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Post by anglarite on Jun 21, 2021 20:29:39 GMT -5
The question is, is the main roster ready for Finn Balor?
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jun 21, 2021 20:58:10 GMT -5
Finn doesn't want to wrestle on Raw or SD
If anything I can see him going to NXTUK for a spell
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Post by CubsFan71 on Jun 21, 2021 20:59:49 GMT -5
He was never not ready. Vince just didn’t know how to book him
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Post by Sam Punk on Jun 22, 2021 0:05:41 GMT -5
His abs are!
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Post by nisidhe on Jun 22, 2021 7:47:55 GMT -5
He's always been ready for the main roster. The problem is that the main roster has been the drizzling shits pretty much ever since he moved back to NXT (IMHO.)
This return, regardless of which roster, is WWE's one last shot at making him look like the star he absolutely was in New Japan and almost certainly would be anywhere in North America - hell, at making him the star he absolutely was during his first main-roster run.
And, no, the angsty Prinxe gimmick won't cut it. He was over af as a whitemeat babyface - someone elsewhere described him as Mr. Rogers in a bloodstained sweater - and was drawing on Sendak's _Where the Wild Things Are_ vibes as the Demon King, which explains a great deal his appeal to young kids. If they want to put an edge on him on his return, make the Demon King far darker and less morally justified if necessary.
And, if they want to _try_ to make the Demon a more regular aspect of his character, there's a simple answer that won't require him to spend five hours on the airbrush table - a bodysuit. However, it's been established that he's not meant to draw on the Demon's energy on the regular.
The rumours have gone either way about where he'd end up - I'd suggest he has unfinished business on Raw (putting Bray Wyatt away for good) before he's put in line for another title shot. He's already beaten Lashley, but has never worn the WWE title.
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Post by polarbearpete on Jun 22, 2021 8:43:42 GMT -5
He’d be the perfect guy to take the title off of Lashley. I think Roman is going to be in dream match mode with guys like Cena, Brock, Drew, and Rock for the next year so Balor would just be fodder for Roman in-between those bigger matches. He could be the man on Raw.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jul 16, 2021 19:43:16 GMT -5
Yes he is!
Okay, let's hopefully have them book him right.
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Post by brettappedout (BLM) on Jul 16, 2021 21:11:00 GMT -5
Well have fun in NJPW and AEW in couple years Prince lmao
I want him to succeed, but Vince and his minions will f*** him up again. Trips won't be able to save everyone, let alone TWICE!
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jul 16, 2021 21:13:37 GMT -5
He’s about as ready as he’s ever gonna be.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2021 21:16:05 GMT -5
He and Roman always have great matches together, so that'll be fun. That's all I can really say, I guess.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2021 21:17:51 GMT -5
I feel like of the three shows SmackDown has the most need of him but is also the one least likely to actually give him worthwhile shit to do.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jul 16, 2021 21:18:35 GMT -5
Was Balor’s main roster run really THAT bad? The longer time goes by, the more we talk about it as though he was some Horowitz-esque jobber, when really he just wasn’t given that rocket and had a couple of injuries.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2021 21:20:04 GMT -5
Was Balor’s main roster run really THAT bad? The longer time goes by, the more we talk about it as though he was some Horowitz-esque jobber, when really he just wasn’t given that rocket and had a couple of injuries. For me it's mostly defined by the awesome Lesnar match that unfortunately went nowhere and the shitty Lashley feud where they had 4,000 matches and none of them rose above the level of, "Dear God will this end already?"
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2021 21:22:36 GMT -5
Was Balor’s main roster run really THAT bad? The longer time goes by, the more we talk about it as though he was some Horowitz-esque jobber, when really he just wasn’t given that rocket and had a couple of injuries. For me it's mostly defined by the awesome Lesnar match that unfortunately went nowhere and the shitty Lashley feud where they had 4,000 matches and none of them rose above the level of, "Dear God will this end already?" And that shitty feud with Corbin that also went on forever.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jul 16, 2021 21:45:59 GMT -5
THE DEMON def. Roman Reigns for the Universal Title.
Full circle for Finn. He finally gets back the title he never lost!
BOOK THIS!
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Jul 16, 2021 22:05:15 GMT -5
THE DEMON def. Roman Reigns for the Universal Title. Full circle for Finn. He finally gets back the title he never lost! BOOK THIS! You know what, if they're not gonna give it to Big E then let this main event Survivor Series.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jul 17, 2021 5:46:43 GMT -5
Didn't expect that at all
With his Prince character he's automatically a top player again and it is not like he had a bad main roster run last time as much as people want to shit on it
Big L for NXT but he did all he could down there again. They need someone sent down like KO or Corbin
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Post by polarbearpete on Jul 17, 2021 7:45:15 GMT -5
Didn't expect that at all With his Prince character he's automatically a top player again and it is not like he had a bad main roster run last time as much as people want to shit on it Big L for NXT but he did all he could down there again. They need someone sent down like KO or Corbin D-Bry (unless he’s AEW-bound). Owens works too though as he’s kind of stale right now. Although they may not move anyone substantial and just plug Joe into big programs the rest of the year.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jul 17, 2021 7:57:01 GMT -5
Didn't expect that at all With his Prince character he's automatically a top player again and it is not like he had a bad main roster run last time as much as people want to shit on it Big L for NXT but he did all he could down there again. They need someone sent down like KO or Corbin D-Bry (unless he’s AEW-bound). Owens works too though as he’s kind of stale right now. Although they may not move anyone substantial and just plug Joe into big programs the rest of the year. Most likely yeah Joe was the trade off for Finn and looks like Joe might hold the title again. I thought it would go to Dunne or KOR and Joe sends Kross packing to RAW/SD but with him attacking Joe everything looks to be headed to a straight path
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2021 8:30:45 GMT -5
I know everyone's set on Big E but I want Balor to end Romans reign.
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