NXT Title Match: Matt Riddle vs. Adam Cole

Winner: Adam Cole

After the match, Cole sits up and raises his arm as The Undisputed Era’s music hits. Cole takes the NXT Title and raises it in the air as he stands back up. We go to replays. Fans chant “Undisputed!” as Cole stands tall with the title. The music interrupts and out comes Finn Balor to a huge pop. Full Sail Live goes wild and does Balor’s entrance with him. Cole looks on from the ring. Fans chant “holy s–t!” at Balor. Balor stares Cole down as a “welcome back!” chant starts up. Balor says as of now, he is NXT. Fans chant “NXT!” now. Cole and Balor have a few words off the mic as Cole backs out of the ring. Balor’s music hits and he celebrates with the crowd as Cole talks some trash from the ramp. Balor is back in NXT.

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We go backstage to Finn Balor when The OC walks up – RAW Tag Team Champions Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, and WWE United States Champion AJ Styles. They talk about AJ taking care of Ricochet tonight. AJ brings up Balor vs. The Fiend and offers their help. AJ says if Balor wants The OC’s help, just say when. They tease him with “too sweets” as they back out of the locker room and Balor looks on.

“The Fiend” Bray Wyatt vs. Finn Balor

We go to the ring and out comes Finn Balor first. Balor waits until the Firefly Funhouse intro starts up. This quickly goes into a darker entrance. The screen flashes “LET”… “HIM”… “IN” and then Wyatt appears on the stage, as The Fiend. The Fiend marches to the ring with new music. The arena lights up with phones. The Fiend is carrying Wyatt’s lantern but it has a mold of Wyatt’s head around it, so the lantern is inside Wyatt’s head. The Fiend places the head on the apron, facing the ramp. The Fiend enters the ring and yells out. He hits the corner to wait as the lights continue to flash. The lights come on and The Fiend is staring Balor down from the corner. Balor is on the outside. Fans chant “holy s–t!” now.

They lock up and The Fiend slams Balor down by his neck. The Fiend stomps and takes his jacket off. Wyatt stomps again and sends Balor into the ropes, knocking him down with a headbutt. Wyatt takes Balor to the corner and works him off. Fans chant “Yowie! Wowie!” now. Balor fights from the corner but Wyatt whips him across the ring. Wyatt turns upside down and stops Balor in his tracks. Balor charges but The Fiend locks him up and slams him to the mat.

Wyatt grabs Balor in the middle of the ring while Balor is on his knees, and snaps his neck. Balor falls to the mat. Wyatt delivers a big Uranage. Wyatt gets down in Balor’s face, crawling over and then back. Wyatt stops and looks down at his own hands. Wyatt backs into the corner and acts like he’s hearing voices in his head or something. Wyatt grabs Balor and goes for Sister Abigail but Balor slides out and hits a Slingblade. Balor dropkicks Wyatt and unloads with strikes. Balor tackles Wyatt and stomps.

Balor with more offense as Wyatt goes down. Balor goes to the top for Coup de Grace but Wyatt catches him in the Mandible Claw on the way down. Balor goes out and Wyatt pins him for the three count, still with the Claw applied.

Winner: The Fiend

After the match, The Fiend poses on his knees as the lights start flashing and the music hits again. The lights go all the way out and we hear Wyatt laughing. A light shows The Fiend standing tall until he just disappears. The lights come back on and we see the referee checking on Balor. Fans chant “that was awesome!” now.

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Dolph Ziggler vs. Finn Balor

We go to the ring and out comes Dolph Ziggler. Finn Balor is out next. We go to commercial.

Back from the break and the match is underway. Fans pop for Balor as he turns it around after a back and forth. Ziggler looks to turn it around in the corner with a kick to the face. Balor brings him down and drops an elbow for a close 2 count. Balor waits for Ziggler to get up now. Ziggler block the Slingblade. Balor blocks the Fame-asser. Ziggler ends up coming back to hit the Fame-asser for a 2 count.

Ziggler goes on and cranks up for Sweet Chin Music but Balor blocks it and hits a Slingblade. Balor with the stomp to the chest. Balor sends Ziggler out of the ring and goes to leap out but the lights start going out in the arena. More sounds go off as the lights go all the way out now. Bray Wyatt suddenly appears as The Fiend.

The lights go back out and The Fiend is gone. The lights come on and Balor is looking for Wyatt but he’s nowhere to be seen. Ziggler waits behind Balor and nails Sweet Chin Music as he turns around. Ziggler covers for the pin to win.

Winner: Dolph Ziggler

After the match, Ziggler stands tall and looks back at the ring from the stage as his music plays.

