7 New Directions For WWE After The Greatest Royal Rumble

5. Finn Bálor Vs. Seth Rollins Post-Backlash

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Seth Rollins is already set to defend his Intercontinental Title against The Miz at Backlash next Sunday. WWE said so themselves whilst the Greatest Royal Rumble was still on the air.

The question is: what does Rollins do after that event? He deserves a solid opponent to work with, and there's nobody better or more logical on Raw than Finn Bálor. In Saudi Arabia, the Irishman almost had the IC belt in his hands before Seth jumped from the ring ropes onto the same ladder and pulled down the title right in front of him.

That suggests Bálor's ties to the Intercontinental gold will continue once Rollins is done jousting with Miz one-on-one at Backlash. It makes sense too, and not only because Miz is on SmackDown and surely heading for a feud with Daniel Bryan instead.

Finn came closest at the Greatest Royal Rumble, and that should be the crux of his promos over the next few weeks.

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