The Champ prepares himself for Takeover
The Champ faced Rich Swann who absolutely brought the energy back which was on display by the audience in the beginning of the show, with his presence and dancing.
The announcers Corey Graves and Tom Phillips were doing a great job of putting some context into this rare match up - Balor is trying to prepare himself for Dallas by facing this new opponent and getting ready for whatever unexpected props up, everything is quite new with Swann since he’s never faced him.
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Swann pulled the audience to his side with his agility and energy, pulling of hurricanranas in mid-air, stunning the champ with a vicious kick but it was all brought to a halt after Balor threw him out the ring and then brought him back in for the Coup de Grace and then the 1916. There was a notable sense of alertness and aggression during the climax of the match on the champ.