#7 For the ROH World Championship: Flip Gordon (c) vs Austin Aries [Over the Budget Battle Royal Winner]
Austin Aries has been up and down with his championship tour across the Indies, with his current focus being on keeping his Impact World championship intact. With challenges such as Eddie Edwards and Johnny Impact arising as well as Bound for Glory imminent, much of his time is been taken in the Impact Zone.
Of course, that will all change with the cycle of tapings, allowing Aries to continue his quest for gold in former promotions such as ROH. While he'll definitely fail to capture the TV Title, he's sought for long, Aries will find the perfect opportunity to strike for world title gold.
Proving a shock entrant and winner in the Battle Royale, his next step involves taking down a perceived easy world champion in Flip Gordon. The ever-improving Gordon will finally become the ROH World Champion come next year, earning the respect of Cody and an ALL IN pass. Thus Aries bites off more than he can chew when Gordon shows him who is the greatest man that ever lived.
Result: Flip Gordon knocks Austin Aries for a loop and wins to retain the ROH World Championship!