— Wade Barrett captured the WWE Intercontinental Championship from Kofi Kingston on this week’s episode of WWE SmackDown!.
Just as Kingston was about to hit Trouble in Paradise on Barrett, The Corre member countered with Wasteland. Seconds later, her captured his first championship in WWE. Justin Gabriel hit Kingston with the 450 Splash following the match.
— Sin Cara made his WWE debut at Friday night’s RAW live event at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Illinois, defeating Primo.
A fan in attendance said that while his performance was “solid”, he doesn’t know how to work a “WWE style” match. He also performed about eight headscissors variations.
For those interested, you can click here to view photos of Sin Cara unmasked.
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