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This week's Friday Night SmackDown ended with a massive swerve as Universal Champion Roman Reigns declined John Cena's challenge for a match at SummerSlam. This led to Finn Balor making his way to the ring and putting down a challenge of his own to The Tribal Chief. After some hesitation, Reigns accepted Balor's challenge, much to the shock of everyone watching.
Fans are surprised as well as excited to see Finn Balor go one-on-one against Roman Reigns. The former had a great run on NXT and looks set to continue it on SmackDown now. While Reigns would be the favorite in this feud, WWE might just swerve the fans with Balor defeating him for the Universal Championship.
Let's take a look at five things that could happen if Finn Balor dethrones Roman Reigns. Be sure to comment down and let us know your thoughts on the same.
#5 Finn Balor vs. Roman Reigns vs. John Cena at WWE SummerSlam 2021
The rumored main event for SummerSlam 2021 is Roman Reigns vs. John Cena for the Universal Championship. Tonight's segment between Reigns and Finn Balor didn't specify when the two will face each other. We might just see that on an episode of SmackDown before SummerSlam.
If Balor becomes the new Universal Champion before SummerSlam, we might see a massive triple threat between him, Reigns, and Cena at the pay-per-view. WWE has already announced the "Summer of Cena" and there's no way the 16-time world champion will not be in the main event of SummerSlam.
Although, there might be some fan backlash on WWE turning a singles match into a triple threat. Earlier this year, the company turned the Roman Reigns vs. Edge match at WrestleMania 37 into a triple threat by adding Daniel Bryan in the mix. Moreover, would it be a good idea to have Roman Reigns' historic title reign end on an episode of SmackDown?
#4 Finn Balor finally gets a proper Universal Championship reign
Finn Balor defeating Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship would be the biggest push he could get upon his SmackDown return. The Prince is one of the most popular and talented superstars on WWE's current roster and deserves the main event spotlight.
It was back in 2016 when Balor first debuted on the main roster and surprised everyone by defeating Seth Rollins and becoming the first-ever Universal Champion. Unfortunately, he had to relinquish his title the very next due to a serious injury that he suffered during the match.
To this day, fans still wonder what if Finn Balor never had to relinquish his title? If he wins the Universal Championship from Roman Reigns, we might see him finally get a proper run as the Universal Champion.
#3 Or, Roman Reigns wins back his title from Finn Balor soon
Roman Reigns has arguably been the best Universal Champion in the history of the title. His nearly year-long reign has been monumental in his career as well as WWE's ThunderDome era.
While the company might put the title on Finn Balor to swerve the fans, there is a huge chance that The Tribal Chief could win back his title soon.
#2 Tensions increase between Roman Reigns and The Usos
Roman Reigns losing his Universal Championship would be a huge setback in his claims to be the "Head of the Table". For nearly a year now, we have seen him tell The Usos not to embarrass the family. The question is - will Jey and Jimmy Uso still acknowledge him as The Tribal Chief if he is no longer the Universal Champion?
Reports have suggested that The Rock is set to face Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 38 next year. WWE reportedly also has a backup plan to have a tag team match between the two, with both teaming up with one of The Usos. If that is the case, we might see either Jey or Jimmy Uso turn on Roman Reigns if he loses the Universal Championship.
#1 The Fiend returns and challenges Finn Balor for a Universal Championship match
Finn Balor winning the Universal Championship from Roman Reigns would open up a number of interesting feuds for him. However, the one that fans might want to see the most would be him facing "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt.
It was two years ago at SummerSlam 2019 where The Fiend made his in-ring debut and completely destroyed Balor. A couple of years before that, at SummerSlam 2017, "The Demon King" Finn Balor destroyed Bray Wyatt in their match. The writing is on the wall for yet another rematch, this time with both superstars bringing out their demonic alter egos.
The Demon King vs. The Fiend is a dream match that WWE could realistically book. While Wyatt has been away from the company for the last few months, we might see him return after SummerSlam and go after his arch-rival Balor.
