[9.0] "ROH's send-off was a great ride. Everybody was on track to put their best performance. You felt it through the entire show, especially in the Hour One in fact. Everybody showed that despite the hiatus, Ring of of Honor stills hot. Loyal talents and newcomers fighting for their own honor. Very emotional show. It will be remembered."
[10.0] "It took me a minute to rate this, not cause it was hard for me to come up with a rating, I've just been putting it off until the last ROH tv of the year, even a couple weeks removed I still feel hyped by the show, ROH is my favorite promotion and not just the good times where everyone liked it, but also when everyone hated it and when nobody watched it, I love the ROH talent, from the people who first made a name outside ROH to the ones who grew in ROH, in this show everyone went all out, everyone had a moment to shine and everyone did, Matt Taven almost got seriously injured like 3 times in his match, even if I'm sad that Bandido missed the show it led to an even more significant main event, the passing of the torch, not only that but the story of Gresham vs Lethal finally coming to an end, from rivals when Gresham couldn't gain the title from Lethal years ago, leading to an amazing tag team and the to the Foundation, Gresham finally gets the world title win over Lethal in a great passing of the torch. This show opened many storylines that will probably happen elsewhere even if ROH comeback, and I appreciate ROH letting the talent have that, even if some of it came from a shit segment with EC3, but it wouldn't be ROH without a shitty segment that makes no sense, if it's the end of ROH it's a nice ending, if it's on hiatus it's still an incredible celebration of all that ROH has acomplished in the last 20 years, and I especially love that even if it could be the last show they didn't book it around the older guys, it wasn't a full nostalgia trip, it let the young talent shine as they worked for it. This is my favorite wrestling show of all time."
[7.0] "Das war sie also, die vorerst letzte ROH Show. Ich kann es immer noch nicht so richtig fassen. Wie sicherlich viele, bin ich durch ROH zum Indy Wrestling gekommen und es war für mich nach Impact auch die nächste Horizonterweiterung, wodurch ich noch zu vielen weiteren Promotion gekommen bin, wie PWG, DGUSA, Evolve und später vieles aus Japan. Ich verbinde daher mit ROH viele Emotionen und tolle Matches, da diese Liga sogar einige Zeit meine Lieblingsliga war. In den letzten Jahren hat man mich zwar verloren, sodass ich nur noch einige große Shows geschaut habe aber Final Battle war für mich Pflicht. Es wird deutlich, dass man nicht mehr die ganz großen Stars aus dem Indybereich hat aber es sind immer noch viele fähige Worker dabei. Sehr cool fand ich die vielen Einspieler frühere ROH Wrestler. Der Opener ist ein nettes Spotfest, welches mich aber nicht vollkomen catchen konnte. Das TV Title Match fand ich solide und ein cooler Moment für Rhett Titus. Woods vs. Johnson war für mich bis dahin sogar das beste Match, da mich Woods hier wirklich überzeugen konnte, fand ich ganz gut, wenn Brian Johnson nicht grad geredet hat. Kenny King vs. Shane Taylor fand ich auch ganz nett und Rok-C vs. Willow solide. Wirkte nicht so ganz rund das Match der Damen, war aber immer noch in Ordnung. Das 8 Man Tag Match war ebenfalls ganz cool, gute Action. Die Promo von EC3 danach zog sich gefühlt leider ewig und ich fand die ganz und gar nicht gut. Dass Adam Sherr dann herauskommt war ganz nett gemacht aber den Angle fand ich etwas komisch. Das Tag Team Title Match ist mein MOTN, richtig gute Action zweier motivierter Teams, die nochmal richtig was raushauen wollen. Den größten Pop bekommt allerdings FTR, die sich einen guten Brawl mit den Briscoes liefern. Der Main Event ist ebenfalls gut wird am Ende als das gesamte Roster zum Ring kommt, auch schön emotional. Insgesamt eine Show, die nichts schlechtes aber auch viel solides bis ordentliches Wrestling bietet. Wirklich gut fand ich zwar nur die letzten beiden Matches, allerdings war die Show schon in Ordnung, wobei sie an einigen Stellen nicht richtig zündet."
