Finn Balor vs Samoa Joe

The NXT alumni renewed their old rivalry

The two NXT rivals went at it on RAW after falling out at Survivor Series. Joe began by pressing on Balor until he was met early on with a dropkick.

The crowd was split between Balor and Joe. Balor did get the advantage when he dropkicked Joe to the outside and then hit an over-the-top-rope dive.

After the commercial break, the two rivals went at each other, with Joe getting the advantage and then Balor levelling him back to square one. Joe went for the coquina clutch but Balor managed to escape it.

Joe escaped the Coupe-De-Grace attempt and then successfully choked out Balor clean for the win.

Samoa Joe defeated Finn Balor

Backstage, Jason Jordan asked Kurt Angle if he really was going through with the match against Braun Strowman. Angle seemed surprised because Jordan said he was "100%" earlier. Jordan revealed that he only said that because it was Triple H.

After some persuasion by Angle, Jordan agreed to the match and seemed confident of beating Strowman.