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Final Battle (2019)

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Final Battle (2019)
Event poster featuring PCO and Rush
PromotionRing of Honor
DateDecember 13, 2019 (PPV)
December 15, 2019 (TV tapings)
CityBaltimore, Maryland
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
VenueUMBC Event Center
2300 Arena
Event chronology
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Final Battle (2019) was a two-night professional wrestling event produced by American promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on Friday, December 13 and Sunday, December 15, 2019, at the UMBC Event Center in Baltimore, Maryland[1] and the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, respectively. Friday's show was a pay-per-view broadcast, while Sunday's was a set of tapings for ROH's flagship program Ring of Honor Wrestling. It was the 18th event under the Final Battle chronology.

Storylines

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The event featured professional wrestling matches, which involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that play out on ROH's television programs. Wrestlers portray villains or heroes as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[2]

PCO challenged Rush for the ROH World Championship by virtue of winning an eight-man single elimination tournament to determine the #1 contender for the title at this event. PCO defeated Kenny King in the first round, Dalton Castle in the semifinals and then his Villain Enterprises stablemate Marty Scurll in the final.

Results

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Night 1 Final Battle (PPV)

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No.Results[3][4]StipulationsTimes[5]
1PSilas Young and Josh Woods defeated Dalton Castle and Joe HendryTag team match09:14
2PKenny King (with Amy Rose) defeated Rhett TitusSingles match11:10
3PJeff Cobb defeated Dan MaffSingles match08:50
4Bandido and Flamita defeated Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll and Flip Gordon) (with Brody King)Tag team match13:51
5Vincent defeated Matt TavenSingles match13:32
6Mark Haskins (with Vicky Haskins) defeated Bully RayStreet Fight16:30
7Alex Shelley defeated Colt CabanaSingles match06:31
8Maria Manic defeated Angelina Love (with Mandy Leon)Singles match06:24
9Dragon Lee defeated Shane Taylor (c) (with Bishop Khan, Malcolm Moses, and Ron Hunt)Singles match for the ROH World Television Championship14:34
10Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham defeated The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) (c)Tag team match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship21:54
11PCO (with Destro) defeated Rush (c)"Friday the 13th Massacre" No Disqualification match for the ROH World Championship22:23
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

Night 2: Final Battle Fallout (TV tapings)

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No.Results[6]Stipulations
1Mark Haskins defeated HallowickedSingles match
2Nicole Savoy defeated Sumie Sakai Singles match
3Jonathan Gresham defeated Alex ShelleySingles match
4Bateman defeated Tracy WilliamsSingles match
5Silas Young and Josh Woods defeated The Briscoes#1 contender Tag Team match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship
6Flip Gordon defeated Rey HorusSingles match
7Villain Enterprises (PCO and Marty Scurll) defeated Jeff Cobb and Dan Maff Tag Team match

Reception

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When the main event was announced, PCO's election as Rush's rival for the World Championship was questioned, due to his age (51 years old).[7] Also, PCO's title win was criticized.[8][9] On the December 23, Wrestling Observer Newsletter published a poll where the PCO vs Rush was voted as the worst match of the event. Dave Meltzer gave the match a one star, saying "There were style issues between the two and the craziness just didn’t work in a world title situation".[10]

References

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  1. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (July 1, 2019). "Report: ROH Final Battle To Be Held In Baltimore". Fightful. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "12/13/19 - Final Battle - Baltimore, MD". ROHWrestling.com. Ring of Honor. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Final Battle Hour One To Air For Free; Two More Matches Signed For Final Battle; Crowbar To Compete In Philly". www.rohwrestling.com. December 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "ROH Final Battle Results - December 13, 2019". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  6. ^ "12/15/19 - Final Battle Fallout - Philadelphia, PA". ROHWrestling.com. Ring of Honor. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "Csonka's ROH Final Battle 2019 Preview". 411MANIA.
  8. ^ "Csonka's ROH Final Battle 2019 Review". 411MANIA.
  9. ^ "12/13 ROH FINAL BATTLE report: Live ongoing coverage of Rush vs. PCO for the world title, The Briscoes vs. Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham for the tag titles -". December 13, 2019.
  10. ^ "December 23, 2019 Observer Newsletter: TLC and Final Battle reviews, more". members.f4wonline.com. Archived from the original on 2020-02-21.