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Post by TheLastDude on Jan 15, 2019 15:44:53 GMT -5
Sure, why not. It's wrestling.
That being said, I think if it's Demon Balor, he has a much better chance. I don't think Vince wants to take the bloom off that rose yet. If he comes out as the Demon, I'd give him a 75% chance to win. If he comes out as regular Finnzo, probably 25% unless there's interference.
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Post by hbkowns on Jan 15, 2019 15:53:29 GMT -5
Given how Vince perceives Finn, probably not. But since AEW is looking to sign guys to big money deals, I think Vince HAS to push guys like Finn to keep them around. I’m leaning more towards Brock retaining, but you never know. If Vince is claiming to “shake-up” the product and give us something new and exciting, this is a great way to show that.
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Post by marino13 on Jan 15, 2019 16:55:14 GMT -5
Are people new to wrestling? Of coarse there's a chance.
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Post by FLUX on Jan 15, 2019 17:02:31 GMT -5
The little bitty man who does little bitty things. Let's compare Finn Balor to two of the top stars in WWE, shall we? Oh, would you look at that...guess AJ and Seth are little midgets too?
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Jan 15, 2019 17:15:24 GMT -5
Brock isn't losing the Universal Title at the Royal Rumble to Finn or to Strowman.
I read that Vince pulled Strowman out of the match because he didn't want him to lose to Lesnar again, so I can't see Vince giving Balor the win over Lesnar, when he could have just kept Strowman in to get the win over Lesnar.
Balor will have good offence - like Bryan and Styles did - and then lose to Lesnar at the end.
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Post by tenup on Jan 15, 2019 17:17:18 GMT -5
I really just want Brock to squash him. Never liked Finn.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2019 17:33:42 GMT -5
If D-Bry put on a believable performance against him,then yes. Realistically, Brock would wrap Finn in his own nutsack.
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Post by BSR on Jan 15, 2019 17:56:05 GMT -5
The little bitty man who does little bitty things. Let's compare Finn Balor to two of the top stars in WWE, shall we? Oh, would you look at that...guess AJ and Seth are little midgets too? And? Balor and Aj are infinitely more talented than balor and can both talk.
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Post by ahunter8056 on Jan 15, 2019 18:31:34 GMT -5
I can't see any chance of Finn walking out Universal Champion. It's not anything to do with Finn himself. I don't think size matters at all in pro wrestling. But it's the fact that he's facing Brock Lesnar. WWE just LOVE having Lesnar as their champion. He's only been in his current reign for a couple of months or so now. Give it another year before WWE will even consider having him drop the title. They'll just have him devalue the title more than he already has done for another year.
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Post by FLUX on Jan 15, 2019 18:49:52 GMT -5
Let's compare Finn Balor to two of the top stars in WWE, shall we? Oh, would you look at that...guess AJ and Seth are little midgets too? And? Balor and Aj are infinitely more talented than balor and can both talk. AJ can talk? Every time he cuts a promo he lulls me to sleep. Blah blah blah champ that runs the camp this...blah blah blah face that runs the place that...house that AJ Styles built...every single goddamn week.
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Post by BSR on Jan 15, 2019 18:53:59 GMT -5
And? Balor and Aj are infinitely more talented than balor and can both talk. AJ can talk? Every time he cuts a promo he lulls me to sleep. Blah blah blah champ that runs the camp this...blah blah blah face that runs the place that...house that AJ Styles built...every single goddamn week. If you say so.
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Post by punksnotdead on Jan 15, 2019 19:10:12 GMT -5
If we get the Demon then I think Finn wins by DQ. If we get regular Finn then Brock is taking him to Suplex City and squashing him in the middle of the ring.
I do think there is an extremely off chance that Vince could actually pull the trigger on Finn again. Balor is an OG Triple H guy. In fact, he’s THE guy of that NXT 5. The Demon is all kinds of money. WWE is being killed in the court of public opinion for how bad Raw has been lately. That’s the kind of move that would shake up the roster and Mania. So I’m not totally counting it out. Still extremely unlikely but not unfathomable to me.
I’m glad we’re getting this match. I just hope it’s an actual match.
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Post by RuthlessFigs on Jan 15, 2019 19:34:18 GMT -5
Normal Finn Balor? No. Demon Finn Balor? Maybe. Demon Finn Balor with outside interference? Yes.
I'm hoping Balor wins the title, maybe in a way to try protect Brock as well. They could have a ref bump spot then Strowman interferes all pissed about losing his match with Brock, he then attacks Lesnar. Balor would then come back in and hit the Coup De Grace, ref comes to and counts the 3.
