Finn Balor Injured, Mixed Match Challenge Replacement Named

And the hits keep on coming for the Mixed Match Challenge and their teams.

Earlier today, WWE announced that Finn Balor is currently injured, explaining the reason behind his absence on RAW this week. Balor wouldn’t attend the Buenos Aires show this past weekend either, which Finn would make a comment on his social media:

I am sorry I could not preform in #WWEBuenosAires
Lo siento no pude competir en #WWEBuenosAires

— Finn Bálor (@FinnBalor) December 7, 2018

The commentary team on RAW would attribute the undisclosed injury to the assault he endured from Drew McIntyre. As a result, Balor would be unable to participate in the WWE Mixed Match Challenge semifinal with his partner Bayley. Replacing Balor will be Apollo Crews, who have been in respective feuds with their opponents Jinder Mahal and Alicia Fox.

Here’s more from WWE.com:

In the wake of the news that Finn Bálor suffered an injury and won’t be able to compete in the WWE Mixed Match Challenge Semifinals, Apollo Crews has been named as his replacement. Together, Crews & Bayley will battle Jinder Mahal & Alicia Fox in a high-stakes playoff showdown, tomorrow at 10 ET/7 PT on Facebook Watch.

The last team standing in WWE MMC’s exciting second season will receive the coveted 30th entry in their Royal Rumble Matches in January 2019, giving them a greater opportunity to win the celebrated free-for-all before going on to headline WrestleMania. In addition, they will receive an all-expenses paid vacation to anywhere in the world.

Will Crews help Bayley emerge victorious en route to the finals of WWE Mixed Match Challenge Playoffs at WWE TLC? Find of when MMC streams LIVE exclusively on Facebook Watch immediately after SmackDown LIVE, tomorrow at 10 ET/7 PT, with a special WWE MMC Pre-Show at 9:50 ET.

.@WWEApollo will replace an injured @FinnBalor when he teams with @itsBayleyWWE TOMORROW NIGHT in the #WWEMMC Semifinals! https://t.co/pahRvsXkdY

— WWE (@WWE) December 11, 2018