Finn Balor vs Kyle O’Reilly set for the NXT Championship at New Year’s Evil

Archie Blade | 17/12/2020
Finn Balor vs Kyle O’Reilly set for the NXT Championship at New Year’s Evil

Finn Balor vs Kyle O’Reilly set for the NXT Championship at New Year’s Evil. The Undisputed Era star beat Pete Dunne in a no.1 contenders match.

Kyle O’Reilly continues his ascension as a singles star following his win over Pete Dunne tonight, He will take on NXT Champion Finn Balor in a rematch for the top championship on the Gold and Black brand at New Year’s Evil.

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O’Reilly had his Undisputed Era brethren by his side while Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch stood by Dunne’s corner. The extra men were however, neutralized following Killian Dain and Drake Maverick’s interference before the bell rang. Breezango also joined the mix before the match finally began and what a match it was.

Finn Balor vs Kyle O’Reilly for the NXT Championship set as New Year’s Evil main event

The match began with a flurry of kicks and punches between the two men. The match saw them trade submissions and strikes as they went back and forth and picked each other apart.


The match ended after O’Reilly suplexed the Bruiserweight onto the floor, tossing him halfway into the ring. He then dropped a top rope onto Dunne’s neck before pinning him for the three count. With this victory he sealed a spot in the main event of New year’s evil against Finn Balor for the NXT Championship.


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Archie is a WWE and UFC Editor/Author at the SportsRush. Like most combat sports enthusiasts, his passion for watching people fight began with WWE when he witnessed a young Brock Lesnar massacre Hulk Hogan back in 2002. This very passion soon branched out to boxing and mixed martial arts. Over the years he fell in love with the theatrics that preceded the bell and the poetic carnage that followed after. Each bruise a story to tell, each wound a song of struggle, his greatest desire is to be there to witness it all. His favorite wrestler is Shawn Michaels and he believes that GSP is the greatest to ever step foot inside the octagon. Apart from wrestling, he is also fond of poetry and music.

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