ROH "Final Battle 2011" iPPV - Card & Results Thread

[zeypher]

"Final Battle 2011" - New York, NY
December 23, 2011 - 7:30pm
Manhattan Center (Hammerstein Ballroom)



with Team Richards - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - with Dan "The Beast" Severn



*If Steen wins he is reinstated. Jim Cornette will be in attendance at ringside.


*The winning team will receive a future shot at the World Tag Team Titles



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From Ring of Honor's Twitter:

Spoiler:

HUGE BREAKING NEWS....... Davey Richards reveals Eddie Edwards Trainer DAN "THE BEAST" SEVERN.....

From Ring of Honor's Website:

Spoiler:

On the recent episode of "Ring of Honor Wrestling" where it was officially announced that Eddie Edwards would be challenging for the ROH World Title at "Final Battle 2011" on December 23rd in New York City, the former World Champion alluded to having a new trainer in his camp to help prepare him for the opportunity to regain the championship. Speculation of course began to run rampant as to who Edwards was talking about, but it looks like that guessing game can come to an end as Eddie's tag team partner, and potential opponent for 12/23, Davey Richards tweeted the following earlier today:

"Fresh off a plane from tokyo to find my brother went behind my back. Training with Severn now Ed? Glad to know whom I can trust with my info

Oreilly let me know Eddie, glad to see I can trust him. You made this personal Ed and I'm gonna smash you once as for all. #@ringofhonor"

It appears, based on Richards' tweet, that ROH's only Triple Crown Champion has enlisted the services of legendary grappler & former World Champion Dan "The Beast" Severn to prepare him for the World Title opportunity at "Final Battle 2011". Severn has a storied history as a grappler & mixed martial artist, and may be just the type of trainer Edwards needs should he face off with Davey Richards for the ROH World Title. It is well-known that Richards trains religiously in amateur wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and various striking styles so the experience offered by a former MMA champion such as Severn could prove invaluable.

This story is currently unconfirmed as Eddie Edwards has not yet returned e-mails or phone calls from ROH officials, but this is something we will stay on top of until we get 100% confirmation that this rumor is legitimate.

Totally did not see this coming. But, I love it! The fact that Davey is a skilled fighter, why not learn from a former World Champion.

[Marketh]

God damn! This just so awesomely random and unexpected. Nigel would've been great, but you could see it coming a mile away. I have no idea what to expect with Severn and Eddie allying.

I DEMAND TANK ABBOTT VS. KEVIN STEEN!!!

[Gonzo]

God damn! This just so awesomely random and unexpected. Nigel would've been great, but you could see it coming a mile away. I have no idea what to expect with Severn and Eddie allying.

I DEMAND TANK ABBOTT VS. KEVIN STEEN!!!

Dude if Davey pulls the Tank Abbott card I will forever be a ROH fanboy.

[KTK]

This is amazing. Not sure if it should be, but it is.

[D-Pop]

I just noticed that, if you don't follow MMA and therefore have never heard of Dan Severn, this news is obviously a lot less impactful as if you do so. Not too sure about the ROH audience in NYC knowing the guy (here in Germany noone really cares about MMA at all), but with this being my preferred Final Battle main event, I don't care at all about shenanigans outside the ring with such talented performers INSIDE the ring.

[King Steventon]

This is pretty cool, but I have to wonder what it actually means. Edwards doesn't exactly need credibility, and I don't recall Severn ever being much of a talker, so what is this about?

[KTK]

I just noticed that, if you don't follow MMA and therefore have never heard of Dan Severn, this news is obviously a lot less impactful as if you do so. Not too sure about the ROH audience in NYC knowing the guy (here in Germany noone really cares about MMA at all), but with this being my preferred Final Battle main event, I don't care at all about shenanigans outside the ring with such talented performers INSIDE the ring.

Uh.. you realize Dan Severn was a world champion in wrestling right?

[Marketh]

Uh.. you realize Dan Severn was a world champion in wrestling right?

To be fair, is his NWA title run that memorable? I didn't even know he had much of a wrestling career until I was watching old UFC and he came out wearing the belt.

This is pretty cool, but I have to wonder what it actually means. Edwards doesn't exactly need credibility, and I don't recall Severn ever being much of a talker, so what is this about?

I think the idea is meant to be that Davey is supposed to be intimidated by this. His whole schtick is that he practices MMA and Eddie doesn't, but Eddie's aquired the training of a badass who is like 100-18. Eddie has also shown to be a bit more dangerous lately - stomping O'Reilly's head to death, and KO'ing Elgin with a new submission straight after Elgin got a visual pinfall over Davey. Davey spoiling the reveal of Severn also comes across like he's intimidated.

[KTK]

To be fair, is his NWA title run that memorable? I didn't even know he had much of a wrestling career until I was watching old UFC and he came out wearing the belt.



I think the idea is meant to be that Davey is supposed to be intimidated by this. His whole schtick is that he practices MMA and Eddie doesn't, but Eddie's aquired the training of a badass who is like 100-18. Eddie has also shown to be a bit more dangerous lately - stomping O'Reilly's head to death, and KO'ing Elgin with a new submission straight after Elgin got a visual pinfall over Davey. Davey spoiling the reveal of Severn also comes across like he's intimidated.

I'd say most smarks would know about it, and ROH has a primarily smarky crowd.

[Revolution-X]

Eddie Edwards is lucky to have someone like Dan Severn training him. I think Eddie will begin to show more skill in the ring since Severn will teach him some stuff.