5 Biggest Losers From WWE Extreme Rules 2019
Who took the biggest loss?
WWE Extreme Rules 2019 is in the books and there are plenty of positives to take from it. The Undertaker didn't die, Aleister Black vs. Cesaro was fantastic, The Club meant business and however you feel about the main event, at least we don't have Baron Corbin and Lacey Evans as champions.
While Corbin and Lacey will no doubt be fine, some of the other losses witnessed on the show felt more significant for the superstars receiving them. Whether it was what they lost, the manner in which they went down or the story-line implications, there were several wrestlers from last night's event who did not look good in defeat.
As AEW rightly tells us, wins and losses are important. Even if WWE does try to wipe the slate clean on some of them with 50/50 booking, people still don't forget losses in a hurry. Especially when the losses take place on a pay-per-view.
Out of the 13-matches which took place on last night's card, there are standout losses which will surely hurt the superstars going forward. Here are the 5 biggest losers from Extreme Rules 2019...
5. Finn Bálor
The match between Finn Bálor and Shinsuke Nakamura was very much thrown together at the last minute. Rather than wait and build to SummerSlam, WWE opted to jump the gun and add it to Extreme Rules. To make matters even worse, the match was relegated to the pre-show and meant a clean loss for either man would not be a good look.
Finn Bálor was rather surprisingly the one to fall, losing the Intercontinental Championship which guarantees a foothold in the company standings. While a title change on the pre-show always leaves a bad taste in the mouth, there was still hope Finn might get involved in something on the main card. Audiences would have soon forgotten the loss if he interjected himself into The Club’s United States Championship match. Unfortunately, this didn’t happen leaving fans to contemplate what is next for The Extraordinary Man.
He could still align himself with The Club or simply continue feuding with Nakamura. However, there is a danger that Finn will simply be cast back out into the muddy open waters of the mid card.