Finn Balor vs. Roman Reigns

[7.0] "One of the first really fun and solid worked singles matches in Roman's career. I also remember watching this the night of and just being completely blown away with how amazing Balor was and how his first night in the main roster was going. Reslly enjoyed how it stayed out with Roman being immediately in the advantage with his power game just chucking Balor back and fourth across the ring. Wish we coulda started with a more back and fourth beginning putting over the fact that they both just wrestled four ways earlier in the night. But still well worked match and a great example of a powerhouse for a smaller technician. (***1/2)"

[8.0] "[4 Stars] It was really a shock, though, that match. Everyone expected Roman Reigns to dominate, especially against a talent coming from NXT. No one really believed it would happen. It was a nice surprise. I remember being shocked in front of my tv"

[8.0] "This was such a damn great match between these two which will go down in history. Roman Reigns working heel really helped this one as Finn Balor felt like a huge underdog right here. The closing sequence is so memorable to me with Balor getting the upset win and Reigns endorsing him afterwards. Great stuff. [****1/4]"

[7.0] "This was a nice match, Roman being all cocky and working like a heel, tossing Balor all over the place during this match was fun to watch. Finn played off of Reigns well with some nice counters and comebacks in this one, still crazy they actually had Balor win this.***1/2"

[7.0] "Good match between Reigns and Bálor here in the main event of one of the best episodes of Raw in the last decade, this match had huge significance as the winner would face Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship at SummerSlam and it was also Bálor's very first night in the main roster so to see him pin Reigns in a totally clean way was a shocking moment. Now does that make this a really fantastic match ? Not really, as it was just a simple TV bout that could have gone on longer and was unfortunately interspersed with a commercial but in any case it was perfectly solid for what it was. These two have always had a very good connection together and their first meeting was as good as their in-ring talent, not their best one but fun stuff."

[5.0] "It was ok. Roman work was good and he make Finn Balor look good. The last minutes were good but nothing special."

[7.0] "This was awesome. I think I prefer the match they had this year (2018) but this was good too. Roman's cocky demeanour, using his power to control Finn who did well to counter the and make some good comebacks. They played off each other well. This was good. ***1/2"

[8.0] "Good match. Roman is just great when they left him working as a cocky heel. This match was very physycal than a I remembered, great strikes and some great spots. Balor started to work on Roman's knee, wich he sold pretty well for the moment. The story of Balor having to pass for the old-champ to prove him self on the big time was great, and both have good chemistry together. I Hope they have another match soon, because I can see then having a great match on PPV. ***3/4"

[6.0] "A pretty good match, nothing really special though it was quite exciting and very enjoyable, my rating is ***"

[7.0] "A good match. Nice to see Finn elevated to main event status upon his debut. Got a brilliant reaction from the crowd."

[9.0] "I thought this was amazing. Finn Balor had a debut that truly put him in a main event position and put casuals on notice when he beat Roman Reigns clean and told everyone watching to pay attention to him. The timings of the spots and comebacks kept this at a great pace. Roman`s power spots always looked like he would get the win, but Balor always comeback and gave me a huge pop."

[8.0] "I was there live for this. Ton of fun from beginning to end and it made sense. Reigns worked as a heel, since the Pittsburgh crowd hated him anyway. Everyone seemed to believe that Balor would lose because Reigns is their golden boy, and I think we were all pleasantly surprised when he won."

[8.0] "This was a great match and I am surprised for the low rating. They made Reigns actually feel like a heel with him doing throws and stuff like that to Balor. I also liked that it was pretty back and forth and the winner was unpredictable. The ending was great. A nice, clean victory to get Balor over as the top face on RAW."

[8.0] "I'm actually surprised this has such a low rating, as it was my #2 match on the show behind Sasha vs. Charlotte. Finn and Roman worked at a frenetic pace and had a very good back-and-forth TV match with an unexpected outcome. ***1/2"

[8.0] "Great way to debut Finn Balor, this felt like a Heavyweight young ace welcoming a junior to a company with harsh stiff throws and hits. Luckily, it ended up making Balor look like a star and made it look like Balor barely survived the Reigns beatdown in the process. Great way to end Raw, it was a bit muted by following the Sasha/Charlotte match, but it found a way. I remember the internet loathing these two separately about a month ago, ironically."

[8.0] "Finn was his usual robotic self, but it worked against Reigns here, as Roman brought his presence, swagger & charisma, which created a nice dynamic between the two. The work on top by Reigns was real good, and while Finn was his robotic self, as I mentioned, it actually worked here, as he timed his comebacks greatly. A very good match. ***3/4"