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Adam Cole looks to become the first triple crown champion,, The Kings take on Generation Next, A first time ever dream match is signed and the Wolves look to end The Age of the Fall at Glory By Honor V!

For Adam Cole, this is an opportunity four years in the making. He won the second ever Survival of the Fittest tournament and went on to hold Davey Richards to an hour draw. In his second bid for the gold, Cole would hold Davey to an hour again but would not win the championship. After turning on Kyle O'Reilly at Final Battle IV, Cole has focused solely on ending the championship reign of Bryan Danielson. During this time, Cole has managed to remain unbeaten, picking up wins over Samoa Joe, AJ Styles, Kyle O'Reilly and most recently, Michael Elgin. After laying Danielson out twice on two consecutive shows, Cole has the chance to prove that he is the best wrestler in the world at Glory By Honor V when he challenges "The American Dragon" for the gold! You have to believe that Danielson is looking for revenge on Cole for these attacks dating back over a year, but one thing is for sure: Adam Cole is determined to prove that he is the best in Ring of Honor and he will stop and nothing to win the ROH World Championship.

The Kings of Wrestling took the tag team gold from Generation Next and followed up that huge win by defeating the Briscoes and most recently, OI4K in Dayton. The Kings will find themselves once again in the ring with Generation Next, but this time it will be Rich Swann and AR Fox on the other side of the ring from the Kings. Can the Generation Next understudies pull off the biggest upset in ROH history?

Tyler Black debuted at Final Battle IV, the same night that Kyle O'Reilly was turned on by Adam Cole. At the end of our last DVD, Nigel McGuinness announced that for the first time ever, the two will do battle at Glory By Honor V. Black has been a thorn in the side of O'Reilly's mentor, Davey Richards. Can Kyle take out Black in this huge dream match?

The American Wolves, for whatever reason, have been the target of the Age of the Fall for several shows now. The group abducted Eddie Edwards back at "Best in the World" and recently, Edwards returned to save his tag partner from the wrath of Tremont and Necro. Tyler Black is insistent that Edwards' loyalty to Richards is now a farce. Will the Wolves be able to silence the Age of the Fall for good in Indianapolis?

Stay tuned for more match updates on this huge ROH event!

Card #48: "Glory By Honor V": Indianapolis, IN:
ROH World Championship: Bryan Danielson (ch) vs. Adam Cole
ROH World Tag Team Championship: The Kings of Wrestling of Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli with Shane Hagadorn and Sara Del Rey (ch) vs. Generation Next of Rich Swann and AR Fox
First Time Ever: Kyle O'Reilly vs. Tyler Black
The American Wolves of Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards vs. The Age of the Fall of Necro Butcher and Matt Tremont

Card #49: "Manhattan Mayhem": Manhattan, NY:
ROH World Championship: X (ch) vs. Tommaso Ciampa with Truth Martini and the Hoopla Hotties
Open the Dream Gate Championship: Johnny Gargano (ch) vs. Roderick Strong
Dragon Gate Showcase Six Man Tag Match: Ricochet , Harlem Bravado and Lancelot Bravado vs. Generation Next of Austin Aries, Rich Swann and AR Fox
#AllEgo vs. X

Card #50: "Final Battle V": Chicago, IL (iPPV):

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Generico joins up with Dem Boys to battle the Killers, Moxley makes his singles debut, Styles and Joe team up to take on Bad Influence, Mike Bennett gets Willie Mack and Tommaso Ciampa takes on the first ROH World Champion at Glory By Honor V!

El Generico and the Briscoes have spent much of this year battling OI4K off and on and as unlikely a pairing as they are, they are willing to put those differences aside to fight for the common goal and in Indianapolis, they team up once again to take on Sami Callihan and the Irish Airborne! Can Generico and the Briscoes finally rid ROH of OI4K?

OI4K's leader, Jon Moxley, will make his ROH singles debut at Glory By Honor V. Given his group's terroristic actions over the course of the past year, ROH officials searched high and low for an appropriate opponent and we have found one: "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin!

AJ Styles seems caught between two friends who won't seem to show one another respect in Christopher Daniels and Samoa Joe. Daniels has denied Joe a handshake on a number of occasions and even refused to shake AJ's hand after their classic time limit draw back at Death Before Dishonor V. In Indianapolis, Joe and AJ team up to take on Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian in a first time ever bout!

Mike Bennett hasn't always had the easiest time here in Ring of Honor. He's had moments where his potential was able to shine punctuated by losses that proved that he just wasn't able to get to that next level. After joining the House of Truth, Bennett cost his team a loss when he was distracted by one of the Hoopla Hotties. He not only cost his team the match, but he cost himself his girl, Maria. We found out later that Maria has indeed found herself a new man in Willie Mack. Bennett demanded a match with Mack and Nigel McGuinness signed the match for this weekend in Indianapolis!

Tommaso Ciampa is on the cusp of the biggest match of his career. At "Manhattan Mayhem", he will challenge the ROH World Champion, be it Adam Cole or Bryan Danielson. However, he must first get past the original ROH World Champion as he takes on Roderick Strong in Indy! Can the former World and Tag Team Champion stop the Sicilian Psychopath?

