10 Ways Finn Balor’s Injury Affects WWE

10. So Much For The New Era…

Since the return of the WWE Draft, much has been made of this 'New Era' that we currently find ourselves in.

Beyond Finn Balor though, there hasn’t really been a great deal of freshness on the Raw roster at all. While SmackDown acquired the likes of American Alpha, Mojo Rawley, Alexa Bliss, and Carmella, Raw really only managed to sign Balor, Nia Jax, and Jinder Mahal - and Jinder can hardly be classed as a new face.

With Finn Balor now out of the equation, there’s not a lot left that’s truly “new” about the Raw personnel, particularly on the male side of the roster. Sure, we’ve still got all those changes to the presentation to consider, but in terms of the actual in-ring element it’s looking like just we’ll be getting more of the same with Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns at the top of the show's card.

It may not necessarily be a bad thing but neither is it particularly fresh. Suddenly, without Finn Balor the New Era on Raw is starting to look a lot like the old one…