{"id":71604,"date":"2018-12-14T18:38:07","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T00:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=71604"},"modified":"2018-12-15T08:00:53","modified_gmt":"2018-12-15T14:00:53","slug":"12-14-roh-final-battle-report-live-coverage-of-jay-lethal-vs-cody-for-the-world-title-scu-vs-the-briscoes-vs-the-young-bucks-in-ladder-war-vii-for-the-tag-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/12\/14\/12-14-roh-final-battle-report-live-coverage-of-jay-lethal-vs-cody-for-the-world-title-scu-vs-the-briscoes-vs-the-young-bucks-in-ladder-war-vii-for-the-tag-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"12\/14 ROH FINAL BATTLE report: Live coverage of SCU vs. The Young Bucks vs. The Briscoes in Ladder War VII for the tag titles, Jay Lethal vs. Cody for the world title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1084516914\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>ROH FINAL BATTLE<br \/>\nDECEMBER 14, 2018<br \/>\nNEW YORK, NY AT HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM<br \/>\nAIRED ON ROH HONOR CLUB<br \/>\nREPORT BY HARLEY R. PAGEOT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Commentary: Ian Riccaboni, Colt Cabana<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We opened with a narrator recapping Cody&#8217;s debut at\u00a0<em>Final Battle 2016\u00a0<\/em>and loss of the world title at\u00a0<em>Final Battle 2017<\/em>.\u00a0 Comments from Cody and Jay Lethal were juxtaposed. This led into hype for Castle-Taven, Cobb-Page, Women Of Honor, Ray-Gordon, and the ladder war.<\/p>\n<p>-In the arena the crowd was on fire.\u00a0 Ian Riccaboni was rocking his new velvet suit and Colt Cabana was even wearing a blazer.\u00a0 They ran down the night&#8217;s card.<\/p>\n<p>-Kenny King asked why Eli Isom is in New York and why he&#8217;s wasting his time.\u00a0 King said he&#8217;s the last person to pin Jay Lethal and Isom is nothing more than a commercial for the ROH Dojo.\u00a0 King went off on an anti-millennial rant and said Isom&#8217;s shine is a candle compared to King&#8217;s sun.\u00a0 He took a cheap shot and the bell rang.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) ELI ISOM vs. KENNY KING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>King hit a corkscrew over the top rope onto Isom early.\u00a0 King swung but Isom ducked and King&#8217;s arm clubbed the ring post.\u00a0 Isom hit a flip over the top rope onto King too and took control momentarily.\u00a0 King stomped his foot and swept the legs.\u00a0 King thrust his crotch at some male fans that were chanting about how he sucks.\u00a0 Isom came back with a flurry and a belly to belly suplex.\u00a0 King hit the chinchecker and a springboard blockbuster.\u00a0 He likely had the three but pulled Isom up at two instead.\u00a0 &#8220;Asshole&#8221; chant from the crowd.\u00a0 King set Isom up top and hit an enziguiri.\u00a0 Isom countered a Royal Flush into a roll-up for two.\u00a0 Isom hit a Gory special for a near-fall.\u00a0 The crowd rallied behind him.\u00a0 King hit a fireman&#8217;s carry driver for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Kenny King in 8:59.<\/p>\n<p>-King blew off the code of honor and left.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1266059615\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: 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rope suplex of his own but Cobb fought out.\u00a0 He looked for a crossbody but Page caught him and rolled through into a fallaway slam.\u00a0 Page clotheslined Cobb to the floor.\u00a0 Suicide dive.\u00a0 Page went to the top rope for a moonsault and caught the standing Cobb on the floor.\u00a0 He hit two standing shooting star presses but Cobb kicked out.\u00a0 They traded strikes at 9:45.\u00a0 Cobb slapped him to the mat with some palm strikes.\u00a0 Cobb with a tombstone piledriver out of nowhere for two and a half.\u00a0 That garnered the first &#8220;this is awesome&#8221; chant of the night.\u00a0 Page with a superkick, an elbow, and a forearm.\u00a0 Cobb with a headbutt.\u00a0 Buckshot lariat!\u00a0 Cobb fought out of a Rite Of Passage attempt.\u00a0 Cobb with a TKO but Page kicked out.