12 WWE SummerSlam 2019 Impulse Reactions
2. Finn Bálor Vs. Bray Wyatt
An article entitled Impulse Reactions perhaps does Bray Wyatt's Fiend quite the disservice - the only impulse reactions were the ones shared by Finn Bálor when the lights came on; shock, awe and disbelief.
Everything in the execution of the new gimmick was just about perfect. Wyatt's path to the ring wasn't ever captured with any certainty by the cameras, as if this bizarre creature couldn't be boxed in to that of a mere mortal. His selling of any physical damage was completely absorbed and absolved by the horrifying mask covering his face. His exit was cinematically framed as if he was returning back to the pit of human nightmares from whence he came. The only callback to his older self came in the form of the creepy as f*ck new lantern, housed inside a deceased effigy of his former gimmick.
Finn Bálor never stood a chance, but outside of his immaculate new all-white attire, this wasn't his night to shine anyway. The Fiend came, saw and kicked *ss, finishing Finn with a Mandible Claw in a devastating denouement. Fitting that this took place in the home of the NBA Champions - this was a slam dunk.