Cokeboy losing faith in Finn Balor

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

They gave him the title and he got injured instantly, he look like a midget in the ring with Kane, not everyone can be AJ or HBK, he was believable on the Indys, but 5'9 just ain't cuttin it on the main roster unless you got Bryan levels of charisma which Finn doesn't have

The injury came from a bad landing. This wasn’t a case of him being brittle. Most guys get hurt if they go extended arm first into the barricade and they get hurt bad.

 

[LurkNowitzki]

Is it wrong that im ready for coke boy to hit that last big line in the sky?

You want someone to die because you don't like the direction that they are moving the company which they own in??

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Finn hasn't gotten the spots AJ has..not sure why comparing them was even done. Fans cheered hard for a potential Balor/Lesnar match...of course he can carry Cena

That was the plan BEFORE he got hurt. He was supposed to be the man on RAW but they lost him for 7 months. They simply moved on. @Don Ibiza Ibrahimovic has the best answer for this possible for this. Anyone who watched NJPW before everyone noticed Kenny Omega knows this too

 

[LastEmperor2k2]

Finn really aint over

I have zero interest in him,hus nxt title run exposed him

Give us Brock vs Rollins instead

 

[Silkk]

Finn gets the biggest & loudest positive reactions consistently on Raw but he's not over

 

[mrken12]

Finn gets the biggest & loudest positive reactions consistently on Raw but he's not over

They're from the costumes and his entrance.

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

Finn gets the biggest & loudest positive reactions consistently on Raw but he's not over

It’s like when :flabbyvince: claimed Cesaro wasn’t connecting with the crowd while getting a top 3-4 reaction from the crowd every week even while being booked as a heel whose manager promotes someone else while he loses every week

 

[MartyMcFly]

Put one of the top wrestlers in the world in a pointless half year fued with lame ass Bray Wyatt and Elias then have him get squashed by Kane multiple times then complain that he's not over enough brehs

 

[TrueEpic08]

Couldn't have said it any better breh

Finn is the prime example of people thinking a wrestler is great just because they read it online and/or associate him with a hot product (New Japan). His popularity never hinged on his wrestling ability, and when you are babyface in WWE you either sink or swim thanks to the quality of your matches and how much you can overcome bad writing when cutting a promo.

As with most wrestlers on the roster, only thing that can make Balor stand out is having the freedom to not give a fukk a anymore and have good character work. And that's almost impossible to do in WWE as a face unless you are an all time worker or a funny promo.

Also re: the New Japan thing.

People always tie Balor to the most well known Bullet Club guys like AJ, the Young Bucks, Gallows and Anderson, etc. because he was the founder, without mentioning that the group didn't really take off until after Balor left. Before AJ and the Bucks cut loose, the Bullet Club was a faction led by a Jr. Heavyweight getting some matches with guys like Tanahashi and Okada. It wasn't until after AJ and the Bucks came in and the modern Bullet Club we all know and love formed that they became a phenomenon.

What I'm trying to say is, Balor's smark popularity is basically a smokescreen.

And as other consistent followers of NJPW have said, he was never this transcendent worker. He could definitely have great matches, but he wasn't great the way AJ was great. Never was, never will be.

Now, this shouldn't discount the fact that he's one of the most directionless and poorly booked wrestlers on the roster, but that in itself makes the case: AJ doesn't really need booking's help the way that Balor needs it.

This really isn't that surprising, honestly.

 

[Lucha Vandross]

Based Fergal is my dude but he really shouldn't have a match against brock unless he goes heel and has Gallows/Anderson as his backup muscle.

 

[Ill Lou Malnati]

Balor in WWE has not lived up to the hype from Japan, IMO, but he doesn't need to be jobbed out either. He is usually over with the crowd and deserves consideration off that alone. In the long run, he will be fine. HHH cosigns him. They even did the too sweet at Survivor Series during the entrances.

 

[llt23]

The injury came from a bad landing. This wasn’t a case of him being brittle. Most guys get hurt if they go extended arm first into the barricade and they get hurt bad.

Lets be real. That injury happened because Balor is a mark. How do you practice getting power bombed on the side of the barricade? Was that spot necessary? How are you even supposed to do that in a safe way? Is the 3 second pop for it worth it? This is a case of wrestlers trying too hard for to be 'great workers' and not knowing what it even means.

At least with someone like Nakamura he does shyt in the ring outside of wrestling moves that people can imitate. IE the 'come on' gesture, his weird hand shyt and the rope grab thing. How are kids copying Balor? By doing Slang Blades??

His charisma in the indies was painting on trademarked shyt on his body. "Oh look hes spiderman this week, cool." Cant do that shyt anymore breh. Cool moves will only get you so far, everyone on the roster can do cool moves. He is not unique.

 

[LastManStanding]

"Officials also don’t want anyone kicking out of the F5 before the planned Roman Reigns vs. Lesnar match at WrestleMania 34."

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

"Officials also don’t want anyone kicking out of the F5 before the planned Roman Reigns vs. Lesnar match at WrestleMania 34."

Meanwhile Brock hit Roman with I think 4 of them in their WM31 match

 

[niguez]

if that means he's siding with joe and styles. I'm okay with that.

balor moveset is trash. if you arent gonna pair balor with gallows/anderson then i dont care for him