#11 WWE Universal Championship: Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor
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The new WWE Universal Championship belt is unveiled by Stephanie McMahon and Mick Foley, with the winner of the match between Seth Rollins and Finn Balor set to become the first ever holder of the belt. Seth Rollins is the first to make his way to the ring and has to wait as the Demon King makes his elaborate yet exhilarating entrance to the square circle amidst huge cheers.
The match starts at a frantic pace with Balor coming out all guns blazing. The former World Champion fights back with a Suplex on the Demon, before launching him towards the timekeeper’s area. Balor then targets the legs of Rollins, but the Future Of WWE responds with a powerbomb onto the barricade.
Rollins nails a backbreaker and follows it up with the chin-lock as Balor attempts to reverse it but is unsuccessful. The two then tussle for dominance for a while before Rollins nails an incredible frog splash into the center of the ring, but Balor breaks the pin, before hitting a DDT out of nowhere. He follows it with a cross body and the knee to the face of the more experienced campaigner. Rollins then intercepts Balor with a flying boot.
Balor then lands the 1916 on Rollins, but the latter kicks out from the pin on 2-count. In a reversal of momentum, Rollins traps the Demon in a triangle lock, but Balor somehow manages to make it to the rope. Rollins hits Balor with the Turnbuckle Powerbomb followed by an Inside Cradle Small Package Driver, which results in a near fall.
In the midst of all this, Michael Cole reveals that the match is a “No Disqualification” one. Balor then fights back and nails a knee to the head of Rollins from the top rope turnbuckle. Rollins immediately counters and hits the pedigree on the Demon, but unimaginably he kicks out of it.
Balor follows this up with two double kicks to the chest of Rollins before nailing the Coupe de Grace to pin him for the win, hence becoming the first ever WWE Universal Champion. What a remarkable rise to stardom from the NXT man.
Result: Finn Balor beats Seth Rollins by pinfall to become first ever WWE Universal Champion
Segment Rating: 9/10
