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#3 The Greatest Royal Rumble left lingering tensions
Many had predicted that the ladder match in Jeddah would result in Finn Balor taking his first Intercontinental Championship and beginning his first main roster title reign of any consequence (a 21-hour reign as the first Universal Champion doesn't really count).
With Balor poised atop a ladder, preparing to take home the gold, Seth Rollins springboarded off the top rope, onto the ladder, and literally snatched the belt from Balor's hands. Typically, when a ladder match comes down to two men at the top vying for the strap, one gets tossed down while the other stands triumphant.
In this case, Rollins swooped in and stole back his title in one fluid motion, leaving a confused and frustrated Balor staring in disbelief at the glory that was very nearly his.
Just like at WrestleMania when Rollins hit his Blackout on Balor to prevent a Coup de Gras pinfall, then hit it again on Miz to secure the win, The Architect's victory left The Demon just conscious enough to rue Rollins win; Balor has enough unfinished business that he should still be in the title picture and match.
