Final Battle 2007
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| Promotion | Ring of Honor | |||
| Date | December 30, 2007 | |||
| Venue | Manhattan Center | |||
| City | New York, New York | |||
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Final Battle 2007 was a major professional wrestling event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on December 30, 2007 from the Manhattan Center in New York City.
It was the fifth annual event in the Final Battle chronology, with the first taking place in 2002.
Background
Final Battle featured nine professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or heroes in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match.
One of the show’s two main events was to feature Nigel McGuinness defending the ROH World Championship in a Four Way Fray against Bryan Danielson, Chris Hero and Takeshi Morishima. However, the night before McGuinness was severely injured in his defense against Austin Aries. During the match, Aries dove from the ring, smashing Nigel's face on the edge of the guard rail, resulting in a concussion, a broken nose and a gash about his eye that need 15 stitches. As a result, Aries was added to the Four Way Fray, with the winner getting a shot at the ROH World Championship at the Sixth Anniversary Show.
Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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| 1 | The Vulture Squad (Ruckus & Jigsaw) defeated Matt Cross & Bobby Fish | Tag team match | |
| 2 | Larry Sweeney (w/ Sweet n' Sour Inc.) defeated Claudio Castagnoli | Single match | |
| 3 | Jack Evans (w/ Julius Smokes) defeated Necro Butcher | No Disqualification match | |
| 4 | Naomichi Marufuji defeated Davey Richards | Single match | |
| 5 | The Hangmen 3 (Adam Pearce, Brent Albright & BJ Whitmer w/Shane Hagadorn) defeated Delirious, Kevin Steen & El Generico | Six-man tag team “Tables are Legal” match | |
| 6 | Rocky Romero defeated Ernie Osiris | Single match | |
| 7 | Erick Stevens defeated Roderick Strong (c) | Single match for the FIP World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 8 | Bryan Danielson defeated Austin Aries, Chris Hero (w/ Sweet n' Sour Inc.) and Takeshi Morishima | Four Way Fray | |
| 9 | The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black) defeated the Briscoe Brothers (Jay & Mark Briscoe) (c) | Tag team match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship | |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | |||