12 WWE Matches We Must See In The Next 12 Months

6. AJ Styles Vs. Finn Balor

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For months, fans expected to see Finn Balor debut on the main roster and impel The Club to turn on AJ Styles. When Styles turned heel, though, that seemed to change plans - he and The Club were a unit, here to stay.

That doesn't change the fact that, eventually, there's going to have to be a showdown between the two former Bullet Club aces. While it is possible that Balor - whose main roster debut is imminent - will come up as a babyface and immediately set out to vanquish his former squad, a slow burn would be better.

Balor should come up as part of The Club, maybe helping them beat John Cena, Enzo Amore, and Big Cass at Battleground. He can function as a midcard ace underneath AJ Styles, but before long, there will be friction between the two men. Eventually, one of them will be ousted from the group and turn babyface (hopefully Styles, as he's more interesting as a face than Balor). After that, a WrestleMania showdown will be appropriate.

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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