The road to Final Battle ends with Quinn McKay (who is going to be an AMAZING heel someday, if you ask me) welcoming us to tonight’s show. Ian Riccobani and Caprice Coleman have the call. Quinn throws us to the post match angle with Vincent and Mike Bennett. The OG Kingdom will take on Vincent and Bateman this Friday night at Final Battle. According to Bennett, those Melvins will learn the true meaning of what the Kingdom is all about.
We are introduced to the Bouncers, who say fun and games are over and the newly formed team of PCO and Mark Briscoe. Briscoe respects the Bouncers as fighters. Fun is out the window tonight.
The Bouncers (Beer City Bruiser and Brawler Milonas) vs. PCO and Mark Briscoe
Code of Honor adhered to. Briscoe and Bruiser kick things off with a lockup. Bruiser misses an punch and Mark with chops. Another lockup, this time Bruiser with a chop. Open handed palm strikes ensue. Mark with forearms and Bruiser with a cross bodyblock. Bruiser rips off Mark shirt but eats a back elbow. PCO tags in as does Milonas. PCO with chops and aback elbow off of a Milonas charge. DDT by PCO. Milonas with a cross body and ascends the ropes, he misses. Discus forearm by PCO followed by a tope suicida. Bruiser with a senton to PCO on the outside as we go to commercial.
We are back and Mark tags in and hits a drop kick after PCO nails a series of chops. PCO attempts a senton to the apron as the Bruiser is prone but the Bruiser gets out of the way. Bruiser wauth a spinebuster to Mark and tags in Milonas, who nails a belly to back on Mark Biscoe. Bruiser tags in and nails forearms. Bruiser misses a Vader Bomb. PCO tags in and nails chops on the Bruiser. PCO with shouldertackles and a front Russian Legsweep for 2. Milonas pulls PCO and and rams him into the post. Mark cataupaults himself over the top and nails the Boucers. PCO hits a moonsault back in the ring on Bruiser for the pin.
WINNERS: PCO and Mark Briscoe
PCO and Mark Briscoe promise to win the ROH World Tag Team Title at Final Battle
Previews for Final Battle are shown. To reiterate, Jonathan Gresham will defend both the Pure and ROH World Tag Team Titles on the show against Flip Gordon and then be challenged by PCO and Mark Briscoe.
We’re back with Flip Gordon telling his story. He is the number one contender for both the Pure and ROH World Titles. Flip cuts a great promo putting over the Pure Title. His focus changes to Josh The Goods Woods, his opponent tonight. Woods talks about his climb in the ROH Rankings.
Pure Rules match: Flip Gordon vs. Josh Woods
Code of Honor adhered to. Lockup, go behind into a headlock by Woods. Rollup for 1 by Gordon. Shouldertackle by Flip but Woods immediately slaps an ankle lock on Gordon, who uses hois first rope break. Test of strength, Gordon with a go behind, Woods reverses. Headlock by Gordon into a takedown. Back to their feet, takedown by Woods and Flip grabs a headlock. Flip bullies him to the mat and maintains the headlock. Dropkick by Gordon. Gordon nails a tope. Flip sends the action back to the ring and hits an uppercut for 1 as we go to commercial.
We’re back and Gordon with a surfboard. Chops by Gordon and a running clothesline/knee strike combo. At the five minute mark, Gordon hits a slingshot for 2. Cravate by Gordon, Woods powers out. 12-6 elbows by Gordon and he gets charged with a rope break. I dispute that call. Woods with a belly to belly and a knee strike for 2. Gordon with a Samoan Drop, he gets stopped on the top rope. Gordon with a headbutt, Woods with Forearms. Superplex by Woods, both men are down. Ref misses a closed fist by Woods. They exchange forearms. Pump kick by Woods. Gut wrench powerbomb for 2 by Woods. Back kick by Gordon, he nails a moonsault for 2. Face first suplex by Gordon and a curb stomp for the pin.
WINNER: Flip Gordon
We go to credits
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