Finn Bálor sure stuck his tongue out an awful lot for whatever version of The Demon this happened to be, but the taste of the good life didn't exactly make his night as easy as it should have been on the 'Grandest Stage'. It would stand as its least atmospheric iteration had the company not trotted it out yet again for a Saudi Arabia show in June.
Bálor and Bobby Lashley had traded the Intercontinental Title before the 'Show Of Shows' as a way to slot Finn's alter-ego on the card, but four minutes in the semi-main event after six hours felt three and a half too long.
The Challenger's entrance was awesome but the placement of the match gave it about as much chance of succeeding as Lashley himself.
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