5 reasons Finn Balor going to NXT was the right move

#4 Balor had arguably his best WWE run while in NXT

Balor at NXT Takeover: London

Finn Balor's original NXT run lasted two years, from 2014 to 2016. During those two years, he had classic matches with Samoa Joe, Kevin Owens, and Shinsuke Nakamura; won the NXT championship; and debuted his "Demon" persona, something that was heavily focused on once he went to RAW. It was during this time that he fine-tuned the persona that he took with him to the main roster and became the first-ever Universal Champion.

Then he had to go and get injured.

Now, it's not as if he hasn't had success since returning from surgery. He's won the Intercontinental Championship twice (though you'd be forgiven for not knowing about his latest run with the belt. I even kind of forgot about it until I started writing this thing - and Finn's in my top five favorite wrestlers). He's had some fantastic matches, including one with A.J. Styles and another with Brock Lesnar.

On the other hand, his booking has been back and forth at best - challenging for the Universal championship again at one point, being the first man eliminated in a traditional Survivor Series match the next. His "Demon King" persona had become an afterthought, coming out when people least expect it (like his SummerSlam 2017 match against Baron Corbin) and not when it would make the most sense (like the aforementioned match against Lesnar, or this year's SummerSlam bout against Bray Wyatt's Fiend) - at least in kayfabe.

A return to NXT - an NXT that's now on par with SmackDown and RAW, as opposed to "just" developmental - would give him a chance to be part of programs better suited to him, and maybe give him more creative freedom than he had on the other brands.