WWE Mixed Match Challenge Results (1/16): Shinsuke Nakamura & Natalya vs. Finn Balor & Sasha Banks

WWE Mixed Match Challenge Results
January 16, 2018

– Corey Graves and WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix welcome us to the first ever episode of WWE Mixed Match Challenge, live exclusively on Facebook Watch.

– We see footage of training montages with some of the other teams in this tournament, including a hilarious sketch where The New Day are training Carmella by making her do push-ups while eating stacks of pancakes. Natalya also has a “secret weapon” which is her cat dressed up like Shinsuke Nakamura.

– Sami Zayn and Becky Lynch are shown backstage interacting with fans on Facebook Watch. They’ll be online throughout the entire show talking with viewers.

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SHINSUKE NAKAMURA & NATALYA vs. FINN BALOR & SASHA BANKS

Nakamura comes down to the ring wearing the iconic Hart Foundation jacket of Jim Neidhart, which is pretty cool. He starts things off with Finn Balor as the two exchange stiff chops and elbow shots, but there’s a bit of friction with Natalya as she is trying to tell Shinsuke what to do like she’s the veteran of the two; the Artist looks at her annoyed, but lets her take charge anyways.

There’s a spot where Finn ends up crashing and burning on a suicide dive. Nakamura goes after him but ends up catching Sasha Banks out of the air, and has no clue what to do with her as he’s technically not allowed to wrestle her. He puts her on the apron and tries to shake hands, but Banks jumps off at him and ends up crashing through Natalya into the barricade.

Things slow down a bit as Balor takes it to Nakamura with knees to the back, working him over with rest holds to give everybody a break. He looks to put things away but the Artist sends him crashing with a facebuster out of nowhere. Nakamura lines up for his finisher but Balor quickly turns it into a Slingblade! He climbs the ropes looking for the double foot stomp, but Natalya hits the ropes and crotches him on the top turnbuckle. Her and Banks end up brawling to the outside as Nakamura goes for the Kinsasha a second time, but crashes hard into the ring post instead.

Balor made the hot tag to Sasha Banks who launches herself off the apron into a Thesz press on the floor, taking down Natalya. They roll back into the ring and “too sweet” each other before hitting stereo dropkicks to their downed opponents. Balor hit the double foot stomp on Nakamura, and Sasha locked in the Bank Statement on Natalya forcing her to tap out.

Winners: Finn Balor & Sasha Banks