Tag: Finn Balor

WWE Doctor On Finn Balor’s Injury Being More Severe Than Normal, Update On His Ring Return

Source: WrestlingINC

Finn Balor underwent shoulder surgery on Tuesday evening after being forced to drop the WWE Universal Title on Monday’s RAW, just 24 hours after winning it at SummerSlam. The injury came when Balor took a powerbomb into the barrier from Seth Rollins.

WWE’s Dr. Jeffrey Dugas commented on Balor’s operation and noted that the injury was more severe than normal. Dugas said:

“Finn’s injury was pretty severe, more severe than normal. A really high energy injury, it did more damage than a standard shoulder dislocation where you simply tear the labrum. The prognosis is excellent, however. We were able to fix it all and put it back where it came from. I’m anticipating him getting back at full speed.”

It’s been expected that Balor would be out of action for 4-6 months but WWE did not include an updated timeframe in their latest report. There was some concern at RAW that he could be out of action for a few months longer.

Balor tweeted these photos after surgery yesterday:

Finn Balor Relinquishes WWE Universal Title Due To Injury (Video)

Last night on RAW the first-ever WWE Universal Champion Finn Balor relinquished the title due to a shoulder injury he suffered while winning the Title at SummerSlam.

Balor suffered the shoulder injury after taking a powerbomb into the barrier. Ringside physician Dr. Chris Robinson noted that an MRI yielded results showing “a possible labrum tear. He’s expected to be out of action for up to 4-6 months.

Balor cut a promo on how he achieved the impossible at SummerSlam, then relinquished the title. Balor said he is coming for the title as soon as he’s able to.

It was announced by RAW General Manager Mick Foley and RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon that a new Universal Champion will be crowned on next week’s RAW after a series of matches.

Seth Rollins defeated Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens defeated Neville, Big Cass defeated Rusev and Roman Reigns defeated Chris Jericho. The winners advanced to a Fatal 4-Way match next week to determine the new WWE Universal Champion.

Finn Balor Injured At WWE SummerSlam?

Source: WrestlingINC

New WWE Universal Champion Finn Balor suffered an injury during his SummerSlam win over Seth Rollins, according to PWInisder.

Balor was reportedly sporting a sling on his right arm after the pay-per-view and there was concern that it could be a serious injury needing surgery.

Balor is reportedly being examined today and WWE officials will make a decision on what to do next. Balor did appear on ABC’s Good Morning America today and did not have his arm in a sling.

The Demon King Makes His Presence Known On Raw (Video)

Last night on RAW Seth Rollins called out the alter ego of Finn Balor – The Demon King and he made his presence known by answering the call, coming out to the ring and mixing things up with Rollins, getting the better of him. Rollins backed up the ramp looking scared.

Below is video posted by WWE:

Finn Balor Teases Being A Part Of The WWE Draft

Source: WrestlingINC

Saturday night in Louisville was the final NXT live event before the WWE draft this Tuesday. As noted, in the main event, Finn Balor, Shinsuke Nakamura, American Alpha & Bayley teamed up to defeat Bobby Roode, Samoa Joe, The Revival, Alexa Bliss.

After the five celebrated and did Nakamura’s post, Finn Balor took the mic and asked if someone left a door open because he feels a “draft”. He then says he has no idea what will be happening with the upcoming draft.

Balor went on to say that we will see everybody that performed here tonight at Wrestlemania at some point in the future. He goes around the ring and names himself, Nakamura, Bayley, Gable and Jordan, and says that they are NXT.

WWE Drops “Balor Club” Trademark

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE abandoned the trademark “Balor Club” on June 22nd.

The application to trademark the name had been in an “OPPOSE TO REGISTER” stage since January of this year due to Baylor University filing an opposition. This abandonment does not appear related as Baylor still had not filed their official opposition as of June 22nd when WWE abandoned their application.

No word yet on why the trademark was dropped but it was listed as an Express Abandonment, like the recent trademark application for Legion of Doom, the name used by The Road Warriors.

It looks like when Finn Balor does make it to WWE’s main roster, he will not be using the “Balor Club” name with Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson and perhaps AJ Styles.

Updates On Finn Balor Coming To WWE’s Main Roster, Big Returns, Money In The Bank

Source: WrestlingINC

Sunday’s WWE Money In the Bank pay-per-view could end up being one of the most newsworthy pay-per-views of the year. WWE has been pushing the show as the biggest MITB show of all-time with two WrestleMania caliber main events – Seth Rollins vs. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns and John Cena vs. AJ Styles.

Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that there is once again internal talk about Finn Balor being called up. It’s possible his call-up is held off for the WWE Draft in July, but his debut is said to be imminent. There’s also plans in the works for The Wyatt Family, Neville and Randy Orton to return in the next few weeks. No word yet on if any of those returns will come on Sunday but The Wyatts have been rumored.

Ticket sales picked up in the past week and the company is expecting to sellout the 13,000 seat configuration at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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Finn Balor Coming To RAW This Monday Night?

After last night’s NXT event, Finn Balor came out to get on the tour bus. Balor had a message for the fans outside watching: He said: “see you all on Monday.” You can see the video footage below:

 

The Balor Club Coming To WWE’s Main Roster Soon?

Multiple sources are reporting that Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows are scheduled to start with WWE imminently and PWInsider reports that they are scheduled to be at the post-WrestleMania 32 WWE TV tapings. They are also expected to be at WrestleMania 32, at least backstage. It’s still believed they will be debuting on the main roster, with WWE NXT Champion Finn Balor, using the Balor Club name.

New Bullet Club Teaser From NXT Champion Finn Balor

Source: WrestlingINC

Could Bulletproof be the new name for The Bullet Club in WWE NXT? It’s believed Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson are headed to NXT now that they are done with New Japan Pro Wrestling and a new teaser from NXT Champion Finn Balor has furthered the speculation.

Below is the teaser from Balor, which was re-tweeted by WWE: