Overview
- Punk defeated Balor in their first-ever singles meeting to close Raw, turning back the hometown challenger to keep the World Heavyweight Championship.
- The event aired live from the SSE Arena in Belfast with an early U.S. start time of 3 p.m. ET on Netflix.
- Balor entered to his earlier 'Catch Your Breath' theme and pushed Punk to a dramatic near fall before the champion rallied and showed post-match respect.
- Hours before the bout, Punk needled Balor on Instagram by writing, "Got a GTS for each of ya," in response to a post about Balor’s 94-year-old grandmother.
- Bron Breakker remained storyline-suspended and off the show as WWE continued the run-up to the Jan. 31 Royal Rumble, where Cody Rhodes is already confirmed as an entrant.