Final Battle (2018) was a

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(PPV) event produced by

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(ROH). The four-hour long event took place on December 14, 2018, at the

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. It was the 17th event under the

Final Battle Final Battle is a professional wrestling event, held annually by the Ring of Honor promotion. The event was initially held in 2002, and is traditionally ROH's last show in the calendar year. The 2009 edition of the show was ROH's first internet p ...

chronology.

Storylines

Final Battle 2018 features

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, which involve different wrestlers from pre-existing

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ed feuds,

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s, and storylines that play out on ROH's television programs. Wrestlers portray

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as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Event

The pay-per-view opened with Eli Isom faced

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. Isom performed a gory bomb for a near-fall. In the end, King performed the '' Royal Flush'' to win the match. Next,

Jeff Cobb Jeffrey Cobb (ジェフ・コブ　''Jefu Kobu'', born July 11, 1982) is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) where he is a two-time IWGP Tag Team Champion with United Emp ...

defended the

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against Adam Page. Page performed a

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on Cobb. Page countered Cobb's finisher '' Tour of the Islands'' into a

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for a near-fall. In the end, Cobb performed couple of ''Tour of the Islands'' to retain the title. After that,

Sumie Sakai is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. She is best known for her extensive tenure in Ring of Honor, where she was the inaugural and longest reigning Women of Honor Champion. Early life As a young woman, Sakai pr ...

defended the

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in a

Four Corner Survival match Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a ...

against

Kelly Klein Kelly Klein (born January 28, 1986), is an American professional wrestler who is currently a free agent. She is best known for her time in Ring of Honor, where she was a record three-time Women of Honor World Champion. Professional wrestling ...

Madison Rayne Ashley Nichole Lomberger (née Simmons; born February 5, 1986) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling under the ring name Madison Rayne, where she is also the coach of the women's division. She is best known ...

and

Karen Q Karen Yu (born January 18, 1992) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to the promotion WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Wendy Choo. She is also known for her appearances with Ring of Honor and o ...

Mandy Leon Amanda Leon (born March 3, 1992) is an American professional wrestler, where she is one half of tag team The Allure. Leon has also worked as a model, actress, and dancer. Early life Leon was born in Brooklyn, New York but grew up in both Lanc ...

joined to the commentary for this match. Klein eliminated Q after she performed the '' K-Power''. Sakai performed the ''

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'' on Rayne, and Klein pinned Rayne. In the end, Klein performed an avalanche ''K-Power'' to win the title for the first time. Klein and Sakai hugged after the match. Later,

Zack Sabre Jr. Lucas Eatwell (born 24 July 1987), better known by his ring name Zack Sabre Jr. (Katakana: ザック・セイバーJr, ''Zakku Seibā Jr.''), is an English professional wrestler. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Outside ...

made his ROH debut as he faced

Jonathan Gresham Jonathan Gresham (born March 20, 1988) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling. He has previously wrestled for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former ROH World Champion, ROH Pure ...

. During the match, both wrestlers traded submission holds. In the end, Gresham went for a

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, but Sabre countered it into a ''European Clutch'' to win the match. Next,

Matt Taven Matthew Marinelli (born March 20, 1985), known by his ring name, Matt Taven, is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer, who currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling. He is best known for his work with Ring of Honor (ROH), ...

(accompanied by

T. K. O'Ryan Stephen John Tkowski (born October 3, 1989), better known by his ring name T. K. O'Ryan, is an American professional wrestler known for his time in Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a three-time ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion as part of The ...

) faced

Dalton Castle Dalton Castle may refer to: *Dalton Castle, Cumbria *Dalton Castle (wrestler) Brett Giehl (born March 4, 1986), better known by the ring name Dalton Castle, is an American professional wrestler who is best known for his tenure in Ring of Honor ...

(accompanied by The Boys). During the match, Taven went for a

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, however, when Castle moved away, Taven landed on the steel barricade. In the end, Taven avoided Castle's finisher and performed the ''

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'' to win the match. After that,

Christopher Daniels Daniel Christopher Covell (born March 24, 1970), better known by the ring name Christopher Daniels, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and is the Head of Talent Relations. He is best kno ...

faced

Marty Scurll Martin Scurll (born 26 July 1988) is an English professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in Ring of Honor (ROH) as the leader of the stable Villain Enterprises, where he was a one-time ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship and a on ...

in a singles match for Scurll's number one contender spot to the

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. Daniels performed a '' Burning Hammer'' for a near-fall. Daniels performed a '' Tombstone Piledriver'' for a near-fall. Scrull countered Daniels's finisher ''Best Moonsault Ever'' by raising his knees. In the climax, Scurll forced Daniels to submit to the

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to win the match. Later, as Daniels posed on the second ropes as the crowd cheered for him,

Bully Ray Mark LoMonaco (born July 14, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Impact Wrestling under the ring name Bully Ray. He was previously known as one-half of The Dudley Boyz tag tea ...

came into the ring and attacked him with a low blow. Ray called out Flip Gordon for their "I Quit" match. Gordon came to the match with the American flag. Ray grabbed Gordon's girlfriend who sat in the front row, and threatened to

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her through a table in an attempt to make Gordon quit. Cary Silkin attacked Ray with a kendo stick, and as Ray was distracted, Gordon's girlfriend low blowed him.

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attacked Gordon, and fought

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and Cheeseburger who came to the aid of Gordon. In the climax, the lights went off and on, and the

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legend

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stood in the ring. He attacked Young with a kendo stick, and later handed it to Gordon, who hit Ray with it multiple times and forced him to quit. In the penultimate match,

Jay Lethal Jamar Shipman (born April 29, 1985), better known by the ring name Jay Lethal, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Dubbed "The Franchise" of Ring of Honor, Lethal is a two-time ROH World Champion, ...

defended the ROH World Championship against

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(accompanied by

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). Before the match begun, Cody did a promo where he insulted the crowd. Lethal accidentally almost kicked the referee, Brandi used this opportunity and

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Lethal, and Cody pinned him for a near-fall. Brandi accidentally speared Cody and received the ''Lethal Injection'' from Lethal. Cody performed the ''Cross Rhodes'' for a near-fall. Cody locked a figure-four leglock and thought that he won, although Lethal never tapped. In the end, Lethal forced Cody to submit to a figure-four leglock of his own to retain the title. After the match, Scrull entered the ring and went face to face with Lethal, as the

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(accompanied by Camille), applauded from the ramp.

Main event

In the main event, SoCal Uncensored ( Frankie Kazarian and

Scorpio Sky Schuyler Andrews (born April 2, 1983), better known by the ring name Scorpio Sky, is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Andrews is also known for his appearances with Ring of ...

) defended the

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against

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(

Jay Briscoe Jamin "Jay" Pugh (born January 25, 1984) is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Jay Briscoe. He is currently signed with Ring of Honor, where he is the current one-half of ROH World Tag Team Champions with Mark Briscoe ...

and

Mark Briscoe Mark Pugh (born January 18, 1985) is an American professional wrestler best known as Mark Briscoe. He is currently signed with Ring of Honor, where he is the current one-half of ROH World Tag Team Champions with Jay Briscoe in their thirtee ...

) and

The Young Bucks The Young Bucks are an American professional wrestling tag team and promoters, consisting of brothers Matthew and Nicholas Massie, who are known by their ring names Matt and Nick Jackson, respectively. They are signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW ...

(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) in Ladder War IX. Jay pushed Nick from a ladder into a table. In the climax, Jay pulled the belts and The Briscoes won the titles for the tenth time.

Results

Four Corner Survival match

Notes

References

External links

Ring of Honor's official website
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