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Former WWE Wrestler Cody Rhodes Confirms Opponent For ROH Final Battle

codyrhodesFormer WWE wrestler Cody Rhodes has been doing okay for himself after leaving the pro wrestling company earlier this year. Rhodes has competed in independent promotions Evolve, PWG, and TNA, and appeared as villain Derek Sampson on an episode of Arrow, "A Matter of Trust," in October. But perhaps Rhodes' most anticipated debut is for Ring of Honor, believed to be the second largest pro wrestling organization in the United States.

Fans have known that Rhodes would appear at the company's Final Battle PPV on December 2, but his opponent has remained a secret… until now:

jaylethalRhodes will face off against Jay Lethal, a fifteen-year veteran who recently held the ROH World Championship for more than a year.

Other details on the card, which hasn't been updated with Rhodes' announcement yet:

RING OF HONOR WRESTLING PRESENTS
FINAL BATTLE LIVE ON PAY PER VIEW
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND
THE MANHATTAN CENTER'S HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM
NEW YORK CITY
7:30PM DOORS OPEN / 8:45PM PRE SHOW / 9PM BELL TIME

12/2/16 LINEUP

ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
KYLE O'REILLY VS. ADAM COLE (c) (If Still Champion)

ROH WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
DRAGON LEE VS. BOBBY FISH (c)

ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
MARK & JAY BRISCOE VS. YOUNG BUCKS (NICK & MATT JACKSON) (c)

ROH SIX MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FINALS
??? VS. ???

PLUS…
ROH Debut of CODY RHODES
JAY LETHAL
JUSHIN THUNDER LIGER
KUSHIDA
COLT CABANA
JAY WHITE
DALTON CASTLE W/ THE BOYS
MOTOR CITY MACHINE GUNS (ALEX SHELLEY & CHRIS SABIN)
LIO RUSH
PLUS MORE!

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Ring of Honor's events are available in iPPV, which is a fancy way of saying you can stream them over the internet. For more information on that, head to this link.


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