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A Reigns Superman punch missed, a Balor Pele Kick landed and a second Superman punch connected in response, garnering another two-count for Reigns. Upon returning to the ring, Balor's previously obtained table was turned against him, as Reigns lifted him up with a Uranage and slammed him through the table. The sequence still ended poorly for him, though, as Balor jumped off the WWE Kickoff Show stage and hit a cross body that sent Reigns through a table set up on the floor. Reigns sent Balor into the crowd, but before Reigns followed, he donned a facemask to continue the attack more responsibly. After Balor got the table into the ring, with great applause, he had his head sent directly into the ringpost via a Drive-by kick. Balor turned the tide with a double stomp to Reigns' chest as the chair sat on top of him.
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They instead utilized a steel chair, which Reigns first used on Balor before everything was turned upside down. Balor went under the ring to try to grab one, and after denying Balor the table, Reigns slid it back under the ring to the great dismay of those in attendance at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. They were even able to generate significant reactions to an inanimate object as the fans cried out for tables, a legal implement in the Extreme Rules match. It was Balor's first loss while donning the "Demon" persona on WWE's main roster, and only his second defeat under the paint since joining the WWE the first came in June 2016, against Samoa Joe.Īs inevitable as the outcome seemed to be, Balor and Reigns had quite a match. Leaning into the supernatural might have come off a little bit cheesy, but with the result all but set in stone because of Reigns' current standing and future plans, going outside of the box to try to generate drama was one of the few limited options. No finish was more surprising than the main event between Balor and Reigns. It's not quite October yet, but Halloween season seemed to be in session at Extreme Rules as spooky lights and music seemingly revived "The Demon" Finn Balor, only for a phantom motion to cause the top turnbuckle to break and hand a successful title defense to Universal champion Roman Reigns.Įxtreme Rules was a night of expected outcomes derived from unexpected journeys, as all five title matches ended with the champion retaining, following strong matches. WWE Extreme Rules results: Roman Reigns stops The Demon, Sasha Banks returns
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