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Finn Balor is asked about the last few weeks with him losing the Intercontinental Champoinship followed by the return of Bray Wyatt after Finn’s match last week on Raw. Finn is asked if he knows why he was in Bray’s crosshairs. Finn says they have crossed paths before and he wonders if Bray is out for revenge or if it is something new. Finn says he cannot explain this. Finn says Bray is more twisted and messed up than ever. Finn says he has stared fear in the eyes before and he did not back down then and he won’t back down now. Whatever you want to call yourself, he is challenging Bray to a match at SummerSlam.

We go to the Firefly Funhouse on the TitanTron and Bray shows up. Bray says hello to Finn and he says Finn is so brave. It is inspriing. It is also why Mercy, Ramblin Rabbit and him are such big fans of Finn’s. The fiend is not a fan no matter how many times they tell the fiend how super duper you are. Bray says the Fiend is accepting your challenge at SummerSlam. Bray says he should warn Finn. While you are an extraordinary man, the fiend is no man. The fiend is an abomination. The fiend is power. The fiend remembers. Let me in.

We go to commercial.

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We go to footage from earlier when Drew McIntyre showed up and he confronts Cedric Alexander, the Street Profits, Finn Balor, and No Way Jose. Drew asks Cedric if he got a fast one over him and Shane last week. Drew says he is coming after Cedric and he will disavow and dismember Cedric, but he says he is joking because that is illegal. He says he will humble Cedric and eviscerate him. Cedric says he has been told that he is humble. The joke tonight will be on you. We go to commercial.

Finn Balor is in the back and he says last night was a tough night. He lost the Intercontinental Title to Shinsuke Nakamura. He does not want to dwell in the past. He wants to look forward. Balor says he wants his title back, but tonight Samoa Joe stands in his way. Balor says he will find a way to keep moving forward.

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Somewhere else, Samoa Joe asks if Finn is going to go through him or over him? Joe says what will really happen tonight. You will walk out there and Joe will be waiting to hand you another loss.

Samoa Joe vs. Finn Balor

They lock up and Joe backs Balor into the ropes and pushes Balor. They lock up and Balor with a waist lock and Joe with an elbow. Joe with a wrist lock. Balor tries for a reversal but Joe holds on to the wrist lock. Balor with a side head lock and he holds on when Joe tries to send Balor off the ropes. Balor with a side head lock take down. Joe with a chop and Balor wit ha kick and side head lock. Balor with a head lock take down but Joe rolls through and gets the three count.

Winner: Samoa Joe

After the match, Joe attacks Balor and applies the Coquina Clutch but Balor rolls through and hits a double stomp followed by Slingblade. Balor drop kicks Joe into the corner and Balor goes up top. Balor with Coup de Grace.

Balor’s music plays but then it stops and the lights go down and then out. It sounds like there is something going on in the ring but we can’t see anything. Cole and Graves agree. Lights start flashing and we see Bray Wyatt, wearing his new mask, in the middle of the ring. He’s holding Balor in position for Sister Abigail. Wyatt drops Balor with it. Wyatt stands back up as the lights flash again. Fans cheer him on and a “holy s–t!” chant starts up!

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Finn Balor vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the Intercontinental Championship

The bell rings and they size each other up. Nakamura’s mind games backfire and they go at it with Balor taking control. Balor with a low dropkick to the face for a pop. Balor with big chops in the corner. Nakamura counters in the corner and positions Balor over the top. Nakamura follows up with a high knee to the gut. Nakamura goes for a move on the apron but Balor kicks him to the floor.

Balor runs the ropes and leaps out, taking Nakamura back down on the floor. Balor launches Nakamura from barrier to barrier a few times. Balor brings it back into the ring right before the 10 count. Nakamura pulls Balor into an armbar. Balor tangles but Nakamura locks it in again. Balor gets his foot on the bottom rope and the hold is broken. Nakamura keeps control and drops knees but can’t put Balor away. Nakamura keeps Balor grounded with a modified guillotine now. Balor tries to fight up and out but Nakamura takes him back down. Fans try to rally for Balor now.

Balor ends up making a comeback with several kicks. Fans pop as Balor takes control and drops Nakamura with an elbow over the throat for a close 2 count. Balor keeps control and goes to the top but Nakamura stops a Coup de Grace attempt. Nakamura works Balor over and hits the sliding German suplex. Nakamura waits for the Kinshasa now. Balor blocks it with a double stomp to the gut. Balor keeps control and goes for another Coup de Grace attempt but Nakamura moves. Nakamura drops Balor with a running knee to the back of the head. Nakamura hits the Kinshasa and covers for the pin to win the title.

Winner and New WWE Intercontinental Champion: Shinsuke Nakamura

After the match, Nakamura takes the title and celebrates as Balor makes his exit. We go to replays and come back to Nakamura raising the title.

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