\u00a0 Page countered a Tour Of The Islands attempt into a pinning combo for two and three-quarters.\u00a0 The crowd booed the kick out.\u00a0 Page looked for another buckshot lariat but found himself on a Tour Of The Islands.\u00a0 Cobb followed with a second Tour just for insurance.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Jeff Cobb in 13:29 to retain the TV title.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective:\u00a0 Hot damn, we&#8217;re only two matches in.\u00a0 That was exactly what you wanted from these two.\u00a0 If Page is leaving ROH the crowds should really rally behind Cobb as the new force of nature in the promotion.\u00a0 If the rest of the show can keep up the momentum started by these first two matches we&#8217;re in for a terrific night.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Mandy Leon joined commentary for the Women Of Honor match.\u00a0 This is apparently an elimination match.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) SUMIE SAKAI vs. \u201cTHE GATEKEEPER\u201d KELLY KLEIN vs. MADISON RAYNE vs. KAREN Q \u2013 FOUR-CORNER SURVIVAL ELIMINATION MATCH FOR THE WOH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All four men women fought out of the gate.\u00a0 Rayne took out Q with a crossbody on the floor.\u00a0 Sakai and Rayne wound up in the ring.\u00a0 Sakai hit her Mongolian chops in the corner.\u00a0 Rayne with a crossbody to her for a two-count.\u00a0 Sakai rolled through into a chokehold but Q broke it up.\u00a0 She turned it into a Spring Roll on both women.\u00a0 Klein returned and clotheslined Sakai and Rayne.\u00a0 She dumped Sakai to the floor and she and Q worked over Rayne.\u00a0 Klein joined in on Q&#8217;s signature running offense in the corner.\u00a0 The heels continued to double-team Rayne but she dodged a running kick that led to Q taking out Klein.\u00a0 Rayne with a crucifix bomb on Q for two.\u00a0 Sakai returned but Rayne caught her on the top rope.\u00a0 This led to a tower of doom spot with Klein powerbombing Q and Rayne but Sakai following with a top rope dropkick.\u00a0 Klein with a fallaway slam to Sakai.\u00a0 Q with a full nelson slam to Klein for one.\u00a0 Klein powered out of a Spring Roll and nailed K-Power for the pin.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3442814649\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>Karen Q was eliminated at 6:31.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Klein looked for a second on Rayne but she escaped.\u00a0 Rayne with a tornado DDT for two.\u00a0 Sakai returned and took a cutter from Rayne for two.\u00a0 Rayne followed with a Rayne Drop for another two.\u00a0 Smash Mouth from Sakai on Rayne but Klein kicked her away and stole the pin.<\/p>\n<p><em>Madison Rayne was eliminated at 8:30.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Klein and Sakai threw hands.\u00a0 It devolved into a hockey fight.\u00a0 Sakai with the same armbar that she beat Tenille Dashwood with at our last pay-per-view.\u00a0 Klein fought the hold and powered up into a slam.\u00a0 Sakai hung on, though.\u00a0 Klein made a rope break.\u00a0 Sakai hit Smash Mouth but Klein kicked out at two and a half.\u00a0 Klein turned a hurricanrana attempt into a powerbomb for two.\u00a0 K-Power connected but Sakai kicked out!\u00a0 Klein sat Sakai on the top rope and hit a Super K-Power for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Kelly Klein in 13:32 to capture the Women Of Honor title.<\/p>\n<p>-A dazed Sakai looked at Klein from the corner.\u00a0 Klein walked over to her with title in hand and hugged her.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective:\u00a0 The longest match in WOH this year and one of the best, especially in the second half.\u00a0 Klein is the most established and polished performer all-around in the division so she&#8217;s a terrific fit for champion.\u00a0 The post-match show of respect is very unlike her and could be a sign of a more grudgingly-honorable character going forward.\u00a0 With Twisted Sisterz and Britt Baker joining recently, the women&#8217;s division has the potential of finding a real nice footing next year.