Elimination Chamber 2019: Rating Every Match On The Main Card

By Sunil Joseph

Modified Feb 21, 2019 02:33 GMT

Match #3: Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush Vs. Finn Balor

Winner: Finn Balor

Rating: 2.75/5

Finn Balor hits the Coup de Grace on Lio Rush

This match was quite predictable from the start. We all know that Bobby Lashley does not need anyone’s help to defeat a man half his size, so it was quite obvious that Finn Balor would get the win by pinning Lio Rush. This was probably done to protect Bobby Lashley.

The match was slow paced because Lashley dominated Balor with his slow methodical offense throughout the match. Surprisingly, he even tagged Lio in the match a couple of times. Lio Rush would enter the match, throw a couple of punches and tag himself out.

However, things went downhill when Lio Rush tagged himself into the match. He attempted a splash but missed badly. This gave Balor the much needed advantage. Balor wasted no time as he dropkicked Rush into the corner and hit his Coup de Grace to win the Intercontinental Championship.

After the match was over, Lashley attacked Lio Rush.

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Sunil is a pro wrestling journalist, covering AEW and WWE news stories at Sportskeeda. He holds an MBA degree in Marketing, and has nearly 7 years of experience. A wrestling aficionado since childhood, Sunil used to imitate his favorite wrestlers as a young kid, and started writing professionally about the sport via Sportskeeda’s revenue-sharing opportunity.

Sunil admires former world champions AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, and Kenny Omega for their ability to consistently deliver great matches as well as entertain crowds with their mic skills.

If ever given a chance to change a storyline, Sunil would have booked Roman Reigns to end The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak instead of Brock Lesnar. According to him, The Tribal Chief needed the victory more than Brock Lesnar, as the latter was already an established performer when he defeated ‘Taker. He would’ve also made that as Taker’s final match.

Always focused on making his work accurate and reliable, Sunil thoroughly checks his facts before writing his articles. When not writing for pro wrestling, he spends his time watching cricket.

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Edited by Kishan Prasad