

Before WWE stole them all, the best wrestlers on Earth threw down in a Chicago gym.
ROH The Final Countdown Tour (Chicago) is an event that took place on September 19, 2009 in Chicago Ridge, Illinois at the Frontier Fieldhouse.
Acting
Bryan Danielson's final indie run before becoming Daniel Bryan.
Practical Effects
Zero pyro, zero WWE polish — just violence and sweat.
Direction
Hard camera work that puts you ringside in a 500-seat room.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This show captures 'The Summer of Punk' energy that briefly made ROH the coolest thing in wrestling before CMV's 2011 pipebomb went mainstream.
Danielson signed with WWE days after this event, making his post-main event speech an accidental farewell to independent wrestling's most beloved era.
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