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Sabre slapped Gresham while making his entrance.\u00a0 Riccaboni compared Sabre to Liam Gallagher for his attitude.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(4) ZACK SABRE JR. vs. \u201cTHE OCTOPUS\u201d JONATHAN GRESHAM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bear with me on trying to call this one.\u00a0 A lot of mat wrestling early on as expected, working each other&#8217;s joints.\u00a0 Sabre with a headscissors.\u00a0 Gresham escaped and gave him the finger.\u00a0 Gresham got Sabre down and manipulated the legs into a side headlock.\u00a0 Sabre with a shoulder tackle into a stretch but Gresham turned it around.\u00a0 The lanky Sabre tried to bully the short Gresham around by walking into him.\u00a0 Gresham fired up with chops and they went back and forth in a crazed flurry.\u00a0 Gresham with a step-up enziguiri.\u00a0 Sabre with a European uppercut.\u00a0 Gresham into a single-leg crab.\u00a0 Sabre rolled over into a triangle choke.\u00a0 The referee raised and dropped Gresham&#8217;s arm but he came back at three.\u00a0 Kick to Sabre&#8217;s arm and Gresham looked for the octopus.\u00a0 Sabre avoided but Gresham got a pinfall attempt for two.\u00a0 Gresham caught a kick.\u00a0 Sabre with open hand slaps.\u00a0 Gresham with a springboard moonsault.\u00a0 He looked for a bridging pin but Sabre blocked and turned it around into one of his own.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Zack Sabre Jr. in 11:50.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective:\u00a0 My coverage did not do that one justice.\u00a0 I own that.\u00a0 Just head over to Honor Club and watch it for yourself because that one was fantastic.\u00a0 A little disappointing that Gresham&#8217;s fallen short once again but he continues his slow climb to the top and makes progress with every loss.\u00a0 How long until we get a rematch?)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Bobby Cruise wouldn&#8217;t introduce Matt Taven as the real world champion so TK O&#8217;Ryan hit the ring and threatened him into doing so.\u00a0 Taven got confetti as part of his entrance and wore his fake world title and six-man title to the ring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) ROH WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPION MATT TAVEN (w\/TK O\u2019Ryan) vs. DALTON CASTLE (w\/The Boys) \u2013 THE \u201cREAL ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taven slapped Castle.\u00a0 They brawled into the corner and through the ropes to the floor.\u00a0 Castle peacocked in the ring and hit a right hand to the face.\u00a0 Castle with a back suplex.\u00a0 Knee in the corner.\u00a0 O&#8217;Ryan shouted encouragement.\u00a0 Taven hit a dropkick through the ropes onto Castle on the floor.\u00a0 He followed with a suicide dive and leaped over the top rope onto Castle but Castle avoided and Taven landed ribs-first across the guardrail.\u00a0 Castle looked to capitalize but Taven shoved him into the apron and hit a hip toss onto the entrance steps.\u00a0 Castle landed on his bad back, which was still taped up following his return from injury.\u00a0 O&#8217;Ryan rolled Castle into the ring.\u00a0 Taven with a backbreaker.\u00a0 Knees to the back.\u00a0 Castle avoided a Boston crab by grabbing the bottom rope.\u00a0 O&#8217;Ryan called him pathetic.\u00a0 Taven with chops in the corner and an Irish whip.\u00a0 Both men were down at 8:20 and slow to get up.\u00a0 Taven with some kicks and a DDT.\u00a0 O&#8217;Ryan with a suckerpunch while the ref checked on Taven.\u00a0 The Boys dropkicked O&#8217;Ryan to the floor.<\/p>\n<p>The red balloons came out from under the ring and Vinny Marseglia appeared to attack the Boys and drag them under the ring.\u00a0 As O&#8217;Ryan distracted the ref Taven clocked Castle with his title belt but Castle kicked out.\u00a0 Riccaboni blamed the kick out on the quality of Taven&#8217;s low-rate fake belt.\u00a0 Taven connected with just the tip (of his knee).\u00a0 He went up top but Castle stopped him and hit a big knee that sent Taven to the floor.\u00a0 Castle with a hurricanrana off the apron.\u00a0 Clothesline to O&#8217;Ryan.\u00a0 Bang-A-Rang on Taven into the ring post!