We take a look at how we got to Shinsuke Nakamura and Finn Balor later tonight.
Backstage:
Byron approaches Finn and Priest and Damian yells at Byron for interrupting Finn when getting ready for his match. Priest starts to talk in Spanish. Finn wants Byron to congratulate them for beating the tag champs last week. He says tonight he faces Nakamura, the man who cost Priest a shot at the World Title. If you disrespect one member of THE Judgment Day, you disrespect them all. After he is done with Nakamura, he will leave Nakamura lucky enough to let Damian get a piece of him.
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Finn Balor
They lock up and Balor with a waist lock take down into a front face lock. Balor with a reverse chin lock and Nakamura with a hammer lock. Balor with a snap mare and a side head lock but Nakamura with a head lock and hammer lock. Balor with a drop toe hold and a rear chin lock. Balor with a wrist lock. Nakamura with a reversal into a hammer lock. Balor with a side head lock take down and Nakamura with a head scissors. Balor escapes. Nakamura with a side head lock and Balor with a head scissors and he kicks Nakamura before Nakamura escapes. Balor punches and chops Nakamura in the corner. Balor iwth an Irish whip but Nakamura with a knee out of the corner.
Nakamura with kicks in the corner and he chokes Balor in the corner. Nakamura with an enzuigiri and he puts Balor on the turnbuckle and connects with a running knee to the ribs. Nakamura with a baseball slide that sends Balor to the floor. Nakamura sends Balor back in the ring but Balor kicks Nakamura in the head. Balor with a punch but Nakamura with forearms and he tries to suplex Balor to the floor. Balor escapes and distract the referee to allow Priest to pull Nakamura off the apron and follow with a clothesline.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Balor with a reverse chin lock. Nakamura with punches but Balor with a knee. Balor with a kick to the head. Nakamura blocks a kick and he connects with an elbow to the knee. Nakamura with a punch and Balor goes for a reverse DDT but Nakamura blocks it. Nakamura puts Balor in the ropes and hits a sliding German suplex. Nakamura tells Pirest to come on and he chases Nakamura around the ring. Nakamura with a round kick for a near fall. Nakamura with a gourdbuster and knees to the head. Nakamura sets for a reverse exploder but Balor with elbows and a victory roll for a near fall. Balor with sling blade. Balor sets for a running drop kick and Nakamura with a kick. Nakamura sets for Kinshasa and Balor with a double stomp.
Balor goes to the turnbuckles for Coup de Grace but he misses. Nakamura with a knee ot the back of the head. Nakamura gets to his feet first and Balor falls into the ropes. Priest takes Balor out of the ring. Nakamura with a knee to Priest off the apron followed by punches and knees. Nakamura clotheslines Priest into the timekeeper’s area. Balor with a running drop kick to the back. Balor goes up top for Coup de Grace and hits it for the three count.
Winner: Finn Balor
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