Card #48: "Glory By Honor V": Indianapolis, IN:
ROH World Championship: Bryan Danielson (ch) vs. Adam Cole
ROH World Tag Team Championship: The Kings of Wrestling of Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli with Shane Hagadorn and Sara Del Rey (ch) vs. Generation Next of Rich Swann and AR Fox
First Time Ever: Kyle O'Reilly vs. Tyler Black
The American Wolves of Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards vs. The Age of the Fall of Necro Butcher and Matt Tremont
AJ Styles and Samoa Joe vs. Bad Influence of Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian
Michael Elgin vs. Jon Moxley
El Generico, Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe vs. OI4K of Sami Callihan, Jake Crist and Dave Crist
Tommaso Ciampa with Truth Martini and the Hoopla Hotties vs. Roderick Strong
Willie Mack with Maria and Olivia vs. Mike Bennett

Card #49: "Manhattan Mayhem": Manhattan, NY:
ROH World Championship: X (ch) vs. Tommaso Ciampa with Truth Martini and the Hoopla Hotties
Open the Dream Gate Championship: Johnny Gargano (ch) vs. Roderick Strong
Dragon Gate Showcase Six Man Tag Match: Ricochet , Harlem Bravado and Lancelot Bravado vs. Generation Next of Austin Aries, Rich Swann and AR Fox
#AllEgo with #Sparx vs. X

Card #50: "Final Battle V": Chicago, IL (iPPV):

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Card #48: "Glory By Honor V": Indianapolis, IN:

[PRESHOW] Adam Cole is outside the building. He says that tonight is exactly twenty shows since his last title match and that he held Davey Richards to an hour there but tonight, he would win the championship. Cole says that Danielson should have never been allowed near the title for all the times he blatantly disrespected the Code of Honor but Cole is going to fix that problem tonight when he becomes the fifth ROH World Champion.
[PRESHOW] Bryan Danielson is in the stands of the arena. Bryan talks about how four years ago on this exact show, he made his debut in ROH and unsuccessfully challenged Roderick Strong for the ROH World Championship. Bryan says that since then, he's done what he has to do to prove that he belongs at the top of the pro wrestling world and it's signified by the belt on his shoulder. Bryan says that tonight, Adam Cole pays for his disrespect and he'll have no choice but to admit that Bryan Danielson is the best wrestler in the world.

1.) Willie Mack with Maria and Olivia beat Mike Bennett in 3:21 with Dat N-gga Dead. [DUD]
2.) El Generico, Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe beat OI4K of Sami Callihan, Jake Crist and Dave Crist in 15:21 when Jay pinned Dave following a Doomsday Device. [***1/2]
3.) Tommaso Ciampa with Truth Martini and the Hoopla Hotties beat Roderick Strong in 9:14 with Project Ciampa. [**3/4]
4.) Michael Elgin beat Jon Moxley in 7:36 with the Elgin Bomb. [***]
5.) Bad Influence of Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian beat AJ Styles and Samoa Joe via disqualification at 17:46 when Joe wouldn't break the Rear Naked Choke on Daniels. [****1/4]

[INTERMISSION] Nigel McGuinness joins us from the ROH offices. He says he has major news for both Manhattan Mayhem and Final Battle V. In addition to Dragon Gate talent at Manhattan Mayhem, he can now confirm the return of IWGP Jr. Tag Team Champions Forever Hooligans! He also announced that the Hooligans would defend the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship at Final Battle V against the Bullet Club's Young Bucks of Nick and Matt Jackson! Nigel also announces that Kevin Steen will return to Ring of Honor at Final Battle V as he teams with El Generico and the Briscoes to take on OI4K. Steen understands that the Killers lost tonight, but he wants his own shot at redemption and wants to run them out of ROH himself.
[INTERMISSION] Jimmy Jacobs is shown arriving at the building when security intercepts him and asks him what he's doing there. Jacobs says he has some business to tend to and walks through security.
[INTERMISSION] Mike Bennett is in the locker room when Truth Martini and the House of Truth walk in. Truth tells Bennett that he's heard the comments he made about not wanting the House of Truth anymore. Truth tells Bennett that he's officially put himself in the group's crosshairs. Tommaso Ciampa attacks Bennett by kneeing him in the back of the head, leaving him laying as security rushes in to get the House of Truth out of the locker room.
[VTR] We see a video hyping the debut of #AllEgo at Manhattan Mayhem and it's announced that he'll be facing Rhett Titus.

6.) First Time Ever: Kyle O'Reilly beat Tyler Black in 6:52 with a brainbuster. Necro Butcher and Matt Tremont attacked O'Reilly after the match, but the American Wolves made the save, leading to... [**]
7.) The American Wolves of Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards beat The Age of the Fall of Necro Butcher and Matt Tremont in 8:46 when Richards used the DR Driver on Tremont. [**1/4]

[POST MATCH] Jimmy Jacobs runs in and attempts to attack Richards with the roadrail spike, but Bobby Fish runs in and dropkicks Black, sending him out of the ring. The Wolves stare at Fish and O'Reilly, who offer them handshakes and the Wolves accept. Black and AOTF are on the ramp and Black can be heard telling Edwards to join them and saying that it's only a matter of time.

