5 thought-provoking ways Wrestlemania 34 can conclude 

#4 Balor reclaims the title he never lost

WWE is missing a huge opportunity in wasting Finn Balor by not having him reclaim his Universal Title

When WWE had booked the Wrestlemania 33 match card they had cleverly booked the pay-per-view in a tactical manner. A way where at least one match would appeal to each member of their audience in attendance and millions watching worldwide. Therefore, matches such as the soap opera drama angle of John Cena finally proposing to Nikki Bella, the slobber knocker of Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar and the emotional retirement of The Undertaker were all diverse programmes that worked for the “show of shows”. However, when the dust had settled and Raw rolled along the following night, a white-hot post Wrestlemania crowd chanted for only one man to step up to Brock Lesnar and that was Finn Balor.

To WWE’s credit, they were actually pushing a superstar the wrestling world wanted in the main event scene, as throughout 2017 the interactions between Balor and Paul Heyman were all meant to achieve two things; the first goal was familiarising the WWE Universe with obvious seeds being planted for this eventual blockbuster showdown and second, was WWE’s task of building up Balor as a formidable force which Heyman had done remarkably well.

However, the company had surprisingly backed out from marketing this supposed dream match, as the chairman of the company had convinced himself that Balor was not over enough, even though Balor was one of the most popular wrestlers in the world that was athletically gifted and was a top merchandise seller. Therefore, Balor had earned his place in the match with Lesnar.

Instead, WWE had Balor move down the card, where poor booking had placed Balor in awful feuds and matches that wasted his Rockstar power. Finn Balor is a type of superstar that WWE should be building a brand around as he is the total package in WWE’s ‘sport entertainment’ era. Evident from his 2016 push into World Championship glory, Balor has shown signs becoming a megastar that WWE needs. However, while Balor may boast the qualities of becoming a top-tier talent in WWE, his booking over the past year suggests otherwise, as Balor might be left participating in a throwaway mid-card feud come Wrestlemania 34.

However, it is not too late for to WWE can create a legitimate star and while Finn Balor’s booking may have had him jump up and down the card but his character has to progress back into the Universal Title picture. While most would say a Finn Balor Universal Title match has come and gone, Balor is owed a rematch for the Universal Title as he had to vacate it due to an injury. However, WWE has seemed to ignore this rule and had once again booked him in controversial losing fashion to John Cena in a qualifying match for the no.1 contender elimination chamber match. However, he's been added in what is now a 7-man Elimination Chamber.

But as the original Wrestlemania plans go, Roman Reigns is the superstar that is going to face Lesnar but Balor’s excellent Royal Rumble booking, his history with the Universal Title and the need for a solid fan favourite in the main event suggests anything, WWE can still book Reigns and Lesnar in a slobber knocker but with the inclusion of Balor. As many Wrestlemania World Title matches bouts such as Rey Mysterio vs Kurt Angle vs Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan vs Randy Orton vs Batista were outstanding triple threat matches, which saw the underdogs prevail and there is a no bigger underdog on Raw right now than Balor himself.