8 Last-Minute WWE Battleground 2016 Rumors You Need To Know

4. Finn Balor To Appear?

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Finn Balor’s call-up to WWE’s main roster was long overdue, and in making him the fifth overall Draft pick, the company have positioned him as an immediate superstar. The selection makes it very clear that WWE have big things planned for the former NXT Champion, and while his Draft inclusion felt like an inevitability, Balor going to Raw was a rare cause for celebration on a generally disappointing Draft night.

The Irishman will almost certainly appear on this week’s Monday Night Raw, but it now seems like he could make his debut even earlier. There’s a strong inclination that Balor will make an appearance at Battleground this weekend, and should that occur, it’s highly likely that he’ll get involved in the John Cena and Enzo & Big Cass vs. The Club match.

It makes perfect sense. Balor has long-standing history with Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows (and AJ Styles by association) from his time in NJPW. Their presence gives him an instant storyline to jump into, and with AJ being split from his former Bullet Club allies in the Draft, Anderson and Gallows need a new leader. If Balor does appear, the most likely scenario is that he usurps AJ as The Club’s leader, just as AJ did to him in the Bullet Club, and the long-awaited “Balor Club” finally comes to fruition.

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