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In a surprising turn of events, Braun Strowman was stripped off his chance to compete at the Royal Rumble for the Universal Championship against Brock Lesnar by Vince McMahon.
This was done due to the fact that Strowman dismantled Vince’s limo while on the chase for Baron Corbin who had mocked Strowman in a segment.
In the aftermath, we saw a fatal four-way match set up by Vince McMahon where John Cena, Drew McIntyre, Baron Corbin, and Finn Balor went head to head for a chance to become the number one contender for the championship.
Balor first beat Jinder Mahal to keep his spot in the match, and then pinned Cena in the fatal four-way match on the same night to earn his spot for the top championship at the Rumble.
While many fans would be content with Balor’s progression to the championship match, others would not be too happy.
However, there are a few reasons why Finn Balor is the best choice to compete against Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship.
Check out three reasons why that is so, and share your thoughts in the comments section below.
#3 He’s an underdog
One thing that makes Finn Balor the star he is that he has always battled as the underdog. Even though he has all the talent in the world, his size has always allowed him to be the smaller opponent who has defied all odds to beat almost every opponent he has faced.
Fans love underdogs, and that is what made Rey Mysterio, Daniel Bryan, and Eddie Guerrero the stars they are known as today. Underdogs becoming champions is another thing that excites fans a lot.
Finn Balor is a former NXT Champion who held the title for 292 days which is the longest period anyone has held the developmental brand’s prestigious belt.
He went one-up when he became the inaugural WWE Universal Championship but had to relinquish the title a day later due to an injury.
Balor has again gotten a chance to win the top championship of Raw and being the underdog against one of the most brutal men in the world of wrestling allows him to get the fans behind him and get an opportunity to prove he is the best man on the flagship brand despite his size.
#2 He can bring the best out of Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar is The Beast Incarnate of Monday Night Raw. He’s a former UFC Champion, but for WWE he usually focuses on his sheer power and strength to win matches.
Therefore, we’ve seen him finish matches with only a handful of moves and he usually relies on suplexes and his signature F5 to win his matches.
One interesting thing we have seen is that Lesnar is much more versatile when he competes with men with technical background rather than men of strength.
In the past few years, his matches against men like Kane, Braun Strowman, and even Goldberg have been rather tasteless, while his matches against smaller but more skilled men like AJ Styles, Randy Orton, and Daniel Bryan have seen him compete longer and better.
Similarly, Finn Balor can give Lesnar a run for his money and bring out the wrestler in Lesnar rather than just the beast.
If the match goes on for longer than three minutes, expect Lesnar to try and use a few more moves than we have seen him use against men like Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman in the recent past.
#1 It’s the best time for The Demon King to return
In the past year, we have only seen The Demon King emerge once at SummerSlam 2018 where Balor squashed Baron Corbin in an unexpected way.
Finn Balor won his initial Universal Championship match as The Demon King against Seth Rollins at SummerSlam 2016.
If there is any plan to give Finn Balor an extended match against Lesnar or have him beat Lesnar, then Balor should do so under The Demon King persona to make it much better for the fans and make it more sellable.
Finn Balor is an extremely gifted wrestler and athlete who competes even better when he is under his alter ego persona and going into the Royal Rumble bout as The Demon will surely give fans more reason to believe in him.
If he does win the match and the championship, then he can continue to defend it as The Demon King which will give his reign a whole new perspective which is missing from the previous Universal Championship reigns.
