Final Battle
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Final Battle is a professional wrestling event, held annually by the Ring of Honor promotion. The event was initially held in 2002.
It is held in December, and is the promotion's last show of the calendar year.{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/The_Specialists_34/article_37516.shtml|title=DeRosenroll's Classic ROH Feuds: History of "Final Battle" ROH World Title matches (2002–2005)|date=December 19, 2009|last=DeRosenroll|first=Mike|access-date=February 5, 2011|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|quote=Final Battle has been the name of the last ROH show of each year since the promotion started in 2002}} The 2009 edition of the show was ROH's first internet pay-per-view, and the first ROH show to be broadcast live.{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/font_color_770000_CALDWELL_S_TAKE_font_12/article_37534.shtml|title=Caldwell's Daily Blog 12/20: TNA PPV tonight, Notes from ROH's PPV last night, Linda McMahon's spin on history, Bobby Lashley notes|date=December 20, 2009|last=Caldwell|first=James|access-date=February 5, 2009|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|quote=the promotion's first live PPV event}} The 2010 edition and the 2011 edition were also broadcast live via the internet. Between 2006 and 2014, every event was held at either the Grand Ballroom or the Hammerstein Ballroom of the Manhattan Center in New York City. Final Battle has since become Ring of Honor's premiere flagship event, similar to WWE's WrestleMania.{{cite web|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/december-28th-newswire|title=December 28th Newswire|date=2011-12-28|access-date=2013-10-28|work=Ring of Honor|quote=The ROH athletes put it all on the line at the biggest event of the year. Replays of the iPPV broadcast of "Final Battle 2011" are available here.}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/product/final-battle-2012-doomsday-new-york-ny-121612-dvd|title=Final Battle 2012: Doomsday- New York, NY 12/16/12 (DVD)|access-date=2013-10-28|work=Ring of Honor|quote=Ring of Honor closes out 2012 with the biggest event of the year...|archive-date=2013-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200702/http://www.rohwrestling.com/product/final-battle-2012-doomsday-new-york-ny-121612-dvd|url-status=dead}}
Dates and venues
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Final Battle 2002
|{{dts|December 28, 2002}} |Murphy Recreation Center |Bryan Danielson vs. Low Ki vs. Samoa Joe vs. Steve Corino in a four-way match for the Number One Contender's Trophy |
Final Battle 2003
|{{dts|December 27, 2003}} |Pennsylvania National Guard Armory |Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |The Prophecy (Christopher Daniels and Dan Maff) vs. The Great Muta and Arashi |
Final Battle 2004
|{{dts|December 26, 2004}} |Pennsylvania National Guard Armory |Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |Samoa Joe (c) vs. Austin Aries for the ROH World Championship |
Final Battle 2005
|{{dts|December 17, 2005}} |Inman Sports Center |Kenta (c) vs. Low Ki for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship |
Final Battle 2006
|{{dts|December 23, 2006}} |Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom |Bryan Danielson (c) vs. Homicide for the ROH World Championship |
Final Battle 2007
|{{dts|December 30, 2007}} |Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom |Manhattan, New York |The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) (c) vs. The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black) for the ROH World Tag Team Championship |
Final Battle 2008
|{{dts|December 27, 2008}} |Manhattan, New York |Bryan Danielson vs. Takeshi Morishima in a Fight Without Honor |
Final Battle 2009
|{{dts|December 19, 2009}} |Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom |Manhattan, New York |Austin Aries (c) vs. Tyler Black for the ROH World Championship |
Final Battle 2010
|{{dts|December 18, 2010}} |Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom |Manhattan, New York |El Generico vs. Kevin Steen in an unsanctioned Fight Without Honor for Generico's mask or Steen's ROH career |
Final Battle 2011
|{{dts|December 23, 2011}} |Hammerstein Ballroom |Manhattan, New York |Davey Richards (c) vs. Eddie Edwards (with Dan Severn) for the ROH World Championship |
Final Battle 2012: Doomsday
|{{dts|December 16, 2012}} |Hammerstein Ballroom |Manhattan, New York |Kevin Steen (c) vs. El Generico in Ladder War IV for the ROH World Championship |{{cite web|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/live/events/2012/dec/16/final-battle-2012-nyc|title=Final Battle 2012 - NYC|access-date=December 16, 2012|publisher=Ring of Honor|archive-date=May 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510112852/https://www.rohwrestling.com/live/events/2012/dec/16/final-battle-2012-nyc|url-status=dead}} |
Final Battle 2013
|{{dts|December 14, 2013}} |Hammerstein Ballroom |Manhattan, New York |Adam Cole (c) vs. Michael Elgin vs. Jay Briscoe in a Three-way match for the ROH World Championship | |
Final Battle 2014
|{{dts|December 7, 2014}} |Manhattan, New York |Jay Briscoe (c) vs. Adam Cole in a Fight Without Honor for the ROH World Championship |
Final Battle (2015)
|{{dts|December 18, 2015}} |Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |Jay Lethal (c) vs A.J. Styles for the ROH World Championship |{{cite web|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/final-battle-returns-philadelphia-1218|title=Final Battle Returns to Philadelphia 12/18|date=August 17, 2015|publisher=Ring of Honor}} |
Final Battle (2016)
|{{dts|December 2, 2016}} |Manhattan, New York |Adam Cole (c) vs. Kyle O'Reilly for the ROH World Championship |{{cite web|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/final-battle-returns-home-manhattan-center-s-hammerstein-ballroom<|title=Final Battle Returns Home to Manhattan Center's Hammerstein Ballroom|publisher=Ring of Honor}} |
Final Battle (2017)
|{{dts|December 15, 2017}} |Manhattan, New York |Cody (c) vs Dalton Castle for the ROH World Championship | |
Final Battle (2018)
|{{dts|December 14, 2018}} |Manhattan, New York |SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) (c) vs. The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) in Ladder War VII for the ROH World Tag Team Championship | |
Final Battle (2019)
|December 13, 2019 |Baltimore, Maryland{{efn|name=CEIA|While the event was billed as taking place in Baltimore, and the venue has a Baltimore mailing address, the venue is actually located outside the city limits in the community of Catonsville.}} |Rush (c) vs. PCO for the ROH World Championship |
Final Battle (2020)
|December 18, 2020 |Baltimore, Maryland{{efn|name=CEIA}} |Rush (c) vs. Brody King for the ROH World Championship | |
Final Battle (2021)
|December 11, 2021 |Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena{{efn|Previously known as UMBC Event Center; the venue name was changed in April 2021.}} |Baltimore, Maryland{{efn|name=CEIA}} |Jonathan Gresham vs. Jay Lethal for the vacant ROH World Championship | |
Final Battle (2022)
|December 10, 2022 |Chris Jericho (c) vs. Claudio Castagnoli for the ROH World Championship |
Final Battle (2023)
|December 15, 2023 |Athena (c) vs. Billie Starkz for the ROH Women's World Championship |
Final Battle (2024)
|December 20, 2024 |Midtown Manhattan, New York City |Athena (c) vs. Billie Starkz for the ROH Women's World Championship |
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See also
- All In: the premier event produced by All Elite Wrestling
- Bound for Glory: the premier event produced by Impact Wrestling
- Wrestle Kingdom: the premier event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- November to Remember: the premier event produced by Eastern Championship Wrestling/Extreme Championship Wrestling
- Triplemanía: the premier event produced by Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
- WrestleMania: the premier event produced by WWE
- AEW Winter Is Coming: a December event produced by AEW, since 2022 it has been held around the time of Final Battle and in the same general location
References
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