOT AT ROH WORLD CHAMPION BANDIDO AT FINAL BATTLE



After his huge win over Brody King at Honor For All, Jonathan Gresham has moved into the No. 1 spot in the ROH World Title rankings and will challenge champion Bandido in the main event at Final Battle on Dec. 11 in Baltimore.

Bandido and Gresham have been in the ring together several times but this will be the first-ever one-on-one meeting between the sensational luchador and outstanding technician.

Gresham dominated the Pure division after leading the charge to resurrect it last year. He won the Pure Title Tournament and held the championship for a year before losing it to Josh Woods at Death Before Dishonor two months ago.

Gresham subsequently announced that he was leaving the Pure division and setting his sights on the ultimate prize -- the ROH World Championship.

“The Octopus” wasted no time proving that he belonged in the ROH World Title division by defeating the monstrous King, who has rarely been pinned during his three years in ROH and has victories over former ROH World Champions Jay Lethal and Dalton Castle and former ROH Television Champion Shane Taylor.

Bandido reached the pinnacle when he defeated the nearly undefeatable RUSH for the ROH World Title at Best in the World in July.

“The Most Wanted” has been a fighting champion, making successful title defenses against King, EC3 and Demonic Flamita in a Four Corner Survival Match, former ROH World Champion Matt Taven, Flip Gordon and Alex Zayne.

Will Gresham fulfill what he believes is his destiny? Or will Bandido continue to reign supreme?

Join us live in Baltimore, on pay-per-view or streaming for HonorClub to find out!

BRISCOES SEEK 12TH ROH WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE WHEN THEY FACE NEW CHAMPS OGK AT FINAL BATTLE



As The OGK (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) was being interviewed backstage after winning the ROH World Tag Team Title for the first time since 2015, two familiar faces approached them to offer congratulations and issue a challenge.

“There’s only one thing left to do,” said Jay Briscoe, standing alongside his brother, Mark.

“Final Battle?” Bennett asked rhetorically.

“There’d be no greater honor than if this is the end, to step in the ring with the greatest tag team in this company's history, the Briscoes,” Taven said.

“Let’s do it,” Mark Briscoe said.

And now it’s official. It’ll be The OGK versus the 11-time former ROH World Tag Team Champion Briscoes at Final Battle: End of an Era on Dec. 11 in Baltimore.

There’s plenty of history between the two teams. Throughout 2014 and 2015, Taven and Bennett -- then known as The Kingdom -- and the Briscoes battled numerous times and traded victories.

Both teams are as good now as they’ve ever been.

The OGK is 6-1 since reuniting last year and on a four-match winning streak. The Briscoes, who are the current GCW Tag Team Champions, are 6-1 since getting back on the same page several months ago. Their only loss in that span was to The OGK at Death Before Dishonor in September.

Will The OGK make it two wins in a row over the Briscoes? Or will Dem Boys make it a dozen ROH World Tag Team Title reigns?

Join us live in Baltimore, on pay-per-view or streaming for HonorClub to find out!

[chazraps]

f***, I'm getting emotional about this show already.

[mcmahonfan85]

SHANE TAYLOR GETS LONG-AWAITED OPPORTUNITY FOR VENGEANCE AGAINST KENNY KING AT FINAL BATTLE



Shane Taylor has been biding his time for nine months, waiting for the right moment to seek retribution for Kenny King betraying him.

That moment will be at Final Battle: End of an Era on Dec. 11 in Baltimore, when two men who once were as close as brothers face off in a bitter grudge match.

After King hit Taylor in the head with a chair to cause him to lose his ROH World Title Match against then-champion RUSH in February, Taylor chose to play the long game rather than immediately going after King.

Taylor told King that he would be safe as long as he stayed on his side of the street, but there would be severe consequences if King ventured into Taylor’s neighborhood.

King did not heed Taylor’s warning. The two former ROH World Television champions have engaged in a violent game of one-upmanship in recent months, and now the time has come to settle it one-on-one inside the ring.

Will Taylor finally get his revenge and knock the ever-present smirk off King’s face? Or will King have the last laugh?

