WWE Royal Rumble 2019: 3 Reasons why Finn Balor should win and 3 reasons why he shouldn't
The WWE really shook things up for the Royal Rumble when the swapped Braun Strowman with Finn Balor in the Universal Championship match versus Brock Lesnar.
Many were gearing up for Strowman to finally get his hands on the Beast, but since it looked like he wouldn't be medically cleared from elbow surgery in time for the match, WWE pulled out its back-up plan.
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Few are probably complaining about Finn Balor getting a marquee match on the Royal Rumble card, and one for the title he never actually lost.
Some people might just figure he'll get tossed all around the ring and is essentially being fed to Lesnar, but as the matches with AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan showed us, Lesnar is willing to have a competitive match if he is invested in it.
He allegedly likes working with smaller guys, and Styles and Bryan got some of the best matches out of Lesnar since his WWE return. Balor can certainly do the same.
While the some see the writing in the wall is that Balor is just a fill-in and Lesnar will easily retain, there are both reasons for and those against Balor walking out of Arizona with the Universal Championship on January 27th.
#3. Should - He's a hard-working, full-time superstar
Finn is what a lot of folks would call a 'work-rate' guy. He's a great in-ring technician and rarely has bad matches. A lot of the time, hardcore fans gravitate towards these types of superstars rather than guys who just get by with being passable in the ring.
And since Finn Balor is a full-time superstar who truly cares about his craft, him winning the Universal Championship would make fans care about the title again.
Some people have been turned off of WWE and Raw because of Brock Lesnar's part-time status and sporadic appearances. Guys who are there every week are more respected, despite how much money Vince McMahon may shell out for their services.
Having a full-time champion would drastically improve the product. Some people in WWE might not admit it, but a big part of their ratings problems to end 2018 had a lot to do with Lesnar winning the title again.
Those who may have tuned back in when Roman Reigns won the belt probably tuned out again. Raw needs its alleged top champion on the show weekly so that there are at least two singles titles for the men to chase regularly.
While it does feel like a big deal when the title is defended, it doesn't feel like the top title on the show when everyone is busting their butts for the IC title instead.