Fantasy Booking: WWE Elimination Chamber 2019

Bobby Lashley(c) and Lio Rush vs Finn Balor*: Intercontinental Championship (5 min)

Source: WWE.com

I know this match sounds odd on paper, so let's make it fun shall we. Now the promotions for this match are advertising The Extraordinary Finn Balor, and not his dark alter ego, but when does he normally channel that character? When he feels the odds are stacked against him. Now Balor claimed in an interview ahead of the Royal Rumble, that he wouldn't be channeling The Demon against Brock Lesnar because he felt he could get it done on his own, but clearly he could not. But of course Balor is going into this bout with the same mindset, that is until they force his hand. Before the match we get what in reality is a prerecorded segment, but is played off as live because it's just more bad ass that way. Balor is walking down the hall in his cool leather jacket as commentary talks about his match being next, and then Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush strike. They beat Balor down backstage until officials have to pull them off as Houston is irate. The evil duo make their way to the ring with smug grins on their face and Rush grabs the mic and demands the ref ring the bell and count to ten because there's zero chance Balor is competing tonight. The ref reluctantly does just that, but at the count of nine, the lights go out and the heartbeat begins. Houston loses it's mind as The Demon hits the stage for the first time since last year's SummerSlam. He performs his phenomenal artistry of an entrance, and you can see the fear on his opponent's faces. The bell rings and Lashley tries to play off his fear with some nervous laughter, and he mistakenly shoves Balor's face. Balor responds with a demonic roar and then rapidly teeing off on the champion with strikes backing him into the corner. He then hits his Shotgun Dropkick with force and lays him out with a slingblade. Lashley quickly retreats to his corner, forces Rush to tag in, and immediately starts retreating up the ramp. Rush absolutely terrified, leaps off the apron and goes running for it, but Balor meets him on the outside with a slingblade on the concrete floor. He tosses him back in to hit him with a 1916 as the crowd goes wild. He throws him into the corner for his Shotgun Dropkick, proceeds with his usual Coup de Grace, but he's not done yet; The Demon is having fun now. Just to send an impactful message to Lashley, Balor picks up Rush one more time to connect with the Bloody Sunday, and we have a new Intercontinental Champion. Winning his first championship in three years in damn dominant fashion, Balor is ready to put this title on another level. We get a proper one on one title match with Lashley/Balor at FastLane, and then it's onto the grandest stage for The Demon, and for the first time as champion.