10 Wrestling Bouts From Other Promotions That Need Rematches In WWE

4. Finn Bálor Vs. Kota Ibushi

Devitt Ibushi
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Western fans are well aware of former NXT Champion Finn Bálor's role in creating Bullet Club - one of wrestling's hottest stables and the basis for WWE's 'The Club' - but less publicized is the fact that he's one of the most dominant junior heavyweights in New Japan history. Even before his heel turn, the man then known as Prince Devitt was a force, ultimately racking up three reigns as IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, six reigns as IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, and two wins in the Best of the Super Juniors tournament.

One of his chief rivals was 'Golden Star' Kota Ibushi, a good-looking babyface with an incredible arsenal of aerial and hard-hitting moves. The two pushed the envelope of cruiserweight wrestling with amazing matches that felt like a modern day Dynamite Kid-Tiger Mask series, including a three-way match with a suit-clad Low Ki at Wrestle Kingdom 7.

To be fair, Kota Ibushi, though he is in the Cruiserweight Classic, he hasn't signed with WWE - he's been vocal about having turned down a full-time offer from the company because he has unfinished business in Japan. Still, it probably won't be long before he's a part of WWE, and he's got a dream opponent lined up.

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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013