The fans in Jacksonville seem more than happy to sing along with the Seth Rollins entrance theme for a second time in one night. The announcers remind all of the stakes, as either Rollins or Finn Balor will go on to Night of Champions to compete to be the inaugural World Heavyweight Champion.
Rollins is sent out to the floor in the early going, where he tries to take a moment to regroup and is able to stay one step ahead when Balor tries to catch him off guard. As Rollins tries to re-enter the ring, however, Balor picks Seth off the apron and powerbombs him into the barricade.
Seth is fighting back after some commercials with a series of slaps, shoulder charges and kicks. Balor eats a charging corner forearm and a backbreaker before Rollins looks to go up top. Even favoring one arm, he launches into a frog splash, but he catches double knees from Finn and has to kick out at two … only to fall right into an armbar.
Rollins rolls his way to his feet and is taken right back down by a Sling Blade, though he responds quickly with a superkick for a two count.
After some successful offense on the floor by Rollins, the two men go back and forth in the ring and both end up down on the canvas. Finn looks like he’s bleeding a bit from the mouth as they charge back toward each other, with Balor hitting a double stomp and heading to the top rope. Seth meets him there and hits a superplex, but he can’t float into the Falcon Arrow, and Balor slams him down for another two count.
Balor’s corner dropkick scores, and another blasts Rollins down. Finn climbs but can’t find the target on a Coup de Grace, and Rollins hits a Pedigree even with only one good arm. Balor kicks out and the match continues.
Rollins nods as if to say, “I’ve got this now,” and the fans come back to life. Finn avoids a Stomp but eats an inverted version of the move. Seth moves back into position and hits the regular Stomp, which does the trick keeping Balor down for three.