8.) ROH World Tag Team Championship: The Kings of Wrestling of Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli with Shane Hagadorn and Sara Del Rey (ch) beat Generation Next of Rich Swann and AR Fox in 24:49 when Hero used the hangman's elbow on Swann. [****3/4]
9.) ROH World Championship: Bryan Danielson (ch) vs. Adam Cole went to a draw at 60:00 when the time limit expired. [****1/4]

[POST MATCH] Cole offers a handshake to Danielson. Danielson reluctantly accepts and the two embrace before Cole hits Bryan with a low blow and a superkick. Cole gets a microphone and says that Danielson owes Cole five minutes, he owes the fans five minutes. Cole demands that the referee restart the match, but ROH matchmaker Nigel McGuinness makes his way out and tells Cole that Danielson is in no condition to compete after Cole's assault. Cole gets out of the ring and threatens Nigel, but security and referees break it up as we cut to...

[POST SHOW] reDRagon and the American Wolves in the locker room. Kyle says he's sick of the disrespect from Adam Cole and Davey tells him that they have more important things to focus on. Richards tells Tyler Black that the Age of the Fall is outnumbered now. Richards challenges Black to a one-on-one match at Manhattan Mayhem and says that Black's got three guys of his own now and those deathmatch morons can face the men standing behind Davey. Davey says he's sick of all this talk of Killers and the Age of the Fall, because it's all a gimmick. The only badasses in ROH are the ones you see before you and they're coming for every championship ROH has but first, they're gonna get rid of the Age of the Fall.

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The House of Truth looks to reclaim the World Championship, ROH has the chance to capture Dragon Gate gold, three of Dragon Gate's best challenge Generation Next, Richards gets Tyler Black, Edwards finds unlikely allies to deal with Age of the Fall, New Japan Champions return to ROH and #AllEgo debuts at Manhattan Mayhem!

Four years ago, Truth Martini had the ROH World Championship within the House of Truth as he managed Roderick Strong during Strong's year long reign. Since then, Truth has struggled to get back to the top of ROH but in Manhattan, he has the chance to reclaim the gold as Tommaso Ciampa takes on Bryan Danielson! Danielson recently made defense number eight of the ROH World Championship by holding Adam Cole to a 60 minute time limit draw. Can Danielson figure out the method to beating the "Sicilian Psychopath"?

Dragon Gate is one of the most prestigious wrestling promotions in Japan and recently, Johnny Gargano, their Open the Dream Gate Champion, won a six man scramble match and issued an open challenge to anyone in ROH for this show, electing to put his championship on the line. The challenge has been answered and at Manhattan Mayhem, Roderick Strong has the chance to become the first man to hold the ROH World Championship and the Open the Dream Gate Championship!

Dragon Gate has also elected to send three of its best to ROH for a special six man tag as Ricochet teams up with the Bravado Brothers to take on Generation Next's Austin Aries, AR Fox and Rich Swann. Aries, Swann and Fox are no strangers to Dragon Gate or the Dragon Gate style, can ROH pick up two huge wins in Manhattan?

Tyler Black and his Age of the Fall group added Jimmy Jacobs as they continued their pursuit of "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards. At the end of Glory By Honor V, Davey Richards issued a challenge to Tyler Black for a singles match and we can now confirm that Black has accepted! In addition to this, Black's fellow stablemates of Tremont, Necro Butcher and Jimmy Jacobs will take on Eddie Edwards, Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish in a special six man tag match!

New Japan Pro Wrestling superstars Forever Hooligans will join us for the last two shows of the year and in Manhattan, they will take on the team of Adrenaline Rush! Can ACH and TD Thomas upset the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Champions before their title defense at Final Battle?

#AllEgo Ethan Page is one of the top prospects of the Canadian independent scene and he will make his long awaited ROH debut at Manhattan Mayhem as he takes on Rhett Titus!

These are not all the matches we'll have for our return to New York. Stay tuned for more huge match announcements as we head towards Manhattan Mayhem!

Card #49: "Manhattan Mayhem": Manhattan, NY:
ROH World Championship: Bryan Danielson (ch) vs. Tommaso Ciampa with Truth Martini and the Hoopla Hotties
Open the Dream Gate Championship: Johnny Gargano (ch) vs. Roderick Strong
Dragon Gate Showcase Six Man Tag Match: Ricochet , Harlem Bravado and Lancelot Bravado vs. Generation Next of Austin Aries, Rich Swann and AR Fox
Davey Richards vs. Tyler Black
Eddie Edwards and reDRagon of Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish vs. The Age of the Fall of Jimmy Jacobs, Matt Tremont and Necro Butcher
Forever Hooligans of Rocky Romero and Alex Koslov vs. Adrenaline Rush of ACH and TaDarius Thomas
#AllEgo with #Sparx vs. Rhett Titus

Card #50: "Final Battle V": Chicago, IL (iPPV):
IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship: Forever Hooligans of Rocky Romero and Alex Koslov (ch) vs. The Young Bucks of Nick and Matt Jackson

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Dragon Gate sends two of their best to test two of ROH's top ranked wrestlers this weekend at Manhattan Mayhem!

Jon Davis and Caleb Konley are two of the top stars in Dragon Gate USA and its sister promotion, Evolve. Dragon Gate officials informed ROH officials that they wanted to test these two prospects against two of the best in Ring of Honor and this weekend, Jon Davis will step in the ring with "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin and Caleb Konley will take on Adam Cole! Can two of ROH's top ranked title contenders take down two of DGUSA's top stars?

Also, Bryan Danielson defends the ROH World Championship against Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano puts the Open the Dream Gate Championship on the line against Roderick Strong, Davey Richards takes on Tyler Black, New Japan stars Forever Hooligans will be in the building and three of Dragon Gate's best will do battle with Generation Next!

