ROH Champ Rush Returns to Ring for First Time Since March at ‘Final Battle’

Rush is the reigning Ring of Honor champion. He began his second run as champ right before Ring of Honor halted live wrestling for six months due to the pandemic. But he’ll make his long-awaited return on Friday night’s Final Battle pay-per-view, defending the belt against Brody King.

Adding to the intrigue of the title defense is that Rush’s contract expires at the end of January. He has been an integral part of Ring of Honor story lines since his arrival to the company in December 2018, and he headlined last year’s Final Battle, dropping the belt to PCO. That result did not last long, as Rush regained the belt just over two months later in a three-way against PCO and Mark Haskins. The…