ROH Final Battle Results (12/18/20)

Pure Rules Match for the ROH Pure Championship: Jonathan Gresham (c) vs. Flip Gordon

The competitors feel each other out and exchange technical holds. Gresham grounds Gordon and targets his knee. A kick to Gordon’s previously injured arm shifts Gresham’s focus to this limb. “The Octopus” continues to ground Gordon. He wrenches the arm with his knee and twists Gordon like a pretzel. Just seven minutes into the match, Gordon uses his third and final rope break. Gordon blasts Gresham with two kicks. Both men trade fast-paced offense. Gordon dodges a diving Gresham, and the champion hurts his knee. Gordon attacks the wounded leg.

Gordon locks in a Figure-Four, but Gresham escapes. “The Mercenary” continues to target the knee. A Fisherman suplex earns Gordon a two count. He locks in a half crab, but Gordon kicks Gordon’s arm to gain some breathing room. Gordon hits a Dragon Screw. Gresham uses his second rope break to escape an STF. A Falcon Arrow earns Gordon a two count. Gresham uses his final rope break to escape another STF. Gresham keeps attacking Gordon’s arm. Gordon punches Gresham, so he gets a warning. Gresham hits a flurry of offense. Gordon locks in a knee-bar and switches to a half crab. He locks in an STF again, and Gresham sends both men tumbling to the floor.

This match!! ???

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Gresham hits a hammerlock superplex. He drills Gordon with a forearm, and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner via stoppage and still ROH Pure Champion: Jonathan Gresham

Gordon refuses to shake Gresham’s hand after the match.

Colin: This match was seemingly thrown together with little build. But these two still delivered a great ROH Pure Championship match. These guys told a great story by attacking their opponent’s arm and leg, respectively. Gordon held his own with one of the best technical wrestlers in the world. The Foundation went undefeated tonight, so they enter 2021 with a lot of momentum.

ROH World Championship: Rush (c) vs. Brody King

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The competitors exchange strikes right away. RUSH chops King, but the big man drops him with a clothesline. RUSH drills King with a forearm. King dives onto RUSH outside the ring and tosses him into the barricade. King sets up a stack of chairs at ringside, and he slams RUSH onto them. King hits a running senton. He chops RUSH and clotheslines him in the corner. A slam earns King a two count. A cannonball earns King another two count.

RUSH fires back with a suplex and a running knee. He dives onto King at ringside. RUSH tosses King into the barricade. He chokes King with a camera cord. He whips King with the cord. RUSH says Ring of Honor is his house. RUSH chokes King in the ropes. They trade chops. RUSH kicks King in the corner. RUSH suplexes King into the corner. A superplex earns RUSH a two count.

King hits a spinning slam. King and RUSH trade chops. RUSH hits a stiff knee. King spears RUSH for a two count. Dragon Lee distracts the referee, and RUSH’s dad, La Bestia del Ring enters the ring to hit King with a chair. RUSH hits Bull’s Horns for the win.

Winner and still ROH World Champion: RUSH

RUSH, Lee and La Bestita del Ring celebrate. The Foundation stands on the stage and stares down La Faccion Ingobernable to end the show.

Colin: RUSH and King delivered a slugfest. It was nice to see RUSH back in an ROH ring for the first time in months. That finish fell flat, though. The arrival of La Bestia del Ring was anticlimactic on a show that promised surprises. As with Lee, RUSH’s contract status is uncertain, but he said in an interview that he plans to stick with ROH. A showdown between The Foundation and La Faccion Ingobernable could be electric if the cards fall the right way.