{"id":10057,"date":"2017-11-28T19:06:15","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T00:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=10057"},"modified":"2017-11-28T19:06:15","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T00:06:15","slug":"finn-balor-trolls-internet-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2017\/11\/28\/finn-balor-trolls-internet-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Finn Balor Trolls Internet OVER Internet Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, <a href=\"http:\/\/nodq.com\/news\/513451587.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">internet reports began to circulate<\/a> and then go viral that WWE Chairman <strong>Vince McMahon<\/strong> doesn&#8217;t think that former WWE Universal Champion <strong>Finn Balor<\/strong> is &#8220;over&#8221; enough (popular enough with the general audience in laymen terms) to warrant another World title shot in the near future. This immediately drew the ire of the internet wrestling community, who ironically shared the dirt sheet reports as gospel despite hating dirtsheets themselves. It was <a href=\"https:\/\/dirtysheets.net\/2017\/11\/24\/sources-reveal-meltzer-completely-fabricated-finn-balor\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">later reported<\/a> that those reports were false and that Vince McMahon actually thinks so highly of Balor&#8217;s &#8220;Demon King&#8221; persona &#8211; that which he wears at his big Pay Per View matches &#8211; that McMahon only wants him in these high profile matches if he&#8217;s going to win &#8211; at least for now.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10066\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10066\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10066\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/11\/Finn-Balor-Kane-WWE-e1511913584739.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"348\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In response to the reports, Finn Balor decided to have a little fun at the rumors, with a series of Tweets that have gone on for days. And while many of the naysayers and WWE doomsayers are convinced it&#8217;s a worked shoot on Vince McMahon and WWE creative, it&#8217;s widely thought to be a poke at the internet fans themselves for believing such reports in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>First, he changed his Twitter handle to Finn FOreVER, emphasizing the letters in &#8220;forever&#8221; to highlight the word &#8220;OVER&#8221;. From there, it continued to build.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fn33H9Ua4b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/fn33H9Ua4b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Finn B\u00e1lor (@FinnBalor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FinnBalor\/status\/933410418458054656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/B%C3%A1lorClub?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#B\u00e1lorClub<\/a> <br \/>\u2022fOreVER\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OmS5hFsJOf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/OmS5hFsJOf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Finn B\u00e1lor (@FinnBalor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FinnBalor\/status\/933428480234180608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I AM NOT OVER<br \/>Cooking the turkey<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HappyThanksgiving?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#HappyThanksgiving<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lrajiyLIeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/lrajiyLIeg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Finn B\u00e1lor (@FinnBalor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FinnBalor\/status\/933813256564723712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 23, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERomanReigns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWERomanReigns<\/a> \ud83d\udc36<br \/>I won\u2019t just \u2018step up\u2019<br \/>I\u2019ll step OVER <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0BFAKPruk9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/0BFAKPruk9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Finn B\u00e1lor (@FinnBalor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FinnBalor\/status\/934943775058690049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OVERwhelmed \ud83d\ude16<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Finn B\u00e1lor (@FinnBalor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FinnBalor\/status\/935371345772318726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 28, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last night was tough&#8230; <br \/>But I will get OVER <\/p>\n<p>It <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gl1sFdEkBZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/gl1sFdEkBZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Finn B\u00e1lor (@FinnBalor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FinnBalor\/status\/935482812379140097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 28, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike Killiam<\/strong>, Senior Editor of <strong>ProWrestling.com<\/strong> (formerly of WrestleZone.com), even postured the idea that perhaps the WWE planted the original reports in the first place (which would explain why normal WWE insider gatherers <strong>Dave Meltzer<\/strong>\u00a0of the <strong>Wrestling Observer<\/strong> and <strong>Justin Barrasso<\/strong> of\u00a0<strong>Sports Illustrated<\/strong> got the news), in order to push the crowd even further into Balor&#8217;s corner.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeKillam\/status\/935562802181410816<\/p>\n<p>In essence, while they tried to &#8220;organically&#8221; recreate Daniel Bryan&#8217;s push with Roman Reigns (and failed), this time they&#8217;ve used Social Media and dirt sheets against the fans in orders to rally the pro-Balor fans into rallying for him online. There&#8217;s a solid argument for that case &#8211; just looked at who&#8217;s leading <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/polls\/raw-superstar-you-want-challenge-brock-lesnar-universal-title-next?sf174281428=1\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the latest WWE Poll<\/a> asking who fans want to face Brock Lesnar next for the WWE Universal title. And it&#8217;s not even close.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10065\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10065\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10065\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-28-at-6.55.01-PM-1024x830.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"519\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Regardless whether the reports are true (or which set of reports are true), Finn Balor seems to be having some fun at\u00a0<em>somebody&#8217;s<\/em> expense and most of us are having a good laugh.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10067\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10067\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/11\/Finn-Balor-Demon-King-Featured-e1511913860304.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"306\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, internet reports began to circulate and then go viral that WWE Chairman Vince McMahon doesn&#8217;t think that former WWE Universal Champion Finn Balor is &#8220;over&#8221; enough (popular enough with the general audience in laymen terms) to warrant another World title shot in the near future. 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