\u00a0 O&#8217;Ryan broke up a pin attempt by tossing a Boy through the ropes into Castle and Taven.\u00a0 Referee Paul Turner had enough and ejected O&#8217;Ryan from ringside.\u00a0 Taven with a right hand.\u00a0 Castle with a knee.\u00a0 A second Bang-A-Rang connected but Taven grabbed the bottom rope to break the pin.\u00a0 More knees from Castle on a defenseless Taven in the corner.\u00a0 Taven countered a third Bang-A-Rang into another knee and he only needed one Climax to put away Castle.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Matt Taven in 15:49 to &#8220;retain&#8221; the real world title.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective:\u00a0 The weakest match of the night so far.\u00a0 Everything up to the bang-a-rang into the ring post was formula and Marseglia being under the ring and attacking The Boys was too predictable.\u00a0 From that point on things got a bit more interesting but it was a little too late.\u00a0 Despite the shenanigans Taven looks strong for surviving two finishers and only needing one to beat the<\/em><em> former world champion.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Christopher Daniels entered first for the next match.\u00a0 He was in full SCU mode with music, sunglasses, and tasseled jacket.\u00a0 Marty Scurll had elaborate garb even by his standards with full bird mask, hat, coat, and umbrella.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(6) \u201cTHE VILLAIN\u201d MARTY SCURLL vs. \u201cTHE FALLEN ANGEL\u201d CHRISTOPHER DANIELS \u2013 WINNER EARNS A FUTURE ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Daniels and Scurll looked at each other.\u00a0 Scurll shoved him.\u00a0 Daniels shoved him back.\u00a0 Lock-up.\u00a0 The commentators spoke about Daniels&#8217; history in ROH including being the first person to reject the code of honor.\u00a0 Daniels with a wristlock.\u00a0 Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker.\u00a0 Body slam.\u00a0 Slingshot elbow drop.\u00a0 Arabian moonsault onto Scurll at ringside.\u00a0 Scurll with a superplex in the ring.\u00a0 He whipped Daniels into the guardrail.\u00a0 Superkick.\u00a0 Scurll with a slingshot that struck Daniels&#8217; neck across the bottom rope.\u00a0 Riccaboni speculated this was all setting up for the chicken-wing.\u00a0 Neckbreaker from Scurll.\u00a0 European uppercut.\u00a0 Second rope dropkick.\u00a0 The commentators continued to talk about Daniels&#8217; career possibly being in jeopardy here.\u00a0 Scurll with a back suplex that dropped Daniels on his head but he came right back with a blue thunder.\u00a0 Daniels fired up and hit an STO.\u00a0 Body slam.\u00a0 Springboard moonsault.\u00a0 They traded chops.\u00a0 Roaring elbow from Scurll.\u00a0 Scurll Driver for two.\u00a0 He called for the chicken-wing but Daniels heard him and countered into a roll-up for two.\u00a0 Burning hammer from Daniels for two.\u00a0 Scurll avoided Angel&#8217;s Wings and hit a tombstone piledriver complete with Undertaker-style cover.\u00a0 Daniels kicked out but Scurll snapped his fingers.\u00a0 Scurll tried for the chicken-wing again, Daniels fought it, so Scurll snapped his fingers a second time.\u00a0 Scurll looked for a roll-up with the ropes for leverage but Daniels kicked out.\u00a0 Angel&#8217;s wings!\u00a0 Scurll kicked out at two.\u00a0 Best Moonsault Ever but Scurll got the knees up.\u00a0 Lariat from Scurll.\u00a0 Daniels with a roll-up for two.\u00a0 Superkicks from Scurll.\u00a0 Graduation connected but Daniels kicked out.\u00a0 Scurll stomped away at Daniels&#8217; neck.\u00a0 Chicken-wing.\u00a0 Daniels struggled.\u00a0 After seven seconds he was forced to tap.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Marty Scurll in 17:37.<\/p>\n<p>-The commentators were solemn about Daniels&#8217; tenure in ROH coming to an end after 16 years and his career of 25 years possibly being finished.\u00a0 &#8220;Thank you, Daniels&#8221; chant from the crowd.\u00a0 Scurll left as Daniels got to his feet in the ring.\u00a0 Tears were in his eyes as the crowd gave him a standing ovation.\u00a0 Daniels posed on the top rope and played to the crowd as Bully Ray suddenly appeared, low blowing him from behind and dumping him to the floor.