UPDATE: Adam Cole announced at last night’s PWG
event, Black Cole Sun, that he injured his shoulder in his recent match with Jay
Briscoe. Cole informed the fans that he will be needing surgery on his injured
shoulder.
Cole revealed that he will have to miss the next ROH PPV set for
March 1 and some scheduled dates with NJPW. Cole also posted a tweet on the
subject, which you can read below.
https://twitter.com/AdamColePro/status/543692489828220928
ORIGINAL: The original plan for ROH Final
Battle was for Adam Cole to win the ROH world title back from Jay Briscoe at the
event. Instead, Jay Briscoe retained the belt against Cole at the event. There
were no title changes during the event and the New York City crowd wasn’t happy
about it.
The plans changed because Cole is injured, and he may need to take
time off for shoulder surgery. At this time, it is unknown how serious the
injury is and if he needs surgery immediately. However, the concern over the
injury had management opt to keep the title on Briscoe for now.