[9.0] "Good show I thought. Nothing really bad on the show (aside from the stuff with EC3 after his match.) Tag Title Match was my MOTN followed by Gresham/Lethal then Kenny/Shane then Lee/Horus. Everything else was largely solid including on the pre-show. Good crowd with some good moments such as Rhett finally winning a singles title and Gresham winning the ROH Title to the appearances by Deonna and FTR. Hope that ROH can restructure and find a way to continue as they are arguably one of the most important promotions to have ever existed. I'd go about 8.5 but will bump to a 9."
[7.0] "Runde Show, die ROH zum temporären Abschied liefert. Das ganz große nostalgische Gefühl wollte bei mir nicht aufkommen, da die goldenen Zeiten von ROH von Leuten geprägt worden sind, die sich halt nicht melden konnten/durften. Im Ring setzte man logischerweise auf aktuelle Storys und macht es dabei doch ziemlich ordentlich. Matchqualität ist im Schnitt wirklich gut, aber nicht alles läuft hier vor Relevanz über. Generell hat der Event einen guten Vibe und bietet ein im Kern würdiges Final Battle."
[8.0] "Der Opener war gleich mal ein guter Start. Das war handwerlich starkes, dynamisches Popcornwrestling, was besonders auf der Position natürlich gut rüberkommt und auch auch in dieser Länge. Das Television Title Match danach war in meinen Augen das am wenigsten auffällige, war aber auch absolut solide und hatte zudem einen für mich überraschenden aber dennoch durchaus sinnvollen Sieger. Woods gegen Johnson war anständig und eines der besseren Matches von Letzterem in meinen Augen. Apropos bessere Matches von jemandem: Es folgte eines der besten Kenny King Matches, an welches ich mich erinnere und das auch noch in einem unbekannten Terrain für ihn. Das war nämlich ein intensiver und harter Brawl, der dem Namen der Stipulation alle Ehre machte. Willow gegen Rok-C war danach ein mehr als anständiges Match in meinen Augen, in welchem Rok-C bissiger werden musste, um ihren Titel verteidigen zu können. Das Eight Man Tag Match danach war absolut anständig bevor dann noch mal ein wirklich gutes Tag Team Match im Co ME sowie ein sehr gutes ME folgte, was auch mein MOTN war. Hier gefiel mir besonders die mit der Physis und dem technischen Wrestling korrespondierende Dramaturgie. Abseits des Wrestlings ist vor Allem noch der Auftritt des ehemaligen Braun Strowman zu erwähnen sowie die vielen Cameos anlässlich dieser letzten Show der alten Ära. Ich finde es war ein wirklich guter PPV, welcher in meinen Augen 8 Punkte verdient."
[6.0] "Well... Medium... Very average, where there were good matches, but I didn't see anything special in them. I liked the team match. The best on this show. Another main event is not bad, but the rest is garbage that you can not watch! 6.5/10"
[10.0] "Well-balanced show, a classy promotion that has created most of the top guys I've watched since I was a teen. The show would get an 8. But in honor of the promotion and the values they represented even during the pandemic, they get my 10. I will miss the hand-shaking. Good luck ROH. I hope to see you soon. HONOR.IS.REAL."
[8.0] "Ein wirklich souveräner Abschluss-PPV von ROH, welcher mir sehr gut gefallen hat. Der Opener war sehr unterhaltsam, bevor eher die 2 Lowlights der Show kamen, die mich nicht wirklich abgeholt haben. Taylor vs. King war danach wieder sehr stark, aber auch das Damen Match hat mir gefallen. Das 8 Men Tag Team Match passte zur Storyline und war auch ganz in Ordnung, abgeholt hat es mich aber nicht ganz. Die beiden letzten Matches waren danach wieder sehr stark (das Tag Team Title Match war mein persönliches MONT) und endet damit auf sehr zufriedenstellend. Es gab auch einige positive Überraschungen wie FTR, Scherr oder auch Blake, welche dem Event nur gut taten."