\u00a0 Riccaboni was incensed.\u00a0 &#8220;Fuck you, Bully&#8221; chant.\u00a0 Ray grabbed a mic and called out Flip Gordon.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective:\u00a0 A decent match with the story of Scurll targeting Daniels&#8217; neck.\u00a0 Not an all-time classic but a fine end to Daniels&#8217; career if that really does end up being the case.\u00a0 Keep in mind that Ray retired at last year&#8217;s\u00a0<\/em>Final Battle\u00a0<em>and here we are now.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Gordon appeared in the balcony with the fans, dressed in tactical gear and waving an American flag.\u00a0 Rollins and Ambrose weren&#8217;t with him. (lol)<\/p>\n<p><strong>(7) FLIP GORDON vs. BULLY RAY \u2013 I QUIT MATCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gordon with a\u00a0crossbody into the ring. Dropkick. Right hands on Ray. Gordon threw a chair to Ray and did an RVD-style spin kick to send the chair into Ray&#8217;s face. Gordon ran him into the guardrail. Running forearm. Ray came back with a garbage can to Gordon. Ray grabbed a table from under the ring and set it up. Riccaboni said that the blonde girl in the front row who&#8217;s been rather stoic all night is actually Gordon&#8217;s girlfriend. Gordon slid a second table into the ring. He set it up but Ray threw him back to ringside. Ray found his steel chain and wrapped it around his fist. He punched Gordon in the face.\u00a0 Ray talked smack at Cary Silkin.\u00a0 Ring announcer Bobby Cruise defended the former owner so Ray shoved him into the guardrail.\u00a0 Cruise went down.\u00a0 Senior referee Todd Sinclair lost it on Ray so Ray shoved him down too.\u00a0 Ray found a Singapore cane under the ring and threatened Silkin with it.\u00a0 Christopher Daniels returned and dove in front of Silkin, taking a cane shot to the back.\u00a0 Gordon flipped over the top rope onto Ray at ringside.\u00a0 He was bleeding badly from the forehead.\u00a0 Gordon charged at Ray, who backdropped him at a table.\u00a0 Gordon went right over and landed on the floor, though.\u00a0 Ray pulled Gordon&#8217;s girlfriend over the guardrail and set her up for a powerbomb through the table.\u00a0 Gordon begged and pleaded.\u00a0 Silkin hit Ray with the Singapore cane from behind.\u00a0 Ray walked him down.\u00a0 Ray grabbed the cane but Gordon&#8217;s girlfriend low blowed Ray from behind.\u00a0 The bloodied Gordon kissed her, sent her back to her seat, and instructed security to stand guard.\u00a0 Gordon hit Ray with the American flag.\u00a0 &#8220;USA&#8221; chant.\u00a0 Gordon choked Ray with the flagpole.<\/p>\n<p>Silas Young hit the ring and stomped away at Gordon.\u00a0 Misery to Gordon.\u00a0 Young pulled out a bottle of lighter fluid and saturated the table in the ring.\u00a0 Cheeseburger showed up and fired away on Young.\u00a0 Young avoided a shotei, though, and hit another Misery.\u00a0 Young dumped Burger to the floor.\u00a0 Ray added more lighter fluid to the table.\u00a0 Colt Cabana stormed the ring.\u00a0 Steel chair to Young.\u00a0 Then Ray.\u00a0 Low blow from Young.\u00a0 Cabana dumped to the floor.\u00a0 Ray set up Gordon for a powerbomb through the table.\u00a0 Young lit a lighter.\u00a0 The lights went out.<\/p>\n<p>When they came back up Sandman was in the ring with his own Singapore cane.\u00a0 Sandman unloaded on Young.\u00a0 Ray had the original cane and the old foes faced off.\u00a0 Sandman cracked open a beer, powered up, and avoided a shot from Ray.\u00a0 Superkick to Ray.\u00a0 Star-Spangled Stunner.\u00a0 Gordon unloaded on Ray with canes in both hands.\u00a0 Sinclair asked Ray if he quit and Ray screamed yes.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Flip Gordon in 14:27.<\/p>\n<p>-Sandman gave Gordon a beer and they drank and hugged.\u00a0 Cabana joined them to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective:\u00a0 Yikes.\u00a0 Well, that was something but I&#8217;m not sure that something was &#8220;good.&#8221;\u00a0 From the cheesy Cena-esque over-the-top American theatrics to the bad blading job to Flip&#8217;s &#8220;girlfriend&#8221; to the tease of fire with no delivery.