What if Finn Balor quit WWE and joined The Elite?

1. Balor on WWE’s blacklist

WWE wouldn't be happy if Balor decided not to stay.

Not all that many wrestlers occupy WWE’s blacklist these days, at least relative to years past. Sure, there’s CM Punk who made things ugly with management on the way out the door before a nasty tell-all podcast interview that resulted in litigation.

There’s Alberto Del Rio, who was also vocal about his enmity toward the company and specific executives, though even he reportedly has mended fences to the extent of providing talking head sound bites for documentariy projects.

Still, without a viable competitor to turn to, fewer talents burn bridges with WWE nowadays, and what’s more, WWE has forgiven names ranging from Brock Lesnar to Alundra Blayze to Jeff Jarrett in the name of doing business.

Rumor has it that All Elite Wrestling has WWE concerned, because the top names involved not only rejected big money deals from WWE, but already have some track record of promotional success from All-In. If Balor sides with these insurgents—presumably taking a pay cut, and, whether it’s his primary motivation or not, sticking it to WWE—there’s little chance WWE will do business with him again for quite some time.