Join us live in Baltimore, on pay-per-view or streaming for HonorClub to find out!

[mcmahonfan85]

[mcmahonfan85]

BRIAN JOHNSON CHALLENGES JOSH WOODS FOR PURE TITLE AT FINAL BATTLE



The next ROH Pure Champion could very well be a man who is anything but pure. In fact, he’s one of the dirtiest wrestlers in ROH.

By hook or by crook, “The Mecca” Brian Johnson has become the No. 1 contender in the Pure division and will challenge Pure Champion Josh Woods for the title at Final Battle: End of an Era on Dec. 11 in Baltimore.

Johnson is coming off his biggest Pure Rules win to date, as he defeated former Pure Champion John Walters on Ring of Honor Wrestling this past weekend. However, the victory was tainted because Johnson poked Walters in the eyes behind the referee’s back to set up the finish.

While Johnson’s tactics are questionable, his talent is undeniable. Woods will have to be at the top of his game to thwart the intense, determined challenger.

Over the past six months, that’s exactly where Woods has been -- at the top of his game. “The Technical Beast” ended Jonathan Gresham’s year-long reign as Pure Champion at Death Before Dishonor in September, and he hasn’t lost a match since May, when Silas Young stole the win by illegally using the ropes for leverage.

Will Johnson get his first taste of gold in ROH? Or will Woods prove to Johnson that Pure is not spelled M-e-c-c-a?

Join us live in Baltimore, on pay-per-view or streaming for HonorClub to find out!

[mcmahonfan85]

[Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story]

The Briscoes have to be the "final" ROH World Tag Team champs, right? Seems fitting. Same with Gresham winning the big one.

[chazraps]

Nov 23, 2021 14:43:28 GMT -5 Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story said:

The Briscoes have to be the "final" ROH World Tag Team champs, right? Seems fitting. Same with Gresham winning the big one.

I think OGK as the last champs could be just as fitting. Matt Taven is such a definitively ROH talent from the top prospect tournament through his whole career, and Bennett's return to ROH has been such a defining feel-good as aspect of the pandemic era. Either one works for me, and I think the backstory of both teams in relation to the company is why this match might be the night's most emotional.

Best possible tag match they could have booked.

Gresham winning the World Title would be amazing too, although I like the idea of Bandito retaining and having the ROH belt continue to live on for years defended in Lucha promotions.

[Chuck Conry]

I feel they might be trying to get the titles on people they feel MIGHT still be available come April if they do indeed try to open back up.

[cjb01: Limited Edition Item!]

Nov 24, 2021 0:34:37 GMT -5 Chuck Conry said:

I feel they might be trying to get the titles on people they feel MIGHT still be available come April if they do indeed try to open back up.

They're gonna have to be open to working with other promotions if that's the case... cause there's no way in hell Bandido or Gresham are gonna be "free agents" for four months let alone like a single month lol

[WIENERS=$$$]

Nov 24, 2021 0:34:37 GMT -5 Chuck Conry said:

I feel they might be trying to get the titles on people they feel MIGHT still be available come April if they do indeed try to open back up.

If they do reopen, I can see them clean-slate the titles, and probably restructuring things, possibly getting rid of the 6 man and Television belts. Their roster will more than likely be smaller with fewer established names.

[mcmahonfan85]

[MrElijah]

Nov 23, 2021 23:30:56 GMT -5 chazraps said:

Nov 23, 2021 14:43:28 GMT -5 Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story said:

The Briscoes have to be the "final" ROH World Tag Team champs, right? Seems fitting. Same with Gresham winning the big one.

I think OGK as the last champs could be just as fitting. Matt Taven is such a definitively ROH talent from the top prospect tournament through his whole career, and Bennett's return to ROH has been such a defining feel-good as aspect of the pandemic era. Either one works for me, and I think the backstory of both teams in relation to the company is why this match might be the night's most emotional.

Best possible tag match they could have booked.

Gresham winning the World Title would be amazing too, although I like the idea of Bandito retaining and having the ROH belt continue to live on for years defended in Lucha promotions.