\u00a0 Sandman as the final surprise run-in wasn&#8217;t even that exciting considering we just saw him on TV recently.\u00a0 I kept waiting for him to turn on Gordon but instead Gordon gets a lackluster win.\u00a0 Hardly the big comeuppance for Ray that we&#8217;ve been clamoring for all year.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Caprice Coleman joined Riccaboni in lieu of Cabana&#8217;s absence.\u00a0 They filled for time while the ring was cleaned up.<\/p>\n<p>-After full introductions for the world title match Cody took a mic.\u00a0 He said it sounded like the fans loved him.\u00a0 &#8220;We love Cody&#8221; chant.\u00a0 He said he thought he loved them too.\u00a0 He said, actually, if he loved them he&#8217;d do the Madison Square Garden show.\u00a0 They could all kiss his ass.\u00a0 Lethal was unphased.\u00a0 &#8220;This is my friggin&#8217; company, jackass.&#8221;\u00a0 He&#8217;s leaving as champion and the shiny new toy will be dull and gone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(8) JAY LETHAL vs. \u201cTHE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE\u201d CODY (w\/Brandi Rhodes) \u2013 ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cody appeared to hurt his injured knee on a baseball slide early on but Lethal didn&#8217;t buy it and went right into\u00a0 a cover and headlock.\u00a0 Todd Sinclair backed Lethal off and Cody used it to hit an eyepoke.\u00a0 He and Brandi ran laps around the ring.\u00a0 Cody acted like he was going to celebrate with a fan but instead slapped the guy&#8217;s beer into his face.\u00a0 Lethal dropkicked Cody off the apron when he tried to re-enter.\u00a0 Lethal beat him around ringside and bodyslammed him on the floor.\u00a0 Suplex in the ring for a one-count.\u00a0 Lethal with body shots and a clothesline in the corner.\u00a0 Cody with a powerslam.\u00a0 Delayed vertical suplex.\u00a0 Lethal avoided a beautiful disaster kick and clubbed Cody&#8217;s bad knee.\u00a0 Lethal wrapped the bad knee around the ring post.\u00a0 Dropkick to Cody&#8217;s knee up against the post.\u00a0 Kneebreaker in the ring.\u00a0 Lethal yanked on Cody&#8217;s leg.\u00a0 Lethal teased a figure four.\u00a0 Cody kicked him off and Lethal rolled him up but Brandi had Sinclair distracted from making the count.\u00a0 Lethal looked for a kick but Cody moved and he stopped short of hitting Sinclair.\u00a0 In the confusion Brandi speared Lethal.\u00a0 Cody hit CrossRhodes but Lethal kicked out.<\/p>\n<p>Lethal caught Cody in the corner and hit another dropkick to the knee.\u00a0 Lethal set up Cody for his brother&#8217;s Shattered Dreams.\u00a0 Sinclair stopped him to avoid Lethal disqualifying himself with the low kick.\u00a0 Brandi looked for another spear but Lethal dodged and she took out her husband.\u00a0 Sinclair thought about calling for the DQ but Lethal stopped him.\u00a0 Lethal looked for a Lethal Injection but Cody pulled his wife into taking it instead.\u00a0 A second CrossRhodes from Cody connected but Lethal kicked out at two and a half.\u00a0 Cody put the figure four on Lethal.\u00a0 The bell rang and Adam Page was shown at the timekeeper&#8217;s table.\u00a0 He ran to the ring and handed the world title to Cody.\u00a0 Cody celebrated with the belt while Sinclair argued that Lethal didn&#8217;t tap.\u00a0 Cody with a roll-up but Lethal kicked out.\u00a0 Lethal hit Cody with a CrossRhodes of his own.\u00a0 Cody kicked out so apparently that move just isn&#8217;t very powerful.<\/p>\n<p>Hail To The King but Cody got his knees up.\u00a0 Jabs from Cody.\u00a0 Bionic elbow.\u00a0 Lethal clotheslined him to the floor.\u00a0 He hit his signature trio of suicide dives.\u00a0 But if three is good, why not four?\u00a0 Or five?\u00a0 Or six?\u00a0 Cody blocked a seventh by spraying a mouth of water into Lethal&#8217;s face.\u00a0 Cody hit Din&#8217;s Fire for two.\u00a0 Brandi started to come to at ringside.\u00a0 The world title belt was still lying in the corner under the bottom rope.\u00a0 Lethal kicked Cody in the face and Sinclair took a bad bump.\u00a0 Lethal clubbed Cody in the bad knee with the title belt.\u00a0 Lethal gave him the middle finger, two superkicks, and a Lethal Injection.