Final Battle (2016)

Final Battle (2016)
Promotional poster featuring Adam Cole
PromotionRing of Honor
DateDecember 2, 2016
CityNew York City, New York
VenueHammerstein Ballroom
Tagline(s)The End Is Near...
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Final Battle (2016) was the 15th Final Battle professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on December 2, 2016 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York.[1]

Storylines

Final Battle featured professional wrestling matches, which involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on ROH's television programs prior to the show. Wrestlers portrayed villains or heroes as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[2]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1PCheeseburger and Will Ferrara defeated The Tempura Boyz (Sho and Yohey)Tag team match
2The Rebellion (Caprice Coleman, Kenny King and Rhett Titus) defeated Donovan Dijak and The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)Six-man tag team match12:22
3Silas Young (with Beer City Bruiser) defeated Jushin Thunder LigerSingles match11:04
4Dalton Castle defeated Colt CabanaSingles match10:22
5Cody defeated Jay LethalSingles match13:15
6The Kingdom (Matt Taven, T. K. O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia) defeated Kushida, Lio Rush and Jay WhiteSix-man tag team tournament final to determine the first ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions15:25
7Marty Scurll (c) defeated Dragon Lee and Will OspreayThree-way match for the ROH World Television Championship10:46
8The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (c) defeated The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)Tag team match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship[3]15:37
9Kyle O'Reilly defeated Adam Cole (c)No Disqualification match for the ROH World Championship18:48
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

Inaugural ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship tournament bracket (2016)

Tournament bracket

First round
ROH Wrestling tapings
Semifinals
ROH Wrestling tapings
Final
Final Battle1
December 2, 2016
         
A. C. H., Jay White and Kushida Pin
The Briscoes
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) and Toru Yano
14:00[4]
A. C. H., Jay White and Kushida Pin
The Cabinet
(Caprice Coleman, Kenny King and Rhett Titus)
11:42[8]
The Cabinet
(Caprice Coleman, Kenny King and Rhett Titus)
Pin
Jason Kincaid, Leon St. Giovanni and Shaheem Ali 9:31[5]
Lio Rush1 , Jay White and Kushida Pin
The Kingdom
(Matt Taven, T. K. O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia)
17:00[10]
Bullet Club
(Adam Cole, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
Pin
The Kingdom
(Matt Taven, T. K. O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia)
12:02[6]
The Kingdom
(Matt Taven, T. K. O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia)
Pin
Team CMLL
(Hechicero, Okumura and Último Guerrero)
9:34[9]
The Addiction
(Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) and Kamaitachi
Pin
Team CMLL
(Hechicero, Okumura and Último Guerrero)
11:12[7]

1 ^ Lio Rush replaced A. C. H. in the tournament due to A.C.H. departing and being Released from ROH[11] fulfilling his dreams and separate goals by seemingly taking independent bookings, indicating his departure from ROH.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "12/02/16 FINAL BATTLE - NYC". Ring of Honor. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  2. ^ Sendor, Sean (December 3, 2016). "ROH FINAL BATTLE 2016 RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "BRISCOES VS. YOUNG BUCKS IS ABOUT THE TAG TITLE AND A LOT MORE". ROHwrestling.com.
  4. ^ Powell, Jason (September 30, 2016). "9/30 Powell's ROH All Star Extravaganza PPV live review: The Addiction vs. The Young Bucks vs. Motor City Machine Guns in a Ladder War for the ROH Tag Titles, Adam Cole vs. Michael Elgin for the ROH Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  5. ^ Metzger, Mike (October 19, 2016). "Metzger's ROH TV review 10/19: "One of ROH's best one-hour shows" with Lethal vs. Young, Bullet Club, War Machine, The Cabinet". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "ROH on SBG #268". Cagematch. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  7. ^ "ROH on SBG #269". Cagematch. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  8. ^ "ROH on SBG #267". Cagematch. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  9. ^ "ROH on SBG #270". Cagematch. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  10. ^ Keller, Wade (December 2, 2016). "Keller's ROH Final Battle 2016 PPV report 12/2: Cole vs. O'Reilly, Cody Rhodes vs. Lethal, Cabana vs. Dalton, Briscoes vs. Young Bucks". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  11. ^ Johnson, Mike (November 8, 2016). "Decade of Excellence tournament to headline ROH return to Philly, ACH update, Cabana and more". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  12. ^ Johnson, Mike (November 8, 2016). "Decade of Excellence tournament to headline ROH return to Philly, ACH update, Cabana and more". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved November 8, 2016.