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Finn Balor quickly made an impact after turning on Johnny Gargano back in the fall and spiking the heart of NXT on his head with 1916 on the ramp. Since then, Gargano has been working to get back to the ring for some much-needed revenge. After months of sneak attacks and jaded words, he finally got his opportunity tonight.
Johnny Gargano vs Finn Balor
Balor nearly got rolled up for an early loss, as Gargano seemed to edge Balor out on the grappling side of things. Balor managed to take over on the mat with head scissors, where he got a few reps of pushups in to pass the time.
Gargano escaped, taking Balor down with an arm drag and a standing dropkick. A schoolboy kick to the jaw left Balor dazed. From here, Gargano worked over Balor's arm with arm breakers. Balor came back with a running forearm, nearly busting Gargano's lip open. Balor and Gargano took turns chopping each other.
Balor escaped an attack in the corner by moving to the apron. Gargano followed him and took him down with a spear. On the outside, Gargano set Balor up for a shotgun dropkick into the barricade, but it was countered with a slingblade and a running knee from Balor. Balor brought Gargano inside, where Johnny Wrestling eventually escaped a rear chin lock, going after Balor's arm after a Divorce Court.
Gargano tied Balor's arm up in the ropes, but Balor was able to escape and wrap Gargano's leg in the ropes with a dragon whip. As Balor continued to attack the leg, he was caught in a cross armbreaker. He managed to escape, wrapping Gargano's leg in the ropes once again.
Balor was caught in a small package. After kicking out, he caught Gargano going for the schoolboy kick again. Trapping Gargano in a deathlock, Balor continued to tear at the left knee. Gargano eventually broke the hold and caught Balor with a step-up enziguri. A neckbreaker/gourdbuster combo set up a roundhouse and running clothesline, forcing Balor to escape again to the floor.
Balor caught Gargano going for a suicide dive and went for 1916 on the floor. Gargano shook it off, sending him into the steel steps. Back in the ring, a slingshot spear gave Gargano a nearfall. Fighting out of a Garga-No-Escape attempt and a slingshot DDT, Balor was finally caught with a lawn dart into the turnbuckle.
Fighting out of the corner, Balor traded kicks with Gargano, ending with a pele kick, which saw Gargano incidentally fall onto Balor for a two-count. Gargano found himself on the apron, where he and Balor hammered one another with elbow strikes. Both men ended with step-up enziguris.
Balor blocked the slingshot spear and left Gargano in the ropes for a Coup de Grace. Gargano pulled back and spiked Balor with the slingshot DDT. Still, Balor kicked out. A discus clothesline left Balor flat on his back. Gargano set up for a DIY superkick, but he was caught by a slingblade instead.
The shotgun dropkick was blocked by a superkick, but a second slingblade again countered the DIY kick. The shotgun dropkick launched Gargano spine first into the turnbuckle,and Gargano went up for the Coup de Grace. Gargano rolled out of harm's way, managing to trap Balor in the Garga-No-Escape.
Breaking the hold and hitting a double stomp, Balor went for 1916 again. Balor was instead trapped in Garga-No-Escape once again but managed to get to the ropes to break away. He moved to the floor hoping to get some air but was sent into the steel barricade with a shotgun dropkick. Gargano then set up to send Balor through the table, but was blocked. Balor dropped him gut first on the table, then climbed up on the other desk.
The shotgun dropkick off the table sent Gargano flying into the barricade. Back on the inside, the Coup de Grace finally hit. The 1916 was up next, and this time Gargano didn't have an answer. 1-2-3.
Results: Finn Balor defeated Johnny Gargano via pinfall.
