WWE RAW: 5 Reasons why Bobby Lashley defeated Finn Balor to become Intercontinental Champion

#1 Lashley needs the Intercontinental Championship a lot more than Finn Balor does

The hype man is BACK in BUSINESS!A distraction from @itsLioRush allows @fightbobby to collect, dominate, and win the #ICTitle! #RAW pic.twitter.com/OZxQWY4tzF

— WWE (@WWE) March 12, 2019

Finn Balor became the Universal Champion in just 27 days when he first debuted on the main roster. Before that, he was a big deal in NXT as well. In fact, one can argue that NXT was at its hottest back when Finn Balor was the Champion. And now, he continues to remain a pretty big deal on RAW.

If you look at Lashley, he's not fared nearly as well since his return to WWE. He's always been booked in the mid-card, and except for a program against Roman Reigns, has never really been in the spotlight as we had initially expected. The WWE Universe is a lot more invested in Balor than they are in Lashley.

And so Lashley needs the Intercontinental Championship. Finn Balor doesn't.

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