5 Reasons why Finn Balor became Intercontinental Champion at WWE Elimination Chamber 2019
It was a lopsided contest from the start. Finn Balor went into a handicap match for the Intercontinental Championship at Elimination Chamber 2019 against the Champion Bobby Lashley and his hype man, Lio Rush. Balor won the match quite comprehensively. And he didn't even have to pin the Champion to do it.
So, why did Lashley's reign last such a short time, then? Why have Lashley and Rush been split up? I will attempt to answer these questions in this very article.
Tell me your own thoughts and feelings about the big title switch. Do you think that Finn Balor deserves to be the new Intercontinental Champion on RAW?
Here is my read and analysis of the situation.
#5 To make it the 'workhorse' title once more
This is not a knock on Bobby Lashley, honestly. But Finn Balor can do things in the ring that Bobby Lashley cannot. Or maybe he can but he's not allowed to, because he used to be a lot more athletic during his time in TNA.
But the fact of the matter is that while Lashley was Champion, he wasn't defending his title on a weekly basis against the mid-card like Finn Balor potentially could. Even his predecessor, Dean Ambrose, competed against the likes of Tyler Breeze and Apollo Crews to elevate the mid-card significantly. Superstars like The Miz and Roman Reigns did much to elevate the title, but since then the value of the Championship has fallen.
As it stands right now, Finn Balor winning the title could mean that he could defend it against the likes of Elias and the returning Kevin Owens. It could become the once prestigious Championship that we all knew and loved when we first started watching WWE. Or so one can hope!