ROH Final Battle 2023 Notes: Bryan Keith Revealed as Final Entrant for ROH TV Title Match, Mark Henry & Scorpio Sky Surprise Appearances, New Champion

Bryan Keith Revealed as Mystery Competitor for ROH TV Title Survival of the Fittest Match at Final Battle 2023

Friday’s Final Battle 2023 event for Ring of Honor in Garland, Texas featured “The Bounty Hunter” Bryan Keith being the official mystery competitor for the Six-Way Survival of the Fittest match for the Vacant ROH World Television Championship.

During the Zero Hour pre-show, Keith faced off and defeated Jack Cartwheel in a Qualifier match for the final spot in Survival of the Fittest match for the Vacant ROH World TV title.


Mark Henry & Scorpio Sky Makes Surprise Appearance at ROH Final Battle 2023

Friday’s ROH Final Battle 2023 event also featured AEW announcer and backstage interviewer Mark Henry making a surprise appearance and Scorpio Sky making his surprise return to ROH.

During the I Quit match between Tony Nese and “All Ego” Ethan Page, Henry came out making a surprise appearance acting as the special enforcer to make sure that Nese’s manager Smart Mark Sterling remained handcuffed to the ring post as per match stipulation and did not engage in any shenanigans.

This was all for naught due to Nese eventually managed to grab the keys to handcuffs from the timekeeper and freed Sterling while Henry looked on unable to do anything. Sterling and Nese proceeded to attack Page which led to Sky’s making his surprise return and ran to the ring to save Page and fight off Sterling and Nese.


Kyle Fletcher Wins Vacant ROH TV Title at ROH Final Battle 2023

Friday’s ROH Final Battle 2023 event also featured one new champion crowned out of five championship matches that took place on the show.

The sole championship to change hands was Kyle Fletcher winning the vacant ROH World Television Championship in a Six-way Survival of the Fittest match. Fletcher was the last one standing following an elimination match featuring him, Komander, Bryan Keith, Lee Moriarty, Dalton Castle, and Lee Johnson.