Final Battle 2007 was the 6th
Final Battle major
professional wrestling event produced by
Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011, when the promotion was so ...
(ROH). It took place on December 30, 2007 from the
Manhattan Center in
New York City.
It was the fifth annual event in the
Final Battle chronology, with the first taking place in 2002.
Background
Final Battle featured nine professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted
feuds and
storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either
villains or
heroes in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match.
One of the show’s two main events was to feature Nigel McGuinness defending the ROH World Championship in a Four Way Fray against Bryan Danielson, Chris Hero and Takeshi Morishima. However, the night before McGuinness was severely injured in his defense against Austin Aries. During the match, Aries dove from the ring, smashing Nigel's face on the edge of the guard rail, resulting in a concussion, a broken nose and a gash about his eye that need 15 stitches. As a result, Aries was added to the Four Way Fray, with the winner getting a shot at the
ROH World Championship
The ROH World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by Ring of Honor (ROH). It is considered the most prestigious title in the promotion. The current champion is Claudio Castagnoli, who is in his second ...
at the
Sixth Anniversary Show.
Results
See also
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List of Ring of Honor pay-per-view events
References
External links
Ring of Honor's official website
{{ROHPPV, Final Battle
2007 in professional wrestling
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Professional wrestling in New York City
December 2007 events in the United States