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ROH Women's World Championship Tournament Final: Rok-C vs. Miranda Alize.
They locked up and grappled around the ring. They ended up in the corner. Aliza broke clean but in an arrogant way to mess with Rok-C. Rok-C grabbed a side headlock and Alize escaped. They faced off. Rok-C grabb her in a bridging hammerlock, trying to force a submission. She worked over Alize's leg until Alize escaped and began working over her arm. They reversed arm wringers before going to the mat, countering each other's attempts at maneuvers. They faced off and the crowd applauded, then chanted for Rok-C.
They went back and forth with a GREAT series of reversals and moves. Rok-C has no business being as smooth as she is with her footwork and timing at 19. She nailed a Thesz Press and rained down with forearms, Alize caught her going to the ropes and slammed her down into the ring for a two count. Alize gained control of the flow of the match, drilling Rok-C with some hard chops.
Alize drilled her with a hard boot to the face in the corner and slammed, then drilled Rok-C with a double underhook suplex for a two count. The crowd chanted for Rok-C. She started to mount a comeback with a series of forearms. Rok-C used the ropes for leverage for a takedown but Alize rolled through and snatched her arm, going for a submission. Alize used her leg to choke Rok-C against the ropes, then used a boot to the throat in the corner.
Alize continued to control Rok-C, who fired back with forearms. She was sent into the ropes but held on. She backdropped Alize over the top to the apron. Alize caught her with a bulldog into the ring for a two count. She cinched in a surfboard variation. Rok-C fought to her feet but was brought back to the mat with the submission again. Rok-C finally fired back and made a comeback with several charging offensive maneuvers in the corner. She nailed the Thesz Press again for a two count.
Rok-C peppered her with forearms. Alize fired back. Rok-C caught her with a Side Russian legsweep for another near fall. Rok-C was drilled with a kick to the head and almost pinned. Alize nailed a GTS for a near fall. Rok-C fired away with a kick out of the corner and ascended the ropes, only to have her legs kicked out from underneath her. Aliza nailed a DDT off the ropes for a close two count.
Alize tried to choke out Rok-C.with a tight chinlock. Rok-C.tried to battle to the ropes but was trapped in the center of the ring. She finally made it to the ropes, draping her feet over the ropes. Rok-C went to the floor to recover. Alize went to follow but was grabbed and sent into the barricades. Rok-C hit a hell of a dive to the floor. She tossed Alize back but was dropkicked through the ropes and sent back to the floor. Alize then nailed a dive to the floor.
With the competitors out on the floor, the referee began counting them out but they returned before the 20 count. They met in the center of the ring, exchanging blows. Alize caught her with a cutter out of nowhere but was too spent to make a pinfall attempt. They went back and forth with pinfalls before Alize trapped Rok-C in a crossface. Rok-C countered and locked on one of her own. Alize turned it into a pinfall for a two count and then superkicked Rok-C as she returned to her feet.
Rok-C came back with a Code Red for the pin.
Your winner and the first ROH Women's World Champion, Rok-C!
A hell of a back and forth match as each really brought their best game here.
Maria Kanellis-Bennett came to the ring and embraced Rok-C. Rok-C's parents came into the ring to embrace her as well.
ROH Champion Bandido vs. Demonic Flamita vs. Brody King vs. EC3 - Elimination Match.
Bandido was easily the crowd favorite. EC3 and King went back and forth at each other with big moves. King nailed a running clothesline in the corner. EC3 responded with a Cactus clothesline, sending them both over the top to the floor. Bandido and Flamita hit the ring and faced off, going back and forth with some really fun, fast-paced action. culminating with Bandido rotating around him numerous times for a head scissors takedown. Flamita went to the floor. Bandido nailed a dive on him as EC3 and King battled on the floor. Bandido nailed a big dive to King, crashing rudely into the barricade.
Back in the ring, Bandido was worked over by Flamita. EC3 broke up a pinfall and battled with Flamita. He nailed a TKO onto his knee then drilled Bandido with several big maneuvers. EC3 placed Bandido on top but King returned and nailed EC3, going for a superplex. Bandido knocked him off the ropes but EC3 geabbed the champ and slammed him onto King. King rolled to the floor and EC3 measured Bandido as Flamita stalked the floor waiting to see what happened. Flamita nailed him with a chair to the back as the referee checked on King. EC3 nailed Flamita with the chair and was DQ'd.
EC3 has been eliminated. The crowd booed that.
King returned to the ring and clotheslined Flamita and Bandido. The lucha stars had no choice but to team up to try and stun him with a series of offensive maneuvers. These sequences were all really imaginative and fun but they couldn't get the pinfall. King mounted a comeback and worked over Bandido in the corner but Flamita slipped underneath and lifted him on his shoulders. Bandido nailed a Canadian Destroyer off the ropes on King. That was crazy.
Bandido and Flamita battled back and forth until King nailed a big boot and a powerbomb and pinned Flamita, eliminating him.
And then, there were two.
They shook hands and began battling back and forth. There were dueling chants with King getting the louder side.
King nailed some big clotheslines and scored several near falls. The fans began chanting for Bandido.
They battled to the corner, where Bandido was placed on the ropes and drilled with some hard chops. He fired back and knocked King off the ropes then nearly scored the pin. He nailed a slam into a takedown and scored another two count. Bandido went to the top and nailed a shooting star press but King kicked out at one and hit a discus clothesline. Bandido shocked him with a La Magistral and scored the pinfall.
Your winner and still ROH Champion, Bandido!
A good match but it couldn't follow some of the other action from the previous bouts.
The Foundation came to the ring and congratulated Bandido. Vincent and his miscreants, Dutch, Bateman, and Vita VonStarr, came out on the stage applauding as well. He has a guaranteed title shot in his future. They went off the ring with that shot.
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