3 Reasons why Finn Balor should bring back the Demon King in NXT and 2 reasons why he should not

The Demon King
The Demon King

#1 Reason why Finn Balor should bring back Demon King in NXT - It would signal that the stakes for a match are much bigger than normal

Scarlett put Balor on notice upon her recent return to NXT.
Scarlett put Balor on notice upon her recent return to NXT.

NXT and WWE usually save the biggest matches for the biggest events of the year. Finn Balor has appeared in several of these high stakes events.

The anticipation is often why NXT TakeOvers are usually bangers and why WrestleMania and SummerSlam often utilize big names from the past.

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We just saw Goldberg return for one of his contracted two matches this year at the Royal Rumble. The Rumble is one of the biggest and most important PPVs on the calendar and it's one of the reasons why management opted to use Goldberg.

Long-standing feuds often end in the Hell in a Cell structure. It happened with Bayley and Sasha Banks at this year's HIAC. Stakes are higher in bigger moments. Do fans remember more if a star won at WrestleMania or at a different PPV during the year like Backlash?

The TakeOver schedule has been very different in 2020 and early 2021 due to the global pandemic. TakeOvers usually took place the night before the big PPVs on WWE's schedule but have been spaced out differently. There isn't one schedueled the night before the 2021 Royal Rumble. Instead, it falls on Valentine's Day (February 14th).

Since most of the current challengers for Finn Balor are stars of similar size, he probably wouldn't need to break out the Demon King in order to beat them. The one person who he could need it to beat is Karrion Kross. Those two are certainly headed for a showdown for the NXT Championship some time soon. Kross is also much bigger than Finn Balor and it would almost be similar in terms of size difference to when Finn Balor fought Brock Lesnar.

If Balor brought back his Demon King persona, it would signal the high-stakes and importance of the encounter. The presentation is very different and he acts differently in the ring. When and if Finn Balor does decide to use the Demon King once more, it would have to be for a huge deal. A title feud with Kross would be just that.

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