Intercontinental Title Match Added To WWE Extreme Rules Pre-Show
Last minute change to the show...
With just hours to go before WWE Extreme Rules kicks off in Philadelphia, one more match has been added to the already-loaded card, and it was announced on this afternoon's WWE Now stream.
Intercontinental champion Finn Balor will be defending his title on the Kickoff show against Shinsuke Nakamura. This past Tuesday on SmackDown Live, Nakamura defeated Balor in a non-title match.
The card for tonight now contains 11 matches:
*Winner Take All mixed tag: Universal champion Seth Rollins and Raw Women's champion Becky Lynch vs. Baron Corbin and Lacey Evans
*No Holds Barred: The Undertaker and Roman Reigns vs. Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre
*WWE champion Kofi Kingston vs. Samoa Joe
*Handicap match: SmackDown Women's champion Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross
*United States champion Ricochet vs. AJ Styles
*SmackDown Tag Team champions Daniel Bryan and Rowan vs. The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods) vs. Heavy Machinery
*Cruiserweight champion Drew Gulak vs. Tony Nese
*Raw Tag Team champions The Revival vs. The Usos
*Last Man Standing: Braun Strowman vs. Bobby Lashley
*Aleister Black vs. Cesaro
*Intercontinental champion Finn Balor vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (Kickoff Show)
Intercontinental champion Finn Balor will be defending his title on the Kickoff show against Shinsuke Nakamura. This past Tuesday on SmackDown Live, Nakamura defeated Balor in a non-title match.
The card for tonight now contains 11 matches:
*Winner Take All mixed tag: Universal champion Seth Rollins and Raw Women's champion Becky Lynch vs. Baron Corbin and Lacey Evans
*No Holds Barred: The Undertaker and Roman Reigns vs. Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre
*WWE champion Kofi Kingston vs. Samoa Joe
*Handicap match: SmackDown Women's champion Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross
*United States champion Ricochet vs. AJ Styles
*SmackDown Tag Team champions Daniel Bryan and Rowan vs. The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods) vs. Heavy Machinery
*Cruiserweight champion Drew Gulak vs. Tony Nese
*Raw Tag Team champions The Revival vs. The Usos
*Last Man Standing: Braun Strowman vs. Bobby Lashley
*Aleister Black vs. Cesaro
*Intercontinental champion Finn Balor vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (Kickoff Show)
Written by Justin Henry
In addition to writing lists and commentaries for Cultaholic, Justin is also a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine, and is co-author of the WWE-related book Titan Screwed: Lost Smiles, Stunners, and Screwjobs.
