5 possible contenders from SmackDown for Finn Bálor's Intercontinental Championship 

#3 Ali (formerly known as Mustafa Ali)

Ali

After building up his reputation at WWE 205 Live, Ali has had an impactful stint at SmackDown Live so far.Immediately upon his main-roster debut, he was inserted into the main event scene on SmackDown competing against the likes of Daniel Bryan. An unfortunate injury just before Elimination Chamber 2019 led him to be sidelined for the event, only to be replaced by Kofi Kingston, and rest as we say, is now history.

Ali did compete in the WWE Championship match at Fastlane 2019 against Daniel Bryan and Kevin Owens and although his presence was initially poorly received by the fans, his performance in the match made the crowds cheer for him once again in a matter of minutes.

With the Superstar Shake-Up coming up, it may provide Ali the perfect opportunity to push his main roster career forward with being involved in feuds for the mid-card titles such as the Intercontinental Championship and the United States Championship. Finn Bálor and Ali may very well have a rivalry based upon determining who is the better wrestler and athlete out of the two.