ROH Final Battle 2016 Review: Adam Cole vs. Kyle O’Reilly, Cody Rhodes Debuts
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The Motor City Machine Guns and Donovan Dijak vs. The Rebellion
Result: The Rebellion defeated the Motor City Machine Guns via pinfall.
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
A few cool spots here, including a dive from Dijak at ringside. Other than that, there hadn’t been much to take away from this match.
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Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Silas Young
Result: Silas Young defeated Jushin Thunder Liger via pinfall.
Rating: 2.75 out of 5 stars
A solid match here between Young and Liger. A bit surprising here that Young got the clean win as the long-time NJPW star usually goes over in undercard bouts like this. However, Young gets the nod here and will go into the next set of ROH episodes with some momentum.
This doesn’t really hurt Liger given his decades of experience. He’ll be back for more in ROH sooner than later.
Colt Cabana vs. Dalton Castle
Result: Dalton Castle defeated Colt Cabana via pinfall.
Rating: 2.75 out of 5 stars
Castle arrived into this match on a chariot with the Boys bringing him in. It can’t get more Dalton Castle-esque than that.
Cabana played the heel role very well, making Castle look like a terrific underdog babyface. He played with the crowd and got some heat out of it. Someone even tried starting a “CM Punk” chant at him, but it got shut down by boos. Cabana also did a random Ric Flair strut during the match, which got a few cheap “WOOOOOs”.
Castle showed off some impressive strength here. This includes the Deadlift German suplex, which can’t be easy on a pretty big Cabana. He pulled off other feats throughout the match, which got the fans on his side.