5 greatest matches of Finn Balor in WWE

#4 Finn Balor vs Kevin Owens (The Beast in the East)

Kevin Owens and Finn Balor

This match is today mostly remembered as the beginning of Finn Balor's iconic run as the NXT Champion. The match took place in Tokyo, Japan, where Balor had wrestled for several years before coming to the WWE, the crowd was in full support of him as this was a homecoming of sorts. However, the quality of this contest is undeniably great. Both Kevin Owens and Finn Balor wrestled a match which was a great mix of the WWE style of wrestling and Japanese wrestling.

Finn Balor started the match with a flurry of aerial offense on Owens, who found it hard to keep up with the pace of his opponent. However, he soon found his footing and began to take control of the contest during which time the crowd became more sympathetic towards Balor and resentful towards Owen.

Once the match got into the final gear, it becomes a terrific contest of speed, agility, and power. The match-up also included one of the first instances where a Superstar kicked out a Coup de Grace delivered by Balor. However, Owens couldn't recover after a second Coup de Grace and went down to Finn Balor.

The ensuing celebration was euphoric, but the action preceding it was the clincher when we look back now.