\u00a0 Two more superkicks but Cody blocked a second Lethal Injection.\u00a0 Lethal into a figure four instead.\u00a0 Cody almost reached the bottom rope but Lethal dragged him back to the middle of the ring and Cody frantically tapped.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Jay Lethal in 23:46 to retain the world title.<\/p>\n<p>-Cody and Brandi left and Marty Scurll hit the ring.\u00a0 He looked at the world title and at Lethal.\u00a0 As Cody and Brandi left they ran into NWA World&#8217;s Champion Nick Aldis and a woman on the ramp.\u00a0 The valet held his title for him while Aldis applauded Lethal.\u00a0 They exited.\u00a0 Scurll grabbed the world title away from Lethal and held it up before throwing it back to the champion.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: It wouldn&#8217;t be a Cody world title match without a surplus of shenanigans.\u00a0 There were a few moments where you might have been able to buy into Cody possibly winning, even with all the announced information citing this as his final ROH match.\u00a0 I loved the story of Lethal being very acquainted with Cody and knowing full well he&#8217;d use every trick in the book to try to steal the win.\u00a0 Lethal was straight-faced at every new ploy and showed that he was willing to give as good as he got in the end with the title shot to the knee and the Elite-branded superkicks.\u00a0 Lethal vs. Scurll will likely headline the <\/em>17th Anniversary Show<em> in February unless we get a three-way with Aldis for some reason.\u00a0 His appearance felt very out of place here.\u00a0 Was this just a token gesture as thanks for Dave Lagana making the recent<\/em>\u00a0Pinnacle\u00a0<em>videos?<\/em><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Production had littered the ringside area with ladders during the pre-match video package for the main event.\u00a0 The Briscoes were out first.\u00a0 The Young Bucks were second with Rockers-inspired &#8217;80s gear.\u00a0 The champions were out last.\u00a0 Cabana rejoined Riccaboni and Coleman on commentary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(9) SOCAL UNCENSORED (Frankie Kazarian &amp; Scorpio Sky) vs. THE YOUNG BUCKS (Matt Jackson &amp; Nick Jackson) vs. THE BRISCOES (Jay Briscoe &amp; Mark Briscoe) \u2013 LADDER WAR FOR THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mark threw a steel chair into the ring.\u00a0 Kaz threw it back.\u00a0 SCU and the Bucks threw hands.\u00a0 The Briscoes pulled Nick to the floor.\u00a0 Things broke down immediately.\u00a0 Mark set up a table on the floor and Sky wound up laid across it.\u00a0 Jay held Matt for Mark to hit him with a chair.\u00a0 Jay double-stomped Sky through the table.\u00a0 Mark with chair shots to Matt.\u00a0 Jay with a garbage can to Nick.\u00a0 Kaz bladed after a chair shot from Mark.\u00a0 Garbage can shot to him too.\u00a0 Mark put a ladder around his head and swung into Sky and Kaz.\u00a0 Matt powerbombed Jay onto a ladder in the corner.\u00a0 Inverted code red to Sky.\u00a0 Signature Bucks offense to Kaz.\u00a0 Stereo suicide dives to the Briscoes.\u00a0 The Bucks paused before too sweeting each other in the middle of the ring, a big middle finger to WWE.<\/p>\n<p>SCU returned to clear the Bucks and attempted to climb for the belts for the first time.\u00a0 The Bucks pulled them off.\u00a0 Nick and Kaz shoved the ladder back and forth between them.\u00a0 Matt dove through the ladder with a spear to Kaz.\u00a0 Kaz with a springboard facebuster to Nick off the ladder.\u00a0 Kaz started to climb but the Briscoes returned and demolished him with chairs.\u00a0 Mark with\u00a0 a ura nage to Nick onto a ladder.\u00a0 A back body drop sent Kaz coming down on the ladder on his knee.\u00a0 More chair shots to Kaz and Sky.\u00a0 Mark set up one chair while Jay wedged another one into the turnbuckles.\u00a0 Sky ended up driving him head-first into it, though.\u00a0 Nick hurled a chair at Mark&#8217;s head while Matt held him.\u00a0 Sky leaped over the top rope onto Mark.\u00a0 Nick followed suit.<\/p>\n<p>Jay came up bloodied and back body dropped Matt over the top rope and through a table at ringside.