Final Battle (2020)

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Final Battle (2020)
ROH FB 2020.jpg
Promotion Ring of Honor
DateDecember 10, 2020
(aired December 18)
City Baltimore, Maryland
Venue UMBC Event Center
Attendance0 (behind closed doors) [lower-alpha 1]
Event chronology
 Previous
Gateway to Honor
Next 
ROH 19th Anniversary Show
Final Battle chronology
 Previous
2019
Next 
2021

Final Battle (2020) was a professional wrestling event produced by American promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on Thursday December 10, 2020 and aired on tape delay on Friday, December 18 at the UMBC Event Center in Baltimore, Maryland. [1] It was the 19th event under the Final Battle chronology.

Contents

This was ROH's only pay-per-view event in 2020, as two previously scheduled events to have taken place in March (ROH 18th Anniversary Show and Supercard of Honor XIV) were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with ROH subsequently going on a five-month hiatus during the pandemic, and resuming operations in August.

Storylines

Other on-screen personnel
Role:Name:
Commentators Ian Riccaboni (Pre-show+Main Show)
Caprice Coleman (Pre-show+Main Show)
Rocky Romero (Main Show)
Ring announcer Bobby Cruise
Referees Joe Mandak
Todd Sinclair
InterviewerQuinn McKay

The event featured 10 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]

Results

No.Results [3] StipulationsTimes
1P Tony Deppen defeated LSG, Josh Woods, Dak Draper Four Corner Survival match for a shot at the ROH World Television Championship later in the show11:42
2PThe Foundation (Tracy Williams and Rhett Titus) defeated Fred Yehi and Wheeler Yuta Pure Rules tag team match 13:51
3The Foundation (Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham) (c) defeated Mark Briscoe and PCO Tag team match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship 12:40
4 Rey Horus defeated Dalton Castle Singles match 9:10
5 The OGK (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) defeated The Righteous (Vincent and Bateman) (with Vita VonStarr) Tag team match 16:19
6 Danhausen defeated Brian Johnson by disqualification Singles match
Since Danhausen won, he received an ROH contract
8:44
7 Dragon Lee (c) defeated Tony Deppen Singles match for the ROH World Television Championship 11:50
8 Shane Taylor defeated Jay Briscoe Singles match 13:49
9 Jonathan Gresham (c) defeated Flip Gordon by referee stoppage Pure wrestling rules match for the ROH Pure Championship 24:37
10 Rush (c) defeated Brody King Singles match for the ROH World Championship 16:35
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

Notes

  1. The event was held without a paying audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

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