5 reasons why Finn Balor, Tommaso Ciampa, and Keith Lee will battle for a shot at the NXT Championship

#1 To protect both Tommaso Ciampa and Finn Balor

Finn Balor and Tommaso Ciampa need to avoid taking the pin

NXT has to protect two of their biggest non-champion Superstars in the matchup. Tommaso Ciampa and Finn Balor are currently the biggest names in NXT after Adam Cole and need to be protected.

Balor has battled in two matches since his return and pinned both Matt Riddle and Ciampa to remain undefeated. Ciampa himself is having a fairytale run at the top and has led his team to victory at WarGames and close to victory at Survivor Series.

While Balor pinned Ciampa last week, it’s important to note that the brand used Cole as a tool to orchestrate Balor’s win. They won’t be looking to allow Balor pin Ciampa once again as that will shatter the latter's reputation.

Adding Keith Lee to the mix gives Balor and Ciampa a Superstar who they can pin to win the match while protecting both of them at the same time. WWE used this tactic in the Survivor Series Women’s Championship match, and Bayley took the fall to protect both Shayna Baszler and Becky Lynch.

Similarly, Lee could easily eat the pinfall from either Superstar as they are much bigger than him right now and it wouldn’t hurt his reputation much.