(Fantasy Booking Time) With this, i hope Balor holds onto the title going into WrestleMania, and if by any chance Kenny Omega signs with WWE, he could come in and win the Rumble or just debut the night after. Either way, instead of building to a Styles/Omega match like people expect, Omega would go after Balor and the UV Title.
The Storyline here is simple, they were both leaders of the Bullet Club, 'The First Leader vs The Last Leader' (of the actual OG BC) Omega's drive would be along the lines of:
- "I took over what YOU left behind and i did something you couldn't do Finn, i took the Bullet Club Worldwide, i made us worldwide stars, i made us household names, something which the Club never did under your leadership. You want to know what else i've done that you haven't Finn? Obtained the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, something you were never good enough to claim... Come WrestleMania, the world is going to see what i already know, that I was the better leader, that I am the bigger star and that I will become the NEW Universal Champion. Goodbye and *Mwah* Good...Night"
I can only hope.
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Post by PJ on Jan 15, 2019 21:01:33 GMT -5
Brock isn't losing the Universal Title at the Royal Rumble to Finn or to Strowman. I read that Vince pulled Strowman out of the match because he didn't want him to lose to Lesnar again, so I can't see Vince giving Balor the win over Lesnar, when he could have just kept Strowman in to get the win over Lesnar. Balor will have good offence - like Bryan and Styles did - and then lose to Lesnar at the end. Why would anyone want a face Strowman to win the Universal championship? That would be the boringest reign ever. Who could beat him? He’s been built up as this unbeatable monster who flips cars, trucks, limos as he steamrolls his way through everyone not named Roman or Brock. If he was a heel sure because then you could do the underdog chasing the title, but that certainly won’t work for a heel challenger chasing a face champ.
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Post by y13 on Jan 15, 2019 22:30:05 GMT -5
Finn winning will be them making good on their claim they’re going to start listening to the fans. Honestly, Lesnars whole act is just so stale. I really don’t want to see him carry the title to Mania again. This would create a lot of buzz in the wrestling world. Right now all the buzz is with AEW. Rollins and Balor for the title would be a great match/story.
However, I have a fear they might just do Strowman/Lesnar at Mania now just because they're not doing it here. If Strowman is cleared he’ll probably be in the Rumble.
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Post by K5 on Jan 16, 2019 1:43:45 GMT -5
brock has beaten Punk, Bryan, AJ...but they’ve all been great matches. so even if Finn goes down, I’m excited to see the match.
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Post by Seoul Survivor on Jan 16, 2019 1:52:21 GMT -5
Someone just made an interesting point to me... there is a distinct possibility that Brock ends up "getting these hands" and that ends up costing him the title. This would set up Braun v Brock at mania, and Seth and Finn as the title match, that would be REALLY good change in my opinion. Would be poetic. Brock cost Braun the title at hell in a cell. It’d also be poetic to have another Universal Championship match/feud with Balor vs. Rollins, since the first one got cut short.
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Post by LK3 on Jan 16, 2019 2:45:25 GMT -5
If we're looking at this as straight up with no interference, then no there's about a 1% chance they would put Finn over. If we're bringing in the possibility of Braun interfering, then yes of course Finn stands a chance to actually win.
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Post by Edge618 on Jan 16, 2019 3:20:33 GMT -5
If he comes out as the demon, the general audience reaction is going to be whoa something might happen here. They need to pull the trigger NOW on something like this. Everyone had the same feeling when Brock faced AJ and Bryan. We want to see that underdog beat Brock clean for being so cocky. WWE has talked of change, and there’s been some tiny glimmers but for the most part it’s the same ol’ same ol’.
This can be the kickoff into them really meaning it and roll into Mania 35 full force with an anything can happen feel. If he beats Brock, the Rumble immediately becomes infinitely more exciting.
Like said by someone else, this match might be the true test if they’re serious about fan service and change.
This is the WWE that has trolled me repeatedly over the last 5 years. There’s a big chance Balor comes out as the ordinary man. No Demon King, and he gets rag dolled across the ring for 10 minutes before eating an F5.
And there’s also the chance of them beating a dead horse and Balor getting some shots in reminiscent of the Aj/Bryan matches, but a 3rd time of that happening is over kill.
It might sound marky, but at this point anything but Balor winning as the Demon King is WWE proving their stuck in their ways, and the promise of a change is just another lie.
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Post by WreckerJack on Jan 16, 2019 4:28:02 GMT -5
Anything can happen. I hope it does because I am bored of Lesnar. Roman may have sucked but at least he showed up.
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