Card #49: "Manhattan Mayhem": Manhattan, NY:
ROH World Championship: Bryan Danielson (ch) vs. Tommaso Ciampa with Truth Martini and the Hoopla Hotties
Dragon Gate vs. ROH - Open the Dream Gate Championship: Johnny Gargano (ch) vs. Roderick Strong
Dragon Gate vs. ROH: Ricochet , Harlem Bravado and Lancelot Bravado vs. Generation Next of Austin Aries, Rich Swann and AR Fox
Dragon Gate vs. ROH: Caleb Konley vs. Adam Cole
Dragon Gate vs. ROH: Jon Davis vs. Michael Elgin
Davey Richards vs. Tyler Black
Eddie Edwards and reDRagon of Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish vs. The Age of the Fall of Jimmy Jacobs, Matt Tremont and Necro Butcher
Forever Hooligans of Rocky Romero and Alex Koslov vs. Adrenaline Rush of ACH and TaDarius Thomas
#AllEgo with #Sparx vs. Rhett Titus

Card #50: "Final Battle V": Chicago, IL (iPPV):
IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship: Forever Hooligans of Rocky Romero and Alex Koslov (ch) vs. The Young Bucks of Nick and Matt Jackson
Kevin Steen, El Generico, Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe vs. OI4K of Jon Moxley, Sami Callihan, Jake Crist and Dave Crist

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Card #49: "Manhattan Mayhem": Manhattan, NY:

[PRESHOW] Forever Hooligans join us via pretaped message from the New Japan dojo. They say that they're looking forward to closing out the year in ROH and that they'll be around a lot next year as they look to pursue more ROH gold. Romero says that tonight, they prove that they're better than one of the top up and coming teams in ROH and at Final Battle, they'll rid themselves of the Young Bucks....FOREVER!
[PRESHOW] Truth Martini is with the House of Truth in the backstage area. Truth says that 39 shows ago, the ROH World Championship was taken from him but tonight, Tommaso Ciampa would right the wrong and bring the belt back to the House of Truth.
[VTR] We're shown a series of clips highlighting the various Dragon Gate and Evolve talent that will compete against ROH in a four match series tonight!

1.) Forever Hooligans of Rocky Romero and Alex Koslov beat Adrenaline Rush of ACH and TaDarius Thomas in 7:11 when Romero pinned Thomas after a Contract Killer. [**3/4]
2.) Ethan Page with Seleziya Sparx beat Rhett Titus in 5:06 with the Spinning Dwayne. [*1/4]
3.) Davey Richards vs. Tyler Black went to a no contest at 3:21 when the Age of the Fall interfered and Eddie Edwards and reDRagon made the save, leading to... [NR]
4.) The Age of the Fall of Jimmy Jacobs, Matt Tremont and Necro Butcher beat Eddie Edwards and reDRagon of Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish in 17:33 when Necro used a chair assisted bodyslam on Edwards. [****1/4]

[POST MATCH] Tyler Black attacked Edwards again while Age of the Fall held off Davey and reDRagon. Black says that if Edwards wants to put up a fight for his freedom, that's fine. Black challenges Edwards for a match at Final Battle where if Edwards loses, he must join Age of the Fall.

[PREMATCH] Dragon Gate USA president Gabe Sapolsky and ROH matchmaker Nigel McGuinness made their way to the ring and announced the beginning of the night's four match ROH vs. Dragon Gate series. Nigel said that this is a huge undertaking for both promotions and may the best side win. He and Gabe shook hands before taking their seats at ringside.

5.) Dragon Gate vs. ROH: Michael Elgin beat Jon Davis in 9:37 with an avalanche Elgin Bomb. [***]
6.) Dragon Gate vs. ROH: Adam Cole beat Caleb Konley in 10:03 with the Panama Sunrise. [***]

[INTERMISSION] Nigel McGuinness is in his office during intermission and announces that there will be a multipromotional presence at Final Battle, because not only will New Japan and Dragon Gate be represented, but CZW and Shimmer would be represented as well! Nigel didn't go into specifics but said that he hopes the fans enjoy the rest of the show and to stay tuned for more updates.
[INTERMISSION] Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli send in a video from Japan. Hero says that they were graciously given the show off and have spent that time in the Pro Wrestling NOAH dojo in Japan. Hero talks about how there's no real competition left in ROH and urges Nigel McGuinness to find them a top tag team for Final Battle.
[INTERMISSION] Kevin Steen is sitting at home. He says that OI4K burned his face, they took away his ability to provide for his family but at Final Battle, he and Generico and the Briscoes are going to take everything from OI4K. Steen announces that the match will be a No Holds Barred match and tells OI4K that they haven't seen a real killer yet, but they will at Final Battle.

7.) Dragon Gate vs. ROH: Ricochet , Harlem Bravado and Lancelot Bravado beat Generation Next of Austin Aries, Rich Swann and AR Fox in 24:16 when Ricochet used a double rotation moonsault on Fox. [****]
8.) Dragon Gate vs. ROH - Open the Dream Gate Championship: Johnny Gargano (ch) beat Roderick Strong in 15:36 with GargaNo Escape. Roderick offered Gargano a handshake after the match and Gargano refused, leaving the ring and waving goodbye to Roderick and the fans. [****1/2]
9.) ROH World Championship: Bryan Danielson (ch) beat Tommaso Ciampa with Truth Martini and the Hoopla Hotties in 21:43 with the Crossface Chickenwing. [***3/4]

[POST MATCH] Johnny Gargano makes his way to the ring and tells Bryan that he's admired what Bryan has done with the ROH World Championship, but he needs to know who the best wrestler in the world is. Is it an international superstar like the Whole Shebang, or a lowly American indie wrestler like Danielson. Bryan grabs the mic and tells Gargano that he respects Dragon Gate but he's not going to tolerate their chickenshit champion coming into Ring of Honor and questioning who the best wrestler is. Bryan says that he wants to know as well and that they should settle it at Final Battle. Gargano agrees and the two shake hands as the DVD fades to black.

