Something truly worth considering is the idea of Finn Balor in a feud with The Miz. Before you laugh this off as complete ridiculousness, keep reading. Finn Balor could debut on Raw one week, and then the next week be interrupted backstage by The Miz, who introduces himself and says the following: "Finn, I wanted to introduce myself to you because we have so much in common, and I want you to be comfortable here in WWE. You're an international megastar who was globally renowned before WWE, just like I'm an international megastar who was globally renowned before WWE, so we should be friends." This turns into a series of backstage vignettes where The Miz is attempting to befriend Balor, and Miz also comes down to call his matches, too. This goes on for a few weeks, then Balor grabs the mic and says to Miz that he knows what Miz is doing, and that no, he doesn't want to be Miz's friend. Balor can debut The Demon against Miz after eating a Skull Crushing Finale, and in the promo leading up to the match can have one of his first big WWE moments in saying that the match is going to "be like a horror film," and that The Miz isn't going to "be the hero," but that he's going to "be the hunted." Just for the purposes of giving Balor's character some added depth and epic scope, a heel like The Miz would be invaluable in the role of getting him over.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
