Claudio Castagnoli defeats Chris Jericho for ROH title at Final Battle

Claudio Castagnoli capped off an eventful ROH Final Battle by defeating Chris Jericho to regain the ROH World title in Saturday’s main event.

The end came in a unique fashion with Jericho submitting during Castagnoli’s giant swing, finally giving up in the midst of a 27th consecutive swing. The win ensures that “The Swiss Superman” doesn’t have to join the Jericho Appreciation Society as was the stipulation of the match.

That followed Matt Menard and Angelo Parker interfering on Jericho’s behalf, slipping the now-former champion a bat that he used to unsuccessfully get the victory. Menard and Parker were eventually tossed from ringside.

After the win, Castagnoli celebrated with new ROH Pure Champion Wheeler Yuta and Jerry Lynn in the ring to close the show. Lynn had been taken out by Jericho during his run as champion.

It’s the second ROH World title reign for Castagnoli. He held the championship for 60 days from July through September of this year starting with his win over Jonathan Gresham at July’s Death Before Dishonor and ending with his loss to Jericho at September’s Dynamite Grand Slam.