\u00a0 Jay pulled out a staple gun from under the ring.\u00a0 Before he could use it on Kaz, Kaz low blowed him.\u00a0 Kaz gave Mark a slingshot cutter from in the ring, over the top rope, and through a table at ringside.\u00a0 Matt brought out the sledgehammer from recent episodes of\u00a0<em>Being The Elite<\/em>.\u00a0 Jay dared him to do it.\u00a0 Matt threw it away instead and superkicked him.\u00a0 Pop-up spear from the Bucks to Sky.\u00a0 Sky hurricanraed Nick onto a ladder.\u00a0 Matt hit one end of a ladder, causing the other end to see-saw on the ropes and strike Sky in the face.\u00a0 Jay with a back body drop on Matt through an open chair.\u00a0 Nick with a facebuster to Jay onto a chair.\u00a0 Kaz with a DDT to Nick on the floor.\u00a0 Mark was also bleeding by this point as he threw a ladder over the top rope.\u00a0 Sky and Kaz stopped it from hitting the front row fans.<\/p>\n<p>Mark climbed a ladder in the ring.\u00a0 The Bucks looked for a Meltzer Driver on Jay but Mark prevented it.\u00a0 Jay Driller to Matt.\u00a0 &#8220;Fight forever&#8221; chant.\u00a0 Mark and Sky set up more tables at ringside.\u00a0 Jay and Kaz fought in the ring.\u00a0 A ladder was set up under the belts.\u00a0 Mark moved it away and set up a taller one.\u00a0 Then he noticed an even taller one on the floor and made referee Paul Turner give it to him.\u00a0 The Briscoes set up two ladders to form an L-shaped structure while Kaz set up a table.\u00a0 Kaz avoided Redneck Boogie.\u00a0 Jay took a chair to the back when he tried climbing for the gold.\u00a0 Kaz with a Styles Clash to Jay.\u00a0 He scaled the ladder but Mark met him up top.\u00a0 Kaz knocked Mark off and had his hands on the belts but Nick intervened.\u00a0 They both tried to unhook the belts but Nick was sent plummeting to the floor and through a table.\u00a0 Jay met Kaz up top.\u00a0 Kaz was knocked backwards and through a table in the ring.\u00a0 Jay unhooked both belts.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: The Briscoes in 22:36 to capture the tag titles.<\/p>\n<p>-Bobby Cruise announced them as new and 10-time ROH tag team champions.\u00a0 The Briscoes paced the ring with their gold while the other four men lay among the wreckage.\u00a0 The show went off the air at 11:54.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective:\u00a0 A chaotic mess in the best way.\u00a0 They didn&#8217;t break any new ground but they made full use of every ladder + chair + table combination you can think of.\u00a0 If both the opposing teams are finished with ROH as expected I have no clue who the Briscoes will feud with next.\u00a0 The only other truly established tag teams in the promotion right now are Coast 2 Coast and The Bouncers, both of whom the Briscoes beat recently and who aren&#8217;t considered big enough stars to find their way onto this nine-match card.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Overall the show didn&#8217;t maintain the hot energy of the opening few matches but that&#8217;s understandable.\u00a0 Four hours is too long for a wrestling event.\u00a0 The predictability of the departing four Elite members all losing seemed to make the show feel fairly predictable a week ago but I talked myself into the idea that we&#8217;d get some surprise finishes leading to title changes at the TV tapings tomorrow or somehow beyond that.\u00a0 Instead, no, all of the names rumored to be finished with ROH after this weekend lost and are free to be on their way.\u00a0 I&#8217;m quite surprised PCO didn&#8217;t show up in some capacity and that we instead got Sandman and Nick Aldis.\u00a0 Hard to get too excited about that and the tag division is bleak as mentioned.\u00a0 Besides that Lethal, Cobb, and Klein as the top singles wrestlers is a strong set of champions for ROH in 2019.)<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Find Harley on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/talkinghonor\">@talkinghonor<\/a> and listen to he and Emily Fear talk the week in ROH every Tuesday on the PWTorch Livecast \u201cTalking Honor.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" 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