Ring of Honor has vacated the ROH World Tag Team Championship following a knee injury to Rush, with new champions set to be crowned at Final Battle on December 5.
The announcement came during Friday’s episode of ROH on HonorClub, revealing that Rush and his La Facción Ingobernable partner Sammy Guevara had to relinquish the titles after a 92-day reign. The duo won the vacant championship at August’s Death Before Dishonor, successfully defending them just once during their tenure.
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AEW President Tony Khan addressed Rush’s injury during AEW Collision, stating that medical exams confirmed the knee injury and that Rush would need time to heal. The injury also forced Rush out of his scheduled ROH World Championship challenge against Bandido at Final Battle, with that match now converted to a six-way Survival of the Fittest elimination bout.
Guevara will team with Beast Mortos at Final Battle to face Tommy Billington and Adam Priest for the vacant championship. Billington and Priest have never competed in ROH as a traditional tag team, holding an 0-2 record on AEW Collision against FTR, though they’ve recently gone 2-0 in trios action with Jay Lethal.
Both Guevara and Mortos will pull double duty at Final Battle, also competing in the six-way Survival of the Fittest match for Bandido’s ROH World Championship alongside Hechicero, Komander, and Blake Christian.
Final Battle streams live on HonorClub on December 5 from the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio.