I kind laove this wrestling trope of titles outliving their promotions or ending up somewhere. Example, Zero-1's belts all came from the NWA or the fake AWA.

[mcmahonfan85]

[mcmahonfan85]

ROK-C TO DEFEND ROH WOMEN'S WORLD TITLE AGAINST WILLOW OR MANDY LEON AT FINAL BATTLE: END OF AN ERA



After ROH Women’s World Champion Rok-C’s successful title defense against Gia Scott on Ring of Honor Wrestling this past weekend, we now know who the defending champion will be at Final Battle: End of an Era on Dec. 11 in Baltimore.

After this coming weekend’s episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling, we’ll know who Rok-C’s challenger will be. Willow and Mandy Leon will meet in a No. 1 contender’s match to determine who goes on to the title match at Final Battle.

Willow and Leon both won triple threat matches to advance to the No. 1 contender’s bout.

Willow and Leon are both worthy challengers, but whichever one of them prevails this weekend will have to be at the top of their game to wrest the championship away from Rok-C. The 20-year-old “Prodigy” is 6-0 in singles competition in ROH.

Who will leave Final Battle as the champion? Join us live in Baltimore, on pay-per-view or streaming for HonorClub to find out!

[Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby]

Nov 30, 2021 18:44:36 GMT -5 mcmahonfan85 said:

ROK-C TO DEFEND ROH WOMEN'S WORLD TITLE AGAINST WILLOW OR MANDY LEON AT FINAL BATTLE: END OF AN ERA



After ROH Women’s World Champion Rok-C’s successful title defense against Gia Scott on Ring of Honor Wrestling this past weekend, we now know who the defending champion will be at Final Battle: End of an Era on Dec. 11 in Baltimore.

After this coming weekend’s episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling, we’ll know who Rok-C’s challenger will be. Willow and Mandy Leon will meet in a No. 1 contender’s match to determine who goes on to the title match at Final Battle.

Willow and Leon both won triple threat matches to advance to the No. 1 contender’s bout.

Willow and Leon are both worthy challengers, but whichever one of them prevails this weekend will have to be at the top of their game to wrest the championship away from Rok-C. The 20-year-old “Prodigy” is 6-0 in singles competition in ROH.

Who will leave Final Battle as the champion? Join us live in Baltimore, on pay-per-view or streaming for HonorClub to find out!

Feel like this match is a bellwether for which theory of the title matches is going to turn out true. If they want someone that is going to be around in the spring, Mandy Leon seems like the strongest option of those three; if they want someone who would be fitting as the "final" champion, it's gotta be Rok-C.

Willow's the wild card where I don't even know what to make of it if she wins.

[mcmahonfan85]

SHANE TAYLOR PROMOTIONS PUTS ROH WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TITLE ON THE LINE AGAINST THE RIGHTEOUS AT FINAL BATTLE



Shane Taylor Promotions have been dominant ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions since winning the belts in February, but they’ll face their toughest challenge yet when they meet The Righteous (Vincent, Bateman and Dutch) at Final Battle: End of an Era on Dec. 11 in Baltimore.

With ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Title co-holder Shane Taylor signed to square off with Kenny King in a grudge match at Final Battle, the ROH Board of Directors has enacted the Freebird Rule, which allows any member of a faction to defend the six-man title. Therefore, O’Shay Edwards will take Taylor’s place in the championship match and team with Soldiers of Savagery’s Moses and Kaun.

Edwards and SOS successfully defended the six-man tag team title against La Faccion Ingobernable at Death Before Dishonor in September.

No one knows more about the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Title than Righteous leader Vincent. When Vincent was a member of The Kingdom, he, Matt Taven and TK O’Ryan were the inaugural six-man tag team champions and won the title a record three times.

The Righteous is coming off a big win over The Foundation (Jonathan Gresham, Tracy Williams and Rhett Titus) in six-man tag action last month.

Will STP continue their dominant reign? Or will Vincent lead The Righteous to the promised land? Join us live in Baltimore, on pay-per-view or streaming for HonorClub to find out!