Finn Balor’s Rise in WWE Moving Too Fast?

While it feels a little like a breath of fresh air to see Finn Balor getting a push on WWE Raw, there’s a chance that it might be moving a little too fast.

I’m all for new superstars getting a push and giving us a break from the same ol’ storylines with either the same people or superstars who are very close. That’s why it was nice to see Finn Balor getting some attention when he made his WWE main roster debut on Raw this past Monday.

I was genuinely excited about seeing Balor get a big win and at first, I liked the idea of him getting a win over Roman Reigns to earn a shot at the WWE Universal Championship against Seth Rollins at SummerSlam. But in the back of my mind, there’s concern that maybe things are moving a little too fast for the former NXT Champion.

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Change is good and it seems to be a theme the WWE is hoping to maintain during this new era of the company. Balor obviously had quite the reaction when he stepped forward at the opening segment of Raw and the fans were joining him in his entrance to the ring. It’s good the fans were giving the new star a major pop, which shows that fans are paying attention to the NXT brand.

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The WWE hasn’t had the greatest track record of pushing superstars quickly up the ranks of the card. Many of them have either been forced into the spotlight and would fall out quickly into mid-card mediocrity. One of the best possible examples is Ryback, who has fallen into WWE obscurity since his debut run ended with the feud against CM Punk for the WWE Championship.

There is an argument that Balor is not like many of the wrestlers who have fizzled out after an early push. He has shown more overall talent in the ring and has already developed quite a following with the fans that doesn’t involve chants of a former wrestler from the 1990s. The concerns are with the creative direction of the company for several reasons – new and old.

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The WWE hasn’t really done well with recent NXT call-ups like Bo Dallas, Apollo Crews and Baron Corbin (although it’s hard to blame WWE on that one). Sure, there’s hope with how names like Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn and the team of Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady. Balor is a bit of a riskier wrestler who might be more prone to injuries – especially with his double foot stomp finished called the Coup de Grace.

It’s the type of move that can lead to a higher risk of injury – a rolled ankle or a leg injury similar to that of Sid Vicious from his days in WCW. Remember how far someone like Evan Bourne fell after he had a number of injuries that kept him out of the ring?

That’s not to say that Balor is likely to have a similar fate to any of these superstars, but it is something to consider whenever a new talent is brought to the main roster. We can all demand for guys like Balor to being in the main event of a major pay-per-view with Rollins for a heavyweight championship. But only a month after making his WWE television debut feels a little bit sudden. It feels like WWE wants to put a lot of stock into someone who hasn’t worked the rigorous schedule the WWE main roster maintains with 200 shows per year.

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Time will tell over the next few months, but I would rather see Balor go on a winning streak as he works his way through the card.