ROH Final Battle (2009)
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| Final Battle 2009 | ||
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | Ring of Honor | |
| Date | December 19, 2009 | |
| Attendance | 1,300 | |
| Venue | Manhattan Center | |
| City | New York, New York | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Take No Prisoners (2009) | Final Battle 2009 | The Big Bang! |
| Final Battle chronology | ||
| Final Battle 2008 | Final Battle 2009 | Final Battle 2010 |
Final Battle 2009 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH), which was only available online. It took place on December 19, 2009 from the Manhattan Center in New York City. Nine matches were aired live from the show, and a bonus match aired during the intermission.
It was the seventh annual event in the Final Battle chronology, with the first taking place in 2002. It was the first ROH event to be shown as an online pay-per-view, and the first to be aired live.
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[edit] Background
Final Battle featured nine professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or heroes in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match.
On November 19, 2009, ROH announced that Tyler Black would receive a ROH World Championship match at Final Battle 2009 as a result of winning the Survival of the Fittest tournament.
The feud between the Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark) and The American Wolves of Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards began at Final Battle 2008 in December 2008. At the event, The American Wolves attacked the Briscoe Brothers and injured Mark's knee. As a result of the legitimate injury, Mark was sidelined for several months to recover. Upon his return, the Briscoes won a tag team battle royal on the October 5 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling to earn a World Tag Team Championship match against The American Wolves. They received the title match on September 19 at Final Countdown Tour: Chicago, but won by disqualification after Richards attacked the referee. As a result, they did not win the championship. At the Ring of Honor Wrestling tapings in early November, the Briscoes became the number one contenders to the World Tag Team Championship by defeating the team of Kevin Steen and El Generico, and the championship match was announced for Final Battle.
On November 10, ROH announced that two Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) wrestlers, former ROH World Tag Team Champion, Rocky Romero, and former ROH wrestler Alec Koslov, would both be returning to ROH for a series of shows. The following day, they announced that two more AAA wrestlers, former ROH competitors Jack Evans and Teddy Heart, would also be appearing for two shows, including Final Battle 2009. On November 23, ROH announced that the match for the AAA competitors would be a tag team match, with Heart and Koslov wrestling the duo of Evans and Romero.
[edit] Production
[edit] Event
Before the event, there was an untelevised match for the live crowd in attendance, in which Andy "Right Leg" Ridge defeated Alex "Sugarfoot" Payne.
[edit] Preliminary matches
[edit] Main event matches
[edit] Aftermath
[edit] Reception
[edit] Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claudio Castagnoli (with Prince Nana and Mr. Ernesto Osiris) defeated Rhett Titus, Colt Cabana, and Kenny Omega | Four-Corner Survival match in the Pick 6 Contenders Series | |
| 2 | Erick Stevens and Bison Smith (with Prince Nana and Mr. Ernesto Osiris) defeated Delirious and Bobby Dempsey (with Daizee Haze) | Tag Team match | |
| 3 | Eddie Kingston defeated Khris Hero (with Sara Del Rey and Shane Hagadorn) | Fight Without Honor | |
| 4 | The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) defeated Kevin Steen and El Generico | Tag Team match | |
| 5 | Kenny King defeated Roderick Strong | Singles match in the Pick 6 Contenders Series | |
| 6 | Rocky Romero defeated Alec Koslov | Singles match | |
| 7 | The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark Briscoe) defeated The American Wolves (c) (Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards) (with Shane Hagadorn) | Tag Team match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship | |
| 8 | Jack Evans defeated Teddy Heart | Unsanctioned match with Julius Smokes as the Special Guest Referee | |
| 9 | Austin Brown (c) fought Tyler Black to a Time-Limit Draw | Singles match for the ROH World Championship | |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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