The night Steen became the devil AND the hero. Hammerstein Ballroom, pure wrestling chaos.
Final Battle 2012: Doomsday is a professional wrestling internet pay-per-view (iPPV) event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on December 16, 2012 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, New York.
Acting
Kevin Steen's heel-to-hero arc — genuinely Shakespearean levels of commitment.
Stunts
Elgin vs. Strong — human beings were not meant to take these bumps.
Production
Hammerstein acoustics turn every chant into church.
Christopher Lindsey
Roderick Strong
Jamar Shipman
Jay Lethal
Aaron Frobel
Michael Elgin
Terry Gerin
Rhino
Charles Haas
Shelton Benjamin
Maria Kanellis-Bennett
Eric Maher
Everett Lawrence Titus
Rhett Titus
Benjamin Whitmer
B.J. Whitmer
Michael Bennett
Mike Bennett
Jeremy Lynn
Wesley David Richards
Davey Richards
Kyle Greenwood
Kyle O'Reilly
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Steen's first ROH World title win after being 'fired' in storyline for months — the Hammerstein crowd legitimately rioted-level loud.
Final Battle 2012 represents the peak of 'indy sleaze' era before WWE poached everyone — watch it and you're witnessing a scene that doesn't exist anymore.
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