Ring of Honor closed out the year with a marathon night of action at GalaxyCon, capped off with new champions, brutal battles, surprise alliances, and Jon Moxley causing chaos in his home state of Ohio. Here’s everything that went down at ROH Final Battle 2025.
Zero Hour Results
- The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) knocked off Premier Athletes (Tony Nese & Ariya Daivari w/ Stori Denali).
- Leila Grey of SkyFlight picked up an early win over Zayda Steel.
- Ace Austin (Bang Bang Gang) defeated “Big Shotty” Lee Johnson.
- The Death Riders duo of Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia beat the Grizzled Young Veterans, with Jon Moxley on commentary to cheer on his crew.
ROH Final Battle Main Card
Deonna Purrazzo Crowned First-Ever ROH Women’s Pure Champion
Deonna Purrazzo and Billie Starkz tore the house down in the Women’s Pure Championship Tournament Final. With the new title displayed at the top of the stage, both women opened with a handshake—one that lasted about three seconds before the rules-heavy drama kicked in.
Purrazzo aggressively hunted for arm submissions, burning one of Starkz’s rope breaks within seconds. Starkz fired back with her trademark attitude, even spitting at Purrazzo’s feet before brawling her around ringside. The match became a showcase of Pure Rules strategy: rope breaks burned quickly, technical counters chained together, and submissions used as traps rather than finishers.
Starkz came close after a top-rope swanton and a modified choke that forced Purrazzo to use her first-ever Pure Rules rope break. But Purrazzo’s experience prevailed: a Gotch-style piledriver, another deep submission, and finally the Venus de Milo locked in tight. With Starkz out of rope breaks, she had no escape.
Winner: Deonna Purrazzo – inaugural ROH Women’s Pure Champion.
Post-match, Queen Aminata confronted the new champ, signaling the next big test.
30-Minute Iron Man Match – Lee Moriarty Retains, Beats Nigel McGuinness in Sudden Death
Nigel McGuinness walked to the ring wearing one of his classic Pure Title belts, aiming to compare his legacy with the division’s current standard bearer. What followed was a Pure wrestling clinic that saw both men trade technical mastery, rope breaks, finger stomps, and plenty of Nigel’s trademark villainy.
Moriarty went up 2–0 early, forcing McGuinness to tap twice to avoid deeper damage. The veteran rallied back with the London Dungeon, narrowing the score to 3–1 before tightening his grip on Moriarty’s injured arm.
With seconds left, Shane Taylor’s ringside presence caused chaos, helping McGuinness tie the match 4–4 in the final moments. The referee ruled the bout a draw—but Moriarty refused the stalemate and demanded sudden death.
In overtime, both men traded rapid-fire pin attempts until Moriarty bridged backward into a tight fold-over pin, securing the win.
Winner: Lee Moriarty (5–4 in Sudden Death) – still ROH Pure Champion.
McGuinness placed his old belt on Moriarty’s shoulder afterward in a moment of respect—much to Shane Taylor’s irritation.
Jon Moxley Calls Out Konosuke Takeshita
Moxley hopped off commentary, grabbed a mic, and ripped into the Don Callis Family for their ego and “entitlement.” He challenged Takeshita to face him in the Continental Classic Blue League tomorrow night on Collision — promising to baptize Takeshita in Ohio “tap water toughness.”
Red Velvet Stuns Mercedes Moné – New ROH Women’s World TV Champion
The self-proclaimed “13 Belts Moné” entered surrounded by her belt carriers — but she left with one fewer championship after a shocker.
Velvet and Moné sprinted through roll-ups and counters early on, with the challenger nearly stealing the win when Moné tried to use her title as a weapon. The two traded high-impact offense, including a huge top-rope Code Red from Velvet and multiple Moné Makers from the champ.
In the end, Moné locked in the Statement Maker, but Velvet reversed and cradled her for the upset three-count.
Winner: Red Velvet – NEW ROH Women’s World TV Champion.
Mercedes was devastated, dropping back down to “12 Belts Moné.”
LFI Retain ROH Tag Titles With Help From the Don Callis Family
Sammy Guevara and The Beast Mortos challenged Tommy Billington and Adam Priest in a fast-paced bout defined by LFI’s arrogance and athletic dominance. Billington and Priest fought back hard with crisp double-teams and a big double dive to the floor.
But the match swung when Hechicero — yes, the same Hechicero involved in the main event later — appeared to strike Priest. A low blow from Guevara set up Mortos’ corkscrew moonsault for the pin.
Winners: LFI (Guevara & Mortos)
The Callis Family’s shadow loomed over this one.
Eddie Kingston Defeats Josh Woods
A hard-hitting showcase before Eddie’s AEW World Title match with Samoa Joe. Woods pushed Kingston to the brink with suplexes, submissions, and corner attacks, but Eddie powered back with machine-gun chops and an Exploder before finishing Woods with a DDT.
Winner: Eddie Kingston.
Shane Taylor Promotions Retain the ROH Six-Man Tag Titles
STP (Taylor, Dean & Bravo) and SkyFlight (Scorpio Sky & the Martins) produced a chaotic six-man brawl with interference from Trish Adora, Anthony Ogogo, Christopher Daniels, and Leila Grey.
SkyFlight’s speed nearly stole the match multiple times, but Taylor decked Dante on the apron, allowing Dean to roll him up for the win.
Winners: Shane Taylor Promotions – still Six-Man Tag Team Champions.
AEW National Championship – Ricochet Survives Dalton Castle
Dalton Castle brought his full theatrical flair — The Boys, conga line, suplexes galore — but Ricochet’s speed and creativity proved too much. Castle hit a nasty apron suplex and even landed Bang-a-Rang, but Ricochet kept kicking out.
In the closing moments, Ricochet used one of The Boys as a distraction and struck Castle with the Spirit Gun to retain.
Winner: Ricochet – still AEW National Champion.
Survival of the Fittest – Bandido Retains in a Wild Six-Man War
Bandido defended his ROH World Title against Blake Christian, Sammy Guevara, Hechicero, Komander, and The Beast Mortos in a match filled with alliances, betrayals, and wild lucha offense.
- Guevara was eliminated first by Komander.
- Mortos followed after a Hechicero pin.
- Komander fell to Christian’s Lethal Injection.
- Christian was then eliminated by Bandido — but not before he damaged the champion’s recently injured shoulder.
The final stretch saw Bandido battling through pain against the surgically precise Hechicero. After surviving vicious knee strikes and apron punishment, Bandido countered into a poisonrana and rolled Hechicero up to retain.
Winner: Bandido – still ROH World Champion.
Brody King and Komander celebrated with the champ afterward.
Meanwhile, backstage, Mercedes Moné was still fuming over her earlier loss — and her frustration turned into a confirmed match against Leila Grey tomorrow on Collision.
ROH Women’s World Championship – Athena Retains Against Persephone
Athena continued her dominant reign against a physically imposing challenger in Persephone. The Forever Champion took heavy punishment on the outside, survived a crucifix powerbomb scare, and traded high-impact counters down the stretch.
Persephone’s strength nearly overwhelmed the champ, but Athena weathered the storm and sealed the win with the O-Face off the top rope.
Winner: Athena – still ROH Women’s World Champion.
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