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The American Dragon takes on the Whole Shebang, Eddie Edwards fights for his freedom, a New Japan Championship is defended and the war comes to an end at Final Battle V!

At our most recent event, Manhattan Mayhem, Bryan Danielson successfully defended the ROH World Championship against Tommaso Ciampa while Johnny Gargano successfully defended the Open the Dream Gate Championship against Roderick Strong. After Danielson's match, Johnny Gargano intruded on Bryan's celebration. Bryan issued a challenge to Gargano for Final Battle, which Gargano accepted but on one condition: the Open the Dream Gate Championship will not be on the line. Only Bryan Danielson's ROH World Championship will be up for grabs in the main event of our biggest show of the year! Can Danielson push past the one year mark, or will Dragon Gate claim the top prize in ROH?

Eddie Edwards has been haunted by the Age of the Fall for months. At Manhattan Mayhem, Edwards was on the losing end in a six man war with the Age of the Fall. After the match, Black told Edwards that if he wanted to be free from their grip, all he had to do was beat Tyler Black at Final Battle but if Edwards were to lose, he must join the Age of the Fall!

Two of the top tag teams in New Japan Pro Wrestling's Junior Heavyweight division are Forever Hooligans and The Young Bucks. New Japan Pro Wrestling has allowed the Hooligans to put their IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship on the line at Final Battle against the Young Bucks, so ROH fans will get to see the rivalry that has tore the house down all over Japan in person at Final Battle!

It's been a year. OI4K burst onto the scene a year ago and since then have been at war with Kevin Steen, El Generico and the Briscoes. Both sides have gone to hell and back, especially Kevin Steen. Steen suffered severe burns at the hands of OI4K and has vowed revenge as the two sides meet one final time in a No Holds Barred match!

These are just four of the huge matches signed for the fifth installment of Final Battle. Keep checking back for more updates on this huge show!

Card #50: "Final Battle V": Chicago, IL (iPPV):
ROH World Championship: Bryan Danielson (ch) vs. Johnny Gargano
If Edwards loses, he must join Age of the Fall: Eddie Edwards vs. Tyler Black
IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship: Forever Hooligans of Rocky Romero and Alex Koslov (ch) vs. The Young Bucks of Nick and Matt Jackson
No Holds Barred: Kevin Steen, El Generico, Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe vs. OI4K of Jon Moxley, Sami Callihan, Jake Crist and Dave Crist
CZW and Shimmer will be represented at Final Battle!

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A reprisal of an all time classic, Adam Cole takes on a Japanese superstar, the Kings once again take aim at Generation Next and the Age of the Fall goes to war with Richards and reDRagon at Final Battle!

AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Christopher Daniels, every time it's happened, has gone down in the pro wrestling annals as an all time classic. Styles has been ROH Pure Wrestling Champion for nearly one year and in that time, has defended against both Joe and Daniels, but recent tensions between the three men lead AJ to petition ROH management to make this match for Final Battle. Today, we can confirm that the three will indeed meet in the co-main event of Final Battle for the Pure Wrestling Championship!

Satoru Sayama, the original Tiger Mask, is regarded as being the most influential junior heavyweight wrestler of all time. His series of matches with the Dynamite Kid are regarded as being among the best to ever take place in a pro wrestling ring. At Final Battle, Tiger Mask makes his Ring of Honor debut as he takes on the "Panama City Playboy" Adam Cole.

The Kings of Wrestling have had something of a year-long feud with Generation Next. Starting at the Fourth Anniversary Show, the Kings have had three matches with various members of the stable. Hero demanded competition among the team's return to ROH and Roderick Strong was the first to step up to the plate and at Final Battle, the Kings of Wrestling will take on Roderick Strong and Rich Swann!

Davey Richards is looking to finish his war with the Age of the Fall at Final Battle V. While Edwards and Black wage in many ways a rematch from last year, Richards will team with Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish to take on Jimmy Jacobs, Matt Tremont and Necro Butcher in a six man tag match. Can Richards and reDRagon put Age of the Fall away for good?

There are still more matches to be announced for Final Battle V, including special CZW and Shimmer showcase matches that we'll have for you next week!

Card #50: "Final Battle V": Chicago, IL (iPPV):
ROH World Championship: Bryan Danielson (ch) vs. Johnny Gargano
ROH Pure Wrestling Championship: AJ Styles (ch) vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Samoa Joe
Adam Cole vs. Tiger Mask
ROH World Tag Team Championship: The Kings of Wrestling of Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli with Shane Hagadorn and Sara del Rey (ch) vs. Generation Next of Roderick Strong and Rich Swann
If Edwards loses, he must join Age of the Fall: Eddie Edwards vs. Tyler Black
Davey Richards and reDRagon of Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly vs. The Age of the Fall of Jimmy Jacobs, Matt Tremont and Necro Butcher
IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship: Forever Hooligans of Rocky Romero and Alex Koslov (ch) vs. The Young Bucks of Nick and Matt Jackson
No Holds Barred: Kevin Steen, El Generico, Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe vs. OI4K of Jon Moxley, Sami Callihan, Jake Crist and Dave Crist
CZW Showcase Match: X vs. X
Shimmer Showcase Match: X vs. X

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A huge dream match, Bennett faces the House of Truth, #AllEgo issues an open challenge, a huge tag team scramble and two promotional showcase matches signed for Final Battle V this weekend!

