9 Hidden Meanings Behind Outlandish WWE SummerSlam 2018 Attires

3. Finn Bálor

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Grinning Finn's demon made a long-awaited return in the Barclays Center this Sunday, and thank goodness for that, precluding as it did a lengthy borefest between himself and buzzcut Baron.

Bálor's bodypaint came with an added twist, much less generic hellspawn and more specific symbiote, plainly referencing Spider-Man's frequent adversary Venom.

It's not the first time Bray's finest has shown Marvel affinity with his pectoral paintwork; Punisher and Spider-Man himself were both fleshy muses during his prior life as Prince Devitt, though he's tended to stay away from troublesome artistic licenses during his time in WWE. Did the trick at SummerSlam, though.

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