After last night’s episode of SmackDown Live, the first episode of WWE Mixed Match Challenge aired on Facebook Watch and saw the team of Finn Balor & Sasha Banks defeat the team of Shinsuke Nakamura & Natalya.
The hosts of the show were Renee Young & Byron Saxton, while commentary was done by Corey Graves, Michael Cole and WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix.
Balor & Banks will go on to face the winner of the match between The Miz & Asuka vs. Big E & Carmella in Week 7. The match between The Miz & Asuka vs. Big E & Carmella will take place next Tuesday night in Washington, DC. There are 11 more twenty-minute episodes left to air in the series.
The Facebook Watch platform peaked at 135,600 viewers watching last night’s show at one point. The view counter on the Facebook website shows 592,000 total views.
Below are a few clips from the first episode and the announcement of next week’s match:
THE TIME HAS FINALLY ARRIVED!@FinnBalor is on his way to the ring as @WWE Mixed Match Challenge starts RIGHT NOW… LIVE on @Facebook Watch: https://t.co/EPx4Mg9Csf #WWEMMC pic.twitter.com/eQz5ViFKs4
— WWE (@WWE) January 17, 2018
Yep, @WWE Mixed Match Challenge delivers dream match-ups like THIS!#WWEMMC @FinnBalor @ShinsukeN pic.twitter.com/xKtv1eILcH
— WWE (@WWE) January 17, 2018
#RAW‘s #LegitBoss @SashaBanksWWE SPRINGS for #SDLive‘s @NatbyNature, and @ShinsukeN just knew to get out of dodge! #WWEMMC pic.twitter.com/KalZfWCN6Z
— WWE (@WWE) January 17, 2018
NEXT WEEK on @WWE Mixed Match Challenge: @WWEBigE & @CarmellaWWE look to hand @WWEAsuka her first LOSS as the #EmpressOfTomorrow teams with @mikethemiz! #WWEMMC pic.twitter.com/Q38SXrwzah
— WWE (@WWE) January 17, 2018