Survival of the Fittest (2018)

Survival of the Fittest (2018) was a professional wrestling event produced by the American wrestling promotion Ring of Honor. This was the 13th Survival of the Fittest tournament, and it took place on November 4, 2018, at the Express Live! in Columbus, Ohio.[1]

Survival of the Fittest (2018)
PromotionRing of Honor
DateNovember 4, 2018
CityColumbus, Ohio
VenueExpress Live!
Event chronology
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Survival of the Fittest chronology
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2017
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2021

Production

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Background

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Survival of the Fittest is an annual tournament held by ROH. For the 2018 event, the winners from designated tournament matches advanced to a 6-Man Elimination Match and the winner of that match was declared Survivor of the Fittest, and received a future ROH World Championship match.

Production

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Survival of The Fittest featured professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines that played out on ROH's television program, Ring of Honor Wrestling. Wrestlers portrayed heroes (faces) or villains (heels) as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[2]

2018 Survival of the Fittest tournament participants

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(*) - Free agent guest entrant

(**) - Works for Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), with which ROH has a partnership

Results

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No.Results[11]StipulationsTimes[11]
1Christopher Daniels defeated Beer City BruiserFirst round match in the 2018 Survival of the Fittest tournament[3]1:52
2Hangman Page defeated Dalton Castle and Colin DelaneyFirst round match in the 2018 Survival of the Fittest tournament[4]9:50
3Jonathan Gresham defeated Tracy WilliamsFirst round match in the 2018 Survival of the Fittest tournament[5]12:19
4Guerrero Maya Jr. defeated Andrew Everett and Flip GordonFirst round match in the 2018 Survival of the Fittest tournament[6]9:21
5PJ Black defeated LuchasaurusFirst round match in the 2018 Survival of the Fittest tournament[7]6:56
6Marty Scurll defeated Silas Young and Stuka Jr.First round match in the 2018 Survival of the Fittest tournament[8]8:30
7Madison Rayne defeated Dr. Britt BakerSingles match7:20
8The Kingdom (Matt Taven, T. K. O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia) defeated The Elite (Cody, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (c)Six-man tag team match for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship[9]14:47
9Jay Lethal and Jeff Cobb defeated SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky)Tag team match[10]18:14
10Marty Scurll defeated Christopher Daniels, Hangman Page, PJ Black, Jonathan Gresham and Guerrero Maya Jr.Survival of the Fittest Six-way elimination match
Winner receives an ROH World Championship match
24:31
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Survival of the Fittest finals

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Eliminated Wrestler Eliminated by Method Time
1 Guerrero Maya Jr. PJ Black Pinned after a powerbomb 5:18
2 Jonathan Gresham Hangman Page Pinned after the Rite of Passage 7:20
3 PJ Black Marty Scurll Pinned with an inside cradle 17:46
4 Hangman Page Christopher Daniels Pinned after the Best Moonsault Ever 23:30
5 Christopher Daniels Marty Scurll Pinned after the Graduation 24:31
Winner Marty Scurll

References

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  1. ^ "11/4/18 - SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST - COLUMBUS, OH". Ring of Honor. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  2. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Daniels And Bruiser Clash In Survival Of The Fittest Opening Round". ROH. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  4. ^ "First Of Three Triple Threat Matches Signed For SOTF Tournament". ROH. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Gresham Takes On Debuting Williams In Survival Of The Fittest". ROH. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  6. ^ "High Flying First Round Match Signed For Survival Of The Fittest". ROH. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Two Debuting Stars Go Head To Head In Survival Of The Fittest". ROH. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Final SOTF First Round Match Signed For Columbus". ROH. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Bullet Club To Defend Titles Against Kingdom In Columbus". ROH. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Champions Challenge Match Set For Columbus". ROH. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  11. ^ a b 11/4 ROH SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST report: Live coverage of the prestigious annual tournament, The Elite vs. The Kingdom for the six-man titles