6 Potential Opponents For Jushin Liger In NXT
2. Finn Balor
With Seth Rollins defending the WWEWHC against Sting, why not take that same philosophy and apply it in NXT by having Finn Balor defend his NXT Championship against Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger? While some might dismiss this as a simple copycat scenario, a match between Liger and Balor would accomplish many things.
First, it would elevate the NXT Championship’s prestige even further by having a legend challenging for it.
Second, it would present a new situation for the NXT Champion in general, as there hasn’t been a challenger for the belt that possessed the wealth of experience and knowledge that Liger does. This would make the story built around the match much more interesting (i.e. would Balor be able to defend the title against someone who has literally done it all?).
Thirdly, and most importantly, Liger and Balor have an extensive and detailed history together. They have been teaming together and facing each other in singles and tag team combat since 2006. As such, they would be able to demonstrate a chemistry that would, in all likelihood, steal the show.
Even though Liger is 50, at NXT TakeOver, he demonstrated that age is just a number, and he could still wrestle like someone much younger. That means that, should this match-up actually happen, Liger would be able to go toe-to-toe with Balor in a truly must-see match.