TLC 2018: 5 Potential finishes for Finn Balor vs Drew McIntyre

Ever since making his main roster debut as part of the Superstar Shake-up, earlier in the year, former NXT Champion, Drew McIntyre has been the hot topic of conversation on Monday Night Raw.

Having initially formed an interesting alliance with Dolph Ziggler, McIntyre has finally broken free and is now riding solo on Monday Night Raw, and over the past several weeks, the 'Scottish Psychopath' has destroyed every single man who dared to step in his path. And that also includes 'The Monster Among Men' Braun Strowman.

Within these past few weeks, however, McIntyre has shifted his focus towards former WWE Universal Champion, Finn Balor. The two men do share a lot of history with each other and come TLC both men will go head-to-head with each other in a highly anticipated match.

That being said, here are 5 potential finishes to the singles match between Finn Balor and Drew McIntyre.

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#5. Drew McIntyre wins due to Finn Balor forfeiting

Drew McIntyre doesn't even have to compete at TLC

Finn Balor is currently sidelined and is out of in-ring competition due to him suffering from an undisclosed illness. Earlier this month, during WWE's South American Tour, the former NXT Champion was sent home early and was forced to miss the Live Event in Santiago, Chile.

Therefore, chances are that at TLC, Balor might not be fully recovered, resulting in a McIntyre victory via forfeit. This will also protect both Balor and McIntyre from suffering a legitimate loss and maybe WWE could even reschedule this match for sometime later and save it for a pay-per-view like Fastlane.

Having McIntyre win via forfeit might not be the brightest of decisions, as fans would be hoping to see him in action but as of right now, it all depends on Finn Balor's health condition and we can only hope that he gets well soon.

#4 Drew McIntyre beats Finn Balor clean

...Or he could do it the hard way

Drew McIntyre has been pushed as one of the main stars' on Monday Night Raw and there is certainly no secret to the fact that the WWE is highly interested in pushing McIntyre as one of their top stars. After all, the Scotsman did play an important role in putting Braun Strowman out of action and that right there speaks a lot.

Having McIntyre beat Finn Balor shouldn't come in as a surprise, the least WWE could do to save Balor here is to make sure that he kicks out of at least one Claymore Kick before McIntyre could do further damage by hitting another one and finishing off Balor and the match for the three-count and the win.

Having Finn Balor lose clean is definitely going to help him, considering that his illness has already put him out of contention to win the MMC.

#3 Finn Balor beats Drew McIntyre clean

A win for Balor would definitely shake things up

This decision might be very, very unlikely to happen but we cannot rule the possibility of Finn Balor pulling off a huge, surprising, and clean win over Drew McIntyre. The man was the first ever Universal Champion after-all and could use all the momentum in the world right now, as we are slowly headed towards the Royal Rumble, 2019.

Balor, who was billed as this year's Royal Rumble Iron Man, could use another solid outing next year as well. And what better way to build him up other than by having him beat Drew McIntyre at TLC.

As mentioned in the last slide, in order to protect McIntyre from suffering too much damage in momentum, Balor could use at least two Coupe de Graces (or maybe even three) and then beat McIntyre. Or a roll-up win, which will certainly go down as a clean victory, could do the work for Balor as well.

#2 Dolph Ziggler helps Finn Balor win

Will Ziggler ruin McIntyre's night once again?

The pairing of Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre was superb and was by far one of the most entertaining duos' on Monday Night Raw. The two men had superb in-ring chemistry with each other and were perfect both as a tag team and when they portrayed the role of a manager.

McIntyre, who almost felt like the bodyguard of Ziggler at one point, helped 'The Showoff' to win the WWE IC Title and within a few short months, the two men captured the Raw Tag Team Titles is fascinating fashion.

Recently on an episode of Raw, Ziggler, and McIntyre finally parted ways and ended their alliance. This eventually led to a match between the two and Ziggler handed the Scotsman his first ever loss on the main roster since his return, all thanks to an outside interference from Finn Balor.

So maybe, at TLC, Ziggler could repay the favor to Balor. I mean what's stopping him from not doing so and help the former Universal Champion pick up a win over McIntyre?

#1 Balor unleashes The Demon on McIntyre

Will Balor feel the wrath of The Demon?

It's been a while since we've seen Finn Balor unleash his dark side, to be exact, the last time we had the privilege of seeing The Demon was at SummerSlam when Balor absolutely destroyed Baron Corbin in spectacular fashion.

Despite Finn Balor recently claiming that it has somewhat become a huge challenge to transform into The Demon at this stage of his career, we feel now is the perfect time for Balor to unleash his ferocious and dark side. And by unleashing The Demon, I don't mean that Balor necessarily has to squash Drew McIntyre because that would be an absolute waste.

Rather, I'm pretty sure the WWE Universe wouldn't mind seeing a hard-hitting, competitive, back-and-forth match between Demon Balor and Drew McIntyre, something we have already seen in the past with The Demon King in action.

This way, a loss for McIntyre wouldn't even feel like a defeat if Balor has to struggle and fight hard for a win and a defeat to Demon Balor wouldn't even hurt McIntyre's momentum.