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#1 Finn Balor
Ever since the spectacle known as Wrestlemania 33 concluded, and Monday Night Raw commenced, there was only one thing the fans had requested for all night long: the return of Finn Balor. The moment Balor had stepped through that curtain, fans exploded in a crazed frenzy. The creator of the Bullet Club had been sorely missed on Raw after his unfortunate shoulder injury forced him to vacate his Universal Title and stay out of action for many months.
In Balor’s absence, Raw become a monotonous show with repetitive matches and feuds but no one would’ve predicted that the WWE creative team would slowly weave Balor into that same dull pattern just as every other Superstar.
Therefore, Balor’s Rockstar momentum took a shattering hit as the ups and downs of his career had dented his once special presence. Even though Balor was battling jobbers on a weekly basis and in a terrible feud with Bray Wyatt, Balor’s return run was saved by a one on one dream match with AJ Styles which made him relevant once again.
Most remember that dream match for its aftermath on Raw where WWE inexplicably had Kane squash the hot young talent which sparked a worldwide outrage in the wrestling world. Since then, WWE has still been constantly misusing the inaugural Universal Champion, that is why a simple transfer to Smackdown Live would’ve revived Balor’s stagnant WWE career and gave fans the dream feud they have been clamouring for.
While some of the WWE Universe complained that WWE jumped the gun with regards to giving away this dream encounter on a C grade paper view such as TLC 2017 and it was robbed of a big stage, WWE could’ve easily amended it by giving fans the much-anticipated rematch at the 2018 Royal Rumble.
Balor vs Styles is much more than a dream match, it is a championship programme that would’ve been pivotal in carrying Smackdown Live through Wrestlemania season, their Bullet Club roots and the side which Gallows and Anderson would ultimately choose would’ve made for a sure-fire classic rivalry and it could’ve commenced at the Royal Rumble.
