6 Ups And 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Nov 19)
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5. Fall Guy Finn
At Survivor Series Sunday night, Finn Balor was the first member of Team Raw eliminated, losing after only a few minutes actually in the match.
Monday night, Balor again was the first man eliminated from his team, pinned after interference and a Claymore kick from Drew McIntyre. Just like that, Balor was a warm body two nights in a row to fill a spot and then get booted from the match.
Someone has to lose these matches and take pinfalls, so it isn’t a criticism that Finn should never be pinned. But having him go down first two nights in a row – when fans are going nuts for him – can’t just be coincidence, right?
It’s a shame the Intercontinental Championship is tied up with Seth Rollins right now, because he doesn’t need it, but Balor could use it and feud with other upper-midcard wrestlers rather than being the little buddy who gets beat up.