Austin Aries and Michael Elgin are two men who have never crossed paths in Ring of Honor. Elgin has often been close to winning the ROH World Championship while Aries has spent much of his time in the ROH tag team division. Aries has recently expressed his interest in the ROH World Championship as well as the Pure Championship at at Final Battle V, he takes his first step towards either title as he takes on "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin!

Mike Bennett recently renounced his involvement in the House of Truth just months after joining the group and seeing his woman, Maria, leave him for Willie Mack. Truth Martini was not happy with this development and ordered Ciampa to attack Bennett in the locker room back at Glory By Honor V. At Final Battle, Truth will try to take out his former HOT member as Ciampa takes on Bennett!

#AllEgo had a successful Ring of Honor debut against Rhett Titus at Manhattan Mayhem and now the brash Canadian standout is issuing an open challenge to anyone in professional wrestling for a match at Final Battle V! Who will show up to challenge #AllEgo?

As seems to be tradition, Final Battle will house a huge tag team scramble as The House of Truth's Uhaa Nation and Drew Gulak take on Adrenaline Rush, C&C Wrestle Factory and the new team of Jay Lethal and Rhett Titus! Any of these teams could gain a tag title shot with a victory here and you have to believe both Generation Next and the Kings of Wrestling will be watching!

Also, CZW and Shimmer will be represented as Drake Younger faces Masada in the CZW showcase match and Kimber Lee takes on Saraya Knight in the Shimmer showcase!

These matches are added to a card that will see ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defend his title against Dragon Gate's Open the Dream Gate Champion Johnny Gargano, AJ Styles defends the ROH Pure Championship against Samoa Joe and Christopher Daniels, Adam Cole takes on Tiger Mask, Forever Hooligans defend the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship and so much more this weekend as ROH presents a huge fourteen match card for Final Battle V!

Card #50: "Final Battle V": Chicago, IL (iPPV):
ROH World Championship: Bryan Danielson (ch) vs. Johnny Gargano
ROH Pure Wrestling Championship: AJ Styles (ch) vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Samoa Joe
Adam Cole vs. Tiger Mask
First Time Ever: Austin Aries vs. Michael Elgin
ROH World Tag Team Championship: The Kings of Wrestling of Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli with Shane Hagadorn and Sara del Rey (ch) vs. Generation Next of Roderick Strong and Rich Swann
If Edwards loses, he must join Age of the Fall: Eddie Edwards vs. Tyler Black
Davey Richards and reDRagon of Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly vs. The Age of the Fall of Jimmy Jacobs, Matt Tremont and Necro Butcher
Mike Bennett vs. Tommaso Ciampa with Truth Martini and the Hoopla Hotties
IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship: Forever Hooligans of Rocky Romero and Alex Koslov (ch) vs. The Young Bucks of Nick and Matt Jackson
No Holds Barred: Kevin Steen, El Generico, Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe vs. OI4K of Jon Moxley, Sami Callihan, Jake Crist and Dave Crist
#AllEgo Open Challenge: #AllEgo with #Sparx vs. X
The House of Truth of Drew Gulak and Uhaa Nation with Truth Martini and the Hoopla Hotties vs. Adrenaline Rush of ACH and TaDarius Thomas vs. C&C Wrestle Factory of Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander vs. Jay Lethal and Rhett Titus
CZW Showcase Match: Drake Younger vs. Masada
Shimmer Showcase Match: Kimber Lee vs. Saraya Knight

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Card #50: "Final Battle V": Chicago, IL (iPPV):

ROH matchmaker Nigel McGuinness opens the show by welcoming everyone to the fifth annual Final Battle. Nigel then introduces the promoters that helped to present the show: DJ Hyde (CZW), Gabe Sapolsky (Dragon Gate), Dave Prazak (Shimmer) and Naoki Sugabayashi (NJPW). Nigel says that ROH has truly achieved an international standing and that tonight's show is an international incident of sorts. Nigel says that we have 6+ hours of action on tap and he won't take any more of the fans time as we go to a video recapping Final Battle IV and the events that have lead us to tonight's event.

1.) CZW Showcase Match: Drake Younger beat Masada in 8:59 with Drake's Landing. [**1/4]
- Although this was a CZW showcase, the match was contested under traditional wrestling rules. They brawled a lot around the ringside area to compensate for that. Masada controlled Younger early on but crashed and burned on a flying shoulderblock attempt, putting the match firmly in Drake's hands as he put the Ultraviolent Beast away moments later with Drake's Landing.

2.) Shimmer Showcase Match: Saraya Knight beat Kimber Lee in 7:31 with the Knightmare. [**]
- Dave Prazak and Allison Danger took over commentary duties from Lenny Leonard and Dave Prazak for this match. Standard match, nothing too impressive. Saraya had the advantage most of the way through and easily picked up the victory over Kimber Lee.

