Top Indie Star To Challenge Chris Jericho At ROH Final Battle 2024
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ROH Final Battle will see Chris Jericho defend the ROH World Championship against one of the independent scene’s very top stars. During the December 4, tapings of ROH on Hobor Club, it was revealed that Matt Cardona will challenge Jericho for the gold.
This marks Cardona’s debut for Ring of Honor, and his first time sharing the ring with Jericho in over eight years. The pair last did battle on the July 4, 2016 episode of WWE Raw, on opposite ends of a 16-Man Tag Team Match in which Cardona’s team would get the win. The pair’s most recent singles match took place on Raw in March that same year, with Cardona once again getting the victory over Y2J.
Cardona has appeared for AEW in the past but opted not to sign with the promotion following his release from WWE in 2020. Instead, the former Long Island Iced-Z has spent the last four years establishing himself as a top-tier name on the independents, though has shown interest in a WWE return.
ROH Final Battle 2024 will take place on December 20, from the legendary Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, the home of various ECW events. The card for the show currently stands as follows:
- Chris Jericho (c) Vs. Matt Cardona (ROH World Championship)
- Red Velvet (c) Vs. Layla Hirsch (ROH Women’s World Television Championship)
