It wasn't going to happen as an in ring match because of insurance purposes — the dude has a project out every fiscal quarter in 2018 and nothing is jeopardizing that. (sbnation.com)
As long as a bell has rang the match starts. (sbnation.com)
First you have to pick a server from a huge list set up in different regions of the world, then you have to pick a lobby in that server, then you have to tell your friends the exact same info for them to join, then you set up a personal ring match (which by the way just recently started to work correctly), and then wait for all your friends to hopefully join the lobby / server and then give them the directions on where your avatar is on the map to join. (gameondaily.com)