| Final Battle (2015) | |||
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| Promotion | Ring of Honor | ||
| Date | December 18, 2015 (PPV) December 19, 2015 (TV taping) | ||
| City | Philadelphia,Pennsylvania | ||
| Venue | 2300 Arena | ||
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| ROH Final Battle chronology | |||
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Final Battle was a two-nightprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the U.S.-based wrestling promotionRing of Honor (ROH). It took place on December 18 and 19, 2015 at the2300 Arena inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the 14th event under theFinal Battle chronology. The first night was a pay per view broadcast, and the second night was a set of tapings for ROH's flagship TV showRing of Honor Wrestling. It was the 2nd major professional wrestling Traditional pay per view to be broadcast live from the 2300 Arena.
In the first night, nine matches took place with one in the pre-show. In the main event,Jay Lethal defeatedA.J. Styles to retain theROH World Championship. In another prominent match of the event,Adam Cole defeatedKyle O'Reilly in a grudge match. Other matches in the undercard,Roderick Strong retained theROH World Television Championship againstBobby Fish,War Machine defeatedThe Kingdom to win theROH World Tag Team Championships,Alex Shelley,Matt Sydal andA. C. H. defeated The KRD (The Addiction (Christopher Daniels andFrankie Kazarian) andChris Sabin), andMichael Elgin defeatedMoose.
Final Battle featuredprofessional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existingscripted feuds orstorylines that play out on ROH's television program,Ring of Honor Wrestling. Wrestlers will portray heroes (faces) or villains (heels) as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[1]
On September 18, 2015, atAll Star Extravaganza VIIA.J. Styles defeatedRoderick Strong,Michael Elgin, andAdam Cole to become the number one contender to theROH World Championship. On November 4, 2015, ROH announced that A.J. Styles would take his championship match at Final Battle 2015 against ROH World ChampionJay Lethal.
In November, Roderick Strong issued an open challenge to the world for hisROH World Television Championship. On November 21, 2015,Bobby Fish answered the challenge, claiming his victory over Roderick Strong inChicago on September 12, 2015, was enough for him to be number one contender. Roderick Strong accepted the challenge and purposed for it to take place at Final Battle.
On September 18, 2015, atAll Star Extravaganza VII The All Night Express would return to defeat The Briscoes in an open challenge. AtGlory By Honor XIV The Briscoes would tie it up with a win over King and Titus. On November 27, ROH MatchmakerNigel McGuiness announced that it would be The Briscoes vs. The All Night Express at Final Battle 2015 for the number one contendership to theROH World Tag Team Championship. The Young Bucks would interrupt causing Nigel McGuiness to throw them into the mix making it a three-way tag match at Final Battle to faceThe Kingdom orWar Machine at ROH's next pay-per-view event.
AtSurvival of the Fittest (2015) Michael Elgin won the Survival of the Fittest tournament, earning him an ROH World Championship match. Moose who was also in the Survival of the Fittest tournament was defeated by Michael Elgin in a 3-Way Match between Elgin, Moose, and Adam Cole. Moose would be upset with Elgin causing Moose's managerStokely Hathaway to issue a challenge to Elgin at Final Battle. Michael Elgin would accept, and Nigel McGuiness would sign for Moose vs. Michael Elgin at Final Battle 2015.
AtBest in the World 2015 Dalton Castle defeated Silas Young. AtAll Star Extravaganza VII Silas Young defeated Dalton Castle earning Dalton Castle's boys. On December 4, it was announced that Dalton Castle would go head to head with Silas Young one more time at the Final Battle pay per view.
| No. | Results[3] | Stipulations | Times |
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| 1 | Roderick Strong defeatedStevie Richards | Singles match | 10:20 |
| 2 | Caprice Coleman defeatedWill Ferrara | No Disqualification match | 5:45 |
| 3 | Jonathan Gresham defeatedCedric Alexander (withVeda Scott) | Singles match | 3:32 |
| 4 | Michael Elgin defeatedDonovan Dijak (withTruth Martini) | Singles match | 9:15 |
| 5 | Mandy Leon andSumie Sakai defeatedDeonna Purrazzo and Hania The Huntress | Tag team match | 7:10 |
| 6 | The All Night Express (Rhett Titus andKenny King) defeatedRoppongi Vice (Baretta andRocky Romero) | Tag team match | 10:50 |
| 7 | War Machine (Hanson andRaymond Rowe) defeatedThe House of Truth (Donovan Dijak and Joey Daddiego) (with Truth Martini) | Tag team match | 3:32 |
| 8 | Dalton Castle defeatedJay Briscoe,Matt Sydal andMoose (with Stokely Hathaway) | Four corner survival match | 9:25 |
| 9 | Kelly Klein (withB. J. Whitmer) defeatedTaeler Hendrix (with Truth Martini), Veda Scott andKimber Lee | Four corner survival match | 7:28 |
| 10 | The Addiction (Christopher Daniels andFrankie Kazarian) defeatedAlex Shelley andA. C. H. | Tag team match | 10:07 |
| 11 | Mark Briscoe defeatedAdam Page (with B. J. Whitmer andColby Corino) | Singles match | 6:33 |
| 12 | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (withA.J. Styles) defeatedThe Kingdom (Adam Cole andMichael Bennett) (withMaria Kanellis) andreDRagon (Bobby Fish andKyle O'Reilly) | Three-way Philadelphia Street Fight | 15:45 |