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You have to feel for Finn Balor. Nearly one year on from his epic WWE pay per view debut at WWE Summerslam 2016 where he won the WWE Universal Championship, he's now been relegated to a support role at best. And, that's only recently. For months after his return from injury, he was deprived of a proper storyline.
Now, that he is finally getting some love from WWE Creative with a feud against Bray Wyatt, we might finally start seeing the Irishman return to the heights of last year. And, it's just as well because there will be one wrong he will be looking to put right in 2018 - having a match at Wrestlemania 34.
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The circumstances were terrible for Finn in 2017 when he found himself without a proper opponent to feud against in the build up to Wrestlemania 33 and that eventually led to him not having a match on the card at all. It was a bitter pill to swallow, and he'll be hoping for an amazing match this time around in order to put things right.
So, who on the WWE roster can give him that amazing match? Well, that's what we're here for. So, without any further ado, here are 5 possible Wrestlemania 34 opponents for Finn Balor:
#5 Roman Reigns
On his first night on Monday Night Raw after the 2016 Brand Split, Finn Balor defeated Roman Reigns en route to earning a WWE Universal Championship opportunity at WWE Summerslam 2016 against Seth Rollins. In 2017, Roman Reigns defeated Finn Balor in the lead up to the Fatal Five-way Elimination Extreme Rules match.
And, those are the only two matches the men have had against each other. What they managed to prove in these two bouts is that they are very well equipped to have great matches and have great chemistry in the ring.
They also haven't faced off against each other all that often so that keeps the storyline fresh for fans. This match up has everything you need to make it an explosive affair. And, considering Vince McMahon's love for having Roman headline the Showcase of the Immortals, Wrestlemania 34 might as well be with someone deserving like Finn Balor.
#4 Shinsuke Nakamura
Yes, I know they're on different brands but the possibility of another Superstar Shake-up putting them on the same show or having an inter-brand match means this one is very much on the cards for Wrestlemania 34.
Shinsuke Nakamura and Finn Balor have both experienced frustrating times on the main roster. The former due to poor booking and the latter due to injuries and a lack of viable storylines. Yet, we know both men are amazing workers and deserve a platform to showcase their greatness. So, why not give them thirty minutes on the biggest stage in professional wrestling.
The two men are familiar with each other's work from their time together in New Japan Pro Wrestling, and they can use that familiarity in order to craft a match that could rival the very best work they did in the Far East. If both men continue to falter, this can be the match to save their careers and elevate them to greatness.
#3 Seth Rollins
Seth Rollins and Finn Balor's fates were intertwined at last year's WWE Summerslam when The Architect injured The Demon King and forced the latter out with a long-term injury, which has cost him both the WWE Universal Championship and a year at the top of Monday Night Raw.
No matter what Finn says on screen, that has to be eating away at him so why not channel that anger and frustration into a feud? All the parts are available; it's just a matter of putting the pieces together to create a masterpiece.
Given Rollins' faltering run as a babyface, it would make a hell of a lot of sense to turn him heel and give him and Balor free reign to tear the house down at Wrestlemania 34.
#2 Samoa Joe
Samoa Joe vs Finn Balor in NXT. Just watch what the two of them were able to pull off during the course of their epic feud which finally concluded with Joe getting his hands on the NXT Championship for good and Balor departing for the main roster.
The matches are amongst the very best in the history of the WWE's developmental brand, and fans have been licking their lips ever since at the thought of both men going at it on the main roster. And, there is no better stage for this than WWE Wrestlemania 34.
It would give Joe the perfect chance to channel his inner heel and actually be booed for his work while Balor is always the ideal option to play the plucky underdog babyface. The Destroyer vs The Demon King is a rivalry worthy of main eventing any event including The Show of Shows.
#1 AJ Styles
The same thing I said about being on different brands for the Shinsuke Nakamura thing applies here for AJ Styles as well. And, the story is already written. It's just a question of telling it.
The founder of Bullet Club versus the man who succeeded him as leader of the high-profile New Japan Pro Wrestling faction. You can even add in Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows to improve the storytelling process.
The two men are gifted beyond words and they can put on a great match even with a non-existent story. But, with a story like this available to them? Well, it would be the best damn thing to happen at Wrestlemania 34.
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