{"id":59469,"date":"2019-12-14T23:01:29","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T04:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=59469"},"modified":"2019-12-14T23:01:29","modified_gmt":"2019-12-15T04:01:29","slug":"andnew-roh-champions-crowned-at-final-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/12\/14\/andnew-roh-champions-crowned-at-final-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"#AndNEW: Three Champions Crowned at ROH Final Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Ring of Honor<\/strong> in recent memory has gone through a lot of controversies. In terms of the product itself, the in-ring action is still top-notch in the minds of many wrestling fans. ROH recently ended the calendar year off with one of their biggest shows, <em><strong>Final Battle<\/strong><\/em>. In this show, we saw multiple title matches and they could impact the company going into 2020.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Dragon Lee defeats Shane Taylor for Ring of Honor Television Championship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_59485\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59485\" style=\"width: 645px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-59485 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/12\/dragon-lee-vs-shane-taylor.jpg\" alt=\"ROH Final Battle\" width=\"645\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/12\/dragon-lee-vs-shane-taylor.jpg 645w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/12\/dragon-lee-vs-shane-taylor-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-59485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo \/ Ring of Honor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Dragon Lee<\/strong> recently made an appearance for <strong>NJPW<\/strong> under the name of <strong>Ryu Lee<\/strong> and he was in a match at <em>Final Battle<\/em>. Lee faced off against heavyweight monster <strong>Shane Taylor<\/strong> in a brutal match. It ended up being a major upset as Dragon Lee won the Television title for the first time. Dragon Lee continues with ROH, as both he and <strong>RUSH<\/strong> are signed to contracts. Lee will also be making an appearance in the second night of NJPW&#8217;s <em><strong>Wrestle Kingdom 14<\/strong><\/em>. He will take part in the final match in the historic career of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/03\/10\/arigato-jushin-thunder-liger-sets-retirement-date-1-4-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jushin Thunder Liger<\/strong><\/a>, looking to bring even more legitimacy to the ROH Television Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New ROH World Television Champion <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dragonlee95?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@dragonlee95<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FinalBattle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FinalBattle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YVKaVE9VAl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/YVKaVE9VAl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ROH &#8211; Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ringofhonor\/status\/1205708510136295425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham defeat The Briscoes for ROH Tag Team Championships<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_59488\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59488\" style=\"width: 711px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59488\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/12\/briscoes-v-lethal-and-gresham.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"711\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/12\/briscoes-v-lethal-and-gresham.jpg 711w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/12\/briscoes-v-lethal-and-gresham-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/12\/briscoes-v-lethal-and-gresham-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-59488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo \/ Ring of Honor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the co-main event of the evening, we had a tag title defense from the 11 time champions <strong>The Briscoes<\/strong> against <strong>Jonathan Gresham<\/strong> and <strong>Jay Lethal<\/strong>. Lethal and Gresham had a remarkable feud this year based around outdoing each other and beautiful technical wrestling. It featured many great bouts, eventually leading these two into becoming a tag team. Both men are favorites among the roster, but more of determined attitude was something that that Lethal and Gresham needed. In a wonderful match at <em>Final Battle<\/em>, Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham won the ROH World Tag Team titles for the first time as a team. Winning this championship makes Jay Lethal a Triple Crown champion. He&#8217;s held the World Title, Television Title and now the ROH World Tag Team Titles. Jonathan Gresham, on the other hand, picks up his first title in ROH after having two years of no success.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New ROH World Tag Team Champions <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheLethalJay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheLethalJay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheJonGresham?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheJonGresham<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FinalBattle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FinalBattle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hg5iEF0zWX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Hg5iEF0zWX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ROH &#8211; Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ringofhonor\/status\/1205690962846064640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>PCO defeats Rush to become ROH World Champion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The main event scene of ROH is just astounding to how you compare how it started to how it ended this year. Two of the major stories that defined 2019 was the rise of both <strong>RUSH<\/strong> and <strong>PCO<\/strong>. RUSH would make his debut for the company earlier this year and dominate the singles division, defeating former World Champion <strong>Dalton Castle<\/strong>. He would gain a winning streak, being heavily dominant in the singles division which led him to defeat <strong>Matt Taven<\/strong> for the World Champion at ROH&#8217;s <em><strong>Death Before Dishonor<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 in September. RUSH would bring Tranquilo worldwide by defending his title in the UK by defeating <strong>Jeff Cobb<\/strong> and Silas Young. PCO, on the other hand, was brought up in ROH&#8217;s Trios Division under the faction of Villain Enterprises. They won the trios title very early on with Marty Scurll and Brody King. PCO would continue to put his 51-year-old body on the line, leading into this major title match at <em>Final Battle<\/em>. PCO would go through a beating in this match against a wrestler who isn&#8217;t known for an extreme style.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AND NEW RING OF HONOR WORLD CHAMPION <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PCOisNotHuman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@PCOisNotHuman<\/a>!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FinalBattle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FinalBattle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fvwj4ZbFCX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Fvwj4ZbFCX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ROH &#8211; Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ringofhonor\/status\/1205698700435185665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This match felt equal, as this was hands down the biggest match RUSH had faced so far. PCO would dethrone RUSH to become ROH World Champion for the first time.\u00a0 PCO is officially the oldest ROH World Champion in history, and he still holds the trios titles with Villain Enterprises. PCO&#8217;s triumph would be the end to <em>Final Battle<\/em>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stay tuned to the<\/span><a class=\"_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink\" href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world and make sure to watch the final replay\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fite.tv\/watch\/roh-final-battle-baltimore\/2p4xh\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ring of Honor in recent memory has gone through a lot of controversies. In terms of the product itself, the in-ring action is still top-notch in the minds of many wrestling fans. ROH recently ended the calendar year off with one of their biggest shows, Final Battle. In this show, we saw multiple title matches [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3258,"featured_media":59487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,6,8],"tags":[86,1798,198,726,2665,1391],"class_list":["post-59469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-north-america","category-roh","tag-dragon-lee","tag-final-battle","tag-jay-lethal","tag-jonathan-gresham","tag-pco","tag-rush"],"modified_by":"Brandi Wagner","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3258"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}