5 reasons why Finn Balor defeated Tommaso Ciampa and attacked Adam Cole

#1 To become a challenger to the NXT Championship

Adam Cole now has much more to worry about

Let’s not forget that there are only a handful of men whose return to NXT would have drawn as much fanfare as Finn Balor’s has over the past month or so. Tyler Breeze, Fandango, and Killian Dain also returned to the Black & Gold brand this year but their returns were not seen as such a big deal.

As the longest-reigning NXT Champion of all time, there is no doubt in our mind that Finn Balor will have his eyes on the NXT Championship once he’s done rebuilding his new character on the brand.

With that in mind, this segment was the perfect way to send a message to the entire locker room that Balor means business in NXT. After defeating the man who is seen as the biggest threat to the NXT Champion, he took out the NXT Champion himself to remain the only man standing in the ring.

This was the perfect way for the creatives to confirm to the NXT Universe that Balor will also be coming after the NXT Championship, and we could even see Ciampa win it from Cole soon only to get into a feud for it with Finn Balor.

That would make an A-grade storyline, as NXT is already delivering the best top Championship storylines in the company to the fans for several months now.