3.) Tommaso Ciampa with Truth Martini and the Hoopla Hotties beat Mike Bennett in 6:59 with Project Ciampa. [*3/4]
- Really not a whole lot to this one. Bennett got jumped before the bell by Ciampa and Tommaso beat the living hell out of him for close to seven minutes. Contrary to what you may have expected from this match, there was no Willie Mack or Maria to distract Bennett, it was just Ciampa running through him. Ciampa continued the beatdown after the match, putting Bennett in the corner and hitting several running knees before security and referees finally got Ciampa. out of the ring.

[ROH Year Five Moment] Bryan Danielson records his first successful defense of the ROH World Championship by besting Davey Richards in a classic match! (Card #41: "Fourth Anniversary Show")

4.) The House of Truth of Drew Gulak and Uhaa Nation with Truth Martini and the Hoopla Hotties beat Adrenaline Rush of ACH and TaDarius Thomas, C&C Wrestle Factory of Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander and Jay Lethal and Rhett Titus in 12:29 when Gulak used the Spine Splitter on Lethal. [***]
- As the tag team scrambles tend to be, this qas pretty chaotic. Titus and Lethal took the fight to the HoT early on and everyone spilled to the outside, giving ACH the chance to dive out onto everyone, but he was cut off by Cedric Alexander, who threw him to the outside and hit the big dive spot onto everyone. Gulak took over quickly after that and smashed everyone who got in the ring with him. C&C did manage to get him out of the ring and took things over late, but a blind tag lead to the HoT picking up its second win of the night.

[ROH Year Five Moment] AJ Styles submits Samoa Joe with a Calf Killer in his first defense of the ROH Pure Wrestling Championship! (Card #42: "Northern Navigation")

5.) #AllEgo Open Challenge: Ethan Page with Seleziya Sparx beat QT Marshall in 4:21 with the Spinning Dwayne. [*1/2]
- Well...it's QT Marshall, what did you expect? I find it a little suspicious that Page has put out two open challenges now and they've both been 'accepted' by less than top tier guys. I'm calling shenanigans on the whole ordeal. Anyways, he squashed QT Marshall. In other news, water is wet and snow is cold.

6.) IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship: The Young Bucks of Nick and Matt Jackson beat Forever Hooligans of Rocky Romero and Alex Koslov (ch) in 18:44 when Matt pinned Koslov after More Bang For Your Buck to become the new champions. [****1/4]
- The first really great match on the show and it's not surprising given the participants. The Bucks started the match out with a double team dive and the pace never let up throughout the entire match. The champions had to fight from behind the whole way through, and never got enough momentum to really have the Bucks in danger. The Bucks hit More Bang For Your Buck on Romero for a near fall, but later in the match Romero couldn't save his partner which lead to the two losing the IWGP Jr. Championship.

After the match, Romero helped Koslov up and as Koslov was leaving the ring, Romero dropkicked Koslov, sending him to the outside. Romero bashed Koslov into all four corners of the barricades before putting him back in the ring and locking in the Diablo Armbar. Romero eventually relinquished the hold and left his apparent former partner in the middle of the ring injured.

[ROH Year Five Moment] Adam Cole becomes the first ever two-time Survival of the Fittest winner, besting Kyle O'Reilly to win the finals of the fifth installment of the tournament! (Card #43: "Survival of the Fittest V")

7.) No Holds Barred: Kevin Steen, El Generico, Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe beat OI4K of Jon Moxley, Sami Callihan, Jake Crist and Dave Crist in 19:53 when Steen used a Package Piledriver on Moxley. [***1/2]
- The expected blood and guts match and it went about like you would imagine. This was another match that began during the entrances, but at least this makes sense given that it's a blood feud. Dave Crist took a spike Jay Driller onto a chair early in the match and was pretty much out of the equation for the rest of the bout. Callihan hit a nasty exploder on Generico, dropping him directly on the hardwood floor of the Frontier Fieldhouse. Late in the match, Steen grabbed a chair and went nuts, hitting everyone in OI4K and opening a huge gash in Moxley's forehead. The finish was brutal, as Steen hit the Package Piledriver from the middle rope on Moxley. The babyfaces celebrated after the match and Lenny Leonard put it over as possibly being the last time we see OI4K in ROH.

[ROH Year Five Moment] Generation Next defend the ROH World Tag Titles successfully against New Japan Pro Wrestling's Forever Hooligans in an epic match! (Card #44: "Motown Showdown")

8.) Davey Richards and reDRagon of Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly beat The Age of the Fall of Jimmy Jacobs, Matt Tremont and Necro Butcher in 13:44 when Richards used the DR Driver on Jacobs. [***]
- Not the war I would have expected it to be, but still a very good match. reDRagon went to war with Tremont and Necro throughout multiple brawls on the floor which saw O'Reilly hit with a chair assisted bodyslam followed by a Cactus elbow from Tremont. Richards teed off on Jacobs from the start of the match and busted Jacobs' mouth open with a shoot kick in the corner. Necro and Davey did mix it up a bit, with Richards landing a DR Driver on Necro for a one count and Necro backing Richards into the corner and bombing some of the most ungodly punches imaginable at him. Two straight matches saw the heel stable fall to the babyfaces...when was the last time that happened in pro wrestling?