[8.0] "I thought that Final Battle 2021 was a fine show. There definitely we're plenty of surprises throughout the show. Good-bye ROH for now at least."
[8.0] "Really good way to end an era of ROH Briscoes/OGK and Lethal/Gresham were matches of the night. Not a single bad bout on the entire show , even if they weren't barnburnes. Only negative would be EC3 and his narrative stuff."
[10.0] "Well ROH went out with a bang at least. One of the best PPVs of the year, the only real low points being the misguided and overlong hardcore match and EC3's self absorbed and completely inappropriate post match promo. The multi-person matches weren't great, but were absolutely necessary on an occasion like this to get people on the card, and for that reason don't drag down the overall rating. Over half of the matches were truly great, and they've done a good job of setting up future matches for the titles if not for the brand. Add to that the tributes from various wrestlers and the whole locker room coming out at the end and you get a fittting send off for Ring Of Honor. I'm sceptical it will return in a recognisable form, but at least there was this unforgettable show."
[10.0] "If this is the way you have to go out, you did it one hundred and ten percent correctly. Every match was good to MOTYC being the tag match. The emotion in the fans were undeniable. We are losing one of the saving graces of professional wrestling. Thank you to everyone who has ever stepped into a ring of honor ring. HONOR IS REAL."
[7.0] "Das war ein würdiger PPV zum vorläufigen Ende der ROH Era. Es gab ein paar Überraschung und die Matchqualität ging auch in ordnung. Die beiden letzten Matches waren die stärksten der Show. Mal schauen wie dann der Resart aussehen wird."
[9.0] "As sad as it is to see Ring of Honor go out this way, this was about as fitting as send off as you could give them. Gresham winning the World Title after being a top prospect just a few years ago is a great storybook ending."
[7.0] "A sad show in a lot of ways because you can see there's still potential with what they have or had. There may not have been any MOTY contenders on but there was very little bad on this show other than EC3's post match promo, and it was nice to have video messages from some of the biggest names in wrestling today that helped make Ring of Honor what it was."
[9.0] "As great of a show as ROH could've put on given their current situation. Everybody on the card brought their A-game. Ian & Caprice on commentary were having a great time while making great calls and helping put over what ROH means to them and the wrestlers. The taped promos from ex-ROH stars were a nice touch (of course nobody currently contracted to WWE appeared, it is what it is). Dragon Lee & Rey Horus had a really action-packed lucha opener. The TV Title match was fun stuff where Hendry looked like a star despite Rhett's win, and Woods looked like a star despite a less-than-interesting opponent in the Pure Title match. Shane & Kenny had an insane Fight Without Honor. Rok-C put in a solid title defense and will be heading to Impact to keep that lineage alive against Deonna which was a great development. 8-Man paid tribute to ROH history in a fun way, but that post-match segment with EC3, Wesley, & Scherr was really weird unless they KNOW that they're going to come back and make that a stable. Briscoes/OGK & Lethal/Gresham put over the Tag & World Championships like they meant everything, and that's what ROH should do. Feel-good show for a feel-bad moment in wrestling history. I hope ROH comes back, but if it doesn't, this is a good final chapter."
[8.0] "This was a fitting end to this era of ROH. Nothing really dragged except for the Woods vs. Johnson match. King vs. Taylor was a great plunder match. I thought the women's match got really good by the end and the top two matches really delivered. A shame that time that could have gone to the main event got eaten up by an angle featuring EC3 and the former Braun Strowman. And while it was cool to see FTR, their brawl with the Briscoes went on too long as well."
[8.0] "Not only was this show full of quite a few good matches, it was a nice send off for this version of ROH. Much like the last episode of Monday Nitro. Also helped that throughout the show so many people from ROH's past, present, and potential future swooped by to continue angles into other promotions for fans. The main event itself.as well as the penultimate tag match are clear highlights of the night and should be checked out on their own at the very least. Beautiful end to a beautiful era."
