10 Booking Steps Leading Finn Bálor To WWE Title

10. A Major Win Before A Major Fall

Wins and losses do not matter, so sayeth Road Dogg. This is absolute b*llocks, of course, and so, in order to condition fans to accept Finn Bálor as a prospective champion, a major win on a major stage is required - the sort that lingers long enough in the memory to obscure a series of subsequent defeats.

WrestleMania is that stage - one so mythical that matches wrestled on it become better because they were wrestled at WrestleMania. CM Punk Vs. Randy Orton at WrestleMania XVII; Chris Jericho Vs. Edge at WrestleMania XXVI; the various Money In The Bank sequels; none of those matches, regarded as memorable midcard 'Mania offerings, were that memorable in themselves. Received by an adoring, spectacular vista of stadium fans, they live on as beneficiaries of the epic occasion.

Seth Rollins is the opponent, for reasons both pragmatic and in terms of positioning the Finn Bálor character effectively. Rollins and Bálor are well-versed in the art of assembling a gripping, state-of-the-art 15 minute bout. Both share evident chemistry - but both have also shared recently the mundane stage that is a throwaway episode of RAW. Conversely, both are skilled enough workers to devise/reserve something special for a special occasion.

A Big 4 PPV victory over Rollins reminds fans of the excitement and legitimacy surrounding the Demon.