Finn Balor defeated Seth Rollins to become the WWE Universal Champion at Sunday night’s SummerSlam pay-per-view event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Michael Cole noted on commentary that Balor is the first Superstar to win a major WWE Title in his first pay-per-view match.
ONE-TWO-THREEEEEE! @FinnBalor hits @WWERollins with #CoupDeGrace to win the @WWE #UniversalTitle! #SummerSlam pic.twitter.com/Z0SZRrSk8U
— WWE SummerSlam (@SummerSlam) August 22, 2016
#RAW's @StephMcMahon and @RealMickFoley have their #UniversalChampion! #SummerSlam @FinnBalor pic.twitter.com/PQ798Kn2zA
— WWE (@WWE) August 22, 2016
Say hello to the FIRST @WWE #UniversalChampion…#DemonKing @FinnBalor! #SummerSlam pic.twitter.com/gdU5TM8FsD
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) August 22, 2016
Click here to read the full 2016 SummerSlam PPV results.
