Shinsuke Nakamura Wins the Intercontinental Championship At Extreme Rules

July 14, 2019

At WWE Extreme Rules, Finn Bálor defended the Intercontinental Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura. The challenger beat Bálor on SmackDown this week to earn this opportunity. Nakamura controlled most of the match and rocked Bálor with a knee to the head. The challenger pinned Bálor after a Kinshasa.

Returned to form, he HAS.@ShinsukeN plants @FinnBalor with the #Kinshasa to become your NEW #ICChampion on #ExtremeRules Kickoff! pic.twitter.com/iZnJXLiueq

— WWE (@WWE) July 14, 2019

Here’s Wrestlezone’s own Lovell Porter’s coverage of the match:

Bálor decks Nakamura and tells him to come on. Nakamura tries a sunset flip, but Bálor rolls through and lands a dropkick. Bálor chops Nakamura all over the ring. Nakamura reverses a leapfrog into a knee strike in the corner. Nakamura tries a diving knee on the apron. Bálor avoids it and sends Nakamura to the outside. Bálor lands a dive to the outside. Nakamura reverses Bálor’s submission attempt into an armbar. Bálor gets to the ropes. Nakamura blasts Bálor with multiple knee strikes to the back of the head. Bálor surprises Nakamura with a dropkick to the knee. Bálor gets sling blades Nakamura. Bálor calls for the shotgun dropkick. Bálor runs right into a sidekick by Nakamura. Nakamura misses a knee in the corner. Bálor goes up for the double foot stomp but Nakamura cuts him off. Sliding German suplex by Nakamura. Bálor counters the Kinshasa with a standing double foot stomp. Bálor misses the Coup de Grâs. Nakamura lands two Kinshasas for the win!

Winner and NEW Intercontinental Champion, Shinsuke Nakamura!