WrestleMania 35: 5 reasons why Finn Balor is bringing The Demon King back

It's official. Finn Balor will be making his return as The Demon King at WWE WrestleMania 35, for the first time since SummerSlam 2018. The last time he was The Demon King was seen, it was a squash match that ended in all but a minute.

Many fans were speculating over whether Balor would bring back the Demon or not, especially since last year, it was a more LGBT-themed entrance. That wasn't bad per se, because Balor was pushing the whole "Balor Club is for everyone" merchandise and slogan.

However, we all know that WrestleMania is meant for the very best entrances and Finn Balor will finally get his due and will enter WrestleMania as The Demon King, as he confirmed to Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush on RAW.

Why is Finn Balor bringing back The Demon King for the grandest stage of them all? Here are a few good reasons why.

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#5 It's going to be a squash match

This is going to be Bobby Lashley's first WrestleMania match in 12 years. That's right. It's been 12 full years since we've seen Lashley at WrestleMania. The last time he was at the show of shows, he was representing the man who is now the President of the United States of America - Donald Trump.

It's crazy to think that it's been so long, but the reality is that this WrestleMania is not going to work out so favourably for Bobby Lashley. Since WrestleMania has so many matches on the card, and there are issues with time constraints, it wouldn't be surprising to see Balor defeat Lashley in a match a little longer than his one against Baron Corbin at SummerSlam.

In all likeliness, this is going to be a squash match of the highest order, and Balor will quickly regain the IC title.

#4 The Demon is long overdue for WrestleMania

Finn Balor has appeared as The Demon King in every SummerSlam he's been in from 2016 to 2018. He had faced Seth Rollins, Bray Wyatt and then-Constable of RAW Baron Corbin. All three matches ended in a successful effort for him.

This should have been his third WrestleMania, but it's only his second, and fans were already left wondering why the Demon hasn't shown up at WrestleMania yet. After all, it's his biggest persona and one that's basically tailor-made for a show like WrestleMania.

The fact of the matter is that it's long overdue for Finn Balor to bring The Demon back to WrestleMania, and you can expect him to come out in full force, perhaps with some uniquely-themed body paint.

He normally puts the theme based on the place he is, but who knows what he could bring out for WrestleMania. The Demon that appeared on RAW looked like Darth Maul.

#3 Need something to hype Finn Balor's matchup

The truth is that Finn Balor's match is perhaps one of, if not the single least-hyped match on the card. Neither superstar is to blame, but the fact is that they've already faced each other before, and there's nothing particularly new to the feud.

In a way, it's quite surprising that they haven't gone with a multi-man angle for the Intercontinental title, because usually that's been done over the last few years so that they can get as many superstars possible on the card.

It should be an interesting match, but as we said, there's not much hype to it overall. Adding The Demon King as a factor instantly raises the status and interest levels of the match, and now fans really have something to care about and a good reason to tune into the match. Moreover, Finn Balor is likely to win the Intercontinental title again.

#2 To counter Lio Rush

Lio Rush is the reason why Bobby Lashley lost the Intercontinental title to Finn Balor, but he's also the reason that he managed to bring it back to The Almighty one. Lio Rush has been a thorn in the side of any opponent trying to take on Lashley, and he certainly knows how to be annoying.

With the threat of the Demon King, you can guarantee that Rush is going to find as many ways possible to interject in the Intercontinental title match at WrestleMania in order to help Bobby Lashley win.

With that said, having Finn Balor bring back the Demon essentially neutralizes Lio Rush, and it'll be all the sweeter if Balor does overcome Rush and defeats Lashley. One would think that the way Lio Rush bumps, he's set to take a major one at WrestleMania. It's definitely going to be interesting to see how Lio Rush factors into all of this.

#1 It's the start of a tradition

Just as how The Demon King has become integral with SummerSlam, WWE is likely going to start making The Demon a regular feature of WrestleMania. If they book him well, and Balor keeps winning, then you can be assured that The Demon will appear at WrestleMania year after year.

Moreover, it makes sense for him to do so, because he only appears as The Demon once or twice a year at most. After all, it is a special attraction, and it's probably the biggest way Balor can draw in viewers. Balor already has something very special going for him at SummerSlam, and while he ideally shouldn't be defeated, WWE has a tremendous amount of potential in their hands.

Even if Balor were to turn heel, he could bring out a darker side of The Demon, something that he had done at NXT Takeover: The End, which also happened to be the only time The Demon ever lost in WWE.