Ranking Every Demon Finn Bálor Match In WWE And NXT
7. Vs. Seth Rollins (SummerSlam 2016)
Finn Bálor wasted no time in making an impact upon his arrival on Raw by beating Roman Reigns in his first night on the main roster. With the win, he advanced to SummerSlam 2016 to face Seth Rollins in a match that would determine the inaugural Universal champion.
It was a matchup many figured we'd have to wait years to see, but ended up getting a lot sooner than expected. Bálor donning the Demon body paint was a cool added bonus and gave this the big fight feel it definitely deserved.
Moments before they were set to collide, Mick Foley unveiled the all-new Universal Championship belt to the world. The rowdy Brooklyn crowd was not thrilled to discover that it was an ugly red version of the WWE Championship, causing them to chant about their displeasure regarding the title for the entire outing.
It was a shame that something so silly took away from people's enjoyment of this encounter as well as Bálor's big victory, but putting that aside, this was a blast that only scratched the surface of what they could do together. Their series of matches over the Intercontinental Championship in 2018 were much better.