WWE Royal Rumble 2017: 5 WrestleMania 33 Feuds That Could Begin
By Tim Sherry
WWE.com
1. Finn Balor vs Kevin Owens
I don’t care about all the rumors that have Finn being not ready to go by The Rumble. I’m calling it now, it’s a red herring. Balor suffered his injury at SummerSlam which was on August 21st. His injury, a labrum tear has an estimated 4-6 month recovery time. On the night of the Rumble, it’ll be over 5 months. So here’s what I’m getting at. Not only is he going to be there in San Antonio, but he’s going to win the Rumble. From there he’ll be on target to face off with old rival and Universal Champion, Kevin Owens, who I believe will walk out of Texas still champ.
Balor and Owens have a built-in story line. Balor was the man to dethrone Owens in NXT and their feud at Full Sail University was about as contentious as it gets. Having them face off once again doesn’t just make sense as part of the story line but if their in-ring history serves them well, they could very easily steal the show in a Wrestlemania match.
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The WWE owes not only to its wrestlers but to its fans as well to have both of the competitors in world title matches at Mania be full-time workers. Too often are Wrestlemania title matches and main events bogged down by part time wrestlers. 5 of the last Mania’s have featured a main event that included a part time wrestler. It’s time to buck that trend. It’s time to put aside the people who only occasionally work and start focusing on the guys who are going to push the immediate future in a successful way. Balor is very clearly one of those guys and his road back to prominence begins Sunday night.