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Name of the event:
ROH Final Battle 2018
Promotion:
Broadcast type:
Live
Broadcast date:
14.12.2018
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Dark Three Way Tag Team Match
Singles Match
Kenny King defeats Eli Isom (9:02)
ROH Women Of Honor World Title Four Corner Survival Match
Kelly Klein defeats Karen Q and Madison Rayne and Sumie Sakai (c) (13:41) - TITLE CHANGE !!!
- Kelly Klein eliminates Karen Q (6:54)
- Kelly Klein eliminates Madison Rayne (8:54)
- Kelly Klein eliminates Sumie Sakai
Singles Match
Singles Match
ROH World Title #1 Contendership Match
I Quit Match
Flip Gordon defeats Bully Ray (14:25)

All workers
7.82
Current Total Rating (?)
Valid votes: 49
Number of comments: 17
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Average rating: 7.86  [49]
Average rating in 2025: 8.00  [1]
Average rating in 2024: 8.00  [1]
Average rating in 2023: 8.50  [2]
Average rating in 2022: 7.00  [2]
Average rating in 2021: 8.00  [1]
Average rating in 2020: 8.00  [2]
Average rating in 2019: 7.58  [12]
Average rating in 2018: 7.96  [28]
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DeatmatchGuyBeyazit wrote on 01.01.2019:
[9.0] "Best Final Battle I've ever watched after FB 2016. Actually FB 2014 was very good also but Jay Briscoe's win had made me disappoint about that Final Battle. Main Event was like a PWG match but it was good. I'm glad to see Taven's win over Castle. For today, ROH's biggest show is Supercard Of Honor and I'm so exticed for the show. I hope Elite has gone forever. This faction had made ROH worse last 2 years. Sinclair Brodcasting and NJPW had influence in this problem. Although, this show was very good. I hope a heel turn from Lethal in 2019 because he is with the same chracter for years. Even in TNA."
TWICEmomo wrote on 30.12.2018:
[6.0] "Concerning the current situation that ROH is facing, this year's Final Battle is still a averageable event. Eli Isom's peformance is decent, and he make a good opener with Kenny King. (***) Cobb vs Page is a big pop, and crowd seems very enjoy it. As for me, I'm very looking forward to Page, whom has the ability to become a big star. (****1/4). Women's match is forgettable. (**1/2) Zack and Gresham have a pure technical match which I love it. (****1/2) I can not understand the match between Taven and Dalton and it's boring actually. (***) I Kinda like Daniels' match against Marty, considering this is his last moment in Ring of Honor. (****) I Quit match is full of drama and it's fun to watch it. (***1/2) Jay and Cody's match is disappointing, I know Cody tries to make the match in the 90s fashion way but it just too slow and make no reaction. (***1/2) Ladder war is awesome, it's first time for me to see The Briscoes are so aggressive and the match is just brutal. (****1/2)"
Amico Leonard wrote on 24.12.2018:
[9.0] "Mama Mia here I Stand! . Amazing event, personally one of the best shows I have ever seen this year, entering in the list of my fav events ever. Kenny King vs Eli isom good opener, good story (kenny king that want to punish Eli), good way to open this show. Jeff Cobb vs Hangman Page personaly the match of the night in my opinion: amazing amazing intensity, amazing spots and show of strenght, great moves and kick outs, , Hangman page prove to be a young lion that want to establish himself in the wrestling world. Jeff coob prove to be a nature freaks with his in ring style of mixing athletic ability and massive strenght. 4 corners womens of honor match has been great, a thing that I love about "non WWE" stuff is the fact womens wrestling is not a main portion of the show as right now in WWE. Johnatan Gresham vs Zack sabre JR great pure encounter, loved the false finish and the way they mixed up the encounter. Dalton castle vs Matt Tave has been a great storyteller, with some great false finish and a great escalation of breath taking moments ... the plancha on the hurdles from matt taven has been infarct. Loved the story about the fake championship. Marty scurrl vs Daniels has been the match that didn't respect the expectations, itself has been great but from marty and daniels I expected more, a perfect match in the reality we had a good match but that notdo justice to Daniels (if it is a real retirement). Bubba vs Flip wasn't great in my opinion. Ok if you judge the emotions (wrestling is about emotions) it has been great with ll run ins etc (sandman first) but itself the match isn't great and Flip's girlfriend recited bad the role. Cody vs Lehtal has been strange. Second best match of the night but strange in the developmentof the bout. The storytelling and the final scenes has been iconic besides the match itself. Ladder Wars has been a jaw dopping spot fest , incredible the risks this mads takes but itself as psicology point of view it was only insane bumps."
