{"id":128996,"date":"2024-12-18T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=128996"},"modified":"2024-12-18T02:45:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T07:45:10","slug":"why-finn-balor-needs-a-singles-wwe-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/12\/18\/why-finn-balor-needs-a-singles-wwe-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Finn B\u00e1lor Needs a Singles WWE Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past Saturday, Gunther put the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on the line against Finn B\u00e1lor and Damien Priest at Saturday Night\u2019s Main Event. Gunther successfully retained, but what does that mean for B\u00e1lor and Priest now? What\u2019s next?<\/span><\/p>\n

While we can expect Gunther to have a lengthy championship run, this would have been an essential win for B\u00e1lor to have under his belt. Considering his position with The Judgment Day, he could win the championship and create several storylines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although the timing may not be right to put the World Heavyweight Championship on B\u00e1lor, giving him some singles titles could help his career and bring more stories to the Judgement Day besides just seeing Liv Morgan and Dominik Mysterio<\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0B\u00e1lor has always been a fan favorite, but for some reason, he had booking issues before joining The Judgement Day. B\u00e1lor and everyone else involved needed the creation of The Judgement Day to help further their careers in WWE, and it worked.<\/span><\/p>\n

This faction won\u2019t stay together forever, considering their considerable singles talent. So, what will happen to Finn B\u00e1lor after The Judgement Day ends?<\/span><\/p>\n

Is he going to go back to competing in jobber matches? Will they award him a championship and let him show what he can do and impress fans? Does Finn B\u00e1lor need a championship to stay relevant in storylines?<\/span><\/p>\n

Balor’s Championship History<\/h3>\n

Not many wrestlers can call themselves grand slam champions in the WWE but Finn B\u00e1lor is one of them. It may be difficult to recall his Universal Championship run, considering it lasted only 22 hours due to injury. Still, that short championship run made B\u00e1lor the first-ever WWE Universal Champion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s hard not to wonder what would have happened if B\u00e1lor hadn\u2019t been injured then but, unfortunately, we will never know. There\u2019s a good chance he would have been world champion multiple times by now and definitely would have had a longer title run if he had had the opportunity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking back at B\u00e1lor\u2019s career in WWE, champion or not, he was one of the top guys in the company from 2015-2016, from his time in NXT leading to him relinquishing the Universal Championship. He has won titles on the main roster since then, making him a grand slam champion, but the stories haven\u2019t been up to the same caliber. He lost that momentum that he originally had in the company.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n