Despite now having been forced to relinquish the WWE Universal Championship and facing a six-month layoff, Finn Balor should still be worth a punt to win the 2017 WWE Royal Rumble.
In late-July, I suggested he was worth a shout to win next year's battle royal because I was anticipating him losing the WWE Universal Championship match to Seth Rollins at SummerSlam, beginning a feud with Roman Reigns and then eventually ending up getting a title shot to wrestle for the championship at WrestleMania with a Rumble victory.
This prediction failed the first hurdle, but all is not lost. All that matters is a Royal Rumble win.
And I am not counting it out just yet.
As we now know, Balor won WWE's newly-created title this past Sunday. He has since been forced to hand over the strap after injuring his shoulder during the match.
The wrestler is expected out for six months. This obviously points to him returning beyond January. However, there have been many wrestlers in the past that have made their comebacks ahead of time. If he repeats this trend, a Rumble win would be a perfect way to bring him straight back into the title picture in time for WrestleMania season.
For what it's worth, he's currently 6/1 with the betting firms on this list.
Tuesday 23 August 2016
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I heard the news this morning and I recalled your original post. I had a small bet today as it makes sense with the expected recovery period.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to give a big thanks to the sterling work you put in on the site David, especially in the run up to the ppv weekend. The site is attracting more visitors and is starting to build a wee community, it's great to see! Hope everyone had a successful Summerslam!