11 Ups & 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE NXT (Nov 13)
7. Finn For The Win
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The loss of Johnny Gargano to television and TakeOver: WarGames tore through this week's episode exactly in much the same way it tore up plans for a mouthwatering match against NXT returnee Finn Bálor.
With only a fortnight to head in a different direction, the company acted fast using Finn's newfound fury. Bálor's reborn in this new persona, and spat his bile out about Matt Riddle in order to trigger an insta-programme between the two conveniently in time for a WarGames rethink.
A good scrap followed a great promo and the match was built. Not that 'The Original Bro' even had time to issue a challenge before The Undisputed Era rushed the scene...
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