5 Ways Finn Balor's Career Has Been Negatively Affected

It's no secret that WWE hasn't done the best job with many NXT superstars on the main roster, but no one seems to have it quite as bad as Finn Balor. In fact, while NXT would focus on his charisma and underdog like nature, the main roster has severely underutilised him

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With that being said and WWE failing to book Balor how they should, here are five not-so-good things that WWE has done to Finn Balor on the main roster. As a rule, this won't focus on the matches that he was put in, but on the result of such matches and what the company has done with him storyline wise since coming to the main roster.

#5 Not having him appear at WrestleMania 33.

WWE has made a lot of bad decision regarding Finn Balor, but one of the worst had to be the decision not to have him appear at WrestleMania 33. In fact, with Seth Rollins facing Triple H in an unsanctioned match at the grandest stage of them all, it would have made all the sense in the world for Balor to make the save at one point in the match.

In the end, it would have been a great way to reestablish him on the main roster and would have given him a needed bust of momentum moving forward. Unfortunately for Balor fans, The Demon King was instead relegated to making a surprise turn in the main event the next night on Raw and was largely forgotten about after that.

#4 Taking away Demon Mode

Finn Balor, WWE, — Anyone else miss demon king Finn Balor?

Why hasn't Finn Balor gone demon mode in almost a year? Furthermore, why aren't they using it in his feud with Baron Corbin and building him back up as the main eventer that he truly is Maybe it has to do with how badly his Pumpkin king interaction was perceived during his feud with Bray Wyatt, but it seems almost criminal to not use it for this long.

Not only would it be a great way to separate Balor from every other midcard feud on Ra right now, it could also be used as a storytelling device and finally allow for Balor to get those big wins that he has truly need. In fact, it would probably be the perfect way to elevate Balor into the title scene and keep him there for a very long time.

In the end, The WWE Universe loves Demon king Finn Balor and that's one of the reasons why fans were so psyched when Balor finally made his way to the main roster. If nothing else, it's a storytelling device that could believably turn Balor into the main roster threat and have the fans loving it every step of the way.

Why WWE hasn't brought it back once is quite frankly unbelievable. Its also hurting his career on the main roster and could end up being one of the reasons why his main roster run failed so epically. It's the same thing they did with Bobby Roode, they took away what made him special and just thrust into feud after feud that poked fun at him.

#3 Reforming the Balor Club

Believe it or not, WWE did its version of The Balor club in 2017 and it was honestly one of the worst factions in WWE history. Of course one would think it couldn't be that bad, especially with several DX reboots, a WWE NWO and The Nexus all as candidates, but Balor club seemed to top them all in sheer stupidity.

With that being said, it just came across as a directionless cash grab and resulted in the group breaking up after only two months together. Sure, maybe it was badass to see Gallows and Anderson come to Balor's aid a few times in the beginning, but once they realized that nothing would ever come of it, it became just background.

Imagine that! WWE finally gets its hands on one of the most prominent indy factions in all of pro wrestling history and they ruin it by making it directionless and boring! That's quite an accomplishment, especially with the charisma Balor shows week in and week out in the ring and WWE should be ashamed of dropping the ball with it.

#2 Short jokes

WWE, Finn Balor, — Why would WWE do this to Finn Balor?

Let's be honest here.

WWE either doesn't know what made Finn Balor a big star in NXT or they just don't like him due to his stature. Why else would they continue one with this storyline of Balor not being big enough and tossing short jokes at him for good measure? It almost seems like they want fans to see him as some sort of joke.

Unfortunately for Finn Balor and his fans, Balor isn't getting his credibility back by winning in big match situations, which only makes him look like more of a joke. In the end, maybe it will lead somewhere as time goes on, but it feels like WWE doesn't know what to do with Balor or are actively trying to turn him into a complete joke.

#1 Repeatedly have him fail to win back The Universal title

WWE knows how to do one thing perfectly when it comes to Finn Balor and that's having him come up short in Universal title matches. Its gotten to the point where its almost cringe worthy and unbearable to watch Balor be put in contention for The Universal title due to the fact that fans know he will come up short in one way or another.

They did it last year when Samoa Joe made Balor submit in a Number one contender's match at Extreme Rules and they did it during The Elimination Chamber match, where they had Bruan Strowman eliminate Balor early on in the match. If nothing else, it's been hard to watch Balor's title pursuits and it's only getting harder as he falls down the card more.

With that being said, Balor is in free fall right now and is losing more and more legitimacy by the second. Hopefully, WWE will be able to counteract that by actually using him more effectively on the main roster, but if he doesn't he will surely ensure his spot as a complete bust in the big leagues.

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