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ROH ‘Final Battle 2016’ PPV Results: New ROH Champion Crowned, Broken Matt Hardy Appears And More
- Updated: December 3, 2016
The end is near! FINAL BATTLE is LIVE on PPV from the HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM in NEW YORK CITY at 9pm Order Now: https://t.co/deMLnvSZXI pic.twitter.com/82bdpIwU53
— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 3, 2016
FINAL BATTLE is LIVE on PAY PER VIEW – FRIDAY, DEC. 2nd at the HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM in NEW YORK CITY – 9pm #WatchROH #ROH #FinalBattle pic.twitter.com/5QH9j7nCur
— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) November 25, 2016
ROH ‘FINAL BATTLE 2016’ LIVE ON PAY PER VIEW FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND THE MANHATTAN CENTER’S HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM NEW YORK CITY
The pay per view opens with Adam Cole’s storytime video. Chronicling his history with Kyle O’Reilly leading into tonight’s event.
Kevin Kelly and Steve Corino welcome the pay per view audience to Final Battle at The Manhattan Center. They preview tonight’s lineup at the broadcast table. During the preview, The 4 corners survival match for the ROH TV Championship has been changed to a 3-Way with Marty Scurll defending against Will Ospreay and CMLL Standout Dragon Lee.
The Rebellion (Caprice Coleman, Kenny King & Rhett Titus) vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) & Donovan Dijak
The Cabinet is no more. They are now dressed in battle fatigues. The Guns on the other hand are in the recruiting process for a new faction. One that they plan to build to combat The Bullet Club. Dijak is one of their potential recruits. He comes to the ring wearing a MCMG shirt. “The Rebellion” attempts the code of honor handshake. The Guns and Dijak don’t accept it. They don’t buy The Rebellion’s attempt at honor.
Kenny King and Chris Sabin start things off. Fast paced opening sequence with both men showing each other up. Dijak is in next. Coleman hesitates to come into the ring. Calls Dijak a “Jive Turkey”. Caprice pretends to want to go one on one with him. In comes The Rebellion, They knock the Guns off their apron. They then triple team Dijak. The Guns recover and even the odds. Dijak and The Guns hit tandem moves on The Rebellion.
Shelley is now in with Rhett Titus. Shelley gets the upper hand, teams up with Dijak and Donovan does a springboard elbow drop on Titus. The Guns and Dijak continue to tag in and out. Shelley, Sabin and Dijak do some triple team tandem offense on Titus. Rhett is finally able to break free from their corner by hitting a jawbreaker. He tags in Kenny King. They then both team up on Chris Sabin. The Rebellion takes Sabin to the outside of the ring and proceed to take turns ramming him into the barricade. The sequence ends when Kenny King leaps over the top rope and onto Sabin.
The Rebellion is in control now. Sabin gets isolated in their corner and all 3 men hit aerial moves on him. Titus sets up Sabin in a slingshot position while King and Coleman leap onto him. Coleman goes for the cover, Shelley breaks it up. Sabin gets beat up some more by The Rebellion. Eventually, He is able to break free by hitting a tornado DDT on Kenny King. He then tags in Donovan Dijak. He comes into the match and lays out all 3 Rebellion members with big boots and then throws Titus across the ring. Caprice Coleman then tries to leap onto Dijak but gets caught in mid air and flung out of the ring. Titus goes to the top, Dijak chokeslams him off of there. Covers him for a close pinfall. The Guns are in and running stereo knees onto King and Coleman on the outside. Dijak then leaps over the top rope and hits a plancha on The Rebellion at ringside. Rhett Titus is then brought into the ring and treated as a crash dummy. The Guns and Dijak all take turns kicking him in the center of the ring. Dijak hits feast your eyes on Titus. All 3 of them attempt to pin Titus. Coleman and King run into the ring and break up the pin.
All 6 men are going at it now… Frantic pace which leads to everyone being taken down. Dijak is the last man standing. Dijak goes to the outside, attempts a moonsault off of the apron, Titus moves, Dijak lands on his feet but eats a dropkick from Rhett. Caprice Coleman runs full speed at a fallen Dijak and hits a basement dropkick on him. Back in the ring, Motor City has Kenny King cornered. They grab him and go for their skull and bones finish. Coleman breaks it up. Caprice then ends up hitting the “Sky Splitter” leg drop on Sabin. Titus follows that up with The “Big Dawg” frogsplash on Sabin and pins him.
The Rebellion defeats The Motor City Machine Guns & Donovan Dijak
The Rebellion have something to say after their #FINALBATTLE victory! @RhettTitusANX @CapriceColeman @KennyKingPb2 pic.twitter.com/79d53etb5v
— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 3, 2016
The New York crowd was very disappointed with this finish. The Rebellion gloats and celebrates their victory. Caprice Coleman runs into the crowd and argues with fans. Throws a streamer at one of them….. Donovan Dijak helps Alex Shelley to the back. Who may have twisted his ankle during that match.
Video is shown of when Silas Young challenged Jushin Liger at the recent ROH tv tapings.
