What if Finn Balor had beaten Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship?

1. The Balor-Corbin program carries on in a different way

Finn Balor and Baron Corbin may have continued their issue in new roles.

Finn Balor has spent much of the summer feuding with Constable Baron Corbin. While the pairing makes superficial sense for each men’s place in the upper mid-card sector of Raw, the general sense among hardcore fans was that putting these two together squandered Balor’s talents. While Corbin has size and some impressive moves, he hasn’t exactly won over the Internet crowd with his straightforward, traditional style and less than a stunning presence on the mic.

If Balor were to have won the Universal Championship, he wouldn’t necessarily be defending it directly against Corbin. However, with his increased power on Raw, after Kurt Angle was asked to leave, Corbin may have been positioned something like a poor man’s Vince McMahon against Balor as an anti-authority reimagining of Stone Cold Steve Austin. We may still get a dynamic like that between Corbin as Stephanie McMahon’s representative and Reigns as the face champion. Corbin targeting Balor as the champ, though, would have been a natural story to tell, and added a new twist to their existing dynamic.