The Superstar Shakeup kicked off on tonight’s WWE SmackDown with WWE Intercontinental Champion Finn Balor coming to the blue brand from RAW.
Balor defeated Ali in a non-title match on his first blue brand match. Balor had been on the red brand since coming up from WWE NXT in the 2016 WWE Draft.
Below are photos and videos from Balor’s blue brand arrival on tonight’s show from the Bell Centre in Montreal:
The #BalorClub now BLEEDS BLUE!
Welcome to #SDLive, #ICChampion @FinnBalor! #SuperstarShakeUp pic.twitter.com/2DRu64pvqg
— WWE (@WWE) April 17, 2019
Welcome to #SDLive, @FinnBalor, now here's your first opponent @AliWWE. Have fun! pic.twitter.com/Bv3AajGeTh
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 17, 2019
#ICChampion @FinnBalor has ARRIVED on #SDLive, and he's facing a TOUGH test in his first night on the blue brand in the form of @AliWWE! #SuperstarShakeUp pic.twitter.com/bH0veuAftA
— WWE (@WWE) April 17, 2019
The 🔵 brand is going to be GOOD to @FinnBalor as he picks up his FIRST victory on #SDLive! #SuperstarShakeUp pic.twitter.com/DTQ5NBaySh
— WWE (@WWE) April 17, 2019
Sportsmanship. 🤝 @AliWWE @FinnBalor #SDLive #SuperstarShakeUp pic.twitter.com/l76orTSEiP
— WWE (@WWE) April 17, 2019