Every Roman Reigns WWE Universal Title Defence Ranked In Order Of Greatness
30. Vs Finn Bálor (Extreme Rules 2021)
WWE didn't want to beat 'The Demon' back in 2021, but after Finn Bálor had already lost conclusively to Roman Reigns before their Extreme Rules battle, the decision to put Bálor in the paint for their rematch was deemed necessary.
It was probably best just not booked at all.
A decent brawl never threatened to get all that exciting before the former Universal Champion appeared to have the win sewn up with a Coup De Grace. That drew The Usos in for their increasingly typical interference stuff, but mere ringside attacks weren't enough to decimate a demon. Especially not one recovered by a sound-and-light show!
Making fish-out-of-water movements to show his recovery, Bálor magically kicked *ss again for a minute or two, but a second Coup De Grace was hijacked by the top rope mysteriously collapsing before he could hit it. Suddenly, the magical and terrifying Demon was nursing a bum knee, and Reigns capitalised with a single spear to get the win.
The whole thing reeked of desperation, foreshadowing the next several months of a run that - for a time - felt like it was really running out of juice.