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It's a question that no one has an answer to. Why is Finn Balor not part of the top card on Monday Night RAW? Can anybody explain it? It's very tough to explain why all of a sudden someone's push can be dropped and be left to be a mid-card player for seemingly no apparent wrongdoing.
Is it because he's injury prone? That's not true, he's had as many injuries as anyone on the roster. Be it Rollins, Ambrose, Reigns or now even Braun Strowman. One probable reason could be(and it would be sad if it is one) that Finn is just not as big or as muscular as some of his counterparts(is that the reason behind the recent bulked up look of Dean Ambrose?).
But either way, leaving everything aside one thing is for sure, with Braun Strowman gone for a while and chance of him resurfacing until Royal Rumble looking pretty slim, RAW might need someone to take his place and this does look a perfect time for Finn to get another push for the title. And it's not out of Fandom, there are some legitimate reasons he deserves that Push:
1. He's as good as anyone
Name the top guys on Raw right now and just list out the things that they can do, in the ring and out of it. Everything that they can do, Balor can do it as well.
That is something the former Universal Champion has shown time and again. He is one of the best performers in the ring right now in WWE, rivalling the likes of AJ Styles, Daniel Bryan, Seth Rollins. Pick anyone and you won't find Balor falling short on any level.
An accomplished star in both NJPW and NXT, The Demon King has already been there and done that. All he needs is a chance to do it in the big arena.
2. One of the most popular wrestlers
There aren't that many wrestlers who are a hit with the fans the very first time they step into WWE. That's the kind of following Finn Balor has. Even now, with the insane levels of talent the WWE has, there aren't that many wrestlers who can rival the following that Balor has.
He's a legitimate babyface and he's played the character to the bone for a while. The crowd cheers him everytime he steps to the ring or at any point wherever he makes an appearance.
Balor becoming the champion would get the biggest pop possible in the current scenario because he has been played down massively by WWE, to such an extent that he's now considered to be an underdog instead of being one of the top guys.
An underdog getting the push for the championship, who doesn't like that? That would get the fans on their seat.
3. First Universal Champion
It almost looks a bit too long ago that an NXT superstar named Finn Balor stepped on to the Raw roster, beat wrestlers like Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins and become the First ever Universal Champion on Raw. And all of that in just a month's time.
But sadly for Balor, tragedy struck the very next night when it was revealed that during his match against Seth Rollins at SummerSlam, he had dislocated his shoulder and he would have to vacate the title as he would be away for a while.
Maybe it was this incident that made WWE tag him as Injury prone and maybe not suitable for the big game. But he has shown ever since he's come back that he's not at all injury prone. Balor, when he was first given the push, was able to ride the wave and no one could fault how he went about it. It was a super impressive run and in every aspect, he looked the part and it's about time he got his due.
4. The Demon King
There's no character with an alter ego quite like this. There's no wrestler on Raw who can play two different people as well as Finn Balor does. And one has to agree, The Demon King is one of the more impactful gimmicks the WWE has had for a while now.
The Demon King when it was first introduced on WWE had an immediate impact and it all played into the feud Balor had with Rollins at that time. WWE has a goldmine sitting dormant with this and they are not realizing it.
WIth Balor's alter ego WWE writers can take the storyline into so many different dimensions. The added versatility provided by the Demon King would be so much more than what the type musclemen that are currently ruling Raw have to offer.
WWE could end up bringing a completely new fresh approach if they decide on giving Balor a push.
5. A talent wasted
Let's face it the treatment meted out to Finn Balor is nothing short of strange. The former NJPW star is one of the most accomplished wrestlers on the roster, and the WWE is crazy not to realise that.
Balor himself must be becoming increasingly frustrated at the way he has been booked since returning from injury. It's common knowledge that even before Balor had stepped foot into the WWE he already had a crazy following, so the company are mad not to capitalise on that.
Everybody loved him and everybody loved the character, The Demon King. With the wrestling business growing outside WWE as well and with the emergence of NJPW as a viable competitor if WWE keeps this up then Balor's patience might run out and he can easily move on to the competitor who would actually treat him pretty well.
