5 possible feuds for Finn Balor in 2018

#1 AJ Styles

The Phenomenal One as the IWGP Champ and Bullet Club leader.

You probably figured out by now that this one was coming. After their performance at TLC in 2017, one would have to assume that there will be more meetings between the two. Again, like a few others on this list, WWE creative can go several different directions.

Let's pretend WWE has the wisdom to cash in on Finn Balor being the Royal Rumble ironman of 2018 and gives him the victory in 2019. Let's also pretend that Finn Balor wants to switch brands to Smackdown Live (if he hadn't already). And finally, let's assume either AJ Styles never lost the WWE title, or that he has gained it back by this time. Bam! Wrestlemania 35's main event is set for rematches for the ages. Finn Balor vs AJ Styles for the WWE Championship.

Creative control could play off of the fact that as The Demon King, Finn Balor defeated AJ Styles with a clean victory at TLC 2017, which would be the last time they met.. and even closed the aftermath of the match with a "too sweet" hand gesture. The former Bullet Club (now Balor Club) could also get some recognition off of this match, or even potentially play a role in the final outcome somehow.

I doubt if WWE mentions the fact that AJ Styles led the same Club that Finn Balor did in a rival's promotion, but the narrative is already there. I'd even go so far as to say that, just like TLC, this match would need little build-up, nor would it need the incarnation of "The Demon King" this time around. Much like the Kevin Owens rivalry I mentioned, it would simply be about skill, which is something the WWE Universe clamours for (unless it's on 205 Live, which they could apparently care less about).

Finn Balor and AJ Styles booked for the main event of Wrestlemania 35 would not only be appropriate but by the end of the show, we will have witnessed the match of the decade.

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