Published: Mar 3, 2022 by Sanchez Taylor | Last Updated: Apr 26, 2022 by Sanchez Taylor
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WWEFinn Balor will defend the United States Championship at Saturday's Madison Square Garden WWE Live Event.
Finn Balor will defend the United States Championship at Saturday’s Madison Square Garden WWE Live Event.
Balor’s first defence of the title will be against the former champion, Damian Priest. On Monday’s episode of Raw, Balor pinned Priest to win the gold, before the former titleholder laid him out.
The match was announced by WWE and MSG on Twitter:
JUST ANNOUNCED: NEW #USChampion @FinnBalor will defend his #USTitle against NYC’s own @ArcherOfInfamy this Saturday at The Garden!
Also set for the event is Brock Lesnar’s final WWE Championship defence before his title unification match against Universal Champion Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 38. Lesnar’s opponent for the show is currently unknown.
Here is the announced line-up for the event:
- Brock Lesnar defending the WWE Championship
- Roman Reigns defending the Universal Championship
- Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley – Raw Women’s Championship
- Ronda Rousey & Naomi vs. Charlotte Flair & Sonya Deville
- The Usos vs. Big E & Kofi Kingston – Smackdown Tag Team Championship
- Finn Balor vs. Damian Priest – US Championship
You can view WWE win/loss records for 2022 at this link.
JUST ANNOUNCED: NEW #USChampion @FinnBalor will defend his #USTitle against NYC’s own @ArcherOfInfamy this Saturday at The Garden!
🎟: https://t.co/hvDWwTuFku pic.twitter.com/4n5ivxLiBQ
— MSG (@TheGarden) March 2, 2022
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