5 dream matches for Finn Balor outside of WWE

#4. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Finn Balor to resurrect their rivalry

Tanahashi will go down as one of Finn Balor's greatest foes within New Japan, notably defeating Balor in an excellent lumberjack match to emerge victorious from their feud during the early days following the inception of Bullet Club.

What we could see differently this time is the venue for their clash. Whereas previously we have seen Balor and Tanahashi stage their battles in Japan, Tanahashi currently represents New Japan as the IWGP United States Champion, and as a result adding a neutrality of sorts to any dream match between the two.

Balor has come a long way since his time with the King of Sports, and any match between the two could very well serve as a respect-filled epilogue to one of the rivalries that catapulted Balor to stardom.

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#3. Ryusuke Taguchi vs Finn Balor to avenge his final match in Japan

Former Partners Exchange Handshake Following Final Battle

Before he rose to become such a pivotal figure in Japanese wrestling, Balor partnered with Taguchi to form the Junior Heavyweight tag team, Apollo 55. They captured the Junior Heavyweight Tag Titles in New Japan on four occasions before splitting in shocking fashion when Finn Balor turned on his partner and formed the Bullet Club faction we have seen dominate pro wrestling this past decade.

Taguchi and Balor have shown that they make great partners and enemies alike in their spectacular clashes next to each other against the Golden Lovers tandem of Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi, and opposite each other in their various grudge matches following their split, including Balor's last match in New Japan, a losing effort that concluded with ejection from the faction he formed.

Balor has shared the better half of things since the dissolution of their team, going on to WWE to capture the Universal, Intercontinental and NXT titles. Despite this Taguchi is a talent still to be respected as a cornerstone of the Junior Heavyweight scene that New Japan possesses today.

A clash between the two after all this time would serve to cement and showcase the talent these two possess and how far they have come since their collaboration concluded. It's often true that tag team partners provide the best opponents, as we have seen with Triple H & Shawn Michaels and Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi; Taguchi vs Balor would be the latest example of this classic professional wrestling trope.