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Its no secret that Finn Balor has hit a bit of roadblock in his WWE career and while the company usually has something for him to do, it's usually as far away from The Universal title picture as possible. Unless of course, WWE needs to a superstar to gain momentum in which case they use a match against Finn Balor to do that.
With that being said, however, this has had a catastrophic effect on Finn Balor's career and has even led some to give up on him. While the problem is obviously how WWE is using him right now, what exactly would the company need to do in order to turn everything around and make Balor a legitimate contender again?
Of course, that will most likely vary from person to person, but here are five things that WWE can do that will most likely get Balor's career back on track. Keep in mind that it might take a while for any of this to happen, as there are only a few top spots available at the moment so fans should be patient in the meantime.
As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and be sure to tell us what you think would help revive Balor's career.
#5 Love triangle
Everyone loves Finn Balor!
In fact, Finn Balor is that rare type of superstar. A fresh young babyface with a bit of a distinctive edge to him that separates him from the rest. Of course, he is also one of the best high flyers in WWE today, but he is also someone that has that bad boy look to him that can win over the girl fans.
Beyond that, he is also a superstar that wowed on the indy scene and is beloved by a majority of the male audience as well. With that in mind, and the sheer amount of eyeballs that are on Finn Balor no matter what he does, why not put him in the love triage he was destined to star in.
While all this might sound like a way to end Balor's career and turn him into a complete joke, Balor is the type of guy that could pull it off. Think about it! Daniel Bryan pulled it off with The Bella Twins back in the late 2000's and it was a stepping stone in what becomes one of the most organic pushes in WWE history.
In the end, WWE can easily paint him as the nice guy and have Bayley and Sasha Banks fight for his affection. Of course, it might sound a little too objectifying to two women that held the company's top women's strap, women have no doubt benefited from these types of storylines too and very well could again.
#4 Have Baron Corbin fire him.
Imagine this! Finn Balor continues to fall down the card week after week, which has been happening in right life for quite some time now and Baron Corbin threatens to fire him if he doesn't start pulling his own weight. Balor than to continues to fail again and again with interference from Baron Corbin, which eventually sets up Corbin versus Balor.
Corbin could then add the stipulation of Balor being fired if he loses the match. From there, all WWE would have to do is pull a screw job on Balor and have Corbin fire him after a main event match on Raw. While Balor would have to take some time off television after that, it then allows WWE to build an invasion angle for Balor to get back on Raw.
Look! Its been done before and will no doubt be done again and again as the wrestling world continues to turn, but this is probably one situation where it a superstar would really benefit from this! Not only would it be something that would make his eventual returns one of the most anticipated in WWE history, it also builds the groundswell for a title run.
#3 Have Bobby Lashley injure him
Bobby Lashley needs to make a statement to cement his new heel turn. With that being said and going along with WWE using Balor as the fall guy to build talent up, why not have Lashley outright injure Balor during a match. Of course, this would write Balor off of television for a while, but it also builds a lot of sympathy for him in the process.
WWE is already teasing a match between the two, especially after Lio Rush's constant taunts towards The Demon King, which would be the perfect time to pull something like that off. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter how WWE does this, it just needs to make Lashley look cruel and make Balor look sympathetic
Once some time has passed, WWE then brings him back and have him confront Lashley which sets up a feud between the two. Balor then could get his heat back with a huge win over Lashley at the next pay per view and then give Lashley a win further down the line to become number one contender for The Universal title.
#2 Turn Finn Balor heel
Although this would probably be a long way off, especially since Bobby Lashley just turned heel a short time ago, there may come a time when WWE decides to turn The Demon King heel. Not only would this be his first heel run in his WWE career, but it would also serve to allow him to use The Demon King persona more.
With that being said, Finn Balor is a guy that can play a fan favourite really well, but he could probably play a much better bad guy if given the chance. In fact, if WWE is turning Balor heel, align him with some NXT call-ups and make Paul Heyman their manager, it would probably catapult Balor and the others to the top of the card.
In the end, it might be considered cheating to lump in all those storylines together in this one entry, but it is a logical progression for how things could play out and would be a great option for Balor. Furthermore, if WWE is willing to showcase some of the heel work Balor did back in New Japan, it could create a groundswell that WWE hasn't seen since Daniel Bryan.
#1 Move him to Smackdown Live
Believe it or not, moving Finn Balor to Smackdown Live would probably be the best move for The former Universal Championship and could even yield a plethora of opportunities as well. Beyond that, Balor would be much more appreciate on Smackdown Live and would fit in relatively well with superstars like AJ Styles, Daniel Bryan and Samoa Joe.
Sure, it might be a little risky for WWE to take one of their most popular entities and put them on The B Show, but ti could go a long way in Balor finally realizing his potential with The WWE. it could also raise his stock for awhile within in the company and one day set up Balor's triumphant return to The Red brand.
In the end, one of the main complaints The WWE Universe has with how Balor is booked is the fact that WWE doesn't put him anymore near the title picture. At least this way, Balor could pursue The WWE title and The United States title, which would be an insanely refreshing compared to the throw away matches that he is having on Raw right now.
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