Jay Lethal to Wrestle at ROH Final Battle, Replacing Bandido

Ring of Honor announced that Jay Lethal will wrestle Jonathan Gresham on tomorrow’s ROH Final Battle show.

ROH World Champion Bandido was originally scheduled to defend his title against Gresham on the show, but is unable to compete due to testing positive for COVID-19. Lethal will replace Bandido and the match will be non-title.

With ROH World Champion Bandido unable to appear at the #FinalBattle PPV, ROH officials have signed a new match as part of a double main event that truly encapsulates what ROH has represented for two decades: https://t.co/lGYZqRK6A4@TheJonGresham 🆚 @TheLethalJay pic.twitter.com/OqKd6lw2oO

— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 10, 2021

During an appearance on Busted Open Radio today, Tony Khan said that he would “be doing some things to support [ROH] in their last show to make it a good show for them.” (h/t: f4wonline)

Lethal, who signed with AEW last month, was not originally scheduled to appear on the ROH show, which will be their last show before the company goes on hiatus. Lethal, a two time former ROH World Champion, first debuted in ROH in 2003, then after a stint in TNA from 2005-2011, returned to ROH in 2011 until this year.