DanTalksRasslin wrote on 17.12.2018:
[9.0] "A great note for ROH to end the year on, even if it's a bit bittersweet as it marked the ROH swan song of most of the Elite. The Ladder War main event was enjoyable as one would expect, as was Lethal vs Cody, which I thought did a great job of making the stakes behind the match matter even if the outcome was unsurprising. Cobb vs Page, Taven vs Castle, ZSJ vs Gresham and Scurll vs Daniels were all strong matches; Flip vs Bully I would describe as "overbooking done right" - a very enjoyable chaotic affair with pretty much everybody who's become involved in that story being used well; and Kelly Klein was the right choice of winner for the women's match and looked dominant in eliminating all three opponents. An optimistic note for the company as it now moves forward without some of its recent past's key players, and of course it will be interesting to see what the departing group has in store for next year as well."
cmchamp wrote on 16.12.2018:
[7.0] "Until ZSJ's match I was very happy with the show, but then the following 2 matches were the classic WWE 2018 good but boring matches. Flip v Bully was a very good match-angle. Cody-Jay is another "good but boring" that definitively killed the show. Main event is good of course. What will be remembered looking back to this show? Cobb-Page, Main Event, Flip revenge and maybe Kelly Klein be dominant. Not enough if you have 3 who cares matches of almost 20 minutes each. I'm generous giving it a 7."
kidkash wrote on 16.12.2018:
[7.0] "There were some really good matches, I love Jeff Cobb. Him against Page was awesome. Gresham/ZSJ could have gone longer. I also liked Kelly Klein pinning everyone, now that is a rebuild. My problem with the show comes from the overbooked world title match and mainly the order of the matches. I am all about old school booking. Title matches should close the show 99% of the time and, of course, in particular order. 6-man title match - if there is one -, women's title, tv title, tag team title, world title. That should almost always be the order to make those title mean everything for the contenders. I miss it big time in today's wrestling especially on American soil. ROH should bring back this tradition. Apart from that a very enjoyable show, I had tons of fun. Oh, and Jeff Cobb is a beast. :)"
seriousbusiness wrote on 16.12.2018:
[8.0] "There was some bad and boring stuff, but I think there was enough good stuff that made it one of the better North American shows of the year. Cobb vs Page over-delivered in great sprint of a match, ****1/4. Zack vs Gresham should've been longer, but I really liked what they brought to the match anyways, ****. Scurll and Daniels don't have the greatest chemistry together, but they picked up the drama towards the end, ***1/2. I really liked the last 5 minutes of Cody vs Lethal, but everything else was super overbooked, ***1/4. The main event was a bloody clusterfuck as you would expect, and if this was the Bucks last match in ROH then what a way to go out, ****1/2."
Redy wrote on 16.12.2018:
[8.0] "It was a very nice show, with a attractive card. It was, in general, good and so fine, with only a bit exceptions. My ratings: Kenny King vs Eli Isom: **3/4 (a very good way of start a show. Kenny is nice and Isom has a good future). - Cobb vs Page: ****1/4 (what a match. it was fantastic in a lot of things). - Klein vs Sakai vs Karen Q vs Rayne: **1/2 (meh. probably i will forget this match). - ZSJ vs Gresham: ****1/2 (i love this type of tecnichal matches, and here we see a lot of that. So nice. My only problem is the time, very short. PLEASE ROH, IF YOU ARE READING THIS MAKE A 60 MIN MATCH). - Taven vs Castle: ***1/2 (It was ok, but i whised more). - Scurll vs Daniels: ***1/2 (Similar as Castle vs Taven. I want more here. Sadly it was the last Daniels's match in ROH). - Flip vs Ray: ***3/4 (This was great, a match like in '90, like ECW, this was pure soul! Not all matches have to be perfect in psychology or in technic). - Lethal vs Cody: **3/4 (normal match. He's Cody, I'm content with that). - Ladder War: ****1/2 (Amazing match. A lot of awesome spots, too much violence... One of the matches of the night)"
Mahanx wrote on 15.12.2018:
[9.0] "very good PPV in Ring Of Honor or maybe one of the best ppv at all pro wrestling promotions in 2018 , i didn't saw even one bad match in cards.... Ladder War match was incredible , at this match some actions was really awesome and unbelievable ! ..... maybe King vs Isom , Sabre vs Gresham , scrull vs daniels matches wasn't high rate but still this matches was good too of their way."
mikeyism wrote on 15.12.2018:
[8.0] "One of ROHs better shows of the year. The Ladder Match, Gresham/Sabre and Page/Cobb are worth going out of your way to see. The show felt a little too long though which hurt the last 2 matches."
RK27ZERO93 wrote on 15.12.2018:
[8.0] "Hangman is so FUCKING awesome, very great opener, Marty Scurll deliver for his match, Taven/Castle is good and the Main Event is absolutely incredible. The women's, Flip/Gordon and Lethal/Cody are the only who did not shine tonight. And officialy, is so far, the last The Elite ROH Show (except Marty)"