Shinsuke Nakamura Wins WWE Intercontinental Title

WWE Extreme Rules kicked off with somewhat of a surprise as Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Finn Bálor for the Intercontinental Championship in the first bout of the pre-show.

Shinsuke managed to roll out the way of a Coup de Grace, nail Finn with a knee to the back of the head, and follow up with a Kinshasa for the win.

The ‘King of Strong Style’ crashed an interview with Bálor on SmackDown last month and gave the belt a “too sweet” to make his intentions at coming for the title clear.

He defeated Finn convincingly on SmackDown this past Tuesday in a non-title match, and ultimately followed up tonight when the strap was on the line.

This is how you do it.

Congratulations, @ShinsukeN! #ExtremeRules #ICTitle pic.twitter.com/HSXFhcCKuR

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) July 14, 2019

This is Shinsuke’s first reign with the IC Title, and Finn had held it since defeating Bobby Lashley at WrestleMania 35.

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• intercontinental championship
• Extreme Rules
• Finn Balor
• Shinsuke Nakamura

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