‘The Last Real Man’ Silas Young w/The Beer City Bruiser vs. Jushin Thunder Liger
The 52 year old Japanese legend Jushin Liger gets a great response from the New York crowd. The man who debuted in 1984. Steve Corino mentions on commentary that his wife wasn’t even born yet in 1984.
Liger offers to shake Young’s hand prior to the match, but Silas knees him in the midsection. Young beats on Liger in the early going. Jushin turns things around and Silas takes a timeout and heads to the outside. Liger follows him out there and hits a senton bomb off of the apron onto Young. The battle continues on the outside. Liger throws some chops on Young. They head back inside the ring. Vintage Liger as he applies the surfboard submission on Silas. Transitions it into a chin lock. Out of desperation, Silas Young pulls referee Todd Sinclair into Liger to break the hold. This delay in action helps Silas regain the advantage.
He knocks down Liger and then attempts to take off his mask. Young ends up hitting a nice twisting neck breaker on Liger. It leads to a 2 count. The fans chant for Liger as he ends up getting pushed to the outside of the ring. The Beer City Bruiser attacks Liger and throws him back into the ring. Silas goes after Liger’s mask again but he escapes. Silas starts trash talking Liger. He then hits a back breaker on Liger and drapes his body over his knee. Trying to get him to submit. Jushin kicks his way out of it. The battle goes to the apron. Liger attempts to suplex Young into the ring but the Bruiser hangs on to Young’s leg. The ref doesn’t see it. Liger falls down. Silas then hits a springboard foot stomp on him. Young goes again for Liger’s mask. Liger rallies but both men knock each other down with a double clothesline. A mini Tye Dillinger styled 10 count is started by the fans in attendance….. Both men are back on their feet. Liger ends up hitting a hurancanrana on Young and it nets him a near pinfall. Liger then attempts the “Liger Bomb”. Silas counters and goes for his finisher “Misery”. Liger escapes but ends up getting hit with a backbreaker/clothesline combo.
Young tries to pin Liger but he kicks out. Silas then grabs The Bruiser’s beer at ringside, drinks it and then pours it on Liger. Young tries to suplex Liger but he counters it into a brainbuster. Jushin then goes to the top, Silas meets him up there. They battle up there for a bit. Liger knocks down Young. The Brusier runs across the apron towards Liger but he gets knocked down, and spits out his beer. Jushin leaps off the top but Silas puts his knees up. He then hits “Misery” on Liger and pins him.
‘The Last Real Man’ Silas Young defeats Jushin Thunder Liger by pinfall
Highlights are now shown of the breakup between Dalton Castle and Colt Cabana.
Dalton Castle w/The Boys vs. Colt Cabana
Castle makes a grand entrance on a chariot. Colt tries to play mind games early on with Dalton, but it doesn’t work. Less comedy early on than you would expect early on from these two. A few select fans try a CM Punk chant but get booed and shut down by the fans in attendance. Dalton is one step ahead of Colt in the early part of this match. Cabana gets frustrated, heads to the outside and goes after Dalton’s boys. He throws them into the ring to try and distract Dalton but it backfires on him. Cabana leaves the ring again to regroup. Cabana comes back in and Dalton hits consecutive suplexes on him. Cabana is able to get to the ropes to prevent another one. Cabana turns the tables by tripping Castle and knocking him down. Colt takes over the match for awhile. Taunts the crowd, Dalton and his boys. Castle eventually battles back. Catches Colt in mid air and eats a beautiful T-bone styled suplex. Castle goes for a bridge suplex on Colt, He counters it into The Billy Goat Curse submission. Which has now been renamed “The Cubs Win!, The Cubs Win!”….
How great was @theDALTONcastle vs @ColtCabana?! Dalton gets put in the Billy Goats Curse here LIVE at #FinalBattle Order now on PPV! pic.twitter.com/A8BvRkks3E
— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 3, 2016
Castle is able to get to the ropes. He nearly taps out when he gets there. The battle goes to the outside and Castle hits a spinning rana on Cabana. Action back in the ring. After a couple of reversals and near falls by both men. Dalton and Colt end up on the top rope. Cabana gets Castle up on his shoulders to attempt the Chicago skyline but Dalton breaks free from it. Castle goes for the bang a rang, Colt counters into a roll up for a near fall. Both men back up and this time, Dalton Castle connects with The Bang-A-Rang for the victory.
Dalton Castle defeats Colt Cabana by pinfall
#FINALBATTLE @theDALTONcastle isn’t done with @ColtCabana yet! pic.twitter.com/kk1JeUfFcX
— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 3, 2016
Cody Rhodes vs Jay Lethal!! Now!! #FINALBATTLE #WATCHROH #ROH https://t.co/mDXedt9WSs pic.twitter.com/9PJGaBLYzA
— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 3, 2016
A Jay Lethal promo airs hyping the next match.
The beautiful Brandi Rhodes introduces her husband Cody. Her mic doesn’t work initially. She intros her husband by saying that if you are down …