5 must-watch matches of Finn Balor before WWE

Modified Jun 01, 2018 11:51 GMT

#4. Prince Devitt vs Zack Sabre Jr. - PROGRESS Wrestling: Chapter 13

Devitt making his iconic Joker entrance at PROGRESS: Chapter 13

Prince Devitt now billed as Finn Balor, came into this contest wearing a purple trench coat, shirt, tie, face paint and green hair, as he sported and paid homage to Heath Ledger’s iconic Joker character.

The audience immediately started the ‘This is Awesome’ chants even before Balor could make it to the ring.

However, once Balor stepped foot inside the squared circle, he did not waste a single second, as he immediately caught ZSJ with a dropkick to the corner and connected with the Coup de Grace and went for the quick win, only for Sabre Jr. to kick out at two.

Shortly afterward, ZSJ started to ignite a comeback into this contest, as he decided to target Balor’s arm and started tying it around in various unimaginable ways, seemingly gaining the upper-hand in the match.

The two men eventually took the action to the outside with one of the biggest highlights of the match being Balor dropkicking Sabre five rows back into the crowd.

Sabre, who even during the closing stages locked in the arm-bar once again, only for Balor to break free yet again, and deliver a third Bloody Sunday that allowed the Irishman to pick up a win in his penultimate PROGRESS Wrestling match.

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