Cesaro vs. Finn Balor - King of the Ring Tournament Round 1 on SmackDown
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Back on SmackDown after a break, Round 1 of the King of the Ring tournament continued. Balor took a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for a near fall before being tossed into the corner by Cesaro.
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Balor managed to send Cesaro outside and went for a dive but the Swiss Superman caught him with an uppercut in the ring. Back from a break, Finn was stomping away at Cesaro in the ring before he took a few more uppercuts but hit a slingblade.
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Finn took his opponent down and went up top but Cesaro hit him with an uppercut again. The Swiss Cyborg got a superplex for a near fall before locking in the crossface. Balor broke out and countered the swing before Cesaro was dropped on the apron.
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Balor hit a dive on Cesaro on the outside before sending him back in for the Coupe de Grace and getting the win!
Result: Finn Balor def. Cesaro
Finn Balor moves on to Round 2 of the tournament of SmackDown!
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Jojo Nilanjan Das began writing for Sportskeeda Wrestling in 2015, a path he discovered through a friend. He is known for his live reporting, which gives fans an unbiased and accurate account of events as they happen.
With a Bachelor's in Mass Communication and Journalism, Jojo briefly worked as a research analyst and a graphic designer before starting at Sportskeeda. He remembers getting hooked on RAW and SmackDown in school in the early 2000s.
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