[ROH Year Five Moment] AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels left it all in the ring as they wrestled to a time limit draw in a Pure Championship match! (Card #45: "Death Before Dishonor V")

9.) If Edwards loses, he must join Age of the Fall: Eddie Edwards beat Tyler Black in 21:56 with Die Hard. [***]
- The outcome was somewhat surprising given that Black dominated a lot of the offense in the match, he just never landed God's Last Gift or a Phoenix Splash. Edwards hit a suicide dive late in the match and from there it was all him until the end. Black tried to escape the Achilles lock, only to be dragged back into the ring before rolling Edwards over into a pinning combination to finally escape. Edwards hit Die Hard to put Black away. After the match, Delirious ran in from the crowd and sprayed red mist in Edwards' eyes before leaving through the crowd.

10.) First Time Ever: Austin Aries beat Michael Elgin in 22:20 after four consecutive Brainbusters. [****1/2]
- Incredible match that saw Elgin's "Unbreakable" nickname put to the test as Aries tried to drive his head through the mat with four straight brainbusters. Elgin rushed Aries at the start, clubbing at the former Tag Team Champion and trying to put him away early. Aries dodged a clothesline, sending Elgin to the floor and hit the Heat Seeking Missile to take over early in the match. Elgin fought back late, hitting an avalanche Elgin Bomb for a huge near fall. Unfortunately for Elgin, moments later Aries would be thrown to the outside, where he would shove Elgin into the barricade, opening up the opportunity for another Heat Seeking Missile for a near fall. From there, it was four consecutive brainbusters for the mammoth Canadian and Aries would pick up a huge singles win over Elgin. The two shook hands after the match and Aries helped Elgin to the back.

[ROH Year Five Moment] Bryan Danielson defeats one of the all time greats, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, in a phenomenal ROH World Championship match in Philadelphia! (Card #46: "Best in the World")

11.) ROH World Tag Team Championship: The Kings of Wrestling of Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli with Shane Hagadorn and Sara del Rey (ch) beat Generation Next of Roderick Strong and Rich Swann in 16:43 when Hero pinned Strong after KRS-TWO. [****]
- It's hard to follow and epic battle like that last one, but these two teams did a great job of that. Strong and Swann are very much like the old Strong and Jack Evans tag team and they used that to their advantage. Hero fell victim to the End of Heartache early on but a distraction from Shane Hagadorn saved the titles. Swann was taken out late in the match by Swiss Death on the floor from Claudio. Roderick, while a tremendous wrestler in his own right, couldn't take KOW alone and was put away with KRS-TWO as KOW made their fourth defense of the titles.

[ROH Year Five Moment] In a homecoming of sorts, Dayton native Chris Hero and his tag partner Claudio Castagnoli successfully defended the ROH World Tag Team Championship against OI4K's Sami Callihan and Jon Moxley! (Card #47: "No Way Out")

12.) Adam Cole beat Tiger Mask in 14:58 with the Florida Key. [***1/4]
- This didn't quite live up to the previous few matches, but this was still a great outing from both guys. Sayama took the fight to Cole but a missed Space Flying Tiger Drop gave Cole the advantage late and Cole wouldn't relent, putting the Japanese legend away with the Florida Key. Cole got on the mic after the match and said that by Final Battle VI, he would be ROH World Champion.

[ROH Year Five Moment] Adam Cole cashed in his ROH World Championship shot and held Bryan Danielson to a sixty minute time limit draw in one of the best matches of the year! (Card #48: "Glory By Honor V")

13.) ROH Pure Wrestling Championship: Christopher Daniels beat AJ Styles (ch) and Samoa Joe in 24:49 when he pinned Styles after a Muscle Buster from Joe to become the sixth champion. All three men used all three rope breaks. [****]
- Excellent match with a ton of action, but that's to be expected given the three participants. Both Styles and Daniels went after Joe early on, sending Joe to the outside after a double dropkick. From there, the two hammered at each other until Joe came back in and put them both down with a double lariat. Joe was on offense for much of the middle of this match, hitting both opponents with a Muscle Buster. Late in the match, Joe hit a third Muscle Buster on AJ but was sent from the ring by a missile dropkick from Christopher Daniels, who followed up with the Angels Wings to pick up his first Championship in ROH.

[ROH Year Five Moment] Dragon Gate's Open the Dream Gate Champion, Johnny Gargano, defends his championship against Roderick Strong in a great match before challenging ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson to a match to find out who the best wrestler in the world is! (Card #49: "Manhattan Mayhem")

14.) ROH World Championship: Bryan Danielson (ch) beat Johnny Gargano in 32:27 with Cattle Mutilation. [****3/4]
- Amazing main event that saw Gargano nearly capture the ROH Championship with GargaNo Escape, but Danielson persevered, hitting a dive to the outside to turn the momentum in his favor. Danielson landed a Dragon suplex and followed it up with a flying headbutt for his first near fall. Late in the match, Gargano took the match to the outside and shoved Danielson into the barricade, following up with a running knee to put Danielson's head through one of the ringside barricades. Danielson was nearly counted out, but got in at the count of 19. Gargano attempted to lock in GargaNo Escape one last time, but Danielson countered and rolled Gargano through into Cattle Mutilation. Gargano attempted to escape, but Danielson landed some brutal MMA elbows before applying Cattle Mutilation one final time to retain the championship and put himself in second place for the longest ROH World Championship reign and amount of title defenses. Gargano shook Danielson's hand and Bryan celebrated in the ring to end the show.