A ladder match featuring four of the WWE’s top performers was a solid bet to steal the show at the Greatest Royal Rumble. On Friday, Seth Rollins retained his Intercontinental Championship after yanking the title from Finn Balor’s hands in a match filled with acrobatic moves and a few brutal ladder shots.
Greatest Royal Rumble results: Seth Rollins breaks Finn Balor’s heart in ladder match
BURN IT DOWN.
Balor came to the ring last, getting an abbreviated entrance and no trace of the “Balor Club is for everyone” gear that supported inclusion for LBGTQ fans everywhere. I wonder why. He also got the first “holy sh-t” moment of the match with a flipping suicide dive over the top rope that showed off just how athletic the Irishman really is.
But momentum never lasts in a ladder match, and soon it was Samoa Joe cleaning house and smashing fools with a key piece of home repair equipment. Miz tried his best to build an alliance with Joe, only to have it predictably fail as the big Samoan decided to beat the hell out of him with the ladder instead.
Good call. Joe’s tornado of violence would churn on with a superplex-powerbomb combo, but with no ladder in the ring, the former TNA star couldn’t capitalize. By the time he found a new ladder, Miz had recovered enough to exact his revenge, punishing Joe with a Skull-Crushing Finale on the hardware.
But Miz’s inability to climb a ladder with urgency allowed Rollins and Balor to interrupt his coronation. The former titleholder wasted valuable time fighting them off, before falling victim to a Balor Coup de Grace while lying on a ladder that effectively removed him from contention.
A battle between Joe and Balor consumed the pair just long enough for Seth Rollins to recover, springboard onto the ladder, and then climb it like a normal, motivated human who understands how belts work to grab the title.
Should I watch this later?: It’s a ladder match. With Samoa Joe. And Seth Rollins. And Finn Balor. AND THE DAMN MIZ. Why even ask that question?
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